Zhufengtang built a pavilion in Nanyu Lane, the east city of Kelan City. After the five hundred prisoners were incorporated into the Xiang Army, it was also officially open to engage in the trading of five soldiers, mules and horses in Lanzhou; there
It is also Xu Huai’s public destination in Kelan City.
Liu Qiong'er first went with Wang Xuan and nanny Zhai to settle in the branch courtyard of Zhufengtang; Xu Huai, Yin Peng and Zheng Tu accompanied Wang Xuan to Zhou Ya along with Lu Xiong, Zheng Shou and Wang Kong.
Previously, the entire Hedong Road was mainly garrisoned by the Tianxiong Army. Now it will take a certain amount of time to gather the main force of the Tianxiong Army from the garrison in various states to the territory of Lanzhou.
However, the commander-in-chief of the capital, the generals above Du Yuhou and a group of subordinate officials who were incorporated into the West Route Army, all arrived at Kelan City from Taiyuan with Ge Boyi and Wang Fan at noon.
Although Ge Boyi would then move the military headquarters of the West Route Army to Ningwu City in the north, which was closer to the enemy's territory, in order to direct the war, at this time he would gather all the officials in the prefecture-controlled city of Qalan.
The state government office is said to be spacious, but it can only seat sixteen or seventeen people.
At this time, there were forty or fifty people in the prefecture government office, including the commander-in-chief, the Marquis of Du Yu, and the generals above the rank of military officer Cao, the prefecture chief. Most of them could not enter the official hall to speak, so they could only sit in the side room to rest for a while.
And because the conversation in the official hall would involve military aircraft, no one was allowed to stand in the corridor outside the door. Most of the middle and lower-level generals and the retinue of important officials could only wait in the courtyard; there were a dozen soldiers with swords and armor guarding the corridor.
However, after hearing that Wang Zhen had arrived at the Yamen, everyone rushed to the front yard together.
Wang Fan's rank was not high, but the power of the dynasty was not directly linked to his rank. He was ordered to supervise the army. His status in the Western Route Army was second only to Ge Boyi, the commander of the capital, and Guo Zhongxiong, the deputy transfer envoy.
Number three.
As the former Yushi Zhongcheng, Wang Zhen was granted the title of Lanzhou Defense Envoy only in vain, but as Wang Fan's father, he did not rule out the opportunity to return to the central government in the future, so he also gave Ge Boyi full courtesy this time.
, took Guo Zhongxiong and other generals to accompany Wang Fan to the front yard to greet him.
Although Wang Fan was only in his early forties, he looked dark and thin, even looking rugged, but his eyes were bright. When he saw his old father walking into the courtyard, he ignored his official robe and his eyes
He knelt down and cried:
"My child has fulfilled his sacred mandate and returned from his mission!"
"Okay!" Wang Zhen said to control his emotions when he got off the carriage. At this moment, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing this scene, Xu Huai was also quite emotional.
Ge Boyi also arrived in Lanzhou at noon. He still had some urgent military matters to discuss and did not have time to give Wang Zhen. Wang Fan and his son reminisced about old times, so they first introduced some of the main generals around him to Wang Zhen.
Xu Huai had not had the opportunity to see Guo Zhongxiong before. Now he saw that his beard and hair were half white, and his face was gloomy. It was difficult to tell what he was thinking. However, it was Yue Hailou who was hiding in the prison camp. Xu Huai had met him twice, only before.
We couldn't confirm his identity.
After a brief exchange of greetings in the front yard, Ge Boyi invited Wang Zhen to join him in the official hall to discuss matters.
As Wang Zhen's retinue, Xu Huai and the others were qualified to stay in the courtyard in front of the official hall.
"Mom, can we be regarded as prosperous?" Zheng Tu saw that there were many people wearing official uniforms around him. He was standing in the yard waiting with them. He didn't feel at all that he could only wait in the yard.
What's wrong? I couldn't help but ask Xu Huai a little excitedly.
After all, Zheng Tu's reaction was slower than that of Su Laochang, Liu Qiong'er and the others. Only now did they realize what Wang Fan's successful mission and Chi Hu's return to the capital meant to them.
"Don't act like a villain and let others look down upon us!" Xu Huai saw that the armor and soldiers standing in the corridor prohibited unrelated people from approaching, but there was an empty space on the steps in front of the corridor, so he directly pulled Zheng Tu over.
Sitting down, regardless of what the armored soldiers and the high-ranking dignitaries in the government hall thought of him, he took off the sword from his waist and laid it across his knees to prevent the long scabbard from hitting the ground.
Xu Huai couldn't tell Lu Xiong some words, so he directly told Lu Xiong and Wang Zhen in the court through actions that he still wanted to be a rude young man.
And in this courtyard and even in the official hall, Xu Huai didn't think anyone was qualified to stand: there was no chair to sit on, so the young master sat on the ground.
The captain on duty in the corridor twitched his brows several times, but finally held back his voice and said nothing to drive away the rude young man in front of him who had followed Wang Zhen.
The big shots in the official court, of course, ignored Xu Huai's existence and could not refute Wang Zhen's face for such trivial matters.
