Chapter 200: Labor Army
Zhao Liang slept beautifully, and felt that his whole body had fully recovered, as if the battery was fully charged.
He stretched out comfortably, put on his clothes and walked out of the door, and found that the Ying Tianzhi Mansion was guarding the door, waiting for him to get up.
Seeing that Lin'an Hou came out, the prefect hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and repeatedly beckoned his subordinates to fetch water for Zhao Liang to wash, and hurriedly ordered the kitchen to bring breakfast for the little marquis to enjoy.
While eating the avocadel, Zhao Liang asked the prefect curiously, and came to see him early in the morning to see what was going on. The prefect replied with a smile, yesterday, after a hard search by the officials, almost the entire Yingtian City was dug three feet into the ground, and those two guys were finally found.
"Huh? Which two guys? Zhao Liang didn't understand for a while.
The prefect was slightly stunned, and then said without embarrassment: "It's the two people that Hou Ye said, Xiao Feng and Duan Yu." β
Zhao Liang suddenly realized: "Oh...... Yes, yes, I remembered, it turned out to be those two goods. How, found? β
"Found it, found it." The prefect smiled: "These two people are hiding in the deserted land temple in the south of the city, and when the servants found it, they were sleeping soundly." β
Zhao Liang took a sip of rice porridge and asked, "And then?" β
"And then? Then, just as Hou Ye ordered, a mess of sticks was beaten out for the two of them. The prefect replied: "In order to let these two guys leave the city quickly, the lower officials also made special arrangements and opened the city gate at night on their own initiative." β
Zhao Liang sighed in his heart: Colleagues from the Great Song Dynasty, my dear comrades-in-arms, I really wronged you. I slept soundly in the middle of the night, and I was beaten by fat for no reason, and then I was driven out of the city and slept in the wilderness, and I feel sorry for you when I think about it. But I can't help it, I can't just watch myself fall into your hands.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the last time he went to the end of Qin to carry out a mission, he met the Wang Cong who crossed through Zhao Gao's body, presumably that guy was also planning to deal with me like this at that time, right?
Alas, now that the role of the cat-and-mouse game has changed, it is your turn to prevent fire, theft, and anti-penetration. I don't know what the situation of Director Tu, Fourth Brother and Shi Xiaofeng is at this time, will they be killed by Guan Lin in a rage?
Zhao Liang was thinking about his thoughts, but the prefect standing next to him had no bottom in his heart. originally thought that he could get praise from Lin'anhou, but who knew that this little master's face was cloudy, and he couldn't guess what he was thinking.
The prefect couldn't help but feel uneasy, and asked tentatively: "Eh, Master Hou, do you see what else you have to order, and you can do it." β
Zhao Liang's thoughts were interrupted by him, and he quickly came back to his senses: "Oh, you did a good job yesterday, remember to remind your subordinates that as long as I am here, those two people are not allowed to enter the city." β
The prefect listened to Zhao Liang praising himself, and his hanging heart finally fell, and he greeted him: "Since the Hou Ye is annoyed by those two pickled talents, it is better to let the lowly officials arrest them, rectify them well, and give you old anger." β
"Don't!" Zhao Liang hurriedly stopped: "You must not hurt those two people, just beat a few sticks to drive them away, there is no need to make a big deal about it." β
The prefect nodded busily: "Master Hou's mind is full of belly, and he admires him to the extreme. β
Zhao Liang didn't like to listen to other people's such straightforward whiskers, and was about to entertain the prefect for a few words, when he suddenly saw Li Erbai hurriedly walking into the room.
Erbai Dao Chang first glanced at the prefect, and then said to Zhao Liang: "Senior uncle, the disciple has found out, and everyone is currently in the camp of the Zhongwu Army. In addition, I also saw Shangguan Xueming last night, and he was there too. The disciples watched over there for a night, and saw that they were heavily guarded, so they never found a chance to make a move. β
Zhao Liang asked, "Can't you get it?" β
"It's not easy," Erbai replied, "His old mother, daughter-in-law, and three young children, with the strength of his disciples, it is really difficult to do." β
Zhao Liang nodded, thought for a moment, turned to the prefect and said, "I have to trouble you now." β
"Although Master Hou commands, he will definitely go all out."
