In spring, everything is waking up. The flock of geese returning to the north passed through the vast fields and undulating mountains and hills, the snow began to melt on the white mountains, and the great rivers were vast, rushing to the far horizon.

The vast land is dotted with cities and roads built by human beings.

During the Jianshuo of the Wu Dynasty and the Tianhui of the Jin Kingdom, the conflicts of people on this land broke the peace of the Wu and Liao sides for hundreds of years. Chaos is still brewing, and the times are gradually showing their magnificent side, which makes some people excited to forge ahead, but also makes others feel anxious and worried.

However, time, as always, does not shift by human will, it moves forward without haste in places that people have not noticed. In the second year of the founding of the Wu Dynasty, in such a situation, after all, it still came as promised.

Near the Daimyo's Mansion, Yue Fei rode on a horse and stepped on the top of the mountain, watching the soldiers running among the mountains below, and then he and several of his followers got down on their horses and walked down the green slopes. In the process, as always, he kept his gaze in the direction of the village in the distance for a moment, and everything was born, and the nearby villagers had begun to come out to turn the land and prepare to sow seeds.

He jumped onto a large rock on the edge of the hillside, watched the soldiers run in front of him, and shouted: "Hurry up! Pay attention to your breath and pay attention to your companions! Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up - see the villagers over there? That's your parents, they feed you with money and food, think of what they looked like when they were slaughtered by the golden dog! Backward! Keep up with me—"

The young general clenched his hands into fists, his figure was erect, he looked square, but his serious and rigid personality did not give people much intimacy, and the new army of 3,000 men arranged near the Daimyo's Mansion received almost the best treatment and the most severe training of the same army of the Wu Dynasty after its establishment. This young general Yue was extremely strict in governing the army, and he often beat his subordinates with sticks and whips, and every time he repeatedly reiterated the disaster of the Jurchens when they went south. Some of the army were his old men, while others were paid daily and never withheld, and gradually they died.

However, although he is extremely strict with the soldiers under his command, when it comes to the outside world, this young general named Yue Pengju is still relatively upright. He was sent by the imperial court to recruit troops. The establishment is hung in the name of Wusheng Army, and the money, food, and weapons are taken care of from above, but there are always places that are deducted, when Yue Fei is outside, he is not stingy to accompany a smiling face and say a few good words, but the army system is not easy to dissolve, and sometimes. People just want to make things difficult indiscriminately, even if they give gifts and money, people are not very willing to give a way to go, so after coming here, except for occasional entertainment, Yue Fei has done it twice.

The first time he did it was more restrained, and the second time was when the armor he allocated to his command was intercepted. The opposing generals also have some background in the Wusheng army, and they are proud of their high martial arts. After Yue Fei knew. Rushed into the opponent's camp with people, and put the right one, the general knew that it was difficult to defeat after more than a dozen moves, and wanted to push the tie, but a group of guards also rushed up to block it when they saw that the situation was not good, and Yue Fei became fierce. With the help of several personal guards, one person was able to defeat more than ten people, and a Qi Mei stick flew up and down, and he was stabbed four times in his body, but just like that, in front of everyone. He beat the general to death.

At that time, the general had already been knocked to the ground, and the guards who rushed up first wanted to rescue, and then one or two were overturned by Yue Fei's blood, and then later, everyone looked at the scene, and they were already frightened, because Yue Fei was covered in blood, and he recited the "Stick Sutra" taught by Zhou Dong in his mouth, and hit the corpse on the ground like raindrops. In the end, the Qi Mei stick was broken, and the general's body was from head to toe, and not a single bone or flesh was intact, and it was almost beaten into meat sauce.

This matter initially caused a stir, but after it was suppressed, there were not too many people in Wusheng's army who dared to find fault like this. It's just that Yue Fei never eats alone, the benefits that should be shared, if you want to share it with others, you will share it with people in a regular manner, after this competition, Yue Fei is identity as a disciple of Zhou Dong was also revealed, but it was very convenient to accept some landlords and squires' protection requests, and on the premise of not going too far, he acted as the umbrella of these people, and did not let them go out to bully people, but at least he did not let people bully at will, so that he subsidized the deducted part of the military salary.

Many times, someone mentioned Zhou Dong in front of him. Yue Fei knew in his heart that the master's life was the most upright and upright, and if he knew some of his behaviors, he would have to beat himself up, or even expel him from the door. But when he didn't think so, there would always be another figure rising in front of him.

The person in Bianliang and Xia Village, his actions are not decent, pragmatic, and extremely utilitarian, but no one can blame him for his purpose. When the Jurchen army was defeated before, he led his people to kill and burn grain and grass, nine deaths, in Xia Village, he used various methods to encourage everyone, and finally defeated Guo Yaoshi's resentful army, until Bianliang was pacified, and when the right prime minister's mansion and himself were threatened by political disputes, he actively ran in great difficulties, trying to make all his companions seek a good result, during this period, he was hated and assassinated by the people of the green forest, but Yue Fei felt that he was a really good person.

