si-mexico Chapter 141 Hu Wei's Struggle
Chapter 141 Hu Wei's Struggle
Outside Ningkang County...
A tall, burly man wearing a round hat and an open-chested samurai outfit, carrying a horse-slaying sword, walked to the city gate.
He looked worried.
"That damned Taoist priest said Shen Miao is getting married, I wonder if it's true or not..."
After Hu Wei sobered up, he found that Shen Miao was gone.
He thought Shen Miao was just being stubborn and didn't take it too seriously.
Two days passed, and Shen Miao still hadn't returned, so he went out to look for her.
It took me a while to find that Shen Miao had left me a letter.
Hu Weibang, who was not very literate, was approached by a scholar who then read what was written on it.
It turned out that Shen Miao had actually abandoned him and gone back to the Shen family.
He was somewhat angry.
After a moment, he hesitated again about whether to give chase.
He came from humble beginnings, was still young, and didn't know how to cherish what he had.
This is a common problem among blond-haired boys.
Most importantly, he was both insecure and complacent, which was a contradictory psychological state.
He was protected by a white tiger when he was young, so he is very likely the son of a white tiger.
After that, the white tiger left, and he was adopted by the villagers.
Linjia Village was wiped out by bandits.
He led his friends from Linjia Village to infiltrate the bandit camp.
Then, at the age of sixteen, he killed the leader of the Black Wind Stronghold and became the leader of the stronghold himself.
A year later, he encountered Yue Shan during a robbery. Upon seeing Yue Shan's token and documents, he let Yue Shan go.
Soon after, he was recruited into the Yunzhou army by Yue Shan.
Yue Shan was fighting Zhao Yi in Yunzhou, and Hu Wei was his confidant.
One day, Hu Wei couldn't stand Zhao Yi's claim that he was a bunch of rabble bandits, so he led his troops in a night raid on the Yanxiong tribe.
But the other side had already taken precautions and set a trap.
Lin Xiu, Hu Wei's best friend from Linjia Village, died in battle while covering Hu Wei's escape.
He hated the Rock Bear tribe, but all he could do was flee.
Surrounded by enemies, he seemed doomed.
At this moment, Yue Shan rushed in and rescued him, so Hu Wei regarded Yue Shan as a brother.
Afterwards, Zhao Yi wanted to punish the two because of this incident, but Yue Shan insisted on protecting Hu Wei.
As the conflict grew, King Qi chose to send Yue Shan and Hu Wei to suppress the uprising of the Valley God Sect in Leizhou and Yuzhou.
Passing by Leizhou, Shen Haisheng asked Yue Shan to rescue Shen Miao, who was thirteen or fourteen years old at the time. She was disguised as a bride and kidnapped by bandits.
Yue Shanhe Hu went up the mountain to rescue Shen Miao, and just then he saw Shen Miao riding a wooden ox, trying to take away the bandits' treasure.
Hu Wei and Shen Miao became acquainted through a fight, and ended up battling each other.
The two had similar personalities, and after bickering with each other, Hu Wei also developed a lot of affection for Shen Miao.
After successfully suppressing the bandits, Yue Shan and Hu Wei went to the Shen family. Hu Wei felt extremely inferior when he first arrived at the Shen family.
It was an extremely large family estate, exceeding 500,000 square meters, with tens of thousands of soldiers, servants, maids, and relatives.
. . .
(500,000 square meters, approximately 700 meters long and wide.)
The ancient small county town was about 1,500 meters long and wide.
The city is more than 5,000 meters above sea level.
As a family with a thousand-year history in Leizhou, it's normal for them to dominate a city. Muhua City was expanded by the Shen family.
Previously, some people didn't understand why the Qian family had 100,000 square meters of living space.
Is it hard to understand why the Qian family, who are the dominant force in a remote county town, have a clan estate that is only 300 meters long and wide?
As for talking about imperial power and such, are the words of a local tyrant false?
The Wuji Empire was originally a regime divided among aristocratic families, not a regime where royal power was absolute.
The Liu family of Runzhou, the Wu family of Linzhou, the Shen family of Leizhou, the Huang family of Yuanzhou, the Tang family of Yongzhou, the Ji family of Yanzhou, and the Yue family of Yunzhou.
Which state doesn't have a large family?
Thus, the Li family of Yuzhou was swallowed up by the King of Chu.
Therefore, the Shen family, the dominant power in Leizhou, with 500,000 square meters, is not considered large, because other families have much larger areas.
. . .
Most of the businesses in the entire city belong to the Shen family.
The various machines, gardens, and expensive decorations all startled Hu Wei.
He could never forget how he felt walking out of the Shen family home with his head down that day.
Therefore, he wanted to return to Yunzhou to make a name for himself, partly to avenge his family and partly for wealth and honor.
Then, Shen Miao took the initiative to come to him, which stirred his heart. He became even more eager to make achievements and prove himself, and then go to the Shen family to propose marriage.
Unexpectedly, Yue Shan was going to suppress bandits, leaving Yue Shan behind.
He knew that without a powerful backer, he would have a hard time outmaneuvering Zhao Yi, but Yue Shan had no choice but to sever all ties with him in order to carry out the emperor's orders.
He can only rely on his own efforts.
What followed was constant oppression from Zhao Yi, until he could no longer bear it and defected from the army camp.
