Daming Mansion is located on the bank of the Yellow River. It existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. After the development of the Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, it gradually became an important town. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Daming Mansion was an important military town against the northern nomads.
After the humiliation of Jingkang, the entire north was occupied by the Jin Kingdom, and the strategic military significance of Daming Palace was lost. Now it is occupied by the Mongols. This military town has completely lost its role. Only the remaining remains of this majestic city that has lasted for thousands of years are
There is a mottled and majestic city wall, but there is nothing else.
Li Jie traveled all the way east, and what he saw and heard on the way was shocking. When Mongolia first entered the Central Plains, it implemented a brutal massacre policy in the areas ruled by the former Xixia and Jin Dynasties, especially in Henan and Hebei.
In order to suppress the people, wherever the Mongolian troops went, as long as there was a slight resistance from the opponent, it was commonplace to massacre after breaking the city, and the survivors would be taken as slaves in Mobei. Many areas in the Central Plains that were once prosperous are now
They have all become desolate areas with no sound for hundreds of miles.
Daming Mansion is also one of them. At this time, Daming Mansion can still see a trace of the prosperity of the past.
There were only a few pedestrians on the street, and everyone had a look of indifference on their faces, as if there was no hope for the future.
There are only a handful of restaurants and restaurants on the street that are still open. Even if they are open, there are not many customers inside. Most of these customers are Jianghu people who carry swords and swords. Ordinary people who are not proficient in martial arts are very rare.
The reason for this scene is not difficult to guess. Apart from those who were killed and those who were taken to Mobei as slaves, most of the remaining people were afraid of the brutal rule of the Mongols and would not hesitate to abandon their homes and businesses and flee with their families. After all, there were no people.
But there is nothing left.
When Li Jie passed through the wilderness, he discovered that there were countless refugees from the outside world. They were scattered all over the mountains and plains. Some of them lived honestly in building villages, and there were also some who suddenly changed their careers and became robbers.
Compared with the areas under the rule of the Song Dynasty in the south, the people in the north were simply living in purgatory.
In an agricultural society, population is the cornerstone of prosperity. Mongolians who are accustomed to nomadic life have not yet understood this truth.
Their practices were as usual, burning, killing, looting, packing up and taking away all the property, including people, that they could take away. They were not prepared to rule for a long time at all.
Yelu Chucai knew very well that it was wrong to implement this kind of population extermination policy in the Central Plains. This might scare a group of people, but it would intensify the resistance in the conquered areas and was also not conducive to the subsequent restoration of production.
In the end, Mongolia will only gain a piece of scorched earth full of corpses and ruined walls, but his origin is destined to his status, not to mention that the one in power in Mongolia now is Toregona.
Since the last time he secretly rejected Torrego's proposal to exchange reserves, he has now been eliminated from the core.
Faced with this situation, he could only look back and sigh. Even if he served for Genghis Khan and Ogedai successively, so what?
In Torrego's eyes, he was just a dog raised by the Golden Family. If he disobeyed, he would be replaced by another dog. Anyway, there were many people, and there was no shortage of him.
'Well, there is a master fighting in the city!'
"What a stinking snake! Is it possible that you have learned how to run away with your head in your arms over the years? Just like you did when you fled back to the Western Regions like a bereaved dog?"
Suddenly, an angry curse came to Li Jie's ear.
'Is this the blacksmith's voice?'
Looking back suddenly, I saw two people chasing and escaping as if Li Jie was coming. The man he was chasing was the blacksmith from Niujia Village. The man fleeing in front was thin, about forty years old, with thin eyebrows.
Small, with two high and pointed cheekbones, he didn't forget to reply while running.
"Hey, grandpa, I have something important to do today. The beauty at home is waiting for grandpa to enjoy, but I have no interest in playing with you, a fool who has ruined his country and his family!"
'Tsk, tsk, you have such a bad mouth, and since you are from the Western Region, it seems that it cannot be someone else.'
'I didn't expect that there is still enmity between the blacksmith and Hetra.'
'Do you want to help him secretly?'
Hetra is the top master of Brahmanism in India. Although his martial arts are high, he is not very good. He is greedy for money, lust, and obsessed with power. In order to ascend to a high position, he quickly defected to the Mongols who invaded his homeland.
Tiger poison does not even eat its children. In the original work, Hetra even planned to eat his own son in order to survive.
It can be said that this man has no conscience and has done all kinds of evil things. If it were not for his extraordinary talent in martial arts and his profound knowledge of the essence of Gou Dao, I would probably have no idea how high the grass on his grave would be now.
Li Jie was not surprised at all that he had offended the blacksmith.
Although Hetuoluo didn't admit he was afraid, in fact, he was secretly complaining in his heart. He hadn't seen him for many years, and he didn't know how his rival practiced martial arts and improved so quickly.
The most important thing is that he is injured now and is not in peak condition. Otherwise, he would not need to argue, and he is not afraid of head-on confrontation.
'Damn old monster Xiao, if it weren't for you, how could I be where I am today!'
'Hey, there's someone in front of you, hey, boy, if you want to blame me, I'll blame you for your bad luck!'
As Hetra was running away, he was thinking about how to escape the pursuit of his mortal enemy, when he suddenly spotted Li Jie standing in front of him out of the corner of his eye.
The person who knows you best is often your enemy. He doesn’t know what the blacksmith’s temperament is. He is a good person. If it weren’t for his character, he wouldn’t be where he is today.
'Interesting, I didn't come to trouble you, but you actually dared to come to trouble me!'
When Li Jie saw that He Duoluo had slightly changed his direction and was heading towards him, he probably didn't have anything to hold back. He was still wondering whether he should help the blacksmith just now.
It's fine now, there's no need to think about it, Hedra has already made the choice for him.
Although Li Jie's cultivation level has not reached the level of Grandmaster yet, he is not far away from the Grandmaster realm, and he has already experienced the scenery of the Grandmaster realm. Even if he cannot defeat Heduoluo, it is still okay to hinder him a little.
What's more, this guy is injured.
"That kid in front, run!"
The blacksmith kept paying attention to the surrounding movements during the chase. If Hetra's whereabouts were not too erratic, he would not have chosen to take action in the city. If he really missed this opportunity, he would not know if he would meet Hetra next time.
When is it?
Both of them were masters at the master level. In the blink of an eye, He Duoluo was about to arrive. He Duoluo was just beginning to master martial arts and was preparing to bring trouble to the Central Plains. Who would have expected that he would meet Xiao Qianjue and Monk Jiuru one after another and lose both battles?
, vowed to return to the Western Regions and never enter the Middle Kingdom.
After returning home, Hetuoluo practiced diligently and diligently for decades. Not only did he master the Tianzhu miraculous skill "God of Destruction", but he also mastered the supreme light skill "Void Movement" that no one in his ancestors had mastered. He achieved this
With the backing of two martial arts, he dared to return to China.