The country of Jiang was torn by war, but I didn't expect that the first thing to do after changing the dynasty was to fight.

Yan Qinghou is still reminiscing in Shunzhou, and Yan Che has already rushed to Shunzhou. A lot of time has been wasted, and the next thing is to return to China to straighten out the troops. Yan Qinghou is naturally reluctant to give up on his hometown, and his daughter is also asking him why he has to leave after only one day. Yan Qinghou only told her that she would have the opportunity in the future, and she could come here every day, and the current national crisis had not yet been contacted, and there would be a war soon. Yan Muran is also smart, as soon as he heard Yan Qinghou say that he was going to fight, he would inevitably not see his father for three or five months, and the little guy deliberately ignored Yan Qinghou, which made Yan Qinghou embarrassed, and he didn't know how to coax her. It wasn't until Jiang Mengsheng's arrival that Yan Muran smiled and played with Jiang Mengsheng.

The people of Shunzhou City knew that Yan Qinghou was leaving, so they came to stay one after another, and each brought their own specialties, but of course Yan Qinghou still refused one by one. People saw that there were two people, a man and a woman, standing next to the princess, and they went up to greet them curiously. The masses felt that although these two people were born face to face, the people who could walk with Princess Jiang Mengsheng must also be high-ranking officials and nobles, or they were also new-generation heroes like Yan Qinghou. Unexpectedly, Yan Che directly pierced this layer of paper and said, "I am your future enemy. ”

The masses naturally didn't know what Yan Che meant by this, Yan Qinghou saw Yan Che explain his words, and directly explained to the masses: "These two are demons, and this one is the current king of Yan Kingdom, the demon king Yan Che." ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was so frightened that they hurriedly took three steps back, unable to believe that the demon was right in front of their eyes. They asked Yan Qinghou: "The demons are here, why doesn't General Yan destroy them?"

"Because he can't do it. Yan Che said to everyone.

The hearts of the masses fell into doubt, to say that Yan Qinghou can be said to be one of the best masters in the world, and it is probably impossible to lose to the demons in terms of skill. It is possible that it was because Princess Mengsheng was walking with him, and it was because of the coercion of the demons that Yan Qinghou did not dare to do it at will.

Yan Qinghou was afraid that the masses would be suspicious, but the situation was complicated and difficult to explain, so he said to everyone: "Everyone, this demon is currently helpful to our country, and it is indispensable. Although it is helpless to be in the company of demons, I will definitely explain it to you in the future. Soon Qi Guo will meet with our country's soldiers, and Yan will rush back to make preparations before the station, so I hereby say goodbye, you don't have to send each other. ”

"General Yan be careful on the road, don't let the demon make a black hand on Princess Mengsheng. The crowd specially instructed Yan Qinghou before leaving, and Yan Qinghou could only nod his head.

Yan Che heard these words and couldn't help laughing. This Yan Qinghou was still bold, and he told all his inner thoughts in front of him, and said that he was helpless to be with the demons. However, this true temperament is still appreciated, otherwise he would not have kept his life. He is an ordinary person who can gather the hearts of a city, and is an indispensable chess piece for the great cause in the future.

Jiang Mengsheng came to Yan Che to explain after Yan Qinghou said that kind of thing. Yan Che naturally didn't take this kind of thing to heart, turned around and got into the carriage and set off back to Yan Country.

On the way, Li Jing remembered what happened in the Sleeping Forest and Yan Che's evaluation of himself, and it was indeed difficult for his strength to protect the safety of the princess. He apprenticed to Yan Qinghou on the road, hoping to learn martial arts and improve his skills, but Yan Qinghou did not dare to accept apprentices. Zhao Yige was recognized by him as a righteous son before, but he was obedient to the demon in every way, Li Jing followed Mengsheng for many years, and now Princess Mengsheng's attitude towards the demon has made him confused, he was worried that after Li Jing found himself to learn art, he would take refuge in the demon, so he didn't agree. Yan Che heard their conversation in the carriage and asked Princess Mengsheng to explain to Yan Qinghou. Jiang Mengsheng lifted the curtain and said to Yan Qinghou, who was riding a horse outside the car: "Li Jing is just learning art, I hope that his ability will go to the next level, his mind is pure, General Yan doesn't have to worry about what he will do in the future, and he also asks General Yan to accept Li Jing and teach him a little fur kung fu." As soon as Jiang Mengsheng said this, Yan Qinghou finally agreed to take him as an apprentice and let him report to the house every day after he went back. Li Jing was grateful and saluted him deeply.

