In Bogda's plan, the capital city had already been in his pocket.
As a result, his 100,000-strong army is now trapped in the capital and unable to move.
The third prince put him in a dilemma.
He really wanted to launch an attack directly on the capital, but he only had 100,000 troops now, and did not have enough food and fodder. The soldiers were so hungry that they had little fighting power.
Moreover, all 350,000 troops in the capital were under the control of the new emperor.
Bogda's soldiers were no match at all.
With so many soldiers surrounding them, it would be impossible for them to retreat back to the North.
They could only let the emperor do whatever he wanted.
The rebellion in the north was almost quelled with the ascension of the third prince to the throne.
However, the Mo tribe in the western border also took the opportunity to launch a fierce challenge to Dayong.
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The Western Territory is vast and sparsely populated.
The Western Desert Tribe took advantage of the rainstorm and secretly launched an attack on Xishan Pass.
After the news reached the capital, the Western Desert Tribe had already captured five cities in a row. The battle was even more fierce than that of the Northern Barbarian Army, and the situation was extremely tense!
Because the time period of the Western Border Mo Tribe Card is too clever.
It happened to be the time period when the people of Dayong were infected with the epidemic.
The garrison in the western border was also greatly affected, allowing the western desert tribe to take advantage of the situation and invade.
Gao Dechong, Marquis of Pingxi, guarded Qingya Pass in the west with 100,000 elite troops.
Still holding on tightly, waiting for support from the capital.
Gao Dechong, Mu Wanjun’s maternal grandfather.
Gao Linglong's father.
But Gao Linglong was in love at the time. She went against her father's wishes, forcibly rejected the marriage engagement her father had arranged for her, and married Mu Hongqi without looking back.
This led to a breakdown in the relationship between the father and daughter, and they no longer had any contact with each other.
Fortunately, Mu Hongqi loved Gao Linglong deeply and did not let her down.
Gao Linglong tried several times to take her husband and daughter back to her parents' home to resolve the grievances between her and her father.
But Gao Dechong still refused to acknowledge his daughter.
Because his daughter's behavior destroyed the agreement and trust between him and his old friend.
But the relationship between the two was slightly eased because of Mu Wanjun who came through time.
After Mu Wanjun entered the book, she immediately ran to the Western Territory to find her grandfather.
She conquered her tsundere grandfather with her cute, coquettish tactics and superb medical skills.
Received the ultimate love from my grandfather.
But Gao Dechong only liked this granddaughter and still refused to acknowledge his daughter.
In order to prevent her grandparents' family from having the tragic ending described in the book, Mu Wanjun could only try her best to brainwash them.
She tried every possible means to make him give up the western border and go south with her.
But all failed.
The relationship between her and her grandfather is still a little weak.
But after the Mu family was exiled, Gao Dechong's mood changed greatly.
Mu Wanjun would write a handwritten report almost every day, recording how miserable her life in exile was.
Denounced the emperor's ruthlessness and cruelty, she could not bear it any longer and wanted to commit suicide to free herself from the trouble. She waited for the letter to be delivered to the western border.
Although Gao Dechong was unwilling to acknowledge his daughter, he was just a male chauvinist and couldn't save his face.
It’s not that I don’t want my daughter to live a good life.
On the contrary, I feel fortunate that my daughter has good vision and married well. The most important thing is that the daughter she gave birth to is good!
When Gao Dechong learned of the miserable plight of his granddaughter's family, his belief in loyalty to the emperor was on the verge of collapse.
Fortunately, the granddaughter sent a prescription and medicinal materials for treating the epidemic in time.
The blue teeth can be barely saved.
But the environment in the western border is harsh, and food is not abundant every year.
In addition, the continued drought led to a reduction in grain production, and there were also epidemics and floods.
Behind him were a hundred thousand soldiers and the people of the entire city, and in front of him was an army of two hundred thousand Huang people.
Gao Dechong, who was seriously short of food and weapons, was already in a state of panic.
This day.
Gao Dechong received two secret letters in succession.
One was from my granddaughter.
It is stated in the letter.
The entire exile team was designed by the third prince.
Not only were they forced to become slaves for eternity, but after they escaped from the iron mine, they were charged with fleeing the crime of fearing a crime. The entire court was on the lookout for them, leaving them no chance of survival.
