It was just dawn, Meng Qi picked up the bag and found a lotus leaf-wrapped cake.
It stands to reason that it should be Poria Cake, but it was made like a ball.
Meng Qi took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
Not soft and glutinous enough, not only not sweet, but also a bit bitter due to the wrong ingredients.
Meng Qi's brows were not wrinkled, and she didn't dislike it at all. After eating a piece, she wrapped the lotus leaf and tied it tightly with a string.
- Poria cake made by Ah Li himself.
Because he was worried that Meng Qi would not be able to find a place to eat along the way, Mo Li made him a packet of tuckahoe cakes.
Since it was the first time I didn't have a pastry mold at hand, I simply used it as a pill and rolled it. As a result, I put less sugar and more Poria powder. Mo Li tasted a piece with a black face and wanted to do it a second time, but Meng Qi snatched it away and put it in his luggage, performed light work and went straight to the road.
He is going to Xuanchuan Pass to see what happened.
There is still no news about Master Yuanzhi, and the owner of Fengxing Pavilion Qiu Pavilion is also very worried.
It is still a mystery how the King Tianshou captured Xuanchuan Pass. Knowing yourself and the enemy is the top priority. If Pili Tang really developed a more powerful gunpowder, it should be prepared early, so Meng Qi had to separate from Mo Li, and Mo Li went to Nanping County.
The Xuanchuan Pass was farther away, and Meng Qi was reluctant to rush the Mo Li. Besides, he was better at searching for clues.
Along the way, the rebel army raged, and the people fled everywhere.
Sometimes you can see the firelight at night, and suddenly it is like going back to the era when the world was in chaos and wars a few decades ago.
But there are many differences. At that time, I rescued the people who were killed by bandits and rebels. I watched them cry with their surviving relatives. The cry was full of despair for the future, and I almost lost the will to struggle in this difficult world. And he will not be too sad, because he has confidence in the coming peace and prosperity.
now what
Even if he succeeded in defeating the God-given King, the people would not be hungry, and they would not have to worry about when the day of sudden death the next day would come
The road ahead is a mess.
That gleam of light bloomed from nowhere.
Whenever Meng Qi rescued people from the slaughtering knife of the chaotic army, and looked at the devastated and confused thoughts, the appearance of Mo Li would appear in his mind, and the effect was comparable to Ning Shen Wan. It's like being swept up into the blue sky by the wind, even if the previous efforts are in vain, the joys, sorrows and sorrows have been washed away, and you know where to fall.
Occasionally when I close my eyes, I dream of a particularly beautiful and beautiful mountain.
It is a pity that Meng Qi has not seen Qimao Mountain with his own eyes until today.
- There is absolutely nothing wrong with a place that can be favored by the genius doctor Qin Lu and secluded, Meng Qi thought firmly.
The Poria Cake has been eaten halfway. Meng Qi estimated that the weather is getting colder again, so he should be able to last a few more days without eating it.
Just after walking ten miles, I saw traces of rutted horseshoes in the distance.
There was a faint sound of killing in the wind.
Meng Qi quickened his pace and chased after the voice, only to see a man lying on the ground beside the forest.
The carriage was surrounded by a circle and was firmly guarded inside. It looked like a wealthy family was attacked when they were migrating, but the main family was strong. To win.
The only remaining chaotic army stared, screamed strangely, and chopped and slashed in disorder with their hands.
One of the younger men, with a rare timid expression on his face, dropped his weapon and hugged his head to escape.
In less than a moment, the chaotic army was almost slaughtered, leaving only the man who was desperately fleeing.
Coincidentally, he rushed into the woods without thinking, and planted himself in front of Meng Qi.
"who?"
Following the chasing Jiading Nursing Home, when they saw someone in the forest, they immediately became vigilant.
The dazzling sword almost greeted Meng Qi's face directly. Obviously, his first reaction was that he was also a rebel.
He almost collided with the man at Meng Qi's feet, struggling to get up again, his calf hurt inexplicably, he fell again and gnawed on the mud, his face was firmly stuck on the ground, he just knocked himself out. .
The nursing home subconsciously slashed the guy's neck with a knife.
"Hold on."
Facing the sword that suddenly turned to him, Meng Qi said slowly, "This person looks like a person who is afraid of death, and being afraid of death shows that he still has his own brain, and he is confused with those evil spirits who are bewitched by the Holy Lotus Altar and the God-given King. Compared with dogs, they can finally speak human words, so you might as well ask them which direction they are coming from, where they are going, and who is Shangguan, so that you can avoid them when you are walking."
Jiading Nuyuan looked at each other, and then an arrogant voice asked, "What's going on?"
