The sky was gray and dreary, and in the cold winter wind, it seemed to be about to change color. Houjia Village, this is the north bank of the Yellow River, a little-known small village, it was the end of October, and it was about to turn cold, Hou Yuanqian carried a big stack of firewood on his back, and came out of the mountain.

A child his age couldn't chop as much firewood as he did, let alone carry it back. Hou Yuanqian is twelve years old this year, not tall, but he has been strong since he was a child, and the children of poor families have long been in charge of the family - such words are not popular at this time, and Hou Yuanyuan's family is not poor, his father is a soldier, he follows the army, eats a mouthful of life-selling food, and is not at home all the year round, but he has his father's salary and a hard-working mother, and he is finally not hungry.

In his memory, his father did not study, but he was away all the year round, in fact, he had seen the world, and his name was taken by his father outside to ask the gentleman who knew how to read and hyphenate, and it was said to be very literate. In the few times they got together, his father was silent, but he also said a lot of things outside, taught him a lot of truths, taught him to be filial to his mother at home, and promised him that he would take him out to see the world when he had the opportunity in the future.

In the early years, the family was difficult, but three years ago, my father was promoted to a petty officer in the army, and the family situation was much better. Half a year ago, my father came back once, brought back a lot of good things, and also told him about the war. My father was a good ruler and won the battle, and he was rewarded with many rewards.

Houjia Village is located in the mountains, is one of the most remote villages, things from the outside world, when they come over, they often become vague, Hou Yuanqian has never had the opportunity to read, but his brain is more flexible than ordinary children, he will occasionally ask people from outside. Since last year, it is said that the outside is not peaceful, and the Jurchens have beaten down, and the world is in chaos, after his father told him. Only then did he know that in the big battle outside, his father led the team to rush to the first column - killing a lot of bad guys.

He is very proud of this, and in the past six months, he has often shown off to his friends in the mountains that his father is a big hero. So he received a reward, including the new cow that his family had bought, which was also bought with the reward. There are only two cows in the entire Houjia Village.

In Hou Yuan's imagination, he will eat a lot, grow strong, and then follow his father out to be a soldier, kill bad people, and then get a bunch of rewards back. Maybe a few more years. He'll have that chance.

The opportunity came early.

He always remembers that the weather on the day he left Houjia Village was gloomy and gloomy, and it looked like the weather was about to get colder, so he chopped wood and came out of the mountains, and when he returned home, he found that some relatives and villagers had gathered - all the relatives here were from his mother's family, and his father had no home. Before marrying his mother, he was just a lone soldier - these people came. All talking in the room. It was the father who came back.

The father was tall, undressed in a military uniform, with a scar on his face, and when he saw Hou Yuanqian coming back, he beckoned to him, and Hou Yuanqian ran over. Then he took the knife from his body and played with it. The father unsheathed the knife and began to talk to the rest of the village.

"This year has already started to change, and I don't know when the mountain will be closed. Time is too tight on my side, and the army is waiting for the start, if it is too late. If you're afraid, don't wait for me, it's a big sin. When I got to the city, I had to arrange for Ah Hong to ...... with the child."

"Don't eat that meal anymore? You're rushing overnight......"

"Leave tomorrow morning, don't rush to the night, say you won't meet a strongman......"

In what my father said, it seemed that I wanted to take my mother and myself to wherever immediately, and the rest of the villagers would stay, but my father just smiled: "I fought with the Jurchens in the army, and I came from the crowd of 10,000 people, and I don't have to be afraid of a few strong people." It's all because the military order is like a mountain, and it has to be rushed. ”

Mother was packing up things at home, Hou Yuanqian held his father's knife and went over to inquire, only to know that his father had bought a house in the city this time, and the army happened to be nearby, so he and his mother would take advantage of the fact that the mountain had not yet been opened and the heavy snow had not been closed. Naturally, the villagers would not stop such a good thing, and everyone graciously kept it, while the father's side temporarily entrusted many unwanted things in the family, including the house, to the care of his mother's relatives. In a sense, it is equivalent to giving it to others.

So the family began to pack up their things, and the father tied up the ox cart, on which were placed clothes, grain, seeds, kitchen knives, plows, spatulas and other valuables, and several chickens were also caught. When he was eating, he saw his parents talking together, and then his mother hurried out and went to his grandparents' house.

After a while, my mother returned, my grandparents also returned, and the door was closed. The father whispered to his grandfather, and his grandmother was a person who didn't know anything, holding him and shedding tears, Hou Yuanyan heard his father whisper to his grandfather: "The Jurchens have arrived in Bianliang...... Can't hold ...... We die for the ......."

