Chapter 128: The Righteous Army
After listening to Xu Yeshu's story about the deeds of Emperor Meng Jianmi of Houshu, Zhang Tude couldn't help but ask:
"Then Brother Xu, will the emperor of Hou Shu be replaced? For example, I heard that they had impersonated the emperor of another country before, causing that country to fall. ”
This young Meng Jianmi and after being the emperor for a few years, he has changed too much, and he is not a person at all, Zhang Tude suspects that someone replaced him and deliberately made this Hou Shu look like this.
"No, Brother Zhang, the countries that you mentioned that have been destroyed by sitting and forgetting are all small countries, and Hou Shu is also a big country that has been established for hundreds of years." Xu Yeshu shook his head and said:
"No matter what the emperor does, the Shu royal family and the imperial court should have some means after so many years, and it is impossible to let them sit back and pretend to be the emperor.
Maybe it was because Meng Jianmi encountered something, and his temperament changed greatly, but in any case, the people of Hou Shu could be miserable by him. ”
As he spoke, Xu Yeshu raised his wine glass and touched a glass with Zhang Shide, Zhang Tude drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, and then said to Xu Yeshu:
"Brother Xu, let's drink less of this wine."
"Hey, it's okay, I'm more brainy now after drinking." Xu Yeshu also finished the wine in the wine glass, and then he patted his head:
"I suddenly remembered that there was an emperor on the side of Daliang who seemed to be the same as Meng Jianmi, he was a good emperor at the beginning, but he was like a different person in the back.
That guy is even more powerful than Meng Jianmi, and what he does is not personnel, such as making palace maids and evil beasts........
Every day, he has to ride out of the palace to hunt, he hunts in the city, and the prey is naturally those ordinary people, I heard that he also cut off the heads of several of his concubines, and make them into magic weapons to take with him at any time.
But fortunately, this guy didn't have been the emperor for a few years, and he was forced to abdicate by the Great Liang Guoshi himself, and he died not long after. ”
"I'm afraid it's not mental illness." Zhang Tude poured himself a glass of wine, and after drinking it, he secretly thought in his heart that the emperor of Houshu and the emperor of Daliang were not mentally ill, so it was like a different person, but if they really let their sick friends become emperors, maybe they would be better than them, at least they would not harm the common people.
"Forget it, don't talk about these bad things yet, come, Brother Zhang, keep drinking." Xu Yeshu saw that Zhang Tude's wine glass was empty, so he wanted to pour him wine again.
"No, the master and sister-in-law He are still waiting in the carriage, otherwise we will send them some food first?" Zhang Tude waved his hand and said, It's been a while since they came in, and the people in the carriage are also hungry.
"Okay, I'll send it to him, and I'll continue to drink it when I come back later, anyway, it's not far from Yin'an City here, it's okay to slow down." After Xu Yeshu finished speaking, he got up and borrowed a wooden box from the shopkeeper, packed a few plates of vegetables and sent them to a few people in the carriage.
It didn't take long for Xu Yeshu to come back, but before he could return to his seat, four more people came in the inn, and as soon as Zhang Tude saw the four people, he immediately became vigilant.
Because the four people who came in were all wearing armor and carrying weapons, but they didn't know whether they were officials or rebels, after they came in, most of the other diners in the inn showed panicked looks, and the innkeeper was bolder, and stepped forward with a smile to greet him:
"Yo, a few military masters, you are here again, please go inside."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper invited the four men to a seat farther away from the other diners, and one of the four was bearded, who seemed to be the leader, and he said to the diners in the inn:
"You don't have to panic, we are the righteous army of Qi Dashuai, and we will not do anything to disturb the people, everyone can eat in peace."
Hearing him say this, the other people in the inn were a little relieved, but many people left the inn after hurriedly paying the money, and the four of them didn't say anything when they saw this, but sat down and ordered food from the shopkeeper.
"Brother Zhang, I don't think those four people are like some chaotic army." Since the four people were far away from Zhang Tude's seat, Xu Yeshu discussed them with Zhang Tude in a whisper:
"You see, although their armor is old, it is very neat, and there is not a trace of blood......"
"Hmm." Seeing that the four volunteer soldiers didn't do anything, Zhang Tude lowered his head and continued to eat, while Xu Yeshu observed the four with interest.
The shopkeeper quickly brought up the food that the four people wanted, they didn't ask for wine, they just ate in a big gulp, the speed was naturally much faster than Zhang Tude and Xu Yeshu, who were drinking and chatting, and after a while, they ate the food on the table cleanly.
"Little Er, check out."
When the four soldiers had finished eating, the bearded man in the lead called to the shopkeeper, and after paying the silver to the shopkeeper, he left the inn with the other three, and did not disturb the people, as he said.
After the four of them walked away, the diners in the inn also relaxed and resumed their previous lively appearance, while Xu Yeshu called the shopkeeper, and he asked after stuffing a few copper coins into the shopkeeper:
"Excuse me, which rebel army are those military masters just now?"
"Oh, they are Qi Dashuai's soldiers, and their barracks are near here." After receiving the money, the shopkeeper answered Xu Yeshu's question.
"Then the other soldiers of Marshal Qi come to eat and give money like them?"
"Yes, Qi Dashuai's soldiers are not the same as other soldiers." The shopkeeper touched his head, as if he was thinking about how to describe it, and after a long while, he continued:
"Qi Dashuai let the soldiers under his command not bully the people, a few days ago, there was a general on his side who drank too much, led people to rob passers-by, and was personally cut off by Qi Dashuai.......
Dian Xiaoer told Xu Yeshu some things about Qi Dashuai's rebel army, but he didn't know much about Qi Dashuai himself, he only knew that Qi Dashuai's name was Qi Xiuning.
"I see, thank you." Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't know more information, Xu Yeshu let him leave, and while the two were talking, Zhang Tude was also full, he raised his head and asked Xu Yeshu:
"Brother Xu, are you going to Qi Dashuai's rebel army?"
Zhang Tude was also listening to the shopkeeper when he was eating, and he also understood that Qi Dashuai's righteous army should be a well-disciplined army, much better than the official army and righteous army they saw along the way.
"Don't worry, I'll take another look and learn more about the situation." Xu Yeshu did not deny it, and after eating the rest of the dishes, he said while drinking wine:
"It's also the first time I've heard of the name Qi Xiuning, it should be the leader of the rebel army who has only appeared in the past year, and when I get to Yin'an City, I'll ask my friend about him."
After drinking all the wine in the wine jug, Zhang Tude helped the somewhat drunk Xu Yeshu back to the carriage, and several people in the carriage were also full, and returned the wooden box to the shopkeeper, and Master Qingxin drove the carriage to Yin'an City.
About a day later, Zhang Tude and the others rushed to Yin'an City, but encountered some problems when entering the city.
"What's in that vase? Why cloth cover. ”
Because Sister-in-law He was worried that her vase daughter would be regarded as an evil object by the soldiers at the city gate, she covered it with a cloth, and the current soldiers had to check the vase.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's a tradition in our hometown to cover the vase with a cloth, so that it can drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and it will be unlucky to take it off, Master Jun, you can be accommodating." Xu Yeshu glanced at the soldier guarding the door and secretly stuffed a silver ingot into his hand.
"Well, let's go inside." The soldiers who had taken the money not only did not inspect the vase, but also let them in without even checking the rest of the carriage.