Section III

Before leaving, He Fei explained to He Yi that if Dingguo Gong needed to attach other conditions, as long as it did not hurt the dust roots, he could deal with it as appropriate to defend the east of the country.

Gan Weiguo is a hundred miles away from the capital of Yu Chen, and Yu Chen recently took it from Lan Shan. He Fei meant that he was using land as a condition in exchange for the support of China and the West. But what I never expected was that this Dingguo Gong was so righteous that he agreed to it. Although there are not many 5,000 people, it is already a strong combat force in the West, not to mention that the leader is Yang Yi, the number two person in the Chinese and Western Army.

He Yi was even more overjoyed, and thanked him: "In this way, the ministers thank the prince of the country." ”

Although the word "subordinate" has a lot of modest meaning, it can also be used as the title of the subject country to the suzerain. Wu Ming smiled slightly, but he didn't take this word seriously. As far as He Fei said, helping Yu Chen was not a temporary idea because his head was hot. Among the several large countries in the West, the current building is Simon's rear horse farm, Xiyi needless to say, is his sworn enemy, after the Persian Expedition, now also to the Persian horse head is the foresight, in a vain attempt to restore the country with the help of Persia. Although Lan Shan has always been detached, after this incident, I am afraid that his attitude towards China and the West will also have to change greatly. Then, it is necessary to support the dust. At worst, it can also become a barrier between China and the West.

As for the land and other conditions, Wu Ming has not thought about it, but now that there is smoke everywhere, the situation in the West is complex and changeable, and China and the West are still too busy to take care of themselves, so if they have the spare power to run the West Land, helping others is helping themselves, so this Yu Chen, how can he be saved.

Wu Ming said: "General He doesn't need to be polite. He turned his head and said to Yang Yi, who was listening intently below, "General Yang." ”

Yang Yi came out of the ranks, hugged his fists and said: "The subordinates are here." ”

"What I said to General He just now, you must have heard it, just like that, the military situation is like fire, and immediately order 5,000 people from the headquarters to go to Yuchen with General He to help him relieve the siege."

Five years have passed, Yang Yi is not only more calm, but also his kung fu is also superb, and he has reached the late eighth stage. At present, it has secured the second deal of the Chinese and Western armies. He saluted again: "If you get the order, your subordinates will do it." ”

After the two walked out, Wu Ming turned his head to Duolong and said, "Master, you came all the way here, I don't know what's going on?"

Duo Long scratched his head and said: "That's the case, grandpa, last month, my subordinates also added Ding, it's just the local custom, you have to ask a respected person to give a name, and the child will get a lifetime of peace." So his subordinates traveled thousands of miles to ask his grandfather to name his child. ”

Wu Mingqi said: "If you want to say that you are highly respected, the big leader of Europe is not ready-made? So run so far? ”

Duolong smiled "hehe" and said a little embarrassedly: "That's the case, my mother-in-law made a bet with me, saying that my grandfather will not give a name to the child." I wasn't convinced, so I came. ”

This living treasure, Wu Ming couldn't help laughing. But after thinking about it, things are probably not as simple as he imagined. Although Doron is a rough nerve, he is not stupid, and even if he goes crazy, his wife Meicai is notoriously calm, and if he is just fooling, he will not let Doron come all the way to seek fame.

Unconsciously, he also became a prince of the famous side. There are people who trek through mountains and rivers and come thousands of miles to find themselves, just to seek fame. Although there are some political factors in this, on the other hand, this political factor does not prove that he is "highly respected"?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh for a while. He nodded and said, "I don't know if this child is a man or a woman?" ”

"It's a girl!"

"Girl!" According to local customs, the girl's name should be connected to her mother's end, and her mother's name is Meicai, so the girl should start with the color word, Wu Ming thought for a while and said: "That is the case, it is called Caidie." ”

"Butterflies, butterflies." Duolong muttered a few words, greatly satisfied, and sighed: "This name is good, I want to get it, Ba Shi, Ba Shi ......"

Bashi is the local language, which means very satisfied and comfortable. Looking at the dancing Duolong, Wu Ming couldn't help but smile secretly. The name of the colorful butterfly, if understood by the Han people, is actually not much better, but it is just a little popular. But the Iwagawa area is very strangely named, so there is such an artistic conception? Now in the name of Caidie, she looks like a girl, so it's no wonder that Doron is overjoyed.

Having received a satisfactory name, Doron went down satisfied. Wu Ming glanced at Ge Yi and Deng Ge at this time. Speaking of which, these two people are his real subordinates, but Ge Yi is guarding Shuanghui, and it is reasonable for him to report to him, but Deng Ge is also here? This guy is nominally General Yanxi under the wolf's tent, but he has long been semi-independent. He and Zhu Lei occupy the south of the Tianqing River, and they have lived a very nourishing life in the past few years, except for the symbolic payment of some tribute horses, they have not set foot on the north bank in recent years, why did they come here in person today?

