Chapter 453
Just now they came in from the side and rear, and now they looked down and noticed that there were nearly ten layers of ditches on the plain directly in front of the dock wall.

Countless towers were built between the trenches, each of which was five or six feet high, and the trilogy and family soldiers should have been distributed on these towers in the first place.

Such a dangerous and hidden place, not to mention that it is difficult for the Hulu to find it, even if it is touched, facing such a strong defense, it will not be a day's work to win it.

This is just an abandoned dock wall. Thinking about today's Binzhou and other states, it is no wonder that the emperor regards it as a confidant's trouble. I am afraid that if he does not take it back, he will not be at peace for a day.

Xiao Yuandu looked at the rolling hills in front of him with his hands behind his back, and snorted disdainfully, "The emperor lost his morals and the kings were in civil strife, which led to the Hulu invasion. His royal family simply left, and ran to the south of the Zhangjiang River to continue the national rule." Oh, why have you managed the life and death of the people in the Northland? At the beginning, they left the people and fled in a hurry, but now Gogou fingers want to take the vast Northland back into their pockets? Dreaming!"

Jiang Fusang was not surprised by the undisguised contempt and ridicule in his voice.

When the barbarians ruled the Central Plains, thousands of miles of barren land in the north, scholars and people dispersed, roads were cut off, and there was no smoke for thousands of miles. What kind of purgatory was that?

Those who survived could only find ways to move south one after another, but there are still many people who cannot move.

They prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha day and night, hoping that the emperor would send troops to expel the Hulu as soon as possible, but what did they wait for?It is the abandonment of the emperor, and the iron hooves and butcher knives of the barbarians.

Whoever gives shelter to those old and weak women and children is their heaven and their god.

When the dust settled, that was already Liu Bei's Jingzhou, and it would be difficult for the Yan royal family to regain control of the Northern Territory.

The imperial court adopts the policy of preferential treatment, intending to take it slowly, so the six states are sharpening their swords and waiting for the opportunity to come.

Although not surprised by the Xiao family's attitude, this topic is not suitable for further discussion.

"I heard that there were a lot of people who came to Taiqiwu to attach themselves to. Could it be that everyone lived together? Is it the same for other dock walls?"

Taiqiwu is huge enough, but it is still unbelievable to think about it to accommodate so many people.

"At that time, there were many walls in Wubi, and there was a big family, one with nearly ten thousand rooms, which were connected by fireworks, and most of them lived in houses. As for the individual households in the township, most of them still lived in their original homes. If the war was urgent, their residences would be changed. The dock owner came to make arrangements. During the two years I was there, every room was crowded with people, and it was a luxury to be able to sit and sleep at night."

Next, Xiao Yuandu told him about the big and small dock walls other than Taiqiwu.

"There were more than [-] castle walls north of Hanshui, and there were more than [-] in the ten counties of Guangbin Prefecture..."

After Jiang Fosang listened carefully, he became more and more aware of the impermanence of the world.

It is true that there are many heroes in troubled times, but even more people come and go.This is true for heroes, let alone ordinary people?

She glanced at Xiao Yuandu.

Although Xiao Yuandu spoke plainly, she could hear a trace of contradictions and complex emotions from it.

There are more than five hundred walls, and Taiqiwu is only one of them, but it has not only stood firm and preserved so many docks, but also gradually changed from a small dock to a large one, until it became the overlord.

And it was his father who made it happen.

Thinking about it carefully, although Xiao Yuandu often contradicts Xiao Hu, and his words and deeds often contain resentment, the father and son have always been at odds with each other.

But in fact, from the perspective of Jiang Fosang, a bystander, his hatred may not be as deep as he thought.What's more, he has been looking forward to Xiao Hu's approval in his bones.

Probably Xiao Hu was once a hero in his heart, which made him reverence and admire.But what is there that he can't let go of, such as being sent to Beiliang as a hostage?
At that time, Xiao Hu already had five sons, no matter whether he chose the oldest or the youngest, it shouldn't be Xiao Yuandu's turn...

