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Mountain and River Festival 216. Northwest Glass City

"The Great Chu Imperial Family killed my father and brother and humiliated my heroes. This king and the Great Chu Imperial Family have severed all ties and will have no further connection!"

Mo Xiuyao's resolute voice indicated that the Mohist Army Iron Cavalry, which had guarded Da Chu for more than a hundred years, would no longer have any connection with Da Chu. Although the Mohist Army served as a barrier to block the progress of Xiling in the northwest of Da Chu, the black figure that never retreated for a hundred years could no longer be seen on the borders of Nanzhao and Beirong. The Mohist Army had guarded Da Chu for a hundred years, and finally declared its end on this night. No one could say anything, not even the rebuke from Mo Jingli and the officials of Da Chu. The entire tower was quiet, and everyone looked up at the young man and woman standing hand in hand on the main seat. Everyone thought of the same voice in their hearts: This chaotic world has really come.

The banquet that followed was the usual silk and bamboo music, singing and dancing, but no one present paid attention to the charming dancers and the moving music. As soon as Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li left, all the guests followed suit. Going back to discuss the matter was important, and no one had the heart to enjoy the wine and the singing and dancing at this time.

The next morning, the announcement made by Prince Ding on the city wall the night before was quickly sent to all directions by various parties through various channels. However, despite being shocked, none of the envoys from Xiling, Beirong, Nanzhao and Dachu said goodbye and left the next morning. In Prince Ding's mansion, the meeting hall was crowded with people early in the morning. Many of them had dark circles under their eyes, and it was obvious that they did not sleep well. Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li walked into the hall side by side, and everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Your Majesty, Princess." The two sat down, and Mo Xiuyao smiled calmly, "No need for formalities, everyone please sit freely. General Zhang, and Feng San, what's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Feng Zhiyao rolled his eyes. Don’t think that only the envoys of the four countries and ordinary people were frightened by their prince last night. The one who really received the surprise was Feng San, okay? The prince didn’t have any prior notice. When he received the silk and opened it, if he hadn’t had great self-control, he would have almost thrown the things in his hands away. After reading the words on it with great composure, no one knew that Feng Zhiyao’s hands were still shaking quietly when he returned to his seat. Feng San felt that he was hurt by Sen Sen. Mo Xiuyao looked at his subordinates with different expressions with a smile, and said with a smile: "What? Are you all scared? Are you scared?"

"Your Highness should have done this long ago. What do we have to fear?" Lu Jinxian said loudly. Others echoed him, and for a moment the hall was filled with noise and excitement.

"My Lord, now that you have made up your mind to break with the Great Chu, the misunderstandings of the people of the northwest and even the Great Chu about you and the Ding Palace can be resolved." Xu Hongyu said calmly. Mo Xiuyao nodded, "What do you think, sir?" Xu Hongyu said, "Take the initiative and make the grievances between the Great Chu royal family and the Ding Palace clear to the world. Although most people don't know poetry and books, they are not ignorant of the truth. Who is right and who is wrong will be judged by the public." Feng Zhiyao agreed, "Mr. Hongyu is right. Let's make it known to the world now. By the time the news last night reaches Chujing, Mo Jingqi's bad deeds will be known to the world. This young master wants to see how he can save the situation." Everyone also agreed with what Xu Hongyu said. When Mo Jingqi tried his best to discredit Ding Wangfu, Ding Wangfu did not refute at all. They were waiting for this day. The more the people hated the misunderstanding of Ding Wangfu before, the angrier they would be when they learned the truth. Of course, this anger was directed at Mo Jingqi.

Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li naturally had no objection. Mo Xiuyao looked at Xu Hongyu and said, "I'll trouble you, Mr. Hongyu, now." Xu Hongyu was a famous scholar, so it would be much easier to get twice the result with half the effort if he was in charge. Xu Hongyu nodded and agreed.

The generals and officials who came to the palace early in the morning were dismissed, leaving only a few confidants and the governor Zhou Yu who was in charge of the entire Ruyang City's political affairs. Although Zhou Yu was still young, he had handled the government affairs in the past few days in a proper and proper manner without making any mistakes. Considering his age and experience, he was already very good, and his strict and serious character made Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li very satisfied.

"Sir Zhou, are there any envoys from Xiling and Beirong saying goodbye today?" Ye Li asked.

