Lingnan Gang

"Why did you choose to follow him in the first place?" Zhuang Chu stood on the high ground, staring at Wu Weiyang, who was lazily leaning on the pillars of the high platform, and turned his head to ask Su Bei Qindao.

In the blink of an eye, one month passed, and the weather became slightly warmer, so Su Beiqin finally got Wu Weiyang's permission to go to the drill ground in the back mountain to watch the soldiers drill. few.

Su Beiqin was wearing a cloak and a hood, his face was bloodless after being blown by the cold wind for a long time, a few strands of messy hair flashed across his eyes, and he slightly narrowed his long and narrow phoenix eyes. At this time, Wu Weiyang had already He took out a pack of dried fish and ate it. In the eyes of outsiders, he might be such a low-class ruffian. Su Beiqin smiled and said: "His temperament is lazy and conceited, but he is actually a very serious person. Before I didn't come, he had been secretly preparing, and now that the army has expanded, he has personally demonstrated it, getting up early every day to accompany the soldiers to practice, although his appearance is unreliable, but in fact he has a good reputation."

For these, Zhuang Chu naturally sees them. He once followed Wu Weiyang's father, King Ding'an. I was deeply impressed, and since then I know the true meaning of there are mountains outside the mountains, but it is a pity that Ding'an Wang died young, leaving Tang Zewu who was only ten years old.

Speaking of this boy Tang Zewu, he has not been taught by King Ding'an much, and he is young, but his military tactics are extremely sophisticated. At the age of 13, he repelled the Turkic army and returned triumphantly. I have also heard about this, so when Su Beiqin talked about King Weiwu, in addition to some factors of King Ding'an, it was more because Zhuang Chu also wanted to find out about the rumored King Weiwu.

Zhuang Chu eats and drinks in the uninhabited village these days. He is wearing the winter clothes that Su Beiqin made for him in a hurry. He looks energetic. He stroked his gray beard and laughed: "You boy Let me hear what you say nicely, and protect him everywhere, what good will it do you?"

Su Beiqin couldn't hide the smile on his lips and said, "I'm just telling the truth."

"But when it comes to buying people's hearts, this kid is very good at it," Zhuang Chu said with an awkward look on his face, obviously unwilling to praise Wu Weiyang in front of Su Beiqin, "I used to live in that thatched cottage before. I've heard about this uninhabited village, and it's said that they never reach out to ordinary people when they rob houses. When they encounter natural disasters, they will open porridge shops to help the people. It has a good reputation among the people. Renzhai has earned a lot of reputation, but its actions are quite low-key. Even the current recruitment has not caused too much trouble. Compared with the neighboring Qiongzhou and Yazhou, Qinzhou is much more stable. Now that I think about it, this kid is probably He started planning very early to instigate rebellion. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. He knows this well, so he chose to start with the common people. This way, he has accumulated a large group of supporters over the years. .”

Su Beiqin nodded and said: "He is such a person. He will definitely do what he has to do when he sets a goal, and his methods are clever and tactful. It's not like he himself is so irritating."

Zhuang Chu glanced at him and said, "Sometimes you should also learn from Wu Weiyang, be more flexible in doing things, don't be stubborn like me, and end up on a path that runs counter to your own wishes."

Su Beiqin was silent for a long time, and slowly responded: "I remember."

"Mr. Zhuang, Master," Yin Buzai waved to them from a distance, then ran over, panting heavily, "So you two are here, give me a pass to find them."

Yin is also a free and undisciplined master, Su Beiqin has never seen him so anxious, so he asked: "Brother Yin, what happened?"

Yin Buzai looked at Wu Weiyang in the distance, and said: "Why don't the two gentlemen sit in the tent for a while, and then I'll call the boss to talk together?"

Su Beiqin nodded, and came to the tent with Zhuang Chu. The stove in the tent had been burning for a long time, so it was relatively warm. Su Beiqin was about to take off his cloak, but Wu Weiyang in that room had already lifted the curtain, and walked quickly to his side. With one hand, he put the cloak on him again.

"Be careful of catching a cold." Wu Weiyang said, there was still oil stains from dried fish on his mouth, and he wiped his clothes casually with his greasy hands.

Su Beiqin held back his smile, obeyed Wu Weiyang and sat down wrapped in a cloak, turned to Yin Abizai and said, "Brother Yin is in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

"I just received a report from the spies, saying that the gangsters in Qiongzhou are ready to move." Yin Buzai replied.

Zhuang Chu sneered, and said with disdain on his face, "I think of soldiers when I'm fledgling, and I'm afraid they will be wiped out by the government before they have gone a few miles away."

Yin Buzai shook his head and said solemnly, "No, they are heading towards Qinzhou."

Su Beiqin was startled, his thick black eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he thought for a while and said, "What is Xiao Shulin's plan? If you really want to plunder supplies to strengthen your army, you should choose the small group of bandits in Yazhou , not only because of the short distance, but also because of the weak power of Yazhou, it is easier to defeat, but now he is taking Qinzhou first, and then returning to Yazhou, isn't it unnecessary?"

