Chapter 502: Half a Day's Leisure

Outside Xiangping City, on the official road near Xiangping City, people and animals pass by from time to time, so the snow on the official road is not very much, and a lot of snow is trampled into water by people and animals coming and going, and the water freezes into ice and is sealed on the official road. It can be predicted that when spring comes, it will be a muddy place.

On the official road, there has been a queue from afar. The team was huge, and there were no less than 500 people. Among them, there are also horse-drawn carriages mixed in.

When the team approached, the soldier guarding Xiangping couldn't help but be surprised. I saw that in front of the team were more than a dozen soldiers armed with bows and crossbows and wearing white robes, but behind these soldiers were Su Mo people wearing tattered animal skin cotton clothes. On both sides of the Sumo people, from time to time, there were white-robed soldiers riding war horses or on foot, all of them holding crossbow machines in their hands. Several carriages followed behind, with deep rut marks, and it seemed that the contents of the carriage were not light.

The guards of the city suddenly remembered that someone came to Xiangping yesterday, saying that they were looking for a guide who knew about the Sumo tribe. And his own commander was unusually polite to these people who wore white robes and had a strong temperament. Now that I think about it, it seems that those people from yesterday and the people in white robes in front of me are dressed the same!

"Who are you waiting for? What happened to entering Xiangping? Although he had already guessed the origin of these people, the soldier guarding the city gate still asked.

"We are the reconnaissance battalion under the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, and we were ordered to clear out the Sumo tribe that attacked my Tang convoy, and today we have cut off a tribe, and we are now escorted back to Xiangping, waiting for Lord Su to deal with it!" The scout at the front said loudly.

Xiangping is the city gate here, people come and go, and there is no shortage of foreign clans passing here. Many of them knew about the looting of the Tang Army's material convoy, and they also knew about the announcement issued by Su Dingfang. Now, when these soldiers say that they have wiped out a tribe of Sumo people, their hearts are shocked.

The soldier also panicked, and hurriedly got out of the way, allowing the team to enter Xiangping City.

When entering the city, the people in the city rushed to watch.

When the news spread throughout Liaodong and Pyongyang, the two places were shaken, and all ethnic groups were shocked. For a long time, I'm afraid that these aliens will honestly be human beings with their tails between their legs.

The second person was another team escorting the Su people to Xiangping.

So far, the two Sumo tribes that attacked the Datang material transport convoy that day were all arrested.

Su Dingfang also rushed to Xiangping from Pyongyang to deal with these prisoners.

The leaders and elders of the two tribes were all beheaded for public display, and their heads were hung on the wall of Xiangping, while the rest of the ordinary Su Mo people were confiscated into lowly status, slaves and maids.

After severely punishing these two tribes to set an example, Su Dingfang took out a part of the grain and cotton cloth and sold them at a low price to various foreign races in Pyongyang, eastern Liaodong. Beat a stick and give a date, and all the aliens in Pyongyang, Liaodong, are obedient.

In the end, Su Dingfang sent a copy of the results of the handling here to Chang'an, and at the same time there was a letter of guilt, saying that he made his own decisions without His Majesty's consent, but in order to stabilize the situation in Liaodong, he hoped that His Majesty would understand.

"Actually, those people are also pitiful!" Zhang Yunwen was half-lying on the Taishi's chair, and a pair of sock-wearing feet were placed by the fire to keep warm. Opposite him, Zhang Che held a brush in his red hand, wrote something on a piece of paper, and looked up from time to time at his leisurely father and mother sitting by the fire, holding an embroidery needle.

The whole room was closed, and there was a bad smell of burning wood, but it was as warm as spring, and it was leisurely to sit in it, read a book, and drink tea.

When Su Dingfang mercilessly dealt with the news of the Su Mo people and sent it back to Chang'an, Zhang Yunwen said lightly to Li Yu beside him.

