The autumn wind passed by Liyuan, the sky and the earth were pale yellow, and the forests were dyed.
In the distance, there is an endless sky, thousands of miles of yellow clouds, vaguely projecting a beam of red light, just like a red tide as red as blood, slowly rising out of the sea with the roar of the waves.
Approaching Shangjing, looking around, the intertwined wheat fields are filled with golden rapeseed flowers and rice, as if they are decorated with a touch of gold out of thin air. The breeze blows gently, and the fragrance of rice flowers gradually spreads.
Farther away from the wheat field, there is a stretch of official road, stretching as far as the eye can see, twenty miles, thirty miles, or even hundreds of miles. Because the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty hunted in autumn every year, the official road from Jiuwei Mountain to Shangjing was built flat and wide.
At this moment, three thousand "Iron Buddha" heavy cavalry were on the official road, galloping wildly, the "rumbling" sound of horse hooves was as powerful as thunder and the momentum was like a rainbow.
For a time, wherever the horse's hooves touched, dust flew up and smoke filled the air.
Three thousand iron pagodas, rolling and undulating like dragons, immediately transformed into several black torrents of iron cavalry, as if there was no end.
Amidst the thunderous sound of iron hooves, countless flags and banners were raised high and fluttering in the wind.
Among them, the leader is a heavily armored knight with a strong physique and a burly figure. He is riding on the horse without moving at all. He holds the "Silver Dragon King Banner" in his hand, which represents the invincibility and invincibility of the Jingbei army. , carried on the shoulders.
The front of the iron pagoda's soldiers ran over the desolate wheat stalks and jumped over the heavy wheat fields. The rustling west wind, like a knife, cut on the scaled iron plates of the three thousand heavy cavalry, making a soft "plapping" sound. .
Today, the commander-in-chief of the entire army of the Great Zhou Empire, the Grand Sima, the Grand General, the Taiwei, the Grand Marshal of Shangzhu Kingdom, the Army of the World, the Commander-in-Chief of all Chinese and foreign military forces, the Grand Marshal of the Northern Territory of Xingtai, and those in charge of the 400,000 Jingbei army - —The King of Qin, Xiao Changling, personally led three thousand "Iron Buddha Tu" heavy cavalry, and was about to return to the capital and step into the majestic Huanghuang Shangjing.
Soon, the cavalry of three thousand iron pagodas arrived at the ten-mile pavilion outside the east gate of Shangjing. This place is located in the Gyeonggi area, only ten miles away from Shangjing. It can be said that it is within easy reach and only one step away from the capital.
And now, although the long pavilion in the eastern suburbs of Shili is far away, the wind is still roaring; the weeds on both sides of the road are blown over by the oncoming howling autumn wind, and they collapse one after another, making a loud splash.
At a glance, on the outskirts of Shangjing, in the vast wilderness, the open area with a radius of more than ten miles was almost completely filled with black and black figures. In such a scene, it seems that a group of extremely powerful Haidongqings with wings spread out are flying over the vast land.
When they reached the ten-mile pavilion, the 3,000-strong military formation at Tiefu Tu was immediately divided into five columns, like black clouds. The formation stood erect and slowly moved across the vast wilderness, reflecting a cold light.
"Da da da……"
At this moment, I heard the crisp sound of horse hooves coming from the opposite direction.
Immediately afterwards, a small group of lightly-armed men and horses came out from the city gate of Shangjing and galloped towards the iron pagoda, rolling up the yellow sand in the sky.
This group of people is not that large, only about ten people. The leader is a man in fine clothing, riding a green-maned royal horse, black boots with arrow sleeves, wearing a black winged crown with five-color patterns on his shoulders, wearing a gray round-neck coat with golden python patterns embroidered on the left and right. .
And the dozen followers behind him were all in the same clothes and attire. They all had black arrow sleeves, light clothes and fast horses, and sabers hanging at their waists. These people are all "chazi", the first-class secret agents from the Imperial City Division.
Facing these sudden Imperial City troops, Long Xifeng, the deputy general of the Tiefutu Central Army, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sat majestically on his horse, motionless, and just reined in his horse suddenly and shouted loudly.
"Stop!"
Following the sonorous order, countless war horses neighed, ringing through the air. Three thousand heavily armored knights of the Iron Buddha, each riding on a horse, looked like a towering mountain. They were wearing black armor, which reflected a soul-eating dark cold light under the rising sun.
Suddenly, a series of intensive sounds of machine springs were heard in the heavy armored cavalry formation of 3,000 people, as well as the harsh sound of gold and iron colliding.
