Chapter 796: The Phoenix Flag Flying, the Situation Has Changed
The towering Winter City was occupied by the Luo family. Although they were few in number, they were quite powerful. The Luo family and their descendants were all tall and brave. In the ancestral temple, the divine light gradually faded, and the majestic abyss disappeared. Dozens of people were weeping and crawling on the ground. The door was tightly closed. With a creaking sound, Luo Xizhi and Luo Chengzhi walked out together. Everyone looked up at them. Luo Chengzhi opened his mouth and then said in a loud and painful voice: "The high priest died because of the presence of God!"
Sobbing cries suddenly rang out one after another. With the death of the high priest, the older generation was gone. In Winter City, there were no longer any old people who had lived in Zhao City. In the hearts of countless people, the connection with the Central Plains seemed to be severed, resulting in a huge estrangement.
Although Luo Xizhi was grief-stricken, he could feel that the luck of the Hu people had been weakened. The activation of the Five Thunders Orthodox Artifact strengthened the luck of the Xia people, and thus the Hu people were weakened.
[The great Luoshui oath, the noble Luoshui oath, this is the immortal moral monument of the majestic Zhuxia, this is one of your family's most unquestionable contributions to Zhuxia, better than that magnificent city, better than that famous minister who once passed down through the ages, you have received 1500 luck points, and the current total luck points are: 3231001. ]
[The great Luoshui God Ji Lingjun, she has become the true god of Luoshui. The waters of thousands of miles are all her divine domain. What a majestic power! She controls thunder and punishes those mortals who do not keep their oaths. What kind of god will she become in the end? ]
Ever since the Ancestral Blessing, a major consumer of Luck Points, stopped, the use of Luck Points has almost come to a standstill, with only very little loss left. The 1,500 points that came into the account also made Luo Xizhi feel it very clearly.
Facing a crowd of clansmen kneeling in front of him like a tide, Luo Xizhi nodded to Luo Chengzhi, motioning Luo Chengzhi to speak. Although he was the head of the family, Luo You passed this position to him so that he could ensure the survival of the family's descendants. The real military and political power of the Luo family was still in the hands of Luo Chengzhi.
This is an honor, and it represents death, just as Luo You himself is going to die. When he made this arrangement, he pushed his son to the brink of death. Luo You will not turn back, and neither will Luo Chengzhi. His final destination will be vast grasslands with cattle and sheep visible when the wind blows the grass low.
Luo Chengzhi took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, Sima Yi of Wei broke the oath of Luoshui, and the ancestor god came to my aunt and exterminated Sima Yi's entire family. Now the world is in turmoil and is in shock. When the news of Sima Yi's entire family being annihilated spreads from Wei, it will be even more horrified. Now the prestige of our family has risen greatly, and people all over the world worship Luoshen. We should take this as an opportunity to gather the world. I will personally go to the Central Plains countries to lobby, and I will surely succeed. Please return home and inform all family members, uncles, and brothers that all Luo family members and all families should come out. This is the final war. The Su Wang Shang Huang is above!"
Luo Chengzhi's bloody declaration of war startled everyone at first, and then they became quite nervous. After Luo Chengzhi finished speaking, Luo Xizhi also said loudly: "This is the final war, the Su Wang Shang Huang is with us!"
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In the biting cold snow, dozens of knights armed with lances, long swords, and bows and arrows came walking on the snow. The knights all had rough faces, wore fur coats, and had fierce looks in their eyes. They were the knights of the Luo family from Liaodong. Since entering the territory of Yan State, this group of people had almost no obstacles, probably because as early as a month ago, the Emperor of Yan State had issued an order that if anyone from the Luo family came, they would be allowed to pass.
Luo Chengzhi went straight to Jicheng. On a snowy day, he entered the palace of Yan State. Murong Yu, the crown prince of Yan State, hurriedly welcomed him in. After a brief greeting, the two quickly went to the palace. The hall was very large. When the door was opened, snowflakes were blown into the hall with the wind. The eunuch outside the hall quickly closed the door and said, "It's quite cold. Don't disturb the noble. Your Highness, please come in quickly."
