Chapter Ninety-Three: Departure to the East
Finally got this difficult Zhou Gong done, and Zhou Bian couldn't help but let out a big sigh. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info It's not easy to deal with this, but you have to deal with people in high positions with a smiling face, it's really troublesome, if you can, Zhou Bian really doesn't want to see such a person again, but when you think of the development of the royal family, it is inevitable that you will have dealings with Han Hou and Wei Hou in the future, and you have to meet in person, Zhou Bian will suffer a lot.
Strength is the most important thing in this world, otherwise even if you are the nominal co-owner of the world, you still have to take the initiative to please you when you see the lord of a strong country. As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Bian's eager heart seemed to burn again, and improving his strength was the most important thing, so Zhou Bian raised his head and followed in the direction where Zhou Gong was far away.
Fortunately, Zhou Gong was not too mediocre, and he hadn't drunk anything at breakfast, so the breakfast ended quickly. After a few burps, Zhou Gong took the silk handed by the maid and wiped his mouth, and Zhou Bian on the side was very distressed, that is, he had never been so extravagant.
Seeing that the king was still waiting on the side, Zhou Gong got up very satisfied and said, "Let the king wait for a long time, let's go." But I don't know who is leading the team on the royal family's side? ā
He had long been accustomed to the disrespect in Zhou Gong's mouth, and Zhou Bian replied, "The young master will lead the division of Zhou to cheer for Zhou Gong!" According to the order of the Queen Mother, this king will also go with the army to observe the soldiers of Zhou Gong! ā
It happened that the young master was also accompanying the king on one side, so he also arched his hand and said hello to Zhou Gong.
"Oh, then, let the king study with the widow! Let's go, the order is for General Long to lead the army around the north of Chengzhou City, this Chengzhou City trunk road is too narrow, and it can not tolerate the smooth passage of the outnumbered army! This latter sentence is said to Ning Yue.
Saying that, Zhou Gong got up and left, Zhou Bian hurriedly followed, and a group of people walked towards the palace gate, and just bypassed the Chongde Palace, they saw the Queen Mother and others who came to see them off. This time, the commander of the young division was determined, and Zhou Bian accompanied him, so the young master and others who did not set off with the division accompanied the queen mother to wait at the palace gate.
Seeing Zhou Bian and his entourage, it was the Queen Mother who greeted him, "Duke Zhou, this time the army is sent to Gongyi, and the palace will hand over the king to you." The safety of the king, as well as the war in Gongyi, all depend on the Duke of Zhou! If you return from this victory, this palace will definitely tell the first king and the first duke, and ask for a reward for the duke of Zhou! ā
In front of the Queen Mother, Duke Zhou did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the salute, and was humble. Unexpectedly, when he turned his head to look at the Taishi, he regained his true nature, "Master Taishi, don't forget the promise you made for the widow at the banquet yesterday!" ā
Taishi was puzzled when he heard the voice, and he couldn't help but touch his head, he drank high yesterday, who remembers what he said, but his mouth is uh-huh.
Seeing the appearance of the Taishi, he knew that he couldn't remember, but Zhou Gong was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "The Taishi has a good memory, didn't you say yesterday that after returning from victory, you will seek the position of Taifu for the widow?" ā
Although Duke Zhou is the lord of Luoyang and a prince of a country, he only has a post of secretary in the royal family, and the father of Zhou Weigong, who is now Duke Zhou, is hanging the post of young master, and with the name of young master, Duke Zhou can justifiably meddle in the affairs of the royal family, so Duke Zhou is extremely concerned about this.
It turned out to be this matter, maybe it was yesterday's drunken gaffe that I agreed, but since it was already inevitable for Luoyang, there was no need to be stingy with my promise to Zhou Gong at this time, so the Taishi patted his head and pretended to remember it suddenly, "Oh, it's this matter, it's easy to say, you see I'm all confused, and I almost forgot about Zhou Gong's big event." Don't worry, this matter is on the old man, and the royal family will still have to rely on you young people to support it in the future! ā
Zhou Gong was overjoyed when he heard this, but he knew the weight of the Taishi in the hearts of the Queen Mother and the King, and now he made a promise in front of these two people, it seems that this matter is nine times out of ten, so he is busy with politeness.
