Chen Chang and Zhou Yihai were puzzled when a dozen fast horses came rushing towards them.
When he saw Chen Chang and Zhou Yihai, the leading general reined in his horse hastily. Because the horse was too fast, he overran his head and had to turn back seven or eight feet.
Chen Chang looked up and saw the general. It was Commander Zheng who was determined to hunt down the bandits. He saw a stern look on his face, vaguely angry. His horse snorted as he approached Chen Chang. Commander Zheng pointed his whip at him and asked in a condescending voice.
: "Have you ever met Master Han?"
Chen Chang shook his head, feeling a little annoyed. You don't know where your own men are, so do I know?
The leader of the building, Han, said he was going on an inspection tour, but he didn't see him for a while. Chen Chang was also puzzled.
The small private soldier who was slapped by Leader Han naturally did not need to hold his tail between his legs in front of Chen Chang. He said coldly: "You and Leader Han are in charge of this fort together. How come you don't know where he is now?"
Chen Chang shook his head again, and the principal stepped forward on his horse, swung his whip, and a sharp whistling sound from the tip of the whip passed by his ear, which frightened Chen Chang and caused several other soldiers to burst into laughter.
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Military Commander Zheng was also amused. He called the Guards School back and said to Chen Chang: "Those bandits ran very fast, and I gained very little. I heard that you have also captured a few bandits before?"<
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Chen Chang suddenly understood what he meant. He was here to borrow someone’s head.
Except for Zhang Xiaoliu, most of the prisoners said they would no longer help the tyrants. Naturally, Chen Chang did not want their lives to be taken advantage of by Commander Zheng, so he listed the role played by Zhang Xiaoliu and others in preventing the enemy from retreating.
As soon as I reported it, I hope that Commander Zheng can be noble and spare Zhang Xiaoliu and others.
Commander Zheng lowered his head, and the smile on his face grew colder: "You are so courageous for a little scholar. If I hadn't led a team to rescue you, not to mention those bandits, even you would have been there long ago.
They lost their lives. What they did on top of the city was out of fear of your coercion and not sincere submission. Why not kill such people?"
Chen Chang knew that Commander Zheng was domineering, so he swallowed his anger and said: "Master Commander, they are ordinary people, and they have no choice but to become bandits when faced with the flames of war. My husband's promise is worth a lot of money. I have promised them to keep their lives. At this time, they will be killed."
If we kill them all, wouldn’t we be breaking our promise?”
Commander Zheng sneered with a livid face: "You promised to save their lives, but I didn't agree. Do I need your permission to kill a few bandit prisoners?"
Chen Chang secretly shouted, "If Commander Zheng insists on using force, Zhang Xiaoliu and others will be killed in an instant, and that will cost more than ten lives.
Although Zhang Xiaoliu was forced to cooperate with him, he saved his life in the end. It seemed that he really wanted to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Wouldn't it be a pity if Commander Zheng treated him as a bandit and killed him.
Immediately, his face became very ugly, and he even had the desire to kill people. He suppressed his anger and bowed his hands to Commander Zheng and said, "Master Commander, although these people are bandits who fell into the trap of bandits, they have already suffered a lot."
Change your past mistakes and help us guard this fort. Everyone here knows about the women, children, old and young. Please think twice about this matter!"
Zheng Junzhu saw Chen Chang refuting his face in public. He became angry for a moment and his face turned livid: "What a joke! Since they are thieves, how can they sincerely help you? If they fall into your hands, they have no other choice."
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"I still say the same thing, once you are a thief, you will always be a thief. If you don't kill him now, you will suffer the consequences in the future."
On the side, Shui Ling'er saw Chen Chang blatantly contradicting the Zhou army general, so she quietly pulled on his sleeve.
Chen Chang was filled with indignation at this moment. Seeing Shui Ling'er's reminder, he gently patted the back of her hand.
A wise man planned according to the times, thinking that being so tough was not a good idea, so he walked to Commander Zheng's horse and lowered his voice and said: "Master Commander, the lives of hundreds of people in Wubao were saved only because of Commander Zheng's timely rescue."
