Chapter 102: Fighting Cattle Across the Mountains
Originally, he thought that he would be reluctant for the child to catch the wolf, and wanted to use Erlongtang to exchange for the position of deputy alliance leader, but in the end, Luo Fang found that he was still too young. Luo Fang, who doesn't read much, can't tell too many big truths, but he also understands that he was pitted by Lingyun and miserable. Who would have thought that the Thirteen Taibao of the White Horse Silver Spear in the past would have such a scheming now? He trembled with anger, if it weren't for Xue Liang pulling his arm on the side, he would have gone directly to the righteous hall. Xue Liang pulled Luo Fang for no reason, Luo Fang really wanted to jump out, what could he say? At least on the surface, Ling Yun did not lose his trust, he proposed to let Luo Fang be the deputy alliance leader and let him be the master of the inner hall as agreed. Now it is the left envoy Pei Zeng, the head of the fifth battalion and the four protectors of the Dharma who do not agree, although everyone knows that these people are originally from Ling Yun's side, and their voices must be Ling Yun's instructions eight or nine times out of ten, but they can't be put on the table.
A solemn deliberation turned into a farce in the end. The chief stewards in the hall were arguing with me, completely deviating the theme of the meeting. By the time Luo Fang came to his senses, it would be impossible to drive. In the end, everyone who was arguing and red-faced had already rolled up their sleeves, who still remembered Ling Yunti and his appointment as the deputy leader of the alliance? In the end, the meeting broke out unhappily.
When he walked out of the Gathering Hall, as soon as the wind blew, Luo Fang's mind calmed down a little, but he was surprised to find that in today's meeting, Ling Yun got what he wanted, he successfully sat on the position of the acting alliance leader, and also pushed Wang Bao to the position of the master of the Erlong Hall. And they, for nothing, got nothing. Erlongtang is let out. But his position as the deputy alliance leader and Xue Liang's hall master is not bounded at all.
"Second child, I didn't expect Little Thirteen to dare to tease us like this, I'm going to kill him." When Luo Fang said this. Gritted teeth and clenched fists.
Xue Liang also had a gloomy face, Ling Yun originally had the impression that he was brave and champion of the whole alliance, but in terms of scheming, it would definitely not be like this. But now, the facts have made a statement. They were indeed tricked by Ling Yun. When his heart was on fire, he also flashed the idea of killing Ling Yun directly, but this idea only flashed away. "Calm down. Ling Yun did trick us today, but I don't think he dared to break his promise. He is now the leader of the alliance, if he dares to rebel and have no faith, then who will listen to him in the future. I think. He just deliberately embarrassed us. even took the opportunity to provoke our relationship with the right envoy and the eight hall masters. ”
"Maybe I should have listened to you at the beginning, and it was good not to leave Erlong Hall."
"At this point, there's no turning back. Let's go to the right envoy right away and explain to him well, at this time, we must not fall for Ling Yun's plan to sow discord and make a mess ourselves. ”
Compared to Luo Fang and Xue Liang's anger and irritability at this time, Ling Yun's side was laughing and laughing at this time.
In the house of the original Rose. Pei Zeng, the head of the five battalions, the four protectors, and a large number of elders, incense masters, and building masters came to congratulate Ling Yun on his official appointment as the leader of the alliance. Today's meeting. Ling Yun's appearance was very eye-catching, and he had the full support of the Left Envoy, the Fifth Chief Administrator, and the Four Dharma Protectors, and everyone understood that Ling Yun's position as the leader of the Acting Alliance was firmly seated. Of course, there were also many people who came over to inquire about Ling Yun's attitude and want to know how he planned to deal with the people of the Right Envoy faction.
You must know that in the past, when Rose was the leader of the alliance, the rudder was divided into two factions, the left and right, and the rose did not favor each other, handled things fairly, and the rudder maintained a balanced situation. But now that the alliance leader has been replaced, the balance of power at the helm may be broken. Once the balance of power is broken, it will be an internal strife, and the elders want to know which way the situation will go.
