Chapter Sixty-Three: The Wine in Dongping Mansion is Fragrant
Seeing that the people blocking the road were majestic, Gao Qiu shook and couldn't speak. He still completed the task of cutting off the rear and caught up with Jing Zhong, who was catching up with the horse, shouted: "Who are you waiting for, dare you be rude to the Grand Marshal of the dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, the general led by the roadblocked the horse and threw the stirrup off the horse, raised his two guns, bowed and sang to Gao Qiu, "It turns out that the Grand Marshal of Taiwei has arrived. I will not be able to give a full courtesy. The young general is under the rule of Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture of Yunzhou. Hearing that the two armies are fighting today, the Grand Marshal Cheng was worried, so he ordered the young general to come out to find out the news, but he did not expect to meet the Grand Marshal."
When Gao Qiu heard that it was the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple, his face became lively. He asked others and spoke much more politely: "This general is exempt from the gift, but I don't know your surname Gao?"
The general said, "Report to the Grand Marshal, the young general's surname is Dong and his name is Ping, and he is the military commander of Dongping Prefecture."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Huanzhang shouted: "Dong Ping? Could it be the double-gun general who is known as the 'heroic double-gun general and the romantic Marquis of Wanhu'?"
Dong Ping turned to Wen Huanzhang quietly and bowed to him, "It was a young general, and he never thought that the humble reputation had been insulting to listen to the emperor."
Wen Huanzhang heard this and was in a daze. He pointed at Dong Ping and said in a trembling voice: "You... haven't you already descended to Liangshan in front of the formation? Why did you come here again?"
After hearing this, Dang Shiying ignored the soreness of his nose and eyes. He first pulled his waist and knife in his hand, blocked Gao Qiu and shouted: "Protect sir!"
Gao Qiu comforted her heart: "After all, the dog loves me!"
The official army looked at it for a while, but Dong Ping was calm and whispered: "Sir, don't misunderstand it, there's a reason here."
Gao Qiu plucked up his courage and said, "Why do you think about it because of the misunderstanding?"
Dong Ping said: "The young general did surrender to Liangshan, but the situation was so urgent that he had to give in. I had to give in. I had to give in. Please think about the young general who was the son-in-law of Cheng Taishou of Dongping Prefecture, how could he be willing to be one with the thieves? Therefore, he was in Cao's camp and the hearts were in Han. When Liang Zhongshu and Liangshan bandits were fighting in the middle of Qingzhou City, the young general had responded inside and outside, secretly informed the thieves, and secretly broke the thieves. According to the young general's wishes, since he had already made atonement for his sins, he should be regarded as returning to the court. However, Liang Zhongshu and Cheng Taishou both wanted the young general to lie in Liangshan and act as an internal response. The young general had no choice but to do whatever he could. It was just today that the Taiwei was going to fight against Liangshan. It was the time when the young general was clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, so he turned to Liangshan and returned to the court to serve. For details here, I hope the Taiwei would clearly observe!"
After hearing Dong Ping's true feelings, Gao Qiu couldn't help but believe it - now the war is in danger. If he doesn't believe it, Dong Ping turned his back and took another terror. Seeing that the situation was so urgent, he had to be angry. Now, Hulu's letter was trusted, and he was in vain and misunderstood. Let's take a step by step! Besides, what if what Dong Ping said is true? Wouldn't that be the best?
So Gao Qiu said, "It turns out that General Dong is so dedicated that he is extremely loyal and righteous - but for some reason blocked my way?"
Dong Ping said in panic: "How dare the young generals come to block the Grand Marshal's path? They all followed the orders of my father-in-law and wanted to take practical actions to strengthen the Grand Marshal's momentum to suppress the bandits. Therefore, the young general led his troops to patrol and suppress the territory every day, so as not to incite the unruly people, but did not mislead the major affairs of the Celestial Empire? Unexpectedly, he met Grand Marshal's head on. The young general was reckless and misunderstood for a moment, and he deserved to die! deserved to die!"
As he was talking, someone shouted loudly: "Sons should not be rude!" Amid the shouts, an official came in a hurry, and it was Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, who came in person.
