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Chapter 202 Whose Chang'an Is That?
As if feeling a touch of autumn, the sun in the sky was pouring sunshine and heat crazily.

The leaves on the mountain drooped their heads listlessly, and a gust of wind blew by. Someone picked up a branch, waved it casually, and the branch was cut off.

The leaves fell to the ground, and then a foot stepped into the pile of fallen leaves from last year.

One after another, Tang Army sergeants walked along the path.

"General Shi!" Deputy General Wei Ming hurried down from the front.

"What's the matter?" Shi Zhongtang put on his helmet and armor, it was very hot, but he remained calm.

"The former convenience is their lair."

"Get ready to do it."

Shi Zhongtang was surrounded by the crowd to the front.

A wooden house on a mountain.

"Set fire to their house and kill all those who came out. Remember, I want ears!"

"Leader!"

Thousands of soldiers touched it quietly.

"Tang Jun is here."

A child spotted them, turned and ran.

Arrows nailed the child to the ground, and hundreds of men and women rushed out of those wooden houses.

"Run!"

They turned around and ran towards the mountains.

As long as he entered the mountain, Tang Jun would have nothing to worry about.

"General!" Wei Ming apologized angrily, "The sergeant under his command accidentally alarmed the other party."

Shi Zhongtang patted him on the shoulder, "Who hasn't made a mistake yet? Hunt down!"

"Yes!" Wei Ming's eyes were full of gratitude.

Immediately there was a devastating chase.

Those men and women who escaped were beheaded or shot, and Tang Jun cut off their ears.

"A defeated army!" Shi Zhongtang said indifferently: "Separate outflank, no one is allowed to escape."

"Yes."

The Tang army was divided into three places, outflanking left and right, and chasing head-on.

Rushing through a narrow lot, the front is wide.

"Run!"

The remaining aliens fled in embarrassment.

Tang Jun pursued closely.

Just as Tang Jun rushed into the open area, horns sounded behind him.

Shi Zhongtang looked back and saw thousands of people pouring out from the place they had just passed.

There are many forked roads in the mountains, these people must have come from the side.

Wei Ming shouted: "General, charge forward."

Shi Zhongtang didn't look back, but drew out the horizontal knife, "I underestimated the enemy, this is a trap."

Those fleeing aliens turned their heads with grinning smiles, and waves of enemy soldiers rushed out behind them.

"We are surrounded."

Shi Zhongtang held up the horizontal knife, "Follow me and kill a way!"

He rushed forward, slashing back and forth among the enemy troops with all his strength, and rescued one subordinate after another.

"Kill!"

I don't know how long it took, Shi Zhongtang rushed out, and when he looked back, the enemy soldiers stared at him in panic, as if they were looking at gods.

At this moment, Shi Zhongtang has turned into a blood man, covered in blood from head to toe.Moreover, some suspicious things were still stained or hung on his body.He moved a bit, and a piece of large intestine stuck to his leg fell down.

"This is a demon god!" a foreigner shouted in panic.

opportunity!

Shi Zhongtang decisively led his subordinates to rush in again.

rout.

Thousands of enemy troops fled all over the mountains and plains.

……

A few days later, Shi Zhongtang brought the remaining hundreds of soldiers back to Qinghe County, where the Jiedu Envoy of Southern Xinjiang is stationed.

The task of the Jiedushi in Southern Xinjiang was to defend against possible raids and attacks in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Later, when foreign races began to rise, another task was added to suppress and wipe out foreign rebels.

Jiedushi Zhang Huan is a veteran general with high prestige and respected by everyone in southern Xinjiang.

In addition to Jiedu's deputy envoy, Xu Guogong Zhang Chumao, the two are collectively called Erzhang.

Zhang Chumao went to Northern Xinjiang, and wanted to plan for the post of Jiedushi in Northern Xinjiang, but who would have thought that he would fail and come back again in disgrace.

