Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 141: Zhang Xi lobbied Xining City, Zhi Dongmei was bitter and deceived the truth
When Zhang Xi returned to Yongxing, Hunan, it was almost the Double Ninth Festival.Autumn frost has arrived in Beijing at this time, red leaves are all over the city, the mountains are dyed with emerald green, and the water is clear. The wealthy people bring their friends and carry wine to climb high to relieve the cold and enjoy the autumn scenery. Most people are already busy preparing charcoal, storing winter vegetables, and repairing the fire pits. Prepare for winter.The climate in Hunan is warm, the bamboo trees are still luxuriant, the clouds are covered with rain, it looks like early autumn in the north, the mountains are green and the streams are smooth, and the surrounding fields are sad and green when you look up.He walked all the way back, regardless of his physical fatigue, and rushed back to his home to visit his mother. He had a reunion dinner with his younger siblings and their family, and stayed there for three or four days.Hongshi sent him 300 taels of silver through Kuang Shichen. He left 200 taels to settle his family, and then went to Zengjiaying to find his teacher Zeng Jing.

"Okay!" Zeng Jing listened to Zhang Xi's activities during the year he left. She put the letter written by Kuang Shichen to herself on a candle and burned it. She said with a happy smile on her wrinkled face: "It's not in vain. If I teach you a lesson, you will not have traveled thousands of miles in vain. He is truly a talented man! A wise man does not judge a hero by success or failure, not to mention that there is still a lot to be done!" As he spoke, he asked his wife to serve Zhang Xi some food.He is 54 years old this year. He looks a little older than his actual age. His hair is gray and braided in one place. His face is slightly longer and dark red. Under two gray eyebrows, he has a pair of deep triangular eyes, which occasionally flash and reveal. He has a smart and capable look, and his beard and beard at the temples and corners of his mouth are neatly combed, hanging straight to his chest, giving him a somewhat otherworldly and elegant look.Seeing Zhang Xi staring at her, Zeng Jing smiled and said, "I'm getting older, but you still look the same as when you left. You just look much darker."

When Zhang Xi saw his wife bringing the food, he hurriedly stood up to take it and said, "Thank you, Master." Then he turned to Zeng Jing and said, "Let's talk while we eat - ah, the food in my hometown is still delicious! - the situation is what the students just said Later, Third Brother was too busy, so I talked with Teacher Kuang several times, but because I didn’t know what arrangements the teacher had, I didn’t go into details.”

"Why bother to explain everything?" Zeng Jing smiled and pushed the two books across the table, "These are my two books. They are the sample books that have just been proofread and engraved. You can take them and read them - Kuang Shichen is assisting Third brother, I followed the path of Zhao Gao to destroy Qin; I followed the path of Zhang Liang, who followed the path of rebels and the people of the world, but his actions are not the same as his own. That's all." Zhang Xi hurriedly picked up After finishing the rice in the bowl, I mixed the remaining fish soup and bacon with boiling water and drank it. I wiped the sweat from my head and hurriedly picked up two new books written by the teacher.I saw one book with "Zhixinlu" written on the cover, and the other with "Zhijilu" written on it. I shouted "Okay" and said: "Know the past by observing the situation, and learn the new by reviewing the past - good!" Zeng Jing twirled her beard and smiled and said: "'Zhixinlu' is all clichés. I wrote about the political and people's sentiments in China during the Five Husties. I also wrote about the Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, adding my own reading experience. The 'Zhiji' article collected ancient and modern auspiciousness. Catastrophe refers to the reaction of heaven and man. The article was written for the world, and the opening chapter clearly states that it is still the words of the sage, 'It is better for Yi and Di to have kings than for all Xia to perish'."

