The elder said: "If you dare to teach Guipiao, I know that your lord has made great contributions to the army and will be rewarded sooner or later. Guipiao still needs to take good care of his body, and he will have good fortune in the future!"
The white-haired old man's eyes lit up and he said happily: "My lord has done meritorious service? What merit? How does the elder know about it? Is there any battle report?"
The elder smiled and said: "Guijiao is indeed loyal to his master's family. Hearing the merits of the master's family's wealth, his spirits are much better. So Guijiao learned that a military envoy came to the city to ask for water and food. During the chat, he mentioned that your lord Zheng's Anping , the military envoy said: This person has made great achievements, and when the war is over, he will be rewarded. What is your contribution? What a great achievement that will break the sky! He saved Lord Xinling! Do you know whether this contribution is great? It will break the sky! .”
The old man lowered his eyebrows, wiped his eyes with his hands, and said: "My lord has been supported by my ministers since he was a child, and he has been with me day and night. Everyone knows this! After ten years of separation, my master's family has declined, and he has sent away all his concubines. I am old and sick, and cannot be driven away. , It’s hard to send my broken body. I only think about the young master. A porridge and a meal have saved my remaining life. Unexpectedly, the young master thinks of the old relationship and treats me like a guest. I am incompetent and can’t help you, I can only think about it! Now I have the elder to spread the good news, can I have nothing? I'm so happy..." He said with tears streaming down his face.
The elder quickly comforted him and said: "Zheng's benevolence and righteousness are well known to me, so there will be no harm done to you. If you worry less about your well-being, you will be blessed in the future."
The old man cried and said: "How dare you ask for blessings, but you will get a mutilated body, and the benefits will be great! Our lord has done a good job in protecting Lord Xinling. This will lead to a battle, and he will make contributions in front of the two armies! Will Lord Xinling return?"
The elder said: "I haven't heard of the battle between the two armies recently, and I don't know the victory or defeat. Lord Xinling is outside the city and has not returned to his country. The young men of our city are still in the army, and there is no harm reported. There should be no reports. Great war.”
The old man counted on his fingers and said: "My lord has been away from home for five or six days. Do you have this many elite soldiers in your city, and are you prepared with food and fodder?"
The elder said: "In the city, the limit is ten days, and today is the sixth day. If the war is postponed, or there will be military envoys to urge food in two or three days."
The old man said: "Old minister is ridiculous. I only prepared five days of food. I'm afraid it will be exhausted now! If your army's envoys arrive, please be in vain. I will go to prepare food for the Lord."
The elder said: "Here! The Zheng family has done a great job in protecting the Lord. Lord Xinling has spread his kindness and righteousness to the world, and there will be no loss! The price is high, but peace of mind. But if there is military retribution, I will report it to you."
The two stood on both sides of the fence and chatted for a long time. The elder was in high spirits and chatting enthusiastically; the white-haired old man stood under the fence and spoke softly, which made the old man laugh from time to time. The elder told him that except for a convoy that went along the road this morning, there were no large groups of people mobilized. But the driving did not stop, several times a day. But this morning, in addition to the large group heading west, there were also several more cavalry heading west in a short while. It was thought that a war was about to break out in the west. When the sun was setting in the west, the elder said: "The sun is setting, the cold wind is starting to rise, and you have to go home to eat and drink. If your lord is rewarded, I will never forget you!"
The old man said: "Although I dare not speak for my lord, I know my lord's heart. We know each other and love each other. How dare we not take it seriously and repay it just in case!" The elder left. The old man stood under the fence leaning on his stick for a long time, as if watching the elders go to his home in front of the city, then he staggered back. But instead of going back to the room, he went around to the back and sat down by the back door.
After a while, a strong warrior came over and stood in front of the fence. The old man handed over a pitcher of water from the side. The man took it, drank a few sips, sat down, put the pitcher on the ground, and said to the old man: "An accident occurred at Ximen. The middle-aged doctor Xu Jia was robbed before he went out. The robber They pretended to be beggars, each holding a dog-beating stick, only one stick. They made the guards fall asleep and rushed out of the door. The soldiers on the city could not close the door in time and had already left the city!"
