Delong

第152章 苦海行（19）（7k2合1）

Zhang Xing finally accepted Chen Ling's bribe. Two gold cones were transferred, one was given to Qin Bao, and the other was given to Luo Xin. Ling went in to show his loyalty.

Of course, Zhang Xing also calmly entered, found the somewhat haggard Niu Dugong, and handed over the order.

Niu Dugong didn't say much, and just let Zhang Xing go to rest.

However, Zhang Xing turned out of the wing room where Duke Niu lived, and came to the outermost Datong shop where Fulongwei and Jinwuwei lived together, but he was shocked to find that the sky had changed here.

"what happened?"

Zhang Xing asked in surprise.

"Yesterday, only a dozen high-rank generals came to Youzhou General Manager's Mansion, but today, here in Jindi, it is said that there is one counted as one, and all civil and military officers who have passed the fifth rank have come. Ding Quan, the general of the Jinwu Guard who was all dirty and greasy, described it roughly. "When there are too many people, Fulongwei and the others will be a bit more taboo, but there must be no place for our Jinwuwei...We are a group of big soldiers, no matter what, we can't compete with a group of Zhonglang generals, county officials, and county guards. ? It would be nice to have a corridor to lie down on.”

Zhang Xing was silent for a moment: "Why are you here in such a hurry? Hebei is not so exaggerated, is it?"

"It is said that His Royal Highness King Qi was in Taiyuan before, and those people from the Jin area gathered and rescued him in the name of His Royal Highness King Qi. Now that Yunnei has rescued the siege, these people are afraid of misunderstanding, so they naturally flock to express their loyalty." Ding Quan blurted out the answer. "But it's impossible to meet all the saints one by one, and Dugong Niu can only arrange all these great people here."

Zhang Xing could only nod his head: "Your Excellency has really worked hard."

Zhang Sanlang was not perfunctory, but really felt that the other party had worked hard—if the 20-day siege hadn't been extremely difficult, if he hadn't suffered a serious crime within these 20 days, then with the other party's usual careful drilling, he would never have put everything together His Royal Highness and the like said it directly.

In fact, Ding Quan was not the only one. Zhang Xing came to the city, and what he saw along the way, these internal officials, palace people, and close servants in the city were obviously unable to recover... Obviously, what happened to Dulan Khan Not only did a certain hairy saint suffer permanent physical and mental damage, but everyone else would also have an unforgettable memory of this tour and siege.

"Zhang Changjian." On the other side, seeing that Zhang Xing was about to leave, Ding Quan hesitated for a moment, and it was rare for him to take the initiative to ask. "A few of us were ill before and were thrown out of the county mansion early. You can talk to the reinforcements outside. Can you take them outside the city to find a camp to recuperate?"

"Of course no problem." Zhang Xing naturally agreed. "You send people to the south gate, and I will wait for you there."

Ding Quan was overjoyed when he came over, and left in a hurry before he even had time to say a few words on the occasion.

On this side, Zhang Xing didn't hesitate anymore. He found another cold-faced black ribbon in Fulongwei, and Qin Bao, and explained one or two together. He only handed over the things in the city to the two, and then found a few Fu Longwei, who was not feeling well, asked Xiao Zhou to bring a few people to escort him, and then left the county mansion full of people again. He planned to go out of the city to spend the night in the camp while the city was in chaos and no one cared about him. .

There is no way, the smell in the city, especially the county mansion, is too strong.

When we walked out of the county mansion, it was already evening. The air in the city was dry and cold, and the smell, fishy smell, and dust were mixed together. Accompanied by the noisy voices of people, the sound of horseshoes, and the sound of armor rubbing, there was a kind of head-on feeling. dizziness.

When Zhang Xing entered the city, he brought all his belongings and distributed them all. Now he was just leading his horse and heading south, preparing to go out of the city and return to his civilian camp, but halfway through the journey, he became groggy, until he suddenly heard the sound of a baby. Crying, it was like waking up from a dream, and then looked around.

