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Chapter 496: Attacking a City and Destroying a Country (asking for monthly tickets)

There are thousands of troops and the sky is almost dark.

They were engaged at a young age and fell in love at the age of twenty. This is a relationship that is worthy of being recorded in history books and even historians have to acknowledge. However, the expression of this emotion still has the restraint unique to the Central Plains.

Restrained passion is always more touching than frivolous promises.

Chen Qingyan held the sword and leaned against the arrow raft on the city wall. He looked at the young king who was now famous all over the world and greeted him with a smile. He looked at Xue Shuangtao pressing against the thick city wall and almost couldn't help jumping down.

It was just like when I was young, I jumped down from a big tree and ended up spraining my ankle. In the misty rain, I was carried back to the Xue family by that young man, which ended up being a big joke.

Xue Shuangtao was eager to try it, but stopped himself.

She has grown up too, and is no longer the same person she was seven years ago. The passing of time eventually leaves traces on people's hearts. Chen Qingyan's temples were covered with white hair. Looking at this scene, he didn't know what he was thinking about, and the light in his eyes softened.

Old Master Chen Chengbi shook his head in admiration: "He is much braver than that kid Li Wanli."

"Tsk tsk tsk, interesting, interesting."

Chen Qingyan looked at Chen Chengbi and asked, "What's interesting?"

"Would my uncle be interested in something like this?"

Chen Chengbi was puzzled: "What's the matter? What I mean is that when he travels around in the martial arts world, there should be many new stories to listen to in those taverns and teahouses, which will make the martial arts world more interesting."

Chen Qingyan said: "You have been in the martial arts world for a lifetime, and you don't mind being bored."

Chen Chengbi burst into laughter: "Boring?"

"How can the martial arts world be boring? Those who think the martial arts world is boring are just disgusted by how boring they are."

Then he looked at the young king over there and said, "Ah, but, King Qin, how good is Li Guanyi's martial arts? Tsk tsk tsk tsk, watching from afar, this arrogance is soaring to the sky, it's really scary, scary."

Chen Qingyan's expression also became slightly solemn.

They were far away in the rear and could only hear the intelligence coming from the front. They knew what level of battles and challenges the young King Qin had experienced over the years. He had fought almost all the powerful enemies in the world.

News passed on by word of mouth is always accompanied by the imagination and desire of the communicator. By the time the news reaches their ears after traveling thousands of miles, it has become extremely incredible, like a legend.

Brave, solemn, and graceful, like a king sent from heaven.

The posture of dragon and phoenix, the appearance of sky and sun.

Heroic and magnificent.

This has not happened in the eight hundred years since the time of Emperor Chidi.

He is completely different from the cunning boy seven years ago who couldn't even enter the country, was very slippery when encountering problems, and directly shouted Aunt Qingyan. Meeting an old friend in person still reminds people of the past.

Especially, at my age, day by day, seven years have passed in the blink of an eye, just like a leaf falling into a pond, causing ripples, and then the ripples subside, and there is no feeling anymore.

Only seeing the little guy back then has become so dignified now.

I was surprised to realize how time flies by.

In this case, how can one not feel sad and heartbroken?
Even Chen Qingyan, who has always been of a calm temperament, couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling a little melancholy in the wind.

Chen Chengbi also sighed sadly.

Then he said, "Really? I want to fight him!"

Chen Qingyan: “…………”

Chen Chengbi rubbed his hands, eager to try, and said: "Niece, tell me, if I secretly go to him at night and fight him in the name of Chen's royal family, will he agree? Otherwise, I beg him."

The sword in Chen Qingyan's hand swept, and the tail end of the hilt hit the old man's head, making old man Chen Chengbi scream. He took two steps forward, covered the back of his head, turned around and stared at Chen Qingyan with wide eyes.

"Niece, why did you hit me?"

Chen Qingyan said calmly: "My hand slipped."

Chen Chengbi touched the back of his head and said seriously, "Your sword is quite slippery. It slipped off accidentally. You should keep it well."

Chen Qingyan didn't want to answer this martial arts fanatic elder.

