Devil’s Advent

On the sand dunes, there is a tent with a single purple horn on the top of the tent.

This is a symbol of the supreme power of the barbarian royal family. It is a bit similar to the Jinwu 纛痓 of Qianguo. They are all utensils that only the "emperor" can use, and their symbolic meaning far exceeds the actual use itself.

There were three such tents in the royal court in history, each with a single purple horn on top.

The unicorn comes from Pixiu.

In history, two generations of emperors of the Ji family died in battle, and their mount Pixiu was taken away by the barbarians, and its horns were cut off as utensils.

Only the piscine with a truly noble lineage will have such a purple horn on its head. The barbarians regard it as a trophy and a symbol of honor.

However, in history, one of these tents was lost in the west when the barbarians marched west a hundred years ago;

In addition, there is another one, which was not long after guarding the desert in the first generation of Zhenbeihou, and was snatched back by his cavalry chasing the barbarian king's court under his command.

That is to say, there is only one tent of this kind left in Wang Ting, but it appeared here.

Outside the tent, stood a middle-aged man dressed in animal skins. His hair was red, his eyes glowed with amber, but his face was dark and rough like a barbarian.

According to legend, King Youguli of the barbarian court was of mixed blood, his father was a Roman and his mother was a barbarian slave.

He belonged to the barbarian tribe when he was young, and grew up all the way, and finally became King Youguli.

He stood there, staring at the front, where there was a black cavalry team, flying the black dragon flag of Yan Kingdom, heading here.

In the procession, there is a carriage.

There was a young man in the lead, dressed in golden armor, exuding a heroic spirit, like a rock.

When he came to the tent and saw the purple horn on the tent, a look of anger appeared on his face.

King Youguli smiled slightly, probably because he had lived in Rome when he was young, and there were still some western shadows on him.

The eyes of the two men met in the air, but nothing came out of the friction, but one was calm and introverted, and the other was domineering. It couldn't be said who was better than who lost or who won, but each had its own merits.

The young man in golden armor wanted to ride his horse forward, but King Youguli stopped him with his hand.

"Get out of the way, I need to check the tent!"

Right Guli King said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, among my barbarians, only one person can enter this tent, so you can rest assured."

"Why do I believe you!"

There was a smile on the corner of Youguli King's mouth, and his eyes looked even more bewitching under the sunlight:

"Believe it or not, you only came this time with a hundred riders, and none of the remaining commanders came. If you really plan to do something, I can do it alone.

I admit that His Majesty does have the talent to practice martial arts, and he is already a fourth-rank martial artist at a young age. Given time, his achievements in martial arts will certainly be limitless, but right now, you are not my opponent. "

talking,

King You Guli raised his hand, pointed to the carriage that was slowly approaching ahead, and said:

"Even if the nobles in the carriage don't worry about this, why did you break the rules, Your Highness?"

"A kid from the Ji family, come in and let Ben Khan take a look."

Inside the tent, came an old voice.

King Youguli withdrew his hand.

Ji Wujiang got off his horse, walked to the tent, cupped his hands and said:

"Ji Wujiang is here to pay homage to the barbarian Khan."

"Hehe, it's really changed. The members of the Ji family have actually begun to understand etiquette, hehe."

Ji Wujiang lifted the curtain of the tent, and saw an old man in a fine attire sitting cross-legged inside. The old man was very old and curled up inside. He looked like a barbarian king, not far from the old rich man on the farm of Yan Country.

"Why, let your Ji family learn to look like a dog now, and I, a barbarian, will have to drink blood all the time?"

Ji Wujiang walked into the tent.

"The boy of the Ji family is indeed mighty. It's a pity that the Ji family has not wandered around the desert in person for many years. This Khan almost thought that the descendants of the Ji family had already begun to enjoy themselves and could no longer eat the food in the desert." There's sand."

A hundred years ago, the barbarian royal court went west and was defeated;

The first Marquis of Zhenbei received the title of Beifeng County and began to suppress the desert.

For hundreds of years, the barbarians have been a serious problem for Dayan, and they have been unable to go further east since then. The scenes of the ancestors of the Ji family emperors driving to the desert again and again are indeed almost becoming a very distant memory.

"Desert, I've always wanted to come, but there was no need to come."

