Chapter 14 Chapter Twelve

Fifty miles to the south of the deserted city is the border between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia.It is said that the Tianshou Village, where the thousand-year-old well suddenly gushes out sweet springs, is also here.This place is under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture, and it has been designated as the land of Yulin Guard since the early Ming Dynasty. Wang Xun, the commander-in-chief, sat on the city wall, feeling smug. Although Yulinwei is a frontier place, poor and isolated, with few things for entertainment, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away, this place is his biggest, and it is very majestic.

What he is most proud of is sitting on the top of the city wall, hanging the banner of the general army, and enjoying the shade. He likes to enjoy the shade, and he will never change this habit until the twelfth lunar month in winter.Especially the feather fan towel and the red clay stove made him feel like a Confucian general. At this time, he often wanted to chant a poem.But he believed in Yang Zhu's theory and never wrote down his poems.But does this hinder the spread of Wang Xun's reputation as a great Confucian?I heard from the master that Wang Xun's name was known even to the great chief outside the Great Wall, and because of his admiration, he never came to attack Yulin Guard.

Every time Wang Xun heard this, he would smile.Although he didn't have much utilitarianism, he couldn't help but feel a little ecstatic.On the one hand, he was flustered, but he laughed at these masters in his heart, saying that he had studied for a few years, how could he know the major events in the world?I have one hundred thousand soldiers and are invincible in the world. Why not attack the Ming Dynasty? Of course it is because of King Wuyue and Bahan Naji... Well, don't say it, don't say it, calm down.A gentleman is modest and modest, not like a dog whose stomach can't hide three or two oils.

Wang Xun supported the Fulun towel, shook the feather fan, fanned the stove, and pondered.What's going on recently?Well, the princess Tianshou Village sacrificed to the sky and disappeared. I heard that she was captured by Mongolian soldiers... General Ou Tianjian was stationed in Yulinwei under the order of the prince, just to search for the whereabouts of the princess... Well, this is a disgrace to the royal family, a disgrace to the country.The higher-ups ordered that publicity be strictly prohibited.Can't say, can't say, calm down. Thinking of this, Commander-in-Chief Wang Xun couldn't help but feel a little elated.Although the army is stationed at the frontier, which major events in the world can escape my eyes and ears?What is it called?This is strategizing!

calm down. Wang Xun picked up the small teapot and took a sip. Ugh, it's hot!So hot! calm down. He suddenly noticed that outside the Yulin Guard Pass, a figure riding a donkey approached slowly. He didn't pay much attention to it, because today's weather was too gloomy, and he couldn't bring himself to be interested.Suddenly, a light flashed in front of his eyes.The armor on that man's body seemed to be made of pure gold, and a ray of light reflected from time to time was so bright that he could hardly open his eyes! Commander Wang suddenly remembered something and couldn't help standing up straight!

The master was still immersed in the tea aroma from the small red clay stove, closed his eyes slightly, shook his head and said, "Calm down, calm down." Wang Xun stared at the visitor without blinking. The visitor approached slowly, Wang Xun couldn't control himself anymore, and rushed down in a hurry. "Open the door, open the door!" "Welcome, welcome!" He rushed out without waiting for the door to open.His feather fan towel fell into a ball, and he rushed to the donkey, knelt down and kowtowed violently: "The lower official didn't know the princess was coming, so he failed to welcome him. He deserves death, death, death!"

The donkey stopped slowly, and the man on the donkey glanced at him and said calmly, "You know me?" Wang Xun hurriedly said: "Although the official has never served the princess, I know that the princess is here. Please enter the guard, and the official will try my best to serve you!" The man shook his head and pondered, "Is there any surplus food in the city?" Wang Xun said: "Yes! Yes! Yes!" He stole a glance at the princess, the golden mask shone brightly, blocking his eyes, making it impossible to see her face.Fearing not enough flattery, he hurriedly said, "Princess, do you want to? I ordered them to prepare!"

