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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 235: A Pack of Bitter Tea

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    The cold wave has not completely subsided, but the sky is gradually becoming clearer.  "Eleventh Lang, I still think you shouldn't go in person. You have the sergeants under your tent to help, so why bother you to take this risk?" Pulling Ye Chang aside, Liu Kun said with a worried look on his face. He was really worried.  Before coming to Liaodong, he had issued a military order to his wife, and he was determined to help Ye Chang. However, he failed to help and watched Ye Chang fight.  Ye Mei next to him also nodded in agreement. He and Liu Kun came to Liaodong together to build a workshop here.  Originally, the project was progressing smoothly, but suddenly the war broke out, and the project had to be suspended and all efforts concentrated on the war.  Although the actual number of soldiers recruited was less than 3,000, the remaining personnel also had to undertake transportation and logistics tasks.  The manpower currently controlled by Lushun is more than 9,000 people. It can be said that all production has been delayed because of this war.  "Brother-in-law, Uncle Mei, don't worry. I only took a few people there once before, and there will definitely be no problem." Ye Chang said with a smile: "After this battle, Jili Prefecture will be settled.  From then on, I stayed in Lushun and stopped going on expeditions. "Liu Kun and Ye Mei knew that they couldn't defeat him, so they could only tell him to be careful.  Ye Chang smiled and waved to everyone, and then walked towards the army.  There were five hundred people who crossed the ice with him this time and took a detour to Bisha City. They were all elites trained in previous battles.  The rest of the army was led by Nan Jiyun and stationed at Sanchakou. They only waited for the agreed time to approach Bisha City.  The equipment of the five hundred people was a bit strange. They did not carry horses, but instead had two wooden boards about three feet long for each person.  Although the ice in the Bohai Sea is now very thick, for the sake of caution, they still use planks to share the pressure to pass through the ice.  Although this makes progress slower, at least the safety performance is greatly improved.  At first, people often slipped and fell. After leaving Li Xu, Ye Chang ordered a temporary rest on the ice.  These five hundred people are all strong, most of them are guards, and the rest are selected to be strong and endurance people, so everyone does not look too tired at this time.  But after a day's journey and a thirty-mile detour, everyone was so tired that it was difficult to even breathe.  Fortunately, they have already landed.  The landing location was slightly different from the original plan. It was originally on a deserted beach, but now we found a small fishing village.  After taking control of the village, Ye Chang was so tired that he ordered the entire army to take a rest. Only he and the officers from various departments took turns on duty.  The villagers were initially frightened, fearing that the sudden arrival of the people would massacre the village, but they became bolder when they realized that they had only borrowed a house to sleep in, a stove to cook water for, and some copper coins as rent money.  Seeing Ye Chang patrolling the village with a small team of people, an old man in the village was rejected by the public and came forward and asked: "The general is a soldier of the Tang Dynasty?" "That's right, old man" Ye Chang didn't say anything.  After that, the old man bowed to the ground deeply, with tears streaming down his face, and he sobbed: "I didn't expect to see my Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty here. I will die with no regrets." Ye Chang hurriedly helped the old man up and said with a smile: "Old man  "Why is this so?" "The general doesn't know. We are originally the descendants of the officials of the Andong Protectorate. When the Yingzhou Change occurred, the roads were cut off, and the Goguryeo and other tribes reappeared here. My father and I all dismissed them.  I once served as a small official in Jili Prefecture, but could not return to my hometown, so I moved here and took root" A strong man next to the old man said, listening to his conversation, it was not vulgar. Ye Chang smiled and said: "That's it, I can't hide it.  I am an official appointed by the imperial court to join the army in Jili Prefecture. I am in short supply of officials. Since I have been an official here, would you like to come out and help me?¡± The old man bowed again and said, ¡°I am very old. I have seen the army of the Tang Dynasty.¡±  , I have no regrets. My son Shi Duo is in his prime, and he can learn a few words from the old man. If Ye joins the army and doesn't give up, he is willing to give up his service and run around. " This old man was an official in Jili Prefecture forty years ago.  Now over seventy years old, Ye Chang was overjoyed when he heard that he recommended his son: "Thanks to Dalang, I came here specifically to regain Jili Prefecture" "We already know that Ye Canjun has a reputation in the army. In the past, he was humble.  The policemen in Shacheng come here from time to time to press for taxes and steal money. They haven't come during this period of time. It's all because of joining the army." When Ye Chang explained the purpose of his trip, the old man laughed.  