In November, although it didn't rain, the dark clouds turned the sky into a gray sky, and the chill blew through, making it almost suffocating.
After crossing the Baocheng Bridge, Li Huaiji marched with a group of scholars in the cold wind. At first, he was in high spirits, joking and laughing along the way, but then everyone felt bored and dull. As the refugees came, they also felt a little scared.
After passing Xintiaoli, the front is the territory of Yejiazhuang. It is connected to the county road in the west and water transportation in the east. It is fairly densely populated and belongs to the Yejiazhuang.
Li Huaiji saw a bright residential area in front of him and pointed on the carriage: "Look, everyone, this is Yejiazhuang. Due to the prosperous population, with Yefu as the center, markets and streets have gradually formed, and it is about to become a town. We
You can take a rest in the past.”
A scholar smiled and said: "It's cold and rainy while walking. I've suffered enough. Let's go and see."
"It's night, but there are still a lot of people coming." Seeing that only one person spoke and the other scholars didn't speak, Li Huaiji looked at the refugees and watched the lanterns lowering the flags at the entrance of Yejiazhuang and sighed.
We met by chance not long ago. After hearing that there were bandits, a few scholars who came along the way smiled and saw two or three flags at the door, knowing that they were summoning various families.
But they soon lost their thoughts. They had seen the brutality of the bandits, and they had doubts about whether the Ye family could hold on...or would they set off for the county seat tomorrow morning?
Li Huaiji glanced at them, shook the bamboo leaf green wine in his hand, and took a sip of his own.
We have different paths and we don’t want to work together... This generation is not my peer.
The closer we get to Yejiazhuang, the noisier the scene becomes.
It was already a dark night, and it started to rain sporadically. There were many people rushing over. They were all dragging oxcarts. There were ordinary small households of different shapes in front and behind, some with families, and some alone.
One person, but also many men wearing leather armor, with bows and knives in hand, dozens or hundreds of people, crowded over and shouted: "We want to sign up... don't look down on us as a small family."
The two deacons in charge of the guidance were very worried: "Don't be stuck here. If you want to sign up for the militia, go to the military camp in the north and wait for screening..."
It's dark and no one wants to leave.
Several fellow scholars were a little impatient because they were blocked, but Li Huaiji observed with great interest, and gradually his eyes shifted to the side.
What I saw was a dark wall, but there were some ups and downs. I heard some farmers who were also blocked at the door talking. It was the newly built exterior wall in Yejiazhuang in the past few days.
It looks weird. It's only the height of an adult. It's understandable that it should be shorter to save labor and time. However, the thick arc shape design has been completely changed. It not only disappears into a pentagon, but also has various protruding configurations everywhere.
It gives people the feeling of a hedgehog with spikes...
On the path to the workshop, some people came over, driving a team of large trucks, carrying heavy things. On the shaft of the truck, a girl was reading books and writing, her face indistinguishable under the awning.
At this time, the door was blocked. The girl looked up from the book full of five-pointed lines. The charming light in her eyes flashed. After thinking for a moment, she gave instructions to a servant.
The servant couldn't help but nod his head and shouted: "The second best man is at the military camp...come with me if you sign up."
With a "wow", the crowd surged up.
The convoy entered the yard smoothly. Many people moved down and some militiamen lined up to take them away... Some walked to the nearby white lime circle and buried them on the spot.
Li Huaiji wanted to watch for a while longer, but he heard the loud-voiced servant urging: "Don't be crowded, line up and follow me."
Military camp? Ye Qing?
Li Huaiji thought for a while and remembered He Mao's persuasion. He thought carefully before leaving because he knew very well that no employer would agree with what he wanted to do. Instead of hurting his past feelings and wasting his time, he might as well go back and take his time.
accumulation.
At this time, he unexpectedly returned here and saw such special things, which made him inexplicably a little interested. He had never seen these elsewhere or in books, so he could not guess the mystery.
"Since I went back to the Mountain Temple last time, and after careful reflection, I understand that this second-ranked man will not do useless things. It is a pity that many people have not realized this."
He immediately waved goodbye to his companions. Under their puzzled gazes, Li Huaiji rode his horse behind the crowd of applicants and followed the servants along the road.
When we arrived at a place not too far away, just two or three miles away, we arrived at a military camp.
Upon seeing this, Li Huaiji suddenly felt a sense of awe in his heart, and he sighed secretly: "This army has great military spirit."
Seeing people coming, there was a sound of drums, and a group of soldiers came out. Although there were only about a hundred people, they were vaguely formed into a military formation. Li Huaiji looked carefully and saw that these were well-trained, some were greeting them, and some were far away on the sentry tower.
Look, some are patrolling the camp wall.
Torches were lit on each wall. They were special torches that illuminated brightly.
From a distance, I saw a man patrolling with ten soldiers, guarding every step of the way, looking around vigilantly, without saying a word.
A rough voice came from inside, and all the soldiers who were advancing to greet them stopped immediately. Even when they stopped, they maintained a strict marching array. It was indeed prohibited. They stood and glanced at it, and the evil atmosphere made the chaotic crowd suddenly quiet down.
The man in the middle, wearing armor, looks to be less than forty years old, has a thick beard, and looks full of evil aura. Around him are two strong soldiers, standing firmly, with iron on their bodies.
The leaves shone coldly in the cold wind.
The man said: "I am Zhang Fangbiao, the commander of the cavalry. You will stand up on horseback."
