Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Great Collapse (5)
When Zhang Wu went to the tent, a person who seemed to be Cheng Hui's colleague originally fell behind, and then hurriedly stepped on the muddy ground, one foot deeper, one foot shallow, and stood beside Cheng Hui: "Shuhong, you will let this person meet His Highness directly?" ”
"I sent someone to ask about the foundation of this martial arts earlier, it is an indigenous person from Guangping County, Jizhou, and there is no problem; Although people are a little keen on fame and power, it is a good thing at this time. Moreover, the tycoons who can travel to and from various places in the troubled times must have strong tribes and have considerable self-preservation power, you see that his subordinates are all strong, I am afraid that many of them are fierce people who have killed people and seen blood, and now we are in turmoil, and we are using ......" Cheng Hui was interrupted by the man halfway through his babbling.
"Shuhong, that's not what I'm talking about!" The colleague frowned and looked at Zhang Wu's subordinates who were standing far or near. It was a cavalry of about twenty or thirty people, all of whom were fierce, and the horses were all fat and strong, not like the war horses owned by the imperial court, and they were generally thin and weak when they were not in the green. A few men noticed his eyes, but they didn't particularly care, and they didn't have the nervous expressions that Xiaomin usually had when he met high-ranking officials.
After looking around again, he lowered his voice a little anxiously: "The current situation is so bad that it can't be worse, if we can't get the help of these people, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to escape the pursuit of the thieves." Therefore, whoever can master this group of people will be highly regarded in front of His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea. Shuhong, since this leader is your old acquaintance, you can take care of it. You let him meet His Highness so easily...... Beware of these people being co-opted by others and sharing your wealth! ”
Cheng Hui shook his head contemptuously, turned around and paced slowly in the direction of the camp: "We are all close ministers of the King of the East China Sea, and it is common to fight for power on weekdays, but we must know when we can fight for power and when we can't." ”
The colleague was stunned and asked, "What?" ”
Cheng Hui beckoned, letting the colleague get closer: "Now that the shogunate has suffered many disasters and is in a hurry, the prestige accumulated over the years has disappeared. Under this grim situation, His Highness will inevitably take the last bit of power that can be used for his own use in his own hands, and will never allow anyone to rely on external forces to suppress the royal power. Introducing this martial arts to His Highness as soon as possible is the limit of what I can do. If you do a little more, it will be redundant, and it will only cause the trend of holding Tai'a in vain, and arouse the suspicion of His Highness. After a pause, he said again: "In the same way, if others want to win over Zhang Wu and others at this time, they will all have the same result, and wise people will not do such stupid things." ”
"I see, teachable." The colleague was convinced, and bowed his head again and again: "My brother is really subtle." Admire! Admire! ”
The corners of Cheng Hui's mouth twitched slightly, and he cheered up and continued: "Although the military affairs are declining, His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea is still the prime minister of the Great Jin Dynasty after all, and he has the military power of the six states of the capital governor. As long as he got out smoothly this time, after an order, hundreds of thousands of troops could be gathered, and it was not difficult to revive his prestige. At that time, my generation will be loyal servants who will share the hardships with His Highness, and the future will be limitless. He patted his colleague on the shoulder: "I have the merit of introducing righteous people on the road, and I am satisfied." Glory and wealth, willing to share with you. ”
are all shrewd people who are rolling in the circle of fame and fortune, one side does not need to say everything, and the other is convenient to hear the strings and songs and know the elegance. The colleague showed a touched look at the right time, and deeply moved: "Thank you for your attention, and you should be the only brother and the horse!" ”
"Haha!"
"Hahahaha!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, although they were in a desperate and dangerous situation, they suddenly seemed to have a golden avenue that was enough to dazzle people's eyes and paved in front of them, which made people feel comfortable. In the laughter, the two of them saw that the lonely camp was in front of them, and they invariably lowered their voices, and even their expressions instantly changed to solemn and solemn looks.
"But I don't know what happened inside?" After a while, Cheng Hui sighed with some regret and a little envy: "That Zhang Wu is also a lucky person." A mere cattle and horse dealer can become His Highness's powerful general from now on...... It's really on the rise! ”
In the eyes of Cheng Hui and other close ministers of the East China Sea, it is really a blessing for a small businessman to be received by a nobleman. Of course, this is true, but the problem is that Zhang Wu is not a simple businessman; King of the East Sea...... It's really not the king of the East China Sea under normal conditions.
