Chapter 5 Going Around
In 1964, Bob Dylan wrote a song in which he sang: "The wild battle is breaking out outside, it will shake your windows, it will shake your walls, because this is the era of change."
It was a chaotic era, but in the chaos, people heard the dreams and glory of the times.
What can we say about the world in 2011? Too much hope, too much anxiety, too much worry. This is a moment that leads to the unknown. For 2011, perhaps a more appropriate title is "Year of Turbulence and Hope".
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When glory and dreams are gone, all that is left is to live hard.
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Boss Bai and I live a routine life every day, eating, drinking and having fun. In this beautiful spring, wandering around Chang'an City is also a pleasure. Of course, we cannot go outside the city. We always like to trouble some guys who don't like you, such as Dugu Ce I met last time, and Chai Shao I see now.
Last time, Dugu Feng made a big fuss in Shanglinyuan because he beat Dugu Ce after being drunk. It was really shameless. Dugu family now lives well in Chang'an City. Because of their in-laws with Li Yuan, they have received special care. They support Prince Li Jiancheng.
The same is true for Chai Shao that I saw today. It’s not our fault. We are very obedient. We were walking well, but we insisted that someone laughed loudly and pointed at us, as if we were bullying. We couldn’t bear it anymore.
Bullying them is no pressure for us. Although my martial arts are quite bad, Boss Bai's martial arts has made great progress. Since I gave him the treasure sword and Yueshan's sword technique, under the guidance of Senior Sister Qing'er, his sword technique is almost attained. Yueshan said that Boss Bai is a martial arts genius, but he has been wasting more than ten years. Once he finds a way, his martial arts value will rise step by step, and it is no problem to fight a second-rate master.
We beat Chai Shao up with satisfaction. The fifty soldiers of the Tiance Mansion following us had no response. They were just responsible for our failure to escape and would not ask about anything else.
After we beat the people, we were going to visit each other. Qin Shubao, the one who had something to do with us in Chang'an City, was tricked by Xu Shiji from Luoyang to Chang'an by a letter. By the way, he should be called Li Shiji now. This general under Li Mi was given the surname by Li Yuan. It is said that this is a good phenomenon that Emperor Tang values. Just like a slave, they will follow the surname of the master.
Li Shiji brought Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin's old mother to Chang'an. Filial piety was highly valued in ancient times. There was also a book called "Filial Piety" that specifically encouraged people to abide by filial piety, which was completely different from the practice of sending parents to nursing homes in later generations without asking questions.
Think about it, the future world is really a morally degraded society. The elderly fall to the ground and don’t help them. After the driver hits someone, he will crush them again. To ensure that the person who was hit dies completely. There are still many messy things. The social atmosphere has been corrupted. If this is the case, the construction of spiritual civilization has reached the point where it is necessary to be grasped, but why is it getting worse and worse?
The future has nothing to do with me. As a time traveler, I am very glad that I lived in Chang'an City in 620 AD. This is a free city. I just beat a guy up but no one cares about me. It's really a great thing.
Because of filial piety, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin came to Chang'an City. They both became members of the Tiance Mansion and were under Li Shimin's subordinates. Of course, this did not prevent us from visiting Qin Shubao. Anyway, they were idle.
Among the brothers in Wagang, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin were later, Li Shiji and Wang Bodang were Li Mi's iron rods, and of course Luo Yan, Wei Zheng was also one of them. Wang Bodang and Li Mi died together. According to Boss Bai, Wang Bodang died bravely and blocked many arrows for Li Mi. However, there are rumors that Li Mi used Wang as a shield at that time, and Wang Bodang died with hatred. Anyway, it was all rumor.
Li Shiji took the opportunity to escape and defected to Li Shimin, Wei Zheng defected to Li Jiancheng, and the glorious Wagang disappeared and became a legend in this troubled world.
In Qin Shubao's house, we unexpectedly saw Li Jing, Hong Fu, and Su Su's righteous brother, Zhang San, the bearded guest. In this way, the three heroes of Fengchen have gathered together.
When I saw Hongfu, I remembered the girl from Yang Su's mansion eighteen years ago. She had already lost her youthfulness and became mature and confident. She was once a chess piece of the Yingui Sect. She had left the Yingui Sect because of a beautiful immortal's words, and she had a good destination.
They were chatting and laughing in an open space, and seemed to be preparing to fight. They were a little embarrassed when they saw us, but we didn't feel embarrassed. It was just a game and a dream to see more of our lives.
Li Jing was once born in the Jianghuai Army and later rebelled against the Jianghuai Army. Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin were both old subordinates of the Great Sui Dynasty. They first followed Zhang Xutuo, then Wagang, and then Wang Shichong, and finally came to Chang'an City. They went around in this troubled world. The so-called meeting of mountains and rivers means this truth. After experiencing the ups and downs, it is a fate to meet them in Chang'an City.
Fortunately, these people are not shy people. As generals who have fought wars, they have a common language and soon became a group of people. They only rarely talk about the current situation. Li Jing and Boss Bai also fought one time. Li Jing used a long sword. His sword technique was obtained from actual combat and was suitable for killing enemies on the battlefield. Boss Bai's sword technique was fierce and domineering, and the two of them fought equally.
"Have we seen it?" Hongfu thought and asked.
"No, I have no impression." I denied, "If I had seen it, I would never forget a beauties like you."
"Haha, that's because you've seen too many beauties." Hongfu smiled heartily, "I've heard of the ridiculous things you have in Shanglinyuan. The playboys in the entire Chang'an City are envious of you."
"That's something they can't learn. We have the ability to make beautiful women pay for them." I said proudly.
"You'd better be careful. Some of Miss Ji Qian's admirers are ready to deal with you." Hongfu reminded.
"Oh, are you referring to Chai Shao? I just beat him up." I said disrespectfully.
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This competition did not last long. We came here just to confirm the current situation. Li Shimin took Li Shiji to attack Dou Jiande. After Dou Jiande was defeated, it was Wang Shichong's turn. It seemed that they had no intention of attacking Wang Shichong for the time being, otherwise Li Jing and Qin Shubao would not have been so relaxed.
Looking at the strength of the Tiance Mansion, Boss Bai was deeply moved. He was really famous generals gathered!
The Jianghuai Army is still a weak foundation and cannot be compared with these clans. They are very good at cultivating and absorbing talents. Famous officials and generals are willing to surrender to such huge forces. Compared with the Li Tang Jianghuai Army, they are a little short of talent reserves and use.
This is my life for Boss Bai and I. When we returned to Shanglinyuan, we saw Ji Qian who was excited and Xiao He'er beside her.
Our people finally arrived from Jiangnan.
Chapter completed!