Chapter 171 Wars

Wen Mingyun was stunned on the spot when he heard his words, the sadness that had been suppressed before surged up again.

Her eye sockets were instantly red, but she didn't want Master to see it, she just lowered her head to avoid his sight.

The old man's eyes were bright, and he immediately saw her unnaturalness, so he reached out and patted her on the shoulder.

"Why are you crying, Wu Ming must have told you all about the old things, and I walked out, so you don't need to feel sorry for me anymore." His tone tried to look up.

"It's not sad to say that it's not sad. You came out, but I didn't come out. The dog emperor is so bad, he just died like this and is still enshrined in the imperial mausoleum. There is no retribution." Wen Mingyun said very angrily.

When Su Qi heard this, a sneer appeared on his face: "Why is it not retribution? Before the dog emperor died, he was terminally ill, but the pain was unbearable, and he was hanged by the imperial hospital. He didn't want to die at all, so he asked for medicine everywhere., and even begged me.”

When he said this, Wen Mingyun couldn't help widening his eyes, obviously there were many hidden secrets in it.

"Begging in front of you?"

"Yes, I faked my death back then, and after I settled down in Chang'an, I used the name of quack doctor to wander around Daye, thinking of reuniting with Zongran and taking care of Chang'an's body. It's just that Chang'an was sick in the womb.It's hard to recover even after recuperation. But I have the reputation of a miracle doctor." Su Qi nodded and told her about the past in detail.

"The dog emperor may have done too many bad things. He is dying soon. There are red spots on his body, fever and coma, and notices are posted everywhere to seek medical treatment. I was also called into the palace. The imperial hospital still pronounced his death.Inside and outside, it hints that the palace man is preparing for the funeral, but I give a prescription for life extension, so that he can live on his last breath."

"If you just let him die without pain, it would be too cheap for him."

When Su Qi said these words, there was a cold light in his eyes, like a sharp sword out of its sheath, which could cut people at any time.

"That prescription has added ingredients, but if he wants to live, he has to endure incomparably severe pain. If he doesn't take that medicine, he will feel that his life is passing, and his body will become colder and colder. It seems that black and white is coming to claim his life."It is a blessing to be able to die painlessly and quickly."

"The dog emperor is so afraid of death, so he didn't dare. He had no choice but to continue to take the medicine. He was writhing in pain on the bed, without any appearance. After that, he asked me to prepare sleep aid medicine, and of course I added it to it.As long as he fell asleep, he would have nightmares, those people he had killed and the sufferers he forced to death would all demand their lives from him in their dreams."

"He was tortured to death, and even before he died, he was still scolding the incompetence of the Tai Hospital, and kept talking about it, if the Su family of the Xinglin family was still there, he would never suffer so much...Hahaha——" Su Qi laughed loudly, and the expression on his face became ferocious.

His operation obviously felt the joy of getting revenge, but at the same time it was more painful, because even if he tortured that dog emperor a thousand times, the Su family would not be resurrected from the dead, and he was still alone.

When Wen Mingyun came out of the courtyard, his emotions were not too high.

Wu Ming held her hand, and the scorching temperature came, warming her icy fingertips.

"Mr. lived a very painful life before. He often woke up and couldn't sleep for many years. He even had to rely on drugs to fall asleep. At that time, I was young, but I already knew my life experience and the hatred of the Su family, so I said to my husband, if Mr. tooIf you hate me, punish me. I also have the blood of the dog emperor on my body, I am his grandson, so maybe he will feel better."

The two sat in the carriage hand in hand, and the carriage swayed forward.

As soon as the man opened his mouth, he said shocking words, which made Wen Mingyun's heart ache.

Su Qiman was at least an adult when he was killed, while Wu Ming had become a child without father and mother not long after he was born, and he was even wandering and fleeing from place to place.

With his status, he must learn many things. In order to cultivate him from a young age, he will be gradually informed about his life experience. It must have had a great impact on him at that time.

What's more, he and the first emperor, who was the source of all evil, are still relatives, and they really want to doubt life.

"Master must not agree?" she asked.

Wu Ming nodded: "Not only does he disagree, he glared at me angrily, saying that I was going to kill him, and even said such cruel words. If he minds that I am the grandson of the dog emperor, he will not be able to spare no effort to save me.My life was piled up by countless people, and it was my parents who gave up resistance, put all their guards on me, willing to die, and kept the fire. If I really want to avenge him, I will take this country back.”

His tone gradually became heavy, his brows and eyes drooped, as if he was trapped in infinite memories.

