In early autumn, the aftermath of summer is still there, under the scorching sun, the earth is still very hot, all say that autumn is high and cool, but people have not yet felt this way, are looking forward to the next heavy rain, so as to sweep away this last summer heat. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

This is Tongguan County, belonging to Yongzhou Xi'an Prefecture, in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although Yongzhou is one of the nine states, but because it is located in the northwest border, affected by natural conditions, this land is not rich and rich, and the life of the common people can only be regarded as barely able to live.

However, such a life of poverty was very good in the eyes of the older generation, because a few decades ago, it was not only a natural disaster, but above all a man-made disaster.

At that time, the vast land of Shenzhou was a miasma, chaotic, the former dynasty of the Great Xia Kingdom had already existed in name only, and the princes of all walks of life had seized the land and established themselves as kings.

Many families were broken, many children became orphans, many brides became widows, and most of the young men died on the battlefield, and they did not protect the country and their families, but only to satisfy the selfish desires of those princes.

The war lasted for a long time, fighting and killing to the end, the strength of the remaining princes was already very similar, and the situation became a little embarrassing, and no one could help anyone, but no one wanted to share the world with others, but at this moment, everyone knew that if they were not completely sure, no one would dare to act rashly, for fear of making a clam to fight for each other, and the fisherman would benefit.

Such a delicate situation of watching each other has been maintained for ten years, and no one has expected that the person who breaks this equilibrium is not Qingguo, which has always been known as the strongest prince, nor Zhao, who is considered the most ambitious, but Qin, which is the least favored and weak.

The rise of the Qin State is very legendary, this country was originally the Qinzhou of the Great Xia Kingdom, the land is sparsely populated, the products are barren, in the eyes of the Great Xia Dynasty at that time, Qinzhou is a wild place, is a dispensable existence.

When the Great Xia Dynasty was decaying, Ji Yun, the lord of Qin Prefecture at that time and the hereditary title of Qin Hou, took advantage of the situation and established himself as the king and established the Qin State.

But although Ji Yun established the Qin State, he did not have the ambition to dominate the world, according to his thoughts, he just wanted to be a lord in a corner of the country, neither wanted to annex other people's land, nor did he want to become other people's courtiers.

Ji Yun is indeed a character, after gaining a foothold in Qinzhou, he tried his best to expand his military strength, and made the huge Qin State like an iron bucket, which was really an iron wall, unbreakable, and firmly rooted in this loess land.

Ji Yun's intention is obvious, that is, people don't offend me, I don't offend people, it's hello, I'm good, everyone's good.

Ji Yun's approach made many people despise him, thinking that he had no ambitions, he was simply a turtle with a shrunken head, and he was a coward compared to other lords.

Ji Yun is not in these slanderous words, he only thinks it is bullshit, and only in Qin Guo'an, he can be his own mountain king with peace of mind, and see how the princes outside compete for hegemony and fight fiercely.

Because the Qin State is located in the bitter cold land of the northwest, there is really no temptation, so the overlords of the princes of all parties let Ji Yun be the king of Qin here, plus although Ji Yun has no great ambitions, his military strength is really unambiguous, and his black-armored cavalry has a strong deterrent, so that even if someone wants to annex the Qin State, they must think about it carefully and think twice, so that the Qin State will stand safely in the northwest of Shenzhou, and twenty or thirty years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Speaking of which, everyone will naturally feel strange, since Ji Yun has no ambition to dominate, why would he suddenly take the lead at the delicate moment when all the powers stand side by side, this is not in line with Ji Yun's character, could it be that Ji Yun has actually been in Taoguang and obscurity, hiding and hibernating, waiting for opportunities, and now that the time has come, he is going to make a splash.

In fact, Ji Yun is Ji Yun, he has no ambition, no ambition, he has been the lord of the Taiping Kingdom for so many years, even if he had a little ambition before, it has been exhausted by the years.

Ji Yun originally wanted to resign himself to fate, even if it was a day, he was old at that time, so he wanted to spend his old age in peace and have a good home.

