Your Majesty, come back

The Chu army attacked the city all the way, and it took less than three months to capture more than half of Nanman's city - to Chu Xiao, Nanman was originally a small and pitiful place, and it was nothing to seize more than half of the land, he just liked the middle of the city. It makes people's blood boil, and it seems to return to the past process.

The Nanman soldiers were equipped with outdated equipment and were vulnerable to a single blow. They were ravaged from top to bottom by the Qing army's iron cavalry, and they lost their fighting spirit early on.The barbarian king couldn't hold on any longer, and finally sent envoys to submit a letter of surrender to Emperor Qing.

The Chu army was stationed in Huining City, which was the second most important place in Nanman. Walking a hundred miles south after leaving Huining City, there was Jiuling, the last natural barrier of Nancheng, the capital of Nanman.

Only by overturning it can the Nanman Kingdom be truly acquired.

There is a royal palace in Huining City, and Chu Xiao lives here temporarily. When he meets the envoys, he is also dressed in military attire. He is not afraid of heat or heavy—once he gets excited, he will not feel hot. Chu Xiao is intoxicated. For the weight on the body, of course, there is also the pleasure of conquering.

The southern barbarians spoke too nasally, spoke slowly, and pronounced their words crookedly. Although the visitor spoke the language of the Qing Kingdom, Chu Xiao couldn't understand a single word he said.

Chu Xiao ordered King Yue to go up and read the letter from the envoy carefully. Chu Yue took the order and stepped forward. He was different from the old school present. Young people always seemed more elegant in their conversation. After he took the letter from the envoy, He also bowed slightly: "It's time to work."

In Chu Xiao's eyes, the southern barbarians all look the same, they are dark, and there is no second impression except black, Yue Wang is handsome and handsome, and compared with the barbarians next to him, it is really like pearls and jade placed on tiles between.He leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes and listened to Chu Yue's loud voice, he pondered for a moment, then slowly leaned forward after sitting up straight, and said with a smile, "What if I say no?"

The envoy had expected Emperor Qing to have such a reply, no one in the world knew that Emperor Qing was obsessed with war, so how could a mere letter of surrender be able to move him.

"Emperor Qing is the real name of the Son of Heaven. He is the Lord of all things in the world. He is naturally benevolent and benevolent. Please forgive our sins and let the [-] people in Nanman live."

The emperor was unmoved, and just smiled at his generals: "My dear friends, you said this high hat, should I wear it or not?"

The generals in the hall were all born in martial arts, their voices were like soaring cannons, and they were sturdy and mighty, making the small and dark envoy look even smaller and humbler.

"Look, my beloved generals disagree, and I can't go against the grain."

Anyone could see that Chu Xiao would not accept this letter of surrender, but the envoy was not discouraged, and continued: "Qing Emperor, there is a saying in your Central Committee that water can carry a boat and capsize it, please spare them They will be grateful to you, if you commit atrocities, even if you own the land and people of our country, it will inevitably make the people of the world feel cold, such a thing is not worth the loss, Emperor Qing must think twice."

The people present could only vaguely hear the general meaning of what the Southern barbarians said.

Chu Xiao said: "You are right..."

The messenger's face suddenly brightened.

Then Chu Xiao said slowly: "This lord must have never been to my Daqing for a walk, otherwise, how could he not know that Daqing is now a prosperous country and the people are well-fed and well-fed. What I just said is really biased. I know that it is difficult to rule the world. All over the world, from now on, the people of Nanman will be the people of our Kingdom of Qing, and I will treat them equally without any injustice."

In this way, the envoy who came to deliver the letter of surrender was sent away. Chu Xiao planned to go into the room to take a nap first. As soon as he took off his helmet, Chu Yue pushed the door in and said, "Third brother, I think it's better to agree. Isn't it good to go back to court?"

Seeing some disapproval in the young man's words, Chu Xiao raised his head and looked at the door: "The soldiers are in high spirits, so going back like this will spoil people's interest. Why, don't you think it's bad?"

Chu Yue pondered for a while, then said, "I just think it's unnecessary."

"If you don't practice military training, how can you go to the north to fight the Xiongnu and cross the desert?" Chu Xiao wrung out the wet handkerchief on his hand and wiped his face. He didn't need anyone to serve him in the army.

Hearing the young man's next words of approval, Chu Xiao was also slightly annoyed, and threw the handkerchief heavily into the basin, and the water splashed and stained the armor, and said angrily, "Why, do you want to say that I am militaristic? , then I’ll tell you, Nancheng Zhen is in samadhi!”

Chu Yue's eyes widened. He didn't expect Chu Xiao to say that. He frowned: "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

Chu Yue came forward to hug him, and said indulgently, "Hey, it's nothing, as long as you are happy, I'm just a suggestion, don't get angry all the time."

Chu Xiao narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, as forgiveness.

Two days later, the army began to cross Jiuling. There were many trees in the hot forest of Nanman, and the tangled roots exposed their muscles and bones on the soil, which somewhat delayed their speed. Chu Xiao and Chu Yue rode side by side. It was so hot, but also felt a bit of coolness, Chu Xiao looked at the various trees on the way, and chatted with the young man beside him: "These trees are special, I have never seen them in the Central Plains."

Chu Yue reined in the horse with one hand, patted the towering tree beside him with the other, and smiled: "The book says that even in winter, this place is full of green shade. It would be good to come here to escape the cold in the future."

Chu Xiao pursed his lips and remained silent. He hadn't said anything about the big gift he had prepared. What's the point of coming here to avoid the cold? The journey is so far away. How could he choose a better place? It's warm in winter and cool in summer, and both the scenery and Feng Shui are first-class One is good.

