Chapter Thirty-Eight: Man Jianghong
"The powerful ministers are restrained from within, and the fierce generals are from the outside."
Shi Kefa mobilized the residents to build fortifications in Yangzhou City, and at this time he had already made up his mind to sacrifice his life for righteousness.
Ma Shiying sent him directly with a soldier to send, ostensibly to mobilize the defenders of the four towns to protect the emperor, but in fact, he finally found an opportunity to put Shi Kefa to death.
At this time, Zuo Liangyu, who led an army of 800,000 to the south, stood on the bow of the tall ship, blowing the river breeze, and didn't know what he was thinking. Their warships had already attacked Jiujiang, and he was going to meet one of his good friends, Yuan Jixian, the governor of Huguang. This Yuan Jixian is one of the few people he admires, a 'good person' who is as respected as Shi Kefa. When Zuo Liangyu supported his troops eastward, it was Yuan Jixian who went to Wuhu to persuade him to recover Wuchang. Because this Yuan Jixian has a straightforward personality and is famous for daring to disobey the eunuchs in power, he is also deeply hated by Ma Shiying.
"Geng'er, when the boat docks, I'm going to see a friend, hoping to persuade him to enter King Jingqin with me."
"Dad, then Yuan Jixian and Shi Kefa are both 'ancient eaters', with our current strength, why do you bother to beg him?" Zuo Mengeng knows what his father is going to do, his once ambitious father is really old now, he has been oscillating between anti and non-anti, and has always wanted to find the recognition of others, it seems that only other people agree with his practice, this road of Qinwang, he can go on.
"Yuan Gong had the grace of knowing me back then, and he has always despised Ma Shiying's group of eunuchs, if we can get his support, maybe we can force that faint monarch to give way directly, and there is no need to meet each other in arms."
"Daddy."
"Geng'er, how can a father not know that you have great ambitions, but... I'd better wait until I go to see Inspector Yuan, and then I'll talk to you in detail when I come back. ”
Zuo Mengeng wanted to say something, but when he saw that Zuo Liangyu insisted on going his own way, he stopped gnawing.
The boat docked, Zuo Liangyu took a team of personal soldiers to the shore and went to meet Yuan Jixian, Zuo Mengeng stood on the boat, watching his father go farther and farther, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"Young General, why are you sighing here?" Huang Shu's voice sounded behind him. Zuo Mengeng turned around, Huang Shu walked up to the bow of the boat with a pair of crutches, and after so long of recuperation by the military doctor, he could finally stand up.
"Huang Jianjun, your injuries are all healed." When Zuo Mengeng saw Huang Shu, he barely showed a little smile on his face.
"General Zuo, still can't you make up your mind?"
"yes, I don't know what Dad thinks? It's all come to this point, and I'm still undecided. Being told by Huang Shu that he was in his mind, Zuo Mengeng suddenly felt like he had met a confidant, and hurriedly greeted him. In fact, with Zuo Liangyu's power, Zuo Mengeng has long been instigated by a group of 'fox friends and dog friends', making him dream of becoming a prince.
"Major General, with my understanding of this Yuan Jixian, my father will probably be scolded for being embarrassed when he goes this time."
"Huang..."Hearing Huang Shu say this about his father, Zuo Mengeng still has to try his best to maintain his dignity.
"Major General, in my opinion, General Zuo is very old, and he has long lost the determination to dominate the world, so it's better to..."
"Bold, Huang Shu, you want to rebel." Zuo Mengeng scolded angrily, his right hand was already on the saber at his waist.
"Why should the young general be excited, the country that General Zuo defeated is not going to be left to you in the end, we just want him to stop working sooner, what's wrong?"
Huang Shu is afraid of Zuo Liangyu, but he is really not afraid of Zuo Mengeng. This time, he was pitted by Ma Shiying and only had half a life left, which can be said to be nine deaths, and he vowed to take revenge. Now that Zuo Liangyu has already sent troops to the king, he must not let him stop.
"Huang Shu, you are too bold, be careful and wait for your father to come back, I will report to him truthfully."
Although Zuo Mengeng was still scolding Huang Shu, his hand had been removed from the hilt of the sword.
Don't look at Huang Shu's usual rough branches, but he also knows how to observe words and feelings, and he knows that what he said just now has hit Zuo Menggeng's heart.
"Major General, even if you send me to the prison again this time, I will say it. If we miss this great opportunity, I am afraid that there will never be such an opportunity again. Moreover, I am afraid that we will be laughed at by Ma Shiying's gang of dog thieves for being cowardly as mice. ”
When it comes to Jinyiwei's prison, it seems to be a shame for the entire Zuo family army now. Zuo Liangyu is now like a hegemon, and all his subordinates are invincible, and their 'dignity' is absolutely not allowed to be violated by others.
Sure enough, Zuo Mengeng's face softened: "Huang Jianjun, don't worry, this is a great shame, my Zuo Jiajun will definitely report it to you." When my dad comes back, I'll have a good talk with him. ”
"Major General Xie is complete." Huang Shu threw away his crutches and wanted to kneel on the ground all of a sudden, but Zuo Mengeng hurriedly helped him up.
At this moment, Zuo Liangyu was indeed scolded by Yuan Jixian, so he almost found a hole to penetrate it. As soon as he entered Yuan Jixian's barracks, Zuo Liangyu felt unwelcome. When he came to the door of the camp tent, after the sergeant reported it, Yuan Jixian didn't come out to greet him at all, but just replied, "Let him come in by himself." With the many years of friendship between the two, this is a very undesirable meaning. Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to come in.
In Yuan Jixian's Chinese military tent, Inspector Yuan was writing hard in front of the table, and when he saw Zuo Liangyu coming in, he just raised his head.
"Brother Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." Zuo Liangyu knew this friend's temper, and he didn't mind.
"Brother Zuo, this poem is for you, I don't know if you can be innocent of my mind." Yuan Jixian said and took a step back.
Zuo Liangyu stepped forward to take a look, the words on the table were dragon flying and phoenix dancing, vigorous and powerful, it was Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong". 'Angry hair rushed to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rest. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, strong and fierce. Thirty fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. Don't wait, the young man's head is white, empty and sad! Jing Kang is ashamed, and it is still snowing. When the courtiers hate, when will they be destroyed! Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain. Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for Xiongnu blood. Wait to start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky'.
"Brother Zuo, my Daming is now suffering from internal and external troubles. The first emperor's revenge on himself in the coal mountain has not yet been avenged, and Wu Sangui, the dog thief, for a woman, released the soldiers into the customs and occupied my Central Plains. You and I were originally because of the same hatred of the enemy, and jointly drove out the Tartars and returned me to the great rivers and mountains, but you were good, for a small prison army was framed, and even rebelled. I really misread you. ”
Yuan Jixian's impassioned words made Zuo Liangyu's face turn pale for a while. As the saying goes, 'A man needs a face, and a tree needs bark.' That's what Zuo Liangyu has been afraid of. Now Yuan Jixian mercilessly poured these words on him, his old face is really a little unbearable.
"Brother Yuan, you misunderstood me, I was sent at the behest of the prince, it turned out that the eunuchs also imprisoned the prince in the prison. Don't believe it, you see. ”
Zuo Liangyu took out the prince's handwritten letter from his arms.