Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 817 Huzi
"Pig? Vegetable garden?" The old man looked at the golden cake in his hand blankly, not knowing what to say for a moment. At this time, there was a sharp sound of pig squealing outside, but it was soldiers killing pigs.

Hu Liang randomly found a wooden pillar to sit down, took off his shoes and started to warm himself by the fire. The room was filled with the smell of wet wood, charcoal ash, and stinking fur, which was very unpleasant. However, although the smell of smoke was strong, the air was still humid. Rain falls through holes. There was only this one room in the whole house, plus an attic with a utility room on top, connected by a rickety ladder.

Hu Liang still remembers the feeling before his first expedition. He and his brothers were like brides about to become monks, nervous and eager, expecting the unknown, honor, danger and victory. Good, now we encounter this, he told himself while looking at this dirty, smelly, and dark room. The spicy smoke made his eyes water. It's a pity that Yanliang didn't taste the taste of this place.

"Sir, would you like some?"

The guard's voice interrupted Hu Liang's thoughts. He nodded, took his silver bowl from the guard's hand, and took a bite. The hot and thick soup inside refreshed his spirit.

"It tastes good. Can other people eat it?" Hu Liang said.

"It's already cooking outside, and the pig is roasting. Everyone can get a piece of meat!" the guard laughed.

Just as Hu Liang was about to say something, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the cold wind and rain rushed in. He instinctively held the handle of the knife at his waist.

"what happened?"

"The secret sentry outside found a guy!" The deputy general waved his hand outside: "Bring him in!"

Two armored soldiers pushed a soaked man in. Compared with the bearskin-trimmed Sichuan brocade cloaks worn by the soldiers, the man's torn sheepskin cloak looked much shabbier, but on his thick wrists, there was a A bracelet, shining with gold. He looked very old, his hair and beard were gray, but there was no doubt that he was still very powerful. His flat nose and droopy lips gave him a somewhat ferocious appearance, and he was also missing an ear.

This was definitely not a kind person. Hu Liang couldn't help but frowned when he recalled what he heard from the Japanese guards when he was a child about the Eni people who drank human blood.

"Tell me, who are you? What were you trying to do sneakily just now?" Lieutenant General Hou Mo Chenping shouted loudly.

"I am a nearby villager!" The man struggled and shouted an apology: "You are arresting people blindly, please let me go!"

Hu Liang did not speak, and watched coldly as Hou Mo and Chen Ping yelled at the prisoners, while two big dogs squirmed under their feet. Women in ragged clothes walked in and took away the stewed and grilled meat skewers. Come in, set out the old table, and fill the brazier with firewood.

"Tie him up and beat him hard until he tells the truth!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping shouted.

"Yes!" The guards tied up the prisoner. At this time, his hair was spread out, revealing his face. A woman who was taking out a brazier suddenly pointed at the man and screamed.

"Do you recognize this guy?" Hu Liang asked quickly.

"Yes!" The woman nodded with horror on her face. After asking, she found out that this man was nicknamed Erhu. He was a famous local bandit who committed murder, arson, kidnapping and robbery.

"It turned out to be a robber?" Hu Liang breathed a sigh of relief: "Drag him down and chop him down, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people!"

The man was quite tough. He was dragged out by the two guards, but he did not beg for mercy. He shouted: "My head fell off and there is a scar as big as the mouth of a bowl. If I reincarnate with the blessing of the old man, I will naturally find a good family, and I will enjoy endless wealth in the next life." !”

"Wait a minute!" Hu Liang shouted at the escorting guard: "What did you just say?"

"Bless me, the reincarnated gentleman!" The man looked at Hu Liang without any sign of weakness: "Little thing, are you scared?"

Hu Liang recalled the information about the Jiannan rebellion that he had read before leaving for a while, and asked cautiously: "Is the reincarnated old man you mentioned named Li Minghong?"

"Yes, you have some knowledge, and you have heard of the name of our leader. Yes, my leader is the reincarnation of Taishang Laojun, and his name in this life is Li Hong. When Laojun rules, Li Hong should come out, and Wang Rule the world and bring happiness to the world!"

Hu Liang and Hou Mo Chen Ping exchanged glances and both understood that the "Li Hong" mentioned by the old thief in front of them was the leader of the Tao thieves. This old thief must have a close relationship with the Tao thieves.

"Quickly untie me!" Hu Liang looked apologetic: "It turned out to be my own family. The flood really washed away the Dragon King Temple. The whole family no longer recognizes each other. I didn't know that my father-in-law is also a member of the same group. Please forgive me for offending!" Why don’t you move a place to sit?”

