In the far north, in the vast forest, a group of people in ragged clothes were tightly wrapped in their clothes. When they set off, they were very powerful, with a team of thousands of people, but now there are less than a hundred people left, and
Everyone was stumbling, but no one was injured.
I don’t know how long they have been walking. If I calculate it based on the number of days, it should be just after the New Year. I don’t know how many battles they have fought. There are savages, beasts, and many things they have never seen before. The weather is so cold that they can
People were frozen into ice cubes. Although they were very tired, no one dared to stop and rest. Once they sat down, there was no telling how many people could stand up again.
Thorny was carrying an old man on his back, and tied the old man tightly to his back with a piece of colorful tiger skin. He had a firm gaze and kept walking at the front. The snow reached the top of his thighs, and he had to use all his strength with every step he took.
.Looking back, I saw that we had not even walked a mile from morning to now. The fire they lit last night was not far behind.
"Elder, take a rest! We are almost there, please hold on a little longer!"
The elder on his back did not speak, his eyes were closed tightly, and the snow foam on his mouth turned into water after breathing, and then froze again and hung on his beard. It looked very strange. Thorny put the elder down gently and turned around and called out. He was already exhausted.
The crowd immediately sat crookedly on the ground, never wanting to get up again.
I grabbed a handful of snow, poured it into a water bag, and put it into my chest. After it warmed up, I pointed the water bag at the elder's mouth and poured it in little by little. It had been several days, and the elder's high fever had not gone away.
Everything he said was nonsense, but as a subordinate, he still had to listen.
"Uh!" Taking a deep breath, the elder opened his eyes. This place is really evil. Since half a month ago, they have never seen the sun again. They can only judge whether it is day or night by the flickering skylight.
.Looking around, in addition to the snow and pine trees more than ten feet high, there are endless mountains.
"Where is this? How far is it? Leave quickly without delay!" After saying these words, the elder closed his eyes again and passed out.
The elder started talking nonsense again, and there was no trace of life in his cloudy eyes. Compared with before, the elder had lost his wisdom and shrewdness. Jingji didn't answer, he filled the water bag again, picked up a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth.
Here. Their food has long been gone. It was lost and robbed by wild beasts. Now they can only rely on snow, water and tree roots to sustain their lives.
Su Ren gave them a map when they set out. According to the map, they had to first cross the border of the Han Dynasty, then cross the territory of the Huns, and finally enter this desolate place where no one had ever been. This place is vast and boundless.
It is twice as big as the land of the Han and Xiongnu combined. Only by passing through here can they see the colorful sky and enter the fairyland where they want to enter without night.
Su Ren also suggested that they should set off in the spring, otherwise they would die miserably, but the elders could not wait. Now Jingji believed that Su Ren did not lie to them. The white bear he saw yesterday was in Su Ren's description.
.As the gatekeeper of the Immortal Mansion, the mythical beast was very unfriendly to mortals like them, so Jiajiang led a dozen people to kill the mythical beast.
Stroking the snow-white fur without any impurities, Jingjia didn't know how long he could hold on. The people behind him had said more than once that they wanted to go back, but none of them dared to do so without the elder's instructions.
"Look, the sky!" Suddenly someone shouted loudly, got up from the snow like crazy, and ran towards the north.
Thorns raised his head and glanced up, and then could no longer take his eyes back. It was a gorgeous beauty, hanging in the northern sky, overflowing with light and magnificent. It is difficult to describe its beauty in words or words.
This thing is not something that should exist in the human world.
"Elder, we are here!" After saying this, tears burst out of Jianjiang's eyes, and the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time burst out instantly. He picked up the elder and shook him vigorously: "We are here, finally here! Elder, look at that stream of light.
, that’s the glare that comes to take us to heaven!”
The elder did not open his eyes, lying in the arms of the thorns, no matter how the thorns shook, there was no movement at all.
"Elder! Elder!" Jingji was stunned. The white air on the elder's mouth was gone. There was a smile on his face, calm and peaceful, without any tyranny.
"Ah...!" A long roar rippled across the gray-white sky. People were so excited that they looked sideways, their hearts feeling cold as they looked at the thorns.
Dong Zhongshu turned over and opened his eyes. He couldn't sleep. The situation of meeting Wen Dang made him very unfavorable about the current situation of Shu County. As the prefect of Shu County, how could Wen Dang be so relieved about Su Ren without even the slightest chance of becoming an official?
There is no majesty, let alone the proper management and restraint. These days, the whole of Chengdu seems to be a place where Su Ren can do whatever he wants, and the Wen Party does not interfere at all.
"Hey...!" Dong Zhongshu sighed, turned over, grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on his body. Although the things in Chengdu had nothing to do with him, as a minister he hesitated whether he should report these things to the emperor.
I remember that when the emperor summoned him, he talked eloquently, and the emperor was inexplicably excited. Before meeting Su Ren, he never thought there was anything wrong with his knowledge, until that day he asked that sentence. Regarding Su Ren's answer
, Dong Zhongshu was very angry. Due to his status, he did not argue with Su Ren, but he smashed things in the study for the first time.
