In the eyes of ordinary people in Liyang, Beiliang is now a dead place, and it will be a matter of time before the people die, so when a carriage drives from Hezhou to Youzhou instead of fleeing from Beiliang, it seems to be going against the current.
The groom is a one-armed man with an empty sleeve, with only one hand holding the rein, trying to control the carriage as steadily as possible. Fortunately, compared to the simple carriage, the horse pulling the carriage is quite tall and amazing, so there is no need How does the middle-aged groom bother to control it.
An old man bent slightly and raised the coarse cloth curtain to block the wind and sand, looking forward over the shoulder of the one-armed man, silent, and did not put down the curtain for a long time.
The groom turned his head and said in a low voice, "Father, if I remember correctly, there are still a dozen miles to go before you can see the boundary markers of the two states of Youhe."
The old man nodded, looking a little dazed.
The groom frowned and said, "Even if Beiliang has never recognized the imperial court's will, but father is the deputy economic envoy of Beiliang Road in name after all, so Xu Fengnian dares to violently kill people? If so, why should father lower his worth so much?" To please Beiliang, if it spreads to the capital..."
The old man simply left the carriage, sat behind his son, waved his hand to interrupt the temporary groom, and said with a smile: "So what if some rumors spread to Tai'an City? The foundation of my Yang family has never been in the center of the temple. Since the defeat of Guangling Dao, you Father went to the capital as a punishment for his crime. From His Majesty the Emperor to the junior military officer Wailang, who had ever given him good looks? Not to mention, the tens of thousands of veterans from Jizhou that Father had cultivated by himself, the imperial court If you say take it away, take it away. If you go to Jizhou as the deputy general, you will only bring three thousand soldiers and horses. This is still based on the premise that you need to restrain Yuan Tingshan. Otherwise, Huchen, you will have one soldier and one soldier Don't even think about bringing it back to Jizhou."
The groom is Yang Huchen who lost his arm in the battle against the remnants of Western Chu. Now he is the lieutenant general of Jizhou with Han Fang, the loyal queen of that family. Liyang Zhao Shi monitors the chess pieces of Han Wang Zhao Xiong. And the old man is of course Yang Shenxing, the newly-appointed deputy economic envoy of Beiliang Road by the imperial court. , Don't worry about it, and you will be laughed at by your colleagues in the officialdom, and you will be pulled out to drink from time to time, saying that you are helping the old general drink to relieve his worries, but in fact it is similar to being pulled out to walk a monkey. When it comes to the skills of observing words and demeanor and throwing stones into trouble, almost all Beijing officials are great masters. If Yang Huchen hadn't been appointed as the deputy general of Jizhou by the Ministry of War, it meant that His Majesty hadn't completely lost patience with the Yang family. I'm afraid that the person who saw the old man out of Beijing this time would not be a couple of kittens and puppies, but one All saved. This time, the old man passed through several prefectures in the west of Gyeonggi and Jihe. Although the old man himself had no intention of making friends with others, the fact that no one cared about him along the way still made Yang Huchen, a son, feel very disappointed. Thinking back to when the Yang family sent troops from Jizhou to Guangling, what a grand occasion it was? At that time, local feudal officials who were not at the rank of the county guard did not even want to occupy a seat at the private banquet of the Yang family.
Probably aware of Yang Huchen's resentment, the old man patted his son on the shoulder, and said with a soft smile, "Huchen, I can't complain about the cruelty of the world. Ever since my father became a general, our Yang family has been used to being domineering in Jizhou all these years. It's not a good bird either, there has never been less incidents of the Yang family bullying men and women, and now they have suffered retribution, which is normal."