Zhou Yu stood up and said respectfully: "Princess, we have not received any farewell letters from the envoys of various countries. However, this morning, the Prince of Nanwang of Xiling Town, the Seventh Prince of Beirong, and the King of Chuli all left the city early, saying that they wanted to enjoy the scenery of the northwest." Ye Li smiled and said, "Let them go. Envoys from various countries are guests, and we must make them feel at home. I hope Lord Zhou will take care of this. Be careful. If there is any problem, just send someone to the palace to report it. Of course, if there is anyone who does not follow the rules and wants to make trouble in the northwest, Lord Zhou, you don’t have to be polite. The 2,500 people of the Black Cloud Cavalry Eagle Army Armored Division stationed outside the city are ready to obey your deployment at any time. "Speaking of the organization of the Black Cloud Cavalry, Ye Li couldn't help but frowned. In the past, she was used to numerical numbers, and this variety of military names made people a little dizzy. The Black Cloud Cavalry has a total of about 50,000 people. It is divided into three armies: Eagle, Lion, and Tiger. Each army has about 16,000 to 17,000 people. Each army is divided into five divisions, and each division has about 3,000 people. It is the Eagle Army stationed near Ruyang.

Zhou Yu was moved. With his age and experience, he had never thought that he would be so trusted and valued by the prince and princess. He said quickly, "Please rest assured, I will not let you down."

Mo Xiuyao obviously saw through his thoughts and nodded, saying, "This king has never liked to employ people based on seniority or age. Since you were able to support the people's livelihood in Ruyang City, this king and the princess will entrust Ruyang City to you. You just need to worry about the form." Zhou Yu suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and said respectfully, "I obey your orders. I'll take my leave." Watching Zhou Yu turn around and leave, Xu Qingchen smiled and said, "Your Highness is good at commanding his subordinates. No wonder the Mo family army is united." Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "Mr. Qingchen, you are too polite. My subordinates are all rough men. To be honest, there are not many civil servants. "I had no choice but to mention Zhou Yu at the beginning. Fortunately, he is diligent and rigorous, so he is not bad. I will have to ask Master Qingchen and the two gentlemen to take care of him in the future." Xu Qingchen raised his eyebrows, smiling lightly and peacefully, "Does the prince trust the Xu family?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you have to do this if you can't trust me? What's more... if even the Xu family can't trust me, who else can I trust? I can't do everything myself, right? These guys in the Mo family army, it's no problem to let them lead the troops to fight, but asking them to handle government affairs is probably more difficult than asking them to die."

Lu Jinxian nodded in agreement. When they first occupied the northwest, a large number of officials in the northwest were replaced, and these generals also temporarily managed local affairs for a period of time. Those days were simply unbearable to look back on.

After a while of laughing and joking, everyone turned serious and started talking about business. Xu Hongyu asked, "Now that the Northwest has really drawn a clear line with the Great Chu, what are your plans first?"

Mo Xiuyao said respectfully, "Please give me some advice, sir."

Xu Hongyu shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. I'm sure you know what's going on. I think the first thing to do is to re-unify the positions of officials from all over the country, and... your Highness's true position for the Mohist Army in the northwest."

Mo Xiuyao was silent for a moment, and then said, "It is imperative to reunify the positions of officials. However, I am sorry that I do not understand what you are talking about regarding the position of the Mohist Army and the Northwest."

Xu Hongyu looked at him and said, "Now the Northwest and Great Chu have no connection, and there is no vassal relationship. So what does the prince plan for the future of the Northwest and the Mohist Army? Each occupying one side and maintaining the status quo? Or expand the territory... and unify the world?" Xu Hongyu said the last four words "unify the world" very lightly, but they sounded like thunder in the ears of the crowd. Maybe it is not appropriate to say this just now when breaking away from Great Chu, but this is also the most realistic problem. The Mohist Army is separatist in the Northwest and surrounded by enemies. If Mo Xiuyao does not have the ambition to expand the territory, then the Northwest will have to choose a powerful country to rely on one day. If this is true, it is almost equivalent to going back to the old path of the Ding Palace in the past, or even worse than before. Therefore, the Mohist Army can only move forward and absolutely cannot retreat. Moving forward, expanding territory and unifying the world is the aspiration of generations of Mohist Army kings and soldiers. However, due to the constraints of the royal family for many years, they always fail at the last moment. But at the same time, if Mo Xiuyao declares himself emperor now, no matter how many reasons he has, he will definitely be labeled as a traitor in the eyes of the world.

