Chapter 409: If I think about it, the sky will fall and the earth will fall
Lu Fenghou¡¯s name is very auspicious, but he has never encountered anything auspicious in his life. Although the family is not considered poor, it is still a family where the food this year will never be enough for the next New Year's Day. When he was a child, his family scraped together a sum of money to send him to a private school to learn how to read and write, but his alcoholic father lost all his money in gambling due to confusion. His mother was so angry that she almost vomited blood. After his father woke up from the drunkenness, he started to slap himself in the mouth. I squatted in front of my house, smoking cigarettes, and didn't sleep all night.
Later, his father became a merchant, a merchant who was looked down upon by the people in the clan.
The people of the Sui Dynasty felt from the bottom of their hearts that being a businessman was a shameful thing. Of course, it's a different matter if you're a businessman and you have enough money to make money. However, ordinary people do not want to be looked down upon even if they can dig out a bite from the soil to eat.
His father worked as a businessman for three years and saved enough money for him to go to private school. However, the private school teacher, who was also an alcoholic, lost the money in gambling and simply packed up and ran away. Lu Fenghou was already ten years old at the time and had a very bad temper. In anger, he planned to follow his father into business, but he made plans and made a decision when his father came back from the northwest. Unfortunately, his father encountered a horse thief, and none of the dozens of people traveling with him came back alive.
When he was twelve years old, an old Taoist with a white beard came to the village. When he met Lu Fenghou, he said that this child was destined to be rich, but it depended on fate. If you meet a noble person before the age of forty-five, it will not be a problem to become a prince and general in this life. Because of this sentence, Lu Fenghou's sick mother gave the old Taoist the only seven copper coins left in the family.
The old Taoist took the copper coins and ran away, making a snapping sound on the ground under his feet, which made him run very fast.
Lu Fenghou knew that he had been deceived again. Although seven copper coins was not much, it was a ruin for him.
Fortunately, the old patriarch was kind and gave his family an extra three acres of thin farmland. The teenage Lu Fenghou was the mainstay of the family and kept the farmland neatly. There are only two people in the family, and in the good times, apart from the money and food paid in, there is still a slight surplus.
When he was eighteen years old, my mother planned to find a wife for him. Because her family was in a poor financial situation, no one from all over the country was willing to marry him. A matchmaker from another village came to her door and said she had a niece from Shandong Road whom she planned to marry. As we all know, the life on Shandong Road is not as good as that on Huangyang Road, so this can be considered a good marriage.
The matchmaker took the money, but she brought a widow and a daughter with her.
Lu Fenghou thought that he should accept his fate. At least he has a wife, right?
Although everything he experienced since childhood was not comfortable, he did not give up on himself because of this. Because he knows how hard his life is, he is willing to help his neighbors with anything they need. Because of this, by the time he was forty years old, he was already highly respected in the village.
When he heard that the Governor of Huangyang Road called on the people to join the army to resist the rebels, he packed a package and stuffed it with five pancakes and a suit of clothes. He didn't bring any money, only the iron fork at home, said goodbye to his wife and children and walked out resolutely. village. That day, there were seventy-two young and strong men following him, accounting for more than half of the young and middle-aged men in the village.
When he walked out of the village, he looked back at the blind dates seeing him off and said, "Let's all go back. I took seventy-two people away, and I will take seventy-two people back." Don't cry so much, I guarantee they won't lose a hair when they come back.
He failed to fulfill his promise.
" Two years later, four of the seventy-two people who joined the army with him died. Three were shot to death by the rebels' cold arrows, and one slipped and fell into the Huangniu River and never showed his head again.
Because of this, when he heard Fang Jie say those words, his heart felt as if something had hit him, and it hurt a little.
"You said we don't understand what war is. Yes, you are right. In the past two years, none of us have clearly seen what war is. We stand on the south bank of the Huangniu River and the rebels stand on the north bank. When the weather clears up, Chuhe can even see the smiles on their faces. They are all common people of the Sui Dynasty, so why are they fighting life and death with swords and guns? You said you would take us to kill and try to prevent us from dying"
He raised his head, looked at Fang Jie and asked: "Can one of us survive? Can one of the people on the other side survive?"
