The New Year is approaching, and the Central Plains is full of joy and a peaceful scene. Outside Pingliang Pass, it was desolate, with wind and sand. After walking for a few days, I couldn't see a single person.

Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and daylight, the north wind blows geese and snow.

Although it did not snow on the grassland at this time, the wind was howling, and when the wind was at its strongest, people could not stand and horses could not walk.

In the depths of the grassland, a tight tent whined in the wind.

In the middle of the largest tent. The first of them was dressed in a luxurious felt coat, with broad cheekbones and broad shoulders and a strong body. Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he was tearing the meat on the low table in front of him with his hands to eat.

"Shan Yu, according to the brothers, less than thirty miles to the southwest, there is a small tribe of about one hundred and ten people."

One person reported to Shan Yu.

"Hmm......, yes......."

I just slurred a few words in my mouth, and I didn't hear what I was saying.

When the man was about to ask another question, he swallowed the meat in his mouth and said, "Well, I see, and after tonight, I will go there and let them submit to me!" ”

"Yes." The man answered, and then said, "In the past two months, we have subdued a total of thirteen tribes, large and small, and with the addition of more than 10,000 of our brothers, the number of good warriors has reached more than 40,000!" ”

After listening to this, he stroked his palms and laughed.

"Well, with so many warriors, in a few days we will go to the Central Plains and get some grain, women, cloth and ...... from those two-legged sheep."

"Shan Yu Yingming, when we have snatched enough things from the people of the Central Plains, we will go back to the north and let those traitors know that our Zhan Zhishan Yu is the real king of this grassland!"

The man complimented.

Hearing him mention the "traitor" in the north, Zhan Zhishan Yu put away his smile, his eyes were grim, and he said fiercely: "Sooner or later, one day, I will fight back!" ”

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"Third brother, you lost again!"

Ji Yu dropped the last chess piece and said to Ji Yuan with a smile.

"Don't play, don't play......" Himagaki said as he stood up and pushed off the chessboard.

"Hahaha, okay, no more chess. Tell me about you! ”

Ji Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Tell me about me?" What do I have to say? ”

"No, third brother. You have something on your mind, and when you play chess, you are absent-minded. said, is it a girl who has a crush on anyone? ”

Ji Yu said teasingly.

"Go and ......, no big or small."

Ji Yuan raised his hand, making a gesture to fight, and when he saw Ji Yu begging for mercy, he let him go.

"But speaking of which, the third brother really has something to discuss with you."

Ji Yuan's tone changed, and Zhengse said.

Seeing Ji Yuan talking about business, Ji Yu also restrained his playful expression, "Third brother, you say." ”

"I want to join the army!"

"Joining the army? Where to go? ”

Ji Yu rubbed his brows and asked.

"I don't know, I just have such a preliminary idea now. I have been studying military books for more than ten years, and I can't always 'talk about soldiers on paper', I want to do something I really like to do! ”

Ji Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said with a serious face.

"But now there is almost no war......"

"Then I also want to go, get up and train with Pao Ze every day, and live the military life I want to live."

Ji Yuan interrupted Ji Yu and said firmly.

"Okay, third brother. I'm sticking with you. ”

"Thank you, Xiao Yu!" Ji Yuan grinned and smiled at Ji Yu.

"Third brother, when do you want to leave? Have you thought about where to go? ”

Ji Yu waved his hand and asked.

"I want to wait for the spring of the year, so I will apply to my father. As for where to go...... It depends on the situation. I'll go wherever I am needed! ”

"Hmmm! Third brother, feel free to tell me if you need to. ”

"Nothing else. If I'm away, my mother's place, you can take care of some of it. ”

Ji Yuan said.

"Third brother, rest assured! At that time, everything in Kyori will have me. ”

Ji Yu patted his chest and reassured.

"Hmmm......"

Coming out of Ji Yuan, Ji Yu took Liu Jun to wander around the capital as always.

"Huh? Where is this, and why are there so few people? ”

Walking to an unfamiliar neighborhood, Ji Yu was curious about the gradually sparse pedestrians.

"Uh-huh....... This ......, and the subordinates don't know! ”

Liu Jun, who also rarely leaves the palace, did not give an answer to Ji Yu.

"There's an old lady over there who sells cakes. Let's go, go and ask where this is! ”

Ji Yu pointed ahead and said.

"Auntie, how did you sell this cake?"

Ji Yu asked the old woman.

"Two pennies a piece."

Hearing the answer, Ji Yu was slightly stunned, looked down at the cake in the basket again, and asked again.

"Auntie, why is your cake so cheap!"

Recently, because of wandering around in the capital, Ji Yu has inquired about most of the prices in the capital. In other parts of the capital, such cakes are generally five cents each. And the price of this old woman was more than doubled, which made Ji Yu interested.

Looking at Ji Yu's clothes, he obviously doesn't look like a person who buys cakes, but looking at his young age, he has no arrogance, and there are few pedestrians nearby, so he has no business. So the old woman was willing to have a few chats with Ji Yu.

"Our bread is not made of good grain, and it uses less oil, so it is cheap."

Hearing the old woman's honest words, Ji Yu didn't quite understand, "Then will anyone buy such cakes?" ”

"Yes! Turn the corner in front of you, it is Rongchangfang, a few years ago there were a lot of refugees, at first they couldn't afford to eat, and then there were people who went out to work, and slowly they were able to feed a family. ”

The old woman's tone changed, and she continued.

"But there's a job to do every day! So they all tried their best to save the money in their hands. Although my two-penny cake is not delicious, it fills my stomach. Just two days ago, the government posted a notice, and the official master came, saying that he wanted them to be soldiers and fight the Huns, and a large number of people were left, leaving some old people who couldn't walk, and some people who were unwilling to be soldiers. ”

Ji Yu nodded and said again.

"Are there many people who don't want to be soldiers?"

The old woman shook her head, "There are not many families, and those who stay are all found in Beijing to make a living and can support the family." said that he went to be a soldier this time, not only could he eat enough, but he could also take his family to go, and when he got there, he also gave land to plant, some of which were originally in the capital, but they didn't live well, and they all went together this time! ”

"The refugees are almost gone, who are you selling this cake to!"

"It's not for sale! Aren't there still a few old people who haven't left! I will send them the leftover bread every day, and I can help a little bit, and I don't know how many of them can survive this winter! ”

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of losing money. My old man sells charcoal and can feed me. Moreover, my son is in the official mansion and is a servant, and he sends us money back every month! ”

At the mention of her son, the wrinkles on the old woman's face moved, and she squeezed out a smile, full of pride.

"The old man is noble."

After hearing this, Ji Yu said seriously to the old woman.

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Separated from the old woman, walking into Rongchangfang, there are very few buildings that can be called houses, most of them are low thatched huts, crumbling in the wind, but this thatched hut has been ten rooms and nine empty, but from this dense thatched hut can be seen how huge the number of refugees at that time was.

After walking for a while, no one saw it, and it seemed that this Rongchangfang was probably empty.

"Squeak ————。"

Hearing the sound of the door shaking, Ji Yu looked back, and there was only a red and frostbitten little face behind the door.

"Kid, come here!"

Ji Yu beckoned.

Hearing the call, the boy not only did not come, but hid inside the door and closed it.

"Childe, don't you need to ......"

Seeing this, Liu Jun stepped forward and asked.

"Forget it, maybe I'm afraid of life! Let's go, go back! ”

Ji Yu shook his head and walked towards the outside of Rongchangfang.

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