Chapter 1002 The Divine Generals of the Six Kingdoms (Complete by Jingkong Fan)
The crisis in Zhao Kingdom has been resolved, but the real troubles in the imperial court have only just begun.
The crown prince is ignorant and arrogant. Although he is benevolent, he is not capable of shouldering great responsibilities. Discontent among the people regarding the crown prince is rampant.
More importantly, even Xiao Ji believed that his nephew was unfit for the important task.
Xiao Ji didn't think an emperor had to be particularly wise, but at least he couldn't be too stupid. The crown prince was not only stupid, but also a bit petty in some matters.
For example, when he heard that Xiao Ji and Xiao Heng had remained silent in court regarding the memorial to depose him, he actually went to Empress Xiao to complain that the father and son were holding a grudge against him for taking Wen Linlang away.
Who is Wen Linlang?
The father and son had long forgotten about this person.
How dare he even mention it?
With his pig brain, if he were to succeed to the throne, and someone with ulterior motives were to sow discord, would Xiao Heng have any good days ahead?
Xiao Ji had been keeping quiet, but now he was going to directly pull him down from his position!
Tang Yueshan was a confidant of Empress Dowager Zhuang, who was the backer of Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng. Even without Empress Dowager Zhuang's reminder, Tang Yueshan would not speak well of the Crown Prince.
As for the old Marquis and the old Imperial Chancellor, the Crown Prince can forget about it.
It was only at this moment that the Crown Prince realized how ridiculous the power he held was.
The emperor also had three sons: Prince Rui, son of Consort Yu; Prince Liang, son of Consort Shu; and the seventh prince, Qin Chuyu, who was only sixteen years old and had not yet been granted a title.
Prince Rui has done a lot of practical things for the court over the years and enjoys a high reputation among the people. He also married the granddaughter of Duke Luo, which gives him a certain background.
Consort Shu is the daughter of the old Marquis. On the surface, she and Prince Liang have the support of the Marquis of Ding'an's mansion and the Gu family army, so they also have a certain level of support in the court.
Qin Chuyu, on the other hand, was young and had a bad reputation as a tyrant in the Imperial Academy, so few court officials suggested making him the crown prince.
The emperor had a headache.
Meanwhile, after returning to the Yan Kingdom, Xuanyuan Xi immediately led his troops to attack the Liang Kingdom.
This is revenge for the internal strife in the southwest.
Liang Guo naturally denied it verbally, but did it matter whether he admitted it or not?
I'm going to hit you, no matter if you're upset or not!
The person who came to meet him was an unexpected figure—his brother Ming'er.
Ming'er is six years older than Xiao Jingkong, and is nineteen this year.
A few years ago, the two had been exchanging letters, but later, Xuanyuan Xi frequently traveled to and from Yan, and their correspondence decreased. After joining the army, they were even less able to maintain contact. Who could have imagined that their next meeting would be under such circumstances?
It's just a pity that Ming'er is not Liu Yisheng, and Xuanyuan Xi is not Gu Jiao.
This battle was destined to be unavoidable.
Both sides were blinded by rage.
Xuanyuan Xi, mounted on horseback, slashed down fiercely with his spear!
Ming'er swung her long sword and desperately blocked his red-tasseled spear. He struggled to block it, and it was hard to imagine that this skill came from a thirteen-year-old boy.
The Black Wind Cavalry were brave and skilled in battle, and the Liang soldiers around them fell one after another.
Ming'er gritted her teeth: "You promised not to kill my soldiers!"
Xuanyuan Xi sneered, "You also said you would retreat thirty miles for me!"
Neither of us kept our promises, so let's not laugh at each other!
Xuanyuan Xi ultimately won the battle. Ming'er fell off his horse, and Xuanyuan Xi pressed his spear against his chest: "Men! Tie him up!"
Ming'er glared at him fiercely: "You might as well kill me!"
"You are my brother Ming'er, how could I bear to kill you?" Xuan Yuanxi slowly withdrew his spear, raised his hand to wipe the blood splattered on his cheek, and said coldly and domineeringly, "Wouldn't it be better to use you to threaten the Liang Kingdom?"
"You!" Ming'er, bound and furious, cried out, "And my mother still cares about you!"
Xuanyuan Xi slung the spear over his shoulder and said casually, "I will visit the Princess Consort another day, no need for Brother Ming'er to trouble himself."
Ming'er stomped her foot: "Ugh! I'm so angry!"
Xuanyuan Xi marched all the way to Bianjing, the capital of Liang, which terrified the ruler of Liang.
