Afterwards, Shao Yan considered the inconvenience of bringing a baby with him on the march, so he found a local young couple. According to the villagers, the couple had always been honest people and had never had children after marriage. Shao Yan
Then they safely handed over little Zhensheng to their care, and told them to be kind to the poor baby girl. However, the couple were also honest people, and they loved little Zhensheng so much that they couldn't let go of her.
After the earthquake, most of the houses in the village no longer exist, and everything is in ruins. Fortunately, there were not many casualties, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. Regardless of the opposition of the ministers, Shao Yan decided to
These homeless villagers rebuild their homes
With the joint efforts of the military and civilians, the entire village quickly restored its original appearance. The same houses, the same roads, and even the layout of the homes were all in order. In this way, people would not feel uncomfortable after moving in.
In addition, in order to prevent natural disasters from invading again, Shao Yan specially asked people to build a row of houses on the open land outside the village on the original basis to provide refuge for the villagers. Shao Yan specifically ordered the soldiers to build each house
The foundations of the houses were dug very deep, and finally all the houses were firmly connected with iron chains so that they would not collapse no matter how windy or rainy they were.
The reconstruction work that lasted eight days was finally completed, and people moved into their brand-new homes. Shao Yan and his ministers and soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now they have houses, but the only drawback is that the villagers' food supply
Most of the livestock raised by the wealthier people, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc., were wiped out by this earthquake. Most of them died in this disaster.
The poor people have relatively less losses, but the Chinese New Year is coming in three months. For ordinary people, they are busy all year round, and what they look forward to is this day, when the family reunites and happily gathers around.
They had a reunion dinner in Hangtou, but their beautiful dreams were shattered by a sudden disaster. Now that the family is impoverished, how can they spend this new year?
Shao Yan has a deep understanding. He has been an orphan since he was a child. The word "reunion" seems beautiful, but it is too far away from him. Maybe he can still have a glimmer of hope before he is eight years old. After all, his parents are still alive, but at that time
His memory was very vague. What impressed him most was the days when he and his uncle were dependent on each other. His uncle supported the two of them with a meager monthly income. There was nothing in the house except a pot and a bed. At the end of each year,
When he saw other children showing off in new clothes, he would just lie on the bed and silently close his eyes and cry. When other children followed their parents to compete for TV stations, he sat alone in the cold
On the threshold, waiting for the return of my uncle who is still picking up rags outside.
The main body of the world is the poor. Where would the world be without the poor people? Where would the imperial power come from? For this reason, Shao Yan planned to lend a helping hand to help these poor people. However, since it cost a lot to build the village these days, he
There wasn't much silver left with him, so he had no choice but to shamelessly speak to the ministers. During the transfer, these ministers had secretly gone home and brought some silver and hid it in their luggage.
Each one is as rich as a small rich man
That afternoon, Shao Yan gathered all the ministers in the open space at the east end of the village. In front of the whole village, he bluntly stated his intention to the ministers. The ministers heard that the emperor wanted to "bleed" themselves.
Everyone kept crying there.
Li Changsheng was the first to respond, and immediately took the lead in donating the silver he had on him. His subordinates and all the soldiers also donated their meager military coins.
Deng Bingtang successively took out the few stipends he had, which were as white as snow, and Mu Ying successively handed over some jewelry he carried with him to Shao Yan. Only the ministers who usually spoke of benevolence, justice and morality did not make any move.
The wind is blowing, the surrounding trees, flowers and grass are swaying in the wind, and the birds are chirping happily on the branches.
Seeing that the ministers were reluctant to take action, Shao Yan slowly walked up to them and said seriously: "I know that as an emperor, I really shouldn't speak to my ministers. I haven't given anything to you since the destruction of Luojing City.
I have been given a job... and a salary. In your opinion, I may not be a good emperor, but you are my good ministers. When the emperors did not succumb to the Liang and Chu countries, they would rather jump off the building to follow the Queen Mother and die for their country.
, your sincerity towards me and towards Donglin Kingdom can be seen in the sky.
Now, I am doing this out of helplessness. You have been in high positions for a long time and may not understand the sufferings of the people, but I feel it deeply. I once witnessed an old woman sending her only son to the battlefield. At that time
Someone asked her, if you gave your son away, who will take care of you in the future? The old woman replied to that person, I am an old woman, why should I keep the baby by my side? The baby has grown up now.
Now that I'm old, it's time to contribute to the court. Old lady, I don't know a few words, but I still know the truth about loyalty and filial piety. As long as my son can reunite more mothers and children in the world and become heroes respected by all people, I will
Then I was happy... Later, the old man's son died on the battlefield, and she passed away a few years later, with a smile on her face when she died..."
Everyone present lowered their heads silently after hearing this. Many soldiers secretly wiped their tears there, obviously moved by this little story.
