692,Battle of the Daimyofu (8)
Zhu Gui's sudden arrival and his words made Zheng Fei have to temporarily give up chasing Song Yan, and the "good news" he said was really good news, and there were three of them!
He said that he had just received an urgent report from the secret agent in Tokyo, that Zhang Shuye had been successfully sent to the front line of the battlefield by the imperial court, and had set off at the same time as sending this letter, and that he was on his way here at the moment, and that it would take about seven or eight days to arrive.
Another piece of good news is that the eyeliner that Ma Zhi planted in the East Palace actually got the evidence of Zhao Huan's secret alliance with the Jin State, it was a letter, but it was not a letter from Zhao Huan and the Jin State, but a letter from the officials sent by Zhao Huan to the Jin State to report the latest progress of the negotiations to Zhao Huan, and Zhao Huan even gave instructions on it.
The eyeliner had already handed over the letter to the investigators, but they were worried that such an important thing might be mistaken if it was delivered by pigeons, because there had been many cases where the pigeons had not reached their destinations as scheduled, and it was highly likely that the pigeons had been shot by hunters or eaten by predators such as eagles on the way. This letter was the only one, and it was impossible to avoid sending multiple letters in one letter, so they had to pass it manually, and the messenger was already on his way to this place.
The last news was quite subtle, Zhao Huan sent Zhang Shuye at the same time, and also handed over a sealed letter box to him, ordering him to personally hand over to the deputy marshal of the Song army after rushing to the front line, and Yao Gu, the envoy of Xihe.
Yao Gu is a famous general of the Northwest Army, and he is not an ordinary general of the Northwest Army, but one of the four major generals.
As we all know, the Northwest Army has guarded the northwest for generations, forming many families of generals in the Northwest Army, such as the famous family, the Gao family, the Wang family, the Yang family, the Liu family, the Yao family, and so on.
If the imperial court is the clear force that commands the Northwest Army, then these families are secretly maintaining the power of the Northwest Army, they are each strong, and they are intertwined with each other, if they are twisted into a rope, it is a terrible force that even the imperial court does not dare to offend easily!
And the contemporary Northwest Army has four commander-level figures, each of whom can represent the power of one or more generals behind him, and he plays a pivotal role in the Northwest Army! They are Seed Master Dao, Liu Zhongwu, Liu Fa and Yao Gu, among these people, Seed Master Dao, Liu Zhongwu and Yao Gu are all from Jiangmen families, Liu Fa is more alternative, he was born in poverty, and he can have later prominence by relying on his own desperate sword and sword, it stands to reason that this kind of non-family children are difficult to get ahead in the Northwest Army, because the opportunity is not even divided by the children of the family, and how to share it with others? But Liu Fa's bravery is admired even by the people of the Jiangmen family, and Liu Fa has shown his might several times and does not know how many children of the family have saved, so he has been accepted by those Jiangmen families, and over time he has become a representative.
Yao Gu is a heroic family of the Eight Classics, and he is an outstanding representative of the Yao family in contemporary times.
This time Zhao Huan wants to attack Zheng Fei, mainly relying on the Northwest Army, although Zheng Xiunian is powerful, he is a scholar after all, and his qualifications are too shallow, I am afraid it will be difficult to subdue the group of fierce generals of the Northwest Army, so it is necessary to select a big man in the Northwest Army from the Northwest Army to serve as the deputy commander of the army.
It's just that the four major generals of the Northwest Army today, Liu Fa has already surrendered to the thieves, and the master Dao has also been captured by the thieves, Liu Zhongwu is old, and the imperial court needs him to continue to stay in the northwest to continue to guard against the Xia Kingdom, and Liu Zhongwu is also famous for his close relationship with Tong Guan, which is suspicious of Zhao Huan, so this burden falls on Yao Gu's body, fortunately, Yao Gu is also the most suitable candidate, because almost everyone knows that Yao Gu and the Yao family have always been at odds with Tong Guan, as for why no one knows for a long time, But it is an indisputable fact that Yao Gu and the Yao family have been suppressed by Tong Guan for so many years.
And this also gave Zhao Huan a chance, Zhao Huan executed Tong Guan as soon as he came to power, and then used a large number of generals of the Western Army who had been persecuted and suppressed by Tong Guan to try to win over the Western Army, the powerful Yao family will naturally not be left behind, and the Yao family is also like a long drought and nectar, and the dead trees are like a long drought and a spring again, and they are grateful to Zhao Huan and are willingly loyal to Zhao Huan. In this way, Yao Gu was appointed deputy commander of the army and became the de facto controller of the 300,000 Song army.
The letter box is a special secret box that can only be opened with a special key, otherwise the letter inside can only be removed by violent destruction. Uncle Zhang didn't dare to open the letter box near the capital just in case, and he was going to open it again after he was far away from the capital to find out what was inside. But Zhang Shuye was almost certain that the envelope must contain extremely important news, because Zhao Huan was not present when he gave the envelope to him, and Zhao Huan specially instructed him that this matter must be kept secret, whether it is handed over to Yao Guqian or Yao Guhou, this matter must not be known to anyone, including Zheng Juzhong and Zheng Xiunian!
Zheng Fei was really in good spirits after hearing these news, everything was going smoothly as planned, as long as Uncle Zhang and that evidence arrived, the moment for Song and Liaoxia to turn against each other would come!
And about the things that Zhao Huan ordered Zhang Shuye to secretly hand over to Yao Gu, Zheng Fei couldn't help but have infinite curiosity in his heart, what tricks is Zhao Huan playing? actually let Uncle Zhang hide Zheng Juzhong and Zheng Xiunian at night?
