Chapter 22 Chapter 18 Reunion
The rising sun sprinkled thousands of golden threads to the world, shining on the entire frozen snow mountain, reflecting the reflection of the whole mountain, the golden glow is so bright and brilliant, forming a unique beauty.
And the wonderful scene of "tree hanging" that repeats every day and night also began to show the magnificence in the morning light; the ice and snow that had formed on the branches of Yushu Qiong all night began to melt in the light of the rising sun; The ice and snow began to melt, turning into multicolored crystal water droplets under the golden light, and then slowly falling from the top of the tree, shining dazzlingly...
After resting overnight, the birds that escaped the wind and snow also spread their wings and flew out, hovering in the woods, singing to the golden morning light; for a while, the entire mountain that had been frozen by ice and snow for a night regained its vitality.
Just as the birds chirped and woke up the dawn, Nurhachi opened his eyes and woke up from a deep sleep.
Although he did not sleep for a long time, he slept very soundly, which was enough for him to relieve his fatigue and restore his strength; therefore, when he opened his eyes, he felt full of energy and his limbs were comfortable, so he immediately turned over and got up .
However, as soon as the talent sat up, he couldn't help but uttered: "Huh?..."
The dry grass under his body was wet around his body, but he smelled a burning smell vaguely at the end of his nose. Looking again, Qiuqiu was lying down not far from his feet, and it didn't look like anyone had entered the cave. So, he subconsciously shouted: "Qiaoqiu!"
However, Qiuqiu's reaction was not as lively as usual, jumping up at the sound, and running towards him wagging his tail. Instead, he lay motionless on the ground without any movement.
Surprised, Nurhachi called it again, but there was still no response. He walked over to have a look, only to find that Qiuqiu was lying on the ground, his eyes were wide open, his tongue was still half protruding from his mouth, the hair all over his body was wet, and some parts were already wet. There was a layer of frost, and the heartbeat had already stopped.
"Qiaoqiu..." Nurhachi felt sore, reached out to hug the dog, and gently closed its eyes, but tears flowed from his own eyes: "I understand—there is a burning smell in the air." Well, there must have been a fire outside while I was asleep; you were afraid that I would be burned to death, so you soaked your body in snow water and rolled around my body, wetting the dry grass under me, no Let the fire come over - and you're so exhausted..."
As he said that, he dug a hole in the ground and buried the ball in it. While burying it, he whispered to the dog mound: "Qiaoqiu, you risked your life to save me. I will never give up this kind of love." I forgot..." As he spoke, he raised his head and let out a long sigh: "I will make a career——when I become a leader in the future, I will order my clansmen, generations to come, Don't kill dogs, don't eat dog meat, don't wear dog fur coats and hats, to repay you for giving your life to save me today!"
His heart was full of sentimentality, but he also knew that he still had a lot of things to do, so he turned and left after taking another look at the dog mound; when he reached the entrance of the cave, he listened carefully for a while to make sure that there was nothing nearby. Human voice, and then walked out of the cave.
As expected, there are traces of the fire outside the cave, sections of scorched trees and ashes of fallen leaves and weeds, covered with a layer of snow, interspersed with a few rats, rabbits and small animals that were burned to death because they couldn't escape. The burnt smell is stronger, and there is still smoke curling from a tree not far away; it seems that after the fire started, it snowed again, and the snow water extinguished the fire, but left a few flames to spread, burning the branches, and it took a long time to extinguish , the heat turned into smoke in the snow...
Seeing the traces of the fire, Nurhachi was really a little frightened; from these traces, he could infer that although the fire did not ignite for a long time, the fire was very powerful, and it was not a natural fire, but a man-made fire. The arson of the fire——I narrowly escaped death again.
"My God! Is all this testing me?"
