"Lord!"

Gongsun Du glanced at the visitor, with a smile on his face, and said, "Have you practiced martial arts in recent days?" ”

The person who came was Gongsun Du's brother-in-law - Huang Xu, after Huang Qing entered Gongsun's house, it was inappropriate to serve as the captain of the pro-soldier again, although it was not so timely, but fortunately, Huang Qing's martial arts were good, and Wei You and others also had the idea of "matchmaking", so they didn't say much.

However, after Huang Qing, who will take over as the captain of the pro-soldiers?

Gongsun Du has a headache for this, far away, I want Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Chen to be professional "bodyguards", but I can't find it, close, the loyalty of a group of soldiers is enough, but the martial arts are worse, Xu Rong, Huang Zhong and others are strong in martial arts, but they have their own heavy responsibilities. In the end, Huang Qing saw that he was so distressed, and suggested that Huang Xu try it.

First of all, there is no need to worry about loyalty, his father is a confidant general under Gongsun Du, and his sister is his concubine, and she has a great relationship; Secondly, Huang Xu's illness had been cured two years ago, and his body looked much stronger than ordinary people, which is estimated to be the effect of the Five Birds Opera; In the end, Huang Xu is not young, he has nothing to do except practice martial arts every day, at most he occasionally reviews the art of war he learned in those years when he was sick, etc., Huang Qing is very worried about this.

Therefore, Gongsun Du agreed, and at the same time, it also meant to test and hone Huang Xu.

"My lord, my subordinates will spend two hours practicing martial arts every day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening." Huang Xu replied.

Taking advantage of the gap to speak, Xiaohuan took Gongsun Yun from Gongsun Du's hand, and walked out with Gongsun Yi.

Gongsun Du glanced at it, didn't say anything, looked at Huang Xu, frowned slightly, and asked, "What happened?" Didn't so-and-so say that when so-and-so was educating a child, there was nothing important to do and could not be disturbed? ”

Educating children?

The corners of Huang Xu's eyes twitched, but he didn't dare to say anything wrong: "Lord, Wei Juncheng said that he has something important, and he has to see the lord." ”

"Huh?"

Wei You has always been steady, and he also knows that when he spends time with his children, he will definitely not come to disturb him because of a trivial matter, so ......

Gongsun Du nodded, got up and walked towards the study. Huang Xu didn't follow immediately, because he saw Huang Qing and didn't signal him to go over.

"Sister!"

Huang Qing touched Huang Xu's head and said, "While practicing martial arts, don't forget to read books, especially the art of war." Did you finish reading the one that was given to you last time? ”

"Well, I'm done."

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

"There are a lot of ......"

Huang Qing, as a pillow person, naturally knew some of Gongsun Du's thoughts, of course, there was no reason why Gongsun Du deliberately told her, otherwise books like the Art of War would not be so easy to get their hands on. Huang Qing understood it herself, so she explained it to Huang Xu, and if she didn't understand, she wrote it down, and prepared to ask Gongsun Du at night.

On the other side, Gongsun Du came to the study, and Wei You was already waiting in the room, with a hint of melancholy on his face.

"Lord!"

"Well, sit down and talk!" Gongsun Du saw that he wanted to get up, so he took a step forward and said.

"Thank you, Lord." Wei Yu arched his hand.

Gongsun Du nodded, sat down behind the desk, and asked, "Is there any movement from the alien race?" ”

Wei You shook his head and said, "Back to the lord, my subordinates are not here for this matter, but for something that is enough to affect the stability of Liaodong. ”

"Huh?" Gongsun Du's face turned straight when he heard this, and he said, "What happened?" ”

"Do you remember the expedition overseas?" Wei You didn't say anything directly, but asked.

More than three years ago, Cheng Pu led his army to the Americas, and promised to return within two years, but now nearly four years have passed, and there is no news at all, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead.

However, this matter has been discussed many times before, and there has already been a resolution, so why bring it up now?

Gongsun Du was puzzled: "What is Qingping's words? ”

Wei You also knew the meaning of this, smiled bitterly, and said: "Hey, lord, today, Mrs. Cheng and the other wives of the elementary school have come to look for their subordinates and ask about the whereabouts of Cheng Pu and the others. Subordinate......"

