As soon as the New Year is over, winter is coming to an end. However, during this year's New Year's Day, except for the comfortable places in Sichuan and the wild places in Lingnan, wars are everywhere in China, and people are displaced. At this time, Anlu Mountain is in Luoyang, and Anqing is descending to Huainan.

, Shi Siming took Jingchu, and Ji Ruochen left Xijing. This dynasty has a large territory, and more than half of it has been reduced to human hands.

Even the bitterly cold land in the north of the Great Wall was an eventful autumn. Guo Ziyi suffered from his defeat in the first battle, so he offered a generous sum of money and asked for 20,000 elite cavalry from Huihe. Although the cold winter was not the time to use troops, Guo Ziyi relied on dozens of monks in the army to help him fight.

, still led a huge army to kill Fan Yang, preparing to take away the old nest of Anlu Mountain in one fell swoop. These Uighur cavalry are brave and good at fighting. They have experienced the wind and frost outside the Great Wall and are unstoppable in charging on the plains. They are a perfect match for the northern goblin cavalry in Anlu Mountain.

Although the people in Shu were not affected by the war, they were suffering in another way. Since the court was fighting against the rebels, they could not avoid arresting Ding. Although Shu was rich, the ordinary people were just trying to survive. This time, Ding was arrested

The tax increase was extremely heavy, almost half of the tax increase. The able-bodied men in the village were also taxed every three times. The people were immediately miserable. In some places where the annual performance was not very good, even the next year's seed grains were taxed. As for the

How they live, parents and officials don't care. If An Lushan is really allowed to change dynasties, they may not only lose their official positions, but also lose their wives, children, relatives, and friends' mansions and fine clothes. Therefore, they have to work extra hard on recruiting soldiers and grain.

Fortunately for the people of Lingnan, there were no man-made disasters, but there were many natural disasters. At this time of year, rocks were falling apart, springs were drying up, miasma was rising, or plagues were rampant. There were also many snakes, scorpions, and cantharis that should have been dormant during this season, wandering around.

He walked away, had a violent temper, and often hurt people. Lingnan was already sparsely populated, but due to this natural disaster, there was often no human habitation within dozens of miles.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, An Lushan had a great heart and held a banquet for all the ministers in the Dongdu Palace.

This wonderful banquet started at noon, and at dusk, all the founding fathers in the hall were drunk and in high spirits. An Lushan was even more drunk and his eyes were blurred, and his soul seemed to be floating out of desire. Looking around,

, the palace is full of confidant generals who have been with him for many years. Although all the drunkards are evil-looking and full of ugliness, it is more like a group of brothers who first entered the country. Naturally, there are many in this palace who actually have no ability.

He is just a person who has been following for a long time. An Lushan actually knew this very well. How could he not even have this ability to recognize people when he is sitting on the throne today?

But in the heart of this big-bellied Hu'er, the friendship between drinking together and eating meat in the same pot could never be forgotten, and it did not change slightly because he became a great treasure today. Therefore, he was also happy to see a group of people.

Old brothers share wealth and honor with me.

However, what made him a little unhappy was the absence of his general Ji Ruochen. This Ji Ruochen came out of nowhere and was able to make the world wholeheartedly assist him. He trained into an elite soldier within a few months and was invincible from then on. In the battle of Tongguan, he was even defeated

Ge Shuhan's army of 300,000 people became famous all over the world. Later, he used his troops like lightning to capture Xijing. In terms of military achievements alone, he was already the number one under Anlu Mountain. Although Shi Siming was still known as the number one, he had 200,000 soldiers and horses.

, far surpassing Ji Ruochen's 60,000 demon soldiers in number, but far inferior in terms of combat power. Some time ago, Shi Siming sent thousands of elite subordinates to Ji Ruochen's territory to capture soldiers and collect food, but they were defeated by an equal number of demon soldiers.

They killed them all and put their heads in baskets and sent them back. With Shi Siming's tyranny and brutality, it is really thought-provoking that he suffered such a big loss but just let it go.

An Lushan knew about this matter and thought about it seriously for a few days.

Guo Ziyi went deep into the territory alone, but suffered a huge defeat in Ji Ruochen's territory. Almost the entire army was wiped out. An Lushan also knew about it. He originally thought that Guo Ziyi's military skills were mediocre, so there was nothing to worry about. Who knew that Guo Ziyi could borrow money to return to He?

After the elite cavalry, a total of 5,000 troops and Huihe cavalry were taken as the vanguard, and they rushed towards Fan Yang. They fought with great momentum along the way, winning consecutive battles, and killed seven senior generals who were guarding various places in Anlu Mountain. For a time, the whole court in Luoyang was shocked.

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What's even more hateful is that Guo Ziyi obviously learned a lesson and took a big detour, far away from Hebei Road, which Ji Ruochen regarded as a forbidden area. Sometimes the place where Guo Ziyi's vanguard fought with An Lushan's troops was far away from where Ji Ruochen's demon army was stationed.

But it was only dozens of miles away, and because the flames of war had not yet entered Hebei Province, the demon army turned a blind eye. They watched their colleagues being killed and corpses strewn all over the field but did not move. An army also sent someone to ask for help, but the demon army also responded.

