big song poppi

Chapter 522 0519 [Misfortune is where blessings depend, and blessings are where misfortune lies]

evening.

Zhong Boyue hurried back to Shahezhuang under the afterglow of the setting sun.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw the old housekeeper sitting outside the concierge, wiping tears.

There were bursts of crying in the house.

Zhong Boyue's heart skipped a beat and he quickly asked: "Steward Wang, what happened?"

"People from the government are here... Wuwu, they've all been evacuated, they've all been evacuated..."

Seeing Butler Wang talking confusingly for a long time without explaining the reason clearly, Zhong Boyue brushed his sleeves anxiously and strode into the living room.

In the living room, old member Zhong was lying on the floor. The originally antique living room was now empty, with not even a chair left.

Zhong Boyue stepped forward quickly and asked anxiously: "Dad, just now Wang Er, a subordinate of the government household, took a land deed and said that the shop belonged to the government and kicked me out. What happened? "

Zhong Yuan has three daughters and two sons. The eldest son Zhong Boyue gave up the idea of ​​taking the imperial examination and becoming an official early because of his mediocre qualifications and stayed in the city to run a shop.

The second son was much smarter and was sent to Fujian by Zhong Yuanwai to study early.

"Mr. Zhang suddenly came with the police, saying that they wanted to investigate the matter of slaves..."

Officer Zhong told the story exactly as it happened.

After hearing this, Zhong Boyue was furious: "This is simply an open robbery! Your Majesty is in the county now, how dare they do this? Aren't they afraid that we will file a complaint?"

Zhong Yuanwai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "They took out the "Tian Sheng Order" and said that it was so outrageous that we didn't understand it."

"..."

Zhong Boyue's face froze, and he felt helpless in his heart.

In one day, all that was left of the huge family property was an old house and a few acres of farmland.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Did dad tell my second brother about this?"

Zhong Yuanwai replied: "No, my second son will be pregnant next year. I'm afraid that if I tell him, I won't be in the mood to study."

Zhong Boyue sneered and said: "The Song Dynasty is about to die, and it's still a waste of time."

He has lived in the county for a long time and has more information channels.

The Qi State was so full of martial virtue that even the Jinmen on Xijing Road were beaten to a pulp. How could they be stopped by the thieves of the Song Army?
Zhong Yuanwai said in a deep voice: "Even if the Song Dynasty dies, won't Qi State still have to open schools to recruit scholars? If the second son can become an official, our Zhong family will not be in ruins."

These words made Zhong Boyue stunned.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark, and night enveloped the sky.

Zhong Boyue got up and lit the oil lamp. At this moment, Butler Wang hurried into the living room and said in a panic: "It's not good, Alang, Mr. Young Master, a group of Qiu Ba came outside the house."

"what?"

The expressions of father and son both changed.

Zhong Boyue was filled with fear and lost his voice: "Zhang Heng has such a vicious mind, he wants to eradicate it!"

Officer Zhong immediately ordered: "Boyue, please quickly take the children over the wall from the backyard."

Just when Zhong Boyue was hesitating, several figures strode into the living room.

The dark armor exuded bursts of evil aura under the dim yellow oil lamp.

The Zhong family father and son were shocked. It was over and they couldn't leave.

Zhang Yi took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "This official is disturbing me. I'll come and borrow some food."

Zhong Boyue frowned and said angrily: "You can kill the thieves when the army wants to kill them. Why are you teasing me?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and explained: "My fellow villagers have misunderstood. We, the Xuzhou Army, never take things from the people for free. No matter how much food we borrow, we will pay it back in due course."

"Xuzhou Army?"

Officer Zhong was stunned. He had never heard of such a forbidden army on Liangzhe Road.

On the other hand, Zhong Boyue on the side exclaimed: "The Xuzhou Army of Qi State?"

hiss!
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Has the Qi army arrived in Quzhou?

"good."

Zhang Yi nodded, and then said: "I am Zhang Yi, the brigade commander under the command of the deputy general of the Xuzhou Army. I can write an IOU and return the food in full."

