Chapter 1487: Trip to the Temple, Joy of Life Ends

When Zhan Doudou announced in the court that he was going to war against Qing, it immediately caused an uproar in Qi.

It should be noted that it had only been a year since the peace talks between Qi and Qing ended, and Qi was still in a state of recuperation. Now it was suddenly going to war against Qing, which had defeated them. This was something that many officials could not accept.

In fact, most officials would not agree to war, whether they won or lost, because the majority of officials in the officialdom were civil officials. Among the civil officials, except for a small number, the vast majority wanted peace and did not want war.

To put it bluntly, if they won the war, they were officials, and if they lost the war, they were still officials. In this case, why not be more peaceful and why fight?

But the reason given by Zhan Doudou was very legitimate. Qing killed the princess of Daqi, and it was Qing that first destroyed the harmony between the two countries. Sending troops was to let Qing give an explanation.

Under the strength of Zhan Doudou, the wind in Qi was slowly changing, and more and more people agreed to go to war.

In the end, Qi appointed Shanghu as the general and sent troops to the border of Qing to deter Qing.

Qing State had just experienced several turmoils. It seemed that the border troops were not affected, but even the central system had major problems. With the chain reaction, how could there not be problems on the border?

Qing State had already been in turmoil because of the death of Emperor Qing and Ye Liuyun. The subsequent turmoil of seizing the throne made Qing State even more chaotic. In addition, the new monarch of Qing State had just ascended the throne, and the entire Qing State was in a mess.

Now Qi State suddenly sent troops to the border and threatened Qing State, which was like adding insult to injury. The people of Qing State became panic-stricken. The already unstable court became even more turbulent. The newly enthroned Third Prince was even more frightened and only knew to ask Fan Xian and the First Prince for help.

In fact, for the Third Prince, he was really wronged because he had never thought of becoming the emperor.

Since Emperor Qing was assassinated in the Hanging Temple, he had been confused all the time, until the chaos in Kyoto, and finally he was inexplicably pushed to the throne.

But from the moment he sat on the throne, he never had a good sleep, because all kinds of messy and troublesome things piled up in front of him.

He was just a teenager, and he was a playboy in the past. He didn't know anything about governing the country and the emperor's mind. He didn't handle anything after he ascended the throne. He handed it over to his mother, Fan Xian and the eldest prince.

He had been in a daze these days, and now there was a sudden threat from Qi, which caused great trauma to his young heart.

He also knew what was going on with him, so when the court was in chaos, he directly handed the matter over to Fan Xian and the eldest prince, and then stopped talking, not knowing how much impact this incident would have on him.

Qi State forced Qing State. In terms of the national strength and military strength of the two countries, Qing State was not afraid of Qi State. But the problem was that the two great masters of Qing State were dead, and Qi State already had the great master Ku He, and now there was the powerful great master Zhou Chen, so Fan Xian and others were afraid.

You said that if the two countries were fighting well and a great master suddenly rushed out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, even after the chaos, Qing State was not very afraid of going to war with Qi State, but the problem of the great master was too serious and had to be solved.

So after Fan Xian and others discussed, the eldest prince went to the border and led the army to fight against the Northern Qi army, while Fan Xian led people to Dongyi City to find Si Gu Jian to see if he could pull Si Gu Jian to the Qing State camp.

In the past, when Qing was strong, Dongyi City helped Qi deal with Qing. Now Qi is stronger than Qing in high-end combat power. If Dongyi City wants to remain neutral, it must get close to Qing. In addition, Si Gu Jian showed goodwill in the Hanging Temple before, so Fan Xian was ready to go to Dongyi City.

Qing refused to accept the return of that state, so Qi and Qing fought again after more than a year.

Emperor Qing had prepared for the previous war for many years, and everything was complete, so Qi was defeated.

But this time, the war broke out suddenly, and Qing had experienced many turmoil. Although it was also a border army, it no longer had the same fighting spirit as before. Even though the eldest prince Li Chengru was experienced, he still couldn't turn the tide on the battlefield.

On the contrary, Qi was united and wanted to wash away the defeat last time, and as the party that provoked the war, it was more prepared.

When the two sides started fighting, Qi became the active party, but Qing still had many years of foundation. Even if a huge change happened, it was still very powerful.

However, the struggle for the throne in Kyoto led to a significant weakening of the power of the Qing army. Many famous generals died in the Kyoto Rebellion.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. War is not just about the number of troops at the bottom, but also about generals and commanders.

With Li Chengru's persistence, Qing did not show a situation of collapse, but Qi was obviously determined this time. The fighting spirit and determination of the two armies were not at the same level at all.

Over time, the morale of the Qi army became more vigorous, while Qing gradually weakened, which led to the decline on the battlefield. Li Chengru had to extend the front line and retreat. Not only did he give up the land of a state he had obtained in the last national war, but he also lost several more counties.

In fact, Li Chengru was also very frustrated. The strength of the Qing army was not inferior to that of Qi, but the problem was that other supplies could not be in place. He could not let the soldiers go to the battlefield with empty stomachs and bare hands, right?

With all his skills, he could not use half of them. It would be strange if he could beat the Qi army with full morale.

However, Qi did not make any more efforts. After the victory, it did not attack as crazy as it did at the beginning. Instead, it stopped the conquest and formed a confrontation with Qing.

Qi stopped the war. In addition to Li Chengru who was fighting on the front line, he felt very frustrated. The officials in the court in the rear were relieved.

After the Kyoto Rebellion, a large number of officials participated in it, some died and some were imprisoned, which made half of the official positions in the court vacant. Many officials were temporarily enlisted. They had not figured out the affairs of their official positions. Suddenly, the national war came, and of course people were panicked.

In order to stabilize the government, when Li Chengru and Fan Xian left Kyoto, they specially recalled Lin Ruofu, who had retired and returned to his hometown, and re-appointed him as prime minister to assist the new emperor.

If Emperor Qing knew about this, he would probably crawl out of the imperial mausoleum. He spent a lot of energy to abolish the position of prime minister, but as soon as he died, he re-appointed Lin Ruofu, and all his previous efforts were in vain.

In fact, Lin Ruofu was also speechless. He had already handed over the connections of the Lin Mansion to Fan Xian, but now so many major events had happened, and he had to come out again, and there were all kinds of messes at the beginning. Even he, the prime minister with great power in the court, was troubled by it.

Of course, it was a headache, but such a situation made him very satisfied, and he could show his strength again.

Like most ministers, Lin Ruofu also disagreed with the war and preferred peace talks. However, his reasons were different from others. He considered deeper concerns. Whether it was the current situation of Qing or the two great masters of Qi, it was not the best choice for the two countries to fight to the death.

The war was temporarily over, but the war between the two countries was not the last step. After the war, there were more things to deal with.

So, Qing and Qi, after more than two years, once again started the road to peace talks.

The peace talks lasted for a long time, and finally the two sides reached a tacit understanding that the territory occupied by Qi belonged to Qi, the two sides were not allowed to fight again, Qing had to pay Qi for the funds to move out, and there were many other conditions.

Compared with more than two years ago, it was really a matter of time.

Zhou Chen did not care about the war between Qi and Qing, because he did not care about the world at all. As long as his women and children were not wronged, he did not want to care about what happened in the world.

Many times, unification of the world is not a good thing. Even if Zhan Doudou is his woman and Zhan Tianxia is his son, he can't always be a nanny to help them conquer the world. Some things still need them to do themselves to make it more meaningful.

Because when he was in Qing, his wedding with Zhan Pianpian was not completed, so he came to Qi and chose a good day again. He and Zhan Pianpian officially got married and became a couple who would be together forever.

After more than a year of leisurely life in Qi, during the three years of the great changes in Qing, Qi and Qing also maintained peace. However, the foreign tribes on the border of the two countries were restless and closed the gates many times. It was almost impossible for the world to be peaceful all the time.

In the second year after marrying Zhan Pianpian, Sang Wen was also taken as a concubine by Zhou Chen, and gave birth to a daughter for Zhou Chen that year. In the third year, Zhan Pianpian also gave birth to a son for Zhou Chen.

In the fourth year, Zhou Chen persuaded Ku He to explore the temple together. Si Gu Jian, who had been waiting for a long time, also came to Qi State and prepared to go with Zhou Chen and the others.

Originally, Zhou Chen was thinking about whether to look for Wu Zhu, after all, Wu Zhu was the person who knew the temple best in the world, but he didn't know where this guy was hiding. He was not with Fan Xian, and he couldn't find him.

So he didn't spend any more time, and teamed up with Ku He and Si Gu Jian to explore the temple.

Zhou Chen was still quite confident in exploring the temple, because he knew that the current temple was not that powerful. The most mysterious thing was the artificial intelligence. It was okay to fool people in the world, but it was absolutely impossible to fool him.

