Maybe, possibly, probably...
Mr. Chu is really different from usual...
Before arriving at Yonggu Pass, Lu Jue didn't take Xu Quan's doubts to heart, and even thought that this young man was more noisy than Xian Yujian - are all young men nowadays so talkative? But after arriving at Yonggu Pass...
Lu Jue looked at Chu Yao, whose aura suddenly changed, and whispered to Xu Quan when no one was paying attention.
“… Wenshi, you are not alone.”
Xu Quan's mind and eyes were filled with the majestic and steep Yonggu Pass. How could he still remember the complaints he had made two or three days ago
When he suddenly heard this, he looked confused.
He asked, "What is not a person?"
Lu Jue said: "Mr. Gongcao seems to be here to collect a debt."
Look at Mr. Chu Yao's tall and proud back, full of murderous aura! Even Yonggu Pass, one of the three dangerous passes in the northwest continent, could not suppress his aura, and even made his aura stand out! Lu Jue had no doubt that if there were blind enemies blocking the way ahead, Mr. Chu Yao would also draw his sword! Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles!
Xu Quan was silent: "???"
Is Brother Lu Shousheng so slow to react
He swallowed his complaints silently.
He said: "We lost the battle but not the battle. Gongcao probably wanted to show more momentum and intimidate the garrison!"
Chu Yao was originally He Yin Gongcao, and was transferred to Longwu County with Shen Tang. He still held this position. The same was true for others, except that the prefix changed from "He Yin" to "Longwu".
This time I am on a diplomatic mission representing my lord, so I cannot lose momentum!
Lu Jue looked at Chu Yao's back and then at Xu Quan.
He always felt that it was not as simple as "losing the fight but not the battle", but there was no better explanation at the moment, so he blinked and accepted Xu Quan's reason. Lu Jue thought about it, transformed into half a set of armor, held a machete in his hand, and walked with his feet turned outward, one meter at a time!
When Xu Quan saw it, he followed suit.
One guard on the left and one on the right, a ferocious combination.
Chu Yao, who sensed the fluctuation of martial energy behind him, said: "…"
The nervous messenger: "…"
Are you really here to fight? ?
Fortunately, apart from these two, the other soldiers did not move, and the messenger's tense nerves gradually relaxed. However, he still did not forget to pass a message to the chief clerk and others, asking them to be on guard!
In short, the group maintained this strange atmosphere and was led into the Yonggu Pass military camp. The sentry received the news and went there to report it in advance. The messenger welcomed Chu Yao and his companions into the guest tent and ordered them to serve hot tea.
Chu Yao's attention was not here.
He asked the messenger: "I just saw the banner on the city wall. The characters are strong and powerful, and the pine trees are tall and straight. It has a lot of style. I think it is not the work of a famous artist, but it is not bad. I wonder who mentioned it? I have always loved this art, and I am happy when I see it."
The messenger felt proud when he heard this.
"The words on the flag? Those were written by the military clerk."
Chu Yao asked again: "Master clerk? May I know your name?"
The messenger said, "The chief clerk's surname is Yu."
Chu Yao said "Oh".
There was no expectation or joy on his face that he was about to see the calligraphy master, but there were some complex emotions in his eyes that Lu Jue and the others could not understand. These emotions made Chu Yao's eyes even deeper, as if they could swallow up all the light.
He asked again: "What is the commander's surname, Chu?"
The messenger nodded: "Yes."
I wonder if this question is asked despite knowing the answer.
Isn’t the “Chu” on the flag obvious
Chu Yao said "Oh" again faintly.
He took a sip of the tea that was steaming with white mist, then closed his eyes to rest, as if he was ready to wait for a long time. However, the result was just as he expected. Several people were left in the tent and waited for more than an hour, which made Lu Jue and Xu Quan angry.
The messenger had no choice but to put on a smile and keep ordering people to come in and add more tea. One pot after another was poured down, like adding fuel to the fire.
Lu Jue could still hold back from saying anything.
But Xu Quan was not a patient person.
He is the beloved cousin of the head of the Xu family.
Even if you don't work hard, you can still live a comfortable life as a rich man with no worries about food and drink.
He asked, "What kind of hospitality is this?"