Wen Mingyun couldn't help touching his cheek, and said softly: "Since the master said so, then you don't need to think too much, just move towards the goal. Whether it is the sick Cheng Tingyu or the heroic Wuming God of War, everyoneNot one to hold back."

"You're right, when I settle you and Cheng Yan, I'm going to get busy."

In the next few days, Wu Ming really started to make preparations. He invited many teachers for Cheng Yan, not only for the convenience of martial arts, but also for many aspects of martial arts.

Cheng Yan also tried to resist, but these gentlemen were different from the previous ones, forcing him to read and write, even if he couldn't learn it, he had to study hard.

He was very unconvinced, and ran to Cheng Tingyu to protest.

"Father, I'm not made for learning at all. Besides, I'm 15 years old this year. It's too late to start studying now. I'm very self-aware. I'm not a late bloomer. I just want to practice martial arts and go to the battlefield.It is enough to kill a few enemies."

Cheng Yan's words were quite straightforward, almost saying "I'm mediocre" written on his face.

But Cheng Ting Yu flatly rejected him: "Ayan, this is not like you, you should be proud. Is there anything in this world that can stump the young master?"

Cheng Yan bared his teeth, still unwilling to submit, but on the second day, Wu Ming came in front of him.

"The war is about to start again, and this time it will not end without dying. This is the last time I will teach you wrestling. After that, other gentlemen will guide you."

The man's words hit him like a heavy fist, making him dizzy.

"Sir, I'm also on the battlefield—"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sneer, which was obviously from Wu Ming.

If others laughed at him like that, Cheng Yan would have turned into anger long ago, rushed up and beat him for a while, but facing the man in front of him who was called God of War, he couldn't say anything at all, and even blushed with embarrassment, obviously knowing that he couldn't help himself.According to my ability, I told a joke.

"I'm not laughing at you, but I feel that you have a pure heart, but unfortunately you lack strength, I just sigh." Wu Ming explained.

Although the meaning inside was similar, Cheng Yan didn't feel offended, but cheered up instead.

"What the master said is that I need to practice more."

Wu Ming came over, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, his hands were quite strong, as if entrusting him with some important responsibility.

"There are so many changes on the battlefield, it is useless for you to just learn wrestling. In addition to various killing techniques, you must also understand the art of war and various strategies. Otherwise, if you encounter a blind Shangguan, you can only be aIt's just cannon fodder to fill the hole."

Hearing what he said, Cheng Yan couldn't help but blinked, with a surprised expression on his face.

"You mean I want to learn more, but I can't sit still when I see the words, let alone read the books of war. Can I do it?"

"Why can't you do it? In my eyes, you are not an ordinary soldier. You are not only a good general, but also a talent for governing the world. You shouldn't stand still. If you don't force yourself, how do you know it won't work?" Wu WuMing's tone was very firm.

Cheng Yan was taken aback by what he said, at first he was so dazed that he didn't even think he was talking about himself, but when he later confirmed that he was really praising him sincerely, his whole body seemed to fly, ecstatic.

"But I - I'm very stupid. My father, Wen Sanniang, sir, classmates, including the shadow guards, my servants and all the people in the capital know that my brain is not working well." He began to snap his fingersCounting, to prove that I am afraid that I will live up to his expectations.

When he first heard him snapping his fingers to make people grow up, Wu Ming still nodded, with a relaxed attitude, completely indifferent, there are only a few people, and he can coax this young man well with just a few words.

But when the words "all the people in the capital" popped up, Wu Ming froze.

What a big boy, usually see you pulling like two to five to eighty thousand, but didn't expect to be so self-aware, when did you become so transparent.

So many people know you are an idiot, even God of War can't do anything about it.

The corners of his mouth twitched, trying to calm down his tone.

"You think too much, all the people in the capital know that you are a playboy, so they don't think you are stupid."

"Really?"

"Really." Wu Ming said nonsense with his eyes open, how could he know if it was true.

"Hey, sir, you haven't stayed in Wangjing City for a long time, but I know better what kind of reputation I am." Cheng Yan sighed and looked like he couldn't be coaxed.

Wu Ming had some headaches, but he still comforted him as usual: "To be a man, you have to look forward. You are stupid today, so why not be stupid tomorrow? Who grew up slowly from an ignorant and stupid baby. I believe you must be smarter than a baby."You are much smarter. It doesn’t matter if Wangjing City thinks you are stupid, but now you are in Northern Xinjiang, as long as the people in Northern Xinjiang think you are smart.”

Cheng Yan blinked, and suddenly felt that what Wu Ming said made sense.

The most important thing is that this kind of words came from Wu Ming's mouth, even if it was unreasonable, it was very convincing to him, and he immediately nodded impatiently.

