Sha Po Lang

Gu Yun sat on the horseback and asked, "Are you still there?"

Shen Yi raised his clairvoyance in response, and looked back: "Yes."

The day when Gu Yun left Beijing was clear tomorrow, it was a rare ten-mile sunny day, Emperor Long'an led all the civil and military officials to see him off, and sent them to the Chengguan. He watched the soldiers and horses go away all the way, and they just dispersed, leaving only His Royal Highness King Yan. Walk.

He boarded the only remaining watchtower on the collapsed city gate, and looked at General Xuantie's back motionlessly, as if he wanted to stand forever.

Gu Yun didn't turn his head, but said to Shen Yi: "How far have you traveled? Clairvoyance shouldn't be able to see clearly, so stop talking nonsense."

Shen Yi said angrily: "If you think I'm crippled, you can see for yourself, you have to push me over and over again, so that others can think that there is something unclear between me and the prince."

Gu Yun had already prepared a mouthful of excuses: "You can have someone nail your whole body with steel plates to see if you can turn back, so much nonsense."

Shen Yi sneered, too lazy to expose him.

"Am I?" Gu Yun paused, and then asked himself to answer, "Don't think that I can accommodate a general's belly with your petty old mother."

There is a saying that it took a hundred days of injury, and Gu Yun was dug out from the pile of dead people, and it took only more than half a month to live again. It was so easy to fix, when Gu Yun asked for orders to go to the northwest, King Yan became anxious in court, and almost quarreled with him in front of the court officials.

Even Li Feng, the poor emperor who "does not feed the cattle, only makes the cattle work", feels a little sorry.

But at this time, someone must reorganize the Black Tie Camp.

The Westerners failed to encircle Beijing, occupying the south of the Yangtze River half-dead, and must have no extra energy to take care of their shabby and poor allies. Now there is a messy Western Region coalition army on the northwest front, and there are eighteen tribes of northern barbarians, which cannot be regarded as monolithic However, if the situation in the Northwest War can be reversed and the most urgent problem of Ziliujin can be solved, then it will be a matter of time before the foreigners are sent back to their hometowns.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find, so Gu Yun had to go there himself.

In the end, it was still Chen Qingxu who came forward to solve this problem. She used a special steel plate in a whimsical way, and the Lingshu Academy rushed to make it. It can be fastened to the person's body and fix the bone that Gu Yun hadn't grown in time. In this way, a set of artificial steel and iron bones was made for him.

Although it doesn't taste very good after wearing it, it can be guaranteed that he still looks like the wind.

Shen Yi sighed: "I said handsome, please put away your big heart that day, what are you going to do?"

Gu Yun focused on putting the boat on his chest, pretending to be deaf and dumb for him.

Seeing that this person was playing tricks again, Shen Yi immediately took a deep breath in a proper way, raised his voice with "Aw", and roared: "I said handsome, wild goose... hey!"

Gu Yun gave him a whip back, and Shen Yi dangerously used the wind cutter to stand in front of him, his eyes were cross-eyed, he kept patting his chest and said: "It's so dangerous, I almost lost my appearance——ah , Marshal, you will turn into anger after a few good words. I see that Master Chi is a Japanese spy, but the sandalwood farts are not completely unreasonable. I think you are also hard-fated. Red Luan Star will let you fly I can't even fly, and I managed to jump up once, but all I hit were rotten peach blossoms."

Gu Yun: "..."

Shen Yi smacked his mouth, feeling that Gu Yun's neck might really be inconvenient to twist, otherwise he would have rushed over to beat him long ago.

Gu Yun withdrew his whip, was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "The country was almost subjugated, what else can I do, one day is one day, maybe one day I will be shrouded in horse leather, what do I want to do so much?"

Shen Yi frowned when he heard the words, he knew Gu Yun well, if Gu Yun really didn't mean that at all, he would have said it straight away, and there would never be any ambiguity. It's better to say that he already has a bias in his heart, and it's just because of some concerns that he "stays in the middle and doesn't send it out" for the time being.

Shen Yi: "Wait a minute, Zixi, you won't..."

Gu Yun: "Don't talk about this."

Shen Yi: "That's your son!"

Gu Yun: "Are you still talking nonsense!"

Shen Yi looked horrified, and Gu Yun turned his eyes away irritably.

