Three anecdotes

Cardinal Jin tightened his cloak, pushed the door and walked out. The clan elders, household heads, and dozens of villagers were kneeling on the bluestone bricks outside the door. But it doesn’t matter if it’s wrong, how can Cardinal Jin act like this.”

With his help, not only did he not lift up one person, but the hundred or so villagers who surrounded him also knelt down.

One of the oldest elders in the clan said, "Young Master Jin, I know that you are the general commander of Beidi's army and horses. General Nehad of the Beidi capital besieged the city. Master Liu has been guarding the city for a month. The imperial court sent the imperial army to come. , but didn’t want the imperial army to kill the people instead of the enemy. We had no choice but to resist, but became rebels. Fortunately, the son rescued us, and we have survived until now.”

Cardinal Jin supported the old man, "You speak too seriously, old man, please stand up and speak."

The old man stood up, but the others were still kneeling. The old man supported Cardinal Jin's arm with one hand, and pointed to the kneeling villagers with the other, "For us people, it can be said that we all depend on the young master. The young master is very important to us." The four counties have the gift of survival, although our lives are worthless, we dare not forget them."

Cardinal Jin knew that there must be more to his words, so he just listened carefully.

The old man continued, "It's just that our four counties and Jingchuan have always been in the same spirit. To put it bluntly, the old man has lived to this age. As many grandchildren and nephews as there are in the four counties, there are many in Jingchuan." , Now, we rely on Mr. Lai to steal peace in the troubled times, but our parents and brothers are trapped in an isolated city, and we don't know if the grass roots and bark can survive."

The old man stopped after saying this.

Li Zheng immediately bowed to the ground, "We know that you are benevolent, please forgive me and save the people of Jingchuan."

Cardinal Jin was silent.

Wu Yangyang fell to his knees outside the door, "My lord, please forgive me."

Cardinal Jin pondered for a while, and suddenly, there was a sound of people outside, and the chief elder came hurriedly with a group of strong men. Cardinal Jin thought about it, and immediately asked, "What's going on?"

Elder Qi handed over a silk book with both hands, lowered his head and said, "My lord, please read it."

Cardinal Jin took the silk book, glanced at it and shouted angrily, "How unreasonable, you bastard!"

Qi Chang said in a low voice, "Jingchuan has been unable to attack for a long time, and Nehad sent a letter to Mr. Liu, asking him to leave the city and surrender within three days, otherwise, Tuhuai and Suercheng will build [-] Liang people into a Jingguan , to demonstrate national prestige."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of cursing filled the floor.

Cardinal Jin reached out and tore off a section of the cloak, and using his finger as a pen, he wrote with blood on it. On the white brocade, there were eight bright red characters, "Kill one person indiscriminately, come and see!" The giant crossbow under the eaves jumped onto the roof with a little toe, swimming on the ridge of the roof in the posture of a dragon, heading north, and the Xuan Shu fluttered like a frightened bird.

Since he received the news, he cut his robe, picked up his pen, picked up his bow, and soared in the clouds. He was so graceful and vigorous that everyone was awed by his demeanor, and they were all impressed. For a few miles, it was out of everyone's sight, until a sharp-eyed person shouted, "On the top of the city, look on the top of the city."

Everyone looked up at the sky and saw a man on the city wall who drew his bow on a sunny day and fired ten arrows in a row. Each arrow hit the tail of the previous arrow. Continuously.The red sun is in the sky, white clothes are hunting, the young master is alone, holding a strong bow of ten stones, with the ambition of benevolence and virtue, with the power of thunder, the heroic appearance is clear, and the heroic spirit is dry.

Cardinal Jin stood on the top of the city wall, seeing that the military order had been sent out, he jumped down, and when he came back, he lifted his clothes and knelt in front of the crowd, "Di Lu was cruel and heavy, and I am extremely ashamed."

Everyone hurriedly helped him up, and the elder said, "This is nothing to do with the young master. The young master's heart is kind, he saves the common people from the upside down, saves the people from the fire and water, and has a promising body. Why do you need to shelter the foreign countries? We are both descendants of Yan and Huang, and you are the son of Jin. Why don't you take us back to rescue Jing Chuan, and everyone will obey your orders."

As soon as Chief Qi finished speaking, everyone gathered to respond, the crowd was furious, and their voices shook the world, "Young Master Jin, kill back!"

Cardinal Jin put his hands on his chest, stood upright, looked at the people on the ground, and said loudly, "Everyone, please stand up, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang. Naturally, Cardinal Jin can't watch our compatriots being slaughtered innocently."

As soon as he uttered these words, the people immediately shouted loudly, and Li Zheng also hurriedly said, "My lord is benevolent."

Elder Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately said, "The young master has passed the order, so naturally he is very kind to everyone, but Nehad is rude and stupid, and the young master is not a Di person. It's not that we don't believe in the young master, it's just that parents and brothers If they are all in the hands of the enemy, can't they wait to die?"

