"It should be a piece of cloth, not three feet!"
What can three feet do? Hanging
On the fifth day he came to Wei Jing, he had to carry things for others in order to make a living.
His strength is not great, but fortunately he still has a group of clansmen. It was agreed that one piece of cloth a day, ten people, the other party was in urgent need of manpower, they were in urgent need of work and livelihood, and the two parties could negotiate.
Most of his followers were young people, and he also had his father's close friends. Naturally, he would not let his father's close friends do this kind of thing. Ten young men did their best to carry them, and they did more than other Xianbei and Han people, but when it came time to settle the wages , only three feet of old cloth was thrown on the opposite side.
The kind of yellow, old cloth that no one would give him a pound of corn, even if it was exchanged at the fair.
At this time, those who dared to trade at the border between the former Xia Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom were all businessmen with a background in the army. The fat man who was in charge of negotiating a good price with him replied, "Just three feet of cloth."
Gai Wu was not originally penniless, his father once established a illustrious reputation among the various countries, and also saved a lot of money.
But after his death, no one in today's Tiantai Army can convince the public, and his uncles are clamoring to divide the wealth and silk. , Gaitiantai is not a harsh leader, and there is not much left after being distributed to two uncles and former subordinates.
The Lushuihu people in Xingcheng had long been targeted by the people of Wei State. They could only change their names and surnames, falsely claiming that they were the Lushuihu people of Beiliang, seeking to survive in Wei State.
However, even with the remaining property, after the city gate officials exploited them layer by layer, there was not enough to survive.
Three hundred people, the last hope is to exchange money for space, and the future is still unknown.
That person gave three feet of cloth, and Gai Wu knew what the market was like. The ten of them did work, and it was very little to ask for a piece of cloth.
But the man just dropped the cloth, stared at him and said, "Are you from Lushuihu from Xiadi? Zahu Ruo is disrespectful to the Xianbei people, and he will be jailed!"
He wanted to argue with the profiteer again, but was pulled away by the clansmen. The three-foot cloth that fell on the ground seemed to slap him on the face, making him feel cold.
Everyone said that the land of Wei is good, the land of Wei is prosperous, the state of Wei is strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Xianbei military households are fighting.
But that doesn't mean "miscellaneous".
Miscellaneous Hu.
Are Xianbei people not Hu people? If the Xianbei people said they were orthodox, wouldn't the Han people become Hu people? If there is only one orthodoxy, who is not a miscellaneous hu
From the time he passed through the city gates one after another to get here, he felt that he had been stolen.
Those officials who wore the clothes of city gate officials and held big sticks, knives and guns stole him once, turning him from a wealthy homeless boy into a poor homeless boy.
And this businessman stole him again.
This is a country full of thieves and ruthless.
This was Gai Wu's first impression of Wei.
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After that, Gai Wu and the others were "stolen" countless times before they moved to Pingcheng. By the time of Pingcheng, there were only 200 of the 300 clansmen left, and the remaining 100 people sold themselves and sold them to a certain wealthy family as a guardian, with a three-year contract.
Gai Wu took the money from the sale of this hundred clansmen to bring so many people to Pingcheng.
Nightmare never left them, even if they had to sell themselves as nurses, but at this time Rouran was defeated. Although Da Tan and Wu Ti ran away, Emperor Wei Tuoba Tao still captured a large number of people and cattle. Sheep, cheap people are cheaper than cattle and horses, a hundred men, the money in exchange is only one-tenth of the usual.
The money was really burning his hands, and he tossed and turned every night, and before he reached Pingcheng, he had already lost a lot of weight.
Closing his eyes, what he saw was the resolute expressions of the clansmen, as well as the deep blessings sent to him before leaving.
Gai Wu vowed to lead his people out of this cursed fate and revive the Tiantai Army when his father was there.
The state of Wei under the rule of Emperor Wei was not very peaceful, there were vendettas and conspiracies everywhere, and vendettas and conspiracies made the dirty work people make a lot of money.
Gai Wu still has dignity and blood in his heart. In his heart, the Lushuihu people should be straddling war horses, wielding swords and guns, and fighting for their employers. Maybe they are friends today and enemies tomorrow. Next, sweep the opponent out for the employer...
This is the life of the Lushuihu people.
But in this world, people who are destined to insist on dignity cannot survive.
In the end, Gai Wu took his family down that road, killing people and robbing families. His blood and glory were finally numb in the screams of pain and fear.
