The devil is coming

Chapter 975 Tiger Roaring Dragon Roar
Yanjing City,
today,
It's the Lantern Festival.
The tradition of the Yan people is that on the day of the Lantern Festival, lotus lanterns need to be placed by the river, which means that the wicks bring the sorrow of living people and bring rest to the souls of the dead.
There are many festivals after winter, and there are also many important festivals. In fact, the Lantern Festival is not an important festival in Dayan.
The origin of this festival is that when the Yan people faced the threat of barbarians, the most difficult period was almost annual conquests and wars. In this way, they came to pay homage to Yan Dierlang who died fighting for his family and country.
For hundreds of years, as the Zhenbei Hou Mansion guarded the desert, the barbarians were suppressed. For the people, this festival only went so far as to know that today was this festival.
However, starting more than ten years ago, Dayan began to frequently use troops abroad, and the Lantern Festival gradually began to play a prominent role.
This year's Lantern Festival, due to His Majesty's decree, requires the Ministry of Etiquette to organize it. It can be said that this festival that has been dormant for a hundred years has been promoted again.
Even today, court officials are given extra vacation time.
The Liujin River where the lotus lanterns are placed is full of people, and the river is full of lights, like stars.
There is a large square in the capital, where a high platform is erected, and the oiran performs the dance, but the oiran no longer competes for beauty, but all wears plain clothes;
There are talented people who gather in groups of twos and threes and sing military poems, which are melodious and sonorous;
The literati of Dayan have always been looked down upon by other countries outside the country, as if matters such as culture and education are inherently incompatible with Dayan;
But as the imperial examination system continued to operate year by year, Dayan's writing style was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, the literati of Dayan still did not like to wear fans but preferred to carry swords, and did not like to ride in sedan chairs but preferred to ride strong horses.
Because the regent of Dayan not only wrote military books and provided military enlightenment for scholars all over the world, he was also extremely talented in literature, which made the literary sages of the Qian Kingdom scold him for turning elegant things into flowing words.
The regent of Dayan didn’t really like doing “poetry” because he thought it was very tasteless;
This was actually what he said from his heart, but after it spread, it was interpreted by outsiders as Qian Guo, who was specifically targeted and criticized, and sarcastically said: Bai Wuyi is a scholar.
Furthermore,
In recent years, letters between His Majesty and the Prince Regent have been flowing out from the Royal Study Room in the Imperial Palace.
The format of the letter is very formal and can be directly printed in the history books. In the letter, His Majesty and the Prince worked hard to consider the present and future of Dayan and planned the direction together.
However, what really attracted the attention of the people was the excellent works of the Prince Regent that occasionally leaked out of the letters.
Excellent works, they are really excellent works, each one is an eternal masterpiece; coupled with the unparalleled popularity of the Prince Regent's stories in teahouses and restaurants, his poems can spread quickly every time.
Therefore, the current Prince Regent is not only the number one in the Yan army, but also a model of conduct for the literati of the Yan Dynasty.
On the Wangchun Tower by the Liujin River,
Ji Chengjue, who was dressed in casual clothes, reached out and patted the railing gently.
Holding a glass of grape wine in his hand,
He smiled at Mao Mingcai, the chief minister standing next to him:
"I hope that the literati in Dayan can be able to write poems, write articles, understand morality, and at the same time be able to ride a horse and hold a sword to bring peace to the world. This is what a true scholar should be like;
Instead of the sour and rotten scholars in Qian Kingdom, they only know how old they are, and the pear blossoms will overwhelm the begonias. "
"Your Majesty is wise, in fact, this is what a scholar should be like."
"It's a pity that people named Zheng are not willing to serve as officials in the DPRK, otherwise..."
"If the regent wants to enter the court, then I will have no choice but to hand over the position of chief minister to him obediently."
"Hahahaha, don't mention this, don't mention this."
The emperor turned around and walked into the box, followed closely by Mao Mingcai.
There were not many people in the box, and Eunuch Wei and Eunuch Nian were setting out the dishes and chopsticks.
The emperor sat down, and so did Mao Mingcai.
Eunuch Nian and Eunuch Wei stood beside him.
"Nian Yao."
"The slave is here."
