February 18, the day of the vernal equinox, Nanping County.

After Qiu Yi arrived in Nanping County, he found that he was a soil emperor here, and he had anything to do, so he discussed with Mengdie to play here for a few more days, and then decided how to disguise the fake death methods and news of the two after hearing the news of Chang'an. After the two arrived in Nanping County a few days ago, they rested in the princess's mansion for a few days, and then took Mengdie to the street, wanting to feel the local customs.

On both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops. There are also many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The streets stretch to both sides of the street, always extending to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but the pedestrians on the streets are still shoulder to shoulder: some carry burdens and hurry, some drive livestock to pull carts to deliver goods, some erect sheds to create a shade to tell stories, and some stop to enjoy the scenery of the Jialing River ahead. With the tall city tower as the center, the houses on both sides are like dots, there are tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, etc., and the prosperous places are in full view.

Further on is a rainbow-shaped bridge. On the street of Qiaotou Street, at a cursory glance, it is crowded with people and seems to be chaotic; But if you look closely, you can see that these people are doing their jobs and engaging in various activities. There are some vendors and many pedestrians on the west side of the bridge. There are knives and scissors on the stalls. There are those who sell tea and food, and there are those who read fortunes. Many pedestrians leaned against the railings on the side of the bridge, pointing at things of interest, or watching the boats pass by in the river. On Yangguan Avenue in the middle of the bridge, there is a bustling flow of people, mixed with many people of all kinds: there are young masters and young ladies sitting in sedan chairs, knights on horseback, farmers carrying burdens, vendors driving donkeys to transport goods, and workers pushing wheelbarrows......

Qiu Yi took Mengdie to walk around excitedly all morning, feeling a little tired, so he followed Mengdie to a wine shop, thinking about having lunch and resting for a while before visiting, after ordering, there happened to be a storyteller on stage, Qiu Yi also listened with great interest.

I saw the old gentleman slap the shocked wood on the table, and then said: "As I said last time, the Dongyin Dynasty is gradually weakening, from strong to weak, the royal family is declining day by day, the power is falling, the vassal states are fighting each other, and wars are frequent. The small vassal states were all annexed by the powerful vassal states, and the powerful vassal states were unified in local areas, eventually forming nine regimes. ”

The old gentleman took a sip of water, and then said: "Immediately afterwards, there was a period of relative peace, the reason was that the whole country was very tired because of the war, and needed to recuperate and develop industry, agriculture and commerce. However, during this period in the Yangtze River Basin, there were many hegemony struggles between the three kingdoms of Liang, Xuan and Bian. ”

Later, with the spread of ox farming and the use of iron farming tools, the economy developed rapidly, and there was a profound social change, such as the development of private land and the collapse of the well field system. Within some vassal states, the aristocracy of each country gradually became stronger and began to compete with the monarch for power. ”

Qiu Yi thought about it, this should be about the Spring and Autumn Period, she can't remember the specifics, so she also took a sip of water and listened to it.

Later, after Ji Yiwu's reform, the Liang State reformed internally, enriched the country and strengthened the army; The princes of Jiuhe destroyed the three kingdoms of Xuan, Bian, and Qi in one fell swoop, and became the most powerful country at that time. I am not far behind Nanyang country, filial piety appointed Shang Jun, through the change of the law to make my Nanyang country a rich and powerful country, known as "Shang Jun change the law". Politically, Shang Jun reformed the household registration, military titles, land system, administrative divisions, taxation, degrees, measurements, weights and balances, as well as folk customs and customs of the Nanyang Kingdom, and formulated strict laws; At the same time, economically, the Shang monarch Zhang Chongnong suppressed the merchants, rewarded farming and weaving, and militarily, the Shang monarch led the Nanyang army as the commander to recover Hexi. ”

"This should be Shang Ying's change." Qiu Yi listened and secretly recalled in his heart.

