Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Cooking Wine in the Cold Night

Liu Yu swept out of the jungle path, and a small dark castle appeared in front of him under the bright moon. He didn't think it was different. Castles like this were scattered all over the area north of the Huaihe River. They were unique products of the times, but the Wubao in front of him was obviously abandoned At that time, vines and grass grew, the outer wall collapsed, there was no light, and the entrance became a black hole without a large door. Since the Yongjia Rebellion, Wubao has become a stronghold for the survival of the people who have been devastated by the war. People from the same village or surname live together as an armed self-defense unit surrounded by high walls, self-sufficient.There are thousands of households in the big castle, and the fireworks are connected to each other, and they live next to each other in the castle.The building in front of me is a small Wubao, with a hopeful building and battlements built on the walls of the fort. It is only the scale of more than a hundred families living together, but that was a long time ago. Now people have gone to the fort, as if silently complaining. The suffering that God imposed on it.

Liu Yu suddenly quickened his pace, rushed to the entrance of Wubao, looked around, and looked around, three people fell dead on the main street with successive exits, separated by Zhang Xu as if they had been arranged by others, and the corpse closest to him clearly showed The skull was smashed into pieces forcibly, such claw strength is indeed appalling. Liu Yu didn't have the slightest urge to go into the castle to find out the truth, and he didn't want to run into the gray-robed demon Taoist from the Taiping Sect. He just glanced at him and left at full speed without looking back, heading straight to Ruyin.

Compared with the heavy responsibilities he shouldered, the bloody case in Wubao was nothing but insignificant matter. Begging Fu Guoren to rush to the east bank of Yingshui, the long-flowing river sparkled and shone brightly under the moonlight, and the trees on the bank projected onto the river. The sky-eyed eagle hovered over a dense wild forest on the opposite bank, apparently still not grasping where Yan Fei was hiding. A branch as thick as an arm was drifting south with the river. Qi Fu Guoren sneered in his heart, Yan Fei must have thrown himself into the Wood River, and then used his strength to cross the nearly six-foot river, and then hid in the dense forest to avoid the sharp eyes of the sky.Thinking of this, he still hesitated, soared into the sky like a big bird, and threw it at the broken branch, regardless of the distance and the speed at which the broken branch floated, he scored exactly.

Seeing that the toes are pointing straight and the sudden change is sudden, all the abilities that can quickly beg Guoren's response are still caught off guard, and the situation is in chaos. The branches shattered inch by inch, and a green awn pierced through the water soaring towards the sky, stabbing Guoren's vitals in his crotch. Qi Fu Guoren let out a stern voice, and used the ability to press the bottom of the box, which was also a helpless tactic. He tried his best to lift his right foot that was kicking down, and stepped on the tip of the sword head-on with his left foot. Yongquan Cave.

boom! The long sword sank straight into the river, while Qifu Guoren let out an earth-shattering scream, his boots were shattered, blood splashed from the soles of his feet, he turned three times in the air, and threw himself back to the east bank. Although Yan Fei in the water secretly celebrated the success of his ingenious plan, he was shocked by the opponent's counter-shock and his whole body was full of energy and blood. It was a pity that he still failed to kill the opponent under such favorable circumstances, but it was enough to beg Guoren It's good, not for a while, don't even think about chasing him again.

His most brilliant move is to use branches to cross the river first, flee into the dense forest, causing the eyes of the sky to chase after the dense forest, and then sneak back into the water to ambush the terrifying enemy who is greedy for convenience underwater. Qi Fu Guoren set foot on the ground, immediately summoned the eyes of the sky with a roar, and then escaped into the forest on the east bank. Yan Fei climbed up to the west bank, took a deep breath, and darted towards Ruyin without daring to stay. He suffered serious internal injuries, so he had to find a hidden place where he could avoid the tracking of the sky's eye to adjust his breath and recuperate. Back to Bianhuangji, there is no place more ideal than an abandoned castle.

