There is always a banquet in the world, the pair of persimmons and oranges in Beiliang parted ways with Chen Wang, and the latter continued to go to his hometown. Naturally, the young eunuch still served as a driver for Chen Shaobao. Continuing westward, according to Fushuifang's spy information, the Liyang imperial court's decree convoy is only half a day's walk away from the young feudal king. The three eunuchs in Yinshoujian couldn't imagine that the King of Beiliang, who was supposed to stay in Qingliang Mountain to receive the order, was actually hanging on their tails. Along the main post road that was far more developed than the Central Plains, the two sides traveled all the way west. Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi refused the escort of Tongguan Jingqi, so only Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai were their followers, four of them and four of them. He is a son of a rich family who travels leisurely in the mountains and rivers.
Mi Fengjie was already cultivating in the Profound Realm step by step. He had a battle in the rain on the small street, and he learned a lot. There were vague signs of the bottleneck loosening. On the other hand, Fan Xiaochai did not benefit at all. their respective opportunities.
For this reason, Mi Fengjie made a special trip to ask Xu Fengnian a lot of mysteries about the realm of celestial phenomena. During the conversation, he also revealed his yearning for the old sword god Li Chungang's famous stunt, the two-sleeved green snake. This late blooming swordsman is open and honest. Although the green snake with two sleeves is extremely powerful, it is a pity that it is not suitable for Mi Fengjie's own swordsmanship, especially not suitable for changing course at this time. Mi Fengjie figured out the joint after a little thought, but it was inevitable that he still had some regrets. He is different from Xu Fengnian. He has practiced sword hard for more than 40 years, and his own swordsmanship and sword intent have already become a "fixed pattern". The two-sleeved green snake needs to be integrated into the spirit of the swordsman. It's not impossible to break through and then build up, so as to make further progress. It's just that Mi Fengjie just touched the threshold of the astronomical realm at this moment. There is no need to go all-in at this critical moment. It's like a temple official who has become the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry. Even if the official department is indeed more important, but the risk is too great, it may be unacceptable, and in the end it will be nothing.
Xu Beizhi had roughly heard Xu Fengnian's talk about the situation of the First World War in the Rain, and because he was famously heartless in Beiliang's official circles, he also had lingering fears.
When Siqi stopped his horse and rested in a roadside tea shop, Xu Fengnian drank a bowl of weak tea soup that was completely no match for Qiu Huhu, and suddenly said to Xu Beizhi: "After drinking tea later, we will follow Yinshoujian."
Xu Beizhi is not afraid of the cold, but he is most afraid of the heat. At this time, while drinking tea, he asked the owner of the teahouse to shake a cattail fan vigorously, jokingly said: "What? You want the lion to open its mouth? After cleaning up for that weird eunuch, put Are you full of anger on those eunuchs in Yinshou Prison?"
Xu Fengnian ignored this guy's cynicism, "Taking this opportunity, I plan to ask the imperial court for an additional Beiliang Road Jiedu Deputy Envoy and Economic Strategy Deputy Envoy, and greet them first, so as not to catch them off guard."
Xu Beizhi frowned and said, "It's not easy to do. It's fine if ordinary officials sue, but the suing of the Deputy Jiedu Envoy and Deputy Economic Lue Envoy is a 'general's accusation' and requires the nod of the subordinates. Although Chen Wang happens to be the regular attendant of Zuo Sanqi under his sect, so he can barely be regarded as justifiable, but he is destined not to carry an official seal on this trip. Besides, with Chen Wang's prudence, he will never agree to your impromptu actions."
In the past twenty years, when Xu Xiao was alive, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Military Affairs threw more than 700 blank confessions to Beiliang three times, leaving Beiliang Road to do its own thing. The selection and dismissal of officials is nothing more than a name for the imperial court. This is not because the Northern Liang Dao is domineering and separatist. In fact, except for Huainan King Zhao Ying’s vassal, even the Jiaodong King Zhao Sui, who is the weakest and closest to Tai’an City, can do this. It is compared with Yan Chi Tao. However, for example, the confessions of the six ministers, or the generals of the governor of Yizhou, have been known as the confessions of the generals since the Dafeng Dynasty. As a monarch, the quality of the paper is linked to the specific official title. The reason why Song Dongming, the deputy governor of Beiliang Road, was not recognized by the Central Plains was that this indispensable process was missing.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "It's a big deal and let Tai'an City go back and make up for it. It's just a small matter of riding a post."