"sit."
"The slave obeys the order."
Nian Yao sat down.
"Now, I, Dayan, are fighting a second national war with your Chu State. What do you think?"
Nian Yao replied:
"In response to your majesty, when the national war is going on, officials in the capital can take a nap, and the people can put out lanterns. Dayan under your majesty's rule is much more calm than it was in the past, and compared to the time of the late emperor."
"I believe this is what is in your heart."
"Yes, in terms of national strength, Dayan is already ahead of Chu State, not to mention, the battlefield is still within Chu State.
His Majesty's report to the slaves shows that in the land of three counties, the rich land of Chu State is in the north, which is exactly the opposite of Qian State.
Moreover, this time the Yan army marched in with a majestic division, instead of just retreating after attacking it like in the past, the damage to Chu's national strength would be extremely huge. "
"Go on, talk while eating."
Ji Chengjue picked up a shrimp with chopsticks. Next to him, Eunuch Wei was about to step forward to help peel it, but Ji Chengjue moved it away;
The emperor peeled the shrimp himself, twisted off the shrimp head, dipped it in vinegar, brought it to his mouth, sucked it before throwing it away;
Then, slowly peel the shrimp body, pull out the shrimp thread, dip it in vinegar, and finally put it into your mouth to chew.
"Actually, the method used by the Chu State now is the same as when I was a general in the Chu State when I faced the Yan army. I can delay it as long as I can, and I can endure it as long as I can."
"Do you think you can survive it?" The emperor picked up another shrimp and continued to peel it.
"I think we can survive this. Although it will cause great damage to Chu's national strength, if we take the initiative, the cost will be too high, and the chance of winning is too low."
"Ha ha."
The emperor dipped the freshly peeled shrimps in vinegar and threw them into Mao Mingcai's bowl next to him.
Then he took a wet towel from Wei Zhonghe and wiped his hands.
road;
"Why didn't you keep it?"
"The slave is greedy."
"Then how can you guarantee that your successor will not be greedy?"
"Slave...there is indeed no guarantee."
"Actually, I don't know anything about war, and I'm too lazy to learn it, because I'm the emperor and didn't have that opportunity when I was the prince. After becoming the emperor, I really can't learn things randomly. I'm most afraid of learning half a bucket of water. A little knowledge will harm the country.
Haha, just like the Supreme Taojun Emperor of Qian Kingdom. "
The two most classic and widely circulated examples of the Qianguo official family are:
One is that the regent, who was just a garrison at that time, went to Beijing to meet with the officials of the state of Qian, and ridiculed him face to face for not knowing how to fight;
Then the officials of the state of Qian sneered, thinking that they had the pearl of wisdom, and ordered the soldiers and horses from the three sides not to return for reinforcements, allowing the Yan army of less than [-] to swagger on the northern territory of the state of Qian, attacking in and then withdrawing. At the same time, the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army were allowed to use the road to open Jin.
The second example is that the officials of the state of Qian personally sent their troops in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the regent who was still King Pingxi at the time. In the end, the regent successfully broke through and at the same time divided his troops to capture the capital of the state of Ganren;
When the official family of Qian Kingdom returned to the ruins of Shangjing City, they were shocked to find that the prince who had escaped from the military disaster had already ascended the throne, and a posthumous title was given to him...
And it's not even a beautiful posthumous title, it actually has the word "Li" in it.
these two things,
The parties involved are both regents, so they can't hide it at all. Ganren wants to hide it, but the Yan people won't agree, and will eagerly help him spread the word. In addition, Ganren seems to be a noble person, and he has long been a victim of Zhu Xia and other places. The people of Qian are collectively displeased, so everyone gets together to make up fables about Qian Ren.
However, in these two simple matters, the official of Qian Kingdom did make a mistake;
But speaking from conscience, it is really understandable.
The first time, the official family of Qianguo lost to King Jingnan Tian Wujing, and King Jingnan saw through it completely, so he took advantage of it calmly, and even helped out;
The second time, Qianguo Guanjia faced Pingxi King Zheng Fan, who thought he was not very good at fighting and was still on the verge of "somewhat understanding" and was quite unconfident.
