Chapter 269: The Eastern Crusade
"Who are you, and why are you risking saving me?" Cao Ying looked at each other puzzled.
The person in front of him calls himself the Hidden Dragon of the Ghost Valley, and it seems that the other party is also a first-class person, but his style of acting is secretive, Cao Ying has to doubt his intentions, although the other party saved him, but the person who saves the person may not be able to be trusted, because of Cao Ying's doubts, the people behind him will faintly guard against the Hidden Dragon of the Ghost Valley.
Facing Cao Ying's questioning, Guigu Yinlong didn't care at all, but said lightly: "It's nothing, if the reason is in the future, you will know the reason, I'll send it here, goodbye!" ”
Without waiting for Cao Ying to ask, the Hidden Dragon of Guigu disappeared, as if it had never appeared, and the generals behind Cao Ying were suddenly shocked, this person's martial arts were so clever, just this terrifying speed, he could stand alone in the world, no wonder he had such courage.
Seeing the Hidden Dragon of the Ghost Valley leaving, Xiahoudun suddenly frowned and asked, "Meng De, what should I do now?" ”
"Back to Chenliu, Menggo hasn't started the crusade yet, we must go back immediately!" The other party was reluctant to reveal it, and Cao Ying had no choice but to return to Chen Liu first and then make plans.
"Childe, Cao Ying is wary of us! Why save him! "This time, Xingjian was quite puzzled.
Guigu Yinlong said worriedly: "Cao Ying is not a mediocre person, even if I don't help, he also has a way to escape, but it will take much longer, this is not in line with our interests, we have to let Cao Ying stand up, after all, to deal with Meng Ge, our strength alone is far from enough!" Let's go! Don't ask so much! ”
It can be seen that the ghost valley hidden dragon is very worried, Xingjian shook his head, and didn't say anything, but he didn't think so in his heart, what can he do if he saves Cao Ying, a big battle in Hangu Pass has already decided the overlord of the Central Plains, and Meng Ge will unify the land of Kanto without saying anything, and there is no one in the world who can hinder him.
Even if Cao Ying returns to his own territory, in the face of Meng Ge's attack, what can Cao Ying do, thinking that the princes of Kanto were defeated by Meng Ge at the beginning, and now Kanto has no ability to resist, as long as Meng Ge waves his army eastward, Kanto will inevitably surrender to his feet, and a Cao Ying can no longer be stopped.
But this is the decision of the Hidden Dragon of the Ghost Valley, and the torture sword has to obey it...... From Chang'an to Luoyang, it was really difficult to walk along the way, plus a group of pampered masters, the speed on the way was even slower, and it took half a month along the way before Meng Ge returned to Luoyang again, but when everyone saw Luoyang today, almost everyone was stunned.
Is this still the capital of the year, no one can believe that today's Luoyang is so dilapidated, of course, this is still the appearance of Guo Jia after cleaning up, if it was just when he came, those burned ruins and broken walls are still there, and today's Luoyang has been much better.
Seeing such a look, the ministers have long been scolded in their hearts, accustomed to a superior life, and when they return to this dilapidated Luoyang, I am afraid that no one will be comfortable, but no one has the courage to say it.
The street is sparsely populated, basically nothing to see, of course, the emperor has returned to Beijing, and no one pays attention, everyone is busy with their own livelihoods, who cares about his emperor or something, as long as he can have something to eat, it is stronger than anything, the rebellious general came back, began to rebuild Luoyang, everyone's work is more, there is time to watch the emperor return to Beijing, it is better to be busy, at least to earn some money to support the family.
Of course, Mongo doesn't like to cheat, and deliberately makes a welcome team, everything can be simple in extraordinary times, I believe everyone will not have any opinions, if there are opinions, Mongo also decided to ignore him.
Along the way, the team went straight to the palace, but Guo Jia said with a weak heart: "Lord, I said that we have not done it, but it is Your Majesty who moved the capital, there is no pomp at all, I am afraid it will not sound good if it is spread out!" ”
Meng Ge said disapprehantly: "What's wrong, everyone doesn't want to come, I can't help it!" ”
Guo Jia whispered: "Lord, I didn't mean this, I meant the palace, do you really let Your Majesty live in the palace?" ”
Meng Gecai didn't care so much, and said as a matter of course: "Of course Your Majesty lives in the palace, is it possible that you can live somewhere else?" ”
"Huh!" Guo Jia suddenly had nothing to say, this palace has been destroyed, and the current palace has just been sorted out, of course, the repair has not been settled for the time being, although it can still live in people, but it is not clear if you can live in and out, that place is about to become a dangerous house.
