Guangwu's fourth year, in May.
The weather has just gotten hotter.
After two months of negotiations, Landuo Mountain in the Western Region was only willing to surrender and pay tribute, but was not willing to directly merge the Western Region into the Great Shu Kingdom.
The envoy returned from the Western Regions.
The court hall of Da Shu immediately became noisy.
The old ministers of Western Shu and Western Chu were quarreling over the position of leading the army this time.
In the end, Su Mingzhe made his decision and gave the position of general to Cao Changqing:
"Cao Aiqing, I will grant you the title of Grand Marshal of Anxi. You will lead a hundred thousand troops to conquer the Western Regions!"
"My lord, accept the order!"
Cao Changqing has long known that the position of coach is his, and he is fully prepared.
"Get ready as soon as possible and send out troops in half a month!"
Su Mingzhe and the civil and military officials of Shu had already guessed this result, so before sending the envoys, they had laid out the food and grass in advance.
This is: soldiers are expensive and quick!
Without worries, Shu's 100,000-strong army and more than a thousand Yulin Guards left Iron Gate Pass and started from bottom to top, like locusts, towards the Snow Lotus City on the Western Region Plateau.
There are thirty-six city-states and more than one hundred cities in the Western Region, with a population of about 1.5 million households and less than five million people.
On the Western Region Plateau, there are a total of five cities, which are subdivided into three city-states.
Among them, Snow Lotus City is the only large city on the Western Region Plateau.
On the plateau, the total population is only half a million people, and a city like Snow Lotus City occupies one-third of it.
Thirty thousand light cavalry are stationed here, accounting for half of the troops on the Western Region Plateau.
As long as Snow Lotus City is captured, the entire plateau will be at your fingertips!
Not to mention Cao Changqing led troops to attack the Western Regions.
As the Western Expeditionary Army set off, Su Mingzhe also began to take Nangong Pushe, as well as more than a dozen concubines and beauties such as Xu Weixiong, Hongshu, Linya, and Qingniao. Under the protection of more than a hundred Yulin guards, they set out to travel around the world. country.
After everyone left Jinguan City, they first took a carriage and headed south to Nanzhao.
Nanzhao is the territory of Prince Rui of the Liyang Dynasty. It has only six cities, mountains and rivers, and dangerous terrain.
Prince Rui is the uncle of Emperor Zhao Dun of Liyang.
Because the six cities of Nanzhao were completely surrounded by Shu, after the restoration of Shu, the six cities of Nanzhao could only restore contact with the Liyang Dynasty by sea.
The sea is constantly stormy.
King Ruijun sent out several fleets, but in the end they all disappeared.
Seeing that Nanzhao and the Liyang Dynasty were cut off, the Miao people in Nanzhao continued to kill officials and rebel.
In the autumn of the second year of Guangwu, Prince Rui gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and submitted a "letter of surrender" to Shu, requesting "submission."
After Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun knew about this, he didn't even dare to fart, and watched helplessly as six more cities were added to Shu, with more than 100,000 households.
Su Mingzhe brought the girls to Nanzhao and enjoyed the enthusiasm of Nanzhao people.
After the founding of Shu, an order was issued to exempt the people from taxes for ten years.
Although the six cities of Nanzhao were two years late, they were also granted a tax-free policy for ten years.
With such good governance, the Miao people in Nanzhao quickly returned home.
Whether they are raw seedlings or mature seedlings, they are all warmly welcomed to the Shu Kingdom. Especially when the Shu army arrived, every household would eat pots of pulp to welcome the Shu army to Nanzhao.
Seeing that the people of Nanzhao were doing well, they had already returned to Shu.
Su Mingzhe took the girls to stay for two days, then took the water route and headed towards Qingzhou.
A total of three large boats walked on the river for several days and went straight down the river to Chunshen Lake outside Xiangfan City.
Xiangfan City is strategically located. It is not only an important transportation route for Northern Liang to enter the hinterland of the Liyang Dynasty, but it also blocks the eastward advance of the Shu Kingdom.
If the world is in chaos and the Shu Kingdom cannot conquer Xiangfan City, it will have no choice but to go to the hinterland of the Central Plains by sea through Nanzhao.
More than ten years ago, when the Liyang Dynasty came to dominate the world, it was in Qingzhou that
Xiangfan City was blocked by the great master Wang Mingyang for ten years.
Ten years later, Xiangfan City, which once had a population of 200,000 households, turned into a ghost town with no living person left.
"It's so full of resentment!"
Su Mingzhe was lying on the deck, his soul was not separated from his body, and he could easily feel the resentment coming from under the Qingzhou Xiangfan City.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Xiangfan City is much better now than before."
Pei Nanwei, who has lived in Qingzhou for ten years, heard Su Mingzhe's words and couldn't help but preach to him:
"In the past ten years or so, masters from Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, Liangchan Temple, Landuo Mountain in the Western Regions and other places have worked hard to save the souls of the dead. But so far, the innocent souls under this city have still not been freed!"
Hongshu was sitting on the bow deck of the ship, making tea for Emperor Shu. Seeing the vastness of the world, there was a feeling of relief in his chest that he wanted to express.
However, although she had practiced literature and martial arts since she was a child, she had only scratched the surface of literature and had no ability to sing poems and praise.
After a long time, seeing the joy in her heart fade away and unable to think of any poems, Hongshu could only sigh in a low voice:
"Hey, it would be nice if sister Chudong was here."
Wang Chudong is the daughter of Wang Linquan, the richest man in Qingzhou, who is evaluated in the book as the "Chosen Daughter" and "both talented and beautiful".
