In this way, Zhao Guanjia, who had already made the plan to stroll along the Yellow River to Cangzhou and then along the Bohai Sea coastline to Lulong, chose to continue to head east and north.

In fact, it is only a hundred miles from Lulong to Yuguan, but the Yanshan Mountains are a natural dividing line. For a long time, the areas inside and outside the Great Wall undoubtedly represented a distinction between inside and outside... This has existed since the Han Dynasty, because of the political and military divisions caused by geographical divisions.

Therefore, when Emperor Zhao decided to streamline the accompanying troops and set out from Yumen Pass with only 3,000 people, it still caused an uproar as the news of the decree spread.

Yanjing was the first to react. Although Lu Yihao and Han Shizhong had received the imperial edict, they still wrote a joint letter, asking Emperor Zhao to keep the communication open, and asked Tian Shizhong who was left in Lulong to go out of the pass and make arrangements along the Shanhai Road, and sent Ma Kuo to garrison at Yumen Pass, and Qu Duan to go slightly out of Gubeikou to provide flank protection.

Soon after, the states and counties along the Shanhaidao corridor outside the Great Wall also began to boil... Although this place had already experienced several "boiling" in succession due to the Battle of Huolu, the Korean army's dispatch of troops to Liaodong, the escape of the Yanjing Jurchens, and Yue Fei's dispatch of troops, it would not be delayed this time and would continue to boil because of the personal visit of Emperor Zhao.

In mid-April, Emperor Zhao arrived at Yuguan, but was surprised to hear that there was a Jieshi Mountain in Changli County just inside the pass, where one could climb the mountain and look at the sea. It was rumored that this was the place where Cao Mengde had sung his praises that day.

Zhao Jiu followed the name and went up the mountain. He looked out and saw blue sky on all sides and blue sea in front of him. It was indeed a magnificent scene. Although the shining Milky Way could not be seen, as it were, the scenery was as if he were in it, and there were still dense trees and lush grass.

But for some reason, the official climbed the mountain and looked around for half a day, but he never uttered a word. After going down the mountain, he turned north and went out of Yumen Pass.

After leaving the customs and entering Zongzhou, they arrived at a place only one day later. Perhaps the news of paying tribute to Jieshi Mountain before spread, or it may be that Liu Yan knew what Emperor Zhao said and paid special attention to it... In short, soon a local elder took the initiative to introduce that there was an island to the east of this place facing the sea. It was where Emperor Taizong of Tang stayed when he conquered Goryeo, and it was called Qinwang Island and so on.

Zhao Jiu was greatly surprised and went to see immediately. Sure enough, he saw a very obvious island in a bay outside the pass. It was several thousand steps in circumference and seventy or eighty feet high, which was very different from the surrounding alluvial terrain.

When I asked more carefully, I found out that most people around me called it Qinwang Island, but some also called it Qinhuang Island, saying that it was the place where Qin Shihuang stayed during his eastern tour.

Zhao Jiu was filled with emotion, so he went to the island for half a day to pay tribute.

As for the fact that the sky was still clear that day and we ultimately retreated without saying a word, there is no need to say more.

That’s not all.

In late April, Emperor Zhao continued to travel north for only two days. After missing the escort team of Master Guo Yao and his disciples, he arrived at the Shijiadian area in the north of Zongzhou. However, local scholars came to see him again and told him that there was another Jieshi stone somewhere in the sea, and there were also ruins of the Qin Emperor going out to sea to seek immortality nearby, and ancient coins and roof tiles often appeared.

Zhao Jiu, who had already become somewhat numb, looked three times in surprise, and indeed saw with his own eyes two huge rocks standing in the sea, which was quite consistent with the words "Jieshi".

Half a day later, the man left without saying a word.

In fact, from the Jieshi Mountain in Changli, to the Qinwang Island outside Yumen Pass, and then to the Jieshi in the sea in front of us, they are all adjacent to the Mountain and Sea Road, and are only a few dozen miles apart... It is normal to have some rumors.

Moreover, regardless of the rumors, there is no contradiction in the legends of Qin Shi Huang, Tang Zong, and Wei Wu, and they are even quite consistent with the ancient meaning. There are also several contrasting statements that match Emperor Zhao's intention to overwhelm the world at this time.

To put it bluntly, given the current situation in the world, isn't Emperor Zhao allowed to write a poem to take advantage of the popularity of those three?

If you don't want to get in on the fun, why are you asking about Jieshi along the way?

But for some reason, this official seemed unable to find the piece of stone that belonged to him.

In late April, the Zhao Song government continued its journey northward and entered Jinzhou. Chrysanthemum Island was right in front of them. The abbot of the Dalonggong Temple on the island had led the monks and laymen on the island to cross the sea and wait on land.

However, just when Zhao Jiu was preparing to land on the island, he heard a piece of news that was not unexpected - because of Yue Fei's advance, the fleeing Jurchen troops avoided Liaoyang and chose to take a detour from Linhuang Prefecture, returning to Huanglong Prefecture and Huining Prefecture. When they decided to turn around at Dading Prefecture, a close pursuit by the Eastern Mongolian cavalry and the Khitan cavalry directly triggered an internal conflict in which everyone was afraid of the enemy.

After the internal strife, most of the Bohai people and some of the Liao Han people broke away from the escape sequence and went to Liaodong on their own, trying to contact Yue Fei and ask for surrender.

Of course, what Zhao Jiu doesn’t know at the moment is that at the same time he learned about the first large-scale internal strife among the Jin Kingdom’s escape team, new troubles in the escape team seemed to be imminent.

"What does Mr. Qin think?"

In a slightly narrow courtyard in Changning City, Linhuang Road, after a moment of silence, Wanyan Xiyin suddenly called out a name.

"I think Mr. Xi Yin is right. Something bad is bound to happen next."

Qin Hui sat opposite Xi Yin with his hands down, and his face remained calm when he heard this. "Because if we go further down, we will follow the Huang River to Huanglongfu, and the ancestral lands of the Khitan and Xi people are both in the upper reaches of the Huang River. The Song people also promised the Khitan and Xi people autonomy in their old lands of Linhuangfu, and Yelu Yudu has already led the Khitan cavalry out of the border... It is inevitable that we will go our separate ways again."

"I am asking you how to deal with this, not asking you to repeat my words again." Wanyan Xiyin has always been serious, but he was so serious at this moment that the atmosphere became more tense.

"good."

Hesheli Taiyu, who was getting more and more powerful the further he went north, also said with a smile, "Prime Minister Qin is very wise, he must have a good idea."

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