214, the first time I arrived in Youzhou
The soldiers behind King Zhou got out of the way, only to see a military uniform, wearing a black cloak, turning over and dismounting, and walking quickly towards this side. Behind King Yan, followed by a cavalryman wearing a sword with the same black armor.
King Zhou's face changed slightly, and he barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Three, why are you here?" β
King Yan casually handed the horse whip in his hand to the guards behind him, and said, "I happened to make an appointment with the fourteenth brother to hunt together, and I heard that Jun Mo and they arrived today, so I came to pick them up." How? They offended the fourth brother, and they should be beaten. While speaking, King Yan had already crossed King Zhou and arrived at Wei Junmo and the others.
"Third brother." Seeing King Yan, Princess Changping also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle." Wei Junmo's face was still as usual, and King Yan patted him on the shoulder behind him, and said, "I've worked hard for you this time, Chi'er and they have already returned to Youzhou." Wei Junmo nodded slightly and didn't say anything. King Yan looked back at King Zhou and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, fourteenth brother is still waiting in front, are you going hunting with the third brother, or what?" β
The expression on King Zhou's face stiffened, and he didn't believe that the third brother didn't know what was going on! Finally, he couldn't help it, gritted his teeth and said, "Third brother, is Shuo'er's matter just over?" Brother, I'm not a second brother! The smile on King Yan's face was slightly reduced, he was not an amiable person, but once he stopped smiling, he became more and more majestic. Stared at King Zhou and said in a deep voice: "Fourth brother, what's going on with Shuo'er, third brother doesn't believe you don't know." What's the matter, I don't dare to turn my face with the little emperor of Jinling, so I want to sprinkle fire on my nephew? β
King Zhou gritted his teeth, glanced at Wei Junmo and said, "If it weren't for this kid, Shuo'er wouldn't have ......."
King Yan sneered and said, "I'm afraid that Xiao Qianhuai, who others are going to deal with, was Shuo'er made up by herself, right?" β
"Is it just that I have a son who died?!" King Zhou was unwilling.
King Yan sneered and said: "Your dead son has the ability to find the culprit, and if you don't have the ability, you will hold back to this king!" Or is this king going to take people away today, and you still want to do something with this king? β
The corners of King Zhou's mouth moved, and he finally lowered his head. Although he is less than a year old from the third brother, King Zhou also knows that he is not as good as the third brother in terms of ability. Because of their close age, the two have studied together and practiced martial arts together since childhood, and even the time of the big wedding and the inauguration of the feudal clan are similar. And the fief is not far away, so King Zhou seems to have a natural fear of this third brother, a feeling he has not even felt in the former prince.
King Yan's expression eased slightly, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "I know you are aggrieved, Shuo'er... Is there anything that the third brother can help in the future, just ask. β
With such a combination of soft and hard, King Zhou's expression also loosened a lot. Just thinking of his sister-in-law who died in Jinling, he couldn't help but redden. Seeing him like this, King Yan had no choice but to sigh and say nothing. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, in fact, they are all the same. If something happens to his son in Jinling, I am afraid that he will directly lead someone into Jinling to ask for an explanation, and for the murderer, even if it is the end of the world, he will have to break his body into thousands of pieces. King Zhou was also panicked when he was angry with Jun Mo, even if he didn't come, he was afraid that he might not really kill Wei Junmo.
In the end, King Zhou still took people away, and since King Yan had arrived, he was afraid that he would not be able to do anything with these people. What's more, the fourteenth brother next to his fief has had a good relationship with the third brother since he was a child, and if he really makes trouble, the fourteenth brother will definitely not help him.
Seeing King Zhou take people away, King Yan turned his head to look at everyone, and then looked at Princess Changping and smiled: "Fifth sister, have you worked hard along the way?" β
Princess Changping's face was a little pale, but her spirit was not bad, and she said with a smile: "I'm fine, but it's hard for the third brother to come so far to pick us up." β
King Yan shook his head and said, "I also guessed the character of the fourth child, he will definitely not give up if he doesn't make a scene." β
Princess Changping sighed softly, "The fourth brother is also uncomfortable, just Shuo'er has a son-in-law...... Actually, it's not that she doesn't understand the fourth brother, but between her half-brother and Jun'er, she must protect her son without hesitation.
