Xu Fengnian finished his last glass of wine and gently put down his glass. Since it was a joint table, as the big wine and big meat were served over there, his dishes were all squeezed together, looking pitiful and dove. The magpie's nest is nothing like this.
It seemed that he was afraid that this unsightly guy would covet his beauty and ask the shop assistant for an extra jug of wine with a shy face, so when Xu Fengnian put down his glass, the four men all looked at him unkindly.
Xu Fengnian smiled, and was about to check out tactfully and leave.
Because Xu Beizhi, who found this place somehow, was actually standing behind that woman. He had refused Xu Fengnian's gesture of taking a seat earlier, and he had already stood there for two glasses of wine. At that time, I just gloated and laughed.
Xu Fengnian was actually very guilty of this young counselor who was abducted from Beimang to Beiliang by himself. The Xu-Chen dispute between Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang was foreshadowed when his master Li Yishan was alive. He also gave advice to Xu Fengnian and put forward a unique opinion, "Xu Beizhi is like a wealthy woman, even if she looks like a man, she has her own bearing. It needs to be carefully carved in the details to get rid of arrogance, so that you can slowly see the beauty of heaven and beauty , Gradually getting better." "Chen Xiliang is like a poor family beauty. Although she is extremely beautiful and charming, she lacks the natural aura of wealth after all. It needs to be given charm from the big place and open up the pattern, so that it can be round and round, charming but not bewitching."
So over the years, Xu Fengnian tried to "bring Chen Xiliang by his side". First, he let him preside over Beiliang Yantie, and later let Chen Xiliang take charge of the local military and political reform in Beiliang. Instead, Xu Beizhi was thrown out, away from Qingliang Mountain, in Lingzhou The officialdom slowly climbed up until the battle of Liangmang was imminent, and Zhong Hongwu had to be taken down in a hurry, so Xu Beizhi was promoted quickly. Now the two people's trends are just reversed. Good fortune tricks people. On the bright side, Xu Beizhi used to be the governor of Lingzhou, and he was a pragmatic official in frontiers. Now he is qualified to serve as the transfer envoy of Beiliang Road. To be able to experience the foreign office and the callback center again, it is almost a certainty that the first assistant and the second assistant will be established. On the other hand, Chen Xiliang, in the three matters of salt, iron, water transportation, military and government affairs, two defeats and one failure, the official position has always been high and low, and it is only now in Qingcang City, Liuzhou. Even Xu Beizhi's Lingzhou governor is low, it seems Xu Beizhi was left far behind, but in fact those powerful generals in Beiliang who benefited from the restructuring, such as Wang Zhi, Huang Xiaokuai, and Jiao Wuyi, more or less felt a kind of love for Chen Xiliang, the person behind the scenes, especially The battle of defending Qingcang City pushed Chen Xiliang to a detached position. The official circles in Beiliang and scholars who went to Liang highly respected Chen Xiliang's dedication to the army. A transfer envoy from the second grade who has not yet been recognized by the court, a Liuzhou Biejia who is expected by everyone and is down-to-earth step by step, a governor who "hides" in the backyard of Beiliang, and a transfer envoy who continues to deal with taxes, food and grass, a The hardcore civil servants in Liuzhou who have heard of Beimang's horseshoes and seen Beimang's iron armor with their own eyes will not judge the future achievements of the two based on their official rank.
In the depths of Xu Fengnian's heart, Xu Beizhi, who has a great talent in the overall situation, was "snow hidden" in Lingzhou only because he needed hereditary succession and stability. Otherwise, Xu Beizhi should preside over the overall situation in Youzhou or Liuzhou, Yang Guangdou or Hu One of Kui's assassin positions should have been handed over to Xu Beizhi. It's a pity that the second battle of Liangmang will soon follow. Xu Fengnian still needs Xu Beizhi to stay away from the battlefield and win a solid rear for the Beiliang frontier army. Such a battlefield without gunpowder smoke is destined to be invisible to the common people, and even the official circles in Beiliang will ignore it. Naturally, it is far less brilliant than Chen Xiliang who is on the front line of the border.
When Xu Fengnian got up and called the shop assistant, Xu Beizhi didn't know which tendon was wrong, stepped forward a few steps, patted the woman's shoulder with a smile, and when she turned her head in astonishment, she asked, "Dare to ask Fang's name?"
The two foreign scholars who came from afar glared at this apprentice, and the hero from Liaodong stood up suddenly, pressed his sword on his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Boy, I advise you to take the dog's paw from the land. Get off your shoulders, girl!"
The four saw the young man retracting his hands angrily, but then he raised his hands and clapped heavily.
Soon, a Beiliang warrior in iron armor strode into the restaurant, and the lobby was suddenly silent.
And this military general, at first glance, is not an ordinary soldier, maybe he is a captain of the frontier army, that's too young.
