Chapter 5 Return (No. 8 Middle School) While walking in Zhending, Li Xu heard the news that Yang Xuangan had been wiped out. "Good news, good news, the army has won a big victory a few days ago, and Yang Xuangan was crowned in Shangluo!" He was responsible for announcing this!
The messenger banged the gong hard and shouted hoarse, but the people on the street were obviously not very interested in it. The place where Yang Xuangan was killed was about one thousand fourteen or five hundred miles away from Hengshan County where Zhending was located. For
For most of them, who have never left their hometown more than a hundred miles from birth to death, Shangluo is as far away as Liuqiu. No one cares about what happens there and is not involved.
But the government didn't see it that way. Following the shouts of the officers, the newspaper was posted at the yamen gate. Li Xu stepped forward and took a look, and learned that Yang Xuangan was being chased by the army in Nexiang, less than a hundred miles away from Tongguan.
According to the description in the Di newspaper, the battle was so fierce that the rebels actually set up a large formation that was more than fifty miles long, with banners covering the sun. In order to repay the emperor's kindness, An Li Shu, the officers and soldiers were at Yu Wenshu's
Everyone under the leadership fought bravely and fought for the lead. Yang Xuangan was defeated three times in one day and was completely defeated. Finally, the two sides launched a decisive battle in Huangtianyuan, and the rebels were wiped out. Yang Xuangan broke through with more than a dozen followers and fled to Jialu. He knew that he
Unable to save his life, he ordered his younger brother Yang Jishan to kill him. After Yang Jishan killed Yang Xuangan, he immediately committed suicide. Before he died, he was captured by the army together with Yang Xuangan's head (Note 1). Yuwen Shuhao was so happy that he wrote it in the Di newspaper.
Ten times, Xuzi would not be surprised. What surprised him was that it was not the expected soldiers of the Xiongwu Camp that held back Yang Xuangan's westward march, but the food and grass in Hongnong County. According to the introduction in the Di newspaper, Yang Xuangan actually thought that he could
He captured Hongnong County before being chased by the army, and held on to the danger. As a result, he stayed at the foot of Hongnong City for three days and three nights. It was not until the scouts saw the flags of the pursuers that they had to lead the troops westward again. Therefore, the officers and soldiers
"Never sleeping, pursuing in hot pursuit" finally successfully quelled the most ridiculous rebellion since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
"The rebels who have no food to eat will naturally not run fast!" Xuzi smiled and looked away from the newspaper. The reason why Yang Xuangan took the risk to attack Hongnong County has been completely figured out. It is because the food and grass supplies have been completely cut off, and the threat
When it came to the survival of the rebels, the reason why Yuwenshu was able to end the war quickly was because the rebels were short of supplies and were so hungry that they had no fighting capacity. As for the long snake formation that stretches for fifty miles, only Yuwenshu likes to create such a large and useless
If Yang Xuangan, who has so much momentum and doesn't have many men left under his command, does this, he can only release more than a hundred men per mile, which is not enough to provide support for the army.
"Brothers Shiji and their outflanking operation failed!" Li Xu, while pulling his horse out of the city, speculated that the reason why the Xiongwu Camp failed to complete the mission was because the weather was not good. It rained heavily and the rivers swelled along the way. This is a reasonable explanation. There is another.
Maybe someone deliberately avoided the war passively and protested against the wanton behavior of the old thief Yu Wenshu. This latter inference made Xuzi feel a little pleasure in revenge, and at the same time, he was vaguely worried about the fate of his brothers.
It shows that he deliberately hides his edge. In order to control the entire army, this person may do something ruthless.
But now that he was thousands of miles away, no matter how worried he was, it was useless. Xuzi shook his head and threw these messy thoughts into the smoke and dust brought up by the horse's hooves.
The scenery along the way is very desolate, ten times more desolate than when Asahi led his troops through. At that time, there was still wheat in the fields that no one had harvested, so there would be no food on the people's faces. But now, the wheat in the fields has rotted, and the roadside is
A large number of refugees began to appear in groups. Most of them were old people, women and children. They carried all their belongings on their backs and flowed southward along the official road with no destination. Winter in the south came later and the temperature was not as good as
It's so cold in the north, so everyone's hope of surviving this winter is relatively high, but the local governments turned a blind eye to this. The Sui Dynasty did not allow people to move at will, but no official dared to stop the refugees on the ground under their jurisdiction and starve to death.
