The Jin State is mountainous, and the Tianduan Mountains in the northern part of the Jin State is known as the longest mountain range in the entire East. There are reports of monsters appearing from time to time, but these monsters are at best similar to those raised by the royal family of the Yan State. Pirate beasts were even more numerous, and they were just a curiosity. Therefore, when Jin merchants traveled around the world, their most prolific products were all kinds of strange monsters.
Back then, Yao Zizhan, a great writer of the Qian Kingdom, traveled to the Jin Kingdom when he was young. He wanted to use the majestic and rugged Tianduan Mountains to brew his poetic thoughts, but he was inadvertently swept away by the mountains. The savage settlement in the country was captured and brought back. If he hadn't happened to encounter a troop of soldiers from the Jin Kingdom who were killing the savages nearby and rescued him, this great writer of the Qian Kingdom might have withered before he could fully shine. .
The Tianduan Mountain Range is one of them. In the west of the Jin State, that is, in the area bordering the Yan State, there is also a mountain range. The people of the Jin State call it Zhema Mountain, and the people of the Yan State call it Horseshoe Mountain. .
This mountain range continues to the southwest of the Jin State. It can be said that the Jin State is more like a wrapped egg. The only gap is the smooth area, which is the same as the Chu State. border.
In fact, a long time ago, Jin and Chu were not bordering each other. The Chu State was located in the southeastern region of the entire Eastern Continent and originated from Daze. The emperor of Chu even boasted that his home was deep in Daze. The Golden Phoenix bloodline was born, but for hundreds of years, the Chu people's pace of expansion has not stopped, constantly wiping out small countries around them, and finally, they successfully bordered the Jin Kingdom. From time to time, tens of thousands of people would break out on both sides. level of war.
In the southwest of Jin State, a Nanmen Pass was built on the terrain of the Matishan Mountains.
Beyond the South Gate Pass, there are many small countries. These small countries are between the three major countries of Jin, Chu and Qian. The three major countries deliberately maintain the existence of these small countries as a buffer zone.
For this reason, although Nanmen Pass looks extremely majestic, the last time a war broke out here was decades ago. That time was a coup in a small country, the powerful usurped the throne, and the king fled. Toward the Jin State, the pursuers pursued them to Nanmen Pass, but were repelled by the Jin defenders.
However, due to the interference of Qian and Chu, the Jin State did not send troops to help the king recover, but only raised him as An Le Gong.
It is also said that the power of the three major clans in the Jin Kingdom was already very large at that time. For this reason, there was a saying that "the virtuous person should be the leader of the country."
So, they believe that since the monarch of a country cannot hold on to his throne, his destiny is over, which should be the normal course of heaven.
This means that anyone with a discerning eye can see it at a glance.
At this time,
at the south gate, a huge caravan was undergoing inspection. This caravan had a total of seven or eight hundred people.
On the city wall, there were three people standing.
One person is wearing armor and is the guard of Nanmen Pass. The other is an old man in Confucian attire and is the Minister of Household Affairs of the Jin State. However, the Jin State only retains one person.What a show, what this Minister of Household Affairs does is to do business for the royal family, and he has been leading teams here for more than ten years;
Behind the old man, there was a black-faced boy. < /p>
"I'm going to Qianguo." The leader smiled.
"Going to Qian Country? Are you going to Qian Country now?"
"Qian Renfu, my cart contains mostly herbs from Tianduan Mountain, so I can sell them there. Offer a good price."
"I'm not afraid of running into the Yan people in Qian Kingdom. When I see that you are Shanxi merchants, I will rob you directly, and I won't even be able to save my life."< /p>
"As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger."
"It seems that our Majesty is so short of money?"
South Gate The gatekeeper will tease.
There is no respect for the Jin emperor in his words.
It is true that although the Jin State is called the Jin State and although the Jin State has an emperor, the military and political power of the Jin State has fallen into the hands of the three major clans for many years.
These three major clans all have fiefdoms and soldiers. To be precise, they are more equivalent to the three major princes in the Jin Dynasty, and the emperor of Jin's edicts sometimes even appear in the capital. No, it's more like being enshrined there like a mascot.
After Zheng Fan had a preliminary understanding of the current situation of the Jin Kingdom, he said that the Jin Emperor was similar to the Zhou royal family during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?