The Ding Palace has a grudge against the current and previous emperors for killing their fathers and brothers, so why would they say anything about breaking with the Great Chu? But if they overthrow the Great Chu, they will inevitably be accused of treason. Xu Hongyu looked at Mo Xiuyao calmly. This young Ding Prince has experienced countless hardships, but he also carries the glory and reputation of the Ding Palace for nearly a hundred years. Can he bear such an insult and consequences?

Mo Xiuyao suddenly laughed softly, looking at Xu Hongyu with calm and resolute eyes. Mo Xiuyao smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Hongyu, there is no need to test me. Since I can break with the Great Chu, why should I not give up my reputation? I will ask Mo Jingqi to avenge the murder of my father and brother!" Xu Hongyu was silent for a moment, stood up and bowed to Mo Xiuyao, saying, "In this case, please let your Majesty give your instructions." Mo Xiuyao pondered for a moment and said, "Change Ruyang City to Licheng, and the reign title is Yongding." Everyone was startled, and Feng Zhiyao reminded them, "Your Majesty, the name of the country."

Mo Xiuyao glanced at him, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Who said we should decide on a country name?"

Everyone was silent. What does it mean to change the reign title but not the country name? Xu Qingchen, who was sitting on the side and listening quietly, raised his head and asked, "Does your Highness mean that he will not ascend the throne for the time being?" Mo Xiuyao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's just a small area in the northwest. He proclaimed himself an emperor for his own amusement. Why should I use the so-called emperor title? Under my jurisdiction, whoever I say is a king is a king, and whoever I say is an emperor is an emperor!" Everyone understood that the reign title was only to distinguish it from the chronology of the Great Chu. Without an emperor, there would naturally be no country name. Seeing that everyone was still a little hesitant, Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "Even if I want to establish a new country, I can't be so shabby, right? The coronation ceremony is very expensive. Where is the palace? Where is the imperial city? It's just a small place in the northwest, and I can't hold a coronation ceremony. Everyone, please save some money." Could it be that he should learn from those idiots who dream of becoming an emperor and just occupy a small city to establish a country and become an emperor? If he can't unify the world, how can he, Mo Xiuyao, have the nerve to call himself the founder of a country and the emperor?

Xu Hongyu sighed and nodded, "It is great that Your Majesty has such an ambition. Let's do as Your Majesty says."

The day after the full-month banquet for Prince Ding, another thunderclap was thrown in Prince Ding's palace. With Ruyang City as the base, Prince Ding officially declared that he would take charge of the five states and seventeen cities in the northwest area west of Feihong Pass. He changed Ruyang City to Li City and changed the reign title to Yongding. From then on, the northwest area west of Feihong Pass was officially separated from the territory of Da Chu.

In the inn, King Zhennan was also stunned when he heard the news reported by his subordinates, "Licheng... Yongding... Has Mo Xiuyao really made up his mind to ignore Da Chu this time?" Lei Tengfeng, who had just hurried back from outside, put down his teacup and curled his lips in disdain, saying, "If I were Mo Xiuyao, I would have been good enough not to immediately lead troops to attack Chujing." Lei Tengfeng was both puzzled and disdainful of Mo Jingqi's behavior of destroying the Great Wall as an emperor. King Zhennan glanced at his son and smiled faintly, "You look down on Mo Jingqi, do you think you would do better than him if you were him?"

Lei Tengfeng frowned, he knew that his father would not ask such an obvious question for no reason.

The King of Zhennan didn't really want his answer, so he sighed and laughed, "It's not easy for any emperor to have subordinates like the Dingguo Palace. Mo Jingqi himself is a person with lofty ambitions, but he knows that his ability is mediocre. It would be strange if he is not crazy." Lei Tengfeng frowned and said, "As an emperor, Mo Jingqi framed the Mo family army for his own selfish reasons. Is it right?" The King of Zhennan smiled and shook his head and said, "It's okay to say it's right, and it's also right to say it's wrong. In Mo Jingqi's eyes, the Dingguo Palace is comparable to Why are the Northern Rong and Xiling so much scarier? If we want to invade the Great Chu, we have to go through years of hard battles. Now, except for the Southern Zhao, the strength of the three kingdoms is not that far apart. But the Ding Palace is different. Take Mo Liufang back then. With his prestige, if he had just revealed the slightest idea of becoming the emperor, do you believe that countless people would immediately rush forward to make him the emperor? Such a person... can take over the entire Great Chu without bloodshed. Do you think he is scarier or the Northern Rong and our Xiling are scarier?"

