Chapter Twenty-Four: Shocking Changes
In the pouring rain, the flagpole erected high in front of the yamen of the Jiankang Prefecture was shaky, and the handsome flag was torn straight by the wind as if it was about to be torn apart.
"There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain." On the long steps of the back office, a person stood with his beard in his hand, looking at this sky-sweeping scenery, but there was a little wind and moon in his mouth.
"Dong Weng is so interested." Behind him, a middle-aged man dressed as a staff member hurriedly walked over, holding a letter in his hand.
The person who recited the poem in front was called Zhao Wei, who was the envoy of the system along the river, the Zhijian Kang Mansion, and the queen of the palace, and it was the Dong Weng in his mouth. After reading the letter from the person who came to him, he read it at a glance and then handed it back to the staff member.
"Chen Xianggong agreed, Dong Weng, why not suddenly, it will change later." The staff member said as he read the letter.
"He can't wait to move his mouth, but I have to bear this big responsibility." Zhao Wei looked at the heavy rain outside the fence and said slowly.
"The arrow is on the bow, and this move is also for the common people of the world, so we must not hesitate." The staff knew his character very well, and they just persuaded him bitterly.
"How did those people respond?" Zhao Wei also knew that things were irreversible, and he no longer thought about it.
"That Weng Fu is the most positive, and Xu Mao and the others did not speak out against it, this matter is nine out of ten, just wait for Dong Weng to make up his mind." These three people are all the people in charge of the army in this Jiankang Mansion, and only with their approval can things succeed.
"This group of wall grass, if the Yuan people attack, most of them will open the city and surrender." Zhao Wei said with disdain.
"Dong Weng doesn't care what they do, by then, we have already left this place. To descend or not to descend, what is the matter with Kanto Weng. ”
"Are the sergeants in the city still safe?" Zhao Wei nodded, it was true.
"It's just some vulgar soldiers who don't know big words, and at the slightest instigation, they will cheer up. Dong Weng, it is advisable to plan early. "My father-in-law is so hesitant because he is not absolutely sure of things.
"I don't know, if it weren't for the support of Jia Xianggong, how could Zhao be in this position, and now he is acting like this, I am unwilling." Zhao Wei was immersed in his own memories, and in order to get this official position, how much gold and jewelry did he spend.
"Jia Xianggong's defeat this time is a foregone conclusion, listening to their tone, they have already bought that grandson, Dong Weng thinks about it, tens of thousands of teachers have been lost, even if this Jiankang Mansion is safe, can Jia Xianggong'an be in a high position again? The princes of the DPRK and the Central Committee made such a plan, which was to purge the Qing Dynasty, and the public did not hesitate to kill their relatives with great righteousness. ”
The staff persuaded hard, but the heart became more and more greasy, this owner, and wanted to be a bitch and set up an archway.
"The new Jianghuai ambassador of the imperial court, I estimate that he has arrived in Jiangning Town, and it is only a day away from the city. Without waiting for Zhao Wei to answer, the staff made another statement, and between the words, there was already a little urgency.
"That's it, it's difficult to do both, Zhao can only endure the pain for the country. Go out of the backyard and don't let others know. Zhao Wei let out a long sigh and handed over the paperwork that had already been prepared to the staff, who put away the paperwork, saluted respectfully, turned around and walked back.
"Qi Yu is the commander, then Yuan Tongju is asking for an audience outside." A small official in the house came to make a report.
"Let's just say that Ben Shuai is ill and can't be a director, so let him deal with it by himself." Zhao Wei was upset when he heard this name, there were always a few people who didn't deal with him, and this person was one of them. The order in his own hand has been handed over, and there is no possibility of getting out, so he can only go all the way to the dark.
In a private house in the city of Jiankang Mansion, three men dressed in civilian clothes were sitting around eating and drinking, and a woman was sitting next to each other, adding wine and food to them from time to time.
"Big brother, what else is there to think, the commander has said" The man who spoke was not tall and described as obscene.
"Silence! Wait until you go out first. The big man in the middle interrupted the man's speech sharply, and waved his hand to the women to go out. The women squirmed to their feet, and the lewd man reached out and touched it, letting out a lewd laugh.
"Big brother is so careful, now in this mansion, even the commander has to deliberately befriend us and others, what is so terrible." The man looked back and said disapprerovingly.
"Weng Fu, you don't understand, these literati have a lot of twists and turns in their stomachs, and they don't think clearly, and they don't know if they are sold by him." The other man shook his head, this person had a white face, but he was not as rough as an ordinary military man.
"Your second brother Mao is right, what we are doing is a matter of losing our heads, how can we do it without a few hearts." The eldest brother took a sip of wine and said to the man.
"I don't believe it, there are so many soldiers under him, I am in a hurry, it's a big deal to vote for that yuan" Weng Fu smiled.
"The third child, the misfortune comes from the mouth, be careful that the wall has ears, this city is still the land of the Great Song Dynasty." Second Brother Mao saw that he was about to talk nonsense again, so he quickly interrupted.
"Before the arrival of the Yuan people, every qiē was unknown, so it was better to be careful when speaking. We are not literati, and the court kills them like slaughtering a dog. The eldest brother touched the tattoo on his face and said indignantly.
In the Song Dynasty, everyone who served in the army had to tattoo characters, a small part of it was on the arm, and most of it was on the face, which became a mark that a person could not wash off in his life.
"Knock knock." There were three knocks on the door, and several people in the room were startled, and they all reached out and grabbed the saber placed on the table.
