According to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the Yin envoy Yang Xu was all over the Qing Yang Chu Yu Party, and he was filled with reliable henchmen. And more than 2,000 lowly people such as horse slaves and lowly people, secretly organized into an army, with white feathers as a mark, and called the flying feather army.

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"Yang Gong, please take a seat!" This was the second day of Yang Chu's retirement and Yang Xu's suspension of supervisors, and Zeng Hua met Yang Xu in the former Zuo Capital Mansion in Wudu City. However, his smiling face made the panicked Yang Xu a little flattered.

"Your Excellency, you are too polite. You are a feudal official of the imperial court, and I am only a foreign minister of the local domain, how can I bear such a great gift from you? You call the villain Nao's name. Yang Xu said humbly.

"No! No way! Yang Gong, you are also a supervisor and a fake Qiu Chi Gong now, how can you mess up this etiquette? Seeing that Yang Xu resolutely refused, Zeng Hua had no choice but to say: "In this case, you and I are not called brothers by name, anyway, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, so it is more cordial to call each other like this." I don't know Yang Gong, I don't know you? ”

"Cheap characters." Yang Xu is still so humble.

"Brother Fu Ti, I just took the liberty of calling you, sit, sit! Come on, serve tea! Zeng Hua said politely.

Hearing Zeng Hua say this, Yang Xu's face suddenly turned into a flower, and he hurriedly knelt down on the position of the lower right. He was very satisfied with Zeng Hua calling him like this, the more he was usually called, the more it seemed that this Lord Thorn Shi took himself seriously. Yang Xu, who is cunning and cunning, and is about to become a master, naturally understands the subtlety of this title.

And Zeng Hua also sat down on the top with a big grin, and naturally became brothers with Yang Xu, but I don't know if he knew that if he calculated it like this, wouldn't he be one level higher than Yang Chu.

"Brother Fu Ti, the main reason for inviting you to talk about this time is to ask you about Qiu Chi's affairs." Zeng Hua said straight to the point, and then waved his hand to stop Yang Xu's self-humility, "You are the old man of Qiu Chi, after three generations of Qiu Chi Gong, who knows more about this Qiu Chi affairs than you?" ”

After Yang Xu finished being proud, Zeng Hua put down the teacup and continued: "Brother Fu Ti, you said that up and down the Wudu City, the leaders and officials of the two counties of Qiuchi, you should know best who is loyal and who is traitor!" Let's talk about it. ”

Hearing this, Yang Xu suddenly hesitated. Although he is very clear about every official, general and tribal leader in Qiu Chi, if he really says it, there will be many people who will be offended, how can he mix in Qiu Chi in the future?

Zeng Hua saw Yang Xu's doubts and smiled: "Brother Fu Ti, don't worry. The old does not go to the new and does not come, and now is a good time to change people. Besides, there are many people in this Wudu City who know the truth about last night, and they also know that you are the person who made the first contribution last night. We can't hold this fire for long, we're still in danger, we can be in danger at any time. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Hua glanced at Yang Xu, only to see that Yang Xu was thoughtful, and his face showed a lot of worry. Zeng Hua hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.

"So we must strike first, take the opportunity of Qiu Chi Gong Yang Chu being attacked and injured, eliminate dissidents, install henchmen, and firmly grasp the real power and soldiers and horses of Qiu Chi, so as to save your life and mine." Speaking of this, Zeng Hua said meaningfully: "I have complete trust in Brother Fu Ti, after all, we are all grasshoppers on a rope now. ”

Yang Xu's face suddenly alternated between red and white, it seemed that his mind had been greatly moved, but he still owed a little heat to make a final decision.

Zeng Hua stood up and walked in front of Yang Xu. Yang Xu was startled, and quickly stood up, bending slightly towards Zeng Hua.

