Chapter Twenty-Four: Burning Winter

Xie An faintly heard the sound of snow falling in his dream, the fine snow fell like sand in his ears, the sky and the earth were empty, and no one seemed to exist anymore. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He opened his eyes suddenly, and the light of the day stabbed his eyes like fire, and it took a long time for him to open them again.

Xie Shang sat beside him, wrapping his arms layer by layer with white gauze, the young man on the upper body of the **** had a few new red scars on his skin, and his black hair was scattered, if it weren't for the thick blood on his body, he would definitely be recognized as a girl just by looking at the silhouette.

"Brother Shang?"

Xie An realized that he was on an unfamiliar mattress, which looked like a certain hall, but the sunlight was slanting into the hall, illuminating people's skin.

"This is the side hall of the East Palace, now the people in Taicheng are almost gone, how good our little lord treats you, this place where the queen of the East Palace has never lived will let you live."

Xie Shang's tone was lazy, and he was still in the mood to joke at this time, Xie An was relieved now, after all, the defeat was the first time Xie Shang had encountered it, and it seemed that his tone did not affect his mood.

"Xie Anshi, this word is good, fortunately, your teacher Bian still has a breath, otherwise the second uncle would not be able to thank him in person."

Xie An asked, "How is Teacher Bian?" ”

Xie Shang said with a smile: "Good luck, I had a back sore attack in the middle of the night, and I almost fainted on horseback, but fortunately I was rescued by Huan Fuzi and the eldest princess who rushed over, and a small half of the Baiguan Mansion was burned, and the damage elsewhere was not big, if it wasn't for you and Xizhi's plan to break the fire attack in time, I'm afraid this fire would have burned to Taicheng." It's just that the willow trees on the poor shore may not be able to see the scene of fluttering in the sky this spring. ”

Xie An finally breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to Xie Shangzan again: "Huan Fuzi is really good, I heard Bian Jialangjun say that he fought with Sima Zong with one person and one knife, and almost cut off one of Sima Zong's arms, even the rumored Chengying couldn't take him, and he was unlucky to be whipped by the eldest princess in the black light, and actually forced Sima Zong to give up the fire attack and withdraw early." ”

"That's majestic." Xie An sat on the bed and laughed, Xie Shang rubbed his head, "Don't worry, it's still useful for you to make up the lie that Shi Hu attacked Shouchun, plus Su Shuo is in hand, now Su Jun is still in Qingxizha and didn't dare to cross the river, Lord Situ went out of the house to sit in Taicheng, they were killed by me, and they also need to be rectified, even if Yu Liang runs away, there are at least 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, do the math, we still have a day of leisure." ”

"How can you be a prisoner later, Sima Zong has a grudge, I was almost caught by him last night."

Xie An got up and changed his clothes, and briefly talked about the things after the separation last night, and as he was talking, he caught a glimpse of Sima Yu standing at the door of the hall and watching, he was biting the hosta and said vaguely: "When can you get rid of this obscene appearance, I will no longer despise you." ”

Sima Yu stepped forward with a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid that if you say some secret things, this king won't hear it well." ”

Xie An finished dressing himself and helped Xie Shang comb his hair, Sima Yu saw the slow appearance of the two brothers, and finally couldn't help but say: "Everyone outside is crazy, what can be done?!" ”

"Where's the madness?"

"The soldiers who were originally conscripted have now been persuaded by our Shangshu Zuo Cheng, and now they have all taken off their military uniforms and changed into regular clothes to save their lives and escaped, because Su Jun is rumored to only kill people in military uniforms, and the people will not be killed."

"Of course, when he arrives in Jiankang, he wants to win the hearts of the people, so naturally he will not kill the people, just like when they crossed the river a few days ago, they were so poor that they killed everything and killed babies."

Sima Yu hurriedly said: "Then what should I do when the time comes?" ”

"What are you worried about?" Xie An smiled faintly, "Lord Yu is obedient, maybe Su Jun will take a fancy to you, and he can't help you to take the position." ”

Xie An successfully made Sima Yu angry, and walked out angrily, muttering in his heart that he would never pay attention to this person again, when he heard Xie An's clogs and chased after him, and asked, "Where have the dark guards gone?" ”

Sima Yu pouted and said: "How can there be any secret guards, now they have all become 'Ming' guards, all of them have been transferred to the Queen Mother's Palace to guard by Lord Situ, the lord is also there, and the guards who can be used in the city are all incorporated into the army, and now everyone is afraid that Lord Situ will give an order to let everyone go to the death to fight......

Xie An shook his head, "No, the family teacher is a person who can bend and stretch, and he will be lowered when the time comes." ”

After thinking about it, Xie An was not at ease with Bian Wangzhi, and asked the imperial doctor about his condition, and made sure that he was fine now, but he couldn't get out of bed, and he had to cultivate for at least half a month before he could rest assured.

"It's good that Teacher Bian can't get up now, I'm afraid that when he sees Su Jun, he can't help but die with him."

