retaliate

Chapter 258

"What was the house used to do?"

"The family used to be a shepherd, and life was not very good. At the age of 15, the villain joined the army."

"Why join the army?"

"In order to have enough food, I have clothes to wear. After joining the army, the villain killed countless people, and accumulated meritorious service along the way..."

"Do you rely on the art of war or the art of swords?"

"All."

Niubi boasted a little freshness!

The eyes of several sergeants around were wrong.

"If you kill a lot, you will be promoted. Among them, you have been cheated several times, but the villain didn't say anything."

"Why? Good temper?"

"No. I was beaten up because of the first question. From then on, I know that unless you are sure, don't conflict with the nobleman."

"So this time you feel that you have a lot of confidence, so you leapfrog the report?"

"Yes. But now that the villain thinks about it, he has been held back for too long, and he has lost his sense of proportion because he is too eager to get ahead."

Seeing Wuda's questioning eyes, Yeluxi said calmly:

"To be able to be the city guard of Jianshui City, you must have good sword skills, otherwise I would have died halfway. And the military skills must also be good, otherwise the leadership will be incompetent."

interesting one.

At least I didn't say anything about lofty ideals.

Why join the army?Eat enough and have clothes to wear.

"What do you think of Beiliao?"

"Very powerful, very poor."

"How do you say poor?"

"The people above are rich, and the villains are also rich, but the people are poor."

"The people who have been poor for thousands of years are the common people." Yang Xuan said: "The common people are not poor, how can those rich and powerful gentry get rich?"

Yeluxi was stunned, and cupped his hands: "Master's words are very true. Those high-class people became rich just by exploiting the common people."

Yang Xuan has gradually gained a clear understanding of the current situation of Datang during his journey.

He has a high starting point. Naturally, wealth is not about fighting for every penny, but about conflicts.In a word: the powerful and the gentry get rich by exploiting the inferior.

The old thief was puzzled, "Lang Jun, is Datang better than Beiliao?"

Yang Xuan shook his head.

"When the Tang Dynasty was first founded, the officials were fairly clean. There were still plenty of fields, and it was convenient for the emperor to pay for his merits. Therefore, the powerful and high-ranking officials felt satisfied, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there were fewer conflicts. Therefore, it was called Dazhi.

But as time goes by, the dignitaries and gentry continue to expand their sphere of influence, all of which require greater wealth and power.In addition, many upstarts emerge every year to share wealth and power, so the land and power are gradually being squeezed out, which is a bit embarrassing.

Evolving to the present, the annexation of fields has become more and more fierce, and the power struggle has become more and more fierce... So there are constant refugees and political disputes.

Refugees want food, and if they don't have food, they will rebel.News of sporadic rebellions came from time to time last year.

The political struggle between the DPRK and China has become more and more fierce, and the upstarts and the traditional dignitaries have launched a battle for interests, which will never end.Faced with such a situation, that person came up with a move to join forces, and even teamed up with a family of four surnames to check and balance the court.

This move seemed to quell the political dispute, but it planted the bane of the weak monarch and the strong minister.

The power of the four surnames of a family and the dignitaries they represent is constantly expanding, which has already affected the imperial power.And the dissatisfaction is brewing among the abandoned nobles and gentry.

If there is a lack of sparks now, the whole Tang Dynasty will explode. "

The old thief rejoiced secretly, "Mr. Lord, this is our chance!"

Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows, "That's right."

Jianshui City is noisy.

The city guard's mansion was burned down, and the people requisitioned a nearby house as an office.

With the civil servants gone, it was the first time for the warriors to call the shots, and found it particularly cool.

But no one is willing to stand up and take charge. The generals who were coaxed in the past are arguing endlessly in order to shirk their responsibilities.

The soldiers below also vaguely knew that something was wrong, but none of this had anything to do with them.It happens that there is no supervision, so we are happy.

So the sergeants guarding the city were also lazy.

"Hey! Let's take turns."

"it is good!"

Two sergeants squatted in the opening of the city gate, dozing off wrapped in coir raincoats.

"Cough cough!"

Someone coughs.

"Cough cough!"

"Looking for death!"

A sergeant was awakened and looked up furiously.

"Detailed?"

