Liu Ziqiu was shocked: "Third brother, how did it happen like this?"
Hua Yun muttered: "I accidentally fell."
Of course Liu Ziqiu didn't believe it and looked at Yuchi Gong with inquiring eyes.
Yuchi Gong said with a serious face: "I did fall, but I was tripped by someone with a long whip earlier."
Liu Ziqiu said angrily: "These monks are so rude, go find them!"
Hua Yun stopped him and said, "Forget it, second brother. The agreed time is coming soon, let's go down the mountain."
It is not Hua Yun's usual style to retreat after suffering such a big loss. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but become suspicious and asked: "Brother Yuchi, what's going on?"
Yuchi Gong chuckled and said, "It's nothing. Brother Hua stole a sheep."
"Nonsense, I picked that sheep up!"
It turned out that Hua Yun followed Yu Chigong to the pagoda forest behind the temple. On the way, he saw a stray lamb and picked it up. Unexpectedly, the owner of the sheep came over, but Hua Yun refused to return the lamb.
There was a dispute between the two parties. Hua Yun was holding the lamb and was about to leave. When he was not careful, someone threw a long whip from behind and he tripped.
Liu Ziqiu frowned and said, "This shepherd has some tricks up his sleeve."
Hua Yun snorted coldly: "It's not that I can't beat her, I just don't want to argue with her."
Yuchi smiled respectfully and said, "Fortunately you didn't hit that girl, otherwise Master Tanzong would never have spared you."
Liu Ziqiu said in surprise: "You are not talking about Master Tan Zong's daughter, are you?"
Yuchi Gong said seriously: "Second brother, don't talk nonsense! Master Tanzong has been a monk since he was a child. He has great virtues. Where did he get his daughter? This girl is a girl from a tenant farmer's family in the temple. She had a serious illness a few years ago, but she got Tanzong.
We need medical treatment, so we have formed a good relationship, and everyone in the town knows it. If a fight really breaks out, no one inside or outside the temple will be against us."
But Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "That girl must be pretty good-looking. Third brother, do you have a crush on her?"
Hua Yun was a little angry and said: "I, I am a good man and I don't fight with women. I don't care about the faults of the villain!"
Liu Ziqiu couldn't believe it and said with a smile: "Then why are you picking up other people's sheep and not giving them back?"
Hua Yun actually seemed a little aggrieved and said: "I saw you frowning every day when you eat, and you found the food in the camp hard to swallow, so I just wanted to pick up a sheep and give it to you as a tooth sacrifice."
When he said this, he made a growl in his throat and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Yuchi Gong laughed loudly and said, "Second brother, I didn't expect you to be so squeamish."
"Am I so squeamish?" Liu Ziqiu's face was full of black lines. He just felt that the food in the military camp was not nutritious. Of course, in this era when it was good to fill the belly, it was useless to talk to them about these reasons. Liu Ziqiu had to
He coughed twice and said, "Then just buy the sheep."
Hua Yun snorted and said, "I gave you the money, but they don't want it."
"Okay, okay, this store doesn't sell it, let's go buy it from another store." Liu Ziqiu shook his head and asked, "Brother, can you take me to see Master Tan Zong?"
Yuchi Gong shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not. As soon as he saw Lao San, he drove him out of Tallinn and declared that he would not come back in the future. You probably are soldiers who eat food and have too much murderous aura. Didn't the boy named Gui just say that
Now, don’t you dare to believe in Buddhism?”
Liu Ziqiu turned around and asked Hua Yun again: "Have you ever killed anyone?"
Just now Hong Ren didn't allow him to enter the mountain gate, and now Tan Zong didn't allow him to enter the tower forest. Hua Yun didn't know why he had offended these monks, so he could only say with a bitter face: "I have only killed sheep."
"That must be because of that girl. I didn't expect Master Tan Zong to be petty." Liu Ziqiu didn't believe it was because of the murderous intent. He had more lives on his hands. Didn't Dao Xin invite him in?
Yuchi chuckled respectfully and said, "You can't say that. Master Tanzong saw Hua Yun's face was injured, and even gave him a pack of Shaolin black ointment. It is a holy product for healing. I asked for it many times but couldn't get it.
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Since it was something that he couldn't understand at the moment, Liu Ziqiu didn't want to use his brain too much. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go down the mountain and buy sheep!"
Hua Yun asked in shock: "Second brother, do you really want to buy a sheep?"
"Yes, buy sheep, buy ten, oh, no, buy twenty!"
Although the Huayun family was a military household and did not have to pay grain or taxes, life was still tight. When I heard that Liu Ziqiu wanted to buy twenty sheep at once, he couldn't help but become anxious and said: "Second brother, we can't eat so many sheep."
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Liu Ziqiu chuckled and said: "Of course we can't eat, but there are 200 people in the group, so we can't just eat alone, right? It's the Chinese New Year, so I'm going to pay for everyone to improve the food."
There is not much difference between the military camp and the outside. He is not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. If they are the only ones who can drink mutton soup and nibble on the mutton legs, other people's meals will still be hard to swallow. Even if he bought these sheep himself, he will not be able to eat them.
This will create an invisible barrier between them and other soldiers. Liu Ziqiu has placed great hopes on joining the army. Of course, he does not want to be isolated and just wants to do it as a personal relationship. Of course, there are deeper thoughts, but Liu Ziqiu
Won't say it out loud.
When they came down from the mountain, Gui Haiqiu and the others were already waiting there. They had a good meal for ten taels of silver, but they did not dare to drink more for fear of missing the time Liu Ziqiu had agreed on.
