Living in a place like Luliang Mountain, everyone has a shadow of the past in their hearts. The situation in itself is unstable in all aspects. The Liao people and the border troops are attacking in turn, and their resources are lacking. It is not that there are no people who want to plant the land. However, when the food is planted, people are killed and things are robbed. It is normal. . No one would choose to take a knife to rob others from the very beginning, but they can't live on the ground, and those who survive are hungry and have no chance of going the right way, so they can only go out with a knife.
Mountain villages and stockades with a little strength can defend their own one-third of an acre of land, grow some grain and raise some livestock, but the land is not fertile. In the shadows of the Liao people and the frontier army, there are also coveted by the local people, and the surrounding is not enough to eat. If it is a little better, the more coveted people, the more coveted people, the greater the need for protection. The cost of survival is also getting higher and higher. The higher the cost of survival, the more vicious people can only be, and there is no room for them. In the end, they can only form an endless cycle of worsening and worsening. Everyone is hungry.
Lu Hongti shed tears at this time. Everyone knows her gentleness towards her own people, but they don't think it's weakness. Even though she didn't say anything harsh, people around her could hear her determination at this time in her eyes. Of course, such words can't move the person who has already sat on the other side, Lu San and the others just hesitated for a moment, then gritted their teeth: "If you say something beautiful, you won't go to the house! I'm not a coward, today. Since it's planted, you have to do it..."
"But I'll let you live." On this side, Lu Hongti interrupted him, "You remember what I said, this time I let you live, and this is the only time..."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around him, and Lu Hongti lowered his eyes. When he opened it again, his voice came out with the internal force, a slow and slow voice. in a moment. Almost all the noise was suppressed: "I don't know how many of you believe me or disobey me, this time I'll let you live, not only that, but I'll let you go! You think what Lu San said makes sense, Bring your family and luggage and go out with Lu San"
She raised her head and pointed her finger in the direction of Zhaimen in the distance: "You guys think the market is good. Then follow them out to fight the world, and if you meet someone who is going to be killed, kill them cleanly, and don't use it according to your rules. I'm a woman! I'm gone today, we have to reckon our grievances and grievances from the beginning. What's left behind is my Lu Hongti's family, who abide by the rules here and are willing to listen to me as a woman, I'll take care of you... Can Live, have a bite to eat..." She smiled, "Being able to be a person..."
"But if it's past tonight, there's still two sides to stay here. I'm a woman and my abilities are limited. But if I want to kill people. You can't hide from the ends of the earth, then I'll kill you. I'll kill you as much as possible. family, lest they stay in this world and suffer. I do what I say."
The night wind blew the hem of the sword-wielding woman's skirt in the square. First there was silence, and then there was a slight commotion, whispering. The matter in front of us is very rare in Luliang Mountain. After all, no matter which stockade it is placed in, Lu San and the others can be said to be dead, and now the other party has even given the other people in the stockade a choice. Opportunity, isn't this breaking your own wings
But I have to say that among the crowd, at least some people are excited. After all, Qingmu Village used to be unified with the surrounding villages, just because of the simple "being able to eat". When people joined in, they might not be completely clear about the situation of Qingmu Village, but after they were full, their minds were also alive. When I got up, I began to think about whether it would be fun to be controlled by a woman, whether the owner of the village was too soft, and so on.
Amidst the slight commotion around, the rebel crowd who thought they were going to die was even more astonished, and they started to talk while wondering. In front of the crowd, the tall man standing beside Lu San was sure that he would not be killed, then looked at the surrounding situation, and suddenly stood up with gritted teeth: "You are right, why did we leave the stockade, now The power of Qingmu Village was captured by us, why not you..."
"Brother Li!" Lu Hongti just interrupted him coldly, "If you say another word today, I will kill you immediately, and then personally send my sister-in-law and niece on the road, do you believe me?"
She glanced at the man surnamed Na Li, and then at a woman with a baby in the crowd on the other side. After watching silently for a while, he walked to the side and waved his hand: "That's it, send them away. The others who want to leave will also leave tonight. Pack up and bring dry food."
