Spring and Autumn I Am King

On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month, Zhenyi is located dozens of miles north of Pushui.

It used to be the old soil of the Kunwu clan and the ruins of Emperor Zhuanxu. History records: "In the fifteenth year of spring, the Duke of Qi, Duke of Song, Duke of Chen, Duke of Wei, and Uncle Zheng will meet at Zhen." Duke Huan of Qi was once a prince in the two meetings in Zhendi, and this is where he started his hegemony.

One hundred and fifty years have passed since the lively Zhen Zhimeng, and now it belongs to the yang town of the Kong family, a doctor of the State of Wei, located more than a hundred miles east of the capital Puyang.

Unlike the south of Pushui, which is sparsely populated due to robbery, this place is densely populated, the roads are full of pedestrians, and people from the country come and go from time to time inside and outside the township. A hundred miles of fertile fields, with rivers criss-crossing it, is a fertile land.

Zhenyi is a city of a thousand houses, with a circumference of two or three li and a population of more than 8,000.

Because this place is located in the center of the "Wu Dao", it is the only place to go from Xinzheng and Puyang to the east of Lu, or from Shangqiu and Taoyi to the north to Qi and Gaotang. Therefore, there are frequent business exchanges throughout the year, and there are long queues at the gate of the city in the early morning.

The city wall is made of rammed loess, about 30 feet high, 2 feet wide at the base and 10 feet wide at the top, and can only accommodate three people walking side by side. There is an euphemistic gate in the east, west, north and south, with a turret of five feet high on each side of the gate.

Decades of peace in the Central Plains after the Battle of the Soldiers made the defense of the country slack, and the moat and ravines outside Zhenyi were filled up. Although the water has not completely dried up, it has lost its effect. There were more than 20 guards standing loosely inside and outside the city gate, and there were an equal number of guards patrolling the city walls. Other than that, there were no guard measures.

The clerk who guards the gate of the southern city is called Father Zhen Jin. He is the son of the local clan of the Zhen clan. He lives very well just by taking the gate tax from the city, and the benefits he gets from time to time. Although Wei Guo is now involved in the war between Qi and Jin, the main battlefield is still west of the river. It hasn't spread to this place for the time being, and it hasn't reached the point where the gate of the city is closed.

In the afternoon of this day, a group of 20 or 30 merchants came from the south. The leader was a wicked businessman from the Song Dynasty. He was wearing a coarse coat of ge cloth and a crown of cloth. Not luxurious but clean and decent, he bowed his hands to Zhen Jin's father from a distance: "Corporate Zhen, the villain is here again."

Xingshang spoke a Wei Yan with an accent of the Song Kingdom. He had passed by here twice not long ago, heading for the Lu Kingdom in the east.

Zhen Jin's father remembered that this businessman was quite generous, and he was able to speak well and to please people. In addition to his unbearable appearance, he was somewhat impressed.

"I remember your name is Feng Ji?"

He glanced at the convoy behind the merchant. He tutted his tongue in admiration and said, "The last time I came here, I didn't have a few followers. In less than two months, I have pulled up a convoy, and there are many more followers. I must have made a lot of money. It's still the old rules. , each car takes half of the goods, and now that Jin and Qi are at war, the city guard has a new law, and weapons over one foot are not allowed to be brought into the city, and let your squires come and search."

Feng Rin, who goes by the pseudonym Feng Ji, smiled brightly: "It's true that the villain has come and gone. He went to a doctor in the state of Cao and became his official merchant. As for these squires..."

He looked back at Tian Ben and his twenty or so valiant soldiers, then turned his head and leaned closer, his hands tucked into his wide sleeves. Putting a few Qi knife coins into Zhen Jin's father's hand: "The thieves of Lei Ze and Ono Ze have become more and more rampant recently, and it may not be safe to travel without some manpower for self-defense, they are just short cuts for self-defense, and there are no weapons. ."

Zhen Jin's father weighed the coins, and he let them go with satisfaction, and everyone was able to file in.

As everyone knows, in this short period of time, Tian Ben and the others have already squinted and memorized the number and positions of the soldiers guarding the city.

Entering Zhenyi, people come and go on the street. It is not as noisy as Shangqiu and Taoyi, but it is also very lively.