The old man's expression moved slightly and he asked, "Who do you dare to know?"
Wu Zu said: "A knowledgeable person will recognize that there is a guest among them."
The old man said: "Weisi people, who is here! What does the doctor want to do when the guests of Lord Xinling are robbed?...Does the doctor have an order to send to Han?"
The soldier said: "Of course. Yesterday, the minister and the minister of Wei entered the palace. This morning, the minister of Wei and the minister went to the Daliang Gate to say farewell to the temple. They went straight out of the west gate in a row of five chariots. They did not avoid the audience during the speech ceremony. , this is normal. Therefore, there are many people outside the Daliang Gate - all of them are driven one mile away. When the west gate opens, the guard clears the way. Among the spectators, a beggar suddenly makes a move and knocks out the guard, while the rest of the people support the car They rode out of the city in a crowd. The middle-level officials also wrapped them up and threatened them. They left the west gate and went straight west, but no trace of them was found."
The old man said: "Can we send soldiers to follow him?"
The soldier said: "This is war time, and troops cannot be mobilized without orders. The city gates were quickly closed and reported to the general. The general inspected the west gate, but there were no remaining orders. Therefore, no one left the city. When they reached the corner, there were six cavalry. I left the city, I think I followed him - I haven’t returned yet.”
The old man said: "A military envoy came to report that Lord Xinling was in danger and was rescued by the Zheng family. How did he feel?"
The soldier said: "No one in the city has heard of this matter. How do you know, sir?"
The old man said: "I heard about it from the military envoys. The matter involves the Zheng family, but I ask Ying Wei to investigate carefully."
The soldier said: "Here!"
The old man said: "The senior official went on a mission to South Korea and was robbed by Lord Xinling's followers. Seeing Lord Xinling in the army, he could advance or retreat. The court was afraid of his power and would not dare to investigate in detail; Lord Xinling must also be harmless Dr. Yu Zhong...how to hijack a car and leave the city? Lord Xinling may be in urgent need of the help of a large number of retainers. It is not difficult for a few retainers to leave the city, but it may be difficult for hundreds of retainers, so he entrusted it to Dr. Zhong, but the doctor refused, so he had to come up with this strategy and take advantage of the opportunity. Out of town."
Wu Zu said: "What you said, sir, must be correct. I will use this to restore Ying Wei."
The old man asked: "Is the Ximen guard awake?"
The soldier said: "Ximen Guards has been detained by General Yousi, and the inside and outside are cut off. I don't know the details."
The old man said: "Mr. Xinling has the help of hundreds of people, and the situation is somewhat stable. But the Qin people can open a military market in Qifeng, and their plan is not small. If the senior officials send envoys to Han, they may be able to cut off their secret support. Lord Xinling will definitely be able to help them." success."
The soldier said: "If this is the case, the situation will be settled!"
The old man said: "Of course. The battle situation has calmed down a little bit, but the battle in the court will definitely start..."
The soldier said: "This is beyond our knowledge."
The old man said: "The court and the grass are one and the same. The struggle for power in the court will inevitably end up in the grass. There is no way to avoid it."
The soldier said: "What can I do?"
The old man said: "But you can do it when you see the opportunity. I worship Ying Wei, and I will be happy to help you with the work entrusted to the Zheng family!"
The soldier said: "We must try our best." He stood up, saluted and left.
The old man went out, carried the water jug in, closed the back door, staggered back to the front, and looked around, but there was no one in the way. Fu picked up a larger water jug, walked out of the back door, walked half a mile along a vaguely visible path, and came to a small hidden ditch. This is where an underground river flows out of the ground. The water is not strong. big. The old man struggled to put the water jug in his hand, drew out half the jug of water, and then carried it back again with a staggering step.
