The imperial mausoleum is located 230 miles southeast of Kangdu, at the foot of Qixia Mountain. This place has excellent feng shui and is also where the bones of the emperors of Dakang are buried. The surrounding mountains rise one after another. From a distance, it looks like long dragons connected end to end.
It is called Wolong Ridge by the people of Dakang, named after its mountain shape.
It was already dusk when Hu Xiaotian arrived here. Hiding in the dense forest, he looked through the gaps in the branches and saw thousands of coolies transporting stones and wood on the loess road ahead. During this period, coolies kept collapsing due to lack of physical strength.
On the ground, soldiers immediately rushed up and beat them with whips and sticks. Hu Xiaotian secretly sighed in his heart, the great destiny of the country has really come to an end, the people are not hungry, and they are forced to come here to build the imperial mausoleum. Once they
When your patience reaches its limit, an unpredictable storm will erupt.
The purpose of Hu Xiaotian's coming here was just for Murong Feiyan. This area was all hilly and there were no ferocious beasts. He patted Xiao Hui's buttocks and whispered: "Xiao Hui, just wait here for me.
, I'll come as soon as I go." He didn't ask any helpers to come, after all, he didn't want others to know that he came to see Murong Feiyan.
Xiao Hui snorted, understood what Hu Xiaotian said, and walked calmly to the grass in the forest to eat grass.
Hu Xiaotian quietly took off his robe and put on the shabby clothes he had prepared in advance. Taking advantage of the dusk, he quietly blended into the team carrying stones. The people used rolling logs to cushion the bottom and pushed a piece of long wind that was three feet square.
↖Literature↖Ww≡≧◆tThe boulder was moving up the hillside. There were dozens of people pulling it in front, and dozens of people behind it pushing it up. The boulder was moved little by little by the rolling logs.
Two guards kept walking around the boulder. When they saw someone lazy, they rushed up and gave them a whip. One of them cursed: "These untouchables can't do it without beating them. They delayed the construction period. If the emperor blames them, you will all die."
The coolies all had fire in their eyes. They were obviously extremely resentful of these cruel guards. Because the scene was chaotic, people kept falling and people came up to replace them, so no one noticed Hu Xiaotian's joining.
At this time, a thin middle-aged man next to Hu Xiaotian fell to the ground due to lack of physical strength. As soon as he fell, he was discovered by the soldier. The soldier rushed up fiercely, raised the whip in his hand and shined at the middle-aged man.
He whipped it hard, and a figure rushed forward, shouting: "Don't hit my dad!"
But a young man rushed up in front of the middle-aged man in time, and struck the young man with a whip! The clothes on his back were torn apart, revealing the muscles on his back, and a trail of blood.
The red whip marks are shocking.
The soldier said angrily: "You bastard, how dare you block it!" He raised his whip again and immediately took out the second whip.
Hu Xiaotian frowned, he really couldn't stand it.
At this time, another guard also rushed over, raised the wooden stick in his hand and hit the father and son. The young man protected his father at all costs, but the later guard struck hard and hit the young man with the wooden stick.
There was a banging sound on his body. He seemed to feel that the evil anger was not coming out of his heart, so he raised the wooden stick and aimed at the young man's head. If the stick was successful, the young man would at least end up with a bloody head.
Just when Hu Xiaotian was about to intervene, a thick arm stretched out from his side. He blocked the wooden stick that was falling with all its strength. There was a click and the wooden stick broke.
Everyone looked around and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties who blocked the stick in time.
Bingwei said angrily: "Damn! Luo Shifeng, how dare you, a mason, to meddle in other people's business?" It turned out that the middle-aged man was Luo Shifeng, the leader of the masons here. Because this huge rock was difficult to transport, he and a group of masons under him were also called
Come and help.
Luo Shifeng smiled apologetically and said: "Sir, this child is not sensible. You don't care about the villain's faults, so you don't have to be as knowledgeable as him."
The soldier snorted coldly: "Go away! Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to speak in front of me? If you dare to stop me again, believe it or not, I will arrest you all?"
A lazy voice sounded: "Your Excellency, you might as well arrest us all. But if that's the case, who will transport this big stone? Could it be that Your Excellency will do it yourself?"
Everyone looked up and saw an ugly young man talking there. This man was the reformed Hu Xiaotian. He used his internal power to change the shape of his facial muscles. Although the people around him thought he was strange, everyone came from all over the world, and they came to visit him every day.
Someone dies, and new coolies are added every day. It is normal not to recognize them.
The soldier held half a wooden stick and stared at Hu Xiaotian fiercely: "Who are you? How dare you meddle in other people's business?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "The young one is just a coolie. Of course, he will not be able to attract the attention of the adults. Don't mention arresting us all. Even if you kill us all, we will not dare to resist. However, this will inevitably delay the emperor's construction period.
I’m afraid it’s not just us who lost our heads in the Emperor’s rage, right?”
Although the two guards were brutal, they were no match for Hu Xiaotian when it came to scheming. Hearing Hu Xiaotian's words, they couldn't help but feel timid. Of course they were not afraid of these hard workers, but if they really delayed the emperor's construction period, they would
Absolutely can't afford it.
