They stepped ashore on Xiongnan Reef, looking lost and lost. Looking up at the surroundings, everything here was so strange, and they didn't know where to go.
Looking thousands of miles away, Ling Yi became even more confused. He could only walk forward with long strides, groping forward, looking for the Ruluo South Palace.
At this time, the prince caught wind and cold, his ankles and knees were sore, he was sweating profusely, and his whole body was shaking. The prince's master had no choice but to support the prince on his back and go to a nearby shop. He found an inn to settle down temporarily and inquired about the Ruluo Nan Palace.
Nowadays, it is a troubled time, and I am worried about the safety of the prince, so I leave the red head in the post house to protect the prince's safety. I walk out of the post house alone and find a medical clinic to get medicine for the prince.
The Prince Master of the Termite Clan is knowledgeable and knows something about medicine. While at the inn, he checked the prince's pulse and prescribed a prescription. The clerk at the medical center only had to follow the prescription and prepare the medicine. After paying for the medicine, he returned to the inn to boil the medicine for the prince.
It sat in front of the stove in the backyard, its eyes filled with smoke, and it was difficult to open them with tears streaming down its face. Wiping away tears with his sleeves, fanning the fire with a cattail leaf fan in his hand, he stood aside and began to think alone, then looked back, probably worried about the prince's condition.
The prince lay on the couch, still unconscious, and began to talk nonsense from time to time. The prince's master held the medicine bowl in one hand, feeling hot and steamy.
Blow out the hot air and lift the prince up with one hand, give him the medicine bit by bit, then help him lie down, cover him with a quilt, stand up and say:
"The prince will be fine after sweating all night." He put all the quilts on the prince and moved them into the fire. The whole room was warm.
It was getting dark, but the Crown Prince did not forget to inquire about the way to Ruluonan Palace. He walked out of the hall, called a shopkeeper, and asked:
"Man! I'm here to ask you how to get to the Ruluonan Palace?" The man looked at the prince's master, but he didn't know where it came from?
Why are you asking about Wangcheng? asked:
"Who are you?" Prince Master introduced himself and said:
"I am an envoy on a mission to Ruluo Nanzhou. I came from Ruluo Xizhou." The waiter didn't look like it at all. He looked at it up and down.
The prince's master looked at the waiter's suspicious eyes and looked at himself. The guy said bluntly:
"I don't think you look like it." The prince's master smiled and said:
"What do you think it looks like?" The guy started to brag and said:
"The envoy should be well-dressed and majestic, giving him a noble attitude." The prince's master took out his official certificate again. The clerk played with it and looked at it. He opened the official certificate and said:
"This is very delicate, a bit similar." The prince's master still maintained a smile and said:
"That's enough. My business is about the interests of the country. It's very important. You can talk about it now." The guy added:
"I'm illiterate and don't know anything about state affairs. The royal city is not far from here. Go straight ahead and walk out of a town. You will reach the royal city a hundred miles away." After thanking the prince, he entered the room.
The red-headed ant stepped forward and said:
"Sir." The prince's master felt a little pleased and relaxed, and said:
"We will set off tomorrow and rush to the royal city." The red-headed ant looked at the prince and said:
"But the prince, it..." The prince's master looked at the prince, and the pain in his heart was indescribable. Only the red-headed ant in front of him could express it, and said:
"Ever since my termite clan was destroyed, the prince has been living a wandering life with me, fleeing everywhere. He was frightened along the way. When crossing the sea, he encountered wind, waves and tides. The wind and cold entered his body, which was really painful. He sweated all night. His illness naturally healed. At dawn, the prince's master bought a carriage from the store. He helped the prince get into the carriage and continued on his way. Although they had a teacher-student relationship, since he shot his wife and children to death, the prince's master and the The prince already had a gap in his heart, and the relationship between master and servant was even worse. They rarely talked along the way. The prince glanced sideways at the prince's teacher and said:
"Doctor, where are we rushing to?" The prince's master faced the prince and said:
"Your Majesty, let's rush to the South King's City of Ruluo." After knowing this, the conversation between the two ants stopped again.
