The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 251 Mahjong is like a battlefield
When a light snow fell after the beginning of winter, Zhu Xiu and Chai Rong arrived at Yuanzhou Racecourse.

It is located on the east bank of the lower reaches of Weiru River, close to the border of Lingzhou, and along the river bank to the north, you can go to the Zhongning area of ​​Ningxia, which is now under the jurisdiction of Gaolan County in Lingzhou.

After driving away the Dangxiang people, the racecourse returned to the rule of the Changyi Army. However, it was located in a remote area and was too close to the sphere of influence of the Dangxiang people, which was not conducive to the management of the Changyi Army. Zhu Xiu had decided to move the racecourse to Pingliang.

The current focus of the Changyi Army is still in Jingzhou. The defense line of Yuanzhou has shrunk to the Pinggao County area. Further north, the current military strength of the Changyi Army is beyond its reach.

Pan Mei and Zhang Yongde escorted more than [-] party prisoners back to Jingzhou, some of them were sent to Qingshiling to burn lime, and some were sent to the transformation site to dig salt mines.

The bodies of the more than [-] Changyi Army soldiers who died in the battle were collected and sent back to the newly built Zhong martyrs cemetery in the western suburbs of Anding County for burial. The slightly injured ones returned south with the army, while the seriously injured ones were temporarily stayed in Pinggao County for treatment.

As for the large number of corpses of the Dingnan Army, some of them were buried on the spot in the Xiashan Valley after looting their weapons and armor, and some of them were burned in the two camps along the Calabash River.

Zhu Xiu ordered his people to collect a batch of damaged leather armors, knives, and a large number of Dangxiang military flags, and a cart of bloody clothes stripped from Dangxiang soldiers, and sent them to the border of Yuanzhou and Yanzhou, more than fifty miles northwest of the racecourse. A cemetery was built at the entrance of a mountain pass called Luoshan for burial.

Zhu Xiu also asked the Pinggao County Magistrate to find monks to perform services in front of the tomb with great fanfare, saying that he wanted to redeem the party members who died in the war.

In the small Pinggao County, he could not find a few monks after digging three feet into the ground. Zhu Xiu asked the Pinggao County Magistrate to find a group of common people, pretend to be monks, follow the monks in reciting salvation scriptures, throw paper money, and pay homage to the monks. The activity was very lively.

Zhu Xiu also erected a monument in front of the collective cemetery of Dangxiang soldiers and named the tomb Guixia Tomb, which means that Dangxiang soldiers were buried here and missed their return to Xiazhou.

In more than a month, the war in Yuanzhou had subsided.

The Weihu camp followed them north, and Li Guangrui, Li Guangyan, and Xue Xiuming became prisoners of war with the army.

The air is damp and cold, and under the gloomy sky, the brown hills and vast low-lying grasslands are shrouded in fine snow foam.

Zhu Xiu originally planned to choose a docile pony from the unbred and ask Chai Rong or Zhao Kuangyin to teach him how to ride.

But the weather is not good, this year's first snow came very early, the slippery grass is extremely unfriendly to a novice like him, so the riding practice can only be given up.

The buildings of the racecourse are built on the hill in the southwest, and you can look down on almost the entire pasture.

The pasture is in a wide low-lying area. Most of the west, south, and east sides are rolling hills, and there are several branch streams running through it in the north.

A spacious hay house was vacated and used as an activity room. Two stoves were placed, and firewood and charcoal were added. The stoves were connected to the chimney, and the smoke was exhausted through the tile roof. Once the doors and windows were closed, it didn't take long before there was a warm place. New world.

However, Zhu Xiu was worried about the sealing degree of the chimney, so he opened the doors and windows from time to time to ventilate the room to prevent the whole room from being poisoned by charcoal.

"Crash~"

The familiar sound of mahjong sounded, and at a temporarily modified square table, Zhu Xiu, Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin, and Fu Jinzhan were sitting at attention, fighting fiercely.

Li Chongjin and Fu Jinhuan were reduced to spectators, Yan Ping was responsible for serving tea and water, and Shi Xiangwen followed the horseherds to let the horses go.

"One cake hits! Two cakes!"

"Bullshit!"

