Chapter three hundred and twentieth gift sword, honest
When he was in the capital before, Zhang Shou did not go to court except for Shuowang. His daily circle included the Zhu family of Zhao Guogong, that is, the students and the teacher Ge Yong. He did not make friends with others in a good way. This was not suitable for a man from a poor family in the countryside.
Secondly, he doesn’t have that much time. He’s already busy enough with teaching work all day long. It’s so hard to take a break. How can he not just fall in love easily?
Therefore, Zhang Shou only heard of Du Heng, who was transferred from Linhai Camp to Ruiqi Camp by the emperor, but did not know his person - even though he had deciphered the previous letter from a ghost in the Ministry of War to Linhai Camp, Du Heng
This name was the first he heard at that time. Du Heng didn't say a word during the previous trip, and he didn't care, but he didn't expect that something would suddenly happen during this break.
He saw clearly that what was in front of him was a short sword about a foot long. He frowned slightly, but he remained motionless. Sure enough, just when the tip of the sword was still some distance away from his chest, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side.
, the five fingers joined together and firmly grasped the sword, it was Ah Liu. Seeing this scene, Du Heng suddenly stopped his hand and nodded to him with a half-smile.
"Dr. Zhang is really brave. I thought you would yell at me to assassinate you."
"It's not about being brave." Zhang Shou glanced at Ah Liu who was playing with the dagger with a smile, and then said calmly, "I have a good helper by my side who will prepare for everything. I have become accustomed to believing in everything.
He got it."
"I have long heard that your bodyguard is someone the Emperor values and it is indeed extraordinary to see him today. Dr. Zhang is really lucky."
Du Heng then moved his eyes to look at Ah Liu. He was not annoyed when he saw that the person didn't look at him at all. He cupped his hands very calmly and said: "It's my mistake to rashly test without saying a word beforehand. I'm here first."
I apologize to Dr. Zhang, and I will serve you a drink to calm your shock when we get to Cangzhou."
"There's no need to serve the wine, it's just a trivial matter." Zhang Shou sneered in his heart, but shook his head and asked with interest, "I'm just curious, General Du, what's the reason for your sudden temptation? It can't be that you specially wanted to send it to my house.
Ah Liu is a good sword, right?"
Ah Liu thought Zhang Shou's words were interesting and finally couldn't help but raise his head with a smile on his face. When Du Heng saw this indifferent young man who seemed to not care about anything suddenly smiled like this, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times and then became as if nothing had happened.
He said: "It's time to set off. Eunuch Chu asked me to give it to you, Dr. Zhang. I was only thinking about our mission before and forgot about it for a moment."
"oh?"
Zhang Shou suddenly became curious. He reached out and took the sword from Ah Liu's hand. After looking at it for a while, he chuckled and said, "Seeing this sword, I remembered that Zheng Huai'en, the son of Chusihe Wang, secretly had someone give it away.
My blunt sword without an edge. But compared with that, even if this one is not a magic weapon, it still looks very sharp. But I am also very confused about the meaning of the sword given by Eunuch Chu."
He paused for a moment, and then said with some confusion: "Eunuch Chu and I have only met a few times in total. Although I once went to the Si Li Jianwai Yamen to find someone, it was only for official business. He gave this to me.
What does it mean to give me the sword? And why didn't he give it to me personally, but asked General Du to hand it over to you? Oh, I understand, General Du, you and Eunuch Chu are in good terms!"
I didn’t, so don’t just tell me!
Du Heng's momentary forgetfulness was just an excuse. When he heard that Zhang Shou directly confirmed that he and Chu Kuan had a close relationship, he was suddenly shocked and angry. Seeing that Zhang Shou was confused at first, and then suddenly realized, his expression changed in an unusually real and pure way.
I couldn't help but curse secretly.
When he realized that a few soldiers not far away who heard their conversation were poking their heads and whispering, he secretly regretted it. His time in Ruiqi Camp was too short, and he had not yet cultivated many confidants. Although he used soft and hard tactics to temporarily convince his subordinates, he really
It was impossible to say that he could do anything with his hands. It would be terrible if someone gossiped about him later. Thinking of this, he had to clear himself out first.
"Eunuch Chu is the ceremonial supervisor, and I am the commander of the left camp of the Ruiqi camp. We have only met twice, so we can't have any friendship. Alas, when he went to the Ruiqi camp to convey the emperor's decree, he stopped by to
I gave you this sword and asked me to hand it over to you. I was too busy and kept it in my luggage and forgot to give it to you right away. I’m really sorry!"
If he had known that he would have given away the sword, it would have been fine. But first he was worried that the emperor had secretly awarded Zhang Shou some token, and then Zhang Shou usurped his command of the Ruiqi camp on the road. Secondly, he was suspicious of Chu Kuanhe.