Xue Changqing had also arrived here. He lay on the city wall, looking at the thousands of troops and the banners and flags. His eyes widened and he shouted, "King Qin, Your Highness, it's me, Xue Changqing, do you still remember me?!"

"You gave me gifts and taught me mathematics at that time."

He shouted loudly, picked up the pendant from his waist and shook it vigorously. It was a feather, a hard eagle feather, produced between the two countries, at the steepest part of the mountains and cliffs. It was where the wandering legion passed by with nothing in the past.

This is what the almighty Lei Laomeng reaped when he was trying to catch a flying eagle in the mountains.

Later, when Li Guanyi arrived at a safe place and delivered a letter to the eldest lady, he also gave the eagle feather as a gift to Xue Changqing. It was not an extremely expensive gift, but the burden it carried was different.

Xue Changqing was very thoughtful and had been wearing this thing as a pendant for several years.

He was very excited and wanted to recognize the King of Qin immediately, but he was worried that the King of Qin would no longer recognize him because of his current identity. However, the king, who was wearing armor and a battle robe with both civil and military sleeves, just laughed and said, "Does the art of divination still need to find a guest official now?"

Xue Changqing's face flushed: "I'm fine."

The King of Qin laughed loudly, and the laughter gradually stopped. He looked calmly at Xue Shuangtao who was there. The latter seemed to know something. He exhaled and nodded slightly, so there was no need for words.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Be careful."

"Ah."

The King of Qin nodded, then glanced at the old man on the city wall and laughed loudly:
"Although I also want to enter Guanyi City right away to catch up with you and reminisce about the old times, I still have some things to deal with, and there is also a big brother who is helping me out."

"I'll take care of these trivial matters first and come back later."

"No doubt, Liuying."

Ye Buzhi, Zhou Liuying took a half step forward and said solemnly: "I am here."

The King of Qin said, "I will give you five thousand soldiers to take over this city and protect the people. I will be back soon."

"If you encounter something difficult to solve, you can ask Mr. Xue for his advice."

The two generals said solemnly: "Yes!"

The King of Qin looked at the eldest lady, and then looked at the burly old man next to the eldest lady, who flew out from the Xue family like a jumping star and was standing on the city wall. The King of Qin smiled and nodded.

Xue Daoyong's eyes were burning as he looked at the King of Qin who was leading thousands of troops, and he felt like laughing out loud.

He barely managed to control his elder's dignity and pinched his arm hard to stop the corners of his mouth from curling up uncontrollably.

The corners of his lips were pressed down, solemn and dignified, and he just nodded.

"Not to be missed."

"King Qin, just go and do what you are going to do."

"I will protect this city."

"Thank you, Mr. Xue."

The King of Qin nodded, then pulled the reins and said loudly, "Go!"

Xue Changqing was stunned: "Ah? Ahhhh?"

"No, just left?!"

He held his sister's sleeve with one hand and pointed at the King of Qin who was riding his war horse with the other hand. For a moment, it was as if he had been left behind by that guest official and the "tiger lady" seven years ago. These two guys went out to play and he just stared at his sister being carried back.

For some unknown reason I felt like I was left behind.

what?
Do you understand? It's a tacit understanding.

Damn it, what do you know?

Tell me too!
Don't exclude me!

He watched at a loss as the King of Qin's flag turned around, and watched as the vast army of soldiers and horses moved like a torrent, with a ravine split in the middle. The King of Qin left first, and the armies on both sides followed him with a thunderous roar.

Such arrogance, such courage.

Xue Changqing couldn't help but feel his blood boiling. He wished he could jump down right away, ride a horse, and follow behind, even if he could just be a soldier.

At the same time, he didn't understand what the King of Qin was going to do.

Although he didn't understand, it didn't affect his admiration for the King of Qin. When he was very young, he followed the guest officials of that time and had long regarded the latter as the 'king of children'. This feeling and admiration has not faded until now.

He just watched the King of Qin go away. He pulled his sister's sleeve and said, "Sister, where is His Majesty the King of Qin going? Why, why is he leaving so soon? He finally came back, but he didn't even go home to eat something?"

"The city has been captured, why are you so anxious?"

Xue Shuangtao looked at him and said, "My brother really only has the talent for a city and an army. What you see is a city, but what he sees is a country and the whole world."

