Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - The loyal eunuch guards secrets before death, but the reckless soldiers mistakenly attack the enemy

After the court, Feng Ru and an official walked on the palace road.

The colleague next to him said: "Master Feng, have you heard? Jia Yun led the troops to fight in the upper reaches of the Jin River and just lost their way. Luan Erzhou lost a lot of troops... If you say that Jia Yun has been in the army for many years Why did your military minister fail when he just took an important position in the army? Last time when he retreated from the barbarians in Qiannan, he won a complete victory. "

"You have to look at his background," Feng Ru said with a sneer, "it's just a eunuch, how much material can he have after being a general for many years? It's just a trick to make up for it. Dayan's military soldiers, When did you ever need to rely on him?"

The colleague also shook his head and sighed softly: "When His Majesty cut down the military power of the eunuchs earlier, he had already transferred most of the military eunuchs to the various states to tie Yiwei. At any rate, the army is still the general who fought with King Yu before. Even if Jia Yun has no talent , I have been in the army for many years, and it will not be where I am today. Seeing that His Majesty's complexion is not good this morning, although he has not mentioned this matter in words, how can His Majesty not know what we all know? Presumably he is also worried on."

Feng Ru's face was gloomy: "This may be just the beginning. The military is related to the integrity of the country, but it can't be sloppy."

The colleague also said: "I don't know the specific situation of the frontline battle, Your Majesty keeps silent, and there is no intention of dispatching troops and generals there, I really don't know what to do."

Feng Ru sighed angrily: "The eunuch party is in trouble! Sooner or later it will endanger the country! Every time the military and government spend a lot, the city will be lost in the end!"

The colleague persuaded: "Keep your voice down, you can't talk about this matter on the surface, and be careful not to be heard by those who care..."

"So what?" Feng Ru recalled that he collided with Jiang Hua that day, he had already done the offending thing, he was upright, so he was afraid that someone would frame him maliciously?

The colleague sighed: "Master Feng, your fellow apprentice, Master Yushi Han, is in charge of the supervisory affairs, and he can protect him, but the lower officials have nothing to rely on..."

Talking about sad things, Feng Ru narrowed his eyes and said in a calm voice: "He has nothing to do with this official... Han Huaijin is very smart, how can he ask for trouble like me, don't you think so?"

That colleague was also very astute, he expected that such an upright person as Feng Ru, and contacted the rumors about Han Huaijin that he had heard privately before, and knew that there must be a rift between the two, so he didn't say much here, just sighed: "My lord is doing the right thing, but I don't know how difficult it is for us to be like you..."

Feng Ru suppressed his anger and complaint, and said, "Don't worry, they won't be rampant for too long..."

The colleague shook his head, and the two walked to the palace gate, each bid farewell to the sedan chair.

The prison department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is dark and humid.

Jiang Hua sat leisurely on the rattan chair, and the little eunuch next to him handed him a cup of tea.

Jiang Hua took a deep breath of the tea, and the temperature was just right.

After he quenched his thirst, he raised his head and looked directly at the opposite person tied to the torture rack. At this time, his body was covered with cuts and bruises, and the blood had almost dried up.

"Bah!" The man sensed his gaze and spat immediately.

"Slap!" A eunuch next to him immediately slapped him across the face.

"Li Xiaoshan," Jiang Hua said with a smile, shaking the hem of his robe, "Our family came here specially for you today. Others may come to invite our family in person, so why are you dissatisfied?"

"Oh, that's really hard work." Li Xiaoshan sneered, but it was not very conspicuous, because his face was already covered with welts and brand marks, and the plasma from the wound leaked out of the small hole when he pulled it slightly. He stared at Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua ignored his sarcasm and said: "Our family got news today that Jia Yun led troops to fight against the barbarians and just lost the two cities to the west. Look, what a big mistake this is. Your Majesty will not I would like to say more, but the courtiers are not resentful, how can our Admiral Jia be so careless?"

Li Xiaoshan was silent, Jiang Hua continued: "Xiaoshan, we are all people who serve the master, so don't care about these fake tricks of integrity. Our family invites you here, it's just a request Thing, as long as you tell about the situation of the division of Yiwei in Chijia's cities, our family will let you go home immediately, and we will pretend that we have never met, and no one will accuse you of betraying any secrets. Just to remind you, you still have to watch Know your own position, if you were an ordinary scholar, our family would not have the boldness to directly bring you here..."

"The manager now admits that he is an unusual eunuch?" Li Xiaoshan sarcastically said.

