Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 113 The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man

Qian Hezi had just issued the military order. At this time, a soldier hurried in, walked to the hospital bed, knelt down and saluted, "Marshal, there is an envoy from outside asking to see him, claiming to be an envoy from the Great Liang Jian Kingdom."

"Oh? That's someone from the palace?" Qian Hezi hesitated. She was sick in bed. She had learned that there were missionaries hiding in Zizhulin, and wanted to go to the battlefield with her illness, so she waved her hand, "People where?"

"Still in front of the mansion."

"Prepare the banquet."

After the sergeant retreated, Shigeru Miyamoto said, "Commander, at this juncture, why did the Great Liang court send people here?"

Honma Qianhezi gave him a sideways look, and said indifferently: "That old eunuch can't represent the court of Great Liang, let's see and talk."

Inside the house.

Yuan Ji looked at the decoration of the Wu Palace, still retaining a strong Wuyue style. It is now a time of war, and it is uncertain who will win the battle. The Dongying people have not fully obtained the legal seats in the Wuyue area, so there is no need to build a large building to rebuild the palace. At this time, Honma Qian Hezi came with Shigeru Miyamoto, and saw a man in black clothes and a bamboo hat from a distance.

"Your Majesty Yuan Jing, I pay my respects to the commander in chief." Yuan Ji bowed slightly, using a false name.

Honma Qianhezi put on light makeup, well concealing her haggard look, squinting at him, looking up and down, "Why are you dressed like this, a dignified Daliang official?"

Yuan Ji smiled awkwardly, "The situation is tense, and the officials are also visiting in secret. This time when I meet with the commander-in-chief, I only represent Lord Jian Guo, not the court of Great Liang."

"Give a seat."

After Qian Hezi finished speaking, he went straight to the throne and sat down. Shigeru Miyamoto went to move a small stool. Yuan Ji looked at the several seats displayed in the mansion, and his face became more and more embarrassed. Qian Hezi made it clear that he looked down on him , despised him, deliberately gave Yuan Ji a small stool, and did not regard Yuan Ji as the same class.

Shigeru Miyamoto stroked the long knife lightly, stood aside, released his inner breath, and gave him a strong sense of oppression.

Yuan Ji maintained a flattering smile, but he was very disdainful in his heart. If he felt that he could humiliate himself in this way, then the Dongying people were worthy of being Japanese pirates from a small country, without the slightest aura of a big country. He thought, Dongying people are in his eyes , Being played by oneself like a pig or a dog.

"Master Jian Guo, why did you send you here?"

Yuan Ji smiled, "The journey is tiring, and the mouth is dry... The commander is not stingy to give you a cup of tea to quench your thirst, right?"

Qian Hezi gave Shigeru Miyamoto a wink, the latter understood and went down to make tea.

"You have entered the tiger's den, are you afraid that I will take the opportunity to poison the water and embarrass you?" Qian Hezi smiled half-smile, her tone was weird, with a strong Japanese style.

Yuan Ji smiled: "Since you've come, you can rest easy. If the commander-in-chief insists on embarrassing him, he will accept it."

"Humph."

For a moment.

Here comes the tea.

Hot air.

Yuan Ji held the cup in both hands, put it to his lips and took a sip, Qian Hezi saw it, not impatient, but Yuan Ji saw her poor state.Yuan Ji sneered, of course he knew what Qian Hezi was worrying about recently, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the puppet king supported by the Dongying people was killed, and in just a few days, all the counties in northern Wu were completely occupied, and an army of [-] was stranded and wiped out , she bears a lot of responsibility.

Qian Hezi encountered this kind of change when he first became the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces. It would be fine if it was in another period, but when is it now?The autumn harvest is about to come, and the city has been lost. The army's voice is very loud, and many soldiers are skeptical.

In the end, Honma Qianhezi still couldn't sit still, "I've drank the tea, my thirst has been quenched, tell me, your Lord Jianguo, if you risk your life to come to see me, you can't just beg for a cup of tea, right? "

Yuan Ji smiled, and looked at Shigeru Miyamoto again.

Qian Hezi frowned, he wanted to kill Yuan Ji, and with a wave of his sleeve, Shigeru Miyamoto had no choice but to back down.

This time.

There are only two people in the hall.

Yuan Ji stopped being a monster, to avoid really angering Qian Hezi, "Commander, my Lord Jian Guo had already expected that Xi Shen would die, so he specially ordered his subordinates to come to Guangling to meet the commander."

"Oh?"

Benjian Qianhezi was taken aback, the old eunuch had expected that someone would have sex with him?
she thought.

She deduces that this is not to say that Huangshi is so clever.

First, what kind of person Xi Shen is, Huang Shi also knows in his heart that the dignified Wuzhou Mu, the lord of the government, who defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, and was willing to be the puppet eagle dog of the Japanese pirates, would definitely be plotted and disgusted by others. It is normal to be assassinated. Maybe Xi Shen himself knew that he would be killed; second, Huangshi also probably knew that the Dongying people might kill Xi Shen because of fear, so as to avoid future troubles; There is a deep desire to die, in short, it is very complicated.

