In the Xiang army camp, Wu Gen was lying on the carriage, covered in blood, his hair disheveled, and extremely miserable. Under the sympathetic eyes of everyone, he slowly passed through the camp.
Along the way, many people walked out of the tents, all with expressions of sadness on their faces.
The news has spread throughout the camp. A man who could have safely guarded Dusui has entered the tiger's den and the dragon's pond for the sake of a servant, without fear of life or death. What a man of faith. It is unfair to commit such a feat without merit.
This is the case in the military. It is inevitable that no one will be injured or captured one day. If no one helps, there may be no way out but death. Therefore, Wu Gen's move was really a righteous move among Pao Ze.
Mo Xin held the bridle rope in his hand, with a sad face and heavy steps, slowly pulling the carriage forward.
Wu Gen, who was lying motionless on the car and seemed to have only one breath left, quietly raised his head: "Old Mo, go around again."
Mo Xin kept his eyes straight and whispered: "Are you physically able to walk again?"
"It's okay. The two brothers who were tortured just now had a measured hand. They only heard the sound but not the force. They looked frightened, but they were actually fine. By the way, the commander summoned him alone just now, but he did what he said."
"You can rest assured that Lao Mo is doing his job. He just mentioned his dissatisfaction with Lin Ruoshi's poor command. As for the matter of connecting with other countries, he was ambiguous, making Qu Chang secretly suspicious and driving a wedge in his heart first."
"Okay, I have my own arrangements for the evidence. These days, it won't be difficult for you to find more brothers in the camp to spread bad words about Lin Ruoshi. With your connections, Lao Mo, I think it won't be difficult.
As the saying goes, we are going to accuse him of an unfounded crime and ruin his reputation. This bad boy, I suspect that the last time Daxia invaded Huangzhong Ridge, it was this kid who caused it. This time, if this fang is not pulled out, we will not be able to sleep well. "Wu Gen gritted his teeth and said bitterly.
"It's a trivial matter. This kind of gossiping is my specialty. In this way, no matter how quibbling Lin Ruoshi is, his reputation in the camp will be bad, and he will have to run away in despair.
Wu Gen, I usually thought that you were only capable of digging holes to harm people, but I didn’t expect that you could be so insidious when it came to plotting people. "Mo Xin said with emotion.
"My twenty army sticks were not for nothing. I just hid in my old house to rest in the name of recovering from my injuries. With An Lin's sincerity, you can start calmly." Seeing the crowd in front of him, Wu Gen buried his head. He went down, moaning incessantly.
Wu Gen returned to Huangzhong Ridge to recuperate. In the past few days, rumors were spreading in the Xiangjun camp, and they were all pointed at Lin Ruoshi.
It is said that his poor command resulted in the deaths of his brothers. It is said that he took the opportunity to retaliate, overtly or covertly committing evil acts against those who offended him. Some say they are disrespectful of military sentiment and abuse their power. What's more, saying that he has access to Daxia is actually a trick of sneaking into the Xiang army.
Every time he walked around the camp, someone was always criticizing him behind his back. Lin Ruoshi is such a smart person. He also knows that rumors may be true or false, but their lethality is astonishing. The key is that he cannot defend himself. The more he talks about it, the darker it becomes.
This turbulence starts from the bottom. For this purpose, only by establishing a good relationship with the top can we suppress it.
In desperation, Lin Ruoshi had no choice but to hold a banquet and went to several village commanders in succession, but the other party excused them one by one because they were busy with military affairs. Later, he specifically expressed his feelings to Qu Chang, but Jin Song, an old fox, just said nonsense like being upright and not afraid of rumors in an official tone.
Lin Ruoshi also understood that the reason why these people did not favor him was because he was an outsider and was naturally alienated.
In addition, a middle-aged man who had just obtained Ding status was assigned to join the army. But many servants in the camp who have been together for decades are still common people. Comparing the two, some people will naturally feel jealous. With this jealousy, all rationality will be thrown away.
