When Luo Weiran walked out of Chang'an City, he felt that his soul was gone. He didn't dare to look back at the towering city, the flying fish robes that were delivered to the city gate behind him, or even the people passing by.
When he first learned art in the mountains, he felt that he should be like his master, practicing every day, comprehending the principles, looking at the sun, moon and stars, and hearing the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. Just live like this day after day, year after year, light and comfortable. After practicing in the morning, making a pot of tea under the green trees outside the mountain house, eating a few sunflower seeds, and watching the clouds rise and disappear in the mountains must be an indescribable feeling of freedom. Quiet and natural, at that time he felt that this was the realm closest to the way of heaven.
But more than ten years ago, the second senior brother Xiang Qingzheng sent him into the world, the most cruel and cold place of intrigue and intrigue. He went from being cautious and cautious at the beginning to leisurely strolling through the clouds and rain. More than ten years have passed by in a hurry. Then I realized that I was not a person who could endure loneliness at all. Those elegant days in the mountains and forests were actually just self-deception.
Otherwise, why would you be so involved?
It is precisely because of the investment that I feel so painful when I lose something.
¡°I have guarded the Ouchi Guard Office for more than ten years, and I have guarded my faith for more than ten years.
Once it disappears, it disappears without a trace.
If he can cry, maybe he doesn't mind crying.
The little eunuch Mu San looked at him, his expression as ugly as his. The eyes of those flying fish robes full of hatred and anger were fixed on him, as if the one who drove away Luo Weiran was not the supreme being sitting on the dragon throne but him, the ant-like little eunuch. Mu San felt a bitter taste in his mouth, as if something was stuck in his throat, making him unable to cough or swallow.
He touched the iron box hidden in his wide cuffs and involuntarily bent his waist a little more.
The box is in his cuffs, and the mountain is on his back.
He had always thought that even if he was an incomplete person and a despicable eunuch in the eyes of others, he could still earn a prosperous and splendid future by working hard. Just like Wu Peisheng back then and Su Buwei now. He wanted to wear such gorgeous brocade clothes and stand beside the emperor. Even though he is still stooped, his heart must be tall and straight, right?
But now, the thing in his sleeve is a knife.
He didn¡¯t know what kind of knife the emperor made, or whose chest the knife was aimed at, but he knew that if someone wasn¡¯t careful, the first blow of the knife would pierce his heart.
"Master Luo"
Mu San couldn¡¯t change his words for a while, and he didn¡¯t feel there was anything wrong. He took a few steps to catch up with Luo Weiran and lowered his voice: "My lord, you don't need to think too much. It may not be a bad thing for your Majesty to ask you to leave the city."
"What's the meaning?"
Luo Weiran's body trembled violently, he stopped and looked at Mu San.
Mu San lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, you just need to remember that your Majesty has a deep meaning in this arrangement."
"Speak clearly!"
"I can't explain clearly. I have to go!"
Mu San sighed, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, jumped on the horse's back, and whipped it hard with the whip. The horse felt pain, neighed, spread its hooves and rushed forward. Luo Weiran's heart tightened when she saw him leaving suddenly, and she stood frozen in silence for a long time.
Until Mu San¡¯s figure had disappeared, Luo Weiran¡¯s expression suddenly changed.
"I see!"
He murmured something and strode away.
The flying fish robes gathered behind him shouted loudly to wish the commander a safe journey, and their voices were deafening. Luo Weiran still didn't look back, his steps increased, his body gradually straightened, and after a moment he disappeared from the sight of the official road. Those flying fish robes stood outside the city gate and did not disperse for a long time.
Ten miles outside Yongzhou City
The group of three people on the official road attracted special attention. Walking in front was a little Taoist boy carrying a heavy load. The load seemed extremely heavy, bending the pole. Behind him was a little Taoist boy, whose walking was more difficult than that of his companions carrying the burden. He was breathing heavily and sweating profusely with every step he took. The reason for this is because he is carrying a fat man on his backa fat man who is fat but not ugly and looks very delicate and beautiful.
