Chapter 21: Horse

In later generations, Guangxi is an ethnic autonomous region, but if you want to say that the minority people account for the majority, it is not necessarily true, but in this time and space, due to the continuous expansion after the southern crossing, purely from Dingkou, the proportion of the Song people is larger, but because of the vast land and sparse population, it seems that the border people who are called 'Yu people' will appear everywhere, especially in Yongzhou, which is full of bounds. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Of course, at this time, Yongzhou is far from the prosperity of the green city in the later generations, a right river almost runs through the entire territory, the coast is densely covered with large and small villages, tall mountains and forests, and the people who do not know slash-and-burn farming rely on hunting and grazing, looking at different civilizations from outside with strange eyes, trying to maintain their own thousand-year-old lifestyle, but after all, it is just a fantasy, whether it is the Song people who have ruled for hundreds of years or the newly invaded Yuan people, they will not let them get their wish.

In the minds of the Song people, education is a great merit, and the entire process of Nanhuaxia development is accompanied by the intertwining of two seemingly absurd but incomparably real iron and blood and scholarly incense, which is the inevitable result of the development of human civilization, all regions of the world, and even the later generations of the 21st century have no exceptions.

Before the national consciousness was formed, the greatest living space for China was opened up, which was accumulated step by step by our ancestors over thousands of years, and every inch of land in later generations was condensed with such blood and tears, and eventually became an inseparable part of China's territory.

In fact, no matter what kind of way of life, it is inseparable from the water source, so living by water is the most common practice in this time and space, and the control of the Song people is also along the Zuojiang River step by step, as for the surrounding mountains and forests, it is basically the world of the Dong people, and the only exchange is limited to the exchange of means of living, this process is difficult to define, but since the first emperor conquered the southwest to set up Xiangjun, it has continued from generation to generation, even if it is not night, no one dares to give up.

Hou Tang Prefecture is such an existence, which was established in the Tang Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, due to the decline of early control, it became a state of Liuzhou, and the local Tusi hereditary state affairs were almost semi-independent. When Shi Zhong sneaked in with people, he was surprised to find that this area had not yet been directly controlled by the Yuan people.

You must know that this is only half a day's journey away from Hengshanzhai, even the cavalry who hit the grass valley should not let it go, although it is nominally called a state, in fact, there is not even the most basic city wall, looking at the past from afar, the fence made of stones and wooden branches is not to mention the Yuan people, even the Song people will not put it in their eyes, at best it is just a big cottage.

"Ah Xi, you go and ask, have any outsiders been here." A man answered with a good voice, and ran up on his pony, and when the doorkeeper asked what he had said, he turned and pointed his head back, and he looked at it, and waved his hand and let him in.

What Shi Zhong called was a man dressed as a man, to be precise, a boy, these people were all dressed the same, indigo half-arm gowns, wide trousers, Songren-style buns were dismantled and wrapped in a headscarf, but even if the appearance is similar, as soon as you open your mouth, you will be exposed, and you have to bring a few people as guides, and by the way, you can learn from them.

And Shi Zhong himself is open tops, revealing his hairy chest, such a vulgar approach not only did not scare away the people, but provoked some bold women to look over, their eyes were enthusiastic and not shy, such a look if it was replaced by other Song people would shrink if they were afraid, but these spies had dealt with the Yi people when they were in Qionghai, and they were already very proficient, if it wasn't for the fear of leaking the bottom, they would have the heart to come forward and laugh a few words.

Without waiting for Shi Zhong's eyes to come out of the flowery girl, the boy named Ah Xi ran back, he was begging for water to enter the village, for fear of arousing suspicion and did not ask much, but the news he got was enough to attract Shi Zhong's attention, that is, the Yuan people not only came, but also deliberately recruited these semi-independent forces, but the reason why they did not succeed was that the remaining power of the Song people was still there, and no one dared to guarantee where and when the Yuan people could fight.

The reason is very simple, the lesson of seventeen years ago is there, the seemingly overwhelming Yuan people finally failed to gain a firm foothold, in the end it is still the world of the Song people, at that time, those villages that were clearly attached to the past, where will there be a good end, now looking at the power of the Yuan people, but it is only fifty or sixty thousand people, the Song people, but far more than that.

Such an account is easy to calculate, once the Yuan people really rule here, they don't need to make any moves, these cottages will also know what to do, left and right is just to change the official, and the rent that should be paid will not be less, since this is the case, it is wrong to express any attitude now, it is better to take a look, at least take Yongzhou City.

This kind of twists and turns are the same for every village, if there is any messenger to come, eat and drink to entertain, the words outside the meaning of the last sentence to listen to the last sentence, as long as you do not do anything definite answer, no matter which party wins the power in the end, after all, it will not be too offended, you must know that this year's rent has just been sent to Yongzhou, and then take out the same filial piety to the Yuan people, the life in the village is not good.

The truth of the matter does not need to be explained, Shi Zhong can understand it, isn't it the case that those who survive in the cracks, but if they think it's safe? That is also a naïve idea, since there is a bias towards the Song people, there will be a bias towards the Yuan people, and there is an undercurrent surging under the seemingly calm surface, they can only be more careful, which is the only law to save their lives.

