Chapter Seventy-Three: Smoothly Breaking Out of Occasional Acquaintances and Compliments
Zhou Cang couldn't control these sergeants talking about it secretly, but he just told Zhang Jiunian about the ins and outs, so Xue Dayi, Qin Guang and others didn't know Li Mingda's identity, but Caesar Li Wushuang and Li Mingda were both female slaves in Xu Zhen's army, which was also one of the reasons why Xue Dayi was not convinced by Xu Zhen at the beginning.
Such a secret thing naturally can't be publicized everywhere, but if he doesn't tell the truth and it is difficult to convince the public, Zhang Jiunian can only push the situation around, only that Xu Zhen made a communication with the thief leader in order to save the lives of many brothers.
I don't want to say this, but many sons and daughters are agitated, they are just a new victory, why do they have to do business with that thief, although the enemy army is powerful, but they are full of blood, how can they be afraid of fighting to the death?
This time, even the brothers of the Shenhuo Camp couldn't understand that Xu Zhen was a hero who would never flinch in their minds, he would take the lead in every battle, and he had more scars on his body than the ink mole, when would he do this deed?
Hou Poyu was lurking in the army, knowing that Xu Zhen would meet the enemy alone, and he was bound to spread rumors in the army for the sake of Li Mingda, saying that Xu Zhen had become the thief who led the way for the sake of his own three or five forbidden * people, and he wanted to let these thieves leave!
This rumor spread in an instant, and many sergeants were clamoring and shouting, never thinking that the big hero in their hearts was actually such a good woman!
Xu Zhen and Hou Poyu fought for the slave girl, once had a lot of spread in the army, as Xu Zhen's name continued to spread, the fact that he carried his female dependents with him could not become a secret, and now Hou Poyu said this, everyone believed it, shouting and shouting to chase and kill!
Zhou Cang was an anxious man, and he couldn't hear that others had tarnished Xu Zhen's reputation, so he stopped the golden knife and said loudly: "You are all short-lived ghosts with no eyeballs!" If you don't want to follow, you can leave on your own, dare to spoil my father-in-law's big business, don't blame your grandfather for being ruthless! ”
Zhang Jiunian and the other thirteen Hongjia brothers helped Zhou Cang, for fear that the situation would get out of control, and immediately stood up to help suppress the scene, Gao Heshu and the brothers under the command of Yinzong were desperate for Xu Zhen, and they should be listed, although Xue Dayi and Qin Guang also came forward, but the brothers of the original Yongwu Battalion shook people's hearts.
Hou Poyu took the opportunity to fan the flames, and the vast majority of those who condemned Xu Zhen were excited, shouting that they would disobey the order to pursue, but they were afraid of the force of Zhou Cang and others, and they were noisy for a while, and they saw that the riot was about to break out.
At this moment, there was a team of outpost pioneers from the south, hanging a high-character banner, and it was really Gao Zhensheng's army that wanted to join Ganzhou to fight for merit!
Hou Poyu had already made preparations, and as soon as Gao Zhensheng arrived, he immediately bewitched a few bold close lieutenants, and complained to Gao Zhensheng together, saying that Xu Zhen sent away 5,000 soldiers and horses from the Murong Department for the sake of his own woman!
That Gao Zhensheng is also a dummy who likes to play, and immediately pretended to be indignant and angry, and took advantage of the situation to win over the hearts of these sergeants, but he carefully thought about playing loudly, and went to pursue, saying that he was going to spoil Hou Junji's big event, and delayed the opportunity for him to go to Ganzhou to resume his life, so he appeased these sergeants, saying that Xu Zhen was plotting with the tiger, and it was still a question whether he could come back, so it was better to go to Ganzhou, and make the marching manager clear and let General Li Jing make a choice.
These sergeants are like grass-like people, a thousand people against five thousand people, and the end is death, but for fear of losing a bad reputation, they only pushed Xu Zhen, the first sheep, out.
Zhou Cang insisted on Xu Zhen's order, and did not take Gao Zhensheng seriously, he was bound to stay in place, waiting for Xu Zhen's return, Gao Zhensheng was displeased, and he couldn't see that these people were loyal to Xu Zhen, so he immediately scolded angrily: "Do you want to follow that Xu Zhen as a traitor!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the sergeant under his command pulled out his blade, saying that he could not forcibly send Zhou Cang and others back to Ganzhou!
Zhou Cang was not cowardly, although only more than 400 of the 600 people in the headquarters remained, but all of them were die-hard warriors, and the murderous aura accumulated from fighting all the way suddenly dispersed, and they did not let go, but they also bluffed the cowards under Gao Zhensheng's hands.
Gao Zhensheng didn't want Li Jing to seize the reason for delaying the military plane, and he didn't have the intention of entangling with Zhou Cang's people, so he only restrained his subordinates, ignored Zhou Cang's people, and threw himself into Ganzhou.
Zhou Cang scolded angrily for a while, and only then, under Zhang Jiunian's order, led many die-hard brothers to cross the Heishui River and go north to meet Xu Zhen.
Although Xu Zhen had these concerns, he couldn't see the ugly faces of Hou Poyu and Gao Zhensheng and others, at this moment he had gone deep into the hinterland of Qilian with the Murong Department, and in the evening, the twilight was dim, and although the wind and snow eased a little, the temperature was getting colder and colder.
