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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break the Void Chapter 343: Fifty green coins predict bad luck

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    "Damn I have to climb mountains and ridges every day, and there are poisonous insects everywhere. I am almost dead from exhaustion. But when I drink water, I still have to pay attention to who he thinks he is. Is he still a prince and grandson who lives a luxurious life in the city? "  Zhongliang cursed and looked back. The five-foot road was winding and difficult. It took Ye Chang's 30,000 soldiers a full twenty days to reach the Nanning Governor's Mansion from Ma'andu.  After the defeat, their morale was low, and they had not yet fully rested, so they made this long journey again. Along the way, the morale of the army was low. If Ye Chang's personal soldiers were not strong enough, they would have fled long ago. Despite Ye Chang's hard work, they arrived.  When he was in Nanning Prefecture, he had to rest and could not go west immediately. Ye Chang knew that epidemic diseases were prone to occur during the march, which was related to the lack of hygiene at this time. Therefore, he paid special attention to the training of soldiers' food hygiene.  Yes, he didn't force it. Instead, he ate, drank, and defecated, and watched almost every day. For example, every time he marched, he had to dig a marching pit. All urination and defecation must be done in the marching pit. If he dared to go to water sources or fields.  If you are here, you will be punished. You can do some chores, and you can serve the prince with a military stick. For example, Miao Zhongliang was caught by Ye Chang and given five military sticks.  He is an officer, but you are a soldier. If you are not convinced, go and catch that kid and give him a five-army stick." The man who came to fetch water with Miao Zhongliang was still a punished sergeant named Guan Gao, he murmured  Authentic. The water is brought from the mountain stream. They pour it into a large military pot and then boil it. Anyone who dares to drink the water before it boils will be punished. "You said our ambassador,  Has he been the prince for a long time? Will he go to war?  " "When I look at him, he doesn't look like a man who knows how to fight. He shouldn't be so scared that he wets his pants as soon as he goes to the battlefield Pfft, I don't know if he can still be so majestic by then." The two of them agree.  They both got up and chuckled. "Cough" Just when Miao Zhongliang was about to say something, they heard a cough behind them. They looked back and saw Cai Ming, the military camp secretary, walking over with their hands behind their backs.  They winked and fell silent. Everyone knew that Mr. Cai was invited by Ambassador Ye. Even if he was not Ambassador Ye's confidant, the relationship between the two was extraordinary. If he had listened to what he just said, Ambassador Ye would be sued.  In front of them, the two of them had to eat first. This situation made Cai Ming quite worried: Wang Zhongsi said that Ambassador Ye had a lot of ambitions, but why was he so reckless here?  Following the rules of Wang Zhongsi's tent, he patrolled the camp three times a day. Listening to the conversations of the soldiers, he found that there were more and more complaints and grievances day by day. In addition, Ye Chang seemed a little unhappy.  Reliable military rules, if this continues, the possibility of mutiny will become greater and greater. "It's better to go talk to Ambassador Ye It won't work if you don't say it, the army is like this.  If he doesn't listen, Cai Ming hesitates. If Ye Chang doesn't listen, what should he do?  He was not a decisive person, so under Wang Zhongsi he only served as an aide in charge of documents. When he came to Ye Chang, he also used his talents according to his talents, serving as camp recordkeeper and in charge of military Chinese documents - Li Bai just happened to have an out-of-touch temperament.  , I am really not serious about daily paperwork.  He passed the two grumbling soldiers and headed towards the military camp.  "Why aren't we allowed to enter the city?" Still outside the military camp, he heard someone shouting angrily: "After traveling for so long, and if we are not allowed to enter the city to rest, the sergeants will probably start a fight." "Yes."  "Wang Tianyun" Hearing this voice, Cai Ming knew who was speaking. It was Duyuhou Wang Tianyun.  The generals in the army thought that he had a higher official position, was brave, had always been confident, and had been in the Jiannan Army for a long time, so he gained the hearts of the soldiers.  "Wang Yuhou, is this your personal intention, or is it the intention of all the soldiers in the army?" "It is actually the intention of the entire army." Wang Tianyun looked at Ye Chang with a respectful expression, but there was some disdain in his heart. He had also heard that  The name of Tingchang is mostly related to how to make money. As for Ye Chang's deeds in Liaodong, unless it is someone like Wang Zhongsi who pays special attention to him, who would care about Ye Chang who is thousands of miles away.  Therefore, in Wang Tianyun's eyes, Ye Chang is just a guy who doesn't know how to pretend to understand. He came to the army to serve as a soldier and horse envoy. It is just because a big shot in the court has lost his mind. "Wang Yuhou, you are very important in the army."  