Chapter 315: Taishi Cai Orders His Troops to Move One
The words are divided into two parts. In order not to miss anything, let us move the time axis back a little faster.
But it was said that Liang Taishu of Daming Mansion in Beijing had bought and prepared 100,000 gifts to celebrate the birthday of his father-in-law, Taishi Cai. Seeing that the birthday was approaching, he wanted to choose a day to send someone to set off. It was almost the same day last year. , Liang Zhongshu prepared all the gifts, ordered a thousand men, five hundred infantry, and five hundred cavalry to escort the birthday card to Bianliang, Tokyo. He thought that there would be officers and soldiers to suppress the formation, and he could sit back and relax, but he happened to be halfway there. I met a group of people with unknown origins, and they robbed all the birthday gangs without fear of death. Afterwards, according to the reports from the surviving guards, the group of people were all wearing bamboo hats and raincoats, and they came and went in a hurry. In a hurry, not only did the attack be vicious, but the arrangement was divided into groups, there were raids, ambushes, and responses. It can be said that everything was done to the best of its ability. In the end, not only did a hundred or ten people manage to combine thousands of officers and soldiers, I jumped on my horse and removed all the jewelry, gold and silver from the carts under the eyes of the officers and soldiers. Afterwards, I didn't even pat my butt, and disappeared without a trace. To this day, there is no trace of my whereabouts.
In this regard, the case of the missing birthday card last year, apart from Liang Zhongshu being angry and dispatching several local officials, this matter has always been a case without beginning or end, and there has never been any follow-up. However, this matter has been A thick shadow fell on Liang Zhongshu's heart, and in Mrs. Cai's heart, it became a problem that kept her awake at night.
The next day, Liang Zhongshu and Mrs. Cai had a family banquet in the back hall. They had several glasses of wine and two sets of food. Mrs. Cai looked at her husband with a straight face and said: "My husband is a commoner. Today, he is in command of a country and takes charge of the important responsibilities of the country." , where does this fame and wealth come from?”
When Liang Zhongshu heard this, his expression suddenly became serious. He put down his wine glass and said respectfully: "Shijie has been studying since he was a child and knows the classics and history quite well. We are not just grass and trees, so we don't know the kindness and support of Mount Tai. Shijie will be grateful forever. "
Mrs. Cai nodded slightly and said in a softer voice: "Since my husband still appreciates my father's kindness, why did he forget his birthday this year?"
Liang Zhong wrote: "What a big event this is. Why didn't the lower official remember that Taishan was born on June 15th? The lower official had already sent someone to buy 100,000 pieces of gold, jewelry and shells and send them to the capital to celebrate his birthday. With their own thoughts and contributions, this group of people took the order a month ago. Now they are very ready. In a few days, they will be ready to send people out. However, there is something The matter is still undecided: last year, I bought a lot of toys, gold, jewelery and shells, and sent them to others. Before they were halfway, they were all robbed by thieves. This was a waste of money. The thieves have been severely arrested and have not been recovered yet. This year is called Whoever imprisons him will do well,"
Mrs. Cai felt somewhat comforted when she heard that Liang Zhongshu had been prepared. Her voice was soft and sweet, and she said: "There are many military academies in front of the tent. Just choose one of your close friends to go."
Liang Zhong wrote: "There must be no mistakes in going this time. It must be done by someone with both literary, Taoist and military skills. However, there is no capable person in front of the account this year, so I hesitate to make a decision. However, madam, don't worry. Shijie understands."
Although Liang Zhongshu said he was free to think about it, Mrs. Cai had no intention of just ignoring him. Instead, she leaned slightly closer to Liang Zhongshu and reminded him: "You often say that there is a person who is very good. Why don't you give up this courage?" With him, let him walk to Tokyo with a paper collar, so that he will not be lost again."
Liang Zhongshu was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately called Yang Zhi to the hall.
Not long after, a man came forward and saluted with clasped fists. Mrs. Cai took a closer look and saw that the man was wearing a Fanyang felt hat with a handful of red tassels sprinkled on it; he was wearing a white The satin shirt is tied with a vertical thread; the lower part is wrapped with green and white stripes, holding the cuff of the trousers, deerskin socks, and hairy cow-shoulder boots; he has a figure of 7 feet 56, with a green mark on his face, and his cheeks are slightly exposed He has a little red beard; he lifts the felt hat on his spine and wears a soft kerchief with a horn.
Liang Zhongshu saw that the man at the foot of the stairs was none other than the green-faced beast Yang Zhi.
Liang Zhongzhong looked happy in his book and felt comfortable, saying: "I almost forgot about you. It has been a while since you came here. You know how I treat you."
"A villain is lifted up by a favor, just like the clouds are lifted and the sun appears. If Yang Zhi makes an inch of progress, he should be rewarded with a saddle on his back," Yang Zhi said very sincerely.
"Okay," Liang Zhongshu happily slapped the table and stood up, walked to the front of the hall and said: "There is an important matter at the moment, and I want to entrust you with full authority. If you send me the birthday card with me, I will have a good life in the future. How about I help you?"
Hearing this, Yang Zhi hurriedly stepped forward with his fists clasped, and said: "I dare not disobey you as I have been sent by you. It's just... escorting the birthday plan... I don't know how to manage such a big event, and when to get up. These all still need your decision."