He asked so seriously, even though it was nonsense that no one else needed to answer.
"cannot"
Fang Jie answered very seriously.
I didn¡¯t take this as nonsense.
Fang Jie can understand Lu Fenghou¡¯s thoughts. There are not many people who are addicted to killing people.
"The reason why you didn't go home is not because you don't want to go home. It's because you know that once you leave, the people in the left avant-garde will not be reliable at all. You all know what the rebels did north of the Huangniu River, so you don't want this to happen Things happen again in Huangyang Road.¡±
Fang Jie was silent for a while and said: "What you just said is correct. They are all common people of the Sui Dynasty. Why do they take up swords and guns to fight to the death?"
"Because the people north of the Huangniu River are no longer the people of the Sui Dynasty. Their homes are gone, occupied by the rebels, and robbed by the Mongolian people, so they plan to rob others."
"I don't want to kill anyone either."
Fang Jie clenched his fists and his tone became a little heavy: "But if we have to rely on killing to keep a safe place, we have to rely on killing to keep our fellow villagers alive, we have to rely on killing to stop the killing I don't mind killing a million people, I don¡¯t mind if you use a knife to do it.¡±
"Staying safe is not the answer"
Fang Jie raised his head and pointed to the north: "Only by defeating the enemy can you get the peace and tranquility you need."
"We only have four thousand people!"
Lu Fenghou rubbed his sore nose: "There are at least more than 200,000 rebels! There are 400,000 left avant-garde!"
"enough!"
Fang Jie smiled: "It depends on how these four thousand people do it!"
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Fang Jie left the Zuoqianwei camp for four days, and no one knew where he went. Luo Yao sent someone to look for him, and Chen Bishan's reply was that the general crossed the river again to explore the enemy's situation. Luo Yao was a little annoyed, but suddenly found that Fang Jie's temperament was exactly the same as when he was young.
Four days later, he returned to the camp. Luo Yao immediately sent someone to call him to the Chinese army's tent.
"Where have you been?"
Looking at the young man in front of him who was obviously darker than when he first met him, Luo Yao found that all his previous anger had dissipated without even realizing it. He had never felt this way about Rowan. He is not an idiot, nor has he ever doubted Rowan's identity. But he never sent anyone to investigate, although he would always find it if he wanted to.
He didn¡¯t check because he knew that the only connection between him and the Chu family was Luo Wen. If he finds out the details of Luo Wen, he and the Chu family will really have no room for coexistence. When the truth came out, he knew he would have to kill someone.
For so many years, he has not wanted the Chu family to completely break with himself.
Because of this longing, he would rather endure the suffering himself.
He has always been indifferent to Luo Wen, not because he doted on Luo Wu and caused the tragedy. It was because he always felt subconsciously that that was not his son.
He didn¡¯t ask for confirmation because he didn¡¯t want to.
"Hebei"
Fang Jie¡¯s answer was very simple, without saying a single word.
"What are you going to do?"
"have a look"
"What are you looking at?"
"Rebels"
"Have you finished reading?"
"finish watching."
"Then?"
"Then we plan to take Shanziying across the river."
Fang Jie paused for a moment and then said seriously: "I know that the general is not planning to go to war with the rebels yet, but I am an imperial envoy after all. Although the errand has been completed, I have to do something with the emperor's orders on my back. If the general thinks I'm causing trouble for you, you can have me locked up. But if I don't go to the river to fight with the rebels, I won't be able to sleep. Either kidnap me or let me go. This is all I have now. Two things make me feel better.¡±
"Because the emperor treats you well?"
Luo Yao asked with a slight frown.
Fang Jie did not answer, his face was expressionless.
"Go ahead"
Luo Yao's words were beyond Fang Jie's expectation. Fang Jie originally thought that Luo Yao would definitely not agree. He had already made plans. If Luo Yao insisted, he would give up the mountain camp where he had trained hard for several months. Although it was a pity, he could not stop doing it just because of the pity.
