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Li Hongyun walked out of the inn in some confusion and walked onto the street of Cenqiao Station.

At this time, Cenqiao Station was in chaos, and many merchants who stayed at Cenqiao Station before were planning to flee south.

A large number of vehicles and boats were blocked at the city gate or ferry of Cenqiaoyi, and everyone's faces showed very anxious emotions.

"Let it go, let it go!"

"Whose goods are these? Nothing of value is still blocking the way! If you don't come, throw them all into the water!"

"I see who dares to touch our master's things!"

"How dare you turn the world upside down, you muddy leg? Hit me!"

Such quarrels were happening almost at every pass from Cenqiao Station to the south. Conflicts of one kind or another were breaking out between different merchants, and between merchants and some more powerful gentry.

If the status of the two parties is similar, perhaps a compromise can be obtained at this time, but if the status of the two parties is quite different, I am afraid that someone will suffer on the spot.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the county magistrate is here!"

After a while of commotion, it seemed that the county magistrate arrived in a car. After a lot of hard work, he finally cleared the key road from the south to the capital, and the blocked boats at the ferry finally showed signs of clearing.

However, all kinds of chaos arising from this riot obviously added a little anxiety to this small city that prospered because of the land of Longxing, the ancestor of the Qi Dynasty.

Li Hongyun touched his pocket and found that as a green forest person, he had a lot of money on him, not only a lot of copper coins, but also some trivial silver.

In the Qi Dynasty, silver was still a rare item, and ordinary people had no chance to use it. But after all, people from the green forest traveled north and south and needed to carry a lot of belongings with them, so it was enough for Li Hongyun to live a comfortable life in Cenqiao Station for a few days.

Of course, the so-called comfort is only based on the living standards of this era. From the perspective of modern people, life in ancient times is not "comfortable" anyway.

When he came to the largest restaurant in Cenqiao Station, Li Hongyun was going to eat while asking people in the rivers and lakes what they thought of the Jinren invasion, and maybe he could also get some information about the customs clearance target by the way.

So far, this dungeon has not given any hints about the customs clearance conditions. Li Hongyun guessed that since the birth places of the four identities are different, their customs clearance conditions are likely to be different as well.

And their different customs clearance conditions may exist near their birthplaces.

Cenqiao Station was originally an important place for transportation, and there were many green forest people traveling from south to north.

Although the Qi Dynasty itself was a dynasty that emphasized civility over military affairs, its folks were full of quack spirit.

On the one hand, this is because before the Qi Dynasty, the long-term turmoil in the last years of the Liang Dynasty caused the people to still have a certain martial atmosphere. For example, the founding ancestor of the Qi Dynasty was himself a master of martial arts; Although the strategy of emphasizing literature and restraining martial arts was pursued in the court, it was also encouraged among the people to practice martial arts.

The reason is that during the Qi Dynasty, there were border troubles in the north, and the private market economy was relatively developed, so there were a large number of private profit-making martial arts organizations. The Qi Dynasty also supported these organizations to a certain extent because of the foreign war. neutralize the threat of foreign aggression.

Regarding these, Li Hongyun knew something before, but at this time he saw the prosperity of the martial arts people in the Qi Dynasty with his own eyes, and he had a deeper feeling about it.

"So the Qi Dynasty itself is quite a crooked dynasty...

"Taizu started with a mutiny, so he always took guarding against other generals from usurping the throne as the first priority of his rule. Emphasizing culture and restraining military has become a national policy for hundreds of years, and it has never changed;

"And the foreign aggression caused by emphasizing literature and restraining military affairs has also caused the problem of redundant soldiers and a large amount of old coins that are forced to hand over every year;

"Foreign aggression also gave birth to the Qi Dynasty's support for folk martial arts organizations. Although these folk martial arts organizations played a great role in resisting foreign aggression and left some heroic deeds, on the other hand, objectively Promoted the frequent peasant uprisings in various places. For example, during this period of time, there were many martial arts masters in the peasant rebel army, and each had a nickname...

