Li Tingzhi ran in front, and naturally took the first step, reined in the horse, and landed with a beautiful kick, and the tall man jumped to the ground more than a foot in front of the gate of the house in a measured manner, and bent his knees is a salute.

"Jieshuai, Xichuan has made Wang Kui and his entourage arrive."

Standing on the right side of the gate, the old man in a black robe, white beard and black scarf nodded slightly, and said, "It's hard work, you wait, let's go in and sit together." ”

Li Tingzhi looked flattering, bowed his head and said yes, turned back to Wang Kui and the others who had already dismounted, made a "please" gesture, and retreated to the side.

The people of Xichuan are naturally Wang Kui in the lead, a few vertical steps to the front, he is unequivocal, as soon as he lifts his robe, he kneels down on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general Wang Kui, meet the festival commander!" It's a sin to wait for a long time! ”

The black-robed Meng Heng smiled on his face, hurriedly took a step forward, held Wang Kui's hand with both hands, and said with a smile: "How can Lord Wang be so gifted?" I can't afford to be a colleague, you and I are colleagues, you are a town commander, and you should have the reserve of an important minister of the court, except for meeting the officials, you don't need to be like this for a dying old man like me. ”

Wang Kui refused, but said: "My lord can afford it!" Lord Yu Gong is also the ambassador of Xichuan Xuan, and he is Wang Kui's boss; Lord Yu is kind to Wang Kui, and Wang Kui can have today, and he can't do without the adult's own care. This ceremony, whether in public or private, is due, adults must not shirk, allow Wang Kui to bow! ”

Meng Heng smiled bitterly, but the white-bearded man next to him laughed, and said continuously: "Wang Dawen is a martial artist and is busy with the army, but it is rare to still remember the truth that the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring. Master Meng knows people in a good way, teaches people in a good way, and is really a hero today! ”

Meng Heng shook his head again and again, and said with a smile: "Master Dong laughed at me." ”

He helped Wang Kui up, pointed to the white-bearded man next to him and introduced: "This is Lord Dong Huai, the envoy of the Yangtze River along the river, he has been cultivating the Yangtze River for decades, and the water war is unparalleled, and you also have many rivers in Sichuan, and you will be close to Lord Dong in the future, and you will definitely benefit a lot." ”

Wang Kui hurriedly saluted Dong Huai, and Dong Huai feigned anger: "Lord Wang came to kill me again!" "While returning the salute.

Just a greeting, the door is naturally not a place to introduce each other carefully, so Wang Kui simply said that after the generals of Xichuan were behind, the group walked towards the mansion under the leadership of Meng Hui.

The eldest grandson Hong followed behind Wang Kui, looking at it all the way with admiration and novelty.

Admiration is naturally to see Meng Heng, the first general of the Li Dynasty who joined the army at a young age and has been fighting all his life, standing alive in front of him, which is extremely rare. Now Meng Hui has passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, calculating his age, he is about fifty-one years old, with white hair on his temples, his face is covered with furrows, although his body is still upright, and his pace is still so vigorous, but the cough from time to time and the slightly rickety waist plate all show that the injuries accumulated on the prancing horse battlefield all year round and the functional aging brought about by age are slowly eroding this tough old man.

The novelty is to see the house. Originally, I thought that the big man who lived in Jinghu and the military and political chief of Sichuan, not to mention that he must be extravagant and erosive, at least the life of grandeur and wealth was indispensable, there was the Song Dynasty, and the generosity and protection of officials were famous in all dynasties, and a large number of loose officials and nomads who did not do things could receive a lot of monthly salaries from the imperial court, not to mention Meng Heng, who was in a high position and held a lot of power.

The money passed from him leaked a little, and the people of a state and a government could not be used up for several years.

But this mansion, although it is big, is simple, or very simple.

There is a circle of walls outside, a courtyard separated by several moon gates inside, white walls and tiles, simple beams and columns, all of which are the style of ordinary people, no carved beams and painted buildings, no rockery pools, exquisite cloisters and pavilions that are common in the homes of ordinary eunuchs, and ingenious buildings and Yao Chi, there are none here.

Many pines and cypresses, a few clumps of green bamboo, are the only embellishments.

Changsun Hong even saw that the rooms and kitchens in this courtyard were still thatched houses.

"This day is more economical than that of adults." Jiulong Onde was originally a cautious person, but when he saw all this, he couldn't help but lean close to Changsun Hong's ear and whispered: "Where is this adult's money used?" ”

Eldest Sun Hong shook his head, noncommittal, how did he know.