He was unwilling to stay at left midfield, not from the beginning.
"That's right, if he follows Luo Yao and pretends to be a filial son, Luo Yao will give him more. He can save many years of struggle and reach the sky in one step. But there is always a knot in Fang Jie's heart, which he may never be able to untie in his lifetime. Everything Luo Yao did back then was to resurrect Luo Wu, but now he firmly believes that Fang Jie is Luo Wu. But Fang Jie knew that he was not, not from head to toe.
Not his soul, nor his body.
" If he really wants to be investigated, Luo Yao is not only not his father, he is even his enemy. In order to arrange all this, he killed so many people from Mu Xiaoyao and Shen Qingshan's disciples. Most of those who protected Fang Jie died. Fang Jie could not pretend to have forgotten everything.
But he knew that although he was not Luo Wu, he?Luo Yao couldn't bring up any hatred.
Every day he has to face Shen Qingshan, Mu Xiaoyao and the big dog Qilin, and when he turns around, he has to face Luo Yao.
If it¡¯s for the one he loves, Fang Jie should hate Luo Yao. If it was because of himself, Fang Jie couldn't tell whether he should be grateful or hateful.
So he wants to leave and doesn¡¯t want to stay at left midfielder.
The more loving Luo Yao's eyes were and the more tolerant he was towards him, the less Fang Jie wanted to stay any longer. Even if we put aside emotions and just talk about reality, Fang Jie still has reasons for leaving. It seems that there is no need to doubt Luo Yao's rebellion. Sooner or later the southwest will be in chaos. Fang Jie admitted that Luo Yao was powerful and qualified to snatch the national artifact. But he didn't think Luo Yao could win the fight and have the last laugh.
The Sui Dynasty was not rotten to the core. Although the chaotic situation caused by a momentary mistake seemed to be shaky, the foundation was actually still there.
If this empire is in decay, Fang Jie may make another choice. The Great Sui of this world is not the Great Sui he knew in his previous life. There may be some hidden power in this huge empire that has not yet been revealed. Fang Jie still remembers the first time he saw Chang'an City. The royal family who could build such a huge capital without hurting the people would they really be knocked down by one blow?
Even if both sides suffer, the person who stands up first may not be the one who is rebellious.
Fang Jie knows that he is actually insignificant in this world. But he also knows that even a common man sometimes has to face choices.
Fang Jie cannot see the ten or eight years behind him, nor can he see the three or five years behind him.
He just wants to see tomorrow.
He didn't want to stay with Luo Yao for more than a day.
"Juexiao"
Luo Yao looked at him and said in a gentle tone: "I know it's difficult for you to change your opinion immediately. I also know that you feel that what I did is wrong from the bottom of your heart. I won't force you, you just need to remember what I did. Everything I do is for the Luo family. Your surname is still Fang, but you have the word "Luo" engraved in your blood. I am Luo Yao's Luo!"
"Yes, I admit now that I lied to you about something when I was in Yongzhou City."
Luo Yaodao: "I don't want to explain anything to you, I just want you to see that in the future I can give you more than just Yongzhou City, and more than just a corner of the southwest. As long as you don't fight for it, I won't give you anything." It will be less. I know you are not happy, so just kill some people. If you kill some people, you will feel better."
"Aren't you afraid that if I kill people and cause resentment among the rebels, you are not afraid of starting a war?"
"Afraid?"
Luo Yao couldn't help laughing: "If I'm afraid, I won't take this road. What else in this world can make me afraid? When I want to cross the sword and stand on horseback, who can stop me from crossing the mountains and rivers with my horse's hooves? If I think about it, God will The ground is collapsing!¡±
Hearing these words, Fang Jie's heart tightened suddenly.
He realized that maybe he was too naive. Until now, he didn't know what Luo Yao was going to do. Luo Yao looks down on the rebels, so will his plan work?