Record of ups and downs in troubled times

The two sides intersect, do not cut to make.

As Mr. Lu was nailed to the pillar with a knife, the two parties in the hall suddenly became lively. Those who drew their knives drew their knives, and those who drew their swords. It seemed that they were going to fight a big fight in this Prime Minister's mansion. I can't live without hitting you to death.

"I'm afraid it's not good for General Qi to be so reckless?"

In the haze where swords and swords intersected, the man in Tsing Yi opened his mouth steadily, as if the shadow of swords and swords behind him was just a big show on the stage, and he himself was just sitting in the audience drinking tea and enjoying the play, occasionally breaking his mouth The young master of two sentences.He took two steps forward and continued the conversation that was interrupted by Mr. Lu's assassination of the Prime Minister: "This girl is fine, but she was very restless on the way here, and we are a bunch of rough guys, so it's not easy to hurt her." We can only use some medicine to make her sleepy. Don't worry, General Qi, we will definitely not dare to do anything wrong with the person we promised to send."

Qi Jingyang's sword was still held horizontally in his hand, but his attitude had obviously softened, and his gaze at the man in Tsing Yi was not as fierce as before.

"But if I remember correctly, Prime Minister, you originally wanted to exchange Miss Qin and Mr. Cheng Xiao with Zhou Changshi, right?"

When Cheng Nan was questioned by this person, he felt a little admiration for his courage, so he nodded without any embarrassment.

"It's unfair to exchange two people for one person. Now you've silenced General Lu's cronies again... Could it be that you don't want Young Master Cheng to come back?"

This is threatening the eldest son of the Cheng family who was kidnapped by King Xiaoxiang.Cheng Xiao is the only son of the Cheng family's generation. No matter how cold-hearted Cheng Nan is, he will always put his own son in his heart, right?But the people in Tsing Yi obviously didn't expect Cheng Nan's character to be different from ordinary people - the words "Young Master Cheng" entered Cheng Nan's ears, but he just sneered as if hearing the name of a stranger who had nothing to do with him :"So what?"

"So what?" The man in Tsing Yi spoke with astonishment, and couldn't help repeating Cheng Nan's words again.

"Yeah, so what?" Cheng Nan tapped the smooth side of the desk rhythmically with his knuckles, and said with a smile, "Lu Guang said yes, is it possible that he has the ability to send it back? Although I'm not talented, my lord His son is a good bargaining chip for King Xiang, and no matter what King Xiang intends, if he finds out that General Lu is secretly colluding with me like this, then I am afraid that your life will be more difficult than mine, right?"

Although Lu Guang commanded the southern armies for King Xiang for generations, his loss was due to his injustice.The master of the counties in the south is King Xiang Liu Yu. No matter how diligent Lu Guang is in military affairs, the soldiers trained so hard will belong to King Xiang and not to himself.Lu Guang is a talented man with a high spirit. It is impossible for him to be willing to succumb to King Xiaoxiang, and he is unwilling to bow to Cheng Nan on the charge of betraying the master. For him, the best way out is to be self-reliant. king.

This time, he wanted to grab Zhou Zheng, the former chief minister, in his hands. Isn't that just an expression of his ambition?

But in any case, King Xiang's foundation in the southern border is not just for fun. Even Lu Guang, who is in charge of all the armies, probably has no way of determining whether his soldiers will listen to him more or obey King Xiaoxiang more. Some, or there are still many who are just waiting to die and refuse to sacrifice their lives.Facts have proved that Lu Guang did not immediately turn against King Xiaoxiang out of foresight. Look at Feng Shuxing, didn't he secretly take refuge in Cheng Nan's side?

Hmph, a mob!

Cheng Nan was very disdainful in his heart, and he was helpless because he was caught in a pile of mess in the capital city, and now he was so embarrassed that even such a mob had the confidence to make peace with him!