"It seems that there was a problem at the very beginning, and then I kept thinking of other ways to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall. In the end, although the whole house seemed to barely plug the hole, when winter came, it somehow There are air leaks in all directions...

"There seems to be no problem anywhere, but there seems to be a problem everywhere."

After officially entering the historical slice of the Qi Dynasty, Li Hongyun would more or less subconsciously compare it with the Sheng Dynasty.

The result of the comparison is that in the middle and late stages, everyone must be the same, and everyone should have a lot of advanced diseases.

But the biggest difference is that when the Sheng Dynasty was founded, at any rate, it was still a scene of prosperity. There was Sheng Taizu who started in the grass and expelled the northern barbarians, and the emperor himself conquered Mobei several times. At least in the early historical slices, players We can also feel this state of vitality and all things competing for development.

But in the Qi Dynasty, I always felt that there seemed to be something missing when the country was first founded, and I was more or less aggrieved.

Soon, the fried chicken ordered by Li Hongyun arrived.

The Qi Dynasty was an era of great food culture development. Not only did iron pot cooking appear, but also eating methods such as shabu-shabu appeared. However, although there are various types of meat at this time, such as pigs, beef, mutton, and chicken, the price is still very high. For example, beef and mutton are still extremely expensive ingredients, and the folks still mainly use chicken, duck, and pork.

As a man of the quack, Li Hongzhang himself carried more money than those ordinary people. In addition, he didn't think about the future at all. He just left after enjoying himself in this slice of history. Naturally, he didn't need to save money.

After eating two mouthfuls of fried chicken and another sip of wine, Li Hongyun was somewhat disappointed.

Compared with some modern roadside restaurants, it is slightly inferior.

Of course, this is mainly due to the ingredients. If you want delicious food, in addition to the cooking technique, the most important thing is the seasoning.

In many food videos, it is not an exaggeration to say that "this kind of material is delicious even if the soles of shoes are boiled".

However, being able to eat ancient delicacies in historical slices is a beautiful thing.

At this time, there were many other green forest people in the restaurant. After drinking, the chatterbox of these people opened up, and Li Hongyun could vaguely hear the general idea under the high-level talk.

"I heard that Jingou has already crossed the Yellow River when he went south, and the defenders along the way are all about to collapse. Maybe in a few days, we will arrive at Cenqiao Station."

"How can my Great Qi's forbidden army be so unbearable?"

"There are less than 10,000 golden men, and ten thousand are invincible! In fact, as early as two years ago, we can see that there is indeed a big gap between the army of my great Qi and the golden men..."

"These golden dogs are treacherous! I regained Yanyun at the beginning, but I hate being snatched away by these golden dogs!"

"If the golden dog goes south, wouldn't it be that he will hit the capital soon? By then..."

"Think too much! Looking at the ancient and modern times, even if the foreign race went south, it would be nothing more than a plunder, not to mention that Qin Wang's army from all over the country should be coming. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of troops will definitely make these golden dogs come and go. !"

"But the matter of His Majesty's Zen seat, after all, there are still some..."

"I'm afraid those treacherous officials in the court are already planning to flee south."

"As long as His Majesty is willing to reuse Li Xiang, you will be safe!"

"If it really comes to the point where the country is overthrown, what are you going to do?"

"The only way to serve the country is to die!"

Li Hongyun listened to each other, thinking, maybe this is the heart of the sea in ancient times, right?

However, judging from the reactions of these martial arts practitioners, most people's views at this time are somewhat divided.

Some people are self-confident in the Qi Dynasty, thinking that although the Qi Dynasty has repeatedly fought and failed in foreign battles, it is not long after the founding of the country, the world is peaceful, and even if there is a crisis, they should be able to get through it together, so that the country will not be overthrown dangerous

But another group of people had already seen the success rate of the Qi Dynasty's foreign wars, and believed that it was absolutely impossible for the Qi Dynasty to have so much good luck this time like the previous few times.

