The war in the capital ended with a great victory for the Shun army.
Residents of the outer city who had previously fled the war returned one after another, and the dead outer city gradually returned to its former appearance. However, within a few days, vendors and goons were once again coming and going on the streets of Luomashi Street, and many shops on both sides of the street had reopened.
There was a breakfast stall at the corner of the street. The shopkeeper was wearing an apron and was standing by the stove eating. Suddenly he saw a man carrying a bow walking from a distance. He hurriedly greeted with a smile:
"Hey, Orion Yang, when did you come back? Come on, have a bowl of hot soup before you leave."
The man heard this, thanked him, walked into the stall and sat down. He carefully put aside the big bow and quiver on his back, and said to the shopkeeper: "I came back last night. I didn't have anything to eat at home. I was planning to go there."
Buy some rice."
The store owner placed a bowl of hot rice drink on the man's table, and handed him two freshly steamed steamed buns with plain fillings.
Perhaps because he had been standing by the stove for a long time, the shopkeeper couldn't help but sweat on his face, so he wiped his face with his apron.
"It's hard to buy rice now. Is everything okay at home?"
"Everything is fine, but I don't eat enough, my mother doesn't have much milk, and my daughter is very fussy when she can't get milk."
Orion was talking while eating, but when he said this, he put down the bowl and said with a worried look:
"Brother, I went into the mountains a few days ago to get some game for my kids to replenish their health, but I didn't even find it. Good guy, it's getting colder every year, and there's a war, and all the animals in the mountains are dead.
, tell me how we can live?"
After hearing this, the shopkeeper sighed again and again and said: "Who says it's not true? In this age, adults can't survive, and children will just suffer if they follow them. But I heard from fellow villagers from Henan that King Chuang treats the poor in Henan like his own family."
Generally speaking, it is both land distribution and grain distribution."
The hunter was also very hungry. He finished eating in a few words, wiped his mouth, and retorted: "I don't think so. If it is really what he said, why did he come to Shuntian? Why not stay in Henan?"
Whoever becomes an emperor has the same virtues, and there is no difference since ancient times."
"Shh! Don't talk nonsense. Give me the bowl, and I will give you another bowl. Eat more."
When the store owner was holding a bowl and preparing to enjoy the soup, soldiers from the Shun Army wearing arrow jackets came in, and soldiers from the Shun Army entered all the shops in Luoma Street one after another.
"Master Jun is here, sit down and ask for something to eat."
The leader of the Shun Army was arrogant and looked around after entering the store.
When his eyes caught sight of Orion, he stopped. Orion Yang was also a fierce person. He never hid or evaded, and he looked at the leader of the Shun Army.
Knowing that business was important, the leader was not upset and turned to the store owner and said: "According to the military order, I will exchange the fertile farmland for rice, grain, oil and salt in your home. Okay, let's start moving."
"Master Jun, do you want to take all of this? There is land but no food, so winter will be difficult." The stall owner said helplessly, without even looking at him.
After a while, seeing that the shop had been emptied of all edible food, Shi Chang took out a small piece of paper from his arms and threw it to the stall owner, with the word "田" crookedly written on it.
"This is the proof. Take it to the Ministry of Household Affairs to claim the land, and let's go!" After saying that, he led the crowd out and left.
What a bully! Yang Orion grabbed the big bow next to him and was about to stand up and curse, but he saw the stall owner burst into tears and kept shaking his head at him, as if begging.
Seeing that this was the case in every house on the streets and in the houses, Orion stopped worrying about his wife and daughter coming home, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and hurried home.
Ever since Li Zicheng killed a few sergeants who were illegally paying their wages, the military discipline of the Shun army has improved a lot. At present, the exchange of fields for food has aroused considerable resistance from the people. Although they took action during the period, they had reservations and did not kill anyone.
Yang Orion's home was in the east. Along the way, he heard crying and the sound of broken objects coming from someone's home from time to time. Orion was so anxious that he silently prayed for the safety of his wife and daughter, and rushed on the road, picking up his bow and arrows.
When he arrived at the door of his house, he saw a horse standing outside and heard the cries of his wife and daughter. He immediately kicked the door open and raised his hand to shoot.
As the saying goes, when an ordinary man is angry, blood will be splashed five steps away. Who cares if you are the king of the army?