Just one day, you should know that military discipline is strict and you should not commit frivolous offenses. Tell yourself, what will happen if I let a large group of people enter the city? " "This" "The army is like a horse with a willful mind. If it is allowed to go unchecked, the disaster will be greater than that of the bandits."  "Ye Chang's voice reached Cai Ming's ears: "Now our army goes deep into the wilderness, and when we transport food and grass supplies and send out the wounded and sick, we have to pass through the areas controlled by the barbarians. How can they not plunder them?  ? At that time, in order to win the hearts of the barbarians, I will kill the predators to show justice. Wang Yuhou, are you doing it for them, or are you harming them? "  Wang Tianyun's heart trembled, and he made two noises, not knowing what to say.  He saw that Ye Chang was young and not a veteran in the army. He arrived late when leading the troops but drove them forward hastily. He was clearly not someone familiar with military affairs.  Therefore, he had some selfish motives. On the surface, he was asking for orders for the sergeants, but in fact, he wanted to win over the soldiers. If Ye Chang's army was defeated, he could hold them back, not to mention turning defeat into victory, but at least he could protect himself.  "As Duke Yu, you are responsible for the discipline of the army, but you are allowing them to seek their own death. Wang Yuhou, this is in my tent. That's why I say this. Do you understand that if these words are heard by the soldiers,  What will they think? Wang Tianyun remained silent. "They will think that you are jealous of my young age and high official position, and that you are using them to offend the commander. At that time, there may be a cold arrow behind you in the military formation.  "Ye Chang said coldly: "It's better to put away your little thoughts." Wang Tianyun was naturally not convinced by these few words. He cursed in his heart. No wonder this kid could climb to such a high official position. At least this  His sharp tongue is definitely not comparable to that of a general like him. "Cough" Cai Ming coughed slightly when he heard this, alarming the two people in the tent. At this time, the atmosphere in the tent was a bit awkward. He arrived.  Breaking the atmosphere. Ye Chang glanced at him and said with a smile: "Zhihua, I have something to do for you. I have ordered Nanning Prefecture to present cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, plus the ones brought by the army, we will reward them today.  After hearing this, Cai Ming took the opportunity to say: "The soldiers are tired from running around and are really unable to fight. Rewarding the three armies is an ambassador of grace."  Ambassador, why don't you rest here for a few days and choose an auspicious day to go on the expedition. The soldiers will recharge their batteries. When the war comes, they will definitely be strong and return with a great victory." He said this, which made Ye Chang smile on his face. "This Cai Ming is indeed still the same.  Wang Zhongsi recommended him here because he was probably afraid that Ye Chang would be young and arrogant due to his repeated victories. Wang Zhongsi was a man who devoted himself to serving his country. It was a pity that he could not use him for the time being.  "Mr. Zhihua said, let's rest here for five days. After five days, I will personally predict fortune and then send out troops." "Five days" Cai Ming's mouth squirmed, and finally said nothing more. With the current military morale,  , Five days is not enough? Although Ye Chang has also carried out some reorganization of this army, the time is still short, and it has already failed before, and the morale of the army is not stable, not to mention five days, even ten days and a half, it is not necessarily enough.  According to Cai Ming's experience, one month is the minimum required to restore the morale of the soldiers. During this month, Ye Chang had to live and eat with the soldiers, ask them about their sufferings, and understand their character.  He could barely command them during the war. But now that Ye Chang was in high spirits, it was not the time to persuade. Cai Ming could only follow Wang Tianyun out of the tent. After Wang Tianyun came out, Wang Tianyun glanced at him and sighed: "Cai Yingji is a wise man.  Yes, but our military envoy does not seem to be reliable." "Perhaps Ambassador Ye has his own plan" "Has his own plan?  What plan can he have in just five days? Unless ghosts and gods help, what other means can he have to revive the unstable morale of the army?  This attack on the barbarians was originally meant to be slow rather than hasty, and I don¡¯t know what he was thinking" When Wang Tianyun said this, he thought of something in his heart. It was rumored that Ambassador Ye got married just a few days before coming to the south. Could it be that  Did he want to finish this battle earlier and go back to hug the beauty? Of course he could only keep this in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out. During the five days, Ye Chang was busy running around in the camp, especially.  It was the military doctors he brought who built a military medical hall in the army. Their medical skills were very good and they were very popular among the soldiers. And a rumor gradually spread among the soldiers: it is said that this young Ye Jun horse envoy.  The immortals have taught them magical skills, and those military doctors with great skills are all his disciples.  "After discovering this, Cai Ming thought to himself: "I still need to persuade him not to rush to the expedition.  " But in the past few days, he had been driven around by Ye Chang's subordinates, and he was too busy to take any time off. Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and when he wanted to persuade him again on the day of departure, he saw Ye Chang excitedly saying:  "I heard that there is a monument here to commemorate Zhuge Kongming's achievements after he surrendered to Meng Huo. Kongming was an outstanding figure in his generation and became a god after his death. Today's troops are about to be sent out. I should go and worship it in order to seek the protection of Zhuge Kongming's spirit in heaven." "Huh?"  "Hearing that Ye Chang did not ask the sergeant to ask for ghosts and gods, Cai Ming was dumbfounded. He came to his senses and was waiting for persuasion, but Li Bai next to him grabbed him: "Don't worry, Ye Shiyi always has a basis for his actions.  " "But no matter how good the evidence is, we can't place our hopes on ghosts and gods." "Let's see what he does. If there is anything wrong, I will work with you to persuade him."  "Li Bai also felt that something was wrong at this time, and said immediately. "Ye Chang worshiped the monument erected by Zhuge Liang, and he did not go there with a few people.Instead, it was announced to the entire army.  Zhuge Liang's original monument commemorating his achievements was erected in Wei County. Now, hundreds of years have passed. Although the monument is still there, the county seat has been changed and the monument has been moved to a temple.  The surrounding area of ??the temple was quite spacious. Ye Chang placed the army in the distance and led thousands of people to the temple. They worshiped and made a memorial ceremony of four to eight pairs.  The sergeants seemed to be very excited when they saw him dancing and dancing, and they all felt a little weird.  "Look at our general, does he look like he is holding a ji?" Miao Zhongliang couldn't help but asked in a low voice when he saw this situation.  "Xiang is somewhat Xiang. I heard that he once received guidance from an immortal." Guan Gao said a little suspiciously: "Could it be that he really has some magic and can get the help of ghosts and gods? If he really gets the help of ghosts and gods, he can be protected by Prime Minister Zhuge.  Then there is no need to worry about this battle. " Most of these soldiers are from the Shu region in Jiannan.  The people of Shu in the south of Jiannan were fond of obscene sacrifices and worshiped ghosts and gods, and Zhuge Liang had a great influence among them.  Ye Chang's move could be regarded as being in his favor, but generals like Wang Tianyun still didn't take it seriously when they saw this scene.  Although the soldiers were somewhat close to Ye Chang because of his respect for Kong Ming, they could hope to gain the support of the entire army at once, unless Zhuge Liang really showed up.  Just as Wang Tianyun was thinking this, Ye Chang burned the sacrificial inscriptions over there and seemed to be still very excited. He climbed up and shouted: "I know that you are quite dissatisfied with this expedition to Nanzhao, especially since Xianyu Zhongtong was defeated earlier because of his incompetence.  "You all are frustrated by this, and you only know that our army will be like this too. But don't worry, I am absolutely different from Xianyu Zhongtong." He boasted like this, but no one believed it. On the contrary, the morale that had just risen sank again.  After all, words have no basis. If you can't come up with something practical, how can you obey?  Ye Chang didn't seem to realize this, and he shouted loudly: "If nothing else, I have received the will of the saint, and I have the blessings of ghosts and gods. Even Zhuge Kongming's spirit in the sky will help me Don't you believe it?"  Everyone murmured, some burst into laughter, and in short looked at him like a clown.  Ye Chang seemed to be in a hurry, he raised his arms and shouted: "Since you don't believe it, let the gods decide whether the expedition is auspicious or not Come here, get the divination money." Shanzhi turned around and left. Li Bai panicked and stepped forward.  He said: "Ambassador, the talk of ghosts and gods is illusory and illusory. It cannot be like this." Cai Ming next to him was also anxious: "If it is unlucky, it will hurt my morale. Ambassador, please think twice." Ye Chang smiled and said confidently: "I serve the emperor.  If you ask the people to punish crimes, you will be blessed by the gods. Don't worryOkay, here comes the divination money." Shanzhi brought a cloth bag, which was full of green money.  Ye Chang took out one and showed it in front of everyone, with words on one side and flowers on the other. Then he loudly said: "Here are fifty green coins. If the gods bless me, our army will win this time, then fifty coins will be given."  The letters of the green coins are all upward. If one of them is a flower face, the ghosts and gods will warn me, and I will withdraw the army and return to the army." As soon as these words came out, not to mention Li Bai and Cai Ming, even Wang Tianyun became anxious and shouted "No."  But it was too late, Ye Chang tipped the bag over, and all fifty green coins fell down. Everyone's eyes were immediately fixed on these fallen green coins. Although it was impossible for everyone in the thirty thousand people to be here, there were few people around.  It is said that thousands of sergeants saw it.  In less than a breath of time, all fifty green coins fell to the ground, some were still rolling, and some were already lying flat.
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