Xu Fengnian got off his horse, and Yang Shenxing got off the donkey along the slope, and walked side by side. Xu Fengnian helped the new deputy Jiedu envoy introduce the group of people. It turned out that they were local officials led by the governor of Tongshan County. The strong man was pulled out to meet the world, after all Xu Fengnian could not take Yang Shenxing seriously, but to the officials of Tongshan County, the great name of the emperor of Jizhou was like a thunderbolt, especially the Jinan under Yang Shenxing's command. The pawns claim to be unrivaled in the world, and it has not been a year or two since they wanted to compete with Yan Wenluan's Youzhou Army. To be able to meet Old General Yang today, after all, it is a high-quality conversation piece after dinner.
At the moment Xu Fengnian asked the old man whether the trip to the west was smooth, Yang Shenxing also smiled and answered one by one, and the atmosphere was so harmonious that the officials of Tongshan County were confused. As a matter of fact, Yang Shenxing, who is the person involved, seems to have met with the young feudal lord, but actually broke into a cold sweat. Beiliang even refused to accept the imperial decree. It was a time when the army was in turmoil in Beiliang. Yes, what's the big deal about leaving a corpse or two? Looking back on the name of a bandit as a murderer, the court is really willing to get to the bottom of it? The more enthusiastic Xu Fengnian became, the more anxious Yang Shenxing would inevitably be. Just as Yang Huchen had speculated before, with the difficult situation of Yang Jialong trapped in the shallows, it would be considered a top-notch specification to come to the governor of Youzhou to pick him up. Wang left the front line to meet the weight personally.
Fortunately, Xu Fengnian did not continue to play tricks, first let the officials of Tongshan County return to the official residence, then rested at a small tea stand beside the post road, woke up the dozing woman, smiled and asked for three bowls of tea, and sat down with Yang Shenxing Straight to the point, he said: "I came to Youzhou this time to pick up people. After drinking tea, I will soon leave for the Helan Mountains in the northeast of Youzhou. Wang Sui and his tens of thousands of Beimang cavalry are still here Wait and see at the gate of Youzhou, if I go late, I'm afraid I won't be able to see this famous son-in-law of Dongyue."
Yang Shenxing hummed without changing his face, but he was thinking quickly in his heart. This time he left Beijing sadly with the embroidered title of deputy Jiedushi of Beiliang Road. The contacts, plus the fact that they have never been in contact with anyone along the way, are completely blind to the situation in the world. They only know the news before leaving Beijing. The defense line was so precarious that Yang Shenxing thought that when he approached Youzhou, he would see a large number of refugees fleeing Beiliang in a hurry. However, Xu Feng's young understatement that he was going to Helan Mountain to confront Wang Sui's cavalry army surprised Yang Shenxing. Could it be that Beiliang is ready to give up the entire battlefield outside Liangzhou Pass? Half a year ago, there were still a large number of battle reports related to Beiliang from the Lianghuai side that were frequently sent to the capital, and Beiliang did not deliberately block this, but since the spring of the second year of Xiangfu, it has been difficult for Zhao Gou spies and Lianghuai officials Having obtained first-hand information about the Beiliang army, Yang Shenxing heard that several Zhao Gou strongholds that committed crimes against the wind have been uprooted. Fushuifang was detained, and the Criminal Department of the Imperial Military Department was very annoyed.
When Xu Fengnian took the tea bowl from the woman, Yang Huchen couldn't help but roll his eyes. When the woman brought tea to their father and son, she knocked the bowl directly on the table, but she held it with both hands for the young feudal lord. Walking to the table, her thick waist twisted like a big water snake in a daze, and she was not in a hurry to put the tea bowl on the table. When Xu Fengnian reached out to take the bowl, naturally there would be a burst of licking, the woman People took advantage of it but didn't see it going well, so they accepted it, and laughed and teased, "Young man, have you married a wife? If you haven't married, there is a beautiful girl in our village. My aunt will be your matchmaker", which shocked Yang Huchen into a mess. Are all girls from Beiliang so fierce? What's even more strange is that Xu Fengnian not only didn't lose his temper, he even smiled and teased a few words, not at all thin-skinned than a street rogue, but made the woman ashamed for the first time. Yang Huchen felt a little displeased at the bottom of his heart. As a first-class general who has experienced many battles, Yang Huchen had a bad impression of the Xinliang King. Seeing Xu Fengnian's frivolous words and deeds with his own eyes made Yang Huchen frown even more. But for some reason, Yang Huchen Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his father's smiling face, which didn't seem to be fake, but rather like a veteran of Huacong seeing a rising star, Yang Huchen was a little dazed.
