Hao Erfu just closed his eyes and saw his mother-in-law rushing into the sea of fire again.
He suddenly woke up with a start.
He had been running around without sleep for two days and two nights, and he just hid in the woods and squinted for a while.
Unable to squint, he knew that his two legs could not outrun the Mongolians on horseback, so fear forced him to continue running.
I was so tired, I had a severe headache, the blisters on my feet were rotten, and every step I took was in excruciating pain.
But Hao Erfu still carried his six-year-old son Hao Gouer on his back and continued to run for his life.
"Dad...hungry..."
Hao Erfu licked his blistered lips and no longer knew where to find food for his son.
Originally, he had a few acres of thin fields, and he would be able to harvest in three or two months... The government, maybe the government, could leave him enough food.
The rule under the Mongols was not much different from that under the Jin Kingdom, and it was even better than the Jin Kingdom in recent years. Hao Erfu also heard what his uncle in the clan said.
But now, the fields are destroyed, the home is gone, and I really don’t know where to eat.
Hao Erfu felt that he would walk like this until he died of exhaustion.
He was only afraid that his son would be eaten by hungry refugees...
Sudden.
He tripped over something and fell to the ground. His son was thrown far away from his back.
The father and son got up and turned around to look, only to see someone lying on the ground.
Hao Erfu shivered and stretched out his hand to push the other person.
"Big brother? Big brother?"
The man didn't respond, as if he was dead.
Hao Erfu thought for a while, then reached out and touched his arms.
It didn't matter. I found many things, including a small bag of dry food, several bottles and cans, and a wooden sign...
Hao Erfu couldn't understand what was written on the wooden sign, so he hurriedly fed Hao Gou'er dry food, then looked around and found a water bag on the man's waist.
"Keep it for us to eat on the way."
Finally, there was something in his stomach. Hao Erfu was about to lead Hao Gou'er away when he suddenly heard a grunt behind him.
"Save...save..."
~~
"Where are you from, brother?"
Half a day later, Hao Erfu took a medicine jar and applied medicine on the injured man's back, and asked.
"Well, I'm from Jingyuan, He Shun."
"My elder brother's accent doesn't sound like someone from Jingyang."
He Shun inhaled in pain and asked, "Well, why doesn't this accent sound like someone from Jingyuan?"
"I can't tell." Hao Erfu responded: "Brother He was shot by the Mongols, right? It's not easy to escape."
"yes."
"Brother... where are you running away? Can you take us... well, eat your dry food... I want to repay you..."
He Shun thought for a while and said: "Zhongnan Mountain, Quanzhen Sect."
"Really?" Hao Erfu asked hurriedly: "Is the Immortal Temple willing to accept us? No... Can eldest brother take us with him? Even if we just bring a baby, it will be... Dog, kowtow to your benefactor."
Hao Gou'er kowtowed when he was told to do so, and quickly knelt on the ground and made two thuds.
He Shun put on his clothes, turned to look at the father and son, thought for a while, and said: "Okay, I'll take you with me, but there is a condition..."
"Big brother said, I can do anything."
"I met other refugees on the road and asked them to come with us... Let's go together. This person is kind-hearted and wants to save more people."
Hao Gouer was stunned for a moment and asked: "What about that...food..."
He Shun was quite proud and said: "That's enough."
…
Two days later, more than thirty refugees were walking slowly in the wilderness.
Hao Erfu was surprised that He Shun actually dug out a bag of dry food in one place.
After walking for two more days, there were more than fifty of them, and the Qinling Mountains gradually spread out before their eyes.
"Is that Zhongnan Mountain?!"
"You are from Weinan, and you are from Jingyang, so you ask." He Shun snorted and walked forward again.
There was a canyon ahead, and he went straight into it.
The refugees looked up and saw a few Taoist priests standing on the cliff. They were overjoyed and hurriedly followed them.
But after walking for a while, I suddenly saw a group of soldiers coming up from the front.