After walking two miles, I finally saw a forest of flags in front of me, and it was a large new force!
The banner is different from the Tuyuhun flag, mostly yellow and red, and the sergeant battle formation is not loose at all, showing extremely fierce combat effectiveness!
"It's... Could it be the Tibetan army?!!! ”
Facts have proved that Xu Zhen's reasoning is not wrong, after the capture of Fu Qi City, Tubo took advantage of the fire to rob and occupied almost half of the northern territory of Tuyuhun, and Murong Hanzhu was able to get the reception and courtesy of Tubo at this moment, and it is self-evident what role he played in this process.
The reason why Murong Geerhe's father and son obeyed Murong Hanzhu's words was because although Tuyuhun was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and the northern part of Tuyuhun also fell into the hands of Tubo, but in the future, the speaker of this northern realm has become his Murong family!
What Guanghua and Murong Hanzhu really planned, although they were curious, they didn't want to speculate and interfere, because these were not things they could control.
Murong Hanzhu communicated with the leader of the Tubo army for a while, and then ordered someone to open the prisoner cart and let Kaisa and others go.
Xu Zhen was faintly grateful on the surface, but in his heart he scolded the cunning of this old fox, this Murong Hanzhu is by no means a kind-hearted person, and there must be a deep meaning behind his every move.
If Li Mingda and others are killed, the infighting in the court of the Tang Dynasty will also cease, but if Li Mingda is put back, it will inevitably set off a bloody storm.
And let Xu Zhen go back, with Xu Zhen's new merits, and now in order to save people, let the tiger return to the mountain to leave trouble, and many forces behind the scenes will provoke and manipulate again, which will inevitably cause a fight among many forces in the army, but these values and benefits are greater than killing Xu Zhen.
Xu Zhen was helpless, and he and Caesar didn't dare to stay longer, and were about to go back, but they saw dozens of horsemen galloping out of the Tubo army, led by a good man in his twenties, with a mouth of "several" and a beard quite romantic, and blocked Xu Zhen's way without saying anything.
The little leader looked at Xu Zhen with great interest, and then greeted him in stiff Tang language: "I am the son of the Tubo Kingdom, admiring the style of the Tang Dynasty, I heard that several friends are good Tang people, why don't you come to my camp as a guest, or talk to me about the customs of the Tang Kingdom, I don't know what a few people think?" ”
Xu Zhenxin became irritable, this Murong Hanzhu didn't keep himself, but this Tubo man came to stir up the situation, but his mind was lively, and he immediately changed his mind and thought, although this person looked like a small school and didn't have much authority, but he was able to break away from the team alone and come to ask, although the Tang language was blunt, but the words were correct, he must be a child of the noble family in Tubo, and immediately declined: "Thank you brother for your kindness, but I have been away from home for a long time, and I am homesick, I am afraid that I will live up to my brother's kindness." ”
The man was not a barbaric person, but he said in a gentlemanly manner: "You Tang people have something to say, it is normal for people to travel far away to think about home, even so, we will not stop you, but I don't know if you can leave your name, or will you meet him one day?" ”
Xu Zhen suddenly felt that this Tibetan man was interesting, and hurriedly bowed, said his name, and asked the other party's name, the man did not twist, and replied with a smile: "My name is praised, he will meet in the future, and Xu friends should not refuse." ”
This praise is also a wonderful person, and the people under his command sent a few white silks and hung them on the necks of Xu Zhen's horses, and then left freely.
Xu Zhen was a little confused when he arrived, thinking about it, there is not necessarily a name for praise in this history book, he is just a nobody.
However, halfway through, Li Wushuang secretly whispered, exchanged words with Li Mingda, and whispered something, and the latter also suddenly realized.
Xu Zhen hurried half a step, walked side by side with Li Mingda, and asked curiously, but this girl was mysterious, but for the sake of Xu Zhen's life, she didn't play tricks, and immediately said: "This praise is actually as a Qizong praise, but the new king of Tubo, and in the early years, he also sent a messenger to my Tang Dynasty to ask for relatives!" ”
Xu Zhenxin's head tightened, and he praised Songzan, feeling that this person who looks like a small school is actually the head of the Tubo Dynasty, Songtsan Gampo (Note) is also! He subconsciously glanced at Li Wushuang, remembering that this little lady was going to marry this Ranzan mother-in-law, and at this time, they met in advance, but they didn't know each other, and they couldn't help snickering in their hearts.
With this little episode, the worries along the way were also diluted a lot, and when he didn't walk long, he met Zhou Cang and others who came to answer, and after hearing about the changes in the army, Xu Zhen couldn't be happy anymore.
Li Mingda's identity must be kept secret, so he will need to bear a great infamy inexplicably, and even Li Jing may not be able to bear more for him, I just hope that he can already send this Li Mingda back to Chang'an.
It turned out that Xu Zhen was still too relaxed, and at this time, there was already a vague depression and tranquility in Ganzhou City before the storm.
(Note: Songtsan Gampo, the Tang Dynasty Chinese historical books as the abandonment of the Zong, the instrument of the Zong, the Song Song, etc., are all transliteration, Songtsan Gampo is the descendant for him to add the honorific name, Songtsan is the name, the Ganbu is the honorific name, the courtship for many years can not, and later the royal family daughter married him, is for the princess Wencheng.) )