Chapter 230: There are thorns in the road
Early the next morning, Cui Xi led people and caught up with the advancing mission.
When he came to Wei Wuji's approach, Cui Xi bowed down directly and said, "Son, minister...... Incompetent ......"
Wei Wuji stopped, glanced at Cui Yi who was tired, and then said, "Get up, you've worked hard too, go and rest!" ”
Cui Xi didn't expect to be able to pass the test so easily, and was stunned for a while before saying, "Thank you, Son!" ”
Wei Wuji nodded, motioning for him to go.
As soon as Cui Yi pulled the reins, he went to the back of the team, and after a busy night, they should take a rest.
Coming to his subordinates, Cui Yi breathed a sigh of relief before he said, "The son has an order, let's rest!" ”
After a while, the military marquis asked, "My lord, the prince will not hold us accountable?" ”
As soon as Cui Yi heard this, he understood that this was also everyone's thoughts, so he shouted to the four people: "Childe said that we have worked hard, let us have a good rest!" ”
As soon as he heard this, the team of more than a thousand people immediately let out cheers, and Wei Wuji, who was in front, couldn't help but glance back.
At this time, Cui Xi also casually said to the military marquis: "Don't worry about the position under your buttocks, take a good rest!" ”
As soon as he heard Cui Xi's words, the military marquis breathed a sigh of relief, but then he said with a bitter face: "My lord, how can we rest well when this mission is marching!" ”
Cui Yi rolled his eyes, and then said, "You can't rest when you ride on a horse?" Have you ridden in vain? ”
After two reprimands, Cui Yi stopped talking and walked to the front of his subordinates by himself.
Then he slowly bent down, put his hands on the horse's neck, and at the same time ...... The soldiers behind Cui Yi also followed suit, presumably this is how they rest on horseback.
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The mission continued to move forward, and the further it went, the more it saw changes along the way.
Unlike the war-torn areas north of Xinle, after passing through Xinle, the situation in Chendi is much better, at least there are still people in many villages.
But the situation was not much better, looking at the skinny appearance of those people, Wei Wuji was sure that they were much worse than their compatriots crowded in Xinle City in terms of living standards.
All of them had vegetables on their faces, and when they saw outsiders coming, they all hid in the house, and when they saw that it was a large army crossing, they didn't even dare to make a sound.
And the two county towns he encountered along the way were also slightly dilapidated, so dilapidated that Wei Wuji didn't even have the heart to go in.
Five days later, the Wei delegation came to the border of Chendi, which was also the edge of the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, and was about to enter the so-called Wangji.
And in order to enter Wangji, Wei Wuji and the others had to cross a natural danger, which was a surging river.
This natural danger can be described as an important barrier to the north of the Zhou Dynasty, and the two great powers of Wei and Qin are blocked by it on the north bank, and it is difficult to directly threaten Wangji.
Luoyundu ...... The narrowest part of the river on the Chen-Zhou border became a natural ferry.
It is said to be the narrowest place, but according to Wei Wuji's estimate, the big river here is also more than 100 meters wide, which is not as good as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in his previous life.
Since it is a ferry, there are naturally boats, but compared to the so many people in the Wei delegation, the boats here are nervous.
In fact, just three days ago, there was a temporary pontoon bridge built by the Chu and Wu armies.
But this was actually nothing, because even if Wei Wuji and the others hurried quickly, they would not be able to cross this pontoon bridge, and the Second Council of Chu and Wu would dismantle it before they arrived.
When crossing the river, there was also a small episode, that is, the garrison captain of Zhou Wangjun, who saw Wei Wuji and others with strong soldiers and horses, and did not let them cross the border.
No matter how Qu Weidao explained, he said that the entourage was to escort Yunyun, but Captain Wang didn't stop at all, saying that he could only let 200 people cross the border.
In the end, Wei Wuji stood up and said that if everyone was not allowed to cross the border, then the entire Wei delegation would go back, so that the captain of the capital would be frightened.
Then the lieutenant had to send someone to explain the situation to Shang Luo, and as for how the above decided, it was none of his business.
Then after a delay of three days at the ferry, Wei Wuji and the others waited for Shangluo's will, the will of the Son of Heaven.
In the end, the compromise could only allow Wei Wuji and others to cross the border, and the rest of the people could not cross the border.
So...... Since Wei Wuji only compromised after discussion, after all, this is Wang Ji, and it is really impossible for the envoys of Fanguo to bring such an army into the country.
Of course, you have to say that Chu Wu with tens of thousands of troops is not still rampant in the territory of the Zhou Chamber.
But these two things are not of the same nature at all, at least now in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, Chu Wu is loyal and Wei Hou is a traitor.
For the candidates for transit, the military guards were cut in half, and Cui Xi's men and horses were cut in half, and in this way, a new Wei mission was established.
The part of the people who were left behind were stationed near Luoyundu, and there were basically no major resistance forces in Chendi anyway, so their safety could be guaranteed.
Entering Wangji, Wei Wuji didn't feel any difference, it was as lifeless as Chen Di.
Although there was no war, compared to the people of Chendi, the situation in Zhoumu was not much better, and the roads were sparsely populated, and even abandoned villages could be seen.
Obviously, although there has been no invasion for decades, the transit of other armies still brought disaster to the people of Wangji.
This is also a situation that Wei Wuji and the others knew in advance, otherwise how could the Son of Heaven, who was severely humiliated by Wei Hou, take the initiative to help eliminate the war, he really couldn't afford it.
"Master Qu, you said that my son privately decided to cut the number of envoys in half, will my father blame me?" While hurrying away, Wei Wuji also asked.
Qu Weidao shook his head beside him, and then said: "Don't worry, if it weren't for Gongzi's presence, maybe the minister would have fully agreed to the lieutenant and only brought the people of Dahonglu to the peace discussion!" ”
As soon as he heard this, Wei Wuji said unconsciously in his heart: It's not possible, you will definitely not be able to bear it, and then you will be at the mercy of others!
Wei Wuji was convinced of this, Qu Weidao was such a person, because he felt that he was "in the wrong".
I don't know what Daddy sent this person to do, did he take a fancy to his brainlessness? Dead brains can't turn around, and it's not like they've been tricked.
At this time, Qu Weidao suddenly sighed with emotion: "Childe, let's lead the troops on the Hajj, it's really a big trespass!" ”
Wei Wuji rolled his eyes and arrogantly ...... My own father and grandfather, I have been trying to fight until Shangluo gets it, okay, what is the arrogance!
Wei Wuji said in a deep voice: "Master Qu, don't think about these useless things, what we should be worried about now is how people will embarrass us next!" ”
This sentence woke Qu Weidao up, and I am afraid that it is better to be free in Chen Di in the future, and the difficulty of Luoyundu may be the beginning.
Sure enough, during the next trip, Wei Wuji and the others were interrogated seven or eight times, and they were heavily armed troops.
Even on two occasions, Wei Wuji recognized the army being interrogated as the Chu army, not the Wang army as it should be.
Although there was some humiliation, Wei Wuji still endured it, and now he is really on someone else's territory, and he has to carry a little tail between his legs in everything.
Not only was it interrogated, but the Zhou family was in charge of a county, and the two county towns he passed by along the way did not let Wei Wuji in, even if he promised to bring only the guards.
It's just a look that he can't get used to and looks down on, which makes Wei Wuji almost burst into flames, and this anger is really unbearable.
Finally, four days after leaving Luoyundu, Wei Wuji and his party came to the outside of a huge city.
Shangluo has arrived!