It's just that although Ji Yun has no ambition, he has a subordinate who has ambitions, and seeing that the lord of the country does not want to forge ahead, this subordinate stood up and wanted to open up a broader territory for the Qin State and Ji Yun.

The disobedience of his subordinates is intolerable to any leader, but Ji Yun just endured it, because this subordinate is not an ordinary courtier, but a general Wu Chengyan, who commands the strongest army in the Qin State, the black-armored cavalry!

Everyone knows that Ji Yun can safely claim the king of Jianguo in the northwest, and stand tall, Wu Chengyan is indispensable, and the contribution is great, and some people even say that without Wu Chengyan, there would be no Ji Yun's Qin State, this statement comes from other countries, the intention is very obvious, and it is also very vicious, that is, to provoke the relationship between Ji Yun and Wu Chengyan, a typical divisive strategy, and it is also the most effective strategy to hit the opponent.

To tell the truth, Wu Chengyan is the pillar and pillar of the Qin State, if this pillar falls, the Qin State will be finished.

It's just that these discordant schemes don't seem to work, the relationship between Ji Yun and Wu Chengyan is simply intimate, as if it is an iron plate, it is because of Wu Chengyan's existence that Qin and Ji Yun have spent year after year in peace.

And when Wu Chengyan proposed that Qin send troops to fight for the world, Ji Yun, the monarch of Qin, the famous coward, and the turtle with a shrunken head did not have any objections, so he happily agreed to Wu Chengyan's request, and named Wu Chengyan as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, commanding all the armies of Qin.

Ji Yun's decision shocked the whole country, and many ministers immediately objected, saying that Qin had insufficient troops and could not compete with other countries at all, and Wu Chengyan's move was to push Qin into the abyss and make Qin fall into a state of no return.

It's just that the opposition of these ministers didn't play any role at all, Wu Chengyan still became the generalissimo, Ji Yun still supported Wu Chengyan, and then, a big change in Shenzhou kicked off.

After Wu Chengyan mastered the military power of Qin, the first thing he wanted to capture was Qingguo.

At that time, Qingguo was called Daqing, and it was the first power among all the countries, and it was also the first country, and it was the country that was most likely to dominate the world.

No one expected that Qin would dare to attack Daqing, but Wu Chengyan did just that.

Daqing is adjacent to the Qin State, in fact, this big tiger has always been eyeing the Qin State, because of the existence of Wu Chengyan, Daqing does not dare to move.

However, Daqing didn't make big moves, but there were a lot of small moves, in order to eat the fat in his mouth as soon as possible, Daqing wanted to collapse Wu Chengyan, the pillar of the Qin State, several times, and I don't know how many times he used the discord plan, what assassination, poisoning, beauty tricks, etc.

Because of this, Wu Chengyan had the nickname of the immortal dragon, and then there was such a rumor floating all over Shenzhou, that is, "the dragon is immortal, and the Qin State is immortal".

It's just that Qingguo didn't expect that Wu Chengyan would send troops to Daqing, even if Daqing has always been afraid of Wu Chengyan, but the name of the first power is not in vain, and he was immediately prepared.

That year, Wu Chengyan sent troops to Daqing in the name of Daqing's frequent harassment of the border of Qin, and the black-armored iron cavalry started from Tongguan and marched all the way east to Qingguo.

At that time, Tongguan was the west gate of Daqing, guarded by heavy troops, Daqing was strong, the military was strong, it was claimed that there were one million soldiers, and there were 100,000 elites in Tongguan, in order to wait for the opportunity to move, to invade Qin.

But no one could have imagined that Qin Guo would make the first move, and as soon as he made a move, he would have the power of thunder.

In that battle, Wu Chengyan's black-armored cavalry defeated the 100,000 elites of Qingguo with 20,000 people.