"Well, you help me prepare ten pigs, twenty sheep, and thirty jars of good wine," Zhao Liang instructed: "In addition, I will find dozens of old people from the city, and I will be useful." β
At noon, a team walked out of the east gate of Yingtianfu, and from a distance, there were about 200 people. They carried pigs, sheep, and wine, and walked all the way to the camp of the loyal army not far away.
The leader of the team was Ying Tianfu's parents and officials, as well as more than 40 old men with gray hair beside him. The soldiers guarding the camp gate stepped forward to ask, only to know that the people in the city had come to work on a special trip.
The news was sent to the camp, and after a short time, Han Xianzhi, the envoy of the Zhongwu Army, went to the gate in person to respond under the support of all the generals. You must know that no matter in that dynasty, it is a trivial matter for the people to work in the army. This is not only a simple condolence, but also an honor - it shows that the people recognize this army as a mighty army and a benevolent army.
Therefore, once the people stationed in the area spontaneously carry out the act of labor and army, it will be very glorious for the main general, and he will even report this matter to the top as an important political achievement.
Han Xianzhi led his troops to stay in Yingtian for several years, except for one time when he paid out of his own pocket and forced Yingtian's prefect to organize a labor army, he never saw the grand scene of the people coming to the door at other times. Today, I don't know which god and Buddha blessed it, but there was a genuine labor army, which can make Han Jiedu beautiful.
He grinned widely, only knowing that he kept smirking hehehe, and he almost wanted to kiss the prefect on the spot.
The lieutenant officer saw that his commander was happy to be a fool, and he probably couldn't count on it, so he hurriedly took on the etiquette of greeting the people and led everyone into the camp.
The people carried pigs, sheep and wine, gathered in the square in front of the main tent, and an elegant old man in the delegation of the elderly stepped forward and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, please be quiet." Now that the border passes are full of smoke, the Liao army is eyeing me, it is the moment when the good men of the Great Song Dynasty go into battle to kill the enemy and defend the country, and the loyal army is about to be ordered to fight north. They have always been stationed in Yingtianfu, and they can be regarded as half of our children, so everyone came this time to express their condolences to the labor army, and wish the soldiers prosperity and triumphant return! The people applauded one after another, and at the same time made a noise, and asked General Han to come out and say a few words to everyone.
Han Xianzhi felt happy in his heart, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to invite Mr. Shangguan out. With such a grand occasion in front of him, of course, he should be allowed to take a look at it together, and when he goes back, he can describe it carefully to his brother-in-law Chen Yaosuo.
Shangguan Xueming was originally afraid of being targeted by Zhao Liang, so he didn't plan to show up easily, but he really couldn't stand Han Xianzhi's repeated urgings, thinking that he was in someone else's territory at this time, and it was not good to be too face-saving, so he came to the main tent helplessly and sat next to Han Xianzhi.
At this time, the people were constantly shouting for General Han to come up and say a few words. Han Xianzhi has been inking for a long time, just to wait for Shangguan Xueming to arrive. Seeing that Shangguan finally appeared, he nodded with satisfaction, then got up and left the table and walked in front of everyone: "Folks! This will be Han Xianzhi, the envoy of the Loyal Army. Ah, Han has studied hard since he was a child, practiced martial arts diligently, and learned a good skill, in order to defend the land and the people, and serve the court. Now Han is deeply favored by the emperor, and he is carefully cultivated by Lord Chen, a member of the Privy Council, and finally gets his wish, and has the opportunity to lead an invincible loyal army to compete with the Khitans on the battlefield. Please rest assured, Han Mou made an oath here, loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, and finally my emperor, and will not win a big victory and vow not to return to the dynasty! β
As soon as the words fell, the audience suddenly burst into cheers again. Han Xianzhi felt that this was simply the highlight of his life, and waved at everyone again and again.
When the cheers and applause gradually subsided, Han Xianzhi felt that he should also ask Shangguan Xueming to say a few words on behalf of Chen Yaosuo, so he turned around and asked, and before Shangguan Xueming politely declined, he suddenly heard someone in the audience suddenly raise his voice: "I am ordered to supervise the world's soldiers, horses, and military quartermasters, and the minister of Qincha, and the Marquis of Lin'an have arrived-"
When this sentence was shouted, several people in the main account were immediately stunned, especially Shangguan Xueming, who looked straight ahead with his eyes and couldn't speak for a while.
