Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

The place to receive the Beiman Kingdom's mission was not in the imperial city, but in Ziguang Pavilion on the west side of Zhonghai.

The Ziguang Pavilion is huge in size, seven rooms wide, and five rooms wide in front of the building. It is a two-story pavilion with double eaves.The roof of the building is made of bright yellow tiles, and the north and south are connected with inclined corridors.Hanging down from the steps, the face is like a city wall, shaded by trees and pools, lush and verdant.In front of the pavilion, there is a platform with a radius of ten feet, white stone railings, carved dragon pillars, majestic and solemn.

When the envoys from the northern barbarians met with them, the civil and military ranks lined up on both sides, and the rituals and guards were very prosperous.Situ Sheng, wearing a nine-colored crown wrapped in black and red, and dressed in black clothes, sat high in the middle, looking down at the two barbarian envoys who came to him.

These two Beiman envoys obviously did not expect to encounter such a majestic scene, facing the majestic atmosphere in the hall, they inevitably felt a little uneasy.Compared with the king's tent of the Great Khan of the Northern Man, the palace of the Jing Dynasty was majestic and luxurious, luxurious and exquisite, calm and grand, and it was far from the palaces of those small countries in the Western Regions.

The Jing Dynasty and the Beiman had not fought a large-scale war for decades, so although the Beiman would send envoys to the capital of the Jing Dynasty every few years to show off their military power, there was never a time when they could give them the power to express themselves like Jiang Yuan. Shocking.People, you have to have awe in your heart to be intimidated by the scene in front of you. The two envoys were also frightened by Jiang Yuan's force. Although they didn't say anything, there was still a shadow in their hearts, so No more disrespect.

"Foreign Minister Dabeiman Dingling King Xue Jin, pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Foreign Minister Dabeiman is in charge of Abonajiang, and pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The two envoys knelt down, touched their heads on the stacked hands in accordance with the Northern Man's etiquette, and bowed, then stood up and looked directly at Prince Situ Ang.According to the etiquette of Yasukuni, looking up at the emperor is not in line with etiquette and even provocative. The envoys of the northern barbarians would not be unaware of it, but even if they knew, they did it, obviously not taking Dajing seriously.

Xue Jin, the king of Dingling, took out a letter of credence and presented it in his hand, saying: "This is the letter of credence written by our lord, Great Northern Man Khan, and I submit it to His Highness the Crown Prince for review."

A servant hurried over to take the letter of credence, and then walked up to him and presented it to Situ Sheng with both hands.

Situ Sheng opened the credential for a few glances and put it aside. The credential is nothing more than an official greeting. The format of the credential is the same whether it is Dajing or Beiman. Every time it is those routines, there will be no It doesn't make much sense to read any substantive content.He smiled slightly, looked at Beiman's envoy and said, "Your envoy, please convey Gu's father emperor and Gu's greetings to Beiman Great Khan."

After that, he didn't talk about specific political affairs, and raised his eyebrows and said: "Your envoy just happened to come, and Gu Yuan was scheduled to inspect the soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi camp at the outer city tower tomorrow. See Dajing's army?"

The two envoys heard that they could observe Jingchao's army at a close distance. How can there be any reason for their unwillingness?Not to mention the northern barbarians, the country that grows flowers wants to find a bald eagle for a joint military exercise. Will the bald eagle refuse?That must be agreed. Is the phrase "peeking out the truth" a joke?There are so many investigative equipment in modern times, countries will not give up the opportunity to test each other, let alone the ancient times where the two eyes are smeared?One of the missions of these two envoys when they came to Yasukuni was to investigate the situation of the Yasukuni.

The envoys quickly bowed and replied: "His Royal Highness has an invitation, how dare the foreign ministers refuse?"

After sending away the two disobedient envoys, Situ Sheng dismissed the civil and military ministers, leaving Jiang Yuan alone.He handed the letter of credence of the Great Khan of the Northern Man next to the seat to Jiang Yuan, his face was no longer as calm as before, but gloomy and terrifying.

Jiang Yuan took the letter of credence and opened it, and the first sentence made people choke, "The sages and sages of the great northern barbarians under the birth and month of the heaven and earth wrote a letter to the emperor of Jingchao, asking for your safety." Looking down, the following It says "If you want to be in the same place, the universe is clean and peaceful." You are safe and sound, and there is nothing wrong with the uncle.This time even Jiang Yuan's expression turned ugly, this letter of credence is really rude!

