My years as a soldier

"The people in this county government are more or less related to Anlu Mountain."

Along the way, old news came slowly.

"You also know these things, Mr. Li, let me say something bold, that is, King Su, didn't he also get entangled with An Lushan before? So don't talk about yourself here. I am innocent. Naturally, neither am I. I was originally a serious scholar, and my cousin was recommended to be an official by virtue of poetry, but because he was appreciated by the left minister, he became a capital official for Liu Changan, and I...but was sent to the county government office in Changzhou to be a small bookkeeper."

Old Wen let out a long sigh at this point.

"Now that things have happened, I don't want to excuse myself. Mr. Li, I went there for fame at the time. I would curry favor with anyone who could benefit me. So I flattered An Lushan a lot. Even at that time A judge under An Lushan, I have given many good things to others, I just want to use his strength to take the ride of An Lushan, and someday I will fly to the branches and become a dragon and phoenix among others Anyway, in those days, one relied on money and the other relied on face, even if you had no money, as long as you were willing to bow your head and be a dog for others, you could still eat the meat thrown to you by the master."

Li Zhaoshuo was even more amazed when he heard about this.

The old news he knew was just a somewhat dull, but very reliable servant.But looking at Lao Wen at this time, under that unremarkable face, there seems to be a lot of past, and ambitions that cannot be forgotten in the past, so that his eyes seem to be shining, and Li Zhaoshuo can't help but feel, The one who followed him was not a humble servant, but a domineering official.

"At that time...it should be when Li was in power."

"That's right! It was when Li Linfu gained power." Lao Wen couldn't help but raise his voice. "But even Li Linfu had to respect An Lushan, so I tried my best to do it to An Lushan. Later, he really recruited me to Fanyang and transferred me to him. Became an inspector."

"It's... not much higher than the master book."

Li Zhaoshuo thought that he had found some important position, but after hearing this, he was actually a minor official.

"Then, did he give you a promotion?"

"later?"

Lao Wen sneered and pointed to the scar on his throat.

"Later, my cousin, Lord Lu Cheng'an, went up to impeach An Lushan. An Lushan learned about my relationship with Lu Chengan from nowhere, called me to him, and humiliated me in public. Eh... During the years I worked under him, I thought I did my best, but that guy not only wanted to humiliate me, but also accused me of being a spy sent by my cousin. He said what I usually said The words are nice, but I can't utter a single truth from my mouth, so I left this for me afterwards... and kicked me out of the house."

Lao Wen touched the scar on his neck, and Li Zhaoshuo guessed that it should have been scalded with a soldering iron, but he really couldn't guess what kind of soldering iron could burn someone's body without killing him. Throat burns like this.

"Did you go to Master Lu after that?"

"Stop joking, Mr. Li, how can I have the face to meet him? He is... as stubborn as a cow! He has always disliked my behavior, and I naturally dislike him. I wasted a lot Bansheng, Mr. Li... After that incident, I lost face among my colleagues. In the end, no matter what I said or did, I was a laughing stock in the government and the opposition. After that, I haven't been home for more than ten years , They all thought I was dead. But I really don't have the face to go back to meet people... and catch up with this chaos, eh..."

Lao Wen let out a long sigh, and Li Zhaoshuo also sighed secretly.

He could understand Lao Wen's actions, but if it was him, he didn't know if he would be like Lao Wen, risking his life and choosing to help a troubled clan son.

He was going to save his father and younger brother, but who was Lao Wen going to save?

"I just want to do something worthy of respect, and it has nothing to do with success or failure, Mr. Li." Old Wen said lightly, "If I die here, you can tell Lu Chengan about me. "Wen Baichuan looked sideways at Li Zhaoshuo, his tone was light, but his eyes were very sure.

He really wants to leave some glorious deeds for his cousin to know, and it seems that as long as he can do this, he can be asked to do anything.

"I don't want to be a laughing stock anymore, Mr. Li. Although I don't know what I can do this time, I will try my best."

Old Wen's tone was sincere.

