All your life is gentle

The small mountain village is peaceful and beautiful.As a guest here, life is easy and comfortable.

Zi Shi loved the [-]-year-old Davidia involucrata tree at the head of the cliff bridge, and went to take a nap under the tree every day.

Wu Sanye said: "With your weak and small physique, you can actually walk out of Fenghuang Ridge and come back to Mengjin Eighteenth Headquarters, and you didn't die halfway. The essence is very nourishing, and it’s good to get some spiritual energy.”

In the afternoon, the twins and Xu Tingran followed Mrs. Xu to help water the vegetable garden.After Changsheng had a fight, he saw Luo Miao was called away by Wu Sanye, so he went to accompany Zishi under the big tree.

The grass is green and the branches are like a cover.

The white petals on the tree are bigger than the leaves, like the wings of elves.When the breeze blows, those winged elves fall into the mortal world one by one.

Zi Shi's black hair is scattered under his body, as if sleeping but not sleeping.The petals fell to the neck, itching.Reaching out to scratch, Wu Yue's unlined shirt was torn apart.

This scene, how pure and pure, how lewd and lewd.

Chang Sheng knelt beside him, gathered up his skirt, and stuffed the pendant around his neck.Unable to hold back, she bent down and kissed his eyes.

"How about, let's not go to Shuzhou and live in seclusion here, what do you think?" Zi Shi raised his head slightly, his voice seeping water.

"it is good."

At this time, even if he wanted to go up the mountain of knives and down the pan of oil to pick the stars and the moon, he would agree first.

"Oh, no. The same right and wrong..."

It's really long-winded, stop it.

Luo Miao walked out of the col after listening to the orders of the third master Wu.Seeing Gu Changsheng ahead from afar, he was about to shout hello when he was taken aback.He quickly shrank behind the big rock, like a thief, poked out half of his head secretly, and held his breath.

There is a large piece of green onion in front of you, dotted with white as snow.The one lying down is more pure and enchanting than the white flowers on the branches; the one kneeling is taller than the giant green tree on the cliff.

- so harmonious and beautiful.

He saw the two people's fingers intertwined, kissing like fish and wild goose under the Davidia involucrata tree, closed the moon and shamed the flowers.

This scene, as lewd and lewd as it needs to be, as pure as it needs to be.

Chang Sheng let go of his hand quietly, and whispered in Zi Shi's ear: "There seems to be someone."

"Let him go..."

"Then how can I do it?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up and turned around, drew his knife out of its sheath, and locked it in front of him: "Who is it? Come out!"

Luo Miao only felt that the opponent's blade was pointing at him with overwhelming momentum, and he was almost unable to move under the pressure.Only then did I know that Gu Changsheng didn't give his best in normal fights.Originally, I was dizzy due to the excessive impact, but now my mood suddenly became low and very depressed.

Pull yourself up: "It's me."

Hearing that it was him, Chang Sheng put the saber back into its sheath.Zi Shi adjusted his clothes and sat up.Seeing him appearing, he asked with a smile, "Brother Sanshui, where are you going?" It was as if we ran into each other on the road, which is very common.

Luo Miao couldn't help looking at him with red lips and bright teeth.It took me a long time to think of it and answer: "The last batch of fir and bamboo is ready, the third master ordered to go to the riverside to count, and the masts will be let out early in the morning."

"It's going to be hard work again. You are busy, we will go back first."

Watching the two figures leave, they seemed to be floating away like gods and gods.Luo Miao suddenly felt that the distance that has been shortened these days has suddenly reached the ends of the world.

It took five days for Luo Miao to come back after shedding the mast.The people in the company turned back on time, fearing that Mr. Wu would be worried, so they came to report first: Despite several twists and turns, the goods were delivered smoothly.But the Xibing soldiers had already occupied Hongfendu, and they were arresting skilled boatmen to deliver food for them. Brother Luo decided to inquire about the news before returning.

Finally seeing this brat who made his own way, Third Master Wu cursed all over his head and face.Luo Miao bowed her head and listened silently.After he finished cursing, he raised his head, took out a small bamboo tube with patterns branded on it from his arms, and handed it over with red eyes: "I received a "Blue Sky Festival" from my brother in the gang at Hongfendu, and the big brother who delivered the letter said... ...he said, Hualao Hero... is dead!"

