Chapter 205 Zhu Houzhao, the seventh-generation grandson of Taizu, invites the generals from Huaixi!

Fengyang.

In the Ming Dynasty, this is an extremely special place.

Because this is the birthplace of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only that, more than half of the founding heroes who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to establish the Ming Dynasty also came from this region.

That is the Huaixi Group that was once prominent in the early Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were three cities that were extremely important.

Yanjing, Jinling, and the last one, Fengyang.

Among them, Yanjing is the current capital, and Nanjing was the capital established by Emperor Taizu when the country was founded.

And Fengyang, to some extent, is even more special.

This is the birthplace of the Ming Dynasty and also the ancestral home of the Zhu family.

The day is empty.

In Fengyang Prefecture, beside a remote lake.

A man was lying casually on a protruding rock on the shore.

His black hair was casually draped behind him, his eyes were half open and half closed, and in his right hand, he held an ancient fishing rod.

Next to him stood a young man with a calm expression.

One person is lying down and the other is standing.

Neither of them spoke, as if they didn't know each other at all.

"You are so brave?"

After an unknown amount of time, the fishing man opened his eyes, turned to look at the young man, and spoke.

"As far as I know, the princes in the royal family are all coveting your position."

"How dare you leave Beijing alone in this situation?"

"You should know that you have no offspring now. If this news leaks out, the princes of various places will probably be overjoyed."

"As long as we get rid of you secretly, you won't even have to bear the stigma of being a rebel. The artifact will naturally move when the time comes."

The man looked up and smiled.

And from the man's words, there is no doubt about the identity of the standing young man, Emperor Ming Zhu Houzhao.

However, from the outside, Zhu Houzhao looked completely different from before, and it was obvious that he had disguised himself.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care at all about the man's teasing.

And the man's voice continued.

"Your Majesty, why have you come here in person?"

"But your majesty should also know that we will not interfere in the disputes within the Ming Dynasty."

"No matter how much they fight, they are all descendants of the Zhu family."

"Besides, now that we have Wang Yangming, Your Majesty should be able to suppress those princes."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao also raised his head.

"The former generals from Huaixi are the foundation of the country specially left by Taizu. Unless there is a danger of the country being overthrown, they must not be sent out lightly."

"Of course I understand this."

"Back in the Tumu Fortress, the Ming army was defeated and Emperor Yingzong was captured. In such a dangerous situation, the Huaixi ancestral land did not react at all, not to mention the several vassal kings in the country. I guess these are just children playing house in the eyes of the ancestors."

Zhu Houzhao chuckled.

"Your Majesty, you are too serious. The Battle of Tumubao was said to be an external enemy, but in fact it was more like a civil war."

"But there is one thing that Your Majesty is wrong. The ancestral land did take action back then. The foreign race invaded the pass and approached the capital."

"How can we ignore such a major event? In fact, before the war, some people were already in the capital."

“I just didn’t expect that Yu Qian would appear in the end.” The man shook his head and smiled.

"So that's how it is." Zhu Houzhao nodded and chuckled.

"Well, Your Majesty, please tell me your purpose. I think Your Majesty is willing to take the risk and leave the capital alone. It shouldn't be just to chat with this old man, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao immediately put away his smile.

The two men patted their sleeves one after another, then bent down slightly and said solemnly:

"Zhu Houzhao, the seventh-generation grandson of Taizu, invites all the generals from Huaixi to come out!"

The voice was clear, but it carried sound waves straight up into the sky.

Hearing this, the man slowly stood up and his brows frowned instantly.

"I have made my words very clear, and Your Majesty knows it too. Why bother yourself? Your Majesty should just..."

But this time, before the other party could finish speaking, Zhu Houzhao reached out and interrupted him.

"Temujin led 13 wings of troops to attack the Sui Dynasty, and annihilated hundreds of thousands of Sui Dynasty's elite troops in a battle at Yumen Pass. King Yang Lin was killed on the spot."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly changed the subject. The man was slightly stunned, but he only paused for a moment before speaking again:
"I also know about this."

"Once Yang Lin falls, the Sui Dynasty will indeed be in chaos."

"But it won't be that easy for Temujin to destroy the Sui Dynasty."

