Chapter 23: Splashing Dirty Water
Nancheng County, North Gate.
At the hour of the deuteronomy, 6 and the people gathered here.
The people gathered together in twos and threes, whispering about the attack on Xianmu Peak.
"Do you know how County Lieutenant Wang defeated Du Xian? At that time, the two armies clashed, and I saw that County Lieutenant Wang grabbed a handful of soybeans casually, scattered the beans into soldiers, and summoned one god general after another, which directly frightened the bandits of Xianmu Peak to surrender. ”
"This kind of myth is completely a rumor. My brother's friend, who was a soldier in the barracks, said that Wang Duwei was a foot long, with eyes the size of brass bells, a lion's mouth and a broad nose, and was extremely strong, and he used two golden hammers weighing drums and urns. According to my speculation, it must be the county lieutenant who killed the bandits with one person and one horse, killed Du Xian among the ten thousand troops, and subdued the bandits of Xianmu Peak. ”
"County Lieutenant Wang is only fifteen years old, and he looks handsome, how can he be like a brass bell? In my opinion, the county lieutenant must be a green-shirted feather fan, and he went to Xianmu Peak alone to persuade Du Xian with his three-inch tongue. In the end, Du Xian was full of remorse and vomited blood to death, and the bandits on the mountain were persuaded by the county lieutenant to go down the mountain and surrender. ”
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Discussions, one after another.
Various versions of the extermination of Du Xian have been constantly breeding.
More and more people gathered outside the city gate, thinking about Wang Yan's true face. At the same time, they were also very grateful to Wang Yan for exterminating Du Xian. For the people of Nancheng County, Du Xian is a time bomb planted around them, every time they go out of the city, they are afraid, and even many people have been robbed by bandits.
Du Xian was killed, which solved a major problem, and the people were relieved.
As time passed, the people outside the city were densely packed, no less than a thousand.
Countless pairs of eyes, looking forward.
The sun was in the west, and when it was almost the hour of unitary, black spots appeared on the official road in the distance.
"There is a large group of people and horses in front, coming, coming, it must be Wang Duwei leading the soldiers to return triumphantly."
In the crowd, cheers rose one after another.
The people rushed to stand on tiptoe and look forward, and many people widened their eyes to see the scene ahead.
"It's the army, it's Captain Wang Duwei who leads the army to triumph."
"Everyone move their positions, give way to the official road, and don't block the path of Wang Duwei."
"Yes, yes, get out of the way."
The shouts of the people came and went, and in a short time the official road leading to the city gate was empty. On both sides of the official road, there are people full of expectations.
On both sides of the official road from the official road to the city, there are hundreds of people waiting.
Half an hour later, Wang Yan arrived with his soldiers.
It is less than a hundred steps away from the city gate.
Standing in the distance, you can already clearly see the situation at the city gate. Wang Yan saw the people waving to greet him, and listened to the shouts coming from the direction of the city gate, and a sense of pride arose in his heart.
Men should be like that!
At the same time, Wang Yan also had a heavy feeling in his heart.
This is the people, the simple and simple people.
Wang Yan's original intention of leading his troops to crusade against Du Xian was not to eliminate harm for the people, not to defend the country, but to be forced to go by Yan Su, and to be forced to be helpless. However, after such a helpless act was completed, the people were grateful to Dade.
Huang Zhong's expression was touched, and he said with emotion: "My lord, I have lived in Nancheng County for more than ten years, and this is the only time I have seen the people rushing to greet the officers and soldiers. Once, when the people saw the officers and soldiers, they quickly dodged, and there was fear and hatred in their eyes. This time, it's completely different. The people's hearts are boiling, this is the people's hearts. ”
Wang Yan bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This is the meaning of the army's existence, to protect the family and the country, and to ensure the safety of the people." In other words, to ask for the lives of the people. ”
Huang Zhong's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't answer.
The world has long been chaotic, corrupt officials are rampant, and it is too rare to want to produce an official who asks for the people's life. It's already good that the army doesn't rob the people, let alone defend the country.
