Han ride

Chapter 3 Bone Refinement
After Li Xin and the others drank the broth and supplemented some food, they led the team on the road. Li Xin was still sitting in the carriage, even if the prisoners were dissatisfied, but after Yang Xiong and Jiang Yi waited, Under the supervision of the yamen servants, there was nothing he could do, but what Li Xin didn't expect was that Zhang Yifu followed closely behind, pulling three big carts of cloth, and walked with Yang Xiong and others. According to him, they were also behind the officials. It's a response.He even offered a plant of ginseng to Li Xin to nourish his body.Yang Xiong also looked at Zhang Yifu differently because of this.I took care of him several times along the way.

Perhaps because of the ginseng, Li Xin's body is getting better and better, and with the addition of some wild animals that Gao Meng captured, his complexion is also much ruddy.

When he got better, Li Xin didn't want to sit in the carriage all day long, but joined the ranks of prisoners. Although the weather became colder the further he looked north, Li Xin didn't take this matter to heart.Although he didn't wear a wooden yoke or leg shackles, he still carried the wooden yoke on his back for exercise. Every time he was exhausted, Gao Meng helped him into the carriage to rest.Fortunately, this is the reputation left by his father Li Gu, otherwise, how could a prisoner have such treatment.

"My lord, you are a good scholar, why do you do such a thing? There are no other people here, so why do you torture yourself like this?" Yang Xiong asked curiously.After a month, Li Xin had gradually gotten used to the wooden shackle on his body.This kind of wooden shackle is one of the instruments of torture. In Liu Jin's period, the heaviest wooden shackle weighed 150 jin. Basically, after wearing it, death was inevitable.After Liu Jin's death, although some chaotic policies were abolished, the heavy wooden shackles were not abolished. In addition, the world has not been peaceful in recent years, and local governments often use torture to replace benevolent governance.In the Huai'an Mansion, there are also wooden flails of about [-] catties.After all, Li Xin is different. With the help of everyone, the wooden shackle is light and light, but it still weighs about fifty catties.

"Yang Butou, my health is too bad, I have already lost a lot of time on the road, and you have treated me so favorably, if the court blames me, Li Xin is just a cheap life, but Butou and you brothers have to It's a big relationship." Li Xin naturally wouldn't say that he was exercising himself in this way, just to save his life in the future.

"My lord is serious. I am waiting for someone who has not been greatly favored by Mr. Li. Why do you care about some small things?" Yang Xiong waved his hand and said, "My lord is a scholar. I waited for the rough people to do these things." , why do you have to do this, my lord?"

"Sometimes I really admire you." Li Xin took a look at Yang Xiong, and suddenly said: "Since Yang is a headhunter, he must be very skilled in martial arts. Why don't you teach me two tricks?" Li Xin didn't really want to worship Yang Xiong. As a teacher, I just want to see how the martial arts of this era are.Or let yourself have a position.

"My lord, stop joking." Yang Xiong was taken aback, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said, "My lord is a scholar, and a scholar is high above me, and my lord is even a literary star, with a bright future ahead of me, how can I learn these useless things Woolen cloth?"

Li Xin shook his head, he didn't tell Yang Xiong that the world is in chaos, scholars are certainly superior, but in the troubled times, only force can guarantee their safety.What's more, I am going to Jinzhou right now, which is the place where it borders Houjin, and there are constant wars, how can a literati protect himself?In troubled times, only one's own martial arts is the most important.Li Xin acts as a martial arts stand-in for those celebrities, if there are no threes and twos, how can so many people look at him.I think his set of Bajiquan won the championship of the National Martial Arts Conference back then.

"It's okay, I'm just curious." Li Xin finally gave up the idea of ​​knowing martial arts in this world from Yang Xiong, and could only exercise by himself.

"Young master is very interesting. You actually want to practice martial arts." Zhang Yifu ran over with his face full of fat, trembling all over, making Li Xin worry about whether the fat man would be able to get up if he fell down.

"Brother Zhang has been walking in my Daming these years, and has seen a lot. How do you think my Daming is doing now?" Li Xin stood up and asked with a smile.

"I'm Ming?" Zhang Yifu was stunned, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "My Daming is now in power, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, Haiyan and Heqing, it should be a peaceful and prosperous age."