Zhang Xi flipped through it again and saw the secret ranking and annotation in "Zhi Ji Lu": that year the Yellow River was clear and the world was in chaos, this year meteorites fell and the British Lord died, as well as the conclusions of famous figures at that time and subsequent verification situations.It also uses the form of explaining the "Book of Changes" to comment in detail from the principles and images, which is very thorough and comprehensive. "How can you finish reading a book of 10,000+ words in one go? Go down and browse again." Zeng Jing lit the cigarette and took a puff, blowing out the smoke and said: "It's still what I said when you left. The Qing Dynasty is now almost exhausted. It's over. Any country that is about to perish must have a foolish and tyrannical king who acts against the will. Take a look at this Yongzheng - usurping the throne, bullying his brothers, forcing his mother to concubine, and killing meritorious officials, not to mention him. His decrees At one end, he cultivated cruel officials like Tian Wenjing, Ortai and Li Wei, and at the other end he suppressed outspoken ministers like Yang Mingshi and Sun Jiagan. The gentry in the countryside had to provide food and meet the needs of the poor, and the common people in the grassland were forced to leave their hometowns to reclaim wasteland. He worshiped his own palace, carriages, horses, jade and silk. , he also wants to amass the wealth of the world and rectify all the good and bad regardless of high or low! Looking at the administration of officials and looking at the people's hearts, isn't he a tyrant?
"Nian Gengyao is a general with outstanding merits in conquering the border, and we owe him both credit and gratitude; Longkoduo is a lonely and important minister, with high prestige and high respect, but he also established a prison after a disagreement. He behaves like this, like How can someone like Yue Zhongqi not be suspicious or fearful?"

Zeng Jing leaned on the chair, staring at the green mountains outside, smoking pot after pot, and said thoughtfully: "You were right just now, the scholar can't rebel. If it weren't for Zhang Xingren, The righteous ministers rescued you, but you have lost your head, so it is indeed a good idea to persuade Yue Zhongqi to raise troops." "The student is willing to go to Xining again." Zhang Xi thought about the teacher's words and confirmed them with his own experience, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. I feel that Yongzheng is indeed a thief of one man and the people, and has reached the point where everyone has betrayed his relatives and alienated him.The spectacular sight of Yue Zhongqi raising his banner and raising his troops to the east, and the whole country rising up to respond. His career as a member of the staff, relying on horses and grass edicts to attack the unjust, made his blood boil.He stood up and his voice became a little hoarse: "Yue Dongmei dared not go to Beijing to report on her duties. It is not a long-term solution. I think he is still hesitant. If this kind of thing continues, the court will be ready to do it again. It’s too late. So I have to go early!”

"Don't be impatient!" Zeng Jing knocked down the ashes of his cigarette and stood up, walked a few steps in the room and said, "It's unusual to persuade Yue Zhongqi to rebel. If you are not prepared, it is like a moth throwing himself into the fire. He may take advantage of you. Are you going to ask for credit and reward?"

"How is that possible? He is a descendant of Yue Wumu!"

"Since ancient times, loyal ministers have had rebellious sons. This cannot be measured by this. Since he considers himself a descendant of loyal ministers from the Han family, he will not be an official in the first place." The wrinkles on Zeng Jing's forehead wrinkled, Lao Gao said, "I have to think about this carefully. I I thought it would be better to start with the pros and cons and persuade him to understand the righteousness again, so I finally wrote a letter so that he could read it and reflect on it again and again. What he was afraid of was that Yongzheng would kill the heroes, so he started from this point, and then talked about Yue Pengju and the Jin people as enemies. , The spirit of loyalty and righteousness will last forever, and I want him to understand the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period. If this article is not well written, you can’t go!"

"Then ask the teacher to come up with ideas and write."

Zeng Jing turned around and looked Zhang Xi up and down, and then sighed after a long while: "You also have to understand that your departure is like Jing Ke's journey to the west, with more dangers than good. I am already old, and I have ignored everything. You have an old mother above you, and a family below you. Young brother and weak sister!”

"I have thought about this a long time ago." Zhang Xi said with enthusiasm, "I have also explained it to my family. My mother is also a person who understands justice!"

Seven days later, Zhang Xi and teachers and students Zeng Jing said goodbye in tears.Calculating the schedule, it took more than 3000 miles to travel from Yongxing to Xining through the four provinces of Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu. Zhang Xi was determined to die, and did not care about the distant mountains and rivers. He only brought 40 taels of silver with him, and forced the teacher to pay for the rest. For household purposes, he set out on the road carrying an old sheepskin robe given to him by Zeng Jing.Zeng Jingzhi sent him twenty miles away, then Yiyi waved her hand, and didn't come back until he couldn't see his back.Zhang Xi didn't have any worries all the way. He ate dry food, stayed in a cold hotel and stayed overnight in Xiaoxing. By the time he arrived in Xining, it was already the first month of the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign.