Mu Wanjun begged her grandfather to send troops to rescue them.
There was another letter from the capital.
It was important secrets from the capital sent by his spies.
The general content is that it was the third prince who framed the Xie family, which led to the breach of Hanshan Pass in the northern border by the barbarians.
This resulted in the northern borders being lost repeatedly and the people living in dire straits.
It was also the Third Prince who joined forces with the Northern Barbarian Army to invade the capital and seize the throne.
Not only did he behead the old emperor, but he also eliminated all of his brothers and relatives, and carried out a bloody purge in the officialdom, resulting in many opposing officials being beheaded and their property being confiscated.
Such a new emperor with no moral integrity was the last pillar that crushed Gao Dechong's career as a country and a king.
Such a rotten dynasty was not worthy of his blood and protection.
After much deliberation, Gao Dechong finally decided to take his men to abandon Qingya Pass and go to rescue his daughter's family.
Gao Dechong's sudden retreat resulted in Qingshan Pass being quickly breached by the Mo Tribe from the western border, and they were advancing towards the capital at a very fast speed.
When the third prince received the news, he was so angry that his veins were throbbing, and he got angry directly at the morning court!
He immediately dispatched an army of 100,000 to the Western Wilderness for support.
Among these 100,000 troops.
There were 20,000 Northern Barbarians who were disrupted and reorganized.
at the same time.
Not only did the Mo tribe in the western border want to take advantage of the situation to divide up Dayong, but the major foreign dynasties in the southern border were also simultaneously sounding the clarion call for war against Dayong.
The war broke out throughout Dayong.
The major state capitals along the coast were also greatly impacted.
Including Lihai City.
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A few days ago.
Xiao Yuxuan took No. 8 and a medium-sized ship to Lihai to purchase a group of strong laborers and young and beautiful maids.
There are many strong laborers on the island, but there are too few young women, which is not conducive to future population development.
So the number of women is equally important.
But Xiao Yuxuan didn't expect it.
The battle quickly spread to the Li Sea.
In order to resist the invasion of foreign tribes from the southwest, the Lihai government directly sent troops to indiscriminately arrest men on the streets to join the army.
Don't give people any chance to react.
Xiao Yuxuan saw from afar that soldiers were conscripting laborers at the dock, and the dock was in chaos.
He didn't dare let the large ship get close to the dock, and stopped far away to observe the situation.
The dock managers also saw the large ship that had been parked motionless at the entrance and urged them to dock quickly.
Xiao Yuxuan became more alert.
Pull the boat away from the dock immediately.
"Do you know where we can dock the boat nearby?"
Xiao Yuxuan came to the cabin and asked the crew, the captain and others.
"Our big ship can only dock at the East and South Piers of Lihai Lake, but there is a small pier in the village outside the city. We can use a small boat to sneak ashore from there." A captain said immediately.
His home was in a small fishing village outside Lihai City, so he knew it very well.
Xiao Yuxuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately asked him to drive the boat there.
"Then drive the boat over."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The captain quickly identified the direction and approached the small fishing village.
The two ships were too big to get close to the small fishing village.
Xiao Yuxuan and others used the emergency boat to go to the small fishing village.
The crew of the two ships did not need to disembark, they had to control the boats to prevent them from being pushed away by the waves.
In order to prevent the crew from having other selfish motives and causing harm, Xiao Yuxuan left five secret guards on both ships.
He only took Captain Li Dahai and ten guards to the fishing village.
Captain Li Dahai brought everyone to the fishing village and went directly to the village chief to discuss matters.
By the way, inform the village chief of what you saw at the Lihai City Pier.
"Uncle, I think the news of the government's conscription will spread to the surrounding villages soon, and then the men in the village will not have time to escape!"
"Why don't you just listen to me and follow our master out of here!"
Li Dahai still has a lot of prestige in the village.
Although he has never been the captain of a large ship, he has been at the helm of a medium-sized ship for many years. He has taken many men from the village on sailing trips, so his character is trustworthy.
But this matter is too important for the villagers and they dare not make a decision blindly.
"If you don't believe it, why don't you send a few people to investigate near Lihai Lake to find out the truth. This way, everyone can take precautions early."
