The fire in Guojia Village in the distance became more and more intense, staining half of the sky red, and the people on Hu Guiyang's side were standing on the ridge and looking at it from afar, and it was too late to rescue, and few people really wanted to beg.

"Xiao Guohuo stayed in the village." Lao Guo Qi felt the most regretful, "He is also too unlucky." ”

Fan Dajian said to Zhang Wuchen: "Have you calculated the death date of Guojia Village?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Wuchen defended extremely seriously, as if someone would really make him responsible, "Since Yu Pei was ...... After taking it away, the incense burner didn't work well. However, the name Xiao Guohuo is not very auspicious, the name is on fire, and lo and behold, this is not a fire. ”

"No, walking such a long mountain road is to come to Guojia Village to send fire. You must be careful when choosing a name, I know a Taoist priest who is proficient in yin and yang, and he is the best at naming it, and my current name is what he changed. ”

One true and one false, the two Taoist priests talked about the changes of yin and yang, blessings and misfortunes, Zhang Wuchen has not been in contact with these things for many years, but relying on some crooked reasoning and heresies learned from Liang Tiegong when he was young, he was able to have a lively conversation with Fan Dajian.

Zhao Aqi's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly stretched out his finger and said, "Look, someone is coming, quite a lot of people." ”

Sure enough, a long group of people was walking towards the mountain range, dotted with a small number of torches in between.

"Oops, the officers and soldiers who burned Guojia Village have caught up." Fan Dajian hurriedly looked for his waist knife.

Yuan Mao said: "What are you afraid of, we ourselves are officers and soldiers." ”

Fan Dajian was stunned, "Yes, Hu Guiyang is a Jinyi guard, but let's follow up in the mountains to remind the homeless, what is this?" ”

Hu Guiyang knew that he was asking himself, but he still didn't squeak, just stood on tiptoe, "The torch moves so slowly, it doesn't look like an officer or soldier." ”

"I'll take a look." Zhao Aqi ran down the mountain.

The procession in the distance gradually approached, and this time everyone could see that the procession was moving slowly, and indeed it did not look like the officers and soldiers who attacked the village at night.

Zhao Aqi came back, with a look of surprise and admiration, "Senior brother, I really made you right, Guo Juren chased after him, but not alone, but ...... It seemed like the whole village, and I saw women and children, as well as pigs, cows, and sheep. ”

Hu Guiyang was also taken aback, "Are they moving?" I'm just a wake-up call, this Guo Juren is too ......"

After all, Lao Guo Qi cared more about Guojia Village than others, and immediately pulled out his legs to meet him.

As the procession approached, there were indeed men, women, and children, pushing carts, driving livestock, holding children, and carrying old people on their backs, all of them dejected, no different from fleeing, and leading the way were several young men, holding torches, ignoring a small group of people on the hill.

Lao Guo Qi ran up in advance and said blankly: "They want to take refuge in Lijia Village for a while, and they may have to move farther in the future." ”

Hu Guiyang and others stood in the grass, making way of the narrow mountain road.

The villagers walked through the mountains one after another, except for Xiao Guohuo who smiled, no one opened their mouths to say hello, and occasionally someone turned their heads to look, and their faces were full of anger, as if they were forced away by this group of outsiders.

Xiaocao couldn't stand this kind of gaze, and said loudly: "Brother Hu is kind......

Hu Guiyang waved his hand at her, signaling that there was no need to say this.

The team gradually passed, and when a trolley was trapped, Hu Guiyang stepped forward to help push the cart, but even so, he did not get a word of thanks.

Hu Guiyang didn't care, and began to admire Guo Juren's decisiveness in his heart, and even the village was burned to the ground, cutting off the villagers' way out.

The threat from the outside world has not yet really emerged, and there is really no better way to mobilize the whole village to leave their homes at such a time.

At the end of the procession was another group of young and strong villagers, the only old man among whom was none other than Guo Juren.

Guo Juren stopped alone, stood opposite Hu Guiyang, and said coldly: "This is the scene you want to see?" ”

Hu Guiyang glanced at the team of villagers who had not yet gone far, and said with a smile: "They already hate me, you don't need to act for them anymore." ”

Guo Juren's face was angry, but he was not really angry, and waited for a while, "I want to say a few words to you." ”

"Okay."

Guo Juren looked at the others, "Speak alone." ”

Hu Guiyang didn't let the others go away, but stretched out his hand and pointed to the team in the distance, "I'll give you a ride." ”

Guo Juren nodded in agreement and walked in front to lead the way.

Zhao Aqi whispered: "Senior brother, do you want me to follow?" ”

Hu Guiyang shook his head and stepped to catch up with Guo Juren.

Zhao Aqi looked at Hu Guiyang's back, "Senior brother doesn't need protection, he can ...... alone." Hey, hey, hey. ”

Hu Guiyang really doesn't need protection, he is not as powerful as Zhao Aqi imagined, but he is not afraid of an old man, no matter how strong Guo Juren is when he is young, there are not a few points left at this age.

The two walked side by side for a while, and after being far away from the two groups of people in front and behind, Guo Ju said: "I expected this day." ”

"That's my extra move."

"No, no, I appreciate the reminder." Guo Juren sighed lightly, "But I can't say this openly." ”

"It's okay, I don't need to say thank you in private, I'm here to remind you that it's not for this."

"Huh." Guo Juren stopped, "I've been wondering, what is your purpose?" ”

"All I need is the truth."

"A word of truth?"

"Well, where do you want to move to?"

