Outside the city of Xunzhou, an elongated team was pressing against the dry moat under the wall, running panting hard.
"Run all, don't pull it down..."
"Remember to breathe in two steps and breathe out in three steps..."
"If you are at the end of the team for more than five steps, you don't want to have lunch..."
"You lay melon eggs, if it wasn't for the rebels who gave you the opportunity to wait for the army..."
He stood beside a cart full of things and shouted loudly.
"Don't say it's a full meal, I'm afraid you won't even want to taste these good things in this life..."
"Don't think that after the primary and re-election of the resident team, you can relax and rest assured..."
"Don't hurry up and work harder... Don't you keep your strength to lie down later..."
"Keep down for ten and then squat and jump for twenty... If you can't get it done, you still won't be given food..."
"After the meal, I have to jump in the pit, climb the rope, and run the single log... so you have to relax..."
"Remember to rectify internal affairs at night. There are routine random checks at night... The punishment that you can't survive is not as simple as being hungry..."
"Every ten days, those who get the bottom of the list are the ones who want to be human targets.
One of the things he likes to do now is to participate in the street troupe that takes turns in the army; then he has the opportunity to learn the majestic and majestic appearance of the boss, in case, in front of the big officials who were tortured by the Ming dynasty, Yizheng He said aloud "Look up, look up, who is forgiven by the heavens.", or shouted "Man is doing, the sky is watching" and so on, and then reaped the shocking applause from the soldiers and the people from below. Cheers.
And in Chaoyang City, in the back garden of the Cishi Mansion,
Lying on a very delicate rope, Wang Pan, who was lifted out by a concerted effort, also saw the long-lost sun, and comfortably hummed. "Alive again, the monk really did not deceive me", this is his rare calm mood at the moment. It is necessary to know that his injury was too serious at the beginning, and he only came to use the last bit of spirit and intellect to explain the funeral, and immediately passed out.
In the torment of various heat and pain after fainting, he could even feel the process of his life slowly passing by in his body; but he was able to wake up later; and seeing the familiar and familiar monk Tired face; the other party told him one good news and one bad news, and another not knowing good or bad news.
The good news is that after the other party’s efforts and treatment, the foreign bodies and impurities in his shoulders and thighs have been basically removed; but the bad news is that his physical condition has also been further worsened, mainly due to the bleeding and organs. They are all in a state of exhaustion; although the opponent can use the needle to exchange blood for a while to maintain it, but some deep-seated wind poison (infection) is constantly eroding the internal organs.
So the bad news is that the other party intends to give him a risky extraterritorial secret medicine to try to extend his life one or two; this secret medicine is said to come from the secret recipe of Tianzhu Buddhism in the west of Sinhala. , Has a miraculous effect on the disease of wind toxin and internal ulcer; but it is also a potent medicine of tiger and wolf, which has serious hindrance and damage to the human body. Therefore, we can only rely on the individual's will and the foundation of the body to obtain the half-open probability of survival.
In the end, in continuing to linger or fighting for his life, he chose the latter and luckily survived; although his bones were still weak and abnormal, he could barely breathe, but I don’t know whether it was due to the psychological effect, he could be obvious. Feeling the pain that has been plagued him, is gradually disappearing and dissipating.
"No, I owe my life to the monk again..."
He thought of his mouth moving lightly. Someone swiftly served chestnut rice soup boiled with stone honey and fried bean tiao cake, and dipped the crushed bean tiao cake with sweet chestnut rice soup, and After it was soaked and soft, it was fed into Wang Pan's mouth, who couldn't use much force. I'm afraid this is the daily use of those high-ranking officials, he thought of it psychologically.
It is said that more exposure to the sun will restore better. This is the monk’s explanation and instructions before leaving; in fact, all the daily living and eating around him are closely followed by the designated recovery plan and pace made by the monk. Achieved. Even at that time, his servants were specially selected from the homes of those large families who had been copied, and were experienced people with rich experience in taking care of patients.
Then, someone came to him in turn and read and reported to him the recent camp affairs. This was also from the monk's account; after hearing the first few things that were of interest, he soon realized that he was a little less energetic. Wang Pan slowly lost interest and began to fall asleep.
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In the distance, Zhou Huaian and his party had been walking on the road for three full days, although in this section of the road that was not too difficult but a lot of hills, the fastest and best messengers only needed one day to travel on horseback.
It went so slowly because the team was relatively large, and the escort force was arranged a little bit more; it was mainly to protect the treasures of the tribute ships that were transported to Guangfu by the way; of course, although the account must be at least Handed in half, but the precious and relatively light and valuable and easy-to-realize treasures have actually been picked up by Zhou Huaian personally and used as a military reserve for Stormrage Camp.
In the end, the objects and tributes that were handed in were relatively crude and bulky on the tribute boats. It also seemed to be filled with hundreds of vehicles. Therefore, in order to ensure that these treasures were not handed in. After an accident, Zhou Huaian brought a whole group of men and horses, and the same number of civilians came to look after the animals and drive the carriage.
While passing through Changle County, Zhou Huaian also got a message from Zhu Cun, an old local acquaintance. Not long ago, a rebel army stationed in the rear of Shaoguan for recuperation suddenly pulled out of camp and went south; only when their leader arrived in the territory of Changle County, they just met another wave of propaganda envoys from Guangfu to the north. Was chased back again.
After passing the mountain pass at the southern foot of the Luofu Mountains in Boluo County, the vast alluvial plain called the Pearl River Delta reappeared in front of this team.
Dense rivers and lakes, low-lying large tracts of southern water village scenery, large tracts of endless paddy fields and endless villages; a typical population area with a long history of development, well-developed planting industry, and convenient transportation.
Before traveling all the way, it can be said that Changle County is the boundary. The cities that this team passed through are still in dilapidated and lacking repairs, and their popularity has not been able to recover much. It is just that the flags of the rebels stationed above are somewhat different. The difference may have changed.
This desolate and withered breath lasted until they entered the Pearl River Plain before they improved and changed; the silent villages and market towns when they came, seem to have slowly changed as the local people who gradually fled and returned. Get angry; of course, it's just crowded and vigorous, but it's still far from true prosperity and vitality.
After passing through Zengcheng and Quanshan, the flags and wooden plaques suddenly appeared in the wilderness, representing the results of the rebels starting to farm and demarcate the wilderness; at least there are already some figures working in the mud of the paddy fields. It is said that they are all the old and weak who were eliminated from the rebels and the refugees who were recruited.
It's just that in the horizon that Zhou Huaian could snoop into, most of their expressions were still tired and numb, and they didn't change much or begged to be burdened, that kind of happy and uplifting scene.
This could not help but make him a little puzzled. It is obvious that he has done the limited clearing and governance work in Chaozhou and Xunzhou. In fact, it does not touch the actual distribution of land at all, but only kills the middle and upper classes who were originally oppressed and sucked blood; Let those newly formed villages and associations at the bottom, cheer up with joy or enthusiasm.
Why did the Rebels’ achievements and responses after taming and enclosing land on this alluvial plain of the Pearl River with better land, hydrology, and climatic conditions, did not seem to be as exciting as their own.
After Zhou Huaian walked for another day and a half with this puzzled mood, the city walls of Guangzhou appeared again in the dim skyline of the wilderness. (End of this chapter)