Chapter Seven: Discord between Generals and Commanders (II)
Zhu Yushi asked: "Have the prince and the county lord also arrived in Chang'an?" Liu Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, thinking that the marriage contract between Luo Tianchu and Ye Luqi was only known to a few of them, and Zhu Yushang didn't know that the county lord and Luo Tianchu had fallen out, so he asked, if the truth is revealed, it will definitely be rumored, not to mention that he has promised Luo Tianchu to keep the matter secret, and for the sake of Xue'er's happiness, he wrote lightly: "The prince and his men have been killed in battle, and the county lord does not want to be alone, so he returned to Linzi to find the body of the prince, and his whereabouts are unknown." ”
Zhu Yushi said worriedly: "That county lord will definitely fall into the hands of Jin Bing, so I'll go and ask about Wushu." Liu Shaoqing said: "I have already asked him, and he said that he has been chasing us outside, and he doesn't know about the county lord's return." I don't think the county lord will necessarily be caught, and she has a maid with good martial arts by her side. Zhu Yushi scratched his head and said, "The county lord didn't go with Xiao Luo, but it was unexpected. Liu Shaoqing suddenly lowered his voice and said to him: "Only we know about the county lord, do you understand?" Zhu Yushi was slightly stunned, and immediately understood the meaning of his words, and nodded. I thought that Liu Shaoqing was really a decent gentleman, he obviously loved Xue'er deeply, but for the sake of Xue'er's happiness, he was willing to excuse his rival, what kind of mind is this. When I first met, I only thought that he was a gentleman with no one in his eyes, and he had no good feelings, but through long-term contact, he found that his arrogance and indifference were just the appearance, and he deliberately rejected people thousands of miles away, just like the hard shell of a snail, just to protect that soft heart. Liu Shaoqing also told him and Luo Tianchu about their escape, and when it came to Zhao Hengshan being seriously injured, Zhu Yushi and Li Xiao were worried and asked, and they were relieved when they learned that Hu Bai took care of them.
Many people listened with relish, hearing the silence of the dangerous places, clapping their hands and applauding when they were excited, and laughing loudly when they were funny, even Master Li, who had never liked to be lively, sat beside Yan Qing and listened with a smile. Everyone is talking about each other, gossiping, and talking is very interesting. Later, everyone asked Yan Qing to tell the story of the heroes of Liangshan, many of which are familiar to everyone, such as "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", "Li Kui's Mother", "Fengxue Mountain Temple", which can even be told by street children, and everyone is more willing to listen to some things that they don't know, even if it is an inconsequential little thing, as long as it happens to the heroes of Liangshan, it is a hot topic.
Yan Qing is a legendary figure in Liangshan, and the story that comes out of his mouth is of course the most real. He couldn't put it off, and he didn't know where to start, so he had to ask questions from others, and he answered. Some people asked, "Who has the highest martial arts among the heroes of Liangshan", and some people asked, "Where did Gongsun Sheng live in seclusion?" Someone asked, "Who has the best relationship with whom in Liangshan." Someone else asked, "How many stone bows did Hua Rong use?" Some people also asked, "Who killed Chao Tianwang?" and some people even asked, "Who did Yan Qing and Master Li fall in love with first?" "There are some questions that Yan Qing can answer, some can't, and some are unwilling to answer. Later, there were too many questions, and Yan Qing didn't know which one to answer. Zhu Yushi asked everyone to come one by one, and each person only asked one question. Rao continued for two hours, and did not disperse until supper.
In the evening, Yan Qing called Zhu Yushi to his cabin, pointed out the shortcomings of his "Lingxiao Qingyun Step", and continued to teach him a new set of "Yanqing Boxing". Zhu Yushi has been studying for more than a month and has mastered all the changes in boxing, but he is a little less enthusiastic. Yan Qing found that he was a little absent-minded when he practiced boxing in the past two days, so he asked him what happened, and Zhu Yushi told him the truth about the dream of Yuelian. Yan Qing thought that he was tired from practicing, so he asked him to go back to rest first.
For three days in a row, Zhu Yushi kept having the same dream, dreaming that Yuelian was saying goodbye to him. He asked in his dream: "Yuelian, where are you going?" He Yuelian's face was as white as paper, she sat on the edge of the bed and touched his face lightly, shedding two lines of tears, and Chu Chu said: "I'm leaving, are you coming?" Zhu Yushi asked in surprise: "Where are you going?" He Yuelian still repeated: "I'm leaving, are you coming?" and got up to leave. Zhu Yushi shouted, "Yuelian, where are you going!" opened his eyes suddenly, only to find that it was a dream, his forehead and palms were full of sweat, and his mood was even more worried. I have barely eaten in these days, and I have lost a lot of weight. Everyone advised him not to think so much, and not to take the things in his dreams seriously. He also knows that what he says makes sense, but he never forgets it.
Wan Yan Chang's merchant ships and the Jin soldiers on the shore had been following them, Wan Yan Chang did not make any other requests except for asking to see the vultures every day, and Liu Shaoqing assured him that the vultures would be released when the treasure arrived. On this day, it is only a hundred miles away from Tongguan. Everyone stood on the deck and looked out, knowing that the walls of Tongguan would soon appear in view.
