Devil’s Advent

"Like peeling oranges?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xie Yuan picked up another orange and said:

"Your Majesty, there are many ways to peel an orange. Pinch it with your fingernail in the middle, then slowly peel it around along the opening, and finally, slowly pull out some remaining white hairs.

It can also be dug from the side, and peeled along the way, one by one, and finally, the front and back are connected together, and the fingertips will be more juicy green.

You can even peel a little bit, take a little bit and eat a little bit. After eating half, the remaining half is still wrapped in orange peel. When you want to eat it next time, you can still feel fresh when you look at it..."

"A few days ago when the Yunchi met, I ate crabs with the official of Qianguo. The official gave me a set of utensils, a hook, a shovel and a small hammer. They are exquisite. You should like them. I gave them to you. .”

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty, but I only eat crab sauce at home on weekdays."

"Why haven't I seen you eat these days?"

"Returning to His Majesty, the taste is strong, I'm afraid I will bump into Your Majesty."

"Why would I care about these?"

"What Your Majesty said is true, but a king is a king, and a minister is a minister."

"Born."

"The minister is terrified."

"A new imperial garden is going to be built outside Yingdu, and I will order people to plant a lot of orange trees to prepare it for you."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"The third of the four pillar kingdoms has gone. The country is in the midst of employing people. The Xie family..."

"The Xie family is determined to be heartbroken, for the country, for His Majesty, for the Great Chu, and relieve your worries!"

Chu Huang nodded and waved casually, and the waiter next to him replaced the sandalwood.

"These days, you have been by my side, have you gained anything?"

"If you go back to His Majesty, I feel that if you continue to accompany Your Majesty back to Yingdu, His Majesty's reputation may deteriorate."

"Hehe, hahaha..."

Chu Huang laughed,

Subsequently,

open the way;

"This is Da Chu, not Jin, besides, what's the point of a moment's gossip, the mouth grows on other people, even I, can't stop the mouth of the world.

After you have made achievements and established meritorious service for Da Chu, naturally no one will talk about it and dream about it anymore. "

"For His Majesty's reputation, I will definitely do my best."

"Tell me, your father once told me when he went to work in Weihe that you have a strategy to present, but I deliberately didn't ask about it these days, and I want you to think about it carefully;

now,

What do you think, can you submit it? "

"Can."

"Are you so confident?"

"Your Majesty, you know that now that I am a big Chu, what do I lack the most?"

Before the Emperor Chu could answer,

Xie Yuan replied first:

"It's self-confidence."

Xie Yu'an stood up, revealing his youthful and handsome aura.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my crime!"

"I don't like to be offended by words, so let's talk, talk about it happily."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Yuan put the orange in his hand on the table,

open the way;

"Qi refiners like to observe the wind and clouds to distinguish qi, and believe that the word qi contains the most fundamental truth in the world;

People in Jianghu like to talk about ostentation and fight for momentum. As the saying goes, losing is not losing.

And the minister thought that state affairs were also state power.

The trend of a country, whether it is thriving or decadent, is like the surging waves of the East China Sea.

More than a hundred years ago, the Qian Kingdom was newly established, and Emperor Qian Taizu ruled the rich land of ancient Xia. His troops were strong and strong, and the momentum of founding the country was on the rise. The elite soldiers and generals who founded the country were also daunting.

However, Emperor Taizong of the Qian State was buried by Yan in one fell swoop in the Northern Expedition. Since then, the power of the Qian State has been cut off in half, and it has been in power until now. "

"It's a bit far away." Chu Huang reminded.

As the emperor, his time is very precious, and he doesn't like the subject of his conversation to quote classics frequently, and he will get bored easily after listening too much.

"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that before the first Battle of Wangjiang, the first emperor of Yan State obviously wanted to push his eldest prince to the throne and suppress King Jingnan's lineage, but the people of Yan failed in the first Battle of Wangjiang. After the defeat, the first emperor of Yan State issued three imperial decrees in a row, and two eunuchs who proclaimed the decree died, and finally he was able to ask King Jingnan to come out of the mountain to lead the army again.

Because Yan people understand that if you want to compete in this world of great competition, you must have the power of great competition;

Over the years, the Yan people fought south and north, and their national strength was empty, but they always held on to their breath and forcibly survived.

