The names of the secret guards of the six clans in the sea each have their own meanings.
For example, the "Biwu" of the Wei family in Fengzhou is taken from the phoenix tree falling from the phoenix tree. It is clear at a glance that "Biwu" is the foundation of the Wei family.
And Shen's "thorn fence" means thorn fence.
The Shen family, which has been guarding the Western Border for generations, has always compared itself to the Western Border.
Adding thorns, of course, means that this barrier of mine is not easy to deal with. Any foreign race that bumps into them will not have a good ending!
When Shen Zangli, the eldest son, was sent to Xiliang for training, Shen Xuan had high hopes for him. He also performed well enough to shoulder the responsibilities of the Shen family at that time.
"Jijiwei" was a representative that Shen Xuan was once proud of.
The meaning of "Gathering Thorn Guards" is to collect "thorns" for Shen's "thorn fence".
It was originally discovered by Shen Zangli as some highly skilled soldiers in the army. In terms of strength, they could be drawn into the "Thorn Fence", but due to various reasons they were not suitable to enter. For example, let's say a soldier is highly skilled in martial arts and loyal, but he is drunk, lustful, and often gets into trouble... After all, "thorn fence" is more like a secret guard, and it requires more than just strength.
Although this group of people dispersed among the army has improved the army's combat effectiveness, Shen Zangli believed that it would be more useful if they were transferred together and set up another guard.
Shen Xuan himself had suffered the loss of having no one to support him after his parents passed away. He wanted his son to grow up quickly, so he naturally agreed to his request without hesitation.
In fact, after the "Jiji Guards" were established, they did show their ferocity and bravery in the first battle, but Shen Xuanning did not want this kind of ferocity and bravery - it was in that battle that Qiudi Lao Shanyu was defeated and left his family behind. , leading to the encounter between Xin Yi and Shen Zangli.
So naturally, after Shen Xuan ordered the eldest son to be kidnapped back to the imperial capital, he ordered the disbandment of the "Jithorn Guards".
... This disbandment was not entirely because of Xin Yi, but because Shen Zangli disappointed Shen Xuan with regard to Xin Yi and instead cultivated Shen Zangfeng to take over Ming Peitang. Under such circumstances, the "Jiji Guards" established by Shen Zangli and loyal to him naturally could not continue to exist.
Otherwise, even if Shen Zangli doesn't have any thoughts, if these people refuse to accept it, they will bring a lot of trouble to Shen Zangfeng.
Shen Xuan didn't want his brothers to be hostile.
However, these people were favored by Shen Zangli, and they did have their strengths. It's impossible not to use them all... Therefore, Shen Xuan just dispersed them instead of deposing them forever.
The four cities of Xuanshui are an example.
There is a reason why the guards of three of the four cities of Xuanshui except Xuanshui City are all from the "Jithorn Guards", that is, these three people are all good at defense but not at attack.
When Shen Zangfeng came to Xiliang that year, he was eager to wipe out Qiudi and had his hands free. These three people were more than enough to defend but not enough to go in. For the situation at that time, they were not very suitable. But because they are Shen Zangli's confidants, if they are dismissed without proper arrangements, it may make Shen Zangli lose face.
For this reason, Shen Zangfeng transferred them to guard the three cities of Chishui. That place had Xuanshui City in front and was the least likely place to be attacked, so it was suitable for them. Moreover, the defenders of a city were not demoted in rank, which greatly preserved their dignity and brought out their strengths.
But who would have thought that one day the Rong people would arrest Shen Shuming
And Shen Zangli is dead...
The guards of the three cities of Chishui were all extremely loyal to Shen Zangli. Based on Shen Zangfeng's understanding of them, there was a high possibility that they would open the city to face the enemy for Shen Shuming's safety.
Halfway through their discussion, the spies sent a more detailed military report: The Rong people who invaded Xiliang this time included 150,000 troops in the vanguard alone. The rear troops have not yet been detected, but judging from the smoke and dust, there are also many.
The scale of the march made the spies suspect that the Rong people had abandoned Donghu and moved out in full force.
After ordering Shen Youjia to lead a hastily assembled army of 50,000 people and rush to Dushui City first, Shen Zangfeng personally put on his armor and summoned the entire army to prepare for war.
In the backyard, Chief Wei Ying sat silently, with a pale face.
Shen Shuguang consoled her sensibly: "Don't worry, mother. My father defeated Qiu Di in his weak years and killed the people of Di, but they still haven't regained their vitality. Now that the soldiers are working on an expedition, what should they be afraid of?"
Shen Shuxie dragged a small wooden sword and shouted non-stop: "My child wants to go to the battlefield! My child goes to kill the enemy! My child doesn't want to practice calligraphy anymore! My child wants to ride a horse! Mother, mother, you promised my child!"
"Stop arguing!" Shen Shuguang saw Wei Chang Ying's forced smile. It was obvious that he was not in the mood to coax Shen Shuxie. He frowned slightly and turned around and shouted to his brother.
Shen Shuxie has always been a little afraid of his brother. Now that he was scolded, he didn't dare to continue making trouble. He just waved his wooden sword and muttered dissatisfiedly: "It's better when my eldest brother is here. He is willing to take me to ride a horse and teach me to practice swordsmanship... The second brother will be cruel to me!"
Wei Changying gathered his strength and hugged him, saying: "You are still young, don't be in a hurry, do everything slowly, the foundation is the most important." This second son is not in good health, but he is very active. . Because of my weak physical strength, I won’t be able to play for long without losing my strength. Once I lose my strength, I will get hot...
