With the strong wind and strong horses, swords and bows drawn, Qin Mubai and his three subordinates galloped wildly. After completing the thirty-mile official road in a blink of an eye, they were waiting for Wu Meiniang and the others on a small slope leading into the mountain.
After waiting for half a stick of incense, Wu Meiniang waited for a group of women to follow in embarrassment. Looking at the situation, it was obvious that he was running hard to catch up. But after all, these women cannot compare with Kong Wu's Qin Mubai and others, and the horses are not on the same level.
"You bad guy..." Wu Meiniang came over with a slight smile, patted the neck of the divine horse of fire cloud and said, "You are indeed a divine horse. In the blink of an eye, you disappeared in a blink of an eye. You are still so grand after leaving us so far away." Don’t breathe. It seems that the legendary ‘traveling a thousand miles in a day’ is not difficult for it!”
"That's natural." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "We enter the mountain from here. In late autumn and early winter, the vegetation is withered and wild animals have nowhere to hide, which is a good time for hunting. Moreover, the mountain forest is not big, and the inside is It is estimated that there are no tigers, wolves or ferocious animals, and it is very safe.”
"There are tigers and wolves, so what's there to be afraid of?" Wu Mei Niang smiled gracefully, "Aren't you here?"
"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed.
Wu Meiniang is smart and can talk. A casual compliment can be so helpful. If you are a young man with little experience, you will definitely be filled with excitement and ambition after hearing these words.
"What kind of mountain is this? It's all loess? There seems to be a village ahead." Wu Meiniang asked, pointing ahead.
"The name of the mountain in Longmen Village is unknown. People nearby are used to calling it 'Hanshan'. It probably decays in autumn and winter with very little vegetation, giving it a cold feeling." Qin Mubai said.
After letting Wu Meiniang and others' horses rest for a while, the group of eight people headed towards the mountain.
The Hanshan area is full of loess hills, forming a group of mountains that are not too high but relatively wide in Longmen Village. In spring and summer, the vegetation is lush and there are flocks of birds and animals, so there are many hunters in this area. But in autumn and winter, perhaps because of the scarcity of evergreen trees and grass, the whole area looks yellow and decayed, just like a person who is bald. If there are birds or animals passing through, they can be seen clearly at a glance.
Qin Mubai came here last time to deal with Liao Lirong and was quite impressed by this place. In addition to being a good place for hunting, of course it is also because of Xue Rengui.
Although it was only a brief encounter, Qin Mubai never forgot him. Such a talented man, a famous general in history, is still buried in a remote mountain, depressed and frustrated, making a living by shooting geese. It happened to me, how could it be justified if I didn't help him. Furthermore, a talent like him will definitely have great potential in the future. When the time comes, he will be brilliant. Thinking of his support, he will have many good friends in the future.
It's impossible to get along in the officialdom without a few party friends and close friends. Although Qin Mubai now has Li Ke who can be regarded as a friend, after all, there are differences in status between the two, and their ideals and ambitions are not the same. To put it bluntly, they are not the same kind of people at all, so it is impossible to take them seriously. The other party stabs at both sides.
Looking around, there is really no true confidant and friend, and no one who can really help me at the critical moment.
Yuwen Hongtai and Yin Yang can be regarded as good old friends, but now they each serve their own responsibilities; Pang Fei is still very young and has no influence at all now. It is difficult to expect much from him in the future, and he can only do what he wants to survive. Qin Mubai's right-hand man, Cheng Huaibi, although they are close friends and close subordinates, there is always a bit of secret comparison and competition between the two because they are both meritorious generals. Although the relationship is considered harmonious, they are still Not very iron.
Basically, these are the friends Qin Mubai made after joining the army. As for the civil servants... Qin Mubai didn't have much hope for those civil servants. They have their own circle and system. Although they can make friends with them, it is difficult to form close friends.
There are also his two brothers. Although the brothers have a good relationship, they are all doing average now. With their limited abilities, it is hard to say how far they have a bright future. Although his father Qin Shubao's health is recovering, it is still unknown when he will make a comeback.
Wouldn't it be great if I could support one or two people and let them rise to the top and be firmly tied to me in the future
It is not easy for a gang of three heroes to make a name for themselves in the Tang Dynasty where dragons and crouching tigers are hidden.
Therefore, Qin Mubai came to Longmen Village today not only to hunt and play with Wu Meiniang, but also to come specifically for Xue Rengui.
A group of eight people entered the mountain forest. They were all relatively relaxed and excited. They paid attention to the movements around them from time to time, looking for prey.
When it comes to hunting, men are naturally the main focus. Although Wu Meiniang did know archery, she was only limited to shooting at targets. It was really difficult to fly arrows to shoot running prey.
