Luoshui Dongliu

Zhao Shen noticed that the trembling of the person at his feet had subsided, looked down, and saw Lu Youzhi with his eyes closed, his whole body motionless despite the whip being raised and lowered, his heart suddenly trembled.He stretched out his hand, and touched Lu You's nose with trembling fingers. He felt a gossamer-like breath passing through his fingers, and his heart suddenly relaxed.The execution guard also saw that Lu Youzhi was fainted, so he put away his whip and stood aside.Zhao Shen twitched his cheek muscles, and was about to say something when he suddenly found that Lu Youzhi was holding the corner of his robe in his hands.When he was tortured just now, he held his fingers on the ground, and his fingertips were all worn out, and now the cloth was also stained with blood, just as if there was a certain day when he stood by his side, drunk on the treetops above his head. A few peach blossoms dyed in the spring breeze.

Zhao Shen's heart was shocked. Did the person who was talking and laughing at Yan Yan at that time wish he could poke a knife into his heart? He suddenly remembered that his father didn't seem to avoid talking about the city of Ji when he was alive, and even said with a smile: "Everyone in the world knows The blood of Zhu Wen's troops flowed into rivers that day, but their blood is blood, isn't it the blood of my iron cavalry? You see how tragic the battlefield is. One day of wind and rain, the blood of the two armies was combined and washed away. This In troubled times, who can really tell right from wrong?"

Back then, the blood of the [-] surrendered troops in Beicheng and his father's cavalry and horses, the blood of the tens of thousands of Xiyan troops outside the city and the [-] defenders of Luocheng under his command, the blood of Lu Youzhi and his own Zhao Shen, are they all as father said? Like, just a storm can wipe it all away, leaving no trace in the world?

Zhao Shen felt sore in his chest, but he didn't want to show it, so he secretly pulled the corner of the robe held in Lu Youzhi's hand.Unexpectedly, after pulling it twice, it didn't move.He could only bend down and break off the fingers one by one. Seeing that the fingers were tightly clenched, he felt pity in his heart. He didn't know what Lu Youzhi was like, but what did he want to say to himself?

Seeing that he looked tired, Xie Rang thought to himself that the interrogation in the middle of the night would not yield any results, and it would be even worse if the trial continued, so he said: "General, let's go back and rest, I will deal with the aftermath of this case."

Zhao Shen forced a wry smile and said: "Today is also an anecdote, a spy was to be tried, but an enemy who killed his father and ancestors was found out."

There was really no way to answer this, Xie Rang had no choice but to persuade him: "He can't escape here anyway, general, don't be in a hurry."

Zhao Shen was silent, and said for a long time: "Master Hard Work." He got up and walked to the door, and suddenly turned his head to see Lu Youzhi lying on the ground half body soaked in blood, with mixed emotions in his heart, and said after a long time: "He is still a member of our army, you ask someone to do it for him. Heal her well, and don't treat her poorly with food and clothing."

Seeing Zhao Shen gone, Xie Rang sighed, commanded the guards to carry Lu Youzhi to the straw couch, and sent for the medical officer.Suddenly the medical officer came and was startled when he saw this scene.Xie Rang blamed him and said: "The injuries on the battlefield are much more serious than this, but the doctor has never seen them?" The medical officer only said yes, and hurriedly fetched warm water and a towel for wound medicine.

After a few tosses and turns, Lu Youzhi has slowly woken up, he could hear the footsteps of people coming and going in the room in a trance, suddenly he felt someone approaching, and suddenly felt a pain in his body.He was caught off guard and groaned, and also dodged to one side.Xie Rang quickly pressed his shoulder and said: "Join the army and bear with it, the medical officer wants to treat the wound." Only then did Lu Youzhi wake up, it turned out that it was no longer torture.Seeing that he was awake, Xie Rang asked someone to bring some water. Lu Youzhi took a sip, and the dryness in his throat was relieved a little, but he asked, "Where's Zhao Shen?"