Xiao Zhou immediately realized what was going on, and followed the sound first to find the source of the crying, and soon found the source of the crying under a broken wall... Unlike before when he broke out from the siege and took the initiative to handle things for Qin Bao, this time Zhang Xing did not step forward... Firstly, he didn't have anything else on him, and everything was in the camp; secondly, he felt that Xiao Zhou was more suitable to deal with this kind of matter by himself.

Sure enough, Xiao Zhou turned back after a while and reported in a low voice: "It's cold, the house has been demolished, and the child is too young to take it... I found a relationship with the officer of the middle base army next to me, and then spent money to buy it." A set of bedding, some firewood, and some millet."

Zhang Xing nodded and didn't ask any more questions... Xiao Zhou's handling was actually very good.

In addition, there is really no other way, because the whole city is so bad now. In order to defend the city, many people's houses have been demolished into white land, wood is used for heating, and bricks and stones are used to fill in the city defense... Of course, the situation of the soldiers and palace people is also very bad, the saint and his concubines, princes, and princesses are also very bad, everyone is bad, but because of the presence of ordinary people, others can never be the one who is in the worst situation Just a group of people.

After a small episode, Zhang Xing continued to walk south and came to the agreed place in the south gate. It may be because of a slight delay on the road, so Ding Quan had already arrived. Besides, there were seven or eight patients and one Li Ding.

"Is Li Silang sick too?" Seeing this person, Zhang Xing's spirits lifted, but he was still nervous.

"Don't make fun of it." Li Ding said seriously. "I'm so overwhelmed. If you come from outside, there must be no shortage of firewood and fresh food... It's better to expect pancakes from the sky instead of expecting Wang Daiji to deliver his support immediately... I'll follow you to rest outside the city One night, take a breath and see if there is any fresh meat to eat, I am so hungry."

Zhang Xing shook his head, but didn't make fun of it too much.

In this way, Ding Quan had no choice but to turn back, and the rest of the group came to the camp outside the south city, settled the patients, and lit a bonfire... Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xing called a group of leaders of the Huairong people to meet with them one by one After making inquiries and dealing with these chores, I just got some free time, picked up a wooden box, and went to sit by the campfire with Li Ding to warm up and eat and drink something by the way.

When I opened the wooden box, there was nothing but cold pork skin, stacked in the box.

"The group of folks don't want to leave?"

Li Ding immediately dropped the pancake he was gnawing on, then pierced the pork skin with wooden thorns, and began to grill on the fire. Oil and water stains dripped on the firewood. Without delaying his multitasking, he asked about the civil husband just now.

"Sixty or seventy groups of people, sixty or seventy leaders, some are small landlords and tyrants, some are gangsters, some are clan elders, and some are domestic slaves, domestic servants, and even county officials of the Gao family, a large family in Huairong..." Zhang Xing sat down, took the things from Xiao Zhou, and began to roast his own pigskin. "Not everyone thinks the same."

"Then how many people listened to Zhang Sanlang's persuasion and prepared to leave?" Li Ding still focused on the pigskin.

"Four fifty people." Zhang Xing stared at his pigskin in a daze.

"So much?" Li Ding finally looked away from the pigskin for a moment. "You have gained their trust these days? Look, you know how to send you meat?"

"It's all set off by colleagues." Zhang Xing said one thing.

"I guess, it's because the county magistrate stayed with the little tycoon and the little landlord?" Li Ding was thoughtful.

"No." Zhang Xing shook his head on the spot. "On the contrary, most of the gangsters stayed with some of Gao's domestic slaves... County officials, tyrants, clan elders, most of them still listen to me, and plan to leave secretly with dry food tomorrow morning."

"Why?" Li Ding was surprised for a moment.

"Because Youzhou belongs to Hebei, the grassroots core there may not dare to believe in what the saints will do, but they know that the Wei court is not trustworthy, so they are more willing to avoid risks than a little credit... and House slaves and gangsters are in urgent need. For house slaves, as long as they can be released from slavery, nothing else matters. As long as gangsters can change their official positions, they are willing to do anything." Zhang Xing said angrily. After finishing, he began to try to eat pigskin, and reminded the other party vaguely by the way. "It's almost burnt..."

