Chapter 3500: Common words make gold, but accumulation destroys bones.
Chapter 3499: Common words make gold, but accumulation destroys bones.
"What did he come back for?"
"This guy still has the nerve to come back?"
"Weren't you taken away?"
"Is this okay?"
The chirping sound seemed to be an invisible curse that continued to linger in Ma Yue's ears.
The sky is dark and the ground is gray.
Ma Yue lowered his head and walked silently through the camp.
The soldiers around him pointed at him, but after Ma Yue turned his eyes away, he pretended to be nonchalant again.
"What are you doing?!" A military academy member came over and scolded the soldiers who had gathered to discuss, "They are all so idle?! Have the ditches been dug? Have the tents been sorted? Have all the shifts been completed?"
The soldiers seemed unwilling to let go of the fun of teasing and ridicule in this winter. They walked back angrily and whispered back, "This guy falsely accused General Zhang. Can't we say a few more words? We are here for General Zhang."
Embarrassed..."
"Are you complaining?" The military academy heard the soldier's muttering, "You are the only one who wants to leave us! Who are you, General Zhang? I don't see you getting close to General Zhang on weekdays! It was the same thing you said last time, General Zhang."
You are partial, good things don’t come to you, but bad things come to you! Did you say that? Why are you pretending now? Go back to work!"
The soldier then closed his mouth and swayed away.
The military academy turned to look at Ma Yue, who was still walking forward with his head lowered, sighed slightly, and turned to leave.
Ma Yue shuffled back to his tent.
Setting up the tent is very simple.
A pit was dug in the middle to set up a bonfire. A few wooden boards were laid on the side, with some hay on top and a mat on top. The bedding was a piece of gray-black leather, probably sewn from sheepskin. Since the Han Dynasty
The nitrification leather-making technology of China was not as good as that of later generations, so the leather was not soft, and could only barely keep out the cold.
"General!"
When the Ma Yue guard inside the tent saw Ma Yue coming back, he quickly stood up.
Ma Yue walked into the tent, his vision dimmed for a moment, and it took him a moment to recover.
It was cold inside the tent. Not only was there no campfire, but there were also no people. Originally, this tent could sleep seven or eight people, but now only two people were left.
"Where are the others...the others?"
Ma Yue felt a little chill in his heart.
"They're all gone..." one of the remaining guards replied, "These guys! They usually talk nice when they take money, but they turn around and run away when something happens! A bunch of bastards..."
Ma Yue glanced at the weapons and armor piled in the corner of the tent, then lowered his head and sat on the mat in silence.
The hussar army system is a dual-track system of recruitment and troops.
The professional soldiers who were recruited by the Hussar with money and equipment were assigned to the commander's military academy or generals during battles. According to the Han tradition, the generals would maintain a certain private tribe.
The bureau system was inherited by the Han Dynasty from the Qin Dynasty. At first, the bureau was just a name for the military structure system, but by the Eastern Han Dynasty, the bureau had changed from the national military system to a collective name for individual private armed forces. Although the private bureau was
, from the Three Kingdoms to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it gradually became a
In view of the harm to the country, local and individual armed forces make the central control of the country basically equal to zero. However, everything has pros and cons. In times of war, this kind of private army of local individuals has also allowed many rural people to get certain benefits.
shelter and enjoyed a certain degree of security.
Moreover, a tribe composed entirely of clans has a very strong combat effectiveness. Not to mention Cao Cao, even the Jiangdong soldiers who are often considered weak-footed shrimps also have heroic and unyielding battle examples. In the battle of Xiaoyaojin, in order to cover
Sun Quan retreated, but Ling Tong led three hundred troops to fight to the death and resist Zhang Liao's attack. In the end, none of these soldiers were left. Only Ling Tong jumped into the river and escaped.
Maintaining a private army costs money. It is equivalent to a company recruiting lifelong employees, and instead of supporting one employee, it also needs to support the employee's family. Even if the employee dies from a work-related injury, he will continue to support him.
