Chapter 525: People's Discord Before Luliang Mountain
After leaving Zhending Mansion, the mountains gradually became more rugged and the terrain became more and more barren. Although the mountains were still covered with green, the trees were not dense and there were more and more pine trees. Sometimes looking from a distance, the mountains looked like
It was just covered with a layer of lichen. For Lou Shuwan, who was used to seeing the green fields in the south of the Yangtze River, this kind of scenery made her feel cold and barbaric - of course, since she took refuge in Tian Hu, she had never felt safe in her heart.
The tension in my heart, and the illusion that I will be betrayed at any time, are consistent, and there is no way to resolve them.
"How long is the distance to Ji County?"
"It will take about half a day." When Lou Shuwan, who was on horseback, turned around and asked, a burly man next to him approached on his horse and answered with a respectful expression. This man's surname was Qiu, his given name was Guyan, and he was under Tian Hu's command.
A master, Lou Shuwan showed off his financial management and business skills, and after gaining Tian Hu's trust, he assigned Qiu Guyan to be her bodyguard and deputy. Over the past few months, Qiu Guyan had a calm and quiet personality, and he treated Lou Shuwan well.
There is no disobedience to the orders, and the two parties get along harmoniously.
"Since it's not too far away, let's go to Ji County first and arrange accommodation and food. The Third Prince and General Yu don't know when they will arrive. We will probably have to stay for a few days."
"Yes." Lou Shuwan gave the order, and Qiu Guyan immediately sent someone. Looking back, he saw a team of more than a hundred people walking at the foot of the mountain, escorting several carts of goods. These people were all
They are Tian Hu's elite soldiers. As the leader, Lou Shuwan is currently wearing a gray-yellow cloak and riding a horse. Although it is not easy for her to stand in Tian Hu's army as a woman, she is in charge of part of the property and power at this time. If
If she wanted to ride in a big car more comfortably, others would not say anything. However, since her position in Tian Hu's army gradually became more stable, she has gradually given up the habit of riding in a car. She has to ride a horse no matter how far or near, and at the same time, it is easiest for her to ride on her waist.
He also carries a dagger with him day and night.
She has no martial arts skills, and even if her strength has been tempered to a certain extent, it is not as good as that of an ordinary man. She brings a dagger. It is not intended to hurt anyone, but it can be used to commit suicide when necessary - do you dare to do it when the situation comes?
Two words, but this is indeed her original intention of wearing the dagger. Occasionally touching the dagger sheath when making a decision will make her feel a little more powerful.
In fact, that was of course an illusion. What really protected her from being bullied in Tian Hu's army was the influence of Jin Wang Tian Hu himself.
When she first fell into the sphere of influence of Tian Hu's army, she and Lou Shuheng, who had fled all the way, were at the end of their rope. As a man, Lou Shuheng himself had collapsed, but she gritted her teeth and seized an opportunity to appear before Tian Hu.
In front of him, Tian Hu volunteered to give some ideas to the other party - Tian Hu was originally an Orion, and later Luocao occupied a large territory. He had the ability, but his knowledge was ultimately limited. After the bandits occupied the land, they changed from occupying the land to managing it.
, Talents are scarce. Lou Shuwan is taken seriously because of this, which is similar to the fact that the Lou family was taken seriously by Fang La in Hangzhou City.
While she has abilities, she is also good-looking. She is a lady of the world. Her education and knowledge are not comparable to those of some local bumpkins. Tian Hu's original intention was to accept her into the harem, which would be the most reassuring. However,
Lou Shuwan refused several times with a firm attitude. Tian Hu showed open-mindedness and was unwilling to lose a talented person who could help, so he did not use force. In fact, Tian Hu did not understand that under Lou Shuwan's
In her heart, if she really couldn't avoid it, she would have to push it aside. After she experienced those things, she had a huge disgust for men and felt that they were ugly, but this disgust was not to the extent of protecting chastity with her life. After all, the so-called
Chastity, both physical and psychological, she had lost.
Tian Hu did not use force. From then on, Lou Shuwan received a lot of conveniences in Tian Hu's army. Sometimes she used tiger skin as a banner and pretended to be "Tian Hu's mistress" to hint to others who were interested in her.