"He will come back, but not now."

Xue Changqing was puzzled, but soon understood.

The joy and excitement on his face froze bit by bit. With shock and horror in his eyes, he looked at the direction where the Qin army was leaving, and at the scarlet royal flag with unicorn cloud pattern fluttering like a raging fire.

Xue Changqing's body couldn't help but tremble. He said:

"Jiangzhou City..."

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin, must take the capital of the State of Chen."

"today…………"

Xue Changqing's voice seemed to have lost its support, as if he was standing in a vague place, and he murmured: "Are you going to destroy the country?"

【Destroy the country】

With just these two words, countless men are willing to gamble their lives, countless counselors are willing to devote all their energy to this goal, and countless brave generals are willing to die on the battlefield for such supreme achievement.

Is this feat of rebuilding the world and the sky collapsing, which should have been recorded in history and passed down by word of mouth, about to appear before our eyes?

He suddenly thought of what the King of Qin said and realized the meaning behind it. This meaning made Xue Changqing's thoughts freeze.

He said he would come back after finishing some chores...

What I mean is, after the King of Qin conquers the country, will he come to see my sister again?

Entering the city with the power to destroy the country? !
The sixteen-year-old Xue Changqing couldn't help but enjoy that scene and was in a trance for a long time.

King Qin!

So domineering! So awesome! So satisfying!
Such a promise, such courage and arrogance...

It’s so desirable.

Xue Daoyong looked at the army going away and just murmured, "Big profit."

"It's a big profit..."

"In my life, over a hundred years, I have gambled countless times, won a lot, and lost a lot, but never once did I make such a big profit!"

"Really? It feels so good!"

"Rare goods are worth keeping, and you can make a lot of money with your investment."

"Earn a bright and peaceful world!"

………………

Zhou Liuying is already a warrior at the top of the fifth level.

Ye Buyi was already a fifth-level general during the war in the Western Regions. After a long period of fighting and training, he had already broken through the barriers in Jiangnan and became a sixth-level general. At the age of more than 20, he was already considered the best of this generation.

It is only a matter of time before he breaks through the Grandmaster level and grows into a great general guarding a region. It is impossible for him to be in the top ten in the future, but there is still hope for him to be in the top thirty of the God Generals List.

He is brave and solemn, calm and powerful, and has the ability to command an army.

The two of them led 5,000 Qilin troops to take over the city. There were also masters like Xue Daoyong and Chen Chengbi. Among them, Xue Daoyong could be regarded as the left prime minister, and Chen Chengbi was a member of the royal family.

The old man shouted loudly: "I am the emperor's uncle. I have surrendered. Why are you still resisting?"

This kind of mental attack directly destroyed the last bit of resistance.

Guanyi City was quickly taken over, but Zhou Liuying still felt somewhat regretful that he and Ye Buyi were left in Guanyi City by the King of Qin to guard the place.

The siege was considered a great feat.

But in any case, it cannot be compared with a battle at the level of destroying a country.

But he also knew the reason why Li Guanyi did not allow the two of them to participate in the attack on Jiangzhou City - after all, they were born into a family of military generals of the State of Chen. When they were young, they ran through the streets and alleys, fought in the martial arts arena, and went to the restaurant to drink when they were young.

Every corner of that city carries their past memories and emotions. At a glance, you can still see the teenagers and children running past with smiles more than ten years ago.

As time goes by, things and people have changed. Some of the friends who used to joke and play together have become completely enemies.

The Jiangzhou City of the Chen State is still the same Jiangzhou City, but those young men who used to have no worries in their hearts and opened their eyes to welcome a new day have all grown up.

Even in today's troubled times, when the world is in turmoil, the two of them are required to attack the place where they once lived and grew up.

Li Guanyi still couldn't bear it.

Zhou Liuying looked at the sky in the distance and said, "Your Highness, the King of Qin, the boss is still too soft-hearted. Isn't it time for the two of us to take the lead, make a pledge of allegiance and pay a visit, and completely reassure others?"

"Why did you leave us two here?"

Ye Buyi said: "If that's the case, he's not Li Guanyi anymore."

