The old servant asked doubtfully: "What A Lang means is that Han Zhen also wants A Lang to help cover him up?"
"You underestimate this person!"
Xie Ding shook his head and explained: "If it was just to help him cover up, Han Zhen would have sent Zhu'er back long ago. In addition, he rushed to the aid of Qiancheng County before. No matter how unreasonable I am, I will still accept his two favors and choose to do this." Deaf and dumb.”
The old servant finally came to his senses and said with a horrified expression: "He wants to..."
Xie Ding replied: "He wants to use Zhu'er's identity to tie the Wu Xie and Liu families into the chariot."
"Alang, this matter is not a trivial matter. You need to write to the state government as soon as possible to prove your innocence. Otherwise, when Han Zhen gets involved, the Xie and Liu families may be in disaster!" the old servant hurriedly advised.
"Send a letter to the state capital?"
Xie Ding gave a bitter smile: "Zhizhou Zhao Ting has been colluding with Han Zhen for a long time, and they are colluding with each other. Liu Mi, the general judge, is also a mediocre man who only knows how to satisfy his appetite. I think he has been bribed. Even if they are handed a discount, I am afraid these two will also Press it down forcefully.”
Except for the magistrates around the capital, the magistrates under the jurisdiction of other state capitals are not qualified to report directly to the emperor.
It needs to be initially reviewed by the officials of the state government, then handed over to the Department of Transportation, and then forwarded to Zhongshu Menxia Province for approval. After approval, it will be handed over to the emperor.
As for whether the emperor watched it or not, that is another matter.
Of course, the Fuyang Xie family has accumulated a lot of fame and connections among scholars over the years, and many high-ranking officials in the court are close to them. If Xie Ding really wants to go to court, he can completely bypass these procedures.
But he didn't dare.
Nowadays, Liu Zhongwu's life in the border army is becoming more and more difficult. Although he looks good, he is actually in danger. Especially in the past two years, he suffered several defeats in the confrontation with the Xixia people. Tong Guan took advantage of the opportunity and constantly squeezed and suppressed him, otherwise he would not have sent his youngest son to his uncle.
If Tong Guan knew about this matter, he would definitely make a big fuss and eradicate Liu Zhongwu in one fell swoop.
You, Liu Zhongwu, are a high-ranking official of the second rank and a general guarding the border, but your own son has taken the initiative to defect to the rebels.
What would today’s officials think?
By that time, it will really turn into yellow mud and fall off the crotch, it is either shit or shit.
Therefore, Xie Ding could only suffer the loss of being dumb.
"well!"
Xie Ding stood with his hands behind his back and sighed: "I just hope Zhu'er will wake up early, see Han Zhen's wolfish ambitions, and come back soon."
…
"Kill the pig!"
Liu Qi was holding a butcher's knife, and he was extremely excited.
He now completely fell in love with the life in the military camp. In just a few days, he had become like a fish in water in the military camp, and even gained the reputation of "Qitiangun".
Nie Dong and the rest of the Western Army were all talented people and well-spoken. Compared to the days when they were studying next to their uncle, they were countless times happier.
It’s so much fun here that I don’t miss Shu!
Today is the day in the military camp where one meal of meat is eaten every three days.
Nowadays, hunting alone can no longer satisfy the appetite of more than 700 soldiers, so every three days, the county pigherder will send a few fat pigs to the military camp.
At this moment, only six fat pigs were seen tied to the bench, howling continuously.
Xiao Wu, who was watching on the sidelines, couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "Do you know how to kill a fucking pig? You held the knife and gestured for a long time, but you can kill it!"
Liu Qi gave him a scornful look: "You are so careless as a bird. How can you be impatient when killing a pig? You need to let the pig's energy and blood boil before it can be released. Otherwise, the energy and blood cannot be discharged cleanly, and the pork will be It smells fishy."
These words made everyone stunned.
Xiao Wu was surprised: "There are so many ways?"
"of course!"
Liu Qi smiled proudly and stabbed the pig's neck with his knife.
In an instant, a column of blood spurted out.
The cook quickly moved the wooden basin over. After filling the basin, he immediately added warm water and salt into the wooden basin and stirred continuously.
After draining the pig's blood, Liu Qi put his hands on his hips and said proudly: "What do you think of my technique? This is how you kill a pig, quickly and accurately."
Hearing this, a veteran from Xiaowang Village said disdainfully: "You don't care, I have seen the county magistrate kill a pig. A big boar of 200 kilograms can easily hold its neck with one hand."
"Don't fool me!"
Liu Qi looked unbelieving.
The old soldier immediately quit and shouted: "Hey, what did I do to you? Many people saw it at that time. The boar was like a chicken in the hands of the county magistrate."
These words aroused Liu Qi's competitive spirit, and he was eager to try: "What's so difficult about this? Just wait and see!"
After that, he stepped in front of the other pig and motioned to the soldiers to untie the rope that bound the pig's feet.
When the rope was untied, Liu Qi gave a loud shout and pressed his hand on the pig's neck with all his strength.
Not to mention, Liu Qi did have some strength and actually held the pig down.
Feeling the strength of the boar's struggle, Liu Qi suppressed his blush and did not dare to delay. He stabbed the pig's neck with a knife in his other hand.
But the boar kept struggling and missed the target.
"Ouch!!!!"
The boar let out a series of high-pitched roars, knocked Liu Qi to the ground, and ran wildly.
"Quick, quick, catch it!"
"Don't let the pigs get away!"
The boar went crazy because of the injury. He knocked down several soldiers in a row and ran around in the military camp.
Xiao Wu and others were shouting and chasing after them.
For a moment, people were on their backs and the scene was extremely chaotic.
"Let me come!"
Liu Qi stood up again like a carp and rushed towards the boar quickly.
