Chapter 312 Baoyu, Don’t Blame Me!

Chen Heng chatted with Xianglian and Baoyu for a while, and then walked out of the hall together. It will soon be meal time in the stronghold. This is a rare time for the two armies to stop fighting. It is also a time for civilian officials like Chen Heng to come out for some air.

There is no shortage of experts in making fires and cooking in the camp, and there is plenty of space for them to do so. After bringing a few people here, Chen Heng took a quick look and found that there were fewer people coming out to eat today than before.

This discovery made his face look much darker. Even though Chen Heng was well-read, it would not be of much use at this time. The regret of being unable to do anything can inevitably make people hesitate and sad.

But human power is limited, and the changes and development of all things in the world always make human power insufficient.

Silently taking Baoyu and Xianglian to the back of the queue, Chen Heng noticed that there were many civilians around him quietly sizing him up. He turned around and looked over, startling the bystanders who were peeping.

Chen Heng thought that his image was too embarrassing, which made him attract attention.

However, the conditions for the cottage are limited. It’s good to be able to survive now, and I don’t care about being elegant.

Thinking of this, Chen Heng smiled at everyone and nodded gently as a greeting.

His unintentional behavior gave some people the courage to come up and ask: "Master..."

This name is a bit strange, but since Chen Heng started pretending to be a ghost, all the people under his command quietly changed the name to this.

"But if you have any difficulties to talk about, fellow man, just talk to me." Chen Heng knew that the other party would be in danger because of his own decision-making, so he spoke with an excellent attitude.

Encouraged by Chen Heng, the man simply said: "Master, when can we... go home?"

Hearing this, Chen Heng didn't know what to say for a moment. He had to force a smile and said, "It's almost here, it's almost here."

Such a perfunctory reply made the common people burst into joy. They clapped their hands and said, "Master, when you get back, I'll treat you to my son's full moon wine."

When you come out to show your face, even if you have mixed feelings in your heart, you can't show your timidity in front of others.

Chen Heng controlled his facial expression and said in a relaxed tone: "That's a great thing. The aunt at home has given birth to a child for you?"

"Yes, according to the calculated days, I will give birth this month." The man counted on his fingers and looked at the long queue in front of him with raised eyebrows. Looking along his line of sight, there was rising heat at the end, and there was the smell of rice.

"This is a great thing." Chen Heng was also happy for the other party's good news, and took advantage of the free time in the queue to ask about the other party's current situation.

It turns out that this person is from Yuhang and is the eldest in the family. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister. This time his mother-in-law gave birth to a second child. The midwife in the village said that the fetus was very stable and it must be a healthy boy.

Later, when the man saw that Chen Heng was very talkative, he boldly revealed his intention. He actually wanted to ask Chen Heng to choose a good name for the newly born child.

"Sir, you have read a lot, so you must know more than us..."

This was not a difficult matter. Chen Heng accepted the matter openly and asked what the other party meant.

Knowing that the eldest brother's surname is Xu, he only hopes that his children will grow up safely.

"Besides this, if Brother Xu has any other thoughts, please let me know."

"No more, no more." Brother Xu waved his hands in embarrassment. Seeing that Chen Heng was very patient, he carefully added, "It would be better if it was easier to remember and pronounce." However, I don’t know much about literacy, so I just ask you to give me a blessing.”

"What kind of blessing is it? It's also my blessing that Brother Xu can entrust this matter to me." Chen Heng chuckled and immediately began to think about it.

After a while, Chen Heng said, "In my opinion, this child's nickname should be Ping'an. It just meets my brother's wishes. When he starts studying in the future, his name will be Xu Zhi."

"Xuzhi? Sir, which word is it? Does it mean anything?"

When it comes to his unmasked children, Big Brother can't help but pay more attention to them.