Someone suggested that the King of Liang should hand over his most beautiful little princess for a marriage alliance.
Even heroes have always found it hard to resist the charms of beautiful women.
To everyone's surprise, Xuanyuan Xi didn't even glance at the little princess of Liang Kingdom, and instead looted a bunch of spoils of war before returning to his country.
The second to suffer was the State of Chen.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Tang immediately flew into a rage: "What has Chen done now! Why is it attacking me!"
A guard muttered, "Wasn't it because you tacitly allowed the Wei army to cross the border, causing the Zhao Kingdom to lose its border... Have you forgotten? Furthermore, you also wanted a share of Baoshan Island and even wrote a letter threatening the King of Yan. Have you forgotten that too?"
Yuan Tang's lips twitched violently.
Even the formidable military strength of the Liang Kingdom couldn't withstand Xuanyuan Xi's conquests, so how could the small Chen Kingdom possibly succeed?
After thinking it over, Yuan Tang realized that this mess was caused by her cousin.
Without a word, he headed north to the State of Wei, lay down on the bed in Liu Yisheng's residence, and sprawled out, acting like a spoiled brat: "I don't care! I'm the one who got dragged down by you! If I, the emperor, lose my country, you'll take care of me!"
Liu Yisheng frowned: "Get out!"
Yuan Tang rolled up the quilt: "No!"
...
Chen Guo suffered a crushing defeat.
Xuanyuan Xi was not a warlike man, but Shangguan Yan, being a woman, became emperor, which already made the other countries look down on her. If he did not defeat them until they were convinced of his worth, they would become even more aggressive in the future.
Following the State of Chen, it was the turn of the States of Jin and Zhao.
He wouldn't attack Zhao, after all, Zhao had his beloved daughter, and the Zhao emperor's desire for Baoshan Island was nipped in the bud by Empress Dowager Zhuang.
He fought this battle for two whole years, and by the time he reached the State of Wei, he was already a handsome young man of fifteen.
The Wei Emperor had already ascended the throne. Looking at the memorial sent from the border, he was completely bewildered: "I haven't bullied the Yan Kingdom, have I...? Has this kid gone mad? He's attacking anyone he can get his hands on."
The trusted minister said, "He's probably still upset about when we sent troops to attack Zhao. We told you to stop Chancellor Liu, but you insisted on going after Xiao Ji. Who knew that in the end it wasn't Xiao Ji who went to war? You didn't embarrass Xiao Ji, but instead planted a seed of trouble for our Wei Kingdom."
Emperor Wei glared at him fiercely.
Emperor Wei ordered: "Go and summon Minister Liu!"
The eunuch left and soon returned to the palace to report: "Prime Minister Liu said that he will not fight with Miss Gu's brother. If you want to fight, you can do it yourself."
Emperor Wei: "..."
What an unreliable prime minister!
The eunuch coughed lightly: "However, Prime Minister Liu has given you a suggestion—the honey trap."
Liu Yisheng's original intention was to have the Wei Emperor offer himself to Shangguan Yan, all cleaned up and packaged in a gift box.
However, Emperor Wei misunderstood and directly ordered the female official to send away his own daughter.
The trusted ministers and eunuchs were all convinced.
Your Majesty, have you not heard the rumors about this divine general of the six kingdoms?
Countless women offered him beauties, from princesses and noblewomen to commoners, but he didn't find any of them pleasing to the eye.
No, he's not good-looking at all!
Everyone was on tenterhooks for the little princess of Wei.
Emperor Wei has no sons, only this one daughter. If she offends Xuanyuan Xi and is killed, Emperor Wei will be without an heir!
When the princess of Wei heard that her own father wanted to offer her up as a bargaining chip for peace, she naturally disagreed. The palace servants advised her not to be willful, saying that the young general of the Xuanyuan family was extremely brave and famous throughout the world. If she went head-to-head with him, it would be the soldiers and civilians on the border who would suffer.
The princess of Wei clenched her small fists: "At worst... I'll kill him myself!"
...
The north wind howled, and fifty thousand Black Wind Cavalry pressed in.
Xuanyuan Xi wore the golden armor passed down from the Grand Marshal, with long legs and a tall and upright figure.
The cold, hard helmet visor fell down, obscuring this face that was the most beautiful in the six nations.
Three months ago, Black Wind King and Little Eleven engaged in a battle of kings.
No matter how unwilling Little Eleven was, it had to get Black Wind King to issue a challenge; this was the way the Black Wind Riders had passed down.
