lethal arsenal

Chapter 268 Don't let anyone out!

Early the next morning, Ma Xinyi led Lin Dong to visit Zuo Jigao.

In Xitang Hutong, the east district of the capital, among all the princes of the imperial court, the only one whose yard was rented, not bought, was a military aircraft.

He has no money in his body and worries about the world. He releases thousands of scrolls in his hand and pays homage to the ancients.

This line of couplet corresponds to Shangzuo Jigao's current situation, which is particularly appropriate.

"Clang clang clang..."

He raised his hand and knocked on the door knocker.

Not long after, the vermilion door was opened. The person who opened the door was a woman. She was middle-aged, with white hair on her temples. She looked slightly haggard: "Who are you?"

Ma Xinyi lowered his head and said, "Master's wife, I am Gu Shan."

Lin Dong didn't expect that the person who opened the door would be Zuo Gong's wife. She didn't even have a maid, but she was quite frugal.

At that moment, Lin Dong cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and saluted, "Lin Huai Army, Lin Yuanjue."

The woman was a little confused at first, and her eyes fell on Ma Xinyi. After a while, she suddenly became softer.

She stepped aside and said: "It's Gu Shan. He went to the Bei Propaganda School early in the morning. He said that now that the land has thawed, it's time for military training. By the way, the weather is still very cold. Why don't you come in first and have a drink? A bowl of hot porridge?"

The woman entertained the two.

Ma Xinyi sent the gifts he had brought into the courtyard, and after some tugging, he and Lin Dong rushed to the North Propaganda Campus.

The hardwood round targets are lined up in a row, and on the left and right sides are a circle of Qing court triangle yellow dragon flags fluttering.

The dragon flag rustled in the wind, and the ice and snow on the school field were gradually melting.

"Who are you?"

Wearing a black warrior uniform, with a green quiver hanging on his waist, and carrying a large bow with horns on his back, Huben stood at the door with his hands folded, speaking out to stop the two brothers.

"We are here to pay homage to Mr. Zuo."

It is no longer convenient for Ma Xinyi to call him his mentor here. He has a smile on his face and a very low attitude.

Ma Xinyi still felt a little guilty because of abandoning Zuo and running for Hu.

But there was no way, Ma Xinyi wanted to get ahead quickly.

Zuo Zongtang was pressured by various considerations, and the two had fundamental conflicts of purpose.

To be honest, it was extremely difficult to say that there was no enmity.

"During military training, you don't see any outsiders, don't you know?"

The man's eagle eyes were sharp, but his attitude was not good.

You've been wandering around all morning and can't get anything done?

Lin Dong was already impatient, so he immediately jumped over Ma Xinyi and said, "Who is your Excellency?"

"Luo Changyou, the military counselor of the Chu Army of the New Army, who are you?"

Luo Changyou raised his head and said.

This man was born with a tiger's back and a wasp's waist. He punched at the door, which was a bit majestic.

"Listen up, I am General Linhuai, Lin Yuanjue."

Lin Dong's tone was not very good. All cats and dogs were jumping in front of him.

He originally thought that after he announced his name, this little guy who didn't even have the title of general would step out of the way or go to complain, but he didn't expect that this person didn't buy his fault.

"Even if the King of Heaven comes, I still have to abide by the rules in the army and wait."

Luo Changyou frowned.

Lin Dong clenched his fists and was about to get angry. He was filled with a murderous aura, as if the snow covering the mountains was about to explode.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ma Xinyi pressed Lin Dong's shoulders and said, "Wait."

"Don't forget what we are here for."

When asking for help from someone, there is no point in acting rudely in front of someone.

Moreover, the title Lin Yuanjue is not without gold in the military.

The fist can push back the stone and conquer the city of Suzhou. No matter which hilltop in Green Camp, it can be said to be resounding.

Even if the newly created Chu army is a group of arrogant and powerful generals, it is impossible for them to be so blind.

The current situation must have been explained by Zuo Zongtang personally, so the other party was unwilling to let him go.

Ma Xinyi's mind was spinning very fast, and he was thinking in his heart that with Zuo Jigao's magnanimity, he probably wouldn't deliberately let others embarrass him because of the change of family.Then, the problem obviously arises with brother Lin Yuanjue.

