The Taoist soldiers lined up in front, and the county soldiers guarded behind.
Jiang Hua was sitting on the chariot in the center with his personal guards. Behind him, there were war drums one after another.
Jiang Hua looked around and felt very uncomfortable.
Under this mode, it was as if a master would suddenly raid from the ground, descend from the sky, and attack with spells from a distance at any time. It made people feel insecure at all.
Jiang Hua feels that the current war model must indeed change.
In the past, the coach sat in the Chinese army camp and gave orders. The position of the commander must be eye-catching, and a conspicuous military flag must be placed above the head so that the surrounding soldiers know that the commander is here and watching everyone from behind to improve morale and supervise the army.
But the war at that time was a war between nobles and nobles.
Even if you defeat the opponent, the important thing is to be polite and don't kill if you can. The other party will also pay the ransom according to the rules. The ransom for the nobles is higher, and the ransom for the countrymen is lower.
At that time, the citizens of every country were cherished wealth and could not die casually. Too many deaths would shake the foundation. Everyone is also willing to ban the use of many vicious, powerful Taoist and magical powers that have a land-cleansing effect on the battlefield.
But now times have changed. Anyway, Jiang Hua feels that if he were the coach, he would definitely use all kinds of magic to clear the ground, whatever is convenient for him.
After this battle is over, we will reform when we return!
Thinking of this, Jiang Hua looked at the city wall in the distance. At this moment, Hu Tu was standing there, surrounded by layers of guards protecting him. Suddenly, an old man sat in a hanging basket and slowly came down from the city wall holding a large black flag embroidered with billowing colors.
The signs of surrender are different in different eras and different countries. Sometimes they hold up a white flag, but in today's Chao country, holding up a black flag with billowing embroidery has the same effect as a white flag. Therefore, seeing the old man holding the black billowing flag, the army did not launch an attack immediately.
It may be that the participants in the wars of this era were all nobles, so they were able to use the beautifully crafted black billowing flag as a sign of surrender. When the war becomes more intense and it is impossible to keep the black billowing flag anytime and anywhere, maybe the black flag will symbolize surrender.
"Old Hu Qing of the Hu clan in Liucheng has met the prefect!"
At this moment, Hu Qing stood on the ground and bowed to Jiang Hua. Jiang Hua was kneeling on the chariot, wearing armor and holding the hilt of his sword with his right hand.
"Although the two armies are fighting and the envoy will not be killed, your envoy would like to come to you as soon as possible. Don't delay the army's entry into the city to rest. Originally, we planned to enter the city to rest this afternoon." Feng Yi said as soon as he came up. Hu Qing made a show of force.
Hu Qing stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Why should Feng Xueshi (cabinet bachelor) bully me?"
"Liucheng is a county town. It not only has forbidden law barriers, but also a city protection formation built according to the terrain. During the construction of the entire city, a large amount of forbidden law materials were also used. Under these layers of protection, the light It looks like these soldiers in front of us can’t attack them at all.”
"In the past ten thousand years, only a handful of counties and cities in Chao Kingdom have been conquered, and most of them were not due to external forces but various internal factors."
"If you want to rely on violence to break through the county, then the first generation monarch must come. Even if you are a Qi Refiner, it will only be possible if the real person comes in person."
"Besides, we, Liucheng and Yancheng, have always been good neighbors and have been friends for many years. Over the years, we have had a very good relationship with each other. This time, we must have been instigated by traitors. To develop to this point, it is actually because of the instigation of traitors." Sun’s confusion, this is all a misunderstanding!”
"In order to resolve this misunderstanding, the prefect decided to offer 30,000 shi of grain, 100,000 slaves, and 30 million yuan in money..."
Hearing this, Jiang Hua shook his head directly: "These things you mentioned belong to me, so why should I ask you to give them to me? Wouldn't it be better to go and get them directly?"
Hu Qing, the elder of the tribe, was not angry. For negotiations, as long as you were willing to speak, even if it was a lion's mouth, it meant that there was something to talk about. Some talks are better than no talks, and better than direct war.
"Look, the barrier is broken!"
"Not only the forbidden magic barrier, but also the city defense formation seems to have been broken!"
"Not only that, even the city gate is broken!"
Following the crowd's exclamations, Hu Qing looked behind him and saw Hu Tu, who had just activated his bloodline power and raised his tail towards the city wall. Then my mind was filled with questions:? ? ?
Hutu is crazy?
This is impossible!
Then there is only one truth!
