As a branch of the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains, Funiu Mountain is undoubtedly a dangerous peak for the Central Plains. If not necessary, travelers traveling between Guandong and Guanzhong usually choose the valley lowlands sandwiched between mountains and rivers, along the Yellow River and Weishui River
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Although you have to pass through the county town, pass more than a dozen passes, and pay various taxes to enter the city, the advantage is that the dense population is not only conducive to supplies, but also the scarcity of bandits, which can ensure the safety of people and property.
Whether it was Duan Yan's army that was stationed here before or the Bingzhou army that later swallowed up Sili, they carefully protected this trade route. Even though the once glorious two capitals were damaged or even destroyed due to the war, the people traveling through this trade route were still there.
The flow of people on the trade routes continued unabated, and even the famine of the ongoing war could not stop the determination of merchants to pursue wealth and scholars to travel around the world.
However, if you go deep into the mountains of Funiu Mountain, you can certainly enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, but it will be an extremely severe test for your physical strength and foot strength.
No, for those young men who were born into the famous family, this choice is undoubtedly a kind of torture for them.
For example, there is a small group of people currently traveling through the mountains of Funiu Mountain.
"Zhao Qing, how long do we have to go before we can leave here? Z, I feel like I can't stand it anymore."
A handsome-looking young man was breathing heavily while gritting his teeth and persisting. But even with such persistence, you could tell from the sweat that kept sliding down his head like a faucet that couldn't be tightened that the young man really
He was already close to the limit of his physical strength. If he walked further up the mountain road, the boy might just lie down on the ground.
It's just that it seems that only this thin-skinned young man in the entire team is so unbearable. Although it cannot be said that all the other nearly 100 people are burly men, most of them look quite relaxed, and a few of them look relaxed.
It was just a little sweaty.
"According to our recent footstep calculations, we should be in the central and southern part of Hongnong County now. However, we haven't seen Luoshui yet. Either there is something wrong with our direction, or we are walking slower than we thought.
Quite a few.”
The person who answered the handsome boy's question was a very strong man.
This big man can only be considered to be above average in stature, about seven and a half feet tall. He has a burly build. His two arms are extremely thick, and it looks like he has extraordinary physical strength. However, unlike Dian Wei, who has a similar figure, this big man's
The face does not
Dian Wei is so fierce, but his square face always has a vague smile. If you ignore his figure, it can give people the illusion of being quiet, like a man who has read poetry and books.
A scribe rather than a warrior on the battlefield.
Of course, that is indeed an illusion, because even though this big man looks like a standard martial artist with a big waist and a round waist, he is also rough and fine, likes to use his brain, and he also likes to be careful when doing things. Most people are really blind.
Live him.
"Perhaps it's because we're walking a little slowly. Zhao Qing doesn't have to cover up for me. It's obvious that the guides are all familiar with this place, and they don't expect to go in the wrong direction." The young man stopped and tried hard to calm down his violent beating.
His heart and rapid breathing, and then he showed a shy smile, "I originally thought that my physical strength was very good, at least I could hold on for a long time while riding a horse and swinging a sword, but now I know that I am too far behind. And
If it weren't for you, I'd probably have died of hunger in this wilderness."
"You are ridiculous. When it comes to the ability to survive in the wild, General Cao Xing Cao Shengran in the Bingzhou Army is the most amazing. No matter what kind of insect it is, he can approach it quietly, catch it quickly, and eat it raw after removing its head.
.According to the general, what is it called? Oh, yes, it’s ‘crunchy, chicken-flavored’.”
Although it sounds nice, no one can ignore the face of the speaker who has turned green. But no one will laugh at him, because just listening to his description, the color on the faces of everyone around him also changes.
Became like him.
Not everyone is qualified to be at the top of the food chain.
"Do you have time to learn some fighting skills from Zhao Qing in the future? I also want to go to the battlefield one day, just like the founding monarch of this country, Emperor Gaozu, and the monarch of Zhongxing, Emperor Guangwu, who killed enemies for the country and made meritorious service."
"Then I would like to advise you to read more about military affairs. Your body and bones are precious and you cannot rush to the front line. Leave the rough work to us. We will definitely be able to complete any arrangement you make for you."
"That's right. The sages once said, 'A son with a lot of money cannot sit down in the palace.' It seems that I should follow the teachings of the sages. But I know my current status very well. If it is really like that, how can I know the sufferings of the people. Back then, the Prime Minister once said to
I once said a saying by Li Xue, the pastor of Bingzhou, 'The people are like water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.' How does Zhao Qing think this sentence goes?"
"Li Zhoumu is naturally a good official who loves the people. Unlike those powerful families in Guandong who can read a few books, in addition to annexing land so that ordinary people like us have no living space, they don't need to pay taxes. Even if
Whether he had money, he used it to expand his private army, or he bought a large number of official positions from the court, which was short of money because of no taxes, and gave them to his children, so that they could go all over the country to fish and eat.
