A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Gu Qing sat up helplessly, you ask your people to find saltpeter, I will teach them how to make ice at the head office. "

"Yes!" Li Tai nodded vigorously.

On a hot day, even the distant scenery was distorted by the sunlight. In order to take care of the soldiers, Li Ji decided to march to Chang'an from night to early morning.

In fact, the way to make ice with saltpeter is very simple. After Gu Qing explained it to a few soldiers, "You can teach this method to others, and go find a cooler yourself. Remember that ice made from saltpeter is not edible."

"Yes!" Several soldiers left immediately after receiving the words, and started to make ice.

Ever since, the method of making ice with saltpeter quickly became popular in the army. With this method, the problem of hot and dry soldiers was solved. At night, the army started to march, and the army walked slowly towards Chang'an, which disturbed many fireflies along the way. .

Marched until the early morning, and then stopped marching and stationed in place.

When the local people saw the army coming, they gave some of their food to the army.

"Several generals, these are the eggs laid by the old hens at home." Gu Qing looked at more than a dozen eggs and asked, "How many old hens do you have in your house?"

"There is one." The woman said with a smile.

Gu Qing looked at the eggs and did not accept them, "You have saved these eggs for a long time, right?"

"The general accepts it." The woman said.

The old hen has more than ten eggs, and Li Tai can see that these eggs have been saved for a long time. Looking at the woman's rough hands, he said, "We have enough rations for the army, we can't take these eggs and food, you guys Let's go back."

"The general should take it." The woman thought she had offended the three generals.

"It's really not necessary." Li Tai continued to evade with a smile, "We have our own food and grass for the march, so you can leave these eggs for your children to eat, besides, we are already very disturbing when we come to your village."

Even the upright Cheng Chumo can understand after a little thought that the wars have left a lot of bad impressions on the people. In order to prevent the army from harming their lives, they will take the initiative to send food, even in the midst of the war. They too will suffer.

Chapter 388 Return to Chang'an

Cheng Chumo immediately stood up and shouted to the soldiers in the army who were about to accept the things from the common people, "If any of you dare to accept a thing from the common people, I will chop off their hands! Everyone is not full, right? The army rations Has Han meddled with you?"

As he said that, Cheng Chumo drew out the horizontal knife and shouted, "Don't return it!"

A few pawns in the army immediately returned the food to the people, and then stood upright facing Cheng Chumo.

"What kind of virtues are they all!" Cheng Chu cursed silently and walked away.

"Chu Mo!" Li Tai patted him on the shoulder, "You did the right thing, we should not take things from these common people."

"Not so bad!" Cheng Chumo raised his belt, "I will chop off the hands of anyone who dares to take things belonging to the common people in the future. The common people will have a hard time."

Li Ji didn't say much after he knew about this matter. These boys did a good job on this matter. From a general's point of view, this matter can make the army gain good trust among the people, and even gain more popular support.

This incident quickly spread among the people. People would talk about the army that didn’t take anything from the people after dinner. People’s impression of the army has also changed a little. Maybe this change is not big, but many people still I really appreciate the actions of this army. According to legend, people will know which general led this army. It is said that even His Royal Highness Wei Wang and Wu Wang are in the army today, and the voice is passed on again and again.

The army always marched at night, day and night turned upside down, but they did not take anything from the people wherever they passed.

Thunder rumbled in the sky and it was about to rain again, Su Dingfang sighed, "I can't march again."

"What are you in a hurry for?" Li Tai and Cheng Chumo were drinking wine, each holding a grilled fish.

"I think of a kind of army that goes out at night." Shangguanyi said to himself.

"Your is a Yin soldier." Gu Qing looked at Shangguanyi.

"No, no." Shangguanyi waved his hands again and again and explained, "Mr. Gu, have you heard of touching gold?! Legend has it that there is such an army that earns its military salary by digging treasures from the tombs of its predecessors." .”

"So strange?" Cheng Chumo also came over and asked.

"There is indeed such a thing." Li Tai also nodded, "But it's just heard, and there is no way to verify whether it is true. It is not so easy to find the tombs of the kings of the past. People who build tombs have always chosen the address Well, after the selection is made, it will be kept strictly confidential, and the craftsmen who built the tomb will..."

Li Tai doesn't want to talk about it anymore, because it would be a taboo to talk about it. Li Tang's tomb is now kept a secret, and even Li Tai himself has no contact with those who built the tomb, and those people are being guarded secretly .

A few drops of rain fell, and the sky finally started to rain. Gu Qing gnawed on a piece of pancake and listened to what they said. To say that things like ancient tombs are indeed part of the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages, and those magical craftsmanship will make future generations sigh.

The ancients could even build underwater tombs in the sea. After this technique was handed down, it has almost disappeared in later generations. There are many, many submerged in the long river of history. The wisdom of the ancestors should not be underestimated or underestimated. It is for the craftsmen who build the mausoleums. This kind of craftsmen live without seeing the sun all day long. It is unknown who built those tombs and what man-made. They are unknown but they build masterpieces that will make future generations sigh. .

These people have completed their most perfect works of art, which is also their sorrow. Their names are destined not to be known by too many people.

Listening to the sound of the rain, Gu Qing told Cheng Chumo and Su Dingfang a story, a story about the Legend of the White Snake.

Cheng Chumo fell asleep after listening to it, but Su Dingfang listened seriously, "That Fa Hai is too hateful, how could it be like this."

As Gu Qing talked about the plot, Su Dingfang's expression also fluctuated, until both of them fell asleep and fell asleep in the tent.

After half a month of marching, Chang'an was finally within sight.

"It's time to receive merit." Cheng Chumo smiled.

Gu Qing didn't care at all about receiving meritorious service, and thought in his heart that he would go back and hug his child as soon as possible.

Standing outside the city gate was that old fellow Wang Qin. I haven't seen him for a while. The middle-aged eunuch has gray temples and many wrinkles on his face. He wondered if eunuchs are getting old very quickly. Normally, when he left Chang'an The last time I saw Wang Qin was not like this.

Wang Qin greeted Li Ji who got off his horse and walked in the front with a smile on his face, and said, "General, it's hard work."

"Get off the horse!" Li Ji shouted loudly.

The brigade of soldiers and horses behind them dismounted in unison.

"Remove the armor!" Li Ji shouted again.

Whoa!

With another sound of order, everyone took off their armor and weapons and stood upright outside Chang'an City.

"Your Majesty has an order." Wang Qin said, "All generals, please enter the Tai Chi Palace to have an audience."

Li Ji was about to enter Chang'an with a group of generals and young generals, when he saw a sneaky figure about to slip away, he shouted, "Gu Qing! Where are you going!"

"Ah?" Gu Qing looked confused, looking around without blushing or panting, "Huh? Why did I come here, it's so strange."

"Hehe!" Li Ji sneered.

Gu Qing walked over with a stiff smile, "I'm sorry, I can't control my legs all the time."

"You don't want to sneak away, do you?" Li Tai looked at Gu Qing with disgust.

"Am I that kind of person?" Gu Qing looked confident.

Cheng Chu nodded silently.

Su Dingfang, "..."

As he spoke, Li Ji was about to take his people to Chang'an, cast a glance at Gu Qing, who was walking further and further away, and grabbed the guy who was about to slip away again, "Do you have bad eyesight, kid, Chang'an is not here?" that direction."