The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The old mother couldn't bear to embarrass her son, she wiped the corners of her eyes, took the hand of the daughter-in-law behind her and put it in the son's hand, "Mother, don't let you be a burden, you husband and wife can go together with the ball, mother Just go home and guard our old house."

After giving the instructions, he leaned on his crutches and walked in the direction he was going to come and go.

Seeing this, some old people in the crowd also bid farewell to their young and strong sons and daughters.

For a moment, the parting atmosphere made the surrounding air very dull, and the crowd was also quiet, without any noise.

Although the scene in front of me makes people feel very sad, but it is obvious that they can win, why should they just give up?Time is precious, and Lu Xiuyuan felt that he couldn't delay like this any longer.

He shouted at the crowd: "Is this what you want? Give up the parents who raised you, and take your children out to live in a meager way. When your children grow up in the future, what you do today is in their eyes. What will it look like?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lu Xiuyuan took a dose of heavy medicine, "I think you are all cowards, not even the barbarians on the other side!"

The Goudai people in the north, and the common people in the city both hate and fear them!When Fatty and the others heard this, they immediately counterattacked angrily: "We are dignified men of seven feet, how come we are not as good as the barbarians on the opposite side! I just want to talk to you for helping the city guards for a while, and then for the Goutai people on the other side. Don't be a spy who sneaked in from the other side!"

Lu Xiuyuan didn't argue with him about this issue, but pointed to the north wall and asked, "The Goutai tribe also had snow disasters and plagues on their side. The city defenders spent so long with them, and so many people died on the other side. Why don't you give up?"

"The reason why they sacrificed their lives to make up for it and attack the city is because the snow disaster on the opposite side is more serious than ours. They have no food to eat. In order to support their families, they will break into Longmen Pass even if they die, and rob you all. Food items, loot them back for them to use.”

Seeing the silence of the crowd, he continued: "You think I insulted you by saying that you are not as good as the barbarians, and now they will rush in even if they die. Why do you run away? They want to come and take away all the food you have worked so hard to grow. Burn the house you live in to ashes, kill all the relatives you live with day and night, you don't want to resist, you just want to escape, isn't this called coward?!"

The fat man was said to have no clue at all, so he could only desperately find excuses, "But aren't there defenders in war? Aren't they protecting us? We are just ordinary people, we can't beat them, you can't let us Go die!"

Seeing that the other party's attitude softened, Lu Xiuyuan continued to persuade: "The city defenders are protecting you, but now the situation is special, a large force is out of the city to fight, and there are only a few dozen people on the city wall. Help pass something, not let you face the enemy, what's so difficult about it?"

"But we don't have any experience at all. The defenders have defended the city so many times, so we should be able to do it this time too, right?" Fatty said what everyone was thinking, and everyone looked at Lu Xiuyuan.

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan felt a little helpless, he could only blame him for being too well protected.

"Why do you always pin your hopes on others? The city defenders are not gods. The people of Goudai have already attacked their gates. Why don't you unite and resist together?"

"It's not others that you are asked to protect, but your elderly parents, your young children, the home that gave birth to you and raised you! Why do you rely on others if you don't protect your own family?"

"You are so confident in what you said, but what if we go to help and lose in the end?" A question suddenly came from the crowd.

"Okay, that's a good question." Lu Xiuyuan pointed to the snow-capped mountains in the distance, "In this kind of weather, how long can you run away without your children? You'll freeze to death outside within three days."

A gust of cold wind blew past very well, and everyone shrank unconsciously.

"Are you willing to abandon your children and run away, and be suffocated to freeze to death in the end, or go to a bloody fight with the Goutai people together? What if you win?!"

Everyone looked at each other and discussed their opinions in low voices.

"If you win, you will be heroes! You are the pride of your parents and a role model for your children! Storytellers in the city will keep telling your stories, and if your deeds spread, how many people will praise your courage!"

The eyes of some people in the crowd were shaken.

The fat man next to him didn't like Lu Xiuyuan's eyes, and asked: "You speak so nicely, do you dare to rush forward? Don't shrink back and use your mouth to fool us vulgar people."

"I just came down from the city wall, and this bloody coat is evidence, no lie!" Lu Xiuyuan patted the blood on his chest, "I will definitely stand in front of you in a while."

"Okay! The fat man will trust you once today!" The fat man came out first and stood beside Lu Xiuyuan.

Since having the first person, the crowd has stood up one after another.

First a few, then a dozen, then dozens.

People gradually gathered in groups, and they were all young and middle-aged, and 300 people were enough in a while.

Taking advantage of the crowd, Lu Xiuyuan quickly told them to gather by the river in the north of the city with two buckets each.

Before leaving, the fat man pointed at Lu Xiuyuan's nose and shouted: "I remember you, see you by the river later, whoever doesn't come is the grandson."

