Chang Yu curled his lips and said, "Seeing that you are spitting and talking non-stop, you must be very confident in your own abilities. Since you dare to say that it is a big deal in the world, please do the math. Let's do the math today." Will I kill you later?" He said as he touched the handle of the knife, and his murderous aura suddenly leaked out. The Taoist was shocked and shut up.
Chang Yu snorted and ignored him. He saw some leftover porridge in the iron pot next to the corner of the house. He reached out and took a bite and asked the owner of the house: "Old man, cook us a pot of porridge."
Seeing the embarrassment on the old man's face, Kuang Ren took out some broken silver and threw it over: "We don't eat for free."
The old man was overjoyed after picking up the silver, but his expression suddenly turned awkward. Kuang Ren was about to ask what happened when the short, strong man couldn't help but said: "The silver is certainly enough, but who has much surplus food these days?" You guys of more than 20 people can eat half a year's rations in one meal. There is still a war outside these days, so where can you buy food if you have money?"
Chang Yu heard this and then smiled and said: "It's not as exaggerated as you said. We only need a pot of gruel to warm ourselves up, and..." He looked at the Taoist priest and said: "You are right about one thing, we are indeed distinguished guests." Having said this, he said to the owner of the house: "There is a small forest two hundred meters northwest of the village. There are injured horses and several dead horses. You have the strength." It will be no problem to drag it here and spend the winter."
When the old man heard this, he stamped his feet with joy and kept saying, "Oh, there are so many..."
"I'm going to drag one over too. I haven't eaten meat for a long time." The short and strong man stood up quickly. In an instant, several guards gathered around him. Seeing this, the short and strong man slowly sat down again. He muttered: "Why, can't I help you with the soup?"
"Okay, you can go and help, let alone drink soup. You can eat meat as you like. But you can't go now. You can go after we leave. Not to mention that the three of you can't finish the meal. Call other people in the village to join us." Go ahead." Chang Yu said and looked at the man: "Do you think we are noble people?"
"The poor Taoist has long said that Master Jun is a noble man." The Taoist's eyes also blossomed.
Now that the owner of the house knew that he had horse meat for the winter and had lost money, he stopped being stingy and ran to the rice vat next to the bed in the back room to scoop out a large gourd of rice to cook. Chang Yu waited until nothing happened, then turned his attention to the short man. A strong man, he felt that although this man was not good-looking, he was very courageous and not very afraid of soldiers, so he asked him his name.
"Thank Qiankun," the strong man said.
Good guy, Chang Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to bear such a name?"
"If you can't bear it, you will die, no big deal!" Xie Qiankun looked indifferent, Chang Yu raised his thumb: "He is a man, what does he do for a living?"
"Walking around the world, eliminating violence, not seeking fame or profit, eating wherever you go, buying it if you have money, begging if you don't have money, and those who have a stutter will be starved to death. Why, the military master wants to reward him one or two."
Chang Yu smiled, and Wang Zhengnan couldn't help but said: "Turns out he is a ranger, disrespectful and disrespectful." He bowed his hands, and Xie Qiankun returned the gift: "The military master has given me an award, and the ranger is not considered a ranger. He just likes to fight injustices."
Chang Yu sighed: "Abolition of violence and peace... That's such a big statement. Do you know what the biggest violence in the world is?"
Xie Qiankun chuckled: "I know what the military master wants to say. I don't have the ability to care about the peace of the world. That is a big thing for the military masters to do. I am a man of the world, so I can just care about the injustices in the world."
"It takes a lot of ability to manage injustices in the world. Are you very capable?" Chang Yu asked casually, and Xie Qiankun said: "A little skill, a lot of courage. If you don't accept it, just do it, or you may die!"
Chang Yu shook his head after hearing this: "If you only have this ability, you really can't be called a ranger. At most, you can be called a wanderer."
"It doesn't seem to be a good thing to say." Xie Qiankun raised his eyebrows and said, Chang Yu snorted: "It's really not a good thing to say, the whole thing is dumbfounded. Why, why are you staring at me? Do you want to fight with us?"
Xie Qiankun snorted: "I'm not afraid of you if I fight alone."
