The devil is coming

Chapter 577 Nanhou Fenghua (2)
There is a star observation tower in Yingdu, which was built 80 years ago. It was designed by the ancestors of the Jing family and took ten years to complete.
The reason why it took so long to build is not because the project was too large and complicated, because the initial construction was to celebrate the [-]th birthday of the original empress dowager, who is now known as empress dowager Ciming. The estimated construction period is two years.
One month before the completion of the project, the Empress Dowager Ciming passed away, and the Star Observation Tower was considered unfaithful. Stargazing and observing the heavens with human eyes were considered to be against God's taboos.
Eight years after the suspension of work, the new emperor ascended the throne and ordered the resumption of work on the Star Building, which was finally completed.
Nowadays, the Star Observation Tower is regarded as one of the landmark buildings in Yingdu. Because of its towering height, when the great talent of Jing family designed it in the early days, he chose the original city wall as the site and integrated the lower end of the building with the city wall. According to the image of dragon veins in Yingdu, it is believed that the location of the Star Observation Tower is exactly where the dragon veins and eyes are.
Stargazing with dragon eyes symbolizes the descendants of the Xiong family, and also refers to future emperors. Their eyes are like torches, and their holes are like candles. Everything under the stars can be seen in their eyes.
This building naturally has extremely high artistic value, but at the same time, its existence is equivalent to cutting a hole in the old city wall system of Yingdu.
However, this is nothing.
The Jingcheng that Uncle Zheng conquered back then was actually similar to this, while the Yingdu was just an enlarged version.
During the Taiping years, this place was naturally a palace of art and romance, but once it encountered military attack from foreign enemies, it would be too flashy.
It's a pity that although Uncle Zheng entered Chu and snatched the princess, he had never been to Yingdu. If he came here to visit, due to occupational diseases, he would
You will definitely sigh:
"Spectacles harm the country."
Therefore, it is no wonder that the Yan people were called Yan barbarians by the two countries of Qian and Chu, because the Yan people really could not appreciate this kind of romance.
When the first emperor of Yan was in power, he favored the alchemists;
After Ji Runhao succeeded to the throne, he carried out a large-scale purge. Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and other places of various sects were seized and converted into offices for various government offices. The prince's mansion was also rebuilt on the original site of the former Taoist temple.
The dust from the desert, the leaping of horse hooves in the land of Sanjin, and the cold and dense battlements on three sides of the dry land. Without such long-term peace and tranquility, without so much wind, flowers, snow and moon, it is naturally difficult to nourish the literary and artistic feelings of the Yan people. .
The most typical example is that among the princes of Emperor Yan, the third prince who is now the only one who "died" in infancy was the seed of Yan's "culture" in his early years.
and,
The first to be abandoned,
are often considered the least important.
.........
at this time,
There were two people standing on the stargazing tower.
There is one person named Jing and Mingxuan.
One person, surnamed Zhao, named Yue Lin.
Star Observation Tower, as the name suggests,
He who can raise his head and look at the sky has nothing to do,
Only nobles;
The head of Guizhou is facing the loess with its back to the sky, so where does that leisurely feeling come from.
In this building, only dignitaries are not allowed to go to the upper floors.
Jing Mingxuan and Zhao Yuelin, their surnames are destined to be noble. Unlike Jing Renli, a side descendant who has to go to the army to survive, these two are the core disciples of the family, and they are already serving in the court. Be an official.
Zhao Yuelin also held a book in his hand, the cover of which was "Zheng Zi's Art of War".
Jing Mingxuan smiled and said, "Know yourself and the enemy?"
Zhaoyue Lin Zedao: "I didn't expect that you also read this book."
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger; - "Zheng Zi, Moutong"
The Jing family was a civil servant, noble and noble. Although the fiefdom was large, they did not maintain private soldiers.
"I have read it. At first, I was a little disdainful of the wild uncle of Yan State who called himself Zheng Zi. After reading it, I really benefited a lot."
"Grandpa said that anyone who feels that they have benefited a lot from reading this book is ignorant."
Zhao Yuelin's grandfather, Zhao Wentong, is currently leading troops with the head of the Dugu family. Moreover, Zhao Wentong is also playing chess with Uncle Zheng, the author of "Zheng Zi's Art of War".