The employee and his family will be cared for until the company goes bankrupt or the employee leaves voluntarily.
The current situation in Ma Yue is that employees leave on their own initiative.
Ma Yue's family background is already thin. It's not like some big families have maintained private military tribes for several generations...
The tree fell and the hozens scattered.
Although these scattered guards may not be able to find their next family for a while, they still dispersed.
"General... do you want to find them back?" The guard said, "At least I will give them money..."
"Forget it..." Ma Yue shook his head and after half a sentence, he found that his voice was hoarse.
When you go to the battlefield, you cannot quit the escort part. You have to share life and death with the general, and you have to protect the general even if you risk your life. But after you get off the battlefield, you are allowed to quit. But generally speaking, no one will change jobs easily, so
These escort parts of Ma Yue are also in compliance with the rules when they are offline in non-combat conditions.
In addition, when these escorts left, they did not take away their armor, swords and guns...
"General, how can you just let it go?"
The guard was still a little angry.
Did we agree to share life and death together?
When they were eating, drinking, and taking Ma Yue's money, they thanked each other with each mouthful. Now that something happened to Ma Yue, those promises made with pats on the chest will not just be treated as farts and be over, right?
Moreover, these escorts said that Ma Yue's behavior was stained, but they just walked away when the general was in trouble, and then they could feel at ease? In the final analysis, it is not selfish? What does it have to do with Ma Yue's previous double-standard behavior?
Differentiate? Be brave when blaming others, but be submissive when talking about yourself? Others are wrong first, so you can feel at ease when you are wrong?
"They're all a bunch of bastards!" Another guard also scolded, "One thing is the same thing! When I took the money, I smiled like a flower, and now they all run faster than the rabbits! There are also logistics.
Those guys!
I was a big brother before, but now I want my eyes to grow on the top of my head! Damn it! Who has never done anything wrong in this life? Who is the fucking Great Sage?
What kind of waistband are you wearing..."
"Hey! Please stop saying a few words..." The previous guard tugged, then turned to Ma Yue and said, "General...we are not saying that you are wrong..."
"I was indeed wrong..." Ma Yue smiled bitterly and emphasized again, "Forget it... let them go..."
The two guards fell silent. After a while, one guard couldn't help but said, "General... about this... what did the Qiaoqi say..."
Ma Yue was silent for a moment, and then said, "Remove the post...go to the snowy area, and...go find some thorns for me...I will go find General Zhang to bear the thorns to apologize..."
"What?"
"Negative thorn?"
The two guards couldn't help shouting.
Ma Yue nodded.
"How about... later?" A guard said, "Now... wait until it gets dark before going..."
"Yes, yes, let's go later...otherwise the whole camp will watch, and we won't be laughed to death by then..." Another guard also advised.
Ma Yue remained silent for a longer time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I said the wrong thing in front of people. How can I apologize for it behind people's backs now? Go find Jingtiao, don't say any more!"
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On the other side, Zhang Liao's guards also rushed into Zhang Liao's tent, "General! That guy is back!"
"What is that guy?"
"It's that beast named Ma!"
Zhang Liao's face immediately darkened when he heard this, "You bastard! You can slap your own words!"
The guard's eyes widened, "General! He was the one who harmed you..."
"What did it hurt me?" Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "Did it cause my family to be destroyed, or did it cause me to die without a complete body? Tell me, what did it hurt me?"
"Well...he ruined your reputation!" said the guard, "that guy framed you, the general!"
Zhang Liao pointed at the guard and said, "If you speak rudely and insult an officer, slap your face first and then speak."
The guard was about to say more, but he was grabbed by the guard captain, who glared angrily, "Why, your wings are so stiff that you don't even listen to the words of the general?!"
The guard then shut up.
The guard captain handed the guard a wooden stick.
The guard bit him and was slapped twice in the face.
Zhang Liao heard the sound and glanced at the guard captain.
The guard captain smiled and stepped aside.
Zhang Liao didn't care about the guard captain's behavior, but waved his hand and said, "Sit."