There is a little cunning in his eyes. He can survive under the eyes of the Goguryeo people, so he naturally has some skills.  Ye Chang didn't care about this. He was not afraid that these Liaodong Han people had selfish motives. He was just afraid that they would be content with the status quo and dare not be selfish.  Since both parties recognized each other, with the help of the old man, this small village of more than 20 households also began to take action.  The whole army rested in the village for one night, and most of them could only sleep in tents. Only a few injured people could live in houses.  At noon the next day, Ye Chang ordered the entire army to set off, and headed towards Besha City under the leadership of the guide sent by the village.  They were about ten miles northwest of Bisha City at this time. Because they were taking a mountain road, with the help of the cover of the woods, they arrived at a place where Bisha City could be seen after an hour.  Ye Chang didn't do it this timeInstead of marching forward, Shanzhi was ordered to look for Chen Xuanwei.  After waiting for another hour, Chen Xuanwei led a young Taoist priest here. He was secretly surprised when he saw that Ye Chang had indeed brought hundreds of elites.  It is not surprising that two or three people bypassed the blockade of Bisha City, but hundreds of people were able to bypass it silently. It can only be said that Ye Canjun has a strong force in his hands.  "Taoist priest, I have made an appointment with General Luo. Our army will begin to seize the city at midnight tonight. He only needs to open the north gate and let our army in." Ye Chang saluted Chen Xuanwei and said: "The fate of the Han people in Jili Prefecture  , I entrusted it to the Taoist priest. "" A poor Taoist must do everything perfectly," Chen Xuanwei said with emotion.  He left the Taoist boy in the army, and walked slowly towards Beisha City alone, alone on his donkey.  When he arrived in front of the city, the soldiers above recognized him and heard that he had come to see Luo Jiuhe, so they went to report it.  But before Luo Jiuhe came, Li Ding arrived on the city wall first.  "You are a thief, you are sneaking around here, are you acting as a spy for the thieves?" Looking at Chen Xuanwei on the city, Li Ding asked loudly.  Chen Xuan slightly stroked his beard and squinted his eyes, but he sat firmly.  Since he is a Taoist priest, he usually has to pretend to be godly and deceive others. At this time, he showed his true colors and said, "Hey, why did the people in the city say this? Don't you know Pindao? Pindao has been in Shuiyun Temple for nearly two years.  How could it be done in ten years?" Everyone in the city laughed, including Li Ding himself.  "Old Taoist, what are you doing here?" Although he scolded the old Taoist, Li Ding also knew that this Taoist priest had some magical powers, which made some Goguryeo nobles in Bisha City respect him very much.  "I bothered you, General Luo, last time. Now I got some tea and dedicated it to General Luo." "This is strange. Where did you get the tea at this time?" Li Ding's eyes narrowed: "Could it be that you, an old Taoist, are serious about this?  Is there any collusion with the Tang State? " "It's just a joke, but we can't take it seriously at this time." Chen Xuan said slightly: "Beisha City is like an iron bucket. Even if I have collusion with the Tang State, I feel sad to have you here.  "How could a Tang Dynasty person go to Shuiyunguan to deliver tea to Lao Tao?" "You haven't said where the tea came from." "Of course it was delivered by someone else. A Han merchant returned south after selling goods and was blocked by the war.  Then he gave all the remaining tea to Pindao. "Chen Xuan said with a smile: "Do you want to ask if this Han merchant is a spy? He went to Bohai Country before the war, and he wanted to spend the winter in the capital and then return to the Tang Dynasty.  , Now all we have to do is go to Taohuapu and wait. "Li Ding was just trying to make things difficult. He was about to say a few more words, but he heard footsteps behind him.  Looking back, he saw Luo Jiuhe walking over with a face as heavy as water. Although he didn't take Luo Jiuhe seriously now, he could only restrain himself temporarily.  "We've been waiting for a long time." Luo Jiuhe clasped his fists and said after going up to the city.  "Don't dare, don't dare, here are the tea leaves dedicated to the general." Chen Xuanwei took out a paper bag from the bag and walked slowly to the city gate.  "Put a hanging basket down." Luo Jiuhe first gave instructions to the soldiers at the top of the city, and then said apologetically: "Taoist priest, you are not allowed to open the city gate without permission during war, so I have to aggrieve the Taoist priest first." "Well, the general is too polite.  , With the bravery and resourcefulness of the general, the war will not last long, and peace will be around the corner." After Chen Xuanwei finished speaking, he laughed, put the paper bag in the hanging basket, turned around and walked away.  The little donkey's hoofbeats were brisk, and soon Chen Xuan was heard singing slightly: "Mr. Jiang, eighty years old, met King Wen, who was a flying bear "What this Taoist is singing is really nice.  "Li Ding said with a smile, but when the hanging basket was pulled up, he rushed to get the paper bag inside: "The tea he specially sent must be good tea cakes. I want to see it.  .  " "That was given to me," Luo Jiuhe stared at him and said. "Brother Luo, why should you be stingy? It's just some tea. There's no harm in letting me see it Unless  This paper bag is not tea, but something else" Having said this, Li Ding suddenly became suspicious. A few days ago, the Taoist came to buy paper and oil, and today he came to deliver tea This Taoist is too diligent.  Well, buying paper and oil is a good thing, but giving teawhat kind of tea should I give during this war? Thinking of this, Li Ding took two steps back and was farther away from Luo Jiuhe.  He just wanted to save Saul Jiuhe's face and let the sergeants know who has the final say here. At this time, another thought arose in his mind. If he really got something to do with Luo Jiuhe, it would be a great achievement. His master Quanli,  He has been coveting the military power in Luo Jiuhe's hands for more than a day or two. If Luo Jiuhe is brought down, his master will become the number one general in Beisha City. He can also ascend to heaven and truly become a "general" "Give it back to me" Luo Jiu  He stretched out his hand and said, "How can Li Ding return it?" He hid behind his two companions and immediately opened the paper package, and some black dead leaves fell everywhere.  "Li Ding was stunned. ThatThere really were only some tea leaves in the bag, but they were a little different from the tea bricks or tea cakes he had seen before. These tea leaves were not pressed into a ball, but scattered.  He looked at the paper wrapping the tea leaves again. There was no word on the paper, and there was no way it could convey any message.  Li Ding looked over and over, but there was nothing suspicious. When he raised his head, he met Luo Jiuhe's gloomy eyes and was stunned.  He suddenly remembered that although General Luo was keeping a low profile now, he was not someone to be trifled with before.  This gave him a chill in his heart, and he immediately said with a smile: "General Luo, I'm rude, but it's okay. That Taoist used these rotten tea residues to deal with General Luo. It's really disrespectful. The general will meet him next time."  , I must scold him hard." Luo Jiuhe stared at him coldly, turned around and left, without looking at the tea leaves on the ground.  He had drunk this kind of tea when he was at Shuiyun Temple, but as a warrior, he was not used to drinking this kind of tea.  The tea leaves don't mean anything. The real message has been delivered to Chen Xuanwei with his arrival.  Chen Xuan came slightly, without any other signal, indicating that Ye Chang's troops had arrived.  Seeing Luo Jiuhe like this, he was really annoyed. Li Ding was also a little scared. He chased after him and said a few words. Luo Jiuhe just ignored him. He couldn't help but feel angry: "You and I are colleagues, why bother?"  Doesn¡¯t this color look like a bag of tattered tea leaves? Next time I¡¯ll mix the best tea balls with you.¡± ¡°Shuzi, you¡¯re insulting me too much.¡± When Luo Jiuhe heard this, he became furious and struck out with a palm  He slapped him and said, "If Quanli said that you are just like my colleagues, you are just a dog slave of Quanli's family. For Quanli's sake, I gave you three points of shame, but you bullied your old man."  I'm on the head." He slapped Li Ding around twice and then sat down on the ground. Before he could climb up, Luo Jiuhe kicked him down again, knocking him around.  , and then left angrily.  Li Ding turned pale with fright. He didn't dare to say another word. He waited until Luo Jiuhe was far away before he got up. When he saw the soldiers at the top of the city and below the city, all of them were grinning, his face was swollen to the color of eggplant, and he ran away.  , went to find Quanli and cried.  When Quanli got his embellished report, he became furious and angrily went to Quan Gaihong to comment.  Quan Gaihong heard the whole story and laughed: "Your family is really brave, and you actually bullied Luo Jiuhe. That guy has always had a temper. These days, we are dividing military power with him, but he doesn't say a word  , I originally felt a little worried in my heart, but now it seems that it has happened to your servant." "Is this what the governor meant?" Hearing that Quan Gaihong had no intention of pursuing this matter, Quanli was a little anxious.  He also wanted to take this opportunity to completely seize Luo Jiuhe's military power.  "The Han'er is ultimately unreliable, but at this time, we must rely on his strength to defend the city. After the Tang army is retreated, I will order this Han'er to lead his men to conquer, and his strength will eventually be exhausted." Quan Gaihong sighed: "If Gao Yincheng  Without losing the military opportunity, why should he be so scrupulous? A messenger can kill him." Since it was judged that the Tang Dynasty might return to Liaodong, Quan Gaihong could not tolerate the Han people under his command to become a powerful force. This was the first time he told people about his plan.  Hearing this, Quanli was so excited that he wished he could not see that day right away. "However, we have to appease him at this time and not cause him to get into trouble." Quan Gaihong said again, "You might as well go and apologize to him tonight."  "yes"
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