Chapter 138: The Year is Approaching, and the Overture to the Western Expedition

Walking on the way back to Chang'an, Zhang Huang of the Iron Gun Gate laughed loudly, "Brother Chu fought this battle happily, and it can be regarded as a temporary explanation to the dead people, but then again, how did you grasp the whereabouts of these people?"

Chu Mofeng, who was walking in parallel, looked at Zhang Huang with a surprised expression on his face and smiled and said: "The collection of information is always crucial before the war, as for why I will grasp the whereabouts of these people in the future, I can only say that I have a special intelligence agency, but it is inconvenient to disclose the secrets involved." ”

Zhang Huang smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and then urged the horse under his crotch to run forward, looking at Zhang Huang's back, Chu Mofeng smiled very vaguely, thinking that it was not easy for this kid to talk to him, and this time he was able to succeed in Luoyang thanks to those guys.

While thinking about it, snowflakes began to float in the sky, and the biting cold wind blew quietly at some point, Chu Mofeng tightened his clothes and shouted to the people around him: "Everyone, speed up your pace, the nearest city is Anyi County in Hedong County, let's try to rush to Anyi County before the snow falls." ”

As soon as Chu Mofeng's words fell, everyone in the group raised their whips one after another, urging the horses to move forward quickly, and Shi Hanshuang, who had been closely following Chu Mofeng's side, said at this time: "Husband, is it appropriate for us to lead all the people from the rivers and lakes in Luoyang to Chang'an? I always feel that if this group of people makes trouble in Chang'an, it will inevitably have an impact on you." ”

"Lady can rest assured, I have planned this matter thoroughly, after these people arrive in Chang'an, I will instruct Xiao Lizi to focus on monitoring, but the Huairou policy still needs to be promulgated by the imperial court, and the best imperial court can come forward to appease these people, so that they can quickly regard Datang as their home, so that they can use them to maintain the law and order of Chang'an. Looking at the figure of a group of people galloping in the snow, a smile appeared on the corner of Chu Mofeng's mouth, and then he said to Shi Hanshuang: "Is it cold?

"It's not cold, you forgot that when I was a child when I was studying art in Emei, I didn't practice in the wind and snow in winter. Shi Hanshuang smiled gently, his cheeks suddenly turned red, and he said in a weak mosquito and fly voice: "There is one thing that I have always wanted to ask, I don't know if it is convenient for you to answer?"

Hearing that his wife suddenly changed her tone, Chu Mofeng turned her head to look at Shi Hanshuang, but found that her cheeks were already red at the moment, and she was lined with snowflakes one after another, looking particularly shy.

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng smiled and reached out to rub her head and said, "Silly daughter-in-law, if there is anything you can't ask, you can ask." ”

"That person asked your husband, can you be angry?" Shi Hanshuang looked at Chu Mofeng with a smile when he heard this, and said: "We have been married for so long, and you have not had sex with me and Zi Yao for a long time, is it inconvenient to say that you have any hidden diseases, if there is really a hidden disease, tell us, Zi Yao is a doctor who can cure it." ”

I thought that my wife would ask some strange questions, but Chu Mofeng was afraid that he would not be able to answer, so he listened carefully with his ears sideways, but who knew that he heard such a ridiculous question, and immediately laughed, "Silly daughter-in-law, how can my husband and I have any hidden diseases? Where did you think of it, the reason for the different houses before was that we always had no fixed place, and now that we have settled in Chang'an, this matter should also be considered." ”

After Chu Mofeng finished speaking, he nodded with a serious look, then glanced at Shi Hanshuang and said, "This kind of thing will have to be studied and studied together at that time." After saying that, I couldn't help but laugh.

Shi Hanshuang knew that Chu Mofeng was making fun of himself when he heard it, and immediately stretched out his little fist and feigned anger: "Okay, you guy, everyone asks such a shy question, but you don't care about it, I think you are looking for a fight." After speaking, the horse's head and Chu Mofeng were tightly together, and he stretched out his fist to beat him.

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng held his head with his hands and pretended to beg for mercy: "The lady spares her life, the villain knows that she is wrong, once she returns to Chang'an, it is all up to the lady to decide?"