Xu Fengnian took a sip of his tea, and Yang Huchen was so frightened that he nearly dropped the bowl, "Dong Zhuo's army on the center line couldn't attack Huaiyang Pass for a long time, and has already retreated. The battle in Liuzhou was the worst, with 30,000 Dragon Elephants out of ten. Liu Gui and his remnants fled to Longyao Prefecture, but outside Hulukou in Youzhou, Yang Yuanzan died, and Zhong Tan and Hong Jingyan were nowhere to be found."
Yang Shenxing lowered her head to drink water, unable to see her expression clearly, but the water surface in the tea bowl kept rippling.
Yang Huchen subconsciously blurted out: "This is impossible!"
Yang Shenxing suddenly raised her head and said angrily, "Tiger Minister, don't be presumptuous!"
Yang Shenxing put down the tea bowl, turned to Xu Fengnian and said apologetically, "My lord, Hu Chen is extremely rude, I hope you will forgive me."
Xu Fengnian played with taste: "Forgive me for any crime. I, Xu Fengnian, am not the Emperor Liyang. How can I punish a lieutenant general of Jizhou?"
Sweat dripped from Yang Shenxing's forehead.
Yang Huchen clenched his fist with one hand and leaned firmly on the knee under the table. He didn't care about being scolded by the old man, stared into Xu Fengnian's eyes, and asked, "Beiliang really defeated Beimang's million cavalry?!"
Xu Fengnian answered irrelevantly, and said slowly, "Many people died in Beiliang."
Yang Shen Xing said sternly, "Yang Huchen! Shut up!"
After meeting His Majesty, Yang Huchen, who received a wonderful comment of "loyalty and filial piety", at this moment, the veins on his neck were bulging, and he turned a deaf ear to the old man's questioning, his eyes widened, as if he would risk his life to compete with the young prince in the end.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "Whether you, Yang Huchen, or your father, is it worth my deception?"
The obstinate Yang Huchen asked: "Dare to ask my lord how you Beiliang won three battles at the same time?"
Before Xu Fengnian could speak, Yang Shenxing stood up and slapped his son hard on the head, "You son of a bitch, no one will treat you as dumb if you don't talk!"
A dignified man who was an official to lieutenant general in Jizhou was beaten by his father until his hair was disheveled. He still vowed not to give up, and continued to grit his teeth and asked, "My lord, did Beiliang really defeat the barbarians of Beimang?!"
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "We won."
Yang Shenxing was about to kick this bastard away, Xu Fengnian waved to the old man, "Master Yang, forget it."
Yang Shenxing stomped his feet heavily, and said sadly: "My lord, I'm not boasting. If Hu Chen hadn't had such a damned stubborn temper, otherwise with his ability to lead troops, he would have been able to go to Tai'an City to get a real powerful general who is one of the Siping. I really don't trust him to deal with those officials in Tai'an City! Look at him, my lord, once his bad temper comes up, he doesn't even know how serious he is in front of you. If he goes to the capital, he'll be fine. Don’t talk about losing your job, you could even lose your head!”
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "General Yang is only suitable to lead the army in the local area. If he is an official at the foot of the emperor, he will definitely not be able to compare with those who have already become elites. It is estimated that even if General Yang is one of the generals in Siping, he will not happy."
Yang Shenxing said with emotion: "Yes, so this time Hu Chen took the initiative to invite Ying to go back to Jizhou, but I didn't stop him, anyway, I can't stop him."