Wushu was also brought to the deck, and Liu Shaoqing said to him, "If everything goes well, you can leave soon." Wanyan Wushu smiled and sighed: "I'm afraid it won't go well." Liu Shaoqing said: "What do you mean by this?" Wushu said: "It is Wanyan who leads the army to fight, I can't call him, and your smooth days are almost over." Liu Shaoqing said: "You are the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, does he dare to ignore your life?" Li Xiaodao: "It is rumored that you and Mu Han are at odds, it seems that there is a real thing." Wushu smiled, "It's no secret for a long time, and it doesn't hurt to tell you." If I don't get out with him, I want to have him torn to pieces, and vice versa. Zhu Yushi sneered: "Is it just to fight for power?" Wushu said: "This reason is enough." Zhu Yushi was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Since this is the case, then you are useless, I can kill you now, Lord Liu Zhuang has promised you, but I have not." ”
Wushu looked at him in surprise and said, "Listening to your tone, you seem to hate me very much? Why is this?" Zhu Yushi was reluctant to mention Liuxiang in front of him, which was disrespectful to the deceased, and it was even more useless, so he said in a deep voice: "You have value to live, and when you meet Sticky Han, you have to cooperate with us." Wu Shuqi said: "How to cooperate?" Zhu Yushi said: "Don't be a hero and say anything that would rather die than give in." Order him to let us go, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom is your son, he doesn't dare to offend you blatantly, let you go when we are safe, otherwise we will drag you to the funeral. Wushu said: "This king's life is naturally precious, and he will not be brave in blood." It's just that I can't guarantee that Sticky Han will be obedient. ”
Speaking of this, I suddenly heard the sound of drums in front of me, and seven warships lined up in a goose shape to meet each other, and at the front was a large three-masted warship, with flags waving on the deck, swords and guns, and three thousand gold soldiers fully armed. A general stood on the bow of the ship with a sword, a golden helmet and golden armor, a red cloak swaying in the wind, and a wisp of white hair fluttering on his chest, it was Mu Han, and behind him stood Gao Qingyi and Han Chang. Seven warships lined up across the river, blocking the way. Zhu Yushi asked everyone to pick up their weapons and prepare to meet the enemy, and Boss Hu and the sailors hurriedly took off the sails to avoid being burned by rockets during the battle.
A golden soldier shouted from the boat: "Come and stay, or we will release arrows." Zhu Yushi let the boat stop slowly, sixty zhang away from the sticky Han's ship, and he could clearly see the opposite side. The front row of the enemy ship is the shield soldiers, and the rear row is the archers, a total of more than 7,000 people, all of whom are Jurchen elites, and a real fight is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. The darts and sailors were so frightened that their legs were weak and their fighting spirit was lost. Fortunately, he still has the trump card of vultures in his hand, and it depends on him whether he can get out of danger or not.
At this time, Wan Yanchang's boat came around from behind, and he saluted with one hand on his chest at the bow of the boat: "Is Marshal Sticky Han ahead?" Although he and Sticky Han are rivals in the court, Sticky Han is ten years older than him, and his qualifications are also old, and he has always been respectful. Mu Han knew that he was the best at conspiracy and trickery, one thing on the surface and one thing behind the other, forming gangs in the court to isolate himself, if he didn't play right and wrong, the lord of Lang would lose trust in himself, as soon as he saw him, he was angry, glared and said: "Tart lazy! Do you want to rebel!"
The name Wanyan Chang is a Chinese name, and his Jurchen name is Wanyan Tart. At this time, Wan Yanchang smiled and said, "Where does the marshal start with this? Sticky Han pointed to Zhu Yushi's cargo ship and said: "These people are all thieves in Guanzhong, and there are treasures of my Dajin Kingdom hidden on the ship, but you are an important minister of the imperial court, but you don't arrest them, but escort them, what is it if you are not a rebellion?" Wan Yanchang said: "Didn't the marshal see that they held the four princes hostage, no matter how important the treasure is, it can't match the safety of the four princes." ”
In fact, Wushu had been standing on the bow of the boat, and Mu Han deliberately showed surprise as if he had just seen him, and said strangely: "Your Highness has been captured again?" He deliberately reread the word "again", and his tone was sarcastic. Wanyan Wushu smiled and didn't answer. Wan Yanchang said: "The anti-thieves are cunning and wise, and the marshal has also tried their strength, so what's so strange about His Highness's mistake at a moment." The marshal once swore in front of Lord Lang that he would seize Tongguan and level the land in the pass, I wonder if Tongguan is now collected?"
Sticky Han said: "Marching and fighting are unpredictable, and they can be meritorious in the morning and night. Wan Yan said with a smile: "As far as I know, the marshal once led his troops to attack Chang'an, but was defeated by the thief army and suffered heavy losses. If even Marshal Muhan is not the opponent of the anti-thief, it is normal for His Highness to make a mistake. Sticky Han said angrily: "The old man led 20,000 weak brigades over the mountains and mountains, and after a long journey, he still broke through the gate of Chang'an and forced 70,000 thieves to trap in the imperial city. If it weren't for the arrival of reinforcements from the thief army, the old man would have occupied Chang'an for a long time. The fourth prince was robbed in his own camp, protected by you and a group of soldiers, and can be compared to the old man's battle. Wan Yanchang said: "Now is not the time to quarrel, His Royal Highness is His Royal Highness, and our first priority as courtiers is to protect the lord." The lower officials have made an agreement with them, as long as they let them pass, they will be released back to His Highness, and Marshal Sticky Han will be convenient. Sticky Han said sharply: "No! How can the old man let the thief pass." Their ships were full of gold, silver, and jewelry, which were all kinds of grain, grass, and weapons, and the old man would never allow them to rebel against the thief. (To be continued.) )