Heaven

Jing Lan is very satisfied with his current name.

What is the glory of the Bai family and the first son of the Yan family? Human life is as cheap as pigs and dogs in troubled times, let alone these illusory things.

He spat twice into the palm of his hand, held the wooden handle with both hands, and pulled the bellows back and forth vigorously.The flame in the furnace gradually turned from orange to bluish white, and the iron was also burnt red.

The old blacksmith at the side guessed that the heat was almost ready, so he picked up the tongs to take out the iron block from the furnace and put it on a large iron pier.He took a deep breath, picked up a 36-jin sledgehammer, and beat it with ping-pong-pong.On the one hand, he still didn't forget to tell Jing Hao that the angle of each blow is particular.

Jing Yan twisted a cloth towel from the basin warmed by the fire, and walked to his godfather, ready to wipe off the old man's sweat at any time.

It looks good now.Living in a shelter from the wind and rain, eating half full for three meals, and having a godfather who can teach me how to make a living is much better than the precarious and homeless life of the previous years.

Jing Hao has never met his biological parents.

Before he was seven days old, his family was slaughtered. Only a loyal servant tied him to his chest and escaped secretly.

This escape is still somewhat mysterious.According to the old servant's recollection, not long after he walked out of the village gate, the pursuers behind him had already caught up.As a last resort, he took a small path and wanted to run up the mountain, but he accidentally went astray and was stopped in front of a cliff.With pursuers behind and no way out, he had no choice but to throw his heart away and jump off a cliff to die for the Lord.It never occurred to him that he closed his eyes and jumped off the cliff. When he woke up, he was not injured at all, and escaped with Xiao Jinglan!It's a pity that in the panic, the treasures passed down from generation to generation in the Bai family were lost, leaving only a box containing the treasures.

In fact, Jing Hao has always had doubts about this matter.But it's hard to say, isn't there a person who jumped off a cliff and survived many years ago?

After the old servant survived the catastrophe, he fled northward with Jing Yan, not forgetting to tell him about the glorious past of the Bai clan.The paternal clan of the ten sons of heaven and man, the most honorable and oldest famous family in the world, the ancestors of the Bai family established the Yan Kingdom after Yu Kingdom fell apart, and became one of the overlords of the world at that time.

Until more than two hundred years later, Emperor Yan at that time passed by a cliff, rescued a man, and brought him back to the palace, where they ate and slept together, treating them like brothers.That person is Ji Yunsheng, the founding emperor of Jing Kingdom who succeeded in usurping the throne and overthrowing the great rivers and mountains of Yan Kingdom!

It is said that Emperor Yan was finally besieged in the bedroom and was not allowed to eat or drink for seven days.He was full of remorse, and when he shot himself to kill himself, he used his own blood to curse that the descendants of the Ji family would fall in love with their loved ones, and suffered day and night in asking for nothing, until he was forgiven by the descendants of the Bai family.

Ji Yunsheng succeeded in rebelling, and overnight, the Bai clan was slaughtered, and all people with the Bai surname in the whole country were forced to change their surnames.And because the Bai family has an old rule that all the most valued sons use the name of Yan, and for a while, anyone with the character "Huo" in their name also suffers from disaster.

Jing Hao's ancestor was originally the ninth son of the last Emperor Yan, who was imprisoned by Emperor Yan in a royal temple far away from the capital because of his absurd behavior.But because of this, he was able to steal a living and live in seclusion in a secluded place.It's a pity that this prince who was regarded as an unfilial son by Emperor Yan, according to Jing Hao, later became obsessed with some kind of demon, and left a rule that future generations must not change their surnames, and all sons must use Yan's name.

As for how this piece of paper can hold fire, this secret was finally discovered by chance, and it was secretly reported to the government.A massacre that did not require interrogation unfolded overnight. Hundreds of descendants of the Bai surname were all executed, and only Jing Yan escaped.

