Chapter 804 End
The old site of Wushuang City is still a little dilapidated in some corners, but the city is already prosperous, with people jostling for position and everywhere.
In the palace city, three hundred temple soldiers were lined up in order under the city wall, wearing black armor, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, with sharp blades on their waists, and a murderous aura.
Luo Jialan stood at the top of the palace. Below him were dozens of steps and three platforms, each with a group of Western nobles standing on it.
He held a divine staff in his hand, which had many defects, all of which were filled with gold, gems and jade, and was called the "Scepter of All Treasures".
He was wearing a red phoenix robe with a phoenix head blooming at his heart. The cuffs and collar were embroidered with gold threads, like the bright rim of the sun when it is dim.
Zhao Yingluo was standing next to Luo Jialan.
She was wearing a red crown robe embroidered with the sun, the moon, mountains and rivers. Every stitch was fine and delicate, as if it was made by the best embroiderer in the Western Regions.
Brilliant crown.
It is made of brilliant gold, with gemstones of various colors dotted in between, and sparkling jade dotted on the top. In his hand, he holds a piece of snow-white jade, carved into the shape of a seal.
The bloody war and traveling thousands of miles have left calluses on her hands, but have never dulled her beauty. There is a bright glow in her eyes and her cheeks are as hard as a statue made of jade.
The couple stood at the top, looking down at all the Western Region nobles. Among them were old royal families that had been passed down for hundreds of years, new nobles that had risen for decades, and military nobles who had risen when the Xianbei people were causing chaos in the Western Region.
Luo Jialan and Zhao Yingluo looked at each other, and then Luo Jialan knocked the ground heavily with his magic staff and said loudly: "My fellow Western Region nobles, after countless sacrifices, our Western Region has finally ushered in a new life.
The temple will be rebuilt in the Western Regions, and the people will once again be bathed in the glory of the Su Wang. Now, in the name of the high priest of the temple, I will read the oracle of the goddess of Tianshan Mountain, and everyone must obey my command!"
oracle!
In this war against the Xianbei rule, the biggest beneficiaries were none other than Luo Jialan and Zhao Yingluo, especially Luo Jialan. In order to unite the people and nobles in the Western Regions, he completely released theocracy in the Western Regions. In the arduous struggle, he established a temple sacrificial system to erode the gradually expanding influence of Taoism and Buddhism.
The goddess of Tianshan is Ji Lingjun.
Among the gods created by the Luo family, Ji Lingjun's was the most successful. Women are naturally gentle, and have a natural advantage in attracting believers. Looking at the folk gods, those with the widest belief are mostly goddesses.
In the Western Regions, Tianshan Mountain has a lofty status, comparable to Kunlun Mountain. Ji Lingjun is the god of Luo River and also the goddess of Tianshan Mountain.
When Luo Jialan released the divine power, he realized that in order to make the Su Wang supreme, the supreme must be far away from the human world. God is unknowable and his power is unfathomable.
The ancestor Lingjun, who once displayed endless divine power, is the best candidate to replace King Su to exercise divine power. As long as ancestor Lingjun becomes a subordinate god of the Supreme God, or even the head of the goddess, he can still exercise divine power without removing King Su's throne. He can even use King Su as a trump card to overturn the table at the critical moment.
When he falsely delivered the oracle for the first time, Luo Jialan was a little nervous, but now, he has become proficient in it and can use it without changing his expression.
As soon as he finished speaking, starting with the kings of the Western Regions on the first platform, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people, knelt in front of him and Zhao Yingluo like a tide.
Oracle Supreme!
This is the general trend in the Western Regions. Even among the kings, many people have crazy faith in their eyes. After this arduous war, the influence of the temple has greatly increased.
Luo Jialan and Zhao Yingluo were already used to the sight of countless people crawling on the ground. He raised his staff high, and his majestic voice reached everyone's ears, "The Western Regions is where all the Xia people are. The goddess has pity on the people who have suffered from wars and have pity on the people who are displaced. This is not the scene that should be seen in the Suwang Divine Land, so I issued this oracle.
Most of the wars in this world are caused by people's greed. Countries have invaded each other, causing countless deaths and casualties, all for a city or a piece of land. Kings and princes have fought each other, fighting for the throne. Even the competition for profits among merchants and the fighting among common people among nations are all caused by this.
The goddess felt pity for the suffering of the world, and wanted to send down a natural king to the Western Regions to command all the kings, princes, people, merchants, mountains and rivers, and all living things.
