Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 82 Demonic Sword (2)

"I don't know when the current emperor will be able to come out from 15 years ago. I just hope he doesn't forget that he is the emperor who conquered the devil!"

At the banquet held by the generals, after drinking two jugs of wine, Elder Le Zhong first talked about Emperor Dasong of Zhongzhou, which can also be said to be the source of all troubles in the world today.

Fifteen years ago, the emperor personally conquered the Great Wilderness Demon State and earned the title of "Emperor Conquering Demons". However, although this expedition dealt a huge blow to the demon clan, it did not have a perfect ending.

Even, it should be said to be a failure.

Aiming to wipe out the demon realm in one fell swoop, the expeditionary army failed to resist the counterattack of the demons from the Mountain of Demons. The army suffered heavy casualties. Four of the four great generals of the previous generation lost three of them. Thousands of soldiers rescued the king. In the end, it was actually a mess escaped from the wilderness.

This result has also become the most distressing thing for the heroes of the world since Wu Xuan.

When the young emperor returned to Zhongzhou after a big defeat, there was no one around him with his cronies.

Since then, the frustrated king turned to wine and sex for comfort, abandoned the government, and the treacherous officials in the court were in power. The imperial power, which had just recovered, declined again.

"There are fifteen years in the world of wine."

If this sentence is used to describe poets and poets, it may be regarded as a romantic affair, but if it is used to describe emperors, it is the inexhaustible blood and tears of the people all over the world.

Lian Hongye patted the sword lightly and sighed, without saying a word.

"In recent years, the turmoil among the vassals has been most conspicuous in the state of Qiwei in Zhongzhou." Le Zhong said again: "Donggong Qilou attacked all countries in the name of 'respecting the royal family and conquering disobedience'. It is unstoppable. It was not until Langya General Zhao Dian led Lei Wuzhao Chen Bing to the southern border of Langya that it stopped its aggressive momentum."

Lian Hongye said quietly: "Langya has devoted himself to confronting Qiwei in recent years. If the barbarians invade from the north, they will be unable to guard against it. Even if the barbarians want to go straight to Zhongzhou, it is not impossible. At that time, the precarious balance of the world cannot be maintained. .”

"General, why are you still worried about this?" Le Zhong raised a toast.

Lian Hongye smiled: "Elder, please speak again."

"To the south of Leizhou is Yongzhou. This is also the boundary where our chivalry is rooted the deepest. Here, all schools of thought discuss the Dao, and a hundred schools of thought contend. After so many years, it still looks noisy.

However, it is worth mentioning that as we are more and more excluded in this land, the Demon Cult, which is supposedly suppressed by the government like us, has grown rapidly in recent years. They have controlled more and more brothels, Casinos, underground gangs, even court officials and righteous martial arts were bought and controlled by them. "

Lian Hongye said: "This is strange."

"Our investigation found that this seems to be related to a certain sect from Hanshan that the Demon Cult has come into contact with in recent years. I wonder if the general has heard of the name 'Xing Luo'?"

"Xing Luo?" Lian Hongye thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"That's all. In short, the devil's sect uses coercion and lure to widely develop its followers among the common people, and then sets up various names to collect the property of the followers. After squeezing out all the followers, it pushes the lower-level followers to the front line of the conflict to be consumed. Such a disaster in Yongzhou has caused the people to suffer greatly."

"Elder, please speak again."

"To the south of Yongzhou is Lizhou. In the interior of Lizhou, there are many high mountains and steep cliffs, where monsters and beasts are hidden, so the people live along the coast and prey on seafood. The first big danger they face is naturally the fish in the East China Sea. The Yakshas are gone.

I have encountered this kind of monsters on the coast of Yongzhou, they are like strong men, half body taller than ordinary adult men, their breasts are exposed, their fangs stand out, and their claws chop raw deer to eat on the river bank.

I went up and killed more than a dozen of them, but I felt exhausted, and it is said that in Lizhou, every time the tide rises, countless lights will appear on the coast under the night, which are the eyes of hundreds of yakshas.

