"Liu Konghe, I see that you don't belong to your mind, and the look on your face is very ugly," Zhu Cihong looked Liu Konghe up and down for a while, and suddenly asked, "When you see me, you cry like this...... Do you have any grievances in your heart? ”

"This ......" Liu Konghe was very aggrieved and hesitant, so the expression on his face was still very difficult, he thought about it again, and then said: "The minister and the governor of Zuo and the chief military officer Liu Zeqing are at odds with each other, he first threw the minister on both sides of the canal, and the minister took the headquarters to guard the canal, a while ago, because of one thing, the minister offended Liu Zeqing very much, although he was the nephew of the minister's own family, but the minister suspected that he would be unfavorable to the minister, so he ......"

"What's the matter?"

"Liu Zeqing doesn't know how to write and ink, but he likes to write poems, and he wrote a few poems a while ago to be read aloud at the banquet, and then asked the minister's opinion ......" mentioned this matter, Liu Konghe still had a smile on his face: "The minister made the wine still angry, and replied to him: The country entrusts the country with a thousand miles of Huaidi, and does not see the next arrow to the north, and the poem is Seiko, what is the benefit?" Besides, poetry is good, but not better. ”

"Haha, you are so rude, you are really drunk, but you are very arrogant, very bold, and very angry!" Zhu Cihong laughed when he heard this, Liu Kong and this person looked timid, but it was really in line with the rumors, they all said that he was the son of the prime minister, heroic and chivalrous, and Gong Shiwen, if he was really a submissive appearance, how could he gather thousands of steps to fight against the army!

"Yes," Liu Konghe's face also showed a hint of triumph, but in a blink of an eye, he said very ashamedly: "The strong enemy in the north is still there, and the ministers are seeking their own death, if they are killed, it will not harm the state affairs, and it is very unacceptable." ”

"One sentence will kill you, I'm afraid he's going too far." Zhu Cihong smiled and asked, "What is your position now?" ”

"The minister was awarded the post of general by the Ministry of War," Liu Konghe replied: "A while ago, there was news in the south that it was going to be awarded the deputy chief soldier, but it was just a rumor, and it was not actually awarded. ”

"You said that Liu Zeqing wanted to kill your surname, but what is the evidence?"

"Yes, the minister has always been ordered by Liu Zeqing to inspect the canal, the day before yesterday, he suddenly sent a minister to Huai'an Mansion City, indicating that only a small number of personal soldiers are allowed to enter the city, saying that there is something to discuss with the minister, but this matter is really strange, before His Royal Highness, the minister is considering whether to be called into the city."

"But it doesn't hurt to go!" Zhu Cihong said: "Liu Zeqing does not go north with an arrow, does not do city defense, and plunders the army, these days, there are hundreds of people killed by his subordinates, from the seventy-year-old man to the immature children, hundreds of women are robbed, countless gold and silver, and the grain, grass and cloth are also opened by themselves. ”

"Coming down from Shandong, there are only more than 20,000, less than 30,000, and now it is claimed that there are 60,000 strong troops. However, there are many dependents, and there are also many strong men in Xinla, and only more than 20,000 people from the old army can fight, and there are five or six thousand mules and horses. ”

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the city of Huai'an Mansion?"

"There are always four or five thousand people, all of whom are Liu Zeqing's elite henchmen, including one or two thousand cavalry, and thousands of dependents are stationed in the city."

"Okay, I know."

Zhu Cihong looked at Liu Konghe, his expression gradually became serious, and after half a ring, he said: "The country has been a soldier for three hundred years, you are the son of the prime minister, and you spontaneously recruited soldiers and horses to serve, it can be seen that the heart of loyalty still exists, and now I have a fatal matter, ask you to cooperate, do you dare or not?" ”

"Of course you dare!" Liu Kong said loudly: "I just don't know, what is Your Highness going to do?" ”

"You go and select the pro-soldiers first, and say that you want to take them into the city to see Liu Zeqing, and the rumors may as well be amplified, so that everyone can hear from far and near."

"Yes, the minister will do it in a while."

"Arrange for the people you have trusted, preferably local people in Huai'an Mansion, and now take us into Huai'an Mansion City."

"This ......" Liu Konghe persuaded: "Your Highness is here with the minister, the minister has thousands of soldiers, raising the banner of His Highness, Liu Zeqing said that he would not dare to commit anything, what is the driving force of His Highness, the minister must be effective, why risk himself?" ”

"Needless to say." Zhu Cihong said: "Do as I say!" ”

"Yes. Please be careful. Although it was not very clear, the bearing and expression of the crown prince in front of him was very respectful, and he knelt down and bowed at the moment, and then turned around and said goodbye.

When he arrived outside the woods, he let out a sigh of relief, and saw Wei Yue coming with a few people, Liu Konghe understood, knowing that one was to help himself, and the other was to monitor, so he smiled and said: "It's still early, I'll go find a few local guides first, take His Highness into the city, and a few people will always follow me." ”

"Your Highness sent us here to help your lordship, please don't doubt it." Wei Yue said peacefully: "Everything must be done with caution, be more careful. ”

"This is natural." Liu Konghe agreed, and suddenly smiled again, and said to Wei Yue: "General Wei, do you know why I obey orders in everything at once?" ”

"Adults are loyal to the monarch and patriotic ......"