A man who looked like a son-in-law came swinging a folding fan. The golden crown and jade pendant fan pendants were all high-quality goods, and the clothes were also the best materials. It was almost enough to put money on his face. Looking at people with chin.
He seemed to have heard Meng Qi Fangcai's words, and said disdainfully: "What is there to be afraid of, this young master? Just kill as many as you want!"
Meng Qi wasn't annoyed at all, he had seen this kind of son a lot, but he was particularly surprised at this moment.
For nothing else, this is actually an acquaintance.
"It turned out to be Young Master Jinfeng."
Meng Qi can remember, when this person stopped Mo Li and refused to let him go, he fell a somersault and gave a thousand taels of silver bills. The banknote was lost.
If this Young Master Jinfeng hadn't been good at martial arts, his family was rich in martial arts, and if he would be surrounded by a bunch of people wherever he went, he would have been beaten to death for his temper alone.
"Do you recognize this son?" Jinfeng son closed his folding fan and looked at Meng Qi suspiciously.
I don't know if it was luck or bad luck. Young Master Jinfeng met Mo Li and Mo Li in Yongzhou several times, but every time, the gerbil was in the doctor's arms.
It was only once by the Qingjiang River that Young Master Jinfeng caught a glimpse of Meng Qi's back "crossing the river".
When they reached Shangyun Mountain, a group of people made a fuss over the treasures of Emperor Li's Mausoleum. Young Master Jin Feng was blocked at the foot of the mountain by Qi Chao's artillery, and he didn't see Meng Guoshi himself.
Since Meng Qi knew Doctor Mo, he hadn't separated from Mo Li a few times, and only a handful of times had he caught up with Young Master Jin Feng! Otherwise, seeing Mo Li next to him, Young Master Jin Feng would be able to guess one or two, no matter how stupid he was.
At this moment, Young Master Jinfeng glanced at Meng Qi's clothes that were not wet at all, and the clean uppers... Except for the luggage on his back, he didn't look like someone who was rushing all night. The autumn rains have been raining recently, and even the official roads are full of mud and woods. There is a shallow pit as soon as you walk, unless you can fly, how can you look like this
Qinggong also has to step on the trunk of a tree, and step on a stone to gain strength.
If this is not a fairy, it is hell.
Young Master Jinfeng's expression changed, he hurriedly called a haha, and cupped his hands: "Where did Xiongtai come from? Right now, the army is in chaos. I'm about to return to the Western Regions with my family, and I have a lot of dry food and drinks with me. Do I have extra to give to Xiongtai?"
This dignified look is very familiar, he used to give money and now he gives food.
However, according to the current situation, food is much better than money.
"No need, it's just a chance encounter." After Meng Qi finished speaking, he walked away.
Young Master Jinfeng looked at Meng Qi as if he was casual, but in the blink of an eye, he was a few feet away, and he didn't see any force.
Seeing his mouth slowly open, he looked terrified.
"Young Master, this person is extremely light and powerful, he must be an extraordinary person, in my opinion..."
"Snapped."
Young Master Jinfeng slapped the head of the servant who came over to speak with a fan, and asked in shock and anger, "Didn't you recognize it?"
Everyone was stunned, not knowing what Young Master Bai Jinfeng was talking about.
"It's that person, the one we met in Qingjiang!" Young Master Jin Feng was like a blown up hedgehog. He wanted to roar, but he didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear that Meng Qi would be brought back.
The people of Jinfeng Villa turned their heads one after another, showing the same shock as their young master.
Without him, the shocking scene on the Qingjiang River that day would be hard to forget.
"Why is Meng Guoshi here?"
"Wait, didn't the Meng Guoshi who crossed the Qingjiang River claim to be an impostor?"
"Are you stupid? You have such high martial arts skills and still pretend to be someone else?"
"Who knows why he fell in love with Meng Guoshi's identity..."
Young Master Jin Feng got a headache from their arguing, and shouted: "Okay, Jiangnan is in such a mess, it will be troublesome to stay for another day, why don't you go quickly?"
The group hurried on the road, even forgetting the stunned King Nizu.
After a long time, the thin man slowly woke up, covered his forehead for a while, and jumped up suddenly to look around.
"...Ziwei Xingjun bless you." He said something, and carefully touched out the woods.
The motorcade had gone far, and only the corpses were left lying on the ground. These people came out of Yizhou with him, and listened to the teachings of the saint and the altar master, the incense master. The government oppressed, why... Some people are like them who are illiterate, but they can be born in the south of the Yangtze River-->>
the rich land
After trusting Ziwei Xing-Jun, they didn't eat any more meals, burned down the houses of the landlords, dragged the officials by their necks, and hung them on the flagpoles. But the food is still less and less, and there are more and more brothers and sisters in the church. Jiangnan, what a wonderful place.