And the arrival of King Yue made the soldiers and civilians in southern Xinjiang feel a little bit—oh, it turns out that Chang'an still remembers our emotions.

Shi Zhongtang brought people into the city, and he and his deputy Wei Ming went to see Zhang Huan, the Jiedu envoy who valued him.

At this moment, Zhang Huan and Yue Wang Li Jing were talking in the lobby.

"Ms. Zhang has made great achievements in southern Xinjiang in the past few years, and it has spread throughout Chang'an." King Yue smiled.

Since Zhang Huan took charge of Southern Border, there has been no change in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, which is the greatest credit.As for the alien rebellion, in his opinion, it was nothing more than a trivial matter.

But he had to clarify this point, otherwise the king of Yue delivered a letter to Chang'an, and the credit would be gone.

"Alien rebellion is abominable, but this kind of rebellion will come every few decades. This time the situation is big, but the old man is sure to put down the rebellion."

King Yue smiled amicably, "This king naturally believes in Zhang Xiang's martial arts."

"Master, Shi Zhongtang is asking to see you."

Zhang Huan said with a smile: "This Yunshan slave is here."

Shi Zhongtang was born in Yunshan, and Zhang Huan was very kind to him. After giving him a Tang name, Shi Zhongtang, he also gave him a nickname, Yunshan Nu.

This slave is not a humiliating name, but a kind name.

King Yue smiled slightly, a touch of embarrassment appeared on his thin cheeks.

Shi Zhongtang came in to salute.

"Meet my husband."

Zhang Huan looked at his favorite general with a smile, "How is this battle?"

Shi Zhongtang said: "In this battle, Xiaguan was ambushed by the enemy, but Xiaguan led the army and turned defeat into victory."

Zhang Huan glanced at King Yue, "How much did you lose?"

"Mostly." Shi Zhongtang felt that this was not a problem... The essence of this battle is to strike more with less and turn defeat into victory.

As for the casualties under his command, how can a general be kind to a woman!
Zhang Huangang and King Yue mentioned the matter of military exploits, but now he felt that he had been slapped in the face.

He shouted: "Slave dog, you have suffered heavy losses in dealing with those rebellious rebels, come here, take the old man's whip."

Shi Zhongtang was stunned, thinking that someone did the same thing last time, who lost more than himself, and did not turn defeat into victory. Zhang Huan also said a few words of comfort.How did it become a fault when it came to me?

Zhang Huan was whipping with all his might, shouting and cursing as he whipped.

"Slut dog slave, if the old man didn't pity you, you are still a foreign soldier rushing to kill you, and you will die in the ravine sooner or later."

Shi Zhongtang's body shook, as if he had been severely beaten.

But he didn't scream again, just knelt there, bent over, and let the whip fall on his back.

Zhang Huan just wanted to vent his dissatisfaction and bring himself a step up by the way.

The king of Yue was sitting on the side, and sighed at this moment, "Why should Prime Minister Zhang be angry?"

Zhang Huan stopped beating and gasped, "These lowly dog ​​slaves don't know the lesson if they don't beat them."

The King of Yue laughed and said: "Master Zhang is busy every day with a lot of affairs. If he gets angry frequently, it will be bad for his health."

Is this mocking the old man for not having a city?
Zhang Huan pretended to glance at King Yue casually, and seeing his sincerity, he couldn't help feeling relieved, and said with a smile: "The old man is still in good health, thank you for your concern."

The king of Yue glanced at the silent Shi Zhongtang, and said gently: "General Shi is fierce and brave, and this king knows it all. Zhang Xiang blamed his beloved general, and he felt quite uncomfortable when he thought about it. But beating is for love, and General Shi must remember that yes."

Shi Zhongtang raised his head, his face was covered with tears, "My husband is kind to the subordinate, and the subordinate will remember it all his life."

