When the ministers heard that these rare treasures actually came from such a poor and remote place as Liang Province, they thought it was absurd and ridiculous.
However, the fact is that the young man's answer is exactly the same as that of the servants who accompanied him to Liang Province. After asking again and again, everyone had no choice but to believe it even though they were unwilling to do so. They advised the emperor: "Your Majesty, there are few craftsmen with such skills in the world. They should come to the capital to serve Your Majesty."
"This is destiny protecting our Great Autumn Dynasty. It is borrowing people to send gifts to Your Majesty."
"All the good things in the world should belong to you."
The emperor did not care about the flattery of the ministers. To him, this was completely true. He ordered: "Send all the relevant craftsmen to the capital, and all the treasures should be brought into the palace. No one is allowed to sell them privately. Anyone found using the relevant skills at will should be beheaded."
The ministers were happy to accept the order.
When the craftsmen came, the emperor would always ask them to make things. When they wanted something, wouldn't they get it?
Ignoring the wishes of the craftsmen, the emperor and his companions casually decided on the end of the group of craftsmen. They continued to visit the next treasures, and saw corn and sweet potatoes, as well as various medicines prepared in advance by the doctors of Shan Province
. The corn and sweet potatoes were taken away for research, and soon they got a reply that this was a kind of food that had not been discovered yet, but tasted very good. The emperor didn't care after hearing this, because his country had never lacked food.
The medicine was taken to the Imperial Hospital. After studying it, the doctors replied with disdain: "These powders named Cold Injection and Abdominal Pain Relief are straightforward and easy to use, and have some reference value."
However, there are many such things in the Imperial Hospital, and only ordinary people would find them useful and cheap.
After roughly looking at all the treasures, the emperor sat on the throne, looking at those good things that could not be found even in the palace, with an unpredictable look.
A group of ministers who were familiar with him noticed something was wrong at the first time and hurried forward to advise.
"All the treasures in the world belong to Your Majesty, why didn't the governor of Liang Province give them to Your Majesty earlier?"
"He detained the craftsmen privately and embezzled money. His heart is damnable!"
"The people of Liang Province should have died. Why did so many good things suddenly appear?"
"Could it be that they colluded with the magician and stole the fortune of the court, so there are so many good things!"
The people's discussions came one after another. After listening to the speeches of the people, the emperor, who looked no more than twenty years old, drove them away expressionlessly and called the magician in the palace.
The magician was dressed in a snow-white robe, looking particularly Taoist.
No matter how reckless the emperor was, he was very kind to the sorcerers who had helped him establish the throne, solved so many problems for him, and protected the prosperity of his Qiu Dynasty for hundreds of years.
He asked gently, "How is the recent fortune of Liang Province and other places?"
The sorcerer, seeing that he was the emperor, did not give the obvious answer casually. He patiently took a look and observed the fortune trend of the entire Qiu Dynasty, and then his face froze.
The emperor's gloomy eyes had been fixed on him. Seeing this, he opened his mouth and said, "What's the matter?"
The sorcerer looked up at the man on the dragon chair, and after a moment's hesitation, he replied, "The fortune of various regions centered on Liang Province seems to be warming up, and..."
He paused, and used some strength to say the rest of the words, "And the dragon's energy is born, the fortune is extremely strong, even... even better than your majesty."
Better than, it should be completely better.
Bang -
the teacup in his hand was smashed to the ground by someone expressionlessly, and it shattered.
The emperor with a young face said slowly: "That evil creature, he must be fleeing to the south."
The sorcerer realized something instantly, calculated carefully, and confirmed: "It's him."
"The recovery of luck is also related to him?"
The sorcerer looked carefully at the direction of the luck, and his scalp tingled: "...Yes."
More than that, the luck was like being nourished by the dragon energy, tightly entwined around him, and vaguely had the shape of dominating the world.
And on the head of the dragon, there seemed to be something even more undetectable covering and protecting him. At first glance, it looks like the sky, but the sky often represents the way of heaven. Could it be that he wants to say that the other party is destined to be...