He didn't feel his blood was boiling and his eyes filled with tears; it was only a day and a night, and he encountered such a sudden change that almost cost him his precious life. Maybe he no longer exists—he subconsciously clenched his fists, raised his head to the sky, and roared to the radiant sun: "My God! No matter what kind of test you give me, I will Victorious! I am Nurhachi, and I will overcome everything!"
There are thousands of troops galloping in his heart, and there are raging waves surging in his heart, so he swears to the sky: "The fate of the Jurchens has been rough for hundreds of years-but I swear, I will overcome all these, I will defeat the Jurchens fate, so that every Jurchen will no longer be bullied and mutilated..."
After taking the oath, he strode forward in his passionate emotion; there was no horse under his crotch, no armor, and his dry food was exhausted, and the road ahead was rugged and long, with countless thorns along the road, There are ferocious beasts hidden everywhere, which will come out to devour pedestrians at any time, and the threat of pursuers sent by Li Chengliang makes his way forward full of dangers and obstacles. However, there is nothing but confidence He raised his head without hesitation and walked forward...
Jianzhou Zuowei on the far side of the mountain, it will take at least five days to reach it on foot; if you are thirsty and chew on snow, if you are hungry, you can only use your past hunting experience to lure some small animals from the cave. When encountering ferocious beasts, because he had no weapons in his hands, he didn't want to spend too much energy on them, so he tried to solve them by climbing up trees to hide; only once, he encountered a big bear, and he was poor Chasing after him, he climbed up the tree, but the bear shook the trunk vigorously under the tree. A big tree was shaken to the point of being uprooted in an instant. He had no choice but to jump down from the tree and fight the big bear with his bare hands. Until he killed the big bear with his fists.
After walking like this for a few days, he was only halfway away from Jianzhou Zuowei. He accelerated his pace even more, running small steps on the winding mountain road; suddenly, his ears pricked up, and his legs Subconsciously, he stopped immediately.
Originally there was only the sound of wind and snow, the sound of pine waves, the roar of beasts, and the sound of birds chirping in the mountains, but there was a faint sound of horseshoes mixed in...
Feeling vigilant, he leaned on the ground carefully, and listened for a while with his ears close to the ground. He was sure that it was the sound of horseshoes, but there were only a dozen or so of them. He immediately made a decision and found a tree. Climb up the big tree with dense branches, one is to avoid, and the other is to be condescending, to see what the identity of this team of people is, if it is an ordinary hunter, it will be fine if it is avoided; if it is Li Chengliang's men, because there are only a dozen or so Riding, not thousands of horses and horses, he believed that even with bare hands, he could still deal with it.
So, he stood on the tree, waited with bated breath, opened his eyes wide, and carefully paid attention to the approaching sound of horseshoes.
Not long after, the whereabouts of this small group of people appeared, only a distance away, it looked like a fuzzy black shadow, and it was impossible to tell if it was Li Chengliang's subordinates; The momentum of the pounce...
Finally, the shape of the person who came came gradually became clear. From the clothes, it didn't look like the Ming army's attire anymore. When you got closer, you could see that the person on horseback was wearing a hunting suit with narrow sleeves, with his head hanging down. With braids—it seems that this small group of people are actually Jurchen hunters!
The tense heart finally relaxed a little, but he didn't dare to relax completely - he told himself that he would wait until he saw the face of the person clearly before making any next steps, in case it was Li Chengliang's subordinates disguised as women. The appearance of a real person to lure him to show up.
However, when he saw clearly the face of the person who was riding the horse and leading the way in front, an unexpected surprise surged in his heart, and he immediately yelled at the person: "E Yidu!"
While shouting, he immediately jumped from the tree.
Of course, E Yidu, who was advancing on his horse, never expected that someone would call him from hiding in the tree. He was startled at first, but he was too late to rein in the horse, and the horse ran fast. When he reined in the horse, it was already After running for a long time, he turned his horse and ran back again, only then did he see the person who called him.
"Ah, Nurhachi—why are you here?"