Yang Shenxing looked around, the scene in Hezhou was not much different from Jizhou, after all, it was the northwestern border, and after autumn, the grass was as yellow as soil, it couldn't compare to the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River where half the city is still green. The old man slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said with emotion: "On the other hand, it is a good thing if the retribution comes early, but if it is too late, maybe the imperial court will not even give you the chance to make up for your mistakes by being the deputy general of Jizhou. What's more, father is much luckier than Yan Zhenchun, the old man who died in battle, right? Don't look at Zhao Wei as the second in command of Nanzheng after Lu Shengxiang, this old guy is also an ant on the hot pot right now Daddy dares to bet you that if he loses the battle, let alone compare with Daddy, he might not even be able to compare with Yan Zhenchun, because Yan Zhenchun and I have exhausted the imperial court's love for us veterans. So It is said that father's mood is not as bad as outsiders imagined when he left Beijing this time, to be honest, after leaving the city of Tai'an, which makes people feel like walking on thin ice, father's mood is much better, and he has figured out a lot of things along the way."
Yang Huchen was relieved, no matter what, as long as his father didn't have too much depression in his heart, it would be a good thing, and he also had the confidence to lead the Yang family to make a comeback.
Yang Shenxing smiled, "This time, my father sent a private letter to Qingliang Mountain, begging Beiliang to send an envoy to pick me up at the border of Youzhou. As long as we don't see each other, I, Yang Shenxing, will not step into Beiliang. I, Yang Shenxing, have been waiting for a long time. After all, I, Yang Shenxing, was once a great general. Of course, I am not a hero when I put on such a humble and pitiful posture, but so what? Everyone in the capital is waiting for me, Yang Shenxing, to die suddenly in Beiliang Bad news spread, or they were humiliated by Xu Fengnian on a certain occasion, but I would not let them get their wish. The face is empty, but the inside is the real thing. The Yang family is in a precarious time, and my father is the face of the Yang family on the court. It's gone. It's gone, as long as Hu Chen regains a firm foothold in Jizhou, after five or ten years, the face will go back to the Yang family's pocket, and even if you don't want it, maybe others will be willing to kneel and beg you Take it."
Yang Huchen lowered his head, his eyes were a little red. The father behind him who never accepted his old age, that General Yang who had been upright since he could remember, actually made Yang Huchen feel really old.
Yang Shenxing sighed, "Now I'm afraid that the young king of Beiliang will anger the Yang family because of the court, and he will be dissatisfied with you because father is the deputy governor. After all, Jizhou is not too far away from Beiliang. In the past, Xu Xiao was thinking about his old love and rarely pointed fingers at others outside Beiliang. Now Xu Fengnian is the master of the house. Looking closely at the movements of Beiliang in Xu Fengnian's hands in the past few years, it is obvious that Beiliang is very aggressive and no longer deliberately hides his edge. In the final analysis, Beiliang and the imperial court are only a step away from tearing their faces. This trip for father to enter Liang is a risk as well as an opportunity. Huchen, you can be your lieutenant in Jizhou with peace of mind. Father has his own responsibility in Beiliang Plan, from now on, you should keep a few points in mind, first of all, you should not socialize with any local generals from the old department of Jizhou; As a pawn, Han Lin is very important for the Yang family to have a place in Tai'an City in the future. Han Lin is different from ordinary Zhang Lu disciples. On the surface, he is not as good as Zhao Youling, Yin Maochun, or even Yuanguo Wang Xionggui, but in today's world In my mind, Han Lin is the most worthy of reuse. The reason is very simple. The three kings of Zhao and Yin are all first-class ministers promoted by the late emperor, and they have almost reached an unassailable high position, while the two of Yuan Guo and Han Lin belong to His Majesty. It is a pity that Yuan Guo did not perform well and has been completely abandoned for a character who was reused after ascending the throne. In this way, the emperor will put all expectations on Han Lin alone, which is the biggest advantage for Han Lin. Han Lin It seems to be the one with the least edges and corners in Zhang Luli back then, but it is precisely this kind of mediocrity that is not equal to mediocrity, which is the biggest reliance in the officialdom.
For some reason, the more Yang Huchen listened, his mood became heavier and heavier.
Yang Shenxing smiled lightly and said, "Does it sound like I'm confessing my last words to you? Huchen, you're thinking about it. Dad just said that this trip to Beiliang, Dad didn't have the slightest intention of dying, let alone for the sake of it." The imperial court has a face and a strong head."
