"Well, that's it," Pei Renji read the secret message in his hand, nodded slightly, then raised his head and looked at the young general in front of him. This young general was none other than Wan He's personal guard Zhu Muwu. Pei Renji I have met Zhu Muwu once. I know that Zhu Muwu is a close confidant of Wan He, and this letter was written by Qin Qiong himself, so the content written in this letter should not be false. Then Pei Renji nodded and said "General Zhu, please go back and tell Liang Guogong that it is our duty to suppress the rebels in Wagang Village. If we have the opportunity to cause some trouble for the thieves, we will naturally be happy to do it. We will definitely arrive at Luokoucang on time. Help Liang Guogong,"
Hearing Pei Renji's words, Zhu Muwu also chuckled, then clasped his fists and saluted, then turned and left. After Zhu Muwu left, Pei Renji put the letter away, glanced at the people below, and said in a deep voice: "You all know the matter. What do you think?"
"Needless to say," the first person to speak was naturally the most impatient Luo Shixin. Luo Shixin looked uncontrollable and immediately stood up and shouted: "Those damn Wagang soldiers, I We have long wanted to kill them and avenge the commander-in-chief. Now this is the perfect opportunity. We have moved all the food from Luokou Warehouse and let those thieves pounce on it. Haha, I think of those thieves seeing the empty Luokou Warehouse. , that staring look makes me feel happy, hahahaha,"
As Luo Shixin said that, he put his hands on his hips and laughed. The generals couldn't help but frown and smile bitterly. Finally, when Luo Shixin's laughter stopped, a thin young general sitting opposite Luo Shixin frowned. He raised his eyebrows and said: "General Luo, this matter is not that simple. The Luokou Granary was built by the Holy Emperor's decree. Without the Holy Emperor's decree, anyone who secretly tampered with the food in the Luokou Granary would be a serious crime against the Nine Tribes. Ah, if we really help Liang Guogong to use the grain in Luokou warehouse, if something happens, this is no joke,"
Upon hearing the young general's words, Luo Shixin immediately opened his eyes, stared at the young general fiercely, and shouted: "Jia Runfu, what do you mean by this? Brother Wan thinks highly of us, so he sent someone to ask us for help. How can you listen?" What you mean by this is that Brother Wan is harming us. Brother Wan is a dignified prince, so there is no need to spend so much time harming us."
This man named Jia Runfu has a good background, but he is the son of Jia Wuben, the mastermind of the original army that suppressed the rebellion. He was also the son of Jia Wuben, the think tank around Zhang Xutuo. In the battle of Dahai Temple that day, Jia Wuben was hit by a hidden arrow, but he managed to hold on to his injuries. , led the defeated army back to Sishui Pass, but in the end he could not survive the injury and died of his wounds at Sishui Pass. When Jia Wuben died, Pei Renji transferred Jia Wuben's son Jia Runfu over as his successor. Jia Wuben's job.
Although Jia Runfu was also a scholar, the counter-rebellion army was in desperate need during this period, and manpower was needed in many places, so Jia Runfu had to put on armor and help Pei Renji and others recruit and train soldiers. Although this Jia Runfu did not have his father He was so wise, but at such a young age, he acted cautiously and carefully, which helped Pei Renji a lot.
Hearing Luo Shixin's scolding, Jia Runfu couldn't help but frown and said: "General Luo, I know you have a good relationship with Liang Guogong, but it concerns the lives and fortunes of your colleagues. I act cautiously, and there is nothing wrong with it, right?"
"What," Luo Shixin had a fiery temper. How could he endure someone contradicting him? Although he respected Jia Wuben very much, it did not mean that he recognized Jia Runfu. What Luo Shixin hated the most were those literate scholars in this world. , there were two scholars that Luo Shixin admired, one was Jia Wuben and the other was Wan He. When Jia Runfu first came to Bishui Pass, Luo Shixin didn't like him and didn't throw him out of the military camp directly. For Jia Wuben's sake, now Jia Runfu dared to challenge him directly. How could Luo Shixin give up? He immediately stared with a pair of red eyes and glared angrily. His right hand was already on the hilt of the sword, ready to draw the sword at any time.
"Shixin, stop," a shout came from above, but it was Pei Renji who stopped him. He could only hear Pei Renji shouting loudly: "How do you behave like this now? Why don't you sit down for me?"
It has been quite a while since Pei Renji became the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion army. Pei Renji's prestige is getting higher and higher. Even a rebellious person like Luo Shixin does not dare to resist him. When he saw Pei Renji, he became angry. Although Luo Shixin's face was filled with unwillingness. , but he still sat back down in his seat, but his eyes still glared at Jia Runfu fiercely.