This time it was an ambush and should not have been exposed.

But there was really no other way. Marching in armor was extremely tiring, and all the dry food they carried had been eaten up the day before. More than a thousand soldiers had been hungry for another day, and now they were all so hungry that they were sore. , there are stars in sight, and then we have to fight against seven thousand victorious troops. We must fill our stomachs and nourish our spirits.

Otherwise, how can we fight if we can't even hold a knife?
Therefore, Wang Yan took the risk and asked Zhang Yi to come to borrow food.

It was naturally impossible for ordinary people to feed the stomachs of more than a thousand soldiers. Only the homes of those landlords could store so much food.

Hearing that it was Qi Jun, the Zhong family and his son couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's okay if it's not someone sent by the government to silence you.

Zhong Boyue smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't trust the general, it's because my family just suffered a disaster and was robbed and looted by the government. Now there's not even a chair left in the house, so there's no food left to borrow."

Until then, Zhang Yi also noticed something strange. The hall was empty. There was only an old housekeeper in the house, and there were no servants or maids.

"This……"

Zhang Yi felt helpless, he didn't expect it to be such an unfortunate incident.

Zhong Boyue's thoughts suddenly changed and he asked cautiously: "Is this general planning to attack the county?"

"This is confidential."

Zhang Yi glanced at him and replied calmly.

Zhong Boyue gritted his teeth and said: "If the general attacks the county, I may be able to help. I just hope that after the county is captured, the fields and shops can be returned to my family."

Zhang Yi's heart moved slightly and he asked calmly: "What kind of field shop?"

Zhong Boyue did not hide anything, and told what happened today exactly. At the end, he said angrily: "I have long been disgusted with these dog officials. They often come to fight against Qiufeng on weekdays and treat my Zhong family as fat." Pig, come and cut a piece of meat when you are hungry. Is there any royal method?"

"That dog emperor is not a good person. He allows his treacherous ministers and corrupt officials to humiliate our people. He deserves to be destroyed!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but let down his guard and said happily: "If you can help us capture Xi'an County and capture the fake Song dog emperor alive, let alone the fields and shops, I will definitely ask His Majesty for your merit and give you an official title."

Capturing Xi'an County and capturing the puppet Song Emperor alive was a great achievement.

This is to destroy the country and capture the king.

If it happens, Zhang Yi can't guarantee it, but a seventh-rank official will definitely not be able to escape.

Zhong Boyue was ecstatic: "Really?"

He has mediocre qualifications and is not a scholar, so he helped his father take care of the family business early on. However, the second brother was smart since he was a child. He was highly expected by his parents and uncles and was favored by thousands of people. To say that he doesn't have any grudges in his heart is definitely impossible.

If nothing happens, he will have no hope of becoming an official in his life.

But who would have thought that opportunities would suddenly fall from the sky.

It is true that misfortune lies behind blessings, and blessing lies behind misfortune.

Zhang Yi patted his chest and promised: "I, Da Qi, have clear rewards and punishments. If you have merit, you will be rewarded!"

Officer Zhong on the side looked worried and said: "This matter is extremely dangerous, Bo Yue, you must think clearly."

He was afraid that the matter would be exposed, which would end up hurting his younger son.

How could Zhong Boyue not know his father's thoughts? He was unhappy and immediately retorted: "Does father think that Kou Zhongwen will let the second brother go? Officials protect each other. By then, he only needs to say hello to make the second brother fail!"

"This……"

Mr. Zhong thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

Since he is confident, he will definitely not give him a chance to revive the Zhong family.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhong sighed: "That's all, it's up to you."

Zhang Yi asked: "Food is a top priority right now. Do you have any way to get food?"

"I wonder how much the general wants?" Zhong Boyue asked.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yi replied: "Fifty stones is enough."

One stone costs 92.5 Song Jin, which is more than four thousand Jin. This is not a small amount of money.