"Haha, I think Brother Zhang's mouth can say that the dead are alive, and the living are dead." Li Xin pointed at the three huge carriages accompanying him disdainfully, and said, "Brother Zhang, if the world is peaceful In other words, Brother Zhang’s entourage is only so many. Among the hundreds of people, except for the real servants, most of them are people with powerful Kong and Wu. There are about 60 of them. Add some more items, I am afraid we don’t need so many people!”

"Hehe, Young Master Huiyan, Young Master Huiyan." Zhang Yifu didn't show any embarrassment on his face, but said with a dry smile: "Little man, there is nothing you can do about it. You must know that the roads are not peaceful now, even in the vicinity of the capital city. It's the same, if I didn't follow the young master this time, I'm afraid I would have lost a lot of wronged people along the way! Let alone when I get out of the customs. There are so many bandits outside the customs. If I don't have some guards, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Jinzhou. My money will be lost. stolen by others."

"Since Brother Zhang knows that the world is not peaceful today, why don't you know why I practice martial arts?" Li Xin said indifferently: "Brother Zhang has also been in and out of Liaodong, how is Liaodong now?"

"Liaodong? Hey!" Zhang Yifu shook his head after thinking about it, and said, "Liaodong will have no problems in a short period of time, but the key point is that the imperial court is short of soldiers and food, and most of the army is war-weary. , if it weren’t for the relevant Ning cavalry to sit in Liaodong, I’m afraid Liaodong would not be a national territory. But in a short period of time, there is no problem, and when the Central Plains are settled, Liaodong will be nothing to worry about.”

Li Xin nodded, perhaps Zhang Yifu's thinking represented the thinking of most people in the Ming Dynasty, even the Emperor Chongzhen thought so, that to fight against the outside world, the inside must be settled first.If the rebellion within the Ming Dynasty was not resolved, it would be impossible to concentrate all energy on dealing with Hou Jin.It's a pity that the rebellion in the middle of the country has been suppressed repeatedly, and it is like a single spark, which burns more and more fiercely, and finally overturns the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's method of thinking that it is necessary to settle the interior first to fight against the outside world is not applicable at all.

"Do you also think those rogues will be wiped out?" Li Xin asked again.

"That's right." Zhang Yifu said proudly, "Then Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, etc. are not commanders with great military exploits. With them, the world will naturally be peaceful."

"Hehe, that would be a good thing." Li Xin nodded, but remained silent.

"Hey, my lord, just now I saw your soft boxing, what's the use of it? And this kind of boxing, the villain has seen it in Wudang Mountain. Could it be that you learned it from them?" Zhang Yifu opened his eyes wide, but he His face was full of fat, his eyes were not big, no matter how he opened them, they were only that big.Now goldfish like, very fun.

"It's kind of like it!" Li Xin nodded. He just practiced Taijiquan, which was only used to adjust his body. Practicing Bajiquan in between is not the best choice.The so-called Wen has Taiji to determine the universe, and Wu has Baji to stabilize the world.It shows the power of Bajiquan.

After Li Xin and Zhang Yifu chatted for a while, Li Xin learned a lot. Although Zhang Yifu traveled all over the world, although he was just a businessman, he had a lot of knowledge, especially the customs of Liaodong. .He even sneaked into the grassland once, which is extremely daring.

"Huh! Those Shanxi merchants are really disgusting. They have taken over the business on the grassland, but they don't allow us to do business. Once they find out that we are doing business, they will inform the government, saying that I am waiting for foreign countries, but they themselves They often smuggle ironware and other important items, and even bows and crossbows are included in the smuggling.” Zhang Yifu suddenly said viciously: “Although we have also smuggled some things, most of them are salt, tea bricks, etc., but ironware is not. If you dare to smuggle, it is a business of beheading."

