Volume 2: Bianliang Mistake, Chapter 46, Saying Movement (2)

In the inner courtyard of the Yao Gu Office, these days, it is quiet. Everyone knows that this prime minister, as Yanjing has been besieged for a long time, he has become more and more discouraged. The subordinates of the former Liao Gaomen nobles who were retained already didn't know what they had committed, and they were beaten so much that they couldn't get out of bed, and they were thrown out of the mansion like a mess of mud. The people in the house are not the people with roots and feet that the Yao family has used for a long time, and they are all doubly silent, and everyone is cautious to the extreme, for fear of provoking this prime minister.

It turned out that Yao Gu had to go to the old breed's office every day to take a turn to see what the old breed had to order. In the past few days, I have not been able to go anywhere, but occasionally I go up to the city wall and take a turn, watching the banners of the Fengtian Advocate Righteousness and Restoration of Liao Army flashing in the distance all over the mountains outside, and my face is doubly difficult to look at.

Although it was still daytime at this time, the inner courtyard was as dead and silent as a mourning hall. The subordinates occasionally ran around, and they all stood on tiptoe one by one, for fear of making a little extra noise.

Although Yao Gu is a military general, he is not an unliterate person. In fact, at this moment, the Western Army has many scholars. These generals have been inherited for at least decades, and how can the next generation who have been cultivated still be rude and martial artists.

Although it is only a temporary temporary government office, it also has a large study room. The bookshelves are all rare books from the high gates of Yanjing City, many of which were taken captive from Bianliang by the Liao Emperor Abaoji. But at this time, Yao Gu didn't have the slightest intention to look at it, just wearing a round-necked purple robe, wearing a soft head, sitting on a bed thoughtfully.

On the bookcase, there are several letters, pressed with green jade paperweight. The corners of the book have already been turned over, and I don't know how many times I have turned them for Yao Gu.

There was a sudden sound outside, Yao Gu raised his eyebrows, and was about to have a seizure, but the subordinate who was on duty at the door was already trembling slightly and hurriedly replied: "My nephew has arrived, I ask to see my father-in-law." ”

Yao Gu snorted, waved his hand without looking back, and motioned for someone to come in. I heard the sound of boots, and a red-faced man in his early thirties walked in, came to the Yao Gu bookcase, and bowed deeply: "The last general will see Xianggong." ”

Yao Gu sat up straight and said lightly: "Pingzhong, let's talk about family etiquette, where is there any military affairs now, it's just sitting in the city, waiting to see Xiao Yan calm down." ”

The red-faced young man who came, eight feet tall, tall and stout, with a slight beard, looked forward to it, and was awe-inspiring. The color of wind and frost on his face is quite heavy, but it is the traces left by sleeping on the front line of the battle against Western Xia for many years. He is Yao Gu's nephew Yao Pingzhong. His mother died when he was a child, and his father died in the war with Western Xia. Yao Gu took pity on him and raised him as a son. Yao Pingzhong was as bold as a fight, fierce and daring to fight, comparing Yao Gu's biological sons to several others. Sometimes Yao Gu talked to people in private, and they all said that his career would be handed over to his nephew in the future.

In this Northern Expedition, the Western Army, Jingyuan, Qin, Fengxi, and the three armies played soy sauce mostly, and Yao Pingzhong did not show any ability. just followed his uncle to help manage the army. At this time, Yao Gu was lazy to go to the camp, and Yao Pingzhong was sitting in the barracks. Give back every day. Since Yao Gu didn't go to Lao Chong's place, he didn't hand over with other generals. But this nephew still needs to be seen.

Seeing Yao Gu waving his hand, Yao Pingzhong found a stool and sat down, his hands hanging on his knees, and waiting for Yao Gu to ask with his face up.

Yao Gu pondered for a moment and asked, "How is it in the army?" ”

Yao Pingzhong shook his head: "What else?" Even if there are some local chickens and tile dogs outside, but Yanjing City can be surrounded by three turns, and in the past ten or twenty days, the military spirit will naturally be unstable. The army hangs alone, afraid of being surrounded. Although the ministers above have their own thoughts, how do the soldiers and soldiers below know? They are all clamoring to hurry up to the battle and open up the retreat and food road............ Although I and the generals tried their best to suppress it, it became more and more unbearable. ”

His complexion was stern, and he looked at Yao Gu's face, and he didn't have any pretense, so he continued: "............ Since the Northern Expedition, our Western Army has actually not fought any faceless battles, and tens of thousands of horses have been injured and damaged in Baigou River, not to mention the Huanqing Army, and the morale is not very high. There are a lot of complaints about several ministers. Now the old minister strictly ordered the army to sit in the city, and the soldiers below were privately discussing, could it be that the old minister was really going to bury the western army? Even if we have a trouble with the imperial court, the heat is almost the same now, and if we continue to postpone it, I'm afraid that we ourselves will be bad............"