"Brother Fu Ti, you have to think about it, I promised to protect Yang Chu's net worth and life of wealth, but it is not a long-term solution to leave him in Wudu Qiuchi, sooner or later he will be sent to Jiankang to be sealed, and this is also the practice of the imperial court. But Qiu Chi must have the talents of the Yang family to be able to hold it. Zeng Hua's face smiled more and more kindly, "Fu Ti, you have to think about it carefully, I'm afraid there will be no chance if you don't do it now." ”

At this time, Yang Xu was trembling excitedly. It seems that Zeng Hua's threat aggravated the effect is very obvious, especially in the later paragraph, he is telling Yang Xu openly and secretly, now work hard, this Qiu Chigong's position is yours, but the key depends on whether you can take the opportunity to clean up the people loyal to Yang Chu.

It's not that Yang Xu didn't want to be Qiu Chigong, but it was all in a dream. In the hands of his grandfather, he had already lost the opportunity to be Qiu Chigong, so he could only choose the most promising tree with his tail between his legs. Now Zeng Hua suddenly gave such a big pie, and suddenly smashed Yang Xu a little dizzy.

Wealth and danger are sought, since Lao Tzu has come to this point, it is impossible to go back. Yang Xu gritted his teeth and began to talk about Wudu one by one, describing the character, character and weaknesses of various aristocratic officials, and whether they were loyal to Yang Chu or neutral.

Listening to the goods that Yang Xu took out of his stomach, Zeng Hua admired this human spirit who was blown on both sides, it seemed that he was deeply trusted by Yang Chu, and he had served as Qiu Chigong for two generations without having his own set. This guy is really poisonous to look at, and he usually puts a lot of effort into these aspects.

Zeng Hua listened and asked questions to a few people who were interested in learning more.

"Is your son Yang Zhi really reliable? He can be in charge of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Qishan, and he is the closest to Wudu City, so we will be in danger if there is a little wind and grass. ”

"This adult, no, Brother Xuping, please rest assured, knowing a son is not as good as a father, and I know my son very well. Although he is not mediocre, his talents can only be regarded as average at best, and he has never been ambitious, but he values his parents, brothers, and wife very much. If it weren't for this, Yang Chu would not have let him go to Qishan alone to guard the north. Since he has Yang Chu's order and my handwriting, he can say both public and private, and he will naturally be loyal to the court wholeheartedly. ”

"Then there is, it's best if you have talent but no ambition, he will be your right-hand man in the future, and he must be your good son."

Hearing this, Yang Xu almost didn't kneel down for Zeng Hua, our two didn't get on your thief ship in vain.

"What about Yang An, isn't he Yang Chu's younger brother? is also so deeply trusted by Yang Chu? Actually let him bring 15,000 elite soldiers to garrison Wuxing Pass? ”

"It is true that Yang An is Yang Chu's half-brother, but he has had the best relationship with Yang Chu since he was a child, and he loved to follow Yang Chu's ass when he was a child, and everyone said that he was Yang Chu's shadow. Later, at the beginning of Yang Chu's succession, the dark tide of Qiu Chi was surging, the political situation was unstable, Yang An personally led troops to go around to conscript, which can be regarded as a great contribution to Yang Chu's stable position, Yang Chu naturally trusted him, and this Yang An's talent can be regarded as on Qiu Chi. But he has one of his biggest weaknesses, and Yang Chu also grasped this point before he was relieved to let him lead a large army to be stationed abroad. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xu said in a low voice: "Yang An married eight wives and concubines and gave birth to more than a dozen daughters, but only the fourth concubine gave birth to a son to him four years ago, and he was so spoiled that it was more important than his own life." Even with this concubine, she was favored, if she hadn't died of a violent illness in two years, she would have been supported as the main room a long time ago. But in this way, Yang An still killed more than 100 slaves to be buried for this little concubine, and his pampering heart is so visible. ”

"Understood, no wonder when I sent a secret letter to Yang An, you asked me to take off the golden lock hanging from his son's neck and ask my subordinates to take it. Brother Fu Ti, you are really tall! Listening to Zeng Hua's praise, Yang Xu was quite proud.

