"Pass my military order, let Lu Qiuxiao come and see you immediately. www.biquge.info"Zhang Hao said apologetically to Zhang Xun and the others after issuing the order, "Then Helan Jinming has been demoted to Beihai Taishou by His Majesty, and he will leave his post in the near future, and he will no longer be under the jurisdiction of this official, so he cannot be convicted; However, this official will definitely write to His Majesty to request that Helan Jinming be beheaded to solve the grievances of the people of Suiyang. ”

The personal soldiers were ordered to immediately go out of the tent with a group of cavalry and hurry to Haozhou, and although Zhang Xun and others in the tent felt a little regretful, it was no wonder that Zhang Hao was unlucky, so he thanked him, "Thank you Nanyang County Duke for presiding over justice for us, and we will also write to Your Majesty to impeach Helan Jinmington for not moving forward, almost making the land of Jianghuai erosive." ”

Then everyone chanted poems at the banquet in accordance with the customs of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan were born as Jinshi, Zhang Xun's poems such as "Shou Suiyang" and "Wen Di" were highly evaluated in later generations, and Zhang Hao was also a generation of both civil and military, both sides of you and I are not lively, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan's poems are mostly written for Suiyang, and the words are generous and tragic, which makes people feel emotional.

"As soon as you try it, you will be attached to the city.

Don't distinguish the color of the wind and dust, and know the heart of heaven and earth?

The door is open and the moon is near, and the battle is deep.

Upstairs at night, I heard the sound of the flute. ”

Zhang Hao repeated the "Wen Di" that Zhang Xun had just recited, and the scene depicted in the poem could not help but come to mind: try to climb the high mountain and look, and see that the enemy cavalry has approached the north of the city. The wind and dust are indifferent and do not distinguish the color, how can you know the will of heaven for rise and fall. The stars and moon were hanging low outside the camp gate, and the fierce battle was darkening. In the morning and evening, I went upstairs and listened to the sound of the transverse flute in the distance.

In the midst of the war for a long time, Zhang Xun can still hear the sound of the flute and appreciate the deep meaning of the song, and appreciate the beauty of music; It can be seen that Zhang Xun should be a person full of love for life, and what he desperately guards is not the carefree farming and weaving of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the life of playing the flute for pleasure in his spare time? Li You seemed to understand a little at this time why Zhang Xun had been able to persist in Suiyang for so long, this was by no means simply loyalty to Datang, but more of a protection of the peaceful life of the people of Jianghuai.

The generals in the camp were all drunk that night, and tonight they could finally sleep peacefully, and no longer have to worry about the countless rebel soldiers coming to attack the city tomorrow; But there are still countless Suiyang soldiers and civilians shouting and killing in their sleep, which makes Zhang Haojun, who guards the gate for them, smack.

When he woke up on the second day, Zhang Xun did not continue to rest, but discussed with Zhang Hao about the post-war resettlement of the people of Suiyang, and now the people in Suiyang City not only do not have much food, but also do not even have a sheltered house, seeing that winter is coming soon, even if they escape the slaughter of the rebels, they will not be able to escape the invasion of the cold wind.

"These people have managed to save their lives, and this official must not let them be left without a solution." For Zhang Xun's request, Zhang Hao agreed one by one, not only distributed most of the grain and grass brought by the general to the people of Suiyang, but also gave them almost all the materials in Yin Ziqi's camp.

Zhang Xun also led the people to empty Yin Ziqi's camp, the food and cloth in the camp could keep them from hunger and cold, and the wood and other materials used to build the camp could also allow them to rebuild their homes; Of course, the gold, silver, money and other goods found from the camp were still distributed to Zhang Hao's subordinates, and if they ran for many days and found nothing, I am afraid that even Zhang Hao would not be able to contain their resentment.

Seeing this scene, Li You's evaluation of the military strength of the Tang Dynasty was lowered by one level, even a wise commander like Zhang Hao needed to use money to motivate soldiers to fight, no wonder after the Anshi Rebellion, the various feudal towns were divided. However, thinking of being able to save the lives of Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun, Jia Ben, Yao Yu and other Suiyang six loyal martyrs, Li You finally felt better in his heart.

Just when the restoration of construction in the city was in full swing, Qiu Xiao, the assassin of Haozhou, was also brought to Suiyang City by the personal soldiers sent by Zhang Hao.

Lu Qiuxiao seemed to realize that he had caused a lot of trouble at this time, and as soon as he arrived in Suiyang City, he hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhang Hao regardless of shame, "Humble Haozhou Assassin Shi Lu Qiuxiao to meet the Duke of Nanyang County." At this time, he didn't dare to mention Zhang Hao anymore, but it was just a sudden luck, and now in the generation of Henan and Hedong, it is all Zhang Hao who has the final say.

"Lu Qiuxiao, this official asked you, when the official sent someone to order you to send reinforcements to rescue Suiyang, why didn't you follow?" Zhang Hao naturally didn't have a good face for him, and shouted loudly.

"Xiaguan... Xia Guan..."Lu Qiu Xiao's eyes turned sharply, as if he was thinking of an excuse, and it took him a long time to respond, "After receiving the military order from the adult, Xia Guan immediately organized reinforcements in the city, but Haozhou has not encountered a war for many years, and the armor is not repaired, so the time has dragged on for a long time, Xia Guan was about to lead the troops to battle, and he heard that the adult was brave, defeated the thief army in one fell swoop, killed Yin Ziqi, and relieved the siege of Suiyang; Xia Guan was about to deliver money and food to the adults and help them treat the three armies, but he didn't expect the adults to order someone to call Xia Guan over. ”

Hearing Lu Qiuxiao bite the word money and food very hard, Zhang Hao knew that he was trying to bribe himself, but how could Zhang Hao put these in his eyes, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "The matter has come to this, you still have to quibble?" Come on, is there any sign of an entire army going out in Haozhou City? ”

The soldiers who escorted Lu Qiu Xiao back immediately responded, "There was a lot of singing and dancing in Haozhou City, and when the little one arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, Lord Lu Qiu was feasting and drinking, and there was no sign of sending troops. ”

"Humph!" Zhang Hao snorted coldly and shouted loudly, "Haozhou Assassin Shi Lu Qiu Xiao despised military law, feared the enemy like a tiger, ignored the imperial court military orders, refused to send reinforcements, and made Suiyang fall, this is a great crime to delay the military plane, left and right, drag me down and die!" ”

"Your Excellency!" When Lu Qiu Xiao heard this, he was immediately frightened, and hurriedly walked a few steps to Zhang Hao's side, kowtowed and begged, "Adult, the little one still has elderly parents to support, and I hope that the adult will spare the life of the little one and return the little one to his hometown, right?" ”

Zhang Hao sneered, "Did you forget what the rats did in the past so quickly?" Who should support Wang Changling's parents now? ”

When Lu Qiuxiao heard this, his face suddenly turned like ashes, and he collapsed to the ground weakly, but when he killed Wang Changling that day, he never thought that he would have this day.

Someone in the tent immediately dragged Lu Qiuxiao out of the tent, only to hear the crackling of sticks, and at the beginning you could still hear Lu Qiuxiao's screams, but it didn't take long for there to be no sound, and soon the executioner came to report that Lu Qiuxiao had died under the cane.

Zhang Xun and the others all showed relieved looks, only Li You's face remained unchanged, this Lu Qiu Xiao was already dead, but Helan Jinming was still alive, and he couldn't let him leave safely. (To be continued.) )