Chapter 630: Ushering in the Send-off
Chapter 630: Ushering in the Send-off
The capital city of Fuchengmen.
In the morning, the gates of the city had been open for a long time, but the two long groups of people waiting to enter the city were stopped by the city guards. There was naturally some commotion in the crowd who didn't know what was going on, but under the full force of the soldiers, those voices finally turned into whispers. After a while, I saw a group of people turning from Xuanwumen Street at the other end of the street, and that group of people was only a few at first, but gradually more people followed, and soon gathered into a mighty team.
Seeing that half of the red jacket and half of the blue jacket, the people who were blocked outside the city understood that they were people in the army, and couldn't help but stretch their necks to look around. When everyone has passed, there are few good things to ask the city guards, but the news they heard is varied, and no one has a positive statement.
"That's the imperial court to plug Kaipingxing and Daning to increase troops!"
"Who said that? This is the emperor sending envoys to Tatar to have a showdown with Arutai, either surrender or exterminate the clan! ”
"Nonsense, it was sent to Duoyan Sanwei, Duoyan Sanwei betrayed the emperor first, and he was beaten to the ground, this time they want to dedicate the princess of their clan to the emperor as a princess!"
Countless voices of discussion did not affect the march of the team in the slightest. Because they were well-trained elite soldiers from top to bottom, except for the sound of neat footsteps, the occasional neighing of horses, and the sound of the wind blowing the flag, the rest of the way did not even hear a coughing sound, which looked extremely solemn and solemn.
From the time the candidate was decided to the time of departure, there were only two short days to make the festival, so many preparations were hurried. He has always been a good person, but now he is no longer alone, and this time he left his new wife to go to a foreign land, even with his personality, his face was tense when he first left the city. Thinking of the bite that Xiao Wu bit his shoulder last night, he couldn't help but reach out and gently press his shoulder, and the pain that was still not gone away suddenly made his heart flutter.
When he was nearly ten miles away from the official road out of the city, he suddenly saw a carriage next to the pavilion where passers-by were resting, and there was a person standing next to the carriage. His gaze only glanced at the shorter young man, and he recognized the man at once, and his hands couldn't help but clutch the reins.
I said that she should not send it, why does this stubborn girl still want to come, don't you know that this sight is even more worrying?
complained so much in his heart, but Wan Shijie's eyes couldn't help but fall on the pretty face he loved the most, on the crystal eyes, and on the lips that were biting hard. When he saw the hairpin on Xiao Wu's head, he couldn't help but thank God for the sharp eyes given to him. Although he, a poor boy, barely maintained a decent wedding, the only thing he really gave her from his hand was this silver hairpin.
He didn't think that cloth clothes and jinghai were women's virtues, she deserved better, and she would definitely give her a better one!
Although there are a thousand and ten thousand impulses to cling to that soft and promise again, but now in the army, Wan Shijie can only press and press, and even his eyes can't stay too long. He could only glance at the corner of his eye from time to time, and could only gently squirm his lips and say things she couldn't hear. It wasn't until he had completely walked past that he was ruthless and forced himself not to look back.
"On the World Festival, this mission is nominally to attack Tatar by Lianwara, but in fact it also has the meaning of investigating the reality of the three parts of Warat. None of the ministers in the court want to fight, but if you want to resist the emperor's intentions, it depends on the results of your trip. You also remember, the king's heart is not clear, you need to adapt to the situation, in the past, the Han and Su martial arts were precious, but how many nineteen years of life? Since the Yuan Festival has selected so many brave elites for you, then you still have a task, which is to bring them back safely! ”
Thinking of the old father-in-law's words, Wan Shijie straightened his waist. From this point on, all he had to do was come back safely and bring everyone back safely!
Next to the black oil carriage on the side of the road, Xiao Wu waited until the last person in the long line passed in front of him, and then immediately stomped his feet and turned around and got into the car. As soon as she put down the checkered cotton sbirf, her tears fell like pearls. In the past, whenever she watched her sister send her brother-in-law away, and whenever she saw her sister alone, she sat there in a daze, although she was worried, she had never experienced that kind of feeling. But now, she finally realized.