But he hasn't told Chu Yue about this, he has to wait until the young man's birthday.

There are many spies in the Nanman Palace. After a while, someone came to report the situation in the palace. The spies said that the palace was already in chaos. The Nanman King made a last-ditch effort and set up a strange formation in the palace. The masked Nanman witches are casting spells, dancing and praying for blessings, and asking for help from heaven in this way.

Chu Xiao was taken aback when he heard this, and then he couldn't stop laughing. He knew that Nanman is a place where witchcraft is very prosperous. Just the bizarre stories of Nanman witches can write several books. In fact, he also has a national teacher in Qing Dynasty. I also want to sacrifice, but I didn't expect the Nanman royal family to be so pedantic-they didn't even rush to escape!

This is how pedantic and stupid it is to have such ridiculous behavior.

Chu Xiao felt relieved after laughing, and ordered: "Okay, continue to explore."

After more than an hour, the spy came to report again.

"Report to the emperor! The Nanman king tried to kill himself by biting his tongue, and his life and death are unknown now!"

Chu Xiao hummed an out-of-key tune, and slowly flicked the whip in his hand: "Save him, if he dies, tie up their prince."

The spies led the army away, and the army continued to move forward. The road gradually became smoother than before, but the mountain wind was more violent. Chu Yue suddenly reined in the horse, and raised his hand to make a stop gesture. Chu Xiao said in surprise: "Ayue, what's the matter?"

Chu Yue raised his eyebrows together, closed his eyes and listened for a while, then opened his eyes, and said uncertainly, "Third brother, I seem to hear some noises."

Others in the army also stopped in their tracks. Some even lay on the ground and listened carefully. The mountain wind roared like a tiger. Chu Xiao closed his eyes, held his breath, and opened them suddenly: "There is indeed a sound—"

As soon as the words fell, the ground trembled without warning!

"Oops! It's Earth Dragon waking up!"

Immediately, the birds and animals in the mountains and forests fled in panic, landslides, earth and rocks fell to the ground, and there was chaos. Chu Xiao did not panic, and shouted: "Let everyone get off their horses and hold on! Hold on to me!"

The ground trembled more and more, and the ground cracked extremely fast. When Chu Xiao landed on the ground, he could barely stand still. He was thinking about the safety of the young man. At a glance, he saw Chu Yue fell to the ground, uninjured. When he was about to stand up, the war horse behind him was frightened, neighing continuously, and ran frantically towards the young man. Chu Yue couldn't dodge in time, and was about to be injured by the horse's front hooves. Chu Xiao's complexion changed drastically, and he jumped forward without thinking He rushed over and protected the young man safely under his body.

"Third Brother!"

Chu Yue was terrified, his face was ashen.

Chu Xiao let out a muffled snort, and protected Chu Yue even more powerfully. With the protection of the armor, he didn't feel very painful, and he might break a bone—but it was nothing.He could hear the young man's voice, but he couldn't utter a single word. His heart seemed to be bound by an invisible hook, and it was gradually detached from his body. fell into the dead lake without the slightest resistance——

His body lost all strength, and he no longer had the strength to protect the young man, he just fell down slowly.

As if the drama has ended, everything is silent.

I don't know how long it took, Chu Xiao gradually gained a little bit of consciousness. He knew that his condition was not good, and he was in the darkness that he couldn't get out of. , clinging to this little bit of light, brazenly holding on.

When he felt a little pain, he knew he was alive again.

Chu Xiao wanted to laugh, but his whole body was in great pain, and the pain was spread all over his body, not from his back—he remembered that scene, he probably had a broken bone, but what did it matter, as long as Chu Yue was fine, It's worth doing.

He really can't say any sweet words that promise life.

There was a crisp sound of iron chains colliding with each other in his ears, and Chu Xiao suddenly became sober. He raised his head and looked around with difficulty, but he couldn't move his hands and feet—there was an iron chain on the top, and the four chains were tightly trapped his hands and feet.

This place seems to be a dungeon, but he is not sure, because he has never been here before. Outside the iron fence is a curved passage, with torches lit on the wall, which are constantly flickering and flickering, making it look gloomy.

Chu Xiao was just confused, he was not angry, or furious - he almost lost the strength to think.

He tried to speak, but he couldn't say a word, the pain in his mouth was indescribable, he always thought that he was a strong man, and he had never suffered any kind of pain, but now it seems that he is really a frog at the bottom of a well, he doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth.

There was a sound from the other end of the passage. It was the sound of opening the door. Several jailers pushed the door open, and the person outside stepped in and said, "Light the candles."

All of a sudden, the entire cold cell was lit up.

The person came down the ladder step by step, wearing a black royal robe with a beautiful dragon pattern, Chu Xiao raised his face to look at the people outside the prison, the iron chain shook violently with his movements, but he still couldn't say anything Come.

The young man stood outside the cell, his handsome face showed no other emotions, except for coldness.

"open the door."

The jailer opened the cell door, and Chu Yue didn't approach him after entering, as if looking at a stranger who disgusted him.

Chu Xiao wanted to laugh, so he closed his eyes.

What can I do, I have reached this point.

Why not just let him die.

Chu Xiao closed his eyes tightly, not letting the tears fall easily, and only raised his head again after he could control his emotions.

The jailer moved a chair, the young man sat down slowly, looked at him from a short distance, and said in a cold voice without any emotion, "You finally woke up."

The young man paused, and turned to him coldly: "The King of the Southern Barbarians."