Li Yu couldn't listen to those topics such as murder and beheading, and couldn't help frowning. Zhi Rou nodded approvingly: "Yes, when our Xi people spent the winter, we were worried about whether there was enough food to eat until the beginning of spring, and whether there was enough fur to resist the cold." These millet people robbed grain, grass and cotton, presumably because they did not prepare enough food and cold materials this year, so they would take risks! Otherwise, who would want to risk killing their heads to come out and rob them! In particular, the target of the robbery was the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate. ”

Wang Yan said with a smile on the side: "There is a shortage of food and cold materials in Liaodong, if our caravan can sell grain and cotton, we will definitely be able to make a lot of money!" ”

Zhang Yunwen listened to Wang Yan's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Eldest sister, we are talking about this Su Mo person, but we didn't say how to make money!" ”

Wang Yan glanced at Zhang Yunwen: "I'm your wife, not an eldest sister!" ”

Opposite Zhang Yunwen, Zhang Che cautiously glanced at his father and mother, and quickly lowered his head. However, this glance did not escape Zhang Yunwen's eyes. Zhang Yunwen coughed lightly, and said with a straight face: "Che'er, if you don't pay attention to the words, copy it five more times!" Hmm, go next door and copy it! ”

Zhang Che was dumbfounded, glanced at Zhang Yunwen, then at his mother, and sent a signal for help to Li Yu, but it was useless, and finally he had to take a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the next door to copy the book.

"He's your son, why are you like this!" Wang Yan said dissatisfiedly.

"Hmph, who told that kid to eavesdrop on us! Who called him my son! Zhang Yunwen said confidently.

Wang Yan shook her head helplessly, causing Li Yu and Zhirou to let out a burst of coquettish laughter.

As soon as Zhang Che left, the soft arm shook Zhang Yunwen's arm and said, "Well, Xianggong, let's play mahjong!" ”

It's early March, but the weather is still bitterly cold. However, this cold is not caused by the howling northwest wind, but by the melting of the snow and ice in the gusts of spring breeze.

Today's Zhang Yunwen, in addition to going to the court every few days and looking at the operation of various departments by the way, spends a lot of time at home, either teaching his children to read and learn calligraphy, or getting together with his wife to play mahjong and the like, and living a happy life.

Now, Zhang Ji has been in the gendarmerie camp for a year, and the progress made during that time is obvious. That head alone is half a head taller than a child of the same age, and his body is even stronger, and he actually has muscle bumps on his body. The only regret is that the original white and pure face was tanned, which made Li Yu feel distressed.

Zhang Yunwen considered sending him to study in Guozijian this year, after all, training in the military camp alone was not a solution. Now, this kid has a silent personality, and he doesn't talk much at home during the Spring Festival, but when he does things, he is resolute and has a bit of temperament. This made Zhang Yunwen quite satisfied.

And Zhang Yunwen's girl Zhang Yan, whose personality is diametrically opposed to Zhang Ji, is mixed with all the ladies in Chang'an City, lively and cheerful. And the character has inherited the personality of Zhirou, which is extremely strong. It is said that many noble royal families in Chang'an City have hit the head of Zhang Yan, who has begun to become a big girl.

The rest is this one. Because Zhang Che was born prematurely and his body was weak, Zhang Yunwen had no intention of letting him join the army, but was ready to teach him to study hard, and even prepared to teach Zhang Che mathematics, physics, chemistry, nature and other later generations in person. However, considering that he is still too young now, he does not teach it for the time being, but reads enlightenment books such as "Thousand Character Essays", "Enlightenment Teachings", and "Selected Literature" at home every day.

Zhang Yunwen's days make others envious. When people like Wang Xuance, Zhang Wenjun, Lu Chengqing and others came to Chang'an, they saw Zhang Yunwen's leisurely appearance, and said sourly: "Lord Guogong is really a blessing, guarding his wife and beautiful family, looking at the ** child, enjoying the joy of family, living like this, I am really envious of me!" ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he laughed and said: "Now that the four seas are peaceful, our generals are enjoying peace!" Isn't it wonderful that everyone is so happy? Besides, I'm just stealing half a day's free! ”