Rebirth of the Phoenix

Late at night, the moon has passed through the sky.

Ye Yingxian was still sitting in the study, reviewing memorials all night.

It has been two years since the war ended, but it is absolutely impossible for Dashun to recover without more than ten or twenty years of peace and construction.

After taking over the throne, he did not dare to slack off at all. He worked hard every day and just hoped that he could do something for Dashun in his lifetime.

Tired, he came up, rubbed his forehead, put down the pen in his hand, picked up the teacup, leaned back, and drank slowly, looking at the portrait hanging on the wall in front.

It was a portrait of Luo Hongzhuang, a portrait he secretly took away from the study when he was a first-time student.

Every time he sees "her", he feels much more peaceful and feels like "this world is still beautiful".

In the endless official duties, she almost said that it was his spiritual comfort, but every time he saw it, he felt sad.

He is famous, and people seem to praise him for his diligence and love for the people, saying that he is a good prince, a good emperor, or something, but he knows that he is not.

He is a complete loser!

He once tried so hard to be a good son, a good brother, and a good prince, but he did not do it either.

His biological mother was killed when he was young and was pretended to be someone else, but he didn't know anything about it. He recognized the thief as his mother for thirty years, never filial to his biological mother, nor did he seek justice for his biological mother.

His father was murdered by the fake queen for more than ten years, and was in bed for many years and was terminally ill. However, he did not notice the conspiracy at all and never helped or saved his father.

His beloved younger brother was imprisoned, tortured, and taken away everything. Not only did he not know about it, he not only recognized the fake as his younger brother, but also became enemies with his younger brother for a time, which made his younger brother fall into a desperate situation and suffer

lifetime.

The closest family member who had such an experience, he was the last one to know, and at the last moment he realized that this sin could not be compensated for in his life.

As the prince, he neither saved the Ye clan nor the Dashun Kingdom. The fact that he was able to finally take this position was the role of his father and younger brother...

In his life, he failed to protect anyone he loved, including his father, mother, younger brother, Luo Hongzhuang, and... Dongxian and Xixian.

Dongxian and Xixian, in the war with King Cangxiao, one died to protect him, and the other died to sacrifice his country. He was like he had broken his right arm, and there was no one around him who could communicate with him.

What's more, he couldn't avenge anyone.

He seemed to be upright in his life, but in fact he was just a useless person who only talked about great principles.

Thinking of the past, I couldn't help feeling sad, and I felt that there were so many people he was sorry for in this life...

Suddenly, the sound of rapid footsteps broke his contemplation.

"Report to the emperor, there are eight hundred miles of urgent reports from Beiya Pass. Be sure to pass it on your reading immediately-" the eunuch said outside.

He came back to his senses and focused: "Give it now."

After breaking up the secret report, the news not only made his face sink, but also made his heart sink to the bottom.

What he feared the most finally happened.

King Yiqing rebelled in the north and gathered 200,000 troops to prepare to go south to force Li Yang to the palace.

The war two years ago almost led to the destruction of Dashun. Although Dashun barely survived that disaster, the national treasury was already deficient and its national strength was also declining sharply. Now, it is already a gift from God to be able to fill the people's stomachs. Where can they still be

Can withstand another civil war?

If we fight again, let alone twenty years, I am afraid that Dashun will not be able to recover in another fifty years.

That night, he kept paced back and forth in the study, completely sleepless.

The next morning, when he appeared in the court, no one of the civil and military ministers was shocked and could not speak: After only one night, why did the emperor have white hair?

Ye Yingxian was very calm, looking at the civil and military ministers standing below, and slowly said: "I received an urgent report last night. King Yiqing gathered 200,000 troops to raise troops in the northern Dancheng. He was about to lead his troops south and take Li straight.

阿公.”

King Yiqing, a distant relative of the royal family, and an old prince with great fame and talent, has now embarked on the path of wanting to become king.

Now, there is no point in scolding and questioning, and how to solve the problem is the top priority.

The ministers were in an uproar, and the court was full of anger and scolding. Almost everyone advocated sending troops to raid the Yiqing King's house and destroy the family.

Ye Yingxian said: "Don't argue anymore, I have decided on this matter."

The ministers calmed down and looked at him, waiting for him to announce his holy will.

In their opinion, the emperor would not let King Yiqing, a rebel who took advantage of the situation, killing him to warn him. However, Ye Yingxian's subsequent decision was difficult for them to accept.

Ye Yingxian's decision was: "In order to avoid civil war and implicate the people, I will move the capital to Yijing, give Li Yang to the King of Yiqing, and rule with Yiqing Wang to the Lijiang River."

Yijing is the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River, and Lijiang is a watershed between the north and the south. This decision is to divide Dashun along the Lijiang River into two halves, with him in charge of the south and the king of Yiqing in charge of the north.

This also means the division of Dashun.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were said, the court was in an uproar, and the ministers opposed it one after another, and some ministers even knelt down and begged him to take back the decision.