Lin Dong held back his temper and waited until the sun rose three poles high.

A line of soldiers, all wearing gorgeous armor, stepped straight into the door. When they passed by brothers Lin and Ma, they didn't even look at them.

"What, they don't have to wait?"

Even though Ma Xinyi had a good temper, his face turned gloomy at this moment, so gloomy that it could cover the sun in the sky.

"They are the leaders of our Chu army, so naturally they don't have to wait."

Luo Changyou said this, with a bit of teasing in his eyes.

"Are you deliberately making things difficult for us?"

Ma Xinyi was about to ask loudly, but the words didn't come out of his mouth.

Snapped!
Hearing a sound, Lin Dong struck out like lightning, and slapped the general named Luo on the face.

If you hit someone, you have to slap him in the face. Lin Dong chose this place specially.

Hu Ben's figure flew out upside down, and his bloody teeth flew out of his mouth. Luo Changyou fell to the ground and was knocked unconscious without even letting out a scream.

"what are you doing."

The row of soldiers who had just entered suddenly turned around and looked at Lin and Ma with unruly faces.

Several phantoms of wolves, tigers, and leopards rose from behind this group of proud soldiers.

Lin Dong raised his eyebrows and raised his foot to kick the person who was coming towards him. He restrained his strength by three points, and the golden flames flashed in his eyes.

boom!
The iron pieces on the chain armor buzzed and trembled, and the huge tiger head phantom immediately collapsed.

This general went as quickly as he came.

The pair of pointed thin-soled boots that Lin Dong was wearing first penetrated the armor on the chainmail, and then left a huge dent in the protective goggles.

The warrior fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a moment. The beast that protected him in the form of dragon energy disappeared into thin air the moment he fell.

"That's it?"

Lin Dong crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at the generals with eager eyes.

All the generals were speechless when they saw how brave he was.

"It seems that this new army of nagging people has failed Mr. Zuo's hopes."

Lin Dong shook his head in disappointment.

These soldiers were not ignorant of their noble character. Seeing that the most powerful one among them was knocked down with a kick, they all took a few steps back, raised their heads and stopped talking.

"The soldiers brought out by Yuan Sanjia are truly incomparable. They even dare to come to my territory to show off their power."

Zuo Zongtang came out from one side of the school ground and stared at Lin Dong and Ma Xinyi coldly, his beard and hair slightly flaring.

His sharp eyes were pointed directly behind him like a sword.

Lin Dong turned his head and looked at the fat old man with an unattractive face. He twisted his eyebrows and said, "Master Zuo, but your subordinates don't want to betray my dignity. They are provocative first."

"I just want to ask, Master Zuo, do you want to conquer the Western Region and completely tear the Hongfu Khanate into pieces? If you don't want to, we two brothers will turn around and leave without delaying you at all."

Lin Dong said with great anger.

Ma Xinyi raised his hand to wipe away the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and bowed to Zuo Zongtang with a bit of embarrassment, clasping his fists and saying, "Teacher."

"Hmph. I am not your mentor. Your mentor should be Yuan Sanjia."

Zuo Zongtang flicked his sleeves and dropped a sentence.

"follow me."

Lin and Ma quickly followed.

……

"Lin Yuanjue, I want to ask you, have you ever met Peng Yulin when you came from Jiangning Mansion? At that time, there were many court officials and wealthy people gathered in Jiangning area, such as Xu Biao, Li Xuyi, Zhang Yao and others. Why did everyone die in Jiuyou?"

"Even Peng Yulin was buried in the city, and in the end only you and your group were able to get out of the city? If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself." Zuo Zongtang took the two of them into a wooden house behind the school grounds, and said not long after they sat down. .

He grabbed a wine jar and poured a bowl with Lin Dong and Ma Xinyi respectively.

The sweet aroma spreads.

Lin Dong felt a little uneasy because he didn't expect that the ambush and assassination of Peng Yulin would be exposed.

However, how much does Zuo Zongtang know?
Lin Dong's eyes were rolling.

Ma Xinyi obviously didn't know about this. He didn't participate at all in the Tujiang Dragon King battle, and Lin Dong never mentioned it at all.

