"Your Highness's holy order is in your body, if you don't return to Beijing as soon as possible, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be jealous, and I ask Your Highness to leave as soon as possible." Zhuang Xiaoyun said, hugged his fists and bowed deeply.

Zhou Yan frowned and said, "Wang Jue hasn't been found yet." ”

The little eunuch behind him persuaded: "Your Highness, don't worry, it is possible for the prince to run away by himself." ”

Zhou Yan shook his head: "Xiaoyun, do you know Wang Jue, do you think he will go by himself?" ”

Zhuang Xiaoyun: "This ......"

"He's my friend." Zhou Yan said a little sadly, "If I can even abandon my friends, who else can I protect?" ”

"Your Highness, Mr. Fu's message is back." Geng Dang ran over and said, "Mr. Fu asked His Royal Highness to go back to Beijing first, and we will look for the whereabouts of Gongzi Jue." ”

"Please also ask Your Highness to focus on the overall situation......

The two persuaded for a long time, and Zhou Yan finally reluctantly agreed to leave for Beijing.

Geng Dang said to Zhuang Xiaoyun: "You go back to Beijing, I will stay." ”

Zhuang Xiaoyun was slightly silent.

Because the letter from Wang Xiao was asking them to escort King Qi back to Beijing and then rush to Guanwai, the two of them had been looking forward to it for a few days.

But Zhuang Xiaoyun still said: "I'll stay, aren't you looking forward to going to kill slaves outside the customs with the Hou Ye?" ”

"I lost people, I have to find them."

"It's not your responsibility, it's the King of Qi that we're guarding." Zhuang Xiaoyun shook his head and said, "Who would have thought that even the Fifth Young Master would have someone steal." ”

Geng Dang didn't have to say anything more, Zhuang Xiaoyun said again: "I know the fifth young master better, don't forget that I worked as a nurse in Xifu." ”

"But ......"

"Go, your father died at the hands of Jiannu." Zhuang Xiaoyun patted Geng Dang's shoulder.

……

When King Qi's chariot set off, Zhuang Xiaoyun led fifteen people to stay.

Zhuang Xiaoyun knows that Wang Jue is a person, and it is impossible for him to leave by himself. Then, no one came to blackmail, indicating that Wang Jue is very likely to be dead.

Hou Ye's cousin is gone, and he doesn't want Geng Dang to bear this fault.

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Niu Lao Er felt that it was very easy for him to have a sack of 'Wang Xiao', but it was a pity that he was a little bit unlucky.

But in fact, if there was no accident, he might not have been able to reach Wang Xiao for the rest of his life.

- Because, the Marquis of Huaiyuan will not go to the wilderness now.

The chariot and horse guards to Liaozhen walked slowly, and the team also carried several special carriages, called 'clean cars', for the big men to relieve their hands, and there were special servants to clean up.

This is the embodiment of the wisdom and life experience of Dr. Guanglu, the secretary of the military department, and the Jiliao superintendent Yao Wenhua......

December 5th.

Wang Xiao walked down from the incense-filled cart, took the cloth from the servant's hand, wiped his hands, and returned to his carriage, and continued to read the manuscript, occasionally taking a charcoal pen to write on it.

After a while, Qin Xiaozhu rode over, opened the curtain of his carriage and asked, "Come and ride a horse?" ”

Wang Xiao shook his head and said with a smile: "Time is tight, I'd better understand the situation as soon as possible." ”

Qin Xiaozhu looked around, then turned over and jumped into his carriage.

It's not been once or twice that she's done this in the past two days, and now it's very natural.

The lonely man and widow sat in the car, Qin Xiaozhu stood her head and looked at Wang Xiao flipping through the book, and after a while, she asked, "Why do we want to take Old Man Yao?" If it weren't for this oil bottle, they would all be out of Shanhaiguan now. ”

"There's no hurry. As long as your grandfather knew I was going, he knew it. Wang Xiao didn't look up and said, "And it's really good to have Lord Yao with you." ”

Qin Xiaozhu had no choice but to say "oh".

A few days ago, Wang Xiao debunked the little thing between her and Chunning, and said something like that, she actually wanted to ask Wang Xiao some questions. But after all, I can't ask...... So she has been quiet for the past few days.

"Qin Xuance is out of luck." Qin Xiaozhu complained again: "He has been shrugging his head for the past two days, and he is reluctant to give up his little daughter-in-law along the way." ”

"The newlywed Yan'er is going to separate, and he is naturally unhappy."

Qin Xiaozhu frowned, and said unhappily: "He is afraid of death now, and he can't become a climate." Phew, the Qin family actually gave birth to such a son. ”

Wang Xiao raised his head and asked, "You quarreled with Xuan Ce?" ”

Qin Xiaozhu turned his head and pursed his lips.

He gave up his newlywed wife to return to Liaozhen, which was already a sad thing for him. It's not good for us to force him to be happy. Wang smiled: "Mingxin told Xuan Ce to survive well, which is also reasonable." You can't just because he's the son of the Qin family can't make him afraid of death. He's always let you, and this time you're going to let him too, right? ”

"I didn't say much about him." Qin Xiaozhu said: "I just think he is sullen and looks unproductive." ”

"What's the interest? I don't know what I'm fighting for, that's a tool. Knowing what you are protecting, and standing up without wanting to die, is a warrior. ”

Qin Xiaozhu glanced up at Wang Xiao, and felt that he was talking differently now than before, and he had a little more patience and teaching—such as teaching himself and Chunning.

Thinking of this, she lowered her head again, looking a little obedient.

Wang Xiao smiled slightly and continued to look at the information in his hand.

Qin Xiaozhu sat quietly for a while, took another apple, wiped it on his sleeve, handed it to him, and asked, "What are you looking at?" ”

"I'm wondering, why did the Manchu Dynasty still gain momentum when it came to the 'Chu Dynasty'?" Wang Xiao raised the information in his hand and said, "This is Zheng Yuanhua's "Northern Affairs Strategy", which describes in detail the pros and cons of my Chu Dynasty's policy towards Guanwai. ”

Qin Xiaozhu was a little dazed and asked, "What do you mean by 'why did you come to the Chu Dynasty'?" ”

She was a little curious, but after a moment of hesitation, she asked, "Will I affect you?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay to talk about it, just sort out your thoughts." Wang smiled: "I'm holding on to my feet temporarily, and what I said may not be right...... This matter may have to start from the Tang Dynasty. Taking the disaster of the Tang Dynasty as a mirror, from the Song Dynasty onwards, the Central Plains Dynasty paid more attention to strengthening the centralization of power and strengthening the weak branches militarily. By the time of the Chu Dynasty, the unprecedented centralization of power had brought the civilian-bureaucratic clique to an unprecedented level of strength. ”

"In the middle of the Chu Dynasty, after the battle with Wara, the status of military generals declined all the way. This will inevitably lead to a deepening estrangement between the imperial court and Liao Zhen and the Liao people. The Liao people are living in difficulty, the number of fleeing military households has increased, and the Liao affairs have been eroded, so it is said that 'the court forces the Liao people to follow the thieves'. ”

Qin Xiaozhu was puzzled: "Why? ”

Wang smiled: "Because the Chu Dynasty in order to guard against the previous Mongols and later Jurchens, Liaodong did not set up prefectures and counties, only guards. Liao people can't study, and they don't do the imperial examination. I just talked about the weight of civilian officials, but there are no civilian officials who speak for the interests of Liaodong. Then, the military generals of Liaozhen can only rely on civilian officials, just like your grandfather and Lu Zhengchu. But this political structure was deformed from the start......"

When Wang Xiao said this, he swallowed back the words such as "supporting the army and respecting itself, raising captives for self-protection, and stripping the Liao people".

Qin Xiaozhu nodded, and asked again, "And then?" ”

"Emperor Taizu expelled Meng Yuan and drove Mongolia back to the grassland, but the hundred-legged insects died but did not stiffen, and the Mongolian people bent their bows no less than a million, and Wara and Tatar became the nightmare of the Chu Dynasty from beginning to end. The two generations of emperors placed the Jurchens in the hometown of Goguryeo, and built three military towns to each other's horns, which was indeed the most stable plan at that time. However, it can't be saved for a hundred years. ”

In this case, the successive Liao generals of the Chu Dynasty all supported the Jurchens and fought against the Mongols. And the way to control the Jurchens is to divide and disintegrate, and try to prevent them from unifying. ”

"In the past, whenever a tribe wanted to unify the Jurchen tribes, the conquered tribe would ask the Chu Dynasty for help. However, the Chu people despised the Jurchens, calling them 'Dongyi', bullying them arbitrarily and exploiting them in every possible way. Slowly, the Jurchens also have a unified heart. Then, when the resentment of revenge accumulates and the revolt comes, a decaying and declining court and a late bureaucratic society cannot stop their rise. ”

Wang smiled and whispered to himself: "Taking history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall." The waves of the river will change over time, but it is difficult for people to change the course of the river due to human will. ”

Qin Xiaozhu tilted his head, a little puzzled, and said, "Then ...... Kill the fuck. ”