However, when he slowly dispatched his troops and arrived at the end of the field, the war had been over for a long time, and there was no trace of the momentum that he had when he rushed thousands of miles to kill the enemy. And Guo Ziyi actually dared to march straight forward, which is very intriguing.

.Isn't he afraid that Ji Ruochen will suddenly send his army north and cut his army into two sections? If there is no tacit understanding between Guo Ziyi and Ji Ruochen and everything is purely coincidental, this explanation may be a bit pale and weak.

A few days ago, some ministers who were always jealous of Ji Ruochen raised this issue, suggesting that Ji Ruochen should be sent a supervisory army to avoid the general's fate. Moreover, Ji Ruochen's movements were indeed suspicious. After breaking through Xijing with a thunderous force,

At this point, he stood still and allowed Emperor Ming to flee westward into Sichuan.

Although An Lushan also had doubts in his heart, he did not even think about the idea of ​​sending a supervisory army and refused. The supervisory army was a big reason why Emperor Ming was defeated like a mountain. Having learned from the past, An Lushan

How could Lushan be stupid enough to make the same mistake again? Furthermore, Ji Ruochen's demon army is powerful and disciplined. I heard that he himself was the most brave among all three armies.

In front of the battle, there are national warriors like Ji Tianxia in the army, such a person, and such a fierce soldier. What is the use of sending a supervisor? Even if Ji Ruochen has no intention to rebel, he may be forced to rebel. At this moment, the army

Most of the monks came from the Tao Te Sect, and Ji Ruochen had a close relationship with the Tao Tao Sect. If Ji Ruochen really wanted to deal with him, if the Tao Tao Sect fell out, it would be a big deal.

Moreover, An Lushan prided himself on being good at fortune-telling. From Ji Ruochen's eyes, he had never seen the slightest hint of an emperor's heart. This was the reason why he let Ji Ruochen build an army to plunder the land.

However, Ji Ruochen is really unpredictable now. This banquet was notified to the generals from all over the country half a month ago. Even Shi Siming and An Qingxu rushed back on horseback, but Ji Ruochen not only An

Guarding Xijing, there was no reply at all. This is really not the way to be a minister.

An Lushan was so drunk that he had a headache. Just as he was about to take a few sips of wine to moisten his throat, he suddenly felt that the scenery in front of him was different. He wiped his eyes hard and looked around, only to see that the wine glass in his hand was still there.

It turned into a strange dark red. An Lushan looked hesitantly into the palace, but saw that the pillars, banquets, and even the bodies of the maids serving the wine were all coated with a strange dark red color, and he realized that it was not just him who was dazzled.

The hall gradually became quiet. Except for a few drunk people, the other people looked at me and me, and they were a little at a loss. However, for some reason, everyone was covered in cold sweat, regardless of whether they were wiping silk on their sleeves.

I can't stop rubbing it, and the drunkenness has gone away long ago.

Suddenly, a military general stood up from the table, ran outside the palace, and looked up at the sky. With just one glance, he pointed at the sky and shouted like crazy: "Heaven! It's the sky! The sky has changed!"

After hearing this, all the ministers in the palace no longer cared about the courtesy of the monarch and ministers. They swarmed out of the palace and looked at the sky. Then everyone was dumbfounded. Outside the palace, the flowers, stones, trees, maids and ministers were as red as falling into the sea of ​​blood.

Heart-stopping.

With the support of six maids, An Lushan stood up with difficulty and staggered out of the palace. After entering Luoyang, even though it was only for a short period of time, An Lushan's belly was full of food and drinks every day while feasting with ministers.

As he grew older, he gained more than fifty kilograms at least. But in his desperation, he actually walked much more briskly. He rushed out of the hall with three steps at a time and looked up to the sky.

The main hall faces north and south, so naturally you can't see the strange things in the sky. However, when you look out of the hall, Anlu Mountain is as dumbfounded as the ministers and generals. After a while, even his legs started to tremble slightly.

The setting sun is like blood.

Regardless of whether they were civil servants or military generals, these four words flashed through their minds involuntarily among the few rough people who could not even read big characters.

It is almost dusk at this moment, and a sunset is hanging slanting in the sky, unwilling to sink into the sky for a long time. The setting sun is bright red, thick and bright, just like a blood cell, and it is even dripping drop by drop, dyeing half of the sky.

It's the color of blood! The color of blood is spreading silently in the air, winding its way towards Luoyang. This scene is like countless wounds being cut in the sky, and blood is constantly oozing out.

The bloody smell in the air was so thick that it seemed that it could not be dissolved, and it seemed to block everyone's breathing. Their mouths and noses were filled with bitter bloody smell.

Just when An Lushan's face turned pale and he could hardly breathe, a minister suddenly came out to pay homage, saying: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, on the auspicious occasion, Your Majesty spreads his grace widely and holds a banquet for all ministers.

At this time, a strange phenomenon appears in the sky, which is a sign of changes in the sky. The Holy One should comply with the will of heaven and unify the universe!"

