In the early morning of March in the northern region, the sky is dark and gloomy, with continuous clouds. Occasionally, cracks appear between the clouds and mist, releasing a gray white light that makes the dull and dry earth even more mottled. Fireworks rise in the southern sky.
A group of about a hundred cavalrymen were galloping on the official road, and after ten miles, they rested and changed horses at the edge of the forest, which was necessary for long-distance recovery of horsepower.
Zhang Fei was wiping his spear, while Guan Yu untied his chin and let his long beard breathe.
Zhou Ling took off the package immediately and held a bag of clear water for Ye Qing. Due to the severe drought this spring, clear water is considered the most precious thing within a hundred miles.
Ye Qing took two sips and urged her to take a few more.
Feed the horse with water, calm the warm horse's back, and turn around to see the young and steady faces of the fierce wind - light cavalry entering the capital, personal guards with a hundred riders, fire chiefs are all non commissioned officers of the Ye family, soldiers are all private soldiers of the family, equipped with knives, armor, and crossbows. In fact, this group of elite soldiers is safe in ordinary times.
The situation is unknown, but Guan Zhang was deliberately brought along. The three of them had a special synergy in their battle, and together they could almost break through any encirclement.
Cao Baijing had a nightmare the night after parting, feeling uneasy. She assigned Zhou Ling and persuaded Jiang Chen, the two strongest martial artists in the family, to chase after her urgently until they passed through Zhongshan Kingdom halfway
Ye Qing thought of leaning against an old locust tree, touching her arms, and taking out a letter.
Juanxiu's handwriting only says that the family has contracted its armored troops, and the Liu family's private fields are built as fortresses. With such a heavy army, even if tens of thousands of soldiers rise up in the county, it is impossible to capture them in a short period of time. There is no danger and no need to worry.
Then came a series of soft words, saying words that were not to be repeated, making people laugh but unable to laugh... They were all cultivators, not afraid that she would do something. If I had known not to tell her the story of Empress Lv
Ye Qing let out a sigh, took the letter, and looked up at the protruding branches, silently pointing to the pale gray sky. There was no sunshine, no green leaves, and the originally spring sprouts had mysteriously disappeared.
The ground underfoot is also bare, have many people walked through here?
Do you know where this is
Zhao Nan. "Guan Yu cherished his words like gold.
The border between Zhao and Xiang, "a young voice said.
Ye Qing turned her head to look at Jiang Chen and said, "Wen Yuan, you are very familiar with the roads in this area, not inferior to Yun Chang
Guan Yu laughed from behind.
Jiang Chen descended upon Zhang Liao and at the age of sixteen, he left a letter to his younger brother to replace him as a county official. He fled his home and searched for traces of his master's family. However, when bandits were on the rise, his martial arts skills were high and he was killed. He was a wandering ranger who had been wandering for several years and was familiar with every place in the four northern states.
At the age of twenty, the young stranger's face was still handsome, both majestic and experienced on the battlefield. At this moment, he blushed a little shamelessly and said, "I dare not act without authorization. I am willing to accept military law
You're wrong, let me remember for you first... "Ye Qing frowned and laughed again," Your cousin is trapped in the capital, and the situation is uncertain. I can't ignore human feelings
After resting for a moment, I changed to a spare horse and continued on my journey.
Due to the near paralysis of the Tingyi system, even if it were intact, it would not be able to support these many people and horses. This was achieved by pulling out our family's warhorses and riding them in pairs, accelerating their long-distance speed several times at once and speeding at lightning speed.
Now that we have entered the territory of Zhao State (Fengguo), we have completed most of the nearly thousand mile journey and are not far from Luoyang.
I was in a hurry, except for passing through Changshan County and delaying for a day in Zhending to find Zhao Yun, who was also twenty years old at the time.
In his past life, Zhao Yun was trapped in the position of captain of the Pro Guard team for a long time, and he was already old when he was able to perform at the level of a general. Ye Qing will never repeat the same mistake again.
