Infinite Throne

   Chapter 918 The Xia family has a daughter and vows to defend the country

  Xia Xiaoman attended the national meeting.

After listening to   , he looked worried.

   Although Yi Rin could roughly infer from Xia Xiaoman's reaction what was the reason for her troubles, he still asked Nie Hongxiu to make it clearer.

  Nie Hongxiu was able to do things effectively, eavesdropping on the side, and told the young master the content of the meeting succinctly.

"I see."

   All in all, because of the war.

   Today, within the Dagan Dynasty, the four vassal kings raised their troops in four directions and pushed them towards Qingdu.

   At the moment, the Daqian Dynasty is like a little sheep that is isolated and helpless, surrounded by four vassal kings and pushed by heavy troops, and it is in danger.

  Today's morning is about the Eastern Front.

  The King in the East was at the rear, but the front of the front line had already reached Lumenguan five hundred miles away.

  Lumen Pass is a natural dangerous city.

  Lumenguan is backed by two mountain ranges running from north to south in Dongsheng Shenzhou—Dongzhou Mountain and Huaishan Mountain.

  The two mountain ranges are dangerous, running through the north and the south, and they are endless.

  Speaking of which, when they arrived at the coast of the East China Sea from Qingdu four years ago, they even climbed over Dongzhou Mountain.

   It’s just that they all flew directly from the top of the mountain back then, and they didn’t experience the dangers of the mountain for themselves.

  East Zhou Mountain is connected with Huaishan Mountain, and the east is steep and cliffs.

   In the direction of the East China Sea, looking towards the Eastern Zhou Mountains and Huaishan Mountains, it is like a high wall, separating the eastern plains and Qingdu from the inside and outside of the gables.

  If you follow the normal marching route, if you want to easily climb over the natural dangers of "East Zhoushan and Huaishan", you must pass through Lumenguan and pass through the canyon at the junction of the two mountains.

   Once Lumenguan is occupied by the rebels, since the "East Zhou Mountains and Huaishan Mountains", it will be a plain area.

  Lumenguan is now in a very embarrassing situation.

   First, the terrain in front of Lumen Pass, except for a moat, there is no other terrain that can help defense;

   Second, the natural danger behind it means that reinforcements cannot enter Lumenguan from the hinterland of Dagan without an endless stream, and traffic restrictions are placed there.

  In the morning of this morning, there were many arguments.

  The voices of courtiers are roughly divided into two groups:

One of the factions recommends to defend Lumenguan at all costs, because Lumenguan is the frontage of the border between the hinterland and the eastern plains. Once Lumenguan is breached, the military will be greatly demoralized, and it can be said to be harmless to the rebel war that follows. Yili.

The other faction is to implement the people-oriented policy. They believe that the current Dagan Dynasty is divided into four fronts, the hinterland is empty, and the military strength is far less than that of the four vassal kings. Therefore, considering the preservation of strength, it is better to take the initiative to give up Lumen. Guan, camped and retreated behind the canyon, defending Tianguan, and blocking the millions of troops stationed in the East King from the natural danger.

The concepts of the two factions, in summary, seem to be both defending, but the way of defending is somewhat different. One is "hard" defending, which is to save face, and the other is "counseling" who shrinks his neck and weighs the pros and cons. Shou. It seems that the combat concepts of the two factions have their own advantages.

   Therefore, in the court today, the two factions of ministers were quarreling with each other. If there is a backbone here, and it is easy to make a conclusion and end the quarrel, that's all. The problem lies in the fact that there is currently no king in the court, only the empress dowager is behind him, and in the final analysis, it is still not on the stage.

  Auxiliary government is the auxiliary government. Even if the empress dowager has a high status, she must not openly interfere in the government affairs in the court as a mere daughter.

   "auxiliary" and "decision" are two different things.

  …

After   Nie Hongxiu told the young master about the quarrel at the meeting, he went back to the spiritual residence to rest.

   After shaking outside for a long time, she rarely came out, and she was satisfied.

   "Junior Brother, what do you think?"

   Jian Nanchun watched curiously as a palm-sized "elf" disappeared beside Yi Rin, he didn't ask any further questions.

  There are demons, demons, and spirits in the world. It seems that there is nothing strange about Junior Brother Lin Yi raising some quirky things to meet his daily needs.

  The hobbies of people and people cannot be generalized.

   Jian Nanchun doesn't care about the rise and fall of the Dagan Dynasty, he cares about Junior Sister Xia Xiaoman.

  Between the same family, as it should be.

   "Brother Jian is right," Yi Rin sighed softly: "The crux of the Dagan Dynasty is because there is no one who can suppress all the powerful Mingjuns of Xiaoxiao."

   "Yeah." Jian Nanchun nodded: "It's just that Emperor Xia Yuan died too early, not in time to regenerate a real son."

   He agreed with Junior Brother Lin Yi.

   After all, this is something for all to see.

