Chapter 36: Mutual Trust

Early the next morning, in the lobby of the Yamen of the Yan'an Prefect, two classes of people with red eyes who had not slept well all night were talking enthusiastically.

There are only two people on one side, Guan Shengyun and Luo Junshi; There were more people on the other side, and it was the group of officials and entourage of the Third Division. In addition to these two parties, there is another group of people: General Takaya Gong Zhang Zhong, who is full of chairs on the west side. Unlike the two previous groups of people who had barely slept all night, they had slept all night, but now they could only stare dryly and could not speak, and after a while they yawned with interest and writhed in their seats, as if there was a fire burning below.

Several adults from the Third Division of Shaanxi, together with Xiao Changhua and Zhou Zhizheng, seriously discussed "internally" the plan for the "large-scale operation and deployment" of the Ganquan, Luochuan, Yijun, Tongguan, Pucheng, and Tongzhou fronts, including the amount and specific time of the labor and military salaries, grain and grass, and military supplies that needed to be transported to the above-mentioned prefectures and counties. At the same time, Guan Shengyun and Luo Junshi were also fiercely "discussing" the route of the army and the supplies needed - every now and then, several adults next to them listened carefully with their ears pricked up, and then made rigorous calculations and "heart-to-heart" communication again. After more than an hour, the two sides, which had been "saying their own things," finally came to their own conclusions -- "purely coincidentally" that whether it was the official army or Guan Shengyun's side, the contents were "unexpectedly" exactly the same......

The next topic is "Garrison Locations". Guan Shengyun and Master Luo discussed the camping sites on the marching road, and the officials discussed the camping sites of the officers and soldiers who "participated in the provincial exercise". Well, of course, the intended locations of the two sides need to overlap again.

However, this time it took longer - Guan Shengyun was obviously very careful, his gang was completely unfamiliar with the terrain of southeastern Shaanxi, for fear of getting into the encirclement and being wrapped in dumplings. The officials of the Third Division were in a hurry, so they almost shouted: "If there is a force that can set up an encirclement for you, will we run here and talk nonsense with you?" But everyone is an old fox, just think about it, this must not be said, simply let the attachés directly spread out the same map as the landscape painting they brought with them, in the same position (the Ming Dynasty has not yet been introduced by Western surveying and mapping, the map is completely inaccurate) to outline a suitable station, tirelessly "internal discussion": the terrain is flat, close to the water source, a certain distance from the city, and the line of sight is open...... The most important thing is that it is not far from the "official and military supply and grain station" just discussed, and even many places are the same place.

But neither Guan Shengyun nor Master Luo could be completely assured, seeing that they were in an unsolvable impasse, in the end, Zhou Zhizheng stepped forward: "Ladies and gentlemen, I haven't seen a few relatives for a long time, and they all happened to be on the way. I want to take a leave of absence, visit them one by one, and return as soon as I arrive at Tongguan. ”

Of course, several senior officials understood that Zhou Tong judged that this was another initiative to be a hostage, and they all said that there was no problem, and Zhou Daren had worked hard for many years, so it should be so. Moreover, when Lord Zhou comes back, he will definitely jointly protect Yunyun. However, there was no response from Guan and Luo - obviously, in their hearts, the weight of a six-rank co-sentenced hostage was still lighter. In the end, Lord Wang of the Priest and Lord Bao of the Metropolitan Mansion both reluctantly remembered that they had a few distant relatives in those places that they should visit......

Immediately after that, a new question emerged: although Guan Shengyun and Luo Junshi came to the same conclusion that "Xi'an Mansion should not be attacked no matter what", several adults still chattered endlessly-Obviously, they are not at ease here! In the end, it was Luo Junshi who asked for his life: "Dashuai, this road is ready to stop, and there is nothing to do with Luo, so I want to take the dog to Weinan for a trip." Legend has it that when the great Song Dynasty grandfather was down, he couldn't talk to Chen Lu's ancestor and lost Huashan to the old immortal. Luo wanted to take the dog on a trip. When the army arrives in Tongzhou, you send someone to send a letter to Luo and come back, let's meet in Tongguan. ”

Hearing this, several adults smiled, boasted to each other about the majestic scenery of Xiyue Huashan, and shook their heads and chanted one poem after another about Huashan - obviously, Luo Yonghao volunteered to be a hostage, and they were relieved.

Guan Shengyun also understands in his heart that sending hostages to each other is the best way at present. But he had already relied on Luo Yonghao as the backbone of the pillar in his heart, and he was about to leave for a while, so he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss, so he looked at several officials, and said ruthlessly to Luo Junshi word by word: "Strategist, you must take care." Ben Shuai is waiting for you in the same state and Tongguan! Guan swore to the sky today: If the military advisor is missing a cold hair, the commander will personally lead 30,000 tigers and wolves, wash Shaanxi Province in blood, fight to the last man, and never die! If this oath is violated, Guan is willing to be punished by heaven, eternal life will never be recovered, and the world will give birth to a man as a thief and a girl as a prostitute! ”

Hearing this, several adults couldn't help but tremble, especially Wang, Bao, and Zhou San, who wanted to stay, and thought: If this surnamed Luo has a good person, even if he loses his foot while climbing the mountain and falls to his death, whether he is bloodied or not in Shaanxi Province is said in blood, this surname Guan must not stew his old people alive first? They all looked at Lord Zhao of the domain.

