Chapter 730: If there is a dog, there must be a master
Xu Cheng's surrender was not as spectacular as he imagined, but he just bowed and said "I have surrendered", so he went with Niu Qing as a matter of course, and went to Niu Qing's tent to see his new home first. The two walked side by side in front, talking and laughing, but the Dali soldiers who surrendered behind were not used to it, the soldiers of Song Shicheng had surrounded them in the middle, and now they returned to the camp and still surrounded them in the middle, this move did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional, in short, it made them very unnatural. One by one, they followed behind, cowering, as if they were born by their stepmother.
Maybe Xu Cheng also noticed this, since he surrendered, there is nothing to say, there is no labor contract in this era, and surrender is just a matter of words. Things have come to this point, so be generous so that you can make a good impression on your future boss and boss so that you can get promoted. Xu Cheng has been in the officialdom and army for so many years, but he also understands this, and he does it simply, and immediately confesses to Niu Qing, then turns around, and says an impassioned "surrender eulogy", and then unravels his sword, and orders all the soldiers to put down their blades, confiscate them first, and then distribute them uniformly.
Xu Cheng's action fell in Niu Qing's eyes, and he was very happy, Niu Qing knew that Xu Cheng was not a simple character, and at first he was afraid that he would think too highly of himself by virtue of his past fame, and get along awkwardly, but now it seems that this Xu Cheng is an extremely "up-to-the-road" character. How can this make him dislike, these two people who are almost thirty years apart will soon be like brothers who do not put their hands into the account, and the camp is busy killing sheep and cattle to entertain Xu Cheng.
After the banquet was deleted, Xu Cheng proposed that Niu Qing lead the army into the city, but Niu Qing was not in a hurry, but told Xu Cheng to rest and go again tomorrow, Xu Cheng didn't say anything, so he stayed as he said and was helped to rest.
Niu Qing sent Xu Cheng away, he had no intention of sleeping, so he went straight out of the big tent and wandered around, walking, unconsciously came to Song Chengfu's tent, seeing that the lights were still on inside, he walked to the door and asked softly, "Is Mr. Song asleep?" ”
Song Chengfu heard Niu Qing's voice, hurriedly greeted him outside the tent, and let Niu Qing in.
Entering the house, Niu Qing obviously felt that Song Chengfu was a little different from the past this time, but it was different, but he couldn't figure it out. Niu Qing sat down casually, and the two began to talk.
Niu Qing looked up left and right, the tent was very empty, except for the desk, paper and pen and a couch, there was nothing else, Song Chengfu had always had a reputation for being honest, and this was a military camp, so it was not too surprising to him.
"Sir, you haven't slept so late? It's been a lot of work these days! Niu Qing said softly.
Song Chengfu bowed slightly and said, "These are all things that are within the division, it's nothing." Today was a little tired, but I expected the general to return, so I waited for the general here. ”
"Oh?" Niu Qing raised his head and looked at Song Chengfu, Song Chengfu also looked back at him, at this time, Niu Qing felt that Song Chengfu was different, it was his eyes, although Song Chengfu surrendered in the past, there was always a bit of vigilance in his eyes, but today he was sincere. Niu Qing saw this clearly, and was slightly surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it in his mouth, but asked curiously, "How did Sir know that I would be here?" I didn't even think about it, but my husband knew about it? ”
Song Chengfu smiled and said, "This matter is actually not difficult to guess, the general has a lot of questions in his heart today, but it is not good to ask General Xu directly, so he has to come and ask me." ”
Niu Qing looked at Song Chengfu without admitting or denying it, but just raised his head lightly and motioned for Song Chengfu to continue.
