At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 489 Ask for help?

Cheng Yaojin picked up a pork knuckle and chewed it loudly, like a pig sipping slops, he even crushed the bones and swallowed it. The teeth are not generally good, no wonder he got a big belly after eating it.

Qin Shubao stomped on Cheng Yaojin's feet secretly. The latter let out an exaggerated scream and asked blankly, "Brother Qin, why are you stepping on me?"

Qin Shubao coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, "Are you reincarnated from starvation?"

Cheng Yaojin looked unhappy, "What's wrong? I usually eat like this... Oh, I almost forgot!"

Cheng Yaojin looked at Gao Bufan and Du Ruhui with a smile, put the half-eaten pork knuckle in his hand back into the bowl, wiped his oily hands on his body, and said: "Hehe, Mr. Gao, Mr. Du, you are not so abrupt. How about you? My old Cheng is a rough person, and I don’t usually pay much attention to it, so please forgive me.”

Gao Bufan said calmly: "Coincidentally, I usually don't pay too much attention to it. General Cheng can do whatever he wants, just don't rub the oil on my body."

Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Master Gao was joking, how could I have the guts, Xiao Luo, don't you think so?" He said with a hand on Luo Shixin's shoulder beside him.

"Take off your dirty hands, don't be old!" Luo Shixin shook Cheng Yaojin's hand with a shake of his shoulder.

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

Gao Bufan mentioned the wine jar and personally poured a bowl of wine for everyone, and asked: "The three generals are here for business this time?"

Qin Qiong nodded and said: "General Zhang's war horses are very tight, and we have sent letters to urge them several times, but the war horses assigned by the Ministry of War have not arrived. General Zhang is worried that the horses cannot be transported because of thieves blocking the way, so he sent us Come to Dongdu to see the situation in person.”

Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "What kind of thieves are blocking the way? I think it's because General Zhang didn't give the benefits in place, and didn't take good care of the corrupt officials from the Ministry of War and Taipu Temple... Oh, Brother Qin, why are you stepping on me again? Where am I? I was wrong, damn it, we people are throwing our heads and blood on the front line, but these corrupt officials are behind the scenes, serving good wine and delicious food, and even asking for frank food and cards. It’s almost half an hour since we came here It’s been a month, and it’s been left to dry, and we haven’t even seen a single horse hair, and if it goes on, we won’t even have money for accommodation and food.”

Qin Qiong remained silent with a sullen face, while Luo Shixin just ate in suspense!

Gao Bufan frowned and asked: "Warhorse is under the jurisdiction of Taipu Temple, why doesn't General Qin go directly to Taipu Shaoqing Yu Wenhuaji?"

Qin Qiong smiled wryly and said, "I've searched for it a few times, probably Lord Yuwen is too busy and didn't meet me."

"He's so busy. Wang Shichong came to ask him for a horse, and he gave it to him right away. Didn't he think that we didn't give a gift, and he belonged to the eighteenth generation of his ancestors." Cheng Yaojin said resentfully.

Qin Qiong was a little annoyed and said: "You have wine and meat, but you can't stop your stinky mouth. If you don't say a few words, no one will think you are dumb."

Seeing Qin Qiong getting angry, Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to yell any more. He lowered his head and started cooking, as if he had vented his anger on the food. Du Ruhui was really worried that this guy would pull the chopsticks and bowls into his stomach inside.

"Master Gao is making fun of me, I don't want to bother you since the last general still has official duties." Qin Qiong stood up and said goodbye.

Gao Bufan said calmly: "Don't be so anxious, right? It's not too late to leave after eating."

"Thank you, Mr. Gao, for your hospitality. The general is already full. Shi Xin, Yaojin, let's go." Qin Qiong kicked Luo Shixin and Cheng Yaojin next to him, and turned to go up the stairs.

Luo Shixin ate the last half bowl of rice in a few mouthfuls, patted his stomach and stood up, while Cheng Yaojin muttered, "I'm not full yet, hurry up."

Luo Shixin grabbed Cheng Yaojin by the back collar and lifted it up. The latter quickly snatched the last piece of braised pork knuckle from the plate, and said loudly: "Let's go, let's go, let go, let me breathe!" It's gone."

Only then did Luo Shixin let go of his hands, cupped his hands to Gao Bufan and said, "Master Gao, the last general will take his leave."

"Hehe, farewell!" Cheng Yaojin followed Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin down the stairs while gnawing on a pork knuckle.

Du Ruhui shook his head and sighed: "The front is tight, the rear is tight, Zhang Xutuo is treated so unfairly, other people can imagine, fortunately..."

Du Ruhui stopped and didn't continue talking.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but frown, Zhang Xutuo has defeated Wang Bo, Hao Xiaode, Sun Xuanya, Shi Moja, Pei Changcai, Shi Zihe, Guo Fangyu, Zuo Xiaoyou, and last year since the seventh year of his great career. The supreme king, Lu Mingyue, killed countless thieves and was unstoppable. In just five years, the number of thieves wiped out was not 500,000, but 400,000. To Dongdu, for the officials to look up at the demeanor.

Gao Bufan really didn't expect that even Zhang Xutuo, an invincible general with countless military exploits and favored by Yang Guang, would be blocked everywhere when he wanted to add a batch of war horses. It can be seen that the bureaucratic system of the Sui Dynasty has become so rotten that it can't function. Fortunately, I have no shortage of horses, and I have the full support of the Youyan seven surnames headed by Qinghe Cui and Fanyang Lu, and the logistics support is sufficient, otherwise it will be really difficult.

