The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The two brothers looked around Lu Xiuyuan curiously, and looked at each other, but they didn't see anything unusual.

That look made him feel embarrassed.

Just when they were about to carry the corpse out to bury it, a low-pitched horn sounded from the city wall.

An ominous premonition spread in his heart, Lu Xiuyuan's eyelids twitched, he stood up uncontrollably, and looked over there.

From a distance, soldiers could be seen climbing up the city walls non-stop, every entrance of the city wall was full of people, and the atmosphere was tense for a while.

Not long after, the ground began to shake violently again, and Lu Xiuyuan could clearly hear the sound of fighting outside.

Is this the barbarians on the other side coming to attack the city?

Boss Wu and the others have long been used to it, but now seeing Lu Xiuyuan and Dr. Xu all looking nervous, they comforted him: "The Goutai clan on the opposite side will come to attack every once in a while, don't worry, it won't last. How long, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Lu Xiuyuan saw that apart from them who had just arrived, the other aborigines in the yard looked calm, and realized that this has become a common thing, so he was relieved.

After Boss Wu saw that they were no longer nervous, he directed the two brothers to carry the body out and bury it first.

The woman lying at Lu Xiuyuan's feet was probably the wife of the man just now.

Seeing that her husband had died, the other party wanted to turn over and get up, but her body was too weak, and she struggled twice before falling back to the ground. She felt sad, "There are two young children in the family, sir, you left us orphans and widows." How can mother live this day! Why don't you just take the slave family away!"

The surrounding patients vaguely heard that another one had died, and the courtyard suddenly groaned and complained one after another.

"I can't live through this day. I'm not alive. Boss Wu, you don't need to waste medicinal materials. Let us die."

"That's right, just die and die, it's useless to live anyway."

"After taking the medicine for two days, I still have diarrhea non-stop. It is estimated that I will go to the field to see my parents after another two days of diarrhea."

Everyone in the yard was giving up on themselves, and the atmosphere was very gloomy. Lu Xiuyuan persuaded everyone to cheer up and fight the disease with a positive attitude.

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's young age, those people didn't take his words to heart, "Anyway, we are all criminals, and we die when we die. You should leave quickly and find a safe place to play."

Lu Xiuyuan didn't care about being ridiculed, he just saw the scene in front of him was very uncomfortable, and turned his attention to Dr. Xu, he wanted to do something for these people in the courtyard.

Just as Lu Xiuyuan was deep in thought.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

There was the dull sound of the city gate being knocked in the air.

Hearing this voice, Boss Wu stood up with a look of astonishment, and everyone on the ground who was sleeping just now stopped talking.

Lu Xiuyuan turned his head and looked at the distant city wall, frowning.

In ancient times, the defense of the city was generally in front of the outer city gate, and there would be a trench two meters deep and two meters wide. Did the sound just now mean that the barbarians had already passed through the trench and started to hit the city gate?

If the barbarians really smashed the city gate open and the inner city was breached in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be...

Thinking of the consequences, his heart skipped a beat. They had just arrived at Longmen Pass, and they didn't expect the crisis to come so suddenly.

If the city is breached, the group will die at the hands of the barbarians before they have time to study the plague carefully?

"What's going on?! Why has the other party already started hitting the city gate?!" The medicine bag in Boss Wu's hand fell to the ground. He looked at the city gate in the distance and murmured in shock.

The patient on the ground who was just begging to die just now opened his eyes wide in horror when he heard Boss Wu's words, and struggled on the ground: "Ahhh! Are the Goutai people coming in from the opposite side? Couldn't they be able to defend themselves before?" ? What’s going on this time? I don’t want to die yet!!”

"What? The Goudai people are coming in? Where are those soldiers from the Shi family? Aren't they guarding the border? Why can't they stop the Goudai people?!"

Some people were originally lying on their backs, but when they heard that the barbarians were about to attack, they turned over and struggled to crawl out enduring the pain.

Seeing the mess in the yard, Boss Wu was powerless to take care of it. He staggered to the street and saw passers-by on the street running around, screaming one after another, and leaned helplessly on the nearby tree.

Lu Xiuyuan also followed to the outside of the courtyard, looking at the situation in the distance.

It was dusk at this time, the setting sun hanging over the Gobi, dyed the sky with a fiery red color, and coated the ancient city wall with a layer of dazzling red light.

He has good eyesight, and he can still see something from such a long distance: a Goudai man climbed to the city wall along the ladder to climb the city wall, and his head was chopped off by the soldiers guarding the side.

Longmenguan is divided into two big city gates, the north and the south. When they came, they came in through the south gate, while the north gate faced the Goudai people outside and blocked the nomadic barbarians from outside the border. They are impregnable.

But Lu Xiuyuan stared at the current north city gate, because the Goutai tribe was still climbing up desperately, the soldiers on the city wall seemed to be faintly unable to defend.

He looked at the city wall in the distance, under the reflection of the setting sun, his eyes were full of blood.

In the panic of everyone, Lu Xiuyuan suddenly thought of Shi Yunchen in the general's mansion.

Inexplicably, I feel a little uneasy in my heart.

He turned his head to bid farewell to Dr. Xu, and ran towards the direction he came.

On the street, ordinary people who can run and walk are all fleeing towards the south gate. Those who are sick and cannot walk lie on the ground, so they can only collapse on the ground and accept their fate. There are many children who have been separated from their families beside them. Sitting on the side of the road, screaming and crying.