For an official who likes to practice Taoism and maintain health, he is already proficient in the art of imperial checks and balances, but he has to personally end up competing with two generations of military gods from Dayan. Losing... is understandable.
Nian Yao nodded and said: "The two generations of sage kings of Dayan know how to recognize, employ and trust people. This is the foundation for Dayan to become stronger."
The emperor actually didn't like to praise himself and his father together.
In court, he had no choice but to hold his nose and recognize the political legacy and influence left by his father, but in private...
"If my father could really let go completely, there would not have been the first defeat at Wangjiang."
What happened in the first Wangjiang defeat? How could Ji Chengjue not know?
Wasn't it because his father wanted to support the general surnamed Ji and assigned him to his eldest brother, but he almost destroyed his eldest brother as well.
"So, I have to learn a lesson here. If someone named Zheng wants food, give him food. He wants civilian husbands. Give civilian husbands. He wants soldiers and horses. Give soldiers and horses. Whatever he wants, he can make whatever he wants.
Money can't buy peace of mind. "
"Your Majesty has a broad mind. There are few emperors throughout the ages who can match His Majesty's."
"Are you trying to say that you, Nian Yao, were not treated like this when you were in Chu State?"
"Slave dare not..."
"My surname is Ji, and my surname is not Xiong. What should I dare not say? In fact, the emperor of your family is really not to blame for this matter. Are you, Nian Yao, worthy of being compared with that surnamed Zheng?"
"Slave, not worthy."
"It's not that I'm unworthy of him in terms of talent. I've coaxed Zheng and gave him my heart. Then I can take the prince with me to his house to sleep peacefully.
You, Nian Yao, are a hungry wolf, the kind that you are not familiar with. "
Nian Yao was silent.
"Nian Yao, there is something I have always wanted to ask you. In your heart, do you hate me more, or do you hate the man named Zheng more?"
Nian Yao seemed to be thinking,
immediately,
shake your head,
Road:
"I can't hate it anymore."
"Really?"
"real."
"I don't believe it."
"Your Majesty, if your servant is like this, why do you have any other thoughts?"
"I still don't believe that you, Nian Yao, are not that numb. This is what surprises me the most.
Ugh,
Too,
In the tide of all living things, those who can take the lead in front of the wave, even if it is just for a while, will never be simple people.
Nian Yao,
I feel sorry for you.
I also asked the man named Zheng, "Are you afraid of losing?"
The person named Zheng replied: I am scared to death.
Yes, the more you win, the more you cannot afford to lose. God knows what kind of situation you will be reduced to if you lose one game. "
"Your Majesty, this servant really has no feelings for anyone else."
The emperor leaned back in his chair.
Road:
"But when you ate the shrimp just now, you also pulled out the shrimp thread."
"..." Nian Yao.
"Okay, remember to pull out the shrimp thread when eating shrimp. It proves that you are a little particular. If you are particular, it proves that you have thoughtfulness."
At this time, the waiter brought a new dish, a roast duck.
See the roast duck,
The emperor smiled, pointed at it and said:
"I have roasted duck myself before, and the most famous Quande Building in Beijing is my former property.
So, sometimes I really feel that being an emperor is actually the same as being a cook.
Serve precious ingredients, steam them and sprinkle some salt on them. It’s simple yet exquisite, and you can even excuse it by saying that you’re eating it for its true taste.
And if you encounter poor ingredients, you have to add more oil and heavier ingredients to suppress the fishy or stinky smell. Even so, it is easy to make people feel upset.
Grandpa Huang cultivated a relationship with the Zhenbei Houfu. In order to pave the way for his father without wasting time and avoid bringing his father into disrepute, he took pills and killed himself alive.
My father is an old beast..."
Mao Mingcai, who was eating vegetables, shook his chopsticks but pretended not to hear anything.
"But this old beast, although he gave Dayan a lot of trouble, before he died, he still remembered to help me raise the barbarian royal court.
Ha ha,
When I succeed to the throne,
Although there are worries internally, there are no major dangers externally.
Even if that Ganchu teamed up and wanted to gain some momentum, I also had the man surnamed Zheng as my helper to push them back.
When I was the prince, it was very hard and tiring, but I also got married and had children. After becoming the emperor, I became more comfortable.
