Therefore, on the road to Donglin Kingdom, Shao Yan saw countless beggars and refugees. Shao Yan stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the endless river, stretched out his arms and took a deep breath. After another three hours,
The big ship was about to berth at the dock of Donglin Kingdom. Shao Yan suddenly felt unprecedented nervousness deep in his heart. Even every time the oars of the ship paddled, his heartbeat would speed up. Impersonating a prince is not a trivial matter. If a flaw is revealed, even if
Ten heads are not enough to chop off
"Brother Shao, what are you thinking about?" Bai Ruxue came over holding a sword. Xueyu's death made her unable to escape from the grief for a while, but this girl didn't shed a single tear. In addition, in Shao for the past two days,
Under Yan’s careful comfort, I felt much better.
"Oh, it's nothing, just take a look at the scenery." Shao Yan concealed his inner nervousness and said with a smile.
"We will arrive in Donglin in two or three hours. It would be great if my mother is still alive. The family can return to their hometown happily." Bai Ruxue looked into the distance and sighed.
Seeing Bai Ruxue mentioning sad things again, Shao Yan deliberately interrupted: "Ruxue, which one do you think is bigger, Donglin or Nanliang?"
Bai Ruxue smiled sweetly, "Brother Shao, why do you ask that? Of course it's the Nanliang Kingdom. Among the three countries, our Donglin Kingdom is the smallest in terms of population and area. The Nanliang Kingdom is known as the largest country in the Central Plains.
Western Chu ranks second. Wars are often launched between the three countries, especially along the border. In the past two years, Western Chu has repeatedly invaded our Donglin border. The current emperor is wise and decisive and has sent a large number of troops to station at the mouth of the river. Western Chu's wolfish ambitions
I didn't succeed, it's just that once the war breaks out, it's the people who will suffer." Having said this, Bai Ruxue sighed deeply.
"Oh, that's it." In fact, Shao Yan had already learned about these situations from Bai Mei. Seeing that this girl spoke clearly and eloquently, Shao Yan felt that she looked like a heroine in terms of temperament and words, so he thought to himself
, if I can become emperor in the future, I will definitely make this girl a general.
In order not to let Bai Ruxue think of sad things, Shao Yan then asked her about some domestic and international situations, and Bai Ruxue explained them to him one by one. The two sat on the bow of the boat, talking and laughing, and unknowingly, the three
Time passed, and the big ship docked at the dock of Donglin Kingdom. This place is called Laohekou, located at the northernmost tip of Donglin Kingdom. It is more than ten miles away from Luojing, the capital of Donglin Kingdom, and compared with the green mountains of Nanliang Kingdom.
Green Water, this side of Donglin Kingdom is mainly composed of plains, and it is rare to see a few short earth slopes.
Accompanied by everyone, Shao Yan quickly entered the capital city of Luojing. However, the Luojing in front of him was not as prosperous as Shao Yan imagined. Both sides of the street were empty, with few pedestrians and few shops open.
Yes, and white lanterns were hung on the beams of every house, as if they were holding a funeral together. Bai Mei's face suddenly changed, and he grabbed a passerby and asked: "Brother, what happened? Why is every family doing this?"
Hanging white lanterns"
The man took a careful look at Shao Yan and the others, and said suspiciously: "Looking at the way you are dressed, you must not be locals. I can't help you if I tell you that the current emperor passed away last night."
"What - what?" Bai Mei suddenly lost color. He couldn't help but tilted his body and almost fell to the ground. Bai Mei was highly regarded by the old emperor Chen Jiyuan back then. For him, this was undoubtedly shocking news.
In feudal society, when an emperor dies, the whole country usually mourns for three days. In other words, during these three days, no one is allowed to do business, hold happy events, or wear red or purple.
Shao Yan is familiar with history and is naturally familiar with these regulations. However, he would never have thought that he would have to go to mourn his 'father' and inherit the throne of Donglin Kingdom just after he came back. Think about how terrible it all is.
Incredible, like in a dream
"The country cannot live without a king for a day, and without further delay, we should send His Royal Highness back to the palace as soon as possible," Bai Mei said, holding back her sadness. Bai Ruxue and others agreed, but Shao Yan didn't care. For this reason, even if
It's too late to regret
Yun Yun took out a golden robe from his baggage. It was very beautiful with an eight-clawed dragon embroidered on it. This was the dragon robe that Shao Yan saw in the TV series. Since ancient times, only emperors are worthy of wearing nine-clawed dragon robes and so on.
