So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

In an era without the Internet, gossip spread no slower than in the information society.

Yesterday, five or six new scholars went there, and when they returned, they all exchanged what happened at the table with Zhou Yao and Xiao Yueshan. The next morning, when Zhou Yao arrived at the Hanlin Academy to take up his post, he discovered that the Qiu family's private affairs yesterday were already known to everyone.

Even Zhong Bin came to his seat and asked about what happened last night. He wanted to cover up for Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Shunci, but it was of no avail.

Qiu Zhuo was very taciturn and didn't like to move around. There were so many people in the Hanlin Academy that he really couldn't find a suitable opportunity to talk to him.

Based on Tang Shuyi's outrageous behavior in the past few times, Zhou Yao paid special attention to his movements. Qiu Zhuo rarely socialized on weekdays, and in order to prevent Tang Shuyi from knowing their conversation, he decided to take the opportunity to find Qiu Zhuo after learning from Hong Zhenwu that Tang Shuyi went out for a drink with his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy today.

After finally reaching the end of the shift, Zhou Yao asked a servant to drive the carriage and wait for him near the Hanlin Academy, on the road that Qiu Zhuo had to take to go home.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Yao saw Qiu Zhe coming alone. He quickly got off the carriage and called him. He bowed respectfully and said, "Master Qiu, I have a favor to ask. I would like to have a chat with you."

Qiu Zhu was a little surprised. He didn't know what the new tutor wanted to talk to him about, but he didn't refuse. He bowed and said, "I was rude before. I hope Master Zhou will forgive me."

"It's just a trivial matter, Lord Qiu, don't take it to heart." Zhou Yao invited Qiu to get on the carriage and go to Zuihuayin to tell the story.

Zuihuayin's business has always been mediocre, and the Xiao family's current strength is not enough to maintain relationships with top restaurants. As long as they can achieve a balance between income and expenditure, it will be good enough.

Deng Xiao personally took them to a secluded little room on the second floor and arranged the table. Zhou Yao asked Deng Xiao to prevent other people from coming so that he could finally ask Qiu Zhe for advice.

"Sir Qiu, I want to know more about the history of the Jokhang Dynasty. My father-in-law said that you are the most knowledgeable about historical books and biographies, so I asked Yueshan to pass a letter to your daughter to visit your house last time. There were too many people at the banquet last time, so it was not convenient to talk in detail. This time I have come here specially to ask you for advice." Zhou Yao said sincerely, raising his teacup to offer tea to Qiu.

"It is I who misunderstood your meaning. I come from the countryside, and his two elder brothers are not educated. I am sorry for offending you, sir. Please forgive me." Qiu Zhuo also raised his glass.

"Mr. Qiu is on good terms with my father-in-law, so he is my elder. According to my father-in-law's seniority, I should call Mr. Qiu uncle. So please don't apologize anymore." Zhou Yao and Qiu Zhuo took a sip of tea together.

Qiu Zhuo seldom socialized, so he was subconsciously very reserved. "Uncle Qiu, please eat. We can talk while we eat." Zhou Yao greeted Qiu Zhuo.

The food at Zuihuayin is delicious and the music is pleasant, creating a relaxing atmosphere for conversation.

"Just now, my nephew said that he wanted to know about the history of Dazhao. I have indeed read some of it. Although I cannot say that I know everything, as long as the content is collected and recorded in the book, it has been verified by me personally, so it must be credible." Qiu Zhuo had a good impression of this respectful junior and said carefully. "Which part does my nephew want to know?"

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. I want to learn from the beginning of Taizu's reign."

"The country is divided and the world is in chaos. Before the establishment of Dazhao, local vassal states were divided and had their own troops. In the north, there were Jingguo and Chenguo, in the south, Ningguo and Yeguo, and there were 28 large and small righteous armies scattered everywhere. There were also tribes like Wuge and Yueyun on the periphery.

The Chu family lived in Qianyuan County, Yizhou, Pingyi Prefecture, where wars had been going on for years, and the people lived in hardship. Taizu was a man of righteousness and generosity, and he enjoyed great prestige in the Pingyi Prefecture area.

According to legend, he had thick eyebrows, a square face, a majestic appearance, was eight feet tall, had a tiger body and a bear waist, was born with supernatural powers, was extremely good at riding and shooting, and had the courage to defeat ten thousand men.

Seeing the separatist forces among the various factions, Taizu, a commoner, took advantage of the situation and raised an army. He first attacked Hongcheng on the border of Ningguo on the grounds of family feud, and then captured three cities in a row.

The royal family of Ning State in the south was indulging in luxury and pleasure. At that time, many of the rebel armies were kings of the mountains. They did not take Taizu's small rebel army seriously, thinking that Taizu was just like other powerful people who were satisfied with occupying three cities.

