"This is not just a title, this is a real general. From then on, General Ye can lead the army alone to fight against the barbarians." Mr. Hu's tone became even more excited: "In the next five or six years, he made more brilliant achievements. The glorious decisive battle in Luoyang was won under his command. After that, the first emperor officially established our Great Zhou Dynasty!...

It is precisely because General Ye won many battles that the Northern Barbarians were very afraid of him and even called him... Why the 'man-eating demon'? Later, they did not dare to fight with the army he led. It is said that the king of the barbarian also offered a high reward for General Ye's head. I heard that they had assassinated General Ye many times, but they all failed, but in the end... "

Mr. Hu sighed heavily, his eyelids drooped: "You have heard it just now. He was finally plotted against by the Northern Barbarians. Not only did he die, but his only son was also killed at the same time. He originally had a son, but he died in previous battles. He was a loyal and brave family! General Ye had no descendants. God was really blind!... Without General Ye, the iron-blooded Changhemen lost his restraint and even mobilized his troops without authorization to attack the Barbarians, which angered the ministers in the court. Under their protest, the late emperor had to forcibly disband him. Half a year later, the court signed a peace agreement with the Northern Barbarians.

Finally, we ordinary people were very happy, but unexpectedly, three years later, the late emperor declared war on the Northern Barbarians. It is said that they wanted to realize General Ye's wish before his death, and drove the barbarians to the north of Yanshan Mountain to restore the territory of the previous dynasty. It is said that the late emperor summoned 400,000 troops. I was almost forty years old at that time and was also summoned to lead a grain transport team. Originally, everyone thought this would be a big victory, but who knew... "

Mr. Hu shook his head and sighed: "At the beginning, the battle was very smooth. The army attacked the cities and villages and advanced to Xiongzhou and Bazhou. Suddenly, two partial divisions were raided by barbarians and defeated one after another. The momentum of victory was curbed. After that, he fought for more than half a year, but there was no big progress. There was no food enough food. In the end, the late emperor had to sign a peace agreement with the Northern Barbarians again... From then on, our Great Zhou and the Northern Barbarians did not fight much... I never heard about the iron-blooded Changhemen again. If it weren't for the appearance of General Tang today, I would have forgotten them..." Mr. Hu looked sad, as if he was still thinking about the past.

After a while of silence, Xue Chang asked, "How did General Ye be plotted against by the barbarian?"

Mr. Hu seemed to know that he would have this question, and shook his head without thinking much, saying, "Since he established his capital in Luoyang, General Ye and the people from the Iron Blood Changhemen have never returned to Bashu. Bashu is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, and all he heard are rumors and it is impossible to know the details. Besides, thirty years have passed. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it..."

Seeing Mr. Hu say this, Xue Chang doesn’t have any more questions.

On the contrary, Mr. Hu also reminded him seriously: "Young Master Xue, although you are young, you are very good, so I am willing to tell you these things. Although the court no longer explicitly prohibits the people from talking about General Ye and the Iron Blood Changhemen, you should not ask others about them casually, so as not to cause trouble!"

Xue Chang was slightly shocked and bowed solemnly: "Thank you for your teachings!"

Mr. Hu smiled and covered his beard with his hands, saying, "Longmen Town is not far in front. My home is in Hujia Village not far west of the town. It's getting late now. You two might as well go to my village as a guest. We can continue to talk after dinner. What do you think?"

Xue Chang was a little moved, but when he glanced at him and Xu Xi's worn and smelly clothes, he changed his mind and refused tactfully: "Thank you very much for your kindness, old man! It's just that I have urgent matters to do, so--"

"Oh, then come to my house as a guest when you have time in the future." Mr. Hu nodded understandingly, pointed to the east and said, "When you arrive at Liujia Village, as long as you say to the villagers, 'You are the friend of Mr. Hu who guards Langzhou,' they will bring you to my house very enthusiastically."

Mr. Hu's enthusiasm moved Xue Chang, and immediately made a promise: When he has time, he will definitely be a guest.

After seeing off Mr. Hu, Xu Xi couldn't help but say excitedly: "Master, Mr. Ye is such a great hero!"

"Yes!" Xue Chang didn't expect that he had just arrived in this world and actually saw a hero like Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei. He said with emotion: "What a pity, he died before he could succeed. Trying to the hero is full of tears!"

"Master, what are you talking about?" Xu Xi was a little confused.

"It's nothing, it's getting dark, we have to hurry up."

“Yes, Master.”

"Xiao Xi, in the future, you have to learn some culture in addition to practicing martial arts."

“Master, what is this culture?”

"Well……"

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Longmen Town, located on the official road, does not look like a town, but rather a small town. It has five or six restaurants and inns on a long street next to the official road, and even a female branch office. Even at dusk, the town is still very lively, with restaurants and inns full, and pedestrians are endless.

Although Mianzhou City is not far ahead, the caravans coming and going seem to be more willing to rest here. Since the court began to restrain the martial arts sects and control the people in the martial arts world, this phenomenon has lasted for decades. The reason is very simple: In addition to the escorts of the army and the court officials, pedestrians who hold weapons and pass through the city will be inspected by the city gate guards, especially the teams with many weapons will be strictly inspected. In order to prevent accidents on the way, caravans conducting long-distance trade often hire escorts to escorts. This will cause cumbersome and time-consuming inspections in the city. Therefore, as long as they do not reach the destination, they will try to stay in the town as they will not conduct soldiers in the town.

As a result, in the past 10 years, a special phenomenon occurred in the Great Zhou Dynasty: in areas with developed commerce, some small towns were more prosperous and lively than cities.

Since begging along the street is not uncommon, Master Xue Chang wearing ragged clothes is not very eye-catching. Xu Xi, who has lived here for many years, took Xue Chang around the streets and alleys very familiarly. Finally, he led Xue Chang into a grocery store.

The old shop owner, who was gray-haired, did not show contempt or even drive them away because they were beggars. Instead, he asked Xu Xi about his current situation in a kind tone.

Xu Xi greeted him respectfully, then took out the fur he brought, and the skilled bargained with the shop owner, and soon sold the wolf skin and badger skin. Xue Chang was completely helpless during the whole process (as a people's teacher, he was not good at this).

After walking out of the store, Xue Chang couldn't help but praise: "It's not bad, Xiaoxi, I can't tell that you still have the potential to be a businessman."

"Master, when I...uncle was still here, I would bring me here from time to time and sell the prey furs that were harvested from the mountains for money. Later, I was the only one left... Occasionally, I would take some of the things I picked up here for money, so I am quite familiar with this old shopkeeper."

Xu Xi spoke calmly, but Xue Chang felt sad: It’s really a poor child who has been in charge of his family!

He pressed Xu Xi's head with one hand, and picked up the dozens of coins that had just been replaced with hemp rope. He said, "It's getting dark, let's hurry up and find an inn to stay here. By the way, how much does it cost to stay in a night in the inn here cost?"

"Master, let's not go to the inn. Let's live in an old place to save money."
Chapter completed!