"This is indeed the tone of the Ji family baby." The barbarian king pointed to a glass of kumiss in front of him without any anger, and said, "Drink."

Ji Wujiang didn't lose his share, he directly raised the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"How?" asked the barbarian king.

"It's extremely difficult to drink."

"Ha ha ha ha………"

The barbarian king laughed loudly, and then said:

"Ben Khan still has Westerners' wine here. After a while, I will send someone to give you some. It will be interesting to share the wine and drink it."

"That boy would like to thank King Khan."

The old barbarian king has always acted like an elder. Although the two sides are hostile and the situation is even more tense now, Ji Wujiang has also slowly changed his previous arrogance and began to show the attitude of a junior.

"Ben Khan was actually very afraid that he would not be able to let Ji's family come to the desert on horseback until he kicked his legs."

There is something in these words,

Because the Li family guarding the desert is too stable, there is no need for the princes of the Ji family in the past. The way to let the Ji family appear in the desert again is that the Li family is about to lose the situation.

It's a pity that I haven't been able to wait for this opportunity, and it is difficult to achieve this goal.

The ancestors had fought with Zhuji here for hundreds of years, but in my own generation, Renji's family members were not happy to come to the desert. This is really shameless to see their ancestors.

"In the future, the boy can come and see it often."

The old barbarian king shook his head and said:

"Are you not fighting for the throne?"

This question is very direct.

Ji Wujiang smiled and said:

"I don't have that brain."

"Since ancient times, there have been too many people who have no brains to become kings and emperors.

Just tell Ben Khan honestly, this emperor, do you want to do it? "

Ji Wujiang didn't hide it. Here, there is really no need to hide it. Moreover, as a prince, he actually knows his father's temper very well. To a certain extent, his father is actually very enlightened.

"I want to sit."

Who wouldn't want to sit on that dragon chair.

But in this world, there is no reason why you have to realize what you want.

"I heard that the Crown Prince Yanhuang prefers is your second brother?"

"yes."

"Oh, yes, the second prince's uncle is the Marquis of Jingnan, and the father-in-law will be the Marquis of Zhenbei in the future. If he doesn't sit in that position, who will.

You, it's a pity too, who told you that your background is not good. "

The mother and concubine of the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom is a maidservant.

Ji Wujiang nodded and said with emotion: "Yes."

"Hehehehe, hahahahaha!"

The old barbarian king pointed at Ji Wujiang and said:

"You bastard is in line with Ben Khan's appetite. You have no family background, and Ben Khan can give you a family background."

The family background here naturally refers to the "wife family".

Regardless of whether it is the current era or future generations, there are probably three most direct family relationships for a person, one is from his father's line, the second is from his mother's line, and the third is his wife's line.

"King Khan wants to give me the seat of the royal court?"

"You boy, if you are really allowed to sit, your father will definitely be willing, even if he breaks his friendship with you in name, he will not hesitate at all, but in this position, you, a Yan family or a Ji family, can you sit?

Ben Khan has a young daughter, she is the pearl in the desert, if you want, Ben Khan can betroth it to you. "

"What about the dowry?"

"The members of the Ji family are still so shameless."

"Since the old Khan wants me to call you Yuezhang, I have to give you a change."

The old man stretched out a finger,

road:

"Ten thousand Royal Cavalry."

"not enough."

"Where's the face?"

"Second brother, Marquis of Zhenbei and Marquis of Jingnan add up to hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and you will give me 10,000? Son-in-law, how can I fight for the throne?"

"Wujiang, don't embarrass the old man. No one knows how many families he has left. You can't find anything if you want to."

The old lady's voice came from outside the tent.

Ji Wujiang took the initiative to walk to the entrance of the tent, opened the tent, and saw that King Youguli, who had been slanderous to him before, was bowing to salute the old lady.

The Li family guarded the desert for a hundred years,

A hundred years is really long enough,

It has been so long that the barbarians are now afraid of the Li family instead of the Ji family.

My status as the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom is not comparable to that of the contemporary Mrs. Zhenbeihou.

"aunt."

Ji Wujiang took the initiative to reach out to support the old lady's arm.

here,

The old barbarian king who had been lazily curled up there also got up unsteadily,

I coughed a few times,

laughed:

"I've seen Li's sister."