Cardinal Jin listened quietly and listened intently, but everyone could not hear anything, only saw his expression becoming more and more focused. After a long while, Cardinal Jin said, "He Lianxi, the Lord of Beidi, is an old friend of Jin, and he has a lot of trust in me. He treats me as a soldier of the state, and I will repay him with a soldier of the state, training troops and deploying troops for him, and deducing the tactics of war. Lord Helian is in charge of the position of commander in chief of soldiers and horses, but I am not for the glory and high position. In my heart, he is a generation Lord, restrain your subordinates, and have strict military laws. Since you came to the throne, you have never heard of any evil deeds--" He said this, and there were already people whispering, Cardinal Jin's eyes drooped slightly, and his pupils were as deep as ancient wells, and as cold as a secluded place Tan, everyone immediately stopped discussing.Cardinal Jin continued, "But the Di people are not my race after all. If Nehad really did something crazy, I should give everyone an explanation."

After he said this, he turned his head to look at Chen Sha, and ordered, "You personally take my Xue Yiwei to rescue Lord Liu through Jingchuan, if Nehad dares to act recklessly, he will kill without mercy."

"Yes!" Chen Sha left immediately.With one gesture, Xue Yiwei immediately returned the sword, formally dressed, private soldiers, and pulled out the camp. In less than a cup of tea, he had already rushed out of Lixu.Only then did the villagers see the real master of silence, and their hearts hanging in their throats temporarily let go of the rope.

Seeing that Cardinal Jin was willing to send troops, everyone was grateful, and finally stood up from the ground. Cardinal Jin was comforting them one by one, and suddenly stopped their movements, stood still, and looked in the direction of Jingchuan.

Some people noticed the strangeness and didn't dare to say more. Suddenly, Cardinal Jin stopped drinking, "Prepare water bags, water bags, pumps, mochi, hurry up!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard what he said, but the elders of the Lizheng clan immediately organized people to do it. Everyone was just preparing, but they saw thick smoke rising in Jingchuan City, and the flames were all over the sky.Everyone moved even faster, and those with relatives in Jingchuan were crying and wanting to transfer the water dragon team there immediately.As soon as Cardinal Jin raised his eyes, he stared at the Xuanpao soldiers who were moving around and immediately made a move, subduing the restless villagers in an instant.

Cardinal Jin ordered to line up, leaving a hundred young and middle-aged guards in each county, and the rest gathered in front of the Yamen in Qiuluo County according to the order of the day before yesterday. Everyone looked at the smoke that was getting deeper and higher in the north, and felt even more ominous. Cardinal Jin's gratitude grew out of resentment because he saw the raging fire on the top of the city with his own eyes. Cardinal Jin remained silent, and only asked Xuanpao to keep an eye on the villagers, without any confusion.

Until most of the strong men in the village gathered here with their poles and iron poles, Cardinal Jin climbed onto the high platform and exerted his internal strength. The first sentence was, "Master Liu should have set the fire in Jingchuan himself."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Cardinal Jin said in a calm voice, "The place where the fire started was the large warehouse in Jingchuan. As far as I know, it is not very old. After a month of siege, Jingchuan has already run out of food. The Di people are in the north of Jingchuan. How can we burn the granaries in the city before the military flag at the head of the city falls?" As he spoke, he suddenly raised his right arm, stood still, raised his wrist, and his clothes fluttered. Cardinal Jin stopped his arm in the air and said for a moment, "At this moment The wind is blowing from the southeast."

Some people still don't understand, but the elders already know, "The racecourse in Suzhou is over there."

Cardinal Jin nodded, "Beidi mostly uses cavalry. People are not afraid of fire, but horses are."

Before the words fell, there was a sudden explosion sound, as if the sky was falling apart, and several mountain ranges seemed to pop out of the ground under their feet, and the soles of everyone's feet were numb from the shock, thinking that Mr. Liu might have set fire to Beidi's At the racecourse, I was so excited that I couldn't stop talking.

Cardinal Jin saw that they were all beaming, and suddenly raised his right arm again. Seeing that he raised his arm just now to bring good news, everyone calmed down and stared at him seriously, expecting what he would say again , Cardinal Jin continued, "Breaking through the racecourse, the horses went mad and rushed into the city. Jingchuan City is either old or weak or hungry soldiers. How can we resist?"

His question caused everyone to immediately stop smiling, and then, Cardinal Jin continued, "I watched the stars on the eve of three days ago, and in the afternoon, the wind will turn to the northwest. This fire may turn around and burn us in the end."

The people immediately panicked and looked up at him. Cardinal Jin withdrew his right hand and held it in front of his chest. The enemy will never use fire unless it is absolutely necessary. Now that we are behind the enemy, we don't know what kind of catastrophe Jingchuan has encountered, forcing Master Liu to make such a bad move. However, since Cardinal Jin has promised to save people, he will not Stand by and watch." He suddenly lowered his brows and glanced at all living beings, "I have the law to keep you safe and secure, and I have the strategy to defeat the enemy, but I have a narrow escape. Who is willing to fight to the death with me, give up life and death, and save Jing Chuan?"