Xie Rang said: "General Zhao ordered someone to treat you properly..."

Lu Youzhi shook his head and stopped him, "I just asked if he is here now?"

Xie Rang was puzzled, so he replied, "Not here." Lu Youzhi nodded slightly, then frowned and closed his eyes.

The medical officer wiped off the blood stains, and then applied the wound medicine.Xie Rang saw that Lu Youzhi was moaning and trembling at this moment, he no longer had the stubbornness just now, and suddenly understood why he had to ask Zhao Shenke just now, he couldn't help but sighed again.

The medical officer treated the wound, and by the time the work was done, it was already late at night.Everyone followed Xie Rang out, only to hear him say: "No one is allowed to go out and talk nonsense about tonight." When they reached the door of the cell, they whispered to the jailer: "Don't wrong Lu Canjun, there is just one thing. You have to pay attention, no matter who comes to see him, you must report to me."

The jailer said: "Master, don't worry, General Zhao just explained this matter."

After hearing this, Xie Rang nodded and smiled slightly: "This is even better."

Lu Youzhi heard the lock of the cell door, and the sound of footsteps went far away, knowing that everyone had gone.He was very tired at first, but when he closed his eyes and wanted to sleep, all kinds of scenes lingered in his mind again, making him restless.When Zhao Shen's father, Zhao Jing, invaded Beicheng, he was still very young, his mind was ignorant and his memory was unclear.He seemed to remember seeing Zhao Jing, but as time went by, he couldn't even remember the faces of his parents clearly, and how could he really remember this stranger who had met from a distance.Besides, that vague impression was probably a result of later imaginings, and the bloody night had rendered and fixed the image of this person into a red-faced black horse with leopard eyes and steel whiskers; so much so that before he saw Zhao Shen for the first time, he still thought, this must be true. He was also a rough-looking man.But when he really saw Zhao Shen, he felt dazzled by the sunlight and lost his mind for a moment.

The young general was holding a bow and nocking an arrow. He was tall and tall, with a stretched posture, and a stern face with thick eyebrows and dark eyes under his dark eyes. He really looked good.That day, Zhao Shen shot nine arrows in a row and all hit the bull's-eye. As the setting sun set, his awe-inspiring demeanor was as straight as Hou Yi shooting the sun.

At that time Lu Youzhi originally came with the idea of ​​living in the tiger's lair and killing the enemy with his hands, but he didn't expect to lose his mind suddenly at that time.Looking back now, the lack of concentration at that moment was the root of all troubles.

Before this moment, he always thought of the Zhao family in Luocheng and hated him to the bone. If it wasn't for Zhao Jing, why would he be wandering alone under the fence.The Yuchi family rescued him, but it was not for nothing that he spent money on him.He used to worry every day that he would be kicked out because of his stupid behavior, even though it would be ridiculous to have such a thought in the future, but the fear and bitterness of being cautious and cautious over the years is nothing to be understood by outsiders.The Zhao family in Luocheng occupies an important town in the Central Plains, no one dares not to be afraid, and Yuchi has so many thoughts about getting rid of this tiger tooth flower.Lu Youzhi knew that sooner or later he was just one of the chess pieces in the ambition of fighting for the world behind the curtain, and he was not the only one.What's more, he should always repay the kindness he receives, and he will eventually have the fullness of Yuchi's status as a monarch and minister.

The entanglement in life experience, the family feud, the gratitude to others, and the entrustment of the lord, all of which are enough to deeply suppress the amazing love at first sight.However, the deeper it gets, the brighter it gets, and the more frustrated it becomes. In the past four years, people's hearts have been turned upside down.If their ancestors had never had such grievances, he and Zhao Shen would not have come to where they are today, but if their ancestors had never had such grievances, how would they ever meet each other.