As soon as he turned around, his prestige doubled immediately, and he ordered several times: "Prepare the horses! Pull the grain! More! More!" Yulin Weizhong was turned on his back in an instant.Fortunately, Yulin Guard is a border gate, and has enough military rations.Seeing the princess agreeing, Wang Xun wished he could try his best to curry favor. In a short time, he formed a convoy of hundreds of horses, pulled more than a hundred carts, and drove out of the city in a mighty manner. The princess said: "Thank you." She urged the donkey away and led the convoy away.

Wang Xun knelt on the ground and announced loudly: "Send off the princess!" "Princess Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!" He prostrated himself on the ground for a long time, still unwilling to get up. He finally personally participated in one of the major events in the world. He couldn't help feeling a little complacent. Suddenly, a gloomy voice sounded: "Wang Zongbing, what are you doing here?" Wang Xun could tell that it was the voice of Ou Tianjian, the general of the palace.He had just received the princess, and now he looked down on Ou Tianjian, and said lightly, "Remember."

Ou Tianjian smiled and said, "What do you remember?" Wang Xun sighed, knowing that he could no longer be immersed in the joy of being close to the country's major events, he stood up slowly, and said leisurely: "Your Highness the Princess just borrowed some rice from the official." Surprise flashed across Ou Tianjian's eyes, and he hurriedly asked, "Has the princess been here?" Wang Xun nodded. Ou Tianjian asked, "Are you sure that's the princess?" Wang Xun nodded, then suddenly shook his head again.Is that a princess?But who could it be if not a princess?