Unexpectedly, Taizu took a short break and continued to attack the rest of the cities in Ningguo, and nearby heroes rushed to join him. Among these heroes were generals Li Jin, Cao Ying, Shou Sheng, Gao Quan, Cui Yebai, etc.

Taizu made Yizhou the center and had the general Li Jin guard the city. He asked Cao Ying and Shou Sheng to lead a team each to capture the surrounding cities, and he personally led the army straight to the capital of Ningguo.

The bureaucracy in Ningguo was extremely corrupt, and few people in various places were prepared to defend and resist. Most of them did not need to be attacked, and they opened their cities and surrendered when they saw the powerful enemy. In just two months, Taizu arrived at Sanshan City, the capital of Ningguo. The speed of the march was so fast that it seemed like there was no one in the land.

Sanshan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and Tianjiang River on one side. Geng Ping, the brother-in-law of the King of Ningguo and a famous general, wanted to defend the city by relying on the natural barrier and wait for reinforcements.

Sanshan City has high walls and thick defenses, and is surrounded by the natural barrier of Tianjiang River, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Gao Quan suggested besieging and cultivating the city so as to consume all the food and supplies of Sanshan City, and the city would fall without a fight.

Chu Guoyu, Taizu's cousin, thought it was inappropriate. Although the Ningguo Dynasty was corrupt, it was actually rich. Sanshan City had more than ten large warehouses, which could provide food for the entire city for three years. On the contrary, the rebels had little food and grass. If they were besieged, it would be hard to tell who would be killed in the end. He thought it would be the best strategy to take advantage of the high morale and break the city in one fell swoop.

Taizu combined the two's suggestions and asked Gao Quan to lead troops to besiege the city and confront Geng Ping, and built a high tower outside the city to shoot arrows into the city. Secretly, his brother Chu Guoxin led a team to find a small path in the mountains to try to enter the city.

At the beginning, the military and civilians in Sanshan City were united as one, and naturally they were as close as an iron barrel. Occasionally, they had the opportunity to find a breakthrough, but they were soon discovered by the people and caught.

However, the biggest problem of Ningguo was the incompetence of the royal family. The capital was besieged for a month, and other cities of Ningguo were successively conquered by Cao Ying and Shou Sheng. Seeing that there was no hope of rescue, Ningguo monarch Chen Shiqin had already surrendered, and only his uncle Geng Ping was struggling to support the country.

Taizu knew that Chen Shiqin's psychological defenses only needed a fatal blow.

Cao Ying and Shou Sheng led the rest of their troops to join the main army. Chen Shiqin knew that the day of the decisive battle had arrived and had already become like a frightened bird.

The northern side of Sanshan City was the weakest. One day, a strong wind blew up, which was in line with the weather. Taizu made a move to break the city and personally led his troops to attack the north gate with fire. The flames shot up into the sky and the city was in chaos. Geng Ping had to go to the north city to fight, and the rest of the defenders also came to rescue.

A fierce battle was going on at the North Gate. Taizu had already arranged for Chu Guoxin to lead his troops to attack the West Gate, and Cao Xin to lead the navy to attack the East Gate, and ordered the soldiers to shout, "Three armies march forward, capture the thief Chen alive!"

The shouts of killing were deafening, Chen Shiqin wanted to escape from the city, and took advantage of Geng Ping's lack of attention to order the commander of the South Gate to open the city gate and let him go. Chu Guoyu and Shou Sheng had already led their troops to ambush at the South Gate, and they would attack the city as soon as Geng Ping opened the gate.

The two led their troops to capture Chen Shiqin and more than a hundred members of the Ningguo royal family alive. When the news reached Geng Ping at the north gate, he saw that the situation was hopeless and committed suicide for his country, and Ningguo was destroyed.

Taizu was a military genius, often winning unexpected victories and defeating the larger force with a smaller one. His capture of the seven prefectures of Changqi was an unprecedented achievement.

In the second year of Shengwu, Taizu personally led 20,000 elite troops to sweep away the Wuge cavalry in the north, killing and capturing more than 50,000 Wuge tribesmen along the way and capturing 16 cities.

Our army's morale was high, and the Uggar King Salmoge was defeated and had to flee to the depths of the desert with his remaining troops in order to preserve his strength.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war. Taizu led a team of 3,000 elite soldiers and rode over a thousand miles across the desert, piercing the heart of the Wuge tribe like a sharp knife.

This blitzkrieg won our dynasty a great victory. Taizu personally killed King Wuge and captured alive Prince Wuge, the Prime Minister, and nearly a hundred generals. Thus, the Wuge Dynasty in the northwest was destroyed, and its people and land were incorporated into our Dazhao territory. Taizu established Changqi Prefecture, which governed seven states and was responsible for all affairs. "

Qiu Zhuo is usually taciturn, but he can talk endlessly about the Chinese history he has studied.