Chapter 1,537: The Emperors hegemony returns to dust
Liu Yu had already expected this result. He smiled calmly and solemnly performed a military salute: "I will obey your Majesty's imperial edict and humbly obey your orders."
After Sima Yao made this announcement, he looked around with satisfaction and said, "Get off and go back to Jiankang."
Half an hour later, the crowded theater stage had become empty. The stands that were crowded just now were already empty. Liu Yu still stood quietly in the center of the venue, looking at the pile of rubbish left behind by Xi Chao's death.
Iron, especially the Qinglong mask among the scrap iron, was silent.
Murong Lan had already changed into the clothes of a Han common woman, with a brocade skirt and a green handkerchief covering her head. Although she was dressed as a village woman, she still couldn't hide her natural beauty. She stood beside Liu Yu and looked at the pile of
Scrap Iron murmured: "It's over, everything is finally over."
Liu Yu's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and he shook his head: "No, although Qinglong is dead, the mafia still exists. I have made their secrets public today, and I have already become a fire and water with them. It will be difficult to turn back. The battle has just begun."
, is far from over.”
A trace of helplessness flashed in Murong Lan's eyes: "Brother Lang, do you really have to keep fighting like this? Fighting over and over again, when will it come to an end? Qinglong is dead, and the person who has been deliberately trying to harm you is dead.
Well, look at him, such a peerless hero will eventually be wiped out and nothing will be left. What’s the point of the imperial hegemony being wiped out in the blink of an eye?”
Liu Yu turned to look at Murong Lan: "Aiqin, I know what you mean. You want me to give up the idea of the Northern Expedition and live in peace from now on. As long as I don't bother, those people won't harm me, and
, this way you won’t conflict with your elder brother or your tribe, right?”
Murong Lan sighed faintly: "I can give up everything for you, abandon my relatives and tribe, give up my identity as a princess, and just want to be your wife, just to live this life peacefully, Brother Lang, why
Can't you make a little concession for me? I know your ambitions and ambitions for the Northern Expedition, but you have tried and worked hard many times over the years. To realize your wish, you will inevitably have to walk through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Is this really the result you want?"
Liu Yu closed his eyes for a long time before murmuring: "When I was a boy, I didn't know the difficulty of the Northern Expedition. I thought that with a lot of blood, I could invade the Central Plains, recover the lost land, and achieve great achievements. But now after all these years,
I just know how difficult this road is. You are right, the Northern Expedition will bring war and pain, but even if I don’t make the Northern Expedition, won’t the people in the north suffer?”
He opened his eyes and looked at Murong Lan's face. There was a hint of panic in Yi Ren's eyes, as if she couldn't face his burning eyes. Liu Yu held her shoulders and said seriously: "We are in Guanzhong now.
Qin was still fighting bloody battles. The battles were so brutal that the population was cut off. Fu Deng's army even collected the bodies of the dead on both sides after each battle, pickled them with salt, and put them on carts as military rations, which were called cooked food before each battle.
, the soldiers are all happy when they hear about the battle, because as long as they survive after the battle, they will have cooked food to eat."
"And Yao Chang was not much better. He fought for years and saw back and forth. Even many of his Qiang people couldn't stand it and betrayed him. At the most difficult time, when the two armies fought at night, they were unable to break through each other.
At the defense line, the soldiers even cried loudly, and then collapsed at the same time. Love my relatives, throughout the ages, in terms of the brutality of wars, I am afraid that nothing can compare with it in Guanzhong now."
Murong Lan's expression was gloomy: "Yes, our Hebei province has been war-torn for many years and is dilapidated, but compared with the current Guanzhong, it is simply a paradise. Brother Lang, the war in the north is like this, even though it was caused by my eldest brother and Yao Chang
, but they are not cruel and murderous people. My elder brother said that he will recuperate, stabilize Hebei, and no longer let the people suffer from the war. If he can do it, why do you insist on not letting him go?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "Your eldest brother may be able to do it, but what about your nephews? It is impossible for Murong Bao to convince the public. The other sons are very ambitious. Once your eldest brother dies, they will inevitably launch a war to seize the throne. By then, Hebei
The people will fall into misery again. Dear dear, you are choosing to escape and numb yourself because you don't dare to face such a result!"
Murong Lan closed her eyes, and a line of clear tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She murmured: "Maybe, but I am a member of the Murong family after all. Even if I follow you, I can't just watch you destroy my country.
Kill my people, if one day in the future it is true as you said, then you want to go north to Hebei, I will not stop you, but at least now, Hebei is relatively stable, I think you don’t want the people who have finally found peace,
Fall back into the misery of war."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Our own affairs in Dajin are not over yet. How can we have the power of the Northern Expedition? Dear dear, you are overthinking. I chose to side with the emperor this time just to stabilize the internal affairs of Jin Dynasty, because
I also want to understand now that the reason why the Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty failed was not because of insufficient military strength, but because of the constraints of the aristocratic family and the manipulation behind the scenes. Therefore, I will take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor to take back the imperial power and use the land and manpower in the hands of the aristocratic family.
Only in this way can we safely go to the Northern Expedition. Once there is a change in the north, the people will look forward to the king. In this way, I have the right time, place, people and people in my hands, and can achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost."
Murong Lan sighed quietly: "These are your businesses, I will not participate in them. Now I am just your wife, the daughter of the people Zang Aiqin. I have owed too much to Xingdi over the years, and I must make compensation."
Liu Yu said seriously: "I am about to go to Beijing to stay in the guard. I can't worry about you. The mafia can't harm me. They may use you, my mother, my brother, and Xingdi as a breakthrough point, so,
You must protect yourself."
Murong Lan smiled slightly: "Anyway, I have been the intelligence leader of Dayan for many years. Not taking the initiative does not mean that I have no ability to protect myself. Moreover, with the dragnet laid by your fat man, even if it is as powerful as the mafia
, it’s not that easy to harm us. However, Brother Xing is in the hands of the Xie family now, are you really sure that they are willing to stand with you? "
Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "After all, the Xie family is not a mafia, nor is it Xi Chao. After this incident, my wife must have seen clearly that the general trend is irreversible. His Majesty is young and powerful and wants to take charge of the government. However, the common people of Jin Dynasty have no regard for the family's influence.
The anger is unstoppable. If you have the wisdom to hand over the fields and manors that do not belong to you as soon as possible, and dedicate the villagers and servants in these places to the country, you will have the best of both worlds. If you are like Diao Kui and still want to occupy these wealth and power, you will eventually be in trouble.