Its speed was as fast as lightning, and Shao Yan had no time to dodge. Most of the officials present were civil servants. Seeing the impending crisis, they all did nothing. At this critical moment, Li Changsheng suddenly dodged and raised his hands.

Raise it in the air and catch the stone

Prior to this, some ministers had been skeptical about Li Changsheng's reputation as a 'Flying General', and some even arbitrarily believed that he had a false reputation and wanted to use this to deceive the new king and take the opportunity to get a good official position for himself.

Unexpectedly, although this old general is over sixty years old, he is still going strong. Except for a slight decrease in physical strength, he is still as good as before in other aspects. The ministers are now completely convinced.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Li Changsheng threw the stone aside and walked over to pat the dust off Shao Yan's shoulders.

Due to the sudden incident, Shao Yan has not recovered until now. Thinking of the thrilling scene just now, he couldn't help but feel scared in his heart. Damn it, thanks to General Changsheng who blocked me this time, otherwise I would have been killed.

The bull-headed horse-face was brought to the underworld. What kind of thunder could the sun make? How could the ancient sky be the same as modern times? It could change at will.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Seeing Shao Yan frowning and saying nothing, Li Changsheng said he was frightened and quietly called out twice.

"Oh, I'm fine." Shao Yan finally came back to his senses. Just as he was saying this, the sky outside suddenly turned dark, as if the night suddenly fell. Strong lights flickered across the ground, and strong winds swept through the entire village.

There was a whining sound, withered leaves and branches falling in the wind, followed by several deafening thunders, which sounded like a mountain collapsing and the earth shaking.

Everyone clearly felt that the house they were in shook a few times, and the ground beneath their feet also vibrated slightly. There were even cracks in some areas. Faced with this sudden change, everyone present was stunned. Although this kind of

This phenomenon often happened before, but the science and technology at that time were not as advanced as today. People did not know that this was a precursor to earthquakes. What’s more, many people only thought that someone had offended the gods in the sky, and the gods would punish them.

In this world, how could they have thought that it was caused by a natural disaster?

And just as the storm was about to come, the people in the entire village not only failed to escape, but some people knelt down with their whole family in front of their ancestors' tablets to burn incense and worship their ancestors. Others carried the table into the yard and knelt to the sky in spite of the lightning and wind.

Praying to the gods for peace, Shao Yan did not see these ridiculous actions with his own eyes, otherwise he would have laughed out loud. However, in a feudal society, all this was normal.

"Bang——" A huge thunder exploded in the sky again. It felt like dozens of tons of explosives exploded at the same time. Shao Yan felt that the ground was shaking even more violently. The ministers were horrified, and they knelt on the ground and silently raised their heads to the sky.

Praying, only Deng Bingtang and Li Changsheng stood there as steady as a mountain.

Shao Yan was angry and funny, and shouted: "My ministers, this is a blessing, not a curse, but we cannot avoid it. Even if you kneel down and break your legs today, God will not sympathize with you. Now the disaster is coming, you should hurry up."

Escape to an open area instead of doing this useless thing here."

"Li Changsheng listens to the order." Shao Yan did not allow the ministers to say any more and ordered: "I order you to take your men and immediately move the villagers in this area to a safe area."

"Old minister, I obey the order." Li Changsheng clasped his fists solemnly and quickly turned around and walked away. Shao Yan then said to Deng Bingtang: "Master Deng, please go and send someone to tell these two girls, Bai Ruxue and Mu Ying, to cooperate with General Li.

, take all the residents in the village out, it will be too late."

"Wei Chen should go in person." Deng Bingtang was about to turn around when he suddenly thought of something. He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, you have sent Wei Chen and General Li away. What about yourself?"

"I will find a way to escape. You go quickly."

Deng Bingtang then walked out with peace of mind. When the stubborn ministers heard the emperor's arrangement, they realized that the situation was urgent and asked the gods for help. I was afraid that water from far away could not quench their thirst nearby, so they quickly got up and fled outside.

, that look must be so embarrassing, Shao Yan sighed deeply, oh, are these the same ministers who jumped from the building? Hey, maybe this is the fate of Donglin Kingdom

Just as I was thinking about it, there was constant lightning outside, and thunder came one after another. The strong wind swept up the sand on the ground, like a big whirlpool invading the whole village. The village road was in a mess, and there were people shouting for their lives everywhere.

There were also the sounds of chickens and dogs barking. The roofs of many thatched houses had been blown off by the strong wind. The dry thatch was flying all over the sky. The small walls on both sides of the road fell to the ground, blocking the only way to the outside world.

Along the path, many trees could not withstand the blows and finally lay peacefully on the ground.

At this moment, Shao Yan was blinded by the fallen grass and dust on the roof. He rubbed his eyes with his hands as he rushed out of the house and ran along the messy path to the outside of the village. Little did he know that his front foot had just hit him.

After leaving, the house behind collapsed with a crash.

Just as he was running desperately to the outside of the village, he suddenly heard a dying cry for help coming from his side, and it was a woman's voice. Without saying a word, he followed the direction of the sound and rushed into a dilapidated house.

Inside the small hut, he saw a thin woman lying on the thatched lawn in the corner. Shao Yan walked up to the woman and was about to lean down to hug her. The woman waved her hand with a pale face and said, "Please save the slave family."

"Children"

"Child?" Shao Yan didn't see any children as soon as he came in. It wasn't until the woman pointed at his private parts that he discovered a bloody little baby girl lying between the woman's legs, and the woman's private parts were still there.

There was bright red blood, and it was obvious that the baby girl had just been born, and it was still difficult to deliver. In addition, Shao Yan also found many traces of being pressed on her thighs. In other words, the baby girl had just been in the house.

