Chapter Eighty-Five: Soldiers of the Imperial Court
However, the truth is not what Meng Ge thought. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThose individuals are not acquaintances of Mengo. They were all members of the imperial army.
Seeing those soldiers with indifferent expressions and unkind faces, Meng Ge had only one thought, and that was - Run!
Now it has just entered July, and the grain is about to be harvested, and the army of the imperial court has appeared in the area of Xiaoluo Town, which can be seen to collect taxes and grain, and by the way, the army is recruited.
Now there are a total of fifty soldiers living in the Ascension Inn, which shows that their conscription this time really cannot be invalidated.
Fortunately, he ran fast, otherwise he would have been forcibly conscripted.
Meng Ge inquired with Tian Xiaoer, where to quickly sell the real estate deed, and then took Yu Yang and them into a single room with a big bed.
Of course, this house, on the ground floor, is only separated from the lobby by a wall.
Since it is relatively noisy, the room rate is cheaper.
Yu Yang and Meng Mao were a little dissatisfied with such a place, and even confused. But they were already used to it, and if they had any questions, they would ask in private, so they obediently followed Meng Ge into the room.
After entering the room, Meng Ge explained that living in such a place can he hear the movement more clearly, so that he can withdraw as soon as possible.
Meng Mao and Yu Yang nodded knowingly.
Still according to the previous rules, Meng Ge called for hot water, everyone washed it well, and the three sisters and brothers fell asleep in the bed.
Meng Ge covered a thin quilt by himself, which was specially discussed with Tian Xiaoer.
In broad daylight, the lobby of the Ascension Inn is very lively. Meng Ge listened for a while before slowly falling asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already the beginning of the day. Outside, the lobby is already lively again. Listening to the sound, it was time for those soldiers to forage for food again.
"I've heard that this year's grain production has been reduced, and I don't know how much grain we can harvest." A man with a thick voice shouted.
Someone replied: "I've heard something, haven't we seen it all the way." Hey, it is said that Qin Yi's gang is too desperate to do things, and sooner or later they will all be destroyed. If he doesn't give the people a way to live, who will support him. ”
That's exactly what I said. If Lao Tzu really met that guy, he had to dismantle him in eight pieces, chop him up and feed it to the wild dogs. Another man with a more girly voice said.
As soon as this man's words came out, he immediately attracted laughter. Someone teased: "Little pretty brother, people like you, it's better to hide behind our brothers, look at your fine skin and tender meat, don't let them catch them back as talents." ”
As soon as the man finished speaking, he immediately burst into louder laughter.
The person called Little Qiao Brother Xu was said to have a sore foot, and immediately fried his hair. It's a mess outside, and I haven't said a word of nutrition again.
Meng Ge stretched out in the bed, turned his head to look at the two brothers who were still sleeping soundly, and laughed.
These two little guys have developed such a habit in the deep mountains, as long as she is around, they will sleep regardless of it, even if the mountain collapses, they will still not wake up.
I thought that after living outside the mountains for nearly a year, they could change this habit somewhat. Who would have thought that some habits, once formed, are difficult to change.
Meng Ge stretched twice more before he dragged out of bed to wash. During this period, the soldiers outside had already eaten.
I only heard a man drinking the soup and shouting vaguely: "In these years, it is really difficult to eat a mouthful of hot food." Not to mention that in the barracks, nine and a half days out of ten days were hungry. ”
At this time, Tian Xiaoer's unusually familiar voice sounded.
"Master Jun, didn't the notice in the barracks say it, but anyone who joins the army can get a good military salary, and at the same time, the court also distributes a certain amount of food on a monthly basis. Why are you hungry? ”
The man replied, "If you don't say that, the ghost is willing to join the army." Actually, this world is so chaotic, it would be good to have food to fool this temple of the five organs. As long as you don't starve to death, it's easy to say anything. ”
After that, Tian Xiaoer said a few more words to those military men before he was silent.
Meng Ge finally got some news from the Q&A between Tian Xiaoer and those military men. In other words, in these years, the people of the army can only ensure that they are not killed. However, their military pay is completely devoid.
This conscription is actually just to vigorously suppress the rebels everywhere, quell the rebellion and collect national strength.
The little emperor must not be able to stand, and his power is in the hands of the great families in the court who still hold on to the old capital.
As for who will end up in the end, and who will be able to get to that position, it is still unknown.
"Alas, when is the end of this day? I'd rather farm and collect firewood at home and beg for a living by fate than kill each other endlessly. A man sighed.
This sentence immediately resonated with all the military men.
They are all people with parents, wives and children, who don't want to live a stable life. Even if you live a poorer life, it's better than now, I don't know when I lost my life.
What's more, there is chaos everywhere, and in the past, it is all disputes between those displaced people, as well as conflicts between local people and displaced people.
In the face of such a situation, if you don't step forward to stop it, you will feel sorry for the military uniform on your body.
If you really make a move, you can't judge the wrong side. After all, they were forced to do such things in a hurry.
Among the rebels of the rebels, there are more ignorant people. In order to survive, or to keep their relatives alive, they had to follow those teams.
Most of the people in the imperial army are real conscientious soldiers who defended their families and the country before, and when they meet such people, should they kill them or let them go?
Killed, tortured conscience. If you don't kill, you may die at the hands of those people.
For this phenomenon of cannibalism, Meng Ge thinks the same as the soldiers.
"With this kind of grinding effort, it is better to drive those yuan dogs out of the Central Plains. I don't know what the court is thinking, but it is not the enemy, but it is my own people. Someone shouted.
Someone replied: "Xing's brain has been hollowed out by the color of wine, and it is full of." ”
The man's voice was loud, and as soon as he spoke, he immediately drew a chorus of boos.
The man didn't care, and said, "What are you afraid of?" They have the skill to listen to gossip, don't they have the energy to think about leveling this stall? ”
Then the people were silent. Meng Ge listened to the movement and knew that the people outside had gone back upstairs, so he cleaned himself up, woke up the two small ones, called for something, and the three of them ate together and then continued to sleep.
Early the next morning, Meng Ge took all the salutes, bid farewell to the shopkeeper Tian and his wife, as well as Tian Xiaoer and the three, and officially embarked on a wandering journey.
It is said to be wandering, but in fact, it is just to find another place to settle down again.
"Don't worry, we can always find a place to settle down." Before leaving, Meng Ge said this.
It seems to be comforting Meng Mao and them, and it also seems to be comforting himself.