Zhui Xu

In the middle and late November of the second year of Wu Zhenxing, the Southwest Huaxia Army, shrouded in wet, cold and cloudy clouds, was carrying out land reform. At the same time, most of the entire land of Wu Dynasty had entered a snowy winter scene.

Since the feat of defeating the Jurchen West Route Army, the most far-reaching social reform carried out by the Huaxia Army has not attracted much attention from the whole world at this time. It's just because on the entire land at this time, the more intuitive wars and killings, the conflict and alternation of power have not been at all calm because of the heavy snow in winter.

This is the winter in which countless people die.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the chaotic flames of war turned this originally fertile land into a real purgatory.

Since late September, since He Wen announced a clearer party platform for fairness and carried out a substantial act of power collection, the entire Jiangnan has suddenly fallen into a dog-tooth melee.

From a factual point of view, this whole battle of the fair party was indeed a war initiated by the "king of fairness" against the other four parties. However, with the outbreak of the war, what appeared on the land of the south of the Yangtze River was not the scene of the five parties of the fair party fighting in an orderly manner in the image of one against four or four against one, but the scene of the entire behemoth standing in front of the world. The scene in front of them disintegrated suddenly, and dozens or hundreds of forces began to crazily devour each other.

In less than two years, the Fairness Party rose up under the banner of the Huaxia Army and swept the entire Jiangnan in a short period of time. As a result, five branches of the so-called "King of Fairness" and "King of Equality"...were born. At the stage when the fair party is going smoothly, the people who join it are relatively united, and all the hills under the five banners can also guarantee to obey orders as much as possible, and even if there is any friction between each other, the leaders of all parties have formed Relatively clear "speaking numbers" principle.

After King Hewen of Fairness took the lead in "rebelling", almost all such principles were weakened. The conflicts of interests that could have been settled through negotiations began to become fierce. A new round of standing in line broke out in the form of swords and guns, and internal strife among various large and small groups occurred almost every day, and medium-sized forces including "Luanjiang King", "Big Dragon Head", and "Jisheng King" Also seize the opportunity to rise up.

For a while, it was like a group of demons dancing wildly.

During two months, Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan, Gao Chang, Zhou Shang and other four kings fought He Wen together in name, but in reality, each of them was troubled by the collapse of their own organizational ability. During this period, the core forces of Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan were relatively stable, but the "Yan Luowang" Zhou Shang forces, which used radical methods to gather the largest number of speculators in the past, almost became a mess.

On the frontline battlefield, several core towns that originally belonged to Zhou Shang were almost stolen by He Wen, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan and others during the first wave of war. The most brutal soldiers under his command were here. In such an atmosphere of internal strife, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan began to take over their frontline forces and supplies on the grounds that "he Wen is not as good as you" after being shot down by He Wen. .

In order to boost morale, in November, Zhou Shang led a mighty vagrant to Lin'an, trying to use interests as bait to reshape his leadership. However, this time, the "puppet army" of Lin'an, which was vulnerable in the past, came to meet them. Tie Yan and Wu Qimei defeated the mighty refugee team led by Zhou Shang with the promise of recruiting one-tenth of the elite, letting go of the past, and providing food and drink as bait. in the cold snow.

The most indispensable thing under the command of "Yan Luowang" is the refugees. After the team was defeated, Zhou Shang led the core members to flee, and then called up the staff again.

On November 17th, Wei Yanwen, the "Heavenly Killer" who had long been in private contact with He Wen, successfully assassinated Zhou Shang near Huzhou, and then took over the forces of King Yama.

On November 21st, before the news of the change of the helm of the "Yan Luowang" force spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, several leaders of the nearby forces belonging to the "Abi Yuantu" and "Karma" and other forces, together with a leader of Wei Yanwen's subordinates, rose up. After half a day of **** fighting, Wei Yanwen was forced to death in a reed marsh in the wild.

Several leaders who killed Wei Yanwen announced that they would inherit the will of "Yan Luo Wang", but by this time, the entire "Yan Luo Wang" force that had recruited millions of people under its name in the past had completely collapsed, making it one of the five major forces. The forces that were eliminated in the first round. He Wen and the others then each recruited the remaining forces under their command, and the whole fighting scene became even more chaotic.

