Chapter 415 The hope of the Kingdom of God, the home of the afterlife

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 415 The hope of the Kingdom of God, the home of the afterlife

Some people look very thin and thin. Only by measuring them with your own hands can you know how amazing they are.

In the darkness, the restless wind completely calmed down unconsciously.

"Then do you know what the Kingdom of God is?" Li Xuan put her arms behind her head and looked at the darkness above without knowing what she was thinking.

He Qing'er's soft voice sounded in Li Xuan's right ear: "Do good and eliminate evil, Taiyin Goddess. Joy and sorrow will all return to the dust. Have mercy on me, the world, and you will be in the Kingdom of God forever. Have mercy on me, and you will be in the Kingdom of God forever."

She was very close, and Li Xuan easily hugged her into his arms, and then said softly: "The Kingdom of God is also the Kingdom of God. It is found in many ancient biographies such as Shangshu, Chunqiu, Zuo Zhuan, Mu Tianzi Zhuan and Shi Ji·Zhao Shijia. "There are records of a deity named Queen Mother of the West and her kingdom of gods."

It is built on a tree with no branches and no shadow. There is a ladder to the sky that can go up and down to the sky and the earth. There is a Yuyuan where the sun sets. The Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West is ferociously guarded and surrounded by weak waters that are beyond the power of mustard.

"Queen Empress is following the example of her sages, but times have changed. She understands it, but she is still struggling."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, she gently closed her eyes, and immediately, a new vision appeared in front of her eyes.

…

The crescent moon was like silk, and a fierce fire suddenly broke out on the dark mountain road.

Outside a small village on the side of the mountain road, invisible figures were running back and forth, throwing torches at the burning village from time to time, as if they would not give up until the village was burned to ashes.

Behind them, a group of villagers were driven aside.

The older woman was sobbing softly while holding her young child and luggage.

Their leader looked at them with an ugly expression.

Although they had knives in their hands, they did not dare to hand them to the guy in red clothes and gold armor.

It wasn't until the stronghold was completely burned to ashes that the leader, Zhou Qian, walked up to the crowd.

"Who is in charge? Come forward and speak."

"Little old Nan Shi, I have met Shangguan." The old man Nan Shi, who was dressed in linen but had gray hair, walked forward tremblingly, held his hands in front of Zhou Qian, looked at him carefully, and asked: " Sir, I didn’t know I was waiting..."

"You have three choices. First, return to Meiling Pass with me, and then send you to Longyou for resettlement. Don't worry, there will be no shortage of land and property for you. Second, cross the mountains and go to Tonglu. I will give you enough compensation and expenses; thirdly, go down the mountain to Muzhou. In that case, I will not give you anything, and you will consider it yourself."

Nan Shi and the villagers behind him looked at each other in confusion.

Although what Zhou Gan gave seems to be three answers, it is actually just one.

You can't get anything by going to Muzhou, and no one will choose it except those who are interested.

Although you can get enough compensation and travel expenses to go to Tonglu, it is far away from Tonglu and the trek over mountains and ridges is simply too much for women, the elderly and the weak.

So there was only one last option left, which was to go to Meiling Pass and then be sent to Longyou for resettlement.

Over the years, they relied on this mountain road and made a lot of money from business travelers, but they did not have a school or land behind them.

You have to buy everything from outside, and the price is very expensive.

Although they continue to live here without much worry, their actual wealth has not increased much and they have no future.

If in normal times they wanted to move outside, there would be no door.

Even if there is a chance, real estate, land, everything needs to be purchased again.

The key issue is household registration. Without household registration, even if they have money, it will be a lot of trouble to buy real estate.

Now, with great difficulty, the government has given a way...

"We will go to Longyou. If there is land, we will go to Longyou." The opinions of many villagers present tended to be the same.

There were three or five people inside whose faces remained gloomy and they never spoke.

"There must be fields." Zhou Qian paused for a moment, then looked at everyone and smiled gently: "So, are there anyone going to other places?"

With Zhou Gan's words, everyone present immediately fell silent.

Some people carefully looked at those who had not spoken; some people did not even dare to look.

"Since no one has spoken." Zhou Gan smiled and then said: "Fire the arrow!"

Shoot an arrow?

The villagers in front of Zhou Qian suddenly paused, but before they could react, several crossbow arrows were fired directly, and in a blink of an eye, they had penetrated into the chests of those who had not spoken just now.

"Bang bang bang!" Several people fell to the ground at the same time.

There was a "ding-ding-ding" sound, and the short swords hidden in the sleeves fell to the ground.

"Throw it in and burn it." Zhou Qian's expression immediately became indifferent.

He waved his hand, and several Qianniu Guards behind him immediately stepped forward and threw the corpses one by one into the fire.

"Zhang Huan!" Zhou Qian turned his head and called out. Zhang Huan, who was a little thin, immediately walked up and said, "Be prepared."

