Chapter 3 The general trend of the world
The two had breakfast, Xiao Yun took the dishes and chopsticks to clean, and Ah Xiu found a mirror to observe himself carefully. The mirror was brought back by Xiao Yun's second uncle in the city, with a smooth copper mirror surface, and the frame is very delicately carved, and it is said that this mirror can also be worth a lot of money. Xiao Yun's second uncle is called Lin Xuewu, and he works as a dart master in the Huwei Dart Bureau in Shangling City, and his income is okay. Shangling City is more than 30 miles away from here, and it is the largest city in the vicinity, with a population of more than 100,000.
In the afternoon, Mr. Lin Wancheng and a man in his thirties carried some things back home. Lin Wancheng introduced Ah Xiu, this man is Lin Wancheng's second son Lin Xuewu. Lin Xuewu looks very similar to his father, but he is taller and looks more kind.
Lin Wancheng had already told Lin Xuewu about Ah Xiu, and Lin Xuewu was also very sympathetic, and when they were having dinner together in the evening, Ah Xiu asked Lin Xuewu about something about this world.
"Let's start from the beginning, our country's national name Daxuan has been passed down for more than 200 years, the emperor's surname is Chu, and now he is the tenth emperor, Emperor Xuanyun." Lin Xuewu knew that Ah Xiu had amnesia, so he started from the most basic place, and only listened to him continue: "To say that this Daxuan Dynasty was originally a vast territory, a strong country, and various small countries around it also paid tribute every year, and they were called ministers every year. It wasn't until the last few decades that it gradually went downhill. The royal family is getting weaker and weaker, and the people are getting more and more miserable. Count back more than 20 years, there was a drought in the whole country, and the little food allocated by the imperial court was not enough to eat in the hands of the people. ”
"Second uncle, let's not talk about this, can we talk about something else?" Lin Xiaoyun didn't like to hear the second uncle complain.
"Okay, let's say goodbye, let's talk about a few big forces today. Lin Xuewu listened to Lin Xiaoyun's words and changed the topic.
"There is a folk song in Shangling City, almost everyone knows it, it is called 'West Ring Mountain, East Looking at the Sea, Zhongzhou Yundi sits in the court, Tiannan Five Prefectures become a series, and the king of the northern wind and sparrow. This Xihuan Mountain not only refers to the western mountains surrounding, the terrain is difficult and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also refers to the master of the forty cities in Xizhou, Wu Dongxu, the king of Hanshan. This Wu Dongxu was originally born in the army, and he became the general of Zhenxi in Daxuan Kingdom step by step, and later the world was in turmoil, and he took the opportunity to occupy Xizhou, and was crowned the king of Hanshan by Emperor Yun. ”
Ah Xiu listened very seriously, and he didn't even notice that Xiao Yun was putting vegetables in his bowl. Xiao Yun waited for a long time and didn't see him eat his own cloth, so she glared at Ah Xiu a few times, and pretended to cough a few times, but Ah Xiu never noticed herself, the little girl pursed her lips angrily and ate by herself.
The old man Lin Wancheng was just drinking on the sidelines, and he didn't know if he was listening to his son.
"Besides, this east looking at the sea refers to Xiao Boyu, the king of Zhenhai. Xiao Boyu was originally the county guard of Wanghai County, and he was very prestigious in the coastal cities in the east, similar to Wu Dongxu, the king of Hanshan, and he also took advantage of the troubled times to annex all the more than a dozen big cities along the coast. Lin Xuewu took a sip of wine and moistened his throat, and then said: "The thirty cities of Zhongzhou are under the control of Emperor Yun, and Emperor Yun is young and promising, so we don't need to say much about this." ”
"Then how young is Emperor Yun?" Ah Xiu asked.
Lin Xuewu thought for a while and said: "It is said that Emperor Yun was only in his twenties when he ascended the throne, and now he has been more than ten years, and he is only in his thirties at most." ”
Ah Xiu nodded and said, "Second Uncle, you go on." ”
"As for the south, it's not specifically referring to a certain person, the five states are in a system, and it is talking about the two princes in the south, the three dukes, and the Tiannan Alliance formed by five people, and the power of the Tiannan line is quite huge, exceeding the three forces mentioned earlier. And it is said that this alliance is headed by Qin Jike, the king of the Southern Heavens, and supplemented by the three dukes of the remaining kings, and the king of the Southern Heavens seems to have some relatives with the royal family. The Shangling City where I am now a dart master is under the jurisdiction of the Tiannan family. "Lin learns martial arts.
"Since the Tiannan family is so strong, why don't you annex those families and unify the world? How can you still be so peaceful as now?" Ah Xiu asked with some questions.
"The reasons are varied, and I don't know much about them, but one thing I know is that although the Tiannan series is strong, there is still a wind finch in the north, which is not bad at all compared to Tiannan. "Lin learns martial arts.
