Chapter 178 Chapter 178 Regaining Unity...
The most difficult part of the dispute between Xiping and Da'an involves the international students in Xiping.
These international students have been studying in Daan for more than two years. This year is their third year, which is also a critical period for them to enter middle schools.
Now everyone in the country knows that Xiping and Da'an are at war, and they are having the hardest time.
The international students in Xiping are feeling particularly complicated at the moment.
Xiping was not like Nanzhao, which selected children from commoners. They were all from official families and now had no interest in studying.
They worry about the safety of their families at home.
But now I can't go back, and can only wait for military intelligence every day to see the situation.
A girl among the overseas students in Xiping had already made up her mind after reading the military intelligence for only a few days.
Xiping is likely to lose.
She only knew a few words in Xiping before, but after coming to Da'an, she read books and learned and saw a lot of things.
She believed that Da'an was far superior to Xiping in every aspect, and the only one who could compete with Xiping was Ma.
The reason why she didn't use cavalry was because she found that horses were not equal to cavalry. The ironmaking technology in Xiping was far inferior to that in Da'an.
The girl put down the military intelligence in her hand and prayed silently, hoping that her family could survive.
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□□The weapon was obviously beyond Zhang Yangshu and Xiping's expectations.
They only knew that Da'an was like a divine aid, capable of sending down thunderbolts that could not only split the city walls but also strike the soldiers.
The people of Xiping were very afraid that this was a punishment from heaven, and their morale was very low. In addition, Da'an advocated not killing those who surrendered, so many generals and soldiers surrendered voluntarily.
After they surrendered, the Da'an army had more intelligence in their hands, and these people would also persuade the Xiping soldiers to surrender in the next battle.
Zhang Yangshu hurriedly called the great wizard of Xiping to come and ask what was going on. Wasn't it said that he had the potential to be the common ruler of the world?
How could the great wizard come? After learning about the battle situation, he had already run away with all his wealth.
Cong Yiner had been lurking around the great wizard for a long time, and killed him when he was trying to escape with his young and beautiful woman.
Cong Yin'er originally didn't want to kill the woman, but she insisted on running into her knife, so there was no reason for Cong Yin'er to show mercy.
It was too late when Zhang Yangshu realized he had been cheated. There were only two options before him: escape or wait for death.
But Zhang Yangshu knew that it was impossible to escape.
Zhang Yangshu thought that he still wanted a good reputation. Da'an was indeed very powerful, and all of this would be recorded in history books.
He doesn't want others to think he is a tyrant... What he hates most in his life is tyrants!
That night, Zhang Yangshu wore his dragon robe and thought for a long time.
He finally chose poisoned wine over hanging himself.
He wore the dragon robe of Xiping, tidied himself up, held the cup of poisoned wine, and finally mustered up the courage to drink it.
After the emperor's death, Xiping no longer had any need to resist, so it surrendered when Nanshuang, Nanqiao and Yinsheng entered the capital.
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The news of the great victory reached Da'an through military intelligence, and every citizen cheered.
Xiping had been lost from the Central Plains for hundreds of years. After several dynasties, an emperor finally took it back.
The mission in Xiping was completed, and the Wugengtians returned to Anjing. Everyone who participated in the Xiping mission this time had a long paid vacation.
Guo Han returned to the base and looked at the horses there, and his dissatisfaction finally dissipated.
"Now we have no shortage of horses. I want everyone to have a horse at dawn!"
"That's right, those Xiping people must be very good at raising horses. We will be very selective when the time comes. We won't accept horses that are not from the northwest pastures."
At five o'clock in the morning, people gathered together and chattered. One moment they talked about how as long as Nanzhao was taken down, there would be true unification. The next moment they talked about how many assassination missions there must be in Xiping, and how they would have to travel a long way to kill people, which would be very tiring.
Not only at Wugengtian, the people were also thinking about what Xiping's return could bring to them.
The most obvious change is that the number of official positions has increased. Some people also say that if they want to do business, the labor force there might be cheaper than in Da'an.
