Chapter 201

In a twinkling of an eye, August is coming, and July has passed, but the weather is not cool. In this month, both Tianxing Kingdom and Nanli kingdom are terrified.

Although there was no sign of continuing to use troops after Daqian occupied two counties of Ningan Hebei in Nanli Kingdom and seven counties of Guangji Henan in Tianxing Kingdom, there were 450000 troops of Yulin and benlei stationed in the north of Huangyan River, 150000 troops of Fengxiang stationed in Guangji Henan, and 300000 troops of Huxiao and Fengfeng stationed in Ningan river, In addition, the shiwanjing Navy, whose main force is constantly cruising along the southeast coast of Tianxing, has already sent out millions of troops. Such a large army really makes the two countries a little out of breath.

People of insight in the two countries can see that Da Qian is waiting for an opportunity when he doesn't move at this time. Once the opportunity arises, Da Qian will surely cross the river and strike a thunderbolt at the two countries. Seeing the military arrangement of Da Qian, the discerning people in the two countries understood that Da Qian intended to destroy Tianxing kingdom first, and then concentrate the strength of the five legions to destroy Nanli and unify the southern territory after the Tianxing war.

Tianxing Kingdom, which is in great danger, will send envoys to ask for help almost every few days in this month. Whether it is the thirty-six states of Shahai, the Three Kingdoms of grassland, or even the northern and southern Qingyang, which is located in the amihan plateau and Cuiling, envoys will take Yan Wensheng, the new king of Tianxing, with them.

Yan Wensheng did not expect to recapture the land occupied by Da Qian. Now he only wanted to preserve the ancestral temple. Although he knew in his heart that the thirty-six states of Shahai could not turn against Daqian for the sake of Tianxing, and the Three Kingdoms of grassland had a long way to go. Qingyang in the north and the South did not even have one tenth of the military strength of the Qingyang Empire, he would try to make Daqian retreat as long as there was a chance.

The situation of Nanli kingdom is not much better than Tianxing. Seeing the strategy that Daqian used to attack Tianxing, Nanli had to garrison the two legions in the country, one is stationed on the line of Ning'an River, the other is stationed in Linhai county. No one knows whether Fengxiang army will attack Nanli again by sea after occupying the seven counties of Tianxing. However, as a result, Nanli had to send the untrained adult men to the south of Ning'an river.

As for how much combat power these people can bring into play in the face of war, it is up to fate. In addition, Nanli's financial burden is enormous. In order to make these new soldiers quickly become soldiers, the daily consumption of rice, food, money and silk is a huge number.

Everyone can see that it will not last forever. However, Daqian's military strength is too strong. In order to save the country, even if he knows that he can't do it, he has to bite his teeth. At this time, many nobles in Nanli kingdom had privately transferred their property and part of their relatives to several small islands in the sea, while the sea was not blocked by Daqian.

The world is like chess. A year ago, no one could have imagined that the situation would turn out like this. At that time, the three legions of Tianxing and Nanli were all there, and their combined military strength exceeded one million people. As long as the two countries worked together, they were not afraid of going South. But now the mad lion army of Tianxing has been destroyed, and the thunder Eagle army of Nanli has surrendered. Coupled with the Tianxing civil strife, the two countries have less than 600000 soldiers to defend the long line of defense between the north and the south.

Although Tianxing and Nanli both know that only the joint efforts of the two countries may have a chance of survival, both the two armies of benlei and Yulin in the north of Huangyan River and the two armies of Huxiao and Fengfeng in the north of Ning'an river make the two countries worry about themselves and it is impossible to integrate their forces to form a coalition. And after Qiu lie's death, no one in the two countries was able to command such a large number of troops and troops and fight a big battle.

In autumn and August, the sun is scorching even in the capital of emperor Qian. In the south of Xinjiang, thousands of miles away from the capital of emperor Qian Yuan, the sun is burning. Even in the evening, the heat doesn't dissipate at all. The humid and hot weather makes people worried. Even the powerful Fengxiang army is not as arrogant as it was more than ten days ago. On the contrary, it seems listless.

