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Chapter 544: The world's most magnificent and heroic spirit (asking for monthly tickets)
"It's just a tiny place outside the Northern Territory, but it dared to provoke me like this. What does he mean? They are just two generals of the Sixth Heaven, leading a messy army that eats rotten meat and leaves in the snow. Who gave them the courage? "

"Who gave them the courage to be here?"

"How dare you insult me ​​in front of the whole world!"

Jiang Yuan's roar was like thunder. The maids and eunuchs serving inside and outside the palace were trembling with fear and lowered their heads, fearing that they would do something wrong or do something poorly and be implicated by the emperor's anger.

Although Jiang Yuan lived a luxurious life, he treated the people in the palace quite well and often gave them many rewards. He was playful and had less strict rules than the previous emperor, and he had more opportunities to receive rewards and benefits.

They had never seen the handsome and talented emperor so angry.

It's like what someone said.

Just one sentence.

It accurately penetrated the cunning of Emperor Ying Jiang Yuan, causing the rage in his heart to swell instantly and become almost uncontrollable. He wished he could drag the person who said this to be beaten to death in court!

Jiang Yuan gnashed his teeth and said, "What a beast, what a beast!"

He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. It seemed as if there was a rage burning in his heart, almost burning through him. All the ministers and officials tried to persuade him not to start a war over a single sentence, but this only made Jiang Yuan even angrier.

Wei Yiwen, He Ruoqinhu and others knew it well.

The reason why Jiang Yuan took the throne was simply because, to Grand Tutor Jiang Su, Jiang Yuan meant nothing to him, and Jiang Gao's popularity among the people might affect Grand Tutor Jiang Su's full support for the war.

A person with different political views is more troublesome than a waste who only seeks pleasure.

For Jiang Su.

Jiang Gao and Jiang Yuan are no different.

He only cares about whether he can defeat Qin Emperor Li Guanyi with all his strength.

If they cannot win, then even if Jiang Gao in the rear can have a reputation for virtue, what does it matter? If they can win, the deficits that Jiang Yuan has enjoyed in luxury can be fully compensated by the treasury of Qin, and there will still be some left.

Large-scale battles consume a lot of gold, silver and logistical supplies.

But once you win, the rewards are great enough.

Wei Yiwen even had a vague guess that Jiang Wanxiang made such arrangements because he had let go of everything - if Grand Tutor Jiang Su won, he would probably turn around and depose Jiang Yuan and support Jiang Gao to take the throne.

But if it was Grand Tutor Jiang Su, he would unfortunately be defeated.

Then Jiang Gao, as a leisurely prince, had a good relationship with the Qin Emperor. Jiang Cai and Po Jun had an old acquaintance, and the wife of Ashina, a general under the Qin Emperor, was Jiang Gao's cousin. These layers of relationships, plus Jiang Gao's reputation for benevolence, protected Qin Yulong.

With Li Guanyi's temperament.

Then Jiang Gao would be able to have a good end no matter what, and perhaps he would even be granted the title of Marquis of Anle and live a leisurely life.

Regardless of victory or defeat, Jiang Wanxiang found a way for Jiang Gao to survive.

Even such a hero made such detailed calculations for his children before his death. Wei Yiwen sighed in his heart, but also felt complicated - whether it was because he could not resist the temptation at the beginning, or the posthumous title of Wen Zheng meant too much to a scholar like him.

Since he has already stood on Jiang Yuan's side, he needs to destroy Jiang Wanxiang's legacy.

Perhaps, Jiang Yuan also saw the deeper meaning behind Jiang Wanxiang's arrangement.

Knowing that he was just a puppet, he became so angry and murderous because of someone's words; or perhaps, Jiang Yuan was so indulgent because he guessed that after the victory of Grand Tutor Jiang Su, he would depose him.

Just like a person drinking, he indulges in pleasure in a state of intoxication and self-deception.

He knew that he would be in terrible trouble once it happened, but he was powerless to do anything. He could only indulge himself, forgetting the blade that was swinging towards him, and even subconsciously wanted to delay Jiang Su's victory.

That's why he wanted to win over Wei Yiwen and He Ruo to capture the tiger.

All actions are caused by fear.

The pleasure of indulgence and the fear of things that are about to explode, all kinds of emotions have stimulated Jiang Yuan in the past two years. During these years, even the cunningness that he had accumulated when he was the second prince has become incredibly fragile, and the murderous intent is almost crazy under the accumulation of fear.

It's just that this madness and faint hysteria is directed at the person who said this.

Or for...

Wei Yiwen knew what Jiang Yuan was thinking.

