Volume 1 The Wind Rises in Xichuan Chapter 14 The New Fall of Hibiscus
In the fifth year of Taihe, September Bingchen, Shen Chu.
Chengdu Mansion, Bingcao.
"You say it again?! Darkstake was taken away? Li Huaishen grabbed the lieutenant's collar and shouted.
"Yes...... Yes, Li Sima," Wang Shang, the captain of the Second Regiment of the Wuwei Army, a black-faced man with a beard, although he had long known that Li Huaishen had a hot temper, but it was the first time he saw his boss making such a big fire, and he was so burly that he was suddenly frightened: "At that time...... The humble post is waiting at the Xuanhe Gate, and as a result, there is a tooth general, self-...... Self-proclaimed Yang Zong...... General Yang, the Wuwei army was assigned to General Yang Moderation a month ago, and his order ...... The last general will not dare not listen. ”
"You listen to his orders, why did you forget my orders?!" Li Huaishen was almost trying his best to restrain his urge to beat people, after all, if he was too out of shape, the matter would reach Li Deyu's ears, and he would inevitably be severely reprimanded.
Lu Qi, a soldier on the side, was wearing a light green round-necked robe with a silver belt of nine pins, and was embarrassed to watch the captain Wang Shang being scolded by Li Huaishen. Wang Shang threw a look at Lu Qi for help, Lu Qi shook his head slightly, he was just a seventh-rank official, and he couldn't help Li Huaishen, who was a marching Sima, to mediate and dissuade him.
Wang Shang's voice became smaller: "Li ...... Li Sima, at that time, General Yang claimed to have come on the orders of Li Gong, and at that time the dark pile fainted, saying that he would bring back the festival...... Jiedu Embassy settled ......"
"Which Li Gong?" Li Huaishen interrupted.
"Only...... It can only be Li Jiedu. ”
Li Huai raised his head and sighed, these things today must have been arranged by God to test him, he took a deep breath, as if this way could calm his anger a little, let go of Wang Xiang's collar, pointed in the direction of the mansion and sighed: "There are so many people surnamed Li in this Chengdu Mansion, you don't know that there is still a Jiedu envoy Li Zhi living in Wenshufang, right?" ”
Wang Shang has always been confused, and he didn't realize how serious the situation was, he just went to answer the hidden pile from Victoria, and then took it to Bingcao's Mansion to report to the Jiedu envoy, which was a simple and very easy task. However, "Yang Zong" took a team of Weiyuan Army cavalry, and later arrived at Xuanhe Gate, and when he saw the dark pile fainting and falling from his horse, he took the first step himself, saying that he was ordered by Li Gong to take the dark pile back and settle down.
Wang Shang had never met Yang Zong before, but he also knew Yang Zong's name, the general of the tooth soldiers, and won the trust of Li Deyu, so he did not doubt him, so he handed over the secret pile to Yang Zong, and he returned to Bingcao to return to Lu Qi, and Lu joined the army at that time and did not say much. As a result, Wang Shang didn't expect that he would fall into blood mold today.
"The matter has come to this," Li Huaishen said helplessly: "But why didn't you report it immediately?" ”
Lu Qi saw that Li Huaishen didn't seem to be so annoyed, so he crossed his hands and replied, "Li Sima, uh...... At that time, Captain Wang reported to the lowly position, and the lowly post heard that it was General Yang who was ordered by Li Jie to pick up the dark pile, and he never doubted it, thinking that there would be no mistake, so he did not report it. ”
"Don't be busy talking about sin yet, when will the secret pile arrive?"
Lu Kai gestured to Wang Shang with his eyes, and Wang Shang immediately knelt down and lowered his head and crossed his hands: "Return...... Back to Li Sima, Xu is ...... ...... from time to time"
"Don't 'yes,' be precise."
"Ah, I arrived at Xuanhe Gate at the first moment."
"It's almost an hour coming!" Li Huaishen glanced at the copper leak in the soldier Cao Fuzhong, and originally wanted to scold, but seeing that Wang Shang was already kneeling on the ground, Lu Qi also attached his hands to make amends, and no matter how much he scolded, he couldn't scold Zhang Yijun back. He pulled his sleeves on Wang Shang and paced up in the relatively spacious Bing Cao Zhengtang.
