Dao fruit.

This group of people gathered together, looked like beggars on the side of the road in appearance and eating, but in fact, not long ago, not only did they not know each other, but even their identities, positions, and occupations were completely different.

Among them, some are merchants, some are farmers, some are workshop owners, and some are even gentry lords who occupy fertile and fertile land. However, as Huma went south, their identities were all unified. Became-

slave.

However, the 30-year-old man named "Ran Lian" is different from others. He was not captured by the grassland tribe when he went south. He was originally a frontier soldier. He had been branded as a slave, and his hands and feet were tied up, making him the lowest slave among the grassland tribes.

In the eyes of slave owners, slaves have no personality and are no different from goods and livestock, but of course the people of the Central Plains who are farming and civilized do not think so. Faced with such a situation, they are unacceptable, whether it is out of personal dignity, It is still a larger and broader spirit, and resistance is inevitable.

For the rebellion of slaves, the grassland nation has rich experience and sufficient methods to suppress and obliterate the humanity and resistance of slaves, and slowly tame and domesticate them.

Under this situation, some people with extraordinary aptitude will stand out and become the leaders among the slaves.

If this kind of person is discovered by the slave owner, there are generally only two ways waiting for them. One way is to be recruited, assist the slave owner to manage the slaves, and obtain a certain degree of status improvement. Similarly, they have obtained certain authority and the right to speak, but they are cast aside after all, the Central Plains will never be destroyed, and their stigma will last forever. Therefore, such people are often keen to exterminate the Central Plains dynasty.

The other way is to be arrested.Kill chickens to make an example to monkeys.

Ran Lian is exactly such a character, because of his physique, courage, and prestige, he was not caught for a long time.Before he was faced with making a choice, his fate was changed by an accident.

This accident was Qiu Yan's arrival.

Qiu Yan was originally a monk, he cultivated the third realm of destiny and the fourth realm of sexuality, and he could be regarded as one of the figures in the world of practice. The reason why he was able to achieve such achievements in just a few years was the cooperation of the three bodies, the mutual communication With or without, others have no chance, it is difficult to compare.

but.Even so, there are still many obstacles to fight against a tribe with one's own strength. The first point is to kill people with supernatural powers, and cause and effect are entangled.It has a huge impact on one's own luck. Secondly, the supernatural power will be suppressed by the blood pressure. If you don't notice it, you may stumble.

Therefore, when facing an entire tribe, Qiu Yan could not really be invincible at the moment.There are many restraining factors, and it is impossible to use force, let alone defeat a tribe.

But this did not prevent him from causing chaos and, with a little trickery, freeing the captured slaves.

Right now, Li Qiuyan left Dingchang City.Two days have passed.

A lot of things can happen in two days.

As for Darui, the news of Dingchang's army's triumphant return spread to the court, and the emperor fainted, causing many disturbances.And the grassland is not peaceful, the news of Zuo Xianwang's disintegration also spread, causing panic among the people.

These tribes near the border of Darui are even more terrified. A large part of them surrendered to Rouluo and moved here to serve King Zuoxian's entire strategy. Under the protection of the virtuous king, they gathered together to plunder and strengthen themselves. Now that the virtuous king is gone, they have no confidence. Any change will cause riots.

Qiu Yan's arrival took advantage of this confusion, so he cast doubts, opened up the situation, released the slaves, and then retreated quickly without wanting to fight.

Some of the freed slaves left on the way, and now only half of them are gathered at the foot of the hill, about six to seven hundred people.

These people are what Qiu Yan has gained in these two days, and they are also the foundation of his future plans.

Among them, there were still a few people with a little prestige like Ran Lian, so they were divided into several groups with clear distinctions, and each group had dozens to hundreds of people.

However, without exception, among these groups of people, most of the prestigious leaders are young and middle-aged, when they are in the prime of life, but they are the kind of gentry with high prestige, who do not have much influence-in the grassland tribes, The land, fame, and influence on which the gentry and gentlemen depended are useless.

However, now that everyone was rescued by Qiu Yan, out of desperation, and had the hope of returning to Darui, the capital of the gentry was revealed again, and the things they considered were different when they returned from barbarism to the civilized world.

Naturally, there was a feeling in the crowd that they were about to seize power - the gentry understood that although they left the tribe and were no longer slaves, they did not really escape the danger. If they were alone, it was unlikely that they would return to the Central Plains safely , so some guards and cannon fodder are needed.

At the same time, they also realized that there are too many people gathered, and they seem powerful, but they are also easy to become targets of barbarians. The speed in this must be accurately grasped, so they don't really want to stay.