In fact, Huang Shi didn't know anything. He only asked Yuan Ji to come to Wuyue to disrupt the situation.

"Then tell me, what can you do for me because you are not far away?" Qian Hezi's tone turned cold.

Yuan Ji still had a humble smile, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Commander, Wu Bei has fallen right now, there are a lot of soldiers and horses, you are facing too many enemies, and the autumn harvest is coming, if you attack by force, I am afraid that you will only get a bad nose. , your most urgent task is to support a new puppet, if there is no puppet, after the autumn harvest, there will be no legal name to collect taxes from the people, and the forced collection of taxes may cause public anger."

This is true.

Yuezhou has Juquan, king of Yue, and tax collection will be smooth.

But in Wuzhou, there is nothing. There was Xi Shen in the past. He was Wuzhou Mu. It was because Dongying temporarily needed him that he was allowed to come to Guangling and be crowned king in front of the people in southern Wu. Only in this way, after the autumn harvest, the people Only then can we pay taxes to the Japanese people with peace of mind.Originally, after the autumn harvest, Qian Hezi would personally find an excuse to kill Xi Shen, but a group of assassins were killed halfway, ruining her plan.

"go on."

"My lord Jian Guo had anticipated your situation a long time ago, and specially ordered the subordinate officials to come to offer advice. Unfortunately, the journey is far away. When the subordinate officials came, it coincided with the war in northern Wu, so it was still a step late." Yuan Ji sighed, pretending to be sorry .

Qian Hezi sneered, thinking that you are a thief, pretend, keep pretending.

"go on."

Yuan Ji restrained his regret, and his expression gradually became serious, "Commander, to be honest, the autumn harvest is just around the corner, and there are two roads in front of you. One, the Northern Expedition Allied Forces regained the lost land and seized the town before the autumn harvest. , but this is inappropriate. After all, the autumn harvest is coming. If you mobilize a large number of troops, you will not only fall into the quagmire of war, but also lose the hearts of the people; move."

Qian Hezi didn't speak, indeed, she had only two ways to go now.

She thought clearly in her heart, at worst, she would give Wu Bei to them, and after they collected the tax, they would launch a war this winter, kill what should be killed, and the food and grass would come back by then?

"You are now looking for a puppet for a man of high esteem and status to be king, aren't you?"

Qian Hezi sneered: "Ask knowingly."

Yuan Ji smiled, "Marshal, there is someone I can recommend."

"Who?"

"When the emperor's son-in-law, make a statement."

Benjian Qianhezi sneered more meaningfully, "The Chen Ci ran away in Huaiyin City earlier, his life and death are uncertain, and even his subordinates were captured, can you find the Chen Ci?"

"Since the lower official is here, he naturally knows the position of the son-in-law."

Qian Hezi suddenly became serious, stood up suddenly, stared at Yuan Ji, "Say, where is he?"

Yuan Ji picked up the teacup unhurriedly.

Benjian Qianhezi frowned, she couldn't understand Yuan Ji's pretentiousness, and said coldly: "Tell me your purpose."

"Marshal, the lower official can indeed provide the whereabouts of the statement, but the lower official has one request."

"Say."

"You go to negotiate with Shang Shanqi first, and send the princess here, and the next official will take the princess back to Beijing."

Qian Hezi stared at him for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing.

Yuan Ji remained silent.

She laughed for a long time.

"What do you think is the value of the princess and the statement?"

"Do you think Uesugi is willing to sell my face?"

"What do you think the handsome will look for if he can get the princess?"

This remark made Yuan Ji speechless, but on the contrary, Yuan Ji smiled and said: "Princess and Chen Ci, naturally the princess is more valuable."

Qian Hezi sneered in his heart, thinking that if he could control the princess, he would have killed the princess long ago and forced the Great Liang court to start a war. As long as she could pull the Zhongzhou Iron Army into the quagmire of war, there would be civil strife in Great Liang, and the fourteen prefectures would definitely rise up. Independence, when the time comes, will be the time for Japan to establish a post-war order in Wuyue.

Yuan Ji said: "As long as you convey the meaning of Master Jian Guo to Shang Shanqi, he will naturally make a decision. Oh, by the way, Commander, you can't get the princess. Shang Shanqi will have his own channel to send the princess back. Beijing."

Qian Hezi stopped talking.

"Come here, clean up the guest room, prepare a banquet, and clean up the dust for Yuan Qin."

In the end, Honma Chizuko canceled today's action. Originally, she planned to personally lead troops to encircle and suppress Zizhu Forest, but now she hesitated. In comparison, the statement is more important.Of course, if she knew that Chen Ci was in Zizhu Forest, I don't know how she would feel.

……

"Nation."

"Xuchang."

"where?"

In Xuzhou City, the conscription officer was about to write with a brush, when he heard this, he raised his head and was astonished.

