52. Hesitant Ma Shoucheng
"The weather in this pass is really unpredictable, obviously it was sunny a while ago, but the dazzling kung fu is cloudy, and seeing that a downpour is coming, it really changes and makes people feel caught off guard."
The sky outside was gloomy, overcast and cold, and there were almost no traces of pedestrians on the streets of Yixian County. Even if one or two figures occasionally passed by, they were still in a hurry.
Yes, after all, no one likes to go out in such weather and enjoy that sour rain shower. They are ordinary human beings, not petrels who have to fight against stormy winds and torrential downpours in order to survive.
In addition, humans also have houses that Haiyan cannot build to shelter the world from the wind and rain, where there are warm houses, relatives who ask for warmth, and perhaps a bowl of steaming food and hot water to take away the tiredness.
I feel drunk when I think about it.
Soon after, to everyone's expectation, the raindrops of beans fell from above the nine heavens like an overwhelming rain of arrows, smashing the tiles of the roof, smashing the delicate carved galleries and paintings without their former colors, smashing the less sturdy buildings and almost toppling them, and smashing the travelers who had not yet returned home in pain.
Then there was a strong wind, accompanied by a torrential rain, and the rain took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the rain, wantonly destroying.
The towering giant trees that are old, the well-built mansions, the solemn and heavy stone steles and stone towers, all seem to be swallowed up by this storm, and every qiē seems to be destroyed by this heavy rain and wind.
Blink of an eye. The uneven ground of Yicheng was filled with stagnant water, and as the rain continued, the area and depth continued to expand, and some of the more low-lying areas could already be replaced by flat-bottomed boats.
It's like the Venetian water city in the Han Dynasty.
Although the people of Yixian County will never like such a title.
Well, perhaps, no, they must not even know what such a title means.
Only people like Li Shushi will have the mood and ability to make such complaints.
Such a climate can be absolutely disastrous for those who encounter it.
The Wei River, which is adjacent to Yixian, has swelled, and the water that could have been swam across has now more than tripled, and the tumbling tan water mixed with a little white is so tyrannical that anyone who dares to challenge its majesty is bound to be completely swallowed up by it, and then buried in the silt that I don't know where. Maybe there will never be a day of sight.
It rained all the time.
In such weather. It seems that nothing is going well, and the whole mood seems to be suppressed by the weather, and I can't lift my energy.
Perhaps the only thing that still makes people feel a little comforting is the pot of spirits that still has a warm smell in their hands.
Suddenly take a bite of it. Enjoy the sensation of the heat passing through your throat. Then a feeling of fire rose from the lower abdomen. First it went straight to the heavenly spirit, and then it spread to the limbs, making people can't help but squint their eyes. Quietly enjoy the subtle feeling of being slightly drunk.
This seems to be the best way to anesthetize your own nerves.
At least for those who love what is in the glass, this is an irrefutable truth.
"Father, there was news from the barracks just now, because of the heavy rain, the three military stations of the guide zhì have partially collapsed and are unusable, and there are five military stations that have been flooded because of the terrain, and there are also five military stations that are also dangerous, so we have nearly 500 soldiers who need to be relocated, but the people in the city are also generally affected, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to vacate enough space."
"Bozhan has worked hard, come and have a drink with me. It's just a few hundred soldiers, and it's not worth making such a fuss. When I fought with you, Uncle Wenyue and Uncle Wenxin, I suffered much more than this. At least here, they still have houses to live in, and enough food and grass to eat, unlike when we were in the worst of times, even the grass roots were gnawed up. ”
"Father, Brother Meng Qi is still directing the guards to strengthen the river embankment by the river, this rain has come suddenly, if we don't act quickly, we will face greater difficulties, and then we will suffer greater losses. In particular, if something goes wrong in the place where grain and grass are hoarded, our army will not be able to continue, and we will have to turn around and return west. But where can we go? ”
"Yes, yes, Bo Zhan, you are very good. I didn't expect it...... Gollum ...... Unexpectedly, when I was just a stunned boy, I have now become a good man who can help me and share the burden on me...... Gollum ...... Presumably the heavenly spirits of your fathers and ancestors have seen your growth now...... Gollum ...... I guess I'll be very pleased. ”
It seems that he feels a little bored in such a conversation, and the interest of the speaker has been completely transferred to the contents of the cup in his hand, and he has already eaten three glasses when he speaks, but even after drinking the wine, his face is still sallow yellow, and there is no trace of ruddyness.
