Chapter 207 Commitment

Baoning City, the last town at the northern end of Yanzhou, is less than a hundred miles north of the city, and it is the Letong City of Qingzhou. The full-text and ad-free novels are all on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info because there is a Qingzhou in front of it, and Baoning City was not a border city, but with the cession of Qingzhou, the geographical location of Baoning City has become important.

After Hu Wei and his party got off the ship, they disguised themselves as caravans and entered Baoning City. Unlike what Du Changwei, the defender of Baoning City, described, it looked very calm here, and it didn't feel like there was a war at any time. It's just that there is no smile on the faces of the people, and a trace of worry flashes in their eyes from time to time. It seems that he is afraid that something will happen.

"It's so quiet. Hou San, who was walking in front, couldn't help but say.

In fact, this Baoning City is not quiet, there are still the sound of wheels, horses, and iron, but there is only one kind of sound missing here, the sound of people talking.

People here don't seem to like to talk or laugh. Along the way, I couldn't hear the sound of speech at all, except for the occasional cry of a baby. It makes people can't help but have the illusion that this place is very quiet.

Fuchen pouted and said, "I don't like it here." Fuchen, who changed into a pink dress, walked on the street, which was particularly conspicuous. Because the people of this Baoning City, not only do not like to talk, but also do not like colorful clothing, most of the streets are black, white, gray three colors as the main tone, Fuchen's pink, like a little red in the green bush.

Xuan Ri leaned over to Hu Wei's side and asked, "Young Master, should we go directly to Du Changwei?"

As Xuan Ri spoke, a group of twenty or so city guards happened to pass by, and their expressions were very strict, as if they were facing a great enemy. When many soldiers passed by, they all focused on Hu Wei and his party.

Hu Weizhi waited for these city guards to pass by before shaking his head and said, "Don't worry, let's find an inn to live in first, and slowly see the situation clearly." ”

Baoning City doesn't have as many strange taxes as Hehong Town, but it's not as lively as Hehong Town. In the past, when Qingzhou still belonged to the Mandala Empire, it was still a little prosperous as the last stop in and out of Qingzhou. Now that even the north gate has been closed, it is obvious that there is no connection with Qingzhou, and the popularity is even worse.

Very easily, Hu Wei and his party found an inn. The boss heard that Hu Wei and his party were going to stay in the hotel, so he ran out in person, and he was too enthusiastic to be busy.

Hu Wei felt strange, and only after inquiring did he know that there had been no guests in this inn for three days, and the boss was so idle that he panicked, and when he saw Hu Wei and them coming to more than a dozen people at once, he was as happy as if he had seen his father.

"Young master, please, two ladies please, oh, Steward Zhu, please also use tea. This is a throat tea, the weather in this Baoning City is dry, and drinking it is good for the throat. ”

"Thank you boss. Hu Wei took the tea and took a sip, the sweetness was slightly sour, and it felt very good: "Well, good tea, good, good." ”

The shopkeeper smiled proudly and said, "Of course it's good, this is the treasure of our town store, and it won't be exchanged." ”

Hu Wei saw that the shopkeeper seemed to be very talkative, unlike other people in the city, who couldn't make a fart for a long time, so he decided to put some information on him, patted the stool on the side, and asked with a smile: "The shopkeeper is not busy, how about sitting down and talking?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, thinking that there was really nothing wrong, so he sat down: "Young master, what do you want to know." ”

There are not many people who open a store who are stupid. As soon as Hu Wei asked him to sit, he knew, and Hu Wei definitely wanted to ask him about things. If this had been put in the past, he would not have bothered to pay attention to it. But there are only a dozen or so customers in the store at the moment, and if they leave angrily, he will have to be free for another day.

Hu Wei saw that the boss was very on the road, nodded in his heart, and said casually: "I have been to this Baoning City a few times before, but it was not as deserted as it is now. What's going on here, why is everyone so preoccupied?"