"Didn't you say that you would drag it out first?" Gongsun Du waved his hand and frowned. Gongsun Du was unwilling in the end, even after two years, he didn't give up, and even had the idea of sending troops again, but at the moment, there was no real commander of the navy, so he rushed to go, for fear of an accident, like Cheng Pu, there was no news.

"Huh!"

Wei You said with a wry smile: "Lord, why didn't the subordinates say it, but Mrs. Cheng and the others seemed to be iron-hearted, and said to their subordinates, 'Lord Juncheng, if my husband is still here, please don't forget to let him send a letter to his home, so that our orphans and widows can have hope.' If it is gone, then please ask Lord Juncheng to go to the lord and give a bereavement pension, and there is no need to send my husband's monthly salary. 'My lord, my subordinates really didn't dare to make their own decisions, so I could only comfort them with kind words and come to my lord for help. ”

After listening to this, Gongsun Du felt that his head was big, what did he want him to say?

To say that people are still there, but they don't believe it?

Say no? And then send out a bereavement pension and cut off the needs of other people's lives? What if Cheng Pu comes back in the future? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?

"Qingping, what do you think should be?"

As soon as Gongsun Du spoke, he felt that something was wrong, and he glanced at Wei You, and both of them fell silent and thought carefully.

After a long time, Gongsun Du looked at Wei Yu with anticipation and said, "How is it?" ”

Wei You smiled bitterly, got up and bowed deeply, and said, "The subordinates are incompetent!" ”

"That's it!" Gongsun Du rubbed his sore head and said, "You go and tell them that Cheng Pu and the others' expedition overseas is a confidential and important matter, and it is inconvenient to contact, and it will take more than half a year to go back and forth." ”

"Lord, this ......" Wei Yu was shocked, did this mean to give up?

Gongsun Du couldn't understand what he was thinking, but now it was time to make a choice.

"Hey~"

With a sigh, Gongsun Du said: "To this day, it is really unfair to Cheng Pu and their family to hide it any longer. However, a certain heart really didn't want to believe that Cheng Pu and they disappeared without a trace, so they were limited to more than half a year, not only to chat for comfort, but also to give Cheng Pu their last 'chance'. ”

After a pause, Gongsun Du shook his head again and said: "To be honest, although I haven't been to the Americas (well, I haven't been to this time and space), the distance I have traveled here is very well understood, and two years of travel is definitely more than enough." Now, nearly four years later, a certain ...... Ay! ”

Gongsun Du shook his head and said no more.

Wei You wanted to say if Cheng Pu and others rebelled and stayed overseas and didn't come back?

Although this is malicious speculation, it is unpredictable and reasonable. However, Wei You didn't say anything, but responded: "In this case, it will be limited to ten months, and in August next year, if Cheng Pu and the others are still returning, they will inform Mrs. Cheng and the others that they have died in battle." What does the lord think of such an arrangement? ”

Gongsun Du groaned for a while, and then agreed. Then Wei You was about to leave, but Gongsun Du stopped him and said: "In addition, the New Year is approaching, and I want to convene all the generals to discuss, and I also ask Qingping to prepare first." ”

"Yes, my lord." Wei You answered, and then asked, "Does the lord have the intention of sending troops?" ”

Now that the road is closed by heavy snow, it is difficult to make the trip, and although there are skis, they are not as good as horses. Yes, it's no wonder Wei Yu thinks so.

Gongsun Du shook his head and said: "No, I just think that the imperial court did not send troops to the north again this year, maybe it is because the follow-up is weak and unsustainable, and Tanshi Huai may not understand this year, but next year, it is difficult to say, so, it should be prepared early." ”。

"This ......" Wei You was very reluctant to believe that the imperial court had fallen to this point, but now Xianbei occupied more than half of the cities in Jiyouhe and other prefectures and counties, all of which profoundly exposed the weakness of the imperial court, and I had to believe it.

Immediately, Wei You retreated, preparing for the arrival of Xu Rong, Huang Zhong and others. Gongsun Du also sent his own soldiers to the cities and ordered the generals to go to Xiangping.