Empress Chu

Xie Yanlai ignored him and walked slowly behind.

The soldiers and horses moved down the hillside together.

When a group of people galloped into the city, the pattering rain turned into a downpour.

Because they were too lazy to put on raincloths, Zhong Changrong and his party were soaked in just a few steps.

The soldiers dispersed, and Zhong Changrong plunged into the government office, and a soldier rushed towards him with a cup of hot tea in one hand and a handkerchief in the other——

"My lord, wipe it off quickly—this is ginger tea—as soon as I saw the change of weather, I immediately made ginger tea—"

Zhong Changrong was upset in his heart. Although he disdained being served like this, it was good to be served like this, so he reached out to accept it.

The soldier passed him and ran behind him.

"Master, I knew you didn't know how to put on raincloths. The raincloths in our army are not made well."

Zhong Changrong's face was like the bottom of a pot, and he turned his head and stared fiercely. Xie Yanlai had already drank the ginger tea, and the soldier held a towel to wipe his head, face and body——

"—Master, the spring rain is cold and the hot water is ready. Wash it and change into clean clothes—"

Xie Yanlai was not at all displeased with his hospitality, and accepted it calmly, and commented after drinking the ginger tea: "It's too sweet, what sugar do you put in the ginger tea?"

The soldier looked annoyed: "I was afraid that the young master would suffer, so I added a handful of sugar." Then he said, "I'm going to cook a new bowl."

He did what he said and ran, but was kicked away the next moment.

"Team leader Xiaoshan!" Zhong Changrong scolded, "Go away."

The team led the hill to roll to one side, but still wanted to keep rolling forward——

"Lieutenant Xie, the inspection is over, what are you still doing here?" Zhong Changrong told the other person to get out, "Get out."

Xie Yanlai sneered and said: "It's not because you didn't think well about things, and when you think of something, you get someone to call me. I'm leaving now. Don't call me later. I'm not idle in Luocheng with nothing to do. "

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

Xiao Shan chased after a few steps: "Master—" But he knew he couldn't keep it, "Master, I'll get you a good raincloth—"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhong Changrong kicked him in the back.

Xie Yanlai was no longer in sight.

"General." Xiao Shan turned around with his shoulders slumped, with an unhappy expression on his face, "Why did you hit me?"

Zhong Changrong let out a sigh: "You will show me face if I hit you? Then Xie Yanlai—" He pointed to the door where no one was there, "I beat you to tears last year, why did you still follow him when you saw him?" Like your own father?"

Speaking of what happened last year, Xiao Shan's eye circles suddenly turned red, as if the pain from being beaten surged up again.

"General, what do you know?" He said in a nasal voice, "You only saw me crying, but you didn't see Mr. Xie crying too. He cried while beating me. What does that mean? It means I let him too much Disappointed, he has high hopes for me, hit me, hurts his heart - I don't have a father, if my father is there, I will probably thank my young master for treating me like this."

Zhong Changrong was stunned to hear this, angry and funny, what nonsense.

He didn't know what happened to Xie Yanlai and Xiaoshan, it seemed that as soon as he left, someone came to report that Xie Yanlai beat Xiaoshan and drove him back.

He didn't take it seriously. After Xie Yan came to the frontier army, he fought with people in private not once or twice.

This dog's temper is naturally annoying.

Of course, there were also some generals who made sarcastic remarks to him, saying that Xiao Shan belonged to Zhong Changrong, and Xie would not use it, reminding him that Xie and them were not of the same mind, and he had to guard against this Xie Yan.

Zhong Changrong naturally ignored these words, Mrs. Xie and him were indeed not of the same mind, but this Xie Yan came——

He is careless!

Zhong Changrong was slightly distracted, Xiao Shan squatted on the ground and muttered: "I broke my heart, I worked hard for a year, I hope my master can see me—"

Zhong Changrong raised his foot and kicked him: "You worthless thing, I will give you soldiers and horses, let you be the leader of the team, lead the troops to kill the enemy, you don't want to repay me, you only want to let Xie Yanlai see it, let him See what's good."

"General, killing the enemy with Master Xie is very enjoyable." Xiao Shan retorted, talking about this with joy, "Master's killing the enemy is a miracle, fast, ruthless, and the battles he fought were all made in World War I." There is not a single soldier left in Xiliang, they are very fierce."

Xie Yanlai, this kid is very fierce in wars, and he is desperate to fight, so Zhong Changrong can't help worrying every time.