It's just that the front line and the rear are restricted by the spread of news and cannot be that accessible.
In addition, Uncle Zheng's "leapfrog" seriously disturbed a large area outside Gyeonggi Province, making it impossible for military intelligence messengers to deliver the information in an orderly manner as before.
In other words, it increases the cost of receiving external information. Originally, ordinary nobles could also get the information. This time, it may be difficult for even the big nobles to get it in time. The real guarantor of the highest information is that he returned to Beijing soon. Regent, because he is the nominal No. 1 of Da Chu.
"It doesn't matter whether we know the soldiers or not. If Chu really needs my Jing family's children to lead the troops into battle, then Chu will really have no hope."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhao Yuelin smiled happily.
Jing Mingxuan was not angry, and just said: "Books of war are actually the smallest category among many books, but compared with the generals of the past and present, there are still too many.
However, how many real generals can succeed and then return to their fields?
Generals died in hundreds of battles, and those who had the leisure to write books were of course very few.
I have read some before, but I can tell you that it was written by a literary person who is not familiar with the military like me. There is nothing interesting about it, but this is it;
Reading is like looking at people, reading books, and then looking at people. That person is still alive and fighting. It is said..."
"Zheng Zi's Art of War" is very popular among the four major countries, because Uncle Zheng, who is still active in the military circles, is equivalent to being the spokesperson for his own book.
When more and more people begin to pay attention to him, take him seriously, and even hope to study him, they will inevitably inevitably avoid this book "Zheng Zi's Art of War".
"I understand." Zhao Yuelin nodded, "Your Majesty, you have returned. I think that person will be eliminated immediately."
"Otherwise, Qu's Qingluan army was defeated. I was also surprised. Did Qu Peiluo really have a conflict with that Pingye uncle?
Why was he doing everything but making wedding clothes for that apprentice from Hirano? "
How can the relationship between nobles be harmonious? There will always be conflicts. At the very least, they look down upon each other.
If they were really in harmony, then Emperor Chu would also find a way to make them bite each other.
"Is Mr. Jing going to change his profession to be a witchcraft practitioner?" Zhao Yuelin joked, "Are you starting to study numerology?"
"It's just a casual chat. The war in the north is tense, and the clan is already taking action."
"Abandoning literature and embracing martial arts?"
"Let's make arrangements for a few of our family members who are officials in the court to seek opportunities to go to Wenhu County."
Wenhu County is located in southern Chu.
Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet,
The great nobles had sensed that the situation on the front line was deteriorating, so they began to prepare for their own retreat.
The Chu land is densely covered with rivers and water systems, especially in the south. Therefore, if you want to go south, it is most convenient and quick to take a boat.
Zhao Yuelin sighed. In fact, it was not just the Jing family who was making such preparations?
In fact, while the old man of his family went on an expedition, the family was already making arrangements to relocate to the south.
When a family develops to a certain level, the continuation of the family has become its instinct.
The family, as a whole, is actually "living". It is the instinct of every "living creature" to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Zhao Yuelin reached out and patted the railing in front of him gently.
Road:
"Do you really want to travel south in full clothes?"
"I don't know. In the final analysis, it still depends on you whether you can stop the Yan people."
"The Yan people can't get through." Zhao Yuelin said.
"That Uncle Pingye has already come." A smile appeared on Jing Mingxuan's lips, "Since that Uncle Pingye can come, why can't the Nanhou of Yan Kingdom come?
To put it bluntly, since ancient times, there has been no such thing as a real thing;
Even if a Yan cavalry appears in front of us soon, I will not feel at all...well..."
The corners of Jing Mingxuan's mouth that had just been involved froze.
The Star Observation Tower is very high, it is daytime, and the weather is very good, so the stars cannot be seen, but it is extremely convenient to climb up and see the distance.
therefore
When there is blackness at the end of the day,
Jing Mingxuan was completely stunned.
The biggest problem of literati is that they talk and laugh happily before things happen, but stay dumbfounded afterwards.
Zhao Yuelin took a deep breath,
road;
"So, you Jing family have really started studying numerology?"
Are you still talking like this?