Teahouses are now the most lively places. Many people order a cup of the cheapest tea and sit inside for a whole day.
I didn't do anything else but chat with people in the teahouse and talk about the future plans of Xiping.
Ichiro finished his cup of tea and asked the waiter for more water. There was no tea flavor in the cup, but he was still very happy.
"Now that we've reclaimed the Xiping grasslands, there will be more cattle and sheep, and animal-related products will become cheaper."
"Now that Xiping has been recovered, the only thing left is Nanzhao! In the past, these were all territories of our Central Plains Dynasty."
"Will sweaters be cheaper then? Sweaters aren't cheap even in winter these days."
Lin Si sat by the window and drank a cup of tea in silence, listening to these people talking to each other, which was quite interesting.
Lin Ying walked beside Lin Si. She looked at the people in the teahouse and said silently, "Can I have a pony?"
Lin Si paid and prepared to leave. "Of course."
As the two walked along the streets of Anjing, they would occasionally see people celebrating in their own way.
For example, students set up stalls to write letters for free, and embroiderers sold their own small purses at a discount. In short, during this period, whenever you buy something, the seller will give you a discount, saying it is a celebration.
Lin Ying was already six years old. Now that Xiping had been recaptured, it was only a matter of time before Nanzhao would follow. Lin Ying would begin elementary school this summer. Although Lin Si knew that Lin Ying wasn't a six-year-old at heart, he still wanted her to start over completely at this point.
Face the obsessions and demons of her past life.
Lin Zhi.
Sure enough, after hearing Lin Si's order, Lin Ying's eyes wandered for a few times, and then he looked at Lin Si again.
"Your Majesty, wouldn't you mind?"
For the first time, Lin Ying felt nervous. She didn't want Lin Si to think that she was an ungrateful person who could never be tamed.
Lin Si just smiled faintly. "Go ahead. Everything should have a conclusion, a conclusion, right?"
Lin Zhi has forgotten how many years she has been imprisoned in the princess's mansion. She cannot leave the mansion and cannot receive any external information. Her activities are limited to the princess's mansion.
The servants would not say a word to her, so she could only talk to herself every day. She felt like she was going crazy.
Until now, Lin Zhi still doesn't understand why Lin Ying said those words on that day.
A three-year-old child actually knew how to lie and act. In just a few words, she was accused of abusing the royal heir.
Of course, Lin Zhi didn't think it was abuse. How could she lack Lin Ying's food and clothing? He had only pinched her a few times when she was making a lot of noise and was getting upset. The force wasn't that strong.
How could this be considered abuse? Even if she did hit Lin Ying, so what? Lin Ying was her child, and it was natural for parents to discipline their children.
Lin Zhi stayed alone in the princess's mansion for several days.
Whenever she thought of Lin Ying, she only felt regret that the famous doctor had lied to her, and she was even more angry that Lin Ying was not a boy.
Not only did he not tell her that it was a girl, but he also harmed her to this extent. If he had known earlier, he should have given her a bowl of abortion pills!
That day, after lunch, the servant spoke to Lin Zhi for the first time.
"Princess Pingyang, someone wants to see you."
Lin Zhi hadn't seen anyone outside the Princess's residence in years, and she was overjoyed. "Who is it? Is it His Majesty? Lin Jiang? Or Lin Xun?"
Lin Zhi couldn't help but start to imagine whether Lin Si had forgiven her.
The crime she committed was not a serious one at all. After locking her up for so long, Lin Si should be relieved, right?
Lin Zhi didn't expect that it was Lin Ying who came.
Lin Ying is now almost seven years old. She looks a little different from when she was three years old and has grown a lot taller.
Lin Zhi was stunned and finally said, "Why did you come? Is it His Majesty's intention? Is His Majesty going to release me?"
Lin Ying looked Lin Zhi up and down. She looked exactly the same as she remembered from her previous life.
She never cared about how she had been doing these years, nor did she care about her own feelings. All she cared about was whether she got what she wanted and whether her goals were achieved.