"Do you know why I slapped you first?" Zhang Liao asked the guard who was slapped.
"Because...my words were inappropriate..." the guard replied.
Zhang Liao nodded, "Yes or no. The slap is to punish you, but also to protect you! In this tent, I punish you, and the matter is over, otherwise...if I send you to Pang Lingjun,
Military tent, what do you think it will be? At least twenty army sticks are indispensable, right?"
The guard sniffed and finally lowered his head, "Thank you, General..."
Zhang Liao said with some emotion: "What I fear most is not punishment, but just leaving it alone without dealing with it... When will we wait..."
Shelving was the habitual practice of the feudal dynasty.
This was especially prominent in the Ming Dynasty, because the Ming Dynasty was so unique. The emperor left the seal on the watch, and it might be issued in a few days, or in a few years, or in more than ten years, or even in a lifetime...
Once the seal of success comes out, there will be overwhelming wind, rain and thunder!
Zhang Liao was afraid that Pang Tong would not reveal anything, and he was also afraid that Fei would not reveal anything about it.
"This is a good thing, do you understand?" Zhang Liao said in a deep voice.
"How can this be a good thing?" The guard still didn't understand.
Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile and shake his head, "It seems that your slap in the face was in vain...you are not making progress..."
The guard was confused, but the guard captain on the side seemed to understand something, "General, according to what you said...Pang Lingjun's side..."
Zhang Liao nodded, "So... you were saying bad things about Pang Lingjun before... Should I also arrest and punish you one by one in the name of false accusation?"
"How can this be the same?" One of the guards disagreed with Zhang Liao's statement.
A few days ago, when Pang Tong did not deal with Ma Yue on the spot, but sent Ma Yue to Fei Qiang, some of Zhang Liao's guards were discussing whether Pang Tong was partial, ignored Zhongliang, listened to slander, and wanted to kill meritorious officials.
Wait, even if Zhang Liao stopped them, he didn't say it openly, but he was still muttering behind his back.
"If I hadn't stopped you two days ago..." Zhang Liao pointed to those who had whispered bad things about Pang Tong behind his back, "Then what you said was heard by others and spread, causing a lot of trouble.
What will happen when we get older...?"
"How can it be the same?" The guard still couldn't understand, "I just said it casually...I didn't take it seriously..."
The smile on Zhang Liao's face slowly faded, and his brows gradually raised, "Others said it was slander and a beast, but I said it just casually and didn't take it seriously? My place is small, I'm afraid I can't accommodate a great god like you!"
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Only then did the guard realize the problem, and quickly fell to the ground with a thud, and slapped himself, "Damn it... Xiao Xiao, what he said was unintentional... Xiao Xiao takes back those words he said before..."
In addition, the guard captain on the side also hurriedly stepped forward and kicked the guard on the butt. "Such a big man has no control over his mouth! If you keep talking too much, I will follow the example of the talkative woman in the market and I will peel off your skin."
, let you go to the market to fetch water and chat with those women!」
Zhang Liao sighed, his eyebrows gradually lowered, "Misfortune comes from the mouth... It would be okay if I took it back... Back then... Oh, forget it, get up, remember, if there is another time, it won't be me."
Don't be merciful... You think you can just say it, or others think you think it's okay to say it. There are problems with these ideas... You must know that the sound of a crowd makes gold..."
While he was talking, suddenly there was a noise outside the big tent, coming from far and near, hee hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee.
Zhang Liao was stunned, "What's the fuss about?"
A guard rushed out of the tent and came back quickly, "General... He, Ma, General Ma is here carrying thorns on his back..."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao immediately stood up and walked out of the tent.
As soon as I got out of the tent, I saw Ma Yue walking slowly in the camp and on the road between the tents, with a thorn stick on his back and his head lowered. Behind Ma Yue, there were a group of people.
The soldiers followed and surrounded them, like a circle of spectators who saw someone fall or jump from a building.
Some people were laughing and joking, some were pointing, some were chirping, and some were silent.