In February, Fu Ding and Bai Qi sent grain to Beijing. The eldest prince's five thousand household leaders, more than a dozen hundred household wings, and more than 2 Xirong soldiers devoted themselves to their duties, continued to rob and sell grain, and began to prepare for the second Batches of grain sent to the capital.However, food storage is limited after all.After looting the towns and villages, and looting the villages and mountainous areas, more than a month passed. Apart from keeping food for myself to send to Beijing, there was no leftover food to sell to Jiangbei.

Taking advantage of the instability in the rear of Xirong and the absence of the top general of the Chuzhou garrison, the rebel army began to launch a tentative counterattack.Their top priority was also grabbing grain, so they set their sights on several towns near the river—the grain was stored in these places for the convenience of transportation.

In March, Feng Zuoyan concentrated his troops, relying on his familiarity with the terrain, quietly came out from the Lishang Mountains, bypassed several big cities in southern Chu, sneaked and attacked Junyang, the port with the most grain storage by the river.

The Xirong army was unprepared. Although there were not many casualties, they lost thousands of grains.After the rebels succeeded, they immediately broke up into pieces, hid themselves in rivers, lakes and hills, and slowly retreated southward.The temporary commander-in-chief of Chuzhou in the Western Army, led by Qianhu Fuyuan, was furious.Order not to spare an inch, and turn out these hateful southerners.The soldiers then set off a new upsurge in house-to-house searches and raids.

One day in April, Danqu, the leader of Qianhu who was stationed in Louxi, came back with a team of troops from several nearby hills and planned to stay overnight in Yonghuai County.

It is said that there is no need to dispatch such a high-level general as Qianhuling to sweep up such low-level work.However, because the rebel army bypassed Louxi in the previous battle, General Shan hadn't killed or set fire for a long time, and his muscles and bones were a little rusty.In addition, there are not many living people left after removing those who escaped and died in various places, and the results of the raids are not as good as once.Those who didn't die and didn't run away were as cunning as long-tailed lizards in the desert, hiding in the depths of the mountains and forests, they could see shadows, but couldn't catch people.General Shan was very annoyed, and decided to go out in person and kill a few southerners to relieve his anger.

A big circle went down, and finally returned without success.Fortunately, I brought a few days of rations, otherwise I would have to work hungry.Passing by the Huajia Cemetery, Shan Qu looked at the exquisitely carved white marble archway on the road, and suddenly felt angry: such a big and eye-catching thing can neither be eaten nor sold—it would be better if it was really a piece of jade , bearing the name of a white jade, it happens to be a stone.

hateful.

"Demolished!"

Dozens of soldiers joined hands, and there was a loud "bang", deafening and dusty.The large archway with the inscription "loyalty, integrity and uprightness" by the imperial pen has stood in front of this cemetery for more than 40 years, and it has been broken into seven or eight pieces.

Shan Qu felt better.Looking around confidently, he pointed to the tallest monument in the middle of the cemetery: "I passed by it several times, but I never thought of asking, who is buried here?"

"Back to the general, he seems to be a high-ranking official, what's his name..." The head of the ten households who answered called the Xia people who led the way over: "Chen Si! Tell the general who is buried here."

"Qi, General Qi, what is buried here is..." I wanted to say about Emperor Ren Xiao, but felt that my position was wrong, so I changed it to the year name, "It was Hua Zhaobai, the prime minister during the Jianping period..." Put the word "adult" after the name Also swallow it back.

"It turned out to be a prime minister?" Shan Qu looked at the marble tombstone carved with dragons and phoenixes, touched his chin, "Well, he must be very rich. I heard that people in Xia like to bring money into coffins..."

Chen Si is a shrewd person, and he immediately heard the meaning behind the general's words.Trembling, he took courage: "This Hua... Prime Minister Hua is very clean..."

"What a joke!" The head of the ten households next to him scolded, "Xia people still have an honest prime minister? I've never heard of it."

Shan Qu nodded: "We have arrested so many senior officials in Yuezhou, which family is not a mountain of gold and silver? Not to mention senior officials, even small county magistrates have to use carts to pull the family wealth handed in. I heard that the last time I was in the In Yuancheng, your Majesty ordered someone to open that Dong'an Mausoleum. If the valuables buried in it were transported out, it would take three days and three nights to move them out—finally, Fu Ba that idiot was sent to guard it, and accompanied a lot of dead people. Looking at countless babies, I can't move the nest, haha..."

Dong'an Mausoleum is a surviving royal tomb from the Xianxi Dynasty.Someone flattered the new master by presenting a pattern of the underground palace of the imperial tomb.Fu Yang took people in to have a look, and was so excited that he wanted to carry it by himself on the spot.