, no one can take away this credit."
"Just now, when I was appeasing the people, I listened to the people talking about the Lord Commander. All of them gave a thumbs up. Some people also said that the Lord Commander would send his magic soldiers from the sky to save the people from hanging upside down, and wait for the days to settle down.
, the villagers gathered gold, silver, money and silk to build a shrine for the military leader, set up a memorial tablet, fragrant flowers and beans, and made offerings to him."
Everyone is willing to listen to nice words, especially Commander Zheng. The harsh lines on his horse face slowly softened. He leaned up slightly on his horse and stared at Chen Chang: "What you are talking about has nothing to do with those captured mountains."
What does it have to do with thieves?"
Seeing that he had listened, Chen Chang hurriedly raised his hands and said: "The military leader doesn't know something. Some of the dozen captured bandits were from nearby villages and towns, and they fell off the grass because they could no longer survive.
There may be relatives of them among the people. If you kill them, it will damage your reputation..."
"Besides, the military leader's contribution to the rescue of Wubao is already quite impressive. The heads of a dozen bandits are not enough for you to add new achievements. The great knowledge is leisurely, and the small knowledge is short-term. The big words are arrogant, but the small ones are Zhan.
Zhan. Your Excellency, you will definitely win the title of general and marquis in the future. How can you lose a big thing because of a small thing?"
Commander Zheng suddenly frowned and said in a low voice: "This order has been passed down. There is no joke in the army. If we don't kill, where is the majesty of my commander?"
Chen Chang rolled his eyes and offered his advice in a low voice: "Sir, you can say that this is to test whether these prisoners really surrender, or to give them a warning."
Commander Zheng thought for a while and said, "That's very good!" He sat up straight and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay, that's good, so you can justify it."
His soldiers were dumbfounded after listening to it. This was the first time that Commander Zheng praised a person like this.
Commander Zheng asked again: "What's your name?"
Chen Chang reported his name. To be honest, he was not very sure about persuading the greedy military leader Zheng. He could only stand on the other side's side and understand the pros and cons.
Just like when Jin and Qin besieged Zheng, Zheng was in danger. At the critical moment, Zhu Zhiwu stepped forward and told Uncle Qin that if Zheng was destroyed, Qin would suffer hundreds of harms but not one benefit; if Zheng was abandoned, Qin would have hundreds of benefits but no harm.
The smarter Qin Bo was, the more he would listen to Zhu Zhiwu's persuasion. Sure enough, Qin not only withdrew its troops, but also left three generals to help defend Zheng.
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Commander Zheng nodded: "Very good, very good. Congratulations, please immediately send an order to the general to prevent them from killing those prisoners again."
The pro-military primary school called He Zha went to accept the order, and Chen Chang thanked him again.
Commander Zheng jumped off his horse and looked at Chen Chang again. When he saw that he was in rags, he said, "I think you are eloquent and quick-thinking. How about walking with me in the army?"
In his opinion, the other party will definitely burst into tears of gratitude, followed by a show of loyalty.
Unexpectedly, Chen Chang bowed and said: "Chen Chang thanks the military master for your kindness, but I have no intention of joining the army. I hope that the military master will bear with me."
Rejected, he actually refused?
Military Master Zheng was stunned. What he just proposed was something that no one could ask for, but it was actually rejected by this scholar.
The smile on his face gradually narrowed, and he squinted his eyes slightly, with a deep chill in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Lord Han striding over. At that moment, he didn't care about Chen Chang and turned Lord Han towards him.
Called over for discussion.
A man without strong bones would not be able to live securely. Chen Chang would naturally not commit himself to Commander Zheng. After he made a complaint, he was supported by Shui Ling'er and rushed to Zhang Xiaoliu. He was anxious in his heart, praying that these soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty would not be able to use their swords.
It’s better to be so fast, otherwise the lively Zhang Xiaoliu will turn into a dead Xiaoliu.
Shui Ling'er asked as he walked: "Young Master refused to agree to him just now. Is it really true that he has no ambition to join the army?"