However, this was something he had gradually deduced from watching Jiang Yuan disguise himself very well during those years, as well as his performance step by step over the past three years. It was about 80% to 90% accurate.

But I don’t know what kind of counselors there are in the Taiping Army.

Is it possible to observe from the outside and see the weakness and fear in Jiang Yuan's heart, and the bluffing anger that arises from it?

Wei Yiwen sighed inwardly.

Tan Tai Xian Ming, is there anyone who is not inferior to you?
What a poisonous man!

But he still advised:

"Your Majesty, no."

Jiang Yuan became more and more angry, and shouted angrily: "No, no!"

"I ask you, why not?!"

Wei Yiwen looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "The northern part of the Great Wall is very far away from the Central Plains, and there is no waterway from the south of the Yangtze River to help. Mobilizing troops and logistics will inevitably consume manpower."

Jiang Yuan said: "So what?!"

Wei Yiwen said: "Now that Qin Yulong has rebelled, Zhenbei Pass needs to send a famous general from the eighth level, three generals from the sixth level to assist, and an additional 100,000 troops to counterbalance Yue Pengwu from a distance."

"At this time, the situation in the northwest is like this, and in the south, Grand Tutor Jiang Su and Emperor Qin are confronting each other."

"Your Majesty wants to cut off the logistics in the Zhenbei Pass area."

"Or do you want to take away the manpower from Grand Tutor Jiang Su?"

These two sentences hit the point in Jiang Yuan's heart accurately. His anger was visibly weakened, but he suddenly fell silent and said in a cold voice: "I know. I will not touch the Zhenbei Pass Office or the Grand Tutor."

Wei Yiwen breathed a sigh of relief.

He stood on Jiang Yuan's side, but still hoped that Jiang Yuan would not go so crazy. Then he heard Jiang Yuan's cold and terrifying voice: "But, aren't there still a lot of people in the world?"

Wei Yiwen looked up suddenly.

!!!

Jiang Yuan said coldly: "The humiliation of the king is like the humiliation of the country."

"Let the people vent their anger for me."

Wei Yiwen felt an incredible emotion bursting out of his chest, and he couldn't help but say, "In the direction of Zhenbei City, and even at the Grand Tutor's place, the corvée labor is already very heavy, and your majesty is also building palaces and digging canals, and it has been a year of hardship!"

He took a few steps forward, and the old prime minister bowed and said loudly:

"In recent years, the people have been exhausted by the heavy labor. I hope you will pay attention and reduce the burden a little!"

Jiang Yuan stared at him intently, then rolled up his sleeves and said nothing more.

When the court was dismissed that day, Wei Yiwen was gasping for breath and his face turned pale with anger. As an old minister, he knew the country's national strength and knew that if things continued like this, there would be a civil uprising soon.

Immediately he was startled.

Is this what the poisoner really wanted to do? !
He accurately grasped Jiang Yuan's thoughts, and with just one sentence he penetrated the resentment and fear that had been pent up for years in Emperor Ying, leading Jiang Yuan to do things that undermined the country's strength, and also provoked the already bad relationship between Jiang Yuan and Jiang Gao.

Even if Wei Yiwen told all this now, Jiang Yuan would just think that Wei Yiwen was deliberately exaggerating the facts in order to further influence him.

Although it is fierce, it is also upright and carries a powerful momentum.

This is a strategist of great power.

Wei Yiwen remained silent and sighed.

What a wealth of talented people there are under the command of Emperor Qin!

He subconsciously looked towards the front row, saw those famous ministers leaving, and saw the familiar places. There was no Yuwen Lie, no Jiang Gao, and no Qin Yulong. At this time, no one dared to come out and stand on his side to persuade Emperor Ying.

It is a wrong thought that you cannot control.

Or is it that there is no suffering in the world and that it is all created by ourselves?

Wei Yiwen laughed at himself, knowing that Jiang Yuan would not listen, but he still wrote down his concerns and submitted the memorial.

The emperor was very upset, and sneered at his courtiers:
"Wei Yiwen himself said that he was the one who suppressed the civil officials and allowed me to rule the country."

"You're using Jiang Su to pressure me again."

"Being proud of one's achievements, a powerful official is ruining the country. What is his intention? What is his intention!"

"Wei Yiwen is so focused on the country. Am I just a useless person?! Am I not concerned about the country and the world?"

In the fourth year of Daye, on February, on the day of Jiwei, Jiang Yuan went up to Diaotai and visited Yangzijin, where he hosted a banquet for all officials. He ignored Wei Yiwen's obstruction, or it could be said that after these three years, Jiang Yuan had gradually gained control of the power of the court.

