Rebel

When Gu Ao was out of the house, he arranged for people to chase the deserters, saying that as long as he brought his troops back, the first offender would not be blamed.Chen Jiang volunteered to go, Gu Ao said: "Stay here and help me manage the overall situation, pick a brother who can speak well."

Chen Jiang recommended Chen Xing to go there, Gu Ao called Chen Xing to him, and gave some detailed instructions.It was Tian Rong who heard the sound and rushed over, and said to Gu Ao: "Brother Gu, what's the matter? I just saw why the soldiers are all around here?" Gu Ao roughly explained the situation, Tian Rong said: "In this case , why don't I go with this Chen family son, I haven't practiced my tongue for a long time, and I'm afraid it will become unfamiliar."

"Aren't you afraid of overkill?"

"What's the use of being overqualified? Before, I followed Mr. Xiao. I would approach anyone Mr. Xiao asked me to persuade. I haven't done it myself. You let me try it."

"Okay, then you go with Chen Xing, be careful. Do you want to bring some armor?" Gu Ao asked.

"It's the coolness of my generation to enter the army alone, and it's boring to wear armor." Tian Rong laughed.

"Okay, it's up to you." Gu Ao said, and called Chen Xing over again: "Mr. Tian, ​​you should study hard with him. He is a student of Mr. Xiao in Shanyun Academy."

"Mr. Tian, ​​my servant, Chen Xing, tell me what you have to say."

Tian Rong nodded: "Let's set off now, talking as we go."

"it is good."

After seeing off Tian Rong and Chen Xing, Gu Ao hurriedly gathered all the soldiers in a wide open space.Since Gu Ao came back from the expedition, he had indeed rarely communicated with the soldiers. After this incident, Gu Ao realized his negligence before. He was too busy but neglected the most important thing.

Now Gu Ao stood on the high platform and said to everyone: "Everyone follow me. I promised you all back then that everyone would have a family and everyone would have food. Now, I can only wait for one defeat, and many people don't believe me That's it. There are many soldiers in the world, some are bandits, and they are precarious; You can also share a piece of land for your parents, wives and children! Let me ask you, do the soldiers of the aristocratic family have any land? No! Do the bandits have any land? No! Now your wives and children are all your soldiers with swords and guns , the guards are here!"

Everyone fell silent after listening to Gu Ao's words.

Originally, there was a pessimistic atmosphere in the army, which made many people who were striving to make progress afraid to speak out. Now they were excited when they heard what Gu Ao said, and they broke the silence and responded in the audience: "Master Juntong said it is true!"

Gu Ao said again: "Some people have no bones and think that if they surrender to the imperial court, they will have eternal well-being! Take a look with your own eyes. As a poor family, Lu Taishou is loyal to the imperial court. What do you get in return? Guess there are more strategies than Taishou Lu? Is your status higher than Taishou Lu? Surrendering to the court is the way to destroy! Whoever dares to say such things in the future will be punished by everyone."

"There are still people who want to go back to the mountains to be bandits. This person has a great forgetfulness. He forgot that when he was a bandit, he was in danger. He might be suppressed by the defenders every day. If he didn't go out of the mountains in winter, he didn't even have food! Who put the bandits in the first place? Bringing food into the village is the general! Why did you follow me out of the mountain? Isn’t it for a better life? Isn’t it for standing upright in this world? A better life fell from the sky? It’s up to you I fought for it together! On the way to fight for it, there was a stumbling block, and some people retreated. Think about it for future generations, do you want them to be born with land and land, and their father to have military merits? Or do you want them to be born Is it the bandit in the mountain?"

"The first offender is not to be prosecuted. If in the future, someone dares to flee into the mountains privately, he will be suppressed as a bandit. This general is also dead brother, and this general is still here to share the joys and sorrows with you, and share the honor and disgrace. Whoever says strange things in the future will be If you can't get along with this general, everyone can punish him!"

After Gu Ao finished his training, he called Chen Jiang to him again, and said to him: "According to what I mentioned, let the bureau chiefs go down to the level of the head of a hundred people, and tell everyone about it."

Chen Jiangdao: "We have wanted to talk about it for a long time. Besides, not all the soldiers want to go back to be bandits, but only a few; there are still many who were rescued by the elder brother on the way, and they followed the elder brother wholeheartedly. Let's go down and tell everyone."

Gu Ao sighed: "They have grievances. I lost the command. I am indeed responsible. When you go down and talk about it, you should put your mind at ease."

"Brother, don't worry, we have dealt with them for nearly two years, so we know what to say."

At this time, a senior servant came to Gu Ao and said: "My lord, I just heard what you said, and I have something to say."

Gu Ao recognized him, this person used to be the defender of Yingchuan, he once broke out with him, and he drank together at the night banquet a while ago, his name was included in the "Battle Book of Thousands of People", and now he is one of the ten servants The leader, Gu Ao nodded, and said, "Say it."

The man said: "Your Excellency, don't worry too much. Those who sneak away don't have half a bone in their bodies. If they want to run, they will still run. For those of us who have bones, they will die together."

Gu Ao sighed, nodded his head: "This general knows, you can go back."

