Guan Xiang coughed quickly to remind Su Yu and thought to himself, Sir, why did you mention money again? Didn't we agree not to talk about money before? Su Yu also realized his gaffe and immediately changed his words: "What I meant
Yes, how do you prove that you are Han? The Northern Yi people are the same as us, so you cannot be a Northern Yi person?"
Zhang Xiaowu said disdainfully: "I don't need to prove myself. If you don't believe it, you can find any soldier from the 27th Regiment. I heard there are more than a hundred people. If you don't believe one person, you can find more. All
Everyone in the 27th Regiment recognizes me."
Su Yu laughed: "Aren't you ashamed of yourself? Everyone recognizes you? There are more than 10,000 people in the 27th Regiment, and everyone recognizes you?"
Zhang Xiaowu believed sincerely: "Zhang Xiaowu, the marksman captain of the 27th Regiment, is the only one in this family."
Seeing that the man in front of him was so confident and calm, his momentum seemed to come in waves like waves, making Su Yu feel even more stressed. He calmed down and pretended to sigh and leaned on the chair, but his eyes remained fixed.
Locked on Zhang Xiaowu's body, it was so sharp that it pierced people's hearts. Zhang Xiaowu was magnanimous and completely unafraid.
"How many people have you killed?" Su Yu asked again.
Zhang Xiaowu started counting in his mind, but gave up after counting twice. He shook his head and said bitterly: "I can't remember. There were probably less than two hundred people, or more than two hundred people."
Su Yu didn't believe it and said, "You killed more than two hundred people, why don't I believe it?"
Secretary Guan whispered in his ear: "My lord, just before this moment, when he came out of the dungeon, he rushed into a Wuhuan prisoner of war cell and killed nine people. This man really killed like a piece of grass, as if he had just jumped from the pile of dead people.
Climbed out."
Su Yu shouted: "What happened? He killed someone again? Just now?" Secretary Guan pointed to the blood stains on Zhang Xiaowu's body and nodded. Su Yu took a breath of air-conditioning and said after a while: "Is this man a madman? I like him so much.
kill."
Secretary Guan said: "I think the battle of Tucheng was a fierce battle. A good military officer will naturally be promoted easily, and this military captain is not bad at all. Perhaps officers from poor backgrounds who kill more enemies can be rewarded."
Su Yu scratched his head and asked, "If we identify a school captain, is there any reward? How much can we give?"
Secretary Guan said: "The reward should be generous."
When Su Yu heard that the reward was huge, he immediately became energetic. He felt that the person in front of him was his cash cow, and immediately said: "Hi! I, Su Yu, am not here for any reward. I am dedicated to serving the country and cannot bear to be unfair to my loyal people! Secretary Guan
, you quickly go find other members of the Twenty-seventh Regiment to testify."
"Here, sir." Guan Xiang bent down and asked, "How should I treat this person?"
Su Yu said: "You can't be negligent, Guan Xiang. I'll leave this matter to you. I only care about rewards - I only care about redressing his injustice. I want to see who is so bold and wronged the hero." He made a calculation in his mind.
After all, if you treat a captain well, he can get at least a thousand taels of silver, which is five times his annual military salary.
Guan Xiang thought for a while and suggested: "I humbly believe that this person should be detained alone. However, this person is very skilled in martial arts and needs to be shackled, so as not to escape in disguise and be identified by other members of the 27th Regiment."
Then let me go."
Su Yu smiled and said: "Just follow this method."
Although Zhang Xiaowu was dissatisfied, seeing Guan Xiang apologizing with a smiling face and knowing that he had not been cleared of suspicion, he could only temporarily put on shackles and be taken to a three-story tower. This tower was originally used to store some miscellaneous items.
After Guan Xiang sent someone to clean up the things, only
A bed and a quilt were placed here, and he was asked to take a cold shower. Zhang Xiaowu scrubbed hard for an hour before giving up. Finally, the dirt and lice on his body were washed away, and Guan Xiang was still in trouble.
He sent a new set of clothes to express his apology on behalf of Su Yu.
As for meals, the prisoner camp treated him even more preferentially. Not only did he resume three meals a day in the morning, lunch and supper, he was even given a pot of liquor for his supper.
Zhang Xiaowu had nothing to do, so he asked Guan Xiang to buy some current books and Di Bao for him. Di Bao is a collection of official documents issued by the imperial court. Some students and gentry like to care about national affairs. After the imperial Bao is issued, they will
Publish and print by yourself. Some booksellers see profit.
So he published the Di Bao privately. The imperial court did not care about the "pirated Di Bao" and only required booksellers to publish the original version. If someone fabricated the imperial newspaper, they would be confiscated and beheaded on the pretext of falsely spreading imperial edicts. Therefore, the Di Bao
Regardless of whether it has been pirated or not, all the records are authentic official documents of the imperial court.
The latest Di newspaper did not mention the defense of Tucheng. It was all about the support of some state governments for the Battle of Saibei and the praise of the emperor. After reading several Di newspapers, Zhang Xiaowu felt that it was useless.
In addition to studying, Zhang Xiaowu spent the past few days exercising to recover while waiting for the certificate. Fortunately, he had a good foundation and did not eat or drink, so he fully recovered in a few days.
A few days later, Guan Xiang told him that Shi Jing would pass by Mucheng, and Shi Jing would be able to prove his identity.
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Does the court want to hold General Shi accountable?"
