Chapter 21: What Went Wrong?
"My lord, are you seeing Li Bin and Li Cheng?" Liu Dianshi said in disbelief: "They are still in Yu Sanli's hands!"
"I'm dignified, why am I lying to you?" Gu Qian said unhappily: "If you don't believe it, just call them to take a look?"
Liu Dianshi was stunned, Li Bin and Li Cheng were released by Yu Sanli? Why didn't he know? You must know that Li Bin and Li Cheng were his subordinates in the torture room, so how could they go back to the county government and not tell him?
"Come on, pass on Li Bin and Li Cheng!" Seeing that the two of them were not able to figure it out here, Zhou Yuntai rushed to the master of the horse and said, "You are the master of the book here, you should know these two people, right?"
"Small realization. Master Ma couldn't wait to see Liu Dianshi's bad luck, so he hurriedly answered. After a while, he led the two young offspring to come, but it wasn't Li Bin and Li Cheng? Liu Dianshi was stupid at that time, he looked at the two people who were obviously fatter than before, and said without hesitation: "Why are you back?"
"Back to the words of the fourth master, Yu Da of Nanxiang said that they were disrespectful to the government when they went to the county government that day, and they brought my brothers back with a hot head, but thinking that the villain had parents, wives and children, and suffered from the pond fish, he didn't want to make any more mistakes, so he released my brothers back. ”
Under the light, the two people were ruddy and full of energy, not as if they had been abused. Zhou Yuntai's sharp eyes swept over the two of them, but seeing that the two of them were respectful, he was not weak-hearted.
"Then why don't you tell me when you come back?" Liu Dianshi said with a jump on his feet.
"We ......" The brothers glanced at each other, and said in their hearts that we had just been put back, and besides, Yu San said that if he wanted to collude with the surname Liu, he would turn over the account with them. For the sake of the family, the two chose to remain silent at the same time.
"Speak!"
"This ......" Brother Li Bin looked at Liu Dianshi, who was anxious and red-faced, and whispered: "It was night when we came back, and we wanted to look for you when we entered the yamen, but you weren't there." ”
"Then you won't go to my house to find me?" Liu Dianshi said angrily: "Have you even forgotten where to open my door?"
"I didn't forget, we went. Li Bin said humbly: "But you were not at home that night. ”
"Impossible!"
"Really, the neighbor said you went to Feng Yuchun's house. ”
"Fuck your mother's fart! How could Lao Tzu go to the kiln!" Liu Dianshi was stripped of his face by his subordinates, and he was furious, and he picked up his palm and was about to slap Li Bin's big ear.
"Fourth master, spare your life! We really went to look for you, but that day, the Feng family locked the door and said that we only returned to the county government when you slept with us!" Li Bin hugged his head and shouted: "After returning to the county office, we saw the eldest master, and the eldest master took pity on our hard work and gave us a holiday to rest at home." ”
"I'll let you talk nonsense!" Liu Dianshi was about to slap his fists, but Gu Qian shouted loudly: "Liu Tianxiu, stop it! I gave Li Bin and Li Cheng a vacation that day, what do you have to say?"
Liu Dianshi stopped his hand and glanced at Xiao Zhifu first, only to see that Xiao Zhifu's face was like water, and his feelings did not fluctuate in the slightest. He was shocked in his heart, and then turned his head to look at Gu Qian, only to see Gu Zhixian's anger surging, and Yuan stared at himself fiercely with his eyes open. Yes, he is only the second of the county government, even if he is angry in his heart, he can't go past the main hall.
Now, I have clearly exceeded the norm.
"Gu Zhixian, this is your ability?" Zhou Yuntai smiled coldly and said: "I can't even suppress the classic history, and the seven-grade official uniform you are wearing is in vain!"
"The lower official knows his mistake. Gu Qian restrained his anger and bent down to admit his mistake.
"Hmph!" Zhou Yuntai snorted coldly and said to Liu Dianshi: "You stand down and reflect on it." ”
"Yes. Liu Dianshi knew that he had messed things up, so he didn't dare to argue, so he retreated to the wall in a gloomy manner.
"Come forward, the officer has something to ask. ”
"Yes. Li Bin and Li Cheng glanced at each other, and the heart they had just put down hung again.
"You were indeed arrested by Yu Sanli?"
Li Bin and Li Cheng knelt down, and said in fear: "Lord Mingjian, on that day, the mob in Nanxiang and Beixiang collided with the county government, and my brothers were abducted by the mob because they couldn't react. ”
Zhou Yuntai looked around, and finally asked Ma Zhushu, "What they said is true?"
Master Ma took a step forward and said loudly with courage: "What you say back to your lordship is true. ”
"Then how could Yu Sanli take the initiative to let you come back?" Zhou Yuntai frowned, and his blazing eyes stared at Brother Li Bin, "Did you receive any benefits to be a traitor to Nanxiang?"
"Where can this begin!" Li Bin and Li Cheng shouted injustice in unison, "Even if you give the little ones the bear's heart and leopard gall, they don't dare to go along with the troubled people! The little ones are ready to kill themselves, but they don't want to be released back all of a sudden, and the little ones don't know why!"
"When will you return?"
"It was the night before yesterday. ”
"Who testifies?"
"There is the old man and the porter as proof. ”
"I sent you back the day before yesterday...... Zhou Yuntai groaned for a while, and said: "Count him Yu Sanli's acquaintance, since the head of Nanxiang is willing to take the initiative to release people, it means that this person is not hopeless." Speaking of this, he glanced at Liu Dianshi coldly, Liu Dianshi was trembling, and he couldn't wait to shrink himself into the crack in the wall.