Li Ding came to his senses, quickly took his pigskin back from the fire, bit it hard, and then chewed hard again regardless of the hot touch.

It took a lot of effort to swallow a mouthful of pigskin, but Li Silang sighed again, and threw the wooden splinter into the fire, stirring up a few scattered sparks:
"That's right, that's right, that's Hebei, unlike here in Jin, where they have a lot of trust in the imperial court..."

"But the remaining people should be able to succeed." Zhang Xing thought for a while, put on a piece of pig skin again, and continued to roast. "A large-scale forgiveness of sinners was originally the words at the beginning of the siege. There is no reason to discount such things, not to mention that it is indeed meritorious... But the city is like that, and there are so many towns and villages that have been mopped up outside the city. It's just a one-year exemption. Taxation, I'm afraid it's a little unsettling."

"It's useless to say that it will be exempted for three years. On the contrary, it is more practical to exempt it for one year." Li Ding sneered. "Because it's really useful this year. After one year, it's hard to say whether the imperial court can control the situation in Mayi... The town was empty, and many people with their families were sent to the back of Dumo by Dulan ahead of time. It was the cavalry from Youzhou who followed up and chased back some on the bitter sea, but it was not enough to fill the local area... Next, Mayi and the northern half of Yanmen must be the territory of many frontier tribes. How many people are left for Wang Rengong to suppress... Thinking about it this way, the north of Taiyuan will not get better, and maybe it will spread."

Zhang Xing thought for a while and then sighed... If it wasn't so, why did he persuade the two women to go south as soon as they returned home and found that the man hadn't returned?
Thinking of this, he handed the half-roasted pigskin to the other party.

"Zhang Sanlang is also worried about the country and the people?" Li Ding took the pig skin, took a bite, and found that it was half-baked, so he continued to roast it. "Actually, let me tell you that these abducted people were a bit difficult at the beginning. If they really survived, they would be fine with Dulan..."

"The country does not know the people, and the people do not know the country." Zhang Xing glanced at Xiao Zhou who came to listen curiously, and took another piece of pigskin from the latter without any scruples. "So, I only worry about the people, not the country..."

"You look away." Li Ding smiled half-smile. "But why did you still go out?"

"If Qin Bao didn't make up his own mind and worry about his accident, I would definitely watch the moon with you in the city." As he said, Zhang Xing roasted the meat skin with one hand and pointed at the sky with the other, but he came to his senses. coming month.

"Actually, it's just a matter of comfort, but it's a blessing to go out." Li Ding was slightly awakened, and at the same time put away his smile and became serious. "These days in the city are really difficult... I know that the siege of the city is difficult, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. It's like being choked up and down the neck. Even if the city is tightly guarded, it can suffocate people to death. There is no seasonal epidemic, but a person feels cold occasionally. But how many people with cultivation bases can be knocked down... It can be seen that the famous generals in ancient times not only need to be familiar with military books and logistics, but also have to practice in the real world."

"This is nonsense. Since ancient times, talents have mostly been developed through experience." Zhang Xing shook his head. "The times create heroes, and heroes promote current events..."

"The current situation can also create wastes and rebellious people, and the ridiculous people can also promote current affairs." Li Ding was going to eat pig skin, but after hearing the words, he suddenly became angry. "Do you believe it or not?"

"I believe it." Zhang Xing was honest. "But the times are the same. When I go out this time, I often think, today's official is tomorrow's thief, today's hero is tomorrow's villain, today's vulgarity is tomorrow's hero, if the situation changes, it may not be the same... Just like the last time in Kansai, when we talked about Mr. Sima, I seemed to have told you that I always felt that these so-called vulgar people in the court, including those who are showing their ugliness in the city today, may not be incompetent people. It's not necessarily impossible to be a loyal minister and good general... It's just this system, this situation, this court, this leader, that's why it is so."

Li Ding fell silent... After a long time, he bit down the half-burnt pork skin: "You are right!"

