Shi Tengshan shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, but for the first time in these years, this is the first time that you have gathered so many people to discuss the mansion. It shouldn't be a trivial matter if you think about it. The adults will come later. We will naturally know."
I thought Shi Tengshan would know something, but I didn't expect Shi Tengshan to have no answer. Most of the people present showed disappointed expressions. While sitting opposite Shi Teng Mountain, Shi Hongliang, who was closing his eyes and resting his mind, was unmoved. Behind Shi Hongliang, Lingbao, a fierce general who followed Shi Hongliang in the past, also attached to Shi Hongliang's back, and whispered: "General. Look..."
Shi Hongliang didn't open his eyes, but said in a very low voice, "Don't ask, I'll know it later."
Shi Tengshan didn't know, and Shi Hongliang didn't answer directly. All the civil and military officials of the Guiyang Army in the entire hall were a little uneasy. In the end, what kind of big event happened, everyone suddenly felt like a mountain rain is coming.
Just as the atmosphere in the hall became strangely depressed, the soldiers guarding outside the hall suddenly shouted: "Master Cheng Cheng is here."
"What?" The whole hall was suddenly fried. How come the seriously ill Cheng Cheng sir came? You know, even if Cao Chengzai didn't fall ill, he rarely took care of things. He left the government affairs directly to Shi Tengshan, and the military affairs to Shi Hongliang. After being seriously ill this time, the gate of the mansion was closed tightly, and even the visitors were not seen. I didn't expect to come to the mansion this time. Whether it was Shi Tengshan, the head of civil servants, or Shi Hongliang, the leader of military commanders, their faces were gloomy at the moment, and even Cao Chengzai was alarmed. It seems that this incident is really not small.
Soon, with his head covered in white hair and his body already bent, Cao Chengzai walked to the entrance of the hall tremblingly with the help of his servants. When Cao Chengzai really came, everyone got up and saluted Cao Chengzai, even Shi Hongliang was no exception. Regardless of Shi Hongliang and Cao Chengzai, they are a bit hostile, but Cao Chengzai is a civil servant and is naturally better than a military officer. Although Shi Hongliang is now a military commander, he was also a disciple of a saint, a scholar of Wenhua, and he respected Cao Chengzai. And Shi Tengshan hurriedly directed his subordinates to move their positions. Since Cao Chengzai is here, the first seat of civil servants is naturally reserved for Cao Chengzai.
After all, Cao Chengzai was too old, and after returning to everyone, his face became paler, and he even couldn't help but cough. At this time, Shi Hongliang also walked to Cao Chengzai's side, and bowed his fist to Cao Chengzai, and said, "The general will see Master Cao."
Old Cao Chengzai narrowed his eyes, slowly stopped his coughing, stared at Shi Hongliang for a long while, and then said with a smile: "It's General Shi! General Shi is not to be polite. I haven't been to the official residence for many days to deal with affairs. These days, it depends on the existence of General Shi, so that the military affairs of the Guiyang Army will not be wasteful. Speaking of which, it should be the old man. Thanks to General Shi."
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Shi Hongliang hurriedly bowed to Cao Chengzai. After the courtesy, Shi Hongliang returned to his seat. In any case, he and Cao Chengzai are not in the same boat after all, and there is still a gap in their hearts. After Cao Chengzai returned the gifts one by one, he slowly walked to the seat that Shi Tengshan gave him.
Na Shi Tengshan hunched over to Cao Chengzai and said, "Master Cao, please take a seat."
To Shi Tengshan, Cao Chengzai was equally polite, and said with a smile: "Master Shi is polite." With that, he arched his hands at Shi Tengshan and sat down. From the perspective of others, this Cao Chengzai's attitude towards Shi Hongliang and Shi Tengshan is no different at all. It is completely invisible that Cao Chengzai is on the side of Shi Tengshan. Just this impartiality shows that This Cao Cheng slaughter is old and fine, and the city is deep.
After Cao Chengzai settled down, everyone also sat back to their original positions, and no one dared to speak out anymore. They all looked at each other and didn't know what to do. However, not long after Cao Chengzai sat down, it seemed that something was involved, and he started coughing again and again. At last, he was more clever, and he was busy serving Cao Chengzai with a cup of hot tea. After Cao Chengzai drank the tea, he gradually stopped his cough, and his whole person seemed to be relieved. In this regard, Shi Tengshan and Shi Hongliang were secretly speculating at this moment that this Cao Chengzai was so sick that he was invited by the manager, Mrs. Xue, to come over. What happened
Before they could come up with a reason, Master Xue finally arrived. Amidst the shouts of the soldiers, Master Xue strode into the hall in a stride, and all the people in the hall, including Na Cao Chengzai, stood up, and confronted Master Xue with fists. Shouted: "See your lord."