"Bold!" The eunuch next to him slapped again.

Li Xiaoshan sprayed blood, and a few drops flew far away and splashed directly on the corner of Jiang Hua's clothes.

The eunuch serving the sentence next to him looked at Jiang Hua tremblingly.

"Of course our family is unusual, and it's very unusual." Jiang Hua smiled instead of anger, but the smile was indifferent. "The dichotoma burns under the cauldron, and the beans weep in the cauldron. They grow from the same root, so there is no need to fry them too quickly." Our family dares to admit it, you also have to look at the closeness and closeness, pretending to be a loyal martyr, are you such a person? Our family hates you the most hypocritical eunuch, who can't identify you, Asking too much…”

"When the manager was in power back then, he definitely wouldn't have said that..." Li Xiaoshan bit the blood from the corner of his lips and said forcefully.

Jiang Hua's eyes were mixed with shame and resentment, and he snorted coldly: "Li Xiaoshan, our family's patience is limited, I didn't come here specially to catch up with you tonight!"

Li Xiaoshan smiled: "I told you, do you believe me?"

Jiang Hua evoked a determined smile: "Since you are here to ask, our family must not have only made this preparation."

"Hmph," Li Xiaoshan sneered, "How many people know about this news? If you can arrest me, my little subordinate, I don't believe you can also arrest Mr. Jin?"

"Snapped!"

A whip fell on the flesh, Li Xiaoshan groaned in pain.

Jiang Hua saw that he was lying and was exposed, he couldn't help but froze, suppressed his smile, and said again: "Didn't you plan to visit your old mother at home yesterday, aren't you afraid that our family will also go to greet her old man?"

Li Xiaoshan hangs a thread of air: "Jiang Hua...it's right and wrong, God is watching, you bastard, you will die!"

Jiang Hua got up and walked over, slapped him on the face, and said, "Oh, it's really a toast and you don't eat fine wine. Why, you have been with Jin Duo for a long time, and you have learned the tricks of your admiral Jia?"

Holding his last breath, Li Xiaoshan said, "It's someone like you who...has caused, made the court...uneasy...you're so rampant, aren't you afraid that the future...retribution will be unpleasant...?"

Jiang Hua clapped his hands and sneered: "We are all the same people, don't pretend to be high-minded... If our family always looks forward and backward in doing things, we will not be able to be in today's position, and we are afraid of retribution. Well, since you don't If you want to say it, our family is no longer polite."

The executioner on the side received Jiang Hua's wink, understood, and dragged the dying Li Xiaoshan to the corner, beheaded his head with a knife, and blood spilled all over the ground.

Jiang Hua got up and walked around, and Zhang Rui who followed behind did not forget to ask: "Clean up and don't leak out."

The executioner took the order, Zhang Rui stepped forward to follow Jiang Hua, and said, "Grandpa, I can't speak now, what should I do?"

Jiang Hua raised his eyebrows and said: "Forget it, forget it, you can't get it out of his mouth, there will always be a chance in the future, our family won't believe it, all of these mouths are rocks that cannot be pried apart!"

The Red Armor Barracks experienced continuous casualties, and a martial arts competition finally gave the gloomy camp a little more vitality.

A martial arts arena was temporarily set up in the camp. Under the sun in the open air, a few muscular soldiers were bare-chested. Under the sun, their dark muscles were glistening, as if they had been smeared with honey water.

Wei Xu was shirtless, and the bandage on his chest had not been removed. He was standing on the stage holding a long knife in his hand.Since he took the stage, he has been occupying the position of the ring leader. The dozens of young soldiers who came to the duel were all beaten to the ground by him, and no one stepped forward for a while.

Jia Yun, Lin Ping and other generals were also watching from the chairs below. They did not dare to express their worries for the past few days in front of the soldiers, and they all pretended to be very interested.

Liao Hui still had bandages on his arms and head, and he insisted on coming to watch the battle. He purposely set up a reclining chair under the stage. As soon as he looked up, he saw the people on the stage, and laughed and said, "This reckless man!"

Jiao Shiling sat on the side, and said: "You didn't see him make a move just now, this Wei Xu has a strong inner strength and a strong sword, which is a bit like your usual style. He really is your soldier."

"What's so interesting, this kid shows off his three-legged cat skills under his hands all day long. I'm already tired of looking at his little things, and there's nothing new about him." Liao Hui laughed.

"You are too harsh on yourself. I think he is not bad. In terms of strength, he is also one of the best in the army."