It's not pain, it's a kind of loss that is forcibly stripped from the heart. If she hadn't married him at this time, hadn't tasted the impropriety in front of others, and tossed the warmth and toss behind others, wouldn't she have suffered so much?
"Little Five."
Hearing this gentle voice, Xiao Wu suddenly realized that there was still Du Juan in the carriage, and hurriedly rubbed his eyes a few times with both hands, and wiped his face with his sleeve, and then raised his head. If Zhang Yue hadn't asked Du Juan to pick her up, she naturally wouldn't know which gate people would go out of the city, and she wouldn't have gotten into the carriage and waited here early after going out on the Wanshi Festival. Biting her lip to meet Du Xuan's gaze, she suddenly asked softly, "Sister, can he come back safely?" ”
"As long as you believe it, you can do it!"
Du Juan burst out without thinking about it, and when she saw Xiao Wu sniffling vigorously, she moved her body and took Xiao Wu in her arms. Zhang Yue once said last night that people can't help themselves in the court, even if they are the supreme son of heaven, they have to be restricted by rules and etiquette, and not everything can be done as they want. Fortunately, most of the entourages of Wanshijie can be trusted, and with his astuteness, he should be able to turn evil into good fortune like Zhang Yue.
At the same time, Zhang Yue was carefully pondering the military newspaper in his hand in the secretary's room. At first glance, this seems to be excellent good news - the king of Warat, the king of Kereyiti, the Taiping and the king of Warat, the king of Anle, and the vulture Polo, please pay tribute in the first month. The three parts of Warat are divided into the west of the world, and now that these two have made such a gesture, then the trip to Wanshijie should be more secure. However, the Dehuan of the Ross Department had previously expressed his willingness to crusade against Arutai for the striker, so why didn't he go on the table now?
"Master Zhang, someone from outside came to look for him, saying that he came from Qingzhou, and you still had dinner at his house back then!"
The yamen of each ministry is an important place, so whether it is a court official or a judge, the family servants have to go back when they are sent to the door, and there are few people who come here to find people, and the yamen of the military department is naturally no exception. It's just that if someone comes to look for it, whether Soap Li reports it depends on whether the person who is looking for it has a high enough status, or whether the benefits given by the person who came to find it are enough.
So, at this time, he took Zhang Yue to the door, and when he saw the young military officer looking at the two people next to the tethered horse pillar, he knew that he had done the right thing to report this time, so he slipped back with a smile. And Zhang Yue took three or two steps down the steps after the initial stunned, and nodded at them with a smile.
"Uncle Yang, I still want to know who is coming to Qingzhou, dare to love your father and son! Now the family is fine, the wheat harvest should have been finished a long time ago, how is the harvest in Zihedian Village? ”
When Lao Yang first saw Zhang Yue in Zihedian Village four years ago, he felt that the other party was kind and humble, and later learned that it was the official of Qingzhou Mansion, and he was amazed for a while. This time he came all the way to the capital, and he thought about finding this best talker in the past. But the Beijing division is too big, although everyone knows the four words of Lord Xiao Zhang, but the residence is very south, but there are well-wishers who let him go to the military headquarters to find it. It's just that he didn't expect Zhang Yue to recognize him at a glance, and he was so excited that he almost couldn't even speak. In the end, it was Yang Gou'er who helped him to salute, but was stopped by Zhang Yue.
"You have come all the way to the capital, and I should leave you to speak. But now is the time for the yamen to be on duty, and I can't leave without permission. So, dog, hold your father with me. ”
Yang Gou'er is now married to a daughter-in-law, so she is naturally not as impulsive as she was at the beginning, and she helped her father to follow Zhang Yue with a promise. followed into a teahouse, saw that Zhang Yue confessed to the shopkeeper, and then came over and instructed the two of them to sit here and rest and drink tea first, and when they came out at noon, he nodded hurriedly. As soon as the others left, he grinned at Old Yang.
"Dad, it's been more than four years, and Lord Zhang is still the same as he was back then, and he doesn't have the arrogance of the big man at all!"
"Of course, how many times did he personally go back to the village for this mutual aid association, and it was that humility and ease, who in these four towns and eight neighbors didn't say a good word about him? Our family is gone, there are so many productions, and your family is wealthy, and you have married a daughter-in-law...... Alas, it's easy to look forward to a good life, and no one wants to fight any more wars......"
