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Chapter 290 Li Guanyi’s momentum has been established!

It took a long time for the people around to realize what Mr. Wen He said. The Qilin Army was leaving? Yes, the Qilin Army was originally a force in the 18 states of Jiangnan. They came here for the autumn hunt in Zhongzhou.

Now that the Emperor's Autumn Hunt is over, they will naturally leave.

But they suddenly felt a sense of panic in their hearts.

It was like something was leaving.

The old man who spoke lowered his head and looked at the porridge in the bowl. It was not fine white rice, but even if it was brown rice it was a solid and filling meal. Some oil was added when cooking. In addition to rice, there were also steamed buns and corn bread.

There are several dishes, including large pieces of stewed pork and stewed vegetables.

A big pot was placed on the fire, and in it was a big pot of steaming hot rice cooked by the strong men of the Qilin Army. These days they were helping the Qilin Army with odd jobs here, which was not a big deal, as the Qilin Army would pay them and provide them with meals.

If you are willing to do more work, you can bring your family over and they will feed you together. There seems to be a doctor accompanying you in the army who can help with medical consultations. There is also a Mr. Wen Lingjun who can teach the children to read and write.

Compared with the treatment here, what was the life I lived before?
The thin rice porridge was half filled with sand after one mouthful.

The old man's lips trembled and he said, "Are you going to leave?"

Wen He said: "I can't bear to leave you either."

"But, [the world is in chaos]."

These four words are plain, yet spoken just right.

This plain and sincere counselor said softly, "In the north, the Iron Buddha and Night Cavalry are fighting. From the Central Plains to the State of Chen, the Tiger Cavalry are advancing. In the Western Regions, it is General Lu Youxian and the Wolf King, as well as the remnants of the Western Regions."

"The world has been in chaos for a long time."

“People are dying everywhere.”

Wen He said: "My Lord is the Lord of the Eighteen States in Jiangnan. We, the Qilin Army, must also go back to protect our people. You have been of great help to us during this period of time. We have nothing to help you with."

"After having a full meal here, there are some copper coins here. They are your wages for this period of time. You can take them. After that, this world is so vast, so please take care of yourself!"

Everyone was in dead silence. The Qilin Army over there really moved out many boxes with small change inside. The food here smelled delicious and there was money to be had, but the atmosphere suddenly became depressing.

People ate rice and greasy stewed meat, but for some reason they had nothing to say. Some people ate their meals, but for some reason their noses felt sore and they were about to cry.

Adults all have their own pain points.

Only the children were happy because they had eaten meat today, and they were even happier because they didn't have to learn to read.

"Okay, there's meat to eat!"

"You don't need to learn to read today, but I have memorized all the words that the teacher taught me before."

A child pulled at his mother's clothes and said, "The meat is so delicious."

"Mom, can we still eat meat in the future?"

The woman wanted to comfort her child with a smile, but for some reason, tears started to fall. The child panicked and wanted to wipe away his mother's tears, but he couldn't wipe them away no matter what he did. This emotion seemed to be contagious, and soon there was a burst of crying.

Wen Lingjun looked at this scene, feeling sorry for it. He sighed and said, "You are using such means to highlight the cruelty of war and win the hearts of the people. Qingyu, your means are not good..."

Wenhe replied: "Did I threaten them or hurt them?"

"My Lord, helping them and taking the people away is also our strategy."

"I just hope that this plan will work as well as possible."

“Although today’s scene was to stir up the emotions of the people and used some tricks, my method was just to hope to take away more people.”

Wen He's face was no longer as indifferent as before, and he just said:
"The world is in turmoil and the struggles among the noble families will be even more intense. If these people stay in Zhongzhou, they will be the first to die. If they follow us to the Eighteen Prefectures of Jiangnan, they can at least have a few acres of farmland, learn to read, and enjoy at least three years of peace."

Wen Lingjun sighed and sat back down. The food in his bowl was the same as that of ordinary people. Although he was born in a noble family, he did not have a spoiled temper. He would eat cleanly and seriously, and was gentle and elegant in his dealings with others.

Wen He suddenly said, "I just didn't expect that the lord would do this."

"I just hoped to take advantage of this situation and put on another show, but the lord didn't do that. He asked us to settle the work for them before we left, and then paid them according to the price of hiring people."

"Even the lord is unwilling to come out and put on a show to win people's hearts."

Wen Lingjun said softly: "What the lord does is just to pay the corresponding wages for the work, to feed them, to help with the medical treatment, and to teach their children to recognize some words. That's all."

"My lord just treats them as human beings."