Xining is already a military city.Since troops were allowed to enter Tibet here, most of the residents have moved in. Nian Gengyao set up an empty city to lure the enemy to attack, forcing the people in the city to serve as "baits" outside the city. Another group died and another group fled. After several encounters with Luobuzang Tenzin fought bloody battles here, killing many and starving to death.There are only a few lamasery and merchants in the tea and horse business in Zhongyuan left in the city, and most of the empty houses have been designated as barracks.There are only a few sparse mule and horse shops dotted in the city. As far as the eye can see, the cold and biting wind is rushing through the streets and alleys wrapped in yellow sand. The streets are full of camels carrying grain and grass, dancing wildly. Walking leisurely in the wind and sand... Zhang Xi found a dry shop, slept on a hot bed with a group of camel drivers, and spent the remaining five or six taels of silver to buy water. , took a quick hot bath, changed his clothes, and put on the leather robe Zeng Jing gave him.He inquired about the General's headquarters in the west of the city. Without saying a word, he went straight to the camp with all his energy and asked the gatekeeper Goshiha to go in and report: "I came from Hunan on a special trip. I have a letter from an old friend to General Yue." Please pass on the letter to me."

"May I ask your surname?"

"Oh, my name is Zhang Xi." Zhang Xi looked at the main entrance of the general's residence in the wind and sand under the gray sky, and said, "I have a very important letter, and I must meet with General Yue."

Na Geshiha said nothing and took Zhang Xi's famous tattoo. He came out after about a pack of cigarettes and said with a smile: "Marshal Yue is meeting with some generals. Come with me." Zhang Xi nodded and followed. The soldier, however, entered through the Yimen, entered the inner courtyard through a side door of the school grounds, and was placed in a tall and spacious signing room.The soldier said: "This is the Marshal's room. He is arranging military affairs in the meeting hall and will be down in a moment. There is hot tea in the pot. Please sit down." After that, he left.

Zhang Xi was sitting alone in Yue Zhongqi's custody room, and suddenly felt a strange feeling: he was in Beijing the day before yesterday, went to Hunan yesterday, and today he came to the windy and cold Xining. The changes in his life were so incredible!When looking at the lock-in room, there is a public case table in the middle with paper, inkstones and other items, a long table against the wall with stacks of documents about feet high; a large kang in the north is covered with tiger skin mattresses, and there are A kang table was set up; a tea basket was propped against the door on the south side, and white smoke was emitting from the water vapor in the charcoal fire; there was a row of white wooden benches under the east window, and there was nothing else.There is only one inscription hanging on the long table on the west wall, but there are only two:

Quiet.

There is no title or signature, so it is very conspicuous in this room.The first thought that came to Zhang Xi's mind was "Qinghan".My somewhat anxious heart calmed down.

"Call Master Gao - Gao Yingtian, do you understand? Ask him to come here." There was a sound of footsteps outside, and a thick voice shouted loudly, "Go and send an order to the Munitions Department. Two men on guard duty froze to death last night. Pi The hair on the robes has all fallen out. If there is any in the treasury, replace it with it. If there is a shortage, send a message to the general of Gansu and the governor of Gansu to have it shipped within seven days!"

Then, the heavy cotton curtain sounded, and a short-built middle-aged man came in. He was wearing a nine-python five-clawed python robe and a crane patch suit. He was wearing a pair of knee-high cowhide high-waisted boots. He had thick eyebrows like brooms and a pair of small eyes on his dark red face. Shooting everywhere - at a glance, you can tell that this is Yue Zhongqi, the No. 1 general of the Yongzheng Dynasty.Zhang Xi had already stood up. Seeing the seven or eight military academies who had come to help him take off his uniform and pat the dirt off his body, Yue Zhongqi raised his face and just pondered. He suddenly felt nervous - he was already very satisfied. The strength, suddenly the confidence seems to be lost.

