The Eight Winds of Rebirth

When Su Xi and An Yin came into the house to deliver dinner, they saw Zhao Yuan who was sitting on the side was very frightened. They didn't know when the master came back and when he ran into their palace, but looking My son, Gu Xiangtan's demeanor is still calm, but the smile in his brows and eyes can't be concealed, the corners of his mouth can't help but curl up, and his whole person reveals a radiant look.

The two attendants glanced at each other, and they both saw the feeling of mutual joy from each other's eyes. It is not in vain that the young master has been so worried for more than 1000 days and nights, just come back, just come back...

After Su Xi and An Yin left, Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan had dinner together.

As soon as Zhao Yuan picked up the chopsticks, there was more food in the bowls and plates. In the past, he always served Gu Xiangtan with dishes, but now he saw the other party smiling and said to himself: "It's rare to come back, but I want to have a good meal. Although it's not good here, and it doesn't look like meat, but it's a little bit better than Chen Zhou, and if I leave again, I'll be a little bit worried."

Zhao Yuan picked up the silver-threaded lotus root slices, and heard the unhappiness hidden in Gu Xiangtan's words.

"Who told you?" Zhao Yuan asked.

Seeing that he was still holding the vegetables, Gu Xiangtan poked around with his chopsticks, and put the lotus root slices back into his plate: "Didn't you say it yourself yesterday, you have to do something, you can't show your face."

Zhao Yuan paused and said, "I didn't say I would go back to Chenzhou after finishing the work."

"Where is that going?"

Gu Xiangtan has always been extremely intelligent, Zhao Yuan didn't want to hide it from him, and knew that he couldn't hide it, so she said, "Didn't you guess it?"

Gu Xiangtan hummed softly: "Today, Master Xue said that the gates of Dongxian County are now closed, the disaster money cannot enter, and the victims cannot come out, so how do you go there to find out the news? ?”

Zhao Yuan lowered her eyes, and still made Gu Xiangtan his favorite dish: "There is always a way."

Gu Xiangtan frowned: "If you want to know the movements of the Habayashi army, I can ask Niu Dazhu and the others to spread more news." Although those peasants are only soldiers in the army, it will take a lot of time to find out, but it is better than that. It is always safer for Zhao Yuan to go alone.

Zhao Yuan shook her head, and looked at Gu Xiangtan: "This time we fought against the Nanmans, after they were defeated and fled, our army found a lot of letters from and to Dayejing when they searched their camps."

"It's Zhao Dian?" Gu Xiangtan frowned, but there was no one else besides him.

Zhao Yuan said: "The three kings have stayed on the sidelines for the past few years, one reason is that they don't have as much money as before, and the other reason is that they may have negotiated some conditions with the southern barbarians."

Gu Xiangtan sneered: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't move. Before Hu Tiandong was still alive, the Habayashi Army hadn't moved a few times. It was always the Shenwu Army and the Yuguo Army who fought at the border. Zhao Dian Since he is afraid that the war will damage his soldiers, then let him have a good time."

It's just that you need money to use soldiers, and you need money to raise soldiers, just like what Gu Xiangtan said to Zhao Yuan yesterday, Fu Yalian and Xue Yiyang have cleaned up the moths in the court for a few years, how many villages and gambling houses have been closed, how many corrupted the law Fu Yalian didn't just go after the three kings, Zongzheng Emperor's people also suffered a lot, the emperor was depressed but couldn't get angry, but the three kings were not afraid, and sometimes they were almost the same as Xue Yiyang and Zuo Xiang The bar is on the line, but now Zhao Dian is not the master of the imperial guards in Beijing. The people who were placed by Gu Xiangtan back then did not listen to anyone's orders, nor favor anyone's help. The only deputy commander, Chen Caima, was the leader. The remaining prestige of the three kings is still there, but they can no longer do what they want as before, and they always have to look forward and backward when doing things.And now that there is not much money left, and the people in Dong County are struggling to survive, even if Zhao Dian wants to take good care of him, how long will he be able to take care of him?

