My years as a soldier

In the small temple, the newly built bonfire was still burning. Hu Jiuzhang sat opposite Cao Yi and didn't answer these words for a long time.

"Uh... this matter... is not easy..."

Hu Jiuzhang thought for a long time, but could only hold back these few words.He turned his head and looked at Li Muyun beside him, but Li Muyun was already lost in thought.Even if you listen to such a thing as a story, you can't help but be moved by it, let alone listening to Cao Yi, the person involved, tell it personally.

Hu Jiuzhang sat there frowning and thinking for a while.He already understood Cao Yi's original intention of coming to Chang'an, but there was one more thing that he couldn't figure out.

"Brother Cao...you have only been to Chang'an in the past few years?" Hu Jiuzhang asked suddenly.

"how?"

"Brother Cao is not from Chang'an?"

"I was born in Anxi and grew up in Anxi. How can I be from Chang'an?"

"Then since Brother Cao is so honest, I won't hide it from you anymore." Hu Jiuzhang sighed softly, "The sick young master is not your younger brother, is he?"

As soon as Hu Jiuzhang said this, Li Muyun beside him couldn't help exclaiming.He quickly stretched out a hand from under the quilt, and pulled Hu Jiuzhang hard behind his back.On the contrary, Cao Yi only chuckled when he heard that, and looked at the bonfire in front of him, looking meaningless.

"... When did you see it?"

"From the moment I saw him, I knew it." Hu Jiuzhang said, and looked back at Li Muyun, and Li Muyun's complexion was already paler than when he saw him just now.He never thought that Hu Jiuzhang would take the initiative to confess to Cao Yi.

"he is my friend."

Hu Jiuzhang looked very solemn, he patted Li Muyun's hand that was exposed outside the quilt, and then stuffed his hand back into the quilt.

"Brother Cao...Brother Cao, you and I have fought in the northwest, and I don't want to lie to you. This young man is my friend. When I first arrived in Chang'an, he saved my life. Since it is a coincidence today, call I ran into him, and I will definitely save him from leaving. If I risk my life, I will save him."

"Old Hu..."

Li Muyun frowned, but his face was slightly red.

But Hu Jiuzhang's attention has been focused on Cao Yi, they are like two wolves examining each other when they meet in the wild.Although neither side showed their fangs, sometimes, some things could not be resolved clearly by force alone.

At this time, Cao Yi's eyes were all on Hu Jiuzhang.

At this moment, on the contrary, Li Muyun became the redundant one, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with him, and he just had to wait for the result.

I don't know if the flame between the two of them is too volatile, so that it affects the sight that the flame can see.Li Muyun could clearly see that Cao Yi's ferocious face with scars was actually wearing a faint smile.

"You hurt your leg."

Cao Yi suddenly spoke.

"Yes." Hu Jiuzhang's attitude became more calm.Even the posture of sitting there became more and more magnanimous.

"Injured in northern Xinjiang?"

"No, it was injured in Chang'an."

"Chang'an?"

Cao Yi frowned suddenly, and couldn't stop looking at Li Muyun who was leaning behind Hu Jiuzhang.

"He saved me when my leg was hurt." Hu Jiuzhang followed his gaze and smiled at Li Muyun.

"Who is he?"

"Brother Cao doesn't know?" Hu Jiuzhang was quite surprised. He always thought that Cao Yi came to Chang'an to seek revenge. As for the kidnapping of Li Muyun, it must be because Su Wang's mansion had connections with the officials who framed him back then.But now it seems that Cao Yi doesn't even know Li Muyun's real identity...

Hu Jiuzhang glanced back at Li Muyun, but Li Muyun spoke up himself.

"I am the son of King Su, Cao Yi. But knowing this now, does it still make sense to you?"

"Have."

Li Muyun suddenly spoke, his voice was a little superficial, but Cao Yi's answer was very solemn, "The rules I set must be followed at all times."

Li Muyun couldn't help but sighed, "That's the best. But this is between you and me, it has nothing to do with my friend. Also, half of the things in the car belong to my friend, so you can't take it. "

"Surnamed Li, don't forget that you are still a prisoner, and it's not your turn to bargain over this matter!"

Cao Yi suddenly raised his voice, and the sound made Hu Jiuzhang tremble.

