[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 36 You are surrounded

The responsibility for exterminating the Black Lotus Sect is heavy, so Xue Pan is not alone. He is also accompanied by a fifth-rank young general named Ji Zhong. He used to be under the second prince's grandfather Cheng Dehai. He is young but brave and good at fighting. , now the class teacher returned to the court and was awarded a fifth-rank idle position based on his merits. This year, there are only [-] or [-], and he can be regarded as the mainstay of the Daqing Dynasty. You must know that the Daqing Dynasty emphasized civil affairs over military affairs, and military officers of the fifth rank are not as good as civil servants of the sixth rank. Power speaks volumes, and at the same time, military officers can only be promoted based on their merits. If it was left in a peaceful and prosperous age, it would be difficult for military officers to be promoted to an official position after ten or eight years. This shows how unpopular military officers are.

Emperor Pingkang sent Ji Zhong to accompany him, that is, he sent an assistant to Xue Pan. Ji Zhong's eight-foot man had seen blood kill people before, and he looked down upon Xue Pan's jade-faced scholar at seventeen or eighteen. , I feel that this time the suppression of the Black Lotus Sect was all due to my own charge, and in the end I gave all the credit to this little boy, so when I met Xue Pan for the first time and left the city, Ji Zhong didn't give Xue Pan any face.

Xue Pan smiled when he saw it, he was indeed inexperienced in defending against the enemy, and the two of them had to cooperate on the battlefield, so why should they be so stingy.

When Emperor Pingkang sent troops, he asked Xue Pan how much he wanted, and many of them could not be drawn out and were too far away. If they were really transferred back, the Black Lotus Sect would also call. There are only more than 2 people left behind in Beijing, not including Emperor Pingkang's own five thousand elite dragon guards.When Emperor Pingkang asked this question, Xue Pan would not be foolish enough to ask for all of them. After a little thought, as long as [-], the soldiers who can stay in Beijing are all elite soldiers, even if they are not dragon guards, they are also first-class experts.

When [-] were against [-], some people in the court couldn't help laughing, thinking that this Xue Pan was overreaching, and some people remembered that the stern Qing Dynasty back then was not about hitting more with less.Then he saw that Emperor Pingkang sent Ji Zhong, who was good at fighting, to accompany him, and he suddenly realized that Emperor Pingkang wanted to give Xue Pan a gold-plated promotion, and he didn't know what blessings Xue Pan had cultivated in his previous life.

There was an unwritten rule in the Daqing Dynasty, no matter how big or small the military commander was, there would always be a civil servant by his side.The Taizu of Daqing was originally a young general of the former Chen, but he became bigger step by step. At that time, the former Chen was poor and weak and often defended against the enemy. Instigated by the former Emperor Chen Xiao to kill Taizu, a series of thirteen imperial edicts were sent back to Zhao, very similar to Yue Fei's scene at that time, but Taizu's ambition was too great to be reconciled to the mountains and rivers he tried his best to protect, so he sent his life up, immediately rose up and rebelled up.

Later, when the Daqing Dynasty was established, Taizu was very suspicious. All those who fought with him in the past gradually seized military power. It has become normal, and even the military officer feels that it is okay for him to be inferior to the civil servant.

Let’s not gossip, let’s say that the Black Lotus Sect has snatched all the way from Ludi to Yaodi, and there is plenty of food and grass. The refugees who have tasted the sweetness along the way are also very excited. Fully clothed and warm with a girl...

The weather in the radius is dry, with strong winds and lack of water. The terrain is half plain and half hilly. If you enter the hilly land, it will be difficult to get out without the guidance of local veterans. I was sleepy here for a day and a night. Fortunately, there was enough food and grass, and the water source was near. Li Rubai, who is also the leader of the Black Lotus Sect, thought it would be good to rest here for a few days. After traveling all day, the army was already tired. Along the way, Li Rubai also saw clearly Their team lacked formal orthodox training. Although he was dazzled by the desire for success, he was not a fool. He knew that if he led such a scattered team to the capital, he would never be able to get close to the palace. A group of cronies rode out to find their way out to see what the court was doing.

There is a river nearby, there is no shortage of food and grass, and the water source is nearby. The Black Lotus Sect camped here. Fortunately, the temperature has dropped in September, and it is no problem to sleep in the wild. Li Rubai felt that he had to repeat At the beginning, the great ancestor of Daqing was brilliant, and another new dynasty was opened. Didn't God help him?

But he didn't know that Xue Pan had already caught the 30 members of his confidant team. These were all the friends Li Rubai met when he was a bastard back then. When Xue Pan asked questions, he always pushed two-five-six, said in a mess, but didn't say what he wanted to know, and acted like I had already said everything.

Ji Zhong had seen blood before, so he said harshly to Xue Pan: "These rebels have no serious words, and if you can't find out by asking, why don't you leave it to me, and I'm sure you'll be honest in a while."

"What does Lord Ji plan to do?" Xue Pan asked.

