Yang Yanzhao still had a good-natured nature. With a smile on his face, he said to Lu Wei: "Master Lu, although my words are a bit reckless, I don't mean to disrespect the imperial edict."
Lu Wei is the third son of Lu Duan, the former Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. He is a gentle man. Lu Wei glanced at Yang Qi, who was slumped on the ground like a scoundrel, and said in a dumbfounded voice: "When Xianguan was in Bianjing, I had dealings with the Eighth Sister several times. I know the Eighth Sister's nature well. So Yang Liulang doesn't have to Explanation, all subordinates will understand."
Seeing that Lu Wei seemed to have no hostility or malice towards Sister Yang, Yang Yanzhao nodded with relief, then turned around and glared at Sister Yang fiercely. Yang Qi stared back without showing any signs of weakness. Lu Wei was stunned when he saw this. Look, the brother and sister don't get along very harmoniously...
"Cough cough cough..." Lu Duan coughed, interrupting the staring game between Yang Yanzhao and Yang Qi.
"The imperial edict says: Today..." It was another bunch of useless nonsense. Even though Yang Qi threatened that he didn't want to hear it, Lu Wei had to read it. After mumbling for a long time, it was time to get down to business. "Zuo Zhengyan, Yang Qi, left his post without authorization and committed a heinous crime. I remember that you are the first offender, and for the sake of the Yang family and the country, I will spare you once. Now, Zuo Qian Yang Qi is the acting governor of the state and the acting judge of the Datong Army. Supervise the army. I hope you can fulfill your duties, act prudently, and benefit the whole party. When you return to the court one day, you will definitely be put to good use."
After Lu Wei finished reading the imperial edict, he stared at Yang Qi with a smile and said, "Yang Zhizhou, accept the edict." Yang Qi glared and said, "I won't accept it." Lu Wei held the imperial edict in one hand and twirled his beard with the other, saying quietly: "If you disobey the order, you will be beheaded." The sword-carrying guards following Lu Duan drew out the long knives at their waists one by one.
"Shua shua shua~" Yang Yanzhao's face darkened and he roared loudly, "You girl, you still dare to resist and disobey the order. Do you want to make your brother angry to death?" Yang Qi glanced at Yang Yanzhao coldly, and then cast his gaze on On Lu Wei. "Whose idea is it for me to serve in Daizhou?"
Lu Wei was stunned and said: "Of course it is His Majesty's wish." Yang Qi smiled sarcastically: "What you are holding in your hand is an imperial edict stamped with the seal of Zhongshu Province, not His Majesty's edict..." Lu Weiqian Baba smiled and said: "I really can't hide it from you. It is His Majesty's intention to keep you in Daizhou, and it is also the intention of Master Pang." Yang Qi sneered: "I want to keep you in Daizhou and not let me return to Beijing. This is because they are afraid that I will cause trouble when I return to Beijing." Lu Wei knew how capable Yang Qi was of making trouble.
"Yang Zhizhou, accept the edict. If you don't take the edict within this stick of incense, you will be disobeying the edict. Then I won't be polite." Yang Qi stood up and walked to Lu Wei , took over the imperial edict. Lu Wei let out a sigh of relief in his heart. He was really afraid that Yang Qi would refuse to accept the order and cause a big fuss, which would be difficult to end by then.
However, Yang Qi took the imperial edict and said something quietly, which made Lu Weigang feel relieved again. "I accept this decree. But whether I am the deputy governor of the state or not depends on my mood." Yang Qi stared at Lu Wei with a half-smile, and said: "If I resign, I believe in the laws of the imperial court. You can't restrain me. When the time comes, none of you can stop me from returning to Beijing."
"Resign?!" Lu Wei stared at her eyes and said in shock: "Ten years of hard study, and you will become famous in one day. You resigned so rashly, and all the years of hard work have been wasted. Are you willing to do it?" In this feudal world In a controlled society, resigning is a matter of great courage. Among 10,000 officials, only one or two who are too stupid to study have the courage to resign. After all, not everyone can throw away the tempting fruit of power.
