Zhurou

Chapter 43 My Home

Li Xun was silent for a while, and took out a clean handkerchief from the horse's backpack.

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't stop, so he cried bitterly for a while. After crying, he also felt embarrassed, took the handkerchief and turned around, hurriedly wiped his face, and when his emotions calmed down, he said embarrassingly: "Second brother... "

Li Xun gave a soft "hmm" and suddenly said: "Actually... Xuzhou may not have a way out."

Zhao Mingzhi's heart beat wildly, and he looked up at him.

Li Xun said: "At this time of winter, it is inconvenient for Xuzhou to be stationed. All the counties and towns under the city of the state have fallen, and countless people have fled to death. Ten rooms are empty, and it is difficult for Di people to supply..."

"The longer Xuzhou lasts, the more Di people are in a dilemma. As long as they have the intention to retreat, no matter how hesitant they are, when reinforcements from Dengzhou arrive, it will be difficult to hold on. Most of them will retreat. At that time, the people of the city may be saved. .”

Zhao Mingzhi hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Dengzhou's reinforcements, can they really be used?"

Li Xun nodded: "Even if it is useless, it can be used as a help. Let Xuzhou know that Chao Zhongzheng is trying his best to save him. As long as Xuzhou persists and the city is not broken, the longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be for Di Bing."

"What if there are no reinforcements?"

"With Cen Deguang's talent, he can stay for another month at most."

Li Xun paused, and comforted: "Right now, Junzhou's grain and fodder have been distributed, and Dengzhou's reinforcements will be sent out. As long as Caizhou can be stabilized, Xuzhou will be fine."

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't help but murmured, "What is Caizhou Nengwen?"

Li Xun said: "If you don't flee south, you will be safe."

These words were so simple, but Zhao Mingzhi was speechless.

Cen Deguang, a state official, could hold on for a long time, but Zhao Hong, as the emperor in his previous life, was coerced by the officials, not only fled south early, but also moved to the capital several times.

As if seeing that she was feeling uncomfortable, Li Xun said again: "At this time, if we can have [-] elite troops to attack from the east and south, and then lay down a heavy army in the north, maybe half of the Di people will be left behind. .”

His tone was understated, as if he really didn't regard the matter of Xuzhou's entrapment as troublesome.

If it was someone else, Zhao Mingzhi would most likely believe that the other party was boasting, but it was Li Xun who was talking. After listening to it, the first thought that popped into her mind was - where are the elite soldiers?Ordinary "elite soldiers" run away when they meet Di Bing, how can it work?Where do you go to deploy heavy troops to ambush?

She held back again and again, but finally she couldn't help asking: "Second Brother, you and Third Brother Wei served in the army in Jingzhao Mansion, how much do you know about Pei Yong and Pei Jiedu?"

Li Xun was stunned for a rare moment, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked back, "Know what?"

Zhao Mingzhi said: "If we want to save Xuzhou, Dengzhou doesn't seem to have many troops, maybe it might be enough? If we can transfer troops from Jingzhao Mansion, I think we can be more confident. If that's the case, naturally it depends on Pei Jiedu's wink... ..."

She had said this before, but was distracted by Wei Chengyan.

Now that the old matter was brought up again, Li Xun still did not answer directly, but said: "What does Pei Yong have to do with the transfer of troops? Could it be that the imperial court issued an order and the army obeyed it?"

Zhao Mingzhi said in a low voice: "I think what Wei Sange said is not unreasonable. Pei Yong is not a fool when the imperial court treated Jingzhao Mansion like that before. Why?"

Li Xun said lightly: "Maybe he listened to this one."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Mingzhi again, and said, "You were born in the capital, so you may not be very clear about Jingzhao, Fengxiang and other northern places where Rong and Di meet. blood feud."

"Let's not talk about others, just talk about myself."

"I grew up in Fengxiang, and my family worked as a farmer. The private school teacher in the village accidentally taught me a few words, so he praised me for being smart and persuaded my family to send me to study."

"Of course the farmer can't afford it, but my father was so moved by the gentleman's praise that he didn't want to delay. With nothing to do, he had to go to Xiazhou to do business with others. He didn't make any money. When he met Di Ren who committed Qingyang, he was arrested. He is not lucky to drive past people to attack the city as human shields..."

"At that time, I was young and I couldn't handle it. My mother was alone and couldn't support her. Fortunately, I met someone who talked about my marriage. He was a shopkeeper. Although he could only earn a little money, he had a very good character. You don't think I'm a kid, but you still want to send me to study after hearing the reason from the past."

"I studied for a few years, and even though I didn't have any achievements, my stepfather didn't force me. He only said that I should pay for the imperial examination, and that I should be a high-ranking official, so that I can take care of my younger brothers and sisters in the future."

"In the end, I didn't have any younger brothers and sisters. After six years of reunion, my mother and stepfather went to Qinzhou to run a business. Before leaving, she was very happy. She only said that although it took a long time to go this time, it was worth seven or eight times. , When I came back, I had money for books and ink in three to five years."

"In the end, they were robbed by vassals on the way, and a group of merchants were all killed. Only one person escaped by chance and returned the letter—my mother was six months pregnant at the time..."

He didn't go any further, but faced Zhao Mingzhi straight, and said: "Even if there is no order from the imperial court, in my opinion, the Jingzhao Mansion will not stand still."

After finishing speaking, he added: "Don't worry, if your close relative is rich, you might as well inquire about it. I think Caizhou is in a very bad situation now. The two prefectures are no longer the luxury of the past, and many people are in poverty. To the extreme, the hands are also short, maybe we can start from them, and draw one or two soldiers from other places, which will add a little bit of confidence."

No matter what, Zhao Mingzhi never expected to hear such words, and he couldn't tell what it felt like, after a long while, he asked: "Second brother, do you want to beat Di thief too?"

Li Xun's face sank like water, he was silent for a long time, and finally said: "The country hates the family feud, if you were me, would you want to beat the thief?"

Then why don't you go?

These words had already reached the tip of his tongue, but Zhao Mingzhi swallowed them back in one gulp.

Tilt the cover as before.

She knew that Li Xun was definitely not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, there must be his own reasons for not going to the north to join the army this time, and no matter what he was, he was just an outsider and should not be prying eyes.

However, after talking with her, she got rid of a lot of depression in her heart, and after learning some good news, she didn't want him to recall the painful things in the past, so she stood up and said in a loud voice: "Second brother, I was with you earlier. You said it, you may not believe it, but my family has really done a big business!"

Li Xun was startled, and said "um", and lowered his eyes to look at her radiant face.

Zhao Mingzhi also replied sternly: "Wealth can connect people, and people can connect to heaven. Maybe I can really ask someone to talk through the two prefectures and get the order to transfer troops from the imperial court. On that day, you will have the opportunity to join hands with the former Paoze to kill the enemy and drive Di Bandit back to Xingqing Mansion!"

She stood on the snow, standing straight, her head and face were clearly illuminated by the sun and snow, her skin was brown and yellow, and there were uneven black warts on half of her face, but her eyes were shining brightly, and her whole body seemed to be shining , making people completely ignore the abnormality on his face.

Li Xun nodded, stared at her for a long time, and said, "I'll wait for that day."

(End of this chapter)