Lin Ying replied: "It is your majesty's intention."
Lin Zhi was overjoyed. "Your Majesty, are you going to let me out?"
Lin Ying sat down opposite Lin Zhi. "I don't know whether His Majesty will let you out, but I won't let you out."
When Lin Zhi heard this, she looked at Lin Ying in horror.
After several seconds, she screamed, "Are you crazy? I'm your mother! There's no child in this world who would harm their own mother like this! Back then, I thought you were just childish and holding a grudge, but why are you doing this today?! How could I give birth to something like you?"
She was now convinced that Lin Ying was here to collect a debt from her.
I must have owed her in my previous life, I must have.
Lin Zhi was furious. She overturned all the tea sets on the table, no longer caring about her princess upbringing. "Why did I give birth to you? You're worse than an animal, so vicious at such a young age! I'm going to strangle you to death, you debt collector!"
Of course Lin Zhi couldn't succeed.
Lin Ying just watched her being pulled by the servants with an expressionless face. Her eyes were staring at him, full of hatred.
Lin Ying suddenly remembered that the first time she was scolded viciously was by the mother of the sister next door.
She said that entering the palace was a good job, and her sister had helped her so wholeheartedly, but she actually snatched someone else's job. She was such a vicious child and deserved to be thrown out the door on a snowy day.
Lin Ying didn't care about it.
But the day before she went to be a palace maid, the sister next door came to see her secretly.
She said: "Aying, thank you. I know you are grateful because you heard me say that I don't want to enter the palace..."
Lin Ying shook her head. "Whether you want to enter the palace or not, I will take this job. Why should you thank me?"
Lin Zhi's screams continued.
Lin Ying opened her eyes. The faces of Zhong Diyan and Lin Si flashed through her mind. She already had a real family and no longer needed to beg for praise from someone who didn't love her.
Her mother, a woman whose identity remains a mystery, must be a spirit from elsewhere. She is incredibly capable, dedicated to the people, and has many talented and loyal subordinates. She constantly dwells on the well-being of children.
She knew clearly that she was not a child at all.
Her father was a very, very handsome man with a love-brained personality. He would pick her up from school on time every day, ask her what she had learned in school, and occasionally tell her some funny stories on the way home with a deadpan expression, even if they were not funny.
Lin Ying slowly stood up, her tone indifferent. "You will be a princess in this princess's mansion for the rest of your life."
Lin Ying slowly walked out of the gate of the princess's mansion.
From now on, she will put aside all her past and become a child who needs to pay attention to her physical and mental health.
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Xiping was recovered, and it would be a lie for Nanzhao to say that they were not panicking.
Especially when Meng Nuo learned that Da'an's weapons could defeat the Xiping cavalry without any chance of fighting back, she became even more panicked.
She had heard that Da'an could summon thunder from the sky to blow up the walls of Xiping. The soldiers of Da'an were quite disgusted, saying that the earthen walls would be reduced to ash after being blown up.
Monno fell ill that night.
The next day, despite a high fever, she summoned the great wizard of Nanzhao.
Meng Nuo felt that the great wizard's predictions were very accurate. When she went to Da'an for the first time, she asked her mother to give her the peace locket.
As a result, she really encountered strange things in Da'an, and the peace locket also helped her ward off disaster.
Although I still don’t know which evil creature wanted to harm her that day.
After the Great Wizard finished his operation, his expression was grave. "Nanzhao... I'm afraid many people will die, and much blood will be shed."
Meng Nuo certainly understood what the wizard meant. If they fought and resisted, Nanzhao would inevitably suffer casualties.
But what if these are all meaningless resistances, and Nanzhao will eventually be recaptured by Da'an, then what is the point of those dead soldiers?
The Queen and Emperor of Nanzhao naturally also knew the great wizard's prophecy.
The family sat around the round table, looking at each other in silence.
The emperor spoke first, his tone filled with helplessness, "If Da'an really attacks, I'm afraid it will be a tough battle."
