Chapter Seventy-One: Heaven and Moon
Xiao Tianlei is not very interested in the history of the family, grievances and hatreds, anyway, they are all things about the rotten grain of Chen sesame seeds in the past, what use can it be now? At most, listen to it as a story.
Without waiting for Xiao Tianlei to answer, Xiao Tianyou said to himself, "At the beginning, that is, when the last Emperor of Great Xia was in power, he wanted to change the law, and at that time, the Xiao family had a great talent, who studied Fazong academics and presided over the law change, but as a result, the emperor was indecisive and listened to slander, which led to the failure of the change, and the Xiao family became a scapegoat, and the whole family was exiled...... The ancestor of the Xiao family, wholeheartedly assisted, but ended up in a bleak end! ”
The so-called Fa Sect, an academic sect that advocates the rule of law and the rule of law, has a long history and still has many disciples.
Speaking of changes, Xiao Tianlei naturally thought of the changes in the history of the world in his previous life, such as Shang Ying's change, Wu Qi's change, Wang Anshi's change, and the like. It may be good for the country to change the law and carry out reforms, but the beneficiaries of the old system will not think so, and once their interests are touched, they will inevitably attract many obstacles from this group. Even if the law change is successful and the country is strong, the law changer may not be able to get a good end, and if the law change fails, there will be no good end. Not to mention the history of the previous life, the history of this world is the same, and the many changes in history are similar, and most of the changes in this world will have characters from the Fa Sect.
From Xiao Tianlei's point of view, under the feudal system, the so-called change of law to strengthen the country, a strong country is only a small aspect, the bigger aspect is that the ruler maintains and consolidates the rule, whether the people can get benefits, whether life will be better, is not what they care about, the people are. Speaking of which, the ruler's housework, how can he change his own affairs, and make the dynasty doomed, but it's just a new one, and it's better for others to mix less, the ancestor of the Xiao family, what else does Xiao Tianyou say about great talent, do you understand how to protect yourself?
Then again, it is also a difference in ideology, the scribes of this world, who do not want to make a career and be famous for centuries, in the words of the previous life, is called realizing the value of life. Xiao Tianlei was an ordinary person in his previous life, although he watched a lot of so-and-so die for ideals, love or something, etc., after all, he didn't understand what those people thought, film and television dramas were filmed by later generations, what is the real situation, who knows? As an ordinary person, the most important thing is to live, and if you die, you have nothing left, and you are willing to die for something, either your brain is short-circuited or brainwashed.
There are many academic sects in Great Xia, each with its own views and theories on governing the country, but there are a few who really practice these ideas, and regard these academics more as a way to please the rulers and get promoted to become rich. Therefore, for the tragic experience of the ancestor who didn't know the name, Xiao Tianyou said how noble this person was and how lofty his ambitions were, Xiao Tianlei didn't feel it at all, he looked for death, and he deserved to die.
"Brother Lei, the ancestor of our Xiao family he said seems to have a good character." Xiao Tianbao said in the private chat system, roughly touched by what happened to this ancestor.
"Anyway, when a person dies, there is no proof of death, how to say what you love, just say it, pick up the good things to say, don't really touch it yourself, the ghost knows what kind of person it is. Besides, if there is really such a noble person, his brain must be broken, and in the end, he will hang up, and his whole clan will be affected. ”
Xiao Tianlei and a few brothers were idle in the private chat system, and they didn't express any opinions on the surface, but they were different from each other in some basic concepts, and it was purely meaningless to discuss this kind of issue, and it was necessary to know that Xiao Tianyou's identity was not simple, even if it was a relative, he still had to be a little vigilant, and Xiao Tianyou suddenly said this, I was afraid that there was some purpose, as for the specifics, Xiao Tianlei didn't bother to think about it.
Xiao Tianyou said with emotion while observing Xiao Tianlei's reaction, Xiao Tianlei didn't react at all, staring at the bonfire in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking at all. Not only Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianbao is also listening to stories, Xiao Tianyou said that these things naturally have a purpose, if Xiao Tianlei shows a little sadness and indignation, he can only continue to say his words later, but unfortunately, Xiao Tianlei is indifferent, and he is not good to continue.
The next day continued to set off, at this time, a group of people had arrived at the northeast border of Mozhou, the continuous high mountains in front of them, the highest snow peak in the distance, the peak reached into the clouds. Out of Mozhou and go straight to the north is Beiliang, the road is also easier to walk, however, there are some checkpoints set up by Daxia, in order to avoid extraneous branches, can only turn over the moon mountain, Xiao Tianyou They went from Beiliang to Mozhou, it is the road they walked.
Tianyue Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, is a natural barrier, extremely difficult to cross, however, no matter how difficult the road is, there will always be people to walk, these roads, mainly as a smuggling channel. Lead the horse, walk between the treacherous mountain roads, with gravel under your feet, an erected mountain wall on one side, a cliff on the other, and there may be falling stones from time to time, and some paths even have to be carried by horses.
In the team, Xiao Tianlei can still sit on the mount, and there is no problem for the steel mane to walk on such a mountain road, and some of the more dangerous places rushed over with a jump, which attracted a burst of envy from everyone.
