Chapter 95: There Are Tigers Walking in the Mountains
The little eunuch directed the few warriors he brought with him and the officials from the former prefecture, and they all distributed the gold and silver together. Then he entered the mansion and opened his eyes to see that all the food and drink expenses were arranged neatly. The little eunuch
Knowing whose credit it was, he patted Hua Shixiong on the shoulder and said:
"Old Hua, you are said to be a talented person, but it's a pity that you haven't used it in the right place. Zou Xigui has embezzled so much money, so it's hard to say that you didn't have a plan."
Hua Shixiong didn't know whether the imperial envoy was praising him or scolding him. After pondering for a long time, he turned around, said a few yes, yes, and then explained:
"Sir, the right way is to follow the dog and eat shit and the wolf to eat meat. You have to obey whoever takes the bowl to eat. You said that I am helpless and surrendered to Zou Xigui's family. Is it okay if I don't do things for him? Sir
, To be honest, I didn’t take a single tael of silver privately. Scholars don’t talk about money!”
The little eunuch smiled and said: "Forget it, I'm not asking you to settle accounts, why are you panicking? From now on, if you follow me, you will have food to eat and clothes to wear, but if you are frightened, you will inevitably lose your head. Don't think that you can
If you follow me, you will eat meat every day!"
"That's that," Hua Shixiong murmured for a long time before saying, "Let's not talk about what to eat and wear for now, but one thing can be said, you don't have to worry."
"Don't worry about anything?" The little eunuch was puzzled.
"Don't worry about losing your head."
"That's what you said wrong. Don't tell me, I might lose my head at any time." The little eunuch said seriously.
"Who dares to kill the imperial envoy? You turned against him!" Hua Shixiong said with confidence.
The little eunuch smiled and said: "You are still a scholar, but you don't understand this. If a tree is as beautiful as a tree, the wind will blow it away. There are many people seeking my head, so my life is too tiring. I have to be careful all the time."
Yes. It’s not that I retreated in spite of the difficulties. To be honest, I had already thought of retiring, but the time was just not there. After I kill all the people who want to kill me, I will retire to the mountains and forests. Together with my wives,
Live an idyllic fairy life.”
"Do you have a wife?" Hua Shixiong blurted out, but regretted it a little, changed his tone and said, "Sir, I made a mistake."
"You didn't slip up. I know what you want to say in your heart." The little eunuch corrected him, and finally added, "You may have heard that Pan You'an is a eunuch, but I am a fake eunuch. I am still peeing standing up.
Didn't you want me to take off my pants to check the authenticity earlier? Now I'm going to take off my pants and let you see the result."
"Don't you dare!" Hua Shixiong quickly waved his hands to stop him.
"Lest you always suspect that I am a fake." the little eunuch said jokingly.
"No, no, I understand." Hua Shixiong nodded.
In fact, he didn't understand anything. Scholars have many eyes and always like to hide their worries in their hearts. How could the eunuch pee standing up? Is there something wrong in some link? This problem is too complicated. According to his imagination, let alone a short time.
He couldn't figure it out even in his lifetime. He had a lot of doubts and smiled at the little eunuch with suspicion. Who was the little eunuch? How could he hide his worries from him, but he didn't have to.
To explain further, of course Hua Shixiong could not and did not dare to delve deeper.
Hua Shixiong won the trust of the young eunuch by relying on his quick thinking, quick thinking, and timely turning of the gun. This was not because the young eunuch was indifferent or was negligent. It was because he was short of people at the moment, no matter what.
Talents are stupid, and those who can do things for themselves are talents. What Hua Shixiong can do, he, Hu San, and Wang Xiaowu can't do it.
While they were talking, a few people came over. Fat Xishi and her team came to see them with a lot of ready-made food. The little eunuch frowned and came up with an idea. He leaned into Hua Shixiong's ear and said:
After saying this, Wang Xiaowu was assigned a task.
That night, a wedding was held for Hu San and Fat Xishi in the lobby of the prefecture. The young eunuch announced on the spot that Hu Sanquan would concurrently serve as the prefect until the new prefect took office. Fat Xishi got her wish and finally married a man of her dreams. Although she
I also secretly coveted the young eunuch, but I can't be too demanding. If I get Long, I don't need to look forward to Shu.
It was the first time in the young eunuch's life that he had made a wedding dress for someone else, and it was also the first time in his life that he had watched someone enter the bridal chamber. He felt sour in his heart. Then he thought again, one should not be too greedy, like Zou Xigui, who made such a big mistake.
Heaping up money was nothing in the end. Besides, it was his younger brother who got married today, so he should be happy. The little eunuch convinced himself and was about to undress and fall asleep when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the house. The reporter was
The prefect was on duty as a yamen servant. He whispered outside the door:
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, a female general has arrived in front of the house, and she has five or seven female soldiers under her. She said she wants to meet the Imperial Envoy and has something important to tell her. Will you see her or not?"
The little eunuch rolled over from the bed, his clothes unbuttoned yet, opened the door, took three steps at a time, and walked straight to the door.
