Royal Road

Chapter 80: Cold and warm

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"What did you say? The hall is unstable?!" Sima Yue asked sharply, his face ashen.

"Reporting to Sikong, yesterday Zhang Fang's rebels made a riot outside Jianchun Gate, intending to break into the imperial city and loot Taicang, causing the Su Wei army to mutiny. Rob out the King of Changsha…”

Listening to the report of his confidant, Sima Yue was shocked and angry. Since Zhang Fangjun entered the city ten days ago, he has committed rape and looting, venting his resentment that he had been unable to attack the city for months. In Luoyang City, I don't know how many wives and families have been separated. The original situation of lack of water and food did not ease in the slightest, but instead was harassed by the chaos of soldiers and turned into a hell on earth. In the past two days, the impeachment memorials in the DPRK and China can almost fill the table with cases, and all the officials are looking forward to the Zhongshu Ministry to restrain Zhang Fangbu. But Sima Yue has no one to use, so what? He had to appease everyone, saying that the chaos in Chang'an, Zhang Fang's army will withdraw troops to rescue the King of Hejian in a few days, and wait for the King of Chengdu to enter Luo, and he will be able to eliminate the disaster.

This was also a stumbling block for Sima Ying by Sima Yue. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fang couldn't hold back and started attacking the imperial city before the other party left Yecheng. How can the generals in the palace endure this? Originally, the Kaicheng incident was that he and his younger brother colluded with General Zuowei to act secretly. There were many dissatisfaction among the Sixth Army, and Sima Yi's old department was even more complaining. As a result, it was absolutely impossible to hold back!

"Brother, I'm afraid I can't stay in Changsha!" Sima Teng said loudly.

"Shut up!" Sima Yue was upset and shouted in a low voice. How could he not want this kind of thing? But if he killed Sima Ai with his own hands, the soldiers in the city would probably no longer believe him, so how could they encourage these people to rebel

"If you keep breaking, you will suffer from chaos. Brother, now we are walking through fire and water. If Changsha was rescued by those people, neither side would be able to explain it!" Sima Teng said urgently.

How could Sima Yue not know? Not to mention the hidden dangers of letting the tiger return to the mountain, even Sima Ying couldn't explain it. If trouble arises, he will definitely not get any benefit! This is simply the enemy on the back, and it is difficult to make a decision.

"Sikong." A Huang Menlang next to him suddenly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Since Zhang Fang has already attacked the imperial city, why don't you tell him about it. I think that General Zhang will not miss the opportunity..."

Hearing this, Sima Yue's eyes lit up, and he pondered: "But Jin Yongcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Just knowing the news may not be successful..."

Jin Yongcheng is a military town through and through, built by Emperor Wu. It is composed of three small towns connected to the north and south. The city is three feet high and ten feet wide. It is backed by Beimang and overlooks the whole city of Luoyang. The city is heavily guarded, and it has always been a secluded palace where the Sima clan was imprisoned. Such an impregnable fortified city, a hundred thousand troops would be helpless, how could a mere group of rebels be able to capture it

That Huang Menlang chuckled: "There should be someone in the hall who is willing to open the city for General Zhang."

"Good!" After the hesitation was over, Sima Yue ordered, "You lead someone to do it quickly, if it is successful, you will be rewarded!"

After speaking, he turned his head again and said to Sima Teng: "Yuanmai, you have been away from Bingzhou for a long time, so why don't you take this opportunity to return. When the time is right, you will send troops on the White Path to cut off the back road of Yecheng. In the future battle, you will be The essential!"

Sima Teng is only in his early twenties now, and it was the time when he was vying for strength. Hearing this, he immediately got up and said: "Brother, don't worry! As long as Brother A gives an order, Bingzhou's 100,000 soldiers and horses will be at your command. Emperor Wu The lineage is already useless, if you want to help Chaogang, you must take action!"

Hearing these words very well, Sima Yue rubbed his palms and smiled and said, "What Yuan Mai said is very true. As long as those who make troubles die, why worry about the uncertainty of the world..."

It was snowing outside the window, and the snow had been falling on and off for two days. If it is a quiet night, in the silence of all sounds, one can hear the snow falling and rustling. Warming a pot of light wine, holding a cauldron, sitting in front of the window and watching the snowy night, was Jiang Da's favorite. But today, wrapped in winter clothes, he sat by the window, quietly listening to the screams of killing from the distant streets.