As the saying goes, it’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. To a large extent, war depends on logistics. Sufficient logistics supply is the key to victory!

"What do Mr. Du think of these three people?" Gao Budan asked.

Du Ruhui lightly stroked his long beard: "Qin Qiong is loyal and stable, but he keeps to the old rules. Luo Shixin is heroic and courageous, but he has no independent opinions, and it is difficult to stand alone, but he must be a good fighter in the front line. As for Cheng Yaojin... this person is rough on the surface, but he is quite They are thoughtful, generally speaking, they are all good talents, if Mr. Gao wants to bring them into his command, maybe he can start with Cheng Yaojin first."

Ever since he saw Gao Bufan would rather offend Yu Wenshu to help, Du Ruhui knew that his boss wanted to recruit the three of them, so he kept observing carefully.

Gao Bufan nodded, he had intended to bring Qin Shubao under his command long ago, but this person is a loyal person, said to be a filial son, and now he works under Zhang Xutuo's command, trying to get him to change his family and join him It is obviously very difficult to be under his command, but Luo Shixin only listens to Qin Shubao, and if he can handle Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin is naturally no problem.

As for Cheng Yaojin, this guy is rude on the outside, but actually cunning on the inside. This kind of person will not be loyal to someone wholeheartedly, but he is the most suitable target to win over!

Let's say that Qin Qiong and the others left the restaurant, Cheng Yaojin had already gnawed the pork knuckles down the stairs, threw the bones into the gutter by the street, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, I dare say this guy doesn't eat bones, he can use them The handkerchief was just pretending to be rude in front of Gao Bufan just now.

"Brother Qin, Gao Changqing is not even afraid of Yu Wenshu, and he can listen to Datian, why don't you ask him to help? Presumably he is willing to come forward, and our horse will be in hand, so we don't need to waste time in this bird place." Cheng Bite the golden way.

Qin Qiong frowned and said: "We are only a casual acquaintance with Mr. Gao, and a big trouble has been solved by him just now, how can we owe him any more favors?"

Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes and said: "Brother Qin, you are too disciplined and thin-skinned. We came here to pretend to be grandsons, and we didn't take the imperial examinations as uncles. Well, if Brother Qin can't pass this Face, as far as my old Cheng is concerned, I have a thick skin and I am not afraid of losing face, I think he is a good talker, as long as he speaks, he will agree in all likelihood."

Qin Qiong frowned and hesitated, and asked, "Shi Xin, what do you think?"

Luo Shixin nodded and said: "I think it's okay. We have been here for half a month, and we have been blocked by a small chief of the Ministry of War several times, and we can't see Yu Wenhuaji. Seeing that the money is about to be used up, General Zhang is also in a hurry to use it." Ma, let's act in a hurry, and after all, we and Gao Changqing have fought side by side, so we have a little friendship, but we don't need to be so out of touch."

Qin Qiong said in a deep voice: "That's true, it's just that we just said goodbye and left, and now I'm afraid it's inappropriate to turn around, so let's post a post and visit at another time."

Cheng Yaojin didn't take it seriously, but it was only a day or two late anyway, so he didn't say any more.

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Yu Wenshu is [-] and [-] years old this year. When he gets old, he loses energy and his health is not as good as before, and he is prone to illness.In the past few days, Yu Wenshu happened to catch a cold, a stuffy nose, and a cough. He was very uncomfortable. He couldn't eat and sleep well. He felt that he had lost half his life, so he asked the emperor for sick leave and stayed in bed at home. .

"Father, father..."

Just as Yu Wenshu squinted in a daze for a while, he was woken up by the second son Yu Wenzhiji who rushed in in a hurry. He couldn't help being very angry, and angrily said: "Why are you crying? I am not dead yet!"

Yu Wenzhiji trembled in fright, and immediately lowered his voice by half: "Father!"

"Go to your old lady for money, don't bother me!" Yu Wenshu said impatiently, his throat was dry and itchy, and he couldn't help coughing. The maid hurriedly brought a glass of warm water and smoothed his back.

Yu Wenshu took a sip of water and finally stopped coughing. Seeing Yu Wenzhi and Huanzhu standing still, he asked angrily, "What else?"

Yu Wenshu has three sons, the eldest son Yu Wenhuaji, the second son Yuwen Zhiji, and the third son Yuwen Shiji. The most useless is the second son. He is still gnawing at the old man in his tens of years. Stretching his legs, this prodigal boy will starve to death on the street.

Yu Wenzhi said aggrievedly: "Father, my child was bullied by others."

Yu Wenshu sneered and said, "If you don't bully others, you will burn your incense. Who would dare to bully you."

It seems that Yu Wenshu knows his son quite well.

"My boy was really bullied, Gao Changqing almost killed me!" Yu Wenzhi cried and pretended to be pitiful.

Yu Wenshu's complexion changed slightly, he frowned and said, "Gao Changqing? Why did this kid go back to Luoyang?"

"The child is not his father, how do you know?"

Yu Wenshu almost choked and coughed again, glared at Yu Wenzhi and said, "That's fine, why is Gao Changqing bullying you?"

(End of this chapter)