At sunset in the evening, in the purple gold hall covered with frost and snow, Emperor Tianyou looked at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military who were kneeling on the ground, and looked at the empty left and right phases......

With a sound of armor leaves, Pi Mianshan, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, untied his sword outside the hall, wore armor to face the king, and knelt on one knee:

"Your Majesty, there is news about the body of Mu Beigong!"

"Tell me!"

"Back to Your Majesty, until the last general returned to the city, a total of more than 4,000 troops were captured; At present, there are still eight battalions of soldiers and a total of 4,000 Imperial Forest Army, and the search area continues to expand outward. The last general has just been reported, and a few Nankang soldiers said...... Say...... It is said that the head and corpse of Mu Beigong were taken to the vicinity of the artillery carriage by the thief Pang Qingshan before He Wendao, a shaman in the northern part of the country, "cast a spell to destroy the enemy......"

Speaking of this, Pi Mianshan's hot tears rolled down, and the tall and strong body also trembled and curled up into a ball, and suddenly knelt down to His Highness. When Emperor Tianyou heard this, a trace of amazement and sadness flashed in his eyes, and then he was occupied by monstrous hatred:

"Pi Mianshan, you just said that this battle captured the Nankang army?"

"Yes...... Back to Your Majesty, at present, our army has captured a total of ......"

"Pimian Mountain! You've listened to me! I ask you once again if there were any prisoners in this battle! ”

Pi Mianshan was shocked by Zhou Yuanqing's sudden shout, and he was so shocked that the six gods had no master, and he was so panicked that he raised his head and looked up at Jun! But when his eyes were awakened by Emperor Tianyou's knife-sharp gaze and wanted to repeat it again, he was suddenly attracted by Tang Fuquan's slightly swinging right hand......

"Back to ...... Back to His Majesty's words, it is the last general who is incompetent, and this battle ...... No ...... were captured in this battle."

Emperor Tianyou nodded with satisfaction, and counted down in a long tone:

"Pi Mianshan, Pi Mianshan, you can't gnaw hard bones, you can't chew soft bones, so incompetent, I'm disappointed! After the dynasty is dispersed, go down and lead a hundred court battles to set an example. However, as the saying goes, if you don't punish you, if you don't punish you, I will give you another chance to atone for your sins! I command you to lead your army to pursue the scattered enemy, and not let anyone live out! ”

"The last general...... The last general will give thanks! ”

With an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, Emperor Tianyou leaned on his staff and brushed his sleeves away; And Tang Fuquan stayed on top of the Purple Gold Palace, personally sent away all the courtiers, and then looked at Pimian Mountain, who was still kneeling in place and trembling, arched his hand and said:

"Hehe, the old slave is here to congratulate you, Commander Pi!"

Time flies, time flies.

At the end of the 100-day mourning period of the Northern Yan Dynasty, the merchants and people of Yanjing City also took off the plain clothes and white cloth of the city, and burned them together under the sculptures and stone statues of the pillars of Cai and Wang outside the southern city, and comforted the heroic souls who died heroically in the war.

After that, Emperor Tianyou recalled Zhou Chang'an, the fourth prince of Chang'an City, who was far away in Chang'an City, and added him as the lord of "King Changle", in charge of the affairs of Zongzheng Yuan. Zhou Yuanqing used this small means of praise and disparagement, and the four princes who had great ambitions but were born at the wrong time were thrown into the cold palace from which they could never recover.

Zhu Yuntao, the governor of Bashu Province, who sacrificed his life for the country, left behind a biological son "Xiang Qing". After the decree of Emperor Tianyou, he returned to his real name Zhu Wenhan, added the title of Marquis of Zhongyong, and immediately recalled to Beijing, and the official worshiped the waiter of the second grade rite department, and learned to participate in politics. Two years later, he naturally entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and after the "loyal and brave duke" Wang Fang, he served as the left prime minister of the Beiyan cabinet.