Zhou Gan followed Zhao Shen back to the tent, looked at Zhao Shen's expression, and quietly dismissed the guards in front of the door.Zhao Shen took off his outer armor, lay down on the ground, covered his face with his hands and let out a long sigh.Zhou Qian knelt beside him and bowed to the water and said in a low voice: "The air is damp and cold, general, go to sleep on the couch." Seeing that Zhao Shen should not respond, he thought for a moment and said: "General, you can't worry about Lu Canjun?"

Hearing this, Zhao Shen suddenly turned over and sat up, and said with a cold expression, "Hu Bai."

Zhou Gan hung up his outer armor, took off Zhao Shen's boots, and then said in a low voice: "I don't want to see the general suffering too much. You have lost weight these few days."

Although he didn't talk much, he cared deeply. He was Zhao Shen's bodyguard since he was a child. Although he was younger, he was actually almost the same as a brother with a different surname.He saw that Zhao Shen had been working hard for days, and his eyes were blue. After all, he was a teenager at heart, and his words were already choked with sobs.

Zhao Shen didn't expect him to be like this, and he was a little moved, he slowed down his tone and said in a low voice: "What's going on right now, why are you crying?"

Zhou Qiandao: "I'm afraid that the general will collapse, but how will our eight thousand brothers and the people in the city be doing well?"

Zhao Shen's expression became more and more solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "As long as I am here, I will keep you safe."

The two were talking, Xie Rang asked to see him outside.Zhou Gan hurriedly put the cushions over, asked Xie to let him sit, and then retreated by himself.

Zhao Shen was wondering why Zhou Gan went out, and Xie Rang asked, "How does the general want to deal with Lu Youzhi?"

Zhao Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "The master said so."

Xie Rang said: "This matter is a bit troublesome. Firstly, I don't know what news he wants to spread; secondly, I don't know what conspiracy they have in their internal and external cooperation. All of these must be interrogated. But I guess Lu Youzhi may have a death wish. How to induce it?" I'm afraid he will have to find another way to confess."

Zhao Shendao: "Of course it would be best if you can ask for a confession again; if you can't, then it's time to call it quits."

Xie Rang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "How did the general say this?"

Zhao Shen said coldly: "People's hearts are fluctuating now, it's just a good time to make an example, and break the thoughts outside the city."

Xie Rang was shocked and said: "General, don't be reckless!"

The expression on Zhao Shen's face remained unchanged: "The enemy is at hand, let's cut the mess quickly," he said with his right fist slamming on the ground, "I don't believe that a spy from Xiyan can make waves in our army."

Xie Rang saw that he seemed to have made up his mind, so he stopped talking, and reported to Zhao Shen the few important things he had done during the day, and talked for another half an hour before retreating.Zhao Shen listened to the sound of the bang outside the tent and it was the fourth watch. He had been exhausted for the past few days and couldn't rest.But the dream was not stable, he always felt the sound of mourning and groaning in his ears, he was in a daze, and he heard someone walking outside the door, he woke up suddenly, opened his eyes and got up and shouted: "Who is it?"

It was Zhou Gan who came in, Zhao Shen frowned and said: "So it was you, I was just wondering, but where did you go after the master came?"

Zhou Qian bowed his head and said, "Don't be upset, General, I just went to see Lu Canjun."

Zhao Shen was stunned, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Nonsense, you are not on duty outside the door, go to see what he is doing!"

Zhou Qian didn't answer, but said: "Jianjun has already slept peacefully, but he is a little hot. The jailer said that the medical officer left some antipyretic medicine. If he has a fever, he will take it with him. It doesn't matter."

Zhao Shen stared at him for a while, Zhou Gan thought he was going to have a seizure, so he just bowed his head and said nothing, after a while Zhao Shen said in a dull voice: "Don't do this again. I want to sleep for a while, you go down." Zhou Gan responded and hurriedly said He went to put out the candlesticks, and heard Zhao Shen say again: "There is no need to do these things, go to rest."

