The eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Daxia.
The holiday has long ended, and the officials of Daxia have already started their busy work for the new year.
Emperor Wu Tianci of Daxia also became busy, but it was not with the official business of the court, but with the construction of the royal villa located in Changling Mountain.
He left the palace and took Liu Jin and a thousand guards out of Chang'an City and headed straight for Changling Mountain.
This time he did not hide anything, and of course he did not say hello to any minister, because in his opinion, on the first day of the new year, the three prime ministers had already told him all the important matters to be handled this year, and he also stamped the policy documents to be implemented, so he had nothing to do with what happened next.
Yan Xiwen and others were helpless with him and could only hope that when the emperor grew older he would stop playing around and focus on government affairs.
Wu Tianci arrived at Changling Mountain on the 18th day of the first lunar month.
The Sword Forest back then was in Changling Mountain. Ever since the Sword Forest was slaughtered by Su Changsheng, the abbot of the Taoist temple, there has been no trace of human beings here.
The seven swords of Jianlin also followed Kuchan to the Peacock Kingdom, and almost no one ever came to this place again.
The winter snow on Changling Mountain had not yet melted. Wu Tianci and his guards followed the mountain road here and saw a dilapidated scene covered by the snow.
Many houses have collapsed because they have been uninhabited and unmaintained for a long time. There are still one or two houses that are still standing, but they have long lost their former color and look lonely like desolate tombs in the wild mountains.
"Liu Jin!"
"The servant is here!"
"Is this the place you sent people to find for me to build a villa?"
"Your Majesty, no, the location for the other courtyard is still higher up, but I do have a plan for this place."
The anger on Wu Tianci's face finally dissipated, and he asked, "What's the plan?"
"This place is spacious. The Emperor will live in the Royal Villa upstairs, and the guards will need a place to stay as well. If we renovate this place, wouldn't it be perfect for a garrison camp?"
Liu Jin bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, look at this place. Anyone who intends to reach the summit must pass through here. Therefore, I believe this place can be regarded as a checkpoint to protect Your Majesty's safety."
Wu Tianci looked around and saw that both places were cliffs and this was the only way to reach the top.
This place is a flat land on the mountainside. If we guard it, we can really achieve the effect that Liu Jin said.
"You bastard, you've got some foresight. Very good. Then demolish everything here and build me a well-defended camp! ... Calculate how much silver it'll cost."
"I obey your order!"
The group climbed up the stairs again, and the road became more winding, steeper and narrower.
Wu Tianci did not feel tired from climbing the mountain. He had good physical fitness and had practiced some kung fu. At the moment, he was like a bird set free. Looking at the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped peaks, he felt very happy.
"This is the life I want. I suddenly understand why my father didn't want to stay in the palace and preferred to travel around... He once said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I can relate to him right now!"
Liu Jin followed behind him and curled his lips, thinking that the emperor was not going out to sightsee!
Even when the emperor was traveling, all he saw was whether this place had any potential worth exploring and whether it could bring benefits to the people.
He is nothing like the little emperor in front of him. He really just does it for fun.
If he really lived in this villa after it was built, who knows what the court of Daxia would become.
What made Liu Jin even more worried was that the emperor would come back sooner or later.
Three to five years later, the retired emperor returned triumphantly and brought back huge benefits to Daxia, but he found that the emperor he personally selected had already neglected state affairs. I wonder what he would think.
Alas...no one is perfect.
The emperor was so powerful, but he seemed to have made a huge mistake in choosing the heir to the throne.
Just when Liu Jin was wondering whether he would be implicated by the emperor, the guards in front suddenly stopped.
A moment later, a general hurried down from above and came in front of Wu Tianci.
He clasped his fists and bowed, "Your Majesty, there is a pavilion ahead, and inside the pavilion there is an old man blocking our way."
Wu Tianci was stunned. "Who is so bold as to block my way?"
"Your Majesty, this old man asked me to bring a letter, saying that Your Majesty will know once you read it."
Wu Tianci took the letter suspiciously, opened it and took a look, frowning slightly -
"Long live our emperor!
Your Majesty, I, Tuoba Wang, the Governor of the Western Xia Autonomous Prefecture, have important matters to report to you!
It is difficult for me to escape from governing Western Xia, so all my ideas will be conveyed by my uncle Tuoba Yu.
I am disrespectful. I will apologize to Your Majesty when I arrive in Kyoto!
I sincerely hope that the Emperor can meet Tuoba Yu!
Tuoba Wang, respectfully presented! "
Wu Tianci thought about it and realized that he knew Tuoba Wang and had seen him before when he was following his father on business... It seemed like it was one of the days before his father left.
Tuoba Wang arrived in Kyoto and paid a visit to his father in the imperial study. It seemed that he came for something concerning his son Tuoba Changhuan.
I still remember my father giving him a lot of earnest advice, basically saying that Tuoba Changhuan had violated the laws of Daxia and, according to the Ministry of Personnel, should be sentenced to three years in prison... Two years have passed, and his son should be released in another year. He sent someone here to wait for me...
Wu Tianci frowned even more tightly. He was not stupid and thought of a lot of things in an instant.
For example, Tuoba Wang knew that he would come to Changling Mountain, so he sent someone to wait on the mountain early.
For example, Tuoba Wang sent someone to ask to see him, it must be because of his son.
His brows relaxed. The matter with Tuoba Changhuan was not a big deal. He was sentenced to three years only because he offended his father.
This was the first time a minister came to him for help, and Wu Tianci became a little interested in it.
So, he went up accompanied by Liu Jin, and he was not worried that anyone would do something bad to him, because Zhuo and his group had hired a master to protect his safety. He was Ning Siyan's father, Ning Fatian!
Ning Fatian is a good old man. It is said that he is an old acquaintance of the emperor's. However, this man never interferes with anything he does, so Wu Tianci was rejected when he wanted to appoint Ning Fatian as the commander of the imperial guards.
At this moment, Ning Fatian was walking in front of Wu Tianci with a sword on his back.
He first came to the pavilion and looked up. There was a plaque on the pavilion with two words written on it: Sword Pavilion.
That was once built by Jianlin.
He walked into the pavilion, where a fire was burning and a pot of tea was boiling. A white-haired old man was sitting in front of a stone table. He was Tuoba Yu, a Saint-level master from the Western Xia Autonomous Region!
Tuoba Yu raised his eyes to look at Ning Fatian, his pupils shrank slightly. Ning Fatian was also a Saint-level master!
"I'm not here to fight!"
"I am not here to harm the emperor."
"I just came to deliver a message to the Emperor."
Ning Fatian stood calmly and said, "Hand over your sword. I won't take care of the rest!"
"good!"
Tuoba Yu took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Ning Fatian.
Ning Fatian looked at Tuoba Yu for three breaths, then stood to one side of the pavilion. Wu Tianci walked in and sat in front of Tuoba Yu.
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