Chapter 295: It's Cold

Four people brought eight horses, in order to hurry, the group rushed to Youzhou on the way is a typical change of horses without changing people, although this is the third long-distance gallop since he went to Longmen, the last time he rushed to Jinyang than this journey is much farther, but this kind of long-distance running hard work is indeed nothing to adapt to this said, and when he arrived in Youzhou City, when he saw the front door of the large Governor's Mansion, Tang Cheng, who turned over and dismounted, really had a sore back and was uncomfortable.

The guards who were traveling with them couldn't stand it much, but at the same time their bodies were sore, they naturally had a little admiration for Tang Cheng, a scholar, who was still a scholar from a jinshi, could endure such suffering and didn't complain, so he was also convincing for this.

Zheng San's back was also swollen and painful, but he still got off the horse and walked to Tang Cheng's side first, "It's really hard to catch up this way, I think my uncle is also tired, why don't you find an inn to rest and come back after freshening up?" ”。

"There's no time, I'll rest after finishing my business", after moving his stiff body a little, Tang Cheng walked towards the main gate of the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion first, Zheng San didn't say anything when he saw this, and handed the reins of the two of them to the guards who came behind him, and then took the first step to hand over the name thorn to the gatehouse.

On duty at the gate of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was a captain with eight guards, seeing that Tang Cheng and a few people were extraordinary, he didn't dare to slack off when he first saw him, but when Zheng San handed over the famous thorn, the captain's expression suddenly relaxed a little.

Rao Le Dadu Governor's Mansion Sima, what kind of official is this? is also from the army, who doesn't know what is going on with Sima in the Governor's Mansion like Rao Le and Song Mo?

"This ...... I'm really sorry, my governor has just summoned someone to discuss the matter, and I'm afraid I won't have time to meet the guests for a while, so I'll come back tomorrow."

The changes in the look before and after the captain were in Tang Cheng's eyes, but he didn't say anything, just made a look at Zheng San.

"My family is indeed a hundred thousand urgent matters, please see, the tired captain is accommodating and accommodating", Zheng San took a step forward, and handed over a five-run ticket while smiling and talking.

The Sima of the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion is clearly a furnishing official, but he didn't expect to be stingy with his shot! After glancing at the face of the ticket, the captain's face changed again, "It's not easy to see that you are far away, so I'll take care of it and wait."

Seeing that the captain left straight away, he didn't say a word. Zheng San took two steps forward and bowed his hand to the soldier on duty and said, "I'll come from afar to ask the Metropolitan Governor, I'm really tired, how about waiting in the gatehouse?" ”。

This is a normal requirement, no matter what, Tang Cheng is still the Sima of the sixth grade, even if the Yamen of the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is bigger, he can still enter, but the big-headed soldier is glaring, "How can anyone enter the Governor's Mansion, get out!" This guy said in his mouth, but his eyes glanced at Zheng San's sleeves very clearly.

A big-headed soldier dares to scold so casually, to say that Zheng San is not angry in his heart is false, since the day he was old enough to be on an errand, the first to follow was Shangguan Wan'er's mother Zheng, at that time Li Longji had not yet launched a palace change, Shangguan Wan'er was called the "internal minister" when the power was in the sky, and his mother was named the lady of the country, where did he go, who didn't respect three points? After that, he followed Zheng Lingyi to Yangzhou, which was also the title of Yangzhou City's foreign envoy, even if he followed Tang Cheng in the end, whether it was in Longmen or Rao Le, how could he have suffered such a wretch?

After turning around a little and seeing that Tang Cheng didn't say anything, Zheng Sanshengsheng swallowed the sullen breath back, and took out a two-run ticket from his sleeve in his hand and handed it over.

There was no military salary in the army of the Tang Dynasty, and the soldier was just a pickle money every month, and as soon as he got the tickets for these two times, the flesh on the face of the big-headed soldier began to tremble.

Zheng San lazily looked at his ugly state, turned to Tang Cheng and said, "My lord, it's windy outside, let's go into the gatehouse and rest."

"Slow", the big soldier stopped Zheng San with an oil smile on his face, "Look...... We have eight brothers on this shift."

At this point, Zheng San couldn't hold it back anymore, and when he saw that his fists were already clenched, Tang Cheng's voice sounded behind him, "That's it, let's just wait outside."

