Lu Yao originally planned to set off as soon as possible, but due to various affairs, it was not until one day at the end of May that he finally set out for the camp.

Early in the morning.

In the eastern suburbs of Yecheng, on a slope on the south bank of Zhangshui, Yecheng is majestic and Zhangshui is like practice, and there are mountains stacked in the back. This place is not far from the tombs of the kings of the former Wei clan, and it is said to be a good place for tombs. In the southwest corner of the slope, nine new burial mounds were erected. Xue Tong and the others stood in front of the grave, silently watching Lu Yao and Ding Miao behave like a ritual.

In this Yecheng rebellion, nine of the thirty soldiers who accompanied Lu Yaodong out of Taihang were killed. Among them, when breaking through from the prison city, Zhao Yao, a Tonglu person from Shangdang County, and the descendants of the Qiang people in Hexi were killed for thousands of years. During the battle with Shile at Jianchun Gate, Ding Jin, a native of Longkang of the State of Qian, Guo Jian of Jinchang of Xinxing County, He Yunzhi of Guoyangqu of Taiyuan, and Chen Sen of Guoqi County of Taiyuan were killed. In the battle with Jisang outside the Jianchun Gate, Song Yi, a native of Dongwu City in Qinghe Kingdom, Yang Pei, a native of Zhongyang in Xihe Kingdom, and Luo Yigan, a native of Zahu, died one after another.

These nine people are all warriors who followed Lu Yao and Ding Miao to death and established great feats, and they have left their footprints of fighting bravely in Shangdang, Jinyang, Central Plains, and Hebei. Among these nine people, four of them are above the team leader and one is the military master. Whether it was a general or a non-commissioned officer, they all charged forward, and they never feared at all. In the past battle of Yecheng alone, these nine warriors killed no less than hundreds of thieves, and finally the thief chief Jisang was awarded the head, which is also deeply related to their struggle.

Zeng Zi said: Be cautious and chase away. It has been a tradition since ancient times to carefully handle funerals and worship distant ancestors with reverence. Among the seventeen articles of the "Rites", four are for those who speak of funerals and three are for those who say sacrifices, and the various steps of funeral rites are specified in detail. Although the details of customs in many places have changed over time, in general, the original rigorous and dignified style has been maintained. After the Battle of Jinyang, Lu Yao tried his best to collect the bodies of his subordinates and held a grand funeral. Such a funeral is not only to win people's hearts, but also to comfort Lu Yao himself. And the death of every soldier will bring heavy pressure to Lu Yao, reminding Lu Yao that he still has the responsibility of more soldiers on his shoulders.

It's just that the time for the funeral of these nine warriors is really tight, although Lu Yao specially reminded Xue Tong not to be simple, but many due procedures such as small burials, large burials, and relocation were finally waived. The mourners are buried first, and then immediately after the ritual of sacrifice.

At this moment, everyone was silent and stood silently. After Lu Yao and Ding Miao got up, they walked forward in small steps, knelt down and danced in mourning. And Lu Yao and Ding Miao returned the gift as relatives.

The cry was not loud. If it falls in the eyes of those high-ranking celebrities who are sad and sad, they may feel unsympathetic. But the grief of the crowd has not diminished a little. Everyone is a man who licks blood with a knife, and he is indifferent to life and death than ordinary people, not to mention that for soldiers, what is the point of crying and crying as a child? Cultivating my spear and sharing the same hatred with my son is the best way to mourn my comrades-in-arms.

Due to the piles of bones inside and outside Yecheng, the bodies of several of them have not been found, so they can only be buried with their usual weapons or clothing, chanting their names before burial, attracting the souls to return, and stopping three times before and after. Contemporary customs, "Someone who dies and dies his corpse, and summons the soul to bury". Although many well-educated Confucians are very unimpressed with this practice, in this chaotic world, more and more people are dying without bodies, so conjuring burials are becoming more and more common.

When the ritual of worship was completed, the crowd dispersed and rested for a while.

Ding Yu, who was as tall as an iron tower, sat in front of Ding Jin's grave and cried like a child. The four brothers of the Ding family of the Kingdom of Chen, who followed Ding Miao in the past, have withered away in just a few months, leaving him alone. Ding Miao patted Ding Yu and comforted him softly, and his face was very ugly.

