"What the Marquis of Chengan wants to say, please speak up." Shi Jin knew that he had no position to care about the private affairs of other people's husbands and wives. He adjusted his clothes and walked to the table to sit down. Even though he was a prisoner, he still carried the nobleness of a noble family son, and he showed no signs of flinching.
"I want Master Shi to help me."
"It's ridiculous, as an official of the imperial court, how can I join forces with you, a traitor to the party." Shi Jin said without thinking, "Rong Xia, you don't need to talk too much, I won't cooperate with you."
"If that's the case, then I won't force it." Rong Xia stood up, turned around and walked out the door, without any intention of convincing the other party. His reaction caused everyone present to be stunned for a moment. Du Jiu glanced at Rong Xia in surprise, and then at Shi Jin, who was sitting at the table silently, and turned around to chase after him.
"Master Shi." Zhao Zhong stayed in the room. He was born with a kind face. Anyone who saw him at first glance would think that this person would definitely not lie.
Shi Jin ignored him.
Zhao Zhong didn't care, he just picked a stool to sit down, and poured tea for the two of them slowly: "Master Shi, a few years ago, did you go to the frontier to work as an errand?"
Shi Jin's brows moved slightly, and he turned to look at Zhao Zhong, not knowing what he wanted to say.
"You don't have to be so defensive about me, I'm just talking casually," Zhao Zhong said with a simple and honest face, "I wanted to learn martial arts when I was young, but my family didn't agree, and it was delayed over the years."
"The frontier is bitter and cold, so it's better if Master Zhao doesn't go," Shi Jin took a sip of cold tea, "When did you collude with Rong Xia?"
"This isn't called collusion, it's called like-minded people," Zhao Zhong sneered and turned to look out the window, "I served as a governor in Xuezhou for several years, and in the eyes of the local people, I barely had some status. But when Xuezhou suffered a disaster When I was a parent and official, I couldn’t ask for much help from the court for them. Three years ago, there was a flood in Xuezhou, and many people died. Stay here, you can only go in and not go out."
"I know this is a way to prevent the plague, and I don't blame anyone, but after the court sealed Xuezhou, it didn't send anyone to send food and medicinal materials. Could it be that the court planned to starve everyone to death and make Xuezhou become Gucheng?" Speaking of this, Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red, "Do you know how many people died in Xuezhou?"
"Ten thousand people! Ten thousand people!"
Shi Jin was silent. He remembered the incident back then, but it was in a letter written by his father. Because of the Xuezhou incident, there was not much trouble in the court at all. Later, it seemed that someone was under pressure to report this incident. , and personally escorted food and herbal medicine to Xuezhou.
"In those days, Xuezhou City's crying never stopped, the mother cried for her children, her husband cried for her mother, and the children cried for their parents," Zhao Zhong's voice trembled, "I could have saved so many people, I didn't have to die so many people. of… "
Later, Rong Xia appeared, with life-saving herbs, and at that moment, he almost knelt down for Rong Xia.
He will never forget the feeling of that moment, and he will never forget it. Later, he learned that the matter of Xuezhou was reported by Rongxia under heavy pressure, so he also offended some officials. Later, during the time he worked together in Xuezhou, he was overwhelmed by Rongxia's personal charm and was willing to join his command.
Shi Jin was speechless, of course he knew how rotten the court was, and even his father was one of the rotten members. So at that time, he avoided Ban Hua and the heavy burden of the Shi family. He wanted to be a black and white person, someone who dared to love and hate, but for the sake of his family, he didn't dare to be self-willed, so he could only carry the big shell of the family and walk forward step by step.
"The Zhao family has a large population, are you not afraid of affecting the family?"
"As long as there is determination, there must be a way not to implicate the family," Zhao Zhong shook his head. "The methods are all thought up by people, it's just a matter of thinking and not wanting."
Shi Jin was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "You've done a good job as a lobbyist, I almost got tempted."
"It's not that I did a good job, it's that Master Shi still has a conscience and justice in his heart," Zhao Zhong smiled honestly, "I'm not a good person, I can say whatever I think of, Master Shi, don't dislike me. There's no reason to speak."
