Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Chapter 74: Establishing a country, capturing Empress Xiao!
Jiangdong, Jiangdong…

When a soldier of the King of Chu's army was about to die on the battlefield, he looked towards the east of the river, wanting to come back and take a look at the familiar one.

There are businessmen who go out to do business. They always feel that the outside world is not as good as home, and their hearts are with their hometown Jiangdong.

There were also people who followed the King of Chu to the north and always wanted to go home, but because His Highness needed manpower, they had to stay in a foreign land.

Jiangdong, Jiangdong…

It is home to so many people.

It's beautiful, really beautiful...
The green mule's eyes were soft, and he stretched out his hand to touch it, as if he wanted to touch the whole Jiangdong.

He was originally born in Jiangdong, and Jiangdong when he was a child was indeed the same as the Lingnan in his memory.

Many officials and prisoners who committed crimes from the imperial court were mostly exiled to Lingnan.

But until His Highness the King of Chu took charge of Jian'an and spent half a year in charge of the entire Jiangdong, the situation was different. Jiangdong became visibly better, even surpassing other states and counties.

Until now, what he knows is that although Jiangdong's economic strength is not prominent on the surface, ranking in the middle and lower reaches of many states and counties in the Tang Dynasty, this is just the surface. Secretly, the senior officials know that in fact, Jiangdong's overall economic strength has long surpassed that of most states. County is in the upstream stage.

This is concealment.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu does not want Jiangdong to be too famous.

The green mule knew all these things, and it could even be said that he had watched Jiang Dong grow up.

As the King of Chu and Wang Zhizuo had differences, he took the initiative to ask Ying to follow Wang Zhizuo back to the gym in order to know what happened to Wang Zhizuo.

Over the years, although he gained fame and became one of Wang Zhizuo's seven-color Taoists, he has never... returned home...
"Jiangdong is just as beautiful as in my memory..."

Green Mule's eyes were intense.

Looking at Jiangdong Jian'an, he lost his composure in front of Zheng Chang'e and others for the first time.

"Eh? Green Mule, you're crying!"

At this time, the little girl Zheng Chang'e found a blind spot.

The green mule quickly sniffed and wiped away tears: "I made you laugh, Miss Chang'e."

"Now that we've arrived in Jian'an, let's go."

Zheng Chang'e nodded: "Okay!"

On the road.

A group of people are walking.

The talkative Zheng Chang'e couldn't help but said: "Green Mule, I heard my grandfather said that if your king's left wing does not come down from the mountain, he will not marry me to His Highness the King of Chu."

"This scared me to death, so I asked about the king's left wing. He hasn't come down the mountain for a long time. You are his disciple. Why did he decide to come down?"

The little girl's eyes were full of curiosity.

Green Mule paused, his eyes lost in thought, and he said quietly: "Miss Chang'e, have you seen what Jiangdong once looked like, how beautiful it was?"

The little girl shook her head in confusion. This was her first time in Jiangdong.

Green Mule smiled, then narrowed his eyes and said, "It was once very beautiful, more beautiful than anything else in the world."

"But after His Highness leaves, look at what a mess this place has been made by those rotten people!"

"A bunch of people disobeyed orders and died one after another, making me, Jiangdong's father, in fear all day long! It's rotten! It's rotten to the core!"

"If Master doesn't go down the mountain again, then Jiangdong will become a thing of the past."

"Master couldn't bear to see such a future, so he went down the mountain, and he still brought all the Taoists down the mountain."

When Zheng Chang'e heard this, she said "Oh" in a daze.

She is only eight years old.

Can't understand too many things.

But what is certain is that Jiangdong is now supported by the left wing of the king.

The closer she got to Jian'an, the more Zheng Chang'e was amazed. The walls of Jian'an were much taller than those of Kaifeng.

"Steward Zheng, the city wall here is so high!"

Butler Zheng looked up at the tall city wall and sighed: "Yes, and it's even taller than that of Chang'an."

He had been to Chang'an once before and had a general idea of ​​the city wall there, but the Chang'an city wall was still inferior to Jian'an.

"What, taller than Chang'an City!"

Zheng Chang'e was stunned.

Butler Zheng smiled and said, "Yes, miss."

"It seems that the master asked us to come here. I really want you to see it."

Talking and laughing all the way, led by the green mule, they entered Jian'an.

Entering... Jian'an, a huge city in the east of the Yangtze River and home to many Chu kings' troops.

And as soon as they entered the city, Zheng Chang'e, Zheng Steward and others fell silent again...
There are large stretches of stone roads in front of you, which are clean.

