The dream of a lonely hero

The third and fourth commanders of the Hengfeng Army all turned to Hong Yun Gong to avenge themselves. Yan Yun acted as the commander of two people, and became as thin as a stick of wood in less than seven days. One day, Yan Yun was sitting on the grass outside the barracks, looking up at the dark night sky and feeling helpless. Mao Qi, a soldier in his forties who usually talks about speculation with Yan Yun, came closer to give Yan Yun advice and said:"Yan Yun, Yan Yun! If this continues, Hong Yun will kill you."

Yan Yun thought for a long time and said,"I have no choice but to find another place to settle down."

Mao Qi said:"Then death is not far away"!

Yan Yun looked at Mao Qi in confusion.

Mao Qi said:"Is it easy to leave? Even if you escape and are caught, you will be treated as a deserter and sent to Salmon Island. If you go to Salmon Island, you will not be able to come out alive."

Yan Yun was shocked:"Then Yan is dead anyway"?

Mao Qi said:"Otherwise. There is only one thing that can save you now."

Yan Yun looked at Mao Qi with longing eyes:"Brother Qi, what is it?"

Mao Qi said:"Be careful of your age, you are really ignorant, what are you talking about? Money, money, money"!

Yan Yun was still puzzled:"Money"?

Mao Qi said:"Yes, it's money. Here it is.Commander Du Bing can escape from Hong Yun's clutches by spending some money and changing his job to a comfortable place. Remember, don't accuse Hong Yun of being illegal. Just say that you are sick and can't do the job of building the city."

Yan Yun said:"Could it be that Brother Qi taught me how to pay bribes?"

Mao Qi said:"You are such an idiot! Now you can't even save your life, why do you care whether they do bribery or not?"

Yan Yun said:"Is this what a gentleman does?"

Mao Qi laughed kindly and said:"His mother's servants are already servants, so why should we talk about what a gentleman does?! Although we are garrisoning the imperial army, we are actually no different from untouchables such as Zao, Kuai, Zhu, Wu, Menzi, etc. Untouchables are untouchables, don't expect anything from gentlemen."

Yan Yun said:"It is better to be righteous but not enough, not to be evil and have more than enough." Mao

Qi looked at Yan Yun in confusion and said,"I think you don't look like a soldier, but like a high official in a temple." The conversation changed to"You!" Don't be afraid of embarrassment. Didn't Han Xin, the Three Great Heroes of the Han Dynasty, also suffer the humiliation of his crotch? well! Live or die as you please!" After saying that, he stood up and left.

Yan Yun looked at Mao Qi's retreating figure and thought: Is this really necessary? In Jinzhou, because of his own selfishness, he protected his younger brother in order to prevent the Yan family from being wiped out. Yan Feng helped Zhou to commit evil, now he wants to do the illegal thing of bribing the imperial officials?

"Don't do evil for small things." Master Wu Tianzhen's teachings kept echoing in Yan Yun's ears.

Yan Yun once again fell into a dilemma. Thinking: Master! What should I do if Yun'er is called? What should I do? Even if I escape from Wu Diaoling, How can he be reported to the government as a fugitive from the imperial court? If he doesn't escape, he can only wait for death.

Yan Yun is in a dilemma like a mouse in a bellows. After working for two more days, he finally can't do it anymore. At night, he collects some silver. The third commander went to the barracks to find the commander Du Bing, and gave the commander three hundred coins to the guard. The guard reported that Yan Yunjin's commander Du Bing's barracks. Du Bing, who is from the 52nd level of the ninth grade, does not know anything about the bottom. When the soldiers saw that the soldiers reported that they must have used money, they would also use the money for themselves, so they called Yan Yun to enter the barracks.

Yan Yun followed Mao Qi's teachings and said:"The young three commanders and the four generals are Changxing (the soldiers are ) I have seen Commander Du. Mr. Du has been working hard on military affairs day and night. He is not very filial but only thirty taels of silver. I hope you will accept it with a smile." He took out the silver taels from his arms and carefully placed it on the military case.

Du Bing said straightforwardly:"Yan Yun also What's the matter?

" Yan Yun said:"Sir! grown ups! I am too weak and sick to do the job of building the city. I hope you will find another job."

Du Bing thought for a moment and said:"Looking at your frailty, you really can't do the job of building the city. You can go back to the camp and take care of yourself."

