The Emperor Shun Zhishi

Chapter 68
It has been five years and seven months since the Battle of Marble Mountains, and the Miao family lives in shame every day.His body is not as strong as it was five years ago, and the rice he eats every day is less than eight taels. He knows that his time is numbered, and he doesn't have too many extravagant expectations for life. The only thing that makes him feel uncomfortable is when he thinks about the five elements The defeat of the mountain made him feel a dull pain in his heart.

"Unexpectedly, the old man has been in the world for 70 years, and he has fought more than 40 battles with China, big and small. Even if Emperor Yao is 20 years younger, he would not dare to confront me head-on. Unexpectedly, in the Wuxing Mountain, the old man almost Captured by a younger generation. Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu, you left too early, if you are still alive, with your talent, how can you let me have the defeat of the Five Elements Mountain?"

Every time you Miao mentioned the defeat of Wuxing Mountain, he thought of Uncle Wu, and attributed his failure to Uncle Wu's early death. He believed that if Uncle Wu was still alive, Sanmiao would have the hope of returning to the Central Plains.However, as the Miao family gradually aged, he was worried that the three Miao people would never have the chance to return to the bank of the Yellow River. The Miao people could only hide in the miasma-filled southern mountainous area for generations, and they would always be scorned by the Chinese as the Southern Barbarians.

In order to fulfill her long-cherished wish, You Miao wrote to Queli many times, asking her to create an opportunity for her to lead the army to attack China again.But Queli either wrote back to tell him not to act rashly, or simply refused to reply.After three years in a row, You Miao felt very sad, because he felt that even his daughter, Que Li, was alienating him.

However, after writing the letter for the fourth time, Queli finally got an answer.In spring, Queli sent the three-legged crow to fly to Miaodu, and Miao was very excited to see the three-legged crow again.

"Since the defeat of the Five Elements Mountain, my father has been living in pain every day, and I hope that before I die, I can lead my Miao soldiers to attack China, capture Emperor Yao and Yao Chonghua alive, and let my three Miao people return to their ancestors. Daughter, this is a wish that my father made before he died, can you help him fulfill this wish?"

The Three-legged Crow stood on a branch, staring into You Miao's eyes.

"Father, your health is getting worse and worse, can you still lead troops to fight?"

"Nonsense! I'm King Miao. I'm protected by God Miao. Although I'm old, I can still kill the enemy. I can gnaw off a bull's head at a time. I just think that after five years, San Miao's strength has recovered more than half. I don't know if God will give me another chance to fight Huaxia."

"Of course there is an opportunity, but it has to wait."

"Wait until when?"

"You have been recuperating for five years, and Huaxia has also developed for five years. The population of Huaxia is ten times that of Sanmiao, and it merged with Dongyi. Let alone your mere 20 soldiers, I will give you another [-]. When we reach Guirui, the whole army will be wiped out."

You Miao couldn't help being shocked.

"Five years ago, I used [-] troops to span China for three thousand miles. Now, I can't shake a corner of China? Is China really so strong?"

"Chonghua is indeed a talent. Since he took charge of Huaxia, he has been close to virtuous ministers and far away from villains. He has changed customs and educated the people. Now the warehouses are full and the roads are not picked up. In just five years, the population of China has increased by [-]%. Sanmiao is certainly not five years. The three seedlings before, how could Huaxia be the Huaxia five years ago?"

"Then, this..." Hearing Queli's words, You Miao couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, "After hearing what you said, do I have no chance in this life?"

"Didn't I say that, of course there are opportunities, but you have to wait!"

You Miao got a little angry, he is impatient, but at this moment Queli has been going around in circles, knowing that Queli has something to ask of him, so there is something in his words.

"It turns out that you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and speak up when you have something to say."

"My daughter wants to borrow [-] troops from her father."

"[-]. After five years of recuperation, my total strength is just over [-]. You are asking for half of my troops."

"Give you [-], can you destroy Huaxia?"

Mrs. Miao thought about Que Li's words and shook her head.

"Then I will give you [-] Miao soldiers, and you will be able to destroy Huaxia?"

"of course can."

"Hmph," You Miao sneered, he couldn't believe it, and asked his daughter to have this ability, "Why do you come to me for a loan if you want this ability?"