Among these sounds, there is the shrill sound of a long bow breaking, the chilling sound of a crossbow opening its spring, the cold sound of a saber being unsheathed, and the cold sound of a spear being raised high...
In an instant, the majestic Tiefutu army, with their swords unsheathed and bows strung, and the frightening cold light on their weapons, were like a naturally formed copper wall and iron wall. A dozen or so people on the opposite side stood in front of the murderous Tiefutu. Just a bunch of tiny ants.
When they were only 800 steps away from the Iron Buddha Brigade, the man in black at the head of the group rode in the lead. He suddenly reined up his horse and stood up. A trail of smoke from his hoofs went straight towards the front row of heavy riders.
"Bold, His Highness the King of Qin is driving in front of you. How dare you gallop and collide with the king's car! Take it with me on both sides!" Long Xifeng's face was as cold as iron. He pressed the "Jingbei Sword" under his waist and stared coldly. That man's voice was like thunder.
"yes!"
Two heavily armored knights on the left and right urged their horses forward, trying to capture this man.
At this moment, the man in front of me suddenly took off a gold medal given by the emperor from his waist, raised it high, and said loudly.
"I am the emperor's special envoy. I would like to see His Highness the King of Qin. I would like to ask the general to inform you."
Before Long Xifeng finished speaking, he heard a loud and sharp shout coming from the Chinese army formation behind him.
"The king has arrived——"
Accompanied by the long shout rising into the sky, suddenly, the two rows of iron pagodas in the front dispersed instantly. At this moment, almost all the heavily armored "Iron Buddha" naturally gave way to a spacious road.
Suddenly, the cavalry formation of Tiefu Tu was like a heavenly gate covered with white clouds, split open by a long sword. The clouds and fog gradually dissipated, and they were vaguely visible in the distance, like a fantasyland in Qionglai Fairy Mountain.
At this time, under the escort of five cavalry, Xiao Changling was riding alone and holding the bridle. He was dressed in white armor, with cold lightning in his eyes, and was powerful. He held "Chengying" tightly in his left hand and drove the "Sa Lu Zi" to welcome Listening to the sound of hunting wind, he slowly rode forward. And one of the five knights also carried the "gilt halberd with tiger power and divination" on his horse to guard the left and right.
His Highness the King of Qin's horse "Sa Lu Zi" moved forward slowly with clear steps, the sound of hoofbeats was uniform, like the calm before the storm.
At this moment, along Xiao Changling's resolute face, there was not a single change of emotion in His Highness Prince Qin, only an indifference like an icy lake.
Against the bleak autumn wind and the weak sunshine, Xiao Changling rode his horse and sword, and led five cavalrymen. His tall and determined figure stood out as he passed through the layers of military formations in the Iron Buddha Tu, which made him look particularly unique.
"hiss--"
An angry horse neighed.
However, they saw Xiao Changling sitting on the horse, his eyes as clear as water, and he gently pulled the reins. The horse "Sa Lu Zi" stood firmly and stopped directly in front of the Three Thousand Iron Pagoda, motionless. .
Until this moment, Xiao Changling's expression was still cold, with a cold and murderous intention between his two sword eyebrows; deep in his eyes, there was a biting sword aura, which seemed to come from his face. There is no warmth at all, it is always gloomy and deep.
Seeing Xiao Changling coming on horseback, the man immediately got off his horse, walked quickly to King Qin's horse, and gave a long salute.
"Imperial City Department Commander Li Siyuan has met His Highness King Qin."
However, Xiao Changling's performance was still calm. He rode high on the horse, head held high arrogantly, his eyes motionless, staring calmly ahead. He didn't even look at Li Siyuan, but just looked coldly through his teeth. Here, two words burst out.
"What's the matter?"
His Highness the King of Qin's proud look embarrassed the head of the Imperial City Department. However, Li Siyuan looked slightly embarrassed and could only speak patiently.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty heard that His Highness returned to the capital, and specially ordered his subordinates to come to greet him. Your Majesty has prepared a banquet in the palace to welcome His Highness."
After hearing this, Xiao Changling nodded slightly and picked up the reins with one hand.
"Now that I'm done, thank your Majesty for me. I'll go into the city now."
After saying that, Xiao Changling turned his horse around and faced Long Xifeng, preparing to let him command the troops to enter the city. However, at this moment, Li Siyuan stepped forward, stopped Xiao Changling's "Sa Lu Zi", and said with some embarrassment .
"Your Majesty, His Majesty's decree is for you to enter the city alone."
As soon as these words came out, before Xiao Changling could react, Long Xifeng beside him suddenly became furious. He jumped off his horse, pulled out the "Jingbei Sword" from his waist, and pointed it directly at Li Siyuan's chest. On the chest.