Luo Chengzhi turned around the corridor and saw Murong Chengguang whom he had not seen for a long time. When the two met, before Luo Chengzhi could say anything, Murong Chengguang had already sat up from the couch and said, "Sir, I will pass the throne to the crown prince, and then I will personally lead the troops to the north!"
Luo Chengzhi was stunned, and Crown Prince Murong Yu was even more frightened. He did not expect that his father would say such explosive words, and said them in front of him. There were quite a few people here. The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall were already kneeling on the ground. There is no wall that is impenetrable. Unless everyone here is killed, this matter will leak out immediately.
Luo Chengzhi reacted quickly. Seeing this, Murong Chengguang said solemnly, "The power of the Luoshen in the past was truly unheard of and unseen. The heaven and earth, the so-called Yama of the Nine Netherworlds, and the Buddhas and Heavenly Lords of the Thirty-three Heavens, are no more than this. With this power, the great wish of the former Zhaogong can be realized, and a coalition army of all the Xia people can be established to attack the Xianbei Hu Kingdom. In my life, I have come out of Liaodong and made countless achievements on the grassland. Now my death is approaching. If I die of old age on the bed, would it be the act of a hero? Even if it is the throne of the emperor, that is not what I want. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I often think of the two generations of Zhaogong, and often think of your father who died on the battlefield. If I can win a great victory over the Hu people and then die, wouldn’t I live up to the name of a hero in my life?"
The cold wind was howling outside the hall, making the doors and windows whistle, as if someone was constantly banging on them. There was endless light in Murong Chengguang's eyes. Luo Chengzhi clasped his fists, and Murong Chengguang laughed out loud. This Yan emperor who had seen three generations of the Luo family, even if he usurped the throne, could not conceal his heroic spirit. His reputation in the world was far better than that of others. It was for this reason that, looking at all the countries, compared with Murong Chengguang, they were all pigs and dogs. If Murong Chengguang had not led his army to attack the Xianbei several times, and if other countries had not had capable ministers in the world, the world would have long been ruled by Yan.
The howling of the wind outside the window became louder and louder, as if the North Wind God in the distant sky was venting his anger, accompanied by Murong Chengguang's hearty laughter in the hall, and then Murong Chengguang shouted, "Prince!"
Murong Yu was startled and knelt down in front of the couch. He had a premonition of what Murong Chengguang was going to say. Murong Chengguang threw the jade seal to him casually, and then said: "I will summon all the ministers later and write a decree of succession. I will be the emperor, and you will be the emperor.
You must remember one thing. There is only one thing you need to do as the emperor of Great Yan. Throw away all those thoughts of enjoyment and fight all the way south for me. Conquer the Han, Chu, Wei, the grasslands, Liaodong, the Western Regions, and Lingnan. This is the mission of the emperor of Great Yan.
If you can't complete two of these tasks in your lifetime, you will be considered an unworthy descendant and will never enter the ancestral temple of Dayan. Do you understand?"
Murong Chengguang's words were simple, fully reflecting the cultural level of a horse-riding emperor, but the meaning and domineering aura contained in them were extremely rich. Among the four countries today, he was probably the only one who had been thinking about annexing the world, while the other countries were too chaotic.
Murong Yu coughed heavily a few times, then knelt down to thank him. Murong Chengguang got down from the couch, stretched his limbs, which were a little uncomfortable, and let Murong Yu stand up. Then he said to Luo Chengzhi, "Sir, my body will be better in a few days. After this cold winter is over, I can lead the army to go there next spring, and it won't delay the war."
Luo Chengzhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty is righteous, but I have just passed through Yan State, and I don't know what will happen to other countries. It is too early to say these words now."
Murong Chengguang was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed out loud: "If the countries are still unwilling to send troops, then I will laugh out loud. If they are so stupid, won't the world belong to my Murong family?
