Zheng Fan did not persuade Tian Wujing to leave the army and go back first. Although Pixiu can run much better than the best horses in terms of endurance and speed, since Tian Wujing led the army, it was naturally impossible for him to leave alone. Even if his wife is about to give birth.
To make this suggestion to him is, first of all, an insult to Marquis Jingnan, and secondly, to risk your own life to flatter someone who may really kill you.
After marching in the Tianduan Mountains for more than twenty days, the army finally came out and returned to Shengle City.
Six Niang and the blind man mobilized the soldiers and civilians in the city to organize a grand banquet to reward the soldiers on the expedition, which was actually a flowing water banquet.
Moreover, there were very few meat dishes on the flowing banquet, and most of them were vegetarian dishes. However, those Yan soldiers who experienced eating meat for the first time were as if they were hungry tigers coming out of their cages when they saw these vegetarian dishes. Call it a fragrance.
Tian Wujing also entered Shengle City. Although he might want to leave here immediately and rush back to Litian City, he must start and finish things.
Today is a banquet for the whole army. Although the imperial reward has not yet come down, it can be regarded as an early celebration. As the commander of the expeditionary force, he naturally cannot leave on this day.
After today, the army can be left to a few general soldiers to take care of the return journey, but he can drive back in a light vehicle.
Originally, this table in Shengle City was cooked by Siniang herself to entertain Tian Wujing and a group of general officers of the Jingnan Army.
Unexpectedly, what Zheng Fan didn’t expect was that Yao Zizhan hadn’t left yet.
At the beginning, according to the agreement he made with himself, this literary sage from the Qian Kingdom should have left long ago when his teaching term was over.
When Zheng Fan set out, he specifically told the blind man that this old man was a bit unusual, but he was quite interesting. It would be boring to kill him, so he should be released.
After all, you still have to let people go back and brag for you as agreed.
But the old man didn’t leave, and he was still shamelessly waiting for Tian Wujing and Zheng Fan in the hall.
After Yao Zizhan reported his identity,
Several chief officers of the Jingnan Army wisely accused Hotan Wujing and Zheng Fan of their masters , said he felt more comfortable going down to eat and drink with the soldiers, so he left without serving the table.
This actually made Zheng Fan re-examine the influence of Yao Zizhan. It may be because he experienced the infiltration of "Three Hundred Tang Poems" in later generations,
Zheng Fan's appreciation of Yao Zizhan's influence. The world's poets and saints don't feel that much, but Yao Zizhan's reputation can actually make these military officers feel that they should avoid the table, which is much more interesting.
Perhaps this old man often boasted that Emperor Yan was willing to give three thousand cavalry in exchange for Yao Zizhan's old bones, but it was really not a lie.
So, there were only three people left at the banquet table that was originally full.
Tian Wujing sat in the first seat, Yao Zizhan sat in the second seat, and Zheng Fan accompanied him in the last seat.
Yao Zizhan first picked up a glass of water and wine,
Respect to the Marquis of Jingnan:
"Yao Zizhan, a survivor of the Great Xia, congratulates the Marquis of Jingnan on his return after victory!"
Tian Wujing picked up the wine glass and responded insincerely.
In the final analysis, three of the four major countries are the legacy countries of Daxia with strong roots.
The Great Xia Emperor initially granted the titles of Marquis of Yan, Marquis of Jin, and Marquis of Chu to deal with the barbarians, savages, and Shanyue respectively. All three families succeeded. Not only did they open up the territory for Da Xia and clear out the foreign races, but they have also inherited it to this day. .
On the contrary, it is Qian State. Emperor Taizu of Qian State has nothing to do with Daxia. After the fall of Daxia, the area of Qian State has been divided and ruled for several generations.
But the Zhao Guan family of Qian Kingdom would not say that. They would make up history and tell who their ancestors were under the command of the Great Xia Emperor, what great achievements they had made, and so on. Table
"Master Hou, I have also heard about what happened in Chengguo. Alas, the Yu family, after hundreds of years of development, is now in a state of exhaustion. It is really disappointing. It’s a shame.
It’s not easy for our ancestors to start a business. If we and our descendants can’t protect our homeland, how can we have the face to meet our ancestors in the future? ”
Zheng Fan? While eating the food in silence, I felt that Old Man Yao's words were a bit strange and a little too sensational.
There is a saying that Emperor Yan dared to rub shoulders with the Situ family and said, "You and I are both survivors of the Xia Dynasty." Saying such words or showing such meaning.
In fact, the sexy operation of fucking someone a hundred years ago is too memorable.
Old man Yao is being sensational right now, what kind of medicine is being sold in the gourd?
Tian Wujing put down his wine glass and said:
"Mr. Yao, please tell me if you have anything to say."
In the end, it gave Yao Zizhan some face, not Just say: "Speak humanly".
Yao Zizhan sat down and said:
"Master Hou, the country is currently in a critical situation. What I want to say is that the country of Chu cannot be counted on now, so I have to go a long way." The journey to Chengdu is long, so I only hope that the Marquis and His Majesty the Emperor can help the Situ family for the sake of the fact that we are all survivors of the Great Xia.
Anyone can sit in this great land. You just can’t let the barbarians sit here.”
“Is this your official’s intention, or your own?”
Yao Zizhan stood up,
Took out a yellow roll from his arms,
said sincerely:
"His Majesty the Emperor Daqian has a secret plan here!"
Zheng Fan continued to eat Dish, Siniang's deep-fried lotus root clips, fragrant but not greasy, crispy but not burnt, really delicious.
Tian Wujing also picked up chopsticks to pick up vegetables.
This left Yao Zizhan feeling embarrassed for a while.
After a while,
Yao Zizhan could no longer hold himself any longer, so he handed over the secret decree and said:
"Master Hou, this is my official family. Handwritten."
