Song Dynasty

Chapter 51 Two places
The rain has been falling, this autumn rain is endless.

Not only Anhe, but even Pingyuan Town was drenched into mud.

"Heavenly King, Heavenly King, be careful of the wind and cold." Tao Zisi chased after holding up the coir raincoat, leaving a long series of deep footprints on the ground.

Early in the morning, Li Chengcheng put on his whole body and came out to patrol the camp.

The rain splashed on his face and the armor on his body, forming a stream and flowing down.

In the big camp, one group after another of soldiers shuttled back and forth, solemnly and silently.

Li Cheng pushed Tao Zisi away, and said with a smile: "No, I haven't encountered any kind of wind knife, frost sword since I started the army. A little rain can't hurt me." He pointed to the soldiers patrolling the camp, and said: " Others can get in the rain, but I, Li Chengcheng, can't?"

"But, what a noble status are you, Heavenly King?"

"Identity, I'm just a fighter on the battlefield, what status do I have? I'm not a nobleman of the emperor. By the way, I am now the Song Dynasty's envoy to catch and kill. Put on a big show. Tell the soldiers to watch it, what are you talking about? He is a human being, but I am not a human being?" Li Cheng laughed, and while cupping his hands at the soldiers standing next to him, he said: "If the big show can help If we win, I might as well show it off, the question is, is it useful?"

"This... this..." Tao Zisi choked.

Li Cheng: "If Mr. Tao is cold, you can go back to the tent to warm up."

Tao Zisi had no choice but to say, "My subordinates are not cold." But he secretly complained in his heart, he is a scribe, and his whole body was drenched in cold during the journey.Moreover, the whole body was splashed with mud spots, which was really dirty.

It's really hard work following Li Tianwang to patrol the camp!
After walking for a long time, he finally finished walking everywhere in the army, and Li Cheng finally felt relieved.Only then did Tao Zisi and Tao Zisi return to Xingyuan, the wooden floor in the house was covered with mud footprints, and the two of them couldn't care less, and sat down in front of the stove, letting the fire burn the whole body with hot air.

Seeing that Tao Zisi's pale face finally returned to rosy, Li Cheng said with concern: "Mr. Tao, don't come with me in this kind of camp tour in the future. I am strong, so it doesn't matter, but you, a scholar, can't afford it." .”

Tao Zisi smiled wryly: "Since even the king of heaven has gone out, it doesn't make sense for me to stay in the room alone. The so-called undressing me, pushing me to eat, the king of heaven regards soldiers as himself, and the soldiers are grateful for your kindness, so they will naturally kill themselves to save you." Report. The Heavenly King leads the army, which is very similar to Wu Qi and Sun Wu! The subordinates admire it."

Li Cheng laughed: "I haven't read many books, and I don't know who Wu Qi and Sun Wu are. I'm a rough man, and I only have a word of justice in my heart. Although the military has strict hierarchy and orders and prohibitions, everyone is a robe. .What is Paoze? That is a comrade-in-arms, a brother. Brothers are wet, hungry, and cold, and you have to accompany them."

This smile is really arrogance.

After laughing, Li Cheng said again: "Lan Ruo won a beautiful battle, this Lan Ruo. No, no, no, this Wang Daosi, the Zhiniang thief is really a peerless national scholar!"

He slapped his thigh hard, and scratched himself with his hands happily: "Zhang Deyuan's disciples, what a talent! He is indeed the chief executive of a famous family. The Wang Daosi he trained First, a mob of [-] people defeated [-] thieves, and now they led [-] cavalry to cut off Li Yu's head. So far, the entire Huaixi has been firmly controlled by the officers and soldiers. Not only Liu Guangshi, but also Jian Jian The officials in Kangcheng also breathed a sigh of relief, this is a great credit."

Tao Zisi smiled and said: "Wang Daosi made such great achievements, it is not because of your heroic cavalry army, the king of heaven. In this battle, the court and the people of the world know the power of the king of heaven. If you are afraid, you will be afraid..." He dragged his voice .