No matter how high the status of a sorcerer is, he is still a mortal. If his head is chopped off, he will die. Facing the furious emperor in front of him, he didn't dare to tell the truth at all, and could only remind him carefully and tactfully.
The emperor did not embarrass him too much, and waved his hand to let him leave.
Then, the palace issued several orders. General Si, who was staying in the General's Mansion in the capital, received the emperor's order and rushed to the palace. In the evening of that day, he took the tiger talisman granted by the emperor and rushed to the south.
Xiu Xiu has always left a camera in the General's Mansion, one is to wait for Chu Xun to appear, and the other is to see the bustle in the General's Mansion.
Seeing General Si leaving, Xiu Xiu informed Si Qi.
[Master, Master, the Emperor has discovered the existence of the Son of the World!]
Si Qi hummed, ate the pudding nonchalantly, and said casually: [Didn’t he know that Si Yi was not dead?]
The pudding was made by Chu Feng, and was brought from other worlds in the leaves of the World Tree after being refrigerated.
If Si Qi didn’t have this bite to eat, and was sure that he could leave this world at any time to go to the Lord God’s Domain to find Chu Feng, he would definitely not be able to calm down.
It’s been four years.
Xiu Xiu: [Yes, he knew, but this time he knew for sure, and he also sent the original owner’s scumbag father to lead troops to kill the Son of the World]
[Scumbag father?] Si Qi hadn’t heard these two words for a long time. Recalling the memories of his original body, he said with interest: [Is that Si family still there? 】
It looks like a question, but the tone is teasing.
【Still here, but life is a mess】 He laughed evilly: 【Ever since the master left the general's mansion, the Si family has agreed that everyone should take turns to bleed Si Yi】It sounds
like a very friendly suggestion at first glance, but taking turns means that Si Yi cannot completely take away a person's identity, and can only maintain a weak physique forever, and never get better.
【The general's wife loves Si Yi and is worried about his weak body. She keeps an eye on the people in the Si family all the time, fearing that they will not cooperate. Later, as Si Yi grew older, drinking blood once a week was no longer useful, and cutting flesh was too difficult, so he could only increase the frequency of taking medicine】
[The frequency of bloodletting in the Si family also increased, and gradually some people began to feel unhappy. She felt that this group of people was unreliable, so she set her sights on her next child.]
Si Qi clicked his tongue and ordered, [If she is not pregnant yet, give her the sterilization drug. If the child is already pregnant... tell me when the child is born and I will take him out.]
He didn't want the world to have another child as pitiful as Si Yi.
[Master, don't worry. After knowing that the general's wife was drinking the tonic that made her pregnant easily, General Si secretly replaced the tonic with a pregnancy-inducing drug. It has been more than a year since then.] Xiu Xiu said: [Knowing that the general's wife gave birth to a child in order to kill the child, General Si and Young Master Si were quite resistant.]
Although they were willing to kill the original owner to save Si Yu, if they really wanted to have another child to exchange one life for another...then their nature would be different. They are not as crazy as the general
's wife. The original owner's cheap elder brother knew how obsessed his mother was with Si Yu because he lived with his mother day and night. For this reason, he did not dare to have children all these years, for fear that his child would be stolen by his mother after birth and made into medicine for Si Yu.
Even he himself sometimes worried that one day he would be kidnapped by his mother and trapped in the yard, just like the original owner who was forced to cut flesh and bleed.
What Si Qi said before leaving was still quite effective.
Xiu Xiu: [After years of trying to get pregnant, the general's wife became extremely emotional. People in the general's mansion couldn't stand the feeling of the general's wife watching them bleeding all day long, especially when they were sick, the general's wife would also watch them and force them to bleed. For this reason, they said a lot of bad things about the general's wife to other members of the Si family in private...
【Last year, Si Yu's nephew, who had just turned six, was also asked by the general's wife to bleed. The nephew's mother couldn't bear to see her son suffer any injustice, so she had an argument with the general's wife, and both sides were very unhappy】 This family
would get angry with the servants if they cut their fingers. They were raised with the habit of being spoiled since childhood. Now, after seeing the knife cutting their arms again and again in the past few years, how could they feel comfortable in their hearts.