Wen He said: "This is very difficult."

"Even the Mohist School has split into three branches, and Xia Mo has also become many branches. The lord said before that when he was in Chen State, he was assassinated outside Guan Yi City. It was the radical warrior of Xia Mo's lineage."

"The only thing left is the philosophy of using martial arts to govern the world, but it is slowly changing in this chaotic world."

"In troubled times, that's how it is, drifting with the flow without control."

"It is a rare thing to be treated as a human being in troubled times, instead of having military merits under the command and heads around your waist. During this period of time, they have been doing simple jobs, but there are many people, and I have acquired many ships."

"If we go downstream, we can reach the Jiangnan area relatively quickly."

Everyone ate the meal in a depressed mood. When the people received the copper coins, although they were extremely reluctant to give them up, they could not make a decision for a while and just said goodbye to the Qilin Army with tears in their eyes.

During the previous period of time, many people gathered around the Qilin Army and everyone was very lively. But after this time, the Qilin Army felt deserted and the soldiers of the Qilin Army felt a little depressed.

Everyone packed up their things. After Li Guanyi said goodbye to the Master and the others in the city, he walked out and went to Changfeng Tower to get the information. He roughly knew the changes in the situation in the whole world. Li Guanyi put the information away.

The person in charge of Changfeng Tower in Zhongzhou said:

"Owner, are you leaving Zhongzhou?"

"The young lady is waiting for you."

Li Guan nodded and followed the woman down the Changfeng Tower. After walking for a while, they arrived at a pavilion in the Zhongzhou Imperial City. There stood a big tree with golden leaves swaying in the wind.

The girl in a green dress with cloud patterns stood there quietly, watching the autumn wind rise and fall.

Li Guanyi squeezed a cloth bag in his arms, walked over, and said with a smile: "Miss, you are quite free."

Xue Shuangtao smiled slightly and said, "It's because you, Qin Wuhou and General Tiance, are so busy that you don't have time to come and look for me. I can only watch the flowers bloom and fall here. But, from the looks of you, are you planning to leave?"

Li Guan nodded: "The world has changed drastically, it's not ordinary."

After their victories, the generals of Chen and Ying built memorial pavilions. The skulls in the memorial pavilions were probably not just those of the enemy soldiers who died in battle. The battlefield was cruel and ruthless. Li Guanyi had a very strong sense of urgency in his heart.

He has an agreement with Jiang Wanxiang.

Within three years, Jiang Wanxiang attacked Chen, and Li Guanyi entered the Western Regions.

But there are more heroes in the world than just these two.

Just from the information at this moment, we can know that five different people, the Great Khan of the Turks, and Chen Dingye joined forces to attack Ying State; if the Great Khan becomes powerful and marches into the Central Plains from the grasslands, the end result will be the collapse of the Central Plains.

The Regent of the Western Regions, if the Regent can quickly annex the Western Regions, then the vitality of Li Guanyi and the Eighteen Prefectures of Jiangnan will be cut off, and the Regent will have already gained momentum.

If Chen Dingye can ally with the Turks to defeat the Ying State, and defeat the regent who occupies the Western Regions, and annex the Western Regions with his southern country, and attack the north from the south and intimidate all four directions, he may also be able to achieve hegemony.

It seems that the Western Regions and the nearby plains, when connected together, are indeed the battlegrounds that must be fought for in the current situation.

The heroes are competing to see who can take this crucial step first.

Li Guanyi can't stop.

Li Guanyi pressed his palm against the wooden sword and said softly, "So, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next time to meet you." Xue Shuangtao didn't say anything, but just smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's good to meet you this time."

When the wind blew, the ginkgo tree swayed, and a fallen leaf fell on Li Guanyi's shoulder. Xue Shuangtao reached out and picked the fallen leaf off Li Guanyi's shoulder, then straightened Li Guanyi's collar:
"The great changes in the world are a good opportunity for a man to rise to power. Besides, you still have too many things to do and cannot stop here. Anyway, I have to leave here for something. If you didn't leave, I would have come to say goodbye to you."

Xue Shuangtao smiled, then took out something from her waist, held Li Guanyi's hand with her left hand, pulled it up, and stuffed the thing into Li Guanyi's hand with her right hand, saying, "Here, don't say that this young lady treats you badly!"

Li Guan was stunned: "What is this?"

Xue Shuangtao smiled slightly and said, "Just take a look."

Li Guanyi opened it with suspicion, and seeing the words and seal on it, he grinned and asked cautiously, "Is this a land deed?"

This is actually a land deed written in Central Plains characters and Tuyuhun characters.

