Martial Cultivator

Xie Nandu said, "His Majesty the Emperor only has three princes."

The Empress was the only one in Emperor Liang's harem. The Empress had always been in poor health, so after giving birth to three princes and two princesses, she never had any more children. Among the three princes, the third prince is now only in his teens. In fact, the only ones who are most likely to become princes are the eldest prince and the second prince.

This is the attitude of Emperor Liang towards these two princes. He has always been unclear. He has never favored anyone. He seems to treat them equally, but everyone knows that the eldest prince has a greater chance.

Chen Chao asked, "Why?"

Xie Nandu looked at him and said calmly, "Because the eldest prince is getting married recently."

Chen Chao frowned and said, "You didn't say that you will be established as a prince after getting married, right?"

"The princess married by the eldest prince is the daughter of the northern general."

This matter is still very secret and not many people know about it.

Chen Chao nodded and understood. There were rumors in the market that there were two pillars in the Daliang Dynasty. The Guardian Envoy, in fact, to a certain extent, the Northern General outside is even more important.

There are too many factors that affect the inheritance of the throne of the Liang Dynasty, but this will definitely be one of them.

Chen Chao sighed with emotion, "That guard envoy doesn't have a daughter, otherwise he would probably be robbed of his head."

Xie Nandu said softly, "Since he is married to the general's daughter, the possibility of the eldest prince sitting on that seat is naturally higher, not to mention that His Highness is also extremely outstanding. He is not necessarily the emperor for the Liang Dynasty." bad thing."

Chen Chao frowned and said, "As a man, anyone with a bloody nature will always be competitive. Ordinary people's families may have a falling out over their family property, no matter how respectful they are. What's more, this is a world where half of the people are likely to sit down." It’s normal for the second prince to want to compete for that position, but if he wants to compete for the throne, the most important thing for him is to marry you, right? "

These words were said so suddenly that Xie Nandu was not prepared. She frowned and said nothing.

There were only a few Wangyou monks in the Liang Dynasty, but the dean was definitely one of them, and his influence in the court was definitely no worse than those two.

As his close disciple, if Xie Nandu marries the second prince, the effect will probably be the same as if the eldest prince marries the general's daughter, not to mention that she has the Xie family behind her.

"If I don't want to marry, no one can marry me."

Xie Nandu glanced at Chen Chao, pushed open the door, and walked into the courtyard.

Chen Chao followed behind, his smile unabated.

Although marriages often happen between aristocratic families, girls like Xie Nandu who are destined to have a bright future naturally don't have to worry about it.

No one is willing to send his talented descendant to another family.

The two sat down in the yard, and Chen Chao asked, "Want to bake?"

Xie Nandu shook his head, "No."

Chen Chao nodded and gave up.

He put the wooden box casually

On one side, it seemed that he didn't pay much attention to what was inside.

The moonlight is nice tonight, which is actually very suitable for chatting.

Xie Nandu was silent for a while and then said, "A few months ago, you were still worrying about heavenly money. Now as long as you are willing to nod your head, there is no shortage of elixirs to reach the realm of forgetfulness, and it is definitely the most powerful one." Okay, the second prince will be happy to give you these things."

Chen Chao said, "This is what I wanted when I went to guard the envoy's residence. Of course, the condition is to win the first prize in Wanliuhui."

"I actually want to know what you want? Maybe you can talk about your dream."

Xie Nandu's eyes suddenly lit up. She seemed to like this topic very much and wanted to get some answers she wanted here.

Chen Chao said helplessly, "Although I really want to say something about saving the world from fire and water for the sake of world peace, I'm sorry, that's really not what I want to do."

The look in Xie Nandu's eyes dimmed, but she still said, "It doesn't matter."

Chen Chao glanced at her, smiled and said, "Actually, you can talk about your dreams and so on. I think it must have something to do with Mobei, the Demon King's Court or something like that."

Regarding this matter, Xie Nandu has never told anyone. She has been studying since she came to Shendu and has never said these things. She also never said it when she was at the Bailu Ancestral Temple. But in fact, it was a long time ago. , she had such a dream.

After looking at Chen Chao for a long time, the girl smiled and said, "Maybe this dream seems ridiculous to others, but to me, it is something I want to spend my whole life doing."

Chen Chao said extremely seriously, "I won't laugh, no matter how funny it is."

"Before I say this, I want to tell a story."

Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao. The girl's eyes no longer looked happy, but instead became a little heavy.

That story is about the whole world.

Many years ago, the academy was not on the shore of Nanhu Lake.

The academy has not moved for thousands of years. The place where the academy existed was the capital of that dynasty. But one day hundreds of years ago, the academy had to move south, and the people living in the north also had to move. Going south, the dynasty at that time was called Dayun.

That day was an absolutely shameful day for the entire human race.

In fact, from that day until now, it has been a shame for the human race.

I don’t know since when, those monsters have been in the north. They established the Demonic Royal Court to confront the human race from north to south. During this period, there were constant frictions and casualties on each side. Although the Demonic Royal Court would go south every once in a while, massacring the human race. , but it is always one or two states that are harmed. Although this makes people angry, there is nothing they can do about it.

This situation has existed for many years, until the Dayun Dynasty hundreds of years ago, when the demon clan moved south in large numbers. The entire northern part of the human race was occupied by the demon clan. Countless people died in the hands of the demon clan. It was a purgatory.

