By the time Ji Wenzhao Yan came back in the evening, he was done. Ji Wenzhao proudly talked about the process.
In a word, Ji Wenzhao moved Zhenbeihou with his generosity and profound wisdom of worrying about the country and the people.
He first said that his teacher analyzed that there must be a big war in the north, and then he talked about the tragic situation he saw along the way. Chen said that when the war started, he could only rely on Zhenbeihou to resist Beirong with all his strength, and he had no internal strength to rely on. He was deeply concerned that the Shen family's army would not be able to do anything alone, and couldn't bear to see the Shen family's army suffer heavy casualties, so he designed the maze diagram with painstaking efforts! Zhenbeihou was really persuaded by him, and felt that the defense project was indispensable. Ji Wenzhao also presented a new type of weapon, and then boasted how he had studied the design of weapons, and wanted to create a sharp weapon for the Shen family army to defend against the enemy.
When Zhenbei Hou saw the crossbow presented, he liked it very much. These bows and crossbows were drawn by Shen Wen and made by Zhang Yunzheng after careful comparison and modification. They were demonstrated in court. The shooting range is nearly double that of ordinary bows and arrows, and the operation is simple. Zhenbei Hou was overjoyed.
The Northern Army gathered troops in the previous month, although they withdrew later, it also made him very worried. Now there is such a man of insight who has come to join him and brought a good weapon, how can he not reuse it? Immediately, he recruited Ji Wenzhao and his younger brother "Master Yan" under the curtain, and asked Shen Jian to arrange affairs and get familiar with military aircraft.
So Shen Yi and Shen Jian sent Ji Wenzhao and Yan Shi back to the barracks where Shen Wen and others lived to pick up their luggage, preparing to be stationed in the Chinese army that night.
It was an important step for Ji Wenzhao and Yan's to join the Chinese army. Everyone in the room warmly congratulated, and Ji Wenzhao even served tea, replacing wine with tea, and had a drink with everyone. It was agreed that on the fourth day of the new year, they would go out of the city on the grounds that they were familiar with the surrounding environment, and meet with Shen Wen and others outside the city to explore the terrain together. Then the two took their luggage, Shen Yi stayed in the barracks, and Shen Jian took them to the Chinese army.
The next day is New Year's Eve, and there are a series of celebrations in Yancheng. Ji Wenzhao and Yan's officially joined the Shen family's army, and they will have a New Year's Eve dinner with Shen Yi and Shen Jian in the afternoon with the Marquis of Zhenbei. The rest of them dare not leave the barracks easily, and can only celebrate the New Year in the courtyard.
Ji Wenzhao usually points out the country and speaks nonsense, while Yan Shi is also outspoken and loves to talk and comment. Once the two of them leave, the rest of the people feel much deserted.
Before Shen Yi went to the banquet, he asked the soldiers to bring some local black noodles and a little minced meat. Everyone suddenly had nothing to do, so they started making dumplings together. Su Wanniang and Shi Helin are considered good cooks. Duan Zeng chopped the dried vegetables into small pieces, Su Wanniang mixed the noodles, Shi Helin seasoned with stuffing, Zhang Yunzheng, Shen Wen and the fourth prince worked together again, and finally made dumplings with minced meat and dried vegetables. When the sun went down, it was cooked and everyone ate a bowl.
It was dark and there was nothing to do, but for the sake of auspiciousness, we had to watch the night. Everyone watched the brazier in the house and chatted.
In order to relieve boredom, I had to take turns telling some of my own stories. Zhang Yunzheng talked about some customs and customs he saw in the south, and Duan Zeng described the most disgusting disease he saw, which made everyone feel sick. Su Wanniang talked about the myths and legends she heard from her mother when she was a child. The fourth prince talked about the anecdotes he read in the book. Shi Helin talked about how when he was young, his family was poor and unable to marry a wife. After reading a few medical books, he taught himself some medical skills. After the death of both parents, he practiced medicine all the way to the capital, cured several difficult patients, gained a small reputation, and stood firm. But he is getting older and has no family so far. Fortunately, he has Duan Zeng. He is very happy...
Anyway, everyone had nothing to do. Hearing him so much, the fourth prince said that he should pay a formal obeisance. Zhang Yunzheng went to invite the incense table, burned the incense, everyone coaxed Shi Helin to sit at the table, and Duan Zeng bowed to his adoptive father.