¡°Can¡¯t you walk faster?¡±
The fat man said dissatisfied: "Why are you so clumsy? Look at Xiaojun carrying such a heavy load and still walking like flying. Look at you again, you can't catch up with him! If you don't feel shameful, I'll blush for you. How can a person not be competitive? What is the difference between a man who is not competitive and a salted fish? "
"HeadmasterHeadmaster¡As a sign of mercy, would you mind letting me carry the burden? "
"Bah!"
The fat man said with a serious face: "I let you carry me on your back because I want to train you. There was once a guy named Fang Jie who was full of bullshit and said something to me that was barely reasonable. This was what he said. Among the many words, there are only a few that are reasonable. Let me think about how to say it When heaven is about to give a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body I think it¡¯s because You are still a talent, you idiot, you have wasted all my hard work."
"Thank youThank you, Master, but I really can't hold on any longer."
The Taoist boy who called Xiaomei almost fell over. I don¡¯t know if the fat man was feeling sympathy or because he was afraid that Xiaomei would fall down and hit him. He jumped off Xiaomei's back, straightened his clothes, looked up at Dacheng, whose outline could already be seen, and smiled: "Bitch, I'm coming!"
At this moment, a young man in brocade clothes and a group of armored cavalry roared past them. The group of soldiers all looked very tough and burly, with a cold aura. The leading young man is tall and slender with a handsome face. Riding on a tall horse, he looked cool. He looked back at the three Taoists and frowned slightly.
He looked at the fat Taoist, and the fat Taoist looked at him.
The young master¡¯s face was as pale as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, without any color at all. There was a cold murderous intent in his eyes that seemed to rush out at any time, like a poisonous snake.
It was at this moment that the fat Taoist was suddenly startled.
There was a throbbing pain on my forehead, as if something was about to come out.
His heartbeat almost stopped and his face instantly turned pale.
"Before leaving Chang'an City, Master said to plant a Taoist heart in me I never knew what a Taoist heart was, but now I know"
He stopped, glanced at the big city in front of him, and then suddenly turned around: "Let's go, not enter the city."
"Why?"
Asked the panting Xiaomei.
"There are demons in the city, and I can't defeat them."
The fat Taoist sighed: "I'll come back when I can beat you."
"Master, you just said how can a man not have a competitive spirit? What is the difference between not having a competitive spirit and a salted fish? Even if you can't beat him, you still have to try"
"come here!"
"what¡¡"
¡°I¡¯ll teach you the magical skill of slapping your face with a big mouth and sealing your mouth!¡±
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Huangyang Road
Governing the city of Huiyang
Outside the west gate of Huiyang City is the newly built Minyong Camp, covering an area of ??five miles. The civilian brave team was established by Yang Yanye, the governor of Huangyang Road. In order to prevent the rebels on the north bank of the Huangniu River, he spent almost everything he had. Everything that could be taken out of the treasury was taken out, and it took two years to train these eighteen thousand civilian warriors into qualified warriors.
The scale of these 18,000 people is already the limit of the troops that Huangyang Dao can raise now. Together with the 30,000 county soldiers mobilized from various places in Huangyang Dao, it is the main force of the entire Huangyang Dao defense line. Although the number of soldiers was much smaller than that of the rebels on the north bank of the river, they managed to survive many battles with the rebels thanks to their unyielding morale.
Yang Yanye is proud that he has formed such a team, but now, this team has become a big mountain in his heart.
These brave people and county soldiers are all good.
They are all men born and raised in Huangyang Province. There are their families, friends, and fellow villagers in this land. They took up weapons and stood on the south bank of Huangniu River to confront the rebels tit for tat. Their purpose was different from that of the civilian warriors gathered in Gyeonggi Province. . The civilian heroes of Gyeonggi Province all have a spirit of meritorious service and are fighting for their future. As for Huangyang Dao's civilians and county soldiers, they had only one purpose in taking up weapons.
