Chapter Seventy-Seven: Bad News!
Zheng Fan did not persuade Tian Wujing to leave the army and go back first, although Pixiu ran much better than the best war horse's endurance and speed, but since Tian Wujing led the troops out, it was naturally impossible for him to leave first, even if his wife was about to give birth.
To make this suggestion to him, first of all, to insult Jingnanhou, and secondly, to take your own life to shoot this sycophant who may really kill you.
After more than 20 days of marching in the Tianduan Mountain Range, the army finally walked out and returned to Shengle City.
Siniang and the blind man mobilized the soldiers and civilians in the city to organize a big banquet to reward the soldiers of the expedition, which was actually a flowing water seat.
Moreover, there are very few meat dishes on the flowing water table, and they are basically vegetarian dishes, but those Yan soldiers who have experienced eating meat for the first time are tired of eating these vegetarian dishes when they see these vegetarian dishes, and they eat so fragrantly.
Tian Wujing also entered Shengle City, although he may be eager to leave here immediately and rush back to Litian City, but to do things, you have to start and finish.
Today is a feast for the whole army, although the reward from the imperial court has not yet come down, but it can be regarded as a celebration in advance, and as the commander of the expeditionary force, he naturally cannot leave on this day.
After today, the army can be left with a few general soldiers to return with the regrouping, and he can rush back with a light car.
Originally, this table in Shengle City was cooked by Siniang herself, entertaining Tian Wujing and a group of commander-in-chief officers of the Jingnan Army.
Who would have thought that what Zheng Fan didn't expect was that Yao Zizhan hadn't left yet.
At the beginning, according to the agreement between him and himself, in fact, this Qianguo Wensheng should have left long ago.
When Zheng Fan set off, he also specially instructed the blind man, this old man is not simple, but he is quite interesting, and it is a bit boring to kill, so let's release it.
After all, you have to keep people to go back and help you brag or something as agreed.
But the old man didn't leave, and he was cheeky in the hall waiting for Tian Wujing and Zheng Fan.
After Yao Zizhan declared his identity,
Several commanders of the Jingnan Army were very interested in confessing to Tian Wujing and Zheng Fan, the master's family, saying that they still felt comfortable eating and drinking with the soldiers, so they didn't go to the table and left.
This made Zheng Fan re-examine Yao Zizhan's influence, probably because he experienced the infiltration of "Three Hundred Tang Poems" in later generations.
made Zheng Fan not have much feeling for the poets and immortals and poets in this world, but Yao Zizhan's name can actually make these chief military officers feel that they should avoid the table, which is much more interesting.
Maybe this old man often brags that Emperor Yan is willing to take 3,000 iron horses in exchange for his Yao Zizhan and a handful of old bones, but it is really not a fraud.
Therefore, the banquet that was originally full of tables suddenly left only three people.
Tian Wujing sat in the first seat, Yao Zizhan sat in the second seat, and Zheng Fan accompanied the last seat.
Yao Zizhan picked up a glass of water and wine first,
Jing Nanhou:
"Yao Zizhan, a remnant of Great Xia, congratulate the Marquis of Jingnan on his victorious return!"
Tian Wujing picked up his wine glass and responded for a moment.
In the final analysis, three of the four great powers are the remnants of Great Xia.
Da Xia Zi was originally named the Marquis of Yan, the Marquis of Jin, and the Marquis of Chu, dealing with the barbarians, savages and Shanyue respectively, and the three families were successful, not only opening up the territory for Daxia and clearing out the foreign tribes, but also inheriting them to this day.
On the contrary, it is the Qianguo, the Emperor Taizu of the Qianguo State has no half-dime relationship with Daxia, and after the fall of Daxia, the Qianguo region has been divided and divided for several generations.