After all this tossing, firecrackers sounded outside, and everyone stayed away from the barracks, continuing to chatter. Shen Wen talked about the unimaginable improvements of future generations like a science fiction story: who can go to the moon, a high-rise building with a hundred floors can go on the clouds and mist. What sitting in the car to the sky, holding a small tablet and talking to people thousands of miles away... won a burst of amazement.
Zhang Yunzheng looked at Shen Wen's fine eyebrows and eyes under the firelight, and felt that Shen Wen was very beautiful, like those women on ancient scrolls, with a lazy temperament, although he knew it was a deceptive disguise, but Still feel cute.
In the end, everyone took turns telling jokes, and they didn't go to sleep until Dongfang turned pale and the night was over.
Zhenbeihou's side is much more lively. The soldiers and generals had a noisy dinner, and Zhenbei Hou hosted a banquet for senior generals and military advisers in the Chinese army. Naturally, Ji Wenzhao was very eye-catching and struck up conversations with people everywhere, hooking shoulders and backs with many generals. The "quiet" Mr. Yan sat in the corner, hiding behind Shen Jian in a "shy" manner. Everyone can see that this new staff member has a very good temper with Governor Shen, and they have become close friends. After the banquet, Yan Shi did not drink with the generals, and followed Shen Jian to the Chinese army to take care of some trivial matters. The two entered Shen Jian's study room, closed the door, and embraced for the first time.
Yan Shi cried, thinking about it day and night for the past two years, and the hardships of this journey, she felt that it was all worth it when she really embraced Shen Jian at this moment. Shen Jian also shed tears, but at the same time he had to be vigilant about the movement outside. This kind of suspense stimulated people's emotions even more, and the two of them hugged and hugged each other naturally...
That night, the newcomer Mr. Yan and Governor Shen hit it off right away, had a long talk all night, and finally stayed in Governor Shen's bedroom...
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The border area is a bit crude, and the capital city is not very lively.
There has been a three-year famine and food shortages. The street food stalls in the past have disappeared, but the custom of Chinese New Year is still there. People in the capital send Zhong Kui and door gods to each other. Here and there there are a few sporadic casino games for those with spare cash to try their luck, win a lottery, and predict next year's luck. Ordinary people make do with some wonton soup cakes and midnight snacks, cut out or paste dim sum fruits with colored paper, and put them on the incense table for a good-looking and auspicious picture.
The most noisy place in the capital is the palace.
On New Year's Eve, there was a scene in the palace, and hundreds of people were hired to wear masks, wear painted clothes, hold golden guns and dance dragon flags, and dress up as golden armored generals, door gods, judges, land, Zhong Kui... set out from the palace to expel The ghost, singing and dancing all the way across the capital, turning outside the city gate, is considered to be buried.
The New Year's Eve dinner is one of the few family banquets in a year. The emperor and the prince and three princes sit together, and the concubines in the harem sit separately. There is no shortage of delicacies at the table. But at this year's dinner table, the atmosphere was a bit dull.
The emperor had a headache since he woke up in the morning, and he kept frowning subconsciously. It stands to reason that New Year's Eve is the happiest time of the year, but the emperor felt very annoyed.
Nothing has pleased him lately! The memorials from all over the place are full of complaints, nothing new! The disaster area said that the hungry people had no food and corpses were strewn across the fields, and asked the imperial court to transport food. Where it is not a disaster area, there is a shortage of food, there is really no food, and it cannot be transported! Officials either criticize others for corruption, or accuse others of falsely accusing them, or praise their party members, or flaunt themselves... One by one, they can tell the truth, but no one can show any political achievements!
The emperor knew that the prince had replaced a large number of people by taking advantage of the streamlining, but after a year and a half, the officials were chaotic, and the household department did not save much money. It is obvious that the prince has a problem with his vision and is using power for personal gain. As the emperor, he understands the prince's scheming too well: at this time, if he wants to gain connections, he must rely on cronyism, not meritocracy. Just doing this, isn't it demolishing the emperor's platform? In the year of catastrophe, it is time to appoint virtuous and honest people. Otherwise, what should we do if there is civil disorder? The emperor thinks the prince has failed his trust!