And in the battle of Yanjing, Luo Yuan, the prefect of Yanjing, who performed exceptionally well, was completely recovered from arrow sores and was promoted by Tianyou Dili to the public! The prefect of Beijing, who is not close to his grandmother and uncle, soared into the sky, and even omitted the practice of the Ministry of Rites, and went directly to the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and took the class of Cai Xi and Cai Youxiang!

As for Cai Xi's eldest son, Cai Ning, after the expiration of the three-year Ding Wei period, he was awarded the post of Generalissimo of the Northern Yan Soldiers and Horses; Subsequently, he was sent back to Zhongzhou to train troops in Tuntian and garrison Huajiang by a holy decree of Emperor Tianyou.

As for Pi Mianshan, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who had not been seen for a while in this battle, he became the brightest general in the defense of Yanjing. After Wang Fang died in battle, he led the army to defeat Pang Qingshan's troops and killed more than 10,000 surrendered troops......

It's a pity that one day two years after the defense of Yanjing, Pi Mianshan, known as the "God of Northern Yan Killing", and his family, were tragically killed by a group of rout bandits on the way back to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, and the corpses were in the wilderness for 100 days......

In fact, the duration of this war was not very long; Even before and after, it's only half a year. But judging from the results, this battle also brought a huge wound to the Huayu continent that could not be healed in the short term.

The acres of land north of the Huajiang River were all barren, the grain grains of the year were not harvested, countless soldiers and displaced people committed rebellion, coupled with a locust plague on an unprecedented scale, and a huge plague in unison; The combination of various reasons has caused the total population of the Huayu Continent to drop sharply from nearly 10,000 before the war to about 16 million!

This is no longer a waist cut, but a slash on the eyebrows!

Not only the north of the Huajiang River is full of devastation, but also the Nankang region, which has been rich and peaceful for many years, has also suffered a huge economic blow. Cash crops are valuable, but they can't fill the stomach; lost the supply of raw materials from the northern fields, and faced an avalanche of the total population of Huayu. Without the secondary market of high-price dumping, no matter how good the goods are, they can only rot in the warehouse......

Moreover, in order to provoke a war, the Nankang Dynasty did not hesitate to borrow a high amount of money and eat grain. The bundle of interests has been lost, and there have been huge debt disputes, and those big conglomerates who have long been accustomed to "knocking bones and sucking the marrow" have broken their covenants with each other in an instant.

You can share in happiness and not in suffering; This merchant dynasty, which was once resplendent and jade-rich, finally followed the law of development in the dark, reluctantly left his golden period and entered the dark age of not being able to see his fingers......

The sun rises in the east and rains in the west, and the Emperor of God, who is over seventy years old, has regained his vitality after the war has been extinguished. With the help of the two young assistants, he carried out a completely huge change in the devastated Northern Yan Dynasty.

Emperor Tianyou's big knife of change, the first knife chopped at himself; The damaged city walls, the old palaces, were all put on hold for the time being; The redundancy of female officials and soap officials in the internal prison has also been greatly reduced and reorganized; and the second knife slashed directly at the gentry; They imposed a high-pressure and iron-fisted policy, and used the "national disaster wealth" left by Cai Xi as their family background to forcibly return more than ninety percent of the land in Northern Yan; Subsequently, the ratio of two or eight was borrowed before and then sealed, and the average ratio was carried out according to the number of people in each household.

Subsequently, by the wife of Luo Yuan, the prime minister of the left, Mr. Shui Zhu funded the establishment of the Beiyan School in various places, the first five years were completely free, divided into "literature, martial arts, industry, business" four categories, regardless of the background, age and gender, you can audit when you enter the door.

Subsequently, it was a matter of course to cut taxes and take "poor countries and rich people" as a temporary policy, striving to quickly restore the population base and revitalize the economic base.

The poor people of Beiyan have just escaped the clutches of war, famine, plague and locust plague, and everyone is determined in their hearts to live a stable life for a while; In addition, Emperor Tianyou strongly implemented a series of national policies to benefit the people, and bought a "relief ration" on credit from Youbei Third Road at a high price......