"Whatever the teacher teaches you, you should learn it with your heart. If you don't learn it once, you can learn it twice or three times until you learn it. You can't give up easily. Being stupid is not terrible, and giving up lightly is hopeless." He touchedTouching Cheng Yan's head, like a kind elder, he gave the last few words, then turned and left.

After that day, Cheng Yan hadn't seen Wu Ming for a long time, and the God of War returned to the battlefield, fighting against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The northern border moved frequently, troops were dispatched, supplies had already been collected, and the whole city became more stringent and orderly than before.

Although there was no news from the army, the people in the city already felt the serious atmosphere, and there was even private news that General Wu Ming decided to make a final decisive battle with the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Northern Xinjiang was under martial law, and the spies who had been ambushing in the city from all sides could not get out of the city at all.

Knowing that there is a big move in Beijiang, they have heard the news all over the ear, but they can't get it out. They are so anxious that they jump up and down, making small moves.

It's just that this time it was obvious to kill them all, without even leaving a trace of hypocrisy or subversion, as long as it was found to be a spy from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the evidence was conclusive, they would be shot and killed on the spot.

If they were spies from the Wangjing family or the imperial court, they would be detained separately.

The Northern Wei Dynasty and Northern Xinjiang fought fiercely. All the good generals in Northern Xinjiang dispatched their entire army. Anyone could sense Wu Ming's determination.

And for the prisoners of war in the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were only killed and never kept. This battle was fought in a dark and dark manner.

The unshakable determination of the northern border and the unfailing offensive force forced the Northern Wei Dynasty to resist with the strength of the whole country.

However, the generals sent by the royal court of the Northern Wei Dynasty were killed as soon as they came out. Even when they fled, it was useless to kowtow and admit defeat. Wu Ming was determined not to leave any survivors, especially the generals who led the army in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

When this battle was going on fiercely, Wangjing, which was thousands of miles away, was also very lively.

The battle for the throne between the crown prince and several princes finally began to come to the fore. First, the eldest prince fought with the crown prince. As a result, the eldest prince frequently resorted to tricks, and was even involved in the imperial examination fraud case. After the incident, the eldest princeHe was directly circled in and waved goodbye to the throne thoroughly.

As soon as he was imprisoned, the former eldest prince's henchmen were naturally liquidated, and if he was involved in such a major case of imperial examination fraud, blood would inevitably flow like a river. The chief examiner and the two deputy examiners were all ransacked and exiled.Among them, the officials were dismissed from their posts for investigation, and at worst they dismissed their family wealth and went to prison.

This is not over yet, after the downfall of the first prince, the Wangjing family was shocked for a while, and the fourth prince reappeared and continued to fight the prince.

The emperor is getting older, and since he was worried about getting hydrophobia, his health has been getting worse and worse.

The minds of the princes became more and more floating. They are all the sons of the emperor, so why should only the prince be able to sit in that position.

Besides, because of the delicate situation of the current throne, and he did not change from a prince to an emperor, he does not value the prince very much. On the contrary, he is always afraid that the prince will bully other princes, which is obviously sympathetic.

For this reason, the position under the crown prince's buttocks is not stable, he is not loved by his father, and he is afraid that other brothers will think about his life.

It is also thanks to the courtiers who are not confused. Although the family has their own ideas, many courtiers support orthodoxy. In their view, compared with other princes, the prince is naturally orthodox.

With the faint support of most of the pure ministers, the prince was not at a disadvantage and started his journey of fighting against the prince.

It's just that his brothers seem to be rebellious by nature. He just defeated the first prince, and the fourth prince came. He tried his best to crush the fourth prince, and after a while, the ninth prince came again.

Fighting with three henchmen in a row, even if the prince is justified, he still feels a strong crisis.

No matter which princely party he fights, in fact, when he loses in the end, there will be a group of ministers in the court who will be liquidated.

The entire Daye dynasty ignored the development of the government, and instead fell into the vortex of cliques.

Daye, which looks like a giant, is actually in danger and may collapse completely at any time.

Cao Bingzhou, who is a Jin Yiwei, is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground. The emperor's temper becomes more and more unfathomable, and the things he ordered are also very unreasonable.

"Boss."

"What's the matter, another official resigned?" Cao Bingzhou asked.

"Yes."

"Who is this time?"

"Wimberham."

Cao Bingzhou's eyelids twitched: "Wen Bohan also resigned? Why did he resign?"

"I'm too old to work hard."

Cao Bingzhou frowned, "Has the Wen family investigated? Have you ever taken refuge with any prince?"

"Never."

Now the court is in turmoil. After three party struggles, the court has long been a mess, and everyone is in danger.

