The first person to borrow a ploughing ox from a kitten was a disabled veteran named Wang Ding.

He was originally a homeless person in the state, but after Wen Zhao became the lord of the state, he relied on his strength and signed up for the army in order to eat a meal.

At that time, he was originally alone, and he was only recruited to become a state army to fill his stomach. It never occurred to me that one day I would fight for the honor of the Legion.

Later, he went on two expeditions with the army, and although he did not achieve military success, he was also stained with some glory because of the victory in the war, and the government gave him some money.

As time passed, he felt more and more that his lord was sincerely for the good of the people, so he began to train hard and prepare to kill the enemy.

When the Guanzhong soldiers were crusading against Yuan Shu, in the face of the huge number of Yuan troops, the Guanzhong soldiers were always at a disadvantage. In that battle, seeing that many robes were killed, Wang Ding's heart was already full of hatred.

Later, Yuan's army attacked the city, and Wang Ding stabbed four people and captured one person. His own left arm was cut off by Yuan Jun, and his right leg was also stabbed.

Since then, Wang Ding has had to retire.

Wen Zhao took great care of the disabled and retired soldiers, and after the battle, he asked Wang Ding whether he wanted to return to his hometown in Bingzhou or was willing to stay in Guanzhong.

At first, Wang Ding didn't know why the quartermaster asked this. However, he has long been alone, and there are not many acquaintances in his hometown.

What's more, now that his left arm is gone, and his right leg is lame, it is extremely inconvenient for him to move. Even if you have the heart to go back, it is not a simple matter.

It was with these in mind that Wang Ding finally decided to stay in Guanzhong.

After some time, when his injuries were almost healed, he was led to the village where the kitten lived.

When Wang Ding found a large mansion and a land deed of more than 100 acres of fertile land, he suddenly didn't know what to do.

Until now, he still remembers what the little official who sent him back said: "You threw your head and spilled blood for the people in the territory, and now you are retired because of your disability, but the government cannot treat you badly." ”

"The title deeds of this house and the fields are what you deserve because of your military exploits. In the storehouse of the house, there are still some food and belongings, which are the disability allowance given to you by the government. ”

"In addition, you can also receive food from the government every month, which is enough for your own life."

At that time, it was the last year of the three-year drought in Dahan, and the grain and grass in Guanzhong were extremely tight.

When Wang Ding could no longer go to the battlefield, he was actually worried and worried about his future.

Wang Ding never thought that as a disabled and useless person, the government not only did not abandon him, but bothered to think about himself.

In this way, Wang Ding settled in this small village very close to Pusaka. Because of his status as a retired soldier, the people in the village are also extremely friendly to him.

Sometimes, there are many villagers who help him do what he can.

However, the people who live here have a lot of land in their homes. Now it is the spring ploughing season, and every household is very busy.

Even if some people have little land, they will help the local big families to farm the land after cultivating their own land in exchange for some surplus money.

It is for this reason that there is no one to help him plow the land.

Fortunately, the government gave him a lot of money for disability allowances, so that he could hire other people to help with the farming.

For other farmers, they can also get rent for farming for wealthy families, and they can also get rent for cultivating land for this disabled soldier.

Because Chen Xu deliberately publicized and improved the status of soldiers, the people also had great respect for people like Wang Ding.

Therefore, when they had finished planting their fields, many of them were willing to come and plant for the king.

Wang Ding found that there were enough people to recruit, but the supply of ploughing cattle was in short supply. It was at this time that the kitten's field had been cultivated, and he thought of borrowing a cow.

Regarding the fact that the kitten will plough the cattle and take the lead in renting them to Wang Ding, other farmers who have not borrowed them will not be dissatisfied.

When the kitten didn't go to Taixue before, he often liked to go to Wang Ding's house. Now after lending him the ploughing ox, the kitten himself went to help Wang Ding plough the land.

On this day, when everyone was having lunch, the kitten came to Wang Ding's side with a bowl and said, "Ah Ding, tell me about the things on the battlefield." ”

"I have always wanted to join the army and fight for the lord, but I have never been able to let go of the spring grass. Last time, the lord was besieged by Yuan Shu, and the government borrowed grain and grass from the people, so I donated the food at home and asked to join the army to rescue the lord. ”

But he didn't want to, and the army was halfway through when he heard the news of the lord's breakthrough. Our hastily formed army had to be disbanded again. ”

The kitten said this, his tone full of regret, and it could be seen that he was very eager to be able to cross the battlefield.