"Under the influence of the local official Li Xiucheng, the Tujiang water monster caused chaos and flooded the city. Master Peng served the country loyally. Why is it all on me? If I can lead the troops out, it is naturally my ability."

"I don't know anything about the rest."

Lin Dong refused to admit it.

To put it bluntly, normally, ordinary people would not be able to blame him.

After all, under the circumstances at that time, he and Peng Yulin were in the same camp, and there was no reason to take action against him.

"It really has nothing to do with you?"

Zuo Zongtang stared at Lin Dong's calm face and emphasized again in a generous voice.

"I don't know where the traitor came from to talk to Commander Zuo, but if Commander Zuo can't trust me, just arrest him."

Lin Dong raised his eyebrows, feeling a little uncomfortable due to Zuo Zongtang's aggressive attitude.

He didn't want things to get to an irreversible point, but at the same time, he didn't mind killing people across the city.

Without Butcher Zhang, wouldn’t it be possible to eat pigs with hair on them?

Without the so-called Qing Dynasty, he could still lead the soldiers to attack the Hongfu Khanate in the west and beat the evil monster who founded the country into powder.

In a supreme state, it is impossible to force rebellion.

Looking at Lin Dong's expression, Zuo Zongtang's guess was pretty sure.

Immediately, Zuo Zongtang changed the subject and said: "It seems that some people are exaggerating, but it is really a pity for a group of arrogant and capable soldiers. I have spent a lot of thought on this Western Expedition. Be prepared. It has been quite some time, it has been several years since Mr. Lin handed over the "Illustrated Records of the Western Regions" to me."

"We were raising food, recruiting troops, and preparing weapons, but there was a problem with recruiting generals..."

Zuo Zongtang was an unsmiling person, with a face as cold as eternal ice.

"Master Zuo!"

Lin Dong stood up and shouted.

"I dare to assure you that as long as I, Lin Yuanjue, am here, one man will be in charge and no one can get in the way!"

A majestic momentum arose spontaneously.

Lin Dongchu really felt like a majestic mountain in front of Zuo Zongtang.

He is a master of martial arts, has solid energy all over his body, and possesses frightening power in every move he makes.

There was a rare change in Zuo Zongtang's face. He nodded slightly and asked quickly: "Do you want to go to the Western Regions with me?"

"Yes."

Lin Dongguo asserted.

"Man, why don't you bring Wu Gou and capture the fifty states in Guanshan? You have a fierce power in you. You are worthy of being a peerless warrior who can shake a stone head-on."

Zuo Zongtang said with a serious face. He first praised and then disparaged. He waved his hand and then said: "If I tell you that if you go out with the army, you will not be given a grain of rations, how will you treat it?"

These words left Lin Dong speechless.

If you don't provide food to the soldiers, are you waiting for a rebellion?
"We don't need food."

At this time, Ma Xinyi on the side actually became Lin Dong's strong support.

"Guangzhou is the southern gate of trade between Western countries. There is an endless stream of ships coming and going in Haikou, day and night. The wealthy gentry and wealthy people often appear on the streets, and there are music and music in the city every night. Xiguan Avenue, the streets extend in all directions, and the lacquered buildings on the road are towering. . Goods from all over the place are gathered here, spices, tea, porcelain, opium, salt and iron, and so on."

"The wealth of Guangzhou Prefecture is that the tax revenue of one place can account for more than [-]% of the annual tax of the Qing Dynasty, especially Suzhou and Hangzhou. As the thirteenth dental shop in Guangzhou Prefecture, the Wu family is fully capable of supporting my brother Lin Yuanjue's Western expedition. ."

"In the early years of Daoguang's reign, imperial officials came to Yahang to check the accounts. The silver water melted by a fire could flow for several miles, and everyone who saw it was dumbfounded."

"The Wu family can still support a foreign war."

Ma Xinyi opened his mouth wide and let out words.

"Humph, I forgot. Ma Xinyi, the Wu family you are now with is very wealthy. Let alone a mere foreign war, I think it is possible to even seek for the country."

Zuo Zongtang's words were merciless.

"Don't dare."

Ma Xinyi buried his face, uncertain.

"Hmph, I don't dare. You, Ma Xinyi, are so bold, so why don't you dare?"