King Yan smiled: "Let's go too, go faster, and we will be able to enter Youzhou in two days." β
"Okay." Princess Changping nodded, helped the girl to turn around and got into the carriage. The others also turned on their horses and prepared to set off.
King Yan sat on the horse, looked at Nangong Mo, who was also already on the horse, raised his eyebrows and said, "Your girl is not bad at riding. β
Nangong Mo pursed his lips and smiled, and said a little embarrassedly: "Let the prince smile, I am also a beginner." β
The team began to move again, and King Yan said: "If you have such skills at the beginning, it can be seen that you are talented. He turned his head sideways to look at Wei Junmo who was walking beside Nangong Mo and said, "Originally, I planned to go to Jinling in person, but I didn't expect you to come out so soon." Originally, King Yan didn't expect them to arrive in Youzhou so soon, firstly, his sister had never been able to untie the knot in the heart of the Jingjiang County Palace, and secondly, he thought that Xiao Qianye should not let them go so lightly. Uncle nephew is not father and son, Princess Changping and others staying in Jinling can be regarded as a containment to King Yan and King Qi, although the effect of this containment may be limited.
Nangong Mo was helpless and said: "I caused trouble in Jinling, so I can only escape." According to Xiao Chun's meaning, King Yan also knew about Wei Junmo's birth, but Nangong Mo still had some reservations.
King Yan said indifferently: "After receiving the news, I thought about it, and I probably know what is going on." I'll talk about this later. β
Naturally this is not the place to talk about this kind of thing outside, Nangong Mo nodded. Yan Wang said: "There were several battles last winter, and we lost a lot of people. After you arrive in Youzhou, you will go to the army and bring those soldiers and horses to me. In the winter of this year, if those Northern Yuan barbarians still dare to come, this king must have them to come and not return! β
Wei Junmo raised his head, frowned slightly and was about to say something, when King Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense, let you go, you will go." This king is not from the second grade
Go. This king did not give you the grade of the second grade, and the commander of the king's personal guard army handed it over to you. β
Nangong Mo next to him couldn't help but have a black line, the personal guards that King Yan said were naturally not the 100,000 soldiers and horses on the face of Youzhou Tiewei. Those generals who are even the people of King Yan need to be officially granted official positions by the imperial court, and they are still the soldiers and horses of the imperial court on the surface. The commander is the second product, commanding all the soldiers and horses under his command. King Yan is talking about the prince guard command envoy set up by the emperor of Hongguang in the first year, and the vassal kings will naturally not let go of this opportunity to expand their power, and almost every vassal king's personal guard army is almost much more than the regular guard. Even if the imperial court has an opinion, they also have a legitimate reason, what can 100,000 people do if they guard the border pass?
Anyway, these soldiers and horses have been in the hands of the vassal king for a long time, and those who are not the vassal kings are also the vassal kings. In this case, the expansion of the army still requires the imperial court to allocate military salaries, so it is better to let them raise themselves. Thereupon... His Royal Highness King Yan raised 300,000 lions, and His Royal Highness King Ning of Xizhou also raised 250,000 Taining personal guards, which is really gratifying.
Wei Junmo frowned and said, "Uncle, it's not a good thing to ascend to the sky in one step. β
King Yan didn't care, "Could it be that you can't suppress those rabbit cubs?" β
"Can I kill them?" Wei Junmo asked.
King Yan thought about it, but still said, "Then forget it." "Soldiers are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find. If you don't obey and beat it, it's okay to fix it, but you can cut it directly without saying a word... It's just too wasteful. However, King Yan also knew how Wei Junmo usually managed Zixiao Palace, or... Let's familiarize ourselves with it first.
"By the way, there is also that Zixiao Palace......" King Yan thought about it, and still said. Wei Junmo said in a deep voice: "I know, there will be no Zixiao Hall on the rivers and lakes in the future." β
King Yan was relieved and said, "Are you going to let them all enlist?" "When my nephew was only a teenager, he took Lin Changfeng, who was also only a teenager, to the rivers and lakes to establish Zixiao Palace, why did he establish Zixiao Palace? It's not about raising money for yourself to expand the army. But doing a killer business is not the right way after all, it's okay when you're young, who hasn't been young and frivolous? In addition, if Wei Junmo still has a killer business in his hands, it will be very detrimental to his reputation in the army.
