Chapter 283: Goodbye Chuan Fu Fair Trade (Part 1)
Chapter 283 Goodbye Fair Trade (Part 1)
In the silence, the sound of horse hooves could be heard getting closer and closer. There seemed to be not many horses, and they were obviously coming from the direction of Shule City in the east. Many Su soldiers couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
The visitors soon appeared at the entrance of the mountain stream, but they were five or six men dressed as ordinary folk, leading a few empty horses. The Qu family members stepped forward to stop them, and immediately gave way after a few words. the way. The leader was a tall man in his forties or fifties. He drove his horse straight to the middle of the grain team, crossed his arms and saluted Pei Xingjian, "Alang, Agu is late. Just now, we met a dozen Su family lackeys on the road. Agu and Several of the disciples were killed, and only five or six escaped!"
These words were like a heavy hammer falling on the hearts of the more than a hundred soldiers of the Su family. Everyone's hearts became colder and colder. The chill on the backs of those crossbow arrows that were ready to go became straight to the bottom of their hearts. Someone gritted his teeth and suppressed the trembling in his throat, "Pei Changshi, I am willing to be a personal witness..."
“The younger ones are also willing.”
“I am willing to be a witness!”
Chaotic sounds suddenly resounded throughout the valley, and the tone became more and more urgent and sincere.
Su Nanjin originally saw that the people who came were not the Turkic army, and she had gained a little more strength. As soon as the sound reached her ears, the trace of blood that had just recovered on her lips faded away again. She almost looked at these things that were just a quarter of an hour ago in disbelief. The eyes of the soldiers who could go through life and death for the Su family were gray.
Pei Xingjian ignored him and just ordered his troops to take the more than 100 Su clan members aside, first the officers and then the soldiers. They asked for their confessions one by one and signed and stamped them. The Xizhou police officers were extremely skilled at this kind of work. They took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone prepared by Pei Xingjian, questioned the prisoners, and copied the confessions. They were very busy.
Pei Xingjian led the horse to Agu and laughed in a low voice, "Thank you for your hard work, Agu, but Madam asked you to come here? How could I trouble you this time?" Agu was not a servant of the Pei family. A few years ago, Pei Xingjian was Xizhou had established its foothold, so he simply recommended him to become an instructor in the army, teaching the martial arts of the government troops in Xizhou and Gaochang. This time when Xizhou was in turmoil, he was not in Xizhou City.
Agu smiled and said, "Xizhou returned to his house as soon as the siege was resolved. Alang left this time, and there were not many capable people left at home. He was a little worried, so he came back. On the seventh day of the lunar month, my wife was anxious to find her." Someone came to report to Alang, saying that he was on guard against the Su family's thieves. Although Agu was a little older, he had not yet given up on his riding and shooting skills, so he took a few disciples on this mission. It was difficult to walk in the snow. Well, even though I traveled day and night, I still arrived a little late. It seems that Alang had already expected it, so it would be okay for Prince Qu to come over, right?"
Pei Xingjian smiled and nodded, "It's okay." Then he felt a little puzzled, "How could Madam know about this?"
Agu shook his head, "I don't know." After thinking about it, he briefly told the story about Liuli's opportunity to take down two groups of Su's soldiers that day. Pei Xingjian thought about it briefly and guessed the joint. He couldn't help but laugh. He was about to ask again when he heard someone behind him whisper "Pei Changshi".
Yuan Luzheng took a few steps with a hesitant look on his face. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "I would like to take the liberty of asking, what is Chang Shi going to do with these people?"
Pei Xingjian looked at the Yizhou officers behind Yuan Lvzheng. They all had worried looks on their faces, and couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Yuan, why are you so outspoken? Pei was about to trouble everyone to write down a testimony. , I will also immediately write a memorial, select capable people, and send the memorial and testimony together with these confessions to Chang'an, and the prisoners will be sent directly to Tingzhou Prison to wait for the court to deal with it. "
Yuan Lu was busy laughing and said, "This is the right way to deal with it. I will report the truth to the court after the wolf's mouth is spared. I just don't know if Chang Shi has thought about it. It will take more than a month for the court to deal with it, but now that we have escaped this time With those dozen soldiers behind, Su Daduhu would definitely return within a month. How could the two cities in the west and Ting resist an army of 8,000? It would be better for Chang Shi to leave Su Nanjin alive. He throws the rat into the trap."