Yang Huchen murmured in despair: "Win? Really?"
Xu Fengnian joked: "Why, General Yang doesn't want Beiliang to win? Are you afraid that your father will go all the way to Beiliang, and the post road will be full of Beimang cavalry?"
Yang Huchen, who finally came back to life, reached out and touched the empty sleeve subconsciously, "I, Yang Huchen, never thought it was a big deal to lose an arm, but after all, I feel a little regretful. It was cut by our Liyang people on the battlefield, not in the Beyond the Great Wall, thrown under the knife of the barbarians of the Northern Mang."
Yang Huchen grinned and stood up suddenly, making the old man tremble with fright. Yang Shenxing was afraid that this guy would contradict Xu Fengnian again, so she put her hand on his son's shoulder, "Sit down and talk!"
Yang Huchen shook his head, raised his tea bowl, and said solemnly to Xu Fengnian: "My lord, if there is no wine, let Yang Huchen dare to replace wine with tea. I respect you and all the soldiers of Beiliang! My greatest wish in this life is Yang Huchen. , Beiliang did it, no matter what kind of bullshit Liyang and Beiliang are going to be in the future, I, Yang Huchen, owe you a bowl of wine, and if you die on the battlefield of Liangmang one day, I will lead my soldiers to fight to your death I respect you on the battlefield! If you, Xu Fengnian, die at the hands of the Liyang court, then I will go to the execution ground alone to respect your bowl of wine!"
Yang Shenxing closed her eyes, this kid Hu Chen really wanted to die. Is it possible to say such rebellious and unscrupulous words
But unexpectedly, Xu Fengnian also raised the tea bowl and stood up, and said with a smile: "This bowl replaces wine with tea, I have to drink it. Also, if you, Yang Huchen, have the opportunity to come to Beiliang in the future, no matter if I die or not, remember to bring a cup of tea with you." The altar is good wine, how can a bowl be enough?"
Tea bowls touched tea bowls, Xu Fengnian and Yang Huchen each drank it down in one gulp.
In the distance, the woman who couldn't hear the real conversation glanced back at the three guests. While packing up the sundries, she muttered angrily: "These old men are really good. They can drink tea for a few pennies. Out of pride and ambition? Poor and fastidious!"
After drinking the tea, Yang Huchen, the former No. 1 general in Jizhou, left and returned. Yang Shenxing, who was still in fear, laughed and cursed: "Get out!"
Xu Fengnian and Yang Shenxing sat back on the stools again, the woman hurriedly took the teapot and poured another bowl of tea for them, Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Ma'am, don't add tea without tea leaves, that's not kind. Previously, a bowl of tea cost two pennies, but now these two bowls can only be counted as one penny per bowl.”
The woman twisted two fingers on Xu Fengnian's arm lightly, and said with an angry smile: "Okay, well, every penny is worth every penny, just treat it as your aunt taking advantage of you, not because your aunt said you, but because you said you were handsome, The accent is also from Beiliang, so it's not pleasant at all, don't look at my aunt who thinks you look pleasing to the eye, but if you really want to choose a man to live with, I will still choose my rough guy."
Xu Fengnian said with a smirk: "Yes, yes, you are strong and strong."
The woman blushed and stared and said, "Small boy! You have a flamboyant mouth, you can tell you're a scholar! He's still the kind of half-baked guy who can't pass the exam!"
Finally, the woman hesitated for a moment, and asked unwillingly, "You really don't want your aunt to be a matchmaker?"
Xu Fengnian laughed loudly, shook his head and said, "I already have a wife."
At this moment, Yang Shenxing sighed a little, Beiliang was not the same as Liyang.
Xu Fengnian restrained his smile, and said softly: "People in poor places have a hard life, but many people don't accept their fate while suffering."
Yang Shenxing nodded and said, "The old saying that elite troops from all over the world go out to Liaodong and Lianglong is not unreasonable."
Xu Fengnian asked: "Master Yang, there are two paths now, one path is to be a deputy governor with nothing to do, and to spend his old age in Qingliangshan."