Yao Gu slammed the book case in front of him, and the Qingyu paperweight jumped high at once, and then fell heavily: "What's the opposite, what's the arrangement, what kind of arrangement does the old breed have, everyone just abide by it, what else do you say?" If there are those who disturb the morale of the military and do not obey military orders, is it all a fictitious military law? ”

Yao Pingzhong immediately heard the resentment in Yao Gu's words, and immediately felt that there was room for speech. He was originally a warm-hearted person, and he was not satisfied with the Yao family's current status in the Western Army.

In real history, Yao Pingzhong can also be described as a strange person. In the battle of destroying Fangla, Yao Pingzhong was meritorious, Tong Guan asked him what reward he wanted, but Yao Pingzhong said that he only needed to meet the official family. Tong Guan saw that he was keen on this, but he didn't arrange it. The Jurchens went south to surround Bianliang, and Yao Pingzhong offered a strange plan to lead the forbidden army and other ineffective men and horses to attack the Jurchen camp at night, but the result was naturally a complete defeat. There is nothing strange about the defeat, it is not easy to fight to the death with the Jurchens at this time. Surprisingly, this Yao Pingzhong did not return to Bianliang, and fled west for seven hundred and fifty miles in one go, and only stopped when he arrived at Huashan. I still felt unsafe, so I simply ran to Sichuan in one breath, lived in seclusion, and only came out of the mountain after I was over eighty years old.

This person's personality is bold, willing to take risks to make miraculous achievements, and has obtained a status that has not been over-relocated, and his expression in life and parallel affairs could not be more incisive.

At this moment, in his opinion, it may be the time for the Yao family to replace the position of the seed family in the Western Army

Yao Pingzhong looked at Yao Gu fixedly, and suddenly said loudly: "Uncle, if your niece says a word, don't be surprised." ”

Yao Gu's breath in his chest was still unsettled, and he frowned and said coldly: "What do you have to say, what are you still hiding in front of someone?" ”

Yao Pingzhong took a breath, got up and said, "Why are we sitting in Yanjing, waiting for Xiao Yan to make such a great contribution to quelling the chaos?" Why don't you let our Western Army get this credit? Straight mother thief, but I look at him, but as long as my uncle gives an order, my nephew will set off, and within ten days, I will sweep away the bird Yelu Dashi"

Yao Gu didn't get angry, he just sighed and waved his hand lazily: "There is no need to say such things again, I have already said something to the old minister, but it is useless, just sit in the city now." A qiē listened to the orders of the old breed minister. ”

Yao Pingzhong didn't give up, straightened his neck and protested: "The old man is so old that he is confused, and tens of thousands of sons and daughters have been buried in the Baigou River. Why listen to him now? This great achievement, the breeder refuses to ask for it, our Yao family wants Qin Fengjun also has 20,000 athletes, and the angels who beat Yelu Dashi are enough to be in the city, and they keep saying that they want us to send troops to quell the chaos, and we obey orders, which is also a matter of course. After this war is fought, I am afraid that the position of the Western Army will be controlled, and the person who will be the one is your uncle."

Yao Gu Huoran stood up, his face was as pale as iron, he stared at Yao Pingzhong fiercely, and said angrily: "If you don't say anything nonsense, if you are not a nephew, you will have to go down to military law."

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In another place in Yanjing City, inside the old seed office. A handsome young military attache with a white face is being brought in for the flag officer. This young officer who looks a bit like a wanderer in Bianliang is Zhang Xian, the commander of his own mink hat capital that Xiao Yan sent to Yanjing City to contact.

He has also been in Yanjing City for some days, and in addition to listening to the instructions of the dispatch in front of the old seed government office every day, he is walking around Yanjing City. lived in Xiao Yan's original government office in Yanjing, and Xiao Yan's original subordinates in the government office still had some of the property left behind, all of which were dispatched and used by Zhang Xian. Every night, Zhang Xian also set up a banquet in the government office to entertain the generals of the Western Army.

Although Zhang Xian was born with mud legs, the young man is energetic, and he is not stage frightened, and his ability to communicate is almost innate. It's been quite lively these days, and I have a lot of friends in the Western Army. However, in two days, as Yanjing was besieged for a long time, something was wrong. The invited soldiers will have a banquet in the government office, and they will not be able to refuse. It turned out that Zhang Xian could enter the camp in the city of the Western Army, but now he is mostly blocked.