Zhao Yingluo was born into the royal family of Tianjin. Since the Xianbei rebellion, she has remained steadfast in her determination to revive the holy way and has made great contributions to the people of the Western Regions. She should be the king of all kings. She has announced this to the people of the Western Regions, and all of them have come to pay homage to her. "
This is also the advantage of polytheism. If the crown is bestowed by the King of Su, then he is the Son of Heaven.
Zhao Yingluo was not yet at that level. The crown that Ji Lingjun wore for her was similar to that of an emperor. There had never been an emperor in the Western Regions. Here, the concept of the king of kings was more common.
If true, this would be the first royal crown bestowed by anyone other than the Most High God.
Luo Jialan's words were like a huge rock hitting the lake, stirring up endless waves, but also very quiet. In the years when the Sha Hu Army became increasingly powerful, Zhao Yingluo, as a political leader, had almost everything in her control. It was only a matter of time before she became the king of kings.
Of course, anyone who has more contact with the Central Plains will know that this is the de facto emperor.
"Great King of Kings, Lord of the Western Regions, Protector of all people, please allow me to praise your wisdom and grace, and please allow me to pay you the highest respect.
Your Majesty, I obey you as I obey my mother, and I respect you as I respect my grandmother.
All the lands of ten thousand miles are under your control, the supreme and most powerful king of the Western Regions!"
Everyone prostrated themselves on the ground and saluted Zhao Yingluo, praising her supremacy and greatness, her infinite wisdom and her sageness.
Countless voices rang out in front of the palace, and each of them gave Zhao Yingluo the most compliments of their lives. Their eyes were sincere, their voices were loud, and they worshipped Zhao Yingluo and the Goddess of Tianshan who had delivered the oracle from their hearts and souls.
Zhao Yingluo saw this scene.
She suddenly felt a little emotional. She had finally come to this step. Ever since the Western Region broke through the darkness and entered the Era of Light, no one had ever been as glorious as she is now.
Luo Jialan nodded imperceptibly, and Zhao Yingluo stepped forward and said loudly: "By the blessing of the most holy Su Wang Shang Huang, and the grace of the Goddess of Ten Thousand Blessings and Ten Thousand Peaces, today Zhao Yingluo is crowned as the King of Kings and Emperor of the Western Regions.
I will obey the oracle.
I will listen to what the kings say.
I will treat the people of the Western Regions well.
I will establish the Kingdom of God on earth."
The sun is bright and the sky is hazy. The State of Zhao stands in the Western Regions.
Zhao Yingluo used "Two Saints" as the reign title. The meaning of this title was very obvious. Zhao Yingluo and Luo Jialan were on par with each other. All the people in the Western Regions called the high priest of the temple, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, these are the only honorific titles in the Western Regions.
A new page in the history of the Western Regions has now been opened.
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In Jicheng of Yan State, Murong Chengguang sat in the palace with his horse and sword. Although he was the emperor emeritus, he still had the final say in Yan State. His prestige was far beyond that of the emperor. However, he was not keen on power now.
Murong Ke sat opposite Murong Chengguang, dejected, thinking that he would definitely be scolded this time. After all, he had just beaten Murong Chengguang's grandson.
Looking at Murong Ke, who looked very handsome and resembled his mother, Murong Chengguang asked with a smile, "Why did you hit your nephew?"
Murong Ke immediately said, "Father, he said that I am not your son, that I am a bastard from the grasslands, and that I should get out of the State of Yan."
Gao looked anxious with tears in her eyes, but she only dared to wipe them away secretly. All the trusted ministers and royal family members around her lowered their heads and no one spoke.
Upon hearing this, Murong Chengguang clapped his hands vigorously, and the people around him fell silent. Murong Ke also lowered his head. He certainly knew that he was not Murong Chengguang's biological son, and Murong Chengguang had never thought of hiding it from him.
Murong Chengguang touched Murong Ke's head and smiled softly, "Look, father will make the decision for you. Such rude people are not allowed to exist in my Murong clan."
Murong Ke raised his head in shock, and saw Murong Chengguang coldly saying, "The little bastard who insulted Ke'er will be expelled from the clan register. Announce to the entire Yan State that the Hu people have been annihilated. Only the Xia people in this world no longer have Hu people. Anyone who insults others with the Hu people again will be killed!"
Remove from clan membership!
The severity of this punishment was simply astonishing to everyone. Murong Chengguang's love for Murong Ke was simply unbelievable. For a moment, people even doubted whether Murong Ke was really Murong Chengguang's son?
But that's impossible.
Murong Chengguang said it himself that Murong Ke was not his biological son.
After everyone left, only Murong Chengguang and Emperor Yan were left in the hall. Murong Chengguang asked, "Emperor, do you know why I did this?"