To put it mildly, your emperor of the Xiong family, or even the emperor of the Qian Kingdom, would not necessarily do worse than me if we changed positions.
The situation is different, and the outlet is naturally different.
A man surnamed Zheng once said that when the wind comes, a pig can be blown up to the sky to talk to you about the truth.
I,
My great swallow,
It's on the cusp now.
Nian Yao,
This time,
I am determined to give you another chance,
I,
Let you go to Jindong and report to the subordinate named Zheng.
Firstly, you are familiar with Chu State; secondly, there are many old subordinates in Chu State whom you can contact.
In fact, the man named Zheng did not tell me his plan on how to fight the war, so I don't understand how he planned to fight this battle.
But I just feel that he can win, and he will definitely win.
You also know what it will mean for Chu State to lose another game under this situation and the current national situation?
Chu State can no longer afford to lose.
I ask you to go and give me a strong push to make Chu State a pillar.
I asked the man named Zheng in my letter, and he agreed.
Therefore,
Are you willing to go? "
Nian Yao immediately left his seat, knelt down and said sincerely:
"I am willing to share your worries with Your Majesty, and I am willing to be loyal to Dayan!"
Six years ago, Nian Yao had said the same thing, and the news that came was that his wife and children had drowned in the river.
Six years later, Nian Yao said the same thing again.
The emperor stood up and walked to the railing outside again, looking at the scenery of the Liujin River below.
The people below were shouting spontaneously:
"I wish the prince a great victory in advance! I wish the prince a great victory in advance!"
"Dayan will win! Dayan will win!"
The people of Yan, who are accustomed to winning wars, have long lost the most primitive fear of war.
Ji Chengjue's father once proved to him that as long as he could win, the people of Yan could endure hunger. Their endurance would be terrifying.
In fact, it is not the Yan country that is scary, but the arrogance of the old Yan people, which is the most terrifying, because it was under this arrogance that his father, the King of Jingnan and the King of Zhenbei, were born. All the good men from Yan land are willing to fight bravely to open up territory for Yan.
The emperor took a deep breath and closed his eyes, enjoying the atmosphere.
At this time, Nian Yao walked over slowly, seemingly hesitant, but finally said:
"Your Majesty, can I really go?"
"Do you think I'm lying to you? Jun Wuyan.
There is a general named Zheng who has been stationed in Fancheng for these years, and he is the former barbarian king.
A man surnamed Zheng killed Qu Peiluo's father, which indirectly caused the family to be almost exterminated, but he still dared to use Qu Peiluo to establish Chu Ziying.
You, Nian Yao, are you a special onion?
It's just that the lower one was cut off by him.
Under the great trend, if all the Xia can be unified as soon as possible, the world will be at peace as soon as possible. Compared with the unification of the entire world, everything will seem insignificant.
I will give you this chance. Zheng also promises to give you a chance.
you,
This is the only chance. "
"Your Majesty's courage is admired by me."
"How does it compare to you, the Emperor of Chu?"
"My old master is actually a good emperor and has a good heart. As your Majesty said before, different ingredients require different cooking techniques."
"Quite sincere."
"My lord, I have one more thing to ask. Although your majesty has just answered you, I still feel that your majesty suddenly trusts me so much, which makes me...a little bit flattered.
Your Majesty is really not afraid of the meeting..."
At this time, the cry of children came from the box next door.
The emperor frowned,
Road:
"It's noisy."
Wei Zhonghe winked, and the two guards standing at the door walked out and entered the box next door.
After a while, a swaddled child came in. The child was still crying.
"You disgusting little thing, so annoying." The emperor waved his hand and continued to say to Nian Yao, "I originally thought I would like children, but later I discovered that I was actually very afraid of children crying and causing trouble, so I only had The prince has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, and he knows how to share his father's worries, but the boys below him get annoyed every time he sees him."
The emperor stretched out his hand and grabbed the swaddling clothes, but he grabbed it too casually. The emperor was not a martial artist, so the child fell directly.
Nian Yao subconsciously reached out to catch it.
He glanced down at the child, his expression suddenly serious;
This was a very inexplicable feeling, and when Yao hugged the child, the child stopped crying.