The snow fell and the sky was clear, but there were still some burning ashes floating in the middle of the city, like catkins in spring, falling leisurely.

The people he saw in the palace were all gloomy, and Sima Yu saw that Xie An was still that mild, and he had to admire the Xie family's tutor.

Now it's okay to be worried, it's okay to be afraid, you can't stop what you should come, it's better to find a way to resolve the current crisis if you have time to worry, and delay it until the day when King Qin's army arrives.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xie An entered the main hall to see Director Wang, he heard them talking about Shi Hu's southward trip to Shouchun......

When Wang Biaozhi saw him coming, he immediately shook his head and said: "Your lie is like a magic stick, Ah Bing sent a message from Xiangguo, saying that Shi Hu learned that Zu Yue had led the army to leave Shouchun, and he was about to complete the army to the south in the near future. ”

Xie An said lazily: "Shi Hu is not a fool, such a good time, I will also go south." ”

Seeing that he had nowhere to vent his anger, and looked listless, Director Wang hurriedly knocked his head with his tail, "Is there a way to stop Su Jun from entering Taicheng?" ”

Xie An said: "Unless the teacher sends a master to kill Su Jun, I don't think there is any other way." Shi Hu went south, I am afraid that General Xi Jian also received the news, and he does not dare to send troops to King Qin easily, even if he can send troops, we have already become prisoners. ”

Xie An's words are true, and people have to face the reality.

Liu Chao, the newly sealed general of the Left Guard, said: "Xie Anshi, Lord Bian gave you this word, now you should be like a rock to calm people's hearts, and you should not say these discouraged words." ”

"Okay," Xie An coughed lightly and said: "In fact, the possibility of Shi Jilong going south is only half, and the other half is in the hands of Xianbei Murong, because I talked about the rebellion between Su Jun and Zu Yue in my correspondence with Murong Ke a few days ago, if Murong is not stupid, he has suffered so much idleness from Shi Jilong over the years, Murong will wait for him to send troops south, and then create chaos on the border to take advantage of it, and then even Shi Jilong will weigh which is more important, after all, General Xi Jian's soldiers and horses are still pressing in Guangling, and he can go north to Shouchun at any time." ”

Wang Biaozhi said curiously: "When did you become so familiar with the Murong clan?" That Murong Ba also gave you something before, this Murong Clan's vision is really good, and he knows that you are not a small fish in the pond. ”

How dare Xie An say that he is planning to build a good relationship, and when he can abduct Murong Ba as a proton in the future and strangle the future enemy, he only said, "We are all young people, you can't envy us." ”

The crowd was speechless and continued to hear him.

He had no choice but to spread his hands and said: "But there is no way to stop Su Jun at all, even the teacher can't think of a way, what use do you think I am, but now, it should be delayed for a few days, it depends on your reluctance." ”

……

Wang Biaozhi tapped his palm with a fan, "Don't sell Guanzi, say it quickly!" ”

"One is to send money, and the other is to give people."

Xie An saw that everyone's eyes were burning, even Sima Yan got off the seat, stepped forward to listen, he no longer gasped, and said in one go: "Su Jun's wolf is short-sighted, and he brought so many rogue militia to fight, so he naturally promised them a lot of benefits, so we will send silver money first, lest they enter the city like wild beasts and loot everywhere, which can be regarded as a peace agreement." ”

"Give it away, it's just to find the children of the Yu family to send him out of anger, but Lord Zhongshu Ling ran away with his three younger brothers, and Lord Yu Bing is ...... in Wu County again" Xie An said and glanced at Sima Yan, "Of course, I didn't mean to let the Queen Mother come forward." Although there is no one in the Yu family, we still have Su Shuo, I hope that Su Junnian will be in the relationship between father and son, and when he sees Su Shuo's letter of discussion, he can draw a truce with us for a few days. ”

Director Wang nodded lightly, "The way to send money is good, reduce the killing heart of the wandering militia, and eliminate the disaster of no reason." ”

Xie An received the old fox's praise, and immediately continued happily: "Teacher, do you remember that I have been improving movable type printing all these years? Now it can come in handy. ”

He said again: "What about the historian Dong? ”

"Yes." Historian Dong Hu was writing hard, and he didn't raise his head to answer.

Xie An praised: "I know that the bones of the historian are much harder than the so-called celebrities, if there is anything unclear, you can ask Lord Zhong, Yu Liang put down the 'bold words' when he escaped must be recorded, so that he can live through the ages, I need adults to write thousands of words, count Yu Liang's crimes, and then I will typeset and print this article, from Qingyun Pagoda to Jiankang City and the entire Jiangzuo, this time, not only the government at all levels, but also the people, especially the one sent to Su Jun's hands." ”

……

Wang Biaozhi and the ministers looked dazed, and at the same time saw a sly smile flashing in the eyes of Wang Dao and Xie An, this was the first time Wang Biaozhi had seen Wang Dao smile in the past few days.