I missed this old lady when I didn't see her, but when I saw him, I felt so annoyed, Gu Yun simply clamped his horse's belly, and dashed out from Shen Yi's side, took out a small white jade flute from his bosom, whimpered blew up.

In addition to not playing something that can sound by itself, no musical instrument can make a good sound in Gu Yun's hands. Gu Yun, who was sandwiched by steel plates into a half-armored man, lacked breath and his voice was a little trembling. Tiao Tiao ran around the whole area of ​​Daliang, which was a bit funny at first.

But at this time, the sound of the flute was swept up in the wind, wrapped in a sigh of west out of Yangguan, and unexpectedly hit the ground with indescribable desolation, making people unable to laugh at all after listening to it.

Gu Yun's back was clamped straight by the Chen's steel plate, like a beam that would never fall down. On his back were two windcutters with disabilities... none of them belonged to him.

Chen Qingxu, who was with the army, listened to the sound of the flute from far to near behind her, and suddenly felt something, and said in a low voice: "The matter of being a marquis according to Jun Mo's words..."

"By Jun Mo's words, seal the Marquis's affairs," Gu Yun flew past her, and interrupted, "A piece of ice is in the jade pot, hahaha."

Chen Qingxu: "..."

After being answered like this, she couldn't remember what the second half of the sentence was!

Gu Yun marched like the wind, anyway, he brought a sage girl Chen by his side, and she was not afraid of breaking the steel plate on her body. After leaving Beijing, he went all the way north. He had just left the territory of Zhili, and he had encountered two waves of refugees in a row. Become a climate, retreat with one blow, and walk away with one touch, like a few wild dogs poking their heads.

"They were after us not long after we left the capital." Shen Yi said to Gu Yun, "I have fought against them before. They are cunning and familiar with the land. When I found out that I couldn't beat them, I ran away immediately. After a while, I followed them again. I hate them so much. Very, when I came here, I heard the news that the capital was under siege, and I was really annoyed by them during the hasty march."

Gu Yun let out a "huh", and handed the clairvoyance in his hand to Shen Yi: "I'm afraid the dog-headed military division has only been studying for a few days."

Shen Yi: "What?"

Gu Yun: "I heard that when you pretend to retreat, you have to 'disorder the flags' to attract the opponent to chase after you. It's a pity that the soldiers didn't understand the spirit. They chopped down the flagpole themselves. I saw it just now."

Shen Yi: "..."

Gu Yun frowned and said: "What are these people trying to rebel, do you know? Life can't go on anymore?"

"Where," Shen Yi said with a sneer, "you think too much about the unruly people. Even if there is nothing to do in the field, most of the good people will find some small business or learn a craft, so they won't be unable to survive. This group of people The refugees who fled around the Central Plains and Sichuan were originally idlers and gangsters who were organized by people with good intentions. Apart from harassing General Cai, they specialized in the business of robbing houses. General Cai ran away as soon as he chased them. If he calmed down a little, he would Come back. I heard that apart from robbing the house, they also have a rule that if a grown-up man rebels with them, the family will no longer be invaded by these thieves, and the wives, daughters and sisters can be preserved without worrying about being robbed all the time. "

"..." Gu Yun said, "Wait a minute, I'm familiar with what you said. Isn't this the same as the corvee system in Daliang? Military households don't pay taxes."

Shen Yi couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Marshal, which side are you from?"

"Okay, don't be impatient," Gu Yun said, "In this way, there will be more and more bandits? Not only are they 'tax-free', but there is a team following them, and they can escape the chaos of war anyway. Who is the leader?"

"I heard people say that he is an old bandit who looks scary. He has been in this business for many years. He has scars all over his body and his face has been burned. He claims to be a 'fire dragon'." Shen Yi sighed: "Then what do we do? Hurry up and work hard for two days to bypass this wave of mobs and go directly to the Northwest reinforcement station of Cai Bing?"

Gu Yun strolled around for a while with his hands behind his back: "There are internal and external troubles, and we need to take care of everything. There are tigers and wolves in the front, so there must be no worries about the future. I will draw up a letter and report it to the military aircraft department, saying that we will stay here for three to five days."

After the siege of the capital was lifted, Li Feng immediately abolished the left and right prime ministers who served as vegetarian meals. Later, for the convenience of scheduling, he set up the "Military Aircraft Department" to lead the six departments, and employed a group of civil servants who saw the truth in adversity.

