Chapter 684: I Like Talent the Most
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has just been canonized, is just a legendary figure for most people in the world, and the people in the Bazhou army naturally don't know about it. However, because there is only one prince today, but he has not been canonized as a prince before, there are naturally a lot of folk rumors, and some people have added fuel to the fire over the years, so the image of the little fat man outside Jinling is worse than that of him in Jinling.
Cruel and tyrannical, moody, lazy, unprofessional, unlearned, and unscrupulous...... All in all, almost completely unkind. Therefore, when Liu Jingxuan hurried back and handed over the matter of welcoming the prince to these most trusted soldiers, everyone only felt uneasy, especially when Liu Jingxuan was questioned why he was not there.
Therefore, no one expected that His Royal Highness the Prince, who was sitting in the carriage and looked a little majestic, would be so reasonable, and insisted on rushing over when he learned that there was a military intelligence alert in Bazhou. You must know that everyone has been mentally prepared, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dislikes that Bazhou is not safe, he will follow the order to escort him to Xiongzhou or other nearby states and counties.
So, after the little fat man's sincere words, the young officer looked moved, and then said in a deep voice: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so, then the general has to offend. Since there is an emergency military situation in Bazhou now, if we welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the city in a big way, I am afraid that Beiyan will have a bad heart after discovering this news. So ......"
Without waiting for the other party to finish his words, Yue Qianqiu interrupted: "Do you want us to disguise ourselves and enter Bazhou City among you people?" ”
The little fat man's eyes suddenly lit up, and when he saw that the young officer really said yes, he said without thinking: "The stakes are very high, although I am the prince, but when I am in the army, naturally everything is based on the military situation." Without further ado, get your clothes and we'll change them right away! ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acted so vigorously and resolutely, dozens of officers and soldiers were all surprised and surprised. The young officer in the lead immediately beckoned back, and immediately one of the six sergeants came over with a baggage. He quickly glanced at everyone's figures, and then took a bag separately and stepped forward with both hands: "Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to change this set." ”
Yue Qianqiu didn't say a word, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to take it, but directly boarded the carriage and lowered the curtain again. Seeing that the little fat man took off his robe without much hesitation, he opened the baggage, shook off the clothes inside and helped the little fat man put them on one by one, and helped sort out the collar and silk belt with a smile, seeing that the size was just right, he knew that even if there was no military intelligence alert before, Liu Jingxuan planned to do so.
When the outermost half-sleeve was tied, the curtain was suddenly opened, but a leather hat was handed in, Yue Qianqiu couldn't help grinning, turned around and buckled it on the little fat man's head, and then whispered and quipped: "It's quite like a young pawn in the army, it's just a little fat!" ”
The little fat man was immediately annoyed and angry, but for fear that people outside would hear about it and destroy his image, he could only glare at Yue Qianqiu viciously - it would be superfluous to be fat by three words!
Yue Qianqiu smiled, and immediately got off the carriage, only to see that everyone, including Xiao Jingxian and Zhou Jiyue, had changed into a sergeant's outfit, and he didn't care, he took off his coat first, put on a complete set of military uniforms in three or two, and waited for a leather hat that was exactly the same as the little fat man to put on his head, and he saw that everyone looked no different from the Bazhou Army at first glance, so he returned to the carriage.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, this carriage will be handed over to everyone in the Bazhou Army, let's go!"
Only then did the little fat man lift the curtain and bend down as calmly as possible. Seeing that the others were staring at him intently, he was a little uncomfortable, but he still glanced at everyone majestically: "Then set off and go to Bazhou City!" ”
Liu Jingxuan's personal soldiers were worried about whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could ride a horse independently and whether he could gallop on a horse, but when they were a little worried, they watched the little fat man step on the stirrup and jump on the back of the horse independently, and watched him shake the reins very skillfully.
And in the sound of rolling horses' hooves, Xiao Jingxian, who followed the little fat man, suddenly laughed and said: "It's better to be famous than to meet, even if others smeared it in the past, after seeing the real person, some rumors will be self-defeating." ”
"I didn't hear me, what did you just say?" The little fat man's ears naturally couldn't hear Xiao Jingxian's extremely low voice clearly, so he could only ask loudly. However, he saw Xiao Jing smile first, but he didn't mean to say anything more. Although he was full of suspicions, he was in a hurry at this time, and he could only secretly plan to go back and ask again.
However, Yue Qianqiu and the others, who were left and right before him, were all deaf and clear-sighted, and they heard Xiao Jingxian's words clearly. Qing Fengnian and the little monkey all secretly agreed, after all, whether it was getting along with people in the Wuying Pavilion before, or protecting people all the way to Bazhou this time, they all felt that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not perfect, he was still quite reasonable.
