Chapter IX Thermopylae Pass
Among the three ghost officials in a row of statues in the mountain temple, the three ghost officials, the pig's head, the ghost's face was frightening and the eyebrows were fierce, as if they were last night. The little ghosts were all familiar with each other, but the main hall of the heavy building and the temple disappeared. Yang Nan knew in his heart that the real temple would not usually manifest in front of mortals. Just seeing these three ghost officials, you would know that the dream was very real.
However, how can mortals wander? This question is not something that Yang Nan can explain now, so he had to put it aside and ignore it. The small copper coin on his chest also turned into a dark look, and there was no trace of light. The experience last night was like a dream but not a dream, but not a truth but not a truth. All the cause and effect came from this copper coin.
After passing Qingbi Mountain, you will arrive at Hot Spring Pass, which is the most important pass to the east of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Outside the Hot Spring Pass is Tianzhou, which connects the East China Sea at the end of Tianzhou. It is rumored that there are countless island countries in the East China Sea, including foreign countries, with many ethnic groups. From time to time, foreign merchant ships come to the East China Sea, disembark at Tianzhou, and then change into horse-drawn carriages to traffic in the twelve continents of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, Hot Spring Pass has become the main throat connecting Chang'an to Tianzhou.
Since it is a major trade road, there are endless people here, and there are many people from foreign races. Yang Nan had even seen many foreign devils in his previous life. It was not surprising to see blond hair, blue eyes or black people at this time. The Yuan Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years and has imposing all directions. It is normal for foreigners to come to the dynasty, and ordinary people are not surprised to see foreigners.
Yang Nan was walking in the crowd and led the horse, but Chi Yang looked alert and suddenly frowned when he looked at the closing door, "Brother, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Yang Nan asked curiously when he saw Chi Yang frowning.
Chiyang pointed to the clever soldier at the close of the door and said solemnly: "It's strange! In the past, there were many hot spring business trips, and it was generally impossible to investigate so closely. Today, the search was suddenly so strict, something must have happened!" He was trusted by the old Duke, and Yang Nan's safety was all up to him, so he had to be extremely vigilant!
Yang Nanding looked at him and his eyes grew a lot after swallowing the ghost pill. At this moment, he saw a very familiar person standing in the high city of Wenquan Pass!
"Uncle Fourth? Why is he here?" Yang Nan's face changed and he suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart! It felt like a cloud was shrouding in his heart!
"What? Is that your fourth uncle Yang Cheng?" Chi Yang became even more terrified! The thirteen sons born to the old Duke are not simple characters. It's okay to be civil servants, and they don't have any threat to Yang Nan, but the other few who joined the army are extraordinary. As the marching supervisor of Pingnan Road in Dongzhou, the Qier Yang Yi became the general of the Chong'an Prefecture in Nanzhou. The twelfth son Yang Lan was only forty years old, but he is the leader of the guards of His Royal Highness the current crown prince! As soon as the emperor passed away, he would immediately take advantage of the opportunity to become the chief supervisor of the Imperial Guard!!!
These three people are outstanding and are a temporary hero. As the general manager of Pingnan, Dongzhou, Yang Cheng is even more ruthless. Except for the power of the old country, he can still suppress him. How could the rest of the philosophers take into consideration?
In addition, he defected to King Anping of Dongzhou, and his power increased even more. The emperor was critically ill and his father passed away. The marching supervisor of Pingnan Road was not filial to the Duke's mansion, nor to defend his master in the imperial city. What exactly did he want to do when he came to this Hot Spring Pass?
Yang Nan and Chi Yang looked at each other, and both knew that Yang Cheng was really bad at the visitor this time!
"My fourth uncle has always been convinced by his grandfather. He passed away last night. In today's world, except for his master, Li Gan, King Anping, only the emperor can suppress him. It is said that he doesn't even buy the prince! His subordinates have a group of death warriors, and even demons and monsters have joined his tent. With him here, I think it's difficult to get through!" After all, it's his own family. Yang Nan knows very well about this arrogant and arrogant fourth uncle. If he falls into his hands, he will definitely not have a good ending!
Chiyang also frowned. He had been in the Duke's Mansion for many years and had long heard of the style of the old Duke's twelve sons. Except for one or two who were kind-hearted, the rest were not good!
