Chapter 44: Patriarch Iwa

The elephant kept moving forward in the primeval forest, and walked for more than an hour, before Yuqing pointed to the mountain in the distance and told Xuan Qi that it was the village in the clan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Xuan Qi followed the direction of Yuqing's finger and looked forward, and could vaguely see the dense forests on the distant mountains, revealing the towering roofs, and the clouds and mist were misty, but it was like a fairyland. As it gradually approached, the flowing water tinkled, birds and insects chirped, countless animals of all kinds and sizes shuttled between the elephants, and the peacock walked alone with his proud head held high, everything was so harmonious.

The crowd walked along the dirt road by the stream towards the mountain, where countless bamboo buildings were scattered throughout. When the clansmen saw Yuqing, or in the field, or on the road, or under the tree, or in the bamboo building, they all greeted Yuqing and joked. What's more, when he saw Yuqing walking with Xuanqi, who had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he would ask loudly: "Princess Yuqing, where did you come from the handsome brother of the Han family?

"Go, go, don't talk nonsense here, be careful to pull out your tongue!"

"Yo!

A young girl boldly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, do you have a dowry?" Yuqing scolded angrily: "Get out of the way, Sichun will go and hug his own pillar." The hot words made Xuan Qi lower his head, and he didn't even dare to lift it, so he could only follow the elephant slowly in laughter.

"Hey, my sister is dressing up in the bamboo building, waiting for my brother to come to me, come to me. Brother carried a small basket on his back and came to the front of the bamboo building of Ah Mei, in front of the bamboo building. Calling Brother Mo lingers, Ah Mei paints red makeup for you, paints red makeup. Screaming Sister Mo panicked, Brother was about to go upstairs, upstairs. Brother and sister sit at the head of the bed, sit at the head of the bed. Brother and sister are connected, and their hearts are connected. Hey, hey, hey!"

When the loud song sounded in the woods, everyone had stopped in front of the wooden houses by the river.

"Abba, someone is looking for you. ”

"Yuqing is back?" On the railing on the second floor, a middle-aged man's smiling face was revealed, dressed in a white plain short-sleeved shirt, and wearing a snow-white hat on his head, but it was the Yan Patriarch, "Where did you come from?"

Patriarch Yan looked down carefully, but shouted down happily: "Yo! Is Wenwen here? And Jiying, are you okay?"

"Uncle Yan, my Abba is okay!"

"Uncle Yan, you're so eccentric!

"You girl, hurry upstairs!" With hearty laughter, the Patriarch of Iwa shrank back and went to prepare the drinks for the guests.

Yuqing walked up the wooden ladder first, followed by Xuan Qi, Luo Wen, and Ji Ying.

Patriarch Yan stood at the top of the stairs, personally greeting everyone, seeing Xuanqi walking behind Yuqing, Patriarch Yan couldn't help but be stunned, this Han family son dared to walk in front of Luo Wen and Ji Ying, it seems that he is today's host and guest.

"Abba, this is Xuan Qi!" Yuqing hugged the arm of the Yan patriarch and introduced Xuan Qi behind him.

"Oh!Xuanqi?" Patriarch Yan seemed to have heard the name, but he didn't remember it for a while.

Xuan Qi hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "General Pingnan Li Ning has seen Patriarch Yan!"

"It turned out that the general had arrived, and he was disappointed, forgive me! Forgive me! Please, please!" Patriarch Yan seemed to have a trace of astonishment in his eyes, he didn't expect that Li Ning, the general of Pingnan sent by the imperial court, was so young, but at the moment he hurriedly welcomed Xuan Qi in.

Patriarch Yan knew Li Ning's intention to come here, and he still had some resistance to these official people in his heart, but he didn't want to offend. After the guests and hosts were seated, the Yan patriarch said a little lukewarmly: "I don't know what the general is doing when he comes to my clan?"

Xuan Qi didn't speak, took out the covenant signed with Ji Mu and Zhang Jingang from his arms, and respectfully placed it on the table in front of Patriarch Yan. Patriarch Yan opened the covenant, but read it with a solemn face. After closing the covenant, the Yan patriarch asked straight to the point, "What does the general want my clan to do?"

"Defend against foreign enemies and expel South Vietnam!"

"My clan is weak, but I have a weak heart!"

"If you have a heart, you will be strong!"

Patriarch Yan didn't expect that the young man in front of him didn't look very old, but he was compelling to speak, and he couldn't be offended, so he had to say: "Nanyue is ferocious, and it is not my clan's enemy. ”

"If you know that South Vietnam is cruel, why don't you drive it away?"

"It's not easy to get rid of it, so how can you get rid of it?" Patriarch Yan sighed.

"As long as you have a heart, it is not difficult to get rid of it. ”

"Nanyue is high and densely forested, and there are sea and sky dangers, how easy it is to talk about it!"

Xuan Qi knew that the Yan Patriarch was worried that the clansmen were at the border with the Nanyue Kingdom, and the Nanyue Kingdom could come to retaliate at any time. At this time, he was surrounded by the South Vietnamese army, and he would definitely not easily agree to help him. At that moment, Xuan Qi took out another letter from his arms and handed it to Patriarch Yan.

Patriarch Yan took out the letterhead, but saw that it was a report letter from Shi Hongzhi, the general of Liangguang, to Xuanqi. The letter stated that in accordance with Xuanqi's requirements, Fujian, Zhejiang, Liangguang, Qiongzhou, and the Lotus Thieves had been mobilized, with a total of 400,000 troops, including 200,000 naval troops. In addition, more than 2,000 large and medium-sized seagoing vessels and more than 7,000 small landing vessels have begun to assemble in Hepu and Qiongzhou, and the assembly is expected to be completed by mid-March.

The more the Yan patriarch looked at it, the more frightened he became, he didn't expect the imperial court to make such a big determination and mobilize half of the country's naval forces, Xuan Qi's trip seemed to be a must-win!

When the patriarch of Deyan put down the letter in his hand, Xuan Qi said: "Liangguang, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shu, and Lianghu, there are 500,000 troops, day and night, and they are rushing to Yunnan. I don't know what Patriarch Yan thinks of such conditions?"

"This ・・・・・・" Patriarch Yan was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Before driving South Vietnam out of Yunnan, General Ben only asked the nobles to help him. When it came time to conquer South Vietnam, it needed the help of the nobles. The nobles were familiar with the terrain of northern South Vietnam, and they had always come and gone freely in the dense forests, but what our Celestial Empire army lacked. ”

Seeing that Patriarch Yan's face relaxed slightly, Xuan Qi continued to ask: "Nanyue has always been a repeated villain, Patriarch Yan doesn't want to be troubled forever, right?"

Patriarch Yan raised his head, his eyes were just on Xuanqi's firm eyes, and a sense of pride arose, and with a bang, he slapped his palm on the table, stood up, and said loudly: "My clan is willing to use the strength of the whole clan to help the general achieve this great cause!"

As soon as Patriarch Yan's voice fell, a "Slow!" came, Xuan Qi was stunned for a moment, but saw Yuqing on the side beckoning to Patriarch Yan and said, "Abba, don't agree yet." You come over first, Yuqing has something to say. ”