Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 27 Cui Xingli's dissuasion and Li Mi's regret

"Mr. Lu indulged Yan Kan and disregarded military discipline. Such an act will probably not win the support of the people!"

In Kuangcheng, Cao Zhan, with his confidant, looked at the streets of Kuangcheng beside him. After a day and a night of looting, the streets were already in a mess, with no trace of civilians. He couldn't help but sigh and said to Cui Luxing.

Speaking of which, the reason why Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing have such a good relationship is, after all, largely due to the weir survey.

Both of them looked down on Yan Kan, who was greedy and lustful.

"Yes! The world is in chaos, only a benevolent person can rule the world! Lord Lu, I'm afraid you are not a wise leader!"

Cui Luxing looked around, nodded, and spoke bluntly.

Being a descendant of the Cui family and surrounded by his trusted confidants, Cui Luxing naturally had no worries.

"I heard that in the north, Lord Dou is in Gaojibo, and his reputation has surpassed Gao Shida. I have had the honor of meeting Lord Dou. Lord Dou is righteous, values his promises, is strict with himself, despises money and is kind and righteous. Many heroes from all over the world are vying to join him! Such a wise man is the place to devote myself to!"

Cui Luxing turned around and looked at Cao Zhan and said that he knew Cao Zhan was an old acquaintance of Dou Jiande. They had been in Zhangnan before and Cao Zhan had received a lot of favors from Dou Jiande.

If Dou Jiande had not served as a soldier in the Sui army in his earlier years, Cao Zhan would not have gone to Zhuo County to join Lu Mingyue.

In this case, I am afraid that Cao Zhan is now already by Dou Jiande's side, working for Dou Jiande.

"Cao Zhan, don't you know what Brother Cui said?"

When Cao Zhan heard Cui Luxing's words, he looked at the yard in front of him, stopped, and looked at Cui Luxing.

How could Cao Zhan not understand what Cui Fangxing meant? Looking at Cui Fangxing who was already thinking of leaving, Cao Zhan also sighed slowly in his heart.

"please!"

Cao Zhan raised his hand and motioned Cui Luxing to enter the yard.

Cui Luxing didn't say anything, but raised his hand to signal for them to go together.

In the courtyard.

Bamboo baskets, wooden barrels, and clothes were scattered all around. Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing looked at some women huddled together in dishevel, and then looked at several men gathered not far away, and both frowned slightly.

"General!"

"General Cao!"

Seeing Cao Zhan coming, the rebel soldiers who had been indulged all day stood up one after another.

"Where is General Yankan?"

For the first time, Cao Zhan felt that being called a general was an insult to him, but at the moment, he could not say anything except frowning.

Most of the soldiers in the army were refugees, and Yan Kan had gathered most of them by indulging his subordinates. Although he was the deputy general, it was difficult for him to issue a ban without Yan Kan's approval.

Even many confidants, in such an environment, gradually tended to indulge themselves. Zhang Wu outside the city yesterday was an example. If he had not seen his own people and was still loyal to him, the woman from the Fu family would probably have been bullied.

Although Zhang Wu was afraid of being reprimanded and issued strict orders to his subordinates, Cao Zhan also knew that in such an environment, Zhang Wu would be affected over time and would completely indulge himself.

Zhang Wu had always been a brave man. Cao Zhan had saved his family's lives in the past, and he couldn't bear to see Zhang Wu become a scourge to the people.

"General Cao, General Yankan is in the room right now!"

A small leader said with a smile, and looked at the others. Everyone's smiles revealed envy.

Cao Zhan also noticed the little leader's implication, and looked at Cui Luxing. Then he became a little confused. Since Yan Kan was in the house, why should a young man be made to kneel outside the door?

The little leader noticed Cao Zhan's confusion, smiled ingratiatingly, and explained, pointing at the frightened man outside the door.

"General Cao, that man is the fiancé of the He family. He came to the He family yesterday with many precious betrothal gifts and had already signed a marriage certificate with the He family. But when they saw us coming, the father and son were so scared that they lost control of their bladders. After they hid and were caught, the father bluntly said that he didn't want his daughter-in-law, but the man also cried and begged, willing to give his wife, and begged the general to spare his life!"

The little leader laughed and looked at the man with mockery in his eyes, as if he was thinking of the father and son who had incontinence and smelly pants yesterday. He had seen timid people before, but had never seen someone as timid as that.

