I engaged in modernization in ancient times

In the city, it has gone crazy.

No one thought that Nanli's border town would be thrown into chaos without any effort at all.

But it's also conceivable.

In the past, everyone thought that it was Mo Shaoheng from Beiliang who killed their emperor Sima Keyao, so the prince led them and invaded the city of Beiliang with the anger of the whole country to vent his anger.

But now, the paper flying all over the sky, bearing their Nanli Chuanguo Yuxi Seal, is revealing an unbelievable truth.

Is it really gibberish on paper?

Leaving aside the imprint of Chuan Guo Yuxi, I heard that their saint is at the gate of the city.

Kill traitors, punish treacherous evil!

Anyone who dares to stand in the way is a sinner of Nanli, a great rebellion!

Every Nanli person now must face the trial of loyalty and make a choice.

On the city wall, the lieutenants also panicked.

They have fought many battles, but they have never seen such a quick, thorough and successful internal disintegration.

They couldn't even imagine now what the soldiers in the camp would think, what actions they would take, and whether they could still obey orders as before.

The same goes for the common people. What the common people think now is completely out of control.

"General, what... what should we do now?" A deputy general looked at Zhuang Rong.

Zhuang Rong's face was also panicked, their army, in theory, belonged to the prince, and logically they should obey the prince's orders.

But... Sima Keyao, the sage from Nanli, was outside.

This situation is too embarrassing and delicate.

Zhuang Rong said, "Go and destroy these papers. Before you figure out the situation, you must stabilize the morale of the army."

"Send people to arrest those who spread the rumors. People in Beiliang say that the people outside are my saints from Nanli? Maybe it's their trick."

As a result, the voice just fell, and the voice of the palace man outside came over.

"General Zhuang, the truth of the matter is known. I believe you will naturally know how to choose. Don't tarnish the reputation of the Nanli Zhuang family for generations of loyalty."

After finishing speaking, he continued, "I'll give you one day. If you don't open the city gate and surrender after one day, you will be treated as General Zhuang's choice to be that traitor's lackey. The rules of heaven and earth."

"People in the city also listen, if you choose to resist when attacking the city, you will be counted as a traitor."

"If you don't want to be implicated by the rebels, please help my army attack the city. At that time, right and wrong will be known."

There was silence on the walls.

This rebellion is too blatant, and it is actually treated as everyone's face, and the people in the city are the internal response.

If it was in the past, they would definitely dismiss it. They are from Nanli, how could they help the people from Beiliang to attack the city.

But now, not necessarily.

That is to say, while they want to prevent the siege, they must also prevent their own army and people from mutinying.

The seriousness of the situation, but a face-to-face meeting, has reached this point.

Moreover, Beiliang's army didn't seem to care about Zhuang Rong's choice when they were given one day.

If Zhuang Rong had chosen to surrender, they would have entered the Nanli territory without any effort.

If you choose to resist, it doesn't matter. If you attack directly, you will also enter the territory of Nanli.

Given the disparity between the two armies and the fact that the reinforcements from Lidu could not arrive so quickly, the result was already doomed.

"How to do?"

The city is already in chaos.

Although it is controlling public opinion, it is impossible to block the mouths of all the people if it can snatch the paper from the people's hands.

It's fine if it's a trivial matter, but it involves an inconceivable crime of rebellion that deceived the whole country.

Even if it is true, if they still choose to resist, they are the dirty and unforgivable helpers.

what to do?Everyone is facing the same choice, not just Zhuang Rong.

This is the scariest thing, because no one knows what choices the people around them will make.

"Now that Nanli is nominally in the hands of the prince, even if the one outside is... really that one, there is no way to recover."

"Beiliang's army can really do everything they can to bet on the fate of the country to manage the affairs of other countries."

Everyone has their own ideas.

But outside the city, in Beiliang's barracks, there was no tension at all.

"According to the agreement, it's time for Nanli's internal news to arrive."