"What did you say?! It's unreasonable to let my king enter the city alone!"
Facing the long knife pointed at his chest, Li Siyuan was not afraid. He put his hands behind his back and said calmly.
"General, this is His Majesty's will."
"You..." Long Xifeng became even more furious and held the handle of the long knife tightly.
At this time, Xiao Changling, who was sitting high on the horse, waved his right hand lightly with an expressionless face.
"West Wind, don't be rude."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Long Xifeng's face was full of dissatisfaction, and he could only sheath his sword and get on his horse again.
After Long Xifeng mounted the horse, Xiao Changling looked solemn. He lifted his shirt behind him and pressed the long sword "Chengying" tightly. His sharp eyes were like a sharp arrow, shooting straight towards Li Siyuan.
"Li Douzhi, I have a question, and I hope Douzhi will tell you the truth."
"His Highness has made serious remarks. I will definitely tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything I want to say."
Suddenly, Xiao Changling sneered, and an evil charm like billowing black clouds appeared on his face involuntarily, and then he said something.
"If I enter the city alone, Your Majesty will let me die however you want, poisoned wine, or Bai Ling."
It should be said that this sentence carries a heavy weight. If someone else had said this, they would definitely be considered to be dissatisfied with the emperor. Just one word from His Majesty could make him guilty of disrespect; but now, these words came from Xiao Changling, King of Qin Everyone thought it was not surprising that he was the only one in the world who dared to say that.
As we all know, in the battle to seize the rightful son, the Emperor Xiao Changyao and the King of Qin Xiao Changling were at odds with each other, and the two sides were at war with each other. Judging from the situation back then, in terms of merit and prestige, Xiao Changyao, as the eldest son, was far inferior to Xiao Changling at the same age. It is precisely because of Xiao Changling's outstanding talents and his achievements in destroying Chu and the Northern Expedition that when Emperor Xuan was still alive, he also intended to make Xiao Changling the prince. However, he could not withstand the pressure of the officials, so he followed the ancestral tradition of establishing a direct descendant. He personally crowned his eldest son Xiao Changyao as the crown prince.
Due to the defeat in seizing the legitimate son, and the fact that he was trying to seize love, the pair of fateful couple, the King of Qin and the noble concubine, were forcibly separated. Therefore, for so many years, King Qin and His Majesty have been at odds with each other. King Qin has always had a grudge against Your Majesty, and Your Majesty also regards King Qin as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.
In fact, as early as the late emperor's lifetime, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty had already noticed that with Xiao Changyao taking the throne in the East Palace, in the temples of the Zhou Dynasty, the feud between Xiao Changling, the king of Qin who contributed most to the unification of the dynasty, and Xiao Changyao, the crown prince of the country, The battle for the wall is becoming more and more apparent...
"Your Highness is joking. Your Majesty and you are close relatives by blood. How could Your Majesty do you harm? Your Majesty just misses the brotherhood with you and wants to reminisce with you. He has no other thoughts." Li Siyuan said slowly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Changling had a stern look on his face and smiled coldly. In his light tone, he carried the heroic spirit of an iron cavalry crushing Kyushu.
"It's not that I can't trust your majesty, but I can't trust some young people. If they take this opportunity to harm me, how can I protect myself?"
Then, Xiao Changling pondered for a moment and gently held Cheng Ying's sword hilt. At this moment, his eyes became bright and clear, and he said the next sentence without thinking.
"I would like to ask Li Duzhi to tell your majesty that the three thousand iron pagodas must enter the city with Gu. No one of the three thousand people can be left behind. If your majesty does not agree, Gu will lead his army back to Jinyang now and will never enter Beijing in this life." Do what you say. When the time comes, Your Majesty will bear all the consequences, and I will forgive my incompetence."
"Does King Qin want to resist the decree?" Li Siyuan said solemnly.
Unexpectedly, when he heard the word "anti-zhi", Xiao Changling frowned slightly, stroked "Sa Lu Zi"'s mane, and laughed up to the sky.
"Resist the decree?! Gu has been resisting the decree for ten years, and he doesn't care if he resists one more time! Gu's head is right here. If your majesty wants to take it away, you can send someone to get it!"
Seeing that His Highness the King of Qin was so indifferent, Li Siyuan had no choice but to lower his head slowly and said reluctantly.
"Okay, please wait here for a moment, Your Majesty. I will go and ask for His Majesty's instructions."
When Li Siyuan turned around and mounted his horse, and was about to leave, he heard the sonorous sound of Xiao Changling's gold and stone again, which filled his ears.