And it’s a whole village.

Xue Shuangtao raised his eyebrows, revealing the same heroic spirit as before, and added: "It's the deed to the Western Region. I know you want to go there, but it's a mess over there, with too many forces. You need to have your own territory."

"Didn't I say that I originally planned to leave Changfeng Tower there?"

"Although I failed, I have already 'bought' the land of Changfeng Tower and a village that was used to shelter the people rescued by Changfeng Tower. Now they are in my hands and are of little use. You should take them, Guanyi. They will definitely be useful to you."

"Hmm? How do you think I got it?"

"Hehe, since you are a young lady, you must have the abilities of a young lady."

"You've never had any luck with money in your life, so just rely on me in this regard."

The girl was talking and laughing.

Not far away, Chen Qingyan, with white hair on his temples, was holding a sword and leaning against the wall. Next to him was the old man Chen Chengbi with cloth wrapped around his arms. This old man was devoted to martial arts, and when he faced the sword maniac Murong Longtu, others were afraid, but he was very excited.

He rushed too far ahead and was hit hard by the sword maniac several times, which damaged his tendons and veins. He is still recovering. He secretly listened to the conversation of the young men and muttered, "What a joke."

He did go to Kunlun via the Western Regions.

The village was valued by a nobleman from the Western Regions. Xue Shuangtao went to buy it and had clearly agreed on the price. However, the nobleman from the Western Regions was so bold that he said he would give the village to Xue Shuangtao if she married him as his third wife.

The little girl smiled and seemed to agree.

Then he kicked the table over, stepped on the chest of the Western master with the Bagua Wandering Dragon Step, raised his hand and drew a bow, and the arrow in his hand almost pierced the Western master's mouth.

Finally, he drew the bow, and the bowstring was as taut as thunder.

"Who are you going to marry?"

"This girl?"

"You deserve it too?!"

After several consecutive arrows, the collar of the Western master was nailed to a big tree.

This kind of temperament is somewhat similar to that of the tiger from the Western Regions.

Chen Chengbi remembered something and looked at Chen Qingyan next to him: "Speaking of which, isn't Shuang Tao's uncle, Xue Changqing's father, in the Western Regions?"

Chen Qingyan nodded: "Yes."

Chen Chengbi said: "Although the Xue family is not very stable now, Xue Changqing's father is definitely on Li Guanyi's side. Tsk, Xue Shuangtao, this girl, gave land, money, and she also had connections when she went there."

"Oh, what a nice girl."

"Li family boy, why don't you just go and marry this little girl?"

Chen Chengbi sighed deeply and said, "Go and marry this little girl." "So that I can go to have a glass of wedding wine and then have a fight with that sword maniac."

"If I go to disturb Li Guanyi's bridal chamber."

"Will there be another chance to fight with Murong Longtu?"

Chen Chengbi began to think about the possibility of this behavior.

Chen Qingyan didn't want to pay any attention to this martial arts-loving elder.

Li Guanyi knew the weight of this thing, and also knew its importance to his entry into the Western Regions, so he solemnly accepted it and thanked her, but was stopped by the girl. Xue Shuangtao took out another stack of things, stuffed them into Li Guanyi's arms, and said softly:
"Here are some of the eyes we have there."

"Changfeng Tower failed, but it was not a complete failure. It left some traces. These eyes will definitely help you."

"There is one in Jianghu, one in the Wolf King's army, one in the Tangut country, and one in the Big Banner Camp. Do you remember? In the Big Banner Camp is the cavalry archer commander under your father, Duke Taiping, the God Archer General."

Li Guanyi recalled the information he had seen from Chen Guo before and said softly:
"Wang Shunchen."

This general once defended the city alone. In one day, he shot 3,000 arrows, killed 2,997 people, and suppressed a vanguard army with his firepower.

Later, the Qiang people rebelled and stationed on the mountain outside the city. This general stood on the city wall and shot arrows with his bow. The arrows flew through the air and even penetrated the mountain and killed people.

He was the best archer under the command of Li Wanli, Duke of Taiping.

After Li Wanli died, Wang Shunchen shot three arrows at the city gate with his bow. The commoner left with the bow. No one dared to stop him. Even Lu Youxian was unwilling to surround this sharpshooting general who had no worries.

If Wang Shunchen were to ride wildly on a strange beast with a bow in his hand, he would be the type of expert that would be hard to capture unless he were surrounded by a large army.

Later, this sharpshooting general went to the big flag camp of a major sect in the Western Regions.

All I do every day is drink and look at beautiful women.