"Take them back to Meiling Pass overnight."

"Obey the order!" Zhang Huan immediately took his two Qianniu Guards and led the people present towards Limei Ling Pass.

Zhou Qian did not stay where he was, he turned around and took the remaining Qianniu Guards towards the depths of the avenue.

They want to clean out all the resting areas on the entire avenue.

Strong walls and clear fields.

…

On the northwest side, on the dark peak.

Ye Wanwan and Zhang Wanyu frowned as they looked at the flames burning on the mountain path, their expressions terrible.

"They want our army to be deprived of any supplies on the entire road. In two days, there will be no supplies. Even if they reach the Meiling Pass, they will not have much strength left... At that time, they will take advantage of He launched a surprise attack when the army was not yet secure, and the army immediately suffered a disastrous defeat." Zhang Wanyu clenched her fists tightly, and the ambition of the King of Nanchang was clearly revealed.

"Kill them. As long as we kill them all, King Nanchang's plan will no longer be implemented." Ye Wanwan looked at Zhang Wanyu with a serious expression.

With the strength of the two of them, as long as they find the ambush location and launch a surprise attack, they can kill all these dozen people in an instant.

"It's not that simple." Zhang Wanyu shook her head slightly, pointed at Zhou Qian and others who were walking north with torches, and said coldly: "Look, although the two sides of where they are going are dark, there are others faintly there. People are lurking, and if we act rashly, we may get ourselves into trouble."

"Is this a trap?" Ye Wanwan understood immediately and immediately broke into a cold sweat.

Zhang Wanyu raised her head and looked at the crescent moon in the sky above her head, her eyes falling far away on the dark mountains further away.

"Since we defeated Meiling Pass, Qianniu Guards and Kuaiji Mansion soldiers have been chasing our people. Up to now, there are probably not many people who have escaped from Meiling Pass." Zhang Wanyu

As he spoke, he clenched his teeth involuntarily.

"What is the King of Nanchang doing? Is it worth it for him to torment his own people so much for us?" Ye Wanwan had stayed in Luoyang before, so she naturally knew how arrogant and domineering those Qianniu Guards were.

Now they are willing to go through such trouble for a few escaped soldiers.

"No, he is besieging us, preventing us from joining the people from Muzhou Hall, and preventing us from conveying their information to Muzhou in advance." Zhang Wanyu saw through Li Xuan's true plan at a glance.

"Are you talking about those crossbows and trebuchets?" Ye Wanwan reacted immediately.

The reason why they retreated in defeat at Meiling Pass this time was mainly because they did not estimate the crossbow and trebuchet in Li Xuan's hands.

These two things, one after the other, hundreds of their elite soldiers were slaughtered in the blink of an eye.

If the reinforcements that are coming are not prepared now, it is hard to say that they will not make the same mistake again.

"Not only that, but there are more things hidden here. The order of attack of the Wuzhou Army under the King of Nanchang, the display of combat power, and his personal tactical layout, these are all things that I didn't see when I fought with him before." Zhang Wanyu

He frowned and said uncertainly: "I don't know why, but there is always a feeling that he will use the method of studying people's hearts in military battles."

"The hall master is right." Ye Wanwan nodded solemnly and said in agreement: "The King of Nanchang has never been a master of military formations. He has always played with people's hearts, just like the battle in Zhoucheng."

"People's hearts, people's hearts." Zhang Wanyu kept chewing these two words in her mouth.

"The ones on the mountain road just now, in addition to being tired, will also make people more impetuous. If they are pushed to the limit, there is no need for the King of Nanchang to send people. Our people will rush up on their own. They are exhausted, but the people are impetuous and take the initiative.

Take action..."

Thinking of what Ye Wanwan said, even she couldn't help but shudder.

Zhang Wanyu, who was opposite her, frowned even more tightly at this time.

Li Xuan, who saw all this through Ye Wanwan's eyes, couldn't help but feel a little laughable.

Although strategies and conspiracies are indeed calculating people's hearts, the method of killing on the battlefield is completely different from political conspiracy.

Political concealment is based on official power, but battlefield killing is based on the right time, place, and people.

The human heart only accounts for a part of it, the right time and place, plus the use of battlefield equipment.

Once a political and official struggle fails, the chance of a comeback is not small. But on the battlefield, if you are not careful, blood will flow immediately.

Even for a battlefield veteran as strong as Xue Rengui, a failure would immediately bring the shame of the defeat of Dafeichuan.

Killing on the battlefield is more dangerous than political struggle.

Li Xuan deliberately guided Ye Wanwan to talk about people's hearts, leading them to the wrong path intentionally or unintentionally.

After all, killing on the battlefield and calculating people's hearts are also very important.

Whether it is Guo Jia or Zhuge Liang, they are all masters of calculating people's hearts.
To be continued...