The Queen Mother on the side frowned, although she had already learned of Zhou Bian's plan, the Queen Mother still couldn't put down the shelf to praise Zhou Gong, so the Queen Mother couldn't help it, and coughed lightly, "Zhou Gong, it's not too early, it's time to go." I still have to worship the Taimiao! ā
Zhou Li said that the major affairs of the country are in Rong, and sending troops is the most important thing for the country, so we have to be cautious. Unexpectedly, Zhou Gong shook his head and disagreed.
"The Queen Mother is too worried, and before the widow set off yesterday, she had already sacrificed to the Taimiao Zongmiao and Kao Palace in Luoyang, so there is no need for Cheng Zhou here. The soldiers are fast, the widow is about to set off, if the queen mother has anything to explain to the king, say it as soon as possible. ā
Yesterday, I didn't see you say that the soldiers were noble and fast, but today they are bringing it up, and they are really cheeky, although this Zhou Gong is regarded as an enemy by himself at this stage, but as his distant brother, Zhou Bian still can't help but scold in his heart, quite a bit of hatred of iron and steel. And the queen mother was even more displeased when she heard it, this is clearly a naked bully of the Chengzhou royal family, you need to know that the royal family moved from Luoyang to Chengzhou, so the ancestral temple in Luoyang is the most authentic, so Zhou Gong's words are to laugh at the royal family for not having an authentic ancestral temple on weekdays.
So the queen mother's willow eyebrows were raised, and she wanted to scold when she opened her mouth, but she still held back, flicked her long sleeves, and left first, and looked at the direction of going out of the palace gate to the Taimiao, Zhou Bian knew that the queen mother was going to pray for herself in front of the ancestral shrine, so a warmth poured into his heart again.
After seeing the Queen Mother leave, Zhou Gong was still in high spirits, perhaps because yesterday's wine had not fully woken up, smacking his mouth, Zhou Gong waved his hand, "King, let's go!" With that, he took the lead and walked forward.
The group followed the leader Zhou Gong to the south, and it was not long before they left the palace. I saw a large group of people guarding the palace gate, on the left hand side was a close guard team led by Zhou Mi, and on the right hand side were twenty samurai in armor.
Seeing the king and the Duke of Zhou walking out, Zhou Mi hurriedly greeted him and saluted the king and the Duke of Zhou. And when the team of tiger ben has been standing aside, until they turn to the back of the team, they took a neat step to meet them, the metal armor with the step of the step and trembled, although there are only twenty people but give people a strong oppression, even the front of the team Zhou Gong also pouted and took a step back. It wasn't until they were five steps away that the team of tiger ben stopped like a mountain, half-knelt on the ground, and gave a standard military salute to the king and Zhou Gong, only to listen to the leading tiger ben said, "By the order of the queen mother, a certain tiger ben army is not afraid, and specially leads this team of tiger ben to serve under the command of the king." A certain group will not hesitate to die to protect the king's safety! ā
Looking at this posture, it turned out that the most elite soldiers in the palace were all here, and the queen mother still felt sorry for her son after all, and now she really took out almost all the power in her hands. It's really a mother's love that is greater than heaven, the tiger army, who has been guarding the royal family secret in the palace for decades and never leaving the palace gate for half a step, was actually sent out, how could Zhou Bian's heart be moved.
Slowly adjusting his joyful mood, Zhou Bian hurriedly took a few steps forward and helped Na Lu Buwei up, and suddenly remembered that this name was very familiar, could it be the famous Lu Buwei in history? But soon he shook his head and vetoed it, Shang Ying has not yet debuted, but I am afraid that Lu Buwei's grandfather will not be born yet! But since he was already moved, Zhou Bian took the opportunity to ask, "But I don't know what the name of the strong man is?" ā
"Lu Zhe is the Lu of Taigong Lu Wang, and a certain ancestor is the same clan as Taigong Wang. No, not really. Fear, fear also. Lu Bu replied seriously, it seems that this man is also rigid.
