"We haven't eaten for three days …"
"Be kind and give us something to eat …"
"Have pity on us …"
… …
Outside of Cangzhou City, in a teahouse by the side of the official road, a dozen or so refugees, dressed in rags and covered in dust, were leaning against a low mud wall. They held a broken bowl in their hands and weakly repeated the same words.
Cangzhou had always been in turmoil. Some of the commoners had lost their homes and were living a difficult life. They could only flee in all directions. Refugees like this were a common sight along the official road.
The teahouse's waiter was annoyed by the noise. He walked over with large strides and kicked one of the people by the wall. He said angrily, "Go away, go away. Don't disturb our business!"
This teahouse was opened by the side of the official road. Because of the bandits nearby, they hadn't opened for business for half a year. A few days ago, those bandits were taken care of by someone. They only dared to open the teahouse again after observing for a long time. However, these refugees, who couldn't be chased away, were lying there like mud, affecting their business.
"They are all pitiful people. Why make things difficult for them?" In the teahouse, a man couldn't stand it anymore. He took out a few pieces of dry rations from his bag and distributed them to the refugees. He pointed in a certain direction and said, "Follow this official road and walk another thirty li forward. There is a village called Dong Village. Go there and do some work. At the very least, you will be able to make a living. It is still early, so don't delay on the road. You should arrive before the sky turns dark …"
"Thank you, thank you …"
The group of refugees immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. After a few kowtows, they got up and walked in the direction that the man had pointed.
The waiter was happy to see this. He shook his head and went back to his work.
The man also sat back down. A person sitting beside him suddenly asked in a low voice, "General Wei, it's already so late. Why isn't General Fan here yet? Did something go wrong?"
Wei Liang drank a cup of tea and said, "What's the hurry? There are still fifteen minutes. Blind Fan always delays things to the last moment."
"Wei, I heard you badmouthing me from afar. I haven't seen you for more than a year and you've only gained this bit of skill!" A loud voice came from outside the door. A man walked in and sat across from Wei Liang.
This man was tall and mighty. One of his eyes was blind, and a knife scar ran diagonally through his eye, making him look somewhat terrifying.
Behind him, there were more than ten people on horseback. A murderous aura spread out, causing the few people in the shop to feel nervous.
Wei Liang glanced at him and said lightly, "I haven't seen you for more than a year. Blind Fan, you've become more capable. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that you're a bandit from somewhere …"
The waiter of the teahouse walked over nervously and asked in a trembling voice, "Sir, what would you like to order?"
Wei Liang placed a few coins on the table and said to the one-eyed man, "Let's talk outside."
The group walked out of the teahouse and went down the official road. They walked straight into a forest not far away.
Wei Liang stopped in his tracks. The people behind him dismounted their horses and knelt on one knee. They said loudly, "Greetings, General Wei!"
Wei Liang waved his hand and they immediately stood up.
The one-eyed man took a step forward and asked in a deep voice, "Where's the princess?"
"Her Highness has arrived at Cang Prefecture." Wei Liang looked at him and said, "When we were suppressing the bandits, we heard that there was a powerful blind guy who occupied a mountain a year ago and subdued all the forces within a 30-mile radius. We guessed that it was you."
The one-eyed man nodded and asked again, "The people of Cang Prefecture are saying that His Highness King Jing was assassinated. Is this true?"
Wei Liang nodded and did not deny it.
The one-eyed man's expression changed. "Then His Highness …"
Wei Liang waved his hand. "Just treat it as if His Highness King Jing is already dead."
The one-eyed man took a few steps back and said in shock, "Then we, we're …"
"Even if King Jing is dead, we still have the princess." Wei Liang looked at him and said, "Do you think that Her Highness is not as good as King Jing?"
The one-eyed man wanted to say something, but Wei Liang waved his hand and said, "If there's anything, we'll talk when we see the princess."
Some people let go of their horses and rode with the people beside them. Wei Liang and a few of his subordinates got on their horses and rode on the official road. The group of people galloped away, kicking up a cloud of dust.
In a remote village in a county in Cang Prefecture.
The horses stopped in front of the village entrance. The one-eyed man dismounted and looked into the village with an excited expression.
