Comprehensive martial arts: Summon Li Chungang and ask Wu Zetian for advice

Chapter 263 Stepping Stone

The Han court.

Liu Che was lying on the dragon chair, watching the battle report between the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, his whole body was shaking with anger, and his face was extremely livid.

"Then why did another immortal appear in the Ming Dynasty?!"

Both of his hands began to tremble, and he muttered to himself.

He did not expect that the Ming Dynasty would attack Chang'an at night, nor did he expect that the Tang Dynasty would be defeated so completely.

In addition to the horror in his heart, a big question appeared in his mind.

How could the Tang Dynasty cultivate such an army based on its national strength alone?

"How is this possible? It's absolutely not true!!!"

His expression gradually became crazy, his face was ferocious, and he was gnashing his teeth.

He stood up directly, looked around at the civil and military officials present with cold eyes, and shouted: "Is this what you said about the Ming Dynasty's advantage only being in the Immortal Realm?!"

He roared unwillingly, and this was what worried him the most.

In the past, the Han Dynasty could deal with the Ming Dynasty calmly. That was because although the Ming Dynasty was strong, it did not have the conditions to dominate the world and still had shortcomings.

The name at that time would only make him feel palpitated and troublesome, but would not make him feel dangerous.

But now with the fall of the Tang Dynasty, he has a strong sense of danger, a danger that is enough to overturn the Han Dynasty.

half moon!

Just half a month.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty, which once stood on the land of Kyushu and had gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs, was so defeated, and so completely defeated.

In this case, Ming Dynasty is so powerful, who is the next target?
Is it the Sui Dynasty?Da Qin, or Da Han?

But no matter who Ming's next target is, it's hard for the big man to stay out of it.

If the Ming Dynasty annexed either the Sui Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would not be far away from being destroyed.

Thinking of this, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and shouted coldly: "Quick, quick, go to Da Qin as an envoy to speed up the progress of the alliance with Da Qin."

In fact, he had previously intended to form an alliance with them to jointly fight against the Ming Dynasty.

However, no one expected that Ming Dynasty would move so quickly, leaving them almost no time to prepare.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Dong Zhongshu's face was also gloomy at this moment, he arched his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to intelligence, the Ming Dynasty has now divided its troops into two groups, led by Cao Changqing to attack the Tang Dynasty. On the other hand, Chen Zhibao directly attacked the Qin Dynasty."

"The troops are divided into two groups. Zhu Houzhao is really making a big statement. Where does this put my big man?!"

When Liu Che heard this, he became even more furious and flew into a rage.

When had he, a big man, been so despised?

"Your Majesty, I, the Confucian family, are willing to assist the Sui Dynasty and clean up the family." Dong Zhongshu said in a cold voice with a cold face.

Cao Changqing is famous all over the world. Although he is not a Confucian, he has the awe-inspiring righteousness of Confucianism.

This can be said to have caused his Confucian orthodoxy to lose all face.

His mission to the Sui Dynasty this time was not only a dispute between the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, but also a dispute over who was the orthodox Confucian Dao.

a few days later.

The clouds are thick and bleak, and the dark clouds are rolling.

Thick black clouds covered the sky, and a bleak cold wind swept everything, making it very chilly.

There was a bleak and chilling chill in the air.

The dark clouds hang low, as if they are weighing on people's hearts, becoming extremely heavy.

Jiangdu city head.

The guards guarding the city looked far into the distance, looking at the black mass on the horizon. Their faces instantly turned pale and horrified.

Because the dark mass was not the black clouds but the mighty enemy army.

This time, there are real dark clouds threatening to destroy the city.

Since Yu Wenhuaji and Old Prince Yang Lin died in the Tang Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty completely lost its generals and had no foundation at all.It can be said that there is no leader, the people are panicked, and the morale of the army is in chaos.

Coupled with the presence of an invincible heavenly figure like Cao Changqing, the army was even more powerful. In just a few days, they had already reached Jiangdu, the capital of the Sui Dynasty.

At this time, the faces of the defenders on top of the city were all trembling, their smiles were uglier than crying, and they were extremely frightened.

By now, everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty is unstoppable and the Sui Dynasty is already sunset.

At this time, Jiangdu, which was the capital of the Sui Dynasty, was already empty of people and was simply a ghost town.

As the capital of a country, it was once so prosperous and bustling, but now in front of millions of troops, it was so quiet and so weak.

Like a dying old man, waiting for death to come.

And this is not only the only fate of this city, but also the fate of the Sui Dynasty.

Inside the Great Sui Palace.

The originally solemn hall was now covered with white silk, and there was a solemn and solemn atmosphere everywhere.

"How many people came from Daming this time?!"

Yang Guang, dressed in a dragon robe, slumped on the ground regardless of his appearance, and said feebly.

Ever since Yang Lin, Yu Wenhuaji and others died in the battle with the Tang Dynasty, he knew that the Sui Dynasty had been defeated.

"Your Majesty, there are probably hundreds of thousands." The personal eunuch said tremblingly from the side, his mind already occupied by Huai Kong.

If he hadn't been Yang Guang's personal eunuch, he wouldn't have been able to survive even if he escaped. Otherwise, how could he still be here waiting to die? !

"Hundreds of thousands?"

When Yang Guang heard this, the corner of his mouth suddenly curved, revealing a wry smile, and said in a helpless tone: "After all, God is going to destroy me, the Sui Dynasty, and God is going to destroy me, the Sui Dynasty..."

He was furious, looked up at the sky, and roared unwillingly.

He clearly wants to be a wise king, build great achievements and unify the world, and he also has lofty ambitions and a grand plan.

But why did he become a stepping stone for others?

He had obviously worked so hard to weaken the family's power, but he still failed in the end.

He refused to accept it, and he was not willing to fail like this.

Gradually, he seemed to be going crazy, with a crazy look in his sharp eyes.

But at this moment, a hurried eunuch suddenly ran out of the palace and said quickly: "Your Majesty, two Confucian scholars suddenly came outside the city, saying they were from big men."

"Big man?!" This news made Yang Guang feel refreshed and he saw a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, he ignored it, threw away the support of others, and couldn't wait to walk out of the hall, looking into the void where the two armies were facing each other.

I saw two people standing in the void, it was Cao Changqing and Dong Zhongshu.

"Are you Cao Changqing?"

Xunzi clasped his hands behind his back, his Confucian shirt fluttering with the wind and thunder in the void, making a hunting sound.

Even though his beard and hair are white and his body is stooped, it is difficult to hide his majestic figure.

Just standing there, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, as if the whole time had stopped for it.

"Distorting the ideas of our ancestors, why should we talk to people who deceive our teachers and destroy our ancestors?"

At the same time, Dong Zhongshu also spoke loudly, and the sound was like a huge wave crashing on the shore, exploding in Cao Changqing's ears.

Two Confucian saints in this world came together for one person, and that was Cao Changqing.

Although Cao Changqing has now become a domineering person, his roots are Confucian like them, and in the final analysis he still belongs to the Confucian lineage.

This is also true in the eyes of outsiders. Cao Changqing and Confucianism are from the same lineage and have the same clan and clan.

But now Cao Changqing is driven by the Ming Dynasty, causing his Confucianism to lose face.

What's more important is that Cao Changqing is now so powerful that everyone thinks he is the authentic Confucian.

Where does this leave him, the leader of the Confucian lineage?

This war is no longer a war between countries, but a battle over admissions and orthodoxy.

(End of this chapter)