Chapter Twenty-Three: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
"You don't look at what your identity is now, and you dare to be so public, aren't you afraid of death?"
"I don't want to be so public, but my uncle died so miserably, I have to avenge him, and ask Uncle Zhai to help me."
In advance of Liu Chong, Zhai Yi's mood was also a lot heavier, as the Taishou of Hedong, he naturally knew about the affairs of Nanyang County, and it was a miracle that Liu Xiu, a child, could escape from the army without revealing his identity.
"I'm also sad about your uncle's affairs, but now that Emperor Ping has ascended to heaven, and you are still young, we should think about the rest of the matter in the long run."
"In the long run, it is actually an unlimited delay, I have Emperor Ping's blood book in my hand, I don't know if Uncle Zhai wants it?" Liu Xiu is a teenager on the outside, but his age in heart is not, although the intrigue of the company in his previous life is not as powerful as the court, but if anyone underestimates him, he will have to shed his skin if he does not die.
The blood book is the bait, Zhai Yi is the big fish, no one can say it if you can't take the bait, it all depends on Zhai Yi himself.
People have more or less desires, and sometimes the time is just not coming, but when the time comes, honest people will become careerists, not to mention that Zhai Yi is a careerist.
Zhai Yi took the blood book, quickly opened it, read the contents carefully, and after a while, he laughed and shouted: "God help me." But after a while, morale was low, complaining that he had too few soldiers and horses, and there was no general to lead the army.
If there is no preparation, Liu Xiu will not take out the blood book stupidly. At that time, when Xihai County was established, Emperor Ping and Taifu Kong Guang both told Taishou Cheng Yong to select suitable candidates among the prisoners to build an army, and now although Emperor Ping and Taifu are dead, the mobilization of the army is there, as long as Cheng Yong does not rebel, Xihai County has 8,000 men and horses that can be mobilized at any time.
If there is a blood book, the division will be famous, and if there is an army, there will be a chance to seize power and build momentum, Zhai Yi couldn't wait to pull Liu Xiu to see the armory he had built privately and quietly looted, and Bai Huahua's bright eyes couldn't be opened.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Liu Xiu wouldn't have believed that a Taishou who was not too big could quietly hide such a weapon.
"Uncle Wen and nephew, you and your friends will rest with me for a few days, and after the uncle has made arrangements, I will take you to Xihai County to see my army."
Listening to Zhai Yi's words, Liu Xiu was respectful on the surface, but sneered in his heart: "This army is something left to me by my uncle, and it is not so easy for you to take it for nothing." ”
"Uncle Zhai, I want to eat meat, and I have to take a hot bath and sleep well."
"Well, everything satisfies you." Zhai Yi shouted with a spring breeze on his face, and the housekeeper took Liu Xiu down to treat him well.
In the next time, Liu Xiu played heartlessly, but Zhai Yi studied the blood book day and night, determining the authenticity of the handwriting, the result was gratifying, Zhai Yi was so cool that his mouth was never closed, and he felt more and more that Liu Xiu, who had contributed to the treasure, was extremely cute.
The handwriting is real, after Zhai Yi discussed with his staff, he immediately pretended to be sick at home, and no one came, but in fact, they had already secretly disguised themselves out of the city and ran all the way to Xihai County.
The carriage without shock absorbers ran to death, Liu Xiu lay on the window and vomited half to death, but he kept urging the horseman to speed up, and when he arrived at the Xihai County Guard, Liu Xiu was carried down.
"Uncle Wen, why did you come to me?" Xihai County originally belonged to the territory of the Hu people, and there has always been little interaction with the Central Plains, as long as they are not careful, people will ignore this place, which is why Emperor Ping and Taifu have been dead for three months, and Cheng Yong actually doesn't know about it.
"Uncle Cheng, Emperor Ping, Master Taifu and my uncle all killed Wang Mang, a traitorous minister, and you have to avenge them." Liu Xiu is very good at taking advantage of opportunities, he takes advantage of the momentum of long-distance bumps and weakness to cry, and pretends to be unconscious during the process.
Half of this was gone, Cheng Yong was very impatient, so he naturally ignored Hedong to guard Zhai Yi, but Zhai Yi was not in a hurry, and followed Cheng Yong into the county guard's mansion.
Liu Xiu pretended to be stunned for an opportunity, Cheng Yong is very emotional, he learned that the teacher was killed, and the whole person couldn't listen to anything, so he silently stayed by Liu Xiu's side, and he must know the whole thing as soon as possible.
In the middle of the night, Liu Xiu suddenly opened his eyes, and after quietly checking around, he picked up the jade pendant and threw it at Cheng Yong, who woke up from his drowsiness and found Liu Xiu in a quiet posture. Cheng Yong looked around vigilantly, and when he was sure that no one was watching, he quickly came to Liu Xiu and said, "What happened, why do you need to be so careful in my mansion." ”
"The middle-aged man who came with me is the Taishou Zhai Yi of Hedong County, I can't come to Xihai County without him, but he is not credible."
"Uncle Wen, don't be afraid, I'll kill him now." Cheng Yong got up and was about to leave with a murderous face, but Liu Xiu hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Uncle Cheng, don't be impulsive, you are from a literati background, and we must rely on the power of martial artists to take revenge." ”
"Tell me what happened?"
In the middle of the night, Liu Xiu told everything about the peace of 1510, Cheng Yongqi's fists were clenched, and he couldn't wait to go back to Beijing immediately to find Wang Mang for revenge.
Cheng Yong has no desire for power, he unconditionally promised to hand over the soldiers and horses of Xihai County, but Liu Xiu was unwilling, because he came to Xihai County with all his might so that he could control the army.
Liu Xiu recounted his thoughts, the tiger talisman can be handed over first to give Zhai Yi a peace of mind, but this army must recognize people when necessary, and only listen to their own command, Cheng Yong is not good at speaking, but he is still very accurate in terms of looking at people, Cheng Yong promised Liu Xiu that he would arrange a time for the core general of the army to meet with him.
Zhai Yi, who was in his sleep, didn't calculate that Liu Xiu would give him a salary in the middle of the night.
In the early morning of the next day, Liu Xiu introduced Zhai Yi to Cheng Yong with a sick look, and the two sides talked directly about the handover of soldiers and horses, and Cheng Yong also readily agreed, but the handover of the tiger charm must choose a good day, and the time is set for ten days later.
For Zhai Yi, as long as he can really get the control of the army, ten days will be ten days, and he can just inspect the training effect of the army in these ten days, and at the same time, in these ten days, Cheng Yong used various excuses to introduce the core generals of the army to Liu Xiu, and asked them to be loyal to Liu Xiu alone.
Many of the prisoners were originally from military backgrounds, and when this happened, they naturally understood that something big was happening, and they also knew very well what to ask and what not to ask, and after swearing allegiance, they left in a hurry, as if they had never appeared.