Li Cheng frowned: "What are you afraid of?"

Tao Zisi: "I'm afraid that the Heavenly King, the envoy of arresting and murdering in Huaibei, will not be able to do it again. It may not be possible to add a title. In another two years, he will open his teeth and build a mansion, and Xuanfu will be a no-brainer."

"Haha!" Li Cheng laughed triumphantly, and he was not modest: "If the official family has something to do for the country, they will do their part. It's just, just..."

"What worries does the king have?"

Li Cheng suddenly looked depressed: "It's just that a certain person is reluctant to part with that Wang Daosi."

Seeing Li Cheng's regretful appearance, Tao Zisi suddenly felt strong jealousy, and forced a smile: "If the king of heaven wants to use Wang Shen, he can go to Zhang Xiang to ask for it after the imperial court rewards him. He is just a mere disciple." , it doesn't matter."

Li Cheng: "In the past, Wang Shen's family name was unknown, like a sword hidden in a box. At that time, if he asked for it, it might be enough. Now, Wang Daosi's battle shocked the whole Huaixi. The sword has been unsheathed, and its brilliance is dazzling Now, is Zhang Jun willing to let him go? Let’s write to Lan Ruo and prepare a generous gift to thank him. Order the cavalry battalion to rest quickly, and it’s time to bring the main force to attack. Zisi, you should get a charter right away. I’m so sorry. Think about how to move the next move."

Only then did Tao Zisi feel relieved: "It should, it should."

Li Cheng said again: "Li Yu's head has probably been sent to Liu Guangshi now, but I forgot to ask Uncle Liu Ping for Wang Daosi's credit."

Tao Zisi: "Don't worry, king of heaven, the situation of this battle has been written in detail in the letter. If Liu Guangshi is not blind, he can see that Wang Shen should take the lead."

Li Cheng smiled and said: "That's good, that's good." He reached out and rubbed his trouser legs vigorously.

There were mud spots all over his trouser legs, which had dried up after being baked by the fire, and they rustled down from rubbing.

Tao Zisi is a literati and likes to be clean, so he couldn't help it anymore and said loudly: "Come here, change the clothes for the king of heaven. Also, we need to clean this place too."

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"Momo Qinghan goes to the small building. Xiaoyin's rogue is like a poor autumn. Light smoke and flowing water paint a quiet screen."

"Free flying flowers are as light as a dream, and the boundless silk rain is as thin as sorrow. Small silver hooks hang idle on the treasure curtain."

Boundless strands of rain fell one after another, covering the entire land of Huaixi.

Unlike Pingyuan Town, which was bloody and muddy, Anhe and Pingyuan Town, in Tianchang County, the bluestone roads on the street and the green tiles on the roof were washed by the rain, which made people's eyes shine.

The flowers and trees in the courtyard are still green, and the air is so fresh.

The blazing flames, the screaming, and the dead body seemed to belong to another world.

In the flower hall, a musician tapped his teeth, and the woman sitting next to him flicked his fair and slender fingers lightly and slowly. After a long pass through the door, he opened his mouth, and the clear and crisp singing pierced through the clouds and cracked the rocks.Just like the kite in the clear sky, it rises leisurely and goes straight beyond the white clouds, but it is bound by a silk thread again, and it keeps trying to break it, hooking people's soul ears.

At this moment, the eyes of Liu Guangshi and Li Qiong, the commanders-in-chief of the Huai Army of the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy, were all sparkling.

Both of them wore the robes of a military officer, a high crown on their heads, and their hair and beards were neatly groomed.

The red sandalwood furniture in the flower hall, the tea soup has been boiled, the fine porcelain tea set is shining, and the air is filled with a warm fragrance.

Liu Guangshi didn't expect that this plain-looking, even a bit older woman in front of him had such a good singing voice.Her beautifully manicured nails really pinched the softest part of people's hearts.