Before Hu Qing could continue to speak, Jiang Hua stood up from the chariot: "Gentlemen of Liucheng, I am Jiang Hua, the prefect of Yancheng."
"Now that Liucheng has entered an undefended state, please comfort those who are out of control in the city, because the army is about to enter the city."
"I guarantee the army with the credibility of the Jiang family in Yancheng. As long as you return home at this moment and stay behind closed doors, your life safety can still be guaranteed."
"Everything remains as usual, follow Yang Cheng's rules!"
"In half an hour, the army will enter the city. Please hurry up and return to the mansion quickly. Otherwise, once the army sees blood, it will not be easy even for me to continue to restrain them."
"Loyal ministers of the Hu family, there is no need to be too sad, let alone have death aspirations."
"In this battle, Yancheng is seeking wealth, resources, population, skills, and magical weapons.",
"Soon, Yancheng will withdraw from this place. You can continue to assist the Hu family and revive the Hu family at that time."
Although the people in the city couldn't figure out why Hu Tu suddenly went crazy, it was an undisputed fact that the forbidden barrier in Liucheng was broken at this moment, and it was also a fact that the army could enter the city at any time to kill!
At this time, the nobles had to consider whether Jiang Hua's words were credible.
After a little thought, even those diehards had to admit that remaining useful at this moment is their loyalty to the Hu family!
At this moment, many loyal ministers began to comfort themselves: Jiang Hua is also a noble, and nobles can do anything in private, but when they are aboveboard, they mostly focus on credibility. What's more, Jiang's reputation has always been very good in the past.
An hour later, the city had become deserted.
The army went to the military camp and automatically laid down their weapons.
The Chinese people returned to their respective huts, with the doors and windows closed. Those who were brave quietly came to the second floor, opened a gap in the window, and observed the changes in the outside world through this gap.
The nobles returned to the courtyard and began to think about where their family would go after Liucheng was destroyed. After losing all land and other tangible wealth, how would their family rise again?
Crisis, crisis, danger breeds opportunity!
The shrewd nobles have already begun to think about how to report it later and how to use this opportunity to successfully lead the family to rise!
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bump!
The teacup was thrown to the ground with great force and broke into pieces. This teacup was the teacup that King Xi liked very much in the past. It was given to him by Taoist Tianyan when he succeeded to the throne. It has been used for hundreds of years, and the patterns on it have become It's been worn out, but it's still used every day.
"waste!"
"A bunch of trash!"
"Mud can't hold up a wall!"
"I have to ask Brother Bo Chang for this trip."
Sitting opposite Guojun Xi is a very young man. He is also a person with the surname Ji and comes from a branch of the surname Ji. Said to be a side branch, in fact, the branch he was in had long been lost among the crowd. When it came to his father's generation, they became financially bankrupt and turned into savages.
The once noble nobleman of Tianhuang has now turned into a savage after many generations. Although it sounds incredible, who can predict everything due to the mystery of nature?
Later, when he was about to starve to death, Bo Chang awakened the blood of the Phoenix and was reborn from the ashes.
Then, Bo Chang was trained by the mysterious man. Under the training of the mysterious man, he reawakened and took control of his bloodline when he was sixteen years old, and became a third-generation doctor.
Later, under the introduction of the mysterious man, he met the current Emperor Zhou. He met the Emperor Zhou from a distance with everyone, and was given a drop of blood by the Emperor Zhou. After Bo Chang took the essence and blood, he began to learn many knowledge of the Qi Refiner. As he learned, he used the knowledge of the Qi Refiner to suppress and tame the blood in his body.
Although he is only twenty-five years old now, he is already a genuine second-generation prime minister.
Guo Junxi had only seen such a young genius in the history books of Chao Kingdom. In reality, there is none. Whether it is Taoist Tianyan eight hundred years ago or Taoist Changkong in Yancheng today, they all seem to be inferior in comparison.
More importantly, this genius came from Luoyang, which is now the capital of Zhou Dynasty, and brought the emperor's will with him. Although Emperor Zhou had long since declined, he was still a great figure in the eyes of small princes like Chao.
Bo Chang drank the tea calmly and opened his eyes after a while: "On my trip, the emperor gave me a total of three drops of blood essence. The first drop of blood essence has been given to you to help you regain your youth and improve your strength. Now every day One day later, your strength will increase by one point, and a few years later, when you fully master the power of this drop of blood essence, you will not be far away from becoming the first king of the Chao Kingdom."
