Chapter 524: First Arrival at the Frontier
After several days of turbulence, after ten days, everyone entered the border of Eastern Qi.
The surroundings are lively red, and the border town is still more than ten kilometers away from the frontier city, but it also looks much more prosperous than the place where the city is guarded. People came and went in the market, and Ah Yu stopped his horse and asked what Wei Zhaohua meant.
Wei Zhaohua waved his hand casually, it was lively outside, and he could naturally feel it when he sat inside, but these were not what Wei Zhaohua wanted at the moment.
Ah Yu understood, didn't ask any more, and carried the flag of the county lord of Zhaohua and walked through the streets with great fanfare.
The people in the border areas understand the importance of the people stationed at the border gates, and compared with the compliments in the capital, the courtesy here is really with cautious respect. The emperor sits in the capital, and the soldiers guard the frontier.
"County Lord, this is the place where you can see a lot of people closest to the frontier." Ah Qing looked outside intentionally or unintentionally, and through the gap in the curtain blown by the wind, he could vaguely see the simple cheeks outside, "Is the county lord really not going down and going around?" After here, it really doesn't have so much prosperity! ”
Wei Zhaohua shook his head gently, holding the medical book in his hand, and gently flipped a few pages. The days are boring, so I can only use this to pass the time.
Seeing this, Ah Qing no longer looked outside, but focused on the embroidery in his hand.
The group walked slowly, until evening, when they had just arrived at the place where the city was guarded. There are no homes, no markets, just tens of thousands of tents standing on top of the wasteland, talking about survival.
As for the residence of the city guard, it was just a slightly larger tent.
"Min Jingwei, the general of the Ming and Qing dynasties in southern Xinjiang, has seen the county lord of Zhaohua and greeted the lord of Zhaohua." When I walked to the gate of the barracks, there were already people waiting here. Thousands of people stood in front of the carriage, and if you looked at it from a distance, you would think it was a robber.
Ah Yu, who was on horseback, came down, saluted Min Jingwei and his group, and ran towards the carriage behind.
A slender jade hand lifted the curtain, and everyone's eyes were focused on it, only to see a pair of eyes that were very bright, and it was already close to evening, and it still made people feel shining. showed a face, and the daughter's delicate appearance was fully revealed.
The deputy general standing next to Min Jingwei couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said with a smile, "No wonder you let the county lord of Zhaohua come over, just the beauty of the county lord of Zhaohua can be defeated by thousands of troops!" ”
Min Jingwei didn't say anything, but a pair of eyes were indeed deeper, was it just such a hairy girl?
"If you can fight as long as you are beautiful, I think you can try the disguise technique, and the county lord can also help you." A voice came from the carriage, and the lieutenant's body couldn't help but stiffen a little.
Everyone looked at the woman in surprise, but saw that the woman got out of the car and gently lifted the curtain, stretched out her hand to help the outstretched arm in the carriage, it turned out to be just a small maid!
Those hands were different from the slender jade hands just now, but they were a little rough. Min Jingwei's face was a little surprised, he lowered his head and looked at his hands, and then looked at the direction of the carriage, only to see a person dressed in white men's clothes, the hat on his head fluttering in the wind, although his body was thinner, but standing on the carriage, it was indeed a little more imposing.
"Dare to ask who the soldier is? What position do you hold in the Frontier? In the future, the lord of this county will definitely take care of him! Wei Zhaohua slowly stepped out of the carriage, and everyone reacted and hurriedly knelt down.
The adjutant general's face was full of embarrassment at this time, and he said no, and he didn't say it. He hesitated for a while, but he had already seen a pair of shoes standing in front of him. You can still see the slightly swaying white shirt, the deputy general doesn't need to look up, he still knows the identity of the person in front of him, and he unconsciously carries a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
"If you go back to the county lord, this is the subordinate deputy general Huang Tao, if you offend the county lord by making a statement, please don't blame the county lord!"
Before the deputy general could speak, Min Jingwei had already taken the lead in speaking. Huang Tao lowered his head, as if he was afraid that Wei Zhaohua would see his face. Wei Zhaohua gently stretched out his hand to help Min Jingwei's arm, "General Min is polite, please get up quickly!" ”
"Thank you, Lord!" Min Jingwei got up from the ground, did take two steps back, and opened a little distance from Wei Zhaohua, "The people behind the ministers are all generals who defend the city in southern Xinjiang, and it is not too early to meet the county lord today, it is better for the county lord to rest first today, and the minister will bring them here tomorrow!" ”
Wei Zhaohua nodded slightly, and just when Min Jingwei was about to let the people behind him retreat, he saw Wei Zhaohua take two steps forward and said loudly, "When Zhaohua first arrived at the frontier, it was Zhaohua's honor to be so honored by the soldiers. Zhaohua is a female streamer, and there are still many things that I don't understand about the military camp. Although the soldiers continue to train according to General Min's wishes, if there is anything, the county lord is looking for you, so you don't need to bother! ”
"Yes, thank you Zhaohua County for your shirt!" The soldiers said loudly.
