Chapter 405 405: I Want Thirty Thousand Crow Heads (1) [Two in One]
Xu Quan: "..."
Chu Yao seemed to have something to say when he saw him , patiently waiting for him to prepare the content, Xu Quan He had no choice but to take a deep breath and speak out what was in his heart: "Quan thinks that the lord may not be able to bear it."
Chu Yao: "..."
Xu Quan said: "The lord seems to be a little defensive..."
In fact, the word "seems" can be deleted.
My lord is very protective of his shortcomings.
Chu Yao's smile at this moment was much more sincere than before, and even his eyes were filled with a rippling smile. He said: "It is Yao's luck to be valued by the Lord. But, after all, this matter is Yao will talk to the lord about his private matters..."
The lord will not do anything to embarrass him.
In this regard, Chu Yao is still confident.
"Is this all what Wen Shi wants to ask?"
Xu Quan was suddenly named by Chu Yao, and became nervous and said slightly uncomfortably: "It should be...only these."
" Don’t you want to ask about the national seal?”
Chu Yao hit a straight ball.
Xu Quan was almost stunned by the oncoming straight ball and said in a panic: "Well...it's not easy to ask."
In fact, he was already heartbroken.
But I couldn’t find the right time to ask.
If I ask too many questions, I am suspected of being sneaky again.
Chu Yao did not have so many scruples. He admitted openly and personally: "When I was in Chu State, I encountered an unpleasant past event, which led to Wen Xin being abolished and tossed around. Falling down The country. Today's Wenxin has indeed been restored by relying on the lord. The lord has in his hands an important weapon of the country that all the powerful warlords in the world dream of - the national seal!"
Xu Quan's heart trembled even more.
"This, this matter... do many people know about it, or only a few?"
Chu Yao looked at the national border barrier hidden in the mountains: "There are many people who know, but is it still a secret? Only a few close friends know about this matter. , now there is one more you... As for Chief Yu and General Chu, there is no need to worry about these two..."
Xu Quan is not stupid either.
Of course we can hear the profound meaning of Chu Yao's words - not worried about Master Yu and General Chu, but worried about him.
Xu Quaandao: "I will never tell my cousin."
This is his guarantee.
He is stubborn, but when it comes to such sensitive matters as loyalty, he knows very well what can be said, what should be said, and what should be kept in his stomach. Was Mr. Chu worried that he would make a mistake, so he hit him specially?
Chu Yao smiled.
“Isn’t it?” Xu Quan was puzzled.
Chu Yao's eyes were slightly curved, and he asked without answering: "How do you think General Chu judged that the lord had the national seal in his hand?"
Xu Quan: "Because sir has regained his literary heart."
But does this have anything to do with Qiantou?
The relationship is serious.
Chu Yao said: "As long as someone knows my identity and knows that I have lost Wen Xin, it is not difficult to find the national seal. Someone who is a little slower may misunderstand that the lord is loyal to Zheng Qiao, and it is also Zheng Qiao that I am loyal to. Can After a thorough understanding, you will know who the national seal is. Based on your cousin's connections, it is only a matter of time before you reach this level."
Xu Quan: "...Is it possible? ”
He bet his cousin was completely unaware.
What if——
What would happen if my cousin knew about it?
Xu Quan was not sure, but he knew that his cousin always put the interests of the family first. Chu Yao gave him the answer.
"If Wen Zhu had guessed this, he would definitely hide it. Telling Wu Xian would do no good and would only arouse suspicion. You are right not to tell him. The less you know, the worse your situation will be. Safe. Let him guess slowly..."
By not telling Xu Jie, you are protecting Xu Jie.
Xu Quan's heart turned a thousand times.
Finally, he nodded heavily with a determined expression.
With a faint smile in his eyes, Chu Yao led Xu Quan down the city wall and wandered all the way back to the camp. At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the brazier outside the tent was lit. The orange flames were swaying in the wind and snow, and the falling snow was like light and graceful butterflies.
Chu Yao raised his hand to flick away the fine snow on his shoulders. As soon as Xu Quan stepped into the camp, his nerves became tense and his fighting spirit surged: "Who is it?"
Chu Yao stopped him and said, "Don't be nervous."
He was very familiar with the figures in the tent.
Ask: "Come here to dislike me?"
Who else can be disliked by Chu Yao in this way, besides his ex-boyfriend? Xu Quan also said angrily: "What's the matter, the captor is not at ease yet, why bother to bother the general to keep an eye on him? How can we be treated like this..."
Chu Yao skipped many pleasantries. , go straight to the topic.
Asked: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The general said: "Come here and ask you for some advice."
Chu Yao: "...ask for advice?"
Seeing his ex's serious face, Chu Yao became a little more concerned about what he asked for advice. The general took out a few pieces of sheepskin, with only simple lines on them, representing mountains and flowing water, as well as a dozen simple tents and cattle and sheep...
He guessed it as soon as he saw it.
"Shiwu's?"
The general said: "Yes."
Chu Yao looked at the other party calmly, waiting for the next step.
