Xiaoqi

Everything has changed due to the appearance of Li Li, but this does not prevent him from learning from it, because he also suffered a fiasco that he thought he had a chance to win.And this sounded the alarm for him, making him deeply realize that "the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly" is definitely not empty talk, but a real existence.Before the victory is in front of you, everything is illusory. Even a cooked duck may fly away, and even the fat on your mouth may disappear, all because there are no absolutes in the world.

Xi Yuyu!

"Boom!" A long hiss of war horses interrupted Li Li's thoughts, and brought him back to the ice and snow in an instant, and then a faint cry for help came from his ears: "Help, help, help!" There was a loud bang, and the cry for help stopped abruptly, but the last scream of "ah" was clearly heard in Li Li's ears, allowing him to quickly determine the direction of the call for help.

"What are you doing surrounding me? Hurry up and save people!" The moment Xunsheng turned his head and looked behind him, Li Li casually took the reins from Li Zhi's hand, got on his horse, and called for the soldiers around him to follow him to rescue them. people.

Chapter 117 Fengxue Pretty Girl (Continued)

Accompanied by a bang bang, the calls for help stopped abruptly.

But the last scream of "Ah" was heard clearly and unmistakably in Li Li's ears, allowing him to quickly determine the direction of the cry for help.

"What are you doing surrounding me? Hurry up and save people!"

The moment Xunsheng turned his head to look behind him, Li Li took the reins from Li Zhi's hand, got on his horse, and called the soldiers around him to follow him to save people.

"Drive!" He yelled angrily, but seeing Li Li leaping on his horse and galloping, he ran fifty steps away in the blink of an eye, and his figure quickly disappeared from the sight of Li Zhi and others.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhi turned pale with fright, and while galloping his horse forward, he exclaimed: "My lord, go slowly, the icy and snowy road is slippery, be careful,,,, ah!" Just after saying the word "be careful", Li Zhi sat down. The war horse turned sideways, and then fell down with a slam, so that Li Zhi was caught off guard and had no time to react, and was dragged by the mount and slipped to the ground forcefully.Immediately, driven by the huge inertia, he curled up and flew out, rubbing against the frozen ground, and didn't stop until he hit the rock wall by the roadside.

At the same time that his horse slipped and fell, more than a dozen followers or horses who followed him slipped or tripped, and fell to the ground one after another.

"It's a bad thing!" Seeing that the soldiers behind him had fallen down, Li Zhi exclaimed in surprise, struggled to get up, and ran quickly.Unexpectedly, before taking two steps, he fell down again, but this time he was prepared for it, and the chain on his wrist flew out instantly, encircling the tree trunk by the roadside.Then he pulled hard to stabilize his figure.Immediately, he followed suit.With the help of the trees on the side of the road, he staggered forward, at a very slow speed, but he would not fall again.

And the reason why he exclaimed "it's a bad thing" is because although the Hualiu horse Li Li was riding was very handsome and fast, the faster the speed, the more dangerous it would be if it slipped.The result must be heavier than his fall.If this is the case, Li Li may fall and get injured, and Li Zhi's injury is a serious dereliction of duty for Li Zhi.Isn't this a "bad thing"?

Actually.The reason why this section of the road is so slippery is because the caravan just ran over here, and the faint cry for help came from behind the caravan.

Amidst the sound of hoofbeats, Li Li steered the Hualiu horse as swiftly as lightning.Through the wind and snow that obscured the view.The field of vision quickly expanded.Immediately, he suddenly saw a carriage overturned in the ditch on the north side of the plank road less than fifty steps away from him, and the horse pulling the carriage hit the tree trunk by the roadside, fell down in the snow-covered grass and screamed Hissing low, the front hoof was broken, and the mouth and nose were covered with blood foam. It seemed that he could not survive.

"Whoa!" When the overturned carriage was approaching.Li Li suddenly raised the rein and reined in the horse, but Hualiu's front hooves slipped.The figure was unstable, and Li Li had to slide for more than [-] steps before stopping.This is due to the extraordinary merit of the Hualiu horse, which has amazing balance control ability and precise grasp of wind and speed. Otherwise, if its front hooves slip, it is very likely to slip and fall with Li Li , It is also a person who falls on his back, and the consequences of falling will become more and more serious.Because the faster it runs, the greater the inertia after falling, and the greater the damage to people and horses.