As for Yue Qianqiu and Zhou Jiyue, one of them spent so many years imperceptibly, and then they barely transformed the little fat man into a little bit of a look; One had hoped that the crown prince would be able to establish the corresponding authority, and not repeat the mistakes of the emperor being suppressed by the ministers in the previous years, and they were framed and calculated; Hearing Xiao Jingxian's words at this moment, they couldn't help but look at each other and laugh.
And the sergeants around him have their own people with sensitive ears, and some people have roughly heard Xiao Jingxian's words, and they have to think about it secretly for a while. If it is said that if anything happens in Jinling City, it is the Black Cauldron of the Northern Yan Autumn Hunting Division, which has become a joke that many officials and ordinary people talk about behind their backs, then in Bazhou City, everything is blamed on Beiyan, which has become a kind of political correctness.
At this moment, I don't know how many people are indignant in their hearts, how benevolent is the prince of our Great Wu, he was actually smeared and slandered like this by your Autumn Hunting Division! That King Jia has no achievements in the northwest, and he has close contacts with some corrupt officials in the imperial court, how can he compare to the legitimate bloodline of the current emperor?
Even if the little fat man is good at observing words and feelings, but this way galloping to Bazhou, although the healthy horse under the seat is well-trained, but the previous period of early and late return, and almost fell off the horse's back, is really his psychological shadow, so he was preoccupied with controlling the reins and driving the horse, he didn't pay attention at all, and the soldiers around him unconsciously looked at him differently from the beginning.
And after Yue Qianqiu glanced at Zhou Jiyue, he deliberately rode his horse close to the young officer who had come forward to negotiate with them before. He is both good at equestrianism and good at martial arts, so even if the current mount is not Snow White, he can still skillfully control the horse with only his legs, and he naturally has more room to gossip with the other party at this time.
After asking, he learned that the person was an orphan who was taken in by Liu Jingxuan who was in Beiyan many years ago, Liu Jingxuan personally named the person Liu Ling, and later with Liu Jingxuan returning from Beiyan, he deliberately asked: "You came back with General Liu, no one laughed at you for betraying your homeland?" ”
"What kind of homeland, my father and mother are gone, when I am alone on the streets waiting to die, which Beiyan people have taken pity on me?" Liu Ling smiled, his face showing a bit of anger, "What's more, whether I am a Northern Yan person or a Wu person who was taken captive, no one can say well, so naturally I will not stick to any Yan Wu people." All I know is that without the general, I would have died. ”
"You can really see it, if only the world were like you, it would be good." Even if the sound of horses' hooves was deafening, it didn't affect Yue Qianqiu's communication with the young officer next to him, who was no more than two years older than him, "Then all your martial arts are taught by General Liu?" Are you his apprentice, or a righteous son? ”
Liu Ling avoided Yue Qianqiu's enthusiastic gaze a little uncomfortably, and while lowering his head, even his voice was lowered: "The general is the person I admire the most, and it is already my third life lucky to be able to follow him, how dare I have other extravagant desires?" ”
"Just don't dare, or don't you want to? If you really want to worship him as a master, or recognize him as a father-in-law, I don't believe he will refuse! ”
Yue Qianqiu didn't want to let go as if he had broken the casserole and asked to the end: "If you just don't dare, then I'll go and tell him!" I forgot to tell you, I'm the head of the Xuandao Hall now, and when I see good talent and beauty, I will accept it, that's the duty of the head. As long as you worship under General Liu, then you will be my junior brother from now on, and we will be a family! ”
Zhou Jiyue was galloping on her horse, while listening distractedly to Yue Qianqiu's conversation with people, and when she heard that he was actually taking care of the person at the door, she was almost choked by the oncoming wind, and coughed several times in a row, which made the little fat man look at her with concern. She couldn't say that this was all Yue Qianqiu's fault, so she could only gesture to indicate that she was fine, but she couldn't help but be a little curious about how Liu Ling would answer.
Sure enough, people who are not familiar with Yue Qianqiu can't bear his style, and Liu Ling is extremely surprised. Caught in a dilemma, he was sluggish for a while, and then he had to shake his head with a wry smile and said: "Jiu Gongzi, don't make fun of me, a little person, how can I let you look at the solicitation?" ”
"As long as I can look at it, all of them are talents."