"Zhuang Rong has no choice at all."

"If he is really obsessed with his obsession, he can only be let to die under the iron hooves of the army, as a warning to others."

It didn't take a day at all, because according to the secret contact between Beiliang and Jiu Sigong, the agreed time had already arrived.

In the city, another earth-shaking event happened.

In the general's mansion, the messenger ran in with a pale face.

"General, the big thing is not good, even Li has changed."

A group of people were still waiting for Lidu to send support after they got the news.

As a result, there was news of a change in Li who had been waiting.

But what can happen to Li Ke?

Lidu is guarded in the center, which is the safest.

As a result, when the messenger opened his mouth, some people even lost their feet.

"Jiu...Jiu Sigong, together with Liu Shengshi and a group of royalists, jointly signed and launched the King Qin Order."

"It's true... It's said that the current prince persecuted Nanli's only royal blood, and blamed it on Mo Shaoheng, the son of Beiwangfu in Beiliang Town, in order to disturb the world's audiovisual."

"Thanks to the mercy of the heavens, my saint Nanli did not die in the conflagration of the conspiracy, but was escorted to Beiliang by Mo Shaoheng desperately."

"Now with the army of Beiliang, return to Nanli, and come to kill the traitors."

"Jiu Sigong wants to call on the people with lofty ideals in Nanli, and the people in the whole territory of Nanli, to punish rebels and punish thieves together."

There was no sound, which coincided with the content on those papers.

The development of things is beyond everyone's imagination.

Who is Jiu Sigong? He is the head of Nanli culture and education.

His call, among other things, probably more than half of the scholars in Nanli will respond to his call.

Not to mention, there is also Liu Guichen, the grand master with the highest reputation in Nanli.

Someone murmured, "Even if there are more scholars, it will not help. The army is in the hands of the prince."

Although a scholar's pen is powerful, but in real war, the weapon in the soldier's hand is the most direct.

In the end, after he finished muttering, the messenger said again, "The latest news is that General Situ Jiannan has led the army to respond to Jiu Sigong's call."

"Now, Jiu Sigong and the royalist faction are all in Situ Jiannan's army, fighting against the prince's army."

After finishing speaking, he continued, "The envoys from Lidu are coming soon. They must have been ordered by the prince to send the general back to Lidu to jointly resist Situ Jiannan's army and Jiu Sigong's King Qin's order."

Inside the house, there was a complete silence.

Send them back to Lidu to resist King Qin's army together?

The expression on their faces was very bitter, they were also unable to protect themselves now, the Beiliang army outside had approached the city and was about to attack the city, how could they call back to Lidu?

Why did it suddenly become like this?

I don't know how many people are anxious like ants on a hot pan.

If it was just the people of Beiliang declaring to the world that they were entrusted by the sage Sima Keyao from Nanli to punish rebels and seek thieves, that would be fine.

But now, even the most prestigious person in Nanli has issued the King Qin Order.

Didn't it mean, didn't it mean that the fire that year was really a conspiracy concocted by the prince as said in those papers.

Now that the truth is revealed, no one can use suspicion of Sima Keyao's real identity as an excuse to delay and refuse the choice.

That is to say, once they choose the prince, they really become rebels who have been reviled through the ages.

Even if the corpse is hacked into pieces, it won't get any mercy from others, and even if it dies, it will still be cast aside by others.

Haven't had time to make a choice yet.

At this time, the chaos outside began again.

"Report, the Beiliang army is preparing to attack the city."

hiss!

In fact, there is no need to report, they heard it too, it was the sound of drums, the sound of drums shaking the sky, the sound of drums gathering troops and preparing to attack.

And, the sky-shattering shouts.

"Punish the traitor and uphold ethics!"

As the saying goes, officials and thieves who are in disorder will be punished if they get it.

When others attacked, they didn't even dare to mobilize the army for defense, because they didn't take reason.

