Chapter 183 Looking for a new path and parting ways
Chang Xiao and his group were walking along the official road, and they saw more and more people on the official road, with large and small packages, all of them looking worried and panic-stricken. There were even many horse-drawn carriages among them, and these horse-drawn carriages were deliberately messed up.
It is tattered and looks very ordinary, but one look at the depth of the ruts and one can tell that the carriage is filled with valuables. Without looking at the ruts, just looking at the materials of the carriage, one can tell that it is not the belongings of ordinary people. These refugees
They all headed in the opposite direction to Chang Xiao, obviously trying to avoid disaster.
Chang Xiao asked someone to inquire about it, and he understood that Zhang Xianzhong was arresting people and killing them. He captured all the young men, women or children and sent them to Wuchang City to be killed. The old, weak and sick ones were pushed directly into the river. Then
The piles of corpses even blocked the river. Anyway, as long as Zhang Xianzhong's people caught him, he would definitely die. Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's men were still radiating around Wuchang as the center.
Therefore, the common people and wealthy households in the counties surrounding Wuchang fled one after another. They could still run faster, and there would be more refugees behind them.
Chang Xiao watched these refugees with their families passing by him, frowning in thought. After a while, he called Wang Gui over and asked in a low voice: "I want to recruit troops, is it possible?"
Chang Xiao is about to go to Wuchang, which is probably a big whirlpool caused by a meat grinder. It will be useless for him to kill these hundreds of people with him. General Zuo Liangyu is probably not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will never give it to him.
What kind of military power is there? At most, they treat him as an idler who enjoys military glory and feed him well, and even guard him. In that case, what is the use of him laughing often? He is not here to earn military glory and gain seniority to continue to serve Chongzhen.
As a part-time worker, he came to seize the opportunity to rebel and start his own business. In Chang Xiao’s opinion, a time traveler who doesn’t want to be an emperor is definitely not a good time traveler.
Wang Gui was startled when he heard this, and then his eyes flashed. Chang Xiao saw a hint of joy in the deepest part of his eyes. This was the material for a soldier and an officer.
Officers should be like greedy hungry ghosts when it comes to expanding their subordinates. In the army, the number of people means the right to speak. Wang Gui looked at the refugees around him, thought for a long time and said: "Sir, it is impossible to recruit troops. These refugees
They are all bringing their families with them, and those single young men all have fear on their faces. If we want to recruit soldiers in a friendly manner, they will not be able to follow us back, unless they are those who have a blood feud but are unable to avenge it, or
Only those who have no food can voluntarily join us, so we can't recruit many soldiers. Besides, it's not convenient for us to openly plunder everywhere. We can rob privately and we can't get much food, so we can recruit
We don’t have food to feed them.”
Chang Xiao frowned slightly when he heard this, Wang Gui's eyes flickered, and then he said tentatively: "I wonder if the young master wants to recruit troops, the court will..."
Recruiting soldiers privately is definitely a serious crime. If you are not charged with evil intentions, it will be a serious disaster of confiscating your family and exterminating your clan.
"The imperial court is not the problem, the key is how to pull together a team." Chang Xiao said in a low voice.
Chang Xiao indeed did not have Chongzhen's will to allow him to recruit troops at will, and the emperor did not even arrange a serious official position for him. But this was not a problem at all in Chang Xiao's eyes. Others might have committed a serious crime, but Chang Xiao did this.
However, he only received a few scoldings at most. Even if the emperor wants to settle accounts with him, it is not now. Chongzhen is reluctant to throw away his sword. He often laughs and laughs. When things that make people angry come out, Chongzhen may be happier. By then, his sword will be gone.
After using it, Chongzhen can knead it however he wants.
When Wang Gui heard this, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Sir, there is no need for you to make decisions among these refugees. These refugees are few and strong, and it is useless to recruit them."
Chang Xiao heard the words and looked at the refugees pouring past him. As Wang Gui said, there were not many strong and strong people. But seeing such suffering people walking past him, he couldn't pull them into the team.
Here, as he was making a revolution, he sang a vigorous ballad about the serfs standing up and singing, which really made Chang Xiao feel a great sense of regret.
Wang Gui suddenly said: "Sir, I do have an idea. I just don't know whether to use it or not."
Chang Xiao heard this and said quickly: "Say it quickly."
Wang Gui thought for a while and then said: "These refugees are useless. We might as well go directly to the bandits to make decisions. When we were in Jiubian, we often captured people from foreign races to serve as laborers. If they died or got sick, we would go directly to them."
It’s not a pity to lose it at all, and you can work if you give it food, and you can even use it like an animal, which is very convenient. The most important thing is..."
At this point, Wang Gui lowered his voice and said: "Sir, recruiting soldiers and horses privately is a big taboo, but if we go to kill the bandits, not only is this not a taboo, but it is a great achievement, and no one can say anything.
In this way, we can strengthen ourselves, and others can only praise and cannot say anything else. Also, those bandits were killing and plundering everywhere, many of them were extremely rich. The prince captured them and killed the sick ones, leaving the strong ones.
Confiscating all their property and grain will not only be enough to feed them, but the young master can also make a fortune!"
Chang Xiao heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Wang Gui up and down, until Wang Gui's sad face with stubble showed a shy smile, then he laughed and said: "That's right, we are not in a hurry.
I'm going to Wuchang. I'll take a few bites of the soft ones first and see if they taste good." In Chang Xiao's heart, the value of Wang Gui couldn't help but increase a bit. After all, Chang Xiao was an outsider, so he couldn't be as clear-minded as those from the land.