Even the blind old Liangtou in the next village knows that there are cloth and silk in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no shortage of salt and grain, and there are many beauties.
When King Tianshou sent troops this time, everyone was scrambling to come, lest they fall behind.
—Looking at the corpses all over the floor, he shuddered suddenly and folded his arms.
He woke up, really woke up, no matter how good things are, they have to be alive to have them.
Why continue to work hard? Is it bad to stay in the south of the Yangtze River and cultivate the land
The world is so chaotic, people are running around, who can find out whose origin? The skinny guy looked left and right, wiped the blood and dirt on his face, tore off a piece of cloth, clumsily tied his hair into a ball, and then ran away.
He thought that he had a good life in Jiangnan, bought two acres of land, and married a beautiful wife.
The house is built like the village they robbed yesterday, with almost all bricks and a yard, and there are many chickens and ducks, just like the market town they passed by the day before yesterday. , the face is so thin that only a pair of eyes remain...
Running and running, he finally saw someone.
It was the people carrying things and driving donkeys, as if they were fleeing.
The thin little man was full of joy, and hurriedly shouted and ran forward.
"Whoosh."
A sharp arrow flew and pierced his chest accurately.
The thin man's eyes were empty, his expression suddenly grim, and he fell down.
The fleeing people panicked, and the bow-wielding man among them hurriedly said, "It's all right, folks, don't be afraid, there is only one person, not a small group of chaotic troops."
An old man gasped and asked: "Qilang, what if this kills the wrong person? Didn't the bandit soldier we saw last time have a disheveled hair?"
"His hair is tied up like a beggar, and when he runs empty-handed, his right hand always seems to be holding some kind of weapon... Grandpa, you are blinded by your eyes, and his accent is wrong when you hear it, it's obvious He's just a thief soldier. It's not like normal times, we are a big family, and there are not many young men who can resist the chaotic army, so we have to be careful."
"Hey." The old man sighed and nodded.
They hurriedly rushed, and finally reached a river, which was already crowded with people.
The rebel army of the God-given King did not know, only the local villagers knew that the end of this river was the Yangtze River. As long as they could find a way to cross the river to the north, the family could save their lives.
In fact, they also wanted to go to Yangzhou and Qiantang County, but the rebel army was faster than them, and if they went east, they would die.
There are boats moving forward constantly in the river, and slowly sailing to the distance under the cover of the vigorously growing reeds.
With the intermittent autumn rain these days, the weather has gotten colder.
The autumn wind swept up the fluttering reeds and white fluff, swept past the panicked people, swept over the fishing boats, and flew all the way to the river bank, to the vast and mighty river surface.
Five tall building ships lined up, piercing the clouds and breaking through the fog, appearing on the river like giant beasts.
The people gathered on the shore who were trying to find a way were so frightened that they were so frightened that they re-wrapped their soft family members and turned their heads to flee. Some people said it was the navy army of the rebels, and some people said that it was Qi Chao who came over. This guess was confirmed within a quarter of an hour. The flag of the building ship literally hangs the word "Qi".
Gong Jun stood at the bow of the boat, his black cloak rolled in the wind.
"Commander, there is a semaphore from the side, and General Liu has ordered to land directly."
Gong Jun stretched out his hand, and the person next to him immediately handed over a telescopic mirror.
This is much more beautiful than the one in Zheng Tu's hand. The carved copper tube is also inlaid with gems, and there is a small mechanism at the front for fiddling with the lens, which is used to see things at different distances.
"Why are there so many people on the river bank... Well, they are all common people?"
Gong Jun frowned and saw the people fleeing in a panic. At this moment, a thousand households of Jinyiwei came over and sighed:
"The king's three-way army has already advanced to the heart of Jingzhou, and there are only scattered chaotic troops left here. The Jingzhou officials either escaped or stuck to the city, so they won't pose too much threat to us for the time being."
"Xu Qianhu, don't be careless. Since this trip to the south is to clear a serious trouble for the imperial court, we have to go to Xuanchuan Pass to find out the truth." How could it be moving so fast?"
King Jing should not be so useless, and Jingzhou is not a piece of paper, especially the king of heaven has few elite soldiers, basically farmers who threw their hoes.
Gong Jun has been hurrying and rushing these days, fearing that something might go wrong, so he focused on picking people, and the situation in Jingzhou could only be heard. How come there is no news for three days, and the defeated Jingzhou army is even more embarrassed, as if it will be torn to pieces by the God-given King soon
"My subordinates don't know, but the king's army of 100,000 entered Jingzhou, like a swarm of locusts..."