No one knows Ling Yun's attitude, but it is obvious that once the son of heaven and a courtier, Ling Yun comes to power and becomes closer to the left envoy line, and the east wind may overwhelm the west wind.
In fact, as Xue Liang guessed, Ling Yun did not want to engage in infighting and anger as soon as he came to power. Since he proposed a deal with Luo Fang at the beginning, it will be fulfilled in the end, but how to fulfill it depends on his intentions. Even if Ling Yun wanted Luo Fang to be the deputy alliance leader, he didn't want a strong deputy alliance leader. If Luo Fang is directly allowed to be the deputy leader of the alliance, then with the full support of the right envoy faction, then Luo Fang can completely compete with him, which is asking for trouble for himself. Therefore, what Ling Yun did was very simple, Luo Fang could be the deputy alliance leader, but he couldn't be allowed to sit on the deputy alliance leader easily, let alone let him get the full support from the right envoy and the inner eight halls.
Ling Yun asked Pei Zeng to oppose loudly at the meeting, the purpose was not to really oppose it, but to muddy the waters, provoke the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the eight hall masters, and let them understand that Luo Fang and Xue Liang were actually grabbing their positions. In particular, Ling Yun's proposal to let Zhang Sheng retire even threw a tempting bait for the eight hall masters. The so-called two peaches kill three soldiers, divide and divide, that's it.
Zhang Sheng is the leader of the Zhang faction, but if Zhang Sheng wants to retire and give up the right envoy position, can the eight hall masters of the Inner Eight Halls still be closely united? Hard. Especially when Luo Fang and Xue Liang suddenly entered from the outer hall and threatened them.
For Ling Yun, the Zhang faction was his biggest opposition, and of course he had to deal with them. But this deal is not a simple and rude way to kill them, because the strength of the Zhang faction is very strong, and directly killing them will directly trigger the secondary oscillation of the Tiger Alliance.
At this time, at the end of April in early summer, the south of the Yangtze River is already hot, but on the Saiwai Dam, the temperature is still stuck in spring. The sun hangs in the sky, the sun shines, and the warm and warm people are lazy, but there will be no scorching heat. Rose's house is in the center of the inner castle in Midtown, a sturdy but spacious five-entry mansion, the original spacious mansion, at this time lived in Ling Yun and the Central Plains group of friends, and it became lively all of a sudden.
The peach tree in the courtyard is blooming, under the peach tree, there is a brazier, Ling Yun is leaning on the deck chair in a fox fur, drinking freshly brewed tea while roasting the fire, and playing chess with Pei Zeng. The two played chess, but it was not a famous chess of this era, although there was already chess at this time, but only four arms of horses, horses, carriages, and chariots, and only sixty or forty small squares in black and white. Ling Yun was not used to this kind of chess, so he simply took out the chess of later generations. Relying on familiarity with the rules, few people can generally get off him. Although Pei Zeng had lost to Ling Yun several times in a row, he was obviously fascinated by this new style of chess. The more you go down, the more energetic you are, and the more you lose, the more unconvinced.
"Hit the car!" Ling Yun lifted the red cannon and directly crossed the pawn and covered Pei Zeng's black car, snapping. Pei Zeng's face changed, and he looked distressed and regretful. It's a pity that the black car has been thrown into the chess box by Ling Yun, and Ling Yun's cannon has been placed in that position.
Pei Zeng scratched his ears and cheeks, and Ling Yun lowered his hand. From the small table on the side, he picked up the hot tea that Qinglian had just added, and took a sip. A peach petal fluttered and fell in the wind, and two little sparrows fluttered on the flower branches. Ling Yun stretched his waist, such a leisurely ride really felt like a paradise.
Pei Zeng thought about it for a long time and still felt regretful, and yelled: "One step of regret, one step of regret for me!" The roar startled the sparrows on the branches. Ling Yun smiled: "Teacher, you have already repented for the ninth time." ”
"Lao Tzu, this is just starting to play. What's so bad about repenting a few times. Besides, this cart is easy to understand, but what is this cannon of yours? Damn, I can still fight cattle across the mountains, and Lao Tzu has also licked blood with a knife for a lifetime, and I haven't seen anything that can be beaten across the mountain. ”
Originally, there were no cannons in chess, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that artillery was added. This cannon actually means trebuchet, so it's a stone. The Sui Dynasty did not have it at this time. Therefore, Pei Zeng always forgot the function of this cannon to fight cattle across the mountains, and always lost the car and horse under the cannon, and regretted it.
