Chapter 92: Different Experiences From Ancient Times to the Present

Xie Nandu said, "His Majesty the Emperor only has three princes."

The Empress was the only one in Emperor Liang's harem. The Empress had always been in poor health, so after giving birth to three princes and two princesses, she never had any more children. Among the three princes, the third prince is now only in his teens. In fact, the only ones who are most likely to become princes are the eldest prince and the second prince.

This is the attitude of Emperor Liang towards these two princes. He has always been unclear. He has never favored anyone. He seems to treat them equally, but everyone knows that the eldest prince has a greater chance.

Chen Chao asked, "Why?"

Xie Nandu looked at him and said calmly, "Because the eldest prince is getting married recently."

Chen Chao frowned and said, "You didn't say that you will be established as a prince after getting married, right?"

"The princess married by the eldest prince is the daughter of the northern general."

This matter is still very secret and not many people know about it.

Chen Chao nodded and understood. There were rumors in the market that there were two pillars in the Daliang Dynasty. The Guardian Envoy, in fact, to a certain extent, the Northern General outside is even more important.

There are too many factors that affect the inheritance of the throne of the Liang Dynasty, but this will definitely be one of them.

Chen Chao sighed with emotion, "That guard envoy doesn't have a daughter, otherwise he would probably be robbed of his head."

Xie Nandu said softly, "Since he is married to the general's daughter, the possibility of the eldest prince sitting on that seat is naturally higher, not to mention that His Highness is also extremely outstanding. He is not necessarily the emperor for the Liang Dynasty." bad thing."

Chen Chao frowned and said, "As a man, anyone with a bloody nature will always be competitive. Ordinary people's families may have a falling out over their family property, no matter how respectful they are. What's more, this is a world where half of them are likely to sit down." It’s normal for the second prince to want to compete for that position, but if he wants to compete for the throne, the most important thing for him is to marry you, right? "

These words were said so suddenly that Xie Nandu was not prepared. She frowned and said nothing.

There were only a few Wangyou monks in the Liang Dynasty, but the dean was definitely one of them, and his influence in the court was definitely no worse than those two.

As his close disciple, if Xie Nandu marries the second prince, the effect will probably be the same as if the eldest prince marries the general's daughter, not to mention that she has the Xie family behind her.

"If I don't want to marry, no one can marry me."

Xie Nandu glanced at Chen Chao, pushed open the door, and walked into the courtyard.

Chen Chao followed behind, his smile unabated.

Although marriages often happen between aristocratic families, girls like Xie Nandu who are destined to have a bright future naturally don't have to worry about it.

No one is willing to send his talented descendant to another family.

The two sat down in the yard, and Chen Chao asked, "Want to bake?"

Xie Nandu shook his head, "No."

Chen Chao nodded and gave up.

He put the wooden box casually

On one side, it seemed that he didn't pay much attention to what was inside.

The moonlight is nice tonight, which is actually very suitable for chatting.

Xie Nandu was silent for a while and then said, "A few months ago, you were still worrying about heavenly money. Now as long as you are willing to nod your head, there is no shortage of elixirs to reach the realm of forgetfulness, and it is definitely the most powerful one." Okay, the second prince will be happy to give you these things."

Chen Chao said, "This is what I wanted when I went to guard the envoy's residence. Of course, the condition is to win the first prize in Wanliuhui."

"I actually want to know what you want? Maybe you can talk about your dream."

Xie Nandu's eyes suddenly lit up. She seemed to like this topic very much and wanted to get some answers she wanted here.

Chen Chao said helplessly, "Although I really want to say something about saving the world from fire and water for the sake of world peace, but I'm sorry, that's really not what I want to do."

The look in Xie Nandu's eyes dimmed, but she still said, "It doesn't matter."

Chen Chao glanced at her, smiled and said, "Actually, you can talk about your dreams and so on. I think it must have something to do with Mobei, the Demon King's Court or something like that."

Regarding this matter, Xie Nandu has never told anyone. She has been studying since she came to Shendu and has never said these things. She also never said it when she was at Bailu Ancestral Temple. But in fact, it was very long ago. , she had such a dream.

After looking at Chen Chao for a long time, the girl smiled and said, "Maybe this dream seems ridiculous to others, but to me, it is something I want to spend my whole life doing."

Chen Chao said extremely seriously, "I won't laugh, no matter how funny it is."

"Before I say this, I want to tell a story."

Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao. The girl's eyes no longer looked happy, but instead became a little heavy.

That story is about the whole world.

Many years ago, the academy was not on the shore of Nanhu Lake.

The academy has not moved for thousands of years. The place where the academy existed was the capital of that dynasty. But one day hundreds of years ago, the academy had to move south, and the people living in the north also had to move. Going south, the dynasty at that time was called Dayun.

That day was an absolutely shameful day for the entire human race.

In fact, from that day until now, it has been a shame for the human race.

I don't know when it started, but those monsters have been in the north. They established the Demon King Court and opposed the human race from north to south. During this period, there were constant frictions and casualties on both sides. Although the Demon King Court would go south every once in a while to slaughter the human race, it always harmed one or two states. Although this made people angry, there was nothing they could do.

This situation existed for many years until the Dayun Dynasty hundreds of years ago, when the monsters went south in large numbers and the entire north of the human race was occupied by the monsters. Countless people died in the hands of the monsters. It was a purgatory

, a truly terrifying thing.

