Xu Changqing personally hosted a banquet to entertain this old man, and after a few glasses of wine, under Xu Changqing's deliberate solicitation and compliment, he gradually confessed to Xu Changqing.

His name is Xu San, people generally call him Xu Laosan, Lao San, a native of Luoyang, who came to Beijing to ask for a life after Luoyang was broken.

His life story is incredibly complex.

When he was a child, he was abducted and sold to a pickpocket, learned the trick of stealing, and when he grew up, he was bewitched by others, and went to be a tomb robber, but he had no foundation and no background, he was always a worker, and he didn't know the art of feng shui, he didn't know a few big characters, and it was impossible to stand on his own.

After living for more than 40 years, I finally saved a little money and prepared to marry a daughter-in-law and leave a queen for the family.

Who would have thought that at this time, the thieves came again.

According to his words: "He hasn't even touched his cheap daughter-in-law's hand, so he let the thief kidnap him to be the wife of the village." ”

Between the lines, he didn't dare to express his hatred for the thief, but he was overflowing.

"Uncle, I promise the third child in this life, I am a bitter seedling, thanks to the uncle, you can afford it, reward me with a glass of wine, uncle, I respect you for this cup."

Xu Changqing smiled and drank the wine in the cup: "Brother Xu, speaking of which, we are also half a family, although our brothers are not happy today, this is the last glass." When the thieves are repelled, I will go to the best restaurant in Beijing, no, go to the most popular Qinglou Jinxiu Pavilion in Beijing to invite you to drink, and ask what kind of flower Kui Mi Zhou'er to accompany you, how about it? ”

Xu Laosan's tears of excitement flowed out: "Uncle, how lucky is it for little old man to meet you in this life?" Uncle, I don't have any other skills, I can climb the wall and climb the house, then I can still get together. Uncle, if you have orders, I will not frown at all. ”

"Hehe, third brother, you are too polite. You've been injured, but you'll have to do less of these deadly tasks in the future. This period of time is not peaceful, and the money you have spent on errands these days should be enough for you to raise for a while, so let's take care of your body first. ”

"Uncle, I remembered, I must take care of my body and wait for my uncle's call!"

……

"Xu Lang, you, why are you so ...... with a subordinate"

Xu Laosan left, and Dong Yu quietly came out of the auxiliary tent, with a little irritability on his face.

She saw with her own eyes just now, Xu Laosan was like a hungry ghost reincarnated, and she ate five or six catties of mutton with sauce, that kind of rudeness, which definitely made her not want to see it for the second time in her life.

Xu Changqing smiled: "I am born to be useful, and my daughter will come back when she is gone!" To be a man, try not to judge people by their appearance. Let's go, let's take a look at this Brother Xu's methods. ”

Although Dong Yu was unhappy, Xu Changqing spoke, and she didn't want to spoil Xu Changqing's interest, so she could only follow Xu Changqing out of the tent.

Here, Xu Laosan had already come to the city wall and shouted a few words at the city wall.

When the soldiers defending the city saw that it was him, they took a few bites, and then dropped a hemp rope.

"Phew, phew."

Although Xu Laosan had already had a lot of alcohol at this time, he didn't panic at all, only to see that he spit two mouthfuls of spit into the palm of his hand a little disgusted, and he grabbed the hemp rope slowly and methodically.

However, in the next moment, he was like a humanoid monkey, and in just three or two clicks, he climbed to the top of the city in an instant, so fast that even Xu Changqing couldn't see it clearly.

Even if he bent down and laughed with the soldiers at the head of the city, the dog quickly disappeared.

"This, this, he, how did he get up......"

At this time, Dong Yu finally came back to his senses, but his ruddy little mouth opened subconsciously, and he could almost stuff an egg.

Xu Changqing was also a little breathtaking.

He still drank alcohol, and one of his arms and legs had been broken, if it was his peak state, I am afraid that it would not be difficult to touch the Forbidden City......

Xu Changqing hugged Dong Yu's small waist and smiled slightly bitterly: "Now, do you know why I invited him to drink?" ”

“……”

Dong Yu was completely speechless, and her beautiful eyes looked at Xu Changqing with incomparably complicated eyes.

