Hearing Lao Zhao's voice, Liu swallowed back the words halfway through the scolding, and said in a wilted voice: "I move my muscles and bones." ”

There is also a young man who walked with Lao Zhao, who did not look like a soldier or a scribe, and his temperament was even more inconspicuous, so it was difficult to identify his origin.

As soon as Liu thought about it, he guessed that this person might be the person from Tongcheng that the soldier said just now. was looking, but found that the other party also glanced at him along the line of sight, so he turned his face away.

Lao Zhao didn't care about all this, and walked over and hooked his shoulder: "What did you just say, you are too dignified to guard Tongcheng, right?" ”

In the past two days, I feel that Liu Zhi is too familiar, and he also had some great ambitions, but he fell under Yang Wantang's nose, so he could only lower his ambition and humiliate himself and barely survive. Only then did he get away with it for a long time, and then fell into the hands of Lao Zhao.

Just out of the snake and insect cave in Tongcheng, and then into the tiger den of the Liangzhou army.

It's just that Liu Zhigang's half of his ambition has not yet dissipated, but if he gets angry, he doesn't dare, he can only stammer: "Yes... Yes, I'm too guarded in Tongcheng, how... What's wrong. ”

Lao Zhao smiled and said: "Brother, this is a kind reminder to you, you are in Tongcheng, that is too guarded, if you leave Tongcheng, you will not even be considered a general, you will be a deserter." ”

"You are a Liangzhou soldier, you are a big Chu official in my control, and you are very lenient."

Liu Zhu lowered his head, although he knew that his family had abandoned the city and fled at a glance, but he was not convinced and forced himself to hold on to the last bit of face.

At this time, I saw that the young man who came with Lao Zhao suddenly spoke, and his words and expressions were full of admiration: "It is not easy for Mrs. Liu to be around such a sinister and ruthless traitor as Yang Wantang, and still be able to protect herself. ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhu raised his head and looked at him, and the other party arched his hand and said, "Liu Taishou, I've been looking up for a long time!" ”

Liu Shu was often ridiculed, and in the past, even if others were polite, they did not hide ridicule in their words. At this time, seeing that the young man looked cautious and did not have any hypocrisy, he didn't want to deal with it, but for a while, he was unfamiliar with how to respond, so he had to say, "Don't dare." ”

The young man said with a straight face: "Commander Zhao is straightforward and fast-talking, if there is any offense, please let Mrs. Liu bear with me." ”

Seeing that the two were talking, Lao Zhao stepped aside and handed over the stage to Li Mao.

Li Mao's speech was upright and knowledgeable, and Liu Shu had a good impression of him, so the two stood and talked for half an hour. Li Mao first angrily reprimanded Yang Wantang, and from time to time praised Liu Shu's style, and brought out in his words that he was so talented and learned, and he was still courteous in Liangzhou, which was really uncomfortable compared with Liu Shu.

"Virtuous brother should not be presumptuous in this insight, we are scholars, and learning is the foundation of our life, but everyone's circumstances should be different, and it is beyond our reach." Liu Zhu comforted.

Li Mao sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Liangzhou is an inch of land, and it is difficult to recruit talents from all over the world, so that the people who let me take a peek at the basket also have a place, in front of Brother Liu, it is difficult to be ashamed." ”

Lao Zhao watched Liu Zhu from the side from being alienated from Li Mao's defense to the two of them sympathizing with each other, thinking that this person really had Li Mao's way.

Li Mao scolded Yang Wantang from Beiyu, and when the light was about to dawn, Liu Zhu had already sworn that he was willing to work with the Liangzhou army to take Tongcheng from Beiyu.

In the western suburbs, Li Mao gave the name of the 4,000 Liangzhou army according to his old thoughts. On the Tongcheng side, Zhou Tong also followed the arrangement of the old man and divided the original 1,000 defenders of Tongcheng into three.

These thousand defenders have no will to defend to the death, and the Southern Chu court is treacherous, and the ministers will not become ministers, and they will not become generals. Tongcheng has another Yang Wantang who is powerful and greedy. This is not a dangerous frontier city, and it has long been like an outcast. The Taishou has no great ambitions, and the two battalion generals naturally have little morale.

Second, Tongcheng had no supply of troops for a long time, and Liu Zhu reluctantly took troops on the spot that year. The great clans in the city each placed their children in two battalions for their own cheap use, and their hearts were not in the army.

When Zhou Tong took over the two battalions of soldiers and horses, he began to find out their details. At this time, those with great ambitions were absorbed into the Liangzhou Army for reintegration exercises. Those who have no intention of joining the army will be dismissed on the spot and go home. Those who secretly communicate with Beiyu will not say anything after verification, and wait for two days to use it for other purposes.

And the children of the major clans, meticulously worked, one south and one north, rushed to the south and the north, crossed the dense forests, crossed the fields, and threw themselves to their real masters to report the news.

But human transmission is always slow. If it is a carrier pigeon, the time for a trip is not as long as the half-way of manpower.

There are naturally big clans in the pigeon city, and since the Liangzhou army entered the city, there are often many flying out of the city in a few days.

They thought that their people went out of the city, and where they went, the Liangzhou army couldn't control it. But they don't know where their pigeons fly out of the house.

……

Tongcheng is too guarded in the back garden, although it is not called beautiful, but it is also quite elegant.

At this time, a bonfire was rising in the middle of this elegant place, and a wooden bridge was erected over the bonfire, on which several shaved pigeons were inserted by jujube wood, and Wen was leisurely holding the side of jujube wood, slowly flipping back and forth.

"The heat is the most important thing, the skin should be crispy but not burnt, and the meat should be tender but not greasy. Sprinkle a handful of salt and fragrant. ”

The golden oil dripped into the fire along the gap in the wooden bridge, and then was swallowed up, occasionally splashing with sparks and striking the pigeon's skin, sizzling from time to time. The pigeons were roasted to a fragrant flavor, causing Natsume to stare intently.

"Miss, steamed pigeons three days ago, stewed pigeons the day before yesterday, pigeon soup yesterday, I really thought I had eaten enough, but today's roasting method is too fragrant." Zhisha looked at it and muttered.

"It's not enough." Wen asked Zhixia to open the jar in his hand, directly grabbed a handful of crushed and dried red thorn onion foam in it, and sprinkled it on the roasted pigeon with his fingers, "That's good." ”

Zhixia hurriedly took off the jujube wood and put it on a dry shelf to the side to cool. I was a little anxious, so I fanned it violently with my hand, and then grabbed one and ate it.

"Be careful." Wen looked at her and smiled.

Zhixia didn't know if it was hot or spicy, and he inhaled while eating: "Miss, you said so many pigeons, have they killed them?" What if something is missing? ”

"If you want to leak a few out, such a big change in Tongcheng, there is no flying pigeon to send a message, but it is abnormal." Wen said lightly.

Zhixia was puzzled: "Then what are we doing with so many hard fights?" ”

Wen said seriously: "Of course, it's for food." ”

Zhixia didn't know what to say for a while, but Wen Liang arrived at this time. Shu greeted him: "Uncle Wen, come and eat pigeons." ”

Wen Liang looked at the pigeon, then at Zhixia's oil-stained hands, and said with a smile: "I won't eat it, it's too oily." ”

Wen Gu no longer persuaded him, and instead asked, "Liu Shu's genealogy has been found?" ”

Wen Liang nodded and replied that he had found it. Wen picked up a knife from the table and handed it to Wenliang.

"Uncle Wen, you cut meat with a knife and eat it, so you don't have to touch your hands." After that, he looked at Zhixia again, "After eating in a while, let's go and climb relatives with Liu Taishou." ”