Coupled with the fact that the Demon Cloud Mountain Range is an excellent place for training, Yanxue Country’s true strength is probably ranked among the top five in the martial arts world.
As an old country inherited from ancient times, Yanxue Country has always maintained absolute neutrality, never participating in the competition for interests between other countries, or relying on the strong to bully the weak. It is also true that many countries do not dare to provoke Yanxue Kingdom easily because they cannot grasp the true strength of Yanxue Kingdom. Among ordinary people, it stood in the northern realm like an angel of peace
This state of balance lasted for tens of thousands of years until the emergence of a new country called the Jiyun Empire completely breaks this balance.
The Jiyun Empire was established by annexing three above-average countries. Its founder was Ji Yun, the lord of Jiyun Valley. Ji Yun has always been a mystery in the martial arts world, because even the core elders in Ji Yun Valley have never seen him since the establishment of Ji Yun Valley. However, there has always been a saying in the martial arts world that Ji Yun is also one of the ancient martial gods. But for some unknown reason, Ji Yun did not participate in the ancient war between humans and demons, so people did not remember the existence of this figure who was at the pinnacle of the martial arts world.
However, what people didn’t expect was that this veteran figure who had been silent for tens of thousands of years now really appeared in people’s sight. Not only that, but it also shocked and terrified people. Because they still couldn't believe that a small Ji Yun Valley actually controlled three big countries in a few days, and even surrendered to them, and jointly supported Ji Yun, the owner of the valley, as the new emperor of the empire.
Not long after the Ji Yun Empire was established, something even more surprising happened. A country with an unstable foundation actually gathered many countries and mobilized a total of two million alliance troops to cross the space gate and invade the Yanxue Kingdom, which was regarded as the messenger of peace in people's hearts. Although the Jiyun Empire far exceeds the Yanxue Kingdom in terms of land area and population, many people still think that the Jiyun Empire will collapse. Because they do not believe that a newly emerging country will defeat a Yanxue Kingdom that has a history of tens of thousands of years and whose strength is unknown.
However, the truth of things often surprises people. The Yanxue Kingdom's army suffered a huge defeat on the first day of the war with the Jiyun Empire's army. A total of thirty-six cities on the border were captured, but the Jiyun Empire's army seemed dissatisfied with this and marched straight into the capital to threaten them. But the strange thing is that the Alliance army did not announce the next attack order after threatening the capital. They just stationed themselves outside the Nether Forest a hundred miles away from the Yanxue Kingdom's capital, giving the impression that they would live there for a long time.
The war fell into anxiety for a while. The capital of the Yanxue Kingdom has now entered a state of emergency combat readiness, and anyone with strength above that of a martial artist is unconditionally conscripted into the army. As for the strength of the warrior, there is no requirement, because in this kind of strong showdown, the strength of the warrior is really not enough to fill the gap between the opponent's teeth. As a result, the number of troops in the capital has reached 1.5 million.Public.
Although the Alliance Army stationed in the Netherworld Forest has not taken the next step, the rear continues to send troops to the Netherworld Forest. Two months later, excluding the number of people lost in the small-scale battle between the two armies, the number of alliance troops has now reached 1.9 million. The outside of the originally endless Netherworld Forest was now full of smoke and dark from a distance.
The longer the time drags on, it will obviously be detrimental to Yanxue Country. Because the cities within the Yanxue Kingdom are now caught in a melee, the capital is now isolated and helpless. Once the Alliance Army successfully shrinks its forces, Yanxue Country will undoubtedly perish.
At this time, the capital of Yanxue Kingdom was completely plunged into a kind of silence, like the silence before the storm.
The streets in the city are no longer as bustling as they used to be. The streets are dead and silent, with only groups of samurai armed with sharp weapons patrolling back and forth. These warriors were obviously recruited just now, and after receiving a little training, they were sent out to perform simple tasks. Because of his lack of combat experience, he could only be sent to the rear to serve as logistics and patrol troops. The real backbone of the city has been guarding the fortresses at the entrance of the city for many months.
After a few months, the arrows pulled from the string had nowhere to shoot, and the strength in the hands was nowhere to be used. This suffocating war made many people feel irritated and depressed, so now the entire army has The fighting arrogance has been greatly reduced compared to before.