Two days later in the morning , the official document of the third commander arrived in the hands of Hong Yun, the head of the fourth capital. The official document was to the effect: Transfer Yanyun to the Hengfeng Military Yamen to raise horses for the judge Yan Huaizhong. Hong Yun handed the official document to the prison officer Wei Hai. Wei Hai thought that Yan Yun was Why don't Dutou Hongyun, whom I hate so much, show my bad temper for Dutou Hongyun? Not only did I not read the official document to Yan Yun at the galloping Wu Diaoling, I became even more violent towards Yan Yun, insulting and whipping him. Yan Yun carried Four hundred kilograms of city bricks were whipped by Wei Hai, his clothes were torn open, and the blood marks on his body were exposed to the scorching sun. Sweat and blood seeped into his clothes, and he was miserable. Hong Yun waited in the Sidu barracks for a long time without seeing Yan Yun. When he came back, he went up to Wudiaoling and saw Wei Hai scolding and whipping Yan Yun. He was furious:"How dare you, the ignorant man, abuse the soldiers like this! The head of the capital asked you to invite Yan Yun to the barracks, but you violated the military order!" He kicked Wei Hai over and removed the backpack from Yan Yun's shoulder. He looked very concerned,"Yan Yun suffered, it's all his fault. Hong's lax command of the army allowed this naughty boy to take advantage of the loophole." He leaned over and snatched Wei Hai's leather whip and handed it to Yan Yun,"Yan Yun, hit, beat this naughty boy until he died." Yan Yun sat down exhausted. The ground was silent. Seeing that Yan Yun ignored him, Hong Yun raised his whip and whipped Wei Hai fiercely, scolding:"You cruel naughty boy!"Stop your custody, why don't you go and carry bricks and wait for death?" Wei Hai got up with a lot of scars and struggled to carry the basket Yan Yun had put down and climbed up the mountain road along the mountain road. Yan Huaizhongzheng, the judge of the Hengfeng Army, the left servant Rank 47, ninth grade, is the most powerful officer in the entire Hengfeng Army. Yan Yun is naturally worth more as his groom. How dare Hong Yun disrespect Yan Yun. When Hong Yun saw the official document from the third commander, he originally intended to hold a banquet for Yan Yun to see him off. Unexpectedly, Wei Hai made Yan Yun suffer a lot. Hong Yun invited a doctor for Yan Yun to treat Yan Yun's wounds. Yan Yun recuperated in Sidu for a few days and went to the Hengfeng Army to report. Before leaving, Hong Yun held a banquet for Yan Yun. See you off.

The Ma Zhengjian of the Hengfeng Army Yamen Military House is responsible for the raising and training of the horses of the officials and judges in the Yamen, the two cao soldiers, and the two army patrols. There are five good horses. The Ma Zhengjian has one prime minister and one deputy supervisor each. (Grooms) Eighteen people. Superintendent Peng Yu kept nagging the horsemen (grooms) every day,"The number of Ma Zhengjian is eleven, and now it is seriously overstaffed. The superior officials have repeatedly urged Ma Zhengjian to reduce the number of people." Everyone was on tenterhooks and panic. When Yan Yun came, everyone was very happy, thinking that no more personnel would be laid off in the prison this time. Yan Yun worked as a groom in Ma Zhengjian. Naturally, it was much easier to build the city at Wu Diaoling. Hengfeng Military Circle was indispensable. Horses roaming the mountains and ravines, with a panoramic view of the mountains and rivers, thinking about how to rely on the terrain to deploy and control troops for offense and defense. At night, I read"The Art of War" (a military book presented by Wu Tianzhen) by candlelight, and combined the theory of the book with the actual terrain to study and think of strategies to defend against the enemy. , began to write"Thirteen Strategies of the Hengfeng Army to Defend the Enemy". Yan Yun worked day and night to write it, which caused dissatisfaction from the groom who stayed with him and complained to the prison chief Peng Yu. Peng Yu reprimanded Yan Yun and confiscated Yan Yun's lighting candle. Yan Yun I had no choice but to get up early in the morning and take advantage of the morning light to find a secluded grassy area to write outdoors, or use wild horses to write, keeping pen, ink, paper and inkstone with me. It took more than several months to complete the"Thirteen Strategies of the Hengfeng Army to Defend the Enemy", which I cherish at all times. Whenever he had the opportunity, he dedicated it to the judge Yan Huaizhong.

