Chapter 5 Zhonglang General

Forty years old, strong and mighty, in charge of the emperor's saddle horse eagle dog hunting equipment in the stable supervisor Su Wu, majestically bowed down to the hall: "Weichen Su Wu, long live, long live, long live!"

The emperor announced: "Su Wu, I remember your father and brothers as loyal to the country, and I specially named you as a Zhonglang general!"

Su Wu kowtowed again: "Long live, long live, long live!"

"Aiqing is flat!"

"Long live Xie" Su Wumali got up and stood aside. He was secretly happy in his heart, although he was also an official, he was only a minor official below, and he couldn't stand in the court. Now that he can finally stand in the court, he stands very straight and formal.

The emperor happily said to the officials: "Now that Xiongnu Xiaoshan Yu has sent someone back to our envoys to ask for peace, we must also treat each other with courtesy, and also send back many envoys from our dynasty." Isn't that right?"

All the officials clapped their horses one after another: "The emperor is wise! The emperor is wise!"

The emperor immediately said: "General Zhonglang, Su Wu listens to the order!"

"The minister is here!" Su Wu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

"Now the Huns are small and single, and they have sent back more than ten groups of envoys who have detained our dynasty to sue for peace, and we will also send them to the corresponding envoys who have been detained by our dynasty. I ordered you to bring a hundred soldiers with you to escort the Hun envoys, what do you think?"

Who dares to disobey the emperor's order! He had to put his head on the ground: "Minister, obey the order!"

"Hehe......" Emperor Wu said with a smile, "From today on, I will let Lu Chongguo and others, who have been envoys to the Xiongnu for many years, introduce you to the current situation and customs of the Xiongnu, and you need to understand it in many ways." I will send someone to arrange and prepare everything, and we will leave in three days!"

"Minister, obey, order!".

"Aiqing is flat, go and prepare!" Emperor Wu of Han was complacent.

"Long live, long live!" Su Wu knew the difficulty of sending the Xiongnu. He wanted to get up, but his legs and feet didn't obey him, so he gritted his teeth and staggered back.

"Retreat!" the emperor said, and immediately left.

At noon the next day, the sun was shining. Outside the gate of Su's house, Li Ling, a cavalry lieutenant in his early thirties, hurriedly beat his horse and came to stop. After he dismounted, he stretched out his hand to knock on the door but hesitated for a while and finally retreated, standing on the road and thinking that he had just returned from the Zhangye County station, and heard that the emperor ordered Su Wu to send an envoy to the Xiongnu. He knew the hardships of the mission......

But I didn't know the situation, so I came to visit...... Feeling a little reckless, he led his horse down the street, bowing his head and thinking about walking back. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting, "Brother Xian!" He looked up and saw that it was Brother Su Ren walking towards him.

"Brother Ren!" he didn't know what to say, but smiled innocently.

"Take a step to speak!" Su Wu pulled Li Ling and hurried to the tavern in a small alley to help him tie his horse. The two of them entered the store and sat down, and Su Wu ordered: "Xiao Er, come to the best wine and food!"

The wine and food were served on the table, and Su Wu poured two glasses of wine and handed it to Li Ling: "Brother Xian, do it!"

Li Ling looked at him and drank it all, took some wine, put down the glass, and said to him, "Brother Ren." My brother just came back today, and I learned that you are going to send an envoy to Fanbang and are about to visit you, so I met unexpectedly, and I really have a fate!"

Su Wu didn't know how to speak, and when he heard him say this, he poured himself a glass of wine and said, "We have a fate, come and do it!"

He snorted again. Seeing this, Li Ling asked: "Brother Ren, if you want your brother to come here, do you have something to explain?"

He then said, "Brother Xian knows that the only people in my brother's family are my wife and your sister-in-law, who married three years ago, as well as my soon-to-be-grown son, as well as several children of my brother and brother. As soon as my brother leaves, please come back to Chang'an to see my old lady and help him with the old man!"

Su Wu said, knelt on the ground and bowed. Li Ling stepped forward to help him up and said, "Brother Ren, don't worry, you and my eldest brother, our friendship is extraordinary." Your mother is my mother. Even if the benevolent brother doesn't say it, the younger brother will take care of the filial piety!"

Li Ling's grandfather Li Guang and uncle Li Kang were both generals who followed the generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing many years ago to conquer the Huns, and they have both passed away. The same is true of Su Wu's father, Su Jian. After the death of his father, the emperor recruited the only remaining male of the two families, Li Ling of the Li family and Su Wu of the Su family, to his side as attendants.

Li Ling was the commander of the cavalry and archery, and Su Wu was the supervisor of the middle stables in charge of the emperor's hunting tools for saddle horses and eagles. Both of them are serving the emperor, and the two people who share the same illness often get together because of work opportunities, and over time they have become friends and good brothers who talk about everything.

"This trip is not trivial! I don't know if my brother can return smoothly?" Su Wu sighed worriedly.

This time, it was the other party who took the initiative to sue for peace. Besides, the Huns went to the winter snow disaster and severe cold, and the livestock suffered huge losses, so they were too busy to take care of themselves. You'll be back soon!" Li Ling said briskly, "Judging from my experience of fighting and interacting with the Huns with my grandfather since I was a child, Brother Ren will definitely be able to come back soon this time!"

"With the auspicious words of the virtuous brother and my hard work, I must come back!" Su Wu was full of confidence.

Halfway through the pot of wine, Huo Guang and Shangguan Ji, who were in their twenties, came in, saw him and greeted him and said, "Hey! Brother Li Ren is also back!"

Li Ling immediately got up and greeted: "Quick, come and sit!"

Su Wu instructed: "Little Er, come here again with a pot of good wine and vegetables!"

"Okay!" The shopkeeper promised to bring two wine glasses and put them in front of them, "The wine and food will be here later!"

After the two of them sat down, Huo Guang said to Su Wu: "I learned that Brother Su Ren was ordered by the emperor to send an envoy to Hudi, and the two of us went to visit your house, but we didn't meet, but we met here, it's great!"

"Thank you Brother Xian for your love!" Su Wu poured them wine and said, "Come, three Virtuous Brothers, get up, let's have a drink!"

Huo Guang is the nephew of the deceased Huo Da general Huo Quai, and Shangguan Ji of the same age is the emperor's attendant Du Lieutenant. Su Wu was older, knowledgeable, open-minded, and could speak nonsense, and they often talked together. They all admired Su Wu very much, and today they heard that Su Wu was ordered to send an envoy to Hudi to visit.

Huo Guang took a sip of wine and said, "Our two younger brothers are here to visit and see if there is anything for the brother to help, just ask!"

Shangguan Ji added: "Ji, I won't say anything, but Brother Ren has something, even if he tells me! As long as I can do it, I will do my best!"

"I just told Brother Li Xian, I can't worry about the old lady and the family, after I leave, I hope that the brothers can often go to the house and help me take care of the old lady. Su Wu said and stood up and bowed to them, "Thank you for my brother here!"

"Brother Ren rest assured! We will definitely find someone to take care of the old lady!" Huo Guang raised his wine glass, "The emperor's order is urgent, we can only practice it here for Brother Ren, and we all hold up our wine glasses! I wish Brother Ren all the best!