The loyal old servant took Jing Yan all the way to the northernmost state of Qi before settling down.Unexpectedly, when Jing Yan was six years old, he was robbed by soldiers in the market and howled a few times, but was slashed by the man backhand and seriously injured, and died the next day.The rented land at home was immediately taken back, and even the broken thatched hut could not be lived in. From then on, Jing Lan lived a life of wandering alone.

Although Jing Hao is young, he has many eyes, plus he is much bigger than the average person and almost has the strength of an adult, so he managed to survive two years.Until he finally couldn't stand it anymore and fainted at the door of a blacksmith's shop.Jing Yan looked at the porridge in the hands of the old blacksmith, and felt that his face was quite kind, so he staged a good show of looking for his father a thousand miles away, and was about to cheat two more steamed buns and run away, but he didn't expect that he would actually recognize one and treat himself as his own. A godfather who loves like a son.

At that time, Jing Hao changed his surname without any hesitation.No matter what the glory of the Bai family is, it can't compare to the warm hands full of calluses in front of him.The old blacksmith was naturally overjoyed when he got old, and he loved Jing Yu very much, wishing to teach him all his skills.Jing Hao is also extremely filial to this godfather, his rebellious temperament to the bone has not been displayed in front of the old blacksmith at all, on the contrary, he seems to be obedient.

It's a pity that good people don't live long. When Jing Hao was 15 years old, the old blacksmith finally couldn't afford it.

Jing Yan buried his adoptive father in the best coffin he could afford, and knelt in front of the grave for seven days before leaving with tears in his eyes.

The business of the blacksmith's shop is booming day by day, and the smile on the newlywed wife's face is also very obvious, but Jing Yan feels a little emptiness in his heart.Compared with farm tools and household ironware, he prefers to make swords, guns, swords and halberds.Every time a weapon takes shape in his hands, the man's blood will boil once.But he didn't have so much iron to waste, every time he played with it for a few days, he would return the weapon to the furnace and remake it.But he likes to repeat this process very much, and he never gets tired of it over and over again.

When he drew out his short knife and stabbed it into the chest of a soldier who was passing by the village doing evil, Jing Hao was not afraid at all, but had a faint sense of finding his own future.

After killing someone, the village can't stay any longer, so join the army!A good man should fight everywhere!he said to himself.

Although he felt a little sorry for his newly married wife, he still left all his savings for his wife to hide temporarily, and went out with a dagger.

"Lieutenant Jing is really a natural fit for the military camp! This kid has strategy, courage, and the ability to make people convince him, but it's a pity...there are not many people in the world who can control him..."

This was the evaluation made by Chu Tianshu, the famous general of Qi at that time, after meeting Jing Xuan.

After the drunken words of the general who was reprimanded by the emperor to live at home spread, the young general Jing Xuan, who had just been promoted to the school lieutenant and was said to be able to tear tigers with his hands, was immediately demoted to three ranks, and he brought his direct descendants to follow suit. The royal relatives and relatives who made military achievements went to suppress the bandits.

It is said that the suppression bandits actually want to eliminate the rebels who are blooming everywhere in Qi, and Jing Yan and the others don't even need to go to battle to kill the enemy. The local defenders will catch them. Swing the head to the ground and pocket the military merits.Of course, Jing Hao's team can't get any merits. Their role is just to protect the safety of the imperial envoys along the way.

"Isn't it just because he has something more than us? I don't think he may have grown all he should have. What a fucking softie! Hahahaha..."

I just arrived at the county seat today, and there are still two days to go before the execution. The sergeants under my command had time to spare, so I bought a few cents of wine and gathered in the room to make fun of the fair-looking imperial envoy who is quite a bit of a father-in-law.

Jing Hao knew that what they were talking about was that the imperial envoy was able to get such an easy job because he had the blood of heaven and man and was valued by the emperor.He coughed lightly and walked into the room, someone made way for him to sit down, and another subordinate put a large bowl full of wine in his hand.