"If you want to put it this way, if the current situation changes, who will Brother Zhang be?" At this moment, Zhou Xingfan, a good boy who has been listening carefully, couldn't hold back again.

Zhang Xing, who passed Zhupi's exam soon, immediately answered with a smile: "Maybe he will paint or write novels."

"Your third brother Zhang, if he is born to rule the world, he will be a capable minister of the country." Li Ding swallowed the second piece of pigskin and said with a sneer. "You should have known this statement a long time ago, right?"

"That's natural." Xiao Zhou smiled proudly. "Ever since Sange Zhang entered Jing'an for the first time, he heard similar words from Cao Zhongcheng. Others also said that Sange would enter Nanya sooner or later to weigh the world and make rules."

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, seemed to be familiar with these words, and hurriedly handed over the pork skin he had just baked, and then interrupted hastily: "According to this Li Silang's big words, what should I say next, if I was born in troubled times, There must be some hero who can make blood flow all over the world."

"I've changed my mind." Li Ding took the third piece of pigskin today, chewed it hard, and then treated it seriously. "Who can know what will happen in the future? The only thing you can see is your behavior today. It seems to be plain, but there is already a faint look of the valley of the famine... And now, the famine is just around the corner!"

Zhang Xing was bored, and immediately curled his lips: "How can there be a minister capable of governing the world, and a hero in a troubled world sounds heroic?"

Li Ding was out of breath, and threw the wooden spike in his hand into the fire again.

Almost at the same time, in the impenetrable hall of the prefect's mansion in the city, the sage who seemed to know the benefits was also discussing the end of the trip with his chief executives.

So far, it is impossible to avoid the anticlimax of this tour.

However, the sage seems to have other ideas.

"Leaving early tomorrow morning, it's okay to go to Taiyuan first, but do we have to go back to the Eastern Capital?" The saint was visibly anxious.

"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Su Wei was stunned, desperate to dissuade him. "At this time, you must not be joking. The accompanying sergeants, officials, and palace people are all from Dongdu, and they have gone through the siege this time, and they have reached their limit. If the saint wants to go out to him again, I am afraid that there will be a big mess of!"

"What's wrong?!" The saint was extremely impatient.

Seeing the sage getting angry, Su Wei felt weak for a moment.

On the contrary, Wei Chi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, turned out of the queue without hesitation, and answered boldly: "Report to Your Majesty, if Dulan Khan dares to make trouble, the Fifth Army would dare to do it."

"A group of traitors!" The saint was furious immediately, took another long breath, and then hurriedly waved his hands, causing Wang Daiji, Chen Ling and other high-end rescuers who saw this scene for the first time to be stunned. "Then go back to Dongdu, go back to celebrate the New Year... okay?"

The hall was silent for a while, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one responded, and no one asked to leave.

The sage thought for a while, and immediately came to his senses: "For the matter of rewards, we can talk about it when we return to Taiyuan...just promulgate the decree and appease the local officials and people."

"Your Majesty." Wei Chi had no choice but to bow his hands sincerely. "Don't forget the promise of the sixth grade rising from the ground, otherwise the imperial army will be unstable."

The emperor was stunned, but hesitated again: "This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run... I didn't say that I would not reward, but I was so anxious at the time, and it was not appropriate to misunderstand people's words... If they are all sixth-rank bodies, don't say anything else , back to Dongdu, what about the other two armies of the Fifth Army?"

All the ministers immediately became embarrassed.

This is a question that I thought of before. It is indeed absurd to rise from the level of the sixth rank, but the saint was frightened by the arrow that could completely kill him, lost his balance, and was desperate. It's troublesome, it's just a big headache.

According to the original plan to fulfill the promise, the army and the official positions of Wei should not expect to have any prestige.

But if the promise is not fulfilled, there is a saying that is difficult for everyone to say... But if someone really says that the emperor has broken his promise, how can the court refute it?Intangible damage is also damage.