"Father, this is the only chance. Even the strength of the three seedlings can't shake a city in Huaxia. Even if you join forces with the Xirong and Beidi tribes to attack Huaxia, it will only be an equal share with Huaxia. It is still unknown who will win the battle. What's more, they Not necessarily at your mercy. To destroy Huaxia, the only way is to let Huaxia fight among itself."

"Why internal strife?"

"Five years ago, Yao Chonghua had been trying to abolish the family and tribal system. He offended a large number of Huaxia tribal leaders, and then had to give up because of too much resistance. Later, he revised the code and established the "Five Penalties and Penalties" to limit the power of the tribal leaders. Although A little gentle, but unpopular. On the surface, China is now powerful and prosperous, but internal undercurrents are surging. The entire China is not monolithic, and it is roughly divided into two and a half factions, with Guirui as the center. The tribe is on the side of Yao Chonghua. Most of the nobles in Pingyang and other tribes and nobles who are dissatisfied with Yao Chonghua were bought by me. This faction is centered on Danshui City and Pingyang City. Attitude, such as Gun, he is considered a half faction. I want to destroy Yao Chonghua, but I am not completely sure. This will require your help, father. Once you give me [-] Miao soldiers, plus [-] Chi Cavalry, together with Xirong and Beidi, how difficult is it to destroy Yao Chonghua?"

"After a long time, you asked me to make a wedding dress for you and help Danzhu win the world. You have Wangfu's life."

Hearing You Miao's ridicule, the three-legged Wu Gaga laughed.

"In civil strife in China, wouldn't the Sanmiao have a chance to compete in the Central Plains? Danzhu became the emperor of the world, and with your contribution, why not share the world equally with you? Even if Danzhu cannot seize the world, causing civil strife in China, and waiting for China to decline At this time, you lead troops to Pingyang, kill Yao Chonghua and Emperor Yao, and then dominate the world. Under your protection, Danzhu will become a prince and guard the frontier for you. That is a good thing! Father, this is the only chance! Once lost, there will be no more, please think twice."

Mrs. Miao bowed her head in thought, thinking that this business could be done, but at the same time felt that these [-] soldiers were too difficult to part with.Que Li has already seen the doubts in her father's heart, but based on her understanding of the Miao family, she firmly believes that her father has been persuaded by her.

"Whether the Miao people can return to their homeland depends on you, father."

Speaking of which, the three-legged crow flapped its wings and flew towards Guirui City. The person Queli wanted to instigate rebellion this time was Xiang. She knew that Xiang had a bad life after becoming the lord of Guirui City.Not only did he not thank Shun for his recommendation, but even hated him to the bone.

It turns out that since Xiang married four noble beauties, he thought he would be able to live a happy life, but who knew that these four women were extremely spoiled, relying on their powerful family power, they would yell at each other.Xiang was also afraid of the family power behind them, so he tolerated these four women, but the most uncomfortable thing for him was that he refused to let him find a concubine outside.Doesn't it seem like marrying four wives, it's more like hiring four masters for yourself, trying to serve them every day, and punching and kicking them if you feel uncomfortable.Thinking of the huge psychological gap after getting married, Xiang couldn't help but put his own misfortune on Shun's head, thinking that all of this was Shun's conspiracy.

At first he was just skeptical, but later he firmly believed that this was a conspiracy.Because Shun also knew that Xiang was a dude, and asking him to manage Guirui was basically a joke with the wealth and lives of tens of thousands of people.And Xiang did, as Shun had speculated, managed Guirui in a mess.For example, in order to increase the fiscal revenue of Guirui, taxation was increased indiscriminately, and shopping malls were set up privately to buy and sell important shops in the market.It wasn't until Shun sent Bakai to Guirui to manage the market that the situation improved.Although the elephant no longer has administrative power and is relaxed, it also loses a lot of additional financial income.He regarded his being emptied out as Shun's retaliation against him, but he didn't reflect at all that he was the one who paralyzed Guirui's economy.

Just when he was complaining, the three-legged crow controlled by Que Li quietly flew to the eaves of his mansion.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the city lord Guirui doing?"

Xiang looked up and saw the three-legged crow, knew it was Que Li, and immediately became angry.