If there is no matter of killing the king, Yue Fei is extremely willing to follow the other party and be a pawn in the bamboo record.

Yue Fei had led the van soldiers before and was the leader of the army. Only after experiencing these things and doing things in the bamboo records can you understand how lucky you are to have such a leader above you, who arranges things, and then shields the people below from unnecessary wind and rain like wings. Everyone in Bamboo Records only needs to bury their heads in the work at hand, and they don't have to worry too much about other messy things.

Now he is going to really become such a person, things are extremely difficult, but what else can he do except grit his teeth and hold on?

The team ran forward, and Yue Fei also jumped off the boulder and began to follow the team, following forward. The figure of strength and courage ran like the wind, chasing the whole line from the back of the line, running parallel to the leader, and at the next turn, he walked in place, and the voice sounded again: "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!" Don't act like a! Call! Suck! Call! Suck! Call! Suck! It's a kid who can outrun you! You're too slow, too slow, too slow—fast! ”

The solemn and loud voice echoed in the mountains, and in the solemn and fierce expression of the young general, not many people knew that this was the happiest moment of his day. Only then was he able to think so simply about running forward. He didn't have to do the things that he hated deep down, even those things, he had to do.

"One day you may have great achievements, maybe you will be able to resist the Jurchens, it is people like you. How about giving you a personal advice? ”

Faintly, the conversation with the man from the last showdown would ring in his mind.

"What?"

"Let's say you're going to build an army in the future. In the name of backing, how? I'll write to you......"

“…… Why is it called this? ”

"As a soldier, the responsibility you have to carry is as heavy as a mountain. Walking on the back of the mountain, it is very powerful, and I personally like this name, although the Tao is different, and I have not conspired with each other since then. But go along, and I'll give it to you. ”

He turned back from a fleeting memory, reached out and grabbed the shoulders of the last soldier who was running, and pushed him forward with all his might.

He shouted violently: "Let's go-"

-- Carrying a ghost, going up the mountain and going down the ghost: Carrying the mountain, the life has been promised to the country, so this body has become a ghost.

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South. Bianliang.

The Jurchen-ravaged city has not yet recovered, and the continuous spring rain brings a sense of gloom. Originally located in front of the Maitreya Temple in the south of the city, a large number of people are gathering, and they are crowded in the open space in front of the temple, vying to kneel and worship the bright Maitreya in the temple.

Lin Zongwu stood in the room at the top of the stupa on the side of the temple, watching the crowd of believers gather through the window. The Dharma Protector next to him came over and reported to him what was going on outside.

“…… Fortunately, several members of the Dong family and the Du family outside the city have agreed to join our sect and serve as guest secretaries. Uncle Zhong Ying repeatedly asked, whether I taught whether I thought of resisting Jin, and what kind of actions did he take - his daughter died during the siege of the Jurchens, and when he heard that the imperial court was going to arrest his daughter and send her to the Jurchen military camp, he arrested her to death with his own hands in order to avoid his daughter being humiliated. I could see that he was not very willing to trust us and so on. ”

After listening to this, Lin Zongwu nodded: "Killing women with your own hands is the most painful thing in the world, which is understandable." Uncle Zhong should be rare in the eagle claw, and this seat will personally visit him and explain to him the movements of this sect in the north. Such a person, full of revenge, as long as he can convince him, will definitely die to this religion in the future, and it is worth fighting for. ”

"Yes." The Dharma protector nodded, and then, hearing a few waves of hooting from below, Lin Zongwu looked at the side, someone understood, and took the box next to him, and Lin Zongwu glanced at it again.

"Speaking of which, Guo Jing is also a generation of talents." In the box, Guo Jing's head after being salted in lime was looking at him with his eyes open, "It's a pity that Emperor Jingping is too stupid, Guo Jing is seeking fame and fortune, but Jingping asked him to resist the Jurchens." Guo Jingniu brags too much, if he can't do it, if he is not killed by the Jurchens, he will also be condemned by the emperor. Others only said that his training of the Liujia Divine Soldier was a deception, but in fact, Bianliang was broken by the Bianliang people themselves - if he put his hope on such people, he would not die, how could he live? ”

His tone was calm, but there was also a slight contempt and exclamation.

A year ago, Guo Jing used Liujia divine soldiers to defend against the Jurchens in Bianliang, which eventually led to the destruction of Bianliang City. There will be such a thing, because Guo Jing said that the Liujia Divine Soldier is a heavenly thing, and no one is allowed to watch it when casting the spell, and when the city gate is opened, the defenders above and below the city gate are evacuated. And the Jurchens rushed over, Guo Jing had already quietly gone down the city and fled. Others later scolded Guo Jing, but not many people thought that the liar himself was the most sober, and the only way for Guo Jing to survive against the orders of the Jurchens was to let all the people in the city die under the butcher's knife of the Jurchens.

