The team took turns keeping watch at night. In the latter half of the night, a light drizzle suddenly began to fall outside, relieving most of the heat of the past few days.
Qi Qi was also awakened by a gust of cold wind blowing in from outside. He could hear the crackling of firewood in his ears. Before he could open his eyes, it seemed like someone sat down in front of him and covered him with a piece of clothing. Qi Qi then drifted back to sleep.
The next morning, I ate some dry biscuits, managed to wash my face with some water, and continued on my way.
The farther you are from the city, the farther you are from the orderly society. Anything can happen to a person when they are out there. Even a small team as strong and well-equipped as Gu Siyan's has bandits who dare to attack them, let alone ordinary people.
After another day of travel, they passed a section of the road where refugees were migrating. A group of people, old and young, were sitting on the ground resting, their eyes looking in their direction. Gu Siyan gave an order without expression, and the group sped up to pass by them. Some children and women blocked the road and asked for help, but the horses still turned and passed by.
Qi Qi turned around and glanced back.
Gu Siyan said, "The group of people next to that child have murderous intent in their eyes, and giving them food will only make them the target of everyone's hatred."
Gu Siyan said, "You've been in the manor for a month now. Do you know what kind of army the Zhenbei Army is?"
Qi Qi thought for two seconds: "Save myself and my family, defend the right to life, and overthrow the corrupt dynasty?"
Gu Siyan: "I thought you would talk about saving the world, which is the basic principle of the Zhenbei Army."
Qi Qi: "It is indeed about saving the world, but with so many people in the world, aren't you really afraid when you do these things?"
Although they were saving the world, they were also saving themselves. However, the Zhenbei Army was indeed a benevolent and righteous army.
Gu Siyan looked down at him and only saw a round head: "Don't say these words out loud, or others will definitely criticize you."
Qi Qi: "Those people are really pathetic. Not everyone in the world is the same. Some people are heroes, and some are villains and ordinary people. If I had a sword in my hand and righteousness in my heart, I would also kill villains. But I only have a pen and a brain that is a little clever. At most, I can only look at the ledgers."
Gu Siyan thought to himself, "You little eunuch..." He couldn't help but flick him on the forehead: "I think you're not clever, you're a little fool."
Qi Qi deliberately praised him: "How can I compare to you? You are a great man born with a silver spoon in your mouth. You are the righteous path of humanity, the center of the world. The world cannot turn without you. You are the emperor that everyone hopes for. The people are blessed to have you."
Gu Siyan: Are you serious?
Qi Qi: "No, no, these are the honest truths from the bottom of my heart. Think about it, in the hundred years of the Great Xia Dynasty, not everyone dares to say, 'Are kings and generals born with special privileges?' If you go out and ask around today, how many of those rebel armies would actually dare to attack the capital? They might surrender as soon as the court sends someone."
Gu Siyan was silent for a moment: "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"
He repeated the words several times, then burst into loud laughter: "That's it, that's it!"
He turned to another man in the squad who had the air of a scholar and literati and said, "Mr. Gao, have you written these words down? Take them back to the army and recite them to the soldiers as well."
Mr. Gao was also excited and in high spirits upon hearing this, praising, "What a wonderful 'Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?' This is the slogan that the Zhenbei Army should have! Young brother Qi, did you write this?"
Qi Qi: "No, I read it in a book."
In TV dramas, rebellions are always portrayed this way. Qi Qi thought it was great and remembered it. If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't him who was rebelling, Qi Qi would have used it too.
Gu Siyan said, "Having such thoughts, one must be a like-minded person with our Zhenbei Army. Qiqi, do you know who the author of this book is?"
Qi Qi: "He was a Mr. Chen, but he has passed away."
The group looked on with regret, and Mr. Gao's eyes even reddened as he sighed, "What a pity, what a real pity..."
Qi Qi thought for a moment and then said, "I do have a few slogans here, would you like to hear them?"
Their eyes lit up: "There's more?"
Qi Qi said, "This year is the 521st year of the Great Xia Dynasty... the Xin Chou year..."
Qi Qi coughed and said, "The heavens are dead, the north shall rise, the year is Xin Chou, great fortune will come to the world!"
"With lofty aspirations, many sacrifices are made; daring to change the world..."
"good!……"
The six soldiers of the Northern Garrison burst into laughter, their laughter powerful and resounding.
Qi Qi turned his gaze away from the skeletons by the roadside and thought to himself, "Make good use of this poem. The protagonist, Gu Siyan, is destined to be the one to save this world."
...
Horses cannot enter the city directly. Nowadays, there are many royal spies. This Lord Wu still manages people entering and leaving the city very loosely. However, whether it was intentional or not, the group issued a horse order in a small village near Sifang City, and a special person was assigned to manage it.
Later, they fabricated the story that the trip was to escort merchants into the city. Gu Siyan's temperament was too outstanding, so they put on a hood and a beard, applied black and yellow face powder, and smirked at the corners of his mouth, creating a somewhat sleazy middle-aged image.
Everyone else was a henchman, while Bearded Guy, being a huge, muscular man, was the leader of the henchmen.
As for Qi Qi...
Her skin was too pale, and even with makeup, it was still obvious. She couldn't use her natural appearance. Gu Siyan insisted on disguising herself, saying that she was afraid of being remembered by spies, which would put her in danger when she went out in the future.
Qi Qi was not too happy, thinking that what if the Ninth Prince came to find him with the portrait... No, no, no, he had to pretend. It wouldn't be good if someone saw him hanging out with Gu Siyan, the leader of the rebels. He thought for a while.
Until Gu Siyan pulled out a bundle from somewhere and handed it to Qi Qi.
Qi Qi opened it and saw: "...General, I really am a man."
So where did you get this dress? Are you serious?
Gu Siyan stroked his long beard, his expression calm, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes: "Yes, I know."
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