Gu Xiangtan thought of something, and suddenly rolled his eyes: "I heard that Zhao Dian has two more geniuses in his hands."

Zhao Yuan knew about this: "Left lieutenant general Zhan Xinghu, right lieutenant general Luan Yu."

"However, the relationship between these two people is not very harmonious. After all, there is only one position for General Yubayashi." There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Even Gu Xiangtan can guess something. An old fox like Zhao Dian must know that the soldiers will really fight against the wall. However, if the morale of the army is further slackened, Zhao Dian will fall short. Therefore, his ambition is not extinguished, and he will definitely fight while he still has the strength.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiangtan suddenly looked at Zhao Yuan: "What are you going to do?" In the current situation, it is impossible for Zhao Yuan to let him do it, and he must try to stop it.

Sure enough, Zhao Yuan said: "I have sent someone to copy the handwriting of Nanman coach Si Gong to the Three Kings."

Gu Xiangtan was stunned, and suddenly realized that they, including Emperor Zongzheng, knew that the Three Kings were related to the Nanman people, but the people of Daye didn't know, so Zhao Yuan wanted to play a trick on Zhao Dian. If Zhao Dian fell for this In this way, Zhao Yuan will have solid evidence of the three kings collaborating with the enemy and treason. In this way, the Shenwu Army and the Yuguo Army can openly and aboveboard attack him first... that's great! ?

The civil war in Daye has always been a scene that Gu Xiangtan does not want to see. Soldiers who belong to the same country kill each other. If it is not a last resort, this is really the worst policy. At that time, not only people from the Yulin Army will die, but Yuguo may be killed. The army and the Shenwu army also suffered casualties.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiangtan couldn't help sighing.

"I didn't expect it to be like this in the end?"

Zhao Yuan put down her chopsticks, grabbed Gu Xiangtan's hand on the table, and gently squeezed his soft and slippery palm: "It's not... there is no other way."

Gu Xiangtan was taken aback, and looked at Zhao Yuan.

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The moon is shining brightly, and the haze is warm and emerald.

In the silent night, Zhao Su sat alone in front of the forest, sipping the wine in his hand silently, squinting his eyes and wondering what he was thinking.

At this moment, a few people came walking not far away, the leader was a strong and strong man, wearing a crimson habayashi military uniform, he was very imposing, and behind him was a group of attendants and miscellaneous people, a large and sparse group .

Seeing him striding forward, Zhao Su couldn't help but put down the cup in his hand, stood up and put on a smile.

"Lieutenant Zhan." Zhao Su bowed to him politely.

Seeing Zhao Su, Zhan Xinghu stopped walking and cupped his fists with a smile: "Master Zhao."

Zhao Su glanced at the people behind Zodiac Tiger. They were actually a dozen or so teenagers, ranging from thirteen or fourteen to seventeen or eighteen years old. tear stains.

"...This is?" Zhao Su pretended to be puzzled.

Zodiac Tiger laughed, pulled Zhao Sufu into the ear and said, "Isn't Master Zhao an idea for Zhan? Zhan has already sent two to the prince before, and he is very satisfied. This time, Zhan will pick some better ones." Yes, thanks to Mr. Zhao, Zhan must thank you here."

The three kings and one faction were blocked in the court, Zhao Jie and Zhao Dian were sick at home, Zhao Dian was still busy in private, but Zhao Jie was really idle, people were idle, but he was very irritable, thinking of Xue Yiyang and Fu Yalian's joint work With so many stumbling blocks they made, Zhao Jie became more and more angry.

He was not happy, so he wanted to find someone to vent his anger on, so he was so unlucky that he became a servant of the Three Princes' House. To please him at this time must be a lot of skill.