Jiankang Capital City in the Southern Jin Dynasty, Wuyi Lane, Wangguan Pavilion in the Four Seasons Garden of Xie Mansion.Xie An was sitting on the ground near the east window, playing the five-stringed guqin, the moonlight was shining all over the garden, there was no light in the hall, but the flame of the small charcoal stove was flickering, and an elegant monk in white was fanning the fire not far from Xie An. Wine, leisurely and contented. Xie An enters the world of piano sounds, reality no longer exists, everything is purified by the music, the wind gently blows in from the west window, and the clothes of the two are constantly flapping, like immortals.The sound of Qin Cong, sometimes beautiful and intense, suddenly depressed and sad, no matter how it changes, it can always cleanse the mind and make people forget the world.

The sound of the piano stopped suddenly, and there was still something left, lingering around Xuanliang. The monk shook his head and chanted: "Don't show pride outside, but moisten Qiongyao inside; just like a potential bird, flying feathers into the sky."Xie Xie looks chic when he is in hiding, and he is prominent in his official position; he is a romantic celebrity when he is hidden, but he is still a romantic prime minister when he is in office, and he is a romantic all his life.But what I admire the most is that Brother Xie never forgot his love for the world when he was in hiding, and he never forgot his love for mountains and rivers when he was an official. He is worthy of being the most romantic person in the world since ancient times.

Xie An smiled calmly: Why did Master Zhi Dun suddenly praise me, Xie An?According to me, the master has other feelings, right? Zhi Dun nodded and said: Listening to the sound of Xie Xie's zither, one can tell that under Xie Xie's appearance of being free and unrestrained, there is deep affection inside, secretly containing the sadness of long-term internal strife and external troubles, especially the sound of the qin tonight, I don't know Are you worried about the upcoming war?When he was talking, he lifted the pot from the stove, picked up the two wine glasses beside the stove with the other hand, and sat down opposite Xie An spontaneously.

Xie An said calmly: "The success or failure of this battle has been handed over to the younger generation, I, Xie An, don't care about it anymore."It's just that at this moment of life and death of the Great Jin Dynasty, I thought of many things that I hadn't thought of before.If the Tao is poor, it will change, and things will be reversed when they are extreme. This is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth, and no human power can hinder the change.Speaking of the last sentence, a bitter and helpless expression appeared on the corner of his lips. Zhi Dun poured hot wine for Xie An with a pot, and said, "You speak smartly."But I know that since the rise of Fu Jian, you have been preparing for a decisive battle like this. Not only did you carry out land registration, you took back a large amount of land from the powerful clans, and you recruited a large number of people to form Beifu soldiers.It's just that you have always adhered to the rule of Huang Lao, quiet and not disturbing the people, so you seem to have no great achievements like a good fighter, but in fact, you use peace and tranquility, and you use long-term calculations. Doing teaching without words is so skillful and clumsy, how can it be like you have said that you have never done anything?

