203: Xi Yan Ye, Qin Shao's Wedding Night!
In today's capital, there is a big event and a small event.
This major event attracted everyone's attention, and it could even be said to be earth-shattering.
Princess Xiyan withdrew from the Dragon Temple, and the king decreed to establish the Princess Mansion.
After this decree was issued, it can be said that the world was shocked. Although the king did not expressly say it, his intentions were completely revealed.
There were also princesses before, and there used to be a princess mansion.
However, that is because the princess can no longer live in the palace after she gets married, so a princess mansion must be built outside the palace.
However, Princess Xiyan is not married now, but she has already established the Princess Mansion, and the residence of Xili is the Shaojun Mansion.
So this opposite relationship has been fully seen.
Many people were very surprised and puzzled, the king had such an intention, and he could have kept it secret (of course, there is no such idiom in this world), why did he make it known to the whole world?
Now even the traffickers know that the king intends to make the princess his heir.
After the king was paralyzed, he was completely insane!
Since His Majesty the Dragon Emperor unified the human kingdom, there has been no real queen in almost the entire three thousand years of history.
His Majesty the King wants to create history, even making the world an enemy.
This is a world where men are superior to women, how can women be kings?
The princes, nobles, and even commoners in the world are unwilling to see a queen enthroned, even if they don't have any hostility towards Princess Xiyan.
But women cannot be kings, this is the tradition of the human world, no matter who breaks this tradition, it is the enemy of the whole world.
And what is the status of King Jibian among the people?
Certainly supreme and awe-inspiring, but definitely not intimate.
He is very powerful, but he is neither the founding king nor the king of hegemony. Even in his hands, the expansion of the Nulang Kingdom officially fell into a calm state, and the 100,000 mountains blocked the millions of troops of the Nulang Kingdom.
He does not have the majesty, nor does he have the popular support to create history.
During the reign of King Jibian,
What is your greatest achievement? It was because of the loyalty of Rouran City that Nulang Kingdom gained an additional province in the west.
Furthermore, the entire civilian elite rose up with the support of the King Jibian.
Originally, the civilian management of the entire Nulang Kingdom could only reach the level of high-ranking warrior lords. At this time, with the support of the king Ji Bian, the cabinet and the high command already had civilian elites.
Therefore, the King Jibian is completely the benefactor and bole of the common people elites, without the King Jibian, the common people elites can hardly really stand out.
However, the moment the king ordered the Princess Mansion to be established, the entire civilian elite completely betrayed the king.
As a gathering place for civilian elites, the commoner branch of Wangcheng College, after learning of the king's will, all the commoner students immediately went on strike and sat in the square to resist the king's will.
All civilian elites are resisting the king's will.
Even though they had the chance to succeed today because of the kindness of the king Ji Bian, they would never tolerate a woman becoming the king of the Nulang Kingdom.
Moreover, without King Sibian, they could still serve Prince Zhili.
Because, Prince Xili also attaches great importance to civilian elites, didn't he see that Ling Ao has become his attendant? In the future, Ling Ao will even replace Turingtuo as the first military commander of the Nulang Kingdom.
There is a very cruel sentence, but it is true.
People are short-sighted and stupid, and civilians are even more so.
The civilian elites of Wangcheng College, and even the elites of the cabinet and the command department, all wishful thinking that after Prince Xili ascended the throne, the civilian elites will continue to be reused. The elite Ling Ao became his attendant.
You know, the former prince's attendant was at least the son of the Marquis.
Back then when he became king, Sauron became his attendant as the earl's son because he had no hope of becoming a crown prince.
And now, as the future king, Xili actually chose Ling Ao, a commoner elite, as his attendant, so there is no doubt that he will reuse the commoner elite after he ascended the throne.
However, none of the commoner elites saw that only Ling Ao was the only one who had signaled that Zhili reused the commoner elite's signal, and it was completely worth the money.
The reason why Xili took the position, and could even stand up to King Xibian, was that his only wish was that nobles and princes stood behind him.
There is a sentence that can describe the state of mind of the king.
I originally turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.
The commoner elite that the king had spent 20 years to support, all betrayed the king almost overnight, and all stood on the side of Prince Xili.
