Conspiracy

Chapter 617 Xiliang General [Huo Ji]

Xiliang.

Phoenix city.

Phoenix City is the imperial capital of Xiliang, located in the center of Xiliang.

According to legend, the royal family of Xiliang is the descendant of the phoenix, and has been blessed by the gods for thousands of years.

In fact, before the Hexuan Continent was divided into four kingdoms, the Xiliang royal family had always ruled the continent.

Until a thousand years ago, a huge storm swept across the desert, and the gods who had been guarding the royal family in Xiliang also disappeared, and Xiliang has also gone downhill since then.

Today is October [-]rd, at three quarters of the hour, the sky full of stars is like broken spars, shining brightly.

The city of Phoenix is ​​full of lights, traffic, voices and faces, and people are rushing out of Phoenix City on foot, on horseback or in carriages.

A girl in blue tried her best to squeeze into the crowd and stopped a passerby who was trotting out of the city.

"Brother! I want to ask, where are you going? The little girl came to Phoenix City for the first time, and she doesn't know the customs in the city. Could it be that some festival happened?"

The passer-by was in a hurry, and was naturally upset at being stopped by someone for no reason, and was about to yell at him, but when he saw the beautiful and delicate girl in front of him, his expression suddenly softened a lot.

"Miss doesn't know, there is a long river outside Phoenix City, called Qujiang. Today, General Huo Ji set up a arena in Qujiang Painting Boat, whether it is a knight-errant, a scholar, or a commoner, aristocrats and young ladies, everyone You can go to participate in the fight." A passer-by moved closer to the woman, and whispered into her ear: "I heard that Miss Chihuang is here too!"

"Miss Scarlet Phoenix? Who is she? Is she very powerful?"

Passers-by looked at the woman with disgust, and almost called her a 'bumpkin'.

"Girl, you came out of the mountains, right? Miss Chihuang is the number one general under General Huo Ji. Her voice is like the melody of nature, and she can control thousands of birds. On the battlefield, with the help of General Huo Ji's superb mechanical skills, she can also Only with Lin Junshi manipulating the situation and making plans, was it possible to take down Beirong with ease, and killed one hundred thousand Xiao family troops in Luoqi by the way, making great military exploits. Miss Chihuang is now named the owner of Kangle County by the emperor, and she and General Huo have specially given her married."

"What is the so-called arena for?"

"I heard that the emperor gave General Huo some of the treasures he captured from Beirong. General Huo was very rich and took out ten treasures as a prize for the winner of the painting boat arena. Well, I don't want you to say more I have to get out of the city quickly, or I won’t even be able to get on the boat.”

"So that's the case, thank you brother for letting me know."

"Farewell!"

The passers-by waved their hands and left in a hurry.

The woman stood where she was, with her fingers entwined with the hair on her sideburns, her head tilted and her eyes lowered in thought.

A moment later, her red lips bent slightly, her figure flashed, and she disappeared in place.

Qujiang painted boats, brightly lit, laughing, feasting and singing, and all the guests are happy.

On the first floor of the banquet hall, the grand feast opened. A veiled woman came on stage to perform.

A petite figure sneaked among the guests and boarded the boat, and quietly hid in an inconspicuous corner while no one was looking.

At the hour of Haishi, a man and a woman came onto the stage one after the other.

The young man should not have reached the crown, he is dressed in red clothes like fire, his eyes are like obsidian, his spirit is like the sun and moon, and his steps are light and silent.

The veiled woman was dressed in white, her green-orange intertwined hair was half up and half loose, and her profound features were exotic and enchanting.The skin on the neck is fair and tender, and the golden red lotus flame pattern is very eye-catching.

When the two came to the stage, everyone immediately saluted: "See you, General! See Princess Kangle!"

Huo Ji's eyes seemed inviolable, he twitched the corners of his mouth, and said with a smirk: "Everyone is welcome! Huo set up a arena at the Qujiang Painting Boat today, thank you for coming to join us, I hope you can have a good time."

"General, I heard that Princess Kangle can control birds with voice, and I'm really curious. Can you show me something?"

Huo Ji glanced at the woman in white beside him, and said with a smile: "The princess's singing voice is extremely lethal. If she is really allowed to sing, I am afraid that the boat will sink. Then today's leader, wouldn't she be the one to take the lead?" Is it cheaper?"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of laughter, but some dudes still didn't give up, but became more energetic.

"Really? I don't believe it! If the princess really has such abilities, then our death is worth it!"

"Yes! Princess! Open your eyes to us ordinary people!"

"Princess."

The echoing voices came like waves, Huo Ji and Chihuang didn't show any displeasure, they still looked at the audience with smiles.

Suddenly, a majestic male voice came from outside the painted boat door.

"Chihuang is the princess who was personally appointed by the emperor, not a singer of the Red Mansion or a stage actor, how can you allow you to blaspheme in public!"

A middle-aged man stepped into the boat from the deck, everyone was shocked and saluted quickly.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

The person who came was He Liang, the only regent with a different surname in Xiliang. The regent, the power is in the hands of the people.

No, not under one person, because even the emperor is a puppet in his hands.

There were rumors that He Liang and the current Empress Dowager Shen were unclear, and often went in and out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom late at night, and did not come out until dawn the next day.

Sometimes, he didn't even bother to go back home to change the court clothes, and went directly to meet the emperor to participate in the court affairs.

And the Empress Dowager Shen is not the emperor's biological mother, she is only [-] years old now, and she is only three years older than the emperor.

The Empress Dowager Shen was the daughter of Shen Heli, the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. She entered the palace since she was a child, and was loved by the late emperor.

The queen passed away the following year, and Shen was conferred the title of queen as a matter of course, in charge of Fengyin and commanding the six palaces.

At the beginning of last year, the first emperor passed away. He Liang supported the mediocre and young prince Yin Yuli to ascend to the throne, and forced the little emperor to order that his stepmother, Shen, be the empress dowager, make himself the regent, and take the emperor to command the princes.

As for the other princes, he arbitrarily charged them with crimes and executed them one by one.

His thunderous tactics made the courtiers dare not resist, and some Qingliu officials who did not know how to live or die joined forces, but in the end, without exception, they ended up in the end of ransacking their families and exterminating their families. .

Recently, I heard that many forces in various places in Xiliang are colluding secretly, intending to stage an uprising and overthrow He Liang's tyranny, and many people responded one after another.

After He Liang received the news, he immediately sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebels. The rebels were defeated and fled everywhere before they could gather together.

Because of this, the number of officers and soldiers patrolling in Phoenix City has increased a lot in the past few days.

(End of this chapter)