Liang Zhong wrote: "This year I will give you 1,500 troops and horses, and I will order ten peace carriages from Daming Prefecture, and ten compartments of forbidden troops in front of the tent to accompany them. A yellow flag will be placed on each carriage, and a letter with big characters 'Congratulations' will be sent to you." According to the Grand Master's birthday plan, "If you put a military commander in charge of each car, you will get up and go to Bianliang, Tokyo within three days."
After hearing this, Yang Zhi felt overwhelmed, not knowing whether to be happy or sad. He immediately said: "My lord, this is not a villain's excuse... In fact, I really can't go. I hope my lord can take back his life and choose another hero with fine kung fu." Go ahead,"
Liang Zhongshu couldn't believe what he heard. He had given this boy all the conveniences he could with his kindness, but it ended up like this. So Liang Zhongshu took two steps in front of Yang Zhi and said: "I want to promote him." You, I'm afraid you don't know, in this birthday card, I wrote another letter in the middle, to protect you in front of the grand master, and when you come back after receiving the order, I can promote you to the palace. "Former Secretary, although this journey has been difficult and full of dangers, the number of 1,500 sergeants between you and me is more than 50% more than in previous years. It can be said that I have worked very hard, but why are you so reluctant to leave?"
After hearing this, Yang Zhi quickly knelt down on one knee, raised his fists and said sincerely: "Thank you for your kindness. I would never dare to refuse. However, I also heard that last year's birthday plan had been robbed by thieves. , so far we have not found it. There are many thieves on the way this year. There is no waterway to Tokyo, so we are all on dry roads. We pass through Zijin Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Uggai Mountain, Huangnigang, Baishawu, Yeyundu, Red Pine Forest, these places are haunted by strongmen, even single guests dare not pass by alone. The adults have to put yellow flags on the Taiping Car, which actually lets them know that everything they have is gold and silver. Treasure, why don’t those life-threatening owners come to rob it and end up in vain, betraying your great efforts, so I can’t go this time.”
Liang Zhongshu listened, lowered his head and thought about it carefully. What Yang Zhi said was indeed not unreasonable. He thought that Yang Zhi was not a big-hearted person and could think of such small problems. It can be seen that it would be a good idea to use this person, so he became more and more interested. Fa was satisfied with Yang Zhi, so he decided to give him more convenience and said, "Then I will send five hundred more military academies with you to protect you all the way. What do you think?"
Yang Zhi sighed, lowered his head slightly, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "En Xiang, that's not what you said. Even if you send 10,000 people there, I'm afraid it won't do anything. When these military schools hear the strongmen coming, they all get angry. With a cry, in order to save their own lives, they all fled. No one could keep the money and food for the carriages and horses. The reason for the previous fall was..." Yang Zhi said this quickly in order to persuade Liang Zhongshu to reduce the dispatch of troops and horses. , I couldn't help but regretted when I accidentally said this, so I stopped right there and said no more words.
However, Liang Zhongshu seemed to be very concerned about this last sentence. He frowned slightly and asked: "You said...this is what happened when the birthday card was lost last time. You saw it with your own eyes."
"No..." Yang Zhi knew he had made a mistake, and he regretted it for a moment. He quickly changed his words and said: "The villain used to be an envoy to the palace. Lord Tao sent ten envoys to the Taihu Lake because of the Long Live Mountain. I was carrying the "Hua Shi Gang" to the capital for payment. Unexpectedly, I was so lucky that I took the Hua Shi Gang to the Yellow River. The wind capsized the boat and I lost the Hua Shi Gang. I couldn't go back to Beijing and ran away to other places. I heard about this matter when I took refuge and fell into the world. Although it is also a rumor, the villain's analysis cannot be counted as an internal cause. Each of those military soldiers are accustomed to a stable life, and they are greedy for life and afraid of death. This is not an isolated case. ,"
Liang Zhongshu said: "That makes a lot of sense, but if you say it this way, then why don't you send the birthday card this time?"
When Yang Zhi saw that Liang Zhongshu did not pursue the matter further and had been fooled by him, he struck again while the iron was hot and said: "My benefactor, if you do the same thing as this villain, then you dare to send it."
Liang Zhong wrote: "Since I have entrusted you with my trust, how can I disobey you? Don't say one thing, just ten things. As long as I can arrange it for you, you can say whatever you want."
Yang Zhidao: "Since my benefactor has said this, I will also dare to present my clumsy plan in front of my benefactor."
"Oh," Liang Zhongshu saw Yang Zhi's humble appearance, completely without the arrogance that generals were accustomed to, and he felt more and more satisfied. His eyes lit up and he said, "Let's just say it."
"The villain only needs a thousand sergeants, all wearing the same clothes, escorting the same carriages and horses, divided into eight groups, starting from the city in three days, each going in his own direction, and I will also lead a group The men and horses mixed in with these eight teams of horses and carriages to leave the city, passing through Qingzhou and Jezhou, and finally traveled from the southeast to Kaifeng Prefecture, passing Zijin Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Taohua Mountain, Uggai Mountain, Huangnigang, Baishawu, Ye Yundu, Red Pine Forest, but there is one thing that I want to ask for, please let me know and ask for your permission." At this point, Yang Zhi paused and said, "After passing through the Qingzhou ground, I need your Majesty's permission." Send a team of troops in advance..."