Moreover, Chang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "It's a good thing that our killing power has passed today, otherwise I would have taught you a lesson." Without waiting for Xie Qiankun to answer, he added, "Looking at your age, you must be thirty years younger." Say you're awesome. You've been struggling in the world without getting a name. Say you're not great. You're so reckless and you're still alive. If this continues, you won't be able to be a knight or a hero. You'll just be a charlatan until you die. Bastard".
Xie Qiankun's face turned red and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Chang Yu said casually: "It's better to join the army with us and try for fame." He admired this guy's courage. He could still be neither humble nor arrogant in the face of a bunch of soldiers. This was not something ordinary people could do.
Xie Qiankun shook his head lightly: "I can't stand the love of the military master, but I am still free in the world. I joined the army and fought and killed. One general has made thousands of bones. We can only use the bones. Without the general's life, we might as well be in the world." Happy and happy."
"Joining the army is not just for fame. It is the responsibility of protecting the family and the country. You don't know that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Now the Tatars..." Kuang Ren was indignant and scolded, but Xie Qiankun sneered and waved his hand: "What big things like the rise and fall of the country have to do with us country folk? That's all the worries of the big men in the court." He glanced at the owner of the house who was busy: "Old man Zhang, you said there is a war outside. Who are you facing?"
Upon hearing this, the owner of the house glanced at Chang Yu and said quickly: "I am from the Ming Dynasty, so I am naturally facing the military men in the house."
Xie Qiankun snorted: "That's not what you said before. Whoever gives you food is the king. Whoever becomes the emperor has nothing to do with us people. If Tatars come here today, you must say that you will fight against the Tatar soldiers."
The old man blushed, lowered his head and was silent.
"Are you from Ming Dynasty?" Kuang Ren glared at him.
"Yes." Xie Qiankun nodded: "Then, does the rise and fall of the country depend on me?"
You... Kuang Ren stood up angrily. Chang Yu pulled him and sighed softly.
Although Xie Qiankun's words are very uncomfortable to hear, they are indeed the voice of most people in this era. It can be said that in terms of patriotism, the people of later generations are far better than the people of this era. To be more precise, the patriotism of the people is truly The awakening came after the Republic of China.
In fact, the reason is very simple. The country in the feudal dynasty was the family and the world, while modern society is the country and the world.
In ancient times, the country belonged to one family, the Liu family, the Li family, the Zhu family... it didn't belong to the common people anyway, so to the common people, it really didn't matter who was the emperor.
So much so that in the late Manchu Qing Dynasty, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded, ordinary people helped set up ladders... You can even understand why there were so many traitors and puppet troops during the modern war.
Secondly, education in ancient times was backward, with an illiteracy rate of more than 90%. The people were unenlightened and dull. They only cared about three meals a day, and there was no sense of family and country. On the contrary, those who worried about family and country at that time were ministers and literati. , powerful.
What’s interesting is that in modern times, you find that the patriotism of ordinary people far exceeds that of highly educated elites. There is a saying that wealthy elites queue up outside the embassy to wait for green cards, while ordinary people who have just solved the problem of food and clothing are fighting for their lives. Bloody slogans...
Why is this?
What went wrong.
"Summer insects cannot speak of ice." Wang Zhengnan glanced at Xie Qiankun and shook his head with a wry smile.
"It is your duty as a soldier to protect your family and country. I am just a member of the Jianghu. I don't have such big ambitions. Why should I force myself on others?" Xie Qiankun saw the contempt in Wang Zhengnan's eyes and couldn't help but speak out.
"Then what is your ambition?" Chang Yu began to annoy this man, and said coldly to him: "Abolish violence and make peace, and see injustice on the road?"
Well, Xie Qiankun nodded vigorously: "Be a great knight like Guo Xie."
you? Guo Xie? Chang Yu was startled and then took a sip: "You are just a gangster at best, not even a ranger. You still dream of becoming Guo Xie. Is Guo Jie an ordinary ranger? You are so powerful that even the general Wei Qing values it." People! You are far behind!"
"How did you know that I wouldn't be able to reach that point in the future?" Xie Qiankun looked proud!
