Zhurou

Chapter 18 Hope
For a while, no one spoke in the hall, only the sound of eating.

Galloping all night, even the carefully selected army men found it hard to bear. Taking advantage of the time when the postmen fed the horses with grass and water, the rest of them found a stool and lay down on the spot, squinting their eyes and dozing off.

Zhao Mingzhi soaked half a pancake by himself, and chewed it hard with a large piece of mutton with a strong smell. Turning around, he saw that Yushuang was only taking a few bites casually. He looked like a postman in a hurry, knowing that this was for him. At the resting place, he stopped her and said, "You eat yours."

She sat down in a corner where no one was paying attention, untied her cloak, and reached out to take out the cloth bag given by Lu Xianzhang the night before.

Among the indigo Shu brocade, there were several heavy oilcloths wrapped tightly, and when the oilcloth was spread out, there was actually a volume of Minghuang imperial edicts.

Furthermore, the content of the edict was originally an edict issued to Pei Yong, the governor of Anxi, to send troops north to rescue Xuzhou.

But flipping over this edict, there was a bang at the back, and a square gold medal fell out.

It is a golden talisman for mobilizing troops.

There is another letter next to the golden talisman, but it is written by Lu Xianzhang, promising that if Pei Yong sends troops according to the edict, no matter whether Xuzhou can be saved or not, he will definitely sign the edict and complete the formalities in the future.

At the end of the letter, besides signing the book, he pressed his five-finger fingerprints.

According to the traditional rules of the Jin Dynasty, the deployment of troops needs to be drafted by Zhongshu Sheren, signed by the two governments, and approved by the emperor, before going to Huanghuang.And the golden talisman replaced the former tiger talisman as a token of troop deployment.

Lu Xianzhang knew the edict, according to the arrangement in Zhongshu, it was his shift yesterday.

It can be said that the presence of golden talismans, imperial edicts, and letters in which Lu Xianzhang pledged his family and life as guarantees is enough to persuade a loyal general to send troops.

Of course, if it can't be mobilized in this way, even if you can't find any faults in the process, it won't be useful.

If Pei Yong deliberately pretended to be dead, who would be able to yell at him?
Looking at the imperial edict of Zhongshu Sheren Fan Ming drafting and recording Huang, Tongping Zhang Shi Sun Chong signed the book, Zhongshu confirmed the seal, Shenzhi Zhengshi Lu Xianzhang grass school, the emperor's seal, Zhao Mingzhi appeared to be normal, but in fact the thoughts in his mind It has been surging repeatedly.

She always thought that most of the two mansions were capitulators. After all, everyone was clamoring for the capital to be moved, especially Zhao Hongti who had just slipped away to Quanzhou and Yang Ting in Zhangzhou.

On this edict, Yang Ting was the first to sign it.

Zhao Mingzhi knew from the beginning to the end that he would not be able to hide this trip from those old foxes, and it was rare for them to turn a blind eye.

Who knew that all of them, who said they were determined not to transfer troops, were willing to sign such an edict in private?
Could it be that they actually don't want to surrender in their hearts, they just wait for someone who dares to take that step.

Can't be the mainstay, but can push the boat along?

Can't figure it out.

But no matter what, the attitude of the two governments gave Zhao Mingzhi some comfort. She carefully put away the imperial edict, followed the example of others, leaned against the wall and closed her eyes to rest.

After resting for less than a cup of tea, the postman came in from the outside and hurriedly said to the leader: "Officer, the regulations here are too small, only twenty horses can be replaced, and the arrangements have been made now."

Everyone heard the sound and immediately got up to pack their things.

Seeing that everything was in order, the team leader turned his head to look at Zhao Mingzhi, seeing that she hadn't moved yet, he was hesitating when he was pulled back by his companions, and said: "Let's call Dian... tell her to rest."

However, Zhao Mingzhi hadn't fallen asleep at all, so he stood up immediately without using a handkerchief, poured the tea on the table into his left and right hands, and patted his face.