Zhang Huan's anger dissipated at the moment, and he laughed and scolded: "You bitch, don't get up yet, I'm waiting for the old man to help you!"

Shi Zhongtang stood up, the clothes on his back were torn in many places, floating behind him, looking like a beggar.Seen from behind, the welts were swollen high, but he didn't seem to notice it.

Zhang Huan said with a smile: "Can you blame the old man for being cruel?"

Shi Zhongtang shook his head, and said honestly: "The minister's beating is out of love! Just like Ye Niang beating me, the officials know it!"

"Hahahaha!"

Zhang Huan pointed at Shi Zhongtang and laughed.

The king of Yue was also smiling.

Immediately Shi Zhongtang resigned.

King Yue also got up and said: "Mr. Zhang has a lot of things to do, so I won't bother you."

Zhang Huan said a few words politely, and then ordered: "Yunshan slave will send the king back on behalf of the old man."

"Yes."

Shi Zhongtang lowered his head.

The two went out one after the other, and the king of Yue mounted his horse, surrounded by guards.

"General Shi." Yue Wang pointed to Shi Zhongtang, Shi Zhongtang pointed to himself first, and smiled innocently.

The King of Yue nodded.

Only then did Shi Zhongtang approach.

The King of Yue smiled and said: "Master Zhang is just angry for a while, General Shi..."

Shi Zhongtang panicked and said: "Before Your Majesty, the lower officials dare not call you a general, so please call me Yunshan Slave."

Yunshan slave can only be called by Shi Zhongtang's elders or close people... King Yue laughed dumbly, and then said: "Yunshan slave, what is your wish in this life?"

Shi Zhongtang said: "The lower officials want to kill the enemy. The more they kill, the higher the official will be. After becoming a high-ranking official, they will go home in a good manner, so that those who used to look down on the lower officials will open their eyes." .”

"Return home? Everyone has the same heart." Yue Wang looked at him with a smile, "If you want to be a high-ranking official, you have to study more."

Shi Zhongtang was stunned and scratched his head, "The lower officials haven't read much, and neither have they at home."

The King of Yue smiled, "This King brought a few carts of books from Chang'an, and there are still many more to follow. So you can borrow them from this King one by one, so that you can read them easily."

"Thank you king!"

Shi Zhong and Tang happily scratched their ears and cheeks, Yue Wang smiled and said: "The hozen is like you."

Then when they arrived at the residence of the King of Yue, Shi Zhongtang followed him in and selected a few books before leaving.

Naturally, King Yue would not see him off, but sat in the study, watching Shi Zhongtang retreat and go out.

Staff member Zhao Dongping came in.

"Your Majesty has taken a fancy to this person?"

Zhao Dongping has three black beards and a pair of thick eyebrows, reflecting his fair skin.

King Yue's case table was full of books, and he opened one casually, "It is said that King Wei is quite active in northern Xinjiang. He has participated in several battles and gained the reputation of bravery. This king's cultivation is superficial, so he can't fight in battle... But Chang'an The situation is turbulent, if this king does not follow with force, sooner or later he will become someone else's prisoner."

Zhao Dongping sat down, "Yes! The prince seems to be stable, but the concubine... the old man is talking too much."

The King of Yue smiled and said: "This King came to this remote place in southern Xinjiang, and Mr. Zhao did not give up to follow. In the eyes of this King, this is a family."

Zhao Dongping lowered his head moved, and raised his head for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, the noble concubine was the concubine of the current crown prince. As long as your majesty loves the noble concubine for a day, the crown prince will have no future. But if the situation changes, the crown prince may..."

He waved his hand lightly, with pride on his brows, "Who will be in charge of the East Palace after that? Only the King. However, King Wei is not reconciled. He has participated in wars in the northern border many times, and he even uses the exile as his residence. It is said that there is a dangerous place. , What does King Wei want to do? The old man wants to come, he just wants to counterattack!"

"This matter should not be underestimated." Yue Wang said.