And he also had the ability to save his life. Even if something unexpected happened, he would definitely be the one with the highest chance of survival among the three.

After explaining to Zhan Pianpian and Zhan Doudou, Zhou Chen was ready to leave. However, before leaving, he was called out by Haitang Duoduo. After spending a few happy days in her farmyard, he left and headed straight to the north.

The trip to the temple was not very smooth. There were many problems along the way, but fortunately, Zhou Chen and the other three were all grandmasters, and their abilities in all aspects were far beyond ordinary people. After many days of searching, they came to the North Pole, and it was during the polar night when they arrived.

What made Ku He despair was that they had clearly come to the place where they encountered the temple, but there was no trace of the temple.

Ku He, who was full of faith in the temple, completely forgot his cultivation as a grandmaster. After searching for many days, he still couldn't find it. He went crazy on the spot, and was beaten severely by Zhou Chen. He was beaten black and blue, and he stopped going crazy.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Just because you don't see the temple now doesn't mean it's not here. Maybe it's just hidden and will be revealed at a special time."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Ku He and Si Gu Jian looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment.

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Chen said: "Ku He, didn't you say that you and Sean found the temple after several months of darkness? This kind of darkness is called polar night. We are in polar night now. Maybe we can find the temple after polar night."

"Polar night?"

Si Gu Jian and Ku He were both confused, but seeing Zhou Chen's words so confidently, they were skeptical and decided to listen to Zhou Chen.

Survival in polar night is not an easy task, but Zhou Chen was well prepared, and the three of them were all great masters with strong survival ability. After two months of polar night, they finally welcomed the day.

After a few days of searching, Zhou Chen and the other two finally found the temple.

The temple could deceive Ku He and Si Gu Jian, but it could not deceive Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen quickly found the entrance to the temple and then took Ku He and Si Gu Jian into the temple.

The temple did not disappoint Zhou Chen. It was indeed a military museum, and it was very technologically advanced.

However, the temple is now controlled by artificial intelligence, which is very hostile to invaders like Zhou Chen and his team, and immediately launched an attack.

What surprised Zhou Chen was that there were actually two grandmaster-level biochemical robots in the temple, and there were many biochemical robots that were not grandmaster-level, but were also stronger than the ninth-grade biochemical robots.

Zhou Chen and his three companions were besieged, and the artificial intelligence also used a trick. At the critical moment, it used Ku He's belief in the temple to instigate Ku He and allowed Ku He to stay in the temple, but wanted to kill Zhou Chen and Si Gu Jian.

Ku He, the old guy, regarded the artificial intelligence as a god, and actually believed his words and attacked Zhou Chen and Si Gu Jian.

After a shocking battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties. The biochemical robots were almost wiped out by Zhou Chen. Ku He was also in the battle. Zhou Chen tried to persuade him in vain and was beheaded by Zhou Chen with a sword.

Si Gu Jian was besieged. Although he was strong, he did not have the fighting power and recovery ability of Zhou Chen. He was outnumbered and suffered fatal injuries, and eventually died in the temple.

Zhou Chen also stayed in the temple for many days. The artificial intelligence in the temple tried to get rid of Zhou Chen by various methods, but failed. In the end, Zhou Chen cracked the military museum. Because he did not know much about artificial intelligence, he did not know how to deal with this strong artificial intelligence. In the end, he could only use the most brutal method and destroy it directly.

Although doing so is a major loss, it is also a last resort. What you can control belongs to you. What you cannot control is useless.

It took Zhou Chen a long time to stay in the temple before he had a preliminary grasp of the authority of this military museum and could use it.

Time passed quickly. Three years later, Zhou Chen walked out of the temple again.

The collections in the temple are too many and too wide. Many scientific and technological achievements that exceed his cognition require a long time to learn and understand.

However, he had been out for a long time, and he had to go back to report his safety. Anyway, he still had a lot of time. Now that he controlled the military museum and had the authority, he could come back at any time in the future.

Looking for the temple, plus the time he stayed in the temple, more than three years had passed since Zhou Chen left Qi.

During this period, there was no war between Qi and Qing, and both sides were recuperating. Although there would definitely be another war between the two countries in the future, at least, there would be no war in the near future.

Zhou Chen's return made Zhan Pianpian and others, who had been waiting for a long time, cry with excitement. They were worried about Zhou Chen's return after such a long time without any news. Now Zhou Chen's return alive was more important than anything else.

Zhou Chen's return also changed the situation in the world.