Chapter Seventy-Six: Master Wang
The western border of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdoms, deep in the mountains of the land of Longxi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After a long journey of more than a day, the soldiers of the Liang army finally came to the Hanzhai mentioned by Zhang Laohan. The garrison was on a slope a mile away, and the soldiers cleared the snow from the ground, revealing the withered yellow grass below, which was soft and comfortable to step on.
A makeshift camp was quickly cleared out, a bonfire was blazing, and the soldiers were burning in twos and threes. Zhang Jun and a group of generals and colonels also sat around the bonfire, really warm on their chests and cool on their backs. Everyone was talking and laughing, as if hope was just around the corner, but Zhang Jun was not optimistic in his heart.
From time to time, he looked up, and it was the direction of Hanzhaiγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»
Song Pei, as an envoy, under the escort of Zhou Tong, was taken by Zhang Laohan to Hanzhai to inquire and negotiate. In order not to irritate these mountain people as much as possible, Zhang Jun did not intend to show off his strength, in fact, he called a flower-like team, and he couldn't show off.
It didn't take long for Song Pei and the other three to come back, and the speed was a little beyond Zhang Jun's expectations. His heart sank slightly, and he thought that this place might not be easy to communicate. Zhangjiazhai's attitude towards them before was not enthusiastic, but this time Zhang Jun was ready to eat behind closed doors.
Seeing them come back, Zhang Jun led someone to meet him, to his surprise, Song Pei was full of smiles, a few steps away from him, and said with a smile: "Lord, Ze Qing is fortunate not to disgrace his life, this village is willing to accept us, and provide grain and grass and a place to repair." β
Song Pei deliberately said it loudly, so as soon as he said this, it immediately caused all the soldiers to cheer. Zhang Jun also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's hard work, and it's done well." β
"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up!" Suo Sanjie said excitedly.
"Mother!" Hu Shuo also said loudly: "I finally found a place to stay, and my legs are thin." β
Everyone laughed, and Han Hu also urged: "Lord, let's leave immediately." β
At this time, Song Pei took two steps forward with a strange look on his face, walked in front of Zhang Jun, and said in a low voice: "Lord, Zeqing still has something to report." β
Seeing his cautious appearance, Zhang Jun leaned over and asked, "What's the matter?" β
"The lord is good, Zeqing learned the lesson of Zhangjiazhai, so he lied to the patriarch of Liujiazhai that we were lost, and this time we entered the Han Dynasty to recover our homeland!"
"Huh?" Zhang Jun looked at Song Pei, but he didn't expect that this gentleman and humble boy also knew how to cheat. He patted Song Pei's shoulder with a smile and said, "What Zeqing said is the truth, how can he lie about it." We were originally lost in the mountains, and we have come here to recover our homeland. It's just that the great cause of recovering the homeland can not be accomplished in one day, and it must be done gradually, right? β
"Yes!" Song Pei immediately bowed and said, "What the lord said is very true. β
Then, he said: "The patriarch of Liujiazhai was overjoyed when he learned that we were the army of recovery, and said that he would mobilize his fathers and elders to take the initiative to come here to greet them!" β
"Really?" Zhang Jun said in surprise when he heard this.
"It's true!" Song Pei also smiled: "My lord, after all, there are still people who want the court." β
This is really a surprise, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a charcoal in the snow. Zhang Jun said happily: "Then what are you still doing in a daze, let the soldiers clean and boil water, everyone wipe their faces clean, and change into iron armor!" β
"Zeqing understands!" Song Pei bowed down to receive the order.
Zhang Jun stood on a high place with a cane, and said loudly to the soldiers who gradually surrounded him: "Erlang, wash my face for me, and we also have to show the fathers and elders in this mountain, how majestic the king is!" β
"No!" The Chinese army shouted the order, and the morale was extremely high, as if washing the face had become a very sacred thing.
By the time the patriarch of Liujiazhai came to visit with the village elders and many villagers, all the Liang soldiers had already washed their faces and changed into iron armor, which could not be said to be energetic, but they did have the appearance of elite soldiers.
Zhang Jun also put on his own Mingguang armor, which was shiny and very eye-catching. Zhang Jun is already handsome and extraordinary, and he simply cleaned up at this time, which is quite prestigious.