"That being the case, tomorrow's army will march to Beixiang first and encircle and suppress Duan Guangrong!"
"Yes!" said General Li, his whole face radiating excitement.
When Gu Qian heard Zhou Yuntai's order, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, no matter what, this counter-plot worked, as long as the army was led to Beixiang first, the plan would be half successful. As for the future development, it depends on whether Yu Sanli can act according to his orders.
Some people are happy and some are worried, the stone in Gu Qian's heart was put down, but Liu Dianshi was anxious, his relationship with Beixiang Duan Guangrong was not ordinary, and he also said that he wanted to keep him safe, seeing that the army was about to leave for Beixiang tomorrow to quell the chaos, in case Guangrong clashed with the officers and soldiers from the chaos in his own position, this matter would not end!
He was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and kept looking at Governor Xiao's mansion. But Xiao Zhifu looked at his nose and nose, and just ignored him. Seeing Gu Qian and the others say goodbye in turn, Liu Dianshi couldn't, sighed, and went out in a gloomy manner.
"My lord, tomorrow the army is about to leave for Beixiang, how can this be good?" In the wing room under the Xiao Governor's Mansion, a man in civilian clothes quietly walked in, and when he walked to the bright light, the man's face gradually revealed, who is Liu Tianxiu, not the classic history?
"Don't be impatient," Xiao Zhifu sat on the couch, holding a bowl of ginseng tea and gently skimming the foam, "Duan Guangrong is not as calm as you think. ”
"But ......"
"Did you send a letter to Beixiang?" Xiao Zhifu looked at the sky, just after the child, it was still too late to go to Beixiang at this time.
"The little one who met Beixiang today has already informed the news of the army's pressure on the border, but the news that Lord Zhentai decided to hit Beixiang first has not been sent out. ”
"Then go and send it immediately, let Duan Guangrong calm down, and don't clash with the officers and soldiers. Governor Xiao's face sank like water and said: "As long as he makes a gesture of surrender, the official will naturally be able to protect him." ”
"Yes!" Liu Dianshi was relieved, and hurriedly went out to find someone to deliver the letter.
The next day, General Li held Zhou Zhentai's general order, ordered all the soldiers and horses, and after some mobilization, he marched to Beixiang with the army.
Beixiang is located in the northeast of Qingjiang County, the mountain is steep, rugged and difficult to walk, and the group of people is complaining and complaining. Halfway through the journey, many soldiers quit and were clamoring to rest, General Li looked at the sky and found that there were still more than ten miles away from Beixiang, and two quarters of an hour earlier than the estimated time.
They believed that they were officers and soldiers, and they were numerous, and they did not look at the terrain, so they stopped along the mountain road. General Li went to the front to talk to Zhou Zhentai, while the soldiers leaned against the mountain wall and chatted.
"My lord, there are still more than ten miles away from Beixiang here, but there is no one to defend it, it seems that the surname Duan is also afraid when he sees the army pressing the border, maybe he will be the same as Nanxiang, and he will be captured as soon as the army arrives!" General Li said to Zhou Yuntai with a smile.
"Well, you have a point. Zhou Yuntai looked at the beautiful mountains and smiled with satisfaction. "Tell the sons and daughters, cheer up, and it's not too late to rest when you get to Beixiang to identify the situation!"
"Yes, the last general is at his disposal!"
General Li stood proudly on a high place, and was about to shout at the soldiers to get up and march, but he saw a big flag suddenly erected on the mountain wall, and before he could react, he saw watermelon-sized stones falling from the sky.
"Ahh
"Help--life-"
The soldiers were in a great disorder, some were stoned to death on the spot, some ran down the cliff by themselves because they were nervous, and some had their heads blooming like headless flies. For a while, the sound of blood splashing, shouting, and pain was endless, and the formation of the team also dispersed.
"Don't move! Lie down on the spot!" General Li Shen jumped up in a hurry, and shouted loudly at the top of his voice.
But where did the chaotic team obey his command, and the soldiers were busy fleeing for their lives!
"Commander, take a few people up the mountain and chase me!"
"Yes!"
The commander steadied his position, personally ordered a few good hands, and prepared to go up the mountain to pursue, but just as they pulled the rope and prepared to climb, the pouring stone rain suddenly stopped.
Everyone looked at each other, touched their heads, and was still there, so they didn't fight?
"Listen to the people below, the boundary of my Beixiang will not allow outsiders to intrude, this falling stone is a lesson for you, if you don't turn back, you will have to wait for no return!"
These words were loud and imposing, but they were spoken in standard Beixiang dialect. Zhou Zhentai didn't understand, but he also guessed the meaning of seven points.
General Li Shen, who led the team, had a black face, but Liu Dianshi, who was a translator with the team, had a pale face and gritted his teeth. This damn Duan Guangrong, didn't Lao Tzu deliver you the news? You are waving a banner here to intercept the army of the envoy, isn't this a rebellion?
Liu Dianshi was trembling with anger, but he didn't know that the messenger he sent had already been intercepted by a certain magistrate who pretended to be a grandson, and at this moment, looking at the big flag embroidered with the word "Duan" floating on the cliff, Liu Dianshi wanted to hit the cliff with grief and anger.
I don't know if it's too late to draw a line with Duan Guangrong now!