At this time, they are the ones who have lost their integrity and shame.

In the city, I don't know how many people are dumbfounded.

Defending the city, fighting, sacrificing, these have to be meaningful, but now, what are they?

A rebellious official and traitor who was shouted, beaten and killed, and would still be reviled even after death.

Before they could even react, their identities became like this in the blink of an eye.

Especially when the siege horn blew outside, people's hearts were really confused.

If the hearts of the people are not in harmony, civil strife will inevitably arise, there is no need to question it.

Zhuang Rong also had a bitter face.

It turned out that everything had been concluded, and what gave him a day to make a choice.

This is not the case at all, he has no choice at all, the outsiders are just waiting for the news of Jiusi Gongqin Wang Ling.

Zhuang Rong pulled out the saber from his waist, and put it directly on the neck of a lieutenant next to him.

The deputy general's face changed drastically, "General Zhuang, what do you mean, the prince trusts your banker so much..."

This army was originally the prince's army, and there were naturally many of the prince's cronies in the army.

Several other Zhuang Rong's lieutenants, who had been following the dealer's family all this time, also drew their swords and placed them across the necks of the remaining lieutenants.

The faces of several people changed drastically, "Zhuang Rong, you want to rebel? You are ashamed of your trust in the prince."

Zhuang Rong: "It's not me, it's the prince."

He doesn't have any choice, does he?

Still submit to the prince?Then Beiliang's iron hooves will directly break through the city, and even how many people in the city are ready to cooperate with each other.

Even if he died in battle, his body would still be hung on the city wall and scolded by everyone as a traitor.

He had no choice, and he could not push generations of loyal bankers onto the pillar of shame.

Even if he still doesn't know which side will win in the end, he has no choice.

……

When the city gate opened, Zhuang Rong stepped forward with a small team and knelt down on one knee in front of Nan Yi's chariot.

"I am late to save you, but I hope the saint will make amends."

There was no sound on the entire battlefield.

Nan glanced at Zhuang Rong who was kneeling in front of him.

Sure enough, things went as they expected, this first battle would not be fought at all, and Zhuang Rong would definitely surrender.

At this time, it is not the matter of Zhuang Rong taking so long to choose to submit to him, an orthodox saint.

Nan Yi said, "General Zhuang please stand up."

"I once promised that those who are still sincere to me will not be blamed."

"It's still too late for generations of loyal dealers to realize this."

Zhuang Rong was also shocked, "Thank you, Saint."

Then he said loudly, "Open the city gate to welcome the return of my Nanli sage."

Zhuang Rong couldn't help but glanced at Nan Yi who was standing upright on the chariot.

He had met Nan Yi before, but at that time Nan Yi was still a child, the son of an emperor who was controlled by the prince and couldn't do anything.

Now that several years have passed, the former son emperor actually stepped onto the battlefield strong and upright, standing in front of him so majestically and unquestionably, wanting to take back everything that belonged to him with his own hands.

The figures of the young Emperor Er and Nan Yi couldn't help but overlap together.

The person is still the same person, but he has grown into a real king who can be alone.

Maybe that submissive child will only be in memory forever.

It really makes people feel a lot.

The gates are open.

Beiliang's army passed through the city without any effort.

But the road ahead may not be so easy.

The Nanli banker is a neutral faction. They were forced to surrender to the prince in the past, but now that Nanyi returns, they can surrender so easily.

If it was originally deeply rooted in the power of the prince, it might not be so simple.

Zhao Di and the others did not leave the border city immediately, but discussed strategies in this city.

Zhuang Rong surrendered, to some extent, he had to express his loyalty to Nan Yi.

Said, "The army went south to carry out a crusade, and Jiusi Gong and General Situ Jiannan formed a pincer attack to besiege Lidu."

"It was a very thoughtful strategy."

"However, on the way to the south, there are many passes and it is difficult to move forward. It may not be possible to meet with General Situ Jiannan's army on time."

