Record of ups and downs in troubled times

"So far, it's all about you."

It was late at night, and the meals in the army were ready.Three dirty little soldiers, one pushing a cart and two carrying buckets, laughed and passed by the escort camp, apparently delivering food to each camp.

Smelling the aroma of rice, the escort officer sneaked out from nowhere, and seeing Tan Yangui was still beside the prison car, he quickly squeezed out a smile and waved at him a few times, implying that it was late and it was time to leave. went.

"Well then," Tan Yangui finally made up his mind, leaned over and said to Liu Pu in a low voice, "I will send someone here tonight, you just follow him. After leaving the big camp, go to the riverside to have my tent, you can hide It’s all right there—I still have a few words to settle you down. It’s up to fate whether the story will be successful or not.”

Liu Pu smiled again.

it is good.

Tan Yangui didn't talk too much anymore, he rode his horse out of the prison cart and walked out of the escort camp, from between the tents of the prison cart all the way to General Lu's camp.Thanks to the fact that the army was approaching the canal and relaxed a lot, the galloping horses along the way did not attract many people's attention. Only when they were approaching General Lu Guang's tent, did they meet an acquaintance.

The visitor's surname is Lu Mingling, he is a close relative of General Lu, and he is deeply popular on weekdays.

Lu Lingsheng's smiling face seemed to be quite friendly, and he treated the soldiers under him without judging heroes by origin, not judging high or low by high or low, and only selecting talents based on their ability, so the soldiers liked them quite a lot.But Tan Yangui looked at his face that had been carefully considered even the curvature of the corners of his lips, for some reason, he always felt that this person must be different from the outside, so he didn't want to get close to this person.

He is not close to others, but Lu Ling intends to make friends with him.

Before Tan Yan returned, he carried Lu Guang on his back to look for the emperor's bones under the city wall, and it was Lu Ling who took the initiative to help him lie.Tan Yan returned to work, and occasionally acted impulsively, this was the case when he left Beijing, and even more so when he searched for Liu Pu's bones. If Lu Ling didn't help him hide it, he didn't know how much trouble he would cause.

So because of this incident, Tan Yangui also had to give Lu Ling some face.Just like at this moment, when he saw Lu Ling lose his horse's head and run towards him, he could only pull the reins of the horse reluctantly and cup his fists in a bow.

"Hello, General Feng!"

Everyone in the army called Yan Gui's surname Feng, and Lu Ling was no exception.

Tan Yangui had something to worry about, she didn't want to have a conversation with him, so she just bowed her head and agreed in a muffled voice.

"Where did you go? Li Lan handed in the documents just now. You don't know he is...?" Lu Ling turned the horse's head to make the horse under him lean towards Tan Yangui, not paying attention at all. Seeing the other party, he took two steps back, "General Lu doesn't say anything on the face, but there is no guarantee that he is not angry in his heart. You go in later, but remember to say a few words to be obedient, don't be so stern!"

Tan Yan returned with a cry.

After being reminded like this, he also remembered the misfortune of Li Lan, the adjutant, so he casually asked Lu Ling, "What did Li Lan say?"

"How do you say it?" Lu Ling raised his forehead, obviously feeling that Tan Yan was very loyal, "I have seen the general, can he not ask for credit? You said you went to see the young master of the Fu family, but Described the cause and effect in detail, if you didn't leave him in the capital to tell the story, you really wronged his eloquence!"

Tsk, what Tan Yangui said earlier to scare him into chopping his hands didn't come into play at all—as Lu Ling said, this person shouldn't have stayed a long time ago, but unfortunately Tan Yangui always feels that one thing more is worse than one thing less, On the contrary, a lot of chaos happened again.

Really brain pain.

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Ling thought he was afraid, so he softened his voice to comfort him: "It's okay. Although Li Lan belongs to General Lu, General Lu also knows that he is a kleptocrat who is used to talking nonsense and begging for rewards." I will agree with you later, and the general can't blame you. It's just...you know that Li Lan is always looking for your mistakes, why do you still have to go to see the son of the Fu family?"