The key point is that the summer harvest has not yet happened, and the villagers have no food stored in their homes. Otherwise, with the reputation and reputation of his Zhong family, he can easily get fifty shi of food by borrowing it from the villagers.

Zhong Boyue pondered for a moment and then said: "There should be one in my father-in-law's home."

Although his father-in-law was not as wealthy as his family, they were still well off, and their family had hundreds of acres of fertile land.

Zhang Yi asked: "Is it far from here?"

"Not far away, just ten miles away in Huating Township."

"Without further ado, let's go now."

At Zhang Yi's urging, Uncle Zhong made an appointment to go out.

He hated Zhao Song so much at the moment, and with the pie painted by Zhang Yi, he was in a state of excitement.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at Huating Township.

In order to save trouble, Zhong Boyue did not talk about his family affairs. He only asked to borrow food and promised to pay it back in a few days.

His father-in-law didn't think much and agreed immediately.

That night, a thousand Xuzhou Army soldiers finally had a warm meal.

Wang Yan was holding a piece of bamboo tube and eating multi-grain rice in his mouth, and asked: "How is the defense of the county city?"

Zhong Boyue answered truthfully: "There are only more than a thousand Shengjie troops stationed in the city. The remaining Shengjie troops live in the military camp outside the city, and their defenses are changed at noon every day."

Wang Yan asked again: "How many miles is the military camp from the county town?"

"About three miles."

"Three miles..."

Wang Yan stopped his movements and fell into deep thought.

His original plan was to make a surprise attack when the Puppet Song Emperor left the county.

But with the help of Zhong Boyue, a local snake, he planned to change his mind.

Wang Yan ordered: "Draw a rough layout of the county and city."

"it is good."

Without saying a word, Zhong Boyue picked up a branch, drew a simple map on the spot, and then clicked in the southeast of the inner city: "This is the palace of the Dog Emperor, and there are hundreds of victorious soldiers guarding it nearby. "

Wang Yan asked expectantly, "Can you lead my soldiers into the city tomorrow?"

Zhong Boyue thought about it: "It's possible, but you can't bring too many people, at most twenty people, otherwise it will easily arouse the suspicion of the officer on duty."

"Twenty people are enough!"

Wang Yan looked happy, patted his shoulder, and promised: "I will guarantee you. Regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, I will eventually ask His Majesty to take credit for you!"

"Thank you, General!"

Zhong Boyue looked excited and quickly bowed to salute.

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, Zhong Boyue rode a donkey, followed by twenty men in coarse linen clothes and bamboo hats.

These men carried wild vegetables on their shoulders and carried them in their baskets, as well as game meat such as hares and pheasants.

Not long after, the group arrived at the county town.

Seeing him, the guard on duty at the city gate joked: "Hey, isn't this the eldest son of the Zhong family?"

"Master Zhong, your shop is gone, why are you still going to the city?"

The county is so big, and something happened quickly spread throughout the city.

The servants like them naturally knew about the decline of the Zhong family.

Zhong Boyue said with a gloomy face: "My family's fortune is gone, but my second brother is still studying in the academy."

Hearing this, all the officers immediately shut up.

The Songxi Academy where Erlang of the Zhong family is located is very famous in Fujian and Liangzhe Roads. The mountain director once served as a tutor in Jiangnan West Road. The students in the academy are either rich or noble. When Erlang of the Zhong family returned home two years ago, he and his The classmates and friends who came back together were also hosted by Zhizhou and Tongpan at a banquet, so they had a lot of background.

Although he didn't dare to seek revenge from his superiors, he dealt with them as a bunch of subordinates with a pinch of salt.

"Humph!"

Zhong Boyue snorted coldly, said hello, and rode into the city on his donkey.

The officer was about to stop the man behind him for questioning, but was glared at by Zhong Boyue.

Seeing this, the officer had no choice but to give up and let them enter the city.

Watching a group of people enter the city, the officer muttered: "What a arrogant person, and now it has become a shabby settlement."

The colleagues on the side advised: "Forget it, Erlang of the Zhong family is still here, we can't afford to offend him."

(End of this chapter)