"Remember, I only give you an hour, and you won't wait until it's too late."
The dozen or so imperial city officials slowly left everyone's sight.
Xiao Changling was alone, dressed in white and riding a horse, standing in a ten-mile pavilion with deep eyes, staring at the tall Shangjing City in the distance. He couldn't help but be fascinated. That was the place where he grew up, and it was also the sad place where his love was taken away. . Ten years later, when I look back, the capital city seems so strange and alienated.
At this moment, the woman he had loved for many years seemed to appear in front of him again, and Xiao Changling could never forget that smile.
"Wan'er, I'm back."
The lingering west wind swept up the general's snow-like white clothes and wiped away the dust covering his body.
…
Go to Beijing.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
In the quiet imperial study room, the lights are bright, and there is an imperial table carved with dragons in the middle, surrounded by more than ten white marble pillars, with patterns of thousands of galloping horses engraved on them, lifelike and vivid.
The deep palace is like the sea, and a bright light illuminates the huge imperial study.
At this moment, Emperor Zhou Xiao Changyao, who was wearing a dark blue dragon-patterned robe, was sitting in front of the case, holding an imperial pen and ink in hand, meticulously reviewing the memorial.
The imperial desk in front of the emperor was neatly covered with memorials, secret folds and bamboo slips. Various kinds of brushes inserted in the sea of pens were as dense as a forest. There were also two unique sealed wooden boxes. Inside are more than a dozen copies of the secret music and chapters, sealed with fish fat. This is a special wooden box for the secret music inside the Imperial City Division.
Facing the mountain of government affairs and countless memorials and documents, Xiao Changyao's expression remained unchanged, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and he was still reviewing the memorials selflessly.
At the bottom of the imperial case, Li Siyuan, wearing the black official uniform of the Imperial City Division, stood there quietly, with his head lowered and his eyebrows lowered, saying nothing.
"Never come to Beijing."
Suddenly, the Great Zhou Emperor Xiao Changyao, who was sitting on the imperial desk, remained calm. With a slight stroke of the cinnabar pen in his hand, he left two eye-catching scarlet circles on a memorial.
"Yes, Your Majesty, King Qin said so." Li Siyuan responded.
Xiao Changyao was not surprised by this, and the movement of the red pen in his hand did not stop. The rustling sound of the tip of the pen could still be heard, while the end of his nose "hummed" slightly.
"Oh, that's interesting. He's challenging me."
"Your Majesty, King Qin also said, also said..." Li Siyuan stopped talking.
Seeing Li Siyuan's hesitation, Xiao Changyao looked at the memorial on the case without even raising his head. He still annotated word for word with a cinnabar pen in his hand, and then asked casually as if he was a little careless.
"What else can you say?"
"Your Majesty, King Qin also said that he will only give you one hour to think about it, and you will not wait until it is overdue."
It was only at this moment that Xiao Changyao's eyebrows locked together tightly, and he finally raised his head, with the cinnabar pen in his hand hanging in the air.
"An hour?"
But soon, the solemnity on Emperor Zhou's face was instantly wiped away. He smiled mockingly, picked up the memorial on the case, and turned it over casually.
"My younger brother is still acting more and more like before. What does he think of going to the capital? He comes and leaves whenever he wants. What does he mean by this? Is he bargaining with me?"
"Then... Your Majesty, how do you reply?" Li Siyuan raised his eyes slightly, looked directly at the young emperor on the dragon throne, and asked softly.
Xiao Changyao put down his ink pen and gently rubbed his eyebrows, as if he was very tired. After thinking for a long time, His Majesty, the nine-fifth emperor, spoke leisurely.
"Promise him."
"What, Your Majesty, promise him, this..." Li Siyuan's eyes widened, looking at the man on the throne with an expression of disbelief.
Only a soft "pop" sound was heard. Xiao Changyao put the memorial in his hand on the imperial desk, then nodded and spoke word by word.
"Yes, promise him, otherwise, everyone in the world will think that I am stingy."
Even though His Majesty said so, Li Siyuan was still a little worried.
"Your Majesty, since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Wen has established the ancestral system. When the vassal kings enter the capital, no soldiers or horses are allowed to enter the city. This is precisely to prevent the disaster of the Xiaoqiang. But now, the King of Qin is self-respecting and wants to use three thousand cavalry. Blackmailing Your Majesty is really disrespectful, so why would Your Majesty still..."
Before Li Siyuan could finish speaking, he saw Xiao Changyao smiling.
