PS: I don't know when it will get better …
Five days later, Li Jing and Xu Rong's army passed through the Qianshui and Yutai respectively.
Two days later, the two armies passed through the Tang and Gu regions and arrived at the border of Yan and Zhao. Not only that, they crossed the Kou River into Yan and officially launched an attack on Yan.
Within a day, Yan Border City was completely destroyed.
Then, the two armies marched straight into Yan's capital city, Ji City.
Immediately, the entire Yan Kingdom was in an uproar. The King of Yan was overjoyed and anxious. He hurriedly summoned his officials for a discussion. Finally, he heard that Wei Xinling had entered Zhao's territory and was heading towards Handan. He quickly sent two messengers to Liang and Handan, asking for Wei's help in making peace. At the same time, he sent a letter to the King of Zhao, hoping to stop the war.
However, among the messengers, with the help of the Mystic Qi Formation, a heaven-defying item that did not fit the current era, Li Jing and Xu Rong had easily breached the last line of defense of Great Yan Kingdom, Yan Changcheng, and led the army to the vicinity of Ji City, encircling the city.
The King of Yan quickly went out of the city to meet Li Jing and Xu Rong. He requested to stop the war temporarily and wait for Wei and Zhao's orders.
However, Li Jing and Xu Rong, who had already received Sei Itō's order to destroy Yan, ignored him completely. On the afternoon of the day they sent the messengers out of the camp, they launched another attack on Yan's capital city.
Although the city walls of Yan's capital city were tall and sturdy, comparable to Yan Great Wall, it could not withstand the direct bombardment of the wind cannons released by the Xuan Qi Formation Chariot. It was destroyed in less than half a day, revealing the interior of Yan's capital city to Li Jing and Xu Rong's armies.
Seeing this, the two generals did not hesitate. They immediately called for the army and led the army into Yan's capital city.
Another day passed. Yan's capital city fell. The King of Yan and the entire royal family of Yan were captured by Li Jing and Xu Rong. They were detained in Ji City, waiting for Sei Itō's judgment.
At this point, Yan Kingdom, one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, was declared dead more than twenty years earlier than history because of Sei Itō's intervention.
For a time, the entire world was in an uproar. They were shocked by the viciousness of the Zhao Country. At the same time, they paid enough attention to the Marquis of Giant Deer, Chen Yi. They believed that he would become a killing general like Lian Po and Li Mu.
After that, Li Jing and Xu Rong, who had taken over the capital of Yan Kingdom, divided their forces again. The old general, Li Jing, led ten thousand men to guard Ji City, and took over the entire Yuyang County, which was given to them during the Qin Dynasty. Xu Rong, on the other hand, led the remaining seventy-five thousand soldiers into the depths of the Yan Kingdom, taking over the three commanderies that were also enfeoffed by the Qin after the unification of the Yan Kingdom, and taking over the entire Yan Kingdom.
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On this day, on the official road leading to Handan City, a group of carriages escorted by Zhao soldiers slowly drove towards Handan City.
"Eh?" At this moment, the curtains of one of the carriages opened. From within, a peerlessly beautiful face that was like a celestial maiden that had descended to the mortal world with creamy skin and a radiant appearance was revealed. Her sandalwood mouth lightly opened and emitted a soft and pleasant voice that was like the sound of a bell.
"What's wrong? Yanran. " An old voice asked.
"Master Yan, look at this road. It's so flat, "the woman called Yanran said.
Then, the curtains on the other side of the carriage opened, revealing the face of an old man with a strange physique and deep eyes that flashed with the light of wisdom. He looked down at the ground below the carriage.
"It's indeed different. I think this should be the rumored cement road, "the old man called Master Yan said.
At this moment, the two people in the carriage saw a city gate guarded by soldiers. — It was the city gate of Handan City. However, because the carriages were surrounded by Zhao soldiers, the carriages were not questioned and smoothly entered Handan City.
Yan Shi and Yan Ran's eyes lit up as they saw a clean and tidy street, as well as residents who were in high spirits.
"It seems that under the influence of Marquis Ju Lu, the citizens of Handan City have recovered from their defeat at the Battle of Changping," Master Yan sighed softly.
"Then, Master Yan, do you think he is the new Saint you speak of?" Yanran looked away and asked the old man.
"We can only find out after seeing him in person," Master Yan said after a moment of thought. "However, even if Marquis Ju Lu isn't the new Saint we are looking for, he is likely to be a hero who will affect the world in the future. We cannot afford to be careless."
"Yanran knows." Yanran smiled. Then she turned her head and looked at Handan City outside the window again.
"Master Yan, those youths should be the students of Marquis Ju Lu's Ju Lu Academy." Suddenly, Yanran's bright and beautiful eyes lit up again. She looked at a few young men and women who were walking together on the street not far away. They were dressed in blue-green clothes. They looked like scholarly clothes, but at the same time, they weren't.
"That should be the case." Master Yan followed Yan Ran's gaze and looked at the youths, nodding in confirmation.