Hu Wei is telling the truth, although this Baoning City is not the only way to enter Yanzhou, but because the road here is relatively easy to walk, every time he goes to the south, Hu Wei will mostly pass through Baoning City. There are still some images of Baoning City.

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Alas, the young master is definitely not from our north."

"Oh, I'm from Jiangnan. ”

"Then it's no wonder. The shopkeeper poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and said: "In the past, our Baoning City, although it was not an important transportation hub, was also a bridge between Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and sixty percent of the people who entered and exited Qingzhou passed through us every year.

The land in our city is not fertile, and the fishing industry is not abundant, so there are a few good scenery, so most people in the city make a living by trading with tourists. ”

"Touristy city. Hu Wei nodded.

The shopkeeper said, "It's also a tourist city." At that time, although life was hard, it was still passable. But since Qingzhou ceded out, there have been fewer tourists coming to us.

This is nothing, there are no tourists, we can also think of other ways, people do not die, food is continuous, the living can not be suffocated by urine, as long as they are willing to work, to live in this Baoning City, there is no problem. The worst thing is that after Qingzhou ceded out, the Qingzhou Blizzard Army also withdrew.

Without the Blizzard Army, we, the common people, have no sense of security. Less than a hundred miles to the opposite side is the garrison of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, who knows when they will call. We are now living on the tip of a knife, our lives are not guaranteed, and the people still have any smiling faces. ”

Only then did Hu Wei know that the changes of the original common people were due to pessimism. This kind of thing can be infected. As long as a person is born with a certain kind of affection and is recognized by others, then this kind of affection will be spread, so that more and more people will have the same affection.

The people of this Baoning City all live in a pessimistic mood, so they have no interest in laughing and communicating. If you don't say it, I don't say it, and in the end, gradually, everyone doesn't like to talk.

Hu Wei asked, "As far as I know, you still have 50,000 local garrisons in Baoning City." Can't they give you some security?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "The local garrison troops, how can they compare with the field army." They can also bully and bully the common people, there is really a war, they can run faster than anyone else. If you look at the Qingzhou War in the past few years, have the local garrisons done anything? They have not even fought a decent battle. ”

Hu Wei reminded: "The Blizzard Legion has not fought well. ”

Hu Wei was an unintentional sentence, but he didn't expect that the shopkeeper would be unhappy all of a sudden, and he blew his beard and said, "I don't like to hear what you say." When Anrong invaded Qingzhou, if it weren't for the Blizzard Legion's stubborn obedience to the order, the two cities of Dongdu, let alone Qingzhou, and even this Yanzhou, maybe they would have to lose it.

In order to protect us, the common people, how many good sons and daughters of the Blizzard Legion fell on the land of Qingzhou forever. But Valencia the Great, lightly ceded Qingzhou, and our sons and daughters are not worth dying. ”

The shopkeeper said with tears glistening, a few tears, and couldn't help but slide down. The old man is really sad.

Hu Wei really didn't know that the Blizzard Legion still had such a high status in the hearts of the people. The tears of the shopkeeper couldn't help but remind Hu Wei of those brothers and sisters who died on the battlefield, the people have never lacked heroes, but what did they get back in exchange for their bloody sacrifices.

Not to mention the 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers who died in battle to return to the city to obey the order, how many of them buried their bones in a foreign land, and there are still many families of soldiers who died in battle who have not received pensions.

Hu Wei persuaded: "Uncle, don't be sad. The field legion, one day it will be back. ”

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope, and he said, "Is what you said true?"

Hu Wei nodded and said, "Of course." Sir, if you had to choose, which legion would you like to come back. ”

The shopkeeper said without thinking: "Of course, the Immortal Bird Legion. The immortal bird is worried, and he is a good child in the hearts of our northern people. When he was in Qingzhou, he made many military exploits. ”

Zhu Daneng couldn't help but ask, "Then don't you want the Blizzard Legion to regroup?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Zhu Daneng like an alien, pouted and said, "Young man, I usually have nothing to read more books, if you can't read, you can go to the teahouse to listen to the storyteller."