"Oh, it turned out to be these words, the poem said, I heard its voice, I didn't see it, I was worthy of people, I was not afraid of the sky. What a name, not bad! These are a few lines from the Book of Songs, and Zhou Bian also read them in his spare time, so I remember them.
Na Lu was about to answer, but he heard Zhou Gong snort heavily, and said impatiently, "Don't go quickly, grind!" ā
Zhou Bian smiled, and hurriedly ordered Lu Buxing to lead the team to follow, and a group of people turned east and went straight to the east gate. But I heard Zhou Gong walking and whispering to himself, "What a tiger, it's just a show." Knowing that Zhou Gong might be jealous, Zhou Bian smiled and didn't hear it.
Soon out of the east gate, outside the east gate hundreds of steps is the newly made military camp, blocking the east road, this is Zhou Bian specially done, in front of the east gate to form a barrier, if there is an enemy to attack, outside the east gate can not open the formation. So everyone bypassed the new barracks again, and the sight suddenly opened up, only to see the banner on the vast flat ground, neatly waiting for thousands of military horses, Zhou Bian had only seen Luoyang and Gongyi fighting from a distance on the city wall, and today was the first time to have close contact with so many military horses, and his face couldn't help but be stunned.
Seeing the king's shocked expression, Zhou Gong was immediately happy, he was really a child who had never seen the world, and he was proud, Zhou Gong laughed, "The king, with the protection of the widow and the master of Luoyang, the royal family can be safe!" ā
Zhou Gong was really ambitious, Zhou Bian had to nod and respond, "The royal family is all thanks to Zhou Gong's protection." ā
Listening to the king's obedient words, Zhou Gong felt extremely comfortable in his heart, and he took Zhou Bian's hand and walked towards the front of the army. This will Zhou Bian have the heart to watch the Luoyang division carefully, only to see that there were dozens of horses and chariots before the army, the chariot in this era is a heavy tank on the battlefield, is a symbol of national strength, think this is the real military strength of Luoyang, and in the past, when Zhou Gong and Gongyi fought, it was because they were not recognized by all the nobles in Luoyang, so there would be no chariots.
In stark contrast to Luoyang's division was the royal army, with only a few six hundred men standing on the side, divided into three teams, all of which were two hundred men each. This was according to Zhou Bian's requirements, a team of veterans of the Royal Forest Army, a team of recruits, and a team of Cheng Zhou garrisons, led by Pang Xing, Zichang and another centurion respectively. And the royal family is even more pitiful because there are only two chariots, I am afraid that this cannot be used as a chariot, because one is the king's car, and the other is the young master's car.
Ostentatiously invited, let the king go to Luoyang's chariot, but after Zhou Bian refused, Zhou Gong walked to his army proudly, and boarded a most luxurious carriage, this carriage is different from others, with a high roof, blocking the sun, so among the thousands of people and horses is the most conspicuous, and suddenly the royal carriage is not known to be compared.
At the sound of the Duke of Zhou's order, thousands of troops raised their banners and set off eastward, but the royal army's army followed last. Zhou Gong himself took the lead, overtaking the carriage of the king and taking the lead to the east, and Zhou Bian had to follow immediately.
Wang Shi set out on the expedition, looking back at the Taishi and others who had gradually become a few black spots, Zhou Bian waved his hand lightly, and said silently in his heart, the Queen Mother, don't worry, this king will definitely return triumphantly.
At the same time, an extremely ordinary young man hurriedly went out of the west gate of Chengzhou to Luoyang, so that a person dressed as a man entered and exited Chengzhou every day not a hundred or eighty, so he did not attract anyone's attention, but what people didn't know was that Luoyang's changing sky was unveiled.