Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Legend of the Gunzhou

Seeing that everyone in Zengtou City didn't believe it, Shan Tingqi explained it clearly - how Wei Dingguo made a plan; How did the second general send his henchmen to pretend to be Huyan soldiers, and halfway invited to attack the Badu Inspector Ma who patrolled Zengtou City; How to use the severed head to send a false letter, the courage of the cold castration - 1510, I have said it all over again.

Zuihou Shan Tingqi said: "This plan is originally crude, if you can recruit a veteran who is used to fighting, you will definitely not be able to hide it." But what are the things in Lingzhou City now? I only know that the mean merchants and exploit the small people, if they really go into battle, it is useless - so now the people are panicking, and the two eunuchs have already wanted to flee when they hear the wind and go to the Guan Sheng army in Liangshan - when they get there, they have Liangshan Ximen Qing to kill them, why bother to do it in Zengtou City? ”

Elder Zeng was silent, but the five tigers of the Zeng family shouted: "Our sister is humiliated, if you don't kill the gelding, it will be difficult to eliminate the anger in our hearts!" ”

Shan Tingqi persuaded: "It's easy to kill a gelding dog, but it's hard to turn back." Now the imperial court has raised thousands of troops to conquer the rebellious Hujia generals, and at the same time exterminate Liangshanbo. At this time, if Zeng Tou City was involved, it was to provoke the fire and burn himself, and he did not get the benefits, and he suffered first. Although you are brave in Zengtou City, you can kill 10,000 enemies and lose 3,000 yourself, even if there are 10,000 households, compared to the power of the imperial court, but you can't afford to consume it - it's better to collect the troops and go back, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and secretly release cold arrows when you get up, why is it not beautiful? ”

Elder Zeng waved his hand to stop his sons' courage in blood, nodded and said, "What Brother Shan said is a pearl-like precious word, and we must listen to others' persuasion. There is only one thing - if we collect our troops and go back, then we will have a respite, and then raise troops to fight our Zengtou City, but what should we do? ”

Shan Tingqi daxiao said: "The old man's worries are not to be dreamed of. Now there are 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Eighth Route Army in and outside Lingzhou City, ten times that of me, and the two eunuchs still don't dare to do anything, they just want to run away - how many men and horses do they have to lead before they dare to come to the back account of Zengtou City? ”

When they heard this, they all laughed.

Shan Tingqi reminded again: "Although these two eunuchs are as timid as mice, they must also beware of them sending people to the imperial court to deliver letters and deliver our black posts from Zengtou City to the traitors. Little brother is here to help you keep an eye on it, if there is a person who delivers the letter, he will be intercepted and killed in secret, so you should be careful. ”

Shi Wengong had been silent, just quietly listening to everyone's words, and finally interjected at this time: "Don't worry!" After the soldiers in Zengtou City were recycled, they closed the gate to avoid trouble, and they easily stopped coming out. I took a bow and arrows, and secretly walked in front of Guan Shengjun, if Liangshan Ximen Qing can't kill those two eunuchs, I will find an opportunity to reward them with two arrows, so that those guys will be fools when they die, and they will never think of Zeng Toushi's body. ”

The discussion has been decided, and the people of Zengtou City are whistling and rolling away, and it really comes and goes quickly, and for a time the outside of the city is empty, and there is nothing left except horse manure.

The second eunuch of the palace and Dao saw that the people of Zengtou City were really gone, and rubbed their eyes, as if they were in a dream. After reacting, he hurriedly asked Shan Tingqi to return to the city to see him, and asked for details, Shan Tingqi said very sincerely: "That Zeng family is a foreigner, simple-minded, and easy to deceive." I said that the two adults lost their words after drinking, messed up the etiquette, and at this time they couldn't regret it, and they didn't have the face to stay in Lingzhou anymore, so they packed up their cages and prepared to go to Jeju to hide in shame - that Zengtou City heard it, and actually believed it! On the contrary, they were embarrassed to get up, and said a lot of apologies, but their faces were tender, and they didn't dare to come to the two adults to ask for their guilt in person, so they stopped and walked away! ”

The Taoist eunuch patted his chest and said in a sharp voice: "Even if they repent, this offense will not be forgiven!" Otherwise, from now on, the angels of the court will walk on the road, what dignity will there be? ”

The palace eunuch advised: "Although Brother Dao is reasonable, at the moment, it is still the first priority to go to Guan Sheng's army. This is the head of the market, don't worry about it in the future! ”

Seeing the two eunuchs walking out as if no one was around, Han Tianlin, the eunuch of the Tangzhou Soldiers and Horses, finally couldn't help but ask: "The two eunuchs, you are leaving, where are we left to stay in the Eighth Route Army?" ”

The palace eunuch said: "Isn't there an official document in the Privy Council?" Your troops will enter Qingzhou, and Liang Zhongshu will enter to suppress the Huyan rebels, this war is related to the luck of the country, and you must not be careless. Now that Liang Zhongshu has not yet come, you are stationed here in Lingzhou to wait for him, you must block the westward advance of the Huyan rebels, and you must not let them merge with the Liangshan bandits! ”