The emperor looked puzzled, but still shook his head and said, "I don't know, father. It is too cruel to expel him from the clan. Even though you dote on A Ke, isn't it a bit too much to do so?"
Murong Chengguang was a little disappointed when he heard this and said, "You can't even see my intention. Have all the training I've done in the past few years been in vain? The Wei Kingdom is not worth mentioning, but the emperors of the Han Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom are not ordinary people. If this is all you have, how can you lead my Great Yan to conquer the world?"
The emperor was shocked. He never expected that his father would doubt his ability to be emperor. He hurriedly said, "Please give me your instructions, father!"
Murong Chengguang snorted coldly and said, "Power in this world will never be empty. There are no Hu people on the grassland now, but there will be in the future. Of course, this is not something that my Yan State needs to worry about.
Among all the countries in the world today, my Yan State has the largest number of Hu people. These Hu people are an important part of my Yan State’s military strength. Without those Hu people, how could my Yan State take Bingzhou and be ranked first among all the countries?
If you cannot unite these people, my Great Yan will decline in an instant, and may even be defeated by the Han State, or even cause civil unrest in the country.
Now the Hu people in the grasslands are in great decline. My Yan State, relying on its advantage of being close to the grasslands, has gathered a large number of Hu people's descendants and women. This is the foundation for my Great Yan to surpass other countries in the next 20 years.
The future political focus of Dayan will be to completely transform these Hu people into the Chinese!
The Hu Xia family is completely wiped out. Remember, it's not just those nobles, but every Hu person. Of course, there are not many nobles. They were all killed, and there are not many adult men. This will greatly reduce our pressure. After we merge into one, Dayan will be stronger than ever before.
This is a process that will take a generation. In this process, the first thing is to prevent those children from being discriminated against because they are descendants of the Hu people. If they are discriminated against, how can they integrate into our Great Yan? When they grow up in an atmosphere without discrimination, surrounded by Xia people, wearing our clothes and speaking our elegant language, then they won't have to worry about it anymore.
Do you understand?
As a descendant of the royal family, he actually took the lead in discriminating against Ke'er. Is this a serious crime? Should he be punished?"
The emperor broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. He never expected that such a simple title could carry so many political implications. He suddenly felt that he was really naive in the past.
Just as he was about to speak, Murong Chengguang stood up and said slowly: "Ke'er is a genius. He is only a few years old this year, but he can already memorize those difficult ancient books and can draw inferences from one example. He will be a helper to you in the future. I will have another child with Gao, and he will have an inseparable blood connection with my royal family.
I never expected that Luo had left this secular world.
The next world will be the stage for my Murong family, you can go down."
Emperor Yan left the hall. Murong Chengguang looked at the hall where no light could penetrate. He remained silent. He recalled the war that had caused countless deaths and injuries, and the ending that no one had expected.
Luo tried his best.
The Luo family's will to exterminate the Hu people was countless times more resolute than anyone could imagine. In this war against the Hu people, most people thought that they should kill as many as possible, and it was inevitable that some would escape.
But the Luo family did not think so. They pursued the enemy to the north and refused to stop fighting until their death, which was carried out thoroughly.
"Sir, why are you doing this?"
There was infinite confusion in Murong Chengguang's eyes. He believed that he had superb political skills and outstanding military talents, but he was still puzzled by Luo Chengzhi's actions.
"The remnants of the Luo clan are locked up in Winter City, barely surviving, and the world is no longer seeing Luo. Is this what you want, young master?"
Jicheng, Yan State, was bustling with people. A huge price was paid to eliminate the powerful enemies on the border. There was sadness but also joy. The royal family of Yan State issued countless lenient decrees, and post-war reconstruction was always prosperous.
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After the Wei army returned victoriously, there was no time to savor the hustle and bustle of triumph before the whole city of Chang'an fell into silence. The reason was simple: Wei's emperor, Cao Fang, had been in poor health since suffering the backlash of the Luo River Oath, and after dragging on for so many years, his body finally couldn't hold on.
Everyone in the palace knew that he was going to die.
The death of an emperor was not a terrible thing, especially for the Cao royal family, who generally had a short lifespan.
But the most terrifying thing is that Cao Fang also has no heir.
His nominal father, Cao Rui, had no surviving offspring due to excessive indulgence, and finally let Cao Fang inherit the throne. After Cao Fang suffered the backlash of the Luo River, his body, which was already in the development stage, completely lost its function. He was still a fledgling, so naturally he would not have any offspring.
The Wei Kingdom is so big, but it has no heir. Isn’t this the most terrible thing?