Wei Zhaohua looked at Min Jingwei beside him, but saw that Min Jingwei's face was a little embarrassed, and when he saw Wei Zhaohua looking at him, he hurriedly looked away. Under the gaze of everyone, Wei Zhaohua slowly walked inside.
The soldiers consciously got out of the way and let Wei Zhaohua pass through it. Min Jingwei looked at Wei Zhaohua's figure, and waited until the deputy general beside him reminded him, and then hurriedly chased after him.
Min Jingwei led the way in front of him, and when he arrived at the door of Wei Zhaohua's tent, he bowed slightly and waited for Wei Zhaohua to enter.
Wei Zhaohua walked in slowly, looking at the simple furnishings inside, a table, a chair, a bed, and not even a dresser. Ah Qing's face became a little ugly, but Wei Zhaohua remained the same.
"This is what my uncle left behind?" Wei Zhaohua's hand was lightly attached to the military battle map hanging on the wall on the side,
Min Jingwei saluted, "Back to the words of the county lord, yes." Most of the old things here are used by Master Su! ”
"General Min is doing a good job, and the county lord likes it very much," although Min Jingwei couldn't see Wei Zhaohua's expression, he could still feel the smile in Wei Zhaohua's words. The ladies from the capital can really stand such a day?
Before Min Jingwei had time to think about it, Ah Qing had already blocked Min Jingwei's sight, "The boat is tired, and the county lord is already physically and mentally exhausted." If the general has something to say to the county lord, why don't you wait until tomorrow to come back? ”
"It's the minister who disturbed him, and the minister retired." Min Jingwei came back to his senses and stepped back outside, his face respectful.
Ah Qing looked at Min Jingwei's back, with a little dissatisfaction on his face, are the people in the frontier so ignorant of the rules?
Looking back, seeing that Wei Zhaohua had already taken off the hat, Ah Qing's face was a little surprised. Simply helped Wei Zhaohua clean up the bed, and Ah Qing took another girl down.
For Ah Qing or Wei Zhaohua, a girl is a little little. So before leaving, Ah Qing specially brought one over, and Wei Zhaohua vaguely remembered that it seemed to be called Li Xuan.
Wei Zhaohua was the only one left in the tent, and the lamp on the table was lightly lit, with a bit of dullness.
Wei Zhaohua gently picked the wick, and the lamp became brighter. I was supposed to have a good night's sleep, but when I actually got here, it wasn't as simple as I imagined.
Su Chengtuo has been guarding here for decades, even if his new niece comes, there are still some troubles that cannot be shirked.
I lifted the curtain and walked outside, and sure enough, I saw that there was already a person standing outside. There was a bit of depression in the back, and the guards who walked around saw such a person and saluted one after another.
"General Min is so diligent," Wei Zhaohua exclaimed, raising his feet and walking in front of Min Jingwei.
Min Jingwei looked at Wei Zhaohua who suddenly appeared, but he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, "The county lord of Zhaohua has won the award." ”
"The general is looking at the moon?" Wei Zhaohua opened his mouth softly and asked casually, but he looked into the night sky.
Min Jingwei nodded, "It is said that I wish people a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles." The moon in the frontier is different from the capital, and it is different from the rest of the Eastern Qi Dynasty. ”
"I heard that the general was born on the frontier and never left half a step. The moon has never been seen anywhere else, so how does the general know that the moon here is different from other places? ”
Min Jingwei's face was a little melancholy, and he shook his head with a smile, "The minister knows in his heart, many things, you don't need to see them with your own eyes, you can hear them with your own ears, I still know it." ”
Wei Zhaohua looked in the direction of the moon, the crescent moon hung in the night sky, and there were indeed many differences from those in the capital.
But what is the difference, Wei Zhaohua can't say.
The two of them stood silently and did not speak again for a long time. Min Jingwei is now a general in his early forties, and if he has a career of thirty years in the military, he will already have thirty years of life if he follows Su Chengtuo's side.
In any case, it has been invisibly brought a little close.
In the middle of the night, Wei Zhaohua slowly returned to his tent. Just lying on the bed, there was a crisp bird call outside, Wei Zhaohua slowly got up again, gently opened the window, and the white pigeon flew in.
"In recent years, I have gone far away. All is well, take care of yourself. It was only fourteen words, but it also brought a bit of tenderness to Wei Zhaohua's heart. Don't think about it, it must have been Wei Songting in Western Xinjiang who learned the news of Wei Zhaohua's arrival in Southern Xinjiang.
It's just that although they are all on the border, they are scattered on both sides of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and they are still far away.
Without any extra answers, Wei Zhaohua put the note in the book and clipped it, and went back to the bed to lie down. This time, it was sleepiness and a good night's sleep.
The cold wind outside was blowing, and the wind here seemed to be stronger than in the capital. As for other places, they are still waiting for Wei Zhaohua to explore in the future.
Min Jingwei stood guard in front of Wei Zhaohua's tent, sleepless all night, quietly guarding.