He also poured wine for himself, and continued: See decline from prosperity, and perceive death from vitality. The cycle of life and death goes back and forth. Xie An raised his glass to invite him to drink, and the two drank it all in one go. Xie An put down his wine glass, and thoughtfully said: "Too much forget love, let love second, and hypocrisy again; what love loves is our generation."Just now I was playing the strings and playing the piano, and suddenly I remembered where I was, so I felt dejected and sad. Zhi Dun asked in great surprise, "Why did you say that?" Xie An did not answer him directly, and said: From Wang Dao to me, Xie An, every time we implement Tu Duan, we actually want to seize land and manpower from the aristocratic clan. Does the master say that this is very contradictory? Zhi Dun understood. The Jin Dynasty established the country, the clan was sealed off, and the clan king came out of the town to oversee the army, sowing the root of the chaos of the Eight Kings.The high-ranking family enjoys the privilege of occupying Tianyin and Keyin clan according to their grades, that is, occupying a large amount of land and household registration and exempting from state taxes and servitude. Land grabbing is a means of exacerbating the problem. Xie An said in a deep voice: In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo Rebellion successively. The short-lived reunification lasted only thirty-eight years, and China and Turkey have been in a situation of division and separation for a long time.Of course, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings caused serious damage to the Jin Dynasty, but it was still nothing compared to the rebellion caused by the internal migration of the Hu tribes. The water is lost, the gully is filled with each other, the people are destitute, and the world is opened up from the world. According to the books, there is no such thing as extreme chaos.The main reason lies in the malpractice of clan politics and the entry of the Hu clan into the Central Plains. I, Xie An, as the head of the clan, think about this, and I feel all kinds of feelings in my heart. Zhi Dun said: Brother Xie can make a deep reflection on himself and the situation he is in, there is hope for the Great Jin! Xie An wryly smiled and said: "I feel full of emotions just because I feel that there is no hope. I am getting old and the days to come are numbered, so I can only pin my hopes on Nephew Xuan. I just watched him organize the Beifu soldiers. You can see that he is a man who dares to break the rules. Ignore the views of family status, but only those who use it.But the current situation is clear, if this battle is lost, of course nothing will be mentioned, but if it wins, the imperial court will suppress him in many ways, for fear that he will become another Huan Wen and threaten the Sima family's imperial fortune. It is not easy for the nephew to maintain the status of the family, let alone make reforms to current affairs.well!There is no more hope for Da Jin. Zhi Dun listened silently. Xie An suddenly raised his hand to play the qin, and played the clear tones like flowing water, singing: It is not easy to be a king, but it is difficult to be a good minister.Faithful things are not obvious, but there are doubts Deep and hoarse, an elegy full of sorrow for the country, spread far and wide. The damage to Ruyin City is far greater than that of the frontier wasteland. The city wall hardly exists, and most of the houses have been burned to ashes. The window collapsed, and the weeds were overgrown. From the south, Liu Yu looked at the gloomy long street under the moonlight, and Yingshui flowed in and out on the right, and he felt a sense of danger in his heart. I don't know if it was because of the shadow of the Taiping monster, or because of the soldier's keen intuition. On the spur of the moment, he decided not to enter the city, but instead bypassed the southeast corner of the ruins and continued north along Yingshui. With Yingshui as the direction guide, even if the moon was dark and the wind was high, he would not get lost.He originally wanted to go to the city to look for the barren people of the Han nationality who had escaped from the wilderness, but after seeing the scene in the city, he knew that even if there were barren people hiding in the city, he would have to spend a lot of time searching for them. Fear of the Taiping demon way in the world, so I have a heart that more things are worse than less things, and decide to cross the city and not enter. Now that he has made up his mind, without hesitation, he unleashes his body skills, travels eastward at full speed along the south wall, and then turns north to the east wall. Much more convenient. He was about to cross the northeast corner of Ruyin's ruined city, when there was a loud sound of hoofbeats in front of him, Liu Yu thought it was a fluke, and hurriedly jumped on a broken wall on the left side, and looked north from a height of about three zhang. Under the pale yellow moonlight, resident birds flew in and out, the dust rose, and the torchlight flickered.He is a professional spy. At a glance, he knows that there are hundreds of people who have come. They should be pioneers in Fu Jian's vanguard army. obstacle task.He knew that such a team must be more than one team, but divided into multiple lanes, advancing with Yingshui in between, covering the entire Yingshui River area.If I go north regardless of everything, I may be able to avoid the main force of the enemy, but there is a high possibility that I will be bumped into by the opponent's scouts. After weighing the pros and cons, I have to hide in the city, and continue northward after the enemy army has passed. There are only two hours, and it is even more difficult to disappear after dawn. Liu Yu sighed secretly, jumped