This is the Shaofu Medical Office, which is located in the imperial city, outside the palace city wall, and the gate of the city is guarded by 30,000 soldiers. Unless the country is broken, it is impossible to hear the sound of swordsmen.

But the sound had been ringing all night. All night.

From sunset to quiet night, it seems that countless soldiers and horses poured into the inner city. The sound of horses' hooves, the sound of swordsmen, and screams were endless. Those colleagues who were looking forward to Kaesong every day became silent. Even the door of the Shaofu was tightly closed.

Can this door stop the chaos

Jiang Da did not know.

A few days ago, he also thought about going to ask Dongying Gong, hoping that he would protect Jinyang for the sake of preventing the epidemic. However, when he arrived at the palace, he learned that Duke Dongying had left Luoyang while the city gate was wide open. There are also countless other princes, nobles and relatives, and every family brought private soldiers to protect their families and left this dead city.

Of course they can go. No matter how rampant the group of rebels were, they were still King Hejian's troops. The King of Hejian would not offend those wealthy clansmen, as long as he opened one eye and closed one eye, he could let the children of the noble family escape from the fire. But what about the rest? Li Shu in Luoyang City, where are the officials? Is their life not life? !

Unfortunately, the King of Changsha was defeated. He was defeated by the generals in the temple, and by those despicable villains. If he is still there, can he stick to the city and let the imperial capital avoid such slaughter

With dry eyes open, Jiang Da listened to the screams of killing outside the window until dawn.

The next day, the fighting stopped. On the third day, a piece of news spread to everyone's ears.

Zhang Fang led his troops to break through Jinyong City, and the king of Changsha was roasted to death by this thief!

When he heard the news, Jiang Da only felt that his heart was cold. What is the difference between Sima Ying or not? The next day, however, he knew the difference. After Zhi killed the King of Changsha, Zhang Fang led his troops to the palace city and captured the women in the palace. Every day there was a terrible howl coming from outside the wall.

How many people they kidnapped, no one dares to imagine! How will these palace ladies be treated? Even more unthinkable.

After three days of trouble, the chaos gradually subsided. In the young mansion, no one dared to open the door. Jiang Da didn't know what the outside looked like. But even if there were no thieves, he would not be able to survive. Lack of food, water, and the lingering cold, almost drained his vitality. In just a few more days, there will be no need for chaos troops to do it for you.

Just when Jiang Da was numb and desperate, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Doctor Jiang! It's fortunate that you are still in the young mansion!" The soldier in the lead handed over a water bag and whispered, "I am the soldier of the Liang mansion, and I am here to take you back to the mansion on the order of the master!"

"!" Jiang Da struggled to get up, "You are... I remember you... Zixi, Zixi he..."

The words were not finished, tears were falling. Who would have guessed that in such a desperate situation, it would be that person who would send someone to help.

The soldier of the family also had red eyes: "You healed my leg injury in the battle of Liangfu. Doctor Jiang, don't cry, drink some water quickly. Let's leave now! By the way, the master also said, Dr. Jiang can leave a letter saying that his grandfather passed away and resigned and returned to his hometown. In this way, he will not be blamed by the court... "

"What?! Grandfather is gone?!" Jiang Da overturned the water bag in his hand and grabbed the man's arm, "When did it happen!"

"October." The soldier hesitated, "but Imperial Physician Jiang left a medical book, and the master ordered someone to print it."

Jiang Da couldn't understand what was being printed. But at this moment, all the anger and all the sorrow has turned into a deep hatred. If there is no Sima Teng, if there is no Sima Ying, if there is no such a powerful Sima ethnic group, how could he and his grandfather end up like this? !

Pushing the soldier away, he got up and walked to the desk, quickly wrote a resignation sheet, turned his head and said, "How do I leave?"

Seeing Jiang Da finally cheered up, the soldier couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief: "There are still people outside the wall responding, as long as you leave the imperial city, you can leave Luoyang!"

Jiang Da nodded, turned around and took a few volumes of medical books from the bookshelf, and put the medicine box on his back before saying, "Let's go."

In the dark night, an unremarkable team climbed the high wall, crossed the city gate, and left this fragmented city of the Son of Heaven.

"There is news from Wang Zhongzheng that Sima Teng has returned to Jinyang!" Liang Feng dropped the letter in his hand and sighed. It seemed that the incident in Luoyang had no effect on Sima Teng, and might even have some benefits. Otherwise, this kid would not have returned to Bingzhou so carelessly.

