"Speak well, why do you always give such a big gift?"
Guan Luoyang stretched out his hand, and with a burst of vitality, he helped Li Ying up from the air, "My boat is moving slowly, and it will take quite a while to reach Liangshan. Don't be anxious, and explain everything clearly." So that I can make a judgment.”
"You said there will be a war in Liangshan in the near future. You seem to know the place very well. Could it be that you two are settling there now?"
Li Jun couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up with his sword in hand and said, "This matter actually has to start with me. Brother Li Ying can also be said to be implicated by me."
Since Li Jun was named in the imperial recruitment list to join the army, he first followed the official army to fight water bandits, and later was arranged to accompany the army to fight Xixia. He moved to the boundary river between Song and Liao Dynasty and fought against the navy of Liao Kingdom.
More than half a year ago, Li Jun was seriously injured on the Jiehe River. He received permission from the general guarding the Jiehe River, Han Shizhong, to return to his hometown to recuperate.
He joined the army in southern and northern wars and won many battles. He only thought that when the emperor of today was wise and returned to his hometown in rich clothes, what he would see would be a peaceful atmosphere with calm wind and green fields.
Who would have thought that when he returned home all the way, what he saw on the road would be even more miserable than during the reign of Emperor Daojun. Not even a single elder in his hometown was left alive. They were either dragged to the mines or fled. The houses in the village were withered, and the villagers who once relied on them for a living were... The harbor docks were also deserted, and the wooden boards were all eaten away by insects.
After careful inquiry, Li Jun found out that although Emperor Daojun's Huashi Gang and so on at that time were cancelled, miners were required to work in newly opened mines everywhere.
Every month and every quarter, ship after ship and car after car of minerals are transported by water and land all over the world and sent to the army and Bianliang to supply the training of the frontier army and the needs of the emperor and the imperial army. How many civilians suffered.
Li Jun is a knowledgeable person. He roughly knows the number of mines in the world, and he also knows how much minerals it costs for elite troops like Han Shizhong to guard the frontiers. With a rough calculation, he can tell how much minerals are produced by squeezing human lives in the mines everywhere. The output far exceeded the needs of the military.
He went to the city to find the prefect of Luzhou, and found that even the slaves of the rich families in the city had learned magic techniques. The minerals in each warehouse were piled up like mountains. They chewed the ores every day to breathe in their energy, walked their horses in the long streets, and hunted outside the city. So unhappy.
The ore mined by the mines in various places was exploited layer by layer in this way, and most of it flowed into the pockets of officials and gentry in various places, allowing them to support the children of the clan, recruit guardians and wealthy slaves, and wait until they had enough children. Let the government order the miners to take less rest and mine day and night.
Li Jun thought that he had made some achievements in the army and had an official position. He didn't want to fall out with him at first, but he just tried to persuade the governor that this was a waste of money and hoped that he could restrain the wealthy squires and restrain themselves.
The prefect promised fully, but after Li Jun returned to his hometown, he did not change anything. Li Jun looked for him three times in vain. In anger, he thought of Bianliang to appeal. When he arrived in Bianliang City, he found that the situation there was even worse than that of Luzhou.
In Bianliang City, anyone who is related to officials, big or small, does not have to do anything. As long as they sit at home, they will be nourished by the ore, and they can practice magic skills. The rich children enjoy playing games.
Li Jun even saw with his own eyes that in the brothels on both sides of the Bian River, many people competed for the oiran women to show off their skills. If they suffered a small loss, it was only because the minerals at home were too few and of impure quality, and they searched for other ways. The people below then added a few more processes and asked people to open the furnace and purify the ore before transporting it away.
After staying in Bianliang City for more than half a month, Li Jun couldn't find a chance to appeal. The merits he made in the military seemed to be worse than a piece of trash in front of the famous disciples in Bianliang City who were related to each other and drunkenly chanted the wind and moon. Paper is worse.
After he returned to Luzhou, the prefect actually invited him to a party. At the banquet, he was ridiculed and ridiculed in every possible way, both openly and secretly.
Li Jun finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he drew his sword and chopped off the head of the prefect. After being surrounded and killed by many guards of the prefect's mansion, he fled and went to the vicinity of Li Yingzhuangzi.
