Before Xin Wubing came to Dingchuan Village, he was sure that this Liangchuan must be the Xinghua Liangchuan he knew. The sudden deterioration of the situation in the northwest in the past two years was just what he had expected about the situation. He would come to the northwest to show off his talents. No wonder.
My talents are destined to be useful.
A great talent like Liang Chuan would never succumb to the small town of Xinghua. He himself once said that he must have seen the greatness of the world. Today, the wind and clouds in the northwest are full of tigers and dragons. It is the place where heroes can show their talents. He Come on, no surprise!
Liang Chuan looked at Xin Wubing's face in a daze. It turned out that this farewell happened many years ago. This boy had a fair face at that time, and his face was full of confusion as he failed the imperial examination. After the trial on the battlefield, he shed his greenness and became He looked determined, but his face was still so pale.
Liang Chuan was outspoken and spoke directly: "Did Mr. Xia send you to monitor me?"
There were Yelv Chongguang and others in the tent. Xin Wubing didn't recognize them, but he thought they were also members of the military. Liang Chuan told them so carelessly. He really didn't have the slightest defense against him, and still looked down on him. Relationship.
Based on this sentence alone, if Xin Wubing told Xia Song, Liang Chuan's life would be over!
It is customary for the imperial court to use civility to control military force, but what level is Xia Song? It is a proper thing to send a supervisor to him. However, when Liang Chuan said it from his mouth, it became a surveillance. He clearly did not take the superiors seriously. !
Being naked is disrespectful!
Xin Wubing smiled meaningfully.
Liang Chuan just thought he was acquiescing and said: "We brothers haven't seen each other for many years. Let's have tea instead of wine to catch up in a while. We won't talk about other unhappy things. It seems that you have been in the army in the past few years. You have earned face, and now I am happy for you."
At first, I only thought that Xin Wubing had a way out, and never thought of really making a career in the army. Now he is an officer!
Xin Wubing was only appreciated by Xia Song, but he was on the front line of the army after all. He who did not come from a professional background would never be able to get into Xia Song's eyes. Otherwise, over the years, he had strong martial arts skills and could read and write. There were only a few civil and military talents like him in the army. However, after working hard like this step by step, Liang Chuan, a later supporter of the army, actually reached the rank of In front of him!
Do you think this world is angry or not?
Xin Wubing was aboveboard and would not repay his former benefactor with any grudges, but he was just a little resentful for his years of messing around in the army.
"Alas..." Xin Wubing let out a long sigh, which said everything.
Yelv Chongguang brought some dried meat and food, and made a pot of crisp tea. The two of them were probably going to talk a lot. The members of the intelligence team withdrew wisely, and the Suizhou soldiers did not come to interfere, leaving Liang Chuan and Xin Wubing alone.
Before the two of them could exchange greetings about their respective circumstances, Liang Chuan asked, "Do you have any news about Mr. Zheng Zuliang, the man I advised you to come to the northwest with?"
Shitou's father, Zheng Ruoying's uncle, and from now on he is half a relative of his. Zheng Zuliang's disappearance that year has become something that has been pressing in his heart for many years. When Zheng Zuliang arrived in the northwest, there was no news at all. The only thing he knew was I'm afraid it's Xin Wubing.
When Xin Wubing heard Zheng Zuliang's name, he was so angry that his hair almost stood up. He slammed his fist on the table: "I thought you knew what this traitor did!"
Liang Chuan was a little surprised by Xin Wubing's reaction: "Traitor? Zheng Zuliang has not been heard from for many years. The children at home are very concerned about him. Can you tell me what happened to him?"
Xin Wuyi gritted his teeth and said, "It's no exaggeration to say that the chaos in the northwest is all due to this guy. In the past, even though Li thief Yuan Hao had huge ambitions, he could only fight small battles and rob the unarmed people, but he couldn't afford it. What a storm, but then the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and everything changed from Zheng Zuliang to the northwest."
Xin Wubing received Cheng Yi as a gift from Liang Chuan and met Zheng Zuliang who was going north to expand trade routes. The two hit it off and headed to the northwest together. The two helped each other on the road. Xin Wubing helped Zheng Zuliang kill several bandits who had blocked the road and robbed money. Zheng Zuliang provided money along the way. The two of them ate and lived together and talked about protecting their family and country. Both of them were filled with righteousness.
Xin Wubing was originally a scholar, but Zheng Zuliang's official career ended at Juren and then moved to the business world, and he was also a failed scholar. The two couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy for each other.
It's just that Xin Wubing is young after all.
When he arrived in the northwest, Xin Wubing went directly to join the Western Army. After three or four years of fighting, he finally got to where he is today. The misery was comparable to his defeat. Thinking back to it, Xin Wubing himself was filled with regret.
But Zheng Zuliang was different. When he arrived in the northwest, he first ran a grain business. In recent years, the northwest has suffered from severe drought or wind and snowstorms in winter. In short, there has never been a peaceful day. In addition, there was a severe flood in Guanzhong in the past few years and the harvest was poor. There is a shortage of food everywhere in the world. I made a lot of money selling grain.
In the end, it was the merchants who were greedy for profit. Zheng Zuliang made a lot of money while reselling grain, and got acquainted with the Dangxiang people who were in short supply of food. The demand for firewood in iron pots was huge. They regarded Zheng Zuliang as a life-saving straw. The two gangs hit it off immediately. Zheng Zuliang frantically smuggled various materials needed by the party nobles from the Song Dynasty, and the money he made was even richer than the country.
