In the winter of the year 329 of the Han calendar, the city of Chang'an was completely white.
At this time, more than 80 years have passed since the unification of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. At that time, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, accidentally failed to extend his life in Wuzhang Yuanxing. Fortunately, Qianli Xiang, the god of the Yin and Yang family, helped him and was able to live another round.
The crouching dragon soared to the sky and restored the mountains and rivers. After a fierce battle between dragons and tigers, the great China finally returned to the Han Dynasty.
After the return of the artifact, the Han Empire was still a little uneasy in its prosperous times. For more than eighty years, under the rule of two generations of emperors, Emperor Xiaoren Liu Chan and Emperor Shenwu Liu Chen, the empire experienced natural disasters and various disasters. Although the process of the king's rebellion and the barbarians in the north was thrilling, there were no dangers, and we have reached this day quickly and steadily.
Thirty-four years ago, in order to eliminate the rebellion of the kings and resist the powerful northern powers, Emperor Shenwu Liu Chen had no choice but to delegate power to the local families. The side effects of delegating power to the families began to gradually appear in the past twenty years. The local families gradually began to support their own troops and respect themselves. If you don't respect the king's order, you will act like a prince.
Especially four years ago, the life of Shenwu Emperor Liu Chen was hanging by a thread. In order to fight for the throne, the emperor Liu Yan, promising huge profits, hooked up with the twenty-eight most powerful families in the empire. With the help of strong support, Liu Yan, the late emperor, was very The son who was not the eldest son became the final winner and was able to inherit the throne.
After ascending to the throne, although Liu Yan longed for power, he was grateful for the merits of the noble clans and indulged them even more. The noble clans became more and more wreaking havoc. They forcibly interfered in national affairs, ignored national laws, formed private soldiers, and seized farmland. potential.
The people of the world, who are full of warmth and longing, greedy and greedy, and have obtained all kinds of splendors in the world, are not satisfied.
As a result, a scene that shocked the whole world happened unexpectedly and predictably in the city of Chang'an along the Wei River.
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The cicadas are mournful. Chang'an, known as the most sleepless city in the world, has lost its prosperity and prosperity this night. It looks particularly deserted under the desolate moonlight. A bit of cold winter wind blows by, and there are bursts of chills hidden in the dark alleys along the streets. The energy was inadvertently brought out.
In the seemingly empty and lonely streets and alleys, under the cover of the hidden moon and black clouds, violent and dense shadows of swords and swords can be heard. Between the waves of Qi machines of different shapes, light black shadows are fighting fiercely. Swordsmen faced each other, flesh and blood fought fiercely, and the clean bluestone roads crisscrossed Chang'an City were filled with rivers of blood and piles of corpses.
That night, the city of Chang'an was no longer graceful and luxurious. Every minute and every second, people died and their hatred disappeared.
The people in the city remained silent, closed their doors, and hid in their houses fearfully. They did not even dare to light an oil lamp. But even though they were so timid, many civilians still suffered unreasonable disasters. Some high-level gods were inadvertently released while fighting each other. With his fierce energy, houses were blown to pieces, and the helpless people could not leave even their bones and dregs to the world.
Tonight, the most powerful nobles in the empire and the twenty-eight top families in the world gathered in Chang'an, the imperial capital. They divided into camps and for their own benefit, led their most elite subordinates to kill wildly throughout the city, magnificent. The beautiful city of Chang'an turned into a hell on earth tonight.
The officers and soldiers who were originally supposed to be stationed in Chang'an City seemed to have disappeared at this time, leaving no news, allowing the bloody storm to sweep through the center of the capital city that was thousands of miles away.
Seeing the blood hidden in the moon and the red fungus, there is no hell on earth better than this!
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The shouts of killing shook the sky inside the city, but there was silence outside the city.
