Taiping Inn

After walking for half a month, Zhou Shuning's progress was so fast that it was beyond Li Xuandu's expectation. Not only did she breed a breath of true qi in her body, but she also passed through the snow mountain from the sea of ​​qi, opened the middle field, and climbed to the 24th floor. She was just short of attacking the Fengchi acupoint and opening the Xuanqiao.

Just when the little girl officially stepped into the realm of controlling qi, the two finally walked out of Huainan Mansion and entered the territory of Fengyin Mansion.

Along the way, in addition to teaching Zhou Shuning the entry method of Xuannv Sect, Li Xuandu also deliberately told her about the current situation of the world so that she could understand what kind of world it is now.

Since the 20th year of Mingyong in the Great Wei Dynasty, the Golden Horde Khanate located in the vast grasslands in the north has repeatedly violated the border from the northwest line. In the 22nd year of Mingyong, the Golden Horde army was at the gates of Xijing. Emperor Mingyong issued an order that the Governor-General of Qinzhong Qi Ying come forward to sign a city alliance with the Ili Khan of the Golden Horde Korea. The Wei court paid compensation of 200,000 taels of gold, 13.3 million taels of silver, 1 million dan of grain, 300,000 jin of tea, 300,000 pieces of silk to the Golden Horde army, and ceded three prefectures in Liangzhou and one prefecture in Qinzhou, and the Golden Horde army withdrew.

In the tenth year of Wude in the Wei Dynasty, the Golden Horde army marched south again and captured Xijing. Emperor Wude was shocked and angry, and fell ill and could not manage affairs. The government was jointly handled by Empress Xie and the chief minister of the cabinet Zhang Suqing. Under the leadership of Zhang Suqing, the Wei court refused to negotiate peace, mobilized troops from Shuzhou, Zhongzhou, Jinzhou, Yanzhou and other places, and led by the left governor Qin Xiang, fought a great battle with the Golden Horde army in Qinzhou, forcing the Golden Horde army to retreat to Liangzhou.

The following year, the Golden Horde army withdrew due to insufficient food and grass. Just when Qin Xiang was planning to recover Qinzhou, Liangzhou and other places, the seriously ill Emperor Wude died in the Yanbo Hall of Xiyuan, and Qin Xiang had to return to Beijing.

In the same year, famine broke out in Qinzhou and Liangzhou, leaving hundreds of thousands of refugees homeless. The ten evil sects took the opportunity to start an uprising, sweeping across the two states in an instant, occupying Xijing, and nominated Tan Taiyun as the co-leader, known as the King of the West.

At this time, the court was in turmoil because of the ascension of the new emperor, and had no time to take care of Qin and Liangzhou.

In the second year of Tianbao, Empress Dowager Xie launched the Imperial Capital Incident and killed the four ministers headed by Zhang Suqing. Among the crimes listed was "failure to make peace with the Golden Horde with all his heart, resulting in today's rebellion in the northwest."

After Zhang Suqing was killed, Qin Xiang, who was highly valued by Zhang Suqing, was also implicated and dismissed from office and imprisoned. This veteran general once said sadly: "This is an unjust imprisonment, and it has destroyed the Great Wall."

As expected, after Qin Xiang was imprisoned, the court no longer had any generals to fight. Several attempts to recover the northwest were defeated by Tan Taiyun, and countless soldiers and generals were lost. The treasury became increasingly empty and it was difficult to support the war.

In the third year of Tianbao, Tan Taiyun led his army to attack Shuzhou and defeated the Wei army. In just one year, he pacified the sixteen tribes of the southern border barbarians and established the Great Zhou in three states, namely Shuzhou, Qinzhou and Liangzhou. Tan Taiyun was revered as the "holy king".

Now it is the sixth year of Tianbao. In the past three years, the situation in the northwest has been completely corrupted and irreversible. Tan Taiyun has also made friends with the Golden Horde, which has caused the Golden Horde army to change its route and no longer send troops from the northwest, but to station troops on the Liaodong border. Although there has been no large-scale war, it has repeatedly invaded the Liaozhou border, burning, killing and looting. Today's Wei court has internal troubles and external troubles. It has become a foregone conclusion that it will decline from prosperity. To put it more seriously, it is now gradually becoming a chaotic world.