Because of his relationship with Zhang Shou, he took the sword in his hand on the pretext of being busy and pondered over it for a day. As a result, Zhang Shou acted magnanimously and gave him a sap at the same time!
But the biggest reason is that Chu Kuan really asked him to give him the sword "by the way", and the tone of his words was very casual, otherwise how could he dare to do this!
Seeing that Du Heng bowed and bowed in a very formal manner this time, Zhang Shou calmly said that it doesn't matter, but in his heart he couldn't help but secretly chuckled - I won't give you what others asked you to hand over to me, but I will give it to you.
At this time, there is still a temptation?
Haha, I'm sorry. When I say this, at least some people will speculate that you, the general with the sharp cavalry battalion, hooked up with the palace servants, at worst, some people will speculate that you, the commander, secretly detained Chu Kuan... Of course, it may also be the case.
Something the emperor gave me privately!
After such a simple but not simple conversation, Du Heng hurriedly handed over a simple black leather scabbard, and then hurried away from Zhang Shou as if he were a snake or a scorpion.
He has never been the kind of military commander who is very good at conducting himself. Ultimately, he was able to become the commander-in-chief of the Linhai Camp because Zhang Chen reported the Linhai Camp fraud case and a lot of officials from top to bottom were fired. But he was just transferred,
He is not very good at being a good person, so he has no chance to collude with others. Naturally, he has the opportunity to stand out because he does not collude with other people.
Later, when he was mopping up pirates, he showed a high degree of tactical literacy, so he was praised by the emperor. He was first acting as the acting commander, and then appointed as the full commander. Within two years of the good life, he met a man in the camp.
That mutiny.
Even so, because the emperor was quite fond of him, he seemed to be demoted by half a level, but in fact he was admitted to the sharp cavalry camp. But he knew in his heart that this kind of recognition could not be used as food, but this time he did it because of a mistake.
Wrong! It’s still a big mistake! Alas, after all, Zhang Shou is a civil servant who has never acted alone. Why should he worry about others seizing power?
After Du Heng left in a hurry, Ah Liufang came forward. After seeing Zhang Shou put on the scabbard, he didn't say much and just handed over the dagger. He took it with some surprise, but couldn't help but ask
Said: "Is it okay?"
"Giving a sword to a hero, I only learned a few tricks from you. Even the best sword is a waste for me." Zhang Shou smiled and shrugged, and then said nonchalantly, "Since Du Heng has never thought about becoming famous,
This shows that it is absolutely impossible to hide something in the scabbard and hilt, and there is no need for Chu Kuan to go to such trouble. In this case, it is very possible to simply give the sword as a gift."
"If I give you a sword, of course it will be given to you."
Ah Liu took out the sword again and waved it a few times, then tested the weight. Then he returned the sword to its sheath and put it into his sleeve. Then he nodded and said, "The length and weight are just right. It suits me very well."
Zhang Shou saw that Ah Liu was obviously very happy, and his mood that had just been disturbed by Du Heng couldn't help but become better. He immediately joked: "You have a bow and arrow for long-range combat, and a short sword for close combat. It can be said that you are suitable for both distance and near, and have no weaknesses."
.If I had known you had this ability two years ago, I would have traveled all over the world and enjoyed the beautiful mountains and rivers. Why are you afraid of bandits and road bullies?"
Ah Liu didn't expect Zhang Shou to say this. He thought for a moment before he said seriously: "I can go there in the future."
"Hahahaha!" Zhang Shou suddenly laughed, "You said this, I remember it! When we have some free time, we will travel around the world, and maybe we can write a travel diary that will last forever. Of course,
I will never imitate that guy who travels all over the world and still uses post and messengers to drive the husbands and servants, and uses the women to support the father-in-law!"
Of course Ah Liu didn't know that Zhang Shou was casually sarcastic about public-funded tourism exploiting farmers, but he still acted as if it was natural. But after hearing these words, he still nodded solemnly and said: "Who is that person? I'll go.
Give him a good beating. If he is an official, the eldest lady can give him a good beating later!"
You are so upright!
Zhang Shou suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The officers and soldiers not far away who had pricked up their ears to eavesdrop on what he was doing here fled one after another. They were obviously afraid of this evil star, so he sighed and said: "There are so many such people since ancient times. We need to fight them."
There is no end to the beatings. No matter how powerful you and Yingying are, if you beat one and others will applaud, beat two and others will remain silent, beat a bunch..."
He paused, and then said meaningfully: "Just like the Cangzhou Rebellion, I'm afraid it will become a mess!"
Ah Liu didn't quite understand what Zhang Shou said. Why beating those bastards who were disturbing and harming the people would eventually cause turmoil. But he was used to listening to whatever Zhang Shou said... As for suspicion, that was absolutely impossible.
Zhang Shou had never deceived him, so he always believed in Zhang Shou.
