Chapter 398: A seemingly broken friendship, a million soldiers in armor!
Yan Dan’s singing is equivalent to acknowledging Ying Chengyu’s status as an ally!
When Ying Chengyu is the enemy, all righteous men are desperate.
But when Ying Chengyu became a comrade-in-arms, all the martyrs felt a strong sense of security in their hearts.
This drastic change in mentality from fear to relief further enhanced everyone's good impression of Ying Chengyu.
"I have heard for a long time that the Lord of Chang'an and the Crown Prince are at odds with each other, but now that I saw them, I realized that the rumors were all false. The relationship between Lord Chang'an and the Crown Prince is really... a bad fate!"
"Although Lord Chang'an defeated our Yan army, it is really Because each has his own master, the Lord of Chang'an sent the prime minister's coffin back to his country with gifts, and today he sent the prince to flee. He is loyal to the country and loyal to his friends. He is truly a true gentleman."
"A model of righteousness! , should be the Lord of Chang'an!"
Ying Chengyu once fought against Pang Nuan and defeated him, severely damaging the Yan army and causing a large number of young men of the Yan state to die on the battlefield.
But the two countries are at war, each with its own master.
Ying Chengyu's methods were gentler than those of generals such as Bai Qi, and he never killed prisoners or massacred Guizhou leaders.
After the war, Ying Chengyu sent gifts to Pang Nuan and brought their coffins back to China. He even threatened King Yan Xi in order to bury him near the mausoleum of King Yan Zhao!
This gave Ying Chengyu a great reputation in the land of Yanzhao, and he also gained the respect of many rangers.
Now Ying Chengyu once again sent Yan Dan, the godfather of knight-errants, back to his country as a gift because of an agreement he made with Yan Dan at some point.
This move further increased Ying Chengyu’s prestige in the hearts of the rangers!
Without receiving orders, hundreds of rangers took out the musical instruments they carried with them, played the piano and sang loudly in the building:
"Two sons take a boat, and they pass away!"
"I would like to say that I miss my son, but it will be harmful if I am not flawless!"
The melodious song spread across the dense forest and reached Ying Zheng's ears.
Ying Zheng’s eyes were stunned, and he was looking at Yandan’s motorcade in a daze.
‘You two took a boat and left, the shadow of the boat gradually disappeared.
I miss you so much, don’t let any disaster happen! ’
Just looking at this pale literal translation, you can tell that this is a farewell poem.
The strong reluctance, blessing and sadness in the singing make people dream back to more than 400 years ago.
At that time, Duke Xuang of Wei fell in love with his daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Xuan Jiang, and married her. Later, he was annoyed by Xuan Jiang's persuasion and the criticism of the countrymen, and the crown prince moved to Qi. He guarded the border and bribed the bandits in advance, asking them to kill Prince Ji.
Gongzi Shou, who knew the inside story, persuaded Prince Ji not to go, but Prince Ji insisted on going because he could not violate his father's orders.
Gongzi Shou had no choice but to pretend to be Prince Ji Xianxian and was killed by the bandits in order to give Prince Ji a chance to survive.
Prince Ji arrived later. After hearing this, he confessed that he was Prince Ji and he was also killed by the bandits.
The Wei people were all sad when they heard this, so they wrote "Beifeng·Two Sons in a Boat"!
Why did Yan Dan sing this song today?
Is it Yan Dan’s wish that Ying Zheng has a safe and smooth future?
Or are you talking about his helplessness as a prince, full of grief and anger like Prince Ji, but having to obey the king's father's orders?
Or is it telling that the relationship between him and Ying Zheng is as sincere as that of Gongzi Shou and Prince Ji, who are willing to die for each other?
Ying Zheng doesn’t know.
Ying Zheng only knew that even if the country was divided and he could not help himself, Yan Dan still had feelings for him in her heart.
Brother Dan never blamed me!
That's enough!
A smile slowly appeared on Ying Zheng's face. Ying Zheng took one last deep look at Yan Dan, pulled the reins without nostalgia, and commanded with a smile: "Go back to the palace!"
< br>Accompanied by the light and swift sound of horse hooves.