In the countryside, we plunder by force. What is this called? By the way, if it continues in a 'vicious cycle', then a county will become a county of several families with several surnames, and a state will become a state of several families with several surnames.
, a country will become a country with several families and several surnames. Maybe the Han Dynasty will also change its surnames by then... Ah, I said some strange things, don't take it to heart after hearing this, I'm just a kid.
You were stupid and said some nonsense."
"No, Zhao Qing said it very well. I didn't expect that Zhao Qing could have such knowledge, but he was buried in the countryside. This is a loss for the country. From this small incident of Zhao Qing, we can see that
What Zhao Qing said is indeed true. I won't blame you."
"Thank you very much. You don't blame the younger ones for being the best ones. In fact, I heard other people say that those things are not my own. If I get compliments for them, I always feel like a thief who stole something."
"Haha, Zhao Qing is such an admirable person. This sincerity cannot be matched by the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. But I am also a little curious as to which great talent these words come from. I really hope that the imperial court can recruit such a person.
A man of true talent and learning.”
"I listened to the teachings of Master Hu Kongming from the Bingzhou Official School. However, Master Hu said that some of the ideas he got came from Li Zhoumu. Anyway, I am a rough person, so I know what they said makes sense."
"Is it Bingzhou Li Xue again? Then has Master Hu Kongming said how to solve these problems?"
"I heard that Bingzhou established official schools and held some imperial examinations to solve this problem. However, although the powerful families seemed to resist it at first, they seemed to like this system later. I don't know if it is true.
It’s effective, but it’s actually no different from the previous inspection and evaluation system.”
"It turns out that Li Zhoumu has been working so hard. I always sit in the grand courtyard and have no idea about this. The only thing I know is that he reopened the Western Regions for the sake of the country. But those veterans said that he is a person who is just trying to gain fame. Hum, and Chuan
Compared with Liu Yan, the herdsman of Yizhou who is wearing a dragon robe, and Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou who worships heaven and earth in the suburbs, how can he be worthy of such a small amount of fame?"
"Leader, there's a situation ahead!"
Just when the handsome young man who stopped to rest was filled with emotion, a big man dressed as a hunter sprang out from the trees in the distance. Judging from the anxious look on his face, it seemed that something was really going on ahead.
"Are they the bandits who gathered in Xiaoshan Forest?" The young man's face inevitably showed a hint of anxiety.
The young man originally escaped in a hurry with only a dozen of his trusted subordinates, but he encountered a group of bandits in the mountains and forests. Although the number of the bandits was not large, they were not only familiar with the terrain, but also outnumbered by many.
.If he hadn’t met the group of strong men who were now protecting him, the young man might have fallen into the bandits’ den.
Judging from his thin skin and tender flesh, he couldn't even imagine what kind of tragic fate he would encounter.
It must be a memory full of turbidity and helplessness.
"No, that group of people definitely don't look like the kind of bandits who occupy a hilltop and build a stronghold and call themselves kings. If I have to say what they look like..."
Although these people had no subordinate relationship with the young man, when the young man asked the big man named Zhao, he did not encounter any embarrassing situation. On the contrary, the guy dressed as a tiger hunter seemed extremely careful and respectful when he answered.
But at the end of the story, the man dressed as an Orion showed a complicated expression that was mixed with trepidation and fear.
"Well, you bastard, please hurry up and say it, I'm really worried!"
Seeing that the situation was getting dull, the big man surnamed Zhao could only take over the topic. A laugh and a curse made the man dressed as an Orion regain a lot of his composure, but the shock on his face did not fade away at all.
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, knowing that the situation was probably going to be bad.
"Brother Nan, do I really want to say this?"
"Say it, otherwise even if we die, we will become unjust ghosts, and then we will all blame you."
Even though he said this, everyone couldn't help but swallow, and their throats couldn't help but tremble.
"If I read it correctly, that thing is no different from the guy we saw underground in Luoyang City."
"What?!"
Except for the handsome young man who probably didn't touch Yang Chunxue, everyone else knew what the "Luoyang underground" meant.
Ordinary people have shown amazing fighting power, which is really hard to associate with their usual image.
It seems that those things only exist in the dark environment underground. No one has ever seen that kind of unknown creature appear in the ruins of Luoyang City, which gives people a chance to breathe.
But now...
"Let's fight. We've all seen the speed of those 'things'. If we choose to run away, it's hard to say whether we can get away. By the way, Daniel, how many of those 'things' are there? Do you see clearly?"
"I can't say that I can see it clearly, but at most it shouldn't be more than one team. We can give it a try. But we are short of medical treatment and medicine here. It's just this team that is okay, but I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? At worst, Sanwazi will go to the county town to 'get some' medicinal materials and come back. The older he gets, the more timid he becomes."
An unexpected encounter just started.
"Zhao Qing, what is going on? What on earth are these 'things'? Could it be that I, a majestic man, still have such monsters!"
