Chapter 19: The Gates of the City (Part II)

There was no intention of stopping and waiting for Wang Hou's news, and Han Gang quickly cleaned up. The mules pulling the cart had already been fed with fodder, and according to the agreement with Wang Hou, Han Gang left behind three wounded men, as well as a mule cart with captured weapons and heads. He was not worried that someone would take advantage of his absence to steal these spoils, and with Wang Shao's son taking care of him, no one dared to swallow up his merits. Besides, apart from Wang Hou, there were few people in Fuqiang City who would know that he had left these booties in the camp.

After a few whip blows, the baggage convoy left the camp. Han Gang's departure did not alarm the others, and after the convoy left the camp, it headed north along the city road. Today is the last mile, a total of 60 miles. Along the Gangu River [Sandu River] to the north, thirty miles to Anyuan Village, and another thirty miles to Gangu City.

Although the situation in Gangu is unstable now, there will be no problems in the first half of the journey to Anyuanzhai. You can rush to Anyuan Village first, and then determine the line. If Gangu City is broken, then don't complain about him, if it is not broken, try to send it in. In any case, Fuqiang City cannot be left. Yesterday, Han Gang had already said it, and if he changed his words today, not going to Gangu City would be tantamount to giving Xiang Bao a knife and asking him to stab himself. Xiang Bao didn't have to do it himself, as long as he snorted, he would be sure that a villain would rush up, making him Han Gang's life worse than death, or simply losing his life.

Wang Hou found his father Wang Shao in the end. When the convoy arrived at the north gate of Fuqiang City, the father and son plus a few guards were guarding there.

"It's Wang Jiyi!" Zhao Long lowered his voice and said excitedly to Han Gang, he was guarding the city gate, and Wang Shao's appearance was very familiar.

"Really?!" Wang Sunsin's mood was also high. Unexpectedly, Wang Hou really dragged his Lao Tzu over, and it seems that Han Sanxiu can really be promoted.

"Well, I saw it." Han Gang's voice was as smooth as usual, and seeing Wang Hou following behind him, he had already confirmed Wang Shao's identity before Zhao Long spoke.

At the first sight of Wang Shao, Han Gang knew that Qin Feng was not as easy to deceive as his son. On the black and thin cheeks, there are traces left by the wind sword and frost sword. Under the straight eyebrows, there is a pair of eyes that see through people's hearts. His eyes were not very aggressive or oppressive, but they were as solid as stone. Based on the experience of Han Gang's previous life, it is extremely difficult for a person with such eyes to be swayed by words, and there is no need to waste saliva and time on such a person.

"Student Han Gang meets the opportunity."

When he came to Wang Shao, Han Gang saluted with the same expression, as if he had seen an ordinary Shangguan, and bending down was just a matter of courtesy. Han Gang knows very well that when encountering an old Jianghu like Wang Shao, the best strategy is to do his duty and do what he needs to do well.

Wang Shao was not tall, and when Han Gang straightened his waist, Wang Shao had to look up at him. But even if it is not included in the identity of Jinglu Driver Yi, Wang Shao's sense of presence is by no means below Han Gang.

Wang Shao stood with his hands in his hands, not showing any emotion, but the gesture he put on has already explained a lot of things. Han Gang's eyes flashed, knowing that it was impossible to hear Wang Shao's words to recruit him today, so that the script that he had carefully prepared for a high-ranking official and a strong march to Gangu, and the awe-inspiring performance with national affairs as the priority, completely lost the opportunity to appear......

…… Since this is the case, then retreat to the next best thing and let Wang Shao help him solve some headaches - making full use of resources is also Han Gang's consistent insistence.