Thinking back to the situation in the palace, Guo Jia muttered weakly: "Be careful, you should be able to live!" ”
Liu Xie, the most low-key emperor in history, finally broke out when he saw the palace, the palace in front of him was where he wanted to live, is this still the palace, can this place still live in people?
Looking at the dilapidated house in front of him, Liu Xie's face turned blue and white, and he forcibly held back the anger in his heart, Liu Xie pretended to be calm and said: "General Meng, can this place be lived, there is not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain, General Meng should not be joking!" ”
Meng Gecai didn't care so much, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is an extraordinary time, Your Majesty should bear with it, the renovation of the palace is still ongoing, it will be fine after a while, the national disaster is at the head, Your Majesty!" ”
"You!" Liu Xie's mouth was crooked, and he moved out of the country to face the argument, in fact, he really wanted to say that the current situation is because of you, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything, and his imperial brother Liu Wei said that he would die.
Even the final funeral was simplified, everyone didn't even say a fart, if Liu Xie dared to go against Meng Ge, maybe tomorrow would be his death, you must know that he was surrounded by Meng Ge's people, even he himself couldn't command these people, Meng Ge wanted to take his surname, all he needed was an order.
Dong Chengwei was really angry, grabbed Ma Yucicada next to him, and said angrily: "Captain Ma, this rebellious general is too rebellious, and he actually let His Majesty live in such a place!" ”
Ma Yuecian was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Shhh, be silent, don't tell me this, if you have the courage to tell the rebellious general!" Anyway, this matter is decided by the rebel general, and I can't help it! ”
Mentioning Meng Ge's name, Dong Cheng immediately shrunk his neck, unless he was tired of living, he would never run to ask for hardship, of course, there are people who dare to do this, but this one dares to do this, and now he can't get close, in order to prevent a stubborn old man like Cai Yong from making trouble, Meng Ge has already been prepared, and Old Man Cai has long been blocked.
Seeing Meng Ge do this, Old Man Cai was already angry, but the soldiers guarding the way, no matter what he said, the person in front of him was just a sentence, it was very simple to think about it, with the permission of the general, but what kind of joke, Meng Ge let Old Man Cai come in.
Ignoring Liu Xie, who had a gloomy face, Meng Ge said with a smile: "Okay, everyone is tired today, let's go back, go back!" If there is anything to say, just talk about it later! ”
The ministers didn't say anything, and went back directly, but their words were not good, and it is estimated that their mansion is not much better.
I don't know when, Guo Jia came to Meng Ge's side and said in a low voice: "Lord, that place really can't be lived, it's better to build a tent, this palace still needs to be repaired!" ”
"Then set up a tent, things have to be done slowly, no hurry, no hurry!" Meng Ge glanced at Liu Xie and replied nonchalantly, he didn't care about the quality of Liu Xie's residence, as long as he could live with people.
The palace has not yet been repaired, and for the time being, he can only live in tents, Liu Xie has no choice but to accept his fate, who makes the situation of the family strong, this is also a helpless thing, live in a tent, live in a tent, it is better than living in the broken palace, and even the tent is better than the broken place to block the wind.
After inviting the ministers out and explaining everything, Meng Ge left the palace, and as soon as he came out, he heard someone say loudly: "General Meng, you have finally come out, the old man has been waiting for you for a long time!" ”
Fix your eyes and see who it is not Old Man Cai, but the guards in charge of guarding him are blocking him, not letting Old Man Cai get closer, Meng Ge is a little surprised, this old man is not an ordinary persistence, it is all dragged, and he is persevering and striving forward.
Don't look at this old man, he really has a little strength, this face is red and red ears without struggling, he almost beats people, let an old man work so hard, Meng Ge is really a little unbearable.
After thinking about it in distress, Mungo still pointed and said, "Let him come over!" ”
With Meng Ge's order, the guards dared to let him go, Old Man Cai snorted coldly, tidied up his clothes, and walked towards Meng Ge with his head held high, looking more proud than the victorious general.