He listened quietly to the ministers' comments and oppositions. When they were tired of scolding and crying, he said, "I understand your thoughts and feelings, but have you ever thought that if this war starts, the people will be

Can we still survive? Even if we eventually win this war, the country will no longer be. If other countries take the opportunity to fight, Dashun will be completely destroyed. Instead of destroying oneself, it is better to let the land seek peace. Besides, Yiqing

Wang Ye’s surname is Ye, and he has the ability to govern the country. If he gives this north, he will not fall into the enemy…”

The Dashun Empire has lasted for more than three hundred years, but now it is split in half in his hands. He can be said to be the sinner of the Ye family.

However, he no longer wanted to see wars everywhere and the people were in trouble.

The ministers were still crying, scolding, and opposing, but no matter how they reacted, Ye Yingxian had a strong heart.

Finally, after a day of trouble, when it was dark, the ministers who were both physically and mentally exhausted all accepted this reality helplessly.

To be honest, although they shouted to fight, they knew in their hearts that the court no longer had much military strength or financial resources to support this war. Even the King of Yiqing would have exhausted the gathering of these 200,000 troops.

With the financial and manpower of the north, if a war begins, the only outcome will be both sides of the loss. The only thing that can benefit is the neighboring country that is eyeing covetously.

No matter how angry and hated the King of Yiqing who was taking advantage of the situation, they could only admit it.

In the following six months, Ye Yingxian personally negotiated with the King of Yiqing. The two sides signed a peace agreement. Dashun moved the capital to Yizhou, which was known in history as "Nanshun". The King of Yiqing took over Li Yang, which was known in history as "Nanshun".

Shun and Beishun set out to govern the Lijiang River, without interfering with each other.

Although King Yiqing wanted to get complete Dashun, he took advantage of the situation and rebelled, which made the world despise. With Ye Yingxian taking the initiative to make concessions, he did not dare to make more fuss and obediently guarded "Beishun" for decades.

They didn't dare to rush their troops south.

Ye Yingxian always puts the people first, works diligently and loves the people, and eventually slowly restores the tranquility of the past to the south.

Dashun, which lasted for more than three hundred years, was finally divided into two, which made people cheer. However, Nanshun and Beishun finally maintained a hard-earned peace and did not start a war, which gave the people time to calm down.

However, Ye Yingxian, who made the decision to "grab the river and govern", always felt ashamed of the Ye family after moving to Yizhou and realized that he was deeply guilty.

Finally, after becoming the "Nanshun" emperor for ten years, he resigned from the throne and made him virtuous and famous generals with great virtue and high reputation. Then he left Jiangnan alone and hid among the people, and no one had ever seen him again.

Traces.

He was unmarried and had no children all his life, leaving only various legends, which were passed down by the people for a hundred years.

Many years later, in front of a mountain temple in the suburbs of Liyang, a man with white hair and a vicissitudes of face but not a hidden peerless elegance stood in front of the temple and slowly said: "It's time to end your life.

,This place should be my destination.”

At this time, the world has no longer had the sayings of "Nanshun" and "Nanshun". The former "Nanshun" and "Nanshun" have been renamed respectively and become two new countries. The former Dashun Empire is no longer the same.

exist.

The prophecy of "If the jade is there, the prince is upright, and the country is there; if the jade is there, the prince is upright, and the country is not there" has come true.

And he is one of the culprits.

What else can he do besides becoming a monk and regretting his whole life?

This temple is not that far from Yingshan, which has been completely sealed. Standing at the entrance of the temple, you can see Yingshan. If you want to go to Yingshan, you must pass by this temple.

He could not be filial to his parents during his lifetime. At least from now on, he could often look at his parents' place of sleep, or let his parents see him.

Perhaps, one day, his younger brother would also pass by the temple gate with his wife and children.

If there really is such a day, his life will be enough.

When he stepped into the temple gate, he turned around, looked at the woman behind him, and sighed: "Wan'er, why are you doing?"

Wan'er smiled quietly: "It is your freedom to cut your hair into a monk, and it is my freedom to be a monk's hair into a nun. I respect your freedom, and please respect my freedom."

He didn't say much, but just performed a Buddhist ritual to her and walked into the temple.

Wan'er is the only daughter of the head of Qianshou Sect. She loves him all her life. Like the brothers of Qianshou Sect, she has done a lot for him. During the years when he gave up the throne, left Yizhou, and wandered around the world, she

Always accompanying him without any regrets.

However, his heart was dead and his sins were very serious. Although he regarded her as a confidant, he could not repay her feelings.

He decided to enter the Hunting Sect, and she decided to cut her hair into a nun in a nunnium not far from this temple. Although she had no relationship with him, she still spent her whole life with him.

He thought that at the end of his life, he could have no regrets if he had such a relative to accompany him.

Since then, there has been no more Ye Yingxian in the world, only a master named "Wu Nian".

This master eventually became a Taoist monk admired by the world for a hundred years. However, no one knew where he came from, just as no one knew where Ye Yingxian, the founding emperor of Nanshun, went.