Chapter 348 Bei Liang Bei Liang

There is no feast under the sky, the pair of persimmon oranges of Bei Liang and Chen Wang parted ways, the latter continued to go to his hometown, the young eunuch naturally remained as a coachman for this Chen Shao Bao, the former turned into the treacherous pass of Tongguan at the eastern gateway of Liangzhou, and then continued to travel westward with a slight pause, and according to the whisking water room spies, the caravan of the imperial court of Liyang to deliver the decree was only half a day’s footsteps away from the young feudal king. The three eunuchs of the Clothes Python of the Seal Ribbon Supervisor could not have imagined that the King of Northern Liang, who should have stayed in Qingliang Mountain to receive the decree, was in fact hanging on their tails. Along the main post road, which is far more developed than the Central Plains, the two sides traveled all the way to the west, Xu Fengyen and Xu Beihuan refused the escort of Tongguan elite cavalry, so only Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaozhai acted as the escorts around them, and the four people and four riders were like the rich kids who traveled around the mountains and waters.

Mi Fengjie is a step by step finger Xuan realm cultivation, small streets in the rain in a battle, a lot of understanding, vaguely bottleneck signs of loosening, on the contrary, Fan Xiaochai, there is not the slightest benefit, this is probably only can be understood not to say their own chance.

Mi Fengjie asked Xu Fengyen about the mysteries of the celestial realm, and in the midst of the conversation, he revealed his desire for the old sword god Li Chungang’s famous technique Two Sleeves Green Snake, how could Xu Fengyen not be aware of Mi Fengjie’s thoughts, and also opened up with this late blooming swordsman, Two Sleeves Green Snake is certainly powerful, but unfortunately, it is not suitable for Mi Fengjie’s own sword path, and especially not suitable for this time of the year to change the course of the sword. Mi Fengjie thought a little bit and figured out the joints, but inevitably there are still some regrets. Unlike Xu Fengnian, he has been practicing the sword for more than forty years, and his own sword art and sword intention has long become “fixed”, the two sleeves green snake needs to be integrated into the essence of the person practicing the sword, it is not that Mi Fengjie can’t study the two sleeves green snake, and it is not that there is no possibility of breaking and then standing up, so as to go one step forward, but at this moment Mi Fengjie has just touched the threshold of the heavenly phenomenon realm, and there is no need to change at this critical moment. There is no need to throw yourself at this critical juncture, this is like a temple official has been among the Ministry of Public Works second-in-command of the minister, but want to venture into the Ministry of mandarins to start from the foreigner, even if the Ministry of mandarins is indeed more powerful, but the risk is too great, there is a possibility of not being able to adapt to the soil, and in the end, the basket of water is a empty one.

Xu Beihao has roughly heard Xu Fengyen recount the situation of the battle in the rain, with his notorious heartlessness in the Beiliang officialdom, but also a little palpitating.

When the four riders stopped their horses to take a break at a roadside tea shop, Xu Fengyen drank a bowl of bland tea soup that was completely unbeatable by the tigers of autumn, and suddenly said to Xu Beihuan, “After we drink the tea later, let’s follow up with the Yinshou Supervisor.”

Xu Beihuan was not afraid of the cold, but most of all afraid of the heat, at this time while drinking tea, while asking the tea shop owner for a bushel fan to shake vigorously, joked: “What? Are you going to ask for a lot of money? Gave that weird eunuch a pick-me-up, and then put a belly full of anger on the Yinshou Supervisor’s gang of eunuchs?”

Xu Fengnian ignored this guy’s cynicism, “Taking advantage of this opportunity, I plan to ask the court for one more Beiliang Road Deputy Envoy of Sections and Deputy Envoy of Strategies to greet them first, so that they won’t be caught off guard.”