If it weren't for the fact that the Jiedu envoy had seen it for a long time, there had been no news of the hidden pile, and he was a little suspicious, so he sent himself over to ask if the hidden pile had arrived, and I was afraid that when he found out, Xi Tanmou might have to go to Chengdu.
"That'...... Li Sima, do you want to report this matter to Li Gong? Lu Qi asked in a low voice.
Li Huaishen hesitated for a moment, and quickly shook his head, "No...... Don't bother Li Gong with such trivial matters. ”
The matter of taking over the hidden pile was originally arranged to Li Huaishen to be responsible, but now that such a thing has happened, if Li Deyu knows about it, it is difficult to guarantee that Li Huaishen's ability to do things will not be doubted.
Moreover, if the time to send troops to occupy Victoria was missed because of this, the troops of South Tubo Province had already noticed that there had been a change and led the army to come and take the lead, would it be to fight or not?
beat, then the bull party will be convicted of abandoning the alliance and breaking the covenant; If you don't fight, then the Victorian conspiracy for more than a year will be completely in vain, and then it will be really painful for the relatives and fast for the enemy. If the Jiedu envoy is guilty of this, it is impossible for the charge of ineffective work to fall on the head of his subordinate Lu Qiwang, and it can only be attributed to himself, the overseer.
Thinking of this, layers of fine sweat oozed from Li Huaishen's forehead. I was secretly sure in my heart that this matter must not be let Jie Du let Li Deyu know.
Calm, calm, Li Huai snorted heavily and breathed deeply. First of all, it is necessary to figure out where the dark pile is now.
It is very likely that Yang Zong has taken refuge in Li Zhi, the envoy of Jiedu, so was the dark pile brought to Wenshufang by him? However, he is suspected of violating the rules and regulations by doing so, what is the purpose of his doing this? Just for meritorious service?
Li Huaishen couldn't think of a reason for a while, but forget it, anyway, he could use this matter to completely remove Yang Zong's thorn in his side. But if he went to the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion to ask for a secret pile, there was no token of the Jiedu Envoy, and Li Zhi had always been jealous, and it was dangerous. If Li Zhi uses official products to oppress people, or denies it, what should he do?
I can't care so much, let's go to Manjusri Fang first.
"Lu joins the army."
"Whoa!"
"Prepare a horse for me, and then send a team of men from the Heavenly Expeditionary Army to me. Without further ado! Li Huaishen said in a stern tone, in a commanding tone, and then turned his head and glared at Wang Shang: "You lead the team!" ”
Chengdu Mansion, somewhere.
The time is unknown.
Zhang Yijun woke up slowly, opened his eyes in a daze, he was sitting on a wooden chair, his hair was scattered, and in front of him was a beautiful woman, who was leaning down in front of him, wiping Zhang Yijun's body with a warm wet towel. Zhang Yijun subconsciously sat up straight, followed by a recovered consciousness, and Zhang Yijun suddenly felt a faint pain in the back of his head.
The maid didn't look at Zhang Yijun either, her face didn't change, and she wiped Zhang Yijun's shoulders with a wet towel, and whispered: "Sir, don't move, it's almost over." ”
Zhang Yijun realized that his Tubo uniform had been taken off and placed on the ground on the side.
Looking around, I found that the interior decoration of the house is quite elegant, the walls are all made of water-cooled blue bricks, looking up at the roof, the mahogany rafters run across it, and the two ends of the rafters are also carved with phoenix patterns. The whole room is surrounded by rosewood doors with window paper on three sides, and the sunlight from the window paper on the right side shines into the room, leaving a column of light, and it looks like the sun has not yet set, but it is also fast. Zhang Yijun sniffed carefully, in addition to the stench emitted by the Tubo military clothes, he could also smell the fragrant incense in the room.
"Where is this?" Zhang Yijun asked, as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that his throat was dry, and he almost didn't make a sound.
The maidservant did not seem to hear, or she may have heard it and did not want to answer. For example, after lifting Zhang Yijun's right arm and wiping Zhang Yijun's armpit quietly and carefully, he stood up, and Zhang Yijun had the opportunity to look the maid up and down.