Han Gangswen's upright appearance can give people a good impression, but Wang Shao has never judged people by their appearance. He didn't intend to waste more time-wasting greetings, and directly asked Han Gang to say what he was most concerned about: "Before and after the battle in Peixia yesterday, you told me what it was. ”

Han Gang's expression was almost a copy of Wang Shao's, his face was calm and waveless, and the edge in his eyes was deeply constricted. He described yesterday's World War in plain and simple language, unlike ordinary literati who like to add exaggerated embellishments. I didn't add my own feelings and speculations, and I didn't boast about it, and I was completely faithful to reality. If there is any distortion, it is that Han Gang has given a lot of credit to Wang Sunchen and the people. However, there were some places where he deliberately missed some key points, but Han Gang was convinced that Wang Shao could see it.

As Han Gang expected, Wang Shao obviously had a deep understanding of military affairs. At a glance, he found the flaw that appeared due to Han Gang's deliberate omission: "There are many plants and trees in Pei Canyon, and there are many branch valleys. There were only a few hundred thieves who attacked, and it was easy to hide. It's not Han Xiucai, how did you find out? Why did you take precautions as soon as you entered Peixia? ”

Wang Shaozheng asked about the key point, the Weihe Valley below Fuqiang City has always been under the control of the Great Song army, and no one would have thought that there would be thieves infested. But why can Han Gang be on guard in advance when passing through Pei Canyon? If you are suddenly attacked by the enemy during the march, even if you are a veteran who can fight well, it is difficult for you to integrate your soldiers and generals to counterattack in time, but staying vigilant at any time has a great impact on the speed of the march.

Wang Shao had been in Qinfeng for a year, and he was very aware of the arrangements for the journey of the baggage team from Qinzhou to the northern forts. Yesterday, Han Gang's convoy was able to enter Pei Gorge around the time, and it must have been advancing at full speed, in this case, a hundred thieves suddenly came out of the mountain, not prepared in advance, or Han Gang's convoy had a brave general in the literal sense of the word, and the annihilation of the whole army was an inevitable outcome.

Wang Shao's eyes sharpened as he asked, staring at the change in the expression on Han Gang's face.

Han Gang's performance was not flawed. He smiled bitterly, with a feeling of helplessness from the bottom of his heart: "Because the students knew that the road was not easy to walk before they left Qinzhou. ”

Huang Deyong's case was characterized as a conspiracy of Western thieves in a vain attempt to burn down the arsenal. Huang Da Ma is Chen Ju's cronies, and everyone in Qinzhou knows about this matter, but Chen Ju used tens of thousands of yuan to cut off Huang Da Tu and his involvement. However, if someone wants to fabricate charges, it is not difficult to put Chen Ju in a situation from which he will never recover.

Han Gang succinctly explained Chen Ju's grievances with himself to Wang Shao, and then focused on Chen Ju's power and financial resources, "Chen Ju's father and ancestors have been in Chengji County for three generations, and the county officials are all his minions, even if he is the lord of a county appointed by the imperial court, it is difficult to move him. There are not a few magistrates and master books who were framed by Chen Ju and offended. This time, he was able to easily take out tens of thousands of yuan to exonerate himself, which shows how much ill-gotten wealth he has accumulated by returning to the Tibetan Ministry! ”

Before he finished speaking, Wang Shao seemed to have the same expression, but the slight changes in the outline of his eyes and the corners of his mouth had already been reflected in Han Gang's eyes. How to weave language and control the intonation to make his words more credible is what Han Gang is best at. And watching people serve food and directly touch the hearts of the audience is also a method that Han Gang has long been accustomed to.

Wang Shao is a strategic driver, and it is said that he can't manage the internal affairs of Qinzhou, but after Pei Canyon fought a war, there was a problem with the main road to the front line, and Wang Shao had a good reason to intervene. No one has too much power, and if Wang Shao can knock Chen Ju down and preside over the division of the hundreds of thousands of Guan family property, his influence and deterrence among Qinzhou officials will inevitably be greatly enhanced. How can Wang Shao not be impressed?

