Invincible son

Chapter 162 161 [Prelude]

There are five official roads out of Kyoto, among which the road condition in the northwest is the best.This is related to the situation at the beginning of the founding of Daliang. Because of the Tiancang River in the south, it is difficult for the army of the Zhou Dynasty to advance northward. The two sides have been able to maintain a balanced situation for so many years.It's just that with Gu Liang's rise to power, because of his unpredictable use of troops, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards Daliang.

The state of Wu in the west was very difficult to deal with. After the fall of the former Wei Dynasty, the state of Wu occupied a large area of ​​the west, and even included the Gaoyang Plain, a resort for raising horses, into its borders.Over the past hundred years, the State of Wu has built seven large cities on the Gaoyang Plain, each with horns. Among them, the Tiger City is the prominent wedge, firmly nailed to the border between the two countries.

Facing the nearly invincible Western Wu cavalry, Daliang had been on the defensive for decades, so the importance of the official road to the northwest is self-evident. 13 years ago when the new emperor ascended the throne, the situation in the court was unstable. Facing the Western Wu people who were ready to move, Dingyuanhou Peizhen led the army to go out and travel thousands of miles to attack Hucheng by surprise. This changed the offensive and defensive situation between the two countries.

Hucheng transformed itself into a bridgehead of Daliang, and then backed up with four battalions to cover the western territory of Daliang behind it.Wu Guo's many conquests failed and he returned without success, so he could only pinch his nose and be careful in case Daliang sent surprise troops to sweep the Gaoyang Plain.

There are three states between Kyoto and Hucheng, starting from Kyoto are Qizhou, Dengzhou and Lingzhou.

There is a constant flow of people on the official road all day long, and the appearance of a caravan will not attract attention.

The caravan traveled in a hurry after setting off from Kyoto, and hardly stopped in Qizhou. Except for necessary purchases and supplies, the caravan traveled at the fastest speed all the way, and did not slow down slightly until it entered Dengzhou.

In the most comfortable carriage in the middle, Chen Xizhi was lazily lying on the blanket in the carriage, and the pair of knives were placed not far from her hand, and she could hold them by raising her hand.

Sitting at the entrance of the carriage, Ning Ning didn't seem to see the two unsheathed long knives, and asked calmly, "Girl, are we going to Lingzhou?"

Chen Xizhi stared at her, and said with a half-smile, "A dog that loses its home is always at home."

After Ning Ning handed Ye Qi the letter, her thoughts became firm. However, she knew Chen Xizhi's temperament very well, so she didn't rush to persuade him, and these days she just talked about ordinary things.

Hearing Chen Xizhi's weird tone, she tentatively said, "It would be nice if we could settle down in Lingzhou. I heard that although it is a border, it is not a place of bitter cold like Yunzhou. It is still prosperous now."

Chen Xizhi sat up slowly, stretched his waist and said, "Aunt Leng, you can go back to Nanzhou, or simply stay in Luliuzhuang, you don't have to go west with me."

Ning Ning's heart tightened, and she forced a smile and said: "What did the girl say, the big revenge has not been avenged, how can I live on?"

Chen Xizhi stared into her eyes, then smiled lightly, and said noncommittally, "That's good."

Ning Ning avoided Chen Xizhi's gaze, changed the subject, and said, "The group of people I met before, the girl shouldn't have lied to them, it seems that they should be the children of the powerful and powerful in the Beiliang army."

Chen Xizhi smiled and said: "Aunt Leng, you are getting more and more timid now. Although that man is Lu Min's son, he has no ability. It's just that he is lucky to have a powerful old man. He saw the Qibao Pavilion hanging in our caravan. Name, the confidence is weaker by three points, can you still take me back to be Mrs. Yazhai?"

Ning Ning also smiled and said: "That dude is indeed stern, but the older one next to him doesn't look like an idle person."

Chen Xizhi's mind flashed the face of the tall man with bright eyes, and said coldly: "Although I don't know the details of this person, but the Liang Dynasty is so big, what's the occasional talent? To be honest, Luliu Isn’t the guy in the village more of a dragon and phoenix? He’s only 14 years old, and he’s able to force me out of Kyoto, so I have to go west in embarrassment.”

Looking at her comfortable posture, Ning Ning felt that such a itinerary could not be called embarrassing at all, but she didn't make fun of it, because the person Chen Xizhi mentioned made her have to be more vigilant.

Chen Xizhi didn't seem to notice the change in her expression, and said indifferently: "The dog emperor and Wang Pingzhang ruined my family. If I don't destroy this Liang country, how can I live with peace of mind? When that day comes, I will make Pei Yue kneel down." In front of me, watching everything he knew and was close to vanish into ashes. For some reason, I look forward to that day."

