Xu Huai stacked the letters and newspapers brought back by Zhou Jing and Wang Zhen's letters on the desk and saluted Zhuang Shouxin with a calm tone.
"Boss Zhuang, you have been working hard all the way. Everything here in the Qingyi Ridge camp is shabby. I will arrange for manpower to escort everyone, Zhuang, you directly to Huaiyuan to settle down. At present, the imperial court is blindly weak and retreating. Even if this peace request is successful, it will be inevitable."
It stimulates all kinds of greed among the bandits. When the bandits invade the south again, the war disaster will be doubly severe, and we must guard against it. Now in Chushan, there are barely more than 200 armor-repairing craftsmen, and some of the five soldiers prepared it.
The basics are, but it’s difficult to make heavy armor, the big crossbow is this, Laizhuang guys, you guys click on it..."
"The key to righteousness is to do what you say without hesitation." Zhuang Shouxin returned the courtesy.
After hearing such shameful and humiliating news, everyone was very excited. They were in the mood to hold a reception banquet for the arrival of Zhuang Shouxin and others at Qingyi Ridge Camp. Xu Huai arranged for people to escort Zhuang Shouxin and others and his family of more than 40 people directly to Huaihe.
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Although Zhuang Shouxin was the only great craftsman who came to Chushan at the invitation of Shi Zhen, the craftsmanship of Zhuang Shouxin and others was one of the most important things in the world. "Master and apprentice teach each other, father and son inherit each other." Zhuang Shouxin and others' nephews have been learning repair since they were young.
When he grew up, he often worked as a prisoner in the art of armor forging, and as a craftsman in case repair, he was one of the first or second-rate people in the world.
Just with the arrival of this first batch of manpower, Chushan's armor repairing ability will be greatly improved.
At this time, there was a large-scale search for gold and silver in the capital to pay off the Hulu. The control in Bianliang City would become even tighter, and the Chihu people specifically asked for 3,000 craftsmen of various colors in compensation. Zhuang Shouxin and others, as well as the rest,
The craftsmen who haven't had time to send them out of Bianliang City are likely to be wanted by the imperial court.
This means that the next batch of personnel may need to find a place to move in central Beijing first, and hide until a more suitable time before heading south.
After sending Zhuang Shouxin and others away, Xu Huai returned to his residence and soon it started to rain.
Xu Huai opened the window and looked at the raindrops pouring down in the courtyard. The dark fire that had been lingering in his chest for a long time was igniting at this moment, scratching his heart and lungs as if it was about to burst out.
Xu Huaiqiang suppressed the urge to look up to the sky and howl, so he grabbed the long straight-spine knife on his desk and walked to the court. Under the rain, the knife struck out continuously and then quickly turned sharp. Each move was more fierce than the other.
After a quick move, it finally turned into a ball of sword light rolling slowly against the ground.
At a certain moment, the sword light suddenly stopped.
Xu Huai was sitting on the stone bench in the corner of the courtyard with his sword on his hands. Raindrops were dripping on his head and face, and there was a puddle of blood vomiting out from his mouth as he felt the pain in his chest.
"What's wrong with you? You can hurt yourself while practicing swordsmanship?" Liu Qiong'er stood at the gate of the courtyard holding an oil umbrella. She came over in panic to see the pool of blood quickly spreading on the rain-covered tiled floor.
Then he used a sweat towel to wipe Xu Huai's face that was wet by the rain, and said, "Go inside quickly and change into clean clothes so you don't get typhoid fever again!"
"I didn't. What happened when I practiced the sword too hard just now? I unintentionally involved the internal organs. This may be a good thing for me -" Seeing Liu Qiong'er confused, Xu Huai explained, "I used to practice python fighting."
The piles, fists, swords and spears can strengthen the muscles and bones, and I can feel obvious changes, but the internal organs are not involved - not only did my father teach me the Fu Python Spear, but also the Fu Python Saber to a higher level, which is why I have been practicing martial arts so far.
I also feel more and more deeply that my martial arts should be able to advance to a higher level, but I still can't see where the door is. When I heard the news today, I felt so panicked that I couldn't get rid of my depression, and I wanted to turn into the sword.
When he was venting his anger, he accidentally discovered that the force of the knife was extremely wanton and could implicate the internal organs, which was unprecedented. Only when he had not finished his intention, the force of the knife was too strong and the force of the knife was too deep, so he vomited.
There is actually no blood, it’s nothing serious, just rest for two days and it will be fine.”
"Is there any?" Liu Qiong'er didn't know about martial arts, so she hugged Xu Huai from behind worriedly.
Wang Xuan came over and saw Liu Qiong'er hugging Xu Huai. She paused for a moment at the entrance of the courtyard, turned around and left, and then walked in and asked, "What is going on in Bianliang City now?"
After Shi Zhen passed away, Wang Xuan returned to Jinshagou Village to Mrs. Zhu's side, but stayed to help Liu Qiong'er sort out the information and materials collected from all parties.
When Xu Huai met with Zhuang Shouxin and others just now, Wang Xuan was not present, but the letter sent by Zhou Jing, Wang's handwritten letter and the dictation of Zhuang Shouxin and others would eventually be summarized in Yue Yulou or in Yue.