"To be honest, I was deeply moved when I heard what the old mother said, and that old mother happens to be a citizen of Donglin. If we have such a good mother in our country, why should we worry about not being able to cultivate good sons?
?In war years, it was the common people who suffered the most. In peacetime, it was the common people who benefited the least. I think this is very unfair. How many of those bureaucrats who are used to a life of fine clothing and fine food would put the common people in their eyes?
They only know how to enjoy the glory and wealth, but they don’t know how many people have accumulated the cushion under their buttocks? They only know how to sing and dance in the house every day, and some of them will think that there are many people outside who are bleeding and crying.
, they would rather give the leftovers to the dogs than give alms to the refugees, disaster victims, and refugees." When it came to being angry, Shao Yan raised his tone to the highest level. The ministers couldn't help but be frightened, but the people and soldiers from all over the world were in high spirits.
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After pausing for a moment, Shao Yan softened his tone and said: "I am not saying these words to ask my dear friends to compete to open a charity hall. Everyone has the so-called seclusion mentality. I don't want my ministers to be a bunch of indifferent people.
Of course, I have said so much at once. Whether you do it or not is up to you. I will not order you as a king."
How could the ministers not understand what Shao Yan meant, that is to say, if they refused to give alms and money, then Shao Yan would not take them away, so that everyone could get together and disperse. These ministers had already been with their families before leaving the capital.
Through the Qi, their family members also moved to the southwest one after another. At this time, how could they say they would not leave? In desperation, they had no choice but to reluctantly donate their property.
Shao Yan distributed the money he raised to every villager on the spot. This move immediately aroused warm cheers from the people in the audience. Hundreds of people gathered together and shouted long live the emperor...
Early the next morning, Shao Yan, Li Changsheng, Deng Bingtang and others led a large group of troops to formally advance to the southwest. The villagers collectively lined up at the entrance of the village to see each other off. Among them, 60 young and middle-aged men took the initiative to join the army. Shao Yan directly
After gathering them into the team, the villagers saw that the backs of the troops were getting smaller and smaller, so they quickly ran to the hillside, waving their hands and shouting. Shao Yan tightened his reins, turned around and waved to them with a smile, and then rushed forward.
In the next few days, the troops led by Shao Yan walked through high mountains and crossed countless small rivers. Everywhere on the vast grassland, the mighty queue was like a golden dragon, winding and twisting.
The ground squirmed on the green ribbon, and the steps of tens of thousands of people merged into a rhythmic and orderly rustling sound from near to far.
Along the way, he encountered many tenacious blocks from the enemy. Li Changsheng was ordered to take the lead. Shao Yanguan saw that he never followed the rules when fighting, but he defeated the enemy every time, and there were few on his side.
There were casualties, and I have to say that this air general really lived up to his reputation.
After marching for five consecutive days, at dusk that day, Shaoyan turned from a secluded grassland into a long and narrow mountain road. Looking at it roughly, he saw that this mountain road leads to the alpine jungle in the distance. The mountain road in this area is steep.
There are twists and turns and dense trees. The most striking thing is that the two tall peaks fall together. From a distance, they look like a figure of eight, but in the middle is a deep pond. Occasionally, you can hear the sound of gurgling water. Shao Yanxin
It is true that this should be the destination (Badaling) that he is looking for so hard, but according to Mu Ying's observation of the road, there are wild animals here from time to time, ranging from tigers and lions to jackals and wild boars. In short, none of them are kind.
When Shao Yan heard this, he immediately made a stop sign and asked all the soldiers to prepare for the beasts. The ministers were all in danger and hurriedly put their body guards and shields behind them. Li Changsheng did not. He slowly walked to Shao Yan with several guards.
In front of Yan's horse, he said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, there is an old minister in front of you to guide you. You don't have to worry. Even if there is a savage beast in front of you, the old minister will kill him by surprise."
Shao Yan heard a hint of underestimating the enemy from his words and said: "Old general, we must not take it lightly. There are wild beasts here. Although we have weapons in our hands, we are by no means the opponent of such wild beasts. Mu Ying has been growing up in the mountains since he was a child.
When she grows up, we should listen to her opinion."
"Yes, Uncle Li, Ruxue also thinks that Miss Mu is right. After all, she grew up in the mountains. Ruxue trusts her judgment," Bai Ruxue said from the side.
Deng Bingtang twirled his sparse beard and said calmly: "General Li, I know nothing about the terrain of this mountain road, but what Miss Mu said is not completely unreasonable. You think about it, the forest is originally a hiding place for wild beasts, and besides this
There are jungles everywhere with luxuriant branches and leaves. If there are some wild beasts hidden, if we rush in so rashly, wouldn’t we be sending the sheep into the tiger’s mouth?”