With Yuchi Gong's help, he quickly bought twenty fat sheep in the town. This place is close to Luoyang, and prices are slightly higher than other places. Twenty fat sheep cost Liu Ziqiu five taels of gold. This time he joined the army.
, Gao Xiuer prepared a lot of money for him, and in order to make it easier to carry, he specially changed it into gold and silver.
Twenty fat sheep were a big deal for the sheep seller, so he took the initiative to help drive the sheep to the military camp. Liu Ziqiu also agreed with him to send another twenty sheep at this time tomorrow.
As soon as twenty sheep were brought into the camp, it immediately caused a sensation. The imperial court has always killed sheep and cattle to reward the three armies only after winning a battle or before a major battle. But by that time, many people were afraid that they would no longer have
It's time to enjoy your life. The big-headed soldiers don't care about this. Since someone is treating you, just open your cheeks and eat. Most of the soldiers are straightforward, and naturally they have a good impression of Liu Ziqiu.
Soon someone reported this matter to Brigade Commander Liu Yu. Hearing that someone under his command was treating guests to a sheep, Liu Yu frowned and ordered: "Go and find out who slaughtered the sheep without authorization and bring him here!"
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The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and many officers whose homes are in Luoyang and surrounding areas have gone home. Liu Yu’s home is also in Luoyang, but he is not worried and still stays in the military camp. As the brigade commander, Liu Yu is the leader of this group.
As a leader, he naturally cannot allow others to challenge his authority. In his eyes, such actions are clearly an invitation to win people's hearts.
After a while, the soldiers came in and reported: "General, we have arrived."
The brigade commander is just a low-level officer, not a general, and he is not qualified to have personal soldiers. However, when there are no outsiders, his subordinates still like to call him a general. Although this soldier is Liu Yu's confidant, he is actually just a member of the regiment.
An ordinary soldier, when he came in, there were still oily flowers hanging from the corners of his mouth, obviously he had just eaten mutton.
Liu Yu was a little unhappy and said in a deep voice: "Bring him in!"
Liu Ziqiu strode into the tent, raised his hands and said, "See you, General!"
Liu Yu couldn't help being stunned when he saw it. According to his order, the person who challenged his authority should at least be kidnapped, but Liu Ziqiu felt relaxed. Another soldier he sent over also helped carry a few wooden boxes.
Apparently he was soft-mouthed after eating something else.
The most important thing is that Liu Yu knew the troublemaker. He was the person Han Shi'er had told to take special care of, which immediately put Liu Yu in a dilemma. Liu Ziqiu's behavior was naturally very popular in the hearts of the 200 people in the group.
He is a good man. If he is not punished, his authority will be affected. If he is punished, he will risk offending Han Shi'er.
Liu Ziqiu didn't seem to notice the change in the expression on Liu Yu's face, and said with a smile: "General, the weather is getting colder. Two legs of lamb and a little lamb soup can help the general to drive away the cold."
The two soldiers in the tent were Liu Yu's confidants, and they were looking at Liu Yu eagerly. When Liu Yu saw the eyes of these two soldiers, he knew that it was impossible to punish Liu Ziqiu anymore, otherwise he would offend Han Shi'er first.
All the soldiers in the regiment were unable to carry out any of his orders from then on.
Liu Yu waved his hand and drove the two soldiers out of the tent. He took a breath and asked, "Liu Ziqiu, what do you want to do?"
Liu Ziqiu said seriously: "Back to the general, I don't want to do anything. I just want to get some meat for everyone to try as the Chinese New Year is coming soon."
Of course Liu Yu didn't believe that Liu Ziqiu had such good intentions, but it was obvious that the whole group had been bribed by these pieces of mutton, so he could only say: "For General Han's sake, I won't let you go easy next time! You... keep the mutton first"
Get off!"
Liu Ziqiu suppressed his laughter and resigned. He didn't pay attention to a small brigade commander at all. However, as a result, Liu Ziqiu became famous among the 200 people in the regiment, almost chasing Liu Yu.
Liu Yu understood his situation very well, and the next morning, like other officers, he left his soldiers and went back to Luoyang to celebrate the New Year. Before leaving, he even offered a favor and asked Liu Ziqiu to temporarily manage the military camp on his behalf.
As soon as the brigade commander left, the eight captains and deputy captains who lived in Luoyang also fled, not forgetting to bring some mutton sent by Liu Ziqiu. In this military camp, Liu Ziqiu became the master. Liu Ziqiu was not ambiguous and immediately ordered
Assemble and organize troop training. There are 200 people in the regiment, except Liu Yu, who went home for the New Year, and the eight captains and deputy captains. There are still 191 people left, gathered in the open space outside the camp.
It was cold and freezing, and many people rubbed their hands and shrank their necks with reluctance on their faces.
Someone whispered in a low voice: "No one else is practicing, we are the only ones gathering. He really treats himself as a person."
Gui Haiqiu had seen Liu Ziqiu's skills and knew that there was someone above him. More importantly, Liu Ziqiu was bold and generous, and he was completely convinced. When he heard someone talking, Gui Haiqiu couldn't help but said loudly: "What are you shouting about! What are you shouting about?
What! Commander Liu just invited you to eat mutton and you all forgot about it?"
The veteran's words still had some effect, and since they all ate the mutton sent by Liu Ziqiu last night, most people wisely chose to remain silent.
In fact, Gui Haiqiu didn't know why Liu Ziqiu gathered the team. Hua Yun also looked confused and asked: "Second brother, what are you going to do?"