"It's Song Jun!"
"Run away! It's the Song Army... run for your life!"
Hao Erfu was also horrified. He picked up Hao Gou'er and wanted to escape. However, he saw smoke and dust rising outside the canyon, and a group of Song Army cavalry had blocked it.
"Haha... you can't even recognize Ziwu Dao, you are already surrounded..."
"He Shun! Don't mess around, don't scare the villagers!"
~~
Ziwu Pass.
"Mr. Yang."
"Mr. Yang."
It was nearly July, and the weather was getting hotter. Yang Guo came all the way, and the dust on his face was washed away by sweat along the wrinkles on his face.
He took eight of his children into the tower and immediately looked to the north.
"Lin Tongzhi, Yang Shoujiang, Wan Moduo Li, what's going on?"
Lin Zidao: "More than three hundred refugees have been resettled in Ziwu Town in the north. They just need to be screened before being sent to Hanzhong for resettlement."
Yang Guo shook his head.
"It's too slow, it's too slow, it's still too slow. We need to spread the news and teach the refugees to spread the news by word of mouth and come and submit spontaneously... In this way, I will go to Ziwu Town to learn about the military disasters in various places in Guanzhong.
Let’s make arrangements again.”
Yang Ben said: "But if there is any trickery involved, it would be too dangerous."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Yang Guo stood up and said, "I don't believe it. At this time, my old Mongolian friends are still in the mood to make careful arrangements..." Gu Fen
~~
As Yang Guo said, the princes and civil servants in Shaanxi and Henan are now in chaos.
Kublai Khan left Lian Xixian in Jingzhao Mansion, and Shang Ting sent several letters to Kaifeng urgently every day, asking Shi Tianze and Zhang Rou to lead troops to support them and resist Asotai's offensive.
On June 19, Zhang Rou went to Kaifeng in person to plan with Shi Tianze about sending troops.
When we arrived at the gate of Kaifeng City, we saw a big flag waving on top of the city, and then a group of people came out of the city gate to greet them.
Zhang Rou ran to get closer and saw that it was not Shi Tianze but Zhang Wenqian.
"Zhang Shuai has worked hard all the way. Can you and I talk in private?"
Zhang Wenqian bowed and looked incomprehensible.
Zhang Rou thought and felt a little uneasy.
The two of them avoided the personal entourage and walked up to the top of the city.
Zhang Wenqian paced and said nothing.
In the end, it was Zhang Rou who spoke first: "The war in Shaanxi..."
"King Monan already knows, Zhang Shuai does not need to panic." Zhang Wenqian said: "Brother Alibu has the upper hand and is indeed unstoppable, but Shi Shuai has sent troops to strangle Tongguan, which can temporarily prevent the war from spreading to Henan. As long as we hold on,
With the wealth of the Han people, we will surely win sooner or later."
"Brother Runpu sent troops?" Zhang Rou was surprised and said, "But King Monan ordered me to go to Kaifeng to discuss with him."
"It's me." Zhang Wenqian said, "Before Zhang Shuai sends troops, I have something to ask Zhang Shuai."
Zhang Rou's eyes flashed, as if she had a premonition of something.
"It's about the war."
"No, it's about selfishness." Zhang Wenqian paused slightly and asked, "Shuai Zhang, do you remember that I had speculations about Li Xia when we were outside Ezhou City?"
"Can not remember."
"But I have found out clearly." Zhang Wenqian reminded word by word: "Li Xia, Yang Guo, Wang Xun, Wang Wentong, Li Fen, your son Zhang Hongdao, and... Eri Dunbari."
Zhang Rou slowly turned her head, her neck seemed stiff.
He didn't expect that Zhang Wenqian would investigate everything thoroughly so quickly.
It's ridiculous that Zhang Hongdao tried so hard to cover it up, but Zhang Wenqian exposed it so easily and deftly.
"Caizhou, Bozhou, Kaifeng, Weishan..."