The crowd was suspicious at first, then noisy. Some people ran over and seemed to want to change Lu Hongti's mind, and some people started to say other things. But in fact, some arrangements were made before, and some of Lu Hongti's most trusted people have already begun to send people. Lu Hongti ignored the noise of the crowd, walked to a stone beside the small square and sat down, the night wind was blowing, the firelight and the stars were waving together, her whole body was covered in blood, but she didn't mind, she just closed her eyes. Feet, she pulled her skirt over her shoes, tilted her head, and looked at the stockade in the night.
On the other side of the square, the old man who she had asked for Ann before turned and left on crutches.
It was destined to be an uneasy night. The clamor in the stockade continued. Some people were preparing to leave, some were discussing, and some who had participated in the rebellion began to repent. They knelt on the side of the square and said they wanted to stay. Lu Hongti finally nodded. She left the small square and went to a house halfway up the mountain. Outside the door, the old man was watching the situation in the stockade in the night wind. Lu Hongti went over to help him: "Grandpa Liang, it's windy, go in."
"It's hot, I don't know if you did the right thing today, I'm afraid many people will leave."
"It's troublesome to stay."
"Indeed, that Young Master Ning has his reasons."
"Um."
"It's just... I'm afraid it will scare away a lot of people by doing this with Tian Hu's subordinates. I'm also thinking, will it scare off too many... "
"If it is really impossible to share weal and woe, then let them go."
She helped the old man into the house, the old man nodded and smiled, and clapped her hand: "Anyway, you really look like a village owner today. Mu Li is naturally rebellious. He looks loyal but cunning. In the past, he was him. The best thing to say is that you can scare him with a single word, that's fine."
"Learn from people."
"Oh?"
The old man looked at her, Lu Hongti smiled and lowered her eyes, the time she followed Ning Yi. Although not much. But for Ning Yi's work, he tried to memorize and imitate it. Later, he came to the conclusion that "killing the whole family" is the most scary word. It was also Lu Hongti who had been practicing martial arts since he was a child and was not very knowledgeable. down.
This accident in the stockade. It was already prepared before, although it was not exhaustive, but as long as something happened, many people still knew how to do it in the future. When Lu Hongti encountered Cao Hong's attack, the old man here had already taken control of the situation. At this time, the two can make a total here. Who will leave, who will stay, and what will happen in the future. While talking, the old man also took out the booklet Ning Yi had given him from the bedside, while Lu Hongti sat on the stool beside him and talked with him.
In the pamphlet, it was predicted that this would happen. Of course, Ning Yi could only make an inference based on human nature. Lu Hongti was on this mountain. as a woman. Not married, said trustworthy team. But the most important ones. Such a state can maintain a small cottage, and it is destined to encounter various things in the process of growth. This is also the reason why it is difficult for a family business to grow. There are too few people to trust. Of course, these things can be made up for in the later stage through the system, but in the early stage it cannot be dealt with.
Let them gather together, let them rebel, and it is easier to expose those who have two sides and three swords quickly, and then the simple killing can only be a vent of anger. At this time, you might as well take the opportunity to give them a chance to choose. Just let the stockade split once, eliminate these unreliable factors, and what remains after this is the real one.
Of course, Ning Yi did not expect that Lu Hongti would take Tian Hu's men for consideration. It was also that Cao Hong hit the muzzle. There are cottages everywhere in Luliang Mountain, and everyone is not afraid of the sky and the earth. Qingmu Village killed Tian Hu's people. This matter can be big or small. To put it in a big way, after all, the King of Jin in Hebei is huge, and the scale of Qingmu Village is incomparable. , but to put it a little bit smaller, the two sides are still far apart. Although they occasionally deal with each other and do business, it is completely thankless for Tian Hu to conquer Qingmu Village. Cao Hong went to Qingmu Village to do it. Although the matter is dead, it is not impossible for the two sides to talk about it.
But offending Tian Hu would cause psychological pressure to the people in the stockade after all, and some people who were originally on the fence and hesitating may choose to leave at this time. This may also be because Lu Hongti herself is a woman, attaches great importance to feelings, and he values the unreliability of his subordinates. And once the purge is over, the vast majority of those who remain will not have to worry about loyalty. When Qingmu Village expands again, these people can become the core, and no longer have to worry about finding a "political commissar" candidate. Worried.
