Datang New Giants

Chapter 178 General Xue Wanche
"Afraid?" Zhang Heng said with a look of disdain: "When I kicked the enemy's head as a urinal, you surnamed Yang were still peeing and playing with mud. Now that I am old and retired, I still need to drink water." Being bullied by a shameless villain like you."

Every scar on the body is a medal from the battlefield, which is not only a medal, but also a mark of a man of iron blood.

With so many injuries, nine lives would not be enough for ordinary people, but Zhang Heng persevered.

When Duan Xiaoliu and the others saw it, they also took off their shabby clothes, revealing the same scarred body. A team member named Zhu Ping lost his left hand.

For a moment, as if time stood still, the entire Qixia Gate fell silent. When they looked at the six shirtless retired veterans surrounded by the city guards, many people's eyes were moist, and some righteous people couldn't help it. Raise your voice:

A ranger, dressed as a middle-aged man, put his right hand on the sword he was carrying, and shouted loudly: "A city man, to treat the meritorious soldiers of the Tang Dynasty like this is simply like a pig and a dog."

"What a powerful official, not to mention violent damage to property, openly arrested without evidence, people who don't know, you think you are the general of the Jinwu Guard." A luxuriously dressed son couldn't help but speak up.

"Yeah, that veteran's legs are not flexible, and he pushed him to the ground."

"Look at these people, they are old and crippled, so I have the heart to do it."

"I don't know, these are people from Wuyitang, Chengmenlang surnamed Yang belongs to the crown prince."

"The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled are not spared. What about those who have no clothes? If they don't steal or rob, they just fetch some water. Is it a violation of Tang law?"

"That's right, I've cooperated with them in the inspection. Put a long gun in a car full of water. Is the water still drinkable? It doesn't count if you put it in. You even poked the water car on purpose. It's just a beast."

Datang is very chivalrous, seeing injustice, bullying or meritorious retired veterans, after someone took the lead, the surrounding people criticized one after another, just some soft-hearted soldiers, quietly put down their bowstrings.

I don't know why, whether it is a ranger, a peddler, a prince or ordinary people, seeing a few old soldiers with shabby clothes and scars all over their bodies in the cold wind with their upper body naked, they feel sympathy and sadness in their hearts.

Yang Zheng didn't expect Zhang Heng to come out suddenly. He was also shocked by Zhang Heng's scar just now. After he reacted, public opinion had formed. At first he regretted it, but when he saw the horizontal knife in his hand, he became confident again. He got up and shouted loudly: "Chang'an City Gate, when will you talk about your clamor and want to rebel?"

With a sudden shout, everyone was startled, and no one dared to speak for a while.

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Yang Zheng immediately said: "Come on, take them down, and those who resist will be killed."

There is no turning back when you open the bow. If you are cowardly now, everything ahead will be in vain, and there will be a joke.

A small amount is not a gentleman, and it is not a husband if it is non-toxic, so let's take it down.

The sound of "shoot to kill" enraged all the people present, Zhang Heng, Duan Xiaoliu and the other six were so angry that their faces were flushed, and they all clenched their fists tightly, as if they would resist at the slightest sign of trouble.

There were several rangers present, their hands resting on the hilt of their swords, as if hesitating.

Just when the atmosphere became so solemn that it was almost suffocating, there was a rush of horseshoes, and then someone shouted loudly: "General Xue is here."

The crowd in the direction of the city gate and the city guard quickly stepped aside, and saw a group of cavalry in bright armor galloping towards them, the most conspicuous of which was a tall, square-faced general in bright armor.

Just about to take someone forcibly, Yang Zheng was startled when he saw the square-faced general, and quickly stepped forward to salute: "My subordinates will see General Xue."

The person who came was Xue Wanche, the general of the Jinwu Guard, the highest general of the Jinwu Guard, and the person most trusted by Prince Cheng. It was Li Jiancheng who was specially transferred back to Chang'an to take charge of the safety of the capital. Li Jiancheng also handed over the important position of the Jinwu Guard to Xue Wanche. .

Xue Wanche said with a cold face, "What happened?"

Yang Zheng didn't dare to hide it, so he quickly told the story, but he said that Zhang Heng and others didn't cooperate with the inspection, and told about the intention to resist.

Veterans of the Wuyitang?

When Xue Wanche heard this, he frowned. Now is an eventful time. As long as it involves the Qin Palace, you must be cautious. A place where retired and homeless veterans are placed, why spend so much energy?
While thinking about how to deal with it, he sized up the veterans who were shirtless. Suddenly, Xue Wanche's eyes stopped on Duan Xiaoliu's face, and he walked over suddenly: "Six?"