When spring comes and flowers bloom, people still go to watch the dragon boats sailing slowly down the canals.

The dragon boat has four layers, is forty to fifty feet high and two hundred feet long.

The upper level has the main hall, inner hall, east and west courts, with everything you need. The middle two levels have 120 rooms, all decorated with gold and jade. The lowest level is where the maids live.

The empress rode on a Xiangchi boat, which was slightly different in design but the decorations were the same.

There are nine floating ships and three water palaces.

There were also thousands of boats such as Yangcai, Zhuniao, Cangchi, Baihu, etc., which were used by officials from the harem, monks, nuns, and Taoists. They also carried offerings from hundreds of internal and external departments. These large boats required people to expose their bodies on both sides of the coast, pulling large ropes to pull the boats slowly forward.

They are called boatmen.

This trip involved more than 80,000 boatmen.

Among them, there were more than 9,000 boatmen above the level of Wan Yangcai. Jiang Yuan could not bear to see these poor boatmen exposing their shoulders and backs in front of him, so he put brocade robes on them.

The brocade robe was slippery and not suitable for exerting force. If one was not careful, it would fall to the ground and cause bumps and bleeding, but the emperor liked to watch it.

Looking at the vast sky and earth ahead, the wind blew, the brocade robe fluttered, and the Temple of Judah walked between heaven and earth, floating as if it was about to fly up.

Jiang Yuan jokingly called them "Palace Foot".

Looking from afar, it was quite magnificent, and I felt much happier, so I wrote down a poem.

"A dragon leaping among the clouds shows its majesty, and a flag flying in the wind shows its might."

"The mountains and rivers are magnificent as if they were painted for thousands of years, and the heaven and earth are full of peace and tranquility."

These ships were linked end to end for more than 200 miles, and the imperial guards followed the two banks, with flags covering the fields. In every county and city they passed through, the people within 500 miles were ordered to offer food, but there was so much food that they could not eat it all.

The leftover good rice and meat had gone bad by the time they were ready for the second meal, so they were thrown outside and buried.

It was the spring ploughing season, and many of the rice seeds that they were forced to bring were for farming, but they were easily thrown away by these beauties. At the same time, while Wei Yiwen was away, he summoned troops from all directions to attack the Taiping Army outside the northern region.

They prepared food and armor, placed them on carts and pulled them northward.

Because the location of the Northern Territory Pass was too far from the Central Plains, they had to mobilize enough soldiers. In the spring, the farming season was delayed and many fields were barren. In addition, due to famine, the price of grain gradually increased. In the most expensive places, a dou of rice cost hundreds of coins.

But Jiang Yuan just continued to deliver the food without affecting Jiang Su.

The two of them pushed three stone of rice together. The road was long and dangerous, so people ate a lot of food on the way. By the time they reached the Northern Territory Pass, there was not much food left, and many people were in a panic.

If we don’t have enough food to transport here, we will have to use our own dried meat as food!
I was extremely panicked.

Outside the Northern Territory, Mr. Wen Qingyu, with a gentle and calm expression, supported his chin. In spring, there was still some ice on the river here. He was fishing with a green bamboo with a calm expression.

Xue Tianxing said: "Jiang Yuan mobilized the army to support the attack on us, but there was no big movement. They fought a few times, but they didn't fight hard."

Wen Qingyu said gently: "To lead troops across thousands of miles to fight is the work of a famous general, but Jiang Yuan can only do this under Jiang Su's command, or confront General Yue at that location in Zhenbei City."

"He doesn't understand large-scale long-distance operations, but he wants to give orders himself."

"Even if Ying State has a strong foundation, it can't withstand such a consumption. Don't worry, when he comes, we will match him with the tactics left by the old turtle Lu Youxian. We don't ask for victory, but only one word, drag it out!" Yuan Shi Tongdao: "Fight a battle that you can't win?"

Wen Qingyu said calmly: "Take a long-term view and don't just focus on the local battlefield. This war is a war for the whole world. The battlefield is not just this small Northern Territory Pass, but is everywhere within our reach and beyond our reach."

It seemed that a fish had taken the bait, and Wen Qingyu's fishing rod moved.

Then the fishing line touched the water surface, causing ripples. Wen Qingyu's eyes reflected the ripples on the water. These ripples broke up the white clouds on the water, making it look like a feng shui map of the world.

Wen Qingyu was fishing on the cold lake outside the northern border, and said calmly:

"The battlefield is all over the world!"

"Remember what I told you?"

Original world channel: "...war is the fastest way to consume national strength."