Men have also become more restrained. So speaking of it, her life in Tian Hujun for more than a year has been basically smooth. Except for the second brother who hangs out in brothels all day long, she really cares about
, and only the various things at hand were handed down by the Tiger King.
After staying away from men, she suddenly discovered that women feel good about doing things. Although people often looked at her as if they wanted to strip her naked, she didn't care. So what if she was stripped naked?
The same thrusting and thrusting, and then her eyes rolled back as if she was dead, a poor thing dominated by her lower body. Just like those people who were killed after doing those things to her, they were like that...
...After they vented their anger, she found a dagger and killed them all. For that moment when her eyes rolled back, she even lost her life. Men are stupid pigs. Did she really lose anything... She would do this occasionally
I thought, and then I couldn't help but laugh until I shed tears.
Only occasionally when she dreamed back at midnight, she would think of a certain figure, like a nightmare - the figure named Ning Liheng. Her original feelings for him, even if she had a certain infatuation, could not be said to be deep.
However, everything that happened later left too many imprints on her memory. The death of her father and brother, the destruction of her family, and the misery of wandering all the way were all caused by that figure. When she thought of him, it was difficult for her to remember him for the first time.
I thought of revenge for a moment.
She knew that he destroyed Liangshan, but she didn't know what he was doing now, so she had no idea of revenge. She took refuge under Tian Hu and kept working. Maybe one day, she would face him head-on, but even so
Thinking about it, she couldn't imagine what it would be like when the time came. Only some bizarre and unspeakable fantasies would become clear. She thought of those tragic experiences and the way the man fucked her, and then she could kill him.
He thought of the arrogance in front of him when he succeeded, and of being humiliated by him after failure - every time he thought about this, his imagination became more and more bizarre. When he woke up, it was usually early in the morning, and he was sweating profusely and the quilt was soaked,**
It was so hot that my lower body was as soft as a swamp, and I could only lie on my side until dawn.
.[,!]Maybe one day, she will kill him, or he will kill her. This is the only place the two of them belong to.
Of course, this trip to Luliang Mountain does not involve such complicated emotions.
As for the Luliang area, Tian Hu was determined to extend his power there at the beginning of the uprising. That area is no better than the Central Plains or Hebei. The land on the border that has been washed with blood for many years has strong people and scattered people.
There are also many forces, and it is difficult for ordinary green forest laws to be applied here. After all, rules exist to prevent everyone from perishing together under the driving force of desire, but in this land, most of the people who can survive are desperate.
Disciples, no matter whether they follow the rules or not, they may die at any time, so the rules have little meaning.
The reasons for this phenomenon are complicated. But the most direct reason lies in the grass-threshing valleys on both sides. The Liao people regarded the people in this area as pigs and dogs, while the military people regarded the residents here as unruly savages and unruly people.
Occasionally, some larger forces will arise here, but most of these forces are hostile to both sides, relatively closed, and then easily broken up. Because no matter how powerful your power is, it can't be compared to the armies of both sides. Tian Hu's Tentacles
After reaching out, he also spent some effort to win over a large number of companions here, but his power is very large for a single village, but for Luliang, a place that was originally fragmented like sand,
And it’s really hard to know where to put our efforts. So there hasn’t been much progress.
Of course, extending his power to Luliang in the northwest has always been the icing on the cake for Tian Hu. Even if the progress is not big, it doesn't matter. However, in the past year or so, the situation in Luliang Mountain has improved compared to before.
Many changes made Tian Hu unable to help but focus on it again.
A village named Qingmuzhai has continued to grow and develop in Luliang in the past two years. It even found a way to open up the smuggling trade routes on both sides and gained huge benefits. This is really coveted. At the beginning of the development of Qingmuzhai
, Tian Hu's subordinate Cao Hong noticed this. He instigated the split of Qingmuzhai and tried to take the opportunity to seize Qingmuzhai. However, he was later killed by the female village leader with strong martial arts skills.