As soon as Cardinal Jin's words fell, the crowd immediately gathered to respond with a heroic voice.

The elder said forward, "My son is generous to help us, how can we be willing to live in peace."

Everyone raised their arms and said, "Follow the young master, and fight to the death!"

Cardinal Jin stood and looked at them until the loud momentum subsided a little, then nodded and said, "Long-distance raids will cause a lot of losses. Of course, those who rush to help are heroes, but those who stay here have a greater responsibility. Jing Chuan is our compatriots." We have to save them, but we have our parents, wives and children in the four counties, let alone lose them." After he said this, the people's eagerness calmed down a little bit, and Cardinal Jin said again, "This trip is dangerous. Although I have a plan, it will come true. In the sky, someone must guard the four counties for us, if there is an emergency, we can wait for the opportunity in the future."

One of the patriarchs surnamed Ge nodded and said, "Young Master is thoughtful."

Everyone also responded one after another.

Cardinal Jin had already said what he should have said, so he stopped repeating, "Jingchuan is at stake, so it's not too late—" He looked at Patriarch Ge as he spoke, "Please sit here, old man, to protect our homeland."

Clan Chief Ge has white beard and hair, and upon hearing Cardinal Jin's words, he straightened his clothes and was very respectful. He bowed and clasped his fists to accept the order, and replied loudly, "I will obey your order, I will live up to my trust."

Cardinal Jin called the security chiefs of the four counties and dispatched teams. Thirty percent of the four counties stayed behind, and the rest went to Jingchuan in batches.

Cardinal Jin divided the troops into three teams, two of which were lightly equipped and ran from the east and west respectively. They were all the youngest and most passionate young adults. , Divided into six teams, waiting for orders.Cardinal Jin settled in front and immediately took them to the Qiuluo County Government Office.

The magistrate of Qiuluo County was killed by the imperial army for failing to suppress the bandits and delaying the military plane. After Cardinal Jin took over the four counties, he buried them generously.The magistrate of the county was beheaded, and the powerful yamen servants who refused to obey were also killed by the imperial army, but there were also those who were greedy for life and feared death and surrendered to the imperial army and betrayed their neighbors. The county government office is empty now, although it is summer, it is quite desolate and desolate.Since Cardinal Jin came to Qiuluo, he has always lived in the residence hall, and this is the first time he has entered the county government office.

Everyone was waiting outside the door. Cardinal Jin opened the yamen with his black robes. With just one gesture, a small team immediately filed in and drove the silver and weapon warehouses. Everyone thought that the money and weapons had been robbed and destroyed by the imperial army, but they didn't know What is the plan of this Young Master Jin?Just as he was in Nahan, he saw that the person who had just rushed to the county government office had come out pushing a very high ladder cart and carrying weapons.

Everyone went in one by one, only to find that Curry had enough armor.Under Xuanpao's instructions, two teams pushed carts, one team held shields, one team carried swords and spears, one team equipped with hooks and sickles, and one team used Jiangzhou carts to push a whole bag of triangular nails, tripping ropes, etc. The weapons, everyone went into the warehouse in a daze, and each got what they got. They lived here day and night, and they didn't know when Cardinal Jin transported these weapons into the county government.

There are the largest number of people on this road, most of them are the pillars of the family, old and young, and there are relatives in a village ten miles away. How many people's relatives are in Jingchuan City. Seeing young people running so far, it is already burning inside.Now, after seeing so many weapons, I realized that Cardinal Jin really has a deep gap in his chest, and he has unprecedented confidence in the upcoming battle.Even if there was someone in Gu Nian's family who was trying to steal his life, seeing that Cardinal Jin was well prepared and mobilized properly, he felt reciprocal.

Cardinal Jin was not in a hurry to help, he first ordered Xuanpao to demonstrate how to use the ladder cart, and then personally taught him how to use the hook and sickle spear.

The cloud-ladder car is extremely exquisite, it can be loaded and detached, with a lift on the top and wheels on the bottom. The Jianxuanpao of the cloud-ladder team simulated the siege neatly and vigorously. After all, they themselves are not familiar with using it, so they formed a team to practice.

The hook and sickle spear is a sharp weapon for breaking the cavalry. Everyone knows that the practice of this spear is really to kill the enemy and report to the Dadi people, so even though it is a few moves, it is practiced extremely carefully.

Those who hold shields form a shield formation, defending their own lives, and everyone dare not ignore it.

Let alone the spear team, spear team, broadsword team, and axe team, once a person has a sharp weapon in his hand, he will have confidence in his heart, not to mention the villagers, everyone supports and cooperates with each other. Practice some tacit understanding.

That day, the young and strong were getting familiar with the soldiers, and the women and children were preparing to dry food and water. They didn't go to bed until nearly three o'clock, after repeated urging by Cardinal Jin.But everyone is excited and morale is high.