To what extent does the entire Great Cause Dynasty have to be corrupted to make the people hate it so much
Ban Hua is a very lazy person, too lazy to think too much, and too lazy to think about conspiracy and tricks, but this journey has been so smooth, as if someone has already laid out the road ahead, just waiting for their arrival.
"There are people I arranged in Taizhou City," Rong Xia smiled at Ban Hua who was lying in the tub in the room, "Does Madam need me to serve you in your bath?"
"Pinch my shoulders for me." Ban Hua grabbed the edge of the tub with both hands, long blue silk soaked in the tub, water vapor lingered in the room, and the temperature of the whole room was rising.
Rongxia couldn't help but lightly bite on her fragrant shoulder, leaving a touch of pink.
"Are you a dog?" Ban Yan covered the bitten place, stretched out his hand and pulled the neatly dressed makeup into the tub, looked at his wet and embarrassed appearance, and put his hand around his neck, "Do you want to? Wash with me?"
Seeing her fair and tender chest, Rong Xia took a deep breath: "Hua, it is said that many, many years ago, there was a banshee on the mountain. Anyone who saw her was fascinated and willing to sacrifice her head for her..."
The tip of the tongue slid across Ban Hua's ear, "Are you this banshee?"
"Am I, you won't know if you taste it?"
Ban Hua smiled softly, like a trigger to ignite the flames in Rong Xia's chest, causing the body temperature of the two to burn in the tub.
"Du Jiu?" Zhao Zhong walked outside the yard. This mansion was originally an official's residence, but because the official fished the common people, he was tied up by the local people and thrown into prison. Seeing Du Jiu guarding the gate of the main courtyard, he asked curiously, "I didn't see Mr. Wang Qu this time?"
"He can't walk with his feet, can't write with his hands, and can't see with his eyes, how can he accompany the army?" Du Jiu didn't mention the things Wang Qu did, which would only make the lord unhappy again.
When Zhao Zhong heard Wang Qu's words, he guessed that Wang Qu might have violated the taboo of the lord, so he ended up like this. He glanced around, patted his butt and sat on the stone steps: "You are all old people who follow the lord, I have no intention to ask about the lord's private affairs, but the Fule County lord has some old relationship with our family, so I want to hear it. Listen to how she is doing, don't want anything else, just ask for peace of mind."
"I think you're confused," Du Jiu walked up to him and sat down following his example, "The county master is the wife of the lord, will you have a bad life?"
"Old Du, we have been friends for many years. You don't need to tell me about these scenes, and I don't like to hear them," Zhao Zhong smiled bitterly, "It's not that you don't know the origin of our Zhao family and Fule County Master. ."
"Just because I know, I don't want to tell you more," Du Jiu said angrily, "How much the lord values the county master, it may not be clear that you have not been in the capital all these years, but can I not be clear? If I were you, I will mention it in the future. Don't mention the origin of your family and the county master back then, and the unrelated things, why do you mention it?"
"If you don't mention it, I won't mention it. I can rest assured that the relationship between the lord and the princess is good." Zhao Zhong has a good temper. Hearing Du Jiu's words, he was not at all displeased, but smiled generously, "The two skinny kids in our family. , Since I have been with the county master a few times, I have been saying one sentence at a time all day long, I really don't know who is their father."
Du Jiu snorted, and said quite complacently: "What is this, how many arrogant children in the capital have to salute in front of our county master, it's not strange that those two boys in your family like to listen to the county master's words. already."
Zhao Zhong laughed a little when he heard Du Jiu's sentence, the princess of our family, whether Du Jiu was with the lord or with the county lord of Fule, but I heard from other advisers that Du Jiu has been very useful in front of the lord over the years. , Even the Lord Fule was very close to him after he entered the door. Probably this is because honest people have an honest way to live, Wang Qu is full of knowledge and has no shortage of scheming and resourcefulness, but in the end, his position is not as stable as Du Jiu.
"Husband and wife are originally one, the county master wants to see your boy, isn't that the master?" Du Jiu said more clearly, "The county master is proficient in all aspects of horseback riding and martial arts, if the two boys in your family can learn It takes one and a half moves, and that's enough."