Some courtiers began to express their resignations and leave the capital, but the emperor was not satisfied. He asked Jin Yiwei to investigate the resignations of fourth-rank officials and above..

The emperor asked Jin Yiwei to investigate the secrets of those officials, present evidence of their crimes and send them to prison. Obviously, even if they escape, they will not let anyone escape, and they will kill them all.

Hearing that Wen Bohan was not involved, Cao Bingzhou breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, and said softly, "He's smart."

"Is he closely connected with Northern Xinjiang?" After a moment of silence, he asked again.

Obviously, he still cared about Cheng Tingyu's identity.

At the beginning, he had already chased after him, and even mobilized the local Jin Yiwei to investigate extensively, precisely because he doubted Cheng Tingyu's identity, but because the emperor urged him urgently, and the faction between the court and the middle party had already started, he had no choice but to leave.

When he thought about this again, he received the news that Wen Mingyun had rushed to northern Xinjiang to join Cheng Tingyu.

Northern Xinjiang was Wu Ming's territory, and Jin Yiwei had never set up a mansion there, so he couldn't reach it, so he could only let it go.

"Except for the occasional family letter with Wen Sanniang, there is no other contact. However, the Wen family is currently packing up and is obviously preparing to leave Beijing. I don't know if they will rush to northern Xinjiang."

Just as Cao Bingzhou opened his mouth to say something, he saw other Jin Yiwei rushing over, apparently to report urgently.

"Boss, the Yellow River broke its embankment, and the emperor summoned you."

When he heard the news, he felt a headache. The dams are repaired every year, but in the rainy season, floods are still prone to occur.

Originally, this was a difficult task, but now that the imperial court is caught in party disputes, I am afraid that both sides will not think of those displaced refugees, but only think of benefiting their party members.

In June, it rained continuously, the Yellow River burst its embankment, and there were countless refugees.

When choosing which courtiers to go to rescue the disaster, the party of the nine princes won, while the party of princelings retreated.

However, during the disaster relief period, it was revealed that the disaster relief funds were missing, improperly embezzled, the relief food was shoddy, the rice porridge was even mixed with countless sand and gravel, and countless refugees turned into bandits, and even becameThe rebel army shouted the slogan "Kill the Dog Emperor".

Things got worse and worse, and it was like a sieve, with loopholes everywhere, and there was no time to remedy it.

The disaster relief official sent by the Ninth Princes Party has no practical ability at all. He was originally sent to frame the officials of the Princeling Party, embezzle public funds when building dams, embezzle serious bribes, and bully the people and rob the people's daughters.

It's a pity that these crimes have already caused a lot of trouble before they can be blamed.

In the end, the Ninth Prince's Party failed to do anything. Not only did it lose troops, but it also implicated that the Ninth Prince was drunk and spoke nonsense to imply that the emperor was partial.

Now that he was put on the table, he was completely rejected by the emperor.

In December, just as the Chinese New Year was being prepared, the Mount Tai earthquake was reported to Wangjing, and the whole country was in an uproar.

Mount Tai had a different status in the minds of the ancients. It was the grandest ceremony for the emperor to enshrine Zen in Mount Tai, which had great political significance.

Now there is an earthquake directly in Mount Tai, which is simply a slap in the face of the ruler.

In the camp of the chief general in Northern Xinjiang, Wu Ming sat on the main seat, and several generals sat on both sides. Obviously, this was an extremely important meeting.

"General, we have reached the Northern Wei court, but the Northern Wei royal family has long since fled, and the Northern Wei witch doctors are very popular, and they are very good at pretending to be gods and ghosts. I'm afraid it's not so easy to find."

"If we cut the grass and don't remove the roots, I'm afraid it will grow again when the spring breeze blows."

"But if the Northern Wei Dynasty is wiped out at this moment, I'm afraid that the dog emperor will free up his hands, completely seize the general's military power, and kill us."

Several generals discussed intensely. Before that, they had never understood how some generals would support war with war. It was clear that the common people were all looking forward to peace and were most afraid of protracted war.

But now facing the covetous imperial court and the narrow-minded emperor, they have also realized this.

In the past few decades of the Great Ye Dynasty, he has obviously fallen into the vortex of war, but he still emphasizes civility over military affairs, and the status of generals cannot be guaranteed.

Moreover, whether it is the current emperor or the late emperor, they are extremely suspicious, fearing that the meritorious officials will overshadow the master, and their attitude towards the generals is even worse.

What's more, today's fear of Wu Ming is very deep. Before that, he even wanted to negotiate peace with the Northern Wei Dynasty and keep Wu Ming in Wangjing, with sinister intentions.

