During the enlightenment season in northern Xinjiang, the snow turns into water and the muddy dirt roads are difficult to walk on.
Sai Red Rabbit was carrying Liu Yi, who was not heavy on his back. He was squeaking and gasping for breath along the way. He seemed to be complaining that his owner had brought him out "cruelly", with a look of reluctance on his face.
After a month of long journey, in AD 342, on the second day of the third month of the Han calendar, Liu Yi led this small team of more than 300 people in Pingtian, diagonally across the northeast, and finally entered the impoverished mountains and rivers. Within the territory of Chisong County.
Not everyone is lucky enough to meet Liu Yi like the Second Prince of Houlonggang and Uncle Li.
Bell arrows and purple quartz are not found everywhere in Chisong County. Wherever they pass, everyone is sallow and hungry. It seems that the lives of many people are still in dire straits.
Just like a year ago, when Liu Yi led Qiao Miaoqing and others into this desolate land, everyone's originally good mood became heavier and heavier. The desolate scene was in sharp contrast to the Zhangwu County they had just left. The sad feeling that there is no bird in the sky, no living thing on the earth, and that I am alone in the world is extremely depressing.
Even Qiao Miaoqing, who had always been lively, became silent.
Liu Yi was walking on the official road with strange rocks on both sides and narrow channels and bumps. When he saw the desolation, he sighed, "Pingtian, leveled. Only with fields can the fields be leveled. Without fields, there is nothing!"
"Looking at Chisong County, there are five mountains, eighteen villages, and thirty-six hills. All the officials and people are poor, and there are no family members. As for me, the matter of Pingtian in Chisong County, I only need to find the county governor and stamp it with a big seal, and it will be settled. As a Han citizen, you must be able to count every point you make."
A kind of compassion filled Liu Yi's heart: Hey! Millet is the foundation of the country, the main task of people, and the way to govern the country! The few bell arrow plants and amethyst quartz will eventually be harvested. If God doesn't give it to me, I will take it myself. If I want the people of Chisong County to live a good life, I have to find another way!
During the journey, Liu Yi unified the three forces that followed him and renamed them Pingtian Army. Although it was a borrowed chicken to lay eggs, it was still a unified banner. Who would have thought, this move was actually somewhat inspiring. In the eyes of these ordinary soldiers, In the eyes, they finally have a formal number.
Seeing noon, Liu Yi was about to order the army to rest on the spot. Wang Dali, who was opening the way in front, galloped over with his horse. He turned over and dismounted and said in a low voice, "Sir, there is a group of bandits in front of us, about two hundred people. They are setting up to cut off the road. We are waiting in line at the barrier, seemingly trying to extract money, but the enemy has not yet found any trace of our troops."
Liu Yi frowned and asked in a slow voice, "Oh? How is the equipment on the other side?"
Wang Dali panted heavily and answered truthfully, "There are many of them, five big and three thick, all equipped with long swords. Some of them are even equipped with shields and soft armor. The general judged that there seemed to be some military personnel among them."
"Oh? A man from the military." Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled slyly and said in a cold voice, "Humph! It looks like he is not an ordinary robber! The person who came here is not evil!"
The road to Pingtian was mixed with too many past events and interests, and was difficult and bumpy. Liu Yi had already expected that there would be obstruction from the family members on his journey to the north, but he did not expect that these guys hiding in the darkness would be so audacious and do nothing. To cover it up, a robber came directly to him wearing armor and robbed him on the road.
Liu Yi fell into deep thought.
Qiao Miaoqing finally found a topic to relieve her boredom, so naturally she didn't want to let it go. She patted the horse's butt, rode up to Liu Yi, and said, "Boss Liu, how did you see it? Tell me, tell us."
While talking, the little girl used her white fingers to poke Liu Yi's waist and eyes gently and gently, causing Liu Yi to feel itchy and painful, unable to concentrate on thinking, and unable to laugh or cry.