Yang Qi's words were a bit arrogant, but Lu Wei had to admit that everything Yang Qi said was true. Because they have another identity. Your honor. Lu Wei felt uncomfortable as if he had eaten a dead mouse. He became enlightened at the age of ten and did not pass the Jinshi examination until he was twenty-five. Now he is in the fourth rank. Compared with others, Lu Wei is proud.
You, a second-generation official, are so outstanding, why should you let others live? Lu Duan felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't watch Yang Qi resign. "Yang Zhizhou, have you ever thought about what will happen to the Datong Army once you resign? Your nephew is now in a coma, and your brother, the military governor, is going to return to the capital. If you don't resign, then who will manage it? Datong Army?
If the Yang family loses the Datong Army, then the Yang family as a general will be in decline. Can you bear to watch the Yang family decline in your hands? "Lu Wei's words had no impact on Yang Qi at all, because Yang Qi looked down on the so-called Datong Army. However, these words hit Yang Yanzhao's weakness.
Lords and princes for generations, this is what every military commander looks forward to. Yang Yanzhao did not want to see the Yang family decline after his death, and then be removed from the general family. After all, if you look closely, Yang Yanzhao can be considered a prodigal. When his father passed the family business to him, the Yang family was a vassal with two states.
In his hands, the land of two states was lost, and he was reduced to a horse boy. Of course, from a national perspective, Yang Yanzhao is a righteous, loyal and courageous person. But from a family perspective, Yang Yanzhao is indeed a prodigal. Therefore, since he has lost his family, he cannot watch his sister lose his family again.
Because the son could defeat the family business, only the Yang family's army was left. Once he dies, the Yang family will no longer have an army. Then the Yang family must have declined.
"Eight sisters, you must not act recklessly." At the critical moment, Yang Yanzhao relented, and he softly persuaded Yang Qi. Yang Qi wanted to say something to Yang Yanzhao, but he looked down on the Datong Army. Because Yang Qi is still a deputy division commander in Tianjing New City. But Yang Peng asked Yang Qi to develop in Daizhou. However, Yang Yanzhao's earnest eyes for the first time made Yang Qi soften. After all, they are brother and sister, and Yang Qi cannot be hard-hearted.
"I can agree to stay in Daizhou and serve as the magistrate of Quanzhou, but I have to go back to Bianjing City. Even for a few days." Lu Wei's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he said in a deep voice: "If you only go back for a few days, it's not impossible. Discuss. However, I cannot make the final decision on this matter. I will report it to the Ministry of Education, and Taishi Pang will give instructions." Yang Qi pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay." That day. afternoon.
Li Ji led his troops and quickly stationed at Yanmen Pass.
The next day. Early in the morning. Yang Yanzhao took half of the remaining Volcano Army soldiers, sixty people, on the return journey. At the same time, he also took Lu Wei to write a memorial to Master Pang approving Yang Qi's return to Beijing. As the propaganda envoy of the northwest, Lu Wei also left Yanmen Pass and began to inspect the situation of the northwest armies non-stop. Yanmen Pass has changed its owner, and Yang Qi is not willing to stay any longer.
He asked more than 60 soldiers from the Huoshan Army who followed him and 1,500 soldiers from Fan Long's Tianjing New City to carry Yang Gui to Daizhou to take office. Since the Yang family guarded Yanmen Pass, Daizhou has always been the Yang family's private land. Therefore, it was not difficult for Yang Qi to go to Daizhou to serve as Quan Zhizhou. From Yanmen Pass to Daizhou, it would take three hours to ride a fast horse and whip the horse, and it would take a day and a night to walk.
Yang Qi was carrying Gui, the wounded man, so it was impossible for the horse to gallop. He could only lead the horse and lead the people on foot. At night, the group found a hotel to stay at the foot of the mountain. The hotel is very simple, sleeping in Datongbu.
Yang Qi and his group of sixty people booked four large stores. Fan Long's army did not follow. Three soldiers of the Volcano Army were housed and one was housed for the wounded. After Yang Qi simply ate steamed buns in the evening, she stayed in the bunk and looked at the wounded. The remaining soldiers of the Volcano Army are all reckless men. They are extremely good at fighting, but none of them understand medicine or serve others. Yang Qi had only seen them serve the injured once, and the corners of Yang Qi's mouth twitched when he saw their rough methods.