Lin Gusheng's eyes were burning, "Xuchang, Shuangliu County, Huali Town, Peng Village."

"Xuchang, Xuchang County in Zhongzhou?"

The recruiter did not believe in evil, and repeatedly confirmed that there was only one Xuchang in the world, and that was Xuchang in the east of the Eastern Capital, and he also understood at this moment that this person had a weird accent, not in the Wu dialect system. Could it be that he was really from Zhongzhou?Why did people from Zhongzhou go to Wuzhou to join the army?When the conscription officer was puzzled, Lin Gusheng nodded heavily, his eyes were firm, "Yes, Xuchang of Zhongzhou."

"Okay, why did you join the army?"

The recruiter had no choice but to restrain his searching eyes, and said the sentence that he had to ask every soldier who joined the army in accordance with the rules and procedures.

"The world, ideal."

"Huh?" In the past, what the recruiter heard the most today was nothing more than fighting the Japanese pirates. Everyone is responsible. Recover the lost land, go south to seek thieves, make contributions, and return my country. It's not his fault, nor the local youths who think so , Xi Shen's death, Yan Yue's mutiny, and the corpses of [-] Japanese pirates awakened the flames in the hearts of young people in the northern counties of Wu, and anti-Japanese sentiment rose.How much they hated Xi Shen's behavior of betraying the country and surrendering to the enemy secretly before, how much they admire Xi Shen's determination to sacrifice for justice now.

Lin Gusheng emphasized his tone, "Join the army to serve the country, serve you with death, not for anything else, just because of the rise and fall of the world, everyone is responsible."

The recruiter felt a sense of admiration inexplicably.

To be honest, he joined the army at a very old age. He has never fought a major battle in the past 20 years, and he has long since made soldiering a profession. , In the military camp, it is nothing more than muddling along, participating in training every day, day after day, year after year, getting paid, honoring parents, and raising wives and daughters.Even if General Yan Yue repelled the Japanese pirates this time and wiped out more than [-] enemies, he didn't have the slightest emotion. There is no other reason. After so many years of military career, he has long been able to see through the corruption in the army. Wu Bei Politics rot, country rots.Therefore, even though it was this conscription, although he heard countless impassioned oaths, he didn't take it to heart, thinking that it was just an occasional consolation for the ignorant hearts of young people at the bottom. Exhausted, all you can do is die, charge, fall, stand up, get hurt, and endless confusion and sinking.

What family and country feelings, what meritorious deeds, what fighting Japanese pirates, are all nonsense.

The recruiter believes from the bottom of his heart that what you think is the most important thing in this world is unimportant. Whether it is a young man, getting a gold medal, getting a wife and having children, returning to his hometown, or spending his old age peacefully, it is not important. Nothing is important. Important, the only important thing is to live, to live well, to live hard, this is the meaning of life.

Today it is today.

The recruiter especially remembered that when he was young at that time, he was not a high-spirited young man, he resolutely joined the army, and became a soldier who defended his family and the country. At that time, his superiors asked him why he joined the army?

As a young man, he is honest and honest, but he attaches great importance to this issue. He said righteously: "It is everyone's responsibility to protect the family and the country."

He remembered that his superior smiled and only gave him a meaningful smile.

20 years later.

The recruiter gradually understood the meaning behind the smile.

Today, in the hundreds of young people who have the ambition to join the army, he seems to see himself when he was young again. He smiled, young, full of energy, exploration, and passion. He thinks that all problems in the world can be found to the answer.

So, he didn't take it to heart.

Until the words of Lin Gusheng, a young man who came from Zhongzhou, made the recruiter's eyes moist.

"You boy, you are still young, how can you talk about the world? What is it about defending the country? Yuezhou has fallen, and it may not be anyone who will rescue them. It may not be that the imperial court sent a soldier. It was good before, Wuzhou fell, and the imperial court sent a message 28 Soldiers and horses in the town, what happened? After two months, the birds and beasts scattered. Why don’t we Jiangdong people come by ourselves? Boy, go home. At your age, it’s time to marry a wife and have children. Go back to your hometown Go, there is your future, Jiangdong is not the countryside described by poets, but the graveyard of heroes, and the barren hills where the corpses of the poor are piled up."

The recruiter rubbed his eyes lightly, and after speaking, he murmured in his heart again, he is still old, his blood is not yet dry, and it is so easy to be moved by a little thing.

Lin Gusheng chuckled lightly: "My lord, I'm afraid that what you said is wrong. I always believe that the Wuyue Rebellion will eventually spread to the whole world. If I can come, there are so many people with lofty ideals in the world. Can't come? Just wait a moment, if I unfortunately die in battle, there will be a steady stream of chivalrous people in the world in the future to follow my heart and walk the road I haven't traveled."

"Name."

"Lin Qi., Shuangmu Lin, Shanzhiqi."

The recruiter splashed ink and jotted down the names.

(End of this chapter)