This is indeed the case. The reason why the three major clans retain the existence of the Jin Emperor is nothing more than the stability of the Jin State as a whole. After all, there is the Yan State in the west and the Chu State in the southeast. Conflicts broke out from time to time.
At the same time, it is also because the three major clans themselves feel that it is not yet time to truly separate.
However, in the Jin Kingdom, from the court to the people, the consciousness of the three major clans has long been formed, and the emperor above their heads has long been ignored.
Perhaps only the Jin people in the capital and the royal family's pro-army still care about the Jin Emperor, so that the Jin Emperor does not seem to be such a complete puppet.
"Isn't it? The war with Yan State has cut off the trade route from the west. The Qian State is also at war, and the Qian State's caravans cannot come in.
< p>With these two trade routes suddenly cut off, so many princes and nobles in the capital will not be able to pay out their salary and salary last month.""Your Majesty, are you having a hard time? "The general joked.
"It's inevitable. Your Majesty is planning to rebuild the Ancestral Temple. It's already halfway done, but the money behind it has been cut off, but I'm worried about your Majesty."
The three major clans will do this every year. He deliberately handed over a sum of money from his fief to the Emperor of Jin, but the money was pitifully small, and it was completely useless to rely on taxes from the capital. The entire royal family and many nobles who had been inherited from earlier years were all Counting on the salary from the treasury to live, butHowever, there is simply no place to collect taxes from the treasury.
So, the Jin royal family had to do business and organize caravans on their own many years ago. To this, the three major clans also turned a blind eye. After all, as long as the Jin royal family existed One day, it had to maintain its dignity, otherwise it would be the face of the three major clans that would be embarrassed, and the other surrounding countries would see it as a joke.
"My lord."
At this time, a young man with a black face came over, holding a bag in his hand and handed it to the guard.
The guard frowned slightly at first, but after opening the bag and seeing the jewelry and jade inside, he smiled.
It seems that the life of the royal family is indeed on foot, and they have to rely on pawning these old objects to make a living. Although there are not many, the things that come out of the palace are all priceless. .
He is a general of the Wen family and was ordered to guard Nanmen Pass. At present, the Wen family and the Helian family have joined forces to fight against the Yan people in the west. The Yan people are really capable of fighting, but I guess They couldn't hold on for much longer, so the two families' backgrounds were mobilized. The combined strength of both sides was almost 600,000.
And if the Yan people are the best in the world in cavalry, then the Jin people are ranked second. Although the Jin country has many mountains, it also has many plains, and there is no shortage of land to raise horses. The living conditions of the savages in the mountains and the extremely cold places further north of the Tianduan Mountains seem to be very poor, but there are also many savage settlements. The Jin State often conquers them to obtain a supply of war horses from them, and even captures some savages. Come and form the wildling cavalry.
Of course, there is no comparison between the savages of the Jin State and the barbarians of the western desert of the Yan State.
"General, when we come back this time, we will thank you very much. Money is really tight now, and money is running out."
The minister of household affairs at that time was cautious and shy. said.
The guard nodded, not wanting to make things too difficult for them, and instead waved to the soldiers under the city to let them go.
The city gate was opened and the caravan began to march.
The guard pointed at the dark-faced young man next to the Minister of Tobe, and said with a smile:
"He is really dark, how can he be so dark?"< /p>
The black-faced young man nodded, with a shy smile on his face.
"Tsk, tsk..."
The guard smacked his mouth with some regret,
If this man wasn't so dark, he would look handsome. , I can actually accept this person.
The masculine title was very popular in the Jin Dynasty.
Each country has its own quirks.
The Gan people like to be unruly, while the Jin people like men.
Only the Yan people are the most barbaric. It seems that apart from fighting, , no other preferences.
"To tell you the general, I have been so dark since I was a child."
"Dark is not bad." The guard couldn't help it, and reached out to lift the chin of the dark-faced young man. Position, said: "I heard that your Majesty's face is also quite dark. In the early years, this general also went to the capital with the head of the family.Attending the birthday of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother looked young and pretty like a widow;
Tsk, tsk, but our Majesty took a few glances from a distance and saw only black coal, hahahaha. ”
The black-faced young man also laughed together.
