Chapter 091: Negotiation
Qing Shi's words were like a scoop of cold water pouring down his head, which directly made Chen Qiuniang understand what Zhang Ci had done, and she felt ashamed in her heart.
"Miss Chen, if you want to live, go with me and let him withdraw from the army. If you don't want to go, then stay here, waiting for Zhuxishan to fight with him, and finally the fish will die or something. I will also take you and the people of Zhuxi Mountain to be buried together. Don't bury so many people with me, you don't lose. This kind of boring words, smart people don't say it. Qingshi's tone was cold, and he stood under a plantain tree outside the window.
"Okay." Chen Qiuniang only replied with one word.
"Then please." Qing Shi squinted at her.
Chen Qiuniang stood up, put half a bag of pumpkin seeds in her pocket, straightened her clothes, reached out to close the window, and walked out of the door. A group of people led by Cheng Wu followed. Qing Shi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to come with you, go to that attic to take care of Mrs. Chen and Xiaoqing." ”
Cheng Wu hesitated slightly, but still took the order and left. Qing Shi said, "Let's go." ”
"Just you and me?" Chen Qiuniang asked calmly, and by the way, she also stuffed a pumpkin seed into her mouth. This is what she taught the fat aunt to fry just now, and it was soaked in old pumpkin juice, with a hint of sweetness.
"You don't have to know." Qing Shi said coldly, and then added: "Do you think you might run away, or someone will come to save you?" The few people who came to save you can't protect themselves. ”
Chen Qiuniang shrugged and didn't say much to him. The two walked out of the gate one after the other and walked down the mountain. When I reached the bottom of the mountain, I was greeted by a group of people. They are all men in black shirts, and the first person is the one with the beard, and he arched his hand and said: "The three masters, Xiaoqi, they are all ready." ”
"Let Lao Jiu drive the boat, and the rest of the people will still chase them up the mountain with all their might, and they will be killed." Qing Shi ordered, and his tone and expression were all vicious.
Chen Qiuniang only felt that this young man was too angry, if he really killed him, Lu Chen was still very dangerous. She then spoke: "Do the three masters really want to relieve the siege of Zhuxi Mountain? ”
Qing Shi looked at her hostilely and asked, "What do you mean?" ”
"I'm just asking casually, because I really think that your order to kill the intruders is not like an attempt to relieve the siege of Zhuxi Mountain, but rather to give Zhang Ci a reason not to withdraw his troops. He said that I was his wife, and that the intruder, Lu Chen, was his cousin. Thou hast commanded that thou shalt be killed. I'm afraid this is not only to provoke the Zhang family in Zhuxi Mountain, but also to provoke the Lu family in Yuzhou Mansion. If you don't know what the Lu family in Yuzhou Mansion does, you can ask your big boss about it. Chen Qiuniang said very casually.
"Three masters, she seems to have a point." The beard echoed.
Qing Shi ignored it, and just said hatefully: "The Lu family, the invasion of foreign enemies, is just a bad breed that does not resist." ”
"Whether to resist or not, whether to be a bad breed or not, is not for you and me to judge. Now let's just say that the Lu family's power is all over Chongqing. Now, you want to kill the Lu family's son-in-law, even if I can persuade Zhang Ci to withdraw from the army. Will the Lu family give up? Chen Qiuniang knew the stakes, and she just wanted to try her best to save Lu Chen's life, after all, this was someone else's territory.
Qing Shi was speechless for a while, so Chen Qiuniang struck while the iron was hot and said, "Others don't know, but you yourself know it very well." No matter how many times the officers and soldiers of Linqiong Mansion attacked Zhuxi Mountain, they couldn't defeat it. Is it really impossible to beat? Do you really think that the natural danger of Zhuxi Mountain is enough for you to conquer everything and be invincible? Actually, you know why. Now, do you really want to be such a powerful enemy as Zhuxi Mountain Tree? ”
She threw out these words, and Qing Shi and his beard were silent. There was only the whispering of empty mountains and the occasional whistle, as if all kinds of news were being transmitted.
"If the outside is equipped with personnel, plus the people who are in command. I am afraid that the days of Zhuxi Mountain will become more and more difficult. Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Chen Qiuniang knew that they must have fallen into deep thinking in their hearts, so she took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire again.
Qing Shi only stood aside, the hesitation was written on his face at this moment, and he was thinking about what to do. Chen Qiuniang said: "When I came to Zhuxi Mountain, I only felt that the lakes and mountains here were very beautiful. The people on this mountain are kind and hardworking, and everyone has a tragic past, as if they are not mountain bandits. Do the three masters want to make everyone homeless, or even in a different place? ”
"You're talking nonsense." Qing Shi said angrily.
"If you extrapolate from the actions of the three masters who ordered them to be killed, I didn't say anything nonsense." Chen Qiuniang retorted loudly. She knew that Qing Shi had been completely defeated by her in terms of the order to kill the next person.
"Hmph." Qing Shi was speechless, only flicked his sleeves fiercely, and said "hum".