This has to start from "Shuowen Jiezi" and how long will it last. Chen Heng squatted on the ground and wrote on the dirt with his fingers, "Zhi" refers to the trees in the mountains. This word refers to the tall trees growing out of the soil. It has the meaning of endless growth and spreading branches. The meaning of "leaf" also means standing upright."

After hearing this simple explanation, Brother Xu applauded repeatedly, bowed to Chen Heng and thanked him before turning around and leaving.

In Baoyu's sight, he couldn't help but find it very interesting to see this countryman boasting proudly for a while after returning to his fellow villagers. He simply spoke up and said, "How did he know that the child must be a boy?"

Chen Heng didn't know how to answer, but Liu Xianglian was smarter and took the initiative to answer: "This is not simple. Let's hope for the best. If not, let me be reborn."

Hearing what Liu Xianglian said, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but be curious and couldn't help asking: "Why does it have to be a boy? Isn't it good for a clean, refreshing girl?"

"Because men can farm, my young master Bao." Liu Xianglian rolled his eyes, and his gaze fell on Baoyu's fingertips.

There are still half-inch long nails on the front of those clean and white fingers.

This is a symbol of a wealthy family. Most men who can grow their nails do not have to work at home and are born to be taken care of.

This is the custom of the ancients, and it is also a method used by others to reveal their identity.

Baoyu didn't expect this to happen. His recent experience has made him see a lot of the world. Master Bao, who was born in a wealthy town, thought about the relationship between boys and farming, and said: "Girls can also make clothes, right..."

Liu Xianglian saw that he was still stubborn, and he argued a few more times.

Chen Heng ignored the quarrel between the two, and his attention was always on the people around him. He found that there were fewer and fewer civilians speaking Yangzhou dialect and Songjiang dialect nearby.

He has always been meticulous and good at seeing the leopard from a small part. He only thought about a few things in his mind, and he thought about things very clearly.

"Ah."

Hearing Chen Heng sigh suddenly, Liu Xianglian thought that it was his quarrel with Baoyu that made his master unhappy. He had to turn his head and hum and hold his breath.

When it was the turn of several people to walk to the food stall, Xinda had been waiting here for a long time. Taking the food that the other party had specially reserved for him, Chen Heng turned to the civil servant in charge of this place and asked about the situation of the two villages in the east and west.

These two places are located in remote areas of the village. The eastern part is used as a residence for the wounded, and the western part is used for the families of the previous bandits to rest.

"Don't worry, sir, I sent someone to send it there early, and everything has been arranged properly."

Chen Heng nodded with relief after receiving a clear answer.

Considering the heavy casualties in the mountain village, for the safety of these families, Chen Heng has strictly ordered them to step out of the door.

Although both sides are from miserable people, the two armies are facing each other, each for their own master. Those wronged souls who died in vain, their fellow villagers, who should they seek revenge on?

Chen Heng didn't know, but he just felt that no matter how angry he was, he shouldn't take out a group of old, weak, women and children.

Since it would be dangerous to meet, just separate them and turn a blind eye to each other.

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The next day, as usual, the siege began as soon as it got light. Both sides of the war were already accustomed to this set of procedures.

The so-called siege is nothing more than a few sets of methods to go back and forth. The most effective way is to rely on human lives.

However, today, Shi Ding had ordered his men to call off the troops at the hour of Si. Wang Er did not dare to delay such an abnormal behavior, and immediately invited Chen Heng to go up to the tower to check.

The two watched for a long time on the tower, and saw that there was no camp roar in Shi Ding's camp, which was a little strange.

Wang Er was still feeling lucky that he had dragged on for another half a day, but Chen Heng began to think about the reason for the abnormality. He thought about it again and again, and suddenly slapped his palm on the arrow stack, and said happily: "It must be that Su Zhao has already taken action."

Suddenly hearing the name of his elder brother, Liu Xianglian pricked up his ears, and seeing Chen Heng's overjoyed expression under the bright sun, he also felt the same way and said: "It must be, my elder brother's men are all experienced soldiers. Once they take action, they will definitely kill them without a single piece of armor left."