The person who pulled the strings had grasped the psychology of most of the lower-class soldiers, so he used such a simple but fatal method.
Lin Ruoshi had always suspected that Wu Gen was responsible, but after careful investigation, he found that Wu Gen had been recuperating behind closed doors since returning to Huangzhong Ridge and had no contact with outsiders.
In the past few days, the subordinate named He whom he brought over was sent to deliver a letter to the captain's mansion in Dingyuan City, but he never returned. Frightened and worried, Lin Ruoshi had no choice but to call the strong man guard who had been accompanying him to defend himself.
But he didn't expect that this would turn him into a coma. You know, this is the camp of the Xiang Army, and it is a place with rules. The strong man came from a rough background and was loyal to himself. When he saw someone being disrespectful to his son, he would naturally stretch out his fist.
This time it was like a hornet's nest was stung, the crowd was excited, and under the clamor of one or two interested people, the riot actually reached Qu Chang Jin Song's place. With no choice, Jin Song had to ask Lin Ruoshi to return to Dingyuan City temporarily and come back when the situation eased. After all, Lin Ruoshi was sent to join the army by the captain's office for training and was not under the jurisdiction of the Xiang Army camp.
Not two days after Lin Ruoshi left, a powerful horse rushed into the Xiang army camp.
At night, Qu Changjin pines residence. The candlelight flickered, Jin Song and Zhang Yuan sat at the table, looking at a thin piece of paper and a small booklet on the table, both of them looked solemn.
"Zhang Yuan, who did you send this person named He?" Jin Song lightly tapped his fingers on the table, Feng Qingyun said calmly.
Zhang Yuan, who had followed him for many years, naturally knew that Qu Chang was really angry, otherwise he would not have behaved like this. Zhang Yuan bowed and replied: "Qu Chang, this person named He is a subordinate of Lin Shenjun. As for whether he is There is no real evidence, so it’s hard to say.
The actual records of the generals in the army were found on their corpses. It is not allowed to say otherwise, but the records are very detailed. The origin, temperament, and methods of officers below the rank of captain are all described. It can be said that they are analyzed in detail and clearly organized. It cannot be published without a certain writing skills. "As he spoke, he pointed at the names on the pamphlet.
Jin Song slapped the table, "Good thief, although this booklet does not involve my defense deployment, troop strength and other secrets, the details of each officer are comprehensive. If there is a war, the opponent will follow the targets contained in the booklet and follow their enemies. Wouldn't it be a big loss to change the formation?
Fortunately, Lao Zhu intercepted this thing, otherwise..." At this point, Jin Song's eyes were as bright as fire, "Go, take two confidants to search Lin Ruoshi's residence, don't make any announcement, and report as soon as possible. "
"I understand." Zhang Yuan stood up, clasped his fists, and walked out.
As soon as he went out, Zhang Yuan let out a long breath.
Of course Lao Zhu in Qu Chang's mouth is Shopkeeper Zhu. The three of them have known each other for many years and trust each other very much. Of course I also received this information. According to Shopkeeper Zhu, the body of the man named He was found outside Mucheng City, not far from where he was hiding.
When he was found, the man was already dead. After searching his body, he found this booklet. Shopkeeper Zhu felt that the matter was serious and sent someone to pass the information back. As for whether it had been leaked and who sent it, it would be decided by the camp.
Just now in the house, Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered that when Wu Gen asked Shopkeeper Zhu about his new hiding place, it was a coincidence that this person died not far from his residence. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? He was already right in his heart. Wu Gen was full of doubts.
Zhang Yuan had heard about some of the relationship between Lin Ruoshi and Wu Gen, but he didn't expect that the two would fight so fiercely. The last time Daxia Kingdom raided the Barren Tomb Ridge, Wu Gen had told himself his suspicions, but there was no solid evidence.
Regarding this booklet, it is said that with Wu Gen's ability to only read two big characters, he would not be able to write such exquisite information, but what if it was borrowed from someone else's hand?