But you are worrying too much, young master. This time when you are traveling, the Phoenix King's flag is raised high, and the capitals and palaces of all countries are opened to the Luo family. It's a pity that I can't see that grand scene. "
With the might of Goddess Luo, Luo Chengzhi was traveling like a messenger of God on earth. After getting Murong Chengguang's promise, Luo Chengzhi kept walking south. Just as he entered the territory of Jizhou, he saw a general leading thousands of knights waiting for him in the biting cold wind. When he saw him, he immediately came up to him, looked at the Phoenix King flag flying high, and the holy mark on Luo Chengzhi's forehead, and said with excitement on his face: "But Mr. Luo is waiting here in person, under the order of our emperor!"
At this moment, it was obviously extremely cold in Jizhou, but Luo Chengzhi felt his heart was extremely hot and bitter. The last time Luo sent people out, they were all coldly received except in Yan State. But now, the change in the attitudes of various countries was like water emerging from fire. The change of the two extremes was so dazzling that it could even be called a pretext.
But the reason was not funny, it only made Luo Chengzhi feel sad, and tears even welled up in his eyes. For this day, the ancestor god came, the high priest passed away, and the destiny artifact disappeared. The price paid by the Luo family was not small.
Every step forward is stained with blood, and every step forward comes at a price. This was the path that the Luo family once took, and this was the path of attempting to defy the will of heaven.
Now it is finally coming to an end. At least the final war does not need to be fought by Luo alone. A method to eliminate the concerns of the monarchs of various countries has appeared. Now it is the business of the world and it is up to everyone in the world to do it.
When Luo Chengzhi followed thousands of Han soldiers across the Yellow River in the cold wind, the river had completely frozen. He vaguely remembered that everything the Luo family had today started from the death of his great-grandfather on the Yellow River. He looked far away towards Zhaocheng, which was covered with countless frost and snow. The lush trees were all white, and the swamp that swallowed up life was also all white. There had never been any human traces or people there, not even birds had ever landed there, and wild beasts had never appeared there. It seemed that it had been like this from ancient times to the present. Thousands of years later, who would still remember that the swamp was once one of the holy cities of the Xia Dynasty?
The power of time is so great that it is enough to erase everything that is not eternal. So is there anything eternal in this world?
Now, because the spirits of their ancestors have shown their holiness, the Luo family has endless power when they travel. When the generation that has seen it with their own eyes dies, and when the next generation that has heard and seen it dies, this will become a legend. Human beings have never learned any lessons from experience, but have made the same mistakes time and time again. The Luo family is determined to accomplish great things while their power is still there. This is exactly the case.
In the Han Dynasty Palace, Liu Chan was anxiously waiting for Luo's arrival. Everyone knew that Luo would definitely show up. They failed to unite the countries at the beginning, but now with that great power in front of them, they would never give up this great opportunity.
Does Liu Chan dare to refuse?
He doesn't dare!
Sima Yi broke his oath and was hacked to pieces alive, and his entire family was wiped out. This kind of power was unheard of and unseen. To be frank, all the legends about Emperor Suwang and King Zhaosheng were not as terrifying as what we saw today.
King Zhaosheng's military achievements were amazing, but upon closer inspection, he was only able to summon the wind and rain, and drive away the wind and snow, and that was only in a small area called Hetao.
Where is Luoshen?
The vast territory of Zhu Xia was actually covered by dark clouds, and there were shining thunders everywhere, cutting through the void. This meant that there was no escape or hiding in every corner of Zhu Xia. What was even more terrifying was that according to the news from Wei State, almost all of the Sima family was wiped out, including Sima's ministers and those who had been in cahoots with Sima. All of them suffered under the thunder. No one was spared and no one was spared. How on earth was this done? It was simply beyond the comprehension of mortals.
Not only the emperor was afraid, but even the ministers under the emperor were afraid. They were afraid that their emperor would make a mistake and they would all suffer. It was really terrible.