Wen Qingyu propped up his chin, looked at the ripples on the surface of the ice lake, and said: "Yes, the national strength is consumed, and the luxury is enjoyed. Jiang Su knows the art of war, but in this aspect, he is still not as good as us."

"It's not just flatterers who can influence the emperor, enemies can too."

"Today's victory is outside the battlefield."

He looked at the ripples on the water and said, "The fish is about to take the bait."

Yuan Shitong whispered, "Is it Jiang Yuan?"

Wen Qingyu smiled slightly and said, "General Yuan Shitong also understood the hidden meaning of my words."

Yuan Shitong held his head high and his chest puffed out.

Wen Qingyu said: "Unfortunately, I guessed wrong."

"No."

So Yuan Shitong became a little discouraged again.

But he still had a lot of confusion in his heart. He felt that Mr. Wen Qingyu was always talking in a roundabout way. Wasn't he talking about Jiang Yuan before? Why did he become a different person now?
If the one who took the bait wasn't Jiang Yuan, then who was it?

Who can understand what you are saying, sir?

It can't be that my brain is not working well, right?

He subconsciously looked at his good friend Xue Tianxing next to him, hoping to see a hint of confusion on Xue Tianxing's face.

But as expected, Xue Tianxing was disappointed.

Xue Tianxing looked thoughtful and asked, "Sir, are you going to use Jiang Yuan's northern expedition as an excuse?"

"Ordering Jiang Yuan to march north is not a goal, but... a means?"

There was a slight tremor in Xue Tianxing's eyes.

Wen Qingyu smiled calmly and said, "It was the plan of my friend Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions."

“I’m just passing it on.”

Yuan Shitong muttered, "It's Yan Daiqing from the Western Regions, and it's Yan Daiqing from the Southwest. How many Yan Daiqings are there?"

Wen Qingyu seemed to be amused by this senseless complaint, and laughed out loud, "There is only one Yan Daiqing'er."

"Generals, please take a long-term view and don't just focus on Jiang Yuan."

He moved his wrist and caught a fish, then said calmly:
"The world is so big, heroes are everywhere."

"Don't underestimate the people in this world."

The fish flicked its tail, and a drop of water fell, like a chess piece falling into the water, causing countless ripples.

Jiang Yuan was enjoying the scenery when he received urgent news -

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. Something terrible has happened!"

"Someone is plotting a rebellion, leading refugees to attack our country's cities!"

Jiang Yuan was stunned, then he stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "What?!"

On that day, heroes in several places in Ying State rose up in rebellion, opening their warehouses to provide relief to the victims. By the second day, there were already more than a dozen places doing so. By the seventh or eighth day, there were already 72 groups of rebels in the vast territory of Ying State, all calling themselves kings.

The fire left behind by the wolf king Chen Fubi.

Explode at the most critical moment.

A few years ago, Dou De and Shan Xiong, who led the assault on the capital, did the same thing. They broke through the city gates and directly distributed the food they transported to the people. Dou De shouted, "We transported food and grass to the north, but there was no food when we arrived. According to the law, we should be beheaded. Today, if you follow the country's policy, you will die. If you follow us in the uprising, you will also die!"

"Everyone——"

Dou De looked at the people in front of him and suddenly thought of what happened a long time ago.

Seven or eight years ago, Jiang Wanxiang was as vigorous as a dragon, Emperor Chen was calm and indifferent, the Great Khan galloped across the grassland, King Shenwu looked down on others arrogantly, and at this moment the Emperor Qin was just a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.

He was still young at that time, and the world at that time was so magnificent.

Sword Maniac Yingdi left together.

In this vast and heroic world, there is a sense of loneliness and desolation at the end of a song.

However, the heroes of the world cannot be limited to these older generations!
Dou De took a deep breath. He thought about what the Wolf King had said at that time. He looked at the people who were burdened with corvée labor and had lost their farming days. He said loudly:

"If there is chaos today, you will die!"

"You want to starve to death!"

"Or do you want to be a glutton?!"

Just this one sentence is enough.

Dou De rises.

However, Dou De was just one of the factions in this chaotic world, and the cause of this chaos was not caused by a single event. It was the result of a series of events in recent years that seemed to have no impact on the world situation.

The times are turbulent and people are in turmoil.

But it was just a chess piece in the hands of that gentle and amiable scholar.

The chess piece fell, causing people's minds to move, and the world burst apart again.

Jiang Yuan was extremely angry and unwilling about such things.

According to historical records, he angrily said to his close ministers: "The bandits have attracted 100,000 followers at the first call. This shows that the world does not want too many people. If there are too many, they will gather together and become bandits. If we do not punish them all, there will be no way to punish them in the future."