Regarding that period of hostility experience, Jiang Fosang has never heard him talk about it in person, except for some sporadic hearings from others, and occasionally mentions it in a few sentences.

Now that I think about it, I simply asked face to face: "Why did they send you to Beiliang back then?"

After a pause, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it."

Xiao Yuandu looked at her and twitched the corner of his mouth: "There's nothing you can't say."

This is also the purpose of bringing her here today.

"As I told you just now, in order to clear the way, the barbarians once planned to conquer all the big and small docks by force. Countless docks were conquered by them, and the remaining dock owners had to use in-laws or other methods to hope Together against the enemy..."

Only a small-scale alliance is still not enough to cope with the long-term attack of the Hulu cavalry.

So all the dock owners unanimously decided to elect one person as the leader, and the other dock owners accepted the military positions conferred by the leader.In this way, the strength is greatly enhanced.

However, the distribution of these dock walls is too scattered, after all, it is still difficult to resist the long-term attack of Hulu's superior forces.

The situation is irreversible, and the dock owners and local tyrants have no choice but to enslave themselves among the barbarian regimes in order to survive.

After Beiliang established a state in Luoyi, seeing that the dock masters all over the north could not be pacified, they began to adopt the strategy of "Huairou".The dock owners who surrendered were given official titles to achieve control over the local area, and they were required to undertake the obligation of transporting food and supporting the army.

However, the dock owners are too powerful, and it is inevitable to be afraid.

The Lord of Beiliang first tried to move those dock owners to the capital or other places, but after discovering that this move caused chaos in various places one after another, he changed it to "hostage" and coerced the dock owners to send their hostages to control them.

"As for why you chose me—" Xiao Yuandu narrowed his eyes, as if lost in memory.

Not long after Mrs. Wu was buried, the barbarians dug up the grave and slaughtered her body, and burned it... There were no bones left, and the ashes were wiped out, which was extremely tragic.

But Xiao Yuandu didn't know it, and everyone kept hiding it from him.

It wasn't until the officials sent by Beiliang arrived at Jiyuan that he suddenly learned of this matter.

Xiao Yuandu ran to question Xiao Hu, and stabbed Xiao Hu with a sharp knife during the dispute.

At that time, Xiao Hu was discussing matters, and many people present witnessed this scene with their own eyes.

His act of "killing his father" quickly spread throughout the castle, everyone knew about it, and everyone looked at him sideways.

Soon after, he was sent to Luoyi as a hostage.

Jiang Fosang frowned, "Where did you find out about this? Who told you?"

Xiao Yuandu shook his head, "I can't remember clearly, it seemed that some newcomers were gossiping there, I accidentally overheard it, so I went to find Xiao Yuanyin."

Xiao Yuanyin's face changed drastically, and Xiao Yuandu knew that the matter was true, so he threw him off and went to look for Xiao Hu immediately.

"And the dagger? Where did you get the dagger?"

"On the way to find Xiao Hu, I fell to the ground. A passing attendant came to help me. I snatched what fell from him—"

Xiao Yuandu thought back later, and knew that he was tricked back then.It's just that it's been too long, and there is no way to pursue it.

Jiang Fosang thought to himself, with such a poisonous and evil fog, and it concerns close relatives, even adults, even if they are not careful, they will be tricked.

An eight-year-old child, whose mind is still immature, suddenly learned of what happened to his mother, and was greatly stimulated to do anything.

I also thought of what Foyin mentioned in his letter: "...Recently, there has been a rumor that the governor of Binzhou expelled a son from the house...he acted wildly and rebelliously, no different from a beast. I also heard that in the past, there was an act of killing his father. Extremely..."

Regardless of whether Xiao Yuandu stabbed Xiao Hu intentionally or unintentionally, in the eyes of others it was patricide.

Killing one's father is treason and immorality, the ultimate evil.

Under such circumstances, it seems that the only way is to go to Beiliang as a hostage, otherwise there will be no life.

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