Pyongyang's flower-viewing feast continues.

Hong Jixun talked about sexuality, he talked eloquently, and said: "The red opening of the mountain is full of mountains and fields, although it is beautiful, it is a pity that it is too beautiful. Just as rigidity is extremely easy to break, it can't last long. If you want to talk about the stunning color of flowers, it is still peonies. Blooming in spring, gorgeous and incomprehensible. Purple and red, graceful and luxurious.

"Only the peony is true to the country, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom."

If you still look at the clouds, you can find that at the same time as he said this, it was the moment when Guo Conglong roared at the mountain pass and galloped his horse.

Speaking of which, it is no wonder that Hong Jixun is so happy and rarely talks about things other than military and politics. His mood, Deng She can understand a thing or two. After all, he grew up in two cities, and Goryeo is one of his hometowns, once Haedong takes South Goryeo, for him, is it just a return to his hometown?

Just because he's happy doesn't mean others are happy.

Hundreds of miles northwest of Pyongyang, in the city of Shenyang.

Naha was wrapped in a white cloth on his head, and one foot was swollen like a steamed bun, and he was high on the desk. He grabbed a crutch of red gold and slammed it on the head of a general kneeling in front of him. He roared like thunder: "Deng is a thief! Backtracking, treacherous villain! Is what Hong Yanbo said true? Has it been implemented? ”

"The Haidong border is blocked, and the last general can't sneak in. But looking at the vigilance in various parts of Liaoyang, it has suddenly become strict in recent days. It is inferred from this that what Hong Yanbo said should be true. The general looked up, glanced at the white cloth on Naha's head, and said with a shudder.

Ten days ago, Naha went out hunting, and on a whim, he had to go around outside Liaoyang City. Unexpectedly, I met the defenders of Liaoyang patrolling on the way, met on a narrow road, and there was a scuffle. Nahachu fell to the ground, and the wound on his head and twisted foot came from this.

Fortunately, there were not many people on both sides, and they had no intention of fighting, and the defenders of Liaoyang did not know Naha, so he escaped. On his fingers, he was wounded almost every time he fought several battles with the Dunshebu. This time, he also fell off his horse and lost people in front of the soldiers. He was rightly annoyed.

"Zhang Deyu! What about Zhang Deyu? ”

There were dozens of civil and military subordinates standing in the hall, Zhang Deyu came out of the ranks, and before he could speak, Naha knocked the ground with his cane again and again, shouting: "Someone! Pull it down, flogging thirty-seven. ”

Mengyuan's flogging and cane punishment are different from those of the Chinese dynasties, following the old Mongolian system, and the mantissa is "seven", which means "heaven forgives him, the earth forgives him, and I forgive him", which has some meaning of forgiveness. As for cane punishment in court, it is also the old system in Mongolia. Not to mention the level of the provincial government, the emperor went to the court, the same way, to see which minister was not pleasing to the eye, he pulled it down on the spot, pulled off his pants and beat him, it was really ordinary. After the fight, he still came up and reported the proceedings. Those in higher positions are accustomed to it, and those who are lower in positions do not think it is insulting.

Zhang Deyu was in this class, and in front of everyone, he was stripped of his pants and beaten up. He was in pain. Nahachu asked, "Are you guilty?" ”

"Guilty."

"What are your sins?"

"Deng Wei's attack on Goryeo, the small workers who went to Pyongyang with his ministers a few years ago did not find out in advance, so I could not make preparations in Shenyang. Dropped. ”

"Now that I am guilty, I will spare you." Naha's anger calmed down a little, turned to Wenwu, and said, "The letter from the king of Goryeo asking for help is here, and I have an alliance with him in Shenyang, agreeing to save each other. At this point, what are the chances of Deng Wei winning against Goryeo? Should our army be saved? ”

Narawu came out of class and said in a loud voice: "The last general thinks that he must not be saved." ”

"Why?"

"It has only been ten days since Deng Zhi's army was dispatched, and it has already connected the important town of Goryeo in Kenan, and it has penetrated one or two hundred miles. Wenchuan was flooded, and tens of thousands of elites in Goryeo were buried in the belly of the fish. It is expected that Goryeo must have been shocked and demoralized. If our army does not save each other, it will miss the appointment and lose the popularity of the people. Second, Deng rebelled fiercely, and Goryeo's morale was depressed, and he was afraid that he would not be his opponent, and he was worried about losing his country. Even if you don't die, I'm afraid it will hurt your vitality. Goryeo and I, just like Shu and Wu of the Three Kingdoms, if they are weak, they are weak, and if they are weak, they are strong. Shenyang is in danger. ”

The generals agreed.

