choke element

Chapter 14
Before the founding of Jurchen, there was a Buddhist belief, which was introduced from neighboring countries such as Goryeo and Bohai.Later, when Emperor Taizong was in power, he enshrined Buddha statues in the inner court, and welcomed Zhantan statues to be placed in Minzhong Temple in Yanjing, where rice monks were held every year.

Later, Dajin fully occupied the Central Plains, and more consciously encouraged the construction of pagodas and temples in Hebei, Hedong, Xijing Road and other places, and the restoration of famous Buddhist temples, so as to ease the local situation and benefit the rule of Dajin.

This fat monk was originally a monk from Xuanzhong Temple in Datong Mansion, Xijing. His lay family name is Luo, his name is Chongwei, and his dharma name is Huifeng.

During the period of Taihe, Jurchen nobleman Wanyan Age and Bohai native Gao Youchang expropriated money in Datong Mansion.

At that time, Monk Luo was the emissary of the subordinates of the local Zhenfang Qianhu. He was furious when he heard the news. Du ultimatum, fled to Xuanzhong Temple to become a monk.

Last year, the Mongolian army attacked Xijing, and the imperial court gathered reinforcements from all directions to fight against the Mongolian army.There are millions of reinforcements from all directions, and the people of Xijing can't support them even if they destroy their fields and houses, and the generals are more likely to plunder.

It was at this time that Xuanzhong Temple was unlucky, He Temple was destroyed, and many monks were killed.With the strength of his arms and an iron rod in his hand, Monk Luo took advantage of the darkness to fight his way out of the temple.

Just when he was at a loss as to where he was going, the main force of the imperial court army in front was defeated by the Mongolian iron cavalry, and retreated like a catastrophe.Monk Luo, his brothers and others were wrapped up by the defeated soldiers, and under the pursuit of the Mongols, they fled across the mountains and fled to the Baozhou area.

The process of escaping from the pursuit of the Mongolian cavalry that day was naturally difficult.No matter how brave Monk Luo is, he can't do much in the midst of thousands of troops, and he was in danger several times.Among the two most thrilling times, Guo Ning saved his life to rescue them, and they barely survived.

When the Mongols retreated, Monk Luo took dozens of men and turned them into bandits in Shenyuanpo, Baozhou, making a living by extorting rich households.The thin man who asked Monk Luo was his junior in Xuanzhong Temple, his surname was Pei, and his name was Pei Ruhai.

Monk Luo was grateful for Guo Ning's help, and invited Guo Ning to partner with him several times. From then on, he drank a lot of wine and ate meat, and lived happily.But Guo Ning's temperament is a bit stubborn, and he always disagrees.

That's all.A few days ago, Monk Luo heard that Guo Ning was running around, intending to contact the defeated soldiers from all over the place, reorganize the division of economics and system, and serve the court.

Monk Luo was shocked on the spot, grabbed the person who came to report the letter and asked, "Guo Liulang, is he stupid? Da Jinchao has already looked like this. He is a man, a small Jiajun, why bother to hurry?" What's more, those high-ranking officials and nobles, who would take him seriously? It's not that they haven't eaten at the court, and the disgusting things they saw in the Changzhou border fort are not enough? This move will be feared by others. Something is going to happen!"

How can the messenger answer?Monk Luo cursed a lot, and brought some cronies and subordinates to the Feijun River overnight.All his cronies know that he said he was looking at the situation, but he was actually trying to persuade Guo Ning, and he was even ready to rescue him at a critical moment.

What made Monk Luo overjoyed was that when he arrived at the Feijun River, Guo Ning actually opened his eyes first.He killed Xiao Hao, the commander of the Anzhou capital, by himself, and now he clearly rejected the kindness of the Anzhou officials!

Very good!This kid really understands!
Thinking of this, Monk Luo rubbed his bald head and laughed non-stop.

Monk Pei was not as enthusiastic as his senior brother, and couldn't help asking: "Senior brother, have you thought about it? Do you really want to partner with Guo Liulang?"

Monk Luo rolled his eyes: "Why, are you still thinking about your friendship with Jinganmin?"