Therefore, after successfully surviving the year of the Great Wilderness, the Northern Yan Dynasty successfully entered the post-war recovery period at an astonishing speed......

However, for the Nankang Dynasty, which was in a good situation...... For at least 20 years, the topics of discussion between the Council of Elders and the Council have been going back and forth on issues such as debt disputes and retroactive liability......

In the downtown area of Gusu City, a small shop that has been idle for more than three months has found the wronged leader to take over and reopened today!

The predecessor of this shop was a very famous rouge shop, the shopkeeper was good, the quality of the goods was good, the location was better, and the business was naturally prosperous. It's just that after a big war, the "prosperous gold" like rouge gouache can no longer be bought; The old owner held on for a few months, then lost a hairy claw, pawned the shop, and went home to retire.

In fact, in recent years, in the withering Nankang Dynasty, there are big shops and large consortia turning into a handful of loess every day; But the newly opened business is still quite a rare novelty!

The people of Gusu who were watching everywhere watched as a strange lion dance appeared at the end of the road in the noise of gongs, drums and firecrackers......

"Huh? I've seen a lot of lion dances, but how is this lion black and white? When other businesses open, they are all trying to get off the door; This owner is good, straight to the point, and not afraid of frustration? ”

"Dude, you're from out of town! This is called "filial piety", and I estimate that it may be that the master of the new owner has passed away, and he even opened with a spoonful of stew; Pray to the spirit of the teacher in heaven to bless the disciple's business with smooth sailing, what is so unlucky? ”

As the black and white filial lion jumped closer and closer, the noisy voices of the people were also attracted by the wonderful lion dance; There are even some merchants from other places, who are "laymen" and slap their hands and shout......

As the filial lion knelt steadily under the plaque covered with a white cloth, and slowly closed the eyes of the two vivid lions, a fair-skinned and handsome young man appeared from the lion's head:

"Thank you to all your relatives and friends for coming to cheer, our restaurant is open today, please stay for a while, our family will have more thin wine and side dishes!"

After winning a round of applause, the young man of the lion dance said a few more polite words, turned around and walked into the shop, and the branch guest took over the hospitality.

"Brother, the affairs of my hometown have been done! The Ordnance Department of the Tianji Workshop has burned three fires in three months, no matter how stupid and big Yan Lao Er is, he should know what you mean. ”

Shen Gui had just pushed the door into the house, only to see Qi Yan paralyzed in a circle chair, holding a bite of Nanshan peach in his hand, eating with juice on his hands......

"Is it okay to eat elegantly? You're also going to be a father, why can't you change this thief's style? ”

"Accustomed to ......"

Shen Gui picked up an apple in his hand, rubbed it on his clothes briefly, opened his mouth to bite it, and asked vaguely:

"When you come back, did you go to Guangling to see Xiaohui? How is the silk village running? ”

"I didn't go, how busy the shopkeeper is now, how can I take care of me, a poor brother who eats idle food......"

Just when the brothers were chatting and arguing, Li Le'an angrily pushed the door in, picked up the bowl next to Shen Gui's table and drank it all, then rudely wiped his mouth, pointed to the outer wing and said:

"Dad and Shuqing are going crazy looking for you, do you still have the leisure to "judge thieves" here? Hurry up and follow me, the auspicious time has arrived, it's time to unveil the plaque! ”

"Sister-in-law, look at what you said so ugly, what is a thief, I have washed my hands in a golden basin......"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's a thief to take it without telling it, and the peach is not bought for silver?"

Shen Gui, who had changed his clothes, followed Li Le'an, who was in a hurry, and walked to the long street; Under the gaze of a group of relatives, friends, distant relatives and close neighbors, he waved his hand and lifted the white cloth covering the plaque......

This black-background wooden plaque is embossed with four big gold characters, "Rejuvenation Medical Hall"; At the place where the plaque is signed, there are also three inconspicuous small characters engraved......

Lin Siwei.

(End of book)