Nightfall Chapter 38: Weicheng drunk
When Ning Que woke up, the sky was still dark, and the shore of Subbi Lake was pitch black. He poured the leftover lamb into the ashes of the campfire in front of him, hugged Sangsang and walked back to the carriage, and then let the big dark horse start to go south. go with.
The speed of the black carriage is no longer as fast as the previous days. It set off before early morning, and it was almost noon before it came to the outskirts of the Tucheng south of Subbi Lake.
Sangsang woke up a long time ago, leaning against the car window, looking at the increasingly familiar scenery, without speaking, until he saw the border town surrounded by loess in the distance, his expression changed slightly.
Ning Que looked at the small city in the distance and said, "Look more, we may never see it again."
The two people’s lives in Minshan have been full of cold and **** betrayal since they were young. Until they came to Weicheng to join the army, they finally had a relatively peaceful life. For the first time they tasted the warmth in the world. In this border town, they After living for many years, I still have a lot of debts with my own home.
Weicheng is their real hometown.
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Ma Shixiang has served as a general in Weicheng for many years. Because there is no family background, there is no major war between the Tang Dynasty and the Golden Account, and it is extremely difficult to accumulate military merit, so he has never been promoted.
In another year, he will leave the border army for retirement and return to his hometown in Langya County. He is very satisfied with that, because he has accumulated a lot of silver in the past few years. The only regret is the firewood in recent years. The money is much less.
Since that guy left Weicheng with his maid, Weicheng’s luck seems to have deteriorated. The pressure on the border of the Tang Dynasty from the Golden Tent on the Wasteland has gradually increased, although the Golden Tent still dare not commit a crime. However, the cavalry of those large tribes often pretended to be horse thieves and attacked the logistic horse team going to Helan City, which annoyed the Seven Fortresses including Weicheng and even the entire northern frontier army.
Now Ma Shixiang is even more annoyed by another thing. He looked at the dark cloud gradually drifting over Weicheng, his gray hair trembled slightly, and he wondered how to deal with the big people in the city?
Today's Weicheng, except for hundreds of experienced cavalry. A few days ago, there were many big figures. The two real generals of the Imperial Ministry brought dozens of crossbowmen, more than a dozen officials from the Tianshu Department, and three adults from the Qin Tianjian, all for some reason. Came to this humble border town.
It is said that the situation in the other frontier fortresses in the Seven Castles is similar, except that Weicheng is obviously the focus of the surveillance of the big figures in Chang'an. Among the more than ten officials of the Tianshu Department, there are several Nanmen watchers.
The powerful yamen in Chang'an City seem to have drawn all their power. It took over border jurisdiction extremely directly. Surprisingly, Beidaying did not make any fierce response to this.
There is no absolute secret in the world. The reason why these people came to Weicheng. It had been spread two days ago, and the people in Weicheng were shocked, but they had to accept it. Because they all saw the order issued by Xiling Temple and knew that the matter was true.
As the dark cloud got closer and closer, Ma Shixiang's mood became heavier and heavier. He didn't know what he should do or what he could do. When the military officer issued the military order, he was surprised. did not hear.
"General Ma, did you hear what I said? Immediately lead the cavalry out of the city and rush to the cloud. At all costs, I have to stop the black carriage outside!"
The military officer shouted in a deep voice.
Ma Shixiang felt very peaceful, and asked for instructions: "I just need to drive?"
A gloomy Nanmen Taoist priest said: "If you have the opportunity to kill the daughter of the Hades, of course you can't miss this opportunity. Then let your subordinates act on their own and cooperate with us."
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Hundreds of sides rode out of Weicheng, with several carriages intertwined. Ma Shixiang on the front horse was very silent, and the cavalry in Weicheng was also very silent. In a silent and depressing atmosphere, the team came to a slightly higher meadow.
The dark clouds have crossed the meadow and are extremely wide. The front end was about to enter Weicheng, but the last side seemed to be staying near Subbi Lake. It stretches for an unknown number of miles.
The cavalry looked up at the clouds above their heads, still silent, but the expressions on their faces were extremely complicated. When they lowered their heads, they saw the black carriage slowly walking under the clouds and exclaimed.
Several adjutants and hundreds of cavalrymen looked at their commander at the same time. Ma Shixiang pulled the reins, the blue veins appeared and hidden, but his face was expressionless, let alone any commands.
An official from Tianshu got out of the wagon and looked at the black wagon on the wasteland in the distance. His expression suddenly stunned. He found that the cavalry around him was not moving, and shouted angrily: "What are you waiting for?"
Ma Shixiang said: "The military order I received was not to allow the black carriage to enter. Now it hasn't entered the country yet, so naturally we have to wait."
The previous Nanmen Taoist priest sternly shouted: "This is a great opportunity to punish the Ming woman. What are you hesitating? Do you want to let the carriage go?"
Ma Shixiang remained expressionless and said: "I am a soldier in Datang, and only execute military orders."
The official from Tianshu hurriedly walked to the back of a carriage and watched the military officer waving his arms angrily, shouting: "The military must cooperate with our actions. You immediately order the cavalry to attack!" "
The military officer was silent.
Qin Tianjian officials have the lowest status, and Pang Nene persuades him: "Although the court has issued a document asking us to monitor and expel, but in your majesty's will, it does not say that we should take the initiative."
Ning Que and Sangsang are reappearing in the world and are fleeing. This incident caused a big disturbance in Chang'an City, but the forces within the empire had different views on this matter.