The file records that Li Guanyi saw stated that an envoy from the Qiang tribe went to pay him a visit, trembling with fear, and after leaving he cried out loudly, saying: Is the Archer General dead?

His heart is dead.

Xue Shuangtao held a waist badge with a large flag logo and placed it in Li Guanyi's hand. The girl said in a clear voice, "You go to the world, and I go to the rivers and lakes. When my teacher and I went to Kunlun before, we passed through the Western Regions and met this divine general."

"He was already a master."

"As far as his martial arts are concerned, he was at the top 30 on the God Generals List. But later on, it seemed that his state of mind had become problematic due to the destruction of the Taiping Army, and his Dharma image had collapsed. I thought that you might be able to wake him up again."

Xue Shuangtao smiled and said, "Okay, there's nothing more to look at."

"There's not much I can do to help you."

She reached out and put her hand on Li Guanyi's shoulder, pushing him slightly outside. The girl said softly, "It's getting late."

"Just like over a year ago."

"Go."

"Or do you have something to say?"

The girl paused, stood there, and looked at Li Guanyi with a smile.

Li Guanyi felt that he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He kept quiet for a while, and said, "I do have something I want to ask you." Li Guanyi took out a jade bottle from his arms, took Xue Shuangtao's hand with his left hand, and then placed the jade bottle in Xue Shuangtao's palm.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt the girl's hand tremble slightly.

Old man Chen Chengbi's eyes lit up.

"Oh my, this is..."

He got up.

Chen Qingyan's sword hit him directly on the head and pressed him down.

The wind was blowing over there, and the golden leaves were swirling around there. The boy's clothes and the girl's black hair were slightly fluttering. Xue Shuangtao's heart beat faster, and his cheeks flushed slightly. Then he heard Li Guanyi solemnly say:
"This is the antidote to the poison."

Then the slightly charming atmosphere disappeared in an instant. Xue Shuangtao was stunned. Then the girl held the jade bottle and suddenly couldn't help laughing, her face flushed with laughter.

Chen Chengbi on the other side cursed: "You stinky boy, you are not as good as Zu Wenyuan!"

Li Guan said, "I originally wanted to go to the Northern Territory and give this medicine to Commander Yue, but with the current situation in the world, I can't help myself and I don't have that much freedom."

"The Xue family's trade routes are spread across the world. I hope you, Shuang Tao, can send this thing outside the Great Wall and give it to Yue Shuai and Brother Yue. This medicine can cure Yue Shuai's poison and allow him to recover to his full glory within three years, or even go further."

Xue Shuangtao covered his stomach which was aching from laughing so much, wiped the tears from his eyes, and said, "Okay, okay, I get it!"

"It's just that you are so generous to leave such a big thing to me."

"Are you entrusting General Yue's life to me?"

Li Guanyi replied: "I believe you."

Xue Shuangtao smiled, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Really?"

This was the relationship she expected, that young man went out into this troubled world and made his way through these turbulent times, but he still had enough trust in her to entrust such things to her.

That's it.

This era of heroes is destined to be bloody.

The Regent was slaughtering people in the Western Regions, while the famous generals of Chen and Ying were building Jingguan. In such an era, how could Li Guanyi do those love things with her?

The world is so big, but he and she are not the little children who are sad about the passing of time in this era when the mountains and rivers are grieving, the people are suffering, and heroes are rising!
But at this time, Li Guanyi still took out a cloth bag from his arms and said, "This is a gift."

Xue Shuangtao blinked his eyes. Li Guanyi opened the cloth bag, revealing two hairpins. One was a jade hairpin, warm and quiet, but it was an antique that was hundreds of years old. The other was a wooden hairpin, still new, made by Li Guanyi himself.

"This was given to me by General Qin Yulong. Your great aunt, Shuangtao, asked me to pass it on to you. It is a jade hairpin passed down from the Xue family, and is passed down to the eldest daughter. This one I made myself."

Li Guanyi was a little embarrassed and said, "When you pretended to be the guy from Changfeng Tower, didn't you say you wanted a brand new hairpin?"

“That’s what I’ve been doing during this period.”

Xue Shuangtao looked at the two hairpins with a smile, then thought about it.

The girl stretched out her hand and pulled the golden hairpin off her hair, and then her black hair fell like clouds. The seventeen-year-old girl looked at Li Guanyi with a smile, her black hair like clouds, and said, "Yes, if you want me to help you, you can pay me."

"How about I tie my hair, sir?"

Li Guanyi hesitated for a moment and picked up the jade hairpin, but Xue Shuangtao snatched it away.

Xue Shuangtao put the hairpin into Li Guanyi's hand: "I want this."