The battle ends quickly as it begins.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s broad daylight that affects the combat effectiveness of those ghosts, or if these human-shaped ghosts themselves are very weak. In short, although the process can’t be said to be chopping melons and vegetables, these hundreds of people are
No serious injuries were suffered.
But this "thing" that he had never seen before obviously attracted the attention of the handsome young man.
"Speaking of which, I have only seen this thing twice, including this time, so I don't know where this thing came from. Maybe Lizhou Mu will know. I heard that he is very fond of these strange things.
There is research.”
"So where did you see these 'things' last time? I seemed to have heard something like 'Luoyang' just now."
This made the man named Zhao Nan somewhat hesitant. After all, he knew very well the identity of the young man standing opposite him, so he knew even more how taboo the place where that kind of thing happened was for the young man. But he also
He also knew very well that the young man in front of him had some guesses or even knowledge about his identity, so he needed to be careful so that his behavior would not make this noble young man have any negative opinions about himself and the forces behind him.
This feeling of walking on thin ice makes Zhao Nan feel very uncomfortable. But as soon as he thinks that his mission was given by that person face to face, and he also issued a military order in front of the other person. As a man from Yanzhao, he hates it the most.
He is someone who goes back on his word.
"Tell me, if this matter can be traced back to its origin, it should have nothing to do with Li Zhoumu. Even if I was angry, it should have nothing to do with Li Zhoumu. And at that time, I was beyond my reach for anything, so there is no need to estimate my feelings. You can feel free to be bold.
Say it clearly. No, I should say that if you don’t say that, it will make me feel extremely disappointed and dissatisfied.”
It has to be said that no matter how smart a person is, he will be at a disadvantage when facing this situation, not to mention that Zhao Nan is not a monster like Zhuge Kongming or Sima Zhongda, and the young man is also a very smart type.
Therefore, he could only truthfully tell the other party about the underground battle in Luoyang that he experienced.
Of course, due to his status, he only heard a lot of things or had a glimpse of them, but even this was enough to make the young man stunned. The unheard ghost seriously subverted his three views, and the ruins of Luoyang made his eyes full of tears and his face sad.
, what he couldn't accept the most was the person who caused all this to happen, the existence that made him so entangled.
Suddenly, he had the urge to find a place where no one was and cry loudly, to vent his anger.
However, many years of experience allowed him to suppress this impulse before his feelings completely exploded. He closed his eyes quietly. After a while, he wiped the remaining water marks at the corners of his eyes, and a gentle smile bloomed again on his face.
Although he didn't know what the appearance of those monsters represented, and although he didn't know what his weak hands could do, he knew very well that if he indulged in that helpless emotion, he would only become more useless.
.
No one can save you except yourself.
This may be the most precious treasure left to him by that fierce man who left too many traces in his life.
Since nothing can be done now, since neither sadness nor anger can solve the problem, just smile.
This was another precious treasure given to him by another man who had not taken the initiative to leave a profound mark on his life, but had been influencing him. It was also a treasure that made him feel that he had benefited a lot.
Thank you for your influence and encouragement on me. I will use my actions to repay your expectations of me!
The smiling young man secretly clenched his fists and made a man's oath in his heart.
"Zhao Qing, have you planned our next trip? Where will our goal be?"
"Next we have two options. One is to arrive at the Luoshui River Valley and go east along Luoshui. We can go to the old capital Luoyang, but the situation there is not very good. Even if reconstruction has begun, we want to restore it to its old glory.
Jing, haha, that will take a long time.
In addition, you can continue to climb over the mountains. There is a Yishui River at the southern foot of Xiong'er Mountain. You can follow it to Yiqueguan and Luoyang. However, you can also turn east from Xincheng County and pass through Yingchuan Yangcheng to bypass Luoyang.
.
As for our final destination, I wonder if you have any prepared goals in mind?"
"Didn't you make plans for me? This is really incompetent, whether as a guide or anything else. Unqualified, hugely unqualified!"
"Haha, I've already chosen the target. I'm just afraid you won't like it. If you don't like it, wouldn't it be difficult for us to do it?"
"Tell me, after all, I have been decided on a path for such a long time. It would be good to follow the path that others want me to take for a while. There are still many, many things I need to learn now. But here.
Before, I hoped you could take me to Luoyang for a walk. I want to see it there and also take a look at the customs and people along the way."
The smile on the young man's face seemed brighter than ever before.
"After all, this is an extremely rare 'freedom' for me."
"As you wish. But before that, you may need to exercise more with us, otherwise."
"Haha, don't care about our status, just train me like an ordinary soldier. I also want to experience more life that I have never experienced before.
I also want to enter their world, get to know them, and understand this world that I have never known before."
As the sun sets in the west, what is reflected is a group of people walking on the road to pursue their dreams.
Pan Sen: I almost forgot to update... (To be continued...)