"All the nine founders of the Sui Dynasty were outstanding people. The Ming Dynasty still has the Huaixi generals. The Sui Dynasty has only existed for a few decades, but all of the nine founders died of old age. It's a joke."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Many people speculated that Yang Jian was leaving a legacy for future generations."

"But the facts prove that Yang Jian and the missing Nine Masters are obviously planning something."

The man waved his hand and said, "That's right. If Temujin marches straight in and forces the Sui Dynasty into a corner, their plan will certainly fail, but at the same time, those old antiques who have been hiding will inevitably jump out."

"Temujin may not have the upper hand. If they really fight hard, neither the Yuan or Sui will be in a good situation. So your majesty does not need to worry too much about the Mongols. Just sit back and watch the battle."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao shook his head and smiled.

"This happened a long time ago. The Yuan and Sui dynasties have already fought another war, and the battle report has just been sent back."

"Oh?"

The man raised his eyebrows. He understood that it was this battle that made Zhu Houzhao rush to Fengyang.

"Could it be that Temujin has won again and has marched into the heartland of the Sui Dynasty?"

Zhu Houzhao did not answer directly, but said to himself:

"A great war broke out between the Sui and Yuan dynasties in the Xiangfan region of the Song Dynasty."

"Gao Changsheng of the Sui Dynasty used the terrain of Xiangfan to deploy the Wuhou Eight Formations. After a fierce battle, the Qiexue army was completely destroyed, the Shatuo cavalry was completely destroyed, the Thirteen Wings were completely destroyed, and Temujin was captured."

"What?" For the first time, a look of surprise appeared on the man's face.

Zhu Houzhao's voice did not stop: "In addition, the last thing mentioned in the war report is that Gao Changsheng of the Great Sui Dynasty is suspected to be...Tongtian!"

"boom!"

Although the sound was low, it sounded like thunder.

The man stood up suddenly and looked at Zhu Houzhao in disbelief. The fishing rod in his hand slowly fell off.

"how is this possible?"

Seeing the man's wide eyes, Zhu Houzhao smiled again.

"Although it has not been confirmed, the Xiangfan formation did show its might."

The man opened his mouth for a long time before speaking again: "So your majesty is worried about the Great Sui Dynasty and Gao Changsheng."

"From what I know, your Majesty and Gao Changsheng seem to have a good relationship."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said, "Why do you have to say such nonsense, old man?"

"I do admire Gao Changsheng and am willing to be friends with him. I have even planned to form an alliance with the Sui Dynasty."

"But the times are different now. Temujin has been defeated miserably, and the morale of the Sui Dynasty is high."

"As for the countries surrounding the Great Sui Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty just closed its eyes and waited for death. Countries like Liyang and Beimang were no longer Gao Changsheng's opponents."

"As for the Mongols, if Mongke could unite the country, they would have the strength to fight, but in the short term, they would never provoke the Sui Dynasty."

"The most important thing is Gao Changsheng. If this person really steps into Tongtian, how terrifying he will be, everyone in the world knows."

"Even if the Battle of Xiangfan was an accident, once the Great Sui Dynasty annexed the surrounding countries, it would completely form a great force and dominate the nine continents."

"I am the Emperor Ming. Not to mention that I have only a passing friendship with Gao Changsheng, even if we are friends of life and death, in the face of the country and the people, I will not hesitate at all."

"In today's situation, it can be said that the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Mongols, but the Sui Dynasty and Gao Changsheng."

"Once Gao Changsheng completely controls the Sui army and clears up the chaos in the Sui Dynasty, he will inevitably burst out with extremely terrifying combat power."

"And don't forget, ancestor, the few people who disappeared during the Sui Dynasty are not necessarily dead, especially Gao and Yang."

"If that's true, Gao and Yang are two heroes, plus Gao Changsheng who is even better than them."

“Although Wang Yangming is powerful, he can only do so alone.”

Having said this, Zhu Houzhao paused, and then continued:

"The ancestor said that the generals of Huaixi would not be able to clear the situation unless it was a crisis. But in my opinion, the current situation is a crisis, and it is a crisis of national destruction."

As the words came out, a token appeared in Zhu Houzhao's right hand.

"I, with the golden order of Taizu, invite all the generals from Huaixi to come out of the mountains!"

