Time flies, and it turns out to be ten days.

"Dear fellow migrating folks, Youzhou is ahead of you. If you walk about fifty miles further, you will see the towering city wall. At that time, you will have reached your destination."

"The closer we get to Youzhou, the smoother the roads become, the folk customs are simple, and the business is prosperous. The most important thing is that we no longer have to worry about banditry, because there are patrolling soldiers throughout Youzhou..."

"So, we will not continue to escort everyone."

The speaker was a group of soldiers on horseback. They kept waving to everyone to say goodbye. Then they turned around and drove their horses away slowly.

At this time, all the women on the bullock cart stood up, and the men in the team also turned around with their packages on their backs.

Everyone waved constantly, said goodbye to the soldiers from a distance, and shouted loudly: "Thank you, thank you."

Under the bright sunshine, there is a gentle breeze.

The cavalry team gradually walked away, and suddenly the leader looked back and said goodbye loudly: "As guards at the post station, we shoulder responsibilities, so to all the military wives, sisters-in-law, and lovely children, we have the opportunity to meet again.

La, I wish you a happy life in Youzhou..."

The women's eyes were red, and they felt sad at parting.

The cavalry leader shouted again and warned in detail: "You continue to walk along the official road, don't worry about going in the wrong direction. Remember, you can see Youzhou City in another fifty miles...

As we get closer to Youzhou, the road becomes smoother. You may meet a professional tour guide by then and you can pay to hire one to take you into Youzhou."

"Don't worry about the money, because the money is definitely worth the money. Those tour guides are all people who have passed the government assessment. They will help you settle everything in Youzhou."

"Sisters-in-law of the military family, lovely children, goodbye, goodbye..."

After giving all the instructions, he finally waved his riding whip, and a dozen cavalrymen followed him and roared away, disappearing at the end of the official road in the blink of an eye.

The migrating people tried to stand on tiptoes and kept watching their backs. Niu Wa sat on the front of the car with emotion on his face and said softly: "You are indeed a postman from Hebei Road. His speech and behavior are different from other places. Not only

They are kind-hearted, patient and responsible. It is said that they are all veterans who have retired from the Women's Army. Many people used to criticize their treatment for being too good, but now it seems that they are entitled to enjoy the best treatment."

The women in the car were a little curious and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Niuwa, can you tell us how good the treatment of these Hebei Dao postmen is?"

"How good is it?" Niu Wa sighed.

He slowly stretched out a hand, with five fingers spread out at the same time, and said: "First is the soldiers, each person has five hundred coins per month, second is the food, all distributed by the army. Third is the clothes and bedding, one is

It is distributed regularly throughout the year. For example, in spring, two spring coats will be issued, and in summer, a cool waistcoat will be issued..."

"It is said that no clothes are given out in autumn, because you can spend the autumn in spring clothes. Although clothes are not given out in autumn, a piece of cloth is given out, allowing the postmen to send it home for their wives and children to make.

clothing."

"And in winter, clothes were distributed again, and this time the distribution was amazing. Each soldier was given two pairs of cotton-padded clothes. In addition, there was a quilt and a mattress, all of which were filled with thick cotton. It is said that this kind of military

The procurement of quilts and military mattresses is strictly controlled. Any shortage of materials will be investigated, ranging from fines of thousands of guan to disqualification of supply. Therefore, those families that produce cotton products are very cautious. I have not heard of any of them so far.

Dare to cut corners..."

The women were stunned and said in shock: "Oh my god, are you still a soldier? The military salary is so generous, you don't have to worry about food and drink, and you don't even need to pay for the clothes you wear and the bedding you sleep on."

Niu Wa looked at them and said: "Our Tang Dynasty has a military system. Soldiers are not expected to receive any treatment. Not only do they not receive any treatment, but they also have to pay for themselves when fighting. Not only do they have to prepare their own food and drink, but also

Even the armor and weapons have to be produced by oneself, the clothes have to be bought with own money, and the bedding for sleeping has to be brought from home. In short, everything is prepared by oneself. I have never heard of any army that pays money... Only those from Hebei Province

The Women's Army, their food, drinks, and toilets are provided by the army, so people often criticize this matter, and high officials in the court always accuse Mr. Gu of breaking the rules."