It's just that ......, Zheng Fei couldn't help but smile when he thought of this, Zhao Huan never dreamed that Zhang Shuye was actually his own person, and giving anything to Zhang Shuye was equivalent to handing it over to himself.
Next, he just had to wait patiently, Zheng Fei was in a good mood, and all the happiness and unhappiness he had just thought about were immediately thrown out of his mind, and then he couldn't wait to immediately summon Zhu Wu, Wu Yong and others to tell them the news, Zhu Wu and others were also excited, and everyone immediately discussed the next more precise plan of action, nitpicking, and striving for perfection!
Three hours passed before the discussion was unknowing, and when the plan was finally decided, Zheng Fei and everyone stretched their waists only to find that the sky outside had darkened sometimes, and the lights had been lit in the house at some point, Zheng Fei couldn't help laughing at himself, everyone was so involved that they didn't even notice the outside world.
G......runt, I don't know whose stomach screamed, Zheng Fei smiled, smiled and said to everyone, "It's getting late, it's all ...... go back after eating at my place,"
When it came to the meal, Zheng Fei's heart jumped, and he secretly said bad in his heart, only then did he remember that Song Yan's matter had not been resolved, and the girl ran out crying from herself, if she didn't listen to it or ask, it would be a little inappropriate, so she had to go to the door to comfort her, otherwise she would be too sorry for Song Yun's sacrifice for herself.
Zheng Fei thought about it, and he couldn't care about eating, so he smiled apologetically at Zhu Wu and the others, "You don't have to wait for me to eat first, I'll go back when I go." After speaking, he raised his legs and walked out, and when he walked to the door, he did not forget to tell him to make an exception tonight and ask the cook to fry a few good dishes for Zhu Wu and others. Only Zhu Wu and the others were left with doubts on their faces, not knowing what the commander was in a hurry to do.
Zheng Fei came out of the house, took the war horse led by Li Sangen, turned over and galloped straight to the place where Ma Zhi and others lived, and after arriving after a while, the soldiers responsible for protecting Ma Zhi and others were shocked when they saw the commander arrive, and hurriedly came over to greet them, Zheng Fei turned over and dismounted and asked, "Have you ever seen Song Yan and Song girl come back?" ”
The leading soldier hurriedly replied, "Commander Hui, I haven't seen it, Miss Song didn't come back after she went out with a lunch box at noon." An hour ago, Master Ma Zhima also asked us, and then he went out with a few brothers to look for us, and he has not yet returned. ”
Somehow, Zheng Fei's heart was chuckling, and he secretly said that he was not ......?
However, Zheng Fei immediately threw that ominous thought out of his mind, and secretly said in his heart that it shouldn't be, isn't it just politely thanking her for cooking for himself? How can anyone be looking for death because of this? Even if Song Yan is really sad, she is such a strong woman, and she will not do stupid things.
But having said that, if Zheng Fei was not worried at all, it would be false, he immediately turned the horse's head, and was just about to order Li Sangen and others to go out with him to look for it, but saw several figures suddenly rushing in from outside, Zheng Fei took a look by the faint lantern light on the side of the road, it was actually Ma Zhi and others who came back, and then looked at him, either his entourage or the soldiers responsible for protecting them, there was still no Song Yan, and Ma Zhi's expression was obviously a little dignified,
That ominous feeling rose in Zheng Fei's heart again, and his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated, and he immediately turned over and dismounted to meet him.
Ma Zhi was shocked when he came close and saw that it was Zheng Fei, and hurriedly bowed down to give a salute, Zheng Fei nodded and asked urgently, "Brother Ma has found Miss Song?" ”
Ma Zhi was stunned and said, "Commander, how do you know ......?" ”
Zheng Fei shook his head and sighed, and immediately told everything about today's events.
Unexpectedly, Ma Zhi frowned when he heard this, and after only a moment of contemplation, his face changed greatly, and he exclaimed, "Oops! ”
Zheng Fei was taken aback, "What's wrong?" ”
Ma Zhi was just about to speak, but he looked left and right and whispered, "Commander, please take a step to speak!" ”
Zheng Fei was surprised in his heart, but he didn't hesitate to step aside with Ma Zhi, and Ma Zhi lowered his head and whispered, "Commander, don't you really understand Song Yan's intentions?" ”
Zheng Fei's heart was shocked, like a flash of light flashed in his mind, he instantly figured out many of the previous questions, and said with wide eyes and a face full of surprise, "You mean ......?!" ”
Ma Zhi nodded, with a look of affirmation,
"Since when?"
"If my subordinates are not mistaken, it will be on the night we came."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Zheng Fei said angrily,
"This ......, this ......," Ma Zhi rolled his eyes, what do others say about this kind of thing?
"Commander," Ma Zhi hurriedly continued, "The top priority is to let people go out to find it as soon as possible, Song Yan I understand, strong on the outside, delicate on the inside, all these years have survived by faith, it is especially easy to go to extremes, you have no intention of hurting her, I am afraid that she will misunderstand you because of this...... Well...... ...... dislike her, in case she gets into the horns, I'm afraid that I will do something stupid! ”
"Oh yes, yes, yes!" Zheng Fei reacted at this time, and hurriedly turned around and yelled at Li Sangai, "Third watch, quickly go and give orders, mobilize the guard regiment ......, and add a brigade!" Everyone is looking for Song Yan all over the city! Don't miss it anywhere! ”
After that, Zheng Fei looked up to the sky and sighed, extremely worried in his heart, Song Yan, Song Yan, stupid girl, don't do stupid things, otherwise I won't be able to pay off the debts of your brothers and sisters for the rest of my life!