His reputation became more and more famous, his clan became richer and richer, and his uncles who had parted ways finally found him and began to "live up" with him.
Hundreds of people are always better than thousands of people, and thousands of people are welcome wherever they go. Tuoba Tao has countless enemies, but these enemies all want to have more friends, whether it is Bei Liang, Rouran, Liu Song or Bei Yan, every country welcomes them and offers them delicious wine, food, wealth and beauty. .
But Gai Wu clearly knows that they who do not have the concept of "country" are "miscellaneous" in their eyes no matter where they go.
Zahu is like a brand that has been deeply imprinted in everyone's heart, making them justifiably "steal" them again and again.
He had murdered like numbness, and he had also sought the help of the Buddha for inner peace. When the world stole them, they robbed them in turn, but day after day, the Tiantai Army not only lost its previous illustrious reputation, but instead became the "thieves" that everyone called and beat.
Gai Wu is in pain, but his uncles don't take it seriously.
The world is full of scuffles, and letters of courtesy, righteousness, integrity, and shame are all deceitful things. Only with the wealth and silk in hand and enough men and horses can we survive.
Maybe it was because his heart wanted to be a hero, but the reality turned him into a robber, so when the fame of "Mulan" began to spread all over the world, he paid extra attention to him.
He listened eagerly again and again how the general, who was not a few years older than himself, galloped on the battlefield, how he took the rank of general among all the armies, how he established an undefeated reputation with his merits, and how he moved the three armies. Respect for it.
In Gai Wu's dream, the person who galloped on the battlefield and took the head of a general among the ten thousand army became himself, and the one who sang "The same robe with the son, how can it be said that there is no clothes" became himself.
In the dream, he has like-minded companions and Mingjun to whom he is loyal. He made the people of Lu Shuihu no longer a laughing stock, and he made the warriors of Lu Shuihu become the iron cavalry that made the nations tremble...
However, dreams can only be dreams. When he wakes up, his world is still gray.
There are many battles waiting for him to fight, but none of them are related to "glory".
He was illiterate, could not draw, and could not speak well. In order to keep everything in his dream, he awkwardly began to carve wood, trying to keep the golden horse in his dream in his heart.
He stubbornly believed that knives and knives should be the same, and that killing knives were no different from wood-carving knives.
At first he sculpted badly, then he sculpted badly too.
But he stubbornly believed that he had used the "heart" to sculpt it later. Even if it didn't look like it, anyone who saw it would feel the emotion he put on the wood.
Gai Wu has been silently understanding every bit of Hua Mulan, like a teenager who secretly worships a hero. He knew that Hua Mulan had been rejected by the princess, so he never married. He also had a dream in which the princess fell in love with him, and then was torn apart by himself.
He had carved the princess several times, but he couldn't find her face or "heart". Obviously, in his heart, he had no pursuit of the princess.
Instead, he began to carve the Mulan in his heart.
Dressed in uniform.
Dressed in Xianbei clothes.
Hunting on horseback.
There is no face, and the shape is blurred, just like his indescribable dreams.
Paying attention to a person for many years will gradually become a habit, and you will unconsciously imitate him. Gai Wu felt that he was not qualified to befriend Hua Mulan, his status was not worthy, and his martial arts were not good enough. The most important thing was...
A robber who made a living by killing people and stealing goods, he felt ashamed to see him.
Gai Wu wanted to appear upright in front of him, dreaming about it.
The opportunity came a few years later, when there was civil strife in the harem of Beiliang, the princess who married Wei was almost poisoned, and Tuoba Tao sent troops to avenge his sister, and the whole territory almost fell.
They found his uncles.
Beiliang is a country founded by the Lushuihu people, but it is not the same branch as the Tiantai Army, but after all, they share the same origin. Regardless of reason or reason, in order to maintain the dignity of the Lushuihu people, they should all help.
But Gai Wu's two uncles felt that the risk was too great, so they were only willing to accept the task of protecting the clan's retreat, and were unwilling to accept employment to protect Guzang City.
This was the chance Gai Wu had dreamed of.
He dreams of defending the city, he dreams of fighting side by side with the army, he dreams of being able to defend his country against foreign enemies...
Even if it was the country of the people he admired!
The rules of the Lu Shui Hu people, whoever wins, listens to whoever wins. Gai Wu asked his two uncles for a competition for the first time. He won and went to Beiliang with three thousand Lushuibeard brothers.
But the war ended so quickly. He did see Hua Mulan, and also saw the incomparably cold arrow.