Lu Xiuyuan felt helpless, but as long as he could call for help, it didn't matter.

After giving all the orders, he greeted the soldier who had brought him over on horseback just now, and brought him back.

The other party helped him onto the horse with a look of excitement, and honestly expressed his feelings, "I never thought that you are so powerful that you can persuade those foolish people."

Lu Xiuyuan sighed inwardly, and didn't answer the question.

The reason why the people at Longmen Pass had such a deep misunderstanding with the officials had a lot to do with the fact that the soldiers simply followed the order to close the city without explaining it to the people.

Even if this approach is for the good of the people, the two sides are not on the same level of thinking, and there is no mutual understanding at all.

In fact, Lu Xiuyuan didn't quite understand either. Since he felt that the people were ignorant, why didn't he explain the reason for the closure of the city.

There are so many young and middle-aged people in the city. At a critical moment, they don't understand the principles of family and country righteousness. You can transform them into something they can understand.

For example, if you go out of the city, you will be frozen to death. It is better to stay in the city and fight with the Goudai people, so that there is still a chance of life.

Guarding the city is more than just guarding by the government. Only when the officials and the people work together can they cut through the gold.

No matter how you understand it with emotion and move it with reason, as long as you are not a heinous person, everyone should understand. After all, our ordinary people are so simple and honest.

After waiting for a long time, the sun on the west mountain finally set, and the sky gradually dimmed.

Torches were lit on every city wall, and the young and middle-aged people in the city gathered by the river, and the number of people who came was more than expected.

Standing on the city wall and seeing this scene, Zhou Shenjiang felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He thought that Lu Xiuyuan was just talking, but he didn't expect the other party to actually do it.

Lu Xiuyuan directed everyone to stand one step away, and began to pass along this route. The river water was delivered to the city wall smoothly, but a few accidentally bumped into it, and it instantly turned into ice and froze the bucket.

Fortunately, those people brought a lot of buckets, and with this experience, everyone will be more careful when passing it on next time.

When the sky was completely dark, the humming and low-pitched horns began to sound from the opposite side.

Not long after meeting, there was the sound of fighting.

The enemy is attacking again!

The inexperienced people obviously panicked when they heard the sound of swords and soldiers colliding, and their eyes kept switching between the shaking city gate and the street.

Seeing that those people were retreating again, Lu Xiuyuan understood in his heart, so he simply stood at the gate of the city in order to make them less nervous.

If the city gate is really breached, he will be the first to die by the enemy's knife.

After standing in his position, he waved to the people behind him, "I believe in all the heroes! As long as the bucket can be transported safely, they will definitely be caught off guard, and the city gate will not be broken!"

Humans have a bad instinct, and only when they see someone in a more dangerous position than themselves can they settle down and do their own thing.

Buckets of supercooled water were manually sent to the city wall by a teleporter, and the city guards stood ready.

When the first Goutai man quickly climbed up the ladder with a ferocious face, Zhou Shenjiang didn't hesitate anymore, and poured the super cold water in his hand on the man's head.

squeak.

The water instantly froze and wrapped the opponent's head and neck, and the person was caught off guard and rolled down, knocking down a group of people below.

Seeing that the effect of this water is beyond imagination, Zhou Shen will be overjoyed.

Command the city defenders to serve these Goudai people well.

Although those Goutai people were fierce, but the water directly froze them into icicles, and they couldn't react in time.

During this period, Zhou Shenjiang also deliberately poured several buckets of water on the ladder, and the climbing ladder instantly turned into an ice ladder, which greatly increased the difficulty for the opponent to climb up.

Seeing this, he was gearing up to regret it, why didn't he think of this idea earlier.

As time passed, the young and middle-aged people under the city wall gradually got used to this rhythm.

The fat man at the beginning, seeing Lu Xiuyuan still standing at the gate of the city, couldn't help but said: "It's dangerous over there, let's stand here."

Lu Xiuyuan waved his hand and directly refused.

"Damn! Can my fat man harm you? Come over here, in case you accidentally rush in, we have a lot of people here, and we have a mutual help, you stand there now, come later You are the first to die as a human being, and even gods can't save you."

Lu Xiuyuan understood his good intentions, but there is no need to worry about it now. He pointed to the outside of the city gate and said to the young people over there: "Listen! The offensive on the other side is gradually weakening,"

The fat man turned his ear to the outside and listened for a while, "It seems that the sound is indeed getting smaller and smaller."

After hearing this, the people around couldn't help being overjoyed, "Then the other side is going to retreat?"

The person who said this was emotional, and the bucket in his hand bumped twice, turning into an ice bucket in an instant.

Seeing this, the fat man scolded: "Even if there are too many barrels, you can't waste it like this! The situation outside is unknown, so don't get too complacent!"

Even so, the atmosphere in the crowd gradually became active. Everyone looked at the city wall above their heads, and they all hoped that the war would end soon. They would definitely win this time, and they could brag to their families when they returned home.