Hou Mo and Chen Ping reacted quickly and immediately guessed Hu Liang's intention. He moved a wooden block from the side and pulled the old thief to sit down. Hu Liang picked up his silver bowl and handed it over: "It's raining heavily outside, let's drink some hot soup to warm up first!"

The old thief was confused by Hu Liang's sudden move, but the hot soup in front of him was not fake. He drank a few sips, and his body felt a lot warmer, and then he asked: "Who are you? Why do you say you are of the same kind?"

"If my guess is correct, Xiongtai should be a subordinate of Fan Dajijiu in Tianshi Daozhong, right?"

"This -" the old thief was stunned for a moment and responded: "Yes, our group is indeed under Fan Dajiu's order! Then you are -"

"We are from Guanzhong Tianshi Dao!" Hu Liang hugged the old thief: "Jijiu heard that there was a lot of excitement in Shuzhong, so he asked me to come to Shuzhong to contact him. I wanted to say hello to Mr. Fan Jijiu. I What should I do in Guanzhong to respond to the believers in Shuzhong so that I can do something great?"

"Is there a Celestial Master in Guanzhong?" The old thief looked at Hu Liang and his attendants doubtfully: "Is there a Celestial Master in Guanzhong?" "Of course there is!" Hu Liang saw that the old thief was a vulgar and illiterate person, and expected that he would He is a middle- and lower-level Taoist thief. Where is the distribution of Tianshi Tao? There are probably many believers everywhere who don’t know anything. He simply boasted: "Of course there is. Although our Guanzhong Celestial Master's Way is not as prosperous as that in Shuzhong, we still have seven or eighty thousand followers. After everyone heard about the uprising of the believers in Shuzhong, they all thought of fighting to make peace. Let’s all have a good time together. It’s just that Jijiu thought we should contact Fan Dajijiu first, so he sent us first!”

The old thief looked at Hu Liang's people with suspicion and said, "It's true that you speak with a Guanzhong accent, but the way you dress and act doesn't look like the Tianshi Dao. You look more like someone from the imperial court!"

After hearing this, Hu Liang was anxious and wise, and said with a smile: "Brother, you have good eyesight. Indeed, many of us were originally soldiers in the army. Think about it, if there is such a big commotion in Shuzhong, the imperial court will definitely take a look at the road leading to Shuzhong. Under strict supervision. If we didn't dress up as soldiers and horses of the imperial court, we would have been caught by the government on the way. How could we have come to Shuzhong?"

"Yes, yes!" The old thief slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "Why didn't I expect that? By the way, how many people did you come this time?"

"Four hundred, they are all good men who can ride and shoot well!" Hu Liang said with a smile: "Before leaving, Jijiu told me to wait until I get to Shuzhong and then listen to Fan Dajiu's orders and do a good job! Yes! Now, I haven’t asked my brother’s name or any position in the church!”

Hearing Hu Liang's question, the old thief couldn't help but blush slightly. It turned out that his surname was Liu and his name was Erhu. He was a lone thief in Mianzhou. He had nothing to do with Tianshi Tao in the first place, but Tianshi Tao was in Sichuan. There are so many believers that a green forest hero like Liu Erhu doesn't dare to offend him. He just goes to the local Tianshi Taoist altar from time to time to donate some incense money, just as if he is a familiar face. Later, Fan Changan was captured in Chang'an, and his brother Fan Changquan in his hometown of Rongzhou raised troops to revolt. There were a total of 42 prefectures in Jiannan Road, and 33 prefectures raised troops to respond. Liu Erhu naturally took the opportunity to join it and became the leader of a hundred people, but he had no position in Tianshi Dao.

Hu Liang was secretly happy after hearing Liu Erhu's explanation. He knew nothing about the teachings and internal affairs of Tianshi Tao, and was worried about being discovered by the other party. Now that he heard that Liu Erhu also knew nothing about it, he no longer had to worry about being discovered by the other party.

"Brother Erhu, it is good to know the teachings well. You may be able to kill the enemy bravely, assist the leader Laojun to ascend the throne as soon as possible, and make the people of the world happy. That is the most important thing now! Although you are a laggard in joining the religion, you can not lag behind others on the battlefield. Later!”

"Not bad!" Liu Erhu was overjoyed when he heard this. Ever since he joined the Tianshi Taoist team, what he was most worried about was that he knew nothing about the teachings and had no position in the teaching, so he was worried about being looked down upon. But after hearing Hu Liang's words, he immediately Feeling that the other person said something that he had always wanted to say but didn't know how to say it, he immediately regarded the other person as his lifelong confidant.

"This little brother said it well! Although I don't quite understand what Dajijiu writes about, but all I want in my mind is to make Laojun the patriarch the king as soon as possible, and Dajijiu to become the prime minister. This loyalty doesn’t need to be compromised by anyone. I don’t care if I risk my life for this!”