"There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and countless bones. The blood stained the earth. Not only was there no grass growing for thousands of miles? The monsters were rampant, and the human race was just a lamb to be slaughtered."

Xie Nandu was very calm. Although she had not seen such a situation with her own eyes, she had read it repeatedly in the book, and could imagine the tragic scene and empathize with it.

That was indeed a disaster for the entire human race.

Chen Chao remained silent. He also knew about this matter, although he didn't know it as clearly as Xie Nandu.

Xie Nandu said calmly, "The reign title of the emperor of Dayun Dynasty was Yong'an. It's ridiculous to mention this reign title now."

Yong'an is naturally a beautiful vision, but now it can only be ridiculed by others.

That humiliation to the human race was called the Yong'an Rebellion by historians.

During the Yong'an Rebellion, the academy moved south to the capital of gods, and many surviving people fled south.

The demon king's court went south all the way, and finally Dayun Dynasty signed several treaties and offered blood food every year, which stopped the demon race from moving south. From that year on, countless people of the human race were sent to the north every year to serve as food for the demons. The entire Dayun Dynasty, humiliation hovered in the hearts of every citizen.

No one can forget that painful day, and no one wants to experience those pains again.

Not long after, the Dayun Dynasty collapsed and a new dynasty was established, but it still looked so dark and gloomy. When facing the demons, they were servile and only sought partial peace, but fortunately, the human race had some stable days.

Chen Chao asked, "Did those outsiders not take action?"

Xie Nandu looked at him and said, "Most of the outsiders established sects in the south, which is more suitable for cultivation. There are not many sects in the bitter cold land of 80,000 miles in Mobei, and it was the sphere of influence of the academy back then."

Chen Chao nodded and said softly, "I think the demons are willing to cease fire because they are also concerned that if they continue to move south, they will force those outsiders to join the war."

Xie Nandu nodded. Yes, although most of those monks did not join the war at the beginning, they did have a deterrent effect, which can be regarded as a disguised contribution to the human race in that war.

This kind of life lasted until more than two hundred years ago, when the Taizu Gao Emperor of Daliang rose up and established the Daliang Dynasty. Then he began to build the Great Wall in the north to block the demons that had threatened the human race for hundreds of years.

This is why the Daliang Dynasty dared to say that it was the most peaceful dynasty in the world for hundreds of years.

It is indeed qualified.

Chen Chao said, "Hundreds of years have passed, but there are still many people who want to go north one day, go to Mobei, cross Mobei, and go to the north to see."

Xie Nandu was one of those people. When she was born, her father named her Nandu to let her remember this humiliation of the human race. Later, she read this story in a book, and she has always regarded this matter as her greatest wish in her life.

She wants to drive the demons back to the north, recover the 80,000 miles of Mobei, and wash away the shame of the human race!

This is a very grand vision, which cannot be accomplished by one person.

Even a generation may not be able to accomplish it.

Chen Chao suddenly admired the girl in front of him from the bottom of his heart. This feeling was something he had never experienced before.

Chen Chao said, "I suddenly remembered Mr. Zhang's four sentences."

Xie Nandu had read so many books, so she naturally knew which four sentences they were. She smiled and said, "It is what all scholars should pursue at the beginning."

"I really admire you. Your ambition is really great."

Chen Chao spoke from the bottom of his heart, and there was a taste of sincerity between his words.

Although he had such emotions many times, he promised that this time it was true.

Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao and said, "So I also want to know your...dream."

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu and thought for a long time. There were some things that he had never told others. Until this moment, he slowly said, "In the eleventh year of Tianjian in Daliang Dynasty, Weizhou flooded..."

A lot of things happened in Daliang Dynasty that year. The flood in Weizhou submerged countless people's homes and farmland on both sides of the strait. Therefore, people have been dying since that day.

Death is really a very common thing, nothing strange.

In this world, how could there be no death?

Chen Chao was reluctant to recall the story. He said painfully, "Death is actually very common. Being hacked to death, dying of illness, or drowning are not painful things, but starving to death is really the cruelest way."

Hunger will drain people's strength and then corrode their will. Then you will have hallucinations, and the feeling of powerlessness and weakness will make people never want to experience the same thing again.

Eating grass, bark, and Guanyin soil, and then there is nothing left. The fields are bare and there is nothing to eat. So people began to exchange their sons and daughters and cook them in the pot. At that time, this thing was no different from other livestock.

Eating people has actually occurred more than once in history.

However, no matter how straightforward the writing is, it is impossible to describe the cruelty of such things.

Chen Chao said, "I have not seen what the Yong'an Rebellion was like, but I believe that the flood in Weizhou is actually the same as the Yong'an Rebellion. It was a real hell on earth. In the end, no so-called reason, etiquette or moral principles could change it."

"The only thing that can save people is food."

Xie Nandu looked at him and suddenly asked, "How old were you at that time?"

How old was Chen Chao in the eleventh year of Tianjian?

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu, thought about it, and said, "About twelve or thirteen years old, and I could lift a knife."

Xie Nandu said, "Do you live by the Wei River?"

Chen Chao nodded.

Xie Nandu asked again, "Have you ever eaten people?"

This question is very straightforward.

It goes straight to the heart.

Chen Chao did not answer.