Of course, Lord Zhao understands that this kind of thing must not be sloppy, in case any magistrate in Weinan Huazhou who does not have long brains and is eager for meritorious service (such as Yu Shengliang and others in Yan'an Mansion) has to be loyal to the country, and his brain is pumped, and he really arrests and cuts down the two men and sons who have thrown themselves into the net, and this catastrophe will not be able to be cleaned up! In order to prevent trouble, he had to accompany this surnamed Luo to take care of him, so he arched his hand to Xiao Changhua: "Governor Xiao, Xiaguan also has some private matters to deal with in Weinan, please make a detour to Brother Qiushi's return, first go to Xi'an Mansion to talk to Lord Fanzun, and wait for Lord Zhao, Lord Bao, and Lord Zhou in Weinan, and then go back to the provincial capital together." ”

Lord Zhao has a guest, and he is really angry that these dog thieves have no one in their eyes, and he wants to save some face for the owner, so he said loudly: "Lang Lang Qiankun, what else will happen to the two big living people?" Hmph, I'm a little bolder, it's really unfounded. What a joke! ”

Guan Luo and the others were thinking about all the details of this road, and they didn't turn a corner for a while, only to hear a long laugh suddenly erupt from the boring guys in the west: "Hahahaha, Lang Lang Qiankun!" That's great! I said Lao Gao, this is so good, why did you come out as a thief? Old Gu, how many lives do you have? Don't brag, people really don't care - it's unfounded, you know? ”

It was Gong Derun who spoke - Gao Tengdou and Gu Baihua were illiterate, and they couldn't understand what the idioms of Wen Zou Zou such as Lang Lang Qiankun were worried about the sky, Gong Derun was originally a small landlord in Baoding Mansion, and he had studied private school for several years, because he opened a pharmacy privately and delivered medicine to the poor for free, blocking the financial path of the local big pharmacy - the biggest proprietor of the pharmacy was precisely the prefect himself! So logically, the local government "received a tip": this guy is plotting against him! After a search, of course, the evidence is conclusive - the sheepskin jacket, wolf skin mattress, cowhide boots, etc. at home are the ironclad evidence of his "Tongbei captivity"! Surprisingly, among the people who "testified", there were two guys who wanted to kneel down and thank them for saving their lives a few days ago! Those two guys, one surnamed Qiao and the other surnamed Luo, had no way to seek medical treatment, so they could only put a straw mark on their heads and sell themselves as slaves. In order to attract sympathy, he also knocked on the broken bowl and cried. This Gong Derun couldn't bear it, and sent Lang Zhong, who was raised by the family, to diagnose the pulse. Lang Zhong said that this disease is an evil poison in the heart and liver, and although it is easy to treat the symptoms, it is hopeless, so forget it. The landlord Gong did not comply, and forced Lang Zhong to dispense medicine, and these two were saved...... Unexpectedly, the gong striker, oh, it was written wrong, Qiao Luo, it is really evil and poisonous into the heart, turning his face faster than turning a book, and biting harder than anyone else! Fortunately, the landlord Gong and several family members were loyal, bribed the cell boss, robbed him out of the night, abandoned his family and business, and finally merged into Guan Shengyun's gang......

Gong Derun's irony in the vernacular with a gun and a stick, Gao and Gu understood it and laughed. Xiao Luo Junshi was even more funny, stretched out his hand and pulled down a piece of Wenzhu to block his face, and said with a hippie smile to several adults: "You can't see me, you can't see me......"

Lord Zhao is so angry: You are sitting in the thief's den by yourself, and you are still licking your face and saying "Lang Lang Qiankun"? Angrily scolded: "Bastard! Adults talk and want you to chew the dog's tongue! The curtain guest made a big shame and stopped talking.

Bao Zhicai of the Dusi Mansion hurriedly changed the topic: "Ladies and gentlemen, the lower official has issued a military order to the defenders of Yanchuan County, and all the troops will be gathered at the junction of the two counties before noon in the next day, and they will rush to help at any time. Do you think it's okay to be a good person? ”

This information, Lord Bao originally wanted to wait for everyone to disperse and then privately disclose it to Luo Junshi for some protection, but when he heard that Luo Yonghao was leaving, and he wanted to alleviate the embarrassing scene, he simply said it in public, and when he said it, he also handed Guan Luo and the others a "you experience it yourself" look.

Everyone knew that he was reporting important military information, and their expressions became solemn.

