kvmb Chapter 222 An evil spirit was born
Chapter 222 An evil spirit was born
There are four major political regimes in this world, namely Daliang, Beiyi, Xijiang and Donghai.
The East China Sea and the Western Frontier were in decline, each retreating to the east and west. Only Daliang and Beiyi in the middle were left, fighting each other, racking their brains to conquer each other and become the final overlord.
Before the fall of the previous dynasty, the flames of the uprising had already been ignited everywhere.
In order to avoid being disturbed by the northern barbarians when suppressing the rebels, the previous dynasty had to cede the three states of Qi, You and Liang on the northern defense line.
Taizu stood out among the heroes in the turbulent times and established Daliang. The northern barbarians were naturally anxious when they saw this.
Fight! Keep fighting!
How can we continue to take advantage of the situation if we don’t fight?
Chaos! Keep on messing around!
If there is no chaos, how can we take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters?
No matter how the northern barbarians beat their chests in frustration, Daliang still became a new generation of unified regime created by the turbulent times.
All right! Now that the situation has come to this, I will take advantage of the fact that Daliang has just been established and its foundation is unstable, and launch an invasion.
But soon, the abacus beads of the Northern Barbarians were smashed by Emperor Taizu of Liang. That was the first time that Emperor Taizu personally led an expedition after he ascended the throne.
Daliang defeated the Northern Barbarians outside the Great Wall. Not only did it teach the Northern Barbarians who wanted to cause trouble a severe lesson, it also recovered the three states of Qi, You and Liang.
After this battle, until Taizu's death, the northern barbarians never dared to attack Daliang again.
Later, when the Northern Yi saw that Taizu was dead, their desire to make a comeback began to flutter again.
Fortunately, the second emperor of Daliang, Taizong, could be considered a qualified monarch who maintained the status quo.
Although the internal affairs were unstable at that time due to the intertwined forces of the five major families in the court, Taizong still tried his best to mediate and used the power of the families to continue fighting against the covetous northern barbarians.
But during the reign of Emperor Huizong, he was weak and sickly, and was unable to do much about it.
The balance of power in the court slowly tilted towards the aristocratic families, and due to internal conflicts of interest among the aristocratic families, their defenses against the Northern Barbarians were gradually weakened, and the Northern Barbarians gained the upper hand again.
Fortunately, at this time a King of Yan named Chen Ji emerged in Daliang.
After Taizong's death, Huizong ascended the throne and the Prince of Yan went to the northern border.
The power struggle among the five great families directly resulted in the northern defense line becoming as fragile as paper under the iron cavalry of the northern barbarians.
At that time, the twelve-year-old Chen Ji came up with an idea, which was to use several elite troops consisting of dozens of people to launch surprise attacks at night, using his own advantages of small numbers and convenient command to attack the Northern Yi army whose command was poor at night.
The Northern Barbarians relied on their own strong military power and did not take the Northern Border Army seriously at all.
The large army, which was unprepared, suffered many losses at the hands of Chen Ji's night guerrillas. Only then did they slowly let go of their arrogance and began to strengthen their night patrols.
All is fair in war. Chen Ji certainly understood that continuous surprise attacks at night would make the Northern Barbarians prepare for defense, so he slowly changed other combat methods, but observing the Northern Barbarians at night had become a habit of his.
Over the years, Chen Ji's eyes can see a lot of things at night.
Like, now.
Luo Xiaoran was wearing a sky blue chest-length skirt today. Her chest had turned dark blue due to water stains, covering her well-developed chest. The dark water stains rose and fell with her breathing.
After just a glance, Chen Ji suddenly turned his head away. How could he have allowed Luo Xiaoran to walk into the candle-lit room and be seen by everyone else at the dinner table when she was like that?
Chen Ji remembered that Wei Lin found out last year that Luo Xiaoran was fourteen years old, so this year she would be fifteen. The day she turned one year old would be her coming-of-age day.
Luo Xiaoran had no idea what Chen Ji was thinking. She just felt that the behavior of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was so strange. It was bad enough that he was not talkative, but he also made some small movements that she couldn't understand.
"I've finished reading Chili, too. If there's nothing else, I'll give it to you!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Ji's heart, which had just been beating like a deer, immediately stopped beating (no), and immediately it felt like it was being tightly grasped by a big hand, and his chest felt stuffy.
I just arrived and she wants to drive me away. I'm like, am I so unwelcome?
Thinking of this, an evil spirit arose in King Yan's body.
You don't want me to stay here? I'm going against your will!
"My horse has been taken away by your old servant. I have something on it and I want to get it."
Luo Xiaoran was startled, then reacted, "Okay, follow me."
Luo Xiaoran took Chen Ji out of the vegetable garden and went straight to the stable.
It’s easy to go to the stable, it’s just a few steps away. Chen Ji leads the horse and gets on the horse and leaves. Perfect!
When Chen Ji followed Uncle Xiang in, he walked through a short corridor and saw two square flower beds with several pink and purple peonies in full bloom.
The room sandwiched between the two flower beds is where Luo Xiaoran and the others eat.
The room had two doors, one facing west between two flower beds.
One door faces south. Luo Xiaoran just ran out from the south door and found the well outside the room to cool off from the spiciness.
The room south of the well has a chimney and should be the kitchen.
Go straight ahead from the door between the two flower beds, cross a round archway, and you will see several fruit trees. On the right is the hanging flower gate leading to the backyard, and further ahead is Luo Xiaoran's large vegetable garden.
The stable was just to the south of the vegetable garden, and the two arrived there in just a few steps. This was something Chen Ji had not expected.
Chen Ji's horses were tied next to Chou Li, chewing the hay in the wooden trough made by Old Liu with an indifferent look.
Chou Li snorted uneasily, as if he didn't like the newcomer around him.
Seeing Chou Li's look, Luo Xiaoran said helplessly, "It seems that your horse has such a strong aura that it scared my horse, who has never seen the world."
The war horse was indeed evil, so Chen Ji stepped forward and wanted to touch Chou Li to comfort him.
For fear of scaring Luo Xiaoran, Chen Ji had already suppressed all the murderous aura he had acquired from years of fighting on the battlefield before entering Luo's house.
But as an animal, Chouli was obviously very sensitive to this. It seemed to be able to smell the smell of blood mixed with sand coming from the distant battlefield. It could not help but take a step back, leaving Chen Ji with nothing.
The slender, slightly calloused hand seemed to be frozen, suspended in mid-air, neither moving forward nor backward.
Luo Xiaoran pursed her lips, secretly cursing Chou Li for not giving face to Da Jiao. She also felt that Da Jiao's behavior just now was very embarrassing. She could only tell herself desperately not to laugh and make up for Chou Li:
"It seems that your Highness's horse is very worthy of its master. It even makes my ordinary horse afraid of it!"
Chen Ji withdrew his hand, but didn't take it to heart. He just said, "You don't have to call me 'Your Highness'."
"Yes, yes, I forgot!" Luo Xiaoran smiled, "You are here incognito today, and your humble abode is honored."
Looking at Luo Xiaoran's flattering expression, Chen Ji suddenly felt that the evil spirit in his heart dissipated, but he still felt a little helpless.
He felt that Luo Xiaoran's horses were quite loyal to their master, and they all kept their distance from him.
Although he emphasized that he did not come as a prince, Luo Xiaoran was also casual with him.
But he could feel that although Luo Xiaoran was extremely clear-headed, she was still distant from him deep down.