Infinity Throne

Xia Xiaoman attended the national meeting.

After listening, he looked worried.

Although Yi Lin could roughly guess the reason for Xia Xiaoman's troubles from Xia Xiaoman's reaction, in order to get more clarity, he still asked Nie Hongxiu.

Nie Hongxiu was efficient in his work. He eavesdropped and told the young master the contents of the meeting concisely.

"I see."

All in all, it was because of the war.

Now within the Daqian Dynasty, the four vassal kings raised their troops in four directions and pushed towards Qingdu.

At this moment, the Daqian Dynasty was like an isolated and helpless little sheep, surrounded by four vassal kings and pushed down by heavy troops, and was in danger.

Today’s morning session is about the Eastern Front.

The king in the east is in the rear, but the front line has reached Lumen Pass, five hundred miles away.

Lumen Pass is a naturally dangerous city.

Lumen Pass is backed by two mountains running north and south of Dongsheng Shenzhou - Dongzhou Mountain and Huaishan Mountain.

The two mountain ranges have dangerous terrain, running through the north and south, and are endless.

Speaking of which, when they arrived at the coast of the East China Sea from Qingdu four years ago, they climbed over the Dongzhou Mountain.

It's just that they all flew directly from the top of the mountain and did not experience the danger of this mountain firsthand.

Dongzhou Mountain is connected to Huaishan Mountain, with steep cliffs on the east side.

In the direction of the East China Sea, looking at the trend of Dongzhou Mountain and Huai Mountain, it is like a high wall, isolating the eastern plain and Qingdu from the inside and outside of the mountain wall.

If you follow the normal marching route and want to easily cross the natural dangers of "Dongzhou Mountain and Huaishan Mountain", you must pass through Lumen Pass and walk through the canyon at the junction of the two mountains.

Once the Lumen Pass is occupied by the rebels, there will be a plain area from "East Zhou Mountain and Huai Mountain". The army stationed in the East King will directly enter the hinterland of Daqian without any hindrance.

Lumen Pass is now in a very embarrassing situation.

1. Except for a moat, the terrain in front of Lumen Pass has no other terrain that can help with defense;

Second, the natural danger behind it means that reinforcements cannot enter Lumen Pass from the hinterland of Daqian in an endless stream, and the traffic restrictions are there.

This morning's morning meeting was full of debate.

The voices of the courtiers were roughly divided into two groups:

One of the factions suggested defending Lumen Pass at all costs, because Lumen Pass is the frontier between the hinterland and the eastern plains. Once Lumen Pass is breached, the morale of the military will be greatly reduced, and it can be said that it will do no harm to the subsequent rebel war. One profit.

The other faction is implementing a people-oriented approach. They believe that the Daqian Dynasty is currently divided into four fronts and its hinterland is empty. Its military strength is far inferior to that of the four vassal kings. Therefore, in order to preserve their strength, it is better to give up Lumen voluntarily. Pass, camped behind the canyon and retreated to defend Tianguan, blocking the millions of troops stationed in the East King from the natural dangers.

To sum up, the two factions' ideas seem to be both rigidly defended, but the methods of defending are somewhat different. One is a "hard" defender who wants to save face and would rather die than obey, and the other is a "coward" who shrinks his neck and weighs the pros and cons. Shou. It seems that the combat concepts of the two factions each have their own advantages.

Therefore, in the court today, the two factions of ministers were quarreling. If there is a backbone here and it can be easily concluded and the quarrel ends, that would be fine. The problem is that there is currently no king in the court, and only the Empress Dowager assists the government behind her. In the final analysis, she still cannot be on the stage.

The auxiliary government belongs to the auxiliary government. Even though the empress dowager has a noble status, she must not openly interfere in the government affairs in the court as a mere daughter.

"Auxiliary" and "determination" are two different things.

…

After Nie Hongxiu told the young master about the quarrel at the meeting, he went back to Lingju to rest.

After wandering outside for a long time, she rarely came out and felt satisfied.

"Junior brother, what do you think?"

Jian Nanchun watched curiously as a palm-sized "elf" disappeared next to Yi Lin. He didn't ask any more questions.

There are monsters, demons, and spirits in the world. It doesn't seem strange that Junior Brother Lin Yi raises some weird things to meet his daily needs.

People and their hobbies cannot be generalized.

Jian Nanchun didn't care about the rise and fall of the Daqian Dynasty. He cared about Junior Sister Xia Xiaoman.

This is how it should be between people from the same sect.

"Senior Brother Jian is right," Yi Lin sighed softly: "The crux of the Daqian Dynasty is that there is no strong and wise king who can suppress all the petty people."

"Yes." Jian Nanchun nodded: "It's just that Emperor Xia Yuan died too early and didn't have time to give birth to his rightful son."

He agreed with what Junior Brother Lin said.

After all, this is something that is obvious to all.

