Walking on the hard snow, the cold air penetrated through the soles of the boots and pierced the soles of the feet. Then it went all the way up the calves, freezing Shi Chaoyi's heart as cold as the snow under his feet.
He couldn't escape after all! Although since returning to the army, he had "proactively" asked his father to lead a single sentry to clear the perimeter of the army. Although, he had been trying to stay away from Changshan.
But the cruel God likes to play tricks on people. The less you want to do something, he will definitely arrange it for you. He wandered around the periphery of the army for more than two months, and Changshan City persisted for more than two months under the continuous attack of the army.
Yue. He was just about to find a new excuse to run farther. A military order from his father pulled him back abruptly.
Go to see your good friend Yan Jiming and tell him that only by surrendering can you avoid death. What is the difference between that and killing him directly?! Could Yan Jiming surrender? That stubborn and stupid idiot! I am afraid that when their father and son decide to raise troops to take the retreat of the army,
At this time, I have already thought about this day!
The night wind was very strong, and Shi Chaoyi could see his breath quickly turning into streaks of white smoke in the cold wind. It surged up, dispersed, dispersed, and surged up. Just like those memories that couldn't be shaken away.
"If it benefits the country and the people, you are willing to serve! On the contrary, brothers will stand in front of the big brother!" To this day, Shi Chaoyi still remembers what Yan Jiming said to him after a binge drinking party in Chang'an. He was drunk at the time and said
Yan Jiming made a lot of unreasonable rumors, and Yan Jiming was also drunk, and his words were even less thoughtful. However, who could have expected that a few nonsense words that day would actually turn out to be a prophecy?! Now, he is a slut in the Yan Kingdom.
General Kou, the military envoy from Hebei. Yan Jiming, on the other hand, was prepared to fulfill his promise that day at the cost of his life.
If possible, Shi Chaoyi would rather he and Yan Jiming never said anything crazy. Deep in his heart, he has always wondered whether there was a god who deliberately eavesdropped on the conversation that day, which led to such a ridiculous ending. If
He didn't say those drunken words, so maybe his father might not have made up his mind to follow An Lushan and start a rebellion. If Yan Jiming hadn't made that promise, maybe the Yan family and his son wouldn't have stood in the way!
If possible, he even wished that he had never met Yan Jiming, let alone taught him martial arts step by step, and watched him grow up behind his back like a little follower. In that case, the other party would definitely not be able to organize a night attack.
My steps tonight will not be as heavy and difficult as now.
However, all these good wishes are just what-ifs! The reality is that my father and An Lushan have been preparing for this day for five years! No matter what words he said at the time, it was inevitable to raise troops to "Qingjun's side"
It must be done. And as the eldest son of the historian, he can only follow passively and has no other choice.
If An Lushan and his father succeed, as the eldest son of Shi Jia, he will surely be a high-ranking official with a high salary. If his father and An Lushan are defeated, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the rebels will be punished by the clan. Shi Chaoyi will also be punished.
No matter what, you can't escape death. Even if you don't participate in the mutiny from beginning to end, even if you take the initiative to report to the court.
"Even if I take the initiative to report, will anyone believe it? Just those idiots in the court? Will they believe that An Lushan rebelled?! I'm afraid everyone will jump up and rush to defend An Lushan!" He blew hard into the night sky.
, Shi Chaoyi watched the white smoke dissipate little by little in front of his eyes. He did not believe that Hebei's recruitment, military expansion and war preparations in the past five years did not attract anyone's attention. But the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty would rather close their eyes and plug their ears.
, and refused to believe what was happening. It would be strange for such a court to survive! Even if there was no An Lushan, there would still be Wang Lushan and Li Lushan. Even if there was no Shi Siming, there would still be Zhang Siming and Zhao Siming.
Thinking like this, Shi Chaoyi felt a little happier. However, just a moment later, his eyes became confused again. Is it possible for these reasons to persuade Yan Jiming? If he insists on going one way to the dark, what should he do?
What to do? My father only gave me one night!
Because he didn't have any confidence in his heart, he deliberately walked very slowly. However, no matter how long the road is, as long as the steps move, there will be a time to complete it. In the blink of an eye, a felt parcel surrounded by a high iron fence of more than two feet,
It was already towering in front of us. The guard had obviously been notified earlier. He held a lantern and greeted him respectfully, "Young general, you are here. Slow down and pay attention to your steps. This lowly place has just been shoveled with your own hands.
