Most of the soldiers who gathered on the periphery of the camp were watching the excitement. When he saw that the proclaimer came on horseback, the dragons were leaderless, and the army was at a loss. Zhao Xingde's white robe was slowly swayed, his face sank like water, and he slowly urged the horse to go, his eyes seemed to be looking for something in the crowd. The soldiers of the southeast camp unconsciously moved out of the way, and some even turned their faces, not daring to make contact with his gaze. Someone whispered, "It's not a false decree, is it?" Hiding behind the crowd, someone shouted loudly: "What kind of decree, it is clear that Cao Di wants to annex our southeast soldiers and horses." "Liu Xianggong was framed, let Liu Xianggong speak to us!" The loudspeakers hid behind the people, and after these shouts, the crowd stirred again, and some of the bold soldiers no longer gave way, but poured towards the procession of messengers.

"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi," Deng Su whispered, "how is this good?" ”

However, Zhao Xingde's back stood as tall as a mountain, and he didn't seem to hear Deng Su's words at all. As Zhao Xingde went deep into the southeast camp, there were already thousands of soldiers gathered around. If it is not good, it is a question whether Deng Su and the others can get out of the way. In the middle of the crowd, the occasional sword light was dazzling, and a soldier had already drawn his blade. "Grandma's," Li Jing said to the side, "if he dares to go forward, let's go up together and chop this guy into meat sauce." Several of the surrounding thugs nodded in unison. Unlike other soldiers, they crawled out of the reasoning of dead people, and they were deeply favored by the general Tian Shizhen. Tian Shizhen followed Liu Yanqing and never returned, Li Jing listened to too many words, and his mind was full of things such as "the death of a confidant", he was a rough man, he couldn't think about it, and he was determined to make an incident and save General Tian and Liu Xianggong.

The guards of the Xijing camp behind them put their hands on the handle of their knives, and the mutiny was about to break out. Zhao Xingde kept urging the horse as if nothing had happened, neither speeding up nor stopping, until the front was crowded with soldiers from the southeast camp, and a few unruly people blocked the way, and the mount could no longer advance.

"Presumptuous!" Zhao Xingde's face sank, and he shouted at these rebels, "Do you want to trap Liu Xianggong for injustice?" ”

Several rebellious soldiers were cowardly and speechless for a while, and after a while, they were humane: "Liu Xianggong and the generals are gone, and we are also asking the court for an explanation!" ”

"Today's events are known to everyone! Whether it is fair or not, people's hearts are like scales, and it is not anyone's mouth that can confuse right and wrong! Zhao Xingde said in a stern voice, "However, what kind of crime is it to gather without anything and disturb the envoys of the imperial court, don't you know?" The Liu family has served the court for generations, and many people have sacrificed their lives for the country, and the loyal martyrs of the Liu family and the heroic name of Liu Xianggong I will be destroyed in your hands. Are you willing to wait? "He has been in command of the army for a long time, and although he rarely speaks harshly, he has an awe-inspiring majesty and awe-inspiring spirit.

"What are you," shouted someone behind the soldier, "why should we listen to you?" ”

"Who am I?" Zhao Xingde smiled instead, his eyes turned around the crowd, and he asked a soldier with "Pledge to Defend the River" tattooed on his face, "Have you ever participated in the Battle of the River?" The old pawn was originally hostile to Zhao Xingde, but he was suddenly asked, and nodded hesitantly. Zhao Xingde nodded and said: "In the battle between the rivers, Tong Guan abandoned the city and fled, Wang Jieshuai entangled the devastated pawns, turned the tide, and guarded the lonely city alone, what a hero." Then he suddenly mentioned the late Wang Yan, and the old man nodded unconsciously, and the expression on his face slowed down. Zhao Xingde's face was awe-inspiring, and he sighed: "It's a pity that now, Wang Jieshuai is martyred in the Daimyo, the Liao soldiers are ravaging the southern invasion, and the elite soldiers of the southeast camp are actually retreating again and again. ”

Wang Yan won the hearts of the army, and the commander in the southeast has been changed for a long time, and Liu Yanqing has already replaced the general with his henchman, but he is good at fishing, and his love of service makes the sergeants profitable. Compared with the two, the soldiers below missed the time when Wang Jiedu was under his command more. Listening to Zhao Xingde and Wang Yan, all the old soldiers in the camp are all embarrassed.