Xu Beizhi looked like a bullying dude, that "dog paw" was placed on the woman's shoulder again, and the other finger pointed behind her, and said with a smile: "Why, don't you accept it?!"
Standing behind Xu Beizhi was the burly military general full of murderous aura. Although his aura was astonishing, his eyes were helpless. Damn, I'm a majestic school lieutenant with real power in Lingzhou, and I've become the kind of dog leg who helps his son bully men and women? The key is that this is still in front of the King of Beiliang!
Xu Fengnian, who was paying for the bill, had a headache, and the shop clerk quickly took the money for the drinks and ran away.
The hero of Liaodong immediately let go of the hilt of his sword. Although he didn't say a word to bow his head to others, he obviously wanted to calm things down.
Xu Beizhi suddenly turned his head to look at the good guy from Jizhou, took two steps forward, slapped that guy on the head, and said cursingly, "The accent is from Jizhou? Is it from Jizhou? I almost want to go to you guys." Jizhou is acting as a manager! Fuck your mother's Jizhou..."
According to Xu Beizhi's intention, the Beiliang iron cavalry would really "borrow food" from Jizhou, Hezhou, and advance all the way to the west of Gyeonggi.
This grievance, Xu Fengnian is a rough-skinned and thick-skinned great master, Xu Beizhi couldn't vent his anger, and today he finally got a chance to make do with it.
That Jizhou hero really wanted to cry, and I wasn't the one who provoked you. I was busy cleaning up that greasy chicken leg just now, and I missed it when I wanted to flatter Miss Lu. I didn't even have time to stare at you, you Why are you getting angry at me
Apart from the Lingzhou captain, seven or eight armored soldiers soon heard the news, and Xu Beizhi's "bullying" became more and more obvious.
Xu Fengnian got up and went around the table, held Xu Beizhi's hand, and said softly, "Let's go."
Xu Beizhi waved Xu Fengnian's hand away vigorously, and said angrily: "Go, go! You will know how to give in! When will you give up your courage towards Beimang, the Liyang court will not dare to let Wen Taiyi and Ma Zhongxian go to Jing'an Road to take over the water transport! I, Xu Beizhi, was in Lingzhou, and I was said to be the governor of rice buying, but now in Qingliang Mountain, I have become a transshipment envoy and a grain buying officer! It doesn't matter, but our Beiliang iron cavalry does matter!"
Xu Beizhi, who had accumulated countless grievances, was finally furious, and punched Xu Fengnian on the chest, "Liyang wants fewer deaths in the world, and I, Beiliang, agree! But Liyang wants me to have more deaths in Beiliang, and I, Xu Beizhi, are the first to say no! "
One bite at a time, Wen Taiyi, Ma Zhongxian, and "I, Xu Beizhi".
It wasn't just the two scholars who teased Beiliang about the water transport just now, they were so frightened that they fell silent.
The whole restaurant dared not take a breath.
Xu Fengnian hesitated to speak.
Xu Beizhi suddenly looked like a disheartened old man, his mood was depressed, and he laughed at himself: "I know, you can finally let the imperial court enter Beiliang with no shortage of food and grass, you, the king of Beiliang, have actually done a good job. "
Xu Beizhi looked at the young prince, "But, I'm not worth it for you!"
Xu Beizhi suddenly turned his head, and almost roared at the five people: "You think Beiliang is a fool, and everyone is a fool with the names on those stone tablets? Just because of this bastard named Xu Fengnian, you are so generous to go to war Died outside the pass?!"
Xu Beizhi, who didn't drink alcohol but looked like a drunken maniac, looked around, "If I were Xu Fengnian, a suffocated bastard, I would have hacked to death you guys who can't even be called bastards! The south of the pass is my Beiliang! Don't forget Now, south of Beiliang is your Central Plains!"
Xu Fengnian shook his head, and said to him, "Juzi, I'm not aggrieved."
Xu Beizhi looked at this guy in a daze, and said bitterly in a low voice, "I'm aggrieved."
Xu Fengnian smiled, picked up a jug of unopened wine from the wine table, put his arms around Xu Beizhi's shoulder, "Okay, I'll treat you to a drink."
Xu Fengnian couldn't help saying that he took Xu Beizhi away, and he didn't forget to turn his head to the shop clerk who was holding the copper coins that should be given to Xu Fengnian in his hand, but he dared not go forward after being beaten to death, and joked: "It's just right to charge less for a pot of wine from this table. It's clear."
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The real school lieutenant who followed Xu Beizhi as a retinue was none other than Wang Zhi, the son of Wang Shiqu, the former general of Beiliang. One of the real power lieutenants. Hong Shuwen, who stood out in Fengziying, is now serving under Wang Zhi's command, which shows Wang Zhi's position in the heart of the young vassal king.
