Adviser should be self-improvement

Outside Pingzhou County, a group of soldiers and horses were secretly lurking in the depths of the woods. There was no sound at all, as if they were integrated with the surrounding shadows.

Chu Huaiqing looked at Zhao Shijie, who had rolled off his horse, and was about to ask about Pingzhou's situation, when he suddenly found that there were two more people in Zeng Ping's house, so he couldn't help frowning, and asked, "Who are they?"

"Refugees from Pingzhou." Zeng Pingti slipped Wu Qi and the little girl down, and Zhao Shijie glanced at the two of them, "It should be possible to say that."

Even when she was picked up, Wu Qi didn't have any big reaction, but silently hugged the little girl tightly.

Qin Ce asked, "Is it found or saved?"

Seeing Zhao Shijie's expression, he knew it was the latter, Qin Ce looked at the sallow and emaciated Wu Qi and the other two calmly, and beckoned for the soldiers to take them down for comfort, but was stopped by Zhao Shijie.

"Boss, no, Your Highness, there is a reason why I brought them here." Zhao Shijie rubbed his mouth vigorously, trying to smooth out his tongue, "The current situation in Pingzhou is a bit strange."

Chu Huaiqing said: "What kind of strange method?"

"There are a lot of people wandering on the street." Zhao Shijie recalled carefully, "They are not officers and soldiers, not like bandits, nor like the people of Pingzhou County, but dressed in bandits, they look stronger. Zeng Ping and I Afraid of alarming them, I didn’t dare to go deep.”

Chu Huaiqing's heart skipped a beat, she glanced at Qin Ce, frowned and said softly, "That means the sound of the gunfire I heard just now is not an illusion..."

"Cannon fire?" Zeng Ping was confused when he heard the sound, and asked uncertainly, "It seems that I saw fire on the road just now."

Chu Huaiqing pondered, then asked Zhao Shijie: "How can you be sure that they are not thieves?"

Zhao Shijie was a little embarrassed: "Because we have been thieves, we know better that the real thieves will not act so neatly, and their expressions will not be too calm, and when fighting, the thieves will play tricky and unexpectedly. , their moves are carved out like a mold... It seems that they are specially prepared for the fight in the big scene."

After listening to Zhao Shijie's words, Chu Huaiqing's eyebrows frowned more and more tightly, as if caught in some doubts, Qin Ce asked, "What's wrong with this group of people?"

"Your Highness, what you are most worried about may be about to happen." Chu Huaiqing turned to Qin Ce with a serious voice, "It is not only our side that is staring at Pingzhou, but by coincidence, the other party also decided to make a decision today. Let's do it."

"Are those people disguised as soldiers?" Zhao Shijie was surprised.

After careful consideration, this conjecture was confirmed, and Chu Huaiqing replied: "From your description, there is a [-]% possibility, and with artillery fire, there is a [-]% possibility. Generally, thieves do not have that kind of financial resources. These people should also come to test the tone. Afterwards, there were four prefectures and counties near Pingzhou, excluding Qingzhou and Xiangyang, leaving Luoyang and Yangzhou, but in the current situation, it is impossible to determine which side's troops it is." It is also uncertain whether their soldiers and horses are enough to resist the opponent's attack people.

Qin Ce laughed suddenly: "No matter which side it is, as long as they have not entered the city in name, they are considered latecomers."

Although the situation is critical, Qin Ce's tone is still unhurried, which to a certain extent calmed the uneasiness of everyone. Chu Huaiqing calmed down and replied: "So we can't continue like this, we have to Enter the city as soon as possible and find Ji Yan."

Even though he lived in Pingzhou for half his life, he only knew a little about these big men, so Zhao Shijie asked curiously, "Who is Ji Yan?"

"Ji Sheng's cousin, after Ji Sheng, he is the most influential member of the Ji family." Chu Huaiqing said, "The military amulet must be with him."

Zhao Shijie couldn't help but asked again: "But there are a total of [-] soldiers and horses. Even if we find Ji Yan, will he be willing to hand it over obediently? Besides, we don't even know if he is still in Pingzhou now."