Ying Zheng heads to the west and Yan Dan heads to the east.
Waiting in front of Yan Dan is the pass checkpoint that has been deliberately relaxed.
What was waiting in front of Ying Zheng was a messenger speeding towards him!
"Da da da!"
The rapid and heavy sound of horse hoofs overlapped with those of Ying Zheng and his entourage at the palace gate.
Ying Zheng looked up and saw a messenger pacing anxiously outside the palace gate, urging the palace gate guards to verify the certificate as soon as possible.
The leading soldier had a black and red ribbon tied around the neck of his horse, indicating his identity as a military messenger!
Ying Zheng immediately ordered: "Go and ask what happened."
Meng Tian immediately rode his horse forward, then quickly galloped back, and responded solemnly: "Your Majesty, It’s an emergency report from Yancheng’s army!”
“Should we intercept it directly?”
Ying Zheng’s eyes suddenly condensed: “Yancheng?”
Yancheng is located between Dahong Mountain and Jingshan Mountain, close to the Han River. It was once named Yanying and served as the capital of the Chu Kingdom for 185 years.
But today's Yancheng is already an important military town in the southeast of the Qin State, and it is also the first defensive chain of the Qin State to defend the Chu State in the southeast.
Now, is there an urgent report on the military situation in Yancheng? !
Ying Zheng immediately shouted: "Stop!"
Meng Tian rode out again, and only after proving his identity did he lead the messenger back.
After hurriedly checking the mud-seal letter, Meng Tian presented a bamboo tube with both hands: "Your Majesty!"
Taking the bamboo tube and pouring out the silk in the tube, Ying Zheng's eyes quickly scanned the words on the silk. Then his pupils suddenly shrank.
Clenched the silk into a ball, Ying Zheng shouted solemnly: "Blast the drum!"
"Summon all officials in Xianyang County with a rank of thousands of stones and above to go to Qilin Hall to discuss matters!"
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at the same time.
On the banks of the Weishui River, Ying Chengyu sat silently on his horse, his eyes empty and his horse free to rein.
After Ba Fu and Gua Fu winked at each other for almost a quarter of an hour, Gua Fu finally spurred his horse forward and spoke in a warm voice: "Master, you haven't fished yet this year."
“The nest on the bank of the Weishui River has been stocked for a year, and now it is autumn. The fish must be plump and it is a good fishing opportunity.”
“How about taking advantage of the crisp autumn air today to go fishing. "What's going on?" Ying Chengqiao said quietly, "You can go on your own."
The hexagram master sighed in his heart, and his voice became gentler: "Master, I forgive you for being humble and overstepping."
"The king has made such a decision, and naturally he has his reasons."
" The king decided to let Prince Dan leave the Qin Dynasty instead of allowing the family leader to lead the attack. Isn't this a protection for the family leader? "
"The family leader still deserves the king's favor!"
After Ying Chengyu was silent for a few breaths, he sighed softly: "I am not worried because the king is blocking me."
"I am worried because I was unable to use the Prince Pill!"
< br>The hexagram master’s eyes were full of doubts.
What’s the difference?
Didn’t Yan Dan survive in the end?
But this does not prevent the hexagram master from continuing to comfort Ying Chengyu: "This time Prince Dan escaped with his life, which can be regarded as his good fortune."
"However, the king aspires to unify the world, and we will surely do it one day." There will be a chance to fight against Prince Dan on the battlefield."
"At that time, we will help the master and kill Prince Dan ourselves!"
The Eighth Guards and other family soldiers all shouted:< br>
“Kill the Prince Pill yourself!”
Ying Chengxuan chuckled helplessly: "You guys."
Ying Chengxuan wanted to take this opportunity to kill Yan Dan not because there was any irresolvable grudge between him and Yan Dan.
Ying Chengxuan didn’t want Ying Zheng to be assassinated by the assassin sent by Yan Dan!
Even if that assassination failed to kill Ying Zheng's body, it would definitely kill the friendship in Ying Zheng's heart.
King Zhuang Xiang, Zhao Ji, Queen Mother Huayang and others have made Ying Zheng's heart full of holes.