Xu Beizhi's tone was far less calm than Xu Fengnian's, "Does Yang Shenxing have any ideas?"
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I've passed my breath with Yang Shenxing, the old man looks relieved."
Xu Beizhi sneered and said, "You believe it too?"
Xu Fengnian said flatly: "Maybe one day, Yang Shenxing will thank Beiliang sincerely."
Xu Beizhi turned around and ordered another bowl of tea from the owner of the tea shop, took the tea bowl and waited until the old man walked away, then asked: "Your worrying old man, Lu Dongjiang, was promoted from governor of Liangzhou to deputy economic envoy? , will there be any suspicion of ascending and descending?"
Xu Fengnian gently put down the tea bowl, and said slowly: "Lu Dongjiang is a person who wants more fame than power, and Li Gongde has repeatedly asked to resign from the position of economic commissioner, so Lu Dongjiang only feels that he is the first civil servant in Beiliang Dao. The deal goes a step further."
Speaking of this, Xu Fengnian looked down at the empty teacup, was dazed, raised his head and said with a smile: "Then it's decided, you will be the Deputy Jiedushi."
Xu Beizhi hummed subconsciously, and after taking a sip of tea, he suddenly came back to his senses, staring and said: "Isn't it the governor of Liangzhou?!"
Xu Fengnian laughed loudly and said, "That position is reserved for Bai Yu."
Xu Beizhi stared at the young feudal lord closely, gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck you!"
Xu Fengnian remained silent.
Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai didn't know why they suddenly turned against each other.
Xu Beizhi laughed angrily, "I, Xu Beizhi, need you to arrange a retreat? Do I need you, Xu Fengnian, to build a ladder for me in Liyang Chaotang in the future?"
In the second war of recklessness, there must be a winner and a loser. Once Beiliang loses, there will inevitably be a situation where the Liyang court absorbs a large number of Beiliang officials. Generally speaking, the generals of Beiliang will die outside the pass. No, but probably not many. At most, Cao Xiaojiao and his like will leave the northwest, and the civil servants of Beiliang will have little meaning after the fall of the Beibei city outside the pass. Xu Fengnian will not insist whether to stick to Beiliang or withdraw from the northwest. Then Xu Beizhi, as the Deputy Jiedushi in charge of the military power in Beiliang Dao Pass, will be the highest-ranking military official without accident, and will be regarded by the Liyang Dynasty as the most worthy of pocket, a slave of Beiliang Dao What it means to be a second-rank military general is now known to the whole world. If Beiliang wins by chance, the official status of the Deputy Jiedushi will naturally be the icing on the cake. At that time, there were 300,000 cavalry in Beiliang, only God knows how many people will be left. The integration of the two officialdoms of Beiliang and Central Plains is very likely to be the general trend. The four prefectures under the jurisdiction of Beiliang, where the people's livelihood is in decline and vitality, may also need someone to be an official in the court to speak out for the people of Beiliang. Only one Chen Wang is far from enough, not to mention that Chen Wangfu is also not suitable to publicly express his opinion for Beiliang.
After all, Xu Beizhi was not the orange who had just entered Beiliang. He had worked hard in the officialdom for many years, and soon realized the good intentions of the young feudal lord. He sighed and said firmly, "Leave this opportunity to Chen Xiliang, and I'll let it go."
Xu Fengnian, who became more and more powerful in Beiliang, did not stick to his own opinion for the first time, nodded and smiled: "It's up to you."
Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai looked up at the sky at the same time, and a black spot appeared in their field of vision.
A handsome bird of prey fell through the air, carrying the breeze and landed on the small table where the four of them were sitting, pecking at the back of the young prince's hand affectionately.
Xu Fengnian deftly took off the secret reed pipe from Fushuifang hanging on the foot of the six-year-old falcon, gently poured out the intelligence, opened it up, and the corners of his mouth curled up, as if he was struggling to suppress a smile.
Xu Beizhi asked: "The military situation in the Western Regions?"
Xu Fengnian handed the scroll to Xu Beizhi, who took a look and said with emotion: "This time, I really feel relieved."
