〖Duan Wudi, his grandfather has served in the army for several generations, Wudi was a young man, he was a military strategist, he joined the army at fifteen, and was a guard of the forbidden army at the age of twenty. At that time, there was a wealthy family of He Clan in Jinyang, who was an important minister of the First Sovereign. He was domineering, and Wudi accidentally offended his family. He was reprimanded to the border of Daizhou. Duan was lucky to get out of the disaster. When he arrived in Daizhou, he was highly valued by Lin Yuanting and recommended him to the Qinzhou Army. Later, he became a famous general under Long Tingfei's command, General Panshi.
— "The History of the Northern Han Dynasty: The Biography of Duan Wudi"〗
Qiu Yufei looked indifferent and stood with his hands behind his back. Ling Duan's eyes flashed with admiration. Although Duan Wudi's shackles were not removed, he got off the prison car. The three stood under the dead tree by the roadside, and Shi Jun and others were kicked out. One hundred paces away, don't get close.
Duan Wudi's expression was calm, and he didn't seem to care about the shackles, but Qiu Yufei could faintly see the pain and grievance that he didn't want to be discovered from the depths of his eyes. He sighed softly and said: "General Duan has always been respected by everyone, and General Long also regards the general as his right-hand man. Why did he order the general to be imprisoned? The general may wish to tell me bluntly, until I try to get justice for the general."
Ling Duan hurriedly said: "Yes, General Duan, General Tan respected you very much during his lifetime. If the general were alive, he would definitely not sit back and watch you suffer grievances and grievances. Although the villain has no power, he will never watch you be framed by others. ."
Duan Wudi sighed lightly and said, "Duan was just treating General Tan fairly in the past, but I didn't expect General Tan to be so respectful, and Duan was ashamed to be worthy of it."
Ling Duan said sternly: "The general was stabbed and seriously injured that day, and our army was quite excluded. Only you, general, not only did not fall into the trap, but also sent extra money and rations many times. The general once said, General Duan, you are a person who can be trusted with life and death, and Ling Duan is the one who fights. Even if he loses his life, he doesn't want to see the general suffer."
Duan Wudi smiled bitterly: "General Tan is wrong, to be fair, this time Duan deserved what he deserved, and what Duan committed was the big crime of colluding with merchants, smuggling goods, and making huge profits from it. A few days ago, General Feihu Quartz seized it. , so I asked a military order to bind me to the Chinese army to be punished."
Qiu Yufei's expression changed, he never expected that Duan Wudi, who was usually upright and respectful, innocent and upright, would commit such a crime of corruption and bribery. Such crimes are lightly violating military regulations, embezzling stolen goods and perverting the law, and more serious. It is a crime of treason. The goods that need to be smuggled through Duan Wudi must come from Dayong or the East China Sea. The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty has strict orders to control the border. Except for a few merchants, others are not allowed to trade with the East China Sea without authorization, and trade with Dayong is the same as treason.
Qiu Yufei was annoyed and was about to rebuke Duan Wudi for a few words, but when he saw that his expression was calm and there was no guilt at all, he couldn't help but move, and asked, "Is General Duan being framed?" Duan Wudi calmly said: "No There is no need for Duan to be framed by others. Since three years ago, Duan has been involved in smuggling 14 times and received 600,000 in silver. The goods seized by General Shi this time are worth 300,000, and Duan can make a profit of 100,000. "
Qiu Yufei's heart was full of anger, but it was strange. When he saw Duan Wudi's eyes that were as clear as mirrors and as deep as cold abyss, Qiu Yufei couldn't believe that this person would be a greedy general who disregarded national and French military regulations. . He took a deep breath and said, "General Duan doesn't need to test Qiu again. Qiu believes that what the general does must have a last resort."
Duan Wudi's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said: "Fourth Young Master is a disciple of the National Teacher, although the National Teacher is very strict and the son has suffered a lot, how can the son know the difficulties of ordinary soldiers, our army and Dayong have been for many years. The battle has resulted in countless casualties. Although there have been many victories and few defeats in the past few years, the Dayong country is thriving, and our country is getting more and more difficult. The son must not know that since six years ago, our army's food and wages have been insufficient, and half of it has been obtained. It is rare, after the soldiers are seriously injured and disabled, it is difficult to get pensions, so such words spread in the army, it is better to die in battle than to become a waste."
