The dawn of spring is a peaceful time. It is normal to have a few small talk while eating breakfast. A piece of steamed bread, a bowl of pickled vegetables, and half a bowl of vegetable soup are all standard for ordinary families. But now, both the lazy and the rich have got up and have been busy for a long time. Such abnormal things are commonplace for people nowadays. In the face of danger, the only thing is to survive, so how can there be time for entertainment?
Countless practitioners in Daxia started working before dawn, and it has been two hours since then. Together with the practitioners from the Southern Kingdom and the She Kingdom, they have been working on the construction of the Wall of Life. This is the largest project in Daxia's history, consuming the strength of three countries. It is nearly ten thousand feet high, and its shadow will cover half of Zhenxun.
This was a huge thing that even great practitioners could not complete in a short time. On the 30,000-meter flat ground in front of it, practitioners moved stones and inserted wood, and built steel bars into pillars to relieve some of the force before the tsunami came. However, these stone and steel pillars, which were as thick as dozens of people's arms, made the church manager who was appointed to be in charge of them feel a little cold.
Can these things really stop the tsunami? The manager always felt that the steel pillars would break, the stone pillars would shatter, and then smash into the wall of life. This worry made him use his energy to press the completed steel pillars and stone pillars down a little bit, but he still felt uneasy because the entire continent would become unsafe. No matter how solid the land is, it will be surrounded by the sea.
On the Nan Shang side, the young monks persuaded the king of Nan Shang and knelt in front of the temple, asking him to contact Da Xia and stop the invasion of Tian Meng. This action quickly attracted the attention of Tian Meng. They did not believe in Nan Shang or Da Xia, but through the news that the prince Chang Renjie got in the academy, they quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.
Then, the Goulongbang clan, who had been keeping aloof and indifferent to the matter, received the unusual news on the eastern coast and were informed by the academy, and were forced to consider cooperation. This matter was too big, and they were afraid that they could not keep up with the pace and be left behind in safety, so they sent the princess ahead to go to the nearby Daxia as a peace envoy with the ministers of the court.
No matter which country, it is not customary for unmarried princesses to wander around. But now is a time of great chaos, even if Daxia and Goulongbang have been enemies in the past, they should put aside the past grudges, so Si Yi showed the demeanor of a great country and sent a general to the border of Yancheng to welcome the princess, protect her safety, and bring back Zhenxun to discuss important matters of defending against the enemy.
Zhenxun will be the command center of this war, so it is also the safest place. It is far from the Qingtian Sect and the Great Forest of Wild Beasts. Not to mention the Zou Shou Church, it is also close to the Ningshen Academy and the Adventurer's Guild.
After ensuring safety, it is time for Si Yi, the Great Xia Emperor, to play a role. He will bring Great Xia to the biggest stage of the Great Wilderness, and he will participate in everything. In this way, who will dare to disrespect him, Great Xia, in the future?
As long as personal emotions do not delay the overall plan, it is not excessive. How could Si Yi not understand this rule? Therefore, everyone in Zhenxun was busy, responding to the call, joining the logistics, or paying money, in short, they had to move, or vacate the house and go to the rear. Those who stayed in this city would be useful talents, and he did not want mediocre people or straw bags.
What Si Yi has to do is to make Zhenxun a big city that can withstand the test and show the majesty of this solemn imperial city to everyone!
Si Yi gave the order, and a few officials moved away overnight, but everyone in the streets showed unprecedented solidarity. The Daxia people, who were always cautious, knew that it would be difficult to come back now that they left, and overcoming difficulties together has always been an important component of their iron consciousness.
Therefore, after a brief period of unrest, no matter how big or small the family was, no one in Yinxun hid their food or left any house empty. In addition to the temporary shelters built by refugees in the west of the city, the mansions of officials of all ranks were also opened, and the ministers and generals in the southern country's archery team all had a place to go, so as to stay on the front line.
At first, this unseemly proposal was rejected by many people. However, whether it was the refugees in the east of Daxia or the southern country, they all gathered around Yinxun. If they wanted to avoid being dispersed to other cities, they had to settle here. Ordinary residents were fine and could retreat to the rear, but cultivators could only play a role in Yinxun, so both countries agreed. Even in the imperial palace, there was a phenomenon of three emperors approving documents together, in order to speed up efficiency and strengthen communication.
During this period, Si Yi's demeanor was praised to the sky.
Si Yi is young, younger than the monarch of the Southern Kingdom and the King of Shelie, but he is bold and not pedantic, even too generous. To those old ministers, he is undoubtedly ignorant of etiquette, but according to the view of the head church manager, as long as he can be used, why be so conservative?
The misunderstanding among the ministers and the people was resolved by one word from the leader, so at dawn, the three of them lit lamps and sat in the hall to deal with the current issues together.
Because this was in Daxia, the two monarchs, Nanshang and Shelie, mostly dealt with their own country's affairs, but Si Yi had to ask about the affairs of the Three Kingdoms. This made the problem he had to face extremely difficult, so Su Zhongmou, Xia Wan and others all accompanied him closely.