The Military Aircraft Office was brightly lit at midnight all year round. It was already midnight when Jiang Chong opened the door and entered, and the gas lights were like daylight, but Prince Yan had already fallen asleep lying on the table, holding a pen in his hand.

Jiang Chong didn't want to disturb him, so he personally took the bag in the servant's arms, waved the servants away, and walked in lightly, but he was a civil servant after all, so he couldn't hide his voice very much, Chang Geng was still disturbed.I saw that the moment Prince Yan, who was usually well-faced and exquisite, opened his eyes, red marks flashed across his eyes, as if a murderous light rushed towards the person in front of him.

Jiang Chong didn't react in time, cold sweat came down his spine, like a rabbit locked in the murderous spirit of a beast, he couldn't help taking a step back, the long sleeve scraped Chang Geng's pen holder down, and the pen holder collapsed immediately.

Only then did Chang Geng wake up, and in an instant he gathered back the killing intent just now, stood up and said, "It's okay, I'll take care of it."

Jiang Chong looked at him in fear, wondering if he was tired and confused, and asked cautiously: "Did the prince be trapped by the nightmare just now?"

"It's nothing." Chang Geng said nonchalantly, "Because you're holding your chest...the bad face probably scares you. I'm a little annoyed to get up, and I just fell asleep for a while, and I almost didn't know where I was."

After he said that, Jiang Chong couldn't ask any more questions. He always felt that His Royal Highness Yan Wang's aura of getting up was a bit too much.

Chang Geng tidied up the pen holder that had been knocked down, and then asked: "What, what's the matter, Brother Han Shi?"

Jiang Chong came back to his senses and sat down opposite him: "Because of what the prince said at the court meeting yesterday about issuing 'beacon tickets' to the people, there was a lot of noise in the court. Once the court borrowed money from the people, it was unprecedented at this time. Didn't you announce to the world that our country's treasury is empty? What's the face of the court?"

Chang Geng didn't seem to be quite sober yet, sitting on the chair he couldn't stop pinching his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Half of the world is gone, so you have a good face?"

Jiang Chong: "There are still people who ask what to do if the court doesn't pay the money? The prince also knows about the family background of the treasury."

"Split the time limit for repaying the money, and you can reissue the second and third batches later. It will be fine if you split it, and the turnover will be over," Chang Geng said, "The first batch of people who bought beacon tickets can give some benefits appropriately. , titles, vacancies in the court, charter orders... all are fine, and the most ideal thing is that if this matter is carried out, the people can use the beacon tickets as silver."

"If that's the case," Jiang Chong hesitated, "Wouldn't those bills be flying all over the sky? They will definitely be worthless by then."

Chang Geng: "The court can buy it back when it's slowed down. When it's slowed down, whether to pay back the money or continue, whether it's an amnesty agency or a special law is a matter for later."

Jiang Chong said again: "There are still people who ask, what if in the future some folks cheat and come to the court with fake notes to ask for money?"

Chang Geng laughed angrily at this remark: "Ask this matter to the Lingshu Academy. Should such details be brought to the Military Aircraft Department? Shall we talk about how to regulate the toilet specifications tomorrow?"

Jiang Chong smiled wryly: "That's the truth, His Royal Highness Yushitai also knows... there is nothing serious except quarreling, I heard that you are writing a booklet all night and you are doing something wrong."

Chang Geng sighed: "There are a thousand kinds of reasons, and now it is only an urgent need during wartime, otherwise, what else can I do? Should I impose heavy taxes on the refugees in the city, or tear down the emperor's palace and sell it for money? If you have any questions, please let me know." I brought it up at the court meeting, and if I can answer it, I will say it in court. If I think about it, I will go back and think about it. These people..."

This imperial court is like this, a small group of people are responsible for handling affairs, and the rest are responsible for dragging their feet and finding faults. If things are successful in the future, it depends on their own thoughtfulness. If things fail, it is "why didn't you listen to me back then".

That's not to mention, there are still people who have their own scheming and interests to confuse the water, and those who stumble, trying to do something is more difficult than reaching the sky... No wonder everyone knows the truth of "listen to understand", but the most in history is still arbitrary The emperor of the court and the powerful ministers with power.

"It's not for you, Brother Han Shi, don't take offense," Chang Geng waved his hand, "I've been talking too much lately, and I'm a bit impetuous."