However, in the palace of the capital, the atmosphere was quite harmonious. As expected of a leadership team, they will not be as helpless and feverish as ordinary people in the face of crisis. If they don't have a sense of calmness and composure in times of trouble, how can they climb to high positions by stepping on other people's shoulders?
In the center of the palace is a huge oval round platform. The huge round platform is divided into several areas, and each area has a simple and black-lit wooden chair. And sitting on each chair is a core figure of this country.
A middle-aged man wearing a yellow dragon robe was sitting upright on a dragon chair directly in front of the round platform in the royal palace. Although he looked calmly at the people worshiping beside the round platform, his face was full of excitement. The ravines were crisscrossed, and you knew that he was also anxious at this moment.
After the courtesy, the royal palace became surprisingly quiet, eliminating the intense atmosphere of mutual intrigues in the past. After a long moment of silence, a vigorous and powerful voice slowly sounded from the front of the round platform.
"Dawusi, has the letter sent to my second brother to return to the capital been delivered?" The first person to break the silence was the monarch on the dragon throne, Dugudong, Duguyuan's xxx descendant.
Hearing the words, Xiao He stood up quickly, bowed first, and then looked in the direction of Dugudong and said solemnly: "Reporting to the monarch, it is believed that the mission has reported that the rescue letter has been successfully delivered. In the hands of the second monarch, the second monarch must be on his way back to the capital at this moment."
Hearing Xiao He's words, Dugu Dongjinzou's face finally relaxed a little.
So he took a satisfied look at Xiao He, who had been doing things efficiently since he took office. He said with a slight smile: "You are worthy of being the Great Wu Si promoted by my Lord. This time the crisis in the capital has been solved, I will definitely reward the Wu Si Tai." After that, he slightly drew a line with his sleeves.
Xiao He, who had been in a high position for many years, naturally understood what he meant, and bowed again and said: "Thanks to your love, your Majesty, we can enjoy the glory and wealth for many years. Now that the country is in danger, I As the pillar of the country, I should die." Then he sat back down in a hurry.
Dugudong smiled again when he heard this, and then his sharp eyes quickly swept across the hall, and his last peripheral vision stopped at the center of the left side of the round platform. At this moment, the Imperial Guards had a solemn expression. King He Feichu then spoke loudly in a strong commanding tone:
"Tong Wang, you have to send more spies to pay attention to the movements around the capital recently. Once news about the two monarchs is discovered, Come and report to me immediately. If there is any mistake, you will not be punished." After that, Dugudong added, "The war is coming, and if there are those who are timid and spread rumors, they will not be punished according to the law, they will just show their heads to the public. Extraordinary measures must be taken at this time. The safety of the capital also rests with the King. During this period, if the Imperial Guards have any needs, they can go directly to the Financial Secretary for approval. There is no need to report to me. ”
< p>Hearing that Dugudong had given Wang Hefei such great convenience, some gloomy-looking old guys who were sitting on the edge of the round platform suddenly had strange expressions on their faces. There are some who are envious, jealous, and hateful, and there are also those who are very unwilling. If it were not an emergency, even if they were beaten to death, they would not believe that such a good thing would happen to a vulgar warrior. You know, just quote any number, and they can make a fortune! But even if there are ten million dissatisfactions in their hearts, no one dares to say anything. They had no choice but to suppress this evil fire in their hearts. Venting at this time was undoubtedly a desperate move.Wang Hefei stood up when he heard the sound, then bowed respectfully and said: "Accept the emperor's decree." After that, he said nothing more and sat back down. As the leader of Wudu, Wang Hefei is an upright and rough man. He can lead troops and fight well, but it is really difficult for him to say some flattering and polite words. In addition, the capital of the country is now in crisis, and the burden on him is too heavy, and he has no time to think about anything else.
Dugudong looked at Wang Hefei who answered simply, and secretly appreciated it in his heart. Compared with those who are hypocritical and lying, he prefers such simple and unscheming people. After these two important things were ordered, Dugudong looked at the other people in the palace and asked with a sarcastic expression: "Do you have any other important things to report? If not, this is the end of today's political meeting. Until then."