But I couldn't find it. The villagers said they were studying abroad and haven't returned, which was a pity. There was nothing they could do, so they left a sincere invitation letter and traveled south day and night.
The whole journey was almost wind and shelter, with only occasional purchases of horses to replenish those that had fallen when they went to the town. This was because they knew that Emperor Liu Hong's death was in April, and the situation was changing. The earlier they arrived, the more advantageous it would be.
With this thought in mind, after another ten miles, he stopped his horse to rest again and looked at the tree trunks in the woods, which were all bare and even had few green grass, so he didn't go in.
Is the drought like this
Everyone cautiously turned their heads to examine the environment and saw a long gray line stretching across the horizon to the south.
Ye Qing was somewhat puzzled. In her understanding of the geography of the Central Plains, it seemed that there were no mountains in this area? Even if there is, it should be the north-south direction of the Taihang Mountains
The gloomy sky, although it was noon, had not yet rained, and the air was somewhat oppressive. There was a huge electric potential spreading and accumulating on the clouds in the sky, which reduced the reconnaissance distance of Daoism.
Where is this place? "Guan Yu looked at the terrain and Fu Xu recalled," There is a fork in the road ahead. To the east, we come from Julu, and to the south, we go straight to Baima, Yanjin, Wuchao, and Guandu. We are going to transfer to Hanoi County and go to Luoyang
Julu? Isn't that the lair of Yaodao Zhang Jiao? "Ye Qing felt a chill in her heart and rode on her armor." You go take a look
After a moment, the person reported, "My lord, we are all human beings. Tens of thousands of refugees have fled to Luoyang, where there will be relief
Luoyang? "Guan Yu and Jiang Chen were both surprised, as there were still two to three hundred miles to the surface of the capital city!
Ye Qing fell silent for a moment and personally led someone to walk over and take a look.
When climbing up a small hill, it presents a scene of hell on earth in front of everyone.
Gray pounces on the sky and land, and the crowds of gray pounders slowly move through the official road below the hill, crawling like ants, gathering into a long dragon with a diameter of tens of miles. They turn from the fork in the road, heading south and south, with no end in sight.
Dragging the elderly and taking care of the young, with pale and emaciated faces and lifeless eyes, few people looked up and didn't notice anyone on the hill. They just followed the crowd and walked forward numbly.
There were weak cries of hunger from children, low sobs from women, and people asking 'How far is Luoyang?' But they didn't last long, and only this desperate and suffocating silence continued.
In this way, I don't live like a human anymore... "Zhou Ling murmured softly, unable to bear to see it suddenly.
There are still hundreds of miles to go to Luoyang, and I'm afraid most of them will fall... "someone said.
What about the local government
A thousand miles on the bare ground! "Some people wanted to say something, but suddenly saw two figures emerge from the crowd below, both emaciated and hungry, walking without saying a word before collapsing to the ground and dying silently
All the courtiers present immediately fell silent and looked at Ye Qing in unison.
What should we do at this moment?
Ye Qing frowned and breathed a sigh of relief, "I can't save all of this, I can only
The sound came down, and a lean old man in neat clothes, leaning on a wooden stick, pulled a little girl of different sizes and stumbled over from under the hill.
He looked up at the sound, was taken aback for a moment, and stumbled a few steps, as if about to climb up a hill. He tripped on a dead tree root and fell to the ground, still looking up at this side, with his mouth open, saying something.
The little girl tried to hold him up and said, 'Awong! Awong, don't leave me behind...'
The crowd passed by, hungry and tired, and no one took a second glance. This scene had already happened too much on the road
Ye Qing rode down on his horse and said, "Rural elder
The old man glanced at Ye Qing's armor clad robe and weakly spoke, "It's an official army... What is your position
Ancestral relative Liu Bei, Anqing County magistrate, "Ye Qing said, realizing that he was not an ordinary village elder. He quickly untied his waist and said," Don't speak, village elder. Drink some water
Ah... people from the Liu family... "The old man gasped for breath in a hoarse voice, shook his head, and his eyes lit up." Tell the emperor that our village... never died as a bandit... never harmed anyone, never acted as a rebel
Ye Qing realized something was wrong and quickly helped him behind, pouring water for him.
