How could the official have the strength to confront the arrogant Northern barbarians head-on? Legend has it that seven Taoist priests went down the mountain with their swords and stopped the Northern barbarians who had been chasing after them. This gave Li Zongye a chance to reorganize the remaining troops. From then on, the northern barbarians suddenly lost their energy, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers also weakened. For a while, I didn't understand what happened that year. I have also investigated for many years, and it is also confusing. "
"It's a pity, Li Zongye has returned to his hometown now, otherwise you can ask him what happened back then." Pei Yuanying also sighed, but no matter how strong his curiosity was, he could only keep him in his heart. is no longer there.
"Oh, speaking of Li Zongye, his death will help your plan. At first you asked to let his son out of the body of guilt. I really didn't know what to do. Li Zongye was ordered to be exiled by the emperor himself. You asked him to release him again, and His Majesty will definitely not agree to such a slap in the face, but now that he is dead and the person concerned is gone, it is possible to release Li Tang."
"That would be great. I didn't expect that Li Zongye's death would help me a lot."
"Ying'er," Pei Sisheng leaned forward as if thinking of something, and continued with his arms leaning on his thighs, "I don't know why you want Li Tang, whether you are smart or stupid, you still want Li Tang." If you can deal with it properly, if he thinks that you are too vicious and does not obey your orders, he can make arrangements early and prepare in advance."
"Ah, father is worrying too much. I really like Li Tang's ability. Now that things have happened, I don't want to do anything. I can leave Lingxi Town. If he is willing to follow me, that is It couldn't be better, if you don't want to follow me, then let him go, he is different from me, Li Tang wholeheartedly wants to go to the rivers and lakes that are far away to take a look, just take a look, it doesn't hurt, just in case In the future, on the way of the imperial envoy's parade, it would be nice to meet him and listen to what he saw and heard."
"In that case, let's give it a go tonight."
The father and son chatted for a few words. When Pei Yuanying talked about Li Tangyue, he became more and more sad. When Pei Sisheng talked about the arrangement, he felt more confident. Although they had different moods, their goals were the same. In order to leave Lingxi Town, one day to be able to stand on Qian'an Hall, and the other is to leave Cangzhou, as to where to go is unknown.
At this moment, another soldier came to report outside the door: "General, according to the general's arrangement yesterday, strictly investigate the people entering and exiting Lingxi Town, especially those with the surname Chu. Just now, a young man surnamed Chu was found in the east of the town. Man, he has been arrested now, do you want to bring it to the general for questioning?"
"Huh? Has my father ordered the blockade of Lingxi Town?" Pei Yuanying asked curiously. There are some things that Pei Sisheng is very experienced and would not discuss with himself in many cases, so doubts arose in his heart.
"Well, when I came here yesterday afternoon, I saw people coming and going at the gate of the city. I felt that it was not easy to manage, so I simply ordered it to be closed for a day. Anyway, after tonight, I will set off and return to Jinyang, so as not to delay the Mid-Autumn Festival of solidarity for the people."
"It's better for the father to think properly, but the child is not careful."
Pei Sisheng said to the messenger: "Come in, maybe my son can still know him."
"Here!"
Not long after, a young man with his hands tied behind his back was pushed and pushed in by several soldiers. As soon as he entered the big tent, the panic in the young man's heart became calm, and he said with a playful smile, "It turned out to be Captain Pei. No, I'm afraid it's not a misunderstanding." The young man showed Pei Yuanying the tied hands behind him, and Pei Yuanying smiled slightly, pretending not to see the rope.
"Who am I? It turned out to be the Zhengcheng of the Chu family. Why did you break into my checkpoint and miss my military plane? Could it be that you came to steal my secrets of the march?" Pei Yuanying said fiercely, and Pei Sisheng saw that the two knew each other. , closed his eyes with great interest, and listened to what they were going to talk about.
"I'm wronged, Colonel Pei, you know that I'm just a scholar, how could I eavesdrop on the secrets of the army that I don't understand? I just want to go out of the city." Chu Zhengcheng wrinkled into a ball of grievance, He explained to the father and son with a mournful face.