The old lady smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"I met my old brother."

One is the Great Khan of the barbarian royal court, a real barbarian king;

One is Mrs. Zhenbeihou, who is also a person who can shake the ground three times in the north;

But say hello,

But it's like a greeting from old neighbors when they meet.

"My brother Li went to the south to have fun?

I said sister of the Li family, don't you know what kind of virtue a man is?

He went out to have fun, and left you at home. This matter is really unreasonable.

But I've heard that the women in Jiangnan of Qianguo are all very lively and beautiful, and it's guaranteed that the younger brother of the Li family will find a new love there. "

"The family is too poor, too poor to get rid of the pot, as a man, he has to go out and sell his strength to earn some money to spend.

Now, my daughter is about to get married, so I have to buy some dowry so that my daughter won't be angry after she gets married. "

"Eldest sister of the Li family, you're out of touch now, aren't you? Your daughter can be regarded as I have grown up watching her. My royal court should add a share of her dowry as a matter of course."

Almost everyone in the world knows what kind of method the princess of the Zhenbei Houfu used against the barbarians in the desert, how the Shatuo tribe wiped out the tribe, and how King Zuoguli of the royal court fell.

But even so, this dowry is not a joke.

"Don't bother me, brother, you are having a hard time too, brother."

"Hey, it's not bad at all, isn't it my intention?"

"Heh, the times are not good now, and everyone's life is tight. Brother, if you have this kind of heart, don't even think about going to my house to enjoy the autumn wind. My Li family will be satisfied."

"Well, you can't say that."

The old barbarian king's face became serious, and he continued:

"In the early years, although my life as a barbarian was hard, I was able to eat meat during the festivals. Now it's better. Since your Li family came, I have lived a hard life for almost a hundred years. These days are hard. "

"It's not like that, my Li family was in Yinlang County a few years ago, and it can be considered a wealthy family. Since I moved to this desert, I have eaten sand for a hundred years. On weekdays, the men of the Li family don't even eat meat. It's hard to eat."

"So, sister of the Li family, this person lives forever, why should he suffer himself?"

The old lady nodded.

"Actually, we've been old neighbors for so many years, we have to show some affection, and I won't waste that talk anymore, talking nonsense about you and my two families joining forces to make a fortune.

Since your sister from the Li family wants to invite me out for a talk, then I will give you this face. "

The old lady said:

"Barbarian soldiers are not allowed to go further east."

The old barbarian king sat down slowly,

road:

"In the past, when your Li family's 300,000 cavalry were all placed there, even if we wanted to come in, we couldn't get in.

But now, we want to come in, can you stop it? "

Originally, there were less than 100,000 people left in the territory guarded by the northern army in the six towns with 300,000 towns. The control power has been weakened too much at once. It is really difficult to prevent the barbarians from entering.

What's more, under the call of the royal court this time, the barbarians not only have 100,000 cavalry from the royal court, but also many tribes who responded to the call, and they can also gather more than 200,000 cavalry.

In the past, when the 300,000 Zhenbei Army was there, the barbarian tribes would not dare to gather in such a big way, because they knew very well that even if everyone had 300,000 against 300,000, their side would definitely be defeated.

But now, it is precisely because they see hope that many large tribes that had long refused to listen to Wang Ting's greetings have reunited under the banner of Wang Ting this time.

The old lady said:

"I came today because I actually wanted to negotiate a deal with Da Khan."

"Madam Hou, please tell me."

"This time, as long as the barbarians don't cross the border, in the next ten years, my Zhenbeihou Mansion, my Dayan, will never step into the desert again."

Although there have been few large-scale battles between the two sides in the past few decades, the Zhenbei Army still came to find some battles from time to time. Knowing that the living conditions in the desert are harsh, they helped them reduce the number of people and relieve the population pressure.

People like Li Fusheng can be the director of the family planning office in future generations.

The old barbarian waited for a long time,

Then it seemed like I just realized it,

laughed:

"That's it?"

I haven't taken the initiative to beat you for ten years,

Is this a fucking gift too?

For a while, the old barbarian king really had mixed feelings in his heart.

"Not satisfied?" the old lady asked.