Qiu Yufei felt a huge shock in his heart. Although he came from a humble background, he was adopted by the Demon Sect since he was a child. Compared with several senior brothers, he could say that he had not experienced too much suffering. , or entered the military, only he played the piano and practiced martial arts all day long, and never involved these important military and political affairs. His eyes fell on Ling Duan, and he saw a faint sadness on his face, which was an expression of empathy.
Ling Duan saw Qiu Yufei's inquiring eyes, and said in a low voice, "Fourth Master, what General Duan said is correct, when my two brothers joined the army to serve the country, they were not allowed to join them. They all said that they hoped that I could Start a family and start a business, don’t cut off the cigarettes of the Ling family, but after my two brothers died in battle, there were very few pensions and no food for the family. I learned martial arts and joined the army. Although I killed the enemy in the army to avenge my brother, but It is also really incapable of making a living. If it were not for General Tan's mercy, how could I have become the general's personal guard at such a young age, and then was promoted by the general and became a member of the Ghost Rider. Fourth Master, after so many years of fighting, who is not like this? Therefore, we all hope that we can conquer Zezhou, which is fertile and continuous, and we can rely on the military to support our family. Paoze, who is seriously injured and disabled, can also have a place to live, and there is no need to commit suicide for fear of affecting his family. Qinzhou, too barren."
Duan Wudi didn't turn his head away, but when Qiu Yufei saw him looking back, tears fell to the dust, Qiu Yufei was speechless, he never thought that those sergeants who fought desperately, regardless of their own lives, would endure such hardships. , Compared to them, what is their freedom and loneliness? He calmed down for a moment and said, "Could it be that what General Duan did was for these soldiers?"
Duan Wudi smiled and said: "In order to make up for the lack of military salaries, the general ordered to allow soldiers to loot in Zezhou, but Duan's troops have been defending in the rear all the year round, so they can't get such benefits, and in the past two years, King Qi has been clear and clear, and our army is very good. It was difficult to achieve anything, and I had no choice but to smuggle goods in collusion with giant merchants. First, I gave priority to obtaining cheap military supplies, and second, I asked for a lot of money to make up for the gap in military salaries. Although this matter hindered the national and legal military regulations, Duan also did not care about it.”
Ling Duan suddenly trembled, he followed Tan Ji, vaguely knowing that Tan Ji was seriously injured and could not lead the army in the past two years, and the army lacked food and salaries. , Ling Duan remembered that the general can always get some unidentified money to distribute to the soldiers in time, or to provide compensation to the disabled. Could it be that the general also participated in the smuggling of Duan Wudi? Duan Wudi looked at Duan Wudi with puzzled eyes. Duan Wudi understood, but he pretended not to see it. In fact, although Duan Wudi tried his best to hide the smuggling matter, some people still knew about it. Tan Ji was one of them. Because Tan Ji's subordinates are always difficult to get even 30% of their military pay. Even Long Tingfei might not know about this smuggling, but he just pretended to be deaf and dumb. Probably only Quartz didn't know about it. But the matter had come to this point, of course Duan Wudi would not implicate others, so he turned a blind eye to Ling Duan's suspicions.
Qiu Yufei also thought of this. His senior brother Xiao Tong is in charge of the supervision of the military. If he doesn't know anything about this kind of thing, he is incompetent. If Xiao Tong knows, Long Tingfei must also know, but this time Quartz Sudden exposing this matter, even Long Tingfei is helpless, and must detain Duan Wudi. This kind of thing can only be understood and unspoken. If it is spread that Long Tingfei supports smuggling, the upright ministers in the DPRK must be impeached and reprimanded. But if you want Long Tingfei to stay out of the matter, Duan Wudi needs to be the scapegoat. After thinking about this, Qiu Yufei looked at Duan Wudi with helplessness in his eyes, and said, "General Duan, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to plead for this matter. In fact, the general is also a last resort. If you explain your difficulties to the general, the general will also Forgive me, the general can also be guilty of making meritorious deeds."