When the black-faced young man smiled, he felt that his eyebrows were opened, and for a while, he actually let the guard lick some dryness. lips,
asked:
“What’s your last name? "
"To tell you, General, my surname is Yu. ”
“Yu? ”
Yu is the surname of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, which is also the surname of the country.
However, this surname made the guard more and more anxious. At present, the Jin Emperor’s own life They are all living a hard life, let alone other royal families. They are really worthless. It has long been common for girls surnamed Yu to marry into merchant families. Anyone who has some wealth and family background wants to marry a girl surnamed Yu, and they feel that they are It can also have the meaning of being royal.
"My surname is Yu, what is your name?" ”
“Yu Ciming. ”
“Yu Ciming? The guard blinked and said to himself: "Why does it sound so familiar?" "
At this time, the Minister of Household Affairs who had been lying low next to him said:
"General, our Majesty is also called by this name. "
"Oh, yes, he is actually the same as our Majesty..."
The guard's expression suddenly changed,
And at this time, < /p>
The dark-faced young man who had his chin raised raised his hand, holding a dark crossbow in his hand, and at the same time, he pulled the trigger of this dark crossbow. , too small, suitable for hiding, but not suitable for use on the battlefield. Jianghu people use it more, but in a nearly face-to-face situation, even though the guard was an eighth-level warrior, he was directly shot in the face by a crossbow arrow. The door.
The poison on the crossbow arrow took effect immediately, and the guard fell to the ground and his body quickly became paralyzed.
The black-faced young man took out the dagger, squatted down, and cut directly into the guard's chest. Neck.
Pretty Widow!
At the same time, the people in the caravan took out their swords and guns directly. The soldiers in the city were cut down, and the defenders at Nanmen Pass were caught off guard.
But from the north, a group of cavalry had already rushed over, and they rushed in through the path opened by the people in front.
This is the Jin royal family's personal soldiers. They are not many in number, but they are loyal to the Jin emperor. They are the only troops in the Jin country that the Jin emperor can directly call upon to fight.
The sound quickly subsided. Faced with this sudden stabbing attack, the Nantianmen guards were unable to resist. After most of them were killed, the remaining ones quickly abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
At this moment,
the black-faced young man said to the Minister of Household Affairs beside him:
"Xu Aiqing, please change my clothes. "
The Minister of Household Affairs took half a step back,
"I obey the order."
After a while,
the black-faced young man in coarse linen clothes put on a dragon robe, and the surrounding soldiers knelt down together:
" Five Long live the emperor! "
Yu Ciming took a deep breath, with a look of guilt on his face,
and said:
"I am not a good emperor. "
Yu Ciming looked around,
said slowly:
"I am very happy that you can accompany me and are willing to help me. I have Self-awareness is not a wise master with great talents and great strategies, but I will try my best to let you and I live a good life together and protect your family. If possible, I am also willing to give you a better future. ”
Next to me, the Minister of Hube burst into tears when he heard these words.
At this moment,
To the southwest of Nanmen Pass, a group of people appeared. The dark shadow, standing on the tower and looking out, gave people a terrifying sense of oppression!
Yu Ciming opened his mouth and said to Xu Qianhe beside him:
"Xu Aiqing, what do you think? Did I do something wrong? "
"Your Majesty, I am only loyal to Your Majesty. "
Yu Ciming nodded, with a sneer on his lips, and said:
"As the emperor of Jin and a descendant of the Yu surname, I should not have committed such a treason. But I know it, and I also understand that a long time ago, the Situ family planned to divide the three families into promotions, but they gave up because of the opposition of the Helian family and the Wen family.
Because the Situ family controls the eastern part of the Jin Dynasty, while the Helian family and the Wenren family live separately in the west. If the families were separated like this, it would obviously be too much of a disadvantage for these two families, so they would try their best to maintain this situation.
But once the attack on Yan is successful, the Helian family and the Wen family take over part of the territory of the Yan Kingdom, and the division of the three families into Jin will naturally become a foregone conclusion.
