Lu Yao and others were imprisoned in prison. King Xincai was so upset that he finally fell asleep after a long time of grief.

At this moment, the group moved forward rapidly in the dark tunnel where they could not see their fingers.

These people lined up in a row, and every five people illuminated a flaming torch and marched quickly. Under the swaying firelight, their fierce faces, agile movements, and occasionally shining armor and weapons reflect. Their uniform footsteps sounded with the whistling sound of the rapid flow of air in the tunnel, and occasionally the dirt on the tunnel dome was shaken down, splashing large clouds of smoke and dust. But their speed of progress did not slow down at all, and no one even expressed fear or surprise.

The one who walked at the forefront of the entire army was Chen Yuanda, the Huangmen of the Han Dynasty. He held a torch in one hand and put on the hem of his wide robe in the other. His steps were extremely agile, and he did not look like an old man over 50 years old. The tunnel was very narrow and long, with high and low fluctuations, and it was not easy to walk on. But Chen Yuanda was very familiar with it all the way, as if an old horse knew the way. Whenever he had to pass through a ventilation shaft, he would carefully protect the torch in advance, unless he had surveyed this tunnel many times, it would be so difficult.

He said as he walked: "This tunnel was excavated by Emperor Wu of Wei. From the ruins of the military camp of the Wucheng that we came from west of the city, it is fifteen miles long and extends to the city. The project is extremely large. Talking about the legend of the elders of Wucheng, Emperor Wu of Wei used this tunnel to secretly transfer the army during the military parade of Santai, and used tens of thousands of people to create the momentum of millions of soldiers. If there is any war, the defenders in the city can quietly move out of the city through the secret passage and attack the enemy's side. Unfortunately, decades later, the city defense officials in Yecheng have changed repeatedly, and the secret of this tunnel has been lost."

He turned around and looked at the two people behind him, with a bit of a pride in his words: "General Ji, Shi Junhou, since I followed the King of Han, I have been responsible for spreading secret spies in the north and south of the rivers and collecting information secrets from all over the country. Three years ago, I accidentally got the news of this secret passage. In the past three years, I have spent a lot of money on Yecheng every year. On the one hand, I have to send operators to maintain and repair the secret passages, and on the other hand, I have gradually bought the defenders of Yecheng... for today!"

Following Chen * Yuanda immediately behind was Ji Sang, wearing heavy armor. Ji Sang was tall and had to bend over and arch his back to walk in this tunnel. He looked down at Chen * Yuanda, with bright light in his eyes, like a beast that chose people to eat. After a while, he focused his focus: "Mr. Chen has a profound plan, and Ji admires it very much!"

He was finally moved by Chen * Yuanda and left Huang Ze who had been dormant for several months. He spent a few days summoning thousands of fierce Vessels to fight to the death with the Jin Dynasty. When he was about to launch, he heard Chen * Yuanda say that there was such a secret passage available. He was really surprised and happy. He could no longer wait to fight at this moment.

Shi Le secretly frightened in his heart that the Huns and Han Kingdoms did have many innate shortcomings. For example, the Huns and Han governments were divided and ruled by the Huns and the Mishus, which were deeply criticized by Shi Le. However, this country established by the Huns inherited the appeal of Hu people since Huhanye Shanyu and held high the regime that restored the Han Dynasty... Although it only controlled several counties in the southern part of Bingzhou and the northern part of Sizhou, its power far exceeded this range.

As for the key points of the world as Yecheng, they could actually master such a critical secret under the noses of countless Jin people... The more Shi Le thought about it, the more shocked he became: how many unknown means did the old man with slightly frosted hair in front of him hide?

Chen * Yuanda's eyes swept across Shi Le's face to bring his slightly twitching expression into his eyes: "What, does Shi Junhou still have any doubts?"

Shi Le forced a smile and said modestly: "I am just a horse thief and have limited knowledge. Although I have no doubts about going to fight with Dajin again, I feel a little nervous after all."

Chen * Yuanda smiled, took a few steps, and said, "In fact, there is no need to doubt, and no need to be nervous. The Great Jin Dynasty will perish. Now it is just a desperate struggle of the tyrant monarchy."

"Oh? Mr. Chen, how can you see it?" Shi Le asked.

Chen * Yuanda walked away with a thoughtful expression on his face. After a moment, he suddenly asked, "Does Shi Junhou know Confucius?"

Although Shi Le was born in a humble and ignorant way, he was extremely studious. In the trance of military and military affairs, he also recruited some literati to read classics for himself, so he immediately nodded and said, "That was Confucius, a great scholar in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the founder of the Confucian school."

"That's right." Chen * Yuanda said: "The Analects of Confucius records: the Master's way is just loyalty and forgiveness. Later generations preached Confucian classics, even if there were thousands of words, they could not avoid the word "loyalty". Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism, and the respected one was actually just a word "loyalty". The king used benevolence and politeness to support the ministers, while the ministers swear to be loyal to the monarch. This is the principle of the ruler, the ruler, the ministers who yearn for the monarch. It is precisely because of the Confucianism and the way of loyalty and respect that the Han Dynasty was able to be passed down for four hundred years. Until the end of Huan and Ling, there were party members who sacrificed their lives to seek righteousness and support the world. This is where the Confucians' great righteousness comes from."