His grandfather asked him about something, and his father said, "If you want to go, go south...... A gentleman said that crossing the Yangtze River may be able to achieve peace. Didn't say that there were distant relatives in Bavaria......"

Hou Yuanyan didn't understand much about this exchange. Before evening, the family of three set off. The ox cart was not slow, and at night they lived and rested in the mountains, and on the second and third days, they walked all day, not on the road to the nearby city, but on the way they passed through the avenue once, and on the fourth day they arrived at a mountain range, where many people had gathered.

In the past few days, Hou Yuanqian has heard a lot of things from his father on the way. Half a year ago, the outside changed the dynasty, a month ago the Jurchens went south, they went to resist, were defeated by a blow, and now the capital is not saved, and half of the world may fall, and these people are going to take refuge in a certain big man - it is said that they were their former governors.

Hou Yuanqian is still young, and he has no concept of the capital, and he has no concept of half the world. In addition, his father also said something about the corruption of officials, the collapse of the country, the collapse of the army, etc., of course Hou Yuanfan didn't have any ideas - officials are naturally bad guys. But in any case, the more than 200 people on the side of this mountain at this time were all soldiers and their families like their fathers.

There were more than 200 people, about fifty or sixty families, many children and women, horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and mules-drawn carts, and all kinds of things on the carts. Half a cart of medicinal herbs was towed. My father was supposed to be a chief among these people, and he was greeted from time to time, and another chief, Qu Qing, came over to talk to the family during dinner.

That night, Hou Yuanyan played with the children for a while, but when it was late at night, he couldn't sleep, and he came out of the tent. I went outside to find my father by the campfire and sat down beside him. There was the chief of Quqing and a few other people by the campfire, and they were talking, and when they saw the child coming, they teased him twice, but they did not shy away from him listening to him. Hou Yuanyan didn't understand very well, holding a long knife, lying on his father's lap and napping. From time to time, the sound came, and the firelight burned warmly.

“…… When Mr. Ning left Beijing. I wanted to sort out Jingzhong again and then leave, but let Cai Jing Lao'er break the game. But later, Cai Lao'er and these people were also uncomfortable. After the announcement of their ransom to buy the six states of Yanyun and take advantage of the disaster relief to scrape the land, the situation in Beijing and Central China has been tense...... On Mr. Ning's side, this method is not just to make them feel a little uncomfortable. You all know Mr. Ning's inference about the situation after that, and now, the first round should be fulfilled......"

“…… Within a year Bianliang fell. All north of the Yellow River fell, within three years. North of the Yangtze River was lost at the hands of the Jurchens, and tens of millions of Li people became pigs and sheep to be slaughtered. Others will say that if Mr. Wu Ning killed the king, the situation would not have collapsed so quickly, you and I have been in the Wurui camp, we should know the truth...... Originally, there may have been a glimmer of life. I was wasted by these villains......"

“…… When General Qin was deposed, I thought that this world was going to end, and I would fuck ......."

"If it weren't for the wife and children at home. I also left with Mr. Ning......"

"I'm also afraid...... is the enemy of the world, Mr. Ning's side, I'm afraid it won't be too peaceful......"

"In Xia Village, I said that I have to earn my own life. Of course, trouble is indispensable, but now, the imperial court has no strength to take care of us anymore. General Qin and Mr. Ning are not necessarily in a good situation, but he has made arrangements. Of course, this is a rebellion and a war, not a child's play, so I really feel afraid, and there are many people in the family, so let them lead them to the Yangtze River. ”

"I have no relatives in the Yangtze River......"

"Yes, yes, but the Jurchens fight so fast, how long can the Yangtze River hold?"

"After all, there are few Jurchen people, Mr. Ning said, moving to the south of the Yangtze River, you can get away with it for a few years, maybe more than ten years. In fact, there are also places south of the Yangtze River that can be settled, and the remnants of the rebellious Fangla, the core is in the south, and the past can also be taken in. However, General Qin and Mr. Ning put the core in the northwest, it is not unreasonable, although the north is chaotic, but after all, it is not the scope of the Wu Dynasty, and there will not be much strength in the matter of arresting anti-thieves, and the north will be too chaotic in the future, and there may be a crack to survive. If you go to the south, you may encounter the full force of the Wu Dynasty...... But no matter what, brothers, troubled times are coming, and everyone must be prepared in their hearts. ”

"I have been a soldier for a few years, and I have escaped and been beaten. Last year, when the Jurchens went south, they saw what the troubled times were like. I'm just a few family members, and I've thought about taking them to hide, but I'm afraid I won't be able to hide. It's better to follow General Qin and them and earn your own life. ”

"To the northwest, are we going to Luliang Mountain? Where is Aoki Village? ”

"No, I can't say it for the time being, you just come with me."