Dangxiang people were already poor, but after his troubles, countless wealth flowed to the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty only paid for some ordinary commodities such as silk medicinal materials. Dangxiang's domestic hatred of the Song Dynasty reached its peak!
This contradiction attracted the attention of the person in power, Li Yuanhao, who arrested Zheng Zuliang without hesitation. During this period, the outside world has no way of knowing what Li Yuanhao did to Zheng Zuliang. It is only known that Zheng Zuliang later changed his name to Zheng Hao and became Li Yuanhao's logistics manager. Li Yuanhao also made a desperate move and truly delegated power to Zheng Zuliang. Zheng Zuliang carried out drastic reforms and transformed all the private sector into The money and materials were gathered together and directly confiscated. The corrupt economic system of the party members was revitalized, and they truly had the ability to launch large-scale wars.
This is too outrageous. Zheng Zuliang was not even a figure in the Song Dynasty at best, and he was barely ranked in Xinghua. He was just a business material, but in the hands of Li Yuanhao, it had such a big effect?
Liang Chuan was thinking in his heart, if Zheng Zuliang dared to rebel and surrender to Xia, would he not care about the lives of his son Shitou and his daughter? This is a serious sin for everyone. He must not understand these principles after reading the law!
There must be some hidden secret!
The fact that the imperial court did not take action against Shitou and the others means that Zheng Zuliang's identity has not been exposed. If there is a chance, they must do some ideological work on Zheng Zuliang!
"How did you know this?"
"We in the Song Dynasty also have spies lurking within the Western Bandits. The changes in the Western Bandits have long attracted the attention of the Song Dynasty military, but they just can't figure out when the party members showed up such a figure who can turn the tide. Later, they sent back a picture , I took a look and realized that this was Zheng Zuliang, but he had already changed his name and spies couldn’t find any information about him.”
Liang Chuan looked into Xin Wubing's eyes and asked, "Have you ever told the third person about Zheng Zuliang's identity?"
Xin Wubing knew what he meant. As soon as Zheng Zuliang's identity was revealed, the Song Dynasty court would never let go of his family members in Xinghua. He had also been favored by Zheng Zuliang in the past. He had done such an extraordinary thing. Not coming out.
"No."
Xin Wubing's eyes were not wandering at all, and he looked directly at Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had to find Zheng Zuliang to find out what happened. It was exactly as Xin Wubing said. Zheng Zuliang was an obstacle to defeat Li Yuanhao. All wars cost was money. Why did the Song Dynasty lose three games in a row? The defeat was just to save face, but the party members won three games in a row without losing?
Li Yuanhao was fighting Zhao Zhen with his family wealth. Zhao Zhen just had money and couldn't use his strength. He was delayed by these civil servants. Otherwise, Li Yuanhao would be killed with money in minutes.
Liang Chuan cleared his face, and the joking and playful expression just now was gone, and he turned to face Xin Wubing with a righteous face: "You and I, brothers, have their own circumstances, and we can talk here, but today we are in this country in crisis. Nowadays, you and I are both subjects of the Song Dynasty. It is our duty to relieve the worries of the people and the country. It is unfaithful and unfilial to punish the traitor Li to bring trouble to the world. It is our duty to attack the traitor Li to help the country. Now you and I are brothers. , it’s time to do something big, brother, are you willing to work with me to save the Zhao family from danger and maintain order?"
Xin Wubing's identity is to supervise the army. If he wants to do something, he won't be able to do anything if he doesn't help him!
Xin Wubing had been in the army for many years and was used to the brutality of the party members on the battlefield. He wished he could lead an army to fight to the death with Li Yuanhao. This is probably the most fundamental difference between a bloody man and a politician. Politicians only think about how many victories they have won. Benefits, how many benefits will it bring to yourself if you lose!
He cupped his fists and cupped his hands and faced Liang Chuan and said, "My elder brother was my guiding light back then. I only hate that my younger brother was greedy for merit and came to be alone early. He could not kill thieves side by side with my elder brother. If this happens now, it will be too late for my younger brother to be happy!"
After saying that, Liang Chuan pulled Xin Wubing and started to talk about his experiences in the past few years. Hearing Xin Wubing make mistakes and scream in disbelief. Xin Wubing's experience was a lot duller to say the least. It was just that he had surrendered to a certain general in the Western Army and was promoted after killing two Western thieves. Liang Chuan was very lucky when he was sent to Dingchuan Village. He killed two generals with a crossbow as soon as he pulled the bed. He was much luckier than Xin Wubing!
In the battle of Dingchuan Village, there were many dead and injured people in the village. Although the corpses were cremated at that time, most of the ashes were piled like that, not even divided equally. The army re-cleared their remains and placed them properly one by one, so that they could be buried as soon as possible.
Liang Chuan led Xin Wubing to pay special attention to this matter. This is the last dignity of all soldiers. Their lives can be used as a sacrifice, but they do not want to be like their dead brothers and have their ashes randomly used in the future. Throw it away and become a lonely ghost.
The first thing Liang Chuan did when he took office was to properly handle the funeral affairs of his fallen brothers.
Unlike other generals who were born in the officer's office, Liang Chuan, like them, turned out to be the hardest-working servants. Liang Chuan knew what the servants were thinking. In order to win this battle, Liang Chuan would naturally do it!