But it may not be completely shoveled..."
"Okay, open the door and let me in. Bring a brazier by the way and ask for good white charcoal!" Shi Chaoyi didn't like being so blatantly flattered, so he frowned and ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes!" the guard agreed, took out the key and opened the iron gate. Then he quickly took a few steps forward, opened the locked felt door, and lit the oil lamp inside.
The sudden brightness made the prisoner inside the felt bag uncomfortable. He instinctively stretched out his hand to block his eyes. A clanking sound of iron chains immediately reached Shi Chaoyi's ears.
"Didn't I tell you not to treat him lightly? Who did it? Open the shackles!" Shi Chaoyi's ears hurt from the sound of the chains hitting him, and he frowned and ordered.
"This..." The guard took half a step back, not daring to accept the order. "This man, this man killed several of our generals one after another last night. He is really very vicious. What if he..."
"Don't be wordy!" Shi Chaoyi was furious and yelled at the guard. "It's not that rare. I taught him all his martial arts skills. Besides, look at his injuries. You bastard, you just treat his injuries like this."
What? Where is the doctor? Hurry and find me the doctor and treat the wound again!"
The poor guard did not dare to disobey, so he stepped forward humbly and unshackled Yan Jiming. Then he stepped aside humiliatingly, pressing the handle of the knife, ready to rush forward to protect the master at any time.
"Go away. Go call the doctor and arrange the brazier!" Shi Chaoyi refused to appreciate it at all. He raised his leg and kicked the guard out of the door. "If you dare to be perfunctory again, I will chop you with a knife!"
"Forget it. Brother Shi, why bother with him? He's just a prison boss!" Yan Jiming smiled and stopped Shi Chaoyi's roar.
Under the light, his face looked very pale. His clean white robe was stained with blood. His two hands holding the pen were also covered in mud and looked like two chicken feet. The only thing that had not changed was
It's that proud backbone that, even now, is still as straight as a green pine.
"I should have rushed back earlier!" In an instant, all the words he had thought of slipped away from Shi Chaoyi's mouth. What was left in his heart at this moment was guilt, but also guilt. "Geng Changshi said that he had arranged the best
The doctor is treating your wounds. I thought he was telling the truth, but I didn’t expect that they didn’t even bandage your wounds carefully! If I had known this..."
"Have you ever seen a doctor waste his energy on death row prisoners?" Yan Jiming looked at it openly and interrupted Shi Chaoyi with a smile, "You dare to come to see me. Didn't you get tricked by your grandfather?!"
"I..., I..." Shi Chaoyi's face turned red and almost bled when someone exposed him, "Why should I not dare to see you? If I were here last night, you might not even be able to get in through the camp gate!"
"Haha..." Yan Jiming was too lazy to argue with the other party. He shook his head and smiled without saying a word. Shi Chaoyi was so upset by the laughter that he squatted down and grabbed the other party's collar, "You idiot. You don't have any good martial arts skills.
Why don't you break out and escape by yourself?! If you escape, why should I be in such trouble! Burn food, burn food, do you think this is my first time leading troops to fight? You can't even protect a granary?! Even if you burn it all
So what can we do with military rations? The surrounding counties and counties have all returned to the Yan Kingdom, and by just pulling and pulling, we can collect half a year's worth of grain and grass!"
Yan Jiming's wound was pulled by him, and he grinned in pain. Between his eyebrows, he still had a cheeky smile, "Ah! Didn't it burn all? That's a pity. At least half of it must have been burned!
All counties and counties have returned to rebels? Well, if you and your son continue to collect food and grass, it will be equivalent to taking food from the mouths of your own people. The more you dig your own grave, the faster you will lose!"
"You heartless idiot!" Shi Chaoyi was furious and stretched out his palm to slap him. Seeing the fresh blood oozing out of Yan Jiming's wound, he put down his hand bitterly. "You idiot, what benefits did Datang give you?
, is it worthy of you working so hard for it? Your grandfather was recommended by my grandfather. You and your son, as well as your idiot brother's wealth, are inseparable from our historians! You and your son claim to have read books by sages.
, you don’t know how to repay your kindness, but you want to stab my grandpa in the back!"
"Really?" Yan Jiming looked at Shi Chaoyi with a sneer on his face, "If we call it ungrateful, then how should we count it when His Majesty promoted your grandfather from a small soldier to a military envoy and a military envoy? In terms of kindness, who can
Is it more serious to betray the kindness?"