"Okay, just listen to the sea."
Village chief Li immediately sent a few quick and clever young men to Lihai City to inquire about the situation.
Li Dahai went to several nearby villages to lobby.
Xiao Yuxuan originally wanted to find a pawnbroker to directly buy some young men and maids who were not troublesome.
But he didn't expect that Lihai City would become chaotic so quickly.
They all looked like extremely strong and sturdy young men, and the government liked such people the most.
If we go directly into the city like this, we will definitely be targeted by the government and get into trouble.
For now, we can only buy people from the village.
But if we start from the village, these people will definitely bring their families with them, and there will inevitably be many old and young among them.
Li Dayong ran to four or five villages, and around noon, the people sent out from each village to inquire about the news returned one after another.
The villagers also have to discuss whether to sign a contract to sell themselves and follow Li Dayong's master, or to hide in other places. It takes time to make a decision.
Xiao Yuxuan asked Li Dayong to stay in the village to deal with these matters.
He sneaked up on Lihai City with his guards to find out the situation.
Xiao Yuxuan and his group arrived at the South Pier and found that there were many large and small boats docked at the pier.
There are two ships of the same specification as No. 8.
All these ships were stuck at Lihai Wharf and could not leave.
Xiao Yuxuan's secret guard An Wu quickly came back with the news.
"Your Highness, according to what I have learned, all these ships were seized by the Lihai government."
"All the goods on board were taken off the ship by the government under the pretext of seizing them. I think they wanted to rob them for war preparations."
When Xiao Yuxuan heard this, it was exactly as he had guessed.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to prevent the ship from docking.
Otherwise, it will definitely be seized by the government. Even if there are not many supplies on the ship, they will definitely be taken away.
If they are government officials, they are even more shameless.
Maybe even the ship and the people will be detained, and their losses will definitely be huge!
"Can we find a way to enter the city and let the people from the pawnbroker bring a group of people out?" Xiao Yuxuan asked.
"Let me give it a try." An Wu replied.
Xiao Yuxuan nodded and motioned for him to do it.
The surrounding fishing villages are very small, and the total population may not even reach a thousand.
Not all of these people may agree to follow Li Dahai.
He also needs to find a way to get more people.
Otherwise we would have to return with an empty ship, which is not cost-effective.
If you really can't buy people, you can only bring supplies.
"It's a pity that A-li didn't come out with us this time, otherwise all these boats would belong to us."
Xiao Yuxuan looked at the rows of boats docked at the pier with envy.
There is no way. After coming to ancient times, it is inevitable to be contaminated with some of the royal hegemonic habits.
Not long after, An Wu came back to report.
There was a group of people around him.
I think these people should be people from the dental industry.
It seems that his subordinates are very efficient in their work, as they directly asked the pawnbroker to bring such a large group of people.
These people have already been screened by the secret guards at the pawnshop, so they don't have any major problems.
Xiao Yuxuan accepted all of them with a wave of his hand, took out the silver and handed it to the pawnbroker, and the payment and goods were settled.
Among these people, there were only more than 300 strong men and more than 700 women.
The ratio of men to women is a bit disproportionate.
The main reason is that the current situation is tense, and the pawnbrokers have tried their best to protect these 300-plus men, otherwise they would have been taken away by government officials on some pretext.
To avoid any accidents, Xiao Yuxuan immediately asked the guards to send these people to the ship to avoid being targeted by others.
It's getting dark.
Xiao Yuxuan then returned to the small fishing village to inquire about the situation.
Li Dahai reported the situation of each village in detail to Xiao Yuxuan.
More than half of the people in these small fishing villages agreed to follow him.
Those who are unwilling to leave are those who have no strong labor force in their families. They don’t want to leave the village and work outside, and just want to stay in the village and spend the rest of their days.
Those who are willing to follow are those who bring their families with them.
Xiao Yuxuan didn't want the village to be populated by left-behind elderly people, so he asked the villagers to go back and forcibly bring all the elderly people out of the village.
It’s retirement anyway, so you might as well go to an island for retirement.
The total population of the six surrounding villages was two thousand, which was more than Xiao Yuxuan had expected.
But among these more than 2,000 people, one-third are elderly.