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Wang Gui nodded repeatedly when he heard this, but he turned his eyes and looked at Mr. Wu and his party.
Chang Xiao naturally understood what Wang Gui meant. With Mr. Wu following them, it would be inconvenient for them to free their hands and feet to do things! Chang Xiao nodded, and after whispering a few instructions, he walked towards Mr. Wu.
Because of the waves of people who were killed on the way, Chang Xiao originally made up his mind to go straight to Wuchang with Mr. Wu, but now Chang Xiao has changed his planned route and will not go to Wuchang for the time being. Is Mr. Wu accompanying him?
It doesn’t matter if we are traveling together,
Unless the foreigners from the holy sect and Mo Qianye and his entourage were following them all the way, if they just sneaked into a small road, it would be impossible for the other party to find them and intercept and kill them calmly. Even if Mo Qianye came to kill them again
, Chang Xiao is not afraid. In Chang Xiao’s opinion, it is not difficult to kill a sword cultivator. Master Wu is watching, so it is inconvenient to do it. As long as dozens of angels from the holy religion do not appear, Chang Xiao has nothing to fear.
. If that fierce and unparalleled man in purple robe comes to kill, it doesn't matter whether Mr. Wu and his party are around. Mr. Wu is probably not the opponent's general.
Master Wu and his group of ten people, four of them were injured by Mo Qianye's sword light. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured and it was not a problem. One advantage of being injured by the sword light is that the wounds are sharp and neat. Apart from the disadvantage of severe pain,
It is relatively easy to recover. And because the sword light is made of pure sword energy, the wound is not easily infected with bacteria. Apply wound medicine and bandage it. As long as it does not hurt the muscles and bones, it will generally be fine.
In fact, a sword cultivator can completely turn his sword energy into a jagged shape, making it difficult to repair the wound. The reason why he doesn't do this is not because of any nonsense like the sword cultivator's pride, but because for the sword cultivator, the most important thing is
What is important is sharpness and speed. The jagged sword energy is not the best choice for improving sharpness and speed.
Mr. Wu was helping the wounded to re-bandage their wounds. When he saw Chang Xiao coming, he nodded and finished bandaging the wounds before turning to look at Chang Xiao.
Chang Xiao took a look and saw that Mr. Wu's bandaging skills were really average, no different from wrapping rice dumplings. However, the bandaging methods of this era were all like this. In the eyes of Chang Xiao, a person who has specialized in wound dressing, it was naturally not worth mentioning.
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"Mr. Wu, how many days are there from Wuchang?" Chang Xiao was the first to speak.
Master Wu said: "There are still seven days, but looking at it, it will take at least ten more days to get there."
Chang Xiao glanced at the refugees in twos and threes on the road. Among these refugees, they really couldn't move quickly.
Chang Xiao smiled and said: "Master Wu, I'm afraid you have to walk the rest of the way on your own. Hehe, Master Wu also saw it. I have two female dependents here. They have suddenly become unwell recently, so I can only take them with me."
Let’s make a diagnosis first, then we won’t know how long it will be delayed, so we won’t delay Mr. Wu’s schedule.”
In terms of official positions, Chang Xiao's official position is a few blocks ahead of Master Wu. However, Chang Xiao and Master Wu are not judged by their official positions. They are both people with cultivation and one foot in the immortal world. Regarding official positions,
The importance of being high and low is not so important, and he will not be constrained by it. However, Tianya is not humble or arrogant in front of the emperor, and Chongzhen does not completely treat him as a minister.
Mr. Wu's eyes flashed slightly, and he glanced at Yuguang across Chang Xiao. Jingguang glanced at the two women, and saw that the two women were busy packing Chang Xiao's things, walking steadily, although he did not dare to say that their faces were rosy and free from illness and disaster.
, but it doesn’t look like there is any serious illness that requires so many people to stop together for treatment.
Obviously, the illness of the two women was just an excuse for Chang Xiao, and Chang Xiao was not even willing to find a decent excuse. He spouted lies that people could see through at a glance. He was particularly unprofessional and had no sincerity in lying. But like this
It also shows that he Chang Xiao must go on the road alone and no longer travel with their free-spirited people.
Mr. Wu felt baffled. He didn’t know why Chang Xiao would do this. It stands to reason that although Tianzhuo and Chang Xiao had their own thoughts on this journey, they were still in the same boat. This place is not too close to Wuchang, and the journey ahead is
It would become increasingly difficult to leave, and they might even encounter bandits. It would be very convenient and beneficial for both of them to be together. He didn't understand why Chang Xiao would make this request.
I don’t understand. I don’t understand. Chang Xiao’s meaning has been very clear. Master Wu knows that even if he wants to be shameless and stay with us, it will be impossible. In fact, he is more anxious to go to Wuchang than Chang Xiao. There are many things over there.
To deal with it, several Golden Ruler monks from Dancheng should have arrived in Wuchang by now, waiting for them. Moreover, if the Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda is delayed for a day, something will happen. If Chang Xiao walks slowly, he really can't delay it.
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Mr. Wu laughed dryly and said: "Since Mr. Chang's woman is sick, we really need to get a good diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the condition. So we will go on our way first."
Chang Xiao grinned when he heard this, and said with a false face: "What a pity. I originally wanted to ask Lord Wu for some spiritual advice along the way, but now it seems I can only regret it."
Mr. Wu responded vaguely with a smile on his face, and cursed hypocrisy in his heart.