No matter how selfish and pleasure-loving Liu Chan was, he could not sit still under such a threat. He had to join the Luo family's army to fight against the Hu people. Only by having an alliance with the Luo family could he feel at ease. Moreover, he was no longer afraid that the Han army would be cut off by Yan State if it entered the territory of Yan State. As long as the oath was sworn by the Luo River, no one would dare to violate it.
It's a pity that Liu Chan did not have such an opportunity. In this cold winter, too many people fell asleep and lost their lives. Liu Chan was just one of them. When the sun rose again in the east of Fenggao, he did not wake up. When the palace maids came to change his clothes, he lay straight on the couch. When the eunuchs shouted loudly in panic and there was a lot of noise in the palace, he could not hear or see, because he was dead, ending his mediocre life.
Liu Chen and a group of Han ministers hurried into the palace and looked at Liu Chan's dead body with complicated expressions. How should they evaluate this emperor?
"The son is not like his father" is probably the best comment. He and Liu Bei have almost nothing in common. Compared with his outstanding father, he is too mediocre. He has relied on the support of his ministers all his life and has no achievements of his own. Perhaps the only thing worth praising is that he is as benevolent as his father.
He really remembered the teachings of Emperor Xuanlie on his deathbed: "Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can win the hearts of the people" and "Do not refrain from doing good deeds because they are small, and do not do bad deeds because they are small." Therefore, his ministers were willing to assist him diligently.
But now that Liu Chan was dead, many people actually felt relieved. The monarch of Yan State was too outstanding, and their own monarch was too mediocre. As a subject, who would not feel fear?
Liu Chen succeeded to the throne in the palace. The succession rights of the Han Dynasty were not complicated. All the ministers paid their respects to him. Liu Chen conducted the funeral for Liu Chan, and then held the sword and looked at everyone, "When the son of the Luo family comes to Fenggao, I will shake hands with him and swear an oath. The Han Dynasty once missed an opportunity, and now we can't miss it a second time. We must survive in this chaotic world and dominate in this chaotic world. We can't be like the late emperor in the past!"
When Luo Chengzhi entered Fenggao City, he saw that the city was in mourning everywhere, and the people in the city were all wearing white. He immediately understood that this was a national mourning. The Han people who followed Luo Chengzhi hurriedly wore white for him. Luo Chengzhi looked at this scene in confusion, and then saw a figure at the end of the avenue. He looked very old and even had a hint of decay. Luo Chengzhi's eyes lit up, and he walked up to the figure, saluted respectfully and said, "Uncle."
It was Luo Yuan, the son of Luo Qi. Luo Chengzhi was the great-grandson of Luo Jin. The generation gap between the two was huge. Luo Chengzhi pointed at the mourning clothes around him. Luo Yuan nodded and said softly, "It's not a bad thing. The new emperor is a great man. It's great. I thought I would never see this scene in my life. Ancestor Lingjun is really a god!"
Ji Lingjun has always had a very high status in the Luo family. She was recorded in the "Family of Luo" chapter of "Records of the Grand Historian". Her historical chapters were recorded completely in accordance with the specifications of a monarch. After her death, as Ji Zhao's divinity rose, she also became the only god of the Luo River. But until this incident happened, even the Luo family knew that this ancestor was so powerful that he was a true god, and even surpassed the sacred King Zhaosheng, the mortal god, in some aspects.
Luo Chengzhi did not tell Luo Yuan about the fact that Ji Lingjun, the high priest, suffered the backlash of the divine weapon. This only added to the sadness. He just sighed at the divine power of ancestor Lingjun. "If it weren't for ancestor Lingjun, I wouldn't be able to stand here today, and I wouldn't be able to see my uncle."
The two walked side by side. Luo Yuan's steps were a little unsteady. He was really too old. He didn't say anything and seemed to be thinking about something. The two walked forward on the road. Luo Chengzhi helped Luo Yuan get on the carriage and lay on the soft cushion. Luo Yuan finally came to his senses and whispered: "Chengzhi, will this be the last war?"
