That night, Zhao Qing returned to the surface from an underground experimental site covered with solid ice. The surrounding trees were whistling and the scenery was extremely beautiful. Zhao Qing was surrounded by a hazy cold mist. He looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky and felt relieved. Ning, vaguely touched.
This place is the royal garden of the palace, but because there are a series of underground secret passages nearby that connect Yang Gong's treasure house and other places in the city, in her plan, while retaining the courtyard outline and part of the landscape, It was gradually converted into a large research institute.
The layout of the former Sui Imperial Palace is exquisite, unique and gorgeous, occupying a large area in the north of the city. However, Zhao Qing himself does not need such a luxurious place at all, nor does he need others to attend to his daily life. He only needs it for some matters such as transporting government documents and experimental results. Someone else will do it to save time.
Therefore, although the Daxing Palace, which represents the supreme majesty of imperial power, does not have enough manpower to be allocated to rebuild it, after the concubines and maids in the original palace were relocated, a considerable part of the gorgeous palace here has been It became a warehouse for storage.
When Zhao Qing walked out of the secret passage connecting the Nishijorion Research Institute, the imperial garden, which had only been blown by the breeze in the autumn night, suddenly blew a biting cold wind, and a layer of crystal white frost instantly condensed on the flowers, plants and trees. , lighting up the entire garden under the starlight and moonlight.
Although the ice is colder than the snow, the sound of the wind it brings when passing by the eaves of the palace and the trees in the garden seems to have a unique mood, as if it is playing a beautiful piano sound, sometimes clear and exciting, sometimes depressed and resentful, no matter No matter how it changes, it can always wash away worries and cleanse the mind, making people forget the worldly world, and is full of natural charm and the principles of heaven and earth.
At the same time, two pieces of dazzling jade suddenly appeared in her hand, flying lightly into the air, circling and dancing, as if echoing the sound of the wind. They were the "Five Cai Stones" and the soft jade stones that were the most precious treasures of the Ming Dynasty. However, the gem is inlaid on the top of the sacred crystal jade wand.
Under the illumination of the bright five-color stone, the frost condensed in the surrounding environment naturally melts and turns into a hazy mist, reflecting in the mid-air like colorful clouds and danxia, exuding a strange fragrance;
On the surface of the other wand gem, it seemed as if streams full of spiritual energy flowed out, spontaneously flowing to the plants and trees in the garden that showed signs of decline in autumn, making these plants bloom with brilliant vitality, and the branches and leaves A green color appeared on the ground, and bright flowers bloomed again.
It seemed that he was also inspired by the supernatural power of these two gems. There was no clouds and mist in the sky that blocked the stars and the moon, but it still responded. The pure essence of heaven and earth fell one after another, turning into a continuous drizzle. Some of them condensed into flocculent snowflakes and feathers when they came into contact with the cold wind below.
"The clouds are embroidered, and the red clouds are shining brightly. The clouds are reflected in the clouds, and the hibiscus trees are scattered."
"The wind of benevolence falls in vain, and rises in time."
"Don't express pride on the outside, nourish Qiong Yao on the inside. Just like the lurking Hong, blowing the feathers in the snow sky."
As the stars and moon blossomed, Zhao Qing's mind wandered. He suddenly saw the prosperity and decline in the surrounding environment, noticed death in their vitality, and imprinted the cycle of prosperity and decline into the depths of his body. , thus giving birth to the god of strength who blends the yin and yang of life and death.
In an instant, time and environment lost their normal meaning. In the induction of her mind, among the five internal organs in her body, the heart belongs to fire, the liver belongs to wood, the lungs belong to metal, the kidneys belong to water, and the spleen belongs to earth. Interactions create and inhibit each other, forming a perfect cycle;
At this moment, it seems that there are five spiritual thoughts corresponding to the five elements rising from the five internal organs, each breaking a gap in the circulation of the five elements' Qi, intercepting a small section of the Gang Qi field in the body, just like the tip of a newly born bud. It looked like a head poking out of the soil, looking cautious.
Immediately afterwards, they swallowed the true energy in the body and the spiritual energy of the outside world, and rapidly developed and expanded, turning the body and the outside into large and small nested cycles, both isolated and closely related, and under Zhao Qing's In the indulgence, they chattered and discussed their opinions on her as the owner of the body.
