As soon as Theodora arrived with a large group of men, the battle was quickly over.

In the end, the group of Wang family members retreated to the corner of the street, and someone dragged their young master to retreat over there, ready to continue to resist. Theodora's team was very mixed, and after discovering that the enemy was the guard of the royal family, many people were quite hesitant. But there are some people in her team who are facing the East, but they are very positive.

Their leader was a little girl whom Guo Kang had never seen before, commanding a group of big men, and rushed forward when they saw the enemy. However, one of them, who was not very tall, ran the fastest. Seeing a barricade ahead, the man jumped up in a few steps, jumped up to the house by the roadside, drew a javelin from behind, and threw it down. The second shot hit the leader of the family who was trying to command. The others finally lost confidence and fled in all directions.

Guo Kang and Guo Ponu followed to see what was going on over there. When I walked to the corner of the street, I found that the young master of the Wang family was curled up under the corner, surrounded by those strong men.

"You, don't touch me." He had the courage to say, "I see that you are strangers, but everyone who is here knows me!" ”

However, the men did not understand the Greek he spoke, so they consulted in the Chinese dialect and said to the little girl in the lead, "This thing looks like a big man, tie it up, and get the princess for some money." ”

Young Master Wang could also understand their conversation, and hurriedly said in Chinese: "Do you know who I am, these thieves? My grandfather was the prime minister of Rome! ”

"Don't say it, we're really thieves." A strong man said disdainfully: "But I really didn't expect that when I ran to Taixi, I could still meet the rabbit cubs of the dog official's family who came out to harm people." Woe to you all day! ”

"We've been fighting for so long, and we've fought a bunch of princes and generals, who knows how big you are." The little girl was also very dissatisfied: "I see that you have nothing else, but your skin is itchy." Come here, everyone, teach this guy a good lesson! ”

On weekdays, Young Master Wang probably doesn't say this kind of thing less, using his identity to blackmail others. But this group of people seemed to be very unhappy about this, and they beat him all over him, beating him so loudly that he begged for mercy. Guo Ponu saw it, didn't care, and went with them.

The man who had lost his javelin just now also jumped down and retrieved his weapon. Guo Ponu was a little interested in this, and asked: "This strong man, you are the first to defeat the enemy just now." But I don't think you're like the natives, and you're like them, from it? ”

"Oh, I don't really count." The man turned his head and arched his hand: "This young lady, you may not know, we people, in fact, where do we come from." ”

"Our boss, Tang Sanxian Gu, is a person from Ming SD Province. Those big brothers are also from Shandong. They created a rebellion against the Ming Kingdom and were suppressed by the imperial court, so they could only escape and hide. He pointed to the elated little girl in front of him and said, "The others are all taking refuge with the third girl along the way. ”

"As for me, my name is Li Li, and I am a person from the Blue Mountains of Dayue Thanh Hoa, and I am not a fellow villager with them." He introduced himself in the Central Plains dialect with a strange accent.

"Then how did you get to her?" Guo Ponu said curiously: "These two places are not close." ”

"I went with the Yuan army. That's a long story. Li Li thought for a while and said: "In the early years, the Yuan and Ming countries were constantly at war with each other, and they both wanted to annex us and use it as a front line. In our country, the lords and nobles of the country are in civil strife. ”

"Seeing the momentum of the Ming army, the lord of the Chen Dynasty thought that they would definitely fight, so he united with the Yuan army that ran over. When the Chen Dynasty was founded, the banner was to resist the southern invasion of the Yuan army. For this reason, he even took in the fleeers of the Southern Song Dynasty and offended the Yuan Dynasty. After winning this war, the prestige accumulated was the foundation of their beginning. Now, they have to unite the Yuan army in turn, causing an uproar in the government and the opposition. The elders and heroes in my hometown also talked about it, thinking that if Taizu and Taizong of the Chen Dynasty knew about this, they didn't know what they would think. ”

"There's nothing unacceptable about that." Guo Ponu didn't think it was anything: "Back then, it was to unite the weak side against the strong side, and now it is." This is the survival of a small country. If his ancestors had known, they would have only praised him. ”

"That's what you say......" Li Li scratched his head: "But many people still can't accept it, after all, how many years have it been?" No matter how you look at it, it's all against morality. ”

"The existence of a small country is inherently against morality." Guo Ponu looked like he was not shocking and endless, and said without thinking: "The world is unified, the right way is the right way, all forces either take the initiative to unify or be unified, how can there be a reason to favor one side for a long time?" Shrinking back to be a self-defending thief is not in line with the way of heaven after all. ”

"Uh......" Li Li didn't seem to think about this question, and couldn't answer it for a while.

"Go on." Guo Ponu did not continue to entangle.