The Taoist eunuch also said: "As for me and Lord Gong, we are in charge of all the military forces on the Jingdong and Jingdong roads. For the sake of justice, you can't just supervise your army, but not Guan Sheng's army, right? Let's start today and go to Guan Sheng's army to patrol again, so that no one will secretly complain about our partiality. ”

The Badu Eunuch scolded and envied in his heart: "These two eunuchs are good, let us kick the nest and be stabbed for them, but they escaped!" There is still a face to say so righteously and justifiably! Sure enough, the pillars of the court are different, worthy of being Yang Jian's henchmen under his boots, and the people around the official family have to be employed! ”

So under the cold eyes of Shan Tingqi and Wei Dingguo, the two eunuchs of the palace and Dao pulled more than a dozen carts of wealth and silk, and hurried away under the support of the forbidden army, but they were afraid that when they left late, they would be followed by the soldiers and horses of the Hu family and gave their precious lives.

All the way to the southwest, leaving Lingzhou, entering Gunzhou, finally out of danger, the two eunuchs of the palace and Dao finally put their hearts back in their stomachs, but for the sake of insurance, they still ordered their subordinates to hurry up and enter the Guan Sheng army one day earlier, so that they would have a thorough guarantee one day earlier.

Who knows if you are not afraid of no good things, but you are afraid that there are no good people. The second generation of eunuchs with several henchmen under the hands of the two eunuchs of the palace and the Dao; These eunuchs have taken advantage of their momentum, and they also feel that they have become superior people with status, and naturally they can no longer do everything as before, so they call a few eunuchs for three generations; With the same reason, the three generations of eunuchs are derived, and the fourth, five, sixth, seventh, and eighth generations of eunuchs are infinitely scarce......

These eunuchs have spent their money to go to the palace and the second eunuch of the road to find wealth and wealth, poison the people and harm the people, it is their mantle to eat, and now they are out of danger, how can they let it go? There is the youngest eunuch Maozi to the upper layers, and the second generation of Zuihou eunuch to the palace and the second eunuch of the Dao said: "The two old directors feel the holy will of the official's family, and supervise the soldiers and horses of the two roads in Jingdong. Now that we are not frightened by the wind and the grass does not move in the past, those who know will say that the two old directors have a heart for the people and do not want to work hard to mobilize the people and exhaust the people's strength; The villain who doesn't know will definitely criticize the rumors and ridicule us for losing the dignity of the court, but what we have lost is the people of today's official family! ”

When the two eunuchs of Gong and Dao heard this, they looked at each other and smiled in their hearts, and couldn't help but say to the second generation of eunuchs they had cultivated in an appreciative tone: "According to you, what should I do?" ”

Those eunuchs of the second generation took the opportunity to speak: "The two old directors are the auxiliary wings of the official family, and they naturally can't lose the royal prestige in their manners. The old director's full set of honor guards for travel, the villains are all here, let's arrange it here, when passing through the state, we can also determine the hearts of the people who are turbulent because of the Liangshan bandits, so that the people know what the weather of the Celestial Empire is, and the prosperity is peaceful! ”

The second eunuch of the palace and Dao listened to Dayue, and said with his head bowed: "My son, you are also handsome, and you are not due to our careful cultivation." We are already old arms and legs, how many years can we still move? The future beam, after all, you younger generation will be provoked - then, from today onwards, all the miscellaneous matters along the way will be handled by you, and our two old bones will also take the opportunity to enjoy the blessing of purity! ”

Generations of eunuchs got chicken feathers as arrows, and they immediately operated vigorously.

Originally, the marching route set by their group was to go straight to Guan Sheng's army, but Jihua couldn't catch up with the change, and the marching route had to be changed. As a result, the eunuchs led the army in circles in various prefectures and counties of Gunzhou, but all the famous counties and towns on the map, they had to come together and rejoice.

Before crossing the road, the eunuchs were the pioneers, and the local civil and military forces were greeted twenty miles away; The next day, the magistrate must send a prescription to the border of the precinct.

The palace and the two eunuchs of the palace temporarily stayed, the outside must be decorated with lights, the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard must be covered with brocade five-color felt, and the house is covered with white silk framed ceiling, brocade paste walls, and the room must be furnished with antiques and elegance, so as to show the super taste of the two fathers-in-law.

The eunuchs are the right-hand men of the two fathers-in-law, and the treatment is naturally not bad, although the house they live in does not dare to encroach on the two fathers-in-law, but they also want to be neatly arranged inside and outside the house.

Even the horses and mules that followed the two fathers-in-law to pull the cart and carry the luggage also followed the bare to enjoy the blessings - the place where they live must be loess washers, whitewashed, the trough is fed with concentrate, soybeans and black beans soaked in water, and it is a snack that cannot be broken.

Small animals are treated like this, do you need to talk about big ones? The diet provided to the two eunuchs of the palace and Dao is naturally excellence, even if it is a few generations of eunuchs, it is extremely rich. The second eunuch of the palace, the second eunuch of the Dao and the second and third generations of eunuchs still have some self-cultivation, even if there is a slight dissatisfaction, they just cough twice and frown. The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth generations of eunuchs and eunuchs are not so easy to fool, but whenever the fathers have a little color on their faces, they immediately jump up and pick fat and thin, find faults, smash pots and bowls, beat dogs and scold chickens, and everyone is a martial art; The words that vowed to send local officials to participate in the revolution were all well practiced.