As soon as she talked about Fengque, Lin Xiaoyun also put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked up at the second uncle, and seemed to be very interested in this name, and even Lin Wancheng's originally squinted eyes lit up.
I only heard Lin Xuewu continue: "Fengque, the king of the northern land, more than 80 cities in the north are owned by Fengque, and the king of Hanshan, the king of Zhenhai, and the three families of Zhongzhou Yundi are bordered, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the brave generals are like clouds." ”
"Yes, Fengque's fame is great", Lin Xiaoyun said to Ah Xiu: "Even the current emperor is not as famous as the king of the Northland." ”
"Is this Wind Sparrow any different from the others?" Ashu asked.
"Let's talk about it," Lin Wancheng put down the wine bowl rarely, raised his head and said: "If you want to talk about the other people, they were originally either generals or Taishou, or they were relatives of the emperor, in short, they were all nobles, only Fengque was alone, it is said that he was a flat-headed common man at the beginning, but now he has become the king of the Northland, with twists and turns in the middle, far better than others." ”
"Can you tell us more about the Wind Sparrow?" Ah Xiu was also very interested in the Wind Sparrow, so he asked.
Lin Wancheng said: "Actually, I don't know much, most of it is hearsay." It is said that Fengque joined the army when he was a teenager, and served as a soldier in the army of Yu Tiancheng, the general of the northern bandits. Later, the northern barbarians suddenly invaded, General Yu Tiancheng and his two sons died in battle, and Fengque inherited Yu Tiancheng's military power and title. ”
"Grandpa, the lord will die in battle, shouldn't he be appointed by the imperial court again, how can it be the turn of Fengque?" Lin Xiaoyun interjected and asked.
"It should be so, but at that time, the world was very chaotic, not only in the north, but also in the court, and it was reasonable that the court couldn't take care of it, and we don't know what happened in the middle." Lin Wancheng pondered for a moment, and then said: "This person who wants to make a contribution has to have some skills since ancient times. However, what makes the reputation of the Wind Sparrow above the other kings is the martial arts of the Wind Sparrow. ”
"Martial arts?" Ah Xiu was stunned.
"Yes, old man, I used to be a dart master back then, and I traveled from south to north, and I can be regarded as half a martial arts person, and I have heard and seen a lot. Today, there are many martial arts sects that are inextricably linked with princes from all walks of life. Even if Emperor Yun can keep the current land, it is said that it has something to do with the help of some hidden sects, otherwise, no matter how eloquent Emperor Yun is, the situation of Daxuan Kingdom back then would have been carved up by others. Lin Wancheng said.
"In this way, the martial arts of the king of the northern land, Fengque, should be very strong. "Ashu said.
"It's not just strong", it was Lin Xuewu who spoke, only to hear him continue: "As the saying goes, 'there is no first in literature, no second in martial arts', and I don't know how many masters there are today, everyone likes to rank these masters after dinner." Of course, everyone has a different opinion, and after discussing it for all these years, they have not come to a unified conclusion, but most people think that the martial arts of the king of the Northland are the best in the world. ”
"Oh. Ah Xiu responded, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something, and then looked at the oil lamp, looking a little fascinated.
Lin Xiaoyun on the side had bright eyes and listened very carefully.
Ah Xiu came back to his senses, saw Xiao Yun's appearance, and secretly thought that it was not the first time she had heard the story of the King of the Northland, it seemed that she would have to know more things in the future, and if she wanted to get her memories back, she had to understand the world first.
"That, Ah Xiu", Lin Xuewu looked at Ah Xiu and said, "What are your plans in the future?"
Ah Xiu was a little dazed when he heard this, and said, "I don't know very well, but I want to go to the city and look for something to do." ”
"That's right, that's right, now the Huwei dart bureau is doing a good business, and there is a shortage of manpower, I'll tell the chief dart master, you can go to the dart bureau to do it. Lin Xuewu said,
Before Ah Xiu could speak, he heard Xiao Yun say: "No, Brother Ah Xiu's body hasn't recovered yet, how can I go now." ”
The little girl said that she was a little anxious, and she cherished it in the eyes of everyone, Lin Wancheng knew that her granddaughter was so old, and she had never had a playmate by her side, so she finally looked forward to a brother who was not a few years older than herself, of course she didn't want to let him go, so she said: "Yes, Ah Xiu has only been awake for less than two days, and it is not too late to go when he recovers." ”
How could Lin Xuewu not know what his father meant, and he agreed.
"Thank you, second uncle, it's just that I don't know anything now, I can't read all the words, and I don't know what I can do. Ah Xiu was a little ashamed, but it was true.
When he tried hard to recall his past, he found that Mo said that there were few words left in his mind.
"Okay", Lin Wancheng smiled and said: "Old man, I still have some little kung fu, in the future, I will teach you to practice during the day, and let Xiao Yun teach you to read and write at night." ”