The geographical location of Niujiao Town is in the south-central part of the hinterland of the Dali Dynasty. The war in the north can be said to be thousands of miles away from here. No matter how fierce the border fighting is, it will not be able to reach here in a short time.
But even so, the place is still shrouded in the shadow of war.
The most intuitive manifestation is that in just three days, the price of food has doubled, and there is a continuing upward trend. Ordinary people may not understand the meaning of the Master's death, nor can they truly understand the cruelty of war. They only know that there is a war.
Something happened, and I felt uneasy, so I wanted to stock up on more food. After all, I had food in hand and I didn’t feel panicked.
In addition to food, the prices of all items on the market are rising, but the increase is not as exaggerated as food.
This is also due to the popularity of farmyard fertilizer in recent years. People throughout the Dali Dynasty have gradually become familiar with the benefits of farmyard fertilizer. There will only be more and more food in the future. Otherwise, the price of food on the market will increase several times under the shadow of war.
It is also possible, this is only the early stage of the war...
There are still many scholars taking to the streets every day, talking loudly, pointing out the country, and eager to stain the battlefield with blood.
Li Qiu sneered at such people. In his opinion, they were just a bunch of guys who talked on paper. They could talk, but you could take action. What's the use of just talking?
However, it is natural for scholars to discuss state affairs, and the general public will not think there is anything wrong.
In addition, there are many scholars who go to the government offices every day to block the doors, asking the court to avenge Master Chen, and give an explanation to the scholars all over the world...
Tell me, sister, haven't you seen that the dynasty of Chen Fuzi has started a war? You have such skills, can you stop causing trouble?
The government has nothing to do with these scholars. They can neither beat nor scold them. They often have to smile with them, which makes them very irritating. In short, they are exhausted.
This is just a small place like Niujiao Town. Who knows how noisy it is in other places. There is vague news that a large number of scholars have gathered in several places to put pressure on the court...
After learning this news, Li Qiu's evaluation was that he failed more than succeeded, and he wished he could kill a few of them to relieve his anger.
However, there is no other way. Scholars must express themselves. They are showing their integrity and their mood of serving the country and the people. How do you do this kind of thing?
There were many similar situations. Every time he heard this, Li Qiu's brows would furrow. He could vaguely feel the smell of conspiracy.
To say that scholars are "making trouble", how is it possible that there are not some people who are worried about the world being in chaos?
Scholars have acquired a lot of knowledge. Many times they are rational, but many times they are the most irrational. Just a reasonable idea can make them rush upward as if they were injected with blood. Following the herd mentality,
Or maybe it's because everyone around me is "concerned about the country and the people", so for the sake of face, it makes no sense for me not to join.
As for the gathering of scholars, the dynasty has not yet come up with an effective control method. You say it is an iron-blooded suppression. What if the entire circle of scholars rebounds? If the country does not want it anymore, it will only add to chaos.
, but if you follow them, the trend is getting worse and worse.
There is nothing we can do about the occurrence of these things. One incident affects the whole body. After the war begins, these things are inevitable.
Fortunately, this kind of thing is still within control at present, and the problem is not big, but as time goes by, no one knows what it will become.
Scholars, when things happen, they often cause more headaches than a murderer who is full of crimes, because he is 'reasonable'...
At present, these things have no impact on the overall situation.
Every day, news comes about the border battlefield. Niujiao Town is too far away from the battlefield. When the news comes here, it is no longer known how long it has happened.
On the first day when the Dali Dynasty declared war on the Dajiang Dynasty, 800,000 troops gathered at the border and sent 300,000 troops to fight against the opponent. The Dajiang Dynasty had already prepared for a head-on battle.
The first large-scale head-on collision, the two sides fought for a day and a night, each side suffering nearly half casualties!
That battle was like a river of blood and mountains of bones. How many men stayed in that land forever, a real Shura meat grinding ground!
Neither side got any advantage, so they ordered their troops to retreat, clean up the battlefield, and fight another day.
In the first battle, the Dali Dynasty failed to break through the border of the Dajiang Dynasty and go deep into the hinterland. This was a big blow to the Dali Dynasty, which took the initiative to declare war, especially the blow to morale. The main combatant failed to do so immediately.
Winning a certain result is a failure!
This made countless people in the Dali Dynasty realize that the other party was a tough nut, and the war was in trouble!
From the first battle to the following days, the two sides fought wars every day. More than hundreds of thousands of people participated in the war, while less than tens of thousands of people participated in the war. The war fell into a stalemate. This is not a good phenomenon.
However, more troublesome things followed. On the fifth day after the Dali Dynasty declared war on the Dajiang Dynasty, the Golden Wolf Dynasty declared war on the Dali Dynasty. Millions of soldiers rushed to the border between the two sides. On the seventh day, the Sanluo Dynasty declared war on the Dali Dynasty.
, 700,000 Chen soldiers rushed to the border between the two sides!
At this point, the Dali Dynasty has to face the pressure of war from three countries!
Obviously, the Dali Dynasty had already anticipated such a situation, and immediately dispatched 800,000 troops to fight against the Golden Wolf Dynasty and the Sanluo Dynasty.