"I"
"I can--"
"Get out of the way..."
Someone immediately responded. Li Huaiji was hesitating whether to go out. Although his behavior was uninhibited, he was very careful when joking with respected friends.
If you follow me and watch, you will cross the line if you go up again.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a strange whistle, and someone shouted: "Thunder strikes, everyone closes their ears."
As if it was a conditioned reflex, the expressions of several soldiers suddenly changed drastically, and they bent down and half-knelt.
Just hearing a loud "boom", the ground suddenly shook, the grass and trees fell, everyone swayed this way and that like a drunk, their ears were buzzing, even the rain curtain... no, the sky and the earth were shaking.
In the crowd's vision blurred by fear, there were blazing pillars of fire, clouds of smoke, the pungent smell of sulfur, the fishy smell of steel, and finally the aroma of boiling spirits...
Li Huaiji woke up from his dizziness and didn't realize that the wine bottle had already fallen to the ground.
He calmed down. Under the firelight, in the military camp, more than a dozen family flags of various types were surrounded by the red leaf banner. The other soldiers all exclaimed. Some people drew their swords, some knelt down, and some galloped. They suspected it was Tianwei.
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But after the initial shock, Li Huaiji saw that all the Ye Jiajun men knelt down and closed their ears for a short time, but then they all stood up and continued to stand at their posts.
Li Huaiji suddenly realized something and asked a Ye Jiajun soldier: "What is this?"
"Thunderball made by my master." The soldier said proudly.
"Is it a man-made thunderball?" After hearing this, Li Huaji was strangely not afraid. Only an excited and uncontrollable resonance rose in his bones, causing him to hold his breath for a while and gaze longingly at the soaring ball.
The red fire made even the black clouds change color...
This is what I, Li Huaji, long for, man-made things, to drive away all alien things. The first fire from the sky caused by thunder and lightning in ancient times was nothing more than that...
He struggled against obstacles since childhood, persisted, and became paranoid in the end. It was as if the elusive dream suddenly turned into a lottery ticket. In a strange mood of expectation, he heard a familiar and clear laughter: "Masters of the family, this thing
Can we use it to attack difficult situations? Do we have some confidence?"
With this sound, the blazing gas dispersed, and the wind carried the raindrops, blowing through the hunting flags, whirring through the sunken wooden fence and the crowd, and blowing away into the distant darkness...
"This Pingshou is about to change." Li Huaiji looked up at Shen Yun, his expression somewhat enlightened, and gradually showing a look of fanaticism.
"We want to sign up..." After the shock, some brave adults shouted. Amidst the commotion, Li Huaji passed through.
The family heads were filing in one after another. As if they were afraid of being disturbed, they avoided all kinds of yellow iron pieces, broken glass, and burnt wine on the ground, and carefully arrived at a safe place.
Lu Shangjing's eyes flickered faintly in the firelight, and she said: "Everyone, everyone must have carefully looked at the situation here. This is Ye Huolei."
"Although the recipe of this leaf fire thunder is not easy, it is extremely powerful. As long as you prepare properly, even a real person's body will not be able to withstand a thunder strike."
"Of course, this is still a mortal method, and Xian Lei is comparable to or even surpasses it."
"But we are all scholars and understand the power of this method. This is the critical moment for the safety of the county. If you want to join the alliance, you must swear an oath when announcing the alliance. If you don't want to join, please leave quickly." At this point, Lu Shangjing said.
His face was as cold as a layer of frost.
There are four kinds of relationships in this world: guest and guest, covenant, master and servant, king and minister.
The relationship between monarch and minister is bound to be difficult to dissolve, and those who abolish it are often known as treason.
The relationship between master and servant is basically the same as that of monarch and minister, but it can be terminated under certain conditions. For example, if the servant wins the imperial examination or becomes an official, he can redeem himself.
Keqing is a retainer, basically an employment relationship, which can be terminated at any time.
The covenant is in the middle, that is, when everyone swears an oath and makes a covenant, the leader of the alliance has the status of half a monarch and is the eldest brother.
Once this is determined, there are certain constraints.
All the family heads couldn't help but look at each other, and fell silent for a moment.
Li Huaiji rushed up, but because the situation was different, he was stopped by the guards. At this time, he shouted: "Mr. Number Two, are you even missing your old friend?"
This sound broke the silence. Ye Qing turned around and recognized him. He waved his hand and smiled: "It turns out to be Brother Li, come in quickly."
Li Huaiji stepped forward, and when he was five steps away from Ye Qing, he ignored the fact that this was a messy experimental school ground and bowed down: "Huaiji is willing to serve the public with his hard work."
The family heads looked over with some strangeness. At this time, someone rushed to surrender. Is it the Ye family's entrustment?
It's unbelievable...
Looking with their secretly concerned eyes, they saw the second-place Duke looked surprised and even a little surprised. Ye Qing was silent for a moment and then said cautiously: "Why do you follow me?"
"Mr., you are my peer."
"good"
The heads of the families were a little despised. Are you still performing such a trick?
No matter how despised the performance is, whether or not the performance is good or not is never determined by the performance, but by strength and interests. At this time, some small families thought about it carefully and felt that it would not be bad to establish an alliance to watch each other.
Who is not committed to effectiveness?
At that moment, several family heads came forward: "A certain person is willing to make an alliance with the Ye family and worship the second-largest male as the alliance leader."