Xu Qianhu said with an ugly face, "The commander may have never seen such a scene, the darkness is overwhelming, not only the grain in the ground, but even the closed granary made of wood covered with thatch can be lifted by them. Inconspicuous insects can't move anything, but they have the power of ghosts and gods when they gather together. They even eat dry grass. In the poorer villages, after the locust infestation, the thatched houses collapsed. In one day, they can sweep the whole area. In the prefecture, the big stocks are not separated, and the small ones sneak to the nearby county towns, exactly the same as the current situation in Jiangnan.”
Gong Jun keenly captured a key point: "You mean that the army of the God-given King is now less than 100,000?"
This kind of rabble is difficult to control in the first place, and the King of Heaven has taken up such a rushing attitude. Even if he forcibly suppresses his soldiers, it will inevitably become less and less, not to mention King of Heaven has no control. If things go on like this, even if Nanping County can be conquered, aren't they afraid that the Jingzhou army will turn around and attack
You must know that the Jingzhou army has only lost 150,000 people, and now it is in a state of failure. It is more because King Jing and others have messed up their hands and feet, and the local officials have not received orders. At the same time, they are not willing to face the king's army. can't come out.
The people outside the city were killed and injured countless times. It was just outside the city that the Jingzhou army could regroup at any time. How would the King of Heaven end up
"...Maybe from a rough background, I didn't expect so many."
Xu Qianhu really didn't think that the Heaven-sentenced King had an afterthought.
This kind of thief just wants to be happy, like a locust, he only fills his stomach, what kind of brain can he have
"No, bring a map." Gong Jun pressed the anxiety in his heart, rubbing his brows and instructed.
The five building ships gradually approached the river bank, and the huge shadow looked particularly hideous in the river mist.
The faces of the Jianghu people on the bank changed. They couldn't figure out what Qi Chaoren was doing here. Could it be that they were taking advantage of the fire
"Quick, report to the pavilion master urgently."
First, the flying pigeons are released, and then the letters are transferred to the next temporary gathering place in Fengxing Pavilion. The pigeons can only recognize the way they often fly, but they cannot fly the whole way, and they can know whether the letter has been delivered as soon as possible after a short trip, so as not to delay. information.
So station after station, one hand to the other, three hours after the Qi army landed, a fast horse galloped and sent the news to Qiujing in the evening.
"Qi army landed in Jingxi this morning?"
Qiujing feels that she is one big and two big. She is still trying to use the various networks in her hand to convince the diligent kings of the Jingzhou army who can't get out of the city. It doesn't matter if the king of Tianshou surrounds Nanping County, as long as the Jingzhou army forms a more powerful outside. In a large encirclement, the king bestowed by heaven is the turtle in the urn.
But the results do not understand, Jingzhou fears the chaotic army like evil spirits, and the army of the god-given king is rumored to be not human at all, how can it be beaten
Qiu Jing was so angry that he scolded him, but those who held soldiers and horses in their hands, from generals to county magistrates, were unwilling to stand up and be this early bird, and they insisted on watching and watching. In other words, they didn't care much about King Jing's life and death. Now that there is food and soldiers in the city, only fools go head-to-head
"After Nanping, Jiangxia and Jingzhou granaries are very convenient. This is the goal of the God-given King."
Qiu Jing remembered what Meng Qi said before he left.
"King Tianshou wants to break Nanping, just to kill King Jing, so that the upper levels of Jingzhou can fall back into infighting and buy time for him. If I guess correctly, he will deliberately let go some of the powerful and royal family of Nanping County.
"King God has only one chance, most of his soldiers are unreliable, Jiangnan will only care about him once, Ningdi and King Wu are not so stupid. So the most urgent person is him, only when Jiangxia has a firm foothold, he further expansion is possible.
"Then it depends on whether the Qi Dynasty is slack or Ningdi is unstable. There is an 80% chance that he will continue to promote it to Yangzhou. Condoning the killing is feeding his soldiers. Those chaotic troops will only be brave at the beginning and not afraid of death, because they They believe in the nonsense of the Holy Lotus Altar because they have nothing. When they have enough robbed and killed enough, they will be afraid of death... So the King of Heaven will take the opportunity to gather the troops and horses of Jingzhou and Yangzhou and use them for his own use.
"This is very difficult, so the God-given King must first frighten everyone, create an unstoppable illusion of destiny, and wait for those who think they are smart to vote, by then it will be too late.
"The King of Heaven must be blocked, and the entire Jiangnan will know that the King of Heaven is no big deal. He has neither the power of ghosts nor gods, and he can't make clever plans... Assassination, arson, and interception are all fine, Jiang Xia must not lose it."
After Qiujing finished recalling, he suddenly opened his eyes and said resolutely: "Go to Jiangxia! Send an order, there are old people and children in the family who need to be raised, don't go, the city is with us, and the city will die and I will die."