Chapter 12 Envoy
Not only Guan Shengyun, but everyone in the tent was stunned.
This group of people either followed Lu Yong for many years and gradually accumulated rich practical experience in the professional field of fighting bandits, or they were bandits who had escaped from encirclement and suppression many times and had unparalleled performance in fighting against the government and the army in their careers. With wisdom, for the lofty ideal of "having a mouth to eat", at this time and here, the two groups of people who were once sworn in enemies finally came together after all the ups and downs... However, they imagined that the walls were high, the trenches were deep, the troops were well-supplied, and the troops were well-equipped. The officers and soldiers who had an absolute numerical advantage came and issued a gauntlet to the bandits who were at the end of their rope. This is a strange thing that has never been heard of, even if you are well-informed heroes. They are all dumbfounded!
After all, Mr. Luo had a lot of ink in his stomach. No matter how bad Shenmu County was, the county magistrate was still considered a member of the officialdom. He was the first to vaguely feel the abnormality. He quickly stood up and dusted off the soil and gave Guan Shengyun a look: "There is something different about this. You might as well wait and see what happens.”
Guan Shengyun also came to his senses, nodded, and asked: "Who is here? Where are they now?"
The soldier at the camp gate bowed his head and replied: "Commander, three people have arrived. They are waiting at the gate of the camp now."
Guan Shengyun glanced at the generals and said, "Listen, everyone. The three battalion officers (including the auxiliary battalion) are staying." He pointed at Liu Jianlin, the guard boy, "You are also staying. The others lined up outside the tent." Then He nodded to Master Luo and said, "Please help me with my advice."
Then he ordered the doorman: "Bring the messenger in!"
Luo Yonghao, who was afraid of being let go by Marshal Guan and who was eager to show his worth, took advantage of his free time and ran outside the tent to arrange it in a hurry, then came back, explained a few words to several "generals", and then went to the tent. Guan Shengyun stood behind him with a calm and confident attitude of winning.
The envoy sent by the Yulin Mansion was Chief Secretary Feng Jixiang - the generals were not very good at speaking, and civil servants did not dare to entrust them with such important responsibilities. No one could bear the responsibility for the mess; the "lone hero" who bravely broke into the barracks "Zhou Chizheng had already "went into danger alone" once. After he came back from the smelly barracks, he was afraid for several days. Hearing that he was going to send someone to send a letter to the bandits again, he covered his head and said that he had suffered from wind evil. He went to see a doctor for treatment, and even if he was beaten to death this time, he would not be able to stand out; other officials were also afraid of entering the den of thieves, and they suppressed each other one by one, so the critical task finally fell on the shoulders of Chief Feng, who was in the ninth rank. Xiao Changhua frightened and deceived him, patted his chest and promised to be promoted to county magistrate when he came back. If he didn't go, he would bear the consequences. With no choice, Chief Feng could only turn around three times and lead two of Xiao Changhua's trusted guards out of the city, and walked towards Guan Shengyun's temporary camp in fear. .
Magistrate Xiao thought very carefully. In order to increase the weight of the envoy's words, he specially asked Chief Feng to wear the official uniform of the county magistrate. Chief Feng thought more carefully. Before leaving, he wrote a big word "envoy" on a white cloth and carried it on a bamboo pole - everyone knew that Chief Feng wanted to remind the other party that "the envoys will not be killed if the two countries are at war." The rules of the game - Xiao Changhua was the city leader seeing Master Feng off when a soft sigh came to his ears: "I hope there are some thieves who can read..." Following the sound, he turned his eyes and saw Zhou Tongpan, who was already recovering from his injuries. Yushu stood beside him like the wind, and the two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Guan Shengyun asked his men to dig trenches and build camp walls in order to attract everyone's attention, and he discussed with his confidants to prepare to run away. But this heated scene had another meaning in the eyes of the three uninvited guests: it seemed that this "giant bandit" was determined to conquer Yulin Mansion - it was clearly building a general offensive base!
The huge sense of terror almost swallowed them up on the spot. Even the gatekeepers who led them into the camp noticed that several officials were shaking all the way in just a hundred steps. A few hicks who had never seen an official since they were born thought that the official should walk away shaking like this, and they wanted to learn from it. Later they realized that this was just out of fear, and their shame turned to anger, and they started yelling at each other loudly. Walking more energetically.
The team officers who had not received much professional military training and were ordered to line up outside the tent were the leaders of the thieves. They could not stand in an orderly manner. When they saw the envoy coming, they all wanted to get closer and have a closer look. Unconsciously, they formed a half-arc and half-arc shape. People from far and near are watching eagerly. Feng Jixiang had never seen so many crooked melons and cracked jujubes at close range. He simply dragged his feet step by step to the front of the tent, with his head hanging down, his waist bent, and his hands holding high the "use" stick. Bamboo pole with white cloth.
When he reached the door of the tent and was about to step in, he shouted, "Bold!" As he yelled, a steel knife swished across in front of Chief Feng - "Show off your power!" Master Luo just explained it. Then several pairs of dirty big hands stretched out and touched the three of them all over. Of course, the sabers of the two guards were taken off, their leather armor was also stripped off, and the jade pendant from Master Feng's waist was also pulled off.
What a brave Chief Feng, seeing the sharp blade less than an inch from the tip of his nose, he didn't sit down on the ground on the spot, he was really full of courage! Although the white cloth move he held high shook even more violently, Chief Feng closed his eyes and righteously muttered a series of words in a low voice: "Hero, spare my life. If the two countries are at war and don't kill the envoy, my hero, please spare my life..." The righteous words were loud and clear, and the thieves and bandits were all killed. Shocked and laughed.