If this kind of sacrifice is a one-time thing, it would be fine, but the problem is that they will have to go through this kind of thing for the rest of their lives. Their children and grandchildren will not be able to escape being dragged down by Si Yu, and will be watched by the protective general's wife all the time.
The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, and while these elders love Si Yu, they also love their own grandchildren very much. How can they bear to leave scars on their little arms.
Everyone saw with their own eyes how ugly and wretched Si Qi's arms were back then. They
wanted to say no, but when they saw Si Yu's face, they couldn't say I don't want to give you the life-saving medicine. They could only hold back all the repressed emotions in their hearts, and felt more and more tired of this matter.
Those who once wantonly snatched the original owner's blood now personally experienced the feeling of being frequently sucked of blood. The well-behaved and lovely child has become a being that needs to rely on eating their flesh and blood to survive. The longer the time goes, the more uncomfortable everyone feels.
They would think, if you, Si Yu, are really well-behaved and sensible, how could you bear to let so many of us get hurt because of you.
It's just losing the identity of a young master of a general's mansion. Will we still be short of food and drink for you? Why do you have to occupy this position and pretend that you know nothing
? The medicine you take is taken from me and made with my blood. Are you at ease taking it? Why can you take it for granted?
The originally harmonious and beautiful family has become more and more disharmonious because of the lack of the disharmonious factor of the original owner.
Xiu Xiu said unhappily: [And then, every time they complained that the general's wife was too pushy, they would always scold you, asking why you didn't stay, why you didn't take on all the troubles by yourself]
Xiu Xiu was very angry when she heard that.
Si Qi sneered: [You really don't repent]
[That's right!] Xiu Xiu said angrily: [They also said that you will die outside sooner or later if you continue like this, it's better to die in the general's mansion and sacrifice your life for Si Yu, at least they will remember your kindness. Bah! Xiu Xiu hates that family, they deserve to be sucked dry by Si Yu for the rest of their lives!]
Si Qi smiled and rubbed the boy's head.
[Don't worry, they will not have an easy time.]
Not two days after Si Qi talked with Xiu Xiu, a majestic white eagle glided over from the sky and landed steadily on Si Yi's raised arm.
He reached out and took out the letter from the small bamboo tube tied to the bird's foot, and then let the white eagle go. Si Yi quickly glanced at the paper and pondered.
When he let the merchant go, Si Yi and his party had already prepared for the court to take action against them, but they did not expect the emperor to react so sensitively and directly send troops.
Logically, the rebound should not be so strong...
Did he realize something else?
Si Yi told the county governor and others about this matter. The county governors and county magistrates of several provinces looked at each other in bewilderment. They also did not expect that the emperor, who had always been incompetent, would react so strongly.
The county governor of Jiang Province looked around and asked in confusion, "Where is Mr. Si?"
"Mr. Si doesn't interfere with our actions much." Si Yi replied.
"This matter is very important. Please listen to it." The officials had a very good impression of Si Qi. They always felt that no matter what problem was handed over to him, they would get the most perfect answer.
Even if Si Qi didn't say anything after he came, just sitting there was a huge spiritual support for them.
Si Yi asked his men to invite Si Qi over.
After Si Qi came over and took a look at the letter, he said without pause: "The court is assisted by sorcerers. Perhaps they have noticed the change in our luck and realized the existence of Si Yi."
The officials looked at each other in bewilderment. They never thought that it was because of this exposed flaw.
"The sorcerers' methods are strange and unpredictable. It is really hard to guard against them." An official frowned and said: "If they take away our luck..."
Then everyone's days that have finally improved will return to the past.
Si Yi asked Si Qi: "Can they do these things remotely?"
"Yes," Si Qi said with a smile, "but I won't let them succeed." They
dared to play with the power of the world in front of the Lord God. Saying that they are showing off their skills is a compliment to them.