Xie An explained: "Su Jun wants money but more fame, even if he occupies Taicheng, but I bet that he will be amnesty on the second day, and you will be reinstated if you can't be a prisoner overnight, because since he is here, how can he sit in the position of this extremely human minister, but he has no family background and no reputation, so he will definitely minimize the unfavorable remarks against him." ”

"That's why I said just now, the one in Su Jun's hand should be specially made, on the one hand is "On the Crime of Yu Liang Governing the Country", on the other side is "On the Crime of Su Jun's Rebellion", give him a feeling in advance what it means to be spurned by thousands of people, everyone, now is the time for you to play your eloquence."

After he finished speaking, although his voice was not loud, it echoed in the hall and everyone's hearts for a long time, and Director Wang finally smiled: "You still have the strength to use your brain." ”

Xie An Zhengse said: "Now I have two things to do, ask the teacher to send troops to me." ”

Wang Daodao: "With the Qilin Bronze Talisman in hand, you can adjust the army of up to a thousand people, what are you going to do?" ”

"Catch Sima Yi and bring back Tao Kan's son." Xie An blinked, "If you want to provoke Tao Kan, I'm afraid that Su Jun will kill Tao Kan's son, and when Yu Liang goes to Tao Kan for help, it will definitely break down." And Sima Yi ...... Don't forget that we still have two princes in our hands who want to go out of the city to join Su Jun, and if Su Jun wants someone at that time, we can also use them as bargaining chips. ”

Xie Shang said loudly at the entrance of the palace: "Sima Yi, I'll catch it, and you go to Taofu to bring people back to the city." ”

Things were decided one by one, Xie An led a hundred soldiers who took off their military uniforms and wore civilian clothes to leave the city, and when he turned his head, he saw that Feng Ruoyu was actually on the list.

Xie An smiled: "With Captain Feng here, I feel much more at ease." ”

Feng Ruoyu rarely stopped glaring at him angrily, but his tone was still awkward: "Actually, you don't have to go in person." ”

"I just don't want to be here." Xie An touched his ears that were red from the cold, "Stay here, as soon as you close your eyes, you can hear the sound of snow falling, and it is so quiet that it makes people panic." ”

As soon as the group left Xuanyang Gate, Xie An heard Xun Xian's cry behind him, he hadn't seen Xun Xian for more than half a month, this young man was also like a bamboo shoot, the two were two years apart, Xun Xian was born with a baby face, if it weren't for his superb riding skills, he would have been a child under ten years old.

Xie An asked, "Are you the only one left to accompany the East Palace?" ”

Xun Xian pouted and said: "Of course, your brother has long been locked up at home by his mother, Ah Jing and Hu Zhi are also in the mansion, and Gu Lu and the two Langjun have long been taken over by the clansmen." ”

"It's okay, you stay with the lord, and I'll go out of the palace."

Xun Xian hurriedly said: "I'm going too, you look like you're going to do great things, I heard that you have gone to the battlefield with your brother, and you also have your credit for capturing Su Shuo, since you can contribute, after I am a famous minister, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, how can I lag behind you?" ”

Xie An smiled: "Don't you think about assassinating Su Jun, right?" ”

Xun Xian raised his head and said, "If there is a chance, I will kill it!" ”

Xie An said helplessly: "Come on, we will have a chance to approach him when he attacks Taicheng, and now he has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and there is no hope." And we are not going to fight now, but to pick up Tao Kan's son Tao Zhan, I heard that he had a big brother who died young, and now he is the eldest son in the family, and he is the only son that Tao Kan values and stays in Jiankang. ”

"I'm just afraid that I will encounter an enemy surprise attack along the way, and I may not encounter it at all."

As soon as he heard that it was impossible not to fight, Xun Xian was a little depressed, and he didn't know where he got his interest at this moment when the army's heart was broken, he was really a young man full of vitality.

Now that Xun Xian is here, this little tail can't be shaken off, anyway, Xun Xian's force value is okay, and self-protection is still possible.

The group passed by the half-burned black mansion of the hundred official mansions, and the thought that this fire was ignited not far from Taicheng, everyone palpitated, and at the same time couldn't help but admire Xie An's foresight, otherwise this official mansion would be completely destroyed.

He hadn't gone far before Xie An actually saw Yu Yi, dressed in white, walking back with scattered soldiers and horses......

Didn't this Yu Yi run away with Yu Liang? How did it come back?

The two looked at each other and smiled, Yu Yi's white clothes were thin, and his eyes were so tired that his eyes were blue, "The eldest brother can't take so many soldiers, Su Jun is chasing after him, he took the third brother and the fourth brother and more than a dozen guards on the boat to the west, I stayed, helped him drive away the pursuers, and finally escaped back." ”

Xie An glanced at him sympathetically, "Then you're finished, now the first thing Su Jun wants to kill is you, and then Empress Dowager Yu." ”

Yu Yi looked in the direction of Taicheng, his eyes were far away, "After thinking about it, you are still right, I still shouldn't leave Sister Ah here, she has sacrificed enough for the Yu family, I will protect her thoroughly, as for the lord, I will leave it to Lord Situ." ”

(To be continued.) )