Before the general defending the city could issue an order, his head was taken by an arrow from a hundred and fifty paces away. The power of that arrow can be described as appalling, directly causing the entire city gate to turmoil and surrender.
What he imagined as "fighting for the king" evolved into the king of Beiliang who abandoned the city with his clan and fled.
Not only that, before Juqu Mujian left, he took away all the gold and silver treasures in the treasury, and recklessly robbed the property of civilians and officials. Massacres of common people and women are even more terrifying than the people of Wei outside the city.
Gai Wu's dream was broken, and supporting his dream of coming to Beiliang was like a slap in the face by fate. Those who hired him to protect the people were now the first to wield the butcher's knife at their own people.
The entire Tiantai Army was defeated, and he was in charge of the breakup, and successfully let most of the clan and his uncles evacuated.
The Tiantai Army should not have come, his uncles are right, and he should bear the responsibility.
He thought he was going to die, and the general who captured him rode a horse to him, as if surprised by his blood-stained face, instead of humiliating him, he asked his name kindly.
"Everyone is running away, only you come back, you are very brave."
The young general dismounted and asked aloud.
"This strong man, who are you?"
Gai Wu looked jealously at the general of the Wei State, who was wearing the lion armor of Zhaoye.
'He looks so ordinary, if I wear this armor, I will definitely be more heroic than him! '
Gai Wu gritted his teeth.
'If I speak first, wouldn't it be like begging for mercy. '
"Before asking someone else's name, don't you know that you should pass on your name first!"
Gai Wu spat out a mouthful of blood and laughed viciously.
"Presumptuous, this is the Tiger Might General Hua Mulan! You have no eyes, don't you know the Tiger Might flag?"
A bodyguard with a lance jumped out, seemingly angry that he didn't recognize the flag.
Hua Mulan
Is he Hua Mulan
That Hua Mulan who shot the defense general's head with one arrow
Gai Wu restrained his intense shock and glanced at the young man in front of him.
His body was clean, not to mention scars, not even blood.
If it is not for the protection of the army, it is because his martial arts are extremely high that others cannot get close to him.
Everyone knows that General Huwei is the vanguard, and there is no reason why the vanguard should be protected by others. It is self-evident why Mulan can still keep clean on the battlefield.
look at yourself...
Gai Wu lowered his head and looked at the blood all over his body.
He even knew how the stench on his face came from.
In Hua Mulan's eyesight, she may be a soldier of the enemy country who is over-comprehensive, can't see his face clearly, and has a tough mouth.
'So unbearable and I, even if I'm going to die soon...'
Gai Wu bowed his head in shame.
'I can't let him know my name either. '
"Boy, my general asked your name!"
"I will not say."
Gai Wu's unwilling voice poured out of his chest.
"Lushuihu people will never be slaves..."
"You kill me. Dead men don't need names, slaves need names."
"General..."
"Let him go and send a few tigers to take him out of the city." Hua Mulan touched her arms and took out a golden leaf. "Give this to him and let him go."
"General! He killed quite a few of our men..."
"Everyone is their master. He is the weapon that Juqu Mujian used to protect the capital. What's wrong with the weapon? He at least did what he was supposed to do. He was a real warrior, unlike other people..."
Mulan sneered disdainfully.
"Those people should really be slaves."
He didn't seem to have much time to hang around here, he dropped the golden leaf to the soldier next to him, jumped on his dark horse, and left gracefully.
"It's really cheap for you, get up and come with us..."
Gai Wu didn't die. He who thought he was going to die, actually survived.
Relying on the golden leaf, he left Beiliang all the way and found his clansmen. Three thousand men and horses, only half of them are left, and there are cracks in the interior.
His two uncles left him with 500 people just like before, and decided to go to Liu Song, the only remaining country, to try their luck.
The North is gone, and there are no more nations to employ them. Once the Wei kingdom is unified, it is impossible to keep such an armed force cruising in the Wei territory.
His two uncles thought that staying in Xingcheng would be self-defeating, but Gai Wu stubbornly wanted to stay in Xingcheng.
He was once praised by the hero himself as "a warrior".
Even if Bei Liang didn't win the battle, even if he didn't protect the people of Guzang City, he already knew what path he should take.
He will not leave his hometown, nor will he abandon his clan.
Even if there are old and weak women and children there, even if there is no battle to fight in this world, he will never forget his original intention of going to Beiliang.
He never killed for money.
He kills to live.
In the future, he will work hard to keep his people from becoming slaves.