"My father treats me like my own father, and the child naturally can't live up to his father's expectations, so the idea that he must be worthy of Meng Qi's brother's right-hand man has always been the driving force for the child to move forward."
"Since you want to be a filial child, then come and drink two glasses with your father, otherwise I will be unhappy~"
Holding a cup, the unscrupulous middle-aged man who looked half-drunk teased the young man standing in front of him, and looked at the young man's red face and red ears as if he was urgent but couldn't speak, and showed a happy smile.
Of course, such a smile will naturally only make the young man more embarrassed.
"Still don't want to? So Bozhan...... Gollum ...... Would you like to answer a few questions from me? ”
Seeing the young man's face of "I'd rather die than give in", the middle-aged man without discipline seemed to have given up and stopped persecuting - of course, the wine glass in his own hand never stopped, no, the wine glass had stopped, but it was not because he didn't want to drink it, but because he didn't think it was too enjoyable, so he grabbed the wine jug and blew it.
However, the young man who felt that he had finally escaped was relieved. As for how much alcohol the middle-aged person plans to drink, anyway, even if he is drunk, he is not afraid, just find a more senior feng shui priest or dancer and let it awaken.
In this not very scientific plane, there are times when things are so simple.
"Dai Jing waits for his father's teachings."
"Then I ask you. The rain here is so fierce, what will it be like a hundred miles away? What about thousands of miles away? Where will the surging waters of the Wei River outside the city go? ”
"I'm not sure it's a hundred miles away, but I think it should be affected by this torrential rain. As for thousands of miles away, the child thought that he was afraid that it would be another scene, after all, there was news a while ago that the Central Plains had suffered a major drought and thousands of miles of red land. As for the waters of the Nawei River...... Although it should flow into the Yellow River, the rain is so rapid that if one or two rivers burst their banks. Then the flood will surely be like a fierce tiger. It was harmed for hundreds of miles in the vicinity. ”
"Look at the rainstorm outside, how powerful it is, and the majestic feeling is as if anyone who dares to stop it will be destroyed by it. No one could resist it, so he could only shrink in the corner and shiver silently. Expect a miracle to befall you. But ah! ”
Hold the flask alof. Pour the liquid from the pot down your throat. Completely ignoring the sudden pungency and burning, as if venting some feelings, the sallow face finally brought a trace of sickly flush.
"But! Even such a terrible rainstorm. The scope of influence is only a few hundred miles, and even a place thousands of miles away cannot be affected at all...... Whether it is a torrential rain or a flood, it can only be in this small circle of hundreds of miles. What a prince, what invincible, what mechanism is exhausted, hehe, just sitting in this small circle, I don't know how big the outside world is, and naturally it will not affect the world thousands of miles away. ”
"Father, you're drunk......
"yes, drunk. Can you not get drunk? What is the point of this drunkenness? ”
"Father!"
"Guess what, what are the people of Bingzhou doing now, think about it for me, your head is much stronger than those brothers and sisters of yours."
Dai didn't think it was hard to guess - now that the state army was gathered in the Sanfu area, they would all be affected by this rainstorm, and their previous rapid offensive momentum would be curbed. Even if the rain is clear, it will not be easy to eliminate the impact of this rainstorm. It was the Xiliang Army...... If the response is successful, and the rare period of recuperation through guò allows the Xiliang Army, which had fallen into chaos before, to be reorganized, then the Xiliang Army relying on Jiancheng is not without the strength to fight. ”
"Is it just the power of a battle? yes, it's nice to have the strength to fight. Hehe, once upon a time, the Xiliang Army, which was feared by the people of the world, became complacent because it still had the strength to fight? ”
"Father, Dai just said his shallow opinion. With the wisdom of Li Wenyou in the Western Liang Army, he will definitely be able to think of a more outstanding plan to make the Bingzhou army suffer a greater blow. ”
As if because his thoughts had been suppressed, or simply because he was simply dissatisfied with the middle-aged man's attitude, the young man seemed a little excited, and his voice did not speak in the same tone as before, no matter what, with a hint of calmness.