Pei Xingjian was startled and laughed, "Brother Yuan, don't worry, Pei originally intended to let these Su family soldiers escape. That's not the case. Su Haizheng is now on the rise, and he will definitely continue to raise troops to plunder and create more crimes." Killing more evildoers will also make the future situation in Western Xinjiang more difficult to deal with. Firstly, secondly, Pei had sent the first memorial more than ten days ago, and the court's decision will be finalized within about a month. Su Nanjin..." He suddenly stopped talking and smiled slightly, "In short, Brother Yuan, please relax your mind. Pei has already planned what will happen today and what will happen in the future, and he will definitely not embarrass you. "
Yuan Luzheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Pei Xingjian's polite words, he hurriedly smiled and hugged his hands, "Pei Changshi is too polite. I haven't thanked you for saving your life today. However, Pei Changshi has instructions, so just give him orders!" For a few days, he and Pei Xingjian were brothers, but after what happened just now, although the person in front of him was still smiling, how could he dare to say "Brother Pei" or keep his promise easily? Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Pei has something to trouble you all..." He lowered his voice and whispered a few words in Yuan Luzheng's ear. Yuan Luzheng listened attentively at first, and then laughed, "What's the problem with this matter? I'll go right away." manage!"
More than an hour later, two copies of the confessions and testimonies were prepared. Pei Xingjian wrote a memorial and handed it to Agu along with one of the testimonies and confessions. He also selected two soldiers from Yizhou and asked them to They accompanied Agu to Chang'an.
Agu took the talisman Pei Xingjian gave him and looked over it several times. He smiled and said, "Alang's things are quite well prepared. I can save a lot of effort when I go to Chang'an this time."
Pei Xingjian folded his hands and smiled as if nothing had happened, "Take care along the way!"
Seeing that Agu and his party were far away, the three Yizhou soldiers holding another confession also got on their horses and headed towards Shule City. After a while, the scouts sent by Buqu came flying to report that most of the Turks were only a dozen miles away!
The soldiers of the Su family who were squatting under the cliff suddenly raised their heads with wide eyes. Su Nanjin huddled in the corner alone, shaking all over, but lowering his head lower.
Pei Xingjian's voice was calm and calm, "Go to the Turkic army and inform them. Then tell them that Pei Xingjian, the governor of the West, wants to see General Duzhi."
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The long and narrow river valley was in front of him. Ashinaduzhi raised his hand and more than 4,000 Turkic cavalry slowly reined in their horses. Ashina Duzhi took the lead and looked at the entrance of the valley with concentration, frowning. The general hurriedly took a step forward, "Tutun, how could Pei Changshi send grain and grass here? Could it be that this team of grain trucks found out what we were doing and deliberately borrowed Changshi's name?"
Ashina shook his head, "What's the use of borrowing Pei Changshi's name? The grain truck can move slowly, and it will keep me waiting for a while. Is it possible that I can escape back to Shule? Besides, since I can't even The names were all called out..."
He suddenly fell silent. From the mouth of the river valley, a big brown horse galloped out slowly. The man on the horse was wearing a slow green robe and had a clear demeanor. Who else could it be if it wasn't Pei Xingjian?
Several generals of Ashinadu Branch all said "Hey" in surprise. As Ashinadu Branch led their horses forward, they got off their horses when they were still dozens of steps away. They all bowed and saluted, "Pei Changshi!"
Pei Xingjian also dismounted, threw away the reins and walked over, smiling and holding his hands, "Tutun, generals, long time no see!"
Ashina Duzhi took a breath and nodded with a smile, "It's true that I haven't had a drink with Chang Shi for a long time. Du Zhi didn't know it was Chang Shi, so he took the liberty to come here, but..."
Pei Xingjian waved his hand, "No need to say more about Tutun. Pei already knows a little bit about what happened before. Pei came here not only to reminisce with the generals, but also to make a deal with Tutun."
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