"That'...... Are we following General Qin and Mr. Ning to rebel and fight the world? ”

"Yes, in fact, I originally thought that we were only one or two thousand people, and we couldn't beat the Jurchens before, and in a few months in Xia Village, Mr. Ning let us defeat the resentful army. If there are more people, we will also work together, what are the Jurchens afraid of! ”

“…… Mr. Ning is now saying, save Huaxia. This country is coming to an end, so many good people have lived in this country, and it will all be handed over to the Jurchens, we will try our best to save ourselves and save this world. What kind of rebellion to fight the world, do you think Mr. Ning is so knowledgeable, like a person who can say this kind of thing? ”

"Oh......"

"Haha, it's ...... too"

"Actually...... Brother Qu, I was originally thinking, if you rebel, you will rebel, why do you have to kill the emperor? If Mr. Ning hadn't killed the emperor, this time the Jurchens went south, and he said that he was leaving, we must all follow, take our time, and not alarm anyone, isn't it better? ”

"Mr. Ning actually said about this matter, some of which I didn't think very clearly, and some of which I understood. The first point, this Confucianism, is Confucianism, all kinds of relationships are too powerful, I don't know anything about Confucianism, it's just those doors and ways of scholars, all kinds of ramps, intrigues, we can't play with them. They played too hard, tossing the Wu Dynasty like this, you want to improve, dragging mud and water. If you can't cut off this relationship, you will have to do things in the future, and they will pull you in all kinds of ways. Including us, we will feel that this matter will give the court a face, and that thing is not very good, and when the time comes, it will become the same as before. To do this kind of big thing, you can't have delusions, kill the emperor, and be willing to follow. You and I will not have delusions, you don't have to worry about them and those emperor ministers...... As for the second point, Mr. Ning said five words......"

"What?"

He said...... After all, it is difficult to settle ......"

Bonfires burn, the air is warm, and occasionally a cold wind blows. It was blocked by the mountains over there, and only faintly heard the sound. Hou Yuanqian didn't know when he was carried into the tent by his father. Wake up the next day. They waited here for a day, and people came one after another. On this day, there were more than 100 people, and when it was dawn, the team set off under the leadership of Qu Qing.

The group headed northwest, and the road became more and more difficult along the way, and occasionally encountered people fleeing the same way. Maybe it's because the core of the team is made up of military personnel. The speed of the crowd was not slow, and after about seven days of marching, they also encountered a group of bandits who were wandering, and seeing that they had abundant goods and goods, they were ready to come and make up their minds that night. However, there were scouts arranged by Qu Qing in front of this detachment, and they found out the other party's intentions, and everyone set out first that night to intercept and kill the other party in the middle of the way.

There were only more than 30 people in the team, led by Hou Yuan's father, Hou Wu. After his father's attack, Hou Yuanyan was restless, he had heard his father say that he fought in battle, was generous and bloody, and also had the horror of fleeing. In the past few days, I have been accustomed to seeing uncles and uncles in the crowd, and when I was close at hand, I suddenly realized that my father might be injured and die. That night, he waited for three hours at the well-guarded camping site, and when a figure appeared in the night, he trotted over, only to see his father at the front of the queue, stained with blood, holding a thin horse in his hand, and it seemed that there was an aura that Hou Yuanqi had never seen before, so that Hou Yuanqi was a little afraid to go over for a while.

The father came alone, squatted down in front of him, stretched out his hand and made a silent motion, and said, "Mother is over there, right?" ”

Hou Yuanqian nodded, and his father said again: "You go and tell her that I am back, and I have not been injured after fighting the horse bandits, don't say anything else." The rest of me and I went to find water to wash it up. You know? ”

Hou Yuanyan nodded again, and his father waved his hand to him: "Go ahead." ”

Soon after, a group of people returned, mostly bloodstained, but still smelly, but not as horrible as they had just been.

This battle caused a few more horses in the ranks, and everyone's emotions were high. After a few more days, they passed through many desolate ridges and rough roads, and were delayed by various horse-drawn carts and ox-carts, and were joined by a group of more than 200 people. On this day when the weather was getting colder and colder, someone asked everyone to gather when they were camping.

Hou Yuanqian liked the feeling of gathering, he stood on his ox cart, looking ahead from a distance, his father was also there, and the uncle named Qu Qing spoke.