Before Xu Fengnian could say the second way, Yang Shenxing said calmly: "My lord, I will choose this way. I am old and I can't stand it anymore. Besides, even if the Huchen left the capital, he was still in Jicheng after all. state."
Xu Fengnian smiled, "Okay, our northern coolness is not big, and the scenery is naturally not as good as that of the Central Plains, but at least Wudang Mountain can escape the heat, and Lingzhou in the south of the Great Wall is also a good place to spend winter. When will you be bored in Qingliang Mountain? Just wander around."
Yang Shenxing hesitated to speak.
The old man couldn't believe that Xu Fengnian would be so generous.
Being able to tolerate Yang Huchen's offense, even allowing Yang Shenxing to enjoy a happy life in Beiliang.
"If someone else came to Beiliang Dao as the deputy governor, they would never even think about entering Youzhou."
Xu Fengnian looked into the distance, and said softly: "Yang Huchen has a father who made him willing to be a groom. I, Xu Fengnian, didn't jump out of a rock, of course I did. My father, Xu Xiao, has old debts in his life. He owes him some of them. Some of them were not paid back. There were others he owed, some of which he paid back, and some of which he was destined not to pay."
Xu Fengnian glanced at the old man who had obviously forgotten some of the past, and said with a smile: "Back then, there was a lieutenant from Liyang who lost to Dongyue Wang Sui one after another, even if he saved some money, no one was willing to sell him a few hundred people. At that time, there was only one general named Yang Shenxing. Although he was also unwilling to give up his own troops, he was the only one who didn't make sarcastic remarks. Once on the way to the military office, he even took the initiative to chat a few words. Many years later, the old man, who was no longer a small captain, told his son that one should hold grudges, but one should also respect one's kindness. He mentioned that there was a general named Yang Shenxing who led troops to fight, no, It’s okay to be a human being.”
Yang Shenxing said sadly: "It turns out that there is such an old thing, I have forgotten it, but I didn't expect the general to remember it, and even told the prince."
Then the old man stroked his snow-white beard, hehe said: "I, Yang Shenxing, should be satisfied if I can get the general to say the word 'good enough'. Of course, being a general is said to be incapable of fighting, even if the general said Yes, I, Yang Shenxing, are still a little unconvinced."
Xu Fengnian was noncommittal about this, and said with a smile: "Someone will escort Mr. Yang to Liangzhou later, so I won't send him off."
Yang Shenxing nodded and said: "It should be so, absolutely dare not delay the prince's schedule."
Xu Fengnian settled the bill, and there were dozens of riders galloping on the post road, and there was a tall horse with no one on it. Yang Shenxing got on the horse and said to Xu Fengnian, "My lord, farewell!"
Xu Fengnian hummed, "Let's go back to Liangzhou and get together again."
Shocked by dozens of iron cavalry, the woman at the tea stall opened her mouth wide and pricked up her ears cautiously when she heard the title of prince. After the cavalry had gone away, she approached Xu Fengnian curiously and said, "Master, your name is weird. Your surname is Wang Mingye. Your father and mother really have a big heart to get such a big name. But it looks like your father is our general in Beiliang, right? Otherwise, you will take back the tea money?"
In fact, Xu Fengnian, who was going to Lingzhou instead of Helan Mountain, shook his head and said with a smile: "If two years later, lady boss, you can still sell tea here in peace, and if I happen to come to drink tea again, call me How about a discount?"
The woman smiled and said: "Okay, it's just a few pennies, at worst, I'll call my man a prodigal bitch. Alas, it's a pity that when the time comes, my aunt won't dare to touch you anymore."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly: "You still have a big heart."
Wisps of sunlight shine through the shade of the trees and fall on the small tables, benches, tea bowls, quiet and peaceful.
Yang Shenxing, who was on horseback, looked back and vaguely saw that scene.
For some reason, an idea popped up in the heart of the old man in Beiliang for no reason.
Useless, it is the Central Plains.