Zhao Zhong suddenly reacted, Du Jiu was telling him how good the relationship between Lord Hou and the Princess was. The lord's advisers are all weighing up the forces behind the Fule County lord, and they are still considering whether the Ban family will not agree with the lord's enthronement because of the eldest princess. Unexpectedly, Du Jiu explained the essence in one sentence, husband and wife are one body.
These words may not necessarily apply to other people, but the lord is different. He has no important relatives by his side, and the closest person is probably the Lord Fule.
And the three-army tiger talisman that the lord took out these days. Who else was it that the county lord gave him? If they already had the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies, why should they endure it so far? The Lord of Fule gave all such important things to the Lord, how could these outsiders despise this friendship
The army rested in Taizhou for seven days, and after preparing enough food and grass, they heard that the imperial court had dispatched a large army to defeat all the rebels.
There were only 150,000 men and horses on Rongxia's side, and the army that cut Rong was known as 350,000. If the water was removed, there were still about 200,000. This battle may be difficult.
Ban Hua wondered if his mouth was poisonous. He said that the rebellion was like a joke a few days ago. Today, the army of the imperial court is approaching. Sitting in the position of deputy, after listening to the report of the line soldiers, she asked, "Who is leading the soldiers?"
"King Changqing was appointed Marshal of the Army, and Shi Jin was appointed General of the Army. King Changqing was the official, and Shi Jin was the deputy."
"It turned out to be them?" Ban Hua was a little surprised, "Isn't Shi Jin from the prince?"
"The lives of the top and bottom of the Shi family are in the hands of the tyrant, so how can Shi Jin not obey?" Young Yinjia admired Shi Jin somewhat, and his disgust towards Jiang Luo was even stronger in his words, "He is relying on this. One point, only dare to let Shi Jin lead his troops into battle."
Ban Hua shook his head, not knowing whether to sympathize or sigh about what happened to the Shi family.
After so many years of beauty, Jiang Luo was so tossed by it that he was really not a family, his ministers were not ministers, and even the dignified son of the prime minister had to do things against his will.
Rong Xia glanced at Ban Hua: "Go and find out the news."
"Yes."
Three days later, Rong Xia led the army into Yongzhou. The terrain of Yongzhou is not dangerous, but if you want to capture Yongzhou, you must cross the Qingsha River. When Rong Xia's army arrived, the iron chain bridge on the river had been artificially destroyed.
Across the spacious and calm river, Rong Xia looked at the army on the other side of the river without saying a word.
An hour later, a boat came over from the other side of the river. There were three messengers on the boat. They tried to persuade Rong Xia to surrender, and they promised many benefits, one of which was to restore the ban family's title.
Having reached this point, how could Rongxia surrender? He looked at the three envoys calmly, and asked back, "Do the three adults think that the people of the world are suffering or not?"
The three messengers were a little uncomfortable, and one of them clasped his fist and said, "Marquis of Cheng'an, as a minister, he should be loyal to the monarch..."
"As an official of the imperial court, I should love the country and the people, but Rong is not talented. Although this move may be blocking the car, he also wants to save the people from the fire." Rong Xia got up and looked at the three people, "Three adults Rong Mou admires his loyalty very much, but for the sake of the people of the world, Rong Mou is willing to bear the stigma of betraying the emperor and disloyalty."
The messenger only felt blushing when he heard this. Marquis Chengan was a modest gentleman and a person with a beautiful moon, but he has reached this step today. Is this just because he is not loyal enough? Perhaps it was because he was a gentleman that he could not see the suffering of the people in the world, and could not bear the faint-hearted emperor.
They were not as good as him, and they came to be lobbyists today, but they were just following orders. They knew very well in their hearts and could not convince Rong Xia at all.
"Your Majesty is righteous!" One of the old men with white hair and beard bowed deeply towards Rongxia, "I have already understood what Your Majesty is thinking, and we will go back and report to the marshal."
Rong Xia raised her hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The three envoys walked out of the account, saw the momentum of the Rong family army, and thought of the court army's lack of fighting spirit.
However, the descendants of Marshal Ban have already married Rong Xia, and even the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies has been handed over to him. In this world, no one can guarantee the final surname.