So even Shen Zangfeng hopes that he can read more books in the future. As for learning martial arts, we can wait until he grows up.
The wooden sword in his hand now belonged to Shen Shuguang.
"The child is only two years younger than the second brother. The second brother has learned so much now..." Shen Shuxie was very happy to see that his mother took care of him, and he pestered her more and more to act coquettishly.
Huo Qingling came over at this time. When he saw this scene, he was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Hey, are Guang'er and Xie'er here?"
"Sixth brother and sister are here? Sit down quickly." Wei Changying greeted her hurriedly, then let go of Shen Shuxie and asked the two brothers to go down and pay their respects to Huo Qingling.
Huo Qingling smiled and excused himself, and patted their heads: "They have all grown taller again."
"Come over and say hello to me every day, but I can't tell." Wei Changying smiled and asked Lianju, "Go and make a pot of that Rui."
Erui is Huo Qingling's preferred tea. Wei Changying and his two sons drink sour plum soup at this time.
But Huo Qingling has never been able to eat sour food, but today he said: "Give me a bowl of sour plum soup. I won't drink tea for now."
Wei Changying was already the mother of two sons. Hearing this, he was surprised and said, "Who are you, my sixth brother?"
Huo Qingling had a shy look on her face, and nodded excitedly and expectantly: "I just asked the doctor to take a look. It's been a month, but I don't know the gender yet."
"A sour son and a hot daughter, do you need to say this?" Wei Changying subconsciously answered, and then thought that Liu Fang still had no children. What if the first child was a daughter, but even his sister-in-law expressed hope As for the male heir, the pressure on Huo Qingling was even greater.
Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, Huo Qingling showed a little discomfort and said: "The doctor said that it is still early and we can't be sure. I think it will take some time to know!"
Wei Changying hurriedly made amends: "Your first child, both male and female!" He quickly changed the subject and complained to her, "Look at you! You are already pregnant, and you still have to work while you are still in the house! If anything happens, send someone over and tell me, I’ll go to your place!”
At this time, the sour plum soup was served. Huo Qingling took it and took a sip, praising: "Sure enough, the sour plum soup here is delicious, but the ones made in my house are always wrong. Maybe I didn't like to drink this before, but they made it Get up and give birth."
"I'll send you the person who makes sour plum soup in a minute!" Wei Changying said immediately.
Huo Qingling laughed: "What about Guang'er Xie'er?"
Shen Shuguang said hurriedly: "Aunt Six is important now, but my nephew is not."
Shen Shuxie said with a smile: "My nephew should go to the sixth aunt's place to drink!" He felt that this was better. He had been changing his methods every day in the hope of spending less time in school. Unfortunately, the person his father sent to take care of him was too harsh. Shen Shuxie felt that if he had a reason to go to the sixth room every day, then he would have less time to study...
"I can't bully you like this!" Huo Qingling put down the porcelain bowl with a smile and said to Wei Changying, "The doctor said that I usually don't move much, so it's not good for the child. He asked me to walk more. That's why I came here. , Sister-in-law, don’t worry.”
Hearing this, Wei Changying's tone seemed as if he was not just here to report the good news in person, so he said to Shen Shuguang: "You have already drank the sour plum soup, should you go back to school?"
Shen Shuguang said yes, but Shen Shuxie thought about it for a while: "Mom, I haven't seen Aunt Six for a long time. I miss Aunt Six and want to spend more time with Aunt Six."
"Stop using your sixth aunt as a cover!" How could Wei Changying not understand his little thoughts? His eyes widened and he shouted, "Go back quickly! Otherwise, your father will come back and he won't show you any shame!"
Mentioning his stern father, Shen Shuxie suddenly pouted and was pulled out by Shen Shuguang unhappily.
Wei Changying asked everyone to leave, and then looked at Huo Qingling with concern: "What are the sixth brothers and sisters worried about?"
"I just sent the doctor away, and I wanted to send someone up front to tell my husband! But when the person I sent came back, he told me that my husband had gone to the army. If he stayed, he might not come back in the next two days..." Huo Qingling said lightly He bit his lip lightly and said, "I don't mean anything, I'm just a little worried...I thought I'd come over and talk to my sister-in-law, maybe we can settle things down."
She felt a little embarrassed, "I don't want Guang'er and Xie'er to be here and bother you."
"What day can we not see each other? What kind of intrusion is this?" Wei Changying actually felt worried at this moment, but her sister-in-law came to ask for comfort, and she had just found out that she was pregnant, so she could only act calmly and calmly. He looked like he was trying to calm her down and said, "Something happened in Xuanshui City. You may have heard about the details. Don't worry too much. You know what Xiliang has been like in the past two years. This great Wei Dynasty The most peaceful place in the world now is ours, not to mention the three other cities behind Xuanshui City, which are all controlled by one man. The sixth brother went to live in the army temporarily, but his husband wanted to sharpen him. Ichiban…”
The voice lowered, "You also know that the sixth brother is young, and when he was in the imperial capital before, he was... quite messy. I won't hide it from you. Earlier, when he and the fifth brother came to Xiliang for the first time, they also wandered around and had no integrity. My husband just wants him to be calmer. He may not go out to fight! Even if he goes out, he will definitely be in the Chinese army's tent, so how can he be in any danger?" (To be continued)