I saw that an aisle suddenly opened in the crowd, and Zhao Liang, who was dressed in a three-grade purple marquis suit, walked forward quickly, accompanied by Li Erbai. Seeing this, the prefect who was sitting on the other side of Shangguan Xueming hurriedly got up and paid homage to Zhao Liang.
Although the Song Dynasty greatly weakened the rights of the Jiedu envoys in view of the evil consequences of the secession of feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and could only lead the military strength of a state capital, the grade was still not low. A loyal military envoy like Han Xianzhi is also a dignified third-grade military attachΓ©, one level higher than Zhao Liang's corresponding rank. But Zhao Liang is a marquis, and he also holds the position of a messenger, so Han Xianzhi has to be half a head shorter when he sees him. At this moment, Lin'anhou arrived, Han Xianzhi had already put the pride just now, and hurriedly learned the prefect's appearance, and bowed to Lin'anhou together.
Zhao Liang smiled slightly, first let them be exempt, and then said to Shangguan Xueming: "Old friend, let's meet again." β
Shangguan Xueming's eyes showed a fierce look, and he said word by word: "This is a scene you deliberately posed?" β
"Yes," Zhao Liang nodded: "Without such a lively battle, I'm afraid General Han is reluctant to invite you out." You know, the camp of the loyal army is so big, if you want to hide, I really can't find you. β
"What do you want?" Shangguan Xueming realized that he was in great trouble now, and couldn't help but regret showing up a little. Zhao Liang knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Let's go to the side and talk?" β
Shangguan Xueming was very cautious and shook his head: "If you have anything to say, just say it here, there is no need to hide it." β
Zhao Liang took the initiative and was not in a hurry: "That's okay." If Ben Qincha is asking about the case, and now he will bring you back to the Tianfu Ya, do you dare to follow? β
Shangguan Xueming was shocked when he heard this, this is what he is most worried about now, because once it falls into the hands of Zhao Liang, most of them will have to be arrested and returned to modern times. He hesitated for a moment, then asked rhetorically: "Listening to what Hou Ye meant, it seems that there is still room for negotiation?" β
"That's nature," Zhao Liang smiled slightly: "You hand over Xue Jin's family, and I will let you go this time." β
"It can't be!" Han Xianzhi on the side said hurriedly: "I don't have any Xue Jin's family here, how can I hand it over to you." β
Zhao Liang said curiously: "Hey, Han Jiedu, I didn't say just now that people are in your camp, why don't you have three hundred taels of silver here?" β
was poked by Zhao Liang in pain, Han Xianzhi was suddenly speechless, and he couldn't reply. Shangguan Xueming gradually calmed down and said: "If you do this, it is tantamount to forcing General Han to death, if he turns his face at that time, can you have good fruits to eat?" β
"Flip around? Why is he? Zhao Liang pointed to the crowd behind him: "Do you see those forty old men?" Everyone is full of children and grandchildren, and there are at least hundreds of relatives behind each person, so you can't end them all, right? With so many eyes under the gaze, General Han, do you have a kind of turning your face towards me? β
Han Xianzhi was stunned on the spot, looked at the people in the audience, and then looked at Zhao Liang, completely unsure of what to do. Zhao Liang didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said to Shangguan Xueming: "If I hadn't dragged so many old men with Wang Fang, how could I dare to easily run to the camp of the Loyal Army to set up a score?" Hurry up and decide, I'm going to take someone away today. It's either you, or the old wife and children of the Xue family. β
Han Xianzhi hesitated and said: "Mr. Shangguan, I think you should go with Lin'anhou, with my brother-in-law here, they will definitely not embarrass you." β
"Fart!" The green tendons in Shangguan Xueming's head jumped up: "I have top-secret information from the Privy Council, if I am taken away, Lord Chen can eat you alive!" Then he turned to Zhao Liang and said in a calm tone: "Okay, I've thought about it clearly, the Xue family has given it to you." β