Xu Huang pointed with his hand and said to Zhang Jun: "Master Zhang, look, the village over there seems to be on fire."
Zhang Jun had actually seen the fire a long time ago. During this period, Liu Xin frequently reminded them to be on guard against horse thieves robbing the village's food. Seeing this scene, he thought that horse thieves might be coming. However, Zhang Jun was preoccupied with one more thing.
It was better to avoid the problem. He just wanted to return to Hejian County as soon as possible and pretended not to see it. Now that Xu Huang had spoken out, he could no longer pretend, so he had to say: "General Xu, the villagers probably accidentally walked into the water.
It's daytime now, and it will probably be put out soon, so don't worry about him, we still need to hurry up."
Xu Huang said sternly: "Master Zhang, what you said is wrong! Xu once had a long conversation with Master Liu. Master Liu is most concerned about the suffering of ordinary people. Xu deeply agrees with this. As a court official, you and I
As an official, you should do something practical for the people. We don’t have anything important to do, so since we encounter it, we should take the initiative to help the people put out the fire."
After Xu Huang finished speaking, he ran towards the village. The soldiers all looked at Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun thought to himself that the horse thieves must be some extremely vicious people, and he didn't know if they were still in the village. He didn't want to take this risk, but he
It was hard to leave Xu Huang alone. After careful consideration, Zhang Jun had to detach half of his soldiers to catch up with Xu Huang and help him put out the fire in the villagers. He led the rest of the soldiers and followed slowly behind. Except for Zhang Jun in this group,
Jun was sitting outside in a carriage, while the others were walking and pulling more than ten empty carts. Naturally, they could not all join the fire-fighting team. Zhang Jun had already thought of an excuse for Liu Xin's future interrogation.
Although Xu Huang did not have a horse, he ran very fast and left the soldiers far away. Xu Huang rushed into the village and felt that the situation was not right. He only heard yelling and crying mixed with the sound of horse hooves. Xu Huang was stunned.
But I saw a group of people gathered in the center of the village. These people were all wearing masks, riding horses, and were throwing bags of food into the fire. Many villagers were kneeling next to them, all of them crying bitterly. They had just seen it from a distance.
The firelight comes from here.
Xu Huang felt bad. He was clearly a horse thief, so he immediately shouted without hesitation: "Stop! Who are you and what are you doing?"
When the horse thieves heard Xu Huang's shouting, they all turned around. There was a man in the middle who seemed to be a leader. Seeing Xu Huang's dress, and seeing some soldiers in the distance heading towards the village, they shouted: "The officers and soldiers are coming.
, hurry up!" After hearing this, the horse thieves scattered in the village all hit their horses and fled outside the village.
Xu Huang shouted: "Don't leave!" He drew his sword and struck a horse thief who was running past him. The horse thief was caught off guard and fell off his horse. Xu Huang grabbed the horse and chased the leader. The horse thieves acted
Quickly, he had already withdrawn from the village, and Xu Huang pursued him, cutting down two more horse thieves along the way. The leader turned around and saw that he was getting farther and farther away from the village. Xu Huang was alone, so he whistled.
, all the horse thieves turned their horses' heads and surrounded Xu Huang. Xu Huang looked around and saw about twenty horse thieves.
Capture the thief first and capture the king first. Xu Huang didn't even say a word, he slapped his horse and rushed towards the leader. The horse thieves also rushed towards Xu Huang. Xu Huang was not afraid at all. He waved his single sword, blocking left and right, and was wounded again in the blink of an eye.
Three or four horse thieves were caught, and they were only one horse's head away from the leader. Seeing Xu Huang's rapid approach, the leader panicked, shook the spear in his hand, and stabbed Xu Huang. Xu Huang had sharp eyes and quick hands, and pulled him away.
Holding the barrel of the gun, he moved towards his arms. The leader couldn't hold back and knocked himself off his horse. Xu Huang threw away his sword, casually grabbed his spear, started dancing on the horse, and stabbed down five or six horse thieves one after another.