While the two were talking, Tan Yangui was about to answer, but was shaken violently by the horse sitting down, and hurried to pull the rein of the horse that was out of his hand, and separated the two horses.It turns out that Lu Ling's horse has a strong temper and likes to pull the mane of the same kind the most. It was because Tan Yangui's horse was hurt by this horse, so it raised its front hoof and hissed long ago, almost knocking itself over dismount and go.

"What happened to your hand?"

Lu Ling's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that Tan Yan couldn't help shaking when he returned his hand to grab the rein. He thought to himself, did this man fall off the horse again and broke his arm?He still remembered that two months ago, when Tan Yan went back to a valley to suppress bandits, she accidentally stumbled and fell on a boulder and scratched her forearm.

"It's okay," Tan Yangui freed up a hand, pinched that arm a few times secretly, and said bravely: "I'll go see the general right now."

"Is the old injury recurring?"

Lu Ling wanted to ask again, but Tan Yangui bypassed him and rode his horse towards the tent alone.Seeing Tan Yangui dismounting in front of the general's camp to pay his respects, Lu Ling felt that he was devastated by raising a troubled son, so he hurriedly followed and went into the general's tent again.

The march was tough, and even the camp of the general did not have much luxury.The curtain of the camp tent was lifted by a copper hook, and six oil lamps with iron frames were scattered inside, four of which were surrounded by a green wooden low table, illuminating the piles of books on the low table.

General Lu Guang sat upright behind the short table.

The general is old, with gray temples and skinny bones.He was originally a native of the Southern Territory, but he was taller than ordinary people in the northern part of the Great Wall. He was also a burly and powerful general who dominated the battlefield when he was in his prime, showing a bold and heroic attitude.

Tan Yan Guiyi entered the account, facing the great general himself.He was stared at by the eagle eyes under those white eyebrows for a moment, and immediately stood sideways, and while waiting for General Lu Guang to discuss the war with an old general, he planned to take a look at the situation by the way.But looking around, there was no figure of Li Lan in the tent.

Another person walked in from outside the tent, joined hands silently, and stood beside Tan Yangui.

It was Lu Ling who came in.

General Lu Guang treated them differently. Although both of them were more bookish, General Lu Guang obviously preferred Lu Ling.This is different, and even the postures of his two attendants can be seen in many ways. Tan Yangui tensed his body and stood upright, while Lu Ling also stood solemnly, but his whole body was surrounded by a warm scene, not like Fear of the General.

"Okay, then I will trouble my old friend more. My old friend must be measured in everything he does. Just listen to King Xiang's orders." After dismissing the old general in a few words, General Lu Guang first brought Lu Ling out, "Linger , have you sent someone to Li Lan? How did you come back so quickly?"

Lu Ling took three steps forward, and replied respectfully with a hand over his forehead: "Vice General Li said that he is familiar with this army, and he also knows how to dispatch troops, and he doesn't need to be accompanied, so he ordered his subordinates to return the account and report... Just now I ran into Little General Feng at the entrance of the tent, thinking that you sent someone to look for him before, so I simply came back with him."

"Hmph," the old general breathed out, full of dissatisfaction, "Yangui, if Ling'er doesn't bring you in today, are you going to pass the old man's account three times and not get in? It's so urgent! Even the secretary Don’t even bother to hand it over in person?”

Tan Yangui hastily knelt down and kowtowed: "Don't dare!"

He never had to kneel in the palace in the past, his knees were covered with thin skin and tender flesh, but this time he knelt, he didn't know if he was run over by a stone or something, but he fell to the side.

Lu Ling hurriedly took a step sideways and secretly helped him up.

"Thank you."

The general looked at the two young children in front of him, and felt that one was calm and the other was delicate, so he became more and more dissatisfied with Tan Yangui, and scolded him: "I have planned my day, and went to see the boy of the Fu family? He is not dead. In the old man's camp?"