He continued, "We have been traveling for two or three days on behalf of our lord, and you guys are not prepared at all? The sentry towers along the way are closely monitored, and I don't believe you will find someone to receive us at the last minute! Even if the commander is not here, the chief clerk who can handle things should be here, right? You came so suddenly, are you really looking down on us?"
His right hand was already on the hilt of the knife at his waist, his eyes wide open.
Although the blade was not unsheathed, it revealed a trace of the murderous intent of a brave warrior, which was enough to make the messenger break out in a cold sweat.
The messenger had to rack his brains to find an excuse.
"Young General, please calm down. It's not that we are negligent, but the Ten Black Horse Bandits have been rampant recently. They often take advantage of the lack of patrol forces to dig through the city walls and sneak into the interior. In order to protect the common people in the interior, the general and his men will go out for patrols from time to time..."
"Oh? Really?"
The messenger nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it must be a coincidence this time. The general and his men are out on patrol again. In the past, they would take two or three hours to come back after going out."
He wasn't lying.
However, as a garrison commander, his general rarely left and had to stay at Yonggu Pass for a long time to prevent the Ten Crows from gathering their forces and launching a sudden attack. Small tasks such as patrolling the city walls and catching holes dug by horse bandits were usually handed over to his subordinates.
Although the messenger didn't know why the garrison commander didn't come, he had a rough idea - he probably left them out on purpose to wear down the group's morale and show them a bit of power - but he didn't know how long he would leave them out, so he could only estimate a long time.
Xu Quan snorted heavily.
Obviously he didn't believe the messenger's lies.
But there was nothing wrong with the other person's excuse on the surface, so he could only endure it, even though he was cursing in his heart.
The only one who was not in a hurry was—
It was Chu Yao.
Not only was he not in a hurry, he also asked people to refill the tea.
The messenger secretly observed his behavior, thinking that this man had great concentration. Just as he watched, he inexplicably felt that Chu Yao's tea-making skills were very familiar, even some of the small movements were very familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before...
Chu Yao noticed the messenger's thoughtful look.
He smiled and said, "What's the matter?"
The messenger said, "Sir, you are very good at making tea."
In fact, he couldn't see what was going on. He just thought Chu Yao's movements were smooth and very entertaining, and it gave people the feeling that "the tea this guy brews must be very expensive." Just open your eyes and praise blindly, people like to hear good words anyway.
Xu Quan's attention was also drawn.
Only Lu Jue had no interest in this.
Isn’t it just throwing some green leaves into hot water
Is there anything to say
Compared to this strange way of drinking, he preferred the tea that his wife used to make for him in the boudoir. That thing could be called tea porridge. Any colorful ingredients could be thrown into it.
The taste is rich and fragrant, and I feel full after drinking two pots.
Unlike Mr. Chu who likes to drink leaf tea.
"Tea porridge" is the authentic "tea"!
Xu Quan said: "This kind of tea art is rare."
The most popular one at the moment is what Lü Jue calls "tea porridge", which is made with ingredients such as onion, ginger, garlic, orange peel, dogwood, etc. The richer the family, the more ingredients they add. Stir-frying tea leaves and making tea for drinking is generally popular in small countries or among common people, probably because it is relatively easy to obtain the ingredients.
Xu Quan also drank more "tea porridge"...
Emmm…
I don't like either tea.
He still likes to drink.
Tea, that was something his cousin, an old fox who always schemed, liked. A brave warrior and strong liquor were a perfect match! But it had to be said that watching the gentleman make tea was a real pleasure, as if even his anxious mood could be soothed.
"I learned it when I was young. I haven't practiced it for many years, so I'm a lot less rusty." Chu Yao was obviously smiling, but when he said the word "young", his eyes seemed to turn two or three points colder.
The Courier suddenly remembered.
He laughed and said, "No, no, no, how can you be considered unfamiliar? In my opinion, the master is almost the same as the chief clerk!"
The smile on Chu Yao's lips deepened.
Xu Quan paid attention to the messenger's words. He didn't expect that this chief clerk, whom he had never met before, had so many overlapping interests with his own Gongcao. If the other party hadn't deliberately not shown up and left them alone, Xu Quan's favorability towards the chief clerk would have been even higher.
