Yun Chu gave an order, and the sound of a low horn sounded on the chariot of Marching Commander Shi Li Ji. In the open land, this kind of bass instrument can spread the sound farther.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of garrisoning at Hulao Pass, those noble families who did not follow the army had rushed to Zhengzhou to mix with the emperor's Chinese army camp, which made Yunchu's rear army march much faster.
When the cavalry in black armor spread across the field, Yun Chu, who was guarding the center position, really felt that he was the master of this land at this moment.
Not even a crow can be seen in the cold sky. As far as the field of vision can be seen, there are only some low earth houses emitting weak firewood smoke. Everything here has nothing to do with prosperity. If you insist on saying that in this area,
There is still a touch of bright color on the desolate ground, which must be the strands of white cloth tied to the branches of a huge willow tree.
Each strip of cloth represents a lost human life, and the strips of cloth are densely packed, like willow leaves in spring.
Yun Chu has become accustomed to this. When he was traveling to Liaodong, he once passed by this place. After searching for the shadow of the old days here in his memories, Yun Chu discovered that after so many years, this place has become poorer and nothing has changed.
Other changes.
In fact, this is the real Tang Dynasty, while Chang'an is fake, as fake as a dream.
"Send the order, the army is everywhere, Qiu will not commit any offense, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"
After Li Ji heard Yun Chu's general order, his brows furrowed slightly, but he still ordered the flag platoon officer of the central army to convey Yun Chu's general order. Immediately, in the vast army, brigade commanders continued to loudly shout to his
The subordinates convey the general's orders.
When the army passed by the village, there were a few old men with eyes full of goo standing at the entrance of the village, holding two skinny sheep. When they saw the army coming, they started babbling and shouting words that Yun Chu couldn't understand. It seemed that
To reward the army.
Yun Chu took a look at the village that had become empty because he had to pass the army, and ignored the old people who were talking as if they were singing opera. The army filed through the village and town.
Li Ji stood on the chariot, with a fluttering white beard and a serious face like the God of War. When Yun Chu passed by his chariot on horseback, he suddenly said to Yun Chu: "Compared with the nobles, you are more powerful."
Do you like these poor guys?"
Yun Chu said expressionlessly: "It's because I'm too strong, so I don't like to eat cattle and sheep. I only like to eat other beasts."
Li Jidao said: "Countless of us have experienced battlefields like mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and experienced hardships and dangers that are intolerable to ordinary people, so that we can reach our current status. Why should those poor ghosts just sit back and enjoy the benefits? Wolves are born to eat meat."
Yun Chu knew that Li Ji was speaking from his standpoint, not from his personal standpoint.
If it is a personal standpoint, Li Ji will be compassionate and kind. However, once he speaks from a standpoint, these words completely remove the human nature and only take the essence. All words used to modify, cover up, and enjoy oneself are
No need to say it.
Yun Chu laughed and said: "Wolves and dogs have something in common. Some dogs can survive just by eating some leftovers. There is no need to feed cattle and sheep to them. Besides, as long as we are willing to work hard, it is not easy to let wolves eat grass.
Less than.”
Li Jidao said: "Some of the nobles in Chang'an have already begun to eat leftovers, and eating grass is just around the corner."
Yun Chu sneered and said: "Chang'an is expensive and difficult to live in. If you can't live there, you can leave."
Li Jidao said: "Many government workers are now unable to make ends meet, and the gains of government generals are not even as good as those of foremen in private workshops."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "If you don't have the ability, just starve to death. Isn't this a principle that has been going on for thousands of years?"
Li Ji shook his head and said, "If we continue like this, there will be big problems."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "As long as they leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang, can't they still continue to be their own generals if they go to other Tongdu Dayi? It's because they are unwilling to leave Chang'an, and they are unwilling to make changes."
Li Jidao said: "Chang'an is no longer the Chang'an with simple people. This is all your fault."
Yun Chu said: "The main reason is that people in Chang'an are hard to deceive now."
The two looked at each other with disgust, so naturally they didn't talk to each other, their positions were different, and they couldn't talk about any interesting common topics.
When Yu Xiurong and their carriage passed the village, the people who had run to hide in the wilderness slowly came back. After all, it was too cold outside.
Yun Jin lay on the carriage window and saw a little woman with a dark face, lying on the ground and trying hard to blow on the fire. It looked like she was very cold. Unfortunately, the firewood she found was a little wet and could not be lit.
Looking at her dark waist exposed because her clothes were too small, Yun Jin picked out a small brass heater from the carriage, which was burning with fire-resistant animal charcoal. Although it was not big, whether it was held in her arms or not,
It's still warm even if you hold it in your hands.
The little girl who was lighting the fire stared blankly at Yun Jin who was leaning against the window of the carriage. She didn't know what she wanted to do. When Yun Jin saw that the carriage was about to leave, she immediately threw the heater in her hand.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiurong caught the heater and took it back while the heater was still in the air. He immediately ordered the maid to get out of the car and gave the little girl with a dark face a bag of dry food.
"Stingy mother-in-law." Yun Jin turned her head and ignored Yu Xiurong, and got into Mrs. Cui's arms.