The meaning of Qiu Yufei's words, Duan Wudi knew in his heart, Long Tingfei felt guilty, and naturally he would not add more crimes, but since this, Long Tingfei's name was damaged, and the heart of the Northern Han army must be shaken, he shook his head and said: "Fourth Young master, the last commander only said this in front of you. In the middle of the army, the last commander can only admit to bribery. At that time, the general can only behead Wudi or imprison Wudi for the sake of strict military regulations. Wudi is only greedy for life and fear of death. Over the years, General Su and General Tan have died for the country one after another. Invincible is not arrogant. If he did not defend Qinzhou, the pressure on the general would be too great. Wudi will suffer some criticism, but firstly, it will not hurt the integrity of the general, and secondly, it will not harm the morale of the army, even if the last general is demoted to a soldier, Wudi will never complain."
Qiu Yufei felt a pain in his heart, and said: "General Duan's loyalty and righteousness, Yufei admires, please rest assured, General, I will not make General Duan embarrassed, nor will General Duan bear such charges, I will go to the court. Fei, save your life first, and then ask the master to come to intercede in person, in fact, I think the general may also try to forgive your sins, he is not a ruthless person."
Duan Wudi sighed: "The general has always been strict in military law, and the last general did not want to put him in stigma, even if he was tortured to death, he would have no complaints."
Qiu Yufei felt sad in his heart, but then he thought about it and said, "What happened to Quartz, this kind of thing should be tacitly understood in the military, how could he openly embarrass you and publicize this matter, even the general will never do it? Wouldn't be happy for him to do that."
Duan Wudi smiled bitterly and said: "The final general does not understand this matter. Although General Shi and I have not had a deep friendship, we have been together for many years. After that, General Shi suddenly spoke coldly to the last general, and this time he suddenly attacked. He led his cronies to intercept the caravan, and captured the guards of the late general's cronies. He then complained directly to the general. When the army asked for the crime, the last general only brought a few personal guards to the camp. Unexpectedly, Shi Jun came suddenly, saying that the last general wanted to flee privately. In doing this, General Shi is straightforward, but he is not such an unreasonable person?"
Qiu Yufei could hear that Duan Wudi’s tone was a little weird when he mentioned Feiyan Tower. He wrote it down and said in his heart, I will ask Senior Brother Xiao, he must understand the joints, and thinking of this, he said: " That being the case, General Duan, you guys will stop for a while, and I will take Ling Duan a step ahead to see if we can deal with this matter."
Duan Wudi said happily: "Whether it happens or not, I will thank Fourth Young Master Ente at the end."
Qiu Yufei turned and left. After getting on the horse, he ran directly to Qinzhou City. His face was as cold as ice, and his heart was very confused. Why did Quartz and Duan Wudi suddenly quarrel? He faintly realized that there must be a conspiracy, maybe it was Dayong's spy. ghost. Qiu Yufei's thoughts turned around, and he carefully recalled what he had seen and heard in Zezhou. At that time, he was intent on assassinating Jiang Zhe. Although he heard some things, firstly Jiang Zhe and others were vague, and secondly, he had feelings for Qinzhou's military. I don't know much, so it's just like the wind blowing through my ears, and there is no trace. Now that I think about it, it's something unusual. Before he assassinated that day, King Li Xian of Qi wrote a letter saying that there was an emergency military situation, but now the two sides are confronting, and it is icy and snowy, and it is impossible to fight. Why is there such an emergency military situation? Suddenly, Qiu Yufei had a thought in his heart. According to the time, the day when he assassinated, was when Quartz's attitude changed greatly. Could it be that this matter was investigated by Yong Jun, or it was related to Yong Jun's provocation.
When this idea came out, it was like wildfire, which could not be contained. Qiu Yufei remembered what Ling Duan had said to him. Li Hu was taken away. It is said that all the captured sergeants who went with Quartz to kill King Qi and Jiang Zhe were all captured. Kill, Ling Duan once heard the word of killing the mouth, what kind of mouth is this killing, could it be that the quartz has changed, thinking of this, Qiu Yufei can no longer hide the horror in his heart, and adds another whip, he must rush to Long Tingfei Explain this matter, although he doesn't quite understand this matter, but it is related to the two generals, so it must be handled with care.
