Chapter 35: The Father-Son Dilemma
The situation in Jinyang is like a pot of hot water that is about to boil, waiting for the moment when the water splashes. And the terrier not far from Jinyang is as quiet as a pastoral.
When Lian Wu walked into the school grounds, he saw Lian Po riding on a horse, holding the reins in one hand and a bronze knife in the other, letting the black horse under him gallop. And Lian Po's face turned red, his legs tried to clamp the horse's belly, and when the horse galloped to the side of the straw man, he swung a knife fiercely, and the straw man immediately "shattered his bones".
However, this is not the end, Lian Po controlled the horse and began to run around the school field again, took out his bow and arrow, twisted a feather arrow, and aimed at the arrow target in the distance under the bumps of the horse's high-speed driving, it felt just right, and as soon as his fingers were loosened, the feather arrow drew a beautiful curve in the air, hitting the red bull's-eye. The soldiers trained around saw that although Xiao Lian was not a big person, his kung fu had become more and more mature, and he was really worthy of being a tiger, and he had a great momentum.
Xiao Lian Po reined in the horse, looked at the bull's-eye, suddenly turned off the horse's head, and drove in the opposite direction, just when everyone didn't know what he was going to do, only to see Xiao Lian Po violently pull the reins, the horse suddenly stopped in pain, and Lian Po immediately pulled the bow and arrows, and completed these actions between the lightning and flint, and then before the horse could be still, the arrow had already broken away from the bowstring and went towards the bull's-eye. Everyone's hearts also followed this off-string arrow, not knowing whether this miraculous arrow could hit the target.
However, soon, it turned out that the arrow was still hasty, and the arrow trembled and missed the target, and no miracle happened. In addition to everyone's regrets, they also have some admiration, you must know that the best rider now, that is, this kind of return arrow hit rate is not high, not to mention the more difficult skills challenged by Lian Po, it is normal to miss the shot, not to mention, he still belongs to the child.
Xiao Lian himself was quite regretful, riding quietly on the horse, looking at the bullseye and not knowing what he was thinking. It's just that from his stubborn eyes, it can be seen that he is a little lost.
"Captain." The officer in charge of training was the first to see Lian Wu and hurriedly came over to salute. Lian Wu nodded, walked towards Lian Po with his hands behind his back, and the soldiers along the way also saluted him, finally attracting Lian Po's attention. He hurriedly jumped off his horse and saluted Lian Wu: "Father." ”
Lian Wu nodded and held up his arm. Lian Po has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his physical fitness is naturally excellent, and now the weather has not warmed up, Lian Po is shirtless, and he is covered in sweat, Lian Wu looked at him, and turned over his hand that was tightly holding the reins just now, although the tiger's mouth was full of calluses, but it was still scratched by the sudden force just now, and now it is bleeding from the old. Lian Po didn't care, and quickly withdrew the hand and hid behind him.
Lian Wu didn't expect that Xiao Lian Po was so strong and didn't pierce it, he took the bow and arrow from Lian Po's hand, and shot at the arrow target that Lian Po used just now, only to see that the bow and arrow were full of strength, and shot in the center of the bull's-eye, which was similar to Lian Po's first feather arrow.
"Remembering Pang Xuan?" Lian Wu looked at the bullseye in the distance, twisted up another feather arrow, pulled it full, took aim, shot it, and asked unintentionally.
Lian Po didn't answer immediately, watching Lian Wu's feather arrow shoot out, he said slowly: "When the child left Handan, he was already able to draw the arrow immediately, and nine times out of ten." "Between the words, there is a lot of loneliness.
Lian Wu knew that when Lian Po was favored by Crane Guanzi to take him as an apprentice, he had already lived in Pang Cong's house for many years, and he taught Pang Cong a lot more than Lian Po. And Lian Po is a person who is not good at words, cold on the surface, but hot in the heart, he admires Pang Xuan and has a heart of comparison. It is naturally good for the two children to have these thoughts, but Lian is quite good, and Pang Xuan is also a young talent, especially when the Five Kingdoms pressed the border, Lian Wu saw Xiao Pang Xuan calm and calm, teasing the envoy of Wei with words, this kind of mind is naturally the best in its kind. Even if Lian Po is a little inferior, it is understandable.
