At the beginning of April, it is the season when the grass grows and flies, and at this time in previous years, spring ploughing has come to an end, but this year, the whole Changze County is still a desolate scene, in the good fields, the weeds grow wildly, and the farmers who should have worked in the farmland are basically unable to see the shadow.

The cause of all this is, of course, war.

A large number of farmers were looted by the Tubo people to serve as people's husbands in the camp, labor and even pioneers in the siege of the city, one by one villages in a short period of time, the houses were destroyed, the property was plundered, and occasionally a few skinny dogs who lost their owners could be seen in the wild grass. They used to have masters, but now they are left alone in the wilderness to forage for food. However, they are also lucky to be friends who have become the delicacies of others, at least alive, at least free.

At the foot of the mountain, a few figures rarely appeared, actually working in the fields. Two men, one old and one young, were bent over their waists, with ropes tied to their bodies, moving forward step by step, and behind them, a woman was holding a plow, and the long-sleeping dirt parted to both sides like waves, and the insects and earthworms hidden in them crawled and jumped in the dirt that had been turned over in some panic.

Hao Lian's family was a survivor of the Tibetan raids. Their home was close to the side of the mountain, and when the Tibetans came, they fled into the mountains in time, and although the house was burned down by the Tibetans, fortunately, the people were fine.

After hiding in the mountains for more than a month, Hao Lian's family dared to go down the mountain. In the midst of the ruins, the old man actually found that the grain seeds he had hidden in the cellar were fortunately not searched by the Tibetans.

Naturally, the seeds are reluctant to eat. Even if they're hungry like skeletons.

He set up a straw shed next to the old house to make a shelter, and found the burned ploughshare from the ruins.

It's just that the big livestock in the family is gone, and the two men can only serve as ploughing cattle.

Only after planting in the spring can there be a harvest in the autumn, otherwise how will the days of this year be lived? This year has missed the season, and life will definitely not be easy, but as long as the seeds are sown, there is always hope!

Beads of sweat rolled down from the lean body of the father and son, who were wearing only a pair of shorts, and the patched clothes were neatly folded aside, not daring to let the rope be strangled on the clothes, this was the only clothing they had now, although the skin and flesh on the body were strangled red and purple, but it would always be good to rest for two days.

The sound of muffled thunder came from the sky, and the old man Hao Lian straightened up in some surprise, looked up at the sky, the sun was still shining, why was it thundering?

If it is an experienced person, when he hears this voice, he will naturally know that this is not thunder, but the sound of a large cavalry approaching from a distance, but unfortunately Hao Lian's family is an authentic farmer, although their ancestors Dang Xiang people were also strong on horseback, but over the years, their genes on this are basically gone. Facing the loess and turning their backs to genius is the main tone of their lives.

The sound of muffled thunder continued, and the family finally noticed the abnormality, they turned around and looked in the direction where the muffled thunder came from, and a black line first appeared in their field of vision, and then, there were many cavalry rolling in the mountains.

"Dad, run!" The young daughter-in-law who was supporting the plough cried out in panic, and ran to the mountains not far away, picking up her skirt.

"It's too late, it's too late!" Hao Lian's voice trembled.

Those cavalry came too fast, how could two legs run over four hooves, and he clearly knew that if he fled at this time, he was afraid that it would provoke the attack of those cavalry even more, and a feather arrow could kill a person.

He grabbed a handful of black dirt from the ridges, wiped it on his daughter-in-law's face, and then squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.

"Squat down, squat down."

The young man and the young woman were at a loss at this time, so they could only learn from the old man's imitation, squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands and shivering.

Countless war horses roared past not far from them, but the knight's shout was in Tang language, not a Tubo person! The old man Hao Lian raised his head boldly, and what caught his eye was the fluttering Tang Dynasty battle flag.

Several horses stopped in front of them, and seeing the huge horses' hooves digging the ground in front of them, Hao Lian quickly lowered his head again, and he didn't dare to take a breath.

"This old man, stand up and speak!" There was a fairly amiable voice overhead, and the old man stood up tremblingly, looking up at the general on the horse in fear.

is so young, I'm afraid that he will be a few years younger than his son. Turning his head to look at his son and daughter-in-law beside him, he was still squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, like sifting chaff.

Riding on the horse was the great virtue who led the right Wuwei and the left Jin Wuwei with a total of nearly 20,000 cavalry, and beside him, although his face was covered with dust, the color was still undiminished.