"There are more powerful people. If it weren't for the fact that there are so many wounded soldiers in the battalion now, how could it be his turn? If he can get rid of his impatience, he will make progress." Liao Hui didn't know who he thought of, and stopped talking. .

Jiao Shiling didn't see Liao Hui's expression, and said: "That's right, when I saw him compete with your light cavalry soldier earlier, his eagerness to win was very prominent, and it was easy to leave loopholes for the opponent."

Wei Xu on the stage stood still, wondering if he had heard this, and shouted: "Who else?!"

"I come!"

A reckless man of about the same stature came to the stage, holding a double mace, also shirtless, with thick eyebrows, and looked quite strong.

Wei Xu didn't say much, he raised his knife and went up.

After all, they are still in a state of preparation for battle, Jia Yun and the others don't say anything, but the soldiers are very upset about the failure of this attack. He started to fight with real swords and guns, as if the person opposite was a barbarian on the battlefield.

Wei Xu's eyes were calm, apparently he didn't pay much attention to the opponent's big man, he stabbed at him with a knife, and the man opposite did not hesitate to attack him with his mace.

Liao Hui watched the battle earnestly. Although he had some complaints about Wei Xu, as the leader of his cavalry battalion, he still had to show a little pride in his heart when facing the soldiers under the other lieutenant generals. He belittled him verbally, and said: "Wei Xu's internal strength is strong, which is slightly inferior to that of His Highness, but his strength is so strong that no one in the army can match it."

After Liao Hui finished speaking, he found that no one answered his words at the table. He was silent, and suddenly realized that the life and death of King Yu he just mentioned was still uncertain, and since His Highness returned to the army due to illness, no one dared to mention it any more. The previous deeds, it seems that the old things have been tacitly sealed.Immediately scolded himself for getting carried away with excitement for a while, and said the wrong thing again.

Jia Yun spoke politely in silence: "Wei Xu is indeed good, and has rich experience in the army, and he can take on a big job in the future."

The two people on the stage went through dozens of moves, and the challenging soldier was defeated and stepped off the stage hastily.

Wei Xu stood with his saber horizontally, and he did not feel tired while standing.

While waiting, another person came on stage.

The whispers of fellow soldiers came from below.

Wei Xu narrowed his eyes and looked around. The person who came was also holding a knife. He was slender and dressed in a single-clothed military uniform, tightly wrapped.He was taken aback when he saw his face clearly, isn't this person the barking Tang Lan who was always with Fu Chen before?

Tang Lan came to the stage with her usual smile on her face, but it seemed to fade a lot: "I'll meet you."

Wei Xu immediately sneered: "You can't."

"Try it." As soon as the words fell, Tang Lan swung his knife and stabbed at his vitals.

Wei Xu dodged it, and the two of them directly attacked each other's weak points, and they both saw familiarity from the opponent's moves when they fought.

Wei Xu has always occupied the main force in the battle, and he will not give an inch in the test field.

Tang Lan gritted his teeth and had to admit that he was no match for the person in front of him in terms of strength.He knew that Fu Chen's previous small victory depended on his speed, and his strengths were not in speed and strength, but in the comprehensive balance of various factors, so he could not rely on tactical tricks to attack with his strengths, but could only slowly consume looking at each other.

Wei Xu noticed Tang Lan's difficulty in wielding the knife, and snorted coldly: "Let's admit defeat."

Tang Lan's heart skipped a beat, she blinked her peach blossom eyes, a smile appeared in her eyes, and said, "Don't worry."

The blades of the two knives collided with each other, making a piercing sound.

After dozens of moves, the outcome of the two is still undecided.

The soldiers who thought Tang Lan was invincible also began to watch the battle intently.

Several generals at the seats were also observing the situation on the stage, Jiao Shiling said curiously: "This Tang Lan has always been at a disadvantage at first, but he just can't lose. What kind of strategy is this?"

Liao Hui sneered: "The skills are not as good as others, so it's better to lose as soon as possible."

Jia Yundao: "I think he may have other considerations. In terms of strength, as Liao Hui said just now, few in the entire army can match Wei Xu. Fu Chen's clever victory earlier was not just a strategic loophole. ?"

Jiao Shiling clicked his tongue: "This Tang Lan is one of my subordinates, Admiral, how do you compare it to Fu Chen, who was under Liao Hui?"

Jia Yundao: "Everyone has its own merits."

Liao Hui snorted coldly.

