Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 77
Chapter 20: The sky and the earth are boundless

In the vast expanse of white snow, a group of people and horses are slowly marching. At the end of the horizon, a towering city gradually appears in people's sight.
The people in the team couldn't help cheering.

"Dou Feng, you want to take this road. Now you have been walking for more than ten days, and there is heavy snow on the road. If you listen to us and take the small road, we will hurry up and get there in less than ten days." Inside the motorcade A young man laughed.The other person also smiled and said, "Yes, yes, fortunately we arrived in time. If there is a delay, what can you do?"

Dou Feng was silent for a while, as if he had never heard of it, and ignored the complaints around him.

Ni Tingxuan next to him said with a smile: "It's been a hard journey for everyone. Fortunately, we will be home soon, so don't complain." It is the local confidant of the Ni family in Yongzhou.Everyone was eager to return home. When leaving the capital, someone suggested to take the less-traveled but relatively close path, but Dou Feng sternly stopped him, saying that the path was too dangerous, and insisted on taking the official road with many people.

As the young master, Ni Tingxuan did not object, and Dou Feng was the leader of the team, so everyone had to follow the original plan obediently and walked on the road. On the road, there was heavy snow again. It took more than ten days to arrive in Yongzhou.

Seeing Ni Tingxuan speaking, everyone naturally dared not say anything.They all looked anxiously at the city wall in front of them, wishing they could grow their wings and fly over, so that they could be reunited with their long-lost family members immediately.Ni Tingxuan nodded to signal, and the followers in front immediately rushed forward and called to open the city gate.

"Young master," looking at the city wall in front of him, Dou Feng hesitated for a while, rode his horse and approached Ni Tingxuan and said in a low voice: "Young master, my master has a letter for my subordinates to deliver to you when they arrive at Yongzhou." hands."

Ni Tingxuan reined in his horse and asked somewhat strangely, "What letter? Father..."

Before he finished asking, Dou Feng had already taken out the letterhead hidden on his body.

Ni Tingxuan opened the letter with doubts...

Ni Yuan was standing at the head of Jianye City, looking down at the long river flowing outside to irrigate the whole Nanchen,
Below him is the towering Jianye City Gate. Three days ago, there were raging fires everywhere, and the sound of killing shook the sky, but now there is only clear river water flowing shallowly, making low-pitched whispers, as if I have long forgotten how cruel the attack and defense this city has just experienced, as if this city has been so leisurely and peaceful since ancient times.
He took a long breath of the morning air, the smell of grass and fire mixed together, forming a strange smell, which clearly stimulated people's sense of smell, reminding people of the kind of wars and killings that once filled this place

Just three days ago, Jianye fell into his hands, and the face of the soldier who had just experienced a life-and-death fight still had traces of blood and fire.

Ni Yuan couldn't help stretching out his hand to caress the dark and thick city wall, which was an insurmountable obstacle for the emperors and generals of all ages, but now he stepped under his feet.It was still stained with deep bloodstains, which were the layers of sediment left by the wars of the past dynasties, forming a dark red that couldn't be washed off.Over the past hundred years, how many soldiers of Nanchen have shed their blood here to defend their homes and the country.How many foreign soldiers rushed here, leaving bright red blood behind.Now all of this has become the past and history, and their only function is to once again witness Ni Yuan's unparalleled achievements.

And his path is more than that, he looks far into the distance, and the capital of Nanchen is only a few days away.

Now Daqi's army is ready to go, and the morale is strong. As long as he gives an order, he can move his army southward and approach the capital.

These days, he ordered Chen Jingzhong's spies to continue to spread rumors secretly, and the fact that Emperor Chen forced Prince Chen Qian to death made the people resentful and distracted.A few days ago, Nanchen troops who intended to reinforce the capital were successfully blocked by him outside the city. Now Nanchen's imperial capital looks like a high city and deep pools, but there is no strong support from outside, and the internal soldiers are centrifugal. It can be described as internal and external difficulties.As long as he sends his army south, he is sure that in less than half a year, he can capture this city and completely destroy the Nanchen Empire that has been passed down for more than a hundred years.

