Humane Yongchang

Chapter 109 Going to Guling

Early the next morning, Chen Sheng went to Guling.

Chen Dao led the [-] Youzhou Army veterans to escort him along the way.

Chen Shou personally escorted him out of the city.

After he left Chen County, Chen Shou also led the [-] red-clothed troops from Panlong Village to go out of Chen County to ask the rich and unkind households in Chen County to "borrow" food.

The two of them, father and son, don't know how long it will be before they can get together again.

"This is a steamed cake made by Qingniang this morning. You can eat some on the way and save a mouthful for your fourth uncle Zhao!"

Chen Shou tied the grain to Chen Sheng's horse, tightened the rope with all his strength, and instructed in his mouth: "When you arrive at the place, discuss with your uncles more about things. If you can convince people with virtue, don't use it. Use a knife, if you really can only use a knife to reason, let your fourth uncle Zhao do it, you will be weak if you are stingy, and you can't afford too much evil..."

"Father, the child has something in mind."

Chen Sheng said helplessly: "It's you, after you go out, try to only borrow food and don't kill people. Even if you must kill people, you can't kill people. Although they are not good people, it doesn't matter if you kill them, but you have done a lot. It will make all the noble families in the county self-inflicted, and it will not be so easy to ask them to borrow something in the future, you have to remember that you only go out to borrow food, not to kill..."

This time, it was Chen Shou's turn to be impatient: "Okay okay, are you Lao Tzu or Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu has traveled south and north for more than ten years, and he has crossed more bridges than you have traveled. You must be used to teach Lao Tzu how to do things. Hurry up and get out, I'll be angry when I see you!"

He picked up Chen Sheng, put him on the horse, turned around and patted Chen Dao on the shoulder.

Chen Dao understood and smiled: "Second Master, don't worry, with me, no one can hurt Dalang!"

Chen Shou kept a straight face and didn't say a word, as if Chen Dao would be wrong.

"Get on the horse!"

Chen Dao turned around and waved at the fourteen siblings behind him.

"Wow."

The 14 people turned on their horses in unison, and their movements were uniform as if they were one person.

Chen Sheng grabbed the reins of the horse, looked at Chen Shou, who was the only one standing on the ground, and felt a little reluctant, and said in a low voice, "Dad, what else do you want to tell me?"

Chen Shou: "No, get out!"

As he said that, he slapped Chen Sheng on the buttocks of the horse he sat on.

The horse was in pain, so he threw off his hooves and trotted out.

Chen Dao and others drove their horses to keep up.

After the group ran all the way, Chen Sheng turned around and saw his old father still standing there looking at them, as if he hadn't moved a step.

……

A group of people walked along the horse road and drove the horse all the way north.

Along the way, the farmland on both sides of the horse road is completely barren, and even weeds are few and far between.

Every time you walk, you will see one or several rotting corpses that are being eaten by birds and birds.

He knew that these corpses were all refugees who wanted to go to Chen County to make a living.

But in the end, he fell down on the road and was never able to get up again...

Compared with them, those refugees who live in Chen County seem to be the lucky ones all at once.

Sure enough, there has never been the worst in the world, only the worst.

At first, Chen Sheng would restrain the horses, dismounting to restrain these highly corrupt corpses, and put them in the ground for safety.

He felt that these people were not as good as pigs and dogs when they were alive, and they had to be like people when they died.

But see more.

His sensitive heart seemed to be gradually numb.

He began to deliberately control his eyes, not to look at the corpses that fell by the roadside.

Just pretend you don't see it.

Maybe it won't hurt.

Don't waste your time and energy anymore.

But one can only lie to others.

I can't fool myself...

He began to think about a question, why is the life of these people so difficult?

Are they not working hard enough?

Is God trying to make things difficult for them?
Or is something wrong with the ruling class of the land?
Thinking about it, he didn't dare to continue to think deeply.

He felt that his thoughts were becoming more and more dangerous...

How many bowls and how many meals to eat.

Now he is too busy to take care of himself, and does not have the ability to help all the refugees affected by this drought!

Yes, I don't have that ability!
He said so to himself.

"Dalang, there's a village there, let's go in and rest and ask for some water!"

While walking, Chen Dao suddenly said loudly.

Chen Sheng came back to his senses, restrained the horse under his crotch, and picked up a string of water bladders hanging from the saddle, only to find that the water bladders were mostly empty.

the weather is too hot.

Not only people need to drink water, but horses also need to drink water.

Chen Sheng looked at the village with faint cooking smoke from a distance, recalled the road map that Chen Shou told him yesterday, shook his head and said, "I won't go in, there should be a place within ten or twenty miles ahead. Living water, go there to rest and drink horses!"

He had some fears to face the starving people who were starving.

They are so miserable.

And he really couldn't help them.

Just out of sight and out of mind...

Chen Dao didn't ask why, just nodded, hit his horse and continued to gallop...

……

Twilight.

Chen Sheng and his party arrived in Guling smoothly.

Zhao Si had already sent people to wait for them on the only road outside Guling City, and after receiving them, he led them straight into the city.

"Hahaha……"

Before entering the door, Zhao Si, who was greeted by the news, walked out of the door with a big laugh and opened his arms excitedly to meet Chen Sheng: "Dalang, you are here, and you want to kill your fourth uncle!"

Chen Sheng looked at his rosy face, and knew that he was doing well in Guling, and smiled, "Do you miss your nephew or the steamed cakes at home?"

With that said, he took off the food burden from the horse and threw it into Zhao Si's arms: "Qing Niang got up this morning to steam the steamed cakes, and my father specially ordered me to bring them to you!"

Zhao Si took the burden, squeezed through the rough cloth, and said in surprise: "It's still our fourth brother who thinks about us, it's good to know that we are!"

Chen Sheng smiled and turned to his side, pulled Chen Dao standing behind him to him, and introduced him to him: "You were in a hurry to go back, and you were in a hurry to leave, so I can introduce you in the future, this is my uncle Dao. , Chen Dao, the siblings who went in and out with my uncle since childhood!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the north.

Zhao Si understood, he stepped forward enthusiastically, patted Chen Dao's arm vigorously, and said with a smile, "The family doesn't speak two languages, our name is Zhao Shan, the fourth oldest, all brothers and sisters in the family call us Zhao Si. , Depending on the age, Brother Dao should be older than the younger brother, if there is any younger brother who can help in the future, Brother Dao can talk!"

Chen Dao nodded with a smile: "I've been listening to Dalang mentioning you. I can see today that the fourth child is as arrogant as Dalang said!"

"Really? Dalang said that about me?"

Zhao Si Le patted Chen Sheng's shoulder hard: "Forth Fourth Uncle didn't hurt you in vain!"

Chen Sheng looked inside: "Fourth Uncle Zhao, where are the uncles? Are they all here?"

Zhao Siyi patted his forehead: "Look at the fourth uncle, you are getting old and confused, hurry up, talk inside, the brothers are here, just waiting for you!"

　PS1: The additions of the two leaders will be delivered tomorrow.

　　PS2: The last chapter is on the way.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)