Chapter 64: Gu Yushi's Problem
Yin Dayong's team was discovered by the traitor's spies thirty miles away from Datong City, and the news spread into the city, and there was an uproar in Datong City. @ๆจ@ๆ@ๅฐ@่ฏด|
The army is about to slaughter the city! If you don't resist, everyone will die! In the face of the panicked people, the rebels viciously threatened, and everyone was frightened, what can we do? If you don't obey the command of the rebels, you will have to die now, and if you step on a boat with the rebels, you will have to die in the future! Many people are in a dilemma, but the rebels are attacking the armory of the Ordnance Bureau and snatching weapons, and at the same time organizing people to defend the city, and in the swaying of the people, more and more people are coerced in by the rebels.
"How good is this!" In a small courtyard not far from the city wall, several soldiers were sitting in front of each other, and following the rebels to rebel was a dead end, but now the city gate was closed, and the rebels forced the soldiers who had no objection to join the gang, and several people couldn't get away, so they had to take advantage of the gap between duties to run to this small courtyard to discuss countermeasures.
"Shall we follow them first?" said a man with a short beard on his lips, "at least this will save one life." โ
"What if the imperial court settles accounts after the autumn?" the elder Xiaoqi frowned, "After defending the northern frontier for many years, it is not easy for the brothers to pick up a life, don't make it so that you don't die on the battlefield, but die in your own hands." โ
"If it weren't for the persecution from above, who would want to rebel!" muttered the little man in the corner.
"Now that these are for a bird, in a word, never or not!" The fat man with a short stature glared at the little man, and said with an urn voice.
"You want to go from you, but I'm not going anyway. The little man wrinkled his eyebrows.
"Who said it was a dead end?"
"Why don't you understand?" the little man grew bold, "I don't understand, I can sit here?"
"Alright, you two don't have to say a word. The short-bearded soldier pressed one in one hand and said in a low voice, "You still suspect that people can't notice us, do they?"
The two of them looked at each other and hung their heads weakly.
"I see that everyone's opinions are very consistent, just don't mix with them, right?" Xiaoqi also heard from everyone's voices, everyone didn't want to set foot on the big ship of rebellion, how to say that they were also soldiers of the Jing Dynasty, not to mention their own safety, even if they couldn't get over the hurdle of rebellion in their hearts.
"But the general flag has already joined the gang," the fat man's face drooped, "what should we do if he forces us to do it?"
"Drag it out first. Xiao Qi rubbed his forehead and said, "I heard that the General's Mansion is still safe at the moment, why don't we find a way to get in?"
"The three streets outside the General's Mansion are under martial law by the family members in the Mansion and the soldiers who don't want to rebel, how can we get in?" the short-bearded man smiled bitterly, "I heard that the rebel leaders Li Qing and Li Jing visited the General's Mansion today, and I don't know what the result will be yet." โ
"Could it be that Li Qing still dares to persecute General Zheng?" the little man said in disbelief.
"Now that the rebels have been forced to Liangshan, who knows what they will do. โ
There was once a rebellion in Datong Mansion where the military and political chiefs rebelled, and since there was a precedent, it was not impossible for Li Qing and others who jumped over the wall in a hurry to coerce Zheng Zhen to rebel.
"General Zheng is our last hope. There was a blank look on the short-bearded man's face, "Once General Zheng is held hostage by them, we won't have a chance at all." โ
After all, they are just a few low-level pawns, and if there is no strong person to stand up and command, they will eventually become cannon fodder for the confrontation between the two armies.
A few people sighed for a long time before they slowly left the courtyard, picked up their โกโก and went up to patrol the city wall. At the same time, the messenger sent from the general's palace, who had cleared the guards of the city wall, was being lowered by two soldiers with hanging baskets.
"Second, slow down. The eldest brother in the army whispered while visually measuring the distance from the head of the city to the root of the city.
"Big brother, I heard that the imperial army's army is going to destroy Datong City, let's follow General Zheng, can we survive?"
"What nonsense!" The eldest brother glared at his younger brother and said in a deep voice, "There are so many soldiers in Datong City, how can they kill all of them?" Besides, General Zheng is our backbone, and he wants to find a way to survive for his brothers in front of Master Zhang, if you don't follow General Zheng, will you follow Li Qing's rebellion?"
"But they all said ......"
"They said they said, if you listen to them and leave as soon as possible, my brother and I will do things alone, and I will never affect you!"
"Brother, I didn't mean that......"
Seeing that the messenger had descended to the base of the wall, the elder brother let out a long sigh, and when the messenger had climbed out of the basket, he hurriedly grabbed the rope and pulled it up with all his might. When the younger brother let out the wind and dragged the rope, just as the brothers worked together to pull the basket to the edge of the wall, a team of soldiers came over with โกโก on their shoulders.
"What are you two doing here?" said the leader Xiaoqi, who stopped in his tracks.
"Didn't you do anything? The elder brother laughed.
"Pee?" Xiao Qi frowned, and at a glance he saw the rope tied to the wall.
The elder brother noticed his eyes, and slowly moved a few steps under his feet, blocking Xiaoqi's view.
Xiaoqi was silent for a moment before turning his head, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't be so lazy in the future, otherwise the army will attack the city, and we will all be unlucky!"
"Yes!" the brothers laughed stiffly, leaning against the wall.
