"Yuan Jing thinks that is more likely."
Qin Yiyan and Zhu Jianqiu looked at each other and asked.
Qi Yuanjing did not answer immediately. He was not just a pure military commander.
At the time when the civil and military branches were separated in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he believed in his heart that there was no separation between civil and military branches and he fulfilled this principle with practical actions.
Because of Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi, Qi Yuanjing not only did not despise the influence of civil servants and culture, but believed that these were indispensable contents for marching and fighting.
He is also a man of great political wisdom.
And such people have more political scruples than the two people from Tiance Army!
The answer he wanted to tell involved the Zhou royal family and was extremely politically sensitive, which made Qi Yuanjing worry a lot.
But after some thinking, Qi Yuanjing made a decision.
He was promoted by Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi, and he was already labeled as an imperialist. It would be bad if he wavered again.
"In my humble opinion, it is more likely that it is King Zhao!"
"Yuan Jing, tell me what you think!"
Qi Yuanjing immediately explained, "Although Goguryeo is close to the Later Jin Dynasty, it has always been a vassal state of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When the war against the Jin Dynasty began, the Ministry of Rites should have informed Goguryeo. If they were from Goguryeo, they would not have been avoided all the time. , instead, they will take the initiative to contact us to avoid misunderstandings between the two parties! But judging from the current situation, this mysterious force is obviously trying its best to avoid interacting with us."
"Apart from Goguryeo, the only one who has the ability and action to do this is Prince Zhao of Yancheng! The general heard..." Qi Yuanjing paused slightly, "I heard that Prince Zhao is fond of martial arts and also sends troops privately. The possibility!”
Qi Yuanjing had been paying attention to his words. After all, accusing a prince of ambition for no reason was not a trivial matter. If someone knew about it, he could be demoted to a commoner at the least, or exiled three thousand miles at the worst.
After Zhu Jianqiu and Qin Yiyan looked at each other, Zhu Jianqiu said, "Yuan Jing doesn't have to be so restrained. In fact, what you want to express is nothing more than King Zhao's ambition and intention to rebel! In fact, this is not a big secret among the top leaders of the Tiance Army."
"..."
Qi Yuanjing was a little confused and didn't understand why Zhu Jianqiu could so lightly talk about a prince's rebellion.
That was the son of Emperor Taizu Gao, the younger brother of the Emperor, and King Zhao who guarded Yancheng!
"Yuan Jing, if he can be valued by Marquis Yang and Grand Scholar Yu, he must be a loyal person."
Similarly, in other words, Qi Yuanjing carries the label of the New Wuxun Group and the Imperial Party, and is considered one of his own, so there is no harm in saying something directly.
"Another important reason why the Tiance Army and the Longwu Army echo each other is to prevent King Zhao from making any changes."
With Qi Yuanjing's political wisdom, he could certainly see the ambition of King Zhao, but he did not expect that among the top leaders of the Tiance Army, this ambition had been made public.
"Prince Zhao is the son of Taizu and the younger brother of the Emperor, guarding Yan City. He was originally supposed to be the pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, guarding the border for the country, but anyone with a clear eye can see that Prince Zhao has been restless in recent years."
Zhu Jianqiu took out a white feather goose feather fan at some point in his hand. It may be that his bloodline has returned to his ancestors!
"In the third year of Yong'an, Prince Zhao requested the court to increase his bodyguards on the grounds that the border was tight. Originally, Prince Zhao guarded Yancheng, which was close to the front line of Jianzhou, and often went out to fight. Therefore, Prince Zhao had three escorts under his command, one for each escort. Ten thousand people.”
Qin Yiyan on the side added, "Of course, it was later found out that this establishment was only on the surface. Each guard army under King Zhao's command was about 20,000 people. At that time, the imperial court abandoned the border and had no owner, and the twelve The Wei army was also in the process of eliminating the old and weak and reorganizing new troops. The imperial court did indeed lack the energy to resist Hou Jin, so it gave King Zhao a guard army to defend the border of Hou Jin. King Zhao was indeed brave and good at fighting. , with 80,000 guardsmen cooperating with the frontier troops at the border, they not only repelled Hou Jin's attack, but also made many gains."
This happened twenty years ago. Qi Yuanjing was only in his mid-thirties, and he was only a fifteen-year-old boy at that time. These things are all in the files of the Ministry of War, and Qi Yuanjing cannot see them at his current level.