Wei Liang looked at him and said, "Let's go."
"Greetings, Her Highness!"
A moment later, in the courtyard of a house in the village, the one-eyed man knelt on one knee. The muscles on his face trembled and he could not control his excitement.
"Get up." Yangliuqing smiled and said, "General Fan has worked hard for the past year."
After the one-eyed man stood up, he shook his head and said, "As long as Her Highness is fine, it's not hard for me!"
He also met a few deputy generals that he was familiar with and Prime Minister Wang. Before he had time to rest, he was pulled aside by Wei Liang.
"Didn't you want to ask about His Highness King Jing?" Wei Liang looked at him and said, "Indeed, King Jing is not dead, but he can no longer support our great cause …"
After a moment, the one-eyed man came back to his senses. He sighed and said, "I've been worried about this for a long time, but I didn't expect that even Prime Minister Wang wouldn't be able to let King Jing walk the right path …"
After saying that, he looked at Wei Liang with bright eyes and asked, "What you said just now, is it true? Her Highness really plans to rise up?"
Wei Liang looked at him and asked, "What do you think?"
A sneer appeared on the one-eyed man's face and he said, "Except for Her Highness, I won't listen to anyone!"
Wei Liang nodded, but the one-eyed man looked at the thing hanging in front of his chest and asked, "What is this?"
Wei Liang took the "Third Eye" given to him by Gyeong Of Silla and handed it to the one-eyed man.
The one-eyed man held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time until Wei Liang taught him how to use it.
He opened a small lid and brought it close to his eyes. He could even see the expressions of people a few hundred steps away.
"This, this is the Monocular of the Jing Kingdom!" He looked at Wei Liang and said in shock, "This thing is hard to buy. Where did you get it?"
"What is this?" Wei Liang looked at him with some disdain and said, "Lend me your saber."
A vigilant expression appeared on the one-eyed man's face and he asked, "What do you want my saber for? We are friends, but I won't give it to you!"
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let me broaden my horizons." Wei Liang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I don't want your things."
Since Wei Liang said so, the one-eyed man had no choice but to untie the long saber at his waist. Wei Liang held it with one hand and pulled out the saber at his waist with the other. After a few sounds of metal clashing, a few cracks appeared on the one-eyed man's saber.
Under the one-eyed man's incredulous gaze, he handed his saber to him and said, "It's just a pile of scrap metal. Don't say it's a saber. This saber is for you. Don't embarrass Her Highness when you go out …"
The one-eyed man held the saber in his hand tightly and looked at it carefully. He raised his head to look at Wei Liang and asked seriously, "Tell me honestly, what happened in the past year?"
Wei Liang smiled and said, "Come here, I'll show you something good."
The two of them walked into a house. When they came out again, the expression on the one-eyed man's face could no longer be described as just shock.
"Tian Fa …" He looked at Wei Liang and took a deep breath. After a long time, he asked, "Damn it, tell me honestly, did you guys steal these things from the Jing Kingdom?"
Without waiting for Wei Liang to answer, he revealed an excited expression and said, "With these things, what do we have to be afraid of? There are less than two thousand soldiers guarding Cangzhou. With your people, my people, and these Tian Fa, we can take Cangzhou by tomorrow night!"
"Take Cangzhou?" Wei Liang looked at him and asked, "What happens after we take Cangzhou?"
"Of course we keep fighting forward!" The one-eyed man looked at him and said, "With Tian Fa, what do we have to be afraid of?"
Wei Liang looked at him and suddenly asked, "Do you know what the main contradiction is and what the secondary contradiction is?"
The one-eyed man was startled. He picked his ear and asked doubtfully, "What?"
"Do you know what a unified mind is and what a united front is?"
"…"
"Do you know how to establish a revolutionary base, how to fight the agrarian revolutionary war, how to mobilize the strength of the people, how to do diplomatic work and united front work …"
"…"
The one-eyed man was startled and asked, "What are these?"
"You don't know anything. You only know how to fight and kill …" Wei Liang looked at him in disdain. He vented the anger that had been in his chest for a long time and asked, "Are you a pig?"
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