Since the beginning of the Jizhou Rebellion, the war in the Central Plains has not been extinguished, the mountains and rivers have been shaken by wind and rain, and the glorious and prosperous dynasties have seemed to reveal the scene of the next world.
After the nest is overturned, how can the eggs be left intact? The disaster of war will destroy many people! Luoyang City, the eastern capital, fell on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourteenth year of Tianbao. First, it was massacred by bandit soldiers, and nine of the ten houses were empty; in the second year of Zhide, it was
On October 18th, after the liberation, it was burned and looted by Uighur cavalry, and most of the people wore paper clothing. In September of the second year of Qianyuan, it was captured again by Shi Siming... It is difficult to describe the misery during this period!
When Chang'an, Luoyang, and the two capitals were restored, the villagers hiding in the Mang Mountains were supposed to return home with their families, but they heard about the brutality of the Huihe soldiers and hesitated. It was not until Luoyang fell into the hands of thieves again two years later that some refugees
Under the escort of Mangshan regiment training, they escaped from Luoyang City in advance, only to realize that the war was far from subdued. However, the small valley where Yangliu Villa was located had some newly built huts. The regiment training drilled by Guan Dashi also increased to
More than twenty people continued to play a role in the mutual attacks between the officers and soldiers and the thieves.
However, although the deep valley of Mang Mountain is surrounded by dangerous mountains, it is not inaccessible, let alone a paradise. After returning from Hedong County, Guan Dashi arranged a secret sentry at the key point of Xiashan Pass after training, with three people every day, rotating day and night. In this year of military calamity,
Even though he was young, he was often in danger. Several times, thieves went into the mountains to hunt and were discovered by secret sentries, so they sent out whistle pigeons to notify the villagers.
When the villagers learned of the enemy's situation, they fled to a hidden cave deep in the valley to hide for a while under the protection of the training soldiers of the left-behind regiment in the village. Even if the thieves found Yangliu Villa, it would be nothing more than an empty nest.
Valuable items can be looted. Even if you are angry and burn some huts, the mountains are densely forested and grassy, so it will only take some time to rebuild them. In this way, Lu Qiu's natal hut was burned twice.
He took Yang Zhaoxi, who was still very young, out to seek refuge, but he didn't care about the many external possessions.
The most serious crisis occurred in the fourth year after Yang Chaoxi was born. It was late February, and Li Guangbi, deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses of the prosperous dynasty, led his army across the river to the south and set up formations at Mang Mountain in an attempt to recapture the territory from the bandit leader Shi Siming.
Luoyang and the Mangshan regiment were overjoyed. With the help of Shangqingguan Taoists, they joined the battle formation one after another. However, the thieves also had soldiers who were experienced in battle formations. They fought in the city and could advance and retreat freely. In addition, the official army general Pugu
Huai'en and others did not listen to the orders and responded passively. After a hard fight, the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed, and the army was defeated in the end! He took the rest of his troops and returned to the east of the river.
As the officers and soldiers retreated, Guan Dashi knew that the situation was urgent. He quickly led the surviving regiment training troops back to Yangliu Villa, avoiding the direction in which the officers and soldiers of the brigade retreated, and organized the villagers to go straight to the direction of Shangqingguan. By this time, Shangqingguan had already arrived.
Many countermeasures were taken, and a very deep underground tunnel was dug in the hiding place of thorns behind the temple, and all the refugees from the mountains were hidden in it. Every day, Taoists were sent to deliver some biscuits, hot water, etc. at night. Thieves
However, after searching the mountain several times, I saw that the Shangqing Temple was still chanting sutras and practicing meditation every day, so I ignored this small temple in the mountains. I only took the captured officers and soldiers who were alone and took them back to the city. After some torture, they all were killed.
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They had been hiding for more than a month. However, the thieves stopped searching the mountain. A Taoist took the risk to inquire about Luoyang City and found out that the thieves were fighting among themselves again. Only then did the villagers from all over the place file in from the cellar.
They left and returned to the valley. Before leaving, Guan Dashi and the Yangliuzhuang regiment trained soldiers and solemnly thanked Gongsun Zhenren. Guan Hu'er, who was standing next to Guan Dashi, looked interesting and imitated the adults' gestures decently.
This caused Gongsun Zhenren and other Taoist priests to stroke their beards and excuse themselves.
At this time, a small hand that was tightly grasping the train of Lu Qiuniang's skirt suddenly let go. A boy about four years old ran to Guan Huer's side and bowed to the Gongsun Master in a naive manner. Gongsun Master looked at it with a smile.
When the boy raised his head, he was stunned for a moment. He made some calculations with his fingers hidden in his sleeves, and then asked with a smile: "Donor Guan! This boy has an extraordinary face. Who are you?"
Guan Dashi was so busy that he said, "That's the child of my brother Yang Sanlang. His name is Yang Chaoxi." Lu Qiuniang also came over at this moment, bowed to Taoist Gongsun, and then hurriedly grabbed Yang Chaoxi and went outside the temple.
