Rejection is a very difficult thing, as is throwing yourself into the arms of a beautiful woman. Su Ren is not a saint, nor is it because of the fairy sister. Over such a long time, the already blurry shadow has become even blurrier. He does not believe that in this world
There really is a god, so Su Ren decided that it must be a person, but he didn't know if he could still meet him. His rejection of Lu Yi was completely instinctive. At that moment, Su Ren became a good person, and his future was still unclear.
, why bother harming another one!
At dawn, the whole village began to move. Under the command of the patriarch Ayinong, the Bo people were about to abandon their homeland and hand their fate into the hands of a person they did not trust very much.
Su Ren did not go with the Bo people. He still had many things to deal with, the most important of which were the Bo people who were captured and worked as coolies in the mines. This was his promise to the Bo people who were willing to go with him.
Sima Xiangru was very happy. The main task of coming to Bodi had been successfully completed. He not only completed the order of the prefect, saved Su Ren's head, but also obtained a guide for the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. It was the best to kill two birds with one stone.
"Zi Heng, are you feeling a little uncomfortable because you didn't take all the Bo people away?" Sima Xiangru saw that Su Ren was in a bad mood, so he explained: "Actually, this is nothing. We have tried our best this time.
There are five thousand Bo people following us back to Han, enough to find the guides we need."
Su Ren shook his head: "It's not about this. I was thinking about what the Meng family's copper mine is like. I heard that there are corpses everywhere there, and everyone who goes there never comes back."
"Hey!" Sima Xiangru sighed: "Since Tang Meng agreed to us, those who are alive must be able to survive. In fact, this world is like this. Deaths happen every day. As a common people at the bottom, death is inevitable sooner or later.
It’s just a different way of dying.”
Starting from Wujiawan, without the burden of baggage, the group walked very quickly. After passing Maping Dam, it was a smooth river. Su Ren kept urging the white horse to run faster, hoping to save one more person. Hawking took the lead.
Su Ren's letter went to Luoshui Pass. Su Ren was not at ease about Tang Meng. He didn't see those people with his own eyes, so he still felt that it was not appropriate.
Tang Meng was very polite, holding the teapot given to him by Su Ren in his hand, and he drank it very comfortably: "Oh, Zi Heng has made a good thing, this tea is very delicious, just for a few days
, I discovered that I will fall in love with it throughout my life!”
"Since the captain likes it, I will have more sent over when I return to Chengdu."
"This is so bad!" Tang Meng chuckled: "Thank you so much Ziheng!"
After chatting for a while, Tang Meng put down the teapot in his hand and said: "I have received Ziheng's letter and sent people to the mine. Don't worry Ziheng, I will take good care of all the people you mentioned.
If the stubborn Bo people can be persuaded by Zi Heng, the governor will definitely be happy to go back this time. Your Majesty is very concerned about the affairs in the south, especially these Bo people. This time, Zi Heng has made great achievements, and the court will definitely reward me. Let me
Extremely envious."
"The captain is so complimentary. It's just a coincidence. Without the captain's help, I wouldn't have achieved this achievement. I will report the matter to the prefect truthfully." Su Ren smiled: "I heard that the Meng family's mine is
I’m near here, I wonder if the captain can take me to visit, I’ve never seen what a mine looks like in my life!”
"That's fine! Ziheng wants to appease those Bo people and tell them about His Majesty's kindness after seeing it. Let's set off now. It's not too far and we'll be there soon."
Following Luoshui all the way to the west, after climbing over several mountains, a small river appeared in front of everyone. The dim yellow water showed how serious the soil and water loss here was. Turning along the small river into the mountains, you can see a patch of dust after not going far.
.
A gust of mountain wind blew down, and the stench mixed with the earthy smell made Su Ren and others feel sick when they came here for the first time. Bones and corpses had appeared on the roadside. Those rags and skinny corpses
, even a strong man like Huang Shisan could not help but frown.
The further you go in, the more miserable the scene becomes. Some corpses are floating in the river. No one has salvaged them, and they have become swollen and no longer look like humans. A group of wild birds stepped on the swollen bellies of the corpses and buried their heads in the corpses.
Take out the internal organs inside. Not far away are a few people with dull eyes, watching helplessly, with no intention of driving away the wild birds.
The people guarding the mountain pass were not soldiers. When they saw someone coming, they got up in a hurry. Tang Meng ignored these people and walked straight in with Su Ren. A large cave appeared in front of everyone. The entrance of the cave was very big, like a cave.
Opening the monster's mouth, one could see hunched-over people carrying large baskets in and out from a distance. Outside the cave, there was a long line of thatched huts that were simple and ugly, and several of them had collapsed due to time.
The source of the stench is here. Flies are flying around in the winter, and there are people lying motionless inside. They must be dead.
