"General Cui, you have received the position of General Zuo of the Forbidden Army, and you are the best among the generals; And that Qiu Yizhi is only a seven-grade magistrate, and he is the last among civil officials. On what basis does he command you? Qiu Yizhi has always been bold, and it is not surprising to do such a thing that is neither big nor small. But General Cui is in a high position, why do you think he is the head of the horse? ”

Yin Chengliang's two questions hit the nail on the head, and a person with a dull tongue like Cui Nan can't answer them head-on. So he simply pretended not to hear Yin Chengliang's question, and continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Yin Chengliang saw Cui Nan's wooden appearance, and he was really helpless to take him, so he had to almost stammer: "General Cui, you and I have no grudges in the past and no enmity in the near future, why do you want to embarrass me at this critical juncture?" Is it because since General Cui was stationed in Jiangnan, the official hospitality was not careful? If this is the case, I also ask General Cui to raise his noble hand now, and after this matter is settled, this official will come to apologize in person in the general Chinese army's big tent. ”

Cui Nan waved his hand and said: "The last general has no suspicion with Lord Shi, don't think too much." ”

"That being the case, then General Cui still didn't withdraw his soldiers and let us out? Change the Japanese official to come to the door to thank you! After all, Yin Chengliang can't care about his identity, and he will hold his fists to the end.

Unexpectedly, Cui Nan still didn't buy it, and remained silent.

Yin Chengliang saw that he had said a circle, but the general Cui in front of him still looked like he was not close to water and rice, and he suddenly became an ant on a hot pot, if it weren't for the fact that he had cultivated an excellent cultivation kung fu for decades, he would have been scratching his ears and cheeks and at a loss.

I saw Yin Chengliang pacing countless circles in the lobby, and then walked in front of Cui Nan and said: "General Cui, this official doesn't have any reason with you - this official is a feudal official of the imperial court, and he is in charge of more than one-third of the tax revenue of the imperial court. Qiu Yizhi is just a subordinate of this official, a new Qipin county official who has been in for less than half a year. Let me ask you, are you on my side, or on his side? ”

Yin Chengliang thought that there was a huge disparity between his status and Qiu Yi, and this multiple-choice question was placed in front of Cui Nan, and it must not be difficult to choose.

Cui Nan did not hesitate, and said: "According to the last general, it must be Lord Qiu who is more reasonable." ”

Yin Chengliang was already shocked when he heard this.

He has been in charge of Jiangnan for a long time, although he also relies on the relationship between his fellow villagers and the same year to try his best to grasp the movements of the imperial court, but he is far away from the center after all, and he has no way of knowing what kind of relationship Qiu Yizhi has with the emperor - so he can't figure out why Cui Nan will unreservedly favor Qiu Yizhi.

After thinking about it, Yin Chengliang could only think of Qiu Yi's way to go out, and it was possible to bribe Cui Nan with a lot of money. So he left all his grace behind, walked to Cui Nan's ear, and said softly: "Did Lord Qiu give General Cui filial piety?" The official is willing to double it, just ask the adults to give it a convenience! ”

After that, Yin Chengliang untied a jade plate the size of a child's palm from his waist and stuffed it into Cui Nan's hand.

This jade plaque is carved with the best number of Hetian sheep fat jade in the Western Regions, which is very valuable, and after hundreds of years of generations of collectors rubbing and playing, it is already extremely warm and moist, faintly emitting a dazzling luster.

However, this priceless jade had no value in Cui Nan's eyes, so he handed it back to Yin Chengliang without care, and continued to sit on the chair and close his eyes.

Yin Chengliang saw that Cui Nan was still such a picture of ignoring the answers, and his heart became more and more anxious, knowing that no matter how much he said, it would be in vain, so he simply bypassed Cui Nan and said to the group of soldiers under Cui Nan who blocked the door: "What do you want to do?" Do you know what it is to imprison an official of the court? ”

Yin Chengliang paused, and asked himself: "It's the crime of killing the head!" No, the killing of the head is quite light, if you don't get it right, Ling Chi will be executed, and the three clans will be connected! ”

However, these sergeants were all brought out by Cui Nan from the old Youyan Dao army, except for Cui Nan himself and Emperor Zheng Rong, no one would give face, no one would listen to anyone's orders, not to mention Yin Chengliang's empty threat.

I saw that this group of officers and soldiers blocked the door motionlessly, and looked coldly at Yin Chengliang who was thunderous with a three-point mocking expression.

Yin Chengliang saw that his threat did not play a role, so he had to sit back to the chair under the "Mirror Hanging" plaque with his head down, and summoned several trustworthy civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

After a long discussion, Yin Chengliang got up from his seat again, walked to the door of the county government hall, and shouted outside: "Someone! This officer has a military order! ”

Cui Nan, who had been silent for a long time, heard the word "military order", and suddenly came to his senses, opened his eyes and raised them, and asked, "What is Yin Tingshi going to do?" ”

The result of Yin Chengliang's discussion with the group of officials under him was to subdue Cui Nan by virtue of the strength of the crowd. When he saw Cui Nan asking like this, he thought that his plan had succeeded, and said with a smug expression on his face: "General Cui has soldiers under him, and his own officer also has soldiers. Since General Cui can order his sergeants to block the gate, then the officer can also order the sergeants to take us out! ”

Cui Nan heard this, sneered and said: "The county government has been surrounded by the last generals, and Lord Yin wants to call someone, so he can cheer up." ”

Yin Chengliang was stunned again when he heard this, and exclaimed: "So, General Cui is iron-hearted, does he want to imprison us here?" ”

Although Cui Nan was silent, he didn't want to bear the charge of imprisoning the imperial court officials, so he smiled and said a few more words: "It's not a prisoner, it's just that I want to keep you here for a little more time." All the supply adults just command, and the general will send someone to satisfy, but he can't take half a step out of the lobby. ”

Although Cui Nan spoke politely, "can't take half a step out of the lobby", how much is the difference between "imprisoned here"?