"Now that I am a prisoner, what qualifications do I have to despise others?" Shi Jin saw that Zhao Zhong was not ready to leave, so he asked, "How are the soldiers I brought?"
"The lord knows that they also obey others and have no choice, so I won't embarrass them, don't worry," Zhao Zhong saw that he was still thinking about those soldiers, and had a bit of a favorable impression of Shi Jin, "The news of your capture is coming soon. If it reaches the ears of King Changqing, even if we let you go back at this time, King Changqing and the court will no longer believe in you. You might as well follow us. When the Lord's affairs are completed, not only will the people of the world have a good life, but even Your Shi family also has a chance to revive. As for now..." Zhao Zhong shook his head again and again, "Your Shi family is the old prince's family, how can Emperor Fengning believe your Shi family, when Emperor Fengning abdicates, his descendants will succeed him. "Who in the court still remembers the once-prominent Shi family?"
"Emperor Fengning won't reuse our Shi family, could it be that Rongxia will?"
"The lord is different from Emperor Fengning. He only values talent. As long as you do your own thing well, you are not afraid that the lord will not be used or trusted." Zhao Zhong is still very sure of this point, "You take the tyrant of Emperor Fengning and my family. The lord made a comparison and said an insult to my lord."
In Zhao Zhong's heart, he admires Rong Xia very much.
Seeing that he admired Rong Xia so much, Shi Jin didn't know whether to be amused or to take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic words, but thinking of the world where people are struggling to live, he couldn't refute Zhao Zhong's words.
"Others who have the ability will of course trust Yingxia," Shi Jin turned his head and looked at the hibiscus tree outside the yard, "but he doesn't have any grudges towards me."
"Do you have any old grudges?" Zhao Zhong was a little puzzled. Shi Jin and his master did not seem to have had any conflicts, did they
"Maybe there is." Shi Jin closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to say more.
Seeing him like this, Zhao Zhong got up and said goodbye very wisely, walked out of the yard and saw Du Jiu standing outside, he glanced around: "Where's the lord?"
"I went to see the wounded soldiers with General Ban." Du Jiu stood against the wall with his sword in his arms and saw Zhao Zhong come out, "Did you talk about Shi Jin?"
"Looking at his appearance, he doesn't seem to be very loyal to the court, but I don't know why he is unwilling to be loyal to the lord, and he also said that they have old grudges," Zhao Zhong frowned, "You have been following the lord, but do you know the relationship between the lord and Shi Jin? matter?"
Du Jiu had a look of surprise on his face. He reached out and patted Zhao Zhong on the shoulder: "Brother Zhao, this is not your responsibility. If Shi Jin doesn't want to, it's fine."
"Then you should let me know what's going on." Zhao Zhong was even more curious.
"The fewer people who know some things, the better," Du Jiu shook his head, "Brother Zhao, don't be too curious."
What do you want him to say, saying that Shi Jin is interested in General Ban, and their lord is not happy? As the protagonist's close guard, he not only relies on his skills, but also his brains.
After Ban Hua and Rong Xia visited the wounded soldiers, they went to see the soldiers' drills. Among the large group of soldiers, there were some soldiers wearing imperial armor interspersed among them. Most of these people's armor was worn and saved, and the chest guards only had It is thin, not to mention protecting the arrows flying from the front, even a dagger can penetrate it.
After these imperial troops were arrested, there were still some people who resisted, but after the Rong family had a breakfast, the resistance was much less.
When Ban Hua and Rong Xia came over, lunch was about to be boiled. The wowotou and thick porridge were carried out in buckets, and the court army who was caught were also treated the same, but the Rong family army had two side dishes, and they only had the same.
But they are still very satisfied, because there is You Xing'er in it, and if they are lucky, they can find a piece of meat from the vegetable. This makes them who haven't seen You Xing'er for many days, so they can't wait to carry it in their pockets. Just took a lick.
The wowotou is very rough, and the thick porridge is also cooked with old rice, but there is no peculiar smell, and the stomach is still hot.
Ban Hua saw the court army squatting on the ground, holding a big thick bowl and eating with relish, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Although she was mixed with these soldiers, she couldn't swallow the food, and she could barely drink a few mouthfuls of porridge, especially the Wo Wo Tou, which was stuck in her throat. She tasted it once and almost spit it out.