It's freezing cold, and the tea is chilled early.

Shocked by the icy cold, she regained consciousness in an instant, wrapped the thick cloth and fur around her head and face, then turned around and said: "I'm done, if you are all right, let's go."

The leader of the team retreated, and everyone went out with their bags.

But the young sergeant who was scolded by the villagers before deliberately lagged behind, sneaked over, and while no one was watching, he untied a coarse cloth bag from his waist, put it in front of Zhao Mingzhi, and said coquettishly, "Grand... male……"

He hesitated for a while, wondering if he couldn't choose a suitable title, but he stuttered in embarrassment, and finally gave up the title, and then he spoke clearly.

"This is the tea that my family picked and stir-fried to eat last year. It's very poor. It's not a good thing. It's better than a strong flavor. You...you'd better ask that little lady to help you make a water bag." As I was talking, I took a look at the "little lady" Yushuang, "After all, you are a fine nobleman, not like us big bastards, and I didn't have a good rest all the way. I fell asleep on the horseback and bumped into something What's so good..."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Zhao Mingzhi to reply, and ran away as if flying.

As soon as he went out, the guards who were supposed to disperse outside did not leave. The leader stood in front of him, glared at him, and said, "It's okay to send a little tea like this, it's not too shameful! There won't be another time, anyway, I won't be ashamed." Get something that can stand on the table."

The sergeant didn't expect that his family's actions would be completely seen by others, his ears turned red immediately, and he said: "I... It's also my heart, if I really ask me to drive Di Ren away in the future..."

Everyone in the team knew his origin, and they stopped making fun of him.

Only one person beside him patted his shoulder heavily, and said: "Dian..." At this point, he stopped talking, turned his head to look at Zhao Mingzhi's position, and raised his chin, "Since that one said it, look at her many actions , I will not lie."

Seeing that there was no one around, the team leader also comforted in a low voice: "Although I have never met the emperor, but today I see this... since they are siblings, they came out of the same school, so there is not much difference..."

Another person followed suit: "Look at last night, it's clear that you don't need to worry about it. It's easy to just close your eyes and run over. She also took care of it. It's one thing to have a good mind. The most important thing is to treat people as talents in your mind. Look at her again." What I said today—if it wasn’t a good one, why don’t you hide in Caizhou to eat delicious food, but come here to drink a sip of the northwest wind? You won’t even be able to sleep at night.”

"Who knows..." the sergeant said sullenly, then turned his head to look, and saw Zhao Mingzhi inside the door was taking off the water bag around his waist, pouring a handful of tea leaves from the rag bag he had just given him, and finally He silenced his voice, and there was a little hope in his eyes.

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Zhao Mingzhi didn't know that his actions and words that were completely out of his heart would be taken so seriously by the guards.

But she clearly felt the change in everyone's attitude.

When they first set off, although the guards were respectful and polite to her, they were also alienated, and some of them were impatient even if there seemed to be no barrier.

Now, after only one or two days, they are warmed up. Not only will they specially pick out gentle and safe horses when they are traveling, but they will even ask the postmen to find fine cotton for those who are responsible for clearing the way. cloth, and helped Zhao Mingzhi wrap the saddle thickly.

However, Rao traveled day and night, and no one complained of suffering or tiredness, but the road became more and more difficult to walk.

At the beginning, I was able to travel three or four hundred miles a day, but later it became two or three hundred miles. The further north I went, the more refugees there were on the road, and I even passed bandits several times.

After crossing the boundary of Dengzhou, according to the route, when they were supposed to change horses at the post station, the group of people finally encountered an unexpected thing.

The door of the post station was open, and there was a mess and no one in it.

　Thank you, a coding genius, for sending me the God of Wealth Money Pot^_^
　　Thank you b? The peace talisman that useeye gave me~
　　Today I would like to ask for a few tickets to decorate the appearance, can I...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)