According to Zhang Wu Shicai's plan, he wanted to take the opportunity of the war and chaos, and through the sacrifice of horses as a means, he used the friendship of shared hardships to get close to several high-ranking officials of the shogunate, and then won the trust of his generation and entered the shogunate system in one fell swoop. This plan is bold compared with the previous step-by-step approach of gradual infiltration from the periphery. But even in such a radical plan, directly connecting with the East China Sea King himself was still an unattainable goal, and Zhang Wu didn't even dare to think about it in that direction.
He could not have expected such a situation!
Thinking that the powerful man was in front of him, Rao is Zhang Wu was bold, and he couldn't help but buzz in his head, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: How could this be? The King of the East Sea is actually here?
General Pingbei, as a frontier warrior, privately deployed his strength in the Central Plains and did everything possible to listen to the information of the imperial court, which was a taboo. General Pingbei is very aware of this, so he will choose the characters in the Funiu Village with a special identity to act. As the leader of the secret spy who is on a mission to the south, Zhang Wu is also very aware of this, so he has been careful and vigilant every day since he was ordered. But it was precisely because he was thinking about this in his heart that his first reaction at this moment was to attribute his identity to being revealed.
What's going on? What's going on? Could it be that the King of the East China Sea has already seen through my identity and deliberately took this opportunity to expose and even punish us? Almost instantly, Zhang Wu was a little dazed by this thought, only to feel that his legs were weak, and large drops of sweat were dripping down his forehead.
In a trance, Zhang Wu heard someone talking beside him.
"The righteous man Cheng Hui said is you, right? Very good! Very good! Someone said reservedly: "Huh...... Why is this person a little stunned? ”
"When have the humble grass people seen such a noble person as His Highness? I guess I'm stupid with joy. ”
Someone approached and patted Zhang Wu's cheek: "Don't be stunned!" ”
"Who are you?" Zhang Wu subconsciously pushed away the person who was slapping his cheek.
"It's really stupid...... someone sneered, and then said loudly: "His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea is here, didn't you hear?" Let your minions get their horses out! Your Highness wants to use it! Put on the big cart too! By the way, there is also food! Grab some more decent food! Those were too shoddy just now, where are they for His Highness to enjoy? ”
Before Zhang Wu could answer, he was kicked on the shoulder again: "Do you understand?" If you understand it, hurry up and do it! What are you still stupid about? ”
This kick was not light, although Zhang Wu had the foundation to practice martial arts, his body also leaned suddenly, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the ground.
Most of the facilities had been dismantled by the time the remaining camps were ready to evacuate; The tabernacle in which they were now located had been used by the caretakers of the horses for temporary shelter, and the ground was very rudimentary without a carpet. As soon as Zhang Wu stretched out his hand, he happened to press on a few pieces of rubble that were on the edges, and he couldn't help but snort in pain.
And this pain instantly woke up Zhang Wu and made his frightened mind work again: Grandma's, it's not right!
He stretched out his hand and wiped the sweat drops on his forehead, and his mind changed sharply: if his identity had been leaked earlier, then when he was in Xuchang and Juancheng, only one attendant was needed to pass on the message, and one warrior was enough to cut off his own head, so why bother to come at this time? If his identity had just been revealed, when he was embarrassed, the team guarding the East China Sea King leaving the city was what he had seen with his own eyes, and he was full of food. Leave the protection of your own guards to take care of this idle business? What's more, he didn't even give himself a chance to speak, so he patronized and urged to collect supplies...... It's too ugly!
Thinking of this, Zhang Wu glanced up slightly.
In front of him, sitting in the midst of more than a dozen people, like a leader, was a middle-aged man in a wide robe. At first glance, this person can be regarded as a beautiful man. I simply wiped my face just now, revealing a fair complexion, which is obviously a good daily maintenance and pampering. It's a pity that the hair is messy, the eyes are bloodshot, and the skin on the cheeks is even more loose and drooping, like a candle about to melt, which is very ridiculous. Looking at his look at the look of anticipation, although he looked a little noble, how could the two pairs of boots exposed outside the wide robe were broken. Ten mud-stained toes stretched out, shattering the majesty he had tried so hard to disguise. Finding Zhang Wu's eyes fixed on his feet, the middle-aged man was stunned, lowered his head to look, instantly showed an angry expression, and swooped his feet back under his robe.