At this time, she also understood a little why Xu Changqing was able to come all the way to this point with a small body, Xu Changqing's vision and determination were not the same dimension as ordinary people at all......

……

Xu Laosan came to the city, didn't stay much, and went directly to a small restaurant near Guangqumen.

Sure enough, in the small restaurant, the man dressed as a turtle slave was still waiting there.

"Hey, sir, the letter has been delivered."

Xu Laosan was full of alcohol, smiled dryly, rubbed his hands, looked at the turtle slave, and showed a mouth full of big yellow teeth.

The turtle slave felt disgusted when he saw him like this, especially with his alcohol, it was no longer disgusting, but disgusting and aggressive, and he could only hold his breath in a hurry.

However, he had something important to do, so he could only endure it first, and said with a cold face: "Did you reply over there?" ”

"Returned."

"This time."

"Oh, sir, the letter is here."

As he spoke, Xu Laosan dryly took out a crumpled ball of paper, which was Xu Changqing's reply.

As soon as he saw the way he replied to the letter, the turtle slave almost wanted to fan him with a big mouth, but he had already found many people before, and he really couldn't find anyone who was better than Xu Laosan and was willing to do this job.

I can only pinch my nose and take the paper ball with a handful.

"Wait!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Laosan grabbed the paper ball again, held it high, the turtle slave was anxious, and reached out to grab it, but he didn't catch it after a few scratches, and after a while, he 'plopped' and lay directly on the table.

Fortunately, there was nothing on the table, and the teapot had just been taken away by Xiao Er to store water, otherwise it would be embarrassing now.

"Surnamed Xu, what are you doing?!"

The turtle slave was about to explode in anger, but Xu Laosan was not afraid, and smiled obscenely: "Master, the little one didn't bring a letter back last time, so you don't need to add money, but this time the little one came back with a letter, and you have to add money." ”

"You?!"

Just when the two were arguing and about to start, on the second floor of a teahouse opposite, a middle-aged man in a green robe and a straight figure was drinking tea slowly.

Especially after seeing the alcohol on Xu Laosan's body, his brows gradually twisted into a pimple.

Here, after a few commotions, the turtle slave really had no choice but to give Xu Laosan a reward of three or four taels of silver, and impatiently asked him to get out.

Xu Laosan was not angry, and hurriedly bowed his head and thanked him, and disappeared into the alley in a blink of an eye.

Walking into the alley, Xu Laosan took a dozen taels of silver back and forth, and was about to find the secret prostitute he was good with, but just halfway through, he suddenly slapped his head: "Day, spend the money on this again. Son, this sass. The goods still don't dump Lao Tzu, isn't this wronged? According to what Uncle Zhongyi said, it is a big deal to buy some delicious food, buy some medicine, and condition your body. Hehe, I'm Xu Laosan, I've been in the bag for a lifetime, is it finally time to run? ”

Although this guy looks obscene and stupid, he is not stupid, and he is much smarter than ordinary people.

Thinking about it, Xu Laosan hummed a little song and went directly to a pharmacy not far away to find Lang Zhong.

This way.

The turtle slave also took the letter and came to an inconspicuous carriage behind the main street, and at this time, the middle-aged man in the green robe was already waiting here.

The turtle slave hurriedly said respectfully: "Master, there is a reply over there." ”

The middle-aged man in the green robe took the letter, nodded, and closed the curtain of the carriage.

When I opened it, there was no payment, only four dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, strong and powerful characters: "As you wish!" ”

The middle-aged man in the green robe couldn't help laughing, this loyal and righteous uncle is really a wonderful person.

But he was just about to polish the ink and reply to the letter, but at this time, a house slave hurriedly ran over: "Master, it's not good, there is an accident on the forbidden army's side again, and several commanders ask you to go back quickly." ”

"What?"

"Something happened again? What's going on?! ”

The green tendons on the forehead of the middle-aged man in the green robe instantly bulged.

"It's Ma Xiaowu and Wei Daozi who are doing it again, it seems that Lu Deputy Qianhu and Datou are also involved......

The house slave did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly and carefully reported the matter.

"Squeak ......"

For a while, the fists of the middle-aged man in the green robe were clenched again and again!