Yang Huchen was a little embarrassed.
Yang Shenxing said earnestly and earnestly: "Since the wanderers of the Great Qin Dynasty turned into deep-rooted clansmen, the warriors of my generation who carry knives in their hands, the pen and ink in the history books, have never been very glorious. The four words of feudal separatist rule, but the aristocratic and wealthy families holding the pen in their hands are often linked to several generations. They can't be called a family if they have been passed down for a hundred years, and they can easily be two or three hundred years old. The power of a hundred-year-old feudal town? It is a miracle that there can be three generations and 50 years of prosperity. It is a miracle that smoke is rising from the ancestral tomb. Now you don’t think the court is vigorously suppressing the power of local generals. Everyone is in danger. Compared with Yan Zhenchun and Zhao Wei These old fellows, dad takes a longer view. In the future, there may not be a hundred-year-old surname belonging to a general in Liyang. To do this, the blindly loyal Han family is a lesson from the past, while the Xu family in Beiliang is... "
At this point, Yang Shenxing suddenly shut up, and finally only let out a long sigh, "Xu Xiao, you're not a hero!"
Yang Huchen was a little puzzled.
The world recognized the rebellious general Xu Xiao, if he wasn't a hero, could he still be a hero
Yang Shenxing asked with a smile: "Huchen, who do you think Beiliang will let come to the border of Youzhou to be a villain?"
Yang Huchen, who had thought about this problem a long time ago, said softly: "It is reasonable to say that Hu Kui, the governor of Youzhou, or Huangfuping, the general of Youzhou, should be there to greet and send him there, but now that the battle is raging, these two may not be able to escape, but even if Beiliang intends to embarrass his father, and I think the worst case would be for a Youzhou prefect to come forward. As for Li Gongde and Song Dongming, who are roughly equivalent in rank to father in name, the possibility is very small. After all, one will sit in Qingliang Mountain, and the other In charge of the construction of the new city, I don't expect Xu Fengnian to be so motivating. Besides, if one of Li Song and Li Song really rushed to Youzhou, I would wonder if Xu Fengnian has ulterior motives. At that time, no matter whether Dad agrees or not, I will go all the way in person. Escort father to Liangzhou."
The distance of more than ten miles passed by in a flash.
When Yang Huchen saw the road boundary monument, he also saw four or five riders waiting beside the post road.
Among them, Yiqi looked particularly eye-catching. Apart from his youth, Yang Huchen also had a strange feeling, just like seeing a legendary martial arts master for the first time when he was young, like seeing a mountain. Just like meeting the emperor for the first time in the Tai'an City Palace last year, it was like facing an abyss.
Yang Huchen even forgot to turn his head, tremblingly said: "Father, it seems that he came in person."
When Yang Shenxing approached the border, he sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and rested his mind. Hearing Yang Huchen's trembling voice, he wondered, could it be that Hu Kui and Huang Fuping had arrived? Or simply Li Gongde and Song Dongming came to visit? Otherwise, with his son's disposition, he would definitely not be so flustered.
When Yang Shenxing lifted the curtain with a heavy heart, at noon, the sun above his head felt a little glaring, the old man squinted his eyes and looked, when he saw the ride clearly, Yang Shenxing was stunned on the spot.
Suddenly, this old man, who had not lost his fighting spirit even when he went deep into the tiger's lair in Beiliang, really felt that he was really old for the first time.
Before Yang Shenxing got off the carriage, the other rider galloped up first, glanced at Liyang fierce general Yang Huchen who was acting as a groom, and then smiled at Yang Shenxing: "Master Yang has a good son."
Yang Huchen was speechless for a while when he heard the young man's comment.
The old man who was not called General Yang laughed loudly, without getting angry, and said loudly: "In this regard, Yang Shenxing is far inferior to General Yang!"
Yang Shenxing, who can be regarded as a serious general, respectfully called out a general.
In the Liyang Dynasty, there is only Xu Xiao.