The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Six days passed in a flash.

Xiao Rui and his party went west for a hundred miles, and then headed northwest. Now it is only three days away from the border of Xia Kingdom to reach Xiangzhou. If you go west for a few more days, you will be in the territory of Zhao State.

Xiao Rui hesitated again and again, and finally asked Guo Jia's opinion, so he did not kill Zhao Kuangming, but continued to tie him up for emergencies. There were no surprises or dangers along the way, and it went smoothly, allowing Xiao Rui to rest for a few days.

But soon Xiao Rui became bored and began to scold the system.

Look at my present value, it is only a pitiful 0/100, but the wish value is not bad, reaching 3/4, descending to Chen Qingzhi, Gong Yechang and Han Xin, pushing the wish value to such a high level in one fell swoop.

So Xiao Rui was eager to get the task, but the system just couldn't hit a fart with a stick, so he became a coward.

No, the system was ridiculed again, but the other party was still taciturn, so Xiao Rui could only shake his head and sigh.

Seeing the night fall, when everyone thought they were going to spend the night in the wilderness again, Li Yuanfang suddenly saw the smoke rising not far away, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there should be a village in front of you!"

"Hurry up, go there for a night before the sun goes down." Xiao Rui ordered.

Several people immediately speeded up and rushed to the outside of the village before the sunset.

This is a small but very quiet village, surrounded by mountains and rivers, not far from the rice fields, at this time there is a sound of frogs, and there are fireflies twinkling.

There is a big banyan tree at the head of the village, which looks very old, with a huge crown like a canopy. At this time, a few old men were sitting under the tree chatting, watching the people who came suddenly, all watching with vigilance.

Li Yuanfang stepped forward and asked, "Old man, what kind of village is this? I wonder if it's there? We are business travelers, and it's getting late when we pass by here. I don't know if it's possible to stay overnight?"

Among the four old men, an old man with a haggard face stood up, cupped his hands, and said: "This old man is Lizheng of this village. We are Zhangjia Village with only twenty households. It is the northernmost village in Yan Kingdom. Going north, we will soon reach the territory of Xia State and Zhao State, are you going to Xia State or Zhao State?"

Li Yuanfang was taken aback, but he still said: "We are going to Xiangzhou in Xia Kingdom. Now Xiayan and Yan are in an alliance, and business exchanges are frequent. Doesn't the old man know?"

"Oh, we're going to Xia Guo!" The old man's cautious expression immediately eased, and the other three old men also put down their vigilance.

The old man said again: "Of course you are welcome, but the village is simple and few outsiders come, so please forgive me if the hospitality is not good. In addition, the people in the village rarely see outsiders and are afraid of strangers, so I hope you don't wander around!"

Li Yuanfang nodded and said: "Don't worry, old man, we just need to find a place to rest for the night, and we will leave early tomorrow morning. We have brought our own dry food, so we don't need to bother the old man. In addition, whoever disturbs your village is sorry, please accept it!"

As he spoke, Li Yuanfang took out a piece of silver and presented it to the old man.

The old man was startled, and immediately declined, saying: "It's fate for you to come here, this money can't be accepted, you can't accept it, please come into the village!"

The old man was determined not to accept it, so Li Yuanfang didn't force it, so he followed the old man into the village with a carriage.

Xiao Rui and Guo Jia sat in the carriage and looked at the village through the bamboo curtain. The appearance of their group naturally aroused the vigilance of the villagers, and they came out of the house one after another and stood in the yard to look around.

The low fence also allowed Xiao Rui and Guo Jia to see the situation of these villagers clearly. Guo Jia immediately noticed the problem and said, "Your Highness, you see, there are no grown-up men in the village, they are all old and weak women and children."

Xiao Rui also saw that the women and children hugged their children and looked at them vigilantly, with vigilance and panic in their eyes.

Soon, the carriage came to a house, and Li pointed to the house and said, "This is my son's house. The house is empty now, and I clean it often. You can rest here today."

"Thank you, old man!" Guo Jia got off the carriage and bowed to the old man.

The old man saw Guo Jia's gentle manner, with a scholarly sense of loyalty, and he immediately liked him, and he also replied: "Hi, my lord!"

Guo Jia asked puzzledly, "Old man, I'm taking the liberty of saying something. When we entered the village, we found that there were no grown-up men in your village. They were all old, young, women and children. I don't know where they are?"

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Where are you? Didn't you get drafted away by the army?"

"Conscripted away?" Guo Jia showed surprise, and said: "Yan's conscription order is to choose one male from each household as a soldier. Even if other males want to serve as soldiers, they are just envious soldiers. Conscripted?"

These words seemed to untie the scars of the old man, and his face was filled with sadness immediately, and he said: "Speaking of which, who told our village to be close to the border, and Yan Guo and Zhao Guo often had conflicts, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Not one of the strong men was spared, so there were no males in every village. All three of my sons went to the border, two of them died, and only one remained."

Speaking of this, the old man burst into tears.

Guo Jia said apologetically, "Old man, I'm sorry for bringing up your sadness!"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Hey, it has nothing to do with you, it's all Zhao Guo's fault!"

Guo Jia nodded, no wonder they said they were going to Xia Guo, these old people would relax their vigilance, it turned out that their family members died at the hands of Zhao Guo.

As the saying goes, you can see the whole leopard by looking at one spot. The tense border war in Yan State has led to a shortage of soldiers. It is not easy to make things worse by forcing recruits. There are many villages like Zhangjia Village. The village was desolate and withered. Although a village is small, it is the smallest unit that makes up a country and can best reflect the rise and fall of a country.