At this time, Mo Siyu asked him a question in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, please think about it, why did Emperor Jinxia not take away the things here, but sent someone to watch carefully instead."

Fu Yang was stunned.Start to think seriously.

Lao Mo said again: "If the king is interested in money, Siyu has nothing to say. If the king is in the country...sometimes, the dead are more troublesome than the living."

It's a pity that General Shan Qu didn't listen to the teaching that "the dead are more troublesome than the living".After laughing, he casually said: "This Hua is clean or not, you can dig it up and find out?"

Hearing this, Chen Si was immediately stunned: "General, I can't, I can't... I can't..." He was stared at by the other party, and he didn't dare to speak again.Hiding in the back, I kept thinking in my heart: "God testifies, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with Chen Si... Digging Huaxiang's grave... Digging Huaxiang's grave, if you want to die, you will be struck by lightning!..."

Hua Zhaobai's tomb was built quite solidly, and the inner walls of the tomb were made of stacked granite rocks.A group of people dug until dark, and only touched the periphery.Shan Qu was even more excited.It is so impenetrable, dare to say that there are no rare treasures in it?Go to the county to rest for one night, come back tomorrow morning!

Early the next morning, when General Shan led his soldiers to the cemetery, a group of people stood quietly in front of Hua Zhaobai's grave.The Xirong soldiers were surprised to see that the place dug up the day before had been covered with soil again, making it smooth and even, with meticulous care.

There were no more than thirty or forty people in this group, both male and female, old and young, obviously ordinary Xia people.They were dressed in shabby clothes, held weapons, and looked blank.However, if you look into their eyes, you will find that they seem to be burning inside, and they seem to be frozen.

There was an old man with a straight waist, white eyebrows and white hair, and a long silver beard fluttering in the wind.Among the group of people, he was the only one with empty hands and no weapons.The momentum was like thousands of troops, which made Shan Qu feel like the two armies were confronting each other.

The old man said: "If you want to dig Hua Zhaobai's tomb, you have to ask Hua Zhaoye's fist to agree or not."

Luo Miao wiped away tears: "The elder brother who delivered the letter said that the citizens of Yonghuai County, except for a few fleeing away, almost all the young and middle-aged joined the rebel army, and most of their family members followed into the Lishang Mountains. Some people did not want to leave their homes. Hiding in Shaling and playing hide-and-seek with the black savages. Hualao Hero is their leader. Almost all the Hua family's children are in the army, leaving only a few young people to take care of the old man

"...The people who accompanied Hualao Hero to guard the tomb that day were all determined to die. They killed nearly two hundred black barbarians, and were surrounded by them and shot arrows at the end. I heard...the old man was shot by more than a dozen Sticking an arrow, standing still. The black barbarian stabbed him with a gun before he fell down... They finished killing people, and then dug the grave, but they didn't dig out anything valuable, so... they destroyed the cemetery..."

Third Master Wu walked out the door and looked up at the sky for a long time.

Come in again and start to disassemble the "Blue Sky Festival" in your hand.The so-called "Qingtian Festival" is a small bamboo tube with special marks, which is specially used to convey messages.Help the disciples to know the type of information and the level of transmission from the pattern on the outside of the tube.The content inside is also written in code words, and most people can't understand it after reading it.

At the dinner table, everyone was present, and Mr. Wu talked about what happened in Hua's cemetery.Everyone here has been taken care of by the Hua family, and has seen the heroic demeanor of Hua Lao.The meal was full of sorrow and pain, and the three children burst into tears.Zi Shi only felt a stone pressing down on his heart, and he could hardly lift it up in one breath.

so tragic.

So tragic.

There are so many mountains and rivers, why... feel the same way?

Knowing that he was sad, Chang Sheng held his hand under the table, gently and slowly rubbing the Laogong acupoint on his palm.I was also very uncomfortable in my heart - such a thing, everyone will be moved when they hear it, and it has nothing to do with their position.At the same time, he thought: "Under Fu Ding's hands, how can there be such a fool with no brains..."

After dinner, Mr. Wu led everyone to stand in the yard, facing the southeast of Yonghuai County, lit a stick of incense, and sprinkled three glasses of wine, as a memorial ceremony.

After entering the main room, no one left, just sat in a circle and continued to mourn in silence.