"Actually, as a father, you can leave you in Handan and follow the master to learn art for a few more years. However, you are an adult, and you will not be able to wander in the market, but you must be loyal to the king. I thought that my father took you out of Handan, and I had a lot of experience. In Handan City, you can't train people. Lian Wu said, the third feather arrow had been fired, and it was still hitting the bull's-eye.
"The child naturally didn't dare to blame his father, but he was a little unconvinced."
Lian Wu put down his bow and arrows and looked at his results, fortunately, each arrow was on the bull's-eye, and there was no shame. He handed the bow and arrow to Lian Po, Chang breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Those who are not convinced, let alone you." ”
Lian Po listened to what Lian Wu said, and was a little puzzled, and then looked closely, and found that Lian Wu's eyes were a little more lonely, and he suddenly felt that indeed, it was not only himself who was not convinced.
Lian Wu does have the capital to be unconvinced. When Zhao Su was the marquis, the Southern Great Wall of Handan, which he guarded, could be said to be the most important place, once Handan was on the right, the Southern Great Wall was the first line of defense of the Zhao State. Giving such an important task to himself, Zhao Suhou also attaches great importance to himself. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yong succeeded to the throne, and he was sent to the north to guard the city, and then he was transferred to the front line of the defense of Zhongshan. In recent years, although the position has been rising, in fact, there are not many meritorious achievements, and most of them are some city guards.
And the Li family, who has some relationship with him, not only Li Yan is quite important in Daijun, has repeatedly undertaken the heavy task of attacking, but also serves as the training of the Daijun cavalry, and even his younger brother Li Zhuo is also deeply trusted by Zhao Yong, not only entered the Baijin Battalion, but also became Zhao Yong's henchman, this time I heard that he has become the deputy general of the army. Although his position is not as good as his own, his future prospects are certainly unlimited.
And by himself, he still achieved nothing.
He wondered, if Zhao Yong valued himself, but why couldn't he repeatedly give him important responsibilities, if he didn't value him, how could he be promoted? He had also consulted on this matter. He knew that he was not a man who coveted power, but he was just fiery and wanted to make achievements. So he also made a special hexagram for him. It has been a long time since he has made a hexagram for others, and this time he made an exception for Lian Wu, which made him very grateful.
Crane Guanzi gave him a gradual hexagram, Lian Wu didn't know anything about it, and Crane Guanzi thought about it for a long time, but decided not to say anything about it, just tell him, don't worry, just wait slowly. So, four years passed. He also came to Jiaoyang from Handan, but there is still a distance from the life-and-death struggle in the north. This time, he was still a spectator.
"Captain! Captain! ”
Just when the father and son felt sorry for themselves, a fast horse came outside the school field, and the person on the horse arrived outside the school field, and quickly jumped off the horse, looking for Lian Wu while looking around, and saw that Lian Wu and his son were there, so they hurriedly ran two steps, hurriedly saluted Lian Wu, and said breathlessly: "Du Wei, please see a distinguished guest." ”
Lian Wu frowned, "Jia Shun, you can speak slowly, where is the distinguished guest?" Handan? Or Ning Wu? "If it's Handan, there must be business to deal with, but if it's Ningwu, it must be the affairs of the Northern Expeditionary Army, maybe...
This Jia Shun is not an outsider, but Captain Jia who has been by Lian Wu's side since he was in Shancheng. After that time, Jia Shun followed Lian Wu to run around, but fortunately, Lian Wu treated him well, and he also learned a lot of skills from Lian Wu, so he naturally followed Lian Wu's side, never stayed away, and is still a school captain.
"Neither." Jia Shun gasped and said, "It's Jinyang, the people from Jinyang, who said that there is something important and must meet the adult himself, and the others are gone." ”
"Did anyone say what they were asking about?"
"No, just wait for the captain."
Lian Wu's doubts are even worse. Although he is nominally a soldier of Jinyang, the military order must be ordered by Handan or Zhao Yong, and even Zhao Yan, the guard general of Jinyang, has not transferred his authority to himself, so what important thing will he do to find himself this time?