Wei Guoshuo girls who like fashion clothes don't like wide dark clothes. Instead, I love the bright two-color skirt. Men are either wrapped in scarves, or exposed in buns, or in ruffles and cloth shoes, or in brown clothes and swords. Occasionally, scholar-officials with high crowns and loose sleeves pass by in carts driven by double oxen. It was quite windy, it was the car of the Zhen Clan, the most powerful local clan.

There are many markets and streets in the city, and they are all separated by low walls or fences. Feng Rin took everyone from the main road to the small road, and then from the small road to the main road, and finally came to the temporary residence for foreign merchants. Inside.

The guards were also good at cultivating goods, and although they were also known as Sheli to the outside world, it was different from the Jin State's management of small officials, and it was actually a private establishment. The last time Feng Lin came here, he was already familiar with the staff, and even spent a few knives and coins to taste the taste of his unmarried eldest daughter.

But this time, Feng Rin pushed away the daughter of the house official who had thrown her into his arms, and ordered the house official to arrange a large house where twenty or thirty people would sleep together, and prepare food, hot water, wine, and candles.

The sheriff and his eldest daughter twitched their mouths when they heard the words. The last time this wicked businessman came here, he made a lot of money. He lived in a first-class room and slept on a soft couch. But this time, even though he brought more people, he was stingy in vain.

Feng Rin naturally has difficulties. He came to Zhenyi this time to do great things and make great contributions, not for pleasure and adultery.

As early as when Zhao Wuxi sent him here for the first time, Feng Rin had guessed that the gentleman was going to attack this place. Sure enough, on the day when Taoyi's extravagant business opened, Zhao Wuxi summoned him again and asked him to do the trip. The leader.

"I want you to pretend to be a businessman again, and bring Tian Ben's valiant soldiers into Zhenyi, and cooperate with my troops to take the city in the city. If it can be done, you should be the first!"

After persuading from quilt tribute, Feng Rin also decided to stay. Seeing that this exile team has doubled in size during Song and Cao countries, and solved the problem of financial resources, he will definitely recruit more talents in the future. . Therefore, although it is dangerous to sneak into Zhenyi, it is also an opportunity for him to make a great contribution to a gentleman and gain status!

Before leaving, Zhao Wuxi made an agreement with him: "You will set off for one day first, and you will enter Zhenyi on June 5th. After we fall into the night, we will lead our troops to cross the Pushui, from the north bank to Zhenyi, and you can reach Zhenyi in two hours on the night road. , I will lead people to lurking outside the city to wait in Sanglin."

"If you can successfully infiltrate the city, you can let the fierce soldiers capture the south gate during the third watch, and raise the fire as a sign. As soon as the fire starts, I will urge the army to advance at full speed. This town will surely come down in one go!"

Tian Benhan is invincible. With his cooperation with Feng Rin and Zhen Yi's lax defense, the possibility of success is extremely high!

Feng Rin pondered secretly: "If it were to change the weekdays, even if the gentleman could successfully seize this town, he would be discovered by the guards. Soon a large army was dispatched to encircle and suppress it, and no one among the princes would support us. This move is a dead end. But Now that Jin and Wei are at war, and the three ministers of Jin are leading the army to attack and defend, if we take advantage of the situation to seize the city, we will not be regarded as random soldiers, at least we are the rebels who help Jin!"

However, Feng Rin felt that he wanted to return to Jin by virtue of winning Zhenyi. It's really unlikely. After all, except for the Zhao clan, all the other five ministers were involved in the expulsion of Zhao Wuxi, not to mention the newly appointed vassal Fan Jishe and Zhao Wuxi had a feud for murdering their sons, and their backbones were Fan Jishe. Yang also hangs his life on the verge of death. If he wants to go back, at least Wu Qing will have nothing to say.

Perhaps, the gentleman has other follow-up plans?

But this is no longer something Feng Rin can participate in. The details of it are only clear to the gentleman and his first planner, Meng Tan, and even Zigong is not clear.

...

It's nearly three nights. In the large house arranged by the wardens, there were several beds with worn-out quilts along the walls, and the rest were dried straw collected from outside the town. A specially requested pottery lamp shone in the center of the house, the only light in the dark night.