Looking at the token in Zhu Houzhao's hand, the man was shocked and finally raised his hands slowly:

"Li Wenzhong, take the order!"

In Xiangyang City, the atmosphere seemed much more peaceful at this time because Li Shimin and others led their troops to set out one after another.

After all, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers who had just escaped from a sea of ​​blood and corpses, even if they did nothing, the murderous aura they unintentionally released was enough to scare anyone.

In the center of the city, in the mansion.

In front of Gao Changsheng stood two middle-aged men in Confucian robes. Before the expedition to Goguryeo, Gao Changsheng did not deliberately come into contact with the Sui Dynasty officialdom due to historical reasons, so he did not know many people in the court.

But now times have changed.

Especially after the triumphant return from Goguryeo, after several grand banquets, he was no longer unfamiliar with many important officials in the Daxing court.

"Greetings, Duke Qi."

One of them bowed.

"You are too polite, Minister Xiao."

Gao Changsheng waved his hand casually.

The person in front of him is one of the internal historians of the Sui Dynasty, that is, the Zhongshu Shilang.

Judging from his official position alone, he is not considered to be a high-ranking official.

However, this person's identity is somewhat special.

Because this person was born in the Lanling Xiao family, and he is the younger brother of the current Queen of the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu.

"Duke Qi defeated Temujin, saved the Sui Dynasty from danger, and avenged Yumen. It was truly a stunning battle. Xiao admires him."

Xiao Yu bowed deeply, his voice sounding extremely sincere.

Having been in the capital all the time, he knew better than anyone what impact the Yumen battle report had when it reached Daxing.

It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that the whole country is shaken and people are in panic.

From the imperial palace to the court, and even the entire Daxing, everything was in extreme panic.

Two hundred thousand elite soldiers, including the most powerful warriors of the Sui Dynasty and the King of Kaoshan, the pillar of the sky, all fell outside the Great Wall.

Faced with the aggressive Temujin, many people were already in despair.

Especially as the news of the army's defeat spread, all kinds of chaos occurred in various parts of the Sui Dynasty.

Faced with this situation, the court had no idea what to do and they wanted to suppress the news.

However, the bloody rain in the ancestral land of Hongnong and the terrifying vision in the sky of Daxing could not be suppressed at all in the eyes of those who were interested.

In fact, before Gao Changsheng returned, various rumors that the Sui Dynasty was about to fall had already spread throughout the country.

"You can save the fallen building and turn the tide. Pei also admires you."

Another voice also sounded, it was not someone else's, it was Pei Ju, the incarnation of Shi Zhixuan.

"How is Daxing now?"

Gao Changsheng asked casually.

"The battle report from Xiangfan was sent back to Daxing. Your Majesty has immediately informed the entire nation. Once the news came out, the whole country was excited."

Xiao Yu's voice was filled with joy.

Having said that, Xiao Yu quickly raised his head and looked at Gao Changsheng:
"Duke Qi, I am here on the orders of your majesty."

"I hope Duke Qi can return home as soon as possible after handling the Xiangfan incident."

Hearing this, Pei Ju on the side also smiled and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, the Queen, all the officials in the court, and even the people of Daxing are all looking forward to it now."

"After returning to the court this time, I believe Pei will respectfully address you as Your Majesty."

Hearing Pei Ju's voice, Xiao Yu did not refute.

When the battle report from Xiangfan was reported back, the entire Sui Dynasty knew everything that King Kaoshan had done. Coupled with Gao Changsheng's amazing achievements, his enthronement as king was already a foregone conclusion.

"I understand. I will return as soon as possible."

Gao Changsheng waved his hand.

"But is there anything unstable about Xiangfan or the Song Dynasty?" Xiao Yu did not question it.

The shocking battle had just ended. As it was a battlefield and a newly conquered place, even a fool would know that the situation must be complicated.

Moreover, Gao Changsheng’s current status does not allow him to leave whenever he wants.

"Haha, I'm just waiting for a few people here."

"If Minister Xiao is not in a hurry, you may rest in Xiangyang for a few days."

"No, no, I will only stay for one day and return to Daxing tomorrow to report to His Majesty and the Queen." Xiao Yu waved his hands repeatedly.

After a moment, Xiao Yu said goodbye and left.

Pei Ju was the only one left on the field.

