Village Master Nie and his son were also there. They couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw her dressed in a man's clothes. They both stood up and bowed their hands in salute: "Miss Xu is back."
I heard that the little girl went to Qianzhou.
After hearing about this, Village Leader Nie was extremely puzzled - couldn't it be that the words he said that night attracted this little girl?
"You kid, you didn't even say hello, and ran away without a trace even after saying a word! Do you want to deliberately rush your grandfather to death?" Zhen Guogong first looked at the person from head to toe to make sure that he was not injured. Then he complained.
Qin Wu on the side also said: "In the half month when the girl is away, the general will have to eat several bowls of rice less every day!"
Xu Mingyi looked at the old man who had indeed lost a lot of weight: "My granddaughter is unfilial and makes my grandfather worried."
It was not a big deal for her to go out this time, but it made her grandfather lose a lot of money.
But she estimated that what she would do next would only make the old man more worried——
Justice Zhenguo wanted to say something more, but he heard the girl speaking from the front: "Grandpa, I have something to discuss with you."
Why do you have something to discuss when you come back?
Is it related to this trip to Qianzhou?
Duke Zhen Guo looked at his granddaughter who had not yet changed her clothes and said, "Sit down and drink some water first."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
You have to talk to your grandfather slowly, otherwise the old man may not agree.
"Then Mr. Nie will not disturb the discussion between the general and the girl." Village leader Nie raised his hand and bowed before leaving.
The boy beside him also saluted.
The Duke of Zhen Guo nodded: "I'll invite Master Nie to talk to him again in the evening. Qin Wu will send Master Nie off."
"yes."
After Qin Wu sent the father and son of Nie village master out of the tent, they stayed outside the tent.
"Are you ready for breakfast? Do you want to ask the envoy of Qin Wu to bring some?" Inside the tent, the Zhenguo Justice asked the girl if she was hungry. The conditions in the military camp were limited and there were no snacks or fruits, but there was enough food.
"No need, I used it on the way." Xu Mingyi sat behind the case, holding a cup of hot tea to warm his hands. As the winter moon entered, Linyuan City became increasingly chilly.
"Why do you suddenly want to go to Qianzhou?" Duke Zhenguo asked.
When he woke up half a month ago, he heard that his granddaughter had left the city. He left a message saying that he was going to Qianzhou, but he did not say what he was going to do.
"It's not that I have to go to Qianzhou, I just want to see with my own eyes what it's like outside now."
The Duke of Zhen Guo then asked: "Is there any discrepancy between the information obtained by the same investigators?"
"It's even worse." Xu Mingyi's voice was very soft, but his tone was heavy: "Especially in the land of Qianzhou, cannibalism has occurred."
The Duke of Zhen's heart also dropped after hearing this.
He is a person who has experienced real troubled times. He has seen all kinds of terrible things with his own eyes. Cannibalism is not unfamiliar to him, but every time he thinks about it, he still feels chilled in his heart.
Especially now that this is just the beginning, and the war has not yet fully erupted, but something like this has already happened.
There is no doubt that this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the current imperial court.
The coming of a chaos easily exposed the corruption that the imperial court had built up over the years.
The current situation was deteriorating faster than he expected.
Nowadays, the people are just suffering. If you hold on, most people can still survive... When the real chaos comes later, it will be hell on earth.
Xu Mingyi said: "Grandpa, we can't go on like this."
After the Duke of Zhen was silent for a moment, he sighed.
He has been paying attention to the situation outside, the situation around him, and the actions of the imperial court. It is not difficult to see that the imperial court is playing a reckless style now, and would rather lose one thousand to himself than eight hundred to the enemy——
What is the loss?
Of course it's the common people.
Duke Zhenguo had a complicated mood: "The only way is to end the war as soon as possible."
This can be said to be fighting chaos with chaos. He hates war, especially civil war among the same clan, but he has to fight it, and he needs to fight it as soon as possible.
If we don't fight, can we still expect the imperial court to surrender on its own?
"I'm afraid it won't be fast." Xu Mingyi said: "The emperor has made it clear that he will do whatever it takes. The decrees sent to various places stated that anyone who dares to surrender will be killed regardless of their official position... Under this, the guards of each city
We have no choice but to hold on and resist. Every time His Highness the King of Yan passes through a city, it is filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood."
Not only is it not fast, it also makes this war dehumanizing.
There is also a moral bottom line on the battlefield. Except for natural killers, no one wants to fight such a battle.
Even though the three families of Yan, Xu and Wu all have magic weapons, Daqing's territory has soldiers and horses here. Even if all other variables are removed, if they just insist on resisting, they can still hold on for at least a few years.
In a few years, how will this world be ruined?
Is it destined to be like the last life?
The mountains and rivers are shattered, etiquette has collapsed, and all the foreign races want to take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie——
"Zhaozhao." Duke Zhen Guo looked at the girl sitting there and asked seriously: "What do you have in mind?"
When the child said this to him, it seemed like he was setting the stage for something.
Xu Mingyi nodded and said: "Grandpa, I want to go to Beijing."
"Going to the capital..." The Duke of Zhen was slightly startled and frowned, "Why are you going to the capital?"
