The autumn day without rain is actually not bad. Basking in the sun, lazily leaning against the wall in front of my home, watching the passing crowds, it feels like my whole life has been condensed in this moment.
Li Mi, who was in plain clothes, looked at the men squatting in front of their homes on both sides of the street and asked, "Why are these people squatting in front of their homes?"
The people around me said: "Your Majesty, the people of Shu are so lively that they can't stay at home."
"It's so lively!" the emperor thought of Chang'an.
The people of Chang'an are also very lively, but the difference is that the people of Chang'an are reserved like the people in the capital. Even if they like to be lively, they have to put on airs.
Behind him, someone laughed in a low voice, "It really is a country place!"
The men squatting outside the home ranged from more than ten to fifty or sixty years old. Li Mi even saw an old man who was estimated to be at least seventy or eighty years old squatting in front of the home and looked at them curiously.
There is no sorrow or anxiety in those old eyes, but only simple curiosity and joy.
What does this kind of joy look like...
Li Mi thought about it, and he should be satisfied with his life.
But look at the clothes the old man is wearing. There are many patches on them, indicating that his family background is not very good. And the dark wrinkles on his face indicate that he has suffered a lot in his life.
But why can he still be so happy?
Li Mi suddenly felt envious of this old man, feeling that even though he was rich in the world, he was still not as happy as this man.
"Your Majesty!" Han Shitou whispered, "This is Prime Minister Zhang."
Zhang Huan, the black-headed snake, came over in a hurry, looking very anxious.
But this look in Han Shitou's eyes seemed to be fake.
"Your Majesty, Yang Ni's army has arrived."
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "That bastard, go back!"
News that Chang'an's army had arrived in Anzhou immediately spread throughout Tongcheng.
A few evil young men squatted at the door of the market, lazily opening their clothes to catch lice and muttering.
"I don't know where Mr. Meng has gone. If he were here, I might be able to get some money."
"Is he just asking for money?"
"The Chang'an army is coming, and the nobles in the city will panic. Meng Laoer is familiar with the situation, and he can scare them away with a few haha! If you don't give me money, if you don't give me money, you idiots will be slaughtered...
I’ll give you money and I’ll take you to a place to hide.”
"Meng Laoer? I'm afraid he's going to Chang'an!"
"What the dog said, he said he went outside to seek a living, but the people in the house didn't care!"
"That Guawazi said before he left that he would come back when he became a general, honor his ancestors, and get a wife for his guest."
"lady?"
"Yes, I'm talking about Madam."
The few villains looked at each other and laughed.
These evil young men laughed heartlessly, and the monarchs and ministers in the small court looked grim.
"Now that Shu has blocked access to and from Chang'an, it is impossible to find out the news about Chang'an. This news was sent by the guard of Nanzun City."
Zhao Sanfu said.
He glanced at Zheng Yuandong. From that day on, this guy talked less and less.
"How many troops are there?" Zheng Qi asked.
Zhao Sanfu said, "I don't know."
It was said that the passage out of Shu was blocked. Where did the news come from?
"Yang Ni still has to leave men and horses to suppress the world." Yang Songcheng said calmly: "He won't have many people under his command. However, Nan Zun City may have fallen at this moment."
Compared with Zheng Yuandong who has become increasingly reticent, Yang Songcheng has become more and more talkative recently.
After learning that a powerful Guanzhong family member had lost a leg to Li Xuan, Yang Songcheng got extremely drunk at home. He didn't know what he said while drunk, and his entourage didn't look very good when they saw it.
Some buildings are about to collapse.
"That is inevitable." Ding Bo, the general recently promoted by Li Mi, said: "Nanzun City is just a place for sentinels. If it is lost, it will be lost. However, the Yangling Pass that follows is a natural hazard."
Li Mi coughed dryly and said, "Tell me."
Didn't I just say it last time?
Zheng Yuandong raised his eyes and glanced at Li Mi.
This is not a memory loss, but something is wrong with the whole person.
Zheng Yuandong thought about the news that someone in the palace was killed with a stick the day before yesterday. Judging from Li Mi's performance at this moment, his mentality was probably a little restless recently.
Yangling Pass is the gateway to Shu, and it is also one of the few passes in the world. If Zheng Yuandong were to guard it, as long as he had enough food, grass, weapons and 10,000 soldiers, he could guard Yangling Pass for a hundred years.
Ding Bo obviously felt that there was something wrong with Li Mi's memory, but he said it again.
"Your Majesty, there are high mountains on both sides of Yangling Pass, with a narrow canyon in the middle, and the pass is stuck in the canyon. The terrain is difficult, and the pass is tall and narrow, making it impossible to launch a large army to attack the city."
Ding Bo said confidently: "If Yang Ni wants to attack the city, the wooden ladder must be made extra long. Once the wooden ladder is long, it will be troublesome to climb, but the defenders can calmly use arrows, gold juice, and even stones.
Kill the enemy together. Such a dangerous pass, only one man can pass it, and no one can open it!"
Zheng Qi frowned, "What is golden juice?"
Zheng Yuandong glanced at him and thought, this person wouldn't think that golden juice is the juice of melted gold, right?
