Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 19 Ye Wenbo Holding the Sky With One Hand ([-])
"This is not just a title, this is a genuine general. From now on, General Ye can lead the army to conquer the barbarians alone." Old man Hu's tone became more excited: "In the next five or six years, he made more brilliant achievements. , the glorious decisive battle in Luoyang was won under his command, after which the late emperor formally established our Great Zhou Dynasty!  …

It is precisely because of General Ye's repeated victories that Beiman was very afraid of him, and even called him... "a man-eating devil". Later, he did not dare to fight against the army led by him. It is said that the king of barbarians They also offered a huge bounty for the head of General Ye, I heard that they have assassinated General Ye many times, but they all failed, but in the end..."

Old man Hu sighed heavily, his eyelids drooping: "You all heard just now that Daxia Ye was finally plotted against by Beiman. Not only did he die, but his only son was also killed at the same time. He originally had A son died in a previous battle, a loyal family! General Ye has lost even his descendants, God is so short-sighted!...Without General Ye, the Iron-Blooded Changhe Gate lost its restraint, He even mobilized the army without authorization to attack the barbarians, which angered the ministers in the court. Under their protests, the first emperor had to forcibly disband them. Half a year later, the imperial court signed a peace treaty with the northern barbarians.

We ordinary people are very happy to stop fighting at last, but we did not expect that three years later, the first emperor declared war on the northern barbarians. It is said that he wanted to fulfill the wish of General Ye, drive the barbarians to the north of Yanshan and restore the former North Korea's territory.It is said that the first emperor summoned an army of 40. I was almost 40 years old at the time, and I was also recruited to lead a grain transportation team.Originally, everyone thought that this would be a big victory, but who knew..."

Old man Hu shook his head and sighed: "At the beginning, the battle went smoothly. The army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, and advanced to the front line of Xiongzhou and Bazhou. Suddenly, the two partial divisions were attacked by barbarians, and they were defeated one after another. The momentum was curbed, and after more than half a year of fighting, there was no much progress, and the food was not enough. In the end, the late emperor had to sign a peace treaty with the Beiman again... From then on, our Great Zhou and the Beiman have never seen each other again. How to fight... I haven't heard anything about Iron Blood Changhemen anymore, if it wasn't for the appearance of General Tang today, I would have almost forgotten about them..." Old man Hu looked bewildered, as if he was still thinking about the past.

After being silent for a while, Xue Chang asked, "How did General Ye get murdered by the barbarians?"

Old man Hu seemed to know that he would ask this question, so he shook his head and said without much thought: "Since the capital was established in Luoyang, General Ye and the people from the Jagged Changhe Gate have never returned to Bashu. Bashu is thousands of miles away from Luoyang. It's all rumors, it's impossible to know the details. Besides, it's been 30 years, if you didn't mention it, I'd almost forget it..."

Seeing what old man Hu said, Xue Chang couldn't ask any more questions.

On the contrary, old man Hu seriously reminded him: "Young Xia Xue, although you are young, you are a very nice person, so I am willing to tell you these things. Although the imperial court no longer explicitly prohibits the people from talking about General Ye and Iron Blood Changhe Gate , but you still don’t want to go to other people to ask about them, so as not to cause trouble!”

Xue Chang was slightly shocked, and bowed his hands solemnly: "Thank you for your teaching, old man!"

Mr. Hu chuckled, covered his beard with his hands, and said, "Longmen Town is not far ahead. My home is in Hujia Village, not far west of the town. It's getting late now. Why don't you two visit my village?" , we can continue talking after dinner, what do you think?"

Xue Chang was a little moved, but when he glanced at the old and smelly clothes on himself and Xu Xi, he changed his mind and politely declined: "Thank you very much for your kindness, old man! It's just that I have something urgent to do, so—"

"Oh, then come to my house as a guest when you have time in the future." Old man Hu nodded understandingly, pointed to the east, and said: "When you arrive in Liujia Village, just tell the villagers, 'You are the old man who guards Langzhou. Friends', they will be very enthusiastic to bring you to my house."

Xue Chang was quite moved by Mr. Hu's enthusiasm, and immediately made a promise: When he is free, he will definitely be a guest.

After seeing off old man Hu, Xu Xi couldn't help saying excitedly: "Master, Ye Daxia is really a great hero!"

"Yes!" Xue Chang didn't expect to see a hero like Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei not long after he arrived in this world, and said with emotion: "It's a pity that he died before the accident, and the hero burst into tears." lapel!"

"Master, what are you talking about?" Xu Xi was a little confused.

"It's nothing, it's getting dark, we have to hurry up."

"Yes, Master."

"Xiaoxi, in addition to practicing martial arts, you also need to learn some culture."

"Master, what is this culture?"

"Uh……"

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Longmen Town, located on the official road, does not look like a town, but a small town. There are five or six restaurants and inns on a long street next to the official road, and there is even a women's branch.Even at dusk, the town is still very lively, the restaurants and inns are full, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians.

Although Mianzhou City is not far ahead, caravans seem to prefer to rest here.This phenomenon has been going on for decades since the imperial court began to restrain the martial arts sects and control people in the Jianghu. The reason is simple: in addition to the guards of the army and court officials, pedestrians with weapons and entering and leaving the cities will be more or less guarded by the gate guards. Interrogation, especially teams with many people armed with weapons will be strictly inspected, and long-distance trade caravans often hire escort guards in order to prevent accidents on the way, which makes the inspection procedures for entering the city cumbersome and time-consuming , so as long as they have not reached their destination, they will try to stay in the small town as much as possible, because generally there will be no soldiers in the town to check.

As a result, in the past 10 years, a special phenomenon has appeared in the Great Zhou Dynasty: In areas with developed commerce and trade, some small towns are more prosperous and lively than cities.

Because beggars along the street are not uncommon, Xue Chang's master and apprentice in tattered clothes are not very eye-catching. Xu Xi, who has lived here for many years, is very familiar with taking Xue Chang around the streets, and finally he leads Xue Chang into the house. A grocery store.

The gray-haired old shop owner did not show contempt or even drive them away because they were beggars, but instead asked Xu Xi's recent situation in a kind tone.

Xu Xi saluted him respectfully and said hello, then took out the furs he brought, bargained skillfully with the shopkeeper, and soon sold the wolf and badger skins, Xue Chang couldn't help at all during the whole process (as a A people's teacher, he is not good at it).

After walking out of the shop, Xue Chang couldn't help but praised: "Not bad, Xiaoxi, I don't see that you still have the potential to be a businessman."

"Master, in the past...when my uncle was still here, he would bring me here from time to time, and sell the furs from the mountains to sell for money. Then I was left alone...Occasionally, I would bring some of the things I picked up to I came here to exchange money, so I am quite familiar with this old shopkeeper."

Xu Xi said it calmly, but Xue Chang felt sad when he heard it: It's really a child of a poor man who has already taken charge of his family!

He lovingly pressed Xu Xi's head with one hand, picked up the dozens of copper coins that he had just exchanged and strung up with hemp rope with the other, and said, "It's getting dark, let's find an inn to stay. By the way, How much does it cost to stay in an inn here for one night?"

"Master, let's not go to the inn, let's stay in the old place to save money."

The old place... A vague scene emerged in Xue Chang's mind. It was the resting place where the original owner spent the night with Xu Xi as a beggar after losing his memory.

(End of this chapter)