The little eunuch and Huang Qiuchan were lying on the bed. After some tenderness, the lady said:
"Mr. Lang, we are going to the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou, which are the fiefdoms of the Eight Kings. Yesterday, a villager came to report that the Eight Kings have been in frequent contact recently and there seems to be signs of rebellion. I'm afraid that you don't know the importance and stray into danger, so I came here to tell you.
One sound."
There was a bang in the little eunuch's head, and he knew that he was encountering something difficult. He had already heard about the civil strife in the Eight Kings, but he did not get the real evidence, so the court did not send troops. Among the Eight Kings, except for the emperor's brothers,
In addition, there are his uncles and grandparents. When the land was first divided, these princes, princes, and grandsons only knew how to live in remote places. Unexpectedly, they were too close to each other, and they became a cascade of enemies.
"How did Madam get this news?" the little eunuch asked.
Huang Qiuchan said: "Mr. Lang doesn't know something. When my five brothers were alive, they had a collusion with the Eighth Prince. They often exchanged letters and personnel. Maybe there are still undercover spies of the Eighth Prince in our village. They are
I heard that you cut off their accomplices and were dissatisfied and vowed to kill you, so I was very worried. In my opinion, it is better for you to stop here and tell the emperor to send troops to the court after you return.
It’s not too late to eradicate them.”
The little eunuch thought about it and said: "This is not appropriate. The eight kings rebelled. There is insufficient evidence, and the court has no choice. It's not a good thing!"
"What do you think is best?" Huang Qiuchan asked.
"I want to explore the truth." The little eunuch said without thinking.
"I don't!" Huang Qiuchan hugged the young eunuch's neck and said, "There is no reason why I can't risk my husband's life for his royal family."
The little eunuch smiled calmly and said: "How can it be so serious, I don't believe they can still eat me? Even if it is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, I have to go through it."
"How many troops are you planning to bring?" Huang Qiuchan asked.
"With more people, the target will be bigger. Just me, Wang Xiaowu, Zhang Facun, and the newly recruited master Hua Shixiong are enough!" said the young eunuch.
"If you insist on going, I can't stop you. Let me add one more person to you. Huang Ren, the servant, has been to the Eight Kings fiefdom many times. He is familiar with the people on the road. Huang Ren is a kind man and knows some martial arts. He is also a good person here.
helper."
The young eunuch reluctantly refused and was afraid of violating the lady's good intentions, so he had no choice but to say:
"Fine!"
"You must be more careful!" Huang Qiuchan warned.
The little eunuch kissed his wife on the lips and said with a smile: "It's okay, my life is still valuable!"
There was nothing to say that night.
Early the next morning, the young eunuch summoned the general of Huayang and explained the situation in this way.
Huayang Commander-in-Chief Liu Jianxun traces his origins to Wang Shugui's line, but due to his small official position and being in a remote town, he has little reputation. He has never had the chance to see Prime Minister Wang's face. I don't know if he is bald or pockmarked.
He was kind-hearted. His superior, Zou Xigui, the prefect, only cared about making money for himself and paid no attention to military matters. Liu Jianxun had nowhere to use his power and accumulated a lot of grievances.
General Liu came from a humble background and lived on the streets in his early years, earning money by performing tricks and performing arts. The former commander-in-chief saw that he had outstanding talent and good martial arts, and wanted to promote him, so he recruited him under his command, starting from a young soldier.
has risen to where it is now.
Liu Jianxun had never seen an official bigger than the prefect in his life. Now that he was personally summoned by the imperial envoy, he felt flattered and grateful. As the two sat down to talk, he felt a little sympathetic and regretted meeting each other so late.
Even though the imperial envoy is young and looks like a white-faced scholar, people cannot be judged by appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. Looking at people discussing military affairs, talking about world affairs, and discussing world affairs, he is like a falcon catching a rabbit and picking it up at his fingertips.
Compared with that idiot Zou Xigui, he is completely different. No wonder the emperor has a keen eye for talents and chose him as the imperial envoy!
During the conversation, the young eunuch also discovered that Liu Jianxun was a person. With such a capable helper, he was more determined to defeat the people who rebelled against the king. He promised Liu Jianxun that after the incident was completed, he would report to the emperor, make him a general, and go to the capital.
When Liu Jianxun heard about it, he quickly left his seat and kowtowed, thanking the young eunuch for his kindness.
Due to priorities, the young eunuch allocated all the 100,000 taels of silver that were going to be escorted to the border to Liu Jianxun, and ordered him to use it as military expenses, station troops, pay for food, and train men and horses. He was given three months to form a 100,000-strong army.
A human army. The source of troops can be recruiting local troops from nearby state capitals, or recruiting new soldiers locally.
After everything was arranged, the young eunuch, Wang Xiaowu, Hua Shixiong, Zhang Facun and Huang Ren set out for the land of Yunnan and Guizhou. Only the young eunuch rode a horse, and the others rode donkeys and mules, pretending to be
Acting like a businessman, the young eunuch left the gold seal and imperial edict at Hu San's house, and Hu San temporarily took over the duties of imperial envoy. His seductive spear was stored in Liu Jianxun's place, and he only left the diamond sword hanging on his waist.
Because they were traveling in secret, Hu San and Huang Qiuchan were not able to leave the city to see them off.
When they arrived at a place that day, the young eunuch and others looked up and knew they had arrived at King Fan's city.