Aggrieved Fish Sprite

It was just dawn, and Meng Qi picked up the bundle and fumbled out a pastry wrapped in lotus leaves.

It stands to reason that it should be Poria cocos cake, but it is made like a ball.

Meng Qi took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Not soft enough, not only not sweet, but also a bit bitter due to improper ingredients.

Meng Qi didn't frown, and didn't dislike it at all. After eating a piece, he wrapped the lotus leaf back and tied it tightly with a string.

——It’s Poria Cake made by Ah Li himself.

Because he was worried that Meng Qi would not be able to find a place to eat along the way, Mo Li made him a pack of Poria cocos cake.

Since it was the first time I didn't have any pastry molds at hand, I simply used it as a pill and kneaded it. As a result, I put less sugar and more poria powder.The ink carp tasted a piece of black face and wanted to do it a second time, but was snatched by Meng Qi and put it into the bag, and went straight to the road with lightness kung fu.

He is going to Xuanchuan Pass to see what happened.

Master Yuan Zhi has no news so far, and the owner of Fengxing Pavilion and Qiu Pavilion is also very worried.

It is still a mystery how the Tianshou Wang conquered Xuanchuan Pass.Knowing yourself and the enemy is a top priority. If Pilitang really develops more powerful gunpowder, you should make preparations early, so Meng Qi had to separate from Mo Li, and Mo Li went to Nanping County.

Xuanchuan Pass is farther away, Meng Qi is not willing to let Mo Li go on the road, besides, he is better at finding clues.

Along the way, the army was rampant and the people fled everywhere.

Sometimes the fire can be seen at night, and it is like returning to the era when the world was in chaos and wars a few decades ago.

But there are many differences. At that time, I rescued the people who were killed by bandits and soldiers, and watched them cry with their surviving relatives. The crying was full of despair for the future, and they almost lost the will to struggle in this difficult world. And he won't be too sad, because he has confidence in the coming peaceful and prosperous age.

What now?

Even if the Heavenly Grant King is defeated successfully, the people will not be hungry, and they don't have to worry about when will the day when they will suddenly die the next day come?

The road ahead is full of obstacles.

That glimmer of light blooms from nowhere.

Whenever Meng Qi saves people from the butcher's knife of the rebellious army, when he sees the devastation and his thoughts are lost, the appearance of the ink carp will come to his mind, and the effect is comparable to the tranquilizing pill.It's like being swept up thousands of miles into the blue sky by the wind, even if all the efforts you have made are in vain, and your joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are washed away, you still know where to go.

Occasionally when I close my eyes, there is a particularly beautiful and beautiful mountain in my dream.

It is a pity that Meng Qi has not seen Qimao Mountain with his own eyes until today.

——There is absolutely nothing wrong with the place that the genius doctor Qin Lu can take a fancy to and live in seclusion, Meng Qi thought firmly.

Poria cocos cake has been eaten halfway, Meng Qi reckoned that the weather is getting colder, so saving it should last for a few more days.

After walking ten miles, they saw traces of rutted horseshoes in the distance.

There was a faint cry of killing in the wind.

Meng Qi quickened his pace and chased after the sound, only to see a person lying on the ground next to the forest.

The carriage was surrounded by a circle and was firmly protected inside. It looked like a rich family was attacked when they migrated, but the master's family was strong, and the guards hired by the servants were able to fight bravely and beat the rebellious army to pieces. To win.

The only remnants of the chaotic army stared at each other, screamed strangely, and hacked randomly with their hands in a disorderly manner.

One of the younger men, with a rare expression of timidity on his face, dropped his weapon and hugged his head in an attempt to escape.

Within a moment, the rebel army was almost killed, leaving only the one who was desperately fleeing.

Coincidentally, he rushed into the woods without thinking, and fell right in front of Meng Qi.

"who?"

Followed by the guard who came after him, seeing someone in the forest at first sight, he immediately felt vigilant.

