Chapter Fifty-Eight: Burning the Cold Stove
Fengya Building is the best restaurant in Daegu County, especially the third floor, and those who go up are either rich or expensive, and they are all people with status in the county.
Today, Dong Shuyan spent a lot of thought in order to leave a good impression on the seventh son of King Yan. In addition to chartering the entire third floor, he also invited the officials and local wealthy families that he had made good friends with on weekdays.
Tian Yingzhang, one of the wealthy families in Daegu County, said: "Lord Zhen, do you know who the guest invited by Lord Dong is? Even you were shocked!"
The Lord Zhen in his mouth is Zhen Zongrui, a soldier from Daegu County who joined the army.
Si Bing joins the army to take charge of a county's military defense, access control, field hunting, Feng Hou, post transmission and other things, and the rank and rank are the same as those of Sihu joining the army.
"I don't know, Lao Tian, what are you anxious about, it will be clear when they come. Zhen Zongrui said.
"That's that," Tian Yingzhang said with a smile.
Although the others were also guessing who the person would be, they all held their breath and chatted, waiting for Dong Shuyan and the distinguished guest.
After about a quarter of an hour, a voice came from outside, and then the door curtain was lifted, and Dong Shuyan accompanied a young man in brocade clothes in.
Seeing Dong Shuyan's cautious look, everyone stood up.
Dong Shuyan glanced at everyone, and said with a slight excitement: "Everyone, please allow me to introduce to you first, this is the unharmed son of the Yan Wangfu. β
"The unharmed son of the Yan Palace..."
Almost everyone was stunned on the spot, knowing that the identity of the person who came must be extraordinary, but they didn't expect it to be the unharmed son of Yanwangfu.
They may not have heard of Wei Wuxian's name, but since Dong Shuyan called 'Gongzi' when he introduced it, then this unharmed Gongzi must be a certain son of King Yan, otherwise he would never dare to call him so.
King Yan's influence in the three states of the Northern Regions was greater than that of Emperor Xia, and the promotion and appointment of officials would inevitably not be possible without King Yan's approval. So when I heard that the young man in brocade clothes in front of him was the son of Yan Wangfu, he bowed down and said, "I've seen a well-behaved son!"
Wei Wuxian laughed, raised his hand and said, "Don't be polite, everyone, I'll just come over for a light meal, it's all casual." β
Dong Shuyan saw that Wei Wuxian didn't blame himself for rashly introducing, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Seventh Prince, please sit, everyone also sit, let's talk and talk." β
This banquet was very good because Wei Wuxian intended to get close, so the atmosphere was very good, and after Wei Wuxian got to know them one by one, he quit the table after eating two bites, which was the proper meaning.
Dong Shuyan personally sent him out of the restaurant, and arranged for someone to follow Wei Wuxian to receive He Xinyin's Zhuangzi early tomorrow morning.
Waiting for Wei Wuxian to walk away, Zhen Zongrui, who followed down and hid on the side, stepped forward and said, "Humble words, are you going to burn Concubine Wei's cold stove?"
Dong Shuyan sighed and said: "Zong Rui, with your talents, are you willing to stay like this all the time?" Those hot stoves are mostly burned by people, and it is not your turn to burn, and now I can have this cold stove to burn, I am already very content." β
Zhen Zongrui was speechless for a long time, Dong Shuyan's words hit his sore spot, he was selected for the art of war and martial arts, but unfortunately after more than ten years, he still couldn't show his ambitions.
In fact, it is the same in the army, there are many factions, it doesn't matter, it will not be reused by generals.
The reason is very simple, war is very cruel, there is no regret at all, if you are wrong, you will take your life to fill it, who will put a person who is not your own family in charge of military affairs on the battlefield, even if you are strong, it is useless.
No matter what degree of war is to pay attention to cooperation, especially in the general battle, the combat strength of the individual is almost negligible, the degree of cooperation of the group is the key, if you are a member of the foreign department, if there is no problem with only a low-level military attachΓ©, the high-level generals are different, a little coordination is not in place, then the whole campaign may fail.
