The bitter cold of the midwinter in Liaodi, if you are not immersed in this scene, it is really hard to imagine. When the snow is flying, the snowflakes are not dancing and falling, they condense into a mass in the air, and the snow blocks fall down one after another, and the sky and the earth are white, and the mountains, rivers and fields are buried!

The Lingzhi of Liaoxi was originally the base camp of the Xianbei Duanbu. A few years earlier, Shi Hu, the lord of the Xuan, marched northward and attacked the Duan Division, and Duan Liao, the leader of the Duan Division, was defeated and led his troops to cross the Liao River and flee to Liaodong. However, on the way to retreat, Duan Liao was counterattacked by Murong Han, who he directly accepted, and joined Murong Hao to embezzle most of the remnants of Duan's troops.

Since then, the western section of Liaoxi, which had been dominant for a time and ruled most of Youzhou, has collapsed and completely become a vassal of Zhao. And Lingzhi, the base camp of the original section, has also become the advance base for the state to continue to attack Liaodi. After that, Shi Hu, the lord of Liaodong, attacked the Murong Department of Liaodong several times, all of which gathered troops and attacked eastward.

The winter in Liaodi is very cold, which is not suitable for large-scale use of troops, and it is also the head of the Qian, Shi Hu, who decided to march south at the beginning of the year, and also transferred part of the troops to the south, so the support here is more and more cold.

But this so-called snub is only relative to before, and there are still tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered in this realm, and at the same time, the forces of all parties are mixed, and it is not completely calm.

Although the state of Liao destroyed the Duan tribe and occupied the Lingzhi, for the state of Qian, which had the land of Hebei, the land of western Liaoxi was bitter and barren, and it was not worth stationing a large army and managing it carefully.

Because the army in this realm is mainly assembled in Youzhou's Youbeiping, Yanjun and other places, Youzhou Thorn Shi Zhang Ju sat in Xu Wu, Zhang Wugong Shi Bin sat in Yuyang, and led the people. As for the rule of Liaoxi, it was mainly through intimidation, restraint of local forces, and let them contain each other.

The forces in the western part of Liaoxi are huge, although the Duan clan was destroyed, but there are still considerable remnants, led by Duan Liao's brother Duan Lan, in the early years, he went to Jizhou to follow Shi Hu back to attack Xiangguo, and then returned to his homeland Lingzhi, as the vanguard of Zhao's attack on Murong.

After all, although the main reason for the fall of the Duan Department was the attack of Qian Zhao, the ungrateful and down-to-earth actions of the Murong Department were the direct reason for the collapse of the Duan Department. Because it was Duan Lan and other remnants of the Duan tribe who hated the Murong tribe far more than the Qi Kingdom.

Of course, the main reason is that the state of Qian is powerful, and it is far from being able to provoke by the Duan Division, as for the Murong Department in Liaodong, it itself is divided and infighting, if it were not for the fact that its territory is more remote than that of Liaoxi, it may have been destroyed long ago. If the Duan Department can help the Qian Kingdom to kill the Murong Division, there may not be no chance of revival in the future.

But after all, the Duan Department is a group of dead people, and even if Shi Hu can tolerate them, he will not be completely at ease, so the Yuwen Department further north has also been recruited and placed in Liaoxi to balance these remnants of the Duan Department. In addition, there are more than a dozen Hu tribes of all sizes, all of whom have been placed near Lingzhi.

Among them, there is a special force, that is, the old department of the late Chinese Dynasty minister Liu Kun, his son Liu Qun and his staff Lu Chen, Cui Yue and others.

Liu Kun is a person from a famous family, and he is also a leader of famous people in China and the DPRK, and he has the righteousness of keeping festivals and taking risks, and being loyal in times of danger. He may be shorter than controlling the attack, but he is good at soothing the crowd and isolating the wolves, although he dies without compromising righteousness, because although he has been dead for more than twenty years, his reputation has not been lost much.

Especially after Liu Kun's death, this realm is still lacking in tranquility, when the war is raging and seemingly endless, the wolf ambition of the superior, disregard for human life, and the suffering of the people, regardless of the people of Jin and Hu, the remembrance of Liu Kun is inevitably more prosperous.

Liu Kun died, but his legacy remains. It is precisely because of this that although his son Liu Qun and the people of the old department have lost their power and are unable to protect themselves, they can still be preserved among tigers and wolves. Whether it was Duan Liao in the early years or Shi Hu later, they all had to use Liu Kun's reputation to appease the people of Jin and Hu.

The remote and cold land of Liao is difficult to support a large tribe with a large number of people. Because it is the Donghu Dynasty, whether it is the Duan Department or the Murong Department, they can grow stronger, mainly relying on the Chinese Rebellion, to receive a large number of Jin people who have died, and the Duan Department has to prosper first when it occupies a favorable location, and the Murong Department has long been flaunting Mu Han, Murong Diao's father and son two generations of salute scholars, and turn many Jin people into their own use, so that they can come from behind and call Liaodong.

Shi Hu also took this in view of this, and after breaking through the Duan Division, he placed Liu Qun and others, who were attached to the Duan Department in the past, in Lingzhi, and let them use Liu Kun's reputation as a legacy to appease and contain the Jin people, so as to weaken the power of the Murong Department for a long time.

Therefore, although Liu Qun and the others were not as powerful as the Duan Department and the Yuwen Department, they had also managed a considerable force after living in Lingzhi for several years, and thousands of Jin and Hu people depended on them and struggled to survive in this situation.

Liaodi is cold and barren, it is difficult to build a male city, and even Lingzhi as the base camp of the old Duanbu is not a big city itself, and the shallow city formed by rammed earth is built on board, and then with the gradual growth of power, it expands layer by layer on the basis of the original city, and forms a very strange and messy structure.

From this point of view, the sinicization of the Duan Department is actually inferior to the Murong Department. The Murong Ministry, especially during the reign of Murong Diao, attached great importance to building cities to gather people and dilute their own fishing and hunting habits.

And this is also extremely important militarily, with the presence of a city, more people can be gathered, once the people are gathered, the control of the people's lives can be more powerful, and once the battle is started, the efficiency of the army will be greatly increased.

Liu Qun's headquarters were concentrated in the southeast of Lingzhi City, and the camps were stretched for more than ten miles, and the layout was orderly, which was much cleaner than the other forces around Lingzhi. There are even two small bazaars in the camp, where many people from the surrounding area trade their wares.

However, in the entire camp, there are mostly old and weak women and children, and the number of real Ding Zhuang is very small. This is also normal, in the chaotic times without order, the so-called benevolence and righteousness can really inspire those who are not able to protect themselves at all. The strong have their own strength, and they are really lacking in it.

Moreover, whether it is the Duan Department or the Yuwen Department, including the other Zahu tribes, they are also very wary of Liu Qun's force that is different from them, and they don't want them to be too strong, because they want to join forces to squeeze out and suppress them.

Liu Qun is in his forties, his hair has long been gray, although he was born in a family of crowns, but most of the years since he was born have been spent in the Liao Wilderness, in fact, there are not many elegant temperaments of the children of the family, at first glance it looks more like a native of Liaodi.

As for Lu Chen and Cui Yue beside him, even if they are in a humble house, they can still maintain a upright posture, and at a glance they are a scholar with superior virtue and upbringing.

It is a kind of flexibility to be simple and good because of ugliness, but it is also a kind of respectable pedantic to be able to stick to oneself and stick to the essence.

At this time, several of them gathered in a simple house made of turf, bamboo and wood, because they were afraid that the snow in the house would melt and infiltrate the charcoal fire, and the camp itself was useless, so they did not dare to make a fire, but added a few layers of robes to protect themselves from the cold.

Liu Qun hugged his arms and shrunk into a ball, and he wiped a handful of snot and wiped it on his skin. Lu Chen on the side saw this scene, and immediately frowned, only to feel helpless, he didn't know how many times he had persuaded Liu Qun to describe this kind of behavior, but he was obedient and obedient on the surface, and then he looked like himself.

Seeing the small movements of these two people, Cui Yue on the side couldn't help but smile. These people are far away from their homeland, and they have been living among the captives for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they depend on each other for their lives.

In his early years, Liu Qun was not like this, he was cautious and self-disciplined, quiet and self-controlled, and even more leaders than Liu Kun, who was the old Sikong. But the more you are a leader, the more pressure you have to endure in this uncertain place of residence and displacement. Liu Qun has changed bit by bit over the years, they have actually seen it in their eyes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have been reborn.

Today's Liu Qun, not only is he familiar with farming, but he is also proficient in fishing and hunting, he can sit and spin hemp with women, and he can catch fish with the strong soldiers.

Lu Chen is often annoyed that he has failed to live up to Sikong's trust, but in fact, they all know in their hearts that if it were not for the various changes made by Liu Qun due to the predicament, they may not be able to survive to this day.

Nowadays, they are just the remnants of the robbery under the fence, and they are no longer the lonely ministers of Jin Zuo who bear the great righteousness, if they always hold their own identity and hold a posture, it will be even more difficult to gain people's dependence and follow. These subordinates need to stick to their essence without losing it, and remember what their identity is, but Liu Qun, as a leader, will only be more self-isolated if he is too lonely and self-appreciative.

Sometimes Lu Chen, Cui Yue and others think in their hearts that Sikong may not be a lucky person to die early. It would be cruel for such a noble character to survive and experience all kinds of filth after experiencing it personally.