The soldiers are approaching the city, and the people are panic-stricken. I don't know which one is more panicked and lost compared to the life of the people in the capital of Nanchen and the people in the capital of Daqi.

Ni Yuan smiled slightly, counting the time, the Liao people should have besieged the city by now.

He turned his head, and the rising sun reflected thousands of golden lights on the river, laying out the endless river in splendor, just like the road that Ni Yuan was about to embark on.

At this time, a skinny old man quickly walked up to the top of the city, looked at Ni Yuan's back and happily reported: "My lord, please send a report ahead, His Majesty's carriage will arrive soon."

"Well," Ni Yuan didn't turn his head, he looked at the rising sun in the distance, and a forceful aura naturally exuded.On the other side of the water waves, a round of sunrise is slowly rising.Ni Yuan stood facing the wind, his bright and profound face was full of confidence.It is about to succeed, and it belongs to Ni Yuan's world.Everything is planned by him, and soon the world will belong to him, Ni Yuan, and his Ni family.

It has been more than 20 years since Ni Yuan returned to Daqi. He looked up at the sky. For more than 20 years, he has always bowed his head and bowed his head respectfully. Such a situation in front of me.

Today, his Yongzhou is rich and abundant, and the people's aspirations are aspirations. All the [-] soldiers in Yongzhou are elite troops trained by him painstakingly, and Daqi does not belong to his faction. It was consumed quietly, and now it has gradually weakened, far from being a threat.In recent years, he has gradually transferred his subordinates out of the capital.

Once the Liao people entered the capital, they would wipe out all the royal family, nobles and powerful families in the Qi country, just to clear the way for Ni Yuan to become emperor.

Moreover, soon the emperor of Daqi will also fall into his control. He coerced the emperor to make the princes, and added the credit of conquering Nanchen and one-day rule. At that time, who else in this world can compete with him!
Everything is under his control.

"My lord, what should we do if the Liao people don't keep their promises?" Lu Qifan said worriedly.Although the Liao people's supply and contact are all stuck in their hands, but the Liao people's wolfish ambitions, there is no guarantee that there will be another accident.Moreover, now the Liao people still have...

"It's fine if they don't break the contract. If they don't keep their promises, Nanchen is now on the verge of attacking. When I capture Nanchen, I will take the opportunity to attack from both sides and pack the Liao people in the capital. It's just an extra effort." Ni Yuan smiled lightly: "Yelu believes in the bravery of a man, how can he compete with me."

"But the Liao people still have madam and miss..." Lu Qifan couldn't help but said.

Ni Yuan suddenly raised his hand to stop Lu Qifan's words, and said coldly: "It goes without saying that those who achieve great things don't care about small things."

His tone was cold and composed, but the hand on the city wall tightened unconsciously.

In order to deal with the Liao people and take care of his wife and daughter in the future, he specially arranged for Gao Yuanwen, a confidant, poisonous hand and genius doctor who had been subdued in the early years, to enter the palace.However, he accidentally exposed his flaws and was inexplicably eliminated.At a critical juncture, in order to avoid alarming the enemy, he did not arrange for another man to enter the palace to replace him.Let this move completely abolish the pawn.

Not only will it take extra effort to deal with the Liao people in the future, but his wife and daughter who stayed in the capital...

Ni Yuan shook his head, he was resolute and quickly put this worry behind him.Compared with the world, these are irrelevant, yes, as long as all major events are correct, this small detail is irrelevant.

If he wants to get what he wants most, he will have to pay some price after all. He can even give up her decisively, so what is all this now?

After pondering for a moment, Ni Yuan asked the people around him, "Where did Tingxuan's car go?"

"According to the informant, the young master should have arrived in Yongzhou soon."

Ni Yuan nodded, seeing that Lu Qifan hesitated to speak, he asked, "What else do you want to say, sir?"

"My lord..." Lu Qifan asked hesitantly, "My lord, why did you ask Dou Feng to hand over the letter to the young master when he was about to arrive in Yongzhou?"

"You think I shouldn't hide these things from Ting Xuan?" Ni Yuan laughed.

