bayedsolid Chapter 310: The Apocalypse is full of twists and turns, Xiao Ruofeng enters Yunzhou
Chapter 310: The Apocalypse is full of twists and turns, Xiao Ruofeng enters Yunzhou
"Li Hanyi? She's only... eleven years old now?! You want me to teach her martial arts for you?"
The corner of Baili Dongjun's mouth twitched, and it seemed as if a divine beast was running through his heart.
Nangong Chunshui's face was embarrassed. "Yes, it's Li Hanyi. And she ranks before the Little Spear Immortal. Actually, Sikong Changfeng should call her Little Senior Sister!"
Sikong Changfeng, who was standing aside, was muttering to himself. Nangong Chunshui's words directly made Sikong Changfeng the third city lord from the second city lord, and he also gained an eleven-year-old senior sister!
He looked at Baili Dongjun with a strange expression, but Baili Dongjun was thinking about something else now.
"Master, you are truly irresponsible. Not only do you accept disciples without permission, but you also refuse to teach them. What's even more outrageous is that you actually want me, your last disciple, to teach you."
"Ahem, it's true that I'm not very convenient lately. As a senior brother, it's understandable that you teach my junior sister martial arts!"
Nangong Chunshui knew that he was in the wrong, but he had no choice but to put the blame on Baili Dongjun in front of his master.
After arranging everything, Nangong Chunshui held Luo Shui in his arms and stood in front of everyone, smiling and saying:
"My dear disciples, I will be going on a long journey soon. Please don't miss me too much!"
After saying that, the two of them transformed into two rays of red light and flew straight into the northwest sky.
Baili Dongjun saw that his master and mistress had already left, and he shouted:
"Master, I've never been a city lord!"
Nangong Chunshui's voice came from the sky: "It's okay, you can give it all to your junior brother Sikong Changfeng, he is much more careful than you!"
Sikong Changfeng's mouth twitched when he heard this: "What an irresponsible master..."
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Tianqi City, Zichen Palace.
"On the community day, two swallows fly; on the spring equinox, a hundred orioles sing.
The one I think of is not there, yet I still feel affection for him."
"March's Apocalypse, what a beautiful spring day~"
Xiao Chongjing was wearing a silk undergarment and was supported by the eunuchs as he walked to the door of the hall.
He looked up at the spring scenery in the palace and was in a very good mood for a moment. He couldn't help but slowly recite the poem "Thoughts on the Spring Equinox" written by the immortal poet Li Xuan.
"Your Majesty is in good health. I haven't seen you so energetic in a long time! This is truly a blessing for Dali and the people!"
Zhuoqing stood behind Xiao Chongjing with his body hunched over, looking like he had been up all night and had no energy.
Emperor Tai'an, who had been bedridden for more than three months, gradually got better under Zhuoqing's careful care.
In the warm spring of March, Xiao Chongjing, who had been ill for a long time, felt a lot more relaxed and even more energetic.
What he didn't know was that Zhuoqing sent his trusted disciples to look for Xin Baicao but to no avail, so he had to consume his true energy every day to prolong Xiao Chongjing's life.
If not for this, Xiao Chongjing would have passed away and Long Yu would have passed away around the Lantern Festival.
Zhuoqing has been working day and night for more than three months, and he looks much more haggard.
Ever since Ye Ding killed Qing Wang Xiao Xie with one sword, he no longer had any power in the court to cling to.
Although he was still the chief eunuch in the palace, he knew very well that once Xiao Chongjing passed away, the throne would most likely fall into the hands of Xiao Ruofeng.
Whether it was Xiao Ruofeng or Xiao Ruojin, this pair of brothers had always been at odds with him.
No matter who the throne is passed on to, it will do more harm than good to Zhuoqing.
So he had no choice but to consume his true energy to prolong the old emperor's life. This was just a helpless expedient measure.
There was another thing that Zhuoqing had been secretly hiding from Xiao Chongjing and had not reported the truth to him - that was that half of the southwestern part of the country belonged to the Baili clan.
