Stunning weapon

Xiliang, which has risen for less than a hundred years, has become the most powerful country in the Central Plains.Her predecessor was the Western Zhou Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Zhou died of illness during the battle with Yan State, leaving only orphans and widowed mothers. The two commanders in the army wanted to replace her. At the time of the emperor, the deputy commander held high the banner of righteousness, killed the commander-in-chief, and became the emperor himself.

The deputy commander was the founding emperor of Xiliang, Taizu Mo Zhengqing.

Mo Zhengqing was only 30 years old when he ascended to the throne of God, and he did not leave half an heir until his death in his eighties. After that, his younger brother came to the throne, that is, Emperor Taizong of the Western Liang Dynasty.

Although Emperor Taizong and Taizu were brothers, they were quite different in age. He was just fifty when he came to the throne.Because of his frail health and obsession with womanhood, he has been emperor for more than 20 years, not only failed to make Xiliang stronger, but also weakened a lot of national power. If he had not given birth to two good sons, Xiliang might have been destroyed in his hands.

The crown prince and Prince Qi were extremely intelligent people back then. The prince was in charge of the government, and Prince Qi was in charge of the army. This stabilized the turbulent Xiliang and protected the Taizu's foundation.

However, this also made Prince Qi's prestige in the army too heavy, shaking the prince's status.

Later, the prince and Prince Qi turned against each other because of the battle for the throne. Just before the death of Emperor Taizong, a fire broke out in Prince Qi's mansion. Hundreds of people died in the sea of ​​flames. Only a little eunuch with a baby in his arms escaped. .

Over the years, the fire in Prince Qi's Mansion has become the biggest unsolved case in Xiliang.

Of course, it's not that they can't find out, it's because no one dares to.Almost everyone believed that Prince Qi's death was the work of the crown prince, that is, the current emperor, but no one dared to say so.

It has been nearly 20 years now, except for a few people who still think about it, the common people have forgotten it.Today's emperors of Xiliang are good at both arts and martial arts. As long as the people can eat enough, it doesn't matter who is the emperor.

Although the national power of Xiliang far exceeds that of Yan, Weizhou, which is located on the border, is not as prosperous as Los Angeles. There are many pedestrians on the street, but all of them are dressed in shabby clothes. Within a hundred steps, you will see a few beggars curled up in the corner.

Mo Xiaochuan walked on the streets of Weizhou with Mei Xiaowan in his arms, his brows furrowed.When he was in Luocheng, he often heard people say that although Xiliang is not as rich as Chu, its overall national strength is the strongest among the four countries. Xiliang is much worse.He had always believed in it until he stepped into Weizhou City in person, then he was dumbfounded and felt that the rumors were too absurd.

In fact, Mo Xiaochuan was still wrong.One Luo City cannot represent the entire Yan State, and his scope of activities in Yan State is still too small. Luo City has Situ Qing and Mei Shichang painstakingly managed it for more than ten years. Compared with Youzhou, although it is not blessed enough, it is more stable. How can it be compared.

Walking in Weizhou City, Mo Xiaochuan was at a loss.It has been more than a month since I came to Xiliang, and not only have I made no achievements, I have not even found a place to stay.That's not to mention, just a few days ago, the little silver he had was stolen.

Yesterday, Mo Xiaochuan sold his cloak, exchanged it for some food, and survived for a day.It's already noon today, and he and Mei Xiaowan haven't had a bite yet.After all, he is a man, and he can withstand a meal or two without eating, but Mei Xiaowan is already a little dizzy from hunger, crawling on the back of the little black horse, her eyelids are half closed, and her small face is already dirty. look like.

Mo Xiaochuan led the horse, and the beggars around him didn't even look at them wherever they passed, which was very different from the scene of being surrounded by them in the past few days.He stroked Mei Xiaowan's hair distressedly, and said, "Are you hungry?"

The little girl shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry." While speaking, her eyes were fixed on the steamed stuffed bun not far away and couldn't move away.

Mo Xiaochuan followed her gaze, sighed helplessly, and stretched out his hand into his bosom, but there was nothing there. After touching for a long time, he only found out the piece of jade and two copper coins that Butler Wang had given him back then. He held it in his hand, hesitated for a while, then put it back, and said softly, "Wait here for brother."

"Why are you going, brother?" the little girl asked.

"I'll buy you buns." Mo Xiaochuan smiled.

"But, but... we have no money..." the little girl lowered her eyes, feeling a little disappointed.

Seeing Mei Xiaowan's sensible look, Mo Xiaochuan felt a little sad, forced a smile and said: "Yes, you wait..." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the steamed stuffed bun shop.