In the snowy south of the Yangtze River, this war ignited like a fire in purgatory. The conflicting people sought to protect themselves, and in such conflicts, group after group were reduced to ashes in the fire. The people in this war are frantic and hysterical, but it also looks like the most bewildering chaos in years. Some people tried to flee, and their families were killed by another group of refugees trying to survive in the wilderness. Some people stuck to their hilltops, but they were still forced to stand in line. The numerous bones were burned by the war and buried. In the white snow.

The remaining forces, including He Wen, Gao Chang, Shi Baofeng, and Xu Zhaonan, while stabilizing their footing, also began to present clearer governing programs. Internal purification, purge and external war are going on at the same time.

In this short but long winter, the split of the fair party broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, contributing to the most chaotic farce in these years, and almost the most tragic series of murders. Throughout the course of the war, it simultaneously has many elements such as seriousness and comedy, loyalty and betrayal, ideals and ignorance, calmness and fanaticism, ridiculousness and sadness, meaningfulness and meaninglessness...etc. It has attracted the most eyeballs in almost the entire world, but most people can hardly explain why they want to fight.

In any case, many lives turned into remains.

At the same moment when Jiangnan was turning into purgatory, other places in this world were also having corresponding drastic changes brewing.

Southeast, Fuzhou.

Undercurrents surged in the small court that inherited the orthodoxy of the Wu Dynasty, and there was never a moment of peace.

A crucial fight broke out in this winter.

"...Zhou Shang is out, it's a bit too fast..."

On November 24th, the continuous convoy was moving along the mountain roads that were not too rough. In one of the carriages, Jun Wu took the information he had just received and was comparing the map to study the situation in the entire south of the Yangtze River. development of. Accompanied by the carriage are Cheng Zhouhai and Zuo Xiuquan.

Since Jiang Ning ascended the throne and went south for two years, Jun Wupu seldom rested and relaxed in government affairs and studies. At the beginning of this year, Zuo Wenhuai and others arrived in Fuzhou, and after bringing the support from Mr. Southwest, some of his grand strategies were gradually formed with the joint efforts of the staff around him. On the other hand, it focuses on internal affairs, grasps power, promotes young officials and builds a southeast military academy to unify thinking.

In the second half of the second year of revitalization, after the small court in the southeast determined the direction of revitalizing the sea trade, pirates appeared everywhere in the outer seas of Fujian. On the other hand, the large maritime merchants in Shanghai directly opened up to the private sector to subscribe for the shares of official ship caravans, and they also recruited the Lingnan maritime merchant team to fight several battles with "pirates" in the outer seas. prestige.

After this series of actions are carried out, all kinds of impeachments and admonitions at the court are inevitable. Local gentry, merchants, and foreign Confucians are all quite uncomfortable with the self-willed behavior of the little emperor, and are not in harmony with the people. Fighting for profit is the most speech Jun Wu has seen this year.

When winter comes, the various conflicts and conflicts in various places have not stopped, but have intensified instead. This is because after Junwu arrived in Fuzhou and gained a firm foothold, he "selected a large number of scholars". He imitated Ning Yi's method and reused various young office workers based on efficiency and teleology, especially when Zuo Wenhuai and others arrived. Afterwards, Junwu appointed Zuo Wenhuai to take charge of the military training school, and delegated more power to lower-level officials. These young officials conducted various investigations in Fujian, and some of them had already begun to take charge of various government affairs. Conflicts with local forces in Fujian , and therefore frequently occurs.

The whole of Fujian is such a big place. The local forces that welcomed the emperor originally wanted prosperity and wealth. Trade business, that's not counting, but also a group of young people will be brought in to gain power. There are only so many powers in a place, and if they want to, they will inevitably quarrel with the Golden Luan Hall. Junwu has not actually seized the real power of the local gentry on a large scale at this time, but the situation is already on the verge of tension.