No wonder the death rate of casualties on ancient battlefields was so high. Serving people one by one was like murder. Yang Qi was barely educated in Tianjing New City and knew some ways to take care of patients. So he took over the task of taking care of patients.
"Don't move~" Yang Qi was changing the dressing of a little guy who was ten years younger than him. The little guy was seriously injured, but he did not cooperate with the treatment. He lay on the bed and kept turning his head to look at Yang Qi. The wound on his back opened a crack because he turned around and exerted force.
Yang Qi quickly took the soju and cleaned his wounds again. The little guy suddenly grinned in pain. After being re-bandaged, the little guy was flattered, staring at Yang Qi with excitement, and said excitedly: "Miss, can I call you sister from now on?"
Yang Qi turned around and changed the dressing for the little old man next to the little guy. While changing the dressing, he asked casually: "Is there any difference between the eldest lady and the elder sister?" The little guy grinned and said: "Probably... no, right? ..." Yang Qi said casually: "Then it's up to you..."
The little old man lying next to the little guy winked at the little guy. The little guy seemed to be encouraged and said excitedly: "Then can I follow you in the future?" Yang Qi was stunned, stopped moving his hands, and asked in amazement: "Why do you follow me?" The little guy held his head high and said righteously. He said rhetorically: "Since you agreed to let me call you sister, it means that you have accepted me as your general. As your general, I will naturally follow you."
"Boom~" Suddenly, the door of Datongpu was knocked open, and two little guys rushed in, shouting with red faces: "Miss, please accept us too."
In Datongpu, all the injured who were awake started to boo. "You little bastards, you are young, but you are very minded. You actually want to get close to the eldest lady." "You brats, you are so scheming." "The eldest lady is not someone who just accepts generals. You can go to Bianjing City and ask. Ask, the people who want to be the generals of the eldest lady’s family can be lined up from Bianjing City to Yanmen Pass, and they are all very skilled. Some of them are highly skilled in martial arts. Tell me what you have that makes the eldest lady interested, and I will accept you as my generals.”
The little guys' faces turned red. The one lying on the bed tried his best to argue: "We are not insignificant. In the battle at Yanmen Pass, the three of us killed more than a dozen enemies." A general from the Yang family said quietly: "We only know how to do it. A general who kills people is not a good general. A good general must not only be able to kill, but also know the art of war and strategy. If the head of the family goes to the battlefield, there will be a critical moment. The general is the grassroots general on the battlefield.
In this way, the family leader can flexibly command the army to fight. And, most importantly, you must be loyal. "Hearing this, the little guy shouted loudly: "Of course we are loyal. On the battlefield, we can help the eldest lady block arrows. "One sentence made the joking wounded men in Datong's shop stunned.
They also stopped teasing the three little guys. Block arrows. These two words have special meaning in the military. Because those who are willing to help you block arrows are brothers, brothers who are closer than real brothers. The reason why these people are still alive is because other brothers sacrificed their lives for it.
Yang Qi raised her hand and slapped the little guy's bare buttocks, and said in a dumbfounded voice: "How old are you, do you know what a general is? Besides, I am a civil servant, what kind of general do I want?" The three little guys heard this. , lowered his head dejectedly. The little old man who was being drugged by Yang Qi suddenly spoke.
"Miss, you are a person who does big things. Naturally, you have to have people around you. When you were in Bianjing, you had Luo Ye following you. In Daizhou, you can't have no one around you to help you. The little old man watched you grow up. Yes, knowing your nature, these three children will not suffer any loss if they follow you. This child was injured because he helped me, an old man, block the gun.
The little old man looked at them and saw that these three little guys were very kind-hearted and had no choice in their character. You should show some respect to the little old man. Even if you don't take him as a general, it would be good to stay with him as a bodyguard and follower. Yang Qi pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "That's all, let them follow." As for whether to accept the generals, it depends on their future abilities. Being the general around me is not that easy. "
After that night in the hotel, there were three more little tails around Yang Qi. Ergouzi, Zhongheng and Di Sanlang. Er Gouzi's name sounded a bit awkward, so Yang Qi forcefully changed Er Gouzi's name. Yang Shun.