Back in Yanguo, Yan Qinghou went to check the preparations before the war. Yan Qinghou asked his subordinates to recruit soldiers, but the soldiers recruited were uneven, and most of the people who could be levied were poor, because they were poor, so they couldn't eat enough. King Jiang asked him to take charge of this matter, but now this matter is not very good-looking, in case the demon king Yan Che gets angry, the consequences are unimaginable. In the past, if some officials or wealthy businessmen did not want to give up, then they could pay instead. But now it's to fight against the Qi State, and it's useless to have money. Yan Qinghou said to his subordinates that as long as their age and health meet the requirements, they must join the army, and they must not be replaced by money and materials, and there is no limit to men and women.

This male or female limit is extremely reluctant, because even if you count both men and women, there are not more than half of the soldiers and horses of Qi State. At least get the number of people together. Yan Qinghou himself couldn't bear to make this decision, but now the whole country is like fish and meat on the knife, and if he is not careful, he will be broken into thousands of pieces. When fate is involuntarily in the hands of others, it is the most painful thing.

Princess Mengsheng came to check the conscription situation instead of King Jiang, and saw Yan Qinghou's expression and roughly understood the situation. She didn't rush to ask Yan Qinghou about the specific situation of the conscription, but asked him how the morale of the recruits was. Yan Qinghou replied truthfully, the morale was not high, and it could even be said to be low. The first is that the people feel that there is little hope of winning this war, and the second is that they don't know the meaning of the war and feel that they are all tools used by the demons. Many people are disheartened and have faces like ashes, such soldiers have no ability to fight at all, let alone levied by uneven people.

"Are there a lot of bandits in my country?" Meng Sheng suddenly asked.

"Yes, I don't know what the princess means by this? Now that the war is on the line, there is no extra energy to focus on eliminating the bandits. ”

"The general misunderstood," Meng Sheng answered Yan Qinghou's doubts, "Those mountain bandits were originally also the people of Jiang State, and they couldn't stand the famine before they went astray. Now that it is really a time to employ people, every soldier is a combat force. ”

"However, the mountain bandits are scattered, and it will take a lot of time to recover, and it is only five days before the battle of Qi, so I am afraid that even if you successfully surrender, you will not have time to train. Moreover, most of the mountain bandits have no team spirit and are selfish, and participating in military training may affect the morale of the army. ”

"General don't worry, I can go and discuss this matter with the Demon King, as long as the Demon King agrees to contribute, it shouldn't be a problem. This will allow some women and young people to avoid fighting. ”

"Does the princess really want to ask the devil? the devil has bad intentions, the princess ......"

"Okay, General Yan, I know what you're thinking. I'm not either. Don't rely on them then, obey them, you know the consequences. You are ready to sort out some relatively large bandit villages in the country, seize the time, and complete the conscription. After Princess Mengsheng finished speaking, she left to go to Yan Che. Yan Qinghou couldn't rest assured, and told the princess's guard Li Jing to take more precautions.

When he came to Yan Che's mansion, Li Jing asked Meng Sheng.

"Princess, why do you seem to believe in those demons?"

"Do you think these people are bad?" Meng Sheng asked rhetorically.

"I don't know, but some people have said in the past that demons are the common enemy of the world, and they don't do evil. ”

"Then let me ask you, what bad things have they done since they occupied Jiang State?"

"This ......" Li Jing thought about it, and he really couldn't pick it out if he insisted on it.

"Have you ever seen bad people occupy your house, and then drive out the robbers for you, clean the house, and make a fire to cook for you? As soon as those demons came to Jiang Country, they solved the long-term illness in the country, drove the big smoke out of the country, made the people no longer gamble and promiscuity, did not kill innocents indiscriminately, and also sorted out the government and government, and let a group of people with real talents and hard work become officials. Just let Yan Qinghou control the country's military power, what can you think about them as untrustworthy?"

Seeing that Li Jing couldn't understand, she smiled and walked into Yan Che's mansion. Yan Che did not live in the palace, he found a large mansion in the middle of nowhere in the Meng Dynasty, and lived there very quietly, no one disturbed him. The main thing is that no one dares to disturb.