But that's fine too. Without this obtrusive thing, no one should care about Jiang Da's escape. When he turned back and waited for the people to get home, he shoved into the house and said that he would treat himself, and no one would be able to pick the wrong one.

After thinking about it for a while, Liang Feng turned his head and asked, "How are the people sent to Luoyang this time, can they be trusted?"

Yi Yan said: "They are all experts in siege and camp, and a few have been favored by Dr. Jiang. The leader of the team is Zhang He, so you can't go wrong."

Liang Feng has always been interested in cultivating special forces, so the most elite ones in the brave camp have indeed practiced some of the things that the special forces of later generations will teach. Zhang He is an alternative battalion commander who was promoted from the battalion. He has a good understanding of tactics and is smart. Liang Feng has met him in person and is quite satisfied with him.

Nodding slightly, Liang Feng said, "Remember to inform Wu Ling that we have finally rescued people from the city, and there is no room for loss at the pass."

"I understand," Yiyan replied.

"By the way, you should also pick some smart soldiers from the battalion as soon as possible, and go back and learn some first aid knowledge with Dr. Jiang. These people must be placed in every combat unit, so call them nurses. When they are on the battlefield, they will It can save a lot of lives." Liang Feng said quite solemnly.

In the last battle, if the seriously injured soldiers could be treated on the battlefield, the death rate would probably drop by a few points. It's a pity that there are no qualified hygienists in the team. When Jiang Da comes back this time, he can focus on cultivating talents in this area.

Yi Yan has already understood the role of those nurses in the ward. If there are such a group of people on the battlefield, they will naturally be of great use.

"And the officers selected this time will have to learn arithmetic and basic writing in the future. At least they must be able to understand the instructions and calculate the amount of food and grain needed in the team. If they don't have these basic knowledge, I'm afraid To delay things." Liang Feng thought for a while and said again.

"My lord, they are all reckless. If you learn this, you might delay your time." Yi Yan frowned.

"Have you delayed learning these things?" Liang Feng shook his head with a smile, "If you are not motivated, you are not worthy of being a good general. It is only necessary to incorporate these into the officer promotion system. One soldier is full of soldiers, and one litter of soldiers is full of fire. , I don't want to see the good soldiers that I have worked so hard for be ruined by idiots."

In the past six months, Yi Yan has not stopped studying for a day, and now he can read the letters. For the military book that the lord read, the understanding is also further. Of course he understood the importance of knowledge. But asking every officer to do this always feels a little unrealistic.

But this is the master's order, he can go down and ask, what if someone wants to learn? Anyway, the one who taught them would definitely not be the lord.

Just as she was about to nod her head, Yi Yan suddenly froze, her eyes like knives, flying at the woman who walked into the door. After several battles and killing people, Yi Yan had a sullen look in his eyes, but the woman walked up to the desk with a straight face as if she didn't see it: "Lang Jun, the craftsmen and helpers in each workshop have all registered, There are also the rewards and festival gifts that several craftsmen received last year, and I will also write down them one by one."

Liang Feng took the booklet, flipped it over at random, and nodded: "You did a good job. You have to think about the rules of the four squares. Now that there are many people in the house, the rules must be changed accordingly, and they must not appear. Mistakes."

"The servant knows." The woman nodded slightly, her face still expressionless. In fact, her appearance is not bad, and her stature is also tall, but she is unsmiling, and her dress is simple and unpretentious. She looks like a piece of wood, which is a bit dazzling.

However, Liang Feng was quite satisfied with this new secretary. This time Chaoyu chose two people from the ward. One was tall and expressionless, and the other was petite and thin with scars on his face. One of them was cold and the other was bored, but both math and calligraphy were quite good. The tall one has extremely meticulous logical thinking and has a very good understanding of personnel management. The shorter one is erudite and memorized. Whether it's numbers or Liang Feng's instructions, he can never forget them. What's even more rare is that the two have no plans to find their way back, so Liang Feng gave them names, one named Cang Lan and the other named Cai Wei, and stayed in the study.

However, this change caused a lot of shock to those close to him. Lvzhu didn't say anything, Yiyan seemed to have a heart too, and never gave these two a good look. It's also fortunate that the two women climbed out of hell. If they were soft and weak, I'm afraid that Yi Yan's eyes could scare people away.