"Yes", Zheng San gritted his teeth and retreated, feeling angry and hateful in his heart, he also felt strange that his uncle was not a master who could be angry, why was his temper so good today.

He didn't know that Tang Cheng's mind was now focused on the current tense situation and opportunities, and he really didn't have the heart to see the big soldier in front of him.

Thinking about his own thoughts in his heart, Tang Cheng didn't care about the mockery, sneering and eyes of those big-headed soldiers who deliberately provoked.

It didn't take long for the captain to come out of it just now, and Tang Chengfang had just checked the scale of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion on the horse, and at this time, seeing him entering and exiting so quickly, his face suddenly sank.

According to the scale of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and then look at the time when this captain enters and exits, even if he goes in and then keeps coming out, it is not enough, it is obvious that this person is playing some tricks.

To say that Tang Cheng really didn't wronged this person, he did go in and come out after a turn just now, and the famous thorn that Zheng San handed him never took out. To say that the gate of the Governor's Mansion is on duty, and it is not easy for the captain who is not high to catch up with the opportunity to collect the door and bags, and seeing that Tang Cheng has a generous hand, his background is not scary, so he took advantage of the situation to use the usual means.

If you meet someone who understands the way to pass a door bag at this time, you will naturally report it smoothly. With such an idea in his heart, the lieutenant politely walked in front of Tang Cheng, "The governor of my family is still discussing with others, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end for a while, or Tang Sima will come back tomorrow?" ”。

"Governor Zhang has always been there to take care of military affairs?".

The lieutenant didn't expect Tang Cheng to ask this question, and said casually: "Naturally, it is in the internal office."

"Oh! Then your speed is really fast enough", after saying this, Tang Cheng walked upward, "This official will go to ask Zhang Dudu to see him, and he won't bother you to pass the word."

The lieutenant was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and only after Tang Chengdu went up two steps did he react, and shouted angrily: "The capital of Youzhou is important, who dares to trespass?" Come on, take ...... Look! I wanted to say that I would take it casually, but after all, I still had some scruples about Tang Cheng's official identity, and the captain changed his words at the last moment.

The extortion of those big-headed soldiers was not only a fire, but when they heard the words, they copied the single-hook spear in their hands and surrounded them.

Tired all the way and rushed over, Tang Cheng thought about what to say after seeing Zhang Shouyi, but he didn't expect that now that he had spent seven times, not only did he not even hand over the famous thorn, but he couldn't even enter the porter. He was already worried in his heart for the past few days, and it was difficult for him to suppress the anger in his heart, "Blind your dog eyes, this official is a six-rank Sima, and he is here with urgent official duties, who dares to stop me?" ”。

"Lord Sima is so powerful, but Rao Le Sima can't control the ground in Youzhou! The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has its own rules of the Metropolitan Governor's Palace."

"Okay", Tang Cheng turned around and glanced at the captain coldly, "This official remembers you!" With that, he continued to walk forward.

At this point, although the captain had muttered a little in his heart, he had to tense up, "What are you doing in a daze, take care of people."

Seeing that the eight sergeants surrounded him, Zheng San, who had long been holding back his anger, and the four guards went up without showing weakness, although there were many people on the other side, but if you talked about skills, these eight big-headed soldiers were really not enough to see, and for a while, you pushed me straight and made a mess in front of the Governor's Mansion.

Tang Cheng had expected this situation long before he went up the stairs, and he was even waiting for this situation to appear, taking advantage of the fact that there was a lot of trouble here, he walked towards the big drum on the right side of the gate as soon as he turned his steps.

The drum standing outside the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is huge, but its function is different from that in front of the local officials' yamen, and it can only be used when there is a major military situation and the Metropolitan Governor's emergency gathering, in short, this drum is beaten, not only the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but also half of Youzhou City has to be shaken.

In recent years, the border has been stable, and naturally there has been no major military situation, and in this case, there is no need for emergency gatherings, and this drum is really idle for some time.

The captain was staring at the "chaos" situation in front of the gate, but he didn't expect Tang Cheng to have this hand, and when he found out, his head suddenly exploded, this drum is not something that can be beaten casually, as long as the drum sounds, the bird Sima in front of him will not end well, and he can't stand it as a captain on duty.

Thinking about it, this guy pulled his feet like Tang Cheng chasing after him, and in addition to him, there were two sharp-eyed big-headed soldiers who also rushed over with a pale face.