"It's fierce, and it's also fierce in terms of casualties." He muttered.

"That's not it." Xiao Shan immediately retorted, "Young master fights the fiercest battles, he is fierce in private training, and he is also fierce in protecting everyone on the battlefield. Young master is not a random trader of life for military exploits. He is smart and knows how to fight. He can fight again. Many of the brothers he leads have been helped by him, otherwise they would have died on the battlefield. Although I didn't have the honor to fight with the young master, but the young master beat me that time, it looked ruthless, but I avoided it. To the point, I have a lot of meat in my butt, so he only spanks—”

Zhong Changrong couldn't take it anymore, and kicked him again: "Shut up, it's been a year since you came back, and you still look like this ghost."

Xiao Shan got up and left.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Zhong Changrong shouted again, "Do you still have that ginger tea? The hot water is ready, where is it? I got wet too—"

Xiao Shantou didn't turn back: "The hot water is ready, put it in the pot, sir, go and take a few sips by yourself, and soak it in the pot after drinking, I still have something to do, it's time for our team to patrol the city today. "

Zhong Changrong stared angrily, how could he just drink a couple of sips of hot water when it was his turn?

"You brat, you still know that you patrol the city, and you even came to me to show courteousness to others." He scolded.

He couldn't kick it even if he wanted to, so the kid ran out in a hurry.

Zhong Changrong cursed and went to wash up by himself. He had just changed his clothes when a letter came. He said it was from the capital. Zhong Changrong took it without thinking about dressing neatly. , eventually stopped, seemingly making a difficult decision.

"Come here." He ordered, "Call Lieutenant Xie from Luocheng."

……

……

Xie Yanlai barged in dressed in rain.

"General Zhong." He shouted, "I said earlier, don't come to me casually—"

Zhong Changrong glared at him: "There is a new mission."

Xie Yanlai stood in the hall, raised her hand to stroke the rain on her eyebrows, her phoenix eyes slanted and said, "Your general, you don't follow the order."

Zhong Changrong sneered: "Go to the capital."

Xie Yanlai's sneer that came to her nose stopped suddenly, and her fingers condensed on her brow.

Beijing.

I haven't seen her for a long time in the distant capital, her.

Chapter 2 new order

The spring rain continued, and the hall was dim. A light flashed in the young general's eyes, but the next moment his head shook slightly, shaking off the rain on his face and hair.

"What's the matter? There's another war in the capital?" He said, "The empress is sitting in the capital, can't she still suppress it?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhong Changrong was already annoyed, "My lady is in the capital, and the capital is very good."

Xie Yan came and said, "Then I won't go. It's war time, and the capital is not fighting. Why go there?"

Then get out, Zhong Changrong knew he should say this sentence, but he took a deep breath and swallowed it forcefully: "The court wants to inquire about the war with Xiliang, I can't go, other people go, I can't believe it."

He looked at Xie Yanlai, and tightly clenched the hand hanging by his side.

"I don't want to have the general's regrets."

Xie Yanlai thought it was a little funny, and it was really strange, that girl was like this, and Zhong Changrong, who didn't like him, was also like this, no one could trust him, only him.

He is obviously the most untrustworthy person.

He should say a few ironic words, such as how to mess around, no one in this big world can trust him, he can only trust him, the son of a foreign relative.

But looking at the unshaven man in front of him, although he was much more powerful than when he first met, he also lost a lot of weight.

It's not easy either—

Xie Yan came to swallow the words, and changed the sentence: "Who goes who goes, it is related to the overall situation of the frontier army, and the war plan is not up to you alone. Call the generals to discuss."

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……

The number of soldiers and horses in the counties increased significantly, and the five generals of the frontier army arrived one after another within two or three days.

The generals filed in with their officers and lieutenants, glanced around the hall, and saw that Zhong Changrong hadn't come yet, and a young man was sitting crookedly on the chair on the left——

He was sitting in the position of the Fallen Army.

The generals knew that Chu Yu was gone, and Zhong Changrong temporarily replaced Yunzhong County's commander, and the Luocheng Army pointed it to Xie Yan to take over temporarily.

The Luocheng Army only had General Wei back then, but they could also sit on an equal footing with these great generals.

Now that General Wei is gone, a school lieutenant can sit on an equal footing here.

It really made everyone don't know how to say hello, it was really chaotic.