But when the other party came, it was hard to ignore it. Ge Yi is an old man who has been together since Wu Ming's southern expedition, and he is a confidant, so he can ignore it for the time being, so he said to Deng Ge: "General Deng, thank you for coming to participate in Xiao'er's Zhou ceremony, I don't know what else is going on?" ”

Deng Ge stood up, nodded and said, "It should be, it should be." The subordinates are here today, in addition to participating in the little boy's ceremony of catching Zhou. There is also a thousand horses to thank the grandfather for taking care of our tribe. ”

Although the Qingting grassland produces horses, a thousand horses is not a small number. Wu Ming saw Deng Ge smiling, but there was something strange in his heart. This old thing is notoriously unruly, and this shot is a thousand horses, could it be that the sun is coming out of the west? The so-called nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, you have to be careful. After thinking about it, Wu Ming shirked and said: "General Deng has a heart, you are guarding the south bank, the tribe itself is not rich, how can my father be embarrassed to reach out to you again." ”

Deng Ge's waist was almost level with his hips, and he said with tears in his eyes: "South of the Azure River, the water and grass are very abundant. Our clan occupies this place, and it has been able to thrive in the past few years, thanks to the magnanimity and forbearance of my grandfather. can be limited by ability, but there is no power to repay, every time I think about this, I often can't sleep and eat, so that I can't sleep. Today, I offer 1,000 horses, just to show my heart. ”

Wu Ming was drinking a glass of wine, and when he heard Deng Ge's words, he felt that the taste of the wine had become worse. These excessive compliments made him really uncomfortable, if you were like this, why did you go a few years ago? However, the other party rushed to pay tribute, but it was not good to reprimand him with a cold face, so he put down the cup and said: "General Deng can have this heart, my father is very pleased, even so, I accepted this thousand horses." Come and arrange for General Deng to rest and wait. ”

Although this is polite, it is already a disguised expulsion. Deng Geyou was chattering, bowing vigorously: "Grandpa Xie, Grandpa Xie......"

Seeing that he had gone down, Ge Yi took everything just now in his eyes, looked at Wu Ming and said with a smile: "Grandpa, you are really majestic now, and your subordinates feel honored." ”

This is actually a joke. In the entire Chinese and Western Army, except for Jian Feiyang, Ge Yi and Wu Ming have been the longest, and they are far less restrained than others in front of him. Wu Mingzi wouldn't blame him, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Ge, don't make fun of me, let's say, what's the matter with coming here today?" ”

Ge Yi guarded Shuanghui, and he and Liao Gang were martial arts and writing, which made Wu Ming feel at ease. Nanban is the only rice province in China and the West, and it is also a large grain-producing province, in recent years, the warehouse of China and the West has gradually been enriched, since Liao Gang is the result of serving the people, but it is also indispensable to Ge Yi's contributions.

When it came to business, the smile on Ge Yi's face faded, and he was full of melancholy: "That's the case, due to the war, Jiangnan has paid extremely heavy taxes, and there have been civil riots from time to time in recent years, which has caused a surge in refugees. ”

Wu Mingqi said: "The influx of refugees, this can't be blamed on us, all refugees who enter our Chinese and Western territories, just open a porridge shack and treat them well." What's the matter, is it possible that Brother Ge also has difficulties here? ”

Ge Yi said: "This is naturally nothing, the refugees who can be accepted, to put it bluntly, are still the subjects of the imperial court." Some time ago, Huaiying, the governor of Chengzhou Province, personally came to Liao Sangongzi and made a big fuss, saying that we were harboring evil intentions and plundering the manpower of the imperial court, and asked us to return the lost people. ”

The so-called lost people are nothing more than those refugees. Wu Ming listened, and his heart was already a little angry: "Return it to them, as long as people have a little way to live, who wants to wander around?" These refugees are already homeless, so should they be sent back to suffer and even starve to death? It's ridiculous. ”

Ge Yi nodded and said, "With Grandpa's words, my subordinates will feel at ease." ”

This top boss is good at everything, but sometimes he is a little roundabout, and Ge Yi is really a little afraid that he won't be able to pull it off, so he ordered himself to return the person. However, it seems that he is still too worried, and when it comes to the lives of the people, Dingguo Gong is really unambiguous. He continued: "Grandpa said very much, his subordinates and Liao Sangongzi combined, and they really didn't give the good fruit surnamed Huai to eat, and directly drove out Shuanghui. Damn, this guy is oily-headed, Lao Tzu has long been unhappy with him. ”

Among the generals under Wu Ming, Ge Yi was silent and rarely lost his temper, but at this time, he actually said a foul word, which shows the depth of hatred for Huai Ying. But it's no wonder that in the Southern Expedition ten years ago, Huai Ying, as Tao Ziqian's deputy, managed the baggage camp, and usually deducted military rations, and gave them small shoes to wear.

Thinking of Huai Ying's embarrassed appearance, Wu Ming laughed: "Brother Ge, you have handled this matter very well, just fly the pigeon and pass the book, why do you need to come here in person?" ”

Ge Yi sighed: "There is another thing, but the subordinates are not easy to make up their own minds, so they have to ask the grandfather in person to get an idea." ”

Wu Mingqi said: "Oh, what's the matter. ”

"After Huaiying left, only three days later, the Tang Governor came, asking us to pull out one million stones of grain from Shuanghui to help Nanyang through this year's difficulties."

"What?"

Wu Ming couldn't calm down anymore, and stood up silently, Nanyang is a major grain-producing province in the south of the Yangtze River. After the painstaking management of Sun Yunlong and Zhu Yulong, the province has gradually recovered its prosperity. It's only been a few years, and it's reached the point where you have to borrow grain from China and the West to survive? He couldn't help but exclaim: "What about the grain, the wind and rain have been smooth in the past few years, and there have been no major floods, how can there be no food?" Do you need to borrow food from us?"