Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 334
In midsummer in May, Jiangdong is already hot flashes, mosquitoes are breeding, and flies are swarming.

In such a season, sleeping in the wild is by no means a wonderful experience.Especially for the children of those aristocratic families, being bitten by mosquitoes every night, and not even being infected with moxa in order to hide their whereabouts, it is really miserable.In the past, when traveling day and night, fatigue could still offset the pain, but now staying in this abandoned garden, the pain will inevitably be doubled.

After nightfall, those aristocratic families knew the purpose of Longxizu's sifting the fine dust in the garden during the day. It turned out that the purpose was to mix the soil with water into mud and apply it all over the body to resist mosquito bites.Although these people have practiced for a long time, they still have some dandy habits, so they are not willing to take the initiative to smear the mud all over their bodies.

But as the night deepened, the mosquitoes became more rampant, and they didn't dare to let go of their hands and feet to slap and drive them away. Finally, someone couldn't help but took the mud and smeared it all over their body.When the mud was applied on the body, it didn't have the stench as imagined. On the contrary, because the soil materials were carefully sieved, and some herbal medicines were added to the powder, there was a faint fragrance.Although unsightly, it does have the effect of repelling insects, and those who imitate it soon feel the benefits, lying on the haystack between the walls, and soon fall into a sound sleep,
Seeing this scene, a few people who were obsessed with cleanliness and stubbornly refused to smear finally couldn't bear it anymore. They followed suit and finally got rid of the pain.They were like mud monkeys, without the appearance of the rich and rich.It's just that this look is really ugly, I'm afraid their mothers and fathers won't recognize them when they see it.

Shen Zhezi was unaware of these twists and turns of his subordinates. After sending Xu Su away, he went back indoors. According to the information he had obtained from Xu Su earlier, he sketched the current distribution of soldiers inside and outside Jiankang City on paper, and then He rested his chin and thought deeply, hoping to see some opportunities to break the situation.

Sneaking in the enemy-occupied area, but also lightly dressed, the small lamp is not only dimly lit, but also has a strong smell of oily smoke when it burns.In order to prevent the light from leaking out, many cracks and windows in this room were blocked to prevent ventilation and light transmission, and soon the whole room was filled with a smoky smell, so hot that Shen Zhezi's eyes filled with tears.

Although the material life of today's era is difficult to compare with that of later generations, Shen Zhezi has been pampered and pampered since time travel. He has never used such inferior lamp oil, and he has experienced the hardships of ordinary people's life.But having said that, if it is really Xiaomin's house, it should rest at sunset, I am afraid that even such inferior lamp oil is reluctant to consume.

Ji You pushed the door open, saw Shen Zhezi sitting there with red eyes, and said what was on his mind, and wanted to come forward to comfort him.But he didn't want to take a few steps forward, Shen Zhezi looked up, his face suddenly changed and he growled: "What ghost!"

Everyone in the outside world smeared their bodies with mud, and Ji You was no exception. His head was covered in mud, and when he heard the words, he grinned, revealing two rows of miserable white teeth.As soon as he was about to sit down, Shen Zhezi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Stay away from me, it's really dirty!"

"You still have the face to dislike me! If you hadn't encouraged me to come here, I wouldn't have ended up like this in my life!"

After hearing this, Ji You was not angry, ignored Shen Zhezi and sat down opposite Shen Zhezi, opened his nostrils and sniffed, and said in surprise: "There is no Aixiang in this room, why don't you, Weizhou?" Bitten by mosquitoes?"

Shen Zhezi smiled when he heard the words, and poured out a few fragrant pills from a kit bag at his waist. These fragrant pills are high-quality products made in the garden. Although they don't have a strong smell, they are very effective in repelling insects. Or before leaving, Princess Xingnan made people prepare to stuff it into Shen Zhezi's suitcase.

"Okay Shen Weizhou, what kind of friend are you if you keep good products privately and don't share them with others!"

When Ji You heard Shen Zhezi's explanation, his eyes lit up immediately, and he swept those few fragrant pills into his arms.Shen Zhezi didn't stop it either, it's not a rare item nowadays, every family should have it in stock, it's just that those dandies outside are used to being served by others, so they don't remember to prepare these things, but they don't have considerate ladies to prepare them for them , deserved to be bitten by mosquitoes!
After laughing for a while, Ji Youcai saw the sketch drawn by Shen Zhezi on the desk, and he couldn't help asking curiously: "What is this? The drawing is so clumsy, my father's name will be ruined by your ink and paper sooner or later!"

Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. It's no secret that his calligraphy is poor, which can be said to be going against the trend in the era of calligraphy.But even so, no one criticized him because of this. On the contrary, many people avoided talking about writing and writing when he was present, so as not to be misunderstood as mocking him.Shen Zhezi was also noncommittal about this, which instead became a reason for him to promote printing.

In the final analysis, he already has the qualifications to be forgiven and to be more tolerant.After all, calligraphy is just a skill. Just like playing the piano and painting, the children of the aristocratic family are really not good at it.However, Shen Zhezi's calligraphy has indeed improved. Even if he doesn't practice it deliberately, he can still read it, but it is limited to the communication circle, so he can only respectfully accompany him at the last table.What is lacking is not the writing ability, but the friend who can stand out from him.

Shen Zhezi frowned and told what he had learned earlier, and then sighed: "It is not a long-term solution for us to go deep into the enemy's rear, and it is difficult for hundreds of people to hide in the suburbs of Beijing for a long time. We need to quickly come up with a strategy and move. Alas, I don't know the situation in Taichung, so it's really hard for me to make a decision."