Ying Chengying really couldn't bear that Ying Zheng's already broken heart became even more broken!
Ying Chengyu didn’t even want to watch Ying Zheng being cut off from the warmth in his heart again and again, and step by step becoming a cold, heartless emperor who abandoned humanity!
That would be a double critical blow to Ying Chengyu’s emotions and safety!
However, all the thoughts in the face of the fait accompli can only be turned into a sigh: "I am fine, there is no need to worry."
"Go home!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly sounded, and Wang Bo's call came from afar.
"Chang'an Jun! Wait a minute!"
Ying Chengyu looked surprised, reined in his horse and turned around: "Wang Shilang, what's the matter?"
Wang Bo ran all the way to Yingcheng He stopped his horse five feet in front of him, panting and cupping his hands and saying: "The king summons all the officials in Xianyang City with a rank of thousands of stones and above to go to the palace to discuss matters." On!”
The shock in Ying Cheng's eyes was even worse: "Why is there a court meeting again?"
Wang Bo shook his head: "The order came in a hurry, and I don't know what it is even though I am a humble person."
Ying Cheng The dragon's eyes flashed slightly.
Is it because of Yan Dan’s escape that we need to discuss it with the court?
Ying Chengxuan said coldly: "I want to see how the king will talk to the ministers about this matter!"
"Enter the palace!"
Wang Bo looked surprised.
Why does it seem that Lord Changan is a little dissatisfied with the king?
But there was an important matter at hand, and Wang Bo had no time to ask. As soon as he tightened the reins, he galloped forward, leading the way and opening the door for Ying Chengyu.
An hour later.
Ying Chengyu ran up the high platform with small steps and stepped into the Qilin Hall. He saw that the ministers had already gathered in the hall, and everyone's expressions were extremely ugly.
Looking at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the high platform with an equally ugly face, Ying Chengyu stepped forward and stood in the hall, bowing his hands and saluting: "My brother is late, please forgive me."
Ying Zheng said warmly: "No problem, Lord Chang'an can just join the queue."
Ying Chengyu did not move, but asked directly: "I don't know why the king summoned his ministers and others to come here."
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When he first set out, Ying Chengyu still had some thoughts of being angry with Ying Zheng.
But this journey has allowed Ying Chengyu to calm down and make up his mind.
If the ministers are dissatisfied with Ying Zheng because of Yan Dan's escape, even Ying Chengxuan will be dissatisfied with it, but Ying Chengxuan will still be the first to make his attitude clear and stand firmly by Ying Zheng's side.
However, Ying Zheng's answer was completely beyond Ying Chengyu's expectations.
"Letter from the Yancheng County Magistrate." Ying Zheng's voice was extremely serious: "On September 6, Chu State Yan sent 80,000 naval troops and 1,200 boats to go up the Yangtze River."< br>
“On September 8, Jingling City was destroyed.”
"The Chu army did not rest, and continued to send its navy north along the Han River, and began to besiege Yancheng on September 9th!"
Ying Chengxuan asked in shock: "The Chu State actually sent 80,000 troops to attack our country, the Qin Dynasty?! "
"Didn't General Jian notice the Chu army's movements and mobilize troops for defense? "
Ying Zheng shook his head: "The Chu State should have sent more than 80,000 troops to attack our Qin Dynasty! "
"A military report from General Jian just arrived yesterday."
"In the military report, General Jian said that Chu State sent an additional 150,000 troops to Chencheng, bringing the original strength to 250,000, threatening our country Qin!"
"From this, General Jian reported to Chen City The court is asking for reinforcements.”
Ying Chengyu’s heart skipped a beat.
No wonder Wang Jian didn't realize that the Chu army was marching westward to Jingling.
Co-authored: While the Chu army was marching west to Jingling, they also sent heavy troops north to Chencheng!
Chu's 330,000 troops, plus Zhao's 300,000 troops.
In addition, Da Qin must invest in defensive forces.
Another war involving millions of troops is about to begin!
Yancheng and present-day Yanling once belonged to the territory of Yan State, but they were not the same city. Yancheng during the Warring States Period was located southeast of present-day Yicheng.
(End of this chapter)