"Hmph, that's pretty much it. Then let's talk about it, let's talk about this matter after the four sisters discuss it, and as for you, just wait honestly. With that, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly and ran forward.

Everyone hurried and finally arrived at Anyi County before the heavy snow fell, and when they walked into the county seat, they found that the banner of the Tang Dynasty was still erected high above the city, and after everyone came to the inn and settled down, they came to the lobby together and picked a slightly larger table to sit down, Chu Mofeng threw some silver money to the shopkeeper, and told him to hurry up and prepare a table of wine and send it up, and he picked up the teapot and showed the rest of the people a circle of tea.

After putting down the teapot in his hand, Chu Mofeng said with a smile: "Everyone, since we entered Anyi County, starting from Hedong County all the way to the west, except for the territory of Xiliang Li Rail, the rest is the land of my Datang, and you are acting in these places. Rest assured, Wang Shichong's people will never come. ”

Hearing this, everyone opened their mouths to express their gratitude to Chu Mofeng, Chu Mofeng smiled and waved his hand when he saw this, raised the teacup in his hand and drank the tea, which slightly dispelled some of the chill on his body. Just as he was about to speak, the shopkeeper and a few guys came over with a prepared banquet.

After setting up the banquet, Chu Mofeng threw some reward money to the shopkeeper and signaled him to retreat, then stood up and poured wine for everyone and said, "The weather is cold, you should drink some wine to warm up your body first." After speaking, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly drank a glass, only to see Chu Mofeng fill the wine glass again and then said slowly: "Before arriving in Chang'an, Chu Mou has something I want to tell you first, so as not to cause some unnecessary trouble in the future." ”

Zhang Huang on the side said with a smile when he heard this: "Brother Chu is too polite, this time the martial arts colleagues in Luoyang can get out of danger smoothly, and it all depends on Brother Chu's advice, so please don't have any scruples, we just listen to it." ”

As soon as Zhang Huang's voice fell, everyone echoed in unison, Chu Mofeng nodded when he saw this and said: " Thanks to the heroes of Luoyang, then listen to the next word, in the future, when you come to Chang'an, please try your best to restrain the behavior of your subordinates, after all, the Tang Dynasty is newly established, and many separatist forces are eager for the Tang Dynasty to collapse in an instant, this time His Majesty repaired the punishment, in order to be able to return the people to a prosperous era of long-term stability, stability and prosperity, so no matter what your style of behavior in Luoyang was before, you must be more restrained when you arrive in Datang, Chu Mou is here, please. ”

After saying that, Chu Mofeng made a big salute to everyone present, and everyone got up one after another when they saw this, and even said that they didn't dare, Fengli Dao stood up and said to Chu Mofeng: "Chu Shaoxia, everyone here understands people, you can rest assured that this is true." ”

Chu Mofeng nodded when he heard this, and hurriedly beckoned everyone to eat, and the meal did not end until the branches on the moon, and the heavy snow that had fallen before had already stopped raging, and when he raised his eyes, he looked up and saw that the door and even the entire Anyi County were wrapped in a thick layer of white. Shi Hanshuang helped Chu Mofeng back to the house, threw him on the bed, and sat on the side and said angrily: "You guy, don't drink if you can't drink, you're drunk, right?"

Chu Mofeng, who was drunk, vaguely felt that someone had thrown him on a hard object, and then he didn't know anything.

Shi Hanshuang took off his clothes for Chu Mofeng and stuffed them into the bed, gently covered him with a quilt, turned around and looked for another bed to rest as usual. I looked around and was surprised to find that there was only one bed in this room.

Seeing this, Shi Hanshuang sat on the chair, thinking to himself why the inn in Anyi County didn't have a two-bed guest room, how could this make him good? Thinking of this, Shi Hanshuang raised his head and glanced at Chu Mofeng, who was sleeping, and bit his lip lightly and said, "That's it, it's normal to sleep in the same bed with your husband." ”

After speaking, he blew out the waits in the house, took advantage of the night to take off all the clothes on his body, and instantly revealed a body as white as clotted fat and a bomb that could be broken, and walked to the bed tremblingly, and was preparing for a battle between heaven and man, who knew that the cold air in the room instantly dispelled Shi Hanshuang's thoughts.