Who in this world doesn't know that the Immortal Bird Legion is the Blizzard Legion, they are the same, but they have changed their names. You don't even know this, and you dare to come to our north, really. Young people now."

Zhu Daneng was so robbed by the shopkeeper that he couldn't even speak, and the women on the side laughed secretly when they ate it. There are really not many things that can make Zhu Daneng suffocate and still can't speak.

Hou San found an opportunity, and habitually brushed Zhu Daneng and said: "I told you to read more books, you still don't believe it, you know it's embarrassing." ”

In a conversation with the shopkeeper, Hu Wei really didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. This is the simplicity of the people. How many defeats the legion fought, they don't remember. As long as there is a victory, even if it is just a small battle that has nothing to do with the overall situation, they will talk about it as if they were personally involved.

Seeing the shopkeeper talking about the Legion's victories, he was so radiant, saying that when the soldier died in battle, the grief-stricken face, and the ecstasy when he heard that the Immortal Bird Legion might come back, how could he show such an expression if he didn't have love for the Legion in his heart.

"You're right. Wu Xuewen suddenly said without a head.

"What?" Hu Wei raised his head a little blankly, and for a moment, he didn't understand what Wu Xuewen was referring to.

"New Order" Wu Dao: "The current order of the Mandala Empire is not suitable for the development of the empire. We are to establish a new order for him, so that the people will not have to shed their blood and then shed tears. ”

Hu Wei asked, "You agree with me?"

Wu Xuewen nodded and said, "Yes, I agree." From today onwards, I will do my best to help you, even if it is unscrupulous, even if it is spurned by thousands of people, as long as we can successfully establish a new order that can make the lives of ordinary people full of hope, I will not call for anything. ”

Hu Wei said: "Do you know that I can establish such an order?"

Wu Xuewen replied: "I believe you can." Before I decided to go to Langtian to find you, I went to Dongwang City. I saw the miracle city with my own eyes, and I saw the people there. Their eyes are full of yearning for the future life. Not only yearning, they are gradually having beauty little by little, more and more.

You can make a hopeless city like that, and you can make the entire Mandala Empire like that. I had some hesitation before, but now, I don't hesitate. Let's do it, and do it boldly. ”

"Good brother" Hu Wei held Wu Xuewen's hand tightly, he knew that it was not until this moment that he really got Wu Xuewen's heart.

In the guest room, Hu Wei was there, Huang Jinfeng and Ximen Xue, the two daughters who were temporarily pretending to be Hu Wei's wife, didn't know what was going on, they were glaring at each other, and Xuan Ri pushed the door in and said, "Young Master, Du Changwei, the lord of Baoning City, is here." ”

"Oh, he's coming so fast. Hu Wei put down the book and said, "It's a day faster than I imagined." Hu Wei said and turned his head to Huang Jinfeng and Ximen Xue and said, "Two ladies, accompany your husband to meet guests." ”

"Phew" Huang Jinfeng and Ximen Xue heard the ambiguity in Hu Wei's words, and at the same time took a sip of Hu Wei, looked at each other and smiled, and actually got together again. The relationship between women is really hard to fathom.

Under Na Yue's service, Hu Wei changed into the black military uniform of the Immortal Bird Legion. He originally wanted to hide his identity, but after listening to the shopkeeper's words, he decided to let the people of this Baoning City know that his immortal bird was coming. Give them a hope, so that they can have a chance and a smile on their faces.

The shopkeeper had been dozing off when he suddenly saw the castle lord's carriage stop in front of his shop, which startled him. Seeing Hu Wei come out in an immortal bird uniform again, he was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.

Although the shopkeeper has not seen the new military uniform of the immortal bird with his own eyes, he has heard that the style of the new military uniform of the immortal bird has not been marked by the immortal bird, but the shopkeeper can still be sure that this is the military uniform of the immortal bird army. Thinking that Hu Wei had said before that the Immortal Bird Legion would definitely come back, he couldn't help but feel excited again. His eyes stared at Hu Wei with dead eyes, as if he wanted to see through him.