Although this step is a world of difference and there is no way to break through it, for a monarch of a small country like Guo Junxi, it is an unexpected surprise to have such strength. Even if there are some troubles, they can't be taken into consideration.
The essence and blood given by the emperor were used as trump cards back then.
A long time ago, there were small vassal states with the surname Ji all over the world.
At that time, when there was chaos in any place, the emperor only needed to give a drop of blood, and after taking it, the monarch of a small country could temporarily have power comparable to that of the first generation monarch.
Although after using this power, the monarch of the small country will die. But power is power, it is genuine, and it is enough to deter all disloyalty!
As time went by and Emperor Zhou declined, these small vassal states with the surname Ji naturally lost their glory.
"For you and me, if we take a drop of blood essence again, we can temporarily have the strength comparable to the first-generation monarch. Such strength is enough to reduce all accidents and ensure the smooth development of things."
Having said this, Bo Chang couldn't help but ask: "But, do you regret it?"
"After the Dao Extermination Order was issued, Taoist Tianyan is still alive and well, and even took this opportunity to make great progress in cultivation. Maybe he will really become a real person sometime."
"Every real person is not weaker than the first generation monarch, and is comparable to the real divine beasts of heaven and earth. If you do not issue the Dao Extermination Order, even if you die, Tianyan Taoist will think of the good of Chao Kingdom before he dies of old age or falls. , Chao Kingdom will definitely be able to pass on the inheritance smoothly, where can there be so many surprises like now?"
The monarch Xi shook his head without hesitation: "Brother Bo Chang, although you are a real genius, you are only twenty-five this year and you already have the strength of the second generation of ministers. You even master many secret techniques. Your strength is higher than that at the moment. I am even better than you, but after all, you have never been a king, and you don’t understand the true meaning of being alone.”
"Taoist Tianyan is my best friend. If it weren't for his help back then, I wouldn't have been able to tame the will contained in the blood in my body, let alone defeat other young masters and successfully succeed to the throne."
"After taking the throne, I entrusted him with the affairs of Chao State. Over the past eight hundred years, he has done his best. As for reform, he is not that good."
"Taoists are the trend in the future. Many enlightened nobles and many enlightened vassal states have begun to embrace Taoists and have begun to carry out reforms from top to bottom. I know all this."
"The Han family, the Zhao family, and the Wei family are the top ministers of Jin, the most powerful country today. Their strength and status are no less than that of the kings of small countries, and their power far exceeds the kings of small countries. But among the retainers of such a big man, There are many Taoists in China."
"The Taoists want to reform, the Taoists want to completely gain status and strengthen the country, and the princes want to learn the wisdom and knowledge of the Taoists to strengthen themselves. This is almost what is destined to happen next. I know all this!"
"But, I'm about to die!"
"When I met you, Brother Bochang, I was already old and about to die."
"At that time, all my confidants left me and wanted to be loyal to the new king."
"At that time, the ruling Taoist Brother Tianyan was also seriously teaching the new monarch how to govern a country."
"At that time, all the nobles in the entire Chao Kingdom were looking forward to the new king's succession. Who made me grow old? Who made me stupid? Who made me make mistakes again and again?"
Having said this, the king laughed at himself: "I know that if it weren't for Taoist brother Tianyan's insistence, I, a mediocre king, would have been killed by his traitor. I can live well all the time, thanks to Taoist brother Tianyan." Protection. But even Brother Tianyan can only guarantee that I am still alive, but cannot guarantee that I will continue to have power."
"When I was lying on the hospital bed, listening to my heavy breathing, and feeling my vitality weakening little by little, my mentality changed."
"You can say that I am affected by the will of form contained in my blood, or you can say that I am about to die and have lost my mind, but I must say that I don't actually want to welcome death, I want to live, I want to Continue to live in control!"
"The oppression of death and the contrast before and after losing power made me change my mind."
"Especially after I met you, Brother Bochang, I swore at that moment. That Jun Xi who devoted himself to the Chao Kingdom is dead, and the next person alive is a Jun Xi who only served himself."
"So, when I return to youth, I can issue the order to exterminate the Dao without hesitation."
"To me, what do those Taoists mean? They are not as good as Taoist Brother Tianyan. Therefore, even if you proposed to suppress Taoist Brother Tianyan earlier, I always held back and did not make a fatal move."
"After all, when I grow old, Brother Tianyan is the only one who still misses me. If possible, I am indeed willing to keep him alive..."
I wrote until twelve o'clock at night, and finally finished two chapters, eh.
(End of chapter)