Cao Fang was lying in his bedroom, but not many people paid attention to him. This was the correct ending for a childless and dying emperor, an emperor who had never ruled the country himself, and an emperor who had no prestige at all.
Everyone was discussing who should be chosen from the royal family to succeed the throne, and who should be chosen from the close relatives of the royal family to inherit the throne.
Choose someone who is young, cowardly, and easily controlled?
Or choose a strong and talented one?
Most people agreed with the former. At this time, a sinister voice was heard. It was Cao Shuang, who had been deprived of his military power. He stared at everyone and said, "The emperors of Yan, Han, and Liang are all gifted with talents. Are you going to ignore the country of Wei when you choose the emperor?"
Everyone looked at Cao Shuang in surprise, unable to believe that these words actually came out of Cao Shuang's mouth.
After a brief silence, everyone had to admit that what Cao Shuang said made sense. After the Luoshui Oath, the only thing left was who could unify the world.
If the State of Wei was destroyed, the status of the Wei gentry and royal family would naturally be overshadowed by the Shandong gentry and the Jiangzuo gentry, which they could not accept.
It is urgent to choose an emperor who can take on the responsibility.
Who can take on this important task?
"Cao Mao!"
Someone shouted out the name loudly in the hall, "His literary talent is no less than that of King Chen Si, and his military strategy is no less than that of Emperor Wu. He is an emperor who can revitalize the country."
A new emperor was about to be crowned in Wei, and an old emperor died in the palace.
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In the war against the Hu people, the Yinghou lineage made great contributions. In today's Han Dynasty, the Yinghou lineage enjoys a respected status. Everyone remembers the promise of Emperor Xuanlie that if one day the Han Dynasty unified the world again, a real king would be appointed for the Yinghou lineage.
Even though the strength of the Yinghou lineage has been greatly weakened, it is still the benchmark of the Han State. The Five Surnames and Seven Families have all dispersed. The Xiao family became the emperor of Liang State, the Han family prospered in Liang State, the Zhang family was obsessed with Taoism, and the Anyang Han family had declined, with only a few people migrating to Chang'an.
The fact that Yinghou Luo's family is still in the Han Dynasty seems to remind people of the Han Dynasty that was just established four hundred years ago, and reminds people of that era, when the Liu family was still in the world.
Although.
Even the Han people knew that after these decades and the oath of Luoshui, the situation of four emperors coexisting had actually been recognized by the world. Each had its own orthodoxy and lineage. They could no longer easily denounce Wei as a thief or scold Yan as a barbarian.
"Where will the great man go?"
“The best strategy is to head north and emulate Yuan Shao’s defeat of Gongsun Zan.
The middle strategy is to go south and seize the territory of Liang State.
The worst strategy is to attack Wei and seize the Heluo area. "
The three strategies, the best, the middle and the worst, all aim to seize the land of other countries.
Why?
If the Han Kingdom does not seize the land, the country will be in danger.
Today's prosperous scenes are all like a fire boiling oil, all illusions, like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water.
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When Xiao Yan returned to Liang, Luo Youzhi brought the crown prince of Liang to greet him. The first thing he said when he saw Luo Youzhi was, "Qingyun, Daliang is a little run-down, fortunately we have you."
Fortunately, you are here, otherwise the beam would not be broken, but collapsed.
Luo Youzhi knew what Xiao Yan wanted to say, so he just smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty has not returned to the country for many years. I will take your Majesty around to see the changes in Liang State in recent years. After all, I cannot explain everything clearly in the letter."
Xiao Yan nodded and asked as he walked: "Qingyun, are you ready for the compensation for the soldiers?"
With so many soldiers dead, the amount of compensation needed is astronomical. This is one of Xiao Yan's biggest concerns. Luo Youzhi said with an unchanged expression: "If we supply all the wealth, it will not be enough. At most, we can only give half. But your majesty, don't worry. I have already converted the wealth into future corvée and military service to exempt them from these, as well as future taxes for their clans, and even give priority to selecting their descendants as officials.
The soldiers who died for the country and for the people will get what they deserve, and even more. "
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. He had not expected that there was such a method. It was really clever to replenish wealth in this way, especially to select the sons of these soldiers as officials in the end.
He and Luo Youzhi looked at each other, and he immediately understood that Luo Youzhi was indeed taking this opportunity to elevate the status of the commoners. When a large number of commoners gained political status and were loyal to the royal family, the status of the aristocratic families would naturally be impacted.
Xiao Yan patted Luo Youzhi on the shoulder, then recalled something and said hesitantly: "Qingyun, Luo's..."
