Chapter 19
Chapter 19
This year, Bailihuang was six years old. He heard that there was a country in the north called Nanguo. The young emperor liked to expand the territory and make another country his own.
But why is Zhao country willing to be annexed by others?So Bailihuang's father went to war, and personally went to the battlefield to boost morale.
But he never came back.
Bailihuang was very sad. That year the palace withered, and the father who loved him the most could never see him again. The crown prince Bailizhang ascended the throne. The "title system" re-gathered morale.
The "title system" is the best way Baili Zhang thought of. Soldiers can take the heads of the enemy and reward them for meritorious service.
With this morale, Zhao Guo fought back the offensive of the Southern Kingdom, but the good times didn't last long. The Emperor Yongji of the Southern Kingdom sent people to offer treasures, saying that it was a treasure for peace.
Zhaoguo readily accepted, and Baili felt that he was so majestic that he could avenge his father's hatred.
This time he went to the battlefield himself, ordered 30 soldiers, and went to Xiangyang Pass in a dusty manner.
The blood of the battle at Xiangyang Pass that day stained the yellow sand red, Nanguo retreated again and again, and Zhaoguo Baili was open to this plan to lure the enemy.
Bai Lizhang entered the long river outside Xiangyang Pass, but as soon as he crossed the long river, thousands of soldiers rushed out of the long river, and Bai Lizhang was besieged in the long river, struggling hard.
The ministers of the imperial court decided to suppress this matter, and lied to the outside world that it was a big victory on the frontier.
But Hu Yanyan was looking for an opportunity at the border, but this opportunity was very rare.
The imperial capital of Zhao Kingdom, Tianzhao City.
Bailihuang looked at his second brother, and said: "Brother Zhao, is it true that the eldest brother will not come back?"
Baili took care of Bailihuang and said, "I will save elder brother."
Baili Huang stretched out his ring finger and said, "Pull the hook."
Bailizhao patted his head, and didn't hook up with the little Bailihuang, but said: "I will bring my eldest brother back, you stay here and wait for us, we will definitely come back."
Bai Lizhao summoned soldiers and horses, and the knights of Zhao Kingdom also came. They were for their own land.
The world of Zhao Kingdom is naturally guarded by the people of Zhao Kingdom, and the drizzle of the day made it look extremely desolate.
Bailihuang was a little afraid that his second brother would not come back either. His eyes were blurred, and he watched the [-] silver armored guards leave, and the drizzle stopped.
"You must come back!" Bailihuang stood on the good tower and shouted to the far away army.
To the north is Yangguan.
The blood on the other side of the long river has melted into the river, the new emperor of Zhao Kingdom is fighting with blood, and Hu Yanjin is constantly leading the soldiers, but as soon as he enters the long river, many people appear in the water.
Emperor Yongji of the Southern Kingdom had a military advisor under his command. It was rumored that the military advisor had supernatural powers, such as calling wind and rain, and summoning thunder.
But Lei Ting had never seen it before, but the army division commanded the soldiers of the southern kingdom to encircle and kill Bailizhang from Changhe. The 30 soldiers and horses attacked from Xiangyang Pass, and now only 15 are left, and the new emperor Bailizhang has only three people around him. Wan Yinjiawei desperately loyal to His Majesty.
"The heart of the country, defend the land of the country, and swear to the death!" Thirty thousand silver armored guards looked at the surging river and shouted.
The desolate air stretched across the 500-meter long river, and Huyanjin in Xiangyang Pass cried when he heard the sound, but the 500 meters seemed to be far away from the sky, and the night gradually darkened. Woo--the horn sounded, and the army of the southern kingdom started again. up.
General Yin Jiawei cried bitterly, and said: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect Your Majesty today."
Baili looked at Jiang Zang wearily, and said: "General, I know you have tried your best, so why didn't I try my best? But I made you suffer because of this plan."
Jiang Zang is a veteran minister of Zhao Kingdom, loyal all his life, he knelt down and said to Baili: "I deserve death for my crimes, I shouldn't have said that the southern country can be attacked, everything is my fault..."
Baili sighed and said: "If I hadn't insisted on going my own way at that time, how could I have ended up in such a field?"
Jiang Zang raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, I still have [-] silver armored guards, and I can still fight a bloody road and lead Your Majesty to cross the long river!"
Baili stared openly at Jiang Zang, and said: "I am already a sinner of Zhao Kingdom, I have no face to return to Zhao Kingdom to meet my subjects, I can only die here, Jiang Zang, you leave ten thousand death squads, go break out .”
"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" General hid himself on the ground and said, "How could I do such a thing? If I die, Your Majesty will live!"
"Report! The Southern Kingdom has invaded!" A soldier ran over, covered in blood and out of breath.
Jiang Zang drew out his sword, and said: "Follow me to kill, swear allegiance to Zhao Kingdom to the death, and kill the dog thief of the Southern Kingdom to avenge my brother!"
