Chapter 215: Ulterior motives
Who knows the secret words, the harm is born in the womb. The book continues from the previous article, Wei Zhongxian secretly sent the law to Fujian, Sima Zhao's sinister intentions, self-explanatory, in fact, for the admiral Zou Weilian.
At that time, when the Japanese were rampant and bees and thieves were rampant, some local officials did not think about Kuang Zheng and auxiliary the country and sympathize with the people, but instead went up to meet them for their own selfishness.
was very attentive to Wei Zhongxian, and for a while, the old thief's ancestral shrine puppets appeared one after another like after the rain. Tang Dynasty writer Liu Zongyuan once said in "The Snake Catcher Says": "Harsh government is fiercer than tigers." "Needless to say, the cost of large-scale construction comes from the people, which is not conducive to the people's difficult life.
Lord Zou is an honest official, facing a group of people who tend to be inflammatory, fly camp dogs, he is self-conscious, self-contained, and vows to draw a line with the treacherous villain.
The old thief saw the secret letter, and he was so angry that his eyebrows rose and his strange eyes turned up, and he gritted his teeth and scolded: "Old horseman, if you don't know how to lift up, you better go home and be a mountain and grass people." ”
The French minister disguised himself as a personal guard, followed Zhu Gongzi with the army, and marched all the way to Zhangzhou. When he arrived at the Admiral's Mansion, Zhu Gongzi voted for a post, Zou Weilian took a look, and knew that it was General Zhennan who arrived, so he sorted out his clothes and went out of the house to greet him.
Zhu Gongzi unsaddled and dismounted, walked slowly in front of Zou Weilian, bowed his fists, and said with a deep salute: "Old Yuanrong, you kill the thief and protect the people,
And he is an honest official, upright, and high-quality, which makes the young general deeply impressed. ”
Zou Weilian hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Zhu Gongzi up, and replied with a smile on his face: "General Zhennan's words are serious, although the old man is in the position of general, it is really ashamed that the thieves robbed the state and plundered the government and harassed the people, and could not make the border pass peaceful." ”
When Zhu Gongzi heard this, he was comforted by warm words, and Lord Zou couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw that he was spitting lotus flowers and behaving decently. After the two came to the inner hall, they were seated as guests of honor, and Zou Weilian immediately ordered his subordinates to serve tea.
During the conversation, Zou Weilian learned that Zhu Gongzi was going to be stationed here and work with him to build coastal defense and resist the Japanese invaders, and his heart was naturally overjoyed. Zou Weilian thanked him repeatedly, and Zhu Gongzi chuckled lightly and said to him: "The Lu of the Monarch of Food, since I should be a saint to relieve my worries, I am an official in the same dynasty as the adults, why should I be so polite." ”
Zhu Gongzi knew that Zou Weilian lived a frugal life, and after asking him about the coastal defense arrangement, he got up and went home. Zou Weilian looked at his back, still full of praise.
Because he had been beaten by Zou Weilian like a water dog, how could he not take revenge for his revenge? He repeatedly asked for help and made his words clear, intending to kill Zou Weilian to vent his hatred. Zhu Gongzi shook the white silk fan lightly, sat firmly in the military tent, and told the Fa Xiang lightly that he had to think twice before doing everything, and he was impulsive and reckless, and he could only work in vain.
Fa Xiang pursed his lips, stared at the goldfish eyes, and walked out of the handsome tent with his sleeves brushed. He secretly scolded: "The stinky boy has taken the chicken feathers as an arrow, relying on Wei Zhongxian's momentum, he dares to yell at me, and I will see what you do? If the plan fails, I will do it myself."