"Your name is Zhang Xi?" Yue Zhongqi changed into a lynx monkey skin robe with a sauce-colored river silk surface. He glanced at Zhang Xi, who was standing in a daze, and said with a smile: "What a good-looking man! You came here from Hunan specifically to write. The weather is really bad. It's not easy." Zhang Xi finally came to his senses and shouted "Well, General Yue!" Then he knelt down and kowtowed: "The villain is Zhang Xi, a student from Hunan. I have important secrets under the orders of my teacher Shi Jiesou. Report the matter to the general!" Yue Zhongqi said in surprise: "Didn't he say he was here to deliver a letter?"

Zhang Xi paused and looked at the people in the room. "Oh, you mean them?" Yue Zhongqi smiled and said: "These are all veteran gangsters. I have been with you for decades, crawling out of the dead, and I have never betrayed them about important confidential matters. If you have anything to say, just tell them. He said, if you have a letter, just take it out. But you scholars are so coy and careless!" Several generals also laughed after hearing this.Zhang Xi thought that he could not speak first in this situation, so he picked up the corner of his leather robe, tore it open with a "chi" sound, carefully pulled out a letter, presented it with both hands, and said: "General, please have a look."

"A good call!" Yue Zhongqi looked at the envelope and took it out casually. He was shocked at the first sight:
Xiangshui Shi Jiesou paid homage to Marshal Wu Mu of Song Pengju
After Shaobao, under the command of General Dongmei
He rolled his eyes and looked at Zhang Xi, then read the letter silently.The letter was very long, briefly summarizing Yue Fei's heroic spirit of resisting the Jin Dynasty and never returning to death, and describing the situation at that time. If Emperor Gaozong had believed and believed in it, advocated a decisive battle, and swept the Central Plains with all his strength from the southeast, there would have been no disturbance for a hundred generations. Pavilion's legacy.Then he talked about the tragic misfortunes in which the heroes of the past generations were jealous of their masters, and their honors were revealed, and then their bodies and families were killed... Yue Zhongqi looked at it and felt that the words on it were jumping around wildly. One turn:
In the past, the "Jin" clan was the Jurchen clan. They ravaged the Central Plains in embarrassment and then fled to the Xing'an Mountains in the Changbai Mountains and were renamed "Man".The ancestors of Manchu were the enemies of the emperor and ancestors, but the descendants of Shaobao, like those of Dongmei, were the ministers of the enemy!Is this considered filial piety?That tribe of barbarians has the heart of a jackal and the nature of a snake and scorpion. Even though they have stolen a divine weapon, they are really in danger for China.Confucius said that the rulers of Yi and Di are not as good as the death of all the Xia. Therefore, not only are they not rulers, but they are also the enemies of all the Xia.How can we be loyal if we serve the king with hatred?In the past, Gengyao helped Zhou to commit cruelty, killed good people to repay merit, and stole honors and honors unparalleled. This is certainly unkind, but he did not agree with China and Korea, and he died without being heard.If the general takes this as his law, how can he be compared to benevolence and wisdom?Those who are not of my race must have a different heart. The general is attached to the false dynasty, lingering in danger and doubt, and the army is in a dangerous place. The general is in danger as if exposed in the morning!Do you know this? In 500 years, kings have risen. Since the founding of the Yan Dynasty, it has been just the right number. After you have been loyal and good, your talents are as good as the sky, and you have the hatred of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. You have high righteousness and restored the clothes of our Han family. With the sound of a song, the whole world will rise, and a hundred thousand warriors of bears and tigers will not leave the Three Qin Dynasty, and the land will be revived in a hundred years!Shi Jiesou's head was aching and his heart ached. When Chen Yue and Zhong Qi saw this, they were already covered in sweat.Trying his best to calm down his rapidly beating heart, Yue Zhongqi frowned and said: "This is indeed a letter that affects life and death. It is not a shame to be able to read such a letter in a lifetime. But - it's just that this Shi Jiesou, like It's a person's number, of course I can't care about it. But since I trust you, I should know who he is and meet him, right?"

Zhang Xi's heart relaxed like a bowstring. When Yue Zhongqi read the letter, his face turned pale with nervousness, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest. It was simply more unbearable than enduring torture.At this moment, his mind was clear, and his attitude was much more casual, because he bowed his head and said: "Now I can only tell you that this is my teacher. Three tombs, five canons, eight ropes and nine hills can be penetrated, astronomy, geography, wind, angle and six ren can be penetrated." As long as General Dongmei agrees with this idea and holds a flag, the teacher can arrive thousands of miles away day and night." Yue Zhongqi shook his head like a rattle and said, "It's hard to believe it."