"I understand what you said. But don't forget, this Zhou Dynasty is my world; this court is also my court. If it were in the north, I might not be able to do anything to him, but now , it’s up to him. What kind of waves can a caged tiger stir up? Even with his mere three thousand iron pagodas, he wants to shake my empire! I want him, Xiao Changling, to die in Shangjing."
After finishing his words, Xiao Changyao couldn't help but burst out laughing. In this laughter, there was the confidence of a generation of emperors, the aloofness of being a noble, and the majesty of being the lord of the world.
Soon, Xiao Changyao stopped laughing, picked up the memorial again, and waved his right hand towards Li Siyuan who was standing at the bottom.
"Go and deliver the message."
"I accept the decree." Li Siyuan understood the idea and took the order to exit the imperial study.
At the same time, in the Chengqian Palace, Xie Wanxin was leaning against the window, her eyes full of beauty's sorrow, looking at the fiery maple leaves outside the window, slowly falling from the branches, filling a pool of blush.
She frowned and looked at the white jade pendant in her hand. The pattern painted on the jade pendant is a beautiful picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water. Xie Wanxin studied it for a long time and was lost in thought. A smile like a flower stamen appeared under her red lips unconsciously.
"Erlang..."
…
The next day, the imperial edict arrived. The emperor ordered Zhongshu and his subordinates to prepare an edict and issue an imperial edict in the name of the imperial court. He ordered the minister Zuo Pu to shoot Xun Zheng, hold the edict, and go to the army of the King of Qin to read out the imperial edict.
The imperial edict stated that the imperial court ordered Qin King Xiao Changling to bring three thousand iron pagodas to the court to see him.
Early in the morning, the sun rises in the east.
The morning glow breaks through the fog, and the white fish belly appears in the east.
On September 7, the first year of Tiansheng, a grand ceremony to welcome King Qin to Beijing was held as scheduled outside Yongning Gate.
In the imperial city, Yongning Gate, red silk hanging high, wind chimes bursting, and flowers blooming.
From Yongning Gate to the Changting Pavilion, which is ten miles long, the Royal Road is more than ten miles long, all of which are sprinkled with clear water, paved with brine, and paved with bright red carpets.
A thousand Imperial City Royal Guards, all wearing golden helmets and golden armor, holding long halberds, were neatly guarding along the road, guarding both sides of the imperial road to welcome King Qin's army. Whenever the Royal Forest Army passes by, all the people outside the city will avoid it.
At the same time, the emperor ordered that on the day of the welcoming ceremony in the suburbs, all ministers and officials from the prince to the prince should line up and kneel down to greet the King of Qin. Xiao Changling's three thousand "iron pagoda" heavy cavalry entered the city one by one.
At noon, this world-famous suburban welcoming ceremony officially begins!
His Royal Highness the King of Qin's personal cavalry, known as the sharpest "attack spear" among the 400,000 Jingbei army. The heavy armored cavalry once achieved a glorious record of chasing down the 50,000 Rouran army for three days and three nights with 800 tigers.—— Three thousand "iron pagodas", under the personal control of King Qin Xiao Changling, sailed into the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty with mighty force like wind and thunder.
Three thousand iron pagodas, carrying the mighty military power that shook the heavens and the earth, followed His Highness the King of Qin's flag horse and stepped into the Yongning Gate.
Looking from a distance, I saw three thousand iron pagodas, the sound of the iron cavalry was thundering, and the flags were flying high and fluttering along the road, implying murderous intent.
The majestic and eye-catching scarlet "Silver Dragon King Flag" was raised high and rolled up and down in the rustling autumn wind.
Wherever the king's flag swept, Yu Lin bowed his head, and all the officials bowed their heads.
Unexpectedly, ten years later, the Silver Dragon King flag would enter Shangjing again.
On the day when he rode into Beijing and arrived at the palace, he was the commander-in-chief of Jingbei, who had made outstanding achievements in the Zhou Dynasty and ordered the three armies. Xiao Changling took off his white armor that was stained with dust and blood, and put on a brand-new leather suit with the color of the prince's uniform.
Under the autumn colors, the glow is brilliant.
The majestic and majestic King of Qin, Xiao Changling, wears a crown with a dragon pattern and a valerian gold court dress with nine chapters, a standard crown dress for a prince. On the left side of his waist, the cold and murderous "Chengying" sword was still hanging on his waist.
In this way, Xiao Changling led three thousand cavalry, wearing his prince's leather Bian, riding his "Sa Lu Zi", carrying his "Cheng Ying" sword, and carrying an awe-inspiring feeling. Heroic spirit, horse stepping on the palace gate.
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White clothes, battle armor.
In the past, the sky beyond the Great Wall was full of galloping.
Today, the Jiuzhong Palace is in high spirits.