Chen Chang nodded and said: "That's natural. I fight and kill every day. How can I bear the torture of my body and bones? What if I died on the battlefield that day, wouldn't you..."
"Ah?" Shui Ling'er yelled as if a cat's tail had been stepped on, and then quickly covered Chen Chang's mouth, "Bah, bah, bah, Ling'er is so damned, he didn't even think about this joint, what are you talking nonsense about?
, I have recovered from my injuries this time, and I am sure to be alive and well..."
Then I remembered that the half-sentence that Chen Chang was stuck in her mouth was probably about saying that she had become a widow, and suddenly a look of sadness appeared on her face.
Chen Chang looked at the sweet and charming face in front of him, and his heart was filled with infinite tenderness and love.
Shui Ling'er gently took her jade hand away from Chen Chang's mouth and whispered: "The young man will definitely live a long life in the future."
Chen sang: "You must still be as young and beautiful as you are now."
Shui Ling'er rolled her eyes at her and sighed: "Young Master is clearly trying to fool me. Time flies by, and your face grows old quickly. By then, I will be an old woman with silver hair on her head and wrinkles on her face. How can we talk about it?"
What is young and beautiful?"
At this moment, the sound of quarreling came from far ahead. When he looked carefully, he found the voices of Zhou Yihai and Ma Liang. Chen Chang couldn't help but wonder, what happened to these two people?
Panting, he came to the gate of Wubao and saw a circle of murderous Northern Zhou soldiers holding knives and guns, surrounding Zhou Yihai, Ma Liang and others. Behind them were Zhang Xiaoliu and others.
Captive.
The outer circle is surrounded by some people watching the excitement.
Chen Chang looked around and found that he had not seen the soldier named He Xi. He immediately understood that the soldier must be up to something.
This kid didn't come to deliver the order on purpose, just to make it a fact that Zhang Xiaoliu and others were killed. He's quite vicious.
After figuring out the reason, he hurriedly took a few steps to the crowd despite his body aches.
Among the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there was also the small school who had just accompanied him to pacify the people. The small school advised him: "Chen Langjun, please don't worry about this matter. The leader's surname is Tong, and he is a confidant of Commander Zheng."
Chen Chang couldn't help but ask: "Army Commander Zheng just now promised not to kill these prisoners, and also asked his personal soldier He Xi to come over and deliver the order. He obviously left first, why didn't I see him?"
The principal said bitterly: "That bastard named He must have known that you helped the owner of my family building, and he had a grudge, so he caused trouble in the middle."
After Chen sang his thanks, he was about to walk towards the center of the crowd, but the principal held him back and advised: "Chen Langjun, listen to my brother's advice, this matter is not something you can solve!"
At this time, Zhou Yihai also noticed Chen Chang and asked him to leave with a wink.
Not only did he see it, but Zhang Xiaoliu also saw it behind him. Zhang Xiaoliu immediately felt as if he had seen a life-saving straw and shouted with a cry: "Chen Langjun, help me, help me..."
As a result, everyone's eyes turned towards Chen Chang. The leader of the team, whose surname was Tong, saw that he was a scholar in tattered clothes. He shouted sternly: "Hey, get out of here quickly, don't delay me.
Waiting for work!"
Ignoring the dissuasion of Shui Ling'er and Xiao Xiao, Chen Chang separated from the crowd, limped to the center of the crowd, and gave Commander Zheng's order.
Unexpectedly, the boy leader didn't buy it at all, and said with a smile: "What a joke. When did I ask you, a scholar from the Back Liang Dynasty, to deliver the military orders of Zhou Dynasty?"
Before Chen Chang could speak, Zhou Yihai said coldly: "In that case, when will it be your turn to deal with my prisoners in the back beam?"
When Chen sang it, he was blown away.
Zhou Yihai was a straight man this time, and if he angered Boy Dui Zhengke, he would be in trouble. He took two steps forward and cupped his hands as if he had tightened a clockwork: "Tong Dui Zheng, don't be angry, don't be angry, just listen to what I have to say!"
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