This is Er Gouzi's new name. This little guy Zhong Heng has a bit of background. His grandfather was actually a famous Confucian scholar in the Song Dynasty. Logically speaking, having a great Confucian grandfather, it should be a smooth sailing for Zhong Heng to become a civil servant. However, this little guy is rebellious by nature, does not like literature, and prefers martial arts. Without telling his family, he secretly entered Yanmen Pass and successfully joined the Volcano Army.
Di Sanlang is an ordinary guy with no background and nothing worth thinking about. He gave people the impression that he was as ordinary as a random man he met on the road. With three little guys following her, Yang Qi was no longer lonely during the next day's trip.
The three little guys were nominally Yang Qi's bodyguards, but they were young and had undecided natures. They ran around all the way and had a great time. Yang Qi also let it go and did not use strict military laws to restrain them. As evening approached, everyone finally arrived at Daizhou City.
Just after the battle at Yanmen Pass, Daizhou City seemed a little depressed. The Datong Army barracks five miles outside the city was in dilapidated condition. There were also very few soldiers and horses guarding the city wall. Entering the city, the pedestrians on the streets were very sparse in twos and threes, and most of them were disabled. There are many shops on both sides of the street, but many of them are closed. Only a few wine shops and brothels were open.
"Whoosh~" Suddenly, an arrow flew down from a roof and shot towards Yang Qi. "There is an assassin." Di Sanlang exclaimed, guarding Yang Qi. The arrow hit exactly one foot in front of Di Sanlang's feet. "Shua~" The soldiers of the Volcano Army drew out their long knives from their waists one by one and surrounded Yang Qi, with wary expressions on their faces. From the shops on both sides, many heads suddenly popped out and looked this way.
Yang Qi chuckled lightly, jumped off the horse, pushed aside the crowd, walked to the arrow, casually pulled out the arrow, and looked at the skull engraved on the arrow. Yang Qi laughed out loud and said: "Are you reminding me not to mess around in Daizhou City?" Lao Ge came close to Yang Qi and whispered: "Miss, there are people in Daizhou City who are interested in us. There are a lot of hostile people, so let’s go back to the other courtyard first. It’s safe in the other courtyard.”
Yang Qi waved her hand and said calmly: "No need. It's just a bunch of rats." Yang Qi looked around and snorted: "A bunch of rats, but they are quite courageous. Don't forget, this generation's surname is Yang. And From now on, I, Yang Qi, will have the final say in this generation’s city.
Provoke me? You will pay the price. “In this generation of cities, all the people living in the city are widows of military martyrs or brothers who were injured on the battlefield. "A dull voice came from deep in the street. Yang Qi smiled coldly and said: "My brother used to let you live freely here. That's because of your meritorious service on the battlefield. However, you are not entitled to be arrogant. What I give to you is yours, but you are not qualified to take it from me. If you use your servant to deceive your master, you should die. "
"Can you still kill all the people in Daizhou City?" The voice sounded again. Yang Qi looked at the place where the sound came from and said coldly: "You can try and see if I dare to kill you." "Whoosh~"
Another arrow shot over, piercing the arm of Di Sanlang who was blocking Yang Qi. Yang Qi suddenly became angry. "Go out of the city, summon the Datong army, and enter the city to suppress the rebellion." Yang Qi asked people to support Di Sanlang and evacuate out of the city with the horse on his back.
Deep in the street, there was a group of people ambushing here. A man missing an arm asked the one-eyed man who led them. "Brother, let us scare him and tell him not to mess around after he enters the city. Now that we have forced him away, what should we do?" The one-eyed man sneered: "What are you afraid of? He can really mobilize an army to come in. No. The people living in this city are all soldiers who have contributed to the Yang family and the Huoshan Army.