Meng Ge greeted him with a smile: "Everyone Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time, but when did everyone Cai practice martial arts?" ”
However, Cai Yong didn't seem to care, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, the old man doesn't have time to talk nonsense with you, but you can talk about it, why let Your Majesty live in such a place, aren't you afraid of the shame of the world?" ”
Meng Ge didn't bother to explain, and said directly: "What is there to laugh at, it's just that the place where you live hasn't been repaired yet, just take your time, why rush for a while!" ”
Cai Yong hurriedly said: "Then you can't live here, won't you change to a decent place?" ”
"Your Majesty has to live in the palace, this is as it should be, other places are not in accordance with the etiquette system, it is not in accordance with the etiquette system!" Meng Ge snorted, intending to prevaricate the past, but this old man Cai didn't buy it.
Cai Yong immediately roared angrily: "Other places are not in line with the etiquette system, here is the etiquette system, what you said is not right!" ”
Meng Ge said lazily: "It's that all places are not in accordance with the etiquette system, so there is no way, so let's just leave it at that!" Why don't you do me a favor, Your Majesty's palace is dilapidated and needs to be repaired by manpower, how about some money to help? ”
"Pay?" Cai Yong's head was covered with cold sweat, and it was really thanks to this guy for thinking of it.
Meng Ge snapped his fingers and calculated carefully: "Look, Cai, this crusade will start soon, and it will cost military money, and it will cost a lot of money to repair the palace, and the current finances are tight, so this progress is very slow, if everyone Cai is willing to contribute, they can naturally hurry up." ”
"You're still going to crusade?" Cai Yong suddenly exclaimed, Cai Yong didn't expect Meng Ge to go east so soon.
Meng Ge nodded and said: "Of course, this matter has to be done quickly, for the sake of Chang'an, it has been delayed for a while, and now it should be time to carry it out!" The world is suffering from war, and it's time to put an end to it! ”
"Hey, this day came so fast! You're busy, old man is back! Cai Yong shook his head, turned around and left, there are priorities, compared to the Eastern Crusade, this small palace is insignificant.
Besides, Meng Ge has no extra financial resources, and he has to wait until the future to build the palace, after all, the most important thing now is to go east, to recover the land of Kanto, and then he can really free up his hands.
Although the Kwantung coalition army was defeated, but the Kwantung has not yet surrendered, the Eastern Crusade is naturally necessary, if you want to recover the administrative power, the Eastern Crusade is imperative, it has been almost a month, and there is no place to surrender, and Meng Ge has to lead troops to the door to see if it is a steel knife or a hard neck.
Not to mention, the Yuan brothers in Jizhou seem to have the intention of making a comeback, and they have to crusade anyway, as well as Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, these places are all waiting, in this case, Meng Ge has to visit them one by one.
Originally, during this period of time, Mungo planned to see who had taken the initiative to surrender, but now it seems that it is unlikely, these places are waiting, they are still unwilling to give up, give up the illusory hope, or hope for the comeback.
In this case, Mungo decided to grant them despair, time had been given enough, and since this was still the result, Mungo had no choice but to do it.
Old Man Cai had just left, and Xiahou Lan asked, "General, when will we start the Eastern Crusade?" ”
Meng Ge smiled: "The army has been transferred in place, and it will be set out tomorrow!" We've got to take people and teach those guys a hard lesson, so they know who's in charge now! ”
Xia Houlan frowned and said, "Ming, isn't it too urgent!" ”
Meng Ge said quietly: "It's not early, on the contrary, it's late, someone wants to stop my steps, so I can't be polite, I want to see why they stop me!" ”
Without waiting for Xiahou Lan to answer, Meng Ge continued: "The matter of Chang'an, do you think this is an accident, the other party is obviously deliberate, the loss of so many secret agents, the other party has made a lot of money, in this case, we have to pay back to them, otherwise how can we be worthy of them!" ”
Xia Houlan was puzzled: "The general is talking about shadows!" Their goal is to stand in our way? ”
Meng Ge nodded and said with a smile: "I have this intention, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen this time, although they chose the right time, but they misestimated my strength!" ”
If something really happens to Chang'an, it will be very passive for Meng Ge, fortunately he left a hand in Chang'an, otherwise it is really hard to say, the other party's approach kills two birds with one stone, but unfortunately they miscalculated.
The enemy doesn't want to march so quickly, so Mongo has to march quickly, the enemy's hole cards have been used up, otherwise he will not choose to hit the stone with an egg, in this case, there is nothing to fear.
The enemy without the hole cards, even if it is hidden in the dark, it has no effect, at most it is a peep, of course, as long as the other party still has action, then you have to be careful, it is inevitable to see the hell when you walk too much at night, and Mongo really doesn't believe that he can't catch them.
(To be continued)