Luo Yuan's voice was filled with fear. He was the one who had held the meeting in Zhaocheng that year and had the deepest fear about this. Luo Cheng's hand paused, and then he sighed softly, "I don't know if the war between Zhuxia and the Hu people is the last one, but this must be the last war of the Luo family. This must be what my uncle wants to know."
Luo Yuan was speechless. He held Luo Chengzhi's hand tightly and said word by word, "This time the Han Kingdom is sending a large army. As Marquis Ying, I must be the first to rush in. In addition to the newly born great-grandson and great-granddaughter, all other males over the age of fifteen must follow the army. The blood cannot be limited to the main branch. I am also a member of the Luo family. I was not able to go to Liaodong that year. If I avoid this matter again, I will die with regrets. From now on, the Luo family of Marquis Ying can be expelled from the Luo family."
Upon hearing this, Luo Chengzhi also tightly grasped Luo Yuan's hand and said with emotion: "Uncle, I shouldn't say much about this matter, but with the migration of the Luo family of Wei, there are only two branches left in the Central Plains, Han and Chu. Fighting against the Hu people is no small matter.
Back then, the three great generals, Duke Zhaowuwei, Marquis Changpinglie and Marquis Guanjun Jinghuan, jointly attacked the Huns. Duke Zhaowuwei and Marquis Guanjun Jinghuan were both men with a destiny, and Marquis Changpinglie's ability was not inferior to the famous generals in ancient times. You know how great the losses were. When they went to the expedition, 20 to 30 percent of the 100,000-strong army would die just on the way, and even less than one in ten would die on the march. How many generals wanted to make great achievements, but eventually died on the march.
The last time the Luo family and the State of Yan conquered the Xianbei, not many people died because they were only a few hundred miles away from the border. But this time they will probably have to travel thousands of miles, and death during the march is inevitable. Even brave soldiers cannot withstand the invasion of diseases. Even if there are doctors, at most they can only reduce the number of deaths. If they accidentally encounter a major epidemic, Sun is worried that the Luo family of Yinghou will be extinct.
After this war, the situation in the world will change. If we only keep the child, what will happen if the Yinghou Luo family is extinct? Even if it is not extinct, the Yinghou Luo family will certainly lose power. At any time, it is difficult to convince the world with just a surname. "
Luo Yuan understood what Luo Chengzhi meant. In this world, everything has to be decided by strength. If the Yinghou Luo family had no strength and only relied on their surname, they might be honored and supported by a wise emperor, but they would definitely have no power. If they met an unwise emperor, they might even lose power. After the Han Dynasty was destroyed, the Yinghou Luo family might even decline.
Luo Yuan smiled faintly and said, "The Yinghou Luo family has already done everything they can to support Emperor Xuanlie and to help the family migrate north. The little gold and silver the Yinghou Luo family has now was bestowed by the royal family, so there is no surplus wealth. In addition, the Yinghou fiefdom has 4,000 households, but it does not produce anything. There is nothing worth paying attention to. As for the rise and fall of the family, I no longer care about it at this point. People should not live just for the sake of living."
Luo Chengzhi stopped talking and just nodded silently. Luo Yuan lifted the curtain of the carriage, handed the ivory plate in his hand to the guard, and then went directly into the palace. In the most magnificent hall, he saw the current Emperor of Han, Liu Chen. He was a very heroic middle-aged man, with wrinkles from wind and frost on his face, and thick calluses on his outstretched hands, which were caused by years of martial arts practice. His eyes were very sharp and had a heroic spirit. Luo Chengzhi felt that he was a hero at first sight.
This was the first time that Liu Chen met the main branch of the Luo family in Winter City. Roughness was his first impression. He could feel the surging wildness in Luo Chengzhi. He looked as if he was ready to draw his sword at any time, and then he was majestic. This made Liu Chen feel quite magical. The Luo family used to be known for their elegance and grace. Although the sons of the Luo family all had excellent martial arts, they all looked quite gentle and refined. But now, the sons of the Luo family had a heroic spirit just by standing there. He didn't expect that after only one or two generations of migrating to Liaodong, there would be such an obvious change.