Your father is a hero, he didn't run away, and he guarded Longmen Pass.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and the sound of fighting outside is getting smaller and smaller.

Finally, under the expectation of everyone, the opposite side finally blew the gong to withdraw the troops and began to retreat.

When they heard the sound of the retreating horn on the opposite side, all the young and middle-aged people stopped their actions in unison.

Zhou Shen will lie on the city wall and tell the good news to the people below immediately, "The Goudai people have been driven away by us!"

When the young and middle-aged people by the river heard the words, their hearts were ecstatic for a while!

At this time, they didn't care about other things, and hurriedly dropped the bucket in their hands, hugged each other excitedly and hammered twice.

They won!

After hearing the good news, Lu Xiuyuan hurriedly climbed up the city wall.

Under the dim light of the torch, he could barely see the back of the fleeing figure on the other side.

After solving the urgent need, he finally let go of his mind.

After he breathed a sigh of relief, he was blown by the cold wind on the city wall, and instantly felt his hungry chest pressed against his back, and his whole body was sore.

Thinking that he had traveled for ten days and only arrived at Longmen Pass in the morning without a drop of water, and then encountered the Goudai tribe who came to attack.

Reflecting on it, he was a bit out of his mind.

Rubbing his stomach, Lu Xiuyuan lay down on the city wall and observed the outside. When the battlefield below the city was almost cleaned up, he supported the wall next to him and walked down slowly.

Xiaohe, which was very lively just now, is now empty. Everyone rushed home to share the good news with their families. Half of the houses in the city turned on their lights.

It was a good time for the whole family to reunite and celebrate. Looking at the soft lights in the distance, Lu Xiuyuan felt a lot more relaxed.

After getting off the city wall, he didn't take two steps on the street. In the next second, he saw a few corpses wrapped in straw mats and casually discarded by the roadside.

Lu Xiuyuan's mood instantly became heavy.

Yes, although the Goudai people have been driven away, the most important problem of the plague has not been resolved.

Looking at these corpses from a distance, they should have been thrown here by others in the chaos.

This is the source of infection, it must be buried deeply and disposed of properly.

Thinking of this, he simply found a place by the road and sat down, intending to remind the general when they came back.

As time went by, there were more and more stars in the sky. Just when Lu Xiuyuan was counting the stars and was about to fall asleep, a familiar voice finally came from afar.

"Second brother, did you see the scene where I was so powerful just now?" Shi Yunchen was riding on the horse, his whole body in a state of embarrassment, unable to stop the complacency, "Young master, I shot the leader flying away. Everyone on the other side was scared to death! Haha!"

"Compared to the second brother, it's just average!" General Shi held his head high, and would never admit defeat in front of his younger brother.

"It's so childish," Shi Yunchen cut him angrily.

The voice turned from far to near, and Lu Xiuyuan also turned his head. He was relieved to see that although the young master was dressed in a mess, he didn't seem to be injured.

Under the starry sky, on the street where the sight is not very clear, the eyes of the two finally meet.

Before the smile on the corner of Lu Xiuyuan's mouth could rise in time, Shi Yunchen suddenly jumped off the horse with a terrified expression.

After the opponent landed, he staggered twice before rushing towards him.

Squatting on the ground, Shi Yunchen touched his shoulder with both hands but didn't dare, "Lu Erlang, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me?"

The other party's voice trembled, and there seemed to be a crying tone at the end.

Lu Xiuyuan looked down, only then did he realize that his bloody clothes hadn't been changed yet, probably the young master saw it and thought it was his blood, and was frightened.

Raising his head, just as he was about to explain slowly, he saw that the other party's eyes were gradually filled with water, and there was a faint tendency to fall.

Immediately he no longer hesitated, and quickly said concisely: "I am not injured, this is someone else's!"

Lu Xiuyuan originally thought that the other party should be relieved after hearing the explanation.

Unexpectedly, when Shi Yunchen heard this, the tears fell down uncontrollably.

With a bang, it hit his heart hard.

Lu Xiuyuan sighed inwardly, and was about to speak when he was caught off guard by the young master.

The other party's face was tightly attached to his neck, and under close contact, he could easily feel the other party's rapid breathing.

Looking at it like this, it is estimated that he was really scared.

He couldn't hold back, reached out and patted the other person's back, rubbed the young master's ears, and comforted him in a soft voice: "It's okay, it's okay, don't..." Be afraid.

Before he finished speaking, Lu Xiuyuan felt his back go cold, looked up vigilantly, and saw General Shi in the distance glaring at him angrily.

My heart skipped a beat.

It was over, he was the one who was frightened this time.

The author has something to say: well, the fire cannot be covered with paper, and the family members finally know.

Thank you for the bottle of nutrient solution that Nanbei sent~