This man had a great appearance in life, and his words were as loud as a bell, full of energy, and really meant to shake the deafened and send feedback, and indeed shook An Lushan out of his panic.

An Lushan was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly opened his small eyes and looked around. He saw that the small official kneeling in front of him looked very talented and kind-hearted. He tried to think about it and finally remembered that this person seemed to be named Lu. He was walking in the snow.

In Luoyang, he once read a poem about "Going to the God of the Sea in the Snow" and liked it very much, so he was promoted to a minor official whom he could not even name.

Now that the low-ranking official named Lu had made a start, all the ministers suddenly realized it. While scolding Lu Yan's shamelessness in their hearts, they stepped up their flattery to make up for it. The flattery was so overwhelming that An Lushan was drunk.

, in a happy mood, he invited the ministers back to the palace to have a banquet. Naturally, the emperor and his ministers had a great time, and they drank until they were drunk.

Until he was so drunk that he couldn't wake up, An Lushan thought he was full of joy. However, even in his sleep, there was always a bloody setting sun floating in front of his eyes.

After falling down suddenly on the dragon bed in the dormitory, An Lushan immediately made a loud noise and did not even hear the noise coming from outside the palace.

"Who is making a noise here? Disturbing His Majesty's rest?" Shi Siming's calm voice came from outside the palace, full of majesty. He had just personally helped An Lushan back to the palace, and he had not left yet.

"The urgent military information sent by General Ji of Xijing is because a young man dared to disturb the Holy Commander." The speaker seemed to be an officer who ordered the order. At this moment, the war was not extinguished, and An Lushan was from a barbarian background, so many rules had not yet been established.

, inside and outside the court, most people still follow the same routine as in the military.

"Bring it to me!" Shi Siming took the military intelligence document, opened it, and started reading. There were only a few lines in the document, so Shi Siming scanned it and was stunned on the spot.

The document said that Ji Ruochen no longer had any intention of fighting, and even disbanded the demon army under his command, leaving Xijing as an empty city.

This document was like a thunder, exploding in Shi Siming's mind. He had always regarded Ji Ruochen as his life and death enemy, but because he could not match him with military force, he had to find a way to get rid of Ji Ruochen in the temple. But before he had a chance,

When he started, Ji Ruochen had already hung up his seal and left, and even disbanded his demon army, leaving only an empty Xijing.

When he thought of the ancient imperial capital without soldiers garrisoned at this moment, an evil fire seemed to rise quietly in Shi Siming's heart. He held the document in hand and fell into deep thought.

Not to mention that the emperors and ministers in the eastern capital of Luoyang had their own thoughts, and after the setting sun appeared in different forms like blood, almost everyone in the world who had some knowledge of one or two hexagrams sensed it and worked hard to figure it out. After a while, everyone got something, but the results were different.

Some are worried, some are happy, some are frightened and some are crazy.

The East China Sea is roaring with strong winds and rough waves. The splashing water drops are like falling bloodstones under the setting sun. They are sad, beautiful and charming. Under the setting sun that is reluctant to fall to the west, half of the East China Sea seems to be boiling.

of blood pool.

A row of vicious waves as high as a hill passed over the sea. Countless islands and reefs were submerged under the blood waves, and then gradually emerged from the sea.

On the solitary reef, Ji Ruochen held Shura in his arms and sat like a statue, as if he was integrated with the reef. The empty waves crashed on him, splashing countless water splashes, and slowly flowed down his hair and cheeks.

Under the blood-stained sky, Ji Ruochen emerged from the sea of ​​blood, and the water flowing from his body was like thick plasma.

He was sitting like this. He didn't know how long he had been sitting there, and he didn't know how long he would be sitting there.

As the sun was about to set, he suddenly moved, raised his head, and looked to the west. On the sea, a slim green figure was walking on the waves. Although the sea was full of blood and the sky was extinguished, but where she was,

Even in extremely evil places, a glimmer of vitality emerges.

"Qingyi?" Ji Ruochen's rock-like face slowly melted.

Qing Yi stepped onto the lonely reef, knelt down in front of Ji Ruochen, put a pair of slender hands on his knees, looked up at his face, and after a moment said: "So you are here. Well, I have been looking for you for a long time.

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Ji Ruochen smiled and said: "No matter where I go, you can always find me if you want to find me. I didn't hide my breath from you." No matter how much gloom filled his heart, as long as he saw Qing Yi, he would be

There will always be an extra ray of sunshine, no matter in the past or now.

Compared with the gentleness of the past, Qing Yi was a little more calm and generous at this time. She said: "Now I have also found you. Have you thought clearly?"

Ji Ruochen was stunned for a moment, unable to answer for a moment. Over the past few days, his heart had been like a dead tree on a lonely reef, almost connected to the unconscious world. How could he have even thought about it?

Qing Yi was not surprised when she saw her, but Rou Rou said calmly: "You have always been so lazy, and I have to tell you what you should think about: you should go find her."

Ji Ruochen's heart beat slowly: "Who are you looking for?"

"Gu Qing." Qing Yi's eyes were as clear as water, so pure that he dared not look directly into them.
To be continued...