"Speaking of the Lingshu Academy, Duke Fenghan submitted two more papers yesterday, and the lower officials decided to withhold them first. The prince will see if he can send them up?"

Chang Geng poured himself a cup of overnight herbal tea: "Well, what did you say?"

"One is to ask the emperor to revoke the command law and lift the ban on private long-armed masters, and one is to ask the emperor to lift the ban on private Ziliujin transactions, saying that rich businessmen must have their own connections, and when the country is in crisis, it is better to play the role of these people , so that Ziliujin in Daliang can also come from multiple sources."

Chang Geng paused, then shook his head: "Mr. Fenghan... Oh, this Mr. Fenghan."

Li Feng was deeply impressed by the old man's bare-chested bachelor spirit during the siege of the capital. Although the old man's temper was stinky and hard-nosed and he admitted death, he never said anything about his loyalty, so he sometimes talked nonsense recently, and Li Feng tolerated it. up.

"Let's take a look at the paper on the law of withdrawing the palm. There is nothing serious to submit," Chang Geng said. "Let's forget about Ziliujin. Is it so comfortable to be against the emperor's dragon scales? Please be tactful." He wrote a summary and reported it, and the original copy was typed back."

Jiang Chong replied helplessly, and was about to stand up and walk, when he suddenly remembered something, turned around and said: "By the way, there is also Marquis Anding..."

Chang Geng raised his head suddenly.

Li Feng returned the Black Iron Tiger Talisman to Gu Yun, and gave him the power to deploy troops and combat readiness from all directions. It stands to reason that there is no need to report all the big and small things along the way, but Gu Yun didn't accept this and behaved properly. The booklets are posted regularly, where they are, how the battle is going, what they plan to do, and the reasons, all of which are clearly displayed.

Jiang Chong: "Marquis Anding has just arrived in the Central Plains. He has nothing important to do. He just said that he encountered a gang of bandits and mobs. He plans to clean up first. It will only take three to five days."

Chang Geng said "Well", "Leave me to see."

Jiang Chong said with emotion: "All the big and small things are here with the prince. Everyone else just listens to the briefing. Only Gu Shuai's brochures are carefully read from beginning to end. The relationship between the prince and the commander is really deep."

Saying this, he was about to say goodbye and leave, just as he reached the door, Chang Geng suddenly stopped him: "Brother Han Shi."

Jiang Chong turned around in confusion: "What else does the lord want?"

Chang Geng put one hand on Gu Yun's folder, rubbed it lightly unconsciously, and after a moment of silence, he said calmly, "Please help me collect the objections from the court about the beacon ticket, who said that, When and what was said, I will revise the plan as appropriate."

Jiang Chong was startled—"Who said it" and "When did it say it" about the revised plan? He couldn't help but look at King Yan through the gas lamp that was on all night. His face was young, but his eyes were not blue at all. At first glance, he felt that he was a refined and elegant young man, but at the second glance, his eyes were not spring-like, and there was a hint of coolness in his eyes.

Hearing that the late emperor had entrusted the Fourth Highness to Gu Yun and grew up in the Marquis of Anding's Mansion before his death, Jiang Chong suddenly realized that His Highness and Lord Hou were not alike at all.

Jiang Chong: "...Yes."

Chang Geng nodded slightly, they are all smart people, no need to explain.

When Jiang Chong left in surprise, Chang Geng let out a soft breath. He didn't sleep well, and finally fell into a drowsy and unpleasant nap. Su couldn't close his eyes anymore, so he stood up and changed the room incense, and lit Ms. Chen's soothing powder.

Chang Geng stood silently in front of Anshensan rushing towards him for a while. Just now, a nightmare that he couldn't remember clearly made his heart hurt like a needle, and an outsider reluctantly restrained himself from showing it—this is the same as His rare bouts of ul-bone felt a lot like that.

Because of Gu Yun's injury, Miss Chen left with the army. Before leaving, she deliberately called him aside, and asked him to increase the weight of Anshen San, and rest as much as possible.

This torment of great joy and great sorrow wiped out the foundation he had cultivated in the past few years, and it will be even more difficult to suppress it in the future. Wu Ergu is most afraid of thinking—thinking is especially painful.

But what can I do?Is it possible to leave the pick and leave, and watch Gu Yun be trapped to death in this dilapidated country?