If Yang Qi dares to raise the butcher's knife, then the Yang family will never be able to recruit any more soldiers in the northwest. The one-armed man frowned and said, "But the Yang family is the one in charge of Daizhou City." Is there anything wrong with what we do? The one-eyed man said nonchalantly: "Since Yang Yanzhao has handed over this generation of state capital to the higher-ups for management, how can there be any reason to take it back?" Yang Qi is just a girl. He wants to seize power from us just because he has some achievements in Yanmen Pass. Too self-righteous. "
Outside Daizhou City. Yang Qi sat astride the horse, his face ashen. "Who can tell me what's going on in Daizhou City?" Lao Ge explained with a grimace: "Miss, when I voted for the Song Dynasty, the imperial court appointed me as the governor of the state and the governor of the Datong Army. But The imperial court did not transfer the previous officials of Daizhou.
The master is only good at military formations, not at managing places. Over time, these court officials became associated with the remnants of the retired Volcano Army. Yang Qi said with a dark face: "Then, my father was ignored?" Don’t have the heart to take action against the old team? "Lao Ge nodded awkwardly.
Yang Qi smiled sarcastically: "No wonder there was no support from Daizhou when Yanmen Pass was in danger." Lao Ge scratched his head and laughed dryly: "The situation in Daizhou City is complicated. We want to take over Daizhou, but how can we We have to discuss it in the long run." Yang Qi asked, "How can I have time to discuss it with them in the long run?" Lao Ge smiled bitterly and said, "Does Yang Qi really want to invade Daizhou City?"
Yang Qi said calmly: "Why not?" Lao Ge persuaded: "There are many old men in Daizhou City, and some of them have higher qualifications than me, the little old man. You can't kill them. Once you kill them, the Yang family will In the northwest, the reputation is bad." Yang Qi laughed angrily, "If we don't kill, the reputation of the Yang family will be better? With these people bullying their masters, do you think the Yang family has a good reputation in the northwest? ?
Also, you think I won’t kill them. Will they be able to live well? Why did the imperial court send Lu Wei to the northwest? Rectifying military affairs and supervising government affairs at the same time. Once he sees the virtue of Daizhou, do you think he will stand aside and watch? He has the tiger talisman given by the imperial court in his hand, which can mobilize more than 100,000 troops in the northwest.
When the time comes, he will arrive at Daizhou City. Do you think people in the city have other options besides dead ends? Lao Ge was stunned and said in astonishment: "Lv Wei has a military talisman in his hand?" Yang Qi rolled her eyes and said, "Of course." "Lao Ge nodded with lingering fear and said: "I understand. "
Yang Qi said meaningfully: "I know that you people also have many brothers in Daizhou City. I will give you one day to tell them, bring your family members, and gather at the Datong Army barracks. One day later, I will We are about to attack Daizhou City. When the time comes, anyone who dares to resist will be killed."
Lao Ge was stunned, stared, and said, "How do you know?" Yang Qi rolled his eyes and said, "If your brothers weren't here, would you put in a good word for them?" Lao Ge's face turned red. Yang Qi left Daizhou City and went straight to the Datong Army barracks outside the city. At the same time, he sent Yang Shun to Yanmen Pass to mobilize the 2,000 troops of Zama Hebu who were preparing to retreat.
Now, it's time to use this move. Yang Qi took the remaining people to the gate of the Datong Army barracks. Looking at the dilapidated Datong Army camp that looked like a refugee camp, Yang Qi frowned. Before that, Yang Qi felt that the Yongning Army's military camp was the worst military camp he had ever seen. It wasn't until he saw the Datong Army's barracks that Yang Qi realized that there was no worst, only worse.
There are no barracks for the Datong Army, not even a barracks. All the soldiers lived in adobe houses that were in disrepair. The old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers lay in the sun one by one, sallow and thin, wailing. Young people get together, gamble, and catch lice.
The only thing that could be seen was the simple blacksmith shop in the corner. However, the blacksmiths in the shop were throwing rusty weapons into the furnace, turning them into molten iron, and making them into farm tools.
Some people from Daizhou, who were different from the soldiers in the camp, gathered in twos and threes in front of the blacksmith shop, selecting farm tools. "That's a military camp here. It's just a scum camp." Yang Qi gritted his teeth and entered the camp.
The soldiers of the Volcano Army lined up and entered the camp with neat steps. It immediately aroused some ideas in the camp to become officials. There was a guy with a mustache, carrying Fan Yangli sideways, rubbing the mud on his body, and moved in front of Yang Qi and others with a figure-footed step.