Monk Pei laughed dryly: "Jing'an Min is also a warrior from northern Xinjiang. Although he is not as brave as Guo Liulang, he is good at making friends. He is very familiar with the big men in Dingzhou Miao Daorun and Yizhou Zhangrou. If there is a problem , rescue and respond to each other, there is nothing wrong with it.”

"If something is difficult, Wanquan is a fart!" Monk Luo scolded.

He stood up, and patted Monk Pei's shoulder with his palm as big as a cattail leaf fan: "In this world, we are not afraid of wolves, tigers, and leopards with our own swords and guns in our hands. Those who can bring us difficulties are nothing but the imperial court or Mongolia. If these two families really come here for me and other grassroots bandits, how can the people of Jing'an stand up to it? Where are you talking about?"

This question should not be ignorant of conscience.

Monk Pei could only smile wryly: "When it really comes to that, naturally I can't stand it. Brother, I'm not stupid!"

"But Miao Daorun, Zhang Rou and others, don't they just use northerners as soldiers to pierce the sword? Jing'an people work for them... If you want me to say, they might as well eat from the imperial court!" Luo Luo The monk slammed the iron rod in his hand on the ground, and said with a smirk: "The Sa family holds a knife and gun to protect their own lives, not to work for others! Except for Guo Liulang, the Sa family can't trust others!"

"Forget it, forget it!" Monk Pei sighed, "Let's see what strategy Guo Liu has."

"Then let's go!" Luo monk held the iron rod and strode across the tall grass.

Monk Pei chased after his senior brother, and said again: "It suddenly occurred to me that there is another advantage to partnering with Guo Liu. This kid was stupid before, and his companions around him were scattered, and there was no one available under him. He has to rely on you, senior brother. OK!"

"Hey!" Monk Luo sneered, and seeing that Monk Pei's expression didn't seem to be gloating, he rolled his big eyes together: "That's hard to say... It's within dozens of miles to the left of the Shijun River. How many people have seen Guo Liulang? We can’t be the only one, but it would be nice to be the first batch!”

It's a pity that Monk Luo had just passed through the reed beach in front of the Feijun River camp when he saw Wang Shixian's figure.

This guy looks familiar?Is it Master Yao, or Gao Kezhong?
No, no, this guy is Wang Shixian who is based at Xinqiao camp in Anzhou!
This man Wang Gu was shrewd, he was one step ahead of the Sa family!
Monk Luo only felt the heat rising from his head.He strode over and yelled deliberately in a rough voice: "Boy, where is Guo Liulang? Sa's family is here to visit him!"

Wang Shixian was holding an ax and was leading a few old and weak people to cut bushes when he was suddenly buzzed by Monk Luo's loud voice.

He turned his head in surprise, and seeing Monk Luo's fat body coming towards him, he quickly raised a finger and made a silent gesture: "Liu Lang is very tired, and he has already fallen asleep. Master Hui Feng, please don't disturb me." .”

"Okay, okay." Monk Luo lowered his voice immediately.

Wang Shixian straightened his waist, beat his back and said, "Liulang said before going to bed that in the next few days, there will be a lot of friends who will come here to inquire. We have to repair the hut to avoid poor reception. Master, you came just in time, come and help .”

Monk Luo looked at the dozen or so men behind him, and waved his hand: "Go!"

After Guo Ning dealt with Cui Xiannu, he felt sleepy again.He asked Wang Shixian to take care of him, and he fell on the couch and fell asleep in an instant.

When I woke up, it was still light.

Guo Ning felt that he had roughly changed his clothes, and his shoulders and back were bandaged, but it still hurt.Just after waking up, I didn't have any strength in my body, and my whole right arm was limp, and I couldn't lift it up, but my mind became clearer.

He opened his mouth reluctantly, but his mouth felt dry.

Lu Han was beside him, leaning against the bed and taking a nap, holding a kettle in his arms.

The door in front of him was wide open.

The blue sky outside the house was cloudless, and the sunlight shone down, making the gurgling river water sparkle, reflected into the house, and reflected ripples on the walls and roof.

In the open space outside the door, there were many people sitting or standing with relaxed expressions.