Tian Wujing did not reach out to pick it up, but he was very calm.Quietly said:
"The secret decree of the Emperor of Qian State is to give me a marquis of Yan State. What can I do?"
Zheng Fan followed suit and said:
"That's it. , Could it be that the officials of Qianguo want to make my Lord the king of Qianguo?"
Yao Zizhan said with a smile:
"Why not?"
Zheng Fan continued to tease:
"Okay, send the Western Army up and let my Marquis dispatch it."
Yao Zizhan actually nodded again and said:
"If the Marquis really wants to go to Daqian to see the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, what's the harm in leaving all the three armies of Daqian in the hands of the Marquis?
In the battle to defeat the Jin Dynasty, everyone thought that the Marquis of Zhenbei He is the real commander, but who among the real disciples doesn’t know who fought in that battle?”
“Hey, that’s weird, I said, Master Yao, you weren’t like that before?” Silly."
Yao Zizhan ignored Zheng Fan and continued to say to Marquis Jingnan:
"Master Hou, my family has been friends with you for a long time.
Tian Wujing nodded and said:
"In the future, I will have the opportunity to go to Beijing to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Qian Kingdom. After all, the road has been explored.
As for Jiangnan Fenghua, just stop by and see it.”
The implication is obvious.
Yao Zizhan sighed, his eyes fell on this secret edict. Seeing that the Marquis of Jingnan refused to accept it, he had to look at Zheng Fan again:
"Brother Zheng, how about you Accept it?"
"Why should I accept it? This is given to the Marquis by your official family, not to me."
"The same goes for you, brother Zheng. I was deeply impressed. When we first met in the greenhouse, Brother Zheng’s witty conversation was unforgettable to my family.”
Zheng Fan glanced at Tian Wujing and saw that Tian Wujing didn’t react, so he reached out and took the gift. Dao Mizhi took it, but didn't open it to look at it.
Next,
Yao Zizhan became more honest and began to focus on eating and drinking. He even wrote a poem to cheer him up. Then he said that he was too drunk and got off the table first. .
After Yao Zizhan left,
Tian Wujing also put down his chopsticks, and Zheng Fan immediately put down his chopsticks.
"Accompany me to the army to see the soldiers."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Zheng Fan knew what Tian Wujing planned to do , and said:
"Master Hou, I will ask my wife to pack her things, and we will go back with you later."
"You don't care about Shengle City's affairs?"< /p>
"I have a few housekeepers under me. It's okay. I just ask the Marquis not to punish me for leaving my post without permission. The general is a godfather after all, so I have to take a look.
After reading it, my wife stayed behind to take care of my wife during the confinement period. I will come back in the near future."
Tian Wujing nodded, and said in agreement:
"Go ahead. Tell your wife, I owe you a favor. I will go to the military camp to see the soldiers first."
"Yes.Mr. Hou. "
Zheng Fan went into the room first to talk to Siniang. After hearing this, Siniang frowned slightly and said: "My lord, it stands to reason that Du Juan should have given birth. , why haven’t we here in Shengle City received any news about this? "
"What do you mean? "
"My lord, you and the Marquis are marching in the snowy fields and Tianduan Mountains, and it is normal for letters to be difficult to deliver. But everyone knows that Jingnan Marquis will inevitably pass through Shengle City when he returns. If the Marquise over there had already given birth, why didn't anyone come over in advance to wait for the return of the Marquis' army? ”
“That’s right. "
Zheng Fan took a breath,
said:
"I mean, the Marquis of Jingnan is so anxious, he should also realize that something is wrong, and it's not right either. , Counting the days, Du Juan may have just given birth not long ago, Litian City is quite far away from us, and the messenger may still be on the way. "
Six Niang knew the relationship between her lord and Jingnan Marquis, and said:
"I hope so, lord, let's go then? "
"No need to prepare anything? "
"What can the Hou Mansion lack? ”
“That’s right. ”
After Zheng Fan exchanged a few words with the blind man, he went to the military camp with Siniang.
The military camp became more lively because of Tian Wujing’s arrival. Jingnan Hou Zheng was walking around among the soldiers with the wine.
The wine was just for show. No one in the Jingnan Army, from the general officer to the ordinary soldiers, dared to drink Tian Wujing's wine.
When Zheng Fan and Siniang entered the camp, Tian Wujing looked over and nodded, indicating to Zheng Fan to wait a little longer. He still needed to see the injured and sick soldiers.
At this moment,
a fast horse galloped from outside the military camp, followed by more than a dozen Jingnan military sentry riders.
< p>Even though there was a banquet in the camp, there was no lack of vigilance outside.And it was obvious that those sentry riders should know the visitor, so there was no obstruction or notification. Accompanying and escorting him, he came over to the Chinese Army Camp.
The man had lost his left arm. When he rode past Zheng Fan, Zheng Fan thought he looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered. That person should be one of Tian Wujing's former personal guards, named Ma Kui. He had been in the Jingnan Marquis' personal guard camp for a while, so he recognized him.
It's just that he must have been in trouble. He was seriously injured in the Battle of Jin and became half disabled, so he did not stay in the army anymore, but returned to the Hou Mansion as a "housekeeper"
Tian Wujing. Seeing his former bodyguard coming on horseback, Ma Kui's eyes narrowed slightly.
Ma Kui got off his horse and rolled on the ground several times before he rushed to Tian Wujing.
p>The soldiers around him wanted to laugh at first, but after seeing the tears and snot on Ma Kui’s face, everyone subconsciously kept silent;
Ma Kui crawled to Tian Wujing’s feet, reached out and grabbed Tian Wujing’s boots,
shouted miserably:
“Master Hou, Master Hou, I belong to you. I deserve to die, I deserve to die, I failed to protect my wife..."