Section 21 Disillusionment

He Baodao looked sideways at the tent door, as if he hadn't heard this angry cry, and the herald he had sent out just now walked in and brought a letter. He Baodao asked a few words and then asked the guards to go out, opened the letter, and asked Xu Ping to stand there. Unconsciously, Xu Ping had spent more than an hour in He Baodao's tent. He Baodao bowed slightly, closed the letter and raised his head: "Lord Jin wants to see you immediately, you go to his camp immediately." Master Kim will teach you what to say, so be sure to keep it in mind. ”

Xu Ping stiffened his face, without any intention of obedience, and he stubbornly refused to believe it again: "The last general will never believe that this is the original intention of the Hou Ye!" ”

He Baodao obviously didn't have the intention to continue talking nonsense with Xu Ping, he directly called the guards into the tent, and said to Xu Ping: "You are now guilty of sin, and you are not allowed to act without permission." The Jingshi side will receive the news in a few days, so tomorrow I will send someone to escort you to the Jingshi, and inform the Hou Ye to return to the Jingshi, and take you to apologize before the cabinet knows. ”

After saying that, He Baodao ordered the guards to hand over Xu Ping to the people sent by Jin Qiude, and there was a heavy footstep behind him, and the sound of friction with armor and weapons, the guards had already rushed behind him, and after seeing that He Baodao's decision was irretrievable, Xu Ping finally bowed his head and obeyed: "Obey, big handsome." ”

Putting on the new army's military uniform and armor again, Xu Ping carefully tucked his temporary waist tag into his arms, during which He Baodao's guards kept watching Xu Ping's every move. Before he walked out of the camp, Xu Ping saw Lin Guangyi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, he jumped up and hugged Xu Ping tightly, and shouted excitedly: "Brother Xu, it's so good to see you." ”

Behind Lin Guangyi stood Zhong Guinian, whose delicate facial features had been squeezed and distorted by a smile. In his congratulatory voice, Lin Guangyi patted Xu Ping's shoulder fiercely, turned around and smiled at Zhong Guinian, who was still flattering: "This strong man is also going with us, Jin Dashuai is about to ask you about the situation and reward him generously." ”

"The grass people are terrified, the grass people are terrified."

Xu Ping and Lin Guangyi strode side by side towards the camp gate, and Zhong Guinian followed behind them.

On the way to the camp of Jin Qiude, Xu Ping asked about the new military residence newspaper about this battle. Lin Guangyi's expression became a little embarrassed, first snorted, and then said vaguely: "Rumors are all over the place, Brother Xu must not like to hear them." But now, it's finally clear. ”

"I want to hear it." Xu Ping looked at Lin Guangyi sideways, and said with a straight face: "Please Brother Lin be straightforward." ”

Unable to withstand Xu Ping's repeated insistence, Lin Guangyi began to talk with a hum. Xu Ping was involved in: improper investigation in the early stage, allowing a large number of traitors to hide behind the army; In the middle period, they were afraid of the enemy and avoided the battle, so that they could not contain the enemy army, so that they could cross the river and go straight to the standard camp of the overseer; As for the matter of modifying the results of the deduction, of course, it is also listed among them, and it is the third major sin. All in all, Xu Ping was the main culprit of the defeat of the officers and soldiers in this battle.

