Chapter 159: Chu Hou (Part 1)
The light rain in early spring is particularly cold.
It was the season when the light rain was pouring, but it was constantly falling, but with the remaining cold of winter, the cold kept creeping into people's flesh and blood when the wind blew.
In the afternoon, the light rain stopped and the weather was clear after the rain.
Lu Yu arrived on a horse. At first glance, he saw that the valley was covered with large corpses. It was obvious that the last battle after conquering Changsha was over.
The bloody smell made him, the civil servant who often went out with the army, frowned slightly.
But soon, his brows stretched out.
There were obviously fewer soldiers on his side in the corpses on the ground. As expected, the result of the battle was still good, and he thought so in his heart.
Since the killing has ended, only those who clean the battlefield are left.
I wonder where the coach who was watching the game went?
His eyes were searching everywhere.
Since the battle was over, although not many soldiers on his side died, there was still a tragic atmosphere on the entire battlefield. The solemn aura was particularly heavy on every soldier who could stand up.
"Who are you waiting for?" Several people who were obviously officers came over and saw the soldiers behind Lu Yu dressed, probably from their own camp. However, out of caution, one of the officers still asked.
Looking at the people in front of him with some broken wounds, Lu Yu did not speak, but took out a jade tablet from his arms and shook it in front of them.
"So it's an adult. I've seen him!" The few people who recognized the class and meaning of this jade plaque all bowed to Lu Yu immediately.
Lu Yu is a civil servant, but his official position is not low, and he is a sixth rank. In terms of his current territory, he is already an intermediate official. Naturally, these ordinary officers dare not offend such civil servants.
"Where is the Grand Marshal now?" Lu Yu asked.
"Sir, the Grand Marshal is inspecting the valley." An officer replied, "I'll take you there."
So Lu Yu stopped delaying and continued to urge the horse to walk into the valley.
Along the way, the tragic post-war scene made Lu Yu, the civil servant, keep rolling in his stomach. The soldiers who followed him in the yamen who accompanied him also looked pale.
They are from the countryside, and even if they are good at it, they still rarely see such scenes.
While walking in, Lu Yu suppressed the desire to vomit. As a civil servant, he walked along the way, and saw these deadly tragic corpses, he had not vomited them out before seeing Zheng Pingyuan. This was really a rare thing.
Lu Yu held the horse under his crotch. Although he had already seen Zheng Pingyuan resting there from a long distance, he still needed to report to see Zheng Pingyuan here.
Seeing that the personal guard had already walked to Zheng Pingyuan, while talking, he turned around and pointed in the direction of him.
Then, Zheng Pingyuan's eyes also fell here.
Lu Yu knew that the lord had seen him.
After a moment, the guard walked back: "The Grandmaster asked you to go there."
"Thank you." Nodded to the other party, Lu Yu led the horse and walked towards the position where Zheng Pingyuan stood.
Zheng Pingyuan was wearing a armor and looked majestic, and could not tell the usual style of aristocratic family.
At this time, Zheng Pingyuan was more like a general.
Beside Zheng Pingyuan, standing was Zheng Pingyuan's confidant Ji Gui, and there was another person, but a newcomer. Both of them were civil servants, but their temperaments were obviously different.
Ji Gui is a cautious person who is planning to plot, but this person is calm and has the style of a large clan. He has a elegant and calm temperament, which is obvious even on the battlefield.
Even Lu Yu, who thinks she has a good temperament, couldn't help but admire her.
At this time, the three of them saw him and their eyes turned to him at the same time.
Even Lu Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath and continued to move forward.
Surrounded by a group of soldiers, Zheng Pingyuan was patrolling the battlefield and suddenly received a report saying that he was a confidant civil servant who was staying in the camp and came over with people. It was naturally impossible for Zheng Pingyuan to disappear.
"Lu Yu, pay homage to the lord." Lu Yu turned over and bowed.
Zheng Pingyuan's face was calm, and it could be seen that the recent battles have made this person from a noble family deeper and heavier.
The murderous aura on his body became stronger and stronger, and combined with Zheng Pingyuan's own temperament, it gave people a sense of majesty.
"Lu Yu, you are not in the camp to handle official business, why are you here to do?" Zheng Pingyuan asked.
"Lord, Lu Yu was originally dealing with official duties in the camp, but suddenly he received news that the envoy sent by the court passed Jiangling City and had three soldiers blocked outside the city. Now, people from Jiangling City escorted him here and asked the lord to return to the camp to make plans." Lu Yu replied.
When Zheng Pingyuan heard this, he was slightly stunned: "It's really fast, it's time. I saw that Changsha is about to go down!"
"Mr. Ji, there is nothing wrong here, let's go back!" Zheng Pingyuan said, now it's just cleaning the battlefield. As soon as Zheng Pingyuan said, Ji Gui responded: "Promise!"
In the temporary camp, there was a tent, which was carefully surrounded by several teams of soldiers, patrolling and surveillance.
Inside the tent, there was silence.
Those who don’t know thought there was no one in the tent.
In fact, there were a few people who were staying in the tent at this time.