The breaking of the five elements cycle in the past did not cause any negative factors. On the contrary, it reshaped and formed a larger cycle of heaven and earth, allowing Zhao Qing's own Tao and the external Tao to intersect with each other in the God of the Five Internal Organs, creating a relationship between them. Wider impact.
If the principles of Taoism and pure and flawless spiritual thoughts that she has cultivated are an insignificant star in the endless universe outside, then these five young thoughts of body and mind that were just born are equivalent to surrounding stars. five planets or satellites;
It can not only receive the light and heat radiated by the central star, and expand the range of gravitational influence of the entire galaxy, but also can play a role in blocking meteorites for the earth like the moon at critical moments, or throw it and turn it into a giant meteorite. Facing the enemy is equivalent to wearing a protective suit that is both offensive and defensive.
It took several months, and with the help of the infinite spiritual power between heaven and earth and the accelerated gestation of the true water of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Qing finally took a step up from the peak stage of Gang Jin, officially breaking through to the realm of Shen Jin, and from breaking through to the time of heaven and man. Judging from the visions caused by sympathy, the improvement in cultivation is by no means ordinary.
After checking the situation of her own Gang Qi, she can confirm that it has increased by 50% in both quality and quantity, and will gradually give birth to small bodies in the five body and spirit that add up to this 50%. The Gang Qi field is theoretically equivalent to doubling or more.
After officially entering the realm of Shenjin, the original Gangqi will be greatly improved in defeating the enemy's mental thoughts due to the effect of body and mind resonance suppression. Moreover, due to the changes in thoughts, it will become more flexible several times. By using the method of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, one blow can Defeat the condensed aura of the weak.
However, since Zhao Qing has already reached the state of differentiation of sword intent, the overwhelming advantage of this divine power is not an improvement for her, but the proportional increase in the total amount of spirit after adding body and spirit will increase faster. The speed of reaction, the power of making moves, and the effectiveness of multiple sub-consciousnesses in processing information are indeed real bonuses that should not be underestimated.
In addition, according to Zhao Qing's induction detection, the strength of her five internal organs, body and spirit corresponding to the original body seems to be much higher than the proportion recorded in ordinary classics. Perhaps it is related to the previous transformation of the internal organs and nerves?
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Flying into the air on the divine weapon, he briefly experimented with the changes in power of his moves after breaking through, and considered whether he could create an upgraded version of "Lingbo Weibu" that could use aerial three-dimensionality. Zhao Qing's thoughts moved slightly, and at the same time Considering the situation of this Northern Expedition to the Turks.
Even if he does not personally take action, it will have the effect of training the military capabilities of his men and giving many people promotion levels, but the powerful strength of the Turks across the grasslands is not comparable to the separatist forces they encountered when they unified the Central Plains.
After all, the speed of his advancement is too fast. Except for Wagang Village, which has long been revolted and has good strength, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, etc. have not developed much. Li Clan, Xue Ju, Li Gui and other forces have not even developed yet. When they raised their troops, they actually never encountered a truly powerful enemy.
The reason why Li Mi was defeated and destroyed by the new army that had just been equipped with chariots was because of his lack of strength. But a large part of the reason was that this was the first time that a new type of weapon had appeared in the world. No one knew how to deal with it. Naturally, in a short time Appear invincible.
But after a few months, the opponent they faced was the Turks, who had a strong military and had the advantage of nomadism over farming. Moreover, the expedition to the grassland needed to take into account complex terrain changes. If they wanted to win as easily as in the past, I'm afraid it would not be that simple.
On the prairie, the decline of one nation represents the rise of another.
Since the rise of Tumen and Shidianmi, the great Turkic Khans, he has led ten chiefs and led hundreds of thousands of troops to defeat Rouran, establishing a nomadic khanate with a wider territory and more powerful reputation than the ancient Xiongnu, and set up a tent in Dujin Mountain. , all the tribes on the grassland were in awe. Although they later split into two khanates, the East and West, they were still invincible on the grassland.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was great chaos in China, and because of Yang Guang's three conquests in Goryeo, the people in the north were in dire straits. For various reasons, such as being unable to bear heavy taxes, evading military service, or avoiding traitors, many soldiers and civilians crossed the Great Wall and fled into the Eastern Turks. This not only greatly increased Shibi Khan's strength, but also allowed him to clearly grasp the situation in the Central Plains. .