"The north wind blows away the snow at the third watch, and the soul is still in love with the peach blossom moon. Don't wake up if you have a good dream, let him do it for his own good. Listening to the corner of the picture for no reason, the red ice on the pillow is thin. Saima neighs, and the remnant star blows the flag."
In Qinzhou City, Feiyan Tower, the most famous fireworks resort, in the hall, there are many guests, including rich businessmen, nobles, and literati warriors. The pipa sings loudly and loudly. Although she is only a weak woman, her voice is like a stone, falling to the ground with a sound, as clear as ice. Hearing the crowd was fascinated.
Qinzhou is the place where the generals are stationed. Naturally, there are many generals. The Feiyan Tower is the most popular place in Qinzhou. Those who can enter this building are senior generals or other nobles. Her name is Qingdai. She came to Qinzhou a few months ago and chose Feiyanlou to sing. This Qingdai girl is already a beautiful girl, with a beautiful face and long eyebrows. Even when she is singing, her expression is as indifferent as ice. Talking a few words, the temperament is even more arrogant and noble, which makes people dare not blaspheme or offend. She is a famous singer in the Northern Han Dynasty. She has a clear singing voice, and is good at singing famous songs. She is famous all over the world with a pipa. What makes this woman different is that she is proficient in swordsmanship, wears a long sword, carries a lute, is a loner, and does not sell herself. , the people in the government pity her noble and clean, and there are many ministers under the skirts, so she was not convicted and imprisoned. Qingdai's life experience is unknown. Some people say that this woman was originally the daughter of an aristocratic family. After the family collapsed, she did not want to be a maid and concubine.
At the end of the song, there was thunderous applause in the hall, Qingdai bowed to everyone, hugged the pipa and left. After leaving the hall, Qingdai put the pipa into her bag, and a maid sent by Feiyanlou to serve Qingdai took the pipa and said in a low voice, "Sister Dai, General Shi is waiting for you in the small hall, you can go." Qingdai nodded. , said coldly: "I'll go after I remove my makeup." The maid quickly ordered another little maid, and then served Qingdai back to her residence. Qingdai has an outstanding singing voice and a great reputation, so Feiyanlou specially prepared a small building as her residence. Because Qingdai is lonely, this small building is located in a remote location, so as not to be disturbed by others. After Qingdai went upstairs, she took off her makeup on the bronze mirror. A maid had already prepared hot water. After she took a bath, she put on a blue brocade fur, took out a golden step shake from the jewelry box and put it on. No more makeup. She took the red cloak handed over by the maid and put it on, and walked out. The maid hurriedly followed with her lute. Walking across a stone bridge, there is a gorgeous flower hall under the shade of green pines and cypresses. There were four men standing in front of the hall, although they were also wearing casual clothes, but just by looking at their posture and bearing, they knew that they were warriors in the army. Seeing Qingdai coming, the four of them all bowed their heads as a salute, Qingdai also bowed gently, and then pushed the door and walked into the flower hall.
This flower hall is about several feet in diameter and is very spacious and bright. As soon as you enter the door, you can see a heated kang covered with red felt. There is a mahogany kang table on the heated kang. The stove and the chimney lead to the outside of the hall. There is a copper pot for wine on the stove, and the bottom of the stove is connected to the Ondol. While warming the wine, the Ondol is heated. The interior is as warm as spring. Quartz sits on the Kang to drink. , the two maids, one serving wine and one serving cloth, had a cloak and a saber thrown on the chair beside them. It was probably because the room was hot, Quartz had removed his outer shirt and only wore his middle clothes, with the smell of alcohol on his face.
Qingdai walked in and smelled the strong aroma of wine. She couldn't help frowning slightly, and said, "General Shi, your injury is not healed, so don't drink anymore." As she said that, she stepped forward to grab the wine glass, and gave the two maids a cold look. , The two maids withdrew knowingly, Qingdai smelled the strong smell of alcohol in the room, went to the window and opened the window, the cold wind rushed in, and immediately dissipated a lot of alcohol.