Xu Beihuan frowned, “This is not a good idea, if it’s an ordinary official’s denunciation, it’s just a matter of course, but the denunciation of the Deputy Sectional Envoy and Deputy Secretary, belongs to the ‘general’s denunciation’, and requires a nod from the bigwigs of the Menxia Province, although Chen Wang just happens to be the Left Scattered Riding Standing Counselor of the Menxia Province, which is barely legitimate, but he is destined not to carry an official seal on his trip this time around. Although Chen Wang happens to be the left loose riding standing minister of Menxia Province, he can barely be considered legitimate, but he is not destined to carry the official seal on this trip. Moreover, with Chen Wang’s prudence, he will definitely not agree to your impromptu approach.”

Officials below the third grade, traditionally the Ministry of mandarins, military out of the Ministry of war, these twenty years, Xu Snapdragon in the world, the Ministry of mandarins and the Ministry of war on three occasions thrown to the Beiliang a total of more than 700 blank confession, let the Beiliang Road to select their own cut officials, the court is nothing more than hanging a name. This is not that the Northern Liang Dao is domineering, in fact, excluding the vassal of King Zhao Ying of Huainan, even the weakest and closest to the city of Tai’an, King Zhao Suo of Jiaodong, can do this, of course, the number of absolutely can not be compared with the Northern Liang Dao or Yanzhi Dao. However, for example, the report of the six ministers, or the general of a state’s assassin, such as the big officials, since the Dabing Dynasty has been known as the general’s report, always written by the chief official of the subordinate province on the golden five-color damask paper, and then submitted to the monarch, the grade of the paper is linked to the specific rank, the reason why Beiliang Dao’s deputy secretary of strategy, Song Dongming, was not recognized by the Central Plains previously was because of the lack of this indispensable process.

Xu Fengnian laughed: “The big deal is to let Tai’an City go back and make up for it, but it’s a small matter of a stagecoach ride.”

Xu Beihao’s tone was far from as light as Xu Fenian’s, “Will Yang Shenxing have any ideas?”

Xu Fengnian shook his head, “I’ve already gotten through to Yang Shenxing, the old man looks relieved.”

Xu Beihao sneered, “You believe it too?”

Xu Fengnian said flatly, “Perhaps one day, Yang Shenxing will thank Northern Liang from the bottom of his heart.”

Xu Beihuan turned his head and ordered another bowl of tea from the tea shop owner, took the bowl and waited until the old man walked away, asked, “Your worry-inducing old husband, Lu Dongjiang, has been promoted from assassin of Liangzhou to Deputy Secretary of Strategy? In this way, will there be a suspicion of explicit promotion and secret demotion?”

Xu Fengyen gently put down his tea bowl and slowly said, “Lu Dongjiang is a character who wants fame more than power, plus Li Gongde has resigned from the position of Secretary of Strategy three times, so Lu Dongjiang will only feel that he is furthering his deal with the number one civilian official of the Northern Liang Province.”

Speaking here, Xu Fengyen looked down at the empty tea bowl, lost in thought, raised his head and smiled, “Then it’s a deal, you take up the position of deputy sectional envoy.”

Xu Beihuan subconsciously hmmm, after taking a sip of tea, he snapped back to his senses and glared, “Not the Assassin of Liangzhou?!”

Xu Fengnian laughed out loud and said, “That position is fine for Bai Yu to keep.”

Xu Beihao stared at the young vassal king and gritted his teeth, “Let go of your ass!”

Xu Fengnian was silent.

Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai had no idea why the two suddenly turned against each other.

Xu Beihao laughed in anger, “I, Xu Beihao, need you to arrange a retreat? I need you, Xu Fengnian, to set up a ladder for my future in the Liyang Dynasty?”

