Chapter 263: Bullying people too much, this hatred, this hatred

Chapter 263: Bullying people too much, this hatred, this hatred

Chapter 263: Bullying others too much

It was nearly the twelfth lunar month, and Western Xinjiang had entered the coldest season of the year. Therefore, when the more than a thousand heads were packed in dozens of wooden baskets and transported outside the gate of the Imperial Palace of Qiuci, they were still in a cold state. well-preserved. All the hot blood has been frozen into solid ice in the cold wind of the Western Xinjiang wilderness, and the smell of blood that once made people nauseous has long since become inaudible. But these baskets of blood-stained and dust-covered heads, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Qiuci official court, made the ferocious and tragic feeling even more intense.

The high desk in the main hall of the Protectorate is the door facing the courtyard. The thick red felt curtain has fallen, tightly blocking the frightening scene in the distance. Su Haizheng's eyes are still motionless. Stopping at the door curtain, his eyes seemed to be firmly stuck on something.

Outside the door curtain, in those rough wooden baskets, are the elite soldiers that he spent seven years and countless efforts to train. He, the Great Protector of Anxi, claims to command the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and has tens of thousands of soldiers in the western frontier. But how can he use those soldiers who usually farm at home and obey orders in war? The only ones who can really obey his orders are these more than a thousand Yizhou frontier troops! And these six hundred people are the best among the best, the most trusted confidants, the brave warriors who drank the blood and yellow sand together with the capable horse thieves, and are his fundamental support throughout the Western Frontier! Now, it has turned into a bunch of things like that...

The quietly hanging red door curtain gradually turned into a pool of dazzling blood in his eyes, overwhelmingly dyeing the entire field of vision red.

Not far below the table, Qu Chongyu looked up at Su Haizheng's smiling face that had become stiff with a happy expression. After a long while, he finally hugged his hands and said, "To the Governor, the Governor's Office of Xizhou is fortunate to have fulfilled its mission this time. The Lingdu Protectorate has also accomplished extraordinary feats, all thanks to the Great Protector."

This mellow voice with a smile was like a long needle piercing Su Haizheng's ears, stirring up all the pain that had been grinding in his heart for the past few days. Su Haizheng came to his senses with a jolt, and looked at Qu Chongyu with an expressionless face. At a glance, he was wearing a dazzling bright red winter robe, and the smile on his face was indescribably relaxed and comfortable. Su Haizheng subconsciously retracted his hand and tightly held the edge of the table, but he could only nod with a smile. He let go and picked up the water glass at hand and took a sip to wash away the **** smell that suddenly surged in his throat. Some, and then he said, "Your Majesty is indeed braver than others. I am ashamed of myself."

Qu Chongyu smiled slightly and said, "The Protector-General has received the award. No one in Western Xinjiang knows that the Protector-General is really decisive in killing. The lower officials only learned a little bit about it, which made the Protector-General laugh."

Su Haizheng's mouth suddenly felt a bit fishy again. Looking at the elegant and innocent smile in front of him, he felt for the first time that maybe he shouldn't have kicked his son out in a hurry - if he had waited in vain for several hours that day, , suddenly seeing so many heads again, and facing such a smiling face, he might not be able to stay for a moment, and find an excuse to take the horse away, let alone the thought of asking about the treatment of the captives. ...But at this moment, I have to ask this question.

He took a silent breath, and finally turned his attention to Pei Xingjian, "Pei Changshi, I heard that none of these horse thieves escaped. Could it be that they were all wiped out and no one was left alive?"

Pei Xingjian bowed slightly and said, "I dare not deceive the Governor. There were indeed some prisoners, but these horse thieves were not rebels. Since they were captured by the generals of the Xingxi and Dead Khan, they should be handed over to them for disposal." I thought they would be brought back to their headquarters as slaves, but the general said that most of these horse thieves in Western Xinjiang are extremely vicious and murderous desperadoes. Even if they are given to others as slaves, no one will use them or dare to use them. They. Therefore, there are simply not a few left to avoid endless troubles."

Su Haizheng couldn't help but feel cold. Of course he also knew that if more than a thousand heads were sent, there would be no prisoners left, but what did "few few" mean?

Lu Qingyan, who was standing aside with his head bowed, raised his head in time, with a look of interest on his face, "Chang Shi, I wonder what you did with the few left behind?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said warmly, "I don't know very well, but the Turkic general just picked out a few dozen people with decent faces and honest faces, and handed their grain carts to him. He said it was because of this unexpected incident." If you get it, you should return to your headquarters immediately. These military slaves and good horses can also be given to the several governors who came to entertain them. The Turks' horses are fast, and they should be halfway there by now. "

Dozens of them, given away, halfway... Su Haizheng nodded gently, and nodded for dozens of times before he suddenly came to his senses, raised his head and said, "Pei Changshi, Prince Qu, you two have worked hard all the way. Since everything has been It's been delivered, you two should go down and rest first, I will definitely do it," he paused before speaking out forcefully, "please take credit for the two of you!"

Qu Chongyu leaned forward and said, "Thank you very much, Governor Gao Yi. It's just that the new year is approaching, so it's better for the subordinates to return immediately. Please allow me to wait until next time to accept the friendship of the Governor." He looked up at Su Haizheng and smiled softly, " I don’t dare to say how hard it is for me to work for the Protector. I can thank the Protector for being able to eliminate the bandits this time!”