Quartz kept silent and let Qingdai take the jug. He looked at Qingdai with a blazing light, remembering the first time they met. At that time, Long Tingfei was leading the army to fight in Zezhou, and Duan Wudi was in charge of defense. Because he was seriously injured and could not accompany the army, he went to Feiyan Tower to listen to the music. He still remembers the first time he saw Qingdai, the beautiful woman who sat on the stage and sang songs with a stubborn expression. But it is alienated and cold as a person outside the world. Although he was over thirty years old, the quartz of homeless thoughts sank into those clear and deep eyes. He desperately proposed to Qingdai, was willing to marry her, and vowed not to take a concubine, but Qingdai simply refused, and after asking him many times, Qingdai finally told him the reason for the refusal. Gone for the sanity of quartz.
Qingdai just explained to him that she was kidnapped by a strongman and lost her chastity a few years ago, and the identity of that person was extraordinary. But because she would not be believed by others, Qingdai never said this. Quartz asked the identity of the person, Qingdai just sneered, Quartz had no choice but to visit often, hoping to get Qingdai's heart.
The water drop stone wears through, deeply emotional, Qingdai also seems to soften a little, and gradually, will meet with Quartz for a drink. Until a few days ago, Quartz took Duan Wudi to the Feiyan Tower for a drink. Who knew that after seeing Qingdai, Duan Wudi's expression changed greatly, and he felt uneasy, but Qingdai saw Duan Wudi and was angry like never before. Go, Quartz, who was suspicious in his heart, asked about it, only to learn from Qingdai that Duan Wudi was the one who destroyed Qingdai's innocence that day. Quartz was about to question Duan Wudi in anger, but Qingdai held him back and cried bitterly: "My concubine is just a humble singer, don't say that there is no witness to this matter, even if there is witness, is it possible to bring him down? What, it would be good if people didn’t say that I was entangled with foxes, even if the general was the master, he would at most just let him marry a concubine. Although the concubine is out of order, she is unwilling to serve such a wicked person.” Quartz heard after hearing this. , I just felt heartbroken. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally thought that if he managed to kill Duan Wudi, then Qingdai must be grateful. These days, he could see that Qingdai was not ruthless towards him, and he was sincere at that time. Please, Qingdai will definitely marry him. Of course, Quartz had tried Duan Wudi before, but whenever he talked about Qingdai, Duan Wudi would always take care of him. Quartz was furious and made up his mind to deal with Duan Wudi, and the opportunity was quickly found.
Looking at Qingdai, Quartz hesitated to say anything. The matter had not yet been settled, and he decided to wait until Duan Wudi was subdued before talking to Qingdai. The two had just said a few words when suddenly a guard came in to report: "General, the general invites you to come." After being caught back, I was overjoyed and said, "Qingdai, there is something in the army, I will go back first."
Qingdai smiled slightly and said, "Alright, but you've drank a lot of wine, and it's a little inappropriate to go to see the general. I just asked the maid to get the sober soup, you drink a bowl before you leave, don't forget to loose the wine. Angry." Quartz's heart warmed after hearing this, and she repeatedly promised. Therefore, when he left with his head held high, he did not see the cold light flashing in Qingdai's eyes. The net has been closed, and the captured tiger can no longer escape.
After Quartz left, Qingdai summoned the maid, took the pipa, moved her ten fingers, and the sound was like a stone, but it was the sixth fold in the famous song "House of Flying Daggers". Although this song is widely heard, the only one who can play it superbly is chatting. There were several people, Qingdai played for a while, the surroundings were completely silent, only the sound of clear music could be heard echoing and circling. Qingdai repeatedly played the sixth fold several times, but Fang stopped and did not play. Sighing lightly, he got up and left.
Coincidentally, Qiu Yufei, who was flying into the city, passed by Feiyan Tower at this time. The sound of Qingdai's pipa stopped Xingyun, and Qiu Yufei couldn't help but listen closely to the horse. Yiyi's divine light appeared, and he whispered: "Ambush is a good deal. Several people in the world can play it, but how murderous it is, it seems to have a decisive meaning." If you follow Qiu Yufei's original intention, you really want to see it immediately. The master of playing the pipa, but Duan Wudi's matter has not been resolved, he hesitated for a while, and finally drove his horse to the general's residence.