Feng Yu Jiu Tian vol. 23 ch. 1/3

Translator: churnie

I give triple posts for Chinese New Year~ Gong Xi Fat Cai!

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Yun Ze is stunned for a moment, and asks in astonishment, “Great King hadn’t received Qian Lin’s report yet?”

Rong Tian shakes his head, “This King sent Mian Ya to do other things, he was on his way alone, and his whereabouts were kept secret, even if Qian Lin sent a letter, it might not be able to be delivered to This King in time.”

“So this is the case, no wonder the Great King asks about the number of casualties.”

Rong Tian frowns, “Could it be that the entire army was wiped out?”

“No, just the opposite.”

“Oh.” Rong Tian raises his brows in disbelief.

“That kid Qian Lin had really made great progress, the battle was really interesting!” Speaking of the battle of Yuezhong city, Yun Ze’s tone become more relaxed and lively. Even in front of the Great King, it’s difficult to completely suppress the excitement, and he talks “As soon as Su Jin Sheng arrived near Yuezhong city, he suffered a lot of ambushes that Qian Lin had set up in the woods beforehand, they were tricks such as sand holes and bamboo nets to catch people alive, which made Su Jin Sheng’s army exhausted.”

“When Su Jin Sheng was outside of Yuezhong City, Qian Lin used a trick to burn Su Jin Sheng’s rations and fodder, and sent a small number of troops to the rear of Su Jin Sheng’s army, pretending that the army had cut off their back road.”

“Su Jin Sheng had no experience in leading the army at all, and he was a coward. When he saw that the back road was intercepted, all the people who sent for help were driven back, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, and he did not dare to attack the city, he even ordered the whole army to move to the southwest side of Yuezhong city, trying to temporarily protect himself by relying on the terrain there, didn’t know what method Qian Lin used, but he was able to send someone to sneak into the enemy’s tent and capture Su Jin Sheng alive in Yuezhong City.”

“Early the next morning, the soldiers found that their commander was tied to the top of Yuezhong city wall, and they all panicked. Qian Lin shot down a letter from the city wall, saying that the Great King was merciful and did not want his people to kill each other, so long as they left their weapons, armor and warhorses, he would withdraw the army that has cut off the back road and let them leave safely.”

When Rong Tian heard this, he was very happy, he rubbed his hands and said with a smile, “Qian Lin really has the demeanor of a general, the prime minister has excellent eyesight. En, what happened later?”

“Of course it was a collective surrender. In fact, Xirei soldiers, who would want to be enemies with the Great King? Qian Lin kept his promise and not only he let them leave, but even Su Jin Sheng was released generously.”

“Good.” Rong Tian purses his lips and smiles, “Only a good general knows how to attack the heart, Qian Lin’s battle this time is not the battle of Yuezhong but the battle of Xiqin. This group of people returns alive, enough to shock Xiqin.”

After all, Yun Ze is in front of the Great King, so he dare not be too casual, he nods and says: “The Great King thinks nothing wrong. They didn’t even knock down a single brick of Yuezhong City, but lost all food and weapons and lost all the faces of the little usurper. The little usurper was furious at the court meeting, he must have a very good relationship with the Su family, instead of killing the useless general Su Jin Sheng, he had to punish all the soldiers who laid down their weapons outside Yuezhong City as treason and beheaded them all.”

“What?” Rong Tian’s face darken, “It was plainly stupid, he actually didn’t care about the lives of his people”

Yun Ze has absolutely no good impression for Tong Er, he grits his teeth and says, “The Great King didn’t know how hateful this usurper kid was, he had no ability, but he vented on the maid who had no resistance, beat, scolded and humiliated at will, I heard that the body of the maid was carried out from the palace and thrown into the river. But this time the little usurper killed too many people, and the soldiers were all innocent. When the King’s order came, the whole court was shaken, all the old courtiers strongly opposed it, Tong Jian Min had originally locked himself up in the residence, when he got the news, he rushed to the palace immediately, with the military power at hand, he tried desperately to stop him and finally he shocked the little usurper and abolished the king’s order. When the news spread, everyone knew that the little usurper was cruel, and no one was not impressed by the Great King’s verve, the soldiers and the people knew that the Great King was the real benevolent king, and looked forward to the Great King’s return as soon as possible.”

He lifts his lips slightly, and on his wheat-colored face that’s tanned by the sun shows a trace of the proud smile of being a subordinate of Rong Tian.

Rong Tian remembers the scene he has just seen at the market, and asks Yun Ze, “What happened in Xiqin City? This King found that the number of people entering the city is far less than before, and the city’s population seemed to be decreased.”

“This is that little usurper’s good deed,” Yun Ze sighs. “Although his King’s Order of beheading was stopped by the old courtiers, he still refused to let go of the surrendered soldiers, he insisted on changing the King’s Order to expelling and drove thousands of soldiers and their families out of Xiqin. Then, he wantonly searched the spies and ordered the common people to bring household registration papers that could prove their identity at all times, if they couldn’t show anything that proves their identity when they were stopped and questioned on the street, they would be punished as a spy. In addition, soldiers could intercept and check people at any time, and they could also search the body and the parcels they were carrying, by that King’s Order, Xiqin immediately got into a mess. Now no one will go the street if there is no urgent matter, so as not to be frightened by being intercepted and examined again and again along the way.”

“No wonder This King saw a group of people who looked like soldiers shouting at the vendors at the market, and said that they should look at the household registration paper. The tyranny of oppressing the people, Tong Er is really… En, this group of soldiers are domineering and arrogant and have no military discipline, unlike the official Xirei Army, what is the reason?”