This is simply a scene of purgatory on earth!

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help stepping up his steps.

When he ran to the general's mansion, he was exhausted and his mouth was full of blood.

Looking around, there is no one at the gate of the general's mansion. Could it be that all the soldiers have been transferred to support?

Because the General's Mansion is not far from the North City Gate, from here Lu Xiuyuan could clearly hear the sound of the siege vehicles hitting the city gate, and with the sound, the ground shook.

No more hesitation, he rushed directly into the general's mansion, although he didn't know if Shi Yunchen was here, but he could only shout the other's name while looking for it.

Finally, in the living room just now, Lu Xiuyuan found Shi Yunchen, who was sitting on a chair, holding what seemed to be a city defense layout map in his hand.

The other party saw Lu Xiuyuan running in sweating profusely and panting, and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Lu Erlang, why did you come here?"

Lu Xiuyuan pointed to his throat and waved his hands. He couldn't speak for the time being, so he needed to slow down first.

Shi Yunchen took the tea on the table and handed it over, "I haven't touched this cup before, the temperature is just right."

Lu Xiuyuan took it, gulped it down, and finally took a breath.

"Aren't you with Dr. Xu? Why did you come here suddenly?" the other party asked again.

Lu Xiuyuan was stunned, he couldn't say the reason, he could only explain dryly, "I saw that the city gate was already crashing outside, and I was a little worried about you, so I came here."

When Shi Yunchen heard this, he didn't say anything, but just looked at Lu Xiuyuan and smiled.

Lu Xiuyuan turned his gaze a little uncomfortably, and asked, "Why did the Goudai tribe suddenly attack outside? Is General Shi okay?"

"The time was urgent just now, and the second brother left before he had time to say anything," Shi Yunchen glanced at the city defense layout map that the second brother stuffed in his hand, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Lu Xiuyuan patted the other person on the shoulder, signaling not to be too nervous.

At this moment, an old soldier rushed in, "By the order of the general, I ask the young master to retreat first with the old slave."

Shi Yunchen glared at that person, and found that he was an old acquaintance. This person used to be his grandfather's servant. The two lived and died together for so many years. After his grandfather died, he has been by his second brother's side now.

That being the case, then you can take the opportunity to inquire about the news, "Forget about this, tell me what's going on outside first?"

The old slave wanted to take Shi Yunchen away directly, but seeing the expression on the other side's eagerness to understand the battle situation, he couldn't help telling the current situation.

"The Goutai people attacked desperately outside, and the two-meter-wide trench at the gate of the city was filled with their corpses! Afterwards, their siege vehicles also pushed over, and now people keep crashing into the city gate. Climbing the city wall, our archers can't finish shooting!"

After talking about the general situation, the old slave saw Shi Yunchen standing still, anxious in his heart, and couldn't help trying to pull him away with his hands.

"Young master, the situation is urgent now. This is the general's special order. Go outside and hide for a while. If there is anything else, we will talk about it later."

Now he has a general understanding of the battle situation outside, and Longmen Pass is indeed dangerous today. Thinking of this, Shi Yunchen broke free and asked angrily: "You have been with grandfather for so many years, did you just learn to run away?!"

Being questioned like this, the old slave thought of his old friend, and felt very sour in his heart, "Of course not! This old slave has been with General Shi for many years, and the oath of Shi's soldiers has always been clearly remembered: only soldiers who died in battle, no cowards who escaped!"

"Then why are you talking about running away first!" Shi Yunchen gritted his teeth and said angrily.

Hearing this, the old slave burst into tears, "I don't want to be a deserter, but the two young masters are out to kill the enemy, and you are the only one left in the Shi family. The general specially ordered the old slave, No matter what the battle situation is, I will take you away first..."

The old slave's eyes fell to the ground, and hit Shi Yunchen's heart heavily.

It must be very painful for such a veteran to break his oath and flee with himself, right?Why does his second brother always do such unreliable things!He was so angry that he was gnashing his teeth, but the situation is urgent now, and this account can only be settled later.

Shi Yunchen slapped the table in front of him angrily, looked at the old slave's shocked eyes, and said viciously: "There is no need to run away, there are no cowards in our Shi family."

He didn't hesitate anymore, turned around and went to the armory to find a long/spear, played with a handsome flower gun, pinned it behind him, raised his chin at Lu Xiuyuan, and asked, "Do you trust me?"

Lu Xiuyuan also followed behind him and walked out of the general's mansion. Seeing the other party asking this question, he nodded, "Of course I believe it."

After hearing the answer, Shi Yunchen grinned, turned over and rode on the white-hoofed crow prepared by the old slave at the gate, took a long/spear immediately, stood in front of Lu Xiuyuan, and looked back: "Lu Erlang, I will protect you, even if the gate is broken , if they want to kill you, they have to step over my dead body first."

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the trembling city gate in the distance, and then glanced at Shi Yunchen. His eyes were shining with determination, his hair was blown by the wind, and under the reflection of the setting sun in the evening, his whole body exuded Soft golden light.

The author has something to say: Lu Xiuyuan looked at the city gate that was about to be breached in the distance: Although Lu has a happy family and love, his life is full of ups and downs every day...

The young master rode on the horse, bent over and gave Lu Erlang a chirp: Don't be afraid if I'm here

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