However, in an inconspicuous house in Luoyang City that day and night, there was a table of delicious dishes such as fresh fruits, fruits, chickens, ducks, fish and meat, but basically no one moved it and made the soup solidify quickly; they just let the people sitting around drink different flavors of wine in a muffled voice.

Among them are Lanlingchun from Yanzhou on Huaihang, Xiangliao wine from Weibo in Henoi (Hebei), Tukuchun from the Tuku tribute in Xingyang Tugong in Dujidao, Fushui wine from Yingzhou in Huainan, Lingxi wine from Lingnan specialty and popular cane-tou roast. In recent years, it has become old and old, with a strong and light taste, and is used as a wine with different prices; here, it makes people blush and red in relative silence like drinking water.

It was not until the figure with a gust of cold wind suddenly pushed the curtain indecisively that the people who were drinking in the dull atmosphere raised their heads, and complex gazes such as expectations, worries and helplessness gathered on the people who came. However, it was the Kongmu official who was in charge of the Dongdu Department, Zhang Cunjing, who was from Haozhou. He saw him take off his big cloak and step into it and pick up half a pot of cold. He then touched his mouth and said with a rough voice:

"The news has been confirmed. The left-behind has decided to take stock of the treasury and continue to buy grain from the Taiping Army and borrow other goods for use..."

"So, I'll have to live another tough and hard life next?"

"It seems like I'm going to eat canned food again to make a living?...This is really..."

"In this way, isn't our army more dependent on the south side, but we don't know what interests we have to give up?"

"Did everyone finally defeat Cai Zhe, and the biggest advantage in the end is to make wedding dresses for others?"

"So how can this be done? I have heard that Hu (Zhen) Yamen, Xu Tang, Li Hui, Wang Wu and others have made suggestions to stay behind several times to follow the actions of the Taiping Army!"

For a moment, with their complaints, an indescribable feeling of pessimism and disappointment permeated the air, and even the hot drinks became unpleasant.

After all, if the Dongdu army only increases the purchase of canned food and portable military rations in today's Dongdu army, it means fighting, or even taking the initiative to prepare for a big war; it always gives people the opportunity to share the benefits through spoils and capture. However, if you purchase a large amount of ordinary food, it is prepared for preparations for wasteland, disaster preparation and subsequent relief to the people, which also means that most people will return to the difficult days of limited ration.

Although it is very useful for ordinary soldiers and small leaders to be able to eat canned meat and vegetables every now and then during the war period, it is far from enough for them to be born in Henan and live a good life for two years.

But what worries them even more was the significance behind all this. The Taiping Army in the south was getting stronger and stronger, and the relationship between this army was inevitably getting closer and closer. In addition, the Xin Dynasty of Daqi, which could be subject to balance and restraining its power within the pass, was in danger, and people had to consider some things that might happen in the future.

Although the Taiping Army has always given preferential treatment to these old righteous troops under the name of the New Qi Dynasty, and even given various opportunities to open up the Internet to varying degrees, and from the old letters and letters with some origins in the past, we can feel that the corresponding credit and reputation are still quite good.

For example, as long as they are not covered with blood debts from the people, or have the reputation and crime of openly harming and tyrannical places, they can take their wealth and wealth that has been accumulated over the years, together with their wives, children and relatives of soldiers and generals, and then choose to settle down in the relatively peaceful and prosperous city of Dayi in the south.

But to be honest, as a person who can achieve something after so many unpredictable changes in troubled times and the situation of surviving death; if it is not necessary, who is willing to hand over the people and territory that are sufficient to rely on, and become a wealthy man who has no power but can only rely on others or rely on his breath?

You should know that in the years since they have gained a foothold in Henan, they did not rely on the household registration land they have successively given, but have a large area of ​​fertile land and beautiful houses in their name to benefit. The family can even raise concubines and slaves to serve their daily life. They are all in the carriage and horse transportation.

And abandon these directly and personally related gains and losses; even if you rely on the troops in your hands to enjoy the various direct and indirect conveniences and many potential benefits brought by authority in the garrison, wouldn’t it be beautiful? Even if you don’t have to do anything, it is great to be respected and respected in daily life. Therefore, the benefits and interests of all these are even more unbearable.

"Or why do we also jointly advise the left-behind... Please think twice,"

I saw that after they complained and vented for half a day, someone made a suggestion:

"What's the use of this? Could you make food out of thin air or make equipment grow in the treasury?"

Someone immediately denied it without hesitation:

"That's better than being silent. In the least way, it can make the left-behind understand what everyone's intentions are."

