Chapter 36: A Long Conversation (Part II)
"Of course...... Although the current emperor is old, he is not a mediocre monarch, and in times of drought, he has successively transferred grain from other places to Nanhai Province, but helplessly, most of the grain was robbed by bandits in the middle of the road, coupled with folk rumors...... The government hoarded the people's life-saving food in an attempt to make huge profits, and the result was the emergence of the Black Flag Army...... It can't be stopped. ”
Because of the small rice, Ziyou is particularly concerned about the affairs of the Black Flag Army, but unlike when Zhao Yiyi talked about the Black Flag Army before, the small rice at this time did not show too much excitement.
Sitting next to Ziyou very quietly, although her eyes didn't look at Zhang Bai's face, Ziyou could feel that she was listening carefully.
The people of the Han people are the easiest to rule, as long as they are well fed, warmly clothed, and able to live, they are so satisfied.
It is only when it becomes a problem to fill their stomachs that the people will take up arms and confront the rulers, they may not have any ambitions, they do not want to be big officials, they do not want to achieve any great things, they just want to be able to eat a bowl of white rice, that's all.
Sure enough, just like the four words written by Xiao Xiaofan, the appearance of the Black Flag Army is exactly ...... "the officials force the people to rebel." ”
But this kind of coercion was passive, and the imperial court was not indifferent, and they also tried to transport grain to the relief victims, but the result was ...... Halfway through, they were robbed, which led to the deterioration of the situation.
There is nothing wrong with the court, there is nothing wrong with the people, the robbers who suddenly appeared were actually the culprits of the Black Flag Army incident.
But what does that mean? What does it have to do with Xiaomi's life experience, Ziyou can't know it yet.
Perhaps only by finding some of the leaders of the Black Flag Army who are still alive can the secret of Xiaomi's background be revealed, but the Black Flag Army has been destroyed for many years, and this plan seems too much to take for granted.
From Zhao Yiyi and Zhang Baimian's description of the Black Flag Army, Ziyou has a more comprehensive understanding of the entire Black Flag Army incident.
Zhao Yiyi is full of hatred for the Black Flag Army, and her originally happy family was completely destroyed because of the Black Flag Army.
With a white face, when he was talking about the Black Flag Army, he was more in a state of excitement, as if he hoped that the Black Flag Army would appear again.
In his words...... Heroes emerge in troubled times, men have the ambition to make meritorious deeds, and they sweep the enemy chieftains with three feet on their waists, what a mess.
This kid looks like he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, but it is not difficult to understand that he should be born in a family in power, and if he really fights, he will definitely not be the head soldier in the army, so even if there is a river of blood on the battlefield, he will not die on his head, so he can say such cool words.
It's good to be young.
"Brother Ziyou, this Taiping Marquis is really boring, only on the battlefield is the real destination of a man."
Ziyou and Zhang Baiface are completely two types of people, Zhang Baiyan wants to fight, Ziyou doesn't want to, quietly eating and waiting for death is Ziyou's wish.
As for those illusory fame and fortune, leaving a name in history or something, it's really boring, the dreams are different, plus a white face is a big man, after learning about the Black Flag Army from him, Ziyou feels that he doesn't have any common language with him.
Listening to Zhang Bai's nonsense, Ziyou's afterglow mostly paused on the nightingale beside Zhang Baiyan.
This distance is still very close, her slender thighs, her white arms, can be seen quite clearly, perhaps because of the reason for practicing martial arts, the curve of the nightingale is really perfect.
Tsk, talking to a white face is boring, and the meaning of his existence is only to provide a beautiful female guard for Ziyou to enjoy.
Having said that, although Azusa felt that the nightingale should have noticed that he was looking at him from time to time, the nightingale didn't seem to care too much about this kind of thing...... did not deliberately avoid Ziyou's gaze.
As a guard, what she cares about may only be the safety of a white face.
"Brother Ziyou, if you are willing to go to Jingzhou with someone to seek status, the beauty is at your fingertips." Zhang Bai's face raised an eyebrow.
"Ahem." Ziyou really choked, and it seemed that it was not only the nightingale who noticed that he was peeping, but even his master found out, I'm really embarrassed, who doesn't like beautiful women, but Ziyou is still principled, the gentleman is lustful, and he takes it in a good way.
