Xiang Qingniu's words made Fang Jie feel turbulent, but at the same time, he opened a door and many things became clearer. He suddenly thought, not only the change of courts in this world, even in the history that he has seen in his previous life, how many powerful countries that have dominated the world for hundreds of years were finally overthrown, is there no push behind it
"Master Wan..."
Fang Jie was silent for a while and then asked Xiang Qingniu: "You were also a member of that interest group back then?"
Xiang Qingniu was startled, then nodded: "Yes, I didn't intend to hide it from you."
Fang Jie nodded: "So, Qingleshan Yiqi Temple is also one of the pawns in those people's hands, right?"
Xiang Qingniu's face changed, and his expression was a bit painful, but he still nodded: "Yes!"
Fang Jie let out a long sigh of relief, and shook his head helplessly: "Thinking about it now, I find that Meng Yuan's mess is easier to deal with. Because the Jin family knows who their enemies are, and the Dalun Temple also knows their own enemies." Who is the enemy. But Zhongyuan, you never know who the next enemy will be."
"Now that the situation is chaotic, many people will enter the eyes of those people. They will choose from them and find the right person to be their puppet. But anyone with some strength will be paid attention to by them. You will be no exception... "
Xiang Qingniu said: "I believe that it won't be long before someone will take the initiative to find you. They will provide you with help, money, food, and even soldiers."
Fang Jie said: "Then I happily used the money, food and materials they provided, and started to fight with great interest. With the fantasy of defeating everyone, I passed by day by day, and I would also like to be grateful for the insight of those people. If I am lucky If you are lucky, you will get more and more, but if you are unlucky, you will become an inconspicuous withered bone in the troubled times of the Central Plains in the near future."
"right."
Xiang Qingniu said: "That's it."
"What if I don't accept it?"
Fang asked.
Xiang Qingniu said: "If you don't accept it, they will try their best to take away everything from you and give it to someone who is obedient. For them, you are just one of their fancy puppets. No pity. Because you are relatively weak now, you won’t get too much benefit from them. It’s just to win you over and stick you to the periphery of the interest group. In fact, this is just like gambling. Neither will lose."
Fang Jie leaned back: "What if I stay in the grassland and never go back?"
"impossible."
Xiang Qingniu said: "Your soldiers, will they really stay here with you forever? They feel satisfied now, but this satisfaction will not make them stay forever. It may not be necessary for you to prevent them from going back. How long will it take for someone to stand up and replace you, becoming the new leader of the Black Banner Army and leading them back to the Central Plains."
"You mean that the Black Banner Army also has people arranged by those people?"
Fang asked.
"should not."
Xiang Qingniu said: "But you should also understand that under the temptation of huge interests, anyone may become their person at any time."
Sun Kaidao, Chen Qianshan, Lu Fenghou, Xiahou Baichuan... If these people can't lead them to find a bright future, will they really be loyal until death
Fang Jie knew that Xiang Qingniu was right.
"It's impossible for Qingle Mountain's Yiqi Temple to avoid this chaotic world. Instead of letting your Black Banner Army and my Yiqi Temple become a tool in the hands of others, it's better for us to be independent from now on. The three words Yiqiguan Now there is still some influence, especially in Jiangnan, if you don’t use it, others will use it.”
Xiang Qingniu looked into Fang Jie's eyes: "Could it be that you still want to stay out of it? You only want to lead the Black Banner Army, which has less than 50,000 people, to escape the troubled times and wait until the world is peaceful before going back?"
Fang Jie remained silent.
"It's not what you think, it will happen."
Xiang Qingniu said seriously.
At this time, Xiang Qingniu didn't look like he was laughing and cursing like before. Perhaps it was because of this trip to Dalun Temple that he changed his mind so much that he seemed to be a different person. There is no longer only purity in his eyes, but many other things have been added.
"you tell me."
Fang Jie looked at Xiang Qingniu and asked earnestly, "Prince Loyalty is going west, did Mr. Wan make an appointment with him?"
"yes."
Xiang Qingniu nodded: "Many years ago, the master predicted that those people would not tolerate the strength of the Yang family, and would definitely find a way to make the Sui Dynasty collapse. The master is worried that once the Central Plains is in chaos, the Mengyuan people will intervene One kick. Kuoketai Mengge is different from the previous Mengyuan Khan. This person is very yearning for the culture of the Central Plains. He has always longed to become an enviable so-called state of etiquette like the people of the Central Plains. Although he is Mengyuan Khan, But I look down on the vulgar style of the Mengyuan people."
"Therefore, the master discussed with the second senior brother that before the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, the Mengyuan people would also be in chaos. In this way, Kuoketai Mengge would not have the energy to look east, and the Central Plains would be less slaughtered. The second senior brother was in the west Da Prairie does what he should do, and Master will go out of Chang'an City to do what he should do when necessary."
"No wonder..."
Fang Jie said sadly: "Before I left Chang'an City, Mr. Wan said that he planned to go out for a walk before he died. I'm afraid he wanted to get rid of some people."
Xiang Qingniu said in a soft tone: "I don't know much about the discussions between the master and the second senior brother. I don't like those things, so I don't bother to ask. But the master really hates those people, maybe it's true." It will be like you said, the old man will come out and walk around."
"Fang Jie."
Xiang Qingniu said solemnly: "Are you afraid?"
Fang Xie was silent for a while and then nodded: "Yes, I'm really scared."
How could he not be afraid? He doesn't belong to this world. He is just an ordinary person. In his previous life, he just wanted to have a good job and earn a few dollars more. The most extravagant idea was just to have extra money in his hand so that he could go out and have fun. . But now, let him face such a difficult and bloody choice, how could he face it calmly? When ordinary people have nothing to do, they will fantasize about how great it would be if they were the emperor.