The man in Tsing Yi saw that Cheng Nan had broken his words, so he didn't dare to falsify any more. He just lowered his head and smiled wryly, as he admitted it.

The hall was suddenly silent.

It was late at night, and the sound of cracking candles became more and more clear, and the sound of clappers from the night watch outside came in, making the lobby full of people feel extremely lonely and empty.

"Haven't thought about it yet?" Cheng Nan urged unhurriedly after the sound of the bang fell to the ground, "If you don't think about it any more, if you lock the city, you won't be able to get out."

The man in Tsing Yi: "Mr. Lu's death will naturally be explained to me when we go back, but Zhou Changshi must go with us."

"Let's go once and for all." Cheng Nan agreed straightforwardly, "But, if you didn't ask me in front of me, you shouldn't go to General Lu to say it in front of you. What should I do?"

The man in Tsing Yi: "You have killed General Lu's cronies. If you don't allow me to bring Zhou Changshi back, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to the general."

"You're talking about Mr. Lu?" Cheng Nan glanced at the thin man on the pillar next to him, who looked terribly dead, and raised his eyebrows to retort, "I'm afraid not."

The two looked at each other for a long time, the man in Tsing Yi was finally defeated, he was very helpless but still had to nod obediently.He walked towards the thin man, pulled out the short knife stuck in the man's chest with all his strength, and after looking at the sharpness of the sharpness, he walked to the big package wrapped with old man Zhou Zheng, leaned over and inserted the bloody blade into it again. touched Zhou Zheng's chest.

Clean and neat, without a trace of muddy water.

The old man Zhou Zheng had only one breath left, and this dagger piercing his chest was the last straw that broke the camel's back.He didn't even open his eyes, and after a few violent chest heaves, he let go of the disputes in the world and subsided.But there is no reason to rest in peace when you are born in troubled times—the body left by the old man Zhou Zheng still has to be brought back to General Lu’s camp in exchange for rewards, trust, support and other things that the living people urgently need. The chances are probably slim.

"Very good." Cheng Nan got up and applauded, and walked down the steps slowly, but there was still no sign on his face that he would let them out of the city and return to the camp. He's in charge, isn't he?"

In an instant, the saber fell, and the heads of the men in Tsing Yi's entourage fell to the ground, covered in blood.

So straightforward, it can be seen that it was discussed long ago: the prime minister did not intend to let the envoys from Lu Guang go back at all; as for the private collusion to negotiate peace, the prime minister did not have such sincerity at all.Sure enough, since Cheng Nan has been immersed in the officialdom for many years, how can he fail to see that their peace talks are fake, and their intention to reap the benefits is true?

The man in Tsing Yi couldn't bear to look back at the bloody mess, so he turned his head up and closed his eyes as if deceiving himself.Amid the slightly unconscious tinnitus, he heard the people in the hall teasingly saying: "This bag of rotten meat, please take it back by yourself..."

No matter how chaotic the world is and how desolate the world is, the seasons still change according to the same law through the ages.After more than two months, the winter snow gradually melted away, and the weather gradually warmed up. Looking far and wide, the fluffy grass appeared, revealing a scene full of vitality.

Under this harmonious early spring sun, a mighty army is marching southward in panic.

"Hey, why do the grass leaves in this place smell so fishy?"

A young soldier with a spear on his back and a childish face pulled out a blade of grass that had just been stuffed in his mouth, and poohed it on the ground without hesitation.

The companion sitting on the horse looked down, intending to frighten the soldier: "In this suburban field, there was a war just two months ago. That battle was fought, drink! There are corpses all over the field, and rivers of blood! You The piece of grass chewed by the boy may have grown so tender after sucking human blood. You just wait, the old man said well, everything has animism, and if you inherit human essence and blood, you will become a demon. Just wait for this grass demon to come and warm your bed!"

"That Saburo is so lucky," someone next to them couldn't help interjecting when they heard the two of them teasing, "Don't talk about the grass demon, I even look forward to her coming."