More than three years ago, Wang Chudong was adopted as an "adopted daughter" by King Jing'an and sent to Shu for "marriage".
Wang Chudong is really good-looking, with a face like a silver plate, skin like gelatin, bright eyes, plump and delicate.
When he first entered the palace, Su Mingzhe especially liked to favor Wang Chudong.
However, half a year later, it was the first year of Guangwu.
Su Mingzhe couldn't stand Wang Chudong's "literary youth style" anymore.
Wang Chudong has gradually fallen out of favor, and is only favored by men once or twice a month.
After hearing what Sweet Potato said, the forest crow next to him laughed first, and then said:
"Sister Chudong is not here, isn't there sister Yufei? On the Rouge List, Sister Yufei's talent is ranked higher than that of Sister Chudong!"
Xu Weixiong and Wang Chudong were on the rouge list at the same time.
Among them, Xu Weixiong ranked first.
Wang Chudong could only be sent in second place.
After Xu Weixiong and Wang Chudong entered the palace, Wang Chudong was favored for only half a year before he became "everyone".
But Xu Weixiong has always been regarded as the "right-hand man" by Emperor Shu, and he sits firmly in the imperial study.
In this comparison, Xu Weixiong's talent and reputation are indeed better than Wang Chudong's.
Xu Weixiong, who was sitting cross-legged next to the man, heard several "sisters" talking about him and saw the man looking at him. He could only curl his lips and refuse directly:
"I can't recite poems and compose poems!"
Not only could Xu Weixiong not be able to recite poems and compose poems, but his handwriting was also scrawled and a bit unsightly.
When Su Mingzhe saw Xu Weixiong's refusal, he said indifferently:
"Chunshen Lake is Chudong's hometown. If we compose poems here, wouldn't it be like "playing a big ax in front of Luban's gate"? "
When everyone saw what Su Mingzhe said, they immediately stopped encouraging him to speak.
When Su Mingzhe saw that the scene had cooled down, he smiled again and said:
"Do you know there is anything strange about Spring God Lake?"
The women all shook their heads after hearing the man's question.
At this time, Pei Nanwei, who was sitting aside, straightened his posture and slowly said:
"Your Majesty, this Spring God Lake is eight hundred miles from east to west, with misty waves. It accommodates six rivers and flows through large rivers. It has always been a place where military strategists lived and died and a tourist attraction for poets."
"When it comes to strange places, there are many."
"However, the most bizarre thing is probably that on every second day of February in Spring God Lake, many water jets will erupt from the bottom of the lake and shoot straight into the sky. It is said that this water jet can reach a height of a hundred feet!"
"On this day, the people nearby will not enter Spring God Lake for fear of offending the gods!"
"However, more than ten years ago, this water column no longer appeared!"
"I don't know the specific reason."
Pei Nanwei once lived in Qingzhou for more than ten years after the fall of Western Shu.
If there is anyone present who knows about Spring God Lake, it must be Pei Nanwei.
Pei Nanwei has been stunningly beautiful since she was a child. In order not to cause trouble to her family, she never dared to go out and show her face.
Therefore, for many people in Qingzhou, Pei Nanwei has never seen the wonders that can be seen if they want to.
[In view of the general environment,
"Also, I have heard someone say that there is a candle dragon at the bottom of Spring God Lake...the water column that reaches the sky is what comes out of the mouth of the candle dragon!"
Su Mingzhe heard Pei Nanwei explain these old things, and when she stopped, he continued:
"This "water monster" at the bottom of Spring God Lake is not a candle dragon, but the mount of Emperor Zhenwu of the Immortal Realm, Pixi, also called Dragon Turtle, or Baxia! "
When the ladies sitting here heard that Su Mingzhe actually knew about the Spring God Lake and the secrets of Emperor Zhenwu, they all became interested. They all stared at the man with their eyebrows and asked him to tell more.
Su Mingzhe did not hide anything and continued to preach:
"This Emperor Zhenwu is one of the five great emperors in the immortal world, guarding the north. According to convention, the immortals should have called him the "Black Emperor of the North." "
"However, Emperor Zhenwu disliked the unpleasant name "Black Emperor", so he changed his title to "Emperor Zhenwu". "
"More than a thousand years ago, Emperor Zhenwu was dissatisfied with the conditions in the immortal world, so he descended to earth and was reborn. After several reincarnations, he became the Emperor of Qin in one of them. Unfortunately, due to bad luck, he met a jealous Queen Luoyang."
"..."
Su Mingzhe slowly told some things he knew.
After hearing this, all the women present couldn't help but sigh.
A majestic Immortal Emperor brought down the Qin Dynasty that had finally been unified because of the jealousy of his queen!
It’s really not worth it!
After Su Mingzhe finished talking about the past and present life of "Emperor Zhenwu", he looked at the girls with a faint look:
"You can't imitate that jealous Queen Luoyang!"
Su Mingzhe has the "red thread of lovesickness" and is not afraid of his woman cheating or cheating on her.
However, women are all jealous, and no one can change this nature.
After traveling through so many planes, there were countless jealous women who caused all kinds of trouble for Su Mingzhe.
In this life, the woman in "Swordsman in the Snow" has a distinct personality.
Su Mingzhe was naturally afraid of what these women might do.
Fortunately, these women listened to the men and quickly lowered their heads and said:
"I don't dare!"
well--
These women are saying "I dare not", which means they have ideas!
After Su Mingzhe sighed, he stood up from the deck and stretched:
"It's getting late, get ready for dinner!"