"What? You, you don't have a strategy yet? You don't know how to do it, so you just drove straight here?"

When Ji You heard this, his eyes widened immediately.He had no lack of blind confidence in Shen Zhezi, and he was confused by Shen Zhezi's confident attitude, but when he heard Shen Zhezi tell the truth, he was really shocked.

Seeing Ji You's reaction, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing and said: "Keep your voice down, don't be heard by others."

"You can still laugh?"

Even if Ji You smiled, it was really a wry smile.They drove straight into the outskirts of Beijing in light clothes, and there were rebel ministries everywhere outside. They didn't have a definite plan at all, and they dared to say that they wanted to recover Jiankang!
"Already thinking about it, there will be a clue soon."

Shen Zhezi has a lot of ideas, but because of the lack of the most important information about Taicheng, even if he has ideas, he dare not make rash decisions.Only when all the joints are fully understood can we find the breakthrough and make a quick assault.Besides, he seemed to be taking risks, but before he left, he had deduced various variables with his clan uncle who stayed behind and led the Dongyang Army.

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In every war, the rarest thing is peace.After nightfall, Nancheng, where the curfew was imposed, fell into dead silence.Occasionally, some soldiers patrolling at night cursed the captain for being too harsh, while walking aimlessly in the streets and alleys holding torches.

"who!"

A patrol chief sensed movement ahead, and when he put his hand on the hilt of his knife and let out a loud roar, the soldiers behind him picked up their weapons one after another and walked slowly towards the place where the movement came from.

"Don't mind your own business! Go away!"

In the darkness, a burly man walked out quickly, holding a ring-shouldered knife in one hand, and waving a copper-rust military badge in the other.These soldiers may not be able to read or write, but they are no strangers to the shape of the military badge, and their hearts trembled when they saw it.

Now the city defense seems to be chaotic, but in fact it has its own rules. The outskirts of the city are defended by the guards led by the Liyang Army, and after passing through the fence, a part of the village braves form an army as sentries.The soldiers on the next floor are more reused than the first floor, and the soldiers who can have military cards are at least the defenders near the big beam.As for these peripheral soldiers, they don't even have military badges, they just change their bugle numbers day and night to distinguish them.

The other party was able to show the military badge, which showed that the background was not small. Naturally, these stragglers did not dare to step forward to inquire carefully, and obediently retreated to another street corner to avoid conflicts.Not long after, they saw what appeared to be a woman held hostage by several figures. The woman was still struggling, making a slightly sharp begging sound, but her mouth was covered by someone, and she disappeared quickly to the other end of the street.

"These bastards deserve to be cooked!"

When Na Shichang saw this scene, he understood that the other party must have broken into the house to rob the woman as a vent, so he cursed bitterly.Although these stragglers succumbed to the city, they were all from the countryside near Gyeonggi. Seeing this tragic scene, they were filled with resentment, but it was not easy for them to save their lives, and they really couldn't stop these tragic events from being heard.

"Brother, that old pawn just now doesn't have an accent!"

"This is the most hateful thing!"

Cursing, the patrol drifted away.

Xu Su and others used this method to avoid many patrolling soldiers one after another, and returned to their post without any danger.There are more than [-] people in their office, and the Longxi soldiers are mainly concentrated here.The soldier in charge of commanding them was originally an officer of the Suwei, and the military ban was not very strict.Although he came back late at night, Xu Su stuffed a heavy gold ring buckle into Bingwei's arms, and the crime of not returning to camp at night was uncovered and never mentioned again.

Going out at night to rob this kind of thing, these defenders often do it, and some people even rushed into the black clothing alley to rob nobles and women, as long as they are not caught, it is a trivial matter.

Because of the mission, Xu Su was half excited and half anxious, thinking about how to cross the opposite side of Daheng to deliver news to Taicheng all night long.These old guards each have a guard range, and it is strictly forbidden to cross the border.The Yongqing Lane where Xu Su is located is still some distance away from Daheng, and the south of Taicheng is an empty no-man's land, and the houses have been demolished. Although Xu Su is agile, he does not have the ability to sneak in easily. Go to Taicheng.

In other cases, Xu Su wouldn't be too impatient, just wait patiently for the opportunity.But now that his lord is outside the city, Xu Su is unavoidably a little impatient. He hopes to send the news quickly so that the lord can make a trade-off, or act quickly, or stay away as soon as possible. Danger.

After a sleepless night, Xu Su's spirit was a little bit low when he patrolled the next day.With his current status in the Suwei, there is almost no chance of crossing the Qinhuai River in a legitimate way.And if you want to climb to a high position again, you must first have the Harajuku Guard General with a registered permanent residence in the Hujun Mansion, and second, you must have the Danyang Liangjia, who will move their family members to Taicheng to stay as hostages.Xu Su didn't have these two conditions, so naturally it was difficult to go up and fear to fish in troubled waters.

Patroling to the side of the road and seeing Nanyuan on the opposite side of the street, Xu Su's heart was moved, he rushed forward and stabbed Bingwei in the waist, and then motioned the other party to look at Nanyuan, with undisguised greed in his eyes .The Bingwei is not a kind person. When you see Xu Su's eyes, you can tell what he is thinking. This is planning to be a big ticket. He wants to rob Nanyuan!

(End of this chapter)