The elderly here refers to those over fifty years old.
In modern times, fifty years old is still the prime of life~!
Society will never allow these people to retire and live in retirement so early.
If there is no cargo, a large ship can hold 3,000 people, and a medium-sized ship can hold up to 1,000 people.
The main reason is that people cannot be stacked up like goods, which will waste some space.
These three thousand people are already crowded, almost the same as the trains during the Spring Festival travel rush, where people can only stand.
Those who are tired of standing can go to the deck outside to get some fresh air and stretch their bodies.
Xiao Yuxuan's task was completed in excess.
The next morning.
Li Dahai took all the villagers on board and prepared to set sail.
Xiao Yuxuan keenly noticed that there seemed to be a riot in the direction of Lihai City.
He immediately sent secret guards to investigate.
After waiting for half an hour, the secret guard finally returned.
Xiao Yuxuan was getting a little anxious.
The small fishing village is not far from Lihai City, but I didn't expect him to be away for so long.
"What happened?" Xiao Yuxuan asked impatiently.
The secret guard was still a little out of breath, and it was obvious that he had been traveling very fast all the way.
"Your Highness, a group of elite soldiers suddenly broke through Lihai City and took control of it. I carefully identified the armor pattern of this army and it should be the army stationed in the western border."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuxuan's brain was frantically thinking and recalling.
The secret guard's discovery should be correct.
But why did the army from the West suddenly appear here?
Logically speaking, there should be war in the western border at this moment, and they should be guarding there!
Suddenly thought of something.
Xiao Yuxuan's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly realized that this army might very well be Mu Wanjun's grandfather!
The Marquis of Pingxi who guards the western border!
Marquis Pingxi would not give up his garrison in the western border and come here for no reason. Could he be here to find the Mu family?
This is the only possibility Xiao Yuxuan can think of!
Xiao Yuxuan immediately asked his subordinates to prepare pen and paper to write the letter himself, and asked An Qi to run errands to deliver the letter.
"An Qi, go there. If it is true that Pingxi Hou has arrived at Lihai, find a way to give this letter to him and make sure he reads it as soon as possible!"
An Qi immediately went to Lihai City with the secret letter.
Xiao Yuxuan was quite excited at the moment.
If Marquis Pingxi could go to the island with him, Mu Wanjun would definitely be very happy!
If the island has the help of Pingxi Hou, it can also speed up its development process!
An Qi came back soon, and with him came Pingxi Hou Gao Dechong and several of his personal guards.
Although Xiao Yuxuan was a member of the royal family and had a marriage relationship with the Mu family, the original owner had only met Pingxi Marquis twice.
The memory is a little fuzzy.
Gao Dechong also had no impression of Xiao Yuxuan, but he could see that Xiao Yuxuan had some royal blood.
"Are you King Xuan?"
Gao Dechong did not show any reverence for the imperial power in his words, but he was not overbearing either.
Xiao Yuxuan didn't mind. After all, he was Mu Wanjun's maternal grandfather, which meant he was also his maternal grandfather, so he was naturally respectful to him.
"You must be the Marquis of Pingxi, right? I often hear Ajun mention you." In order to achieve his goal as quickly as possible, Xiao Yuxuan had to pull out Mu Wanjun.
Gao Dechong didn't expect him to mention his granddaughter directly, so he didn't bother to be polite and asked immediately.
"Do you really know the whereabouts of Jun and the others?"
Since his granddaughter and her family came to Lihai City, they have never written to him again.
He was worried that something might have happened to his granddaughter and the others in Lihai, so he has been traveling non-stop recently.
After conquering several prefectures along the way, they arrived at Lihai City without even having time to rest and took the city in one breath.
But he couldn't find out the whereabouts of the Mu family at all.
He could only make a bigger noise in the city, hoping that the Mu family would receive the message and rush out to meet him.
Unexpectedly, the person who came was someone from the royal family.
But for the Mu family, he had to take the risk and meet her.
"Of course I know. Not only the Mu family, but also the Xie family and hundreds of other exiled prisoners, I know the whereabouts of them."
"When I traveled south, I met them in Yucheng and have been traveling with them ever since, but they are not in Lihai now."