The second Liang-Mang war, inevitably must be divided into a winner and a loser dead or alive, once the northern Liang lost, there will inevitably be a situation where the Liyang court absorbs a large number of northern Liang officials, northern Liang military generals in general will die in the war outside the pass, the wall grass will not be no, but there should not be many, at most, is that Cao Xiaokiao’s stream will leave the northwestern part of the country, and the northern Liang civil officials in the pass after that refuses to the north of the city fell, the meaning of the existence of the city has been very little, is to die to defend the northern Liang or to evacuate the northwestern part of the country. Xu Fengnian will not force, then Xu Beihao as the deputy section minister in charge of the military power of Beiliang Dao Guan, no accident will be the highest rank of military officials, will be considered by the Liyang dynasty as the most worthy of the meat and potatoes of the bag, a Beiliang Dao from the second rank of the military generals, in the end, what it means, the world knows nowadays. If Beiliang wins by chance, the official status of this Deputy Festival Minister is naturally considered to be the icing on the cake. Only God knows how many of Beiliang’s 300,000 iron horsemen will be left. It is very likely that the fusion of the official circles of Northern Liang and the Central Plains will be a major trend. I’m afraid that the four states under Beiliang’s jurisdiction, where people’s livelihoods have been depleted and greatly injured, will need someone to serve as an official in the imperial court and speak out for the people of Beiliang, and only one Chen Wang will not be enough, not to mention that Chen Wang will not be suitable to take a public stand for Beiliang in the future as well.

After all, Xu Beihao is not the same orange that just entered Beiliang, and after many years of sharpening his skills in the officialdom, he quickly figured out the good intentions of the young vassal king, sighed, and said in a firm tone, “Leave this opportunity to Chen Xiliang, and I’ll forget about it.”

Xu Fengnian, who had grown stronger in Northern Liang, unprecedentedly did not insist on his own views, nodded his head and smiled, “As you wish.”

Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai coincidentally raised their heads to the sky as a black dot appeared in view.

A handsome raptor broke through the sky and landed on the small table around the four of them, pecking at the back of the young feudal lord’s hand.

Xu Fengyen skillfully took off the secret reed pipe of the water whisking room hanging on the feet of this six-year falcon, gently poured out the spy report, spread it out and looked at it, the corners of his mouth hooked up as if he was trying hard to suppress a smile.

Xu Beihao asked, “Military intelligence in the western region?”

Xu Fengyen handed the rolled paper to Xu Beihuan, who took a look at it and lamented, “This time it’s a real relief.”

Regarding Cao Wei Xie Xijian’s unauthorized change to the established strategy of Liuzhou, he temporarily decided to intercept and kill Caste Tan’s cavalry at Miyun Pass, the post rider quickly transmitted the military intelligence from Fengxiang Lin Yao Qing Cang all the way to Qingliang Mountain and Huai Yang Pass, which stirred up the top management of Beiliang, some old and respected border generals, if they were not concerned about Beiliang King’s face, after all, Cao Wei Xie Xijian, two of the young cavalry generals are the beloved of Xu Fengyi who was cultivated by Xu Fengnian, I am afraid they would have openly scolded and criticized the general. I’m afraid that he would have publicly cursed. It can be said that Xu Fengyen’s power of opinion will be a large number of troops tilted Liuzhou, especially let Cao Wei Yu Luan knife these newcomers as well as Xie Xijian Kou Jianghuai these same young outsiders as the main general of the battle of Liuzhou, Xu Fengyen has borne a great deal of pressure, once the battle situation is unfavorable leading to the entire Liuzhou battlefield rotten, Xu Fengyen with the first Liangmang war to build up a huge military prestige is bound to be seriously impaired, but also with the flow of the state is also destined to fall into jeopardy, Liangzhou is also destined to fall into jeopardy. Liangzhou was also destined to fall into a critical situation.

Xu Beihuan tsked, “These two boys are really outlaws, they actually ate up Seedan’s cavalry in one breath right under the eyes of the monks of Ragged Mountain.”

Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “Cao Wei Xie Xijian put his life on the line to create such a good situation, it can’t be wasted.”

Xu Bei Hoan said in a bad mood, “I know what kind of shit you’re going to pull when you pucker your ass, fine, just let me, the temporary Beiliang Dao Deputy Festival Minister, make a trip to Mt. Ruoduo.”

Xu Fengnian played with the flavor: “Why did you change your mind?”