"By the sixth year of Yong'an, when Longwu's army was reorganized and marched to the border of Youzhou, King Zhao already had 80,000 soldiers who were good at fighting, and he also recovered the three guards of Wuliangha who were good at fighting as a servant army. The surrounding tribes have joined one after another, and it has become an unstoppable trend! And even if it is known that King Zhao has a disobedient heart, what can he do?! The dignified prince has the merits of guarding the border. Without evidence, who dares to do anything?! Aren't you afraid of being infamy for the ages? ?”
Regardless of whether King Zhao really had any intention to rebel, he did have the ability to rebel.
"Didn't the imperial court try to reduce the vassal status?!" Qi Yuanjing asked.
"We have also discussed this issue with Li Shuai, but the imperial court is also wary! King Zhao's guards are guarding the pass. If they are forced too hastily, once King Zhao enters the pass due to the Jin soldiers and horses, the northern border will be in danger!"
King Zhao holds a trump card that can tip the table. Once he fails to defeat the court, he can lure the invaders into the country. Drag the court into chaos.
"At that time, the national treasury was empty, and the people were exhausted from years of fighting and could not withstand such a war. The imperial court's plan to reduce the vassal had no choice but to give up."
Qi Yuanjing was a member of the imperial party and was valued by Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi, and his ability in commanding and training troops was obvious to all.
The Dengzhou Preparatory Japanese Army had been a third-line garrison force and was trained by Qi Yuanjing into an elite soldier capable of fighting.
In Qingzhou, Qizhou, and Youzhou, the record was also good.
What's more important is Qi Yuanjing's determination to be a diligent king.
That's why the two of them talked so much to Qi Yuanjing.
"Although the imperial court expanded the Longwu Army and began to control King Zhao's power, at this moment, King Zhao's power is no longer easy to deal with. Although the four guard armies nominally only have 40,000 troops, more information about the Jin Yiwei, these four guards In fact, each army has at least 30,000 soldiers and horses, and at least 120,000 soldiers and horses, plus the servants of the three guards of Wuliangha... King Zhao's true strength is more than 150,000, only a lot more! "
Qi Yuanjing stopped talking. The 150,000 troops and horses, even when the Longwu Army was not damaged, needed to be weighed carefully.
King Zhao has been on the battlefield for many years and has guarded the northern border for many years. Among the five military commanders currently in service, except Zhao Xuanli, who was killed in the Tumubao Incident, there are only four people left. Only Li Chengen, the commander-in-chief of the Tiance Army, can slightly defeat King Zhao.
"So Yuan Jing, if it is really King Zhao who robbed these population tribes, it will be even more troublesome!"
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Yancheng, Prince Zhao's Mansion.
An old monk dressed in black was playing chess with King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, General Zhang, who was responsible for going out to plunder the population, is back."
"Pass!" King Zhao didn't even raise his head, he just stared at the chess game seriously. His situation was originally very good.
But Monk Du Yan suddenly made a wonderful move, causing him to lose his original advantage.
A general wearing armor walked into the courtyard. He walked with a breeze and looked like a tiger. At first glance, he looked like a rare strong general. He was none other than Zhang Shimei, the first general under the command of King Zhao.
"Your Majesty, the general has come to pay the order. In this attack, a total of 400,000 people were robbed, including 30,000 young and strong. 800,000 cattle and sheep..."
First, Prince Nurhaji of the Later Jin Dynasty mobilized the young and strong men to form troops, and then after Monk Wanyan Chen was defeated and returned to the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty also began to enlist the young and strong men to retrain the army to resist the counterattack of the Zhou Dynasty. This caused the Later Jin Dynasty to The young and middle-aged population has decreased significantly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Shimei! You have been traveling all the way. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the palace and have a drink with Shimei." King Zhao personally helped Zhang Shimei up. King Zhao is sincere about his old brothers who follow him.
Zhang Shimei knew that King Zhao wanted to discuss countermeasures with Master Du Yan, and since he was not good at planning, it was not a good idea here, so he took the initiative to speak.
"Your Majesty, the general has just returned from Jianzhou. He is so tired from all the travels. Let's go and freshen up first, and then come see you, Your Majesty!"
How could a man like King Zhao not know what Zhang Shimei meant, so he just patted Zhang Shimei on the shoulder.
After Zhang Shimei left, Monk Du Yan, who had been staring at the chessboard, spoke.
"With generals like this, why should His Highness, King Zhao, worry about not succeeding in great things?!"
King Zhao looked at the direction Zhang Shimei left with admiration, "They are all my brothers!"
Then King Zhao sat back on his seat and said, "I should have listened to the master from the beginning and gone straight to Hou Jin's lair to plunder more resources." There was some regret in his tone.
