When the Taisho Empire is the most powerful today, its territory is almost comparable to that of the previous dynasty, and the soldiers are unparalleled, and the world has no worries about matching, but even such a strong country at the peak of the territory is still surrounded by strong enemies.
The north and south are all external troubles of the Taizheng Dynasty, and the hundreds of large or small tribes in the north are invading the north of the imperial court every year, and more than half of the national taxes are spent on the northern border every year, led by Yao Qian, the king of the north of the imperial town, 100,000 Zhenbei troops and garrisons from various states and counties sit in the north, the empire's million army, more than 300,000 troops in the north, and these years are only worthy of the invasion of the major tribes in the north.
And when the Ji Chi tribe, which once posed the greatest threat to Dazheng, established a country in the north called the Zhou State, the imperial court increased its efforts along the border again, and many Qingzhuang generals were enthusiastic and asked to directly destroy the new kingdom of Da Zhou in the hotbed, but as Yao Jian and the Great Emperor Tianzi both understood, the former Ji Chi tribe now has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even because of the hatred between the two countries back then, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty hate Dazheng to the bone, if they start a war lightly, The Zhou Dynasty that is facing the Great Sun is not only the Dazheng Dynasty with 300,000 soldiers and horses, but the millions of Great Zhou people who hate Dazheng.
After years of war and chaos in the north, the tribes of all sizes have swallowed each other all over the land, and the Zhou Dynasty that has come out of the country is naturally well-deserved The strongest in the north today, the eight tribes, no, now it should be called the seven tribes, and the Jiutu tribe has disappeared.
After the founding of the country, the Great Zhou launched an invasion against the surrounding small tribes under Cao Qing, the commander of the three dukes and nine kings who followed the once co-ruler of the world.
In addition, Prime Minister Han Zi, who ate the 20,000 horses of Liu Guang, the general under Yao Jian with his backhand, and Liu Guang's own Liu Qing also died on the battlefield.
The Great Zhou has Cao Qing and Han Zi, like a tiger with wings, plus the Great Zhou Emperor Zamu Qizhen directly dispersed all the power to the two of them, in the past, Cao Qing could only mobilize one-third of a country's soldiers and horses, but now he is the captain in charge of the Great Zhou army, and he can mobilize the whole country's troops with a single order.
As for Han Zi, it is even more terrifying, many excerpts reported by officials do not need to be approved by the Son of Heaven, he can do it if he approves it, and if he does not approve it, he can't say it himself.
Such a right is placed on two people who are not even surnamed Zamu, everyone is very impressed by Zamuqi's true mind, and no one is disappointed, in just a few months, the Great Zhou Dynasty actually occupies one-tenth of the land in the north, and according to the intelligence of the Prison Division, the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty have expanded to 400,000, although the more than 100,000 troops have not yet formed much strong combat power, but in just a few years, the Great Zhou can have more than 100,000 soldiers and armor.
The palace of the Taizheng Dynasty has received the most information during this period of time, and the Zhou Dynasty has already received the most information, and tonight, another letter of 800 miles of urgent military information has been transmitted to the eyes of the Dazheng Emperor.
The Mulei tribe was wiped out yesterday by Cao Qing's own troops, and the chieftain of his tribe was killed by Cao Qing in the smoke of war.
The military situation was concise and to the point, Emperor Taizheng rubbed his eyes, there have been too many things in the past two days, the flood in the southeast has begun, and the sword tomb is also unstable during this time, and the two countries under it have sent fine works from time to time to cross the three rivers into Jiangnan Province to disturb the stability of Jiangnan.
The excerpts from all over the country are piled up into a mountain, this Taisho Tianzi has not slept for two consecutive days and nights, this Tianzi immediately won the world, and after getting off the horse, he was also not satisfied, but it was enough to be called the most diligent king.
But when he saw that Da Zhou had once again destroyed and annexed the Mulei tribe, he felt even more upset, the lights in the imperial study were bright, and the eunuchs on duty at night did not dare to blink casually even if they were sleepy, for fear of being seen by His Majesty and questioned.