Li Ying had a close personal relationship with him. When he saw that he was being chased too hastily and was almost killed, he let flying swords kill a group of officers and soldiers.
From then on, both of them were wanted and lived in the mountains and rivers of Liang.
At this point, Li Jun took a sip of wine, frowned, cleared his throat, and then continued: "But not long after we arrived in Liangshan, Brother Li Ying discovered something was wrong."
Guan Luoyang asked: "What's wrong?"
"There are too many people there!"
Li Ying took over the conversation and said, "There are many bad waves in Liangshan River. There are numerous branch roads between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in Luhuadang. It is easy to get lost. The population is not dense in the first place. After a group of bandits were killed in Liangshan Mountain, the corpses were all hanging When they were dried on the mountain, the people around were afraid and stayed further away."
"But when we passed by this time, the peaks of Liangshan Mountain in the center of the eight-hundred-mile water pool actually gathered fifty or sixty thousand people, most of whom were young and strong, and a small number of them were able to bring their parents with them. Move there."
How does the presence of many people mean something is wrong?
Guan Luoyang understood the reason as soon as he thought about it.
Miners from all over the country have recruited civilian workers, leaving many rural villages deserted. It should have been extremely difficult for those young men to escape.
However, in just a few years, tens of thousands of people successfully fled to Liangshan Shuibo. It was obvious that someone deliberately opened the road to Liangshan and induced people to flee there.
After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the country was divided into fifteen roads. Shuibo Liangshan came under the jurisdiction of Jeju on Jingdong East Road. However, tens of thousands of young people fled here. It is definitely not a matter of just one state. I am afraid it is those on Jingdong East Road. Officials secretly have this consensus.
"When the officials let them escape there, they certainly didn't have good intentions. They just surrounded the three and one missing to deceive the people. When those people felt it was appropriate, they would catch them all."
Guan Luoyang said calmly, "You said there will be a war in Liangshan, which means that it is time for those people to take action."
Li Ying's eyes brightened slightly, he cupped his hands and said, "Taoist Priest has extraordinary knowledge, Li admires him."
Guan Luoyang said: "Then if the people in my boat don't go to Liangshan, where can I settle them?"
"Go to Qingzhou."
Li Ying was confident. With a flick of his fingers, he poked a small hole in the side of the wine bottle with his fingertips. As he moved, the wine poured into the cabin, drawing a topographic map.
"Qingzhou is mountainous, with Laoshan Mountain in the southeast, Wulian Mountain in the southwest, Linglong Mountain, Tuoshan Mountain, and Yunmen Mountain in the north, and Qingyun Mountain in the center. The terrain is dangerous and the landform is primitive. If you want to escape, you can hide deep and avoid the officers and soldiers. In fact, that place is the best choice.”
"It's a pity that the people in the states and counties on Jingdong East Road are afraid of the deep mountains and ancient forests, and the government officials deliberately relaxed their guard on the waterways leading to Liangshan, which makes it difficult for these people to get in and out."
When Dai Zong heard this, he looked at each other with Gongsun Sheng, raised his hand to interrupt Li Ying, and said, "I'm afraid I can't go to Qingzhou."
"Mr. Gongsun and I have passed through Qingzhou before. Because of the steep terrain there, many dangerous roads only need a small group of officers and soldiers to guard them tightly."
"Of course Taoist Guan himself is not afraid, but after all, the thousands of people on the ship are weak. If they want to enter Qingzhou, there will be many twists and turns."
Before Dai Zong finished speaking, Gongsun Sheng added: "When Pindao passed by Qingzhou before, he looked at the clouds in the mountains and felt that there was danger hidden in it. In Qingzhou, there were already many people going up the mountains and weeding, dragging their families with them, and there were many bandit villages. Brother Guan Dao Even if we can bring these people into Qingzhou, we still have to compete with local gangsters for territory."
"This..." Li Ying was speechless for a moment and said with a wry smile, "It's better than Liangshan."
Guan Luoyang took a sip of wine and asked: "From what you two think, Liangshan will never be able to stop the officers and soldiers?"
Li Ying couldn't stop shaking his head and said: "We have heard some news that there are signs of mobilization of troops and horses in several nearby states, about ten thousand people. If during the reign of Emperor Daojun, 50,000 to 60,000 young men fought against more than 10,000 locals There is still a lot of hope for the soldiers and horses to rush out, and even win the battle, but now..."