There are many buildings on the left and right sides, and there are many pedestrians on the street.

There are even quite a few small stalls selling goods along the street.

Moreover, the houses on both sides look very glamorous, apparently not long after they were built.

Overall, it is several times more luxurious than Kaifeng City!
It's even better than Chang'an City!

"Zheng... Butler Zheng, oh my god! The road here is actually paved with stone slabs! Our Kaifeng city is still a dirt road!"

Zheng Chang'e was extremely surprised.

This is, grandpa told her, is she going to be Jian'an, the hostess of this city?

She... suddenly felt pressured.

Can I be a good person?

Be the daughter-in-law of His Highness the King of Chu and the hostess of this city.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Zheng Chang'e backed away, wanting to cry but without tears.

"Yes, miss, this place is really luxurious!"

Butler Zheng was also amazed.

Stone paving roads are not so luxurious even in Chang'an City, and most of the roads outside Chang'an City are still dirt roads.

It gets extremely muddy every time it rains, but there is a stone road just after entering the city of Jian'an, and the most terrifying thing is that the stone road can't be seen to the end!
In addition, there is also the spirit of the people on the streets, which is completely different from Chang'an City and Kaifeng City!

Everyone has rosy complexions and no color, and there seems to be a large number of fat people.

Even in Chang'an City, there is a huge difference.

This….
Is this still the Jiangdong Jian'an that the world knows?
The world knows that Jiangdong will change and get better after the king of Chu takes charge of the whole territory of Jiangdong, but no one can imagine that it will be so good!

In an instant.

Butler Zheng somewhat understood why the King of Chu's tribe had lost the King of Chu himself, and the head of the family was still willing to cooperate with the King of Chu's tribe.

Go further in.

Zheng Chang'e became more and more surprised by something and couldn't help but ask: "Green Mule, why do so many people bring incense? Now is not the day to worship."

She remembers many festivals very clearly, so she knows that today is very ordinary, an ordinary day.

The green mule stopped, thought for a while, and smiled, "Miss Chang'e, come with me."

Zheng Chang'e heard this, although she was suspicious, she still followed.

The green mule led them to the vicinity of a residence, from which they could see the owner's house worshiping two bronze statues.

Zheng Chang'e poked her head out, but still didn't see who the bronze statue was, and asked, "Green mule, who are they worshiping!"

The Green Mule smiled and said, "Your Highness."

"what?"

Zheng Chang'e tilted her little head: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Green Mule nodded: "Not bad."

"Now Jian'an, and even everything owned by Jiangdong, is inseparable from His Highness."

"Although I have been away from Jiangdong for several years, the customs here have not changed. I still worship His Highness every day to ensure peace."

The little girl suddenly realized: "That's it! Hehe, speaking of it, he is indeed His Highness, his reputation is so frightening!"

Worship a living person.

This is the first time she heard it.

Even her, an eight-year-old child, knew that this was unusual, and the faces of Steward Zheng and others behind him changed drastically.

Can't believe it!

They all looked in disbelief! !

When they were on the road to Jian'an City just now, most of the people they met were carrying incense, which meant that those people were worshiping the King of Chu. It could even be said that the whole of Jian'an was worshiping the King of Chu!
This... what a terrible reputation!
Butler Zheng was terrified.

In all his life, this was the first time he had seen this.

Living gods….
They all treated the King of Chu like this.

What a fiery and firm belief this is.

Zheng Steward and the others were still in shock, but Zheng Chang'e pulled them back with one sentence: "Then there is still a place? Who is that! Apart from worshiping His Highness the King of Chu, who else can keep pace with His Highness the King of Chu!"

The little girl blinked her little eyes, full of curiosity.

The green mule looked at her seriously, and said with a smile, "Miss Chang'e, that's you."

"Huh?" Zheng Chang'e was dumbfounded.

The green mule explained: "To be precise, she is someone who can be worthy of the status of His Highness's wife."

"Your Highness is like an immortal in the sky, so they worship His Highness as an immortal, but how can the wife of an immortal be a mortal? The wife of an immortal is still an immortal, so they worship you."

"However, it is only a small number of people who worship His Highness and His Highness's wife. In recent years, His Highness's wife has not been found, so most people still only worship His Highness. When His Highness actually marries a wife, they will carve the image of his wife and worship. "

"So, Miss Chang'e, they are looking for you, who will marry His Highness in the future."

"I, I, I, I..." Zheng Chang'e felt completely inferior now: "I, I can't do it, they worshiped the wrong person."

"I, woo woo... Sometimes I can't solve my own problems, so how can I become their belief and their god?"

