Chapter 798: Affecting the Hearts of the World
Kyoto was surrounded.
"Yunzhou Weekly" reported the news of the siege of Kyoto very objectively.
Yunzhou, Fuming Town.
In the yard, the bare branches sprouted tender green buds. After a refreshing night rain, the buds grew green leaves, loudly announcing the arrival of spring.
The withered yellow outside the city was replaced by lush green grass, and herdsmen left the city in groups.
They are going to graze.
But the city did not become empty because of this. On the contrary, perhaps frightened by the Battle of Yongzhou, Li Jiqian, the ruler of Western Xia, took the initiative to send Li Yuanhao to Yunzhou to discuss the opening of border trade.
Li Yuanhao was accompanied by a large number of merchants from the Western Regions.
They were delighted with Yunzhou's strength. Strength meant stability, and stability meant sufficient supply and a vast market.
This is the favorite place for gold coins.
After Zhuge Yu returned to Yunzhou, he did not take the initiative to join Gu Nanxi, nor did he have any intention of leaving.
He and the students of Wolong Academy helped to prepare for the Wanshu Building.
"I wonder what the situation is in Kyoto now." The scholar pasted the bibliography on the spine of the book.
The first floor of the Wanshu Building has been completed. It is circular in shape, with two circles of bookshelves on the outermost part and neat rows of tables and chairs in the middle.
From these arrangements, it can be seen that Duke Yun is serious about allowing poor students to read books here for free.
The way Wanshulou manages books is different from other bookstores.
Here, each book is required to be labeled with a bibliographic number and then arranged in a certain pattern to facilitate searching.
The students had a heavy task, but at the moment, they were all distracted.
"It should be fine. That's Kyoto! The city walls are so thick, there are Kyoto camp guards in the city, and Li Aotian and Xiangzhou are relying on each other outside the city."
"I hope so. What does the latest issue of Yunzhou Weekly say?"
"Nothing."
"I wonder if Duke Yun will go to save Kyoto."
"How can we go? There is Li Aotian between Guangde Prefecture and Kyoto. If Duke Yun goes there rashly, Li Aotian will definitely stop him. Then, the two clams will fight, and the fisherman will benefit."
"From a rational point of view, it would be most beneficial for Duke Yun to wait until the Kyoto and the rebel army have decided the outcome before picking up the advantage."
A student whispered, "What if Kyoto is breached?"
No one said a word.
If the city is breached, there will be great loss of life. By that time, even if Duke Yun wants to help, it will be too far away to do anything.
Zhuge Yu was doing his job silently. He knew more than the students.
The situation in Kyoto is not good. The rebel army has already begun a tentative attack, and no reinforcements have been sent to Kyoto.
The Yunzhou high-ranking officials were divided over whether to go to Kyoto at this time. So far, the Duke of Yun had not made a decision.
Zhuge Yu put down the book in his hand and turned to look at the big tree outside the window.
The big tree has lush branches and leaves, and the sunlight shines on it, making it look particularly vibrant.
He retracted his gaze and pursed his lips tightly. It's understandable, right? As a great hero, he shouldn't act on impulse. As long as he stood aside, he could take down Kyoto at the lowest cost. What a good thing.
He put the book heavily on the bookshelf. The dust that was shaken off blinded his eyes and made him cry.
Everyone was absent-minded, inefficient, and making frequent mistakes, so Zhuge Yu simply gave everyone a day off. He himself also wanted to return to the courtyard early to have some quiet time.
The roads in Fuming Town are wide, but there is still a lot of traffic.
After experiencing two waves of traffic jams, Zhuge Yu finally returned to Changpingfang.
The old trees in the yard seemed to have grown taller. Standing at the gate, you could see the greenery on the tops of the trees.
"Aunt Geng?"
At the gate of the yard stood a fat woman holding a bamboo basket in her hand and her hair wrapped in a blue headscarf.
Seeing Zhuge Yu coming back, Aunt Geng smiled, but there was a trace of worry between her eyebrows: "Mr. Zhuge, I'm here to bring you some Artemisia bud rice cakes. The Artemisia buds were picked by the neighbors outside the city."
"Thank you." Zhuge Yu took the bamboo basket. He, who used to be eloquent, didn't know what to say.
Aunt Geng's family are all from Kyoto. I heard that their son Silang is still in Kyoto.
There must be relatives and friends of theirs in Kyoto, right? Are they worried?
Aunt Geng's hands were hanging down, rubbing the hem of her clothes nervously. She opened her mouth and whispered in a particularly awkward tone, "Do you have any inside information? What's going on in Kyoto?"
Zhuge Yu sighed secretly, it was indeed for this matter: "You have a relationship with Duke Yun, relying on this relationship..."
Aunt Geng shook her head quickly: "You can't ask Duke Yun. Her husband is still in Kyoto. If I ask her, wouldn't that hurt her feelings?"
"Her Dalang didn't leave?" Zhuge Yu was stunned.
"I haven't left. I've been in Kyoto the whole time."
Zhuge Yu's thoughts were churning: "The situation in Kyoto is neither good nor bad. The rebel army tried to attack the city, but failed."
"That's good, thank you Mr. Zhuge." After thanking Zhuge Yu, Aunt Geng ran back to the Geng family compound.
As soon as the door was closed, Aunt Geng leaned against the wooden door and stuffed her fist into her mouth to block the cry that was about to burst out, but her tears instantly blurred her vision like a dam bursting.
"Mom? Mom, what's wrong with you?!"
When Geng's eldest and second sons saw their mother crying so heartbreakingly, their eyes instantly turned red.
"Mom, is it because of my fourth brother, because of Kyoto? Is Kyoto going to be in trouble?"
"Mother, why don't we go and ask for help? If we ask Duke Yun for help, we will definitely be able to save Kyoto." Geng Erlang said.
Bang!
Aunt Geng slapped Geng Erlang hard, choking with sobs and scolding him: "I think you have lost your mind! Who do you think you are? You always ask for mercy, are you threatening Duke Yun?"
The second daughter-in-law of the Geng family looked at Geng Erlang worriedly and did not dare to step forward to persuade her mother-in-law.
Aunt Geng was heartbroken: "Save Jingdu! It's so easy to say, but what can we use to save it? Isn't it going to cost the lives of the people of Yunzhou?"
"If you have forgotten how Yunzhou was isolated and helpless during the Yunzhou War, go and take a look at the Heroes Cemetery outside the city. Ask them, ask those who are buried underground, whether they are willing to let their brothers and children go to save Jingdu?"
People in Yunzhou have complaints against the Great Zhou. No, they even hate it.
You treat us like grass, leaving us to fend for ourselves at the border, and letting us use our flesh and blood to stop the enemy.
We are like weeds, firmly taking root in this land. We welcome our sun and our hope.
But the Emperor of the Great Zhou wanted to shoot down the sun again and again!
When this sun led the entire Yunzhou to achieve unprecedented brilliant achievements, the Emperor of the Great Zhou was so stingy that he refused to give even a verbal commendation.
How can I not complain, how can I not hate?
As a result, their feelings towards the people of Kyoto also became complicated.
The people of Kyoto are delicate flowers in a greenhouse, while the people of Yunzhou are weeds that are trampled on by anyone.
Let the weeds save the delicate flowers, will the weeds be willing?
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