Chapter 414: The Head in the Box
"Captain Zheng, what do you have to say?" Chen Zhi glanced at Zheng Shi. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zheng Shi didn't answer immediately, but glanced at everyone, and when he saw the officials sitting again, his eyes were mixed with vigilance and worry, and there was a hint of palpitation on their faces, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.
So, he arched his hand and said bluntly: "The Hu people are cruel by nature, I think all the gentlemen here know this, and Chen Taishou is not cold in the bones, Taishou You accept their congratulatory gifts at this time, I'm afraid it is a little inappropriate." ”
"Oh? Who are you? Dare to speak out and provoke? Tuoba Yulu has been smiling since he came in, and he is even more polite, which makes people feel that this Xianbei person is also a good person, but when he heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he looked at Zheng Shi, and his cold gaze was like a sharp blade, which made Zheng Shi's heart startled.
But there was no turning back when he opened the bow, since Zheng Shi had already spoken, how could he retreat at this time, so he stubbornly said to Chen Zhi: "Taishou, the top priority is to report the matter here as soon as possible, and describe the threat of the Hu people clearly, and then appease the hidden dangers and turbulent hearts left behind because of Lu Taishou's affairs, and it will change later!" There was a look of earnest admonition in the words, as if he was being loyal to Chen Zhi and considering it, but as long as anyone who tried the slightest officialdom could hear it, behind these words, he was actually accusing Chen Zhi.
"However, Zheng Shi's appearance, although it was a little reckless, but the idea and timing were very accurate!"
Liu Bao, Lu Jiao, Geng Qing and others glanced at each other, waiting for Chen Zhi's response, because if one is not handled well, combined with the matter of Hu Ren killing Taishou, then what is in front of him will make Chen Zhi more realistic, in fact, it is convenient for these people to put the responsibility on Chen Zhi's head.
Even Lan Luo, who had already made a decision, was waiting for Chen Zhi's response at this time.
Hu people are visiting, how do you break the game? This is related to who is responsible for the entire incident of the Hun invasion.
Only Tuoba Yulu sneered, but he was no longer speechless.
"You may have made a mistake." Chen Zhi, who was in the spotlight, shook his head slightly, and pointed to Tuoba Yulu, "Brother Tuoba came here for the second time, and the generous gift he gave was not only for me, but also for the entire Dai County and Dai County. ”
What do you mean?
When everyone heard this, their faces were full of doubts.
But immediately, Chen Zhichong Tuoba Yulu nodded, and the frost on the latter's face suddenly receded, and he grinned: "Since you doubt our intentions, it's simple, just take a look at all these things, so as not to doubt our intentions." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and the few Xianbei men who were waiting on the side walked over, each carrying a box.
"What is this?"
Seeing this, everyone was more puzzled, and they didn't know what kind of medicine Taishou and this Xianbei leader were selling in their throats, so Zheng Shi wanted to ask again, but suddenly stopped moving, and then his nose moved slightly, and he smelled something else.
The smell of blood.
"How can there be a smell of blood?"
Not only Zheng Shi smelled it, but the others were the same, and then they realized that the smell of blood came out because of the few people carrying the box, who kept getting closer.
It's just that without waiting for them to investigate further, Tuoba Yulu spoke: "I didn't want to make it public, so as not to scare you, but since you have a misunderstanding, then I can't say it, so I have to show it here, and others in the province misunderstand Chen Jun, so open it." ”
When the words fell, the strong man with the name also came to the middle of the hall, standing in front of the officials, the smell of blood was even stronger, lingering in front of everyone's noses, making them can't help but palpitate, and many people looked at the boxes and gave birth to all kinds of speculations.
"Will it be ......?"
Thinking of the scene they had just seen a few days ago, Liu Bao and the others couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and then their eyes widened one by one, looking at the boxes that were opened, revealing a look of horror!
Inside that box, there was a human head!
There are still traces of blood on the broken necks of many people's heads, but because it has been cut down for a long time, most of the blood has coagulated and will not flow outside, but the strong smell of blood, because there is no cover to cover it, has become even stronger.
"Vomit ......"
Liu Bao and a few others were close, looking at the heads, they only felt a tumbling in their abdomen, and thinking of the previous critical situation, the whole person was confused, and many of them opened their mouths and wanted to vomit!
And Lan Luo and the others were also frightened to watch, but because of the distance, they could still maintain their composure, especially Na Lan Luo, looking at one of the heads, a sense of familiarity appeared in his heart, and he couldn't help but guess.
So, he endured the discomfort in his heart, tried his best to observe the head, and found that the face of the big companion covered by blood looked quite young, and in the wide eyes, in addition to horror and unwillingness, there was a trace of fierceness!
"It's the Hun who used a spear to provoke Lu Taishou's head at the city gate before!"
With Lan Luo's words, the others came back to their senses, and many people endured the discomfort in their hearts, observing these heads, and they all felt more and more familiar.