Master Xue is now in his sixtieth birthday, but it is considered a good way of health. Except for the soil on the temples, his eyes are piercing and his waist is straight, and he is even as energetic as a person in his forties. That Cao Chengzai and Jing Lue Master Xue are about the same age, but their physical conditions are quite different.
However, at this moment, Master Xue's complexion is very bad, his face is gloomy, his eyebrows are frowning, and his eyes flash with anger from time to time, and the rough air erupting from his nostrils blows his neatly combed beard. Also messed up.
And a weak young man who followed Master Xue, who was the only son of Master Xue, who was now with him. Manager Xue Da had four sons in his life. Only the youngest son was frail and sickly. He was brought to the Guiyang Army by Manager Xue Da and he was also given a position as a civil official.
Now that Xiao Gongzi Xue has come out, almost all the officials in the Guiyang Army who can be brought to the table are almost there. Xue Li's youngest son, Xue Li, followed the manager, Master Xue, and walked into the hall, but he sat directly under Shi Tengshan's hands. This caused the officials to be in a rush.
The manager, Mr. Xue, ignored the son and went straight to the main seat. He just nodded to the respected Cao Chengzai, said hello, and then sat down. He waved his hand at the crowd and shouted: "Okay, all sit down."
With these words from Master Xue, everyone dared to sit down. But after everyone sat down, Master Xue sat there with a gloomy face and did not say a word, and Master Xue did not speak. The officials naturally did not dare to speak, and the whole hall was terribly quiet. , It is almost impossible to hear everyone's breathing clearly.
After a long time, Master Xue took a deep breath, glanced at the crowd, and said, "I believe that the princes have guessed at this moment. Guiyang Army has something serious now. Everyone guessed right, yesterday. The old man received the news that just yesterday, Yongxing City, located to the northeast of our Guiyang Army, was attacked by soldiers from the Wugong Mountains. Now Yongxing City has fallen."
"What?" As soon as Master Xue said this, everyone suddenly screamed. Even Shiteng Mountain, which is extremely deep in the city mansion, couldn't help but yelled. Only Cao Chengzai and Xue Li, who had known about this in advance, could maintain their normal state, but their faces were not very good, and they seemed to be anxious about the precarious situation of the Guiyang Army.
"Impossible." Dang even if someone exclaimed, this was a military commander, sitting behind Shi Hongliang, named Kou Hua, who was considered to be a soldier of the Song Dynasty army, only attached to Shi Hongliang's side. of. Kou Hua shouted: "The city of Yongxing is heavily guarded, with six or seven thousand elite soldiers. How could it be broken so easily?"
"Kou Hua, shut up!" Shi Hongliang immediately shouted at Kou Hua behind him with a gloomy face. After all, Shi Hongliang was also a general who had experienced countless battles, and he was more calm than others, and at this moment he had restored his usual calmness. Although he had the same thoughts as Kou Hua, and although he didn't like Jia Shanpeng very much, Shi Hongliang still knew Jia Shanpeng's ability, so he was defeated by the opponent, and Shi Hongliang couldn't believe it.
Regarding Kou Hua’s question, Master Xue was too lazy to pay attention to it. For Master Xue, who had already established a foothold in the Guiyang Army, Kou Hua was an unknown junior and it was not worth his answer to Kou Hua. doubt. Without looking at Kou Hua, he stared at Shi Hongliang and Shi Tengshan and said: "According to the report from the horse exploration, the Wugong Mountain soldiers and horses were personally commanded by the Wugong Mountain leader Zhao Yan. The first general, Shan Hongfei, led five thousand soldiers as the vanguard. Zhao Yan led more than 20,000 men and horses to follow. Chaling invaded and was marching towards our Guiyang army."
"Zhao Yan! Shan Hongfei!" Shi Hongliang's eyes suddenly narrowed. Zhao Yan and Shan Hongfei's names are loud enough over the years. Shi Hongliang has been a military commander since he abandoned his pen and went to the army. I am definitely paying more attention to intelligence in this area. Naturally, I have heard of the names of these two people. It now appears that Jia Shanpeng was probably defeated by Shan Hongfei. With five thousand troops, he actually broke through Yongxing City, which was guarded by Jia Shanpeng and six or seven thousand Guiyang troops. The No. 1 general on Jinghu Lake Road really deserves its reputation.