Chapter 502: Zhao Yan's Banquet
After Ma De let them come to Xingqing Mansion, according to the original arrangement, they would soon be picked up by Zhao Ji personally, and then announce the reward for them, when the time comes, the promotion of those who should be promoted, and the wealth of those who should be rich, everyone is happy, and finally Ma De asked them to rush back as much as possible, after all, they are the backbone of the army and cannot leave for too long.
However, what Ma De didn't expect was that it had been almost three days since they came to Xingqing Mansion, but there was still no news from the prince Zhao Ji, and they also asked the officials of the post house, but unfortunately the other party didn't know anything, only knew that the boss asked them to wait patiently, as if the prince had something important to deal with, so he didn't have time to receive them.
Seeing that the time is passing day by day, today is already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and the New Year will be in two days, if their reward still does not come down before the New Year, the affairs of the crown prince Zhao Ji will definitely be busier after the New Year, which makes Ma Derang and others a little worried that they have stayed in Xingqing Mansion for too long, in case there is a change in the north, I am afraid it will be bad.
"Brother Derang, your door is wider than ours, do you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy with, and even we meritorious people don't have time to receive them?" The old ghost walked around the room anxiously for a few steps, and finally gave way to Ma De, who was sitting on the bed reading the military book, Ma Derang was not only from the general's door, but also a cadet of the military academy, and his career in the army was much wider than him.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a person who does not know the importance of the importance of our people to the northern army, but he still hasn't received us, which shows that the matter that makes him weak is indeed very important, even more important than the safety of the northern army, so we can only wait patiently now." In contrast, Ma Derang was very calm.
"But there's no way to wait like this, we originally planned to go back by the third year of junior high school at the latest. But looking at the situation now, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back until the tenth day of the new year. The old ghost was a little restless, his army was sent to guard a canyon, which was the only place to pass from the Vulture Children's City to Xingqing Mansion, the terrain was very dangerous, and the number of troops sent to station was not large. His 100 men were the main force of them, and he was worried about what would happen if he was gone for too long.
"There's no way around it, if you're really not at ease, I'll go out and inquire, but I can't guarantee if I can find out anything." Ma Derang saw that the old ghost was so anxious, and immediately put down the military book and stood up, compared to the old ghost. His subordinates are only stationed in the Chaoshun Military Division on the right wing, where the walls are high and the city is deep, and there are 10,000 Song troops stationed.
The old ghost naturally knew Ma Derang's situation, and when he saw that he was willing to help him inquire, he was also very grateful at the moment, and just wanted to stand up and say something, but at this time, he only heard a sound of footsteps outside. Immediately afterwards, a young voice shouted outside: "Is Old Man Ma here?" ”
Hearing the words "Old Man Ma", Ma Derang was immediately shocked. There was also a little joy on his face, because he was the oldest in the military academy, and at first those young people could still treat him politely, but this was also a little distant, but as time went by, those young people slowly accepted him. At the same time, he was given the nickname of Old Man Ma, a nickname that only the cadets of the military academy knew, and he also felt that the voice outside was very familiar, and it seemed that he should be a classmate in a military school.
Thinking of this, Ma Derang immediately strode out of the room. At a glance, I saw a burly general standing outside the door, and a young face was also full of smiles, and when I saw him, I immediately laughed and stepped forward to hug Ma De and said: "Old man Ma, you old guy is really fateful, and he hasn't died yet!" ”
"Phew, you cubs aren't dead yet, so naturally my old guy doesn't dare to die!" Ma Derang also hugged the other party, and then slapped the other party twice on the back and scolded, but after scolding, he laughed with the other party.
"Brother Qing'er, last time you parachuted into the city to win the city gate, but the majesty was tight, at that time, I also entered with the army behind, but unfortunately I couldn't see Brother Qing'er!" Ma Derang let go of the people at this time, and then said very happily, this young man who came to him was Hu Yanqing.
"Haha, haven't we seen each other now, but Old Man Ma, hurry up and go, the school governor is still waiting for you!" Hu Yanqing laughed twice, and finally said a little eagerly.
"Governor? When did he come? Ma Derang was one of the few cadets who had not yet seen Zhao Yan, and even he had always thought that Zhao Yan was still in the city of Tokyo, so he was so surprised when he heard that Zhao Yan was here.
"Before we took Jingzhou City, the school governor had already arrived from Tokyo, and he personally visited most of the people in the military academy, but you and a few other people were always transferred back and forth, and the school governor wanted to see you several times but was in vain, and this time I finally could see you when I took advantage of the opportunity for you to accept the reward." Hu Yanqing also had no way to hide it.