Wang Ding's face was full of memories, nostalgia and pain. He patted the kitten on the shoulder and said, "Fighting on the battlefield is not child's play, but it is good to be able to stay at home." ”

The kitten retorted: "If everyone is afraid of death, how can there be anyone available under the lord's command?" I only hope that I can follow the lord and calm this troubled world as soon as possible, so that there will be no more wars in this world. ”

Wang Ding didn't speak, but remembered the many young robes on the battlefield, and they were also like kittens, full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit.

However, many of these people remain on the battlefield forever. For this kind of people, Wang Ding thought they were stupid before, and it was only later that he realized that he was also stupid.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have worked so hard, lost his arm, and was lame in his right leg.

However, when the robes around him fell one by one, Wang Ding at that time had already lost his mind. He had only one thought in his mind, and that was to kill all his enemies.

He looked up at his courtyard and thought to himself, "I can have my own home and my own land, all of which are given by my lord." I will never regret killing enemies on the battlefield and causing disability! ”

Wang Ding recalled for a while, looked at the kitten with an expectant look, then opened his mouth and slowly talked about things on the battlefield and in the army.

As Wang Ding spoke, more and more people gathered around......

The above scene is just an extremely common scene in Guanzhong. Under Wen Zhao's rule, there was not only Wang Ding, a disabled soldier, nor more than a kitten and a hot-blooded young man.

It is through his care for the people that Wen Zhao has won their love. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the hearts of the people are there, but the world is still so far away.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Different from the serenity and tranquility of Guanzhong, in the vast area of the four counties of Longxi in Liangzhou, the Qiang people and Ma Teng united to defeat the Di people one after another.

The red sun rises in the east, and blood stains the entire desert red.

Not only the Di people, but also the united Qiang tribes, they relied on their numerical superiority to exterminate one after another Han forces that tried to kill the Qiang people and receive rewards.

Among these small forces, there are Wubao where the powerful gather, there are also horse thieves and rogues who are on one side, and there are even many villages where innocent people gather.

However, there is no mercy, no right or wrong, and no innocence left in the war between the races. Yes, just killing and blood.

In Hot Spring County, in the county seat of Rile, the fire was overwhelming, and the smoke rushed to the clouds. Under the trampling of the Burning Qiang Iron Horse, the entire county will be in ruins.

Almost all the Han people living in it were slaughtered.

As a powerful Qiang tribe, in order to retaliate against the 'Qiang killing order' issued by Wen Zhao, they finally began to wantonly slaughter the Han people in the four counties of Longxi.

They started from Wuwei County, north of the Yellow River, and crisscrossed the land of the three counties, breaking through one city after another and Wu forts along the way, and slaughtering all the Han people in it.

In just a few months, 50,000 Qiang people have gathered in Yaodangqiang, breaking through more than a dozen county towns from east to west, making it a human purgatory along the way.

The fire burned, the smoke billowed out, and the cry in the county town of Rile shook the sky.

Ulu took a blood-stained weapon and slashed a Han man to death, his face showing a vengeful pleasure.

When Tang Peng led the sand thieves to break through his tribe and slaughter all the Qiang people inside, Ulu saw that he couldn't do anything, so he grabbed a fast horse and quickly escaped.

He thought that after escaping from the damned sand bandits, he would be able to quickly find another Qiang tribe and reintegrate into it.

This is the case with the Qiang, if one tribe destroys another. The men of the exterminated tribe will not resist desperately when they know that they will be defeated. They will gladly abandon their tribe and reintegrate into another extended family.

If there are wandering Qiang, they can also defect to the rest of the Qiang tribe.

Of course, women and children are acceptable, but the old and weak will be ruthlessly abandoned, and the strong men will be given a grand reception.

Qiang men were recruited as warriors regardless of the tribe they went to.

Ulu, who escaped from the clutches of the sand thieves, was to find a Qiang tribe to defect. He didn't expect that he would encounter a lot of interceptions along the way.

It can be said that as long as they meet Han people on the road, they will come forward to attack and kill Ulu when they see Ulu alone.

If it weren't for Ulu's own bravery, I'm afraid he would have died in Huangquan a long time ago. Rao is like this, and he has also narrowly escaped a few times.

Along the way, Ulu killed many Han Chinese with ill intentions towards him.

Later, Ulu had almost reached its limits, both physically and mentally. On several occasions, he was almost torn apart by the Han Chinese, who were full of excitement and hatred.

In desperation, Ulu had to mess up his hair and shave his beard clean, trying to remove the characteristics that belonged to the Qiang people.

It is precisely because of this that he escaped alive and dangerously.