Chapter 42: The Three Princes' Journey to the North (First Update)
Soon, the Shen family ushered in Shen Yuchen's full moon banquet, which was quite low-key. Shen Yuhong, Shen Zeyuan and others left Jingzhao, this full moon banquet is much simpler than Shen Qingde's first birthday banquet, naturally not so lively, Shen Yu and others said that this is good, it is rare to be quiet.
Before Shen Yuchen was full moon, Shen Zesi sent a letter from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate. He has been to Anbei for more than four months, and the letter talks about his experience in the past few months, describes the situation in northern Xinjiang, describes what the third prince Shangguan Yongping did in Anbei, and explains the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and generals after the three princes came to Anbei to protect the palace.
"The three princes have aroused the anger of the public, and the situation in northern Xinjiang is tense......" Shen Huashan and Shen Zejing looked at Shen Zesi's letter, their faces were quite normal, but their eyebrows were a little tight. The northern territory is far away, and they don't have any ideas, but they just think of the performance of the three princes in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, which is really speechless.
Shangguan Yongping was still very happy to be able to serve as the supervisor of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, thinking that this was the importance that Emperor Changtai valued him. Besides, he thinks that his martial arts are much better than those of his other brothers, and although he has not personally fought in the art of war, he has also read a lot, and it is not a problem to practice it. With such a thought, he was full of expectations for going to Anbei, and his chest was full of ambition, thinking that he would definitely drive the Turks out of the northern frontier and pacify the northern frontier, vowing to impress Emperor Changtai.
So he hadn't been in Jingzhao for many years, so he set off for northern Xinjiang. Along the way, with a cadre of guards given to him by Emperor Changtai and the staff of the Three Princes' Mansion, as well as the baggage, ordnance, grain and grass and bedding allocated by the Ministry of War to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, etc., as well as many prisoners and guards who were sent to northern Xinjiang to serve hard labor, and the team composed of military horses was also very large.
"Damn, how far are you going to get to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate?" Shangguan Yongping spit out the sand in his mouth and asked. Damn, how can there be so much wind and sand, and you can still get in with a spinner yarn around your mouth and nose, what the hell is this weather! How long will he have to endure such ghostly weather? After the initial novelty passed, with the hard and boring march day by day, the place where it passed was repetitive and monotonous day by day, all mountains and wind and sand, Shangguan Yongping's mood became impatient day by day, and he also felt that his body was getting colder day by day, why was this Anbei Protectorate so far away? !
He asked Xian Maoxin beside him in a bad tone, he was a member of the military department, he was the person in charge of transporting the baggage this time, he had served in Longyouwei, and he was also familiar with the situation in northern Xinjiang.
"Back to Your Highness, according to the speed of the team, there should be three more days to arrive." Xian Mao was helpless in his confidence, and he couldn't wait to arrive at the Duhu Mansion as soon as possible, this is to go to the north and not to play, which is naturally different from Jingzhao Anle. What's more, the weather in northern Xinjiang is also notoriously bad, especially in winter, when there is a lot of wind and sand, and the conditions are difficult and the march is difficult. Thinking of this, he was somewhat considerate of this third prince who had lived in Jingzhao for a long time and had not suffered, so he didn't bother him to ask how long it would take to arrive several times a day.
Hearing Xian Maoxin's reply, Shangguan Yongping seemed to be deflated. There are still three days, at this moment, he misses Jingzhao's comfortable life very much, if he is still in Jingzhao, he is soaking in hot water and drinking tonic soup with just the right temperature.
The news of the imminent arrival of the third prince Gu Dazu had already known, and he was not interested in this prison army arranged by Emperor Changtai, even if this prison army was a prince, so what? Which hair? When Lao Tzu was eating wind and sand and gnawing grass roots in northern Xinjiang, he didn't know where he was, supervising the army? What's that?! Gu Dazu had a sarcastic smile on his face at the moment, and said to Zheng Xian, who was also his brother-in-law, the deputy protector: "Pass the order, the whole army will be reorganized, I have heard that there is a change in the Turks recently, tomorrow I will lead the troops to clear the suppression, and the officials of the Metropolitan Protectorate will also accompany me!" ”
"Yes!" Lord Overseer, leave an empty Metropolitan Protectorate to toss with you, thinking of this, Zheng Xian showed a wicked smile on his face. Different from Gu Dazu's King Kong angry eyes, his face is elegant and delicate, he doesn't look like a military general at all, but like a standard civil minister, it is this Wenchen like the deputy capital protector, who once rode thousands of miles to kill the leader of the Hassan branch of the Turkic branch, and took up the post of deputy capital protector with great military exploits, although he was young, he made the soldiers happy and convinced, and no one would talk about the relationship between him and Gu Dazu.
When Shangguan Yongping and the others arrived at the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate exhausted, what was waiting for them was not the warm welcome of Gu Dazu and the hot water and good soup prepared by the chief, but an empty Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate! Only one of the frail old soldiers who stayed behind replied in a panic: "Lord Du Hu led the troops to clear the border, and I don't know when I will return to ......."
