[Qin] Qin Shi

It wasn't until the soldiers who returned to Yanbei in the spring of the following year that they took only three days of food and returned empty-handed, that they realized how much impact their actions had had.

The Xiongnu went south all the way from Nancun Tucun, but in January they had already arrived at the main city of Yanbei. The guards in the city were already empty, and Bai Shu took away nearly [-] soldiers. force.

However, when all the soldiers were frowning, the people in the city who heard the news from nowhere came out of their houses one after another, picked up their own guys and boarded the city wall, and told the Yanbei Army with practical actions that they were willing to fight with them. Fight side by side and fight the enemy together.

These people may not have received special training, and some elderly people are out of breath when they climb the city wall, but everyone is trying to do their part for their homeland.The younger ones delivered news in the city, carried the vehicles they could push and pull to transport the wounded, and the older ones helped cook, wash vegetables, and bandage the wounds.

They took out all the food in the family and put it together, ate and slept with the soldiers, and advanced and retreated together.When asked the reason, it was because the relatives of them who went to war took the food back from the army, and it was because when everyone gave up on them, the soldiers of Yanbei chose to guard the border town and their homeland.

In this way, when the whole city worked together to defend the city for two days, and when it was about to fall into a predicament, the Xiongnu retreated.

"They should have received the news at that time." Bai Shu tapped his chin with a bent index finger, thoughtfully, "The news was delivered more slowly than I thought. I miscalculated this matter—next I'll be faster next time."

It doesn't matter if you don't listen to the matter after the withdrawal of troops.After all, it was what Bai Shu and the others experienced later on.

"It's not a question of whether it's fast or not next time," Yuan Yanbei's acting general, and now a veteran who has been relegated to the second line because of Bai Shu's superiority, looked at his junior with great headache, "The little general's strategy is certainly effective, but It’s too risky—Nine deaths are an exaggeration, 2 people only came back alive and less than [-]—”

The more he talked, the more heartbroken he was, but it was not for the lost troops, but for the young man in front of him.

"The result is always good." Bai Shude's brain circuit was completely unable to connect with the other party's thoughts, he looked up at the other party with a puzzled expression, "You have seen the faces of those people, now even if you want them to appear Guan chased and killed the Xiongnu, not only did they have no second thoughts, but they also put on their fists and prepared to fight, so that one can count as ten, isn't that enough?"

"It's indeed an elite soldier, and it's also an army of tigers and wolves." The deputy general couldn't deny this. In fact, when he saw this team, he even felt that this team was the queen of Wuling King Hufu who rode and shot. , the army that crossed the six countries was reborn, "I heard from them that you also let go of many Huns?"

Unconsciously, he changed his address to Bai Shu.

"It's about this." Bai Shu opened his arms to allow the doctor to bandage his abdominal wound. "If all of them are killed, they will be terrified and afraid, and they will fight back even more fiercely. People in desperate situations will be desperate. Like the people of Yanbei fighting back against the Xiongnu, they exploded with incredible strength, seeking the only way to make a living."

He said something terrible in an understatement: "But if these people are kept, no tribe will take over them, let alone become a drag, these living people will also give the Huns a feeling of 'Will I be lucky too? 'survival' ideas—even their fears—will be buried and passed on from generation to generation."

However, what Bai Shu omitted was Zhao's fear of Qin in the Battle of Changping, just as he wanted the Xiongnu's heart for the people of the Central Plains.

The lieutenant opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when his eyes fell on the bandaged upper body of the young man, the words changed when he reached his mouth: "Then you next..."

"I have to go to a banquet." Seeing the doctor finally tie a bandage under his armpit, Bai Shu pressed his shoulder with one hand and waved his arm to ensure that the movement would not be hindered, then continued, "I'm sorry Ah, I came back alive, you will never know how I got the food~"

"About this," the deputy general twisted his eyebrows into a tic-tac-toe, "did you already figure it out?"

"What's the deal? Ah, there's nothing for you here for the time being. You can go about your own business first." The first half of the sentence was directed at the lieutenant general, and the second half was directed at him while carrying the medical kit. His hair was half a hundred The old military doctor said.

However, the old doctor who had just closed the medical box did not intend to be a mute: "Little general, you are still growing tall, and you don't want to be a head shorter than others in the future, do you?" He put the medicine box on his back, "If you are overworked, you will not grow up."

He was worthwhile, but Bai Shu obviously didn't take it to heart.He conveniently picked up the underwear hanging by the bed, and began to put it on his body without pulling the wound.Because he couldn't open and close, it made his movements seem a bit of a joke—the lieutenant stepped forward to give him a hand.

"Are you going now?" The lieutenant handed over the cyan robe that was hanging at the side while Bai Shu was concentrating on tying his belt.

"Solve it sooner and end it sooner, ah, change to another one." Bai Shu folded the inner lining again, with the right lapel on the outside, commanding the elder, "It's not suitable to wear light colors today, it's convenient." Pass me the black one? The white one is fine too, but forget it."

