Qinhan City.
Zheng Zong's journey to Qinhan City with the caravan was not so smooth. He is an outsider after all, and the leader treats him with a friendly face, and most of them look at He Mulan who can fight. He Mulan left the group under the pretense of chasing horse thieves, and also took away a valuable camel. The leader didn't have a good look on him.
If he hadn't disclosed that he was an official of Qinhan City, he would not have been able to come to Qinhan City at all because it was difficult for him to fall in the desert due to the wind and sand, and he would not have been able to come to Qinhan City with more than a dozen villagers who were in chaos.
But when he got to Qinhan City, Zheng Zong didn't enter the City Lord's Mansion as easily as he thought.
His appearance is ruined, his body is sloppy, his face is unkempt, and all the things that prove his identity on his body do not know where they have been blown by the wind. There is only a rock sword as a token, but he can't hold it, he can only use a rope Tie it behind your back and walk on your back.
So when he brought more than a dozen villagers to the front of the city lord's mansion, they only regarded him as a lunatic with some bad nerves, and no matter what he said, they were unwilling to help him spread the word.
It is conceivable that the villagers who were at the top of the well spent a huge price to follow him to Qinhan City, but the fact was not as angry and suspicious as He Mulan had promised before.
These people even think they are being fooled and taken advantage of.
However, Feng Heng was not in the city. Liu Yuanzong was busy with his affairs, and he had to dispatch supplies and handle city affairs. Zheng Zong waited for a long time on the street of the city master's mansion and did not wait for him, and he was even more anxious.
He had no choice but to carry the rock sword and take the villagers to Liziyuan to make a noise, because He Mulan's Hu Ben army had been stationed in Liziyuan for a long time, and there were many people with the heavy rock sword beside her. are still fresh in memory.
And Zheng Zong bet right, there are still people from the Hu Ben Army in Lizi Garden. Although Feng Heng moved back to Lizi Garden after being injured, when he heard that He Mulan's sword had arrived, these people thought Hua Mulan and the Hu Ben army who disappeared in the desert all boiled up.
Master Cixin, who was accompanying the army to treat the wounded, also returned to Qinhan City to take care of the wounded. When he heard that someone outside Liziyuan was holding a rock sword and claimed to be Zheng Zong, the translator, he immediately rushed out of Liziyuan.
"Amitabha, you know that a good person like the flower donor will definitely be blessed by the Buddha, and the donor Zheng is also lucky, there is no major event."
Master Ci Xin guessed what happened when he saw Zheng Zong's scarred face. Many people in the Hu Ben army had their faces hurt in this sandstorm.
These people may not be high-ranking generals in their entire lives, and they will not be able to enter the emperor's direct guards because of their lack of face. Zheng Zong is unlikely to be an official in the future. Feeling too much, he just smiled and said, "Where is General Hua? Where is he now?"
"General Hua discovered the whereabouts of the sand pirate. He thought that the Hu Ben army should still be around Fengcheng, so he followed the sand pirate to find Fengcheng. I was worried that he was in danger, so I followed the caravan to convey the news, hoping to send Reinforcement to pick up the general..."
Zheng Zong looked at Master Cixin and said anxiously, "Where's General Liu? I want to see him! And Captain Feng Heng!"
"The Hu Ben army is indeed still near Fengcheng. If the general finds Fengcheng, he will be able to find the Hu Ben army stationed nearby. Don't worry..."
Seeing that Zheng Zong's mouth was full of bubbles, Master Cixin knew that he must be very anxious during this time, and quickly comforted: "Feng Duwei has been traveling between the desert and Qinhan City, personally delivering supplies for the Huben Army, and the news is also every day. It came back once every three days, and now that he is not in the city, I expect the Hu Ben army to be fine."
"Beijing sent people from Qinhan City to investigate the news of the Beiliang Mission. General Liu is preparing for the troops to enter the city every day. He also needs a guide to enter the desert. He is busy every day before returning at night. I will take you there tomorrow morning. meet him."
"Tomorrow?"
Zheng Zong shook his head.
"I can't wait, I'll see you soon."
"... I think you'd better take care of yourself." Man Gu, who had broken his hand, couldn't help sighing when he saw Zheng Zong's appearance, "Now that you have been seen by the people of the City Lord's Mansion, you thought that General Hua had encountered an accident and came back. If the relics are entrusted, it will be bad to spread it out. I am afraid that General Liu is busy with the matter of welcoming the people today, and we do not know where he is. We can only send a letter to the City Lord's Mansion and make an appointment to meet tomorrow morning before we can meet people. What's more, these friends behind you..."
He pointed to the villagers who were in chaos.
"They did a good job of escorting you out. Shouldn't they at least be accommodated? I can already hear their stomachs growling."
Zheng Zong then rubbed his belly with a red face.
They ran around after him, and indeed they hadn't eaten for a day.
And on the long journey from the desert, everyone was like a refugee.
Zheng Zong, who finally saw the acquaintance, relaxed all of a sudden, and then realized that he was really not suitable for meeting people, and these villagers might get into trouble if they were impatient.
They don't know Xianbei dialect, only Xiongnu dialect and Di dialect, so they don't know what Mangu and Zhengzong are talking about, but seeing Mangu pointing to their stomachs, it seems that he is saying to get them something to eat. All of them nodded their heads happily.
They didn't really believe that Zheng Zong was indeed a noble person until they entered this place like a garden where the gods lived. Zheng Zong beat him and left.