, they will be impeached. Once someone imitates Yang Xuangan and rises up, the black veil on their heads will be in danger.
Seeing the faces of the Xuzi refugees who were riding tall horses and walking in the opposite direction, there were expressions of disgust on their faces. It was these "official thieves" who were riding horses and carrying weapons, who robbed them of the last morsel of food in their homes.
The hatred for these people was even greater than that of Yang Xuangan who broke his peaceful life. But no one tried to pull Xuzi off the horse and divide his luggage. Compared with the refugees who did not have enough to eat, Li Xutai
He is almost nine feet tall and has a beard on his face, which makes people look like they dare not offend easily.
Li Xu once tried to be a good person. He stuffed some naan into a mother holding a child. When he just turned around and was about to mount his horse and drive away, there was a sad cry behind him. Xu Zi turned around.
, I saw the mother and son being pushed into a mud pit on the side of the road by a group of ragged guys. The naan rolls fell to the side, covered with mud. Then, those naan were snatched by those with the fastest hands and feet and stuffed into their mouths desperately.
Inside, the others were punching and kicking the guy who grabbed the naan, while trying to dig out a piece of residue from the corner of his mouth.
"What are you doing!" Xuzi shouted, dispersed the crowd with the back of his knife, helped up the mother and son, and fled away like flies. The woman glared at Xuzi with resentful eyes, and then snatched away his luggage.
He took out the naan again, then put down the child and neatly untied his clothes.
"Here!" The woman lay on the side of the road under Xuzi's shocked eyes, guarding the naan with her hands and spreading her legs. "Come on! Hurry up!" She ordered in a vague dialect, intending to use the fastest time.
After completing a transaction, the body covered with mud and filth, the sweat and weird smell stung people to the point of crying.
Li Xu didn't dare to desecrate that holy body with his eyes. He took out a handful of copper coins and put them next to the woman like a thief. Then he jumped on the horse and ran away as if he were fleeing. He didn't even dare to look back and see if the woman was wearing clothes.
Clothes, not daring to see if the refugees who had run away would turn around and take the food away from the mother and son again. He ran and ran until he saw the next city.
In the restaurant of Xianyu County, Boling County Office, Xuzi heard the news of His Majesty the Emperor's amnesty. Except for a few "chief culprits", all the children of the aristocratic families who participated in the rebellion and repented were pardoned by the Emperor. His Majesty even sentenced them to hard labor.
None. He just ordered the ministers to take their children and grandchildren home and keep them under good supervision. Yu Rou, who had made a great contribution to defecting before the battle, was actually awarded an officer and climbed directly to the position of a fourth-rank military general.
Xu Zi understood that he had been fooled again. Since those guys with names in the rebel army could be spared by His Majesty the Emperor, a staff member like Yang Fuzi who had no ambition in the rebel army would not be held accountable. As for himself, he secretly let his mentor go.
This behavior is probably not a big deal and will not be punished by the court at all.
"Why am I so stupid!" Li Xu regretted it and couldn't help but slap the table heavily. As a result, the old shopkeeper of the restaurant was frightened and ran over at a speed that was extremely inappropriate for his age.
"Master Jun, what else do you want?" The old shopkeeper nodded and bowed, and asked in a trembling voice. Ever since the other party entered his shop, the old man has been praying to God to be merciful and protect him from this disaster, but God didn't listen.
After hearing his prayer, the military master was still angry and prepared to make him walk around without food.
The few diners in the store stood up at the same time, put their food money on the corner of the table, and quietly slipped out. The military master looked for trouble. They didn't dare to care that these guys were all desperadoes who had returned from Liaodong and killed people.
If you dig into the ravine in the suburbs, you can gather a group of people in a few days to provoke them. The whole family and even the neighbors will not be able to live in peace.
"No, no, check out!" Li Xu realized that his behavior had frightened the old man, smiled apologetically, and said that he was not surprised that others regarded him as a soldier, even though he did not bring a single entourage with him when he left Xiongwu.
He also completely changed into the common attire of ordinary people in the city, but his long military career has left a deep mark on him. No matter where he goes, people will identify his identity within half a stick of incense, and then they will come from afar.
hide aside
"Master, you want to pay the bill?" The old commander couldn't believe his ears. In the past two months, he had seen many military officers passing by, and they all said that the emperor was merciful if he allowed them to eat and drink for free without grabbing and taking away.