"Zhang Xi is also seven feet tall. I stay here as a hostage." Zhang Xi said proudly, "The teacher will not be here when you start the incident. Just kill me and sacrifice the flag!"

"I'm afraid it would be difficult for you and me to handle such a big thing."

"As long as you do what the letter says, God will bring you back and people will support you."

"Look at this young boy." Yue Zhongqi smiled at several generals who were confused by what he heard: "He came to persuade me to rebel, but he couldn't believe me. If I lead my troops like this, it would be strange if you don't mutiny." Several generals thought Yue Zhongqi was joking and couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Xi felt the humiliation of being scorned, and stood up in a hurry and said: "If you don't believe me, let me go. If you want to take credit, my head is right here. Why ridicule?" "Let me go - - Asking for credit - Humph, ridicule?" Yue Zhongqi sneered, "You are too young, young boy! Tell the truth, who sent you here, and where did you get here?" Only now did Zhang Xi know Yue Zhongqi's true meaning. At this time, he was trapped in a dragnet with no chance of survival, so he looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "The descendants of Yue Fei are like this, hahaha..."

"Come!" Yue Zhongqi's voice was as cold as ice, "Take it!"

"twitter!"

"Drag him out, slap him with forty strips, be harsh!"

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In the blink of an eye, a few Goshhars grabbed the guest, pulled him outside to the corridor, tied him to a pillar, and whipped him violently.

"Send to the back hall to be tortured," Yue Zhongqi couldn't hear Zhang Xi's groan. He was so angry that the three corpses exploded, and shouted loudly, "As long as you don't die, any punishment can be used!" He picked up the cup and took a sip of water. If it felt cold, he went to He poured it on the tea basket and poured it into his hand. It was so hot that he shrank his hand and smashed the cup into pieces with a loud "huanglang" sound.Qia Gao Yingtian stepped in and said in a daze: "I'm beating people outside, but I'm angry inside. What happened to the commander?" Yue Zhongqi took a deep breath and pointed to the letter on the case without saying a word.

Senior Master Gao stepped forward and picked up the letter. After reading the first line, his legs felt weak. He sat down on the wooden bench and calmed down to read it carefully.Yue Zhongqi said: "Even though someone is holding a bucket of shit to my head, he still comes to give me the excuse! What's wrong with this world? It seems that everyone has had enough! I have a military day here, and I am so busy that my feet are in the air, and he still You want to blame the blame on me!" Gao Yingtian slowly folded the letter and asked: "Commander, what are you going to do?" "This case should be asked by the Ministry of Punishment." Yue Zhongqi said, "Rack him in big shackles and send him to Beijing!" Gao Ying Tiandao: "It is absolutely impossible. Once you are publicly escorted or delayed in interrogation, the culprit will not be able to get it. The censors will still have to find faults in their eggs. They will impeach you immediately for accommodating the culprit. This matter can be done smoothly. , not only are the rumors that you are a descendant of Yue Fei and have evil intentions dispelled, but you may also help the emperor uncover a major rebellion case. Not only is there no harm, but it is also meritorious! You give this credit to the criminals of the Ministry of Justice Dirty officials?" Gao Yingtian was the most inconspicuous among Yue Zhongqi's staff.The purpose of calling him here was to reprimand him for improper food and grass management, but Yue Zhongqi had already forgotten about it.He looked at the little-looking master with admiration and said, "Old Gao, this is what I saw! What do you think I should do? What I'm most afraid of right now is that this kid will grit his teeth and not make a sound."

Gao Yingtian stroked his sparse yellow beard, thought with a sullen expression, and said: "Of course. Then there will be new rumors, saying that flies don't pick up unsealed eggs. Maybe you broke the appointment first and wanted to take credit later. ——I want to make you disobedient, what words can’t be formulated?” He paused, clasped his hands together, and his narrowed eyes glowed like a cat with a faint green light: “The bitter meat trick——yes.”

"Well?"