, is a truly terrifying thing.

"A mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, piles of white bones, blood staining the earth. Not even a blade of grass can grow for thousands of miles? Demons and evils are plundering, and the human race is just a lamb to be slaughtered."

Xie Nandu was very calm. Although she had not seen such a situation with her own eyes, she had read it repeatedly in the book and could imagine the tragic scene and feel the same.

That would indeed be a disaster for the entire human race.

Chen Chao remained silent. He also knew about this matter, although he was not as clear as Xie Nandu.

Xie Nandu said calmly, "The emperor of the Dayun Dynasty had a reign name of Yong'an. It is extremely ridiculous to mention this title now."

Yongan is naturally a beautiful vision, but now it really can only be laughed at.

That humiliation to the human race was called the Yong'an Rebellion by historians.

During the Yong'an Rebellion, the academy moved southward to the divine capital, and many surviving people fled southward.

The Demonic Royal Court went all the way south, and finally the Dayun Dynasty signed several treaties and offered blood food every year, which stopped the Demon clan from going south. From that year on, countless people from the human race were sent to In the north, to serve as food for the monsters, humiliation hovered in the hearts of every common people in the entire Dayun Dynasty.

No one can forget that painful day, and no one wants to experience that pain again.

Not long after, the Dayun Dynasty was destroyed and a new dynasty was established, but it still looked so gloomy and dull. When facing the demon clan, they bowed their knees and only sought peace, but fortunately the human race had some stability.

Chen Chao asked, "Those foreign monks didn't take action?"

Xie Nandu looked at him and said, "Most of the monks from outside the country established sects in the south, which is more suitable for practice. In the bitter cold land of Mobei, which is 80,000 miles away, there are not many sects. Moreover, it was the academy's sphere of influence at that time."

Chen Chao nodded and said softly, "I think if the demon clan is willing to cease the war, it will also consider continuing to go south, so it will force those monks from outside the country to join the war."

Xie Nandu nodded, yes, although most of those monks did not join the war, they did still serve as a deterrent, and they could be considered as a disguised contribution to the human race in that war.

Such days lasted until more than two hundred years ago, when Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of Daliang, rose up and established the Daliang Dynasty. Then he began to build the Great Wall in the north to block the demon clan that had threatened the human race for hundreds of years. outside.

This is why the Liang Dynasty dared to say that it was the most peaceful dynasty in the world for hundreds of years.

He does have this qualification.

Chen Chao said, "Hundreds of years have passed, but there are still many people who want to go north to Mobei one day, pass through Mobei, and go further north."

Xie Nandu is one of those people. When she was born, her father named her Nandu to let her remember this humiliation of the human race. Later, she read this story in a book and From then on, I have always regarded this matter as my biggest wish in life.

She wants to drive the demon clan back to the north, recover all 80,000 miles of Mobei, and wash away the shame of the human race!

This is a very grand vision, and it is absolutely impossible for one person to achieve it.

Even one generation may not be able to do it.

Chen Chao suddenly admired the girl in front of him from the bottom of his heart. This feeling was something he had never felt before.

Chen Chao said, "Suddenly I remembered Mr. Zhang's four sentences."

Xie Nandu has read so many books, so she naturally knows which four sentences they are. She smiled and said, "This is what all scholars should pursue from the beginning."

"I really admire you. Your ambition is really lofty."

Chen Chao spoke sincerely, and there was a sincerity in his words.

Although he had felt this way many times, he promised that this time it was true.

Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao and said, "So I also want to know your...dream."

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu and thought for a long time. There were some things he had never told anyone before. Until now, he slowly said, "Daliang Chaotian Prison for eleven years, the flood in Weizhou..."

A lot of things happened in the Liang Dynasty that year. The flood in Weizhou submerged countless people's residences and farmland on both sides of the strait, so people have been dying since that day.

Death is really a common thing, nothing strange about it.

In this world, how is it possible for people not to die?

Chen Chao was a little reluctant to recall that story. He said with some pain, "Dead people are actually very common. Being hacked to death, dying of illness, or drowning are actually not too painful things, but starving to death is really the most painful thing." Cruel way."

Hunger will drain a person's strength and corrode his will. Then you will have hallucinations, a feeling of powerlessness and weakness, which will make people never want to experience the same thing again.

After eating grass, tree bark, and Guanyin soil, there was nothing left. The fields were all bare and there was nothing delicious anymore. So people began to exchange their sons and daughters and boil them in pots. At that time, this thing There is no difference from other livestock.

This kind of cannibalism actually happened more than once in history.

However, no matter how straightforward the writing is, it is impossible to describe the cruelty of this kind of thing.

Chen Chao said, "I haven't seen what the Yong'an Rebellion was like back then, but I believe that the flood in Weizhou was actually the same as the Yong'an Rebellion back then. It was a real hell on earth. In the end, there was no Any so-called principles and principles of etiquette can always be changed.”

"The only thing that can save people is food."

Xie Nandu looked at him and suddenly asked, "How old were you at that time?"

In the eleventh year of Tianjian, how old was Chen Chao?

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu, thought for a while, and said, "About twelve or thirteen years old, it's time for surgery."

Xie Nandu said, "Do you live by the Wei River?"

Chen Chao nodded.

Xie Nandu asked again, "Have you ever eaten anyone?"

The question is straightforward.

Directly to people's hearts.

Chen Chao did not answer.