Just when Dugudong on the throne was about to announce the end of the political meeting, Zhou Xing, the director of the Department of Legal Affairs, who had remained silent from the beginning to the end of the political meeting, stood up and bowed. After bowing, he looked at Dugudong with a sinister expression and said: "Your Majesty, the strength of the Alliance Army is shrinking faster and faster. It is expected that in the next few days,A general attack will be launched, and even if the two monarchs rush back in time, it will be of no avail. But now, we have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds. I wonder if that matter is"
Before Zhou Xing finished speaking, Dugudong's gentle face immediately turned solemn. With a wave of his hand, he stopped him from continuing. Of course Dugudong knew about that matter. What happened, but he thought he was not a very cruel person, so he did not mention it for a long time. Of course, it was to take care of his and the royal family's face. If he really did that, Dugudong would still think about it in the future. I don’t want to mess around in this Yanxue Kingdom.
Everyone looked at the former, and the look of anticipation on their faces when they heard that was suddenly wiped out by the latter’s big hand, so they had no choice but to look away. Wu Shui pretended not to hear anything, and the winner didn't even dare to kick him.
Speaking of that incident, we have to talk about that night half a month ago. When Dongzheng was about to go to bed, Zhou Xing, the director of the Department of Legal Affairs, rushed to the palace and reported to the guards that he had something important to ask to see the monarch.
When the guards saw that it was the Master of the Department of Legal Affairs, they did not dare to neglect to come immediately. After reporting it, Dugudong was curious about why Zhou Xing came to see him in the middle of the night, so he asked the maid to put on a brocade robe and went to the side hall. The first time Dian saw Zhou Xing, Dugudong walked up eagerly and asked Zhou Xing why he came to see him in the middle of the night.
Hearing Dugudong's accent, Zhou Xing asked. Xing Yi shook off his usual arrogance, bowed and took out a letter from his brocade sleeve and handed it to Dugudong. Dugudong looked calm when he saw the envelope. After reading the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but look stunned. , and at the same time, an unknown fire arose, because the person who wrote to him was none other than Ji Yun, the monarch of the Jiyun Empire.
The general content of the letter was that Yanxue Kingdom wanted to quell this war. , one person must be handed over, and this person is the famous second monarch of the Yanxue Kingdom, Dugu Yun. If not, the Yanxue Kingdom must be bloodbathed.
Handing over one person can end the war. It sounds like a great thing to be able to save countless families, but it is undoubtedly a great shame for a country that has been invaded, not to mention that the person to be handed over is the second-in-command of the Yanxue Kingdom, and he is also the second-in-command. As a new god of war in the Yanxue Kingdom, it is no wonder that Dugudong has been reluctant to think about this matter, but it made him even more confused as to why the Ji Yun Empire would go to such great lengths just for one person. War? Could it be that the second brother Dugu Yun is far more important than starting a war? Or is there something in the second brother that is very important to Ji Yun?
This series of things? Dugudong still can't figure out the question. Perhaps the answer to all these questions can only be answered after Duguyun comes back.
Dugudong warned Zhou Xing about this in a threatening tone. The third person must not know about it without his permission.
I didn’t expect that Zhou Xing would take the opportunity to mention this matter on this occasion, and Dugudong immediately felt angry.got up. Even though he was a senior figure in his hometown, he didn't take his words seriously. This was a naked challenge to the king's imperial power.
"Huh, old guy, let me let you be arrogant for a few days. After this crisis is over, I will punish you severely." Dugudong snorted coldly in his heart, and then decisively announced that today This is the end of the political meeting. He was also afraid that if the delay continued, Zhou Xing would uncontrollably reveal the matter. Thinking of Zhou Xing's abnormal behavior since the war, Dugudong extremely suspected that this person had a crush on Ji Qing.
If everyone at this meeting knew about this, then most of them would definitely be on Zhou Xing's side. Even though Dugu Yun plays an extremely important role for the Yanxue Kingdom, for their own selfish interests, they will not hesitate to hand over Dugu Yun. Anyway, the person handed over is a member of the royal family, and they are out of reach. Why not use simple methods to solve troublesome things? This is the peaceful thought of most of the people in power in Yanxue Country today.
After Dugudong announced the end of the meeting, he left the palace and headed towards the palace. Everyone also stood up from their chairs one after another, and then exited the palace in an orderly manner. After descending the several hundred steps of marble stairs, they each got on the cart pulled by the lowest level of horse-like monsters and returned to the mansion. . Just go there first. "With that said, Tianlong asked Zhou Xing to sit on his back and flew out of the Cloud Sea.