"Have I seen you guys before?" Li Qianqiu was puzzled when he saw the three "emaciated" people in front of him.
In his eyes, the people of Great Xia were mostly emaciated.
In other words, the aboriginals felt that the people of other races were as skinny as chicks.
"General, the three of us were the ones who wrote the notice just now," the three of them said miserably.
"According to what you Great Xia people say, the three of you are fated with us." Li Qianqiu was amused.
The three of them couldn't cry even if they wanted to. Fated my ass! Who wanted to be fated?
"You guys will set off with us tomorrow to lead the way to Yechi City. Do you know the location?" Li Qianqiu asked in a deep voice.
"Great General, we really don't know …" The three of them immediately shook their heads. They were supposed to lead the way. It was still reasonable for them to write the notice, but if it was proven that they were supposed to lead the way, the three of them would die a horrible death.
Everyone in Yechi City would hate the three of them to death.
The imperial court would definitely execute them to appease the commoners.
They might even implicate their families.
"Oh!" Li Qianqiu nodded and casually said, "Take them away and execute them!"
"General, spare us!" The three of them broke out in cold sweat.
"Take them away and execute them!" Li Qianqiu ignored them. Since it was useless, he would just execute them. As for whether they really didn't know or not, he didn't care.
"Sir, I will lead the way. I will go and inquire about Yechi City right now." Yao Zhengyan struggled with all his might, but the burly man's hands were like iron pincers that rendered him immobile. His head was full of cold sweat as he shouted.
He really hadn't been to Yechi City before, but he couldn't care less now that his life was in danger.
"Oh! Behead those two and leave this one, "Li Qianqiu said coldly.
"Sir, I remember now. I have heard of Yechi City and know its approximate location," Li Mengyuan quickly shouted.
"Sir, spare us! I remember now too. I can find Yechi City!" Xu Pingzhi shouted.
What did it mean for a scholar to meet a soldier? This was it. Regardless of what they were thinking, the other party simply ignored them and dragged them away to be beheaded. The three of them were really scared after seeing a bloody head in the afternoon.
"Ha!" Li Qianqiu sneered. That was why he hated these scholars. They were full of evil tricks and had no backbone.
Night Pond City was in the vicinity of Golden City, only one day away. The three of them even beat around the bush when begging for their lives, which made him look down on them.
"Hang the three of them on a pole and bring them with you tomorrow. If the three of them try anything funny, kill them immediately! "Li Qianqiu said before leaving.
Not long after, three pillars were erected in the mansion, each with a person tied to it.
The three of them were tied to the pillars and exposed to the cold wind. Their hearts were incomparably desolate. Right now, they really couldn't call for help from the heavens or the earth.
Encountering such a group of death gods, the three of them had no way of dealing with them.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have entered the city in the morning." Li Mengyuan sighed as he was tied to a pillar.
The three of them had stayed at a farmer's house outside the city last night and rushed into the city early this morning. They didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
"What do we do next?" Xu Pingzhi asked with a dark face.
"Let's take one step at a time. If we bring them to Night Pond City, I'm afraid the three of us will go down in the history books and bear countless curses," Li Mengyuan lamented.
After Li Mengyuan finished speaking, the three of them fell silent.
The three of them were well aware of the situation.
However, their heads were almost chopped off just now.
"If we don't lead the way, they will find someone else to lead the way." Yao Zhengyan defended himself and the three of them.
The three of them could comfort themselves, but the imperial court and the people of Night Pond City wouldn't forgive them for this reason.
Early the next morning, Li Qianqiu let the three of them down and threw them into the group to travel with the rest.
No one was afraid that they would escape. It would be a huge joke if these three scholars could escape from their hands.
A day later, this army broke into Night Pond City again. Snatching food, snatching food, snatching food … It was a little different from what they had imagined before. Now, snatching food had become their main task.
Night Pond City was slightly smaller than Golden City. Even though the two warriors who had escaped from Golden City had come to inform them, they still couldn't stop the iron hooves of this army.
In the blink of an eye, the city was breached.
The only thing that annoyed Li Qianqiu was that many of the wealthy merchants in the city had run away.
Within three days, two cities were suddenly breached by the Dayao army. Great Xia was shaken!
Xia Bailong smashed countless cups in one day, spat out blood, and collapsed.
He didn't need to ask to know what was going on among the people. However, he didn't have the military strength to stop this Dayao army that suddenly appeared.
If this continued, he would probably be the only emperor who allowed the enemy army to roam freely in his country during his reign.
How could he accept this?
…
"Your Majesty, this bird can speak!" Ren Baqian carried the birdcage and ran to the empress's hall excitedly.
It wasn't strange for birds to speak. There were many parrots and mynahs that could learn to speak. However, this bird was extremely intelligent and seemed to be able to think on its own, which made him feel strange.
In the hall, the empress resumed her life of curling up on the sofa and watching television dramas.
When she saw Ren Baqian coming over, she only took a glance at him before returning her gaze to her notebook.
"When will my wine pool be built?"
"I'm afraid it will take some time," Ren Baqian replied. How many years would it take to fill up a wine pool with more than 600 kilograms of wine?
It was better to think of ways to get some food to brew wine himself.
"Come, give me a smile!" Ren Baqian squatted on the sofa, carried the birdcage, and poked the gray clown bird inside with his finger.
"Smile my ass! Do you think I'm a prostitute who sells smiles? Why would I give you a smile? Can't you take a look at your silly behavior … "The clown bird opened its bean-sized eyes and scolded.
Ren Baqian's face turned black. This bird wasn't like this when he bought it just now! It was actually quite obedient and cute! Damn it, I've been tricked.
Ren Baqian reached into the birdcage, pinched the bird that was flapping its wings and flying around, and exerted force with his thumb and index finger.
Click. The entire world became quiet.
Ren Baqian threw the cage aside and cursed in his heart. Damn it!
Did this silly bird really think that it was a master?
The empress turned her head and looked at him with a smile. "I saw it. This bird can indeed talk!"
"Quality education. Nowadays, not only are people's hearts no longer ancient, but even birds' hearts are no longer ancient." Ren Baqian thought about it and felt a little regretful. That bird was actually quite intelligent. Just based on its intelligence, he would definitely be able to train it well if he put a knife to its neck.
It was a pity that he didn't have the chance to train it.
Forget it, there were many interesting things in this world.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go out for a walk?" Ren Baqian asked the empress. He had been out of the palace for the past two days when he had nothing to do. He first went to the Ministry of Works to discuss the blast furnace and the construction of the cement factory with Tong Zhenye.
After all, the roads would be ready in a few days, and the cement factory had to be expanded first.
When the cement factory was completed, everything would be ready, and all that was left was the labor from the Yun Nation.
Apart from this, he wandered around the city and often saw some interesting things in the hands of some aboriginal people, especially in the Yiwulu District. There were many interesting things in the stalls along the streets.
He had just bought this little black bird from one of the aboriginal people's stalls.
"No, I still have to finish reading this." The empress immediately rejected him and looked back at the laptop screen.
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