There are also some people in the rivers and lakes who impassionedly expressed that they will die with these golden soldiers, but Li Hongyun knows the later history and has also seen the strength of the golden soldiers in the battle of Niuzhuji.

At that time, the Jin Bing was still a Jin Bing whose combat strength plummeted after being beaten up by General Han Fuyue, and he almost beat Qi Chao to the ground.

And now the golden soldiers are all elites who just founded the country.

If it is just to defend the city, then it is no problem to defend the capital with the national strength of the Qi Dynasty. But what if it's a field battle? At this time in the entire Qi Dynasty, I am afraid that even the most capable Western Army is not an opponent of Jin Bing at all.

Therefore, what greeted Cenqiao Station a few days later must be a purgatory-like scene on earth.

The sad thing is that it is difficult for people in the game to see clearly, or even if they see clearly, it is difficult to do anything except flee in a hurry.

After calling Xiao Er to pay the bill, Li Hongyun left the restaurant and was going to find a blacksmith shop in the city to see if he could buy a good bow with the money he had.

As a green forest man, he carried a plain knife with him, but he knew that using this thing to fight the cavalry of the Jin people would probably be his own death.

Although the Jin people hadn't created such a big killer as the Iron Buddha at this time, just ordinary cavalry was enough to rub Li Hongyun on the ground with a simple knife.

If he wanted to do something in this kind of chaos, he could only hope for his talent in swordsmanship and his luck.

...

At the same time, Chu Ge was walking into the palace with green tiles and gray walls together with other officials.

Because the Forbidden City is too famous, most people have the impression that the imperial city is full of yellow tiles and red walls. However, the aesthetics of the emperor and the courtiers in the past dynasties are not the same.

The imperial palace of the Qi Dynasty has green tiles and gray walls. Although it is a little less resplendent, it is also a little more poetic.

However, although the imperial palace of the Qi Dynasty was not as large as the Forbidden City, its general structural layout and architectural style were relatively similar.

Hanging Palace.

This is the place where the emperor usually listens to politics. At this time, all the senior officials are gathered together to discuss the military situation.

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair at this time was Qi Yingzong who had just succeeded to the throne not long ago.

As for that Qi Huizong, Chu Ge didn't see him at all, because before he entered this historical slice, the Zen position had already been settled.

When Qi Huizong decided to run away, no one could stop him.

But at this point, he is better than his son. At least he knows that he can run if he can't beat it, and Qi Yingzong knows that he can't beat him and he has to force himself to send it.

"Your Majesty, in the old system of the country, there are more than 100,000 guards in front of the palace, and there are more than 100,000 people. At this time, only less than half of them survive. In the imperial city, there are no squads to stay guards; in the capital, there are few ban brigades to guard .

"According to the minister's opinion, the King of Qin should be under the command of the world immediately, and the posts in various counties should be led to recruit people. Those who can make meritorious deeds should be rewarded more, and should not be limited by the regular system."

An important minister with a strong body and a bushy beard was trying to persuade the emperor.

His cheekbones are high, and his face is also covered with wrinkles, with a calm and prestige that makes people involuntarily fearful. And even when facing the emperor, he didn't hold back his edge, let alone show any humility.

Chu Ge knew that this was the most important person at this time, Li Boxi, the leader of the main combat faction.

Qi Yingzong showed a hesitant expression on his face: "Li Xiang, in your opinion, can this capital be held? If not, all the civil and military officials of my Qi Dynasty are here, so we should have made plans early..."

Li Boxi blew his beard: "Your Majesty, why did you say that? The capital is in the world, if you can keep it, you have to keep it, if you can't keep it, you have to keep it!"

Qi Huizong sighed silently: "What Li Xiang said is very true. But after all, the soldiers are fierce and the war is dangerous. Whether it is war or peace, we still need to be prepared..."