Moreover, there is a news that has spread intentionally or unintentionally, and the king has been paralyzed.
All of a sudden, Prince Xili already had the appearance of a king.
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After entering the royal city, Sauron received two invitations, one from Princess Xiyan and one from... Ling Ao.
That's right, it was Ling Ao, the attendant of Prince Xili.
Sauron said to one of the eunuchs, "Please take me to Princess Xiyan's mansion."
"Follow orders," said the eunuch.
Suddenly an eunuch next to him said: "Earl Sauron, this is your last chance to stand in line, once you miss it, there is no possibility of changing."
Sauron looked at the eunuch and said, "I have no other choice."
Then, the eunuch led the imperial guards and took Sauron to the princess mansion.
From the outer city to the inner city, Sauron suddenly found that this road was very familiar.
Half an hour later, I came outside the gate of the Princess Mansion.
Sure enough, it is very familiar, because Sauron has returned home, and the predecessor of this princess mansion is actually the Earl's Mansion of Tianshui.
In other words, the king drove Sauron out of the royal city, took back the Earl's Mansion, and then replaced it with a sign to become the Princess Mansion.
What is the deep meaning in this, it is completely unknown.
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At this time, countless lanterns were hung outside the princess mansion, and the lights were brightly lit.
Outside the princess mansion, there were eunuchs and warriors welcoming guests, and countless maids shuttled around.
Tonight is a big day, the king ordered the official establishment of the Princess Mansion, and a few days ago, almost all the nobles and princes in the world sent invitations, inviting them to the dinner party at the Princess Mansion.
However……
In front of the gate of the entire princess mansion, there is no one there.
There is not a carriage or a sedan chair.
Not only that, it turned out that when the Princess Mansion was the Earl's Mansion of Tianshui, there were many noble mansions on this street.
However, overnight, all the nobles on this street moved cleanly.
Everyone is drawing a clear line with Princess Xiyan, to be precise, with King Xibian.
It can be said that the moment the king issued a decree to announce the establishment of the princess mansion, he became a real loner and became an enemy of the whole world.
Not to mention, the news that King Ji Bian had been paralyzed had spread throughout the entire city of Nulang Wang in just a few days.
In the cruelest words, everyone is waiting for the death of King Xibian, and then His Highness Xili will become the new king.
As for His Highness Shili's failure in Tianshui City, Sauron successfully recaptured the territory of Tianshui City, which was a major event. However, in the face of the earth-shattering upheavals in Wangcheng, it is already insignificant, it is just a wisp of waves.
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Under the guidance of the eunuch, Sauron entered the Princess Mansion, which was the former Earl's Mansion of Tianshui.
When we came to the banquet hall, there were hundreds of tables and countless delicacies. Hundreds of eunuchs and maids stood in every part of the hall, trying to take care of everyone.
However……
In the entire banquet hall, there were maids, eunuchs, fine wine, delicacies, and feasting, but there was not a single guest.
Yes, not a single guest.
In the entire banquet hall, there were only two people, Princess Xiyan and Duke Xiting.
"Your Highness, Earl Sauron is here." The eunuch outside shouted.
Immediately, Duke Xiting greeted him immediately, and said, "The first or only guest of our dinner party has finally arrived."
Then, Duke Xiting stepped forward and hugged Sauron vigorously.
What an empty hall, there are hundreds of tables filled with delicious food and wine, but there is no one there.
"Oh, that's not right!" Duke Xiting said, "You are not a guest either, you are considered half a host, or even a host."
Then, Duke Xiting embraced Sauron and came to Princess Xiyan's table.
"Meet Your Highness the Princess." Sauron bowed and saluted.
Then, three people sit around a table.
"The banquet just started?" Sauron asked?
Xi Ting said: "It's almost over, there will be no guests."
Infinite sorrow suddenly filled Sauron's heart. He Bian had been on the throne for more than 20 years, and he was also one of the wisest and greatest kings in the kingdom's history.
However, tonight, he was slapped in the face by all the nobles and princes.
It was really one slap after another, slapped on the king's face.
"Your Highness, since the three of us are masters, we don't need to wait on you." Duke Xiting said.
Xiyan smiled and said, "No need."