"Do you recognize me?" Zhao Xingde asked.

"This asks my lord......" The old man stared at Zhao Xingde, there was no hostility at all, he just racked his brains to recall. Most of the soldiers next to him guessed that this lord and the southeast battalion must have a deep relationship with the king's rule, and everyone's original rejection and hostility are now mostly gone, replaced by a strong curiosity. Everyone whispered, but no one knew each other. Zhao Xingde was disappointed, he was not a hypocritical person, and when he was about to reveal his identity, someone outside suddenly shouted, "Zhao Tongzhi!" ”

Everyone looked at the person who spoke up, and Zhao Xingde also looked over, with a different color on his face.

"Zhao Commander, the last general is Teng Ying!" Teng Ying's face was full of excitement, he didn't care about the eyes of others, and walked to the horse without everyone else.

"Teng Dutou," Zhao Xingde would remember, looking at the color of his military robe, and said with a smile, "You have been promoted!" "When he founded the Fire Gun Camp in Hejian, Teng Ying was his banner officer, helping Zhao Xingde give orders, and he really contributed a lot. Zhao Xingde was also extremely impressed by him. It's just that after the case was revealed, there was no news of him.

"My subordinates are ashamed." Teng Yingyan said. After more than ten years of fighting in the south and the north, he was promoted from the head of the capital to the commander, and the promotion was slow. However, according to the officers in the army, if the officers above the command level do not have a strong backer, it is extremely difficult for them to be promoted, so he is also at ease, and he has some thoughts about getting by. When I saw my old boss today, I felt a little ashamed in my heart.

After Teng Ying bowed to Zhao Xingde, he turned around and said loudly to the surrounding soldiers, "This is the general under Wang Jiedu, and Zhao Xingde is in charge of the Hejian Fire Battalion." Zhao Tongzhi avenged the grievances of the elders of Hebei, gave up his future to expose the adultererous child, and his reputation was all over the world. ......." he gushed out loud and excited. Zhao Xingde didn't expect to meet an old ministry here. His face sank like water, and he didn't stop Teng Ying, he just looked at the soldiers next to him quietly, his face gradually changed from shock to fear, and he saw the legendary characters in the book, and many soldiers even forgot that Zhao Xingde was the hostile Ezhou guard, and his eyes were excited and excited.

"Is it really General Zhao?" Li Jing muttered, he had also experienced two defeats in Hebei, and when he looked left and right, the fierce expressions on the faces of several soldiers had been loosened and turned into doubts. Everyone in the world knows that Zhao Xingde is a loyal and righteous person. Even if Tian Shizhen personally ordered them to kill, these people would have to hesitate, let alone the current situation. The person who harmed Zhao Xingde, if he was not immediately cut into pieces by the army, he would definitely be punished by the imperial court, and after his death, he would be scolded by others, and his relatives would be humiliated, and even Liu Xianggong might be implicated.

“..... General Zhao broke the Liao thieves in Fangzhou, killed tens of thousands, and fought in Shuzhou and Jiangzhou, and the Liao people were terrified....." Teng Ying loudly told his hearsay about Zhao Xingde's deeds, his tongue couldn't help but sneer, and he didn't know how to continue, Zhao Xingde turned his head to Deng Su and said: "Brother Deng, Liu Xianggong and the generals are still in the Chinese army and have not returned, so you might as well announce the holy decree here, and announce the arrangements for Liu Xianggong and the southeast camp in public to calm the hearts of the soldiers." ”

Deng Su noticed that the army had been convinced, and secretly praised in his heart, took out the holy decree from his arms, and read it aloud in front of the army: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, Liu Yanqing is known as a good general, but he is old and weak, so that there is a defeat in Xiangyang, it is not suitable to take charge of the southeast army anymore, and he is specially moved to the general of Zuo Xiaowei, plus the prince Taibao, the eldest son Liu Guangguo and the guard horse army are all Yu Marquis, and the second son Liu Guangshi plus the guard infantry army is Yu Hou. The commander of the Baoyi Army made Zhao Xingde Su have a loyal heart, be diligent in state affairs, repeatedly defeat the northern country, and succeeded to the deployment of the southeast camp, and controlled the generals of the camp to defend the royal drive. Chin this—"