Ling Yun returned the black car to Pei Zeng, withdrew his cannon, and said with a smile: "If you say this cannon, it is a very powerful weapon, it is not a problem to fight cattle across the mountains, and it is even more powerful to attack the city and pull out the village." ”
"Stone-throwing trucks, you say?" Pei Zeng happily set up his car and said casually.
Ling Yun shook his head, "This cannon is not a catapult, it is simpler and more powerful than a catapult. ”
"I don't believe there is such a thing." Pei Zeng said with a smile.
Ling Yun smiled, but he didn't explain that the ancient and not powerful new equipment of black powder only appeared at the end of the Tang Dynasty at the earliest, and firearms began to develop in the Song Dynasty, and it was only in the Ming Dynasty that they really took shape. At this time, how can people understand this? But if you have the chance, you should probably start researching it first. When it matters, it will definitely play an unexpected role.
Pei Zeng successfully repented of a move, kept his car, was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Today, in the Juyi Hall, the face surnamed Zhang is almost gloomy and out of the water, it's really relieving, this old immortal." ”
It is said that Pei Zeng and Zhang Sheng have been old enemies for many years, and they have been at odds for many years. However, according to rumors, the cause of their feud is actually very simple, that is, the two fought for a woman thirty years ago. It's also funny to say that in one action, they robbed a convoy, which was the family of an official eunuch, and snatched back a beautiful official daughter. This woman is quite beautiful, it was Pei Zeng who snatched it back at that time, but when Zhang Sheng saw it, he was immediately shocked, and he didn't think about tea and dinner. As a result, this guy was also young and vigorous at that time, and he was hot-blooded, and as soon as he rushed to Pei Zeng's account, he directly led people to Pei Zeng's tent and robbed them. Pei Zeng snatched people back and didn't touch them, but he was robbed by Zhang Sheng, how could he be willing. So he also ordered someone to run to Zhang Sheng, and the two sides fought each other for a woman, injuring many people. This matter attracted the attention of their boss Murong Ke at that time, and Murong Ke's disposition at that time was also desperate, he asked the young lady to choose between Zhang Sheng and Pei Zeng, but the official lady chose Murong Ke, and Murong Ke married her. It can be said that Zhang Sheng and Pei Zeng did not resent Murong Ke, but instead resented each other, and they were puzzled for thirty years. And the woman that Murong Ke snatched later gave birth to Murong Rose.
Ling Yun smiled: "It's just that people respect me by a foot, and I pay him back." As soon as I came back, Zhang Sheng kept being unpleasant to me, and I naturally paid him back. ”
"Are you really going to let Zhang Sheng step down?" Pei Zeng looked at Ling Yun, "If you are in too much of a hurry, I am afraid that they will jump off the wall in a hurry." I know you brought a lot of people this time, but Zhang Sheng also has a lot of people on his hands. On the surface, he only has 600 people, but in fact there are more than that. ”
Six hundred people is only the number of the three guards, in fact, none of these green forest leaders have some private soldiers. For example, Zhang Sheng, he has a lot of adopted sons and family members, adding up to at least three hundred. And those hall masters and incense masters below him, which one does not have dozens of subordinates. Coupled with the 300 men and horses brought by Luo Fang, there are thousands of them. What's more, there are more than 100 cottages in the Outer Thirteen Halls and Outer Rudders, and many of them are closely related to them, so it is not a small trouble to get them up.
"That is, just say it casually, just add a little blockage to him, he always doesn't regard my generation of alliance leaders as the boss. I plan that when the meeting is held in the hall tomorrow, the teacher will support me. ”
"Of course I'm behind you." Pei Zeng said without hesitation. "Tell me about your plans." (To be continued......)