Ding Bo said: "That's it..."
"Dung water!" Zheng Yuandong said calmly: "Dung water that has been boiled in a big pot for a long time."
Zhao Sanfu saw that from Li Mi to Yang Songcheng to Zheng Qi... most of the civil servants had throat surges.
Well done, Lao Zheng!
Zheng Yuandong's solemn expression disgusted the emperor and his ministers, and then took over Ding Bo's analysis and said: "Your Majesty, Yangling Pass has been the gateway to Shu since ancient times. After the fall of Chen State, many batches of smoke and dust had the idea of Shu, but all of them
Being blocked from Yangling Pass..."
Ding Bo analyzed the impregnability of Yangling Pass from a military perspective, while Zheng Yuandong proved the solidity of Yangling Pass from a historical perspective.
Li Mi breathed a sigh of relief obviously.
"In this case, people are sent to Yangling Pass to warn the generals not to underestimate the enemy and not to slack off."
"yes!"
Li Mi felt relieved and immediately went to find the Supreme Emperor.
The Emperor's place is still full of singing, dancing, and drinking and dining.
There were more than ten dancers dancing in the hall. They were wearing thin clothes, and the autumn wind was cool, and their skin was covered with goosebumps.
Li Yuan was sitting on it, with two girls around him who looked to be no more than sixteen years old serving him.
The maid on the left is pouring wine for him, and the maid on the right is serving food for him.
But Li Yuan was obviously impatient, so he reached out and caught a fish, a specialty of Tongcheng, brought it to his mouth and ate it.
His eyes widened as he ate, and his face flushed as he ate.
When he saw Li Mi, Li Yuan's hand loosened, and half of the fish in his hand fell on the plate in front of him. He stretched out his hand and said, "Wait a minute." After saying that, he drank three glasses of wine. Then he put the glass away.
He put it down, wiped the corners of his mouth, and returned to his normal state.
"Is that bastard here?"
Li Mi nodded, "The army has arrived in Anzhou. I'm afraid Nan Zun has been lost."
"Nanzun! It's a good place. I stayed here for a night when I came here. The city was very peaceful. When I went out for a walk, I could see the old soldiers squatting lazily outside the door..."
Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Take it."
Someone came over and quickly put away the food and wine.
"You're scared!" Li Mi sneered.
"Why have I ever been afraid of that scoundrel?" Li Yuan said calmly.
"Do you know how I knew it?" Li Bi said with a smile: "Whenever I was angry in the past, that bitch would eat more. Later I discovered that she used eating to suppress the fear of me in her heart. This
Women use food to suppress fear, but I didn’t expect you to do the same."
Li Yuan had a somewhat feminine appearance and was often laughed at by the clan back then. Now that his son had revealed the fear in his heart, he lost his scruples and mocked him: "Aren't you afraid? Look at the bags under your eyes, you haven't slept well recently.
Come on! Is it one of your uncles who came to look for you, or he had a nightmare at night, dreaming that that evil bastard came to Tongcheng."
Li Mi sat down and said, "As long as we guard Yangling Pass, that scoundrel will not be able to stay for long. When he returns to Shiguan, I will prepare to implement a new policy in Shu."
"Xiu Xu?" Li Yuan said sarcastically: "Nian Xu dared to implement the New Deal because there was a group of people in the Southern Zhou Dynasty who supported him. If you implement the New Deal in Shu, who will support you?"
"A lot!" Li Mi said.
"Don't deceive yourself." Li Yuan took a sip of tea, "That scoundrel occupies most of the world. He suppressed the powerful people in Guanzhong and won the hearts of the people. Moreover, he was killed to become the emperor, so he is a strong man in the eyes of the people in the world. And
You are just an old fool. If you implement the New Deal, I bet that you will be the second in age."
Nian Xu was eventually sent to the Northern Xinjiang Army camp by his ministers and became the laughing stock of the world.
"Nian Xu is not stupid, but naive." Li Mi's eyes were cold, "The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world. He thought that with this oath, no matter what, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Southern Zhou Dynasty should stand with him. But he
But they have forgotten that the human heart is so dark and shiny!"
Li Yuan was suddenly startled, "No, if you wanted to implement the New Deal, how could you tell me? Who are you trying to use the New Deal to get?"
Li Mi has so much dark history that as long as he sticks his butt out, Li Yuan will wonder who he wants to get.
"Officials in Shu are somewhat resentful." Li Mi said, "I am worried that I will be taken advantage of by that scoundrel. Therefore, I am planning to take advantage of the new policy to cleanse the officialdom in Shu."
"I just said that there has never been a world in your eyes. The New Deal and the New Deal are indeed just an excuse."
"I came here to ask, what do you think of this matter?"
"You are asking the wrong question." Li Yuan put his arms around the two maids, "If you can stop that evil bastard this time, then what will you do next? As long as you give the Shu people a chance, they will not dare to resist.
"
"knew."
Li Mi stood up.
Li Yuan's eyes were bleak, "Can you block it?"
Li Mi did not hesitate, his eyes were firm, "I am convinced!"