His hair was tied in a bun on his head with a red band. The soldiers were all fighting men, rough hands, and couldn't do the meticulous work of arranging their hair, after all, Jiang Wan, who was standing on the side, couldn't stand it, sent others away, and personally combed Zhang Jun's hair.
Zhang Jun smiled at Jiang Wan, but was pushed back by a cold snort, at this time the people of Liujiazhai were not far away, Zhang Jun no longer spoke, but sat on the trunk of a big tree lying on the ground, looking at the comer.
The patriarch of Liujiazhai was an old man over half a hundred years old, and he saw a lot of soldiers in iron armor gathered on a slope from a distance, so he rushed over with the villagers. I saw many guards on both sides holding spears in their hands, hanging knives from their waists, and dark red and black blood stains on their iron armor, and they admired in their hearts: It is indeed an army of a hundred battles!
Looking at the young general sitting in front of him, the armor on his body was shining, like a god general, and the young man who had come to the village to negotiate before was standing behind him like a subordinate, Patriarch Liu knew in his heart that this must be a big official.
When Zhang Jun saw the old man walk in, he was about to get up to show his humility, but he never thought that his twin strands had not left, so he heard a burst of howling and crying! It was the patriarch Liu who knelt on the ground with a few other old men, crying silently, and even the villagers behind him also knelt down one after another.
Song Pei whispered on the side: "Lord, the first person on the ground is Patriarch Liu, and Zeqing negotiated with him before. β
Patriarch Liu cried and shouted, "Wilderness remnants, I finally saw Master Wang in my lifetime!" β
Zhang Jun didn't know them, but seeing these people so excited, his heart was also very moved, although the Jin Dynasty was very short-lived, it was still a unified Han dynasty, and these remnants had taken refuge in the mountains and wilderness for a long time, and they must have resisted the Hu regime and turned their hearts to the imperial court.
At this time, Patriarch Liu bowed again: "Since the funeral in Liangjing, Wang Shi has hunted in the south, and it has been a whole ten years. We have lost the country and grass people, took refuge in the mountains and wilderness, guarded the homeland, and sank several times, only waiting for the day when the king will recover from the north. Today, I can see the magic soldiers of the Han family with my own eyes, and the little old man is blind when he diesγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
When Zhang Jun heard this, his heart was also infected and excited, he stood up with his saber, walked straight to Patriarch Liu, and helped him up with his own hands.
Song Pei said on the side: "Back then, the Qin and Han dynasties opened up territory and seized Longxi from the Huns. Patriarch Liu did not forget the difficulties of Yongjia, and led the villagers to stay in their homeland, and the court did not forget the remnants. β
Zhang Jun said: "What Song Junshi said is the voice of the general. Patriarch Liu, you are an elder, don't be polite. β
Patriarch Liu heard that the "Song Junshi" also mentioned the imperial court, and his heart was even more excited, and he said with tears: "General Caomin Xie." β
Patriarch Liu pulled a young descendant in front of Zhang Jun again, saying that he wanted him to be a pawn before and after the saddle.
Zhang Jun has no objections.
The group soon drove into the village under the guidance of the patriarch Liu, only to see that the wall of the village was built by a mixture of civil engineering, about two zhang high and more than one zhang wide, and the inside of the village were wooden houses and thatched houses, but they were definitely stronger and neater than Zhangjiazhai. It seems that Zhang Laohan's words are right, Liu Jiazhai is really much stronger than his Zhangjiazhai.
Seeing that his mission had been accomplished, Zhang Laohan was leaving. Zhang Jun and the soldiers thanked him for his kindness and personally sent him outside the walled gate.
On the other side, Patriarch Liu wanted to celebrate and personally lead people to work. He asked his son to accompany Zhang Jun to visit the village. Although he is not very old, he has grown very stout, but he still speaks like a young man. He has a familiar character, and he is not restrained in front of Zhang Jun, and he talks a lot.
Zhang Jun also happened to know more about the situation, so he started talking to him.
The villagers in Liujiazhai don't have a strong accent, and they all speak the words of Xijing Chang'an, and Zhang Jun has no obstacles at all when he listens. Since Yongjia fell to the Xiongnu in the fifth year, they have only been in hiding for ten years, and the pace of life is very slow in ancient times.
However, Zhang Jun was quite surprised by the words of the son of the Liu patriarch, he stared at Zhang Jun's eyes and asked directly: "Is the general really here to restore the hometown of the Han family?" β