To Ping'an, he ordered someone to take it, and gave a bag of golden beans to the little eunuch, and the little eunuch almost wrote a letter. Go. Before he came, the people in the palace told this little eunuch that as long as he could get in touch with the prince, the benefits would be indispensable. It's just that this time the will was to reprimand the prince, so no one wanted to come, so Shi Zhongchen ordered him.

This little eunuch estimated that he would not get any reward, but he didn't expect the prince to be so generous, even if the holy decree he received was not a reward, he still rewarded a large amount of money, and he was extremely satisfied.

As soon as I was happy, I talked more.

The little eunuch stammered: "Lord Wang, I won't tell you anything, these days, the court and the central government have been quarrelling, just because of the Turkic herdsmen!" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "If I ask you, you will definitely leave three points for what you say, so I won't ask." Hold you back, so that you will tell the truth more." He sighed and said: "The thoughts of the adults in the court, how can I, a little housekeeper, understand, I just play a good life and run errands for the emperor, but I don't know how to do it." I'll have to think about it, so I'm not going to send you! As he spoke, he was going to beat the eunuch and leave.

The little eunuch hurriedly grabbed him, don't worry, if you think about it yourself, how much trouble it takes, you are so generous, I can't be stingy! He said: "Lord Wang, if you want to run a good errand, you have to go to Liangzhou quickly, I heard that there is a fight in that place!" ”

After a pause, he pretended to be mysterious and said, "You want to." It's snowing in our Central Plains, and it's cold outside the gate, I heard that the Turkic herdsmen are hungry and crazy, and they didn't take advantage of it in Huaiyuan, so they ran to Liangzhou, Liangzhou is a big place, and there is a lot of food, so they went there to grab it. When Lord Xu arrived in Huaiyuan, the Turks had already left, so he followed him to Liangzhou, but there was no news of him for several days! ”

Wang Ping'an was stunned for a moment and said, "No news?" How do you say this, didn't he send a concert to Chang'an, otherwise what would I do if I came out?"

The little eunuch sighed and said, "How long ago was this, you have been out of Kyoto for a while." Lord Xu hasn't sent a concert to Beijing for a few days, and it is estimated that he was caught by the Turks halfway! ”

Almost out of joy, Wang Ping'an said: "Captured by the Turks?" Why did the Turks arrest him? Ah, it's just to see him get fat, so

The little eunuch shuddered and said: "If people are hungry and anxious, they can't do anything, I heard that in the former Sui Dynasty, some of the rebel armies actually treated the common people as two-legged sheep." Cook and eat meat! ”

Wang Ping'an frowned, if the Turks outside the gate ate Xu Jingzong, it would be thankful, but it was to eat the common people, "Then the Tang army must exterminate these Turkic refugees." They can't be left in the world!

The little eunuch said: "So, if you want to do a good job for the emperor, you have to get to Liangzhou quickly." The Liangzhou soldiers are powerful, I heard that there are 2,000 ironclad soldiers, and if they want to fight the Turkic hungry ghosts, it's not a plate of mountain vegetables. According to the time estimate, the Turks should have been defeated, and if you arrive at this time, your name will be on the chapter of the newspaper by then! ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "According to what you say, I will rush to Liangzhou within five days, not only is it not a chore. Instead, I went to pick the fruit! ”

The little eunuch nodded solemnly and said: "Who says it's not, the court is the most important military achievement, if you have military exploits, this title, I'm afraid you have to rise to the top, maybe you can become the grandfather of the country!" ”

Wang Ping'an licked his lips and thought: "At this time, the Tang army is extremely strong, maybe it can really beat the Turks away." When I go to pick fruit, it shouldn't be a big problem." He beat the little eunuch away, called Qiu Renjie, Su Dingfang and Ouyang Li, and told the matter again.

Su Dingfang first said: "It is estimated that the Turks are all hungry herdsmen, they will not storm a certain city, but will plunder the surrounding villages and towns, and the Liangzhou soldiers have always been known for their ferocity. To defeat the Turks, it should not be a problem. ”

Ouyang Li also said: "This fruit should be easy to pick, as long as the Turks are beaten away, even if it is a war feat, the court doesn't say that the Turks will be driven to the west, and it will be a war feat, and the master will be able to pick up this war feat!" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "If the guards of Liangzhou refuse to give me the credit, what should I do?" ”

Ouyang Li said with a smile: "What are you doing with your military merits, it's not for promotion, it's for the imperial court." But Cai, let's give him some money first, are you afraid that he won't share the credit? ”

Wang Ping'an laughed twice, turned his head and asked Qiu Renjie, "Brother, you have a good brain, what do you think of this?" ”

Qiu Renjie thought for a while and said, "Who drafted this holy decree?"