During this period of time, the eldest princess Zhou Pei, who has a better relationship with the gentry and Confucians of all parties, often reminds Junwu that the local gentry is not small, and the clans of each family and surname are closely related, and they are more united than clans in other places, so they cannot be forced . Jun Wu knew about this, and while asking his sister to unite the great Confucianists from all sides, he had to spend more time and muddle along, hoping in his heart that his side's strength would be stronger faster, that Haimao would soon see a cure, or that he would Bian Gewu breaks through and creates the rockets from the teacher's side as soon as possible, blasting everything that is not pleasing to the eye.

The weather is snowing after the winter, and the temporary government affairs in various places have actually eased, but Jun Wu is still working hard. As long as he spares time, he often asks about the progress of the Gewu Research Institute and the Armed Forces Academy, and the people around him are happy. The emperor's diligence, on the other hand, often persuaded him to take more rest.

Jun Wu didn't listen to the persuasion, but in November, the imperial concubine Shen Ruxin was not in good health, so Jun Wu arranged for her to go to Lianjiang to soak in the hot springs. When he arrived around mid-November, he said that he was going to go to the imperial concubine to take a hot spring to recuperate. In fact, he took Zuo Xiuquan, Cheng Zhouhai and a large number of young reserve officials to inspect the livelihood of the residents along the icy and snowy countryside. Detour in the direction of Lianjiang.

On the twenty-fourth day, the news of Zhou Shang's elimination had already spread.

"...According to Mr. Zuo's previous arrangement, the news of Gao Chang's willingness to seek refuge has not yet been revealed. Now that Zhou Shang has gone, if General Gao is allowed to take these places that connect to Lin'an in the south, then we will go out of Fujian, maybe we can be with him. He Wen made an agreement to rule the Yangtze River temporarily, so that the waterway will be smooth and the sea trade will be more convenient..."

"According to He Wen's character and current territory, if he wants the Yangtze River, he may have to fight."

"Then we have to fight one game."

Looking at the map, Jun Wu and Cheng Zhouhai simply exchanged ideas. At this moment, a warning sound sounded from the front, and then, an explosion sounded from the rear.

The surroundings suddenly became chaotic, the carriage bumped for a while, tilted, and the wheels seemed to be stuck somewhere on the road. Both Zuo Xiuquan and Cheng Zhouhai changed their faces, one said: "Is Your Majesty okay?" The other said: "Your Majesty, don't act rashly!"

Jun Wu waved his hand, pushed aside some curtains in the sloping car body, and a guard guarding the side of the car said, "Is Your Majesty okay?" Over here, Jun Wu gestured to him, and the other party looked away.

There was more than one carriage in the forward team, and nine of them were blindfolded. Jun Wu looked back and forth between the gaps in the curtains, and saw that the fighting warning in front seemed to be still on the mountainside in the distance, and the explosion in the rear was even more serious. A little closer, it seems that the bridge on the river bed behind was blown up by a fireboat loaded with explosives. Now the 300-member royal team is cut off by the small river, and in front, the assassins seem to be killing people from the mountains. Down, shout to kill one piece. They were discovered by the scouts ahead, and it would take a certain amount of time to kill them, but it was hard to say whether there were any assassins in ambush nearby.

Looking back and forth, Zuo Xiuquan and Cheng Zhouhai also understood the whole situation.

Cheng Zhouhai said in a low voice: "There seem to be thousands of assassins coming, and there are leather rafts in the car. Your Majesty can cross the river with Mr. Tie."

Jun Wu smiled: "There are thousands of people here, there are no assassins, this is the army." He had already taken out his armor from under his seat.

Zuo Xiuquan frowned: "Those who have the strength to mobilize thousands of people here...Your Majesty, don't mess around..."

Jun Wu tore off the robe on his body, revealing the armor inside, put on the few pieces of armor that he hadn't put on before, and put on the helmet.

"Crossing the river and going back, what should I do if they stop me? The Overlord of Chu fought the Qin army in Julu back then. He broke the boat and won nine battles. I am fascinated by it." He walked out with a smile.

On the road, soldiers and horses gathered, including the dozens of young officials accompanying this time, all of whom had drawn their swords. Afterwards, they saw the emperor coming out of the sloping car body, and went straight to the roof with vigorous steps. The eagle rushed back in fright.

The sound of shouting and killing came from the mountain, Jun Wu opened his hand and smiled.