"These ...... All the Huns? The Huns who shouted in front of the city gate before? Was it the group of Huns who harmed Lu Taishou? Liu Bao looked at Chen Zhi with some uncertainty, and then looked at Tuoba Yulu.
"This group of Huns should be the group that wreaked havoc in your Daijun before." Tuoba Yulu waved his hand, and his subordinates covered their heads one by one, "This group of people is not easy to deal with, under Liu Yao's hands, they can be regarded as elites, even if the number is small and they are tired, it is not easy to deal with." ”
"What the hell is going on?"
Liu Bao and the others widened their eyes, stopped looking at Tuoba Yulu, and turned to look at Chen Zhi.
Their minds were full of mush, and they couldn't understand how the Huns, who were fierce yesterday, turned into several human heads overnight, and placed them in front of everyone, and a thought couldn't help but pop up in their hearts.
"Could it be that the murderers who killed Lu Taishou were all killed?"
This thought fell, everyone couldn't help but be taken aback, if this guess is true, then the meaning of the meaning is not ordinary, before they were worried about the guilt of a night, I am afraid they were all worried in vain.
"Since this year, the imperial court no longer mentions the previous war in northern Xinjiang, but the Xiongnu Koubian things have happened from time to time, repeatedly banned, and because of the defeat of the imperial army, the momentum on both sides has reversed signs, so the border army is mostly defensive, and the Xiongnu attack more, is to kill the Xiongnu less and less times in the border army, in recent months, a battle can kill ten people, even if it is a record, this time the Xiongnu in Daijun murder, the main part of our worries, is also the Xiongnu killed the court members and escaped, come and go freely, without loss, But if this cavalry is badly damaged......"
Thinking about it, their hearts jumped one by one, and their eyes were different when they looked at Chen Zhi, and the depths of their eyes revealed longing, hoping that Chen Zhi could say what they wanted.
Only Zheng Shi's expression changed greatly, his face showed a panicked look, and he stood there looking at a loss, but his eyes also fell on Chen Zhi.
"Just as you think," Chen Zhi glanced at everyone, his face calm, "Brother Tuoba's arrival is actually related to me, I had roughly expected the possible actions of the Xiongnu before, so I made arrangements on the way here, and sent a letter to Brother Tuoba to ask him to go south at a critical moment and intercept the Xiongnu." ”
In fact, this letter was sent by Chen Zhi through Zhao Yuan, but there is no need to explain this kind of thing in detail to his subordinates, and there is no need to involve Zhao Yuan in the plate of Hu and Han's rivalry, so he directly skips it.
But when everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, surprised by the comprehensiveness of Chen Zhi's preparations in advance.
In fact, after going back last night, everyone recalled the past, and they all felt that Chen Zhi had obviously made arrangements before the incident, so as soon as he arrived in Dai County, he cared about the city defense, and gave orders to the people inside and outside the city, and dissuaded Lu Taishou from leaving, and even ambushed a group of soldiers and horses in the forest.
It is precisely because of Chen Zhi's arrangements that Dai County was prevented from suffering a big loss, and even, if the land area could listen to Chen Zhi's persuasion, then even this Taishou would be safe and sound.
It's just that the Huns' whole body retreated, so that Chen Zhi's calculations are no longer important, because the above will not ask these details, but if the Huns give the head, the situation will naturally be different!
Chen Zhi said at this time: "In fact, if this matter is not calculated accurately, it will let the Tuoba brothers run for nothing, but once it is accurate, it is enough to teach the Huns a profound lesson!" ”
As he spoke, he looked at Tuoba Yulu, and said to everyone: "After the Huns left, I asked people to search for Lu Taishou's place of distress and found his missing body. ”
A complete departure?
As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately understood the meaning.
Lu District's corpse was found, and Tuoba Yulu brought his head back, so Lu District could leave the whole corpse behind!
In this way, at least the land area was allowed to leave with dignity, and it also proved from the side that the Huns' cavalry had indeed suffered heavy losses, and their guilt was further reduced.
As soon as they thought of this, their spirits were lifted, and there was a trace of gratitude in their eyes when they looked at the Xianbei people.
Tuoba Yulu nodded, and then looked ashamed: "After I got the letter, I was also suspicious of the letter, but I didn't expect that I really ran into Liu Yao and them, how could I let them go at this time?" It's just that Liu Yao is the king of Hun Zhao in the end, and the group of Huns did not hesitate to fight to the death, but also to protect him, and filled it with human lives, so in the end he let him run away......"
Let that King Zhao of the Huns run away?
"But...... What did he leave behind! ”
Tuoba Yulu said, gesturing to one of his subordinates, who understood, stepped forward, and presented a box.
Everyone looked at this box with puzzled expressions, because compared to the previous box containing human heads, this box was much more slender.
Subsequently, the box opened, revealing a stout arm!
"One of his Liu Yao's hands was cut off by me, and it was just used as a congratulatory gift for Chen Jun!"