This kind of thing was enough to cause a rift between the two parties, but Tian Hu felt that it would be troublesome to go deep into Luliang to avenge this kind of thing. He is still relatively a bachelor, and everyone comes out to hang out. If he does something wrong, he must admit it and be beaten.
After standing at attention, his generals went over to incite rebellion, but were killed without success, so they had to swallow the matter. However, after so long after this incident, the development of Luliang Mountain is still expanding, and it has grown from the original one.
The fragrant buns turned into a pot of fragrant buns, and he couldn't help but come up with another idea.
It is said that the female village head of Qingmuzhai who is highly skilled in martial arts is old and has not yet gotten married in her twenties, so she will get married. This marriage is different from the previous ones. The bargaining chip Tian Hu is preparing to offer is the one known in the military as
Tian Shi is the third prince. Tian Hu’s family has three brothers, namely Tian Hu, Tian Bao, and Tian Biao. Tian Shi is the son of Tian Biao. He is good at martial arts, good-looking, and talented. Once they get married, they become a family.
People. Moreover, Tian Hu is full of sincerity. Tian Shi did not marry a wife in the past. As long as the other party nods, Tian Shi will marry into Qingmuzhai and will never let the other party marry over.
In addition, everyone has studied the fortune-making model of Qingmuzhai. Generally speaking, once the forces in Luliang Mountain are formed, they are often bitter and hateful, and extremely xenophobic, so they do not want to please anyone. But after the development of Qingmuzhai
, but they are very smart. The nearby Wu Dynasty military often receives profits from each other, and the benefits are quite a lot. For some greedy guys, Qingmuzhai also joins forces to attack in different directions, and even attacks many generals in the military.
It is likely that everyone has a clear understanding of the details, so they can gradually gain a foothold.
Although such a village leader is a woman, she obviously has a very strong control over interests. Simply sending a man away may not satisfy the other party. Therefore, besides Tian Shi, Lou Shuwan also served as a lobbyist in the past, and both parties
She is a capable woman and should be easier to talk to in this regard.
Nowadays, the situation in the world is chaotic and uncertain, and the imperial court is busy recruiting various bandit forces in the north. It is obvious that the Wu Dynasty's internal control has reached its limit. With the strength of the Tiger King, once he joins forces with Qingmuzhai, he will have such power to unite the north and the south.
With great financial resources, you will definitely be able to do great things in the future.
Lou Shuwan had prepared this kind of rhetoric before and was still perfecting it in the past few days. Of course, everything was subject to meeting the village leader named Lu Hongti.
That night, she and the convoy carrying the betrothal gift stopped in Jixian County ahead, waiting for the arrival of the third prince Tian Shi and Tian Hu's general Yu Lin. Although Tian Hu's middle and high-level officials made the decision, Tian Shi himself
He is also arrogant, and is not very willing to marry into his wife. He basically ran away from home and came here first to investigate the situation of Lu Hongti. As for Yulin, it was Tian Hu who sent him out to catch him.
, the person in charge who wanted to pressure him to go to Luliang to get married.
At this time, the place is close to Luliang, and Ji County is a big county. Although everything seems desolate in the eyes of Jiangnan people like Lou Shuwan, there are indeed a lot of people. This is a diversion point to go north.
After this period, people have to choose to go to Yanmen Pass to exit the customs normally, or to smuggle out in Luliang Mountain. Before the smuggling channel in Luliang flourished, Hebei County was only about half the size it is today. In other words, its prosperity was only recently.
Within a year or two, it suddenly expanded.
Because of this reason, everything in the county is still full of barbaric atmosphere. Pedestrians of various religions carry knives on their bodies. It seems that no one is a kind person. Even the merchants passing by have murderous and bloody smells on their bodies. Smuggling roads
The emergence of goods has prospered, but the safety guarantee has not improved much. If some people come here presumptuously, without specific channel guidance, they may not be able to find a way to pass the customs. The most prosperous places are often brothels and knife shops.
Most of the forces have their own settlement areas.[,!], only military men dare to walk arrogantly in various places. But they basically will not touch the local forces. The power of the government is extremely small - because those who dare to come here to take office
There are not many of them. In the early years, some policemen were even killed and hung on the flagpole. The forces here all have the same characteristics, high-profile, flamboyant, and crazy, and then they rise up in batches and plunder.