He knew that if he left the military camp, he would lose the opportunity to make a name for himself in a respectable way, so he bowed down to Zhao Yi. However, Zhao Yi looked down on him and even asked him to offer Shen Miao as a sacrifice.
He was unwilling, so he had no choice but to go out and start his own business, returning to Black Wind Stronghold.
Shen Miao obtained weapons, intending for him to launch a counterattack against Zhao Yi. However, he secretly took the weapons and went to attack the grassland tribes.
It's simple: he has no connections, and he doesn't dare offend Zhao Yi.
Attacking Zhao Yi is easy, but the chances of actually defeating him are slim; a minor victory is the best that can be expected.
Then they would have to face Zhao Yi's encirclement and suppression.
He believed that Zhao Yi was absolutely capable of doing it, completely defining himself as a bandit.
After all, Zhao Yi really enjoys internal strife.
Even if he couldn't defeat the grassland tribes, couldn't he use his own status as a bandit as a credit?
It wasn't that I was afraid of him, but I had some good brothers who were too weak to run away, and I had to take responsibility for them.
After careful consideration, he decided to use Shen Miao's weapons to fight against the grassland tribes and gain merit. If he won a great victory, the King of Qi might see his strength again and offer him amnesty once more.
With fame, it will be easier to recruit soldiers and horses. At that time, Zhao Yi will not dare to touch me. I will also have the status to marry Shen Miao. I can even prove to that treacherous Yue Shan that I, Hu Wei, can succeed even without him.
His original intention was good.
Unfortunately, he was tricked by Zhao Yi, the sixth brother.
He wiped out himself and the grassland tribes, but his own troops suffered heavy casualties and fled in disarray.
At this moment, Shen Miao was angry with him, and he felt extremely aggrieved and wronged.
He felt annoyed by Shen Miao, who didn't understand him at all.
He lost confidence in Shen Miao's suggestion to lead troops back to the Shen family for rescue, and he was unwilling to give up.
This is why Shen Miao felt so wronged and resorted to drinking to drown her sorrows.
Every action that Shen Miao couldn't understand revealed Hu Wei's resentment as an ordinary person.
Aside from his talent in martial arts, he's really quite ordinary in other aspects.
This is not his fault.
Education and knowledge are always the biggest obstacles preventing ordinary people from rising in social status.
Yue Shan appears to be a genius, knowledgeable in everything, capable of becoming a competent general upon leaving home, and even able to command the respect and acknowledgment of many proud generals of the Yue family.
It wasn't something he was born with.
It was the extremely strict family education of the Yue family, coupled with his personal efforts and talent, that made Yue Shan such a top student who was extremely proficient in military affairs.
There is no Hu (胡) and no grass (草) at birth.
To put it another way, he and Ji Canghai are no different.
However, Ji Canghai has no worries about the future and doesn't need to work hard for it. At worst, he can go home and inherit the family fortune. If he likes Shen Miao, he only needs to ask, and the Shen family might not refuse.
It can be said that if Hu Wei had been recruited by Cui San Niang, she would definitely not have liked him, simply because he had no background or benefits.
Shen Miao is actually a top student, and she is proficient in all aspects of the Shen family's military industry craftsmanship, and even has innovations in them.
Ji Canghai gained the Ji family's approval perhaps because he activated the Flame Pearl.
Shen Miao was because Shen Miao repaired the Iron Guard.
In comparison, Hu Wei's performance is actually the most relatable to that of an ordinary person who obtains a martial arts system. He tries to climb the ladder but repeatedly encounters setbacks, and in the end, he can only rely on his own personal strength to compete for the Immortal Mask and change his fate.
After a big argument with Shen Miao, a confused Hu Wei drowned his sorrows in alcohol.
He will briefly fall into a state of escapism, escaping his fate and destiny.
But once he regained consciousness, he was plunged into a painful struggle.
At that moment, Wuchen arrived.
Give him some advice and tell him that he must fight for the woman he loves, because he has no other choice.
If he stays where he is, he will gain nothing. Even if he recruits soldiers and builds a career, he will still be persecuted by Zhao Yi.
Therefore, he had no choice but to go to Shen Miao.
Wuchen told him that Shen Miao was about to get engaged to another man, most likely Yue Shan, and that he had to go back to win back Shen Miao's heart, even if it meant marrying into the Shen family.
By doing this, he could gain the Shen family's support again, and then he would have the opportunity to prove himself once more.
With nowhere else to go, Hu Wei tearfully abandoned his brothers at Black Wind Stronghold and headed to Muhua City alone.
At this moment, he also met his fourth benefactor: Xue Mantian!
Outside Ningkang County, Hu Wei encountered a town being looted by marauding soldiers.
Born in the countryside, he naturally possessed a chivalrous heart.
He drew his sword and charged in.
Then, he was noticed by Xue Mantian, who brought him into Qin Xian's military camp and did not pursue his actions of killing the rebel soldiers. Instead, she praised him highly.
Qin Xian was worried about not having anyone to help him command the army, so he asked Hu Weicheng to be his adjutant to assist him.
Hu Wei politely declined, saying he would go to the Shen family and then bring up the matter again.
Xue Mantian told him that the Shen family had the idea of joining forces with the rebels and colluding with the Valley God Cult, and hoped that Hu Wei could persuade them to distance themselves from the rebels.
Hu Wei was greatly surprised, but immediately agreed and rushed to the Shen family.