Zhu Xiu pushed the cards with no expression on his face. After touching the cake, he turned around and let him touch the last cake. The flowers on the bar were all the same. This luck was really amazing.

She couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, but in order to maintain the demeanor of a mahjong master, Zhu Xiu tried hard to keep her expression indifferent.

"Gan!~" Zhao Kuangyin touched his nose angrily and cursed softly.

Fu Jinzhan sighed, feeling a little tired.

Chai Rong calmly squeezed his wallet, leaving only the last two thin bamboo slices.

Thin bamboo slices are used to record cards. Each player starts with twenty cards, and each card is treated as five pieces of money. When the game is over, they are all cleared together.

Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth and handed Zhu Xiu two thin bamboo slices. Zhu Xiu said flatly: "The flowers on the bars are all the same color, four times."

Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath, his heart was bleeding, he dug around and took out two thin bamboo slices from his purse, handing him four pieces in total.

"Chenghui!" Zhu Xiu happily took it and raised his eyebrows lightly.

Fu Jinzhan handed the last four thin bamboo slices to Zhu Xiu, frowned and sighed: "I'm really out of luck today. I haven't messed with the cards and I've already lost everything."

Zhu Xiu immediately declined the thin bamboo slices offered by Fu Jinzhan. Instead, he took out a handful from his bulging purse and pushed it in front of her, about a dozen yuan.

"Take it, Madam, and treat it as capital. If you lose, it's mine!" Zhu Xiuhao patted his chest.

Fu Jinzhan pursed his lips and smiled: "That's all, let Huan'er play. The money I lost to you will be recorded first, and we will calculate it when we return to Jingzhou."

"Don't worry, eldest sister, let's see how I can help you win it back!" Fu Jinhuan smiled playfully, excited and ready to go into battle.

Zhu Xiu quickly took back the thin bamboo slices he sent out. Fu Jinhuan became anxious and rushed forward to hold them down. He said angrily: "These are the capital you gave to your sister. How can you take back the things you gave away?"

Zhu Xiu shook her head like a rattle drum: "Mistress, you go on the court, of course I have to take it back! Otherwise, wouldn't it be like a meat bun beating a dog - there will be no return?"

Everyone chuckled kindly, and they all heard that Zhu Xiu was laughing at Fu Er Niangzi's poor card skills.

Fu Jinhuan's face turned red, and his hands were busy fighting with Zhu Xiu for the thin bamboo slices. In anger, he opened his mouth and bit Zhu Xiu's wrist without even thinking.

"Hiss~" Zhu Xiu let go in pain, and his right wrist immediately revealed a row of neat teeth marks.

"Are you really a dog?" Zhu Xiu glared angrily, disgusted, "Hey~ it's even stained with saliva, it's really disgusting!"

Fu Jinhuan's face was flushed, and he was as embarrassed as a kitten with hairy fur. He looked coquettishly at Fu Jinzhan for help: "Sister! This little thief bullied me again!"

Everyone laughed, and it was quite interesting to see the boys and girls playing around.

Zhao Kuangyin stood up and said with a smile: "You guys play, I'll go and see if those two gangsters are doing well."

Zhao Kuangyin took out the last six thin bamboo slices he had left: "I lost fourteen cards, let's keep it together, who of you will take over?"

Li Chongjin, who had been scratching his head and scratching his head for a long time, was waiting impatiently and raised his hand high: "I'll do it!"

Zhu Xiu snorted: "Because of your mistake, you let the enemy general Yang Chonggui escape and punished you with not being able to serve for a month. It has only been less than ten days."

Li Chongjin's black face fell, and he bowed bitterly: "Brother! Just spare me this time! Big brother~ Can I call you big brother?"

"Military orders are like mountains, how can they be trivial?" Zhu Xiu was unmoved.

"Zhu Xiu! Don't go too far, kid!" Li Chongjin begged for mercy but failed to intimidate him. He jumped up and shouted, "I am also your eldest brother after all. For the sake of brotherhood, can you give me some face? I'm so desperate. But he’s going to overturn the table!”

Zhu Xiu glanced at him contemptuously, cleared her throat and shouted slowly outside the house: "Shi Dalang, Shi Dalang."

