Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Li Kuan helped the three of them up.

"It's good to come, it's good to come."

"Haha, if you don't come, I will send someone to look for you."

"This is General Chen. I won't say any polite words. You should follow General Chen now."

"General Chen, I will first introduce Jiannan Road to you, and I will also give you some information. I believe that with you here, I don't have to worry about Jiannan Road anymore."

Li Kuan made the arrangements directly.

Chen Qingzhi quickly accepted the order.

The three men stood up, bowed to Li Kuan, turned around and hurriedly followed Chen Qingzhi towards the front hall of the Executive Yuan.

Li Kuan let out a light breath, looked at the backs of the four people, and slowly sat down in the rocking chair.

squeak...

The rocking chair made of bamboo made a squeezing sound.

It sounds very pleasantly along with the rhythm.

Li Kuan is now thinking about a problem.

That is, where to get a lot of sugar.

After all, there is a saying that goes well.

One sulfur, two nitrate, three charcoal, add a little sugar, Big Ivan!

White sugar is an extremely important raw material in the nuclear industry. Of course, you are talking about going to the southeast of the Tang Dynasty, such as Luzon and Java.

of course can!

But, for Da Yan now, the journey is still quite far.

Now, there is a place that can produce a lot of sugar in a short time, and it is relatively close to Da Yan, so….
It seems that there really is a place.

Li Kuan narrowed his eyes and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

In fact, sugar is not difficult to make.

But now, sugar is as precious as salt in the Tang Dynasty, and the current sugar production is absolutely unable to support their own nuclear energy research.

some things,

You have to take it step by step, otherwise, you will get into trouble sooner or later.

Li Kuan was planning carefully in his mind.

Soon it was evening.

at night,

Li Kuan, Chen Qingzhi and Bao Zheng drank and ate barbecue hotpot together, and everyone was drunk.

Early the next morning, Li Kuan and Chen Qingzhi left Yizhou City.

Of course, this time, they traveled light, with only Li Kuan and Chen Qianzhi leaving. The 10,000 soldiers would of course stay in Jiannan Road.

This is the foundation of the Jiannan Road Group Army.

This time, Li Kuan did not cross mountains and rivers from Tubo to rush back to Yanyun City. Instead, he left the Shu Road and went straight to Pu County on the Hedong Road, riding in a horse carriage and heading north.

This route is much faster and easier than going around Tibet.

The place of Tubo...
Ordinary people, who goes there?

As for Jiannan Road, it is now exchanging resources with the Tang Dynasty.

Especially the road into Shu. In the past two months, Li Kuan has continuously ordered people to widen or find a second or third route into Shu.

Under the leadership of Dayan, Jiannan Dao was not directly closed like when it was led by the aristocratic families. On the contrary, it actively promoted exchanges with the outside world.

The development of trade in Jiannan Road has indeed become much more prosperous.

On the Shu Road, people come and go, and caravans are endless.

Li Kuan followed the crowd, left Jiannan Road and headed straight for Yanyun City.

……

Datang.

Changan.

Pei Mansion.

Two months have passed, and Pei Ji has not yet recovered from his grief.

There is no way. Although time is the best medicine to heal wounds, I can't help but see the heads on top of Mingde Gate every time I pass by it.

Speaking of which, Li Shimin was really cruel.

It’s been two months, more than two months!

There was no order to take down the row of heads on Mingde Gate.

What's the weather like now?
It was an extremely hot summer.

It is also the peak season for various birds, flies, ants and other biological activities.

Now, the head is almost turning into bones and is about to be dried up by the wind.

Thinking that one of those heads might belong to Lawyer Pei, Pei Ji's heart ached deeply, and then he became even more sad.

Seeing things reminds me of someone, not to mention looking at Lawyer Pei’s head, my heart feels even sadder, more regretful, and more nostalgic.

At the same time, he deeply hoped that Li Shimin would quickly issue an order to take this head off.

Even if there is punishment, it should be enough.

It is an uneasy death.