But the emperor really didn't have the energy to punish the prince. It is impossible for him to arrange for someone to verify the political performance or review the background of every middle and lower level official to prove that the prince rejects dissidents. At most, he will sneer at the prince in the government affairs, and blow the prince's arrogance, so that the prince does not dare to look directly at him, which is regarded as maintaining Hold your own authority.
Because of the emperor's toughness, every time the prince saw him, he was at least submissive to him. And the other son, the third prince, didn't even have such hypocritical politeness, and his face was always cold and indifferent, which made the emperor angry when he saw it!
The third prince now has a lot of staff and staff, and the courtiers' comments are gradually showing appreciation for the third prince. If the third prince showed some affection to the emperor, the emperor might not completely reject the possibility of replacing the prince. But the expression of the third prince really made the emperor hate him to death, and secretly called him a white-eyed wolf in his heart! Isn't he good enough to the third prince? ! He allowed him to open a government office and build a mansion, gave him a good house, and gave him the Imperial Forest Army and guards to prevent him from being killed by the prince. Although there was an intention to balance the prince's power, didn't the third prince get any real benefits? ! An ungrateful thing! Like his mother, he favored her for fifteen years, what did she do? Let the children socialize with the people they hate! There is no one heart with myself at all! More than enough to die! As for the fourth prince who said he couldn't come back sick, he actually wasted his rare kindness, he really doesn't know how to flatter him! …
Thinking of this, the emperor's face was gloomy at the table, and he was not pleasing to the eye.
The prince watched carefully, and sometimes said one or two good words, but the emperor ignored him. The third prince had a sullen face, took a few mouthfuls of food slowly, and didn't want to eat any more, but he couldn't leave either, so he could only wait with chopsticks in hand.
Although there was Gong Yue next to him, the New Year's Eve dinner was still very frustrating. The emperor finally put down the chopsticks, and the crown prince and the third prince put down their chopsticks immediately, feeling impatient. The emperor was even more irritable, and rarely said: "You are not young anymore, so go back and watch the night."
The prince was shocked, and just about to ask the emperor, the third prince respectfully saluted and said, "Thank you, father." He really left.
The emperor's face was livid, and the crown prince laughed and said, "The child still wants to watch the night with the emperor."
You are so flattering to me, yet you place your direct descendants everywhere behind my back, don't think that I don't know about your little tricks! The emperor cursed secretly, naturally it was impossible to say it outright, so he just waved his hand and said: "No need, you should go back to the East Palace."
The prince had no choice but to leave, and the emperor ordered the remnant seats to be removed, so that he could have fun with the concubines in the harem. Not long after, a group of Yingying Yanyan surrounded the emperor and chatted and laughed, sweeping away the silence in the palace just now. A few years ago, in order to have children, the emperor chose young girls to enter the palace. Although the emperor is not active in sexual affairs now, but seeing all the smiling faces who are in their youth and trying their best to flatter him, the emperor's mood finally improved slowly.
The prince and the princess went out of the palace together, tacitly neither looked at the other, went to their respective palaces and drove them back to the East Palace.
It was already late at night, and the north wind came in through the gaps in the curtains of the car. Even though he was dressed warmly, the prince still felt the night chill.
Before the New Year's Eve, he received a letter from his mother's elder brother, his uncle Chang Lehou, begging him for some food. Marquis Changle was heavily in debt at the beginning, and after not marrying into the fourth princess, he had no way to live in the capital, so he went to the countryside with his family. But the drought was incomprehensible, and there was no way out in the countryside. In his letter, Marquis Changle said that someone in his family had died of illness and starvation, and he himself was swollen. If there was no food, he was afraid that he would not live long. Hope the prince will help him out of the face of his deceased mother...
The prince sent someone to send three hundred catties of grain, but he knew that there were a lot of sons and grandsons of the concubine of the Marquis of Changle, how long would the three hundred catties of grain last? But now the food in the capital is extremely expensive, it is already thirty taels of silver a catty of rice, and there is no market for the price! The grain and rice in the palace are not in his control, he has to ask the people in the household department to transfer money to buy rice on the black market, no matter how much he wants, he will have no more...