Nahachu asked, "Then, how can I save it?" ”

"My Shenyang and the twin cities are only separated by the Yalu River. Shuangcheng is the starting place of Deng Reyi, and I can send a division to attack. In this way, the Deng rebel department in Wenchuan and other places will inevitably return to the army to rescue. The danger of Goryeo was naturally solved. This is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. ”

"What do the generals think?"

Zhang Deyu propped up his bloody buttocks, raised objections, and said, "Prime Minister, I think it's impossible? ”

"Oh?"

"If our army fights Shuangcheng, it is of course to save Zhao from encircling Wei. However, Liaoyang is only dozens of miles away from my Shenyang, will Chen Hu take the opportunity to attack me in Shenyang? Chen thought that he would definitely take the opportunity to fight! In the past few months, although the prime minister has re-recruited many people from the northern tribes to join the army, it is difficult to train in a hurry, the army is insufficient, and there is a lack of food and grass, so it is difficult to fight on two fronts.

"The minister thinks that since Wei is besieged to save Zhao, it is better to fight Liaoyang directly."

"Liaoyang? Liaoyang is strong, Chen Hu is brave, and Liaoyang's security is getting stricter and stricter, and the vigilance against my Shenyang is getting worse day by day. When our army fights it, it will not be able to play the role of attacking it unprepared, and the only possibility will make us fall into the quagmire of attacking the fortified position. Moreover, after Liaoyang, there is Liaozuo as the backing, and there is Liaodong in the south as wings. Lord Zhang, do you want to encircle Wei to save Zhao, or do you want to abandon Goryeo? ”

Narawu's analysis also makes sense.

Naha pondered. Fighting the twin cities, it is likely to lead Liaoyang to attack and fall into danger in Shenyang. The attack on Liaoyang is likely to turn into a tough battle, and if the Deng She troops in Wenchuan and other places cannot be transferred, they will open up another Liaodong battlefield in vain, which will not help the war in Goryeo. What should I do?

Zhang Deyu said: "Your Excellency. To fight the Twin Cities, you need to cross the Yalu River. Now the spring flowers are blooming, the river is civilized, and there are Haidong army guards along the coast, and it is not easy to pass, and this is not in me when the day comes. After the Yalu River, the road to Shuangcheng is very difficult to walk, located on the plateau, the trail is rugged, this is the geographical advantage is not in me.

"The minister heard that in Shuangcheng and Guanbei, there is a famous Haidong general Zhang Ji'er in charge. This person is scheming, quite skillful, and has won the hearts of the local people, with the help of the Jurchens. The Jurchens even had a few lines of ballads, singing like this: 'There is a mountain in front of a Zhao, and a piece in the north in the back.' Love me and care for me, and enjoy it. 'Neither is the man nor me.

"The time, the place, the people are not in me. If our army moves rashly, it will fall into an unforeseen situation.

"And if I go out to fight Liaoyang, although Liaoyang has the help of Liaozuo and Liaodong, our army also has Liaoxi to echo. Deng reversed to help, and the plan to save Zhao was completed by besieging Wei. If Deng Wei does not return to help, then I can contain Liaodong in western Liaoning, and at the same time, send a secret envoy to contact Pan Cheng in Guangning. Pan Cheng, the red thief pseudo-Pingzhang in the past, is trapped in a city today, and he can't leave or right, and he has long complained. If you can get his help, you can disrupt Liaodong and threaten Liaoxi. Then our army threw all its strength into attacking the city of Liaoyang, and it was not impossible to win.

"All the red thief generals, Zhao Guo in Liaozuo, Qing Qianxing in Liaoxi, and Monk Li, Yang Wanhu and others, are all in Pyongyang. Except for Chen Hu, there is no second person who has enough prestige to be on his own. Liaoyang, south into Liaozuo and Pingchuan, west to Liaodong at your fingertips. Prime Minister, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, where to go, only from the Prime Minister's decision. ”

Naha's heart pounded, and he kicked away the general who was kneeling to the side, propped up his crutches, and took two steps.

As Zhang Deyu said, the chance of winning Liaodong is indeed very great. Although Shenyang has an alliance with Goryeo, what does it matter if Goryeo lives or dies? What's more, it's not that he doesn't want to save it, if Deng She insists on refusing to return to the army, what can he do? Best of both worlds.

Since he felt that it was feasible, he immediately ordered: "Tell the Goryeo envoy that the prime minister will immediately send troops to rescue him, and please insist on Goryeo." Zhang Deyu, you will leave tonight, go to Guangning, and persuade Pan Cheng to hand it over to you. Promise heavy profits and give it to high-ranking officials, whether it can be done or not, you might as well promise him empty! Narawu,......"