The carriage stopped outside the capital. The prince's division got out of the carriage and walked slowly towards the city gate. He was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city and asked:
"Who are you? What kind of crime should you be guilty of breaking into the royal city?" The prince's master saluted and stood up, saying:
"I am the envoy of Ruluo Xizhou, and I am sent to your country on the order of King Ruluo Xizhou." The soldier asked again:
"What's the proof?" The prince's master took out his official certificate and said:
"This is the official certificate as proof." Then he presented it, and the soldier handed the official certificate to the general guarding the city for inspection, and then said:
"Let it go." The general returned the officer's credentials. The prince's master got on the carriage and ran into the royal city, standing outside the main hall waiting for the summons of King Ruluo Nan.
The eunuch walked out and stood outside the palace gate. Seeing the prince's master, the prince and his red-headed ant under the main hall, he walked down again and said:
"Which country are you the noble envoys of? What's the purpose of your mission to Ruluo Nanzhou?" The prince's master stood up and said:
"I am the envoy of Ruluo Xizhou, and I am sent as an envoy to your country by the order of King Ruluo Xizhou." He also presented a letter written by King Ruluo Xi, saying:
"This is a letter written by King Ruluo Xi to the king of your country. The king will understand it at a glance. Please also present this letter to the king of your country." The palace of Ruluo South stands tall in front of you, with two rows of The soldiers stand upright like poplar trees, unbreakable by wind and unshakable by thunder.
There are bronze green dragons on both sides below it, raising their heads and roaring. This may be the majesty of the king. After seeing the letter, King Ruluo Nan summoned the prince's master, and the prince and his red-headed ants entered the palace.
On the roof with double eaves of glazed tiles, the vermilion lacquer door is opened and goes up along the platform base. On the top of the red vermilion lacquer door is hung a black golden nanmu plaque with the inscription of flying dragons and phoenixes on it.
The "Government Hall" is the most eye-catching. The inner pillars of this main hall are mostly supported by huge vermilion pillars. Each pillar is engraved with a spiraling and lifelike golden dragon, which is particularly spectacular.
On the gold-lacquered carved dragon throne in the palace, sits a king who looks down upon the world. He is King Ruluo Nan.
The civil and military ministers below sat on their knees on both sides, drinking wine, singing and dancing, their sleeves flowing. The bells are ringing and the chimes are ringing, and the music is melodious.
The pedestal is filled with smoke, the clouds are deep in the palace, and the palace is full of corruption and extravagance. It turns out that the nature of insects is the same as human nature. They have been content to enjoy themselves without war for a long time, and the emperor's majesty is suspected of overstepping.
In China, after the Emperor of Zhou moved eastward, royal power declined, rituals collapsed, and music collapsed, and the world was in conflict for a long time. Wars continued, big countries annexed small countries one after another, and the princes exercised the power of conquest on behalf of the emperor and performed the emperor's courtesy, let alone Ruluo Nanzhou?
It is a remote neighbor to overseas vassal states, and it is even more out of reach. It is normal for the emperor to exercise his power and enjoy the emperor's gifts. The palace should gather the emperor's majesty. In addition, it is remote and remote, separated by vast oceans, so it is difficult for wars to spread.
After a long period of peace, people can enjoy comfort, the birds sing and dance, and the soil and water support insects. The prince's master entered the main hall and stopped singing and dancing.