Yan Che met with her.

Mengsheng stood respectfully, indicating his intention. Yan Che gave her a seat, and she was still standing.

"No restraints, we don't eat people. Some people used to like it, but that was before. Sit down. ”

"Following the orders of the Demon King, General Yan has been dealing with the conscription. However, the former Jiang State was in war for many years, no one cultivated it, and the grain harvest was not good. Many people endured the famine, but went up to the mountains and became bandits. Now is the time to employ people, the soldiers collected are mixed, if you can subdue those mountain bandits, it is best to replenish the troops. It's just that now the whole country is preparing for war, and he can't afford to be distracted to subdue the mountain bandits, hoping that the demon king can be sympathetic to his subordinates and help subdue the mountain bandits. “

"Good thing. But I don't think it takes much trouble, as long as the biggest mountain bandit nest is ended, they will naturally fall and scatter. Which of you would like to go?" Yan Che was asking his subordinates, and the green wolf was naturally the first to fight for it, and he was very active. Naturally, the others also wanted to go, but when they saw that the green wolf was so active, they explained this matter to him. Yan Qinghou couldn't pull out there, so he asked Zhao Yige to be the assistant of the green wolf.

At that time, Zhao Yige saw the green wolf, thanked him for saving his life that day, and transferred 300 people from the barracks to carry out this anti-bandit operation. The green wolf saw that so many people were in the way, so they asked them not to follow. Zhao Yige explained that this crackdown on bandits was intended to be subdued, and the preparation and arrangement would require manpower. The green wolf agreed, anyway, there is no point in having fewer people, this operation is enough for him alone, these people are responsible for spreading his prestige in the world.

There is a Beiguang city in the north of the Meng Dynasty, between the Beiguang and the Meng Dynasty, the mountains are steep, the mountain roads are surrounded, and the danger is full of dangers. The rainy season is cloudy, muddy roads and occasional landslides. At the bottom of the mountain are steep cliffs, and there are wild beasts and birds of prey in the mountains, and monsters are wreaking havoc. Mountain bandits are rampant here, and people who travel back and forth between Beiguang and the Meng Dynasty are all threatened, and the loss of money and property is small, and their lives may not be guaranteed. Even though some local officers and soldiers went into the mountains to suppress the bandits many times, they all returned in vain because the mountain bandits were in danger and difficult to capture. This road is also known as the bandit road, and one of the most powerful cottages in the mountains is called Qitianzhai.

The green wolf and Zhao Yige came here. On the way, the green wolf asked Zhao Yige how his body recovered, and Zhao Yige said: Qi refining is a matter of accumulation, but it has been abandoned for too long before, and the pipa cone has been pierced for many years, and now the meridians are not able to operate properly. The green wolf told him that the meridians were blocked, but he didn't find the right time to get through, anyone can be lucky, and qi is the instinct of living beings. He can help Zhao Yige open the blocked valve, but it will be painful, and you have to show an attraction worthy of his help. In the Demon Realm, if the weak want to seek the help of the strong, they will have to pay a certain price.

"At what cost? I have nothing. Zhao Yige said his current situation.

"You are the first human being that the young master values from the human world, and there is naturally something worth using on your body. “

"What kind of pain can reopen the valve? I'm not even afraid of death, what else can make me miserable. “

"Isn't this what the young master told you at that time, you are not even afraid of death, so do you want to live. Once you understand what he said, it's time for you to reopen the valves. “

The green wolf's troops at the foot of the mountain have been discovered by Qitianzhai on the mountain, and the mountain bandits ran back to the mountain to tell the owner of the village.

The owner of Qitianzhai is called Lin Rusheng, who used to be the general of Beiguang City, when the military salary of Beiguang was cut off for a long time, he led his subordinates to rebel and become a mountain bandit. Because of his familiarity with the art of war, he stood out among the many mountain bandits and became the biggest bandit on this road. The bandits who passed the word said that the troops were led by an orc-like man and a younger general. Lin Rusheng also immediately went to observe and found that their number was even smaller than before, only two or three hundred. In the past, more than 1,000 people attacked Qi Tianzhai and failed to capture it, not to mention the hundreds of people. But the orc was really tricky, and the young man ...... Lin Rusheng was suddenly surprised, this man really wanted Zhao Jingqi, the hussar general of the past, could it be Zhao Jingqi's child? Lin Rusheng used to be Zhao Jingqi's subordinate, and the destruction of General Zhao was also an important reason for his rebellion.