"Yes."

"Divide the troops on the same day, and give you 5,000 men to be the vanguard. Gol ,......"

Guo Le, another general under his command, responded: "Yes." ”

"Gather all the tribes and people, and then go out of the city, clear the fortifications outside Liaoyang, if Liaozuo comes to reinforce, you will deal with it. This blind date led the main force, and three days later, the troops were sent to Liaoyang! ”

The generals were murderous and obeyed their orders. Naha stood tall and majestic. Looking out of the hall along his line of sight, he saw that the sky was high and the clouds were light, the courtyard was full of flowers, and the rich fragrance attracted bees and butterflies, buzzing and hovering on it.

People say that spring rain is as expensive as oil, but this spring rain is one after another. In the evening, a cool breeze rose, and within two days, the sparse raindrops fell again. The warm air from the east coast, the cold current from the north of the desert, and the black clouds gathered in the sky over Liaodong.

Chen Hu was clear about Deng She's plan of action to attack South Goryeo.

Although he had stayed in Liaoyang and had never been to Pyongyang, Deng She had consulted him several times and had secret letters with him, explaining in detail the overall strategy of the war. Most of Liaodong's famous generals and elite soldiers gathered in Haidong, and in the face of Shenyang, the pressure on his shoulders was suddenly heavy.

Last night, the rain was sparse and the wind was sudden, and the court was full of green, fat, red and thin.

Unlike Dunshe, even when he is usually at home and has no official duties, he never changes into civilian clothes, at least wearing soft armor. In the early morning of that day, he braved the drizzle, pressed his sword, and walked in the garden. The smell of flowers under the rain lingered on the tip of his nose, and there was a different taste, but his mind was not on it.

He was not a person who pities flowers and cherishes fragrance, so he came to this garden early in the morning for a walk, just to be quiet here and help him think. He was deducing the battle situation in front of him when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the garden.

He frowned, turned his head and saw two of his own soldiers rushing over. Both of them had strange looks on their faces, as if they didn't dare to laugh, and reported: "Report to the general, that guy is here again." There was a lot of noise outside the garden, and I had to see the general. May I ask the general, do you see it or not? ”

Chen Hu was dissatisfied and annoyed, his anger flashed, he endured it, and said: "The lord has an order, that guy is familiar with the inside situation of Shenyang, and he told me to treat it well." ......, call him in. ”

A person walked in, dressed in the costume of a literati, long at the top and short at the bottom, a little ill-fitting, about at the gate of the garden and Chen Hu's personal soldiers had been pushed, and the bottom of the robe was stained with a few drops of muddy water. When this person saw Chen Hu, he ignored the mud on the ground, bowed to the ground, and immediately said: "Master General, 100,000 is urgent!" ”

Chen Hu snorted and ignored it.

Starting from the day before yesterday, it has been three days in a row, and counting today, it is already the fourth day. This person must come every day, and every time he comes, the opening sentence of the first sentence must be these eight words. Chen Hu's ears were about to become calloused, helpless and bored, if it weren't for Deng She's orders, he was afraid that he would not be pulled out and cut him down sooner.

Chen Hu could even guess what this person would say again. Sure enough, the man continued: "The villain watched the sky last night,......

"Alright, alright. You said the day before yesterday that it was going to be windy, the day before yesterday you said it was going to rain, and yesterday you said there would be fog this morning. That's right, you're all right. Ben already knew. And, needless to say, the first two days were cloudy, and Ben would have guessed that it was going to rain. You're here to see me today, and you're here to predict tomorrow's weather? Okay, okay, what kind of weather will it be tomorrow? It's raining, isn't it? ”

The visitor was frightened, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He didn't dare to look up at Chen Hu's anger, but he mustered up his courage and insisted on finishing his words, and he said, "The villain came today not because of the weather. ”

"Why is that?"

"The villain watched the sky at night and saw a meteor coming north, and stopped there."

"What do you mean?"

"According to the celestial signs, the Lord has a war."

"You mean?"

"The villain doesn't dare to speak up."

Chen Hu was tired of him, and he couldn't stop him from repeatedly sacrificing the banner of celestial phenomena, and there were many taboos in marching and fighting. Chen Hu had never read a book, at best he could only read a few words, and he happened to be in his heart when this person said it amazingly.