Liu Chen saw the foreign guest and was wearing a sword on his waist. He walked towards Luo Chengzhi, took off his sword, handed it to Luo Chengzhi, and said in a serious voice: "I am different from the late emperor. The late emperor did not like military affairs, but I do. Previously, Yan State and Luo family attacked Xianbei together. The late emperor was unwilling to participate in Luo family's alliance, but I am willing. I will never let Yan State take the lead.
I will not let go of the dispute between Yan and the Han, but the dispute between Hu and Xia is the great way of the world. I have read the Kingly Way written by Su Wang, and I know that Xia and Yi cannot coexist, and the Kingly Way cannot be partial. I am willing to lead your family and other countries to fight against Xianbei and settle the four regions of Xia!"
How much of Liu Chen's statement was because of Luoshen, Luo Chengzhi didn't know, but he didn't care. He just stared at Liu Chen and said, "Your Majesty, if all the countries are willing to send troops, we will gather in Luoyang and swear an oath by the Luo River. Your Majesty, are you willing?"
When they heard the Luoshui Oath, everyone in the hall trembled. Even Liu Chen felt the sword in his hand tremble. A fear rising from the bottom of his heart involuntarily filled his heart. Even if he had not thought of breaking the oath, he could not help but be afraid when he thought of Sima's fate.
Liu Chen suppressed his fear and said slowly, "The sacred Luo River shines upon my Xia. Naturally, we must swear an oath by the Luo River and promise not to betray each other. I am willing to do so. However, I wonder if I can bear the oath of the Luo River with my fate?"
The Luoshui Oath was not made simply. Fate is something illusory. Generally speaking, the higher the status, the stronger the fate, and the higher the talent, the stronger the fate. But it is uncertain. For example, Emperor Xuanlie was a person with a great fate. Even if he was weaving straw sandals in Youzhou, he could still make the Luoshui Oath. However, some people are born with a short life. If such people make the Luoshui Oath, they may die.
Luo Chengzhi knew that no one who could become an emperor had a weak destiny. Liu Chen's worry was really unnecessary. It was probably just some random thoughts caused by excessive worry.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Sima Yi was old, but he didn't die because of the Luoshui oath. Your Majesty is in the prime of life and is the ruler of a country. Is there anything to worry about?"
Having said that, it seems that there is nothing more to say. Several people in the hall sighed when they saw this scene. When the Luo family sent people here, they didn’t even get to see the late emperor and were persuaded to leave by Marquis Ying. But what about now?
The emperor took the initiative to welcome Luo in, and even without Luo making any request, he took the initiative to participate in the expedition against the Hu people.
Luo Chengzhi stood alone in this hall. His figure looked a little lonely, but in the eyes of everyone, he seemed to be followed by thousands of troops. He looked like just an ordinary person, but in the eyes of everyone, in the eyes of the people of the world, there was a living god behind him, a god with endless power!
This scene before my eyes seemed like something I had seen or heard before somewhere.
It seems that there has been such a scene in history books. It was when the Han Dynasty was just established. It was the era of Emperor Gao, Han Wumu, Zhaosheng King, and Luo Wen King. Zhaosheng King sat in Zhaocheng like this, and no one in the world dared to make any sound.
I dare not speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the gods and immortals nearby.
This was the most true portrayal of that year. This scene made everyone a little dazed. It turned out that what was recorded in history books was not Sima Qian’s far-fetched story, but something that really happened?
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I have read the unofficial history and the records of various countries. Although they are mostly obscure, we can still find their roots. Before the Luoshui oath, the countries were arrogant. After the Luoshui oath, the countries were respectful. This is a clumsy state. Children should be cautious and ashamed. - "A New Account of Tales of the World·Virtue"
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