"Soldiers! There are two famous men in our team today! Mr. Zuo Xiuquan is a high-ranking man. You have all heard of it. He has been in Taiyuan for a year with the eldest son of the Qin family more than ten years ago. Fighting, I have suffered injuries, and it is not easy in winter. This time, we will accompany them to Lianjiang and soak in the hot springs!"

"Now there are people blocking the way, all soldiers, all comrades in arms—"

He drew his sword.

There was a moment of silence in the snowy road, and then they heard Zhou Junwu's voice.

"Follow me to kill the enemy—"

During this trip, the Imperial Forest Army who followed Junwu was not much, but all of them had followed Junwu to charge under Jiangning City. Therefore, almost at the moment when they heard "comrades in arms", the figure in front, The momentum has undergone an astonishing change.

Those who came down from the mountain were the most elite cronies of one or several big clans in Fujian. They screamed and walked through the woodland in the snow-capped mountains.

"Kill the Faint Lord—"

"Embrace the Empress—"

What followed was a thunderous battle cry—

"kill-"

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At the same time as the front lines were connected, there was also a white team on the side of the mountain, which almost merged with the snow mountain, suddenly set off a frenzy and inserted into the formation of assassins.

The former Huaxia Army soldier named Zuo Wenhuai took the lead and led his companions to stab at the head of the opponent.

At the same time, Jun Wu led the Imperial Forest Army and young officials wielding swords to directly resist the tide that was rushing in front of them.

Blood splashed and danced over the snow like a drill, figures rolled and turned into corpses, and there was also the sound of explosions.

Jun Wu shouted and rushed forward, and was pulled back by the Imperial Forest Army on both sides. Tie Tianying was just a few meters ahead, splitting the scattered assassins on the ground.

"Kill—"

Jun Wu had no choice but to shout ferociously.

The blood was pushed away from bottom to top like a tide, and at a certain moment, someone rushed from behind Jun Wu who was guarding him.

"ah-"

He turned his head abruptly, and a young official who was originally following came over with a knife. The guards around him went up immediately, and Jun Wu swung his long sword with both hands and slashed out. The lights of the swords intersected in the air, and Jun Wu's sword collided with the opponent's knife that was slashing with all his strength. With a sword, he slashed the opponent's neck.

At the same time, a warrior slashed open the opponent's stomach, and more swords were slashing at the assassin.

The blood was hot and blood poured all over Jun Wu's face, the assassin was almost smashed to pieces, and he fell behind. This was the first time in his life that the little emperor killed himself. He took two breaths to calm down, and then turned his head again. , screaming fiercely forward.

Being surrounded was boring, but he had to do whatever he could to keep his morale up.

The large-scale assassination of nearly a thousand people was quickly pierced by the counterattack of nearly two hundred people. Jun Wu led the crowd to kill all the way, until he reached the top of the nearby snow mountain, he held the long sword and stopped at the snow line at this moment On the road, the winter sun shone down, engraving his figure in everyone's memory.

Inside the armor, Jun Wu's body trembled slightly.

He then thanked Zuo Wenhuai and others who had followed them all the way these days.

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On the evening of the same day ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Fuzhou.

Knowing the situation, Zhou Pei called together a dozen famous ministers, great Confucian scholars, or representatives of aristocratic families gathered here, and told them about the assassination that Jun Wu encountered today, and his record and heroic demeanor of killing thousands of people by relying on more than a hundred imperial forest troops. .

"More than ten years ago, in the shame of Jingping, the first emperor traveled south to Lin'an, and the people all over the world also went south. Later, when there were more people and less land, the court said, let the south return to the south, and the north return to the north. But in fact, People from the north have nowhere to go, and when we get to that point, I, the Zhou family, will lose their virtue..."

"Up to now, in this part of Fujian, it seems that people from the south have returned to the south, and people from the north have returned to the north, and this time, I think it is to drive us, the royal family from the north, out of here together..."

She wore a long dress and looked around. Then, she let go of the teacup in her hand and dropped it into the silent hall with a snap. She looked at the teacup and was silent for a while, then sat down solemnly, with tears streaming from her expressionless eyes. Her voice was hoarse.

"Punish the faint king, support the empress...Everyone wants to force Zhou Pei to death...You can do it now." 12189/10552997