Chapter 307
But the imperial court doesn't think so, disobeying the emperor's order is a traitor to the party, and a traitor to the party must be killed, regardless of whether you do good or bad things.
And in order to save his life and the lives of his brothers, he must first strengthen himself, otherwise there will be a life-and-death battle with the demon clan here, and the imperial court will take the opportunity to act from behind, so it will not just be a matter of chilling.
Therefore, if he is really determined to break away from the imperial court, the first thing he must do is to take advantage of the troubled times to get a piece of the pie, and wait until he has enough strength to protect himself before he can talk about saving the troubled times.
Having said that, as for Yu Shenzhao's choice, that is his own business, what should he do in the future, whether to leave the imperial court or continue, there are too many people involved, I believe that Yu Shenzhao wants to grasp Qing Li, and it is not simple.
Therefore, Li Xunlian felt that it was necessary to tell him about the situation in the West.
Before the expedition, the imperial court must have also reported by wire, but judging from the effect of the imperial court's work, the so-called information should not be first-hand information, and it is far less useful than what he has seen and heard recently.
It can be said that Yu Shenzhao Li Xunlian is still quite optimistic, although he does not have the intention of wooing, and there is no guarantee that he will not appear on the battlefield of the imperial court and the inn in the future, but he should still be reminded.
This person was born in the rivers and lakes, is quite righteous, modest and low-key, not to mention what kind of capable person he is, at least he is a good person.
So Li Xunlian told in detail what he had seen and heard in the past few days, and included some of his own guesses about the future direction and development trend of the Yin Fire Living Dead, as well as his suggestions in the face of the Yin Fire Living Dead.
Yu Shenzhao benefited a lot after hearing this, and thanked Li Xunlian again and again, but Li Xunlian refused to accept it, and said his request by the way.
It's quite embarrassing, although his request was thought of at the beginning, and the suggestion just now is indeed from the heart, but this order is a bit like asking someone to do something is so enthusiastic.
But Li Xunlian estimated that Yu Shenzhao could not think so.
"Commander Yu, I have a reluctant request, and I hope you will grant it. Li Xunlian said embarrassedly.
"Childe, but it doesn't hurt to say it, he can do his best, and he will never refuse. Yu Shen said with a straight face.
There is no doubt that this is a kind word, no matter what the relationship between Yu Shenzhao and Li Xunlian is, and whether he has really decided to leave the imperial court now, at least he understands that Li Xunlian is Li Xunlian, that is the future helmsman of the inn, as long as he is still standing on the position of the commander of the Qinglongwei, he must not get too close to him.
The so-called ability is just what you are used to talking about on the scene.
Li Xunlian also understood this, so he followed a few polite words, and then opened his mouth to tell what he was asking.
"I'm afraid my friends will have to linger in this mountain for a few days, they have a strange temperament, they like to be quiet, and they have traveled thousands of miles to this western land for this reason, and you also know that the army is crossing the border, so ......"
"Does Childe want me to change my route?" asked Yu Shenzhao.
Li Xunlian nodded, becoming more and more embarrassed. The army has a fixed and pre-designed route, and the temporary diversion will affect the process, at least it is a delay in the military plane, if someone with a heart does something from behind, that is, the basin that delays the military plane is buckled on the head of Shen Zhao, and it is also said in the past.
Note that delaying a military plane and delaying a military aircraft are two different concepts, and the former is an unintentional act and is guilty, but the crime is not great, and at most it is a dereliction of duty.
The latter, on the other hand, was deliberate, guilty, and sin considerably.
Therefore, Li Xunlian was not very embarrassed, but he didn't worry too much, after all, he would not be subject to the foreign monarch's order, Yu Shenzhao held 30,000 troops, which was real power, and if someone in the court wanted to chew the root of his tongue, he might have to weigh it.
Moreover, he has always been the general that the Qingxiao Emperor trusts, otherwise it would be impossible for him to sit in the important position of Qinglongwei to protect the peace of the imperial city.
Generally speaking, this kind of quite sensitive position is either placed on the cronies who grew up with the emperor since childhood, or directly placed on distant relatives, that is, the side branches of the imperial court, Xiang Shenzhao, who is both a foreign surname and a character from the rivers and lakes, can do this position, you can imagine how much Emperor Qingxiao trusts him.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Emperor Qingxiao feels that this person does not dare to have two hearts, and he is not capable of two hearts.