"Commander, it's great to do it like this." Gao Yingtian said with a smile, "Hit him hard until he spits out the best. If you're not afraid of this guy, if you're a straight bitch, let's use soft skills. Just coax him as soon as he comes up. He may not be sure. Are you getting suspicious instead?"

Yue Zhongqi chewed on his words for a long time and then said: "I am here to protect the person. No matter what, I will protect you as a military meritorious platform first."

Zhang Xi was beaten with bruises all over his body and was pushed into a small house in a coma.He has also seen the government yamen interrogation, and the governor's yamen interrogation, where the yamen officials pinned the raped woman to the red-hot iron chain, and she was knocked unconscious by a puff of green smoke.Compared to that punishment, he also felt that the soldiers were a little too cruel... They would first use a leather whip dipped in salt water and whip it until it made a rice-shaped pattern. When the "pattern" was all over the body, what oozed out was no longer blood. , but yellow water.The military academies drank wine, slowly grilled the strips, and traced the "flower" pattern bit by bit... They woke up from the pain, burned them out again, and repeated it like this...

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xi gradually woke up from the burning pain.His whole body was covered with eschar, but the pain was not that unbearable. He was just thirsty, so thirsty that his throat and heart were dry.He tilted his head slightly and found himself lying in a small apartment separated by earth walls. There was a warm fire bed under him, and flower cups and tea bowls could be vaguely seen on the table under the bed.He wanted to call for water, but stubbornly tightened his mouth. In the dark night, only his eyes could be seen shining faintly.Suddenly, the conversation between two people across the screen was so low that it was almost a whisper:

"Hey... are you awake?"

"No. Oh, it's Gao——"

"Shhh - didn't you get some water for him to drink?"

"He is a stubborn donkey. He is not thirsty when he is awake, but he was force-fed several times when he was unconscious."

"Have the military doctor come to see you?"

"I've been here and have been given medicine. Commander, don't worry, there are no internal injuries at all. Of course, pain is inevitable. Doctor Ma said that as long as you eat and drink well, you'll be fine in a few days."

"Shhh—while he's unconscious, you go and give him some water, and I'll go see the commander."

A few very light footsteps passed by, and there was no sound outside.A veteran wearing a uniform came in holding an oil lamp. When he looked at Zhang Xi with a glance, Zhang Xi closed his eyes in a hurry.There was a sound of pouring water, and Lao Jun came over with a sigh, and then Zhang Xi felt a cold feeling on his lips.This time he pretended to be unconscious and no longer refused to drink water. He greedily drank a large bowl and fell into a half-conscious state again.

"Zhang Xi——Mr. Zhang..."

A choked voice shouted in his ear, and then the lights turned on. Zhang Xi opened his eyes, but the fierce-looking General Yue stood in front of him.He snorted and wanted to turn away, but the excruciating pain stopped him.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm here to see you." Yue Zhongqi's eyes were full of soft light and he came closer to Zhang Xi.Senior Master Gao was holding a lamp beside him, helping Yue Zhongqi check the injuries, and whispered: "It's okay, sir, they are just flesh wounds. Lao Ma and the others are pretty good at handling things."

A drop of cold water fell on Zhang Xi's neck. Zhang Xi trembled with excitement. When he looked at it carefully, he saw Yue Zhongqi's tears. Gao Yingtian advised him from the side: "Commander, don't be sad... We can take care of Mr. Zhang after he has taken care of him." Let's talk." Zhang Xi stared at Yue Zhongqi without blinking and said coldly: "You are the general of the Man family, and I am the wronged soul of the Han family. What can we talk about?" Yue Zhongqi looked as if he had been hit by a stick, and his face was extremely pale. With a little blood, he slowly stepped aside and sat down slumped, burying his face between his arms, as if suppressing great pain, twitching and sobbing all over his body.

"General Yue is the 20th generation grandson of Commander Yue Fei." Gao Yingtian said coldly, "If you want to mess with him again, I will have people drag you out to feed the dogs! Rebelling against the Qing Dynasty will be a catastrophe that will wipe out the nine clans; Fu Ming, Another career that will shine through the ages. Why do you, Zhang Xi, ask us to believe you with just a letter?" Zhang Xi seemed to be shocked by Jiao Lei, and trembled all over, stuttering: "So... it turns out you are trying me?"

