Chapter 348 Siege!
Chapter 348 Siege!
Yao Jun's house was not far from the palace.
After taking a faraway look at the vermilion city wall, Chen Xi lowered the curtains. Although she had handed over the sugar and salt making methods to Yue Si, she still had a lot of things to do.
Now we have to find Chen Huaming first, and then take him with us. There will be many things for him to do later.
He took out a piece of bamboo from his arms, on which were written the things to be done next. In addition to sugar and salt, there were also blast furnaces, iron and steel smelting, water wheels, canals, crops, etc.
Looking at the items above, Chen Xi said to Xiao Luo: "Unfold the map I gave you yesterday."
Xiao Luo took out a roll of cloth from her sleeve and unfolded it in the carriage.
This map is much more detailed than the one Ying Yu drew at the beginning. Even some famous mountains and rivers are marked with their altitudes, and the products of each place are marked with special symbols, such as the location of oil, iron ore, coal mines, and salt mines.
Moreover, this is a world map, with shipping routes, wind directions, ocean currents, etc. Although this era may be different from the modern era, it is not wrong to write it down as a reference.
If Chen Xi hadn't said that this was a world map, outsiders would have no idea what it was. The characters on it were all simplified Chinese, and special symbols were used in some places.
Chen Xi frowned. If he wanted to introduce corn, he would need the ability to go ocean voyage. Ships and astrology would be essential.
However, Yaoguo's geographical location is not near the sea, and sea transportation cannot be developed in a short period of time.
Thinking of the history of the country that unified this land in the future or in the past, Chen Xi's finger fell on a certain place.
蜀!
Now that man has not yet built that world cultural heritage, world natural heritage, or 5A-level scenic spot.
Although Bashu is quite powerful now, it is not on the same level as the current Yao Kingdom!
However, Bashu is also one of the vassal states and one of the Eight States of Mushi, which makes it a bit difficult to deal with.
Chen Xi frowned. It seemed that he had to wait until Yao Jun dealt with Yujing City before he could find a way to deal with it!
"If we can support an emperor to ascend the throne, and then let the emperor find fault with us and make him rebel, we will have an excuse." Chen Xi muttered to himself.
Xiao Luo's body stiffened, she looked up and quickly glanced at her young lady, then decided to pretend that she heard nothing. If she really couldn't do it, she would cut off her tongue to make her decision to the young lady!
As for supporting the emperor and finding excuses to do something, she had no idea, no understanding, and no sight!
People eat for food.
Moreover, the stability of the country also requires the stability of food, and food is also related to population development. A larger population will provide more military forces and talents!
But now he has no power, Chen Xi can only think about it, and then start thinking about other matters.
After Chen Huaming came to Yao Country, he did not live in Yao Jun's house, but was arranged to live in the post station. This was his own initiative.
During these few days, Chen Huaming did not do nothing. He made the acquaintance of many people by virtue of his identity as Gongzijun. Although the relationships with them were average, at least they knew their names and could talk to each other.
Thinking of the message that Chen Xi had sent last night, saying that he had something to discuss with him today, Chen Huaming did not go out. Instead, he waited on the first floor of the inn after breakfast.
After sitting for a while, I saw a carriage coming over with soldiers in golden armor in the middle.
Chen Huaming quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the entrance of the post station. Although he didn't know what this little niece wanted to do, now was not the time to talk about blood relationship, he had to show his true ability!
Chen Xi was helped out of the carriage by Xiao Luo, with a hint of seriousness on her cute little face. If she wanted to change this era according to her ideas, it would not be enough to rely on just her and Yue Si.
Walking to the door of the post station, Chen Xi turned his head and looked at the crowd on the street.
Although Chen Xi has not been to many places, she can see that the people of Yao Country are more confident and have more ideas than the people of Chen Country!
The Yao Kingdom, which had been transformed in advance by Yao Jun, already had the foundation for liberating productivity, and even the constraints in rituals and music had been loosened a little.
With a solid foundation, now you need to add bricks and tiles according to your ideas.
Turning back, Chen Xi looked at Chen Huaming: "Uncle, I have something for you to do."
Taking a quick glance inside the post station, there were a lot of people inside, most of whom were not from Yao country, and were looking this way.
"Let's talk somewhere else."
After saying that, Chen Xi turned around and walked towards the carriage without even entering the door.
Chen Huaming said nothing and just followed. After Chen Xi and Xiao Luo entered the carriage, he sat on the shaft.
Chen Zhan came to the car window and asked, "Madam, where are we going next?"
"Let's find a place where we can talk without being disturbed." Chen Xi's voice came from the window.
Chen Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to Youlan Qingyuan. The environment there is quiet and peaceful, and the singers and dancers are all from the royal palace and know etiquette."
"it is good."
Chen Xi just needed a place to talk and didn’t care where it was. Since Chen Zhan said he could go, then he might as well go.
Through what he had learned over the past few days, Chen Xi knew that in Yao Country, especially in Hongcheng.
Probably only the king and the queen, and now also her, could make the four attendants Chen Zhan, Feng Han, Wang Zhun and Zhang Zhi obey their orders.
In modern terms, Youlan Qingyuan is a private club that only receives nobles and above the scholar-official class.
Just by looking at those singers and dancers, one can tell that the power of the person behind Youlan Qingyuan must be extraordinary.
Just when Chen Xi and Yue Si were acting separately and preparing to make great achievements in Yao Country, Yujing City was in dire straits.
Fine water droplets fell from the sky in lines, diluting the deep red, as if to cleanse the world.
But the shouts and cries of killing were deafening.
A siege battle took place in the early morning, when the defenders of Yujing City were completely unprepared.
Zi Baixing wiped his face roughly with his hands, and when the scene in front of him became clear, he threw the short spear in his hand at a northern barbarian who had just climbed up the city wall.
boom!boom!
The sound of banging on the city gates reminded Zi Baixing that they needed support, but the soldiers he sent out had not returned yet!
Without time to think, Zi Baixing took a short sword and a short spear from his personal soldiers and once again rushed towards the foreigners who were climbing up from below.
The city was in chaos at this time. Every household had their doors closed and the usually bustling streets were empty.
In the main hall of the royal palace, all the three dukes, nine ministers and officials were present. Kneeling under the hall was a soldier in yellow armor. He was the soldier sent by Zi Baixing to seek help.
The queen sat at the very top. She had no interest in state affairs. She only looked at the empty throne beside her with a sad and absent-minded look, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Grand Tutor Ji Zhengwen came out and looked at Wei Fang with anger in his eyes: "Wei Fang! The military situation is so urgent, why are you not saying anything? What are you waiting for?"
"When Yujing is captured, will all the people in the city be massacred by those barbarians?"
Wei Fang's face looked very ugly. Did he not want to mobilize troops?
But since some time ago, as the Grand Marshal, he could not command the army to fight, let alone mobilize very few troops, and many generals began to disobey his orders.
He is not the only one who knows this. How many of the officials in the hall don't know this?
Saying it now would be of no use at all except to slap him in the face.
But thinking of the consequences of breaking the city, Wei Fang could only swallow his anger, turned his head to look at the generals, cavalry generals and other generals opposite, and said in a deep voice: "Now is an extraordinary period, generals, follow me."
The Grand General and the General of Cavalry were both high-ranking commanders in the army. They used to have a good relationship, but in just a few days, they stopped communicating with each other. They even stopped greeting each other after meeting.
But at this time, as generals guarding Daji, they were also sitting on pins and needles in this hall.
Hearing Wei Fang's words, the generals hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed Wei Fang out of the hall.
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