Song Chengfu got his approval and continued: "Today is a situation where the two armies are facing each other, but General Xu suddenly surrendered, although the general may think of it, but he also wants to hear the answer from my mouth." ”
Niu Qing stood up, his eyes did not leave Song Chengfu's body for a long time, and only after a while did he say, "What Mr. said is good, can you be more careful?" ”
Song Chengfu nodded and said, "General Xu's surrender today seems simple, but there is a lot of danger in it. When he left the city, he made two plans, because since the general entered Dongchuan County, General Xu has been unconscious, and you have never really fought him, so he is still a little skeptical about your ability. Today, the two armies faced each other, and I saw that every word he said had an element in it that tested you. If he thinks that you are an incompetent person, he will definitely not surrender, and will even lead people to break out of the encirclement to join the Dali army on the periphery. It's just that your performance was more than he expected, which made him firm in his determination to surrender. ”
"I see!" Niu Qing nodded and said, "So, Mr. was tied up and immediately made a play?" ”
"It's not!" Song Chengfu shook his head and said: "I was originally persuaded to surrender, if the persuasion is successful, everyone will naturally be happy." If it doesn't work, General Xu will really kill me. Therefore, today can be said to be the general's life. Speaking of this, Song Chengfu changed his words and said: "However, the general can use General Xu's two sons in exchange for coming back from below, and it also makes Zai Xia understand that the general is only open-minded!" ”
Niu Qing smiled slightly, until this moment, all the doubts in his heart have been solved. He said softly: "Sir, don't worry, you and I are not in the same hall now, as you said, this is all a matter of duty." Okay, let's stop here today, it's inconvenient to disturb Mr., and Mr. should rest early! With that, Niu Qing walked outside.
As soon as Niu Qing left, the lights and candles in Song Chengfu's tent went out, and the tent was dark, Niu Qing glanced back, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and stepped back into his tent.
That night, a figure appeared outside the tent, this person was one-armed, lightly armed, with a fast horse on his hip, and his face was full of dust, which was noble. This time, he had a passing waist card on him, but he was not caught back like last time and sent to Niu Qing again.
Instead, he went straight to Niu Qing's big tent, and at night, the two talked secretly all night, and no one knew what they said. Until the next day, when Gao Chong came out, he was still the same as when he came yesterday, he ran for days, and came here without rest, and now he was really a little tired, so he planned to find a camp to rest.
Passing by Xu Ershao's tent, he heard a soft voice and a low pant faintly coming out, this kid actually worked so hard, and he worked hard early in the morning. Gao Chong frowned, looked in that direction with contempt all night, and was about to leave, when suddenly, the barking of the dog like a donkey came, and then, the sound inside stopped suddenly, Xu Ershao walked out of the tent with his pants and shouted softly: "Who is in front of this son's tent?" Hurry up, or tell General Niu Qing to arrest you. ”
Gao Chong's glasses glared, stared at the dog fiercely, and then looked at Xu Ershao, who was slowly going out, and scolded: "What a dead dog, I really turned my face and didn't recognize people, and I was sorry that Lao Tzu took care of you like that a few days ago." Blind your dog's eyes......" said and looked at Xu Ershao and said: "If there is a dog, there must be a master, and you are not a good thing......"
Xu Ershao took a closer look at Gao Chong, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Gao Daren?" Didn't you leave? Why did you come back again, I still wanted you to come a few days ago, but I didn't expect you to curse as soon as you met, how can you say that? ”
Gao Chong rolled his eyes and said, "Then how do you say that if there is a master, there must be a dog?" ”
"That's pretty much it...... Well? Can you not compare that beast to me? I said, brother, why are you going in a hurry? ”
Gao Chong was very sleepy at this time, so he didn't bother to say more to him, waved his hand, and said, "I want to find a place to sleep, or you are here, it just so happens that the bed is still warm." ”
"Oops...... Don't! Xu Ershao hurriedly stood in front of the camp gate and said, "The younger brother has a daughter, you don't know it......"
"Fart-" Gao Chong glanced at him and scolded, "Hurry up and get in......" said and walked straight away, leaving only Xu Ershao touching his head inexplicably.