When some people saw it, they shook their heads and walked away. There were also some people who were going to do something, so they put down what they were doing and gathered around.
People eat grains, but they produce all sorts of things.
Ma Yue's head was buzzing, and the surrounding sounds were like waves, hitting him in the face.
The cold north wind blew on his exposed skin, and soon he could not help but shiver.
He tried hard not to tremble and not to appear timid because of trembling, but this body's instinctive reaction would not be transferred due to his will.
It's like he can't control the mouths of the surrounding soldiers.
Even many of these soldiers are the cavalry he brought out back then...
When he stepped on the ground, he felt a little uneven, as if he was stepping on a mud swamp.
Why?
He was indeed wrong.
But why was he wrong about one thing, like everything?
Could it be that those people can make no mistakes in their lives, and if they make mistakes, they will be destroyed immediately?
And the soldiers he taught before are either silent now, or they are jumping up and shouting the loudest...
Why is this?
The more Ma Yue is not a smart person, he can't figure it out.
He was wrong, and he came to admit his mistake.
"The sinner Ma Yue..." When Ma Yue saw Zhang Liao, he shook his head, but quickly lowered his head and fell to the ground, "Apologise to General Zhang... Please punish General Zhang..."
Zhang Liao hurriedly took a few steps forward, stepped forward and caught Ma Yue. His tentacles were startled, and he quickly tore off the thorns Ma Yue was carrying, threw it aside, and then tore off his own cloak.
, covering Ma Yue, "Brother Ma, you don't have to be like this! It's just a squabble... There are still fights between the lips and teeth. If you make it clear, it will be fine... Look at how cold you are, come on, come to me
It’s warm inside the tent!』
Ma Yue smiled miserably, "It doesn't matter... I'm going to the snowy area... It's better to adapt to the cold earlier... I'm guilty..."
"You are not guilty! You are only wrong!" Zhang Liao frowned and said, "Brother Ma, I am still standing here! You are just wrong! Even if you are guilty, you can still be guilty of meritorious service, let alone it is just a fault? This is not a crime! Don't say anything else.
Sin!』
Ma Yue's eyes turned red, "General Zhang..."
"Just call me Wenyuan!" Zhang Liao pulled Ma Yue, "Just like before, call me Wenyuan! Come on, let's talk in the tent!"
Ma Yue stood still and shook his head, "I... feel ashamed... I have no shame to do this again..."
After saying that, Ma Yue saluted again and staggered away.
The soldiers around were standing and chattering.
"What are you pretending to be?"
"This man deserves to die..."
"Dare to speak ill of General Zhang..."
"General Zhang is a great hero! Speaking ill of General Zhang is treason!"
"Now just apologize and that's it? Nothing is that cheap..."
Zhang Liao listened, the anger gradually gathered on his face, and shouted loudly, "What nonsense are you talking about! Are you all blind? General Ma just came here shirtless, don't you see the scars on his body?! General Ma also has meritorious service"
People! General Ma said something wrong and he is in trouble here! What are you doing and what are you talking about?! You bastards! Retreat quickly! If you gather people to make noise again, you will be severely punished!"
Some soldiers left long ago, but some soldiers were unwilling and did not dare to approach. They just opened their mouths from a distance and shouted, "General Zhang, we are fighting for you!"
In fact, it is the same in any era. Those who clamor for trouble are actually a small group of people, but this small group of people will talk about "us" every day...
"No more noise for no reason! Forty army batons march!" Zhang Liao shouted angrily, "Don't retreat yet!"
Seeing that Zhang Liao seemed to be serious, the soldiers left in anger.
Zhang Liao watched these soldiers leave, his brows did not relax, but instead furrowed more and more.
"General?" said the guard standing aside, "They have good intentions..."
"Good intentions?" Zhang Liao frowned, "Do you really think they have good intentions? If I remember correctly, some of the soldiers who just insulted General Ma were taught by General Ma..."
"Ah? This..."
Zhang Liao turned around and said, "I'll go find your lord..."