Meng Nuo hurriedly spoke up to stop them. "Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this. Da'an can cause thunder from the sky, which can blow up city walls. And those spherical weapons will explode when dropped on the enemy. Nanzhao cannot defeat them. You will only waste the lives of these soldiers. They have families too."
"You mean you want us to surrender Da'an?!"
Meng Nuo took a deep breath. "Father, Mother, I simply want to protect the people of Nanzhao from unnecessary sacrifice and resistance."
The Nanzhao Emperor: "How can you surrender before the battle even begins?"
Queen: "Mennuo has her own considerations. It's only a matter of time before Da'an attacks. If we can't even defeat Xiping's cavalry, how can we resist?"
Meng Nuo refused to back down. "Father, the soldiers and civilians of Nanzhao are not your weapons. It's too late for you to say anything now. I have already sent a secret letter to Da'an. As long as Da'an treats the people of Nanzhao well, Nanzhao will surrender."
Meng Nuo raised his head, his expression filled with determination. "My father and mother didn't want to be a coward, a villain, so they let me do it. I don't care what the history books say about me. Even if they say I'm a cowardly loser, I don't care."
"..........You, why are you doing this, my son." The queen shed tears.
Thus, the 430-year-long Xiping regime and the 340-year-long Nanzhao regime came to an end, and Xiping and Nanzhao were formally incorporated into the Da'an administrative system. The Central Plains, long divided, successfully achieved a grand unification under the Da'an Dynasty.
——"Examination Points of History Knowledge for Middle School Students"
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Of course, Lin Si would be happy to complete the unification without spending a single soldier. In view of Meng Nuo's letter, the emperor and empress of Nanzhao, and Meng Nuo's great contributions, Lin Si would give them a big house in Anjing so that they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
Nanzhao and Xiping were recovered in less than a year. When the people heard the news, they were very excited and shouted that Lin Si was a wise ruler that only appeared once in a thousand years.
But at this moment, this wise ruler, who is rarely seen in a thousand years, was reviewing memorials so hard that sparks came out of his eyes.
In Xiping, all kinds of infrastructure and planting and farming were just getting back on track, but after Nanzhao was recovered, everything had to start all over again.
During this period, Monno's cousin led the resistance and refused to surrender, so he was naturally used as an example to scare the monkeys.
As a result, this group of officials who went to Nanzhao to carry out construction never stopped submitting reports.
If Lin Si were to put it in more common language, it would be.
"Your Majesty, I think this place is very good. Can I open a workshop here?"
"Your Majesty, I think this place is very good. Can we open a factory here?"
"Your Majesty, I have discovered a delicious fruit! I would love to tell you about it and will bring it back for you to try if I have the chance."
"Your Majesty, I've discovered that the textile technology of the South is quite impressive, and I'd like to hold an exchange conference!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that after those former international students from the South graduate, they should be forced to return to the South!"
Zhong Diyan stepped forward to replace the flint in Lin Si's flint lamp.
Lin Si quickly reviewed the last memorial. "This is really tiring me to death."
Lin Si didn't want to move at all at this moment, so he let Zhong Diyan take him to the bed to rest.
Zhong Diyan gently picked up Lin Si and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liang said he would come to discuss matters with you tomorrow morning."
Lin Si half-closed his eyes. "We'll talk about tomorrow's business tomorrow."
The next day, Liang Nian arrived very early as expected.
Lin Si forced himself to cheer up. When the two of them were halfway through their discussion, Chun Yi hurried in.
"Your Majesty... Prime Minister Liang, someone just came from the Science Department to report that the steam engine is ready!"
Lin Si and Liang Nian looked at each other and said in tacit understanding.
There will be no end to this infrastructure construction. What can we do? If we can't kill it, we will just destroy it.
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The author has something to say: The main story ends here. Next, I'll write some side stories about the afterlife and the endings of the main characters. Thank you to every reader who has read this far, thank you for your encouragement and support along the way! !!! Thank you for witnessing Lin Si's journey to this point! Sprinkle flowers! [Rainbow fart]
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