When the Southern Kingdom's Xie clan monarch saw three monarchs in one palace reviewing the document, he no longer had the resistance he had a few days ago. When he looked at Si Yi, who was sitting between him and the Shelie king, he was somewhat impressed by the latter's calmness. Although the Southern Kingdom has always been on good terms with the Great Xia, the monarchs of the two countries have never met. He only knew that Si Yi was young. Although he also knew that he was young and promising and was a wise monarch, his efficiency at this time was obviously somewhat surprising. And Xia Wan, the woman who married to his Southern Kingdom, usually stayed in the mansion to read and appreciate flowers, but he didn't expect that in addition to the previous military affairs, she also had so many unique insights in domestic affairs. It was his miscalculation.
Xia Wan had always been targeted by Xie Helin and his mother in the Southern Kingdom, so she never left her house. Even though she read a lot of books, the Xie family monarch didn't pay much attention to her. There were many poets in his Southern Kingdom who were good at writing. Who wasn't a talented writer? But the talent she showed again and again made him a little afraid of her, and he didn't expect that the Xia family was so powerful.
Her father, Xia Jinghong, rose all the way to become a second-rank military general. Such an existence has an extremely important position and voice in Daxia. The third son, Xia Xu, is mature and experienced. Before he turned thirty, he has already become a fourth-rank loyal general. Xia Xiao has a special identity and caused chaos in the Great Wilderness. I thought the second daughter was an ordinary person, but a tiger father will not have a dog son, and how could an iron-blooded general give birth to a mediocre person?
The Southern King did not stare at it for too long, and just slightly turned his shoulders and continued to look at the memorial in his hand. Si Yi did not notice his gaze, but was just thinking about the memorial in front of him.
Gou Longbang's clan had already agreed to send the princess and ministers to discuss matters, but they also proposed to send a group of practitioners to join the team here. This team doesn't need too many people, but at least they have to protect the princess, so as not to delay their manpower and to have more manpower for them to use. But according to the spies, what can three practitioners do? Do you really think that they are here as guests, just to drink tea every day and taste his world-famous cakes?
The current situation of the Great Wilderness is very clear. According to the manager of the Zou Shou Church, the teachers of the Ningshen Academy have discussed the plan with Qing Xunzi and are about to send people to the Great Wild Beast Forest and the Gou Longbang Clan. The danger they sensed came from the Beast Tribe and the Qingtian Clan. The latter's abnormality made them prepare to go and take a look in advance. They originally wanted to wait for Xia Xiao to return and then make a new plan, but now time is tight and they must take action. They can't wait until the day of the real war to rush to defend. But even if the Gou Longbang Clan wants to join hands with the Ningshen Academy, this is too much.
He frowned, such an insincere act really made him unhappy. But even if they came, they would only be treated like commoners, and it was impossible for them to be treated like a princess. Si Yi had always been like this, if you respect me one foot, I will return you ten feet, but Gou Longbangshi didn't take what he had repeatedly emphasized before to heart, so why should he be so polite?
Si Yi dropped the memorial in his hand, and his face was not happy at all. Although the movement was very small, Su Zhongmou and Xia Wan both stopped writing, put on their sleeves and looked at each other. They sat behind the emperor, reviewing the manuscripts written by many ministers for him, or correcting them, but why did he get angry for no reason?
Si Yi was surrounded by scrolls of memorials. He closed his eyes for a moment, threw the memorial he had read before into the wastebasket, and said calmly:
"fine."
Su Zhongmou and Xia Wan nodded slightly, turned around and told the ministers to continue with their own work. Compared with the hundred people in Daxia, the number of people in Nanguo and Shelie was about half less, but they also had a lot of things to do and could not stop for a moment, otherwise they might not be able to finish those things even if they worked until midnight.
They had experienced this kind of time war many times before. Fortunately, it was in spring. If it had happened a few months earlier, they probably wouldn't have been able to bear it.
It was fine to be busy all the time, but once she stopped, Xia Wan couldn't help but think of her brother who was nowhere to be found. She had heard that he was chased to the Devil's Plain, and that he was not killed but taken away by the darkness, but she didn't know where he was now. In the wilderness, some people escaped and some left, and only a few people, like them, thought that they could be saved if they persisted. But it was hard to know what the real result would be, but even if it ended in failure, she hoped that her Xiao'er could come back, so that her mother would not worry about him all the time, no matter how many silver hairs she had.
Xia Xiao was still far away at this time. After flying all night, he was very tired and couldn't flap his wings at all. But he looked around and there was no one. In order not to delay his journey, he wanted to find someone to take him south to recover. Although it was difficult to find such a suitable candidate, he wanted to try his luck, but there was no one along the way, let alone choose one.
Maybe his luck was about to end. Xia Xiao kept descending the height he was in. The grassland in his eyes was getting closer and closer, but there was still no one there. If he fell down here, he would not know when he would wake up, so he still used the wind to glide and thought about calling Xiao Ran out. Once he fainted, the four spirit beasts would be trapped in the space and would be in low spirits, but he still had Xiao Ran by his side. As long as she was there, Xia Xiao could make sure that he did not waste time.
Before Xiao Ran appeared, more than ten demonic shadows flashed through Xia Xiao's eyes and headed south. He immediately perked up. Was he taking action in advance, or was he chasing something? Xia Xiao followed behind, and his dead fish eyes could close at any time.