"What do you say......"

Liu Qun blew his nose and said, "If I can return to the south this time, who will the south treat me?" ”

"The plan has not been accomplished, and it is useless to think too much."

Lu Chen said casually, and then lowered his head and rubbed a rusty long sword, but now he is also a gray-haired old man, and instead of giving people a sense of intimidation, he reveals a sense of sadness.

"You should still think about it, people from the south, I don't dare to believe it......"

Liu Qun sighed suddenly, but a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, in the early years, his father Liu Kun was imprisoned by Duan Pilan, and at that time he was captured by Duan Mobo, the leader of the Duan Division, Duan Mobo also wanted to use Liu Kun's fame, because Liu Qun planned to borrow Duan Mobo's power to rescue his father, but the matter leaked out, and soon after that, the news came that his father was killed by Duan Piping.

Later, Lu Chen and others led the remnants to return to Duan Mobo, and after meeting with each other to discuss the death of his father, they all faintly suspected that the real killing machine was still from Jiangdong.

At that time, Wang Dun, the ruler of power, was born prematurely, and Liu Kun was very famous, if his people opposed his usurpation, it would also be a hidden danger, and it was very possible to get rid of Liu Kun by false means. And later, the Jiangdong Imperial Court under the control of the Langya Wang clan did not even dare to comment on Liu Kun's mournful treatment.

As for the present, in fact, there is no shortage of similar situations, the Shen family, the ruler of the southern country, is not a figure in China and North Korea, but his power has far exceeded that of the Langya Wang family in the old years, and there will probably be greater precautions against them.

Although there are also rumors that Liu Kun's posthumous gifts are all kind, and the Shen family has also contributed a lot, if you dig into the reason, it is probably a blow to the Wang family, and you can't be blindly optimistic that there is any pure goodwill for the Liu family.

"When the time comes, I have to send it, otherwise I will wait or die of old age......"

Liu Qun frowned again and said: "But if I can really rank directly to the third prince, my life will be difficult to protect, but it can be regarded as a dying Xiaozhen, and I will not dishonor my father." Just take this one life, and then Xu Wen Taizhen, and help his son to rise to the top of Liaobian. ”

Hearing Liu Qun say this, Lu Chen and Cui Yue both looked solemn, and then said: "I have been secretly born for a long time, and I am lonely. If you return to the south, the matter is really here, and you will not live alone! ”

These people are acting after planning with a certain determination to die, but what is somewhat ridiculous is that what they think is the killing machine is not in the process of plotting, but after the matter is completed. This seems a bit unbelievable, but for those of them who have witnessed the cruelty of the power struggle between China and North Korea and have experienced the deceit for many years, they really have no confidence in the world.

Liu Qun's statement that after returning to the south, he may be listed as the third duke, this is not arrogant, just because he is Liu Kun's heir is enough. The characters of China and North Korea withered, even if it was Jiangdong, which crossed to the south in clothes, and now most of the old people are not alive, if Liu Qun really returns to the south, even if it is just to stabilize people's hearts, it is not an exaggeration to give a vanity high position of the three dukes.

But just like in the old years, even if Wang Dunyuan was in Jiangdong, he secretly killed Liu Kun. If the Shen family really usurped in the future, how could they tolerate those famous Chinese and Korean celebrities who would settle in their positions later? Even if that General Shen was indeed able to be benevolent, the followers around him would always have a need for advancement.

For example, Liu Qun, who is not only a famous family with a reputation, but also has not been in the south for a long time, and has no influence of his own power at all, purely lives on the dry bones in the grave, which is already jealous and hateful, and is the best object of prestige!

So at the moment, Liu Qun can say that once Nanguo really treats him in a high position as the third duke, then he can be sure that he will be killed in the future. But although he is not optimistic about Nantou, he is still determined to do so, one is that he has been wandering for a long time, he is tired, and he does not want to die of old age, and the other is that Wen Hongzu, the son of Wen Taizhen, is plotting to lobby them this time.

Although Liaohuang and Jiangdong are far away, and there are many news inconsistencies, Liu Qun also knows that if Wen Qiao's efforts in Jiangdong are not possible, his father Liu Kun may not be able to get the right name and glory after his death. Based on this alone, they are willing to use their lives to help Wen Qiao's son contribute to the Liao Famine!

"If the world is really against me, I can't live up to righteousness. Half a life is scattered, or death or return, it is a wish. ”

When Liu Qun said this, he stretched out his hand in front of Lu Chen and Cui Yue, Cui Yue smiled and held it with his backhand, Lu Chen saw his dirty big hand, he frowned at first, but still touched the back of his hand with two fingers, and then said with a disgusted face: "If you don't repair your appearance, even if Huangquan meets, I'm afraid I won't know it." ”