"Your Majesty." Sima Changying let out a long breath. "I feel that this matter really needs to be discussed in the long term, because this matter is not only the 3 people guarding the city, but also the reinforcements from Youzhou Governor's Mansion and Jindi. The total number is probably no less than 8 people. The reinforcements and rewards from Luoyang and Kansai are likely to arrive... If they are given to the sixth rank, what will these people do? If they are given this kind of treatment, the country will not be able to support it. Therefore, the minister thinks that there can be big rewards and more rewards For example, it is no problem to set up two hundred special honors, one thousand, five hundred or even three thousand meritorious merits, but it is really impossible to ruin the Wei system just because of one word... This matter, Chen Youtian It is a big responsibility, Your Majesty must point it out in public, so that if there is resentment from the top and bottom, the old minister can bear it."

As he spoke, Sima Changying bowed down with his hat off.

Everyone in the hall, especially those who came to help this time, felt ridiculous seeing this, but it didn't delay them to follow suit. For a while, from Wang Daiji to Chen Ling, they bowed down one after another to express their understanding, and praised the saint's kindness, and they all It is his subordinates who must know this situation and will never let down the grace of God.

For a while, it seemed that all the officers and soldiers realized that they were just jokes made by saints in a hurry.

Only the two ministers and a few county guards kept a close eye on Prime Minister Su Wei, waiting for the gentleman to express his opinion.

Knowing that there was no way to hide, Su Wei let out a long breath: "Your Majesty, the old minister feels that what Sima Xianggong said actually has some truth, but... when the incident spreads far away, it is difficult for the common people to discern the cause of the incident. From time to time, I am afraid that words that will harm the sage will come out."

The sage is the best face, and when he heard this, he felt embarrassed for a while.

Seeing this, Duan Wei bowed down immediately: "Your Majesty, Su Xianggong is right. Some things seem easy, but once they are lost, they are like flooded water, and it is difficult to get them back... Anyway, grit your teeth and acknowledge the rewards." right."

Wei Chi also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't forget that when His Majesty said these words that day, he said them in front of the defenders... If you don't give them, the soldiers' hearts may not be easily calmed down."

The emperor became more and more irritable, but he neither agreed nor denied it. It was like a war between heaven and man, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

But at this moment, Sima Changying, who was looking down at the green bricks on the ground and her own toes, suddenly lowered her head and took a few steps forward, speaking calmly: "Your Majesty... Duan and Wei, the two ministers, are a little worried and understandable. After all, the two of them In the city, I'm afraid there are many promises these days... If His Majesty can't agree, they can't explain to the people below, so please forgive me."

Duan Wei and Wei Chi were shocked and angry when they heard this, but they didn't know where to refute it.

It was the sage who "woke up" first, and immediately said with a cold face: "You three, so you want to buy people's hearts for yourself?"

Everyone in the hall was startled, and among the three parties involved, Duan Wei immediately shut up and bowed his head, Wei Chi looked up to the sky and sighed slowly, then the two of them maintained their posture, raised and lowered, and looked at Su Wei together.

Su Wei hesitated for a moment, and actually hid behind the pillars in the hall of the county mansion while everyone was stunned. He didn't know whether he was hiding from the sight of the saint or these two.

Seeing this situation, Wei Chi laughed instead, and could only bow his hands: "In this case, Your Majesty, please assign five thousand reinforcements to the veterans, and let the veterans lead their troops to pursue the Wu Clan army and serve as your majesty's queen."

"The minister is also willing to be an assistant." Duan Wei also immediately asked on the ground.

The sage nodded slightly, and while agreeing, he took this opportunity to shake off his face, and no longer care about these two people.

With the voluntary departure of the two ministers, the matter was decided in this way. Going south to Taiyuan early in the morning, the promise of Pingdi Liupin will be voided, and the rest of the rewards and decrees will remain the same. , as a special reward, it will be announced in Taiyuan.

At the same time, Duan and Wei Ershangshu commanded troops to pursue the army of the Wu tribe, taking the attack as the palace.

Don't mention other things, just say that Duan Wei Er Shangshu got out of the door, symbolically gathered thousands of soldiers from Fenyang Palace, plus some cronies, and went out of the north gate overnight.