Zhuang Chu twirled his beard and looked at Wu Weiyang. Wu Weiyang was just squatting by the stove to dry his hands. He had no intention of speaking, so he explained for Su Beiqin: "You only know one thing but not the other. This Xiao Shulin's real name is Tang Shulin."

When he said this, Su Beiqin immediately understood that this probably involved the grievances of the distant parents. Tang Shulin was Wu Weiyang's uncle. When the first emperor came to the throne, he conspired to rebel and was defeated by King Ding'an. The first emperor couldn't bear to kill him, but Sending him to Lingnan, he didn't expect that after so many years, he still hadn't given up the idea of ​​being emperor.

Zhuang Chu snorted coldly and said, "Father pays his son's debt, he came here for Weiyang this time, Yazhou is weak, even if he doesn't move, he will be swallowed up by other forces, while Qinzhou is It's different, he has stayed in Lingnan for so many years, and he has raised a lot of spies. He probably knows the recent movements of the uninhabited village. I was caught off guard when the village was still in the preparation stage."

Su Beiqin exhaled, and calmed down on his face, and said, "I really know how to choose the time. On the surface, the uninhabited village has grown a lot, but the soldiers have not fully kept up, and some soldiers can only hold wooden sticks. It is used as a spear, and some recruits are not well trained, and they are far from meeting the requirements of going to the front line."

Zhuang Chu took a sip of the cold tea, brushed the dust off his clothes leisurely, and said, "Tang Shulin came to Lingnan ten years earlier than Weiyang, and he should have started to develop his power when he came to Lingnan. The foundation is also much deeper than that of Weiyang, if he hadn't held a favorable situation in his hands, I'm afraid he wouldn't have marched towards Qinzhou so recklessly."

Su Beiqin looked at Wu Weiyang, wanting to hear his opinion, but Wu Weiyang just squatted by the stove, and there was no movement for a long time, until he felt that the two hadn't spoken for a long time, then he stood up leisurely, and rushed to Subei with a few steps Beside Qin, he held Su Beiqin's icy and cold hands, rubbed his icy fingertips, and said, "The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge."

When Su Beiqin heard his words, he became annoyed, and withdrew his hand suddenly, and said unhappily: "That's it, I'll go back to the mountain first."

Just as he was about to stand up, Wu Weiyang pushed him back again. Wu Weiyang put on a playful face and flattered him: "Master is so smart, why can't he tell that I am joking."

Seeing Su Beiqin glanced at him indifferently, Wu Weiyang feared that Su Beiqin would leave again, grabbed him with one hand, touched the corner of his mouth with the other hand, turned his head and asked Yin if he was there: "How are things going in Zhizhou?" gone?"

Although he knew that Su Beiqin was deliberately scaring Wu Weiyang, Yin was not there, so he moved to the door of the tent in cooperation, pretending to block the way for Su Beiqin to leave, and replied: "Zhizhou has ordered all the blacksmiths in Qinzhou to cast iron in the name of the government. weapons, and posted notices of high-priced purchases. Now even blacksmiths in other regions will send weapons here. There is no harvest, so the material is still a little worse."

Wu Weiyang's innocent and childish face insisted on straightening up and pretending to be serious, and said to Su Beiqin, "Is the master satisfied with my arrangement?"

The corners of Su Beiqin's mouth were bent, and the moment Wu Weiyang looked at him, he quickly closed his smile, and his original clear voice sank a bit, and asked, "How do you solve the matter of supplies?"

Seeing his relaxed attitude, Wu Weiyang's round eyes lit up, and said: "Isn't this delivered to your door?"

As a result, Su Beiqin remained silent, and just looked at Zhuang Chu with a little doubt, but Zhuang Chu was busy playing with the porcelain cup in his hand and had no time to answer him.

Seeing this, Wu Weiyang immediately raised the corners of his eyes, and said incredulously, "You don't believe that I can defeat Tang Shulin?"

"No, if I didn't even have this confidence, I wouldn't choose to follow you," Su Beiqin said lightly, his eyes only looking at the flames rising from the stove in front of him, "It's just Tang Shulin's matter and Zhizhou's. Is it just me who is kept in the dark?"

"I'm not here to give you a surprise." Wu Weiyang said so, but soon changed his words under Su Beiqin's silent attitude: "I met Mr. Wu two days ago, and he said that you have been working too hard recently. , you are already in poor health, so it will be more difficult to recuperate, so I just want you to take a good rest for a few days."

With his hands warmed by Wu Weiyang, Su Beiqin sighed and said, "I'll feel at ease if you let me know anyway, but I'm also relieved if you can communicate with Mr. Zhuang well."

Wu Weiyang didn't care about Zhuang Chu's presence at all, and rubbed the palm of Su Bei Qin Nuan's hand, his appearance was exactly the same as that of Treading Snow when he was acting like a spoiled child, and he said with a smile: "Then please watch carefully, sir, how I fought this first battle. "

Those brows and eyes reflected the fire, so radiant, Su Beiqin felt inexplicably relieved and said, "We'll wait and see."