Everyone heard this and breathed a sigh of relief.
Si Qi: "I can make sure that those sorcerers accompanying the army cannot interfere with the fighting on the battlefield. The rest is up to you."
Everyone smiled and said, "Please rest assured, sir. Leave this matter to us!"
Si Yi also nodded, looking fearless.
Xiuxiu whispered: [The Son of the World has amazing luck and is invincible. With the help of his master, he will definitely not lose this battle...]
It was also because the sorcerers under the emperor did not know the identities of their master, otherwise they would have been so scared that they ran away with the train at night.
The army of the Qiu Dynasty was ready to go and was heading towards Liang Province and other places. The Siyi and the county magistrates took quick action to recruit young men from all over the country to join the army.
The people looked at the notices posted by the yamen runners in front of the government office, listened to them reading the contents, and talked about it.
"The court is sending people to attack us, why? What did we do wrong?"
"It is said that the good things that Mr. Si gave us were favored by the emperor, and he wants to take away the factory, so that we will lose our jobs and have to continue farming."
"Farming? On what grounds?! When we were about to die, the court didn't care about us at all. Now that we can finally live a good life, they immediately come to cause trouble for us and take away our achievements. They are basically forcing us to die! They want us to be their slaves for generations!" "
The county magistrate asked for conscription. Is he trying to rebel against the court? If so, I will definitely join the army. Otherwise, if the court really comes to our doorstep, what will our family do?"
"I don't want to be oppressed by the court anymore. They don't treat us as human beings at all."
"After joining the army, the government will provide three meals a day and a salary. All you need to do is train all day... I don't think there's any need to pay, I can even bring my own food!"
"The county magistrate is so good to us... I was saved by the county magistrate in the beginning."
"Where can I sign up?"
"Why can you only join the army when you are over 16 years old? I think I can do it now." Foolish.
The people whispered to each other and reacted extremely strongly.
Knowing what the army sent by the court would bring to them, they were extremely active, fearing that the county magistrate would really obey the court's order and hand over all the good things to the court, and they would have to go back to their previous hard life.
If they had only avoided the disaster and continued to live in poverty, they might not have thought of rebelling.
But this year's life was so good that it seemed like a dream. They could clearly feel that life was getting better day by day, and their children would be able to live a happy life that they could not even dream of. Let them go back to the days of the past? They would rather fight the court!
Si Yi's conscription plan went very smoothly. How to train soldiers, how to make weapons, and how to lead troops to fight, as early as when he revealed his future plans to his master, his master had been helping him and guiding him step by step.
Si Yi never doubted whether his wish could be realized, just as he never doubted his master's strength.
Three months later, the army of the Qiu Dynasty finally arrived at the border of Qu Province.
A deputy general rode up to General Si and said with a smile: "General, the front is Qiliang County, why not rest here for a few days before going to Liang Province."
It took General Si more than three months from receiving the emperor's order to leading the army to arrive in the southern provinces and cities.
In Si Qi's eyes, it was as slow as a tortoise, but in the eyes of General Si, who had been smooth sailing for hundreds of years without any battles, it was already a rare hard job in recent years.
After several days of hard work, General Si was exhausted. He ordered: "Send someone to the county ahead to inform the county magistrate to open the city gate, arrange accommodation, and then ask them to bring out good wine and food to entertain us."
The deputy general smiled, happy that he could finally rest, but he couldn't help complaining: "The closer to the south, the worse the environment is. The wind is blowing so hard that my face is about to crack. It's really uncomfortable. I don't know what the county magistrate here can come up with. When good things come, I don’t mean big fish and meat, but at least there should be good wine and beautiful women! Otherwise, how can we comfort the hard work along the way. "
General Si laughed: "Such a big county, can't you even take out these little things? Just go, even if they dare not hide the good things for themselves."
The deputy general laughed loudly and called his men: "Hurry up, when we get to the county, the general will allow you to eat and drink enough, with wine and meat!"
"Oh——" The soldiers who were lazily following the team cheered, and their originally slow steps suddenly became brisk.