The two talked for a while about the aftermath of Tian Hu's side, and Lu Hongti suddenly remembered something and asked, "Grandpa Liang, hasn't 'there' been affected?"
"It doesn't seem to be, but let's go and see."
"Um."
Lu Hongti nodded, lit a torch, and went out with the old man holding the booklet, turning around a short path in the woods behind. In the clearing in the woods, there was a building that appeared to be half-built. Things were not affected by this turmoil. The old man opened the booklet and went to the last few pages, as usual, and looked at the drawings. Lu Hongti frowned: "I was too impatient, I knew it should be built later, these days, it may not be seen by people who care..."
The old man shook his head: "It's okay, such a simple thing, can they know what it is used for? I just don't know... Is this thing useful... "
"He said it should be useful..." Lu Hongti looked at the building and reached out to touch the stones on it, "he didn't know what he said, and now we don't have enough things here, but I think... let's build it first... "
Time went back to more than two months ago, in the days before she and Ning Yi left, Ning Yi said to her one day: "I have a thing, it is not difficult to make, and I don't know how to use it. It's big, but you might as well try it. The raw materials you can find now may be a little short, but you can make one like this first, and when you have a chance, try it out and see the effect, um... It's like this... "
Ning Yi showed her a few drawings: "This is still to be cautious, try not to fall into the hands of others."
The sound of the wind from the forest shook the light on the torches. During the swaying of the firelight, the handwriting and patterns on the booklet were flickered and dimly illuminated. Since the paper was not large, the writing was densely packed, so I only made a statement. use. In the corner where the old man's finger was folded, there are four words that start with: local steelmaking.
A faint light spread forward. Above the clearing were only silhouettes in darkness. It was unfinished, built of stones...
… half a blast furnace!
The mountain wind was stirring from the forest, and the old man and woman who blew through the open space traveled through the mountains, gradually, like a thunderous roar...
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When the wind blows, there are spots of light.
The crowd scattered from Qingmu Village was divided into different groups. Dispersed towards the mountains. This is the largest group that Lu San and Li Li brought. Looking back, the light of the torches of Qingmu Village hides in the mountains and forests over there, like another world.
After coming out of the stockade, Lu San and Li Li were not the only ones gathered in front of the team. When I wanted to launch a rebellion, it wasn't something two people could organize. There were a few others who participated, either with good martial arts skills, or with flexible brains and ability to speak, so they stood up at this time. At this time, they looked at the fire in Qingmu Village. I am unwilling. But can't go back.
"What should we do now?"
"In the mountains around here, the terrain on the side of Qingmu Village is the best! If it is won today..."
"What's the use of talking about this now! I'm going to go to Chen Daxing. There are big pieces of meat and big bowls of drinking, not like a mother-in-law like this woman..."
"I can't swallow this breath! Everyone has a share in the stockade. Now that we have been driven away, let's forget it?"
"Goodbye if you're still alive! You can beat the Lu family's woman? You can beat her, and now that we're out, one husband over there is a Guan Wanfu. Can you beat Qingmu Village?"
"I thought there would be more to go..."
Among the leaders, they all have their own opinions, but after all, most of them couldn't take their breath. Lu San's son had already been killed in this accident, and the young man's body was dragged by the team behind him, his eyes were red, and his expression was a little dazed: "I won't stop here, I'm going to Tian Hu's side, Tell them that General Cao was killed..."
"So what if you tell Tian Hu! Lu San, Tian Hu can't control the affairs here at all, what can he do if he takes down Qingmu Village! Losing soldiers and destroying generals won't get much benefit!"
"Do you think it's our bad luck today?" On the other side, Li Li looked around with a cold face and said, "Liang Bingfu and Lu Hongti have a plan early on, haven't you thought about it? , they killed them immediately, they wanted to drive us away for a long time!"
His words made everyone stunned, and then they suddenly realized: "Liang Bingfu planned it... This old thing is really scheming..."
"It's not Liang Bingfu, he's not that powerful..." Li Li shook his head.
"Lu Hongti? Impossible."