"Hehe...success." Li Muyun's face was gloomy, and he straightened up from the quilt.Now that Hu Jiuzhang has confessed to Cao Yi, it is meaningless for him to continue pretending to be sick.

"Cao Yi, in the final analysis, you kidnapped me just for the little money I brought with me. I said earlier that I can give you all the silver, but you have to keep the military equipment I brought. Just treat it as me spending money to buy peace from you, and I will never pursue it afterwards, after all, if this matter becomes big, it is not good for you or me."

With Hu Jiuzhang by his side, although Li Muyun had just recovered from a serious illness, his confidence was much stronger than before, as if he had the proud appearance of a superior.

After all, Li Muyun didn't have any affection for Cao Yi.

It's just talking about a tragic experience when I was a soldier, but whoever lives in this world has not had one or two sad memories to tell.It is not enough to rely on this to win the sympathy of the elder son.

"Although I, Cao Yi, have been reduced to a bandit, the truth can still be said. Li, to tell you the truth, I don't like people like you by nature. You were born in the comfort zone, and you don't understand what is going on in this world. What it is! But rules are rules, and I won't treat you differently because of this."

As Cao Yi said, he leaned forward and looked in Li Muyun's direction.

"For the sake of saving Brother Hu, I will allow you to leave with ten taels of silver. Brother Hu's things are free for Brother Hu to take away. How about it?"

Although Cao Yi looked fierce, he never thought that what he said was so reasonable that it was unbelievable.

Li Muyun never thought that Cao Yi could agree so happily.He couldn't help opening his eyes wide and opening his mouth, but he didn't speak for a long time.

On the contrary, Hu Jiuzhang looked back and forth between the two of them several times, and opened his mouth in surprise.

"Co-author, you were brought here because Brother Cao robbed you on the road?"

"...Uh...cough! Okay, that's it, Cao Yi, don't go back on your word!"

Li Muyun waited until he met Hu Jiuzhang's eyes, then he belatedly answered.However, before he finished speaking, there was a strange commotion outside the small temple.Cao Yi gripped the handle of the knife vigilantly, and when Li Muyun realized it, Cao Yi's men had already arrived at the gate of the small temple.

On the outskirts, a large force of unscrupulous people and armored soldiers meandered towards the small temple.The sound of footsteps was mixed with the sound of horses' hoofs, and the two naive horses pulling the cart in the yard couldn't help but restlessly when they heard the movement.

Cao Yi's face instantly turned livid.

"Okay... boy! You're pissing me off!"

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"Brother Cao!"

Hu Jiuzhang chased him out in a few steps, and he also saw the approaching team in the field.Obviously, those who walk so leisurely are definitely not business travelers or ordinary people on the road.It must be the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers would choose to sprint at midnight, so don't think too much about it, Cao Yi is probably their target this time.

"Brother Cao, please calm down first! Since we have already negotiated here, if the officers and soldiers really came after you, Mr. Li will definitely explain to the officers and soldiers later that he is not a person who does not keep his word!"

"It doesn't matter what kind of person he is!"

Before Hu Jiuzhang finished speaking, Cao Yi blocked his words back.

Once the government is involved, things will be different. Cao Yi once again showed the tension of soldiers approaching the city, causing Hu Jiuzhang to break out in cold sweat.

Whenever possible, he didn't want to be an enemy of Cao Yi, but if he couldn't rescue Li Muyun smoothly, Hu Jiuzhang would rather fight with him.

Cao Yi carried a horizontal knife on his waist, while Hu Jiuzhang only had a wooden walking stick in his hand.He once thought that Cao Yi was about to draw his sword, but at the moment when the atmosphere reached freezing point, there was a sudden commotion under the window sill of the small temple.

Hu Jiuzhang and Cao Yi heard it almost at the same time, only Cao Yi's legs were sharp, and Hu Jiuzhang drew his knife and rushed to the window a moment earlier.

"who!"

"Cao, Brother Cao, it's me!"

Hu Jiuzhang arrived in a hurry, but he saw a skinny young man curled up under the window sill, who was the skinny monkey who was walking with Cao Yi at Yanping Gate in the afternoon.

"Xiao Zhan? What are you doing here? I didn't tell you to go home!"

Surprised, Cao Yi frowned and put the horizontal knife back into the scabbard, with a trace of reproach still in his words.