Eyidu, who was overjoyed, immediately jumped off the horse happily, and hugged Nurhachi tightly; the two met unexpectedly, and were extremely surprised in their hearts, and they hugged for a long time before they separated.
"These are all apprentices who learned martial arts from me. Today, I specially took them up the mountain to hunt, so that they can actually prove what they have learned. Let's shoot a few big bears back!" E Yidu laughed loudly and said to Nurhachi: "The You, that's really great, please demonstrate it to them later, and let them know the truth of "there are people above men"! Not to mention them, there are many people who are better than their master in martial arts! "
He spoke happily, but Nurhachi could only respond with a wry smile: "E Yidu, I think the matter of hunting bears will have to be another day—to tell you the truth, at this moment, I am so anxious that I can't wait to fly back to Jianzhou Zuowei." , how can I have the mood and time to hunt here? If you are willing to help, I just want to ask you to lend me a horse so that I can return to Jianzhou Zuowei earlier!"
"What's the problem with borrowing horses—here are ten horses, just take your pick!"
E Yidu immediately agreed generously, but also asked with concern: "Look at you, has something happened?"
Nurhachi looked up to the sky and sighed: "My grandfather and father were killed by Li Chengliang, and I escaped from Li Chengliang with a narrow escape——I want to rush back to Jianzhou Zuowei, gather my people, and fight for my family. Grandfather and father revenge!"
Hearing this, Edu immediately slapped Nurhachi on the shoulder with a "bar" and said loudly: "In this case, we will go to Jianzhou Zuowei with you - even ten of us will listen to you." handle!"
"E Yidu..." Nurhachi was inexplicably moved. He stretched out his hand, grabbed E Yidu's hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Good brother..."
However, after thinking about it, he couldn't help but reject E Yidu's kindness: "With the weak strength of Jianzhou Zuowei, facing Li Chengliang's hundreds of thousands of troops, it is like hitting a stone with an egg; I must do it, you, You don't have to risk yourself..."
Although these words were imagined for Er Yidu, they actually caused Er Yidu to protest loudly: "What are you talking about! When did I, Er Yidu, ever fear danger?"
As he said that, he patted Nurhachi's shoulder again, and said loudly: "Did you forget the promise we made and the oath we made three years ago? A man should do it in this world." To start a vigorous career, you are not afraid of death, but are you afraid of danger?"
Nurhachi burst into tears: "Ah! How could I forget? I can't forget all the time. We made an appointment to do something together and vowed to help each other..."
That was three years ago...
One day, Nurhachi passed by Jiamuhu Village in Sukesuhu River on business, because Gahashan Hasihu, the son of the head of the village, Mutong'a, had just engaged in a marriage contract with his mother and sister; , and lived in Jiamuhu Village for two days, in Jiamuhu Village, he met Ha Sihu's cousin E Yidu.
Er Yidu's surname is Niuhulu, who lived in Changbai Mountain for generations; his ancestors had a good family background, a prominent family in Changbai Mountain, and had huge assets and a solid economic foundation.In the hands of his grandfather Aling Abyan, he took the whole family to live in Yinglai Valley, and the family property grew even bigger; his father Duling'a was outstanding in martial arts and brave, so he won the title of "Batulu" name.Er Yidu was born in the 41st year of Jiajing, three years younger than Nurhachi.
Unfortunately, Aling Abyan died when Eyi was very young; a few years later, Duling'a and his wife were murdered by their enemies; Eyidu became an orphan when he was only six years old and had to hide in a neighboring village grow up.When he was thirteen years old, he was as tall, strong and strong as an adult, and he was strong in martial arts, so he practiced martial arts well; so he found his enemy, killed his enemy with his own hands, and avenged his parents.
However, after avenging his revenge, he was still alone; therefore, he thought that his aunt married in Jiamuhu village, and was a Fujin of Mutong'a, so he simply came to Jiamuhu village and lived in his aunt's house.