The shining sword almost greeted Meng Qi directly in the face. Obviously, the first reaction was that he was also a traitor.

Almost bumped into the man at Meng Qi's feet, struggling to get up again, his calf hurt inexplicably, and he fell into the mud again, his face was firmly glued to the ground, and he fell unconscious .

The nurse subconsciously wanted to slash the guy's neck with a knife.

"Hold on."

Facing the sword that suddenly turned towards him, Meng Qi said slowly, "This man seems to be afraid of death, and being afraid of death shows that he still has his own brains. Compared with dogs, they can finally speak human language, so you might as well ask them what direction they are coming from, where they are going, and who the superior is, so that you can avoid them when you are walking."

The guards looked at each other, when an arrogant voice asked, "What's going on?"

A man who looked like a son came over with a folding fan. The golden crowns and jade pendants were all high-quality goods, and the clothes were also of the best material. The only thing missing was the words "Not bad for money" on his face. His eyebrows and eyes were full of arrogance. Looking at people with chin down.

He seemed to have heard Meng Qi's words just now, and said with disdain: "What do you have to be afraid of, a mere traitor in the army? Just kill as many as you come!"

Meng Qi wasn't annoyed at all, he had seen many young masters like this, but at this moment he was particularly surprised.

For nothing else, this is an acquaintance.

"So it's Young Master Jinfeng."

Can Meng Qi remember that at the beginning, this person stopped Mo Li and insisted on not letting him go, he stumbled and gave 1000 taels of silver notes in a shameless manner, hoping to make friends with Doctor Mo and then sell it well, but Mo Li directly sent the name card together with the silver note. The ticket was lost.

If this Mr. Jinfeng hadn't been good at martial arts, his family was rich and powerful in the martial arts world, and he would be surrounded by a bunch of people wherever he went, he would have been beaten to death long ago when he walked the world with his temper alone.

"You recognize me?" Mr. Jinfeng folded his fan and looked suspiciously at Meng Qi.

I don't know if it was luck or bad luck, Mr. Jinfeng met Moli and Moli several times in Yongzhou, but every time, it was a gerbil nesting in the doctor's arms.

Only once by the Qingjiang River, Mr. Jinfeng caught a glimpse of Meng Qi's back "riding the waves across the river".

When they arrived at Shangyun Mountain, a group of people were arguing over the treasures of Emperor Li's Mausoleum. Mr. Jinfeng was blocked at the foot of the mountain by Qi Dynasty artillery, and Meng Guoshi himself was nowhere to be seen.

Since Meng Qi knew Dr. Mo, he hadn't been separated from Mo Li a few times. There were only a few times, and Mr. Jinfeng caught up with him once!Otherwise, no matter how stupid Mr. Jinfeng is, he would be able to guess a thing or two when he saw Mo Carp beside him.

At this moment, Mr. Jinfeng glanced at Meng Qi's wet clothes and clean shoes... Except for the luggage on his back, he didn't look like a person who drove through the night at all. Recently, it rained heavily in autumn, and even the official road was full of mud. There is even a shallow pit in the woods. Unless it can fly, how can it be like this?

You also have to step on tree trunks and stones to exert strength in light work.

This is either a fairy or a ghost.

Young Master Jinfeng's expression changed, he made a quick haha, cupped his hands and said, "Brother, where did you come from? The army is in chaos right now. I'm about to return to the Western Regions with my family, and I'm carrying a lot of dry food and wine. If you don't give up, brother, Do I have extra here to give to Xiongtai?"

The appearance of being arrogant and respectful is very familiar. They used to give money and now they give food.

However, according to the current situation, food is much better than money.

"No need, it's just a chance meeting." Meng Qi walked away after finishing speaking.

Mr. Jinfeng watched Meng Qi seemingly casually, but in the blink of an eye, he was several feet away, and he didn't see any effort. He seemed to be walking lightly against the wind.