"Master! General!" Soldiers who had meals found them and stood up to salute.
"Eat well," Ban Huan said with a stern face, "No one is allowed to get up and salute, and if they dare to get up, I will pull you to the stage and kick your ass!"
The soldiers burst into laughter, but after saying this, they did open up even more, secretly sifting the porridge in the bowl while secretly looking at Ban Hua and Rong Xia.
Rong Xia has long known how Ban Hua gets along with the soldiers on weekdays. In terms of how he gets along with ordinary soldiers, Rong Xia considers himself more attractive than not going to work. Hearing Ban Hua say such vulgar words, Rong Xia didn't feel uncomfortable. When he first heard it, he was a little shocked, but now he has become accustomed to it.
What's more, the soldiers are more suitable for this way of communication, so he doesn't want to point fingers at Hua Hua's practice.
In the barracks, Hua Hua didn't care about how he got along with his advisors, and he would not interfere with Hua Hua's behavior. This was their respect for each other.
The Rong family army was able to let go, and the court army was a little tied up. Seeing Ban Hua and Rong Xia coming over, they held their bowls for a while and didn't know whether to stand up or continue to work hard.
When I woke up this morning, they were bound together like grasshoppers. The rebels surrounded them outside. They didn't even have a chance to resist, so they were brought here.
More than 10,000 people, obviously many people were not tied up, and they were brought here honestly, which made the soldiers of the Rong Family Army feel a little distressed.
"Everyone is the same, you should eat well," Rong Xia couldn't help sighing inwardly when he saw the court army shrinking and numb, "My lord and I are just here to see how everyone is eating."
"General," the head of the Huotoujun came over with a smirk, "although our food is not as good as the food made by ourselves, it is absolutely enough, you can rest assured."
"It's good to have enough." Ban Hua turned his head with satisfaction and looked at Rong Xia, "Master, do you want to take a look?"
"Forget it, if we were here, they wouldn't have to eat well," Rong Xia cupped his hands. "All the soldiers have worked hard. I, Rong, have nothing to repay, so I can only thank each other with courtesy." gave a deep bow.
"My lord!" These upright men blushed, "I will fight to the death for the common people, and fight for my lord to the death!"
The voice is loud, this is the insistence of a group of hot-blooded men.
The court army stared at these people in a daze, wondering if he was frightened by the roar, or if he was confused by his behavior.
The barracks was very big, and it was divided into several large camps. After Rong Xia and Ban Hua walked in turn, Ban Hua felt that his chest was so hungry that his back was on his back. She rode on horseback, "You confuse King Changqing, are you planning to attack from behind?"
"Those who know me are also," Rong Xia nodded, "King Changqing is an extremely conceited person, and also a very suspicious person."
"Is also a person who thinks he knows you?" Ban Hua added, "I still remember the starling who had his neck twisted in the palace of Changqing. Who do you think taught the starling to say that?"
"It doesn't matter who taught it," Rong Xia saw it thoroughly, "What matters is that King Changqing intends to let you guys see this."
The more people he saw, the more innocent he appeared, especially when he saw Ban Hua and Ban Heng, two siblings who were loyal to Emperor Yunqing.
Ban Hua suddenly remembered that there were indeed some rumors about King Changqing outside at that time. King Changqing did this, perhaps by retreating to advance, so that Emperor Yunqing believed that many people would target him again, and he was an innocent victim.
When you think someone is suspicious, you feel suspicious everywhere. Ban Hua recalled that when she was hunting in the autumn of the previous year, she had a dispute with Jiang Luo at the hunting ground. In the end, King Changqing reprimanded Jiang Luo. At that time, Jiang Luo did not refute. At that time, she only thought that Jiang Luo was somewhat restrained in front of the elders. Now I feel that it is not respect for the elders, but because King Changqing is the supporter behind him.
King Changqing chose to support Jiang Luo behind his back, probably not because he valued Jiang Luo, but because Jiang Luo was not smart enough to be fooled, and King Changqing was ambitious.
"I didn't expect that King Changqing would be such a person." Although Ban Hua did not have many personal friends with King Changqing, she had a good impression of King Changqing at the beginning, "It seems that my vision is not good. Unknown people."