He had lost face just now, which made him extremely embarrassed, and now he urgently needed to regain his face.
In the Baihu Hall, Han Zhen and Nie Dong sorted out the information on the new army they had acquired today.
Three thousand new soldiers were recruited in just one day.
At this moment, the two were discussing the issue of army establishment.
Nie Dong suggested: "County Chief, I think that the main focus is still on fancy dress at the moment. Shandong is very mountainous, especially the three prefectures of Qi, Qing, and Zi. The fancy dress in mountainous areas is more flexible than a pure team."
Fancy dress and pure team are military terms used in the Song Dynasty.
People in fancy dress have various meanings.
Taking the Forbidden Army as an example, there are fifty people in a team. These fifty people are shield bearers, crossbowmen, spearmen, sword and axemen, etc.
Pure teams are of the same type. The fifty people in a team are all shield bearers or spearmen.
Each of these two preparations has its advantages and disadvantages.
The strength of fancy dress is its flexibility and small-scale combat capability. When facing complex terrain and the army cannot spread out over a large area, fancy dress has more advantages.
Pure teams are more suitable for large-scale legion head-on battles on the plains.
The Western Army is good at wearing fancy dress, because the Northwest Fifth Route that connects with Xixia has complex terrain and numerous mountains. For a long time, the troops on the Five Sides were mainly in fancy dress.
The situation in the north bordering the Liao Kingdom is different. The large plains in Hebei are obviously more suitable for pure teams.
This is one of the reasons why the Western Army, known as the most powerful and elite force in the Northern Song Dynasty, suffered successive setbacks in the two Northern Expeditions.
Because the Western Army is simply not good at plain field combat capabilities with large corps.
To say that the Western Army's combat power was weaker than that of the Liao Army and the Jin Army was not necessarily true. Two years after the defeat of Fuping, Wu Jie led the Western Army and defeated Wanyan Zongbi at Monk Plains, leaving him crying for his father and mother.
Why is this so?
Very simply, the terrain of Monk Plains is the mountainous environment that the Western Army is best at.
In such a mountainous environment, the Western Army's fancy dress organization can exert its full strength.
Looking at the entire Northern Song Dynasty, the only one that could fight as a pure army was the Jingsai Army in the early Song Dynasty.
However, with the erosion of the Hebei Forbidden Army, to this day, there is no longer a pure team in the Song Army that can compete with the Liao Army.
Han Zhen pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, let's focus on the flower costumes for now."
It's really not the time to form a pure team right now. If we just want to conquer Shandong, fancy dress does have an advantage.
Suddenly, there was a loud shouting outside.
Han Zhen and Nie Dong looked at each other and frowned.
Quickly walking out of the White Tiger Hall, they saw a fat pig roaring towards them.
There was a butcher's knife hanging under the fat pig's neck, and blood was flowing from it.
Without waiting for Nie Dong to react, Han Zhen stepped forward and kicked him away.
boom!
With just one kick, the running fat pig seemed to have hit a city wall, wailing and retreating several meters before falling to the ground.
Before the fat pig could get up, Han Zhen stepped forward quickly, stepped on the pig's head with one foot, and kicked the handle of the knife hard with the other.
The butcher's knife immediately sank into it, and blood spurted out.
Feeling that life was passing by, the fat pig struggled wildly, but the big foot on its head did not move at all.
Seeing this scene, a hint of horror flashed in the eyes of the pursuing soldiers, and they all swallowed.
Looking around at the crowd, Han Zhen shouted with a cold face: "I asked you to kill a pig, why did it happen like this?"
The group of people said nothing and glanced at Liu Qi.
Liu Qi took a step forward and explained, "I want to imitate the county magistrate in killing a pig with one hand. Unexpectedly, the knife went wrong and the pig escaped."
"Is that so?"
Han Zhen looked at Xiao Wu and asked.
"Indeed."
Xiao Wu nodded and told what happened just now.
Nie Dong was speechless for a while and glared at Xiao Wu fiercely.
Just now he was startled, thinking that the camp had been bombed.
Han Zhen pointed to the open space and sneered: "Five hundred push-ups, when you finish them, you have to eat. Xiao Wu, you are counting from the side. No one is missing."
"yes!"
Liu Qi had a grimace on his face, and he lay on the ground obediently and started doing it.
At this time, the fat pig under his feet had stopped moving. Han Zhen moved his feet and ordered: "Take it to the kitchen!"
Several soldiers immediately stepped forward, lifted the fat pig and headed towards the kitchen.
It has to be said that Liu Qi's physique is far superior to that of ordinary people. In addition, he was born into a wealthy family. He eats and drinks well on weekdays and keeps up with his nutrition.
He lay on the ground, huffing and puffing, and did fifty in one go.
After fifty, the pace started to slow down.
Stepping to his side, Han Zhen said slowly: "Your uncle wrote a letter yesterday."
There was no need to hide this matter. After all, it was Liu Qi who came to join him.
If you conceal it, you will easily develop a grudge.
"ah?"
Hearing this, Liu Qi panicked, his breathing rhythm suddenly became disordered, his eyes averted and he said, "I... did my uncle say something serious?"
Han Zhen replied: "Let me send you back."
"You agreed?"
Liu Qi looked anxious, but his hand movements did not stop. He was still sitting and doing push-ups.
Han Zhen couldn't help but smile and said: "I saw that you were very happy here, so I refused."
"Thank you, County Magistrate!"
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully.
"No matter what, he is your uncle. It is really inappropriate for you to sneak out without saying goodbye. Write a letter later and I will send it for you tomorrow."
For a moment, Liu Qi was moved and felt that Han Zhen was really good and always thought of himself.
Thinking of this, he nodded solemnly and said, "I'll write it when I'm done."
(End of chapter)