After dragging on for so long, Chen Heng almost shouted excitedly when he finally saw a glimmer of hope for survival. After finally controlling his emotions, he hurriedly paced with his hands behind his back and began to think about it.

Now is the time to save our lives, we must not die at this moment.

Wang Er was still hugging Liu Xianglian and was very happy. Seeing that the master was frowning deeply, he hurriedly asked the reason.

"Su Zhao is good at using troops. If he moves, he will hit the three-inch point. In my opinion, Shi Ding will withdraw his troops immediately to help." Chen Heng expressed his concerns, "Our place is just blocking their way to the east. It is not a matter of life and death for the time being. Shi Ding will never continue to waste time."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Wang Er asked in confusion.

"I'm afraid he will be in trouble!" Chen Heng suddenly relaxed his brows, turned his head and shouted at Liu Xianglian, "Go and invite the people from the West Camp and Baoyu together."

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Shi Ding held the urgent military information in his hand, and his face became uncertain. After a long time, he finally laughed angrily: "You are really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. However, you have led the troops to fight for several years, and you dare to pinch my tiger whiskers."

"Sir, do we need to go back to support the central army?"

The news of Shui Rong's attack has been known to the generals in the tent. This is the backbone of everyone's future, and it cannot be easily lost.

Through the open curtain, Shi Ding took a last look at Qingfeng Village. After so many days of fighting, the casualties of the bandits were almost the same.

Compared with the great cause he was going to do, a small Qingfeng Village was really not worth much trouble. The military rations inside were indeed valuable, but it was more important to go back to support now.

Shi Ding raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and prepare kerosene."

The generals were delighted to hear this, and they finally used this trick. A group of people began to ask for orders in a hurry, ready to compete for the credit of burning the mountain village.

Just as the few people were arguing, a guard suddenly came from outside and said in a hurry: "General! Some people were released from the mountain stronghold and are running towards the camp gate."

Shi Ding was a little surprised when he first heard the news, and asked someone to go down to inquire about the situation. After a while, another person came back to report: the people released by Chen Heng were all the families of the bandits in the mountain stronghold.

Hearing this news, Shi Ding suddenly felt that he was in trouble and cursed directly: "These ignorant guys are playing a psychological trick on me. Did the people who ran out say how many people are left inside?"

The personal soldier in charge of the message was quite smart and answered directly: "The people who were released said that there are still hundreds of people inside."

Hearing this, it was a disaster. The soldiers who were just arguing for merit looked at each other in dismay and did not dare to continue to ask for orders.

To be honest, if they dared to set fire to these families today, they might have to be secretly killed at night in the future.

Seeing their useless looks, Shi Ding became angry and shouted angrily: "You didn't scream for joy just now? Are they all mute now? Go and let our own people prepare kerosene."

Shi Ding prepared to use the five thousand soldiers at hand to personally send Chen Heng on his way.

"Commander...do you really want to be burned?"

"Keep these people here and come down the mountain to stab you in the butt?"

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Baoyu had calculated everything, but he really didn't expect that one day, he would become a 'proton' and stand in front of thousands of troops.

Seeing the enemy troops getting closer and closer, if it weren't for Chen Heng, he would still be standing next to him. Baoyu, whose legs were already trembling, was afraid that he would fall directly to the ground.

"Brother-in-law...brother-in-law...you really want me to say something." Baoyu blushed, and he really couldn't speak.

Chen Heng also looked solemn, and he was still gambling to this day. Betting on the name of Jia's family, betting that Jia's good deeds in heaven can bless his incompetent grandson.

"Don't be afraid, Baoyu." Chen Heng comforted the other party in an extraordinarily soft voice, always maintaining a relaxed and comfortable smile on his face illuminated by the sun. "You will say whatever I ask you to say."

"I...I try my best..." Baoyu swallowed and forced himself to brace himself to deal with it.