At this moment, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in Gao Changsheng's raised eyes.

Pei Ju's heart skipped a beat unconsciously.

The flash of Gao Changsheng’s sword outside Daxing City was still vivid in his mind.

At that time, the other party was no longer someone he could deal with.

Not to mention Gao Changsheng at this time.

Baichuan completely wiped out the coalition forces of the two countries, and the Grandmaster broke into the top of Nanjing City.

If we talk about outside Daxing City, Gao Changsheng is just a newly rising genius with terrifying combat power.

After the capture of Nanjing in Beimang, Gao Changsheng had become a military god recognized by all nations and a true giant.

And now, we have defeated the Mongols, slaughtered the military god, captured the Cang Lang, and our formation is as powerful as the sky.

It is difficult for Shi Zhixuan to think of an adjective to describe Gao Changsheng today.

After thinking about it, perhaps the only word is terrible.

I believe that this is not only his impression, but also the unanimous impression in the minds of emperors and generals of neighboring countries and even all countries in the eastern part of Kyushu.

Especially Shi Zhixuan at this time.

Standing in front of Gao Changsheng, it felt like an ant facing a sea of ​​blood and the sky.

Unclear, unpredictable, small, and depressing.

This was a feeling he had never had since he became famous.

Shi Zhixuan knew very well that Xiao Yu's departure meant that his official identity as Pei Ju had lost its effectiveness.

The fact that Gao Changsheng did not let him leave undoubtedly proved that the other party had something to do with him.

"Evil King, we meet again."

Gao Changsheng spoke indifferently.

Shi Zhixuan did not hesitate and immediately raised his hand:

"Please speak, Duke Qi."

Shi Zhixuan is a smart man, so he didn't wait for Gao Changsheng to ask, but took the initiative to speak at the first moment.

"Mr. Gaotang."

Gao Changsheng uttered three words.

Shi Zhixuan understood instantly.

The Gaotang male fish Juluo disappeared during the Battle of Yumen, or even before the Battle of Yumen.

It's like disappearing from the face of the earth.

First came Lai Huer, then Yang Linying, and later Temujin and the Mongol generals were captured.

Now, the entire process of Yumen Pass is no longer a secret to Gao Changsheng.

From beginning to end, Yu Juluo never appeared in Yumen Pass.

But apart from Yumen Pass, there was no obvious war in other parts of the Sui Dynasty.

Then the disappearance of Yu Juluo must be due to the intervention of underworld forces.

Among the captives, Temujin is still seriously injured and unconscious, so he only got some clues about Yujuro's experience but could not confirm it.

This is also the reason why he approached Shi Zhixuan.

There are only two or three people in the Huajian Sect and Butian Pavilion where Shi Zhixuan is.

But anyone who really thinks that Shi Zhixuan is alone is really naive.

Not to mention the Wenxi Pei family to which Shi Zhixuan belongs, his title of the Evil King is very effective within the two sects and six paths. Another and most important point is that Shi Zhixuan also has certain connections in Buddhism.

"As far as Shi knows, it is very likely that Lord Gaotang was attacked by the Buddhist sect."

"But Shi has no idea who did it."

"But the one who could kill Lord Gaotang must be a giant in Buddhism. Looking throughout the Sui Dynasty, there are not many of them." Shi Zhixuan said in a deep voice.

"Lord Gaotang is not dead." Gao Changsheng said indifferently.

"What?" Shi Zhixuan exclaimed, but quickly reacted: "Shi understands, immediately use all the power at hand to find Gao Tanggong."

"Haha, you are not needed for Lord Gaotang's affairs. I will take care of them."

Gao Changsheng spoke softly.

There was no change in the tone, but Shi Zhixuan felt an inexplicable chill in his heart.

"I'm here to see you because I have something for you to do."

The sound came again.

Shi Zhixuan didn't have time to think about it: "Please give your orders, Duke Qi."

"Return to the Sui Dynasty, then go here and find..."

As soon as the words fell, Shi Zhixuan's eyes were obviously dull and doubtful, but he still quickly bowed: "Shi knows."

"Go ahead."

Gao Changsheng waved his hand:
"Also, tell those demonic cubs in the six paths of your two sects that after I return home, I don't want to see any more noise or disturbances."

(End of this chapter)