The fog dispersed with the wind, revealing a field of banners in an open field three miles south of the city. Under the canopy of red feathers, the emperor Liu Yan, who had just ascended the throne for less than four years, was wearing a yellow robe, holding the world's best sword, Tunhong, and looking solemnly Looking at the people sitting down, there was anger and helplessness between his brows.
Behind him, thousands of troops lined up silently, and all the troops defending the imperial capital gathered here. Under the leadership of their respective generals, they stood as quietly as a mountain, holding their breath and concentrating, standing majestically on the plain, as if they were waiting. The emperor gave an order.
But upon closer inspection, we found that there was something strange about these armies. They were based on the place where Liu Yan stood, and they were invisibly divided into two factions: the left and the right. Hundreds of thousands of men and horses were holding swords and spears, looking at the emperor from time to time, but more Their energy was to watch the other group of people vigilantly. Their eyes were full of strong bloodthirsty murderous intent, which made people shudder, as if the other group of people had an eternal enmity with them.
In front of Liu Yan, courtiers in rich robes, powerful generals in battle armor, and clan elders who came from all over the empire were bowing their heads and holding their hands, not daring to look directly at Liu Yan. These powerful nobles were naturally divided into two piles on the left and right. Son, there is a clear distinction between Jing and Wei.
In the two groups of people, each was surrounded by an extremely beautiful lady with light eyebrows and pink hair. In the arms of the two ladies, each held a crying baby, while the two ladies had faces full of expressions. He looked resentfully at the emperor Liu Yan, who stood with his head held high under the canopy.
Hundreds of thousands of people were silent for a long time, until the pungent smell of blood in Chang'an City was carried by the strong wind of late winter. From among the brocade clothes on the left side of the station, an old and powerful voice finally came out, "Your Majesty, the temperament of the eldest prince Naughty, we thought that we should appoint a wise man as the crown prince. The second prince was born with a strange phenomenon. When he was born, shooting stars chased the moon. In the future, he will be a wise king. The ministers will fully support the second prince."
From the brocade clothes on the right, a strong voice immediately came out, "Fart, how can a baby in swaddling clothes predict what he will achieve in the future? Your Majesty, since ancient times, seniority has always been respected, and the eldest prince is your Majesty's direct descendant. The eldest son should be enthroned as the crown prince and inherit the throne, so as to reassure the people of the world."
Another person walked out of the crowd on the left with a dagger hanging from his waist. He pointed at the lady gathered by the crowd on the right, his eyes burst with cold light, and he said forcefully, "Your Majesty, Queen Li has evil intentions and is good at using crooked ways. Several attempts were made to kill the second prince. The evidence is conclusive and people and gods are angry. As the saying goes, like mother must be like son. If such a scheming eldest prince is in charge of him, the country of Han Dynasty will probably fall into decline in a short time. Ah! By then, how will we face the late emperor who is under the Nine Springs!"
"That's nonsense!" An old man in light yellow clothes sprang out from the camp on the right, spitting. "Your Majesty, there must be monsters when things go wrong. When the second prince came into the world, the sky and the earth were colorless, ghosts were crying, wolves were howling, and now This is a sign of the evil star coming to the world. If this son is not eliminated, we are afraid that there will be no peace in the world and no peace in the world. I sincerely request your majesty to execute the second prince immediately, and to punish the second prince’s biological mother, Zhang, by being torn apart by car, in order to calm the hearts of the people of the world!"
In the eyes of Emperor Liu Yan, in full view of everyone, one side was speaking directly against the current queen, and the other was angrily accusing the second prince of being a demon star. It seemed that what happened tonight would not end well.
As more and more people expressed their opinions, the crowd became noisier. The two groups of people turned from admonishment to refutation, and then started a scolding war. The atmosphere became more and more heated and became a heated situation.
Just when the old men were arguing, Liu Yan, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly unsheathed the Tunhong in his hand, and a burst of golden light accompanied by the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roared, overwhelming the audience.