At this time, Lu Chun, the newly appointed Minister of the foreign cabinet army, sent a letter to all the legions by flying eagle to consolidate their defense and repair them on the spot. If this order was made by someone else, the military commanders in southern Xinjiang would not care at all. In wartime, they all had the right to make arbitrary decisions. However, this order was made by Lu Chun, the famous commander of a repressive era. The military commanders in southern Xinjiang could only obey their orders, because they knew that Lu Chun had a way to break the deadlock in southern Xinjiang since he issued such an order in the name of waige.

On the South Bank of Guangji River, there are several huge black stones on the beach. Gu Qingcheng is sitting on a stone with both hands and knees. In this hot world, only the river at night can make people feel a bit cool. Although Gu Qingcheng's cultivation at this time can not be said to be free from the invasion of cold and heat, the high temperature in summer can not affect her. The reason why she stays here is that she has a long history, But just want to find a relatively cool and clean place, so that she can better think about some problems.

And in the night with the moon hanging high, it's a pleasant thing to look at the scattered moonlight on the water and listen to the waves in the river. It reminds her of Danshui River more than half a year ago and Hexing fortress which has been abandoned for many years. The battle between Danshui and hexingyuan she fought with Lu que was at night, and it was also related to the river.

"Qingcheng, you are here. I've been looking for you for a while." A female voice broke the tranquility of the River night. Although no one has been seen yet, Gu Qingcheng can tell that the person is Yu Tianxiang only by her voice.

Gu Qingcheng can't help sitting up and looking out, only to find that what Yu Tianxiang is wearing is not her armor during the day, but a light Liuxian palace suit. At this time, she is carrying her skirt and coming towards her.

"Tianxiang, I'm tired all day. Why don't I go to sleep?" Looking at the approaching Yu Tianxiang, Gu Qingcheng asked in surprise. You know, Yu Tianxiang, as the deputy commander of Fengxiang army and the commander General of the Third Battalion of the left army, is responsible for more trivial matters every day. Gu Qingcheng knows that the more trivial things are, the more exhausting it is. At dinner time, she saw that Yu Tianxiang was tired. She didn't expect that she was still up in the middle of the night, and she still wanted to change into such a suit.

"I wanted to sleep, but I couldn't sleep for a long time." Yu Tianxiang, a little bit under his feet, jumped to another black stone one meter away from Gu Qingcheng and sat down.

"Is it because of the hot weather, or something on your mind?" Gu Qingcheng asked.

During this period, they experienced too many things, in addition to marching, siege, defense, training, but also to deal with all kinds of problems in the seven counties. Although the seven prefectures were captured by Fengxiang army, Daqian didn't send officials from all levels to manage them. All the livelihood problems were put on Fengxiang army. Although Su Leyi, a military adviser, was responsible for these local civil affairs, Yu Tianxiang and Gu Qingcheng were arranged to take charge of some affairs, especially Yu Tianxiang. As a future assistant princess, she had to start these affairs, Gu Qingcheng thought that she had encountered something difficult to dispatch.

"It's hotter here than the Imperial Palace, but it's nothing. I just have some feelings in my heart, so I can't sleep. I wanted to go to your place to have a chat with you, but your personal soldiers told me that you left the city alone. I guess you will come here as soon as you go. I will come to you now. " Yu Tianxiang said, with a wisp of hair disordered by the river wind.

"What happened during the day?" Gu Qingcheng looks at Yu Tianxiang in surprise. They have known each other since childhood, and they entered the Academy in the same year. In her cognition, Yu Tianxiang is gentle and elegant, which can be said to be the model of princesses in the royal family. They seldom show such a thoughtful appearance.

"That's not true. I'm just thinking about a problem. I can't sleep." Yu Tianxiang hesitated for a while and said, "we left Daqian at the end of April. Now it's August. More than three months have passed unconsciously."