"Others don't know you, but I know you. You have never been out of Lingxi Town since you were a child. Why do you want to go out of the city today? What is your intention and purpose? Tell me quickly!"
"Don't worry, Captain Captain, it is precisely because I have never been out of Lingxi Town since I was a child that I want to go out of the city. I study all day long, but recently I feel that I can't read my heart no matter how I read it. Instead, I am familiar with the world introduced in the book. I had a longing heart, and this time I went out of the city because I wanted to visit the mountains and rivers. The so-called reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I want to make a famous article that has been recited through the ages, and I will write my name, Chu Zhengcheng.It is printed on the long road of literature. "
As Chu Zhengcheng said, countless magnificent scenes appeared in his eyes, the tide of the Jialing River, the steepness of Qingcheng Mountain, the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the customs of the Western Regions those words and phrases that he had only seen in the book flashed into his mind instantly Here, that is the freedom of a literati, the yearning of a scholar, but he is trapped here at this time, unable to witness all this with his own eyes.
"Why do you leave the city early and late, why do you want to leave the city at this time? Aren't you causing trouble for me?" Pei Yuanying continued to ask, without giving Chu Zhengcheng the slightest gap to get through.
This made Chu Zhengcheng anxious. The picture scroll of mountains and rivers that was still in front of him fell apart in an instant, and he cursed: "Who knew that you arranged it like this? It was fine yesterday. Although people need to check when they go in and out, they can't do it." No one is allowed to pass like today, do you know how many people are blocked outside, unable to get out, unable to get in, obviously you didn't notify in advance, but blame me instead, there is no reason at all Say it."
These words caused Pei Sisheng to open his eyes suddenly, and an invisible coercion enveloped the large tent of the military camp. The creepy atmosphere made Chu Zhengcheng's hair stand on end, and he couldn't help shutting up. Pei Yuanying knew that his father was already angry, so why? He excused himself and said: "The affairs of the military department are all urgent. Is it possible that they need to be notified from door to door? Although we are marching this time, everything must be based on the truth. The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable. Who can tell us in advance?" Predict what the next direction will be? I know that the people are also complaining about it, so what? When it comes to war, keeping them alive is the most important thing, and everything else is illusory."
"Yes, what the captain said is that I, Chu Zhengcheng, have narrowed my vision. I am here to apologize to you. I am sorry for the soldiers. Can you just let me go? I will go home to avoid the limelight for a few days. Shall I come out after your practice is over?" Chu Zhengcheng begged.
"Since you're here, let's stay here. After tonight, you'll know the whole process of our rehearsal. We'll talk about it later." Pei Yuanying teased him. Tonight's action will not only be for Chu Zhengcheng, but also for the whole consonance. The town will know what the purpose of so many troops will be, and it will spread throughout Qingcang within three days.
"Don't, don't, I don't want to know what the grown-ups want to do. I'm just a scholar, and everything is based on beautiful articles. I'm not interested in marching and fighting. Please let me go. I promise not to say anything about it." .¡±
Chu Zhengcheng was still begging for mercy, but as soon as Pei Yuanying raised his hand, a few soldiers came in from outside the tent and took him down. Seeing his son's behavior, Pei Sisheng couldn't help but smiled and said, "Kill him!" , where is all this nonsense?"
"Father doesn't know that this person is the bone of the Chu family. Killing him like this will not help our family to fight against the group of civil servants in the court in the future. I believe that when Chu Zhengcheng went out, he was not the only one. The level of rigor in doing things will definitely send a few spies to follow up to check the situation, and if there is no accident, they should already know that Chu Zhengcheng has been arrested by us."
"So what, the big deal is to act in advance."
Pei Sisheng immediately got up and went to the battle drum outside the tent, and personally held the drumsticks to beat the drum to gather the generals. In a short time, all the leading generals entered the big tent. Pei Sisheng immediately arranged tasks, using the horn as an order, Pei Yuanying saw this Also rushed to Zhennan Xiaowei Camp, ready to attack at any time.
However, at this moment, there was great chaos in Lingxi Town. Countless people panicked because of Pei Sisheng's blockade. The government is trying to rectify the hearts of the people, but it can't stop it no matter what.