When these bandits raised their arms and called out, a hundred thousand rebels rose up from all directions.

There shouldn’t be too many people in the world. If there are too many, they will become thieves!

You untouchables, you eat my food, spend my money, and instead of repaying the king's kindness, you want to rebel!
Kill, kill, kill!

Should be killed! Should be killed!

Even a cruel official would doubt his ears when hearing such words. He didn't know whether to say that the emperor had a bad character or that one should not overestimate people's moral bottom line.

With the storms rising from all directions, Yue Pengwu, with his 100,000 soldiers, pinned down the 300,000 troops in the north of Ying State and prevented them from leaving. The Qin Emperor personally checked and balanced Jiang Su, or in other words, these two top generals exchanged pieces for each other.

The 70,000 to 80,000 Taiping troops were like a nail.

Being at the border was tickling the weakest part of Jiang Yuan's heart.

It usually shows up, but when it comes to fighting, it immediately retreats like a turtle.

And in the vast Central Plains, all kinds of bandits rose up, some with more than ten thousand people and some with thousands. They gathered together to become thieves and made it difficult for the government troops to break up. He Ruoqinhu stood under the palace, looking at the vast sky and earth. Jiang Wanxiang's Zhaixing Tower had already been closed.

Standing here, he could not see the great Emperor Ying who stood on a high level and looked at the world with great vigor. Instead, he saw that the Zhaixing Tower also had a sense of loneliness and desolation.

"King Shenwu, Chen Fubi..."

When He Ruoqinhu mentioned this name, he didn't know what mood he should have.

Resentment, fear, unwillingness, or admiration.

Now he knew.

The Wolf King Chen Fubi's final suicidal charge was not just a single slash of the sword - before today, they had always believed that the Shenwu King's final desperate fight was to sever the luck of the Ying State Emperor Jiang Wanxiang, which ultimately led to the early death of Jiang Wanxiang, who could have lived for more than twenty years.

The dream of Daying Kingdom to unify the world was shattered.

Just this one sword was enough to make Chen Fubi one of the best generals in the world.

However, when top national players play chess, the early pieces are just idle moves.

When its meaning is revealed later, it is so magnificent.

He Ruoqinhu whispered: "Is this the second sword... Chen Fubi?"

Spreading martial arts, concepts, and military tactics across the earth are like sparks. When Jiang Wanxiang was still there, these sparks were dim, but once no one could suppress the situation, these sparks would gather together and turn into the most deadly sword.

One sword is in the past, and one sword is in the future.

One sword will cut off Daying's national destiny, but another sword will cut off Daying's national destiny!

What a great Chen Fu-Bi.

nice one.

The Godly King!
Before He Ruo captured the tiger, he was still unconvinced of the King of Shenwu. He thought that this man was only fierce in martial arts and practiced forbidden techniques. If he also practiced forbidden techniques, the chances of winning or losing would be still unknown.

But now he couldn't help but accept it. Even when He Ruo was in a trance, a thought came to his mind - if this situation continued to develop, the decline of Daying Kingdom would begin and end with the Wolf King.

How messy, how absurd, how...

Don't be an enemy.

Fu-Bi Chen, ah, Fu-Bi Chen.

In the 300-year history of the State of Chen, there was actually a person like you.

And after you left, there were still people who could stir up the situation and lead you to this sword! There were also people like Dou De and Shan Xiong who rose up and pleaded for the people, regardless of their own lives.

"After you left, the world became lonely."

“But this magnificent atmosphere has not yet ceased.”

He Ruoqinhu inexplicably thought of the arrogant Yuwen Lie and laughed at himself.

The world's most romantic thing is so romantic that it makes people nostalgic but also hate it.

An imperial decree came, summoning He Ruo to capture the tiger.

The divine general remained silent for a long time. He had already been trapped in the game, as if he had stepped into a swamp with his hands and feet tied and restrained, no longer able to move freely. He just sighed, glanced at the Zhaixing Tower, and turned to enter the palace.

The Zhaixing Tower rises up into the sky, but it seems desolate. No old friends are seen, and it feels bleak. The once mighty and majestic Daying State, which was once so powerful, seems to have run out of luck in just a few years.

Desolate and lonely.

He Ruoqinhu took a last look at the distance and followed the eunuch into the room.

I only whisper in my heart:

"Grandmaster, God of War, what are you doing..."

Jiang Su raised his eyes and looked at the fierce Qilin Army in front of him, his pupils as hard as iron.

He is——waiting!

(End of this chapter)