Throughout the five thousand years of history, all dynasties and nine dynasties were destroyed at the hands of a mediocre king. This has always been the case.

Yi Lin did not respond to Jian Nanchun's emotion.

Jian Nanchun continued to count on his fingers: "If Xia Jisheng changes his throne, then among the men of Xia blood who are still alive today, only the eldest prince, the second prince, and Zhennan King Xia Xingchen will be left. If the fate of the Daqian Dynasty is not right, Jue, if he can live for a few more years, the next leader of the Daqian Kingdom should be among them."

Yi Lin thought for a while, then turned around and asked, "Is it possible for one of the three princesses to become the emperor?"

"Ah ha?" Jian Nanchun was counting the emperors on his fingers. When he heard this, he stared and sneered, as if he heard a big joke: "Since ancient times, except for the daughter of the neighboring continent, Dongsheng Shenzhou has never been here. There is no precedent for a woman to become an emperor. Well, the Qijue Empress does not count. She can be called an 'emperor' because she is invincible in the world and is an 'emperor of people', not an 'emperor of a country'. In short, this is impossible, even if the emperor Even if all the officials in the imperial court can accept it, it is impossible for the people in the world to accept it."

"Is it a deep-rooted concept..."

Yilin fell into deep thought and muttered to himself. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

…

It's evening.

Although Xia Xiaoman has gone off grain, he can eat it or not. But the habit engraved in her soul made her stomach growl and she walked out of the room.

"Go for a walk?"

Yi Lin looked at Xia Xiaoman's red and swollen eyes and asked tentatively.

"good."

Jian Nanchun originally wanted to follow, but he later gave up this annoying idea.

Because when Lin Yi and Xia Xiaoman walked out of the courtyard, they didn't even look at him, or even ask for his opinion, as if they were redundant.

Jian Nanchun, who was deeply shocked, stood proudly on the roof again, as if he was alone in the world, facing each other in pairs.

Ignore the lonely Brother Jian for the moment.

Yi Lin and Xia Xiaoman, brother and sister, put on casual clothes and walked on the streets of Qingdu.

In Qingdu, dusk and night merge, the sun sets and the lanterns begin to light up.

"Brother, do you know that when I was a child, I always sneaked out to play on the street. Every time, my father was scared, afraid that something would happen to me." The two walked side by side, Xia Xiaoman looked at the familiar streets, The people coming and going, the bustling night market, recalling the past, his eyes gradually became blurred, and his voice sounded a little more sighing that was not suitable for his age: "But after something happened, my father was no longer afraid."

Yi Lin wondered: "Why?"

"Once, Xiaoman was bullied by a group of naughty children and robbed Xiaoman of his candied haws." Xia Xiaoman finally smiled: "I didn't reveal my identity as the eldest princess, but beat them all up."

Xia Xiaoman walked a few steps towards Yi Lin and put his face close to hers.

Yi Lin was startled, thinking that her junior sister was going to do something to her. Xia Xiaoman pointed to a shallow scar on the left lower jaw: "I was injured by them. But later, I generously exempted them from the death penalty. It’s a kid, it doesn’t matter.”

"Uh...then what?"

"Then, my father seemed very happy that night, but then he became very unhappy. I don't know why."

After talking about this childhood episode, Xia Xiaoman raised his head and his smile faded: "Senior brother, do you know, Lumen Pass, that's where my second sister got married."

Yi Lin looked at Xia Xiaoman, quietly listening to her junior sister pour out her thoughts on the bustling street.

"Senior brother, when Xiaoman was in the mountain gate, he once thought that maybe it would be good to abandon the identity of the eldest princess in this life and become a carefree monk. Senior brother, do you know that in the Tianjian Gate, This life is the happiest time in Xia Xiaoman's life."

Yi Lin: "Yeah."

"But," Xia Xiaoman took a deep breath: "Even if Xiaoman becomes a golden elixir monk, even if Xiaoman continues to practice slowly with Xiaoman's current lifespan, he can witness the rise and fall of several dynasties with his own eyes, but After all, the blood flowing in Xiao Man’s body is still the blood of the Xia family. My father once said that with greater ability comes greater responsibility."

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Yi Lin slowly typed a question mark.

Why did he feel that these words sounded familiar?

Xia Xiaoman continued: "The world is in chaos right now. Although Xiaoman is a daughter, I feel that there is always something that Xiaoman can do to help. If I have to watch the Xia Dynasty collapse, maybe this matter will It will become Xiaoman’s inner demon throughout his life, and he will never be able to make any progress in this life.”

"so what?"

Yi Lin guessed what Xia Xiaoman wanted to do from Xia Xiaoman's expression and tone.

In other words, she already knew what she could do.

But Yi Lin asked anyway.

I followed the atmosphere and asked.

Xia Xiaoman's childish face showed a determination and perseverance that Yi Lin had never seen on her face before: "I want to protect this great country for my brother."