Then, Xiting waved his hand, and all the maids and eunuchs left.
In the huge banquet hall, there was not a single guest, only three hosts, Xiyan, Xiting and Sauron.
"How late is Earl Sauron?" Duke Xiting asked, "Where is Gao Ningshi? Why didn't he come back?"
Sauron said: "Lu Yu was assassinated by the Netherworld, the thirteen assassins above Dragon Warrior level, Gao Ningshi and others have all been wiped out."
As soon as these words came out, Xiyan and Xiting's expressions completely changed.
Xi Li finally broke his face, completely disregarding the king Xi Bian's order not to kill.
Duke Xiting fell into incomparable sorrow, and sighed: "Gao Ningshi, he followed me 23 years ago, as if he became a part of my body, and now he is dead like this... It's really hard to get used to."
The three fell into silence.
Duke Xiting said: "Sauron, do you know that there will be a banquet tonight?"
"I know." Sauron said, "It's the engagement banquet of Ling Ao, the attendant of Xili."
Xi Ting said, "Do you know what's going on over there?"
Sauron said: "It's crowded with people."
Ji Ting smiled and said: "It's not just a crowded market. The nobles, princes, and civilian elites who went to the dinner party exceeded several thousand people. The carriage was blocked ten miles outside Duke Turing's mansion. The food, drinks, and venue prepared for the banquet were completely complete. Not enough, the tables have already been placed outside the street.”
Duke Xiting's voice was extremely sad.
Over there, it was only the engagement banquet for the servants of Xili, but it was full of people, so the banquet had to be held outside the street.
But here is the banquet held by the king's only daughter, Princess Xiyan, but there are not a single guest.
In other words, the current king's own blood is not as good as one percent of that of a slave.
Duke Xiting said: "Earl Sauron, do you know who is the only person who supports the Princess Mansion tonight?"
"Who?" Sauron asked.
"The brothel prostitutes in Wangcheng." Duke Xiting said, "To celebrate the establishment of the Princess Mansion, most of the brothel girls are discounted by 20."
After finishing speaking, Duke Xiting laughed out loud, and then drank a large glass of wine, tears falling down his face.
"I guessed that we would be very sad, but I didn't expect it to be so sad." Duke Xiting broke down in tears and said: "Sauron, we are enemies of the whole world, are you sure you want to continue?"
"Of course, I have no choice." Sauron said.
Duke Xiting said: "At worst, I have a life, and so does Xiyan, and what you have to pay is the entire Suo family and the five hundred miles of Tianshui City. Is it worth it?"
"I have no choice." Sauron said lightly.
Duke Xiting said with tears in his eyes, "Of the twenty-three princes in the world, twenty-two families stand on the side of Xili. There are thousands of nobles in the world, and 100% of them stand on the side of Xili. There are only three of us, oh no, only one People, that person is you, only you can cross the river to fight, you alone have to fight against twenty-two princes and thousands of nobles, do we still have hope? Now even the king is regarded as a puppet by many people , do we still have hope?"
That's right, on Princess Xiyan's side now, Xiyan can't make a move in person, and neither can Xiting. The only one who can really fight is Sauron.
He has to face twenty-two princes, thousands of nobles, and countless civilian elites.
Against the whole world, is there any hope?
"One leaf blinds your eyes." Sauron sneered, "Those nobles, those princes, you just treat him like a pig or a dog! Although this battle is extremely difficult, don't forget that I had nothing half a year ago, but now I have regained everything." Getting to Tianshui City is as difficult as going to heaven, and I have already accomplished two of them."
That's right, two pieces.
The first thing is to get the Noble Warrior Medal.
The second thing is to take back Tianshui City.
Sauron said: "Now, what I want to accomplish is the third task that is as difficult as heaven, to destroy Xili, and make Princess Xiyan enthroned as king."
At this time, Princess Xiyan finally spoke for the first time: "Why? Why are you so firmly on my side?"
Sauron said word by word: "Because I and Xili are already irreconcilable."
Sheyan looked at Sauron and said, "The three of us have no way out. Just yesterday, I left the Dragon Temple, which means that I cannot get the protection of the temple. Once I fail, death means nothing to me." It's the best ending, Sauron, I have no other skills, the only advantage is... trust."