Subsequently, there were princes competing for the throne in Liang, and it was divided into two kingdoms, Southern Liang and Northern Liang, and the military strength was greatly weakened. Later, after the Liang annihilated the Three Kingdoms, and the Southern Liang and the Northern Liang split, seven powerful countries were gradually formed, namely: Northern Liang, Chushui, Nanyang, Northern Yan, Eastern Zhao, Southern Liang, and Central Korea. ”

"However, due to the strengthening of the county system, the nine countries that have been engaged in annexation wars in order to obtain land, wealth, and population have been continuously launched, prompting this land of constant wars to gradually move towards a new era of unification."

At this time, the shopkeeper came up with the dishes, Qiu Yi took the dishes, and while eating, he pricked up his ears and listened.

The old gentleman also seemed to be old, and after talking too much, his mouth and tongue were dry, and after drinking a few sips of water in succession, he then spoke: "My Majesty of Nanyang Kingdom is decisive and decisive, and in one fell swoop wiped out Central Korea, Your Majesty sent Shi Sheng to lead the army commander to drive straight in, captured the king of China and Korea, and set up Yingchuan County in the hometown of China and Korea, and China and Korea were declared extinct. The demise of China and Korea marked the full unfolding of our Nanyang Unification War. ”

"After Nanyang destroyed China and South Korea, the second target was the Eastern Zhao Kingdom. Just in time for the successive major earthquakes and famine in the Eastern Zhao Kingdom, His Majesty once again ordered Qin Ke and Yang Wengzi to launch a full-scale attack on the Eastern Zhao Kingdom. Qin Ke carried out a counter-tactic, bribed Guo Kai, the favorite minister of the King of Eastern Zhao, with a lot of money, and slandered Wu Anjun and others, saying that they were going to rebel, prompting the King of Zhao to kill Wu Anjun. In the end, Qin Ke defeated the Eastern Zhao army, conquered HD, captured the king of Eastern Zhao, and occupied the territory of Eastern Zhao. Then he waved his army to the north, settled in Zhongshan, and approached the Northern Yan Kingdom. ”

"The Nanyang army approached the Northern Yan Kingdom, causing a panic in the Northern Yan Kingdom's court. The crown prince of the Northern Yan Kingdom, Dan, took in my Nanyang rebel general Fan Yuzhi, and met the assassin Qingqing through the Northern Yan Kingdom Tian Guang, and attempted to assassinate His Majesty, but Qingqing finally failed to kill His Majesty, but instead aroused His Majesty's anger against the Northern Yan Kingdom. The Nanyang army captured Jicheng, the capital of Yan, and the king of Northern Yan fled to Liaodong with the crown prince. ”

"Qingqing? This should be Jing Ke. Qiu Yi thought to himself.

"After my Nanyang army conquered Jicheng, the capital of Yan, the spearhead of the attack was directed at the Southern Liang Kingdom. His Majesty sent the general Qin Ke to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the Southern Liang Kingdom. Qin Ke saw that the terrain of Daliang City was relatively low, and it was not far from the Yellow River and the chasm, so he ordered the Southern Liang army to open a canal to lead the water of the Yellow River and the chasm to the city of Daliang. Three months later, the city walls collapsed, and the Qin army attacked Daliang. The king of Southern Liang pretended to surrender and was killed soon after, and the Southern Liang kingdom perished. ”

Subsequently, His Majesty sent Li Youcheng to lead an army to attack Chu Shuiguo. Li Youcheng advanced lightly, winning first and then defeating. A year later, His Majesty personally invited the veteran general Qin Ke to lead an army of 600,000 to attack Chu Shuiguo. Break the Chu water army in Qinan, kill the Chu general Xiang Yan, and occupy a large part of the territory of the Chu water country. The following year, Qin Ke and Meng Wu jointly attacked the Chu capital Shouchun and captured the Chu Water King. In the following year, Qin Ke led his army across the Yangtze River, pacified the Jiangnan region of the Chu Water Kingdom, and surrendered to the king of Baiyue. The state of Chu Water was declared extinct. ”

"Huh? I remember this, Meng Wu seems to be Meng Tian's father! Qiu Yi finally heard what he was familiar with, and his face was happy.