In fact, Gu Ao didn't know in his heart that the Longshan bandits were the most shaken in the army's morale when they surrendered. On the contrary, the Yingchuan defenders who surrendered and the new soldiers who joined the army on the way were very loyal when they came to Hanzhong. It has to do with disposition, and it has to do with no longer having a way out.Gu Ao thought about it, it seems that in the future, the bandits from Longshan can no longer be so biased.

Not long after resting, Gu Ao saw Mei Jun rushing over, she didn't comb her temples, she didn't wear any makeup, she was only wearing a single dress, she grabbed Gu Ao and said, "Why did you arrest Zhao'er? "

Gu Ao still had a lot of military affairs at hand, so he said: "You go back first, I will explain to you at night."

Mei Jun frowned, and said, "At night? You can explain it to me right now!"

Gu Ao looked at her for a while and said, "He violated the military law."

"What military law did you violate?"

Gu Ao sighed, brought Mei Jun to a secluded place, and then said: "He let the deserters go back out of Longshan."

"What should I do..." Mei Jun took a deep breath, "You're holding my younger brother for this?"

Gu Ao said: "If you violate the military law, you must be dealt with."

"Disposal? He is your brother-in-law, you dispose of him? Heh..." Mei Jun raised his eyebrows, "Our siblings shed blood and sweat for you, and I gave birth to a son for you. Are you treating us like this?"

Gu Ao said: "The law does not avoid relatives, and the military law is also the law."

Mei Jun sneered: "I know."

After saying that, she turned around and left, Gu Ao caught up a few steps and grabbed Mei Jun's wrist: "Jun'er!"

Mei Jun's expression turned cold, and he glanced at Gu Ao: "Let me ask you, where did the belt on your waist come from?"

"A gift from a close friend, what's wrong?"

Mei Jun showed a mocking joke, and finally threw off Gu Ao's shackles, "Son of morality!"

The figure of his wife went away, and Gu Ao was also angry that she didn't understand the general situation, so he stopped, turned around and continued to deal with the military affairs at hand.At this time, someone came to report that Daoyu Taishou came to visit.When Gu Ao entered the room, Yu Junfan was drinking tea.

Seeing the tiredness on Gu Ao's face, Yu Junfan put down the teacup and was slightly taken aback, "Brother Gu, what's the matter?"

Gu Ao sat down opposite Yu Junfan, shook his head, did not reply, but smiled wryly, "Brother Yu, why are you here?"

Yu Junfan said: "I'm going back to Qianzhong right away, my wife is seriously ill, I'll go back to see her and say goodbye to you."

"Go quickly." Gu Ao said, "I wish Madam Zun a speedy recovery."

"Thank you, Brother Gu, for your kind words." After speaking, Yu Junfan looked at Gu Ao again, and said softly, "Brother Gu, are you okay?"

Gu Ao glanced at Yu Junfan and fell silent.I don't know why, it turned out that no matter what difficulties Gu Ao encountered, he could always speak to Yu Junfan without concealment, but Gu Ao didn't want to say anything about today's matter, he just said: "It's nothing..."

Yu Junfan observed the words and expressions, and heard the news when he came, so he comforted him: "The book says that the most difficult thing in the world is to cultivate one's morality, regulate one's family, rule the country and the world, isn't it family affairs and state affairs?"

Gu Ao raised his eyes: "The law is nothing more than human feelings, and the law is not valuable. Which one do Brother Yu agree with?"

Yu Junfan took another teacup full of clear tea, blew on the cup to warm it up, and handed it to Gu Ao, smiling: "Drink some tea."

Gu Ao took it in his hand, and Yu Junfan said softly, "What do you think, Brother Gu?"

Gu Ao drank the tea and looked at the steaming cup: "If he is not punished, how can I explain to the three armies?"

Yu Junfan didn't say anything, and after a while, he said, "Everyone has their own thoughts."

"..."

"Brother Gu, why don't you have a good talk with him, let him know the benefits and make him write a letter of guilt, and the matter will be exposed."

Yu Junfan looked at Gu Ao gently, and Gu Ao felt his restless mood gradually calmed down by a force, Gu Ao took a breath, and said with some discomfort: "Maybe I just found out that my teacher passed away, so I was shocked and felt guilty. Blaming myself, I lost my sense of proportion for a while.”

Yu Junfan looked at Gu Ao tenderly, nodded, "Yes."

Gu Ao said: "I know how to do it."

As soon as the words fell, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, and someone came to report: "Master Juntong, it's not good! Madam took the deputy Juntong and left!"

Gu Ao suddenly stood up: "Gone? Where did you go?"

"Going west..."

"Why don't you send someone to chase after you?"

Feeling the touch of his wrist, Gu Ao lowered his head, only to see that Yu Junfan had already held his hand. Yu Junfan looked into Gu Ao's eyes and said, "Brother Gu, you have to chase after yourself." Fan asked the messenger again: "When Mrs. Gu left, did she bring any children with her?"

"Madam didn't bring a child, but took a servant."

Yu Junfan looked at Gu Ao again, and said softly: "Hold the child, mother always misses the child."

Gu Ao gritted his teeth and said, "Bring me Jiang Er!"