I saw Shi Hanshuang rushing to the bed with an arrow step, and quickly got into the quilt, at this time, the quilt had already been dissipated by Chu Mofeng, and turned into a warm stove. Shi Hanshuang first lay flat for a while, and there was the sound of Chu Mofeng's even and powerful breathing in his ears, and he couldn't sleep, so in desperation, Shi Hanshuang had to turn sideways and hug him from behind Chu Mofeng, and a pair of proud firmness was attached to Chu Mofeng's solid back, and suddenly Shi Hanshuang's cheeks turned red.

Thinking of the embarrassing things that his mother taught him the night before he got married, Shi Hanshuang's face became hotter and hotter, and after putting his cheek on Chu Mofeng's back, Shi Hanshuang finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep deeply.

In the early morning of the second day, the sunlight penetrated through the window and shone on Chu Mofeng's face, casting a layer of golden brilliance on his whole person, and the noise outside the window penetrated into Chu Mofeng's ears little by little, waking up Chu Mofeng who was still asleep.

After stretching for a long time, Chu Mofeng rubbed his head, which was still a little painful, and was about to open his mouth to call Shi Hanshuang, who knew that he suddenly felt some soft objects on his back, and hurriedly turned around to investigate, but who knew that what caught his eye was the graceful body of his own lady.

Chu Mofeng covered his mouth and reached out to poke Shi Hanshuang's face, only to see Shi Hanshuang stretch out his hand and knock his hand away, and muttered in his mouth: "Don't make noise, people will sleep for a while." As soon as the words fell, Shi Hanshuang suddenly woke up, looked at Chu Mofeng blankly as if he remembered something, and said, "What are you looking at?"

Finding that Shi Hanshuang woke up, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze, and Chu Mofeng didn't know how to answer, so he subconsciously said: "Girl, if you don't cover it well, I will see it." ”

Who knew that Shi Hanshuang suddenly raised his voice an octave and shouted: "Don't look, don't look, look at people and take your eyes off." He shouted as he reached for his clothes.

And Chu Mofeng was about to say something, when he suddenly found a huge object flying towards him, and then he couldn't see anything in front of him, and found that it was the quilt covering his head, Chu Mofeng reached out and pulled it, and finally pulled the quilt off after some tossing, who knew that Shi Hanshuang in front of him had already put on his clothes and looked at Chu Mofeng coldly on the side.

Seeing this, Chu Mofeng smiled sneerly and said, "Lady, I didn't see anything for my husband." ”

"It doesn't matter, I'm married to you anyway, but people haven't been psychologically prepared yet, please forgive me. At this moment, Shi Hanshuang returned to normal, and said faintly with his head down.

Getting up and putting on his clothes, Chu Mofeng walked up to Shi Hanshuang, rubbed her head and said, "Silly girl, our husband and wife are one, so we don't have to be like this." ”

Shi Hanshuang nodded, raised his head and looked at Chu Mofeng and said, "Let's hurry up and call everyone up and hurry, it's safe to arrive in Chang'an a day earlier." Hearing this, Chu Mofeng took Shi Hanshuang's hand and walked towards the rest of the people's guest rooms.

After some urging, everyone gathered in the lobby downstairs, and after a brief breakfast, Chu Mofeng hurriedly led everyone towards Chang'an.

And Liu Feiyan and the others, who arrived in Chang'an earlier, dragged their tired bodies towards Yiningfang after settling down with their entourage, and after entering Yiningfang, the five of them came to the door of the mansion, and when they were about to enter the door, Gu Zhen'er opened her mouth to stop everyone.

Seeing this, Liu Feiyan said a little tiredly: "Zhen'er, what are you going to do again?" Everyone has been busy for several days, and now I want to go back to take a bath and rest, if you have something to wait for tomorrow, okay?"