"Although Marquis Ju Lu's initial motive for opening the academy may be to promote the clerical script that he created, his spirit of spreading his teachings is rarely seen in the world. This old man deeply admires him." Master Yan lifted his hand to stroke his goatee as he sighed in admiration.
From this sentence, it wasn't hard to tell that this old man had the wisdom to see through Sei Itō's intentions of opening an academy.
"However, that Marquis Ju Lu is quite interesting. In order to promote his clerical script, he even set his sights on the Sage of the Hundred Schools of Thought. He used clerical script to create holy words, luring those students to have no choice but to learn his clerical script. It can be said that he has exhausted all his efforts to promote the written language." Yanran smiled sweetly and said with a smile.
"But it also allows the Sage of the Hundred Schools of Thought to be promoted, right?" Master Yan smiled.
"Indeed." Yanran nodded and replied softly, "It's said that there are many famous scholars who have set their sights on Marquis Ju Lu's paper and book making techniques. They want to spread his words and become famous throughout the world."
"Yes. Speaking of which, the reason why I agreed to come to Handan with Lord Xinling, other than to meet this Marquis Ju Lu, I also want to publish my Five Virtues to the End and End and distribute it to the world so that it can be accepted by the world. "Master Yan sighed softly.
However, it wasn't hard to infer one piece of information from these words. Master Yan was one of the famous scholars of the Yin-Yang School of Thought. He was the one who created the "Five Virtues and Beginning" and believed that all dynasties had virtues — Zou Yan! From this, it was obvious who the girl called Yanran was. In terms of talent, she was as famous as Widow Qing of the Qin Kingdom. In terms of beauty, she was also as beautiful as Widow Qing of the Qin Kingdom, Li Yanyan of the Chu Kingdom, and Ji Fengfei of the Song Dynasty — Ji Yanran!
"I believe that with Marquis Ju Lu's wisdom, he will agree to create a book for you." Ji Yanran knew that Master Yan's wish was to have his "Five Virtues and Beginning" recognized and accepted by the world. She couldn't help but comfort him.
"I hope so." Master Yan smiled bitterly. "It is a pity that Marquis Ju Lu is not in Handan right now. He is far away in the Yan Kingdom. I don't know when I will meet him."
Ji Yanran thought for a moment and said, "It should be soon. After all, one of the reasons Xinling Jun came to the Zhao Kingdom was to ask the Zhao King why he went back on his word and married the Third Princess Zhao Qian to Marquis Ju Lu. The other reason was to represent the Wei King to persuade the Zhao Kingdom and Yan Kingdom to stop the war. No matter what, as the person involved, he had to come back to face the situation."
"Okay, let's not talk about him. We have arrived at the palace. Yanran, you should think about how to deal with King Zhao. "At this time, Zou Yan suddenly smiled and looked at Ji Yanran.
"Don't worry, Master Yan won't let Yanran be bullied, right?" Ji Yanran winked playfully and smiled back at Zou Yan.
"You …" Zou Yan shook his head helplessly.
At this time, the carriage shook slightly and stopped. Obviously, they had arrived at the palace.
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Just as Wei Kingdom's Lord Xinling and his entourage arrived at the Zhao Kingdom's palace in the center of Handan City, a carriage was also driving towards Handan City on the official road west of Handan City.
The people in the carriage were none other than Sei Itō and Shan Lan, who had just returned from Qin.
"You seem to be very nervous." Sei Itō looked with interest at Shan Lan, who was clasping her hands together and pursing her lips. She looked out of the carriage window from time to time.
Shan Lan did not speak, as if she did not hear anything. She maintained her current appearance.
"Don't worry, your appearance will definitely shock your sister." Sei Itō smiled.
Shan Lan turned her head and rolled her eyes at Sei Itō.
"Do you need me to help you relieve your nervousness?" Sei Itō smiled and asked again.
"No need." Shan Lan, who seemed to have thought of something, blushed and quickly shook her head to refuse. However, it was precisely because of this distraction that Shan Lan, who was originally nervous, immediately relaxed and became much calmer.
"Then forget it." Sei Itō shrugged nonchalantly.
Then, he looked away and continued to flip through the bamboo scroll that he had obtained from Qin and taken from Zhou's royal library, learning the unique knowledge that belonged to this era.
For a moment, the entire carriage became silent again.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, a burst of bustling noises could be heard from outside the carriage.
Sei Itō, who was disturbed by the noise, raised his head and looked outside. The lively and familiar scenery of Handan City immediately entered his eyes.
"Cart driver, drive the carriage to Julu Academy." Sei Itō looked away and said to the cart driver outside the carriage.
"Okay." The cart driver replied.
"Get ready, we're about to see your beautiful sister." With a flip of his palm, the bamboo slip in his hand disappeared. Ito Sei looked at Shan Lan who became nervous again and said with a smile.
"Okay." Shan Lan replied absent-mindedly.
Just like that, the carriage traveled for another five or six minutes. Accompanied by the slight sway of the carriage, the carriage stopped in front of a large courtyard.
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