The little girl collapsed.

This really lifted her to a height that didn't belong to her.

Green Mule's eyes were hot and firm: "Miss Chang'e, if you can do it, you can definitely do it. Master Zheng's vision is never wrong."

Zheng Chang'e said aggrievedly: "Grandpa...wuwuwu, I hope he is not wrong about me. I, I will try my best! I must become a good wife to His Highness, and I must live up to the expectations of the people of Jian'an."

Green Mule laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Miss Chang'e, with your words, I feel relieved!"

"By the way, it's getting late. Our journey is exhausting enough, and we're still far away from where we want to go. Or...Miss Chang'e, I'll take you to find a nearby inn to stay and rest."

"Then, I'll take the person who should meet you to the inn to meet you."

Zheng Chang'e thought for a while and said, "Green mule, listen to you!"

The green mule nodded, and then led them to the inn.

On the road, many people gathered towards the Yamen.

"Come on, it's General Qinglong who is interrogating the case!"

"What case is being tried? General Qinglong is actually required to try it in person."

"Yes...I heard that the person who killed General Xuanwu and Xuanwu Camp came back, and then he came over to apologize."

"What! Such a big evil person, damn it, let's go and have a look!!"

"......."

Hearing the discussion from the people around, the green mule's eyes flickered, and he turned around and said with a smile, "Miss Chang'e, why don't we go and have a look?"

Zheng Chang'e nodded: "Okay, I also like to watch the fun!"

Green Mule laughed and crowded into the Yamen with everyone else.

Yamen.

All the seats were full, and all the important figures of the King of Chu Army were present.

Weiyang, Wuma, Sixth Seat Di Zhisun [Di Renjie’s father]…

In the high hall is General Qinglong.

Below is the kneeling Xuanwu Wei, his wife, a girl, and the unborn child in her belly.

This Xuanwuwei's child is still young.

On the way, the surrounding people learned that her father was the chief culprit who killed General Xuanwu, and they threw eggs and vegetable leaves. This situation did not stop until they entered the yamen.

Even so, the little girl was covered in rotten eggs and rotten cabbage leaves.

In addition, the people around her were looking at her and her family like the enemy who killed her father.

This situation is too heavy and depressing for this child who is still a few years old.

Even so, the little girl just gritted her teeth. There were tears, but she didn't cry out. She was holding back the tears.

Even, whenever someone raised her hand, the little girl mistakenly thought it was throwing a rotten egg again, and would subconsciously protect her father.

Use your own small body to block the only pillar of the family.

"Zhang Yuntian, I, the general, almost understand the matter."

"You, you should be punished for this crime!"

"Without you, this general's best friend, and Jiangdong's Sanqian Xuanwu Yingerlang, wouldn't have died!"

"It was you who killed them!!"

General Qinglong's eyes were sharp.

Zhang Yuntian raised his head to look at him, he was afraid, afraid of the eyes of General Qinglong, everyone said that the eyes of General Qinglong could kill people, and he was wearing a sinful body, how could he not be afraid.

But he couldn't escape.

Escaping all the way, sleeping and eating all the way, he thought, toughen up.

Before you die, take a hard breath.

"General Qinglong, it was I who killed General Xuanwu and Xuanwu Camp."

"No matter how Jian'an City punishes me, I will accept it, but... please... let go of the child in my wife's belly."

"I am guilty. My wife and my child, who is still alive, should pay for my sins, but the child in my wife's belly is the most innocent."

"She doesn't know anything and has no intelligence. She hasn't had a good look at the world after she was born. I want to beg you to spare her life."

General Qinglong thought for a while and said, "Okay."

"General Xie Qinglong!"

When Zhang Yuntian said this, there was no surprise but sadness, with tears in his eyes.

He looked back at his daughter, she was only a few years old, but she was about to die for his sins.

"Otaru, dad, I'm sorry for you..."

The little girl Otaru saw that her father was about to cry, so she quickly stepped forward and hugged her father's head with her body covered with rotten eggs and stinky vegetables: "Daddy, don't cry, Otaru is not afraid of death."

"Small, Otaru..."

A sensible daughter made Zhang Yuntian burst into tears.

He also hugged Otaru, tightly, tightly, he wanted to hug his daughter well before he died.

Then he put his daughter-in-law, who was also crying, into his arms, and the family of four hugged her tightly.

at the same time.

General Qinglong walked down from the high hall, looking at the poor father-daughter relationship, his expression never wavered.

With just one glance, he quickly retracted.

Looking at the many people around him, he said loudly: "Now the most evil criminal in the history of Jian'an City, I, Qinglong Xu Shiji, will be in charge of the case and judge the case. The punishment will be as follows..."