Wei Junmo nodded slightly, and King Yan said: "That's good, those people under your command are all strong in martial arts, and they are not afraid of not having military achievements in the army." I can help you in the future. β
Nangong Mo Zema walked beside him, listening to the two talking, and sighed secretly in his heart. Although Wei Junmo has an unfortunate background, he really has two good uncles. Although King Qi couldn't help Wei Junmo with anything, when he was in Jinling, he sent people to send things to Princess Changping and Wei Junmo from time to time, because he was worried that they would be wronged in Jinling, and he was worried that the money would not be enough to spend. Even she has been sent by Princess Qi several times to all kinds of fashionable jewelry in Qingzhou. King Yan is even more wholeheartedly planning for Wei Junmo, if it weren't for the fact that King Yan and King Qi are not in Jinling all the year round, I am afraid that Wei Junmo may not be as tempered as he is now.
"Uncle......."
King Yan raised his eyebrows, "What else is going on?" "Over the years, in fact, this nephew has done a lot of things for himself, but he rarely speaks to himself. So as long as Wei Junmo was willing to ask for it, King Yan felt extremely happy. Wei Junmo said: "I plan to let Flawless go to the army with me." β
King Yan was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and waved his hand: "What should this king do, it is worth saying so solemnly." Your daughter-in-law's medical skills are really good, and her martial arts, brain, and courage are also passable, and she won't cause any trouble if she goes to the army, so just go. "With Nangong Mo's request, King Yan felt that the old injuries before were almost completely healed. If it weren't for the sudden death of my father this winter, this year would have been extraordinarily comfortable. Nangong Mo was stunned, and couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his face. Is it so easy for a woman to march into the army? Is it superfluous that she has been worried about?
King Yan himself is not an old-fashioned person, in the early years, when Concubine Yan Wang Yuan was still there, both of them were still young, and just now the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty of Youzhou bullied him young, and came to harass him from time to time. At that time, Princess Yan also followed King Yan to the city to fight the enemy, and was injured in order to save King Yan. By the time the current step-concubine gets married, the situation in Youzhou has been much better, and that's it. But now, although this Princess Yan does not know martial arts, she is also a heroine who can draw a bow and shoot arrows.
"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan." Nangong Mo was overjoyed and said with a smile.
King Yan's face was flat, and he said angrily: "What His Royal Highness King Yan, called uncle!" β
"Yes, uncle!" Nangong Mo said with a smile.
Looking at the happy smiles on the faces of the two of them, Wei Junmo, who was silent next to him, also showed a faint smile on his face.
In the carriage behind, Princess Changping breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the laughter coming from outside, and a relieved smile appeared on her face, "It seems that the third brother likes Flawless very much." β
Mama Lan, who was sitting next to Princess Changping, said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Yan can take a look at Miss ChongdΓ , it is her blessing. "Mama Lan knows that as soon as she arrives in Youzhou, she will have to rely on His Royal Highness King Yan. Although the eldest lady has her own ability, but she is not familiar with the place, His Royal Highness King Yan is the most powerful person in Youzhou. Being able to get the blue eyes of His Royal Highness King Yan, the eldest lady's life will only be more smooth.
Princess Changping smiled lightly, sighed leisurely and said, "Flawless is a good boy, the third brother will naturally like him." Jun'er has such a good relationship with Flawless, how can the third brother not be embarrassed by Flawless. β
"That's what the princess said." Mama Lan smiled. secretly said in his heart, Nangong Huai's marriage of the eldest lady to his uncle was really the only thing he did right. Now that the Nangong family has long been defeated, only the eldest lady has retreated with them. As for the second lady who didn't look down on her uncle at the beginning, she still doesn't know how to survive in the harem.
After leaving the fiefdom of King Zhou, the road was calm. Two days later, I entered the boundary of Youzhou, and walked for two more days before I really saw the gate of Youzhou.
