Ah Qing asked Zheng Qingchuan in a low voice: "Qiqi, are you afraid that your brother will also go down the mountain like the third brother and the fourth brother, so you deliberately pretend to be like this" Zheng Qingchuan couldn't cry and laughed, thinking: You wronged me and shook his head.Ah Qing tilted his head and said, "Then don't pester my brother, my brother has been working hard these days and is unhappy."
Ah Yun and I can play with you" Zheng Qingchuan closed his eyes and didn't answer, not knowing what kind of plan he was planning in his heart.In fact, Zheng Qingchuan is not only afraid of poisonous snakes, whether it is the big environment, or the small environment of living, whether it is the cultural environment or the geographical environment, it makes her feel insecure.That accidental fright, like a spark that ignited a firecracker, exploded in Zheng Qingchuan's heart.Su Mu's situation can be described in four words: internal and external troubles.There are indeed many poisonous insects and beasts on the high mountains, and he has no objection to the opinion that others want to go down the mountain to live.However, no objection is not the same as permission.Hong Zheng listened to Su Mu's words many times, and the servants naturally did not dare to express their opinions wantonly, and the remaining women and children were the least courageous after all, although they complained badly, they did not dare to live separately from the Su family, so they made a lot of trouble, but in fact, they procrastinated, hesitated, and did not leave for the time being.These people trusted Su Mu just like a soldier trusted a general.Su Mu was worried about Zheng Qingchuan, so he didn't go down the mountain in the past few days.Unexpectedly, Hong Zhengchang and Master Du couldn't find out any new information when they went to the bottom of the mountain in the past few days.Sometimes, no news is good news.However, there are times when there is no news that is the most suspenseful and unsettling.There were dark clouds on the faces of the people.Several people got together to discuss.Master Du said: "I'm afraid that the city gate of the capital is closed, no one enters or leaves, and the news can't be transmitted." ”Hong Zhengchang couldn't help but slap the table and scolded a few foul words, to the effect that those royal families treat the war as if they were chess, treating others as chess pieces, and they were so numb that they didn't care about the lives of others Su Mu said: "If the capital has to close the city gate, it can be seen that Prince Xin's men and horses have arrived outside the capital, and the two sides are facing each other." ”Hong Zhengchang clenched his fists again and slammed the table: "I hope the third and fourth brothers are lost" Hong Zhengchang, a person who does not practice martial arts, is more like a martial artist than Su Mu, who practices martial arts, Master Du's face is solemn, and he is vaguely hopeful, and said: "There is no news coming, it is estimated that it is because Prince Xin is strict in governing the army."
In this way, Wang Ye Xin will not lose. ”Su Mu nodded and said, "It's like a pixiu, only in and out."
People from afar rushed to him, but none of the people who had followed him left, so the news could only come in and out. ”Although there was optimism in their words, the three of them frowned, not at all lighthearted.After all, they can only speculate for the time being, and what they say is only possible.However, the fate of the family and the fate of the individual are much heavier than words.Zheng Qingchuan and Su Mu were inseparable from each other, and naturally they were also listening.She held Su Mu's hand with her left hand, and the real calm strength and warmth in her palm made her feel at ease and stay away from anxiety for the time being.Ah Qing and Ah Yun also sat next to them and listened.No one else was involved in the discussion.Zheng Qingchuan thought to himself: I hope to fight quickly, lest I have a long night and a long dream, and after half a month, bad news came."
Prince Su killed a few ministers who did not give in, and there were other generals stationed on the frontier who rushed to aid the capital and besieged Prince Xin" Hong Zheng scolded hatefully: "I want to do such a stupid thing as cannibalism" Su Mu worried: "If you don't fight quickly, I'm afraid someone will want to fish in troubled waters." ”Ah Qing asked: "Isn't my brother fighting a river of blood, and the others are still rushing to join in the fun, what are they doing" Su Mu's face sank like water, but he didn't frown anymore under the heavy pressure, his eyebrows seemed to be calm and fearless, and he turned his head and slowly explained to Ah Qing: "The folk are mixed, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
As soon as some people who are obsessed with the former dynasty see that the situation is chaotic, they feel that the opportunity has come and want to restore this kind of thing.The second is a popular uprising, in which people who have been oppressed gather against the government.The third is that neighboring countries take the opportunity to cross the border and occupy their territory.The fourth is that the generals who are in power and have military power also covet the throne, change the royal family name, and change the dynasty.The fifth type is that good citizens become robbers, and without the supervision of the government, they will recklessly rob homes and houses. ”Ah Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, he was thinking, Ah Yun opened his eyes wide, his eyes were surprised, although the two of them had different expressions, they were both listening carefully, and they didn't dare to interrupt at all.After Su Mu finished explaining, Hong Zheng sighed loudly: "The worst case is that when the people of the whole country become pond fish, no matter how high the mountain is, we can't live in seclusion." ”The fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, and everyone was afraid that the war situation would expand.Before, seeing that there was going to be chaos in the capital, Mrs.
