He looked at Shen Ce Zongbei. Even with the strength of a master, he dared not underestimate the hunched and weird old man in front of him, because he knew very well that without Shen Ce Zongbei, it was impossible for him to reach the present.

The palace hangs beautifully on the surrounding walls. The destroyed part of the imperial city has been renovated in these days. The inner city is full of flowers and wine, but the vast outer city is silent. The sun sets northwest, and the magnificent capital city is covered with pale shadows, just as if the cold winter of last year has not yet dissipated.

On a street, after drinking, the barbarian soldiers with their arms around their backs roared away. Behind them, the owner of the restaurant smiled and kept bowing behind them. The arrogant cavalry were running on the street, and people dodged in a hunch.

The old man in the imperial city sighed long: "Yes, that is our only way out, the only way out for the barbarians. If we want to figure this out, we must first know... what is China."

Zhao Chashu asked slowly: "What is China?"

"Huaxia is a culture and a civilization. It is difficult for you to tell what it is, but it exists so clearly. In terms of geography, several states in the north, after crossing Helan Mountain, Yinchuan is there, and Jiangnan is far away. However, Hua is Hua, barbarian, and we don't even need to distinguish them. They are so obvious." The old man sat there, hunched his back, "They live in the world, and even the customs are different, but they have strong cohesion. They regard themselves as civilized people and everything outside of them as barbarians. Even if we conquer them, trample on them, seize their land, and then whip them, we cannot erase this innate pride.

"The Chinese people in the world are different, but one thing is the same, that is, they are different from us after all, even the Tianxiao Army who do things for us. They are Chinese people, we are barbarians, they are real families, and we are barbarians. No matter how we kill them or attack them, this kind of difference in bones is everywhere. Whether it is southerners or northerners, no matter how disputes arise between them, for them, it is home.

The conflict between people, and we are the enemies that invade their homes. Why is the Tianxiao Army more cruel to kill those who resist? Because they are guilty, because they were originally part of China, but they betray their families for the sake of surviving life. Why do those Chinese people hate Tianxiao Army more than us? Because the betrayal of their families is far more worthy of hatred than the invasion of the enemy. No matter how internal struggles in China itself, for them, we will always be outsiders... forever!"

Feng Chata frowned tightly, and he had to admit that this was the truth. Even if he possessed this land, they were out of place with the people living on this land.

"Is this difference because of bloodline? Is it because of culture? No one can tell it clearly, but it is there and cannot be crossed no matter what." Shen Ce Zongbei continued, "For the Chinese, no matter how far away they are, they always want to become a family. Once a civil war breaks out, they must fight until one of them is completely overthrown. Like the barbarians, tribes live on their own land and cannot become a family, which is unacceptable to them. The concept of great unification is deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone in China, so that no matter what price they pay, it seems to be natural. And outsiders are outsiders after all, no matter what we are now. And outsiders are outsiders, no matter what price we pay, it seems to be natural. And outsiders are outsiders, and no matter what we currently have.

What kind of advantage do we have and how many people dominate, for them, we are outsiders. Those enslaved, those who are forced to surrender, those who resist, no matter what choice they make, after all, they are family, and we are outsiders, they are civilized people, and we are barbarians. We cannot change this fact. This cohesion with culture and blood is something we can never interrupt. Even if we rely on our strength to temporarily suppress them, as long as this cohesion and centripetal force are still there, we will be like sitting on a crater, sooner or later, destroyed by the erupting volcano until we die without a burial place."

Jian Chata sat there quietly until the light and shadow outside became dimming. He tried to refute something, but he was silent after all. After a long time, he asked, "So..."

The old man continued: "Even if we can conquer this land temporarily, we cannot conquer this entire civilization. The only thing we can do is to learn their culture, use their customs, and reuse their talents. We can only constantly change ourselves, spend decades... or even hundreds of years to make us a part of them. We strive to conquer them and change ourselves until one day, we can tell them for granted, look... we are also part of China. Only in this way... can we preserve and truly live with peace of mind on this land."

The eyes of Chasai moved to the outside of the hall, and seemed a little cold: "So, we are trying so hard to occupy and rule them so that we can be successfully absorbed by them in the future and become part of this so-called "China"?"

Shen Ce Zongbei sighed: "Although it is helpless, this is the only way out, and what's worse is that now... there is no such only way out."

He rushed to the scene and said, "What do you say?"

Shen Ce Zongbei said: "The centripetal force of the Chinese people is a powerful inertia. We cannot change it, and we cannot even change it ourselves. But this centripetal force may not be a good thing sometimes. For the barbarians, even if they wipe out one tribe, it will have no impact on other tribes. However, the entire China is one, and this unified pattern makes them accustomed to having a ‘parent’, even if it is just nominal, one must be. In the barbarians, each tribe is fighting on their own. When something happens in China, everyone is used to looking at the emperor and the court, because that is their ‘parent’.”

Continuing: "This centripetal force makes the highest-level people extremely important to the entire Chinese states. When parents lose their wilt, the whole Chinese will be in a slump. When parents rise up, the power burst out is also amazing. This is why I conspire with Zoroastrianism and send people to the south to promote the so-called charity. It is also the reason why I kept showing kindness to Song Hong in secret and giving him the illusion of peace. The unusual cohesion of Chinese people, once they find the right direction, is a giant dragon that is beyond imagination and cannot stop it. However, once they take the wrong path, they may also get into a dead end and will not cause a turbulent earth.

