My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 403 The new name is the Son of Heaven

The morning sun in the midsummer of July pushes the green color of the early morning to wrap around the bustling city.

The rows of houses and streets gradually came to life. Kang Chengqian came out of the post house and got into a waiting carriage. He opened the curtain and looked at the scenery on the street from the bottom of his eyes.

This was the second day after arriving in Luyang. After reuniting with his wife, children, and children, he received a summons from the Luyang Palace. The Emperor of Xia Kingdom wanted to summon him today.

The person traveling with him in the car was an old man with a bun and a slightly gray beard, about fifty years old. But the way he moved and talked, it was said that he was a great Confucian scholar who studied Chinese literature.

"Emperor Wu, how do you like the street scene in Luyang?" The old man sitting next to Kang Chengqian, wearing a dark blue robe and a collar decorated with cloud patterns, was looking at the street scene behind the curtain with a spring breeze on his face.

"The capital of the Central Plains is a prosperous place in the world."

Kang Chengqian commented very politely that Shengkang was similar to Luyang in terms of prosperity, but in terms of city size and population, it was not as huge as Luyang.

"Haha, the Central Plains is a prosperous place with outstanding people and peaceful people."

Wang Lang looked at the raised curtain corner with a smile, looking at the street scene outside, nodding and stroking his beard proudly: "However, today the Emperor of Wu State has entered Luyang with a courtesy to meet His Majesty, which adds to the scenery of this prosperous place."

This man was sharp-tongued and eloquent, and he thought that all the Emperor Xia's men were warriors.

Kang Chengqian's thoughts wandered, and soon he also smiled and said no more, for fear that if he said a few more words, the other party would refute and embarrass himself.

But Wang Lang didn't intend to stop there. In the past two years, he had been spreading Chinese knowledge in Luyang and dealing with Zhuge Liang all day long. He was stressed everywhere and felt very frustrated. He finally got this job, but he still had to relieve his sullen feeling.

"What does the Emperor Wu think of the general trend of the world?"

When Wang Lang saw that he was silent, he started another conversation, thinking that since the other party was the emperor, he must have some understanding of the word "tianxia" in his heart. However, he did not know that Kang Chengqian grew up in a palace since he was a child. Soon after he ascended the throne, his power was plotted by a wealthy family and fell into the hands of others. He had no clear idea of ​​the general trend of the world.

But after praising him, Kang Chengqian still knew how to do it. He pretended to murmur, "Qi Liang is following in the footsteps of Xirong. Your emperor has conquered all the land in the north and northwest. Coupled with the vastness and richness of the Central Plains, he will rule the world sooner or later."

Wang Lang stroked his beard and laughed, "You should speak from the bottom of your heart!" As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and shook his sleeves, his expression was quite excited, and his long beard trembled slightly.

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"My emperor is wise and mighty. He raised an army at the age of 18, and now there are 20 out of 20. He has swept the land and swept across the wilderness. He has also attracted the hearts of thousands of people. The barbarians from all over the world admire his majesty. This is indeed the destiny of destiny. Divine inscriptions Holy martial arts, in order to establish the unification!"

Wang Lang shook his head and thought happily. He took Kang Chengqian's hand and patted the back of his hand as if he were a confidant.

"Don't worry, Emperor Wu. Your Majesty is open-minded and you have come with sincerity. You will be treated well. I understand that the wealthy families in Wu will have nothing to do. In the future, our Xia army will point directly at the Huai River, the warships will sail across the ocean, and Wu will be completely wiped out. , If you have ever deceived you, please ask the emperor to hand it over to you!"

"Thank you Wang Situ for your teaching!" Kang Chengqian was also excited after hearing this. He quickly got up from the cushion and bowed, then sat back down again, with his hands on his knees, his face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but think of the people who bullied and coerced him in the future. Fan Li and others were groveling before him.

The corners of Kang Chengqian's mouth couldn't help but curl up, and he smiled slightly proudly.

The carriage swayed, and the carriage drove straight through the bustling and noisy long street, and soon entered the Imperial City Gate.

……

In Luyang Palace, green smoke curled up from the ancestral temple.

Su Chen bowed with the incense, and then inserted the incense burner. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in his ears like a busy city. The figures of the emperors who were unlocked came out of the spiritual throne one by one, greeting each other, or putting their arms around each other, or Floating into the air, sitting on the carved beams and talking.

In fact, Su Chen entered Luyang yesterday in the ancestral hearse. After a good night's rest, he came to the ancestral temple to release the ancestors. Fortunately, on the way back to the Central Plains, they also came out several times to see the scenery along the way, but they were not depressed. Come out angry.

"Changsheng, you should order some xiang earlier next time. I told Lao Zhu on the way to take him on a night tour of the palace." Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang came over while talking, and they generally introduced some palaces in the Central Plains Palace and some stories that happened in the palace.