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When a few adults went back to the room to rest, Gu Baihua was the first to jump out: "Grandma is a bear!" It's all here, and you're pretending to fuck something! If you have something to say directly, it's over, but pretending to talk to yourself, there's something wrong! ”

Luo Yonghao smiled: "Brother Gu, you don't understand this." Don't look at them as a gang on the surface, in fact, the political envoy yamen, the inspection envoy yamen, and the capital office are all guarding each other. No one wants to leave a 'collaborator' pigtail for others. They talk to themselves, even if they leak the incident, it is considered a 'negligence', which is a minor problem, and at most they are dismissed from office. Tell you directly, it's called 'rebellion', which is a big crime of extermination, and the difference is big! ”

Gao Tengdou said disdainfully: "Hmph, it's just some new words!" I don't understand it anyway. ”

Xiao Luo joked: "It's right if you don't understand." These words, don't say that you don't understand, I guess, the whole Ming people can't understand it. I'm thinking about it, come up with a new word, explain it all reasonably, and fool outsiders. Anyway, the truth of the matter is covered up like this. ”

Luo Yonghao looked at his beloved son and fell into confusion: this child is also pitiful - if he lives in a daze, he will die in the end, some things, understand but there is nothing to do, the final result is the same, and his heart will be tormented. Blissfully confused, or painfully sober, which one is more lucky?

This knowledge point: etiquette related to kowtow.

Auditor: We listen to the book and read the script, and occasionally there is a description of "the poor way is the chief", so many people will think that the chief is similar to the general etiquette of the chief. In fact, it is very wrong: this is a very solemn etiquette (the second solemnity), which is used by courtiers when they worship the king. This is done by kneeling with your hands arched and reaching forward to the ground while bending down and touching your head to the ground. "Ji" means to stay, and Ji Shou is to kneel, with the head touching the ground, and stay for a period of time.

Empty head: This is a return gift from the monarch to his courtiers in the pre-Qin period. Throw your hands to your chest, level with your heart, then reach forward to the ground, bend over, and touch your head with your hands.

Kneeling: The origin of this action is not as we understand it today, with the meaning of humble prayer for submission - there was no chair in ancient China, and the monarchs and ministers all sat on the ground, and the word "Xi" here can be interpreted in two ways. One is a noun: straw mat, mat - "to the ground as a mat", that is, to sit directly on the ground. It can also be used as a verb: spread a mat on the ground and sit again. Note that this sitting is "kneeling sitting", and the scientific name is "kneeling sitting" (pronounced "ji"): the knees are on the ground, the calves are close to the ground, and the buttocks are sitting on the calves and heels, which is the traditional sitting posture of the Japanese in film and television dramas. Monarchs and ministers all communicate in this posture, and the salute naturally must be expressed on this basis, the difference is only that one head touches the ground and pauses, and the other stops at the hand.

Corresponding to the sitting, it is called "sitting" (pronounced "Qi"). There are also those who say that they pronounce "hit" or "urgent", considering the difference in accents in different places in ancient times, as well as the difference in pronunciation between ancient and modern Chinese, I personally feel that what is pronounced is not very important). "Tsuga" is used here through the word "Kei", and sitting with open legs (on the ground or on the seat) like a dustpan is definitely more comfortable than kneeling, but the same is true in ancient and modern times, the more awkward and more formal, comfortable often represents informality, so it is relatively impolite and a little too casual. When Zhuangzi's wife died, he sat and knocked on the pot (see the humble text "Taoism"), and Liu Bang often sat like this to humiliate the scribes, sometimes feeling that it was not enjoyable, and simply snatched people's hats and used them as urinals to pout inside.

By the way, chairs were introduced to China during the Han and Wei dynasties. At that time, it was called "Hu Bed" or "Hu Bed", which was relatively low and similar in height to a small bench. The exclusive noun "chair" was not invented until the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty, we only had the word "輢", from the side of "car", specifically referring to the fence on the chariot, to prevent being thrown down when fighting and dodging each other, and it had nothing to do with the chair. In the more elaborate Song Dynasty, the legs of the Hu bed were heightened, and it was more comfortable to sit up - "Taishi Chair", and the official title was used on utensils to describe its dignity.

Dumbhead: This guy is an equal etiquette. Dun means "to stay for a short time", and both parties perform the salutation at the same time, and get up when the head touches the ground. In the past, this was often used as a humble phrase at the end of the letter, indicating "greetings to you", not "kowtowing to you".

Worship: This is the most solemn etiquette, first raise your hands (refer to the posture of surrender), then lie down, prostrate yourself with your hands on the ground, and your head on the ground. Personally, I think this belongs to playing: are you "funny"? I'm just going to lie all down! Apparently I am more "loyal...... Whether it is a bow or worship, there is a clear difference from the Buddhist prostration - the Buddhist prostration is the palm of the palm upward, which has the implication of "inheriting the Dharma".

Of course, the "play" is endless, and then behind, there are ready-made two legs that are not used, and there is a "knee line"; It's not enough for your head to touch the ground, and you can't dig a pit on the spot, so you can hit it hard, and if it's not enough, you can increase the amount and kowtow without increasing the price......

Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, he finally reached a madness that could no longer be surpassed, oh, wrong again, the peak: from outside the gate all the way to kowtow all the way to the feet of the other party, his face was full of a bag as big as a swollen goose egg on the bloody brain, and his head was full of gray soil and grass leaves...... Invincible.

Well, the cheapest, of course, is an invincible one.