Chapter 100
The Xicheng was newly named Dingxicheng by the court. At this time, it had become a military base for Qinfeng Road. The troops of Cao Keming's army and Liu Jianji's army came here in batches to train. At this time, the Tongzong of Zhenrong Army had been taken over by Tian Jing. The former Tongzong Fan Xiang was transferred to Qinzhou. Zhong Shiheng changed his military position and became the deputy commander of Liu Jianji's army. The deputy commander of Cao Keming was Zhang Sheng, the former chief of Jingyuan Road. Zhang Sheng was also a Jinshi. After the rebellion of Dangxiang, he changed his civilians to military affairs and came to the northwest.
It has been nearly the end of the year, and there is a lively scene everywhere, as if the air is full of the smell of wine and meat. Not long after walking far, I saw a large pot on the side of the road, and beef and mutton were boiling hot inside.
The original foreign tribes here were basically wiped out. All the tribes involved in the invasion of Yuzanghuama in southern China were all taken by the Yi tribes, and the young and strong men were sent to the southern prefectures and Lizhou Road to transport grain, and women and children were assigned to the camp and field affairs. The cattle and sheep of these tribes were all seized by the Qinzhou army. The ones used for breeding were first selected by the newly established Mumasi, and the rest were selected by the camp and field affairs, and the rest were sold. The ones that were sold were endless, so they had to be slaughtered and eaten. The bands were destroyed, and a large group of livestock gathered together, which was too redundant and useless.
At this time, the price of beef and mutton in Qinzhou dropped to a historical low. Shuaifu and Sansipu employed many people to make bacon and jerky, and they started large ice cubes from the Wei River to traffic into the Central Plains, but they still couldn't digest it.
The sick Yuchi walked along the streets of Xizun City with a soldier, and looked at the steaming scene on both sides of the road, and felt absurd. Along the way south, Dangxiang's territory was dead, and compared to this place, it was like a dead place.
At this time, the sun was still hiding behind the mountains in the distance, with only a touch of bright red in the sky, the coolness of the night did not fade away, and the frost on the ground was as white as if it had snowed.
When he arrived outside the newly established commander's mansion, he took the soldiers who were sick Yuchi to look at the horizon and said, "It's still early, and Li Jiyi is afraid that he hasn't taken the matter yet, so let's wait. In such a cold weather, you're frozen too. Let's go, I'll invite you to have a bowl of hot soup."
As he said that, Yudai was sick and was late to a large shed on the roadside not far away. A large pot was placed in front of the shed, and lamb was rolling hot inside, and a large cake like a mountain was piled on the table next to it.
When he sat down at the table below the shed, the soldier whispered: "Supervisor, come two bowls of broth, cut some good meat in it, I want to invite the guests! Come and have two more pieces of cakes, and a bowl of good wine to get rid of the cold!"
A fellow inside agreed, ran to the side of the big pot quickly, took a large coarse porcelain bowl to serve the soup. After serving the soup, he took the cooked mutton on the table, cut it into the bowl.
The soup was placed on the table, and the soldier said, "I was on duty at night and didn't bring any money with me. I will keep it in my account and I will send it here later."
After hearing this, the sick Yuchi hurriedly touched a silver hairpin from his body, stuffed it into the servant's hand, and said, "I've disturbed my brother so much, why dare you to pay for money? This hairpin is worth the money for wine and meat!"
The soldier took the hairpin from the servant's hand and stuffed it to the sick Yuchi, and smiled and said, "The rules in the army are not allowed to eat your wine and meat at this time. If today goes well, you come out and invite me again, that's another matter."
Where can I accept the sick Yuchi? He stuffed the hairpin into the soldier's hands with all his strength.
The soldier said, "The military law is very strict. If I really eat your wine, there will be punishment in the army. Brother, we must be clear about our business and private affairs here. I am now in charge and cannot eat your invitation. If I really want to invite me later, that is another matter."
After hearing the soldier say twice, he asked him for help afterwards. How could he not understand the meaning? Knowing that there might be such rules in the army, there would be no restrictions on refusing to help afterwards, so he put away his hairpin and stopped insisting.