He said this last sentence very lightly, but Yang Gou'er heard it clearly, and immediately sighed. So, although the shopkeeper was extremely attentive and thoughtful because of Zhang Yue's instructions, and served a few plates of snacks such as golden beans in addition to delivering tea, the father and son had no appetite at all. It wasn't until midnight that they saw Zhang Yue walk into the store again.
Zhang Yue had already ordered Soap Li to book a private room at a reliable restaurant nearby, and then took the father and son there. After entering the room and ordering a few dishes, he talked to Lao Yang, who was still a little restrained. A few old words and old things, the time of the past four years seems to have been shortened all of a sudden, and Lao Yang Tou thought of the situation when he entertained Zhang Yue for dinner at home in the past, and smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face unconsciously stretched.
When all the dishes were served, the guy held the big plate of food and retreated, and the old Yang Tou glanced at Yang Gou'er, who was swallowing saliva all over the table, and saw that he reluctantly went to the door and stood looking at the wind, so he habitually rubbed his hands, and his face showed a little uneasiness.
"Lord Xiao Zhang, Xiao Min and his son returned to Beijing this time, originally a seriously ill relative wanted to entrust his only son to us to raise, and wanted to sell his property back to his ancestral hometown of Qingzhou, so we got up early and took a carriage to hurry, and we spent a lot of money...... Ahem, I'm confused, and I'm going to say useless things. Xiaomin wanted to say that before we left, there were some strange rumors. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately paid attention and hurriedly asked, "What kind of rumors?" ”
"There is a Taoist temple in Le'an that sent someone to burn it to the Han Palace, which is nothing, but there are people in the village who are doing things in the Han Palace, and they were beaten to death, it is said that the princess is dead, she has something to do with it, and even her family is involved. When the palace came to fetch people, it was simply miserable......"
Speaking of this, Lao Yang couldn't help but shudder, and his voice, which was originally extremely low, became as low as a mosquito: "Xiaomin is really scared in his heart, and his nephew Xu Er said that the King of Han privately sent people to recruit private soldiers in Sixiang, which is obviously ill-intentioned!" They all say what prophecies and omens and the like, and the people don't understand, but I heard that there are strange things going on in the Qingzhou Mansion these days, the salt is 10% more expensive, and there is a shortage of rice and noodles...... If there is a real war, the land we have worked so hard to open will be destroyed! ”
Listening to Lao Yang Tou's more incoherent words became the more he spoke, and in the end he even trembled all over, his face was terrifyingly white, and Zhang Yue hurriedly comforted him a few words. It was easy to calm it down, and he pondered over the seemingly disorganized information. Suddenly, thinking of the word doctor, he only felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he stood up all of a sudden.
"Little Zhang's ......"
"Don't worry, Shandong won't fight, even if something happens, it won't implicate ordinary people!" Zhang Yue saw that Lao Yang's face was full of expectation, so he had to give a dose of reassurance, "I think that the chaos of the White Lotus Sect at the beginning was only calmed down suddenly, let alone now." You can only rest assured that you will go back to live your life, and since I have obtained these news, I will naturally not sit back and ignore them. ”
"Thank you, Lord Zhang, thank you, Lord Zhang!"
Lao Yang Tou suddenly felt that the stone hanging high in his heart fell suddenly, and he didn't know what to say, but Huo Di stood up and thanked him vigorously. It wasn't until Yang Gou'er, who was watching from the door, came back and reminded him that he realized his gaffe and hurriedly wiped his eyes there.
Knowing that this person is easy to live a good life, so he will be worried about gains and losses, plus this is an extremely rare clue, so where would Zhang Yue care about these performances of Lao Yangtou, and hurriedly beckoned the father and son to sit down and eat together. Seeing the sweet appearance of Lao Yang Tou and Yang Gou'er eating a big meal, he remembered the boiled beef without salt that he ate at Yang's house back then.
It was easy to clean up the peaceful situation in Shandong, and these people who had been digging in the field all their lives were easy to live a good life, if the war broke out again, wouldn't all the hard work in the past be in vain?