"Why does Your Majesty like to visit the palace at night?"

Su Chen was a little puzzled by Li Shimin's hobby. The other party laughed loudly and stroked his beard and said: "The palace is interesting at night. You can watch the wandering ghosts who died in the palace and listen to their stories. This is a product of longevity. The state of the world that you can’t see. But Changsheng wants to see it. I will call you in the middle of the night next time.”

The state of the world is obviously the state of the underworld.

Su Chen squeezed out a smile and dismissed it. It was better for these ancestors to see the wandering ghosts and the like. But didn't Tang Taizong often quarrel with Ming Taizu? Why are the two of them now so good as brothers?

"Oh, Taizong, please wait a moment. I forgot to tell you something."

Su Chen thought of some things Zheng He reported yesterday, so he stopped Li Shimin. The latter was leaving with Zhu Yuanzhang and frowned slightly: "What's the matter?"

"Yuwen Chengdu wants to see you."

"What's the point of seeing my defeated general?" Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned even more. He flicked his wide sleeves and refused bluntly. He tilted his head and shouted to Yang Guang, who was sitting on the stone steps and talking to Zhao Kuangyi: "Cousin! Did you create Yuwen Chengdu? Don't let it come and disturb my leisure."

"He wants to see you. What does it have to do with me? Go ahead!"

Yang Guang also brushed his wide sleeves and looked at Zhao Kuangyi, Li Cunxu, Zhao Gou and other emperors, "Where did I just say?"

"Woman!" Zhao Kuangyi quickly added.

"Yes!" Yang Guang sat on the stone steps, raised his face slightly, and looked at the sky, "Women, you can't give birth to me, you can't give birth to me, and the rest are okay. You should keep it in mind, and get down to business. If you want to do it, women also have to play... By the way, cousin!"

Yang Guang turned around and shouted to Li Shimin who had already left the ancestral temple.

"When will Queen Xiao return it to me?"

"Use it again!"

Li Shimin replied from a distance, and before he and Zhu Yuanzhang had taken a few steps away, he saw a familiar figure - Yuwen Chengdu.

The other party was standing in front of Li Xuanba, and the two looked at each other.

"Have they never met before? Why do they feel like they have a deep hatred?" Zhu Yuanzhang got the tribute from somewhere and was gnawing on the fruits.

"Maybe... attracted to each other."

Li Shimin clasped his hands and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was eating with gusto, "You are also an emperor, could you please pay attention to your appearance?"

"It's true that we are the emperor, but we are also farmers first." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about Li Shimin's eyes. "I think back then, I was born in poverty, my family was ruined, I worked as a monk, made a living, and conquered the Ming Dynasty with a bowl in my hands. If Sven has long been eaten by Chen Youliang and others."

While the two were talking, Li Xuanba lowered his eyes slightly and stared at Yuwen Chengdu opposite. The latter heard that several emperors of Li Tang were worshiped here, and Yang Jian and Yang Guang were also there, so he rushed over without saying a word. Only Zheng He, Xiahou Dun, Zhang He and others were present in the palace. They originally wanted to stop him, but Wei Yan was there to help him, so he rushed all the way here.

As soon as Yuwen Chengdu called out: "Li Shimin." He was blocked by Li Xuanba who came after hearing the sound. He also carefully looked at the tall and powerful Li Xuanba opposite him. After a few breaths, he suddenly turned around and left. Wei Yan pulled him and asked, "We are already here, why don't you go?"

"Can't beat it!"

Yuwen Chengdu didn't hide it. The aura he felt from Li Xuanba's body showed that even if there was another one of him at the moment, he might not be his opponent.

"Haha, it's okay if you can't beat him." Zhang He squatted under the eaves of the palace and spit out the grass roots in his mouth, "Li Xuanba is the number one in our Xia Kingdom. If you want to beat him, you have to practice hard."

"If I can't beat him, why can't I beat you? If you say a few more words, I'll tear you apart!" Yuwen Chengdu didn't care whether the other person was an ancient person from the late Han Dynasty. To him, he was either a companion or an enemy. Whoever blocked his way, he would Kill anyone, except those you can't beat, of course.

Over there, Zhang He was choked by the other party. I don't know who he learned it from, and he tilted his head and made a 'cut' sound.

"Does Zhang He still remember Wei Yan?"

After Yuwen Chengdu left, Wei Yan didn't chase him. The two didn't have a close relationship, so there was no need to chase him. He looked at Zhang He, one of Cao Wei's five good generals, "Excuse me, please take me to the ancestral temple. I want to... meet you." When I met Uncle Liu Huang."

"Who helped Yuwen Chengdu come here just now? Do you know how to beg you now?" Xiahou Dun folded his hands on his chest, and his only eye had a majestic look.