However, before they could be happy for long, a cloud of dust suddenly came out in front of them, and a huge army appeared from the other end of the plain, stretching as far as the eye could see.
As the opposing army approached, they could hear thunderous roars. The opposing troops marched in unison, with overwhelming momentum, which stunned General Si, who had never experienced a single battle.
"Where did this army come from?!" General Si, who was immediately panicked, shouted.
The sorcerer beside him also turned pale, and quickly took out the instrument to measure. After a moment, he said in panic: "It is the people gathered from all over Liang Province..."
"They can't even afford to eat in these years, how can they have such strong soldiers!" General Si said angrily: "Even the troops I carefully trained don't have their momentum. This must be the army of other countries that broke into my dynasty without authorization!"
The accompanying sorcerer's face was blank.
The army on the opposite side is only a few miles away from you, and you only discovered the existence of the other side with your naked eyes. With this level of vigilance, you still dare to say that you are an elite force?
Besides, the speed at which you arrived in Qu Province from the capital in the past few months is as slow as traveling. If it is really an enemy army, it will take more than a month for them to march from the border to the capital.
Moreover, he did calculate that the people in the opposing army were all people of the Qiu Dynasty without exception, and they came from the south.
The sorcerer emphasized again: "They are indeed people from Liang Province and other places."
General Si's face turned pale.
Whether walking or holding a gun, the opposing army's every movement was neat and uniform. It was obvious that they had undergone strict unified training and cooperated very well. They were obviously different from the army behind him who walked in a mess.
It was because the difference was too obvious that he couldn't accept it.
Liang Province and other places have only been slightly better in the past year. They were still suffering from famine and floods a while ago. It was only in the past few months that their luck has slightly improved and they can eat their fill.
In just such a short time, they have developed to this extent?
Isn't this a slap in his face? !
General Si listened to the restless voices of the soldiers behind him, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He pulled the collar of the warlock next to him: "How did they know we were here? And they ambushed us halfway? Could it be that the warlock colluded with them?"
The sorcerer was speechless for a while, "You have been on the road for three months, and you have never hidden your tracks along the way. Of course they can find you."
"I--" General Si was furious.
He knew that with his current strength, he would be able to find out what happened as long as he wanted to. The key was that he never thought that they would dare to resist! At that time,
the court wanted to use them as living sacrifices, and they did not dare to disobey the court's orders. Instead, they thought that their sacrifices could bring a better life to their living families. They believed whatever the court said.
This time when General Si came, he was full of hope that the group of people would bow down and hand over a group of craftsmen to him, and even take the initiative to tie up the escaped prince and offer him to him. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen!
They just made some glass mirrors and glass cups, and planted sweet potatoes and corns to fill their stomachs. How dare they rebel against the imperial court? Aren't they afraid of death? !
The sorcerer said, "Looking at their well-trained appearance, they should be ready to fight you. General, you must not underestimate the enemy."
General Si gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, I know!"
Seeing this, the sorcerer fell silent, feeling a little uneasy.
However, he believed that the good fortune of the Qiu Dynasty would protect the emperor of the Qiu Dynasty and make his army invincible. Therefore, even though he felt that General Si was unreliable, he was not prepared to escape. He said to General Si, "I will concentrate my good fortune on you, please feel free to fight."
General Si snorted coldly and tightened the red spear at his waist: "Soldiers, listen to my orders, kill these traitors and thieves for me!"
The soldiers behind him were restless for a moment, and a few seconds later, they followed the sergeant and others, shouted and charged, and rushed forward with weapons in hand.
In the army on the opposite side, the ceremonial officer looked at the chaotic crowd with a cold face, and ordered in an orderly manner: "Form a dragon and snake formation!"
The order was quickly transmitted to the entire army along with the rapid running of the herald. Tens of thousands of people quickly formed a dragon and snake formation following the slogan, and formed the fighting posture that had been integrated into their bones after three months of day and night training. They roared and rushed forward.