Jing Mingxuan leaned on the railing and pointed forward. He was familiar with "Zheng Zi's Art of War" and could not hide his panic at this moment:
"Black, black armor, is... is it Yan Jun?"
"Yes."
"How many...how many people?"
Zhao Yuelin replied: "Looking at it now, it's no less than [-] yuan. This is just the beginning. There will obviously be more to come. I estimate it will be twice as much, or even twice as much."
"Even if it is doubled and doubled again, it will only be worth one hundred thousand, right?"
Jing Mingxuan began to make calculations.
After all, Zhao Yuelin is a core disciple of the Zhao family and is now an official in the Ministry of War. Hearing this, he immediately shook his head and said:
"That's not how the account is calculated."
War is never measured by the number of heads on both sides.
"Can the Royal Imperial Army in the capital stop them? Is it okay to defend the capital?" Jing Mingxuan asked.
There is always a large number of elite royal guards stationed in the Ying capital of Great Chu. Although half of them were allocated to Nian Yao earlier to take him to Zhennanguan to facilitate the control of the private soldiers of the nobles below, but in the capital , the family foundation is still there.
What's more, Prince Ding has trained a group of new troops in Yingdu in the past six months.
As a scholar, it was extremely difficult for Jing Mingxuan to be able to remain coherent even though he seemed panicked at this moment, and not be shocked into hysterics by this sudden scene.
just,
Zhao Yuelin finally looked deeper,
bluntly:
"The walls of Yingdu are really not suitable for defense."
Anyone with a little bit of military knowledge would not associate it with "easy to defend but difficult to attack" when seeing a capital city like this.
"Why?" Jing Mingxuan asked immediately.
It is impossible for him not to be anxious about this issue that is related to his current wealth and life.
Zhao Yuelin pointed at his feet,
The place where the two of them chatted earlier was actually a major loophole in Yingdu's defense... and it was one of them.
This Star Observation Tower has a water dragon team stationed on weekdays to strictly guard against fires. When outsiders attack the city, a fire will burn out, and a large hole will be burned directly between the city walls, plus the fire will bake it. , the city walls on both sides will also suffer great damage.
Jing Mingxuan pursed his lips,
Road:
"So, we have to keep the enemy at bay?"
currently,
Groups of soldiers from the Forbidden Army have already rushed to the city wall, and in the surrounding camps, soldiers and horses have also begun to move out, preparing to form formations outside.
This is a scene that can calm the hearts of the Chu people. The Yan army came suddenly, but at least now their soldiers still dare to take the initiative to form an array outside the city.
But in Zhao Yuelin's eyes, this scene seemed very funny.
When the foreign enemy reaches the bottom of the capital, we can only choose to put all our efforts into it. This is obviously a kind of tragedy.
but,
There is another thing, this thing is more serious and urgent than sorrow.
"Brother Jing, what we need to be concerned about right now is not just this, but..."
"But what?"
"But why, why haven't you or my family received any news that the Yan army has invaded here? There are so many Yan troops, and he didn't fly here. Even if the Yan army cavalry can travel day and night, people will not rest, but along the way Why no warning?
Not to mention here in the capital,
Why didn't the Yan people see beacons burning in other cities in the capital when they passed by?
No matter how fast the Yan people's horseshoes are,
They can easily surpass the people who fled after seeing the Yan people.
But it is impossible to rush faster than eight hundred miles! "
Eight hundred miles of urgency, using the best war horses, sacrificing the life of the horses, pursuing the fastest speed to deliver important military information.
Because the number of people is small and the scale is small, there are usually three riders in a team.
And since the Yan army is dispatched in large numbers, no matter how fast it is, it can't go faster than eight hundred miles to expedite the summons.
Moreover, every family has business in the periphery, and some even have branch sects, or are officials outside, so they can send their cronies to inform the capital of the situation as quickly as possible.Some families even raise experts who are the best at body and shape exercises, specifically for the purpose of transmitting news about life and death.
Although the great nobles all have their own fiefdoms, the core children of the great nobles are actually officials in Yingdu, and the real circle of power is still in the capital.
but,
No,
nothing.
It’s just that Jing didn’t receive it, it can be said to be an accident;
Zhaoshi didn't receive it either?
