Chapter 130: The New Frontier
Lan Ziyi took a sip of water and asked:
"What kind of character is this Xiong Jingzong and Xuanming? On the first day of junior high school, he seized military power. β
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"What Wei Hou said is not accurate, the two of them did not seize military power, they just seized Wei Hou's military power."
Lan Ziyi frowned when he heard this, and then said:
"I heard Li Guangzhong say that these two people looked for Qi Rongxun first after entering the city, right?"
Tao Zhulu replied:
"Exactly, after these two people entered the city, they went straight into Qi Rongxun's camp, and the sergeant guarding the city came to tell me that a large amount of grain and grass was escorted into the city that day, and I knew that someone was coming."
Tao Zhuhu continued:
"These two men carried grain into the city that morning, and as soon as they entered the city, they distributed tents to the victims of the city and opened a porridge factory for the people.
Erlang and I took people out of the camp, and we wanted to greet the chief officer of the food team, but we didn't find anyone after asking around. β
ζ‘ζ΅ιΉΏ says:
"It wasn't until almost noon that someone from the government came to spread the word, saying that Lord Xiong, who had come from the court and the central government, had invited us to the banquet.
Later, I learned from the people near the gate of Qi Rongxun's camp that shortly after the grain convoy entered the city, more than a dozen people wearing cloaks and hats rode into Qi Rongxun's camp at a gallop. Only then did I know where the Jingguan who transported the grain went to Qi Rongxun first. β
At this time, Tao Zhuhu smiled bitterly and said:
"In the days after Wei Hou left, we only ate one meal a day, and the people who went out to collect grain couldn't collect much food at all, so it was really about to stop. I finally had a full meal at noon that day. β
Qiu Wenruo also interjected:
"Fortunately, they transported the grain in time, otherwise the city would have starved to death, and I saw that the soldiers in the camp looked at people in the past few days."
Lan Ziyi nodded when he listened, and then asked Tao Zhulu:
"General Zhulu just said that Xiong Jingzong and Xie Xuanming came here as a labor army?"
Tao Zhulu nodded and said:
"Exactly."
Qiu Xiaozhi on the side said:
"The official identity of these two people is the pre-military propaganda envoy, and they came to the front line to work in the army, not the minister."
Lan Ziyi heard Qiu Xiaozhi say this and asked:
"Mr. Takanao was there at the time?"
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"At noon that day, even Wen Ruo and I invited it over."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"What about these two gentlemen?"
Qiu Xiaozhi shook his head and sighed:
"There was a problem with the table that day, and these two people and Qi Rongxun were not right."
Lan Ziyi's eyebrows moved and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Qiu Wenruo took over and said:
Qi Rongxun kept a bitter face, and the whole scene was just drunk and didn't say a word.
Xiong Jingzong is polite and decent, but the rules are a little restrained.
Xie Xuanming was very enthusiastic, kept talking, kept persuading the people at the table to drink, the whole banquet eyebrows danced, his hands were wrong, I exchanged eyes with him a few times, and from Xie Xuanming's eyes, I could see the excitement hidden under his enthusiasm, which was the kind of excitement that was about to be attacked before the attack. β
Qiu Wenruo put down the water cup in his hand, seemed to inadvertently put it on the ground and turned around, and said the last sentence to Lan Ziyi word by word.
Qiu Xiao stroked his beard and continued:
"The whole banquet Xie Xuanming and Xiong Jingzong just talked nonsense, one did not mention Yuzhou's military exploits, two did not mention the next plan to suppress bandits, and three did not mention the attitude of the DPRK and China towards the war.
It wasn't until the meeting was about to end that he asked how the bandits would be suppressed in the future, and Xie Xuanming perfunctorily said that they would be civilian officials and would not ask about the military. β
Qiu Wenruo added a glass of water to himself, and a glass of water for his father, and then said:
"At that time, at the dinner table, Xie Xuanming mentioned the matter of escaping from the battle."
ε °εδΉ says:
"I heard that the bastard was released?"
Qiu Xiaozhi laughed bitterly twice, as if dry wood in a brazier had been burned, and he said:
"Not only was he released, but the bastard who came to capture the army that night was in the front."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"When Xie Xuanming mentioned these things at the dinner table, you didn't stop the release?"
Qiu Wenruo replied:
"At that time, Xie Xuanming applauded vigorously when he heard the reply we gave, and that bastard was detained in the Jihu camp, who would have thought that something would go wrong."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"So Wei Qionglou also has a problem?"
ζ‘ζ·θ says:
"Qionglou is no problem, his rectum was drunk that day, drunk until he returned to the camp and was unconscious, and woke up with a hangover at noon the next day, and only knew what happened when he saw us living on the streets."
Qiu Xiao said directly:
"At that time, Wen Ruo and I both felt that it was wrong, so we raised our concerns with Da Lang and Erlang."
Tao Zhuhu first nodded, then shook his head and said:
"I also felt that it was wrong with Zhulu, and after the two gentlemen reminded us, we hurried back to the camp and ordered to strengthen the access control, and no idle people were allowed to enter and leave at will. Just ......"
Seeing that Tao Zhuhu didn't speak, Lan Ziyi asked:
"Just what?"
Tao Zhulu took over and replied:
"In the afternoon of the same day, the grain transport team in the capital distributed grain to the battalions, and many Beijing troops entered the camp."
ε °εδΉ says:
"But you've forbidden idlers to enter the camp."
ζ‘ζ΅ιΉΏ says:
"But the other four cavalry battalions did not prohibit ......"