Several commanders of the Chizhuo Battalion and the Adamantite Battalion were unable to control their troops, and the two battalions broke up, and Lin Guangyi secretly told Xu Ping that the three commanders of the Adamantite Battalion might have acted dishonorably, and there were rumors that they had openly brought prostitutes into the camp to drink and have fun when they were stationed in Texas. Wei Wu Xu Ping, the battalion officer of this battalion, has also seen it, and he is also an old man when Hou Guangning of Zhendong started his life, and he was a member of He Bao's sword and horse team. But Xu Ping suspected that this rumor was true, because the last time he was ordered by Yang Zhiyuan to promote the ordinance, he had smelled alcohol on the general's body. However, Xu Ping did not report it to the military judge, because he was extremely rude and humiliated on that occasion, and he did not want to be perceived as revenge. Lin Guangyi told Xu Ping that this time the Jingjin Battalion insisted that the troops collapsed on their own and returned alone, but some people said that the commander abandoned the troops and fled back; Some people also said that they had seen Wei Wu with his adjutant He Feibao a few days ago, kneeling in front of He Baodao and crying with a handful of snot and tears. Now, the disciples of the generals are scolding Xu Ping in unison, saying that he was defeated only because he modified the results of the deduction without authorization, and the poor investigation was even more unforgivable, among which the three commanders of the Jingjin Battalion were the most fiercely scolded, saying that Xu Ping should be cut by a thousand knives.

Although he already knew that he was being used as a scapegoat, Xu Ping didn't expect to be splashed with so much dirty water, especially the first two charges made him angry in his heart. Judging from He Baodao's attitude just now, it is obvious that the top leadership of the new army completely understands that the first two items have nothing to do with themselves.

Anger doesn't last, and it's followed by deep sadness. Zhendong Hou - the god in Xu Ping's heart, the Buddha of ten thousand families, and hundreds of millions of living people. For a long time, Xu Ping has always believed that what he did was the original intention of Zhendonghou: at the beginning of his army, Zhendonghou asked each soldier to report his own experiences and feelings about the army. This time he was unlucky to be deduced, since Zhendonghou said that the referee could interfere with the deduction results, it must be possible, otherwise Xu Ping didn't understand why Zhendonghou wanted to set up this position, he felt that if he didn't argue with reason, he would also be living up to the position given by Zhendonghou because of his trust; There is also the same unlucky problem of pressing the people, since Zhendonghou said that he wants to appease the people, it must be reasonable, the regulations are not enough to be changed, but the principle will not be wrong.

"This is definitely not the original intention of Lord Hou, by no means." Xu Ping thought silently in his heart, anyway, after meeting the Marquis of Zhendong soon, he would definitely be able to tell the truth clearly, thinking of this, Xu Ping's heart suddenly became happy again: "Soon, I will soon be able to see Master Hou and his old man, he will definitely be able to give Master Zhang, Brother Cao, and Brother Yu a justice." ”

Lin Guangyi told Xu Ping that among the 10 battalions of the new army, only the 1st Brigade of the Firefighting Battalion remained near Dezhou, and although this battalion encountered no fewer difficulties than other battalions, it had many veterans and high morale, so it had not suffered any losses. The other battalions almost lost their combat effectiveness and returned to Zhili for repair together with the Changqing and Shanlan battalions.

"Now the direct guard is in charge of guarding Lord Jin and the General Staff Division." Lin Guangyi leaned over and whispered to Xu Ping: "When the General Staff Department resumed the combat exercise, I listened to orders outside the tent, and I heard Lord Jin mention your name Brother Xu several times, and they praised you for being appropriate and commanding, I don't know exactly what it means, but it sounds like Lord Jin is very sorry for you." Now that Brother Xu is back, the position of the commander of the Evergreen Battalion is thought to be in Brother Xu's pocket. ”

These words made Xu Ping more and more annoyed the more he listened, and he really had no intention of continuing the topic. He glanced at the red feathers on Lin Guangyi's helmet, and asked casually, "It's good that Jin Dashuai and the Jin brothers are reunited." ”

This casual sentence made Lin Guangyi feel like he had been struck by lightning, and he became speechless. Xu Ping looked at him strangely, and said suspiciously: "Didn't you say that it is now the Zhiwei who is guarding Lord Jin and the General Staff Division?" ”

Lin Guangyi looked at Xu Ping in a daze, his lips moved a few times but he couldn't speak. Xu Ping was a little impatient, and asked again: "Isn't the Zhiwei now led by Brother Jin?" ”