Yeluxi said coldly: "A bunch of idiots, call them here."

The sergeant ran back as if flying.

"Xiangwen is here, and I want you all to go to the city gate."

The generals who were arguing felt relieved and were all happy.

"It's so detailed!"

We don't have to take the blame anymore, overjoyed!

So everyone laughed and went to the city gate.

There are dozens of people behind Xiangwen, all wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats due to the relentless autumn rain.

The drizzle was falling, and it looked like a lingering lingering relationship between a man and a woman.

All the generals gathered together and saluted, "I have seen you carefully."

Boss, it's good to be back!

When everyone looked up, they saw Yeluxi turn around respectfully.

"Owner."

A young man behind him smiled, and said reservedly like a tiger about to eat: "Do it!"

Behind him, dozens of people were laughing.

"You look familiar!" Someone exclaimed.

"Kill them all!" The young man nodded slightly and smiled at the man.

Immediately, dozens of people rushed over, hacking and killing.

It was raining continuously in autumn, no one came in and out, a door opened in front of a house, just in time to see this scene, the man subconsciously put

The door is closed.

Turning around, he said to his wife: "Xiangwen is back, he killed someone, hide away."

The sergeant on duty at the top of the city asked in surprise, "What's going on down here?"

Two men in coir raincoats and bamboo hats flew up, and more than a dozen soldiers on duty were shocked.

"kill!"

The horizontal knife skimmed through the rain and fog, splashing countless blood.

The two swept along the city wall, killing more than ten people in an instant.

In the distance, a black mass of approaching cavalry saw the movement at the top of the city and began to speed up.

The sound of horseshoes was dull, like thunder from the sky.

The sergeant guarding the city on the other side was blinded by the rain and fog, but when he heard the screams, he rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's your name?"

After walking for a while, he saw a man grinning grimly at him.

Then the figure flew over.

"Enemy attack!"

The screams were blurred in the rain and fog.

The sound of horseshoes suddenly broke out.

Uda arrived with an empty horse, "Master!"

Yang Xuanfei got on his horse, and dozens of people found their horses one by one, and followed immediately.

"Assault!"

Hundreds of riders rushed into Jianshui City against the rain and fog.

At this moment, the sergeants on duty on the other side noticed that something was wrong. The long-term peace made them feel that it was impossible for them to encounter enemy attacks, so they sent people to report to the barracks.

"Let them go check it out."

After finishing the order, the little boss turned around and looked outside, cursing: "There is mist in front of my eyes, I can't see anything clearly."

The sound of the horse's hooves gradually became clearer, and the little boss said impatiently: "But the people from Jinshan City are here?"

A major incident happened in Jianshui City, and this group of generals chose to conceal it, and they were going to discuss who would be the one who took the blame, and then they would ask others to plead guilty.

He turned around, wiped the rainwater off his face, shivered from the cold, and then his body seemed to freeze.

Hundreds of riders approached the barracks in the rain and fog.

Several sergeants at the gate of the barracks were shouting and asking questions.

The leading cavalry raised their swords and shouted, "Our Northern Frontier Army..."

Hundreds of riders shouted in unison, "Mighty!"

Then hundreds of horses rushed into the barracks.

"Ring the bell!" The little boss trembled all over, "Quick! Ring the bell!"

No one answered, the little boss turned around and saw a man.

The eyes under the hat are cold and severe.

Immediately, the horizontal knife was wiped across his neck.

Ringing the bell at this moment has lost its meaning.

In the barracks, because the generals gathered together for the past few days to discuss matters, no one was in charge, so five thousand sergeants also herded sheep in the camp, and they ate and slept every day.Or gather a crowd to gamble.

How comfortable is it to hide in a tent on a rainy day?

It wasn't until they heard the screams and the sound of hooves that someone stepped out and cursed, "It's mourning!"

Yiqi rushed over and wiped away with a knife.

The headless corpse backed up and fell on the earthen cloth where the gambling funds were placed. Blood sprayed from the neck, all over the tent.

"Enemy attack!"

Screams and hooves broke the camp.

Those Beiliao people rushed out of the tent, and what greeted them were the iron hoofs of war horses, and the long knives and spears of cavalrymen.