Time flies, summer goes to autumn, autumn goes to winter solstice, and November comes in a blink of an eye. One day, Yan Yun heard that his younger brother and Zhongshu's subordinate Ping Zhangshi (prime minister) Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangcheng County I was ordered to inspect the military affairs of the Second Command of the Hengfeng Army. I was extremely excited and waited early on the roadside of Yishui Street leading to the Second Command Barracks. Soon a group of people surrounded the purple umbrella, and under the umbrella there was a court official in purple court uniform. The officer is well-dressed, over thirty years old, with a fair face, thin eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and he is riding a tall horse leisurely. This man is Zhao Guangmei, courtesy name Wenming, who is an official worshiper of Xingyuan Yin Tongzhongshumen Pingzhangshi (from Pingzhangshi) First Grade) Fangcheng County Prince. The man with his head hanging down on the right side of the umbrella is over thirty years old, not tall, with a face like a blue crab's cap, big pouty gills, a catfish mouth, and swollen eyes. Yan Yun recognized him as Hengfeng Army Judge Yan Huaizhong. The man with his head hanging down on the left side of the umbrella is in his thirties, with a gray complexion, a big mouth, thick lips, and toad eyes. Yan Yun does not recognize him, but he is Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Yu from the Prince's Palace of Fangcheng County.

Yan Yun thinks that the gold-plated Qingluo The official under the umbrella was Fangcheng County Prince Zhao Guangmei. He stepped into the middle of the road and knelt down. He held the book"Thirteen Strategies of the Hengfeng Army to Defend the Enemy" with his hands above his head and shouted,"Caomin Yanyun pays homage to His Highness the County Prince." , there are"Thirteen Strategies for Defending Enemies" presented. The judge Yan Huaizhong recognized the horseman Yan Yun, and he was very panicked and did not dare to say anything. The official under the umbrella was none other than Zhao Guangmei. The entourage thought that Yan Yun was going to assassinate the county king and immediately protected Zhao Guangmei. After a moment of silence, he knew that the person blocking the way was Jin Yan Shangsi. Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Yu of Fangcheng County, looked at Zhao Guangmei and forwarded the book submitted by Yan Yun to Zhao Guangmei. Zhao Guangmei received the book but did not open it, and asked:"Who is the person kneeling?"

Yan Yun said:"Hengfeng Army's military room, Ma Zhengyu, Ma Zhengyu, Yan Yun".

Zhao Guangmei heard this and sneered:"Haha! There is really no one in our country in the Song Dynasty. A small groom is restless and oversteps his authority and dares to talk about military aircraft." He tore the book into pieces.

The judge Yan Huaizhong shouted to Yan Yun:"The horseman Yan Yun does not do his job properly and does not know the heights of the world. He disturbed the king and was dismissed from the army."

Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Yu, ordered the escorting soldiers:"Kick Yan Yun out with a stick." The soldiers picked up sticks and beat Yan Yun indiscriminately, and Yan Yun fled to the butcher shop on the street in embarrassment. The team of Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangcheng County, continued to advance in a majestic manner.

Yan Yun sat blankly on the street, his body bruised and bruised. He wanted to present the"Thirteen Strategies of the Hengfeng Army to Defend the Enemy" that he had worked on for many days to the county prince Zhao Guangmei so that it could be reused, but he did not expect such a result. Extremely melancholy. For about an hour, there was a commotion in Yishui Street. People were shouting, chickens were flying, dogs were jumping, and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were running around. Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangcheng County, Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Yu, and Yan Huaizhong, the judge, and their disheveled horses disappeared along the street. All the vendors and pedestrians on the street who could run ran away. The old, weak, sick, disabled and pregnant women who couldn't run found a hiding place to hide. Zhao Guangmei, Wang Jixun, and Yan Huaizhong hid in the toilet behind the butcher shop because they were afraid they would not be able to escape. Yan Yun still sat there stupidly. A pair of Liao soldiers swarmed in. The leader of the Liao general, wearing a helmet and wearing armor, held a door-opening knife in his hand. His horse was running rampantly. Yan Yun seemed to have woken up, and Fannu was coming. The scene of the Liao invaders killing Yanjiazhuang six years ago kept flashing before his eyes. The opportunity for revenge finally came, and he picked up the meat cleaver from the murder case. He jumped up into the air on his toes and jumped over to the Liao general's horse. He cut off the Liao general's head with a knife. He moved as fast as lightning, picked up the door knife and rushed into the enemy group."It's like a soap eagle chasing a purple swallow, really like a tiger eating a lamb."", as if going crazy, shouting his father's last words,"Defend the country, protect the family, kill the slaves! Defend the country, protect the family, kill the slaves!". The martial arts of spear and sword were taught to Yan Yun by Wu Tianzhen. Although they were not the mainstream, they were all essential moves to kill the enemy. Yan Yun finally showed off his skills today,"Cleaving Huashan Mountain with Power""、"Goofy"、"Strange climb over the mountain"、""Sweeping thousands of armies" each move moved like a thunderbolt and was as fast as lightning. In an instant, hundreds of Liao soldiers fell under Yan Yun's sword. When the Liao soldiers saw that their leader was killed, they were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