"Last time you said to help me kill Chonghua, why did he become the regent instead?"

"Don't you blame me for helping him in the end?"

Xiang is right when he thinks about it. During the Battle of Wuxing Mountain, he was indeed bewitched by Shun and finally helped Shun, but letting Xiang blame himself is as difficult as making a wolf repent for eating a sheep.

"I knew it. You blamed Sanmiao's failure on me, and now you're laughing at me again?"

"It's so miserable," the three-legged crow opened its mouth wide and croaked twice, as if mocking, "But, do you want to go on like this forever?"

"So what? What can you do? Now that Chonghua is the regent, he can ask someone to take me out."

"That's right, Chonghua is indeed the most powerful person in China now. However, since he planned to abolish the system of blood-related tribal alliances, more and more people have opposed him. Now in the entire China, the only person who can challenge him is Danzhu, we Ming people don’t speak dark words, I want to help Danzhu overthrow Chonghua and ascend to the throne of the emperor of China, would you help me?"

Like rolling his eyeballs, lowering his head and thinking, like doing an arithmetic problem.

"What's in it for me?"

"When Danzhu becomes the emperor of China in the future, I will let you be the chief minister and be in charge of water control. Your power will be lower than that of one person and above ten thousand, and all water control officials in the world will listen to you."

Xiang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard Que Li's words, and his tone of voice changed.

"Then what shall I do?"

The three-legged crow approached the elephant and whispered in his ear, the elephant smiled wickedly and nodded repeatedly.

"As it should be!"

A month later, the Youmiao family gave Queli [-] Miao soldiers as promised, and quietly stationed them in Danshui City.After Danzhu's training, these [-] Miao soldiers were merged into Danzhu's red cavalry.With the blessing of [-] Miao soldiers, Danzhu's army strength reached [-]. Not only is it unrivaled in China, even if Beidi and Xirong are added, there is no such strong force.At this time, the forces under Shun's control were divided into two parts: Pingyang and Guirui.Among them, there are [-] imperial guards in Pingyang and [-] guards in Guirui.Guirui's garrison army was apparently under Shun's command, but it seemed to be directly under the leadership.As Xiang fell to Danzhu's side, Guirui's defenders were already on the verge of rebellion.Shun can directly lead only the [-] imperial guards in Pingyang.

After everything was ready, Que Li planned to attract seedlings to attack Xia again, but she was worried about the fiasco of the last time, so she had to wait for a good time.

In July, the area around the Yellow River and the Guishui River enters the rainy season, and this is also the time when flash floods are most likely to erupt.Queli thought of a way. She asked Dan Zhu to apply to Shun to divide the [-] red cavalry in Danshui City into five teams and station them at five locations on the Yellow River and the Guishui River to prevent disasters caused by the flooding of the Yellow River and the Guishui River.

After discussing with the five ministers in the court, Shun felt that Danzhu's method could prevent problems before they happened, so he approved Danzhu's application and rewarded him.Que Li was overjoyed, she knew the time had come, but Dan Zhu was not happy.

"Divide my military power into five parts and garrison along the Yellow River. What if San Miao comes over?"

"Don't you want Sanmiao to call, so that you have a chance?"

"Ma'am, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"

Que Li smiled, but did not explain her intentions to Dan Zhu.

"Husband, just listen to me. I guarantee that you will take the seat of God Yao in the end. As for Chonghua? If he can live to this day next year, it will be considered his good fortune."

Danzhu's soldiers and horses were deployed along the Yellow River, waiting for the rainy season. At this time, Queli sent Sanzuwu to tell You Miao that Danshui City was empty and could be occupied, and then went straight to Pingyang City.

The Miao family was overjoyed when they heard the words. At the age of seventy, he once again personally led an army of [-] Miao to invade China.Since all parts of China are guarding against the possible floods in the rainy season at this time, they don't pay too much attention to Sanmiao, and Que Li deliberately scattered the soldiers and horses of Danshui City along the Yellow River, resulting in the emptiness of troops in the hinterland of China.San Miao came in a sneak attack all the way, and in less than three days, [-] San Miao soldiers had already crossed Danshui City and approached Pingyang.

(End of this chapter)