It is even more unlikely that Ziyou will be led by the nose because of a beauty. "What are you talking about, I'm a decent man! I have no interest in beautiful women, by the way, are the beauties you talking about looking good with your guards? Oh, don't care, I'm just asking. ”
"Haha!" Zhang Baiyan laughed loudly. "Of course, when a man's status reaches a certain level, any woman with a good appearance can get it."
Zhang Bai tried to tempt Zi You, but Zi You still had that light smile, and did not sink into the obscene atmosphere created by Zhang Bai Face.
Seeing that Ziyou didn't say anything, Zhang Baiyan continued. "Being able to make friends with Brother Ziyou is not worth the trip to Selangor, Xiao Er has a good wine, today you and my brothers will not get drunk and not return."
Zhang Bai's face is still quite hearty, since he said so, Ziyou doesn't mind having one more friend like this, and when he travels to this era, he always tries his best to fit in, and it's not a bad thing to make friends with a white face, maybe he will use it in the future.
Of course, this is just Ziyou's hunch, Zhang Baimian's hometown is in Jingzhou, and he is about to return to Jingzhou, Ziyou doesn't know if he will have the opportunity to go to Jingzhou in the future, if he makes enough money and becomes a rich man, he may choose to travel to other places, and let Zhang Baiyan be a free guide when the time comes...... Let him eat and live again...... You can save a lot of money.
The surname of the Hong Dynasty is Zhang, although Zhang Baimian's identity must be very noble, but many dynasties have the habit of giving certain ministers the surname of the country, in order to enhance their sense of belonging to the country, so although Zhang Baimian is surnamed Zhang, it cannot be concluded that he is a relative of the emperor.
What is the identity of Zhang Baiyan, Ziyou is not interested in knowing, if you like to talk about it, you can say it, don't talk about pulling it down, anyway, Ziyou doesn't want to use her brain to have a headache.
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I have to say that the nightingale, as a guard, really protects the white face meticulously, to a morbid level.
When Xiao Er brought the wine to the two of them, and was about to sip with a white face, the nightingale actually took out a silver needle and inserted it into the wine glass.
Then pick it up and look at it carefully.
Ziyou could see at a glance that the nightingale was testing poison with a silver needle.
In this regard, Zhang Bai's face only smiled dryly, he seemed to be used to the nightingale doing this, and did not make a fuss.
The wine is naturally non-toxic, and you can drink it freely, but you just have to raise a glass.
Hearing only a snort, the nightingale's long sword was thrown in front of Ziyou abruptly, and the sudden action startled Ziyou, and the wine glass was frightened and slipped from his hand, and it fell to the ground and shattered.
"Ahh Zi You looked at the long sword in front of him with a cold light, a trace of cold sweat couldn't help but drip from his forehead, and the sword went further Zi You must have died on the spot, could it be that the nightingale held a grudge, when she was not physically strong before, Zi You had grabbed her wrist, and now that her physical strength has recovered, she is ready to take revenge? "Nightingale girl, what are you doing here?"
"Nightingale?" Puzzled, she looked up at Nightingale's face, which seemed to be owed her money.
"There's a mosquito ......," the nightingale said coldly.
After such a reminder, Ziyou and Zhang Bai looked carefully at the nightingale's long sword, only to see one side of the sword...... Sure enough, a mosquito was lying on it, and the mosquito was cut off by the waist...... It's really a grass and mosquito life.
So...... The nightingale's sword is not for the sake of slashing Ziyou...... It's for cutting mosquitoes.
Ziyou had a big cold sweat on her forehead. "Miss Nightingale, are you also cutting mosquitoes to protect your master?"
"There is a kind of red mosquito in the Western Regions, which feeds on blood and spreads plague, and if it is bitten, it will die violently within three days."
Ok, good, good! Ziyou's posture has really risen, and the red mosquitoes in the Western Regions are ...... Can you be more.
"Hehe......" Zhang Baiface smirked twice. Brother Ziyou, you also saw that Nightingale is a competent guard...... Very competent...... Competent. ”
It's too competent, such a guard...... It's just too competent, and I don't know if she sleeps at night, whether she stays in front of the white-faced bed and helps him fight mosquitoes.
The first night Ziyou broke away from the beggar was spent in nonsense with Zhang Baiface, and they exchanged a lot with each other.
Some basic information about this era has been set out a lot by Ziyou, and Zhang Bai's face has also been stunned by Ziyou, what slave society, feudal society, and finally there will be the germ of capitalism.
Although the white face is completely blinded, it sounds very powerful.