Guo Jing opened the door on purpose.

Soon after, in front of the Maitreya Temple, a grand voice echoed.

“…… The demon road Guo Jing, perverse, for the nine demons belonged, killing the people of the city, for this reason, I teach the master of the supernatural powers, inherit the anger of the king of Ming, and the demon road in the vicinity of Ezhou for three days, and finally order the demon road to ambush! Now there is a head here, showing the world-"

Cheers and cries rang out like a tide, and on the lotus platform, Lin Zongwu opened his eyes, his eyes were clear, and he was not angry or happy.

Since the news of the Great War in Western Xia came last year, Lin Zongwu's heart often felt empty and unbearable, and he felt more and more that these fools in front of him were meaningless.

His martial arts have basically reached the realm of invincibility, but every time he thinks of the crazy man who rebelled against the world, he will feel a faint embarrassment brewing in his heart.

Sooner or later, you will have to kill this person with your own hands and let your thoughts come to mind.

In his heart, he had such thoughts. However, thinking of the great war in the northwest, he still kept his sanity in his heart about whether he should go to the northwest at this time. Although he didn't like the madman, he still had to admit that the madman had gone beyond the scope of ten enemies and hundreds of people, that was the power that dominated the world, even if he was invincible in the world, and rashly used force in the past, he would only be like Zhou Dong, and there would be no bones left after death.

This person is the most exhaustive, for an enemy like himself, he must have taken precautions, once he appears in the northwest, it is difficult to be lucky.

You can only accumulate strength and slowly figure it out.

A thought flowed through his mind, and at one moment, he faced everyone and slowly raised his hand. The loud voice of the doctrine was forced out with the shocking internal force, and it was heard from far and near, which was refreshing and pleasant.

Soon after, the devout congregation kept kowtowing, and the cheers of the people became even more intense......

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Xiaocang River.

As the snow melts and the ice melts, rows of caravans are entering and exiting along the newly built mountain road, and occasionally you can see a lot of people who are opening roads for Xiaocanghe, Qingmu Village and other places in the mountains.

This past winter, some people in the Northwest starved to death. After the seed army took over Gyeongju and Yeonju, and the Zhejia army occupied Qingjian and other places, the grain stocks were originally insufficient, and in order to stabilize the situation and resume production, they had to befriend the local gentry and clans. After the middle level was stabilized, the problem of food shortage did not set off a big chaos in the local area, but in various small frictions, many people were starved to death, and some vicious incidents appeared.

On the side of Xiaocang River, which has been staying in the mountains, there is not a lot of food, and it is definitely impossible to relieve the whole northwest. People want to get relief, one is to join the Black Flag Army, and the other is to work and do things for Xiaocanghe. The Black Flag Army is quite strict about the criteria for recruiting people, but at this time it is still a little liberal, as for the work, there are not many things that can be done in the winter, but finally, after the arrival of several batches of raw materials from the outside world, Ning Yi arranged to build a few new workshops in and outside the valley, and was also willing to send people outside the life silk and other things, so that people could weave cloth at home, or come to the valley to help weave, print, make gunpowder, hollow out stone bullets, etc., and in this way, under the condition of giving the minimum living guarantee, a group of people were saved.

Gradually in the beginning of spring, although the snow melts and the ice disappears, but the food problem has become more serious, when the outside can be moved, the work of road repair has been put on the agenda, a large number of northwest men come here to receive a job, help with things. And the recruitment of the Black Flag Army is often carried out among these people -- the most powerful, the most hard-working, the most obedient, and the talented can be recruited one by one at this time.

The two families have no opinion on this. First of all, Ning Yi ceded the interests of the two cities, and suffered a big loss - even if the benefits of the family were not much in the end, but in fact, in Yanzhou and other places, they still got a lot of power - even if it was an open recruitment, it would not be stopped in a short period of time, and as for recruiting people to do things, it would be better. They are worried that they can't feed everyone, and Ning Yi's behavior is also to solve their big troubles, and they all take what they need, and they are all happy.

At this time, although the spring is not warm, the flowers have gradually bloomed, and in the valley of the Xiaocang River, the training of recruits is in full swing. In the small courtyard halfway up the mountainside, Ning Yi, Tan'er, Xiaochan and others were packing their luggage, preparing to go to Qingmu Village to deal with things, and to visit Su Yu and others who lived over there.

In a sense, this is also their "return to their parents' home" at this time.

(To be continued.) )

PS: Well, the interlude of life drama begins.