After two more orders, Liang Feng let Cang Lan go down and turned to look at Yi Yan, who had just withdrawn his gaze: "Why, you don't seem to like these two newcomers very much."

Yi Yan was silent for a moment before saying, "They are unknown, and they don't deserve to stay with the lord!"

"Everything yesterday is like dying yesterday. They are all pitiful people, and they have their own reasons." Liang Feng sighed, "Yiyan, help me go outside for a walk."

After hesitating for a moment, Yi Yan stepped forward and helped the man up. Compared with half a year ago, his arms have more flesh, and they are no longer so light as if a gust of wind can blow them away, but he is still thin and pale, and as he gets closer, he can still smell lingering. Medicinal fragrance.

Now that he can walk freely, Liang Feng will not put all his weight on this human-shaped crutch. Slowly walking out of the room, he walked towards his favorite side courtyard. Unlike other courtyards where various flowers and trees are planted, there are rockery pavilions and winding paths leading to seclusion. There is only one tall tower in the courtyard, which is simple, but makes people feel very open.

Step by step up the steps, Liang Feng took a breath and stood in front of the wooden fence on the third floor. The snow that had been snowing for a few days before was covered with a thick layer of snow. These winter snows can keep the soil moist, kill potential pests in the soil, and prevent the winter wheat from being frozen by the cold wind. A veritable harbinger of a good year.

With snow, the farmers began to sleep in winter, but Zhuangzi did not calm down. From a distance, there are still rows of figures shaking in the barracks. After the end of the annual leave, the troupe began to practice again. The original auxiliary soldiers had to be turned into regular soldiers, and the newly recruited refugees had to receive auxiliary training. Even if the weather is cold, it can't stop. Those missing troops will take more time to fill.

Looking at those diligently training people in the distance. Liang Feng suddenly asked, "Yiyan, what are you worrying about these days?"

The wound on his hand has scabbed over, but Yi Yan is still haunted recently, obviously there is something pressing in his heart. Liang Feng couldn't just sit back and watch his most important subordinates get into trouble, of course he had to ask.

Like a wild deer hit by the light, Yi Yan's figure froze immediately. He didn't expect that the Lord would ask so directly, and he couldn't think of how to answer it by himself.

After a long while, he whispered: "The lord needs talents, and there will be more useful people in the Liang Mansion in the future. The subordinates don't know if they can still stand by the lord's side."

This is true. Whether it was sending troops to rescue Jiang Da, or choosing children to learn to count, or the two strange women in the study. What the protagonist needs has never been more than just the trilogy, but also more useful people. And he is only one of these people.

He was afraid that those eyes would see something wrong with him, but he was equally afraid that the man's eyes no longer fell on him as before. This is simply a difficult problem that cannot be chosen, making Yiyan sleepless.

Liang Feng raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect that this was what the little guy was worried about. A smile appeared on his lips, and Liang Feng shook his head gently: "You are different from them."

Yi Yan's throat trembled: "If there is a general who is the same as his subordinates..."

"You are different from anyone else." Liang Feng interrupted him, "Yi Yan, you were taught by me, no one can take your place."

This is Liang Feng's sincere words. He came into this world as an outrageous accident. When he was about to give up his will to survive, he met this person in front of him. Yiyan is different from those close to him. He is a Capricorn, he doesn't know what ordinary people should know, and he doesn't know the original owner of this body. In front of this completely strange boy who admires him like a chick, he can occasionally indulge and show something that belongs to his true self.

Whether it's training the chorus or teaching the art of war, in fact, these are the residual heat left over from the previous life, and they are memories that can't be let go. If there is no Yiyan, he may have to keep these things in his heart, hoping to find a credible person before forgetting the light. Or slowly adapt to the world and choose to blend in with the pretentious celebrities.

Fortunately, he met this person ahead of time.

It's like giving wings to a lingering, ill-behaved person. Will anyone pass up this rare opportunity to spy on the blue sky

Yiyan is of course important to him.

The pair of hard bows capable of pulling three stones made their steady hands tremble. Yiyan has heard the lord's praises, countless praises. However, he has never been so moved!

There was something in the bottom of my heart, with sourness, pain, uncontrollable joy, and indescribable fear. Yi Yan gritted his teeth and squeezed out his voice: "If the lord wants me, I will stay by the lord's side forever."

The hands that were holding onto him were trembling. Liang Feng didn't break it, just smiled slightly.

"It's a word."