Chapter 138: Meritorious Service
The thieves are in turmoil......
This kind of chaos is only afraid and not necessarily the lethality of these things in front of us, which is the instinctive human fear, the fear of the unknown. ︽,
One can imagine how frightened the ancestors of mankind would have been when they saw the thunder rolling in the sky, the lightning striking the forest and igniting the flames of the trees.
And now...... In the same way, when the thunder explodes and the smoke fills the air, even if the damage of these things is limited, it is enough to cause panic among the vast majority of people.
The panic spread, followed by the head of the rats, and then the trampling of each other.
On the banks of the river, countless people rushed to grab the ferry, but more people fell into the water, and the river rolled, stirring up countless waves, sweeping one individual eastward.
The hay was burning, the sand and gravel were blackened, and there were flames everywhere, and the flames were rising, accompanied by billowing smoke, and they went straight into the sky.
The sound of wailing is endless.
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Qin Shaoyou and Li Lingyue stood side by side.
Seeing the firelight in the distance, as well as the various burdens that exploded into the sky with a thunderclap, in this early morning, it was like thousands of fireworks set off together, which was very beautiful.
Li Lingyue was so frightened that she covered her ears at first, and unconsciously wanted to hide from Qin Shaoyou's side like a kitten, but when she saw Qin Shaoyou's determined look, she gradually quieted down, opened her eyes wide, and looked at the moment of brilliance in mid-air from afar.
"It's beautiful."
Qin Shaoyou's heart is dripping blood, of course it is very beautiful, and the saltpeter in Zhuangzi is all in it.
In order to control the enemy, he ordered people to go to Zhuangzi overnight to get a cart of saltpeter, mixed with charcoal, finely crushed cotton cloth, buried under the sand, saltpeter is extremely stable, but mixed with some things, if it encounters an open flame, the power emitted is not light. What was originally made of ice was eventually made into fireworks.
In fact, this is really just a cannon battle, and its power is really limited, although it can injure people, but it is not easy to kill.
However, this was in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, in this era, firecrackers have not yet appeared. Everyone has no resistance to any open flames or explosions, and as soon as the countless 'artillery battles' in the underground exploded, the thief army was suddenly in chaos, and there was such a heavy pile on the riverbank, and the fire was burning, and there was no need for these 'artillery battles' to kill, this raging fire, and the smoke rising from the sky, was enough to kill.
Even more terrifying are people. The smoked soldiers could not see, and in extreme terror, they could not help but rush to cross the river and flee back to the north bank, but in a hurry. Trampling on each other, even in this fear and anxiety, even if they draw their swords against each other, as for the drowning people. There are countless more.
"Your Highness, is it good-looking?"
"Beautiful."
Qin Shaoyou smiled: "Then, today's officials will use this fireworks to congratulate His Highness on his birthday." Just now...... The subordinate officer also has military affairs. Your Highness, please wait. ”
Today's Li Lingyue is very well-behaved, she looked at Qin Shaoyou deeply, held Qin Shaoyou's horse, and said, "Be careful." ”
Qin Shaoyou had already turned over and walked away.
With dozens of foot soldiers, Qin Shaoyou, Fang Jing and others gathered together, the thief army was in chaos, if they didn't attack again at this time, when would they stay?
At this time, the regimental camp was already in high spirits, and when they saw Qin Shaoyou leading the team, they drew their swords one after another, Qin Shaoyou shouted: "Did you see it? Just in front, there was a group of rabble, already frightened by Captain Pontus's carving insect skills, what did you see? What do you see as an army of thieves? No, let me tell you, this is not a thief army, this is grain, this is a report, it is gold, it is a daughter-in-law, follow Captain Pontus, those who have no money can have money, those who have no food at home can pile up rice in a jar of tiles, and those who do not have a daughter-in-law will have a daughter-in-law. If you make meritorious contributions, most of you damn Qiu Ba don't understand, Captain Bendu will say to you, come with me, grab money, grab food, and grab women! ”
"Kill!"
In this world, there is nothing more exciting than such a declaration of impromptuation.
Meritorious service, everyone doesn't understand.
But everyone only knows that if you kill a thief, you will have money and a daughter-in-law, and this alone will ...... That's enough.
With a roar, countless people responded, the long knife was raised, and the war horse galloped.
One hysterical voice echoed: "Thief! ”
On Mengjin Beach, a killing has begun.
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Mengjin is not far from Luoyang, and the thunderous sound naturally came into Luoyang, and many people saw that Mengxi's mid-air was illuminated by 'lightning' from time to time.
The forbidden army in Beijing was greatly panicked and waited even more solemnly.
Moments later, a message began to spread.