"No!" Loyal to the emperor is loyal to the emperor, and the crown prince has never interfered in state affairs. Originally, I could have shirked it, at most, I would take His Highness to my residence, protect it carefully, and make offerings for a good life. However, when I entered, I immediately saw His Highness leaning on a war horse, eating dry food and cakes, and drinking water like the guards...... Now I understand that some people among the refugees in the northern capital say that the rumor that the prince led the army to defeat the thieves and left in defeat is true! ”

"Yes!" Wei Yue nodded calmly and forcefully: "The matter of going south is that the prince single-handedly planned and defeated the army of thieves, and it was also His Highness who personally led the army, facing the enemy in front of the army, and was extremely heroic." ”

"Well, that's it." Liu Konghe's face lit up, he was very happy, and only said: "The world is blessed by the country, the Lord is like this, what else can I say?" A surname is entrusted to His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

………… Soon after the fifth watch of the next day, Liu Konghe called people to gather people and horses, and after breakfast, he set off when the sky was still bright, and at the beginning of the morning, Liu Konghe rushed to the north gate of Zhun'an Mansion City with more than 200 cavalry soldiers.

At that time, Huai'an Mansion City was later Shanyang County, and Xiongcheng was very prosperous. But when I got closer, I only saw that the city's defense was in ruins, and the defense was useless. Although there are Li Dingguo in Suizhou, Gao Jie in Xuzhou, and Fengpei, there are a large number of garrisons, and Liu Zeqing also has a main force of about 30,000, which is deployed along the canal. But after all, it is wartime, and at this time, although I saw a large number of soldiers defending the city with iron armor, and the weapons were also very sharp, and the auxiliary defensive positions such as the women's wall and the horse wall were also built inside and outside the city, and there were also many firearms standing at the head of the city, but the soldiers were arrogant, the generals were lazy, and there was a sense of arrogance up and down, and when they entered the city, the soldiers plundered the property of the residents, and also molested women, and there were several disputes in a short time, and the military discipline was abandoned to the point of nothing.

After more than 200 horsemen arrived at the bottom of the city, someone above shouted to the city with the accent of Zibo and asked, "Is Uncle Nine here?" ”

"It's me!" Liu Konghe raised his head and smiled: "It's the twelfth nephew, right?" ”

In Liu Zeqing's army, the most core position is, of course, his clan relatives, then his fellow villagers, and then those ordinary generals and soldiers, and the one guarding the city gate is Liu Zeqing's cousin, of course, Liu Konghe's nephew.

"Yes, is Uncle Nine here on the orders of the eldest brother?"

"Exactly." Liu Konghe said very affectionately: "I must have invited me to eat again, and at noon, the twelve nephews will have a few more drinks with me." ”

"That's, that's!" The officer at the head of the city laughed a few times, and then waved his hand to let him go, and the city gate was already open, and after some answers, the soldiers guarding the city gate removed all the antlers blocking the horses on both sides, and then shrank behind with iron spears and spears, and did not even bother to look at the cavalry that poured in like a tide.

"I don't know how to die, I still drink, let's drink with Hades!" Although this city gate guard is not Liu Zeqing's own brother, but the head of the house is very close, so it is a very trusting confidant, today Liu Zeqing is going to do a few major things, this garrison military attache of course knows, at this time saw Liu Kongming with his subordinates into the city, he ordered people to hurry up to Liu Zeqing to ride a horse to report, while smiling at the cronies around him: "Our handsome man is going to kill people today, and when the time comes, you will see the excitement!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter and said: "The ghost who doesn't know death, offending our handsome, doesn't he deserve to be cut by a thousand knives." ”

In the laughter, Liu Konghe didn't seem to know anything unusual, except that there were more soldiers than usual, and nothing else could be seen, when he arrived at the general army station, Liu Konghe dismounted early and walked early in front of the dismounted stone, and his soldiers also dismounted, and scattered around the mansion, because they often came and went, and most of them were Shandong, and the soldiers and officers who were guarded around the marshal's mansion came over one after another, and Liu Konghe and the military attaches and soldiers who were familiar with each other in the army greeted each other, and said something homely, and after a while, It's laughter and talking.

"Daddy Nine is here!" As soon as Liu Konghe entered the gate, Liu Zeming greeted him with a smile, arched his hand from a distance, and laughed: "It's too late to greet you, and I hope that Uncle Nine won't blame us for being rude." ”

"Where, how dare you!"

Although they are uncles and nephews of their own family, when they usually meet, Liu Zeqing puts on a handsome score, and Liu Zeming and other brothers are even more eye-catching, who wants to pay attention to a distant uncle?

It's strange today, it's so reasonable, Liu Konghe's face is full of smiles, but his heart is mentioning Lao Gao, and he is summoned today, it seems that the person who came is not good.

"There is a big event today, let's not tell the court, and we won't tell those white-faced scholars, let's do it ourselves first!" Liu Zeming is very excited, after such a period of time from mid-March to early April, although he took the wrong step at the beginning, but the eldest brother is very wise, he snatched people from Lu Zhenfei two days ago, and now I heard that the minister of the southern capital has sent people to Huai'an, and all major events are being prepared...... Thinking of being a protégé from now on, Liu Zeming felt that he had walked a little lightly.

Look at Liu Konghe in front of him, now he plans to kill it with a knife, and then annex his army, Gaojie in Xuzhou is also desperately expanding his strength, and he can develop to more than 100,000 in a year and a half at most.

Even if you surrender in the future, you have to expand your strength first!

When I thought about it, I was very happy, and I just waved my hand again and again, and only said: "Uncle Jiu, please, please!" ”

(To be continued)