He knows that Changlehou's family is not the only one that is facing difficulties right now? After listening to his words, all the houses that did not store food were in a predicament. Some staff members said that many families have run out of food. How many rich and noble relatives were reduced to abject poverty during the three-year famine. Some, like the Marquis of Changle back then, had to leave the capital and move to Jiangnan. Even if the staff did not go into details, the prince could imagine how many people would speak evil words and secretly blame himself. These people are all his supporters... One will ebb and flow, and the power of the third prince will definitely increase greatly because of this! How many people are grateful to him! Some people say that Yan Jing came out of the mountain because he listened to the words of the third prince and bought the grain. Even today, Yan's Academy can support it. Yan Jing then believed that the third prince had a far-sighted vision and benefited the common people. Yan Jing used to be an extremely talented minister with countless disciples...
The prince shivered. Although the space in the chariot was small and dark, he felt empty and empty. He clenched his hands tightly, trying to curl his body into a ball. Although his mother never hugged him much before his death, the prince still imagined that he could snuggle up in his mother's arms like a child. Calculated, it was only a few years since Jia's death, but the prince felt that he had been walking alone for a long time. His only sister, far away in northern Xinjiang, was supposed to bring him a wife with a family and children, which made him gnash his teeth with hatred. His father, always trying to put his hand on his neck to control him...
The prince felt so lonely and hopeless, the roads in the palace were so silent that the prince could faintly hear the noise of the city outside the palace walls. There are thousands of lights in this world, none of them belong to me...
There were tears in his eyes, and he hugged a bright scene in his heart: he was dressed in a dragon robe, sitting majestically at the head of the court, looking down at all the civil and military officials. At that time, his enemies, the Yan family of Pingyuan Hou Yejia, the North Marquis of Third Prince Town... had all been beheaded and wiped out. That bastard princess! He wants to strangle her to death with his own hands! … Then he will be accompanied by the most beautiful women in the world… With many children, he will be proud and happy…
These thoughts warmed his body and mind, and he didn't dare to think about what he would do if this scene could not be realized. He's already lost so much for this future, he can't help it!
Back in the East Palace, the prince went to the study alone, and spent the night with the company of the eunuch.
In fact, the third prince who returned to his mansion also felt lonely. On New Year's Eve, both Shen Zhuo and Mr. Ye would spend the New Year with their families, and he was alone. But Hun people have their own way, the third prince took off his thick outer clothes, picked up the big stone lock, snatched three hundred times with each hand, and then clean and jerk three hundred times. Then he drew a heavy bow and shot a hundred arrows, his arms were numb, and he punched all the way... After midnight, he was sweating profusely. He took a bath, ate some supper, and fell asleep soundly regardless of New Year's Eve. Naturally, he didn't know that there was a dark shadow watching him for a long time, and when he saw that he was asleep, he left quietly.
In Zhenbei Hou's mansion, however, it was noisy.
"No! I want to see her in person!" Shen Xiang said loudly to Shen Zhuo at the noisy family banquet in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
Amidst Shen Qiang's shocking ah, Shen Wei's chirping, Shen Yu's babbling, Yang's loud reprimand, and Liu's weak persuasion, Shen Zhuo had just said to Shen Xiang: "Let people give you things. Just send it to them." Then Shen Xiang yelled, Shen Zhuo covered his head, frowned and said, "I still need ears!"
Yang Shi looked over and said: "It's time to visit your sister too, she can't eat at home on New Year's Eve..." She was about to sigh, and Liu Shi immediately persuaded: "Mother, this is a festive day. "
The old lady also said: "That's right, didn't you send all the things for the New Year? Didn't Saburo say that they had a good life? Don't talk nonsense here, what can you do if you talk about things badly?"
Mrs. Liu said to the old lady, "Grandmother!"
The old lady smiled: "Look at my mouth! Don't say anything, come on Qiang'er, come here, grandma will feed you dumplings! Don't use chopsticks to stick things like that."
Shen Qiang was almost six years old. Not only did he not speak, but he didn't even know how to use chopsticks. He was holding a chopstick in one hand and pounding dumplings with both hands.
Yang said angrily: "Mother, leave him alone! Don't eat if you don't learn!"
The old lady said: "How can it be done? What can I do if my Qiang Er is starved to death? Grandma will be so distressed."