If it is very unsatisfactory, the eunuchs of several generations have returned to the palace and the two eunuchs, saying that the scenery here is beautiful, the terroir is pure, and the two adults are happy to stay for two more days. In this way, the local government has to pay for it, and the cost of state funds is incalculable, and the local officials take the opportunity to loot from the people, and the people are full of complaints.

In this way, the bones were picked out in the eggs a few times, and the later prefectures and counties learned to be well-behaved and clever, and they became more agile and knowledgeable in their actions. As soon as the palace and the road arrived, some people came to negotiate the price with the eunuchs for several generations, according to the size of the place, the wealth of the people, and the number of specialties, they competed with each other, bargained, and debated to the fierce and wonderful place, it was really inexhaustible, and birds flew everywhere - that is, when the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia of the Liao Kingdom were in the middle of the bottle, they had never given birth to such a good eloquence.

After finalizing the price, it was cashed on the spot - how many fathers-in-law of the palace and the road, and how many generations of eunuchs who accompanied him, this was all very happy. Next, you pour boiled water for them to eat, these eunuchs and eunuchs from top to bottom, but also praise boiled water can cure all diseases, more in line with the way of health.

Of course, there is no one who does not open his eyes to really pour boiled water, but there are some virtuous people who are bent on pursuing progress and are willing to make greater contributions and bear heavier burdens for the Celestial Empire. These aspiring materials are elegant in their words and humble in their manners, and they quietly give a heavy gift to the eunuchs of several generations, and then send a heavy gift to the palace and the two eunuchs of the Dao, and the eunuchs and grandchildren are shocked.

The ancients originally offered the gift of surrender, so they accepted some solemn ceremonies, which is also the way to hand over the guest of honor, so why be greedy? So the elites who came to worship entered the hall one by one, and the palace and the two Tai of the Tao monitored the weight of the gifts, or gave in front of the eaves, or descended to greet each other, or came out upside down, holding hands in words and laughs, giving a seat to leave tea, and asking about their resumes and achievements, so they promised countless words along the way.

The two eunuchs of the palace and Dao led people to turn around all the prefectures and counties under the rule of Gunzhou, and more than a dozen carts of wealth and silk have become dozens of cars of wealth, and the eunuchs and grandchildren are also increasing their bags and weight day by day. At this time, everyone was elated, and finally remembered that it was time to go to Guan Sheng's army.

At this time, in Guan Shengjun, Ruan Mingchuan had already taken the opportunity to purchase ingredients to "rescue" Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Heng.

The three of them seemed to be trapped in the dragon returning to the sea, thirsty horses ran to the spring, and went straight to the Liangshan Gathering Hall, all the leaders were shocked, and Chao Gai asked: "Little Seven Zhang Heng, why did you two come back out of nowhere?" ”

Ruan Xiaoqi introduced Ruan Mingchuan to everyone, and all the leaders were happy when they heard it, Chao Gai ordered the banquet to be rectified, and Ruan Xiaoqi was shocked by Zhang Heng, and Ruan Mingchuan was taken up.

At the banquet, Ruan Xiaoqi looked left and right, but when he didn't see Ximenqing, he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Tianwang, where is Brother Siquan?" Although Brother Mingchuan fished out Zhang Heng and me, there are still more than 100 brothers in Guan Sheng's hands! As soon as I thought of this, it was the Jade Emperor's delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the younger brother couldn't swallow it - Brother Siquan came out quickly! Think of a plan to save people! ”

Zhang Heng's idea to attack Guan at night failed, but instead he broke more than 100 brothers, felt embarrassed, and hung his head in the audience without speaking. Anyway, with Ruan Xiaoqi's endorsement, it also saves the embarrassment in front of others. Only when he heard the mention of Ximen Qing did he raise his head.

Song Jiang sighed and said regretfully: "I still have to say that the Siquan brothers let the Cai family's mother-in-law go back to the Daimyo's mansion, and this matter was reckless." If Cai Jing's daughter is here, don't say that more than 100 brothers can be exchanged for thousands of troops! Now it's ...... Alas! ”

When Ruan Mingchuan heard Song Jiang say this, he remembered Guan Sheng's special advice before leaving, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and inadvertently paid more attention to Song Jiang.

At this time, Ruan Xiaoqi became anxious, paused his wine glass and shouted, "Why didn't anyone answer where my brother Siquan is?" Could it be that Lao Tzu was arrested once, so that you all look down on him? ”

Chao Gai daxiao said: "How can this be reasonable! Xiao Qi didn't know anything, in order to sweep away Guan Sheng, the Siquan brothers have been closed since they returned to the mountain, and they are studying what 'movable type printing'! ”

As soon as he heard this, Ruan Xiaoqi was incomprehensible, his eyes widened and he couldn't speak. This is exactly what it is:

Greed breeds corruption, and wisdom beads are determined to fight. But I don't know what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown.