Time flies by like a white horse. cheek
The world is like a white cloud and a gray dog.
The first day of February in the thirty-first year of Zhengde.
The belated spring breeze finally blew across the earth again.
Awakening the willows that have been dormant for a whole winter.
The intersection of Yancheng City in Shanggu County and Dangcheng City in Daijun County.
Thousands of carriages loaded with goods drove extremely slowly from Dang City into Yanxian City.
behind him. cheek
There were more than 3,000 cavalrymen driving more than 10,000 war horses closely following them.
Unknowingly.
The entire team already stretched for several miles.
In the center is a slightly luxurious carriage.
Bai Qidong, a doctor in the household cleaning department, leaned on the soft couch in the carriage with a tired look on his face.
Unable to hide his tired eyes, he looked quietly at the scenery outside the window through the half-open car curtain.
Talk about the scenery. cheek
In fact, it is difficult to find even a few people at the junction of the two counties.
Where is the scenery to speak of?
As far as the eye can see.
Except for the slightly green barren mountains.
Nothing more.
Not long after.
Bai Qidong, who was sleepy again, slowly lowered the half-open car curtain. cheek
I fell asleep again in the rickety carriage.
It was a journey of more than two thousand miles from the capital city of Chang'an to Yandi Valley.
For nearly a month.
Bai Qidong spent most of his time either in the carriage or in the cabin.
Ordinary people still feel suffering and unbearable.
What's more, Bai Qidong, a doctor in charge of the Ministry of Household Qing Dynasty who holds a high position in the fifth rank?
Exactly. cheek
This is already the second time within a year that he has traveled from Chang'an, the capital, to Yandi Valley.
The reason why.
Those who are truly enlightened will understand themselves.
perhaps.
The only thing that made Bai Qidong feel relieved during the journey was the person traveling with him this time.
It's still Yan Xiaohu, the doctor in the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of War's arsenal.
I do not know how long it has been. cheek
Maybe an hour or two.
Maybe a quarter of an hour or two.
Bai Qidong, who had fallen asleep, suddenly woke up in the unusually bumpy carriage.
"What happened?"
"But there are disaster victims blocking the way again?"
"Where is Mr. Yan?"
Bai Qidong clung to the small wooden table beside him and tried his best to stabilize his body. cheek
At the same time, the terrifying scene he encountered while passing through Daijun appeared in his mind involuntarily.
On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, a violent storm passed.
Many places in Dai County were suddenly hit by floods.
Under the overflowing river.
Countless fertile fields were flooded.
Countless houses were destroyed.
Countless people froze to death in the cold river water. cheek
There are even countless people who have left their homes and become homeless like zombies.
It's just an accidental act of kindness.
He gave away the leftover biscuits in his hand.
It is precisely because of this Hu cake.
The convoy that stretched for several miles was besieged by countless Daijun victims for a full day.
Whenever I think of that scene.
Bai Qidong's heart suddenly felt an indescribable and unclear feeling of mixed flavors. cheek
In that scene.
Countless Daijun victims were kneeling on the road with numb expressions.
No matter how hard the accompanying soldiers tried to drive them away, they would not retreat at all.
What's more, some of them rushed towards the convoy with red eyes like crazy.
To ensure that the escorted items are safe and sound.
The troops accompanying the march had no choice but to go on a killing spree.
But even so. cheek
Still can't completely scare the victims who are going crazy.
have no choice
under.
Bai Qidong and Yan Xiaohu had no choice but to seek help from the local government.
In the end, it was a big lie compiled by the local government.
The team was able to escape just now.
In the end, he "ran away".
As for what happened after escaping. cheek
Bai Qidong didn't know.
I don’t want to know either.
"master."
"There are no victims blocking the road ahead."
"But it's full of solid horse marks."
"I was in a daze just now. I hope I can atone for my sins."
Just when Bai Qidong was filled with mixed emotions. cheek
Suddenly, the panicked voice of the driver's servant came from the carriage.
I heard that there were no victims blocking the road ahead.
Bai Qidong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"The road ahead is full of solid horse marks?"
Bai Qidong held on to the small wooden table beside him and struggled to get up from the bumpy and swaying carriage.
"Go back to me, sir."
"It's full of dry horse marks."
"It's the whole official line."
Seeing that Bai Qidong didn't mean to blame him, the servant who drove the car couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Hear this.
Bai Qidong couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
Then he opened the curtain again.
Looking out of the car window.
As far as the eye can see, both sides of the carriage are covered with dried horse hoof prints. cheek
Countless horse hoof prints are faintly mixed with some car marks.
"parking."
Bai Qidong's face gradually became serious.
"yes."
The driving servant agreed and quickly parked the carriage beside the official road.
Not long after.
Bai Qidong came out of the carriage and looked at the official road ahead with a solemn face. cheek
"Hurry and inform the people ahead who are clearing the way."
"The convoy rests where it is."
"Go and ask a few more people to inform Dr. Yan."
"There is something strange going on ahead, please come and explain it quickly."
