Zhu Nao

Yanzhou.

Two teenagers walked on the stone road, looking at the desolate street scene on both sides.

The city was captured by rebels not long ago.In the past few years, the imperial court has been incompetent and the order has been corrupted, so people from all walks of life raised their troops in the name of uprising.But in fact, there are not many people who really started "righteousness", and more of the original bandits and bandits transformed into an army and continued to do bandits and bandits.Or those ordinary people who had to live in the grass due to their livelihood, after joining the "rebel army", also engaged in the activities of bandits and bandits.

Few people really want to, or really have the ability to overthrow the fatuous court.More people just want to survive in the troubled times, or seek more benefits for themselves.Therefore, wherever the rebels went, they often burned, killed, looted, and did everything.

And this city that has just experienced the looting of war is the witness of their crimes.The whole city was dilapidated, with dilapidated houses everywhere. The city was sparsely populated and the atmosphere was extremely depressed.

The two teenagers were walking in this city, their mood was extraordinarily solemn.

Wang Sha muttered: "How could it be like this..."

Miao Zhong said coldly: "The rebels didn't do it."

Wang Sha sighed: "Alas... Those people clearly claim to revolt and overthrow the imperial court. Don't they think that burning, killing and looting everywhere is against the imperial court?"

Miao Zhong remained silent.

These two teenagers were sent by Jun Nao to Yanzhou to investigate Xie Jun's situation.Before they followed Zhu Nao, during the period of turmoil in Langzhou, they also had the experience of Luocao bandits.In fact, it's not that they really can't understand the behavior of the rebels. Just a few years ago, they, as bandits, had the same essence as those rebels.

Obviously they are all poor people, and they began to rebel in order to survive, but it was still the poor people who suffered from them.

During those years, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and the only thing they thought about was whether they could eat tomorrow.It wasn't until they read books with Jun Nao in the past few years that they realized how absurd all this was.

However, this is not the absurdity of a few people, nor is it the absurdity of the rebels.Absurd is the way of the world.

"Actually, General Xie can suppress those rebels, it's very good..." Wang Sha whispered.

Miao Zhong glanced at his companion: "If Mr. Zhu is here, wouldn't it be better?"

Wang Sha was slightly taken aback, thought for a while, and nodded: "That's right, it would be better if the young master is here."

While the two were talking, a group of patrolling soldiers came in front of them, and they would stop and check their ID cards when they saw suspicious-looking people on the road.

The two teenagers immediately shut up and walked forward without looking sideways.Maybe it was because of their good looks, the patrolling soldiers just glanced at them, but didn't check them out.

The two walked around the city for a while, only meeting a few people on the road.

So Wang Sha suggested: "There are really few people in this city, and they probably all escaped... There are more people in the market, so let's go to the market to find out the news?"

Miao Zhong agreed: "Okay. Let's go."

The two teenagers went to the market in the city. There were indeed more people here than in other places, but it couldn't compare with those bustling markets in central Sichuan.And there are more soldiers patrolling the market.

The two looked around, first found a friendly stall owner, and went to strike up a conversation in the name of shopping.

The stall owner was also a friendly and talkative person, and he quickly became friendly with them.

After a while, the teenagers cut to the chase.

"Brother," Wang Sha asked. "There are so many soldiers here, are they all under General Xie?"

The stall owner nodded: "Yes."

Wang Sha hurriedly said: "Our brothers have admired General Xie for a long time, and this time we came here to join the army. Brother, do you live here, do you know anything about the army? Our brothers want to inquire about some news about the army, so I have a good heart." Bottom."

The stall owner had been chatting happily with them, but his face suddenly changed when he heard this sentence.

He looked around and saw that the patrolling soldiers were not very close, so he quickly lowered his voice and reminded: "Little brother, if you want to join the army, you should go directly to the south of the city to register. There is a recruiting point there. Don't just ask for news from the army." , soldiers are the most taboo about this."

Wang Sha and Miao Zhong looked at each other.What are the taboos of being a soldier?

It wasn't the first time for the two of them to carry out the task of inquiring about news. It was nothing more than trying to find a way to get acquainted with people first, and then slowly inquire about the news.Or just sneak into other people's teams and observe with your own eyes.

This time, the task that Zhu Nao entrusted to them is of course the best if they can inquire about it.

They didn't pay too much attention to the stall owner's words, they only thought that the stall owner was tight-lipped and careful, so they chatted with him a few words to end the topic, and went looking for other targets.

The two teenagers wandered around the market, and found several people to inquire about the news.

I don't know if the people here don't know anything about the army, or if nothing really happened. They didn't find out what new powerful men Xie Wuji had recruited, nor did they hear that the army had encountered any recent changes.This leaves them helpless.

Wang Sha thought for a moment, then wondered: "Is it because Xie Wuji has sealed up the news so tightly that only the soldiers know about the news in the army, and the common people don't know about it?"

Miao Zhong said: "It's possible. Or let's strike up a conversation with a soldier and talk to him."

Wang Sha nodded in agreement.

If you want to find the routine of being a soldier, you have to be more careful. It is more troublesome to accidentally show your feet.The two then retreated to the side of the road and whispered to each other to discuss how to strike up a conversation.