Gu Zhen'er did not show the naughty expression she used to have at this time, but pointed to the plaque above the gate with a solemn face and said, "Cousin, look at it, how did the words on the plaque change? I remember that it used to be the Siping General's Mansion, but now why has it become the Chu Mansion again?"

When Liu Feiyan heard this, he thought Gu Zhen'er was joking, so he suddenly became angry, and said coldly: "Zhen'er, don't mess around, this plaque was given by His Majesty, how can you say that you can pick it up? If you mess around again, I'll ......."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Feiyan was pulled by Xiao Ruolan on the side, and saw Xiao Ruolan also point to the plaque above the gate and said: "Feiyan, you should take a look at it and then say, the plaque has really changed." In view of Xiao Ruolan's usual stability, Liu Feiyan chose to believe her words, and then raised his eyes and looked up, only to see that the five big characters of the originally vigorous and powerful Siping General's Mansion had become the slightly lonely Chu Mansion at some point.

Seeing this scene, Liu Feiyan hurriedly pushed open the door and walked inside, and met the servants from time to time to say hello along the way, Liu Feiyan didn't care about answering, and just wanted to find Mo Ziyao and others to ask the reason.

After seeing Mo Ziyao and the others in the main hall, they found that the three of them were talking and laughing and did not seem to have happened in the house, Liu Feiyan, who was confused, walked into the main hall, and was about to speak when he saw Mo Ziyao greet him, and said with a smile: "Feiyan, are you back? What about Sister Mofeng and Shuang'er? Why didn't you see them?"

"They will arrive in Chang'an tomorrow at the latest. Liu Feiyan smiled helplessly, subconsciously thinking that the three of them didn't know about the plaque, he sighed and said, "Ziyao, ...... at the door"

Before he could say it, Li Yuhu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sister Feiyan, I know that you want to ask about the plaque outside the door, it was asked by my father to pick it up, because my husband robbed the law field in Zheqi City and was given a copy of ginseng, but fortunately, the second brother fought for his father in the court and did not punish him, but in order to block everyone's mouth, my father followed the advice of the prince's brother, removed his husband's official position, and took off the plaque at the door, but everything is the same as before." ”

After listening to Li Yuhu's words, Liu Feiyan secretly said in his heart that it was not good, this matter should be far from being as simple as it seemed, it seems that he has to wait for Brother Chu to come back and discuss it, thinking of this, Liu Feiyan said with a smile: "I'm scared to death, I thought something big happened in our house, and I went back to rest if there was nothing wrong." With that, he turned and walked out the door.

Back in the courtyard where he lived, Liu Feiyan gathered Gu Zhen'er and others together and told him about it, Yu Wenxiu, who had seen the darkness of the court, sneered and said: "This matter is definitely someone secretly making trouble, and the dirtiness in the court is often beyond our imagination, and this matter should be seen to see what His Royal Highness King Qin's attitude is." ”

Liu Feiyan nodded and said, "Sister Xiu'er is right, let's not make a noise about this matter for the time being, and make a decision when Brother Chu comes back." ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, and each went back to the room to rest, and after sending everyone away, Liu Feiyan looked up at the clear sky outside the window, and said softly: "This day may change!" At this moment, the sky is cloudless, and it doesn't seem like there is a sign of snow, Gu Zhen'er, who was in the same room, listened to Liu Feiyan's words, and was confused.

A day later, Chu Mofeng and the others also arrived in Chang'an, and after saying goodbye to everyone, Chu Mofeng and Shi Hanshuang quickly ran towards their mansion, and when they reached the gate, Shi Hanshuang suddenly grabbed Chu Mofeng, stretched out his finger and pointed to the plaque above the gate, Chu Mofeng just glanced at it with a smile, and then beckoned Shi Hanshuang to walk inside.