Zhuo County, the ancient city of Youzhou City, was renamed Yantai in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and was renamed Youzhou after the King of Yan became a vassal. It used to be the capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which is the largest and most prosperous in the north
It is also the most prosperous city. Different from the carved beams and painted buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, the pavilions and clouds are connected, and the city of Youzhou looks more concise and solid. There is not so much elaborate craftsmanship, and it still carries a kind of rough and heroic spirit of the Northern Yuan people. Therefore, the literati of Jiangnan, who like gentleness, have always regarded these places as uncivilized places.
When I entered the city, people came and went in the streets. Seeing such a large team coming, they all avoided it one after another, and at the same time, there was a lot of discussion. But there was no fear in his eyes, and it was obvious that His Royal Highness King Yan was still quite popular in Youzhou.
The shops on the street and the clothes on the people are worse than those in Jinling, and the north is still not richer and more prosperous than the south of the Yangtze River, and Nangong Mo is not disappointed, sitting on horseback and leisurely looking at the shops on both sides of the street.
Nangong Mo was looking below, and the people on the street were also looking at her. With such a large group of people, the leaders are His Royal Highness King Yan and the personal guards of King Yan's Mansion, which is naturally eye-catching. And the fact that there is a beautiful woman in this large group of men is even more strange. This side is not stricter than Jiangnan's etiquette, and there are few girls who have not left the pavilion who wear veils when they go out, and Nangong Mo naturally does not wear a veil when he rides on horseback. Seeing such a rare beauty walking side by side with King Yan and a handsome man, how can it not attract attention?
The Yanwang Mansion is located in the middle of Youzhou City, which was originally the imperial palace of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. After that, most of them were destroyed in the war, and King Yan made a slight repair after the feudal domain to make a palace. Many illegal things were all demolished, although the area of the palace is not small, it is not a taboo.
At the gate of King Yan's mansion, Princess Yan had already been waiting at the door with people. Seeing everyone coming, he hurriedly greeted him with someone, "Lord Wang, you're back, is the fifth sister okay?" β
King Yan dismounted, saw the princess nodded with satisfaction, and said, "In the car, I'm about a little tired." Princess Yan said with a smile: "The yard and meals have been prepared a long time ago, so let the fifth sister and Jun Mo rest first, and let's talk later." Princess Changping was also helped out of the carriage by Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo, and said softly: "There is a third sister-in-law." β
Princess Yan smiled: "It's all a family, what are you doing outside like this?" β
"Cousin, cousin! You've finally arrived! Behind Princess Yan, Xiao Qianjiong couldn't help jumping out for a long time. Along the way, they were supported by most of the guards and ran away, but they left their cousin and sister-in-law with their aunt, who didn't know martial arts at all, and it was a lie to say that they were not worried. Especially Xiao Qianjiong consciously caused a lot of trouble for his cousin and sister-in-law in Jinling, it can be said that this time everything was caused by himself, and he felt even more guilty in his heart, fidgeting every day and looking forward to their arrival, where can he bear it when he sees people at this time?
"Xiao Qianjiong!" Before he finished being happy, a stern voice from King Yan came from the side, "This king remembers to let you copy the book of war in the courtyard?" β
"Huh?" Xiao Qianjiong suddenly had a bitter face, "My cousin, cousin, and aunt are here, can't I come out to greet them?" β
Silly boy, it's not that you can't come out, it's that you shouldn't go under your father's nose after you come out. Beside him, Xiao Qianwei twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Father, the third brother is also worried about his aunt and cousin. And the aunt is here, and it's not suitable for the third brother not to come out to greet him. β
"Third brother, Jiong'er is still young, and you are too strict." Princess Changping sighed.
Princess Yan didn't care, obviously accustomed to her husband teaching her son, smiled and grabbed Princess Changping with one hand and Nangong Mo with the other: "Okay, okay, if you're tired, let's go eat and rest first." Lord Wang, you are not tired, the fifth sister and Flawless can't hold on? β
Seeing the princess like this, King Yan had no choice but to wave his hand to indicate that the matter was over. Xiao Qianjiong escaped, made a grimace towards Nangong Mo and ran quickly to the house, "I'll go and ask the steward to prepare the food!" β
Looking at his staggering appearance, the corners of Yan Wang's eyes twitched again. This kid just owes a lesson!