After hearing everyone's kind words, Li Changsheng smiled and said nothing. Mu Ying walked to a place with the deepest footprints, knelt down and took a closer look, and then said: "Your Majesty, old general, if the daughter of the people is not wrong,
If so, there are at least twenty ferocious beasts here. It’s getting late now, and the mountains and forests are deep, and the beasts usually move at night, so we’d better set up camp here first and wait until tomorrow morning for another opportunity.”
Li Changsheng chuckled and said: "I dare to ask Miss Mu, do you mean that the wild beasts here do not come out during the day and only come out to hurt people at night, right?"
"It's usually like this," Mu Ying replied.
Li Changsheng couldn't help laughing: "What Miss Mu said is wrong. I have been fighting for most of my life. I have to walk through many jungles like this in a year. No matter whether it is day or night, I am very happy."
I have rarely encountered dozens of the wild beasts you mentioned. Even if I encounter them occasionally, I and my brothers will just treat them as appetizers and kill them for dinner."
Seeing his indifferent expression, Mu Ying calmly shook her head and said: "General Li, please believe in the folk girl. The folk girl has been herding sheep in the mountains since she was a child. Over time, she is more familiar with some of the animal footprints and sounds.
As long as these footprints are found on the road, the folk girls will immediately drive the sheep back. Judging from these footprints, I am afraid that there are no ordinary beasts hidden here. Look at these claws, they are deep and powerful, indicating that they are all powerful.
They are extremely aggressive and extremely fast, even our bows and arrows cannot hurt them." He said while pointing to the footprints on the ground.
Li Changsheng glanced at the ground and said disdainfully: "Even if what you said is true, there are large beasts hidden here. Is it possible that so many of us can't handle it?"
Li Changsheng basically never lost a battle when he was young, so he didn't take any savage beasts seriously at all, let alone in front of the emperor, how could he destroy his prestige?
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Mu Ying did not argue with him, but walked to Shao Yan and said: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the people dares to ask the Emperor to withdraw the troops ten miles away, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous when it gets dark."
"Scaremongering!" Li Changsheng turned his head to the side angrily.
Although Shao Yan couldn't understand what kind of beast those footprints belonged to, but judging from such a large area, it must not be a small beast, let alone a jackal, tiger, or leopard. Even a small wild boar can kill people.
When he was about to order the troops to retreat, Li Changsheng came over and volunteered: "If your Majesty can trust me, please let me take some troops in to investigate first. If there is really a giant beast, we can then withdraw our troops. Otherwise, wouldn't we have been in vain?"
Delayed the march time”
Mu Ying shook his head vigorously and said: "General Li, you must not do it. These beasts are extremely aggressive. Not only can we not defeat them, but we are also no match for them in terms of leg strength. They usually sleep during the day and move at night. You can go here
If you alert them, you will be setting yourself up for trouble, and it will be too late to regret it.”
"What Mu Ying said is true, I can't joke with the lives of our soldiers." Shao Yan has learned his lesson several times before, so he can't let such a tragedy happen again, so he made a gesture: "Give the order, the whole army retreats"
"Ten miles"
"Slowly" Li Changsheng changed from three steps to two steps, knelt down in front of Shao Yan's horse, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. What I just said was by no means random talk, but took into account the soldiers' marching for several days.
We were exhausted after fighting several battles. Now that we are about to reach our destination, everyone already feels like returning home. If we let the army retreat ten miles at this time, wouldn't it mean that all the previous efforts have been in vain? Maybe?
Miss Mu is right, but I am determined to destroy these beasts and try to meet up with Zhang Baihu, Chang Yixiao and the others before dark."
Meeting such a stubborn subordinate, Shao Yan neither cried nor laughed. Looking back at Deng Bingtang, Bai Ruxue and Mu Ying, he realized that the three of them were as helpless against him as he was, but Shao Yan finally objected.
In order to enter the jungle to explore the plan, Li Changsheng was only allowed to lead people to conduct surveys in the surrounding area.
Li Changsheng selected more than a hundred archers from the team, then lined up in a row, drew their bows and arrows, and shot at the dense jungle. This method is called fire reconnaissance in modern times, and it was also called "snatching grass and alerting snakes" in ancient times.
"Whoosh - whoosh - whoosh -", all the arrows passed through the dense branches and leaves and entered the depths of the jungle in different directions.
Just in case, Deng Bingtang suggested that the main force should be withdrawn to the top of another high mountain. Shao Yan stood on the edge of a cliff, staring intently at Li Changsheng's archers and the motionless jungle. Deng Bingtang and Bai
Ruxue had to sweat over Li Changsheng's risky behavior. It would be fine if there were no wild beasts inside. If it was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, then Li Changsheng's behavior was undoubtedly pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth.
Mu Ying had a sad look on her face. She knew the habits of animals very well. Even the most docile sheep would go crazy and bite people if they were angered. So she told Shao Yan her idea, and Shao Yan immediately ordered
All soldiers are at the first level of combat readiness and are ready to kill beasts anytime and anywhere.