"This general, sentence him to enter Taiji Mountain and mine for one year. The case will continue to be tried after one year, and how will we deal with it in the future!"

When General Qinglong finished speaking, the common people were stunned, and immediately there was an uproar.

"Why let him go?"

"He killed General Xuanwu and Xuanwu Camp!"

"He will pay with his life!"

"......."

Every sound and every word was questioning General Qinglong's decision.

They respect General Qinglong very much. After all, General Qinglong has always protected them, but today, they dare not agree with him.

However, General Qinglong didn't even want to explain, and he couldn't explain.

As proud as he is, he doesn't bother to explain anything to others.

If he wants to do it, he will do it to the end!
As for the friends, if they wanted to follow, they would come together, ask why they did it, and then judge whether to help according to the situation. He disdains such help and prefers to do it himself.

Yelang is arrogant, yes... General Qinglong is always like this.

I don't even bother to talk to others.

now,

This verdict made Zhang Yuntian stunned, with tears in his eyes: "General Qinglong, what are you..."

General Qinglong patted his shoulder and wanted to say something, but hesitated, and finally sighed and said: "Live well, this is Xuanwu's expectation for you, remember, it is Xuanwu who keeps you alive today, not me, Xu Shiji. "

"Zhang Yuntian, after this period of self-reproach, become my general, your highness, and even become...another soldier who protects this great Jiangdong."

Without waiting for Zhang Yuntian to reply, he ordered Qinglongwei to drive the people away, and turned around to leave himself.

People go empty.

Left alone, Zhang Yuntian's family kept crying where they were.
.
…….….….….….
After watching the entire trial, Zheng Chang'e, who left the yamen, couldn't help but said, "Are you letting this go? That person killed General Xuanwu."

She was a little angry.

Zheng Chang'e would not be angry like this before, but ever since her grandfather, Wang Zhizuoyi, aunt Zheng Guanyin, the Zheng family, and even the entire Zheng family, the entire Jiangdong told her that she would be that man's queen in the future.

So, she was angry on behalf of the man.

Green Mule smiled and said, "Who knows what General Qinglong thinks."

"Hey, the inn is here! Miss Chang'e, I'll make arrangements, just wait!"

Zheng Chang'e pouted angrily. She was still angry, but her reply was still in place.

"Okay, sorry to trouble you."

all the best.

After checking in at the inn, the green mule left to ask someone who could talk to Zheng Chang'e to introduce Jiangdong.

On Zheng Chang'e's side, there were servants to guide her and her guards. There were a total of twelve people including her, and there were six rooms. She, Zheng Chang'e, had a separate room.

now.

Butler Zheng was still helping Zheng Chang'e tidy up the bedding in the inn, but the boy had already come up to the room with a pot of tea in his hand.

After sending them to the house, Xiao Er poured two cups of tea for the two of them courteously.

"Guest officers, please try this tea, the water in our Jian'an City is notoriously sweet!"

"I'm going out first. I'll know if you pull the red string at the door if something happens."

Pulling the rope is amazing, so amazing.

The little girl was shocked again.

Ever since she entered Jiangdong, she felt that she didn't understand a lot of things, and indeed there was still a lot to learn.

"Miss, let's have a cup of tea. I haven't eaten well on the way. I'll get you some food and drink."

Butler Zheng put down the bedding and came over.

"Yeah, Butler Zheng, don't be in a hurry!"

Zheng Chang'e's little eyes sparkled, and she picked up the teacup on the table and looked at it carefully.

The light yellow tea soup is clear to the bottom, and there are two stretched tea leaves underneath.

"I've seen my grandfather drink this tea, but it's even better than the tea in my grandfather's collection, and it has a very fragrant taste. It should be unusual." Hearing this, Butler Zheng picked up the teacup and smelled it: "Mmm! Miss , It does have a fragrance, let me taste it first."

After speaking, he took a sip.

Then slightly shocked and said: "Hiss! This! The fragrance is elegant and seems to have a medicinal fragrance, which is far better than the tea soup in Kaifeng and Chang'an City! This... This Jiangdong Jian'an, the tea is good, and the water is also good! I didn't expect tea to be drunk like this !"

Zheng Chang'e didn't dare to drink tea. It was not good for her to drink tea at her age, so she picked up the cup to drink water and took a big sip. She was really thirsty all the way.

"Wow! Butler Zheng, the water is so fragrant and pleasant! It's amazing. Everything in Jian'an City is better than Kaifeng. It's really amazing..."

