The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 307 Return to Homeland
Bai Zhi was also very confused at this time. Looking at the jade ring in his hand, he didn't know why he felt the slightest connection with it.

So Bai Zhi took out the jade ring from the invisible world, put the jade rings together, and then compared and observed them.

Although the two jade rings are different in appearance, they also have some things in common.

For example, these two jade rings have the pattern of a black bird, and the black bird in the pattern is lifelike, very agile, and even the size is the same.

At the same time, the two jade rings had the same feeling for him, always making him feel a faint bond.

This made him even more confused.

Li Qingzhao, who returned to the hall, saw that the sacred bird was still looking at the jade ring, but when she saw that the jade ring had become two, a look of confusion appeared on her face.

"Why is there an extra jade ring?"

She walked a few minutes and found another one that was a little different. The other one was made up of two crescent-shaped jade stones, but it also had the pattern of a black bird on it.

"Are these two jade rings originally from divine birds?"

Bai Zhi shook his head and said, "But it should be quite important to me..."

If that were the case, the foreign race might also establish a short-lived dynasty on this land, and then be overthrown by the people again and establish a dynasty belonging to the Chinese nation...

"If that's the case, will the Song Dynasty be destroyed by the northern nomads like in the original history?"

"That's fine..."

Bai Zhi, who had put away the jade ring, also came to the study. Seeing Li Qingzhao who was busy writing at his desk, Bai Zhi gradually focused on himself.

After all, although the Song Dynasty was powerful at this time, it did not invade the grasslands. It only recovered the former Chinese land and did not really push the glory of China to its peak.

But this time, the word "virtue" did not evolve twice as usual: once before meeting the destined person, and once after the destined person died.

What he didn't expect was that the same jade ring would appear in the Song Dynasty hundreds of years later, giving him the same feeling.

It seemed that the jade ring was a part of his body, but when he felt it carefully, there was no trace of it.

After that, Li Qingzhao stood up and walked to the study, then picked up the ink pen and started writing again.

It seems that there is only one time this time, that is, when Li Qingzhao dies, he will fall asleep immediately, and then usher in a new transformation and awaken new magical powers.

The first jade ring was sent by Li Chunfeng during the Tang Dynasty, and it was accompanied by a "Tui Bei Tu".

Hearing the words of the divine bird, Li Qingzhao also nodded slightly, "Since it is so important to the divine bird, then the divine bird should keep it. After all, General Yue sent this jade ring because of the divine bird."

It can be regarded as a gift left by the ancients to future generations.

This time she wants to write a book about national development, and she does not intend to print and distribute this book to the world. Instead, she hopes that the divine bird will save this book. When the right person appears at the right time, Then give this book to the right person.

"no idea……"

By that time, that person should have more time and more opportunities to transform the world.

However, Bai Zhi shook his head slightly, looking at the jade ring suspended in the void, thinking of the time when he got the first jade ring.

By that time, he would be able to fulfill his agreement with Li Qingzhao, let this world and this dynasty develop in his original direction, and let the Chinese nation no longer be under his wings, but experience real hardships and obstacles.

Needless to say, there is no need to elaborate on the mystery of "Tui Bei Tu", but there is a jade ring together with "Tui Bei Tu", which makes Bai Zhi think deeply.

Li Qingzhao asked.

……

Two more years have passed, and as Li Qingzhao gradually disappears from the public eye, people in Bianjing seem to have forgotten her.

At the same time, some changes also occurred in the court, and some officials even proposed to abolish the long-standing military merit system.

It is said that the advancement of military merit into the nobility system will lead to violence in the dynasty, and the people of the world will be warlike, and warlikeness will lead to death. This is not in line with the image of the Great Song Dynasty. In order to create an image for the surrounding vassal states that the Heavenly Kingdom is a state of etiquette, it must be abolished. Military merit entered the nobility system.

But the emperor was hesitant about this. After all, it was the divine bird who proposed the promotion of military merit into the nobility system. Because of this, the once weak image of the Song Dynasty was completely removed, and the Yanyun Sixteenth Emperor who had fallen into the hands of foreigners for a long time was recovered. continent.

In the court, almost all military generals opposed this decision. After all, the promotion of military merit into the nobility system is the basis for the promotion of generals and the bravery of soldiers to kill the enemy. If it is abolished, how can soldiers obtain military merit?
It will even gradually lead to the weakening of the Song Dynasty's military strength and return to the cowardice it once was!
However, at this moment, a civil official brought out what the divine bird once said:
"The divine bird once said that nothing in the world is static and must change as the world changes!"

After the words of the divine bird were brought out, the generals in the army were speechless. After all, they could not refute the words of the divine bird. They respected the divine bird extremely in their hearts, so they had nothing to say to the civilian officials.

As the Song Dynasty gradually grew stronger and stronger, its homeland was also taken back, the people of the world became wealthy, business flourished, and the people were immersed in the prosperous scene here.

The common people are concerned about safety. Although they do not have much influence on the decisions made by the court, they do not want themselves or their family members to go to the battlefield again and be shrouded in horse hides!
Some people even sang that the Song Dynasty had entered its golden age at this time, and many people in the court held this view. As a result, people all over the world began to immerse themselves in this false prosperity and began to forget the shame of the past.

However, there are also people with insight who keep shouting: It is not the time to abolish military merit and enter the nobility system, and warn all people not to be immersed in this false prosperity.

But their voices were like the cries of cicadas on the waves, which were instantly overwhelmed by the roaring waves and disappeared into nothingness.

But all this has nothing to do with Li Qingzhao, and he doesn't want to get involved in the Song Dynasty anymore.

In the spring breeze, Li Qingzhao packed his bags, held Texue in hand, and walked out of the courtyard.

She planned to leave Bianjing and return to her hometown. I want to spend the rest of my life in my hometown, where I have my relatives. Maybe the tribesmen don’t recognize me now, but that land seems to be inextricably linked to me and cannot be severed.

He dismissed the last maid in the courtyard and locked the door. But when she turned around, she saw that the last maid still hadn't left. She looked at Li Qingzhao's face filled with reluctance and a trace of longing.

"Girl, please bring me your slave..."

The maid also carried her luggage and looked at Li Qingzhao. Her bright eyes couldn't help but shed tears, praying that Li Qingzhao could also take her with him.

She was originally a slave, and if nothing unexpected happened, she would always be a maid until she became old and frail, and then she was kicked out of the mansion by her master.

However, at this time, Li Qingzhao erased her slave status and allowed her to become a commoner.

She was grateful, but also full of reluctance to leave Li Qingzhao. She was reluctant to leave Li Qingzhao.

"You should have a life of your own..." Looking at the tearful maid in front of her, Li Qingzhao's face didn't show much expression change. After all, she had experienced too much and she was unable to have any emotional changes.

Looking at the maid in front of him, Li Qingzhao also thought of his two personal maids. Time has changed, and the two personal maids at this time may have turned into a handful of loess, but their descendants still live on.

It seems that when people get old, they can't help but miss the people or things in their past. In the future, they like to recall the past things and miss the voices and looks of the people they care about.

No one can avoid it.

Rejecting the maid's prayer, Li Qingzhao slowly walked out of the city. At this time, Li Qingzhao seemed to be in his thirties in appearance.

She became a woman who still retains her charm.

However, the beauty of youth can still be seen from the face.

Walking through the city, no one recognized Li Qingzhao. After all, most of the people in the past are gone, and people today have never seen Li Qingzhao, so how can they recognize him?
We arrived at the east gate of Bianjing City smoothly. There was a lot of traffic and pedestrians under the city gate. The caravans from the east stretched into the distance, and the carriages rumbled, creating a prosperous scene.

At the same time, the people in the city also went out of the city to enjoy the spring. The female relatives of the noble families rode in carriages, and then went to the distant woods to enjoy the spring scenery.

There are children running on the green grass, making crisp laughter.

A young woman was flying a paper kite, looking up at the kite flying in the sky, attracting countless people to watch.

……

All of this is so harmonious and beautiful.

Li Qingzhao watched quietly for a while, then walked forward again, and then disappeared on the official road. Until the city behind could no longer be seen, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but look back.

But nothing could be seen at this time. Li Qingzhao could only turn around in disappointment and continue walking forward.

Li Qingzhao walked very slowly, as if he was re-walking the same path he had taken in the past, feeling the feeling of walking on the road.

At the same time, she also met different people and things on the road.

For example, he once passed by a village. The village was in a blessed land, with vast fields and lush crops. But the people in the village were sallow and thin, looking like they didn't have enough to eat.

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but walked into it, watched carefully and inquired, and then he realized that the fields in the village already belonged to a squire in the city, and the people in the village were just his tenant farmers.

Li Qingzhao didn't know how many times she had encountered such a scene, which reminded her of the prosperous scene she encountered in front of Bianjing City when she set out.

In the end, the prosperity of Bianjing City has nothing to do with ordinary people. The people still live ordinary lives, or painful lives.

The land they own will eventually be bought by others. Even if the people are unwilling to sell their land, they will commit suicide, be thrown into a river, or be charged with unwarranted charges...

Li Qingzhao watched all this helplessly, unable to change anything. At the same time, she has no motivation to change, so everything is like this.

Standing on a bluestone outside the village, she stood quietly, lost in thought, letting the spring breeze blow through her hair, but her body did not move at all.

Next to the bluestone, Ta Xue lowered his head and ate the grass on the ground, wagging his ponytail leisurely and snorting from time to time, as if he was sighing at the deliciousness of the grass.

When he came to his senses again, he found that the person on the bluestone had a book in his hand, and he was also holding a charcoal pen and writing something.

He shook his head. He didn't care about what the Twolegs were going to do. He might as well eat more grass to fill his stomach.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Qingzhao stood up, called Texue, and gradually walked away.

Along the way, she encountered countless similar villages, some of which were even deserted and desolate.

But the fields outside the village are still lush, the crops swaying gently in the morning sun, and the green leaves hanging with water droplets, reflecting the bright light.

There are no people in the village, but the fields are still being cultivated.

Seeing this, she lowered her head again, thinking and writing, then got up and left.

As time goes by, the sun and the moon rotate, the leaves on the treetops change from light green to dark green, and finally from dark green to withered yellow. Then in the bleak autumn wind, the withered leaves draw a beautiful arc in the void The line falls on the thick leaves.

There was also a layer of white frost on the ground, which froze the muddy ground, but made it easier to walk on.

Li Qingzhao got up early, put away the tent he had set up last night, put it in his luggage, took some water from a distant stream, boiled it warm, and ate it with meat cakes.

Then, after putting everything away, he called out to the dense forest in the distance. Then he heard the faint sound of horse hooves, and then saw a white figure running towards him.

In the cold morning wind, Li Qingzhao walked towards the road ahead. Only after the sun was high in the sky did he see a city appearing in front of him.

Li Qingzhao stopped involuntarily, and then sighed softly, "We are finally here..."

Zhangqiu.

Li Qingzhao's hometown, she has never been back since the death of her father and mother.

"I don't know how my brother is doing..."

After saying that, Li Qingzhao couldn't help but fell silent. Yes, his brother might have passed away long ago.

At that time, he was busy compiling "Yi'an Dadian", and at the critical moment, he heard the waiter tell him that his brother in his hometown had passed away, and he had no time to rush back.

Thinking about it now, I feel a little guilty.

After a moment of silence, he walked towards the city ahead.

In the late autumn, the city, even though it was as cold as winter, woke up early and roared like a beast.

In the city, the people started a new day of business. As for Li Qingzhao, no one paid attention to him. He was just a passerby passing by. I am afraid that we will never meet him in the future, so why should we pay attention?
Li Qingzhao stepped on the bluestone and stopped in front of the gate of a mansion. On the mansion, there were two big characters written:

Li Mansion!

(End of this chapter)