"My lord, Mingjian, since my lord has already chosen the young master as his successor, why do you keep concealing these important plans from him?" Lu Qifan said.He has followed Ni Yuan for a long time, and he knows the affairs of the Ni family well. Although Ni Yuan is strict and ruthless towards the eldest son, and doting on the second son, in fact, all his painstaking efforts and teachings have been spent on the eldest son, and Ni Tingxuan has lived up to it. As expected, both Wenzhi and martial arts are exceptionally outstanding, unmatched by others, but it is a pity that his heart is too soft-hearted.

"Knowing a son is like a father. This matter is of great importance. His temperament is too upright, so it will be difficult to keep a secret. It will be bad if it arouses others' suspicion." Ni Yuan smiled wryly and shook his head. "And this kid's heart is too soft. If I don't hide it from him, he will definitely not agree to my actions."
Not to mention anything else, he reached a secret agreement with the Liao army to leave his daughter Ni Yelin and his wife in the capital and hand them over to the Liao army as hostages. He would never agree.

No matter how the aunt and sister treat him, he is not willing to let them suffer like this.

"The young master is very respectful to the lord on weekdays, so he must not dare to go against the lord's will." Lu Qifan said.

"He doesn't dare to disobey, but it's inevitable that there will be more troubles. It's better to let Dou Feng go to Yongzhou to talk about it." Ni Yuan suddenly smiled and said: "I have acted insidiously, viciously and viciously in my life, and I have no plans. I didn't use it to the extreme, but I didn't expect to raise such a son." He seemed a little disappointed in his words, but his expression was extremely proud.

"Ting Xuan has a kind heart, so that's fine. In the future, I will conquer this country, and I will hand it over to him sooner or later. His martial arts and martial arts are all top choices. In the future, he will definitely be a wise ruler who will govern the world." Ni Yuan put his hands together. Supported on the city wall, he looked into the distance vigorously: "When I calm down this world, I will pull out all the hidden dangers for him."

The sun rose and projected on Ni Yuan's slightly sideways face, the profound and handsome facial features were outlined with extreme shadow and light, and the bipolar colors made Lu Qifan unable to see his master's expression clearly, but he could imagine that it must be It's extreme self-confidence and arrogance.He bowed his head deeply, and said in a convincing manner: "My lord has no doubts about the strategy, and my subordinates admire it."

"Young master, it's not too late. Now we have [-] soldiers in Yongzhou ready to go, waiting for the young master to go back. As long as we guard the pass, the Liao army will have scruples and will not dare to go south. Loitering and looting in the area. As long as the lord captures Nanchen and returns to the court with that useless emperor's commander, then he can even attack from both sides and wipe out the Liao people in the city." Dou Feng said in Ni Tingxuan's ear, in the words It's hard to hide his excitement: "When the time comes, the world will surrender, and the emperor's hegemony will be achieved soon?"

"Huangtu Baye..." Ni Tingxuan murmured, his hands kept shaking, and the piece of letter slip in his hand seemed to weigh more than a thousand catties.He knew that his father was ambitious and talented, but he didn't expect that he would choose to attack at such a time.In today's Qijing...

He turned his horse's head sharply, he wanted to go back, he had to go back.

"Young master, young master! Where are you going?" Dou Feng hastily grabbed Ni Tingxuan's rein.

"Father, father...how could...she is still there now, and her sister...is all there..." Ni Tingxuan's tone became hurried and out of tune due to the sudden pain.

"It's too late, young master," said Dou Feng, holding Ni Tingxuan's rein tightly.

But the pain and hurt in those eyes made Dou Feng dare not and couldn't bear to look directly at him. He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Young Master, it's too late now...the Liao people must have broken the city... ..."

The city has been broken! ! !
Ni Tingxuan's face turned pale in an instant, this cold and desperate sentence made him doomed instantly,

"...it's too late..." he murmured.

The letterhead in his hand fell down, and a gust of cold wind whizzed past, rolling up the silver-white letterhead, mixed with white snowflakes, flying vertically and horizontally, like a butterfly in winter, spreading its wings desperately...

When he turned his head, there was a vast expanse of whiteness between the sky and the earth, with no end in sight and no road in sight.

Volume Six: Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow • The Road Ahead is Boundless (End)

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