After a long time, Wu Sanye said: "Changsheng, Zi Shi, the third master doesn't treat you as outsiders, so I have something to tell you. Today, Sanshui brought back the news from the gang: the black barbarian has been in the mountains for more than a month. The robbed food was concentrated in Huashi port, downstream of Hongfendu, and it is estimated that it will be shipped away soon. We plan to... rob this batch of food, keep some of it for the mountain people, and some of it will be transported to the camp of the rebels. So, for the past few days, I let Sanshui keep an eye on it, and as long as the river rises in place, you can leave immediately."

Zi Shi was silent for a moment, then stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Third Master." Then he turned to Luo Miao, "Brother Luo Luo."

Luo Miao couldn't wait to growl, grabbed him by the neck and questioned: "Are you still Jinxia people? Are you hot-blooded men? Just slap your ass and walk away like this?!" Unexpectedly, Li Li thought to himself: "Why did he stop calling me "Brother Sanshui" and change it to "Brother Luo"?..."

"Then we, brother and sister, will leave first, and discuss our future itinerary."

Luo Miao stared blankly at the four of them walking out of the gate and turning into the guest room at the head.

"Don't look, it's not from the same road." Wu Sanye sighed.

In the guest room, none of the four people spoke.

In the past, the twins would have been clamoring to stay and help.Now, their first reaction, of course, is to stay.However, after experiencing so many things, if he stays at this moment, wouldn't everything return to the original point?How can I be worthy of my elder brother's hard work?How can I be worthy of the hard work of my two elder brothers?

Half a month of suffering in Jicui Mountain; burning corpses outside Louxi City to open the way; Huajia Cemetery rescued refugees; a night of horror on Xianshuling; joy in Juegu Hot Spring; a bloody battle in an ambush at the Maoting in Miao Village... It is painful to learn from, and it is unbearable to look back.The two children vaguely began to understand: life cannot withstand separation, let alone a forever farewell-how can we lightly talk about sacrifice?

The death of Huazhaoye is sad and embarrassing, and it also makes this cognition clearer.They suddenly understood the elder brother's pain.On the verge of desperation, the courage to survive and the courage to die are equally respectable and admirable.The former may require more resilience and wisdom.Because, there is always only one kind of sacrifice; but for survival, each has its own method.

"Or..." Zi Shi said two words, then stopped.

The other three raised their heads and waited for him to continue.But he was resting his forehead on his right hand, drooping his eyelids, and covering his pupils with long eyelashes, as if he had fallen into some kind of distant and lonely deep thought, separating everyone from the invisible barrier.

I'm most afraid of seeing him like this.Chang Sheng stretched out his hands, pierced through the invisible wall, held his head, and wiped away the space between his brows with his thumbs.

"No matter what it is, if you think about it too hard and feel embarrassed, don't think about it at all."

"Actually, it's nothing." Zi Shi forced a smile.Clearing up my mood, I said to my younger siblings: "Although we don't intend to participate in the actions of the Baisha Gang, maybe... we can help out with ideas. Of course, Mr. Wu is an old Jianghu, so it probably won't be your turn to fight with us..." Sentence by sentence, speak slowly.

The more the three listeners listened, the more shocked they became: what he said so eloquently was actually a dangerous plan, a ruthless move.

After Zi Shi finished speaking, he seemed exhausted.Leaning on the back of the chair, he asked in a low voice, "That's what I thought of, what do you think?"

This is a strategy of war that is really prepared for actual combat, not chess.The twins unknowingly became excited and began to use their brains seriously.Changsheng thought for a while: "There are a few places that are not appropriate."

The four of them discussed in detail.When he had finished speaking, Zi Shi sighed: "After all, after all, it's just a matter of talking on paper. I don't know if it's useful or not. I just hope to save a few people from dying..." To reduce the number of deaths of our own people, we had to kill more enemies.Look downcast.

Chang Sheng suddenly said: "We don't go to help ourselves, but we can send Wu Sanye a support soldier."

Zi Shi understood what he was referring to, and nodded, "It depends on whether the time is too late. If they can join, the odds of winning will be greatly increased. Go and invite Luo Miao, and discuss it with him first."

When Luo Miao came in, she was quite impatient.

Zi Shi said: "The third master just said about the robbing of grain, the Gui Gang must have a thorough plan?"