But now it's different from the past, now Jiang Guo has become a puppet of the demon clan, that orc must be a demon man's subordinate, and if that child is really Zhao Jingqi, it is impossible for him to accept being with the demon clan. In his heart, Jiang Guo has long since died, the lost land cannot be recovered, the government is corrupt, and the people are in dire straits. He said to his subordinates: "Tell the brethren to prepare and leave nothing of their armor behind!"

The green wolf and Zhao Yige walked into a mountain stream, this mountain stream is narrow, only allowing the next person to walk, and the high mountains on both sides stretch up, if you make good use of the terrain, you will definitely ambush here.

Zhao Yige studied the art of war under the teaching of Yan Qinghou, and when he saw this situation, he reminded the troops to stop and sent two climbing experts to climb the walls on both sides to check the situation. The green wolf waved his hand lazily, telling him that there must be an ambush without such trouble. Before they came here so smoothly, they were already under the watchful eye of the mountain bandits. The green wolf shouted to the top of the mountain, "Come out, or I will come up by myself." “

The mountain was indeed full of people, densely packed with heavily armed bandits. Lin Rusheng poked out his face and said to Zhao Yige: "That young general, but is he the descendant of General Zhao Jingqi?"

"Yes, Zhao Jingqi is my father. Zhao Yige replied to him.

"It's really sad that after the famous family, he fell into the company of demons. “

"Hey, what's wrong with you, the devil? You didn't live to be more than a hundred years old, it was all done by the previous people. I wasn't even born at the time. The green wolf's face was very unhappy.

"Qingshan is easy to change his nature, and you will all die here today!"

And in the Meng Dynasty, Princess Mengsheng was not idle. She came to Mengsheng City accompanied by Li Jing.

Knowing that the princess was coming, everyone in the poor area rushed over. Everyone thought that the princess was going to distribute food again, but this time Mengsheng did come empty-handed.

Princess Mengsheng was different from usual, this time she was sitting upright, and she did not smile kindly as usual. She said to the poor: "Everyone knows that now Jiang Guo has changed to Yan State, and is about to declare war with Qi State. There will be no more food distributions in the future. “

"Princess, are you going to give up on us and make us die?" the poor man questioned her. Immediately the crowd began to make noise and gossip. Many people's expressions began to change, no longer firm, some were confused, and more were backlogged grief and indignation.

Sure enough, as Yan Che and Yan Tiege said, when a person's kindness is regarded as a habit or even a must, kindness will deteriorate and become a fuse that breeds decadence.

"Helping you is what the state should do, but it is not necessary. Everyone has the motivation to survive, and the country will help in a moment's trouble, but do you want to be a beggar for the rest of your life? What are you living for?"

No one could answer Mengsheng's words, and the crowd began to fall silent.

"Helping you is good, but if you keep helping you, you will become evil in the end. You will lose the ability to survive and become a bucket of rice that can only reach out. If you still want to live like a normal person, go to General Yan and go to the front line. Invest the remaining limited life in the hope of a possible future. “

"Isn't it death to go to war?" someone in the crowd questioned her.

"If you don't go to war, people won't die? In the past, no one would think that Jiang Guo would win the war, but now, I suggest you give it a try. “

"Princess, are you really going to obey the demons, and can we still survive like humans?"

"Instead of worrying about it, let's give it a try. Actually, I don't know, I'm also waiting. But to know whether the other side is an oasis or not, if you don't stretch your feet into the river first, you will never reach the other side. If you don't pay, you don't get anything in return. There may be pie in the sky, but is there a guarantee that there will be pie every day? With that, Princess Mengsheng left Mengsheng City. Leave those poor people whispering. They looked at each other, testing the ideas of others, and none of them took the first step. It wasn't until the first person walked out first that people came out one after another. Then everyone set off and left Dream City.

In fact, Mengsheng didn't go far, she and Li Jing hid in the distance and watched. Seeing the poor people coming out one by one, she finally held back her tears and cried out loud.

"It turns out that I've been doing things wrong all the time. ”