Baili picked up his pen and wrote, saying: "Today, Baili will not be humiliated if he dies openly."
After finishing writing, Baili put on the silver armor, picked up the sword, and said: "Silver armored guards, there will be no living people, Zhaoguo silver armored guards, follow me to attack!"
Those who were hidden in the front line were covered in blood, and when they heard Baili's roar, they all went crazy, and saw that the silver armored guards' morale was greatly encouraged, and the whole army attacked in the right direction, Baili said: "The silver armored guards listen to the order!" If you die, you will take two of those Southern soldiers away, one will make a profit without losing money, and the other will be backed!"
Bai Lizhang was originally a modest gentleman, but today he has become different, he has become not a modest gentleman, but a real emperor who is on the battlefield.
Hu Yanyan took off his helmet and said: "Soldiers of Xiangyangguan, follow me to kill!"
He went out of the pass and ordered the archers to cover him. Fifty thousand silver-armored guards rushed into the river, but there was not a single soldier from the southern country in the water. Hu Yanyan knew that everything was over.
Baili Kan must not be able to come back, he pointed to the front, and said: "To live we must see people, and to die we must see corpses! Even if His Majesty dies, we will bring His Majesty back to Tianzhao City, the imperial capital of Zhao Kingdom!"
When Bai Lizhao came to Xiangyang Pass, the silver armored guards were already scarred, looking at the countless corpses and the blood-stained yellow sand on the opposite side.
When Hu Yanyan came back from the north, the corpse of the new emperor of Zhao Kingdom, who had gone deep alone, had already been made into a simple coffin, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers escorted Baili Zhang's body.
"Your Majesty..." Baili looked at the coffin, and he gradually lost his mind.
Hu Yanyan knelt in front of Bai Lizhao, and said: "Your Highness, the second prince, it is not good for the minister to protect the emperor, please punish the old minister severely."
Bai Lizhao sighed and said, "You are a veteran of Zhao Kingdom, you cannot be blamed for His Majesty's death."
Hu Yanyan could not say anything for a long time, this Xiangyang Pass has been the grand pass of Zhao Kingdom since ancient times, but now it has become the mausoleum of Emperor Song.
The coffin was buried in the city, and an imperial tomb was also built in Xiangyangguan City, and Bai Lizhao guarded Baili's imperial tomb here.
Bailihuang knew that his brother would not come back, and everyone who went there would die, he knew it.
Until three years later, Baili opened his eyes and came back.
Zhaoguo appointed the second prince, Bailizhao, as the new emperor to counter the pressing offensive of the Southern Kingdom.
Bailihuang decided to become a powerful prince this year.He is familiar with military books, and worships the most powerful swordsman in Tianzhao City-Jingshan Hero as his teacher.
But Bai Lizhao got sick. That year was when Bai Lihuang was 11 years old. He looked at Bai Lizhao holding his hand and said, "Third brother, this world is going to be handed over to you. Don't you remember?" Become royal brothers."
Bailihuang looked at Bailizhao, and said: "But the emperor is only 11 years old, so he can't do it alone."
"Ahem... But you have been the emperor's favorite son since you were a child." Baili looked after his younger brother and said, "You have to remember that you are now a king. Once you become a king, you are not a prince." As long as the brothers love the children."
In the summer solstice of the fourth year of Zhao Kingdom 360, Emperor Zhao died of illness and had no heirs, and the third prince Bailihuang succeeded to the throne.
As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he dismissed hundreds of schools of thought, only respected Confucianism, and changed the "title system" to become a pilgrimage to the most heroic soldiers in the army.
He also included all benevolent people in the world into the court. A soldier in black armor came. His name was Guo Huoping. He was a farmer. The little emperor is barren.
He knelt down and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"Get up." Bailihuang raised his hand, looked at the man, and said, "Do you know why you were asked to come?"
Guo Huoping was a rough man, and said: "My Majesty's thoughts, I can't guess."
Bailihuang looked at Guo Huoping and said, "I want you to tell the truth, not the lies taught to you by others."
Guo Huoping said: "I know that your majesty wants me to be a general."
Bailihuang said: "You are also a smart person, but those stupid people are not good at teaching, you have to remember, you are now a general, I have heard how many dogs from the southern country you killed in Xiangyang Pass, you are Hu Yan The general sent it, so this is an opportunity."
Soldiers are also appointed as marquises and prime ministers, and Guo Huoping thinks that killing people is enough in his life, and being fierce on the battlefield is enough, but there is another sentence that makes him feel that this is not good.
Those who do not want to be generals are not good soldiers.
Guo Huoping wanted to be a good soldier, he looked at Bailihuang, knelt down and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Zhaoguo!"
Bailihuang laughed loudly, and said: "Okay, that's great! From today onwards, you will change your name to General Guo Longhu, come here, and give the silver-armored generals armor!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Guo Longhu knelt on the ground, bowing his head and obeying orders.
Bailihuang waved his hand and said, "Back off, the next one."