Chu Huaiqing shook his head instead: "Ji Yan didn't have the courage to use those soldiers and horses, because the name was not right, and the soldier talisman was useless in his hand, but he would not throw it away easily, because for the current Pingzhou, Ten thousand soldiers and horses are equivalent to a powerful gold medal for avoiding death, as long as he is reluctant to part with the glory and wealth that Ji Sheng brought to the Ji family, he will continue to stay in Pingzhou County."

Zhao Shijie was stunned for a moment, not sure whether he should admire Chu Huaiqing or ask himself what he should do now.

Qin Ce quickly realized that he appointed ten teams of small forwards, and let Zeng Ping and Zhao Shijie each lead three of them to search for Ji Yan's whereabouts.

"If you encounter those people who are causing trouble, don't hold back." Qin Ce instructed, "Try to pay attention to the movements of the people, and don't surprise them."

After a few pauses for Qin Ce's last sentence, Zhao Shijie and Zhao Shijie clenched their fists and responded sincerely: "This subordinate takes orders."

Before leaving, Zhao Shijie suddenly turned his head to look at Qin Ce and the two, and aimed at Wu Qi with unclear meaning.

Qin Shijie thought about it, and seemed to understand what Zhao Shijie was thinking: "I see, you have done a good job on this."

Zhao Shijie, who was praised, blushed, gave a "drive", and led the soldiers and horses to the gate of the city together with Zeng Ping.

Thanks to the gang of 'thieves', the city gate has long been useless.

After the person left, Qin Ce looked at Wu Qi who had exploded the spikes all over his body. He felt dizzy, and showed Chu Huaiqing's eyes for help. Before him, he said slowly, "Have you and your sister stayed in Pingzhou?"

Wu Qi closed her lips tightly.

Chu Huaiqing thought for a moment, and glanced at Qin Ce. The other party understood, and asked the soldiers to bring a bag of dry food.For the convenience of carrying, the dry rations in the army are all corn cakes and jerky. Although simple, they are definitely delicious for Wu Qi and the little girl.

The little girl grunted, and quickly buried her face in Wu Qi's arms.

Chu Huaiqing did not ignore the sparkle at the corner of the little girl's mouth, and shook the dry food bag twice towards the vigilant Wu Qi: "As long as you answer my question, I will give you the food, purely as a transaction."

Wu Qi still looked at him dubiously.

Chu Huaiqing's impurity-free pupils were filled with gentleness: "Maybe you don't really need these grains, but your sister does. She's sick, didn't you notice?"

Wu Qi's hand holding the little girl tightened, and there was obvious panic in her eyes. The little girl raised her face and shook her head desperately at Wu Qi.

"Is your sister often drowsy recently, and there are many strange spots on her body?" Seeing Wu Qi's pupils tightened, Chu Huaiqing calmed down, "Although this disease is easy to treat, she is still young. Left unchecked, you could die from it."

"What, what, what to do." Wu Qi leaned forward and said eagerly, "Save, save, her!"

"I will save her." Chu Huaiqing said, "But you have to do one thing for us first."

"What, what?"

Chu Huaiqing didn't speak, but just handed the dry food bag to the little girl. The little girl looked at Wu Qi, but she lowered her head and didn't take it. Wu Qi bit her lower lip, took the dry food bag, took out the dried meat and handed it to the little girl. , This time the little girl opened her mouth and bit without hesitation.

Only then did Chu Huaiqing look directly into Wu Qi's eyes: "Take us to the place with the most guards."

The flames stretched across the sky, gunpowder smoke and fire pervaded the entire sky, the 'thieves' eager for quick success, before the refugees took out the little food, they raised their knives and dropped them, and the sharp screams pierced the night, overwhelming the crying of despair Shouting, it seems that there is only thick and suffocating black and brighter red in the world.