He sighed, "Those government soldiers, at least have several years of magic skills. Facing these unarmed young and strong civilians, they are like tigers rushing into the flock of sheep. They can easily defeat one against a hundred. Those people in Liangshan have no chance of escaping." out."
Guan Luoyang said: "Then you two are planning to move to a different place with only a small group of people?"
The two were silent for a long time, and Li Ying said: "I'm not afraid of the Taoist priest's ridicule. Our brothers were indeed planning to escape with some close followers, but on the way, brother Li Jun said that he smelled the smell of a dragon in the water, so I moved a little bit." Thoughts. I want to capture and tame this dragon, pretend to be the auspicious sign of Liangshan, send people out to publicize it, and then build connections with the government. "
"As long as the matter of Xiangrui is confirmed, I can mediate it. It is inevitable that those people in Liangshan will be arrested, but maybe for Xiangrui's sake, we can let them die less when they are arrested. There are some things that involve killing good people and taking credit. Even if you are dragged into the mine in the end, you will live an extra year or two at least."
After Li Ying finished speaking, he raised the wine bottle and wanted to take a sip. Suddenly he stopped and said, "That's all, I don't have the nerve to drink the wine from the Taoist Master..."
Guan Luoyang stood up and said with a smile: "The bottle of wine is broken. I will give you a complete bottle instead."
Li Ying's eyes were a little complicated: "Taoist Priest..."
"You've done your best, what's there to be ashamed of after drinking a few bottles of wine?"
Guan Luoyang handed over the wine jar and said with a smile, "Come on, come on, get drunk before you stop."
Wine is fine wine, but for those who have practiced leftist magic and demonic techniques, the only way to get them drunk is to use the fairy wine blended with purified mineral energy.
Guan Luoyang chatted with them while drinking, asking them about things happening all over the world, and what they had seen in the army. The officials in the court also asked about the old events of conquering Xixia.
Er Li was aroused to talk, and the more he drank, the more energetic he became. Before he knew it, it was already late at night.
When the night wind blew and the moonlight shone in from outside the cabin, Li Ying suddenly woke up, stood up in a hurry, and walked out of the cabin.
Lin Lingsu had been sitting on the bow of the boat, her hair and robes were blown by the cold night wind, and she didn't know what she was looking at.
Li Ying stopped behind him and stood silently for a long time.
Li Jun didn't know why, and when he came out to see it, he was stunned.
The bright moon in the sky is clear and the stars are shining brightly.
There are vast reeds ahead, and you can't see the edge at a glance. The waves are rough, the tides are rising and falling, the sound of water is heard one after another, and in the distance, there are a dozen mountain shadows standing in the depths of the lake.
"Liangshan!"
Li Ying looked back and said helplessly, "Taoist Master, what a mysterious magical power."
The entire fleet accelerated steadily and arrived at Liangshan unknowingly. In the process of chatting, Li Ying and Li Jun even forgot to remind them not to go to Liangshan.
Lin Lingsu is like a stone withered, and an ancient well has no ripples. These two things were obviously done by Guan Luoyang.
Li Ying didn't realize it until now, it was too late.
Guan Luoyang walked to the deck, with a hint of alcohol around him, and said: "The dragon under the boat seems tame, but it is actually quite patient. I dragged it for so long and finally wore off its fierceness. You two If you want to take it away, just wait until tomorrow morning."
"However, if you can trust me, you might as well stay for two more days. Maybe you can see me bring some changes to Liangshan."
What else could Li Ying do, he could only nod.
The fleet slowed down a bit and slowly sailed into the Liangshan water berth.
After crossing the outer reed marsh, the water in front of us suddenly seemed much wider and flatter.
There are only dense duckweeds and water plants left on the water, with some scattered lotus leaves swaying in the wind and waves.
The peaks of Liangshan Mountain in the center of the lake are getting clearer and clearer.
Just when Guan Luoyang and his fleet were less than ten miles away from the shoal at the foot of the mountain, there was also a fleet on the water in the other direction, regardless of the night, coming through the waves.