This was just for guarding the border of the Liao Kingdom. The small group of Liao invaders was led by Yeluhui, the commander of the Liao Kingdom. On weekdays, Yan Huaizhong, the judge of the Hengfeng Army, often sent some pig-like grains and rice as tribute to Yeluhui. Most of them lived in peace, and the judge Yan Huaizhong often received commendations from above for"guarding the border." The Liao soldiers were frightened when they heard about it." Ye Luhui heard this and reported in detail that"Zhao Guangmei, the imperial brother of the Song Dynasty, Tong Zhongshu's subordinate, Pingzhang Shi Fangcheng County Prince Zhao Guangmei, was ordered to inspect the Hengfeng Army." He was overjoyed and determined to kill Zhao Guang, the Song Dynasty imperial brother Fangcheng County Prince. Mei, regardless of his usual friendship with Yan Huaizhong, ordered 500 soldiers to attack the Hengfeng army in an aggressive manner. The Hengfeng army was frightened and fled without a fight. Zhao Guangmei, the prince of Fangcheng County, the imperial brother of the Song Dynasty, was ordered to inspect the Yi Ding Jiedushi envoy. In the camp, the Hengfeng Army was located on the border and was not included in the inspection, but he was very happy to achieve military success and further consolidate his position in the court, so that he could compete with Zhao Guangyi, the prince of Liangcheng County and Kaifeng Prefecture, who was under the command of Zhongshu, the third brother. Yi Dingjie Sun Xingzhou, the envoy and Tongping Zhangshi, was afraid that something had happened to Prince Zhao Guangmei and would not be able to report to the emperor, so he firmly opposed Zhao Guangmei's inspection of the Hengfeng Army. Zhao Guangmei brought a hundred of his followers to Hengfeng under the guise of sightseeing in Yi Dingshanshui. Unexpectedly, he almost became a prisoner of the Liao Gang.

The Liao soldiers retreated.The water street was as quiet as death. The blood of the Liao soldiers was splattered all over Yan Yun. On the ground were the corpses of the Liao soldiers, standing frozen in the street. Their legs were weak and their arms were shaking. The big knife was thrown to the ground. He sat down like a fool. generally. Yan Yun, who usually killed chickens and cows without even daring to look at them, today killed hundreds of Liao soldiers for the first time in one go. He calmed down and became stunned. Yishui Street was quiet for half an hour. People hiding in the corners stuck their heads out and looked around to make sure that the Liao soldiers had really retreated. Then they walked out cautiously and saw the bodies of Liao soldiers scattered on the street. They were looking at the bodies covered with blood. Yan Yun, knowing the truth, shouted,"Fan Nu has retreated! Fan Nu has retreated! Fan Nu has retreated after being killed by the groom!" Yishui Street suddenly felt like a pot was exploding. People cheered and lifted Yan Yun up and paraded through the street. Fangcheng County Prince Zhao Guangmei, Yuhou Wang Jixun, and Judge Yan Huaizhong also got out of the toilet and looked at Yan Yun coldly. After a moment, the fleeing soldiers of the Hengfeng Army and the personal followers of Fangcheng County Prince gathered around and rushed towards Fangcheng County. Wang Zhao Guangmei apologized. Zhao Guangmei, who was used to being pampered, had never taken risks like this. At this time, she was still frightened and said nothing. Judge Yan Huaizhong ordered his soldiers to bring Yan Yun over. The crowd gathered around Yan Yun and came forward, asking for credit for Yan Yun one after another,"Your Highness the County Prince, Master Judge, yes, it was the horseman Yan Yun who defeated the Liao army and killed a general of the Liao Kingdom. He must be rewarded!"