"Brother, I know you mean well, but people don't seem to appreciate it." The older, burly young man said dissatisfiedly.
"This should be his subconscious reaction. Ignorance is no blame." The younger young man continued to excuse Zhu Li. After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Li gently, as if he wanted him to prove it.
At this time, Zhu Li realized that the hand just now was actually extended by the agile young man, and the purpose was naturally to stop him from blocking everyone's way.
Zhu Li felt a little embarrassed for accidentally offending others' kindness, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I was distracted by so many people just now, and I failed your kindness. I'm really sorry."
"Hahaha, second brother, look, I was right, wasn't I?" The younger, sturdy young man, with a look of joy on his face, turned to the burly young man and said to him, and when he saw that the burly young man ignored him, he turned to Zhu Li and said, "It's okay, don't mind it, second brother also misunderstood, you don't have to blame him."
This young man, who was about 18 or 19 years old, was very kind. Zhu Li hadn't realized anything yet, but he was afraid that Zhu Li would misunderstand him, so he explained to him while continuing, "Come here quickly and follow me. If you stand there like this, you will be beheaded."
"Behead?" Zhu Li was stunned, his expression suddenly changed. He had just experienced cannibalism and escaped. Now, just for standing in the middle of the road, he was going to be beheaded. What kind of world is this
At this time, the donkey cart had already passed by Zhu Li. The burly men with guns and spears around him looked at Zhu Li sideways, with a hint of blame in their eyes, but they were not as ferocious and malicious as Yang Biao and Qingpi. This made Zhu Li feel relieved.
He quickly walked to the side of the agile young man, followed his footsteps, and moved forward with the flow of people, while whispering in confusion: "Hello, brother, my name is Zhu Li, what's going on now?"
The agile young man seemed to think Zhu Li's words were a little strange. He looked at him curiously and whispered, "Are you calling me?"
"Yes." Zhu Li nodded seriously.
"Brother, don't call me that. That's the name for adults. If you want, you can call me Third Brother. I'm Zhang Guimou from Qinghe. The man who just misunderstood you is my Second Brother, Zhang Guihou. We are on the march now."
Zhang Guimou, who had become serious, spoke in a way that surprised Zhu Li. "Third brother? Second brother? Sir? What a mess!"
But Zhu Li was not concerned about these things at the moment. What he was concerned about was who these people were. His intuition told him that this group of people was unusual, so he continued to ask: "Xingjun, are you an army?"
"Of course. We are subordinates of General Chongtian. Not long ago, he ordered the righteous army to march south. General Bi is leading us to Guangzhou. I heard that we will attack there together with General Chongtian." Zhang Guimou looked at Zhu Li complacently, as if he was proud of being able to attack Guangzhou together with that General Chongtian.
"General Chongtian, General Bi?" Zhu Li frowned slightly when he heard this. He seemed to have never heard of these two people. In his memory, he seemed to have some impression of the General Chongtian, but he couldn't remember where he had heard of him.
Seeing Zhu Li's puzzled expression, Zhang Guimou seemed a little dissatisfied. General Chongtian was a very famous person, and he should be well-known to everyone. However, this young man seemed to have never heard of him. He said in displeasure:
: "You have never heard of General Chongtian. You, you are so ignorant."
"Is he famous?" Zhu Li asked in confusion, seeing the other party's expression as if he had eaten a fly.
"Third brother, why are you talking to this kid? You can tell at a glance that he is a fool who knows nothing." Zhang Guihou on the side seemed to be dissatisfied with Zhu Li as well. It was obvious that he was also an admirer of the "General Chongtian".
Zhang Guimou glanced at Zhang Guihou, then turned back to look at Zhu Li, and lowered his voice helplessly: "Brother Zhu Li, General Chongtian, also known as His Majesty the King Huang, his surname is Huang and his given name is Chao. He is the leader of our Cao Army. How could you not know his name?"
"Huang Chao, Huang Chao?" Zhu Li heard the name and repeated it in a low voice. He immediately thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Brother Guimu, ah, no, Brother Guimu, what dynasty is it now?"
"It's the second year of Wang Ba's reign. What dynasty are you talking about?" Zhang Guimou asked without knowing what was going on.
The second year of Wang Ba left Zhu Li confused, but he had a guess in his mind, so he continued: "Is it the Tang Dynasty now? Is the emperor Tang Xizong or Tang Zhaozong?"
After Zhu Li asked this, Zhang Guimou understood. He looked around slyly and found that everyone was busy on their way and no one was paying attention to them. He was relieved and looked at Zhu Li stealthily and said, "Yes, it is the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang. If we follow his reign title, it should be the sixth year of Qianfu. What's wrong?"
After getting Zhang Guimou's affirmative answer, Zhu Li was stunned for a moment. If Zhang Guimou hadn't pulled him hand, he would have forgotten to take a step forward.