However, apart from the Falling City Guards, the general of the left-wing army was dismissed because of his unfavorable leadership, and was replaced by a refined official.

This person can say hello, the general with a beard said with a smile: "Liang Changshi."

Second Master Liang returned the gift with a smile: "General Huang."

"Recently, your left-wing army detected the movements of the King of Xiliang, which is amazing." General Huang sighed, "Liang Changshi is really sharp."

Liang Erye shook his head: "It was just detected, and it didn't do any harm to the King of Xiliang, so it's not worthy of praise."

Another broad-faced and sword-browed general cheered with a smile: "That means that the King of Xiliang's movements can no longer be concealed, and he will definitely hit them hard next time."

Second Master Liang was no longer modest this time, and said with a smile: "We will work together, and Xiliang will definitely be hit hard."

Everyone in the hall laughed—except Captain Xie, who sat on a chair and looked at his nails.

The Xie family's children are proud and precious. If you have something to say to them, General Huang with a beard looks at another young man in the hall.

The young general was wearing armor, standing behind Erye Liang, quiet and steady.

"General Xiaoliang is here, so I saved a lot of energy." General Huang smiled, leaning forward and leaning on Erye Liang's chair, "Liang Changshi, how about I exchange two battalions for Xiaoliang in our army?" ?”

Another general immediately joked: "Old Hu, what you think is beautiful, Xiaoliang will only be worth two battalions? Old Liang." He said to Liang Erye, "Next time your left wing needs anything, our army will listen to your orders and serve you To help."

This is really a big promise, Liang Erye hurriedly waved his hands with a smile: "Don't dare dare—"

Liang Qiang, who had been quiet and silent all this time, also smiled and saluted at this time: "You dare not, but thank you to the generals for their love and praise. Liang Qiang can have some credit. It is all because of the general's command and the bravery of the soldiers in the same robe. It is not the strength of Liang Qiang alone."

The expressions of several generals were even more admirable: "Young people are awesome, Xiao Liang will stop being humble."

Zhong Changrong walked in surrounded by the lieutenants, coughed heavily, the joking and joking in the hall stopped immediately, they stood up one after another, and saluted Zhong Changrong: "Shuai Zhong."

Xie Yanlai also stood up, but his movements were a step slower than others, and when Zhong Changrong signaled that everyone should not be too polite, he just accepted the courtesy.

Zhong Changrong naturally saw his little movements and didn't bother to pay attention.

"This is a new official letter from the imperial court." He said, and asked the clerk to pass a document to everyone for circulation - past Xie Yanlai.

The other four looked at it, Liang Erye was silent, and the remaining three generals discussed in a low voice.

"It's not surprising that the court listened to the narration at this time. It has been two years since the war." Zhong Changrong said, "The king of Xiliang has never been able to cross the border. It's time to win."

"Zhong Shuai, I don't know how the court will win this victory." General Huang with a beard pondered for a moment, then asked suddenly.

Zhong Changrong looked at him and paused every word: "It can only be victory."

General Huang stood up solemnly, and several other generals, including Xie Yanlai, also stood up, in unison.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, Zhong Changrong motioned for everyone to sit down.

"The more it is at this time, the more we can't slack off. None of us veterans can leave the frontier army." He said, "So, I decided to let Xiaowei Xie go to the capital to face the saint."

All eyes in the hall were on Xie Yanlai.

It is said that it is a job description, but it is actually a reward. Those who can go to Beijing to face the saint will definitely receive the reward.

Let this Xie Yan come and go - the minds of several generals changed. When the Zhao family and the Yang family were prominent, they often fought for military power in the army. This kind of thing happened a lot.

Now that the old Xuanhe is gone, it's time for the new Xuanhe to come.

Xie Yanlai sat upright, looked at the generals, and said calmly: "Everyone has anything to say, tell me, and I will convey it to you when the time comes."

Even without humility, he accepted it calmly.

General Huang with a beard turned his eyes away: "Lieutenant Xie remembers that our achievements today are hard-won."

The other two generals only nodded: "It's fine for Zhong Shuai to make the decision."

Zhong Changrong pointed to the deputy general Shi Sima and the others behind him: "You all sorted out the affairs in your respective armies and sent them to the imperial court together."

The generals stood up and agreed in unison.

Three generals sat down, but one remained standing.

"Zhong Shuai." He said, "About the matter of going to Beijing, there will be something reported at the end."