Night gradually fell, and the Yan army left the battlefield. Considering the fatigue of the soldiers and horses and the serious casualties, the king of Yan decided not to entangle with Ping'an anymore, so he pulled out his camp overnight and detoured to the north. It wasn't until midnight that the army set up camp and boiled water to cook and rest.

The snow had stopped, the noise of the day had vanished, and all that remained in the night was the moaning of the wounded soldiers.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the Chinese army, and only then did he have time to talk to King Yan. He saluted first, hugged his fists and said: "When the news of my father's stay in Dongchang reached Beiping, everyone in the family was very worried. The mother concubine was the most worried, and kept sighing, asking her sons to bring troops to assist her father. ”

King Yan nodded and praised: "Gao Xu defeated Wu Jie's troops in one battle, eliminating a big trouble for me. ”

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: "The elite of the official infantry are in the hands of Sheng Yong and Ping'an, and the soldiers under Wu Jie are unbearable. Wu Jie failed to prepare for the north in advance, and was caught off guard, and he was almost crushed at the touch of a button! Erchen is just a trick. ”

King Yan smiled reluctantly: "Soldiers are not tired of cheating, who can Wu Jie blame if he is defenseless?" Last time, Xu Kai was arrested, and he scolded me for sneaking up! ”

The generals next to him all laughed when they heard this, as if they were laughing at Xu Kai.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Ping'an's men and horses are not so easy to deal with, Erchen first saw that his right flank was turbulent, thinking that he could be defeated by a flank attack, but he still failed to help his father break through the big array, and he kept peace until dark. ”

King Yan said: "You're right! The officers and soldiers first lost all the elite cavalry, and now the infantry and fighters are all in the hands of the two; Sheng Yong's infantry battalion is even more powerful, and with the art of infantry, it is far more than Ping'an. But the two of them did not have many elite soldiers in their hands, and other officers and soldiers were not so brave and good at fighting. In the future, as long as we don't underestimate the enemy, we can still defeat the official army! ”

Not long ago, the Yan army suffered a big loss, and then the king of Yan gradually regained his confidence. There are some methods, Zhu Gaoxu admires his father very much.

King Yan looked back left and right, his eyes were blazing, and he showed no frustration and frustration, and encouraged everyone: "The weather is cold for a while, and the soldiers are hard, our army will return to Beiping first, wait for the weather to be a little warmer, and then go south to break the official army!" ”

"The prince is wise!" The generals will bow down one after another.

After speaking, everyone went back to the camp to rest for a while. After only resting for three hours, before dawn the next day, the Yan army pulled out the camp and returned north.

…… In the first month, the Lantern Festival has not yet arrived, and the breath of the New Year is not far away. But the Zhang family is different from other families, there is a white cloth hanging on the door of Zhang's house, and there is a mourning inside and outside, and they are doing white things.

The Taoist priests in the mourning hall played percussion instruments and sang words to surpass the dead. The lead singer who was striking with a copper shovel chanted for a while, then bowed and told his family: "Bye! ”

The family members who knelt on the futon, clothed in linen and wore filial piety, followed and kowtowed to the spiritual seat. A group of women wept the most fiercely, and almost fainted. And Zhang Fu, who was kneeling at the front, didn't make a sound, but his eyes were red and there were tears on his face.

Zhang Fu was sad, but suddenly felt something else: responsibility.

When his father was there, he had an important place in the Yanwang Mansion. Whether it is outside or at home, it is the father who has the final say, and it is also the father who supports the beams. Zhang Fu only needs to do his duty under the protection of the halo.

But now, the father was lying in the coffin, and the hall was full of large families, mostly women and children. Who does this big family rely on?

Zhang Fu felt that when he stood up and carried the rise and fall of the entire family, it suddenly came!

He was a little heavy, a little trembling, but after kowtowing, he knelt before the spirit and puffed up his chest. A sense of responsibility came to my heart.

Zhang Fu's ears listened to the Taoist priest's chanting and the crying of his family, but he didn't say anything. During the lengthy dojo rituals, he thought a lot...... Only borrowing the exploits and accumulation of his father's life, the huge family will not last long. He Zhang Fu must do more on the foundation laid by his father.

The dojo was done for a while, and the Taoist priests rested for the time being. The guests came in one after another, bowed to Zhang Yu's coffin and spiritual seat, and said some words to Zhang Fu to comfort his family.

After Zhu Neng came in, he walked straight to the coffin that was not covered with the coffin board, and squatted next to him to look at Zhang Yu inside. Everyone looked sideways, and when they saw that Zhang Fu was silent, everyone did not step forward to interfere. Zhang Fu let Zhu Neng mutter.

There were a lot of guests here today, and Zhang Fu felt from this scene that the Zhang family's connections were still there, and everything didn't really collapse.

"King Yan has arrived!" Suddenly, someone shouted.

Zhang Fu didn't care much, got up from the futon, greeted him outside the door, and went to greet King Yan with a sad face. I saw that King Yan and his three sons came, and they were dressed in plain robes.

Zhang Fu cried out and was about to kneel down. King Yan held it up, "Zhang Fu, the festival mourns and changes." ”

"Father's unfulfilled wish, my son will do his best......" Zhang Fu cried sadly.

"Very good, ambitious." King Yan nodded. He walked into the mourning hall, and went straight to the edge of the coffin, looked at the corpse inside and said, "Zhang Yu, you left too early. You can rest assured that you can close your eyes, the family members of the Zhang family, as long as I am there, I will protect you. ”

Zhang Fu hurriedly said: "My father has knowledge under the spring, and I will thank the prince for his kindness!" ”

King Yan sighed a few times, bowed to the coffin, then turned around, grabbed Zhang Fu's wrist and walked out, and then turned back to his three sons and said, "You also go and salute." ”

King Yan pulled Zhang Fu under the eaves outside and said, "Generals, I am the closest to your father. ”

Zhang Fu bowed and listened.

King Yan continued: "My eldest daughter-in-law mentioned that matter before, and wanted your sister to be the second concubine of the prince, but your father ...... Alas! ”

"What the prince said is that the last general and other brothers and sisters must be filial piety." Zhang Fudao.

The princess had already mentioned this matter, and Zhang Yu was noncommittal before, saying that she wanted to ask King Yan, but King Yan never mentioned it.

In fact, according to Zhang Fu's considerations, he coincided with his father Zhang Yu, and he didn't want to marry his son so early!

Whether his sister is a concubine or not, he actually thinks it's okay, but he thinks it's too early...... Now who doesn't know the merits of King Gaoyang, the second son of King Yan? Although the prince is the eldest son of Yan Wangyan, he is too fat and useless! I can't really tell what will happen in the future.

At this time, King Yan said again: "I already agreed, and I was looking for a chance to talk to your father." Now you can only pass for a while, you first guard filial piety for Zhang Yu. But don't worry, your father is gone, and I will be the master of your brothers and sisters when the time comes. ”

When Zhang Fu heard this, he knew that everything was a foregone conclusion, and his little wait-and-see caution was useless.

King Yan has already made up his mind, but he Zhang Fu still dares to refuse? King Yan is still there, if Zhang Fu wants to show the intention of choosing someone, it is really a situation where his father dies and the Zhang family will face a situation where sooner or later it will be over!

Zhang Fu immediately bowed and said: "Everything is arranged by the prince." ”