"Where is Lu Hongti, what else can that woman do except for her high martial arts skills? When the old village master passed the throne to her, she thought she was kind and couldn't let go of the people in this village... You haven't found out yet? When was the stockade? Has it started to change? Ever since Lu Hongti went south for revenge and came back, he has done so many messy things, set the rules, and did business with people, aren’t everyone talking about it…”
"Yeah, I seem to have heard... She knew some kind of expert... "
"Bring back a secret book? I seem to have heard of it."
"What kind of expert... a scholar." Li Li said, "I once inquired about it. After all, Lu Hongti didn't watch out for the people around him, and his tone was not strict at first, and some things could still be found. It was a scholar who planned these things for her. That scholar has some skills, just like Liang Bingfu... Lu Hongti used these to expand the stockade. I tried to find the secret book several times, but Liang Mrs. Bing is so smart, I can't start..."
"Then what do you want when you say this now?"
"Heh, how's it going... Do you know? Lu Hong wanted to marry someone in the mountains a few years earlier. If someone said kiss, she might hesitate, but she might not reject it completely... Although she refused in the end. But since she came back from the south, if anyone proposed a marriage, she refused. She put her mind on the stockade and didn't get married, what did she want to do? Last year, when she went south for the second time, I overheard these things , Liang Bingfu hoped that Lu Hongti would simply find that person and marry him, but Lu Hongti said no, but in fact... I could see the expression on her face in the days before her departure... "
Li Li snorted softly: "Growing up in the mountains, she kills people all day long. Although she looks good, what can she really know? Such a woman can't take her eyes away when she sees the world of flowers... She likes that scholar. Now, it's a pity that people don't want to accompany her to such a place. Hey, I see, if that man is willing to marry her, it is estimated that she will stay in Jiangnan as a young grandma, and if she doesn't come back, we will have so many things to do. But the scholarly family First, who would want to marry a restless woman with such a high level of martial arts?"
Li Li's tone was extremely demeaning. After everyone thought about it, they couldn't help nodding: "So what?"
"How? Heh." Li Li laughed, and then a trace of coldness flashed through, "Lu Hongti's temperament is all about feelings. She doesn't have any family now, so she has less concerns around her. But that man, it seems that she is I like it so much, you know, when she went south a year ago, she brought back a booklet. Which stockade you want to go to, or go to Tian Hu to file a complaint, I won't stop you... I'm going to the capital ."
"what?"
"I know the name of that person, hey, I heard it. Ning Yi, Ning Liheng, the first talent in Jiangning, but he should be in the capital. Haha, I heard it. Lu Hong mentioned that I can't beat him, but that person He's just a scholar who can talk rhetorically, and he's still the number one talent. He knows what he is, but I don't deny that he has a lot of useful things in his mind. There must be a way to do things, and the persimmon must be soft. Hongti, go and catch a scholar, and naturally you will catch him. Then I will let him die and bring him back to Luliang. With Lu Hongti's character... At that time, the stockade will be ours, and the booklet will also be ours... I only ask now , who do you want to do with me? Huh?"
In the wind, there was silence for a while, and then someone picked up the knife: "I will participate."
Someone next to him said, "I count as one!"
"Done!"
"Haha, grab her concubine and see how arrogant she is!"
In the faint light, one after another raised their hands, and for a moment, the atmosphere became warm. Coming out of Qingmu Village, although there are so many people around, the road is not easy to walk. It is better now. In winter, I am afraid that I will be hungry again. It is also a big problem to build a new stockade. The best way is , after all, to regain Qingmu Village. At this time, because they saw the way to go, everyone's emotions boiled like a gathering of justice.
It was still late at night, and in the night wind, several people looked to the south, and the wind encouraged them to have their determination and ambition that even the mountains could not stop them. Li Li put his hands on his chest and attacked Lu Hong. They were indeed reckless. At the moment when they should have been hostages, they finally went in the right direction.
Thousands of miles away, in the room in the city of Bianliang, Ning Yi turned over, hugged the body of Xiaochan who was only wearing a bellyband, and fell asleep. In his arms, Xiaochan opened her eyes and blinked. He blinked, and looked at Ning Yi's sleeping face in the faint light. After a moment, he laughed, pouted slightly, and gave Ning Yi's mouth a soft "poo", then continued to blink and watch, Finally, he yawned a little, curled up in Ning Yi's arms, and continued to fall asleep happily...
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