"If, from the capital, the prince defeated General Situ Jiannan's army before we arrived, it would be troublesome."

After all, the prince has more troops than General Situ Jiannan.

At that time, not to mention the attack from both sides, it is estimated that it will be a long drive and a death.

As a result, as soon as he uttered his worries, Nan Yi said, "General Zhuang, you don't need to worry about this. Our army will definitely arrive at Lidu on time."

Zhuang Rong was stunned.

Although the Beiliang army was aggressive this time, the number of troops who came was indeed astonishing.

However, based on the Nanli pass, it is not impossible to delay for some time.

Besides, with so many troops, if they go deep into Nanli, the supply of Beiliang will be a big problem.

Don't underestimate the problem of supply. Once there is a problem, it will be difficult, and you will even have to withdraw from Nanli.

Several generals from Beiliang and Nan Yi glanced at each other, but there was a smile on their faces.

When he left Liangjing, Mo Shaoheng offered two icing on the cake ideas. The first one was naturally to use Beiliang's ability to make paper and print to fight the public opinion war.

How's the effect?It can be seen from the effortless force that Zhuang Rong had to surrender.

As for the problem that Zhuang Rong was worried about, Mo Shaoheng's second trick was naturally used.

Nan Yi said, "In the past, the prince did win over many forces when I was young. This time when I am going south, these forces must take advantage of the dangerous pass to stop them."

"It seems difficult."

"But... there is actually one biggest loophole."

"I'm a saint from Nanli. If I want to win people over, it's much easier than the prince."

Zhuang Rong was stunned, "Those forces have surrendered to the prince for many years, their roots are deep-rooted, and their interests are intricate. It may not be easy for them to surrender."

"Besides them, where are the powerful forces waiting for us to win over?"

The prince has been in business for so many years, and he has already included all the forces.

Nan Yi smiled and said, "No, I am the number one force in Nanli. He hasn't won over yet, but left it to me."

Zhuang Rong looked at Nan Yi suspiciously.

Nan Yidao said, "Common people, the largest group and the most powerful force in my Nanli are the common people."

"Even the soldiers in the army, except those generals, all come from common people's families."

Zhuang Rong: "..."

What is the saint saying?Win over the people?The people are the greatest power?

This is the biggest ideological conflict.

In the eyes of the nobles, the common people are often mermaids, and there is no such thing as a big force.

But it is undeniable that the number of common people added up, does not know how many times more than the army.

Zhuang Rong was still a little puzzled.

Nan Yi and the others didn't stay too long, but directly led the army southward.

As for Zhuang Rong, he probably knew what Nan Yi was talking about to win over the common people.

I saw that the logistics team brought in carloads of paper.

Zhuang Rong is still surprised, is it the same trick again?It's just that there are too many papers that have been shipped in one after another.

It is unimaginable just to transcribe so many proclamations.

As a result, I picked up one and took a look, only to find that the content on it had changed.

The above content is probably that the sages of Nanli have returned, and have brought great benefits to the people of Nanli.

Above is a crop called rice, which can produce three to five times more than corn.

In the future, the people of Nanli will be rich with rice, not to mention starving.

Nanli has a lot of water. In fact, Nanli is the most suitable country for growing rice.

Of course, the Beiliang court also agreed to take out the rice as a bargaining chip for Nan Yi.

Because, first, because of the water source problem in Beiliang, rice cannot be planted indefinitely, which is really a pity, so Mo Shaoheng promoted a treaty of credentials, allowing Nanli to use the natural geographical environment to help Beiliang grow rice.

That is to say, the purchase agreement, Beiliang can give priority to purchase the rice grown by Nanli.

In this way, Beiliang can really break through the plight of insufficient food production due to barrenness. After all, no matter how developed the business is, it may not be able to buy food.

Nanli can also make money and support himself by selling rice.

A win-win situation.