Zhang Xian himself also knows the reason, the Western Army, in addition to the old species, deeply appreciates Xiao Yan. The others are in Xiao Yan's family, and the relationship is not bad or bad. The old host and Xiao Yan joined forces, and under the old race's prestige, when the situation was still smooth, everyone naturally had contacts and could get by on face. But now that they have been besieged for a long time, the morale of the army is naturally turbulent, and there is no news from Bianliang or Xiao Yan, how can these generals in the Western Army group not have other thoughts

In the Western Army, Zhang Xian has already poured his ears into the call to send troops to sweep away this chaos first. Because of this, he ran towards Lao Chong more and more often. The Western Army is up and down, and it is only the old breed that it can be suppressed

However, after all, the old species is old, and his spirit is no longer good, and now in addition to the general direction, he has taken care of the general affairs of the army. Zhang Xian is just a small military attache sent by the commander of the guard, this old breed of minister, how can he say that he can see it? Every time I come to pray, I am always disappointed. But Zhang Xian can only run one trip at a time, and the more urgent the wind outside, the more frequent he runs. Xuanzan pinned the task of liaison on himself, how could he spoil the great event of Xuanzan

Unexpectedly, there was a miracle today, and the old man actually wanted to meet his little commander

Under the guidance of the flag officer, he walked through the outer courtyard where the guards were heavily guarded and full of armored guards. Then entered the inner courtyard full of Yingying Yanyan's maids, and after several turns, the flag official introduced Zhang Xian into the flower hall.

I don't know which Liao prince it used to be.,Sinology is immersed in yin.,Take and enjoy it completely sinicization.。 The left and near of this flower hall are transplanted exotic flowers and plants from the south, and the weather is cold in the north. Under the soil, a great deal of money was spent on the ceramic dragons, and although the north land, it was able to create a microclimate that was as warm as spring in all seasons.

Yanyun had a military disaster, and the original strange flowers and plants from the south were tossed clean, but the earth dragon buried in the ground was still intact. The confidant flag officer of the government office for the old breed elected a fancy to this place, so he asked the old breed to move. The old seed is really old, and the hard work of the war for a year has damaged his vitality, and he needs a warm place.

Zhang Xian was dressed in armor, it was already mid-spring at this time, he was a young man with rising blood, and he already felt hot all over his body. The dragon near the left of this flower hall was steamed, and his face was suddenly covered with sweat. The clothes under the armor were soaked.

Beads of sweat also oozed from the flag official's face, and he looked at Zhang Xian and shook his head: "Zhang Yuhou, you live in Yanjing City, why do you wear armor when you go out?" The old man is here, are you afraid that someone will assassinate you? If the other brothers in the army say anything unpleasant, they will never do anything with you, and Xiao Xuanzan is also very admired............ If we can take care of this friendship, we will naturally try our best to be considerate, and even if it doesn't work, we are still friends............"

Zhang Xian's heart sank, and the old henchman and flag officer said this. It seems that the Western Army is not very happy to sit and be trapped in Yanjing City. It is a natural thing that people always think about themselves at the first time. Not to mention that the Western Army is an intertwined group, and the interests of this group are much more important than individuals

But at this time, he could only pretend not to understand the meaning of the official words of the banner, and replied lightly: "I am under the order of the Xuanzan Army, and I am responsible for the liaison between the Western Army and the Xuanzan Office, in case there is anything important, I can ride out of the city on horseback and rush away." Don't hide it from my brother, I just sleep, and I also lie down in armor and clothes, I really don't dare to slack off on such a big thing. ”

The flag officer gave a thumbs up and praised: "Good man" didn't say anything more, and wore the advanced flower hall to announce Zhang Xian's arrival. After a short time, he stepped out again, stood respectfully in front of the steps, and stretched out his hand to extend his hand.

Zhang Xian straightened his whole body and armor, and walked into the flower hall with his spirits. In the flower hall, on a couch, the old man was dressed in plain clothes, wearing a hood, half lying and half leaning on the brocade cushion

The old man looked in poor spirits, and his face was sick. It's not like this old fox with white fur is pretending. He has passed the age of seventy, the Northern Expedition to Yanyun, tossed for a whole year, a winter in the north dripping into ice, this ancient old man raised troops to fight in the field, saying that the oil ran out of light is a little exaggerated, but the vitality is weak. In the spring weather, I also suffered from the wind and cold, and I recuperated in this warm flower hall all day long, and it was very rare to see people.