Lawyer Pei is probably still a wandering ghost, the kind of headless ghost who only wishes to have his head buried.

profound,
No, it cannot be used because their bodies have long been eaten by wild wolves and dogs.

The people of Jiannan Road were in no mood to dig a hole and bury them.

When Li Kuan and Chen Qingzhi left Yizhou City, except for warehouses and some file repositories that were off-limits to the public, the rest of the places were open to the public for people to vent their anger. Naturally, when Li Kuan and Chen Qingzhi returned from the Shu Road, their bodies had disappeared.

The harm they have caused to the people of Jiannan Road is too great.

In other words, this is all self-inflicted.

In the lobby.

Pei Ji picked up the teacup and took a sip.

His eyes were deep, as if he had aged by ten years.

Now, his hair has turned gray and his face looks a little old.

"Master Pei"

"Master Pei? Is Master Pei here?
At this time, Wang Gui and Xiao Yu walked in leisurely.

These two people are even more miserable than Pei Ji.

Layers of white hair, lifeless.

In fact, the two of them are much older than Pei Ji.

Changsun Wuji is about the same age as Li Shimin, and is in his prime. However, his mental state is much worse than Li Shimin's, and also much worse than Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing, who are similar in age. He is getting more and more like old guys like Wang Gui and Xiao Yu, who are really buried in the dirt up to their necks.

"oops."

"Lord Wang and Lord Xiao are here."

"Hurry, hurry, please sit down."

Pei Ji quickly stood up to greet him.

Now, does he still have any of the high spirits he had before, or the attitude of a person in charge among the aristocratic families?
Gone!

Completely gone!
To be honest, this blow was too heavy for the aristocratic families, heavier than any previous blow.

It's absolutely terrifying!
It was really direct and hit the weak spots of these people.

All the direct descendants are dead.

They could be said to be the successors that they had cultivated with half their life's efforts, but all of them were consumed in an instant, and the aristocratic family was directly extinct.

Of course, in comparison, Pei Ji, who is not too old, is better off. At least, he can still have children.

But can Wang Gui, Xiao Yu and the others still have children?
Of course, although his own bloodline is not enough to be cut off, after all, these aristocratic families attach great importance to bloodline inheritance, and generally have more children.

but,
As for the position of the eldest son, it is not something they can accept just because it is passed on to them.

The position of the eldest son cannot be changed.

That person is that person after all.

The only thing that can be passed down is the order of succession, not the eldest son.

There was only one legitimate eldest son from beginning to end. Once he died, he was gone. Wang Gui and Xiao Yu clasped their fists and bowed to Pei Ji.

The two sat down.

Pei Ji personally poured tea for the two of them.

"A rare visitor."

"It's been such a long time, there aren't many guests in this house."

"I wonder why Lord Wang and Lord Xiao are here today?"

Pei Ji said with a smile.

Two months ago, this lobby was almost never empty, but now, he was often the only one in the lobby.

Wang Gui and Xiao Yu glanced at each other and looked at Pei Ji.

"Master Pei, this time, we came here with the intention of going to His Majesty with Master Pei to see if we can take their heads off."

"It's been quite a while. It's been two months."

"Their heads are in a mess. If I hadn't written down the order before, to be honest, I wouldn't know which one is which now."

"Okay, okay."

"After such a long demonstration, your Majesty's anger should have subsided. The majesty of the Tang Dynasty has been almost fully demonstrated. Besides, in the past two months, our aristocratic families have been diligently serving the court and being loyal to your Majesty. Your Majesty should understand us."

"He must have seen it all."

Wang Gui spoke in a low voice, and the corners of his mouth trembled as he spoke.

"Yes!"

"Our aristocratic families are now completely tied to the imperial court and His Majesty. Perhaps from now on, there will no longer be such a thing as aristocratic families."

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to consider us."

"There's no point in keeping those heads hanging."

“Hiss…cough cough cough!”

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and coughed rapidly again. Ever since the shock he experienced two months ago, his health has not been very good.

They looked at Pei Ji, their eyes full of anticipation.

Two months ago, Li Shimin returned to the court.