Gu Qingcheng nods with a smile, but she doesn't speak. She knows that Yu Tianxiang will continue to speak.

"In the past, I thought that when we attacked Tianxing, Tianxing people would regard us as enemy bandits. But after we occupied the seven counties, especially after the Soviet division handed over the affairs of Guangji county to us, I found that this was not the case. Although some people were hostile to us, we exempted all kinds of miscellaneous taxes of the seven counties, and announced that we should re measure the land and give it to the people according to the number of households, After three years of tax exemption, I found that the smile on the faces of the people here is so real. You said Tianxing has such a good citizen, why does Tianxing royal family not know how to cherish it? " Yu Tianxiang looks at the bright moon in the sky and murmurs.

"I once talked about this matter with Lu que after the war of hexingyuan. Lu que said at that time that the law of Tianxing was still in accordance with the Da Xuan era hundreds of years ago. The royal family of Tianxing ruled the country and the major nobles ruled. This will lead to serious land annexation, and the poor scholars will be short of followers. He also said that the people's will is the only thing in the world, and the people's will is the heart of heaven. Even if the heavenly stars are not destroyed by me, sooner or later they will be overthrown. " Gu Qingcheng recalled the look of Lu que after the war of he Xingyuan and imitated his tone.

"All things in the world are the will of the people." Yu Tianxiang kept chewing this sentence in his heart. The more he tasted it, the more he felt that the rise and fall of this short eight word Dynasty was complete. The popular sentiment behind it, which is the word of heaven's heart, can be spread through the ages as a warning. Since ancient times, all emperors have understood the importance of people's will, but few of them can really restrain their personal desires. The more simple the truth is, the more difficult it is to achieve it.

"Cousin Lu que is really a great talent. With these two words, he is qualified to assist the court, to pacify the king and Li Shu." Yu Tianxiang sighed and said, at the same time, he looked at his good friend Gu Qingcheng enviously. She has never envied anyone since she was born, but now she really envies Gu Qingcheng's future husband Lu que.

She has always taken her aunt Yu Chuqing as her target. Since she was a child, Yu Tianxiang wanted to be like her. However, the reason why her aunt was able to stay in the capital and frighten the court in those years was that she had Fengxiang army in her hand, and more importantly, Lu Chun, who had a heavy army in the north of Xinjiang, was her pillar. The husband and wife held most of the troops, All the crafty people dare not jump out to make mistakes.

Yu Tianxiang knew that her father had planned to pass on the throne, so her aunt would let her enter the Fengxiang army at this time. After the collapse of Tianxing and Nanli, she could take over the military power of Fengxiang army, and soon became a new generation of assistant princess. However, there was no Lu Chun who could shelter her from the wind and rain.

In the new generation of Daqian, there is no man comparable to Lu Chun of that year and Lu que of today. However, it is hard for a man to let her see Lu Que's mental talent and magical ability of making friends with divine beasts and recognizing the Lord of Phoenix. Yu Tianxiang sometimes even thinks how good it would be if Lu que wasn't her cousin.

"The rise and fall of ancient and modern dynasties and the change of dynasties are all in the royal family itself. The so-called" the superior governs the country, the middle governs the country, and the lower governs the country. ". Tianxing and Nanli are in today's situation. Most of them are kings and grandfathers who don't know how to restrain themselves, who still pay exorbitant taxes and levies, who have been farming for a year but can't get enough to eat, and weavers who spin a thousand pieces of cloth but can't get their clothes. How can such a country survive? " Gu Qingcheng said with some disdain.

Fengxiang army occupied seven counties only for more than a month, but it accepted more than 10000 cases, all of which were sued by the common people, from Tianxing royal family and officials to local famous families and squires. All of these cases were illegal acts of these people, and even some of them were furious even when she saw them.