"really?"
The messenger smiled and said, "Of course it is true."
In order to cater to the chief secretary's hobby, several cold-resistant tea trees were specially planted near the military camp. Although the brewed tea tasted bitter, the chief secretary liked it and treasured the tea trees. To what extent did he treasure them
At first, the tea trees were not adapted to the environment of Yonggu Pass, and the chief clerk was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling. By chance, a group of horse bandits ran into the gun muzzle. After being caught, they were slaughtered and made into human fertilizer to nourish the soil near the tea trees. The tree actually came back to life!
Since then—
Some veterans like to use this story to scare the rookies, such as "If you don't train hard, you will be taken to the chief clerk's tea tree to make manure", and they also make it up in a vivid way. The rookies who don't know the truth think that the chief clerk relies on the manure tea tree to keep his youth.
Xu Quan said: "He is also an elegant person."
A refined man raised at the iron-blooded pass
He was somewhat looking forward to that person.
The chief clerk, who was expected by Xu Quan, was playing chess with their chief general in the main account. The two were equally skilled in chess. The chief clerk was good at planning and layout, while the chief general was good at attacking and defending. However, the latter's chess skills were taught by the former, and he was ultimately defeated by a single move. The chief general had no choice but to resign and admit defeat, saying with a helpless smile, "No more, no more, the sandbox battlefield is more fun..."
His eyes hurt from the game of black and white.
The so-called "sandbox battlefield" is a "game of strategy" that can only be played by those with both literary and military courage - it combines the strength of both parties to build a relatively stable "different space" created by literary/military energy, where both parties lead an army and guard a city.
The fantasy soldiers and horses play chess, the scene is grand and exciting.
But the civil and the military cannot coexist.
→_→
It is equivalent to two servers, and the data cannot be communicated.
Simply put, the channels are different.
If he wanted to play the "Sand Table Battlefield", he would ask his subordinates to play, and if the chief clerk wanted to play, he could only ask other scholars of letters to play.
The chief clerk glanced at the sun.
He asked, "How long have those people been left out for two hours?"
The commander said, "Almost."
Chief Bookkeeper: "It's time to go check it out."
The commander did not want to see the new governor of Longwu County and his troops, so he sent the chief clerk to represent him so that he could take a break.
The chief clerk had to go alone.
On the way there, he secretly guessed what Chu Yao and his companions were thinking at the moment - they had been left out for two hours, so they must be very angry. They had things to do and were in a state of emotional instability. He could take the opportunity to use the ways of a scholar... Just as he was thinking about this, he saw the messenger running out of the tent to get some fresh air.
"Why don't you stay inside with me?"
The messenger said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid of being chopped."
The chief clerk smiled and asked, "Is the man so fierce?"
The messenger thought for a moment and said, "If we talk about fierceness, it's only the two young warriors who can't hold their temper and want to show off their family background to suppress others. They are only fierce on the outside. But that Gongcao is not simple. Sitting next to him, I always feel uncomfortable all over."
"How uncomfortable is it?"
The messenger said honestly: "It feels like I'm being stared at by you, the chief clerk, and the next moment I'm being caught and used as fat."
The chief clerk was amused by his confidant's words.
"Then, I would like to meet this person."
The messenger followed the chief clerk like a lackey.
As a result, the momentum of his chief clerk came to an abrupt end the moment he lifted the heavy curtain! It was very abrupt!
It was as if someone had pressed the acupoints on him, and his muscles became stiff and fixed, maintaining the same position and unable to move at all!
The messenger wondered, what happened
Are you numb all over after being struck by lightning on a sunny day
At this time, the official surnamed Chu sneered from inside the tent, and the chief clerk who had successfully tried to retract his right foot shouted, "What's the matter? Are you afraid to come in? Minister Yu, why not give it a try!"
The messenger was puzzled: "???"
Xu Quan in the tent was stunned: "???"
Lu Jue in the tent was puzzled: "???"
The messenger could not see the expression of the chief clerk in front of him, but Lu Jue and Xu Quan in the tent saw it clearly. The chief clerk's face turned pale in an instant, and when his eyes fell on Chu Yao in the tent, his pupils trembled and his brows twitched.
