Song Dynasty

Chapter 139 The Poisoner ([-])

"This is something you can control?" Kong Yanzhou's triangular eyes bulged, and after thinking for a while, he said: "After all, I used to scoop food in a ladle, so it was kind of friendly. Old man Du Chong is afraid that I wait too much for heroes from Hebei, and we will It's not a three-year-old child, who is used to being at ease, how can he manipulate his wealth and life in the hands of others, it will naturally be the opposite."

"It's useless to have the surname Du. It made us kill bloody cities and rivers, and even Tokyo was taken by us. Speaking of which, Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and the others can be considered to have fought side by side. If you shout, it will give you some face."

"That's good, that's good." Lu Benzhong panted: "You might as well write a letter and invite them to Qihuang to help in the battle. If all the rebels join together, there will always be hundreds of thousands of horses. Wang Daosi has nothing but soldiers Five thousand, even if all the young and strong men from Qi and Huang prefectures were conscripted, it would be no more than ten thousand. He was short of money and food, and he was cut off by you, General Kong, with his backhand."

"Ask them to come over to help the battle, they will listen to me, Kong Yanzhou, why should they agree?" Kong Yanzhou looked at Lu Benzhong like looking at a fool: "Besides, since the farewell to Tokyo, everyone has dispersed. The army is running around in Henan and Huaixi, attacking prefectures and counties, living a good life, why throw away the family business and come to this ghost place of Jinghu, isn't it tiring?"

Since Lu Benzhong came to Qichun, this little old boss has no one in his sights, but you still have nothing to do with him.Kong Yanzhou hated him so much that he had never looked at this person directly.Looking intently at this moment, I saw that although his head was full of tea and his whole body was dripping like a drowned chicken, but his brows were clear and bright, he should have been a handsome man when he was young.As long as he doesn't always pretend to be unworldly, everyone is drunk and I am sober, I will be a big shot, and you are all rubbish birds, but you are also handsome, which makes people feel good immediately.

After about a bucket of tea, Lu Benzhong was so cold that he couldn't help shaking: "General Kong, you are wrong... ah!"

Before he finished speaking, Kong Yanzhou slapped him again, causing his nose to bleed: "When did I say I missed it? I want you to talk nonsense, old eyeball!"

Lu Benzhong said: "Don't fight, don't fight, I'm old and I can't take it anymore. General, you are from Hebei, and it is right that you don't know the mountains, rivers, geography, culture and climate of Huaixi, Qi, and Huangzhou. The peach blossom flood came down a few days ago. If it were the usual years, the rain would not stop for a month and a half. But this time it was strange, it stopped in only two days, and the Ba River and the Qi River outside also receded. In my opinion Come on, once the big sun comes out, it will be at least January. In this way..."

"So?" Kong Yanzhou paid attention.

"There will be a severe drought." Lu Benzhong raised his courage, looked at Kong Yanzhou timidly, and said as fast as he could: "Both Qishui and Bahe originate from the Dabie Mountains. Not only these two rivers, but also those in Huaixi, Henan All rivers start from there. If there is no water on the mountain, there will be drought in these two places. In fact, Huaixi was very dry last year. General Kong, think about it, it is the season for rice transplanting, and there is no water in the river. Water, the rain may not come down, and the farming season will be missed. Even the most stupid people know that a famine is inevitable. Can Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng stay in Henan and Huaixi?"

"Soldiers and horses from all walks of life are not engaged in production. They have always been fed by the army, but where can they go now?"

Lu Benzhong continued: "Shaanxi, it's impossible. The Jurchens are using troops against Guanzhong. In the south of the Yangtze River, there are also Jurchens, as well as the officers and soldiers of our Great Song Dynasty. Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, and Han Shizhong are especially powerful, and the chaos cannot be more chaotic. When they led the army across the great river, they jumped into the pit of fire. After all the calculations, only Jinghu Lake is considered peaceful. There are rivers and lakes in Ezhou, and the weather is good. It is the land of rain and rice, and the population is thriving , No matter how many troops come, you can support them. General, the reason why you came to Qihuang from Huaixi is because you want to go there by way?"

"Since the general can think this way, if other people can't survive in Huaixi and Henan, won't they also come here?"

At the juncture of life and death, Lu Benzhong spoke very fast, he couldn't catch his breath, gasped for a long time, and then coughed: "General, why not write a letter and send a horse to send it over, invite them to Hubei, and drive Wang Shen away together."

"Fart!" Kong Yanzhou jumped into a rage: "I have lost troops and generals now, and my strength is not as strong as before. Those bastards like Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng all have red eyebrows and green eyes. Even if I beat Wang away in the future, I will fight for it." But they are loyal, loyal, hehe."

He sneered loudly: "Those bird people, don't look at the fact that everyone is full of loyalty in their mouths, but they are actually thinking about business in their hearts. How often have they stabbed their brothers? Are you trying to drive Qianmen away?" Tiger, wolf in the back door?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do? Let's get through this difficulty first." Lu Benzhong said.

"You are talking nonsense again, Qichun City is surrounded by beasts surnamed Wang, how can the messenger get out?" Kong Yanzhou was greatly troubled, yes, inviting Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and the others to come here will definitely cause a lot of trouble in the future.But if I don't ask them for help, I will be completely wiped out by Wang Shen now.

Let's just keep an eye on it!
Lu Benzhong hurriedly walked to the big case, picked up the pen, gave Kong Yanzhou a flattering look, and then quickly started writing on the paper.He broke his left hand, and every time he moved, cold sweat the size of soybeans would break out on his forehead.As expected of a great celebrity, he wrote a stack of letters in a short while: "Don't worry, Wang Shen asked me to be his internal response. We have agreed on the signal and incision for contact in advance, and the messenger can easily sneak out of the city. At that time, if the general wants to leave the city alone, I will help you."