Yue Qianqiu didn't feel ashamed at all, and pointed at Zhou Jiyue, Qing Fengnian and the others: "Now the sect master of Zhou, who is the same as me as the crown prince, will not mention it for the time being, Senior Brother Qing of the Divine Bow Gate, the little monkey of the Iron Riding Club, and even the other people I invited to the Wuying Pavilion, which one is not a heroic talent?" Not to mention Zhen Rong, the current Jin King of Beiyan, who is far away in Beiyan and turned the tide at a critical moment. ”
Liu Ling didn't expect Yue Qianqiu to be so stubborn, not only gently and skillfully avoided his rhetorical question just now, but also forced him to ask himself if he was a heroic talent - he even thought with annoyance, if he was humble at this time, maybe when he turned around, Yue Qianqiu would say in front of Liu Jingxuan that he didn't have the heart of a strong man and was willing to be lewd......
Therefore, he could only whisper: "Ninth Prince, now that the enemy is present, is it okay to talk about this matter after retreating from the enemy?" ”
"Then it's decided, and when this battle is over, you will give me another answer." Yue Qianqiu didn't chase and fight, nodded with a smile, and controlled the mount under him to gradually lean to the right.
Seeing that except for the little fat man who had not so sensitive ears and had to look around the mount under him, the other three all looked at him, so he shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Master passed on the Xuandao Hall to me, and I, the shopkeeper, often leave affairs to my nephew Sun Li, and now I have to turn a few more people to join the Xuandao Hall, that is also the duty of the head of the house, isn't it?" ”
"You just say that you will be happy when you see the hunt." Zhou Jiyue bluntly debunked Yue Qianqiu's true purpose, and when she saw that people smiled and didn't refute it, she said angrily, "I'm fine, Senior Brother Qing, little monkey, who hasn't been abducted into a thief ship like this?" ”
The little fat man finally heard something this time, and besides, he just caught a glimpse of Yue Qianqiu going to talk to someone, and at this time he instinctively wanted to tease Yue Qianqiu a few words, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the oncoming wind almost poured into his mouth, and he could only quickly shut up, but looking at Yue Qianqiu's eyes, it inevitably brought out a little unkindness.
I haven't even gotten in touch yet, and you're actually robbing me!
However, when Bazhou City was in sight and everyone stopped, Liu Ling went to negotiate with the city gate guards to let them in, and when the little fat man saw Yue Qianqiu riding his horse quietly and leaning over, muttering to him in a very soft voice.
"What are you stingy? I like talent the most, but the people in Wuyingguan are not your people? The people of the Xuandao Hall are not your people? ”
The little fat man only felt that his heart suddenly opened up. The whole world will be his, who is not his?
Just three rhetorical questions fooled the little fat man, and Yue Qianqiu was not much proud. He did have the intention of getting close to Liu Lingtao on a spur of the moment, but after talking to others, he felt that this officer, who was two years older than him, had a calmness beyond his age, so he curiously recruited him, but found that the other party had a lot of backbone and position.
If it were another person, since he had such a relationship with Liu Jingxuan, he might have agreed to let him match him a long time ago.
Liu Ling personally came forward to pass the customs with Liu Jingxuan's warrant, and everyone only entered the city after a slight delay. In contrast, the speed at which the rest of the people entered the city varied, with single people being the fastest, groups of people second, and business travelers being the slowest. When those businessmen pass the audit, the inspection can even be described in four words: simple and rude.
If you are dissatisfied, it is very simple, just four words of military emergency, and you can be sent back! Obviously, under the current situation of the great enemy, although Liu Jingxuan will not close the gate of Bazhou, he is not happy to give those profit-seeking businessmen too good a face.
When the group rushed to the Bazhou General's Mansion and finally came to the Yimen, they saw a young general striding out, and said in a deep voice without waiting for them to speak: "The general is about to go to the Rongchang, and he heard a report from the city gate that you are coming back, so he said that he wanted to hear the results of the investigation, Liu Ling, pick ten people to come out and report with you, and then follow the general to the Rongchang!" ”
Liu Ling hurriedly bowed down, but the little fat man was overjoyed. The good thing is that Liu Jingxuan is obviously different from those guys who want to provide for themselves, as long as he follows people to the field, if he can play something, he will definitely become famous; What was surprising was that he knew how many pounds he had, and if it turned from a small friction to a big conflict on the other side of the field, it would be good if he didn't help.
Before he could make a decision, he only felt that someone from the left and the right leaned over. Seeing that it was Yue Qianqiu and Zhou Jiyue, the little fat man knew that they were trying to persuade him, but he didn't expect Yue Qianqiu to gently squirm his lips and say something he couldn't think of.
"It's up to you to decide whether to go to the arena or not, we'll listen to you anyway."