"Who said you have bad eyesight, you even found me, how good is your vision?" Rong Xia said solemnly, "I don't agree with that."
"I don't forget to praise myself at this time, it's really shameless." Ban Hua gave him a white look and patted the horse's butt, making the horse run faster. Rong Xia quickly followed, and finally caught up in front of the temporary mansion.
It was already early noon, and the guards brought the two people's meals, and Ban Hua picked up the bowl and ate it, but he didn't pick and choose.
"Hua, I made you suffer."
A quarter of an hour later, Rong Xia looked at Ban Hua in the empty bowl, and his heart was even more unpleasant.
"Know that I'm working hard, treat me better in the future," Ban Hua took the herbal tea and rinsed his mouth, wiping the corners of his mouth. "When are we going to leave the camp?"
Now Qingsong County is under their firm control, except for the news they want King Changqing to know, no other news can be spread. Perhaps at this time King Changqing was still fighting a war of attrition by the river in Yongzhou, unaware that Rongxia had brought most of his soldiers to Qingsong County.
"Tomorrow's weather is good, so it's advisable to travel." Rongxia turned to look at Ban Hua, "but I have more important things to tell you now."
"Speak." Ban Hua put the helmet aside, and took off the heavy armor on her body. As soon as the crown of her hair was taken off, a black silk was scattered. She was like a lazy cat with no bones. lying on the couch.
Rong Xia's gaze couldn't help slipping towards her, but after thinking about what she was going to say, she became serious again: "I hope you don't try your hand at risk in the future, I'll be very worried."
"Huh?" Ban Hua widened his eyes, "You mean what happened yesterday?"
Rong Xia walked to her side, sat down next to her, and said earnestly, "No plan is foolproof. If any one of them goes wrong, the consequences are something I don't dare to think about."
"Where are you thinking? Several generals of the court army were former members of the Ban family. Even if I was caught by them, they would not embarrass me," Ban Hua said indifferently, "The court army is like a sieve. Yes, what's the danger?"
"Hua!" Rong Xia said with a sullen face, "But there are always cases in the world, and I dare not bear this case."
When Ban Hua heard that his tone was wrong, the lazy expression on his face gradually disappeared: "But do you think there are other people who are more suitable than me?"
"Even if you are the most suitable, I don't want you to go," Rong Xia grabbed her shoulders to let her understand how determined her attitude was, "I have many followers, but only one of you, do you understand? ?"
The room was extremely quiet, and after a long while, he pulled Rong Xia's hand on his shoulder: "Don't let other people hear what you said, or they will definitely not do it with you."
"Hua," Rong Xia was a little angry, "don't make fun of me."
"I know what you mean," the smile on Ban Hua's face disappeared, "but only I know how to communicate with these old ministries, and they only trust me. If someone else is replaced, the plan may not be successful. Regardless of the details, I know that you are an ambitious person. Why do you choose the most difficult path in these matters? Since I am the most suitable person, don't let other soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices. As generals, we You can't do things that will chill the soldier's heart."
"Most of the ancestors of our Ban family are generals in the army. They are not generals who sacrificed their subordinates for their own lives." Ban Hua lowered his eyelids, and the whole person looked very peaceful, but the words he said were completely different. The daughter in the boudoir, "I am a young lady who is afraid of hardship and fatigue, but I have been dealing with soldiers since I was a child. I fear the hardships in the military camp, but I admire them. But since I arrived at the military camp, they called me a general, and I would responsible for them."
"There are no people in the Ban family who are greedy for life and fear of death on the battlefield. Although I, Ban Hua, are a woman, I don't want to humiliate the legacy of our ancestors." Ban Hua looked up at Rong Xia, and a smile suddenly appeared on his originally serious face, "But don't worry, I will never joke about my life, nor will I make you sad."
Rong Xia nodded silently.
"Okay." Ban Hua reached out and removed his cheek, "Don't be unhappy, show me a smile."
Rong Xia allowed her to pinch her face, and suddenly said, "Hua, if you are a man, I will definitely appreciate you very much."