Someone also echoed:

"Even if that's the case, it's not useful to be unhelpful... Now, let alone staying behind, it's just a man under our command. Can they still do things empty-handedly?"

Someone hesitated and confused:

"This is also a corresponding method after all, right? If you can delay it for a while, maybe there will be new turning points and variables at that time?"

Some people even get along with each other...

However, after the banquet at the Shangzhongtian was finally dispersed, he was the host of the host of the entertainment and banquet venues here; for the collection of ten thousand books in his home and the other name was Mr. Shulou, one of the old subordinates of Liu Yunzhang, the former Hanlin scholar of the former dynasty, the Zhongshu Sheren, and now recruited as one of the assistant officials, could not help but sigh in disappointment:

"All the masters are not enough to be conspirators, they are so scared and hesitant..."

"It's all a group of soft people whose mind and courage have been sucked by comfortable life. They make them rely on their seniority to complain to the left-behind, and they can curse and ask for something. But if you want to do more, they will talk about his shirks and lack of courage."

Zhang Cunjing, who was wearing a moonlight, snorted coldly with contempt:

"Since you understand that you can't count on these people, you can only rely on your colleagues and subordinates from your hometown. After all, the Taiping Army may be able to treat the old subordinates of the rebel army well in terms of old feelings, but you may not let go of the local tyrants like that, right?"

Li Yan sighed even more and more:

"It is precisely this. If you don't want to be blamed by your own mud legs, you will be humiliated in public without any respect and gentleness. You can only let go of your past grudges and disputes with us, and find ways to help yourself and help yourself in advance..."

Zhang Cunjing nodded with some understanding:

"Actually, I heard that the old brothers in the left-behind army were still a little resentful of the actions of the Taiping Army, but they were always famous but acted in a low manner..."

At this time, another local scholar present as a guest, Liu Chonglu, a native of Huazhou (now Yanjin, Henan), suddenly spoke:

"But who is it?"

Li Yan and Zhang Cunjing couldn't help but hear this and asked in unison:

"I heard about it when I was drinking with those generals in the Yaqian Army. The Ding Du of the Left Changzhidu was born in the old camp of the Noble Wind. It is said that he was seized by the monk Zhou. After losing power, he left alone since Chao Xun Land. After being in charge of Shang Zong, he was only assigned to the left-behind. Therefore, few people have no idea about this."

Liu Chonglu recalled his confident efforts:

——I am the plot division line—

On the edge of the Wei River in the Jingji area of ​​Guannei Road, Empress Cao could only lie on the horse's back with sorrow and helplessness, trying to protect the child tied in front of her from being overturned; and only a few riders remained behind her who continued to ride a horse and followed her.

It was precisely because they were too formal before that they caused a series of troubles. The Western Army general who was stationed actually wanted to make friends with this nobleman who was ordered to go to Lintong. However, no matter how they covered it, they were inevitably exposed.

It was naturally easy to kill the rangers unexpectedly and rob the official general; but they were alarmed and sent out a police whistle and blocked the enemy camp of Dongwei Bridge, which was not something they could control and influence. Therefore, just half an hour later, the pursuers who received the alarm came to catch up one after another.

However, although they tried their best to set up a suspicion array, or moved around and around the wilderness and the official road, thus getting rid of waves of alarmed pursuers, after a while of escape, new pursuers would look for their traces and reappear in everyone's vision.

In this cycle, it is undoubtedly inevitable that people will become more and more frustrated and desperate. Especially when the suspected Fanhu racers also joined the chasing sequence, their tricks and methods used to get rid of each other seemed not enough.

But what made her even more concerned was the words of the Xiaowei who had led people to lead the pursuit. It was not until the last moment when she was about to part with her life and death that she knew that the other party had actually surrendered to the Taiping Army earlier, and admitted that she hoped that if she had a chance in the future, she would ask for some care for her family in the south.

When the other party said this, there were not many surprised expressions among the guards she selected; on the contrary, several people stood up one after another, expressed similar attitudes one after another, and were willing to attract the attention of the pursuers to the south and create a chance for them to escape.

However, the opportunity won with their lives cannot be maintained for long. The mounts of the Owl Guards rode one after another and fell to the ground; then they took off the swords and weapons from the saddles that they could not struggle without hesitation, and walked into and squatted in the ditches and grass on the roadside, becoming a defense line that was spontaneously left behind and broke.

However, Empress Cao and the last few entourages were unable to run far away. Suddenly, they felt like everything was rolling in the dust.
Chapter completed!