"Oh, it's true that we are kissing each other from generation to generation. The same goes for my prince. The old beast just loves him."
Nian Yao trembled, turned his head in shock, and looked at the emperor:
"Your Majesty...what did you just say?"
The emperor came over and looked at the child in Nian Yao's arms.
Road:
"His surname is Nian, and his name is Nian Fu. He is your grandson."
"I...he..." Nian Yao's eyes began to turn red. He looked at the child in disbelief and then looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty...this..."
Wei Zhonghe opened his mouth at this time and said:
"Your wife has been ill since last year. After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, she is no longer serious. Only her eyes cannot see clearly, and her hands, feet and body bones are still sharp.
Your son is already married, to a poor girl, but he is decent in appearance and has two sons. This is the newborn son, named Nian Fu; your eldest grandson, named Nian Li.
Your daughter is also married, has a son-in-law, and has a son named Nian Kuan. Now your daughter is pregnant again.
Father Nian, our family is so envious of you that we almost cry with envy.
Our family can only accept a bunch of godsons and grandchildren, but you, in front of your father-in-law, are accepting your own grandchildren, tsk tsk. "
Nian Yao opened his mouth, constantly inhaling and exhaling, and there were tears in his eyes.
The emperor reached out and patted Nian Yao on the shoulder.
Say to him;
"Did you just ask me why I let you out so confidently?
Because I am not at a loss,
If you, Nian Yao, never come back,
OK,
One Eunuch Nian has left the palace, and another batch of Eunuch Nian can come in... Eunuch Nian.
On the contrary, I made a profit.
What do you think?
Senior general. "
Nian Yao took a deep breath and handed the child to the guard. Then he took two steps back, knelt down on one knee and pressed his fist against the floor:
"General, I am willing to destroy Chu for your majesty!"
The emperor turned around and no longer looked at Nian Yao.
Wei Zhonghe came over and said: "General Nian, go down and pack up and get ready to go. Your Majesty has ordered our family to choose a house in the capital. All we need is a plaque for Nian Mansion."
Nian Yao nodded, stood up, took one last look at the baby, and walked out of the box under the guidance of another guard. From then on, until he entered Jindong to meet the regent, he would be escorted by people from the Secret Service... .
Mao Mingcai also asked to resign at this time. He still had to go to the cabinet for duty. Tonight was his shift. Officials had to take a break, and it was impossible for everyone to take a break.
all of a sudden,
Only the emperor and Eunuch Wei were left in the box.
"Wei Zhonghe."
"The slave is here."
"Let Lu Bing accompany Nian Yao to Jindong. After a few years of rest, it's time for Lu Bing to go out and do some activities."
"The slave obeys the order."
The emperor stretched his body facing the Liujin River below and said:
"So, Nian Yao is far worse than the one named Zheng."
"No, Nian Yao is the regent's defeated general after all."
The emperor shook his head,
Road:
"I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about this."
"His Majesty?"
"Tell me, what would happen if the person I brought over earlier was not Nian Yao's grandson, but the child named Zheng?"
"hiss……"
Eunuch Wei, who had accompanied two generations of kings and had extraordinary concentration and was himself a Qi practitioner, immediately broke his skills and took a deep breath after this hypothesis was thrown out.
"Hahahahaha."
When the emperor saw this, he laughed so heartily.
Eunuch Wei also laughed together: "Hehe...hehe...hehehe..."
You must know that when Zheng Fan killed Zhao Jiulang, the previous generation of prime minister, in Pingxi Street in the capital, his Eunuch Wei "witnessed" the whole process from a distance.
The dignified Yan Zaifu was killed like a chicken by the regent at that time.
However, Wei Zhonghe knew that his Majesty would never do such a thing.
Is it affection?
Do not,
It's not just affection, it's far beyond affection. Because of this, the affection between His Majesty and the Regent is so solid that it will be extremely... unwavering;
The emperor raised his head,
Facing the bright moon,
With emotion:
"Fortunately, there is only one Zheng Fan in this world."
Eunuch Wei just planned to agree,
The emperor sighed again:
"Fortunately, there is Zheng Fan in this world."
(End of this chapter)