Xinshun 1730

Chapter 38 Taking Personal Hostages
The idea is bold, but the operation must be cautious.

Liu Yu also knew in his heart that the imperial court's strategy revolved around Qi Guogong's negotiation, Mingxiu plank road and Chen Cang secretly completing the mobilization of troops, and strived to succeed in one blow.

The strategy is correct, but in this strategy, Liu Yu may only have the merits of "drawing maps and engraving stones", and he will be awarded the highest honor.

He turned his mind around, thinking that he should take a look before talking.

The strategy of the Russians moving eastward now is quite similar to India 62 years ago: they are very happy to beat up a group of small indigenous states, often breaking [-] to [-].Knowing that we are going to face a big country, but we are convinced that we need to fight to find out where the frontier is, so we know what it is.

This black engineer ran to the banks of the Songhua River instead of going to the south bank of Lake Baikal. Obviously, the Russians wanted to continue to test the forward policy.

Want to find out where the frontier is.

In Liu Yu's view, this is a great military achievement: after all, this is also Peter's adopted son in name.

The adopted son under the Zhuxia civilization and the godson of the Dongzheng country do not mean the same thing, but it lies in how to operate and how to brag.

If you try hard, if you can catch this person, it can be called "the mothfly of the enemy chieftain who was captured in the first battle".Anyway, people in the court couldn't figure out the difference.

The only problem is that it seems that Li Gan and others are not fools, let alone their wild fathers, and they can tolerate whatever they do.

If I really ruined the imperial court's strategy for private merit, and the soldiers and horses at the post station started provocative frontiers before they were ready, so that the Russians were aware of it... don't say credit, maybe my head will fall to the ground.

"Let's talk again, talk again. Don't be too hot."

He secretly reminded himself a few words, and then he suppressed the impulse that floated up in his heart.

However, opportunities are always given to those who are prepared. Put aside that bold idea first, but you can't let go of these people in front of you.

If the opportunity comes, no one will use it.

So he asked those frontier soldiers who were kneeling in front of him to get up first, and everyone else got up, except Du Feng, who was the leader, was still kneeling there.

Liu Yu understood what he meant.It seems that this person is going to take the path of Wude. Although everyone knows that the frontier army robbed the caravan, it is still a serious crime to expose it.

"Don't kneel. I don't read much, but at least I have memorized a few chapters of "The Analects of Confucius". Zhonggong is the governor of Ji's family and asks about politics. The master said: First, there are ministers, forgive minor faults, and promote talents. "Teacher Biao" also Saying: If there is an adulterer and a loyal person, it should be punished by a judge."

"There are divisions and divisions, which are the relevant departments. Do you think I have the right to take charge if I am not in my position? Do you think I have the power and responsibility? Although I am a noble boy, I don't have the guts to stretch my hands into the frontier army. To arrest you, it is actually Two things."

"One is that this matter is confidential; the other is that you shot my horse to death, there must be an explanation."

It didn't sound like it was serious, but Du Feng still knelt and knew it in his heart.

I can roughly guess what these people are going to do.

The horse in the team died, and the horse was not personal property.How he died is under his own jurisdiction, and he has to explain it clearly so that he can reconcile it.This matter is easy to solve, Du Feng thought to himself that he had to show an attitude first, at least to save money and avoid disaster.

"My lord, we also have our own horses, not far downstream. We shot and killed five of your lord's horses, so naturally we will also pay for your lord's horses."

A horse is a lot of money, and the horses that the government soldiers set off for the expedition are all their own.Without qualified horses, you can only be pawns, with little military exploits, easy to die, and the most important thing is that you can't get any spoils.This wave of money was not grabbed, and a few horses were lost first, which really hurts.

But these few horses are nothing compared to the pigtails being pinched in their hands.

Du Feng thought to himself, I hate knowledge like geometry, but I study hard every day just to get promoted and get rich.

If this matter is brought up, this official will have nothing to do. Isn't all these years of studying for nothing?If I knew this earlier, what geometry should I learn?Might as well learn to be a carpenter.

The guy in front of me said, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek his own government", but you must have a deep family background at such a young age, and you must be able to reach the sky.At that time, if we casually mention a sum in the memorial, how about our benefits?
Thinking again, when the emperor lives in the deep palace, he knows a fart of frontier military?
It is estimated that the whole mind is full of the rule of the three generations, using the saint as an example, thinking that all the soldiers in the world should starve to death without looting like the Yue family army, and freeze to death without demolishing houses...wouldn't you be outraged at that time?
Everyone loves money, so I don't know how much money this one can spend?

Thinking of this, Du Feng knelt down and bowed again: "My lord, please hold your hand high."

Liu Yu chuckled, and put on airs: "You, you are still too young. If you don't mention this about me, if someone finds out about my condoning the law, what do you think I should do? If your majesty knows, what should I do about this matter?" How to deal with it? I really don't have the right to deal with it, but since I encounter it, I have to report it truthfully. Are you right?"

The more approachable he said, the more uneasy Du Feng felt.Although he is not deeply involved in the world, he also understands that in this team, it is definitely not Liu Yu who speaks his mind. Who knows how many spies are hidden?