There were five big soldiers in the courtyard, who should be new recruits. One of them was fighting for a piece of wheat cake with the hunter's wife, while the others stood aside talking and laughing.
The door was suddenly kicked open, and the soldiers all turned around and looked at the door alertly. However, they only heard a "whoosh" sound, and the left eye of the cake grabber was instantly nailed by an arrow, and the heavy arrow went straight into his head.
There is a hidden potential for penetration.
Before the others could react, the hunter drew an arrow and shot again. In the blink of an eye, three arrows flew away from the string. "Puff, puff, puff", the sound of arrows entering flesh was heard. The three of them were hit by arrows in the chest and fell to the ground. Finally,
One person was frightened by this archery skill. He drew out the blade, raised his hands towards the door, and slowly backed away.
In the quiver, after shooting the four ancestral armor-piercing iron arrows, the hunter took out the light arrows made of animal bones, drew the bow and nocked the arrows in one go. One arrow after another kept moving, and the last person was shot into a hedgehog and fell on the ground.
land.
It wasn't until his wife ran over and hugged Orion's arm that he could no longer stop.
Orion took the wheat cake from his wife's hand, came to the "hedgehog" and squatted down, holding up the wheat cake and said: "There is only one woman, one child, and one wheat cake in this house! Your mother wants to rob it too?"
Although the man on the ground was hit by many arrows, none of them hit his vitals. However, the hunter deliberately left him breathing to speak.
He knew that his life would be in danger if he met a ruthless person, but he did not beg for mercy.
With blood overflowing from his mouth, he gritted his teeth and said, "Today you are strong and I admit defeat. What about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Someone will kill your whole family!"
Yang Lihu was also a man who kept his mouth shut. He strangled the man's neck with his bowstring and cursed: "How many of you have been killed today? It's like killing a chicken. Do you still have the dignity to mention it in the future? Just keep your mouth shut and play with the King of Hell."
, If I meet you in the next life, I will kill you!" After saying this, he twisted the man hard and sent him to see the King of Hell.
After killing Shunjun, the family would definitely not be able to keep him. Orion hurriedly called his wife into the house and hugged his daughter, while he went to pack his luggage. Orion's wife was also a strong person. She did not panic when her man killed Junhu, and even complained.
He didn't say anything, he just followed silently.
Whether you run away or die, it's good to have him by your side.
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"Thank you, military advisor, for saving me. From now on, the military advisor will just take care of me wherever I am useful." Gu Ying said and was about to kneel down. Song Xiance raised his hand and gently helped him up.
"Master Gu, there is no need to thank me. It was His Majesty who ordered me to let you go. I should thank Your Majesty instead."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
"When you go to Shanxi this time, don't tell anyone in the capital. I won't kill you this time because of your loyalty in the past. If you cause trouble to His Majesty again, even the immortals won't be able to save you."
Gu Ying nodded, shook his head again, and said, "Don't dare to cause trouble again."
"To the outside world, I will only say that you are dead. If the news leaks out and causes criticism in the military, you should know the consequences."
"Yes... yes, a villain would never dare."
Song Xiance brought a bay-red horse and said, "I have prepared everything for you. If anyone asks, just say you are from the rear camp and do things for me."
"In addition, you should also keep this letter. When you arrive in Datong, go to my house and give the letter to the manager, who will make arrangements for you. There is no need to say anything else. Just leave the city as soon as the night falls."
Gu Ying had been wandering around in the green forest for many years. He was originally a lawless master. Except for Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng, there was no one he could believe in. In today's situation, he was moved beyond words by Song Xiance's actions, and he knelt down three times willingly.
He rang his head and then rode away on a fast horse, leaving Song Xiance alone silently thinking about something.
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At night, it started to rain lightly.
More than twenty miles away from the capital, there is a dilapidated temple. In the temple, there is only a dry place behind the Bodhisattva statue. Wang Chengen is sitting and leaning in the corner, and Chongzhen is lying with his head on Wang Chengen's lap.
Chongzhen chewed the grass, and his mouth felt slightly bitter. This thing is called bran grass, which looks like rice grains. Wang Chengen picked it up on the road. He said that he had eaten it when he was a child before entering the palace. It is not poisonous and can fill the stomach, but it is bitter.
"It's a good thing we found such a small temple to take shelter from the rain, otherwise neither of us would be able to survive this winter rainy night."