"You...?" Shi Chaoyi was always worried about this and was speechless to defend himself. He slowly put Yan Jiming on the ground. "You have always been better at speaking than me. I can't defend you even if I'm young. But tonight I
I’m not here to quarrel with you. My grandpa personally promised that if you and your father are willing to surrender, I will keep you alive. Although he may not always be able to keep his word, he has never deceived me since he was a child!
"
"So you came to persuade him to surrender?!" Yan Jiming remained the same, tepid. He seemed to be chatting with someone over a cup of tea.
"I'm not trying to persuade you to surrender, I'm here to save you!" Shi Chaoyi stomped his feet heavily, "You can understand what I say. You only have this one chance. Even if you pretend to agree and rebel later, you can still get out of this iron gate alive!"
"Is this what Geng Changshi said to you? With your temperament, you can't think of such a vicious plan!" Yan Jiming shook his head with a smile, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
Shi Chaoyi had no time to argue with him. He shook his head and whispered: "I thought of it myself. Do you believe in his grandma's love? Anyway, you must agree tonight, otherwise, I will definitely chop you with my own hands!"
"If I agree, even if I agree in a false way, I will no longer be worthy of being my father's son!"
"Then why? Didn't you, father and son, accept An Lushan's offer in a false way before?"
"At that time, An Lushan had just launched his army, and he had no defense against our father and son. But now, your father has already suffered a loss once, and he is destined not to suffer a second time. Whether our father and son surrendered in disguise or sincerely, he
They will not let us leave with confidence. And you must also know what kind of heart Geng Changshi has. If he dares to ask you to persuade us to surrender, he must have been prepared for it. As long as our father and son fall into the trap, he can put the fake
It has become true. We, father and son, even though we have a hundred mouths to speak, will never get off the pirate ship again in this life!"
"You..." Shi Chaoyi really didn't think so long-term. When he checked the time, a cold air came out from behind him. What a ruthless method. He is worthy of being his father's number one think tank! The persuasive Yan Jiming, whether true or false, can ruin Yan Gaoqing's reputation.
.And if Yan Gaoqing's banner falls, another "rebel" Yan Zhenqing who leads the rebels against Dayan will probably lose all his appeal in an instant.
"You have such a simple mind, how dare you come to be a lobbyist?!" Yan Jiming guessed the truth by observing his words and sneered.
"But, if you refuse to agree, you will definitely die!" Shi Chaoyi's arrogance disappeared, and he emphasized in a low voice with a somewhat pleading tone.
"A worthy death!" The answer was simple, so simple that he couldn't bear to hear it.
The attempt to persuade them to surrender came to an end just as they began. The two of them instantly lost interest in the conversation and sat quietly facing each other. After a while, Shi Chaoyi sighed unwillingly and asked loudly again: "Why are you doing this?
Is such a court worth your life? You should know better than me how bad the Tang Dynasty has become. When we went to the capital on official business and gave out so many gifts, did any of you refuse them? From the third rank below,
Officials of the seventh rank or above need to have clearly marked prices! However, there are so many truly knowledgeable people in the inns of the capital, and they will never be able to fill the gap in a serious job! That year there was a severe drought in Shandong, and the hungry people were crying for food. The court said no
Money for relief. But in the courtyard of Yang Guozhong and his family, they wanted to cover even the trees with silk and satin. The military report from Jixian County had to be sent to the capital. It would take a month on the road, and it could be detained at the Ministry of War for another month before it would be sent to His Majesty for inspection.
But the lychees eaten by the imperial concubine can be delivered all the way from Guangnan to the palace within three days..."
These current ills were all witnessed by the two of them back then, so Yan Jiming couldn't argue for the court if he wanted to tell them apart. However, his eyes remained firm as usual, quietly listening to Shi Chaoyi's impassioned speech, and quietly waiting for the other party to explain.
After explaining all the reasons for rebellion, he suddenly smiled and responded in a low voice, "It is indeed not worth it! But I am not for this court! Shi Da, you have made a mistake from the beginning!"
"Then what are you doing for?" Shi Chaoyi threw all his strength into the air and was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.
Yan Jiming stretched out his hand and slowly pointed outside the tent, through the thick felt wall, pointing to the bright starry sky and the endless wilderness under the starry sky, "Yan's home is here. This is Yan's home!"