The whole place was silent. The troops standing behind Liu Yan and the princes and nobles in front of him looked sideways, without squinting, waiting for Liu Yan to make the final decision.
The young emperor, who had just succeeded to the throne for four years, did not speak immediately. He had a dark face and paced back and forth under the canopy. With every step he took, his face became darker.
Suddenly, a strong horse neighed in the distance, and a man covered in blood rode up from Chang'an City like a storm. Approaching the emperor's canopy, he hurriedly dismounted, arrogantly ignoring the emperor Liu Yan, and walked straight to the right camp, neatly He cupped his hands and said solemnly, "My lords, we have all killed and annihilated the Second Prince and his party who caused trouble in the city. Please let me know what the next step is."
The situation has become very clear. The left camp is composed of supporters of the second prince, and the right camp is composed of supporters of the eldest prince. The people on both sides are crowding around the queen and the second prince’s biological mother, Zhang. The two noble ladies are embracing The two babies, one large and one small, were the only two sons of Emperor Liu Yan.
The eldest prince's biological mother, the current empress Li Fengjiao, had a strong personality, while the second prince's biological mother, the chief minister Zhang Diewu, had a gentle nature. The two had different personalities, but they had one thing in common. They were both born in aristocratic families.
Zhang Diewu was indifferent to fame and fortune, and had no intention of fighting for power. However, the common man was not guilty of harboring the jade. After the birth of the second prince, the two families gathered heroes from all over the world and began to fight for the position of the prince. As the battle gradually became more intense, the prince once Neither the Party nor the Second Prince Party wanted to continue the endless struggle, so they unanimously overstepped the imperial power tonight, forcibly armed themselves in the imperial capital, and started a life-and-death struggle. Judging from the results reported by the blood-stained man just now, The eldest prince's party has a better chess game.
The quiet sound of a pindrop could be heard in the field, and even the hunting flags no longer fluttered in the wind.
When Liu Yan heard what the visitor said, his straight and loose waist suddenly relaxed. He took a deep breath and looked at the gentle and skillful Zhang Diewu in the camp on the left with a look of unbearability. His lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but his throat failed. I was about to speak but stopped, only to feel sadness coming out of my chest, and tears immediately filled my eyes.
The appointment of a crown prince is a royal family matter and should not be discussed in public. However, Liu Yan, the sword-wielding swordsman of the empire who was supposed to have all the power in the world, was actually unable to influence the political situation. He was unable to command the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him. , unable to persuade the courtiers and the family to stop internal strife, unable to stop this long-brewing bloody storm, and even unable to protect their virtuous wife and young son.
The imperial power has fallen by the wayside and there is no branch to rely on. This makes people feel sad and sigh with regret.
At this moment, Liu Yan finally understood that his power had been completely eclipsed by the powerful nobles of the world due to the connivance and leniency of two generations of emperors.
He, the emperor, is such a coward.
At this point, Liu Yan knew that he was in a difficult situation. If he didn't handle it well today, and the clans were openly at odds with each other, the situation of separatism among the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty would happen again. The Han Empire, which had been peaceful for a period of sixty years, would be destroyed. Re-engaged in endless conquests against each other.
Liu Yan staggered, turned away resolutely, closed his eyes and sighed, "You guys, just do what you want!"
Close your eyes and don't look, this may be Liu Yan's last dignity.
He did not give the officials any results, but they already had results.
When people are in desperate situations, they always want to make a comeback. When the courtiers and noble families who supported the second prince saw that the emperor Liu Yan had given up on them, they roared angrily, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Brothers, let's fight today!"
Upon seeing this, the eldest prince's party, which was gaining momentum, drew their swords in unison and shouted, "All ministers, destroy the traitors, today, kill!"
The war drums thundered, the two armies fought, swords, guns, swords and halberds, the cold light shone in the sky. In less than an hour, tens of thousands of heads from the Second Prince's party suddenly fell to the ground.