He saw Wang Shixian holding a newly erected fence and laughing at several children.

He saw the comrade-in-arms he met when he was defeated in Anzhou last year, Luo Chongwei, who was a murderer but always regarded himself as a monk.This big fat man was waving the iron rod majesticly, demonstrating all the way with the stick, surrounded by a group of bald monks applauding.

He saw a young man with his sleeves rolled up and his chest open, revealing a tattoo of a tiger pattern on his body. He was looking at Luo Chongwei with a half-smile, and pouted from time to time.That was Li Ting, a native of Zhongdu who was active in the Wuguandian area, and he was a well-known ruthless character.

There were dozens of others, all of whom were weather-stained and acted aggressively.They were divided into seven or eight places, each of which gathered together.Some people clamored and patted their chests, bragging; some with obscene smiles on their faces, told jokes about Xiasanlu, which aroused the joy of others;

Guo Ning got up from the couch, and Lu Han woke up immediately.

She wiped the drool on her cheeks, and said embarrassedly: "Liu Lang has slept all day, he must be hungry. There is well-stewed mutton on the stove, I'll get it for you."

It's okay if she doesn't say anything, when the mutton is mentioned, Guo Ning's stomach rumbles like thunder.

Lu Han laughed, and Guo Ning laughed too: "How long have I slept?"

He took the military uniform and put it on, and thought for a while: "I still have something to do now, don't worry about mutton or something. Bring some pen, ink and paper from yesterday, I want to use it."

Lu Han hurried to go.

Guo Ning stepped out.Monk Luo was the first to come up with a big laugh, and touched Guo Ning's body to check whether his wound had burst; the other hundred people also greeted him one after another.

After being in a mess for a while, Guo Ning turned around and came back, followed by less than ten people.Including Wang Shixian, Luo Monk, and Li Ting, they are all recognized leaders among dozens of people.

When a group of people entered the room, Guo Ning asked them to sit on the couch, chair, or simply sit on the floor.

Along the trenches of the Great Wall, the Dajin court set up a three-way recruiting department, which governed three prefectures, five prefectures and seven armies, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers on horseback.There are hundreds of high-ranking officials and generals who command the army, such as the governor, Jiedu envoy, defense envoy, Meng Anbo extremely fierce, and careful and steady.But those characters are mostly cowardly and incompetent, greedy, despicable and bossy.At the critical moment when the army is overthrown, it is not those high-ranking officials and generals who can win the trust of ordinary soldiers, who can entangle and fight fiercely with the Mongols, and fight and retreat, but these people in front of them.

Guo Ning fought side by side with them and forged a deep friendship with them.But Guo Ning knows that these people certainly have their own faults and problems.Therefore, the original Guo Ning did not really trust them, but still pinned his future hopes on the Dajin court.

This mistake made Guo Ning pay a heavy price. Fortunately, he will not continue to make mistakes.

Daikin is a wreck destined to capsize.Why did the dignified man of the Han family die with Da Jin?In troubled times, you can only hold your destiny in your own hands; only by relying on your own strength can you break through the dark tide that is about to overwhelm you and open up a new path.

The most important task for Guo Ning at the moment is to truly gather these people in front of him and make them a usable force in his hands.

Guo Ning stood in the center of the room, looked around, and glanced over everyone's faces one by one.

Several people in the room felt that Guo Ning's expression was solemn, and all of them were solemn.

Only Li Ting is different from others.He sat carelessly on the only chair, watching Monk Luo half lying on the couch like a black bear, not looking like a warrior, while Wang Shixian was guarding the door.Other than these two, the people sitting on the ground beside them were all lower than him.

At that moment Li Ting laughed out loud, complacent.

He looked up at Guo Ning, and sneered: "I said earlier, Xiao Haohu is not a good thing. If you don't listen to me, Guo Liu, you will end up with many shit-like bad things in vain. But I don't know, this What are your thoughts now?"

Guo Ning said relaxedly: "In the past few days, I really have an idea. I have thought about it over and over for a long time, and I can't figure it out."

"tell me the story?"

"I was wondering how people like you and I would die."

(End of this chapter)