Liu looked at the old lady reproachfully again.
The old lady hurriedly smiled and said: "Look at me! I'm old... don't talk anymore, Qiang Er, open your mouth." Shen Qiang, who was in front of him, scooped up a dumpling with a spoon and fed it to him, and Shen Qiang ate it in one bite In his mouth, he closed his mouth and chewed for a couple of times before swallowing. The old lady scooped up another one and said, "Chew, Qiang'er, don't just swallow it! Grandma will make you full."
But not long after, the old lady became frightened: "Qiang'er, baby, there are already twenty, shouldn't that be enough?"
Shen Qiang opened his mouth and screamed. The old lady had no choice but to feed him three or four more, and then said: "My baby, let's eat tomorrow?" Shen Qiang grinned, and suddenly reached out to the table He took a dumpling and put it in his mouth. He was so quick that everyone hadn't seen it clearly, and he had already swallowed the dumpling.
The old lady was frightened and slapped Shen Qiang on the back, saying: "Okay, let's eat, let's eat, Qiang'er don't do anything."
Shen Qiang screamed happily, Shen Zhuo often took Shen Qiang to practice martial arts at night, knowing that Shen Qiang exercised a lot and it was fine if he ate too much, so he said: "Grandmother, it's okay, he tosses with me in the martial arts field during the day, Can eat a lot."
The old lady had no choice but to feed Shen Qiang a dozen more, Shen Qiang finally stopped opening his mouth, and ran to the side to play, and the old lady breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really edible! This is a boy, this head, ten No child is so tall at any age, he is a natural born general."
Mrs. Yang didn't like hearing this the most, and said, "I haven't heard of any dumb generals! I'll just stay at home and help chop firewood."
Everyone laughed.
Shen Xiang said to Shen Zhuo: "That's it, I'll go to see her on the fourth day of junior high school, whether you like it or not!"
When Yang heard this, she said, "Then I'll prepare something for you, and you can send it to me. Ask Wen'er how she is doing, and say that I miss her very much..."
Shen Xiang nodded again and again, Shen Zhuo was worried, and couldn't think of how to stop Shen Xiang again.
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On the morning of the fourth day of junior high school, Shen Zhuo dawdled and reminded Shen Xiang, who got up early in the morning, a dozen times before leaving the house with Shen Xiang.
In the distant city of Yan, Shen Wen, Zhang Yunzheng and the fourth prince got up before dawn. The three of them had slept late for many days, and suddenly woke up early one day, feeling very difficult. Sitting at the table after washing up, they all looked a little demented. Su Wanniang got up earlier than them, brought them hot porridge, steamed buns and pickles, and whispered: "Eat more, I'm going to ride a horse today, I'm going to be hungry."
Shen Wen yawned and said coquettishly, "I want to eat an egg."
Su Wanniang sighed: "Where is it? It's so hot after all, eat it quickly."
Zhang Yunzheng looked at Shen Wen with a frown, and said, "I'll give you ten in the future, and I'll make you get tired of it!"
Shen Wen pouted: "Not ten in the future, but one now."
Zhang Yunzheng stared: "I will only give ten in the future, not one now!"
Shen Wen hummed: "You are unreasonable..."
Su Wanniang urged: "Eat quickly!"
The fourth prince silently took a bite of the steamed bun, which made Su Wanniang feel relieved.
After the meal, Shen Yi came to pick them up, and the three rode on horses, mixed with Shen Yi's guard team, and followed Shen Yi out of the city.
The fourth prince had ridden a horse before. Although he rode a donkey and a mule this way, he adapted to the height and speed of the horse after a little adjustment. It's just that the early morning at the border was extremely cold, and he hadn't woken up yet, so the pores on his body probably hadn't closed yet. As soon as he left the city, he felt the cold wind like a dagger, cutting his exposed face, fingers and other parts with pain. He was still wearing the winter clothes specially prepared by Zhang Yunzheng. The inside was fur and the outside was covered with old satin. It should be very warm, but at this moment, he felt like he was wearing a layer of paper, and his shoulders, chest, back and back felt cold. . Under the hem of the clothes, the gap in the scarf around the neck, and the opening of the boots, you can feel the chill creeping in even more. After galloping on the horse, his body became slightly hot soon, but this kind of heat could not resist the cold, but instead made his body more sensitive to the invasion of cold. He looked at the sergeants around him wearing shabby linen cotton coats, their exposed fingers holding the reins were red and swollen from the cold, and their eyes were choked by the wind so much that they were about to cry.