That night, everyone gathered together for a dinner, during the banquet, Liu Feiyan opened his mouth to ask Chu Mofeng about his opinion on the plaque, only to see Chu Mofeng smiled and said: "Feiyan, you are too worried, this time we will recruit all the people in the rivers and lakes in Luoyang to Chang'an, in the eyes of the imperial court, it is really a great achievement, and successively assassinated some of Wang Shichong's ministers, and also filed Wang Shichong's sharpness, this matter is a great achievement, as for the plaque of General Siping, even if Your Majesty does not take it off, I will find an opportunity to take it off, after all, the tree is very popular." ”

After listening to Chu Mofeng's words, Liu Feiyan sat down unwillingly, and Li Yuhu on the side said with a smile: "Sister Feiyan, don't worry, if your husband wants to recover, it is not a matter of my father's words." Hearing this, Liu Feiyan remembered that his leader also had the title of a colt, and suddenly stopped saying anything in his heart.

On the second day, Chu Mofeng came to the Qin Palace, and after meeting with Li Shimin, the two of them chatted in the study for nearly two hours, during which Li Shimin told Chu Mofeng about some things in the court recently, and found that except for Li Jiancheng, there was nothing worth paying attention to, Chu Mofeng nodded and said to Li Shimin: "I said something that should not be said, be careful in the court, your eldest brother." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Well, I know, this time my father has promised not to punish you in any way, but who knew that the eldest brother suddenly came to say that, and the father and emperor somehow agreed, and you lost your official position, otherwise you can continue to lead the army." ”

As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, he saw Chu Mofeng sneer and said: "Who told you that if I don't do this Siping general, I won't be able to lead the troops, remember my words, except for you and me, no one can command the Tiance Army, do you think those boys are good at it?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin also laughed, only to see Chu Mofeng think for a moment and said: "Although the Western Qin has fallen, there is still a Li Rail in the Ganliang area, I want to not appear in everyone's sight for the time being, and then you will find a way to get your father to agree to send troops to recruit Li Rail next year, let's not mix it up for the time being, just leave it to Li Jiancheng to deal with it himself." ”

Looking at Chu Mofeng in front of him, Li Shimin got up and made a pot of good tea and brought it up, poured him a full cup, and made a gesture of invitation to Chu Mofeng.

Holding the tea in front of him to his lips, Chu Mofeng just sniffed it lightly, and a fragrance passed into his brain along his nose, "Yes, where did you get the big red robe?"

"A few days ago, a few people from Wuyi Mountain sent it, if you like me, I will give you some?" Hearing this, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and his expression was slightly proud.

"Forget it, I don't usually have much time to drink tea, so you should keep it, if I want to drink it, I can come to you." Chu Mofeng shook his head, drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and then got up and said, "Okay, there is nothing to do for the time being, I will leave first, I remember to go to my house to eat during the New Year." ”

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Li Shimin stood up and nodded, "Cheng, I'll send you out." As soon as the words fell, Chu Mofeng stretched out his hand to stop Li Shimin, and walked outside alone, looking at Chu Mofeng's distant figure, Li Shimin smiled helplessly.

With the passage of time day by day, the end of the year is approaching in a blink of an eye, these days, Chu Mofeng in addition to going to Tiance Academy every day to visit those children who are studying, is to accompany the family of Yingying Yanyan to go out to purchase, and life is very comfortable.

But since the news of Chu Mofeng's dismissal from his official position came out, there was gradually a trace of dissatisfaction in the army, at first it was only within the Tiance Army, and slowly spread to the entire Tang Dynasty, and many people were unhappy for Chu Mofeng, especially those who followed Li Shimin to go to Zheqi City, and told the events of the day over and over again.

With the spread of this emotion, every day there would always be people in the court who jumped out and begged Li Yuan to restore Chu Mofeng's official position, but they were all refuted by some Wenchen for reasons.

After a long time, Li Yuan also began to muttered in his heart, whether it was right or wrong for him to resign from the position of son-in-law, thinking about it to no avail, and in desperation, Li Yuan had no choice but to order Wang De to send someone to Chu Mansion to announce the decree, and ordered Chu Mofeng to make a pilgrimage tomorrow.

Chu Mofeng, who received the news, sat in the study and smiled, then blew out the light and lay on the bed and fell asleep. In the early morning of the second day, Chu Mofeng entered the Taiji Hall in a carriage, and at this time, a group of civil and military generals had been waiting for a long time.