Chang Yu laughed loudly, with a sarcastic look on his face: "You only know Guo Xie as a knight-errant, but do you know who his status in the world is equivalent to now? Even if it is not as good as breaking into a thief and offering a thief, he is still a powerful person, you... that's all, If you want to dream, stop dreaming."
"Who is Guo Xie?" Neither Wang Zhengnan nor Kuang Ren had heard of this name and couldn't help but ask.
Chang Yu breathed out: "He can be regarded as the ancestor of the rangers." Then he glanced at the Taoist again: "I have some connection with you."
"Oh, is it related to Pindao?" The Taoist was startled.
"Guo Xie is the grandson of the female physiognomist Xu Fu," said Chang Yu.
The Taoist was stunned and looked at Xie Qiankun: "Brother Xie is actually the grandson of a poor Taoist..."
"You are my grandson..." Xie Qiankun was furious, and the Taoist quickly apologized: "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, I am the grandson of the master of Ping Taoism. It turns out that we are so destined..."
"No, you two are really destined for each other. Let's go and have a drink." Kuang Ren teased, and Xie Qiankun licked his lips: "I think March doesn't taste like meat anymore."
"Then you, you bastard, are not very good at being a ranger. I have been drinking for a few days as a soldier," Kuang Ren said teasingly. Is mixing a sip of wine worth showing off?"
You... Kuang Ren became anxious again. Chang Yu pulled him again, looked at Xie Qiankun and said, "It's amazing that you've been around in the world for so long and you're not dead yet!"
"The fortune teller said that I am blessed with great blessings, so I am not destined to die young." Xie Qiankun chuckled. Chang Yu glanced at the Taoist and said, "Did you tell me this? I haven't asked for advice yet."
"The poor Taoist Qing Yuanzi boldly asked the general for his name."
Qing Yuanzi, Chang Yu murmured softly, and thought to himself, he still has hydrogen ions, and said casually: "We can't afford the name of a general. A warrior in the army can always be at ease at the top."
"Chang Zizai, a good name, quite comparable to my name," Xie Qiankun couldn't help but said, Chang Yu rolled his eyes at him, suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked Wang Zhengnan: "You can see the young master."
Everyone was startled, then shook their heads.
Chang Yu narrowed his eyes.
Gongzijun was Zu Dabi's personal attendant and an old friend of Wuzhong. He was highly skilled in martial arts and free-spirited and loyal. This time Zu Dabi was trapped during his foreign tour and all his soldiers died, but he didn't know if Gongzijun was among them.
Chang Yu had been nervously calling for reinforcements, fighting, and chasing this person all day long, but he didn't even think of this person. At this time, he sat down and took a moment to calm down, and when he saw Xie Qiankun, he suddenly thought of Gongzijun.
Chang Yu cherishes talents and has always wanted to draw Gongzijun under his command, but his heart is unmoved. It would be a pity if he died in the rebellion this time.
"The Taoist priest said before that all the world's affairs are settled in six lines. Can you help us ask about the safety of someone?" Chang Yu looked at Qing Yuanzi, and then said the name of Mr. Qing Yuanzi. Qing Yuanzi lowered his head and pinched his fingers, and whispered in his mouth for a long time. Chang Yu was holding something, so Chang Yu picked up the firewood at his feet and threw it into the fire. Qing Yuanzi sighed: "I'm afraid there will be more misfortune than good."
"Tell me exactly." Kuang Ren curled his lips. Qing Yuanzi glanced at him and said, "Then you need to know his birthday."
Everyone shook their heads and didn't know.
Yuanzi of the Qing Dynasty said that it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Chang Yu's lips, and he glanced at Wang Zhengnan inadvertently. Seeing that he was also smiling but not smiling, he asked, "What do you think?"
Wang Zhengnan whispered in his ear: "Then Xie Qiankun may have some real abilities. That Taoist... his eyes are wandering. He is looking around. He has no ability with half a bottle of water. He is far behind Li Daochang."
Chang Yu hummed, "He's just a wild Taoist who just relies on his words to make a living. Li Muxian at least has a background, so I guess he's just a wild man."