The women immediately became furious and cursed: "Those people are so bad, they even accused Mr. Gu."

Niu Wa's face was startled, and he waved his hands and said: "Sisters-in-law, we can only talk about this to our own family. We must not let outsiders hear it, lest we incur the resentment of those people."

The women were also shocked and quickly kept silent.

At this time, the voice of a government servant came from the front, shouting from a distance: "Niu Wa, stop talking nonsense, we are still fifty miles away from Youzhou. How about we try to get there in one breath?"

Niu Wa quickly picked up the whip, flicked a beautiful whip with her hand, and replied loudly: "As long as you can hold it, we guarantee that we can hold it too, it's only fifty miles, just grit your teeth and get there."

The person in front laughed loudly and said: "Okay, let's set off!"

The team sets off again!

…

Fifty miles is actually a long way, especially since the means of transportation in this era were not very good, so traveling was far more difficult than in later generations.

Fortunately, the official road is getting smoother and smoother, and walking with an ox cart is becoming more and more labor-saving. However, even so, the fifty miles cannot be completed in one breath.

The most important thing is that this team is no longer willing to walk fifty miles in one go.

As Youzhou gets closer and closer, there are more and more magical things around, making everyone dizzy and wishing they could stop and look at them one by one.

For example, when they entered Sishili Land, there was a huge stone tablet erected next to the official road, with two large characters carved on it, carved with gold hooks and iron in the sunlight, which clearly read: Suppress Bandits.

Below the two large characters, there are densely packed small characters engraved.

There was a literate government official standing under the huge monument, looking up at the handwriting on the monument carefully, and recited loudly: One hundred steps into this monument, the world will be at peace...

Niuwa jumped out of the cart and came over, curiously asking: "This sentence sounds like a poem, what does it mean?"

The literate government servant ignored him and continued to recite the words on the giant monument: Warning to bandits in the green forests everywhere and people who like to enjoy leisure and work, you are not welcome in the Youyun states. If anyone wants to die, feel free to come and rob. As long as you dare to rob a passing person.

People, the army of Youzhou will massacre your entire village. This monument is specially erected to inform you. Don't say it was unforeseen.

Niu Wa was speechless for a long time, and then she said with emotion: "It turns out that this giant monument is a warning, and the warning is really domineering."

The yamen servant was also filled with emotion, looking forward with longing, and murmured: "This is the legendary Youzhou..."

Just when they were looking longingly, they suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves from behind. Everyone looked back subconsciously and saw a man covered in blood running towards him. Behind the man, a group of people were chasing after him on horseback.

, he was about to catch up, but the man seemed to burst out with all his strength, suddenly roared and accelerated, and suddenly rushed in front of the giant monument.

Immediately afterwards, I saw this man raising his head and shouting in grief and anger, with tears streaming down his eyes, saying: "I'm alive, I can live."

At the moment when he screamed in grief and anger, the group of people behind him had already caught up with him. One of them held a knife in his hand and laughed ferociously: "Zhao Wuji, you can't run away. Hahahaha, if you dare, run again."

ah……"

While laughing wildly, he swung his knife to kill someone.

Unexpectedly, before his sword was cut off, he suddenly heard a sharp roar next to him, and then he saw another horse rushing towards him. The man on the horse flew up and kicked his sword away hard, and said angrily: "You are blind.

Did you catch your eye? Didn't you see that he had already run under the giant monument. This is Youzhou's Bandit Suppression Monument. How dare you use a knife in front of the monument... You want to die, but we don't want to die."

The man holding the knife was startled for a moment, and then he became furious and said: "We are people in the world, why should we abide by the rules of the government. Zhao Wuji and I have a personal grudge, and I will never let him live."

"Fuck you!"

Another person roared loudly and said with a serious face: "So what if we are Jianghu people? Don't Jianghu people need to abide by the rules? You kid, remember, we Jianghu people are also people of the Tang Dynasty. Especially here.

This is Youzhou, the place where there is a huge monument to suppress bandits. If you show your teeth again, don’t blame me for killing you first."

While the man was speaking, he suddenly turned to look at the man who was bleeding all over his body. He sighed softly, raised his hands and cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Wuji, congratulations. We have been chasing you all day and night.