Gao Dechong felt a little relieved when he heard this.
This person probably didn't lie.
His granddaughter would send him letters almost every day, in which she mentioned that they were traveling with King Xuan.
"Where are they?" Gao Dechong became anxious when he saw that he just refused to tell him their exact whereabouts.
"They are on the island opposite. I wonder if Pingxi Hou will go to the island to meet them?"
Xiao Yuxuan briefly explained the situation on the island to Gao Dechong.
Deep down he still hoped they would go.
But the only problem may be that there are no ships available.
But that's not a problem.
Aren’t there so many ships seized by the government at the dock?
Gao Dechong was finally relieved when he heard that the Mu family was fine.
He knew that the Mu family's place of exile was an island, and his granddaughter's letter also mentioned that they would settle on the island.
But he didn't expect that the island was so mysterious and so far away from Lihai City!
What is the difference between an island and a prison?
He thought for a moment, then shook his head and refused.
"I have already abandoned the people of the Western Territory once. This time I will protect the people of Lihai City. When you go back, tell Wanjun to come visit me when she is free."
After saying that, Gao Dechong took his men away.
Xiao Yuxuan didn't expect that Pingxi Hou would refuse so decisively.
But he also understands the obsession in the heart of a soldier.
"My Lord, I will bring Ajun to see you in half a month, but you must not let those boats at the dock go! We still have great use for them!" Xiao Yuxuan quickly reminded loudly.
Pingxi Hou did not turn around, but waved at him to show that he heard it.
"Well, I can't convince you, so I'll let your precious granddaughter tell you that you must not let those ships run away, otherwise these 100,000 troops will not be able to cross the sea."
Xiao Yuxuan had a sly smile on his face.
"Let's go back to the island!" Xiao Yuxuan did not delay and immediately took the boat back.
*
Seven days later.
Xiao Yuxuan successfully returned to the island dock with the two boats.
A five-story watchtower was built on a flat piece of land high above the pier.
Every day, people take turns to guard here and patrol the coastline.
They saw the big ship returning from afar and immediately blew the horn to notify the people at the base.
When Su Yunhai heard the rhythm of the horn, he knew that the ship was returning.
He quickly came to a place with a wide view and looked through a telescope. He saw a crowd of people standing beside the captain. It seemed that Xiao Yuxuan must have bought a lot of people back.
Since he probably didn't buy anything else this time, he didn't plan to send anyone down the mountain to transport the supplies.
Xiao Yuxuan will bring this group of people directly to the base.
Today is the time to open the brick kiln.
The persons in charge of the brick kilns all stood anxiously in front of the kilns and prayed devoutly, hoping that everything would go well.
All the blue bricks and tiles shipped from the Lihai Sea last time have been used up.
If they fail, they will have no bricks for construction in the next twenty days.
I don’t know if the people in charge of the brick kiln are nervous.
Shen Shuli, Mu Wanjun, Shen Yuehua and other people who came through were also nervous.
This moment.
It means the first industry they created in this era.
To them, it is very meaningful.
“Boom boom boom!”
A man was knocking on the sealed mouth of the kiln with a hammer. Not long after, the mouth was opened by several people.
They glanced at Su Yunhai.
Su Yunhai nodded, indicating that they could go in.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on watching.
The faces of these men were very serious. When they came out, each of them was holding two thick blue bricks in his hands, and their faces were filled with excitement.
"It's done! We did it!"
They quickly passed the blue bricks to others so that they could also watch.
Shen Shuli also took a green brick and examined it with joy.
The blue bricks they made were twice as large as modern red bricks, and felt heavy in the hands.
She now has tremendous strength in her body and her hands are very powerful.
She used a little bit of her strength to pinch it and found that the blue brick had hardly changed, which showed that the quality of the brick was definitely up to standard.
Shen Shuli increased her strength, and when she reached five points, the brick was crushed by her.
Five points of force should be equivalent to about 180 kilograms in weight.
Normally, bricks would not face such a destructive force.
The quality of the material used to build a house is absolutely up to standard.
Shen Shuli asked: "What is the compliance rate of blue bricks?"
"More than 90%!"
One of the men answered excitedly.
"The bricks in question are mostly slightly deformed and have slight cracks, but they are all usable."
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