Nowadays, the Eastern Turks have reached the point where they can control millions of strings, and the army and the Di are as strong as ever before. One after another on the road, the messenger's chariot goes back and forth in a rut. Since ancient times, the barbarians have been arrogant and arrogant, and they have never been as prosperous as this!"
In terms of pure military strength, even if all the previous separatist forces in the late Sui Dynasty were added together, they might not be the opponent of a single Eastern Turk, let alone another Western Turk who was only slightly inferior.
On the other hand, Anguo has just completed its nominal unification. It is basically unable to use the local army and can only mobilize a small amount of its original military strength. Even Liang Shidu and Dingyang Ke, the Dadu Bijia Khan supported by the Eastern Turks, Khan Liu Wu has not yet captured the capital of Zhou, so launching the Northern Expedition now does not seem to be the right time.
In fact, after inheriting the major granaries of the Sui Dynasty and making considerable improvements in agricultural production, the people of China now do not encounter any major problems in terms of food, and their access to cloth is far better than in the past. More, basic daily necessities are in sufficient supply, so the world can be stable.
However, when it comes to another currency issue that is closely related to people's livelihood and economy, the solution is much more complicated.
As we all know, although the imperial court nationalized the right to mint coins, due to corruption and other factors, the quality of coins varied, and the quantity was never enough to circulate in the market. Because of the profitability, private minting was repeatedly prohibited.
In the last years of the dynasty, the political situation was turbulent, and the government itself was also coining money randomly to plunder wealth. For example, Yang Guang reduced the copper weight of his five-baht coins by more than half, accelerating the chaos of the currency system. Private coinage of money was far more prevalent than in normal times.
However, the quality of privately owned copper coins was mostly of poor quality. They cut corners and cut costs by reducing the weight and fineness of the copper. As a result, the bad coins drove out the good coins. The prices of a large number of goods soared and commodity transactions stagnated. As a result, the national economy gradually deteriorated. Collapse, it is difficult to recover as before in a short period of time.
As recorded in "Book of Sui Dynasty: Shi Huo Zhi": "After his great achievements, Wang Gang became disorderly and became a traitor and cunning, so he minted more money privately and his money became less and less evil. At first, each thousand still weighed two kilograms, and then gradually became lighter than one kilogram. Jin. Or jian iron, cut skin and paste paper to make money, and mix it with others. The goods are cheap and the goods are expensive, which leads to death. "
Therefore, although there is sufficient supply in terms of food and other aspects, without spending a lot of time to recycle the old dynasty five-baht coins and private private furnace coins and recast them into high-quality legal tender in the new dynasty, the people's livelihood economy will not be able to recover quickly, and the entire economy will not be able to recover quickly. The vitality of the country cannot be completely awakened.
If the currency of the previous dynasty is directly abolished, serious problems will arise in the already depressed and chaotic economic order, and the court will also add many matters, causing top-down chaos. Therefore, there needs to be a smooth transition process so that the old money in the hands of ordinary people can continue to be used.
All in all, in order to inject a shot in the arm into the current economic decline, Zhao Qing paid extra generously for the military expedition to the Turks, directly using the gold stored in Yang Gong's treasury and the tomb of the Great Khan, which is worth more than copper coins. More, a new army will be formed through a voluntary recruitment system.
Taking the one million taels of gold buried with the Great Khan of the Turks as military expenses and using it to attack the Turks, I have to say that it is a bit different.
After learning about the huge amount of military pay, many people, whether old or children, who were originally afraid of the Turks, signed up to join the army and hoped to join them. There were those who fanatically wanted to make contributions, and there were those who were grateful to Zhao Qing for restoring peace to the world. There are also avengers who deeply hate the Turks for their calamity...
However, the number of soldiers is not large but elite. Including some of the original elites, the size of this army is limited to 100,000. However, due to the installation of various new weapons developed, and a large number of weapons With the accompanying masters, the overall combat power is no less than any powerful army in the past and present, and it is even much better.