Standing on the river bank, protecting the home behind you.
Once they cannot stop the rebels, the beautiful homeland that raised them will be destroyed. They all know the situation on the north side of Huangniu River. Wherever the rebels pass, they are like locusts crossing the border. The young men were plundered and kidnapped, and none of the young women were spared As for money and food, when the rebels arrived in a place, if this place suffered a natural disaster, where would there be any money and food?
It is precisely because of knowing this that the Minyong County soldiers of Huangyang Road stood on the river bank and refused to retreat.
But now, it is not the rebels on the north bank of the river who are about to drive them away, but the reinforcements they had been waiting for for a long time, the left vanguard of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Yanye, the governor of Huangyang Road, walked in the camp with a few followers. The pace was very slow and heavy. those stillWhen the county soldiers and civilians who maintained training saw him, they all saluted with sincere respect in their eyes. Although the governor's tolerance of the left avant-garde has resulted in at least 200 people being forced to death by the left avant-garde these days, they all know that the governor actually has nothing to do.
In front of hundreds of thousands of troops in the left avant-garde, the position of governor, which seems to be particularly glorious and glorious, is actually as light as a grain of sand.
"Sirare you really going to disband Minyong?"
An official asked in a sad tone.
He looked at the brave soldiers and civilians of those counties, and felt as if he was being cut by a knife.
"There is no other way"
Yang Yanye¡¯s heart is more painful than anyone else¡¯s.
"The people from the left avant-garde come to collect grain every day. I have extended my hand to the rich households three times. Even if they ask for it again, they are willing to give it, but they have almost emptied the granary. Yesterday I mentioned it vaguely Get up, you've all seen how ugly their faces are But if they don't give food and grass to the left vanguard, Luo Yao's people will become even more impudent. "
¡°I called these civilian warriors together, and now that they have been disbanded, my heart hurts more than anyone else.¡±
Yang Yanye sighed: "But there is indeed no food and grass. I can't let these people who follow me willingly end up starving to death here. Let them go home. They should farm and do business. At least they need food and clothing. Worry-free¡¡±
"But, sir, don't you think that Luo Yao's purpose is to force you to disband Minyong?"
Lei Wu, the magistrate of Huiyang County, said anxiously: "Luo Yao's purpose is not to attack the rebels at all. The left vanguard has been here for nearly a month, and they have been collecting food every day but they have not seen them attacking the rebels. For so long, except for the capital, The imperial envoy who came here dared to cross the river with his own soldiers and fight the rebels with real swords and guns. Who else in the left vanguard thought of starting a war? According to his position, Luo Yao was simply rebellious. ! His purpose is to take over our Huangyang Dao!"
"No nonsense!"
Yang Yanye¡¯s expression changed: ¡°Such words must never be said again.¡±
"grown ups!"
Li Huaili, the governor of Huiyang County, advised: "We cannot disband Min Yong. Once Min Yong is disbanded, Luo Yao will become even more unscrupulous. What he is worried about now is only the tens of thousands of soldiers in our hands."
"If we don't disbandwhere will the food come from?"
Yang Yanye said with a painful expression: "Is it possible to watch them all starve to death?"
"There will always be a way!"
County Magistrate Lei Wu said: "Let's wait a few more days I still have some food in my humble family, and I am willing to donate it. My colleagues are also willing to come."
At this moment, a soldier quickly ran over and whispered a few words in Lei Wu's ear. Lei Wu's expression changed, he hesitated for a moment and then walked to Yang Yanye and whispered: "Fang Jie is waiting at Wanhe Building in the city. Looking at you, see you or not?¡±
"See!"
Yang Yanye was silent for a while and said: "The only one in the left wing who is not of the same mind as Luo Yao is this person Maybe the solution lies with this person. Since His Majesty sent him as the imperial envoy, no matter how young this person is It shows that Your Majesty trusts him. It is expected that he wants to see me at this time."