"You heroes of the Volcano Army, why are you here at our Datong Army barracks?" The man with a mustache rubbed the mud on his armpits, couldn't help but take it out with his hand, sniffed it, and then said happily asked. Di Sanlang, who had bandaged his wound, stood upright and shouted: "We were ordered to take over the Datong Army."
"Take over the Datong Army?" The man with the mustache raised his head and laughed as if he had heard a funny joke. He ignored Di Sanlang and stepped in front of Yang Qi. "Looking at your appearance, you should be an officer sent from above. To tell you the truth, go back. A place like Datong Army is not for a girl like you to come.
I know that the Volcano Army suffered heavy losses at Yanmen Pass. You want to select strong men from the Datong Army to make up for the vacancies in the Volcano Army. However, our Datong Army has not seen strong men for a long time. Now here, they are all a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, or a group of soldiers and gangsters. "
Yang Qi smiled half-heartedly and said: "I just want to earn a salary in the Datong Army." The man with the mustache grinned and said: "You are really good at telling jokes when you come here to earn salary. Brothers have been here for a year I have never seen salary money before. It is said that the brothers’ salary money was used by General Yang to subsidize his pro-army Volcano Army.
You came here to make money, but you came to the wrong place. ""nonsense. "Lao Geyi said angrily: "The commander-in-chief has never used any military pay from the Datong Army. All the military pay distributed by the imperial court to the Datong Army has been delivered to you on time. "
The man with a mustache spread his hands and said: "But the superiors said that General Yang took away all the military pay. That's why there is no pay and silver to everyone. As for which of you is lying, then I don't know." Yang Qi owns He asked thoughtfully: "So who is joining the army in Datong Army now?"
The man with the mustache said: "Yang joins the army. It is said that he is the nephew of Yang Bao, the manager of the city." After saying this, the man with the mustache came to Yang Qi and whispered: "It is said that this Yang Bao is the nephew of Yang Bao." He is the illegitimate son of General Yang. Therefore, even if they are greedy for money, you'd better not mess with them. General Yang is protecting them, and a low-level official like you can't afford to offend them."
"Ha~" When Yang Bao was mentioned, Yang Qi was a little impressed. It seems that this person was not named Yang Bao before, but Qian Bao. Later, in order to curry favor with Lao Yang, he changed his surname to Yang Bao. Every year during the holidays, the family would always receive many gifts from Yang Bao.
If you think about it carefully, Daizhou's corruption is probably related to this guy named Yang Bao. However, Yang Bao is Lao Yang's illegitimate son. Where do you start talking about this? "I have lived in the capital for a long time, but I have never heard that General Yang has an illegitimate son." Yang Qi said funny.
The man with the mustache grinned and said: "It is precisely because you have never heard of it that he is an illegitimate son. If you have heard of it, he is the real young master of the Yang family." Gradually, many people noticed Yang Qi As a group, everyone came together.
After someone overheard the conversation between Yang Qi and the mustachioed man, he interjected: "If Yang Bao is not the illegitimate son of General Yang, how could he be wandering around in Daizhou City without anyone controlling him?"
"Yes, yes, since you are from the capital, you must have a lot of connections in the capital. You'd better use some connections to get you out of this place. This place is not meant for people at all." Yang Qi He smiled calmly and said: "Get it away? You can't leave! Both the Emperor and the Prime Minister gave me orders to stay in Daizhou."
"Shout~" All of a sudden, these people started making noises. "Look, you are not very old, and your official position is not much older. You were actually ordered by the emperor and the prime minister to be brought to Daizhou. Did you offend someone in the capital?"
Yang Qi waved his hand, suppressed their chattering, and then said loudly: "Can you pass a message for me?" The man with a mustache stared at Yang Qi with disdain and said: "What are you passing on? What?" Men from the northwest are straightforward. They sincerely look down on people who brag in public.
Yang Qi smiled calmly and said: "Within one stick of incense, I want to see all the people from the Datong Army at Dianjiangtai. Anyone who can't come, please get out of the Datong Army camp before evening."
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
