Chapter 0005: Hangover Soup
Yanmen Pass has always been a dangerous location throughout history.
Defending this place means defending the country's gate. As long as Yanmen Pass is not breached, the Hu people will never be able to enter the Central Plains and kill people wantonly. ...
Of course, this is all exaggeration. If you really want to enter the Central Plains, you can walk along the Great Wall and enter through every pass.
The reason why all film and television works in later generations have to mention Yanmen Pass is, first, because it has the most dangerous terrain; second, because countless wars have taken place here for more than two thousand years, and many famous battles in China and abroad broke out here; third, because the famous Zhenbei Army and the brave and warlike King Zhenbei wanted to return here all their lives.
Gain and then loss, loss and then gain, gain and then loss again, with Qu Yunmie's life coming to an end, the Zhenbei Army also disappeared in the long river of history, Yanmen Pass is still the same Yanmen Pass, and there are still brave generals willing to sacrifice their lives to protect it.
Xiao Rong looked outside the carriage. Yanmen County was high and mountainous, and it was difficult for a horse to pull a carriage, let alone go out for a walk.
It is a well-known fact that mountainous areas are difficult to develop. Even in modern times, the geopolitical issue cannot be changed in a short time. If you really want to compete for the Central Plains, even with your eyes closed, you know that you cannot regard this place as your base camp and you must move away to the plains.
But Qu Yunmie doesn't like that. He likes this place and wants to develop himself here.
I can’t think about it. I feel bad when I think about Xiao Rong.
The biggest stumbling block on Qu Yunmie's road to dominance was not Nan Yong, who was considered orthodox by the people, nor was it the Prince of Chenliu, who was eyeing him covetously and later defeated him, nor was it the Prince of Dongyang, who pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger and eventually won the victory.
But this stubborn, self-righteous, recalcitrant, sensitive, suspicious, military-minded, cruel, bloodthirsty, and suicidal fool, Qu Yun destroyed himself. …
The carriage's compartment was more refined, but actually not much better, it just had an extra cover, and there was still no door or curtain in front of Xiao Rong.
Jian Qiao observed him quietly, and seeing that he was unhappy again, Jian Qiao felt relieved.
Sure enough, Mr. Xiao last night was not an illusion, he really was so moody.
It stands to reason that people with ability are qualified to be willful, but when Jian Qiao thought of the fact that he had a king who was even more capable and even more willful, he couldn't help but worry.
I don’t know if Mr. Gao has persuaded the king that a little impatience can ruin a great plan. For the sake of the great cause, the king must not let Xiao Rong get angry and run away again...
According to Jian Qiao's plan, Gao Xunzhi would deal with Qu Yunmie over there, while Jian Qiao himself would deal with Xiao Rong over here. Only by taking two approaches at the same time could they achieve twice the result with half the effort.
But he had no idea that Gao Xunzhi had failed miserably, and their beloved king, after hearing that the charlatan had been invited to Yanmen County, had decided to personally come and expose the fraud. …
When they arrived at the main city, Jian Qiao personally came to ask Xiao Rong to get off the car.
To be honest, Jian Qiao's attitude was really too good. So good that even if Xiao Rong held a grudge, he would be too embarrassed to argue with him.
No wonder he was able to survive and die of old age. This is what it means when good people are rewarded.
However, it was this good man who didn't give him any face, causing him to lose face. Forget it, I'll just leave him alone. ...
Xiao Rong got out of the car with an expressionless face, not smiling at all, which was his punishment for Jian Qiao. However, Jian Qiao didn't care at all. He had already deceived the person, so who would care about a smile?
Xiao Rong was in poor health, so everyone had to accommodate him and walked slowly. As they walked, Jian Qiao introduced the main city to him.
It was better than Xiao Rong had imagined. It had everything it needed, and the people seemed to be living and working in peace and contentment. The only difference was that there were a lot of people carrying weapons, both men and women.
Without exception, people who saw Xiao Rong would be stunned for a moment, but unlike people in other cities, the people here recovered faster, as if they had developed immunity.
Xiao Rong saw it, but didn't take it to heart. All his attention was focused on observing the main city. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the first place where his plans would be implemented.
Xiao Rong was watching while Jian Qiao was talking. When they passed a teahouse, they saw a few children playing games and singing nursery rhymes nearby. Originally, they did not interfere with each other, but when Xiao Rong heard the content of the nursery rhymes, he immediately turned his head away.
"Chiyou's flag came out from the north; Jupiter is good, but it is in the east."
"When war breaks out, generals die; when fire falls from the sky, all things come to life."
The nursery rhymes, which have some rhymes but not much, are sung loudly by the children, over and over again. When the children encounter something new, they sing it over and over again, but the content of the rhymes is thought-provoking.
Jian Qiao was not well educated and could only read. After hearing this nursery rhyme, his face changed color. He had not heard this nursery rhyme the last time he went back to Yanmen County.
He immediately grabbed one of the kids and angrily asked him, "Who taught you this nursery rhyme?!"
Xiao Rong looked at them, his eyes moving between Jian Qiao and the child's face.
Jian Qiao seemed to know these children. Indeed, the royal palace was in front of them. The children playing here were probably related to the Zhenbei Army.
Xiao Rong did not intervene. He just watched Jian Qiao interrogate the child. The child was frightened but did not dare to cry loudly. He just sobbed and said a few nicknames, probably those of other children.
After questioning for a long time without getting to the bottom of the matter, Xiao Rong looked to the side and saw that all the other children had run away when Jian Qiao got angry. Only a little girl of seven or eight years old stood aside nervously, as if she wanted to beg for mercy but didn't dare to step forward.
The little girl had pretty facial features, but her skin was too bad. Her cheeks were already pink from the plateau. Half of her hair was draped behind her, and the other half was braided into pigtails. Next to the pigtails, there were colorful tassels hanging from her hat.
No Central Plains person would dress themselves like this, so this is a child from a foreign race.
Perhaps Xiao Rong had been staring at her for too long, the child noticed it, raised her head, and saw Xiao Rong's appearance clearly. She was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around and ran faster than a rabbit.
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