If the Northern Wei Dynasty is completely solved, I am afraid that the emperor will completely remove the army in the northern border, and Wu Ming will no longer be alive.

"It's okay, Wangjing is not peaceful. Yu Zhong followed me to the northern border of the palace, Zecheng, you are ready to go to Beijing." Wu Ming waved his hand and ordered in a cold voice.

"Going to Beijing, the general has made up his mind?" One of the generals couldn't hold back, and immediately asked, with a bit of ambition in his eyes.

Wu Ming nodded slightly.

After getting his affirmative answer, the generals in the tent were all overjoyed, and the quick-tempered ones couldn't help clapping their hands and praised: "Okay, general, you are finally going to stand up, and you have been bullied by the dog emperor for so many years."Furious, I'm about to turn over!"

"Rise up? I don't want you to go to Beijing to rebel." Wu Ming shook his head.

"That's—" Everyone was puzzled.

Under everyone's gaze, Wu Ming took off the black iron mask on his face, revealing his true face.

"Cheng, Cheng Tingyu?" Yu Zhong was the first to recognize it and called out.

He would never admit this handsome face.

"You are all my confidantes. Recognize that I am Wu Ming, the orphan of Prince Zhan Huai. Cheng Tingyu is my twin elder brother. He was brought up in General Cheng's mansion as a parent since he was a child." The manHis voice changed, it was no longer the indifference of rejecting people thousands of miles away, but restored his original voice, which was a little warmer than before.

"Remember, we didn't go to Beijing to rebel, but to set things right. Zecheng's journey to Wangjing is a heavy task." His tone was firm.

The people sitting in the tent were in disbelief at first, and then they reacted with ecstasy.

Most of them have not studied for a few years, but they still have a natural sense of fear of imperial power, knowing that rebellion may be reviled.

But now Wu Ming is the orphan of Prince Zhan Huai, that is, he is famous as a teacher, even those literati can't find words to scold him.

Zhao Zecheng got his instructions and led the people all the way to Wangjing.

Storytellers from all over the world began to tell the same story. There was an emperor whose name was not justified, and God punished him. All kinds of natural disasters and man-made disasters warned the people, signaling that the court should make things right as soon as possible.

And if the orthodoxy returns to the throne, the world will be peaceful and the dynasty will be more prosperous.

This story became more and more evil, even if the local officials found out about it and wanted to stop it, but the next morning, there would be a letter by their bedside, and after opening it was the words "Return to the Orthodox", andThere is also a letter from Prince Zhanhuai.

Seeing the prince's red seal, many people's eyelids trembled.

This prince was well-known during his lifetime, and he had made many policies to benefit the people. He was indeed a good prince in the hearts of the people and an orthodox heir praised by all civil and military officials.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have aroused the jealousy of the first emperor.

Most of the local officials chose to turn a blind eye to this kind of evil thing.

Some are afraid from the bottom of their hearts, and they are most afraid of such mysterious things, while some choose to stand in line in their hearts, and they have entered the stage of old age and incompetence.,absolutely not.

For this reason, they really hope that the descendants of Prince Zhanhuai have returned.

In the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wu Ming and Yu Zhong rode across the grassland with two horses.

"Boss, can you really find the King of the Northern Wei Dynasty? I have been wandering with you for two days, but I still have no idea."

"Yes, just follow it." Wu Ming raised his finger and pointed to the little black bird flying in the sky.

Yu Zhong curled his lips in disdain: "Is this bird thing really good? It can't even beat a fox."

Just as he was talking, a small head protruded from Wu Ming's arms, it was the white fox, and at this moment it chirped twice at Yu Zhong, as if protesting that he should be compared with a flat-haired beast.

And the little bird flying in the sky seemed to understand what he said, and circled around the top of the clock directly.

Yu Zhong immediately took the stone and threw it on his head, trying to drive the bird away.

"Don't come here, I know you little bastard wants to shit on my head again, don't think about it!"

The tracking bird quickly returned to its original position, and speeded up, and suddenly honked a few times towards the deep mountain in front of it.

Wu Ming squinted his eyes: "The king of the Northern Wei Dynasty should be in this mountain."

He made a gesture, and immediately several shadows rushed into the mountain, obviously shadow guards following him.

It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was already cold, and people froze to death on the mountain, but the Northern Wei Dynasty was defeated, beaten to pieces by Northern Xinjiang, and even attacked all the way to the royal court.Habit.

The time when they were suppressed and even ruled by Daye was so long ago that even the king of the Northern Wei Dynasty could not remember it.

At this moment, he was huddled in a cave, surrounded by dozens of warriors.