Seeing that Luo Shixin was honest, Pei Renji turned his attention to Jia Runfu. Zhang Xutuo refused to listen to Jia Wuben's advice at the beginning, and finally ended up like this. Therefore, Pei Renji has fully learned Zhang Xutuo's lesson. The opinions of these think tanks and counselors are very important. Seeing that Jia Runfu seemed to have other opinions, he quickly asked: "Runfu, tell me what you think."
Not to mention, when Luo Shixin went crazy just now, Jia Runfu was really frightened by Luo Shixin. He was only a civil servant, and before coming to Bishui Pass, he had been holding clerical positions in a small county. Naturally, he didn't have much He was so courageous. At that moment, he was completely suffocated by the murderous aura emanating from Luo Shixin. Fortunately, Pei Renji stopped drinking in time, otherwise, Jia Runfu would have collapsed on the ground immediately and took a deep breath. He finally calmed down the panic in his heart. He no longer dared to look at Luo Shixin. Instead, he turned his head and said to Pei Renji: "General Pei, my subordinates think that this incident in Luokou Cang should not be acted rashly. , our army has not yet been fully trained, and the vast majority of the army are new recruits. If we act rashly, our efforts in the past six months may be in vain. Secondly, this Luokou warehouse is of great importance. Moving Luokou The food in the warehouse violates the will of the Holy One. If Long Yan is furious, we can't afford it."
"Well," what Jia Runfu said seemed to make sense, but this could not dispel Pei Renji's previous decision. Pei Renji lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the other man sitting next to Luo Shixin. The young general said: "General Zhao, please tell me what you think."
This young general is called Zhao Renji, and he is a new general recruited by the counter-rebel army some time ago. The battle at Dahai Temple was a serious blow to the counter-rebel army. Not only did Zhang Xutuo fight with a large number of soldiers, Death, and many outstanding generals died in Dahai Temple. The reason why the counter-rebellion army was able to achieve such an impressive record was not only because of Zhang Xutuo's command or the well-trained soldiers, but more importantly, Because the counter-rebel army has a large number of excellent middle-level generals, what Pei Renji needs most if he wants to rebuild the counter-rebel army is to retrain some excellent middle-level generals. This Zhao Renji is one of Pei Renji's training goals.
Hearing Pei Renji ask him, Zhao Renji also lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said: "The general thinks that what Liang Guogong said must be guarded against. Now the momentum of the bandits in Wagangzhai is getting bigger and bigger. Listen to me. It is said that soldiers and horses from many cities have taken the initiative to open the city and surrender. Now food and grass are the only weakness restricting the bandits. Only by controlling this can we ensure that the bandits in Wagangzhai will not become stronger and stronger. And we can There is time to continue to regain strength at Sishui Pass, so this Luokou warehouse must not fall into the hands of Wagang Village. Regarding this, I agree with sending troops to assist Liang Guogong,"
Hearing that Zhao Renji also agreed with him, Luo Shixin's face looked happy. However, Pei Renji had been angry with him before, and he did not dare to speak casually. He could only close his mouth tightly and look at him happily. Looking at Zhao Renji, he was about to burn yellow paper with Zhao Renji and become brothers. Jia Runfu on the other side frowned and wanted to say something, but still held back. Pei Renji nodded lightly, Zhao Renji What he said was what he was most worried about. It was precisely because of this that Pei Renji agreed to Wan He's request as soon as he read the letter written by Qin Qiong. However, judging from Zhao Renji's tone, it seemed that he had other concerns, and Pei Renji continued to ask. He said: "General Zhao, if you have anything else you want to say, feel free to say it."
With Pei Renji's words, Zhao Renji also nodded and said confidently and boldly: "What Master Jia just said, I think it must be guarded against. If this matter spreads out, I'm afraid that the Holy Lord far away in Jiangdu will be angry about it." The general is suspicious. When the time comes, the counter-rebel troops will even be charged with conspiracy. The general must not forget that besides us, there is an outsider in the army. If he knows about this , he will definitely add fuel to the fire and falsely accuse us in front of the Holy One,”
Hearing Zhao Renji's words, everyone present frowned, even Pei Renji was no exception. Of course they knew who the outsider Zhao Renji was talking about was Xiao Huaijing, who was previously appointed by the emperor as the censor to supervise the rebellion.
Ever since Xiao Huaijing came to Sishui Pass with the eunuch who delivered the edict, and became the supervisor of the counter-rebellion army in accordance with the imperial edict, Xiao Huaijing seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. He was looking for trouble for Pei Renji and others every day. As long as he If Pei Renji and other veterans of the counter-rebel army were negligent in the slightest, Xiao Huaijing would grab them by the pigtails and hold on to them. As for Zhao Renji and other newcomers in the army, Xiao Huaijing also tried to woo them first. If the temptations failed, he would suppress them all. In just over half a year, Xiao Huaijing has already made people angry and resentful in the army. Everyone in the army hates him deeply.