Han Cunbao and Dang Shixiong told Shi Jin many good things on the way, and unknowingly they returned to the outside of Shou'an City. They entered the city and came to see Lieutenant Gao. thing.
Gao Qiu was furious when he heard this. He banged the table and shouted: "This is a trick of thieves. They are specifically designed to destroy the morale of our army. You two, how can you see me before the army is defeated? Push me left and right. I will kill you." ,"
As soon as he finished speaking, four sergeants came in from the outside and twisted the two of them on the left and right, trying to drag them out. The generals inside were all anxious and knelt on the ground one after another, begging: "Captain, please have mercy."
Wang Huan and other officials knelt down to plead for the two of them, saying: "It was Shi Jin and Wu who were responsible for what happened to these two people. If we kill these two people, they will be ridiculed by the thieves." When Gao Taiwei saw this, Everyone complained repeatedly, and their words were honest and reasonable, so they immediately spared the lives of those two people.
Captain Gao said coldly: "You can be exempted from death, but you cannot escape from living punishment. Dang Shixiong, when I sent you to assist Liu Menglong, I didn't know that you didn't have the talent to lead an army. Instead, you missed my important mission. If If it weren't for you, I would have wiped out Shi Jin and others in Fuchang long ago, and I wouldn't have lost the city. You, Han Cunbao, today I asked you to kill the thieves and boost the military power, but I didn't want to, you guy... Huh, Whether they were captured or surrendered to the enemy, I will settle the matter with you when I get back. They will be stripped of their own duties and sent back to the Taiyi Palace in Tokyo to face punishment."
Immediately, he ordered a small lieutenant and thirty or forty imperial troops to take two of them back to the capital.
Han Cunbao and Dang Shixiong were forcibly stripped of their clothes and armor by several pawns in the army, and their weapons were snatched away. Iron cuffs were placed on Han Cunbao and Dang Shixiong. Two cages were brought over and they were imprisoned in the carriage cages. Sgt. They were ready to hit the road and head for the capital.
Although this cold winter has come to an end, it is still a time when it is warm and cold after all. Han Cunbao was only wearing a single coat. When he was blown by the biting cold wind, Han Cunbao thought about the journey again and knew that even if he went to Taiping along the way, , Not to mention that these snobbish sergeants deliberately wore small shoes. Even in this weather, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive it, and I will be caught in the cold. It is hard to say whether I can make it to Tokyo alive.
Han Cunbao grabbed a soldier through the wooden fence of the prison car and said politely: "Brother, can you go to my military tent and help me get some clothes to avoid the cold? I will never be without them." Your benefit,"
The soldier yanked back his sleeves and broke free. He stood a step away, as if Han Cunbao had some disease that could be contagious. He stood further away and said, "Go, go, money is not worth a life." After saying that, he left in a hurry, and no one of the sergeants on the left and right paid him any attention, as if they were afraid of having anything to do with him, and they all became deaf and mute.
Dang Shixiong's treatment was not much better. He just stayed with Captain Gao longer, but none of the sergeants responsible for escorting him were willing to give him any convenience. He was a familiar face in front of the Taiwei, and the generals were polite to him. But now, he was dismissed and became a prisoner, which made these half-grown pawns look down on him. Dang Shixiong couldn't swallow this breath, and he sat down angrily. He was gasping for air in the prison car, pointing at the "deaf people" and shouting curses, but still no one paid attention to him.
Not long after, under the leadership of a small lieutenant, everyone escorted the two of them and set off. They left Shou'an and headed east.
Not far beyond the boundary of Shou'an, a sergeant suddenly stumbled, whether intentionally or accidentally, and when he stumbled onto the road, the spear in his hand pierced the axle of the car next to him, making a click. After the sound, the barrel of the long gun was broken, and the axle of the axle also broke with a clang after rotating forward for two weeks. Once the axle was broken, the prison car deflected and the whole thing fell to the ground. The person sitting on the prison car was Han Cunbao was even more shocked. Ever since he left the city, Han Cunbao had noticed that his axle was squeaking and twisting so much that it was not in good shape with every bump. Now it could be broken by a spear. How could this happen? I can't help Han Cunbao from being angry. I have to worry about the road ahead. I haven't brought an extra pair of shoes. If I continue walking like this, even if I don't wear out my feet, I'm afraid I'll break my legs.
"What's going on?" When the escorting officer heard the noise behind him, he turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
"Reporting to your lord, the axle is broken," said a sergeant.
"The axle is broken," the young lieutenant didn't care about Han Cunbao's life and death inside. It seemed that driving the car was more important, so he immediately said: "When can it be repaired?"
Another sergeant looked at it and said with a very understanding look: "I'm afraid it won't be repaired in a while. The fastest it will take is half an hour."
The young lieutenant nodded, pointed his whip in front and said: "Let's go to the small village in front and wait, and have a bowl of wine by the way. You can follow us after you have repaired." After that, ten soldiers were left to guard him here. Han Cunbao was repairing his car here, and the others followed him and escorted Dang Shixiong to the village ahead.
Han Cunbao watched helplessly as the young lieutenant rode away without even a shadow, but he couldn't say the words that were stuck in his throat. Although he was greedy for wine, he also knew that the little lieutenant's dog eyes had led him to this situation today. , why would he bring him a pot? Han Cunbao sighed, but two sergeants walked up to him.
Han Cunbao took one look at this muscular man with a malicious smile, and slowly drew out the sword from his waist.
"What are you going to do?" Han Cunbao became alert. However, it was only at this moment that he realized that the more than ten sergeants who were left behind all had gloating looks on their faces. They were standing by with hands folded. Those same smiles made Han Cunbao very happy. He realized that there were some things that these people had planned long ago, but they were hiding it from him.