"It's not far from Hengshan, is there a way to get in?" And the next problem is a little difficult, although the village is not controlled, but the valley below the mountain is covered by scouts, and normal caravans can't pass, let alone their kind of copycats.

"We're late, some mountain goods were delivered there a few days ago, and now we don't have any excuses." Ah Xi shook his head, even if he mixed in, it was still a dangerous thing, it was a big camp of the Yuan people, and if he found out, he would die, and besides, the person who sent things was only at the gate of the camp, how could it be that people really went in, what use could it be to see from afar?

Shi Zhong squinted his eyes and looked around, this place is higher than the outside, it is not so much a mountain as a slope, only in this way can people live, who will really escape into the deep mountains and old forests, it is difficult to come out like that. If you can't find out here, whether to go further or not, Shi Zhong is a little undecided.

The terrain in this area seems to be good, there are mountains and dense forests everywhere, but there are also people everywhere, once they are scattered, they don't even have an explanation, you must know that whether it is the Song people or the Yuan people, they are invaders, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to get out, not to mention that although those mountains are high, the distance is a little far, he roughly calculated in his heart, and gave birth to an idea.

"Inquire about the possibility of resting here? It doesn't matter where you are, even outside. ”

If it comes, it will be safe, and it is too conspicuous during the day, so what about at night? Shi Zhong touched his chin full of stubble, revealing a thoughtful expression.

In later generations, after the establishment of Guangxi District, the district governance was set up in the green city, that is, Yongzhou, and before that, the governance office was in Jingjiang Mansion, which is known as the tourist hotspot city of 'the best in the world', from the distance, that place is next to Jinghu Lake, and it is not conducive to ruling such a vast area, especially in the Song Dynasty, this problem is still prominent.

There is Liu Yu's justifiable place of governance, but the Jun order he issued arrived the latest, and the reinforcements naturally came the latest, fortunately, he hurried along the way, and by the way, he gathered a few soldiers and horses sent by the same remote states, and when he crossed the Kunlun Pass and entered Yongzhou, the entire army of soldiers and horses had reached 10,000 people, and a general led by him looked at the crooked foot soldiers behind him, and his brows wrinkled suddenly.

"You take them here to rest for half a day, don't have to arrive before sunset, I'll go to Yongzhou first."

After that, without waiting for the other party to answer, he led a few personal soldiers to ride away, and the man he called knew that the grade was not low as soon as he saw the outfit on his body, maybe he was used to his superiors, and there was no doubt, so he turned around and went to the back to convey his instructions, although it was not far from Yongzhou, but it was also very tight for half a day, and he didn't want to be scolded again when he was late.

Rushed all the way from Kunlun Pass, it was less than two hours to ride a horse, the man in front looked at the tall city wall, always felt that there was something different, but until the horse entered the city, he didn't remember what was wrong, and when he approached the main street of the Fu Envoy, he suddenly found that the intersection was actually under martial law, and they were stopped by several forbidden soldiers, and the words were quite polite.

"New arrivals, where are you going?"

The man raised his hand to stop the movement of the soldiers behind him, these people obviously saw the armor they were wearing, and asked like this, something must have happened, and it is best not to have any conflict until they figure it out.

"Zhaozhou, it's too far, it's only a few days late, I'm afraid that other places have arrived."

"Well, it's up to you at the latest, hurry in, but the weapon should be untied, put it here for the time being, and then bring it back after you come out, people, you can only enter alone, and the other brothers, just rest here if you are wronged."

The man was slightly stunned, looked at the other party, but it was a head, but his eyes did not let it go at all, he did not hesitate any longer, quickly untied the saber, handed it to the other party's hand, and then strode in, only when he saw the billboards outside the house, he stopped slightly.

What surprised him was that the gate of the festival hall was closed, and the soldiers of the forbidden army who were guarding a circle outside were all standing attentively, as if they were facing a great enemy. Seeing this, he did not pause in the slightest, but stepped up the steps in three steps and two steps, and when the two sergeants opened the door for him, the man stopped there at once.

"Everybody's in there?" The man didn't raise his feet, but just glanced inside through the open gap, and there was a low quarrel in the figure, and he asked seemingly indifferently, but his eyes swept to the innermost handsome case, and there was no one behind him.

"It's all here, please come in."

The sergeant replied in passing, staring at him warily.

"No need, go and tell you Fu Shuai, just say that I want to see him."

"I'm sorry, our Fu Shuai is not here, please wait here, if necessary, someone will come." The sergeant replied as he took a step back, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

The man glanced at them, and unexpectedly closed the two open doors with a push of both hands, and by this time, the two sergeants who were staring at him had already drawn half of their waist knives, and the cold light was sparkling.

"Either do it now, or go and inform your family Fushuai, Lao Tzu wants to see him." The man smiled, and the two sergeants looked at each other with a hint of hesitation.

"Dare to ask who is the honorable driver?" Since you can't kill people on the spot, you can only let the people above decide, anyway, it's not up to them to see or not to see.

"Horse." The man put his hands behind his back, spat out two words in a deep voice, and said no more.