If all of this is true, these two young men, attacking from a distance and with ruthless tactics, make me, a veteran who has been in the army for many years, a little scared. Sure enough, the world has changed, and young people's practices are very different from those of the elders. Sooner or later, they will take the center stage.
With heavy thoughts, Zhang Yuan took two people and sneaked into Lin Ruoshi's house.
Lin Ruoshi has left, but the house is still neat and spotless. Zhang Yuan carefully turned over the things in the house, but after searching even under the bed, he found nothing of value.
Zhang Yuan shook his head mockingly, if Lin Ruoshi really did it, how could he not take away the evidence of the crime. After restoring everything in the house, he was about to take people out when suddenly a sword hanging on the wall attracted Zhang Yuan's attention.
The scabbard of this sword is wide and half of the blade is exposed. Standing in front of the sword, Zhang Yuan always felt that something was wrong.
Yes, everything in this room is neat and orderly, but this sword is not inserted properly, which is really a bit awkward.
He reached out to take off the long sword and pulled it out. There was nothing strange about it. I had to put the sword back into its sheath, but I still couldn't reach the end of the sword. Zhang Yuan pulled out the long sword again, shook the scabbard hard, and with a crash, a small booklet fell to the ground.
In Jin Song's room, Zhang Yuan stood with a bow, not daring to raise his head for a long time.
Jin Song sat at the table, carefully looking through the booklets he got from Lin Ruoshi's house, and comparing them one by one with those sent by shopkeeper Zhu. After looking at it for a long time, Jin Song let out a sigh of relief and said, "There are documents that Lin Ruoshi usually drafts."
Zhang Yuan naturally knew the meaning. This was to check the handwriting. "Yes, my subordinates were worried and brought up a document written by Lin Canjun in the past." He took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve and presented them.
Jin Song raised his hand to take it, glanced at it carefully, and threw the two pieces of paper lightly on the table, "The handwriting matches."
"How should this matter be handled?" Zhang Yuan asked with a gleam in his eyes.
"Send it to the captain's office and let Captain Yuwen handle it. Submit these two things together. As for whether Lin Ruoshi is a Daxia spy, or just a subordinate who rebelled, or was framed, the captain will decide for himself.
But there was one thing that told the man surnamed Lin to stay away and not be allowed to enter the Xiangjun camp again. These days, because of the turmoil among the people in his camp, all the village commanders are quite critical. No matter what the captain's office does, there is no place for him in Jin Song. Go ahead and do it. "
Jin Song made up his mind, and Zhang Yuan naturally complied. The next day, he entered Dingyuan City, met with the captain directly, handed over relevant physical evidence, and reported Jin Song's opinion at the same time.
Colonel Yuwen didn't say much, and just asked Zhang Yuan to rush back to the camp, and he would handle the matter by himself.
On the barren tomb ridge, Wu Genzheng held two pieces of paper in his hand and looked at the sunlight carefully. After looking at it for a long time, he said with emotion: "Brother Congyue, your words are really wonderful. No matter whose words you copy, they are all the same. They are amazing." .”
Shui Congyue said angrily: "I have been copying famous works since I was a child, so trivial matters like this are not a big deal. From now on, please don't come after me with these harmful ghostland tricks." He said and walked away.
With a smile on his face, Wu Gen shouted to his back, "Thank you."
Mo Xin received news that the matter had been settled, and Lin Ruoshi never returned to Xiangjun and was driven back to the captain's mansion. As for how Colonel Yuwen should deal with it, it was beyond his reach. No matter what, he finally let out a bad breath.
Wu Gen walked to the window. The locust trees in the courtyard were full of green leaves and full of vitality.
In his hand, he was playing with a wooden sign that Shui had given him from Yue. This wooden sign was the military badge of a man named He Na who died outside Muchang City.
“A man should be proud of his ambition and be loyal and courageous, and the sun shines on him.
I am not afraid of murderous knives in my life, so why should I be afraid of you acting like a child? "The sound of Wu Gen humming a tune sounded in the room.
Shui Congyue sat under the locust tree, smiled slightly, picked up a book and read it carefully.