"General Han, I'm sorry for following your orders." The two sergeants took out their knives, one at a time, and stabbed him in randomly.
Han Cunbao was trapped in the overturned cage, unable to dodge, and his life was hanging by a thread. Suddenly, he heard two sounds of "swish,,,swish,,," and the two sergeants groaned in pain and fell on their backs. In front of Han Cunbao.
Two arrow feathers passed through the front and back of the two sergeants respectively, killing them immediately. The other officers and soldiers around saw it and quickly drew out their swords and looked around, but no one was seen. When he was hesitating to advance or retreat, a crossbow suddenly rang out, and the soldiers behind him fell to the ground. The sergeant in front stood up and looked back at each other. Suddenly, two people jumped out from the woods, and shot down two more people in the air. When the officer fell, the dagger in his hand happened to stab the last two stunned guys.
Han Cunbao knew that he had met a noble person to help him. When he saw two people approaching, he reluctantly sat up in the cage and thanked: "Thank you two young heroes for saving your life."
One of them, a generous man, picked up a simple sword from the ground and said to Han Cunbao in the cage: "General Han, give way." After that, he swung the sword and struck it with a bang. The chain of the prison car was broken into two parts, the cell door was opened, and Han Cunbao climbed out in embarrassment with the help of two people.
Han Cunbao didn't get up, so he wanted to thank the two of them, but he was helped up by the two of them and said, "We were sent by Marshal Shi to rescue you."
"Shi Jin, you are talking about Shi Jin," Han Cunbao never expected that the person who saved his life at this moment would be the rebel leader. This made Han Cunbao's thoughts even more confused after suffering from the desolation of the world.
"Yes, the spy in the army said that you will be held accountable when you return, so he sent me and I to hijack the car in person. Unexpectedly, we arrived in time," Shi Qian glanced at Kui Er and said.
Han Cunbao did not expect that Shi Jin would come to rescue him, nor did he expect that everything just happened was done by the two of them. No wonder the Green Forest Army was so powerful, and there were indeed many strange people and generals in the army.
"General Han, it's not advisable to stay here for a long time. If you have a place to stay, you can keep these rights." With that, Shi Qian took off a small bag from his back, handed it over, and said, "There are fifty taels of silver in it, and there are some Clothes, socks, shoes and hats, maybe you can use them,"
When Han Cunbao received it, a warm current suddenly entered his heart. This was completely different from the previous attitude of the officers and soldiers towards him.
Shi Qian paused for a moment and continued: "If General Han has no place to stay, he might as well settle down on the territory of the Green Forest Army. Our commander will naturally make appropriate arrangements."
Han Cunbao nodded, without thinking any more, and said, "I will follow you back to Fuchang. Marshal Shi should know some military information."
Shi Qian and Kui Er looked at each other, nodded with a smile, and said, "Come with us." After that, they took Han Cunbao from the roadside and climbed up the hillside along the forest. There were three horses prepared here.
【Day 2】
Someone robbed and killed the accompanying officers and soldiers on the way and rescued Han Cunbao. As soon as the news reached Lieutenant Gao's ears, Gao Qiu immediately turned purple with anger and slapped the table hard, knocking the teacups on the table as well. He fell to the ground, jumped up, pointed at the young lieutenant who had taken the order, and cursed him with spittle.
It turns out that Han Cunbao is the nephew of Han Zhongyan. Zhongyan is the old imperial master of the country. Many court officials came from his sect. Most of these people criticized current affairs and often wrote essays and memorials to poke Gao Qiu's spine. Gao Qiu's official career was also due to Their existence lacks a lot of the pleasure of "skyrocketing to 90,000 miles". Among them is a professor named Zheng Juzhong, who was originally recommended by Han Zhongyan. When he met the imperial censor, he actually carefully arranged Gao Qiu's information. Taking advantage of the unfavorable momentum of Gao Qiu's repeated recommendations to quell the rebellion, Gao Qiu came to write a letter of impeachment. This list of charges was so long that it was difficult to write down, and Gao Qiu's body was completely criticized. Although the current emperor suppressed this memorial and did not publish it, he was shocked. Another turmoil broke out in the court, and some old ministers began to write letters one after another. Then, in just two or three days, many imperial ministers also wrote letters, including many who would not even dare to fart on weekdays. , and began to write eloquently and eloquently a thousand-word essay on guilt. These snowflake-like memorials were very destructive, and their scope was even wider. Not only Gao Qiu, but also Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others were pushed to the forefront, and this They also had to let these high-ranking people abandon their previous prejudices and stick together tightly. Although they played with power, deceived the Holy Emperor, and used various methods to defeat them, they barely managed to pass the test. However, they still failed. I also guessed that the instigator behind this incident was none other than Han Zhongyan, the old master of that country. However, this man was very experienced and extremely cautious. Even Cai Jing could not find any excuse or opportunity for revenge.
However, he never expected that such an opportunity for revenge would be presented to Gao Qiu. Ever since Gao Qiu learned about the relationship between Han Cunbao and Han Zhongyan, Gao Qiu had been planning something. He wished that Han Cunbao would commit something. In the end, It is better to be charged with surrendering to the enemy and other crimes. In this way, if he is taken back to Tokyo for a trial and beaten, he will definitely be able to drag Han Zhongyan into the water. If he does some tricks at the same time, he will definitely take the old man's life. However, this planned thing has just begun. When it was moving in the direction he expected, it happened to escape Han Cunbao. This move caused the whole game to be lost. How could Gao Qiu not be furious?