Wang Ping'an took out the holy decree and showed it to him, and said: "As soon as I look at this word, I know that it was drafted by Chu Suiliang, and the articles he wrote, the scolding of people are all crepe, and he also gave several examples of bastards in history. to describe me! ”

Qiu Renjie read the holy decree and said with a smile: "That's right." Since it was drafted by Lord Chu, and he didn't let the person who announced the decree pass the word, it proves that Lord Chu didn't regard this as a dangerous thing at all. Let's rush to Liangzhou, this fruit is ready! ”

Wang Ping'an clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's decided." He said to Ouyang Li: "You take the convoy and rush behind." I took a group of soldiers first. ”

Ouyang Li glanced at Su Dingfang and nodded in agreement.

Wang Ping'an said to Su Dingfang again: "Brother Su, you go with me, let's rush to Liangzhou and pick fruits."

Su Dingfang was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed, he glanced back at Ouyang Li and smiled slightly.

These two people are quite harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they are competing at the bottom! Su Dingfang is a Zhonglang general, and his rank is higher than Ouyang Li, and he follows Wang Ping'an. The army was naturally led by him. He had been suppressed for too long. I need military power very much, and I need to prove that my sword is not old!

And Ouyang Li was Wang Ping'an's confidant, and a group of soldiers was pulled up by him himself, so he was naturally reluctant to hand it over, so he asked his subordinates not to listen to Su Dingfang's dispatch.

Su Dingfang couldn't help it, although he was anxious in his heart, but as a general, he was naturally broad-minded, and he would not deal with Ouyang Li's army of hundreds of people, but after all, he was not happy in his heart, and he didn't usually talk to the soldiers much, anyway, these soldiers wouldn't listen to him, so why bother, there was no need, like trying the musket, he just watched from behind and didn't come forward.

Now Wang Ping'an left Ouyang Li, and with him, Su Dingfang was happy in his heart, as long as Wang Ping'an brought him, the day of his comeback would not be far away!

Su Dingfang glanced at Ouyang Li and thought, "In this life, you can also be a bodyguard." Lead a regiment of soldiers, no matter how many, I don't think you have the ability."

Wang Ping'an didn't think so much about the two of them, he was going to pick fruits, what he wanted was a degree, and safety was secondary, and picking fruits with Ouyang was not a big place, Ouyang Li didn't say anything about martial arts, but militarily and Su Dingfang couldn't pick fruits, so they had to shock the Liangzhou guards. It is necessary to divide the merits of others. You have to occupy that there are also generals under your hands, no worse than the guards, and you can only use Su Dingfang to shock, so take Su Dingfang away!

The next morning, Wang Ping'an took one hundred of the strongest soldiers in the army, each with three horses, and galloped away in the direction of Liangzhou.

No matter how busy he was, Wang Ping'an still brought Jiang Laofu'er and asked him to make a musket for himself. It was very hard to travel in the snow, but Wang Ping'an made a promise, Jiang Lao Fu'er worked hard these days, rushing during the day, and building a musket for him at night, as long as he could make a new musket, he would reward Jiang Lao Fu'er with 5,000 yuan and send 500 acres of fertile land to ensure that he would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life!

Jiang Laofu'er didn't say a word, and followed Wang Ping'an and left. Hard work, he knows hard work, but hard work in the past few days is a lifetime of happiness, and Tie Dan'er will be happy in the future, even Tie Dan'er's son and grandson will follow the happiness, no matter how hard it is, he will admit it!

Longzhou in the Tang Dynasty was 1,000 miles away from Liangzhou, to say that it was not close, but to say that it was far, for the cavalry, it was not far, if you ran desperately, like a messenger to deliver an emergency military report, you can get there in three days, but four days, five days is more than enough!

But then again, among the more than a hundred people, except for Su Dingfang, no one is a soldier who has been trained seriously, even if it is a flying thief like Hou Ling, he has not ridden his ass on a horse like this, and Su Dingfang is not young, and he has not worked so hard for many years, he can't run!

There is only one person in the whole team who can persevere, and that is Brother Yelujun, who grew up in Khitan and is more familiar with horseback riding than walking, so he can naturally persevere!

No one can run without their lives, let alone eight hundred miles of expedited, not even six hundred miles of expedited, four hundred miles of expedited, "I did it the first day, and I can't do it again in the future!"

