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At noon, the procession to Luoyang had already left the area under the jurisdiction of Ji County.

Ten boxes of ashes added to the weight of Zhao Kou, and the bullock pulling the cart would not have any difficulty at all, and it would follow the team meekly, without the old man having to take care of it.

During the long ride, people always have to find something to say, and they are lonely on the way. Among the soldiers who escorted Qiang over there, there were a few people who knew each other, they were all Zhao's subordinates, but now their identities are above their own surname Zhao, so as not to embarrass each other, Zhao Kou will not pay attention to them, and only talk to the leading scribes and soldiers.

Tian Rang, the military candidate of these 500 soldiers, heard that Tian Feng, the great right army division, was from the same clan, and was originally a hundred generals in the Huya Army, and was recently transferred to the command of the third lieutenant of Ji County to serve as a military candidate.

The scribe who had been entrusted by Zhao Ang was really young, and he had a lot of things to do, so he couldn't bear the endless problems of Zhao Kou, so he looked for an excuse after a while, and refused to appear in the old man's sight again. Tian Junhou is the supreme commander of this team, but his boss is the captain Zhao Qu, another person from the Tianshui Zhao family, after figuring out this relationship, Zhao Kou thought for a while, and still felt that he was qualified to talk to him.

When the ox cart approached Tian Junhou's mount again, Zhao Kou was bold, patted the wooden box on the cart with his hand, and asked loudly: "Junhou, these soldiers have no family and children?" How can no one who has brought back the corpse be burned to death? ”

Zhao Kou asked suddenly, Tian Rang was stunned, and looked back at him first.

However, perhaps it is really as the old man expected, there are two faces, Ji County Commander and the top boss Zhao Xiaowei, this military candidate should also recognize him, not to treat ordinary people lightly, and there is no slack in replying: "The road is far away, if you go back and forth by coffin, not to mention the effort, the body will smell unstoppable early, or the epidemic will harm people, it is not as cheap as a fire burial!" ”

The other party's attitude was very good, and Zhao Kou was a little more down-to-earth. Then he asked, "If that's the case, why don't you bury them on the spot?" Now the corpse is burned by fire, the flesh and bones are not complete, and the soul is rarely at peace, and it is not the wish of the dead. ”

"The heavens are all natural. Ghosts or vanity! It will be a soul, and it should be a heroic soul, and Sankun Mountain has old friends and good companions, how can it not be safe? Tian Rang argued first, and Fang said: "I wait for the soldiers, and we are proud to be buried in the martyrs' monument of Sankun Mountain after death!" The expedition did not want to be cremated and returned to the mountain. Before that, he should be handed over to the military officials, and he was buried on the spot after his death. These ashes sent to Luoyang are all voluntary to become heroic souls, and no longer spare their flesh and bones! ”

Such a terrifying and unbelievable thing is probably only heard of in the land of Deng Mu'an, Zhao Kou was suddenly frightened by Tian Rang's words, and he was silent.

Zhao Kou stopped talking. Someone on an ox cart on the left had the courage to speak and change the topic: "Tian Junhou, the people we are transporting are all the dead in the battle with such Qiang?" ”

Tian Rang turned his head again and replied as usual: "Yes! ”

When Tian Rang answered again, Lao Zhaokou knew that people's pleasant faces were not only for themselves, but for everyone. I took Joe by myself before.

On this trip to deliver grain, the people had a lot of questions, two people started with it, and the number of people who spoke slowly increased, and some people pointed to the Qiang captives and asked: "Such a foreign race that deserves to die, it is okay to kill them, what is the use of being sent to Luoyang?" ”

Tian Rang said: "This generation of Deng Envoy Jun has given meritorious relatives and nobles as slaves!" Don't kill lightly! ”

Once the conversation is spoken. The sound of mutual questioning came and went, and it was suddenly lively, and it was difficult for Zhao Kou to interject into the conversation, but Tian Rang was very patient. is not like the hairy boy of the scribe, and he will give answers one by one.

In the evening, the team camped in the mountains, set up tents to bury pots and cook rice, and then returned to travel after the morning eclipse the next day.

In the afternoon of the second day, he entered the right Fufeng, the land of Sizhou. The "Du Gongwu" seen here is still only a prototype, and none of them have been built, but at the first sight of them, Zhao Kou immediately fell in love, and pulled Tian Rang to chatter, and at this time, Fang Xin's family can also live in such a dock fort in the future.

Compared with the border areas of Liangzhou, the newly resettled refugees are much more densely populated, and the further east they go, the denser they become, and the constant sound of chickens and dogs barking along the way is really incompatible with the original chaotic scene. The rest of the children dancing with halberds and women riding horses also opened the eyes of the people from Tianshui.

When you arrive at Hongnong, the whole picture of the "Du Gongwu" built can be seen, see Tian let talk well, here, Zhao Kou and others begged left and right, Tian Rang came forward, so that they could enter a tun dwelling to observe carefully at close range, when they came out, they were full of envy and excitement, and the topic of admiration was said to be dozens of miles away.

When entering the Hangu Pass, the vision is a change again, Henan is the most prosperous place under the rule of Deng Ji, but did not build a dock fort, the folk customs are similar to Hongnong, in addition, the high crown is everywhere, the long sleeves are fluttering, the unique spirit of the people from the old to the young, can also be felt by outsiders at any time.