Tan Yangui remained silent, feeling that her arm was soaked in cold sweat and it hurt a lot.

He had no idea about saving Liu Pu, and if Lu Guang stayed here and scolded him, how would he have time to plan this matter?

"Don't be angry, General. According to what my subordinates have seen, he has no choice but to return to Yan." Lu Ling knew that the General hates people who don't answer questions, so he could only smooth things over by himself. Please ask Yan Gui to go, but it's a pity that Vice General Li is too busy to tell the matter, forcing a small soldier to mention this matter in public today, everyone is watching, how can Yan Gui not go?"

General Lu Guang: "Oh? What's the point?"

Lu Ling: "In the army, the most important thing is the love of gowns and the friendship of brothers. In the past, there was an old saying that 'if you are rich, don't forget each other'. Now Yan Gui is a general in the army. The young master has been reduced to a prisoner, isn't it true that one is rich and the other is lost? In this way, if you refuse young master Fu's request in front of all the soldiers, you will end up losing your friend, and you will be afraid of returning to Yan in the future. It's hard to convince people."

The general nodded slightly, and his description seemed to be loose.

Lu Ling took advantage of the victory and pursued: "The words of the subordinates and Li Lan's words are all one-sided words, and you may or may not believe it. The general knows everything, why don't you listen to what Yan Gui himself said?"

The general nodded again, and looked at Tan Yangui who was kneeling on the side straight.

"Fu Qichen..." However, Tan Yangui racked his brains and couldn't remember what this young master had anything to do with him.He closed his eyes, and could only choke out one sentence: "The Fu family is Cheng's lackey, I have nothing to say."

However, although this sentence is weak and shallow to Tan Yangui, it is full of deep meaning in the ears of others, and it actually confirms the "brotherhood" between him and Young Master Fu.

People on the march value the word "brother" most, and Lu Guang is no exception.If Tan Yangui disregarded the relationship at this time, he would only hate this person even more; but Tan Yangui said "I have nothing to say", which made him suddenly feel that this child is still a bit bloody, and he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

In the past, he only looked down on this boy who was more delicate than his daughter's, but he didn't want to be a man who valued affection.

That being the case, it's not impossible to let the little boy go.Lu Guang thought about it.But even though that kid is useless, his father still has some status, so it's not so easy to let him go.Isn't that what King Xiang meant by throwing him here?

You can't kill, you can't let go, but this kind of favor is not easy to sell.

The general glanced at Lu Ling.

As expected of a cleverness, Lu Ling made up his mind at this glance, stepped forward calmly and said: "Yan Gui, you also know that the Fu family is Cheng Nan's vassal, so just let the young master go free, in the eyes of the world, It's the person we dare not detain Cheng Nan, it's really inappropriate. How about this, I'll take care of him in private, and treat him as a distinguished guest in the army. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone in the world to explain to each other?"

How could it be bad?

The general is very satisfied, the people in the army are not stable, now is the time for him to offend King Xiang's clan, how could he secretly release the captives at this time to anger the tyrannical King Xiang?

Tan Yangui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If the general really opened his mouth to let people go, he would definitely bring "Little Master Fu" to thank him. Once he was recognized, wouldn't it be a sheep in a tiger's mouth, with nothing to do?

"Yan Gui, although the circumstances are justifiable this time, you acted too recklessly." After Lu Ling reconciled, the tone of the general's reproach became softer, and at best it could only be regarded as an elder's apology. The reckless child complained, "The documents and ultimatums are all extremely important things. Thankfully, Li Lan handed them in for you today. If they fall into the hands of others, how much trouble will it cause?! Could it be a mere Fu family?" Cub, is it more important than the safety of my army?"

"I didn't go to see Fu Qichen."

"You didn't go..." In the past, when Tan Yangui was being scolded, he would stand quietly and didn't even refute a word. This time, he made a sudden noise, which made General Lu stunned, and couldn't help but ask him: "Didn't you go to see the Fu family boy?"