Bai Qidong knelt down, inspected it carefully, and then ordered in a deep voice.
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After a while.
Several riders came galloping from behind the convoy.
The leader was none other than Yan Xiaohu, a doctor in the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of War's arsenal.
"Mr. Yan."
Seeing Yan Xiaohu approaching, Bai Qidong hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"Shirozhong."
Yan Xiaohu dismounted and walked quickly with a solemn expression. cheek
"Mr. Yan, please take a look."
After a quick greeting, Bai Qidong hurriedly stretched out his hand and pointed at the horse mark on the ground.
"It's a war horse's hoof."
Yan Xiaohu answered directly.
The specifications and shapes of military horseshoes in the Zhou Dynasty were quite different from those of civilian horseshoes.
Yan Xiaohu had already discovered the difference between horse marks on the way here.
"At least three thousand war horses ran past this place before."
Yan Xiaohu calmed down for a moment, then added in a deep voice.
"Three thousand horses galloped by?"
Bai Qidong murmured in a low voice when he heard this.
The words trailed off.
Bai Qidong's expression couldn't help but change.
"Dr. Yan is saying that the Yan region also suffered a disaster?"
Bai Qidong looked at Yan Xiaohu with a particularly solemn expression. cheek
"It's possible."
Yan Xiaohu calmed down for a moment, his expression extremely solemn.
Hear this.
Bai Qidong's face turned pale instantly.
Ruoyan also suffered disaster.
Then let’s talk about the running marks of three thousand war horses on the ground...
For some reason, the scenes he encountered when passing through Dai County suddenly appeared in Bai Qidong's mind. cheek
Along with the victims, countless border soldiers and mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared.
After counting the interest.
Bai Qidong raised his head with a pale face and looked at several barren mountains not far away.
"Yan...Mr. Yan..."
"What to do next..."
Bai Qidong calmed down for a moment and murmured.
"Arrive at Yanxian City as soon as possible."
"We will make plans based on the situation after arriving at Yanxian City."
Yan Xiaohu groaned for a few breaths when he heard the words and then said in a deep voice.
...
...
Two quarters of an hour later.
Thousands of soldiers and three horses rushed to the front of the convoy.
There are also more than a thousand soldiers, one man and three horses, arranged on both sides of the convoy. cheek
At the very back of the convoy were thousands of soldiers and thousands of horses closely following.
In the center is a luxurious carriage.
Bai Qidong sat restlessly on the soft couch in the carriage.
No matter how the car body bumps and shakes.
His eyes were always staring out the car window.
I do not know how long it has been.
The village finally appeared outside the car window. cheek
However.
No matter how much Bai Qidong opened his eyes.
Nor could one see any human habitation from the distant village.
"Obviously there is no water in the fields."
"But why haven't we seen the common people yet?"
Bai Qidong lowered his head uneasily and pondered secretly.
The absence of standing water means that the area has not experienced flooding. cheek
But since there was no flood, why were no people seen?
Just when Bai Qidong was puzzled.
Suddenly a horse came galloping ahead.
"Shirozhong."
"The matter has been clarified."
Yan Xiaohu rode out of the carriage, the solemn look on his face completely gone.
Instead, there was a strong sense of relaxation. cheek
"Has the matter been found out?"
"Mr. Yan, please come in and have a chat."
Seeing the relaxed expression on Yan Xiaohu's face, Bai Qidong's tense heart couldn't help but feel relieved a little.
But at the same time, his eyes were full of doubts.
"good."
Yan Xiaohu agreed.
After the carriage comes to a complete stop, he dismounts and goes straight into the carriage. cheek
"I wonder what Mr. Yan meant by what he just said?"
In the carriage, Bai Qidong raised his hands and asked.
"I just ordered my men to go inside to investigate."
"This village is not deserted."
"It's just that all the young people have gone to Yanxian City."
"Only some elderly people and children with limited mobility are left."
"From the mouths of those old men, I learned about all the changes in Yan Land in recent days."
Yan Xiaohu calmed down for a moment, then reached out through the car window and pointed to the village not far away.
I heard the word "accident".
Bai Qidong's heart suddenly shivered.
"It's not what you and I thought."
"Mr. Bai, please listen to me."
Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but pause slightly when he saw this, and then spoke to comfort him.
"Please, Mr. Yan."
Bai Qidong calmed down for a moment, then acted like he was listening attentively.
"On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, there was also winter thunder in Yanxian City."
"The storm continued for the next two days."
"On the 19th of January, the violent storm stopped."
"However, the Sanggan River, the main river on this land, is full of water and is in danger of bursting its banks."
"On this occasion, the county magistrate Xu Zhenggui mobilized government officials, county soldiers, and civilians to block water and provide disaster relief."
"Not long after, Xialuo County Magistrate Hou Wenyuan and Pan County Magistrate Zhu Qingxiong all came with people to help."
"But even so, it still doesn't help."
"In the middle of the night, the embankments of Heshui Town burst, Hejia Town, Ziliu Township, Mengzhuang Township, Wangjiatun, and many other places outside the city were in emergency."