Zhu Gongzi led the army to camp in Daqin Mountain, relying on high danger to guard the coastal defense. He had strict military discipline and no offense against the people, and the army was ambushed day and night, and practiced martial arts every day. Zou Weilian saw all this, and said to everyone: "You see, General Zhu's camp is like a long snake rolling to the ground, looking at each other from the end, such a subtle military formation with deep layout, Zhu Gongzi is really a general." With his help, the old man can rest easy. ”
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passes. Zhu Gongzi is still as usual, but the law can't hold back, he has strange eyes and walks like a meteor catching the moon, and he came to the tiger tent of the Chinese army in a hurry, and the guards stopped him. The law minister turned over the flowers in his palm, grabbed the collar of the soldier, one in each hand, and made a move to remove the armor of the overlord, and threw the two soldiers out of the zhangxu.
When the adjutant general Wang Lie saw that Fa Xiang had broken into the camp, with a sword in his hand, and his evil eyes were ringing, he gritted his teeth and scolded: "What a bald donkey, he dares to be rude to General Zhennan, he is simply impatient." As soon as he spoke, an arrow stepped forward and raised his knife to cut off the bald head according to the law.
The law minister was furious, moved and changed his shape, turned the defense into an attack through the door, he greeted it with both palms upward, and the qi of the dantian was dispersed in the spring, and then he made a move to grab the white blade empty-handed. Wang Lie couldn't draw the knife and turn, and while he was angry, Fa Xiang's right leg straightened, and his left leg exerted force, and he made a move to climb the branch, raising his foot and kicking Wang Lie's heart.
Wang Lie was shocked, seeing that his life was in danger. But at this time, Zhu Gongzi lifted the curtain and walked in front of the two with a spring breeze on his face. The two stopped fighting, and Zhu Gongzi immediately shouted at Wang Lie: "I don't know whether you are alive or dead, the master of the law is a protector of the country, how dare you commit a crime? ”
As soon as he spoke, Wang Lie was so frightened that his soul flew away, and all the generals heard the sound and said to Zhu Gongzi to forgive Wang Lie. Zhu Gongzi pondered for a moment, his eyes were still wide, he pointed at Wang Lie and said, "For the sake of the generals, spare your dog's life for the time being." But if you commit the following crimes, although the death penalty is avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped, come on, drag it down, and it will be fifty military sticks. ”
The captain put Wang Lie down, and the sticks came together, beating him to the point where ghosts cried wolf and wept again and again. Fa Xiang let out a bad breath in his heart, and hid aside and snickered. The criminal officer reported to Zhu Gongzi, and Wang Lie fainted in pain.
Zhu Gongzi turned to the Fa Xiang and said: "Master, my subordinates are rude and barbaric, this is all because I neglect to supervise them on weekdays, I hope that Master you have a large number of Wang Han and do not have the same knowledge as them." ”
Fa Xiang grinned and chuckled. He told Zhu Gongzi that the matter had come to this point, and he would not worry about it anymore. After Zhu Gongzi thanked him, he led the law minister to the tiger tent of the Chinese army. After retiring everyone, the law minister went straight in and asked Zhu Zigong bluntly when he planned to clean up Zou Weilian.
Zhu Gongzi glanced at him, and a strange smile appeared on his face. He told the Fa Xiang that in the past two days, the master could recharge his energy and wait for news from him at any time. Fa Xiang nodded, got up and said goodbye.
That night, Zhu Gongzi prepared a secret letter, handed it to Wang Lie, and said to him: "Whether this matter can succeed or not depends entirely on whether you have sharp teeth and sharp mouth, don't let General Ben be disappointed." Wang Lie put the letter in his arms and said to Zhu Gongzi: "The great kindness of the son, the last general is the grass rank, and there is no way to repay it." ”
Wang Lie stepped on the saddle and got on the horse, rode away with the stars and the moon, and walked away. After coming to the camp of the water master, Wang Lie took out his waist card and said to him: "Please open the gate of the village, I have something important to ask to see Lord Zou." ”
After the guards checked the waist card, they opened the deer fence and let Wang Lie enter the camp.