"You tricked me into going to Kaifeng alone. What are you going to do?"
Zhang Rou suddenly became alert and her hand tightened on the handle of the knife.
"I am a scholar." Zhang Wenqian suddenly reminded him in a low voice, and then said: "There is another thing. I heard that Li Xia proposed marriage to your daughter?"
Zhang Rou was stunned again.
He and Zhang Wenqian looked at each other and were silent for a long time.
When he spoke again, his voice was already hoarse.
"Zhong Qian, you and I...have been friends for how many years?"
"De Gang, listen to me, I will not harm you, but you must personally apologize to King Monan."
Zhang Wenqian's eyes were calm, but his tone was unquestionable.
a long time.
Zhang Rou closed her eyes, pulled off the saber from her waist, held it up with both hands, and slowly raised it in front of Zhang Wenqian.
"Please Zhong Qian tell King Monan... I am guilty, so I only ask you to protect my family."
Zhang Wenqian breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to take a look.
In the distance, several Mongolian soldiers were standing on the top of the city looking over.
They saw Zhang Rou's movements and turned around casually.
…
"Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of King Monan." Zhang Wenqian said: "We... I, Yao Shu, Zhao Bi, Hao Jing, and everyone in the Jinlianchuan shogunate are the eyes of King Monan.
You should have known from the beginning, you couldn't hide it."
Zhang Rou lowered her head.
He is not afraid of Zhang Wenqian at all, he can cut this scholar in half with one knife.
But when Zhang Wenqian said these words, he represented the people behind them.
This person didn't come in person, but he already brought a terrible sense of oppression.
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
"My Wulang shouldn't kill Eredunbari..."
"No." Zhang Wenqian sighed, "You are wrong... you underestimated King Monan's heart. You don't trust King Monan enough."
Zhang Rou opened her mouth but made no sound.
Zhang Wenqian took a step forward, pressed the knife in Zhang Rou's hand, and whispered: "Before King Monan ascends the throne, go to Kaiping in person and confess everything to him, do you understand?"
"The little girl's matter..."
"Agree to Li Xia's proposal of marriage." Zhang Wenqian said, "This is also the intention of King Monan."
Zhang Rou was stunned.
He raised his eyes suddenly, full of disbelief.
"Reply Li Xia and promise to marry your daughter to him." Zhang Wenqian said: "Let him lead Hanzhong to surrender. When King Monan ascends the throne, he will be named King of Hanzhong."
"But the Great Khan died in Li Xia..."
"No, the Great Khan was unable to adapt to the climate and died of illness. All the rhetoric that slanders the Great Khan is the conspiracy of Brother Ali."
"Even so, Li Xia may not..."
"Don't worry about Li Xia." Zhang Wenqian said: "As long as you remember the magnanimity of King Monan, he will be the emperor of Zhongzhou. And Brother Ali is a barbarian. This battle is a battle between the Central Plains Dynasty and the barbarians. All of us
It is self-evident where the Han people will go."
Zhang Wenqian said word by word: "Whether Li Xiatong agrees to this condition or not, we want everyone in the world to understand the grand ambition of King Monan. Do you understand?"
Zhang Rou understood.
Now that Jingzhao Mansion is under attack from both sides, it is in urgent need of Hanzhong's backing.
For example, if Wang Zhongchen and Liu Heima are defeated, they can at least retreat to Hanzhong and preserve their strength...
In other words, King Monan urgently needed Li Xia to surrender.
If Li Xia refuses and the news spreads, Zhao Song will kill Li Xia... Emperor Zhao Song does not have the mind of Monan King.
Li Xia had a plan and revealed the news to Brother Ali Bu, which led to the situation in Guanzhong today. He sent a letter of appointment to Zhang Rou and wanted to forcefully marry his daughter.
But now, King Monan only had one sentence to go with the flow, and he wanted Li Xia to shoot himself in the foot.