After going out, Duan Weishang was still sighing, Wei Chi, who was not fully clothed, suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, turned to look at the gate of Yunnei, which was full of traces of Yamaru's true energy, and did not move for a long time.

Duan Wei waited for a while, and carefully urged: "Old Wei, don't be angry, go quickly... At worst, go back and quit. No matter what happens in the future, just stay in the hometown of Guanzhong, and you can lose the peace and prosperity of people like us. ?”

Wei Chi turned his head, under the big braziers on both sides of the city gate, his eyes were red: "Duan Shangshu, you shouldn't think so...or, at least, I shouldn't think so."

Duan Wei was stunned for a moment.

"My father was in a state of embarrassment, and he didn't have anything to say in his later years. After defecting to the late emperor, the late emperor didn't look down on him because he was old. Instead, he promoted us father and son one after another, so that our Wei family can quickly rise..." Wei Chi said seriously . "I don't know what other people think, but when my father passed away, before the Great Wei was built, he told me that he wanted me to be loyal to the Cao family for the rest of my life, and I often made up my mind to do it... but Unexpectedly, although I have a heart of loyalty, Cao Shi and Da Wei met such a saint..."

Duan Wei broke out in cold sweat, and immediately interrupted the other party: "Wei Shangshu! Be careful!"

"What is there to be cautious about?" Wei Chi sneered. "Let him do it, but not let us talk about it?"

"The matter of this reward is indeed a dilemma!" Duan Wei directly tried to persuade the other party by pulling the other party's rein on his own horse.

"I know, but no matter how difficult it is, isn't it because we have worked so hard to defend the city?" Wei Chi's mouth twitched, gradually losing control of his emotions. "But why should we be reprimanded and dispatched once the siege is cleared? Those people didn't even see the shadow of Dulan's 15 army, and they were promoted and encouraged on the spot just because they followed his wishes and knew how to pretend? "

Duan Wei sighed.

"I've made up my mind!" Wei Chi grabbed his own reins and let out a long breath. "Don't make false responses tonight, go straight to the sea of ​​suffering, to raid the main force of the Wu clan..."

Duan Weixin was startled, and wanted to say more, but was held down by the other party's hand. In the end, he could only stand on the horse, watching the other party hold him with one hand and point to the sky with one hand and continue to declare with a state of awe and even fear. :

"Mr. Duan, the current situation is like this. Great Wei has ruled the world for nearly [-] years since Cao's departure. Seeing that the four seas are almost unified, it seems to be able to last forever; but this saint, even the most fundamental army Rewards and punishments can’t be done, villains and loyal ministers are too lazy to score points, usually arrogant, enjoying their own fortune, and being so ridiculous when they encounter danger, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a sign of the country’s ruin. At this time, I, Wei Chi II I am so kind, I am devoted to the master, and today I am leading the crowd. I should have gone to avenge my shame, so why risk my life? Now, if Great Wei Sheji is still under the protection of the Supreme, then I should be allowed to win the battle tonight; and if Great Wei's fortune is gone, so let me, Wei Chi, die first, so as to live up to the kindness of the late emperor! Just wait and see!"

Duan Weiqing knew that the other party had more resentment and emotions, but after hearing such heroic words, he still couldn't help feeling ashamed and couldn't help himself.

And Wei Chi didn't intend to just make gestures at all. After saying this, he took the lead in riding his horse first, and headed north to the gap between Wuzhou Mountain and Baideng Mountain where the Wuzu retreated.

Almost at the same moment, Zhang Xing in the south of the city suddenly stopped grilling meat, because after he uncovered another layer of meat skin in the small wooden box that was blowing cold, he suddenly found a piece of tender venison underneath... ...Obviously, the venison was what the leader of the people, whose subordinates had shot the deer, really wanted to give when they first met.

This really embarrassed Zhang Sanlang, who had won the new title of Valley of Famine Years, because at this time, Li Ding was already hiccupping from eating meat skin.

PS: Thank you for the new leader, Master Tiger Skin Vajra Gourd Baby... Such a familiar id!Say hello.

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