I could see his mouth slowly opening, with a terrified expression.

"Young master, this person's lightness skill is very high, he must be extraordinary, in my opinion..."

"Snapped."

Mr. Jinfeng knocked the head of the servant who came to talk with his fan, and asked in surprise and anger, "Didn't you recognize it?"

Everyone was in a daze, not understanding what Mr. Jinfeng was talking about.

"It's that person, the person we saw in Qingjiang!" Young Master Jinfeng looked like a hedgehog that had exploded, and wanted to roar, but he didn't dare to make a loud noise, for fear of attracting Meng Qi back.

The people in Jinfeng Villa turned their heads one after another, showing the same astonishment as their young master.

Without him, the shocking scene on the Qingjiang River that day is hard to forget.

"Why is Meng Guoshi here?"

"Wait, didn't the Meng Guoshi who crossed the Qingjiang River say it was an impostor?"

"Are you stupid? You have such high martial arts and still pretend to be someone else?"

"Who knows why he fell in love with Meng Guoshi's identity..."

Mr. Jinfeng's head ached from their quarrel, and he shouted: "Okay, the south of the Yangtze River is in such a mess, it will be troublesome if you stay for another day, why don't you hurry up?"

A group of people hurried on the road, even forgetting the heavenly bestowed king Nizu who fell unconscious.

After a long time, the thin little man slowly woke up, clutched his forehead for a while, jumped up suddenly and looked around.

"...Ziwei Xingjun bless you." He muttered something, and carefully touched the woods.

The convoy had gone far, leaving only corpses lying on the ground. These people came out of Yizhou with him, listened to the teachings of the saint and the altar master, and thought every day why they had to suffer from poverty, starvation, and death. The government oppresses, why... Some people like them are mud legs who can't read big characters, but they can be born in the south of the Yangtze River-->>

the land of wealth?

After believing in Mr. Ziwei Xing, they didn't eat the last meal, burned down the houses of those landlords, dragged the necks of those officials, and hung them on the flagpoles.But the food is still getting less and less, and there are more and more brothers and sisters in the church. Jiangnan, what a place.

Even the blind old Liangtou in the village next door knows that there are cloth and silk in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no shortage of salt and food, and there are especially many beauties.

The Heavenly Grant King sent troops this time, and everyone was scrambling to come, lest they be left behind.

——Looking at the corpses all over the floor, he shuddered suddenly, folded his arms and flinched.

He woke up, really woke up, no matter how good things are, they have to be alive to have them.

Why continue to work hard?Wouldn't it be good to just stay in the south of the Yangtze River and plow the fields?

The world is so chaotic, and the people are running around, who can find out whose origin?The skinny man looked around, wiped the blood and dirt on his face, tore off a strip of cloth, clumsily pulled his hair into a ball, and then ran away.

He thought that he lived a good life in Jiangnan, bought two acres of land, and married a beautiful wife.

The house was built like the village they robbed yesterday, with all the bricks and tiles and a yard, where many chickens and ducks were raised, just like the market town they passed by the day before yesterday, all boys and girls were tiger-headed and tiger-headed, and none of them were so hungry that their limbs were like firewood sticks. , the small face was so thin that only one pair of eyes remained...

Running and running, he finally saw someone.

It is the people who are carrying things and driving donkeys, and they seem to be fleeing.

The skinny man was full of joy, and hurriedly shouted and ran forward.

"Whoosh."

A sharp arrow flew over and pierced his chest accurately.

The thin man's eyes were empty, his expression suddenly ferocious, and he fell sideways.

The fleeing people panicked and panicked, and the bow-wielding man among them hurriedly said, "It's all right, folks, don't be afraid, there is only one person, not a small group of rebels."

An old man gasped and asked, "Qilang, what if we kill the wrong person? Didn't the bandits we saw last time have disheveled hair?"