Although it was late afternoon and it was time to eat, there seemed to be no smoke from every house, and there was no fragrance of millet floating out of the town, just like a dead town. The old man just took out half a bowl of millet porridge from the cauldron and drank it silently, thinking about what happened in the past few days, judging the connection between them, and what details needed to be clarified.
He accidentally took a deep breath and felt a sharp pain in his ribs, causing the old man to hold his breath for a moment. He felt strange that when he heard about Zhongdafu just now, he had no emotion in his heart - all of this was thanks to Xujia, Zhongdafu.
"Hey~~!" The old man sighed. He unbuttoned his shirt and looked at the belt on his chest. I had been moving more frequently just now, and the straps were a little loose, so the sharp inhalation just now caused a sharp pain. The old man took off his belt, took off all his clothes, and prepared to rearrange the belt. But on the one hand, the straps were not easy to adjust, and on the other hand, the severe pain in his ribs also restricted his movements. It took him a long time to fix the straps. He sighed and decided to give up. At this time, the firewood door opened with a creak, and a dark figure appeared at the door. The old man was startled and instinctively hid in the dark. The person in the shadow spoke out: "Zhang Lu, I am also."
The old man took a deep breath and said softly: "Right of the car, what are you doing?"
Mr. Cheyou got used to the darkness in the room, and when he saw Zhang Lu's naked upper body, he whispered: "Does it hurt again?"
Zhang Lu raised the belt and said politely: "Help me!"
Mr. Cheyou knelt next to Zhang Lu, and the two of them cooperated. As expected, everything went smoothly. The belt was tightly tied to the chest, and deep breathing and large movements did not cause severe pain in the ribs. Zhang Lu breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Mr. Che You and said: "We are just returning from camp, what's the rush?"
Mr. Che You said: "Firstly, I have greatly benefited from my brother's help in unsealing the seal, so I dare not not thank you. Secondly, the situation is changing day by day, so I have to ask my brother about it."
Zhang Lu said: "Thank you and you will be exempted. If you have any questions, ask."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Although I am in trouble with my brother, I hope that the doctor will do something good."
Zhang Lu's expression changed slightly, but his tone remained unchanged: "It's okay to just say it."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Let me tell you the details in detail. My brother is well aware of the matter of unsealing. My brother is incompetent. Although he brought the unsealing order and Wei left the unsealing, he was robbed by Lord Xinling. It was decided in Lord Xinling's camp. , three people from Mang Mansion: Major General Mang Shen, Mr. Xiao Jian and his brother, two people from Xinling Jun Mansion: Mr. Jin, Mr. Cao Er, and Chen Si, who accompanied his brother to Kaifen, a total of six people, returned to Daliang together with Mang Mansion We agreed on internal and external harmony and retreated the Qin army together. Lord Xinling then led his army directly to Huayang to obtain food."
Zhang Lu suddenly asked: "Is Hu Wei going to Huayang?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "The Qin people opened a military market in Qifeng, which my brother knows about. The Koreans went to Qifeng via Huayang to sell grain, but this brother didn't know about it. The person in charge of this matter is Han Wang Sun Huayang Wei; in charge of everything The person responsible for this incident is Han Bushen, a retainer of Huayang Wei."
Zhang Lu said: "Who are these two people?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "I don't know him or have any acquaintance with him, but I have heard about Lord Xinling. He is a disciple with great ambitions but little talent."
Zhang Lu stopped asking and continued: "Mr. Xinling has gone to Huayang, what do you want the general to do?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Huayang, Daliang and Han are attacking Han from three sides. We must defeat Han in an urgent manner. If we misdirect it from multiple sides, we will definitely conquer Qin."
Zhang Lu asked: "Who is planning the plan?"
Mr. Cheyou said: "Gu Xin Lingjun's disciple Zhang Sui's plan."
Zhang Lu said: "General Yi also has the same plan. Anyone who envoys to Korea will definitely fall into the trap of a great official."
Mr. Cheyou said: "Of course. Although the general did not express it clearly, I saw his intention and made some moves. When he entered the palace to report something, the king then sent the senior official to envoy Han Ye."