But the Zhao official family of Qianguo would not say this, and they would make up history and find out who their ancestors had been under the command of the Great Summer Son, and what great achievements they had made, and they would not hesitate to cover their ears and steal the bell to get to the table
"Master Hou, the old man has also heard about the affairs of Chengguo, alas, the Yu family's lineage, hundreds of years of development, is now falling into a state of exhaustion, it is really embarrassing.
It is not easy for our ancestors to start a business, if our descendants cannot keep the territory of their homeland, how will they have the face to go underground to see their ancestors and ancestors in the future? ”
Zheng Fan ate the vegetables silently, and at the same time felt that Old Man Yao's words were a little strange and too sensational.
There is one thing to say, Emperor Yan dared to hook up with the Situ family and say "You and I are both remnants of Great Xia", and they should be the common enemy, but it is impossible for Emperor Yan to say such things or reveal such a meaning with the officials of the Qianguo family.
It's really the operation of the dry people a hundred years ago, which is too memorable.
Old man Yao is sensational at this time, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?
Tian Wujing put down his wine glass and said:
"Mr. Yao, please say it."
In the end, he gave Yao Zizhan some face, and did not say directly: "Speak human words".
Yao Zizhan sat down and said:
"Master Hou, at the moment when Chengguo is in crisis, what the old man wants to say is that the State of Chu can't be counted on now, and I am far away from Chengguo, I only hope that Lord Hou and His Majesty Emperor Yan can help the Situ family in the face of everyone who is a remnant of Great Xia.
Anyone can sit on these great rivers and mountains, but they can't let wild people sit. ”
"Is this what your official family means, or is it your own meaning?"
Yao Zizhan got up,
took out a yellow roll from his bosom,
Honest Voice:
"His Majesty the Great Qiandi Emperor is secretly aiming for this!"
Zheng Fan continued to eat,
Siniang's fried lotus root clip is fragrant but not greasy, crispy but not burnt, and it is really delicious.
Tian Wujing also picked up chopsticks and picked up vegetables.
Leave Yao Zizhan in an air of embarrassment.
Shaoqing,
Yao Zizhan himself couldn't hold back, handed over the secret decree, and said:
"Master Hou, this is my family's official handwriting."
Tian Wujing didn't reach out to pick it up, but said very calmly:
"Emperor Qianguo's secret decree, give me a marquis of Yan State, what to do?"
Zheng Fan followed the trend:
"That is, is it possible that the official family of the Qianguo family wants to give my marquis the king of the Qianguo?"
Yao Zizhan smiled:
"Why not?"
Zheng Fan continued to ridicule:
"Okay, send the Western Army up, and it will be dispatched by my lord."
Yao Zizhan actually nodded again and said:
"If Hou Ye really wants to go to my Daqian to see the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, what does it matter if the three armies of Daqian are all handed over to Hou Ye?
In the first battle of breaking the Jin Dynasty, everyone in the world thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei was the real commander, but who in the real door did not know who fought that battle? ”
"Hey, it's weird, I said, Master Yao, you weren't that stupid before."
Yao Zizhan ignored Zheng Fan anymore, but continued to Jing Nanhou:
"Master Hou, my official family has been friends with Lord Hou for a long time."
Tian Wujing nodded and said:
"In the future, I will have the opportunity to go to Beijing to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Qianguo, after all, the road has already been explored.
As for Jiangnan Fenghua, just go and see it by the way. ”
The implication is obvious.
Yao Zizhan sighed, his eyes fell on this secret decree, and seeing that Jingnan Hou did not accept it, he had to look at Zheng Fan again:
"Brother Zheng, why don't you accept it?"
"What shall I take? This is given to the Hou Ye by your official family, not for me. ”
"The official family is also very impressed by Brother Zheng, when we met in the greenhouse, Brother Zheng's witty conversation made my official family unforgettable."
Zheng Fan glanced at Tian Wujing, and saw that Tian Wujing didn't react, so he reached out and took the secret decree, but he didn't open it to see.