"Master Huang is so blessed that he can certainly turn danger into safety. Even the old slave will enjoy the blessing." Wang Cheng'en was trimming Chongzhen's hair. After only a few days, His Majesty's hair already had lice.
"What was you carrying in your arms when you were at the city gate earlier?" Chongzhen asked, thinking of this for no reason.
"Master Huang, it's Chuan Guo..." Wang Chengen whispered in his ear.
"Um."
While the two were talking, they saw a person standing at the door of the temple. It was dark, and there was no fire in the temple, so the figure could not be seen clearly. Wang Chengen thought it was a pursuer, so he quickly shut up, his thighs trembling slightly.
However, Chongzhen did not panic. He had seen all the worst situations.
So he said: "Friend, you are here to take shelter from the rain. Come quickly, come here."
After hearing the words, the man came in, recognized his seat by listening to the voice, walked up to Chongzhen and sat down in front of him. Although he couldn't see his appearance clearly, he could faintly see what he was holding in his hand, which seemed to be a flag.
"Everyone, I'm really sorry, I didn't surprise you, did I?"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It's just that my companion hasn't spoken yet. How do you know I'm not the only one?"
"Haha, just now I was walking along the path at the entrance of the temple, and I realized that the heavens and humans were sensing me, and I made a hexagram, and I figured it out."
When Chongzhen heard him say that he was a Taoist priest, he suddenly felt curious and asked: "How many people are real people?"
"If you include the paths, there should be seven people in the temple."
Wang Chengen was originally afraid that he was pursuing soldiers and did not dare to speak. After hearing this Taoist's nonsense, he couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid the Taoist leader made a mistake. There are only three of us including you."
When the Taoist heard what he said, he also doubted whether he had made a mistake in his calculation. He twirled his thumbs on his palms and stopped talking.
The temple fell into silence. After about a quarter of an hour, the Taoist seemed to want to prove himself and took the lead in speaking: "My friend, why don't you let Xiaodao test your calligraphy?"
Chongzhen immediately said the word "friend", and the Taoist asked: "I don't know what you want to do?"
"How is the state of the Ming Dynasty?"
The Taoist thought for a while and said: "The word "friend" and the word "friend" appear in reverse, and there are two groups of rebels in the world."
After hearing this, Chongzhen thought to himself that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had not rebelled for a day or two. It was not unusual for a Taoist to know about it after traveling all over the country. So he said: "The Taoist priest is wrong. I am talking about the existence of existence and non-existence."
"Well... whether there is something or not, if you take a big word for a while and a clear word for a day, if you ask about state affairs, it should be that the Ming Dynasty has lost half of the world."
Chongzhen was astonished that the meaning of this word was quite interesting.
Wang Chengen interjected: "What if it's You during You time?"
"If it is You when you are in You, the word "Zun" will be removed from the head and feet. If the character "Zun" is removed from the feet, there will be no way to go, and if the head is removed, then..." Wang Chengen quickly shut up after hearing this.
Before the Taoist priest could finish his words, Chongzhen said hurriedly: "If I say a word of love, can a real person calculate my fortune?"
"The heart of a plum blossom is easy to change, and there is nothing wrong with it." After the Taoist priest finished answering, he immediately started making calculations.
"The word "love" is drawn three to the left and eight to the right. Yi Gua, Earth Fire Ming Yi, this should be Yin time, take three lines to change. There is a cloud in the Book of Changes, Earth Fire Ming Yi, Jiu San, Ming Yi hunts in the south, we get
Its big head should not be broken."
The Book of Changes is a Confucian classic, not a Taoist theory. As the emperor, Chongzhen also read the Book of Changes and knew that what the Taoists said was by no means empty talk.
"This is a layman." After calculating this hexagram, the Taoist changed his tune and called Chongzhen a layman.
"The lower hexagram Yi is Li Shangkun, which is the image of the sun sinking into the ground. It means that the layman's future is unpredictable and may be harmed. Furthermore, if the hexagram ninety-three changes, if the layman wants to go south and eliminate great harm, he must not act too hastily."
At this moment, another person came to the temple gate, holding the horse with one hand and cursing in his mouth: "Grandma, your Grandpa Gu will freeze to death."
I didn’t expect that a ruined temple could be so lively. This chapter has been completed!