When Dong Zhongshu calmed down and thought about it, he seemed to think that what Su Ren said made some sense. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the four pillars of a country. Each performing their duties will naturally make the people rich and the world prosperous. Dong Zhongshu knew this very well, but
As the highest-ranking scholar, no one wants their status to be challenged and placed on an equal footing with those low-level merchants.
He picked up the pen, unfolded the bamboo slips, thought for a while and put the pen down again. He was a little afraid of reporting the things in Shu to the emperor. With the emperor's temper, it might be self-defeating. Instead, he wanted to meet this Su Ren, but at that time he was there.
Jiangdu, who knows who the emperor will trust in the end.
A figure flashed in front of the window, Dong Zhongshu shook his head: "If you have something to say, come in, why is a girl running around so late without sleeping?"
The door was pushed open, and Dong Qian walked in with a tray. It was obvious that this was not her purpose, and the sword in her waist had betrayed Dong Qian's whereabouts: "The child saw that his father was still awake, so he brought some hot porridge to his father!
"
"Really?" Dong Zhongshu naturally knew what his daughter looked like. He shook his head and sighed: "Okay, let's put you down and go to bed. I still have some things to do!"
"Why doesn't father sleep? Is it related to Governor Wen or Su Ren?"
Dong Zhongshu's face darkened: "You don't need to ask any more questions. I'm going to say goodbye to your good friend Miss Zhuo tomorrow. No, I should ask Mrs. Sima to say goodbye. We're going to Jiangdu!"
"So fast! Can't we wait any longer?" Dong Qian looked surprised.
"What are you waiting for?"
Dong Qian lowered her head and said nothing. Dong Zhongshu waved his hand and signaled Dong Qian to go out: "Go, don't go see that Su Ren again. We don't know when we can come back after leaving. Maybe we will never see each other again in this life."
He got it."
"Oh!" Dong Qian was a little disappointed, but not stubborn. She put down the tray and turned around and walked out of the room. She did not go back to her house, but walked around the yard, jumped over the wall and disappeared into the night.
The night was very dark, and I couldn't see my fingers. There was no one on the street. There was the sound of clappers in the distance, and they were struck three times, indicating that it was already midnight. Shuiwen Street is the main street in the north of the city. Most of the people living here are from Chengdu.
Even if you have money, don't even think about squeezing in as an official. Although the courtyard of each mansion is not big, it is a symbol of status. The sign on the door of each house is specially carved by the imperial court. If you are dismissed from office, you will only
I can move out so that I won't be laughed at.
It had only been three months since Changshi moved into Changshi's Mansion from the Biejia Mansion across the street. He was very satisfied with the layout here. This was Meng Ji's original residence. As the overlord of Shu County, it was naturally the best. Changshi was not short of money.
There is also a younger brother who can make money. Every month he does nothing but earns 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. This is very satisfying.
However, as the war between Su Ren and Chengdu merchants became more intense, Chang Shi became a little anxious. He was enjoying the singing and dancing, and suddenly on a whim, he drove all the prostitutes out, leaving only Chang Yuan to stay with him.
In the lobby of Novo University.
"What do you think Su Ren wants to do? Is it possible that he is really planning to gather all the merchants in Chengdu into his Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce? If he controls all the merchants in Shu County, will it..."
Chang Shi didn't say the second half of his sentence, Chang Yuan said nothing and stood beside Chang Shi in a dignified manner.
"Oops! Give me an idea. Should I continue to help Su Ren say good things, or should I do something else? I can't watch him gradually kick us away. It's been two months, no, two and a half months since he came to us.
Is it here?"
"It's two months and twenty-one days!" Chang Yuan corrected.
"I remember that when I was in Wenshui, Su Ren would go to the county government office every few days. It was the same when he came to Chengdu. He suddenly stopped coming. I always felt that this guy didn't take me seriously anymore.
Got it!"
"What will Master do?"
"No, the Zhuo family's business cannot collapse. If the Zhuo family does not compete with Su Ren, Su Ren now has military power and controls the merchants in the entire Shu county. He can really kick us away!"
Chang Yuan was still calm: "Master, has he thought clearly? But master, don't forget, where are all the people who are against Su Ren now? Hou Jian, Liu Wen, Meng Ji, even Tang Meng, they are dead now
They fled to death, and the remaining Tang Meng couldn't even get out of the gate."
"you mean……"
Chang Yuan stopped talking again. Chang Shi clenched his fists and banged the table hard, then he lay down softly in the Taishi chair and sighed: "Hey! Forget it, let's just stay calm and live peacefully.
I am better than anything else in this life. I heard that the woman Su Ren lived in Dujiangyan gave birth to a son for Su Ren. I will send someone over tomorrow to send some gifts. It can be regarded as a congratulatory gift!" (To be continued)