The prince's master stood in the main hall, kowtowed to him, looked up and said:
"Your Majesty, the Ruluo West Kingdom is in danger. Please send troops to rescue the Ruluo West Country." King Ruluo Nan first focused on the prince's division and said:
"About the situation of Ruluo Xizhou, King Ruluo Xi has made it clear in his letter. You are probably the termites from Nanzhanbu Continent. You were killed by the hornets and fled to Ruluo West Continent. You were protected by King Ruluo Xi. It caused a military disaster. The person behind you must be the prince of the termite tribe, but I wonder who the red head next to you is?" The prince's master first faced the red-headed ants, and then turned to the South King of Ruluo, and said:
"It is a swordsman raised by the Prime Minister of Ruluo Xizhou. It follows me to protect me." King Ruluo Nan asked the officials and said:
"Do you have any plans to save Ruluo Xizhou?" After deliberation, the ministers stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, we are not sending troops for the time being. It will take several days to cross the sea from Ruluo West Continent to Ruluo South Continent. Maybe by this time, the Hornet Army has captured Ruluo West Continent and their morale is high. If we send troops at this time, it will be detrimental to our army." As soon as the minister finished speaking, a eunuch entered the palace and said:
"Your Majesty, the envoy of the State of Qin is asking for an audience outside the palace gate." It can be seen that the envoy of Qin followed him, and King Ruluo Nan said:
"Foreign envoy, prince, red head, please hide behind the screen first, listen more and think more." Then the eunuch took them behind the screen. There was sandalwood on the table, which was particularly quiet. Then he summoned the envoy of Qin to see him.
The envoy of Qin walked in in a swaggering manner. At first he looked down upon the ministers and was very rude. Later, the king kowtowed and stood up and said:
"The envoy of Qin paid homage to King Ruluo Nan." King Ruluo Nan said:
"I wonder why the envoy of Qin sent me Ruluo Nanzhou?" The envoy of Qin was very rude and raised his head and said:
"I heard that the prince of the termite tribe has fled to your country. Please hand over the prince." King Ruluo Nan saw that the Qin envoy was so arrogant and said angrily:
"What will happen if I don't hand you over?" The envoy of Qin looked down upon the ministers again, then faced the king and said:
"If the king does not hand over the crown prince, he is an enemy of the Qin Dynasty. Our Qin army will be attacked with thunderbolts. The approaching army will destroy all lives. It will only take a snap of the fingers to crush your Ruluo Nan Palace." King Ruluo Nan became angry, and for a long time Then he sat down and said:
"If you dare to attack, you will never come back. My army of millions is waiting for you." The Qin envoy waved his sleeves and left the palace.
Some ministers were afraid of Qin's power and persuaded the king to hand over the termite prince to prevent the war from spreading to Ruluo Nanzhou.
The prince's master walked out and said:
"No, Your Majesty. If you hand us over, you will show weakness to the powerful Qin State. Then the Qin army will be more confident to attack us." A minister stood up and faced King Ruluo Nan and said:
"The Western King of Ruluo took you in and suffered the disaster of destroying the country. We, Ruluo Nanzhou, experienced successive kings' conquests in the south and north. Only by destroying many forces can we unify Ruluo Nanzhou. After painstaking management, we developed production and hoarded food. How can we suffer the calamity of destroying our country because of our achievements today?" The prince's master spoke bluntly and said:
"What the doctor said is wrong. The soldiers of the Qin State encountered strong resistance from the two tribes' coalition forces at Qingshui River. They suffered a loss. In order to expand their strength, they destroyed our termite tribe to contain the ant tribe. They used the prince's escape to Ruluo Xizhou as an excuse to attack Bing Haibin City, use the troops of the Three Kingdoms to destroy the ants on the Qingshui River. If they attack Ruluo Nanzhou, the battle line will be too long and the number of troops will be insufficient, which will increase the burden on the people. If the ants at this time take this opportunity to attack its rear area, Qin will The army is a lone army, and if an lone army goes deep into the country and lacks support, our troops from Ruluo Nanzhou will be defeated in one attack. In addition, winter is about to enter and hibernation will begin. What they need more is a quick victory." King Ruluo Nanzhou said with a smile:
"Sir's analysis makes sense."