With regard to Cao Wei and Xie Xiqiu, the two men changed the Liuzhou strategy established by the Duhu Mansion without authorization, and temporarily decided to intercept and kill the cavalry army of the Tantan tribe at the Miyun Mountain Pass. Yangguan caused a sensation among the high-level officials in Beiliang. If some old and prudent frontier generals were not worried about the face of the king of Beiliang, after all, the two young cavalry generals Cao Wei and Xie Xizhen were all confidantes supported by Xu Fengnian. I am afraid they would have made it public long ago. He yelled. It can be said that Xu Fengnian tried his best to move a large number of troops to Liuzhou, especially by letting newcomers like Cao Wei, Yu Luandao, and outsiders like Xie Xijun, Kou Jianghuai, who were also young, be the main generals of the Liuzhou campaign. Xu Fengnian was under great pressure. As a result, the entire Liuzhou battlefield was rotten. Xu Fengnian's huge military prestige accumulated by virtue of the first reckless battle was bound to be severely damaged, and Liangzhou, which was in the same spirit as Liuzhou, was also doomed to fall into a critical situation.
Xu Beizhi tutted his tongue and said: "These two boys are really desperadoes, they actually ate up the cavalry army who planted sandalwood in one go, right under the eyes of the monks and soldiers of Mount Landuo."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Cao Wei and Xie Xizhen worked so hard to create such a good situation, we can't let it go to waste."
Xu Beizhi said unhappily, "I know what shit you're going to do if you poke your ass, okay, let me, the temporary deputy governor of Beiliang Road, go to Mount Lantuo."
Xu Fengnian played with taste: "Why did you change your mind?"
Xu Beizhi said something inexplicable, "For me, they are all the same."
Xu Fengnian didn't bother to get to the bottom of it, but turned to Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai and said, "The two of you will escort the Vice-Jiedu Envoy to Mount Lantuo, and let Fushuifang send a message to Cao Wei and Xie Xizhen by the way. After Mount Lantuo forms an alliance with Beiliang, how they use their troops will not be restricted by Liuzhou Governor's Mansion, Qingliang Mountain and Duhu Mansion."
Xu Beizhi stood up abruptly, Xu Fengnian asked, "Don't be in such a hurry, right?"
Xu Beizhi rolled his eyes, and went straight to those riders, Xu Fengnian had no choice but to get up and see him off, when Mi Fengjie was paying the tea shop owner, Xu Fengnian suddenly smiled and said: "Give me some more copper coins, I want two more bowls of wine."
After Xu Beizhi got on his horse, he looked down at the young feudal lord, and said with a straight face: "Remember, don't get carried away!"
Xu Fengnian said with an innocent face: "I haven't seen such big winds and waves before, how can I?"
Xu Beizhi sneered and demolished the stage: "The mouth is almost grinning to the back of the ear!"
Xu Fengnian was resentful and didn't reply.
The eyes of Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai intertwined, the old man's eyes were full of smiles, he was obviously very pleased with this picture of Beiliang's monarch and his subjects being compatible, while Fan Xiaochai was a little annoyed, as if he was a little dissatisfied with that Xu Beizhi's attitude.
Xu Fengnian waved Sanqi off.
When the figure of Sanqi disappeared from sight, Xu Fengnian turned back and sat down on the table. There were already two large white bowls of crude green ant wine on the table, one for Xu Fengnian and one bowl of Haidongqing brewed by Chu Lushan himself.
Xu Fengnian reached out and stroked its feathers, his eyes were gentle, and he said with a smile: "Old man, take your time and drink."
Twice in Liyang Jianghu, once in Beimang Jianghu, countless life and death gatherings, only this old buddy is always by his side.
The owner of the tea shop is just an ordinary person with shallow eye sockets. Seeing this scene of birds drinking is really eye-opening. He couldn't help but sit down closer and asked curiously: "Master, what kind of bird is this? It looks so handsome!"
Xu Fengnian picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, he laughed and said, "Costin from Liaodong."
The old man who had never heard of Haidongqing let out a groan, and then asked tentatively: "You can afford to raise such a good bird with such aura, you have a great family background, right?"
Xu Fengnian grinned and said: "That's not true! My father has fought all his life to save the family business today. After it was handed over to me, many big shots outside Beiliang were jealous."
The old man felt that the young man in front of him was like the seed brother of the Northern Liang general in those places, who liked to talk about his father's military achievements, and he was not afraid of choking on big words. Who doesn't know that our rich people in Beiliang, even the rich in Lingzhou, have never been able to straighten their backs when they meet the rich men in the neighboring states and counties, and never dare to say that they have a lot of money in their pockets
Xu Fengnian took off the jade pendant hanging from his waist, "Brother, I'm happy today, I invite you to drink! I don't have any money on me, so I just treat it here and let someone redeem it with silver later."
