When the change in Yedu and Li Siyuan's army reached the ears of Li Jiqi, the king of Wei in the Tang Dynasty, he was still on his way home, and when he heard the news, Li Jiqi was naturally furious. However, in addition to anger, I am also shocked.

Last year, September 18 to attack Shu, not only did not go through March and Wang Yan surrendered, Shu was destroyed, Li Jiqi was naturally very excited, as the nominal commander of this attack on Shu, this is not only a large amount of merit in the book, but also after he inherited the throne in the future, the capital to deter the ministers.

It's just that I never thought that it would be a good situation, because Queen Liu secretly ordered to kill Guo Chongtao, and fell to the bottom overnight. In order to minimize the impact of killing Guo Chongtao, after Guo Chongtao's death, his sons and relatives in the army Li Jiqi did not let go, but even so, Li Jiqi was in the army, and he could still experience the instability of the army, which made him sit on pins and needles every day.

It wasn't until Kang Yanxiao rebelled that Li Jiqi realized that things might be more serious than he imagined. The turmoil in Yedu, especially Li Siyuan's rebellion, made Li Jiqi realize in anger that the empire was not as vigorous as he imagined.

There is still a long way to go from Luoyang. Although it took a lot of time to pacify Kang Yanxiao, there was another reason why Li Jiqi walked so slowly.

Jingnan Jiedu made Gao Jixing, the king of Nanping, canonized as the king of the Tang Dynasty, and when the king of the Tang Dynasty invaded Shu, he had ordered Gao Jixing to recruit envoys for the southeast of Xichuan. How do you know that Gao Jixing sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and did not send troops. After the destruction of the Shu Kingdom, he took the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman and sent troops to intercept the property transported from Shu to Luoyang.

These days, it is precisely because of Gao Jixing that Li Jiqi has walked so slowly

Separated from Li Congjing, Li Cunqiao led the guards back to Wansheng Town. Li Congjing stayed where he was and watched the other party leave. Lin Feng was tired of the night, and his mood gradually calmed down, but his eyes were still deep. Fang just talked about "monarchs and ministers", no matter what the result is, but after all, it is impassioned and loud, and it can't help but make people feel a little sad afterwards.

Since the end of the cold window and hard study turned to join the army, Li Congjing has been with Li Cunqing, he is a person who values love, gets along day and night for two years, and is often promoted by Li Cunqing, how can he have no affection for him in his heart. If Li Cunqiao is really a Ming Jun, Li Congjing doesn't mind being a courtier forever and assisting him in governing the world.

It's just that the world is impermanent, and the individual is too small, and Li Congjing can't help it. Now seeing that the mountains and rivers are full of devastation, the people of Li are suffering deeply, the former glory of the Tang Dynasty is no longer there, and it is inevitable that Li Cunqiao will perish.

Having said that, this time Li Cunqiao left peacefully, it was not that Li Congjing was indecisive and was swayed by emotion. Emotion and reason are always entangled, and it is difficult to completely separate the saints, but Li Congjing is a human being, but he can distinguish them clearly, and he has always been very clear.

Li Congjing allowed Li Cunqiao to leave, in addition to not being sure of killing and capturing the other party on the spot, he didn't want to bear the charge of killing the monarch. Even if he wants to seize Li Cunmiao's country, but if he really wants to slash Li Cunmiao, he will be criticized by people no matter what, and it will become an indelible stain on Li Siyuan's future throne and the picture scroll of the country.

The key is that Li Congjing knows Li Cunqing's fate, and he knows that Li Cunqing can no longer affect the career of their father and son. Since this is the case, there is no need to paint a chilling stain on the righteous flag of the "Qingjun side" that was played this time.

Gazing at the distant figure of Li Cunqiao and his entourage, Tao Xiaoyao, who had been silent from beginning to end, glanced at Li Congjing deeply, and she suddenly said softly: "What you just said is from the bottom of your heart?" ”

The horse under the seat did not move for half a minute, Li Congjing laughed at himself, and said: "These words really sound grandiose. It's also because they're so high-sounding that I never talk about them on weekdays. ”

"yes!" Tao Yaoyao looked into the distance and sighed leisurely, "The real superiors, how many people will care about the suffering of the people?" Even if they did something good for the people, it was only a need to stabilize their position. In the final analysis, in this world, everyone is for themselves. ”

Li Congjing turned his head to stare at the peach, the bright moon and the clear light fell on her shoulders, dancing on her messy long hair, her creamy skin suddenly looked like jade, and her beautiful and crystalline facial features seemed to have been carefully carved, and it didn't seem to have been modified, so it would have such a heart-pounding charm, he said: "What about you, the peach master?" At the foot of the fairy mountain, there was indeed a happy land. ”

Tao Xiao was stunned, his fingers slid over his ears, and his eyes were sad, "So what?" Didn't Shenxian Mountain finally escape the fate of being conquered by the government? If the person who came back was not you, I am afraid that it is not only the fairy village that will turn into a sea of fire, but also the villages under the mountain. ”