"Don't let them gather!" Yang Xuan led a hundred cavalry to charge around the camp, and scattered the newly gathered enemy troops.

However, the Northern Liao Army is worthy of being an elite soldier. Even if it encountered a surprise attack, it still gathered hundreds of people desperately.

This is a force that should not be underestimated, and it made Yang Xuan miss the deputy envoy, Ma Qiang.

If Lao Liao is here, let him be at the forefront, and those enemy troops can be defeated with only a hundred horses.

"Master, villain, go!"

Yeluxi's eyeballs are all red.

"it is good!"

Yeluxi rushed over with a hundred riders.

Sometimes the long knife is powerful and heavy, and sometimes it changes dexterously. No one in the newly assembled enemy army can stop him.

"It's detailed!" Someone exclaimed.

Yeluxi knew that the more he killed, the more Yang Xuan would trust him, so he led people to defeat this former subordinate without hesitation.

"Xiang Wen killed someone!"

The army of the Northern Liao Dynasty was in a state of confusion, Yeluxi shouted: "Someone is plotting rebellion, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Yang Xuan nodded, "Not bad."

After shouting like this, those Beiliao soldiers became more and more confused, not knowing which side was the enemy.

After a while, someone fled, and then a collapse occurred.

The entire camp was in chaos, the cavalry were slashing and killing easily and recklessly, and the rebels ran around like headless chickens.

"Let go!" Yang Xuan ordered.

As soon as the opening was opened, the Northern Liao army tried their best to get out, and the Tang army followed behind to hack and kill.

This hacking and killing spread to the entire city.

"Someone is plotting against the rebellion, please lead someone to put down the rebellion, don't go out!"

Yang Xuan made people shout, so the whole city was strangely screaming and killing, while being as quiet as a graveyard.

The Tang army chased and killed them separately, and those rout soldiers sneaked around everywhere. Some people wanted to enter the houses, but the people were not stupid.

The same goes for Xiao Jing's family.

"what!"

A corpse fell outside his house, Xiao Jing saw the long knife and the money bag.

His heart was moved, and he quietly opened the door while his mother went in to find the knife.

The long knife was brought in, followed by the money bag.

"Dalang!"

Mother's exclamation came from behind, and a sense of oppression came from above her head.

Xiao Jing raised his head slowly, and saw a familiar face.This face was splattered with a lot of blood, and it looked particularly ferocious.

The horizontal knife was raised.

Xiao Jing collapsed and knelt down, howling, "Forgive me!"

The mother rushed out, threw herself on him without hesitation, and shouted, "Forgive me!"

Xiao Jing curled up his body as hard as he could, hiding his whole body under the protection of his mother.

The horizontal knife did not fall, and the sound of horseshoes gradually faded away.

After an unknown amount of time, the mother got up and dragged her frightened son home, not forgetting to bring in the money bag, and then carefully closed the door.

"Aniang." Xiao Jing gradually came to his senses, "He is the one who gave me a penny that night."

Mother asked in a low voice: "Do you still dare to join the army in the future?"

There was more fear in Xiao Jing's eyes, "I'm not going, Mommy, I'll learn hunting from Aye!"

This fight lasted for half an hour, until the old thief led people to find Yang Xuan.

"Lang Jun, I have gained a lot."

More than a dozen carts were loaded with property.

"All the money in the treasury is here, but the most is the money of the family, tsk tsk! The owner of the family is so decisive that the villain can't bear to kill him. As soon as he enters the door, he takes the initiative to hand over all the money and the women in the family. offered it."

"He can still earn the money after it's gone." Yang Xuan felt that this was the difference between the gentry and the common people.People are robbed of their wealth, just like falling into the abyss.But the gentry has property, as long as the property exists, the wealth will continue to gather again.

"go!"

At the gate of the city, Yang Xuan reined in his horse, "Second brother, get some ink."

With the brush in hand, Yang Xuan wrote a line of characters in the city gate, and then a group of people led the team into the rain and fog.

After a long time, a sergeant came over.He looked outside, turned around and shouted, "They're all gone."

Jianshui City immediately came to life, and the surviving rout soldiers gathered together, and there were only a thousand or so left.

"all gone."

"Look, there is writing there, find someone who can read."