As the weakest country among the Seven Kingdoms, the Yan Kingdom is far inferior to the surrounding countries in terms of military and economics, and it is still living in the cracks between them. How can it be miserable?

In addition, when Xiao Rui thought of the drunken lives and dreams of those dignitaries in Yandu City, there was a sharp contrast, an obvious contrast.

After the old man left, Xiao Rui got out of the carriage and went into the house to rest.

They rested overnight in Zhangjia Village, and everyone set off early the next morning, not wanting to disturb the tranquility of Zhangjia Village. They continued to go north, walked for another day, and came to a three-way intersection.

Going to the northwest, two days' journey will reach Xifeng Pass, where Yan State and Zhao State border, and go northeast, and you will arrive at Dongfeng Pass, where Yan State and Xia State border. As long as you pass Dongfeng Pass, you will arrive at the boundary of Xiangzhou in Xia Kingdom for more than ten miles to the north. If you continue to walk northwest, you will not be far from the place where Chen Qingzhi is stationed.

When a group of people approached Dongfeng Pass, they noticed something was wrong.

Because of the alliance between Xia and Yan, Dongfeng Pass, as a trade pass, is far less ready than Xifeng Pass. Only a few business groups will go to Zhao State, but a large number of businessmen come and go to Xia State, so Dongfeng Pass will be in charge. Going out and coming in requires a search, and going out only needs a simple registration. But at this time, the security card was set up, and it seemed that they were searching for someone.

Guo Jia stopped the horse, and then sent Han Xin to check.

Han Xin is from the country of Yan, so he will not arouse suspicion. He will come back soon after he has gone.

"Your Highness, we can't get through. Crown Prince Yan Xifeng has issued arrest warrants for every gate to the country of Yan. There are portraits of His Highness and Mr. Feng Xiao, and every vehicle and horse will be searched." Han Xin said back.

Xiao Rui and Guo Jia looked at each other, Guo Jia said with a smile: "Although Yan Xifeng is crazy, he is smart. He is aware of the horror of gunpowder, and he must definitely catch His Highness. It seems that it is not easy to go there easily, or Detour other trails."

There are mountains between Xifeng Pass and Dongfeng Pass, which is why Yan State can establish a border pass. The natural mountains are like the Great Wall. But the mountains are not the Great Wall after all, they cannot be strong and coherent, some mountains are tall, and some places are low, so Zhao Guo was able to enter Yan Guo through other routes.

But to the east of Dongfengguan, the mountains gradually became lower, and lost their height after only fifty or sixty miles. Therefore, the border between the two countries in the east is flat, and the country of Yan cannot defend the whole line, so it can only retreat to the south bank of the Yan River and choose a place to station for defense.

At this time, Dongfeng Pass cannot be passed, so they can only go eastward, and there will be no Yan soldiers guarding it. However, there is no official road, and the wilderness path is bumpy and difficult. At that time, the carriage will have to be abandoned and horses will be replaced. And if you make a detour, you will add three or four days to the journey.

At this moment, Han Xin smiled and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Feng Xiao, I have a suggestion."

"Oh? Tell me quickly." Xiao Rui's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.

Han Dao said: "Since Dongfeng Pass is searching for His Highness, why not send the tiger away from the mountain? I pretended to be a traveler, accidentally saw the portrait of the person who was arrested, and led away the generals and a large number of guards at Dongfeng Pass. Then, His Highness and Guo Jia disguised themselves and passed the pass. If you give money to bribe the officers and soldiers who check, you can quickly pass through. I just noticed that the officers and soldiers who searched are also doing their own work, and some people carry prohibited items in their carriages, and they are all secretly paid for some money before being released."

Guo Jia nodded with a smile, not surprised. It seems that he has already thought of a way, but he just doesn't say it. He was giving Han Xin a chance to perform. Han Xin saved His Highness and himself, and Guo Jia recognized him quite a lot, so he wanted him to perform, so as to gain Xiao Rui's greater trust.

In fact, Guo Jia was too worried. How could Xiao Rui not know who Han Xin was and what abilities he possessed?

Xiao Rui immediately agreed with this suggestion.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui and Guo Jia dressed up in disguise, while Han Xin went to Dongfeng Pass alone, immediately uncovered the arrest warrant, and was taken by soldiers to meet the general guarding Xifeng Pass.

Comment on Han Xin's eloquence, directly convince the general to believe his words, and then immediately summon the soldiers to take Han Xin to the place where the other party is hiding.

As soon as the people left, Xiao Rui and his team began to pass the customs, and soon it was their turn. Li Yuanfang secretly handed over the money, and the soldiers responded hastily, and they passed the customs quickly and safely.

When they went north for more than ten miles, their speed slowed down. After half an hour, Han Xin caught up.

"I led that general into a forest, and then turned back. Even if that man realizes that he has been deceived, he will not dare to go out of the city to pursue him when he returns to Dongfeng Pass. One is that the territory of Xia Kingdom is about to come, and if he steps over, he will be killed." It means aggression. Secondly, if Yan Xifeng knows that he has been tricked, he may be let go, and he will be even more frustrated!" Han Xin laughed.

Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Han Xin respectfully said: "Your Highness is serious, this is what I should do."

"Okay! Then let's continue on our way!" Xiao Rui raised his head and pointed to the northwest, and immediately entered the boundary of Yan Kingdom. His heart stabilized and he finally returned to his home field.