Gongsun Zhenren sighed: "The orphan of a righteous man should be raised well! In the future, when this son is older, he can come to my temple to practice Taoism with Guan Hu'er. It is always good to know more about the meaning of the scriptures and learn some basic fists and kicks.
." After hearing this, Guan Dashi said yes and thanked him repeatedly.
But when the villagers of Yangliu Villa returned to the valley, they saw a dazzling charred blackness - all the huts were burned down by the bandits. Some of the villagers were silent and some sobbed. Guan Dashi shouted the command, and all the regiments
The training troops quickly gathered together, and under his command, they took the lead in clearing up the wreckage. When other villagers saw this, they understood that no matter how sad it was, it would not help, and they joined in one after another. It was getting late, and they moved each household into a hut.
Gather all the items that can be used.
Guan Dashi looked at the sky and then at the villages destroyed by the war. He sighed in his heart, knowing that in the next few days, the villagers would have to camp under the trees. He called the regiment to train troops and arranged night vigilance and other matters to prevent bandits.
and attacks by wild beasts. After finishing these things, I turned around and saw Lu Qiuniang squatting beside the ruined hut, looking at the loom that was burned beyond recognition, her shoulders trembling. Xiao Yang was in Lu Qiuniang's arms day and night, her hair unkempt.
I looked around, wondering why my mother was so sad.
Guan Dashi slowly walked over. Xiao Yang saw it and timidly called out: "Guan Shibo!" Lu Qiuniang turned around, wiped the tears from her cheeks, glanced at Guan Dashi, but could not say anything.
Lu Qiuniang was originally a woman and was not good at farming. She relied on the coarse cloth produced by this loom and exchanged some porridge and grain with the villagers. However, she had a strong temper and refused to beg from others for nothing.
He asked for some food or items to use. So when I saw Guan Dashi, I still had some grudges in my heart, but I couldn't ask for help no matter what.
Guan Dashi let out a long sigh and had no choice but to turn around and walk away. Not long after, Aunt Guo came over with a few women: "Madam of the Yang family! It's easy to find us! Several of our families have set up over there.
We set up a tent, cooked some millet, and quickly took the children over to eat something hot... It’s going to be cold at night, so we women might as well huddle together in one place, it will be warmer.”
When Xiao Yang heard that there was food, his eyes lit up and he looked at Lu Qiuniang expectantly. Lu Qiuniang also knew that she was eager to obey the authority and could not bear her children to starve, so she thanked her first and then followed Aunt Guo and others.
Let's go to the side where the firelight dances... A cold wind blew in the middle of the night. The women wrapped all the animal skins and robes they could find around the children, and they hugged each other tightly to keep warm. This night, it was seven
Eight people suffered from the cold.
Fortunately, I was used to the harsh life in the mountains, and my body was no longer as squeamish as when I first came here. Doctor Zhang Han dug a lot of white wormwood from the stream, boiled it into a large pot of soup, and shared it with everyone to drink, and the symptoms of wind and cold were relieved.
Relief. There was an older woman in the village who suffered from internal diseases caused by the cold. She had vomiting and diarrhea for several days and could not eat. She finally passed away sadly, which made the villagers sad for a long time.
The reconstruction of the hut was completed in only seven or eight days. However, the trauma left by the war in the hearts of the villagers could not be healed for a long time. After Lu Qiuniang settled in the new hut, the first thing she did was
So I found a rope, tied the burned loom, dragged it behind me, and walked to Carpenter Zhang's house.
On this day, Niu Chong took Zhang Xiang'er and the child to eat in his father-in-law's room. When he saw Lu Qiuniang coming over, he hurriedly threw down his bowls and chopsticks and came to help. Zhang Xiang'er was much fatter than a few years ago. He turned around and said with a smile: "The Yang family
Have you eaten it, sister-in-law? My father made soup cakes today, you should try it too!"
Lu Qiuniang smiled and shook her head, stepped forward and saluted Carpenter Zhang, and then touched the little head hiding behind Zhang Xiang'er: "Pang'er has grown taller again! Look at his face, he is exactly the same as Brother Niuchong!"
Lu Qiuniang turned her head again and said seriously to Carpenter Zhang, "Uncle Zhang Shi! This loom was burned down by the bandit soldiers. I must trouble you to make one according to the old style. I can't bear to throw away the remaining wood.
I brought it to you, maybe you can still use it... But, I don't have any money now, and I don't have any silk... I can only get the labor and materials on credit for a period of time... I can swear that my silk will be silky this autumn.
, the first batch of woven gauze, silk, and cloth will be brought to you..." As Lu Qiuniang spoke, she couldn't continue, her eyes were slightly red, and she tried not to let tears overflow.
Hearing her heartfelt words, Zhang Carpenter pretended not to notice her emotions and said with a smile: "Since Madam Yang said this, it's so good. It's just that I am an old man, and now I am dazzled and slow. It may take one or two
It takes a month to complete the work. The Yang family has always been skillful, everyone in the village knows it, and she has a sister-in-law relationship with me! If we can weave good materials again, I, a little old man, will have an advantage.
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Lu Qiuniang was so grateful after hearing his advice on how to express her desires before she suppressed them, so she broke down in tears and smiled, thanking him again and again before leaving.