to the west of the broken wall, and ran towards the series of houses on the northeast main street. When he sneaked into a shop that was supposed to be a restaurant by the northeast main street, squatted at a large west window and looked out, the Fu Qin soldiers with hundreds of people just entered the city, divided into two teams, and headed south along the street. , and no house searches. Liu Yu was very courageous, he leaned in front of the window to carefully observe the enemy's army, and knew that spies had already entered the city to search for it, so the team entered the city with confidence, not afraid of encountering an ambush. He could even clearly see that under the light of the torches, the faces of all the enemies were tired, showing the pain of a long journey without stopping. He was watching intently, and the faint sound behind him came to his ears. Liu Yu was taken aback, turned his head to look away, and stared blankly. Yan Fei was awakened by the sound of hoofbeats entering the city from the deep meditation where no one had no self and everything was empty, and all the injuries in his body had healed without medicine. His internal strength and mind method are based on what his mother taught him, and he also created his own hard work. Since he left Shengle six years ago to alleviate the severe blow caused by the death of his loving mother, he has devoted himself to swordsmanship and traveled all over the world with his lone sword, wandering around, looking for Gao Xian, devoting himself to the metaphysics of alchemy, and exploring the new realm of swordsmanship. After deep thinking and refinement, always in a clear night when the moon is in the sky, I will understand the way of existence and non-existence, and create the sun, moon and sky. The light returns to the sun and the moon, the darkness returns to the void, and the emptiness and reality shine together. Since the fall of the Han Dynasty, metaphysics has sprung up. This is a kind of thought trend based on Laozi, Zhuangzi and Zhouyi's Sangong, which combines Confucian classics to replace the cumbersome Confucian classics.When applied to martial arts, everything in the world is based on nothingness and self-generated. There are two main streams of mentality, while Yan Fei combines these two systems to create a unique mentality that has no precedent in ancient times.Although it is still only in its infancy, its development is limitless.It is precisely because of this potential for development that he knows that begging Guoren will never let him go. Qi Fu Guoren's words aroused his thoughts full of thoughts. He was not afraid that the Murong Xianbei tribe would chase and kill him, but he was aroused to think about the pain of his dead mother. Murong Wen was one of the culprits who killed his mother. Seven years ago, Dai State was destroyed by Fu Qin. His grandfather, Dai Wang Shi Yiqian, was captured and then killed again. Living under the fence of others, there is always a little bit of happiness, but unfortunately the good times did not last long. With Fu Jian's secret support, Murong Wen raided Liu Kuren's tribe and used brutal methods of exterminating the clan.Liu Kuren died in battle on the spot. His mother Tuobayan, known as Xianbei Feiyan, protected him and Tuoba Gui with multiple swords in her body. After many months, he died.He and Tuobagui became a pair of orphans without father and mother who were determined to revenge.Tuoba Gui is better than him, because at least he knows who his parents are, but he doesn't even know who his Han father is. One by one died in the war. At that time, he was still taking his mother's surname, unwilling to stay in the sad place where his mother passed away, so he changed his name to Yan Fei to commemorate his deceased mother.Under Tuoba Gui's strong opposition, he still desperately embarked on the road of wandering until today. Two years ago, he sneaked into Chang'an, the capital of Fu Qin, assassinated Murong Wen on Changjie, and then escaped unscathed. This incident shocked the north, and also aroused Murong Xianbei's monstrous hatred. At that time, Murong Wen's younger brothers, Murong Chong and Murong Yong, had mobilized all their strength to hunt him down. Fortunately, he was proficient in the art of stealth and concealment, and finally fled into the borderlands to settle down in the borderlands. Come down, end years of wandering revenge. Qifu Guoren recognized him from his sword and swordsmanship, paper can't cover fire, if he survives this time, he will have to deal with the revenge of Murong Xianbei, one of the largest forces in the north. But he didn't take it seriously, since his mother passed away, he no longer cared about life and death.In this chaotic world with nothing to love and no hope, death is only the end of suffering.Do whatever you want until the end comes. The moonlight splashed gently through the broken window, and he couldn't help but recall a scene when he was a child. In the tent on the plain, the moon was big and round in the sky, and his beautiful mother sat on a rug outside the tent for him. Making new clothes, humming grassland nursery rhymes, and lulling him to sleep in the tent. His mother's soft and affectionate singing still seemed to linger in his ears at this moment, and his tears filled his eyes uncontrollably.Since the death of his mother, he has never cried. Tonight, begging Fu Guoren to arouse his thoughts and touch the scene, he can no longer suppress the misery in Mi Zang's heart. After he became sensible, his mother kept smiling, but she was never truly happy.Her love is all focused on him, but he still irritated her because of his naughtiness, and now it is too late to regret, and there is no way to make up for it. He never recovered from the shock of his mother's death, and neither did Sunyue Litian.