Last year, Deng She's way out of Yongping and went to Goryeo, he had a battle with Zhang Jujing, and at the most critical moment of the war, Wu Henian recognized the wind of victory, and that fierce battle, in the end, his side won. Thinking of this, Chen Hu couldn't help but put away his anger, walked a few steps in the flowers, and said in a deep voice: "The Lord has a military matter? ......, I, Haidong, am at war with South Goryeo, is it this military matter that is the master? ”

"The villain watches the direction of the meteor, coming from the north. Haidong is on the east, north, north,......"

To the north of Liaoyang is Shenyang.

Chen Hu's color changed, he stared at him with a cold face, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Timur, although the lord told me to treat you well, don't be lazy." What I like is that you are familiar with the reality of Shenyang, but I don't want me to listen to you pretending to be a ghost! Do you know what it is to stir up the morale of the army in the name of celestial phenomena in our Haidong Army? ”

Zhao Timur sweated like pulp, kowtowed again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "What the villain said, every sentence is true, and he dare not be false." Watching the celestial phenomena last night, this is indeed the meaning, please ...... the general"

He killed his father for glory and surrendered to Deng She, and later in the battle of Liaodong, he made some contributions, and succeeded in rebelling against the Qianqian army in Shenyang. Who knows, Deng She doesn't like his temperament, and regards him as a despicable villain, and if he doesn't kill, it is already considered a favor, let alone promoted to an official? left him a small life, just because he was familiar with Shenyang.

Zhao Timur is not stupid, he is a smart person, and after a long time, he can naturally see it. Shenyang is uneven, there is his way to live; As soon as Shenyang is peaceful, he will definitely die. With Haidong's current strength, it is only a matter of time before Shenyang is pacified. In order to survive, he was able to kill his adoptive father, which shows how shameless he is afraid of death. From then on, he racked his brains to come up with a plan to save his life.

He tried to escape, but Chen Hu guarded him very tightly and had no chance. In desperation, he suddenly thought that he had learned skills from the Mongolian shaman, watched the wind and looked at the atmosphere, and achieved a little success. It's like seeing a ray of light in a desperate situation, and the drowning person touches a rice crop, maybe the only chance is here.

Therefore, since a few days ago, he has come to see Chen Hu every day, splitting his head to "watch the sky at night with the villain". To say, he did learn something from the Mongolian shaman, and he himself was indeed excellent in some aspects, at least in predicting the weather, nine times out of ten. Helplessly, Chen Hu was not interested in this, and for three days in a row, he didn't give him a good look.

Zhao Timur was both desperate and afraid.

He had experienced wars, had a good understanding of the art of war, and privately analyzed that Haidong was at war with South Goryeo, and Shenyang would not remain indifferent, and there was a possibility of taking the opportunity to send troops. It's just that he is not sure about this, and he can't guess which direction Shenyang will send troops if it sends troops. It just so happened that in the middle of the night last night, he saw a meteor coming from the north, so he simply used it as an excuse to make a desperate bet and vaguely test Chen Hu's reaction.

He caught a glimpse of Chen Hu's hand touching the short sword on his waist, and his heart was suddenly broken, he couldn't take care of it anymore, and shouted without a mouth: "Master General!" When the villain saw the meteor ,......, he had to change his words and say the second set of words that had been prepared.

Outside the gate of the garden, a horse rushed in, and immediately the knight rolled down, rushed to the front, and shouted: "Report to the general!" Outside the north city gate, I saw a Biao army and horse coming. Looking at its banner, it is Shenyang Liu Tan Ma Chi. ”

Chen Hu gasped, he was both shocked and surprised, and looked at Zhao Timur in disbelief.

Zhao Timur was overjoyed, and his hands on the ground were deeply cut into the mud. He restrained himself, tried to keep calm, and said categorically: "When the villain saw the meteor, it was clearly from the north. The villain can assert that there will be a war in the next day, and it will happen in my Liaoyang! ”

Three or two petals, accompanied by a drizzle, fell into the mud.

……

At the same time, Fang Mihan brushed off the fallen leaves on his shoulders and poked his head out of the mountains and forests, dozens of miles ahead, Wang Jing was close in front of him.

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1. The punishment of flogging and rods.

According to the old Chinese practice, each unit is "ten". flogging is punishable by flogging at a maximum of fifty and cane by a maximum of one hundred. In the Yuan Dynasty, the punishment of flogging was increased to fifty-seven, and the punishment of cane was increased to one hundred and seven. In comparison, it has increased again. When the sect was established, the king of Shangshu of the Criminal Department said about it: "In the system of the national dynasty, the cane is reduced from ten to seven, and the one hundred rods today should be stopped at ninety-seven, and ten should be added if it is not appropriate." ”

Flogging: Hit with a small board. Cane punishment: beaten with a large board or stick.