There are endless delicacies from mountains and seas, and endless silks and satins to wear. Surrounded by alluring women, behind him are millions of soldiers. But this kind of fantasy and taking action are two different things. Most people will never really think that they will get there.
People always need a process of transformation, which may not last for a lifetime, and may not take a long time.
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This Spring Festival was very lively, even more lively than those years on Langru Mountain.
The soldiers have been resting for several months, and everyone has fully recovered. With enough food and warm clothes, even training has become extraordinarily easy. They don't have to worry about whether it will be their turn to attack and fight tomorrow, and they don't have to worry about whether they will stick to a certain place the day after tomorrow. They have a relaxed mind, and even the feeling of missing their hometown has faded a lot.
but it's just an appearance
In fact, soldiers, everyone has worries about the future.
Behind everyone's smiling faces, there may be worries.
This year, Fang Jie also behaved very happily, drinking, punching and making dirty jokes with the soldiers. The soldiers enjoyed themselves and cooperated with each other to have a comfortable and warm Spring Festival. Maybe they are helping others to deceive themselves, maybe they are helping others to deceive others.
After March, the chaos on the grassland still showed no signs of calming down. On the contrary, various forces began to join in gradually. But at this time, unexpectedly, more and more tribes supporting the Jin family rushed to the royal court. And there are fewer and fewer tribes supporting Dalun Temple.
After lunch, the sun was shining on the tent and it was warm inside, and people seemed to become tired and lazy.
Fang Jie and the others sat on chairs and sipped tea, and the tent was so warm that people didn't want to stand up.
"More and more people on the grassland understand it."
After pouring tea for Fang Jie, Sun Kaidao smiled and said: "In the beginning, out of habit, when the prestige of the Buddhist sect was challenged, the first reaction of the herdsmen and tribal leaders was to send troops to help the Buddhist sect as soon as possible. Because they know the power of the Buddha Sect too well, they are afraid that they will be punished in the future if they react too slowly. But now, the war has been going on for more than three years, and the powerful Buddha Sect has not completely wiped out the Golden Family, and even the Golden Family is still alive. Maintaining the siege of Daxueshan…”
"Those who used to believe in the Buddhist sect gradually discovered that the original myth that the Buddhist sect could not be disobedient or provocative has been shattered. Although the Golden Family did not win, they did not lose! The superior status of the Buddhist sect began to be shaken, so there began to be more Many people chose to side with the Golden Family. Because they all know that if the Buddha Sect continues to rule, they will always be just puppets. And once they win, the Golden Family will also be severely injured, and then they will get rid of the two. Road bondage!"
Fang Jie nodded: "That's true. After three months, the news from the scouts is more and more about how many soldiers and horses have been added to the Wangting side, but the follow-up reinforcements from the Buddhist sect are getting more and more. There are fewer and fewer. Qinlin Gol’s fall is also supporting hard, and the wolf cavalry defenders in the city have an advantage. If this continues, perhaps Quoke Taimeng will win in the end.”
"It's time for us to leave soon."
Sun Kaidao said something softly, and then carefully glanced at Fang Xie.
"yes… "
Fang Jie took a sip of tea, and suddenly smiled: "There has been no war for more than four months, and I eat meat all day, I am worried that the soldiers below are too fat to run."
"how come."
Chen Qianshan said with a smile: "The soldiers have been training very hard, and they have almost qualified as light cavalry in the past few months. In the competition a year ago, most of the corporal leaders and brigade leaders were still leading the troops, and some of them performed very well. As the soldiers are promoted, the morale of the army becomes more and more stable. If you can find a weaker opponent to fight at this time, it will be the best to restore morale."
Sun Kaidao laughed when he heard this, stood up and walked to the side of the map and said: "General Chen is indeed the most important general of the general. Just yesterday the general told me that he was going to take the soldiers out. Practice your hands, or you will almost forget how to hold a knife. Besides, the best way to test the effectiveness of cavalry is to fight."
He and Chen Qianshan sang the double reed very cleverly, and the other generals below immediately became interested.
"General, do you really want to train soldiers?"
Lu Fenghou said excitedly: "This subordinate is willing to lead troops to fight the first battle!"
Xiahou Baichuan smiled and said: "Why are you here to fight the first battle? Years ago, you lost to me in the battalion. Speaking of fighting, I will fight the first battle first."
Chen Dingnan also said: "The hands and feet of these few months are rusty, General, it's time to take the soldiers out to have fun."
"Since you all think this way, then go out for a walk."
Fang Jie smiled, turned his head and asked Sun Kaidao who was standing in front of the map: "Who do you think is the most suitable opponent now?"
Seeing that the generals were all interested, Sun Kaidao smiled and said, "Except for the northern barbarians, I really can't think of anyone who is suitable for our military training. The small tribes around can't fight, and even farther away, most of the people left behind in the banners are cavalry. Only the northern barbarians are infantry. We will face this kind of enemy when we return to the Central Plains. Therefore, the northern barbarians should be the first choice. According to the news from the scouts, the northern barbarians have already reached the distance from here In a distance of 1,200 miles, it is best to test the light cavalry attack."
Sun Kaidao glanced at everyone and said, "Why don't we add a lottery first before that? Whoever wins can get a lottery."
"Let's talk about it, the general, what kind of prize will you add?"
Everyone asked.
Fang Jie smiled and stood up and said: "This time, divide into several routes, let's rehearse the thousands of miles of attack, each of you will lead an army, and march from different routes, I will give you the same information, how will I treat you I don’t care about this battle. I only look at the final result, whoever fought the most beautifully, and half of the spoils obtained by the others will be given to the first place, how about it?”
"good!"
Everyone stood up and clasped their fists and said, "The general is waiting for the good news from me!"