At the beginning of the Jinyang War, the black-clothed monk Du Yan gave King Zhao Zhu Kai three choices.
The best strategy is to go north to attack Houjin, absorb the population, win military glory, and enhance prestige.
The middle strategy is to stand still and bet that the Hou Jin army can defeat Jinyang, and then King Zhao will send troops to defeat the Hou Jin army and take the opportunity to take the throne.
King Zhao Zhu Kai chose the middle strategy, but he lost the bet!
Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi turned the tide before it fell, and helped the building before it collapsed.
Not only did they defeat Hou Jin, but they also completely annihilated Hou Jin's main army. Then the imperial soldiers divided into two groups and took the opportunity to start the battle to conquer the gold.
This caused King Zhao to lose a large number of opportunities to plunder Houjin's population. He could only plunder tribes close to Youzhou and did not dare to go deep into Jianzhou.
"It doesn't matter. If everyone can choose the best option, then there is no better option! With the throne so close, it is understandable that His Highness is anxious."
I know that it’s wrong to play a certain music or watch anime. This is a bad idea. The best thing is to study hard, but will I choose it if I know it is the best thing? !
King Zhao stared at the chessboard with a solemn expression!
"..."
"Did you just take advantage of my conversation with Zhang Shimei to make a move on me?"
Monk Duyan was obviously panicked, but then he returned to his appearance as an eminent monk.
"The prince is joking, the poor monk is a monk..."
"Fart! Last time you played chess with me, you stole my knight!!"
"Impossible, the poor monk is a virtuous monk, it is impossible for him to do such a thing!"
"A virtuous monk who assisted this king in his rebellion?!"
"..."
"Old bald donkey, you have no shame!"
"Amitabha! Your Highness can't afford to lose?!"
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Male Desert, Bizu Town.
Originally, the only daily writing brushes were wolf hair and sheep hair. However, the former Qin general Meng Tian made a third kind of purple hair from rabbit hair on this basis, restoring the ancient writing method.
The first brushes were made of rabbit fur, but the craftsmanship was later lost until Mengtian recovered.
Since it is unclear who developed the rabbit hair brush in ancient times, later generations named Meng Tian, the former Qin general who invented the rabbit hair brush, as the ancestor of the brush.
After listening to Yang Qingyuan's explanation, everyone in the inn understood what Yang Qingyuan meant.
At that time, the general of the former Qin Dynasty drove Donghu 700 miles north, and then built counties here and stationed 300,000 elite troops here.
After the second emperor of the former Qin Dynasty, Ying Huhai, usurped the throne, he conspired with Prime Minister Li Si and Zhao Gao, the commander of the Zhongche Mansion, to correct the imperial edict and kill the son Fusu and the general Meng Tian.
The direct descendants of the Meng clan among the 300,000 Qin troops also disappeared overnight, and some of the remaining troops, led by deputy general Li You, went south to quell the empire's rebellion.
And more former Qin soldiers were stationed in the north to guard against the chaos in the Central Plains when Donghu went south.
Donghu and the remaining 200,000 original troops fought for nearly twenty years.
Due to the melee between warlords and the separatism of feudal lords, Zhongyuan did not pay attention to this place. In the end, without reinforcements, the entire 200,000 original army was annihilated, and the entire city was lost to Donghu's hands.
But similarly, the Jiuyuan Army also caused great casualties to Donghu. Taizu of Daqian took advantage of Donghu's weakness to raise troops, unified the grasslands, and established the current Daqian.
According to legend, the distance between the place where Mengtian established counties and towns and garrisoned and Zhenhu City was not very far.
If we talk about the Pre-Qin Dynasty, who was most likely to build Zhenhu City and the real Mausoleum of the Qin Emperor, it must be Meng Tian.
Since this place is known as Bizu Town, it must have something to do with Meng Tian back then. We should be able to find clues related to the town of Hu City from here.
Immediately, Yang Qingyuan made a plan, and everyone took advantage of the night to go to various places in Bizu Town to look for clues.
…
After dinner, night falls.
Yang Qingyuan and Zhao Min also came to the town under the cover of night.
After a few ups and downs, Yang Qingyuan took Zhao Min to the highest point of the town - an ancient temple.
From this place, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Bizu Town.
"Master, why don't you take me with you instead of my wife? In your heart, I am more important than my wife!"
Yang Qingyuan was slightly embarrassed when he heard the title of Junior Wife, and then turned cold.
"No, because Wangshu can't run!"