Hu Liang praised Liu Erhu a few more times and wiped out the opponent's background. From Liu Erhu's mouth, he learned that in order to ensure the safety of Chengdu Prefecture, Wei Zhaosheng, the military manager responsible for the disposal of troops and horses in the Jiannan Zhidu Camp field guarding Jiannan Road, had withdrawn most of the garrison troops and horses from various places to the surrounding areas of Chengdu. This has been the case for many All the prefectures and counties were empty of defenses, and Mianzhou was no exception. So the local Tianshi Taoists took it down in one fell swoop and cut off the road from Chengdu to Jiange. During Liu Erhu's trip, he contacted everywhere and agreed that on the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, all the believers would surround Mianzhou and capture it.

"It turns out that Brother Erhu is shouldering such an important responsibility!" Hu Liang praised, and immediately showed worry: "By the way, my subordinates didn't know your identity and planned to take down Brother. Will that delay the trip? What impact will it have? What’s the plan to siege Mianzhou?”

"That's okay!" Liu Erhu said with a smile: "When I was just captured, I saw a lot of mules and horses outside. How about you give me a horse with good legs? Not only will I not be delayed, but I can also go faster!"

Hu Liang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is simple. Brother Erhu will eat and drink slowly first, and I will have people prepare the mules and horses! I will never delay you!"

"Okay!" Liu Erhu ran for half a day and was already hungry. Seeing that Hu Liang promised to send him mules and horses, he started to eat and drink with confidence. Hu Liang fired and walked out, and Hou Mo and Chen Ping whispered: "Sir, there are still three days until the sixth day of May. It is only right that we should rush to Mianzhou as soon as possible and then ask Wei Shijun of Chengdu for reinforcements! "

Hu Liang smiled: "How far is it from Mianzhou to Chengdu? Wei Shijun has to mobilize the troops here, which shows that he has been stretched for a long time. Even if we send people to arrive, I'm afraid Wei Shijun will not be able to send them. A few soldiers are here to deal with the Taoist thieves!"

"Then, what should we do?" Hou Mo and Chen Ping asked anxiously.

"Instead of counting on others, it's better to count on yourself!" Hu Liang sneered: "We have four hundred cavalry here. As long as we use them well, we can pacify the Tao thieves in this state!"

"Four hundred horses?" Hou Mo and Chen Ping became anxious upon hearing this: "Sir? You must not do it. You are the son of the general, and you will still be the husband-in-law of the eldest princess in the future. How can you throw away a body of thousands of gold? In the end, you will be punished by General Murong." Life, protect the safety of the young master. If anything happens to the young master, the general will be cut into pieces, and he will not be able to escape the blame! "

"Shut up!" Hu Liang shouted: "Hou Mo and Chen Ping, let me ask you, who is higher in rank between you and me?"

"Of course he is a tall man!"

"Okay, let me ask you, when we left Chang'an, General Murong asked me to control you, or did you control me?"

"Of course it's the young master who controls the generals!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping said anxiously: "It's just——"

"There is nothing, this is the law of marching in the army! Since you are below me and under my control, you must obey my orders, otherwise you must follow the law of marching! Do you understand?"

Facing Hu Liang's aggressive edge, Hou Mo and Chen Ping had no choice but to lower their heads: "Okay, I can obey the orders of the young master, but I also have a saying, as long as the situation is not right, I will fight to be dealt with by military law, and that's it." We need to escort the young master away!"

Hearing what Hou Mo and Chen Ping said, Hu Guangliang was also moved and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't want to die, so how can I put myself in danger? You can listen to my plan first, and then worry about it!" After that, he recounted his plan, and Hou Mo and Chen Ping sighed in admiration: "Young Master is indeed a natural-born general, and I really admire him very much! If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be able to fight without spending a single soldier. Put an end to the thieves in this state!"

After the two of them had discussed it, Hu Liang returned to the house and said to Liu Erhu, who had almost eaten: "Brother, you are pressed for time this time. In order to avoid any further accidents on the road, in addition to giving you two mules and horses, I will also give you two mules and horses." How about sending four of your men to escort you on the road?"

"That's great!" Liu Erhu said with a smile without doubting his presence, "It's just raining outside, thank you to the four escorting brothers!"

"We are all Taoist friends, you are welcome!" Hu Liang waved his hand, and four capable soldiers came in from the outside: "Brother Erhu, we just discussed outside and planned to meet with the local Jiujiu in Mianzhou first. , otherwise if we go to Rongzhou like this, I'm afraid that before I see Fan Dajiu, he will be regarded as a member of the imperial court and many unnecessary accidents will happen!"

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