Lord Zou did not sleep peacefully at this time, but read the military book at night. Seeing Wang Lie coming, he waved his hand to take his seat, and ordered his soldiers to bring a cup of hot wine. Wang Lie took the wine glass and drank it all. Then he stood up and solemnly presented the letter to Zou Weilian.
Zou Weilian then wrote the letter, read it carefully, and felt that his face was gloomy and gloomy. It turned out that Zhu Gongzi mentioned in the letter that Xu Hai, a Japanese robber, since the last failed sneak attack on Zhangzhou, has been thinking about revenge every day.
The contents of the letter were earnest, but Zou Weilian was half-convinced, and if the patrol ship found that the situation was abnormal, why did it not see a signal to inform it? Zou Weilian was puzzled. When Wang Lie heard his words, his eyes turned wildly, and he came to Zou Weilian step by step, and said to him: "Lord Zou, the Japanese are scheming, and the patrol sentries are afraid that they will be harmed, and it is not known. ”
Zou Weilian nodded, then called Deputy General Xu Yong to his side, and said to him: "General Xu, coastal defense is the foundation of border passes, and this commander is in charge of military affairs, you will inspect it for me." Xu Yong took the waist card, led Wang Lie to sea by boat, and supervised the former military sailors.
The two of them traveled by boat for a while, and suddenly saw a fire in front of them, bright as stars. Xu Yong was stunned in his heart, and said to Wang Lie: "Looking at the formation of his fleet, it doesn't look like our ships, is it really a wolf?"
As soon as his words fell, Wang Lie raised a knife and slashed him into the sea. Wang Lie sneered a few times, leaned over and picked up Xu Yong's waist card. After the bow of the boat approached, one jumped on the bow of the boat and stood side by side with Wang Lie. With the torch on the bow of the boat, Wang Lie saw him clearly, and his words and deeds were similar to Xu Yong.
The two turned back the same way, and Zou Weilian anxiously asked about the situation at sea. Xu Yong replied: "Don't worry, my lordship, I went to inspect with General Wang just now, but I saw three or two unknown ships, snooping and watching in the coastal waters. We went out to meet the enemy in the big ships, and the thieves fled in the wind.
Zou Weilian's heart calmed down a little, and he told Xu Yong not to take it lightly. The pirates may have other plans, but they still have to stick to the camp and strengthen the patrol to prevent them from sneaking in. Xu Yong took the order and retreated. Zou Weilian said to Wang Lie: "General Wang, General Zhennan's news is indeed well-informed.
If the enemy's plan fails to succeed this time, we will certainly not give up, and we must exchange news from time to time to ensure the peace of the party. ”
Wang Lie clasped his fists at Zou Weilian and said, "My lord, please rest assured, as long as you give an order, the small one will go to the soup and fight the fire, and you will not hesitate." Zou Weilian listened to his words, stroked his silver beard, and said to Wang Lie with a smile: "General Wang is loyal to the country, and after the Japanese are destroyed, the old man will go to the court and ask for credit for the general." ”
Wang Lie thanked him and returned to the camp to return to Zhu Gongzi. Zhu Gongzi told Wang Lie that Zou Weilian was shrewd and capable, and if he wanted to completely eliminate his vigilance, he needed to resort to a series of measures. As soon as these words came out, Wang Lie heard it in a fog. Before he could ask in detail, Zhu Gongzi's face immediately became gloomy, and more than a dozen armor soldiers walked in murderously. But without saying a word, they took the rope and lasso, and tied Wang Lie up.
Wang Lie yelled and said to Zhu Gongzi: "Thief, even if I die, I will not let you go." Zhu Gongzi waved his hand and said to the soldiers: "Put this thief who colluded with the Japanese into the prisoner car and hand it over to Lord Zou." ”
At the beginning of the morning of the second day, Zou Weilian was gathering troops and reorganizing the army and horses. A prisoner van came slowly, and he was shocked in his heart, wondering what was going on.