"Then you really don't mind meat and vegetables!"

The two were laughing and fighting, but they heard Saburo reminding him in a low voice: "Brother, isn't it forbidden to say 'fine', 'weird' or something? You have to beat thirty sap!"

"Cut, isn't it because Feng Tong has a lot of affairs? Actually, General Feng is fine, that old hag! My mother, I don't let 'ghosts' or 'weirds' be said! It's still standing Military regulations! What's the matter? If you curse, we will lose the battle?! Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, maybe she has a guilty conscience!"

"Hey, save some morals." Some people knew that thirty saps are not so pleasant, and they also persuaded casually: "Speaking of which, the old hag is really pretty! If I were Commander Feng, I would definitely be dazzled and fainted." !Speaking to the root, he is still very capable! How did you say that? Your breasts go up to the sky!"

"That's not true, it's said," another person came closer, smiled and added without end: "Thanks to Mrs. Feng's great ability, she can watch the stars at night and see the details, otherwise we can fight like this." A big victory? Even General Lu has to be kind to Mrs. Feng! Now that Cheng Baimian and Fu Gou's cubs are being detained by us, maybe we will be able to kill them back to the capital sometime, so we can also Get an imperial guard!"

"Tch, with your face, you won't even look down on someone wiping your feet for the imperial guards!" The man on the horse slapped him on the shoulder twice with a whip, and mocked: "You are telling us the same thing!" Is it?! We say that people have great abilities, it is the ability in the waist, the ability in the legs, and, tsk, the ability there is great!"

The few people who gathered together understood, and burst into a burst of tacit laughter.

"I don't know what story you guys are telling? It's so interesting, can you tell it to Lu Mou?" Just as these little soldiers were laughing from ear to ear, a teasing question suddenly came from behind them, which really shocked them. One was startled and hurried away.One or two of them who had seen the world stood still and said hello to this person: "Sir, you have returned to camp!"

"If you don't go back to the camp, let you turn the world upside down?" The man pretended to sigh helplessly: "You should march a little slower in front, I just stayed in the rear of the baggage army for one night yesterday, and this morning I saw the grain and rice cart being destroyed by you. Pull down three or four miles. What is the reason for running so fast? Are you going to run home hungry?"

The little soldier bared his white teeth and said shamelessly, "Everyone is too homesick."

Mr. Lu: "It's loose and loose, it doesn't look like it. After winning a battle, it's like there's no tiger or wolf chasing after you? Chatting and joking, it's so lively!"

"Didn't it be ruled by drawing a line as promised? Could it be that the pampered princes and ladies in the capital city dare to go back on their word?!" Xiao Bing was filled with righteous indignation when he heard this, and rolled up his sleeves, as if he was about to rush back to the capital city to fight. "That white-faced thief dares to chase after you. With your order, we immediately turn around and beat him until his own mother can't recognize him! He dares to step on our brother's bones and chase after him!"

"Can you only show off your words?" The young man surnamed Lu patted the anxious horse's head under his seat, raised his head to figure out the direction of the sun, and said seriously: "Pass it on, find a suitable place to camp in the front, and wait for the rest of the day." Let’s go to the team. Let the captains of the various lines also serve refreshments, don’t let the team slack off, and those who don’t obey orders will be severely punished... By the way, where is the prison car that was escorted from the capital now?"

The soldier pointed in a direction.

"Okay." Mr. Lu finished ordering the important matter at hand, turned his horse's head and ran over there.

Looking from a distance, he doesn't look like a military figure in his attire, but his horse riding posture is really an expert, and he is a veteran at a glance.Unlike the generals and generals in the army, he neither wears armor nor has any large weapons on his body. His green shirt makes him look more like a weak scholar, but judging from the respectful attitude of the soldiers all the way to him, this man is The road is by no means as simple as a scholar.

Perhaps a defenseless person is not necessarily powerless.