"Oh...... However, this time, Chen Chao's situation was not as good as before. Some local heroes were unwilling to listen, and the powerful ministers Hu also took the opportunity to make trouble. I heard from my grandfather that the Hu clan originally had dealings with the Yuan people, but this time, seeing that the lord of the country chose to recruit the Yuan army, he went against the norm and ran to contact the Ming people again. Speaking of this, he himself couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "These people really only think about the portal." ”

"But this time, he's betting on the right thing. Previously, the Chen dynasty, with the help of the exiled Song people, defeated the Yuan army. However, this time, the exiled Yuan people joined forces with them, but they were still defeated by the Ming army. The clan and others could only flee one after another, and a large area was also occupied by the Ming army. ”

"Their experience is fine, but they misunderstand." Guo Ponu pointed out: "In the Song Dynasty, there were officials who restrained the army and the people, and the exiled Song people were not managed by officials, so they would definitely be able to fight more than before; But the Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty was almost non-existent, and the exiled Yuan people were no different from before without the Great Khan. Originally, he couldn't defeat the Ming army, but now he naturally can't beat it. This result is considered normal. ”

"That's ......" Li Li said in surprise after listening to her explanation.

"And after that?" Guo Ponu urged.

After that, there was chaos in the country. The vassal kings, the powerful ministers, and the powerful all tried to take advantage of the chaos and rely on the contradictions between the two forces to compete for the power of the country. The country was in a mess, and in the end, not only could it not resist the two major powers, but even Ailao and Zhancheng took the opportunity to encroach on the territory and plunder the prefectures and counties. ”

In the end, the Ming army occupied most of the country under the banner of eliminating the remnants of the Yuan people. The Yuan people were not willing to fail, and took the Chen Dynasty clan and others hostage and retreated to the sea. My grandfather is a local hero, and he didn't want to leave, so he followed the others to join the Ming Kingdom. But my father is only his second son, and even if he stays, he doesn't have much chance, so he took his subordinates and followed the Chen family to the sea. That's when I left my hometown. ”

"Then why did you run to Miss Tang's side?" Guo Ponu asked curiously: "Is it Yuanren, can't you get ahead?" Then you should also go to the Ming Dynasty. They are calling around in Nanyang every day, and they definitely need to recruit people. ”

"Neither can the Ming Dynasty. In fact, they don't look down on us all the same - I still have a relationship with my uncle. They said that the Ming people had never allowed us to participate in the imperial examinations, and we could only be a small official in the government. This is obviously not treating us as their own. Li Li complained:

"Uncle and local heroes have repeatedly protested to the government, demanding that the policy be changed with them and that we should be allowed to take the exam as well. But every time they prevaricate with various reasons, they use some clichés about the difference between Huayi and etiquette all day long, and use them as excuses, but they are not allowed. ”

"In the end, everyone decided that it was obvious that they regarded us as barbarians and looked down on us, which was really too deceitful. If it goes on like this, I am afraid that there is no future for mixing with them. ”

"That's right." Guo Ponu nodded in agreement, but asked casually: "What about the Yuan Dynasty?" I've heard that they have been recruiting local tyrants and giving them official titles, and they don't care too much about their origins. You're over there, you should be okay, right? ”

"No, I can't. In terms of Yuanren, it is not much better. Follow them, and you can't get out of the way. Li Li shook his head and said, "When the Yuan people recruited their subordinates, they said that they didn't look at their background, but it was actually fake. They just treat people of different identities differently in other ways, not as directly as the Ming people. ”

"Under the Yuan people, there are roughly two sets of promotion methods, either to enter their official mansion and run the directly subordinate area. Either as a franchisee, manage the existing territory. The two pathways themselves...... Very broad indeed. But my family is not in it. ”

"When recruiting people directly under the government, they like to appoint 'their own people', that is, the gentry from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Nanyang people who can speak Chinese, know how to manage, and can complete government tasks can also be regarded as such. This kind of person can be promoted in the Yuan system, and even go all the way to the ruling position. ”

"And the Tu kings who are allied with them can also get help from the Yuan army, as long as they fulfill their basic obligations. The Tuwang could not serve as a civil servant in the Yuan people's own government, but he could join the army as a general, and the Yuan people would give corresponding benefits to hire them. There are some warlike earth kings who can achieve high military positions, helping their court to fight everywhere and deal with other disobedient barbarians. This road is also more attractive. ”

"But my family happens to be neither. My ancestor was also from the Central Plains and moved to the south a long time ago. The children of my family are also educated, and the assessment of the Yuan people can be passed. However, the Yuan people believed that my family had many fields and slaves, and its power had exceeded the scope of the squires and belonged to one of the princes. Moreover, under the rule of the Ming Kingdom, the main family is not considered his own person, at most he can only be regarded as a chieftain who followed the king of the Chen Dynasty and did not let me enter the official mansion. ”