When he saw Zhang Xian saluting, a smile appeared on his face, he raised his hand slightly, and said in a weak voice: "No need to salute, just get up." ”

After Zhang Xian finished saluting in a proper manner, he saw that the old man motioned for him to sit down, and knelt down behind the first few cases. With his hands on his knees, he asked respectfully: "I don't know if the old breed is called, what is the dispatch of the last general?" ”

The old man smiled: "It's nothing, you were sent by Xiao Yan, I saw you once or twice, and when I think about it today, let's see how you are in Yanjing, and if there is any inconvenience." Yanjing was beaten down by Xiao Yan and given to the old man, and if this master can't do it well, he will be a little ashamed............"

The old man's voice is extremely low, his middle qi is obviously insufficient, and he speaks very slowly. Zhang Xian pricked up his ears, not daring to miss half a word. After listening to it, I just wondered, the old seed suddenly saw the call, was it just to be with himself, a young general?

The old man asked, Zhang Xian didn't dare not answer, so he had to speak honestly: "The last general lives in the Yanjing City Government Office in the old days of Xuanzan, all the utensils are complete, and the subordinates are also complete, and there is nothing inconvenient." The Western Army also took good care of the last generals, and today there are many banquets and drinks with the generals of the Western Army, and there is nothing to do. ”

The old man smiled faintly: "It was like this a few days ago, but the old man may not be able to see it in the past two days............"

Zhang Xian was shocked and was about to say something. Lao Chong raised his hand to interrupt him, and asked another topic: "You came to Yanjing to make contact, how many guards did you bring with you?" ”

Zhang Xian blinked his eyes and replied: "Xuanzan's mink hats are all guarded, and the last general has brought ten people, each of whom is a double horse." There are too many people, but the goal is too big, and there is a Western Army in Yanjing City, so there is nothing to worry about Xuanzan. ”

The old man waved his hand and said softly, "Not enough." ”

Without waiting for Zhang Xian's reaction, he pulled a rope on the side of his couch, and the rope was connected to the front of the steps outside the flower hall door, causing a bell to ring. Hearing this summons signal, the flag officer on duty today suddenly walked into the flower hall and saluted the old man.

The old man waved his hand and lightly ordered: "A certain yaqian guard, later, you will take Zhang Yu's envoy to select a team of men and horses, select a powerful army general, and tell him, a certain oral military order, let him temporarily return to Zhang Yu's envoy's command, be sure to obey the order, understand?" ”

The flag officer was stunned, looked at Zhang Xian, who was also confused, and could only agree to one.

The old man didn't wait for the flag officer to ask anything more, and waved him down. Then he closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. Zhang Xian sat there, sweating like rain, holding back his stomach and wanting to ask, but he couldn't speak. It's a little worse than sitting on pins and needles.

After a long time, the old man opened his eyes again, his face was full of gloomy expression, and he waved his hand at Zhang Xian: "You go, if there is anything wrong in the future, the old man will naturally summon you to come." ”

Zhang Xian got up and saluted, and before turning around and going out again, he finally couldn't help but ask: "The old breeder is kind to me, do you want to let me lead the troops out of the siege quickly, what news is there to pass to Xiao Xuanzan?" ”

The old man smiled, not knowing whether to talk to himself or to Zhang Xian: "............ The way of the world has changed, even the Western Army, which is no longer the same as before............ The old man can only try his best to maintain it, and if he can't maintain it in the future, he will talk about it............ Somebody has to take over this mess, and now I can see who it is............ As for Xiao Xuanzan, it's up to him to ............ life."

The old man's words were light and low, and the meaning was even more vague. Zhang Xianyue listened to it, but he was confused. Seeing that the old seed closed his eyes again, he had to retreat gently. The flag officer was already waiting outside, and when he saw Zhang Xian come out, he didn't say anything and led him to select the old guard. After walking a dozen paces, the flag officer sighed lowly.

"The old breed is a father, it's really old, and the Western Army will be in the future, I really don't know what it will look like"

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The night is gradually falling, and outside Yanjing City, it is still the scene that everyone has been tired of seeing for more than 20 days. Around Yanjing City, it is the light signal of the Song military camp on the periphery of the guard, and the fortifications such as the horse raising wall under Yanjing City also have light flags. At night, military horses are on duty.