However, no matter what Emperor Qingxiao thought, he still had a very high status in the eyes of other officials, so although Li Xunlian was worried, he was not particularly worried.
Looking at the current situation, Yu Shenzhao seemed a little embarrassed, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to ask again.
However, this is not the case, Yu Shenzhao agreed very happily, just change the way he said, even if Gongzi has more excessive requirements, he will cooperate appropriately.
Of course, he didn't say it so bluntly, but that's what he meant, and it vaguely reminded Li Xunlian, you see that your request is a bit excessive, I still promised you, you have to accept my love.
Probably this is what it means, Li Xunlian understands it in his heart, but he doesn't care, Yu Shenzhao is a person who begs for a life in the imperial court after all, and it is normal to have hints in his words.
It's not hypocrisy or anything, it's just a subtle expression, in order to get a step up for both sides.
Speaking is a kind of art, and a large part of those who dislike others to speak around the bush are those who can't understand that they are poor and hypocritical, of course, there are indeed types that can be said very simply, but they have to turn a few corners, and this type is the real roundabout.
Without mentioning the gossip, it was said that Yu Shenzhao got on his horse and left after greeting Li Xunlian, and took the army to change his course, avoiding the valley where the green demon warriors were hiding in front of him.
Li Xunlian is grateful for this, he helped Yu Shenzhao voluntarily, and he doesn't care if Yu Shenzhao is grateful in his heart, in the same way, Yu Shenzhao helps him the same.
This is the real help to others, if you help a little bit and always think about others stepping on yourself, that is not called help, that is called trading.
It is said that although Yu Shenzhao has a lot of soldiers, but the march is not slow, 30,000 are iron horses, and they will be dusted away in about a while, and then Li Xunlian will continue to go on the road with the hundred and second class green demon warriors, take the trail and go straight to the first checkpoint on the border between the western land and Zhongzhou.
The reason why the level is called the level is because of its dangerous terrain, choking the throat of the past, thinking that this is the best passage in the past, and other places are not impassable, but relatively speaking, it is either a detour or a dangerous obstacle, in short, it is not suitable for traffic.
This checkpoint is called Qingming Pass, and the scale is not much worse than that of Yonglin Pass in the south, but it is far from the military garrison, after all, the western land is relatively stable, and the southern land is in the middle of the war, which cannot be said in the same year.
Before coming to Qingming Pass, Li Xunlian had instructed all the demon clan warriors to wait outside, he had to go first to explore the situation, if the situation was optimistic, it was best not to detour, if it was not very optimistic, then he would rather take a detour and go to those more difficult natural dangers, rather than covet energy and risk exposing the hundred and second demon warriors.
For the Blue Demon Warriors, the arrangement of Lord Hongsai is the holy decree, and they naturally wait obediently outside the gate, find a big mountain to hide, and never go out casually without waiting for the order, or if they don't see Lord Hongsai come back.
And Li Xunlian here wants to blend into Qingmingguan.
Due to the particularity of the current situation, although Qingmingguan is not equipped with a large number of defenders, the city gate is very strict, one is afraid that the living dead will be caught in the middle of the fleeing people and mix into the city to cause chaos, and the other is that there are too many refugees, and putting them in the city will still cause chaos.
In short, no one should let the refugees into the city under any circumstances.
It seems inhumane not to let refugees into the city, but Li Xunlian also understands it, after all, the resources in the city are limited, and the people in the city also need to live in this troubled era, the refugees are hungry and crazy, and most of them are no longer rational.
Qingmingguan is not better than other places, but a place of misfortune, once the outbreak of turmoil has a great impact, this crime is not something ordinary people can bear.
Therefore, for both public and private reasons, the generals guarding the customs should indeed not let refugees into the city.
But, they should be polite to the refugees, and take a step back and say, when the refugees are disobedient and dishonest, you can beat and scold, what's the matter with murder?
At this moment, Li Xunlian saw this scene with his own eyes, several guards were expressionless, and they slashed and killed a seventy-year-old woman with a knife, and the old woman was still holding a seven or eight-year-old child, and slashed from the soldiers to the old lady until the old lady fell in a pool of blood.
This makes Li Xunlian a little incomprehensible, the refugees are already pitiful, to put it bluntly, which checkpoint is not a large amount of food reserves, not to mention the daily relief, and the occasional relief is always the case.