Yin Chengliang naturally couldn't accept it, and he didn't believe that Cui Nan had really emptied the county government without making a sound, so he continued to shout at the top of his voice: "Someone! Someone's coming! Someone's coming! However, he still didn't see half of his subordinates who hugged him on weekdays.

In the end, even Yin Chengliang himself was desperate, hoarse, and shouted with a little crying: "Someone! Is there any gasping outside the door? It's nice to squeak! ”

Cui Nan was upset by his call, and said, "Don't scream Lord Thorn Shi." Even if the Jiangnan soldiers are called, they will not come to me to be killed. ”

When Yin Chengliang heard this, he immediately fell silent, he knew in his heart: Cui Nan was right - he gathered nearly 10,000 troops from Jiangnan Province, and tried his best to storm it for a few days before he surrendered Qiu Yizhi, who had less than 20 people; And now that Cui Nan has thousands of people in his hands, and he has fallen into his hands, he will inevitably be a rat trap when attacking, and there is no chance of winning.

But now is not the time to give up.

You must know that Qiu Yizhi's case is very important, in order to cover up the past, he mobilized so many people and killed so many soldiers, so he barely gained the upper hand, and he still has no clue how to deal with the aftermath. Now that Cui Nan is doing this, not only does the initiative change hands instantly, but it is also more and more impossible to cover up under such a lot of effort.

If this matter is still a failure in the end, then if you are ruined and don't talk about it, the Jiangnan officialdom that you have worked hard to run will be greatly shaken, and the so-called fellow villagers who are related to you will also be liquidated in the same year, and the old and young of the same clan will have no room to turn over.

Thinking of this, Yin Chengliang couldn't help but feel a chill behind him, and he didn't know where the courage came from, so he suddenly pulled out the waist knife worn by a military general, and among the group of soldiers who blocked the door under Cui Nan, he chose a soldier who was slightly short but very stocky, pointed his sword at his nose, and shouted: "Do you let it or not!" If you don't, I'll hack you to death right now! ”

That soldier is also a warrior who has survived a hundred battles, how could he be intimidated by the bluff of a thin scholar like Yin Chengliang, so he turned his face away and ignored him anymore.

Yin Chengliang seemed to have been greatly insulted for a moment, and he felt dizzy in his mind, and in a trance, he raised his saber and slashed at the soldier's shoulder!

The sturdy soldier originally thought that Yin Chengliang would not dare to commit murder against him, and he was unprepared for a while, and he suffered such a knife on one shoulder without dodging, and immediately bled like an infusion. However, the old Youyan Dao army paid attention to the four words "order and prohibit", he was so seriously injured, he didn't move at all, let the blood flow down, but his feet didn't move a bit.

Yin Chengliang was a weak scholar after all, and when he saw such a scene, he was immediately frightened by himself, and even forgot to pull out the saber that had been cut into the flesh of the soldier's shoulder, so he staggered back a few steps, and almost fell to the ground on his back.

Yin Chengliang's reckless move finally angered the general Cui Nan, who had endured for a long time.

I saw him jump up from the chair, kick the poor circle chair to pieces, strode up to Yin Chengliang, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted: "Presumptuous! ”

This Zuo General Cui Nan climbed step by step to his current position, relying on the combat exploits of a knife and a gun in thousands of encounters, I don't know how many enemies he has slashed over, and there is a terrifying evil aura on his body-especially a scar on his face that runs through his left cheek and is half red and not purple, under the traction of the muscles on his face that are constantly twitching, he falls down together, which looks even more terrifying.

Yin Chengliang was frightened by Cui Nan's fierce look, as if he had forgotten that the matter was caused by himself, and while constantly struggling to break free from Cui Nan's big hand, he was still asking: "What are you doing?" What are you doing? ”

Cui Nan ignored him completely, grabbed his collar with his right hand and did not relax, turned his head and ordered a few soldiers under him: "Why don't you take him down and hand him over to the military doctor for careful treatment?" ”

Yin Chengliang seemed to have regained his senses at this time, and said with a smile: "Why did General Cui do this? It's just a small soldier, Fang is what I did wrong, wait for me to give more silver taels, and just soothe it. ”

Cui Nan was originally a small soldier, but because he was really talented as a soldier, he was pulled out of the ranks by Zheng Rong, the discerning Youyan King. Therefore, he led the troops the most generously, and hated these acts of bullying and oppressing the soldiers.

Where did Yin Chengliang know such a background, just a few words completely stimulated the anger in Cui Nan's chest.

I saw that Cui Nan no longer paid attention to any dignity and decency, and lifted Yin Chenghao up like a chicken, slammed it in front of those soldiers who blocked the door, and ordered to his subordinates: "You all take off your armor for me!" ”