"His hair is tied up, he looks like a beggar, and when he runs empty-handed, his right hand always seems to be holding some kind of weapon... Grandpa, you are too dazzled to see clearly, and besides, his accent sounds wrong, It is clearly a bandit soldier. Now is not a normal day, we are a big family, there are not many young and strong who can resist the rebellion, so we have to be careful."

"Hey." The old man sighed and nodded in response.

They hurried on, and finally came to a river, which was already crowded with people.

The Tianshouwang's rebellious army didn't know it, only the local villagers knew that the end of this river was the Yangtze River. As long as they could find a way to cross the river to the north, the family would be able to save their lives.

In fact, they also wanted to go to Yangzhou and Qiantang County, but the rebel army was faster than them, and if they went east, they would die.

There are boats constantly moving forward in the river, covered by the vigorously growing reeds, slowly sailing into the distance.

With the intermittent autumn rain in the past few days, the sky has become cooler.

The autumn wind rolled up the flying reed and white catkins, passed by the panicked people, passed by the fishing boats, and flew all the way to the river bank and to the vast and mighty river.

Five tall building boats lined up, piercing through the clouds and fog, appearing on the river like giant beasts.

The people gathered on the bank who were trying to find a way were frightened out of their wits, wrapped up their family members and turned around and fled. Some said it was the navy of the rebels, and some said it was the Qi Dynasty. This guess was confirmed within a quarter of an hour. The flag of Lou Chuan actually hangs the word "Qi".

Gong Jun stood at the bow of the boat, his black cloak billowing in the wind.

"Commander, a semaphore is coming from the side. General Liu has ordered to land directly."

Gong Jun stretched out his hand, and the person next to him immediately handed over a binoculars.

This is much more beautiful than the one in Zheng Tu's hand. The carved copper tube is also inlaid with gems, and there is a small mechanism at the front to change the lens, which is used to see things at different distances.

"Why are there so many people on the bank of the river...well, are they all ordinary people?"

Gong Jun frowned, seeing the people fleeing in a panic, at this moment, a Jinyiwei Qianhu came over and sighed:

"The three armies of Tianshou Wang have all advanced to the heart of Jingzhou. There are only scattered troops left here. The Jingzhou officials either fled or stayed in the city. They will not pose too much threat to us for the time being."

"Xu Qianhu, don't be careless. Since going south this time is to eliminate serious troubles for the court, we have to go to Xuanchuan Pass to find out the truth." Gong Jun said, suddenly put down the binoculars with a strange expression, and asked inexplicably, "The king of Heaven How could it be moving so fast?"

The king of Jing should not be so useless, and Jingzhou is not a piece of paper, especially since the king of heaven does not have many elite soldiers, they are basically farmers who have thrown hoes.

Gong Jun has been hurrying these days, fearing that something might go wrong, he is so focused on selecting people, the situation in Jingzhou can only be imagined, after all, fighting is not his business, and he will go to Xuanchuan Pass as soon as he crosses the river.Why has there been no news for three days, and the defeated Jingzhou Army is even more embarrassed, as if it is about to be torn to pieces by the Heavenly King?

"My subordinates don't even know that the [-] troops of the Heavenly Grant King entered Jingzhou like a swarm of locusts..."

Xu Qianhu said with an ugly face, "The commander may not have seen that scene before, the sky is covered with darkness, not only the grain in the field, but even the closed granary made of wood covered with thatch can be blown away. Inconspicuous insects can't move anything, but they have ghostly power when they gather together. They even gnaw dry grass. In poorer villages, after the locust infestation, the thatched houses collapsed. They can sweep the entire area in one day. In the state capital, the big stocks don’t disperse, and the small ones slip to nearby counties, exactly the same as the current situation in Jiangnan.”

Gong Jun keenly grasped a key point: "You mean that the army of King Tianshou is less than [-] now?"

This kind of mob was already difficult to control, and the Tianshou Wang took out such a posture of marching in such a hurry, even if he forcibly suppressed the soldiers, there would inevitably be fewer and fewer soldiers, not to mention the Tianshou Wang did not control them.If this continues, even if Nanping County can be captured, won't the Jingzhou army turn around and attack?