What the people of Yan were afraid of was not defeat. They would come back immediately after the defeat. What they were afraid of was that Yan's momentum would be interrupted and they would not come back.

From my point of view, Qu Zhuguo's death in Yupan City in battle is nothing at all, it's just a matter of fighting back, but in the next national war between my great Chu and Yanguo, General Nian used the strategy of shrinking his head to kill Yan. Jun, this seems to be a well-established method, but in fact, it completely dissipates the remaining breath of my great Chu.

Pingxihou of Yan State once claimed that his cavalry were invincible;

In fact, it was us who pushed them to the top. We told ourselves over and over that we couldn't beat the Yan people.

Therefore,

This time, Ping Xihou led his army out of Shanggu County all the way to the west, as if entering an uninhabited land, as long as there are troops stationed along the way who dare to take the initiative to attack and stop for a while, so that the military information can be passed on, the Dugu family's army will not be beaten under Fancheng I was caught off guard.

It can only be said that General Nian himself bowed his head in front of the Yan people, and his final fate was just... cause and effect. "

"Strategy."

"For the current plan, we should take the initiative to attack and try our best to seek a victory in one place, so as to restore the hearts of the people, the morale of the army, and the power of the country."

"That's what Nian Yao did."

"General Nian is taking risks, playing with fire..."

Emperor Chu took a deep look at Xie Yu'an and said, "How?"

"Perimmons need to be picked softly. Since Zhennan Pass is guarded by Pingxi Hou Mansion, let's eat it in another place, such as... Nanmen Pass.

In the past, Yan Guoqiang was the strong of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army;

Today, Yan Guoqiang is the Pingxi Hou Fuqiang;

But how could the Yan people be elites all over the country?

In the first battle of Wangjiang, I, Da Chu Erlang, was also able to drive the Yan army into Wangjiang to feed the fish! "

"I'm tired, you go back first."

"The minister will leave."

After Xie Yu'an got down, Xiong Tingshan came out from behind.

"Fifth brother, how do you listen?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, my younger brother thinks that this Xie family's thousand-mile horse is nothing more than that.

Listening to the whole article, they are all general remarks, which seem to be very reasonable, but in fact, they are all floating in the sky, very similar to the literati that are abundant in the Qian Kingdom.

And the thing that sounds most uncomfortable to my minister is that Nian Yao's slave was arrested and castrated in public by that surname Zheng.

He wanted to cater to Shang's wishes by pouring dirty water on Nian Yao's servant.

This move is not a gentleman. "

Chu Huang nodded,

Holding his chin with both hands,

Looking at his fifth younger brother,

road;

"Fifth brother, do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know."

"I'm wondering if this kid is hiding his clumsiness in front of me on purpose."

"Clumsy?"

"The four pillar kingdoms, only the Xie family is left, the Xie family, I'm afraid it's..."

"The Xie family is worried..."

Emperor Chu shook his head and said, "The Xie family shouldn't be worried, but I should be worried."

"The Xie family has objections?"

"Back then, the Qu clan was on my side in the Four Great Pillar Kingdoms, and Qu Tiannan led the Qingluan army into Jin under my persuasion; After all, I still favor me;

The Dugu family is used to being loose and proud, but this Dugu Mu also has the heart for the country.

Only this Xie Shi;

Didn't there be a saying back then that the mountains are not chaotic, one look at Wutong County, which is where you stay, and the other is that the Xie family is not chaotic, Xie's ancestors have a tradition of intermarrying with Shanyue.

Originally, the Xie family should be among the four great nobles while being ranked among the four pillar kingdoms. After all, the strength of his family is not inferior to that of the Qu family at its peak.

But because of his background, he was not able to be included, and the Xie family has always kept a low profile.

A live fish, all slippery and full of scales, I can't catch it at all. "

"Your Majesty, isn't Xie Zhuyang already in Weihe River?"

"The position of the Zhu Kingdom is that the forces behind it are strong enough to have this name and sit in this position, not the person who bears the name of the Zhu Kingdom.