The stage was still anxious, Wei Xu obviously didn't pay attention to the person in front of him at first, but every time he was about to kill him with a blow, he was dodged by this person again.

"How is it?" Tang Lan smiled at him again, her eyes bright.

For some reason, when Wei Xu saw his smile, his heart was incomparably shocked, and he said impatiently, "Wait!"

Tang Lan passively accepted the move and dodged it, while secretly thinking about countermeasures.

Wei Xu tried his best to move here, seeing that the opponent's defense was proper and there was no flaw, he became impatient again.

During the confrontation, he heard Tang Lan's voice:

"Fu Chen told me last night that you can only use brute force, as expected."

Wei Xu paused, Tang Lan was waiting for this moment, he concentrated all his power into the blade, and slashed straight through the blade in Wei Xu's hand.

"Clap!"

The long knife fell to the ground.

Victory is decided.

Wei Xu gasped in shock, stared at him, and said, "Did someone else find it?"

Tang Lan also put down the knife, walked to Wei Xu's side, reached out and patted his shoulder, blinked viciously, and said with a smile: "Not only do you only use brute force, but you are also easy to trust and run away. This is true. I said, you remember."

Wei Xu grabbed Tang Lan by the collar and clenched his fists.

Tang Lan clenched his fist, put away the perfunctory smile in his eyes, and snorted coldly: "One more thing, you're easy to get angry. At your level, you can only beat people from behind, how can you lead the army? "

"you--"

"Wei Xu!" shouted Liao Hui below.

The original competition turned into a private fight, and it was expected that Jia Yun couldn't sit still anymore, and said: "Okay, the competition just now is over, and this time the champion will be replaced by Tang Lan."

Wei Xu gradually calmed down, gave him a deep look, and strode off the stage.

Tang Lan looked at him without stage fright, and when he saw him step down, he straightened his body and scanned the crowd below: "Who else will challenge?"

Although everyone saw that he had won against Wei Xu, they could still see his passivity in the process. In addition, he was one of the newcomers who entered the army from Gyeonggi later, and indeed there were a few disgruntled people who came to the stage to teach him a lesson.

Wei Xu was sitting on the sidelines watching the battle, and the violent aura of swords and swords had gradually calmed down just now. At this time, he concentrated on watching, and he really saw some tricks.

He found that Tang Lan's moves were stable and powerful at this time, unlike when he was confronted with him just now, he was provocative and then perfunctory, changing back and forth, creating an illusion of invincibility.Looking closely at this moment, the strength and movements of the moves in the martial arts competition are just right, and it is obvious that they have worked hard.

He secretly sighed in his heart, and also hated that this kid didn't have a good comparison with him, but picked his flaws from that ingenuity.

Within a few hours, Tang Lan knocked down more than a dozen soldiers who came for the competition, and still held the position of champion.

Liao Hui raised his eyebrows: "This kid is quite capable."

Jia Yun smiled slightly: "It seems that it is right to pay attention."

Jiao Shiling said: "Although he was not outstanding when he first joined the army, the longer the time, the more effective he will be after the training. I pay attention to these recruits every day. This is Tang Lan, and he is the one who has made the most progress. One."

At this time, the sky was getting darker, and almost all the soldiers watching below took turns, and they no longer came to the stage at this time.

Jia Yun stood up and said loudly: "This competition is held here. On the one hand, it is to remind everyone to practice martial arts diligently in the army. On the other hand, it is also to find some outstanding people among you. You can use them as examples. In the future, if you have any questions about training, you can also exchange ideas with each other. Although we value the superiority of force, brothers, don’t hurt your friendship because of this, and don’t make martial arts taboos because of it. Everyone should show more caution when facing barbaric enemies Attitude, don't be impetuous... It's getting late today, and everyone has been tired for a long time, so let's go here first, and everyone who has just been injured in a martial arts competition should go to the rear army to deal with it in time, and let's go away first."

All the soldiers dispersed, Jia Yun asked Lin Ping beside him, "Have you recorded everything?"

Lin Ping nodded, handed the paper to Jia Yun, and said: "The top ten names are all recorded here, some of them came from the Gyeonggi Auxiliary Army before, and the ranking is different from the last exam."

Jia Yun glanced at the list, and said to him: "The soldiers have been training for a long time, and it is reasonable to see a gap in their gains and gains. You can pay more attention to these people in the future."

"The admiral can make arrangements."

He turned his head and looked at the hemp paper in his hand. Except for the names of the soldiers scratched out below, the first name was neatly written on the head of the paper:

Tang Lan.