Outside this circle of lights, there are sporadic bonfires lit by the Fuliao army all over the mountains. Compared with more than 20 days ago, there were more of these bonfires, and they surrounded Yanjing City in the center in a chaotic manner. Although the garrison of Yanjing City was not known how many times stronger than those so-called Fuliao troops, he watched himself day after day surrounded by the raging waves that were sounding outside, and there was no news coming from all directions. The defenders of Yanjing City have changed from being unimpressed at the beginning to being restless now

On the city wall, the guards on the lights, the guards on duty, slowly walked around the city wall that was wide enough for a car to walk. Everyone looked a little listless. Occasionally, they got together during the patrol and talked in a low voice, all of which were nothing more than guessing when a few ministers would order troops to break through these chaotic armies and open the way. After discussing it, no one has a clue. No one knows why these battle-hardened ministers put themselves in such a besieged situation. After the discussion, everyone was full of complaints.

A few Song soldiers, at this time, were gathering together and whispering, I don't know who was fast, and saw a group of figures surrounded by a person, who was walking on the city wall, and hurriedly whispered: "There are generals patrolling the city"

These soldiers hurriedly dispersed, and under the torches lit at the battlements of the city wall, they saw Yao Gu walking up to the city with his sword. He was followed by all his henchmen and generals, and his nephew General Yao Pingzhong was also standing aside. Everyone's faces didn't look good in the light.

Yao Gu didn't speak, but strode to the left of a section of the city wall that a soldier was inspecting, and looked out according to the battlement. I didn't say a word for a long time. Yao Pingzhong stood beside him, looked at it twice, and snorted: "There are more people, but they are still rabble." Qin Fengjun alone is enough to defeat them."

Yao Gu didn't hear his words. But the henchmen and generals behind him were all there to winkle their eyebrows. Yao Gu looked at it, but ignored them, and turned to the soldier who was holding his breath and trembling beside him: "The enemy army has besieged the city for several turns, are you afraid?" ”

This military man belongs to Qin Fengjun, and Yao Gu is the biggest boss of his ability. In the past, how could this military man be able to talk to Yao Gu? Hearing Yao Gudong ask, he was busy puffing up his chest: "Xianggong, what am I afraid of?" Since the Western Xia, I have also been in the army for six years, what kind of opponent has not been seen, this gang of chaotic troops, can not withstand our rush to kill"

Yao Gu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, and Wen Yan comforted: "It was my subordinate athlete who ordered him to go down, reward him with wine and meat, and let him not take turns to patrol all night."

The soldier won the lottery, and he was even more excited, but he said again: "Yao Xianggong, when will we go out to fight?" It's not always a problem to be trapped here. Yanjing and us didn't catch it, so this military exploit was let go in vain? Why we are surrounded here, the brothers can't figure it out."

The little officer who led them to patrol this section heard the question of the two-pole soldier from a distance, and his eyes were so anxious that his eyes were on fire. However, patrolling at night, you must not leave your flood prevention place without permission, and it is useless to be in a hurry at this time. You can only stamp your feet there.

The generals behind Yao Gu did not interrupt the reckless words of this military man, and the corners of each of their mouths smiled knowingly, and they looked at each other. Yao Pingzhong nodded and smiled at the military man, indicating encouragement.

Yao Gu was stunned, suddenly sighed lowly, and asked softly, "You sons, do you think so?" ”

The soldier scratched his head, didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the atmosphere here, and nodded: "In front of Xianggong Yao, how dare we deceive?" The brothers all thought about this, and the credit for this war seemed to be entirely in the hands of others. The general in charge of our command also once said to us that this time to fight Liao dogs, the Western Army is disgraced, and it is far away, and if it is surrounded like this, the court thinks that our Western Army will not be successful, and I am afraid that it will be worse than the end of the Huanqing Army............"

Yao Gu suddenly snorted heavily, and the military man was talking lively, and his legs almost went weak when he heard this hum. Yao Gu's face was pale, and he didn't care about this military man anymore, and as soon as he waved his cloak, he had already strode towards the city. The generals behind him and Yao Pingzhong hurriedly followed. Seeing that Yao Gu and they had gone far away from the city, the ten generals who were in charge of this military man rushed over and slapped him on the head with a slap: "In front of Yao Xianggong, what nonsense are you talking about, and you are still involved in the commander and the general." I'm worried about you, the eighty military sticks are stable."

And under the city, Yao Gu rode his horse back to the government office without saying a word, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard all the way, and no one spoke. When approaching the government office, Yao Gu finally beckoned Yao Pingzhong to step forward, gritted his teeth and ordered in a low voice: "Pingzhong, go and post the two angels for me." Arrange the guards, be fine, don't leak the news, I went to worship these two angels overnight"

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