"If I were a son-in-law, even if you appreciate me again, I won't break your sleeves for you," Ban Hua smiled and rolled her eyes, "There are so many beauties in the world, I must appreciate them slowly, how can I be stinky with you? Men messing around."
"So I think it's better for you to be Jiao'e," Rong Xia suddenly hugged Ban Hua on her knees, turned her over, and patted her butt twice, helplessly, "Next time you In this way, I'll beat your ass and keep you from getting out of bed."
"As a man, it's nothing to beat me out of bed," Ban Hua was not angry when he slapped him twice, but hummed softly, "I have the ability..."
Even men couldn't bear such words, so Rong Xia put him on his shoulders and let him walk beside the bed.
This contest between men and women was heartwarming. Although Rong Xia couldn't keep Ban Hu from getting out of bed, at least his face was full of radiance. The next time I go to the study to discuss the big timing with the advisors and generals, there will be more smiles on my face than usual.
Even if this matter is over, only Rong Xia and Ban Hua's lip prints on each other's chests express their mutual bottom line.
In the early morning of the second day, the army set out, Rongxia left behind to guard Qingsong County, and the army rushed directly to Yongzhou City.
Yongzhou and Taizhou are bounded by the river. As long as Yongzhou is not broken, there is still hope for the Jiang Dynasty. If Yongzhou city is broken, it will be ruined, the court will lose their initiative, and it will be even more difficult to regain the situation. .
The imperial court also knew this, so they sent King Changqing and Shi Jin, who were barely able to come in handy. It's a pity that there are too many worms in the DPRK. Some people cut corners on the soldiers' weapons and armor, and some people eat and deduct food and grass to make up for it.
Not only let the horses run, but also not let the horses graze, the imperial court is so corrupt, how can you expect soldiers to sacrifice their lives for him to kill the enemy
From Qingsong County to Yongzhou, if it is an urgent march, it can be reached in about two days and one night.
Just when King Changqing was about to send troops across the river to attack the Rong family army, Yongzhou city was surrounded by the dense Rong family army. When the soldiers on the observation platform saw the aggressive approach of the Rong family army, their legs were so frightened that they kept holding the flag and gesturing to the defenders below, telling them that the Rong family army was coming.
"The rebels are coming!"
"The rebels are coming!"
In this sound, there is more panic and escape, rather than blood and anger.
King Changqing was still waiting for Rong Xia to lead his troops to attack from the bridge, but when he turned his head, he heard the soldiers reporting that the Rong family's army was attacking from the north, and the north gate of Yongzhou was facing the direction of Qingsong County.
"How many people are there?" King Changqing thought it was the army led by Ban Hua, and he was still a little dissatisfied with Shi Jin. He couldn't even stop a woman, it was really useless waste.
"Yuan, marshal, there must be more than 50,000 subordinates."
"What?" King Changqing suddenly turned his head to look at the soldiers reporting the letter, "How come there are fifty thousand?"
"My subordinates saw that the flag of the general at the head had the word "Rong" written on it."
"I'll go take a look right now!"
King Changqing climbed onto the horse's back and rushed over impatiently.
At this time, the two sides were still very restrained and scolded each other. Here they condolences to his daughters, and there they condolences to the other family.
The scolding may seem vulgar, but it is actually very beneficial. If they yelled and scolded each other, the other generals couldn't hold back their breath, and they might make mistakes when commanding the battlefield. Sometimes a single mistake can make the difference between winning and losing.
"Your grandma's legs, why did Laozi give birth to you, a pig or a dog, a dog or a dog?" A veteran general of Rong Jiajun slapped his thigh and scolded, "It's just a pity that you didn't pee on the wall back then. , it would be better than today to be called a father."
"Bah, what kind of thing are you, you dare to take advantage of your grandfather." The general at the city gate did not show weakness, and scolded.
"General Wang, what are you keeping this unfilial thing?" Ban Yan suddenly said, "He is such an unkind and unjust, neither the east nor the west, why won't he die?!"
After speaking, Ban Hua raised his hand and made a gesture, and asked several archers who had been prepared a long time ago to shoot arrows directly at the person who cursed the most.
"It's better to kill such a disobedient junior, so as not to harm the world."
The author has something to say: Lobster: I... still very fierce.
Hua Hua: Hmm... My shrimp is right.