Seeing Yang Xu's face flushed proudly, Zeng Hua was thinking, when was the time when Yang An's concubine was still dying, if she hadn't died Yang An would not have been buried as a slave, if Yang An hadn't been buried as a slave, Jiang Nan would not have fled to Jinshou desperately because his blood revenge had not been avenged, if Jiang Nan hadn't escaped to Jinshou, how could Lao Tzu sit here today?

It's really providential, there is a creation in this underworld!

It seems that this Yang An doesn't have to worry, as long as he is coerced and obediently surrenders to Mao Muzhi, with Mao Muzhi's superior talent of the Jin Dynasty, he can't knead or flatten your superior talent in Qiu Chi?

"What about Yang Yan, the general of Zhendong who guarded the town? Didn't he once compete with Yang Chu for a seat? Why did you become so well-behaved later? For more than ten years, I have been honestly staying in the lower division. Zeng Hua continued to ask.

"This Yang Yan is brave and invincible, but fighting for the heir is not hunting and fighting. Yang Chuxin is thoughtful, clever and vicious, far above Yang Yan. And Yang Yan is sentimental and benevolent. When Yang Chu succeeded to the throne, Yang Yan took half of his troops and horses in the palm of his hand, and as long as the whole army came to the west, Yang Chu could only be captured. But when Yang Yan sent out the army, he was pulled by several concubines, saying that the movement of the sword soldiers was a disaster of blood and light, and I was afraid that the general would be difficult to return, and it would be difficult to live alone while the concubines were left. surrounded Yang Yan with a beautiful tear, and actually moved him to cry, and the army dispersed. As a result, when Yang Chu recovered his strength, he gradually transferred all the soldiers and horses in Yang Yan's hand to defend the north of Qiuchi, leaving an empty shelf for him, which he regretted it a lot, but it was useless, so he had to honestly squat down to be his Zhendong general. Yang Chu thought that he was a sibling brother, and he was honest and not too persecutive. But the shadow of the tree, the name of the person, and Yang Yan's reputation remained, and as soon as Qiu Chi was moved, he was the first person to be suspected. ”

Zeng Hua couldn't help laughing, there are such people, it's so cute and happy. But cute is cute, but this black pot still has to be carried by you.

That's it, Zeng Hua and Yang Xu, you ask, I answer, the two talked about it all night, and talked about it late at night, and finally Zeng Hua smiled and sent Yang Xu, who was smiling, out of the gate in person.

The day after the talk, Yang Xu, the supervisor, began to exert his power under the pretense of Qiu Chigong. Under the guise of cleaning up the rebels who plotted the night before, with the cooperation of the Liangzhou army who changed into the clothes of the Qiuchi defenders, he started from Wudu City and pulled out all the officials, generals and nobles who were loyal to Yang Chu.

Then Yang Xu, in the name of Qiu Chigong, urgently summoned all the important officials and generals from all over the country back to Wudu City to "discuss major matters", including all of Yang Chu's henchmen.

First of all, the officials in Wudu City understood what was going on, and immediately expressed their loyalty to Yang Xu on the surface again, and almost swore a poisonous oath with a bloody knife. However, under Yang Chu's "sharp eyes", any enemy elements who wanted to "disguise themselves and blend into the revolutionary ranks" were all found out.

In just ten days, groups of officials and generals were sent to various places to take charge of government affairs and soldiers and horses in various places, of course, these people were carefully selected by Yang Xu, and their families were all left in Wudu City as hostages, and among their subordinate officials, no one knew who was the secret agent of Wudu City. But these officials and generals know that there are many people around them who hope to find the slightest sign of their "rebellion" and then go to the informant in order to replace themselves. So they couldn't help but be careful.

For most people in Qiu Chi, who didn't understand what happened that night, most of them were guessing that Yang Yan was plotting to usurp the throne, and he almost succeeded. A few scheming people can feel it, and I am afraid that this usurper should be the current supervisor and the fake Qiu Chigong Yang Xu. But everyone knows in their hearts that in this chaotic time, it is better to be cautious.

When Yang Xu was secretly vigorously cleaning up Yang Chu's forces, Zeng Hua and Jiang Nan were soaked together.

