In the camp of the Jinyang frontier army, another 5,000 soldiers and horses quickly assembled. This is the last batch of troops needed for this operation. The person in command is not an ordinary general, but the commander of Jinyang, Pei Sisheng himself. .
There are no special lectures, and no additional explanations. The level of secrecy of this operation is extremely high among the frontier troops. Otherwise, even high-ranking generals like Zhu Heixion would not have been given the task of practicing in Lingxi Town However, only three people in the entire Jinyang city knew about this matter, the commander Pei Sisheng, the consolation envoy Xie Cheng'an, and the three-inch Hu Zhao Xingqing from the Xie family.
It can be seen that in order to guard against the spies of the Chu family, Pei Sisheng can be said to have taken great pains. After all, Emperor Qianyou once told him that he would be transferred from Cangzhou if this matter was successful. Although he did not specify whether he was promoted or demoted, he It's good to be transferred from Cangzhou. I have been here for more than 20 years. Although the title of "Border Tumbler" seems to be a compliment on the surface, it is not to prove that I have been here for more than 20 years. Haven't you been promoted to a noble?
The soldiers and horses moved, and 5,000 people marched out of the barracks to the south. Because they were equipped with some attacking equipment, the speed of the soldiers was not fast. Pei Sisheng and Xie Chengan sat on the horses, standing between the soldiers The front ranks lined up side by side, followed closely by Sancunhu, acting submissive. Pei Sisheng's face was expressionless, while Xie Cheng'an's face was sullen. Obviously, on this matter, the two had disputes more than once.
"Master Xie, why don't you look unhappy, we are here to see your daughter." Pei Sisheng said with a grin.
"Hmph, don't think I don't know what kind of medicine you sell in your gourd, Mr. Pei, I don't care about other people's life or death, I just want my girl to be safe and sound." Xie Chengan snorted coldly, in his heart he didn't care about pain at all. The family is still the Zheng family, and all he cares about is his own daughter Xie Wenyu. Now that Wenyu is in the trap, he followed her this time just to take her away from the Chu family, that's all.
"Master Xie, don't be in a hurry to get angry. Didn't you already follow this action? If it were someone else, I might not do it." Pei Sisheng said calmly.
"Then what are you going to do, kill him? Haven't you, Pei Sisheng, killed fewer people at the border these years? Others don't know, and I don't know. Before, there was a Shentu clan from Huaiyou in Jinyang City. I somehow offended some people who shouldn't be offended. Overnight, eighty-one members of the whole family disappeared without a trace. The big idiot of the prefect of Jinyang sent people to check for half a month, but they couldn't find any of them. Clues and clues, Mr. Pei did a good job." Xie Chengan looked directly at Ma Qianlu, ignoring Pei Sisheng who was already pale at the moment.
"Master Xie, what are you talking about? Why can't I, Pei, understand?" Pei Sisheng endured the surge in his heart and grinned at Xie Cheng'an, pretending to be stupid.
"You know what I'm talking about. People in the world say that you are a tumbler at the frontier, that you have a clean hand, that you are an upright official, and that you are a just general. I don't think so. When the soul returns to Huangquan without anyone knowing it, is it my turn to be Xie Chengan next, huh? Master Pei?" Xie Chengan looked at Pei Sisheng with cold eyes, and immediately turned his horse's head to continue Go ahead.
"Master Xie, are you deliberately troubling me? Who doesn't know that you, Mr. Xie, the comfort envoy of Jinyang, is also the comfort envoy of our Cangzhou border. The promotion of officials, big and small, is in your hands Hold on, how can a court official with such great power be able to take it down as soon as he says it, Mr. Xie, you are sincerely making fun of me, right, haha."
"So, Mr. Pei really intends to push me out of Cangzhou?"
"How could it be? If I can't trust you, Lao Xie, why should I tell you my plan? Right now, the entire Northwest Military Headquarters, only me and my son Yuanying know about it. The Chu family can occupy Lingxi Town After so many years, the means may not be too few, so I sent a large army of 15,000 to cooperate with Lingxi Town's captain battalion of 3,000 people, a total of 18,000 people. The large equipment brought this time is used for remote assistance. I know that your old Xie is not angry at me, but at the Chu family. Since the Chu family is the target of being attacked this time, it is obviously not a good thing for Wen Yu to get involved. It's a big crime, and no one can afford it."
Pei Sisheng told Xie Chengan the reason for this dispatch of troops in a serious manner. At the end, Xie Chengan's heart was swayed, and an unknown fire rose from the bottom of his heart. Pei Sisheng was threatening him, which seemed to be a signal. It seems to be joking. I have a lot of unfavorable evidence in my hands, but I have always held it in my hands. I go to the commander's mansion every year to pay a visit. The purpose is just a polite way in the officialdom. Compared with generals, it is automatically half a rank higher than the rule, but in this border, generals are the mainstay., the civil servants are a bit humble.
However, at this moment, my girl is still in the tiger's mouth. In this world, if you are not afraid of fighting in the street, you are afraid that those who watch the fight will be drenched with blood. No matter how you explain it, you will not be able to explain it clearly.