Most of the area of Tianyue Mountain is relatively desolate, but it is quite legendary, and there is a lake in the mountain, which is said to be the place where the moon god bathes. At night, the moon seen by Tianyue Mountain is particularly large, you can see some mountains and moon pits on the moon surface clearly, the peaks of Tianyue Mountain are shrouded in a layer of psychedelic moonlight, the highest Tianyue Peak seems to have probed to the moon, and the ice and snow of the snow peak emit a silver brilliance under the illumination of the moonlight. In addition, it is said that there are some martial arts masters and hidden sects in Tianyue Mountain, but they are generally not seen.
Xiao Tianlei will pick up some stones to take a look at as he walks, he is more interested in Tianyue Mountain, because Tianyue Mountain produces moon stones, the last time he bought the moon stones in the Shendu Ghost Market, after returning to the Wild Boar Ridge, he was able to buy the equipment of the Children of the Stars, and after purchasing, he synthesized a piece of equipment, that is, the one taken by the hero template, Xiao Tianlei didn't know the specific name in the game, named the Star Staff, and increased the spell of the Son of the Stars, which greatly saved the required Qi and spiritual power, The Stellar Staff seems to be able to absorb some energy from the outside world, specifically about light energy, maybe electromagnetic waves, cosmic rays, etc., if you can get more moon stones, you may be able to further upgrade the Stellar Staff, however, this is not the time, Xiao Tianlei plans to go to Beiliang first, and then come and take a look when he returns.
After climbing over steep mountains, passing through cold glaciers, deep valleys and other dangerous terrains, after a difficult climb and trek, everyone finally crossed Tianyue Mountain, crossed a dense forest, and finally arrived at the territory of Beiliang.
A large area in the north of Great Xia, generally known as Northern Xinjiang, was not unified before, divided into several Di tribes, even so, these Di tribes were also the great enemies of the Middle-earth Dynasty, the Di people often invaded the borders of the Middle-earth Dynasty, carried out raids, and the war between the Middle-earth Dynasty and the Di people lasted for almost a thousand years.
It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, in order to survive, whoever is strong can have an advantage, in general, the Middle-earth Dynasty has the advantage, Middle-earth is rich and has a large population, and gradually exterminated some Di tribes, drove the Di people, occupied a large area of land, and set up states and counties to rule. However, the Di people were also unified, and the Middle Earth Dynasty fought for many years, and also experienced division and merger, and now Beiliang is the Di country born after the establishment of Great Xia, and it has been the great enemy of Great Xia from the beginning of its establishment.
It is said that Beiliang has developed well in recent years, appointing a group of civil and military generals from Middle Earth, learning the culture of Middle Earth, the country is thriving, annexing some remote areas of the Di tribes, basically completing the unification of the Di people, and expanding the territory to the extreme north and the east.
Not long after he walked out of the dense forest, he met the Di cavalry of the brigade, and he also came forward to interrogate, this time, Xiao Tianyou's subordinates showed a golden token, and those Di cavalry knelt on the ground when they saw it, looking at this scene, fools know that Xiao Tianyou's status in Beiliang is very high.
"I deceived my clan brother before, I was really forced to do it, clan brother and I now live in the position of the general of the Northern Liang and South Guard Mansion." Xiao Tianyou said apologetically.
"General Duwei of the Southern Guard Mansion...... What kind of official is that? Is it big? Xiao Tianbao asked.
"Uh......"
Xiao Tianyou then remembered that Xiao Tianlei and others did not understand the official system of Beiliang at all, Beiliang has two guard houses in the north and south, which are responsible for the military and political affairs of Beiliang, and the south guard mansion is basically a close minister of the royal family, and most of them are relatives of the royal family. Xiao Tianyou estimates that even if Xiao Tianlei and the others know, they will not be surprised, this group of boys only recognize fists, and they don't care about anything else.
Xiao Tianyou did not dwell on this issue, and the team advanced under the escort of the Di cavalry, and when they arrived at a Guancheng in Beiliang, they stopped and repaired.
Later, I learned from Xiao Tianyou that the Xiao family of Beiliang changed their surname after fleeing to Beiliang, that is, the Xiao family of Beiliang today, and by chance and the royal family of Beiliang, they married each other, and now the Empress Dowager Xiao, who is really in power in Beiliang, is Xiao Tianyou's aunt. Now many people in the Xiao family are officials in the Beiliang Dynasty, and Xiao Tianyou's eldest brother Xiao Tianzuo is also the commander of the Beiliang army.
"Brother clan, do you want to accompany me to Zhongdu?" Xiao Tianyou asked.
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Tianlei asked rhetorically.
Xiao Tianyou was a little stunned and said, "Uh...... Clan brother doesn't want to see the rest of my Xiao clan? ”
To see relatives who have not been in touch for many years, Xiao Tianlei is really not interested at all, depending on the status of others, he wants to bow down or something, but he is not happy, he waved his hand casually and said: "It's too troublesome, all of them are nobles, I feel uncomfortable, you go by yourself, don't forget that our deal is, you say okay and give me more than 20%." ”
"Uh, what did that clan brother come to Beiliang for?" Xiao Tianyou asked again.