They dismounted at a barracks outside the city, waited for Shen Jian and the others, and asked everyone to dismount to relax their limbs. They didn't have to wait long before Shen Jian came out with the newly promoted "Second Army Division" and "Strict Army Division" who were "familiar with the terrain around Yancheng". This time, Shen Jian brought Zhang Ding along.
As soon as Zhang Ding saw Zhang Yunzheng, he rushed towards him with tears in his eyes, but when he got to him, he called out very coyly: "Master..." He tilted his head as if shy.
The people around burst into laughter, Zhang Yunzheng frowned tightly: "Are you sick again?!"
Zhang Ding twisted his waist: "Oh! I haven't seen the young master for so long, I can't help it..."
The people next to him laughed hard, Zhang Yunzheng said in a low voice: "Don't be stupid! Otherwise I'll beat you up!"
Shen Jian said: "It seems that he still has friendship with you. He has always been serious in front of me all these years."
Zhang Ding waved his hand in front of his mouth like a woman: "It's disgusting! Speaking ill of others..."
Everyone continued to laugh, Zhang Yunzheng said to Zhang Ding: "Yulan came with me, I asked him to come and play with you."
Shen Jian knew that this was an internal communication in the Marquis of Pingyuan's mansion, so he couldn't stop it, so he just said: "Be careful."
Zhang Ding nodded: "Okay." It became formal.
After setting off again, Shen Wen led the way and galloped towards the northeast of Yancheng with more than fifty people. She has lightness skills, and she has also practiced her riding skills along the way, so naturally there is no problem. Shen Yi and Zhang Yunzheng followed her from left to right, while Shen Jian and Zhang Ding watched over the others.
If Shen Yi still had any doubts about Shen Wen's special mind before, they all disappeared at this time. Shen Wen is very familiar with the path, and when he reaches a fork in the road, he chooses the road without hesitation and does not slow down at all. Shen Yi has been at the border for several years, and he is not as familiar with the terrain as Shen Wen. Looking at Shen Wen's figure in front of him, Shen Yi frowned slightly, feeling very strange.
Seeing Zhang Yunzheng on the side, he secretly scolded Shen Wen for being careless. During the middle of the day when they were resting, Zhang Yunzheng followed Shen Yi who was going to check on the accompanying soldiers, and said in a low voice, "Don't be dissatisfied!"
Shen Yi struggled with the soldiers at the border all these years, pulled up his own team, and established his majesty a long time ago, but now there is a young boy who has no weak crown to teach him a lesson, and he also cares about his sister! Shen Yi was extremely cold immediately: "What do you mean?!"
Zhang Yunzheng was not afraid, and raised the tip of his nose: "Just so you don't frown all the time, looking dissatisfied!"
How dare you say that about me? ! Shen Yi stared at Zhang Yunzheng sharply, and only then did he realize that something was wrong. Shen Jian told him that Zhang Yunzheng was Pingyuanhou's distant nephew, but he only thought that Zhang Yunzheng was sent by Pingyuanhou as a guard, and he could be regarded as a representative of Pingyuanhou's mansion. Now it seems that this kid actually has thoughts about his sister? !
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Who are you? Can you talk like that?"
Zhang Yunzheng raised his chin even higher: "Who am I?! Those maze diagrams are the final and detailed diagrams drawn by me. Those weapon diagrams are all drawn by me. Those weapons are made or supervised by me! Thousands of bows and crossbows and food will also be brought to the border by me. What's wrong? Do you think I can't say these words?!"
Shen Yi gritted his teeth: It seems that this kid has been following his sister for a long time! Although the person looks good, but this breath can't be swallowed! He said coldly: "Can you wrestle?"
Zhang Yunzheng smiled wryly: "Want to fight?! Come on!"
The two took off their sabers, chose an open space, and twisted together on the spot. They are all on their own, so naturally they can't use any martial arts punches, so they can only press the opponent to the ground fiercely. Shen Yi has been an uncle at the border all these years, and he is majestic. Zhang Yunzheng is born to be a prick, and he will never give in. The two rolled into a ball on the ground before long.