Only by defeating the Black Wind King and becoming the new ruler can it lead the Black Wind Cavalry to the next golden age.
After a fierce battle, the Black Wind King collapsed to the ground in a sorry state, but there was no trace of embarrassment or despair in its eyes. It seemed that it had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
The Black Wind Riders have ushered in a new era of inheritance.
It bowed to Little Eleven, acknowledging Little Eleven's status.
A new King of Black Wind has been born.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Xi was riding on the back of the new Black Wind King. The man and the horse were like a thousand troops, unstoppable!
"General," Wenren Chong whispered a reminder, "The Shadow Division has learned that the Wei Kingdom is planning a honey trap. Be careful."
Xuanyuan Xi didn't even lift his eyelids: "A honey trap? How could that be?"
He would never be attracted to those so-called beauties.
He said arrogantly, "None of them are as pretty as Jiaojiao!"
Wenren Chong stared intently and said, "My lord! It seems the Wei army is about to attack! Over there... over there, someone is attacking!"
Someone had indeed arrived, but... after taking a second look, Wenren Chong felt something was amiss.
What's coming?
Riding a... little white pony?
The person on horseback was also wearing armor, but it was clearly ill-fitting; the helmet was dangling precariously, as if it might fall off at any moment.
Wenren suddenly felt like a child wearing an adult's clothes.
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "My lord, I will go and fight!"
He's a complete novice; he could kill him in one move.
"Where are Xuanxuan, Xuanyuan Xi! Come out and face your death!"
The child spoke arrogantly, but whether out of fear or something else, his voice trembled and sounded somewhat childish.
Xuanyuan Xi frowned slightly, then spurred his horse and charged off.
The vast battlefield was filled with flying dust.
The two horses galloped off into the distance towards each other.
The man watched as Xuan Yuanxi, clad in golden armor, charged towards him like a war god from the heavens. The fierce killing intent emanating from him instantly terrified him, turning his face deathly pale.
"I...I...I...I came to kill—Waaah—I won't kill anymore—I want to go home—"
Little Wei Jun looked up and cried loudly!
The rest of the Wei army was simply unbearable to look at.
The helmet, already several sizes too big, fell off Xiao Weijun's head with a thud, revealing a small head. His long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, whipped by the strong wind, brushing against his delicate and lively face.
Xuanyuan Xi's expression froze.
His murderous aura faltered, and he abruptly tightened the reins, the sudden stop almost causing sparks to fly from Xiao Shiyi's hooves on the ground.
He stopped just three steps away from the other person.
He stared intently for a long time, trying to decipher the name, before finally tentatively calling out, "Xiaoxue?"
"Huh?" Shangguan Xue was taken aback, looking at him with teary eyes.
Xuanyuan Xi's aura was terrifying; she trembled at just a glance.
Xuanyuan Xi pushed the mask up, and feeling that wasn't enough, he simply took off his helmet: "It's me."
Shangguan Xue blinked her tear-filled eyes and asked blankly, "Jingkong?"
The usually stern and unsmiling young warrior revealed his first bright and captivating smile on the battlefield: "Xiaoxue!"
Shangguan Xue's eyes widened: "Jingkong!"
Time seemed to have turned back to many years ago, to the bustling Imperial Preceptor's Hall, where two little ones faced each other, flapping their little arms and leaning forward, one with a soft, sweet voice and the other with a childish, babyish voice.
"Minor Snow!"
"clearance!"
"Minor Snow!"
"clearance!"
"Minor Snow!"
"clearance!"
"Is it really you?" Xuanyuan Xi rode Little Eleven forward, and the already frightened little white horse trembled even more.
He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on her cheek with his fingertips. "You still haven't learned to ride a horse?"
"Mmm!" Shangguan Xue nodded, looking aggrieved.
"Then why are you still here to fight? And to kill me?"
Shangguan Xue said with a wronged expression, "I am a princess of Wei. If I don't come, I will be offered to that Xuanyuan Xi!"
Xuanyuan Xi smiled slightly, "So that's how it is."
"I..." Shangguan Xue's horse was scared, and she was scared too. Both of them were trembling violently.
Xuanyuan Xi couldn't help but chuckle and reached out his hand to her.
As people grow up, their hearts gradually become cold and hard. This is especially true for Xuanyuan Xi, who went to the battlefield at the age of twelve. His heart has long been fortified, and no one can easily enter it anymore.