Butler Zheng laughed, and everyone around him agreed with this.

"Huh? Miss, look at this wall! I didn't pay attention to it just now! His wall is pasted with white cloth! No wonder it looks so clean and tidy."

He touched the wall with curiosity and found a piece of rough material that should be made of white linen.

But visually, it looks very refreshing.

Butler Zheng walked to other rooms, and not long after, a scream came from inside the house!
"Miss, come and see, there is a well in this house!"

What?Have a well?Where is the well on the second floor?

The little girl was also shocked and quickly walked over in small steps.

I saw Butler Zheng lying on a ceramic toilet and marveling at the water in it.

There really is a well!Zheng Chang'e was startled.

Butler Zheng knocked on the toilet and exclaimed: "Miss, this is actually made of porcelain. It must be difficult to make it so huge, and it would be too extravagant to make a wellhead!"

"Besides, the shape of the well is very strange. Why don't you ask Xiaoer to ask, this store is really ingenious, and even moved the well into the house, but why is the mouth of the well so small?"

After Zheng Butler finished speaking, he scooped up a handful of water from the toilet and drank it.

"This water is indeed sweet and refreshing! Good water! Really good water!"

"Miss, you should try it too. It tastes much better than the water in the house. I'll call Xiao Er!"

After speaking, Butler Zheng ran to the door and pulled the red rope, and soon the waiter came up.

Butler Zheng took him to the toilet and pointed to the "well mouth" and said, "Xiao Er, why is there a well here?"

The young man has obviously seen this scene a lot, and he explained skillfully: "Guest officer, this is not a well, but a Gong bucket, also called a toilet."

"???"

Christine Barrel?

Butler Zheng suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning!
So, what he drank just now...
Butler Zheng shuddered when he thought of that thing.

Then he glanced at Zheng Chang'e guiltily, and received a look of fear.

call.

Fortunately, the lady didn't drink...
He was relieved a lot.

Then, Butler Zheng pulled his face and said with a flushed face: "How can the toilet be placed in the house? Why is the latrine indoors!"

Xiao Er continued to explain: "Guest officer, you don't know, many new-style inns in Jian'an City are like this."

"This toilet was invented by His Royal Highness and Your Excellency the Second Chair. It is very convenient. You can see that there is a rope on it that connects to the water tank. When the convenience is over, pull the rope and the filth will be flushed away."

Butler Zheng suppressed the nausea in his heart: "Where is the water tank?"

"You see a huge water tower is specially erected next to many inns, and someone replenishes the water every morning. As for the water tank in your house, it is hidden on the ceiling."

Zheng Chang'e, who was on the side, patted her little head with her little hand, her little eyes were bright, she was still wondering when she came here just now, there are a lot of buildings in this city standing alone with a big bucket on a high shelf, and I don't know what it is for.

It turned out to be a water tower specially used to hold water.

Butler Zheng's disgusting energy was getting higher and higher, and finally he couldn't hold it back.

Lie down on the toilet and gulped down.

Xiao Er excitedly said: "Yes! Yes! Many people vomit like this after drinking too much!"

Steward Zheng finished vomiting, got up and glanced at Xiao Er bitterly.

Xiaoer stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull the rope, a stream of water rushed down, flushing the toilet clean again.

The unpleasant smell just finished licking also disappeared.

The little girl was still smiling, more or less gloating.

So Butler Zheng told him to leave quickly.

After he left, Butler Zheng sighed: "Miss, it seems that we can't mess with the new things here. We still have to wait for Mr. Green Mule to bring him back."

The little girl Zheng Chang'e patted her mouth carefully and said, "Butler Zheng, I think so too! Here, woo woo woo, it's amazing and terrifying!"

"It feels like our Kaifeng city is a village, and Jian'an is the city. We can't mess with things in the city."

For the next time, Zheng Chang'e only dared to sit in the house, waiting for the green mule to bring someone back. She also sat in Jiangdong Jian'an and waited... for that arrogant man, her future husband, to come back...
………………………….
two months later.

It's winter.

The border between the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty was fine, but for the Liang Kingdom and the Turks, this was the most fatal blow.

Five or six miles away from Fushui Town, on the border between Liang and Turks, there is a small valley.

Hundreds of disheveled and disheveled people gathered here. In this severe cold environment, everyone was shivering from the cold.

These are the Han people who were looted by the Turks, but they tried their best to go back to their homeland. Now...
It's finally going to work!