Guan Xiang said hurriedly: "The imperial court just asked General Shi to explain himself and did not blame him."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "What else needs to be explained? Reinforcements have not come for a long time. Hundreds of thousands of troops outside Tucheng are besieging the city. How can the 27th Regiment stop it?"
Guan Xiang said: "Who said you don't have reinforcements?"
Zhang Xiaowu sneered: "Can I know if there are reinforcements in Tucheng? Yizi Camp guards the west wall. Jincheng Camp and Yashan Camp are to the west of Mucheng. If there is a figure or even a wisp of smoke, our Yizi Camp will definitely be the first.
No one knows. For a month and a half, we didn't even see the ghost of reinforcements."
Guan Xiang said: "I don't know about that. I heard that the crown prince sent the third regiment and the twenty-fifth regiment to rescue together. Anyuan general Li Cunyi personally led the troops and fought with the dog barbarian army on the road for several days."
Zhang Xiaowu shouted: "I walked westward along the Jialan River for several days. Not to mention meeting people on the way, I didn't even see the footprints of the army. What bullshit reinforcements!"
Guan Xiang chuckled. Naturally, he didn't know the rights and wrongs, but he knew that the responsibility for the destruction of the entire twenty-seventh regiment must be borne by another person. Either Shi Jing or the Crown Prince, for the Emperor
In other words, which one is more important?
It goes without saying. Probably when Shi Jing returns to Longdu, he will be imprisoned without any explanation. But I heard that Shi Jing is a member of Zhang's party, and Zhang Kuan, the Prime Minister of the Left, will definitely protect this person, fearing Shi Jing's arrival.
It will cause a bloody storm in Longdu City.
Two days later, Shi Jing arrived in Mucheng. Zhang Xiaowu woke up early and did 200 push-ups and 500 sit-ups in the room to warm up. He felt very energetic and could go out today. He was in a good mood.
A lot. But he hoped to see Shi Jing, and he would even give Shi Jing a testimony to prove that Tucheng's defeat was not caused by Shi Jing.
After waiting for a long time, Guan Xiang finally arrived.
Zhang Xiaowu stepped forward and asked: "Where is General Shi? Has he come to testify for me?"
Guan Xiang said: "Master Zhang, I have bad news, worse news, and the worst news. Which one do you want to hear?"
Zhang Xiaowu couldn't laugh or cry: "Secretary Guan is really joking."
Guan Xiang said directly: "The bad news is that just when General Shi arrived at the north gate of Mucheng before entering the city, the imperial decree arrived. The imperial envoy personally read it out, and Shi Jing was sentenced to death for abandoning the city and escaping, to comfort the entire army.
killed in action
There were 160 million Han soldiers in the 27th Regiment and 20,000 Tucheng civilians who were slaughtered. Shi Jing's family was affected, their homes were confiscated, and they were exiled to Yumen Pass. After hearing the imperial edict, Shi Jing shouted three times and blocked the north gate of the city.
The city wall committed suicide."
Zhang Xiaowu suddenly fell down on the bed and lost his voice: "Abandon the city and escape?"
"right."
"impossible!"
"Then why is he alive?"
"Is it a sin for him to live?"
Guan Xiang nodded and said: "It is a crime for him to live. If he dies, he will be a hero of the Holy Han Dynasty. The Shi family should also be remembered by future generations."
"It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous!" Zhang Xiaowu said coldly, "If we escape from our soldiers and generals, will we become cowards?"
"You are different." Guan Xiang said, but he said in his heart, you are not Zhang Dang, so you don't need the princelings to kill them all. Guan Xiang understands that the killing between the courts is more cruel than the battlefield. On the battlefield, you only have to face the enemy, the court
In addition to facing enemies, Zhong also has to guard against his own people, so he dislikes the intrigues and intrigues of the court.
Zhang Xiaowu frowned and was upset. Shi Jing had helped him, but now he was forced to die because of an imperial edict, and the crime was so ridiculous. What was this for? Is the murderer the emperor or the crown prince?
?In an instant, Zhang Xiaowu had the urge to rush into Longdu and cut off the old emperor's head.
They were the murderers of the 27th Regiment and the people of Tucheng, not Shi Jing.
After a long time, Zhang Xiaowu calmed down his anger and asked: "Is there any worse news than this?"
Guan Xiang said: "The worse news is that Shi Jing hit the city gate and died before he could testify for you."
Zhang Xiaowu was startled for a moment, then smiled coldly, but stopped talking. Shi Jing's death made him full of disappointment and anger towards the court. He had no sense of belonging to this era or this country, and now, the court personally killed him
The only good thing he has for this empire is this.
After a long time, Zhang Xiaowu said: "In this case, I have to go back to the dungeon?"
Guan Xiang shook his head with a smile and said: "Shi Jing is not the only one in the 27th Regiment. If he doesn't testify for you, others can testify for you. There are several soldiers from the 27th Regiment who came to Mucheng with Shi Jing, and some even
There are golden guards who can testify for you." As he said that, he took out a scroll of paintings, slowly opened it, compared Zhang Xiaowu with the portrait, shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like it."
"Nothing like that."
"You have a beard, but there is no beard in the portrait."
Zhang Xiaowu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when he saw Guan Xiang took out a dagger from his sleeve pocket again, he took it and shaved. He hadn't shaved when he was in Tucheng, and he didn't shave again until his wedding day, and from that day on
More than a month has passed since the beginning. He has a stubble on his face and a mess of hair. He looks like he is in his thirties and does not look like an 18-year-old young military commander. Now he takes the opportunity to clean himself up.