"Then why do you want him to kneel outside the door?"

Cao Zhan asked, knowing without a doubt that the betrothal gift must have been taken away secretly by Yan Kan.

But what puzzled Cao Zhan was that since he had already got his fiancée with the betrothal gift, why did Yan Kan still make the man kneel outside the door? This was really humiliating.

Although Cao Zhan heard the little leader's words, he still looked down on the man.

"At first, General Yankan saw that the father and son were so sensible, so he ordered them to leave. Unexpectedly, the man's fiancée, He, saw this and begged the general..."

When the little leader said this, he looked at the kneeling man with disdain, then smiled and told Cao Zhan that it was the man’s fiancée, He, who asked General Yankan to let her fiancée kneel outside the door and listen while she made love with him.

In the courtyard.

Hearing the little leader's words, the other men all laughed.

When they learned that Yan Kan had obtained the property and had no intention of killing anyone, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing didn't know what to say. They just thought that this matter would surely spread in the future.

I’m afraid that man’s reputation will be tainted.

At this time, a soldier came hurriedly and reported to Cao Zhan that Lu Gong had led his troops and was half an hour away from Kuangcheng.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing looked at each other, asked the small leader to report the dam survey, and then the two turned and walked out of the mansion.

Outside Kuangcheng.

Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing, accompanied by their trusted generals such as Zhang Wu, looked at Yan Kan who was yawning beside them, and said nothing.

Yan Kan, who was in his forties, knew that Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing did not like him, so he was too lazy to speak up. Anyway, he and Lu Mingyue had known each other since childhood, and their relationship was countless times better than that of Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing.

Soon, the huge marching soldiers in the distance came to within a few dozen steps of the three people, and in front of the many generals was the army commander Lu Mingyue.

Although they were puzzled as to why Lu Mingyue suddenly came to Kuangcheng, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing still bowed.

"Mr. Lu!"

"Mr. Lu!"

During the ceremony, both Cui Luxing and Cao Zhan saw Lu Mingyue, who was already middle-aged, riding a horse with a gloomy face.

"Lord Lu, what happened? Is there any change in the attack on Wanqiu?"

After Yan Kan saluted, he saw that Lu Mingyue and other generals had no joy on their faces. He noticed something unusual and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing were also very confused. Looking at the appearance of Lu Mingyue and the soldiers, it seemed that the plan to attack Wanqiu had failed.

But logically, the plan to capture Wanqiu City should not fail. After all, they and Lu Mingyue had made a lot of plans for this, and in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, they had spent a lot of manpower to prepare.

There is no reason why we can’t take Wanqiu City!

If all goes well, according to previous Europeanization, Lu Mingyue should be in Wanqiu City right now, winning over other prominent families.

"The plan has been discovered!"

When Lu Mingyue heard the question from his childhood friend Yan Kan and saw the puzzled looks from Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing, he said with an extremely ugly expression.

"what!"

"Were you discovered?"

After learning the reason, not only Yan Kan, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing were all surprised, even the other trusted generals behind them looked at each other in confusion.

They couldn't believe that their plan had been discovered. How was this possible?

"It has been confirmed!"

Lu Mingyue, who commanded the army, knew that this matter was hard to believe, but it was indeed the case.

The remaining confidants who had been hiding in Wanqiu City during the chaos heard the discussions of the scholars in the city with their own ears, and learned the reasons for the failure. Then they escaped and told him what happened.

"It was a man named Fu Zihou. He happened to be passing by Wanqiu. When he entered the city, he noticed something unusual and told others about it!"

Lu Mingyue spoke.

Thinking of Wanqiu, Lu Mingyue's face was gloomy. If it weren't for this man named Fu Zihou who noticed, Wanqiu would have fallen into his hands.

"Fu Zihou?"

"Fu Zihou!!! Fu Zihou!!!"

The first sound was Yan Kan's doubt, and the following sounds were Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing's exclamations.

At this moment, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing looked at each other, and the family they met yesterday and the young man who talked to them appeared in their minds.

"This..." Cao Zhan's Adam's apple moved, his face full of disbelief.

The same was true for Cui Luxing. Thinking back to yesterday when the young man had a calm expression and talked to them in a well-reasoned manner, he could never have imagined that under such circumstances, when he and his family were in danger, the young man would still face them calmly.