At this time, a knight rushed towards this side. Judging from the clothes, he must be a small boss. He shouted from a distance: "Why did you stop? Can you afford to delay the emperor's construction period? Do you not want your head anymore?"
The two guards hurriedly apologized with smiles on their faces and bowed their heads. When they turned to the hard worker, they had a different look on their faces and said fiercely: "Why don't you hurry up and get to work?"
Everyone gathered around the boulder again. Hu Xiaotian happened to be walking with the stonemason Luo Shifeng. When the two of them worked together, Luo Shifeng whispered: "What do you call this little brother?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Huo Yuanjia!"
Luo Shifeng said: "Brother Huo just stood up for justice, his courage is commendable, but these soldiers are cruel, if you offend them, you will not get good results in the future."
Hu Xiaotian said: "These people are all just pretending to be powerful. Why don't they go to the battlefield to kill the enemy if they have the ability? What else can they do besides bullying common people like us?"
Luo Shifeng sighed and said: "Brother Huo is saying that we people are suffering too much."
The boulder was slowly moving and approaching the construction site. More and more soldiers were patrolling back and forth. Luo Shifeng was worried about being seen talking to them, so he stopped talking. At this time, night gradually fell, and bonfires were lit around the site, illuminating the entire construction site. They again
After moving with difficulty for an hour, the boulder was transported to the designated location. The group of coolies were exhausted, and Hu Xiaotian felt nothing. He kept observing the surroundings, hoping to find Murong Feiyan.
Because the construction schedule is very tight, work will continue at night. They are allowed to rest for two hours. The coolies go to eat. Food shortages are happening everywhere in Dakang, and here is no exception. Hu Xiaotian looked at the bowl of clear rice.
I could even check out the number of grains of rice in the white rice porridge at the bottom. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. The situation of these migrant workers was really miserable despite such harsh living conditions and having to complete such arduous work.
The father and son who had been beaten just now were sitting by the bonfire. The father gave the rice porridge in his hand to his son: "Chunsheng, you eat!"
The young man named Chunsheng shook his head and said: "Dad, I'm not hungry, you can eat!"
Luo Shifeng sighed, and a group of people came to sit beside the campfire.
The young man named Chunsheng whispered: "Master Luo, if we continue like this, we will all die here. A total of sixty-seven people were arrested in our village, and now only six are still alive."
The coolies all sighed, obviously having completely given up hope in their hearts.
Luo Shifeng whispered: "Everyone, please be careful what you say. If it reaches the ears of those officials, you will be in big trouble."
Chun Sheng said: "I'm not afraid of any trouble. If I stay here, I will either starve to death or die from exhaustion. Either way, I will die. It's better to run away."
Luo Shifeng looked around vigilantly and saw that Bingwei was observing here. He hurriedly reminded everyone not to talk. Several people picked up their rice bowls and pretended to drink porridge. When Bingwei's attention shifted to other places, Luo Shifeng
Only then did he dare to speak, and he whispered: "You're talking lightly, where can you run away to? The world is as black as crows, and everything is not the same?"
Everyone said one after another: "Brother Luo, what do you say we should do? We all listen to you."
Hu Xiaotian sat there and listened, always feeling that something was wrong with the atmosphere tonight. These coolies had been squeezed to the brink of collapse by the Dakang Dynasty. Now there was only a fire left. As long as someone lit the fire, it would inevitably form a prairie fire, which was unstoppable.
Also, only by being there can you truly feel the deep-seated hatred of these coolies for the Kang Dynasty.
Luo Shifeng looked around again and lowered his voice: "Escape alone will inevitably lead to death, but it will be different if we gather together."
Hu Xiaotian's heart sank. Luo Shifeng was clearly inciting these coolies to rebel. Although Hu Xiaotian sympathized with these coolies, his purpose here was not to participate in a peasant uprising, but to find Murong Feiyan and take her out of trouble.
Someone said: "Master Luo, please lead us to do this. Instead of staying here and waiting to die, it's better for us to fight our way out and escape."
Luo Shifeng turned to Hu Xiaotian and said, "Brother Huo, why don't you speak?"
Hu Xiaotian knew that if he didn't say anything, he would definitely arouse everyone's suspicion. He sighed and said: "I don't want to stay here and wait for death, but my brother is still here. If I escape, what will he do?" He asked around again.
He took a look and said: "They have so many well-trained soldiers and guards, there is no way we can be their opponent."
Luo Shifeng said: "We have tens of thousands of people, but they only have more than a thousand people. Even a drop of spit from one person can drown them."
The more Hu Xiaotian listened, the more frightened he became. It was obvious that Luo Shifeng had been planning the rebellion for more than a day or two. He hoped that the day they had set for the rebellion was not today.
Chunsheng said: "Master Luo, just say hello and I will be the first to fuck you!"
Luo Shifeng smiled and said: "I don't have that ability, but..."
At this time, a soldier in the distance pointed in their direction and said: "You! Come out!"
Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction pointed by the soldier, all their eyes focused on Hu Xiaotian.
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