The wind and moon in front of my eyes instantly let little Taiwei Liu go back to Tokyo in the year of Xuanhe.At that time, my father was still alive, and Gen Yue built by Emperor Daojun still existed.On the first and fifteenth day of every month when my father rests for a bath, the family invites a few singing girls.Also in the flower hall like today, the windows are wide open, the scenery outside can be seen as far as the eye can see, and the clouds made of calamine on Gen Yue slowly rise.

It was a great year.

Can not go back.

……

If you can't go back, you can't go back. It's early autumn, the Jianghuai River is lightly raining, the flowers, plants and trees are still green, but it's a different scenery from the Northland. It's a beautiful thing to live here forever.

In addition to the bandits everywhere, there are also Jurchen who are about to go south.

However, let’s cherish the beauty of today!
……

After all, this singing girl was living here in Tokyo, and her singing skills are excellent. Ever since Li Qiong got her from Li Qiong, Liu Guangshi has been completely addicted to it.National handicrafts, even in the Taiping era, are not often seen.Liu Guangshi made a song "Bodhisattva Man" before and wanted to find someone to sing it, but after seeing this girl's singing skills, he gave up the idea.

An excellent singing voice naturally requires the best lyrics, and only Xiaoyan's works are worthy of it.

In the soft singing, Liu Guangshi and Li Qiong completely relaxed, even the officials and guards who were waiting beside them were lazy, as if they had been softened by the drizzle and wind for several days.

Ever since Jinan thief Li Yu couldn't stay in Shandong and went south to Jianghuai to eat, the Huaixi army hadn't lived such a peaceful life for a long time.Especially after knowing that Li Yu detoured to Hongze Lake to copy Huaixi Army's rear Tianchang, the whole army was in a state of extreme tension.

If the sky is lost, the door of Yangzhou will be opened, which will directly threaten the behavior of the officials, and no one can afford this responsibility.

So, everyone rushed day and night, and rushed over.Unexpectedly, even worse news came that the strategic point of Pingyuan Town was robbed by Li Cheng. This was a more vicious enemy than Li Yu.The thought of the upcoming confrontation with this murderous man gave everyone cramp in their calves.In the past, no one had suffered under his hands.

Fortunately, Li Cheng was recruited by the court, which really made people breathe a sigh of relief.

In the Huaixi Army, a gossip spread.One of Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan's servants named Wang Daosi rode across the river alone, saying that he had surrendered the notoriously summoned Li Cheng and Li Tianwang.

Now, he persuaded Li Cheng to lead [-] cavalry straight to Li Yu's old camp, willing to be Liu Taiwei's pawn.

One hundred thousand Jinan thieves are not so easy to deal with, and Wang Daosi will lose if he thinks about it.

However, since he is standing in front of us, no matter whether we win or lose, the ones who die are also Li Cheng's men, and it has nothing to do with us.At least, we can live a peaceful life for a few days.

If Li Cheng is defeated, it will not be too late for my Huaixi Army to go up again.

This is true of the soldiers, and so is the two commanders in the flower hall.Let it go, as long as the anger of the officials doesn't pour on me, it's the whole Huaixi Army's thought.

At the end of the song, Liu Guangshi said with a smile: "I'm not enjoying myself to the fullest today, National Treasure, you order another tune."

At this moment, there was a noise outside, followed by chaotic footsteps.

Liu Guangshi frowned, Li Qiong stood up and asked, "What's going on, why is there such a mess?"

Before the words were finished, a strong general strode into the flower hall: "Taiwei, General Li Qiong, what a disgrace!"

The person who came was none other than Huaixi Army's top general, Wang De Wang Yacha, holding a large wooden box in his hand, with shame and excitement on his dark face.Behind him followed a group of officials from the Xuan Fu Division.

Liu Guangshi: "What's wrong?"

Wang De said loudly: "Li Cheng sent an emergency report to the army. Wang Shen led [-] light cavalry to attack Li Yu's old camp. He has won a complete victory. Now that Bandit Li has given the leadership, the Jinan army has already collapsed."

(End of this chapter)