Some voices could be heard in Fushuifang, and so could Xu Fengnian.
If you want to be the top of the mountain in Beiliang, you need to be pushed to the top of the army. At worst, you have to be close to the frontier army and military power. Otherwise, even if you reach a high position in economics like Li Gongde, you will not be able to make a strong enough voice in Beiliang. Before Xu Fengnian took over as the vassal king, did Li Gongde dare to stare at Zhong Hongwu? No, not even Zhong Hongwu's generals dared. As for the hilltops in Beiliang, apart from veritable veterans like Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu, and Chen Yunchui, the others like Huangfuping and Hu Kui are also counted, because they have military power in their hands, and their official rank is half a rank higher than Liangzhou governor Tian Peifang. It just doesn't work. The current Chen Xiliang is actually considered, because he has the advantage of being close to the water with the Dragon Elephant Army. In the battle of Qingcang City, he also had a life-and-death relationship with Liuzhou General Kou Jianghuai. But Xu Beizhi can't do it. As he leaves Lingzhou and enters the palace, Wang Zhi, a group of young generals who had a good relationship with Xu Beizhi before, will have some thoughts. Apart from Zikou leaving the customs north, apart from Wang Zhi himself wanting to promote Xu Beizhi, why not have Lingzhou General Han Laoshan's secret instruction? Could it be that the entire Lingzhou military system, which has high hopes for Xu Beizhi, "speak out" at once
Xu Beizhi is like this, in fact, almost all the generals of the frontier army are like this. Why did Zhou Kang, the commander of the left cavalry army, so resolutely resist the division of troops? Is it really Jin Partridge who is greedy for power? Naturally, it is not that simple. Zhou Kang has the support of many generals in the local area. Zhou Kang often needs to consider their interests. The people behind were reassured, but Xu Fengnian was too strong and caught him off guard in front of everyone on the top of the wall, and Jin Partridge had to bow his head. So when they got off the city, He Zhonghu, the right cavalry soldier who was also deported, called Zhou Kang to drink together. Xu Fengnian took these actions seriously, as long as Jin Zhegu didn't make any drastic moves. , Forget it, there is no reason to deprive others of their military power, and they are not allowed to complain a few words.
Chu Lushan, the nominally number one member of the Beiliang Frontier Army, stayed in the Huaiyang Guan Duhu Mansion this time, and didn't show up from the beginning to the end. Could it be that this villain couldn't even do what Chu Lushan wanted to do? Instead of being futile and disgusting, I simply practiced behind closed doors.
The first emperor of Liyang, Zhao Dun, killed Zhang Julu.
Then one day, if Bei Mang is really defeated, will Xu Fengnian have to make a choice between Xu Beizhi, Chen Xiliang and some overall situation
In the same way, Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang also make a choice between the King of Beiliang and some ideal dreams
Maybe not, maybe.
This "maybe" is already very uncomfortable.
The ordinary people who ate steamed buns, and the princes who ate the bells, have their own pain and comfort in different patterns, but the weight of pain and comfort is never different.
The gods and couples in the happy rivers and lakes, the gifted scholars and beauties in a small place, and the people who live together in a remote area may grow old together. The love may be different from each other, but there is actually no difference in the relationship between them.
Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi walked up to a small wall outside the market, but Wang Zhi tactfully did not follow.
Xu Fengnian squatted on the small wall, eating the baked naan he just bought from the vendor. He bought two, but Xu Beizhi didn't appreciate it, so he stacked the two together and ate them.
Xu Beizhi sat cross-legged, with his hands clenched on his lap, in a daze.
Xu Fengnian asked vaguely: "Juzi, why did you become so angry all of a sudden? Besides me, who else offended you?"
Xu Beizhi said slowly: "This world has provoked me, and you are a cowardly person who is resigned to your face. Of course I am not happy."
Xu Fengnian ate the naan until his cheeks bulged, he turned his head and smiled flatteringly: "Actually, I'm not happy either, maybe it's because I'm too thick-skinned, you can't tell."
Xu Beizhi didn't turn his head, "If one day, Beiliang conquers Beimang and wins the world, I won't go to the Central Plains, I will go back to Beimang."
Xu Fengnian was surprised, "That would be a pity. Let me tell you, my elder sister used to lie to me to go to the south of the Yangtze River, always saying that the water and soil there are good, and that the streets are full of delicious girls. I didn't believe it. Later, I I ran to take a look, it was really a shame. If we hadn’t got a woman from Yanzhi County in Beiliang to support me, I would really miss Jiangnan in the Central Plains. Even if you don’t want to be an official of Liyang, you should take a look.”
Xu Beizhi raised his head to look at the sun, squinted his eyes and said, "I won't go, I'll walk from north to south in this life, and I'll be able to reach the north of Liangling Prefecture, which is enough for the south."