The Jing family and the Zhao family didn't receive it. Well, then the other noble families didn't receive the early warning message?
Zhao Yuelin punched the stone tablet behind him.
On the stone tablet was the handwriting of a sage from the Chu region, but at this moment, he couldn't care less whether to destroy it or not.
Normally, when Jing Mingxuan saw such a waste of natural resources, he would definitely be so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. He would even come up and fight Zhao Yuelin regardless of his own powerlessness.
But now, he has no time to care about his ancestors, because he may soon become an ancestor.
Zhao Yuelin's eyes began to turn red:
"It's normal for ordinary people in the market and Guizhou to not hear the news; in our homes, we can't hear the news either, okay!
The inner guard of the phoenix nest,
Have you become deaf or blind?
His Yan army has already reached outside our capital, and everyone only realized it later. Don’t you think this is too ridiculous?
Foreign enemies invaded in front of the Sheji Ancestral Temple.
We have to see it with our own eyes to know.
This is called,
what's up,
What the hell is this!
The most ridiculous thing in the world,
It’s really the most ridiculous thing in the world! "
Jing Mingxuan's face turned pale. This paleness made him look more desperate than before when he saw Yan Jun suddenly appear outside the city.
"Brother Yue Lin, what you mean, what you mean is..."
"Someone has cut off our eyes and ears." Zhao Yuelin added, "This is something that the Yan people cannot do."
The Yan people couldn’t do it;
Who can do it?
only……
Jing Mingxuan's eyes immediately turned to the city, the place with towering golden tiles.
"How is it possible...how is it possible...how is it possible..."
Only the emperor
Only that person,
Only the Phoenix Nest guard under his command,
Only then can the eyes of the great nobles in the capital be completely covered.
quietly,
Separate the inside and outside.
And this is usually a method used by ministers against the emperor to trap the prince in a "cage" and become a furnishing that is only used for sacrifices.
The civil servants of the Qian Dynasty called it "Zhi Jun Yao and Shun". To put it bluntly, this is what it actually means.
But this time,
In Dachu,
But it was the "Emperor" who deceived his ministers in this way.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, why, why do you do this?"
Jing Mingxuan was completely confused. Something called faith was rapidly collapsing, destroying his understanding of the world.
Zhaoyue Lin was extremely angry and laughed.
road;
"You ask me, how do I know? You go to the palace and ask the king, you go and ask."
Zhao Yuelin suddenly gasped for air,
It's like I suddenly thought of something,
He gasped, laughed and cried:
"If the king is still here."
.........
"Sister, where are we going? Today I made an appointment with the two boys from the Ding family and the Liu family to go out for an autumn trip together."
"Mom, where are we going? Are we looking for my father? I miss my father."
"Stupid sister, dad is in the north, and we are heading south."
"Shut up my mother!"
Mrs. Nian, who had always been kind and cheerful, glanced down with an extremely stern look at this moment, and along with her previous scolding, all the people in the carriage were silenced.
Mrs. Nian stretched out her hand and opened the curtain of the carriage. Outside, there were a group of imperial guards escorting their family to the south.
She didn't dare ask where she was going in the south.
Before her husband left for the war, he just said that if someone from the palace came one day and asked them to leave the capital, she must take her family out of the capital immediately.
She believed in her husband,
From the beginning when he was a maid in the palace, he was just a slave.
He secretly drank the leftover wine that the "Prince" entertained, and drunkenly plucked up the courage to grab her hand, saying that he would not just be a slave in the future, and asked her to follow him, starting from the day he asked her for a commission.
She always believed in that man and believed every word he said.
And in another place,
The mountains and rivers are beautiful,
On both sides of a stone table,
A man in a purple python robe and a rugged old man were playing chess.
Looking down from this hillside position, you can see soldiers standing in large numbers and military tents stretching endlessly.
Meng Shou fell down,
Slowly said:
"My lord, is it worth it?"
The Prince Regent replied:
"In terms of time, there is no way to say whether it is worth it or not."
Meng Shou asked again:
"Your Majesty, do you regret it?"
The regent gave birth to a son,
said calmly;
"Luozi... no regrets."
(End of this chapter)