Sitting was a man with a calm face and a medium figure, about forty years old, he looked like a deputy official, and was wearing a fifth-rank official uniform. Behind him were a few people who looked like personal soldiers, wearing Wu Jun uniforms.
There were many people around outside, and the few people in the tent were not at all panic.
The middle-aged man in charge was quiet and diligent. This time he brought imperial edicts and envoys, and his mission was to release it. He cooperated with Zheng Pingyuan. Of course, the most important mission was to obtain Jiangling City.
As long as Jiangling City is obtained, the Wu army's navy will set off.
Outside the tent, there was a group of soldiers resting at a distance, but there were only about 500 people, not Wu Bing, but Jiangling City's own army.
At this time, someone came over on horseback, came to them, and asked them, "Are you from Jingzhou? Who is the leader? The commander wants to see you?"
"The last general is." A square-faced man stood up and saluted at the person who was about to come, saying, "The last general is the guard general, these are the guard soldiers."
"Okay, come with me alone. The coach is waiting in the tent over there to ask you." The person immediately saw that it was the general of the guard, and did not dare to neglect it. He gave a greeting and then said.
The square-faced man then followed him to a tent that looked very ordinary. He waited outside the tent for a while, and after being allowed, he walked into the tent.
As soon as I entered, a faint fragrance came towards me. It was the fragrance that wealthy families often used to smoke the room, not very pungent.
The arrangement around is very simple, but everything has taste.
"The last general has seen the Grand Marshal!" Although he had never seen Zheng Pingyuan so close, there were personal guards standing in the corner of the tent, and there was only one person sitting at the top. Who would this person be if it were not Zheng Pingyuan?
He immediately stepped forward and saluted, lying on the ground and did not dare to look up.
"You were you escorting the imperial envoy here?" Zheng Pingyuan asked lightly, his voice was not loud, but it was majestic.
The square-faced man glanced upwards and then hurriedly lowered his head. At this time, he didn't even dare to raise his head and replied respectfully: "Master, it was Beiyi who brought people to send the imperial envoy."
"Tell me about the situation!"
"Yes, the angel came with five thousand people from Sandu. There was a seventeen-ship ship, and he was intercepted outside the city. Lord Zhang and the angel came by on a boat. We were just following the army to serve."
Zheng Pingyuan asked some more questions and nodded: "Just get here, you can retreat first."
"promise."
"Go and invite Mr. Zhang here." A moment later, Zheng Pingyuan met another relative. He was the one who accompanied him to meet the King of Wu, and then said with instructions from both sides.
A personal guard immediately went to carry out the mission.
During the time when the other party was not brought to him, Zheng Pingyuan thought a lot.
Since the imperial court sent a special envoy over, Mr. Zhang's suggestion has been fulfilled.
Although the court has been in name only, Zheng Pingyuan is quite looking forward to it.
After a while, footsteps came.
First, the personal guard came in to report, and then Zhang Yu came over. Zheng Pingyuan hurriedly went out and greeted him at the tent door, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Yu's eyes twitched slightly and he smiled: "Lord, I have fulfilled my mission, but I have achieved it."
Logically speaking, the angels must be welcomed first, but the court can be destroyed in name only. This is what all the princes in the world know. Since this is the case, it is more important to see your envoy first.
"How is the specific situation?"
"The imperial court sent a special envoy Han Yi to come, and the imperial edict was known, that is, to enthrone the lord as the Marquis of Chu, the Grand Governor of Jingnan, and the angels held ruling to surrender the counties... The minister reached an agreement with the King of Wu, and when the six counties in Jingnan had four counties, they were handed over to Jiangling. I made a fuss and asked the lord to surrender."
Zheng Pingyuan stared at him and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang's move is very suitable for his wishes. What is the crime?"
Zheng Pingyuan was still happy in his heart when he was appointed as the Marquis of Chu. The Marquis of Chu was more legitimate than the Grand Governor of Jingnan. However, Zheng Pingyuan was just slightly happy and then returned to normal. He held Zhang Yu's hand and said, "Sir, he was just right. Changsha struggled to attack, and was surrounded and destroyed by our army. Now the city is basically empty and can be captured in less than three days."
He said again: "The loss is quite large, but it is because he has chewed the hardest bone. It is much easier to have the remaining four counties. This is all your merit!"
At this time, the imperial edict arrived, which played a great role in the subsequent pacification of Jingnan.
Zhang Yu bowed and said, "Congratulations to the lord, lord should meet the angel immediately at this time and not let him wait for a long time."
Although the court is declining, it is an angel after all, and this does not mean the court, but actually represents the King of Wu. It is not OK to be too rude.
Zheng Pingyuan heard this and said, "Good!"
Summon the angel immediately.
"The imperial envoy Han Yi has met Mr. Zheng." Soon, he bowed to the superiors and the special envoy Han Yi said.
Zheng Pingyuan thought about it and gave a big gift: "Greetings to the angel."
Seeing this, the special envoy Han Yi looked better and did not delay. He directly took out the order and read it in person.
Chapter completed!