"Just when all the people are in despair."
"His Royal Highness the King of Yan has led his troops to help."
"Soldiers use their bodies to block the torrent, and use their battle formations to calm the water."
"Finally help Yanxian City overcome this disaster."
"Afterwards, His Highness King Yan left thousands of troops behind."
"A grand competition between soldiers was held outside the city of Yanxing."
"And the content of the competition is to clear the rivers and drain the water into the fields."
"Today is the big day for the evacuation of thousands of soldiers and horses from Yanxian City and the funeral of Yanxian Qianxiong."
"And the so-called Qianxiong died of exhaustion by the river embankment during the flood."
"And those who fill the embankment with corpses."
"Now everything is settled in Yanxian City."
"The body was also brought out by the people of Yanxing City."
"Now almost all the powerful people in Yanxian City have gone to see him off."
Yan Xiaohu calmed down for a moment, and then slowly said the news he had heard while carefully considering his words.
In the original words of the village elder.
On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, the disaster star came to earth.
A hundred thousand water monsters were sent out, intending to destroy all the people of Yan.
However, just when the disaster star was about to succeed and all the people were in complete despair.
His Highness King Yan holds a three-pointed two-edged sword and wears a jet-black black iron battle armor. Horses across the snow during the day. cheek
He led one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals to fly from Juyang City.
When arriving at the sky above Yanxian City.
His Highness King Yan gave the order.
One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals will attack one hundred thousand water monsters.
For a time, the sky above Yanxing City was full of bloodshed.
His Royal Highness, King Yan, was riding a snow-white horse and holding a three-pointed, two-edged sword.
After a loud shout, he went straight to kill the disaster star. cheek
His Highness King Yan and the disaster star struck from the sky to the ground, and from the ground to the Sanggan River.
Then it hit the sky from the Sanggan River, and finally hit it directly outside the sky.
The battle in the thirty-third layer of heaven lasted for three thousand rounds.
In the end, His Highness King Yan was superior in skills and killed the disaster star in the thirty-third outer formation.
The 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals he led even killed every one of the 100,000 water monsters.
Exactly.
The old man in the village was deeply afraid that the soldiers who were inquiring about the news would not be able to tell clearly. cheek
Following the soldiers who were inquiring about the news, they found Yan Xiaohu.
Finally, after Yan Xiaohu repeatedly promised that he believed it.
The group of old people just left without saying anything.
Before leaving, he ordered Yan Xiaohu and others to also enshrine a new poem by His Highness King Yan when they returned.
He also said that several surrounding villages were discussing raising money to build a temple for His Highness King Yan.
Let him make arrangements to build a temple after he returns.
Thinking about this. cheek
Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but replay the scene that had just happened in his mind.
He shook his head quite dumbfounded.
"Mr. Yan?"
In the carriage, Bai Qidong came back from his stunned state and saw Yan Xiaohu shaking his head in confusion.
Then he looked at Yan Xiaohu with confusion.
"Nothing, nothing."
"What do you think of Bai Langzhong's affairs in Yandi?"
Yan Xiaohu calmed down after hearing this, and then hurriedly changed the subject.
"His Royal Highness the King of Yan is in the land of Yan."
"The blessings of Yan land are truly counted."
Bai Qidong sighed with emotion after hearing this.
"yes."
After hearing this, Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but think of the feelings between Daijun and Shanggujun.
Floods flooded the land, and victims were everywhere. cheek
A place where the sea is peaceful and the people are peaceful.
Although some people overly mythologize King Yan.
But again
Isn’t it another kind of popular aspiration?
"but."
"His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, may not have an easy time in the coming days."
inside the carriage.
Bai Qidong couldn't help but think of some "ugly" faces in the court. cheek
"How can you and I report back?"
Yan Xiaohu was shocked when he heard this, and the extremely ugly faces of some officials also appeared in his mind.
"Bai doesn't know what Mr. Yan said."
Bai Qidong was slightly startled when he heard this, and then pretended to be confused.
"startled."
"Nothing, nothing."
"Just now Yan didn't say a word."
Yan Xiaohu was stunned for a few breaths when he heard this, then he quickly reacted and changed his words again and again.
"Since there is nothing to do, why don't you and I send the rewards to Juyang City as soon as possible."
"After His Highness King Yan has taken stock."
"You and I will return today and return to Beijing to reunite with my wife and children as soon as possible."
Bai Qidong chuckled and discussed.
"What Mr. Bai said is exactly what Yan meant."
Yan Xiaohu nodded understandingly and agreed. cheek
The words are over.
Yan Xiaohu stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Yan is going to give orders to his men."
"Dr. Lao Yan has been selected." Bai Qidong stood up and gave him his hand.
As for what Yan Xiaohu ordered.
Naturally, he avoided Yanxian City and completely avoided this matter.
So as not to be criticized and cause trouble in the future.
Not long after. cheek
The convoy that stretched for several miles quietly deviated from its original trajectory.
Head straight towards Juyang City.