At this moment, Cui Luxing knew very well that the young man yesterday must have guessed that they were all Lu Mingyue's people!
Thinking of this, Cui Luxing felt a little dry in the mouth.

And behind Cui Luxing.

Zhang Wu, Cao Zhan's confidant, was even more stunned. His burly face was wide open with his mouth unable to close, and he looked dazed.

Recalling the scene of yesterday, recalling what I said when facing that young man yesterday.

"An old friend from Tuen County? Do you think I'm stupid? If he was an old friend from Tuen County, why would he be here? He looked at us and turned around and ran away? He looked like that, hahahaha!"

……

As the memories came to his mind, at this moment, Zhang Wu, who was standing behind Cui Luxing, looked at Lu Gong, Cao Zhan, and Cui Luxing, with a look of doubt on his face. He felt the cold wind outside the city and was in a state of confusion.

"Not only did this person see through our plan, but he also guessed from the Xie family banquet that the person who wanted to attack the city was me, Lu Mingyue!"

Lu Mingyue felt the horse under her crotch and held the reins in her hands. Thinking of this incident, Lu Mingyue was still shocked.

"This person cannot be underestimated. I must find him and make use of him no matter what!"

Lu Mingyue said to Yan Kan, Cao Zhan and Cui Luxing that this was the rare time in his life that he longed for a talented person so much, and it was also the rare time that he realized how important a talented person was.

With just a few glances, he sensed the danger, and through the Xie family's banquet, he guessed that it was him.

Such a mentality is too terrifying. Only Lu Mingyue, the person involved, can understand the feeling of being speculated by others without showing up.

We must find this person and make him work for us, no matter what the cost!
"Okay, pass on the name of Fu Zihou and send someone to find him for me no matter what!"

When Yan Kan heard Lu Mingyue's words, he also realized the importance of Fu Zihou. He immediately turned around and gave instructions to the many confidants behind him.

"Mr. Lu..."

Cao Zhan was about to speak when Cui Luxing suddenly grabbed Cao Zhan. Seeing Lu Mingyue looking at him, he quickly bowed.

"Lord Lu, I am in charge of General Cao and would like to ask Lord Lu to issue an order to stop the army from harassing the people!"

Cui Luxing lowered his head and said.

Hearing that Lu Mingyue was still being careless and not taking it seriously, Cui Luxing was not surprised and pretended to be helpless.

Afterwards, Cui Luxing let go of his hand after watching Lu Mingyue leading the army into Kuangcheng.

"Brother Cui, why didn't you let me talk about what happened yesterday?"

Cao Zhan watched the army enter the city and looked at Cui Luxing with a puzzled look. Although Fu Zihou might have sailed north a day ago, after reading the circular, he and Cui Luxing both knew that the Fu family was going to seek refuge with the Li family in Xin County.

Now that he had learned what had happened from Lu Mingyue, Cao Zhan finally realized just how talented and capable the young man he had met yesterday was.

But just as he was about to tell Lu Mingyue and ask Lu Mingyue to send someone to Qian County to invite Fu Zihou, Cui Luxing suddenly stopped him.

"Brother Cao, do you still remember what you said just now?"

Cui Luxin turned to look at Cao Zhan and asked.

Hearing Cui Luxing's words, Cao Zhan was startled and looked at his confidant Zhang Wu behind him.

Zhang Wu still didn't know what Cui Luxing had said, but Cao Zhan knew that Cui Luxing was reminding him that if he decided to leave Lu Mingyue and go to Dou Jiande, then why didn't a talented person like Fu Zihou introduce him to Dou Jiande in the future!
Thinking of Dou Jiande!
Cao Zhan silently looked at the army in front of him, at the soldiers holding Lu Mingyue's flags, thinking about what this army had done in the past, and how Lu Mingyue had been so perfunctory in responding to Cui Xingren's request a few moments ago.

It is indeed as Cui Xingren said, this is not the place to surrender.

It's time to leave here and go to Dou Gong!

..............................

Under the night.

The screams broke the silence of the night.

The two villagers were horrified and sat on the ground with pale faces. The other four villagers were standing nearby, but the torches in their hands fell to the ground with fear on their faces.

Right in front of them, a corpse was vaguely visible in a pit in the house.

Shortly after.