After reading it, Deng Su looked at Zhao Xingde, it was inconvenient for the army to kneel down to receive the order, and he did not force it, but according to common sense, at this time Zhao Xingde should reply: "Minister, obey the order." "Even if he accepted the position of commander deployed by the southeast battalion. However, Zhao Xingde did not accept the order as Deng Su expected, but avoided his gaze and faced the army. At this time, there were thousands of soldiers gathered around, many of them were very worried, and countless eyes fell on Zhao Xingde, only to see that his face was awe-inspiring, and there was no pride in his eyes to grasp the authority of the army, but there seemed to be a few complicated emotions. There have already been two commanders in the southeast battalion, I wonder what will happen to this new deployment?

"Do you have wives and children at home?"

After a moment of silence, Zhao Xingde suddenly asked.

The troops looked at each other, thinking that the deployment of the new capital was another official talk, but now they didn't know how to answer, a few people answered "yes" without thinking, and some nodded hesitantly. Most of the forbidden troops have been in the army for generations, and seven or eight out of ten people in the big camp are dragging their families with them. When the army goes out, most people miss their wives and children at home, but ordinary generals don't often ask about this.

Zhao Xingde nodded and continued to ask, "Do you have any brothers and sisters?" ”

The soldiers below were even more confused, and Deng Su was also full of doubts, he knew that Zhao Xingde advocated the Taoism of "matching heaven with virtue", and he thought that he would be loyal to the soldiers in the camp when he first held the seal. At this time, more people had the courage to reply, "Yes! "General Bing, there is." Teng Ying said: "The last general's family has three brothers and four sisters, all of whom are married. After answering these two questions, although the soldiers in the battalion were curious, the expressions on their faces eased a lot.

Zhao Xingde slowly looked at the army and asked, "Do you have parents?" All the troops were stunned, and he said loudly again, "Those who have parents, raise your right hand!" As soon as these words fell, the bottom suddenly raised a piece of right hand. The Central Plains is known as ruling the world with filial piety, being a filial son at home, and being a loyal minister in the country. Who doesn't have parents? Facing a forest-like arm, Deng Su's face hesitated, and the Xijing guards beside him also hesitated, not knowing whether to raise their right hand. If you don't raise your hand, won't you become a wild seed without a father or a mother?

Zhao Xingde himself raised his right hand, looked back at Deng Su, Deng Su had no choice but to raise his right hand, and hundreds of guards from the Xijing Xing Camp also raised their right hands.

Everyone was full of doubts, not knowing what Zhao Xingde's intentions were, and at this time, someone in the crowd suddenly said as if mocking: "The villain's parents have long since died." Someone said in a weird manner: "The villain was born without a father and a mother, and he grew up in Liu Xianggong's mansion. "All the troops are looking for them, and many people know the two people who spoke, one is called Liu Fu and the other is Liu Qi, both of whom are generals of the Liu Mansion, and they usually walk sideways in the camp. They were obviously dissatisfied with Liu Yanqing's seizure of military power, and they wanted to make Zhao Xingde ugly. Deng Su frowned slightly, his face sank, and he couldn't imagine that there were such people who didn't know how to lift Liu Yanqing's cronies.

"Then do you have any ancestors?" Zhao Xingde asked coldly, his expression even more grim.

The two of them were stammering, red-faced, and couldn't say that they had no ancestors. The soldier next to him couldn't help but sneer in a low voice, and Teng Ying said secretly: "These two people are used to being rampant in the camp, as long as the general gives the order, they will be beheaded on the spot to establish military law!" He put his hand on the hilt. Zhao Xingde noticed Teng Ying's eyes, and he shook his head.

"Then where are your parents, wives and children, and ancestral tombs?"

Facing thousands of soldiers, Zhao Xingde mustered all his strength and asked the last question loudly. The distribution of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty was heavy in the north and light in the south, and most of them were northerners, even if they were camping in the southeast, they were mostly northerners. The parents, relatives, wives and children, and ancestral tombs of the generals have now fallen into the hands of Liaokou. Eating this question, many soldiers felt a sense of sadness and shame in their chests.