"Ouch, then I'll suffer a loss, I'm afraid the things brought by the school governor have already been robbed by you!" Ma Derang immediately exclaimed in annoyance when he heard this, he was also very familiar with Zhao Yan, knowing that Zhao Yan must have brought a lot of things from Tokyo when he came to see them, with the robber nature of these boys in Hu Yanqing, I am afraid that his share would have been robbed long ago.
"Stingy! Don't worry, the school governor will keep it for you! Hu Yanqing glanced at Ma Derang, and then stepped forward and pulled him and said, "Let's go, the school governor is still waiting for us, and other classmates in Xingqing Mansion are also here, and the school governor has prepared a banquet to entertain everyone." ”
Hearing that there was wine, Ma Derang's eyes lit up, and he confessed a few words to the old ghost at the moment, and then hurriedly went out of the post house with Hu Yanqing, at this time Ma Derang found that Hu Yanqing did not ride a horse, let alone take a car, but pulled him to a mansion next to the palace, it seems that this should be the place where Zhao Yan held a banquet to entertain them, and it is even likely to be Zhao Yan's residence.
Sure enough, when Ma Derang entered this mansion, he immediately saw a lot of guards around Zhao Yan, these people used to go to the military academy often, so Ma Derang also knew, and even a few more familiar ones nodded to him, and when he came to the front hall with Hu Yanqing, before he entered the hall, he had already smelled a tempting fragrance coming from the hall.
"It's so fragrant, what kind of delicious food has been prepared by the school governor, can't it already be eaten inside?" Ma Derang twitched his nose twice, and then said with a greedy face, he has been in the army for more than a year, although he has slowly adapted to the bad diet in the army, but after all, he is from a noble background, and sometimes he will inevitably be greedy, especially when he is idle and has no fights.
"Maybe you know what those bastards look like, so let's get in early!" Hu Yanqing also swallowed his saliva at this time, and then pulled Ma Derang into the hall, for fear that the people inside would rob all the delicious food.
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw more than a dozen large tables in the hall, which were full of all kinds of food, including hot pot, roast duck, etc., and even a plate of cut fruits, of course, these fruits were taken out of cans, after all, in this weather, only cans can preserve so many fruits.
In addition to these foods, there were also many young people standing in the hall, although these people were all wearing civilian clothes, but they were all standing straight, and their whole bodies exuded an indescribable evil aura, and even many of them were injured, and they knew at a glance that they were soldiers who had experienced a hundred battles.
These people in the hall saw Ma Derang and Hu Yanqing coming in, and immediately shouted to greet them, after all, whether it was Hu Yanqing or Ma Derang, they were all celebrities in their first session, and their popularity was also good, so when they saw them come in, other people also stepped forward to greet them, but these people were used to playing around, and they hurt each other without saying a few words.
Finally waited until Hu Yanqing and Ma Derang got rid of the entanglement of other people, and then they had the opportunity to salute Zhao Yan who was standing in the hall, Zhao Yan smiled at them, and then announced the feast, after all, he knew the virtues of these people, especially after being trapped in the barracks for more than a year, I am afraid that now they have all become hungry wolves, and they can't walk when they see food.
As soon as Zhao Yangang announced the opening of the banquet, Hu Yanqing's gang immediately rushed to the table with a wolf roar, they had long coveted these delicacies, not to mention that they had thoroughly learned the style of the army during this time in the army, and they had always eaten with robbery, otherwise I am afraid they would not be able to eat at all.
Although Ma Derang is the oldest, no one let him, and he doesn't need others to let him, his strength is in the top ten in the first batch of students, and he sees the opportunity to grab a delicious roast duck to eat, and after he finally finishes eating, he grabs a plate of fruit and comes to Zhao Yan's side, and asks Zhao Yan while eating: "Governor, you also know that the students are here to receive rewards this time, but for some reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not received us, and now the people in the post house are a little unable to sit still." ”
Hearing Ma Derang's question, Zhao Yan smiled slightly: "I know that you people can't sit still, but don't worry, the matter of the eldest brother has been dealt with almost completely, and at the latest, he will personally pick up on you before the year, and then announce your reward, and after the New Year, you can go back on time." ”
"That's great!" Ma Derang was also surprised when he heard Zhao Yan's answer, although he was not as anxious to go back as the old ghost, but he had stayed with his brothers for a long time, and they had feelings for each other, so naturally they didn't want to leave for too long.
But soon Ma Derang calmed down, and at the same time thought of one thing, and immediately stepped forward and asked Zhao Yan in a curious whisper: "Governor, I heard that Li Liangzuo is about to be escorted to Xingqing Mansion, I don't know if it's true?" (To be continued......)
ps: I'm sorry.,It's late in this chapter.,Speaking of which, the old fish are about to die of a headache.,My daughter is sick and feverish again.,Now the fever hasn't subsided.,I don't know if it's going to be good tomorrow.,In case of hospitalization again.,It's estimated that the update will be unstable again.。 R1292