When he came close, the shopkeeper of the bun shop looked at Mo Xiaochuan and frowned.

Mo Xiaochuan coughed lightly and asked, "How do you sell this bun?"

"Ten cents a piece." The boss said casually.

Mo Xiaochuan touched the two copper coins, remembering that he used to eat fifty pennies for a meal, but now he was so troubled by a bun, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, put the two copper coins next to the cage, and said: "Shopkeeper, I only have one It's two cents, can you sell me one first, and I'll pay you back in a few days."

The shopkeeper picked up the two copper coins and looked at them. He said in a bad tone, "You think you're discounting [-] cents? Go, get your money, and buy elsewhere. I'm not a shantang here... ..."

In the past, Mo Xiaochuan used to use silver and didn't know much about copper coins. It was only after he came to Xiliang that he realized that the copper coins in this era are not just a few pennies, but there are also two, five, and ten coins, which is equivalent to modern It's like five yuan and ten yuan, Mo Xiaochuan, who has grown up with experience, naturally knows what the shopkeeper means.

He turned his head and looked at Mei Xiaowan, and the thought of leaving was thrown away again, he forced a smile and said, "Boss, look at my sister..."

"Your sister, not my sister..." The shopkeeper waved the rag in his hand unceremoniously, turned around and walked into the room to take the cage drawer.

Looking at the buns in front of him, Mo Xiaochuan gritted his teeth, threw two copper coins on the table, picked up the two buns and left, came to Mei Xiaowan, handed them to her, and said, "Eat."

The little girl looked at it, hugged one with both hands, and said: "Brother eats too..."

"Brother is not hungry, you eat..." Mo Xiaochuan replied with a smile.

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, with a sound of "bang!", Mo Xiaochuan only felt a huge pain on the top of his head, and a half-broken wooden stick fell from his face. I don’t want to live with my stuff, and you don’t even ask how many beggars and thieves have their legs broken by me in this area.”

"Brother, blood..." Mei Xiaowan cried loudly.

"Hit me." The shopkeeper threw half of the wooden stick in his hand and waved his hand. Several people behind him came up and punched and kicked Mo Xiaochuan.

"Don't hit my brother..." Mei Xiaowan cried as she handed out the bun and said, "Guan'er won't eat anymore, don't hit, don't hit..."

As soon as the shopkeeper raised his hand, those people stopped their movements, and all of them showed cruel colors.Mo Xiaochuan never fought back, because he was in Xiliang, and he was a repeat offender of Yan State. It would be fine if he was alone, and now he brought Mei Xiaowan with him, not wanting to cause any trouble. He spit, the corner of his lips was covered with teeth A cut was made, he endured the pain, wiped off the blood, and said, "It's enough for your bun money."

In fact, the shopkeeper didn't bother him because of the two buns. He mainly saw that Mo Xiaochuan was carrying a horse and wanted to keep it for himself, so he sneered and said, "It's not that simple, just leave the horse and go away." Before Mo Xiaochuan could speak, the shopkeeper walked up to the little black horse, and stretched out his hand to hug Mei Xiaowan.

Mo Xiaochuan saw it and was about to rush forward.Suddenly, the little black horse lifted its hind legs, kicked out a hoof, and hit the shopkeeper's belly, and a figure flew out with a "swoosh!", and hit the wall behind hard, like a ball of dough, soft. The softness flowed down from the wall, nestled on the ground and wailed in pain.

Several other people watched the shopkeeper being kicked out, and immediately rushed towards the little black horse.Mo Xiaochuan couldn't bear it anymore, his body flashed suddenly, and he took two steps, only to hear "bang bang bang..." one after another, the figures flew to the side of the shopkeeper, and the wailing suddenly became loud stand up.

Mo Xiaochuan picked up the dumpling that fell on the ground, blew off the dust on it, handed it to Mei Xiaowan, and said, "Don't be afraid, brother is here." After finishing speaking, he led the horse and walked towards the distance.

The shopkeeper wanted to say some harsh words, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt an unbearable abdominal pain, and vomited on the ground. The food was accompanied by blood. It was obvious that the internal injuries were serious, and he might not heal soon...

Beside a few beggars who were watching the excitement on the street, a person asked in a low voice: "Hall Master, we..."

The middle-aged man beside him raised his hand and said, "Calm down, his life has been too stable for more than ten years, let him taste the hardships of the people, it will be good for the future!"

The person who spoke before lowered his head and sighed softly. He stole Mo Xiaochuan's purse the day before, and now he sees Mo Xiaochuan being beaten because of two buns. For some reason, he always feels a little sorry...