The moment the Hualiu horse came to a complete stop, Li Lifei got off the horse and hurried along the roadside snow bushes to the overturned carriage in the ditch.On the way, he noticed that there were more than a dozen servants dressed as servants on the plank road behind him. These people were holding torches, but the torches were blown out as soon as they were lit in the cold wind.

However, it was the occasional torches that let Li Li know of their existence. It seemed that these people were also rushing towards this carriage.It's a pity that they are too far away from the carriage, at least two hundred steps apart, and their walking speed is really too slow, they help each other forward in a crooked manner, and their speed is not much faster than that of a tortoise.

Don't underestimate the distance of more than 200 steps. In normal times, this distance is naturally nothing, and you can rush over in one breath.But now, the wind and snow are blowing, the snow on the road has not yet accumulated, making the road muddy, and those places that are not trampled are frozen into ice, so that the plank road is wet and slippery.In addition, it was late and the light was dim. Except for the white snowflakes, everything else was covered under the snow, which invisibly filled the plank road with unknown changes. One foot was deep and the other shallow, one foot was soft and the other was hard. If you don't pay attention to your feet, you will fall on all fours, making it more difficult to walk, and it is difficult to move.

Therefore, the distance of these two hundred steps is at least equivalent to the usual two miles, or even so much that it is faintly visible in the line of sight, but the footsteps cannot keep up.This was the case for the followers on the plank road at the moment. They watched the carriage overturned in the ditch beside the road, but they could do nothing but drive forward step by step, shortening the distance little by little.

With a crisp sound of "bang", Li Li jumped into the ditch beside the road. When he landed, he touched a layer of thin ice, and then fell into the ditch submerged to his knees.The moment his legs were soaked in water, a bone-chilling chill hit his mind, causing Li Li to shiver uncontrollably, but he couldn't care about it now.But seeing him walking along the ditch to the carriage that was overturned in the ditch, he didn't realize that the carriage was buckled in the ditch like a basin until he got close, with the ruts facing upwards and the carriage facing downwards. In the middle of the wall, the roof of the car was destroyed, so that most of the car was submerged in the ditch of unknown black and white.

Seeing this situation, without even thinking about it, Li Li knew that the cry for help just now was from the panicked people in the car.When the entire carriage was buckled in the ditch, the people in the car also fell headfirst into the ditch, with their heads down, and naturally they couldn't make any sound.

Immediately, Li Li pushed hard without hesitation, lifted the carriage abruptly, exposing the door, then kicked open the half-covered door, shouldered the carriage with heavy shoulders, reached into the carriage with one hand and scratched, Trying to find the person in the car.However, this carriage is quite large, not as narrow as an ordinary carriage. Judging from the weight and area of ​​the carriage, it should be the carriage of an official family. There is a single bed inside, which is exactly the same as the carriage that Li Li and his wives and concubines ride. , are quite luxurious and comfortable high-end cars.

It was precisely because the carriage was expensive and luxurious that the carriage was extremely heavy, so that Li Li could only support half of it with his own strength, but could not turn it over completely.

I reached in and groped for a while, but found nothing except some soft pillows, brocade clothes, quilts and desks.As a last resort, Li Li had no choice but to put down the carriage, submerged it in the water again, kicked twice, kicked the door completely open, and then bent over and got into the carriage through the opened door opening.

After finally getting into the car, Li Li curled up, stretched out his hands and began to feel a little bit from the car door, moving forward step by step.At this time, the compartment was pitch black, and he couldn't see his fingers. The only object he could confirm was the icy water submerged to his thigh, and there was no other familiar object.

Suddenly, his groping left hand touched a soft spot.In an instant, he subconsciously withdrew his hands suddenly, his whole body trembled involuntarily, his hairs stood on end, obviously frightened.However, the moment Li Li withdrew his hand, he immediately realized that what he touched just now should be a person, and that was also his purpose of getting into the carriage.Not only that, he felt that the person should still be alive at this time, because he felt the body temperature on that soft spot, and having body temperature meant that the person was not dead.