"The Great Jin Dynasty is different from the previous dynasty. It is based on filial piety and respects Confucianism. Why is this? It is because Emperor Xuan of the Great Jin Dynasty Sima Yi was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of Emperor Wen of Cao Wei and Emperor Ming of Ming for two generations and was appointed as the most important minister. However, the father and son of Emperor Xuan were all bullied orphans and widowed mothers and stealing magical tools. Even though his treacherous and slandered, he was too reckless. How dare he promote the principles of the king and the ministers in this way? Therefore, he could only retreat and seek the second best, promote filial piety, and suppress Confucianism with the noble and storied mysterious way."

"So that's it." Shi Le thought: "But what does this have to do with the demise of the Great Jin Dynasty...?"

Chen * Yuanda sighed: "If Confucianism is not well-known, the world will be corrupt and people's hearts will be lost. When I look at the Jin Dynasty, the royal kings were full of ambitions and covet the throne; the courts were full of flies and were only good at exploiting the people; the soldiers only wanted to live a life, and had no intention of serving the country to die; the family and the family moved to the times, and only sought the interests of one family... Such a dynasty has never existed since ancient times, and if the country's destiny lasted for a long time, it would be without law. Therefore, since the Han King started his army, he would have gone as if he had destroyed and destroyed!"

Shi Le shook his head: "It may not be so... For example, Liu, the governor of Jinyang, is worthy of being the pillar of the Jin Dynasty. His subordinates also have loyal ministers and good generals."

The failure of the Jinyang War was a huge shame for the Huns and Han Kingdoms. Shi Le said this without any scruples. Chen * Yuanda felt a suffocation in his chest. He looked at Shi Le carefully and confirmed that he was just talking nonsense, not intentionally sarcastic. After a pause, Chen * Yuanda nodded slightly and said, "What Shi Junhou said is right. Although the Great Jin Dynasty was not upright, it has been around for decades and hundreds of millions of scholars and citizens. Among his civil servants and military generals, there are still outstanding heroes. However, how many people can there be? Shi Junhou has also traveled across the north and south of Henan, covering major prefectures such as Ji, Yan, Yu, and Si. Has Shi Junhou seen and heard of Shi Junhou, ever seen the second Liu Kun?"

As he said that, he couldn't help laughing: "What a terrifying King Xincai did is hard to make up for by even ten Liu Kuns. And the treacherous villains and incompetent people among the kings and ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty... are not just hundreds of millions of people? These hundreds of millions of people are like hundreds of millions of insects and ants. Under their bites, although the Great Jin Dynasty seems to be a huge creature, it has already rotted, just like the wooden door in front of him..."

Speaking of this, everyone realized that the tunnel had reached its end, and a dark wooden door was closed tightly, cutting off the road ahead.

Ji Sang shouted lightly: "Stop!" The hundreds of soldiers behind him stopped at the same time, and the sound of stomping on the ground formed a muffled sound, echoing in the winding tunnel.

Shi Le woke up from his immediate contemplation. He and Ji Sang worked hard for several years before they could get together from all directions. Now they are almost all standing in this tunnel. If there is any possibility, the consequences will be unimaginable. Shi Le looked at the wooden door vigilantly, then at Chen * Yuanda, and his right hand was already hidden on the hilt.

Chen * Yuanda seemed to be missing and continued the topic just now: "...just like the wooden door in front of him, it seems solid, but in fact it can be opened with just a light kick!"

He raised his foot and kicked the wooden door. The dead bolt broke with the sound. As the door shaft creaked, the wooden door suddenly opened.

Outside the wooden door, there are many lightweight objects such as dead grass and reed poles used to cover up. A few soldiers rushed forward to push them apart, and the light immediately penetrated into the tunnel.

Ji Sang took the lead and took a big step forward. He looked around and saw three towering platforms near the setting sun. At the top of the central platform was a gorgeous bronze sparrow, with a shiny ray of light spreading over it, reflecting the bronze sparrow wings flying, as if soaring between the sky.

Ji Sang's pupils narrowed slightly: "This is..."

"This is the Tongque Platform!" Chen * Yuanda stood side by side with him and instructed him one by one: "The Golden Tiger Platform on the left is the Ice Well Platform on the right."

"From the closer, it looks even more magnificent!" Ji Sang exclaimed.

"Yecheng is the most important thing in the world. The gains and losses of one place are enough to leverage the general trend of the world. And the reason why it occupies Hebei is based on the solidarity of the three platforms." Chen * Yuanda smiled and said, "Now, our army has reached the bottom of Santai through the secret passage. The Jin people are close to each other and are completely unprepared. Except for Santai, the military preparations in Yecheng are lax and easy to obtain. In Yecheng, there are fifteen secret spies I have sent in batches over the years, and twenty-one officers above the Jin army. These people have taken action in advance, distributed in all places within Sima Gate, and respond at any time. When the general advances, if he encounters white silk wrapped around his arms, he can use it as much as possible."

Ji Sang laughed loudly, and his voice was like Ye Xiao: "Okay, thank you Mr. Chen for his careful planning. Let's see what we have!"

"That's right!" Chen * Yuanda bowed to Ji Sang as a gift: "Chen has no power to tie a chicken and dare not talk about the battle formation. Within the six sects, two of them will show their power."

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The ruins mentioned by crabs in the book, such as the Zhao Great Wall site, the Jicheng site, the Jinyang Dacheng site in the Danshui River Basin, and the authentic Wucheng tunnels that appear in this chapter are all real in real life. If readers and friends are interested, they may pay tribute to them on the spot.
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