"Are you the Wei Wenchang from Ziwu Valley?"

At this time, there was a voice behind Wei Yan. Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang walked over together, looked at Wei Yan in front of them, and said with a smile: "I was very moved when I told General Wen Chang to leave Ziwu Valley. If you were born in the late Sui Dynasty, I would definitely I wish you a happy life."

"Yeah, right!" Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded.

Wei Yan naturally didn't know about these two people. Just as he was asking for their names, he saw Liu Bei, who came out with Liu Xie and Liu Chan from the ancestral temple, talking about something.

"Your Majesty!" He couldn't help but call out.

Liu Bei over there was also stunned. When he saw the eight-foot tall figure with a face as heavy as a jujube, he suddenly stepped forward with joy: "Wen Chang is here too."

"His Majesty!"

Wei Yan seemed to be feeling aggrieved. He passed Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, quickly came to Liu Bei, knelt down on one knee, and cried with tears in his eyes.

"The last general, Wei Yan, has met His Majesty Tianyan again. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"

Since the deaths of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and others, he has become one of the best generals in Shu. However, many of the strategies in his mind are difficult to implement, let alone fight as happily as Liu Bei's men.

Su Chen stood at the gate of the ancestral temple and watched Wei Yan cry like a child, hugging Liu Bei's legs and recounting his grievances over the years. It can be seen how strong Liu Bei's personal charm is.

"Your Majesty." Wu Zixun walked in front of Dian Wei and came to Su Chen's side: "The Emperor of Wu has entered the palace."

"Ah."

Su Chen groaned, then looked at the monarchs and ministers over there to reminisce about the past, and then left with Dian Wei and Xu Chu to go to the front palace hall. In the hall, Emperor Kang Chengqian of Wu Kingdom had been waiting for a long time. He was standing in the empty hall. In the main hall, he was a little frightened. He thought of many words to respond on the way, but when he came in, he didn't even see the face of the Emperor of Xia.

"You're not trying to give me a blow, are you?"

He thought about it for a while, and then shook the thought out of his mind. He had become a wandering king, so there was no threat.

At this time, a eunuch suddenly came out of the small door on one side of the palace and whispered to Kang Chengqian: "The Emperor of Wu, your Majesty is here."

Less than three breaths after the words were spoken, the sound of several footsteps spread over.

Kang Chengqian then saw two sturdy men guarding an equally powerful figure approaching in front of him. He quickly bowed down and bowed. The approaching figure raised his hand: "You and I are both emperors, no need to be polite!"

Over there, Su Chen walked up the royal steps, brushed the dragon table with his wide sleeves, and sat down on the dragon chair casually.

"The Emperor of the Kingdom of Wu has come a long way. I only saw you today, so I am a little rude."

"Don't dare!"

Kang Chengqian quickly handed over his hand: "I am just a homeless person. Fortunately, Your Majesty took me in."

The two of them exchanged polite words and looked at each other. Su Chen didn't have much sense for this person. His appearance was ordinary, down-to-earth, and his body was a little fat.

"Let's just talk about business. I don't like going around in circles."

Su Chen waved down, "Emperor Wu, come here and get closer."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"More than half a month ago, when I was in the capital of the Liang Kingdom in the northwest, I was surprised when I heard that the Emperor of Wu was fleeing the palace. I was also doubtful. Now that I see you standing in front of me, I feel very relieved. I just don't know, okay. If Wu Di doesn’t wait, why should he surrender to me?”

"Your Majesty, I..."

Since Kang Chengqian surrendered, he also realized how he should call himself to express his position so as not to cause trouble.

"I was originally the emperor of Wu. I also know that it is ridiculous for an emperor to surrender to another country, but... I really don't want to fight and contend with the heavenly soldiers. In the end, I will die and my family will be destroyed. Furthermore, although I was once an emperor, But he has never held power, it is all controlled by civil and military officials in the court, and the emperor's orders cannot leave the palace, so what is the point of sitting on such an emperor's throne?"

"Well, I understand what Kang Qing said."

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "Since Kang Qing has sincerely joined you, I will not treat you harshly. I will let you enjoy the glory and wealth with your wife, children, and children like Qi Qingbao. How about that?"

"My wish!"

"I will make you the Duke of Anle and move to Linzhou. If you feel homesick, you can look at Shengkang across the river."

Su Chen drew the cake, and did not wait for the other party to thank him happily, then continued: "Since Kang Qing is no longer the king of Wu, he is now a minister of our Xia Kingdom. But not now, but when I conquer Wu, I will send two groups. When the soldiers and horses crossed the river, Kang Qing was the commander. He still used the name of the Emperor of Wu to call the states and counties to open their doors and surrender!"

This is his true value, and Kang Chengqian naturally understands this truth.

He immediately handed over his thanks.

(End of this chapter)