"After the fall of the Chu Water Kingdom, His Majesty sent Qin Ke to lead the army deep into the northeast to sweep away the remnants of Northern Yan and Eastern Zhao. Qin Ke captured Liaodong and captured the king of Northern Yan. Then he captured Daicheng and captured the king of Eastern Zhao. The two countries of Northern Yan and Eastern Zhao were completely destroyed. At this point, only the Northern Liang Kingdom was left among the six eastern countries. ”

"At this moment, His Majesty with lightning speed, without encountering any resistance, suddenly attacked the Liang capital Linzi, just when he was about to capture Linzi, but was surrounded by the 300,000 troops of the Northern Liang, just at this critical moment, the veteran Qin Ke who had just captured the city of Daicheng led 3,000 snow horses, marched more than 1,400 miles overnight, rushed to Linzi, the capital of Liang, and killed the 300,000 troops of the Northern Liang, and rescued His Majesty today."

The old gentleman's face was flushed, and he seemed to be a little excited.

"It is said that in order to save His Majesty's life, this general Qin Ke hit thirty-four swords, twenty-eight swords and seven arrows in the breakout, but now His Majesty is intact, not even a strand of hair or a single hair is damaged, isn't this a loyal minister? But a few days ago, Your Majesty listened to the slander of the villain Shen Thief, and actually beheaded the great hero of my Nanyang Kingdom. What crime did General Qin Ke commit to being murdered by this murderer? killed the Guogong, but he didn't dare to admit it, and he pretended to say that if it wasn't 'collaborating with the enemy and treason', he would definitely sacrifice his life to save the Guogong, shameless! Shameless! ”

"When the news came out that Guogong was beheaded all over the house, everyone was sad and angry when they heard it. I thought to myself, these shameless things, I don't know what they think, what their psychological state is, how their hearts grow! We are not afraid of death! We want to get justice for the country! For the fairness of the country! The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and he stood up, waving his withered arms.

When Qiu Yi heard this, her eyes were a little moist, and she thought of Han Xin, Gao Ying, Zhou Yafu, Gao Dezheng, Guo Ziyi, Guo Chongtao, An Chongxue, Yue Fei and other heroic loyal ministers who were framed and killed because of their high merits.

At this moment, the people of the yamen rushed in, intending to take the old gentleman away, but the old gentleman did not struggle, but shouted while being roughly pulled by those people: "You must know! Justice is inexhaustible! You took me away, and thousands of people with dark eyes can see it! Able to stand up! ”

Hearing this, Qiu Yi couldn't help it, she knew that the old man's words were all from a warm heart, and these words came from a good person who didn't want justice and was oppressed by power, so she thought about it and decided to stand up and take the old man's life.

"Stop!" Qiu Yi stood up suddenly, startling Mengdie, "Let him go!" Qiu Yijiao snorted.

"Yo, whose little lady is this, if you obey me, I can consider letting this bad old man go." The catcher said lewdly.

Qiu Yixiu's eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he felt that the words were too explicit.

"What? Don't like me? Heh, tie her up for me! Seeing that Qiu Yi did not reply immediately, he ordered his subordinates to be humane.

Mengdie on the side couldn't stand it anymore, got up and flew up and kicked the catcher to the ground, stepped on his chest and said, "Put your mouth clean!" ”

Mengdie looked up at Qiu Yi, "Your Highness, what to do?" ”

The catcher quickly heard the word "Your Highness", and "chuckled" in his heart, but thought suspiciously: This is the county lord of which prince, why has he never seen it, so he had to ask: "It's the little one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I ask Your Highness to let go of the little one." Dare to ask which county lord it is? ”

Mengdie snorted coldly, "Which county lord?" You really don't know Mount Tai, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess, of course the Lord of Nanping. ”。

The catcher was frightened in his heart, his pupils shrank sharply, his face was as frightened as dirt, and a smell of urine gradually filled the air, and the catcher was actually scared to pee, Qiu Yi's brows wrinkled even more, and he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, forcibly held back his nausea, and said to Mengdie: "You can watch it yourself, I really can't stand the smell." ”

Mengdie nodded, kicked the catcher out of the wine shop, threw a few pieces of broken silver to the shopkeeper, picked up the old man who told the story from the side, and followed Qiu Yi out of the door......