With a mischievous smile on her face, she said to Ning Ning: "Aunt Leng, don't worry about anything, I will definitely not do anything to your daughter. When the time comes, you mother and daughter will reunite and enjoy the family relationship. It will not be in vain for you to work hard for me for so many years."

Ning Ning faintly sensed that the other party might have guessed something, but after hearing this sentence, she could no longer speak to dissuade her, she could only thank her with a smile on her face.

Chen Xizhi lifted the curtains of the car, looked at the gradually receding scenery outside, and let out a low sigh that no one could hear.

……

A team of well-equipped knights came to the west gate of Kyoto, and after being inspected by the goalkeeper, they entered Kyoto smoothly.

The leader was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. He ignored the enthusiasm and humility suddenly shown by the goalkeeper, and led more than forty people on horseback.Although he is still just a small guerrilla now, with only [-] cavalry under his command, even the commander of the battalion has been very polite to him in the past two years in the western region.

Just because his name is Lu Jiang, his father's name is Lu Min, he lives in Youjunji as an official, and he is named as Marquis of An.

In the forty or so riders behind him, besides the good fighters arranged by Lu Min, there are also six or seven rich and powerful children, all of whom are playmates who followed him in the early years, and they have long been familiar with each other.There was a tall man in the team, who appeared to be older than Lu Jiang, and distanced himself slightly from the crowd.

After entering the East City, Lu Jiang reined in and said to the man, "Wang Jiuxuan, when do you plan to stay with me?"

The faces of the rich and powerful children next to him were a little strange.

They followed Lu Jiang back to the capital, and waited for the arrangement of the West Mansion to find a good position in the capital camp. This was the purpose of going to the West Territory to be gilded for two years.It's just that when I met this taciturn Wang Jiuxuan halfway, although I was not familiar with him, and I didn't like this person's character, no one dared to drive him away.

Because he is the eldest grandson of Wang Pingzhang.

For so many years, he kept a low profile and left Beijing early to work hard in the army, so that apart from Lu Jiang, a top dude with a similar family background, not many people recognized him as Wang Pingzhang's most valued junior.

Wang Jiuxuan followed all the way, these people couldn't act freely at all, even Lu Jiang wanted to tease Chen Xizhi who happened to meet on the road, he didn't dare to do it impulsively, so he asked in a bad tone at this time.

Wang Jiuxuan didn't stop, and drove the horse under his crotch to move forward slowly, leaving a sentence expressionlessly: "You can go on the official road, but I can't?"

Lu Jiang froze in place, looking at the lonely but stressful back of the other party, after a long while he gritted his teeth and said, "What are you being so arrogant about!"

If it was normal, the playmate next to him would definitely push him to clean up the other party, but at this moment, facing Wang Jiuxuan who was alone, everyone was as quiet as a mute.

Lu Jiang was furious for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to rush up, so he had to greet everyone and say, "Go, leave the garden tonight and don't get drunk or return!"

"it is good!"

……

When the lights came on, Pei Yue returned to the main hall in the backyard of the firm with a slightly dignified expression.

Ye Qi smiled and said: "I thought you were going to set up an incense table and take a bath before going to receive the order."

Pei Yue said with emotion: "It's just an oral order, and it's not a serious imperial decree. There is no need for such solemnity."

It turned out that just now an inner eunuch in the palace came with a few small yellow gates to convey Emperor Kaiping's oral order to Pei Yue.It was the first time Pei Yue encountered such a situation, and Gu Fan was not around, and the other teenagers were even more nervous. Fortunately, the inner supervisor was calm and did not deliberately make things difficult for him.Even so, after the other party finished reading the oral order, Pei Yue still stuffed a 50 tael bank note.

Ye Qi asked: "What did the emperor say?"

Pei Yue replied: "As expected, let me participate in tomorrow's court meeting."

Ye Qi's expression also became serious, she naturally knew what this meant to Pei Yue.

The rewards and punishments for the bandit incident will finally be settled, and Pei Yue's title will also be awarded, but both of them know that the situation is not as simple as imagined, and it is hard to predict what will happen in the end.

After a moment of silence, Ye Qi asked, "Do you want to invite your husband over?"

Pei Yue thought for a while, then shook his head calmly and said: "No need, the matter in Zhuangzi is very important now, sir can't leave it lightly, not to mention he can't go to the court meeting tomorrow, it's just worrying."

Ye Qi looked at his face and said softly, "Then I'll wait here for your safe return."

Pei Yue smiled slightly, clenched his right fist and said, "We will not miss the appointment."

(End of this chapter)