Xie,

In my heart, I can't let it go. "

Speaking of which,

Emperor Chu leaned back,

Fu forehead said:

"If it wasn't for Nian Yao, that slave, who brought me this out, causing the situation to almost get out of control, I wouldn't want to take advantage of the opportunity after the Yunchi meeting to invite Mrs. Xie out of the mountain.

hehe,

earlier years,

The nobles of our great Chu pride themselves on their noble bloodlines, thinking that they are inherited from the oldest lineage of Zhuxia, and they look down on others, the Xie family, and they also look down on you. "

Xiong Tingshan married a Shanyue woman, if she hadn't brought Wutong County to submit to the fourth brother, and the fourth brother won in the end, otherwise, such a rebellious act would inevitably be squeezed out by the noble forces;

When the first emperor was in power, the nobles might force the Xiong family to clean up the house by themselves.

"What now?"

Emperor Chu spread his hands,

road;

"They shouted, Mrs. Xie can't come out, why is it like a big Chu Cangsheng?

Xie, whom they looked down upon in the past, has become their hope now.

I have cut them too hard, now one by one, they are almost running in front of Xie to climb up the ancestors' in-laws. "

"Since Your Majesty already understands, why do you still want to hand over the imperial guards along the Wei River to Xie Zhuyang?"

"The former emperor of Yan State could accommodate King Jingnan and King Zhenbei, and the current emperor of Yan State can also accommodate my sister-in-law. Why can't I accommodate a Xie family?

I believe that he, Mrs. Xie, also understands the truth that there are eggs in a nest that is overturned.

correct,

After summer, the money and food sent from Qianguo will arrive soon, so it's up to you to continue training the new army.

in addition……"

Emperor Chu's eyes were slightly darkened,

"I plan to follow what Xie's family Qianliju said, and let him go outside the South Gate and knock on the door."

"Your Majesty, he is only thirteen years old."

"If Great Chu still has the destiny of the country, if Great Chu shouldn't perish, and if God doesn't treat one more favorably than another,

Ah,

It's time to send down one or two monsters to me, right? "

...

"Young master, you are back."

The maid came forward to serve her kindly, but at this moment, a shadow came from behind her, and hit the maid's forehead, and the maid passed out immediately.

The shadow manifested, revealing the figure of the old man.

"Young master, you are back."

"Um."

Xie Yu'an put his hands into the basin filled with hot water and washed his hands.

The old man placed the maidservant on a chair, and swayed incense in front of her nose.

This maid was born as an inner guard of Fengchao. Obviously, Xie Yu'an did not want to spread the following conversation.

"The master is very worried about the safety of the young master." The old man said.

"Let Dad take care of himself. He is facing Zhennanguan. The son-in-law of Dachu who is opposite Baobuqi wants to come out while the weather is sunny and go crazy."

"The master said that he will be careful on his side, and the Yan people have dismissed the wildling servants who entered the snow customs, and there should be no more military incidents in the near future."

"Oh, who knows."

Xie Yu'an picked up the handkerchief and wiped his face. His skin is very good, but he never takes care of it. Probably, this is the "natural beauty" that women envy.

"Young Master, does Your Majesty want to thank us..."

Xie Yu'an shook his head and said, "Maybe he did it before, or maybe he did it before, but now, he won't, His Majesty thought he had enough time to pick up and reassemble the broken pots and pans;

Who knows that although the emperor and the prince of the Yan people have changed, they still seem to want to take advantage of your illness to kill you.

The Yan people are really the most appetizing beasts I have ever seen in my life. "

"In that case, then..."

"Don't say that or that. When I first met Sheng Sheng, I talked nonsense with His Majesty, and His Majesty should have heard it."

"The young master is hiding his clumsiness in front of His Majesty?"

"Look at what you said, am I that smart?"

"The young master is the smartest person this old slave has ever seen in his life."

"I just like to hear you speak the truth, but your Majesty, you are definitely not taking it easy. The first emperor of Yan State will not talk about it. I even think that now our Great Chu, from top to bottom, is the only one that is not inferior to Yan State. That is, His Majesty the Emperor.

Far away, when you go to Dad's place, tell Dad that I will probably be sent to Liang Guo. "

"Where is the young master going?"

The first emperor of Liang State originally had the blood of Da Chu Xiong's family, so he could be said to be his own, but the current emperor got his seat on the dragon chair by launching a coup with the prime minister, and later fought a battle with the Chu army. Now he is determined to be the slave country of the Yan people.