The solemn atmosphere in the field suddenly dissipated a bit.
"Chisong is very poor. I was lucky enough to see the people here hijacking roads for food last year." Liu Yi thought deeply about his escape. Thinking of his experience in Chisong County last year, he couldn't help but smile. "Three years of detaining tourists, A pauper! Hahaha!"
Liu Yi came back to his senses and continued, "Real Chisong County people live a hard life and live lightly. If they have a hoe handle, they are considered well-equipped; if they weigh more than a hundred, they are considered strong men. They wear woolen clothes in winter and cloth in summer. Shirts, my family is so poor that even mice won’t visit them, so where can we get the swords, guns and soft armor? I really want to meet those people, so that we can give them food and share our clothes with them. , if you sacrifice yourself and benefit others, why not do it?"
Li Erniu asked Ma, "This place is so poor, why don't people look for other places?"
"That's a long story!"
Liu Yi sighed lightly, and told the crowd the historical story in the "Book of Mountains and Seas" that Yu slaughtered Xiangliu in the north of Nie Er's country, leaving the Beijue people who were born to shake trees to guard the red pine trees.
After hearing this, Ying Cheng was shocked and asked in surprise, "Boss, are all Chisong people in the tree-shaking realm? Then, let's go home as soon as possible!"
Liu Yi laughed loudly, "Haha! Of course not, only the Beijue people who have not intermarryed are the ones who are born to shake trees. When I was approaching the new year, I checked the historical data. After the crown, Beiku people will suffer disaster from heaven. , if you can get through it, you will evoke the family seal and go straight to the ruined city. From then on, the journey of practice is like water in a golden basin and sinking in sand with a stone ax. Those with a little talent can enter the upper realm. Looking at the world, people with special physiques like this There are not many ancient ethnic groups left.”
Liu Yi gently pinched the red rabbit under his crotch. The brown pony had grown up and was no longer fat. Sensing Liu Yi's movements, it snorted and responded to its owner.
Liu Yi felt this and said, "Those who remain in today's red pine trees may not necessarily be born to shake the tree, but those who are willing to stay are definitely people with a good temperament who cannot leave their homeland."
Liu Yi changed his mind and said, "Haha, it's too far, it's too far! Come on, let's take a look at the vicious group of people opposite!"
Except for Yangliu who was on guard outside, all the little ones gathered together and started chattering.
Xia Qing still kept her face blank and said nothing.
Liu Yi gave up and said mysteriously, "Since the Lingyuan flood, I have always felt that there is a group of shadows following us like a shadow. Today, we might as well tell the story of the assassination of Grandpa Dongfang, the interception and killing of Yanshan, and the two farmers. The obstruction, the living dead deer attacking the camp in the middle of the night, and other things are all put together, don't you feel a sense of enlightenment?"
The atmosphere was cold. There were a group of young men here who were wielding swords and sticks. Their brains were generally weak, and no one could answer the question.
The eldest Wang Dali scratched his head in embarrassment, "Sir, reasoning and judging things is much more difficult than finding the duck of Widow Zhang in Beicheng! Why don't you just ask the question!"
Except for Liu Yi, everyone nodded at the same time.
Liu Yi was both proud and sad in his heart. If he wanted to do something great, it was not enough to rely on his own brain. He also needed to find several think tanks. But today is imminent, and Liu Yi did not go around in circles anymore, "It means there is an invisible big net that wants to catch us all."
Everyone concentrated, Liu Yi organized his thoughts, and began to analyze like a thread, "At first, I thought that we must have touched the interests of some family, and were being hunted by all kinds of people. I was on guard at all times. But this month's travel opportunity, calm down If you think about it carefully, Grandpa Dongfang died in Lingyuan before the Five Commandery Pingtian incident. It can be seen that the sword that wanted to kill me had been unsheathed before Pingtian swore to Pingtian, and it had little to do with Pingtian."
Ying Cheng became slightly enlightened and asked, "Could it be that there are other people who want to do harm to eldest brother for other reasons?"