Finally, the beautiful princess Zhang Diewu, holding the second prince in her arms, stood alone on the battlefield filled with corpses.
All the courtiers, generals, nobles, and soldiers all looked at Liu Yan and kept shouting, "Slay the demon star, and the world will be settled, kill the demon star, and the world will be settled."
Liu Yan couldn't bear it anymore, glared at everyone, and pulled out Tunhong again. A beam of golden light rose into the sky, and a slender dragon was attached to his forearm. He was ready to fight to the death with these rebellious officials and traitors.
"His Majesty!"
A cry as crisp as a warbler called Liu Yan out of his anger. He looked for his voice and saw Zhang Diewu squinting her eyes and looking at him with a smile.
Facing death, Zhang Diewu was not afraid, her eyes were as bright as shooting stars. She raised her eyes and smiled at Liu Yanran. She said softly, "I never like your majesty to be in trouble." Then she lowered her head and kissed the forehead of the baby in her arms, and carried it casually. He raised a blood-stained sword and struck it horizontally in the air, and the souls of mother and son were cut off from the blue sky together.
There is only love in the world without any reason. The princess left the last beauty in Liu Yan's heart with her simple and plain words. Her love penetrated his heart, and a seed of revenge was in his heart. It grew wildly like the branches of a sycamore tree. Thirty years later, it finally grew into a towering tree and changed the world.
That night, surrounded by courtiers and nobles, the emperor Liu Yan stood alone in the sea of blood on the mountain of corpses, with tears in his eyes, and issued an edict to establish the eldest prince Liu Huai as the crown prince.
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Everything is silent, and Chang'an is in a mess. Perhaps God has mercy, and snowflakes as big as goose feathers fall silently, quietly purifying the filth in the world.
A young man dressed in white and wearing a sword, emerged from the cellar of a B&B in the north of the city. He had sharp eyes and vigilantly searched all directions. After confirming that there was no danger around him, he returned to the cellar and carefully picked up the quilt wrapped in a quilt. The baby boy, who was sleeping soundly, clung to the wall and quickly touched the north gate of Chang'an City.
Then, the man frowned, thought about it, jumped up, climbed several feet above the city, and silently went north.
After leaving the city, he didn't rest for a moment and ran like crazy. Twenty miles passed in an instant, and a pine forest suddenly appeared in front of him.
At this point, the young man finally breathed a sigh of relief, carefully held the baby boy in his arms, and walked skillfully into the forest.
In the forest, a black-clothed swordsman was waiting quietly at a rockery. When he saw the young man arriving, the black-clothed swordsman hurriedly came to greet him. Seeing the young man walking in a hurry and confused, he hurriedly asked, "Defeated?"
The young man Gu Bo was not surprised and said calmly, "We were defeated. All the wealthy nobles who supported the second prince were slaughtered. There is no place for me, Liu Quansheng, to stand in Chang'an City."
The swordsman in black felt thunder in his heart. He looked at the baby boy in the young man's arms, his eyes flashed, and he was suddenly surprised and asked, "Is this?"
The young man said coldly, "Sebili, you shouldn't know. Don't ask. I will tell you one day what you should know. Where is my horse? Where is it now?"
The swordsman in black named Sai Beili took a deep breath and pulled out a bloody horse from behind the rockery.
The young man didn't waste any time, immediately put on his saddle and mounted his horse, reining in the horse and heading north.
"Sai Beili, remember, thirty years from now, I, Liu Quansheng, will make a comeback. It is still unknown whether the next emperor of Han Dynasty will be named Liu Huai!"
After Liu Quansheng left a word, he rode his horse and roared. The strong horse under him raised his head and neighed wildly, raised his hooves and galloped. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the white snow. Only Saibeili, dressed in black, was left, feeling the mighty roar. The cold wind stood alone in the winter wind for a long time.
What the world didn't know was that Liu Quansheng and the baby in his arms had slipped through the net, causing a huge turmoil in the Han Empire.