When he first found one or two hares, Qin Mubai asked Wu Meiniang to shoot them first. She prepared her bow and arrow, but found that it was not stable to shoot on horseback, so she had to quickly get off the horse and prepare to shoot again. How could the hare wait to die? Just run away.
Wu Meiniang was so angry that she chased him into the forest and shot three or four arrows in a row but none of them hit. A group of people ran after her, laughing.
"I, I can do it! I don't need your help!" Wu Meiniang blushed and snarled, "I must shoot a hare today!"
Qin Mubai laughed loudly: "Looking at your situation, you must have never hunted before. Your archery skills are pretty good, and your skills are very authentic, but you can't shoot from a horse."
"No way, I know how to do it, huh!" Wu Meiniang smiled charmingly, but she still said something tough.
"Okay, here comes the general!" Qin Mubai chuckled and galloped forward. When the arrow fell from his hand, a hare flipped over and was pinned to the ground by the arrow.
"Wow, that's amazing!" The group of women brought by Wu Meiniang all clapped their hands in joy.
"Hee hee, hit, hit!" Wu Meiniang was even more excited. She hurriedly ran over to pull out the arrow and picked up the hare, but she was stunned and froze.
Qin Mubai came over and asked, "What's wrong, Mei Niang?"
"Mubai, you shouldn't shoot it..." Wu Meiniang bit her lip, looked up at Qin Mubai with a little sadness, touched the belly of the hare, and whispered, "Look, it is pregnant with a baby! "
"Oh?" Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "You shouldn't."
"Hey, so pitiful... Rabbits, rabbits, and the unborn little rabbits, I'm sorry for killing you by mistake..." Wu Meiniang said as she bent down and cut off a piece of turf with the hunting knife she carried. , and began to dig.
"What are you doing?" Qin Mubai got off his horse and squatted next to her and asked.
"Bury them!" Wu Meiniang said with a hint of sadness, "How pitiful!... Mu Bai, I don't know why, but I just can't bear to hurt pregnant animals, and I don't even want to eat fish with fish roe in their stomachs. . I always feel guilty... Although the law of the jungle is the law of heaven, unborn babies are innocent! They may have been reincarnated as humans in their previous lives, but were killed before they were born. "
Qin Mubai was speechless for a moment.
He remembered some records and statements about Wu Meiniang in history, specifically about the Queen Wu Zetian.
In the patriarchal feudal world, a woman overturned the shackles of the entire world, broke all conventions, and became the emperor.
There have been so many talented people and queens throughout the ages, but why has there been only one female emperor, Wu Meiniang? If she could become the emperor just by luck and beauty, then the emperor would be too worthless. This is not only a result of the current situation, but also a manifestation of Wu Meiniang's extraordinary ability.
Her wisdom, scheming, fortune and of course luck are all unique.
However, the history books left by the patriarchal world are more about her insidiousness, viciousness and shamelessness, but they ignore how difficult it is for her as a woman to become the emperor. What she needs to pay is A man works a hundred times harder to be an emperor.
Therefore, Wu Meiniang was severely demonized by history books, especially the Tang history written by the Song Dynasty, which directly described her as a demonic and vicious woman. This is inseparable from the popularity of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. Not to mention the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when women were more repressed and enslaved, Wu Meiniang was increasingly demonized step by step, and she became a monster that was reviled by all generations.
To this day, more and more people only know that Wu Zetian was a fierce woman, an evil woman who did all kinds of evil. But they ignored her wisdom and achievements in governing the country, and also downplayed the countless miracles she created as a woman.
There are also some people who are always used to looking back at history and settling down a person's life starting from his ending, even from his birth. If he is a famous official and talented person, he will naturally be respected by others since he was a child; if he is a person who has left a bad reputation in history, there will be many legends about him being notorious since he was a child, and his words will be frightening.
Just like Wu Meiniang, some anti-martial factions firmly believe that this woman has been planning to become emperor from the moment she entered the palace. She has been so sinister and vicious since she was a child. Just guess what she did before she was born.
In fact, how much helplessness does a person have in his life? Who is not forced by circumstances to make changes
The clouds in the harem are full of treacherous and murderous intentions, the political struggle has always been life and death, and history has always been written only by the victors. In such an environment, if Wu Meiniang doesn't kill someone, it means she will be killed.
Ask the world, who would be willing to be killed? Out of human instinct, who can not fight back? !
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Seeing Wu Meiniang burying the female rabbit in front of her, a sentimental chord in Qin Mubai's heart was touched. Perhaps he didn't feel how guilty he was for killing a female rabbit, but was moved by Wu Meiniang's natural kindness and innocence.
Fifteen-year-old Wu Meiniang has stayed away from the palace and has not entered the nobility family. Of course, she will not become an all-powerful female emperor like Wu Zetian in history, nor will she become a murderous evil mother mentioned in the history of the Song Dynasty.
At least at this moment, she is kind and innocent!