Dajing and Beiman are both big countries, and the relationship should be equal. According to the principles of the Jing Dynasty at this time, the letter of credence should be written as "The Great Khan of the Beiman Respectfully Asks the Emperor of the Jing Dynasty that he is well", so that "The Great Khan of the Beiman" corresponds to " "Emperor of the Jing Dynasty", only when the two parties are equal can it be regarded as the correct title, and they communicate with each other as equals.

But they are "born by heaven and earth" on the left, "placed by the sun and the moon" on the right, and finally "sages of the world", and their self-esteem is simply too much!Hard to put gold on his face, looking at all kinds of disgusting.

As for the latter sentence, although they are equal to each other, it is true that the boundaries of "Tongnei" and "Universe" are too far away.The system is within the scope of jurisdiction, but what about the universe?In the old saying, the upper, lower and four directions are the universe. From ancient times to the present, it is called the universe, which is boundless and difficult to cover. If the universe is compared to the inner world, what is it if it is not a face?And the achievements of "Ruyi" are far inferior to that of "Qingtai". Beiman is deliberately talking fast, keeping Dajing's side down, and deliberately raising himself up, which is simply too much deception!

Nima, isn't this shameless? !If it weren't for the consideration that this was Ziguang Pavilion instead of Guanyinghou's Mansion, Jiang Yuan would have wished to spit in the face of the envoy of the Beiman Kingdom.

Situ Sheng clenched the armrests of the chair with both hands, closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, then let out a breath of foul air slowly, and when he opened his eyes again, there was no anger in his eyes, but there was a bloody murderous look in his eyes, "Qingyuan One day, sooner or later, the kings of the northern feudal clan will be assembled, and the heads of the barbarian monarchs and ministers will be presented in the Taimiao, so as to tell the emperor Gaozu and the ancestors of the past generations the spirits in heaven!"

The murderous aura slowly dissipated, His Royal Highness slowly stood up, he straightened his waist, and looked so arrogant, "I always want to send troops to the Northern Expedition and become the king of the Northern Barbarians, but I still have to bear this tone! The Northern Expedition to the Barbarian Kingdom was not only to avenge the hatred of Emperor Gao, but also for the millions of people in northern Xinjiang. Soldiers must not be recruited without teaching, and the Lord must not be angry. Sun Tzu once said: Soldiers, National affairs, the place of life and death, and the way of life and death must be investigated. Therefore, one must not be impatient, and must make all preparations."

"The strength of the Northern Man does not lie in its vast territory, nor in its large population. Before the rise of the Northern Man, there were no more than a thousand acres of land and no more than ten thousand people. But now? The territory they occupy is no less than that of Dajing. The population spreads all over the territory. Although it is not as good as Dajing, it is far superior to the countries in the Western Regions. The strength of the Northern Barbarians lies in their ability to migrate quickly and adapt to all surrounding environments, as long as they are given a little chance , it will be able to revive and re-emerge. Therefore, before the world can be settled in one battle, we must not act rashly, and we cannot leave the Northern Barbarian Kingdom any chance..."

Situ Sheng looked at his closest courtier, a confidant who was both relatives and friends, and said word by word: "But such an insult, I can't bear it alone, the officials can't bear it, the people in the world can't bear it! Qingyuan, tomorrow's military parade! Make sure you don't go wrong..."

Jiang Yuan looked solemn. He felt that Situ Sheng at this moment was like Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu in history. No, he was more majestic and inviolable than them, more ambitious and far-sighted than them.Jiang Yuan has never believed in this lord like he did at this moment. He believes that sooner or later, His Royal Highness Situ Sheng, who has not yet ascended the throne, will create an unprecedented empire, which will definitely change the pattern of the entire world and write a magnificent historical chapter!

He looked into Situ Sheng's eyes, bowed down, and replied reverently: "I will live up to your highness' expectations!"

The next day.

Jiang Yuan got up very early, before dawn he had already got up, dressed, washed, and tidied up his attire.Princess Changning woke up earlier than him, and had already prepared breakfast to eat with Jiang Yuan.