"At first, I ran to Hu Linyi at night. After the defeat, I became a Japanese thief. Later I defected to the Yuan Dynasty. Now I am still involved with the Wu family, the country's beetle. Is there anything in this world that you, Ma Xinyi, dare not do? All the slaves of the three surnames are better than you. So strong."

pat!

The wine vat was shattered on the ground, and porcelain pieces were flying.

call.

Ma Xinyi spurted out two streams of white steam from his nostrils, raised his head suddenly, with a wanton and uncontrollable evil aura on his face, but he was no less evil than Lin Dong.

At some point, the two brothers were exactly the same.

Ma Xinyi looked directly at Zuo Zongtang, his eyes almost splitting, and he breathed out cold air: "People have to stand out, mentor! You know what I want, but you still suppress me? I won't leave? You can cure it?" The army is tough, has a bad temper, and even nine cows can't drag you back what you have decided. If I don't leave, will you have to deal with it for the rest of your life?"

Zuo Zongtang is also nicknamed Zuo Mulie in the Green Camp, because he has a certain degree of character flaws - so-called flaws in the secular sense.

He neither flatters nor bows to others, and is incompatible with the entire officialdom.

There are rare outbreaks of Xinjiang Xinjiang.

"Hmph, why do you think I'm suppressing you? I've long seen that you're rebellious."

Zuo Zongtang's beard spread out one by one, roaring like a lion.

"Back then, you counted your belongings and fields, sold them, joined the army, and recruited eight hundred warriors. I was grateful for your kindness, promoted you all the way, and gave you the opportunity to lead a unit."

"But it wasn't until later that I learned that for the sake of fame and wealth, you took away all the money, left nothing at home, and allowed your wife to die of illness and hunger. You didn't even read the letters I wrote to you. You are so cruel, such a person , It’s very dangerous! What can’t you do for the sake of power? I am suppressing your military achievements just to polish your ambition for power.”

Zuo Zongtang talked about the long-standing grievances, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

Lin Dong suddenly took a step forward and asked, "May I ask Mr. Zuo, is it a family matter or a national matter?"

At this moment, there is no doubt that he is on the right side, and the brothers work together to cut through the metal.

I won’t mention the evil deeds Ma Xinyi has done for the sake of power.

Lin Dong never harmed innocent people for the sake of affixes. At least Lin Dong's brother Ma Xinyi was loyal enough.

"Family affairs? National affairs? What things have you done that are beneficial to the family and the country?"

Zuo Zongtang restrained his anger and asked.

Lin Dong's eyes shone brightly as he spoke: "Luzhou and Suzhou were conquered by us..."

Unexpectedly, Zuo Zongtang said with great confidence: "It's nothing to worry about if you have hair. It's just a stubborn disease. Hong Xiuquan's order as the king, in just a few years, the pacification of Su and Lu is nothing."

Zuo Zongtang, who had suppressed the Yuanbu demon disaster, is indeed qualified to say this. The original turmoil of the Yuanbu demon disaster was no less than that of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the initial uprising.

"Hahaha."

Ma Xinyi laughed, restrained some of his tyranny, and said with an unruly expression.

"Teacher, does he know how the world is changing today?"

"Beyond the country's gate, there is the land of the Empire where the sun never sets, and far across the ocean, a new type of thing called electromagnetic bacteria is rising like the sun..."

"The Western countries are changing with each passing day, but we are gradually stagnating. You see, if the imperial court does not think about reforms and changes, within five years, thousands of miles of territory will be reduced to the ruins of Yin."

"If it takes a few years for the imperial court to understand what I said, it will be too late... The disciples have selfish motives, but this selfishness is not mixed with the desire to serve the imperial court and patriotism."

……

On this day, Lin Dong, Ma Xinyi and Zuo Zongtang argued for a long time and finally reached an agreement.

Lin Dong went out with the army, but he couldn't get anything from the Chu army. The only thing he had was the power to recruit troops and collect food. Everything was up to him.

Ma Xinyi will get some support from Zuo Zongtang in the court. In exchange, he will have to share part of the food and grass for the Chu army.In short, when the two brothers went back and thought about it, they felt that they had been tricked by the old fox.

(End of this chapter)