Taking a deep breath, Li Li stretched out his hand to touch it again, while curling up and moving forward.The right hand touched the soft place just touched again. At this moment, Li Li clearly felt that what he touched in his hand was indeed a person, and he was not dead, and his body was still hot.Suddenly, Li Li put his hands together, no longer tentatively groping, but pinching the soft place he touched twice.

"Uh!" Li Li was inexplicably astonished when his right hand grasped it firmly, and an extremely familiar feeling came to his heart, allowing him to instantly know what this soft place that is difficult to grasp with one hand is.To his own disbelief, in the dark carriage that was upside down in the ditch, the hands he inadvertently stretched out unexpectedly grabbed the target at the same time in an extremely strange way.It was precisely because of this that he was able to confirm the identity of the person trapped in the carriage for the first time, er, to be precise, it should be the gender.

The tentacles are soft, majestic and huge, and difficult to grasp with one hand, which makes Li Li feel an indescribable feeling in his heart, and he can feel it with his body.

It was only a moment of stupefaction, and then Li Li put aside his distracting thoughts, moved quickly to her side, and stretched out his hand to check the situation around her. (In fact, it is to touch people from head to toe, and it is really very clear.)

At this time, Li Li didn't have any distracting thoughts in his mind. Although the woman who had fallen into a coma was in excellent shape, so good that a man like him with many wives and concubines could not help but be amazed by it; but everything he did was for Save her, instead of taking advantage of others' dangers and taking advantage of the opportunity.Because he disdains this, let alone be so obscene.What's more, it's pitch black here, and a woman with a good figure may not be a beauty, but may also be a dinosaur.

In the dark, after some groping, Li Li finally figured out the situation in the carriage.

As he had guessed before, this is a carriage of an official family. The interior decoration is very luxurious, almost extravagant. Injuried.There were two people sitting in the car, and they were both women. One of them was the woman Li Li touched at first. She was still alive, and she was not injured, but fell into a coma temporarily due to shock; while the other woman was already dead. The whole person was submerged in the water, and she must have hit her head on the hood partition when the carriage rolled over, hurt her neck, fell into the water, and drowned.

Amid the sound of falling into the water, Li Li got out of the carriage with the unconscious woman in his arms, and walked steadily out of the ditch step by step, to the side of the Hualiu horse.

Immediately, Li Li took off his sable fur cloak to wrap the woman's delicate body, put her on the horse's back, led the horse forward, and headed for the post in front.

Chapter 118 Indissoluble Bond

This rare snowstorm lasted for three days and three nights, and did not stop until the afternoon of the fourth day.

Wuyang Post Station is not a private inn, but a government-run post, under the jurisdiction of Wuyang County.

Although it is a government-run inn, not all officials and their relatives and family members under the rule of Yizhou Mu Liuzhang can board and lodge here for free. There is an extremely detailed hierarchical system here.

The so-called hierarchy refers to the level of official rank; to put it bluntly, even officials have ranks.

Official rank refers to official position and salary, and official position also includes title.

In the lobby of the Wuyang post station, there is a list carved on the wall, which clearly states: "Any official with a rank ratio of less than [-] shi shall pay half of the board and lodging fee; officials with a rank ratio of less than [-] shi shall pay All expenses will be paid, and the rest will be given priority to receive relatives of officials or gentry."

The detailed rules are simple and clear, easy to understand.Anyone who can read can understand at a glance that if the Yizhou officials with a salary of two thousand shi and above pass through this place, the post house will provide warm hospitality and free board and lodging; Those above the magistrate of Yang County should be given preferential treatment, and the cost of board and lodging should be halved; while officials of six hundred shi and below are on the same rank as the magistrate of Wuyang County, so there is no need to give preferential treatment, but they still have to be taken care of. To enjoy the treatment of priority check-in, you have to take into account the face of your colleagues.