Just when they couldn't figure out what was happening, Mr. Chu Yao, who had just been making tea elegantly, drew his sword.
When the messenger heard the noise, he didn't care what happened and hurried forward to protect his chief clerk.
Lu Jue and the other two also took action.
Three people confronted two people.
The atmosphere inside and outside the tent was subtle and solemn.
Zhubu and Chu Yao looked past the guards blocking their way and met in the air. It seemed silent but there was a thunderous explosion. This was clearly a sign that the two of them were competing with each other's literary minds. Were they really going to fight? But, in the end, there was no fight.
The chief clerk pushed aside the messenger and stepped forward, his eyes falling on Chu Yao's waist: "When did your Wen Xin return?"
As we all know, there is only one way for a scholar who has been sentenced to death to regain his literary mind. Considering that Chu Yao came as an envoy of the new county governor, and this new county governor is a lackey of the king Zheng Qiao.
so-
Is Chu Yao loyal to Zheng Qiao now
The chief clerk's expression was particularly interesting.
Chu Yao asked: "Is this important?"
The chief clerk thought back to the aura of Wen Xin that had completely suppressed him just now. Countless complicated thoughts were brewing in his mind, but none of them were suitable to say, so he let out a breath.
"I never thought... that the person coming would be you!"
If you knew—
He received a patrol mission today and went to the city cave to spend the night.
When it comes to Chu Yao, leave the task to the commander.
If his upbringing allowed, the chief clerk would have been cursing by now. Seeing the two's reactions, Lu Jue just kept his curiosity in his heart while Xu Quan asked directly: "Mr. Gongcao, are you and this chief clerk... old acquaintances? Do you two know each other?"
Chief Bookkeeper: “…Haha.”
It's more than just knowing each other.
This TN is a sinful debt, and Chu Yao is the creditor.
Xu Curious Baby Quan asked again: "Why did Mr. Gongcao call this Yu Zhubu... Yu Shizhong?"
Although the power and status of the position of Shizhong vary in different countries, they are all official positions in the royal court, and they are qualified to discuss the court. Could this chief clerk in front of him be the former Shizhong of Xin State
He has no impression.
There seemed to be no attendant in the court of King Xin with the surname "Yu".
"He used to be the Minister of the State of Chu." Chu Yao did not keep anyone in suspense and directly revealed Yu Zhubu's former identity.
"Chu Guo?" Xu Quan didn't know Chu Yao's identity, but he vaguely guessed that he was extraordinary. A second-grade upper-level Chinese heart is not a street cabbage, and its owners are generally not too bad.
The name of Chu Gongcao was similar to that of a famous figure from many years ago, which made Xu Quan suspicious for a while, but he had no evidence. He tried to test it out: "Is Chu State the ancestral country of Mr. Chu?"
"Yes." Chu Yao admitted.
Xu Quan: “…”
His intuition told him that there was a story here.
To be precise, it was Chu Yao, the garrison commander surnamed Chu, and Yu Zhubu, three people, and their past mess from more than ten years ago.
Yu Zhubu: "... Go and invite the general."
The messenger looked at Chu Yao and the other two worriedly.
"But, but..."
Yu Zhubu said angrily, "Who can hurt me in this military camp? Just invite the general over here quickly."
The messenger had no choice but to suppress his worry and obey the order.
Now it became three against one.
Yu Zhubu suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
He chose a mat that was neither too far nor too close to sit on.
Said: "I didn't expect that Wuhui is still alive..."
Except for the hair, her appearance is exactly the same as it was back then.
Chu Yao said, "So is Minister Yu."
When Yu Zhubu heard this title, he felt uncomfortable and said, "There is no Yu Shizhong now. I am just a small Zhubu who will live out the rest of my life in this place."
After that, there was another round of silence.
Until the metallic sound of armor joints rubbing and colliding was heard outside the house, and a force pressed towards the tent, followed by the heavy tent curtain being forcefully opened.
"Who is causing trouble here?"
This person's voice is like thunder, shaking the sky.
Chu Yao raised his eyes.
General Chu looked down.
Then-
Quiet.
Deathly quiet.
General Chu: “…”
urgent!
What should I do if my childhood friend who died many years ago suddenly comes back to life
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