"Did she say she was a princess?" Wang Xun was stunned, and the joy all over the wall suddenly turned into panic: "Could it be that the princess is still fake?" Ou Tianjian whistled suddenly and ordered the soldiers to bring the horses over.He got on his horse and laughed wildly: "Don't worry, Zongbing Wang, I'll chase it back for you right away!" Wang Xun was stunned and couldn't help but fell to the ground. Why, why can't his dream of being close to national affairs always fail to come true? Ou Tianjian laughed wildly all the way, and rushed forward in a hurry, finally, he caught up with the huge convoy. He didn't stop, and ran all the way to the front of the convoy, before he suddenly pulled the reins. He looked at the golden armor without blinking, and burst out laughing. Acacia frowned.She naturally knew this gloomy and domineering general of the palace. If her martial arts were not lost, Ou Tianjian would naturally not be afraid.However, the poison of Tianyi Zhenshui is extremely severe. Although it has been March and the toxicity has gradually diminished, she has been working so hard these past few months, and she has not had time to repair her messy true strength. In addition, she has been seriously injured many times and has not yet recovered, so she is still unable to use it. martial arts.Ou Tianjian became an invincible master. She said lightly: "This..." Ou Tianjian cut his mouth and said, "Call me Ou Ye." He muttered to himself, "I don't know why, I always feel very excited when I hear someone called Ou Ye..." His face suddenly turned cold, and he said to Xiangsi in a dark voice: "Stop pretending, you are not a princess! Because the real princess is..." Knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he hurriedly shut up and looked at Acacia vigilantly. Acacia's heart sank, could it be that his plan was broken in his hands? Disguise as a princess and go to Daming border to borrow food. This is the way Xiangsi thought of when she put on the princess golden armor.The princess disappeared in the frontier, and has never been seen since.Although this tactic cannot be said to be perfect, it is worth trying.Sure enough, Wang Xun, the chief soldier of the Yulin Guards, obediently delivered a convoy of food as soon as he saw it.Within a quarter of an hour after Xiangsi was happy, Ou Tianjian galloped up to catch up, insisting that she was not a real princess. Smoke and dust suddenly rose from behind, it seemed that General Wang Xun had gathered his men and horses and killed them. Ou Tianjian sneered and said, "Surrender quickly, do you want me, Master Ou, to do it?" With a choking sound, the weapon was unsheathed.Master Ou is really majestic. Xiangsi frowned, how could she deal with Ou Tianjian without real strength? Ou Tianjian's laughter was so loud that it almost touched the sky. A faint voice sounded: "Xiaoou." Ou Tianjian jumped up like an electric shock: "Don't call me Xiaoou!" He saw a bearded man. In fact he wasn't sure whether he saw one bearded man or two bearded men.Because they are really difficult to distinguish clearly.Especially when they are wearing the same Mongolian iron armor, have the same bearded face, and carry the same big hammer in their hands. What a huge hammer that is!Each one is as big as Ou Tian's bodybuilder!They looked so relaxed, as if they just lifted two embroidery needles. Seeing Ou Tianjian looking over, the bearded man smiled: "Master Ou." He shook the hammer in his hand: "They also want to say hello." The bearded man suddenly disappeared from Ou Tianjian's sight! The wind suddenly crackled! Ou Tianjian drew his sword! With a bang, his knife suddenly disappeared. Two huge hammers hit his scabbard together.The hammer disappeared suddenly, and his knife disappeared with it. This hammer split his saber in two! He will never be able to draw the knife again. But his hands felt no vibration at all.The two hammers hit the blade with the same force at the same time, without any difference. This is almost the best martial arts in the world. The figures of the two swayed again and returned to their original positions, as if they had never moved.The big copper hammer was swung by them, and he said leisurely: "Do you want to say hello to them with your head?" With a scream, Ou Tianjian turned his horse's head, whipped frantically, and fled towards Yulin Guard.On the way to escape, there was a burst of people screaming and horses neighing, and the pursuers of the commander-in-chief Wang Xun dared not advance any more. The two watched Ou Tianjian go away, turned over and knelt down to Acacia: "Zhao Quan, Li Zixin, please take the princess in!" Startled, Xiangsi hurriedly jumped off the green donkey and helped them up: "Two heroes, why do you need to do this great gift?" Zhao Quandao: "We have been greatly favored by the lord, and we can't find the whereabouts of the lord, so we have to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the princess. The lord has fought bloody battles to rescue the princess. If we can do something for the princess, he must be happy. The day before yesterday in the big tent Among them, when we heard about the bet between the princess and Da Khan, we wanted to help the princess, but we happened to meet a thief. It’s not easy to kill in front of the princess, and it would be better for him.” As he spoke, he and Li Zixin laughed together. Although Xiangsi didn't quite understand what they were talking about, she was very happy to see that the two were bold and kind.Zhao Quan and Li Zixin directed the cart forward without Xiangsi's orders.They look rough and bold, but they are extremely careful, so they don't need to worry about lovesickness.After walking for more than four hours, until it was dark, I arrived at the deserted city. The people in the deserted city were all pleasantly surprised. No one could have imagined that the lotus goddess brought back so much food! They rushed forward happily, and under the command of Zhao Quan and Li Zixin, they unloaded the food and sent the convoy and animals back.The grain that was transported this time was piled up into a hill, standing in the middle of the deserted city.The people in the deserted city didn't care about cooking, so they grabbed the white rice, stuffed it into their mouths, and chewed vigorously.The rustling sound echoed in the deserted city, but it was so joyful even in the sadness. This time, it was real joy. Seeing them so happy, Acacia couldn't help but burst into tears.Finally, she won a brief peace for them. When the old man was buried, she did not cry.She said to herself over and over again in her heart: She must do her