When he saw that Cheng Wanli, who had had a relationship with him for bribery, Gao Qiu immediately felt relieved. It seemed that what Dong Ping said was true, so Gao Qiu took a photo with him and greeted him: "Premier Cheng, I missed myself to part with me the day before yesterday!"
Cheng Wanli stepped forward and pulled Gao Qiu's hand, and said affectionately: "Recently, the Taiwei and the Liangshan bandits were fighting, and the lower officials felt frightened. They were awake and sleeping all night, so they sent their son-in-law to take their men and patrol. They didn't expect the heaven to have a good eye, so they really responded to the adults - I dare not ask, "This is the matter of suppressing the bandits..."
Gao Qiu's face turned red and hesitated: "This...this...ah! The court has raised scholars for a hundred years and does not want to raise a group of waste. They usually eat empty wages, but they pick some old and weak in war. The Taiwei was not aware of it for a while and suffered a lot from it. Now he is defeated and is in a panic. He will stop nominating the scholars and romantics..."
Seeing Gao Qiu's speech so painfully, Cheng Wanli hurriedly comforted and cared: "Don't be sad. In the past, Chu and Han fought, and the Han family was defeated. But in the end, the King of Chu and the King of Chu committed suicide? Although the Taiwei lost temporarily today, he must not lose his spirit. Xiaguan Huangzhou is not far ahead. I dare to ask the Taiwei to go to the horse and reorganize the golden drum, erect the flag and gun, and report to the court to send more reinforcements. At that time, we will fight the thieves to the death!"
When Gao Qiu heard Cheng Wanli was so understanding, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Those who gave birth to me were parents, and those who knew me were prefect Cheng! When he returned to Tokyo and met the Guan family in a happy mood, I, Gao Qiu, must make a righteous and make a great contribution to earn a Grand Secretary for the adults!"
When the two talked about the deep love, it was really like mixing oil from honey. Cheng Wanli warmly invited Gao Qiu to Dongping Prefecture to guide the work. Gao Qiu happily followed it. The two fighters merged into one place and were about to attack one family and headed towards Dongping Prefecture.
Wen Huanzhang looked at the backs of the prefect Fang Cheng and Taiwei Gao, and then looked at the two guns that were standing by the soldiers, Dong Ping, who was stolen. He was suspicious and always felt something was wrong. Uneasy, he came to Dang Shiying's horse and whispered: "Brothers Dang! When we arrived at Dongping Mansion, we have to be careful!"
Dang Shiying covered his face that was beaten and said in a muffled voice: "Mr. He Xiaowen, do you give me the order? We must beware of the Liangshan bandits chasing them relentlessly! Humph! When the adults get the book, the court sends a reinforcement. Our party Shiying will definitely avenge today!"
Although Wen Huanzhang was cursing in his heart, "This is a fool!", he still had to give in to his advice, "Brothers of the Party! I am only afraid that the disaster will not be in Liangshan, but in Dongping Prefecture! This journey of Wanli and the former surrendered general Dong Ping were a coincidence? Let's wake up!"
Dang Shiying was shocked when he heard this, Jing Zhong, the governor of Qinghe Tianshui, was quietly speaking: "Don't worry, if there is any change, if there is a young general's troops here to protect the carriage, you will definitely be able to keep everyone safe!"
Seeing Jing Zhong so righteous, Wen Huanzhang felt relieved and thanked him: "The safety of the Taiwei is all dependent on Jing Jiedu!"
When he walked all the way to Dongping Prefecture, Cheng Wanli said, "The Taiwei Lord has surrendered, and the bells of the city are shining brightly. But - this Dongping Prefecture is small, how can we get so many soldiers? What should we do now?"
Wen Huanzhang thought to himself: "Here is here!" He then arched his elbows left and right, gently touched Dang Shiying and Jing Zhong, and asked the two to be prepared to adapt to the situation and strive for reason.
In addition to flattering the superior intention, Gao Qiu was the most unintentional master, and when he encountered problems, he looked at Wen Huanzhang when he heard Cheng Wanli say this, and replied: "Yes! What should I do now?"