The Tang Dynasty, it was actually the end of the Tang Dynasty. I had traveled through time and space and ended up in the end of the Tang Dynasty. This was not a good era. In the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were separatist regimes, wars broke out everywhere, sons killed fathers, brothers killed brothers, subordinates killed superiors, and so on. It was an extremely dark and turbulent era.
Let’s not talk about others, let’s just talk about Huang Chao. Who is Huang Chao? Anyone with a little knowledge of history knows that he was the leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Tang Dynasty. Some people commented that the Tang Dynasty’s disaster originated in Guilin, but was destroyed by Huang Chao.
The famous poem: "The west wind blows in the yard, the cold fragrance of the buds makes it difficult for butterflies to come. If I were the Jade Emperor in some year, I would let the peach blossoms bloom together." is the work of Huang Chao. It is a good poem, but it is full of rebellious feelings.
Now this group of people actually called Huang Chao "General Chongtian" and followed his orders to go to Guangzhou. Even if Zhu Li was a fool, he would know who these people were. If not surprisingly, they were all the common people who followed Huang Chao to rebel.
What is the Grass Army? To put it bluntly, it is a rebellious army.
Having just come back to this world through a dead body and having barely escaped the fate of being eaten, Zhu Li fell into a bigger pit. His breathing became heavy, his heart was filled with despair and cruelty. Rebellion? In the feudal era, rebels would result in the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan. In history, no rebellion had ever been successful. Either they failed or they were used by others and served as a pretext.
"Hey, brother Zhu Li, brother Zhu Li, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Guimou watched Zhu Li's face turn from blue to white, and then from white to black, his breathing became heavy, and he looked like he was in collapse. He immediately called him anxiously.
"I, I'm fine." Zhu Li turned her head, forced a stiff smile at him, and said insincerely.
Knowing his situation, how could Zhu Li act as if nothing had happened and pretend that nothing had happened? Although he had no intention, he was now involved in countless peasant uprisings. Even if he wanted to leave now, he would not find a chance.
"Is this young man scared silly? He's such a coward, he's not really a man." Zhang Guihou, who was a few years older than Zhu Li, could tell at a glance why Zhu Li had become so stupid.
"Scared? How is that possible? The three of us brothers left our homes and came here under the leadership of our eldest brother. As a man, a real man, born in troubled times, shouldn't we hold a three-foot long sword, cut through the thorns and fight for a future?" Zhang Guimou glanced at his second brother unhappily and spoke with great heroism.
Zhang Guimou refuted, and Zhang Guihou said disdainfully: "Holding a three-foot-long sword, fighting on the battlefield, and gaining fame, this is not just talk. Those who can do this must have the ability. How can this young man, who has a girl who is holding him back, overcome all obstacles?"
When Zhang Guihou mentioned Zhu Li's sister, he subconsciously looked into his arms and found that Zhu Ning'er at this moment looked more like a cute koala. There was a foot-long crystal tear hanging from the corner of her mouth. She curled up on Zhu Li's chest and fell into a deep sleep without any image. Perhaps after the previous intimidation, her young heart was already exhausted.
However, seeing his sister like this, Zhu Li's heart suddenly calmed down. Since ancient times, no matter it was an era of peace and prosperity or a chaotic era of war, why did men risk their lives? Wasn't it to protect their loved ones
This kind of warmth and tenderness that is thicker than blood suddenly made him determined to survive. If for no other reason than for his family and his sister, he had to find a way to stay alive.
His mind suddenly calmed down and he began to think seriously. The first thing he considered was his own ability to survive. Although he was not blindly confident in this, he thought he was not bad. The main reason was that this body had good qualities in all aspects. Although he was only thirteen years old, to outsiders, he looked like a boy of at least fourteen or fifteen years old.
In the feudal dynasty era, boys of fourteen or fifteen years old, especially those born in ordinary families, could have already started a family and a career, let alone join the army. In the previous life, when problems arose at work, the most important thing was not to blame others or shirk responsibility, but to find a way to solve it.
This attitude is most appropriate at the moment. Since I have fallen into such a situation, I must find a way to survive, Zhu Li decided secretly.
"Brother Gui Mou, am I considered a soldier now?" After calming down, Zhu Li's mind immediately became active. Now he was unarmed, it would be best if he could get a set of equipment immediately, so that he could enhance his survival ability.
Seeing Zhu Li suddenly become calm and composed from a state of near collapse, Zhang Guimou breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Zhu Li would suddenly go crazy like some people who were unwilling to join the Cao Army. Such people were not uncommon. Almost every time they brought civilians, there would be such people, and there were quite a few of them. In the end, they had no choice but to be killed. Even those who were not killed would have a miserable end. They would be deprived of almost all their belongings and thrown into the ruins, left to fend for themselves.
"Well, since you have joined the army, you are now also a guard. How are your skills? If you can ride a horse and the general takes a fancy to you, he might even promote you to become a Yue cavalryman." Zhang Guimou nodded seriously.