Not to mention that Yang Nan doesn’t know much Taoism at this time, even if he can change his magical powers, he can’t hide the eyes of the group of strangers under Yang Cheng!
‘I really don’t know how the old Duke, who has always been honest and peaceful and righteous, gave birth to more than ten cruel and ruthless sons?’ Chiyang muttered in his heart, but suddenly he thought that he didn’t respect the old Duke very much, so he quickly spitted a few times and threw away the idea.
Yang Nan saw the disapproving look on Chiyang's face. He smiled bitterly in his heart. The old man had many wives and concubines, which was nothing in the Yuan Dynasty. It was just that the legitimate son Yang Yuan, who was Yang Nan's cheap father, died unexpectedly. The old man always suspected that it was the other sons who attacked him. He hated him and never took care of them again, but just put his mind on Yang Nan.
These more than ten sons have defected to the current emperor's sons who have deep ambitions. With the face of the old master, the Confucian master, as long as they have the intention to throne, which princes, the princes refuse to accept it?
They got together, like a fly touching honey, which was so gluey and paint!
Even if the old Duke would not help them, for his son, who would not be able to sell some face for the sake of his official position? This huge connection is the greatest capital! If you can inherit the position of Duke, it would be more legitimate!
Therefore, whether the twelve sons were for their own masters or for the position of Duke of the State, they regarded Yang Nan as a thorn in their eyes, and they wanted to get rid of it quickly.
Chiyang sighed and said, "These are all skillful. People in Taoism talk about realm and strength. More of the mortals are plotting and plotting. The substitutes arranged by the old duke can't hide them from their eyes. Now Yang Cheng is probably coming for you." The reason why Yang Cheng abandoned everything and came to the Hot Spring Pass was not for Yang Nan, and why?
Yang Nan smiled bitterly, and he was also very hated. He had already taken a step back and hoped that everyone would be safe. How could these uncles be so aggressive that they would never give up if they didn't cut themselves down! How could they have any family affection? I'm afraid that when they meet, they either you die or I live!
The Yuan Dynasty paid a legitimate opinion. In fact, if Yang Nan did not run away from home, the Duke of the Kingdom would definitely fall on him. Even if the new emperor ascended the throne, he would not dare to disobey the wishes of those Duke-sect officials! As a veteran of the three dynasties, the old Duke would still have a huge influence. As the eldest son and grandson, Yang Nan should inherit the Duke of the Kingdom. Which of the twelve sons born to the concubine could compete with him for the Duke of the Kingdom on the surface?
Even if Yang Nan runs away from home, if he comes back in the future, the person who takes up the Duke of the Kingdom will have to give up his seat obediently!
Otherwise, wouldn’t the connections accumulated by the old Duke Yang Pu over the past 50 years be easy to mess with? No matter how powerful Yang Cheng is, he cannot stop the countless disciples left by the old Duke!
Therefore, it is reasonable for the twelve uncles to kill Yang Nan. Only when he really dies can he deserve the title of Duke of the Kingdom.
But will Yang Nan surrender and be obediently waiting for slaughter?
‘One day, I will make you regret this heartless act today!’ A cold light flashed in Yang Nan’s eyes, and his face became a little ruthless.
Seeing his troubles, Chiyang comforted him, "You asked Kunlun that this hardship will also help you practice. Now you need to find a safe way to get out of the pass. After passing the hot spring pass, it is Tianzhou. There are waterways everywhere and the Hun River passes through it. We can get to the foot of Kunlun Mountain by boat. It will not be easy for them to find you again."
Yang Nan frowned and said, "But since the Fourth Uncle has been here, he is probably not able to disguise himself and change his appearance. What else can we think of now?"
Chiyang thought about it, but couldn't think of any good idea for a while. The two sat down at a tea shop in front of the pass. Anyway, there were endless business trips, so Yang Cheng couldn't find them for a while.
Sure enough, there were guests in the tea shop talking about the strange phenomenon of the sky falling west at midnight last night. The sky falling west, and the sound was like thunder. Yuping Mountain outside Chang'an City suddenly collapsed halfway with the thunder. Early this morning, the sick emperor heard about the old Duke, the crown prince and the elder Yang Pu of the three dynasties died and passed away for a long time. The emperor felt very distressed. Although he was addicted to the alchemy, he also respected the mentor who assisted the three emperors. So as soon as the sky was dawn, he led his sick body to the court to order civil and military officials to wear filial piety and go to the Duke's Mansion to mourn.