The old man took a sip and held it in his mouth, unable to flow out. He coughed and his breath was broken, "Tell the emperor
Looking up at the gray sky, his expression weakened and dimmed - he was dead.
Ye Qing slowly stopped her movements and let out a "wu" sound. The little girl, who was getting bigger and bigger, cried out, "Awong
Ye Qing laid down the old man's body on the ground and asked, "Who is he
The little girl just cried until Zhou Ling fed her water, intermittently saying, "Awong is one of the three elders in the village, responsible for the reclamation during this severe drought... When the bandits came, they all ruined it... When fleeing, Big Brother wanted to lead people to join the bandits, Awong stopped him... Oh, Big Brother is also dead... They all shared their food with others, Awong starved to death
He starved to death... In the chaotic narrative of this little girl, only this point is the clearest
He was also one of the three elders, in charge of promoting local customs and education. This position continued from the pre Qin era of community autonomy until the Han dynasty, when he was still a member of the lowest level organization.
Now it's also collapsing, this is the final elegy of the Han Dynasty.
Is it the end of heaven that I am Han
Ye Qing remained silent for a long time, caressing the old man's dim eyes and turning back to look at the vast sea of refugees... How many people have died silently on this land?
And where are the expectations placed on Luoyang, the emperor, and the heavens?
Ye Qing couldn't say what kind of mood she was in at this moment, but she felt the wind blowing over, as if she remembered a lot, as if she didn't want anything at all.
What have I done to mourn the hardships of people's livelihoods
The immortal said that this world has been truly transformed
Is writing such a book to summon these departed people from another world, to revive them from the imprints of time, to awaken them, just to experience once again the despair of shattered homes and near death helplessness
There is no fault in the Heavenly Court's perception of the experimental field, and there is no fault in training elites like refining gu. It's just that these Han people have replayed this script... Is this the mandate of heaven?
In Ye Qing's mind, a deep cold killing machine came up from all sides.
I didn't realize it before... "Chuanlin's notebook lit up with an unprecedented purple light, illuminating a chaotic scene and reflecting the vast flow of people, as if he had glimpsed a small river of fate, with deep darkness waiting for him ahead.
Is this... a killing intent
Is it from a noble family, an evil demon, the inner world, or the Heavenly Court? "Ye Qing was startled and instinctively hugged her behind," Qianqian
Qianqian is not here
Even Zhou Ling disappeared, and the retainers of the Ye family on Xiaoqiu were nowhere to be seen. Only Guan Zhang and the others rushed down, but their movements were very slow
At the critical moment, I was the only one... Yes, on a solo journey, isn't that fate... I almost forgot my last dying wish, hoping to realize the killing intent under the great disaster early, and determined to continue to move forward vigorously in the prosperous era of the immortal path
For a moment in a mysterious state, Ye Qing calmed down and observed this short river of fate, their fate, and her own fate.
What's the way forward? "I thought.
At this moment, Ye Qing did not panic, but focused on thinking that the rise and fall of the entire Han dynasty was only the evolution of the inner world, while the evolution of the main world was also constrained by the Dao Jun and the outer domain.
The full black wheel shone behind itself, while the Golden Way, filled with killing intent, transformed into a faint white wheel.
Young master? Young master? "Zhou Ling's anxious voice rang in her ear.
Ye Qing opened her eyes and realized that she was still on the horse, giving herself the feeling that ten years had passed and it was the same. She just said, "It's Lingling
Young master, what happened to you just now
It's okay, it's just a nightmare, "Ye Qing said as she looked at her subordinates from two worlds and ordered," Go to Luoyang immediately
Where is this little girl? "Zhou Ling asked.
Take care of her with you
The hooves roared past, not looking at the refugees, as if they had never been here before.