They landed on the coast, plundered the coastal towns, and emptied the villages they passed through. "

Lian Hongye said: "Is there really a Yasha kingdom in the East China Sea?"

"It's true, these blood-drinking things actually know how to establish a country and sacrifice civilization. It is said that there are thousands of islands scattered in the East Sea, and I don't know which one is their land, maybe all of them may be.

They rode on the backs of giant snakes, shuttled and wandered across the entire ocean, and their tracks extended eastward to Guixu.

General Lian, do you know what a giant snake living in the sea looks like?At least you must have heard of the legend of the Ba Kingdom:

"There is a snake in Badi. It has a green head and a red belly. It is an eating elephant. Its bones emerge at the age of three. '(Note [-])

This is a sea snake that climbed onto land. "

"Elephant Elephant Snake." Lian Hongye read the name, and a picture of hell appeared in the sea in the mind of Yashas driving groups of giant snakes.

"They are the sufferings of Lizhou. Fortunately, there is the God of Zhenhai leading the army of the three kingdoms in the south of the sky, fighting these monsters on the coast day and night.

Every time the tide recedes, the God of Zhenhai will ask the soldiers to tie Yasha's body to a cross. The top of the cross is inserted from Yasha's throat, and then all these wooden frames are inserted facing the sea, so that the moonlight and waves will wash them forever. body.

Now every beach in Lizhou is covered with wooden crosses, deterring all enemies from the sea. "

"Elder, please speak again."

"To the west of Lizhou is Songzhou. Songzhou is the richest country in the world, and its household registration is well-off. This is because the fourteen countries of Songzhou, led by Qiongsang and Xianchi, all practice civil rule. The people know the law and reason, and will not easily cause chaos. The countries are harmonious The idea of ​​making money is deeply rooted, and there are few civil wars in the state;
Secondly, it is also because the Wu clan in Youzhou in the west has not made any noise for decades.In history, the Youzhou witches, together with Dahuang demons, Ganzhou horse thieves, and Lizhou yakshas, ​​were called the "Kyushu four evils". Now, people only remember the latter three evils.

Luoyang Pass has been depleted of military equipment, and the only land passage between Pingyao Continent and Youzhou guarded by it has not been passed by for 40 years. "

Lian Hongye said: "It sounds like a strong country and rich people should be considered a paradise, right?"

"The general is half right."

"Oh? How about that?"

"The country is strong and the people are weak." Le Zhong frowned and said: "Song Prefecture does not suppress mergers, land system is not established, officialdom is corrupt, and people's customs are depraved. It is not uncommon for officials and businessmen to collude to rob people's property and annex land.

Farmers who lost their land were forced to become farm laborers, or went to the cities to find a living. Although they supported the superficial prosperity of the cities, in themselves, it was inevitable that they would work hard all their lives and live in miserable old age.

However, although Songzhou's literary name is prosperous, it is the prosperity of the literary poetry society and the prosperity of the wind, flowers, snow and moon. In fact, it completely abandons the teachings of sages. , all only recognize the word 'money'.

Even if you carry the elderly in the mountains and throw them to starve to death, no one in Songzhou will blame them, because they don't care.The old have nothing to support, the young have nothing to teach, the rich are connected to the fields, and the poor have no place to stand. This is the suffering of the people of Songzhou. "

"Elder, please speak again."

"North of Songzhou is Lingzhou. There are many fairy gates in Lingzhou, and the folk customs are cultivating Taoism.

Every child in Lingzhou grows up to eight or nine years old, and the adults in the family will try their best to hire a demon master to evaluate the child's qualifications. If they have the talent for cultivation, they will be accepted into the family and celebrated by the whole family; if not, they will accept their fate. , planted for a lifetime, and bear the heaviest taxes and corvees in the six states of Dasong. "

Lian Hongye said: "It seems that it is rare to hear that the people of Lingzhou are in chaos because of exorbitant taxes. How did Liguo educate the people?"

"There is no special method. It's just that the common people understand that compared to taxes, those wild demons who defeated the coalition forces of the six states are more terrifying. After all, Lingzhou is adjacent to the Great Wilderness in the north.

