In the Great Zhou Library, Su Ming read a lot of books, and even read a lot of history books of the previous dynasty. The country of the previous dynasty was called Da Chu, and it lasted for three hundred years. The kings of the past dynasties ruled under the arch, and shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. , the pursuit of immortality.
However, the kings of the Chu Dynasty pursued longevity, but not only did they not live long, they were also very short-lived. In just three hundred years, nearly twenty kings changed, and many of them died of taking drugs.
Later, the powerful colluded and deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors, resulting in constant party disputes in the court, corruption of officialdom, scholar-bureaucrats' mouths were full of oil, and the common people at the bottom could not live anymore.
Finally, due to natural and man-made disasters, the Great Chu was destroyed, and after decades of war, the Great Zhou Taizu rose to prominence. The country has been in Zuo for more than five hundred years. Compared with the Great Chu, the monarchs of the Great Zhou generally lived much longer.
Learning from the previous dynasties, the previous kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not very enthusiastic about the way to immortality. At most, they only took medicine and refined elixirs, which did not delay the government affairs and did not waste the people's energy. It was harmless.
Although Emperor Shenwu's changes previously surprised him, Su Ming knew that none of the kings in the past could live forever. Even Emperor Shenwu was considered to be one of the few longevity kings in the past.
But today's scene made him deeply understand that the old emperor really wanted to live forever, otherwise he would not have gotten angry so easily and even affected the people around him.
As a king, you should keep your emotions and anger hidden. As the emperor who has been in power for sixty years, Emperor Shenwu has a very deep city. If he hadn't really touched his reverse scale, he would not have lost his composure like this.
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The night fell, and the thick ink-colored clouds pressed down, layer upon layer, making people breathless.
In the military camp, the lights were bright, and soldiers in black clothes, black armor, and black masks were constantly patrolling. When walking, the steps were uniform, like machines.
Several tents were surrounded by stars like a moon in the center of a military tent, which was brightly lit. There was a general sitting in the military tent. He was the general of this army, Li Hu.
He is also wearing black clothes, black armor, and a mask, but there are two more tiger head patterns on his armor shoulders, making him look more heroic. The mask is also engraved with tiger patterns, which is vivid and exudes awe. of power.
At this moment, there is a treasure box made of neither gold nor jade on the case. It is engraved with strange patterns. The whole box seems to be one piece, airtight and cannot find any gaps. It cannot be opened without special means. The box, this box, is what their army wants to escort.
For this operation, His Majesty mobilized a total of three thousand secret guards.
"Enemy attack!"
Suddenly, in the night, a high-pitched voice sounded from the arrow tower.
Immediately, the entire camp seemed to come alive, the lights kept turning on, and the soldiers woke up from their deep sleep, picked up the soldiers and walked out of the camp without any panic.
Outside the military camp, in the pitch-black night, a pair of eyes with a faint light lit up, reflecting a cold light under the firelight.
"gather!"
On the school field, the command was given and the battle flag was raised high.
Team after team of secret guards quickly assembled. They were all black-clad and black-armored, with expressionless faces. They formed formations with murderous intentions. From leaving the camp to assembling into a team, the whole process took less than a cup of tea.
"drink!"
Suddenly, the secret guards roared in unison, the sound penetrated the clouds and cracked the rocks, and the sound shook hundreds of miles.
The next moment, a burst of blood rushed out from above their heads, wrapping around and evolving into a scene that could turn into a black sun, a black light, a sharp blade, or a big drum.
Together with the battle formation, an iron-blooded and tragic momentum rose, and within a radius of ten miles, there was a battlefield.
"Boom!"
Swords, guns, swords and halberds, axes and axes, hooks and forks, the fierce sound of killing rang out, freezing the space.
The three thousand secret guards shouted in unison, and their fierce and heroic military spirit soared into the sky, naturally condensing into the sound of killing, sounding even without the wind, shaking all directions.
At this moment, the world was silent, and the cold and bone-chilling murderous intent was like a substance, rushing toward his face.
"As expected of a secret guard of the imperial court, he is truly extraordinary!"
On the top of the mountain in the distance, two figures stood slowly. A young man wearing a cassock and green eyebrows was looking at the camp at the foot of the mountain. His eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking. But if you look carefully, you will find that his A pair of eyes turned out to be snake pupils, green and sinister, sinister and treacherous. The person who just made a sound was him.
Beside him, there was a mist, and a figure was looming in the mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
In the mist, a hoarse voice sounded, "During the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Xuanjing Division swept through the world of immortality. Many sects were suppressed and bloodbathed. The secret guards of the Xuanjing Division are naturally extraordinary, but now the Xuanjing Division is lonely. , otherwise, how could the two of us have the opportunity to stand here and watch the show?"
The snake-eyed young man raised his brows, as if he was eager to try, "Really? Let my sons test how much ability this secret guard has left!"
As he finished speaking, a small drum appeared in the hands of the snake-eyed boy. It was engraved with various animal patterns. It was extremely complicated. He patted it lightly, and an invisible wave spread out.
"Roar!"
In the dark night, one after another roars of beasts resounded in the wilderness. Jackals, tigers, leopards, wild boars, elephants, elk, hippos, and various snakes, insects, rats, and ants formed a wave of beasts and attacked the entire military camp.
At this moment, a fire had been ignited in the military camp, illuminating the entire night as if it were daylight, and it was clearly visible within three hundred steps of the military camp.
"Fire the arrow!"
Following the order, the secret guards pulled the trigger, and the crossbow arrows shot out one after another, penetrating the air, the arrow clusters ignited with flames, and landed heavily among the beasts a hundred steps away.
The hard leather armor was like paper under the armor-piercing arrows secretly made by the imperial court. The screams continued to echo in the night, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and barbecue.
Death and flames did not make these beasts retreat. After four or five waves of arrows washed the ground, the beasts still charged forward, as if they were desperate for their lives.
Underground, densely packed snakes, insects, rats, and ants are constantly drilling tunnels. Even if their natural enemies are nearby, they still coexist peacefully.
Suddenly, when they dug three feet into the ground, a golden light flashed, and all the snakes, insects, rats, and ants swept by the golden light were immediately eliminated. A formation was actually set up below the military camp.
Outside, after several waves of arrows, the crossbows of the secret guards had lost more than half of their arrows. After containing the first few waves, the impact of the beast tide was much smaller.
At this time, the secret guard general Li Hu stopped shooting arrows and conveyed the order to attack. Tonight, these beasts were not the only enemies they faced. It was still early before dawn, so they had to maintain their strength.
Afterwards, a group of soldiers boarded the surroundings of the military camp, condescendingly relying on the buildings to defend themselves. An hour later, most of the beasts in the beast tide were dead or injured. The fear of death made them wake up slightly, but it was not enough to make them break free from control.
Half an hour later, the bodies of beasts were piled outside the camp, and the tide of beasts finally ended.