The old man first glanced at the unknown jade pendant, then glanced at the bird on the table with its head down pecking at the wine, hesitated, finally nodded, and went to pick up two jars of unsalable high-quality green ant wine .
The old man drank moderately at first, but he only drank half a bowl after the young man drank a big bowl of wine. Besides, the old man was very good at drinking, so if he really wanted to let go of his stomach and drink to his heart's content, he might be able to hold seven or eight bowls. The old man took care of the business alone. He was worried that if he was really drunk, what would the young man do? Then he can't scold his mother-in-law from today to the end of the year? What's more, the family has a young grandson who is studying in the village school. The old man thought that during the Chinese New Year this year, he would buy the rare things called the Four Treasures of the Study for the child with the scraps of money he saved. A young gentleman who was originally studying in a large academy came, and his knowledge was greater than the sky. He told them a lot about Jiangnan, about the small bridges and flowing water houses there, and the young gentleman also talked about the garden scenery of his house... In fact, the child To be honest, the old man who has never even touched a book can't understand it. Just listening to it, the old man who has lived a hard life all his life feels a little more hope in his heart.
There are a hundred or so families in their village. It was the first time they fought outside the customs with the barbarians in Beimang. Several families with better family backgrounds ran out secretly, and when they won the battle outside the customs, they all ran back. There is no longer an excuse to go to Lingzhou or leave Beiliang with relatives.
The old man who runs the tea shop greets and sends them all the year round. After all, he has more knowledge than the villagers who deal with the crops all year round. After listening to the chats of tea and drinkers, the old man unknowingly understands a simple truth. For hundreds of years , the most powerful and unified grassland force, known as millions of cavalry and millions of armor, but in the past twenty years, it has never been able to enter the Central Plains half a step south.
Because there used to be General Xu Xiao, and now there is Xinliang King Xu Fengnian.
Because there are two generations of the Xu family, father and son, in Beiliang.
The old man doesn't understand the harm that the separatist rule of the vassal king will do to the court, and he doesn't understand the conflict between Beiliang and the Zhao family in Liyang. The old people living in Beiliang only know that no matter how fiercely our Beiliang fights outside the customs, but Beiliang In the territory, for more than 20 years, I have not seen a barbarian from the North Mang riding a horse and wearing a sword.
Unarmed ordinary people can live a peaceful life, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can support their families. Is there anything more comfortable than this in the world? there is none left.
After going back and forth, the old man gradually got drunk and became happy.
The son was also drunk, and he talked a lot of nonsense, saying that when he was a child, he had toasted many generals in the lobby of his home, and he also used a polite way of saying, "Hu'er will be exchanged for fine wine", saying that At that time, in the lobby of his house sat Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu, Chen Yunchui, Zhong Hongwu, these old guys and military generals, Li Gongde, Yan Jiexi, these civil servants, and young people like Chen Zhibao, Chu Lushan, Yuan Zuozongqi, Yao Jian, and Ye Xizhen.
The old man, who was seven to eighty percent drunk, laughed out loud, not taking it seriously, and made fun of the young man by saying, "Don't be fooled, you're a nonsense."
In the end, the young man who seemed to have read some poetry and books began to sing loudly, saying that he had something to say to Zhongyuan.
You only see, you only see ten thousand carps jumping over the dragon gate in Chaohu Lake!
There is no Qingliang Mountain alone, and there are countless famous stone monuments!
You only see, you only see that the gourd mouth head is built in Beijing!
I don't see the bones of the dead supporting each other under the high wall!
You only see, you only see Liangzhou Beice Ma Xiaoxifeng!
I can't see the south of the border alone, and the sound of reading and writing comes out of the broken house!
You only see, you only see that three hundred thousand cavalry are the best in the world!
I don't see people from Beiliang alone, every household is plain...
Later, whenever the young people said the word Zhongyuan in Junzhihui, the old man just happened to open his voice and shout the word "Beiliang" in Junzhijian.
The old man didn't understand anything, he just wanted to join in the fun.
The young man's voice was bleak, like...
Just like those persimmon trees that can be seen everywhere in Beiliang, they are empty in winter, with only dead branches.
In the end, the old man in the tea shop lay down on the table and fell asleep. The young man stood up staggeringly, put the jade pendant into the old man's hand, helped the old man hold his hand tightly, and then walked towards the horse.
Under the setting sun, one person and one ride, slowly heading west.
While riding the horse, the young man dozed off, following the ups and downs of the horse's back, his figure swayed.
People sleep like a baby.
If you don't wake up, you will die.