Those Turkic people were discussing how to spend the winter and ignored them, so they had a chance to escape. Now they are about to escape the Turkic border, how could they not be excited?
Many people's eyes were still full of longing, and some even stood on high places, looking dryly towards the distance, wanting to see that sight, which is still far away from the towering city wall...
It's been a long time since they smelled the local smell coming from their faces!

Most people took a few deep breaths to relieve their homesickness.

This scene makes people feel sour when they look at it!
Who can understand the obsession in these people’s hearts?
"Tap!"

Suddenly, the noisy sound of horse hooves startled the poor people, and they swarmed into their hiding place...
What is raging outside is a group of Turkic pursuers!

Everyone who was hiding held their breath and listened nervously, until the sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.

"Finally gone..."

"Dad, they're gone!"

Just when this group of people wanted to take a long breath of relief, a ferocious laughter sounded:
"Jie Jie, you are indeed hiding here!"

………………………….
The periphery of Floating Water Town.

It was completely white outside, but the white-robed guard's spirit was always tense and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

but.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and such heavy snow is a rare occurrence in ten years. Turkic barbarians generally rarely come out to move around at this time.

A few soldiers were idle and bored, so they simply chatted.

"who!"

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in the snow and ran towards the city gate staggeringly, chasing two Turkic barbarians behind him.

Smiling ferociously, like a cat playing with a mouse!

"Help... help!"

He seemed to be extremely weak, with blood all over his body, and he was calling for help on the city wall.

"Whizzing!"

A few arrows were quickly shot out from the crenel, and the two Turkic barbarians were shot dead in the snow before they had time to react.

The snow is so heavy that it’s easy to get lost!

I'm afraid they never thought until their death that they would pursue Youzhou's territory unknowingly!

Chen Qingzhi, who was on duty at the city gate, led the men and horses out and ran out. The man had already fallen into the snow.

This was a man of iron bones, with no clothes on his body, and no shoes on his feet. He was just wrapped with some rags. His feet were purple from the cold, a little swollen, and were oozing blood.

He had a lot of blood and scars on his body, and his old eyes were full of tears, and he was looking at Yang Yong and others excitedly.

Breathless!

His lips were still trembling!

"Wolf....Wolf Valley....There are hundreds of...Han people...people...save...save them! Save them!"

The face was full of pleading, and the voice was like a cuckoo crying blood, screaming endlessly!
When these soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but feel hot in their eyes.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the condition of this big man is very bad, and it can almost be said that he is exhausted.

Langer Valley is still a long way from here...
He ran back entirely with a wave of faith!
I ran almost barefoot for several miles in the heavy snow and wind, and I was still worried about being overtaken by the Turkic dogs behind me.

Just because he firmly believed in his heart...
hope!

As long as you encounter the Han army, you will surely save them from danger!

Because of these….
But they are all members of the same clan!

Wolf Valley.

The smell of blood here is extremely strong and disgusting.

Corpses are everywhere!

On the snow where blood was still flowing, those pairs of eyes seemed to be looking at the direction of Youzhou in the distance. That was the direction of home that they still vaguely remembered...the direction of home...
It's just a pity that I can't go back again...
Regret, regret, but also mixed with a trace of comfort: at least when I die, I will be closer to my hometown.

The remaining two hundred people who survived were all tied up in a pile, shivering in the snow, and many of them were sobbing softly.

Endless despair and fear are still spreading and growing, and at the same time, what fills the chests of some people is anger and sadness!
Who can really remain indifferent when seeing those familiar faces lying in a pool of blood?
If they could, they would wish to crush the culprit's ashes or eat his flesh alive!

The hundred or so Turkic savages laughed wildly. They set up a bonfire in the distance to keep warm, and at the same time they were even more rude, cursing this group of "two-legged sheep" who didn't know what to do.

Xiuxiu's hands were tied behind her back, and she looked confused.

She was born and raised on the grassland, and she was always warned by her father when she was a child: She is a Han, from the Central Plains, and the blood of Yan and Huang is flowing in her body!
There are towering city walls, magnificent mountains and rivers, and soul-stirring heroic stories!
That's...

her roots!
In fact, Xiu Xiu never understood why people of that generation were so persistent in returning to the Central Plains, almost at any cost.

She still remembered that eight years ago, Uncle Zhang from next door took his family of five and secretly set foot on...

The road home paved with flesh and blood!

Not surprisingly, they were quickly captured by the Turks.

In front of the entire tribe, Uncle Zhang's family was skinned and cramped, and the shrill howls still echo across the grassland!
But Father and Mother had tears in their eyes, but they also had envy and firmness, saying that they would go home together when she grows up...
Xiuxiu has hated the word "go home" since she was a child.