"It's not a matter of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. The price is really too low. You Dayan didn't even pay anything, and Ben Khan can't explain to his people."

The old lady nodded and said:

"My Hou Mansion is actually not very good at doing business."

"Look out."

"What is better at is talking with a knife."

"Compared to knives now, you are no match for Ben Khan."

The old lady said seriously:

"Once the barbarians cross the border, all of our 100,000 Beibei troops will go into the desert and point directly at your barbarian royal court!"

The old barbarian king narrowed his eyes suddenly.

I don’t need my house, I don’t need my lair, and you barbarians burn, kill and loot my house, but I must also destroy your royal court!

The old lady continued:

"The Northern Army of Hundred Thousand Towns, the Immortal Royal Court vows not to return it!"

The desert is not exactly sand, but there are actually many oases in it.

Barbarian tribes can indeed migrate, but their migration is based on climate and aquatic plants, and has its own laws.

Even if Wang Ting keeps running, running away, and never fighting, in the process of being driven away, the loss of the tribe is extremely terrifying.

Both Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty launched many such expeditions in the later period that seemed to have little success. Although there were not many beheadings, the consumption of the tribe during the escape process still cannot be ignored.

The most important thing is that the old barbarian king knows that other tribes, especially those big tribes, are very happy to see Wang Ting and the Yan people fight to the end, and it is best to die together.

If they went east together, they would listen to their own arrangements, but when the Yan people entered the desert, as long as the Yan people did not beat themselves, they would stand by and watch.

The old barbarian king rubbed his eyebrows and said:

"You Li family, are you threatening Ben Khan?"

"yes."

"Maybe Ben Khan can learn from you. To be honest, Ben Khan has lived for many years, and he has lived enough. Tell me, can Ben Khan also sacrifice a bit to give my barbarians a wider sky?" ?”

The old lady looked at Ji Wujiang and said:

"Take out your majesty's secret decree and present it to the old king Khan."

Ji Wujiang nodded, took out the secret decree from his bosom, and handed it to the old barbarian king.

The old barbarian king weighed the secret decree in his hand,

open slowly,

The secret decree is very short, just a few lines.

It is written by Emperor Yan,

But after reading these few lines,

The old barbarian king trembled violently,

Looking up at the old lady,

"Your Li family, no..."

Instead,

The old barbarian stared at the eldest prince again,

"Those with the surname Ji are indeed lunatics, they are all lunatics!!!"

After all,

The old barbarian king ruthlessly held the secret decree in his hand, and said viciously:

"Ben Khan is waiting, waiting to see, waiting to see how you Yan people will destroy themselves!

Even if my barbarians don't make a move, Ben Khan doesn't believe it either, this destiny will be with you, Dayan! "

People get angry when they are afraid;

People lose their temper when they are in a panic.

talks,

Ended this way.

The old lady got into the carriage,

At this time, the eldest prince Ji Wujiang also followed in, saying:

"aunt."

The old lady didn't seem to be surprised by this at all. In fact, as His Majesty's first child, the eldest prince had stayed in the Hou's residence for a period of time very early on, and was taken care of by the old lady herself.

This is already a tradition of the royal family and the Li family, just like the former emperor let His Majesty and Li Liangting grow up together.

"I want to know what is written in your father's imperial edict?"

"yes."

"I didn't read the secret decree."

"But I believe that my aunt will definitely be able to guess what the father wrote."

The eldest prince knew that this old lady was unusual, and he even knew that his father and Zhenbei Hou once regarded her as his sweetheart.

It can be said that if the old lady was willing at the beginning, she would be the queen of the dynasty now, the mother of the world.

However, in Zhenbeihou Madam, in fact, it seems that there is not a big difference between her and the queen.

"I will help you guess."

"Thank you, Auntie, for clarifying the confusion." The eldest prince made a gesture of listening.

The old lady smiled slightly, imitating Emperor Yan's tone and said:

"If the barbarians cross the border while the Great Yan Kingdom is at war, then I will cede most of the territory of Great Yan to Tongqian and Jin to seek peace, and instead send all the soldiers of the whole country to the desert to fight the barbarians forever!

The Ji family can be destroyed,

Dayan may perish,

The barbarians cannot go east! "