The three of them, including those important officials from aristocratic families who knelt down one after another, were not suppressed by Li Shimin. Many of them were even promoted, and Li Shimin never mentioned this matter again.

At that time, they knew what Li Shimin was thinking.

He was telling them that I am with you, I will not pursue your faults, and now I want you to work with the court to fight against Dayan.

And they did exactly that.

Just as Li Shimin and others had expected, what other options did the aristocratic families have except to join forces with the imperial court without any blind spots?
There is nothing we can do!

There is really no other solution!

Great inflammation!

This has completely become their death place!

"Ah...yeah."

"It's almost time."

Pei Ji nodded, and as he spoke, he stood up and took a letter from the table behind him.

"This is the detailed process of Jiannan Road that we just investigated."

"Dayan, all of this was done by Dayan alone."

"The Great Yan Emperor personally led 10,000 people, bypassed Longyou Road, first defeated Tubo, then entered Jiannan Road from the Tuxu direction, and arrived at Yizhou City and directly provoked the people of Yizhou City. It only took one night to kill all our people."

"Then, when the sun rises in the east, we will... destroy them all in one yard."

"Later, there was the so-called defeat of the rebels by His Majesty."

"In this battle, we resisted Li Shimin."

"Li Shimin and his men really can't do anything to us. They are indeed going to retreat in defeat."

"But, in the end, that beast, Emperor Da Yan, showed up!"

"It was him. He gave these heads to Li Shimin, and then Li Shimin mobilized his troops to charge towards the defense line of Shu Road."

"Only in this way can we pacify the rebels."

"Li Shimin and his men deceived the entire Tang Dynasty. What did they win? What did they triumph over? It was all just a gift from Dayan."

"Dayan personally gave Li Shimin a reason and made an exchange with Li Shimin. The exchange condition was Jiannan Road."

“This is the process of everything!”

"Tainan!"

"Great Yan!"

"Great Yan!"

"They destroyed us!"

"And this Songtsen Gampo, idiot! Stupid pig! Stupid donkey! Idiot! A whole Tubo couldn't resist a mere 10,000 people from Dayan!"

"I really don't know what the Tibetans look like. What a bunch of damned things. What a bullshit death barrier."

Pei Ji gritted his teeth and slammed the letter in his hand heavily on the tea table between the two seats.

Right now,

He was trembling all over.

There were beads of sweat all over his forehead.

Unwilling!

His heart was still filled with resentment!
Wang Gui and Xiao Yu looked at the letter with heavy eyes.

Great inflammation!

It's them again!

They really want the roots of the aristocratic families!
damn it!
Ten thousand people!

Ten thousand people defeated Tubo and destroyed Jiannan Road!
Emperor Da Yan, what the hell is he?
The lobby was as silent as a tomb.

"Emperor Da Yan."

Wang Gui took a breath with difficulty, picked up the tea and took a sip.

He felt his throat was hoarse, dry and painful.

"He...a beast!"

Wang Gui didn't know what to say.

Now, what else can he say?

"I have heard some of this news before."

"Hey."

"Master Pei, this failure is not the fault of any of us, no blame."

"We have done everything we can do, and we have thought of everything we can think of. What happened afterwards has nothing to do with us anymore."

"Nothing."

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice.

Pei Ji was speechless.

Wang Gui opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

Indeed, this matter has nothing to do with them. From the beginning to the end, they have really paid a lot and done everything they can to perfection!
But in the end, who could have thought that they would get involved in the monster Da Yan.

All of a sudden, it all collapsed.

Have no idea!

Powerless!

Really powerless!
despair!

It's really desperate!
All strategies and all fancy ideas are more fragile than paper in the face of absolute power.

In fact, when the incident first happened, many people from the aristocratic families blamed Pei Ji in their hearts.

Who said that this strategy was first proposed by Pei Ji?
But now, two months have passed and I no longer have such thoughts.

They knew that Pei Ji could not be blamed for this. If Lawyer Pei had not died in Chang'an, they could still blame him to some extent. But now, even Lawyer Pei was dead. In this matter, the loss of the Pei family was not much less than theirs. (End of this chapter)