Lin Shu was stunned.
He looked at Li Goose feathers.
The girl clawed at the door frame, her eyes widened, and she looked behind him in fear.
He turned his head, and there was nothing behind him, just an empty village.
The aunt said: "Don't be afraid, girl, they won't arrest this brother."
After this conversation, Lin Shu finally knew what had happened.
He thought that the situation in the academy was extremely dangerous, but he didn't expect that outside, in the world of mortals, it had reached this level.
The war is coming, the army needs to be expanded, and various fortifications also need a lot of manpower.
According to Ling Fengxiao's previous statement, Nanxia originally implemented the "employment service law", that is to say, each family has a quota and number of years of corvée service, but they can be exempted from corvée service by paying the corresponding money, and the government will Part of the money was used to recruit people willing to do corvée, and the rest was used to fill the treasury. However, after the restoration of the "Servant Law", the people could no longer be exempted from corvée by paying money and grain, but had to go out.
- What's more, even if the "employment law" is still implemented, during the severe drought years, there is no harvest, how can the people hand over enough money and grain to avoid corvée
Seeing the girl's terrified appearance, it is obvious that she has a deep psychological shadow. From this, one can imagine how vicious it was when they were arrested by officials.
Their family used to be a harmonious family of five, but now there are only the aunt and the young girl left. How can they survive in this war-torn year
Think more, Nanxia Land, how many such people should there be
Probably too many.
In this case, Lin Shu only read relevant poems in Chinese class.
There are too many specific words and phrases to enumerate. Obviously, the war has not yet started, but he thought of the word "destruction of life".
When he was in school, he just endorsed it. In any case, he never thought that one day he would be in it.
The aunt said: "Duck Feather is still looking forward to studying immortals next year..."
Her eyes were bloodshot, and the hand holding Lin Shu's shoulder was shaking, her eyes were full of pain.
Lin Shu lightly patted her arm, took out a bottle of Bigu Pill from the mustard seed bag, and said, "Eat one can not eat or drink for 30 days."
The aunt was stunned for a while, then reacted, picked up the bottle and stuffed it into her arms, and then looked out again to confirm that no one saw it.
Lin Shu was led in by her.
The aunt poured him a bowl of turbid water and said, "If there is no good water, don't dislike it."
Lin Shu said, "It's fine."
Li Yamao's family is like this, and other families must be like this. Food and water are all problems.
The aunt watched him finish drinking water in small sips, wiped away tears, and said, "Duck Feather was looking forward to studying immortals next year a few days ago, I didn't expect..."
Lin Shu asked, "Are they gone?"
Aunt: "What?"
Lin Shu said, "The army."
"No," the aunt said, "I have to go to recruit troops elsewhere, and they said that they will be sent to the mule and horse mouth in five days."
Lin Shu gave an "um" and said, "Wait a moment."
After all, pick up the jade soul and go to the dreamland.
Mr. Meng turned around and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are here. Do you want to practice swords?"
Lin Shu hesitated for a moment and said, "There is one thing."
Mr. Meng said, "What's the matter?"
Lin Shu said, "Do you know Li Yamao?"
Mr. Meng smiled gently: "Fellow Daoist, do you know him? He was supposed to come to the Academy this year. When I presided over the examination, I thought I didn't see him, so I looked for him. If you know him, don't worry I want him to remember to come next year."
Lin Shu said: "He is sick this year."
Mr. Meng suddenly said: "So it is."
Lin Shu continued: "He was recruited a few days ago, and he was arrested."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Meng frowned: "This..."
He continued: "Why is this?"
Lin Shu said, "Can he come to the Academy?"
Mr. Meng said: "His talent is not bad, and he is already a person of immortality. I am just afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the course, which makes him learn more words in the mortal world."
Lin Shu thought about the rescue character written as "ball". Although he wrote it wrongly, he also wrote a part of it correctly. From not knowing one big character to being able to write, he really studied it seriously.
"Fellow Daoist, if you haven't made a call yet, go to their quarters and look for Lizheng, and I will show up to ask him for help."
Lin Shu said, "Thank you."
"Fellow Daoist, what is the situation, please tell me in detail."
Lin Shu told Mr. Meng about the situation in the village.
"Why is this!" Mr. Meng said again.
