Chapter Twenty-Nine: Secret Schemes
I modified it appropriately according to the moves and methods of Xu Cheng's training when he led the troops, and used it to teach these officials, plus I had accumulated a lot of experience in galloping on the battlefield with Xu Cheng before, but fortunately, I didn't mistake people's children.
I trained them for more than two years, during which Sui'er didn't come to the yamen again, and I didn't bother her, only occasionally sent someone to the "Crescent" inn where she did things to see a few times, knowing that she was doing well, so I can rest assured, she is not bothered, it's good, if you can continue to do this, it's not bad......
Recently, there have been frequent meetings with the county magistrate, and one of the tall men with high cheekbones, sunken eye sockets, and a collapsed nose has come the most, and every time he comes, the magistrate will let us leave, and will arrange several officials outside the door to guard the door and block anyone who wants to enter. A few times I passed by the door, and the officials became alert. Sometimes I don't know if I heard it wrong or what, but I vaguely heard the name "Zhu Tongyu" coming from time to time in the room.
When the tall man came for the fifth time, the prefectural commander called me to his room.
"This is He Bingcao, who has trained the officials quite well in the past two years." The county commander pointed at me and said to this man, and then pointed to this man and said to me, "This is Zhang Lin, the informant I have been planting by Zhu Tongyu's side, and when the time comes to lead the troops to attack them, he will be responsible for answering them." ”
"Hello He Bingcao! I've heard the county order mention you a long time ago, and it's really an honor to meet you today, it's really not a mortal, but like a chivalrous swordsman. The tall man said polite words to me with a flattering face, his face made me sick inexplicably, some people can really see a good thing at a glance, I really don't know how the county order took a fancy to him, let him be placed next to Zhu Tongyu, don't you worry about him suddenly turning back?
Although I thought so in my heart, out of politeness, I still pretended to be respectful and replied to him: "Mr. Zhang is polite, I hope to take care of it more in the future, and when the time comes, I will have to rely on you, Mr. to respond to the bully!" ”
The county magistrate smiled and said, "Let's not say polite words, now let's discuss business." How many subordinates does Zhu Tongyu have? ”
"One hundred and twenty." Zhang Lin replied.
"We have one hundred and five servants, almost evenly matched." The county commander touched his forehead with his fat hand, "Then are there any of these people who are skilled in martial arts?" How many? ”
"There is indeed a martial arts master, called Gongsun Han, not tall, but infinitely powerful, once killed a cow with his bare hands, and can fly the eaves and walk the wall, extremely agile, not to mention one enemy ten, one enemy hundred is not a problem!"
"This, this ......" The county commander was a little flustered and speechless.
"Don't worry about the county order, although this person is superb in martial arts, he has a fatal weakness."
As if he saw hope, the county commander hurriedly asked, "What weakness?" ”
"Afraid of fire."
"Afraid of fire?" The prefectural order would like to confirm it.
"Yes, once Zhu Tongyu set fire to a family, after seeing the fire, Gongsun Han fled in the wilderness, I heard that he was left with this problem when he was a child, his home was burned by others when he was very young, there was a sea of fire at that time, he was rescued, but his family was all burned to death, since then, his heart has a shadow on the fire."
After Zhang Lin left, the county commander took out a sword from the back room and handed it to me: "This is a gift from a friend of mine, I have treasured it for a long time, I will give it to you today, the sword is given to heroes, every hero should have a competent weapon, I just don't know if you like it or not, and you are used to it." ”
The scabbard is made of rosewood, which is extremely beautiful and tough, with a deep color. The scabbard is so high-end, the sword must be even better, I can't wait to pull the sword out of the scabbard, and in an instant, a cold light flashes through my eyes. The length of the sword is about the length of one of my arms, and the body is made of dark iron, and weighs about two pounds. The hilt of the sword is carved with a golden pattern of a dragon soaring and a tiger leaping, which looks extremely dignified and majestic. The blade of the sword was thin and sharp, with a faint cold light, and I finally saw what it means to be like autumn frost.
"This sword is extremely sharp, and although I am reluctant to use it to sharpen iron, I don't know if I can sharpen iron like clay, but I have tried it with my hair, and it is really a sharp blade!" The prefectural commander said, plucking a few of his thinning hairs and placing them on the blade of his sword. "You've got it." He blew lightly, and saw that the hairs split in two in an instant, falling down in a sloppy manner.
"It's really the best!" I sighed in surprise.
"This sword will be given to you, I hope that when you crusade against Zhu Tongyu, you can help He Bing Cao."
"Thank you for your kindness! When will we crusade against the bully on Zhu Tongyu's side? ”
"The day after tomorrow." The county magistrate said, "Just now Zhang Lin told me that Zhu Tongyu will celebrate his father's 80th birthday the day after tomorrow, and when the time comes, we will take advantage of his unpreparedness to catch him off guard!" ”
"Okay!"
The county commander frowned, and said solemnly: "Beware of that Gongsun Han, his strength should not be underestimated." ”
"Fortunately, we knew his Achilles' heel, and in a hurry, we immediately ordered someone to light a torch to force him back."