"No Boss Xue, hello General Xue." Duan Xiaoliu lowered his head and said with some shame.

Back then, Duan Xiaoliu was Xue Wanche's personal guard in Youzhou. Before the Tang army attacked, he was encouraged by his fellow countrymen to secretly leave the team and join Li Tang. , from then on step by step.

Duan Xiaoliu had long known that Xue Wanche was the general of the Jinwu Guard, and the most trusted general of the prince, but he had betrayed Xue Wanche, so he had never dared to look for him, so he did not expect to meet him here.

I used to call him Boss Xue, and I got used to it, but after I opened my mouth, I realized that I called it wrong, so I quickly changed it back.

The word Xue Boss immediately reminded Xue Wanche of those years in Youzhou, and his eyes softened a lot. When he saw the one-foot-long scar on Duan Xiaoliu's right arm, he couldn't help sighing: "It's cold, what's the matter, just put on your clothes."

Back then when the Tang army came under the pressure, Li Shimin led the army like a god of soldiers. Everyone knew that Youzhou could not be defended, and many people secretly defected to the enemy's camp. In the end, Xue Wanche also surrendered. Xue Wanche did not complain about leaving his side little six.

The scary scar on Duan Xiaoliu's right arm was left by Duan Xiaoliu when he blocked a fatal knife for himself when he was a bodyguard. Back then, he promised him that he would eat and drink with him. I died on the battlefield, I didn't expect to meet him here.

It's too bad to mix it up like this.

After Duan Xiaoliu got dressed, Xue Wanche asked him a few words, then looked at the damaged carriage, and soon understood what was going on.

After pondering for a while, Xue Wanche said, "All the waterwheels are turned on, I'm going to check it myself."

With an order, the subordinates immediately opened the lids of the remaining four water trucks, but they did not use violence as before, but carefully opened the lids.

Didn't you see that General Xue had friendship with that old soldier? The dignified general checked it out himself. He clearly wanted to justify Duan Xiaoliu and the others.

Xue Wanche checked the vehicles one by one. After checking, he patted the water inlet on the top and said to Zhang Heng: "Remember, go back and change it. The opening should be bigger for easy inspection. It is best to have no dead ends, so that you don't have to poke things in." examine."

"Thank you, General, for your reminder." Zhang Heng clasped his fists calmly.

Xue Wanche nodded, and winked at the cronies beside him.

The confidant immediately understood and shouted: "The inspection is correct, let it go, don't stand still, what should you do, line up one by one to accept the inspection."

Zhang Heng glanced at Xue Wanche in surprise, hesitated for a moment, saluted Xue Wanche, and then pulled Duan Xiaoliu, who looked a bit complicated, to cover the water tanker, and drove the water tanker into the city.

I didn't know how it would end, and I also made the worst plan. I didn't expect Xue Wanche, the general of the Jinwu Guard, to arrive in time, and what I didn't expect was that Duan Xiaoliu, who was usually quiet, knew Xue Wanche. Judging from their names , the relationship was pretty good before.

In any case, it was safe and sound.

Although one of the water trucks was damaged, fortunately, the problem was not serious, and a minor repair would do. The most rare thing is that Xue Wanche gave himself a trick to make the water inlet larger, so that it would be easier to check.

Xue Wanche's words were meant for Zhang Heng, and also for those city guards. As long as the water tanker is okay, and Xue Wanche's words are here, those city guards will not deliberately embarrass themselves again.

After Zhang Heng and the others left, Yang Zheng knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty: "The subordinates are not effective in discipline, please punish the general."

The status was too disparate, Yang Zheng saw Xue Wanche's attitude towards the lame Duan Xiaoliu, and confessed his mistake first.

Xue Wanche glanced at him, and said expressionlessly, "Yang Zheng, do you know what's wrong?"

"Subordinates. The fault is that we shouldn't embarrass those retired veterans."

Xue Wanche put one hand on his shoulder: "You did a good job, you should be strictly investigated, but it is too obvious, it is easy to cause public anger, and it is easy to damage the reputation of the prince. Remember, people or goods in Wuyitang, every time Every entry and exit must be strictly checked, but the attitude should be better, after all, they are all Zepao retired from the military, and they are still old, weak, sick and disabled."

It’s okay to carry water, and you can go in and out, but you must not bring any suspicious persons or contraband.

In the fight between the crown prince and King Qin, although the crown prince had the upper hand, neither the crown prince nor the people around him dared to be careless in the slightest. You must know that Li Er is famous and popular, has many capable people, and has controlled nearly half of the Tang Dynasty's army. If one is not careful, it is possible to lose everything.

(End of this chapter)