The thief army was defeated, the Mengxi unity camp broke the thieves, and tens of thousands of thieves were wiped out, with countless casualties.
Absurd!
Cui Jing is very concerned about this battle situation, as the head of the Cui family and the prime minister of the dynasty, he knows better than anyone else that this rebellion may change the fate of the Cui family anytime and anywhere.
So...... He must get the most accurate information at all times, and once the balance of forces on both sides is out of balance, then ...... It's time for the Cui family to make a choice.
A lot of times, that's the reality.
At first, it was said that the news was brought back by the scouts of the Jin Wuwei, and then it spread at the east gate, and then spread throughout the city.
When Cui Jing heard the news, she felt very ridiculous.
His answer was just two words, ridiculous, ridiculous, simply ridiculous.
It's not that he has any prejudice against Qin Shaoyou, it's just that he has lived a lot of age, and it is not wrong for the Tang Dynasty to be like a cloud since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but there is such a huge disparity between the enemy and me, and what else is the tens of thousands of thieves wiped out, isn't this ridiculous or what?
Cui Jing sat down, in the grass house, he wore the Taoist robe given by Emperor Taizong, and ate tea for a long time.
Tea is princess tea, the tea of the world, there is no comparison with princess tea, Cui Jing enjoys it, in fact, he doesn't take the war too seriously.
Over the past hundreds of years, the Cui family has gone through the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then the Great Sui, the Tang Dynasty, and even the current Wu Zhou, and they can still stand, this is only because, even if Li Chong wins the world, the Cui family is still the Cui family, and it is nothing more than a question of how much benefit can be obtained in this raging fire.
It's just that...... How much benefit can the Cui family make from this...... This is the question that Cui Jing has to think about.
"Cui Gong." Outside the grass house, someone whispered.
Cui Jing just coughed, signaling that she was listening.
The outsiders said, "The saint summons you." ”
Cui Jing frowned, and couldn't help but say, "The saint has returned to the palace?" ”
"Yes, I hurried back to the palace an hour ago, and made a decree to summon the princes of the court and the central government to discuss matters."
Cui Jing's eyes flashed, and he couldn't guess what Wu Zetian was thinking for a while.
He pondered for a moment before he said, "Get ready to drive." ”
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When Cui Jing arrived at the Xuanzheng Palace, there were already many people here, and he was still kneeling on the top of the left position, with a calm face.
Wu Zetian, who was high up, saw him coming, smiled at him, and said, "Cui Qing is here, so the rest of the late people don't have to wait." ”
"Fang Cai......" Wu Zetian looked around left and right, and then said: "I sent another good news, but this good news is a little hasty, only saying that the battle of Mengxi and the unity battalion won a complete victory, Zhu Qing, could it be ...... Is this God bless me Da Zhou? ”
Hearing this, the Xuanzheng Hall fell silent.
Whether it's God bless Da Zhou, they don't know, but this matter is a little unreliable.
The people sitting here, without exception, are the human spirits of the human spirits, how can they not know that in the many good news, there is always too much water, and fraud is a common thing, and it is even possible that even the palace is involved in the fraud, in order to make everyone have confidence in the martial arts.
Seeing that no one answered, Wu Zetian's eyes fell on Cui Jing's body and said, "What does Cui Qing think?"
Cui Jing thought for a while, and said, "Sage, minister...... I didn't see it with my own eyes, and I didn't dare to believe it. ”
This sentence is implicit, but in fact, it hides a sharp edge, which means that the saint has not seen it in person, how dare he seriously discuss such a ridiculous thing here.
Wu Zetian was not angry, in fact, when this note came, she was also a little puzzled, it was just enough to defeat the five hundred thief army with two hundred people in one fell swoop. And now...... But twenty times the army of five hundred thieves, this ...... It doesn't look like it's real.
But she faintly looked forward to such a miracle in her heart, and although she had ordered someone to go to find out the truth, she still couldn't help but call everyone over, hoping that someone could give a little confidence.
Cui Jing's words represent the opinions of many people.
Ridiculous, ridiculous, this kind of thing has no value for discussion at all!
Wu Zetian fell into deep thought.
After a long time, she smiled bitterly and said, "What Cui Qing said is very ......."
Although he was pushed by Cui Jing, Wu Zetian seemed to be in a trance.
This time, the rebellion of the Jinju thief army really gave her too many palpitations, and what was decided in this battle was the fate of the Wu family, and she couldn't be careless.
Then the temple became silent.
Wu Zetian didn't speak.
And the ministers are also happy to be idle, everyone has their own thoughts, and they also hide their own calculations.
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Well, please allow the tiger to continue to beg for votes, it's really sad! (To be continued......) u