Mrs. Cui stroked Yun Jin's face and said, "You are hurting her by heating her stove."
Yun Jin said puzzledly: "She is actually quite good-looking. She can sell the stove and get some dowry for herself, so that she can marry into a good family."
Ms. Cui shook her head and said, "She is too poor to marry into a good family. Soon a wealthy family will find her and take her away."
Yun Jin was not an idiot. Hearing this, he said: "This is the Tang Dynasty, not the Aries tribe where Aye stayed before. A beautiful woman in the Aries tribe will be taken away by the Khan, but not in the Tang Dynasty. She will find a Ruyi
Lang Jun’s."
Cui Yao, who was dozing in the corner, muttered: "Actually, there is no difference."
"Why is there no difference? Huiniang from Jinchangfang is very good-looking. She has always liked Changsheng from the grain store. As a result, in the spring of this year, the two of them got married. The day she became the bride
I went to see him, and he was very beautifully dressed. He also wore a beautiful hat on the day of immortality, and there was a coin hanging from the corner of his clothes, and they both laughed."
Yu Xiurong said impatiently: "You must never leave Chang'an in the rest of your life. You will live under my mother's nose. If you leave Chang'an, you will die."
Hearing what A Niang said, Yun Jin opened Yun Luan's quilt, forced his way in, and squeezed Yun Luan out of the quilt.
The sleepy Yun Luan looked at the people in the carriage confusedly. After a long while, he was about to open his mouth to cry, but Yun Jin covered his mouth and put him back into the quilt again. Neither of them showed their heads anymore.
Mrs. Cui lay on the window and looked back at the distant village. After looking for a while, she took her head back and said to Yu Xiurong: "Buddha bless me, I hope Sisi and the others can succeed."
Yu Xiurong said angrily: "I'm begging Buddha, what do you think I'm doing?"
Cui said: "I just hope that when my wife arrives in Zhengzhou, she can pay homage to our Buddha and bless Sisi's plan to succeed."
Yu Xiurong said angrily: "Master Xuanzang went to the Shaolin Temple. It is a pure monk temple. The Guanyin Bodhisattva behind the door is all male. Why do I, a woman, go to the monk temple?"
Yun Jin suddenly revealed his head from the quilt and said loudly: "I also want to go to the Shaolin Temple. I want to visit my old friend Master Zhishen."
Cui Yao asked strangely: "When did you become old friends with Master Zhishen?"
Yun Jin said: "One time I went to Da Ci'en Temple to see flower fish. Master Zhishen was meditating by the lotus pond. Wen Huan caught a big ant and put it on Master Zhishen's bald head. I helped Master Zhishen catch it.
of.
Later, when Master Zhishen finished his lessons, he told me that I helped him survive the disaster."
When Cui Yao saw Yu Xiurong looking at her and waiting for the answer, she sat up straight and said, "Master Zhishen was meditating and enlightening at that time. When he was stuck at the pass and couldn't advance or retreat, Wen Huan teased him with a big ant, which made his scalp itchy.
When he was very worried and had all kinds of thoughts, it was Yun Jin who helped him take away the ants and also took away his hundred thousand worries, so there was a friendship."
Yu Xiurong said: "There are many sects in Buddhism. Master Zhishen is an eminent monk of Zen. Although he is close to Master Xuanzang's Dharma-Xiang Consciousness-only Sect, since the Dharma-Xiang Consciousness-only sect left for the Western Regions and established a Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions, due to the seizure of Master Xuanzang's residence,
He has done many things to harm Master Xuanzang in recent years. I heard that the reason why Master Xuanzang went to Shaolin Temple this time was to recruit monks to protect the Dharma. You know, they have not sent monks for five years.
Come to Master Xuanzang to protect the Dharma."
Yun Jin suddenly said: "My mother-in-law is wrong. Sister Sisi told me that Master Xuanzang stayed in Shaolin Temple this time to help Zhengzhou Shaolin Temple overcome the disaster."
Yu Xiurong was surprised and quickly asked Yun Jin: "What else did Sisi say?"
Yun Jin said: "Sister Sisi told me that there are many temples in Songshan Mountain and there are many temple products, and the temple's Xiangji Kitchen is extremely rich. If these temple products are taken out, things in Zhengzhou will be much easier to handle."
Yu Xiurong, Cui Yao, and Cui looked at each other. Cui said with a chill in his mouth: "So, your Majesty won't even let Buddhism go this time?"
Cui Yao sighed and said: "The emperor today, not only has great power but also dominates the world. He naturally focuses on fairness. As long as he thinks it is unfair, he has the idea of razing it down.
At this moment, His Majesty may hope that all those who are unwilling to submit to him will jump out and be eaten by him. "
Yu Xiurong said: "Your Majesty is not so crazy, is he?"
Cui Yao looked out the window at the desolate wilderness and said calmly: "If you don't achieve true dominion over the world, how can your Majesty tell the heavens on Mount Tai that he is the emperor of heaven and earth from now on?"
Yu Xiurong shook his head and said, "You're crazy, you're all crazy. Why don't you guys just live a peaceful life?"