When the other horse thieves saw it, they shouted and ran away. The leader had fallen hard just now, and now he slowly got up, trying to find a horse to escape, but Xu Huang had already pointed the tip of his spear at his throat.
Xu Huang opened his mouth to ask, only to see the leader close his eyes, push forward with force, and the tip of the spear instantly passed through his throat, and he saw that he was dying. Xu Huang did not expect that this man would rather die than surrender, but he had some backbone.
Shaking his head, he gathered a few ownerless horses and returned to the village.
As soon as the horse thief left the village, the villagers put out the fire and grabbed the food before it could be burned. Zhang Jun also led people into the village slowly and learned from the villagers that Xu Huang had gone after the horse thief, but he didn't
Dare to bring people forward to help, he only sent three or five soldiers to inquire about the news, while he stayed in the village and waited. After a while, someone reported back, saying that they had seen Xu Huang, and they were leading a few empty horses back to the village.
Come, Zhang Jun dared to lead people to greet him.
Since Xu Huang arrived in time, most of the food was snatched back, and the villagers' losses were not great. Seeing that nothing happened, Zhang Jun was unwilling to stay here and urged Xu Huang to continue on his way.
The group hurriedly hurried and finally arrived at Hejian County before the city gate closed. Liu Xin was overjoyed to see Xu Huang. Dian Wei and he were old acquaintances and needed no introduction. Liu Xin sent for Zhao Yun and Zhang He.
Let them meet each other, and asked someone to carry out the fifty-six kilogram ax that had just been made of iron. Xu Huang took the ax and couldn't put it down. Since then, Liu Xin has added a fierce general.
Liu Xin's expression became serious when she heard Xu Huang talk about what she had encountered on the road. There was something strange about this incident. Usually horse thieves rob, just for property, and occasionally for sex. They gather in the mountains and forests, and they are not afraid to show their true colors. And this group
Not only were the horse thieves masked, but they also robbed only food, and they were very thorough and burned all the food that could not be taken away, which puzzled Liu Xin.
Returning to the back house, Liu Xin was still frowning. Seeing this, Ma Yun asked: "Husband, what trouble did you encounter?"
Liu Xin told Xu Huang what he had seen.
"These people are obviously not horse thieves. They are somewhat similar to the horse thieves who robbed Zhaojiacun. Didn't you say that there have been many such incidents recently? I am sure that there is a powerful dark force, and that the leader has actively sought death.
Judging from their actions, these must be controlled by a kind of religious belief." Ma Yun thought for a while and analyzed, "Husband, the Yellow Turban Uprising will occur in more than a year. I think these people pretending to be horse thieves and Taiping
Tao should not be able to escape its involvement."
Liu Xin asked in confusion: "The Yellow Turban Uprising started because the poor peasants could not bear the oppression. Logically speaking, Taiping Dao should have a mass base. How could it do things that harm the people?"
Ma Yun stretched out her finger and tapped Liu Xin's forehead and said: "Can you use your brain? Why did the farmers rebel? It's because they couldn't survive. As long as they have a mouthful of food, who will risk beheading to rebel?
What? If everyone lives a good life, there will be no market in Taiping Road. Only when everyone cannot survive, Zhang Jiao will raise his arms and shout out, and there will be a huge response. This year, the entire north will have a bumper harvest, and the people can
It’s been a good year. Who doesn’t want to see this situation the most? That’s Zhang Jiao, who has been deliberately planning to rebel and seize the world. So if these things were done by Taiping Dao, it would make sense.”
Liu Xin patted her thigh after hearing this and said excitedly: "My wife is still smart. You have figured out such a complicated problem. It seems that I need to change my sentence."
Ma Yun asked strangely: "What are you talking about?"
Liu Xin chuckled and said, "Isn't there a saying that says, "Wolong and Fengzhi, if you get one of them, you can bring peace to the world. I think it can be changed to "Whoever gets Ma Yun can bring peace to the world."
Ma Yunjiao said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Am I that powerful? An Tianxia is the business of you officials, and I am not an official."