Hu Wei first showed a smile to the shopkeeper, and then looked at Du Changwei, who had just gotten out of the carriage and walked into the store. Xuan Ri didn't inform Hu Wei when he arrived here, Du Changwei's carriage only arrived at the corner of the street, and she already knew about it.

This time was just right, Du Changwei just walked to the middle of the lobby of the inn, and Hu Wei also happened to walk there. Although the two met for the first time, they didn't need to be introduced, and they gave each other hands:

"Young Marshal"

"Du Cheng Shou"

While Du Changwei was looking at Hu Wei, Hu Wei was also looking at this Du Changwei. Du Changwei is about fifty years old this year, his complexion is a little dark, if he doesn't wear a city guard uniform, he changes into an ordinary cloth clothes, and looks a little like a peasant. The whole person feels unpretentious and unpretentious, and the first image is not bad.

After greeting, Du Changwei first spoke: "The young marshal has a big fort in Ningcheng, Du has not been able to meet him from afar, please be in a hurry." ”

Because Hu Wei has the title of the king of waves on his head, if according to the system of the previous dynasty, the king is still above the marquis, so in terms of identity, he will not be lower than Du Changwei, and he can speak more casually.

Hu Wei laughed and said, "Du Chengshou is blaming me for sneaking into the city." The kid is just having fun for a while, Du Chengshou must not take it to heart. ”

Du Changwei said gratefully: "The young marshal came to Baoning City thousands of miles away, Du is already grateful, how can he be dissatisfied with the young marshal." Du has already prepared wine and food in the city lord's mansion to wash the dust for the young marshal, and the young marshal please"

Hu Wei arched his hand and said: "In this way, then it will be bothering." Du City Lord please. ”

The shopkeeper was stunned and watched Du Changwei and Hu Wei talking in front of him, feeling like he was in a dream. It wasn't until Hu Wei and Du Changwei passed by his side that he had the courage to ask, "Young man, are you the immortal bird Hu Wei?"

Du Changwei stopped and smiled at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, you are going to have good luck this time, if you can ask for a young handsome pair of ink treasures, I guarantee that your shop will be like a cloud of customers from now on." ”

The shopkeeper shook his head, his eyes shot a longing light, and he looked at Hu Wei and said, "I don't want Mobao, I just want to know if what the young marshal told me that day is true." ”

Hu Wei knew that the shopkeeper was referring to the entry of the Immortal Bird Legion into Baoning City. Nodding heavily, he said, "Sooner or later." ”

The shopkeeper's eyes burst into excitement, and he nodded again and again: "Okay, good, good, I will definitely wait until that day, even if I die, I will wait." ”

Seeing Hu Wei and his entourage walk away, the shopkeeper carefully took out an immortal bird star medal made of gold from his arms, looked at it, touched it and touched it.

This is a token that Hu Wei gave him before leaving. Hu Wei said, this means that there is a promise, as long as the golden color does not fade, the promise of the immortal bird will always be there.

"The Immortal Bird Legion is coming back, our soldiers are coming back, they haven't forgotten us, they're coming back and protecting us, it's great, it's really good.

No, I want to tell you all and all of you the good news. As long as the golden color does not fade, the promise of the immortal bird will always be there.

Good, lad, good, good."

When Hu Wei entered the City Lord's Mansion, the sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded inexplicably on the street. Not one, but many, in all directions, one after another.

The people of the city who don't know why they are not festive, why would someone set off firecrackers. After inquiring clearly, these strange people also had that kind of mysterious ecstasy on their faces, and they also set off firecrackers.

As the sound of firecrackers continued to sound, smiles began to appear on the faces of the people. A seed called 'hope' was planted in their hearts and slowly took root and sprouted.

That night, firecrackers rang off all night until dawn