Xing Xinghu is a distant relative of Hu Tiandong, and his appearance is a bit like him. He is rough and tough, powerful and brainless. Hu Tiandong treats Zhao Jie very well, and Zhao Jie has always followed Hu Tiandong. The Zodiac Tigers on the left and right are naturally no strangers. After Hu Tiandong's death, the Three Kings will re-elect a general. The Zodiac Tiger thinks it is enough to replace him. At this time, in addition to gaining the appreciation of the Three Kings, the best way is to embrace the Third King His thigh, just relying on his brain, naturally he couldn't easily guess Zhao Jie's thoughts, but at this time he unexpectedly met a person, and this person was naturally Zhao Su, because with Zhao Su, Xing Xinghu soon became He was promoted from a small general to the deputy general of the Habayashi Army.

Zhao Su can always easily guess what the master thinks, just like a while ago, Zhao Su said that the third son was bored, so he asked the servants to trouble him. If there is more excitement in the house, the third son must be happy.

So Xing Xinghu tentatively found two actors to sing, but he didn't expect to fall into Zhao Jie's arms. Although the two were killed by him within a few days, Xing Xinghu was really given a lot of good looks. In Luan Yu in Dongxian County, Zodiac Tiger felt that sooner or later the position of general would be his own.

Zhao Su pondered for a moment, and said, "It's just that I don't seem to be very willing to look at these people. What if I hurt my son at that time?"

Zodiac stared at Hulang, turned around and roared: "Who wouldn't be happy? See if Grandpa doesn't beat him to death!"

Those young actors trembled violently when he yelled at them, and some couldn't help crying, as if they all knew that there was no return.

The young man standing at the front looked handsome, and suddenly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Zhao Su.

"My lord, my lord, the little one kowtows to you. The little one still has a younger brother to raise at home. You can let the little one go. No, the little one doesn't want money, the little one doesn't want anything..."

"Bitch..."

Just when the boy was about to reach out to touch the corner of Zhao Su's robe, Zodiac Tiger kicked him on the shoulder directly. A few steps away, a mouthful of blood spewed out.

"I think highly of you for letting you serve the prince, how dare you dislike it? See if grandpa doesn't kill you!"

After that, he wanted to go up and kick hard again, but was stopped by Zhao Su.

"What is this for? If the prince likes that appearance, it's not our turn to fight. It's a pity to kill and destroy it."

Xing Xinghu gritted his teeth: "If you kill him, you will find him again. Those who are disobedient will be damned!"

Zhao Su shook his head: "Deputy General Zhan is impatient, I'll talk to him, if it doesn't work, I'll deal with it for you."

Zodiac Tiger snorted: "Lord Zhao has a good temper." But he didn't make any more moves and retreated to the side.

So Zhao Su walked over, knelt down and helped the boy up, the boy was shaking like a sieve, maybe the chest and abdomen were hurt by the kick just now, and he couldn't help coughing lightly with his hunched back.

Zhao Su saw that he was wearing a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist, very common small-leaf red sandalwood, naturally not very expensive, but the snow-white wrist against the heavy deep purple made Zhao Su slightly stunned.

But soon Zhao Su laughed: "Be obedient and obedient, maybe the third son likes you, not only you can live a good life, but also your younger brother, and if you offend the third son, it will not only be It's a question of whether you want money or not... I think you believe in Buddhism," Zhao Su glanced at the wrist wearing the beads again, "Buddha's heart is kind, so I don't want your brother to suffer like this."

As he said that, he suddenly leaned over to straighten the boy's messy long hair, and while the boy was in a daze, he whispered in his ear: "Besides, Buddhism pays attention to karma. Since you are going to die, why not die as you deserve?" .”

Seeing that Zhao Su could only say a few words, the boy didn't move any longer. He just stared honestly, and couldn't help admiring Zhao Su even more.

"Master Zhao is really amazing!"

Zhao Su smiled faintly, bowed his hands to Zodiac Tiger, and signaled him to get busy.

Zodiac Tiger didn't stay for long, and hurried away with his people.

And the young man who was limping at the end couldn't help but glanced back at Zhao Su in a daze, only to see that Zhao Su had turned and left without looking back.