From the Yulou archive, Wang Xuan also knew what was happening in Bianliang City.
What is happening in Bianliang City may be slightly better than the destruction of Bianliang City and the massacre of millions of soldiers and civilians.
Wang Xuan could not imagine what kind of suffering her grandfather Wang Zhen, who had always been upright in his life, was in at this time. That was why his letter was so silent.
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When they first heard that the imperial court was determined to seek peace, everyone in Chushan was shocked and confused. Who would have thought that the imperial court would go so low as to seek peace?
"The flood season of the Yellow River is approaching. At the same time, the intention of severely damaging the resistance of the government and the opposition has been achieved. The main force of the Red Hudong Route Army should soon cross the Yellow River and withdraw northward, focusing on digesting the areas east of Hedong and northern Hebei..."
Xu Huai took the deerskin and wiped off the water stains on the blade. He put the knife back into its sheath and walked back to the house to ask Liu Qiong'er and Wang Xuan to help take off the wet armor. The clothes inside were not soaked by the rain.
Wiping the rainwater on his face and neck, he said to the guards Wang Hua, Shi Hu and others who were standing in front of the corridor.
"Go and invite Mr. Shi, Uncle Qi and the others over..."
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Xu Huai did not go to the government office, where someone invited Shi Zhen, Wang Ju, Su Laochang, Xu Wiqi, Guo Junpan, Tang Pan, Xu Xin'an and others.
The rain was still pouring down in the yard. There was a clump of green bamboo planted in the corner of the yard, but all the leaves had fallen.
Xu Huai said, "I will resign to the imperial court as the inspector of the Chushan capital. The Chushan county magistrate and other posts are recommended to the seventh uncle to hold both posts..."
"Are you going to Bianliang now?" Shi Zhen asked in surprise.
"I originally wanted to wait for the Red Husbands to withdraw their troops before going to Bianliang, but no, I thought that Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and the superior sages would stoop to this level in order to seek peace."
Xu Huai said with a solemn expression, "Yes."
"The more they grovel at this time, and after the war, in order to cover up their inner weakness and cowardice, they will crowd out the main combatants, and the attacks will become more and more crazy. Before the Chihu people invaded the south again, the situation in Bianliang City may be
It's even more sinister than I had expected. Also, one of the red soldiers openly asked for craftsmen, Wang Qiyong. Wang Boqian and others were so groveling and had no bottom line. I was worried that Zhou Wenli and others would be in trouble in Bianliang.
If I can escape smoothly, I have to go and handle this matter myself!"
Su Laochang, Wang Ju, Xu Wuqi, Guo Junpan, Xu Xin'an, and Tang Pan were all silent. They had no idea that the imperial court would be so humble as to be almost shameless in order to seek peace.
At this moment, they all wanted to drag the men out to fight with the barbarians. Even if they died on the battlefield, even if they were wrapped in horse leather, even if they were broken into pieces, it was better than suffering from this cowardice.
Xu Huai said at this time that he wanted to leave for Bianliang because they thought it was appropriate.
Even though there are still so many things they can do, it is unbearable for them to do nothing and just open their eyes and watch these cowardly and incompetent people make a fool of this great country.
They cannot stand by and watch.
"Of course General Wang Ju is qualified to hold two positions in terms of qualifications, but you also know that it is Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and others will definitely interfere with it," Shi Zhen said, "Or are you just using this to delay time?"
Xu Huai wants to go to Bianliang, but some problems must be solved.
Xu Huai was the county magistrate of Chushan and the inspector of the capital of Chushan. Not to mention Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and others, it was impossible for Caizhou officials who had serious differences with Hu Kai and Chushan on peace and war and other matters. Watching him leave his post without permission for a long time - Xu Huai, as the leading general, could not run to Bianliang without permission.
If Xu Huai wanted to go to Bianliang and even show his face, he could only "resign and leave" first.
Before the Jiao Zhao Incident, Wang Ju already had the commander of the Xiang Army in Jingzhou, so the Jiao Zhao case should be settled. Wang Ju had repeatedly made military exploits, was qualified to serve as the patrol commander of the Chushan Capital and knew Chushan.
The problem is that the king's qualifications are high, but the imperial court may not necessarily accept Xu Huai's recommendation. It is even normal for the imperial court to categorically reject such a recommendation.
Over the years, the imperial court has been on guard against the fact that powerful ministers specialize in local areas.
When my nephew resigns, he is recommending his uncle to take over the two posts. Isn't this the style of a vassal town?
But as Shi Zhen guessed, Xu Huai could only use this as an excuse to delay time.
Xu Huai nodded and said, "Anyway, I will kill the enemy. I am ill and urgently need to go to Bianliang to ask for famous doctors for treatment. I have to temporarily use my seventh uncle to take charge of the two posts. Regardless of whether the court allows it or not, it will be postponed until last month." Something is in trouble!"
Shi Zhen hoped from the bottom of his heart that Xu Huai could stay put and wait and see how the situation would change. However, looking at Wang Ju, Xu Wuqi and others, they had no intention of looking like this. They sighed softly and said, "When Wuyou is the military prince of Chushan, go to Bianliang for all important matters." It’s better to be careful and plan later..."