"I'm worried about you!" Ding Xiaozhan stood up straight, dusting off the dust, but he didn't stay where he was, and ran into the temple together, so that Hu Jiuzhang and Cao Yi had to follow behind him.

"I was waiting for you to come back at Yanping Gate, but who knew that as soon as you stepped out of Yanping Gate, a bad person followed you out of the city. I was worried that something would happen, so I followed the bad person out of the city."

"what?"

Hearing what he said, Cao Yi couldn't hide his surprise in his eyes.

"When did the government act so quickly? Since you followed that bad person out of the city, what about that person now? Where did you go?"

"Here……"

Ding Xiaozhan wiped the dust off his face with an aggrieved face, and his voice became weaker and weaker.

"Isn't it dark... When I left the city, I couldn't see anything clearly, so I lost people..."

"..."

Hearing Cao Yi let out a long breath from his nasal cavity, he had to show a bit of helplessness on his gloomy face.

"Then since you lost your track, why don't you go back?"

"It's hard for me to get out of the city. If I turn around and go back, the money I gave to Marquis Wu will be in vain! I think... I can't find the bad guy anyway, so I might as well go along the main road, maybe I can find Brother Cao Your traces. No, I walked out of the city for less than half an hour, and I saw the fire in the small temple, so I came to check. But I was afraid that the bad person was also nearby, so I crawled all the way to the ground."

When Ding Xiaozhan said this, a little pride flashed on his face.And Cao Yi no longer knew how to comment, even Hu Jiuzhang, who was standing aside and listening, couldn't help laughing.But the smile on his face was only for a moment. After all, if even Ding Xiaozhan, an ordinary person with no experience in hunting enemies, could find this place, then the well-trained bad guys might have already reported Cao Yi's whereabouts. up.

Seeing Cao Yi focus on talking to Ding Xiaozhan, Hu Jiuzhang quickly walked a few steps, came to Li Muyun, and whispered into his ear.

"Xiaobai, I don't have a weapon on me. If I fight Cao Yi now, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight against them. The only strategy for now is to stabilize them first. So I think... if you can promise Cao Yi to help him two When people plead for mercy in front of officers and soldiers, they should not draw their swords at each other."

"Is that a real promise, or a fake promise?"

Li Muyun's question stopped Hu Jiuzhang.He fixed his eyes on Li Muyun's face for a while, but he didn't answer.

"So... you really want me to let Cao Yi go?"

"I just... don't want the two of them to lose their lives here." Hu Jiuzhang's voice weakened.

"You have a good idea..." Li Muyun couldn't help sighing softly, "But in the final analysis, Lao Hu... I'm just a son of a nobleman who doesn't even have an official rank. I'm really going to encounter trouble. I'm even the Marquis of Wu in the county government. No move. So even if I am willing to intercede for those two people, it is still up to the government to listen or not."

Li Muyun looked quite helpless, but Hu Jiuzhang frowned, still not giving up.

"Hey, that... don't you all care about face, why can't you let people from the government sell your face to Su Wang's mansion?"

Hu Jiuzhang lowered his voice carefully.But the way he said this was so different from his usual calm look that Li Muyun couldn't help but laugh.

"Old Hu, that's what I said, but if you want people to listen to you, you have to give them equal benefits. Those who can gain a firm foothold in Chang'an City are not monkey spirits. They may not be willing to do things that are not beneficial. What's more, the current King Su's Mansion is too busy to take care of itself... Although it has not yet reached the point of being bullied, if the Beijing officials want to curry favor, they will never curry favor with King Su's Mansion."

Speaking of this, Li Muyun's expression darkened a lot, but it was only for a moment, and he looked at Hu Jiuzhang firmly again.

"But I will try. If there is still room for negotiation, I certainly don't want anyone to die here."

"Thank you!"

Hearing this answer, Hu Jiuzhang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.Seeing his appearance, Li Muyun couldn't help sighing.

"Hey...Old Hu, are you so easy to get your heart out no matter who you are?"

"How...how?" Hu Jiuzhang showed some doubts on his face.

"..." After looking at Hu Jiuzhang for a long time, Li Muyun finally let out a long sigh, "Forget it... don't think about it, the most important thing is to get out of trouble now."