In more than 40 days, in Guangji County alone, Gu Qingcheng personally ordered to inspect more than 80 mansions. She could feel that every time she inspected a mansion, the people's trust in them was higher. What does this mean? It can only say that the darkness of tomorrow's star officialdom and the greed of rich families have reached the point that the people can't tolerate.

In the eyes of the common people, Fengxiang army is not the aggressor who destroyed their homeland, but the heavenly soldier Wang Shi who saved them from fire and water. However, Gu Qingcheng, a descendant of the qingmuyan people, really hopes that these people can have rice in the VAT and clothes when they go out, and that they can weigh two kilograms of meat every three or five days to make a tooth beating sacrifice for the whole family, and that they can add new clothes to their children during the Spring Festival. Even in the year of famine, some officials opened their warehouses for relief and helped them return to their homes.

"Qingcheng, have you found that you are speaking more and more like Lu que?" Yu Tianxiang looks at Gu Qingcheng and says. She has been to bugui mountain, and has seen with her own eyes the lakeside village where Lu que lives. There is no intrigue, but peace and happiness. Because Lu que grew up there. Although his way of thinking and angle of speaking are different from everyone else, he is more able to look at problems from a just standpoint, even after returning to Daqian.

That is a kind of peace of mind that can only be possessed by returning to nature. Yu Tianxiang has only seen this in Lu que. Gu Qingcheng's words just now, although they were about Tianxing and Nanli, they were not about Daqian. In the past, Gu would never have said such words, but now she said them directly without any scruple. The face of the royal family and the future of Gu's family, she has begun to care less. What she insists on in her heart is the way that only belongs to her. It can be seen how deeply Lu's influence on Gu Qingcheng is.

"I think it's very good to say whatever you want, and you don't have to worry about anything, and you don't have to worry about the consequences. As long as there's no selfishness, it's actually very good, very relaxed and very real. " Gu Qingcheng smiles. Her eyes can't help looking at the bright moon in the sky. It's already August. In a few days, it's mid autumn. I don't know if Lu que is busy after he enters the outer Pavilion. Gu Qingcheng really wants to return to the imperial capital and lead the army to fight in the battlefield. It used to be his dream, but now she just wants to return to the imperial capital and stay with Lu que.

As long as she can be with him, she can give up any fame, wealth, power, power and fame. But the strategy of the war was determined by Lu que. From the letter of Bai Yu Hanya, she already knew that Lu que had sent Ye Zhiqiu, Meng Cang and Li Chang to lead the elite who had followed her and Lu que to the south by boat. She had to finish the war and let the war go on according to Lu Que's will.

"So it is." Yu Tianxiang looks at Gu Qingcheng's bright eyes, and her heart trembles slightly. In those bright eyes, she sees missing and expectation.

At this time, Yu Tianxiang really felt that perhaps Gu Qingcheng was the only woman who matched Lu que most in the world, and Lu que was the only man who matched Gu Qingcheng most. Many couples who had been married for decades could not match them in spirit.

Yu Tianxiang knows that Gu Qingcheng himself is an introverted person who doesn't want to fight with others for anything, and Lu que is just like that, just because his father and Emperor pushed him to this position. In this world, Gu Qingcheng is probably the one who understands Lu Que's mind most, and Lu que is the only one who understands Gu Qingcheng most.

The two of them are more compatible than their father and mother, who are known as emperor and Empress of the Ming Dynasty. They are also more compatible than their aunt Yu Chuqing and uncle Lu Chun, who are regarded by many as harmoniously singing. Because in Lu Que's and Gu Qingcheng's mind, apart from the eternal martial arts, there is only each other, and the rest are not seen in their eyes. Such people may not be able to find a second pair among hundreds of millions of people.

At this time, Yu Tianxiang felt that even if Lu que didn't have half of the royal blood, and even if she and Lu que could become husband and wife, they could not be like Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng. At most, they were the next pair of Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing, because Lu que was the most suitable man for her, but she was not the most suitable woman for Lu que. She had too many obstacles in her heart and had the Royal inheritance, There is a big world.