Li Guanyi hummed, and the girl turned around, facing the boy with only her black hair. Li Guanyi stretched out his hand, and his fingers touched Xue Shuangtao's black hair, which was as smooth as satin. Li Guanyi tied Xue Shuangtao's hair, and Xue Shuangtao's cheeks turned slightly red.

Her fingers hooked onto the hem of her dress and rolled it unconsciously.

It seemed that this atmosphere was really embarrassing, and she finally couldn't help but said: "You, say something."

Li Guanyi widened his eyes and asked, "What should I say?"

Xue Shuangtao seemed to be amused and said, "Great sir and great guest, it would be nice if you could even sing a poem for me." Li Guan touched Xue Shuangtao's black hair with one finger, and he seemed to be able to smell the girl's fragrance at the tip of his nose.

In the autumn, the sky is full of wind and people are coming and going. The sound of people talking and laughing can be heard from afar, but there is an inexplicable feeling of tranquility. The girl sits on a stone, with her feet together and swaying gently. Li Guanyi whispers: "I wish the world to be peaceful and I wish you good health."

The corners of old man Chen Chengbi's mouth twitched, and he wanted to press the boy's head to the ground. Then he saw Li Guanyi tying Xue Shuangtao's hair. The hairpin made by Li Guanyi himself held up the girl's long black hair, and he said softly:
"I wish to be old and see you often."

I hope for peace in the world and good health.

I hope that when I grow old, I can still see you every day.

Xue Shuangtao calmed down. She sensed something hidden, her ears turned slightly red, and she suddenly jumped up, turned around, lowered her head, pressed Li Guanyi's shoulders, and stammered, "Okay!"

"Sit, sit down!"

Li Guanyi blinked, and was pressed down by the girl to sit down. Then his hair crown was taken off by Xue Shuangtao, and his own black hair fell behind him. Xue Shuangtao said, "It's just a one-way trip!"

She took out from her arms the ancestral item that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Xue family.

Then she tied Li Guanyi's hair. The girl's fingers touched Li Guanyi's black hair. When she tied his hair, she felt very peaceful. Suddenly she smiled and said, "Then I also have a poem."

Xue Shuangtao's voice was clear, and he said softly:

"I wish you a thousand years, and I wish I stay healthy."

She gave Li Guan a hair tie with the Xue family heirloom and said:

"My third wish is to be like the swallows on the beam, to see each other year after year."

I hope you live a long life and I hope I can be healthy too.

I hope we can meet every day.

Li Guanyi, who was wearing a jade hairpin, stood up and looked at the young lady with her hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. Xue Shuangtao stretched out his hand and pushed Li Guanyi's shoulder, his ears reddening as he said, "Okay, go ahead and conquer your own world!"

"But don't forget it."

Xue Shuangtao lowered his head, smiled to himself, and said softly:

"I am in Guanyi City, waiting for you with all my might, waiting for you to come find me."

"I will wait for you. If you don't come, I will wait until my hair turns white, wrinkles appear on my face, and the swallows no longer come to the hall."

"Ah."

This time, Qin Wuhou said goodbye to the girl from the Xue family. He looked at Xue Shuangtao deeply, held the girl's hand, turned around and walked away. However, the world was in turmoil, the people were in a sea of ​​blood, and people like you and me could not ignore it. What a pity, it was people like you and me.

Fortunately, it is you and me.

The wind blew the ginkgo leaves, and the sound of falling leaves seemed to be still audible, and the voices of the young boy and girl singing poems together just now continued in my ears.

Firstly, I wish for a peaceful world, and secondly, I wish for a strong body.

I wish my husband a thousand years of life, and I wish my wife to be healthy forever.

My third wish is that when I grow old, I will always see you.

My third wish is to be like the swallows on the beam, seeing each other year after year.

Qin Wuhou Li Guanyi arrived at the ferry crossing of Zhongzhou Imperial City. When the Qilin Army was about to set out the next day, they heard chaotic noises. When the Qilin Army walked out, they were stunned and could not believe it.

The people came in droves, bringing their wives and children with them.

The world was undergoing great changes, and famous generals were maneuvering, some establishing their power by massacring cities, some becoming famous by establishing their reputations through imperial guards. Blood flowed everywhere, the common people were treated like straw dogs, and the heroes became famous. On that day, Li Guanyi, the Marquis of Qin, rode a Mohist mechanical boat, went downstream, and carried the people across the river, without abandoning a single person.

When the people on both sides of the river heard the news, they all came to surrender.

The general trend has been established.

(End of this chapter)