Chapter 5: People with Sweat and Tears
"Heh, which man in the world doesn't want to marry Liu Ruier home, the key is that you have to have that ability. Lu Bo only thought that Chu Li was whispering, and said coldly.
Chu Li knew that he had missed his mouth, so he followed Lu Bo's words and said, "Is she so famous? Although Tianyan Tower is big, it is really exaggerated to be famous all over the world." "Tianyan Tower, Tianyan Tower is okay in this Fu'an City, but it is really not worth mentioning in the Central Plains Continent. But this Liu Ruier is not relying on Tianyanlou, she herself is much more famous than Tianyanlou. Seeing Chu Li's puzzled face, Lu Bo took out something from his arms, and Chu Li took a look, isn't this the scroll that the little scholar took out when he was in the crowd just now.
Chu Li didn't know the content of this scroll, he only regarded it as a classic in a book such as a sage's admonition, but he didn't know that with a flower in front of him, Lu Bo had already handed over the scroll.
"Look at the above, Liu Rui'er's name is ranked third!" Chu Li was very curious, took the scroll, and who knew that it was five big characters "Central Plains Beauty List".
Forcibly holding back the restless emotions in his heart, Chu Li still looked down. If someone says that Chu Li is a saint and gentleman, his heart is like water, he is not frightened, and he is not disordered, Chu Li will definitely nod yes on the surface, and he will definitely take a bite in his heart. What teenager doesn't have a heroic dream, which teenager doesn't crave a beautiful woman in his arms!
first place, Rui Wenxiu, the daughter of the Grand Duke of Zhao. followed by a series of introductions, what this woman has the posture of a heavenly spirit, what a slight smile captivates the country and the city, and the words of praise are extreme, Chu Li did not take a closer look.
Continue to look down, the second place is the daughter of an ordinary family selling tofu in Ziguang City of Chu State, named Li Yunxin, and the later evaluation says that the reason why it is slightly inferior to the first place is because it can't afford expensive nourishing things, and the skin is slightly rough. Chu Li snorted when he saw this, as if he had really touched it.
The third place is Liu Ruier, the baby daughter of the big shopkeeper of Tianyan Lou in Fu'an City, the book says that although Liu Ruier is not at the age of blooming, she also gave birth to a very beautiful face, and her cheeks and frowns are touching people's hearts.
Seeing this, Chu Li touched his chin, why didn't he feel that this girl was so good-looking? In Chu Li's feelings, he and Liu Rui'er were amazed when they first met, and then they were as natural as friends.
After reading Liu Rui'er, Chu Li closed the scroll, he is a very realistic person, what is the use of those beauties no matter how much they see, it has nothing to do with him.
Stretched out his hand and handed the scroll to Lu Bo, "Who is this ranking, has he seen all the people in this book?" "Shenji Pavilion, you don't know this?" Lu Bo explained to Chu Li with a rare and strange expression, " Shenji Pavilion is the most mysterious institution on the Central Plains Continent, no one knows where their headquarters are, but their sub-pavilions are opened in various cities, Shenji Pavilion ignores the disputes between kingdoms, they love to do rankings, all kinds of rankings, up to the kingdom's strength ranking, down to which wine shop tastes worse, there are special rankings. ”
Chu Li was a little shocked, how much skill and strength does it take to have such a large amount of information.
"Can those big people tolerate their details being known to others?" "Of course not, I don't know if you have heard of the seventh country on the Central Plains Continent, Lu Kingdom?"
This Lu State Chu Li has heard that at the beginning of the founding of the Great Qin two hundred years ago, the Lu State was already one of the powerful countries in the Central Plains. But I heard that the king at that time was too violent, which caused the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, and one day the palace was destroyed by lightning, and the various cities took the opportunity to rebel. Great Qin annexed most of the cities of Lu at that time, and this was the rapid development.
Chu Li told Lu Bo what he knew, but the other party said disdainfully, "How can there be any anger and resentment, King Lu is not a faint king, but King Lu felt that there was something wrong with the Shenji Pavilion, so he ordered to destroy all the Shenji Pavilion sub-pavilions within the kingdom." As a result, within three days, the country of Lu was gone. ”
Ignoring Chu Li, who was terrified to the extreme, Lu Bo said to himself, "Since then, no one has questioned the authority of the Divine Machine Pavilion and the authenticity of the Divine Machine Pavilion. Now that each kingdom has acquiesced to the existence of the Divine Machine Pavilion, it is fair that everyone knows each other's details. As long as you pay enough, you can get any rank you want in the Divine Machine Pavilion. Speaking of this, Lu Bo hesitated a little, lowered his voice and said to Chu Li, "I heard that there are immortals in the Divine Machine Pavilion. ”
Chu Li walked down the street, sighed, and sighed again.
This person is really the happiest in ignorance, and the more he knows, the more painful it is. Before today, he was still a little guy in the Tianyan Building, and his biggest dream was to find his parents and live an ordinary life. How did he know that after today's series of events, he was ready to join the army, and he knew so many secrets in a row, and he felt a little unacceptable for a while.
In front of him is the recruitment office of the imperial army in Fu'an City, Chu Li has already thought about it, isn't it just three years, he went in to mix a messenger or something, and then took over Tianyan Tower, married Liu Rui'er, and went to the peak of his life from then on. When the time comes, he will be famous, and the people in Mingxi Town will naturally be able to find him, and Chu Li will feel a little relieved about such a number of things in one fell swoop.
But when Chu Li saw the crowded crowd in front of him, his face was as white as paper.
Cries, shouts, curses, countless voices mingled together, and if I had to give it a name, it would be despair.
"My child, my mother is still here, and you are gone. "Husband, have you ever thought about me, what to do with our children!" "Brother, don't worry, I will avenge you." "All the cries are nothing more than the death of the man in the house.