Zhou Liuying said: "Haha, indeed!"

"But, if I were to go and attack Jiangzhou City, I would feel aggrieved and uncomfortable; but if I were to stay here, I would still feel aggrieved and uncomfortable. Hey, tell me, Old Ye, why is this guy so mean?"

Ye Buyi glanced at him and said, "You are the one who is cheap."

Zhou Liuying was furious. He swung the hook-sickle spear in his hand, but Ye Buyi, who was crossing his arms, stepped on it. Zhou Liuying wanted to pull it out, but he couldn't. Instead, he became more melancholy.

I am so worried.

To be honest, that kind of emotion cannot be expressed in just a few words. He sat on the city wall, with his ancestral hook-and-sickle spear placed across his knees, watching the clouds go away and calming down.

With the eyesight at the top of the fifth heaven, one can see the flow of clouds and recognize the trajectory of arrows, but with the eyesight of a young man, one can no longer see any trace of his hometown.

Ye Buyi folded his arms in front of him, his expression calm.

Zhou Liuying sighed and said, "I really envy General Yue Qianfeng and his men for being able to participate in such a battle. I think this battle would be recorded in history books by historians in the future. What a pity, what a pity, I didn't get to see it."

"I just don't know how many times General Yue will vomit blood in this battle against the grandson of our Emperor Wu of Chen?"

"You said that General Yue is so strong. There are countless armies in the world, with brave generals like clouds and strong fighters like rain. Among these countless generals, there are only a handful of generals who can definitely beat him. They are definitely the best generals in the world. But why is General Yue always the one who gets hurt the most?"

Ye Buyi said: "Because he only fights with opponents as many as this number."

Zhou Liuying laughed: "That's pretty impressive!"

When he smiled, he was as carefree and relaxed as ever.

If he had not been born into the Zhou family of the Great Chen, and if it were still a peaceful and prosperous time, he would have been a very good knight, riding a white horse, traveling all over the Central Plains, having excellent swordsmanship, having many friends, and being very popular with the female knights in the martial arts world.

The laughter gradually subsided at this moment. Looking into the distance, Zhou Liuying's face finally showed an indescribable complex emotion. In the end, he just said:

"Is Dachen really going to perish?"

Ye Buyi said: "I don't know..."

Zhou Liuying murmured, "Da Chen, Da Chen."

"This Dachen has the sounds of zither and flute, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Mohism, and a flourishing culture, the best in the world. Its military strength is feared by all directions, but the people live in peace, and even the vendors hawking their wares on the street can talk about poetry."

"Da Chen, such a brilliant name, such a magnificent past."

"How did it come to this?"

Ye Buyi said, “I don’t know.”

Zhou Liuying was so angry that he laughed: "Do you know any other way to answer besides 'I don't know'?"

Ye Buyi said, "I know."

He looked calm and continued, "My answer is to say that I know, which means that this is what I know, excluding other answers that say I don't know. I used parallel prose and palindrome writing. Knowing or not is a well-known joke in joke collections."

"You can laugh."

Zhou Liuying: “…………”

He looked at Ye Buyi, who was becoming more and more like a piece of ice. He pursed his lips, feeling a little cold, and finally cursed, "Fuck you!" Although he didn't know why he cursed like that, nor did he know who he was cursing.

But I just feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

Then he spread his hands and fell backwards, looking at the sky with empty eyes, and said, "Forget it, I'm tired..."

"A general will attack his homeland and the place where he grew up."

"We were not wrong, but it still hurts."

“It’s really upsetting.”

"This world, this fucking world!"

Zhou Liuying finally knew who to scold.

He yelled, "Fuck!"

Ye Buyi said, "It's a plant."

Zhou Liuying: “…………”

I really want to beat this guy up like I did when I was younger.

Roll up your sleeves and start fighting.

Damn it, beat him!

Let’s fight again!

………………

Jiangzhou City of the Chen State was a large and powerful city, but as a capital, its defensive capabilities could undoubtedly not be compared with those of real border fortresses. Several key areas of the big city were locked, and it could hardly struggle.

When Right Prime Minister Feng Yuning woke up from his sleep, he found that the sky seemed to have fallen.