Lan Ziyi just wanted to ask why he didn't order the other four battalions to act together, but he swallowed back when the words came to his lips, Tao Zhuhu and Tao Zhulu were at most at the same level as the four battalion generals, and they had no right to command the four people, in the final analysis, it was their own absence that caused the omission.
Tao Zhuhu took a sip of water and continued:
"The four battalions were stationed together, flanking each other and taking care of each other, and as a result, this became a breakthrough for people to rush in in the middle of the night.
That night, I didn't sleep with Zhulu and the two gentlemen, and we were all preparing in the tent, for fear that something would happen.
But in the middle of the night, a sergeant suddenly came to the camp gate to spread the word, saying that the two adults in the capital had something important to see, and I refused to open the camp in the middle of the night.
I thought it would be fine, but I didn't expect that soon the camp suddenly became noisy, Xie Xuanming and his subordinates suddenly entered the capital garrison and took us all down, and the son outside the camp with his own battalion of forbidden troops also broke into the camp, and the forbidden army on our side had already drawn their knives and was ready to fight, but Xie Xuanming took out the holy decree from his arms, suppressed the people present, and then drove the four of us out of the camp on the grounds that the town army must not interfere in the affairs of the forbidden army. β
After Tao Zhuhu finished speaking, everyone in the house was silent for a long time, and Lan Ziyi also fell into self-blame and couldn't speak, he really shouldn't have left so many people to leave the city at that time.
After waiting for a while, Lan Ziyi asked:
"Is the city really dangerous enough that the Jihu Battalion needs to send someone to protect it?"
Tao Zhuhu replied:
"When I was escorted out of the camp, the son of a man had the intention of taking the opportunity to kill us, but was stopped by Xie Xuanming.
The next day, Qionglou knew about this and went to Qi Rongxun to theorize, but the whole battalion was transferred to the area around the government and could not move.
Wei Qionglou felt that something was wrong, so he asked people to protect us in case of accidents.
This place is still what Li Guangzhong told us, so there is a place to live. β
After listening to this, Lan Ziyi asked again:
"What is the origin of this Xie Xuanming, how can he have such a great ability?
Xiong Jingzong's official position is one level higher than Xie Xuanming, why is Xie Xuanming in charge? β
Qiu Wenruo says:
"Xie Xuanming is a popular fried chicken under Zhang Mingyue's door, a twenty-year-old middle jinshi, the road that others have to take for most of their lives, he has finished it in three years, and now he is leading the position of Langzhong, just waiting for the left waiter to return to his hometown to take the position."
Lan Ziyi was irritable when he heard this, and there was a faint hint of jealousy mixed in it, and he asked:
"Why is such a young man so appreciated by Zhang Mingyue?"
Qiu Wenruo says:
"Xie Xuanming was known as a quick-witted, shrewd and capable person when he was in the countryside, and he was also a distant cousin of Zhang Mingyue, and the chief examiner was Zhang Mingyue when he was a scholar, and he was a disciple of Zhangmen.
Lan Ziyi sighed and said:
"Listening to what you said about the seizure of power that night, this Xie Xuanming's skills are indeed good."
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"Xie Xuanming is indeed a talent, but this person is light and dangerous, ambitious, and of course he can achieve good results when the wind is down, but if he is said to be alone, I think it's still a little early.
This time, nearly 100,000 people of the forbidden army fell into his hands, and I don't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. β
Lan Ziyi asked:
"What about that Xiong Jingzong? What kind of character is he? β
Qiu Wenruo says:
"Xiong Shilang is one of the few capable warriors among the Chinese officials of the court.
Earlier, as a Qin mission, he was sent to Dongzhen to supervise Qi Zhun to suppress bandits, and once commanded the army alone to repel the Japanese invaders.
This time, Zhang Mingyue sent Xiong Jingzong to come, and it is estimated that it is also taking into account the risk of front-line combat.
It's just that Xiong Jingzong is not a scholar in Jiangdong, and he is not from Yuelu Academy, and it is a miracle that he can be promoted to Zuo Shilang in the court now. β
Lan Ziyi heard that Xiong Jingzong had supervised the Eastern Army, and remembered that Xie Xuanming and Xiong Jingzong went to Qi Rongxun's mansion first after entering the city, and he didn't feel good in his heart, and asked:
"So Qi Rongxun reported the news to Zhang Mingyue and deliberately sent me out of the city to take away my military power?"
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"Qi Rongxun's report to Zhang Mingyue is true, but if he deliberately seizes power, I don't think it may be."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Why do you say that?"
Qiu Wenruo replied:
"If Qi Rongxun personally exerts his strength, Xie Xuanming will be able to bring more than 50,000 forbidden army infantry directly to clear the field that night, why bother to release that seed? They could even take us down at noon that day, so why leave it until the evening to enter the camp and risk it?
That kind of crime is unforgivable, and letting him out is to carry the black cauldron, Xie Xuanming must have made this decision because Qi Rongxun's side refused to cooperate, so he had to find someone to do it himself. β
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"It's not so much that Qi Rongxun planned to kill Wei Hou, but that the people behind Qi Rongxun instructed Qi Rongxun to do it.
Qi Rongxun is definitely not a person who can hide things in his heart, if Wei Hou went out on purpose that day, Wei Hou must have seen the clues. β
Lan Ziyi lowered his head and said:
"So ......"
Qiu Xiao replied directly:
"It's Zhang Mingyue, and the person behind Qi Rongxun is Zhang Mingyue."
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