Chapter 16: Bone Play (16)
The front yard is no longer lively, and it is now full of tension. Rows of soldiers surrounded the entire courtyard. Among all the people present, except for Su Meng, the commander and Xiaoya, who were sitting there safely drinking tea, the rest of them either looked panicked or gloomy. However, Xiaoya was also very panicked, but she was forced to suppress by Su Meng.
Li Shu walked to the front yard and saw this scene. The group of old men were pointed at gunpoint and didn't dare to say anything, but I was afraid that they had already greeted the commander's eighteenth generation in their hearts.
But the commander is not in a panic, whatever you think in your heart, but you must not be obedient in your face. Interestingly, the commander's old subordinates all knew what the commander was planning today. Except for the person who wanted to help the commander complete the entire layout, the other people unexpectedly cooperated with the commander's performance. Look at the charcoal-like appearance and the obvious anger, Li Shu admires this acting skill.
"Commander, what the hell are you going to do like this?" A man who seems to have a very hot temper. He looked at the guns held by the guards, and although he also shrunk his neck, he still questioned.
The commander glanced at him calmly, did not speak, and his eyes signaled Wen Shi. Wen Shi has a talent for making dog legs, and he immediately understands it.
With a playful smile, he took out his matching gun, and then walked leisurely to the old man who had just spoken out while playing. He put a hand on the old man's shoulder and held the gun in front of him.
"I said, Master Xu, why are you in such a hurry, wait for the commander to speak. There is an old saying, how do you get it? Oh, and call the gun to shoot the first bird. ”
Tsk, I don't know who he learned this style from, and he feels like a big bad guy. Li Shu said with a scarlet belly in his heart. She didn't go in to experience this Hongmen banquet up close because of the guards, so she had to find a position with a better view to watch the commander shine safely.
That Master Xu was really frightened by Wen Shi's hand, although he still had a smile on his face, but he was full of flattery, he had never seen this scene for more than 40 years.
"Oh, yes. Master Xu, just stay here quietly. Wen Shi put Master Xu as a toy, still with such a sunny smile, but it made some people feel cold.
He Yunze is one of them, and the commander's action shows an attitude. He's going to settle the liquidation today.
What do you ask for liquidation? Heh, except for the few states under the command of the old cadres who followed the commander, all the military power of the states is in the hands of the commander, and the other states are more or less interfering with some big clans.
There was nothing before, the south was stable and happy, and the commander was unwilling to break this hard-won stability, so he turned a blind eye. But now that the north side is about to move, and those big families in the south are doing more and more excessively, the commander plans to "talk about life ideals" with them.
"Ladies and gentlemen." After a while, the commander finally finished drinking a cup of tea, put down the teacup in his hand and spoke. "I invite you here today, not only because of my birthday, but also because I want to talk to you about military affairs."
As soon as the word "military" came out, even the most stupid person understood it. Feelings this is going to rack them to come. Those who didn't get involved in the army and those who moved relatively lightly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there was basically nothing to do with them today. As long as you promise not to join the army again, it will be done. But those who are ambitious and constantly making moves in the army are different, and if they don't bleed much today, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out of the commander's house.
The commander was killed in the bloody storm, usually he is a little Buddha, but he is ruthless when dealing with the enemy. After all, wolves that no longer want to eat meat will also hunt.
"Ouch, you just want to talk to us about military affairs, and you don't need to put up such a big battle?" A man who looked like an old fritter laughed. "We're okay, but we still have families, they are timid, but they can't stand the scare of you, Commander."
"I don't think it's okay, I'm a woman's house, can't I sit here well?" As the commander's virtuous helper, Su Meng chuckled and put this back.
"Don't underestimate us."
Su Meng's words were very mellow, no matter what angle he looked at, the old man who wanted to borrow his family to get rid of the current situation had nothing to say.
For a while, it was quiet again.
At this time, a person was afraid that he really couldn't stand it, so he gritted his teeth and jumped out. "Commander, what do you want to do, just tell me. You don't have to go around us like that. ”
"Oh, I didn't want to do anything." The commander seems to have a bad habit of enjoying watching his popularity deteriorate.
The man was now eager to go up and beat the commander. It's nothing? I believe you're a ghost.
"I see, you just want military power, don't you? As long as you let me go today, I guarantee that there will be no one in our family in the army in Hecheng. What do you think? ”
"Tsk." When the commander heard this, he became interested, and he smiled and said, "What about the mortgage?" If you make an empty white text, I will let you go, you are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, I can't control you, right? ”
When the man saw the Commander's appearance, he knew that if he didn't put out the collateral for the Commander's appetite, he would have to stay here today. He gritted his teeth and said, "My family will stay with you for the time being. You gave me seven days, and within seven days, I wiped all traces of our family in Hecheng, and then moved my family to Wuzhou. What do you think? ”
"The conditions are good, but I can't guarantee that you won't run." The commander said lightly.
The man's face froze, he had indeed had this idea for a second. But he is not a merciless person after all, and he can't do such a thing as abandoning his wife and children.
"You can send your men with me." He thought for a moment. "With your henchmen with me at any time, you can rest assured, right?"
The commander nodded with satisfaction, he liked this kind of upper path.
"Then, Lao Gu, I'm glad you made a trip." The commander tilted his head to one of his subordinates. That subordinate was the bookish major general they were talking about the war.
Lao Gu walked out, waiting for the old man from everyone to finish explaining his wife and children. The man also moved quickly, hurriedly said a few words, and followed Lao Gu away.
The others saw the scene where he was let out by the guards, and a few of them couldn't help it and walked out one after another. You think, isn't it just a little bit of the army, give up and give up, as long as you can live. Choose one of the lives and military powers, and fools choose their lives.
Of course, they also showed enough sincerity to satisfy the commander, and they also left the door of the commander's house with the people sent by the commander to follow.
In the end, what was left was played big in the army. The commander knew that those were old foxes, so he could only figure them out slowly. It doesn't matter, he has time to spend with them.
"Commander, why don't we sit down and talk?" Master Hu was one of the people who stayed, he looked at the others a few times, and decided that he would be the representative to have a good chat with the commander.
After all, if you want to say who is the most slippery and the most moving here, it must belong to this old man Hu, who has been in business for many years and has a deep way.
He looks amiable, squinting and smiling every day, and his bloated body and short stature look cute and cute. However, squinting is terrible, and this is a more ancient truth. This old man Hu did not escape this sentence. Behind his smile, I don't know how dark it is. If you're fooled by smiles, congratulations, you're not far from destitute.
The commander has been dealing with Master Hu for many years. He knows Master Hu's temperament. The commander was also very cautious about this old fox. Whoever told the old fox to talk is full of traps, and if you are not careful, you will be caught in by him.
The commander thought about it, but nodded. "Master Hu, please."
Master Hu smiled and touched his belly, Su Meng got up to make way for Master Hu, Master Hu smiled at Su Meng with gratitude, and sat down.
When Su Meng got up, she happened to see Li Shu outside, she lowered her head and whispered a few words in the commander's ear, then swayed her graceful body, walked out from the guards under the gaze of everyone, and went to find Li Shu.
It won't make any difference for her to stay there anyway, so it's better to hand it over to the commander directly, and talk about the man's affairs by herself.
Su Menghuanting walked up to Li Shu and made a disgusted expression at Li Shu.
"That old man in my house has to pretend to be deep, and if he wants me, I will simply ask someone to put a gun on their heads, and they will not dare to say a word. But that old guy has to swallow slowly, I really don't believe that he can tell those old foxes with emotion and reason. ”
Li Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this, in the past few days, the image of Mrs. in her heart has been changing. feelings, Mrs. still has a passionate feeling.
"I think the commander must have his concerns. These large families have deep roots in the south and are very convincing. If the commander blindly uses force, he is afraid that in the end there will be a scene where both sides will be defeated. If these big families continue to agitate and agitate those ordinary people, the commander will be restrained. ”
"I think this is also a bargaining chip for these big men to negotiate with the commander." Li Shu stood beside the commander and said slowly.
"Next, it's up to the commander to defuse the tricks played by these old foxes. If it is resolved well, I am afraid that this time it will hurt the foundation of these big families. ”
Besides, on the commander's side, Master Hu was not in a hurry to talk to him about the army as soon as he sat down, but chatted with the commander about his family's shortcomings. The commander also followed him as soon as he said it, and the two of them chatted happily.
But this is just the beginning of the temptation, both of them are actually testing each other's bottom line. It's like a chess game, you can't come up and attack directly, that's very unwise.
However, the two didn't let each other wait too long, and as they talked, the topic shifted to today's business.