"I heard that there is going to be a war here, and I want to take a look." Xiao Tianlei replied.
Xiao Tianyou was completely helpless, he really didn't care about his relatives or anything, it was not as important as those strange gold and gems, and he came all the way to Beiliang, just to watch the war, he didn't know what to say. Fortunately, after getting along for a while, Xiao Tianyou also knew that he couldn't understand the thoughts of this clan brother, thought about it for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, I will arrange for someone to take the clan brother to the Western Capital, and I will take a step back to Zhongdu to recover my life." ”
Xiao Tianyou knew the temper of these boys along the way, and if he didn't agree with him, he might go on a killing spree, so he specially arranged for a number of people to stay, led Xiao Tianlei and his party, and arranged some affairs on the road, so as not to cause any trouble, and it would not end well at that time, so Xiao Tianyou changed his horse and rushed to Zhongdu with a few guards.
After Xiao Tianyou left, the speed of Xiao Tianlei and his entourage still increased a lot, not deliberately rushed, mainly because the terrain was flat, the road was smooth, Xiao Tianlei's destination was not the capital of Beiliang, the eastern capital, the western capital, and the three large capitals of Beiliang, the difference between the seasons in northern Xinjiang was huge, and the winter was very difficult. The western capital is the closest to the border of Great Xia, once there is a war between Beiliang and Great Xia, it is the military center of Beiliang, Xiao Tianlei wants to see a war, of course, he goes to the western capital.
Xiao Tianlei and his entourage set off from Lingzhou, and there was also a coming month, at this time, it was already the season of flowers, and northern Xinjiang was also full of greenery and vitality.
Towards the western capital, passing through some cities, it became more and more lively, and it looked similar to the cities of Great Xia, but there were some differences in architectural styles in order to adapt to the environmental conditions in the north. The inhabitants of these cities include Di people, and there are also some Middle-earth people, who came to settle in Beiliang for various reasons, because Beiliang learned the system of Middle-earth, and many people dressed as scribes can also be seen, but there is still a big difference between Beiliang and Great Xia.
The Di people of Beiliang advocate martial arts, and the number of martial artists on the street is significantly larger, and everyone carries swords, and women are no exception. The men, women and children of Beiliang will ride horses and shoot arrows, equestrian archery is usually very good, Beiliang also produces some BMWs, at this time, it is the season to come out to step on spring, many people on the road ride horses and gallop, there are also some people drinking and enjoying the scenery in the fields and forests on both sides of the road.
If it is an ordinary caravan, forget it, people can take a look at it at most, Xiao Tianlei rode such a big and vicious wild boar with a steel mane, it was really eye-catching and curious, people were still scared at first, and later, they found that this big wild boar did not attack people, some people actually followed all the way, and later, some people even wanted to come forward to take a closer look, but fortunately, Xiao Tianyou left a lot of Di people guards to keep those people out. However, it still attracted a lot of onlookers, especially some women, although Xiao Tianlei was wearing a hat, but if you look closely, you can still see its appearance, and ride such a big wild boar, although it is vicious and a little ugly, looking at it, I only feel majestic. The women of Beiliang are as passionate as fire, dare to love and hate, now is the season of spring, and when they see a young man they like, they will generally put a garland on it.
Due to the barrier of the Di guards and other horses, those women couldn't get close, and they rode their horses at a gallop one by one, smiling and throwing garlands at Xiao Tianlei's head from afar, and most of them were thrown very accurately, and they were not discouraged if they didn't have a condom.
For this situation, the Di guards are not easy to stop, Xiao Tianlei doesn't know how to react, it feels like Tang Seng in "Journey to the West" has arrived in the daughter country, so he can only go with them, and the steel mane has a lot of garlands on his body, and some of them are eaten by the steel mane, which caused those women to scream. Not only Xiao Tianlei, but also Jiang Kui, Wu Meng, Xiao Tianbao, and Leng Lie also hung a lot of garlands on their bodies, which were thrown by the women who took a fancy to them, the women in Beiliang were too enthusiastic, and they were watched by so many women, and in the private chat system, they couldn't stand it one by one, so they could only try to stretch their faces, and after a long time, the muscles on their faces were a little stiff, and the corners of their mouths twitched.
It is human nature to see the excitement, all the way forward, more and more people come to see the steel mane, it is like rushing to the market, just like the lively all the way, walking for a few days, finally the west is in sight.
In this world, the Western Capital is also a very large city, with a large population, Xiao Tianlei estimates that he will have to be watched again, originally, it is nothing to get used to. As a result, it was surrounded outside the city, and there were too many people in a dense crowd, and I asked the Di people to protect it, only to know that there was a martial arts horse race outside the western capital, and many people were watching, and I heard that there were strange things to see here, and almost all of them came to see the excitement.
There were too many people, and the team slowly advanced with difficulty, and those Di guards were a little unable to maintain the scene, and when they were about to enter the city gate, several young men appeared in front of them, riding war horses to block the way, and one of the young men shouted: "That one who rides a pig, so majestic!" Do you dare to come down and compete with me? (To be continued.) )