The chief official of Tianshu, Zhuge Wuren, is a cron of the Queen's Empress, and he was thinking of using the power of the empire to destroy the black carriage, and kill Ning Que by the way, to get rid of a piece of heart disease for the Empress. Although the practitioners had no opinion on Ning Que, they believed in Haotian, of course they wanted to kill Sangsang wholeheartedly.
Her Royal Highness Li Yu has made friends with Ning Que and Sangsang. However, facing the possible catastrophe of the whole world, the more so, the more she has to remain silent. It is just beyond everyone's expectations. The strongest is also the most important. The military is not very positive about this matter. For example, at this time the military officer has not spoken.
Datang's military has a very high status and only obeys your majesty's orders and superiors' military orders. Therefore, the military officer did not speak, how anxious and angry the officials at Tianshu and the Taoist in Nanmenguan. There is no way to force Ma Shixiang to take the Weicheng cavalry to attack, and without Tang Qi's protection and cooperation, where would they dare to approach the black carriage?
Weicheng cavalry was standing on the meadow, looking at the black carriage, while the people in Weicheng were standing on the Tucheng, looking at the black carriage, both inside and outside the city, the emotions were the same complex.
People in Weicheng watched Ning Que and Sangsang grow up. They can't think of anything. After Ning Que left Weicheng, there would be such a big disturbance, and his little maid. She actually became a daughter of light.
Ning Que and Sangsang are now well-known celebrities in the world, and they are the biggest celebrities that have appeared since Weicheng. They are the biggest pride of Weicheng. It is the object everyone talks about, the light of Weicheng.
The owner of the gambling shop, holding on to the arrow, looked at the black carriage in the distance, and sighed: "He still owes me more than a dozen gambling debts. It seems that he won't be able to collect it in this life."
A black-faced aunt looked at him and said mockingly: "The money Ning Que and Sangsang send from Chang'an City every month is divided among the people in the city. Did you give your money to the dog?"
The owner of the gambling shop smiled awkwardly, and then said nervously, "It's just a joke...Speaking of which, thinking of the hardship of the little girl carrying a hip flask every day to buy wine. Who would have thought that she would later Will become the daughter of light, and finally become the daughter of Pluto."
The emotions of the people on the soil wall of Weicheng were very complicated. Many people looked at the black carriage in the distance, very frightened, and their faces turned pale even when they heard the daughter of Pluto.
The old lady looked at the crowd. He spat under the soil wall: "I bah! Ning Que is full of bad water, all Weicheng knows, but Sangsang is kind-hearted, how could she be the daughter of Pluto?"
"The order of the Xiling Temple said so."
"Xiling Temple also said that we Tang people are all guilty, why don't you jump down and commit suicide to redeem your sins?"
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The reminiscence quarrels and even insults in Weicheng. It did not affect the hundreds of cavalry on the meadow, and remained silent. An officer who came to Weicheng to take up his post this year, some could not bear the depressive atmosphere in the field, and the strong pressure from officials from the Tianshu Department, whispered beside Ma Shixiang: "General, killing the daughter of the Underworld King is a wonderful feat. One piece, it’s worth taking some risks."
Ma Shixiang glanced at him without speaking, then looked at the black carriage again, frowning slightly, and suddenly waving the rein, turning back towards the back of the meadow, preparing to return to the city.
Hundreds of cavalry then rushed down the meadow.
A man from Nanmen Guanzhu rushed to Ma Shixiang horse, his face was gloomy as if dripping water, and he sternly shouted: "Ma Shixiang, what are you going to do! To escape before the battle, the Taoist directly killed you!"
Ma Shixiang shouted: "Your Majesty has a will, so I will send troops. Your Majesty has no will. You're a messy veteran?"
The official from Tianshu rushed over and sternly reprimanded: "You dispersed the cavalry formation, how did you stop the carriage outside the city?"
Ma Shixiang said: "The carriage will not enter Weicheng."
The official shouted sharply: "Ning Que wants to return to the academy, how could he not enter Weicheng!"
"You know what a fur."
Ma Shixiang looked at the official of the Tianshu Division and said contemptuously. Then he squeezed his horse into his stomach, slammed the official away, took hundreds of Weicheng cavalry, and drove away with smoke and dust, and then entered Weicheng a moment later.
At that night, Ma Shixiang, several adjutants, and all the cavalry who had participated in the firewood cutting activity in Subbi Lake, squeezed the only restaurant in Weicheng impermeable.
Everyone was telling the story of Subbi Lake, the shabby courtyard, and the little maid who lifted the water. With the memory of serving the wine, they quickly drank all the drinks stored by the restaurant owner.
Ma Shixiang was the military chief of Weicheng. No one dared to fight with him, so he drank the most. When the wine was getting better, he looked at the people in the restaurant and said: "When Ning Que left Weicheng, he said three things to me. Well, just for those three sentences, I won’t use a knife against him."
An adjutant hiccuped and said: "I asked you at the beginning, what is the content of those three sentences from that boy Ning Que, you have been reluctant to say it, can you say it now?"
Ma Shixiang stroked his beard and said, "Don't talk, don't talk."
That night, Ma Shixiang was drunk, and Weicheng was drunk.
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(Yes, yes, it’s only ten minutes late... Everything else is fine, but my eyes are a little dizzy, and I’ll write slowly.) {Piaotian Literature www.PiaoTian.com Thank you for your support, you Support is our greatest motivation}