   Throughout the five thousand years of history, the nine dynasties of all dynasties, when they were destroyed, were all destroyed by the hands of a Yongjun, and it has always been the case.

   Yi Rin did not follow up on Jian Nanchun's emotion.

Jian Nanchun continued to count with his fingers: "If Xia Jisheng changes his position, then among the men of the Xia clan who are still alive today, there will be the eldest prince, the second prince, and Xia Xingchen, the king of Zhennan. Absolutely, if he can continue his life for a few more years, the next leader of the country should be among them."

  Irin thought for a while, then turned around and asked, "Is it possible that one of the three princesses will become the emperor?"

"Aha?" Jian Nanchun was counting the emperor with his fingers, when he heard this, he squinted and sneered, as if he had heard a big joke: "Since ancient times, except for the daughter of the next continent, Dongsheng Shenzhou has always been from abroad. There is no precedent for a woman to be an emperor. Uh, the Seven Absolute Empresses are not counted. She can be called an 'Emperor' because she is invincible in the world, and is an 'Emperor of people', not an 'Emperor of a country'. All in all, this is impossible, even if it is big It can be accepted by all the officials of the whole dynasty, and it is impossible for the people of the world to accept it.”

   "A deeply ingrained idea..."

  Irin fell into contemplation and muttered to himself, no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

  …

   It was evening.

   Although Xia Xiaoman has fasted, he can eat or not. But the habit imprinted in her soul made her stomach growl and she walked out of the room.

   "Going for a walk?"

   Yi Rin looked at Xia Xiaoman's red and swollen eyes and asked a tentative question.

"it is good."

   Jian Nanchun wanted to keep up, but he later dismissed this annoying idea.

   Because when Lin Yi and Xia Xiaoman walked out of the courtyard, they didn't even look at him or even ask his opinion, as if they were superfluous.

   Jian Nanchun, who has been hit a lot, stands proudly on the roof again, as if he is independent from the world, and the shadows form a pair.

   Ignore the lonely Senior Brother Sword for now.

   Yi Rin and Xia Xiaoman, two brothers and sisters, put on their casual clothes and walked on the streets of Qingdu.

  In Qingdu, dusk and night meet, sunset and dusk, and the lanterns are beginning to come on.

"Senior brother, did you know that when I was a child, I always sneaked out to play on the street. Every time, my father was very frightened, afraid that something would happen to me." The two walked side by side, Xia Xiaoman looked at the familiar street, The people who come and go, the bustling night market, recalling the past, the eyes gradually blurred, and the voice was a little more sigh that did not belong to this age: "But after a certain incident, the father and emperor are no longer afraid."

  Irin wondered, "Why?"

   "Once, Xiaoman was bullied by a group of naughty boys and robbed Xiaoman of his candied fruit." Xia Xiaoman finally smiled: "I didn't reveal the identity of the eldest princess, but beat them all up."

  Xia Xiaoman took a few steps towards Yi Rin and brought his face closer.

Yi Rin was startled, thinking that Junior Sister was going to do something to him, Xia Xiaoman pointed to a shallow scar on his left lower jaw: "I was also injured by them. But later, this princess generously spared them the death penalty, It's okay, kid."

   "Uh...then what?"

   "Then, the royal father seemed very happy that night, and then he was very unhappy. I don't know why."

   After finishing this childhood episode, Xia Xiaoman raised his head and smiled, "Brother, do you know, Lumenguan, that is where my second sister married."

   Yi Rin looked at Xia Xiaoman, on the bustling street, quietly listening to his junior sister pour out her thoughts.

"Senior brother, when Xiaoman was actually in the mountain gate, he once thought that maybe he would abandon the identity of the eldest princess in this life, and it would be good to be a carefree cultivator. Brother, do you know that in Tianjianmen? The life of Xia Xiaoman is the happiest time in Xia Xiaoman's life."

  Irin: "Yeah."

"But," Xia Xiaoman took a deep breath: "Even if Xiaoman becomes a Jindan cultivator, even if Xiaoman's current lifespan is used and if he continues to cultivate slowly, he will be able to witness the rise and fall of several dynasties with his own eyes. Xiaoman's body, after all, is still the blood of the Xia clan. The emperor once said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."

  “?”

  Irin slowly made a question mark.

   Why does he feel that this is a bit familiar.

Xia Xiaoman continued: "The world is in chaos, although Xiaoman is a daughter, but I think there is always something Xiaoman can help, if you watch the Xia Dynasty collapse, maybe this matter, It will become Xiaoman's inner demon in his life, and it will be difficult to make progress in this life."

"so what?"

   Yi Rin guessed what Xia Xiaoman wanted to do from Xia Xiaoman's expression and tone.

   Or rather, she herself already knew what she could do.

   But Irin asked anyway.

   asked along the atmosphere.

  Xia Xiaoman's immature face showed a determination and perseverance that Yi Rin had never seen on her face: "I want to protect my brother in this big country."

   (end of this chapter)