Li Xin nodded upon hearing this. The reason why Shanxi merchants developed and became the most important branch in the commercial history of ancient China was mostly from the end of the Ming Dynasty. They not only smuggled armaments, but more importantly, they passed information.When filming TV at that time, a historical consultant invited once said: "It is precisely because of the existence of these Shanxi merchants that the internal situation of the Ming Dynasty will be notified to Hou Jin, so that Hou Jin can know the reality of the country, so every day. When the uprising army is about to fail, the Houjin army will enter the pass, forcing the imperial army that wiped out the rebel army to retreat and rescue the capital. Rebels, as a result, the strength of the Ming Dynasty’s army has been continuously weakened, the government has been declining, and finally there is no military salary.” It can be said that Shanxi merchants played an important role in the demise of the Ming Dynasty.It's just that Zhang Yifu in front of him said that he had never smuggled important items, but Li Xin believed it.The so-called businessmen value profits, how could Zhang Yifu give up such an opportunity and kill him.

"Are we going to pass through Zhangjiakou this time?" Li Xin frowned, he vaguely remembered that the Shanxi Merchants base camp is now in Zhangjiakou.

"Probably not." Zhang Yifu thought for a while, and said, "Young master is a prisoner, he should have passed through the capital, walked through Shanhaiguan, and then arrived in Jinzhou."

"That's a pity." Li Xin nodded, and stopped talking. Zhang Yifu seemed to see the impatience in Li Xin's heart, and also retreated.

In the following days, Li Xin took the time to exercise his body. Although he was only carrying weights and running, he could feel that his own strength was getting stronger and stronger, and a trace of muscle had grown out of his originally thin body, allowing him to follow behind. Yang Xiong is also extremely curious.When Li Xin used Bajiquan, Yang Xiong was even more horrified.Under Li Xin's strong request, he also fought against Li Xin for a few moves. From the original one hundred moves to the last few moves, he was defeated by Li Xin, and Li Xin's strength became stronger and stronger.In just two or three months, he surpassed the peak of his previous life, even Li Xin himself was amazed.

Along the way, Zhang Yifu got along well with everyone, and Li Xin gradually became familiar with everything about Daming, the local customs and customs, getting used to brushing his teeth with clean water in the morning, using the toilet to go to the toilet, enjoying chatting with others, etc. There is no difference at all from the natives of the Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that this time Li Xin did not pass through the capital, but spared the capital and headed towards Shanhaiguan.Although I have seen the majesty of Shanhaiguan, I just passed by in a hurry.After all, Li Xin was still a prisoner, and Yang Xiong became extremely serious as he went to the north. Even the wooden shackle was put on by Li Xin, but the weight was very small, so he took it off when no one was around. .And after Zhang Yifu bought a batch of tea bricks in the capital, he caught up with Li Xin and the others, and they all set out on the road together.

"It's really cold outside the pass!" After arriving outside the pass, I realized that the level outside the pass is not at the same level as the inside of the pass. Even in April, the outside of the pass is still covered with ice and snow. Among the accompanying prisoners, there are even a few elderly people The frail people were all sick from the cold, even if there was a doctor Xin to take care of them along the way, it is a pity that outside the pass is outside the pass, and a few old and frail people still did not escape the severe cold and died on the way.

"That's right, when you arrive in Jinzhou, you will find that Jinzhou is even colder." That Zhang Yifu wrapped his body tightly, with only his cold red nose exposed, even so, he still hid in the car all day long. Inside, a charcoal fire was lit, for fear of freezing myself.

"On such a day, no one should come out to rob!" Gao Meng, who was next to Li Xin, looked at Zhang Yifu and said.Along the way, Zhang Yifu did say a lot about the most powerful beards outside the pass, those are all people who kill without batting an eyelid.All merchants passing by, as long as they encounter these bearded people, will end up with nothing but money.That Gao Meng is strong and has martial arts skills, after hearing Zhang Yifu's words, he wished he could show up with Guan Waizi immediately, so that he could see him.

"That's not for sure." Zhang Yifu glanced around and looked at his guards. There were nearly 200 of them, and he reluctantly said, "Outside the customs, things like a bag of cigarettes, flying on grass, bearded people, etc. There are countless horse bandits. Some of these people are refugees, some are even deserters, some are herdsmen from the grasslands, and all of them are cruel people. No one knows when they will appear. However, our The second is the brigade, it probably doesn't matter, once those beards suffer heavy losses, they will be annexed by other beards, so there are generally no beards who dare to provoke a brigade like ours." Zhang Yifu showed a trace of proud to come.

(End of this chapter)