As a branch of the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains, Funiu Mountain is undoubtedly a dangerous peak for the Central Plains, and if it is not necessary, travelers between the Kanto and Guanzhong regions usually choose the valley lowlands sandwiched between the mountains and rivers, and wind along the Yellow River and Weishui.

Although this way you have to go through more than a dozen county towns and passes, and pay all kinds of taxes to enter the city, it is better because the dense population is not only conducive to supplies, but also the bandits are scarce, which can ensure the safety of people and property.

Whether it was the Duan Xuan army stationed here before, or the Bingzhou army that later swallowed Si Li, they were all careful to protect this trade route, even though the once glorious two Kyotos were destroyed or even destroyed by the war, but the flow of people to and from this trade route was still unabated, even the famine of the ongoing war could not stop the merchants from chasing goods and the determination of the scholars to travel the world.

However, if you go deep into the mountains of Funiu Mountain, you can enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, but it is an extremely severe test for your physical strength and foot strength.

No, for those boys who were born in Zhong Mingding's family, this choice is undoubtedly a torture for them.

For example, a small group of people and horses are now shuttling through the mountains of Funiu Mountain.

"Zhao Qing, how long do we have to go before we get out of here, z, I think I can't support it anymore."

A young man with a delicate face was panting for breath, but he was gritting his teeth and persevering, but even if he insisted on it, it could be seen from the sweat that kept sliding down his head like an unscrewed tap that the boy was really close to the limit of his body. It is estimated that after walking on a mountain road for a while, the boy may lie directly on the ground.

It's just that it seems that only this thin-skinned and tender-fleshed boy in the whole team is so unbearable, and although the rest of the nearly 100 people can't be said to be all sturdy men, most of them have quite relaxed expressions, and a few of them are only slightly sweaty.

"According to our recent calculations, we should probably be in the south-central part of Hongnong County now, but we haven't seen Luoshui yet, either our direction is wrong, or we are walking a lot slower than we thought."

The answer to the question of the handsome young man was a very strong man.

The big man was only in the upper middle range, about seven and a half feet. Buildable. The two arms are extraordinarily thick, and it seems that they are very strong. However, unlike Dian Wei, who is similar in stature, this big man's face is not as fierce as Dian Wei, but always has a smile on his boxy face. If you ignore his figure. It can give people the illusion of quietness. Like a scribe who reads poetry rather than a warrior on the battlefield.

Of course, that is indeed an illusion, because don't look at this big man, with big shoulders and a round waist, a standard martial arts image. But he also likes to use his brain, and he likes to keep an eye on things, and ordinary people really can't blind him.

"Maybe it's because we're walking a little slowly, Zhao Qing doesn't have to cover up for me, I can see that several guides are very familiar with this place, and I don't think it's possible to go in the wrong direction." The young man stopped, trying to calm his violently beating heart and rapid breathing, and then showed a shy smile, "Originally, I thought that my body was very good, at least I could last a long time while riding a horse and swinging a sword, but now I know that I am too far behind." And if it weren't for you, I would have starved to death in this wilderness. ”

"You're in for a treat. If you want to talk about the ability to survive in the wild, and the general Cao Xing Cao Shengran in the state army is amazing. No matter what kind of insect it is, it can be approached quietly, and then quickly catched, and the head can be removed and eaten raw. What is it called, according to the general? Oh yes, it's 'crunchy, chicken-flavored'. ”

It sounds nice, but no one can ignore the green face of the person who speaks. But no one would laugh at him, because just listening to his description, everyone around him had the same color on their faces as he was.

Not everyone is qualified to be at the top of the food chain.

"Do you have time to learn some combat skills with Zhao Qing in the future? I also want to go to the battlefield one day, just like the founding monarch of this country, Gaozu, and the monarch of Zhongxing, Emperor Guangwu, who killed the enemy for the country. ”

"Then I advise you to read more military books, your body is noble, you can't rush to the front line, that kind of rough work will be handed over to us people, we will definitely be able to complete any of your arrangements for you."

"Yes, the sages once said, 'The son of a thousand daughters cannot sit down', and it seems that I should listen to the teachings of the sages. But I know very well who I am now, and if that is the case, how can I know about the suffering of the people. At the beginning, Xiangguo once told me a sentence from the state pastor Li Xue, 'The people, the water, the water can carry the boat, and it can also overturn the boat'. Zhao Qing felt that this sentence was said. ”

"Li Zhoumu is naturally a good official who loves the people, not like those wealthy families in the Kanto region, relying on being able to read a few books, in addition to annexing the land so that ordinary people like us have no room to live, but also do not need to pay taxes, even if there is money, it is used to expand the private army, or from the imperial court that is short of money because there is no tax to buy a large number of official positions and give them to their children, so that they can all go to the fish and meat country all over the country to take it by force. So what's that called? By the way, if the 'vicious circle' continues, then a county will become a county with several surnames, a state will become a state with several surnames, and a country will become a country with several surnames. Maybe by that time, the Han Dynasty will also have to change its surname...... Ah, I said something strange, don't take it to heart when you hear it, the kid just made a mistake for a while, and said some nonsense. ”