"Hehe," Xie Cheng'an smiled stiffly, "Lord Pei misunderstood me, I didn't know what I was talking about just now, it was just nonsense, I often have the habit of dreaming and talking in my sleep at night, maybe it's because I'm tired these two days I fell asleep on the horse just now, and you are talking in your sleep, Mr. Pei, please don¡¯t be offended.¡± He bowed to the horse, and the horse¡¯s walking made him unsteady, but he still tried his best to maintain it. His polite posture does not move.
"Haha, let me just say, Mr. Xie is usually in a good manner, and his literary rhetoric is like a high-rise building. How could he say such a mess? Fortunately, I didn't understand it, or I might have misunderstood it. .¡± Pei Sisheng then explained.
"Hey, Wenyu is still in Lingxi Town, so how can I not worry about it? The last time I asked Zhao Xingqing to pick up someone from the Chu family, he was bullied by two brats from the Chu family and fled back in desperation. I really lost me. Thank you for your family's face."
"I heard that Li Zongye's only son, Li Tang, is currently staying at the Chu family. With the help of a book fair in Xinglin College, he gained a reputation as a talented carp. He is known as Li Jinli outside. Criticism is useless, your family member surnamed Zhao must have run into that thorn."
"Oh yes, I heard that Mr. Pei said that it seems that Zhao Xingqing told me what the name of that man was Li Jinli. He turned out to be the son of Li Zongye. No wonder he would criticize my dog-headed military adviser bloody. What's wrong with it, yes Zhao Xingqing taunted me."
"A lotus flower emerges from the mud, and jumps into the future without staining the dust of clothes. This is what Li Tang said. At that time, dozens of students present were criticized by his poem. They are worthless. They are lotus flowers, and others are mud. However, what he did was in place, after he finished speaking, he turned around and left without staining his clothes, and jumped out, tell me, isn't this Li Jinli quite an interesting person."
"Haha, Zhao Xingqing also said something when facing the five-short couplet at that time, returning to Honghu from the south, turning around and coming to the north after the confrontation, it can be regarded as a response to his Honghu's body, although he didn't continue to mock the carp After a while, it can be regarded as a proof of my reputation, and Zhao Xingqing has done a good job in this regard."
Xie Cheng'an touched his double-hundred beard and hair with satisfaction, and felt a burst of peace in his heart when he heard that Pei Yuanying, the son of Pei Sisheng, was defeated, and Zhao Xingqing, the dog-headed military strategist of his family, barely tied. My heart was also comforted a lot. The literati dispute is nothing more than that, even the slightest difference in height and height will have a great sense of honor, not to mention there are examples of people who have lost.
Naturally, Pei Sisheng didn't feel much about it. He only cared about his own soldiers and generals. If he had good military equipment and superior soldiers, he would show off to the generals in other jurisdictions. Similarly, Xie Chengan Also don't care.
In this way, two people with different standpoints made different views on the same matter, Xie Chengan was naturally relieved, and Pei Sisheng just wanted to offset the unhappiness that happened to the two of them just now by using this incident , the goal has obviously been achieved, and the two sides chatted happily, without the coldness before.
"Master Pei, I can't talk anymore, I have to go ahead of you." Xie Chengan turned his head and said to Pei Sisheng.
"Master Xie, what's the rush? My troops are moving slowly. The Shanding River flooded the bridges and roads. Although a lot has been repaired, it will take the day after tomorrow to reach Lingxi Town at the earliest. Here you go with Wouldn't it be nice for us guys to get a taste of barracks life?"
"No, no, Mr. Pei, I'm a frail scholar, not to mention I'm too old, and I can't stand your days of eating and sleeping in the open. I have to go to Lingxi Town to pick up Wenyu first. In case you go to war when you arrive, Wen Yucang is threatened inside, and it¡¯s not easy for you to launch an offensive, so the gain outweighs the loss, so let¡¯s say goodbye, and when you return victorious, I¡¯ll drink your celebration wine.¡±
"Okay, old Xie, you still have to stop by me for a drink, okay, let's go, Wenyu probably can't wait."
"Then go quickly, I still have to lead the troops, so I won't send them off."
Xie Chengan urged the horses to go fast, Sancun Hu paused in front of Pei Sisheng, Pei Sisheng nodded, and then followed Xie Chengan's fast horse forward.
Seeing the backs of the two going away, Pei Sisheng smiled alone: ??"Oh, Xie Cheng'an, Xie Cheng'an, why did I let Zhao Xingqing, who is so ugly and short, know the secret of my marching? Isn't it suspicious? Is it possible that the staff who have been raised for 20 years are really worthy of your trust? When I was fighting and marching, I also encountered the incident of cronies becoming enemies. A few trivial things can bring me down, Pei Sisheng? I¡¯m afraid you don¡¯t know how you got the title of border tumbler, and that¡¯s right, you know too many things that I shouldn¡¯t know, but so what? Wen Yu Girl, you really helped me a lot, but you are still useful to me now, and your head will stay on your neck for a while."My heart, good and evil are hard to tell, do you think a few small things can bring me down, Pei Sisheng? You probably don¡¯t know how you got the title of border tumbler, and that¡¯s right, you know too many things that I shouldn¡¯t know, but what can you do? This girl Wenyu really helped me a lot, but you are still useful to me now, your head will stay on your neck for a while. ?