Xu Beihao said an inexplicable speech, “To me, it’s actually all the same.”

Xu Fengyen did not bother to get to the bottom of it and turned to Mi Fengjie Fan Xiaochai, “The two of you escort Lord Deputy Festival Envoy to Mount Ruoduo, and by the way, have the whisking water room send a message to Cao Wei Xie Xijian, that after cooperating with the three of you to climb the mountain to convince Mount Ruoduo to ally with Beiliang, how they use their troops next can be free of the three restraints of the Liuju Assassination Office, Qingliang Mountain, and the capital government. ”

Xu Beihuan snapped up, Xu Fengyen asked, “There’s no need to be in such a hurry, right?”

Xu Beihuan blanked a glance and walked straight towards those riders, Xu Fengyen had to follow and get up to see them off, Mi Fengjie was paying out money to settle the bill with the owner of the tea shop when Xu Fengyen suddenly laughed, “Give me more copper coins, I’ll ask for two more bowls of wine.”

Xu Beihao mounted his horse, looked down at the young feudal lord and said with a stern face, “Remember, don’t get carried away!”

Xu Fengnian said with an innocent face, “I’ve never seen any big storms, how can I.”

Xu Beihao laughed coldly and said, “You’re almost grinning from ear to ear!”

Xu Fengnian was resentful and didn’t talk back.

Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai exchanged glances, the old man’s eyes were full of smiles, obviously pleased with this image of the Northern Liang monarchs and ministers getting along with each other, while Fan Xiaochai was a bit annoyed, seeming to be a bit dissatisfied with that Xu Beihao’s attitude.

Xu Fengyen waved his hand to the three riders to see them off.

Waiting until the three riders silhouette disappeared in the field of vision, Xu Fengyen then returned to sit back at the table, the table has been set up two large white bowls of crude green ant wine, Xu Fengyen a bowl, that head of the year by Chu Lushan personally boiled out of the Haidongqing a bowl.

Xu Fengyen reached out and stroked its feathers, his eyes were gentle, smiled and said, “Old buddy, take it easy and drink.”

Two times away from the Yang Jianghu, once the North Mang Jianghu, countless life and death gathering and dispersing, only this old buddy always accompanied by his side.

The tea shop owner is just an ordinary citizen with shallow eyesight, after seeing this bird drinking scene is really eye-opening, can’t help but come close to sit down, curiously asked: “Sir, what is this bird ah, look really handsome!”

Xu Fengnian picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, laughed and said, “Liaodong’s Haidongqing.”

The old man, who had never heard of the Haidongqing, let out a cry, and then tentatively asked, “If you can afford to raise such a good bird with such an aura, your family is not bad, is it?”

Xu Fengnian grinned, “That’s not true! My father fought a lifetime of battles to save the family business today, and after it was handed over to me, some big names outside of Beiliang were all jealous and missed it.”

The old man felt that this young man in front of him, just like those local Northern Liang generals’ children, liked to take his father’s military achievements to talk to people, and was not afraid of choking on his big words. Who doesn’t know that the rich people of Northern Liang, even the rich man in Lingzhou, when they meet the lords of the big families in the neighboring counties, they never dare to say that they have a lot of silver in their pockets?

Xu Fengyen took off the jade pendant hanging on his waist, “Old brother, I am happy today, I invite you to drink! If you don’t have any silver on you, just pawn the item here and let someone redeem it with silver later.”

The old man first glanced at the jade pendant that he didn’t know whether it was real or fake, and then glanced at the bird on the table pecking at the wine with its head down, hesitated, but finally nodded, and went to carry two jars of the best green ant wine that couldn’t be sold.