Mr. Meng has always been mild-tempered, but now he frowned and reprimanded, his tone was stern, and the worry in his eyes was very strong.
After a long while, he said again: "I know this is a helpless move... It's just that the situation is so severe that it is my fault after all."
Lin Shu didn't know who this "I wait" was referring to.
Mr. Meng sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist, don't worry about duck feathers, the mortal government will still give Xiandao this face."
Lin Shu said, "Thank you."
"You don't need to thank me," Mr. Meng looked at Yunhai, "Fellow Daoist, you go to find Lizheng. I will first go to Shangling to briefly talk about this matter. The strategy of recruiting troops must not be like this, otherwise, within three years, the national strength will decline. Although he doesn't care about mortal affairs, he can still speak in front of His Majesty."
After that, Mr. Meng threw his hands at Lin Shu, and the figure disappeared immediately.
Lin Shu left the dream and saw that the aunt was looking at him with 12 points of anticipation in her eyes.
"I told Xue Gong." Lin Shu said, "You wait at home, I'll go find Lizheng."
The aunt's lips moved, she was speechless, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.
Lin Shu didn't know how to comfort him, so he just said, "Don't worry."
After that, he asked where Lizheng was and went out.
In Nanxia, one hundred households are set up as one li, and each li is set up with a lizheng, who is responsible for household registration and labor.
The aunt only knew Lizheng's residence and the yamen, but she didn't know where Lizheng was at the moment. Lin Shu bit the bullet and asked several times, and then found Lizheng and Lizheng in another village ten miles away from the village. men.
Two men were pulling a young man out of a family's yard. Inside was a fat middle-aged man, spit on the ground, and said, "Hide in the cellar! The cellar! I've seen this trick a lot!"
The man's family was holding the child who couldn't walk, and sat on the threshold crying: "Sir, we orphans and widows can't do work, so will we drink the northwest wind in the future?"
Li Zheng said: "It's not that your family is the only one drinking the northwest wind!"
The woman burst into tears, she was about to bang her head against the door, and the man was also in pain.
Li Zheng said to her viciously: "You are hiding your man today, and you won't be able to fight in the future. If you want to drink the northwest wind, you will die!"
After speaking, the opponent said: "Go!"
Turning around, he looked up and saw Lin Shu.
Lin Shu knew that the clothes he was wearing were not the mortal style, so it was not surprising that he was looking at him and bowed to him in a proper manner: "Sir."
Li Zheng took a few steps back, and also bowed: "What advice does the immortal chief have?"
Lin Shu said: "There is one thing."
As soon as the words fell, the jade pendant on his waist flashed, and after a trance in front of him, he saw Mr. Meng's phantom appearing in front of the front.
Mr. Meng gave Li Zheng a bow, his words were polite, and he explained the ins and outs, to the effect that Li Yamao was a disciple of Shangling Academy, and he had to go to Shangling Academy and ask Li Zheng to release him. As for the rest of the formalities, he will have his own academy to hand over, so Li Zheng doesn't have to be afraid of the scolding from his superiors.
Li Zheng looked at them for a long time, and said that immortals naturally have the truth of immortals, but me, a mortal, also has difficulties for mortals, and this matter must be reported to the public.
Mr. Meng said: "Okay."
Lin Shu knew that the mortal world had its own mortal rules, not to mention that the disciples of the Immortal Dao never did anything to mortals. Even if Mr. Meng came in person, he had to obey the mortal rules and could not rescue people immediately.
Li Zhengdao, this Immortal Chief will return to the camp with us.
Lin Shu responded and was about to follow, when he saw one of Lizheng's subordinates suddenly kneeling on the ground, his voice trembling: "General!"
He shouted "General", but he was looking at Mr. Meng.
Mr. Meng fixed a few glances at him and said, "I have seen you."
"Quyang City!" The man took a few steps on his knees and came to Mr. Meng, "General, you are still... you are still here!"
He stretched out his hand to grab the corner of Mr. Meng's clothes, but his hand went straight through Mr. Meng's phantom and grabbed an empty space.
—I saw him with a dazed face, looking up at Mr. Meng.