At this time, he went to investigate his three strategies, those three good strategies. However, it would have been better if he hadn't asked. Once he asked, Feng Yuning's eyes almost turned red. None of the three strategies succeeded.

Both the land deed and the indenture were confiscated by the nephew.

The common people only received a subsidy of ten cents. As for the colorful cloths with the words "Welcome the Royal Army", they were embroidered, but how could such inferior and rough cloth be used to receive a king like the King of Qin?

As for the three million taels of silver.

Tracing back to the past.

All of them were exploited, and not a single ounce of silver was given away.

Not even one or two!
Feng Yuning's eyes turned red. The moment she learned about this, she whipped her confidant, the steward, who had followed her since childhood, to death with a horsewhip. Not satisfied with that, she whipped his wife to death as well.

Seeing two people lying in a pool of blood, Feng Yuning gasped for breath, and finally he felt that he had let out some of the anger and murderous intent in his heart. His nephew was kneeling beside him, trembling all over, his face as pale as paper.

"Uncle, uncle..."

He crawled forward on his knees and hugged Feng Yuning's legs, his voice trembling: "Nephew, nephew knows he was wrong, you, you are so kind and compassionate, just, just forgive me again."

Feng Yuning looked at her nephew and felt very disappointed with him.

Kick him over.

"You bastard!"

"You are usually a little greedy, so it's okay. For the sake of your mother, I will turn a blind eye to it. But what time is it now? Don't you know? The King of Qin is here to kill us!"

His nephew cried and said, "Nephew, if I knew he was coming, I would never dare to do this. I would never dare to do this. This is because, if the King of Qin took his time, we would have been ready for everything."

"There's no need to be so hectic like we are now."

"It's all King Qin's fault for showing up at this time!"

Feng Yuning didn't want to say anything more.

There was indeed a trace of resentment in his heart about the King of Qin's sudden appearance here, as if he was resenting the King of Qin. He had clearly prepared many strategies, so why didn't he follow common sense?
Feng Yuning said, "No matter what, it's useless. Fortunately, those people have embroidered the colored cloth. You should quickly bring the colored cloth, and also bring out the land deeds and everything else, as well as the gold and silver. Bring out everything."

His nephew asked, "All of them?"

Feng Yuning said angrily: "Stop playing tricks, all, everything!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Feng Yuning panted heavily, her expression calm: "We mobilized the people with great fanfare and asked them to protect us. They only know how to keep their heads down and do their work, so they are easily agitated."

"Using the reputation of the people to protect you and me is one of them."

"Use gold and silver to buy your life. This is the second."

"Finally, I told the King of Qin that I knew that His Highness was kind and generous and would distribute the land to the people. As a scholar, I dare not replace the King of Qin, so I prepared these land deeds and body deeds in advance and presented them to the King of Qin."

Feng Yuning's nephew's eyes lit up and he said, "Great, great!"

"It is indeed my uncle, a great talent in the world!"

This is aimed at the King of Qin's temperament, behavior, and reputation, and is a request for a way to survive.

I don't ask for a smooth landing, but at least I won't be the first to be liquidated.

Being able to see this way out in such a short time, Feng Yuning felt that it was worthy of the ups and downs in his official career for decades. He finally felt at ease, brewing tea with peace of mind, and letting others deal with the two bodies that died there.

When the two bodies were dragged away, Feng Yuning said casually, "Don't bury them in the ground, and don't sink them in water. It will be hard to explain if someone finds them. I remember there are a few vicious dogs from the Western Regions in the mansion. Feed them to the dogs."

"Clean."

"Yes."

However, when these servants were carrying the two bodies out, there was a chaotic and noisy noise. When the right prime minister came out, he saw the door open. Those servants and his nephew were all beaten and fell to the ground with red cheeks.

Feng Yuning slowly raised her head and looked at the person who came.

The man was in his forties, with a fair face and no beard. He wore a scarlet round-necked robe and bent over habitually, holding a lantern in his hand. The candlelight shone through the blue lantern paper, exuding a faint sense of coldness.

There was a long period of silence.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies looked at Feng Yuning and smiled: "Right Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty, you are invited."

(End of this chapter)