Xue Tong turned around and fetched a wooden shovel, intending to prune some more soil for the grave. Shen Jin walked back and forth between the graves with a pale face, and finally went to get a wooden shovel and started to fight for Xue Tong.

And He Yun took some other rice and clear water to worship another new tomb not far away. The owner of this tomb, Lu Yao, didn't know it, but it was the little girl He Yun met in the red sleeves.

When Jisang and Shile thieves attacked Yecheng, the various units of the beggar army stationed outside the city gathered in the Red Sleeves, preparing to use this as a base to fight the thief army. The Red Sleeve Move was originally a military fortress, and the choice of the beggar army was not inappropriate. Unexpectedly, the hostess of the red-sleeved move, Hua Shi, relied on her close relationship with Xincai Wang Changshi Zhouliang, and reprimanded the soldiers of the beggar army viciously. Tian Zhen, one of the five lieutenants of the begging school, went to discuss in person, but was scolded by her, and there were many insults in her words.

This woman has been circling among the high-ranking officials and lords in Yecheng for a long time, and she doesn't take these vulgar military men in her eyes. But she didn't understand that the so-called officialdom background and the like could only play a role in a peaceful world. At this moment, all the trees are lodging, not to mention the little silk that parasitizes on the trees? Only the sword at the waist can speak!

Sure enough, Tian Zhen was thrilled by Hua's words, and immediately waved his army to kill. Although the red-sleeved trick also raised evil slaves, how to withstand the beggar army with swords and guns was immediately broken. The soldiers of the begging army have followed King Xincai to Yecheng in the east, and they have received little compensation for several months, and they have long been jealous of this drunken gold cave. Anyway, he also tore his face and used force, and he was ruthless. They slaughtered everywhere they went, killing men, women, and children in the Red Sleeves, killing hundreds of people.

In these years, even the military discipline of the imperial court forbidden army has been extremely corrupt, and the unrestrained exile army such as the beggar army is not good.

After Jisang Fu Zhu and Shi Le were defeated and retreated, Lu Yao's troops camped near Jian'an Yi, that is, the Red Sleeve Move. I saw Tian Zhen's subordinates tidy up the situation, tidy up the houses one by one, and then throw out the corpses everywhere. Coincidentally, a corpse that was lifted out fell in He Yun's eyes...... It was clearly the little girl who had a good conversation with him the day before yesterday. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to He Yun, who has just entered the age of knowing lust and twilight young Ai.

But so what? This is the way of the world today!

This little lady is in the Qinglou, a slave and maid, and when she was alive, she didn't want to come after a few days of good life, and she died even more wrongly. After finally passing away, an infatuated young man like He Yun can shed tears for her and handle the aftermath for her, and a wisp of fragrant soul should be a little comforted.

Around midnight, the crowd saluted for the last time to the grave where their brothers were buried.

Lu Yao strode down the hill. When everyone followed, he mounted his horse and whipped and said, "Let's go!" ”

On that day, King Xincai sent people to capture Lu Yao and others, and everyone was caught off guard, and all the things such as the seal letter, Guan Wen, and flag fingers were all dropped in the mansion of Yecheng Anle Fang. After the thieves retreated, Lu Yao specially sent people to look for them again, and those alleys were all looted, as if they were grate-back-and-forth, where else could they be found? Finally, Li Yun, Yang Heng and others thanked Lu Yao for their friendship, and sent fine craftsmen to rush to make it overnight, and finally got some of those things together.

At this moment, Lu Yao whipped up, and the guards who followed him immediately raised a military flag high. On the fluttering plain flag, five big characters are written on it: "Yamen General Lu".

At the same time as the flag was raised, the sound of thousands of iron hooves stomping on the ground roared, and the soldiers who had been waiting at the bottom of the hillside chased after them.