The Patriarch of the married family came, took a look, and said through gritted teeth:

"Yang Xuan came here for a visit."

"Yang Xuan?"

"It's Yang Gou!"

……

Liao Jin returned to Tao County.

"How is this trip?"

Huang Chunhui stretched out his hand to roast on the charcoal fire.

Liao Jin sat down, took the hot tea, and took a sip to warm his body.

"Saved them first, then made a move, left the two of them behind, and then went to Jianshui City to rescue them."

It's a short introduction, but for people like Huang Chunhui, what he values ​​is only the result, not the process.

"How about Yang Xuan?"

"This time, the old man has been watching this person. He is alert, courageous, cunning, and has a bottom line in his actions."

"It's a fool who isn't cunning. A virtuous man, then?"

"Correct."

"As soon as he went to Lin'an, Liu Qing handed over the Lin'an army to him for training, and probably wanted him to take charge of the army. Many people in Lin'an quietly wrote letters and were very dissatisfied. If so, they all sent back."

"My husband is wise."

"It's not wise. My northern border seems to be thriving, but Beiliao has been eyeing it. What do we need? Talent! If Zhang Chumao and his generation are allowed to hold the power, sooner or later our northern border will become the prey of the Beiliao cavalry."

"Isn't it too early for Liu Qing to become an official?"

"He is still early, but he can't be the governor of Chenzhou for a long time. Plan ahead, the old man is cultivating you as his successor, and Liu Qing is also cultivating Yang Xuan as his successor."

"Where's Lu Qiang?"

"Lu Qiang is good, he can govern Chenzhou. But he is powerless to lead a party to fight. If Chenzhou is handed over to him, he can only defend it. Once there is a drastic change, he will not be able to deal with it."

Liao Jin nodded, "It's just younger."

Huang Chunhui smiled and said: "Youth is young, but don't forget, how many young and nobles are there in Datang? He has no support behind him, and he can only use credit to make progress. Take your time, don't worry."

"Yes! Besides, we can protect the cubs, but we can't do it blindly. We have to let them go through some hardships."

"That's right."

On the second day, it was reasonable for Yang Xuan to come back.

not coming!

The ones who came back were Chen Zimao and Pan Zheng, two unlucky guys. When they asked, they said that Yang Xuanling had come back first.As for Yang Xuan, God knows where he went.

Day three.

not coming!

Liao Jin felt something was wrong, "Sir, could something have happened?"

Huang Chunhui also felt something was wrong.

"Recently it has been drizzling and foggy, making it difficult to detect the approach of the enemy... Make people go to sentry."

Huang Chunhui was a little uncertain.

Liu Qing sent people to Tao County.

"Liu Shijun said that Yang Xuan has been in Tao County for a long time, and there is a backlog of official affairs in the state, waiting for him to go back and deal with it."

Huang Chunhui said lightly, "I have something to do."

Liu Qing's envoy was dismissed with just two words, but the officials all felt that something was wrong.

"My lord, please order me to lead the army to meet you." Jiang Cunzhong resolutely asked for orders.

Zhang Du wanted to go, but he was leading the Xuanjiaqi, which is the treasure of Zhenshan in the northern border and should not be moved lightly.

Someone said: "Young people are suddenly high-ranking, but they are a little smug. Otherwise, they followed Deputy Envoy Liao back, so why would there be so many troubles?"

Some people agreed, "Yes! Maybe it's to intercept and kill Beiliao scouts, and I want to make meritorious service!"

Everyone can see that this trip is for Vice Envoy Liao to brush up traffic.Yang Xuan went to make some soy sauce.

Huang Chunhui said calmly: "Young people don't want to make meritorious service, do they want to sleep with women?"

Uh!
Everyone was speechless.

"Sir, Yang Sima asks to see you."

It's finally back!

Huang Chunhui said with a cold face, "Let him in."

If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think the old man is a sick cat?
Everyone knew that Huang Chunhui wanted to teach Yang Xuan a lesson.

Yang Xuan came in, and after saluting, Huang Chunhui asked coldly, "Where did you go?"

"I went to Jianshui City."

"Ok?"

"My lord, my subordinates broke Jianshui City."

(End of this chapter)