Guan Qianyan, as the prince of Pingxi, served in the Pingxi Army, so he naturally had personal guards under his command.

The most elite battalion of the Pingxi Army, the five battalions of men and horses, is Guan Qianyan's personal soldiers.

Since receiving the holy decree and taking over the work of the envoy to the Northern Zhou, he ordered a battalion of men and horses, ran to Tai'an City, picked up Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and rushed to the Northern Zhou Dynasty together.

In addition to the 500 soldiers of the Funeral Battalion under the command of Guan Qianyan, who were responsible for the security guards along the way, in addition, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also brought dozens of entourage, including ten family generals, and these people alone rode in more than ten carriages.

Although the name of this trip was to denounce the Northern Zhou, there was still face between the two countries after all, so these many gifts that were special to Dongsheng were always indispensable, and the gifts prepared and the grain and grass needed on the way alone filled thirty mule carts, and the horsemen who drove the horses totaled two hundred people.

This team of nearly 800 people crossed the border pass and entered the Northern Zhou territory.

Yue Pengju, the general of the army guarding the northern periphery, already knew that they were coming, and although he did not make it difficult for them because of the soldiers who died in battle a few days ago, he only said a few words with a cold face, and then ordered someone to let them go, and did not send additional people to escort them.

Because of the emperor's order, Guan Qianyan and Zhang Sheng did not dare to delay, and this journey can be described as a starry night, and finally arrived in this Fengming County.

Wearing treasure armor and riding in front of the mission, Guan Qianyan, with five fingers and palms, covered his eyebrows, looked into the distance for a moment, and secretly thought in his heart: "Not far ahead is Yizhou City, after Yizhou City, after more than ten days, you can reach the capital." ”

"Stop!"

There was a shout from the carriage beside Guan Qianyan, and as the curtain was lifted, the slightly tired face of Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was revealed, and he asked softly: "General Guan, it's been a long noon journey, why don't I wait to find a shady place, eat something, and then go on the road?"

Guan Qianyan turned his head to look, Zhang Sheng had a handful of goatee under his chin, almost half a hundred years old did not leave too many traces on his face, perhaps the weather was too hot, Zhang Shangshu sitting in the carriage, sweat kept dripping down his forehead.

Because Dongsheng's official uniform was relatively bloated, it was inconvenient to wear when he was marching, and it was inevitably too boring, Zhang Sheng simply changed into a gray Confucian shirt, with his goatee, which really looked like a literati.

After all, Zhang Sheng is a civil official, although he also practiced martial arts for a few days in the early years, but since the official to the Ministry of Rites, he has abandoned martial arts and followed literature, even if he occasionally finds time to move his muscles and bones, at best, he can only be regarded as an ordinary three-grade martial artist.

With his body and bones, he can't bear the rush of the past few days.

When Guan Qianyan heard this, he smiled: "Then according to what you say." ”

He remembered in his heart what his father had said to him before leaving: "On this trip, since you are the deputy envoy, you only need to lead five hundred brothers to do the escort work, and everything else is arranged by Zhang Shangshu." ”

With a wave of his hand, the horses went to find a place to stay.

Looking at the orderly crowd in front of him, Guan Qianyan felt a burst of annoyance for no reason - this mission, there is no difference between him and him.

Although it is said to be an escort, how can the name of the Pingxi Army resounding all over the world to be good?

Not to mention that no one dares to provoke in Dongsheng, even if you meet some evil thieves in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, even if you don't know his mourning banner, but when you see the Pingxi Army banner that is hunting, you will all retreat.

"I'm bored, too!"

Guan Qianyan sighed secretly, bored eating the dry food handed by his own soldiers, and couldn't help but think of his friend who had not been known for a long time and had a prominent background.

"I don't know if he has arrived in Shangjing, next time I see you, I will definitely find an opportunity to compare with him again!"

Guan Qianyan glanced at the bright silver spear beside him that was stuck straight on the ground, and a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

The spear is Bai Jiao, the barrel of the gun is still the barrel of the gun, but the tip of the spear that was once cut open by the sword of love is a new look.

Under the scorching sun, the tip of the white spear exuded a slight chill, but in this hot weather, it was a rare trace of coolness.

"General Guan is really a young hero, this envoy is really General Lao Guan, after the official returns to Dongsheng, he will definitely ask for credit for General Guan in front of His Majesty!"

A burst of pretended hearty laughter interrupted Guan Qianxian's conjecture, and when he looked back, it was Zhang Sheng who had already walked closer, holding a water bladder in his hand, and was handing it to him.

"Thank you Zhang Shangshu. ”

Guan Qianyan got up and took the water bladder and thanked him, but I don't know if he thanked Zhang Sheng for handing the water, or thanked him for what he said before.

Looking at this general Guan, who was not as calm as a young man, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Along the way, Zhang Sheng has shown favor to him more than once, and his words are full of wooing.

The reason for this is known to both of them.

Guan Qianyan is the son of the king of Pingxi, although His Majesty will definitely not want to give him a hereditary title, but after all, 300,000 Pingxi troops are there, and after a hundred years of Guan Baisheng, if the Pingxi army under his command cannot be successfully dispersed......

If the twisted Pingxi army does not agree, His Majesty may not reward him with a throne.

This is the future commander of the 300,000 Pingxi Army, and it is possible to become a man with a different surname in Dongsheng!

As for Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he was the party of Cao Guang, the king of the Han Dynasty.

The three largest forces in Dongsheng, Prime Minister Zhuge and Cao Guang, the king of Han, fought hotly, and the king of Pingxi, who had always been neutral, hid in Yizhou, the westernmost part of Dongsheng, and the two did not help each other.