"You're talking nonsense. I've been powerful all my life, relying on the strong soldiers and powerful generals in my hands. If you run away alone, you might as well die if you don't have soldiers. Well, your idea is good."

After asking about the incision and signal used to contact Lu Benzhong and Wang Shen, Kong Yanzhou called Liu Fu in and handed over the letter: "Immediately arrange for a fast horse to deliver the letter."

Seeing that his opinion was adopted by Kong Yanzhou, Lu Benzhong heaved a sigh of relief, and begged, "General Kong, my arm hurts badly, can I find a doctor?"

"You still want to find a doctor, old man, your strategy is really good, I used it. But now you are useless, let you live in the city?" Kong Yanzhou slowly drew out the knife and looked at it with a grin. Going forward, he will cut off the old beast's head with one blow.

Lu Benzhong screamed and jumped to the side: "Don't kill me, don't kill me. I'm still useful. I might help you, General Kong, to guard this city."

"Help me, what's the use of you old man without the strength to restrain a chicken?"

"No, no, listen to me. The old man is familiar with military books and is familiar with all kinds of agency information. He can help you make city defense equipment. Also, didn't Wang Shen attack the city from the cave just now? If he sent troops to the city day and night After digging it up, Qichun will be hollowed out in a few days. When the time comes, how will the general guard it?"

"General, general, please spare me! Even if you send a fast horse to deliver the letter, it will still take ten days and a half months or even longer for Zhang to come here with his army. If you use the old man, just wait until they come here."

"Do you really have a way to guard Qichun?" Kong Yanzhou's heart moved, and he said: "Very good, what Mr. Dong Lai said is reasonable, at worst I have to entrust the old man to guard Qichun. However, there is something unknown."

Hearing that he should be called, Lu Benzhong knew that he had persuaded Kong Yanzhou, and he liked it very much: "General, please, I know everything, and I can say everything."

Kong Yanzhou looked at him mockingly: "A certain person said that since you arrived in Huangzhou, the surname Wang has treated you with respect and respect. He treats you with respect as a teacher and obeys his words. It is not unreasonable. This time, you are planning to With such a vicious plan, and to help me defend the city, Wang Shen was really blind and misjudged the wrong person. People are not ruthless, and it is really cruel for you to stab Wang Shen fiercely in the back. Dong Lai Sir, you are tougher than us soldiers from Hebei, don't you feel ashamed?"

Lu Benzhong sternly said: "General Kong's words are wrong. Who is this old man? He is a dignified official of the imperial court. Who is he, Wang Shen? He is just a seventh-rank defense envoy. This old man calmed down Qi and Huang for the court, and appeased the people. Even if he doesn't care about it, he can only obey orders. What he does is based on a public heart, so there is no need to talk to him."

Although Kong Yanzhou was cunning and ruthless, and had an extremely bad character, he was disgusted by Lu Benzhong's brazenness.Intentionally sternly said: "Mr. Donglai, to be honest, the reason why I rebelled when I was in Tokyo was because Du Chong was too aggressive. If I didn't rebel, I couldn't survive. In fact, after I came down, I also regretted my original rebellion." You were confused for a while, but you also wanted to accept the imperial court's offer. When you first entered Qichun City, Kong wanted to ask you to report the matter to the imperial court. However, this Qihuang is Wang Shen's territory. There is no room for two tigers on one mountain, so you can only see the real chapter in your hand. Let’s not be recruited for the time being, let’s defeat the Wang first.”

"Yes, yes, Wang Shen came to Huangzhou. He extorted violently, harmed the people, and set up cards to collect lijin, which is like a separatist regime. He has a heart of disobedience, and he will definitely be a big rebel in the future. The old man also thought that if he returns to the court in the future, Report the report to the imperial court, and dismiss him from office. If he refuses to listen, the people of the world will attack him. Although General Kong is not an army of the imperial court, his visit to Qi and Huang this time is considered a sin against the people, but it is justice. Don’t worry, as long as the general uses the tricks of the old man, Wang Shen’s child will be ashamed and disgusted!”

Kong Yanzhou laughed loudly: "Well said, come here, send Mr. Donglai back to the mansion, and find a doctor to take a good look at it."

Liu Fu watched Lu Benzhong leave with incredulous eyes, and after a long time, he let out a "silk" and murmured, "It's too shameless."

Kong Yanzhou: "This kind of scholars, especially those who have been high-ranking officials, think that they have read Ziyue Shiyun is Tianxian in hand, and regard the world as their chess game. We are nothing but ants in their eyes. Actually, They are nothing, the peaceful years are fine. In this world, if there is no soldier in hand, no territory, who will take him? If I hadn’t been too scruples before, how could I allow him to be presumptuous. Now that life and death are at stake, first I want to kill him to vent my anger. If he is really useful as I said just now, keeping him is like raising a dog. If not, just cut Shuangli off."

Liu Fu: "It doesn't matter if you kill this filthy moral villain, the old rascal. The general just didn't expect there to be such a shameless person in the world. He helped Wang Shen before, but in a blink of an eye he called the Sizhou army a rebel. .”

Kong Yanzhou said disdainfully: "It's not that he's afraid of death, he's just finding a reasonable reason for himself to comfort himself. This kind of person wears a mask all his life, and even when he does nasty things, he must be righteous."

(End of this chapter)