best to lead the people in the deserted city to real prosperity and freedom. must! But how to be rich and free, Xiangsi has no idea. She borrowed 13,000 dans of high-quality rice for the deserted city. If she saved a little, it would be enough to feed the 20,000 people in the deserted city for three months.During these three months, they don't have to worry about anything. But Xiangsi knew that with just this, it was impossible for her to win a serious robbery.Three months later, every citizen in the deserted city will be sacrificed in blood. She has to stop this from happening. When she frowned and told Zhao Quan about these difficulties, Zhao Quan laughed loudly: "What kind of problem is this? Leave it to us brothers!" He pointed to the surrounding area of ​​the deserted city, and said: "In three months, I will make this place full of cattle, horses and sheep, and a city full of new houses will rise from the ground. Surrounding it is a large rice field. I don't know if this can be called Is it rich?" Acacia was overjoyed and asked, "Really?" Zhao Quan smiled and started talking.But it turned out that when he and Li Zixin were living in the Jianghu, in order not to be discovered by the righteous people of the Jianghu, he worked as a farmer for a while, and later even worked as a blacksmith, carpenter, and mason.In order to pretend to be similar, the two mastered the craft every time they did a line.Later, he hid in the Mongolian army and learned the art of animal husbandry.It can be said that there are three hundred and sixty lines, and both of them are proficient in almost all lines.What's more, the wives, friends and relatives of the two are all here, and they are all good hands. If they move to the deserted city together, there will be more than 300 people, which is enough to teach the people of the deserted city how to farm. Zhao Quan pointed to the deserted city and said, "This city has been dilapidated, and there are still corpses from the war in the middle, so it is not suitable for living anymore. Fengzhou Beach is full of flat places. We can re-select a place not far from the deserted city and build a new one." New city. Li Zixin is good at making bricks. The Fengzhou beach is full of good mud, so it is not difficult to make enough green bricks quickly. And there are enough trees on the surrounding mountains, which can be cut down and used as rafters. The houses created in this way are tall and tidy. Li Zixin has a great research on architecture. As long as there are enough people, a large house can be built within a few tens of days. Mongolians are used to living in yurts and admire simplicity. Naturally you will be amazed." "The land in Fengzhoutan is fertile and suitable for farming. Although it is covered with grass, it does not hinder it. As long as the fire burns, it can be used as grass fertilizer. There has never been farming here, and there are no pests and barnyard grass. The crops will naturally grow extraordinarily Good. The terrain here is extremely flat. I checked it a long time ago. The land is extremely fertile. With my brother’s guidance, more than a thousand acres of fertile land can be reclaimed within ten days. Seeds and other things can sneak into the territory of Daming and share with the local residents In exchange. Now is the time for farming, and my brother has a secret method to accelerate the ripening of the crops. After three months, the rice will surely ripen. At that time, the granary is stable, and it is not difficult to call it rich." "The Mongols live on animal husbandry. If you want to convince them, you must develop animal husbandry. Li Zixin and I have observed long ago that there are countless wild horses hidden in the extreme north of the grassland, and they eat freely for a living. There are so many horses that even wolves I dare not provoke them. Li Zixin and I have long wanted to subdue them, but we have been in the army and have no chance. Now we can get some people to tame them all according to the strategy we have discussed. According to the worst estimate, You can also get hundreds of horses." "The Mongols live by water and grass, and use felt as their house. They cannot shelter the wind and snow, so their livestock have to stand out in the snow. When there is a strong snowstorm, they often die in groups. Even in spring and summer, there are a lot of wolves on the grassland. , often raiding livestock at night will also cause great casualties. We can build a large number of houses on the side of the new city and rent them out. We can drive livestock into pens at night, no matter how windy or snowy the wolves are, they cannot be hurt. Moreover, brick and wood houses are undoubtedly very different from yurt houses. As long as our rent is not too expensive, Mongolians must like to live in it. In this way, it will not be difficult for the new city to have a long-term source of income." "Building houses, farming, horse training, taxation and rent, if these four things can be carried out smoothly, after three months, the deserted city will be extremely rich. Not only will it be self-sufficient, but it will also have a huge surplus. Mongolia covets the Central Plains, but it is Food, cloth, houses, etc., if there are all in the deserted city, why bother to attack and plunder?" "The deserted city will surely become a free city!" Xiangsi listened in a daze, and kept nodding. What Zhao Quan said made her suddenly see hope.He was right. The barren cities where agriculture and animal husbandry have developed a lot are the real hope of the Mongolians.Such a deserted city will surely lead this nation to a new future. But Zhao Quan's eyebrows were furrowed. Obviously, these goals are not easy to achieve. "We have a difficulty." "Construction, horse training, and tax and rent are not goals that can be achieved overnight. But the matter of clearing wasteland and farming is imminent. Without the help of livestock, relying on manpower alone will be much less efficient. Even after three months, it may be possible The work of reclamation is not yet complete." He sighed deeply, and said: "We lack livestock, a lot of livestock. Only this difficulty makes me helpless. As long as the livestock are available, I guarantee that the deserted city can be built into a rich and free city!" Xiangsi stood up and said softly: "I will figure out a solution for this." She had secretly made up her mind that even if she went down the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire, she would still find these livestock. Desolate City, must win this game. She bit her pink lips tightly, and made this oath for herself in her heart.