The soldiers on the opposite side, who had been used to being coquettish all their lives, had never felt such a terrifying momentum directly. The people who rushed to the front slowed down their steps unconsciously, and had already had the idea of retreating before the confrontation.
Just then, an easterly wind blew up, bringing with it a strong gust of wind, blowing up the vast dust on the ground that flew with the footsteps, and threw it towards Si Yi's army.
Si Qi, who was far away in Liang Province, raised his head and stretched out his hand to touch the air, as if he was plucking the invisible strings. The
power of the world easily reversed the power of cause and effect across time and space. The dust that should have blinded the soldiers' eyes only blocked the sight of the people on both sides, and did not cause any substantial obstacles to people.
At the same time, the sharp blade pierced smoothly into the chest of the opponent. Those Qiu Dynasty soldiers who were not prepared to meet the enemy on the march and did not even wear armor properly let out a miserable wail, and the cries for mercy quickly filled the entire battlefield.
General Si and the sorcerers stayed at the end of the team and saw the scene of the two sides of soldiers colliding with each other. One side bravely reunited and had a majestic momentum, but the other side could not even block it for a moment. In the blink of an eye, they were torn into pieces by the triangular killing array composed of weapons, and shattered into countless scattered people.
The rebels surrounding them trapped the Qiu Dynasty soldiers in the middle. No matter where the soldiers ran, they could not escape. After a few slashes, they fell to the ground one after another. In just three or five breaths, a large area was harvested.
General Si was angry and anxious, and his hands holding the long spear were shaking.
He didn't know why the battle situation became one-sided. He had never felt such adversity in his life. He turned around and was about to yell at the warlock, but suddenly a mouthful of Lingxiao's blood flew in front of him, and the warlock sitting on the horse fell limply to the ground, his body twitching continuously.
General Si witnessed this scene, and his expression was blank for a moment. Then he cursed angrily, bent down, picked up the sorcerer below, and shouted to his men beside him: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Xiuxiu couldn't help but sigh through the monitor and said speechlessly: "This general Si is too useless. After all, it's 100,000 people against 30,000 people. They have just started the battle, and he is retreating now? Si Qi's fingers swept across the air ,
having prevented the misfortune that should have happened to his own troops countless times. He glanced at the picture that was projected into his mind and smiled: [What a bully.]
At the same time, Si Yi raised the telescope and saw the general's flag retreating in the distance. Seeing the general's army fleeing in panic, he shouted loudly: "Archers get ready!" As soon as
the words fell, the rebels who were charging with swords in front of the Dragon Snake Formation immediately stopped chasing and began to shrink back quickly as they had done in training.
The soldiers of the capital city, realizing that the enemy had no intention of hunting them down, could no longer bear the feeling of being slaughtered at will by the enemy, and turned around and fled crying.
However, they did not run far. A whizzing sound broke through the air from behind, and a rain of arrows flew out from behind like a big net, covering the sky above their heads in an instant, and piercing into the bodies of the fleeing soldiers in front.
Like straw cut by a sickle, the running soldiers fell one after another, leaving behind a field of wailing wounded soldiers and corpses.
Before Si Yi set out, he had conducted several simulation trainings with his soldiers. Si Qi, who was watching the battle at the time, affirmed his achievements in the past few months, so Si Yi imagined that he might win the first battle of this trip.
But until he saw with his own eyes how vulnerable the opposing army was and how quickly it fled, Si Yi was still a little caught off guard, and question marks popped up in his mind one after another.
How did they win so easily?
Thinking back, Si Yi did not dare to delay the opportunity and shouted loudly: "Pursue the victory!"
The soldiers following Si Yi were holding weapons and covered in blood, and their emotions were excited and excited.
Before setting off, they were also nervous and afraid, but they had been following the orders of their superiors for several months and had already engraved it into their bodies. Who would have thought that the effect would be so good.
Those legendary people in the capital were fragile and timid like rabbits in the field.
Thinking about the pain he had suffered from being exploited by them over the years, and thinking about his family who were waiting for him to bring back good news, everyone roared in anger and rushed forward with their weapons raised fiercely.
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