As an emperor, I will naturally be deposed;
Be careful, let me surrender to the three families, offer sacrifices to the emperor and the queen, and report to the ancestors, the world should have The one who wins will live there;
Then they will keep my lineage in captivity, which is nominally a good life and prosperity, but then I will die in an unknown way, and my descendants will also die in an unknown way. , within three generations, there will definitely be no successor.
If you don’t pay any attention to it, just let a rebel army lie and claim that the savages directly massacred the palace. It doesn’t matter whether the people in the world believe it or not. They are just asking for a cover-up in the history of history. "
"Your Majesty. "Xu Qianhe sobbed again.
"Xu Aiqing, the Yan people are right in front of us. Do you think Ji Runhao will keep his promise? I neither ask nor expect to rule the Jin Dynasty. I only ask for a feudal state that can protect you, protect them, and protect the place where our ancestors sacrificed and ate blood. "
Xu Qianhe breathed a long sigh of relief and said:
"Your Majesty, eight hundred years ago, during the Great Xia Dynasty, the ancestors of the Ji family were granted the title of Prince of Great Xia in the bitter cold land of the northwest. His life is Eastern Yuman.
Now, Daxia has been dead for six hundred years, but the Ji family is stillThe barbarians had never been allowed to cross the Yan territory. Even during the Northern Expedition of the Qianren a hundred years ago, the Ji family only sent 30,000 cavalry to return reinforcements. The main force of the country was still fighting the decisive battle with the barbarians in the desert.
In today’s countries, there are many royal families. In terms of valuing their promises, none can match the Ji family! "
"Actually, Xu Aiqing, I understand everything you said. It is this ancestral foundation that I have opened the door to outsiders like this. As an emperor, it is really ridiculous for me. ”
“Your Majesty, in our Jin Dynasty, the king has not been the king, and the ministers have not been the ministers. It has been too many years. ”
“Yes, yes, I, with the surname Yu, have been emperors for several generations, but I still don’t look like an emperor at all! "
Said,
The Jin Emperor seemed to have adjusted his mentality, because the Yan army had already marched to the city.
"Xu Aiqing, you Talking about how useless those Gan people must be, the Yan people's army has already come here in a roundabout way from the country of Gan. There are clearly millions of troops on three sides of the Gan people, but there is still no movement at all?
I used to think that if the Yan people couldn't get over, I wouldn't have to weigh the choice and suffer anymore, but now, I suddenly feel that this destiny, this damn destiny, seems to really exist. Favor the people of Yan. ”
Xu Qianhe knew that the Emperor of Jin was looking for a reasonable excuse for his choice. The Yan people were destined to be destined, and he was complying with God’s will. This is the best excuse.
< p>"Your Majesty, we will wait and just obey God's will. "Emperor Jin sighed, waved his hand,
said:
"That's it, that's it, send the order, open the city gate, and I will leave the city myself. Welcome the Yan people. "
......
"Wu Jing, will you kneel down later? "
Zhenbei Hou sat on Pixiu and watched the south gate closed in front of him. He couldn't help but ask Tian Wujing.
"Your Majesty promised the Emperor of Jin that he would protect the He has been given the title of emperor. He is the emperor now and will be the emperor in the future. ”
“Oh, it’s not good, it’s not good.” ”
“Although once the south gate is opened, the back of Jin’s 600,000-strong army attacking our Yan State on the west side is already open to us. The victory or defeat of this battle can be said to be determined. .
But if he is willing to cooperate well, he will save a lot of trouble when managing and annexing these Jin lands in the future, and our subordinates will also save a lot of deaths. ”
“I like to hear this. It can save my subordinates from suffering losses, and I am willing to lick his boots.” ”
Tian Wujing shook his head and said nothing.
The Marquis of Jingnan has a strict temperament, while the Marquis of Zhenbei has a free and bold temperament. It can be said that they have two different personalities. Extreme.
The city gate of Nanmen Pass was opened, and a group of people came out. The leader was wearing a dragon robe, which was very eye-catching.
The army approached.
p>The Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Jingnan dismounted and walked forward. Behind them were the main forces of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army.
However,
< p>Just before the two princesJust when I was about to kneel down to salute the Emperor of Jin,Emperor Jin Yu Ciming suddenly took the initiative to kneel down to the two princes and said sincerely:
"The Lord of the Lower Kingdom, Yu Ciming, pays homage to the two princes!"