"Li Wenyou? He is indeed the wise man of Xiliang. Dong Gong's opportunity to get close to his ideals is largely due to Li Wenyou's plans, which are really chilling plans in retrospect. ”
"Since my father also admires Li Wenyou so much, why doesn't he seem to be optimistic about Xiliangjun?"
"Hmph, Li Wenyou is indeed wise, but don't you see it? From the death of Dong Gong to the present, what has become of Chang'an, that Li Dao and Guo Yan are entrenched in Chang'an City, and they have joined forces to squeeze out outsiders, and even plan to attack their former colleagues. really wiped out the family business that Dong Gong broke into a little bit. At this time...... Where is the unparalleled Li Wenyou at this time? What did he do! ”
"Maybe it's beyond our reach? After all, Li Wenyou has wisdom and wisdom, but he has no power to bring those wisdom into play......"
"Humph! No power?! That's what a hairy kid like you would think. ”
"Could it be that Li Wenyou has an army that can be mobilized?! Could it be that Li Wenyou can calm the situation in Chang'an? ”
"The most elite Flying Bear Army under the command of Dong Gong has been replenished after the First Battle in the Western Regions, and there are still 30,000 people. Among them, there are only more than 10,000 people who can be co-opted by Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Fan Chou, even if the dead Niu Fu is added. Not more than half at most. So who do you think will obey the rest of the Flying Bear Army? ”
"This ...... No matter how you look at it, it shouldn't be Li Wenyou, after all, Dong Gong left suddenly, and he didn't leave anything to explain......"
"But don't forget that Dong Gong has a granddaughter named Dong Bai, and the last time this little girl appeared in front of everyone was with Li Wenyou! I didn't understand some of Dong Gong's actions before, no, I still don't understand it now. But what is certain is that Dong Gong already had some kind of premonition before, so Li Wenyou is the key chess piece left for Dong Bai. ”
Poured in a pot of wine again, and the middle-aged man, whose face had turned red, seemed to come to talk about sex and shouted:
Li Wenyou is Dong Gong's son-in-law and Dong Gong's most trusted right-hand man. Except for Dong Gong. His prestige in the Xiliang Army is by no means a second thought. Even the remnants of the Niu Auxiliary Army that were annexed by Wei Xu, Song Xian and others, as long as Li Wenyou was willing, there was still a way to make those soldiers obey his command. ”
"Yes, is that so? So isn't the strength that Li Wenyou can have too strong? Can ......"
"That's why I just asked you what he Li Wenyou has done during this time! Because he didn't do anything at all! ”
He slapped a few cases in front of him hard. Maybe it's because of drunkenness. There was only a loud noise and no ruined results. Let the young man on the side secretly wipe a cold sweat.
Of course, for what the middle-aged man who was already drunk said, he also had the idea of listening to it at this time.
After all, he felt that the "facts" stated in the middle-aged population. It doesn't seem to make sense logically, so for people like him who have begun to enter the rebellious period and have a certain ability to think independently, it is better not to take things lightly if there are too many doubts.
Not to mention that the person who told the "secrets" was already flushed and in a very bad state.
It's just, is it really just drunken nonsense?
After thinking about the information from Chang'an, although there were many loopholes in that explanation, it was already the most reasonable one.
There seems to be a slight spark of inspiration flashing in my mind, and it is very uncomfortable to think about it but not be able to catch it.
Then, as if blessed with a spiritual heart, a sentence rushed out of his mouth:
"If this is a conspiracy between Li Wenyou and Li Shushi in Bingzhou, then, wouldn't it be ......?"
"Isn't it that all the places in Guanzhong are going to fall into the hands of that Li Xue?"
"Exactly. It's just that my father, if this is the case, then our army will probably fall into a rather embarrassing situation! ”
"Fear? Bo Zhan doesn't need to put gold on my old face, and it doesn't hurt to say that we are in a dilemma and can only sit here and wait for death. ”
"Father's ......"
Looking at the man with a decadent face holding a wine jug in his hand, he only felt a knife twist in his heart - obviously a few years ago, he was a man who crisscrossed the northwest and always laughed with that loud voice, but now he has become like this.
Whose fault is this, and whose fault is it?