It was a commoner man leading an ox, holding a black and white fan, as soon as he entered the hall, he knelt on the ground and said: "The grass people kowtow to Your Majesty."
Bailihuang said: "What is your last name, and who recommended you?"
"Cao Min's surname is Ouyang, and his name is Jiugan. It was recommended by the right minister, Gao Guang." Ouyang Jiuqian said.
Baili Huang looked at him seriously and said, "Why did you come?"
Ouyang Jiu said: "For the stability of the world, there will be no more killings."
Bailihuang nodded, and asked in confusion, "Oh? What ability do you have to make the world stable?"
Ouyang Jiugan stood up, looked at Bailihuang and said: "Of course, the grassroots are familiar with military books and have practiced swordsmanship for 20 years. Your Majesty's teacher Jingshan Hero is an old friend of the grasslanders."
Bailihuang's face darkened, and he said: "There are blood feuds from all over the Zhao Kingdom. You say you have the ability, but your ability is only on paper. With a sword in front of thousands of troops, what can you do?"
Ouyang Jiu said: "Your Majesty, please follow me."
Bailihuang stood up and said: "Okay, I want to see what you are going to do."
Ouyang Jiugan walked out of the main hall, he took out a piece of yellow paper from his cuff, and then took out a pen from his cuff, wrote and drew on it, although he took out the fire, it burned up.
But the dust of that paper flew down the pilgrimage path of the palace.
Thousands of troops and horses suddenly came into view, Baili Huang smiled and said: "Aren't these all fake? Do you think that if they are so fake, those southern soldiers will be fooled?"
"No and no." Ouyang fanned the wind, and the soldiers shouted loudly.
The sound was deafening, as if it was the roar of thousands of troops.
Bailihuang said: "Bring my sword."
The Silver Armored Guard took out a golden sword and said, "Your Majesty."
Bailihuang drew out his sword, the silver light flashed, and Bailihuang said: "You said you have been practicing swords for 20 years, why don't you compete with me?"
Right Prime Minister Gao Guang knelt on the ground in panic and said, "Your Majesty, no!"
Zuo Xiangyunquan also said: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"
If Ouyang Jiugan recommended by Gao Guang hurts His Majesty's dragon body, then he will be punished by death!
What's more, the dragons in Zhaoguo have no leader, how will they continue to take over the Datong?
Bailihuang's uncle Chen Wang Bailixuan said: "Your Majesty, why don't you do it for me?"
Bailihuang looked at the emperor's uncle Bailixuan and said: "I'm going to come in person, Ouyang Jiugan, you have to compete with swords, if you don't, I can only let you take the position of national teacher."
Ouyang Jiu said with a dry smile: "Although I can call the wind and rain, I can also pray for the safety of heaven and the people, but what I want is fame and fortune. It can be recorded in the history books of Zhao Kingdom. Why don't I dare to compete with swords?"
It can be recorded in this history book, which shows that Ouyang Jiu has the ambition, but he can really do it?
Gao Guang didn't worry about Ouyang Jiu, he just looked at Bailihuang, what is this young emperor going to do?
Is it really a competition of swords rather than a trial of swords?
Baili Huang put on the armor, looked at Ouyang Jiu and said, "Mr. Ouyang please give me some advice."
Ouyang Jiu held a sword flower and said: "Your Majesty, please be merciful."
Then Baili Huang's eyes widened fiercely, the sword had stabbed obliquely from the side, but Ouyang Jiugan was indeed a swordsman, he tilted the edge of his sword, and - unexpectedly, it was pierced with the tip of Baili Huang's sword place!
"Good swordsmanship!" Ouyang Jiugan laughed, took out a jug of wine from his cuff, and drank it gulpily, the sword had already shot out, and Bailihuang's sword was shining golden, shining in Ouyang Jiugan's eyes , he moved his fingers slightly, and the sword was brushing—several sword qi appeared.
The sword energy hurt the armor, but it didn't stab Bailihuang at all, but his sword had landed on Ouyang Jiugan's neck.
He still doesn't know what happened, isn't he afraid that those swords will hurt him?
But Ouyang Jiugan probably didn't know, he would never be hurt by him.
Because the steps he stepped on were very strange, the rare "ghost steps" in the world.
Those sword marks scratched on the armor were just done by Bailihuang on purpose.
Bailixuan wanted to ascend the throne a long time ago, but Bailihuang never died, as long as he died, it would be his turn.
Ouyang Jiugan perfectly elicited Bailihuang's swordsmanship, and Bailixuan believed that Bailihuang was able to defeat Ouyang Jiugan because Ouyang's subordinates showed mercy.
To secure the outside, you must first secure the inside.
Bailihuang had heard his father say this since he was a child, except for a few ministers.
——Who is really loyal to Zhao Kingdom?
——Who is really loyal to Bailihuang?
Zhaoguo, where people are panicking and restless all day long, has become a lonely city.
Although the emperor's authority exists, who is willing to listen to it when it is announced to the world?
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