"Ouch!" Li Chongjin shut up immediately, his teeth itching with anger, and he stamped his feet violently.

"Cousin! I want to play mahjong!"

Li Chongjin turned to beg Chai Rong with a look on his face again.

Chai Rong suppressed his laughter, shook his head indifferently, and said calmly: "In the battle by the Hulu River, because of you, I escaped the enemy general Yang Chonggui. The death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. As the commander-in-chief, Zhu Xiu, no matter what the punishment, you will have to bear it!" If this happens under my father's command, you will have to eat a meal, and you will not be allowed to play cards for a month, which is really an advantage for you."

Li Chongjin had a mournful face, full of grievances, as if he felt that everyone present was targeting him, and he sniffed and wanted to cry.Zhu Xiu was really afraid that this black man would cry on the spot and make everyone at a loss, so he snorted coldly, "You can play if you want, but there is a condition."

Li Chongjin's eyes lit up and he said anxiously: "I agree to whatever you say!"

Zhu Xiu suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "I can lift your mahjong ban, but after returning to Jingzhou, you will have to participate in the Changyi Army's three-month winter training. During this period, if you violate military regulations again, you will be severely punished!"

Li Chongjin agreed without even thinking about patting his chest: "No problem!"

"A man must not be unfaithful! Chai Shuai, the eldest lady, and Brother Zhao are all witnesses!"

After agreeing on the terms, Li Chongjin rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go into battle with great enthusiasm. Zhao Kuangyin knew that Zhu Xiu was in good luck today, but his gambling luck was not good, so he had already resigned and left alertly.

Li Chongjin rolled his eyes, pointed at Zhu Xiu's seat and shouted: "Get up, I'll switch with you!"

Zhu Xiu stood up calmly and mocked: "You will lose wherever you sit today!"

Fu Jinzhan glanced between Zhu Xiu and Fu Jinhuan, and suddenly pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Zhu Xiu is lucky today, and has won a lot, why don't you abdicate and give up your seat to Huan'er."

Zhu Xiu was stunned: "Then you, madam?"

Fu Jinzhan raised his head slightly and said with high fighting spirit: "Of course my sisters will go into battle together and meet the two brothers."

Fu Jinhuan snorted proudly at Zhu Xiujiao, stretched out his hand and pushed him away: "Get out of the way!"

Chai Rong smiled and said: "The eldest lady is right. Zhu Xiu, just sit aside and watch the battle. The second lady is unfamiliar with poker skills, so you can be responsible for giving guidance."

Chai Rong and Fu Jinzhan looked at each other and smiled, as if they had a good understanding.

"Who wants help from the stinky thief?" Fu Jinhuan pouted and expressed dissatisfaction in a low voice.

Fu Jinzhan smiled and said: "Huan'er is slow in playing cards, and sometimes his brain can't turn around. It's a good idea to ask Zhu Xiu to look at the cards for you."

"Sister~" Fu Jinhuan's face turned red and she stamped her feet coquettishly.

Zhu Xiu was helpless. It seemed that he had won too hard today and had aroused public anger. Everyone reached a consensus that he would not be allowed to play again.

His luck was booming, but Zhu Xiu was a little reluctant.

Fortunately, I have already won more than 200 dollars, so it is not a bad idea to just take it as soon as possible.

Immediately, everyone redistributed chips, arranged their seats, and started a new round of fierce battle.

Fu Jinhuan played cards very slowly, he had to think for a long time every time he played a card, he often hesitated, Zhu Xiu got impatient and threw out a card for her, which made Fu Jinhuan coquettish and angry, and the two kept arguing .

After getting along for a long time, Zhu Xiu has determined that Fu Jinhuan is not interested in him at all, and she will not agree to the marriage, so there is no need to continue acting in front of her.

Zhu Xiu took off the disguise of being a dog licker and returned to his true nature of fighting against the king and being a gangster. He was often so angry that Fu Jinhuan gritted his silver teeth and chased him angrily and made trouble.

Because of the presence of the talisman golden ring on the card table, the game was extremely unsmooth. Zhu Xiu was too lazy to speak and smacked his dry mouth. At this time, a handful of melon seeds would be perfect.