"The man claimed to be Xiuzhuan, but as far as I know, most of the posts of Xiuzhuan are in the book pavilion, and they are used in the capital. How could he come to the border? There may be some problems in it. It is clear that he is talking about his methods. Military generals and leftist monks are not like civil officials..."

Not far from Ran Lian, an old man was talking to other people.

He also knew this person. He knew that he was an elder from a village in Hebei Province. His name was Cui Ping, and he was distantly related to the famous Cui family.

When Ran Lian was arrested, he was quite an elder, so helpful, but after he was free, he gradually showed his intention to seize the command power, and he was no longer close to Ran Lian, but he was somewhat defensive, almost For the first time, he used words to damage Ran Lian's prestige.

"Then the old man is becoming more and more active these days, Brother Lian, you have to be careful. I know his purpose very well. He just wants to deceive a few people to serve as his guards and let him return to the Central Plains. You can't suffer. Let him take your men away!"

Beside Ran Lian, a boy who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old sneered, and Xiaosheng reminded him.

The young man's face was full of rebelliousness, his upper body was naked, and there were whip marks all over his body. I don't know how many whips he had been whipped. The scars were deep-seated and difficult to eradicate.

The boy's name is Shi Jin, and he is also a slave, but unlike Ran Lian and others, he is of mixed blood. His mother is from the Central Plains and is also a captive slave, while his father is from the grasslands. He has been discriminated against since he was born. No matter what the situation, now his temper is extreme and aggressive.

In fact, among the more than 600 people who gathered at the foot of the mound, at least nearly a hundred were grassland people who lost the tribal war and became slaves.

After Qiu Yan released the slaves, he allowed those who didn't want to follow to leave. He didn't force these prairie people very much, but most of them didn't leave.

However, Shi Jin was not one of them. The reason why he accompanied him was because he admired Ran Lian's relationship.

"Let this old man make trouble." Before Ran Lian could speak, another man laughed. This man's complexion was sallow and skinny, but his eyes were bright and energetic. He was looking at Cui Ping, " It won't be long before he jumps around, what he does is a waste of time, and maybe it will cause disaster, he hasn't seen the purpose of the editor."

This man is called Fu Yong. He used to be a merchant on the frontier. He often resells illegal items, buys at low prices and sells at high prices to earn the difference. However, he often walks by the river without getting his shoes wet. He was eventually discovered by border guards and hunted him down. He had no choice but to flee to the grassland, hoping to find refuge with a tribe based on his former business relationship, but he was thrown into slavery as he was useless.

This time, he suddenly came to his senses, saw clearly the nature of the grassland tribes, and knew that it was useless to use the logic of the Central Plains to consider the other party's behavior.This accidental freedom, after hearing Qiu Yan's self-reported identity, he immediately turned his head and came up with an idea, wanting to seize the opportunity, get rid of the troubles of the past, and make another fortune.

Shi Jin glanced at him: "Old Fu, you said this, could it be that you have seen what the Central Plains official is thinking?"

Fu Yong smiled and asked back: "Do you remember what Qiu Xiuzhuan said after he rescued us?"

"What's so difficult about this?" Shi Jin raised his eyebrows, bit the flesh in his hand hard, and swallowed, "Isn't it just to save our lives and then repay the favor? What are you talking about? I want to arouse your resistance and use it, it seems that I want to kill some people, but this has nothing to do with me, according to what you say, I am also Woody!"

Fu Yong shook his head and said: "This is not a repayment of kindness. He saved us and made us not be enslaved. It is a kindness. It is the right way for us to repay our kindness. If we leave, we will be ungrateful and harm our morality." , There is an allusion in our Central Plains about Zi Gong redeeming people. You may not have heard it, but you should be able to understand that human nature is evil, and most of the things we do are for our own benefit. No one will do it anymore, so it’s not a good thing to show favor without repaying it.”

"Hey! This is a bit interesting. However, he saved us and prevented us from being slaves. He should be rewarded. In my opinion, slavery is worse than death, but I still have a lot of things to do. I don't want to Die now, if that's the case, let's repay the favor." Shi Jin nodded, showing a little smirk, "However, according to what you said, those who were rescued and left by him were all ungrateful? But look In this way, those who leave are probably safer than us."

"After those people leave, they will be in danger. The grassland is not a safe place. No matter whether they go north or south, they have to be scared every step of the way. They may not be able to go back as they wish. Otherwise, you think that group of old people Why don't you leave the goods? But since you don't want to repay your kindness, you naturally have to take the risk, and you can't blame others, besides..."

Before Fu Yong finished speaking, a voice came from behind——

"You have some knowledge, you should be the person you need, follow me up the mountain to meet you."

Fu Yong was startled, and quickly followed the sound to look, and the target was Qiu An.

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