It's a pity that the place at the door is so big, and the two sergeants who were originally guarding under the drum were also attracted away by Zheng San and the others, how can they rush at this time? Before they could arrive, Tang Cheng, who had taken the lead, had already picked up two drumsticks and smashed them on the drum with all his strength.

This is indeed a good drum, the drum surface is not tight or loose, the sound of knocking on it is loud and far away, "dong" when he heard the first drum sound, the captain felt that his heart was suddenly empty, and the legs of the two big-headed soldiers were weak.

"What are you still doing in a daze, take it, take it for me", the captain's shouts changed tones, and when Tang Cheng knocked seven or eight times, his arms and even his entire body were tightly locked.

As soon as the drum sounded, the six big-headed soldiers over there were also anxious, and the standard single-hook spear in their hands was no longer just a stick as just now.

"Don't draw your sword, stop!" , Tang Cheng, who was tightly twisted by the three captains, opened his mouth and said this sentence, and he received several more blows on his body.

At this moment, I heard a sound of neat footsteps in the house, and then I saw a general from the town leading a team of fifty sergeants to line up, and after a little look at the door, with a wave of his hand, the fifty sergeants had been divided into four sides to surround Zheng San and the others.

The captain's face turned even paler, but he could only step forward and lean in front of the town general to tell the story again.

After hearing this, the town general glanced at the captain fiercely, and then swept his cold eyes towards Tang Cheng, who had been tightly twisted, with a thick surprise in his eyes, obviously he couldn't imagine that Tang Cheng would be able to do such a thing.

After reading Tang Cheng, Xia Zhen waved his hand and "brought it in".

At this point, Tang Cheng finally met Zhang Shouyi, the governor of Youzhou, although he was now being detained in disheveled clothes, and his description was really embarrassed to the extreme.

Zhang Shouyi, who was dressed in military uniform, was already sitting upright in the case of the commander of the hall, and the lieutenants on both sides of him who were responsible for their duties had also stood with their wings in their hands. But he didn't expect such a scene to be ushered in after a huge formation.

After the general of the town said the words of the captain on duty at the door, he stepped aside.

"You quickly lead people to know the generals", after waving his hand to the town general, Zhang Shouyi turned his head with a cold face, "You are really the Sima of the Rao Le Du Governor's Mansion?" ”。

At this time, Tang Cheng's body was still twisted, but the expression on his face was very calm, "Sima Tang Cheng of Rao Le Du Mansion has seen Zhang Du Dudu."

Zhang Shouyi inspected the silver turtle bag issued by the officials on Tang Cheng's waist and ordered: "Let him go", he didn't look at the two escort sergeants, just stared at Tang Cheng, although the look on his face was calmer, but his voice was even colder, "Why are you drumming?" If there is no cause, Hugh blames the Governor for being ruthless."

"Although the lower official has a low rank, he is also the Sima who is in charge of military law", Tang Cheng did not tidy up the messy clothes on his body, but said in a calm tone: "The hasty drumming is because there is an urgent military intelligence report, and the threshold of the Governor's Mansion is too high, and the lower official threw out the money of the Seven Gates, and he couldn't even hand over a famous thorn, so he had no choice but to borrow the drum."

Hearing this, Zhang Shouyi's slender eyebrows suddenly raised, but he ignored Tang Cheng's words for the time being, "What is the emergency military situation?" ”。

"The Khitans sent troops to spare their lives."

Tang Cheng's faint words made Zhang Shouyi's expression suddenly tighten, "Is this true?" ”。

When it came to business, Tang Cheng put down everything he had suffered just now, put away the negative emotions in his heart, and replied: "The first batch of 25,000 Khitan cavalry has gone south from Luoyan River to Raole, and the follow-up troops are being assembled."

The number of Khitans and the route of the march were clear, and Tang Cheng was the identity of Rao Le Sima, Zhang Shouyi no longer doubted this news, and he didn't ask any more questions for a while, thinking silently.

Tang Cheng waited quietly, and after a long time, he heard Zhang Shouyi speak, "Tang Sima is here to report this military situation?" ”。

"If it's just for this matter, just punish one or two subordinates", Tang Cheng didn't say anything more, but looked up at the small schools on duty behind Zhang Shouyi.

Seeing this, Zhang Shouyi smiled faintly and waved his hand back: "Go down!" Tang Sima also sat down to speak."