"But..." Lei Tengfeng wanted to open his mouth to refute. The King of Zhennan interrupted him and said, "Do you want to say that Mo Liufang and Prince Ding's Mansion have no ambition to rule the world?" Lei Tengfeng hesitated for a moment and nodded. The King of Zhennan smiled and said, "If you were Mo Jingqi, do you really believe that the existence of Prince Ding's Mansion would not pose a threat to you?"

Lei Tengfeng frowned and thought, and put himself in Mo Jingqi's position for a long time. When he raised his head, his face was pale and sweaty. King Zhennan smiled and said, "Do you understand? The fault of Ding Wangfu is not that they are ambitious, but that they are too powerful. No emperor can tolerate such an existence. How can others snore beside the bed? If the emperor himself is strong enough, he can carefully maintain the balance and even suppress them. It's a pity... The royal family of Da Chu is getting weaker with each generation, but the descendants of Mo Suyun are getting stronger with each generation. This is probably fate."

Lei Tengfeng bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your guidance, father. I thought too simply."

King Zhennan sighed, "You are still young." Even so, he still felt regretful. Teng Feng and Mo Xiuyao were almost the same age, but Teng Feng's ability and influence were far behind Mo Xiuyao. It was not that his son was not good enough, but that Mo Xiuyao was too good.

"Father, Mo Xiuyao's move..." Lei Tengfeng frowned and said, "Mo Xiuyao's move does not seem to indicate that he intends to ascend the throne and become emperor."

King Zhennan nodded and said, "If he intends to ascend the throne, we would not come here to attend the full moon banquet of Prince Ding but directly attend the coronation ceremony. This is also the cleverness of Mo Xiuyao. You see, after the news in Ruyang City spread out in the past few days, the whole of Da Chu will immediately lean towards Prince Ding's Mansion. But if Mo Xiuyao becomes the emperor at this time, it will be very different. Many things are too late. This also shows that Mo Xiuyao is not only capable but also has enough patience. Not everyone in this world can withstand the temptation of the throne."

Lei Tengfeng was silent. There were countless people in history books who claimed to be kings and hegemons by occupying a small area. It only made future generations feel ridiculous, but if they were really in that situation, how many people could stand the doubts of the throne? Lei Tengfeng knew that at least he couldn't.

"Should we take this opportunity to send troops..."

King Zhennan raised his hand and said, "Send the order back to the border troops of Xiling to retreat thirty miles."

Lei Tengfeng was puzzled, "Father?"

King Zhennan said in a deep voice: "Let's negotiate with Mo Xiuyao." Lei Tengfeng frowned and said: "Mo Xiuyao's move will surely anger Mo Jingqi. Once Mo Jingqi sends troops to the northwest, we Xiling will take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Why would father want to negotiate with Mo Xiuyao?" King Zhennan sneered disdainfully, "Do you think Mo Jingqi really dares to fight Mo Xiuyao? If he has the courage, he doesn't have to wait until today. Even if Mo Xiuyao didn't have that year title before, so what? It's a fact that the Mo family army occupies the northwest. Mo Jingqi wants to send troops to attack without lack of reasons, but do you think he dares? At most, he will send some troops to show off. Mo Xiuyao will not bother with him in the short term. When the Mo family army turns around, it will be us who have to deal with it."

Lei Tengfeng said: "I am not afraid of the Mohist Army in Xiling."

King Zhennan smiled and said, "Yes, we are not afraid of the Mohist Army. No matter how powerful the Mohist Army is, it cannot conquer Xiling with the mere strength of the northwest. But if Beirong and Nanzhao intervene again, are you afraid?" No one is a pushover, and they are not the only ones who take advantage of others' misfortunes.

Lei Tengfeng remained silent.

Mountain and River Festival 216. Northwest Glass City

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