Here's a simple example: a place where reinforcements are in dire need of reinforcements, and the arrival of reinforcements a day early or even an hour late are two very different outcomes.
If the reinforcements that can be mobilized nearby happen to be not the responsibility of someone from your own department, then it will be a big problem. Because you don't know if he will go all out to reinforce him, it is not difficult to know that a general has to give perfunctory orders.
Zhen Zongrui didn't know this truth. However, most of the generals appointed by Long Chen were from Jiangbei, so they were also called the Jiangbei Army, and he couldn't get in at all as a Jiangnan person. In the past ten years, Zhen Zongrui was transferred from this county to that county, and the soldiers of the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou have all served in the army, so outsiders call him 'Zhen Eighth Army'.
Zhen Zongrui took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "How can the unharmed son find you?"
Dong said humbly: "Do you remember the original Zhuangzi of the Peng family in the western suburbs?"
"Of course, I remember that Zhuangzi was rumored to be haunted, and I sent people to check it several times, but there was no result, and then a person with a foreign surname bought it from the Peng family at a low price, and searched for slaves and maids everywhere, making a fuss. Zhen Zongrui continued: "That Ling Xiucai didn't go to Zhuangzi to do the housekeeping, what's the matter, what does this have to do with the unharmed son?"
"The current master is already a well-behaved son!" Dong said simply.
Zhen Zongrui understood as soon as he heard it, thought about it and looked at Dong Zhuoyan and said, "There is something you may not know. β
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"That unharmed son actually arrived in Lingzhou two months ago. β
"What..." Dong Shuyan looked at Zhen Zongrui in surprise, the information contained in this news was so great that even he, who had always thought that he was quite a city government, was a little out of control.
"The unharmed son is now serving as the commander of the Jade Bottle Pass, and he repelled a group of rogues a while ago... Zhen Zongrui seemed to be recalling something, and after a pause, he said: "I have seen Liu Tiegun, he is a man, it's a pity." β
Dong Shuyan knows Zhen Zongrui quite well, and knows that he can be valued by him, so Liu Tiegun must have some ability. And it is even clearer what the Jade Bottle Pass is.
That is a smuggling trade route, from Kyoto to Lingzhou, I don't know how many people are involved, Liu Tiegun is obviously blocking other people's financial routes, this will be an accident.
Now that the unharmed son has taken over the command of the Jade Bottle Pass, and has also killed a group of rogues, there are many guesses in it.
First: The unharmed son was in an unappreciated position in the palace, so he was assigned to the border to serve as a small commander. You must know that the prince of the palace cannot be appointed to a military position with real power, and the unharmed prince will be the end of the command, and it is impossible to rise.
Second: In order to put an end to smuggling, the unharmed son was assigned to the Jade Bottle Pass to guard, because only the most trusted person Yan Wang can rest assured.
Third: The unharmed son can repel the attacks of the bigwigs behind those smugglers, and his own strength should not be underestimated, at least stronger than Liu Tiegun, who is recognized by Zhen Zongrui.
Fourth: As soon as the unharmed son gained a firm foothold in Yuping Pass, he went to Daegu County to find his own transfer of the Zhuangzi, which should not be a simple property purchase, and may have an unknown plan.
Dong Shuyan thought a lot in an instant: "How long do you think the unharmed son will stay in the Jade Bottle Pass?"
Zhen Zongrui said with a little meaning: "Originally, it wouldn't be too long, but now that the negotiation fails, it won't be necessarily." β
If the peace negotiation fails, the two countries will inevitably start a war, so the person who wants to die unharmed will naturally be happy to ask him to stay on the jade bottle. And if the peace negotiation is successful, the unharmed son blocks the business path of the smuggling merchant group, and naturally tries to transfer him away.
Zhen Zongrui looked at Dong Zhuoyan again and said, "Do you still want to burn the cold stove now?"
Dong Shuyan took a deep breath, and then said categorically: "Of course!"