After seeing those small schools rushing out, Tang Cheng, who had looked for his own seat, did not delay any longer, and said solemnly: "The lower officials are here to borrow troops from the Governor."

Although Zhang Shouyi had already estimated Tang Cheng's intention from the anxious letter sent to Chang'an through Jia Zixing, he still made a surprised expression at this time, "Borrowing troops? ”。

Those two letters were what Tang Cheng deliberately wanted him to see, and the purpose was to lay the groundwork for the future to say that the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion would send troops.

Although Tang Cheng was already convinced in his heart that Zhang Shouyi should have guessed his intention, he didn't show it at all, "Yes".

"This soldier is not a private person, and he can borrow it? Tang Sima Xu didn't know that although he was the governor of Youzhou, as long as the enemy army was not coming, the mobilization of the army and horses in the headquarters always had to be ordered to the imperial court before acting. Furthermore, it is the holy will not to send troops to Rao Le, unless there is an express order from the imperial court, a certain An dares to disobey? ”。

Hearing this, Tang Cheng's face did not change at all, Zhang Shouyi was not surprised at all when he said this, it would be really strange if he agreed as soon as he said it, "The Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has 120,000 border troops, if the subordinate is not mistaken, only when you want to use more than 40,000 troops do you need to ask the imperial court." These 40,000 or less are all within the scope of the Metropolitan Governor's exclusive authority. And there are only 30,000 people that the lower officials want to invite", speaking of this, Tang Cheng paused for a moment, and then said more and more calmly: "Rao Le is my Tang vassal vassal, and the court will never allow him to be involved in the Khitans. When the Khitans just 'exposed' their minions, the Metropolitan Governor decided to send troops to Rao Le not only to save the Youzhou Governor a lot of troubles in the future, but also to promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court has no reason to blame."

"Tang Sima is reasonable", Zhang Shouyi still had a smiling expression, "However, this governor needs to act in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, and the army must not be moved lightly unless it is explicitly ordered by the imperial court."

"Rao Le's 'chaos' phenomenon has really reached a hundred years of unmet opportunity, if Zhang Du is willing to send out these 30,000 soldiers and horses, you can get Rao Le's five internal attachments, with only 30,000 soldiers and horses can get a few states, nearly a million people, and can make my Tang Dynasty border army march north to Luoyanchuan camp, this Cheng Dynasty has not had a great achievement for decades, such a great achievement, Zhang Du does not want?" , When he said this, Tang Cheng couldn't help but stand up.

"As the commander of an army, he naturally wants to expand the territory for the imperial court. It's just that Tang Sima is too taken for granted by this happy thing, the Khitan soldiers are prosperous, and since they have decided to go south, 30,000 people can really "force" them back? Xi is reckless, how can he be willing to be attached? ”。

"The Khitan soldiers and horses are prosperous again, how can they have the power to confront my Tang Dynasty? How can you have the determination to fight an all-out war with my Datang? As for the matter attached to the Xi clan, it is on the lower officials, and the lower officials have ...... before", when Tang Chengzheng said the rise, he was interrupted by Zhang Shouyi, who was laughing, waved his hand, "Tang Sima's young arrogance is naturally good, but the matter is big, if there is no express order from the imperial court, this governor will not neglect the use of troops, and this matter will not need to be discussed again." However, Tang Sima can also rest assured that the Khitan went south to be happy and happy, and the governor should report to the court with a feather book, and he will not bury your hard-working royal work."

Seeing that Zhang Shouyi didn't even have the slightest intention in his eyes, Tang Cheng really regretted and disappointed in his heart, regretting that he should have gotten the proof of willingness from the three remnants before coming, and disappointed that Zhang Shouyi's attitude was obviously persuaded not to move, it had nothing to do with what words were used, but that he had never believed in the realization of the great function of Rao Le that he said from beginning to end.

With this alone, if you want to move Zhang Shouyi this time, it is destined to be an impossible task. Since he didn't believe that there would be such a great achievement, this old guy would naturally not take any risks to send troops to Rao, and everything was naturally the safest to do everything according to the will of the imperial court.

blamed himself for being 'fascinated' by this great achievement these days, and he was too anxious, so he didn't calm down and think about these things carefully, but in exchange for Li Longji and Zhang Shouyi, two buckets of cold water were poured from head to toe in succession.

At this moment, Tang Cheng's heart was cold!