Why is it so easy for Xu Changqing to lead the troops, an army of tens of thousands of people, such as Lin Ruhai, but it is an order to turn into one, almost like one person!

But he was deeply favored by the emperor, and by the order of the Son of Heaven, he only brought these three or two thousand forbidden troops, and he had just arranged his conduct at noon, why did this become more and more day by day?

Although it is important to contact Xu Changqing's side, but at this time, it is obvious that the affairs of the forbidden army are more urgent, and the middle-aged man in the green robe has also eased up a little at this time, if he immediately replies to Xu Changqing now, Xu Changqing may feel that this matter is too easy, or hang him again, and it is not too late to wait and see.

Thinking about it, he said sharply: "Let's go, go back to the forbidden army camp." ”

"Yes."

……

"Dashuai, the thieves on the eastern front are mainly defense-oriented, if we want to attack, I am afraid that the cost is not small, and besides, the fortifications of the thieves on the eastern front are very scattered, the depth is very large, and the harvest may not be too much. In the opinion of humble duty, we still focus on the southern route. On the southern front, the thieves had the intention of attacking the main attack, and they had to prepare a lot of firewood for digging the earth......"

Xu Changqing didn't seem to know anything about the city at this time, he was on the command platform, observing the movements of the Wandering People's Army while listening to the reports of the generals.

Although there are some things in this mysterious letter, it may involve some secrets, but at this time, military affairs must be the first, especially Xu Changqing has just obtained the data from Li Yan's side, as the weather gets colder and colder, he has issued an order that cannot be controlled, and the consumption rate of firewood is a little amazing.

If the firewood cannot be replenished in time, with the current consumption capacity of the model army, it is very likely that it will last less than a month.

And it's only getting colder!

At this time, as Wang Hongyang finished speaking, everyone nodded, but soon different opinions emerged.

Zhang Hu came out and said: "Marshal, the lowly position agrees with General Wang's judgment, but the lowly position thinks that the Eastern Front is more suitable. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the fortifications of the Southern Front Wandering People's Army and said, "Commander, please take a look." On the southern route, although the rogue's fortifications seem to be unified, they are all connected. But it is precisely like this, once our model army attacks a certain department, it is like stabbing a hornet's nest, which will inevitably attract other departments to desperately rescue, even if the space is limited at this time, the cavalry of the thieves can no longer rush up, but the thieves also have flowering shells at this time, once there is a problem, the casualties will not be small. It is better to storm the eastern front and take a camp of thieves first. Even if you get less firewood, you can always get it, which is stronger than the instability of the southern front. ”

As soon as Zhang Hu said this, the generals suddenly had a burst of discussions.

Immediately, two factions were formed, each supporting one side.

Li Yan suddenly looked at Xu Changqing.

But he saw that Xu Changqing's eyelids didn't move, but he nodded slowly and methodically, and looked ahead.

Li Yan suddenly sighed a little, and unconsciously, his lord's city was much, much deeper than before.

Xu Changqing had actually noticed that two major factions were gradually emerging in the army at this time, to be precise, two big factions and a small faction.

One faction is the radical faction dominated by Zhao Zengjin, Zhang Hu, Zhao Qiliang, and others, who advocate finding an opportunity as soon as possible to first defeat one or several parts of the Exile People's Army and open up the situation.

The other faction is mainly conservatives such as Zhang Long and Wang Hongyang.

They advocate steady and steady, love the lives of soldiers, and choose only the best.

The third faction is the neutral faction supported by a few people such as Red Lady and Zhang Dagong.

They are neither radical nor conservative, they only choose the right ones.

This is exactly the situation that Xu Changqing wants to see!

After all, in this state of stalemate, everyone has been shackled in a limited space, and they are all under great pressure, and if they are not careful, there may be a terrible big problem.

But once there is a comparison, a slight antagonism, and the morale does not have to worry about Xu Changqing.

When everyone went from being excited to gradually calming down, and then to being silent, they all subconsciously looked at themselves, Xu Changqing summed up slowly: "The two plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. At present, we are not in a hurry, you can come up with a more detailed and targeted plan, which is better, and then adopt that! ”

"This ...... Be! ”

……

Who can guess the identity of this middle-aged man in the green robe now, he is definitely the ashes of the Ming Dynasty.