Hello Gu Dazu! You're so nice! Shangguan Yongping was so angry that his mouth opened and closed but he couldn't speak, is everyone who knows that Gu Dazu is here for him, and the news of his coming has already been passed to the scouts in Anbei Mansion, but at this time he went to lead the army to clear the border? After more than a month of fatigue and the anger in front of him, Shangguan Yongping wanted to tear Gu Dazu's heart, and originally wanted to appease and put it away, but I didn't expect you to toast and not eat and drink, since you are so uninteresting, then I can't help it! Shangguan Yongping thought hatefully, revealing a hideous and resentful look.
The old man looked at Shangguan Yongping's expression, and there was a trace of contempt in his eyes, and it was not too late to wait for Lord Duhu to come back and slowly rectify you. In the minds of these veterans and even the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang, Gu Dazu, who has been with each other for more than 20 years and has made unparalleled contributions to the peace of Northern Xinjiang, is much more important than the three princes in front of him, and he is also very disgusted by the imperial court's inexplicable move of sending a Laoshzi to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate.
It had been several days since the Third Prince's arrival at the Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, and Gu Dazu listened to the scout's report and knew that the Three Princes and his party had buried their own cooking in the Anbei Metropolitan Mansion, and they had actually settled down. Gu Dazu remembered the baggage issued by the Ministry of War, and thought that it was not a way to take the soldiers outside, and now Ma Wei had also been used, and it was time to go back to face the three princes and his party.
"Tomorrow will be back!" He gave an order, the third prince is a horse or a donkey, and he will know when he goes for a walk.
When Gu Dazu returned to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate with a group of soldiers to see the three princes, he had a warm smile on his face, and even pleaded guilty and said that he didn't know that the prince would arrive so soon, it was the fault of the last general, it was the fault of the last general, haha laughed, the heroic spirit of the soldiers was fully revealed, and he ordered the deputy capital protector and others to come to see the three princes, and also ordered the chief of the capital to quickly prepare wine and food, he wanted to wash the dust for the three princes, and he himself punished himself three cups first, etc., completely ignorant of the arrival of the three princes, but looked close to the three princes.
Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, although he knew that this was not the case, but in the face of Gu Dazu's smiling appearance, and thinking of the 50,000 government troops behind him, Shangguan Yongping's anger did not dare to be easily released, so he had to endure it, and he also hugged each other with Gu Dazu haha.
That night, Gu Dazu and Shangguan Yongping and their entourage drank and talked happily, and there was laughter and laughter during the banquet. Deputy Protector Zheng Xian and others also frequently stepped forward to toast, and their tone was respectful and close to Shangguan Yongping, and their words were also very flattering and praising him. When he arrived at the second half of the table, he was already drunk and couldn't support it and was about to collapse, Gu Dazu hurriedly ordered the soldiers to help him back to the room to rest, and also explained that he must take care of it, Xian Maoxin and the staff of the Three Princes' Mansion were also in a similar situation, they all drank too much, and fell asleep on the table.
"Sample ......" Seeing that these people were drunk, Gu Dazu's eyes were originally scattered and hazy and closed, and when he opened them again, he only saw a clear and clear atmosphere, where was there still a trace of drunkenness?
"Go and divide those baggage quickly......" He naturally had a good intention to get Shangguan Yongping drunk, and he also knew what Shangguan Yongping's idea was, and the baggage issued by the Ministry of War had not yet been delivered to him. It's already winter, and many government soldiers are waiting for this batch of people to be subdued, Gu Dazu naturally knows the importance of it, how can he let the handle be held in someone else's hands? Of course, I have to take it as soon as possible! No, on the first night of this meeting, when Shangguan Yongping and Xian Maoxin were drunk and asleep, a large number of baggage brought by the third prince was divided by the people of the Metropolitan Protectorate, and together with the group of bitter prisoners, they were also escorted to the stone field overnight to serve hard labor.
When Shangguan Yongping and Xian Maoxin woke up, they knew that the baggage had been distributed last night, and what was even more annoying was that many generals of the government army came to thank the two. made Shangguan Yongping's heart ache but he was helpless, and he had to pretend to be generous and say that this was a matter of responsibility, so he didn't need to thank him, etc., originally he wanted to detain this batch of baggage, so as to suppress Gu Dazu, but now he can't.
But apart from baggage, what else can I think of? Shangguan Yongping remembered the purpose of coming to Anbei to protect the capital this time, and remembered that he still had the holy decree of Emperor Changtai, and this Gu Dazu had not yet received the decree.
"Do as you wish." Gu Dazu, Zheng Xian and others knelt down to listen to Shangguan Changzhi read out Emperor Changtai's will, and behind them were the 50,000 soldiers of Anbei. At the strong request of Shangguan Yongping, Gu Dazu had to take him to the Fubing Camp, and received this holy decree in front of these 50,000 people. Originally, he was still thinking about it, but when he was angry about the heavy things, he forgot everything.
Shangguan Yongping handed the holy decree to the soldier beside him, and a smile slowly appeared on his face, feeling that this aggrieved breath had finally dissipated. Gu Dazu and Zheng Xian can only do what their father wants, when I reorganize and disrupt these 50,000 soldiers and horses, and then insert the guards and Changshi of the Three Princes' Mansion into the security capital guard, I can be clear about the actions of these 50,000 horses, forgive that Gu Dazu does not dare to do anything, after a long time, these 50,000 soldiers are mine, he thought a little smugly,
Gu Dazu and Zheng Xian also only listened, and their expressions were unclear.