Liu Xin whispered in her ear: "Anyway, you have made great achievements today, and I will reward you well tonight."
A happy smile suddenly appeared on Ma Yun's face: "Don't even think about it! I already have it."
Liu Xin asked in confusion: "What already exists?"
Ma Yun rolled her eyes at him: "You're stupid. You've been tossing around every day and night for this month. Didn't you notice that I haven't come yet? You don't care about others at all."
Liu Xin touched her head and murmured: "Which one is that? Ah! You mean, you have..." Liu Xin finally understood that Ma Yun was pregnant. Liu Xin knew that the medical level in this era was very low.
, giving birth is a difficult time for women. Many women have died due to dystocia, and a trace of worry flashed across their faces.
Ma Yun didn't notice anything strange about Liu Xin, but she still smiled happily: "Well, I feel a little lazy these days. I called the doctor to come and see her today. It's been a month."
Liu Xin was afraid of affecting Ma Yun's mood, so she pretended to be excited, buried her head in her belly, and said, "Quick, let me see."
Ma Yun patted Liu Xin's head gently: "It's only been a month, what are you looking at? From today on, you will sleep alone in the outer room." Since Erya was driven away, there has been no maid arranged in the outer room, and it has always been empty.
Liu Xin suddenly fainted: "No, you are so cruel."
Ma Yun showed a sly smile and said, "Who makes you move so big every time? I don't want you to hurt my son."
Liu Xin caressed Ma Yun's belly and said, "It would be great if I had a daughter as beautiful as you."
Ma Yun glared at Liu Xin, who was still lying on her belly and refused to get up, and said, "No, I want to have a son."
Liu Xin said without raising her head: "Hello, my daughter, she is a considerate little cotton-padded jacket."
"You are not allowed to talk nonsense, it must be a son." "It is a daughter." "It is a son."...
The two had a dispute over whether they had a boy or a girl, but the other battle ended in Liu Xin's complete defeat. He was finally driven to the bed outside and fell asleep alone.
In the next few days, Ma Yun became Liu Xin's key protection target. Her job as an instructor for the Flying Tiger Guards was also suspended indefinitely; the food in the prefecture, which had always been quite frugal, had become better recently. In order to ensure Ma Yun's appetite
, Liu Xin even cooked the food herself; neither Liu Xin nor Ma Yun were used to this kind of kneeling posture. In order to make Ma Yun more comfortable, Liu Xin also drew a pattern and hired a carpenter to make some modern ones.
Furniture, tables, chairs and benches are all available.
Looking at Liu Xin who was busy with herself, Ma Yun felt an indescribable feeling of happiness. Yes, that was the feeling of home. This was the first time she had such a feeling in this new world.
, Ma Yun, who was in a happy mood, couldn't help humming a pop song.
Although Liu Xin pretended to be very happy on the surface, she was actually very worried in her heart. Ma Yun might be the only person in the world with whom she had a common language. If something happened to her because of giving birth, he would not be able to forgive herself.
In order to distract himself, he began to devote himself to work.
There are two people in the army, Zhang He and Xu Huang, who serve as captains, so he basically doesn't have to worry about it. Under the training of Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, the Flying Tiger Guards will definitely become an elite force. Liu Xin has no idea of competing for the world.
I just want to be able to survive the Yellow Turban Uprising safely, and then live a peaceful life for a few more years, and then wait for the world to be in chaos, and all the heroes will rise up, and Cao and Yuan will fight for hegemony. Then I can just find an opportunity to join Cao Cao's sect. At least I can have no food and clothing.
Worried.
The only trouble now is that he knows nothing about the political affairs of this era, and most of the officials under him are Li Cheng's confidants in the past. There is no guarantee that they will not violate the law. Although they have been suppressed temporarily, over time, when they get rid of
If you know your truth and lies, there will definitely be repetitions. For Liu Xin, the top priority is to find a few trustworthy advisers. Dian Wei only knows how to kill people and drink wine. Zhao Yun is still a child, and Xu Huang is not a local. It seems that he can only ask Zhang He.