The sight of the corpses all over the place hurt Zhao Shijie and Zeng Ping's eyes, Zeng Ping's crown was shattered, the soldiers let out a snarl, and while shouting to kill, a cavalry and horse swung their blades aggressively, like a sharp arrow from the string, The potential can be broken, and it will pierce the ferocious faces of the 'thieves'.

No matter how many people were cut down, Zeng Ping couldn't calm his mind. Zeng Ping felt like he could not breathe. He waved the sharp knife in his hand like crazy, and shouted with anger on his face while killing: "They are all soldiers, why are these people so vicious? !?"

Zhao Shijie's eyes were also red with anger. They came from poor backgrounds, and they can best understand the fear of refugees. He who has always shrunk behind others couldn't help but raise his sword at this moment. After beheading a "thief" nearby , He miraculously found that the timidity hidden in his heart had disappeared.

The rescued refugees huddled in a corner, watching the soldiers cautiously and cautiously, with fear in their eyes, Zhao Shijie tightened the reins, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Probably because, It is His Royal Highness the Third Prince who is leading us."

Zeng Ping's waving knife froze for a moment, and he looked towards the dilapidated street: "Now I'm starting to rejoice that I'm a member of the Third Prince."

Thinking of his reluctance when he was recruited by Chu Huaiqing, Zhao Shijie also sighed, "Me too."

The common people have a natural awe of the soldiers, without any bad side.Seeing that the soldiers who rescued them did not do any harm to them, but distributed the food in their bags to them, the refugees finally dispelled their doubts, and they came forward to ask Zhao Shijie their identities out of gratitude and curiosity.

Pairs of gray eyes were shining brightly under the moonlight, and it seemed as if something had hit his chest directly. It was the first time in Zhao Shijie's life that he realized what a surge of emotion was, which made him feel a surge of excitement even when he was in the uprising. Never had the urge.

"We are soldiers under the command of the third prince, and we are here to support Pingzhou." Although the voice was small, it was resounding, and it really reached the ears of the refugees. Zhao Shijie said, "Please rest assured that the third prince is here. , we no longer have to suffer from hunger and labor.”

It is very difficult to convince a person who has been hungry for a long time that he will have enough food and clothing tomorrow. Some people immediately asked, "Really?"

No one can predict what will happen in the future, but in the face of such doubts, Zhao Shijie is certain for some reason that Qin Ce can bring the peace that the world wants.

He said sonorously, "It must be true."

Pingzhou is very large, but in order to find food, Wu Qi almost ran all over Pingzhou on foot. The place with the most officers and soldiers is the most dangerous place they can't get involved in on weekdays. Naturally, he knows its location clearly.

Consistent with what Chu Huaiqing had expected, after Ji Sheng's death, Ji's family did not dare to stay in the state pastoral mansion, and they did not treat themselves badly, and found a more remote place to rebuild a grander and more brilliant The size of the mansion is comparable to that of the prince's palace.

When seeing this mansion, Chu Huaiqing probably figured out what kind of person this Uncle Ji is.

Soldiers surrounded the mansion tightly. In terms of numbers and well-trained advantages, the officers and soldiers in Pingzhou had no room to resist. Most of them were forcibly suppressed before they had time to see who the intruders were. Anyone who had a tendency to disobey, He was also beaten up mercilessly and used to scare chickens and monkeys.

When those who were beaten to the point of crying were thrown into the most conspicuous position in the crowd, the whole scene fell silent for a while.

The soldiers cleared a path and stood respectfully on both sides. Qin Ce came at a leisurely pace, his eyes were calm and intimidating, and he scanned the restless officers and soldiers unhurriedly. Instinctively eliminated the idea of ​​resistance, and became quiet.

Qin Ce didn't look at them again, and walked into the mansion with Chu Huaiqing.

The author has something to say: Thanks for the encouragement (づ￣?￣)づ I have sorted it out more or less, and I shouldn’t get stuck for the time being [probably? 】

Yuncheng has to get up early tomorrow, so he won't stay up late today, so he can write a chapter before going to bed [Probably? 】

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