"Yes! Who can guess His Majesty's thoughts!" Zhao Dongping smiled lightly.

But both of them knew that in the eyes of the emperor, there was no son. Even if King Yue died in southern Xinjiang, the emperor would sigh a few times at most, and then there would be a few more sad songs in the pear garden.

"Your Majesty has an advantage." Zhao Dongping said with a smile, "Your Majesty is the youngest, and His Majesty is at the peak of his age..."

The older prince is the prince, and the emperor will feel like a light on his back.It doesn't matter if you are young, you have to study for many years anyway.

This is royal family affection, and there are only calculations of interests in it.

"Shi Zhongtang seems to be simple and honest. How can a general who has led his army to win many battles be so simple? This old man thinks he is cunning."

"The king knows."

"Your Majesty is so intelligent, this old man is very happy."

After Zhao Dongping went out, King Yue put down the book in his hand and looked out the door quietly.

"The king is not afraid of his cunning, but he is afraid that he will not take the bait. He wants to be promoted, and this king helps him. He wants to return to his hometown, and this king fulfills him. In this way, with the hero by his side, he can respond at any time."

As the setting sun shone on the table, King Yue said softly, "Chang'an, whose Chang'an is that?"

……

Shi Zhongtang returned to his residence.

His confidant Ashina Chunyu saw his clothes flying on his back, covered with welts, and couldn't help being shocked, "General, who did this?"

"Speak inside!"

Shi Zhongtang shook his head and went in first.

Later, in Shi Zhongtang's bedroom, Ashina Chunyu applied medicine for him.

"What a whip!" Ashina Chunyu was furious.

"It's Zhang Huan!" Shi Zhongtang smiled easily.

"Zhang Xiang...why?"

"He wants to earn face in front of King Yue."

"So I took you for surgery?"

"If you don't use me, why don't you use Tang Future?"

Ashina Chunyu felt cold, "General Tang, general, did they discriminate against you?"

Shi Zhongtang felt the pain in his back was unbearable. He lay on the table, his eyes were full of coldness, "I won this battle with less and more, and I turned defeat into victory. It should be a credit. Why were those Tang generals punished for this before?" ?”

"Why?" Ashina Chunyu was also angry.

"It's just because I'm a general."

"Didn't he change your name to Datang?"

"You're stupid. A name is just something to be called. If you change your name, you'll be a Tang person? I thought it was, but now it doesn't look like it."

"It's not fair!"

"So what if it's unfair? They all have backers, but I was the only one who managed to kill them one by one by myself. Can I still compete with Zhang Huan?"

"Then...then bear with it?"

"Of course I have to endure it!"

Shi Zhongtang gritted his teeth and said, "The Great Tang didn't regard me as his own, so why should I be considerate to the Great Tang? If I can serve as a Jiedu envoy in the future, I should feel proud!"

"A foreigner wants to be a Jiedushi, you are dreaming!" Ashina Chunyu wanted to laugh.

"Why is it a dream?" Shi Zhongtang sneered, "Today King Yue wanted to win me over, but I half pushed and half agreed. He knows I'm pretending to be stupid, and I know he's pretending to be innocent. Let's fool around together and see who can fool the other in the end."

"Why are you looking for him?"

"If you want to be promoted, Zhang Huan alone is not fast enough!"

"Let's not rush."

"urgent!"

"Why?"

"The emperor is not young. He looks wise, but he is actually stupid. If it were another emperor, I would not be able to be a military envoy, let alone a deputy envoy. Time is not waiting for me, and I will use all means Promotion, the sooner the better!"

"What about after being promoted? Let's go back to our hometown and make those people regret it."

"Why not go to Chang'an?"

"Why go to Chang'an?"

After Ashina Chunyu finished applying the medicine, she was about to wash her hands, and turned back after taking two steps.

Shi Zhongtang's face was full of ferocity.

"I want to visit Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)