Hong asked them to leave the capital.However, if the war affected the whole country, at that time, as soon as he heard that no matter how high the mountain was, there was no place to hide, Ah Yun's eyes were swirling, and he squeezed Ah Qing's hand in fear.Ah Qing went to hold Zheng Qingchuan's hand again, and Congmin couldn't offset such fear.Hong Zheng saw that Ah Yun's shoulders trembled with fright, and then looked at Zheng Qingchuan, who was abnormal these days, afraid that Ah Qing and Ah Yun would also become like Zheng Qingchuan, and thought: Cowardly people are really troublesome Su Mu has been dragged down these days If a few more timid people are added to his side, even if Su Mu grows three heads and six arms, don't want to do anything serious, patronize to appease his wife and sister Don't cry, so he pretended to comfort him easily: "I'm scaring you, don't believe it" Ah Qing frowned and thought, It seems that I didn't hear Hong Zhengchang's coaxing words later.Ah Yun turned her head to look at Su Mu in confusion for a while, not knowing whether this was true or not.Zheng Qingchuan stretched out his right arm, hugged Ah Qing and Ah Yun's shoulders at the same time, and patted Ah Yun's shoulder as a sign of comfort.This mood is really sad and miserable, they look forward to good news every day, but the reality is against them.A few days later, another news came: "King Su has been assassinated, dead, and now only Prince Xin is left in the royal family, the heir to the throne is justified, and the ministers of the court and the central government are now united into one, and it is a good thing to support King Xin, but there is a general surnamed Wu, but he has played the banner of destroying the tyrant and the people turning over, gathered 50,000 people, and continued to fight with Prince Xin's men and horses, it can be seen that he is ambitious for the throne" Ah Qing suddenly said clearly: "This is the fourth kind of person who fishes in troubled waters" Su Mu looked at Ah Qing with appreciation, Zheng Qingchuan patted Ah Qing's shoulder appreciatively at the same time, thinking: How smart Ah Yun saw her brother's smile with joy, and asked blankly: "Is this a good thing" Hong Zheng shook his head and sighed: "No, this is a big bad thing" Ah Yun was curious, and asked honestly: "Why" She looked at Su Mu again blankly, and found that the smile on her brother's face was gone.Master Du said: "Originally, as soon as King Su died, Prince Xin could become the emperor smoothly, a slap did not sound, the war stopped, and the new emperor was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, as long as he did not investigate the responsibility of the Hong family, we can go back to Beijing However, now there are people with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight with Prince Xin, I don't know how many months, or how many years" Ah Yun nodded, lowered his head again, and was silent, his expression was very sad and sad.She also wanted to go back to her home for a long time, but the bad news came again Hong Zhengchang pounded the table with his hand, beat it hard, and was tortured for too long, his expression seemed to be crazy, he gritted his teeth, and his tone was also vicious: "The Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse are going to fight to the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Monkey" At this time, it is probably too long to wait, and the heart is consumed.Half a month later, the bad news was even worse: "I heard that General Wu's soldiers and horses have suffered defeats one after another, and they are retreating towards Shandong, and in addition, Prince Xin has ascended the throne." ”Mount Tai is located in Shandong.Master Du was straightforward and quick-witted, and said with a wry smile: "If General Wu takes Shandong as his own, it will be equivalent to the king of the mountain" The rest of the people also thought bitterly: General Wu can't win outside the capital, in all directions, except for the direction of the capital, that direction can't escape, but wants to come to Shandong, this is like watching the enemy shoot arrows, the enemy misses the bull's-eye, if General Wu comes to Shandong, the war will burn to Shandong, you can imagine, the war is getting closer and closer to the Taoist temple on this high mountain, and you live in Shandong, and you have the feeling of burning your eyebrows.Zheng Qingchuan finally spoke, clenched Su Mu's right hand, and asked: "What should I do" At this critical juncture, Su Mu said with a word like gold: "In addition to this Taoist temple, find a second hiding place."
It's safer on the hill than down the hill. ”Hong Zhengchang and Master Du both nodded in agreement.If you want to keep everyone in this temple, you can't get close to the flames of war.The lower part of the mountain must have been affected by the war earlier than the upper mountain, but the war will also burn up the mountain In the combat strategy, the mountain peak has a natural guarding function, condescending, in addition to the disadvantage of easy to run out of food, it is both easy to defend and easy to attack.When General Wu's men and horses really retreated to Shandong, if they couldn't hold on to the flat land and continued to suffer defeats, but they refused to surrender, then it would definitely be not only Su Mu and Zheng Qingchuan who had a sense of crisis on the mountain, but at the same time, the residents at the foot of Mount Tai also fled to the mountain with their burdens.On this day, Su Mu, Master Du, Qingshan, Baishui, and Fuyun went out to find a cave where they could hide, and people with backpacks suddenly came outside the door of the Taoist temple.The little guy guarding the door asked: "What are you doing here" The stranger said: "This Taoist temple is not your house, we have to go in to live" The little guy politely asked the stranger to wait, closed the door first, and then hurriedly went to tell Hong Zhengchang.The door of the Taoist temple was suddenly pounded with a fist, and the sound of people outside the door was boiling, Hong Zheng looked through the crack in the door, and saw that more than 20 men and women had gathered outside, some old and some young.There were many people outside, Hong Zhengchang was disturbed by the noise, and suddenly hesitated, plus his wife Fu Shi leaned in his ear and encouraged: "Can't let outsiders in, there are too many people, can't let them in" He couldn't make up his mind for a while.It's just that Su Mu is not in the Taoist temple at the moment.When Zheng Qingchuan heard the noise, his heart was pounding with fright, he ran over to ask, and when he learned that this was the case, he did not hesitate, and immediately said: "Second cousin, second cousin, if we don't open the door, it will be death and not save" t: