Chapter 274: Use every means to injure your arm
Chapter 274: Use every means to injure your own arm
Horse thieves, soldiers... Captain Zhou's face suddenly changed. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to press the handle of the knife and shouted angrily, "What are you talking nonsense about?"
Guo Tuanzheng said with a smile, "The lesson learned from the captain is that Guo is just talking nonsense, so why should the captain feel like he is facing a powerful enemy?" After saying this, he hugged his hands, laughed and walked back to the soldiers of Xizhou Prefecture. The Xizhou soldiers also burst into laughter: "You really didn't bring it upon yourself!" "Are you going to kill someone to silence me? It's too late!" "You are really stupid, who do you think you can hide it from?"
Lieutenant Zhou's face turned red and white, with obvious embarrassment and vague fear. The anger in his heart became more and more difficult to contain. Suddenly, he saw the officers of the Yizhou border army turning their heads. , with suspicious eyes and strange expressions, seemed to be laughing at himself, and his anger finally found a place to vent, and said sternly: "You guys are vain generals, and you actually communicated privately with the rebels and rebels who were stubbornly resisting, and let them go. To disturb the morale of the army, each man will receive ten military sticks!”
As soon as these words came out, there was a loud uproar among the Yizhou frontier troops, and the laughter of the Xizhou people became louder and louder. Several children clapped their hands and shouted in unison, "Su family ghosts, Su family ghosts, have a good head to become a thief." . Six hundred horses, six hundred horses, buried in the wilderness and no one remembers them."
The crisp sound of nursery rhymes floated in the sky above Xizhou City along with the smoke rising from all the buildings in Xizhou, and soon spread to every corner.
That night, the Xizhou soldiers set up a felt tent against the west wall of the long street and arranged for people to take turns to be on duty. The curfew in each neighborhood was quietly lifted. Until midnight, people from each family went out to deliver midnight snacks to the soldiers. There was an endless stream. After some discussion, the Illinois border troops also set up tents along the east wall, and a simple fence was erected along the center line of the long street. The soldiers on duty on both sides of the fence were only a few steps apart, their faces could be seen and their whispers could be heard.
The winter nights in Xizhou are extremely long. Compared with the constant laughter and constant flow of people on the other side of the fence, the Yizhou soldiers inevitably feel more and more cold and boring. They only feel that the light of the torches around them is much dimmer than that over there.
At the end of the long street far away from the officer's sight, a Xizhou soldier leaned against the fence and looked at the soldiers on the opposite side with a smile, "Is it too cold? It's really unlucky. Today is the day of the stove sacrifice, but we have to endure the cold wind all night. Actually speaking, We are just pawns. What do we have to do with the nobles above? There are still two bowls of bilo here. Do you want to try it?" There was genuine sympathy in his eyes - the superiors said, These Yizhou people are kept in the dark, and they are afraid that they will be confused until they die. If they can be made to put down their butcher's knives, it will be a great merit.
The Yizhou soldier looked over silently, with a look of surprise and suspicion. The Xizhou man smiled and placed the food box on the ground, slightly opening half of the lid so that the hot aroma could dissipate faster. Then he turned and left. When I turned back a quarter of an hour later, I saw that the food box was still in the same place, but there were only a few empty bowls left in it.
The ensuing chat was extremely smooth, "Brother, I dare to ask, is it true that the number of guardsmen's soldiers suddenly decreased by more than half?"
During the long winter nights, similar questions and answers gradually sounded quietly throughout the long street. The curious Yizhou soldiers and the Xizhou people who were full of sympathy gradually reached an agreement on the plan of exchanging supplies. By the time dawn broke in the east, at least half of the soldiers who had taken turns in the Yizhou frontier army at night had already filled their stomachs. Hot Xizhou cuisine and fiery amazing news. And the Yizhou officers looked at the high wall of the Governor's Mansion, thinking about the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion who had beds and houses to live in and soup and cakes to eat inside the wall, and the few soldiers who were attacked by the soldiers without even taking a bite of hot rice. The top of the stick all remained silent in tacit agreement.
With the arrival of morning light, there was another news that chilled their hearts: Many people and horses appeared under Xizhou City overnight, and small groups of people dressed as government soldiers continued to rush towards the city gate from all directions! After a while, Mr. Su and Master Lu were seen hurriedly walking out of the mansion and heading straight for the city gate. Not being affected by the meaningful glances exchanged by the Yizhou soldiers, some of them had a bad temper and secretly said "poof" at the back.
The morning sun in winter quietly shone into Xizhou City, painting the tall city gate with a warm color and illuminating the scene under the city gate clearly. Outside the three gates, there were strong soldiers dressed as soldiers and strong men who looked like civilian husbands, setting up camp in the plains outside the arrow range. Although the number of people was only a few hundred, they looked like they were besieging an isolated city.
Su Nanjin stared attentively for a while, and her face slowly darkened. She turned around and glanced at Lu Qingyan. Lu Qingyan nodded hurriedly, turned around and left with a few soldiers, walked through the long street, and went straight to Zhang Zhang in Luoyangfang. In front of the house door, he stepped forward and knocked the knocker.
The courtyard house of Zhang Mansion was no stranger to Lu Qingyan, but when he walked into the main room and saw Zhang Huaiji in the chief seat, he was still stunned. However, after not seeing each other for more than a month, the Zhang Huaiji in front of me was actually so thin that he was almost out of shape, and there was an extremely strange indifference in his expression. When he said "Brother Zhang Xian", he couldn't help but replace it with "Brother Zhang Xian". "Zhang Canjun," he said with a paused smile, "I heard that you were in poor health when you joined the army. I wonder if you are better now?"
Zhang Huaiji returned the gift with a calm expression, "Thank you very much, Mr. Lu, for caring about me. This body will probably last a day. Mr. Lu, please sit down and talk."
Lu Qingyan's heart felt cold. He hesitated for a moment after looking at his face, and then simply threw away the oblique manuscript, "To be honest with Joining the Army, Lu came here first to apologize. What happened in the valley shocked Joining Army, and this matter is definitely I’m really sorry that I didn’t meet you the way you wanted.”
"Secondly, it's also to express my gratitude. If I hadn't joined the army to come forward and show mercy, I'm afraid it would be difficult to save even one of the soldiers guarding the capital. Those soldiers were indeed incompetent. The young master had repeatedly warned them to protect them before he left. Joining the army, they did it without permission, which led to the bad consequences of that day. It was just that Dadu Hu had cultivated them for many years and regarded them as his children. Before I came to Xizhou this time, Dadu Hu specially asked Lu to join the army on behalf of Dadu Hu. Thank you for your support on the day you joined the army." He stood up and bowed solemnly.
Zhang Huaiji hurriedly stood up, turned sideways, lowered his head and returned the salute, "I don't dare to be a low-ranking official!" But when he raised his head, his expression clearly didn't change much.
Lu Qingyan sighed secretly in his heart, thought for a while and said seriously, "I wonder if Zhang Canjun has learned that the Xingxi-Dead Khan conspired to rebel, and has been protected by the capital! The remnants of his rebellion are being protected by the capital and he can continue." Khan's army joins forces to put down the enemy, and they will all be defeated soon!"
Zhang Huaiji raised his eyebrows in slight surprise, but there was not much surprise in his eyes. He frowned and remained silent for a while, then sighed deeply.
That Cudi is really very fast! Lu Qingyan's expression couldn't help but become more solemn, "You probably didn't know something about joining the army. In fact, the battle in the valley was not that horse thieves came to rob food!"
Zhang Huaiji raised his head, his face full of genuine surprise.
Lu Qingyan continued in a deep voice, "The Great Protectorate had previously sent six hundred soldiers to chase down the horse thieves. They chased them to the valley that day. The horse thieves had no way to escape, so they tried to seize the grain truck camp for their own use. Fortunately, all the troops fought to the death. They didn't retreat, so they succeeded. Daduhu's soldiers took the opportunity to cover up and kill them. Unexpectedly, before the battle was over for a long time, the cavalry of the Xingxi Death Khan arrived. They cut down every enemy they encountered, so they achieved the so-called achievement of wiping out thousands of horse thieves in one battle!"
"Prince Qu knew this very well, so he ordered no prisoners to be kept in order to conceal the truth. Although Pei Changshi was aware of it, he did not report the knowledge. He joined the army and had been handling affairs in the inner camp, and was completely kept in the dark. That battle turned out to be a rare tragedy in the Tang Dynasty. Now that someone from Xingxi's dead Khan had confessed, if he could come forward and confess, he would not only be able to clear away the suspicion of being an accomplice. Having accomplished the great feat of exposing the rebels, the Protector General will definitely go to the court to commend him for joining the army!"
Zhang Huaiji looked at Lu Qingyan in astonishment, and Lu Qingyan also looked at him with a smile, "Join the army. Although there is a stalemate in Xizhou City today and rumors are spreading, once the tens of thousands of people under the command of the capital guard are restored, everything will be restored." If the remaining troops are destroyed, they will send their troops westward. How can the small town of Xizhou continue to resist stubbornly? The Qu family and his son have committed such a great evil. Of course, they will not be able to escape the law, and those who followed them will be liquidated one by one, let alone a war. When it comes, all the mud and sand will fall, and all the jade and stones will be burned. If the owner of the house, the old, the weak, the women and the children, is not good at protecting themselves, they will inevitably be in trouble with the sword. Those who join the army are smart people, and they should make decisions on what to do. "
Seeing Zhang Huaiji's face turning pale and lowering his head without saying a word, Lu Qingsong smiled more calmly. This statement was an idea he came up with after much deliberation after hearing reports from outside yesterday. Although there were too many people who witnessed that battle that day, once a serious investigation is carried out, it would not be perfect no matter what, but the current situation The only way to do this is to take this risky move. As long as the Qu family and his son are convicted and Pei Xingjian is restrained, even if the matter is full of flaws, how can Chang'an know about it? Everyone in Zhang Huaiji's family is in Xizhou City, and they don't dare to risk the lives of their entire family even if they want to!
After a long time, Zhang Huaiji slowly raised his head, his face getting paler, "Thank you very much, Chief Secretary, for telling me the truth, but I don't know what I can do for the Protector?"
Lu Qingyan suddenly felt relieved, with a smile on his face, "This matter is very easy. To join the army, you only need to write down what happened on that day, sign it, and hand it over to Lu." As long as you get this thing, it will be settled. Half done!
Zhang Huaiji was stunned for a moment, a look of determination appeared on his face, and he slowly stood up, "Master Lu, please follow Zhang to the study."
Lu Qingyan hurriedly stood up, his eyes shining, "Joining the army is really wise, Lu will lay out the paper and ink for joining the army!" A bitter smile appeared on Zhang Huaiji's face. When he stepped, his feet seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and every step It was very difficult to walk every step, but after taking a few steps, he walked faster and faster. He was about to reach the door of the study room. He didn't know whether he stepped on the corner of his robe or got on the table, but he fell out and fell straight up. fell to the ground.
Lu Qingyan was startled and rushed forward to help him. As soon as he touched his arm, Zhang Huaiji screamed loudly, "Arm...don't move my arm!"
The door curtain was raised, and several servants rushed in, "Alang, what's wrong with Alang?"
Zhang Huaiji was still holding his hands and groaning. Several people carefully helped him up, and some people ran to find a doctor.
Lu Qingyan looked at Zhang Huaiji, who had a distorted face and was holding his right arm. He was stunned at first, and then sneered through gritted teeth. He took a step closer and whispered, "Zhang Canjun, why are you here! You should know that if If you can take this step, you will save not just an arm, but the lives of the entire clan!”
Zhang Huaiji had his eyes closed and kept saying "Ouch", but after hearing this, he opened his eyes with bitterness on his face, "Master Lu, I am very grateful for your kindness, but Zhang is timid and unlucky. I'm afraid this right hand will have to be taken care of for a while. Fortunately, Su Daduhu still has to fight against the rebels. It's still early to return to the army. In about a month or two, my hand will always get better. I will never miss it. Why should Master Lu be so anxious about this matter?"
Lu Qingyan looked at him for a long time, gritting his teeth in his heart, but he also knew not to push too hard. After thinking for a long time, he finally calmed down and nodded, "Okay, I just hope that the general who joins the army will be well cared for and recover soon!" After saying that, he shook his head. Sleeves, turned around and left. The steward in the front yard hurriedly chased after him.
Zhang Huaiji looked at his back, slowly let go of the hand holding his right arm, and took a long time to let out a long breath.
The door curtain of the west room was raised, and Xiao Zhishi walked out quickly, "How did you fall?"
Zhang Huaiji smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't worry, Xizhou has no equal in my ability to hurt myself when I fall."
Xiao Zhishi's face was full of worry, "I heard Master Lu's voice sounding very angry... How could they make up such a lie? But if you don't follow them, will it cause trouble?" disaster?"
Zhang Huaiji shook his head, "We still don't know who will win. If the Su family was really sure, why didn't they dare to take the governor and the others out of the city? Also, Min Niang was bullied like that yesterday, but he has not been able to do it so far. Don't you dare to show your face? It can be seen that I am still afraid of the nobleman behind the Kudi family! As this Master Lu said, if the moment comes when the army comes to the city, I will write a confession to protect the family..." He was silent for a moment. , said decisively, "Go and find an inconspicuous and smart maid, and quietly tell Cudi and Lady Feng what you heard today!"
Ozhiji couldn't help but be startled, "This is..."
Zhang Huaiji's tone was solemn, "Master Lu is right when he says that once the army arrives, all the mud and sand will fall, and all the jade and rocks will be destroyed. If Xizhou becomes the second Dadu, how long can our Zhang family survive alone?"
Half an hour later, the two ladies in charge of the Zhang Mansion went out for shopping as usual. They walked around the market and bought some rice, flour, spices, cloth, silk and other items. Some of them were sent to the Zhang Mansion by the shop assistants, and some were delivered to the Zhang Mansion by their own servants. Transported. No one had the idea that an inconspicuous little maid had disappeared without knowing it, but more than a quarter of an hour later, she would appear at the back door of the windy house.
On this day, Nana, Zhang Minniang's personal maid in the Su Mansion, also went out to buy some ointment and applied it to Minniang again. As expected, the swelling and pain were much lighter. But at noon, after probably not sleeping well all night, Zhang Minniang felt dizzy and vomited. Nana was so anxious that she went to the Governor's Mansion to look for Su Nanjin again. This time she had even worse luck. Su Nanjin was so angry that instead of saying anything nice, he scolded her. When she returned home with a pale face, Zhang Minniang was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she saw her expression.
When night falls again, outside the walls of the Governor's Mansion, the exchange of late-night snacks is quietly taking place again. But when the Yizhou soldiers talked about the new news they heard from Shangfeng today - "Turkic cavalry slaughtered the soldiers and horse thieves in order to seize military glory", they were laughed at mercilessly by the Xizhou people, "Such Do you believe his lies? What will the Turks do to gain military glory from the Tang Dynasty? Is it possible that they want to come to Xizhou to serve as governor? Besides, the governor is stupid. The heads of hundreds of soldiers were placed on the map a month ago. At the gate of the Protector's Mansion, he didn't wake up until the troops were dispatched? It's obvious that after yesterday's words spread, they knew they couldn't keep it secret, so they made up this new story to coax you!"
After three nights of such exchanges, no one among the 600 Yizhou soldiers at the gate of the Governor's Mansion had not eaten the late-night snacks of Xizhou people. Even some officers who had received military sticks were quietly sent to their tents. Got two copies in. In the daytime, how can the Xizhou soldiers wink at the opposite side and put on a fierce look?
Captain Zhou has led troops for many years, so he naturally noticed that there was something different in the atmosphere in the army. When he discovered the secret on the fourth night, several soldiers who were caught in action were dragged down and beaten with fifty army sticks. The soldiers in the mansion A team was also dispatched for night patrol. However, on the fifth day, although the Yizhou frontier troops did not dare to take a step closer to the fence, their eyes turned cold when looking at Colonel Zhou and Su's soldiers.
Outside the city gate, more and more soldiers from the Xizhou Zhuangding Mansion came from all over the country. They saw that there were more than a thousand people. People were shouting to the city day and night. In the first two days, they were just talking about good men. Why mention the Su family? Such a rebellious and crazy thief working hard for his life, how can he face his parents when he returns home? After the third and fourth days, it gradually turned into laughter and curses. Xizhou people are good at singing and dancing, and they are also very mean and full of whimsical ideas. All the Yizhou soldiers guarding the city couldn't help laughing when they heard it. Lu Qingyan came to listen to it, but his face was ashen and he returned to the government office. In the end, I didn't dare to mention a single word to Su Nanjin.
But somehow this joyful atmosphere spread to Xizhou City. The loud jeering and noise of the Xizhou soldiers could be clearly heard even in the Dudu's Mansion, and even the soldiers in the mansion gradually became upset.
The setting sun on the fifth day was about to sink into the high native wall. Qu Chongyu stood on the steps for a while, listening to the movement outside, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. When he returned to the house, he took off the strong tape on the wall. Bow, gently wiped the bowstring, and said without raising his head, "I'll probably be able to change out of this robe tomorrow."
Pei Xingjian laughed dumbly, shook his head, rolled up his sleeves, took out a small porcelain bottle from the desk, poured it into a saucer filled with water, dipped his pen in it, and wrote "Tomorrow's fourth update" on a blank piece of paper. As the water mark disappeared, the paper became blank again.
He raised his head and said with a smile, "Today, do you want to drink Sanlejiang from Nanshanfang, or stir-fried sheep tail from Luoyangfang? Fortunately, this trick can only be used once, otherwise all of Su Nanjin's soldiers may have been transferred to Come to the door this way.”
Qu Chongyu snorted coldly, "I can't ask for it! I'm only worried about my father's entourage..."
Before he finished speaking, the door curtain was raised, and Qu Chongyu's long follower rushed in with two steps, his face changed, "Your Majesty, the governor couldn't hold on anymore and fell ill. Now he has been moved to the small courtyard at the back!"
Hmm, five thousand words for pink. From now on, Alan will update it from 8 to 9 pm. Write as much as you can. It’s the last ten days, I will work hard to write! Please be pink, if not, please leave a comment to praise me, haha, I decided to be shameless to the end!
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