Of course, the precondition is that Beiliang and Nanli must cultivate together forever.

Second, Nan Yi is Mo Shaoheng's student, even if he doesn't give Nanli rice, Nan Yi should be able to find out the origin of the rice.

There is no way, Nan Yi studied with Mo Shaoheng, is a direct disciple, and has witnessed many incidents of the rise of Beiliang, it is impossible to keep the rice alone.

It's better to take it out at this time to add to the icing on the cake, as a favor between the two countries.

Beiliang and Nanli Yongxiu are friends, this is what Mo Shaoheng wanted to see.

Again, although Mo Shaoheng was born in Beiliang, but grew up in Nanli, it is impossible to say that he has no feelings for Nanli.

Although Nanli became rich because of selling silk, the silk has always been in the hands of the royal family and nobles, and it is not the common people who are rich.

And rice is the real thing that can make people in Nanli have enough food and live a good life.

The contents of this paper did not imply at all that only when Sima Keyao returned to Lidu and returned to that position, the people would no longer be afraid of hunger.

Several times the output of grain, the guarantee of having enough to eat, for the common people, nothing is more important than making them have enough to eat.

Besides, Sima Keyao was originally their saint from Nanli. It was the sinister and vicious prince who had done something that should have been reviled by the world and forced their saint to leave his hometown.

Now that the sage returns with the hope of the people all over the world, no matter in terms of morality or their own interests, what other choices do they have?

Once the news came out, I'm afraid the whole Nanli would be shocked.

And the seemingly difficult pass will become extremely fragile once it is unpopular.

Imagine the soldiers in the army, why did they join the army?Most of them are to feed their families and live a good life, and most of them are to defend their families and the country.

But at this time, they are making them rebels, and letting them prevent their parents, wives and children from having a full meal.

Once all the soldiers in the army think so, those so-called passes are just like paper.

However, the truckloads of paper, even if these soldiers and civilians didn't have such an idea, would make them think this way.

Zhuang Rong: "..."

The body is a little cold.

This is not killing anyone, it is disintegrating the morale of the entire Nanli army.

Beiliang actually had such an idea.

If it's just Beiliang, this strategy may not work. Nanli people are also bloody and patriotic.

However, this is also the will of their Nanli Saints.

This is too deadly.

Drain from the bottom of the pot, a fatal blow.

As long as you submit to the king's army, you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and you can live a good life.

With this public opinion, I am afraid that not only the passes along the road will be chaotic, but even the forces controlled by Prince Lidu will be chaotic.

I don't know how many people will immediately turn to welcome Nan Yi's return.

When Nan Yi returned and became what everyone expected, no matter how powerful the prince was, he was just struggling to support him.

Everything is going according to plan.

The army going south is like a broken bamboo.

Leaving the capital, General Situ Jiannan's army was also constantly dealing with the prince.

The scholars led by Jiu Sigong are also more and more fierce in verbal and written criticism of the traitors.

Anyway, you have to cover your face when you scold those rebels out of the house.

Back then, the prince and his forces deceived everyone in Nanli. Once the truth of the matter was revealed, the people's anger at being deceived and fooled may not be vented directly, but they would always be sneering and sarcastic, looking forward to something.

At this time, Mo Shaoheng, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and the saints were all waiting for news from the front line.

day after day.

Spring to autumn.

Fortunately, every time the urgent report came back, it was good news.

At this time, the mother-in-law tree in Mo Shaoheng's yard had grown to be far higher than the mansion.

One of the buds was as big as a football.

It's not that Mo Shaoheng didn't do anything.

His new story book "Gourd Baby", a story of seven children on a vine, has also become popular in Liangjing.

Little shopkeepers, besides singing, "There is one in Kaifeng, Bao Qingtian..."

Also, "Brother Monkey, you are amazing, a Sun Walker jumped out of the rock".

There is another familiar song, "Gourd baby, gourd baby, seven flowers on a vine..."