This time to relax, Zheng Zong was also tired, sleepy and hungry. The things he encountered during this period were worth all the things he encountered in his life, and the encounters in the desert made him give up on Hua Mulan. Thinking that something will happen to Mulan, she really wants to bring the news back without even taking her life.
Now that I heard that Man Gu and Cixin would arrange things, and that Feng Heng had already brought people into the desert to meet the Huben army, and even the casualties were sent back to Qinhan City. With caution (?) and ability, nothing will happen. The biggest possibility is that he has joined the Hu Ben army, and his heart is even more stable. After listening to Master Ci Xin and their words, he took the men to have a meal first. , then rest.
When he touched the pillow, Zheng Zong remembered that he hadn't slept on a pillow for a long time. It was never a good job to travel to another country, but the difficulty of this trip was beyond his imagination.
It turns out that so many people died in the Hu Ben Army...
It turns out that he guessed right, there is indeed a problem with the old Sangtou...
It turns out that Princess Xingping was not found, and neither was the prince...
Zheng Zong thought about some messy things, and then thought about his future, and he fell asleep with a sad face on his face.
"What should I do, the army from Pingcheng will arrive tomorrow, and City Lord Liu will leave the city early tomorrow, and there is no way to see him. Should we wake up Zheng Zong and send him to the City Lord's Mansion?"
The man sent by Mangu to report the news came back and brought such news to Master Cixin.
"Master Zheng just fell asleep. I just went in and checked, and gave him a pulse. He lost a lot of blood before, and he traveled long distances before his injuries were healed. It will be detrimental to his future life, so don’t wake him up, he also…”
The compassionate master sighed.
"It's not easy."
Thinking of Zheng Zong's wounds on his body and face, and thinking about how he brought back that heavy rock, the two fell into silence.
This person is indeed wretched and annoying, and he always has bad intentions. He is not upright, but at least he is loyal to his friends.
"Then let him rest first. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and go to see City Lord Liu outside the city, and by the way, see who is coming from Beijing."
Man Gu moved his broken shoulder.
"You can also ride with one hand."
In the early morning of the second day, Mangu set off for the City Lord's Mansion before dawn. As a result, Liu Yuanzong had already led his army out in the middle of the night, and greeted him a hundred miles away.
Man Gu was lost, and it was too late to chase him out, so he could only wait in the middle of the city. Who would have guessed that the army did not enter the city lord's mansion at all, and went straight to Lizi Garden. As soon as Man Gu found out that the commander and deputy commander of the army were Suhe Jun and Di Yefei, who can't take care of anything else, hit the horse and ran to Lizi Garden.
It was Di Yefei, no wonder he went to Lizi Garden without any courtesy!
This is great!
***
Zheng Zong slept very deeply. He felt that he had slept like never before. Even when he woke up, he felt that he was still in a dream and his head was dizzy.
'Why is it still dark? '
He opened his eyes and found the darkness in front of him, but after just a moment, he immediately realized that it was not dark, but someone was sitting in front of his couch!
Zheng Zong was so shocked that he immediately woke up, and then he looked closely. Sitting in front of his couch was a woman dressed in men's clothing. Her face was so beautiful that Zheng Zong even thought that he was dazzled, but his skin was not very good, and his expression was not very good. It was also too serious and ruined the beauty of the face.
Looking at it again, the beauty was holding the rock she put on the head of the bed and stroking, and suddenly sat up in a rage.
"You are the palace servant in Lizi Garden? How dare you touch General Hua's things! Where is the guard at the gate, are you blind? Where is the person? Someone!"
"No one, I let them go. I wanted to ask you about General Hua, but found that you were sleeping too fast, so I simply waited for you."
The beauty didn't let go, but put the sword directly in her hand and turned her head to talk to Zheng Zong, as if he had kept the sword from now on.
Zheng Zong is a bit fetish, so he collected Mulan's smug clothes before, and then he was commissioned to bring back the rock sword, and he kept it by his side day and night like Mulan. The very familiar appearance suddenly filled with evil fire.
"Who are you? Bring back the rock! That's my sword!"
"This is Hua Mulan's sword. You are too thin to protect it. It is now under my custody."
The beauty in men's clothing raised her hand and easily swept Zheng Zong's body back to the bed.
"Anyway, I'm going to Beiliang soon to bring the sword back for you."
"who are you?"
Zheng Zong looked at Di Yefei suspiciously, his face full of astonishment.
"Do women also want to go to Beiliang?"
Admirers of General Hua are too crazy, aren't they? Are you going to catch up to Bei Liang
When he thought of He Mulan's admirers like clouds, Zheng Zong became even more ill-tempered.
When Zheng Zong arrived at Hua Mansion, it happened that Di Yefei was sent by He Mulan to look for a coal mine. When she left Beijing, Zheng Zong was in a group of translators at Honglu Temple to accept Tuoba Tao's farewell. He did not see He Mulan. Mulan and Di Yefei's companions are in a relationship of farewell, and naturally they don't know what this "woman-like" Di Yefei looks like.
"Woman? Hahaha, what did you say?"
Therefore, when the person in front of him grinned and laughed, Zheng Zongzhen had the urge to curse his mother.
What are you laughing laughing!
It looks amazing!
His generals don't love women!
"You don't know who I am?" Li Ren's eyes showed an interested smile, "I seem to have forgotten my name. I am the Gao Cha Hu Ben Zuo Sima who was ordered to greet the mission in Beijing, and Mulan's former A companion in the army, and a close friend of Mulan..."
"I'm Di Yefei."