Lin Guangyi avoided Xu Ping's gaze and walked forward with his head down. He raised his head abruptly and said, "Brother Xu, I'm a little tired, you might as well take a break." ”

Without waiting for Xu Ping to answer, Lin Guangyi turned around and said to the other two direct guard knights behind him: "Rest, dismount." ”

Xu Ping jumped off his horse and followed Lin Guangyi towards the side of the road, leaving the other two guards and Zhong Guinian in the distance. Lin Guangyi kept the three people far away before he stopped his footsteps, turned around and said to Xu Ping: "Now the direct guard is presided over by General Yang. ”

"Lord Yang's son?" Of course, Xu Ping knew that the commander of the New Army's direct guard was General Yang Xiao, and his heart was full of ominous premonitions: "Brother Jin has always been ......"

Lin Guangyi was originally a cheerful person, but today he was spitting three times and twice.

"What the hell happened to Brother Kim?" Xu Ping finally spit out this heavy question, his chest suddenly became heavy, full of ominous premonitions, and the memories of Jin Shentong and himself drinking and talking side by side all came to his heart at once.

"General Kim is all right." Lin Guangyi stared at Xu Ping's eyes and said slowly, "General Jin is getting married." ”

"This is a good thing......" Xu Ping, who was relieved of his heart when he learned that Jin Shentong was safe and sound, said happily, but as soon as he blurted out the words, something seemed to have been smashed in his heart, and his eyes suddenly became bright, as if he suddenly realized at this moment. Xu Ping stared at Lin Guangyi's serious eyes, listening to his voice jump out of his mouth uncontrollably: "What do you know?" ”

"General Jin has always treated me very well, and he rarely hides his affairs from me." Lin Guangyi's eyes were suddenly full of pity, and he comforted Xu Ping softly: "General Xu, there is a way that brothers are like siblings, and wives are like clothes. ”

"You!" Xu Ping screamed, feeling almost out of breath in his chest, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "You!" ”

Lin Guangyi's face turned pale, and he replied in a low voice: "I didn't talk nonsense. ”

"When?"

"The day after tomorrow, I will get married in Beijing."

"How can it be so fast? That's impossible! Xu Ping's chest was churning with blood and blood, and countless thoughts came to him, each of which was trying his best to deny what he heard: "If that's the case, then why is Lord Jin still in Texas?!" ”

"At the beginning of this month, I followed General Jin to escort Hou Inspector back to Beijing to report on the emergency military situation, which was decided at that time. You know, the military parade before leaving, in order to be able to get to the school in time, Hou Ye spent the night in the Zhiwei camp, and General Jin mentioned this matter to Hou Ye at that time, and Hou Ye also promised him that if General Jin could come back with meritorious service, he would marry him. And this time, it was all up to the direct guards to fight to protect the superintendent from danger, and only then did he block the thieves so that they could not attack Zhili again, and the emperor also greatly praised General Jin, and gave him gold coins and jade Ruyi. Lord Jin brought up the old matter again, and the Hou Ye had no reason to object...... "Lin Guangyi told Xu Ping that the reason why Jin Qiude is now in Dezhou instead of staying in Beijing to see his son get married is because of the tense military situation. The reason why they got married the day after tomorrow was also because of the tense military situation. After Jin Shentong got married, he had to return to the front line immediately, if the rebels had an attempt to attack Zhili, he might have to stay here for a year, so the Jin family hoped that this matter would be settled as soon as possible: "...... Originally, the martial artists did not pay much attention to etiquette, and Lord Jin's behavior similar to breaking the family for the country has been spread in Beijing as a beautiful talk. Even the emperor felt that this family matter should be set down to encourage this kind of loyal behavior, so as to inspire the loyal people of the world. ”

Xu Ping pressed his forehead: "When did you know?" ”

"After going to the restaurant that time, I knew that it was the daughter of the Hou Mansion."