Situ Yuehua, maybe her childhood was very difficult, and Tang Muyi's position and size were not as good as the other sisters, but when her biological brother became the crown prince, she was undoubtedly the most dazzling princess in the entire Dajing Dynasty up.But this dazzling princess is still willing to wash her hands and make soup for her husband, and is willing to take care of her husband who leaves early and returns late. In this Guanyinghou Mansion, she is not the younger sister of His Royal Highness, nor Princess Changning. Willing to be Jiang Yuan's wife.

Before leaving home, Jiang Yuan shook his wife's hand and said with a smile, "You don't have to wait for me to eat lunch and dinner today. I bought a few new travel notes and put them on the table."

After seeing off her husband, Situ Yuehua walked back to the table and saw a few travel notes on it. Looking at the name, it was exactly what she had mentioned by chance a few days ago. I didn't expect him to remember it. Bought it for her.These few travel notes are very rare, and I don't know how much effort he spent to buy them.

Yuehua smiled, that's why she was willing to forget all her prominent identities, as long as she was Jiang Yuan's wife was enough.Raising eyebrows and respecting each other like guests is not something a truly loving couple would do. If a couple is like guests and friends, how can they be called a couple?What a husband and wife want is not for him to put his love on you, but for him to put everything about you in his heart...

Dressed in a bright light armor, a bright silver helmet on his head, and a dragon and phoenix ring sword on his waist, he sat down and stepped on a black horse.

After the San Francisco rebellion, the big camp in the capital already existed in name only. After Wang Ziteng was sent to northern Xinjiang by Ming Sheng and secretly surrendered, the soldiers of that big camp were directly merged into the rest of the army and ceased to exist.At this moment, the only ones defending the entire capital are the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Daying Camp, and the more than ten thousand soldiers of King Qin who were brought out by Situ Sheng and Jiang Yuan.They were divided into four big camps, which guarded the capital in the southeast and northwest respectively. Jiang Yuan was going to the big camp in the south.

Although Jiang Yuan has been busy with government affairs for several years, he has not relaxed in the construction of this army.From the time he took control of the Gyeonggi Camp, he used the power of the left servant of the Ministry of War to transfer outstanding soldiers from all over the country and some soldiers from northern Xinjiang into the camp to assist in its construction. It took several years to train the initial 5000 troops. The [-]-strong training camp unit, when this unit was approved by Situ Sheng and the old emperor, he began to change the equipment and training of the entire Gyeonggi camp based on the training camp, trying to create the most peak army of this era. .

If the entire army of Dajing is a sword, then Gyeonggi Daying will become the sharpest point of the sword.In addition to the loyal army of more than [-] people, whether it is the [-] soldiers and horses placed in Zhao, Wei, and Qi, or the frontier army guarding the northern border, they all adapted to the latest developments under the guidance of the training camp soldiers sent by Jiang Yuan. Equipment and the latest tactics, as long as Jiang Yuan has a few more years, when he has enough sharp knives under his command, then he has the courage to turn the whole world upside down!

Don't forget, he still has gunpowder... In this era, the gunpowder he made with extremely high purity can make weapons that are completely incomprehensible. That's what made little devils drink a pot on the Asian battlefield during World War II What the fuck, in this era that is basically on par with the Tang Dynasty, what can be used to crack the thermal weapon?Before the whole world entered the age of firearms, cold weapons encountered relatively mature firearms.

Standing on the high platform, looking at the soldiers who had already lined up below, Jiang Yuan had a feeling of swallowing the world in a trance.This is a troop that he has spent years of painstaking efforts to build. The equipment and weapons are completely different from the modern troops of later generations, but they are equally loyal and determined. These soldiers under the stage will bring prosperity to the entire country!

"All soldiers, get dressed!"

Here is an order, all the soldiers should arrange the armor of their companions in groups of two, so that there is no problem with each person's dress, and there will be no mistakes during the military parade.

"All listen to the order!" The herald shouted loudly through the simple loudspeaker barrel, because there was no voice from the audience, so all the soldiers obeyed the order and stood still.

No one spoke, no one looked around, all the people stood silently on the school grounds, waiting for orders.

"His Royal Highness is ordered to inspect the Gyeonggi Camp at Yongding Gate. Do you have the confidence to complete the task?"

"I swear to die to fulfill all orders!" All the soldiers saluted to the stage together, and the voice of armor was endless.