Xiaoqi led the way, and the rest of the people looked at the brothers and followed silently.
"Whew......" The younger brother was so frightened that he suddenly sat on the ground, "It's so dangerous!"
The elder brother also breathed a sigh of relief, but it was not as exaggerated as the younger brother's appearance, he relieved himself, looked at the departing patrol, and had some doubts on his face, just now Xiaoqi clearly saw their small movements, but did not interrogate, what does this mean?
"Brother, what's wrong?" the younger brother stabbed him.
"Nothing. The elder brother's expression was a little complicated, and he urged, "Quickly close the rope, you can't let people see it anymore." โ
The brothers were frightened and took the hanging basket and sneaked back during the patrol, they thought they were doing something unaware, but in fact, such an act, where could they hide from the eyes of the ubiquitous soldiers, but everyone was like a patrol flag, and kept silent about it.
Rebellion is a big crime to punish the nine clans, and few of the soldiers at the bottom are willing to try, but Li Qing and others are forced to do so, and no one dares to oppose it clearly. Therefore, knowing that these two brothers were doing something of "collaborating with the enemy", no one "found out", and no one reported to Shangfeng.
Zheng Zhen's messenger ran wildly all the way, and finally managed to run out of the rebel's sphere of influence, thinking that he could meet the leading general Yin Dayong with the help of his master's letter, but when he explained his intention, Yin Dayong not only did not see him, but let people blast him out, saying that if he dared to block the army's journey, he would kill him with a knife!
"How can this be?" The dusty man on his clothes was dumbfounded, he stopped in front of Yin Dayong's army, and shouted hoarsely: "General Yin, I am a messenger sent by General Zheng!
"Go and go, didn't you hear General Yin say that he will cut you down if he talks more?" Xiao Qi, the leader of the team, pushed him away, and said with an unkind expression, "There has been news in the city for a long time, and the surname Zheng has long been in a group with the chaotic party, he sent you to deliver the letter, it won't be a conspiracy, right?"
"You spew blood! My general is dedicated to the country, where will he be in the same league with the traitors!"
"Tsk, who wouldn't talk about it, who wouldn't have the ability to kill the rebels in the city, and send a family member out to say that he is innocent, do you think my family general will believe it?" Xiao Qi smiled contemptuously, and pushed Zheng Zhen's family into the grass nest on the side of the road.
"You, you ......" Seeing the army passing in front of him, the seven-foot-tall man's eyes were red, and his teeth were clenched, master, I can't even see General Yin's face, but how can I send you a letter? I, Zheng Xiaoliu, have not fulfilled your entrustment, I am a sinner of the Zheng family!
The chariots and horses kicked up billowing smoke and dust, almost drowning the numb family members who had fallen numbly in the grass nest.
Gu Qian is a civil official, and he is not familiar with Yin Dayong, so he and Gu Tai and Gu Xiaojiu slowly fell behind the back of the team, and Gu Qian was not willing to fight in this battle, so he didn't feel anything behind.
"My lord, look at that person!" Seeing the family member who had just gotten up from the grass nest with a desperate face, Gu Xiaojiu hurriedly pointed it out to Gu Qian.
Gu Qian stopped his horse and saw the young man with a sad and angry face at a glance.
"Xiao Jiu, go take a look. โ
"Yes. โ
There are some grain trucks behind, so there is no need for special precautions, Gu Xiaojiu got off the horse and walked in front of Zheng Xiaoliu generously.
"This little brother, what are you doing here?" Gu Xiaojiu asked in a low voice.
Zheng Xiaoliu turned his head and saw the young man dressed as a little guy looking at him with concern, he took a breath, tried to calm himself down, and asked in a dumb voice, "Who are you?"
"My name is Gu Xiaojiu, and my master asked me to talk to you. As he spoke, Xiao Jiu pointed to Gu Qian, who was sitting on the horse.
Because he was going out with the army, Gu Qian wore an official uniform, and when he saw the badge embroidered on his chest, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Zheng Xiaoliu's desperate mood, this person is the imperial history, I don't know if I can find a turning point from him.
"I've seen adults. Zheng Xiaoliu hurriedly brushed aside the withered grass in front of him and walked to Gu Qian's horse at a gallop.
"Who are you, why are you standing on the side of the road?"
"The small one is the family of the former commander of the Datong Mansion, Zheng Zhen, General Zheng's family, and came to deliver a letter to General Yin on the order of the master, but I didn't expect General Yin to drive me to the side of the road without seeing me, and the small one couldn't complete the master's trust, and I was a little out of shape for a while. โ
"It turns out that you are the person sent by General Zheng," Gu Qian nodded and said, "How is the shape of the city now?"
Jiading's face was full of anxiety, and he said in a deep voice: "The city has been completely chaotic, several officials were killed yesterday, and the rebels blocked the city gate, thinking that they will resist to the end." โ
After listening to Jia Ding's narration, Gu Qian's expression became a little solemn, "What about General Zheng?"
"There are hundreds of guards in the General's Mansion, and they are safe for the time being, but the leader of the rebels, Li Qing, Li Jing and others, has been persecuting my lord and wants him to rebel with them. Seeing Gu Qian's sympathetic face, Zheng Xiaoliu knelt down in front of Gu Qian's horse with a plop, "My lord, please take me to see General Yin! I'm afraid that if it drags on for a long time, my master will be killed by a traitor!"