She wore a snail bun, wore a yellow half-arm, and a simple white embroidered satin was tied around her waist, which was already a little yellowed. The slender neck supports the goose egg face without too much makeup, and the skin may be slightly wrinkled due to regular work, but the delicate facial features can make people impressed. A discerning person can see at a glance that if he dresses up a little, he must be a beauty.
"There is a change of clothes for Mr. next to me, the slave and maid will retire for the time being, my Ah Lang is waiting for you." After speaking, the maid took a copper basin with warm water from the ground and took a few steps back in the direction of the door.
"Wait, who is your Ah Lang?" Zhang Yijun shouted almost with the loudest voice he could make.
The maid did not reply, but hesitated slightly, bowed, opened the door and withdrew.
Zhang Yijun tried hard to recall what happened before he fainted, rode a horse to say goodbye to Xi Yimou, and quickly came to Chengdu Mansion, which was answered by Weiyuanjun, and the leader was ...... seems to be called Yang Zong, claiming to be Li Deyu's tooth soldier general. Later, when he arrived at the two doors of Jiande Fang and Wenshu Fang, he completely lost consciousness. As for what happened in the middle, where is this in Chengdu, and who is the "Ah Lang" mentioned by the maidservant, I don't know anything now.
After standing up with the chair, Zhang Yijun only felt soreness all over his body, but it seemed that except for some bruises, there was nothing serious. Zhang Yijun looked carefully at the Chen ornaments in the room again. The room was no more than ten paces long and six paces wide, but it was spacious, with a bed, a table, wooden chairs, a few half-lit candles, and silver candlesticks. There was a wooden cabinet at the end of the room against the wall, and after Zhang Yijun opened it, he found that it was full of beautifully bound books.
And on the side of the folded Tubo military uniform, there was a well-washed lining and robe, as well as a jade hibiscus hairpin. Zhang Yijun picked up the robe and unfolded it, but was surprised to find that this was not a regular robe, but an ink and blue robe. Who the hell is the owner of this house?
After putting on a comfortable and clean jade white lining, Zhang Yijun dragged his steps to the door and window on the right side, and found that there was a balcony behind the door. To the northeast, the Yacheng Shuaifu, which is located in Jiande Fang, looms, and to the north, the always lively Wenshu Fang has been lit up, and it seems that there is still at least an hour before the curfew, and some of the people of Chengdu Mansion are still walking the streets and alleys outside the square.
There are also bursts of melodious piano sounds, reflecting the pinna.
Zhang Yijun couldn't help but smile knowingly, he already knew where he was. He skillfully put on a robe, held the loose hair with both hands, made a mustache on the top of his head, and fixed it with a hibiscus hairpin, which was regarded as a substitute for the crown of the head. changed the sloppy appearance when he wore Tubo Rong clothes before, and turned into a chic and beautiful young man.
After moistening his throat with tea, Zhang Yijun pushed open the door, and the maid just now stood a few steps outside the door, stared at Zhang Yijun for a long time, bowed, and guided downstairs: "My Ah Lang is waiting for Mr. downstairs." ”
Zhang Yijun nodded and helped the mahogany stairs down, and walked more than a dozen steps before reaching the second floor.
When I turned around, I saw a person wearing a gray robe, sitting quietly in front of the balcony on the second floor, shrouded in the sunset, overlooking the lights of thousands of homes in Chengdu Mansion. Although there is a layer of tulle between Zhang Yijun, he can also feel the gentle autumn breeze and the faint fragrance of hibiscus.
It was almost dusk, and the setting sun was shining through the goose-yellow veil, creating a sense of tranquility throughout the floor. The window bar is open, the autumn breeze blows, Zhang Yijun watched the man close his eyes and stroke the qin, intoxicated by the sound of the qin, the qin song is a new music, the tune is fluttering like a fairy, lined with the musician chic and detached.
Zhang Yijun walked forward and chanted: "Furong Xinluo Shu Mountain Autumn ......"
The man turned his face sideways, but through the tulle, he could not see the friendly expression, but he could hear the man's soft voice.
“…… The brocade word is so open that it is sad. ”
Zhang Yijun smiled, he guessed correctly, the musician was the world-famous Shuzhong talented girl, Xichuan School Shulang, Xue Tao Xue Hongdu.
Zhang Yijun walked slowly to the tulle and bowed with his hands crossed.
"The junior Jingzhao Zhang Yijun has seen Xue Xiaoshu."