Luoyang City was supposed to be the end of the team's journey, and it was time to turn back after that. However, after Han Song, the county commander here, took the roster and handed over the ashes of the Qiang martyrs, the meritorious people of the Qiang Di slaves who had been rewarded went to the county government to collect them, and they didn't have to worry about it, but the ashes of the martyrs still needed to be carried by the people. Han Song also said to the clerk in charge of the affairs of the people in Ji County: "This county still needs to hire servants to send the ashes to Sankun Mountain, which is not as cheap as the livestock vehicles of the people of your county. The service money is from the county, and each person has 300 wen or 50 catties of grain, how about it? ”

There is money and food to be earned, so why not take a short walk all the way here? The scribe agreed on behalf of the people, and asked Tian Rang and other soldiers to stay in Luoyang to rest for the time being, and the people went to Sankun Mountain.

Among the ashes of the soldiers who died in the war were transported, more than ten people's household registration came from the local area, the death list was more than ten days early, and the family members had been trusted.

Sankun Mountain stretches and falls, the burial place is not far from Luoyang, and after going out of the city for more than an hour, it has entered the mountain. On a mountain road, Zhao Kou saw that the gentle slopes on the left and right sides were full of rows of tombs, about thousands.

In front of each tomb, there is a small stele. When the ox cart passes by, there is a stele stone on the left side of the road that is the closest, and there are many words engraved on the door, Zhao Kou is illiterate, first shout at the ox cart to stop beside the road, and wait for the scribe to come up, beg to read it to him.

The young scribe couldn't annoy the old man, so he had to read truthfully: "Yang Gong of a certain pavilion in Yanshi County, a certain Tun Yang Gong, a double name, a Wuwei person from Liangzhou, was elected as an auxiliary soldier in the third year of the early peace. During his lifetime, he made two small contributions in the army, and he was brave and righteous, and did not violate the "Seven Virtues of Bravery". In the fourth year of the first peace, Zhang Ji committed Hanguguan, and Yang Gong was stationed with Guo Shi of the Huya Army and died in the battle. At the time of the corpse, he had six wounds and a split spleen and lungs. Isn't this public being an example for the brave soldiers and auxiliary soldiers? ”

Although illiterate, Zhao Kou probably understands the conventions of the inscription, only knows that everyone has to hide for the dead, and has never heard of the tragic situation when someone is about to die is also written on the tablet!

Isn't it strange to be so reckless about the aftermath of the deceased, but it can still make the soldiers flock to it?

Puzzled, Han Song had already led the team straight in. With the team to the ground, Zhao Kou was fortunate to see the soldiers mention the solemn face of the martyr's monument, Deng Mu'an was only eight at the beginning, and now it has been added to sixteen, all used to engrave the names of the war dead.

When Zhao Kou arrived, there was still a stonemason who built a high platform and carved words on a martyr's tablet, and there were more than ten stonemasons on the ground who were busy making small stone tablets for each grave.

In addition to the name of the deceased on the martyr's stele, only one sentence was on each stele, and the scribe was bored and did not want to read it to Zhao Kou again, but Luo Yang ordered Han Song to sigh again every time he came here, and now he recited it again:

"Is there any regret that the husband wielded a halberd and stepped on a horse and died in the world?"

After reading the words, Han Song shook his head for a while before he stopped, and said to an old man next to the stonemason who was watching and supervising: "Chang Lao, the remains of the newly killed soldiers in the battle of Tianshui have arrived!" Please demarcate the burial ground! ”

Chang Lao is old, and he must be white, but his spirit is very good, and he replied in a loud voice: "You wait and worship the great sage and good teacher again!" ”

After the Son of Heaven ran to Cao Cao, there was no longer any need to hide the Taiping Dao under Deng Ji's rule, such as Han Song, and other officials, every time they entered Sankun Mountain, they had to be forced by Chang Lao to pay homage to the position of great sage and good teacher.

Han Song had no choice but to leave what he was doing first, ask the people to stay less, and go to the mountains to pay homage to the spiritual position of the anti-thief leader, and the scribes who came with him also followed.

Chang Lao turned around again, and said loudly to the stonemason who carved the words on the high platform: "Old Gao, be careful, if you make a mistake, you have to change the stele and re-engrave it as before, don't let the disciples laugh again!" ”

Among the younger stonemasons on the ground, some people snickered, but the people on the high platform were frightened by his voice, almost slipped their hands, turned around and said angrily: "Shut up! ”

was yelled at by the stonemason on the high platform, and Lao Chang really stopped talking, until Han Song and other officials returned, and then led them again and designated a large number of new burial places.

After unloading all the ashes containing the wooden box, the rest of the things here were checked by the Luoyang officials, and the servants and stonemasons were supervised to do it, and Zhao Kou and others returned to the city with Han Song first.

After returning to Luoyang, the people were supposed to join Tian Rang and other soldiers, and the whole team returned to Tianshui.

However, there was another accident, and the news of Yingchuan Cao's army attacking Liang County suddenly came from Luoyang, and the Xiao cavalry army had already left Bishui Pass at this time and harassed Yanzhou again. The troops in the county were insufficient, and the general Gu Sheng sent a message to Tian Rang, so that he could stay for the time being, and first join forces to go to Liang County to help.

The military situation is critical, and Tian Rang Zidang is lazy to go to the rescue. After a day of rest, several scribes led the people of Ji County on the way home.

At this time, Zhaokou's ox cart was already loaded with fifty catties of grain from Luoyang, and after returning to Ji County, there were still six stones of grain waiting for him to receive, and the old man, who had been fortunate for most of his life, was full of infinite happiness in his heart.

In addition to rejoicing, the old man was also worried about the power of the lord who ruled him for the first time - I heard that Cao's army had invaded the territory, I wonder if he could resist it?

(Finally back to the city, tomorrow can guarantee two watches!) (To be continued.) )