Next
Yao Zizhan was honest, began to focus on eating and drinking, and made a poem to help the fun, and then said that he was not strong enough to drink, so he got off the table first.
After Yao Zizhan left,
Tian Wujing also put down his chopsticks, and Zheng Fan immediately put down his chopsticks.
"Accompany Ben Hou to the army to see the soldiers."
"Yes, Master Hou."
Zheng Fan knew what Tian Wujing planned to do, and said:
"Master Hou, I'll ask Uchiko to pack up her things, and we'll go back with you later."
"You don't care about Shengle City?"
"There are a few housekeepers under my hands, it's okay, just ask the Hou Ye not to cure me of the crime of leaving my post without permission, and the last general is a godfather, so I have to take a look.
After reading it, Uchiko stayed to serve his wife's confinement, and the end will come back in the starry night. ”
Tian Wujing nodded, agreed, and said:
"You go and talk to your son, even if Ben Hou owes you a favor, Ben Hou will go to the barracks to see the soldiers first."
"Yes, Master Hou."
Zheng Fan entered the room to talk to Siniang, and after Siniang listened, her brows frowned slightly, and she said:
"Lord, it stands to reason that the cuckoo should have been born, why haven't we received news of this here?"
"What do you mean?"
"Lord, you and the Marquis are marching in the snowy fields and the Tianduan Mountain Range, and it is difficult to pass the letters, which is a very normal thing, but everyone knows that the Marquis of Jingnan will inevitably pass through Shengle City on his return journey, if the Marquise over there has already given birth, why didn't anyone come in advance and wait for the return of the Marquis's army to report the news?"
"yes."
Zheng Fan took a breath,
Road:
"I said, Jing Nanhou is so anxious, he should have found out that something is wrong, it's not right, count the days, the cuckoo may have just been in production for a long time, Litian City is quite far away from us, and the person who reported the news may still be on the road."
Siniang knew the relationship between her master and the Marquis of Jingnan, and said:
"May it be so, Lord, shall we go?"
"Don't have anything to prepare?"
"What can the Hou Mansion lack?"
"That's right."
After Zheng Fan and the blind man explained a few more words, they went to the barracks with Siniang.
The barracks was even more lively because of Tian Wujing's arrival, and Jingnanhou was wandering among the soldiers with wine.
This wine is also for show, from the chief officer to the ordinary soldiers in the Jingnan army, no one dares to irrigate the wine without mirrors.
When Zheng Fan and Siniang entered the barracks, Tian Wujing looked over here, nodded, and motioned to Zheng Fan to wait a little longer, he still needed to go and see those injured and sick soldiers.
At this moment,
A fast horse galloped from outside the barracks, followed by more than a dozen Jingnan army sentinels.
Even though there was a feast in the camp, there was no shortage of vigilance outside.
And obviously, those sentry horses should know the person who came, so they didn't stop and communicate, but just accompanied and escorted them to the Chinese army camp here.
The person who came lost his left arm, and when he rode past in front of Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan still felt that he was a little familiar, and after thinking about it, he remembered that it should be one of Tian Wujing's former personal guards, called Ma Kui, and he had been in the Jingnan Marquis personal guard camp for a period of time and entered Beijing, so he recognized it.
It's just that he should have been seriously injured in the Battle of Breaking Jin and became half disabled, so he didn't stay in the army anymore, but returned to the Hou Mansion as a "caretaker".
Tian Wujing watched his former guards riding horses, his eyes slightly condensed.
Ma Kui turned over and dismounted, and the whole person rolled on the ground several times before he rushed to Tian Wujing.
The soldiers around him wanted to laugh at first, but after seeing the tears and snot on Ma Kui's face, everyone subconsciously silenced;
Ma Kui climbed to Tian Wujing's feet, reached out and grabbed Tian Wujing's boots,
Miserable shouted:
"Hou Ye, Hou Ye, his subordinates should die, his subordinates should die, his subordinates failed to protect Madame......"