Chu Ge didn't say a word for the time being, just watched the officials and the emperor in the palace, each performing.

He could tell with his feet that Qi Yingzong's expression of wanting to run was basically written on his face.

It's just that no matter how much Qi Yingzong wanted to run away, Li Boxi, the leader of the main combat faction, would absolutely not agree.

After all, Qi Huizong has already played once, and he gave up the throne to his son in order to escape, so you want to do it again?

Do you have to go through all the members of the royal family? That's too outrageous!

Once again, Li Boxi wants to defend the capital at all costs, so there must be an emperor in the capital at this time, otherwise, no matter whether it is to mobilize the residents of the city to defend the city, or to find Tianxia Town to enter the capital, there will be some reasons Insufficient, it is difficult to exert sufficient mobilization power.

At that time, the capital is really in danger.

As a person who traveled in, Chu Ge certainly knew more information than all the ministers and emperors present.

But he feels that it is never wise to speak rashly at this time. After all, it is impossible for him to say that he is a person who traveled from hundreds of years later and has read the script of Jingping Incident in advance. No matter how you state your interests, no matter how much you promise that as long as you don't become a demon capital, you will definitely be able to defend it, the emperor will not really believe it.

On the contrary, you may expose yourself prematurely and put yourself in a passive situation.

After all, who knows if Li Hao, the censor Zhongcheng, has any political opponents in the court? Who knows if the emperor will suddenly be furious because of a certain sentence of his?

Although Chu Ge has read the records about Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong's father and son in the history books, what he saw in the history books and what he encountered in the copy are still two different things after all.

Many stupid people who are incredible in history, since they were able to succeed to the throne, most of them have no problem with basic intelligence, and they are not so obviously stupid that there are exaggerated questions like "why not eat minced meat".

Therefore, Chu Ge should not expect to be able to pass the level by treating the two father and son as idiots.

He had to carefully probe, understand, and roughly figure out what kind of deep motives lie behind the crazy behavior of the two father and son. Only by knowing their pulse can we prescribe the right medicine.

At this time, the princes of Gungun were arguing endlessly, and they were basically divided into three parties.

One side is the Runaway faction headed by the emperor, the other side is the Main War faction headed by Li Boxi, and the other side is the Peaceful faction headed by Tang Qin.

Of course, whether it is the main battle or the main peace, at this time, the emperor is still not in favor of running away, so the running party can only be said to be lurking under the water.

In the court hall, another minister received Qi Yingzong's instruction, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are true! Whether you are standing or fighting, you should be prepared.

"What Li Xiang said just now is really shocking, but doesn't it also mean that at this time we are not strong enough to fight the Jin people?

"In the imperial city, there are no squads to guard; in the capital, there are a few ban brigades to guard. If the war starts and both sides kill each other, then the difficulty of negotiating peace will naturally increase tenfold or a hundredfold.

"If we can hand over some gold, silver and cloth at this time, we will secure borders with the gold people and trade with each other, and some floating wealth will naturally flow back to our dynasty..."

This Zaizhi is Tang Qin, who is also an important minister in the court and a representative of the peace faction in history.

He has a fair face, looks gentle and elegant, not as aggressive as Li Boxi.

Li Boxi couldn't help but change his face when he heard the words: "Why did Prime Minister Tang say such a thing! The Jin people are coming menacingly, is it possible that they will surrender without a fight?"

Tang Qin shook his head slightly: "Li Xiang, ask yourself, with the strength of our army, can we still cross the Yellow River north, beat back the Jin soldiers, and recover Yanyun?

"Since you and I are very clear that this is absolutely impossible, the war at this time not only caused heavy losses to our soldiers and civilians, but also made it more difficult to seek peace in the future...

"The Jin soldiers are in full swing. If we can defeat others without fighting, wouldn't that be the best strategy? In the coming year, I will rectify the military affairs and gradually plan for it. There may not be a day when I can turn around.