The old man at first drink very moderate, and so the young man finished a big bowl of wine, he only drank a small half bowl, and the old man is very good, really want to let go of the stomach to drink, I’m afraid that seven or eight bowls can carry, but the tea shop business on the old man one person to take care of, worried about really drunk, then the young man feet wipe away the oil to walk away how to do it? Then he will be scolded by his mother-in-law from today to the end of the year. Not to mention that the family has a young grandson studying in the village school, the old man is thinking of this year’s New Year’s Eve, save up the broken silver, to buy that child that is called what the four treasures of the rare objects, not long ago, listening to the children home to say that the village school to come to the village school was originally in the great academy of the young Mr. study, learning more than the sky, and they said a number of things about the south of the Yangtze River, said that the bridges and rivers of homes, the young Mr. also said that his family’s The garden scenery …… in fact, the child said not really, even the book have not touched the old man to listen to more do not understand, just listen to listen to, a lifetime of hard life of the old man will feel the heart, more out of some hope.

They are a village of more than a hundred families, the first time the Guanwai and the North Mang barbarians war, a few families with a better family background have secretly run out, until the Guanwai won the war, and then run back, the results of this time to fight again, there is no one to go to Lingshou under the pretext of relatives or leave the northern Liang.

The old man who runs the tea shop ushered in the year, in the end, see more than the year-round with the crops to deal with the village people to some more, listen to more tea drinkers gossip, the old man unconsciously understand a shallow truth, for hundreds of years, the most powerful and most unified grassland forces, claiming that millions of iron horsemen millions of armored, but in the whole twenty years, has not been able to enter the Central Plains of the half-step south.

Because in the past there was the great general Xu Snapdragon, now there is the new Liang King Xu Fengnian.

Because there are two generations of Xu family in Northern Liang.

The old man does not understand what the clan king cut off what harm to the court, also do not understand the North Liang and Liyang Zhao room bump, living in the old man in the North Liang, only know that we in the North Liang in the Guanwai fight even more tragic, but the North Liang territory, more than 20 years, have not seen a horseback riding sword North Mang barbarians.

The unarmed people, can live in peace, as long as they are willing to put out their energy to feed their families, under the sky can there be a more comfortable thing than this? No more.

One by one, the old man also gradually drink high, drink happy.

The son of a drunk, said a lot of nonsense, said he was a child at home in the lobby to many great generals toasted, but also used the creations of the saying, said what “Hu’er will be out for the wine”, said that at that time in his home lobby sat Yan Wenluan He Zhonghu Chen Yuntui Zhonghongwu, these old men generals, sitting in the Li Kung Tak Yan Jiexi, these civil officials! The old man, and Chen Zhi Bao Chu Lushan Yuan Zuozong Qi Dangguo Yao Jian Ye Xizhen these young people.

Already drunk seven or eight points of the old man laughed, not seriously, laughed at the young man a “all nonsense, nonsense”.

Finally, the young man seems to have read some poetry and books began to let go of his voice and sing, saying that there are some words to say with the Central Plains to listen to.

You only see, you only see listening to the tide of the lake ten thousand carp jump Dragon Gate!

The only thing I don’t see is Qingliang Mountain, with its famous stone monuments!

You can only see the head of Hulukou building the capital city!

I don’t see the skeletons of the dead under the high wall!

You can only see the horses in the north of Liangzhou and the wind in the west!

I don’t see the southern border, but the sound of books coming out of a broken hut!

You can only see 300,000 iron horsemen all over the world!

I don’t see the people of Northern Liang, all the families are onyx. ……

Later, whenever the young people in the Jun only see will talk about the word of the Central Plains, the old man also happened to be in the only not see between the voice of the loud “Northern Liang” word.

The old man didn’t know anything about it, but just wanted to join in the fun.

The young man’s voice is very bleak, like ……

Just like those everywhere in Beiliang rising bottom of the sharp persimmon tree, in the winter empty, only withered branches.

In the end, the old man of the tea house fell on the table and passed out, the young man staggered to stand up, put the jade pendant into the old man’s hand, and helped the old man to hold his hand tightly after that, then walked towards the horse.

Under the setting sun, one person and one horse, slowly traveling west.

The young man was riding the horse while dozing off, his body swaying as the horse’s back rose and fell.

A person sleeping is like a small death.

A sleep without waking up is a great death.