They happened to meet at a young age when they were innocent and carefree, and had the most innocent and beautiful time together. She has always been deep in his heart, residing in the softest place in his heart like family.
Shangguan Xue hesitated for a moment before offering him her hand.
She also trusted Jingkong without reservation.
The chubby little hand I held when I was a child is now a slender, delicate hand of a young girl.
Xuanyuan Xi held her in his palm, and with his other hand gently pulled her up and lifted her onto Xiao Shiyi's horse, where she sat in front of him.
At this point, Shangguan Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The little princess, who is fearless, is surprisingly afraid of riding horses.
Xuanyuan Xi gripped the reins tightly, holding her protectively in his arms, and turned back.
The soldiers of both countries were astonished.
What's going on?
Weren't you two going to fight each other?
How did the killing turn into killing a horse?
Black Wind Rider: General, something's wrong with you!
Wei Jun: Princess, something's wrong with you!
Shangguan Xue was suffering from the aftereffects of horse sickness; her mind was a bit muddled, and she hadn't yet processed all of this.
Xuanyuan Xi didn't care.
He used his large body to shield her petite figure, and then put his helmet on her head, covering her delicate and beautiful face.
His cold gaze then swept over the Black Wind Riders, and everyone immediately lowered their heads.
They're all covered up so tightly, they can't see anything even if they wanted to.
Shangguan Xue was naive and unaware of Jingkong's intentions. She shook her helmet and said, "Hehe!"
Her back rested against Xuan Yuanxi's strong chest.
She wasn't an impolite person; she wouldn't normally get close to any man other than her own father, but he was Jingkong!
He is the kindest, bravest, most innocent, and most trustworthy little man in the world!
Shangguan Xue forgot that the little boy from back then is now fifteen years old.
He was a spirited young man.
The two rode on horseback, the young man protecting the person in his arms with both domineering and tenderness.
Compared to when he was a child and was kidnapped by assassins, he could only use his little steel teeth to bite the assassins and be dragged away together. Now he has absolute power.
No one can hurt her anymore.
Xiao Shiyi took a few steps, and Shangguan Xuexing's eyes widened: "I suddenly remembered, Jingkong, you can ride a horse? You're so amazing!"
Xuanyuan Xi smiled gently: "I have many more amazing things to tell you about later."
The boy's voice was clean and warm, like the gentlest breeze on the grassland.
"Yes!" Shangguan Xue nodded.
“I have written you many letters over the years,” Xuanyuan Xi said softly.
Although Yeonsan-kun's residence was empty, someone would regularly go to collect the letters every now and then. He didn't know where Xiaoxue had gone, so he could only send the letters there first.
Shangguan Xue frowned: "Really? I haven't received a single one! I've written you so many letters! But you haven't replied to any of them!"
Xuanyuan Xi narrowed his eyes slightly. Very well, he had been detained by the Wei Emperor.
Shangguan Xue sat in his lap, stroked the horse's mane, and asked, "Is this Little Eleven?"
Xuanyuan Xi said, "Hmm, you still recognize it?"
Shangguan Xue nodded, unable to help but exclaim in surprise, "Wow, Little Eleven is so impressive now!"
Little Eleven proudly raised its neck and strode off with an air of arrogance, seemingly unaware of its own family.
After learning it was Xiao Shiyi, Shangguan Xue's last bit of fear disappeared. She used to really like Xiao Shiyi when she was little!
As if remembering something, she asked again, "But Jingkong, why are you here? Do you know Xuanyuan Xi?"
Xuanyuan Xi smiled and said, "I know him."
"Is he good?" Shangguan Xue then asked.
Xuanyuan Xi said without changing his expression, "Very impressive."
Shangguan Xue turned pale with fright once again: "Then...then, will he kill me and my father?"
"No." Xuan Yuanxi suppressed the corners of his lips that had been turned up. "I assure you."
Shangguan Xue patted her chest with a sigh of relief: "Where do we go now?"
"Where do you want to go?" Xuanyuan Xi asked her.
Shangguan Xue tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Hmm... I want to see the teacher."
Xuanyuan Xi said meaningfully, "Meeting the parents..."
"Huh?" Shangguan Xue didn't understand.
Xuanyuan Xi smiled slightly: "I say yes."
There will be another chapter of my great-aunt's epilogue tomorrow.
Also, I'm not sure whether I should write about the origins of the Godfather and the first-aid kit (it's a bit science fiction-oriented, and I'm worried that people won't accept it). If I don't write about it, tomorrow will be the last chapter.
(End of this chapter)
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