Zhuge Yu may be a literati arrogant and look down on Guan Baisheng, a martial artist, or he may not dare to put his hand into the army, so as not to arouse the suspicion of His Majesty the Emperor, or both.

In short, between Zhuge Yu and Guan Baisheng, it has always been that the well water does not interfere with the river water.

But Cao Guang, the king of the Han Dynasty, was different, and the Pingxi Palace, which was far away in Yizhou, would always receive some rare treasures from the Han Palace.

Guan Baisheng didn't know what he was thinking, and the comers did not refuse to accept all the orders, and over the years, just those rare things were filled with three warehouses, but there was a lack of people to play with, and it was inevitable that they would be covered with some dust.

Guan Qianyan also asked his father, but he wanted to help King Han?

I still remember Guan Baisheng saying at the time: "It's just some worthless things, and I'll keep them for Your Majesty." ”

At the beginning, Guan Qianyan was still young and couldn't understand the meaning of his father's words, but as he grew older, he gradually understood his father's cleverness.

How could Cao Guang's wooing of Guan Baisheng hide from the black-clothed guards who had all his hands and eyes in the sky? How could he hide from His Majesty the Emperor, who firmly controlled the entire Dongsheng in his hands?

If it is hidden and tucked away, it will be suspicious of people.

Instead of rejecting Cao Guang repeatedly and making him jealous, it is better to accept all the orders, just to give him psychological comfort.

If Your Majesty is unhappy one day, when it comes to this matter, it will all be handed over to him, presumably with 300,000 Pingxi troops on his side, he will not say anything.

The merit is high and the lord is nothing more than that.

Besides, King Pingxi is in the Yizhou military camp, far away from the court, and there is not a single soldier in the Dongsheng officialdom, even if he intends to help the King of Han, what can he do?

Don't you want him to rebel?

Guan Baisheng is already a king with a different surname who has no title in Dongsheng, what benefits can Cao Guang allow him?

It's a pity that everyone in Dongsheng knows the truth, but Cao Guang, the king of Han, can't see through it.

After Guan Qianyan figured out this section, he couldn't help but admire his father's clever methods.

Therefore, for the repeated overtures of this Ministry of Rites, Guan Qianyan followed the example of his father and accepted it with a smile, but did not make any statements about his position.

Even, Guan Qianyan also thought maliciously that in the Jinluan Palace in Tai'an City before, although His Majesty had beaten the King of Han and Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng, but now he sent this Shangshu to the Northern Zhou.

Thanks to the smooth journey, otherwise, with Zhang Sheng's weak body and bones, if there are three long and two short on this trip, His Royal Highness the King of Han will really hurt his muscles and bones......

Maybe it's as the sky wants.

First, let Guan Qianyan's trip not be too boring, and second, fulfill his malicious conjecture.

Across the official road, in the depths of the dense peach forest opposite, suddenly, several intense killing intent erupted.

In Zhang Sheng's ignorant gaze, Guan Qianyan Huo Ran got up, copied the white Jiao gun on his side, stepped on the war horse beside him and bowed his head to eat forage, and shouted: "Enemy attack!"

"Escort!"

"Array, defend against the enemy!"

Although the incident happened suddenly, the soldiers of the Dead Battalion heard the order, and they still threw down the food in their hands as soon as possible, picked up the spear that never left their bodies, stepped on their horses, and prepared to defend against the enemy.

Compared with the well-trained Pingxi Army, the more than 200 miscellaneous soldiers brought by Zhang Sheng were chaotic for a moment.

In a panic, ten figures holding steel knives pushed through the crowd and ran to Zhang Sheng to protect him behind him.

At this time, Zhang Sheng only reacted, and someone dared to attack the Dongsheng Mission!

Guan Qianyan lifted his spear upside down, greeted the four figures of an old man, three young and four who walked out of the forest on the opposite side, and shouted angrily: "Who are you, you can know that we are the Dongsheng Mission!"

Bai Muzhi looked at the formation of the Dongsheng Mission, which was like a great enemy, sneered contemptuously, and said: "What I am looking for is your Dongsheng Mission, after assassinating our little prince, you even dare to send someone to my Northern Zhou to regenerate the incident, really when I am in the Northern Zhou, it is all mud that can't be done? Your Majesty has a will, you don't have to go to the capital!"

The will is really a will, and Your Majesty is also a real Majesty, but this Majesty is not the other Majesty.

When Guan Qianyan heard this, his eyes narrowed, how did he do things like this in the Northern Zhou Dynasty? !

Zhang Sheng behind him saw that there were only four people on the other side, and he was under layers of protection, so he felt a lot more at ease, and reminded him: "General Guan, be careful of deception!"

"Yes!"

Guan Qianyan was reminded by him, and suddenly thought to himself in his heart: "We have been waiting for more than a month since we came out of Tai'an City, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty has already known it, if we really intend to stop it, when we are in the border city, we should be stopped, how can we not start until we are close to the capital?"

Bai Muzhi didn't care what he thought, he also knew that his remarks were quite suspicious of wanting to cover up, but as long as he left most of the Dongsheng Mission here, and then pretended to be unprepared to let go of a few innocuous handymen to spread the news......

The Dongsheng mission was killed in the territory of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, no matter who the real culprit was, if Dongsheng lost face, he naturally would not give up, and the war between the two countries would definitely start again.

In addition, Guan Qianyan is Guan Baisheng's son-in-law, and the gun maniac has lost his son when he is old, maybe he will end up, and the biggest beneficiary of this matter is the Dongsheng royal family.

At that time, Guan Baisheng will definitely have a dislike for Dongsheng.

Without Guan Baisheng's help, Dongsheng and the Northern Zhou are just evenly matched, and at that time, the world will be in chaos, and they can take advantage of the situation!

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