In autumn, the leaves gradually begin to turn yellow.

In the ninth year of Tianhui, under the hard-working rule of the second emperor Wu Qimai, the Jin Kingdom's national power was booming, and it ruled the world as the most powerful country in the world.

Datong, Xijing, was the military center of the Jin Kingdom in the southwest at this time, and Wanyan Zonghan's marshal's palace was located here. To a certain extent, it was almost a stronghold that could compete with the north.

However, although Wanyan Zonghan had a high status and was extremely powerful in the Jin Kingdom, after the death of Wanyan Zongwang, the former second prince of the Jin Kingdom, it was difficult for anyone among Aguda's legitimate sons to compete with him head-on, and there were often rumors from the outside world about him from the northern and southern courts.

However, there was not much major friction between the Jurchen court and the Marshal's Mansion. The reason was that there were still many Jurchen founding ministers in the court to keep the scene under control.

In particular, Wanyan Wu Qimai, the emperor who once stood out under Aguda but tempered his temper after he succeeded to the throne, becoming gentle internally and powerful externally, is still the brightest among all the stars at this time. This emperor

The emperor who could defeat a hundred on the battlefield and fight against tigers and bears was actually honest and kind in front of his own people. When he took over the throne, he was dragged down by a group of powerful ministers and beaten twenty times because of secretly drinking wine. He never resisted.

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After taking the throne, although the Jurchen army continued to conquer the south, the Jurchen domestic governance was actually stable and peaceful. On the one hand, Wu Qimai encouraged mulberry farming, on the other hand, he reformed the domestic system and made many efforts to eliminate slavery and improve the economic system.

During the third war, he had begun to implement the slave redemption system in the country, which protected the lives of slaves to a certain extent, and began to implement policies to suppress land annexation. Although the external war was fierce and harsh, the golden age during this period

The territory of the country indeed seemed peaceful and peaceful. As the lord of defense, Wu Qimai was worthy of his position as emperor.

With him in charge, the Jurchens seemed to move forward steadily. Even though they were as unruly as Zong Han, they still had enough respect and awe for them.

However, in the years since the country was pacified, there have indeed been many brilliant Jurchen heroes who have fallen one after another in the constant conquests.

The former Jurchen military god, the second prince Zong Wang, died of illness during the third Jurchen war.

The God of War Wanyan Loushi died in the battle of conquering the northwest four years ago.

In the eighth year of Tianhui, he met Banbo Jilie (the crown prince in the Jurchen Bojilie system), who was also Aguda. Wu Qimai's biological brother Wanyan Xie also died of illness. Xie was also among the people, although he was not as famous as Zonghan.

, Lou Shi has such outstanding military exploits that he is almost victorious in every battle. However, with his steady character, he is also a well-known general with a high status. In the first two military campaigns of the Jin Kingdom, although Zong Han and Zong Wang were each the marshal of an army,

In fact, it was Xie Ye who held the title of commander-in-chief. If he had not died, he would have been the next emperor of the Jin Kingdom.

In the same year, General Cibu was defeated in the battle of Yanzhou in the northwest, and was captured and beheaded after falling into a treacherous trick.

Generals died in hundreds of battles, and strong men returned after ten years. The death of each star did not stop the Jurchens' march forward. On the northern line of the Mongolian grassland, Shu Lie led thousands of cavalry to fight against the rising Mongolian tribes. The battle was slightly frustrated.

The troops participating in the expedition returned triumphantly from the south.

They entered from the south gate and presented their trophies to the generals. However, this time the army returned and brought back not much trophies. After all, its scale was not as large as that of Fawu. However, it held back the Jurchens for four consecutive years.

The pace of the campaign, and the Battle of the Northwest, in which the Jurchens lost two famous generals, indeed attracted the attention of many interested people.

The rebellious people who killed the king in the south, the demons in the northwest, and the powerful black flag army were finally crushed by the Jurchens' iron-blooded conquests.

A worn-out blood-stained military flag was presented as a trophy by the Jurchen army in front of Zong Han's throne. The generals of the Marshal's Mansion announced the fact that the Ning bandits had been beheaded by the formation and the entire Black Flag Army had been annihilated. As a result, rumors spread in the nearby streets and squares.