Wang Kui walked in front of him, but he heard it, he turned his head and explained to the two in a low voice: "Lord Meng has a frank life, which is very different from other generals who drink the blood of soldiers. Others treat those who are soldiers as cash cows, and they use different methods to squeeze them. He was a soldier as a brother and nephew, and the court's rewards were all given to the soldiers, so he had no long things and lived a simple life. ”

The eldest grandson Hong suddenly understood that there was such a thing in it, and Jiulong Onde also looked surprised and nodded again and again.

A group of people passed through the second gate and came to the hall of the house, but the house was extremely wide, several large and high beams and pillars held up the huge hall house brightly, but the house was magnificent, but it was a little empty inside, in addition to the necessary tables and chairs, there was no exquisite frame, no hanging lamp, no curtain screen, flowers and grass plaques, a few calligraphy and paintings from Meng Heng himself hung on the wall, several straw curtains hung on the window frame, and even the basic tables and chairs were also very ordinary road goods.

An old servant came over and led everyone in Xichuan to the other side to rest, after all, there were too many people, and there was no need. Only Wang Kui and Changsun Hong followed Meng Hui and Dong Huai into the hall.

sat down for tea, Meng Hui and Dong Huai sat on it, and Wang Kui and Changsun Hong naturally sat in the guest seats.

"Jieshuai, this is the training envoy of the Xichuan Rongzhou regiment, and the eldest grandson Hong of the king of Dali, this time the court called, and his name is also there, so he came with me." The guest and host took a sip of water, and Wang Kui opened his mouth to introduce Changsun Hong.

Eldest Sun Hong hurriedly stood up and arched his hands at Meng Heng and Dong Huai.

"Oh?" Dong Huai blinked and spoke first: "I heard about the Xichuan War, this little brother made great efforts to drag the northern captives in the mountains of western Sichuan, so as to avoid the loss of Kuimen and the great battle of the Yangtze River, I didn't expect that the legendary three-headed and six-armed barbarian king was actually such a young and handsome boy, I really didn't expect it!" ”

He looked at it again and again, and his mouth was full of praise.

Meng Hui turned around and smiled at him, "How?" I didn't lie to you, you are willing to gamble and lose tonight and punish yourself with three cups! ”

"Willing, willing!" Dong Huai stroked his beard again and again, shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Where would I have thought that there are really such amazing young people in the world, as the so-called heroes come out of teenagers, it seems that my brains are no longer enough." ”

He stood up, bowed to the eldest Sun Hong, and said respectfully, "Thank you to the little brother!" ”

The eldest grandson Hong was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know why, he didn't help this old man.

Meng Hui opened his mouth, so as to dispel his doubts, and only heard Meng Heng say: "This thanks, but the eldest grandson and little brother deserve it." Last year, the northern captives went south and swept through Sichuan, seeing that the soldiers were about to sweep through Kuizhou and go east out of Kuimen. Kuimen is the gateway to Jinghu, once lost, the north is down the river, the south of the Yangtze River is bound to be unstable, and the crisis is the society of the dynasty. The official dispatched troops to Shizhou to block the road to the east, and Lord Dong, as an envoy along the river, was also as anxious as burning his eyebrows, after all, the defense of the river is the function of the envoy along the river. ”

"Yes, little brother, you may not know how dangerous the situation was at that time." Dong Huai said, speaking of the past, he couldn't help but feel a lot of feelings, and the meaning of luck in his tone was very strong: "The king of Beiyuzong is warm and does not spend, and the general Chahan besieges Luzhou on the east road, and the army is stationed in Chaohu, and there is the intention of building a boat into the Yangtze River, and the situation in the two Huai is very critical, Du Gao sticks to Luzhou and fights alone. I transferred all the main forces of the water division, and there is no spare strength to support Kuimen, Master Meng only has some old and weak sailors here, once the Beiyu West Route Army breaks through Kuimen, the consequences ...... I can't think about it. ”

Dong Huai wiped the sweat on his head, probably glad that the head on his neck could still stay steadily, which was a blessing.

"So, little brother, oh no, Lord Eldest Sun." Meng Hui looked at Changsun Hong deeply, with a serious expression: "The Great Song Dynasty can survive that catastrophe and keep today's borders, if you talk about merit, you will be a great contribution." If you hadn't dragged the main force of Beiyu West Road in Xichuan and avoided the dilemma of facing the enemy on both sides, what the overall situation was, I really don't know what the situation would be now. ”

"Say something that shouldn't be said, eldest grandson, you are our nobleman."

(End of chapter)