Not to mention sleeping, Feng Rin was a little uneasy even sitting and standing. From time to time, he got up and paced, staring at the hourglass to check.

Contrary to his restlessness, Tian Ben, who had a slumped nose, a bun, and short beards on his lips and chin, was wearing narrow sleeves and bunts, but he just sat quietly cross-legged on the straw. He kept rubbing against the two murderous bronze swords with the belt, checking the sharpness by candlelight.

After the Battle of Chengxiang. He gradually regained his previous status, and then followed Zhao Wuxi away from his homeland. After walking around abroad, his knowledge and mind have broadened. Compared with a year ago, Tian Ben has become much calmer.

He is now the two Sima of the fierce pawns. The old brothers who had gone to the palace and became the villagers were dead and disabled, and there were only a dozen people left. Therefore, half of the people who brought him this time were recruited by Song Guoxin. Evil boy.

Seeing those young men from the Song Dynasty who had not grown their hair evenly, Tian Ben seemed to see himself a year ago. Tian Ben was skilled at hitting people, was open-minded and righteous, and was still a loyal dog of Zhao Wuxi, so he quickly threw them into the military pawns and would definitely become a thorn in the Qingxia of the Song Dynasty.

They do not participate in ordinary training, but are concentrated in one place, and under Tian Ben's personal guidance, they practice martial arts, assassination, climbing walls, setting fires, survival in the wild, and even stealing chickens and dogs.

After more than a month of training, they already have the ability to disrupt a small town, and even before leaving, they performed a few undetected burglaries as a drill.

"The third watch is here!" At this moment, Feng Rin, who had been staring at the hourglass, said dryly.

Tian Ben finally glanced at the two swords and instructed: "Check the weapons and bring the flint for arson."

Contrary to what Feng Rin and Zhen Jin's father, who guarded the gate, said, they all brought weapons they were good at. There were bronze short swords, daggers, short halberds, bows and arrows carried on the carriage, and even a few single-armed hand crossbows with new weapons, all of which had long been held in their hands, which shocked Feng Rin.

After Tian Ben stood up, he looked at everyone and said coldly: "I don't need to say more about today's matter. The second and third sons are all light-handed thieves in their hometown. , the judges arrest. But following the gentleman, we are big thieves, murder and arson are small, and if we want to do such a big thing of sieging the city and seizing the city, we will be the big man! Of course, we are the sword of the gentleman, and the gentleman does not need it. When the time comes, you have to stay in the sheath honestly, and if you use it today, you have to immediately pull out the sheath and stab!"

The Qingxia and the warriors sternly agreed to their promises. Tian Ben said it on the first day they were recruited. Following him, everything else is easy to say, but there is only one thing that cannot be missed, that is, a gentleman must be loyal and not allow the slightest betrayal. .

Feng Rin's mission this time was to bring Tian Ben and other more than 20 murderous beasts into the city, and he would have nothing to do with the rest of the fight. At this time, seeing Tian Ben and the others going to fight for their lives, he didn't know how many people he could pay back. He was very concerned, so he took the can of Puyang wine that he asked for from the clerk, and poured a circle in the earthenware bowl on the ground~ www.wuxiahere.com~ Good for everyone.

All the valiant warriors bowed their heads to grab the wine one by one, and Tian Ben also stuffed a bowl into Feng Rin's hand.

More than 20 hands raised high, formed a circle, lowered their voices and said, "Drink this wine together!"

The edge of Feng Lin's bowl touched his lips, and Tian Ben had already swallowed a few mouthfuls, then threw the bowl on the haystack, cursing, "Fade out a bird, like Pushui! Wait for the brigade commander to take this down. In the city, ten thousand acres of fertile land are all owned, we will harvest corn to brew it ourselves, and then have a good drink!”

Everyone laughed lightly and threw the bowl like him.

"Wine can strengthen courage, benefit blood, and kill people! Two or three sons, follow Nai Gong to murder and set fire, and make a fortune!"

Having said that, Tian Ben and the twenty or so valiant soldiers lifted their blades and pushed out the door. Outside the door was the deep night of Zhencheng. (To be continued)

ps: The school has been busy these few days, but the update will not be delayed. The book friends who are rewarding will wait until July to settle down and thank you again.

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