The deputy general glanced at Bai Shu's lapel with a very strange look, seeing Bai Shu's frank appearance, he still couldn't ask.As for Bai Shu, his expression was more open and natural: "Are you superstitious?"

"what?"

"The fortune-tellers have already said it, today—" the tone rose, and he copied the coat in the lieutenant's hand with one hand, and put it on his body.

The black robe drew a big arc in the air, and landed on the young man: "Easy to go out, earn a lot of money~"

The fortune-teller said, Yi goes out today to make a lot of money (fortune-teller: No, I don’t, don’t talk nonsense).

So Bai Shu knocked on the door of the merchant, and with a warm smile, asked if he could sit in the mansion to discuss the debt repayment.

Maybe it was because of Bai Shu's good attitude, or maybe it was because he saw him alone and without threat. As a creditor, the merchant naturally had nothing to do, so he welcomed him in with a smile.

"The little general said he wanted to repay the debt, which is too much." The businessman sitting on the top still had a smile on his face, "The Huns just retreated a few days ago, and the little general returned to the city with the remnant soldiers yesterday. Presumably Before everything happened in the city, even the family members of the soldiers who died in the army had not had time to settle, so they ran to this old man in a hurry..."

Speaking of this, he sighed softly, like an elder who is playing around with his juniors: "So eager, if you don't know that the little general is with us, I'm afraid there will be a misunderstanding."

"People all the way," Bai Shu murmured softly, the meaning was unclear but he didn't refute directly, "Then after seeing this kind of military and civilian unity, what do you think?"

"Thoughts? After all, we underestimated the little general. You look young, but you dare to do more than Xinpinghou." The smile on his face was full of sarcasm, "Took food from us, and then bought Yanbei City To win people's hearts, let them appreciate your great kindness, it is easy to calculate."

The smile on Bai Shu's face remained unchanged, and he looked at the businessman with open eyes: "That's how you miss me."

"Is there something wrong?" Seeing that Bai Shu didn't object but didn't admit it, and the businessman wasn't anxious or dissatisfied, he smiled and gradually showed his minions, "Little General, you and I are all on the same boat. .Now that you have returned safely, it is time to honor our agreement."

"A promise——" Bai Shu sat cross-legged on the cushion, with a generous smile on his face, "—indeed, our original agreement was that Yanbei City was still there when I returned safely—I heard that after I left, the city The price went up again?"

"Is there such a thing?" The businessman's astonished expression did not seem to be fake, "Then there must be something wrong, little general, don't worry, the old man will definitely punish this disobedience of the Lord's order, raise the price of grain privately, and set the people in the city against you." I am an unrighteous servant!"

He spoke righteously, and was even annoyed because of Bai Shu's previous words: "It's because I'm not strict with my subordinates, but I believe that except for this disobedient villain, the price of food in the city should It's not a big deal. After all, we have already promised the little general, so how can we break our promise."

Bai Shu's light brown eyes looked at the businessman's swearing appearance, and his eyelids drooped slightly: "That's right, I also believe that you have kept our promise well. But after all, you are servants, and you don't wink at all." , but only kept half of the agreement, he should be punished."

After he said the punishment, he stopped talking.The corner of the merchant's eyes twitched when he noticed this. After all these years of travelling, he steadied his intuition and anxiety: "Don't worry about those other people. Now that the Huns have retreated and the border crisis has been lifted. It is also the beginning of spring. I don’t know if the little general intends to return the money or the land to us?”

He said, in order to show his power, he pulled other people to make rafts: "Everyone paid tribute to the people of Yanbei. If you don't want to think of a way, little general, then we businessmen in Yanbei are really doing business. I can't go on anymore. When Yanbei's clothing store closes, won't more people be harmed?"

A silent threat.

It's just that Bai Shu didn't realize it: "Now is not the time." He lowered his eyes, rested his fingers on his knees, tapped his index fingers lightly on his knees, and said, "Have you seen that when danger lies ahead, the people in the city How do you deal with it?" Holding up the porcelain cup in his hand, he asked.

"Of course I saw it." The merchant replied frankly.

"Then you must have seen it too. The [-] soldiers I brought out of Yanbei back then are less than [-], and the armor of the soldiers is already broken. Now the Huns are only retreating temporarily because the main line is under attack from the rear. Wait for them After reacting, it must be a more powerful counterattack."

"I want..." However, the shopkeeper who heard Bai Shu's words interrupted Bai Shu: "The young general's clothes are wrong today."

"...Are you sure you want to talk about this?" He looked up at the businessman sitting on top.

"What is the intention of this servant who wears the left jacket for the little general?" The businessman pointed, "Could it be that seeing the little general is kind, he neglected his duty and forgot his own responsibility."