At the same time, the imperial city's "Rare Birds and Beasts" was ordered to send spiritual eagles to convey the world: all the twelve continents of the Great Yuan Dynasty set up spiritual seats in the prefectures and roads, and they were hanged together for three days to express their condolences.
The Ling Diao travels thousands of miles a day and is the fastest spirit beast raised by the imperial city. It has been conveyed to the world in a few days. Although the Hot Spring Pass is far away from Chang'an, the news is actually faster than that of the Ling Diao! The two drinkers also looked sad when they talked about the old Duke.
Yang Nan listened to the conversation between the drinker. Although he tried his best to calm down, he could not help but show a sad look on his face. Chi Yang did not stop him. Yang Pu, as a recognized Confucian master in the world, was deeply loved by all the scholars and officials. When the drinker talked about it, everyone in the shop showed a sad face, which was not inferior to Yang Nan.
The old Duke was buried in the imperial tomb seven days later in the Duke's mansion. He was in the same tomb as the former emperors of all dynasties. It was also considered that he was extremely mournful after his death.
Yang Nan swallowed his tears and said silently in his heart: "Grandpa, you have kept your efforts to your grandson in mind, but I hope that the immortal path will be successful in one day. My grandson will definitely return your kindness in this life!"
The drinker talked about the funeral of the Duke and the emperor's condition. At this time, the kings gathered in Chang'an City, the emperor was seriously ill and could not go to court. The prince Li Hui supervised the country, but any new and old changes were tense and full of dangers. Although the princess did not lead troops into the city, who could tell how many soldiers were lurking outside Chang'an City at this time?
Even in Chang'an City, there was a battle between dragons and tigers. The prince first mobilized the four battalions of troops in Chang'an City to conduct a major purge in the Imperial Guards. The palace guards changed the round like a lantern, and killed more than 200 people in less than two days! Then he began to repel enemy officials, demoted dozens of ministers in a row, shocking the kings!
These are common methods used by the new emperor before ascending the throne, but how can such methods ensure those who are forbearing lurking among people?
The princes and princes of the Great Yuan Dynasty were all smart! They formed cliques and cliques to promote private affairs, and gathered together to form small groups.
I am afraid that once the emperor dies, blood will flow into Chang'an City. It may not be necessary who will become the emperor at that time...
This place is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and even the six auxiliary cities Weiyang City are hundreds of miles away. The drinker then took the courage to talk about the various secrets of Chang'an. After hearing this, Yang Nan sighed that the celestial phenomena were already chaotic, the sky was broken, and the monsters were in chaos, and the dynasty was in turmoil and uneasy, so the world seemed to be troubled from now on!
The two drinkers were drunk and were drunk. When Tan Xing was in high spirits, a team of soldiers suddenly arrived and caught them without saying a word! The head officer sneered: "In the territory of the dynasty, you dare to discuss the government affairs. You are so brave!"
When the two drinkers saw the officers and soldiers, they were half awake and begged for mercy. The officer grabbed the two bold and unlucky people and was about to kill a warning to them. How could they let them go? They were about to pull them out and beheaded and displayed to the public. Seeing that the officers and soldiers were really fierce and domineering, Yang Nan frowned and was about to come forward to stop them, but Chiyang pulled his sleeve and signaled that it was not too much.
Yang Nan was stunned and two drinkers were pulled to the tea shop. Two soldiers were about to cut off with steel knives in their hands. Suddenly, they heard a soft shout: "Stop!"
A woman dressed in an ordinary village girl walked out of the crowd. She looked at the two soldiers who wanted to kill and said lightly: "God has a good life. These two people just lost their days after drinking and were not guilty. It is rumored that although the Emperor Dayuan was addicted to the alchemy, he was kind by nature and did not like to kill. Could it be that the new emperor would disobey his father's will before he ascended the throne?"
This village girl has a dark face and looks ordinary, but her voice is extremely cold and clear, and it penetrates everyone's ears like ice water, making people feel chilled all over her body!
The officer saw that the person who came was just an ordinary village girl, raised his eyebrows and said with a grim smile: "Bold! A small village girl dares to discuss the new emperor! I took you and beheaded with these two sinners to the public!"
Chapter completed!