Mr. Meng is dressed in blue, with wide robes and wide sleeves, and his immortal aura is ethereal. He looks only in his twenties, and his subordinates are already wrinkled and are in their thirties and forties.
Mr. Meng said: "It was just a false post back then, you can just call me Mr.
The man looked at the hand that he was going to grab on the corner of Mr. Meng's clothes, but didn't catch anything, and said, "...Sir?"
Mr. Meng said: "I am no longer alive."
The man said: "General, Quyangcheng... I was a soldier. I saw you a few times, but I didn't die. After the battle, I didn't deserve any credit. I was sent home as a small official."
Mr. Meng said warmly: "It's good to survive."
The man took a few breaths and said, "General, we are going to fight again."
Mr. Meng leaned over and gave him a false hug: "The world is impermanent, so let's endure it."
Looking at this scene, Lin Shu thought to himself, in this way, Mr. Meng is definitely the person who guards the lonely city at night as the eldest lady said.
It is said that the immortals are different, but in this world, the immortals are inseparable. After completing their studies, the disciples of the Xiandao Academy will either return to their families or sects to continue their cultivation, or they will serve in the imperial court and join the army. The Xiandao sects and families have close ties with the dynasty. Once the war breaks out, Xiandao will not be able to survive alone.
Mr. Meng comforted the man a few more words before returning to the jade soul.
Lin Shu followed Li Zheng into the carriage, all the way back to the temporary military camp.
The barracks was a row of low thatched huts, where men ranging in age from 20 to 60 were active.
There were a lot of people, but Lin Shu didn't see Li Yamao. He followed Li Zheng to the other side, watching Li Zheng going back and forth asking for instructions. After the last request, he finally crossed out the name "Li Ya Mao" on the roster.
Some soldiers went to the temporary barracks to shout their names loudly. There was a commotion in the distance, and Lin Shu saw Li Yamao running towards him.
He was wearing brown coarse clothes, lost a lot of weight, his face was pale, and his expression was very haggard, and he suffered a lot when he saw it.
"Brother, you..." Li Yamao's chest rose and fell, and he took a few breaths. "People here are watching closely, so I can only sneak a word while they can't see it. I didn't expect you to really—"
Lin Shu: "That word is also spelled wrong."
Li Yamao looked very embarrassed.
Li Zheng said impatiently, "Let's go fast, shake the military's heart!"
Lin Shu took him away. Before leaving, he looked back at the barracks, and saw countless men in brown bunts looking at the barracks. Lin Shu couldn't tell what was in his eyes, probably because he was jealous.
However, he could only bring out Li Yamao alone.
Looking at this scene, Lin Shu vaguely remembered the argument Xie Zishe put forward two years ago, on the night of roasting mice in the snow.
He didn't feel anything before, but now he finally vaguely realized something.
Immortals, Yu Xia, of course, have extraordinary military power, and they are also recognized by others. They have quite a social status and can do things that ordinary people can't do. However, this force or status can save one person, but not ten thousand people.
To save ten thousand people, or to kill ten thousand people, what is needed is the power of Wang and Confucianism, a political force that has no form but holds the power to kill thousands of mortals.
However, this has nothing to do with him, he just came to "ball" a plum duck feather.
After returning, how happy Li Yamao was and how grateful the aunt was. After two days of rest, Lin Shu took Li Yamao on the way back to the school.
After the instructions of the great national teacher, Li Yamao can directly enter the school, and when the new semester starts, he can choose courses normally.
Li Yamao had just recovered from a serious illness, and was tossed for a few days in the military camp. His body was weak, and he couldn't stand the wind and the sun, so they used another mortal carriage and returned to the school in ten days.
Lin Shu took Li Yamao to familiarize himself with the structure of the school, and returned to his bamboo hut in the middle of the night.
He started to practice the piano.
Now, for him, practicing the piano is practicing the sword.
Spiritual power swayed from the strings, like sword energy, cutting off countless bamboo leaves.
But what happened on this trip down the mountain may be because he knew Li Yafeo well and couldn't completely remove himself from the incident, which actually caused his mind to float, and he couldn't completely calm down and play the piano.
At the end of the song, there was actually a hallucination, and I felt that I vaguely heard the lingering and low-pitched sound of the flute.
I actually heard the eldest lady's flute sound, and my mood was indeed unstable.