Shen Wen just found Yan Shi and asked her if she could bear it, when she heard shouts in front of her. They hurried over and saw the soldiers gathered around, clapping their hands and cheering. In a cloud of dust on the ground, Shen Yi and Zhang Yunzheng were fighting back and forth, one up and the other up...
Ji Wenzhao kept shaking his head with his hands in one sleeve: "Tsk tsk, young people are full of anger!" The fourth prince said worriedly beside him, "Will it be broken? …"
Shen Wen turned around and found Shen Jian who was watching with a smile, and said loudly to him: "Separate them soon?!"
Shen Jian raised his eyebrows and said: "Back then, Mr. Zhang held down the third brother and beat him up..."
Yan Shi laughed when he heard this, and Shen Wen looked at Yan Shi: "If you don't stop them, I won't let you go to that place!"
Yan immediately put away her smile, and said to Shen Jian: "Mr. Shen, this brother Zhang is one of us!" She winked in Shen Wen's direction.
Shen Jian sighed, and said to Zhang Ding: "Pull them away, we should hurry." Two people stepped forward, one pulled Zhang Yunzheng and the other pulled Shen Yi, separating the two.
Although the two men were beaten to the ground, neither of them dared to hit hard. Naturally, they were not injured. Both sides faced each other and slapped the dirt vigorously, both posing as winners. Shen Jian said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go!" La! What are you looking at?” Everyone laughed and got on their horses, in a good mood.
Shen Wen signaled Zhang Yunzheng to ride beside him this time, facing the wind and asked: "What are you fighting with my elder brother?!"
Zhang Yunzheng said: "He wanted to hit him! Why don't you talk about him?!"
Shen Wen respects his elder brother very much, how dare he say Shen Yi? He could only be angry with Zhang Yunzheng: "Don't fight with my brothers!"
Zhang Yunzheng muttered: "Who wants to fight? It's not fun at all! It's better to fight with my brother..."
Shen Wen frowned: "You still want to have a good time?! You have to have a good time, what should I do?!"
Zhang Yunzheng stopped talking. …
At the back of the team, Shen Jian smiled and said to Shen Yi: "That kid in Pingyuan Hou's Mansion has a bad temper, but he's a nice guy. Why do you compare him to him?"
Shen Yi sighed, and asked in a low voice, "Does mother know?"
Shen Jian was taken aback, and said uncertainly, "How could you know?"
Shen Yi frowned, Yan knew what he was thinking, and came over and said: "That little brother Zhang has been to... uh... Zhenbei Hou's Mansion. I heard that my wife likes him very much and intends to marry him, but the emperor doesn't want Zhenbei Hou's mansion to be peaceful." Yuanhou's mansion got married, and that's the only way to let it go."
Shen Yi's brows relaxed a little, but he immediately asked Yan Shi: "How do you know?"
Yan didn't hesitate at all: "My sister told me. She likes to talk about the short stories of these parents! She said that brother Zhang and... brother Wen are a very good couple!"
Shen Yi snorted: "It's cheap for him!"
Shen Jian smiled wryly: "Don't complain, now that's the situation..." He also sighed: Can Shen Wen still marry when he shows his face among men like this
Shen Yi asked again in a low voice: "How does she know the terrain of the border?"
Shen Jian also replied in a low voice: "She said that she read through the thousand-year military book in the Palace of the Underworld..."
Yan added: "I must have read the Yin-Yang Mirror! Otherwise, how would I know these mountains and rivers..."
Shen Yi looked at Yan Shi again, and Yan Shi said solemnly: "My sister said it, I said it, she told me everything!"
Shen Yi frowned again: It seems that my second younger sibling is really eloquent! He told his elder brother such a confidential matter, no wonder Yan Junshi came to help Shen Jian.
Shen Wen galloped for a day with the horse team, and entered the mountain in the afternoon. When the horses could not walk, Shen Wen got off the horse and told Shen Yi to let the soldiers guard the horses, and only a few people went up the mountain with him. Shen Wen led, Zhang Yunzheng pulled the fourth prince, Shen Yi helped Ji Wenzhao, Shen Jian pulled Yan Shi, and within half an hour, they climbed to the top of the mountain.