Huo Jin appeared out of nowhere, with a grimace on his face, and came to Su Ren's horse. He grabbed the reins of the horse and asked Su Ren to dismount. He turned his head and glanced at Tang Meng before swallowing his words.
Tang Meng did not feel uncomfortable at all, and smiled and said to Su Ren: "In addition to the Bo people, the people who work here are Yelang and Nanyue people. These people are not only difficult to treat but also cunning. If you don't urge them, they will be killed all day long.
Sitting there, not wanting to do anything."
Su Ren did not answer, but asked Hawking: "How many were found?"
Hawking took a deep breath: "There are not many left. According to the names given to us by the Bo people, less than 10% of the people have been found. Most of them have died long ago, and even those who are alive will not survive for a few days."
Sima Xiangru stared: "What a sin! The Meng family is too cruel. They are humans, not animals!"
Tang Meng clearly heard what the three people said, but he pretended not to hear it. He only whispered something to the people next to him, leaving the three people to sigh. Su Ren was a little helpless. He didn't know how to explain to the Bo people. If it was because of this
If something arouses the resentment of the Bo people, then the gains outweigh the losses.
Sighing, Su Ren said: "Forget it, just find as many as you can. Be sure to find every one of them. If you want to see them alive, you will see their corpses."
Hawking nodded, turned around and left again.
Su Ren suppressed the grief and anger in his heart and said to Tang Meng: "Captain Tang, I am going to take the person away today. I hope it will be convenient for the Commander."
Tang Meng nodded: "Of course. As long as those Bo family members are willing to come to Han, they must be taken away by Zi Heng. This is Zi Heng's promise to the Bo people. In order to win over these Bo people, I will risk my life. If
When Meng Changshi asks, I should speak for Zi Heng."
"Grateful!"
After not staying in the mine for long, Su Ren felt that he still had some understanding of the tragic mines. Although he had not seen the black coal mines and small coal mines in later generations, he also knew a lot from TV and the Internet. But what he saw today has already
It was completely beyond his imagination. This place was not a mine at all, but a death machine that ate people without spitting out bones.
Huang Shisan was on his way to stop a violent incident. A supervisor whipped a half-year-old child hard with a whip. Huang Shisan kicked the supervisor far away. The guy touched his scratched head and shouted loudly.
Yelling for help.
More than a dozen burly men came from all directions, each holding a whip in his hand. Huang Shisan helped the scarred child and pulled out the sword from his waist: "Dear me, if grandpa doesn't kill you today, you won't be here."
Huang Shisan!"
Just as he was about to take action, Tang Meng winked at the person next to him. The person hurried over and whispered a few words into the ears of the supervisors, and then they left angrily.
Huang Shisan, whose anger had reached his throat, turned to look for the child, only to find that the child was dragging his scarred body towards the cave step by step without even saying a word of thanks.
Tang Meng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Zi Heng! You don't have to feel sorry for these guys. Do you know how many of our Shu County garrison died by arresting these people? They are all good sons of our big man. They have guarded the southwest gate for many years and have served our big man.
The stability of the border has been shed with blood. It is really not worth it to die at the hands of these guys instead of dying on the battlefield!"
Su Ren had nothing to say. There was no humanity in this place, and it was beyond the control of the law. It would be easier to die than to die an ant. These people were not Han people. In the eyes of the Han people, they were even inferior to their own dogs. Human beings
The bad nature is clearly revealed here.
When leaving, the dozen or so Bo people who were found were beyond everyone's imagination. They left as soon as they were allowed to leave, stopped when they were allowed to leave, and just took the food they were given. If you don't give it to them, they wouldn't take it. Their eyes were dull.
They are just a bunch of walking corpses. Maybe they thought they were taking them to die, and death was a kind of relief for them.
No one spoke, and many people shed tears silently. Looking at the Bo people who could barely breathe, Su Ren remembered the famous saying: People who are not my race must have different hearts. Before the nation is destroyed, we must deal with it.
The foreigners used cruel methods. Today they have seen how the Han abused the Bo people. Perhaps somewhere in the Bo land, a group of Han people are suffering the same treatment.
That night, no one had eaten, and they were in a panic. Such things must be blamed on a certain thing or a certain person. Those supervisors? Obviously they are just executors. Tang Meng? It’s impossible, at most it’s just a person.
Accomplice. Who else? After thinking about it, there is only one person responsible for this incident, and that is Shi Mengji, the chief of Shu County.
The mine is the Meng family's industry, and the copper produced in the mine brings benefits to the Meng family. Therefore, the initiator of this matter is undoubtedly Meng Ji.
Hawking struck the door frame with his sword: "Meng Ji, this old man, I will kill him when he comes back!"
Sima Xiangru sighed: "Hey! Meng Ji can't do such a big thing!"
Su Ren turned his head and glanced at Sima Xiangru, feeling that this sentence made sense. (To be continued)