The court army and the Rong family army faced off on both sides of the Qingsha River for three days, and neither of them planned to use force. Early in the morning on the fourth day, the court army on the observation deck found that the Rong family army was singing and dancing, as if it was a festival.
He was puzzled, so he reported the news to Shangfeng.
Soon the news reached King Changqing and Shi Jin.
"It's just a way to confuse people," King Changqing sneered, "Rong Xia likes to be calm on the outside, but he doesn't know what's going on inside. Their food and grass are limited, and if they want to fight us in a war of attrition, they will have him. crying."
Shi Jin looked at the map on the table, his eyes fell on Qingsong County next to Yongzhou, and he did not speak. There is also a bridge over Qingsha River in Qingsong County, but the iron chain bridge is much smaller than the bridge in Yongzhou, and the terrain on both sides of the river is narrow, and the road is twisty and difficult to navigate. In the river, with Rongxia's cautious character, he should not choose such a path.
He didn't have much friendship with King Changqing. After entering the military camp, King Changqing didn't want to be divided by him, so he guarded him everywhere. Even if he said his own guess, King Changqing would not believe him. Sure enough, when he proposed to lead troops to guard Qingsong County, King Changqing categorically refused.
"If you take away some of the soldiers and the Rong family army suddenly comes over, what should we do here?" King Changqing said firmly, "I have been with Rong Xia for many years, and I know what kind of person he is. He must be waiting for us to take the initiative to divide our army, so that we can sneak attack at night."
Shi Jin sneered in his heart, a man who was resentful, holding the Tiger Talisman of the Three Armies, but did not let anyone find out, even if he has been in contact with you for several years, how can you guarantee that the other party is not pretending to be with you?
Since King Ning ascended the throne, King Changqing has been promoted from the king of the county to the prince. No one expected him to be with King Ning. Now King Changqing is very popular in the capital, and no one dares to offend him easily. King Changqing is a man who thinks he is smart. He is conceited and arrogant. What he dislikes the most is when others question his decision.
Shi Jin has a calm personality, he has to think carefully about everything he does, and does not like to go his own way. The two of them are almost completely opposite in temperament.
Discord between the commanders and generals is not good for the morale of the army, so most of the time Shi Jin is reluctant to have a dispute with King Changqing. He even had a weird thought in his heart, that even if the world was overthrown, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
The decision made by King Changqing, sometimes he clearly felt that it was wrong, but chose to push the boat along the way.
After the Rong family had been lively on the other side for two days, they suddenly attacked at night on the third night, intending to lay wooden boards on the bridge and attack the other side. Which one was discovered by the imperial army who had been prepared, so they had to retreat in a hurry.
King Changqing stood on the watchtower, looking at the appearance of the Rong family army being beaten by the imperial army, throwing away their armor and fleeing, with a happy expression on his face. He knew that Rong Xia used to pretend like this, couldn't he just sit still
"Grand Marshal, shall we fight to the other side of the river?"
"No," King Changqing raised his lips proudly, "Rongxia is looking forward to us crossing the river, but I won't let him do it."
In the next few nights, the Rong family army would send people to try to cross the river, but each time they failed. Gradually, the court army found that the Rong family army was not in the mood to sing and dance, and even the smoke from the cooking gradually decreased.
The imperial army was almost certain that the rebels were running out of food.
Just as they were waiting for the rebels to surrender themselves, suddenly there was an urgent report from Qingsong County. The rebels crossed the river from Qingsong County and intended to break the gate of Qingsong County. They wanted to ask for support.
"What?" King Changqing looked at the soldiers reporting the news in disbelief, "How could Rongxia lead the troops to attack Qingsong County?"
He was deceived by Rong Xia!
From the very beginning, Rongxia had no intention of attacking Yongzhou. He deliberately let the soldiers raid for several nights in order to convince him that his focus was on Yongzhou.
"Marshal, what should we do now?"
King Changqing looked at Shi Jin, and after a long while he said with a livid face: "Shi Jin, you brought your troops to Qingsong County to kill the rebels. Rong Xia is a cunning person, I am worried that the rebels who attacked Qingsong County are only a small part of the rebels. The main target of the troops is still here.”