Yun Ze immediately says: “The Great King must have seen the little usurper’s newly established Diligent Royal Army, he was probably going crazy because he wanted military power, he couldn’t get it from Tong Jian Min so he made it himself, all supplies were provided by the state, and a lot of money was spent in the national treasury. This Diligent Royal Army is the most hateful, all of them were promoted by the little usurper own’s drinking buddies, and then these hooligans and bullies selected by his group of drinking buddies from the local rich nobles and supported by the King’s Order, ran rampant in Xiqin in the name of searching for spies, ordinary people were accused of being spies and thrown into prison with the slightest complaint, so no one dared to provoke them, and the people hated them to the bone.”

(勤王 literally translated: Diligent Royal Army; figuratively means: to serve the king diligently)

Rong Tian somewhat feels a little strange, “Don’t those old courtiers ask questions?”

“Most of these people are the children of wealthy families, and many of them are descendants of noble people, they only bully ordinary people and rarely provoke high status people. Since they didn’t offend themselves, those old ministers didn’t care much, a few of them once reminded the little usurper to not to indulge the Diligent Royal Army too much, but the little usurper refuse to listen, so be it.”

Rong Tian sighs inside.

Tong Er got things to this point, no wonder Xiqin, which was originally prosperous and lively, has become like this.

Back then, when he led Feng Ming out of the city, the curious commoners scrambled to see what was Duke Ming looked like. At that time, he and Feng Ming were riding side by side and listening to the loud cries of the people shook the heaven, how happy they were.

If Feng Ming knew that Xiqin had become like this, he would be very sad.

Rong Tian heat up in his heart.

Every time he thinks of Feng Ming, he can’t wait for Feng Ming to appear in front of him the next moment, he will definitely hug him tightly, hold his body into his chest, and kiss every inch of his skin deeply.

As long as this little thing leaves him, he will seize the opportunity to be naughty, don’t know if he is so happy in the Tong kingdom that he has forgotten himself.

Just wait for this Tong Er thing to be dealt with…

“Your Majesty.” The Empress Dowager calls softly from the opposite side.

“En.” Rong Tian turns his face and smiles at the Empress Dowager, “There are too many things, I’m a little absorbed in thinking.”

He orders himself to suppress his thoughts of Feng Ming to the deepest, and to do the important things before him first, Rong Tian ponders for a moment, and asks Yun Ze about the development of the situation after Su Jin Chao disappeared.

“The little usurper already knew, but Guan Long personally went back to Xiqin to report to him.” Yun Ze says, “According to the Great King’s instructions, when Guan Long reported, he kept instigating the relationship between the old and new subjects of Xirei, implying that Su Jin Chao was secretly assassinated by Hao Yuan Jiang. That little usurper had long hated the old men who supported his uncle and for him it was an excellent opportunity for revenge.”

“Hao Yuan Jiang has returned to Xiqin?”

Yun Ze shakes his head, “No, not yet. He probably knew something would happen when he returned to Xiqin, so he tried his best to dawdle on the road. Guan Long said that the little usurper had made a decision, as long as Hao Yuan Jiang returned to the capital, he would immediately execute Hao Yuan Jiang and annihilate the Hao family on the charge of murdering the deputy envoy. The little usurper has no military power, but he is the great king in name, and still has the power to kill the ministers, unless Tong Jian Min conspires against him, according to the law, Tong Jian Min, the great general, can’t stop him from executing Hao Yuan Jiang.”

Rong Tian smiles, “If Tong Er really did this, then he really did This King a big favor. Once Hao Yuan Jiang was killed, all the old ministers would betray Tong Er and join This King, for fear that they would be next. At that time, even his own uncle would be completely disappointed in him. As long as Tong Jian Min, the general who held military power, left Tong Er, This King could avoid the bloody battle and ended Tong Er’s dream of being a Great King with a simple surprise attack on the palace.”

The Empress Dowager also smiles beside him, full of confidence in Rong Tian and says, ​​”If we can regain the throne without wasting our national strength, the spirit of the former king in heaven will definitely be very gratified. The Great King has planned far ahead, I hope Hao Yuan Jiang will come back soon, then the Great King can carry out the arranged plan.”

At the moment, there’s a faint knock on the door.

The three of them are so alert, and immediately stop talking and hold their breath to listen.

Yun Ze listens to the rhythmic knocking on the door for a while, and says with relief, “It’s Guan Long, this subordinate will go and open the door.” He gets out of the room.

The Empress Dowager looks at the sky outside the window and feels a little strange, “Guan Long usually doesn’t come here at this time, is there any news?”

Rong Tian says, “Perhaps Hao Yuan Jiang had just entered the city gate as the Empress Dowager wished.”

The Empress Dowager smiles faintly, “If so, that’s really good news.”

Before she finished speaking, the sound of messy footsteps could be heard.

Rong Tian and the Empress Dowager are surprised in their hearts, they throw their eyes at the door together and see Guan Long just in time, who has always been calm, rushed in with a pale face.

“Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, something bad happened!”

Rong Tian doesn’t know why, but his heart is suddenly tightened, he suddenly stands up as if aware of the ominous, and asks in a deep voice, “What happened?”

Guan Long’s chest fluctuates up and down violently, looking at Rong Tian, ​​his voice is a little hoarse: “The situation in Tongze changed abruptly, Duke Ming led the crowd out of the city gate in a critical situation, and the soldiers of the Tong kingdom were chasing after him!”

“What!” Rong Tian is trembling all over.

His tall body is almost as stiff as falling into an ice hole.

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Now now now……. can you get a private jet and fly to Feng Ming already?????!! Arrrggghhh being an ancient king is so troublesome! 😫