"Bring the envoy!" A loud shout came from the tent.
Guan Shengyun and the others were already extremely poor, so the so-called handsome tent was nothing more than a large tent with lots of patches. Chief Feng's move with the word "shi" was caught on the lintel of the tent. He watched several people scurrying around and getting tighter and tighter. Fortunately, Mr. Luo kicked him secretly. Guan Shengyun quickly put away his smile lines and suppressed it, continuing to put on a show. He darkened his face and glared hard at the bandit leaders in the tent who were grinning in amusement.
Snapped!
In order to let the pain dissipate his smile, Guan Shengyun slapped the handsome case - oh, okay, a broken table, and feigned anger: "How dare you humiliate this handsome man!"
Chief Feng had originally imagined that he could put on a posture like Su Wu who looked forward to death by holding on to the word "shi" (jie). However, he was so frightened that he let go of his hand and could no longer care about competing with the bamboo pole. He stepped forward Seeing Shangguan's small steps, he took two steps forward, barely suppressed the urge to kneel down, and made a deep bow: "My officer, oh no, Xia Guan, oh, no, student, ah, Feng Jixiang, who holds a humble position, has seen big and handsome people..."
Guan Shengyun, who was so guilty that he was secretly anxious and impatient, yelled with a stern expression: "Stop talking nonsense, what are you doing, tell me quickly!"
"War letter" has been written openly in the side newspaper. At this moment, even if Chief Feng is killed, he dare not say it out: "I, I am here to deliver a message to your army."
"What letter? Bring it up!"
Chief Feng shivered and took out the letter that was soaked with cold sweat from his arms. He held it above his head with both hands. Liu Jianlin took two steps forward and took it out, handing it to Guan Shengyun.
Just as Guan Shengyun was about to tear open the envelope, Master Luo kicked him over again. He understood immediately and carelessly handed the letter to his side: "Master, read it!"
"The universe is bright and clear, the sky is shining brightly. The holy virtues are widespread, and the seas and rivers are peaceful. "Poetry" says: Under the sky, there is nothing but the king's land; on the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers. You are stubborn and obey the laws of the country. You are just trying to succeed. You are rampant for a moment, but you are not afraid of the wrath of thunder! Your heart is like a jackal, and everyone is jealous; you are greedy for profit and forget your righteousness, and you will never realize it until your death. But you don’t know that everyone is fighting against the invaders; they are fighting against thieves and rebels, and the king’s army is boiling! The situation is over! Being poor and not knowing it…”
Master Luo read in a cadence, Gao Tengzu You Futian and other illiterate bandit leaders were certainly confused and stared at each other, but Chief Feng froze on the spot as if petrified!
Before leaving, Xiao Changhua confessed over and over again that the so-called letter of challenge was just a cover and that the message must be conveyed clearly during this trip. The letter was written by a staff member of Magistrate Xiao, and it was sealed when it was handed to him. Since it was just a cover, he didn't think much about it... What kind of hatred and resentment was this! Who knew that that old murderer, Lao Wangba, would actually write such a fatal letter! The stunned Chief Feng felt a warm current slowly flowing down his inner thigh. Immediately, a strong smell of urine filled the cramped tent, even overpowering the already stinking smell. …
Guan Shengyun, who wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the city and rub oil on his soles, is after all a bloody man who grew up in the army. He was forced to read some books by his father when he was young. He naturally understands the rhetoric of parallel four and parallel six, and smells that these dog officials actually After being scolded so harshly, a surge of anger suddenly arose, overpowering his timidity. He raised his hand to stop Mr. Luo from continuing to read. Instead, he smiled kindly at Chief Feng: "What's your surname? What's your current position?" "
At this time, Feng Jixiang had already forgotten that he was wearing the official uniform of a county magistrate, and replied tremblingly: "Hui, Hui, Marshal, Feng Jixiang, who holds a humble position, is currently the chief registrar of Yulin."
Guan Shengyun kept smiling and continued to ask softly: "Master Feng, do you have any deep grudges with the officials in Yulin that cannot be resolved, such as killing your father and seizing your wife?"
"Go back to Marshal, no, no, Marshal."
With a "pop" sound, Guan Shengyun put away his smile, slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "If you weren't sent here to die deliberately by them, then you are the one who deliberately sought death yourself! I will make it happen for you now!" Someone is coming..."
Plop!
Chief Feng could no longer control himself. His knees went weak and he knelt down. He kowtowed and cried at the top of his lungs: "You are wronged, Marshal! I am here to send a message to the Marshal on the orders of Magistrate Xiao." Yes! The letter is just to cover people’s ears, Marshal. I really don’t know what is written in it, Marshal! The villain has a message from the prefect, Marshal! Marshal Rongzhen, Marshal Rongchun, the villain is wronged Ah...Zhifu Xiao wants to recruit troops, Commander-in-Chief..."
Luo Yonghao had long sensed that there must be something fishy about this matter, and he had only been with Guan Shengyun for a few days, so he still didn't understand his temperament. He was afraid that he would really get angry and lose his mind, so he quickly interrupted Feng Jixiang's babble and shouted: "What message do you bring?" , how to recruit troops? Tell me quickly!"
Feng Jixiang grasped the life-saving straw: "Commander, Master, fellow generals, Magistrate Xiao said that Yulin Mansion is willing to offer an army reward of five thousand taels of silver and five hundred stones of military rations. I beg the commander to show mercy and let Hecheng go. Young and old."
This time it was Guan Shengyun's turn to be stunned.