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly, he knew that his team would not make any mistakes, "Then, let's go!"

At Chenshi, the crown prince Situ Sheng, the civil and military officials, and the two envoys from the northern barbarians who had calmed down and were still arrogant, all of them had already stood on the Yongding Gate.Based on the principle of not wasting money and getting the most benefit, Situ Cheng ordered people to call King Shun, King Yizhong County and the four kings with different surnames to watch the military parade together.

Yongding Gate, the largest of the seven gates in the outer city of the capital, is the main thoroughfare entering the city from the south.The city tower is a three-drop water building with double eaves and green glazed tiles. It is five rooms wide and three rooms deep.

Xue Jin, the Beiman's envoy, also frowned at this time, how could such a mighty city be breached?It's no wonder that although the Great Khan often asked for property from Yasukuni, he never fought against the Jingjun. Such a city is difficult to win even if it is filled with life.But after thinking about it, the corners of his mouth curled up again. Those people from Yasukuni can only make turtles with shrunken heads. No wonder they can make the shells of turtles so hard. The city is gone, hum!

It has been decades since Xue Jin's family chose to join Beiman. His father and himself were both born in Beiman, so they have no affection for Zhongyuan and Dajing.Although after entering Dajing, he felt that both food and clothing in Jingguo were far better than Beiman, but he dismissed these things, no matter how good the food is and how good the living is, what's the use? Floating useless things, wouldn't the Jing army have to honestly shrink back into the tortoise shell and beg for mercy when the northern barbarian soldiers came?The Beiman Kingdom is so powerful, whether it is gold, silver, jewelry, silk or jade, sooner or later the emperor of the Jing Dynasty will obediently hand it over to the Northern Man Khan, and even the land and people of the Jing Dynasty will be prepared for the Northern Man sooner or later. of.

After what traitor? !His ancestors were able to see thousands of miles away, knowing that a good minister chooses the master.At the beginning, Shang Yang was not from the state of Wei, Zhang Yi and Fan Ju were from the state of Wei, and Li Si was from the state of Chu. Why did these famous officials go to the state of Qin?And there are many admirers in later generations.It can be seen that it is the right way to take refuge in the strong, but what kind of man is it to surrender to the weak? !

Thinking of this, he said rudely: "His Royal Highness, why didn't the foreign ministers see the army of Yasukuni? Where is the army you inspected? Are they all hidden?" He bit the word "hidden" hard. , regardless of manners at all.

Not only him, but the deputy envoy, Abonajiang, was equally arrogant and had no intention of stopping Xue Jin at all.

At this time, a rider rolled up dust and rushed to the bottom of the city, reined in his horse and stopped by the moat, and the man on the horse was Jiang Yuan.He gave a military salute immediately, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness, all the soldiers have taken their positions and are ready. May I ask if the military parade can start?"

Situ Sheng showed a faint smile, "Start!"

Jiang Yuan drew his sword in his hand and pointed to the sky, "I accept the order. All generals obey the order, and the military parade begins!"

Just as the word "beginning" fell to the ground, a loud arrow shot into the sky, and then the rumbling drum sounded.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Every sound of the drum seemed to coincide with the heartbeat of the people, and the sound of the loud drum seemed to have a kind of magical power that frightened the hearts of all the people present.

Nine nine eighty-one drums fell, and everyone heard strange sounds one after another. "Pa, pa, pa, pa..." It wasn't the sound of drums, nor the sound of horseshoes. The sound was rumbling, quite imposing, and endless. What kind of sound is this?

The deputy envoy, Abonajiang, looked left and right, was startled suddenly, and pulled Xue Jin's sleeve in astonishment.Xue Jin followed Abernajiang's gaze, and saw a group of infantry wearing ring armor and ceremonial knives hanging from their waists, walking westward from the east side of the city wall. The strange loud noise was actually the footsteps of the infantry below.

It was a square team with 50 people horizontally and 1000 rows deep, with a total of 1000 people.But these [-] people were able to raise their legs and step down at the same time. The distance of each step was exactly the same. Every row and every column was neat and straight, without any distortion.Even though the distance between the two people on the left and right was only three inches, they would not bump into each other, and the entire formation did not make any other sounds except for the sound of footsteps and some passwords.

how can that be? !