To be an official, one must first learn to be a man, and to be a man is to pay attention to: keep a front line in everything, so that we can meet each other in the future!

On this point, people today are no different from people in ancient times, even.The way of life of the ancients is better than that of the present.

The management method of Wuyang Post Station, which is close to clearly marked prices, is quite a new management model at the moment, and it is indeed unique.This mode of operation is rare in the Central Plains states and counties.However, in the states and counties under Li Li's rule, especially in the properties under the name of the General's House under the management of the Zhen family and Zou Jing, the business model of clearly marked prices is also implemented, and it has been spread as early as when Xiliang practiced self-cultivation. Come.

However, the property under Li Li's name and the posthouses under his control are all subject to a full fee system. There is no such a clear hierarchical system, and no preferential treatment will be given to officials.Because all the properties under his name have no other affiliation.Both public and private, it can be regarded as his private property or as public property.Provide nearly 30% of the money and food income for the treasury every year, which can supply the money and food for [-] troops.Therefore, the industry under the name of the General's House is an extremely large industrial chain, involving all walks of life, and independently undertakes the development and large-scale manufacturing of new weapons.

The existence of this special industrial chain is extremely deformed.But in the era of feudal emperors, it was a common practice.The emperors of all dynasties had their own huge industries.All the money and food from his profits were used for the extravagant enjoyment or squandering of the inner courtyard of the palace and the royal children, and it is the first case that Li Li has transformed his property into a state-owned asset similar to that of later generations.

In other words, the emperors of all dynasties regarded the whole world as their private property, taking what they could and taking what they wanted, and acting recklessly.However, Li Li did not believe that the entire country's economic lifeline could be controlled by the emperor's rule alone. Therefore, he adopted some experience from later generations to firmly control certain resources in his own hands and adopted a power management model.Thereby strengthening the control over the whole situation.

But not everyone can understand these underlying truths, and very few people really know Li Li's intentions.It is limited to his wives, concubines and confidantes who are in charge of the inner government property for him.

Compared with Li Lizhi's Xiazhou County, Yizhou, known as the "Land of Abundance", has been in a state of "closing the country" after the chaos in the world.All the main customs clearance routes under Yizhou's jurisdiction are blocked. Even local caravans from Yizhou must be carefully checked when entering and exiting the pass. They must also have a customs clearance guide issued by the prefectural pastor's office or the prefect of each county, otherwise they will not be released.Not only that, even many refugees who fled to Yizhou had to report to the prefectural pastor's office, and they could enter the counties and counties only after obtaining permission.

All the passes in and out of Yizhou are heavily guarded to prevent death. Most of the soldiers stationed at the pass are sergeants who have experienced two civil strife in Yizhou. Whether it is weapons and equipment or combat capabilities, they are all remarkable, and they can be called Yizhou. The most elite army.

Compared with the various passes, the defenses of the counties and counties in Yizhou are very lax, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are in name only.What's more, many of the defenders who have been stationed in the city all year round have never experienced war at all, and more than half of the soldiers are "new recruits" who have never seen blood.

Therefore, in the past ten years, Yizhou has been in a state of tight external defense and internal loose defense for a long time.The common people in Yizhou are almost isolated from the world, and they know little or even nothing about the changes in the states of the Central Plains and the situation in the world.

So far, the people of Yizhou only know about old events such as Dong Zhuo's murder, Wuwei Lili's strong rise, and the Sili War. In addition, they have also heard about the Hanzhong Battle that took place three years ago, but It is a scale and a half claw, it is impossible to know the details.

Therefore, in a sense, the people of Yizhou are lucky. The natural terrain conditions provide them with a peaceful life in troubled times.

But this peaceful life is relative.In fact, Yizhou has never had a real peaceful day.To be precise, about [-]% of the people in Yizhou live relatively stable lives, while the other [-]% of the people live in the endless harassment of the Southern Barbarians, and they can live a stable life.

But the flaws do not conceal the advantages. Generally speaking, compared with the people in the states in the Central Plains, the lives of the people in Yizhou are still extremely enviable.Perhaps half of the reputation of "Land of Abundance" comes from this.