Li Zhaoshuo nodded silently.He didn't want to judge anything, after all, the reason why he was reduced to where he is today is all due to his own stupid actions back then.

People will do some self-righteous things for their own immediate interests.

But whether these things are worthwhile can only be judged after time has passed.

Under the leadership of Lao Wen, the two found the hill where Chengshan Temple was located on the outskirts of the city.These two saw the guards of the Gao family around the monastery from a long distance away, they didn't dare to advance rashly, they only stepped into the animal path in the forest, and quietly touched to check the situation around the monastery through the mottled shadows of the trees.

The two walked around in the woods outside the temple for nearly half an hour. At this time, they only heard a wailing outside the courtyard wall, which was Du Honglin's voice.

The two men heard the sound, and when Lao Wen saw Du Honglin running out, he hurried up and dragged the county magistrate into the woods. When they finally got rid of the pursuers behind them, the county magistrate Du was too tired to get up.

The two watched Du Honglin panting on the ground for a long time, but before they could speak, Du Honglin sat up from the ground with a face full of horror.

"Li...Second Master Li, you...you are that handyman? Why are you here? What's going on?"

"Magistrate Du, it's useless to say more now."

Li Zhaoshuo folded his arms and rolled his eyes at Du Honglin. He had long since disliked this old boy.

"Let me ask you a question, which side are you on now?"

"I……"

Du Honglin was still breathing. He watched Li Zhaoshuo wipe off his sweat several times, frowning tightly.

"You're asking me this now... Second Young Master Li, do you think it's still too late?"

Du Honglin is not a fool. Whenever he escapes from the Gao family's sphere of influence, he has to find a way to wash himself out of this mess, but he doesn't want to be controlled by anyone easily.

"Magistrate Du." This time it was Lao Wen who spoke.Du Honglin glanced at him, but he didn't look him in the eye.

"You should also know that the third son of King Su is in the temple now, right? Before that son entered the temple, he had already written a letter and reported the situation of Liaodong City to the emperor. Sooner or later, the court will know what happened here. I advise you Just think more about yourself.”

I heard that these words were not painful, but Du Honglin turned pale with shock after hearing this.

"What did you say? Is this really the case?"

He questioned, and even Li Zhaoshuo who was at the side was secretly startled by these words.

He did hear from Hu Jiuzhang that Li Muyun sent a letter back to Chang'an, but Hu Jiuzhang didn't say who it was sent to.Besides, it is definitely not something they can do now if they want to report the letter directly to the emperor.But when Lao Wen said these words, his tone was very firm.

Du Honglin stared at Lao Wen.Lao Wen really deserved to work under An Lushan, the more Du Honglin glared at him, the calmer he became.

"Lord Du, you have to make a statement just for the good of our county government. Once this matter is known to the court, even if it doesn't deal with it for a while, but if it is found out afterwards, it will still sit on the table, and we will not be able to protect us All the people in the county government will lose their heads. And once the war in the Central Plains is about to end, where else can you hide?"

After Lao Wen finished speaking, Du Honglin rolled his eyes three times. He stared at Lao Wen and Li Zhaoshuo's eyes, trying to find a trace of evidence on their faces that could overthrow the matter.

Li Zhaoshuo frowned and just stared at him angrily, while the handyman Laowen sighed lightly.

"Lord Du, Mr. Li is not an ungrateful person. If you change your mind now and beg Mr. Li, maybe..."

Old Wen said half of what he said, but Du Honglin's eyes were all on Li Zhaoshuo.

"Is what he said true? Second Master Li, I, Du Honglin, have been coerced by Dong Junsheng from the beginning to the end! I am not the same as them!"

Du Honglin swore to Li Zhaoshuo, but Li Zhaoshuo sized him up and exchanged glances with Lao Wen.

"Lord Du, I came here to save my father. I don't care what happened to you. But my third brother's letter was sent out a few days ago. Once the court investigates this matter, you I think that you, as the magistrate of Liaodong County, turn a deaf ear to such a big matter in your jurisdiction, will the imperial court believe you?"