But things have come to this, so I can only keep repeating: "My lord, please hold your hands high. I have studied hard in the lower cold window for more than ten years, and I want to fly out of this bitter cold place..."

Liu Yu laughed loudly, and asked back, "Am I your father?"

"Uh?"

Du Feng was stunned, and then a little angry, but thinking that his fate and future were in the hands of others, he could only suppress his anger and say, "Your Excellency is joking, of course not."

"It's still! If you are not a relative, who would take the risk to save others? I won't talk about it, and I will take responsibility if something happens afterwards. We just met, but you think I can take care of you for you?" Such a big responsibility? Are you out of your mind?"

"You said that you are not a good bird yourself, but you expect others to be saints when something goes wrong. You really deserve the word 'childish'."

The words were clear, but reasonable, Du Feng's heart sank, his face was ashen.

Yes, they are not my parents, why should I help myself at the risk?Even if it's a bribe, can people really value the money in my family?Besides, if it was the first time for me to accept such an important errand, if I changed myself, I would definitely try my best to achieve perfection.

Think about people like myself who force themselves to read those boring books just to get promoted and get rich in the future. The day before yesterday they were still bragging about being a soldier in the future.

After all, he was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, and as he thought about it, tears fell down.

Liu Yu didn't ridicule either, he was a man of two lifetimes, although he was young, his heart was already old.Comparing my heart to my heart, if I was reported for theft and robbery and disqualified before the college entrance examination at the age of seventeen or eighteen, I would probably cry too.

Seeing Du Feng's tears turning into ice beads on the fat of his face, Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "Get up. This is the end, I can only send you a word. Make up for it."

"Originally, since this happened, you couldn't leave anymore, so you had to follow along to finish this thing before you can go back. If that's the case, it can be regarded as my pointing out a way for you, just make up for the mistakes."

Du Feng stood up in a daze, thinking to himself, how much effort is needed to make up for this mistake?
Liu Yu patted Du Feng's shoulder as a gesture of goodwill, and asked: "Since you are here to delay us, and your father is the captain of Zhechong in Handuoli, you must have sent a letter back, so your father will bring someone here?"

"Yes."

"How many sons does your father have?"

"My father is only one of my sons. If your lord wants to keep things secret, I need to write some words for my father. Otherwise, my father will think that I was robbed by a caravan, and I will catch up even if I run to Luocha Castle."

He thinks he is well-behaved, but he thinks about Liu Yu everywhere, hoping that Liu Yu can say something kindly when the time comes.

Liu Yu had thought of this a long time ago, but he didn't intend to ask this question.

He thought to himself: Since he is your father, you are the only son, so it's easy to handle.

I heard that the tomb robbers are always Lao Tzu at the entrance of the cave, and the son goes down the cave. If it is the other way around, it is common for the son to suffocate the treasure to death, but it is rare to hear that the father suffocates the son to death.At that time, if you really want to do something, your father will have to gamble his wealth and life on it.

He kept this matter in his heart and didn't mention it at all. He only thought that he was afraid that Du Feng's father would chase after him and cause trouble, so he said, "Since that's the case, you are considered thoughtful. I will write a letter with a pen, and you will leave me alone." A token, I will find someone to send it to me.”

After all, he took out a pen and paper, and used horse blood as ink to write a letter to Captain Zhechong of Handoliwei.The letter didn't say anything specific, it only said that it was a confidential matter, and attached the seals of himself and Jiaolaobutu.

He called Mantou, gave some instructions, and asked Mantou to deliver the letter, and stayed in Handoliwei until they came back.

"After going..."

Before Liu Yu gave orders, Mantou smiled and said, "Third Master, we all behave with our tails between our legs in the capital. The Duke doesn't even allow you to ride a horse in the capital. Don't worry, I've been with you for so long, and things matter. It's clear. It's just that the third master is careful all the way."

Liu Yu thought it was true, and whispered a few other private words, making sure that Mantou understood what he meant, and then let him go.

Mantou took the letter, sent a few people to grab Du Feng, and went upstream to the man behind Duanhou.The sixth child was also caught in the team, and their horses were taken away, leaving Mantou alone waiting for the frontier army to come to negotiate.

In the next few days, everything went smoothly, and Du Feng and others were honest in the team.

After walking for three days, I finally saw the Songhua River, not far from the castle of the Raksha people.

On the north bank of the river, from a distance, there is a huge pine cross.

Unlike the Catholic and Protestant crosses, the Orthodox cross looks like a "Feng" character with a slightly skewed bottom.

When I got close to the huge wooden cross, there were some words on it, all in Russian.

Liu Yu didn't recognize it either, so he saw a few numbers on it.

I found someone who knew Russian and knew a few Russian characters to look at it, and asked, "What is written?"

The man frowned. There were a few in the team who could speak Russian, but the one who could read Russian was only one, and he was a dud.

After looking at it for a long time, I seemed a little afraid to say it. After a long time, I said: "Master, the meaning above is..."

Stepanov, 1615-1683, was born in Ryazan and died on horseback.The Cossack closest to the Khitan capital.

(End of this chapter)