The general asked in a low voice: "If you have these maps, can you find the corresponding tribe and lead people to annihilate them?"
Chu Yao looked at the newness and wear of the parchment. , put it aside: "The Shiwu tribe has a habit of living by water. The customs and habits of the people in the mainland are completely different. Each of the drawings you gave is old. How can the tribes marked on them still stay in the same place? If you follow the map, you will be in vain - but these river tributaries. Some uses.”
But the drawing is rough.
Accuracy is hopeless.
Xu Quan on the other side heard something more and more wrong.
"Do you want Mr. Chu to help you lead troops to attack the Shiwu tribe?"
Is this guy dreaming? He has such a beautiful dream?
The general didn't speak, Chu Yao frowned and thought deeply.
He is not a young man like Xu Quan.
Based on his understanding of his predecessor Fa Xiao, it would be difficult to evade this matter - because this is not about the gang leader attacking the Shiwu tribe, but about helping his own leader to gain authority!
As the general said before, military morale cannot be bought with two thousand stones and heavy food and salary, especially for these elites who have experienced hundreds of battles, it is even more difficult to return to their hearts! If you want to impress them, you don’t need any fancy tricks! Only strength!
Don’t show your cowardice in this matter.
Chu Yao carefully rolled up several sheepskin maps.
Calmly and calmly asked: "How much do you want?"
At this time, Xu Quanyi had a question mark on his forehead.
What “how much do you want”? ? ?
Did the two of them say something that I didn’t hear?
Then the general replied: "Not much, thirty thousand!"
Chu Yao nodded: "Just thirty thousand? That is indeed not much, but this matter is of great importance. I alone cannot make the decision. I will wait for two days." The Lord has arrived, let’s discuss it again, what do you think?”
The Lord nodded and then stood up to leave.
It came without warning and left inexplicably.
Xu Quan scratched his head and almost died of curiosity. He looked at Chu Yao eagerly, hoping for an explanation.
Chu Yao looked at the map and sighed: "It's not easy."
Xu Quan: "???"
What "isn't easy" means, can't you just tell him?
Chu Yao is not like Gu Chi and Qishan who like to sell off, and he doesn’t have such a bad taste. He happily revealed the answer, frowned solemnly and said: "What General Yonggu Guan means, he wants 30,000 yuan." The heads of Shiwu tribe! These maps are clues."
Thirty thousand... Shiwu heads?
Xu Quan took a breath of air.
"Sir... this, isn't this embarrassing someone?"
Chu Yao raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled: "This is embarrassing you. It's easy to get the military power in the hands of others. ? People don’t care about food and wages. They can rob Shiwu if they are cruel. Some can even plunder the people of Longwu or the neighboring counties of Longwu to raise military wages for them to defend the city. If they insist on refusing to hand it over, there is nothing we can do against them..."
Xu Quan snorted: "Then let's fight?" Chu Yao knew that he was acting out of motivation.
He said funnyly: "In the end, we got an advantage over the Shiwu tribe? Not to mention whether we can fight, even if we fight, our army only has more than 10,000 troops, and Yonggu Pass has more than 20,000 elites, and they still have the advantage of the pass. It is easy to defend here It is difficult to attack and cannot be taken down by force."
Xu Quan pursed his lips.
Chu Yao pointed out the key point again: "This should not be his intention alone. It is mostly the result of unanimous discussion by his subordinates. If you can't even achieve this, how can you convince the public? It's only 30,000 people. Why can’t he take the head of the Shiwu tribe?”
Xu Quan was worried.
On the other side, Lu Jue traveled day and night, returning to Ruyao, the administrative center, as quickly as possible to report the news, but it only took one day and one night. Seeing that he was the only one back, Shen Tang felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
Asked again, the violent curses almost broke the roof.
“Fuck! Who was detained?”
Shen Tang was so angry that he smashed the table with his palm.
She said that Wuhui’s old arms and legs were not suitable for long-distance business trips. Now it’s better. He was detained, and he didn’t know what kind of torture and cruel treatment he would receive.
Shen Tang seemed to see Chu Yao dying.
Lu Jue ignored his fatigue and almost exhausted martial energy, and forced himself to reply to what he had seen and heard. Based on the principle of seeking truth from facts, he described and restored the scene at that time without adding any exaggeration or jealousy. Shen Tang still looked solemn as he listened.
It was so gloomy that it could almost drip a bucket of water.
Finally, she said: "Okay, I'll go and meet for a while!"
Gu Chi and the others heard the news and came over.
Hurry to stop: "My lord, you must not be reckless."
Shen Tang "I won't listen, I won't listen": "I'm not reckless! They are so arrogant that they squat on my roof and shit!"
The person who detained her?
Do you think Shen Tang is dead?
She was so arrogant and wanted to negotiate peacefully with the other party, but the other party turned against her and refused to recognize her. He paid her 2,000 shi of military pay and detained her confidants. If Shen Tang could bear this tone, how could she survive in the future? If word gets out, what will outsiders think of her?
Is she shameless?
How long can Wuhui survive at such an age?
