The main reason why he decided to launch a war against Duan Guo in the first place was because he was dissatisfied with Duan Guo.

He had even decided to live a poor life for a few years, tighten his belt and go on a personal expedition.

But I didn't expect that Duan Guo surrendered so quickly.

I did not expect that after Duan Guo surrendered, Tang State withdrew its troops, Liang State changed its attitude on border issues, and Song State no longer took economic checks and balances against Wei State, but gradually revived some trade exchanges.

This series of reactions was really something Zhao Changqing never expected, but...

It seems that a few months ago, ignoring the doubts of the officials and resolutely launching a war, it turned out to be a wonderful thing?

this...

Well, I didn’t originally think about earning stupidity points through this.

In the Chengde Palace, Zhao Changqing felt very harsh when he heard the praises from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but he could not show his displeasure.

I didn't expect that I, a foolish king, would actually become a wise king in front of me.

If this were spread and written into a book, many people would probably not believe it, right?

I guess many people will laugh at that book, right?

But this is indeed true!

Zhao Changqing felt tired and withdrew from the court.

Liang Guo sent someone to pick up Xu Jiao, but Zhao Changqing refused.

Currently, Xu Jiao is under house arrest.

Poison doctor Zhu Yanxiu added Hua Gong Powder to Xu Jiao's meals, which prevented her from fully displaying her terrestrial immortality.

In the world, only Zhu Yanxiu can poison a land immortal who is immune to all poisons.

If it were anyone else, they wouldn't know how to start.

The name of Poison Doctor is true and not false.

The border issue between Liang and Wei has been fully resolved, but Wei will not let him go.

Huang Cheng is also in the Liang Kingdom.

If Xu Jiao did not return to Liang Kingdom for one day, Huang Cheng would not be able to leave.

If you can't go, you can't go.

Huang Cheng thought it was nothing.

Anyway, I am already this old, and it doesn't matter where I die, as long as I can help His Majesty the Emperor.

Xu Jiao knew that Zhao Changqing was imprisoning her, so she cursed and threw things in the house every day.

Zhao Changqing sent someone to tell her that it was not impossible to leave if she wanted to, and to write down everything she knew about that mysterious Jianghu force.

Of course Xu Jiao refused.

Zhao Changqing kept her locked up like this.

One pass is five years.

Five years later, Xu Jiao was going crazy.

As usual, she still cursed Zhao Changqing.

But one day in the fifteenth year of Taichu, Zhao Changqing came to Xu Jiao's yard again.

When Xu Jiao saw him appearing, she immediately rushed towards him.

However, Zhao Changqing, who has been in the past five years, has improved his cultivation and can deal with Xu Jiao with one hand. Xu Jiao was helpless, like a little girl, she knelt on the ground and held her head in her hands, crying bitterly.

In the past five or six years, Liang Guo tried every means to rescue Xu Jiao and run away, but they were all stopped by the three major forces of Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Jiange.

Xu Fengyun even had the idea of ​​attacking Wei.

But he knew that it was not the time yet.

With nothing to do, we can only look for another good opportunity.

In the past few years, Zhao Changqing has come once a year, never more often.

I have to say, this was the first time he cried when he saw her.

Zhao Changqing shook his head and said: "You haven't seen the scenery outside for a long time, right? This is a kind of torture for you who like to travel around the world. Why don't you tell me what you know? Tell me, and you won't have to suffer this anymore.

It’s painful.”

Xu Jiao choked and sobbed: "If I told you, I would definitely be punished after I got out. You just locked me up for more than five years and were punished by them. I'm afraid it would take ten years to start. I couldn't stand that kind of torture. That would be worse than

It’s hard to die!”

Seeing that she gradually stopped crying, Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "I have never told you. If you don't tell you about the whereabouts of that mysterious force or what you know, I will keep you locked up until I can catch you."

Until death."

After saying this, he turned around and left.

Xu Jiao stood up suddenly, pointed at Zhao Changqing's back and cursed.

Two figures in black suddenly appeared in front of Xu Jiao's eyes. One of them said: "Miss Xu, please go back to the house!"

Xu Jiao angrily stomped the ground paved with bluestones, gritted her teeth and murmured: "If I have the chance, I will definitely bite you to death with my own mouth!"

Zhao Changqing, who had nothing to do, came to Xuanzheng Hall to practice calligraphy. Suddenly, there was an urgent voice outside the hall, and the entire rice paper in front of Zhao Changqing was stained with a drop of black ink. The paper was considered useless.

He threw the rice paper aside and said to the outside of the hall: "Why are you so panicked?"

The person reporting outside the palace loudly replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Huang Chenghuang, who was in charge of the envoy to Liang Kingdom, died of illness in Liang Kingdom."

"Dead?" Zhao Changqing was a little surprised.

He lost the mood to practice calligraphy and ordered outside the palace: "Tell the Emperor Xu Fengyun of the Liang Kingdom to let us take the body back to the country. Huang Cheng has done a great job for his hard work and should not be buried in a foreign country. As soon as possible

As quickly as possible, he notified all Shen Wansan's buying and selling shops in Liang Kingdom and asked them to find ways to buy an ice coffin locally. Otherwise, Huang Cheng's body might have completely rotted before it was transported to the capital.

"

People outside the palace bowed and said, "Promise, I will obey."

"Five years have passed."

Zhao Changqing sighed a little.

In five years, a lot has happened.

First of all, countries have been living in peace and harmony for several years.

However, it is said that among the four countries, they have not been idle in the past few years and have been recruiting troops. The small Duan Kingdom alone currently has an army of 600,000 to 700,000.

This is really a scary number.

To be honest, in a small place like Duanguo, it is shocking to squeeze out 300,000 troops, let alone 600,000.

This can only mean that Duan Guo is beginning to strive to rise.

An army of 600,000 to 700,000 people, if commanded properly, can easily hold Duan Guo's territory.

But if you want to expand externally, it will be difficult.

As for the Liang Kingdom, while they have been running for Xu Jiao these years, they have not fallen behind in terms of martial arts. The military strength of the Liang Kingdom has never been measured in terms of numbers. They are all elite soldiers, with 400,000 cavalry and 150,000 regular troops.

This fighting power can pick up Duan Guo and fight him.

The Song State invested all of its fiscal revenue for several years into military strength, which enabled the country's military strength to achieve unprecedented development.

As for the Tang State, as in the past, it was either recruiting troops or on the road to recruiting troops.

Their country's total military strength is similar to that of Wei.

But you must know that the Wei State is a piece of Chu land, Wei land, and one-third of the original territory. It is the country with the most extensive territory in the world today.

Wei State has so much territory, and its military strength is only maintained at about 1.7 million, and it is known to the outside world as two million.

However, the Tang Dynasty did not expand externally, and its territory was not as large as that of Wei. However, such a country actually had more than 1.5 million troops, which shocked all countries.

Although the military strength is almost the same as that of the Wei State, the economic strength of the Wei State far exceeds the development of the Tang State.

Many areas in Wei Guoli's territory have not yet been developed, and the economy has been showing an upward trend.

The current state of Wei can only be described in four words - the country is prosperous and the people are strong.

There is no clear statement in the world about the true strength of Wei State and other countries. However, it can be speculated that other countries are suspected of exaggerating their own strength, but only Wei State is likely to underestimate its own strength.
Chapter completed!