Even Chai Rong, whose playing speed was below the average line, was able to free up his hands slowly and pick up a tea bowl to drink water.

Li Chongjin lay on the table and yawned.

Fu Jinzhan couldn't help chatting: "Will you annoy Li Yiyin when you build Guixia's Tomb at Luoshan Pass?"

Zhu Xiu crossed his legs and said with a smile: "The purpose of building the Gui Xia Tomb is not to ridicule the Dangxiang people, but to let them remember this lesson. Otherwise, I can build the corpses of the Dangxiang soldiers into a Jingguan and humiliate them." pause!"

Chai Rong shook his head and said: "It must not be like this, otherwise there will be no chance of reconciliation between the two of you! With Li Yiyin's temper, he will definitely go south again for revenge!"

"So I built the Guixia Tomb to show it to the Dangxiang people, to show that our Zhangyi Army was only counterattacking in self-defense and did not want to become a mortal enemy of the Dingnan Army." Zhu Xiu spread his hands.

"Then why did you detain Li Guangrui and Li Guangyan? And drag them to Pinggao County to parade in public?" Fu Jinzhan asked curiously.

Zhu Xiu sneered and said: "Two little bastards went to Yuanzhou to burn, kill and plunder. Of course we can't let them go easily! It's natural to use them to quell the anger of the people in Pinggao. Not only that, I will also send people to spread the word so that Everyone in the world knows that the Dingnan Army was defeated by our Zhangyi Army, and his precious son and nephew, Li Yiyin, became prisoners of the Zhangyi Army!

If Li Yiyin wanted to redeem someone, he had to show some sincerity. "

Fu Jinzhan smiled and said: "You have another opportunity to blackmail me. You are the only one in the world who dares to blackmail Li Yiyin."

Li Chongjin said carelessly: "Li Yiyin is nothing special. If he dares to come to Jingzhou, I, the Black King, will tear off his head and vent his evil anger on my brother!"

Li Chongjin winked at Zhu Xiu in a flattering manner, but unfortunately his arrogance was ignored by everyone, and they could only close their eyes and doze off.

Chai Rong looked at Zhu Xiu: "I can't say much when it comes to the interests of the Zhangyi Army, but remember, the scale of this matter must be carefully considered. If the army is too powerful, the imperial court will definitely favor Li Yiyin, and they will be torn apart. , which is not good for anyone.

I will repair the book and send it to Kaifeng, asking my father to mediate. "

Fu Jinzhan smiled and said: "I will also ask my father to write a letter to speak for Zhang Yijun."

Zhu Xiugong cupped his hands: "Thank you so much, Chai Shuai, and thank you, madam!"

Zhu Xiu did not tell the truth about how to deal with Li Guangrui and Li Guangyan.

This involves the follow-up far-reaching layout of the Difficult Army, and now is not the time to talk about it.

Dangxiang Li's ambition is not small. If it is allowed to develop, it will definitely become a serious problem for the Central Plains in the future.

Nipping the enemy in the cradle is the best solution.

When Zhu Xiu caught Li Guangrui and Li Guangyan, he had already figured out what to do.

Fu Jinhuan held a piece of Yaoji, his brows furrowed tightly, hesitant, not sure whether he should play it or not.

She thought about it for about a quarter of an hour, and even Fu Jinzhan couldn't help but urge her.

Fu Jinhuan hesitated, nudged Zhu Xiu with his elbow, and whispered: "Which one is better?"

Zhu Xiu leaned over her head, glanced at her cards, and confidently threw out an eighty thousand card. She couldn't help but laugh: "What are you trying to do? Are you going to keep this eighty thousand card to lay eggs?"

"Bang bang!"

"What a fool!" Fu Jinzhan and Chai Rong pushed down the cards at the same time.

"Big pair, touch Hu! Chenghui!" Fu Jinzhan beamed.

Chai Rong said humbly: "Xiao Hu, Xiao Hu~"

"." Zhu Xiu was dumbfounded, why did he shoot twice?
Fu Jinhuan gritted his silver teeth and raised his hand to slap Zhu Xiu hard on the forehead.

A horrifying scream came from the mountain, disturbing the tranquility of the racecourse.

The falling snowflakes are getting bigger and bigger.
(End of this chapter)