Gu Chi: "..."
Although he wanted to say that the matter was not that serious, Lu Jue rushed back all the way without any traces of fighting on his body, which showed that the situation at that time was not tense. Chu Yao is not a kind person who will suffer losses. He must have considered being detained.
The lord thought that he was so miserable and weak...
Oh, a little jealous.
Except for that gray hair, how does Chu Yao look like an old man?
"Even if you want to go, you have to bring everyone with you before going. Otherwise, even the lord will be detained, what will happen?" Gu Chi, as a little mind-reading expert, naturally wants to speak to the lord, but he can't He was criticized by his colleagues for being too obvious. He suggested, "Why don't we let Chi Yuxiandeng follow the lord, and then order thousands of people to go over?"
Why him and Jiang Sheng?
He can read minds, Jiang Sheng has Wen Gong.
Advance can be negotiated, retreat can be a fight.
Yuan Liang and Ji Shou stayed to look after the family.
Shen Tang made the final decision: "Okay, let's do it!"
The two sang in unison, leaving no room for Qi Shan to interrupt or block him. The latter's face turned blue and he wanted to stare at her with his eyes. Damn Gu Chi. As a newcomer, Jiang Sheng has always adhered to the principle of seeing more, doing more and talking less, and has no advantage in speaking.
Qishan was "isolated" in public opinion and had no choice but to hold his nose and agree, but he had one and only one request!
Shen Tang said: "Yuanliang, tell me!"
Under Jiang Sheng's puzzled gaze, Qishan placed three jars of spirits and said, "Bring them with you!"
Jiang Sheng: "???"
This Is it Zhuangxingjiu? ? ?
Gu Chi: "..."
The Lord really wants to drink...
That's really a fight.
Shen Tang: "..."
Without any hesitation, he directly packed up the wine, ordered thousands of people to pick up Yu Zi, whom Chu Yao had named, and set off without stopping. To be on the safe side, she also took Xian Yujian away, while Lu Jue stayed to look after the house since he was tired from the journey.
Yu Zi didn’t know what this matter had to do with her.
But he still kept silent and rode to follow.
In the wilderness, more than a thousand people and horses galloped under the starry sky, their horses' hooves crossing the overgrown weeds without stopping for a moment.
Except for a few war horses that are genuine live horses (live mules), the rest are all transformed by Xian Yujian's martial spirit.
With two more Wenxin scribes on their side, they were not worried about running out of martial energy. The horses were as fast as the wind, and it took less time than Lu Jue to rush back. Along the way, Jiang Sheng felt that both of his thighs were no longer his, and his waist was sore from the bumps.
There is only one thing left in my mind that I can’t figure out.
What is the use of Qi Yuanliang’s wine?
Gu Chi: "..."
The counselor he thought was: conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy!
Counselors in reality: enemies, enemies, enemies...
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Finally, we arrived before sunset on the second day.
Shen Tang looked at the guarded sentry tower with an evil look on his face, bit the wine bag's seal sideways, raised his neck and poured all the spicy liquor into his mouth. He drank too quickly and even choked.
Jiang Sheng did not miss this detail, but——
He only saw the lord throwing the wine bag back boldly and looking at the sentry tower with a sharp expression.
Then?
Then it’s gone. This wine is so bold!
Yonggu Pass stands at the end of the sight.
Not long after, patrol soldiers came out to greet them.
Shen Tang said: "Lead the way!"
The soldiers were a little surprised when they saw that the person giving the orders was a young boy, but they did not dare to say more.
The foot of Yonggu Guan.
The general and others have received the news.
"So fast?"
The general was a little surprised. According to his estimation with Master Yu, there should be more than a day to go. He didn't expect that the other party would arrive early, so he asked again : "How many people did the opponent bring?"
The soldier said: "It is estimated that there are about a thousand people."
The general smiled and said: "A thousand people? How dare a thousand people come to invade?"
But he soon stopped laughing.
Because Chu Yao heard that the lord was coming, he quickly closed the net and killed his dragon. There was no suspense about the outcome of the chessboard.
With a happy face: "Wen Shi, follow me to greet the Lord."
"Wei."
He couldn't wait to get up.
In the blink of an eye, the two figures disappeared.
The general looked at the chessboard and sighed.
"Let's go! Let's go and see that Lord Shen. He is so handsome that he can make even the "Three Heroes of Chu" die."
The general was also aroused with some curiosity.
He rode out with Master Yu and several others to meet him.
He knew that Shen Tang was young, but he didn't know how young he really was until he saw him. He also rode a silly mule and dismounted to face Chu Yao. This was supposed to be a touching picture of "the king and his ministers get along well", but Shen Tang grabbed Chu Yao's wrist and took him behind him. He met the general's gaze without timidity, his eyes were cold, and his hands were filled with literary energy. Turn into a sharp sword.
The tip of the sword pointed at the general, and he asked questions.
“You’re the one who detained me?”
And Chu Yao——
He smelled the strong aroma of wine.
Chu Yao: "???"
(End of this chapter)