Beacon quenching beauty

Dayuan Zhizheng 16th year, autumn, evening.

Hanyang County.

Marshal Chen Youliang's mansion was brightly lit, and Marshal Chen hosted a banquet tonight in honor of Dingbei General Song Qingshu who just came from Kaifeng.He specially invited Kang Maocai, Ding Pulang, Zhang Dingbian and several generals in the army to accompany him.The marshal's mansion was very lively, and groups of servants were busily shuttling back and forth holding cups and wine jugs.

Chen Youliang hadn't stopped in the past two years, only because Xu Shouhui was short-sighted and occupied Xishui. After Huangzhou, he hurriedly proclaimed himself emperor, which attracted heavy troops from the court. At one point, Xishui, the capital of Tianwan, was conquered.

Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang led the remnants to retreat to the Huangmei area in northern Hubei. After rectification, they made a comeback, reoccupied Hubei and Jiangxi, and rebuilt the capital in Hanyang County, changing the name of the country to Taiping.

Song Qingshu finally felt a little relieved when he heard the title of the new country. He secretly thought that 'Taiping' was much more presentable than the previous 'Tianwan'. Hou Shi was very awkward.

The day is over, the day is over, tomorrow will be over, which is too unlucky.

Song Qingshu led troops to capture Zhangde Mansion in the north of Liyang the month before last. So far, Henan Jiangbei and other places in Henan Province, including Henan Province, have all been under their control.

He can now be called a rising star in this troubled world.I think it was the early spring of the 12th year of the Yuan Dynasty when I resolutely broke away from the protection of Mingjiao because I didn't want to endure gossip.With the belief that he must find a place to settle down for himself, he led a group of bandits to fight everywhere. Suddenly, after a few years, he also became a figure on his own side. Although he was not as powerful as Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, but faintly It has been able to compete with it.

This time, at the invitation of Marshal Chen, I came to Hanyang to meet and discuss major issues.To be on the safe side, Song Qingshu brought five thousand elite armored cavalry with him.

Chen Youliang's thoughts towards Song Qingshu are both happy and worried.

The joy is that I was able to recognize people with my eyes and recruited him to Tianwan's banner. In the past two years, I have enjoyed [-]% of the taxes in Henan's affluent land without any effort.The [-]% tax was really a solution to his urgent needs when there were many wars and the military was in short supply.

What is worrying is that this person is becoming more and more powerful. He has 10,000+ elite soldiers and owns a province in Henan. Song Qingshu couldn't live anymore.

Song Qingshu said he was the Dingbei General of the Taiping Kingdom, but he was actually very different from Kang Maocai, Zhang Dingbian and others. When Song Qingshu came to join him, he had soldiers and territory in his hands. In the past two years, he recruited troops in Henan, and he had the final say on how to conquer the city. , does not accept the control of Xu Shouhui and his Chen Youliang.

If Song Qingshu supported himself in Henan and formed a pincer attack with Mingjiao's army in Yingtian, the situation would be very bad.Fortunately, this person was born in Wudang, he was from a well-known and upright family, he always repays his kindness, and he attaches great importance to faith and commitment.

You can get a glimpse of it only from the fact that he has never delayed sending himself the part of the local tax that he promised to pay the end of the day.Tianwan took Song Qingshu in when he was in the most embarrassing situation, and even sent him troops to attack Henan. He must remember this kindness and would not easily provoke him.

Chen Youliang thought about it, and finally decided to invite Song Qingshu to Hanyang, taking advantage of the fact that there was no major war recently, and wanted to have a good discussion with him.Song Qingshu was also afraid that he would be jealous of him and cause some trouble behind his back, so he hit it off with Chen Youliang and readily agreed to come.

Marshal Chen's Mansion is the most luxurious house in Hanyang County, much better than Xu Shouhui's palace.Everyone is well aware of Xu Shouhui's elevated status, so no one has any objection, and they all think it is very normal.

Song Qingshu followed Song Gaishi and his personal captain Yin Dezhu into the banquet hall of Marshal Chen's mansion.

The banquet in the hall has already been set up, Chen Youliang is sitting behind the table in the middle, with his generals Kang Maocai, Zhang Dingbian and others slipping down to the right, and the tables on the left are almost empty for Song Qingshu and others.

As soon as Song Qingshu stepped into the hall, Chen Youliang stood up very politely to greet him, and laughed loudly, "Brother Song, after a long absence, your demeanor is even better than before!"