However, before they could find the soldiers, the soldiers came to them first.

A patrol marched menacingly across the market road, and all the populace backed away.A peddler walked in the front to guide the patrol team. The peddler caught sight of Wang Sha and Miao Zhong standing by the roadside and hurriedly pointed to them: "Brother Bing, they are the two who are looking for news about the army!"

Wang Sha and Miao Zhong were dumbfounded.

The two still wanted to think about an explanation, but the patrol team didn't give them a chance to explain at all. The leader raised his hand and ordered, "Catch these two spies!"

A group of soldiers hula la rushed towards them!

——How did these two poor youngsters know that Xie Wuji was completely different from the previous Yuan Jilu and Liu Buxing.He was trained on the battlefield and lived in a harsh environment. He has the strictest control over news, and the most taboo is someone asking for military secrets and wantonly spreading rumors.So they screw things up when they come up.

Fortunately, the two teenagers were very agile, even if a group of soldiers rushed up to arrest them, they would not sit still.At the moment, the one who should be rolling, the one who should climb the pole, moved left and right, and unexpectedly escaped the capture of more than a dozen soldiers.

Seeing their outstanding skills, the officer became more and more sure that they were spies sent by the enemy, and said loudly: "Hold the intersection, and don't let these two spies escape!"

The two teenagers ran desperately, and the soldiers dispersed, outflanking them from all directions.

The market quickly fell into chaos...

=====

Jingzhao House.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for Jin Min to negotiate with Fei Cen again.

In the past, every time this time came, Feizen would have a headache.And since he adopted You Gan's suggestion and proposed to Jin Min the idea that Shu merchants would provide military rations in exchange for more negotiation time, all this has finally changed—he no longer has a headache, he is now heartbroken Pain in the internal organs all hurts.

"Crack!" Jin Min slapped the table hard, and the table made a loud noise.

Fezen trembled in fright and rubbed his ears.This time his ears hurt too.

Pain is pain, he still has to bite the bullet and say: "Deputy Jin, what do you say you are doing? If you have something to discuss, discuss it. It's not that we are delaying time, but you are deliberately embarrassing us. Ten days, how is this possible? ?”

Jin Min said coldly: "Fei Fu Yin, if you hadn't been procrastinating on purpose, we should have finished talking a long time ago, why do we need ten more days?"

Fezen choked.If I had known earlier, he would not have listened to that profiteer Yougan.After listening to You Gan's idea, Jin Min's attitude not only did not soften, but became tougher day by day.

He argued: "This is not something we can talk about just sitting here. Wouldn't someone as sensible as Deputy Captain Jin not know? To free up the land for you, we have to appease the people. Just to decide where to move them, I don't know how many books I have to check..."

Jin Min interrupted: "Then please check it now."

"You..." Fezen wasn't sure whether he should push back equally forcefully at this moment, or whether he should speak soft words to coax others.

It's a pity that Jin Min didn't give him a chance to think clearly.

Jin Min said indifferently: "General Xie sent me a letter, saying that he has set out with an army of 1 people and marched [-] miles to Guanzhong, preparing to settle in Guanzhong. I believe that Governor Fei will receive the news soon."

Fetzen was shocked.This, this, this, the army has moved, is this going to be tough? !

"Within ten days." Jin Min reiterated again in a strong tone, "I hope to get a reply and proposal from Fei Fu Yin, instead of endless excuses and refusals! Let's stop here today, Jin Min will retire first! "

He got up and left, and his subordinates followed him out in unison, leaving only the stunned officials of Jingzhao Mansion in the lobby.

Fei Cen stared at their backs in a daze.After a while, he came back to his senses, thinking that the army was approaching, he couldn't help but tense up, the two sides were fighting...

……

"Son, it's not good!"

Zhu Nao was reading a book in the house, when the boy who sent the message ran in quickly.

The young man gasped and said, "Jin Min, Jin Min threatened Fei Cen to agree to his conditions within ten days and to vacate the garrison land for them, or they would send troops to attack. Yanzhou has sent 1 troops Coming to Guanzhong!"

He took a deep breath, and continued: "Fecen, Fecen has really started to prepare for the relocation of the people!"

In other words, Fei Cen gave in under the threat of Jin Min.And once Xie Wuji's army really settled in, it would be difficult for Zhu Nao's plan to be carried out.

After hearing the news, Zhu Nao put down the book unhurriedly, and asked, "Have Wang Sha and Miao Zhong returned?"

Jing Zhe at the side frowned and said, "Not yet."

If the journey went quickly and the affairs went smoothly, the two of them should indeed be back.I don't know what problem they encountered there.

Zhu Nao sighed: "Forget it, let's take a gamble."

He waved to Jing Zhe and the other teenagers around him, and everyone rushed to his side.

He ordered: "Go and tell everyone, including Yugan, to send someone too..."

When he gave such instructions, the teenagers were stunned for a moment.Zhu Nao talked about taking a gamble, but his expression was quite determined.But Wang Sha and Miao Zhong didn't come back, how could he know the situation of Xie Wuji's garrison?Just guessing?

The teenagers were puzzled in their hearts, but they didn't dare to ask more questions, they responded one after another, and hurried out to inform the staff.