The taxes paid by the common people are used to support the fairy sects. Only the demon masters trained by each fairy sect are the sharp weapons against the demon clan, which are more useful than the army.

However, the cost of cultivating a demon extermination master with high mana is much higher than that of cultivating excellent soldiers, so it can only be supported by heavy taxes.This is the reason why Lingzhou has the highest taxes in the six states. Even if the people have complaints, they can only suffer in silence. "

"However, even though the sacrifices of the people of Lingzhou are so great, and there is a large army led by Fu Moshen to guard under the Lingshi Great Wall, because the defense line is too long, it is common for demons to infiltrate into Lingzhou, which is deeply harmful to the people. It's because of being restrained by the monster clan, although Liguo has already unified Lingzhou, it has been unable to expand outward for a long time."

After talking about the six prefectures of the Song Dynasty, the old man's mouth was dry and hoarse, so he started drinking.Lian Hongye silently raised a lamp to show his condolences.

Attending the banquet were Li Poman, commander of the second guard, Du Ruhu, commander of the centurion, Chen Wufu, "Dragon Spear" Yue Cheng, "Northern Mountain Flying Eagle" Lin Hongyu, "Fire Hades" Cheng Ba, etc. They took the opportunity to grab their own food, while chatting with each other, drinking to the fullest, and the night was covered.

"All people are suffering, but the six states are one." Lian Hongye suddenly said with emotion.

Le Zhong was already half-drunk, and murmured: "Yes, even a general like him can only keep one side safe. The world is so big, and the night is hard to understand. I don't know when someone will come out of nowhere to do that. Salvation hero?

Rising between war and tyranny, splitting the iron curtain of ignorance and violence, sweeping the land before all armies with magic soldiers in hand, and pulling down the world's senseless tyrants from the throne?
And who can lead the team of saints behind him, spread wisdom, benevolence and law in the world, end the suffering of this land, and break the dawn for Kyushu? "

When everyone heard the words, they all felt that it was impossible, and they only persuaded them to drink alcohol.

The stars are flat and wild.

Also on this night, two sentinels were patrolling in the bitter night wind in the outskirts of Ju Country, five hundred miles away.

"Yezi, go somewhere with me." One of them said suddenly.

"What?"

"I have researched a new sword move called 'Jing Xian', let's find a bright place and practice it." The person who spoke was Gu Feng.

"Okay!" Ye Ziqi heard it, his eyes glowed with excitement, he cast his eyes around for a while, then ran quickly to the moonlight, "Come here!"

Gu Feng drew his sword and rushed straight up.

"Zheng-!"

After a chorus sound, Ye Ziqi sat down on the ground, staring blankly at his sword that was blown away.

"What do you feel?"

"It's like having a heart attack. I was thinking about how to beat you, but my train of thought was suddenly interrupted. My mind went blank for a moment, and the sword flew away—interesting! Is this the mana that Yin Changqin gave to your sword? Interesting! "

After Gu Feng confirmed the effect, he wanted to return to the barracks.

"Hey, don't rush away!" Ye Ziqi immediately stood up behind him, the excitement on his face remained undiminished, and he held the sword again.

Seeing this, Gu Feng snorted with a smile, and went forward with his sword.

Ye Ziqi hedged to meet him.

"Ba Shen Luo Gong Jue, value talisman!"

"Shock!"

The sound of gold and iron colliding, mixed with the boy's shouts, resounded in the open field, and no one had heard it yet.Only the moonlight flowing on the blade of the sword shines brightly in the sword dance that the teenagers practiced tacitly, and it seems to have opened up a little light from the night.

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Note [-]: "Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Jing": "In the southwest there is the country of Ba, and there is also the country of Zhujuan, with black snakes, green heads, and food elephants." Guo Pu's note: "It is also the Ba snake." "Shan Hai Jing · "Hainei Nanjing": "Ba snake eats an elephant, and its bones emerge at the age of three. A gentleman takes it, and there is no heart disease. It is a snake, green, yellow, red, and black. One is a black snake, with a green head, in the west of the rhinoceros."

(End of this chapter)