In the city of Poyang, Raozhou, which was easily recovered by the rebels again, in order to celebrate this hard-won and great victory, the Cupola General's Mansion has been holding a large banquet here for two days and two nights.

Therefore, it is inevitable everywhere that there are large baskets of steamed cakes and rice, the smell of wine, meat, and sweat, as well as all kinds of drunken or drunken figures.

And Yang Shigu, who was holding a small pot of old Huang Chun, also sat on the cold city head, looking at this scene a little helplessly and powerlessly; If the officers and soldiers turn around and kill them, I am afraid that the rebels will have to pay a heavy price.

Now, however, what he said no longer works; Or even if he is willing to open his mouth to remind and explain, not many are willing to listen to him. Even those who were friendly and familiar with him were only polite and routine salutes on the surface, but there was a little more indescribable flavor in their eyes and expressions.

Especially after this huge victory with twists and turns, he found himself the most embarrassing person in the General's Mansion; Even if he took the initiative to walk out of his house arrest at the last moment of the battle, and said that he mobilized the guards to follow him, gathered the remnants of the defeated soldiers in the city, and repelled the officers and troops who occupied most of the city several times, and kept the city wall behind the main formation outside the city not lost.

But it is a pity that these soldiers who followed themselves and fought to the death against the officers and soldiers to the end; After the Yellow King and the military government returned, they couldn't wait to distance themselves from him again or get rid of their involvement. It is because most people have been able to recount the current merits, and because of this, he has no more to say.

Thinking of this, Yang Shigu couldn't help but take a big sip of Lao Huangchun with some amazement; Although he didn't care about the gains and losses of these merits, he was more concerned about whether the Yellow King had a problem with himself in this matter, so he didn't make a decision for a long time.

After the long taste of Lao Huang Chun entered the mouth, the continuous stamina slowly revealed on his reddened face with the surging blood, which also made his chaotic mind more and more melancholy. So he quickly drunk himself seven or eight points after glass, and then in his somewhat chaotic and numb mind, there were bits and pieces of many things in the past flashing like a marquee.

"Yang Shigu, Yang Shigu, how can you be so desolate and decadent, didn't you swear to follow the Yellow King Lang Qingyu and see the day when the rebels are living a good life."

When the cold snowflakes fluttered down again, and the exciting stimulation that fell between his forehead, sideburns, and neck, he finally mustered up the courage. determined to be honest with Huang Wang, and said everything he said, and he had a clear conscience; Maybe you can continue to plan and plan for the rebels.

After all, the original intention of everything is still for the future and survival of the righteous army, and there is no superfluous selfishness or other invisible people. And the hard work and dedication he put into the cause of the righteous army are obvious to all.

However, he came to the mansion where the temporary military government was located with a slightly drunk face, but he was stopped by some unfamiliar patrolmen outside the gate: "People are coming, the military government is heavy, and the trespasser is dead." ”

He couldn't help but be stunned, when would he be subject to this kind of restriction in entering and leaving the military palace; Maybe this is the martial law of food and clothing after the war, he told himself so and took out the identity card of the right army division to show the other party.

Then I waited in front of the gate for a while, and then a military academy who was a little drunk and had a slight smell of fat powder walked over unsteadily, and when he saw him, he couldn't help but be stunned and said in a broken voice.

"It's Master Yang, I've been waiting for you for a long time, I'll give you a report or two. Please also go to the sheltered place inside the door to bake the fire. ”

Then I waited for a while, and then I saw this familiar military school turn back, but he said helplessly:

"I'm really sorry, the Yellow King drank a few more glasses at the banquet to entertain the new leader today, and he was already overwhelmed with alcohol. You have something very important to call him old man. ”

"Then I'll come back tomorrow."

Yang Shigu took a deep breath, feeling that he was a little abrupt and abrupt under his strength, and couldn't help but turn around a little gloomily.

However, when he went around the walls of the palace and was about to return to his temporary residence across the street, he saw a series of carts loaded with all kinds of chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and other ingredients, escorted by many ochre-clothed soldiers, heading straight to the side gate of the palace.

And in the faint shouts sent by the wind, you can also hear "Don't pull it down", "This is the Yellow King himself", "You have to continue the feast." Yang Shigu was cold, only to feel that the bright lights behind the yagong wall of this mansion had become a little blurry and grotesque, and he stepped into the courtyard where he lived with heavy steps.