By this time, there was no need to guess. The fall of Master Chen was definitely caused by the joint efforts of those three countries, otherwise they would not have been able to start a war with the Dali Dynasty at almost the same time.
The war has just begun. The Dali Dynasty has already sent nearly 2.5 million troops. It is too many and the scale is too big. But it also shows how angry the Dali Dynasty is about the fall of Master Chen. It is almost
Spend a lot of money from the beginning!
Two and a half million, not two hundred and fifty, standing together, it was like a sea of people, with no end in sight.
God knows what the outcome of such a large-scale battle will be. How many people will come back alive in the end?
However, since the Dali Dynasty dared to declare war, it still had some confidence. The source of this confidence was that the popularity of farmyard manure in recent years had increased grain production throughout the country.
As long as there is food to feed the soldiers, the country can continue to fight.
Once a war reaches a stalemate, what is fought is not the number of people, but the strength of the country. Whoever fails to deplete it first will fall into a situation of no return!
For half a month, new news about the border battlefield came every day, with casualties on each side.
The three northern kingdoms did not immediately attack the border with their troops, probably because they were prepared to use the power of the three kingdoms to consume the Dali Dynasty.
Li Qiu had known him since they were of the same year in the early years, and they had exchanged letters a lot over the years. He wrote to Mr. Zhao and asked him to introduce him to an apprentice. The other party thought that knowledge must be passed on, so he agreed.
Come down.
Zhao Laoju agreed not just because of his relationship with Li Qiu but because he couldn't save face. In fact, he also had his own considerations. After all, he was going to grow old and die.
Son, on the one hand, his own knowledge has been passed down, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as leaving a way out for his granddaughter.
Disciple and disciple, the relationship between master and disciple is as close as father and son. Having a disciple to take care of your granddaughter will make you feel at ease even after you die in the future.
Zhao Laoju agreed to accept Yundong as his disciple, and even agreed to settle in Niujiao Town, and would also serve as a teacher in the school so that he could teach Yundong...
Yunjing seriously suspected that the master was arranging a retreat, and estimated that he was going to let Zhao Laoju be the headmaster of the school after he left. Otherwise, Zhao Laoju could have taken Yundong to the county town to receive a better education.
I see these cloud scenes in my eyes and remember them in my heart. Master has his own thoughts and plans, and he is powerless to change anything...
On the day when Zhao Laoju accepted Yundong as his disciple, Yunjing's family and Li Qiu all went there and booked a seat at Xiaolin House in the town. Due to the current situation, they did not make a big deal out of fear of attracting criticism.
The process is similar to when Yunjing became an apprentice.
After paying homage to his mentor three times, Yundong had a master and a nephew who was one year younger than him, the granddaughter of Mr. Zhao.
After that day, Yundong would study with his master and had to say goodbye to his parents and family.
Yun Dong cried that day, crying so hard that he left his parents and family at a young age, feeling helpless and helpless. The atmosphere was a bit sadder than when Yun Jing left his parents and held back his tears.
Since the eldest son Yunjing left his side, the second son Yundong also grew up and "left". As parents, it is false that Jiang Susu and Yunshan are not sad.
But when the children eventually grow up, they can only bid farewell with tears and tell them countless times to be obedient and to go back and visit if they feel homesick.
In this way, only Xiao Yunxi was left by their side.
The most unbearable thing in this world is that the children have to grow up...
The separation in the world, especially the separation of flesh and blood, the inseparable pain, only through personal experience can we know how bitter it is...
Fortunately, Niujiao Town is not far from Xiaoxi Village, so it is very convenient to go home.
Yundong's experience is much better than that of Yunjing in the past. No matter what, he still has an older brother in this town. It is still very easy to meet him. By then, he will see him in the school every day. Where can he come to see him like Yunjing did in the past?
He was completely alone in the town. Yundong still didn't realize how much of the loneliness he felt when he left home at first.
After Yundong became a disciple, life returned to "calm" again.
Li Qiu still teaches Yun Jing what he has learned every day when he has time. It has not been long since school started. Once school starts and gets busy, Li Qiu will not have as much time to teach Yun Jing as he does now.
Three days before the start of the new semester, Yunjing received a gift, a gift from his daughter-in-law Su Xiaoye.
There are three kinds of gifts in total.
A piece of clothing that Su Xiaoye had sewn by herself, a piece of wood carving that she had carved by herself, and a piece of yellow crystal with a pungent smell.
Su Xiaoye's needlework skills were obviously much better than when she was a child, and the clothes she sewed for Yunjing were quite decent.
The wood carving she carved was of a little tiger, a cartoon type, a veritable 'fat tiger', very cute. She also asked the person who gave the gift to bring a message to ask Yun Jing. What she asked was, Brother Jing, why
I've been to so many mountains and forests, but I've never seen a tiger like the one you drew for me.
Hey, a cartoon-shaped tiger, it’s strange that she can be found in the mountains and forests.
As for the yellow crystal, according to the person Su Xiaoye brought the message to, she picked it up in the mountains and didn't know what it was. She sent it to her to ask about Brother Jing, a scholar.