The idea of ​​the Baisha gang is to take advantage of the opportunity of the Western soldiers to arrest people and transport food, and send people to sneak onto the boat first.Then set up an ambush on the river, cooperate with the inside and outside, and rob the grain ship.In this way, you can maximize your own water advantage.Of course, in a frontal conflict, casualties are inevitable.Moreover, there are still many sailors in the Xirong army, and these people are much better than the black barbarians on the water.In the end, even if the grain ship was successfully robbed, the waterway would be impassable, and they had to go back to the pier to unload the cargo, and then hide in the mountains.This part is also more troublesome.But in any case, it is better than head-to-head grabbing at the pier.

These words, Mr. Wu has already told Luo Miao.At this moment, he refused to reveal it, and only said coldly, "Why are you asking this?"

Zi Shi didn't care about his attitude, so he asked him to sit down at the table, and said slowly: "If the enemy is strong and we are weak, we should outsmart him; to fight on water is to attack with fire." Draw little by little, and describe in detail the methods that the four of them came up with.

After listening to the conversation, Luo Miao stood up suddenly: "I'll ask the third master to come and listen."

Third Master Wu came in, his eyes flickering: "I heard that you have some ideas?"

"Yes. We thought that since the soldiers from the west would go by water, they would be escorted by sailors and boats. The downstream coast of Huashibu is no longer a mountainous area, and the blockade must be tight. Fighting on the water may not be easy. Besides, the river is very rough. During the struggle, if something is careless and things fall into the water, it will definitely be difficult to rescue."

This is also what Wu Sanye was depressed about before: to ensure food security, the ship cannot be destroyed, but the ship can only be seized, which is quite difficult.

Chang Sheng continued with Zi Shi's words: "The other party is not good at mountain warfare, no matter whether they are soldiers from the navy or soldiers from the west. I heard that the Huashibu Wharf is at the east col of Fenghuang Ridge, so—"

I thought: Did he say that? "Start with righteousness, end with surprise", "Those who are beneficial will lose, and those who lose will be beneficial".Now that the ultimate goal is clear, what method to adopt is just a matter of means.Brother, I'm sorry, the younger brother also borrowed a knife to kill someone, and plotted against you, so he has the right to ask for some interest first.

His expression was slightly cold, and his tone sank: "Our idea is: do it before the food is loaded on the ship. First, attack and burn the ship to cut off its retreat, and then divide the troops to rob the food to lure it in. Finally, the ambushes wiped it out. This Only when the right time, place and people are at the right time, using one's own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses, he will definitely not be able to run away!"

Except for Wu Sanye, everyone else knew about this strategy.At this time, hearing him say it again, with a murderous look, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.

"That sounds good, but..." Third Master Wu stroked his beard, "It shouldn't be a big problem for people to get on the boat. How do you bring the things that burned the boat?"

Zi Shi said: "Third Lord, there are pine and fir forests all over the mountains and fields, and pine oil and fir resin are excellent fuels. There are densely packed big bamboos in the mountain depressions, and the hollow bamboos are natural oil pots..."

"That's right!" Mr. Wu slapped the table, "There are new bamboo rafts arriving on the pier every day, so it's very easy to get in. At that time, with a sharp stroke of a knife and a throw of kindling, the river will instantly become a sea of ​​flames." Get up and rub your hands again and again, "This idea is very good. The people who do the work jump into the water after finishing their work, and dive directly back to the shore from the fire. They are not afraid of their shooting arrows. Those shameless summer treacherous sailors dare to enter the water Chasing—hmph, he dares to be arrogant in the East China Sea, but he is not the master of Lianjiang..."

Zi Gui interrupted in a low voice: "Will innocent people be affected..."

"The people on the pier are all good at swimming, and their skills are good, so it's fine." It was Luo Miao who spoke.

The old man woke up from the beautiful vision of victory, realized the practical difficulties, and worried: "There are not enough people to set fires, rob food and lay ambushes."

Chang Sheng took out the ox horns given by Patriarch Baoweng: "It's not very useful for us to hold this thing. Give it to the third master, maybe it can help a little bit." People covet it, so it's just right to be a favor.

"This...is a token from Hongtou Miao! Where did you get such a good thing?" Third Master Wu took it and looked at it, greatly surprised.The red-headed Miao people are not many, but they are the most brave branch of the Miao people.

"They must be very willing to do this business with the heroes of the Baisha Gang." Zi Shi said.

"Hehe... If you can get on this line, the future business will be much easier." Wu Sanye was delighted, and looked at him, "You guys, it's not easy. Even my old man is so old. Can't see through either."

Zi Shi only smiled slightly, but didn't answer.