Chen Qiuniang said to the beard: "The eldest brother also heard the words of me and the three masters. To be honest, although I was arrested by you, I really like Zhuxi Mountain. The people here are simple and kind, not vicious. I really don't want to lose anything in Zhuxi Mountain. Now that Zhuxi Mountain is in trouble, I will do my best. This intruder must not hurt his life, so that he can talk to people about retiring from the army. Moreover, the previous big boss also ordered that he should be killed as a last resort. And now, the reason for this is still up to the big brother to decide. ”
Where is the bearded man who can decide, that is, when he saw it clearly, he shouted: "Three masters." ”
Qing Shi didn't look at him, just waved his hand and said, "You go, for the sake of Zhuxi Mountain." ”
The bearded man didn't understand a little, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly realized, and led people to order not to hurt the people who broke into the cottage. Chen Qiuniang stood in the warm sunlight, bent down and bowed a handful of mountain springs to quench her thirst. Qing Shi snorted coldly: "Sharp teeth." You win. ”
Chen Qiuniang glanced at him, he still looked like a child, and his whole body was full of popularity. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Aren't you going to say quitting the army?" Let's go. ”
Qing Shi didn't answer, just walked briskly in front of him. Chen Qiuniang only thought it was funny, although this place was the territory of Zhuxi Mountain, but there were two people walking along the way, and this Qing Shi was also a person with zero force value.
The two of them went one after the other, and after a while they climbed to the top of the mountain, and then followed the path down the mountain to the simple ferry. There was already a black-faced man who was waiting for a big boat, and when he saw Qing Shi and Chen Qiuniang coming, he lowered the board of the boat and let them get on the boat.
"Three masters. As soon as we are ready, we have notified the other party to go to the cloud cliff for a meeting. informed Hongying to take people on guard on the water, and only allowed one boat for the other party to come. The black-faced man came to report to Qing Shi.
"Did the other party allow it?" Qing Shi was a little surprised.
The black-faced man nodded and said, "The other party didn't bargain, he just said a word to lead the way." We were afraid that there would be explosions, so we deliberately asked them to change to a canopy boat. ”
"The other party also agreed?" Qing Shi asked.
"Yes." The black-faced man replied, and then said that Hongying had brought ten warships in line around, and there were archers in ambush on the mountains around Yunpian Cliff, and they were ready to go.
"Hmph, Zhang Ci actually dared to agree, and he is also a man." Qing Shi sneered, and after saying this, he looked at Chen Qiuniang and stopped talking. only urged the black-faced man to speed up the boat.
The boat sailed out from the road between the two mountains, and the wide lake came and went with the busy warships of Zhuxi Mountain, as well as all kinds of canopy boats and bamboo rafts, all of which seemed to be good at making the tide.
After this wide water, the boat turned into the mecca. Only one large boat passed through the road, and the branches of the trees on both sides hung down, and occasionally the snake was seen hanging down from the tree, and the black man knocked it away with a stick.
About half an hour, coming out of this sandwich road, is the wide Zhuxi Lake. The boat headed in the opposite direction of the pier, and in the open water of the lake, there was a straight cliff standing in the water. The big ship stopped at the bottom of the cliff, and the old nine commanded a canopy boat near the ship, "Go and let the people in, and we will be in place." ”
Chen Qiuniang was taken to the cabin, although she threw a stool for her to sit on, but she was pressed by two women in strong suits, as if she was afraid that she would run away. However, Qing Shi specially ordered to leave a window for Chen Qiuniang to look outside. Therefore, she saw that the awning boat was moving towards the dock at a very fast speed, and after a while she turned back, followed by another large awning boat, with a flag and the word "Zhang" planted on it. The canopy boat seemed to have been improved, like a big white fish scurrying over, and it was extremely fast.
Soon, the awning boat came to a halt in front of the big ship. The curtain of the canopy boat was lifted, and a person sat inside, drinking tea safely, it was Zhang Ci. Today's Zhang Ciyu crowned his hair and wore a white robe with a gold collar and edge.
Qing Shi stood at the bow of the ship and said, "Dare to ask who your Excellency is?" ”
The person at the bow of the canopy was Jiang Hang, and he replied loudly: "Major General Zhang Ci." ”
"It turned out to be General Zhang Shao, and I was the third master of Zhuxi Mountain." Qing Shi also reported his home.
Jiang Hang said, "Where is my general's wife?" ”
Qing Shi glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid you're not the major general Zhang Ci, right?" ”
"Command Jianghang in Xiazhang Mansion." Jiang Hang arched his hand.
"I'll only talk to your general." Qing Shi waved his hand.
Jiang Hang was about to say something, but Zhang Ci waved his hand to signal Jiang Hang not to speak. And he got up with Shi Shiran, slowly walked to the bow of the canopy and stood still, and said loudly: "Ming people don't say dark words, what is the purpose of you crossing the state capital to Meizhou to take away my wife?" Where is my wife now? If she has a little difference, you can see if this Zhuxi Mountain is really solid, and the officers and soldiers of the court can't help it. ”
Zhang Ci's tone was very slow, but every word was clear and powerful, and it was a kind of bearing. The voice was clear and clean, using the voice of the Northland, and there was a clean and spacious atmosphere.
Chen Qiuniang looked out of the dark window, and was suddenly stunned, only to feel that this situation and this scene seemed familiar.
At that time, the sun was warm and bright, the lake was rippling, and Zhang Ci was standing on the bow of the canopy. Behind him were layers of green mountains, the mountain wind blew, blowing his white robe flying, and his heroic face was full of quiet looks. Zhang Ci at this moment is like a god.
Chen Qiuniang only felt that her heart was up and down, like a hundred or so fish bouncing in a lotus pond. RS