He watched Zhou Gan go out, the idea he had made just now was disturbed by this Anu, and now he hesitated again, I don't know what the situation will be if this move goes on, if it is not arranged properly, it will be a big disturbance, but it will be full of worries in the end Can't resist the drowsiness all over the body, and sleep in a daze.

For the next two or three days, the Xiyan army continued to provoke the city every day, Zhao Shen strictly ordered all the troops to stand still, and when the fight was tight, they shot down the city with random arrows, and the Xiyan army retreated without mentioning it.

But on the evening of the third day, Wei Chiyuan, the governor of Xiyan, and his younger brother Wei Chizhong were eating meat and drinking wine in their tents.Yu Chizhong said with a smile: "This Zhao Shen is also very naughty, hiding in the city like a turtle, rubbing it every day makes people tired."

Yu Chiyuan cut the mutton leg and said: "He wants to stand firm and wait for help. If you want to fight quickly, he will naturally refuse." He also said: "Zhang Di went to the city to find the internal response, or there is no news?"

Yuchi said in the middle: "I have never heard of it."

Yu Chiyuan sighed and said: "I think it's gone forever, but it's a pity that he has the ability to come and go."

Yu Chizhong chewed the mutton and said, "Not necessarily, I haven't heard any news from the city in the past few days."

Yu Chiyuan shook his head and said, "I hope so. I thought I could get a plan for the defense of the city and save some energy when attacking the city."

Yuchi sneered: "Brother, what you said is wrong. Could it be that you and my brother can't take down this Luo City with real swords and guns, and you still have to rely on these meticulous methods?"

Yu Chiyuan took a sip of his wine and said, "Don't underestimate the enemy, it's not easy to win Los Angeles quickly."

Yuchi said in the middle: "If you can't fight quickly, you will be exhausted. Whoever dares to rescue us should just gather around and help, buy one and build one."

Yu Chiyuan sighed and said: "You only know how to fight and kill, and you don't think about it. If you and I command tens of thousands of troops, people will be suspicious. If Luocheng cannot be attacked for a long time and stay outside for a long time, no matter how many tongues are in the court, it will be uneasy. Gather heavy troops Under Yujian City, it is a big taboo for military strategists, and when the backyard catches fire again, when there is no food or drink, who do we turn to for rescue?"

The two of them are cousins ​​of Yuchi Fuji, originally they were close relatives, but clan relatives have always had advantages and disadvantages in leading troops, both of them are guarding against each other, although this meaning cannot be put on the table, they are in the heart of each other I know it well.

Yu Chizhong was also secretly upset when he heard this, but he refused to lose his temper, and said: "Brother, you think too much of the Zhao family's son, although Luo City is strong, our brother is not a vegetarian, so it may not be necessary to ask him to guard him." hold on."

Yu Chiyuan said: "Zhao Shen is a bit ruthless. Haven't you heard that he followed Gao Yuan'an to attack Woye Town? Woye Town Chichi rebelled, and Gao Yuanchong sent his younger brother Gao Yuanan to put down the rebellion. The cavalry of the Zhao clan went with Yuan An. At that time, Zhao Jing was still there, and he said that he wanted to guard Luocheng, so he sent Zhao Shen to fight on his father's behalf. Zhao Shen dared to contradict him, that's all, the Zhao family cavalry refused to listen to anyone except Zhao Shen, Gao Yuanan couldn't help it, that's what happened. Later, Zhao Shen personally led more than ten cavalry to lure the enemy. The iron cavalry set up an ambush to meet him. It is said that in that battle, he was hit by several stray arrows, and the wounds went deep into his bones without paying attention. He wiped out the elite Chile cavalry in the first battle.

Yu Chizhong was fascinated by this, he clapped his palms for a long while and said: "Brother just said that our brother will recruit soldiers, and Zhao Shen's iron cavalry, and you are so aggressive, so you don't want to be jealous?"

Yu Chiyuan smiled and said: "All emperors in the world have ordinary minds. Zhao's more than 2000 cavalry are thorns in the hearts of many people. The drama in Luocheng has just begun."