"But according to the earth kings and princes, the power that our family can provide is too small. The thousands of house slaves in the master's family have nothing to do with me......" He shook his head and said helplessly: "The Yuan people are very snobbish, and their attitude towards the king of the earth depends entirely on how much help he can provide. If there are many native soldiers, it will be good to give preferential treatment; If there are not enough people, they will despise and despise them. Because there are not many people in my family who bring refuge, they are not valued. ”

"At first, they treated the followers of the Chen Dynasty well, but then they gradually became sluggish, leaving only the lord of the country, and sending everyone else to do chores everywhere. All of us were thrown into the ranks of the native soldiers and became small leaders. ”

Yuan Ren also said that we and Zhanren are geographically close and have a lot of contact with each other, so it is more convenient to command together, so we are grouped together. And their system, in the native army, the status of the generals and colonels can be seen how many people there are. There are many people who occupy the people's leaders, and as a result, they become generals, and we will be commanded by them. ”

"You probably don't know. The Cham people are a branch of the southern barbarians, and they seem to be of the same race as the Khmers. Their territory was first Xianglin County in Rinan County, Dahan. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, taking advantage of the decline of the imperial court, the army rebelled, and the imperial court could not be requisitioned, so he established himself as the king. ”

"The Zhan people have always been arrogant and prone to plundering, and not long after the establishment of the country, they began to invade the north. At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty had collapsed, Jiangdong was returned to Sun Wu, and the king of Zhan thought that China was weak, so he was even more emboldened, and frequently went north to invade the territory of Great Wu. Since then, the fighting in this place has not ceased. ”

"These are unfaithful barbarians, but they let them rule over us. Is there any difference between Huayi? Li Li said unhappily: "The Javanese Yuan people even go to curry favor with the occupants, and even ignore the etiquette guidelines. We think this is the most unreasonable! ”

"Uh......" Now it's Guo Ponu's turn to react. She was puzzled for a moment, so she had to ask first, "So you ran away?" ”

"Not yet. Later, the Yuan army took us to the north and attacked Shandong. Although the battle was not won, and the native soldiers suffered heavy losses, I still got to know many heroes. Li Li said: "Miss Tang San is the leader elected by the locals, she is brave and strategic, even if she is defeated, she will not panic, and she can seize the opportunity to lead people to fight back." I felt that she was a person who could achieve great things, so I agreed to listen to her moderation. ”

"I didn't have many people under me, and at that time, there was no one. But the three girls don't care, just let me keep up. She only took more than 100 people, so she set off decisively and set up an ambush on the road, and sure enough, she intercepted a Ming army official, and I took advantage of the chaos to stab him to death. The third girl was also very happy, and after talking to the general, she asked me to leave. Since then, I've been following her, running from place to place, all the way to this point. ”

"Just now, we went to see a senior official of the Great Qin State Rite Department, and he told us that today we will first follow the princess to quell the rebellion, and in the future, we may have to follow Tang San to help another prince. I inquired on the road, it seems that I was in France or something? He thought for a while and said, "I didn't say it too clearly at the time, but I just heard that I also want to help their little lord of Joan of Arc to return to the country." They also promised that if it was done, they would give us a place and take over the lord of the Chen Dynasty to restore the country. What's that place called...... It's called Vichy, it seems to be some kind of duke's office, and it's not bad. ”

"Didn't you say before that you were a Dayue person? It turns out that the Chinese are again? Still following her? Guo Ponu actually didn't understand it very well, and became even more curious: "She is a foreigner to your Dayue country." How is this calculated? ”

"Well, I guess it's all of them...... I don't know. Li Li didn't seem to be very clear about the problem: "However, foreign countries don't count it that way. Almost all of the imperial courts of the Great Yue Dynasty came from the north: the ancestors of the Wu Dynasty migrated from Hebei, the Ding Dynasty was from Guangzhou, the Li Dynasty was the Shu people, and the Li Dynasty and the Chen Dynasty were all Min people. If you really want to count it like this, aren't all leaders foreigners? ”

"That's right." Guo Ponu hadn't heard of this before, and nodded half-understandingly: "It's okay." Then again, the Greeks on our side are completely unacceptable to approve of women as leaders. On your side, at least you can accept it, and you can be considered more enlightened. ”

"It's not new either. It is said that those who fought against the tyranny of the Central Plains court in the early days were all women. Li Li told her: "Isn't it just to help the female leader restore the country, everyone has long been used to it." ”

“…… That's pretty good, too. Guo Ponu had no choice but to deal with it casually.

I forgot, remarks, it was very strange to recognize Han Gaozu in the classical era of Vietnam. For example, the evaluation of Li Li by later generations is "orthodox for thousands of years, which can be inherited from Henkel"

I don't quite understand how they did in this order, after all, they still miss the Second Expedition against the Eastern Han Dynasty. But Li Li is also one of the "Gaozu Winds" anyway......

(End of chapter)