There were cheers. Regarding that army, the Jurchens in the Jin Kingdom who knew the inside story had a rather complicated attitude. On the one hand, the Lou family of the Jin Kingdom did not lose two generals and died in the northwest. Some people were willing to admit his power.

On the other hand, some Jurchens believed that such results showed that the Jin Kingdom had problems and was no longer as invincible as before. Of course, any view was temporarily diluted after the destruction of the Black Flag Army.

Chen Wenjun watched the return of the army in the crowd for a while. The city was bustling with excitement. Back at the mansion, Xiyin was practicing calligraphy in the study. When he saw her coming, he put down his pen and smiled: "Are you going to see Hui Shi? It's a bit boring."

Chen Wenjun shook his head and looked at the most conspicuous place in the study. Xiyin's study was mostly filled with calligraphy and painting relics from famous artists from the south. The one hanging in the center was already a painting that could not be called a famous artist.

word.

The king and his ministers are willing to bend their knees, but a son alone is sad.

The affairs of Xichuan are gone, the King of the North is so majestic.

He sacrificed his body to repay his heroic ancestors, scratched his head and cried to the sky.

If you are still here, who is Yunhan is dead!

This calligraphy written by Ning Yi was hung in the study room after Xi Yin returned from the north. It was hung in the corner at first. Since the beginning of the Northwest War, it has been constantly changing places. After the battle, Xi Yin once took the throne.

I had lowered it before, but then it was still hanging in the center. Today, it was finally moved to the center.

"The ruthless people are here, who is dead..." Chen Wenjun looked up at this word and read it softly. She had seen this word in the past, but when she read it again now, the complexity in her heart could no longer be explained to outsiders.

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Xiyin came closer: "Yes, Lin Lin is here... Ning Liheng was a good friend of Qin Siyuan before the regicide of the Wu Dynasty. I look back on the events of that year. The origins of Confucianism between Qin Siyuan in the Wu Dynasty and the death of Qin's eldest son

In Taiyuan, Qin Siyuan died at the hands of a traitor after being sent away. The second son of the Qin family started an uprising with Ning Liheng. The past three years in the northwest have been worthy of this sentence. I underestimated him. Unfortunately, I could not fight with him.

Let’s talk about it while we are still alive.”

Xiyin sighed slightly, and Chen Wenjun could understand more of the deeper meaning of his words. In the three years in the northwest, it was Xiyin's idea to keep the Jurchens behind and the Puppet Qi army in front. The reason was that the Jurchens were unable to do so due to the powerful black flag weapons.

After finding a good method of restraint, they first used the Puppet Qi army as the vanguard to test the artillery. The Jin Kingdom also continued to follow the war to improve the artillery.

Unexpectedly, the war dragged on and the war almost went on forever. Last year, Xiyin was beheaded at the top of Yanzhou City, and Xiyin felt extremely guilty. After that, the Jurchen army intensified its offensive. Now, although it has mastered artillery technology, it has also produced

However, Xi Yin always felt that he had his share of responsibility for the manpower and material resources invested in the Jurchen's death and the Jurchen's death in the past three years.

Chen Wenjun was silent for a moment, tilted his head and said, "I heard someone say that Ning Yi was full of tricks, and he might have cheated his way out this time. Have you seen his head?"

There was no emotion on her face. Xiyin looked at her and then smiled with a complex expression: "Some people do think so. In fact, the human head is not enough. Things chopped off on the battlefield can be recognized.

It's not difficult to fake it if it's sent over. Fan Hongji, who has been in contact with him, said that it is indeed Ning Yi's head, but there are mistakes."

He shook his head, looked at the words in front of him, and sighed: "Retreating troops from the court is not such a superficial matter. In fact, the Black Flag Army is not dead..."

Xi Yin paused for a moment when she said this, and saw a glimmer of light flashing in Chen Wenjun's eyes. She was worried about the Southern Dynasty and sympathized with the Black Flag Army. Xi Yin knew that, and Chen Wenjun didn't shy away from it, so he looked at her and smiled.