"He's a softie, but he's promoted quickly. Just the few of you, if you vote for him, you can be a school captain next year." Jing Yan joked with a smile.

"Brother, aren't you pushing me into the women's pile? No, no, the gang under him can be regarded as soldiers. I think all the strength is spent on the belly of the woman. Whether or not they can hold the knife is still a problem." What! In my opinion, those in prison are more masculine than them, but unfortunately they will die the day after tomorrow!"

"Oh... how many of you feel it's a pity?" Jing Yan raised his eyebrows.

"It's a pity, everyone is a farmer, who has a living to do the business of beheading? The one in the capital... Hehe, I heard that they are going to build a Qiongta for the queen. Isn't the poorer you are, the more you like to spoil it... …It doesn’t matter if he wastes money, the common people’s taxes will soon be handed over to their grandchildren! Either Wei State or Zhao State, I think this Qi State will be fucking destroyed sooner or later!”

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about?" A usually steady sergeant immediately slammed into the speaker.

"Here are all my brothers. Is there anything I can't say? Besides, what I said is the truth..." The previous people muttered in a low voice with some dissatisfaction.

"That's right. In my opinion, it's better to build a new country by ourselves than to be destroyed by others." Jing Yan slapped the wine bowl on the table with a bang.

"General... General, are you drinking too much?" The person who spoke before couldn't help being taken aback, "Our brothers together are only a hundred or so!"

"Look at you! I'm not drinking, and I'm not joking with you. I've made up my mind. Tonight, I'll kill this vain imperial envoy, open the prison door, and take people to join the rebel army. You guys If you have the guts, just follow me. In the future, if I have something to eat, I will not let my brothers eat porridge. If you are afraid of being implicated, you can hide under the quilt and sleep for a fucking sleep, and leave when the matter is over. But ... If there is anyone who is not open-eyed, go to inform, hehe, don't blame my surname Jing for disregarding brotherhood!"

"This... this... what the general said, our brothers... how do you say that... a man who is born is a general, and will die as a ghost of the general! How can we do things that have lacked virtue for several lifetimes? Yes I can't see that idiot for a long time, as long as you give the order, General, I, Hu, will go and hack him to death now!"

"However... General, the rebels are just a bunch of mobs. If we want our brothers to vote for them, I'm not convinced!"

"Yes, although we have few brothers, we are all good men who count as ten. How can we follow these mud-legged peasants? General, why don't we go it alone!"

"Yes! Why don't you go it alone!"

"What are you arguing about!" Jing Yan looked around at the flushed faces of his subordinates, and said slowly, "We raised an army, we have no territory, no food and grass, so we can't rob the county seat and become the emperor of the land and wait to be slaughtered? This is the world Among the rebels, the one in Qiyun Mountain is the most popular. Moreover, there is a basin in the mountain that is suitable for raising soldiers. We brought their old masters to vote, and the second masters were naturally not good enough to accept them, and the masters lost their lineage, so we had to Rely on us. Within two years, Qiyun Mountain will be our place. As for whether to go south to get the grain depot first, or go north to fight the capital... Humph, everything will be easy!"

"The general is really amazing! Since my old Hu has followed the general, he has even learned to turn his head a few more times than before!"

"Hahahaha..." Hearing this silly compliment, all the soldiers couldn't help laughing.

Jing Yan naturally knew that his plan was a little too bold, but he was already tired of waiting for a wise master to create a prosperous Yu Kingdom again.Instead of waiting for other countries to annex Qi, it is better to disintegrate this rotten country from the inside and rebuild it.

In his opinion, the system that only depends on the number of engravings of heaven and man to determine talent is worthless. He wants to build a country where talented people can display their ambitions and hardworking people can reap rewards.A fairer and more prosperous country than Yu Country!

However, Jing Yan at this time did not expect that when he went to Qiyun Mountain, he would meet the most important person in his life...