"But the one who came back was me!" Li Congjing suddenly said loudly. Seeing Tao Yaoyao turn to look straight at him, his voice softened, and his smile revealed a little self-deprecation and helplessness, "Indeed, whether I admit it or not, in this world, almost everyone is selfish. We struggle to survive, we climb up step by step, we get stronger, all for ourselves. Soldiers fought in battle, died nine times for life, fought for dignity, became a general, and held hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, so they were powerful and prosperous, and the people were fished and fleshed. Scholars for ten years of cold windows, day and night coarse tea and light rice, even hungry, poor and no one cares, and once the carp jumped over the dragon gate, the reputation is known to the world, so the official worship, since then the prominent people, began to conspire and calculate, seek wealth and profit, and there is no human suffering in the heart. ”

"The weak are reluctant to swallow their anger, and they are still not exempt from being slaughtered; The strong are domineering and commanding, but they can control the fate of the weak, the weak submit to the strong, and the strong rule the weak. This is the reality, the status quo of the world! ”

"For individuals, the only way to change reality is to change from weak to strong, from small to strong, from having nothing to holding power, and then intensifying to regain the old suffering."

"This world is full of anger and hatred, full of forbearance and revenge, full of villains' ambitions and perverse behaviors. The gaze of inferiority and hostility sets the tone of the social atmosphere, selfishness and bestiality cannot be contained, and distorted human nature is wanton and arrogant. There is no longer unity and friendship between people, everyone is thinking about getting ahead, flattering the superiors, and trampling on the subordinates at will, this is the survival rule of this world. ”

"When everyone is purely for themselves, and the thoughts of their home and country are no longer in their hearts, no one cares about and protects their home and country. When the masters of the empire changed from thousands of Han people to a royal family, once a foreign invasion, who would resist it? Once the mountains and rivers are broken, who will clean up from scratch? Even if there are bandits everywhere, giants are rampant, our homes are destroyed, and our wives are in the mountains, who will protect them? Officials are corrupt and pervert the law, and the expansion of power is unrestrained, so that dignity is ignored, interests are plundered, the rich become richer and richer, and the poor become poorer. And all this, in the final analysis, isn't it all our own fault? ”

"It's not the country I want." Li Congjing shook his head, determined and sad.

Because he knows that in the original history, the trajectory of history developed exactly like this.

Five dynasties and ten countries, the world is in chaos. It's not just soldiers, it's not just order, but more importantly, people's hearts.

Decades later, the Khitan invaded the Central Plains, Shenzhou Lu sank, compatriots were destroyed, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, Shi Jingjiao became the emperor, and the family and country had different surnames. Who is sparing no stone to regain the dignity of our Chinese empire?

Wuhu chaos, Khitan invasion, Mongolia entry, Manchurian breakthrough, our Han people have great rivers and mountains, and they are forced to change their faces again and again. And every time the dynasty suffers a disaster, although the order can be re-stabilized after that, in this catastrophe, what has the dynasty lost, what has the society become, and how many people really know?

In Li Congjing's limited knowledge, Liu Han died, and the five chaos were chaotic, so China no longer had the style of the Spring and Autumn Qin and Han dynasties; Li Tang died, five dynasties and ten kingdoms, so the Chinese civilization no longer shines thousands of miles, let all the people come to the court, the Chinese army can no longer go out of the Great Wall expedition, and the people of the Central Plains are no longer the most self-respecting and self-reliant people in the world; The death of the Zhao and Song dynasties meant that there was no China after Yashan, and the civilization and culture had collapsed.

Isn't this the root cause of why Shenzhou is like this?

Tao Yao accompanied Li Congjing to the high ground, Li Congjing looked up at the moon, stood with his hands in his hands, and said abruptly: "The people's hearts are in turmoil, the society is falling apart, and the country only relies on a few royal armies, such a situation is not what I want to see." The people are wary of each other, they are fighting each other, and everyone only has the words 'survival and superiority' in their hearts, which is not what I want to see. Governing the country is in the governance of officials, and the words of power are eared; Governing the country and governing the heart is the right way. Everyone is upright and united, and everyone has a heroic spirit, so that the family can be harmonious and the country safe, the world can be peaceful for a long time, and Yongchang can be expected! ”

He looked back at the soft and beautiful peach under the moonlight, "This world is unfair, many things are unreasonable, many things are unbelievable, many things contradict themselves, and many things make people despair, which is not right." There can be no more such things in the empire I have created. ”

"As I said before, I want the people to be supported, I want the army to be strong and persistent, I want the court officials to rule the Qing Dynasty, I want the world to be prosperous, and I want the Han civilization to be spread across the ocean. What I want most is that everyone knows how to read and have a righteous spirit, and I want the people of this empire to be the best people in the world! Facing the mountains and jungles, Li Congjing opened his arms and said in a clear voice, "This is the world I want, my ideal country!" ”

Tao Yao was dizzy, although she had already known that there was nothing wrong with following Li Congjing, but she had never been so upset as she was today, hearing Li Congjing's words, she seemed to see a dazzling hope, shining on the Shenzhou Continent.

She stepped forward and stood side by side with Li Congjing, and couldn't help but hold the other party's hand, "Then you have to calm the world first." ”

Holding the soft and elastic hand, Li Congjing smiled, "With you here, I will definitely be able to!" ”