Knowing that in thousands of years we will encounter alien civilizations that are many times more powerful than the Turks, Zhao Qing clearly realized that humans in this world should establish a systematic and scientific military theory as soon as possible, and in this regard she I am not very good at it, and what I need more is the wisdom of the people.
In fact, although she has basically mastered ancient tactics, because the expeditionary force is very different from the ancient armies in the past, it is difficult to predict how it will perform at that time. Even she herself cannot predict their march into the prairie and the enemy they will face. The situation of the Turks.
Speaking of which, when Song Que, the "Heavenly Sword", issued a declaration of war to Bi Xuan, the top master of the Eastern Turks, Bi Xuan took a long time to respond, saying that both sides had strong support behind them. There is something unfair about dueling in the grassland or the Central Plains. It is better to send a disciple from each side to learn from each other and confirm their martial arts.
The current commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force is Li Jing, who was taught military and martial arts by Song Que. Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, Jieli Khan and others, who are also nominally Bi Xuan's disciples, have taken refuge with the Turks. Liang Shidu happened to be the enemy he wanted to defeat in this war.
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On the same night, at Langshan Mountain at the west end of Yinshan Mountain, the bright moon hung high in the sky, the earth was confused, and the clouds were filled with clouds, which is quite rare at the turn of autumn and winter.
In terms of geographical division, this area belongs to the Houtao Plain in the Hetao Plain. Houtao is adjacent to Yinshan Mountain in the north and Hetao River in the south. It stretches for 600 miles from east to west. The width varies from north to south. The widest part is nearly a hundred miles, and there are also narrow places. More than twenty miles away, the Turks call it Chilechuan.
As part of Yinshan Mountain, the top of this mountain has rugged rocks that look like a howling wolf looking up to the sky. Travelers called it Wolf Mountain, which is a good omen in the eyes of the Turks and regarded as the incarnation of the wolf god they believe in. A hidden stone temple for worship was built in the dense forest on the south slope.
Under normal circumstances, at this time of year, the livestock on the grasslands are fat and strong, and do not require special care from the nomads, so their young adults get out of animal husbandry, join the huge hunting team, and find prey. Take the opportunity to go south and plunder the Central Plains.
Every time the Turks invaded the south, before crossing the Yellow River, their commander would go to this temple to worship the wolf god in order to win. As a result, he won every battle. From then on, going to the temple to worship the god became an inevitable action before crossing the river.
At this moment, under the strange wolf-shaped rock on the top of the cliff, in the dense forest that looks like ghosts, there is an altar-like building with a simple structure, a high platform made of mud and stone. The Altar of the Wolf God known to the people of the Central Plains.
There are circular stone plates supported by columns at the four corners of the platform, each one and a half feet high. The fire is burning in the plate, like four extra large torches, illuminating the square stone table in the center of the high platform as if it was dyed red with blood.
A 30-level long stone step descends in steps and extends downwards on the other side of the high platform. It is obvious that it has just been cut out in the dense forest and stretches straight to the dirt road outside the forest. It has an intimidating momentum. .
On both sides of the forest road, five steps apart, stood vigorous and fully armed Turkic warriors, shields in their left hands and spears in their right hands, lining up straight out of the forest, adding to the solemn and solemn killing atmosphere.
Accompanied by the sound of rushing water and waterfalls near Langshan Mountain, horns sounded in unison, howling and hissing of wolves were heard outside the forest at the same time. It was the sound of Turkic warriors imitating the cry of wolves. Tens of thousands of people howled together, which made people's hair stand on end. .
Immediately afterwards, the light of the torch appeared at the entrance of the forest road, about a hundred steps away from the Wolf Temple. A group of people drove into the forest road and kept getting closer. At the front were eighteen knights holding torches. They arrived in front of the long stone steps and spread out to both sides, holding up torches to illuminate the way up the steps.
Behind the torch-bearing knight, an old voice suddenly sounded: "With the witness of the Wolf God Zhilianluo, the royal family who supported Yang Xuyan or other old Sui Dynasty raised the banner of restoration and established a puppet emperor in the Central Plains. This plan how is it?"
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