Chu Mofeng saw Li Yuan and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Grass people Chu Mofeng pays a visit to Your Majesty. After speaking, without waiting for Li Yuan to say that he stood up on his own, at this time, someone in the Wenchen queue was about to come out to scold, but was stopped by his colleagues on the side.

Seeing this, Li Yuan smiled and said, "The horse is still angry?"

"The grass people don't dare, Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five, and the grass people are only one martial artist, how dare they be angry with Your Majesty. Chu Mofeng hugged his fist at Li Yuan, and said lukewarmly: "The grass people entered the palace today for only two things: "First, Luoyang Wang Shichong issued a ban on martial arts to kill people in the rivers and lakes, and the grass people want to know if His Majesty will also issue a ban on martial arts? Second, the grass people want to recommend themselves to follow His Royal Highness the King of Qin and be a pawn to fight on the battlefield for the Tang Dynasty, hoping that His Majesty will agree." After speaking, he looked at Li Yuan with his arms around and with interest.

Li Yuan nodded when he heard this, and said: "You kid, how can I be like the rebel thief Wang Shichong, the Tang Dynasty is too late to recruit these people in the rivers and lakes, how can I issue any ban on martial arts to kill them?" Speaking of this, Li Yuan said sharply: "Order the relevant personnel of the household department and the official department to register the people in the rivers and lakes who followed the horses back to Chang'an this time, distribute the mansions and land, and recruit them, but they can't be forced." ”

"Your Majesty understands that everything is in accordance with Your Majesty's will. As soon as the relevant personnel of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household saw that the boss arranged the task by name, they hurriedly responded in unison.

At this time, Li Yuan looked at Chu Mofeng with a smile and said: "Stinky boy, are you satisfied now, right? As for the fact that you want to go to the command of King Qin, I will also approve, and at the same time allocate the Tiance army that originally followed you to you, but ......" Speaking of this, Li Yuan suddenly said in a more aggravated tone: "There is still no official position, everything is according to the standard of your Siping general leader before, or Sanpin, do you understand?"

Chu Mofeng nodded, and said to Li Yuan: "The grass people have thanked Your Majesty here, and wish Your Majesty a long life, longevity, and good health." Farewell!" After speaking, he turned around and left the Taiji Palace, and everyone present was stunned for a while, thinking that this is too fierce, even His Majesty dared to leave directly without waiting for his majesty to retreat from the dynasty.

I saw Li Yuan on the dragon chair suddenly laughing, and then said to Li Shimin: "Shimin Wu'er, let you teach him etiquette, did you not do what I wanted?"

"Qi Qi father, Mo Feng just returned to Beijing from Luoyang this time, and his son didn't have time to teach him carefully, and asked his father to punish him. Hearing Li Yuan suddenly ask himself, Li Shimin was also confused, thinking about what this kid was singing today, and then he thought that he couldn't help but answer, so he had to stand up and answer Li Yuan's inquiry.

I saw Li Yuan smile and said: "It's okay, since you have transferred him to your command, there will be time to teach him in the future, what I want to say is that the New Year is approaching, and the emperor will be troubled to go on an expedition again in the next year, do you have any thoughts this time?"

"Qi Qi father, the son of the minister thinks about it or has to protect the rear of our Tang Dynasty first, since Li Liang is the emperor, obviously he is not ready to return to the Tang Dynasty, then the minister wants to go to meet this person for a while, please ask the father for permission. Li Shimin's eyes rolled, glanced at Li Jiancheng on the side, and said to Li Yuan: "As for Wang Shichong in the east, there must be His Royal Highness Prince Lao." ”

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Li Yuan nodded and said loudly: "Okay, it is worthy of the foresight of my Li family's children, and I am accurate, and I will mobilize the army to pacify Ganliang Li Rail in the future." ”

At this time, Li Shimin below thought to himself, everything really started according to that kid's design, and he should cooperate with him even more, otherwise he would fall into a situation of no recovery if he made a slight mistake......

There is a way to be steady and steady step by step, and seeing Li Shimin lead the army to start the western expedition, Chu Mofeng leads the sky to the momentum like a bamboo, I want to know what will happen next, and listen to the next decomposition......