Decreasingly, when you reach the prince, there are only six claws left. The prince is at the head of the princes, so he naturally has two more claws.
Shao Yan put on an eight-claw dragon robe, black cloth boots, and an exquisite square hat. He instantly transformed from a gangster into a responsive Crown Prince.
Under the leadership of Yun Yun, Shao Yan and others formally marched towards the palace. When the gate guards along the way saw the prince, they all knelt on the ground and shouted a thousand years ago. Shao Yan felt very proud. This kid will forget everything when he gets proud. It's a pity that
There aren’t many people outside the city today, otherwise I’d really have to show off.
After passing five city gates in a row, everyone finally arrived at the entrance of the palace. Shao Yan got off his horse, led Bai Mei and others through the palace gate and walked inside. However, they were stopped by a dozen armored guardsmen. The leader
It was a tall and mighty middle-aged man, obviously the commander of the Royal Forest Army. The man came forward with his men and kowtowed: "My subordinate Zhao Dezhu has seen His Highness the Crown Prince, he is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"Since you know it is me, why are you still blocking me?" Shao Yan said disdainfully. Yun Yun, Bai Mei, and Bai Ruxue dismounted one after another. Zhang Er, Zhang San, Wang Wu and the four masters saw someone blocking the way in front of them, and immediately
draw swords against each other
Zhao Dezhu looked embarrassed and said: "Your Highness, please calm down. Your uncle has an order. No one is allowed to enter the palace without his permission."
"Uncle? Which uncle?" Shao Yan's face was full of astonishment, and he reminded him with white eyebrows that the uncle Zhao Dezhu mentioned was called Guo Wei, and he was the younger brother of the current queen. The emperor trusted him very much, and he would go to court when he was seriously ill.
All affairs, big and small, were left to him, and Guo Wei gradually took control of the power in the DPRK.
Shao Yan was very unhappy. He had heard Bai Mei say before that the old emperor of Donglin Kingdom was a rare wise king, but now it seemed that he was nothing more than that. There were not many good emperors who always reused their relatives. In the end, the country would either change hands or be ruined.
The world is in chaos
Seeing Zhao Dezhu's arrogant face, he knew at a glance that he was not a good guy. Shao Yan snorted coldly and said, "According to General Zhao's wishes, I have to get the approval of my uncle before I return home."
"This..." Zhao Dezhu rolled his eyes and said, "How about this? How about your highness and Mr. Bai go to a nearby post house to rest first, and then wait for your subordinates to inform the uncle, and then go to greet you?"
"Then what if I don't want to?" Shao Yan was angry in his heart. Damn it, what kind of bullshit uncle is he? He clearly wants to take advantage of the emperor's death to plot to usurp the throne. Humph, you dare to give me a blow. We will see when the time comes.
How can I deal with you?
Seeing Shao Yan's unusually cold expression, Zhao Dezhu felt guilty and speechless. Shao Yan didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he immediately broke in with his men. Zhao Dezhu gave an order, and all the imperial guards drew their swords to block their way.
"Zhao Dezhu, I think you are really capable of covering up. If you dare to stop this prince from entering the palace, you will rebel against you. To the east, west, northwest, give this prince a lesson."
The four masters waved their scimitars and slashed at the imperial guards. Zhao Dezhu had seen the power of the four masters. This guy just wanted the prince to retreat in the face of difficulties, but he didn't expect the prince to actually take action. Now the emperor passed away, and soon
The empress prince is the emperor. Even if Zhao Dezhu had the courage, he would not dare to go against the future emperor. He quickly made a gesture to order all the imperial guards to disperse.
"Uncle Guo has arrived!" At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the palace, surrounded by a large group of eunuchs. The man was wearing mourning clothes and a black veil on his head, with deep eyes.
His forehead was already covered with wrinkles, and there was a hint of malicious smile hidden on his face.
Seeing the adulterous look on that man's face, Shao Yan secretly cried out, when did I end up with such an uncle? How fucking sad.
"See you, Uncle Guo!" Zhao Dezhu and other imperial guards knelt down to greet him. Bai Mei, Yun Yun and others were about to step forward to salute, but Shao Yan hurriedly said: "Uncle Guo is not an outsider, so these red tapes will be temporarily waived."
Although Guo Wei was a little unhappy in his heart, he couldn't show it. From the moment he saw Shao Yan, his eyes were fixed on Shao Yan. Shao Yan suddenly felt uncomfortable. What was he looking at?
Look, be careful I'll beat you up
"Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo" Baimei saw Guo Wei's eyes widened and didn't speak for a long time, so he called out quietly a few times.