At noon the next day, he again took his entourage and the chapters and suggestions written overnight, and went to the place where the military palace was located to meet the Yellow King. Finally, he was welcomed into the left compartment of the inner courtyard and waited, instead of being crowded in the doorway to be blown by the wind and snow, and the hot tea soup continued.

However, there were seven or eight obviously unfamiliar rebel generals waiting here with him, and they couldn't help but gulp tea soup while looking at Yang Shigu, who was obviously a little out of place with most people, with curious and respectful eyes.

Then another subordinate official who Yang Shigu knew rushed over and apologized:

"These things that are not long-sighted, how can Yang Junshi arrange them here. Don't hurry up and open a flower hall for me to entertain. ”

Then he said again

"It's a real misfortune right now. King Huang got up early this day and went out of the city to patrol the camp. I can't tell when I'll be back. I'm afraid I'll have to wait for you for a long time. ”

"It's okay, then I'll just wait patiently."

Yang Shigu waved his hand disappreciatively.

Still, he sighed in his heart. Since this great victory, all kinds of red tape pomp and shame in the military government have become more and more exquisite.

As a result, he waited in the flower hall to flip through the books, but there was no news until it was dark. Then another member of the subordinate who knew him well brought the meal on the small case, and whispered to him:

"Commander, you don't have to wait any longer, King Huang has already sent a message back not long ago that he is going to stay in the camp stationed abroad for the night."

On the third day, he still went to the General's Mansion to wait with some stubbornness, but got another news: King Huang had led some of his subordinates to Quzhou.

Yang Shigu's mood suddenly darkened on the spot, and no one reported these things related to the Yellow King to him, nor did he mention that he wanted to recruit him to follow him, as if he had been snubbed and forgotten all of a sudden.

Then when he walked out with a full stomach, he unintentionally heard two faceless generals complaining about something in the corridor behind the flower hall.

"This surnamed Yang is really cheeky, because he pretended to be a military advisor, but did he have any contribution in this big victory?"

"It is said that when the situation was in danger before, he would only say some frustrating words that shook the morale of the army; Now I don't want to ask the Yellow King for an explanation, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world. ”

"King Huang is really benevolent and righteous to treat him, how can this guy survive so uninteresting. We can't stop when we're tired. ”

"It's, it's just, there's such a cheap thing in the world that is so easy to pass."

At this moment, Yang Shigu seemed to have been provoked to a certain layer of persistence and stubbornness in his heart, and sighed heavily with emotions surging on the spot; I may really be the superfluous person. He suddenly seemed to be many years old, and his straight back was a little rickety, and he turned around and slowly disappeared alone in the snowflakes of the lights.

And on the drum tower of the mansion, Huang Rui, the secretary who had been good friends with him, was also sighing

"It's finally gone. It's really bothering. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the military government will have some nonsense and discussions. ”

"After all, this Yang Zi system still has to be left to dry,"

And in the distant military camp, Huang Chao said to Zhao Zhang, the left envoy who mentioned him

"Otherwise, how can you understand my hard work and intentions. But many people have proposed in front of me that they should pursue the fault of disobedience and shaking the morale of the army, and I have at least preserved his rank of military advisor... So let's let things chill and talk about it later. ”

However, although Zhao Zhang stopped speaking and continued to persuade, he sighed heavily in his heart. Huang Wang's intentions and attitude don't seem to be faulty, but it also depends on how the people below want to do it.

Especially the veteran faction of the righteous army led by another military advisor, Li Junru, and the group of newly attached officials led by Cui Miao, will not easily let go of this opportunity to add fuel to the fire or squeeze out and suppress the other party. He also planned to take Yang Shigu as his potential alliance, and now he obviously can't count on it.

At this time, there was a sudden burst of cheers outside:

"Found it."

"Found it."

"Find Zhang Yao, the head of the Zhang dog thief."

Immediately, a smoky head that burned through the fire but could see the vague face clearly was presented on a plate in front of the high-level leaders of the rebel army led by Huang Chao. And let them erupt into all kinds of uproar and noise in all kinds of excited expressions and demeanors.

Some people even cried on the spot, muttering the names of many relatives, friends, and comrades-in-arms who had died at the hands of this famous officer and general; There are also people who come forward in disbelief and look at it again and again, and they can't believe that this thief who once drove out the rebels or forced them into a desperate situation died with only a head.

