(Today's first update)

When there were only two days left before the Chinese New Year, the Northwest Army of Jingdong Road finally rushed back, and since they stepped into Jingdong Road, they were warmly welcomed by the people along the way, and the news soon spread to Weizhou City, Zheng Fei personally led the people out of the city for ten miles, to meet the triumphant soldiers and ...... Warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country!

Cai You naturally had to go with him as a prison army, in fact, he also wanted to go, because he also had a task, which was to see for the imperial court whether Zheng Linfeng, Pang Wanchun, and Liu Fa had any conflicts because of the imperial court's reward, he didn't wait too long, just after noon, he saw a mighty team appear on the west road, and the Northwest Army returned!

Cai You peeked at Zheng Fei, only to see that his face sank like water, and he couldn't see any joy or anger, but he just looked intently at the Northwest Army that was gradually approaching, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Not long after, the Northwest Army was approaching, only to see that the front was Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa, the two of them rode horses to Zheng Fei first, the two of them turned over and dismounted together and gave Zheng Fei a standard military salute, and then knelt down on one knee together and respectfully hugged their fists,

"Subordinate Pang Wanchun, meet the commander!"

"Subordinate Liu Fa, meet the commander!"

Zheng Fei smiled slightly, but he didn't get off the horse, just raised his hand casually and said, "Two brothers, please get up, you don't have to make this big gift in the future, now one of you is the deputy envoy of Jinglu to appease, and the other is the governor of Yizhou, and the respect is not much worse than me, and if this salute is passed to the imperial court, there should be an official to join me." Although he smiled, anyone could hear the obvious coldness and alienation in those words,

Cai You's heart jumped violently, and secretly said that Zheng Linfeng's words didn't taste right......! Looking at Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa again, a trace of embarrassment flashed on their faces, and then the two looked at each other and hesitated slightly before standing up.

"Can you meet the Holy Lord in Tokyo this time? All is well, right? I said, why didn't you return on time, and I thought that you had encountered some accident and almost led the army to ......," Zheng Fei said here and suddenly paused,

Although Zheng Fei didn't finish his words, Cai You understood what Zheng Fei meant, and he couldn't help but immediately recall the days half a month ago, in those days, the Northwest Army did not come back on schedule, which caused a burst of tension up and down Jingdong Road.

Looking at Pang Wanchun again, after hearing this, he hurriedly replied with obvious nervousness, "It's all subordinates who are not good, and the subordinates have sent people to ask the commander for instructions...... but the road is too far, and the subordinates have not been able to get the commander's orders for a long time, and the imperial court has issued orders one after another to urge them to enter Beijing, and Liu Shuai and I have no choice but to ......,"

"Hehe......," Zheng Fei smiled and waved his hand, "Look at what you said, can I still resist the decree to prevent you from entering Beijing?" You can enter Beijing and be enthroned, which also represents my Heavenly Dao Army. ”

"Yes, yes," Pang Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The two of us have been graced to enter Beijing, and we can see the saint, the saint is in good health, and I also asked my subordinates to bring a message to the commander, and the saint said that if there is a chance, he will also invite the Duke of Qi to enter Beijing, and the saint also wants to see the pillars of the Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible." ”

Zheng Fei read two sentences softly, "Okay, I will definitely go if I have the opportunity." After that, he asked again, "What are the casualties of our army on the trip to the northwest?" ”

Pang Wanchun immediately replied, "Returning to the commander-in-chief, our army has lost a total of 6,339 people and disabled more than 1,700 people. ”

The faces of everyone present were gloomy, Zheng Fei let out a long sigh, and said sadly, "But are they all back?" ”

Pang Wanchun said, "Yes, the road is far away, and the soldiers who died in battle can only be brought back as ashes, and the disabled soldiers have also arranged for carriages and ox carts to follow the team." ”

"Back?!" Zheng Fei's brows suddenly furrowed when he heard this, and his face instantly sank, "The ashes and disabled soldiers are all at the back of the army?!" ”

Pang Wanchun and Liu Faju were both panicked, as if they remembered something, and hurriedly lowered their heads.