Seeing that the enemy troops had arrived in front of the formation, Chen Heng ignored Baoyu's mood and hurriedly asked Wang Er to push the family members of the bandits up. He also ordered all the civilians to shout: "The second son of the Jia family is in our hands. If you want to burn it, , and burned us together.”

"The second young master of the Jia family is in our hands. If you want to burn it, burn us together."

"The second young master of the Jia family is in our hands. If you want to burn it, burn us together."

It doesn't matter if he yells. Lang Jiang, who was pushed out by Shi Ding to take the blame, was immediately shocked.

It doesn't matter if a few family members of the bandits are killed, but if the second son of Rongguo Mansion is burned to death. When Shui Rong can become the emperor, he is afraid that he will be the first to be sacrificed by the Jia family.

The country has changed and the King's Banner has changed, but the aristocratic family underneath has always been in order. The status of the Jia family in Dayong's army can be seen from Wang Ziteng.

For such a wealthy family, his legitimate son died in his own hands? How many lives does our family have that we can take in to pay for it?

The man quickly changed his mind and hurriedly stopped the guard who was delivering the message, and then rode to Shi Ding himself to report the matter.

Unfortunately, his horse lost its temper today. On the way, he threw the general off his horse and broke half of his leg. When Shi Ding learned about this, he was so angry that he scolded Chen Heng for being shameless and immoral.

They want to rebel. What is the purpose of the rebellion? Of course he is the emperor. Could it be that he is an enemy of the world?

To ascend to Dabao, you must gather all the power that can be persuaded. This was Shui Rong's bottom line, and it was also the reason why Shui Rong showed mercy to Chen Heng again and again.

Shi Ding looked down upon a scholar who passed three yuan, but he was helpless when Baoyu appeared.

Burn one scholar to death, and there will be thousands of other scholars. But it was Jia Baoyu who was going to be burned to death, and the news only needed to be sent back to the capital.

People like Jia Zheng will immediately surrender to Li Zhi and fight to the death with him.

Shi Ding knew the power of the Jia family, and he didn't want to get his hands dirty and take the blame. He deliberately looked at the generals in the tent, and the eyes of the group of people were even more evasive.

When Shi Ding arrived in front of the stronghold on horseback, Chen Heng saw the red-robed warrior and hurriedly pushed Baoyu beside him with his hand.

Only then did the latter react and knew that the real master had finally arrived. He quickly followed Chen Heng's instructions and shouted: "Shibo, save me, Shibo, save me."

Perhaps Baoyu was frightened by the large army, and Baoyu screamed until he was hoarse. He was deeply afraid that Shi Ding would wave his hand and end up with a thousand arrows piercing his heart.

Shi Ding raised his head anxiously and confirmed that this person was really Jia Baoyu. He also felt that Chen Heng ordered his men to shout so loudly that the whole army would not know about it.

Do you want to burn it?

"Shibo, Shibo! My father knows that I am in Ping'an Prefecture. Please go to the capital to find my father and ask him to save me!!"

How long has it been since you went to the capital to find your father? As soon as I enter the capital, that will be the day when I will accomplish my great cause and worship the prince! What else do you care about the Jia family and the Wang family?

Shi Ding looked up to the sky and sighed, and finally pointed the riding crop at Baoyu and said: "Chen, let me tell you. If you hurt Baoyu, I will kill you."

Scared me? Chen Heng saw that the other party was already timid and sneered directly.

But survival is still important now, and let Shi Ding show off his power. If he said something wrong and forced Shi Ding to jump over the wall, it would be a dead injustice.

Should it be said or not, when Chen Heng should give in, he was quicker than most people.

"My nephew, please wait with peace of mind. Don't worry, as long as your uncle is here, the man named Chen will definitely not dare to kill you."

He said it beautifully, but Shi Ding still retreated in the end.

There was no other way. If he didn't leave, he was worried that he would have to collect the body from Shui Rong.