Bai Shu looked at the same smiling faces of the shopkeeper and him when he came to beg for food before leaving Yanbei: "No," he said slowly, "Today, I deliberately wore the left lapel (right over left). "

"Oh?" The merchant looked at the young man who was not half his age, "Little General, is he planning to become a benevolent man if he is not an adult? It's a good idea, but—"

"You didn't see it." The boy interrupted him.

Merchant: "What?"

"If you see it," the originally beautiful face now looks like a hell Shura, "you will know that the first person who came out that day and encouraged the people was the steward you stayed in the mansion to monitor the situation in Yanbei."

"what!"

However, Bai Shu smiled and raised his index finger to his lips: "Shhh, listen—" The other hand made a listening movement behind the ear, "Today, there are obviously so many people coming to your house, but now it's Isn't it a little quiet?"

At this point, the merchant's expression changed drastically, and his smile disappeared: "Good method," he gritted his teeth, "Bring my servant, let him betray me and turn to you. Sitting here makes me mistakenly think that you have fallen into my favor." Let me slaughter you, little general, you are much more ruthless than Xinpinghou."

"I'll take it as a compliment." Bai Shu was actually a little disappointed when he didn't hear the voice he wanted for a long time, but compared to the one opposite him, he was indeed sure to win today, "By the way, you know you Send out invitations widely today, invite them to come to your mansion for a banquet tonight, and discuss the matter of dividing up Yanbei's rights?"

There are bright colors dancing in the light-colored eyes, but the merchant is no longer in the mood to appreciate them.He never thought that he was just the beginning: "The old man claims to be smart, but in the end he fell into the hands of you, a little kid." He sighed, "You have almost touched the deals in our hands."

Since there is going to be a 'feast' in his mansion today, it must be that the rituals of these guests have already been controlled by him.

Bai Shu shook his head, but didn't answer directly: "Then, can you return my soldier talisman to me?" He smiled cutely, "I accidentally fell into your hand before leaving, I was really careless .”

Regarding this, the merchant sneered: "Since you are so capable, it must be just a soldier talisman, and you will be able to find it by yourself soon."

"That's it," he didn't get annoyed, and didn't force the opponent, he just stood up calmly, "Speaking of which, do you know how I mobilized Yanbei's soldiers without a soldier talisman?"

The merchant looked at him.

"Because the cold winter is about to pass, and spring is coming." The boy's voice was cheerful, and his eyes were full of innocence. It's a joke."

It was 2000 years earlier, but here, it was still the Huaxia that he knew, the unyielding Huaxia.

"Aren't you afraid of karma?" The merchant had heard the sound of armor colliding with soldiers running in the distance, and knowing that the dust had settled, he looked at the boy who shot himself down here, "Can you break your promise to us today?" , How will they know that you will keep your promise to them tomorrow?"

"Killers will always be killed, and those who humiliate others will always be humiliated." The young man stood under the light, "If you don't tell me, who else will know about this agreement."

Only dead people never speak.

"General!" The soldier who hurried into the garden looked at the young man standing outside the door with a flustered expression, "Your subordinate is late, are you injured?"

"It's not that he was injured, but maybe because he saw us coming back safely, he said he was ashamed of Yanbei," his tone was heavy, "while I wasn't paying attention, he took poison and committed suicide."

"what?"

"Maybe it's because he knows that he is sorry for the people in Yanbei's trust in him," Bai Shu sighed, "Why bother? I didn't really intend to force him here."

"Then tonight's banquet?"

"Of course it has to be done," glanced at the soldiers from the corner of the eye. "Before he died, he gave out a list. They were those who abandoned Yanbei and even made trouble when Yanbei was in danger." Noticing the drastic change in the soldiers He lowered his eyes, "Those who have merit will naturally be rewarded, but these people must not be let go."

"Yes!" There was complete trust in the eyes of the soldier who followed him back from the grassland, "Then the signature?"

"Leave it to the housekeeper in his mansion," Bai Shu said in a meaningful tone, "after all, there will be a lot of obituaries to tell everyone in Yanbei."

Fanwai·Konghou·End

The author has something to say: Fanwai’s poems come from Liu Guo’s "Tang Duoling · Reed Leaf Man Tingzhou"

The full poem is as follows:

Tingzhou is full of reed leaves, and the cold sand belt is shallow. In 20 years, it has rebuilt the South Tower.The boat under Liuxia is still not stable, it can last for a few days, and it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The yellow crane has broken its rocky head. Is the old man still here?The old country is full of new worries.If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine with you, it will be different in the end. You are young.

Tang Duoling, the name of the Ci Pai, also known as "Tang Duo Ling", "Nanlou Ling" and "Konghou Qu", today is the last chapter of Yanbei's old story, tomorrow is the main text, "Three Cups of Turanuo, Five Sacred Mountains" It's the story of Brother Zheng's ascension to the throne.

Thank you Lingling for mine

Visually, the next update will be much more stable. First, because my personal situation has stabilized a lot. Second, because of the epidemic in the UK, I changed to online teaching. I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out (cover my face), so I had a lot of time. It's coded.

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