Li Jun looked carefully and said: "It's not a warship. It's strange. The draft is so deep, it looks like a ship transporting minerals. How could there be such a fleet coming to Liangshan?"
That fleet moved very quickly and docked first.
Guan Luoyang thought for a while, then waved his arm, and the green wind flowed between the fleet, pushing the ships to turn, tracing an arc on the lake, and rushing towards the shore of the fleet.
There were already many people on the shore talking to those who had come off the boat.
Although these people in Liangshan were just ordinary ordinary people, they were able to escape here. In order to protect themselves, they also made some homemade spears, bows and arrows. They had no helmets, no armor, coarse cloth and shabby clothes, and their clothes were very simple.
They may have never been trained or learned magic tricks before, but in order to survive, their vigilance at night has never been relaxed. Some people came into contact with the fleet, while others drove small boats to Guan Luoyang. They were closing in.
When the people on the boat got close, they saw Li Ying standing on the bow of the boat, and they immediately shouted in surprise: "It's Master Li! Master Li is back too, and he also got the boat."
People from Liangshan gathered from all sides and were strangers to each other, so there was inevitably some friction. After Li Ying and others came, they used their skills to mediate and rule for them, and they gained a lot of prestige in a short period of time.
Li Ying heard the joy in their words and felt even more ashamed. He reluctantly responded and asked, "What is the origin of that fleet in front?"
The people on the boat shouted: "It's Coach Lu and Coach Wu!"
Li Ying was startled, and before he could say anything, someone from the fleet in front jumped dozens of feet onto Guan Luoyang's boat.
Although Guan Luoyang's boat was floating on the water, it was as stable as a rock. At this moment, it swayed slightly and made waves in the water.
The next person had a round face, big ears, a straight nose, a square mouth, thick beard and hair, his upper body was naked, revealing strong muscles, and there were more than eighty wounds on his chest and arms, dripping with blood, and heavy and turbid air, ready to explode.
"Hahahaha, the two Li brothers are back too."
Li Ying couldn't help but take a step forward and asked: "Ruda, why are you so injured? Aren't you and Wu Song already gone? Why are you back?"
Luda smiled and said: "Didn't you say that the officers and soldiers might attack Liangshan at any time? You also said that they would kill 1,800 people to repay their merits, and that you would also take the others to the mines and whip them every day to do hard labor?"
Li Ying said: "Yes, I just advise you to leave early. It's too late for you to teach them martial arts and martial arts. It's useless..."
Luda patted Li Ying on the shoulder with his big hand: "Sajia and Xiandi will understand what you mean as soon as they hear it. Indeed, without gold, stone and cinnabar to chew, kung fu training will not be smooth. In the past few days, we have found some notorious people nearby. They ransacked their warehouses, went to the city to kill them, and robbed their fleet before bringing back these good things."
He touched his chest and felt that his hands were full of blood, and hissed, "I spent half a night fighting with the generals and horses guarding Mizhou. A group of thieves were fighting each other. It was really fun."
There was a look of astonishment in Li Ying's eyes, and he said blankly: "But what I mean is that we can't save them at all. Even if we rob these things, what's the use? How can we possibly catch up with the skills of those officers and soldiers?"
"You can practice every day. When the time comes, Sajia will take the lead and lead them to rush out and find a way out."
Luda waved his hand, and before Li Ying could say anything, he suddenly sniffed hard with his nose, his eyes suddenly widened, he walked to Guan Luoyang and rubbed his palms nervously.
"Oh, it smells so good. I don't know where this Taoist master is. The aroma of this wine is so pure. Do you still have it? Can you give it to Sajia?"
Guan Luoyang looked at the man in front of him with a smile, and looked over his shoulder to look at the people on the shore. On the shore, there was a man with two swords on his back. He was also covered in blood. He was holding a few iron chains in each hand. Pull those boats to the shore.
For some reason, Guan Luoyang couldn't help laughing loudly.
Between the mountains and rivers, the sound of wind and waves could not suppress this laughter. In the mountain jungle, the fallen leaves rustled. People on the shore looked up, and the laughter frightened many birds in the mountains.
Over there, Guan Luoyang flicked his robe sleeves, took out all the wine from the Little Universe Technique, and piled it on the bow of the boat like a hill.
"please!!"