If the old emperor knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would die.
Therefore, Zhuoqing had no choice but to strictly order the Imperial Household Department and various internal offices to only report good news and not bad news!
This is how they covered up the situation and pretended everything was fine for more than three months.
Xiao Ruofeng and Lei Mengsha's travels took them all the way from Shuzhong to Yunzhou.
The second month after arriving in Yunzhou, I happened to catch up with the Yunzhou war!
Lu Tingen, the governor of Yunzhou, and Chen Dunru, the deputy general under Baili Luochen, fought fiercely at Yi Pass, less than forty miles away from the border of Yunzhou.
After more than 40 days of fierce fighting, Lu Tingen's vanguard troops suffered a setback, and with the morale of the troops low, they had to retreat to the heart of Yunzhou.
Lu Tingen did not report the news of the defeat to the imperial court, but Xiao Ruofeng, who was traveling around Yunzhou, got to know all of it.
But at this time Xiao Ruofeng knew clearly that his father was still ill and if he reported the defeat to him secretly at this moment, it would be very disastrous.
Xiao Chongjing's eyes drifted towards the southwest. He was always worried about the forces of Baili Luochen and Wen Yanzhao, but he had been staying in the palace for more than two months and had not received any war reports or memorials about the southwest.
As a politician and a monarch with a strong desire for control over power, this current situation is the most unacceptable to him.
It's just that in the first two months, his health was really bad, so he didn't make excessive demands on the Imperial Household Department.
Fortunately, Zhuoqing was very selective and only reported good news to him and not bad news.
"How's the war going in the southwest? I haven't heard any battle reports from Lu Tingen in a while. Could it be that Baili Luochen has been able to keep his troops inactive for so long?"
Zhuoqing's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Sure enough, the old emperor had hit upon the very thing he least wanted to face.
But the current situation can only be concealed to the end:
"Your Majesty, there are no major battles in the southwest for now. General Lu has been stationing his troops in Yunzhou, and the Baili rebels dare not invade the border!"
"I think General Lu's ability to lead the army in battle is no less than Baili Luochen's. Your Majesty can rest assured."
Xiao Chongjing lifted the snow fox cloak that was about to slip off his shoulders, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he snorted coldly:
"Humph!"
"No one in this world knows Baili Luochen better than me!"
"Lu Tingen? Three Lu Tingens are no match for Baili Luochen! Otherwise, how could I, a prince marginalized by fate, defeat several of my brothers and inherit the throne?"
"We rely on Baili Luochen and Ye Yu, two valiant and unrivaled brothers!"
"One is called the 'God of War', the other the 'God of Killing'. Alas...Emperors and nobles can only share hardships, not happiness."
Zhuoqing lowered his head and dared not say anything more, but muttered in his heart:
"Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Ye Yu's family is destroyed..."
Xiao Chongjing sat back on the couch and put his hand on the silver charcoal stove to warm himself.
Although it was already March, the beginning of spring, Xiao Chongjing was afraid of the cold, so the fire was still burning in the palace.
"Has Feng'er received any letters these days?"
"Your Majesty, apart from the letters that were sent back with the officials from Jincheng who were investigated and punished by Prince Langya, no new letters have been submitted to Your Majesty."
"Hmm... During the Shuzhong trip, Feng'er arrested a total of 172 officials, from the lowest rank, ninth grade, all the way up to the third rank county governor. Even some provincial officials, from top to bottom, were not spared! Feng'er's methods are ruthless, and he can be called a sharp sword of our Dali!"
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. Prince Langya is a pillar of the nation, and Dali has a promising successor..."
After Zhuoqing said this, he always felt uncomfortable, and the voice and appearance of Qing Wang Xiao Xie kept appearing in his mind.
Alas, what a pity, Xiao Xie can only live in Zhuoqing's heart forever.
(I'll make up the rest tomorrow. I still have a fever. I'm sorry, my dears...)