The world of bad people is invincible

Chapter 77 Major Events of the Country
After Li Cunxu and the empress discussed the matter of borrowing people to train soldiers, the two of them continued to talk about the topic just now, that is, marching and fighting, and commanding the army to fight.

Soldiers, the great affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed.

The State of Qi used to have a powerful army, strong soldiers and strong horses, and owned fiefdoms of nearly fifty states.

But ever since the real king of Qi Li Maozhen, that is, Song Wentong, left Qi country and went to the Twelve Dongs in Miaojiang to find the legendary Meteor Gu, Qi country was attacked by the three kingdoms of Liang, Jin and Shu, and its strength began to weaken day by day.

In fact, apart from Li Maozhen's departure, there is another reason for Qi's weakness, that is, Qi's geographical location limits the development of Qi.

Qi State is located in the northwest, and the Guanzhong Plain originally owned was the most prosperous area of ​​the Central Plains Dynasty. However, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, due to warlord melee, peasant uprisings, and Tubo's repeated invasions, the people were displaced and mourned. ...

In recent years, although there have been constant wars in the Central Plains, they are still not as frequent as those in Longxi.

Today, in terms of wealth, the northwest region is no longer comparable to the fertile land of the Central Plains. In terms of population, the population of each state and county in Qi Kingdom has also dropped significantly, and it is not as good as the prosperous Central Plains city.

Originally, Qi State was economically backward and powerless, and coupled with the containment of Shu State in the southwest, Qi State was simply unable to compete with powerful warlords such as Zhu Wen and Li Keyong for hegemony.

Li Cunxu and Li Cunxu talked about the military and talents. Although Li Cunxu didn't dabble in military affairs much, he was able to talk harmoniously with the empress.Gradually, he began to feel that the Empress also had unique insights and talents in military matters.

There is no doubt about it. After all, the Empress is the younger sister of King Qi Li Maozhen. She has followed King Qi Li Maozhen all the year round to observe military affairs, and has been King Qi for many years.

The two talked, and then they talked about the people's livelihood from the military, only to hear the empress sigh: "In today's world, no matter which country, the so-called major national affairs that have to be dealt with are all about the military... Many princes have no Focus on people's livelihood and government affairs, so the people's livelihood is dying in the world!"

Li Cunxu was quite impressed when he heard the words, nodded, and said: "In troubled times, the one who supports soldiers is king! The reason why all countries put military affairs in the first place is because they have soldiers to have something to say.

The threat of war is too great, and arrogant soldiers have always been the most threatening.In troubled times, no matter how rich the people are, a country will be annexed and destroyed if it has no soldiers to protect itself..."

Speaking of this, Li Cunxu couldn't help but think of the Wanli Korean War in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Lee Dynasty in North Korea was peaceful for a long time, and its military equipment was loose. The capital of Korea, Seoul.

War has always been the most direct and violent means to destroy a regime.

"My son's words are justified." The empress agreed with her face, and said in a soft voice: "Just like Guozuo who lived in the Tang Dynasty for nearly 300 years, under the thousands of troops of Zhu Wen's rebels, didn't he just die? .”

Although what the empress said was true, it was also treasonous to the country of Qi, which followed Zhengshuo of the Tang Dynasty... But at the moment there were only the two of them in the forest, and Li Cunxu was not an "outsider", so the empress spoke more freely.

But when Li Cunxu heard the words, he said seriously: "Although what the Empress said is true, it's better to be careful..."

Li Cunxu didn't say much, but the empress definitely understood what he meant.

The empress gave him a blank look, nodded, and said: "Our Qi country is currently weak. If we want to avoid being annexed, we have no choice but to develop the army. And if we want to develop the army quickly, we need a big banner." He Dayi, that's why I want to win over Li Xingyun."

Li Cunxu took a look at the Empress. In the forest, there were only two of them left at this time, and the atmosphere was very clean. He warned, "Then Li Xingyun is backed by bad people and handsome men, and the Empress may not be able to win him over!"

The empress sighed softly when she heard the words: "If the bad guy really supports Li Xingyun with all his strength, then there is only one way for our Qi country to get out of the predicament!"

Li Cunxu understood what she meant. There was only one way to revive the country of Qi, and that was for the King of Qi, Li Maozhen, to return after finding Gu successfully.

Once Li Maozhen finds the Meteor Birth Gu, it is possible to find the Longquan treasure.As long as there is the treasure of Longquan, there is a possibility of revival of the country of Qi.

However, Li Cunxu is not optimistic about Qi Wang Li Maozhen (Song Wentong), because all this is the arrangement of the bad commander Yuan Tiangang.

Although Li Cunxu didn't like Li Maozhen in his heart, he still asked the Empress, "How do you say that?"

As a female emperor, she single-handedly provoked the leader of Qi country, and she is indeed a hero among females.But although she is a woman who does not give way to men, there are only a handful of talented people under her who can discuss major issues together. Even the Nine Heavens Saint Princess is at best a thug who performs tasks.

Therefore, the pressure of Qi country's government affairs, military affairs and other aspects are all on her alone.Moreover, her only relative, Li Maozhen, was not there, so she couldn't express the grievance in her heart.

Now there are only Li Cunxu and her in the forest, and she subconsciously regards Li Cunxu as the object of confidance.The Empress smiled wryly and said: "Forget it, although the relationship between King Qi and the Empress is secret, it is not unknown... In fact, King Qi is my elder brother, who went out to hunt for the legendary Longquan treasure more than ten years ago... Therefore, I can only pretend to be King Qi and take charge of Qi Kingdom temporarily."

Li Cunxu glanced at the empress unexpectedly, he just asked casually, but he didn't expect the empress to confess so much to him.

In fact, many powerful people should know the relationship between Li Maozhen and the Empress.When Li Maozhen ruled the roost, there must have been a lot of publicity, and there must have been a lot of people who knew Li Maozhen.

Speaking of Li Siyuan alone, he has met Li Maozhen, so he can tell at a glance that the empress is the King Qi in disguise.Since Li Siyuan knew Li Maozhen, Li Keyong must also know Li Maozhen... By analogy, there must be many people in the princes of the world who know Li Maozhen.

Li Cunxu glanced at the sad-faced empress, and persuaded, "King Qi has a great military strategy, and I believe that King Qi will surely achieve something!"

"I hope so!" the Empress sighed softly.

At this moment, a maid's voice came from outside the door saying: "Report to the Empress, a letter from Fanyin Heaven!"

The Empress frowned when she heard this, since Fan Yintian sent a letter, there was probably no good news.If Fanyintian succeeded, he would definitely bring Li Xingyun back to Qi Country instead of sending a letter back.

Li Cunxu also got up at this time, and bowed to the Empress, "Thank you Empress for your hospitality this time, but it's important for the Empress to get down to business first, and I'm full with wine and food, so I'll take my leave first!"

The empress pondered for a while, nodded and said: "That's fine. Come, send Mr. Li respectfully."

A maid entered from outside the forest, bowed to the empress, walked up to Li Cunxu and bowed, and then led Li Cunxu to go out.

Li Cunxu followed the maid all the way out of the peach blossom forest, and after returning to the east street of Fengxiang City, he went straight back to the blacksmith shop.

(End of this chapter)