Not only did they not have these, but they killed refugees for no reason, what is this special thing called!
Could it be that because refugees are helpless, they are human lives?
But the ants are still stealing, a living person is cut down like this, and there is a seven or eight-year-old child under her hands, how can that group of soldiers do it?
Li Xun was even angry, and he didn't care so much, so he stepped forward and questioned directly.
During this time, he has been staying in the mountains, so his clothes are very shabby, and he doesn't like to dress up very much, so the image of appearing in front of the soldiers is not good.
But Xuan Xiu is Xuan Xiu after all, and the essence in his eyes is certain, especially a powerful person like him, who is even more dazzling, but it shocked the two soldiers.
"Why did you kill her?" Li Xunlian asked in a deep voice, pointing to the old woman lying in a pool of blood.
"Who are you, the official can also take care of your errands?" One of the soldiers was quite tough, after all, he saw that Li Xunlian came out of the refugee team, presumably even if he had some ability, he was just a down-and-out martial artist.
"I'll just ask you, why did you kill her?" Li Xunlian asked again in a deep voice, his tone a little cold.
"Kill her because she hinders us from doing things, and it's a sin for you to be with her now, but I think you should be a sensible person, leave quickly, and don't embarrass you." "The soldiers are a little timid, they just eat with a mouthful, and there is no need to compete with this kind of stunned person, the current world is too chaotic, people's hearts are impetuous, and if they can't draw their knives, they should be careful.
"Don't you embarrass me?" Li Xunlian sneered, then pointed at the kid, and said: "I'm his brother, I have to say something about me today, you don't embarrass me, I can do it, but I have to embarrass you!"
I don't want to quarrel with people in the rivers and lakes, but being ridiculed in front of thousands of refugees is a bit too much to say.
The soldier raised his eyebrows, glared at Li Xunlian angrily, and said, "What do you mean, do you want to provoke the authority of the government?"
His basin is upside down, but then again, it's true, you really have something to report, what are you making trouble at the city gate.
Of course, to put it back again, even if Li Xunlian wants to go through the normal process, there is no way, can these two soldiers let him go into the city to defend the city, and the general will complain?
Dream on.
So Li Xunlian didn't even prepare to have this dream, and he didn't need to, if he really wanted to enter the city, no one could stop him, not to mention the two soldiers in this area, even if he called down the row in the distance and the other row on the city tower, he couldn't stop him.
This is not to say that he thinks he is powerful, but because he knows that even if he enters the city, he will not get a fair solution, and in today's current affairs, the generals of the imperial court are like their fathers, so they have to say that it is a city near the imperial city. Like this, far away from the center of the imperial city and close to the border pass, the general who defends the city is simply the emperor.
Fucking reasonable, talk about bullshit!
But it's a coincidence, Li Xunlian's rules of doing things are also like this, don't say that nonsense, I think you are wrong, you are wrong, anyway, I will not lie to you.
Since you are at fault, since I want to take care of it, then you have to pay for the mistakes you made.
Of course, the premise is that he has to figure out what happened, although it is wrong for soldiers to kill people, but many refugees also lose their minds, once they start crazy, although it is a bit too much to kill directly, but the abomination is indeed intolerable.
That's why Li Xunlian is willing to waste a little more tongue to get to the bottom of this matter. If the old woman really has something that he can't talk about, he doesn't want to care about it, after all, there are so many eyes staring at him behind him, once he gets into trouble, it is not easy to get rid of it.
As a refugee, I feel that I have too much grievance, and this is indeed the case, the fire and the dead are rampant in the west, the imperial court doesn't care, the Buddha can't control it, they ordinary people recruit whoever provokes whom, it's good to make a homeless, and those who don't have corpses in the wilderness are all creations, and now I'm thinking about finding someone to call the shots for myself, if Li Xunlian recruits them at this juncture, no matter what, it's still a little ruthless, it's really not the time.
If it had been placed a year ago, the situation would not have been so turbulent, and he would not have been so pressed, but today he would definitely take care of this matter, not only the old woman who was cut down, but also the group of refugees outside the city.
Not to mention that the arrangements are made for them, because it is unrealistic, at least the generals guarding the customs must be forced to open warehouses and release grain, and give them a few days of full food to eat.