When Lian Wu and the others walked into the hall, the two of them were pacing back and forth in the hall, and when they heard the sound of footsteps, one of them quickly turned around, and he looked at the three of Lian Wu, and the three of them also looked at him. Lian Wu looked at this person's figure, and became more and more familiar, and suddenly thought that this person was from Jinyang, and said in surprise: "Mr. Li, why are you dressed like this, come to me to Yang?" ”
The person who came was Li Dui. After hearing Nie Chi's words that day, combined with Zhao Ran's visit that day, Li Dui felt more and more that a groundbreaking event was about to happen in front of his eyes. And Zhao Ran's promise is quite meaningful, obviously a bait released in order to win over Li Dui, so that he and the Zhao clan relatives will stand on the same line, and when they gain power in the future, they will naturally rise to prominence.
However, Li Dui thought about it, and still felt that if Zhao Ran and others really dared to do unrighteous things, they might not succeed, the reason was very simple, what Zhao Ran and others relied on was nothing more than the righteousness of the clan, as well as the thousands of clan children of Zhao State, and what Zhao Yong had was the popularity of Zhao State and the support of most of the ministers in the court. At this point, these people have no chance of winning. Do you really think that in the name of the Zhao clan, you can put Zhao Yong to death? It's impossible, there are no soldiers in hand, no matter how much they toss, it will be in vain, unless they concoct other evidence that is even more unfavorable to Zhao Yong.
Since this is the case, Li Dui also began to think about how to release the news he got out of the wind. He knew that at the three ends of Jinyang, Li Yan in the north was Zhao Yong's confidant, and he admired Zhao Yong the most, and he was also the most worthy of trust. However, Ningwu Pass is now being built, although there are garrisons here, but most of them are farmers, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, in case of rebellion, it is really unreliable to rely on these people.
In Yuci in the east, Li Dui also thought about it. But in the end, he gave up, without him, although Zhao Yong put Zhao Shan in Yuci, it does not mean that he is completely at ease. What's more, the group of this rebellion is the Zhao clan, and he, Zhao Shan, is also a part of it, if he is asked to help, I am afraid that not only will he be unhelpful, but he will also fall into death, so it will not be used.
Then, there is only Lian Wu of Terrier Yang.
The target is chosen, how to get the news out is also the key, and the most important thing is that this news is too amazing, no matter who comes, Lian Wu may not believe it, I am afraid that only if he goes in person, it is possible to move him. Fortunately, he had met Lian Wu before, and he had also met him in Handan, so naturally there was no obstacle, and I believe that Lian Wu would also believe him.
Still, he underestimated Lian Wu's cautiousness.
After listening to Li Dui's words, Lian Wu pondered for a while, but still said: "Master Li, I can't fulfill this matter under the circumstances." ”
Li Dui was quite surprised by Lian Wu's statement, "Why is this? ”
"Although Zai Xia is the general of Jiaoyang, if there is no order from Handan and the king, he will definitely not be able to lead troops out of the city."
Li Dui was speechless for a moment, indeed, he only thought about leading troops to quell the rebellion, but he forgot that although Lian Wu had soldiers, he was confined to military orders and could not go out of the city casually, otherwise there would be a suspicion of rebellion. It's really a thousand calculations, but I still missed a calculation. I finally found an excuse to come out of Jinyang City to move the rescue troops, but I forgot that there was this stubble.
"How's that for good? Could it be that Jinyang City is being occupied by those people? Li Dui said anxiously: "Captain, if Jinyang is lost, the grain and grass of the Northern Expeditionary Army in the city will be controlled, and in this way, the king's Northern Expedition plan will die halfway, and even his life will be in danger." If so, how should you and I explain it? ”
Lian Wu is also helpless, if he relies on Li Dui, then if Jinyang really rebels, at most he will be guilty, and if Li Dui's inference is wrong, he will also be implicated. If you don't follow Li Dui, the consequences will be ......
"I can't say, I can only wait for the rebellion to make a decision."
"I'm afraid that by that time, Jinyang will not be able to be captured for a long time, you know, Zhibo led Han and Wei to attack Jinyang, but it has not been defeated for two years!"
Lian Wu was speechless.
"Father, the child has a plan, maybe he can try." Lian Po looked at the two of them and couldn't help but say.
(End of chapter)