"Master Jun!" Hao Lian'er stammered.

"Do you know how far it is from the county seat of Changze?" Li De asked.

"This is Anxiang, about thirty miles away from Changze County!" Hao Lian hurriedly said.

"Thirty miles?" Li De's face was happy, and he turned to a tooth general beside him and said, "Pass the order, the whole army will rest for an hour and eat." ”

"Yes!" The tooth collar took the order and left.

A moment later, the trumpets sounded, and the galloping cavalry stopped in a very short time, turned over and dismounted one by one, and began to serve the horses beside them.

Li De also jumped off the horse, bent down from the ground that had just been plowed, grabbed a handful of dirt, and pinched it hard, and the soil leaked between his fingers.

"The fertility is good!" Li Dezan said: "Don't be afraid, uncle, we are the Tang Army, we have come all the way, basically no one has been seen, you are still the first one I have seen farming!" ”

"The Tubo people came, some fled into the city, some were captured by the Tubo people, we fled into the mountains, and we escaped!" Seeing that the officers were kind, Hao Lian was a little bold, after all, this was the army of the Tang Dynasty, and he was the people of the Tang Dynasty. "Master Jun, are you here to fight the Tibetans?"

"Of course." Li De said with a smile: "Old man, farm with peace of mind, it won't be long before we will kill all the Tubo people!" Li De made a neck-slashing gesture.

"That's a good idea." Hao Lian is a little happy, the Tubo people are gone, he can farm with peace of mind, although the government collects heavier taxes, but he can still survive, unlike the Tubo people, who come and rob everything, and don't give people a way to live. "But this year, I missed the agricultural season, and I'm afraid the harvest will not be good."

"Don't worry!" Li De stretched out his hand and patted Hao Lian's old man's shoulder, the old man's body was weak and he almost fell to the ground. This officer has so many people, the officer is definitely not small, and even the chief has never patted him on the shoulder in his life!

"In the future, you will all be Li Xiang's people, Li Xiang will not let you starve, today's war, the harvest is not good, you can be exempted from taxes, if you can't eat enough, the government will give relief." Li Xiang's people, as long as they are willing to work, will definitely have a good life. ”

Hao Lian looked at Li De with a blank face, who is Li Xiang? He didn't know at all, he didn't even know the name of the county magistrate in Changze County.

"I don't know who Li Xiang is? Li Xiang is the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty today, this is it! Li De gave a thumbs up and shook it, then pointed at himself and said, "We are Li Xiang's army, and we were sent by Li Xiang to fight the Tibetans." Remember Luo, Li Xiang's surname is Li Mingze. ”

"Remember, remember!" Hao Lian's old man nodded again and again, such a big official should disdain to deceive himself, he can be exempted from taxes and have relief, which is a great thing! If you really have these, then you can get through this year's hard days.

Looking at Hao Lian's old man's appearance, Li De suddenly felt a little sad inexplicably, and for no reason, he remembered the days before he became an orphan, when Lao Tzu, who was also so thin that he was only skinny and bones, stuffed the last half of the bun into his hand.

He turned around, took out several pancakes from the tartar on his horse, and stuffed them into the hands of the old man Hao Lian.

"Take it, eat it to your heart's content, and then plough the field and plant it well."

Hao Lian looked at the pancake in his hand, his eyes were a little straight, this officer was very kind and beyond his cognition, and he actually gave himself food? Is this a dream?

Liu Xiaocian on the side also smiled and took out a set of clothes from the burden on the horse, threw it to the woman who was snuggling closely behind the young man on the side, and said, "This set of clothes is for you, the clothes on your body are too torn to wear." The face is also washed, and the woman can be poor, but not dirty. Rest assured, we are here and no one can bully you anymore. ”

Hao Lian'er realized that the good-looking officer, who had not made a sound, was actually a woman.

"Let's go!" Li De turned on his horse and ran forward.

How many days have I not seen such a miserable scene!

In this world, only under the governance of the son will he live and work in peace and contentment!

Looking at the back of Li De and the others getting on the horse and going away, and then looking at the endless army that was standing in place and sorting out their outfits, Hao Lian's eyes turned red: "Good people, all good people, we can finally live a peaceful life." ”

Nearly 20,000 cavalrymen, each of whom nibbled on a baked cake and drank a few sips of water, got on their horses again and rolled away in the direction of Changze County.