From Xingqing Prefecture to Xishou Military Supervisor, the official Mileage of the post road was 15 days. After ill Yuchi left for 18 days, it took another ten days to arrive at Xishou City. It was already mid-twelfth lunar month. When he arrived at Xishou City, he was intercepted by the soldiers who were patrolling him. When he asked about it, he came from Xingqing Prefecture, he handed over to Jiyisi under the jurisdiction of Li Zhang. He spyed on military information and did the police in detail. These things were all under the jurisdiction of Jiyisi. Now that Yuchi knew the news, he naturally wanted to win over the soldiers on duty.
The cakes and wine came up. Because they were on duty, the soldiers did not dare to drink, but just let the sick Yuchi drink it to get rid of the cold. After eating and drinking, they watched the sun in the sky poking their heads out, and the soldiers took the sick Yuchi into the commander's mansion and went to see Li Zhang.
Xu Ping, a political official in Qinzhou, had already delegated power to the two magistrates, Shi Yannian and Fan Xiang, and moved the commander's account to Dingxi City and focused on handling military affairs. He got up early in the morning and finished washing up, and was about to inspect Cao Keming's army when he saw Li Zhang hurried in.
Li Zhang crossed his hands and said, "Jie Shuai, someone came from Xingqing Mansion today and said that he was from Song Dynasty. He fled to Dangxiang to avoid disaster because of the case. He knew something about Zhang Yuan, so I couldn't take the initiative by myself."
Xu Ping looked out the window. The sun had just risen and was not in a hurry to go out. He said, "Okay, bring the person here, I'll ask. Zhang Yuan is opening a bank for Haozi. I've been hoping that he will open the bank soon."
Li Zhang turned around and went out. After a while, he came in with the sick Yuchi.
As soon as he entered the commander's tent, the sick Yuchi knelt on the ground and saluted, saying, "I'm pleased to see my husband."
Xu Ping looked at Li Zhang and said to the ill Yuchi: "You are well-behaved and have not recognized the wrong person. Get up and talk."
The sick Yuchi stood up and said, "Xiaomin is from Henan Prefecture. He has been in Luoyang City since he was a child. The Prince of Jingxi Road works as a transport commander on Jingxi Road. He has seen the young man on the side of the road, so he recognizes it."
Xu Ping nodded without saying a word. Yuan Hao was cunning and sent a lot of detailed works to the Song Dynasty. Although Xu Ping's future vision had done these spy activities quite roughly, it gave the Song Dynasty a great headache in this era.
At this time, the Dangxiang offensive on the Eastern Front had begun, and the Jinmingzhai, the gateway to Yanzhou, was attacked by Yuan Hao as a spy. Xu Ping did not believe the word they said without finding out the details of the Dangxiang people.
He ordered the soldiers to come and let the sick Yuchi drink it and suppress his shock. Xu Ping sat down and asked him to explain his purpose.
After a little twist, the sick Yuchi said, "I used to be together in Luoyang City, and I only had a meal at Tianjin Bridge on a daily basis. Later, I snatched Zhang Xianggong's family during the day and was sent to serve as a military force. I met Tong Dalang. Later, I was pardoned. Because Tong Dalang's cellar entrance was taken away by someone, I had no choice but to return to Luoyang City. Because Sun Tong's family of Henan Prefecture wanted to open a company in a false manner, I recognized Tong Dalang as my own family and deal with the people on the official side. Later, the incident happened. The young man and Tong Dalang rolled some gold and silver, set a fire, and left it. We committed the death penalty and had to escape to Dangxiang, thinking about spending all their lives."
Hearing this, Xu Ping, who had been squinting his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at his doctor Yuchi and said, "Did you two release the fire in Longmen Town? At that time, I couldn't find anyone everywhere, but I didn't expect you to escape to Dangxiang!"
The sick Yuchi didn't know what Xu Ping meant, so he knelt on the ground: "It was released by the young men. He was ignorant at the time and committed a death sentence!"
Xu Ping smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. You didn't hurt the innocent at that time, the matter was over. Get up and talk!"
The sick Yuchi stood up tremblingly, stood aside, and looked at Xu Ping, still a little nervous. This time, this time, it was not only his own relationship, but also Tong Dalang's life and death, all in Xu Ping's thoughts.
Chapter completed!