Liu Yi nodded slightly, and a ray of spring breeze blew away the faint sadness in his eyes.
"Looking back carefully, I have been an ordinary person since I was a child. I have never caused any trouble or made any grudges with others. Last year, even though Bozhou and his party offended the Cangshui Le family, the Coke family was thousands of miles away from here, and they would never do this. Use your strength to kill me. Besides, I only made suggestions to annihilate Le Er. I am not the one who actually wields the sword, and I have no credit for pacifying Le Er."
Liu Yi swallowed and spat, "Hey! Three thousand winds blow away the trees, and the bitterness of love and hatred grows on its own. After thinking about it, now, I am afraid that I am the only one who has this motive, opportunity, and strength. Liu Ruisheng, the second uncle who has taken refuge with Jiangzhou Mu, is here."
As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly became enlightened.
Wang Dali was born and raised in Lingyuan. He hated the Liu family in Lingyuan for all the past. He also deeply despised Jiang Ruisheng's behavior of recognizing a thief as his father. In his subjective impression, Liu Ruisheng, no, was Jiang Ruisheng who had changed his surname. Ruisheng is simply a heinous person.
Therefore, when he heard the words 'Liu Ruisheng', Wang Dali was filled with indignation and said indignantly, "Huh! Liu Ruisheng, a despicable person who considers thieves as his father, my fellow villagers in Bozhou said that Liu Ruisheng has changed his name and is now called Jiang Ruisheng." , this bastard, for those crooked thoughts, he doesn’t even want a home.”
Ying Cheng, who is half an official, has been around Ying Zhi since he was a child. He has learned a lot about it, so he said, "Quzhou is the hinterland of the Central Plains. Heroes have always appeared in large numbers. From the eight major ethnic groups Mo Luanwu more than ten years ago to the Jiang family It took Jiang and his son only less than 20 years to stand out from the crowd, and their two dogs, two wolves, an eagle and a snake were all heroes of the world."
Qiao Miaoqing was so interested that she interrupted and asked, "Ying Cheng, the 'two dogs, two wolves, one eagle, and one snake' you mentioned, what kind of monsters are these?"
Ying Cheng scratched his head and said shyly, "I only heard my father mention it briefly, and I have forgotten the details! However, I have to say that this Quzhou Mu Jiangfeng is as talented as Kunpeng. Fengqi is easy to take advantage of, Jiang Ruisheng If you want to rely on this great momentum to make a comeback, it is your best choice. If Jiang Ruisheng is behind the death of Grandpa Dongfang, the ambush at Yanshan, and the farm incident, we must be extremely cautious when making this trip."
After Ying Cheng finished speaking, everyone remained silent.
Among them, Wang Dali, Yang Liu, Qiao Miaoqing, and Xia Qing are all people who have been around the world all year round. They know very well how much power the words "Quzhou Jiang Family" contain. Even though the Jiang family's actual control range is only the small Taihao City, if Jiang Feng wants to, the Jiang family can conquer the entire Quzhou at any time.
The Hirata Army, which only has more than 300 people, is the enemy of such a power that covers the sky and the sun, so it can be regarded as a lucky draw.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little depressing.
Even Liu Yi began to frown, lowering his head and saying nothing.
After a while, Li Erniu pulled everyone back from their thoughts, "Boss, what about today's matter?"
Liu Yi looked at the thousands of mountains in the distance, and he suddenly thought of Dongfang Chunsheng, who had passed away. The old man who had been loyal and honest for half his life was like a warrior who never slacked off, who spent his whole life fighting for the righteousness.
Liu Yi's anger increased sharply, and his eyes flashed, "He Jiang Ruisheng has a sword, but I don't have one?"
A word that inspires people!
Liu Yi waved his horsewhip, raised his hand and pointed forward, with murderous intent, "Find out the truth, if it is true, kill!"
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Some people died, but not completely...