Trust, for a monarch, may be the greatest gift to his subjects.
Princess Xiyan raised her glass and said, "That's right, it's trust, even if I am your lord. But... I am willing to obey your will, your performance has completely conquered us, and our strategy will be completely deployed by you in the future. Will is our direction. No matter what will you issue, we will do our best."
Sauron was stunned, and Princess Xiyan made him a pillar of the sky with a word.
Then, he raised his wine glass and said, "A scholar dies for his confidant."
Duke Xiting said: "Sauron, I hope you have a plan that can make us agree to this war that is almost impossible to win, this war of one person against the whole world."
"It is a corner against the whole country." Sauron nodded and said, "I have a three-step strategy in mind. Once these three-step strategies are completed, we will win most of this decisive battle."
Xiyan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said, "Please tell me."
Sauron said: "The first step is to block the fatal counterattack of the Shili forces against Tianshui City, because for a long time, Tianshui City will be our only base, source of troops, and source of money."
That's right, Sauron's Tianshui City is the only territorial force in Xiyan's camp.
Once Sauron and Tianshui City are destroyed, Xiyan will be completely defeated in this kingdom's civil war.
Therefore, this counterattack by Xili will definitely be extremely fierce and terrifying, like the momentum of thunder.
Duke Xiting said: "How will the Xili forces counterattack Tianshui City?"
"It should come from the sea." Sauron said: "Treat me as I am. There will be countless fake pirates attacking Chaoshi Island from the sea, cutting off our only current source of income, and then invading Tianshui City. , completely destroying Soxhlet’s foundation.”
Then, Sauron said: "Let me guess, how many forces will join this so-called pirate? The Linhai Guishi, the Yingzhou Fleet that has been subdued by Ashiro, and the princes who are the most traded in the navy. Strong Luanyang City."
Duke Xiting said: "With the combined efforts of the three families, there will be more than 50,000 sailors."
"It must be more than 50,000, or even far more." Sauron said, "Anyway, in the name of pirates, the more the better."
Xi Ting said: "Then this battle will be extremely difficult, our navy is less than three thousand."
"It's difficult." Sauron said: "But you must win. Only by winning the fatal blow from Shili can you survive. Only then will you have the opportunity to carry out the second and third steps of strategy."
Xi Ting said: "Then what is the second strategy?"
Sauron said: "The second step of the strategy is to help her defeat her younger brother Ashiro, the target character Ashiro, help her ascend to the position of Rouran City Lord, and then support Her Royal Highness."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Xiting and Princess Xiyan lit up.
The second step can be called a stroke of magic.
First of all, Ashili is a woman. Once she succeeds to the position of Rouran City Lord, it will break the precedent that women cannot succeed.
Secondly, once Ashi Liren supported Xiyan, it would be like tearing a huge crack in the power of the princes.
The Rouran Ash family is the largest princes in the Nulang Kingdom, with an army of hundreds of thousands and the best cavalry in the world.
Once it gets the support of Rouran City, the Xiyan camp will be even more powerful, and its significance is no less than the Normandy landing battle of World War II.
Therefore, once the second step is successful, it will completely change Princess Xiyan's current absolutely unfavorable situation.
"What about the third step?" Xi Ting asked.
Sauron said: "Attack the enemy to kill the heart, destroy Linhai City, kill Gui Xingling and all his sons, support Gui Qinshao to become the second female prince, and let her serve Her Highness the Princess."
As soon as these words came out, Ji Ting looked at Sauron in disbelief and said, "So, on that night a few months ago, you had already planned on Gui Qinshao?"
Sauron nodded and said, "Yes, I planted some seeds on her body, and then I'm waiting to reap."
At this moment, an eunuch came in and said: "Ling Ao sent a second invitation card, inviting Earl Sauron to attend his engagement dinner with Miss Gui Qinshao."
Sauron smiled and said: "Since someone is so enthusiastic, then I'll be a bad guest."
Then, Sauron left the princess mansion and headed for Duke Turing's mansion in a carriage.
If Ling Ao knew that his beloved bride, Hong Wan had been "stolen" by Sauron, would he be completely crazy?
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