Xu Fengnian leaned on Xu Beizhi's shoulder, "Orange, is there a girl who didn't like it in Lingzhou? If there is one, and the girl doesn't agree, I'll grab it for you."
Xu Beizhi turned his head and glanced at the young prince who was out of shape, and said solemnly: "If you become the emperor, don't let Chen Xiliang be the chief assistant, it will be good for you both."
Xu Fengnian froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the emperor."
Xu Beizhi said again: "Then don't let Chen Xiliang be Liyang's second Zhang Julu."
Xu Fengnian patted his chest and said: "We have really won Beimang, and there is no need to worry about the future. It's not as difficult as you think."
Xu Beizhi shook his head and said, "Zhang Julu wanted to die by himself."
Xu Fengnian fell into deep thought.
Xu Beizhi said with emotion: "Chen Xiliang is not suitable for the center of the temple. He only serves as the governor of one state as an official, and at most he is an economic envoy far away from the capital. He will probably be able to enjoy his old age comfortably and have a day when he can have grandchildren."
Xu Fengnian nodded, "I will bring my words to you when I have a chance in the future, but as for what Chen Xiliang thinks, I won't stop it, and I probably can't stop it either."
Xu Beizhi stretched out his hand.
Xu Fengnian wondered, "What are you doing?"
Xu Beizhi stared and said, "Nan!"
Xu Fengnian tore off half of the remaining baked naan and handed it to Xu Beizhi.
Xu Beizhi gulped down the baked naan, wiped his mouth, "Perimmon, I'm not happy, but I can still vent my anger on you, so what should you do if you're not happy?"
Xu Fengnian said without hesitation: "Beat the barbarians!"
Xu Beizhi, who was sitting on the ground, closed his eyes and patted his knees with his hands.
Xu Fengnian followed the beat and whistled.
One persimmon and one orange.
Accompanied by persimmon's light whistle, Juzi suddenly said loudly: "You only see, you only see ten thousand carps jumping over the dragon's gate in Chaohu Lake!"
Persimmon followed with a loud laugh and said, "I don't see Qingliang Mountain alone, and the famous stone monuments don't count!"
"You only see, you only see the gourd mouth and head building a Beijing temple!"
"Under the high wall, the bones of the dead are supporting each other!"
"You only see, you only see the horses whistling in the west wind in the north of Liangzhou!"
"I can't see the south of the border, but the sound of reading and writing comes out of the broken house!"
"You only see, you only see that 300,000 cavalry are the best in the world!"
"I don't see people from Beiliang alone, every household is plain!"
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Many years later, Qingliang Mountain's Beiliang Prince's Mansion has long since become the residence of Beiliang Dao Economic and Strategic Envoy.
In the middle of the night, a white-haired old man looked at the end of the street independently on a snowy night with a cane.
The old man surnamed Chen, known as the first frontier official in the new Liyang Dynasty, has guarded the house originally surnamed Xu behind him for forty years.
Forty years.
For this reason, at the end of last autumn, he also rejected Li Yang's invitation to become the new emperor and refused to become the chief assistant of the new dynasty.
Therefore, he was tantamount to rejecting the posthumous title of "Wen Zheng" by himself.
Everyone in the Liyang government knew that this poor scholar in the south of the Yangtze River who rose up in the official circles of Beiliang and never left Beiliang, had the lofty ambition of "death as Wenzheng" before entering Liang.
He just resigned yesterday.
Today, the old man who is dying of old age has frosty hair the same color as the wind and snow.
Just when the old man with blurred vision thought he couldn't wait for anyone, a carriage came leisurely.
The old man trembled down the stairs.
An old man with gray hair got off the carriage.
The old man who came from afar was obviously not as strong as the old man surnamed Chen in that big house. The man surnamed Xu was wearing a heavy fur coat, and he needed the support of the coachman with the same surname Xu to walk in front of Master Chen.
The three walked up the steps together, turned around and looked at the snow falling heavily on the street.
Across the most aging person in the middle, Chen Xiliang, who has served as the Beiliang Dao manager for more than 30 years and refused to move, leaned forward slightly, turned his head to look at the other old guy, and said with a hoarse smile: "I helped the prince guard Beiliang Road and Qingliang Mountain for forty years, so you are not as good as me, right Xu Beizhi?"
The senile old man in thick fur put all his strength into a cold snort, "You won...you won, okay?"
The old man in the middle, although the age is similar, but he seems to be in his early forties. He held the hands of Chen Xiliang and Xu Beizhi from left to right, and said with a soft smile, "Stop arguing."
The emperor of Liyang changed, and the year name changed.
But the three old men, Xu Fengnian, Xu Beizhi, and Chen Xiliang.
Only tonight, I saw a heavy snowfall in Beiliang.