"So, do you admit that Sister Wangshu is the mistress?! But I know that Master, you have other confidantes! For example, what should I do with Sister Cao Xueyang, the heroine who killed three kings to protect the country!? Right! Well, that White Lotus Zhou Zhiruo from before should also be interested in you, Master! And..."
When talking about Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min's tone was obviously unkind. For some reason, she didn't like this little white flower!
"..."
Accidentally, I was tricked again!
Yang Qingyuan then moved his fingers like swords and outstretched them like lightning, immediately sealing Zhao Min's acupuncture points, making her unable to make a sound.
"Today, I will teach you another truth. In the face of absolute power, sophistry is useless."
"..."
Then Zhao Min, who ignored her and wanted to unlock the acupuncture points, forcibly took her into the ancient temple.
Unlike traditional ancient temples, this ancient temple does not enshrine statues of gods and Buddhas, but various stone tablets are erected in it.
The font inscribed on the stone tablet is still in ancient seal script!
It is an ancient script and the official script of the royal family of the Pre-Qin Dynasty.
Based on these stone tablets, Yang Qingyuan can conclude that this Bizu Town is inseparable from the former Qin Dynasty.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Just when Yang Qingyuan was about to observe the stone tablet carefully, Zhao Min on the side let out a whine, and then looked at Yang Qingyuan with big eyes, his eyes were extremely clear, full of obedience and obedience.
"What you mean is that you promise to be obedient, stop talking nonsense, and be filial to Master. You will give Master one million taels of silver every year, and you will also give Master 10,000 of his best war horses..."
The first part is indeed what Zhao Min's eyes express, but why is the second part more and more outrageous! Who can express such complicated meanings in their eyes?
Yang Qingyuan nodded with satisfaction, "You have such filial piety and I am very satisfied as a teacher, so it's settled!"
After speaking, Yang Qingyuan pointed out his fingers like lightning, and quickly opened Zhao Min's acupuncture points.
"Remember this lesson, otherwise next time you talk nonsense, I will still tap your acupuncture points. Oh, by the way, this set of acupuncture and pulse cutting techniques was created based on the Thirteen Swords of Qingfeng. There is only Ishi in the world. Will figure it out!"
Yang Qingyuan said this deliberately. Zhao Min learned his Luoxia Liuzhu Sword and Huifeng Wuliu Sword and jumped back in a hurry. Yang Qingyuan still remembers this!
Although this Five Elements Dao Sword is powerful, it is not Yang Qingyuan's limit, so he said this to deliberately anger Zhao Min.
In fact, when Zhao Min saw Wan Jian returning to the clan on Mount Heng, he already regretted it. He should have been a good disciple for a while longer. That sword was so handsome!
After saying that, Yang Qingyuan ignored Zhao Min and looked at the stone tablets carefully.
The ancient seals on these stone tablets all have names engraved on them. They are more like tombstones than stone tablets.
In the center of the ancient temple is a platform. On the central platform, there is a stone platform half a person's height. A stone sword hilt is exposed above the stone platform.
Yang Qingyuan then flashed and came to the edge of the stone platform.
After careful observation, it was confirmed that the hilt of the stone sword was not a trap, and then Yang Qingyuan held it, wanting to see what was mysterious in it.
Unexpectedly, Yang Qingyuan lifted it hard, and the stone sword inserted on the stone platform did not move at all.
It should be noted that although Yang Qingyuan is not a physical exerciser, the master of Dongxuan gathers the true energy and exerts tremendous strength. The average strongman cannot compare with him.
However, Yang Qingyuan was really surprised that such strength could not pull out the stone sword at all.
But it doesn't matter, who said this is a stone sword!
Today I will let you see what Wanjian Chaozong is! ? What is a kendo tauren! ?
Yang Qingyuan held the hilt of the stone sword, and then activated the sword intention.
When the sword king is alive, thousands of swords will come to the sect.
No matter it is a stone sword, a wooden sword, an iron sword, a bronze sword, or a steel sword, as long as it is a sword, it must be surrendered to the sword's will.
The stone sword that was originally inserted into the stone scabbard on the platform and remained motionless was still a sword after all.
It's a sword, so you can't refuse Yang Qingyuan.
"Click!" There was a sound of friction against the stone wall, and the stone sword was pulled out and held in Yang Qingyuan's hand.
Under the moonlight in the sky, various obscure and mysterious characters were printed on the stone sword. They were neither seal script nor official script, nor regular script nor cursive script. They were just like words lost in ancient times, full of clumsy meanings.
"Well, the general meaning of this text is..." Yang Qingyuan stared at the characters, and then said slowly and solemnly, "Whoever pulls out this sword will be the destined king of Britain."
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