You must know that the Jingzhou Army has only lost 15 yuan so far, and it is now in a state of depression. It is more because King Jing and others have messed up their hands and feet. not come out.

There were countless casualties among the people outside the city, and the Jingzhou army might regroup at any time just outside the city. How would the Heavenly Granted King end?

"...Maybe I was born recklessly, I didn't expect so much."

Xu Qianhu really didn't think that the Heavenly Granted King had a second choice.

This kind of rebel just wants to have a good time, like a locust, he only fills his stomach, what brains do he have?

"No, bring the map." Gong Jun suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and rubbed the center of his brows to order.

The five building boats gradually approached the river bank, and the huge shadows appeared particularly hideous in the fog of the river.

The faces of the Jianghu people on the bank all changed. They couldn't figure out what the Qi Dynasty people were doing here. Could it be that they took advantage of the fire to rob?

"Quick, report to the Pavilion Master urgently."

The pigeons are released first, and then the letters are transferred to the next temporary gathering place of Fengxing Pavilion. The pigeons can only recognize the way they often fly, but they cannot fly the whole distance, and they can know whether the letter has been delivered as soon as possible without delay. information.

So one stop after another, one hand passed the other, and three hours after the Qi army landed, in the evening, a fast horse galloped to deliver the news to Qiu Jing.

"The Qi army landed in Jingxi area this morning?"

Qiu Jing felt that she was one head and two big, and she was still trying to use the various networks in her hands to convince the various Jingzhou military kings who could not get out of the closed city. With a big encirclement, the Heavenly Granted King is the turtle in the urn.

But the results don't understand, Jingzhou fears the rebellious army like evil spirits, and the rumored army of the King of Heaven is not human at all, so how can they beat it?

Qiu Jing was so angry that he scolded, but those who held soldiers and horses in their hands, ranging from generals to county lieutenants, were unwilling to stand up and be the first bird, and insisted on waiting and watching.In other words, they don't really care about King Jing's life and death. Now that there is food and soldiers in the city, why would a fool go head-on?

"After Nanping is Jiangxia, Jingzhou granary, it is very convenient no matter whether you go north or south, this is the goal of the heavenly king."

Qiu Jing remembered what Meng Qi said before he left.

"King Tianshou wants to attack Nanping just to kill King Jing, so that the upper echelons of Jingzhou will fall into infighting again and buy him time. If I guess right, he will deliberately let go of some of the dignitaries and royal family in Nanping County.

"The king of heaven has only one chance. Most of his soldiers are unreliable. Jiangnan will only be careless to him once. Ningdi and King Wu are not so stupid. So the most urgent person is him. Only in Jiangxia can he gain a firm foothold. It is possible to expand further.

"Then it depends on whether the Qi Dynasty is slack or Ning is unstable. There is a [-]% possibility that he will continue to push to Yangzhou. Connivance and killing are feeding the soldiers. Those rebellious troops will only be brave and fearless at the beginning, because they They believed in the nonsense of the holy lotus altar because they had nothing. When they robbed enough and killed enough, they would be afraid of death... So the king of heaven will take the opportunity to gather the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and take them for his own use.

"This is very difficult, so the King of Heaven must deter everyone first, create the illusion that the destiny is unstoppable, and wait for those fools who think they are smart to cast it, and by then it will be too late.

"The Heavenly Grant King must be hindered, and the whole Jiangnan know that the Heavenly Grant King is no big deal. He has neither the power of ghosts nor gods, nor does he know how to make clever calculations...Assassination, arson, and interception are all right, and Jiang Xia must not be lost."

Qiu Jing finished recalling, opened his eyes suddenly, and said resolutely: "Go to Jiangxia! The order is that there are old people and children who want to be raised at home. We are all here. If the city dies, we will die."