Among the generals and officers accompanying you, Kang Maocai is the most familiar with Song Qingshu, Song Gaishi and others, and there is also Commander Hao Ninghao, who was the one who took people to arrest Zhou Zhiruo and wanted to give it to Song Qingshu, so it can be regarded as a little 'friendship' , came up to have fun together, "General Song, we have heard about your impressive achievements many times in the past two years, and all the brothers are envious and full of praise!"

Song Qingshu smiled and cupped his hands, "I don't dare to do it. Marshal Chen, don't come here without any harm! Brother, I have wanted to come to see you a long time ago, but the battle is busy, and I can't get away. I didn't come until today. Please don't blame the Marshal."

After exchanging greetings and being polite, everyone sat down one by one.

Chen Youliang was the first to raise his glass, "Brothers Song have come from afar, I respect you twice." Then he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass with a 'gulp'.

Song Qingshu drank the wine in the glass in front of him, "Thank you Marshal." After drinking, he took out a white porcelain bottle from his bosom, unplugged it, poured out two pills, put it in his mouth and swallowed it.

Sitting next to him, Chen Youliang could see clearly, and wondered, "Brother Song, what are you doing?"

Song Qingshu said with a wry smile, "Brother doesn't know. I was slapped hard by my second uncle on Shaoshi Mountain, and then I was brought back to Wudang to be slapped by Grand Master again. Every move is fatal, although God Fortunate, she survived by luck, but the root cause of the disease has fallen, and her health has been getting worse and worse over the years, the medicine has not been stopped, and she is a patient struggling to survive."

Chen Youliang took a closer look at him, and sure enough, he saw that Yushu Linfeng's beauty was weak, not as powerful and strong as ordinary generals, he felt sorry, but also secretly relieved.

It is true that Song Qingshu was seriously injured by Yu Lianzhou in Shaolin, and then brought back to Wudang. It is not a lie. It is normal to suffer from illness after such a serious injury.

These old injuries will become more serious as he gets older. After a few years, no matter how strong he is, he will not be afraid. Besides, people who are weak and sick will naturally not have too many thoughts of fighting fiercely.

He said comfortingly, "Brother Song is serious. You are young and take care of yourself. There shouldn't be any serious problems."

Song Qingshu shook his head, not wanting to say more about it, raised his glass to toast, "I respect you all."

The generals behind Chen Youliang are as brave as Zhang Dingbian and Hao Ning. Hearing Song Qingshu's words, he couldn't help feeling contemptuously. In today's world, everyone speaks by force, and they respect the heroes who are brave and champion the three armies, the consumptive ghost All the medicine jars have to stand aside; those who are as thoughtful as Kang Maocai have the same thoughts as Chen Youliang - so good, this person will not be troubled in the future, and there is no need to rush to fight him for a while.

Song Qingshu was a guest from afar, got up to toast, everyone thanked them together, drank three cups happily.Pushing cups and changing glasses on the table, chatting affectionately and only talking about unimportant things, at first glance, it really is a lively scene of entertaining distinguished guests.

After drinking for less than an hour, Song Qingshu excused himself due to his poor health, Zhang Dingbian said loudly, "Is it time to leave the banquet after only a few drinks? It's rare for General Song to come, this is impossible! " He ordered the attendant to bring a big bowl, and said that General Song can leave if he wants to, but he must have three bowls in a row, otherwise everyone will not agree.

Zhang Dingbian is the number one general under Chen Youliang's command. He is tall and broad, with a voice like a bell.Before the banquet, he was instructed by Chen Youliang to come here to sing the red face, so he stood up without any hesitation, seized the opportunity, and ordered people to pour out three big bowls of wine.

The rest of the people saw that Marshal Chen was silent, and they were happy to watch the fun, so they left their seats and surrounded him.

Song Qingshu smiled lightly, "Brother Zhang, this is embarrassing for me. Brother Zhang is a mediocre drinker. If you drink these three bowls, you will be drunk immediately."

Song Gaishi took a step forward, "The last general will do it for the general." He picked up the wine bowl and drank it.

Zhang Dingbian naturally refused to do it, "You can't do it, wait a minute!" He rushed to stop him, but felt his wrist tightened, and was grabbed by Song Qingshu, and a clear smile rang in his ears, "Brother Zhang, don't worry, wait for him to drink Let's talk later."

Zhang Ding thought to himself, "Where can it be?"As soon as he exerted his arm, he wanted to shake Song Qingshu away. It would be best if he could throw him staggering and make a fool of himself in public. Then he would be able to sing well in today's blushing scene.