It was extremely difficult to escape from the capital, so why should this child go back?
"Does my grandfather still remember the deal I made with Minister Ji? He once promised me that as soon as Xia Tingzhen dies, he is willing to tell the truth about the death of the late emperor."
She had told her grandfather about this matter. In order to ensure a complete consensus, she and her grandfather would never hide anything.
"Remember." Duke Zhen frowned: "Ji Xiu, this coward, Xia Tingzhen has died long ago, and I haven't seen him stand up and say a word, and now he is still working hard in the capital to help the emperor!"
"Ji Shangshu must be waiting for the opportunity." Xu Mingyi said: "The situation has not yet arrived. He is alone in the capital. If he speaks rashly, where will he speak? And he is afraid that as soon as he opens his mouth, he will be silenced. What's more?
Even though I promised him back then that I would try to save Miss Ji, but now we are far away in Linyuan and unable to fulfill my promise, it is only natural for him to have concerns."
"So, my granddaughter needs to meet him secretly to discuss countermeasures."
The Duke of Zhen Guo felt that it was not reliable when he heard this: "No, you two alone are not enough to accomplish anything."
Of course, he had no intention of thinking that his family was incompetent. Although his granddaughter was very capable, Ji Xiu was just a real loser!
He couldn't trust his granddaughter to risk going to Beijing to conspire with such a loser!
"Of course it's not enough for Shangshu Ji and I alone." Xu Mingyi said: "In addition, I also need my grandfather and His Highness King Yan, as well as Wu Chao to cooperate with me outside. My granddaughter has already thought about the specific plan, and you can write to me again.
Let’s discuss something with His Highness King Yan.”
The Duke of Zhen was stunned when he heard this.
Have you thought of all the plans?
"That's not possible." The old man looked particularly stubborn: "No matter how we cooperate with you outside, the situation inside the capital is unpredictable. If anything goes wrong if you are alone in the city, you will not be able to deal with it in time! Let's not talk about other things, let's talk about discipline.
Xiu, what if he changes sides and goes back on his word, and then uses you to claim credit from the emperor!"
Xu Mingyi almost laughed when she heard this.
"What kind of credit did he get from me... He really dared to hand me over to the emperor. Then he also exposed his ulterior motives. Why shouldn't the emperor kill him as well?"
This is not like what her wise and mighty grandfather could say?
"Moreover, what do you think our chances of winning are if the fight continues like this?"
Duke Zhenguo didn't even think about it: "At least 80%!"
It's just a matter of time.
The world's decline has already begun, and it cannot be stopped unless kings and blood are exchanged.
With the right time, right place and right people, they can always win!
So there is even less reason to ask Zhao Zhao to take risks in Beijing!
Little did he know that the little girl was thinking from a completely different angle than he was: "So, anyone with a long-term perspective can see that we have a better chance of winning - Minister Ji is not a fool, even if it is just to protect Miss Ji.
, how could he not know which side to stand on? Besides, there is one more thing."
The Duke of Zhen was a little irritable, but he could only listen.
"There is still a deep hatred between Shangshu Ji and the emperor. He lost two sons that year. Although it was Xia Tingzhen's plan, in the final analysis, the vested interest is still the emperor, and the emperor is his real enemy. Help us, that's the way it is.
To avenge himself."
In fact, it is not difficult to find that even though Ji Xiu has faults and shortcomings, he attaches great importance to family affection.
He only has two wishes at the moment, one is to avenge his son, and the other is to keep his daughter.
Both of these two things can only be realized simultaneously by cooperating with the Xu family.
Therefore, she is still confident that she can convince the other party.
At least worth a try.
Seeing that his grandfather was still hesitating, Xu Mingyi continued: "If the truth about the death of the late emperor can be revealed to the public, the ministers will definitely reconsider whether the emperor is morally worthy of his position. The emperor was so comatose, but he could still order the ministers,
Controlling the world's troops is nothing more than imperial power. It is precisely because imperial power has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of ministers and people in the world and cannot be shaken that there have been precedents in ancient and modern times for countries to be destroyed by the power of a weak king.
The authority of the emperor is here, and even if the officials are dissatisfied in every way, they cannot overcome it. But if there is an appropriate name, as long as the name is important enough, it will give the officials the power to change the king - regicide is a treasonous act.
There is no more serious crime in the world than being in an improper position."
If used properly, it is not impossible to pull the emperor off the throne.
Once the imperial power is gone, no matter how much evil the emperor does, he will no longer be able to reflect on the current situation of the world, and can only be reduced to an incompetent and angry clown.
This is the only shortcut to stop losses as much as possible.
"However, this matter is very important. Ji Xiu's words alone may not be able to convince the public..." Zhen Guogong was still not convinced: "Even though he was an eyewitness to what happened back then, he can't say anything without proof. Who would
Do you trust him completely?"
If someone is guilty of disobedience and lying, he might be chopped off with a knife.
"Yes, the testimony of Minister Ji alone may not be enough. So after my granddaughter enters the city, she has to meet another person."
Another person?
Duke Zhenguo's eyebrows moved slightly: "Who is it?"