But after all, they still embarked on this road. Most of the tribe, with nearly [-] people, fled all the way south, being chased and killed all the way, and her mother died on the way...
Xiuxiu just saw her father trying his best to escape, shouting to find rescuers.

Ah!
reinforcement?

Where will the reinforcements come from at this time?
Xiuxiu knew that she was abandoned by her father after all, just like her mother was abandoned...

She has experienced too much along the way, and has seen too much!

But in my heart, I was also curious about what that place looked like, and why so many people gave their lives for it.

Live a good life, okay?
"Hahaha! It's been a long time since I ate meat. How about slaughtering some today and serving them to the brothers?" a Turkic barbarian asked.

"It's all over the ground! Why kill them? You can't survive this winter?"

"That's it! Just pick some meat and boil some broth to warm yourself up!"

"Don't make too much, or you won't be able to explain it! These can't be wasted, you can take them back and make them into jerky."

"......."

You said something to me, and even said it loudly, just like chatting with each other, without realizing that the people tied up a little distance away were still a group of living people.

In order to punish these "two-legged sheep", the Turkic barbarians deliberately threw these people far away, not wanting them to be able to warm themselves by the fire.

As for freezing to death?
Oh, the meat in this winter is not easy to spoil.

"Boom boom boom..."

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, which startled these Turkic barbarians.

"Enemy attack!"

"Get on the horse!"

"quick!"

Their reaction was considered quick, but in the end it was still too late. The dense arrows had already flown past!

"what!"

"withdraw!"

"Kill them!"

Screams suddenly filled the small valley again. After a wave of arrows, the remaining Turkic barbarians still wanted to resist or mount their horses and flee...

But an extremely sharp spear was glowing with cold light, eager to drink blood!

"kill!"

Due to old and new grudges, Chen Qingzhi took the lead and attacked first, setting off a crazy killing spree.

"it is good!"

"Good kill!"

And among the people who were tied up, many of them had tears in their eyes and looked at it without blinking...

The scene of these Turkic dogs being slaughtered!
These beasts all deserve to die!
"I never thought that I would see our Han army again in my lifetime!" An old man cried with tears in his eyes.

"No regrets in this life!"

"Han people, it's the Han army! They're coming to kill the Turks!"

There were also people crying and shouting, as if they had been wronged, and they could vent it completely at this moment.

It turns out...there are people behind them as well...
When seeing these brave and skilled soldiers, a sense of great pride also arises leisurely. This is a team that belongs to their Han family.

Majestic, the army of a hundred battles!
The flag with Chinese characters still fluttering in the wind is like the pride that has long been engraved in the bones of these Han people, making them all find a sense of belonging.

How can a Han man be afraid of the world?
Mere Turkic barbarians are just a group of people waiting to be killed, killing them like dogs!

If it weren't for the fact that all of them were still tied up, they would have jumped on them and eaten those Turkic dogs that were still fleeing!
How long has it been since you were kidnapped by these alien races?

I almost can't remember...

Living in that uncivilized barbarian land, every day is like a year, and you have to be careful and walk on thin ice.

And on every starry night, the gentle breeze blowing in front of you, carrying the fragrance of green grass, can always stir up people's homesickness.

At that moment, many people wanted to take a sip of even the turbid wine that had been criticized in their hometown in the past.

Just to get drunk, they fell drunk on the piece of yellow land that they were deeply attached to.

Only when you have been drunk can you know how strong the wine is, only when you have loved can you know how important it is, and only when you have lost it can you know how to cherish it.

Because of this, there are a large number of these "Han survivors" who want to return to their homeland and their place at all costs.

Because there is home!

Xiuxiu saw that the elders around her were very happy, and for some reason, her mood also became happy.

Was it because of a narrow escape?

She actually didn't know.

But the soldiers in white armor in front of her really gave her a sense of security, as if these people would guard them forever.

Even at the cost of life.

Even if it is...
strangers!

Perhaps, this is fate...
In half a stick of incense, the more than 100 Turkic barbarians were slaughtered by Yang Yong and others. When seeing these ragged "Han family survivors", many soldiers' eyes were red.

This is a group of forgotten and abandoned people!
Every time the Turks went south, in addition to plundering property, the population was also the target of plundering.

Many people on the border were kidnapped, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead, and no one cared about them.

After all, who can go deep into the enemy's territory and bring them back?
There’s nothing you can do about it, it’s better not to think about it!

But even though the Han family has long forgotten these clansmen, they still remember the direction to go home.

Pursuing all the way, staggering forward, going on and on, creating a tragic song with blood and flesh!
This also created the clank and pride of the Han family, and imprinted it in the blood, passing it down from generation to generation!
All the soldiers untied the rope. These men, women and children were very excited and burst into tears.