At this time, the winter sun was hanging in the west, and the sun was slightly reddish, but it could not penetrate the heavy winter clouds. There are patches of ice and snow on the surrounding mountains, and the north wind is cold.
Several people stood on the ridge, only to find that although the mountain road they climbed was steep, the north side of the ridge was a long gentle slope, which was easy to walk on. Standing on the mountain, you can see the gap between the valleys winding like a road.
Near where they stood, there was a section of the Great Wall built by the previous dynasty. It was in a dangerous place, but unfortunately it was dilapidated. Only the foundation and low walls were hidden in the ice and snow. Not far inside the city wall is a cliff.
Ji Wenzhao looked at it with a frown, and said, "This section of the city wall is already useless, and it would be a waste of manpower to repair it."
Yan looked into the distance and said excitedly: "This is what I saw! The valley over there will be crowded with Beirong's army, with countless banners!"
Shen Jian said in surprise, "Did you see that?"
Yan nodded: "Yes, you... Brother Wen cast a spell, I saw it! They came from there!"
Ji Wenzhao frowned: "If that's the case, they can avoid Yancheng by crossing this mountain. Do they have to stop them here? This place is so narrow."
Shen Wen nodded and said: "The mountains in the north are the grasslands, which are good for horses to gallop. In this mountain range, only here is a hurdle, which can allow hundreds of thousands of troops to concentrate on attacking."
Ji Wenzhao said: "But the terrain to the north here is not so steep! A thousand people can't resist here for long!"
Yan Shi hurriedly asked beside Shen Wen: "It's very difficult for a thousand people to stand here, you must choose this place?! Think about it carefully, is there any other place?"
Shen Wen shook his head: "Bei Rong would not choose other places where the mountains are very steep. Because of the gentle mountains, although the mountain road is long, it is easy to climb, so Huo Luo chose this place."
Ji Wenzhao's face became extremely serious, and he said to Shen Wen: "Since it is beneficial to the enemy, it is not beneficial to our side. Why did you choose this place?"
Shen Wen said, "I didn't choose it."
Several people asked at the same time: "Who chose it?!"
Shen Wen pointed to Shen Jian: "He chose it."
Everyone was stunned, and Shen Wen said: "In my dream, my second brother learned that the Beirong army passed by here, and hurriedly brought a thousand soldiers to stop it. It was on this section of the Great Wall that he confronted the enemy. Relying on that section of the wall, we won more with less, and repelled many attacks by the pioneers of the Beirong, until the enemy soldiers came all over the mountain, the two sides fought melee, and my second brother was killed by a traitor... "
Everyone turned their heads to look at the terrain again, and Shen Wen said: "These years have been dry, and there has been no snow. But next winter, there will be a snowstorm. The year they attacked, there was also heavy snow.
Shen Jian looked ahead and pondered, and said: "If the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, then the mountain road will be relaxed and it will not be easy to climb. If you fight with all your strength, you can still resist it for a while."
Yan said to Shen Jian: "I don't want 'for a while'! I want..." But she bit her lip and waved her hand: "Okay! I'll fight with you for a while!"
Shen Jian became serious in a rare way: "What does this have to do with you? It's wrong for you to go to Yancheng..."
Yan interrupted: "I am a military adviser! Naturally, I will give you advice before the battle."
Shen Yi said: "Don't fight, both of you! I will be in charge of this place. Second brother, you can start to take over my guard. I will go to the Chinese army to assist Lord Hou."
Shen Jian said: "How can this be done? Brother Wen said, this is a task for me, and I have to complete it. Isn't it?"
Shen Wen nodded.
Shen Yi looked at Shen Wen angrily: "How can you?!"
Ji Wenzhao said decisively: "If it's just 'for a while', we have to choose another place, not just 'block'! According to what you said, this route army cannot enter our territory."
Shen Wen vetoed and said: "It can't be changed, this is the best location."
The fourth prince also expressed his disapproval: "But the enemy and our forces are too disparate, so we can't sacrifice our soldiers like this..."
Zhang Yunzheng said to Shen Wen in a vicious voice: "Don't hesitate! Say it quickly! Why did you let hundreds of thousands of troops concentrate on attacking this place?!" After saying that, everyone fell silent and looked at Shen Wen.