"We can't go back to Longxi and Jincheng. The people there drove away Han Wenyue and made Bian Wenxin disappear, so they naturally didn't want to face me in their hearts. Not to mention that Dong Gong said that Han Wenyue was a rebel, he was a big rebel as a foreigner, and I, a guy who had a lot to do with him, was a small rebel - since it was a rebellion, it was naturally necessary to drive it away.
However, Dong Gong finally knew my loyalty and asked me to continue to lead the troops to be stationed in important places. But he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Dong Gong drove the crane west, and left such a mess that is still chaotic.
Hate, hate! I only hated that I was blinded by lard at the beginning, and when I saw His Majesty's holy decree, I hesitated, obviously at that time, Li Zhiran had already sent his nephew to contact me, but ......
I thought that Li Zhiran and Guo Aduo controlled the imperial court, even if I didn't make any contributions, I can be said to have a heavy army, with such confidence, even if the heroes of Jincheng and Longxi violate my yin and yang, it doesn't matter, the wealth of Sanfu is definitely not comparable to the border counties of Jincheng and Longxi.
In comparison, I prefer the Wuguan area where I have stayed before, the environment of Nanyang is good, the climate is good, and more importantly, Liu Biao does not seem to be difficult to deal with. But who would have wanted to be preempted by that damn Zhang Ji, he is Li Zhiran and Guo Aduo's sworn friends, and his soldiers are not weak, and I can only lose when I fight with him.
Retreat to the second, Zuo Fengyi is also good. The land is fertile, and there is not much left of the powerful Haoqiang, and it can still trade with the state. But this time, he was inserted by Fan Chou! In the end, he gave me this dilapidated Yixian County, and stationed some soldiers in Chencang City, blocking my return route back to Jincheng. This is the place where I am going to die! ”
The middle-aged man, ah no, is the decadent middle-aged uncle Ma Teng, with seven points of drunkenness, his mouth is constantly broken and broken, telling about the various unhappiness and embarrassment he has experienced during this time - because of Han Sui, the original triumvirate has become Ma Teng's lone seedling, even though Bian Zhang's department is stationed in the area of Yuzhong County on the border of Hanyang County and Jincheng County, but Ma Teng knows that Bian Zhang has long disappeared, and now he is barely supported by Bian Zhang's will and a few generals who have been left behind.
Ma Teng once planned to incorporate Bian Zhang's team, but the effect was almost none, probably because Bian Zhang had explained, although the troops left by Bian Zhang were very independent, but the relationship with Hanyang County became closer and closer. And it is precisely because of the support of the latter that the army that has lost its backbone has been stable until now.
As a political group, its strength has been greatly damaged, and it lacks foreign aid, it is not surprising that Ma Teng's status in the Xiliang army has plummeted.
It was precisely for this reason that Ma Teng adopted an attitude that favored the courtiers on the issue of Dong Zhuo's murder - as for saying that he hesitated because of the emperor's edict, it was just an excuse after the fact.
Of course, because of this, he has been continuously squeezed out by the core figures of the Xiliang Army, and it is not surprising that he is not allowed to get a good territory that he wants, after all, the political zhì standing in line is quite powerful, and once he makes a mistake, it is almost a catastrophe.
It is precisely because of this series of blows that the former battlefield heroes have become the MADAO in the twilight haze.
"In that case, then we can't sit still here, no matter what the method, we must rescue ourselves."
Young man, oh no, it's Ma Teng's subordinate and adopted son Ma Dai always has some young people's momentum, and he is unwilling to give up lightly.
"Bo Zhan, hello, you are very good. But I, no, no, no. Li Xue, Han Sui's death, there must be Li Xue, so he must also hate me and want to get rid of me quickly. Liu Yan is too old, and his sons can't do it either. Qiang people, it's too bitter, you shouldn't suffer because of me. Say, "Where are we going?" You say, don't worry, say it boldly! Anytime ...... Poop ...... Say ......"
As if unable to hold it any longer, Ma Teng collapsed on several cases, and soon after, a thunderous snoring sounded.
It's just that even after falling asleep, Ma Teng still didn't show a relieved expression on his face, but his brows were even more wrinkled, and his facial features seemed to be slightly distorted together, as if he was experiencing a nightmare.
"The world is so big, where is the destination of our Ma Jiajun?"
Looking out the window where there was still no sign of sunshine, Ma Dai felt as if he also felt the ...... hovering above Ma Jiajun's head Haze. (To be continued......)