After a few blows on the desk, Su Haizheng's hands were tightly clenched into fists, trembling slightly from the exertion. He finally waited until the curtain fell, covering the two figures. He stayed for a long time, then punched the desk hard. Many objects on the table immediately shocked Lao Gao. The porcelain cup and pen wash placed slightly outside fell to the ground with a "pop" sound, shattering into pieces.

 The two chief clerks left in the room were both startled, but Lu Qingsong took a step forward and said, "Captain, please calm down!"

Su Haizheng looked at him and sneered, "Calm down, now you teach me how to calm down? They actually brought those heads to the door of this house to demonstrate to me and ask for credit. I actually had to ask for permission for them. After one battle achievement... Zhuzi is too much to bully others!"

Lu Qingsong's voice couldn't help but become lower, "Why should the Protector-General be angry? They just escaped by chance this time, yet they are so arrogant, domineering and big-hearted. The Protector-General will surely regret it in the future."

Su Haizheng's smile became colder, "A fluke? Do you believe that Ashina Mishe will send a thousand cavalry to **** five hundred stones of grain? And it happened to be passing by Hongshan Road that day?" Lu Qingyan couldn't help but suffocated. , he naturally wouldn't believe it, but if it wasn't a fluke, could it be that all his arrangements had been seen through by Pei Shouyue a long time ago? How could there be such a monster in this world? He thought for a long time before whispering, "I have heard that Pei Shouyue is good at calculations. There are some things that are difficult to explain..."

The art of counting... Su Haizheng felt a slight chill in his heart and remained silent. He waved his hand after a long time and said, "It's useless to say anything now. It's just that today he said that dozens of prisoners of war would be retained and many more would be sent away. How to deal with this matter?”

This matter has gone through Lu Qingyan's mind countless times, but he still has no answer. Hearing this question, he could only sigh, "Pei Shouyue's plan is very vicious. If he kills him to the end, of course, Needless to say, if all of them were to stay, it would be easy to say that most of them would be able to come over on any given matter. Now that there are only a few dozen left, most of them would be selected for the purpose of keeping them. One day we can testify against the life of the governor. As for sending it to several governors, it is probably to involve more people in this matter. Since we can't really go to these governors' mansions to ask for one or two prisoners of war, we can We can't just sit back and watch them use this living evidence to plot against the Protector..."

Su Haizheng suddenly became a little angry, "This can't be done, and that can't be done either. What can we do?"

Lu Qingyan pondered for a moment, raised his head and said, "Wait. Now, since we can no longer strike preemptively, we can only wait for opportunities. The situation in Western Xinjiang is changeable, and if there are changes, there will be a turn for the better!"

Seeing that Su Haizheng's face was still ugly, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the Protector. These soldiers were hand-picked by the Protector. Most of them are not burdened by family members, and they don't easily meet outsiders on weekdays. Not to mention that they are against The Protector is originally loyal, but even if someone says that he is the captain of the Protector, what evidence is there? "

"Just like Sui Luzheng, as long as he insists that he is leading a team to meet the enemy that day and forgets military orders in a hurry, the Imperial Guard will ignore the opinions of others and take him out of the military prison a few days later and slap him with dozens of beatings. The military stick has been around for a year and a half, and after he has made some modest military achievements, why not use him again? There are some things that cannot be proven not only by the dead, but also by the living!"

Su Haizheng couldn't help but feel a little calmer, and frowned, "It's just that these 600 troops can't just disappear out of thin air. You said those surrendering troops were just words, but if you deal with this matter, wouldn't it be possible? irrefutable evidence."

Lu Qingyan said solemnly, "Don't forget, Protector General. In two days, we will send troops to suppress the rebellion. It is normal for these two groups to be unable to return for a while because they are chasing the horse thieves. When the war breaks out, it will be difficult to distinguish the situation." At that time, a lone army chasing the majority encountered a strong enemy or a natural disaster, resulting in the entire army being wiped out. Is it a strange thing? "

Su Haizheng nodded slightly, his face softened slightly, "In this case, the bigger the battle, the better."

Lu Qingyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although Su Haizheng, his benefactor, treated him kindly on weekdays, once he turned against him and took revenge, he had such a twisted and ruthless temper that he couldn't afford to pay for it even if he had nine lives! Otherwise, why would he take such a risk to put Pei Xingjian, Qu Zhizhan and others to death because of the old grudges that could have been resolved? After thinking for a while, he nodded sincerely, "What the Protector said is true. This battle should not be fought too lightly."

Su Haizheng pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the map on the wall. His voice became cold, "There is also this Xingxi and Death Khan. I don't know when he got involved with the Qu family!"

Lu Qingyan said hurriedly, "Pei Shouyue had done some small favors to all the ten Turkic surnames. He may have a closer relationship with the Xingxi-Dead Khan, so he was able to borrow such a strong force this time. The lower official thought that the Xingxi-Dead Khan The former deceased khan may not know why he borrowed the troops. The governor does not need to worry about this. This time, the two khans who command the ten surnames will send troops to fight with the governor. The governor will use some means to pull them. It is not difficult to teach them who is calling the shots in Western Xinjiang today."

Su Haizheng remained silent, turned around and looked at the blood-red curtain, and slowly gritted his teeth, "What if someone doesn't know what's good?"

The hall became silent. Lu Qingyan followed Su Haizheng's gaze and looked at the curtain hanging silently. Thinking of the horrific scene outside the curtain, he couldn't help but take a breath.

 (End of this chapter)