No one can come back when the changes have changed, and there is a completely different ‘parents’. No one can think of it. The top leaders of China led a path, but in the end they were pushed away because of the powerful inertia brought by this amazing cohesion built on the entire Chinese civilization. It has both a good side and a bad side. But in the end, if we want to live on this land, we can only spend a lot of time to successfully integrate into such a civilization. But now, before we have time to integrate into, this force has been driven and rushed towards us. To be honest... we can't stop it."

Jianchao said coldly: "It's because... a Ningjiang?"

"Yes, it's because of Ningjiang." Shen Ce Zongbei said helplessly, "The uncut centripetal force of Chinese civilization makes them want to create a 'parent' no matter what. If not, then choose one. If not, then choose one. If not, then play one. Anyway, they can't stand the feeling that everyone is not a family... Haha, it's good to pass by each other in the world? But they just can't do it. Even if they kill blood, they will kill until everyone becomes a family again. This is the so-called 'great unification'. Even if the emperor is so incompetent, why do we still respect him? This practice of China is difficult for us barbarians to understand, and is ridiculed and disdained by many people. However, it is because no matter what we do, we must have a 'big righteousness'. The reason why China is China.

"Now, Ning Jiang has become the de facto 'parent' of China. Holding up the righteousness of resisting us, the whole of China has formed an irresistible torrent. I cannot know which direction this torrent will be pushed, but there is no doubt that we cannot stop it... we cannot stop this re-risen giant dragon."

Then, the entire hall became quiet like this. It was quiet for a long time. The people outside were cautious and did not dare to come in. However, the two in the hall had not spoken. The night slowly eroded, and someone outside shouted in a low voice: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Emperor Hu stood up, his burly and sturdy body was still as straight as a tower. He took a few steps outside. He held his hands and looked up at the night outside: "My thoughts are very simple. This large fertile land should not belong to the Chinese. We barbarians, our ancestors, lived in the snowy Yinchuan in the north for generations. The old man fled himself and the children were helpless. Everyone was with evil spirits and tigers and wolves. I hope that one day, all of us barbarians could live a good life, rather than the sinister days that were chasing water and grass all the time and could never settle down... I... am my requirements too high?"

"Well... this request is too extravagant!" The old man behind him sighed long.

"In this way, there is nothing to say," Shouchao stepped away. "Since you can't rule the Chinese, then kill them all."

The night came like a tsunami, and the sturdy figure as a tower walked into the night without hesitation in the face of the craze...

***

The war between China and the barbarians broke out further.

At the end of March, the mother and son of the Falcon, who could not stop the Weiyuan Army and the Red Turban Army from attacking in turn, were forced to withdraw from Gwangju.

Entering April, Xi Yanshou's elite soldiers who tried to attack the main force of the southern official army and killed the Grand Marshal Ningjiang. They were trapped in the trap. Although Xi Mengkuang tried his best to rescue him, he still did not save Xi Yanshou. Xi Yanshou and his 24,000 elite cavalry led by him were wiped out.

In mid-April, Xi Mengkuang's main barbarian army confronted head-on, but Xi Mengkuang, who failed to resist the artillery of the Tunpeng army, continued to retreat to the northern section of the Qinling Mountains. Ganyushu led various rebels to encircle and block the barbarian army that came to support, and finally successfully cut off Xi Mengkuang's food route. Xi Mengkuang was forced to fight head-on with the Tunpeng army and was defeated again, and Xi Mengkuang died on the battlefield.

The Chinese army led by Ningjiang swept across a large area of ​​land south of the Qinling Mountains and north of the Long River. The Confucius Temple, which is a holy place of Confucianism, was also recaptured by the Chinese army.

With Xingyangzhou, Yingzhou, Chengzhou and Juanzhou in the upper reaches of the Huanghe River as the main battlefield, the Queen of the Falcon personally led the army and formed a repeated tug-of-war with the Red Turban Army and the Weiyuan Army, which once successfully blocked the offensive of the two armies.

However, at this time, as Meng Shenjun was forced to lead his troops to further north to quell the civil strife of the barbarians themselves, the northern rebel army represented by the Zong family army led by Zongzang and Fuyunzhai led by Sunhu took advantage of the situation to expand the territory.

In the end, Yuan Cha's tiger general Sang Han was forced to retreat to the front Jinbi, and received a large amount of material support from Bashu. The Zong family army was connected to the upper reaches of the Huang River from the side. During the siege of the heroes, the Houyue Lido was unsupported and was forced to retreat. The angry Li Hu failed to obey his mother's order to withdraw his troops and forcibly attacked the Zong family army. During the battle, Wang Keyuan, who led elite troops to come, and Yue Qing's troops joined the battle in time. The barbarian army led by Li Hu was defeated, and Li Hu was captured alive by the generals and beheaded in front of the formation.

As the barbarian army's front contraction, the price paid for the war became heavier and heavier. Famine was everywhere and refugees were wandering around. Among them, although the barbarian army plundered a large amount of food and grass, and at the same time vented resentment on the Chinese people at the bottom in order to retaliate against the defeat in the front, some "rebels" used this to do evil, even burned, killed, looted, and robbed the people, and robbed the territory.

As May entered, the weather was hot, poisonous insects were everywhere, and the food was consumed too much, and the assassination was no longer able to loot military rations. He ordered the Chinese people to be arrested as two-legged sheep. After replenishing the military rations, he "led the imperial army to fight in person" and led the army to fight with his cultivation level of the sect saint.

At this time, some unstable factors also appeared in the rear of the Chinese army.

When some undercurrents in the south were sent to Ning Jiang's hands through a secret passage, Ning Jiang laughed instead of anger: "If you don't commit suicide, you won't die... Haha, why don't they understand?"
Chapter completed!