Before Wen Huanzhang could take advantage of the situation, Cheng Wanli rushed to say, "Why not do this! The Taiwei's troops are from afar, so he invited him to enter the city to get a horse, but asked his son-in-law to lead his troops to station outside the city. If the pursuers of Liangshan come, he can resist for a while and win a gap for the enemy to watch the formation - but I don't know what the Lord wants?"
After hearing this, Wen Huanzhang, Dang Shiying looked at each other and said nothing at all. Wen Huanzhang was most afraid that Cheng Wanli would let his family stay outside the city, but Gao Qiu entered the city. At that time, with an order, he threw a cup as a call, and there would be thousands of troops. How could the far water relieve his thirst? But now, the prefect Cheng put Dongping Prefecture in an empty city and asked his family to settle in. It was obvious that he was not distracted - did he really make suspicious? He blamed Cheng Wanli for not being able to succeed in his father-in-law or son-in-law?
Such generous conditions fell from the sky like a pie, so Gao Qiu naturally wanted it. He nodded and said, "The strong guest will not suppress the master, let Brother Cheng decide the office!"
So Cheng Wanli ordered Dong Ping to lead the army and horses of Dongping Prefecture to leave the city and set up a camp ten miles away to prepare for the Liangshan troops to invade. Gao Qiu, Wen Huanzhang, Dang Shiying and Jing Zhong led their troops into the city one after another. The soldiers went to the military camp station in the city to rest. Gao Qiu and others followed Cheng Wanli into the prefecture yamen.
Wen Huanzhang saw Cheng Wanli's arrangements and had no malice. He muttered in his heart: "Well! As long as this city is controlled by our troops, even if the prefect Cheng has any indifference, he will be alone and unable to make a fuss!"
After entering the prefecture yamen, Cheng Wanli gave an order and held a banquet in the mansion to entertain all the nobles. Taking advantage of the time when Gao Qiu and Cheng Wanli were talking before the banquet, Jing Zhong pulled Wen Huanzhang and Dang Shiying and whispered: "Mr. Wen, do you want me and the Party to arrange the city's defense first?"
Wen Huanzhang was very happy when he heard this: "Jing Jiedu’s words are reasonable. The bandits in Liangshan may arrive soon. If they do not prepare first, they will have worries later. Since this is the case, everything will be a problem for you!"
So Jing Zhong and Dang Shiying asked Gao Qiu for orders to arrange the city defense in the name of preparing for the thief. Gao Qiu agreed to it, and Cheng Wanli also enthusiastically sent the officials in the city to help, and said repeatedly: "The two generals have finished their business and come back early to wait for the banquet to toast!"
With the assistance of local officials, Jing Zhong and Dang Shiying arranged city defenses since they were arranged. When Gao Qiu's direct troops heard that they wanted to go up the city wall and drank cold wind, they complained. Jing Zhong sold Dang Shiying to face, and Gao Qiu's direct troops were all shackled in the military camps in the city, but let his subordinates hold the tank everywhere in the city. Dang Shiying saw Jing Zhong do this so well, and he thanked him.
After roughly making arrangements for the city's defense, Jing Zhong and Dang Shiying returned to the prefecture yard, Cheng Wanli and Gao Qiu, and Huanzhang were drinking wine and meeting a few friends. When they saw Jing Zhong and Dang Shiying returned, they were as if they had a treasure, so they hurriedly pulled the two into the seat.
After drinking for another hour, everyone became a little taller. Gao Qiu boasted: "I learned sumo wrestling when I was young, and there was nothing in the world!"
Cheng Wanli's eyes also slanted, and he also yelled: "What is sumo wrestling? When I was young, I learned to suoshi to the true saints. I could only invite the heavenly soldiers and generals with just one order!" Gao Qiu heard it, how could he believe it? Then he yelled: "Brother Cheng, you can't brag about taxes! Now there are so many people on this table, but you invite a heavenly soldier and generals out?" Cheng Wanli drank the wine in the glass and shouted: "What's the difficulty? Everyone is looking at it!" As he raised his hand, he smashed the wine glass on the ground with a "bang" sound, and it's the easier to catch a turtle in the jar. But he doesn't know what happened next. Let's listen to the next breakdown.