Is this guy claiming to be the king of the East China Sea?
This is the case with the dignified prime minister, the military governor of the six states, and the prince above 10,000 people under one person?
Zhang Wu's nervousness suddenly dissipated, and he almost laughed out loud. The person in front of him is clearly just a rat with a monkey crown. Look at the panicked appearance of this unprepared action, look at the hypocritical appearance of the heart! Removing the barely maintained shelf, this person's inside is probably worse than the little thief Zhang Wu is used to seeing on Taihang Mountain...... How could it be the King of the East Sea?
Zhang Wu's mind turned sharply: Thinking about it carefully, the news that the King of the East China Sea is here is probably completely out of Cheng Hui's mouth. The middle-aged man in front of him was probably the staff of the East China Sea King's shogunate, and his status was much higher than Cheng Hui's, so he couldn't squeeze into the East China Sea King's team, and he and his fellow officials fell all the way to the back and were tossed half to death. There is no doubt that if I had not intervened, these people would have died on the run, and there was no reason to be spared. But I really didn't expect these guys to be so shameless, even on the way to escape, they still want to take advantage of it!
That's right, that's right. Cheng Hui has often been corrupt and perverted the law under the banner of the King of the East China Sea, and it is not surprising that he acts absurdly. Those who fled with him are afraid that they are all raccoon dogs. Thinking that this group of people saw that there were many good horses in the camp, they were greedy, and planned to report the name of the king of the East China Sea to subdue Zhang Wu, and directly robbed the horses.
But they didn't want to think that since Juancheng collapsed without a fight, the shogunate of the king of the East China Sea had fallen apart. Even if the King of the East China Sea really came here in person...... An empty prince who has lost his subordinates, subordinates, and soldiers is mixed in the chaos of the army, and his power is not greater than that of others, and his chances of survival are not more than others...... At this time, is there any point in being arrogant and shouting?
I was frightened by a group of foxes and fake tigers? If this thing gets out, decades of reputation will be ruined! Zhang Wu barely suppressed his embarrassment and sneered, patted the hem of his dirty robe, and planned to go out to find Cheng Hui to confess.
But these few simple actions angered everyone around the middle-aged man. Someone opened his mouth and scolded: "Villager, what do you mean by this? Well? How dare you be so rude! Left and right, go out with my fork to fight ......"
This string of words shouted quickly and quickly, obviously used to speaking. The problem is that in addition to Zhang Wu, there are more than ten people who came with Cheng Hui. These people looked at each other, and none of them dared to take their hands seriously to "fork" the rebellious cattle and horse merchants in front of them.
Zhang Wu sneered, and was about to say something. Behind him, the tent was lifted again, and Cheng Hui walked in.
"What's wrong? What happened? The situation in front of him was obviously beyond Cheng Hui's expectations. He was stunned suddenly, and then grabbed Zhang Wu's arm: "Old Zhang, you are so bold!" Get down on your knees yet! ”
Cheng Hui's voice trembled, he was afraid that he really meant well. But the content of this sentence added fuel to the fire, which made Zhang Wu explode violently. Zhang Wu shook his shoulders, shook Cheng Hui away, and fell to the corner like a gourd rolling on the ground.
"Fanatics! Dare to be murdered in front of the car, do you want to be razed by the three clans? Someone angrily pointed at Zhang Wu and shouted. Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked in the stomach and rolled to the ground.
What a bunch of rats! Zhang Wu strode forward, stretched out his hand and grabbed the middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader, and with a slight force, he staggered and pulled him up.
"You! You! The middle-aged man's first reaction was not to resist, but to widen his eyes, revealing an exaggerated expression of surprise and disbelief. This expression made Zhang Wu feel a wave of hatred for no reason: at the moment when the world was in chaos and the Hu Lu was rampant, thousands of ant people were like mountains of white bones and rivers of blood. And such fragile and soft goods like pigs and sheep are still in a high position, always thinking about bullying and plundering! The East China Sea King's credit is such waste, no wonder the war is invincible and the state is erosive!
"What a!" The more Zhang Wu thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but slap the middle-aged man in the face with his forehand, and slap him with his backhand: "Dare to bully me!" ”
These two blows were really not light, the corners of the middle-aged man's mouth suddenly hung blood, and his fair and smooth face swelled at a speed recognizable to the naked eye, squeezing his eyes that were trying to widen into two slits.