The surroundings are full of delicious food and spicy food, and then they become quiet one after another...
Lou Shuwan stayed in Ji County until the fifth day, when Tian Shi and Yu Yulin came here with more than two hundred soldiers. During this time, Lou Shuwan had also found out a lot about the woman from Qingmuzhai.
As for the leader of the village, it is said that she is highly skilled in martial arts and has reached the level of a master. She currently has a high degree of control over the village. It is currently impossible to sow discord and split the village. In addition, it is said that she is very beautiful.
, so there have been a lot of people proposing marriage to Qingmuzhai in recent times, and there are even faint rumors that the other party has the idea of contesting to recruit brides - there are a lot of rumors outside, but I don't know whether they are true or false.
There are people in Tian Hu's army who have seen Lu Hongti, but this time Lou Shuwan can't find him. Tian Shi's route is different. Apparently he asked a familiar person and learned that Lu Hong
I became interested only after mentioning that he was strong in martial arts and beautiful. He is twenty-five years old this year, has good martial arts skills, and is handsome. Ordinary women have long been tired of playing with Tian Hu.
After playing a lot, she seemed to have the idea of conquering Lu Hongti - this world is dominated by men after all. Although she came in the name of marrying into the family, she might not be able to conquer her with her own ability.
When in bed, no matter how strong a woman is, she will still be completely submissive to herself...
That night, the two groups of people met and met each other. As a general whom Tian Hu relied on, Yu Yulin was also a very heroic man. He was in his thirties, with strong martial arts skills and a calm personality. If the other party looked at Tian Hu, he would not be worthy of it.
, probably he also had the intention to do it. This was not the first time Lou Shuwan met them. The day after they met, everyone broke camp and set off, with more than 300 people marching in the direction of Luliang Mountain.
On the other hand, after Lou Shuwan and others left, a convoy of more than 100 people from Ning Yi also approached Ji County.
"After passing the area in front, there is no use for officials." At dusk, the convoy set up camp. Zhu Biao pointed to the foothills to the north, turned around and said to Ning Yi and others, "This side of Luliang is better than our Dulonggang side."
The border is still in chaos, and those who can talk are either the army or bandits. It's not that there are no ordinary people, but if they don't have power, the land won't be able to grow. You have to be careful when you get there. No one can be left alone. People here are ruthless and evil.
."
"...Although it's not good to say this, it would be better to deal with warriors here instead of dealing with literati." Ning Yi stood on the stone, covering his eyebrows and looking forward, "Literati, many times
They speak vaguely, and they cheat you after receiving money, but turn around and refuse to admit it. Warriors are much better. Although they are greedy, they do things after receiving money. They are very bachelors. I still like them better." After he finished speaking, he sighed.
: "However, it does look a bit desolate...Shanxi..."
"Senior Lu's family is here, I always feel... it's not easy."
Zhu Biao sighed, and several warriors in charge of the team around him also showed similar expressions. Half of the warriors who came up with Ning Yi this time were from Liangshan, and they had also suffered in the camp at Dulonggang.
Training. When Lu Hongti was still there, she fought against them in the camp and beat them. At this time, many people had repented and their mentality changed drastically. In addition to Lu Hongti's status as a master, they respected her and were taught a lesson by her.
But on the contrary, she felt honored to be half a boss lady and half a master. However, Ning Yi curled her lips and sneered at everyone's sympathy.
"It's not easy. Although it sounds like spreading rumors, rumors of a martial arts competition to recruit a bride have actually come out. When I get there, I have to criticize her."
As the sun set, even though he said such words, thinking of Lu Hongti's appearance, I still felt a warm feeling in my heart like the sunshine shining on my face. If I really ran to talk to her, would she?
Just like the little daughter-in-law, she sat by the bed and let herself talk. After thinking about it for a moment, she was as calm as him, and she couldn't help but look forward to it. And as he said, the army collected the money and started to do things - as long as it was not with Liao
People fight - basically they are dedicated, and now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, the Luliang Mountains will have a rare opportunity to rest for several years. In a few years, to what extent can it develop... everything is