Unexpectedly, just as soon as the shoulder was lifted, there was a sudden sharp pain on the wrist, penetrating to the bone marrow, and the wrist seemed to be broken. He immediately dared not move any more, gritted his teeth tightly and did not cry out. Covered with bean-sized cold sweat.

However, he was so eager that he prepared three bowls of wine that were full of weight. Song Gaish gulped and drank for a while before finishing it.He wiped his mouth and patted his stomach, "Happy! Happy!"

Only then did Song Qingshu let go of Zhang Dingbian, and cupped his hands at Chen Youliang, "Marshal Chen, thank you for your hospitality, I will visit again tomorrow."

Chen Youliang was very considerate, and sent him to the gate of the mansion all the time, and said with a smile, "Brother, I just arrived today, and I'm tired after working hard all the way, so I won't keep you any longer. Go back to the posthouse at night so you can rest. If there is something to do, let's take care of it tomorrow." explain."

Song Qingshu agreed with a smile, and left with all the soldiers waiting outside the door with their heads held high.

Zhang Dingbian waited until he was far away before raising his wrist to check, and muttered, "Damn it, it's so evil, his hands are so strong!"

Everyone saw that Zhang Dingbian suffered a loss just now, and at this time, by the light of the two large lanterns hanging high outside the door, they could clearly see five black fingerprints on his thick and strong wrists, and couldn't help but gasp. Let's take pain for him together.

Chen Youliang patted him and said, "General Song is an insider's skill, so don't shout, he's still showing mercy."

Zhang Dingbian gasped, "Even if he is so powerful, why is he pretending to be weak and sick?"

Chen Youliang said, "Otherwise, these inner masters in the martial arts are sometimes invisible from the outside, but often an insignificant old woman can possess extraordinary skills. There will be another martial arts conference in Huashan, Shaanxi in a few days. The teacher Zhang Wuji wants to take advantage of the place and reputation of the Huashan School to invite heroes from all over the world to discuss the plan to fight against the Yuan Dynasty, if I let you also go to meet real martial arts masters..."

Over there, Song Gaishi was also complaining about Song Qingshu, "Brother, others can't easily see that you are not in good health. Why do you have to tell them in public? It's not for nothing that people look down upon you."

Song Qingshu said, "I used to take that medicine every day, so I didn't take it today because I'm afraid people will look down on me?"

Song Gaishi was anxious, "Then you can wait until you come back to eat!"

Song Qingshu sighed and shook his head, "Gai Shi, you should learn more about martial arts from your brother, he has improved much more than you in the past two years."

Song Gaishi was not convinced, "What's the relationship with my brother?"

Yin Dezhu, the captain of Song Qingshu's personal army, smiled and said, "I guess the general just made it for Marshal Chen on purpose."

Song Qingshu nodded, "That's right. It's better to let Marshal Chen let go of his guard against us for the face earned by being brave. Besides, I will definitely do another thing that Marshal Chen doesn't like in a few days. It is necessary to advance Show weakness, let him not become hostile to us all at once."

Song Gaishi didn't dare to be rude to Song Qingshu, so he quietly kicked Yin Dezhu, "You knew about it and didn't tell me, it made me worry for nothing."

Yin Dezhu knew that even though Song Gaishi looked reckless and straightforward, in fact he was rough and meticulous, and he never made mistakes in major matters. He was the most favored subordinate of the general, and he was always taken with him wherever he went, so he didn't dare to offend him. , although he also made a gesture to kick back, but he promised, "Okay, I will let you know in advance next time."

In the next few days, Song Qingshu went to Chen Youliang's mansion to have secret talks every day, constantly haggling, and negotiated a result that the two sides could live in peace for the time being.At the same time, they secretly sent someone to send a generous gift to each of Kang Maocai and other prominent people around Chen Youliang. These people can get a lot of benefits from him every year, and it is expected that they will not be here for future financial resources. Chen Youliang spoke ill of himself in front of him.

The major affairs in Hanyang were completed, Song Qingshu was in a good mood, and ordered to set off, not to return to Kaifeng, he wanted to take the team to Huashan, Shaanxi.

Song Gaishi whispered to Yin Dezhu behind his back, "What's so good about Master Zhang of the Mingjiao? As for our elder brother, we have to meet once every two or three months. It's still a few days away from Huashan. Look at the face of elder brother, yesterday It's still flat, I can't help but laugh today, we never saw him laugh so happily when we took down Zhangde Mansion!"

Yin Dezhu thought himself wise, and shook his head and said, "You don't understand this. It is enough to have a confidant in life. Our general needs to find a confidant and he has to be someone like Zhang Jiaozhu. .”