"Yes." Shi Jin clenched his fists, then lifted the curtain of the military tent and walked out.
The soldiers in the camp all remembered that Shi Jin offered to lead troops to guard Qingsong County, but King Changqing was unwilling, which caused the situation today. It's just that no one dared to add fuel to the fire without knowing how to see King Changqing's fury at this moment.
This time, King Changqing guessed right. The Rong family army that attacked Qingsong County was indeed only a part. The person who led this group of soldiers was Ban Hua. Dressed in silver armor, she listened to the scolding of the guards at the city gate without saying a word.
"Is there no one in Rong Xia's subordinates, you actually want a little white face like you to lead the army?" The general standing on the city wall laughed, as if he had said something ridiculous, "If you surrender obediently, , get under my crotch, grandpa, and grandpa will spare you a dog's life."
Sometimes when the two soldiers are scolding each other, they can scold any ugly words. Du Jiu and Zhao Zhong, who followed Ban Hua, were worried that she couldn't stand the stimulation of such words. How could she know that Ban Hua was yelling at the other side.
"Just like you, you are quite the grandfather of the young master. If you don't go to the beach dog to take a photo of yourself, can you give birth to a character like the young master and me?" Ban Hua threw the silver gun in his hand to Du Jiu. , scolded with his arms on his hips, "You look so hard, have you married a wife, and are the cubs born to you? Don't think all day long that all men in the world are your sons and grandchildren. Thinking too much is a disease, think about it first. Think which unlucky ghost is willing to be your father, be your grandfather, and come back to the young master to show off! Bah!"
Rong Jiajun was stunned by Ban Hua's scolding, this, this is the master of Fule County, right, is it their mistress and wife
How can this swearing kung fu look like an old oilman in the army
"Damn, you little bastard, I will kill you when grandpa and drink your two or two eggs in wine!"
"You envy me for having 2 taels, do you have 2 taels on you!?" Ban Hua retorted, "Even if you drink the whole world of eggnog, you are only an ugly king with 2 taels, and you can't make 2 taels!"
Gudong.
Zhao Zhong couldn't help swallowing, turned his head to look at Du Jiu, and found that he was no better than himself, and suddenly felt a lot of balance in his heart, it seemed that he was not the only one who was frightened.
Ban Hua fought ten people by himself, and finally got so angry that the generals at the city gate rushed out with soldiers and horses. The big man was eight feet tall, with a sledgehammer in his hand, and he was very unwilling not to smash Ban Hua to death.
"Humph!"
Ban Ma took out the bow and arrow on the horse's back and shot it out. The big man who was still screaming was passed through his chest by the arrow and fell to the ground with a bang.
When the soldiers he brought out saw the leader's death, they were stunned for a moment. They turned around and wanted to go back to the city, but they were all shot into sieves when the arrows rained all over the sky.
Ban Hua looked back at the lieutenant generals behind him with a cold face: "you remember, this is the end of your bravery. If you can do it, don't talk nonsense, and don't look down on any opponent. He had time to yell at the city gate just now, so he should find a The archer of the bow and arrow came to shoot our king's flag, but he looked down on my little white face and looked for an opportunity to humiliate me. You should remember this lesson and don't make the same mistake."
"Yes!"
All the generals responded in unison, looking at Ban Hua with admiration in their eyes.
Ban Hua was very satisfied with their obedient attitude, raised his hand and said, "siege the city!"
Defending the city was supposed to be easier than attacking the city, but because the leader of Qingsong County was shot to death by an arrow from the little white-faced leader of the rebels, the army was in chaos. courage.
"General," Du Jiu wiped the blood that had splattered on his face at some point, "the resistance of the defending soldiers seems to have dropped."
"What breaks the city is the army's heart," Ban Hua shot over a cavalryman and said to Du Jiu, "Tell the brothers to work harder and capture Qingsong County as soon as possible. If I am not mistaken, within two days, the imperial court will The reinforcements are coming."
"I will understand at the end!" Du Jiuyi slapped the horse's butt and started to encourage his military spirit.
On the battlefield, there is no distinction between men and women, only you and me. The Rong family had long known that Ban Hua had two brushes, but she never thought that she would be so adaptable to this set in the army, and she was quite skillful in leading troops and dispatching generals. She fought cleanly and neatly to kill the enemy.
