Of course Xing Lie would not accept such an imperial edict. The emperor's move was entirely aimed at his life.
Very good, now even Huangmoguan has rebelled against Linchao.
Now Xing Lie's title as general in the mouths of Lin Rui, Han Wenjing and others has been changed to Lord. After regaining Yishu Pass and Xiding Pass, Xing Lie has finally stepped onto the stage of hegemony.
Xing Lie was not the first to rebel. There had been many rebel kings before him, whether they were princes or leaders of the rebel army. He, the subsequent rebel against the court, seemed so inconspicuous among them.
In troubled times, even if no one offends me, I must offend them to prevent being annexed. This is all driven forward by the wheel of history. The result of a sudden mistake is a repeat of the history of fleeing famine and being hunted at Yishu Pass.
Lin Rui also encouraged Huang Mo, Yishu, Guanxi and Dingguan to do business with foreign countries. The seeds of sweet potatoes, cotton and peppers were all brought from South America. Without opening the Silk Road, how could the people in the East achieve food freedom?
With the business alliance with foreign countries, both the Lin's workshop and the Xing's factory grew bigger and bigger. Gradually, the people and the princes in the court became more and more dependent on Huangmoguan for their food and life.
Although business exchanges have been opened between the border and the Lin Dynasty, everyone knows that it is the tranquility before the battle. Huangmo Pass has now been shaped like the Jiangnan area on the Great Wall. The grain is so abundant that the granaries are full. Yishu Pass, which should have been covered with yellow earth, has also been reoccupied by Lin Rui. He encourages the reclamation of wasteland and turns it into farmland. In the spring, people go to sow seeds and look forward to a good harvest next year.
The children in the fields were catching insects and butterflies, playing and having fun.
Since Yan Qingqing was rescued by the Xing family army, she has settled down in Huangmoguan. She was assigned a small house and was also registered as a female household in Huangmoguan.
The people here are simple and honest, and the Xing family army is strict in military discipline, so there will be no bullying of men and women. Nowadays, there are many women showing their faces in the streets and alleys, and Yan Qingqing is just one of the better-looking ones.
Nowadays, the women here eat well and dress warmly, and they don’t have to worry about labor. They are not as beautiful as flowers, but they are very attractive. Once they reach a certain age, matchmakers will come to propose marriage.
On the first day Yan Qingqing was assigned to the house, she locked herself in the room and did not come out, fearing that what was happening before her eyes was just a dream.
She finally escaped from Yishu Pass and escaped from the hands of those three disgusting father and son. Thinking of the darkness, horror and tragedy of Yishu Pass in the past, she couldn't help but sigh that she was lucky enough to have waited for the day she had dreamed of.
It’s just that her mother passed away early, otherwise it would be so nice to live with her now.
The next day, a neighbor who was also a woman householder gave her a guard dog. The neighbor smiled at her kindly, "You're not adjusting well here yet, are you? I'm the same way. I came all the way to Huangmoguan with great difficulty, expecting only to get a bite to eat, but I ended up supporting myself with my skills. Most of the households in this alley are women, so if anyone needs help, just let me know. We're all sisters and easy to get along with."
Yan Qingqing looked at the soft little thing stuffed into her hand and couldn't let it go: "Thank you, I like it very much."
"That's fine, I live next door to you. You can just call me Sister Lan."
"Thank you, Sister Lan."
Yan Qingqing quickly brought the puppy home, made a nest for it, and cooked some rice soup to feed it.
Watching the puppy eagerly eating the rice soup, she remembered that she knew some embroidery, which was taught to her by her mother when she was alive. She could also do some simple double-sided embroidery, which was enough to support herself and the puppy.
Huang Moguan is great, she really likes this place.
When I looked up, I no longer saw the square sky, but heard the bustling voices of people outside. I finally felt like I was living in the human world.
The two sisters Yan Ling and Yan Yu supported each other and came to the Huangmo Pass. Because of hunger and thirst, their lips were dry and chapped, and their skin was dry and rough. When they saw Baixing Town, they both shed tears of surprise.
"Royal sister, we're here!"
"Have we reached Huangmo Pass?"
The swallow fish nodded repeatedly while crying: "Here we are, here we are!"
Yan Ling's physical condition was even worse, and now she was shaky: "It's good that we're here, we can finally find a way to survive."
But before he could finish his words, he fell asleep on the side of the road.
After Lin Rui finished dealing with the matters in each workshop, he was pulled aside by Han Wenjing.
Lin Rui asked him curiously, "Master Han, what happened?"
Han Wenjing: "Guess what big shot has come to our Huangmo Pass!"
Big shot? Big shot in Huangmoguan? Apart from Xing Lie and General Xing's family, he couldn't think of any big shot in Huangmoguan.
Now that they have rebelled at Huangmo Pass, the emperor cannot do anything about it; even when they did not rebel, the emperor was far away and could not do anything about it. The worst that could happen was an imperial envoy or a favored eunuch.
Besides this, who else could be a big shot?
"Those princes?" Perhaps they came to discuss cooperation. After all, Huangmoguan is now a piece of fat meat in the eyes of these people.
Han Wenjing immediately denied: "No, no!"
"Oh, I really can't guess. Old Han, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us quickly." Lin Rui urged repeatedly. It was so hard to get off the early shift, what if he was delayed by all the hassles?
Han Wenjing blurted out directly at this time: "It's the two princesses who are in power!"
"Princess? We don't even take the emperor seriously now, and the princess... wait, princess!" Lin Rui widened his eyes halfway through his words.
If they were the princesses of the previous emperor, their status would be extremely noble. However, the princesses of today are all as spineless as the current emperor. When the current emperor was beaten by foreigners and had no power to fight back, they were sent to foreign countries to marry and beg for mercy from them.
In such a situation, how could the princess still be considered noble? The emperor's daughters, from eighteen to eight years old, were all taken away to marry.
Yes, it was really cruel. He even sent his eight-year-old daughter away. This shows how much he feared that the foreign cavalry would attack him and turn him into an emperor who lost his country.
Is this situation any different from the loss of a country?
If it weren't for an accident, those princesses would have died at the hands of foreigners in their miserable and short lives. Now, the south of Linchao is occupied by foreigners, the north is where heroes gather and princes are divided, and the border is guarded by the Xing family army.
So they escaped from the south?
Lin Rui couldn't help but feel sympathy for these poor princesses. From the moment they were born, the entire dynasty began to be precarious, their father's throne was crumbling, and they had lived in fear of the country's demise since childhood. It can be said that they had not enjoyed any happiness, but had suffered humiliation and torture because of their status as princesses.
"What does the lord say?" Lin Rui asked.
Han Wenjing shook his head: "You forgot, the lord is out on inspection!"
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