After hearing the noise and as the news of the dead body spread, more and more people came to the Fuji family with torches in hand, lighting up the entire courtyard.

Liu Zhiyuan slept in the wooden house. Although it was cold, he was wrapped in a quilt. From time to time, he could hear footsteps outside the house. Although Liu Zhiyuan heard them, he was too lazy to pay attention.

"Why would the Fu family bury a body?"

"I don't know! If someone hadn't gone to Fu's house to look for it, I'm afraid they wouldn't have known about it. I heard that there are three dead bodies buried in the house..."

Suddenly, Liu Zhiyuan, who was resting his head on his pillow, opened his eyes, stood up and looked out the window.

As the door opened, Liu Zhiyuan, who was putting on his clothes, saw more villagers walking towards the Fu family in the night. He then walked out of the house, closed the door, and also walked towards the Fu family.

Under the night.

When Liu Zhiyuan arrived at the Fujia Garden, he found that the whole garden was filled with villagers who were watching the fun.

After all, three people died and were buried at home. This kind of thing is not common.

"How come there is a death in the Fu family? I know everyone in the Fu family, and they don't seem like they would kill anyone..."

"I don't know! I heard that after the Zhao family found out, they sent someone to Wanqiu overnight to inform the clan leader!"

Liu Zhiyuan listened to the noisy discussions of the villagers and continued to squeeze into the small courtyard. When he arrived at the courtyard, he walked to the front of the crowd.

What came into view was several followers of the Zhao family, standing guard in a spacious area in front of the house with swords in hand. Three corpses were placed on the ground nearby, and two old coroners who lived in the village were examining the bodies.

"My friend, do you know what's going on?"

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the scene, then looked at a villager next to him and asked politely.

The villager was talking with other people around him. When he heard Liu Zhiyuan's question, he knew that Liu Zhiyuan had just arrived and knew nothing, so he started to show off.

"I heard that they were killed by the Fu family. And! There were three of them! Among these three bodies, one had a fatal wound on the back, one had a fatal wound on the arm and chest, and the other had his neck slashed! I just heard the old coroner say with my own ears that these three people had no time to defend themselves, and were completely unprepared. Among these three people's swords, two were not drawn, and the last one was drawn, but it seemed that the person died under his own sword..."

As the villagers spoke, they looked frightened. They heard people around them talking. They didn't expect that the Fuji family seemed so kind in the past, but in the end, they dared to kill people.

"The Fu family is really vicious. I was wondering why they suddenly left. I thought they went to seek refuge with someone! I didn't expect that they would kill someone..."

The villagers and Liu Zhiyuan sighed, and like the other villagers around them, they kept talking about how great the Fuji family was.

However, Liu Zhiyuan no longer paid attention to the following words. He looked at the three bodies, thought of all these signs, and then thought of the sudden departure of the Fu family that morning.

In Liu Zhiyuan's mind, the scene of that morning emerged. When Fu Zihou responded to his attempt to stay, he looked at the people from Zhaojiayou Village.

this moment.

Liu Zhiyuan was a little dazed, his breathing was rapid, a hint of regret appeared in Liu Zhiyuan's eyes, and his hands clenched into fists quietly.

"Strange! Why do they all have so much food in their stomachs..."

"The Fu family seemed to be entertaining them before they took action. Except for the one whose throat was cut, he died under his own sword. The other two died under another, sharper sword..."

Hearing the old coroner's puzzled voice not far away, Liu Zhiyuan instinctively looked towards the corpse.

Suddenly, Liu Zhiyuan's eyes froze.

Liu Zhiyuan recalled that morning when he saw a woman from the Fu family carrying a sword on her back. That sword was obviously Fu Zihou's sword, but when Fu Zihou asked about it, the woman was unwilling to give it to him.

At this moment, hearing the old coroner's words and looking at the corpse, Liu Zhiyuan seemed to understand something. His face was no longer as arrogant as before, but instead showed a dazed and bitter smile.

Thinking of that young man, his disciple.

Thinking back to that day of parting, the young man stood in front of the door with a guilty look on his face, but I didn't even let him into the house.

Thinking of the wooden slip that he had casually thrown into the corner of the house, it was the thing that he had not given away when the young man arrived that early morning.

At this moment, Liu Zhiyuan felt indescribable guilt in his heart, and his eyes were full of self-blame and regret.

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