"Then... how about that? Second Young Master Li, you have also been in the county government for more than a year. You also know the weight of those people under my command! The private soldiers he raised by Gao Lingcen were all barbarians from the north. They were recruited from the clan, even if you count all the people from our county government, you still can't compete with them!"

Du Honglin is no longer in a hurry, but panicked.

"Hey... this is... what should I do!"

In Chengshan Temple, Yan Suhe put his life as a guarantee, and finally saved his precious nephew.Seeing Gao Lingcen's people escort King Su into the car, Yan Zhaozhong didn't care to talk to his uncle, just knelt down in front of him and solemnly kowtowed, then got up and walked towards the room where Hu Jiuzhang and Li Muyun were.

As soon as he found these two people, he and Hu Jiuzhang sent Li Muyun to the carriage they came in, and parked the carriage on a hidden path behind the temple.

"Young Master Li, don't worry, Jiuzhang and I will definitely rescue His Royal Highness King Su from the hands of the Gao family. You are waiting here. Once we succeed in saving someone, we will bring His Highness King Su here to join us." , so if you don’t see us, don’t get out of this car.”

Yan Zhaozhong said in a deep voice.

Li Muyun had also calmed down at this moment.He was almost ready to accept the fact that his father was about to be taken away, but the sudden arrival of Yan Zhaozhong caused him to be overwhelmed with thoughts for a moment.

"But what do you want to save? Besides, Jiuzhang's leg..."

"I'll get him out."

Hu Jiuzhang shook Li Muyun's hand and said firmly.

"Just... sorry."

He said in a low voice, and Li Muyun held his wrist tightly, tears were already shining in the blink of an eye.

"Old Hu, don't say that, I..."

"There's no time to dawdle here, Jiuzhang, they've already brought King Su into the car, we have to act fast if we want to do this!"

Yan Zhaozhong was even more anxious than the two of them, Hu Jiuzhang quickly took his hand out of Li Muyun's hand, and finally kissed the back of his hand lightly.

"Wait for me to come back, Xiaobai. You have to trust me."

After Hu Jiuzhang finished speaking, he turned and walked towards Yan Zhaozhong.

He walked to Yan Zhaozhong's side, and gathered not far away were the Tang soldiers brought by Dong Junsheng from Youzhou.

"Brother Yan, you actually don't have to help me to this point at all...you have done enough, besides, isn't Yan Suhe your uncle?"

Hu Jiuzhang still couldn't understand Yan Zhaozhong's motivation for helping people, so he still asked Yan Zhaozhong in front of Yan Zhaozhong.He was afraid that if he didn't ask now, he wouldn't have a chance to ask in the future.

Hearing his words, Yan Zhaozhong laughed instead.

"Jiu Zhang, do you know why Chen Fan became a bad guy?"

Hu Jiuzhang was taken aback by his question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Because he was a deserter before." Yan Zhaozhong said flatly, "And I was also a deserter." He said.

"But in fact, I regretted it at the time. I shouldn't have escaped."

Yan Zhaozhong stared straight ahead, his voice was low but serious.

"Jiu Zhang, I really want to be a good soldier, and then make meritorious deeds and pull the Yan family out of the lowly status. But I couldn't do it at the time. They all think that fate is important, I used to think it too, but now I don't think so. ...After I came back from Beiting, I felt that I was really useless as a soldier. But I wasted this only chance to make meritorious deeds."

Yan Zhaozhong sighed softly.

"Actually, I'm not as kind as I seem on the surface... I'm just a person who is always trying to make up for my mistakes in vain."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Hu Jiuzhang again.

"I... have never had a chance to kill the enemy before. Jiuzhang, if this ticket is finished, if it succeeds, I don't want the descendants of the Yan family to be merchants for generations. I just think about it. You and the son of the world With such a good relationship, it’s not like they can’t say a word, right?”

He smiled at Hu Jiuzhang jokingly, the two looked at each other, Hu Jiuzhang looked solemn, and nodded towards Yan Zhaozhong.And deep in his heart, there are already turmoil.

He himself, isn't he a deserter who has survived to the present by relying on the rebels...