"No, Zhao Qing said it very well, I didn't expect Zhao Qing to be able to have such insight, but he was buried in the countryside, this is a loss for the country. From Zhao Qing's trivial matter, it can be seen that what Zhao Qing said is indeed not bad. I won't blame you. ”

"Thank you so much, you don't blame the little one for the best. In fact, I also listened to those things from others, and they are not my own things. If you get a compliment for it, you always feel like a thief who has stolen something. ”

"Haha, Zhao Qing is really an admirable person. This sincerity is not comparable to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. But I'm also a little curious, who is the great talent of these words, and I really hope that the imperial court can recruit such a person with real talent and learning. ”

"I listened to Hu Kongming, the master there, from the official school of Bingzhou, but Hu Shizun said that some of the ideas were obtained from Li Zhoumu, anyway, I am a rough person, so I know that what they said is reasonable."

"Is it Li Xue again? So did Master Hu Kong Ming say how to solve these problems? ”

"I heard that the government school was established in the prefecture and that the imperial examination was held to solve this problem. However, although those wealthy families seemed to resist it at first, they seemed to like this system very much, and I don't know if it really worked, or if it was actually no different from the previous probation system. ”

"It turns out that Li Zhoumu has been working so hard all along, and I always sit in the middle of the courtyard and don't know anything about it. The only thing he knows is that he reopened the Western Regions for the sake of the country. But those old ministers said that he was a fame seeker. Hmph, compared with Yizhou Mu Liu Yan in a dragon robe, and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao who sacrificed to heaven and earth in the suburbs, how can this little bit of a famous man be worthy of him? ”

"Chief. There is a case ahead! ”

Just when the handsome young man who stopped to rest was full of emotion. Out of the trees in the distance came a big man dressed as a hunter. Judging from the anxious situation on his face, he was only afraid that something was really going on in front of him.

"Is it a bandit from the Wuthering Mountains?" The young man's face inevitably brought a hint of anxiety.

The young man had fled in a hurry with only a dozen trusted men, but he encountered a group of bandits in the mountains and forests. Although the opponent is not very numerous, they are not only familiar with the terrain but also have a lot more numbers than their own. If it weren't for the group of strong men who are now protecting themselves, maybe the boy would have fallen into the den of thieves.

Just looking at his appearance of fine skin and tender meat, he is afraid that he can't even imagine what kind of tragic fate he will encounter.

It must be full of cloudy and helpless memories.

"No, those people definitely don't look like the kind of thieves who occupy a hill and build a stockade and call themselves kings. If you have to talk about what they look like......"

Although these people have no affiliation with the young man, when the young man crossed over to the big man surnamed Zhao to ask, he did not encounter any embarrassing situation, but the guy dressed as a tiger hunted was extremely careful and respectful when he answered.

But at the end, the man dressed as a hunter had a complicated expression mixed with twisting and horror.

"What's the matter, you bastard boy should hurry up, you're really in a hurry!"

Seeing that the situation had fallen into a dull state, the big man surnamed Zhao could only take over the topic, and a laugh and scolding made the man dressed as a hunter regain a lot of calm, but the shock on his face did not subside in the slightest.

Everyone's hearts were in their hearts, and they knew that the situation was not good.

"Brother Nan, do I really want to say it?"

"Say it, otherwise we will become unjust ghosts even if we die, and then we will all blame you."

Although they said so, everyone couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and their throats couldn't help but stir.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's no different from the guy we saw underground in Luoyang City."

"What?!"

Except for the delicate boy who didn't touch the spring snow with his fingers, everyone else knew very well what "Luoyang underground" meant, and the waves of fierce attacks that were not afraid of death, whether it was all kinds of animals or just ordinary people who seemed to be ordinary people, showed surprising combat effectiveness, which was really impossible to connect with its consistent image.

It seems that those things only exist in the dark environment underground, and no one has ever seen that there will be such an unknown creature in the ruins of Luoyang City, and it also gives people a chance to breathe.

But now......

"Fight, we've all seen the speed of those 'things', and if we choose to run away, it's hard to say if we can get rid of it. By the way, big cow, how many 'things' are there, do you see clearly? ”

"I can't say that I can see it all clearly, but it shouldn't be more than one team at most, so you can fight it. But there is a shortage of doctors and medicines on our side, and this team is just a good team, but I'm afraid of ......."

"What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to let the three babies go to the county town to 'get some' medicinal materials and come back, it's really bigger and more timid."

An unexpected encounter began.

"Zhao Qing, what's going on. What kind of 'thing' are these, could it be that my dignified man still has such a monster! ”

The battle came and ended quickly.

