Yang Congyi was not stupid, and would ask some questions to discuss with his uncle, as if there was no order to prepare for the establishment of a new army. At the end of the discussion, the uncle couldn't help but scold him for being too stupid, building an army according to his ideas, and the army built up was all useless, it was all a showmanship, and he would only run if he pulled it out, not fight, and he was simply taking the life of a sergeant as a child's play. In the end, he directly suggested that he should not be a prison soldier, so as not to harm people's lives and mislead people's children.

Yang Congyi took the opportunity to persuade: "Uncle, why don't you go down the mountain and help me practice for a few months, now I have almost recruited, and I will go to Mingzhou to practice for three or five months, and I will go to sea, just help us practice for three or five months, you have been in the mountains alone for so long, it is estimated that you are tired of it, Mingzhou is by the sea, there are many islands there, the scenery is beautiful, and the scenery is beautiful." Live by the sea, sail out to sea when you are bored, take a break to see the scenery, or choose an uninhabited island to live in and be a free island owner. The ocean is vast and boundless, thousands of times larger than the Great Song Dynasty, if you don't want to see anyone, look at the sea and go, find an island to settle down, no one can find it, you think about it, how good it is, much better than in the mountains. ”

The uncle smiled: "I knew that you had something to do when you came back, it turned out that reporting to me was incidental, and letting me go down the mountain to train you in the army was the purpose." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Then uncle, do you want to go, this time the army recruits all young people, people in their teens and twenties, you go to be their husband, and you are the leader of their lives." The key is that the seaside and the island are really good, you want mountains and mountains, you want water and water, and you are guaranteed to go and don't want to come back. ”

The uncle said: "I don't know if it's good in the sea, but I've been on the mountain for some years, and I don't want to toss or be lively." Still not going down the mountain, if you have something to do, just come back a few more times. ”

Yang Congyi hurriedly said: "Uncle, this is not good, if I can't train the new army without you, I won't be able to earn meritorious deeds, I will come back to you if I have something, how can we be together, I will ask you at any time." It's not a secret that you're hiding in Dabie Mountain in Huangmei County, the gang in Tianzhu Mountain knows you, they have a big conspiracy and built a Zhongyi League, I'm running into Tianzhu Mountain is actually related to them, it's all about them behind their backs, the Zhongyi League is in need of manpower, maybe when they will come to you, pull you up the mountain to be bandits, kill officials and kill people, can you shirk it when the time comes, the mountain is so big, they have thousands of people, they can find you wherever you hide. If you go to sea with me, you can get rid of their possible entanglement, overseas is so big, when you go to sea, where do they find you, where do they pester you. If you stay in the mountains, just wait to be annoyed by them, wait to be calculated by them. ”

When the uncle heard this, he was silent, he was afraid of trouble so he hid in the mountains, Tianzhu Mountain is not far from Dabie Mountain, what kind of character are those people in the Guards, he knows very well, they are not willing to be lonely, it is completely possible to make a loyal alliance. Loyalty and Righteousness League, you can guess what they are going to do without asking, killing officials and killing people is light, revenge is true, they are happy for a while, but it is more families that are disturbed, he will definitely not participate in this kind of thing.

If he really wants to be approached by his former comrades, he wants to refuse, it is basically impossible, although he also has resentment in his heart, but it is not eliminated in their way, and their way cannot eliminate resentment. When I left the barracks, I thought differently from them, so I came to the mountains to live in seclusion, but after all, they were comrades who were born and died, and they really found them, although the mountains were big, but there was nowhere to hide.

"Let me think about it." The uncle said after being silent for a long time.

Yang Congyi knew that his uncle's heart had been shaken, so he didn't say anything more, went out alone, and left his uncle to think about it at home.

If he leaves again this time, he will not come back in the future, and the atlas he left on the mountain should be taken with him, and it will be useful to go to sea this time. He has also seen ancient nautical charts, and there is a big gap between them and the maps made by later generations with satellite high-altitude detection, and sometimes the difference is thousands of miles, especially at sea, with accurate maps, you can avoid many detours when you go to sea.

Climb up the hill, find the cave where the map was hidden, remove the stones, and the map is still there, intact, just dusty. Looking carefully at the map, every time he saw a place name, it was as if he had already walked, and after a cursory flip, countless place names came out of his mind, and the world was all in his heart, and he himself seemed to be independent of this world.

He carefully closed the atlas, some of the pages were old and torn from having been turned so many times. This atlas has been with him for two and a half years, and he bought it when he was in college, and it is a must-take thing every time he travels far away. With a map, he has a sense of security where there is no signal.

Yang Congyi put away the map, went around the mountain, and hunted a pheasant before going down the mountain.

It was dark, after eating the roast chicken, it was still early, the two sat outside the house, looking at the stars, there was not a word to say, both of them had something in their hearts, and most of the time they were silent.