These soldiers who followed Ban Hua to attack Qingsong County were finally convinced by Ban Hua, full of admiration and worship.
"Bang!"
The city gate of Qingsong County was finally breached, and Ban Hua led his troops to kill it. She thought she was greeted by fierce resistance from the military and civilians, but when she rushed in, she saw a teenage child crying and shouting, "I surrender."
The boy was wearing ill-fitting iron armor, with a thin and small figure, and the hand holding the knife was shaking. Ban Hua just glanced at him, and he was so frightened that he knelt in front of Ban Hua.
The other soldiers were not much better than this boy. Their numb faces showed a bit of panic, and there was no sign of resistance at all, but these people stood at the front, and those who were blocked by them were in ragged clothes. Elderly and weak women and children.
"Du Jiu, lead someone to count the number of people, be careful of sneak attacks," Ban Hua swept over the shivering children and women in the crowd, and added, "If anyone in the army dares to rape his wife and daughter, I will personally cut off his head and hang him. above the city walls."
"Subordinates take orders."
After the city gate of Qingsong County was breached, it was easier than Ban Hua imagined to arrange the people of Qingsong County. In other words, after these people discovered that Ban Hua had no intention of killing them, and helped them organize the streets, they were very obedient to Ban Hua's arrangement, saying that if they were to go east, they would never go west.
"General, general," just as Ban Hua walked down the tower and was about to see the roster collected by the people below, a little boy ran up to her, "Are you really a rebel?"
Ban Hua reached out and touched his head: "We are not rebels, we are here to rescue everyone."
The little boy didn't know what rescue was. He stared blankly at Ban Hua and said after a while, "You are a good person if you don't rob us of our food."
"Little brat, this is not a good person, this is a person," Ban Hua smiled lightly, "The officers and soldiers who rob the common people are beasts."
"Sir, sir," a teenage girl hurried over, reached out and slapped the little boy fiercely, and then looked at Ban Hua in horror: "My brother is ignorant and offended the lord, I beg the lord to let him go. us."
"Your brother is very interesting," Ban Hua said in a mocking tone when she saw that the little girl was so frightened that she stuttered, "don't be afraid, I don't bully children."
She dug into her purse, found a few snacks that she used as a snack, and put them in the little girl's hands: "Well, take them to suppress the shock."
The little girl did not dare to move while holding the dessert.
"You're quite wary," Ban Hua took another piece from her hand and threw it into her mouth, "Don't worry, there's no poison in it."
The little girl secretly glanced at Ban Hua, but just one glance made her blushing, holding her snacks with her head lowered, and hurriedly pulling her brother away, only when she was far away did she dare to look back secretly, but she couldn't find the figure of Ban Hua. .
"Sister, that general is really nice," the little boy put a piece of dessert into his mouth, "his dessert is delicious too."
"Eat, eat, eat." The little girl couldn't help scolding, "If he is a bad person, will you die?"
"But he's not a good person." The little boy turned his head and muttered, and suddenly found several men sneaking past the alley that he often passed by, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Qingsong County is only so big. Who are the neighborhoods that pass by, and what is the style of clothing in the county? Everyone knows in their hearts that the words and actions of those men do not look like they are from Qingsong County.
"General," Du Jiu walked to Ban Hua's office, "just now a child came to report that there were several adult men with suspicious behavior in the city."
"Spy?" This was the first thing Ban Hua thought of. She calculated the time, and it was time for the imperial army to react. "Tell the brothers below to raise their guard, the imperial army should be coming soon."
"This subordinate understands," Du Jiu hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "General, the ones you yelled at in front of the battle..."
"Why, are you not used to it?"
"No no no, this subordinate sounds quite relieved."
"Just relieve your anger." Ban Hua threw the pen aside, she was most impatient with these things, "My family supports a lot of disabled veterans who have gone to war, and their swearing is superb. If you are interested, wait until you return. After the capital, go visit them and let them teach you two tricks."
Du Jiu was stunned. It turns out that the Ban family still has so many privately raised veterans who are already disabled and useless to the imperial court
At this moment, the image of the Ban family became extremely tall in his heart.