"That's not easy?! A military stick with a bowl-sized mouth cut off ten or eight of his limbs——"

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Xue Pan pointed to a rebel on the ground, and said calmly, "If you cut this one, don't say which one, anyway, if you become a rebel, you will die, and you can die happily if you leave it in my hands. "

Ji Zhong was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Xue Da, my lord----"

"Cut it!" Xue Pan said casually.One glance at the kneeling eyes rolls around, one look is not afraid that they will do something, I am afraid that it is him and Ji Chong singing a double reed to coax them to tell the truth. "Master Ji, Xue Pan has heard about your master's swordsmanship when he was in Beijing, and has always wanted to see it, so please do it!" He made a gesture of invitation.

Ji Zhong couldn't figure out whether Xue Pan wanted to play tricks on him to coax these rebels or if he really wanted to kill them! ?For a moment he was unsure, afraid of beheading the anti-thief and the weak scholar saw the blood and was afraid of making trouble for him, so he didn't do anything.

Xue Pan suppressed the unhappiness in his heart. Originally, he wanted to intimidate Liwei in front of the rebels. If he was more decisive, he would not explain what happened. Now that he said something, Ji Zhong didn't take it seriously. He didn't see it in the kneeling rebels' eyes laugh.

"It seems that I can't invite Mrs. Ji. Otherwise, I will come in person. You also know that it is a civil servant. If you don't cut off your head with a knife, hang it around your neck if you want to die. Don't complain if you want to die. I, I only blame you for doing the wrong thing with the wrong person----" Xue Pan walked up to the rebel, smiled and said, "I'm not sure if I chop off my neck but it hits my face, don't blame me. Do you have anything else to say?"

The five little team leaders looked at me and I looked at you. Among them was a thin and special monkey spirit, who kept winking at the four of them, winking, obviously not taking Xue Pan's words seriously. With Pan's jade-faced appearance, one could see that he was a noble son who had been pampered and raised, so naturally he didn't believe that Xue Pan could do it.

Since he was given a chance, he was not to blame if no one caught it. "Lord Ji, lend me the knife in your hand." Xue Pan stubbornly took the big knife from Ji Zhong's hand. The blade is very thick. Ji Zhong used to have the reputation of a young general, so the thing in his hand is naturally heavy.

Xue Pan turned the saber upside down, held it in his hand, and walked past the five little chieftains, the tip of the saber was just touching the necks of the five men, he still refused to move the saber.

Seeing Xue Pan, the little skinny man was still beating his heart, wondering if the civil servant was playing for real, but he just walked around in front of them with a knife and didn't dare to make a move----

"Boom dong dong---" the straight and thin man fell to the ground, first his body was a thin head, round and bulging like a ball rolling round and round, the blood sprayed on the thin man's neck was stained. The soil was red, and the rebels kneeling side by side had not yet had time to think. The tip of their noses smelled of blood, and their eyes reflected the heads of their former companions. Their eyes were wide open, as if they didn't understand why they suddenly did it.

The tip of the knife was pointing down, drop by drop of blood was dripping on the ground, the hand holding the knife was slightly tightened, Xue Pan smiled relaxedly on his face, "Look, how is my skill? The knife is just right, and it really is a knife. Good knife."

Ji Zhong next to him took the knife, before turning his head, he saw Xue Pan brushing off his robe, with a smile on his face, he said coldly, "Who wants to be next?"

Surprised the remaining four, Xue Pan didn't need to speak now, and explained everything in detail.They were originally bastards, speculating, playing tricks, and being deceived. Such people are usually pinched with soft persimmons. If you are rude, he will be cowardly. Now, seeing Xue Pan chatting and laughing, I know someone, and I repel them all at once. If you break the psychological defense line, you are a person who cherishes your life, so there is no need to really put your life on the line.

After listening to the information given by the four, Xue Pan waved his hand to take him down to take care of him.He entered the tent first, followed by Ji Zhong, his face was already serious, and the contempt in his eyes was gone.In the tent, Xue Pan took the lead, followed by Ji Chong.

"The Black Lotus Sect has an army of [-], which actually surpassed [-], and more than half of them are peasants who have no martial arts skills. Now they are training in Mount Roe, sixty miles away from here. According to what the four said just now, More than half of the food, grass and weapons have robbed the local defenders' warehouses, so it seems that they are just a mob." Xue Pan did not doubt that the four gave false information just now.Li Rubai just wanted to rebel at a moment, and it has only been half a year since the idea. In the past few months, he has recruited soldiers and horses to grab food and weapons. From all perspectives, this level is normal.

Ji Zhong is a veteran in the battlefield. Although he felt that the Black Lotus Sect was not enough to cause trouble, he still should not be careless. The two discussed that Ji Zhong would lead a small team to explore the road first, and Xue Pan would follow behind with a large army.

When we arrived at Mount Roe that day, the military situation was clearly investigated. Ji Zhong led a group of troops to detour to the rear to encircle. When recruiting to surrender, it is always Xue Pan's practice to give courtesy first and then soldiers.

On this day, Xue Pan decided to surrender.The little soldier handed Xue Pan an iron horn, and rode on a big horse to the top of the hill. Looking at it, not far ahead, the so-called rebel army was scattered with dirty gray cloth and linen clothes and unkempt faces, standing and training. They stood hunched over and listless with different weapons, and the so-called general in the lead could only do tricks and knuckles. Seeing Xue Pan, he felt that this army was really pitiful.

"You are surrounded--"

This is the first sentence that Xue Pan came up with in his surrender speech, forgive him.

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