Uncle can feel that Yang Congyi is different from three years ago, at that time, he was carefree when he ate and drank, but now although he has a smile on his face, his eyes are wrong, and in three years, he has grown. And he himself, hiding in the mountains alone, can't contact outsiders a few times a month, facing not only mountains and rocks, but also trees, and prey, this life is indeed boring enough.

Looking at the starry sky, I can't help but ask, what is the meaning of this life? In the first half of his life, in order to resist the gold thief, he returned to the Central Plains in the north, followed Yue Shuai to go around for more than ten years, and those ten years were the apex of his brilliant life. When Yue Shuai was killed, his life changed, his righteousness was exhausted, his ambition was no longer there, and there was no passion in life, and in the end, he was bored and had to leave the barracks where he had been staying for more than ten years. If you continue to stay in the mountains, you will just die of old age.

After so many years, the grievances and resentment in my heart have gradually faded, and those hatreds have slowly disappeared with the mountain wind, flowing water, and the withering of plants and trees.

He also saw it, people will eventually die, turn into loess, it is enough to leave a name in the world, Yue Shuai's name spread north and south of the river, and the statement spread far and wide in the border of the Jin country, who in this world does not know Yue Shuai's name, who does not know Yue's army! It's time to let go of the resentment of the past, it's time to go to the land for which you have fought for half your life, take a look, even if Yue Shuai's wish is not fulfilled, the Great Song Dynasty only has half of the mountains and rivers, but it is not the same is wonderful?

"Cong Yi, you go back to Taihu Lake first." The uncle looked at the hazy distant mountains.

"Uncle, you really don't want to go with me?" Yang Congyi was a little lost.

"I still have some things to arrange, I'll look for you in a few days." The uncle was calm and said slowly.

Hearing this, Yang Congyi was immediately overjoyed: "Uncle, are you willing to go down the mountain to help me?" That's great, the new army is hopeful! He stood up excitedly and let out a strange roar at the empty mountain.

At this time, he was excited, but also free, calm outside the mountain, back in the mountain ceased to exist.

This silent night in the mountains changed the lives of two people and the direction of history. Whether this night was right or wrong is difficult to tell years later.

In the early morning, the chirping of birds in the mountains woke Yang Congyi up, and he slept very soundly this night, and did not wake up before dawn as usual, because this is a safe place, no need to wake up, no need to fortify.

The uncle had already gotten up early, cooked his meal, and was packing up.

After eating, Yang Congyi left the money bag to the uncle, explained it, and went down the mountain first.

The ancients reaffirmed their promise, and since the uncle agreed, he was not worried that the uncle would not come.

Now he is worried about the situation in the camp, five or six hundred people together, it is better not to make trouble.

After going down the mountain, he took the horses and hurried all the way to Taihu County.

From Huangmei County to Susong County, there are sixty or seventy miles of mountain roads between the two counties, and there are no tea shops and no post stations. Yang Congyi has walked back and forth twice, walked for nearly a day three years ago, and came back the day before yesterday to ride a horse for more than an hour.

Between the galloping horses, I suddenly saw a dark shadow on the official road in front of me, and there was a faint sound of shouting, and after a few breaths, I could see clearly that someone was fighting on the official road.

Yang Congyi suffered a loss three years ago, and he didn't want to do much, and he had to rush back to Taihu County in a hurry, and he didn't want to delay for a moment.

There is only one official road, and there is no other way but to rush over, or wait for them to divide the victory or defeat. But there is a price to be paid for onlookers on the side, and in a deserted and populated place, who knows why they are fighting, it is inevitable that they will not be affected.

After a few breaths, his thoughts turned sharply, and Yang Congyi decided to urge the horse to rush over, regardless of what grievances they had.

With a wave of the horsewhip, it snapped on the horse's buttocks, and the horse under him was in pain, and he galloped along the right side of the official road.

In a few breaths, he rushed in front of the fighting crowd.

The people who were fighting on the ground were evenly matched, and suddenly saw a black shadow attacking, how could they not panic, and instantly dodged a way, letting go of the horse that rushed by.

At the moment of rushing through the crowd, Yang Congyi saw clearly the two sides of the struggle. On one side, there were more than 20 people covered in black scarves, and on one side were three Taoist leaders wearing Taoist robes.

Successfully avoiding the danger, the horse galloped, Yang Congyi's thoughts were flying, and he was the Taoist again. Three years ago, it was the Taoist who saved his life in the prison and passed on his exercises, and the one who saved his life twice in Tianzhu Mountain two years ago and helped him get through the difficulties was also the Taoist chief, and the Taoist chief did not ask for anything in return, but he couldn't help but report it.

Yang Congyi tightened the reins in his hand, stopped and dismounted, turned the horse's head and ran back.

The two sides who were fighting fiercely on the road suddenly heard a shout: "Tianzhu Mountain Yang Lao Wu is here, stop quickly!" ”

A masked man in a black scarf jumped out of the battle group and shouted: "Lao Tzu doesn't care which one you are, get out quickly, otherwise it won't be troublesome to kill one more." ”