Li Xuandu vaguely remembered that when he met Zhang Suqing, the prime minister once said, "The trouble of the Wei Dynasty is not outside, but in the court, in this imperial capital."

Now it seems that this sentence is not wrong.

When Zhang Suqing was there, he used Qin Xiang to repel the Golden Horde Army. At the same time, he reformed the civil service, eradicated corruption, and reused young and strong officials, which made the government gradually have a bit of revival.

After Queen Mother Xie killed Zhang Suqing, the court was certainly in her hands, and no one could shake the authority of the Queen Mother, but apart from that, did she pacify the northwest? Did she pacify Liaodong?

On the contrary, the huge West Garden was renovated and looked brand new!

It really fulfilled the long-standing prophecy in the martial arts world: "If the Great Wei is to perish, it will first perish because of Wude, but will actually perish because of Tianbao."

Near the gate of Fengyin Prefecture City, Li Xuandu took Zhou Shuning off the horse, held the horse with one hand and the little girl with the other, and walked towards the gate. Because the world is not as peaceful as it was in the past, the gates in various places are very strict. To enter the city, you need a pass issued by the local government. Li Xuandu took out a forged pass from his arms. The name written on it was not Li Xuandu or Li Zifu, but Li Baiyue. Of course, the little girl could not be called Zhou Shuning, and Li Xuandu gave her a pseudonym of "Li Ni". In front of outsiders, the two were half-siblings.

After checking the pass, the gate guard only asked a few questions and glanced at the two. Seeing that they were not carrying weapons, they let them enter the city.

After entering the city, Li Xuandu subconsciously glanced at the three characters "Li Baiyue" on the pass in his hand and laughed at himself.

In the battle of the Imperial Capital, he did not choose to fight to the death, but escaped from the Imperial Capital alone after the situation was hopeless. Wasn't it a bit too ruthless and ungrateful? But then again, even if he fought to the death, it would only cost him one more life and would not help.

As long as he was alive, he would have the hope of returning to the realm of truth, or even the realm of heaven and man and the realm of immortality that only existed in legends.

As long as he was alive, he would fight back one day.

At this moment, Li Xuandu was full of murderous intent.

Zhou Shuning was just a child after all. Although she didn't cry to death because of her parents' sudden death, she was still frightened by the murderous intent of Li Xuandu at this time, and subconsciously let go of Li Xuandu's palm.

Li Xuandu was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked at Zhou Shuning with fear on her face. When he saw the clear eyes of the little girl without any turbidity, all the murderous intent disappeared immediately.

People's hearts are fickle, especially after adulthood, their minds are as complicated as dirty water, far less than the pure heart of childhood, so it is said that the pure heart of a child is the most rare.

This is not the first day that Li Xuandu has been walking in the world of martial arts. He has been struggling in the quagmire of the world of martial arts for many years. He is destined to be a muddy person. He has seen many people in this quagmire, all kinds of people, men and women, and hypocritical people. One foot calls brother, your wife and I will take care of you, and the next foot betrays friends and seizes brothers' property and wives. How can such people be a minority?

But every time he saw these innocent children, he could feel that this world was not only dirty and muddy, but also clear and sweet.

So after Li Xuandu restrained his murderous aura, he said something that made the little girl confused, "The country is broken, but the mountains and rivers remain. The city is covered with grass and trees in spring. In fact, whether it is national hatred, family hatred, or even saving the world, it should be carried on the shoulders of us men. How can you children be involved? There is no such reason."

He squatted down and looked at Zhou Shuning, and said softly: "People like me, to put it nicely, are people with stories. I carry the blood feuds of relatives and friends on my back, and hold the swords of killing in my hands. I have experienced all kinds of swords and swords, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It's no big deal. But after getting used to the dead, when I see the clear eyes of you children, I feel that this is the unbearable weight in the world."