"Who!" The eldest brother asked in a deep voice.
"Yu Dutong, an outsider, calls himself Mr. Chen." A military man outside the door replied.
"Let him in, you wait outside, and you are not allowed to enter if you have nothing to do." Hearing the name, all three relaxed and threw their knives aside.
"The three of them are very interested, but they came unfortunately." Mr. Chen untied his coat and handed it to the soldiers, and greeted the three of them with a smile when he entered the door, it was the staff member in Zhao Wei's mansion.
"This heavy rain, Mr. Chen has a lot of hard work." The eldest brother let him in and asked the waiter outside to bring a piece of chopsticks and put it on the table.
"Chen is welcome, everyone, sit together." Mr. Chen did not shirk, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, the rain and the cold day, this warm wine can just be timid.
Seeing him so bold, the three of them glanced at each other, each sat down, and didn't say much, just took turns to persuade wine and food. Mr. Chen and the three of them each touched a glass, then stopped drinking, and only glanced at the three of them with their eyes.
"Don't hide it from the three, Chen is here with a command." Mr. Chen patted his chest, and the three of them knew that he had something to do, so they didn't answer.
"Three, you have to act according to the plan today, if you have any questions, you might as well mention them now." After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he stared at the three of them.
"Can you wait with me?" The eldest brother hesitated for a moment and asked aloud.
Mr. Chen took out the document from his bosom, handed it over, took a mouthful of food by himself, and put it in his mouth. The three brothers walked aside, and the eldest brother read the paperwork, didn't say a word, and handed it to the second brother.
"What's going on?" The third Weng Fu was illiterate, so he had to ask the eldest brother.
"It said above, if it is successful, then Brother Jin will be in charge of the soldiers and horses." Second Brother Mao finished reading it quickly, and both of them looked at the eldest brother.
"Well, since there is such an order, a certain subordinate will act according to the order." The eldest brother said categorically, the matter has come to this point, it is useless to think about it, and he has been in the army for many years, and this little bit of killing is still there.
When the other two went out to leave, the eldest brother turned around and put the paperwork on the table, and Mr. Chen glanced at him, put it away and put it away closely.
"When is the commander going to leave the city?" The eldest brother asked.
"When the things in the city are finished, this Jiankang City will be handed over to you to wait, Xu Dutong, no, it should be said that Governor Xu." Mr. Chen stood up, clasped his fists and saluted, and turned to go out the door.
"Come on, prepare the horses." Xu Dutong sat in the room for a while, suddenly picked up the wine jug, poured a few sips, and then got up and shouted.
Yuan Hong has returned to the mansion and waited for a few hours in front of the Yamen of the Commander, so Zhao Wei just said that he was sick and didn't see him, what could he do?
After dinner, I was still restless and worried, and I was not even interested in my son's homework, which was my favorite spot check on weekdays.
"Oh no, no." Just as he was thinking, a voice came from the front yard, Yuan Hong's heart tightened, and he hurriedly walked outside.
"General judgment, the big thing is not good, the forbidden army in the city is in camp." The person who came was the commander of the township soldiers under him, with a panicked expression and faltering steps.
"Ahh Yuan Hong was taken aback, his body shook, and he was almost unstable, but the commander on the side hurriedly supported him.
"Quick, take the horse, and wait with me." Turning over the horse, he took a few of his followers and the ruler and headed towards the school grounds. Along the way, you can already see the routs wandering the streets, but fortunately, they are quite restrained and do not rob people of people's houses.
In the school field, the villagers gathered in a bunch and stood there to watch the excitement. Yuan Hong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, the months of training were not in vain, if they also made noise, he didn't dare to imagine what would happen.
"The whole team, hurry up, Ge Laozi, don't you see the general verdict here." The commander behind him didn't even breathe, so he dodged to the front and scolded loudly.
Looking at the chaotic crowd in front of him, Yuan Hong's mind was very messy, with these rabble, how could he clean up this mess?
"Then Jia Xianggong wants me to wait to send him to death, how can I rely on him! It's better to disperse and live in peace. "On the street on the east side of the Jiankang Mansion Palace, a group of sergeants in forbidden army costumes gathered together, the formation was scattered and unorganized, but it looked like farmers returning from the fields.
"That's right, I'm a fighter, and I only sell my life for a few dollars, but now I only give some waste paper, and I can't buy a few liters of coarse rice, even if I go into battle, I can't shoot a bow, so I can't move a knife and gun."
"So-and-so doesn't look like it, isn't your strength all on your mother-in-law." A foul language caused everyone to burst into laughter.
"Dutou, let's just do it? In this city, there are all lively places, so it's better to just do it."
"Either or not, everyone is a local, or don't spoil the friendship."
"This is not good, it is better to go to the Qinhuai River. Looking for a fine little lady, you can also have a burst of happiness. "On both sides of the Qinhuai River, there are many Qinlou Chu Pavilions, which ordinary people can't afford.
"You have to go, if your mother stops her, she will be killed with a knife." The eyes of the others were shining, and they left with shouts and noise.
At the other end of the long street, Yuan Hong sat on his horse and looked at this side coldly. The longbow in his hand was slowly raised, and the other hand drew a feathered arrow and put it on. The villagers behind him were divided into two horizontal formations, and the archers in the front row were all with bows and arrows, waiting for the orders of their commanders.
"You have already violated military discipline, return to the camp quickly, otherwise don't blame the military law for being ruthless." Yuan Hong let go of his hand, only to hear a "whoosh", and the feather arrow flew out and nailed to the feet of the leader of the army.