This is the first time that Chu Li has intuitively realized the cruelty of the battlefield, he has always thought that the so-called battlefield is the confrontation between the two armies, and then a few teams of soldiers will fight each other, and after a certain number of casualties, they will withdraw from each other, and they will be known later.
But the scene in front of him made the last bit of luck in Chu Xuan also destroyed, and he heard the people around him say that this time it was the remnants of Qi who colluded with Yan to ambush Daqin's army in Siping Valley.
There was not a single advance team of more than 50,000 left in this battle, and Qiu Li, the seventh vanguard under the seat of the general of Zhengxi, died in battle. But the other party also left behind 30,000 corpses and fled in a hurry before the arrival of Great Qin reinforcements. It is said that the soldiers who died in this battle filled the entire Siping Valley, and the blood shed from 80,000 corpses stained every inch of the entire valley red.
At this time, in Siping Valley, the general of Zhengxi stood on the hill in the southwest, which was the first place where the battle began, and the enemy pushed down the 10,000-jin boulder from here, blocking the only way for the Daqin soldiers in the valley to retreat.
"There should be an internal response. After a brief silence, the black-robed man behind the general spoke, his voice hoarse as if a rusty knife was unsheathed.
The name of this person is unknown, and he is not known to outsiders, but he is the close confidant of the general of Zhengxi. But in the eyes of the veteran of this iron-blooded army, this person, like the general, is a guardian saint, protecting the existence of his own life. This man is the brain of the Predator, and I don't know how many sergeants' lives were saved by his correct decision.
"The army is still the imperial court. "General Zhengxi has always said very little, and in the eyes of the world, he seems to be a cold war machine that only exists to kill people.
"I don't know, but I can tempt. General Zhengxi understands the meaning of this sentence, which is to fill in with human lives. "Recruit soldiers, those flowers will be good for this kingdom when they see blood. "The general's words decided the fate of many people, but he didn't care about that. He just needs to be worthy of his subordinates, those who are born and die together, and live and die together.
Siping Valley was full of busy people, collecting the bodies of their comrades and burying them on the spot. There was a deathly silence in the valley, except for the sound of digging and sobbing. It was the tears and sweat of the iron-blooded man.
Chu Li stood in the conscription office for a long time, the people in front of him cried dry tears, looked for the tokens of the men of each family and left, and the originally bustling street instantly became deserted. Except for the few people who signed up, only Chu Li was still standing there. He was sweating, a lot, soaking the ends of his hair on his back and forehead.
"I... I.. It seemed that after a cup of tea, Chu Li stepped forward, signed his name on the paperwork, and printed a red handprint. The slanting light reflected mottled shadows on the stone slabs of the recruiting office, the tears of the surviving and the sweat of the young.
"What? You're crazy! No, I'm going to go to my dad and ask him to find someone to do it for you. Liu Rui'er was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, so she rushed directly out of the house.
"Rui'er, this is my own choice!" Chu Li's voice was very tired, and he didn't realize that he actually called Rui'er in a panic. Liu Rui'er also didn't notice anything wrong, and turned around with an anxious look, "Do you know how many people died in the last battle? Do you know how many people died in the next battle when King Qin is going to launch a general attack on Yan State? ”
"Don't say it!" Chu Li was very calm, "I just know that I don't want to be a little servant in this banquet building for the rest of my life." Liu Rui'er didn't think about it when she heard this, so she said, "I can ask my father to give it to you... Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chu Li, "Compared to living like that, I'd rather die." ”
If a choice can be made, no one wants to live under the fence for the rest of their lives. Chu Li is not very old, but he also understands this truth, for the first time in his life, in the ordinary and hard work, he chose the latter. Chu Li didn't know why he made this choice that contradicted his character, he only felt that he needed something in the dark, and he could only get it on the battlefield.
Liu Rui'er couldn't understand Chu Li's decision, her expression was very complicated, she knew that if the other party really made up his mind, it was not something she could change. But for some reason, after learning the news, she still rushed over to make one last effort, she wanted the other party to stay, even if it was for herself.
Liu Rui'er didn't know why she had such a strange idea, and she didn't know that Chu Li had made such a choice, so she didn't have the idea of being the general in her dreams.
There was some silence in the firewood room for a while, and the two young men didn't know what to say. Perhaps knowing that this might be the last time the two met, the girl broke the silence, took out half a jade pendant from her pocket, and put it in the boy's hand.
"This is an amulet that my father asked me for, and you must carry it with you at all times. As if feeling that the atmosphere was too solemn, the girl moved her lips, "If you lose it, don't come back!" Chu Li was amused by her and nodded lightly.
Liu Rui'er lied, this was not the talisman that his father begged for, this was given to her by her mother before she died, the jade pendant had two halves, one was in her hand, and the other was given to Chu Li at this time.
"Then I'm leaving, take care of yourself. Liu Rui'er turned around, and a drop of crystal liquid slipped down her cheek. She didn't want Chu Li to see herself making a fool of herself.
"Rui'er. Chu Li didn't know where he got so much courage, but looking at Liu Rui'er's back as she was leaving, he felt his heart twitch violently.
"Huh?" Liu Rui'er stopped, but didn't turn around.
"If I come back alive, will you marry me?" the young man's voice was indescribably dry and nervous, and there were drops of sweat on his forehead.
"Cut, how can the little beggar be qualified to marry me, I want to marry the general!" looked back and smiled, pear blossoms brought rain. Chu Li only said at this time that what was said in the original book was true, and this moment became eternal in Chu Li's heart, even if the blood covered the sky on the day later, the light smile still lingered in his mind.
On this day, people with sweat and tears.