"Li Xiang can naturally lead the battle with his enthusiasm, but if he fails to win the battle and returns to the old road of peace negotiation, so what? Will Li Xiang be able to bear this crime?"

Li Boxi was so angry that his beard fluttered wildly: "Could it be possible that Prime Minister Tang can bear the charge of surrendering without a fight!"

Other officials in the DPRK and China who are leading the war or peace also spoke one after another, expressing their own views.

While listening to what these people said, Chu Ge secretly observed the emperor's attitude.

There is nothing to say about the views of the main combat faction, it is the idea that normal people would have.

However, the view of the Zhuhe faction is quite peculiar, with the special background and way of thinking of the time, so it needs to be interpreted with a different brain circuit.

The peace advocates believe that a fight is definitely impossible. If there is a fight, both sides will suffer heavy casualties, and the Jin people will become angry. When the time comes to talk about peace, it will not be the current condition.

It's like two people fighting. When one of them calls to the door, if he persuades with kind words and gives a big red envelope, the other party may retreat; but if the two parties have already fought, no matter who wins or loses , If you want to make peace at this time, it is not something that can be solved with a red envelope. Medical expenses and various compensations are definitely indispensable.

For the Qi Dynasty, sending money is actually not a particularly shameful thing. After all, it has become a custom to give New Year coins before, and it has indeed won peace for the Qi Dynasty, and it also survived the previous enemy country.

No matter how many old coins there are, they can be earned back from border trade in the future.

At first glance, the inexplicable still makes sense.

In fact, this statement of the Zhuhe faction has always had a market in the Qi Dynasty, and even many emperors thought so and strongly supported it. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the main peace faction to stand against the main war faction in court and get so much support.

Chu Ge sighed silently.

In fact, from the perspective of future generations, it has been proved that the claims of the Peace School are pure nonsense.

There are two key points.

The first is a fight between two people in reality, which is completely different from a fight between two countries. Fights between two people often have external forces interfering, and one party will not completely kill the other; but when the two countries are fighting, destroying the country may not be a better option.

For the Jin people, their appetites are infinite, and it is impossible to satisfy them as soon as they start fighting.

The fact that the Qi Dynasty was able to use old coins to kill the enemy country before does not mean that it can still do it this time. Even if it works this time, it probably won't work next time.

So in the final analysis, it was just the experience at the time that Suibi could buy Ping An. In fact, to put it bluntly, it was just "I don't care about the flood after I die".

The second reason is that what cannot be brought back on the battlefield must not be brought back on the negotiating table.

In fact, there are no two options of war or peace at all, only the option of war.

And, is the final plan determined according to the outcome of the battle.

If they can't win on the battlefield, then the peacemakers can only accept all the demands made by the other party, and expect these peacemakers to use benevolence, morality and generous statements to bargain with the Jinren? That's definitely overthinking.

However, among the emperors of the Qi Dynasty, few of them understood such a simple truth.

Or they knew in their hearts that it was just like the three strategies that the ancient counselors gave to the monarch. The best strategy was something beyond their ability from the beginning, so it was not an option at all.

After all, it is too difficult to straighten out the armaments and fight against the Jinren. It is easier to betray the country for security.

Anyway, it doesn't prevent them from continuing to run across the Yangtze River to become emperors in prosperous places.

Chu Ge secretly looked at Qi Yingzong, and found that he looked at Tang Qin more favorably, while he looked at Li Boxi with some fear or hostility.

However, this kind of complicated feelings is obviously not all about the route of the main battle or the main peace, and there are other things mixed in.

Other players may not be aware of this, but Chu Ge is very clear.

At this time, in the court hall, there was another contradiction that was invisible but played a huge role, and it was deeply buried.

That was the conflict between Qi Yingzong, the son, and Qi Huizong, the runaway father.

And this contradiction is also a crucial factor that contributed to the Jingping change.

At this time, this clue has not yet appeared, but it is the deep motivation of Qi Yingzong's series of behaviors in the future.

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