Laughing: "The battle in the northwest was extremely chaotic, and Liu Yu was incompetent to kill. Many things can only be understood now. Some of the Black Flag Army escaped from the northwest, and they even did more powerful things. We are all now

Still investigating. The remnants of the Black Flag Army have now turned to the southwest, and Ning Yi's golden cicada's escape may have been planned originally, but there are always surprises."

"What?" Chen Wenjun turned around.

"The battlefield is changing rapidly. He led the army to and from the dead several times. It is very possible that... the fake death turned into a real death, just like Lou Shi, who suddenly encountered an accident and no one expected it." Wanyan Xiyin said this

He looked at the matter with complicated eyes and sighed: "He can't be found within the Black Flag Army now... If I hadn't confirmed this matter, how could I have allowed him to withdraw even if there was a battle on the northern front. Once he died, the Black Flag Army would keep its troops.

A million is just a thought, just go away..."

Chen Wenjun was stunned for a moment, but only after this moment, he smiled bitterly.

"Then... what is the more powerful thing that the master said?"

"It was also my mistake. If Ning Liheng is still alive, there will be some trouble, but... if he dies, let Liu Yu and the others in the south have a headache. This is the news that I only learned recently..."

Xiyin looked at the words again and chatted casually with his wife...

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To the south, news about the destruction of the Black Flag Army and the beheading of the regicide rebel Ning Liheng is gradually spreading throughout the world.

In the Central Plains, although the war has stopped, the fruits of that war in this land are still too bitter to swallow.

Some information gradually appeared after the chaos of the war. After being known by some people, the situation became even more chaotic.

In the Daming Palace Palace, in the autumn after the war, Liu Yu began to become suspicious and panicked all day long. In the past few days, he had killed more than ten palace guards in a row.

Rumors coming from the bottom are spreading and expanding among people's mouths and ears.

According to legend, during the three-year Northwest War, the Black Flag Army forced many prisoners to surrender during the battle. And this forced surrender was not just a simple surrender. There are rumors that before the Northwest War began,

, after the Black Flag Army killed Lou Shi, the demon Ning Yi was already actively planning. He sent a large number of Black Flag soldiers scattered throughout the Central Plains, wherever crowds gathered.

When the Northwest War began, the Jurchens forced Daqi to send troops, and Liu Yu's forced conscription began in these places. At this time, the Central Plains had been baptized by three wars, and the original order had long been chaotic. Officials could no longer judge who was a good citizen and who was a good citizen based on their household registration.

In this forced conquest of the local people, almost all the black flag soldiers have infiltrated into Da Qi's army.

They are soldiers to begin with, and they naturally perform well in the army and get promoted easily. These people connect with the people around them and choose those who are strong and whose thoughts are inclined to the Black Flag Army to fight against the Black Flag Army on the battlefield.

The army surrendered, and in every battle, it passed information to the Black Flag Army. In that battle, a large number of people disappeared silently into the battlefield, becoming the nourishment for the Black Flag Army to grow.

This is not the scariest thing.

The most frightening thing is that there are still many people lurking in Daqi's army today. Some of them have become high-level generals, some are still developing members of the Black Flag Army, and some may even have been promoted.

He became Liu Yu's palace guard.

These days, every soldier Liu Yu sees looks like a lurking Black Flag member.

After several days, his spirit became weak.

The night wind was blowing, rolling up the leaves, and there seemed to be water dripping under the eaves.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... a thin and broken sound.

Liu Yu woke up from his sleep with a cold sweat on his back. He thought he saw a dark shadow beside the bed, and then... there was really a dark shadow beside the bed.

The man in black came over and clamped his mouth tightly with one hand like an iron hoop. His eyes were looking at him, face to face.

"emperor……"

When the voice sounded, the man took out a dagger, put it on his neck, made a gesture, and started to point the tip of the dagger at his eyes, and slowly pierced it.

"...Kill another emperor..."

Liu Yu struggled, but the strength in that hand was still increasing. His cheek bones were rattling, and there was a damp and hot feeling under the quilt. He was so frightened that he became incontinent and closed his eyes tightly.

The hand clamped around his mouth suddenly let go, and then hit it hard, and Liu Yu fainted.

When he woke up the next morning, the red mark on Liu Yu's face had not faded, and huge chaos had already occurred in the palace.

Rumors about inner demons and black flags are spreading among the people...
To be continued...