Jiang Nan is also Qiu Chi's old man, but he is different from Yang Xu, Yang Xu is high and mixed in the aristocratic class, but Jiang Nan is a slave of Qiu Chi and has always lived at the bottom. Over the years he had spared horses, seen sheep, farmed, hunted for his master, and had done anything dangerous anyway, and he had traveled all over the two counties of Qiuchi, and had made many equally miserable slave friends.

Jiang Nan told Zeng Hua that there were two kinds of slaves in Qiuchi, one was the Shengqiang bought from the west, including Baimaqiang, Xihaiqiang, and even the Shengqiang Dangxiang, these people were generally used to herd horses and sheep, so they were also called Manu. The other is the slave for generations, usually helping the master to farm the land or do chores, these have no name, they are all called lowly seeds.

Jiang Nan also recommended to Zeng Hua two Manu heroes he knew. One is a 20-year-old party Xiang Shengqiang, named Ye Lixun, who was captured by his parents when he was hunted by the Tuyuhun tribe when he was in his teens, and sold to a leader of the Di people in Wudu County. But Ye Lixun's father was "wild and unchanging", always thinking about escaping and resisting, and was finally skinned alive by the leader, and his father's dry and black human skin was still taken down from the ancestral hall of the leader of the Di people a few days ago.

And Ye Lixun's mother worked hard to raise Ye Lixun until he was fourteen years old, and finally died of humiliation.

The other is a thirty-year-old Xihai Qiang Xianling tribe, called Xian Lingbo, who was caught by Tuyuhun and sold to Wudu when he was in his twenties and became a horse slave.

Zeng Hua looked at the two people in front of him, Ye Lixun was thin and black, and he had high cheeks and long faces that were a little different from those of the Central Plains, and a pair of dark brown eyes looked a little dull, but he couldn't suppress the temperament of the snow-capped mountain wolf that was occasionally revealed.

If Ye Lixun is a wolf, then Xian Lingbo is a lion. He has a broad face and a thick neck, a strong body, and long arms. The full beard and the tiger's eyes are quite powerful.

Looking at the tattered clothes on the two of them, Zeng Hua suddenly remembered what Jiang Nan said: "These manu lowly people are the most miserable people in Qiuchi, and they live a life that is inferior to pigs and dogs. If anyone were to give them the freedom and dignity they most desired, they would die for that person. ”

Thinking of this, Zeng Hua no longer hesitated. Under the order of Yang Xu, the supervisor of the fake Qiu Chi Gong, under the pretext of serving as an assistant to the regular army, 2,000 people were selected from the horse slaves and lowly races of many tribes in Wudu County and Yinping County, or brave and good fighters or horsemen, but secretly matched with the good horses of the horse raising city and the swords and guns captured in the Wudu City, and then trained roughly for a few days.

Looking at the new army that was organized into two battalions, Zeng Hua couldn't help but feel emotional. No matter who writes history, there will always be people who were slaves yesterday and become marquis today.

Zeng Hua raised a white feather and said loudly to the two thousand new troops standing neatly: "In the past, you were called Manu, you were called the lowly people, and your life was as light as this feather in the eyes of many people. ”

Hearing this, the two thousand people were silent, their palms tightly knitting the freshly haired feathers, and continued to listen quietly, and stared at Zeng Hua and the white feather in his hand.

"But from today onwards, you will show those people the power of feathers! The power of you lowly people! Speaking of this, Zeng Hua stuck the feather tightly into the gap between the edges of his helmet. Without anyone giving the order, two thousand people stuck the feathers in their hands on their helmets at the same time. Suddenly, in addition to the two thousand silent sergeants in the entire school field, there were countless white feathers swaying in the wind!

When Yang Xu was busy with the "Great Purge", Zeng Hua trained the Flying Feather Army, and at the same time forcibly bought the families of these people from their masters, and all of them were resettled in the horse farm and Wudu City, and made a heavy promise that as long as the soldiers of the Flying Feather Army made military merits, not only themselves, but also their families were all "liberated" to become civilians, and in addition, the military merit reward system (naturally the Liangzhou Army's set, but it was not said) treated them equally. Of course, the strict military law of the Liangzhou Army also made it clear to the Feiyu Army, letting them know what to do and what not to do.