In Jiamuhu village, E Yidu got along very well with his cousin Ha Sihu, who was two years older than him; the two got along well, and also liked to hunt and learn martial arts together, and even liked to lead the young boys in the village to practice. The battles simulated the advance, retreat, attack, etc. on the battlefield, making the village full of "killing" sounds every day, so it was very lively; and the relationship between the cousins was so good that even brothers could not compare on.
When the two got to know Nurhachi, the cousins immediately had a new and common spiritual center, that is Nurhachi-the three young people hit it off right away and talked all night long; the topics of course were nothing more than ideals, ambitions, The past and present of the Jurchen, and even the future development; Nurhachi talked eloquently, not only incisively, far-sighted, but also intimidating. A passage made Ha Sihu and E also admire him from the bottom of their hearts: "I often I was wondering if a person is a great person if he is stronger and stronger in martial arts? After thinking about it for a few times, I don’t think so. Because people are made of flesh and blood, no matter how strong they are, no matter how strong their martial arts are , as long as there are more people, others are still invincible; moreover, people will age and die, and when they die, their strength and martial arts will be useless. Then I thought, what kind of person is great What about the person? I finally figured it out, that is the person who has done a great job while alive, and is remembered and respected even after his death!"
"You're absolutely right!" Upon hearing this, E Yidu first yelled loudly: "A man lives in this world, and he really has to do a great job to make his life worthwhile; let's go! Let's go with You go! Do a good job and make a big career!"
While talking, he jumped up, as if wishing to set off immediately.
After all, Ha Sihu is two years older, and he is not as impulsive as E Yidu. He gave E Yidu a hand, let him sit down and talk, and said to him: "Do a big business—— What kind of great cause are you going to do? Listen to Nurhachi's detailed explanation first! Otherwise, you will jump on the horse immediately, and you don't know which way the horse's head will go!"
When Ha Sihu said this, Eyi felt a little embarrassed, smiled embarrassingly, and sat down again.
Nurhachi looked at them, and really liked them in his heart, so he said frankly what was in his heart: "Yes, before doing a big business, you should think clearly and see clearly—see clearly what big things are there in the world now." A career needs people to do it, and then think about which one is suitable for you..."
Before he finished speaking, Eyi had already interjected and asked, "Then what major undertakings in the world do we need to do now?"
Nurhachi looked at him, and said slowly: "I have thought about this issue a lot, and until now, I only thought of one thing, and that is the unity of the Jurchens—as a Jurchen, of course what I care most about is the fate of the Jurchens." "You see, now the Jurchens are divided into so many small groups, fighting each other, the result is that everyone has a bad life. However, the Jurchens have not always been like this; hundreds of years ago, the Jurchens only had one big gold At the time of the Jurchen Kingdom, it was not like this to fight against oneself, but to unite to fight against foreign countries; at that time, in the Jurchen’s own Dajin Kingdom, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment..."
"That's right!" Erow also patted his thigh hard: "Why didn't I think of this before?"
Ha Sihu also nodded and said: "Nurhachi, what you said is too reasonable! Our Jurchens just beat themselves up for themselves, and we don't know how many people will be killed every year; if we can unify the Jurchen ministries and make everyone No more cannibalism, and the common people can live a good life like in the era of the Dajin Kingdom!"
"I know! The great cause Nurhachi has to do is to unify the Jurchens and let the common people live a better life..." Eyidu immediately gave a cheer, then tightly held Nurhachi's hands, and said loudly: " Nurhachi, those who need help for a big cause—I will be the first to go with you!"
Then, Ha Sihu's hands were also added...
At that time, Nurhachi was 22 years old, Ha Sihu was 21 years old, and Edu was only 19 years old...
"These, how could I forget?"
Nurhachi held E Yidu's hands tightly, and the blood in his heart began to boil. He murmured: "Good brother, then let's go on the road! Maybe our great cause will start from now on!"
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