Xu Huai saw Chen Zixiao not far away, and Zeng Run glanced towards them from time to time, happily raising his hands to say hello: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Zeng, General Chen? Why are you waiting outside?
Wait, I haven’t even found a chair to sit on inside. Who the hell is blind? Come on, come on, come on, I’ll move a seat for you, and we’ll have to take care of each other in the future..."
"You still say that I, the villain, Dezhi, look at you?" Zheng Tu felt dissatisfied and muttered in a low voice, "If you keep your voice down, aren't you afraid of being kicked out? That would be so embarrassing!"
"You're a worthless guy!" Xu Huai scolded Zheng Tu with a smile.
Chen Zixiao looked leisurely at the whirling locust tree in the corner of the courtyard and ignored Xu Huai.
Zeng Run, however, was still thinking about the past humiliation by Xu Huai. He had a fair face and his teeth clenched so hard that the veins on his cheeks trembled slightly.
However, Guo Boyi was a neutral faction in the court, and he had always been cautious about the alliance against Yan. He neither opposed nor supported it. He could be said to be a treacherous old man. It can be said that most of the local officials in Lanzhou were like this.
Their attitude was such that Wang Zhen was able to use grain and grain to show off his teeth before, so they were forced to make concessions.
Now that Wang Fan has come to Lanzhou, there is a possibility that Wang Cun will retaliate at any time. No matter how he can't bear to see Xu Huai's triumphant face, he can only suffer from it for the rest of his life.
Seeing that Zheng Tu ignored him as if he was afraid of being kicked out, Xu Huai picked up a branch and scribbled on the ground, but secretly thought in his heart:
Fa Yan divided his troops into two groups: east and west. The west route army was dominated by the neutral Tianxiong Army. Guo Zhongxiong was considered a hardcore member of the Cai faction. Why didn't Yue Hailou go to Daizhou to join Cai Yuanyou and continue to stay in Lanzhou?
Or does he have other matters that require him to stay in Lanzhou temporarily and will meet Cai Yuanyou in a few days?
Xu Huai was thinking about something, and soon he saw Wang Zhen walking out with the support of Wang Fan. Ge Boyi and others stood in the corridor of the official hall to see him off, but it turned out that Ge Boyi was reasonable and said some words before letting Wang Zhen and Wang go.
Fan left first to talk about the separation between father and son.
There was also a middle-aged official with an elegant appearance and extraordinary bearing who followed Wang Zhen. Wang Fan and his son came out and asked Zheng Shou in the courtyard, "Where is Xuan'er?"
Just now, a bunch of generals followed Ge Boyi and exchanged greetings with each other. Xu Huai didn't pay special attention to this person. Lu Xiong didn't know this person either, but after hearing him address Wang Xuan in a friendly tone, he replied:
"Zhufengtang has a branch in Lanzhou. It is inconvenient for Miss Xuan to come directly to the state office, so she has to wait there first."
"Then we won't delay here - looking at Wang Fan, I wonder how eager he is to see his precious daughter!" the middle-aged official said with a smile.
No one told the details of the banditry in Tongbai Mountain. At this time, Wang Fan only knew that after his wife died of illness, his father was demoted, and Wang Xuan followed him all the way to Tangzhou and Lanzhou. He did not know how much hardship he had to endure, and his heart was filled with pain.
I felt so sad that I couldn't wait to walk to the state government office.
Not long after everyone left the government office, a dozen people led horses and rushed over from elsewhere. The two young men at the head shouted as they walked: "Father, brother-in-law, wait for us, why are you out so early?"
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The middle-aged official's face darkened and he asked: "How long have you two bastards been, and where have you been fooling around?"
"I never thought that the courtyard of the government office in Lanzhou was so small and crowded with so many people. We didn't even have a place to stay. I thought you and your brother-in-law were discussing matters in the government office and would stay for a long time, so we went out to find a place to drink first.
It’s time for tea. We carefully watched what was going on in the state government office. Didn’t we see you coming out and we rushed here?” The older young man explained with a smile to the middle-aged official.
Xu Huai looked at him and the thin-faced young man behind him, who looked to be in his early twenties or mid-twenties. Both of them had long straight-spine knives tied around their waists. They had strong bodies, thick finger joints, and tiger-mouth palms.
Because of their thick calluses, they must have spent a lot of time in martial arts with swords and guns, and the horses they led were all tied with long bows, quivers, spears and spears.
Wang Zhen was depressed and always felt guilty about Wang Xuan's mother, which was rarely mentioned in Tongbai Mountain. Xu Huai and Lu Xiong did not know much about the situation of Wang Xuan's uncle's family, but they did not expect that Wang Fan was not just the one who took care of Wang Xuan's mother-in-law.
Zheng Shou came to Lanzhou to serve alone, accompanied by Wang Xuan, her uncle, cousin and others.
The older young man saluted Wang Xun again: "Grandpa Yushi, you still remember us!"
"You are Zhu Zhi and he is Zhu Tong. Why did you two brothers come to Lanzhou?" Wang Zhen said.
"They are two bastards who can't learn literature or martial arts. I'm working in Lingnan, and they don't do anything serious all day long, and they can't even get an official position. This time I took them to Wang Fan.
I thought it would be good to come to Lanzhou to gain some experience." The middle-aged official said...