Who has ever paid a penny? He confirmed it again with a trembling voice. After receiving Li Xu's confirmation again, he lifted up the corner of his clothes and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and stammered: "Small, small business.
No, I don’t dare to count the money. If the military master is used to eating, I will reward you with five, no, three, three coins. That’s enough!"
"Sanwen?" Li Xu asked in surprise that his uncle's family owned a restaurant. He knew the price of a plate of donkey meat and three naan he ate today. Although food was cheap in the Sui Dynasty when he was at home, this meal only cost three Wen.
It was impossible to imagine that his strange and overly exaggerated expression was so frightening that the old shopkeeper waved his hand repeatedly, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no more, just get used to it, little brother, hurry up and cut three more kilograms of donkey meat for the master,"
Wrap it up with ribs and flowers, don’t have a speck of white meat on it!”
"Oh, I'll be here right away! Wait a moment, Master!" the waiter promised, and ran away, greeting the shameless soldier and ruffian from the eighth generation in his belly, "A white-eyed wolf who eats people but doesn't spit out scum, sooner or later he will have to eat something."
It’s all over the ditch! What kind of thing knows how to bully ordinary people..."
Seeing the commotion in the restaurant, Li Xu knew that he had gotten into trouble again. He had been in the army for a long time, and he had actually forgotten about the human world and sophistication outside. Thinking of this, he apologetically took out more than thirty pieces of meat from his carry-on bag.
While stuffing it into the old shopkeeper's hand, he explained as pleasantly as possible: "Master, don't panic, I'm not here to rob anything. You keep the money, today's meal, and the meat that will be cut later!"
"Master, master, we can't use this much, we can't use this much!" The old shopkeeper trembled with fright, threw all the copper coins on the ground and fell down with a plop. The old man picked them up and explained loudly, "It's really not needed.
There are so many, Master Jun, you have already given me a favor by coming here to eat!"
A hand suddenly stretched out in front of him, interrupting the old man's cry. It was a hand that was also calloused. The fingers were long and strong, but very thick. In the middle of the palm, there were a few copper coins. It was not charity, but real money.
pay locally
The old man raised his head and looked at Li Xu who was squatting opposite him in bewilderment. He could see that the young man in front of him was a good man, and he was not at all the same as the soldiers and gangsters in the past. Suddenly something occurred to him. He jumped up and three
He ran towards the backyard in two steps, shouting loudly as he ran, "You wait, I will bring you meat right away, waiter, don't add seasonings, the military master is a good man, a good man!"
The second half of the sentence was an instruction to the waiter. Li Xu was stunned when he heard it, and then he burst out laughing. Back in his uncle's tavern, he had given Zhao Ergouzi, who came to catch the autumn wind, a lot of snot and earwax.
The second brother ate so well. Today, the same thing happened to him. He looked at the remaining food on the table and felt a little sick in his stomach, but the feeling in his heart suddenly became very warm.
He returned to his own life again. He was less than two hundred miles away from home. He worked hard to get home and reunite with his parents in just two days. Thinking of his parents, whom he had not seen for more than half a year, the smile on his face became even stronger.
, I wish I could fly back and see what my home has become.
The old shopkeeper quickly came back with an apology on his face, "Master Jun, just wait a moment, I'll ask them to make you a pot of good tea. The donkey meat is just about to come out of the pot. It will be fresh and hot, and it will be clean." He was at a loss, and just
He looked at the food and wine on the table in embarrassment as if he had been caught as a thief, and swore to the sky: "This, this is guaranteed to be clean by the honor of the ancestors of the Wang family!" After that, the old man grabbed a pair of chopsticks and picked them up.
Li Xu ate the remaining dishes and stuffed them into his mouth one after another.
Note 1: Huang Tianyuan, that is, Dong Duyuan, was in the northwest of present-day Lingbao County, Henan Province. For specific records of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, see Zizhi Tongjian. A drunkard personally believes that Yu Wenshu returned from Liaodong on June 28th as recorded in Zizhi Tongjian.
, the records that Yang Xuangan was defeated in Shangluo on the first day of August and that the rebels lined up for more than 50 miles are untrue. According to the map, the straight-line distance from the Yalu River to Dong Duyuan is 1,600 kilometers. Yuwenshu led his army to walk 100 kilometers every day.
Of course, there is another possibility that it was a leap July, but it cannot be verified.