"Yes!" The county commander stretched his brows, "Let's just carry out a fire attack." ”
"Speaking of fire attacks, I have a good idea, let's ......" I was about to speak, but the prefectural commander signaled me not to speak, and he checked the doors and windows on all sides, and then led me to the back room.
"Lest the wall have ears, let's talk about war here." The prefectural order said.
"Fire attack is a good idea, and I think it can be improved. We can drive the horses and cattle to Zhu Tongyu's nest and set their tails on fire at the same time, these livestock will definitely run around and disturb Zhu Tongyu's nest, and then we will be able to raze them without much effort. ”
The county commander's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a look of surprise: "Good way!" ”
"But when I thought about it, there were shortcomings in this method, because the cows and horses were relatively large, and I was worried that I would be surprised before the plan was implemented."
The prefectural order's expression became solemn again, "What should I do then?" ”
"So I guess we use poultry instead of cows and horses."
"Poultry?"
"Yes, just use chickens, we will release the chickens into Zhu Tongyu's nest after we light the feathers, and the chickens will fly everywhere when they are frightened, which is enough to set the whole nest on fire."
The prefectural magistrate grinned, "Good idea! So how many chickens do we need? ”
"How big is Zhu Tongyu's nest?" I asked.
"It's worth two or three yamen."
"A hundred chickens are enough!"
"Then I'll arrange for someone to buy a hundred chickens now." The prefectural magistrate said eagerly.
"I'm not in a hurry, I'll buy it early the day after tomorrow, and if I buy it now, it's a bit big, I'm worried that our plans will be leaked."
"Good! He Bingcao is really resourceful! ”
Early in the morning of the third day, the county commander secretly sent Lao Li to buy a full hundred chickens, all of which were of a strong body.
The county magistrate came to my room and whispered to me: "Zhu Tongyu will hold an 80th birthday banquet for his father at noon, and I have also received an invitation, you go with me, Lao Li is responsible for leading the officials, and when the banquet is almost over, the two of us will leave, so as not to hurt the innocent." We met Lao Li and them at the foot of the 'fairy' mountain, which was relatively close to Zhu Tongyu's lair. ”
"Just the two of us? Do you need to bring some more people? ”
"No, no matter how bold he Zhu Tongyu is, he won't dare to do anything to me, the order of a county, don't worry." The prefectural commander showed unprecedented calmness.
"Good!" I replied.
The county commander and I rode horses to Zhu Tongyu's house, and there were many people. A man with several scars on his face greeted him warmly after seeing the county order: "Honorable guest, distinguished guest!" The prefectural magistrate was so busy every day that he even took the time to attend my father's birthday banquet. ”
From what he said, he knew that he was Zhu Tongyu, and he really had the face of a bully.
"You've sent invitations, am I embarrassed not to come?" The prefectural magistrate replied with a smile.
"The county commander also brought a martial arts master? Are you worried that I will harm you? Zhu Tongyu laughed as he spoke, and the scars on his face looked even more hideous.
"Look at what kind of joke you are talking about, this is our Yamen's soldier, what kind of martial arts master." The prefectural magistrate also laughed.
"Even if it's a martial arts master, it's fine, I have a friend who is also very strong in martial arts, just find a time to let them learn another day, hahaha!" Zhu Tongyu's tone revealed arrogance.
"No problem, let's learn from each other. Oh, by the way, I got a good jade wrench a few days ago, so I gave it to the old man as a gift. The county magistrate took out a wrench from his arms, the color of the wrench was soft and bright, crystal clear, delicate texture, clear texture, and there was no slightest crack.
"The county envoy has already made the humble house shine when he comes, what other gifts do you bring? You're welcome. Although Zhu Tongyu said this, he still reached out and took it, "That county order is delicious and delicious today!" So saying, he went on to entertain the others.
"This is Zhu Tongyu." The county commander whispered to me, "It seems that most of these people present should be his subordinates, so be careful." ”
Almost all of the people who came were powerful local figures. When the people were almost here, Zhu Tongyu said loudly: "Thank you for coming to celebrate my father's 80th birthday today, everyone eat and drink well!" At this time, there was one more person beside Zhu Tongyu, who was not tall, but he could feel the strong power on his body, which should be what Zhang Lin said about Gongsun Han.
The banquet had been held for two or three hours, and one after another people had left, and it was almost over, and it was time for us to go.
"Almost, let's go." The prefectural order said.
The county magistrate led me to Zhu Tongyu's side to say goodbye to him, and he obviously didn't drink much, and he said drunkly: "We're going back too." ”
"Okay, Feng County ordered you to walk slowly, why did you drink so much?"
"Happy!"
"In the future, the younger brother will have to rely more on the county order to take care of it!" Zhu Tongyu waved his hand, his subordinates brought a few plates, lifted the red cloth, and presented in front of him all some high-grade seashell playthings, which were extremely luxurious, "This is what the younger brother got a few days ago, so give it to the county order to express his gratitude." ”
The county order really took it, and said with a smile: "You're polite, Mr. Zhu is polite." Then I'll go, no need to send it. ”
"Good, good!" Zhu Tongyu responded with a smile.