Emperor Taizheng sighed deeply, now he is only fifty years old, but he suddenly feels tired, above the court he is the wise and martial emperor, in the palace he is an energetic emperor, and in the eyes of the world, His Majesty the emperor today is indispensable, both external and internal domineering.
Indeed, power, he is the king of Taisho, the first powerful country in the world, with tens of millions of people, and in terms of martial arts, he is vaguely the highest of the three mountains, although it is only a line higher, but in the end, it is the first.
But now he still feels a little powerless, Taisho has experienced many generations of heavenly sons, and he has grown to the peak in his hands.
"Is it really booming and declining?"
There were already a few white threads between his temples, but the proudest of the heavenly sons never thought that his strength had been reduced by a half, on the contrary, he felt that he had come into contact with the heavens more and more over the years.
But why is the newborn Da Zhou so vigorous now?
The situation in the world is quietly changing, and those who are qualified to guide the world feel that the situation will fall into turmoil again, and for the people, they will be offended again.
And Ling Yan, who was still in Quanyang City, didn't know about the big things that happened in the Northland, but even if he knew, he couldn't do anything, although he had stayed in the Northland for a while, he couldn't say anything about it, and as for the two countries, even if they really started a war, he couldn't do anything.
Now he is heading to Changlin County, where Luo Qinglian's family is located, the road is muddy, and he is the only one on this trip, and he asked Liu Yan to arrange other places to live when the water flow is broken.
When Linchanglin County was at the beginning, Ling Yan stopped before entering the city, and there was a small wine shop on the side of the road, which was also a strange sign everywhere in Taizheng, anyway, whether it was the state city or Xia County, or even outside the town there was a wine shop from the exit.
It is said that it is to facilitate the pedestrians to stop and rest, but this kind of wine shop is built very close to the city gate, many merchants or people who walk the rivers and lakes have walked how far the road has gone, and they are about to enter the city, so why waste time less than a few hundred steps away from the city gate, after all, the city does not say that there is more good wine, but there are more women who can be seen.
And the wine shop that Ling Yan is in now has obviously been open for some years, because the shed has several holes exposed, it is estimated that this boss is only a woman, he is thirty, and his face is full of wind and frost, but he has a bold temperament, although his complexion is dark, his teeth are much whiter, anyway, Ling Yan does not feel that there is anything uncomfortable.
The woman is dressed simply, and at first glance she is a thrifty woman, but you can see that the calluses on the palms are also miserable.
It stands to reason that the business of this small wine shop outside the city should not be very good, but the business of this woman's shop is surprisingly good, and only the place where the four tables can be placed is not empty, and the people who come to eat and drink are completely different, there are strong men with open breasts and leaking milk, and there are also shy beautiful girls, Ling Yan even saw two officials from the county government eating wine and punching on the other table.
However, everyone only dares to order a pot of old wine and fry two snacks casually, after all, the money in the money bag is difficult to come by, and it is very content to be able to spare such effort to come out to drink and brag.
Most of the people present were like this, but after Ling Yan sat down, he directly asked the boss who was leaning on the pillar, can you fry some good dishes and take out some spirits that can spicy your throat, the woman covered her mouth and snickered, and then said loudly, "Isn't your young handsome brother a rare rich and noble son?"
If you weren't a fat man with a swollen face, then the spirits and good food here here might be even more powerful and delicious than those in Yangchunlou in the city. ” The guests at the three tables around laughed out loud, all of them were people in Changlin County, who naturally knew what kind of place the woman was talking about, and it was a place where everyone and the men found it fun, of course, the dishes in Yangchun Lou were also good, really good.
Even if Ling Yan didn't know what the boss was talking about, he guessed from the reactions of the people around him, he didn't get angry, on the contrary, he felt that it was more interesting.
"Boss, don't lie."
"You men spit and spit a nail when you speak, and we women don't talk about change on Mayday, not to mention that you are still afraid that I will coax you to play, wait, I will get you some wine and meat first."
After finishing speaking, he really went to the store to prepare wine and meat, and the people at the other three tables all coaxed, "Erhong, why are you perfunctory to our rough old men, and you are so attentive to others, could it be that you look down on others?"