Subsequently, Wu Chengyan with lightning speed, even under the Daqing country more than a dozen cities, the black cavalry crisscrossed the land of Daqing, such as into the realm of no one, the soldiers pointed out, invincible, the dignified Daqing million male division was unable to stop the momentum of Wu Chengyan's attack, less than two years, the black cavalry killed to Luoyang, the capital of Qingguo, the soldiers came to the city, the lord of Daqing and his remnants of the army trapped in it, at that time, everyone in the world knew that Daqing was over.

No one could have imagined that Daqing Kingdom would fall so quickly, and no one would have thought that Wu Chengyan was so powerful.

After the end of Daqing, Qin naturally became the first power, threatening the world, making all countries feel extremely dangerous, and everyone was really in danger and panicked.

And everyone's worries are not superfluous, after Wu Chengyan rested for half a year, the army attacked again, and successively annexed Yan, Zhao, and Han, and the speed was unbelievably fast, and it only took three or four years.

It is said that many generals saw the black cavalry when they were bold, abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and said that Wu Chengyan's black cavalry was not a human army at all, it was a heavenly general, or a demon general, in short, this iron cavalry has incredible combat power and momentum, once the edge is revealed, it is invincible, invincible, and invincible.

The countries were powerless to resist the black armored cavalry, and they all became the victorious products of Wu Chengyan, so in less than ten years, Wu Chengyan swept away the countries, unified Shenzhou, and he did not let go of the border wilderness, before, there were many nomadic tribes and barbarian peoples in the four directions of Shenzhou, the most powerful is Dongyi, Xihu, Nanban, and Northern Wilderness, these tribes have always been very interested in the vast land of Shenzhou, and they want to fish in troubled waters and rob while they are fired.

In the past, Great Xia also had a lot of headaches for these tribes, but because there were still many elements in the geographical environment, it was impossible to effectively govern and crack down on them, so they could only turn a blind eye and let them mess around in all directions.

After Wu Chengyan unified Shenzhou, there was no tolerance for the Quartet tribes, and he even began to vigorously clean up, the black armor iron cavalry was unabated, and the Quartet tribes were killed, these tribes were unable to resist the black armor cavalry, and some could only retreat away, which was a wise move to know the times, and those who forcibly resisted were wiped out by Wu Chengyan, and the end was quite miserable.

After clearing the hidden dangers in all directions, the territory of the Qin State expanded again, and it was two or three times larger than the Great Xia Dynasty in its heyday, which was truly unprecedented and unique.

After the unification of the Qin State in the world, Ji Yun was still the nominal lord and supreme ruler, but everyone knew who the real boss was, and Ji Yun was also an understanding person, when Wu Chengyan had just annexed Daqing, he was going to abdicate and make way for Xian, and the position of the boss was of course given to Wu Chengyan.

But Wu Chengyan resolutely resigned, and tried his best to support Ji Yun as the lord of the country, Ji Yun had no choice but to continue to be the nominal boss, and that feeling was naturally very uncomfortable.

After Wu Chengyan swept Liuhe and annexed the countries, Ji Yun looked for an opportunity to give way, but Wu Chengyan still didn't accept it, so he had to let Ji Yun be the lord of the country, which made Ji Yun almost want to die.

Fortunately, Wu Chengyan still knows when to advance and when to retreat, after clearing and driving away the Quartet tribes, Ji Yun once again proposed that Zen is located in Wuchengyan, this time Wu Chengyan did not refuse, and finally agreed to Ji Yun's request, and ascended to the throne that the world can hope for but cannot reach.

After Wu Chengyan became the boss, the country was called Zhou, and since then the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, and the imperial capital was located in Luoyang, known as the divine capital.

The Great Zhou Dynasty established Wu Chengyan to be respected as the Emperor of Martial Arts, which is really worthy of the name, and after Ji Yun abdicated, he was not suspicious and persecuted by Emperor Wu, and was named the King of Qin, lived a leisurely and leisurely life, and finally died a good death.

Wu Chengyan became the Empress Wu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the world found that this Emperor Wu was not only good at commanding the army, but also governing the country, he knew that the world had been fighting for many years, and it had already been a great injury, and the life of the common people was not as good as pigs and dogs, so he issued an order to exempt from taxes, and specially sent someone to supervise this matter.

Emperor Wu also divided the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty into Kyushu, which were Yan, Hebei, Qing, Xu, Yang, Jing, Henan, Liang, Yongjiuzhou, and the Qin State of that year was in Yongzhou, which was also the place where Emperor Wu initiated.

Of course, the people of Yongzhou are also grateful to Emperor Wu, in many places in Yongzhou there are temples dedicated to the statue of Emperor Wu, and there is a very big temple in Tongguan, the incense is continuous all year round, and the popularity is very strong.

Emperor Wu's first battle to create the Great Zhou Dynasty was Tongguan, which is really commemorative, and our story also began in Tongguan, and it is not about the rise of a dynasty emperor, but a legend, or the rise of a myth.

At noon, Tongguan city is still lively, many people ignore the autumn scorching, still in the city is still wandering around with great interest, it is no wonder, today is the fifteenth, is the Tongguan big set, the people of the nearby towns and villages will rush here, buy something, sell some things, each ask for what they need, the bazaar is this function, and it is also such a lively atmosphere.

There are men and women on the street, young and old, everyone walks and stops, walking through the county, everyone buys or buys, or just to see the excitement, in short, the huge county town is full of noise, and there is hardly a quiet place.

However, there is a person who exudes an atmosphere that is incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere, he is just a teenager, and it can even be said that he is a child, I am afraid that he is only about ten years old, very thin, ragged, unkempt, looking at him seems to be a beggar, a little beggar.

But unlike other beggars, he never reached out to beg for anything, but tried to avoid the crowd, and he seemed to be afraid or hiding from something.

He was actually very hungry, his face was yellow and thin, his eyes were big, but hunger made his eyes dull, but when he saw the food placed on the side of the road, there would be a flash of brilliance in his eyes, it was so bright.

But this look was only fleeting, and soon he lost his energy, and he secretly swallowed and licked his lips, so that after that he seemed to be able to resist the invasion of hunger, and then he stayed away from the food and never looked back.

It's a strange beggar, maybe he's not a beggar, but he's dressed like a beggar.

Few people have noticed him, although there are fewer beggars these days, but after all, there are still them, and it is said that this profession has a very long and ancient history, there have been, there are now, and there will be in the future.

The strange little beggar walked weakly in the county, although he did not take the initiative to beg, but there were still kind people who gave him food, as long as anyone with a discerning eye could see that this child was really hungry, if he did not eat again, he would really starve to death.

A kind aunt happened to buy a few buns, and happened to see the little beggar, so she took out two buns and stuffed them into the little beggar's hand.

Her actions made the little beggar stunned, looking at the bun in his hand, and then looking at the aunt's smiling face with pity and kindness, the little beggar's big eyes suddenly had a layer of moisture, and then he actually said, "Thank you." His voice was so low that he seemed to be running out of strength to speak.

The aunt was surprised that the little beggar would say this, and was slightly stunned, and then saw that although the little beggar had a yellow face and thin muscles, and his face was full of mud, his big eyes and the outline of his face were very good-looking, if he was cleaned, the child would definitely be very beautiful, but it was a pity that he was a beggar, a wanderer.

The aunt sighed and only said, "Poor child." Then she shook her head and left, giving the little beggar two buns she could do, and nothing else she could do.

The little beggar was already very grateful to the aunt, and the bun in his hand was still hot, warming his heart, so that he suddenly had the spirit and strength, and wanted to eat it in one bite, but for some reason he hesitated, then looked around, and then found a remote alley and walked into it quickly.

The alley was quiet, because everyone was rushing to the market, and it seemed to be a little cut off from the century, and the little beggar liked this place very much, and sat carefully on a step with a bun in his hand, and at the moment his eyes were full of brilliance, and his attention was on the bun, but he did not notice that after he entered the alley, several people followed him in.

Just as the little beggar opened his mouth wide and bit down on a bun, a yin and yang strange voice suddenly sounded behind him, "Oh, where did this little ghost come from, and the food is actually going to my territory." After speaking, there was another strange laugh, and the voice was loud and harsh, which was very ugly.