In the end, he failed to rush to Liangzhou within five days according to the requirements of the holy decree, which took eight days. This is close to the boundary of Liangzhou! Wang Ping'an gave himself a reason, there was too much snow on the ground, and he couldn't arrive on time, which was inhuman's fault. It's the fault of heaven, besides, no one supervises him, even if it's late, no one will sue him for his black state!

It is gratifying that Jiang Laofu'er worked desperately to make a second musket. Parts or something, when the first one is made, there is a backup, only the iron pipe is made and assembled, but even so, rushing during the day and making muskets at night, I have to say that Jiang Lao'er's craftsmanship is indeed true. A lot higher than its peers!

Wang Ping'an put away the musket and carried it with him. After resting in the snow for one night, the next day at dawn, having some food, immediately ran in the direction of Liangzhou.

Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Belong to the Great Wall line, before the Tang Empire did not vomit and annex the Turks, it is an authentic border city, the area under its jurisdiction is huge, and it is extremely prosperous, Liangzhou is seven miles and 100,000 families, and the Hu people play the pipa half-detached. In terms of prosperity alone, it is almost comparable to the big cities of the Central Plains!

Liangzhou is also known as Xiliang, Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng, Ma and Han Sui during the Three Kingdoms all started here! Xiliang Malaysia, rampant all over the world, this is famous in history. Due to the toughness of the Liangzhou soldiers. Therefore, when the Turks went south, they generally avoided this place, and did not pass through Liangzhou unless there were special circumstances.

But this time it was different from usual, as soon as Wang Ping'an and the others entered the border of Liangzhou, they immediately felt that something was wrong. There are still fifty miles away from Liangzhou City, and there are no people to see, and the villages and towns along the way are all empty houses, and even wild beasts can't see one!

Wang Ping'an stopped Bai Ma Long and said in surprise: "No, what about the people here?" Could it be that it was sacked by the Turks? ”

Su Dingfang was also surprised, he said: "There are still nearly fifty miles away from Wuwei here, how can it be robbed by the Turks, this is impossible, is it possible that the Turks are so strong that even the Liangzhou soldiers can't stop them?" ”

Qiu Renjie reined in his horse and ran into a small village by the roadside, and after a short time, he came out and shouted: "There is no one in the village, and I have seen a few houses, and there is no floating wealth, or they have been robbed." Either the people moved into the city on their own initiative! ”

Su Dingfang dismounted and ran into the village, and after a short time ran out, he shouted: "There is no trace of being burned, but on the road in the village, there is human feces, and the people in the village will not pull it on the road, so there is no doubt that it must be Turkic!" ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, and he already knew in his heart that it must have been the people who learned that the Turks had invaded the border, so they went into the city in advance to take refuge, and when the Turks arrived here, they saw that there was nothing to rob, so they left.

Su Dingfang came to him and said, "The last general checked the feces just now."

Wang Ping'an grinned, could it be that you can still see what you can't do from the feces?

Su Dingfang said: "It seems to be diarrhea, and it eats tree bark, fur and other things!" ”

Everyone, including Wang Ping'an, heard this and came out in unison, which means that there is no food. There is no doubt that it will be the Turks!

Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "Will eating these things cause diarrhea?" It should be sick, it's a gastrointestinal problem! When he mentioned that he was sick, he was reflexive. I just want to get off the horse and check it out for myself.

Qiu Renjie hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Big brother, you can't afford to look at that, let's hurry forward and see what happens ahead!" ”

Wang Ping'an immediately straightened up and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, let's go ahead!" ”

Everyone went on the road again, and according to the situation in the village just now, it is estimated that the Liangzhou soldiers have not driven out the Turks for the time being, so everyone is on alert. A dozen soldiers with slightly better horsemanship scattered out from afar, each with a weapon in hand. I walked slowly.

After walking a few miles, and saw a town in front of him, with the appearance of a hundred and ten households, Wang Ping'an immediately outside the town, waved his hand, and a small group of soldiers cautiously entered the town!

After a while, I heard someone in the town shouting: "Turks, Turks! And then there was a screaming inside!

The soldiers outside the town were horrified, they did not expect to meet the Turks here, they were all recruits who had never been on the battlefield, and they had not even practiced. It can only be said that he is an ordinary strong man in armor! Hearing the shouting of Turks inside, the soldiers suddenly became chaotic and approached Wang Ping'an together!

Su Dingfang was in a hurry. shouted: "Spread out, spread out, damn it, you are cavalry, not infantry, what are you doing together, do you want to be a target?" Vertical shield, vertical shield! ”

When the soldiers heard his shouting and scolding, they reacted, and quickly dispersed, raised their shields, and looked nervously into the town!