“…… Before you go to the place, there are some things to say to you, just listen to them if you understand them, and it doesn't matter if you don't understand them...... Since General Qin and Mr. Ning killed the faint king, there are many people in the court who want the lives of General Qin and Mr. Ning, and I know that they have also transferred people and arranged people to infiltrate us. Perhaps there are some of you like that. It doesn't matter. ”

He said: "Mr. Ning asked me to tell you, if you want to do things, maybe you will control your family, now that Bianliang is besieged, maybe the city will be broken soon, if your family is there, it will be troublesome." The imperial court can't protect Bianliang City, and they can't protect your family. Mr. Ning knows that if they want to find such a person, you will be forced to do it, it doesn't matter, we are all people who have lived and died together on the battlefield! We are the ones who defeated the resentful army! I won't look down on you because you are forced to do it once. So, if there are such brothers among you who have been threatened, or they have talked to you about this, you should think about it these days. ”

"After you think about it, you can talk to me, or you can find someone in the mountains who you think can talk to. Speaking of which, the matter is written off, and we are still good brothers. To be honest, as long as there is this matter, Mr. Ning can even use it in reverse, so if you can't hide it, you might as well help them do it in turn! After entering the mountain, what we have to do is to save the world! Don't play with it, don't leave it to chance. If your family members really fall into Bianliang, please think about them and whether the court will care about their life or death. ”

"For the sake of those brothers who died in the battle against the Jurchens in Xia Village, for the sake of the right prime minister who worked hard, because everyone's hard work was ruined by the imperial court, Mr. Ning went directly to the court, and even the faint monarch could be killed on the spot. Everyone is his brother, and he will treat your family as if it were his family. Now near Bianliang, there are our brothers, the Jurchens are attacking the city, they may not be able to say how many people they will be able to save, but they will definitely do their best. ”

"Alright." Qu Qing waved his hand, "Let's think about it." ”

Nothing happened that day, and then they set out, and three days later, Hou Yuanqian and the others arrived at the place, which was a valley between the desolate mountains, and a small river passed quietly through the valley, and the current was not fast. On both sides of the river, all kinds of humble buildings gathered, but they seemed to have sketched the outline of the settlement, and winter had arrived, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt.

On one side of the river, there was a small village that had been abandoned, and Hou Yuanqian came here for an hour and learned the name of the river. It is called Xiaocanghe, and the village by the river was originally called Xiaocanghe Village, which has been abandoned for many years, and the camp of nearly 10,000 people is constantly being built at this time.

The sky was overcast and cold, but by the river, among the mountains, the work of a group of figures seemed to be orderly. Hou Yuanqi and the others first gathered on the west side of the valley, and soon after, someone came over and arranged wooden houses for each of them, which were relatively well-formed buildings on the west side of the mountain, and were given priority to people from outside the mountain. Father Hou Wu followed Qu Qing and them to the other side to gather, and then came back to help the family unload the supplies.

"General Qin may come later, Mr. Ning has been out for a while." When carrying various things into the house, Hou Wu said this to Hou Yuanyan, and he probably told his son something about these two people on the way, but Hou Yuanqian was happy about his new residence at this time, and he didn't say anything.

Soon after, it seemed that something had spread in the valley. After Hou Wu and Hou Yuanyan finished moving their things, they saw that many people up and down the valley were talking to each other, and on the other side of the river, someone shouted: "Then don't you hurry up and do something for us!" ”

It didn't sound like a reprimand, because then many people replied in unison, "Yes—" in a loud voice.

Just when he was puzzled, Qu Qing walked over to this side, and a young honest man was beside him, and Hou Wu greeted him: "Yishan." Come, Yuan, call Uncle Mao. ”

Hou Yuanshan screamed, still curious, and Mao Yishan also waved his hand to the child. Qu Qing's expression was complicated, and he said in a low voice: "Bianliang has broken the city." ”

Hou Wu was stunned for a while: "...... So fast? Directly attacked. ”

"They found a celestial master, Shi Liujia Divine Soldier......"

Qu Qing said in a low voice, and told the matter of Heavenly Master Guo Jing guarding the city with Liujia Divine Soldiers. Hou Yuanjun blinked, and in the end, he didn't hear how the Liujia Divine Soldier was broken. Hou Wu clenched his fists: "So...... This kind of thing...... So the city is broken? ”

"Well, the Jurchens have been preparing under the city for half a month, and nothing is used."

“…… General Ho was right. Hou Wu whispered, turned around and walked into the room, "They're finished, let's do things quickly, don't wait......"

This day was November 24 in the first year of Jingping, and it was the first time that the child's Hou Yuanqian came to Xiaocanghe Village. It was also on the afternoon of this day that Ning Yi came back from outside the mountain and learned the news of the fall of Bianliang...... (To be continued......)

PS: At the beginning of a new episode, there are a lot of things to think about, and the speed will not be fast, but it has finally been updated, this chapter is 5950 words, and it is too lazy to add, so be it.