"And you're just watching and not going to say a word to General Kim?"

In the face of Xu Ping's suspicion and questioning, Lin Guangyi opened his mouth, but after all, he did not defend himself but asked rhetorically: "Brother Xu, have you ever been hired?" ”

Xu Ping closed his mouth tightly and turned around sharply and walked towards his mount. Lin Guangyi hurriedly caught up with him and pulled him: "Brother Xu, where are you going?" ”

Xu Ping shook off Lin Guangyi's hand without saying a word, and reached out to pull his mount: "Return to Beijing." ”

Lin Guangyi tightly grabbed Xu Ping and didn't let him go, and persuaded hard: "Brother Xu, why does the eldest husband have no wife?" ”

Xu Ping struggled to break free from Lin Guangyi's grasp, and without saying a word, he climbed onto the saddle and was about to get on the horse.

Lin Guangyi, who was pushed away, did not pull Xu Ping again, but shouted behind his back: "Brother Xu, for the sake of our love for living and dying together, you can listen to me." ”

Xu Ping turned a deaf ear to these words, he turned over and jumped on his horse, bowed his head and went to pull his reins. Seeing this, Lin Guangyi hurriedly ran up two steps, grabbed the reins of Xu Ping's mount, stood in front of his horse's head and looked up at Xu Ping: "General Xu, you are the commander of the new army, you have a great future, among so many of our brothers, who does not envy you?" ”

Xu Ping tugged at the reins, but he couldn't snatch it out of Lin Guangyi's hands after a few strokes, and he shouted coldly: "Let go!" ”

At this time, the other two direct guard soldiers had been alarmed by their fighting, and approached for some reason, and Zhong Guinian also followed in disbelief, standing not far away and listening to their quarrel.

Lin Guangyi was still fighting with Xu Ping for the reins, and he shouted as he grabbed it: "General Xu, you have a military order, and I advise you as an officer of the new army to obey military orders." ”

This shout caused the other two New Army direct guards to look at each other, and they showed a wary look on their faces, one left and one right, approaching the sides of Xu Ping's mount, waiting for Lin Guangyi's order.

The repeated pulling probably made the horse feel very twisted, and it let out a long neigh, and suddenly raised its head to wrestle, pushing Lin Guangyi away from his head. Lin Guangyi staggered back several steps in a row, and almost sat down on the ground at once. Xu Ping took the opportunity to hold the reins tightly in his hand, and as soon as he turned the horse's head, he was about to go to the official road.

"Xu Ping!"

There was a thunderous shout from behind Xu Ping, which was full of anger and pain. Xu Ping looked back and saw that Lin Guangyi had already taken out the handcuff from his arms and was pointing straight at himself. Lin Guangyi's eyes shot flames, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "General Xu, I was ordered to take you to see Lord Jin, please General Xu let go of the reins and dismount, otherwise you will have to be polite." ”

Seeing this, the two guards stepped forward quickly, one of them put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and slowly stretched out his arm to Xu Ping: "General Xu, please dismount." ”

While the other man was holding the hilt of the sword, the other hand touched a ball of rope at the back of the waist, wondering whether to remove it.

Xu Ping looked at Lin Guangyi condescendingly, shook the reins, and said as the mount stepped forward: "Brother Lin, I must go to Jingshi." If you don't let me go, shoot me. ”

Lin Guangyi watched Xu Ping leave slowly with a tight mouth and a tiger face, and the handcuff he held slowly moved with Xu Ping's figure, always pointing at Xu Ping's body - this back that was fading away.

Xu Ping, who stepped on the official road, waved his horsewhip and galloped away, and Lin Guangyi's arm finally hung down weakly, looking at the bursts of smoke and dust raised in a daze. The other two guards looked at the avenue at a loss, and then at Lin Guangyi. Zhong Guinian's professional smile froze on his face, and he couldn't tell whether he wanted to cry or laugh, just like the stone man in the Dragon King Temple.

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