Time flies quickly, and soon it is the middle of February, and half a month has passed since the night of bloodlight. Just as Zeng Hua was training the sergeants and arranging his family, Yang Xu rushed to tell Zeng Hua that the key positions of the Wudu City and the two counties of Wudu and Yinping had been replaced by "his own people".

After listening to this, Zeng Hua praised Yang Xu, and then encouraged him to send him away.

Looking at Yang Xu's back, Zeng Hua began to calculate. A few days ago, Mao Muzhi's henchmen secretly sent a letter, saying that they had received 15,000 men and horses from Yang An. First separated the 5,000 cavalry and sent them to Jinshou to reorganize and reorganize. The 10,000 infantry army first collected all their weapons, and then escorted them to Chenggu and other places, and under Xu Dang's supervision, they were also disorganized and reorganized into several new armies.

After Mao Muzhi left the soldiers of Hanzhong Zhichong to defend Wuxing Pass, Yangping Pass and other passes, he and Liu Jin led the first army to change into the clothes and banners of the Qiu Chi army, and they were coming to Wudu under the banner of "Ordered King Qin". It should be in Wudu City in these two days.

Zeng Hua then began to count several hidden dangers in Qiu Chi. Yang Zhi of Qishan is the least dangerous, so he can be left alone for the time being.

Yang Fu, the general of Zhennan who guarded the city of Tangchang, was Yang Chu's uncle, and received Yang Chu's handwritten letter at that time, "Wudu was attacked by surprise, I was stabbed, the matter is very important, come to Wudu to discuss." I was frightened, and Yang Xu, who had a good personal relationship, also followed a letter to briefly explain the situation. After Yang Fu read it, he immediately felt that the matter was very important, and immediately returned to Wudu City with his henchmen, but he fell for Yang Xu's tricks all of a sudden. After cleaning up Yang Fu, Zeng Hua and Yang Xu discussed and sent Yang Chu's brother-in-law, the second "traitor" who surrendered to Zeng Hua - Gu Ju to take over the post of general of Zhennan and take over the three thousand soldiers and horses there. And several of the big leaders of Tangchangqiang had already been invited to Wudu City by Yang Chu, but now they were entertained by Zeng Hua and Yang Xu. That's not to be feared.

Several of the great leaders of Baishuiqiang in Yinping County were also invited to Wudu City by Yang Chu early, so as not to worry about Zeng Hua now.

So if it is calculated in this way, only the brother Yang Yan is left, and the matter has been tossed to this point, and someone should come out to bear the black pot.

Zeng Hua immediately called Ye Lixun and Xian Lingbo, handed them the token and order issued by the Qiu Chi Mansion, and then said: "You order a thousand men and horses, go down to identify Yang Yan's head, and come back." ”

Ye Li Xun and Xian Lingbo didn't say a word, and took the order to go. First lit up a thousand flying feather troops, rode horses and drove all night, came to the city at dawn, opened the city gate with the token of the Qiuchi Mansion, and then went straight to the Zhendong General's Mansion, killed hundreds of Yang Yan's personal guards, and rushed into the mansion. At this time, Yang Yan came to the enemy with a knife in armor, but before he could make three swords, he was beheaded. Immediately, Wudu City spread a message everywhere, saying that Yang Yan colluded with the Jin army and attempted to usurp the throne, and he had been corrected.

And on this day, Mao Muzhi and Liu Jin, who were "disguised" as Yang An's army and generals, successfully led 6,000 "Wuxingguan reinforcements" to Wudu City.

When the welcome banquet was held in the evening, Zhao Fu quietly came to Zeng Hua's side, whispered a few words, and immediately scared Zeng Hua into a cold sweat, and hurriedly excused himself to have something to do, withdrew halfway, and convened Yang Xu, Mao Muzhi, Liu Jin and others to discuss the matter.

Modified and supplemented the one uploaded yesterday, try to ensure that another chapter is uploaded tonight.