When he silently followed Zhang Shou and arrived at the gate of Cangzhou City with the Ruiqi Battalion, he saw an unexpected scene. However, he saw a large group of people huffing and cheering around the city gate, and more than a dozen people were crying and saying goodbye.
Lying on the ground, tears flowed down his face, and he cried out that he was wronged. He just felt that he had seen it before. When he thought about it again, wasn't that the scene he had seen in Yu Xiaozhu's play last time, where he stopped the imperial minister's sedan chair to complain?
When Zhang Shou saw the city gate before, he calmly reined in his horse and walked slowly for a few steps, gradually falling behind. He and Ah Liu were mixed in among the people in the Ruiqi camp, and looked inconspicuous. When he came out this time,
Zhu Ying tried her best to persuade him to bring more people with him. Ah Liu also said that Zhang Yuanzhong still had several people available, but he still chose to take only Ah Liu with him because he was afraid of this kind of thing.
This requires him to bring a lot of followers, how can he hide himself so perfectly?
Du Heng has been an official in the army since he inherited his father's job. This is the first time he encountered a civilian stopping his horse to complain. He instinctively looked back, only to find Zhang Shou hidden among his many subordinates.
, with no intention of showing up.
If he was worried about people seizing power before, then what worries him now is that he needs to face this difficult situation by himself!
After weighing the left and right, Du Heng finally took a deep breath and asked with a straight face: "General Mingwei has been ordered to take charge of Cangzhou affairs with full authority. If you have any grievances, you can go directly to see him, but you come here to stop him."
What does the horse do?”
He was originally known for his fierce look, but now his eyes widened and his power was revealed, which was extremely scary. Among the people in front of the horse, the timid one trembled continuously and put their heads on the ground without daring to raise them. But not everyone
Although they were all as timid as rats, one of them had the courage to step forward and loudly said: "As soon as General Zhu arrived in Cangzhou, he captured the rebels and recovered the palace, but he..."
He paused and said with a sob: "But he directly captured Xu County Zun, and then allowed those rebels to move freely. Now the soldiers from the Ruiqi Battalion he brought have surrounded the homes of good people like us, and they are not allowed to
We are really unjust for entering and exiting without permission!"
Du Heng's face suddenly became extremely strange. Although he and Zhu Tingfang were not very familiar with each other, Zhu Tingfang's achievements in accompanying the Northern Expedition had already been widely known to everyone. Later that year, he was even imprisoned by the imperial censor for being captured and losing his state status.
Impeachment, but before Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing could fight back, the emperor became furious, and no one dared to make trouble anymore.
Therefore, when he thought that the emperor treated other relatives from his mother's clan but treated Zhao Guogong's family with great kindness, he instinctively attributed Zhu Tingfang's actions in Cangzhou to adhering to the holy will. Without much thought, he said with a straight face:
"The Ruiqi Battalion is ordered to follow General Mingwei to clean up the chaos in Cangzhou. I only lead the troops and don't care about anything else!"
Hearing this, the people blocking their horses at the city gate had different reactions, but most of them were disappointed. But among the more people watching the excitement, some people cheered: "They are indeed good people, but that is
The richest good citizen in Cangzhou!"
Zhang Shou, who was among the soldiers behind Du Heng, was already suspicious when he heard the content of these people's grievances. When the people around him started shouting, he immediately knew. Those who dared to cry grievances were not those who had lost their jobs, their homes were destroyed, and
As for the spinners who had to risk their lives to fight to the death, they were the big business owners who had colluded with the eldest prince!
Although Du Heng didn't know the specific details, he suddenly understood when he heard the words "rich and good people". At that moment, he impatiently waved his horsewhip in the air and said: "Who am I? It turns out that you are the ones who radically changed the good people!"
Okay, I'm still in a hurry to enter the city to meet up with General Mingwei, and I don't have time to nag you, so make way quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"
When everyone blocking the road saw Du Heng's gesture, seven or eight of his cavalrymen immediately came forward. A few timid people who had been so frightened that they didn't dare to move immediately ran away. However, the middle-aged man who had boldly criticized Zhu Tingfang just now was deeply moved.
Take a deep breath.
He raised his head and shouted word by word: "Even if we did something wrong before, it was under the instruction of the eldest prince. Now he blames Xu County Zun and us, and even talks nonsense about those rebels."
Instead of capturing the palace in Cangzhou, we went to him to argue with him, which is simply ridiculous!"
"Our biggest sin is to listen to his instigation and harm good people, and to believe in him, a son of a dragon and a phoenix! Since I am guilty, I will die today to apologize... I only pity that my parents died, my wife died young, and I have an innocent pair.
The children are only eight years old!"
Having said this, he flipped his wrist, suddenly revealed a dagger, pointed it at the chest and stabbed it.