, I didn’t expect that you managed to escape to the Bandit Suppression Monument... If you can escape here, your life has been saved. If my guess is correct, you will probably stay in Youzhou to look for opportunities in the future. Maybe, you will join the army.

, maybe you can seize a certain opportunity, so I would like to advise you to turn the hostility between us into friendship. We will no longer hunt you, and you will no longer bear our grudges, how about it? "

The man stood in front of the stone tablet and sneered. The grief and anger in his eyes were like burning fire. He didn't have any answer, but just stared at the man holding the knife.

Seeing this, the person who just spoke suddenly sighed helplessly. He arched his fists again, suddenly turned his horse and galloped away. The other men on horseback quickly followed him and left.

Only the man holding the knife had a malicious face. He suddenly sneered at the bleeding man and said contemptuously: "So what if you can enter Youzhou? In this life, you can only hide in Youzhou and be a coward. As long as you dare

Come out, I will definitely kill you with one blow... Hahahaha, you will be a coward for the rest of your life."

Amidst the wild laughter, he also turned his horse's head and drove away. He caught up with the group of people in a blink of an eye.

Unexpectedly, at the moment he caught up, he suddenly saw the leader strike back with his hand, and heard a scream, knocking him off his horse.

The blow he received was obviously very heavy, and blood continued to spurt out when he fell to the ground. His face was full of disbelief, his eyes flashed with confusion, and he coughed up blood and asked: "Boss... Boss, why... why do you want to kill me?"

?”

Under the bright sunlight, I could only hear the leader's voice rumbling, as if he was answering him, or speaking to the bleeding man under the giant monument.

Just listen to the leader say: "Zhao Wuji has a tough character. He may encounter an opportunity while hiding in Youzhou. Once he encounters an opportunity, it will be a huge disaster for us, so I can't afford to bet."

"Since I can't afford to gamble, I have to find a way to solve this matter. I don't have the guts to kill him in front of the monument to suppress bandits, so I can only kill his enemy. After killing you, the hatred between him and us will be over.

Gone……"

When the leader said this, he suddenly shouted loudly and said: "Zhao Wuji, are you satisfied with this? I still said what I said just now, let's turn the war into friendship. Since you have entered Youzhou, then there are thousands of people.

There is a one-in-one chance of rising. I can’t afford to bet on this one-in-ten-thousandth chance, so I killed my sworn brother."

Finally, the bleeding man under the giant monument nodded slowly.

The leader seemed to be relieved, and suddenly he rode back on horseback. He suddenly reached into his arms, took out a gold ingot in an instant, threw it to the bleeding man and said: "It's a matter of rivers and lakes. Since the war has turned into friendship, then the relationship between each other can't be resolved."

We will no longer be enemies. If you enter Youzhou alone, you will have to spend money for food, clothing, housing and transportation. I will give you a piece of gold and wish you a successful rise..."

The bleeding man caught his gold ingot and nodded slowly towards him again.

At this point, the leader really let go of his worries.

After taking a deep look at the bleeding man, he turned the horse's head again and ran towards the distance. This time, nothing happened again.

…

Niu Wa and others were shocked and frightened by this sudden scene. Fortunately, the gangsters came and went like the wind and showed no signs of robbing the people from the beginning to the end.

After they disappeared far away, Niu Wa and the others looked at each other in confusion. Suddenly, everyone looked at the huge monument in front of them, and they had a deep understanding of the word "suppressing bandits" in their hearts. They only heard a government servant softly say, with infinite emotion.

Said: "There is just a huge monument erected here, and there is no army stationed as a deterrent. However, the gangsters obediently abide by the rules..."

Niu Wa felt a burning sensation in her chest. She raised her head and looked far ahead, muttering: "This is the Youzhou we are about to arrive at."

Niu Wa and others were shocked and frightened by this sudden scene. Fortunately, the gangsters came and went like the wind and showed no signs of robbing the people from the beginning to the end.

After they disappeared far away, Niu Wa and the others looked at each other in confusion. Suddenly, everyone looked at the huge monument in front of them, and they had a deep understanding of the word "suppressing bandits" in their hearts. They only heard a government servant softly say, with infinite emotion.

Said: "There is just a huge monument erected here, and there is no army stationed as a deterrent. However, the gangsters obediently abide by the rules..."
Chapter completed!