Yue Zhongqi came close to him, stroked Zhang Xi's hair with his rough hands, and said slowly: "Good brother, last year the emperor transferred me to the military base, but I didn't dare to abandon the army and join the post. There is also such a person who came to our army to persuade me He didn't know where he got the order from Prince Zhu San to raise an army. I believed him, but the letter he sent was intercepted by my people. It turned out to be Yongzheng's fine work on the stick! You know, I'm all dressed up The safety of the Han family has a lot to do with adhering to the heroes of our ancestors!" Zhang Xi stared at Yue Zhongqi's face, but that face and eyes were full of honest tears, and the wrinkles that had experienced vicissitudes of life were there. The lamp flickers on and off, hiding the endless worries in my heart.After a long time, Zhang Xi sighed and asked, "Why do you have to know who sent me now?"

"We don't know your background, how dare we do this kind of thing with you?" Gao Yingtian sneered, "You are really too young. Ma Guangzuo's 3 people are stationed in Gansu, and Legoying's 5000 people He is stationed in Songpan. Xi'an General Wa Deqing's fifty thousand troops and horses are blocking the way. You say you can get out of the Three Qin Dynasty just by raising the flag of righteousness? Since you have come to conspire to do something big, you should show your sincerity. You are not sincere, but you want to Are we sincere? You are such an interesting teacher!"

Zhang Xi tightened his lips. He was deeply moved by Yue Zhongqi and Gao Yingtian's pretentiousness, and the reasons they analyzed were so impeccable. He moved his lips and then pursed them.

"Mr. Zhang is tired too." Yue Zhongqi stood up, "Old Gao, tomorrow you will be sure to take a sedan chair to see Mr. Zhang off. Bring him 100 taels in packages."

"Wait!"

Zhang Xi didn't know where the energy came from. He pushed himself up and sat up and said, "Since you are sincere, are you willing to become brothers of life and death with me?" "Why not!" Gao Yingtian was stunned and did not come back to his senses. Yue Zhongqi had already He agreed generously: "Come on, come on, just gather the soil here and make it into incense. The three of us will become a golden orchid!"

So the two of them helped Zhang Xi get off the kang, drafted an oath under an oil lamp that flickered on and off, knelt down facing south, and recited in unison:
Today, three people, Yue Zhongqi, Gao Yingtian, and Zhang Xi, face God Haotian and sue the ancestral gods.The three of us are of the same mind, to fight together for the common people of the world and for the great cause of regaining the Han Dynasty to defeat the ugly captives of the Qing Dynasty.We have the same ambition in life and the same heart in death. We wish to be brothers in all our lives.If they violate this ambition, those who betray their brothers will die under swords and arrows and will never be reincarnated again!

A gust of wind passed through the house, and the sand and gravel made a sound on the roof tiles.Zhang Xi whispered: "Brothers, my teacher is..."

Yue Zhongqi and Gao Yingtian returned to the signing room and smiled at each other under the lamp.Gao Yingtian said: "Since you already know Zeng Jing, why do you still deal with him politely?" Yue Zhongqi said: "From now on, I will not see him again, and you will deal with him until you capture Zeng Jing! - If he fakes it again, it will be even harder for me to be in an opera now than to reach the sky! Sigh... The only way to survive the hardships is to die. If Zhang Xi takes the right path, he will be a good man!"

"What do you want to say to the emperor?" Gao Yingtian raised his pen, "Do you want to write about the joint oath?"

"Write." Yue Zhongqi thought for a while and said decisively, "Write it exactly. We must fully describe the situation where we had no choice but to come up with a plan. There is no need to mention the words in the oath about opposing the Manchus and restoring the Han Dynasty. Just say that we will live together and live together. Dead brothers are enough."

At dawn, Yue Zhongqi's urgent memorial of eight hundred miles had been sent out and went straight to Changchun Garden.

Four days later, the [-]-mile urgent order issued by the Military Aircraft Department was sent directly from Beijing to Yongxing, Hunan.

Five days later, the Yongxing County government went out in full force, riding fast horses and riding straight to Zengjiaying...

(End of this chapter)