A trace of pain flashed across Luo Youzhi's eyes, but he quickly withdrew. After a moment of silence, he said, "The death of my clansmen is a worthy cause, and it is more important than Mount Tai. I am proud to be born in the Luo family. I only hope that I will not bring disgrace to the Luo family's reputation. That's all."
The Jiangdong Luo family must guard the last glory of the Luo family until the family returns!
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There were thousands of people scattered in front of Winter City. Looking at the towering Winter City in front of them, almost everyone burst into tears.
“I’m back.”
Luo Yuzhi said loudly, then knelt deeply on the ground, kowtowed in the direction where countless people of the tribe died, and said: "Uncle, I am taking my people home."
Luo Xizhi staggered out of the city, and behind him were countless young women, children and the elderly, who were looking around outside the city. Luo Xizhi wanted to help Luo Yuzhi up.
Luo Yuzhi knelt on the ground, grabbed Luo Xizhi's arm and cried, "Brother, I am incompetent, I am incompetent. There are only 1,352 relatives of the tribe who returned to Winter. They are all dead, all dead."
More than 20,000 men went out to fight, but only 1,352 returned to Winter.
If it weren't for the fate of the Hu people, these people would probably have died on that bloody battlefield.
Luo Xizhi just kept repeating, "I don't blame you, I don't blame you, just come back, just come back, as the head of the family, I am the one who deserves to die the most for sitting in the city."
After Luo Yuzhi stood up, Luo Xizhi looked at them one by one. Many of them had disabilities, and knife and sword marks were everywhere.
"Good boys, they are all my good boys in winter."
When the gates of winter close.
When night falls.
Winter City fell into complete silence.
Luo Xizhi was kneeling in the ancestral temple, where all the younger descendants of the Luo family were.
There are only women, children, old people, and very few young people in Winter City today.
The ancestor has never seen it.
The powerful divine weapon is almost vacant.
The family's heritage can no longer be wasted at will.
The Luo family situation faced by Luo Xizhi.
This was almost the most difficult task for any family head in history. This was the first time that the Luo family faced the fate of heaven in the absence of Ji Zhao. They paid a huge price and won a tragic victory.
Luo Xizhi looked at the countless shrines, stood up, and placed the newly made shrines one by one. The direct descendants sang holy songs in crying voices. Each shrine represented their father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother, and sister.
Luo Xizhi's hands were shaking. When was the last time the Luo family made so many deity tablets at the same time?
It was when the Luo Kingdom was destroyed.
But after the fall of Luo State, the head of the family was Zhaosheng King Luo Ling, the most powerful head of the Luo family in history and the god on earth. But what about now?
Luo Xizhi knew that he could never be compared with King Zhaosheng. The only thing he could do was to raise every child in Winter City, accumulate some foundation for the family, and then wait for the next child who could make the family prosperous to appear.
Will the Luo family remain silent from now on?
Of course not.
If it weren't for the need to preserve the family, the Luo family could now become the top family in any country in the Central Plains, and could even help unify a country with its huge prestige.
But Luo would never do that.
Because the Luo family now has no trump card, no trump card that can counter the imperial power. If they encounter a tyrant, the Luo family will be in a situation of life and death. The only choice is to open the Peach Blossom Spring and let the direct lineage escape.
With the current family background, the time that the Peach Blossom Spring can be opened and the number of people that can be accommodated will not be very long.
As for the God of Four Seasons, it cost the lives of so many direct descendants and more than 200,000 luck points to activate it for a short period of time. How could the Luo family use it at will?
As far as the Luo family is concerned, if there is no foolproof way to protect the family from disaster, they would rather stay in Liaodong.
In the system, the survival of the Luo family is determined by different classes. If they become commoners for a long time, it will naturally be very harmful. The family background is very useful at this time. By consuming luck points, the Luo family can maintain their mission in the system without failure.
Moreover, the Luo family has another backup plan, which are the two and a half branches left in the Central Plains. These two branches will bring endless prestige to the Luo family. Although these prestige have no substantial effect, they are enough to maintain the family's reputation.
That's enough.
For Luo Shi today, what else is more worth pursuing?
The wind is whistling and the rain and snow are sparse.
The day when Luo returns to the world, he will surely be the best among all the others!
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This war, which is worthy of being recorded in the annals of world history, has finally come to an end. Courage, honor, faith, passion, and all the excellent qualities of human beings can be found in this war. The sacrifice of the Luo family is huge and unforgettable. We have never seen another family that can pay so much for its ideals. This is different from all other nobles. The Luo family is the only noble family in the world. Please allow the author to use the word "noble" to describe this great family and its spirit. ——"Noble Spirit"
(End of this chapter)
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