When it collapsed, she used her legs to block the weight of the fetus. Fortunately, the ancient thatched houses did not weigh much, so she was not completely buried in the mound.

Shao Yan was shocked by the spirit of this great mother. He immediately took off his coat, wrapped up the poor baby, and looked at the little guy in his arms who was waiting to be fed. He seemed to think of the scene when he was a child, and couldn't help feeling.

A burst of bitterness, eyes sparkling with crystal tears

"Let me feed him." The woman looked haggard. When she saw the flesh and blood she had produced being held in someone's arms, she felt happy and a little reluctant to let go. She wanted to reach out to hold him, but she couldn't find the strength.

Shao Yan gently put the little guy in her arms. The woman unbuttoned her shirt. In order to avoid suspicion, Shao Yan immediately turned his head to the side.

"Benefactor, please give the child a name." The woman stuffed the butt into the child's mouth, with the most loving smile in her life. She took a deep breath and sighed softly: "The child's father left home a few years ago.

I was doing business, but there was no news about this trip. Nowadays, there is war everywhere. My husband is afraid that something unexpected has happened to him. My family has been in poor health since childhood. The kind-hearted midwives of the neighbors have advised my family to give up the fetus, otherwise they will die.

His life was in danger, and it was the slave family who insisted on leaving this lineage to the husband. Now the slave family knows that his fate will not be long. If he is lucky enough to meet the husband in the underworld, the slave family might as well tell him the name of the child and tell him that the child is taken care of by a benefactor.

, had a good time”

A woman who knew that it would be difficult to give birth, but because of her love for her husband, would rather give up her own life to leave an heir for her husband. There are not many such women in the world. Shao Yan was very moved, and he tried his best to suppress his desire to cry.

Impulsively, after thinking for a while, he smiled and said: "Let's call her Zhensheng. I hope he can always remember the greatness of his mother when he grows up."

The woman pursed her lips and smiled. She gently touched the baby's chin with her hand and kept whispering the name "Zhensheng". It was obvious that she was very satisfied with the name, but at this moment,

Her eyes have been closed forever

Shao Yan sighed regretfully, then walked out of the broken house with the baby in his arms and walked all the way to the entrance of the village. Since the road leading to the entrance of the village was blocked, he could only try to go around the mountain. The wind was so strong that he almost

Every time he climbed up the mountainside, he retreated due to too much resistance. In order to protect the baby in his arms from the outside world, he found a sheltered place, took off a coat again, covered the baby's head, and tied it

On the back, continue to walk up the mountain against the wind

While he was working hard to climb up the mountain, the villagers, with the help of Li Changsheng, Deng Bingtang, Bai Ruxue, Mu Ying and others, had safely reached the open land at the east entrance of the village. The ministers were also there.

Under the protection of soldiers, they rushed to the scene one after another.

Everyone looked around and saw Shao Yan returning, and felt very anxious. Bai Ruxue came to the ministers and asked: "My lords, you have been with the emperor all the time, why don't you rescue him together? If the emperor makes a mistake,

, who will take on this responsibility?”

The ministers were immediately unable to answer, and the villagers also privately expressed strong condemnation of their selfish behavior of only caring about their own safety and not caring about the safety of the emperor. These ministers are officials of the imperial court after all, how can they allow a bunch of common people to point fingers behind their backs?

point, the two sides got into a big quarrel over this

Li Changsheng shouted: "Stop arguing, the top priority is to think of a way to rescue the emperor. Can making noise solve the problem? If anyone dares to say more, don't blame me for being ruthless." After saying this, he just listened to the sonorous sound.

With a sound, he held the Guan Gong sword and pointed it slowly at the ministers and all the villagers.

As expected, no one on the field dared to say anything. Bai Ruxue thought that waiting like this was not an option, so she walked up to Li Changsheng and took the initiative to ask for help: "Uncle Li, let Ruxue lead a few people to look for it. The emperor must be trapped."

There’s no way to get out of there.”

Li Changsheng nodded in agreement. Deng Bingtang frowned and said, "But the roads into the village have been blocked. How can General Bai get in?"

"No defense, we can go around the mountain." Before Bai Ruxue could say anything, Mu Ying came over and said, "Master Deng, General Li, civilian girls grew up in the mountains and are used to walking on mountain roads, so it is better for civilian girls to go."

"No, Miss Mu, you don't know martial arts, just stay here and don't go anywhere. It's enough for Ruxue to go alone," Bai Ruxue said

Mu Ying raised his eyebrows, obviously dissatisfied with her 'arbitrariness'. Seeing her ugly face, Li Changsheng said cheerfully: "In this case, you two go together, and I will send more people to follow you. later"

"That's good." The reason why Bai Ruxue didn't let Mu Ying go was mainly for her safety. After the strong wind and lightning, many places on the hillside had begun to collapse, and some loose soil had slowly sunk down. , if you accidentally walk on it, you will be submerged in it. Now seeing how determined this girl is, and Li Changsheng and Deng Bingtang also agree, she can only reluctantly nod in agreement, but does not accept the soldier assistance provided by Li Changsheng. It seems that if there are too many people, lives will be lost in vain.

At this time, the thunder gradually subsided, the lightning came and went, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed. People thought that the rain had cleared up, but they didn't know that it suddenly started raining heavily, and the big raindrops even hit people. Pain, Li Changsheng and Deng Bingtang quickly led the soldiers and villagers outside, Bai Ruxue, while Mu Ying continued to walk up the hillside despite the strong wind and rain. They held hands and avoided the sunken mud pit while shouting loudly. , but no one responded no matter how much I shouted.
Chapter completed!