The sudden strange scream frightened the little beggar, his hands shook, and the two buns fell to the ground, which was his only ration for a few days, and he couldn't care about anything else, he hurriedly lowered his head to pick it up, and at this moment, a big foot suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he stepped on the two buns impartially, and rubbed them very hard a few times, and the buns became muddy, and they couldn't be eaten at all.

When the little beggar saw this, the whole person stayed there, the sparkle in his eyes disappeared instantly, and his face became extremely ugly. The food that came to his mouth was spoiled in such a way that it was enough to make the little beggar angry, and after a moment of astonishment, he was furious, and suddenly stood up, and looked at the owner of the foot, the culprit, viciously.

Just after his eyes fell on the man again, the anger in the little beggar's eyes, the anger suddenly disappeared, he was gritting his teeth, as if he was going to scold the other party, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed back, and his expression had become very frightened, the fear was obvious, and the thin body took a few steps back.

The little beggar was afraid, he should be afraid, not one in front of him, but several.

The person closest to him, that is, the person who stepped on the rotten buns, this person is not very old, he is seventeen or eighteen years old, he looks very strong, he should have just finished drinking, he smells of alcohol, his face is red, because he is full of wine and food, he feels a little hot, so he opens his chest and shows that he has a good muscle, his appearance is actually good, but he is now crooked mouth, slanted eyes, with a gangster at a glance, naturally it is not a good road, and the people around him are similar in age to him, although their body shapes and appearances are different, they all have the same ruffianism, so you can see that these people are a group of local gangsters, little ruffians。

Surrounded by a gang of thugs in an alley, no wonder the little beggar is afraid, and then look at this gang of thugs, there is a bad smile on the corner of their mouths, and their eyes are rolling on the little beggar, and they are ill-intentioned at first glance.

Seeing that the little beggar knew that he was afraid, the gangster who stepped on the rotten bun smiled proudly and said, "Boy, where are you messing around? Your second master has never seen you?"

Second master, this guy is also a well-known gangster in Tongguan County, the big Niu Er, nicknamed the second cow, and people call him Er Niu, what they are saying is that this guy is arrogant and unreasonable, and he is stunned when he fights, he is a hob meat who is not afraid of death, and the locals have a headache when they mention the second stunned, and they have to stomp on him when they see him from afar, and they are not afraid of him, but no one wants to compete with such a stunned boy.

Niu Er is also a frequent visitor to the county government, and is often caught because of fights and troubles, but this guy is not a big deal, so he was released after a few days, and he is used to going in and out, and the county government is too lazy to arrest him again, which only fuels the arrogance of Niu Er, so that this kid is becoming more and more rampant, and he claims to be a tyrant in Tongguan, and there are several brothers under him, who are idle all day long, doing some bad things that harm others and themselves, it is really not a thing.

Today Niu Er was bored, so he came out to visit the big market, and at noon he felt hungry, so he went to Tongguan's famous Juxian Building to drink and eat, just when he was happy to eat and drink refreshingly, he saw some special little beggars downstairs.

Originally, there was nothing strange about seeing a beggar, but Niu Er somehow felt that this little beggar was very strange, and besides, he was familiar with the beggars here, and every month he went to collect money, just imagine that the money would go to the beggar, this guy is still a thing!

Seeing a strange little beggar, Niu Er suddenly felt inexplicably excited, maybe it was because of the good wine, and on a whim, he took his fox friend and dog friend to follow the little beggar to the alley.

Now the little beggar is in front of him, Niu Er is very proud when he sees the other party's frightened and frightened appearance, he likes this feeling, bullying the weak is his forte, Niu Er feels that he is too uncomfortable to be idle these days, this little beggar is an excellent venting object.

"Hey, what about you, why don't you keep quiet! Is it a dumb person!" Seeing that the little beggar was silent, Niu Er suddenly became angry and immediately shouted.

A bastard next to him laughed and said, "I think he's scared and stupid, or the second brother is powerful!"