Chapter 515 Awakening the People


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In the past two days, people in the capital have discovered that the Qiao family's theater no longer performs stories about talented men and beautiful women.

The singers on the stage no longer played and sang "High Mountains and Flowing Water", but instead took turns playing and singing "Ten Sides of Ambush" and "The Book of Songs. Qin Feng. Wu Yi".

Even an unknown musician wrote a soul-stirring song "Loyalty to the Country".

The diners felt as if they were dragged into the battlefield by an invisible force. They were sad for their lost compatriots and angry for the loss of their homeland!

They imagined themselves becoming a soldier, fighting on the battlefield, fearless of death, fighting for their beliefs and their country!

People no longer talk about how many concubines a certain gentleman has, nor do they laugh at someone’s old house that is on fire.

War has become a topic that people cannot avoid talking about!

A sentiment called patriotism has taken root in the hearts of the people of Dajing and is slowly growing into a towering tree!

It turns out that the peace of Dajing is not just the responsibility of the soldiers, nor is it the responsibility of a certain family, but the responsibility of all the people of Dajing!

It is better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times. Only when Dajing is peaceful can they have a good life!

Be it Beirong or Xiling, we are not of the same race as them. If they occupy this place in the future, will they treat us well?

The heads of the Pingcheng defender's clansmen are still outside the city gate, which is to warn everyone of the fate that surrenderers may face. It is not easy to be a bad guy!

The calls for revenge for compatriots and expelling foreign enemies grew louder and louder, and the enthusiasm of the people to join the army was invisibly aroused.

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture caught a few drunkards for several days in a row, who were drunk and shouted that they wanted to go to Jiangcheng to join the army. But after sobering up, they were so cowardly that they even said they didn't remember!

He was so angry that he kicked the other person a few times. What are you doing here, you coward? If people really wanted to join the army, they would have signed up at the Ministry of War long ago. Why would they have the time to waste on this nonsense?

But the Qiao family is so good at bewitching people that even the beggars on the street can shout a few slogans!

Even he, an old man over fifty years old, wanted to chop that Bei Rong twice in his dreams!

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Qiao Erlang lifted the car curtain and looked at the street outside!

Carved buildings and painted pavilions, embroidered door curtains, BMWs and carved carriages filled the streets with fragrance. Pedestrians came in an endless stream, all with smiles on their faces!

The prosperous capital city hides countless crises. If you are not careful, the world will change drastically!

Qiao Erlang strode into the theater, and the waiter led him into the reserved private room.

The private room was filled with many young people of the same age!

"Prince Consort Qiao, you are finally here. Everyone is waiting for you."

Qiao Erlang smiled apologetically: "Sorry everyone, I came down late. I will drink three cups as punishment!"

He did not refuse, picked up the wine jug on the table, poured three cups of wine, drank them in one breath, and then found a place nearby to sit down!

Some people wanted to make some fun, but were stopped by the people around them.

Today they didn't just come here to eat, drink and have fun.

"Erlang, are the performances in your theater real? Are the Beirong really occupying the land and not leaving?"

"Whether it's true or not, everyone knows it in their hearts, right?

The continuous snowstorms in Mobei killed and injured countless people and animals! They were originally a people who lived by following the water and grass. Since their ancestral land was not suitable for survival, how could they not change their goals?

Not only here, but also the Bohai Kingdom and the northern part of Dongyi were harassed!

Their ambition to annex Dajing is obvious. Can we just bury our heads in the sand and nothing will happen?

The battle to defend Jiangcheng is a battle of life and death for Dajing!"

Qiao Erlang's face was stern, no longer smiling as before, his eyes were dark and filled with complex emotions.

"If possible, I don't want war to happen more than you do!

"Everyone in our Qiao family, young and old, is fighting against foreign enemies. Even my grandmother went to the battlefield. Although I can't go, I should do something for them!"

Someone exclaimed: "The old lady really went to the battlefield. How can this be allowed? She is a woman!"

Qiao Erlang stared at the other person. Before he could say anything, Xu Can was the first to express his displeasure.

"What's wrong with the woman? The woman didn't affect the old lady's capture of the bandits in Weizhou Prefecture.

The uncles, fathers and brothers present here are real men. They have been officials for many years, but I have never seen any of your family members accomplish such a thing?

If the whole court had not discussed it for so long, and no one was willing to go to Jiangcheng to help, would the old lady still be guarding Jiangcheng at such an old age?"

His father, Xiaoyao Hou, used to be a military general. After he gave up his military power, he wanted to be a rich man and had not led troops for more than ten years.

General Guan is over seventy years old, so it would be better to use Qiao Xin, who is in her early fifties, than him.

It stands to reason that Emperor Wu would not be unable to send a military general, but most people were not willing to take over.

Those people thought that Qiao Yunting ran Jiangcheng like an iron barrel, and no matter how well they did, they were just helping others.

Furthermore, what if they send someone who has a grudge against the Qiao family and does something bad behind the scenes, causing Qiao Yunting to be attacked from all sides, wouldn't that be even more costly?

Emperor Wu pondered for a long time but did not make a decision. However, after receiving Qiao Xin's secret letter, he made an exception and allowed a woman to serve as the general defending the city!

The whole court was in uproar for a moment!

There has never been a precedent of women leading troops to fight in all dynasties. Emperor Wu's doing so was a huge offense against the world, and the impact was too far-reaching!

Apart from anything else, the wives of the ministers, who used to be humble and submissive, have become more arrogant in the past few days.

From then on, the women of Dajing now have a benchmark to strive to achieve in their minds!

It turns out that women don’t have to rely on men to survive!

The various calculations and plots involved are not something that can be told to outsiders!

Many young people only saw that Emperor Wu did not use young generals but instead used an old woman, so they naturally felt dissatisfied!

Opposition, protest, slander, all kinds of voices come one after another!

Fortunately, Emperor Wu did not employ people he doubted, and trusted people he employed, and was not at all disturbed by opposition forces.

However, there are many people who are not convinced, so it is inevitable that the other party would ask this question.

Qiao Erlang sighed, shook his head and said, "This was not my grandmother's original intention. His Majesty has already made a decision. Your words are questioning His Majesty's decision."

The man was extremely ashamed and stood up to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was the one who made the mistake first. I didn't mean to slander the old lady. This was my fault. I will drink three cups as punishment to apologize to you!"

Qiao Erlang didn't intend to make a fuss: "If you really want to apologize to me, don't drink this wine today. Just give me some more advice later!"

"Thank you, Prince Consort Qiao, for your understanding. If you need my help, please let me know!"

Qiao Erlang smiled heartily, stood up, patted the other's arm, and said, "Good! Everyone, although we were born in a wealthy family, we also know that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every citizen. Now I hear that the border is in a tight situation, how can we sit back and do nothing!

I, Qiao Renwu, plan to use my many years of collection and savings to hold a charity event to raise money and food for the soldiers in Jiangcheng and Sizhou."

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, no one knew what the prince consort was up to.

Hasn’t the imperial court already distributed food and fodder? Why do they still need to raise it personally?

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