Sheng Fu

Chapter 281
On the edge of the desert, the autumn wind is brisk.

In the front is the vast desert, with endless wild sand, and in the back are lofty mountains, which are long and long, and the middle is like the dividing line between heaven and earth.

The dilapidated ancient temple, jackdaws on the branches.

There is a wanderer sitting on the threshold of an ancient temple, eating grass roots, cress grass roots, which can be eaten, and their taste is slightly sweet, similar to sweet potatoes.

This person was about fifty years old, dressed in animal fur, without any shoes, his face, wrists, and skin were covered with black dirt. He hadn't washed for a long time, and his body had an inexplicable stench.

Young people yearn for wandering, thinking that wandering is poetry and distance.

But the real wandering is that there is no inch of tile above, no inch of land below, mountains and rivers are far away, no return date, maybe no return date, buried in a place that no one knows, and ends his life lonely.

The contours of his face are soft, he thought he was a handsome young man when he was young, but unfortunately, after many years of wandering, he no longer has any popularity, and often competes with wild dogs for food.

Winter is the best season for most wanderers. Wild beasts run amok among the mountains and fields, and they can set traps along the footprints in the heavy snow to hunt.

And spring is the cruelest for wanderers, the wild fruits in the mountains have not yet blossomed and bear fruit, and the wild animals return to the depths of the mountains, and they can only live by eating tree roots and grass leaves.

What is the difference between man and beast?There seems to be no difference, the only difference is that people can use fire to light the fire of civilization.

After eating the grass roots, he planned to fall asleep and let it happen in the Ming Dynasty.

Just about to fall asleep, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes and jade belt arrived with two guards.

The homeless man looked up, and the middle-aged man in fine clothes and jade belt walked up to him alone, and the two guards looked at each other from a distance.

The middle-aged man said: "You used to be a scholar, wandering here, have you ever regretted your decision in the past?"

The homeless man looked blankly and did not reply.

The middle-aged man continued: "The temple has begun to settle down the refugees, and you will also live a life of food and clothing."

The homeless man still didn't reply, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "This time I really need to settle down, but I can give you a higher price, you have to do something."

The homeless man raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

The middle-aged man didn't make fun of this person. A person who is at the end of his life is willing to do all kinds of difficult things as long as he is given enough benefits.

Seriously said: "There are not many scholars among the refugees, you are one of them. In the past, you were a small official in the local area. I will give food and money. You gathered a group of homeless people and died in the hands of that young Ba Gu. in front of the head."

The homeless man's eyes gradually turned fierce, and he said ferociously, "What do you want to do?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Your life has been desolate and dilapidated enough, but you still have a son who is also a scholar. After this matter is completed, I can guarantee that your son will enter the White Deer Academy to study. As for the official career? , it depends on his good fortune."

The homeless man's eyes gradually stabilized, no longer fierce.

The middle-aged man continued: "It doesn't matter whether you live or die, but if you die in front of Yu Wenjun, you will be able to give birth to future generations. If your descendants have great promises, they may also hold power and become a generation of heroes. "

"Back then, many of your propositions were actually correct, and your knowledge was also good, but you still lost because your family background was not good and your power was not strong enough."

"There are many sorrows in the world, and the understandable sorrows are all carved from jade."

"But there is more sorrow, no one knows, only one person bears it silently."

"You used to be an official, so I don't need to tell you about the specific matters."

The tramp said, "How can I trust you?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "After you gather enough dead soldiers, I will take you to see your son from a distance, even though your son doesn't know that you are already dead."

The tramp thought over and over again, but finally lowered his head.

The middle-aged man threw a bag of money to the other party, and said with a playful smile: "Zhou Qinggu is indeed the name of a scholar."

Zhou Qinggu took the bag of money, looked at the messy ground, and waited until the middle-aged man in brocade clothes and jade belt walked away, he finally cried, weeping in a low voice, gradually turning into howling.

Haoye Plain.

The military tents are continuous and scattered in an orderly manner, and the cooking smoke rises faintly and flutters in all directions.

Three hundred Panlong spies had infiltrated among the refugees and hibernated. To be on the safe side, Suo Chengguo still sent a small number of spies to infiltrate among the refugees.

Generals from all walks of life have already led their troops to various places to gather the refugees, and the local governments will also cooperate with this matter. It is estimated that starting tomorrow, refugees will gather in the Haoye Plain one after another.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, there is no smell of tea or wine. When you come to such a poor place, you have to put on a show, and you can't let the refugees see that no matter when and where an official is, he can have a good life.

Some insignificant incidents are extremely sensitive in the eyes of some people, and are very likely to expand into a vicious incident.

Suo Chengguo was wearing armor, frowned and said: "If we can organize and settle in the nearby city-states, it will be much smoother."

Although the military tents can also be set up, they must be simple and simple. Once it encounters windy and rainy weather, many things will be extremely inconvenient.

If there is a city-state to rely on, it doesn't matter if the wind blows and the rain is blown. You can slowly and carefully divide the levels of refugees, and you can be more relaxed.

Yu Wenjun smiled helplessly and said: "Of course not. If there are refugees in the plains who make trouble, they can be suppressed immediately. There are many people in the city-state, and innocent people will be hurt."

"And many refugees have never touched a woman for many years. Once they see a woman with neat makeup, who knows what tragic things will happen. Although this place is simple, it is destined to take a lot of time, but it can greatly reduce all kinds of problems. accidents."

"They eat and drink here, and they also have hope in their hearts. Over time, the anxiety in their hearts will naturally calm down."

Suo Chengguo smiled shyly and said, "It's my lack of consideration. I just think that you are the leader of the Eight Gus. You are used to rich clothes and good food, and you want to have direct contact with the refugees. I always want to think more about you."

Among the refugees, there are countless foul language, which is really a severe torture for scholars.

Yu Wenjun smiled and said: "You think too much, but Jing Hanqing has a separate tent to organize files and handle government affairs."

It is really not suitable for a girl's family to step into the turbulent current.

In the evening, soldiers and horses returned to camp along the way, bringing a large number of refugees here.

Yu Wenjun and Suo Chengguo also walked out of the tent, and did not meet the refugees in person, but just watched from afar. The team of refugees was long, and most of them were confused and unconscious.

On the contrary, there were a few dirty children who looked curiously at the soldiers in tough clothes around them.

Without exception, these children were skinny and skinny, and some of them were missing arms or legs, or were blind.

Suo Chengguo secretly clenched his fist, gritted his teeth and said, "These children are so innocent."

Yu Wenjun was expressionless, he didn't know how to deal with such matters, since he was already a refugee, why did he have to give birth to a child and come to this world to suffer?
Sighed helplessly, morality and ethics always have irreconcilable contradictions with the laws of nature at some point.

The night was getting darker. This time, about [-] refugees were brought with them, and they temporarily settled in tents. The Huotou Army also cooked a simple meal for these refugees. The delicacies of mountains and seas are gone.

Thinking of some things that might happen, Yu Wenjun suddenly felt heavy in his heart.

"You can send troops and call [-] men from the northern states and counties to come here. The salary is good, and you have to call [-] men to come here at any cost." Yu Wenjun said to Suo Chengguo solemnly.

Suo Chengguo couldn't react for a while, but he rushed down to deliver the order.

(End of this chapter)