"It's good to go there, anyway, it's easier than going to father's place to face our son-in-law with him.

oops,

Tsk,

Tell me, why did Da Chu just say no and let it go.

When I was eight years old, I persuaded my father that I put a knife under my body and threatened my father with the two beads. If he dared to take the initiative to stand with the fourth prince, I would let him die. "

Xie Zhuyang has many wives and concubines, but this one son doesn't even have a daughter.

Therefore, this threat is very serious.

"The Qu family and the Shi family, which were the first to recognize the fourth prince and chose to stand firmly beside the fourth prince, what have they become now?

Our Majesty, a few years ago, we wanted to imitate the first emperor of the Yan Kingdom, and we also played a big Chu-style horse stepping on the gate, and moved our heads in advance. Not only will people not be grateful, but they will feel comfortable, and the knife will go down, click... ..."

"But young master, this time..."

"This time, I persuaded my father not to listen to those guys' tricks and send troops to Qing Dynasty. Back then, those nobles looked down on our Xie family, thinking that our Xie family's blood was dirty, and they were not worthy of being ranked among the nobles;

Now, they are coming together like dogs one by one, wanting me, Mrs. Xie, to come forward to reorganize Dachu, and let Dachu return to the way it was back then.

They treat me, Mrs. Xie, as a fool.

He also regarded His Majesty as a fool.

Wangjiang was defeated,

The national war was defeated,

Yingdu was burned,

Nian Yao was captured,

After several battles in the past few years, my great Chu famous generals have lost too much, but the foundation of the Xiong family, the Royal Guards, has actually been preserved.

Without Nian Yao, there is still the Fifth Highness, it is impossible, and then pick out another coat servant, if those nobles were the nobles of the past, they can play tricks, but they even have their ancestral graves dug up. If you leave them alone, it would be boring to take the lead with Mrs. Xie's own strength. "

"Master, he..."

"It's embarrassing to say it. I took a knife once when I was eight years old, and I have to fight again when I was thirteen. Alas, I don't dare to play with the maid now. I accidentally made a seed...

Dad has a grandson, and if I don't stand up to him, he won't be afraid, and he won't be able to threaten him.

You said that if Dad was in poor health, it would be fine if he died soon, but besides being unable to give birth to younger brothers and sisters, Dad had a very strong body, unless he died in battle, he would look like a long-lived man.

well……"

The old man's face twitched, he couldn't answer those words.

"Hey, I'm not good at cultivation. I'm useless in martial arts, and I can't feel qi even in qi refining. It's witchcraft. I feel sick when I look at the stomachs of those snakes, insects, rats and ants.

He is thirteen years old, some are married, some are fathers, we dare not really enter the alley, we are so worried. "

The handsome young man muttered to himself, saying these "unbearable" obscenities.

The old man stood silently on the side, like a wooden man.

"By the way, give my father another word."

"Speak, young master."

"This time I'm going to make some achievements, one is to improve the situation that everyone in Da Chu is panicking now, and the other is to show Mrs. Xie, that is, the old people in our family.

In the past, they all only knew that I was smart, and that they had passed on the thousand miles of horses themselves, but they still thought that I was young and needed my father to support the situation.

After this time, I have to let them see my ability, and I can stand alone. "

Xie Yuan took out another orange,

While peeling, he said:

"Tell my father to let him listen to me more in the future. If you are stupid, you have to realize that you are stupid. After this time, if you don't obey me again, I won't be bothered to put a knife on myself.

I think,

See if my aunts are pretty after wearing mourning. "

"this……"

"The original words are delivered, don't worry, the old man will beat you up like a thunder, and he won't cut off your head, because he still has to let you come back to pass on the message to me. Who is Xie, your lightness kung fu is the best! Which is the quickest?"

"Old slave..."

Xie Yu'an brought the peeled orange meat to the old man's mouth. The old man opened his mouth and swallowed it. It was obviously not the first time.

clap hands,

The young master of the Xie family smiled,

road:

"Actually, I know what the old man will ask you to tell me back,

He will say:

If others are gone,

As a son, I also have to wear sackcloth and mourning,

Custody is prettier than those aunts! "