Several white-haired old men knelt down tremblingly and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Thank you...thank you...for saving your life!"

"Thank you!"

The voices of thanking each other made these soldiers feel wet in their eyes. Who could really remain indifferent to this situation?

.......
The snow fell harder and harder, and the eyes of those "remnants of the Han family" were silently weeping, staggering, holding back their corpses that were lying in a pool of blood.

No one cried aloud, perhaps they have already gotten used to it.

The appearance of the Han army meant that there were only "a few" miles left in Youzhou. In the end, these people could not survive and fell in front of their homes...

Their only wish may be to be able to sleep forever in that homeland!
How could we not help them realize it?
When the other white-robed guards arrived and saw this scene, they all fell silent.

Any language seems pale and feeble at this time.

"Xiuxiu, which one of you is Miss Xiuxiu?" Chen Qingzhi shouted.

Xiuxiu was a little confused and replied: "I am."

She came to Chen Qingzhi very anxiously.

Although the person in front of him is gentle and refined, he was not merciless in killing the Turks just now.

Now there is a lot of blood on his body, and his smile is particularly creepy.

Chen Qingzhi laughed, took out a jade bracelet, and said, "Your father asked me to give it to you."

In an instant, Xiuxiu was stunned!
She always thought that it was her father who left her behind and fled for her own life, but now it seems that these rescuers... were called by her father...
"Abba? What's wrong with dad?" She looked anxious.

Chen Qingzhi frowned, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, he has already reached the end of his strength, and he is barefoot in the snow..."

He was a little speechless and couldn't bear to say any more.

Chen Qingzhi still admires that man!
"His injury is serious, and the doctor is still taking care of him now, and there may be a turning point. I will take you to have a look after I go back."

Seeing Xiuxiu sluggishly standing there with tears in her eyes, Chen Qingzhi comforted her.

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the other side.

Li Kuan and Captain Yang came to Fushui Town Medical Center. Li Kuan's eyes were touched when he saw that Xiuxiu's father kept howling in pain and his fingers were cut to pieces.

"Fortunately, they ran towards Liangguo. If they went to Goguryeo or other places, then..."

Captain Yang didn't say anything next.

Everyone also knew that it was a dead end. Even if we ran to Youzhou, the distance would still be dozens of days. So what if we had only one pair of legs... We could walk through the heavy snow...
This is a road of no return, but they don't seem to be afraid.

Li Kuan sighed: "Turks, they will all be wiped out in the end."

"Lieutenant Yang, I have agreed to what you suggested earlier."

Propose something before?

Yang Duwei was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that in the past half a month, he had suggested that the King of Chu could do something. There were more than 300 white-robed guards in Yanyun City, and Yang Zhengfa supported him, so he could do it.

But the king of Chu always refused because the timing was not right, and he also said that more people would be arranged to go in.

Could it be, this matter?
Yang Duwei was delighted.

The reason why he frantically suggested that the King of Chu close the net was because he knew that there were still many Han slaves in Liang.

He had been a Han slave. That kind of life was not for human beings. Every day he lived was the most painful torture in the world.

Captain Yang was ecstatic, but he was not sure whether King Chu meant that. He was about to speak to confirm again, but Li Kuan spoke instead.

"Pass this king's order to summon the army and close the net on Yanyun City."

"This king will sit on the dragon chair in Yanyun City tonight, and will also capture Empress Xiao and other remnants of the Sui Dynasty, so that Empress Xiao will also hand over the jade seal."

"My king, I'm going to be called emperor! It's time to give this new, nameless country a real shell!"

"Let my people know that a new empire has been established!"

According to historical records, in March of the 14th year of Daye, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was killed in Jiangdu, and the Sui Dynasty perished.

Empress Xiao took Sui Yang Emperor's grandson Yang Zhengdao and Chuan Guoxi to escape to the Mobei Turks.

Later, because General Tiance did not have a jade seal to pass on to the country, he had several jade "seals" carved such as "Shou Ming Bao" and "Ding Ming Bao" to comfort himself.

It was not until the fourth year of Zhenguan that Li Jing led his army to attack the Turks. In the same year, Empress Xiao and Emperor Yang Zhengdao of the Sui Dynasty returned to the Central Plains with the Turks on their backs, and the national seal was transferred to the Tang Dynasty.

In other words, there is no real jade seal in the Tang Dynasty. He, Li Kuan, wants General Xiantiance to obtain the jade seal.

He is the true, orthodox, emperor! !
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