After living for decades, Huang Zhong has seen too much.
The procession arrived at the gate of the city and slowly advanced along the official road.
When the people saw Wang Yan's true appearance, they were surprised by Wang Yan's young age, and even more surprised by Wang Yan's handsome appearance. The people cheered, and the inside and outside of the city became a sea of celebration, and the voices were high and high.
Wang Yan smiled and kept greeting.
The soldiers in the army all straightened their chests, confident and heroic, and their faces were full of pride.
"Wait a minute, sir."
Suddenly, a burly middle-aged man rushed out of the official road.
He has slender eyes, a hooked nose, a pointed chin, sparse stubble, and disheveled clothes, giving people a cold and sloppy feeling. As soon as he rushed out, Wang Yan immediately ordered the team to stop.
At the same time, the noise outside the city gradually stopped.
Countless people closed their mouths and looked at the middle-aged man at the gate of the city, with more expectation in their eyes.
At this moment, eyes converged on Wang Yan and the man who rushed out.
Wang Yance immediately stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?" ”
The middle-aged man's voice was low, and he replied, "My lord, the grass people are called Niu Youde. The reason why the grass people blocked the road was because they got a message and wanted to ask the adults for verification. ”
"What's the news?" Wang Yan asked.
Listening to Niu Youde's tone of emphasis, Wang Yan already had a judgment in his heart.
The comer is not good!
This man must have come to find trouble.
Niu Youde hugged his fists and said: "A brother of the grass people quietly followed the army in order to see the situation of the attack on Xianmu Peak. After he arrived at Xianmu Peak, he saw that the adults went directly to Xianmu Peak with the army, and then saw you and Du Xian talking happily on the mountain. However, it didn't take long for the news to spread that you had killed Du Xian and the other cottage leaders. Could it be that the adults have known Du Xian for a long time. This time, he killed Du Xian just to gain prestige and the trust of the people. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around.
This inquiry and speculation are really ill-intentioned, and they are actually trying to discredit Wang Yan.
In Wang Yan's eyes, a cold killing intent suddenly flashed. At this special time, once it is not handled well, the benefits of killing Du Xian will be completely wasted.
Subconsciously, Wang Yan identified the troublemaker as the person who was strict in the house.
Only Yan Su is suspicious.
Huang Zhong personally experienced the battle to exterminate Du Xian, and on the surface this battle was won easily, but in fact, it was the result of Wang Yan's strategy one by one.
If any of these steps go wrong, it will definitely not succeed.
It can be said that this battle is quite thrilling.
Now that someone opened his mouth to slander, Huang Zhong's eyebrows were upside down, and his hand was pressed on the handle of the knife, and he was about to do it.
Wang Yan stretched out his hand to stop it, the expression on his face did not change, and he asked impatiently: "Niu Youde, where is your brother?" Since he personally saw the official talking to Du Xian, he asked him to come out and see him. ”
Niu Youde's eyes were resentful, revealing a sad expression, and he said coldly: "His whereabouts were discovered, and he was shot in the left chest with a bow and arrow by a soldier under the command of the lord, and he died not long after returning to the city. ”
In a word, it smeared another layer of black on Wang Yan.
The anger in Wang Yan's heart was ignited, but he didn't expect that his hard work to win would attract such slander. As the saying goes, heaven is evil, and it is still violated; and thou shalt not live.
Niu Youde bumped into him by himself, so he can't be blamed for being ruthless. Wang Yan had a cold face and asked in a deep voice: "Your brother personally dictated, so you also know that this official killed Du Xian without killing a single soldier." ”
"Of course, if you do this, you won't lose a single soldier."
Niu Youde snorted and agreed directly.
There was an imperceptible smugness in his eyes.
The corners of Wang Yan's mouth pulled out an arc, as if smiling, and asked again: "Niu Youde, are you sure that this official and Du Xian are fighting, and there is really no loss of a single soldier?" ”
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