Chapter 1 The Daoist Daoist
In 1213 AD, in the sixth year of Jiading, the Southern Song Dynasty.
It is the golden autumn season, and the weather is high and clear. The leaves and weeds are withered and yellow, and they look like yellow and beautiful.
Along the road, two Taoist priests came. The headed Taoist was in his forties, with a strong figure and agile steps. There was a scar on his left face, showing a bit of toughness. The Taoist priest followed behind was thick, but his face was not very old, at most twenty years old. In contrast to the tough Taoist priest, the young Taoist priest had a chubby baby face and even a bit dull and dull, but there was a flash of light in his eyes.
"Ninety percent!" Xuan Qing turned his head slightly and reminded his stupid disciple, "When you get a place, you should talk less, just listen to what your teacher says. You can do whatever you want. Otherwise, you go to the street to raise money and buy delicious food when you get money. By the way, don't get into trouble again."
Oh, Jiuzheng agreed with mercy and pleasure. What Xuanqing didn't see was that the stupid disciple rolled his eyes and curled his lips, looking contempt and disdainful.
You are still stupid? I am more energetic than a monkey!
That's right, although 90% of the people are still the same skin, their souls have come from a strong man hundreds of years later. In that era, science and technology developed greatly, information explosions and material rich, but who knows that computer explosions can travel through time on thunderstorms? How can science explain this?
This is unscientific?! It has been almost a month since now, and Meng Jiucheng has not yet fully adapted, even though he has integrated his own memory. In this Southern Song Dynasty, which is known only in history books, he was in the Jin Dynasty and the troubled times are coming. Where should he go?
The population is getting more and more popular, and it has arrived at Lingyang, a middle-class town in Junan County, Juzhou, the Jin Dynasty. Although it is not very prosperous, it is much more lively than the mountain village.
"A naive Taoist priest, play tricks; he is as strong as a cow, and he is a steamed bun." A naughty boy on the street saw Meng Jiucheng, jumping and laughing, singing songs to make fun of him.
Tell me, a bunch of little kids, I don’t dare to see you!
Meng Jiucheng didn't expect that he would still be a little famous here, but he was not a reputation worthy of pride.
It was three months ago that this little Taoist priest who had not changed his soul came here with his master. He was encouraged by a few rich children. In public, he carried hundreds of kilograms of stone lions in front of a wealthy family and threw them into the toilet. When Xuan Qing heard the news, he rushed to the scene and persuaded him, he was fine. But after doing such a feat, ninety percent was just for just two steamed buns.
Xuanqing also felt that his face was dull, but he also knew that his apprentice's head was not very smart, and his clumsy mouth and cheeks were really helpless! After passing two streets, Xuanqing and Meng Jiucheng came to the gate of a big family, but were invited to do a ritual to exorcise evil spirits and control the house.
"This—" Although Xuanqing repeatedly told him, he was still worried that his disciple would cause trouble or pretend to be a ghost, so he took out some money in pain, "Go and buy steamed buns! After eating, wait outside this door, don't walk around, let alone listen to others."
Meng Jiucheng nodded. He couldn't pretend to be too smart, which would make people suspicious. And this gradual change process really makes it difficult to grasp the standard!
When Xuanqing was invited in by the servants in the mansion, Meng Jiucheng also left the place and wandered around the town.
Although there is no follower and teasing of naughty children, I still can meet people who know "silly Taoist priests". They are not singing and jumping, but they are sneering and giving advice, which is unpleasant.
Stupid! What are you looking at? Just laughing!
Meng Jiucheng rolled his eyes from time to time, and his heart was secretly angry. Mom, let you know how powerful he is sooner or later.
It is similar to the sense of responsibility and mission that time travelers have. Meng Jiucheng also feels that he did not come to this ancient world for no reason. Whether it is parallel space or time going back, it is meaningless to study in depth, but struggle is still the theme. His plan for life still seems to have great hope, although he is still planning and imagining now.
It is not wrong to create heroes in the times. But real heroes know how to accumulate strength, enrich themselves, and wait for the opportunity before the times come. Anyway, no matter whether they are heroes in the future, it is better for Meng Jiucheng to regard himself as a hero than to treat him as a bear.
Meng Jiucheng turned depressed to appetite, bought steamed buns and ate them while walking. Suddenly, he was attracted by the noise of people, so he stopped and looked inward.
On an open space next to the street, a grown man and a girl in plain clothes were performing a handful. The girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beautiful face, but her face looked like a dusty look, which made her look wandering for a long time.
Meng Jiucheng just looked at the woman's appearance and flashed his eyes, but was more interested in the flower gun used by the girl.
In ancient times, we naturally needed self-defense skills from this era. Based on this idea, Meng Jiucheng was obsessed with and seriousness.
The girl used a resilient flower gun, that is, a wax wood pole and an iron spear head. The gun was trembling and shaking, and the gun was very fancy and beautiful. She also had agile and agile body, jumping and jumping, and her waist twisted like the wind swaying lotus flowers, which made everyone cheer.
But Meng Jiucheng knew the reason why he applauded more, but he gave less rewards.
As early as a few years ago, after the Mongolian power became more and more powerful, the King of Xixia begged for surrender. After removing the northwest barrier of the Jin Dynasty, he began to attack Jin. After passing through Wushabao, Yehuling, Huihebao and other wars, he annihilated a large number of elite Jin troops. Later, he continued to change his tactics and divided his troops into three groups to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains and the western Liaoning region.
In March this year (1214), Genghis Khan gathered troops to the city of Dadu (now Beijing) and forced the Jin Dynasty to contribute the princess of Qi, gold, silk and horses, and led his troops out of Juyongguan. In May, the Jin Dynasty was unable to deal with the harassment and attack of the Mongolian army, and made the decision to move the capital to Nanjing (now Kaifeng, Henan).
Genghis Khan will soon use the excuse of "breach of contract" when the Jin Dynasty moved its capital and attacked again, and the Central Plains will fall into bloody wars.
The spread of the capital had caused the people's hearts to fluctuate. The rulers of the Jin Dynasty were unable to resist the Mongolian army's southward and had financial difficulties, so they still imposed heavy taxes on the people's territory, aggravated exploitation, and planted the fire of people's resistance.
It can be said that what Meng Jiucheng saw was an illusion. The Mongolian army's massive plunder and the Red Coat Army uprising that swept across the Central Plains. A cruel, bloody and turbulent era is about to unfold a huge curtain.
It is precisely because of the heavy taxes that the people feel that life is becoming more and more difficult, so there are more people watching and fewer people rewarding.
After finishing the gun practice, the girl plucked her hair and retreated to the side. The middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed, saying loudly: "I am the father and daughter who are traveling around the world just to find lost relatives. Now I pass through precious land and spend all my money. You can rely on parents at home and friends at home, thank you for yourselves..."
Chapter completed!