As dusk approached, countless jays and finches landed on the grass hut in the yard, pecking at the resting dragonflies.

Yuan Siqiao stretched out his palm, and the two dragonflies that avoided disaster gently landed on his fingertips. He flicked the sleeves of his robe, and the dragonfly flew to another place.

"Outside the capital, five hundred miles south of Zhizhou, Zhenzhou will be a loyal man, and he sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to escort Mr. Da along the way. However, due to Ran Lu, the army of the foreign generals could not set foot in the Jingyi area without the official document of the Ministry of War. ”

"Therefore, the three or four hundred miles from the border of Jingyi to the capital are the most dangerous places. Among them, Ping'an Town is the only way to go. Xu Lingjun, the defender of the town, has the unparalleled courage of 'one person retreats from a hundred armors'. Around Xu Lingjun, there are many eagle dogs and 3,000 battalion soldiers transferred abroad. ”

"But no matter what, Mr. Big must return to Beijing safely."

"In this world, Mr. Big...... It is the last light of the dynasty. ”

"I guess I understand." Chen Jing thought for a moment and spoke. He understood why Feng Chang gave up his family business and followed these things. Why is the Huaizhou scholar who admonishes the heavenly prince so sad and angry that he bites the poison and commits suicide. Why is it that none of the seventeen people on the arrest warrant are willing to be traitors?

Some people do not want to live in decay and dullness, and do not want to live between dead trees and dead grass. There is a bright light in the middle of the world, and under the bright light, the luster of Nirvana's rebirth can be seen everywhere.

"The road is long and obstructive, but there are some things that someone must do, otherwise, there will be no breeze in the world and the world. Or there may be a death, but how magnificent it is to be able to die as it deserves. When he said this, Yuan Siqiao's eyes had a certain hope.

Chen Jing got up, took out a wooden box from the wooden drawer on the edge of the courtyard, and put it in front of Yuan Siqiao.

Yuan Siqiao was stunned, and the whole person laughed.

"I thought I would have to follow you up a few mountains to find it. I'm getting more and more incomprehensible to you. ”

Chen Jing also smiled.

The gentleman smiled. From the wooden box to my hand and back to my husband, I never opened it. You people should also have the means to distinguish between them, such as pulling the hair, or hiding some small mechanism, which will be known at a glance when the time comes. ”

"Aren't you curious? If you change to someone else, you should be able to open it up and take a look. ”

Chen Jing shook his head, "In my hometown, there is an old saying that curiosity kills cats. And I, Chen Jing, have always been a cautious person. ”

"Admire." Yuan Siqiao's gaze stopped at Chen Jing for a long time.

"The money raised in the rear will not arrive until next month. When the time comes, I will give you a thousand taels as a reward for passing it on. ”

"It doesn't have to be." Chen Jing refused.

"You're really a smart guy. A favor from a breeze rudder is much more valuable than a thousand taels. But I'm willing to promise you. ”

Yuan Siqiao got up, and there was reluctance in his eyes.

"A lot of people have died recently, Brother Chen is careful. To mention, a few days ago, the bandit suppression army in several mountains in the south had given up their outposts and were transferred back to the area of Ping'an Town. ”

"Is it worth it?" Chen Jing frowned.

"This sentence should not be asked to me, nor should it be asked to Mr. Big, nor should it be asked to Your Majesty, nor should it be asked to Xu Lingjun's eagle dogs, or the Eight Great Families. It is the people of the Hereafter who are to be asked. ”

"Whether it's worth it or not, we don't count, it's just taking a path that no one dares to take. Meritorious deeds through the ages, engraved in bamboo books. ”

"I don't know much about this, but I know that what people want is very simple, they can probably live, and they want to live well."

Yuan Siqiao's face was silent, and after a long time, he hugged his fist at Chen Jing, a solemn Jianghu.

"Thank you, Brother Chen."

"The world is uneven, the rivers and lakes are far away, and there is a time for reunion."

The voice is still there, and the figure is gone.

I saw that the white robe, in the afterglow of dusk, was as light as a swallow, and disappeared all at once.

……

After Yuan Siqiao left, for a few days, Chen Jingdu sent Xing Xiaojiu to inquire about the news in the nearby area.

Xu Lingjun, the foreign general of Ping'an Town, took the sword sideways, so that the battalion army that originally suppressed bandits gave up the sentry post and was transferred back to Ping'an Town.

That means that in the coming days, in the mountains not far to the south, the old bandits in the mountains are ready to move, and they will take the opportunity to go down the mountain and plunder.

It is not difficult to organize the manpower of Tang Village.

After all, Ning Rong, one of the four fools in the capital, gave a wave of good popularity benefits. There were less than 40 households in the village, one from each household, and more than 30 people gathered at once.

In particular, a few broken scholars in the village, hearing that it was Chen Jing who was the leader, hurriedly carried a flat hoe, and ran with them.

These shabby scholars, unlike those in the city, usually study hard, but also need to plant tenant fields, and they also have a handful of strength.

"Chen Jinggongzi, my name is Zhang Tiancai-"

"Brother Cai, stand up first."

Chen Jing rubbed his eyebrows. Either way, it's always good to be prepared. Otherwise, when a bunch of old bandits come to kill them, and there is no official army to protect them, these people are very likely to be killed.

"Is there anyone who knows how to strike iron?"

If the officers and soldiers don't save them, they also abandon the sentry post, so they can only save themselves.

"Chen Jinggongzi—"

"Brother Cai, don't talk yet."

"Chen Jinggongzi, my father is a blacksmith, I will have some." Zhang Tiancai shouted anxiously.

Chen Jing was stunned, and Song Yu next to him was also stunned.

……

What Chen Jing didn't expect was that Zhang Tiancai was really an iron man, with a thin body, and he picked up a hammer to be vigorous.

In the village, most of the farm tools are made of iron. There are only a few hunting knives occasionally, which are used for long-distance travel.

In ancient times, the urbanization was not high, even if it was not far from the capital, but except for the vicinity of the official road, the rest of the places were not rich.

To save iron, Chen Jing only let Zhang Tiancai hit something like the head of the gun, and then sharpened the rod and put it in.

"Brother Cai, can you make crossbows?" Chen Jing thought for a moment and spoke.

"Chen Jinggongzi, I can write poetry."

"When the matter is over, let's have a friend with poetry. Yu Shan, go and help. ”

Chen Jing walked out of the blacksmithing room, feeling a little stuffy in his heart. On the edge of the vortex of dynastic change, he always felt that there was an inexplicable suction force pulling him step by step towards the center.

First it was Feng Chang's matter, and then Yuan Siqiao's matter. Now, there is the old bandit thing again.

Of course, he can take Song Yu and a few of them, leave Tang Village, and find a place to hide. But under the general trend, wherever he can hide, as long as Ping'an Town does not stop, this kind of crisis will always exist.

The two gangs of bigwigs in the court have already used the small Ping'an Town as a venue for board games.

"Boss, I'm back."

There was no set of car driving, Xing Xiaojiu directly rode a horse to investigate. At this time, the face of this Xia Zhou martial artist was full of anxiety.

"How?"

"It's all messed up! In the two villages closer to the south, the old bandits had already killed them, probably to vent their anger, not only to rob, but also to use knives to cut people. The girls who were good-looking were all tied to horses and brought back to the mountains. ”

"I didn't see the officers and soldiers come to the rescue, there were dead people everywhere."

Chen Jing's heart sank.