Although there were nine brothers, the size of their team was more than ten times larger than when they first came to Yecheng. Behind Lu Yao, Ding Miao and other generals were a full 800 iron cavalry and 500 foot soldiers. These 1,300 people are all battle-hardened elites. Among them, most of them are the descendants of the Jisang thieves, including Chen Pei, the cavalry governor who was a subordinate of the king of Chengdu in the past, and Liu Fei, Bai Miao and others who seemed to be the powerful subordinates of the king of Chengdu, who were actually dead soldiers under the command of the king of Chengdu. There are also a considerable number of soldiers who were transferred to his subordinates through Lu Yao's special plea. Jiang Li, who has not recovered from a leg injury, Ni Yi, who has moved from Bashu to Hebei, and his powerful subordinates are among them. Brave men are matched with strong armor, sharp soldiers, and good horses. Under the sun, but the light of the gun is dazzling.

On a fork in the road to the south bank of Zhangshui, another small group was passing diagonally, and seeing this army winding northward, it stopped and waited for the army to advance.

The first person is about the age of confusion, his expression is sparse, the five locks of long beard on his chest are fluttering, and the wide robe is like a scholar, which looks very elegant, even when he is riding and running, he does not lose his demeanor. Next to him was a drooping child with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and there were several servants, all of whom were good-looking and powerful.

The middle-aged scribe carefully looked at Lu Yao's military appearance and praised it.

The child wondered, "Although these people are majestic, most of them are wild and uneradicated. Although he has courage, he is rarely loyal and filial, and he is not a teacher of temperance. Why did my uncle praise him so much? ”

The scribe stroked his hair with one hand and sighed: "Zhu'er, I don't praise these people, but their generals!" ”

The child's expression moved slightly, and he bowed down and said, "Please also ask my uncle for advice." ”

"Generals, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness. Lu Daoming is all prepared for these five virtues, how can I not praise them? Zhu'er, you have also studied the book of war with me, and at this moment I will test you, where are the five virtues of General Lu embodied. ”

The child known as "Zhu'er" muttered: "When General Lu passed through Neihuang, he exterminated the thieves who specialized in kidnapping tickets for extortion, and rescued dozens of children in my township from fire and water. And he went to great lengths to send these children back to their families one by one, and there was nothing missing, so that he believed in them. ”

He thought for a moment and continued: "I heard that when Jisang attacked outside the Jianchun Gate, all the troops were terrified, and only General Lu challenged the thousands of people in Jisang with thirty-six horses, which was for the general's bravery. He set up another trick, three times to provoke Ji Sang, and finally took advantage of Ji Sang's personal pursuit to kill him in one fell swoop, which was for the wisdom of the general. And at this moment, we saw with our own eyes that he reorganized the Jisang people into an army, and drove them like an arm, which is not done by those who have great majesty, but undoubtedly to be strict! The child looked at the scribe's expression and eagerly asked, "Uncle, is what Zhu'er said right?" ”

The scribe bowed slightly: "The four virtues of wisdom, faith, benevolence, and strictness are barely passable." As for the brave ...... Zhu'er, what you say is a big fallacy. On the battle array, he does not avoid arrows and stones, and charges ahead, but it is the courage of a horseman, not the courage of a general. For the brave of the generals, decisive also. When Lu Daoming first arrived at Jianchun Gate, because the officials and the people were rushing to flee and blocking the passage, he dared to kill Sima Yu, one of the three Qings of Xincai Wang, on the spot, so as to clean up the order...... This is the key move that determines the whole battle, and this is the real bravery. ”

Zhu Er was puzzled: "General Lu is only a general of Yamen, and he has no right to be punished, and it is obviously a big crime to kill the officials of the imperial court in vain......"

"Zhu'er, how can it be a sin to punish one person and save the whole city? I expect that Yecheng will never mention this matter again, just as Sima Yu died in the chaos. The scribe smiled: "This was the only right choice at that time, but no one dared to do it." Therefore, like General Lu, he can be called a brave person......"

Lu Yao naturally didn't know anything about the conversation between the uncle and nephew.

He rode forward on horseback and walked at the forefront of the whole army. But listening to the sound of hooves, it was Xue Tong who caught up from behind, and there was a melancholy on his upright and serious face.

As soon as Xue Tong wanted to speak, Lu Yao waved his finger and said, "I know...... I know what you're going to say, Old Xue! ”

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