"Lijia Village."

"It's just a temporary place to live, and Lijia Village can't accommodate so many villagers, you will definitely move again, you must have a final destination in mind."

Guo Juren didn't squeak, his face was slightly gloomy, this was obviously the truth he was most unwilling to give.

"Let me guess, huh—Yunyang Mansion?"

Guo Juren's face changed suddenly, not angry, but confused, "You...... How do you ......"

"I'm just guessing." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, knowing that he guessed correctly, for him, this piece of information was worth a thousand gold.

Guo Juren sighed again, "Now that you already know - my idea is to move to the mountains near Yunyang Mansion, where I have acquaintances and can accept the whole village." ”

"More than ten years ago, Jingxiang was full of homeless villages, and after several years of encirclement and relocation by the imperial court, there should be few villages left, right?"

"It is precisely because of the large number of vacant land that Guojia Village can move there."

"But the imperial court has just established Yunyang Mansion, and Jingxiang is no longer a borderless land."

"Then it's better than here." Guo Juren looked back at the village, across the mountains, he could only see the faint light of the fire, "When the village was built, it was still a barren land, the mountains were full of grasslands, sparsely populated, and the mountains were paradises, and they couldn't afford to raise too many people, but they didn't have to pay for food and labor, and they were at ease." ”

"You're talking about the former dynasty?"

"Well, then the Yuan people were driven away, which is a good thing, but the mountain people are used to being casual, rough and can't stand the control outside, so most of them don't occupy the people. Later, you should know that the imperial court moved people from all over the country, and all the abundant water and grass were cultivated into fields, and there were more and more villages, and the displaced people had to retreat step by step. It turned out that there were still several villages in this area, and one by one they were dying, and Gaojia Village became the outermost one, and since then I have known that good life will not last long. ”

"So you started building a village to protect yourself?"

"The village can only block a small number of poor people who come to harass, but Gaojia Village on the front foot is destroyed, and you will appear on the back foot, I understand that Gaojia Village is likely to face an army, and we only have one choice left."

"Gaojia Village was destroyed by the Jianghu people, and the news I got is that the government may attack you."

"Hey, it's enough to have this 'possibility', as soon as Gaojia Village is finished, Guojia Village will be exposed to the outermost periphery, and it will be attacked sooner or later."

Hu Guiyang hesitated for a moment and decided to say it anyway, "Someone deliberately led the disaster to the mountain village, and after you arrived at Yunyang Mansion, I am afraid that it is just the intention of the person who caused the disaster." ”

"So what can I do? This is the only way we can go. ”

"There is still a way ......"

Before Hu Guiyang could say it, Guo Juren had already shook his head and refused, "Surrender to the government?" I have already said that the mountain people are used to being scattered, and it is impossible to go out of the mountains to be the people of the Ming Dynasty, so we would rather take the risk and flee. ”

It was late at night, and Hu Guiyang only saw Guo Juren's general expression, so he stepped forward, got closer, and asked, "Are you unwilling, or are the villagers unwilling?" ”

Guo Juren's eyebrows raised, "You mean I take risks with the villagers?" ”

Hu Guiyang pointed to the team in the distance, "They walked in front of me, orderly, orderly, and not at all careless." ”

Guo Juren's angry face became even more obvious, "I take back the gratitude I just now." ”

"Hehe, there will be a date later."

Guo Juren bowed his hand slightly, and strode to catch up with the team of the village.

Hu Guiyang stood in place for a while, thought about it, and came to the same conclusion: no amount of rhetoric can win over Guo Juren, it is a stubborn old cow, and he would rather die than look back.

He returned to the mountain and said to everyone: "Let's not go to Lijia Village, turn around and go out of the mountain." ”

Fan Dajian was the first to agree, "It should have been like this a long time ago, let the mosquitoes in the mountains suck other people's blood." ”

The trip to the mountains was anticlimactic, and everyone was a little surprised and disappointed, but it was a good thing to be able to leave the mountains after all, Fan Dajian and the others immediately went to pack their things, but Xiaocao and the other four villagers did not move.

Hu Guiyang said to the four people: "I invite you to go out of the mountain together, I will arrange a place to go, if you are willing to follow Guojia Village, you can do it, they haven't gone too far yet, they can catch up." ”

The four of them looked at each other, and Lao Guo Qi said: "Xiaocao decides, I'll listen to you." ”

Two other villagers agreed.

Xiaocao was a little panicked, "I'm the youngest......"

"You are General Gao's sister, and with this, you can make decisions for us." Lao Guo Qi and the others didn't want to make up their own minds.

Xiaocao couldn't help it, thought for a while, and looked at Hu Guiyang, "The golden hairpin is still with you, and the favors owed haven't been repaid...... I'll go with you, and I will have a chance to save your life. ”

"Haha, there are many opportunities like this."

Four villagers also went to pack their bags.

Fan Dajian asked from a distance: "Do you want to go back to the capital directly after leaving the mountain?" ”

"If you don't go back to the city, let's take the road to Yunyang Mansion."

"Huh? What the hell are you doing in that place? There's not even a city built yet, right? ”

"Of course, to go to a ghost place is to catch ghosts." Hu Guiyang stretched his waist, felt that this trip was worthwhile, put down his arm, and saw the gaze of Third Sister He.

Only these two men understood what Yunyang Mansion meant, not just a former place for displaced people, now a newly built state capital, and a place where they were originally imprisoned.

Hu Guiyang became more and more convinced that everything he was pursuing would be answered in Yunyang Mansion.