Zheng Fei snorted coldly and said coldly, "It's only been a few months since I went out, have you forgotten the traditions of my Heavenly Dao Army?!" After a trip to Tokyo, did you forget your duty?! ”

Pang Wanchun blushed, shook his head and said, "No...... Didn't forget! ”

"Then tell me what we should do with the dead and maimed!" Zheng Fei seemed to be angry,

Cai You became more and more confused the more he looked at it, he didn't know what was going on, and then he looked at Pang Wanchun, only to see him reply, "My Heavenly Dao Army...... In the event of a triumphant return, it is necessary to ...... The dead and wounded must be the first to enter the city, so that they can be the first to be greeted by the people, as a sign of respect for the warriors! ”

"Oh...... it turns out that the Heavenly Dao Army still has such a rule, Zheng Linfeng is angry because ......of this," Cai You suddenly realized, "It's just that again, rules are rules, no matter how Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa are also generals who have returned from the war, this matter is not a matter of principle, so blaming these two people will inevitably be a bit of a matter of using the topic to play." ”

Cai You couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief in his heart, and secretly said Judging from Zheng Linfeng's reaction, the court's divisive plan still had a little effect, haha, there will be a good show to watch in the future,

Looking at Pang Wanchun again, he suddenly knelt on the ground on his knees, "Commander, if your subordinates forget about this matter for a while, please punish the commander!" ”

"No, no, it's my fault!" Liu Fa also knelt on the ground, "Pang Shuai originally arranged it according to the rules, but I thought that the marching speed was too slow, so I proposed that it would be better to wait until before entering the city to arrange it like that, but who expected ...... that the commander would welcome ...... so far out of the city." ”

Zheng Fei squinted at Liu Fa, his face gradually softened a little, and said, "Oh......, I have wronged you if I dare to be affectionate." ”

Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa trembled, and hurriedly bowed, "The subordinates don't dare!" ”

"Get up," Zheng Fei shook his head and sighed, "This matter is related to our Heavenly Dao Army's respect for the undead, don't be sloppy, this time for the sake of your return from a long journey, I won't pursue it, and I won't take it as an example!" ”

Pang and Liu stood up at this time, their expressions were not very good-looking, and it was no wonder that anyone who came back from afar to greet them would not feel good with a basin of cold water.

"Alright, lead the army back to the city, the people of the city are waiting to meet you." Zheng Feidao,

"Yes!" Pang and Liu quickly got on their horses again, and then immediately commanded the sergeants to drive the wagons and ox carts carrying the ashes of the fallen soldiers and the disabled soldiers to the front of the army, and the Northwest Army went back to the direction of Weizhou City.

Cai You rode a horse and followed the army leisurely, only to see a smile on the corner of his mouth, not knowing what good things he was thinking.

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"Wan Chun, Liu Shuai, let you be wronged." In the conference hall of the Commander's Mansion, Zheng Fei said apologetically to Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa, and it was difficult to find the indifference and anger on his face that he had just shown outside the city.

Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa immediately flew towards Zheng with a military salute, "The subordinates don't dare." ”

Wu Yong stepped forward and said with a smile, "The imperial court has invested so much this time, why do you have to let them taste some sweetness?" ”

The whole hall was full of laughter,

"Pang Shuai, Liu Fa, tell us quickly, what is it like in the palace? Is it a gold brick covered in the floor? Wang Yin asked with curiosity on his face,

Pang Wanchun was about to answer, but was interrupted by Li Tianyan, who said to Wang Yin with contempt on his face, "Brother Yin, I said that you are old-fashioned, you still don't believe it, the palace is full of gold bricks, and there are rumors!" Come, Wan Chun, answer my question, is the imperial banquet delicious? Is there such a dish as dog meat in garlic paste? Li Tianyan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked,

"Tianyan, are you embarrassed to despise Lao Wang? You foodie is a foodie, Wan Chun and Liu Shuai don't pay attention to him, listen to me...... Are the palace maids in the palace all looking like fairies? The emperor wooed you so much, didn't reward the two of you? Wanchun, if you really appreciate it, you should confess it quickly, otherwise it will reach the ears of Xiaoyu girl, be careful to kneel on the washboard at night. Wu Song smiled evilly,

And all the people burst into laughter.

Pang Wanchun and Liu Fa glanced at each other, smiling, and their hearts were also warm, compared to the cold prison cell-like palace, it was the Heavenly Dao Army that warmed people's hearts the most!