” The boss, who was called Erhong, glared at the coaxing people with wide eyes, stretched out his hand and pointed and scolded one by one: "One by one, they still owe the old lady wine money, and I want to coax the wine money first."
A penny is difficult to beat a hero, everyone is not a hero, a penny is even more difficult for them, when it comes to paying back the wine money, everyone will be fooled by haha, the boss also knows the temper of these regular customers, just now this is just a joke, this business is not to the point where it can't go on at all.
Soon, good wine and meat were served, maybe because of Ling Yan's generous hand, of course, it was also possible that the boss felt that this poor southwest could see such a handsome and good-looking man, so he pulled the bench on the other side over and was closer to Ling Yan.
"Why does the boss take a fancy to me?
Talk about the price, maybe I'll say yes.
Ling Yan sandwiched a piece of cooked meat and dipped it in the dipping sauce and put it in his mouth, it tasted good, and then drank a big sip of wine, this local wine was spicy and spicy in the throat was also quite powerful.
"How about two taels of silver?
No matter how high the price is, my small business will not be enough to buy. ” "It's not enough, it's really whimsical to want to buy a little man with red lips and white teeth like me for two taels of silver."
Jokes between the two, anyway, no one thinks there is anything bad, the difference between men and women is not nothing in the southwest mountains, but both men and women here are very hearty and generous, and everyone doesn't care about the jokes between words, on the contrary, they feel that such days are interesting.
When chatting, Ling Yan casually mentioned the matter of the Luo family, and everyone was taboo, not because there was an official here, but because everyone knew that the Luo family's fall should have offended a certain big man in Yunzhou.
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Everyone knows that the Luo family has suffered an unjustified disaster, Luo Yao was wrongfully imprisoned, and several people who were imprisoned by the Luo family were also innocent, but the two officials among the guests knew that the orders from above would ruin Luo Yao's reputation and ruin the Luo family, and what they were afraid of was that even the county magistrate did not dare to mention the people who abolished the Luo family behind their backs.
The boss sighed, "It's also the girl who suffered Luo Yao, I heard that she was lucky to escape, but now she has become a wanted criminal, and An's crime makes everyone feel angry, saying that she stole a piece of shocking wood from the county government." ” This wanted criminal is naturally Luo Qinglian, Ling Yan tilted his head, this Tian Ci's means are not bad, he is more skilled in sewing and repairing things after doing things, and he also sent people to follow him in Quanyang City.
Ling Yan remembered that when he was in Ansan City, it seemed that there were indeed a few people who recognized him, but at the time he thought it was an illusion, but now it seems that those people should be Tian Ci's eyeliner.
It was strange that Tian Ci could still arrange people to go to Ling Yan in Ansan City, but it was strange that those eyeliners could still recognize him, Ling Yan.
"It seems that what outsiders think is Tian Ci is just a cynical second ancestor, and Tian Ci should be a liar."
Ling Yan couldn't see Tian Ci's appearance clearly now, Tian Ci shouldn't have understood these things when he was clumsy.
Although he didn't hear more information about the Luo family from the mouths of the drinkers, it had been determined that the Luo family did have a great grievance, and Ling Yan entered Changlin County that day, and swaggered into the county hall.
Immediately went to the county jail to visit Luo Yao, the head of the Luo family, who was quite prestigious in Changlin County a few months ago, is now directly many years old, his face is vicissitudes, he has been waiting for death for the past few months.
Outsiders don't know who their Luo family has offended, but he knows, Tian Ci, the son of Lord Yin, who dares to offend such a character in Yunzhou.
So he has no hope, just worried about the safety of his only daughter, he only has such a daughter in his life, and he is usually spoiled, and now there is such a big thing in the family, how can she face it.
Ling Yan didn't come forward to talk to Luo Yao in detail, now was not the time, he only visited them a few times, the Luo family members, they were all injured a lot, and they were all given special care in prison.
Ling Yan ordered the jailer to find a few Lang Zhong to take good care of Luo Yao and the other Luo family, which made Luo Yao and the others feel strange, and then laughed at themselves, probably the limit has come, this is the last human treatment to the end.