Hiding the pride in his heart under a solemn and serious expression, Han Gang concluded: "...... Huang De is no more than a lackey, how can he have the courage to burn the armory. In the past 20 years, Chengji County has been blessed three times, and how can Huang De do it alone. It was Chen Ju who covered the sky in Chengji, and only Chen Ju had the ability to set fires, and Chen Ju was the only one who had close contacts with the Tibetan Ministry. inadvertently ruined Chen Ju's big thing, although the student is mediocre, he will not see his murderous intentions for the student. With Chen Ju's hundreds of thousands of net worth, why is it difficult to drive a fan? If it weren't for the students' luck this time, and they invited General Wang Jun to accompany them from Wu Jieju in advance, none of the more than 30 people who followed the students would have been able to escape. ”

After Han Gang finished speaking, he quietly waited for Wang Shao's departure. He knew that Wang Shao would never listen to his family's words, and after returning to Qinzhou City, he would inevitably have to investigate. But Chen Ju's fate has been determined, whether he is a thief or not is a thief and a spy is a trivial matter, and his hundreds of thousands of net worth is a major matter. Now Han Gang handed a good knife to Wang Shao, and he didn't believe that he was not moved by the fat sheep-like Chen Ju.

Wang Shao fell into deep thought. He has been in Qinzhou for a year, and of course he has heard of Chen Ju's name. It is really not easy for Han Gang to live happily until now after he had a bad relationship with Chen Ju, and the relationship between Han Gang and Wu Yan also made Wang Shao a little valued. If half of what he said was true, it would be enough to make Chen Ju doomed. But Han Gang's scheming has been clearly seen from his words, with enough benefits, Wang Shao doesn't mind borrowing a knife for Han Gang to kill people, but the desire to make him suffer a little is getting heavier and heavier.

didn't have much time to think, Wang Shao first said to Wang Hou: "Second brother, you go to Han Xiucai's camp yesterday, send the head and weapons in the car to the city office, and after verifying it, ask for credit for Han Xiucai." ”

"The child obeys." Wang Hou was at a loss and didn't know that this was Lao Tzu's own means, and thought that Wang Shao wanted to verify the authenticity of Han Gang's remarks after the most remarks. Nodding excitedly, he glanced at Han Gang, and led the two guards to the city in a hurry.

Wang Hou walked away, Wang Shao's gaze swept over the convoy, and said, "Gangu City is in urgent need of support, and this batch of baggage cannot be lost." ”

Han Gang crossed his hands and replied seriously: "This student position is where it is, and I will complete it wholeheartedly." ”

"You can think so, you didn't read the sage book in vain," Wang Shao praised, looked up at the sky where the rising sun was gradually rising, lowered his head, and urged Han Gang a little casually: "It's not early, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with Gangu City before nightfall." ”

Han Gang did not hesitate to promise again: "In this case, it is not advisable to send each other off, and the student will leave!" ”

From beginning to end, Wang Shao did not show the slightest intention of recruiting Han Gang, but urged him to go on the road, and Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long, who had been happy for Han Gang for a long time, were even stunned and did not react. Only Han Gang's mood was consistent, and he answered very refreshingly.

Without putting in hope, there will be no disappointment. Since Wang Shao has no intention of recruiting him now, let's continue to do what needs to be done. There are opportunities to express yourself, and it is not difficult to find places that can reflect your abilities, and there is always a time to come out. Why rely on Wang Shao? In any case, Han Gang would not pin his hopes on others, and it was enough to make Wang Shao raise his mind about Chen.

There was no resentment, no expectation, Han Gang followed the normal etiquette to Qin Feng Lu Jinglu to appease the manager Gou Jiyi, and then said goodbye to Zhao Longyin, who was still stunned, and then led the team to the north without looking back.

The resignation was too free, which made Wang Shao frown. Seeing Han Gang's convoy slowly drifting away in the morning light, he secretly asked in his heart if he had misunderstood Han Xiucai: "Did I see it wrong?" ’

ps: There are many good things, Han Gang's road to being an official is not a smooth road, everything has never been as expected, but the original goal has been achieved. If you destroy people's homes in one word, you can expect the Chen Ju clan to be destroyed.

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