I don't know if it's because it's broad daylight and it has had an impact on the combat effectiveness of those ghosts, or if the strength of these ghost-shaped ghosts themselves is very vegetable, all in all, although the process can't be said to be chopping melons and vegetables, but these hundred or so people have not been injured by any serious zhòng.

But this "thing" that has never been seen before obviously attracted the attention of the handsome boy.

"Speaking of which, I've only seen this thing twice, and this time, so I don't know exactly where this thing came about, probably Li Zhoumu will know. I've heard that he has a lot of research on these strange things. ”

"So where did you last see these 'things'? I seem to have heard 'Luoyang' or something. ”

This made the man named Zhao Nan hesitate a little, after all, he knew very well the identity of the teenager standing opposite him, so he knew even more that the place where that kind of thing happened was a taboo place for the teenager. It's just that he also knows that the young man in front of him has some guesses and even understands his identity, so he needs to be careful not to let this noble young man have any bad opinions about himself and the forces behind him.

This feeling of walking on thin ice made Zhao Nan feel very uncomfortable. But just think that your task was told to your face. And he also made a military order in front of the other party. As a Yan Zhao man, what he hates most is people who go back on his word.

"Let's say, if this matter is traced back to the source, it should have nothing to do with Li Zhoumu, even if I am angry, it should have nothing to do with Li Zhoumu. And at that time, I was beyond the reach of anything, so there is no need to estimate my feelings, you can rest assured to say it boldly, plainly. No, I should say that if you don't say that, it will make me feel extremely disappointed and dissatisfied. ”

I have to say that no matter how shrewd a person is, he will be in an unfavorable situation in the face of this situation, not to mention that Zhao Nan is not a demon like Zhuge Kongming or Sima Zhongda, and the young man also belongs to that very intelligent type.

Therefore, he could only truthfully inform the other party of the underground battle of Luoyang that he had experienced.

Of course, because of his identity, many things he just hearsay or peep into the leopard, but even so, it was enough to make the teenager dumbfounded. The unheard-of ghost Yan zhòng subverted his three views, and the destruction of Luoyang made him look sad with tears in the corners of his eyes, and what he couldn't accept the most was the person who led the qiē to happen, the one who made him so entangled all the time.

Suddenly, he had the urge to find a place where no one was there and cry, to vent his heart.

However, years of experience had allowed him to suppress this urge before his feelings completely exploded, and he quietly closed his eyes, and after a while, he wiped the remaining water marks from the corners of his eyes, and a gentle smile had bloomed on his face again.

Although he didn't know what the appearance of those monsters represented, and although he didn't know what his weak hands could do, he knew very well that if he sank into that helpless feeling, he would only make himself more and more useless.

No one can save you but yourself.

This is perhaps the most valuable asset left to him by the fierce man who left too many traces in his life.

Since there is no help now, since neither sorrow nor anger can solve the problem, then smile.

This is another precious treasure handed over to him by a man who has not actively carved a deep trace in his life, but has been influencing him, and it is also a wealth that he feels very beneficial.

Thank you for your influence and encouragement on me, and I want to repay your expectations of me with my actions!

The smiling young man secretly clenched his fists and made an oath in his heart that belonged to a man.

"Zhao Qing, have you already planned our next trip? What will be our goal? ”

"Then we have two choices, one is to arrive at the Luoshui River Valley and go east along Luoshui, you can go to the old capital Luoyang, but the situation there is not very good, even if the reconstruction has begun but want to restore the old prosperity, hehe, it will take a long time.

In addition, it is to continue to cross the mountains and mountains, there is a Yishui at the southern foot of Bears Ears Mountain, and you can reach Yique Pass and Luoyang all the way, but you can also turn east from Xincheng County to pass through Yingchuan Yangcheng to bypass Luoyang.

And our final destination, I wonder if you have any goals in mind that you are ready for? ”

"Didn't you plan for me? That's pretty incompetent, whether it's as a guide or whatever. Unqualified, greatly unqualified! ”

"Haha, the goals have been chosen, but I'm afraid you won't like it. If you don't like it, won't we be able to do it? ”

"Sue me, anyway, I've been decided for so long, and it's not bad to follow the path that others want me to take for a while, and there's still a lot more to learn now. But before that, I want you to take me around Luoyang, I want to see there, and also take a look at the terroir and people along the way. ”

The smile on the boy's face seemed brighter than ever.

"After all, this is a very rare 'freedom' for me."

"As you wish. But before that, you may need to follow us to exercise more, otherwise. ”

"Haha, don't care who we are, train me like a normal soldier. I also want to experience more life that I have never experienced before.

I also want to go into their world, to get to know them, and to understand this world that I have never known before. ”

As the sun sets, it is a group of people who are on the road of chasing their dreams.

Pan Sen: I almost forgot to update...... (To be continued......)