And as the most calm and calm Huang Chao among them, it is the source of the head of Shenzhe, which is not directly obtained by the righteous soldiers. In fact, with this man's bravery and cunning, even the rebels after the victory did not succeed in keeping him, and were forced out by at least a dozen interceptors and police posts.

However, what he never expected was that the real killing machine came from those who did not allow him to flee back, and held the responsibility for the defeat in front of Gao Yu. So they set a simple and crude trap, and some of his followers secretly left marks along the way, betraying the route and direction of the escape;

Then, when Zhang Lan successfully escaped back to a stronghold occupied by the old department, an accident happened. Thousands of "rebels" of unknown origin quickly surrounded the stronghold where he was hiding, and used the fire and smoke prepared in advance to trap this famous general of the generation and hundreds of remnant generals and colonels alive at the cost of several times the number of dead and wounded.

Subsequently, this head was delivered to the righteous army led by Huang Chao through some channel at a corresponding price, which can be regarded as bearing the great reputation and involvement of this beheading Zhang Lan. Thinking of this, Huang Chao also ordered a little self-consciously

"Hang the head of this dog thief on the flagpole and parade with my Daxu."

A few days later, Yang Shigu, who had been closed, received another order from the military government in other places.

With the momentum of beheading the famous general Zhang Luan, he asked him to go to the Hunan prefectures in the east as the newly appointed deputy envoy of the Great General's Mansion to deal with the aftermath and collect the remnants of the local rebels; And take this opportunity to negotiate with Liu Tang, who was stranded in Jiangling.

。。。。。。

And in the Jiangdu City of Yangzhou, Huainan, a heart-wrenching cry erupted from the Purple Cloud Pavilion cultivated by Gao Yu, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu and the Bohai Monarch.

"Kill me."

"Ziming (Zhang Xuanzi): Why did you abandon me and leave."

"The 100,000 army was defeated like this, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the camp of this formation, how could they be destroyed in an instant with you."

"It's really lost my heart, and it breaks my liver and intestines."

And the corpses of many slaves and maids and Taoist children who had been wantonly killed in a fit of rage were scattered across the corridors and stairs, and even though the blood and dirt had already solidified and blackened in the cold wind, no one dared to step forward to clean it up.

Whether it was the many children of the Gao clan present, or a group of shogunate subordinates, camp generals, and local officials, they were all silent

In the end, it was used by Fang Shilu, who was the closest to Gao Biao, and stepped into the attic with great difficulty under the eyes of everyone. Then, after a long wait, the hoarse howl finally died down.

What followed was the young Fang Shilu who brought it down, and the warrant that the high envoy was going to close the cabinet for a few days, and to fight for the overabundance and prayer for the battle. Therefore, everything will be forwarded and delivered through this young "Mr. Lu".

A dozen corresponding appointments and a series of personnel changes followed; For example, Lu Yongzhi was appointed as the preparatory envoy of the shogunate, and as soon as necessary, Huainan and the whole of Huainan must be relied on to make offerings, and there must be no mistakes; The left and right Mo Xie have greatly expanded the army and horses to 5,000 people each in the left and right compartments, and the little-known general Zhang Chuyi and others are the left and right four compartment generals.

In addition to Liang Zhang, who was serving abroad, Chen Hui, Feng Shou, Dong Jin, Yu Gongchu, Yao Guili and others under Gao Biao all had corresponding new appointments and arrangements on the grounds of preparing for the enemy; More than a dozen Gao clansmen or clansmen in the mansion have also been given positions in various states...

However, in this case, no one present could raise objections and objections to this, or they didn't have time to react, so they watched this upstart who had just come out of the oven naturally walked away surrounded by the crowd gathered around him.

"This can't be done, I have to meet Ling Gong to make a statement"

At this time, a voice sounded, but it was Cui Zhiyuan, a Silla man who served as a clerk in the shogunate.

"It just so happens that I have news for you, and I'm going with you."

Liang Zaimou, who had just rushed back from other places, also echoed it.

"Go Together"

"Let's go."

"You can't let people fool Ling Gong."

The others also seemed to have come to their senses, and clamoured in agreement.

However, the next day, new news circulated in Yangzhou City, a group of subordinates led by Cui Zhiyuan, the secretary of the office, angered Gao Linggong and Gao Junwang, and since then he has been imprisoned for his crimes, and after planning to make Lu Yongzhi's intercession, he was able to avoid punishment and belittle him.

(End of chapter)