"Then let's go down and pack our things. Fourth uncle, let's take a rest early. There are some things that you don't need to take to heart. The big man-eating soldiers and horses have been crippled by us. Even if we give them a few more months to rest, it won't be enough.
He's just hanging on for breath!" Seeing that Feng Changqing still couldn't muster any energy, Wang Xun felt a little worried. After knowing each other for so long, this man was not tall, but his shoulders were as strong as rocks, which always gave him a sense of uprightness.
A sense of reliability. It was as if the sky was falling, and this person could hold it with his backbone. However, today, this steady and heavy feeling suddenly disappeared, and what awaited him was a kind of weakness and decadence that could not be driven away.
"Don't leave in a hurry. I still have something to tell you!" Feng Changqing's tone suddenly became a little urgent, he raised his body forward slightly, and then quickly sat back down.
"Uncle Fourth, please tell me!" Wang Xun took another half step forward, narrowed the distance between the two, and asked for advice with a smile.
"Yeah!" Feng Changqing murmured in a low voice, and then gently squeezed his forehead with his hand. It seemed as if he had a lot to say, but suddenly forgot where to start. After thinking for a while, he smiled.
, whispered: "Actually, there's nothing to say. They're all just random things. You haven't had dinner yet! Why don't you just stay and have a couple of drinks with my old man?"
"This junior can only ask for it!" Wang Xun was stunned, and his young face was immediately filled with a joyful smile. It was not because he felt how honored he was to have dinner with Feng Changqing, but because he and Feng Changqing had been together since they arrived in Anxi.
There is an added layer of relationship between boss and subordinate. Although they never deliberately avoid each other, there are not many opportunities to come into contact with each other. Not to mention being taught by the old man alone like in Chang'an!
Seeing the unadorned joy on Wang Xun's face, Feng Changqing's face also lit up, he smiled, and scolded in a low voice, "Isn't it just a few glasses of wine? The army doesn't usually prohibit you from drinking, but there is one
Just be moderate."
"Aren't you about to separate from your fourth uncle?" Wang Xun scratched his neck and made excuses for himself with a smile.
"Okay!" Feng Changqing waved his hand gently, and then turned his eyes to the door, "Come here, tell the kitchen to roast a roe deer, and take the few barrels of wine brewed by the Flynn people that the Lord of Little Bolu gave me.
Come up! I want to have a good time catching up with my nephew today! If it’s not an important military situation, don’t let anyone come in and disturb me!”
"No!" the guards agreed and trotted off to prepare. After a while, a whole steaming roasted roe deer was served on a huge silver plate.
Late summer is not the season for eating barbecue, but people who serve in the army are not very particular. Moreover, here in a borderland far away from the Central Plains, not only are the dishes extremely scarce, but it is also very difficult to get all kinds of spices and condiments. Therefore, local charcoal fires are used
Roasted local game becomes a delicious delicacy.
Someone brought the white jade glazed cups donated by the countries in the Western Regions and placed them on the short table in front of Wang Xun and Feng Changqing. Then he lifted up a huge wooden bucket and slowly filled the two luminous cups. The scarlet
Lined by the cold white jade, the wine immediately became a bit hot, as if two cups of flowing blood were slowly stirring in the unruly heart.
"Done!" Feng Changqing raised the luminous cup himself and drank it in one gulp.
"Okay!" Knowing that the other party didn't like people who were strict with details, Wang Xun happily raised the wine cup in front of him, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"Okay! Come again!" Feng Changqing cut a large piece of meat with his pocket knife and ate it. Then he raised the second glass of wine that the guards had just filled for him and drank it down again.
Wang Xun always liked to drink a little, and now that it was given by his elders, how could he not obey? He also imitated Feng Changqing's example and raised the second glass of wine and drank it down.
The wine made by the Flynn people is different from that of the Western Regions and the Central Plains. It has a light sweetness and a strong sour taste. When drunk with meat, it can greatly dissolve the greasiness of fat. In addition to being refreshing, it still lingers on people's lips and teeth.
There is a hint of pungent sweetness left in the room. Although this pungent and sweet taste is not as sharp as the Zhongyuan wine, it lingers under the throat and in the belly for a long time. It is like a fire is lit inside.
, to burn up all the male pride, burn it to ashes, and then turn it into particles of glass and scatter it into the desolate sea of the Western Region.
The uncle and nephew took a sip of wine and a sip of meat, and soon they were dizzy and feverish. When the flames in his stomach were almost gone, Feng Changqing grabbed the wet cloth handed over by his entourage and rubbed it on it a few times.
Then he asked with a hint of drunkenness: "To be honest, do you feel that your fourth uncle can no longer protect you?"
Wang Xun had already answered the same question once before. Of course he couldn't go back on his promise at this moment. He quickly put down the wine cup in his hand and explained with a smile: "How can it be? It's because the fourth uncle thought wrongly. There is no soldier in the hand of that surnamed Bian.
I'm still worried that my fourth uncle won't be able to deal with him?! I'm just not willing to let that fake food envoy take advantage of our Anxi army. At the same time, I also want to go out and see the world by myself!"
Feng Changqing just smiled bitterly and did not expose Wang Xun or express his belief. After the latter finished speaking, he shook his head and sighed: "Actually, you are right to leave. If you stay in the army, it will be really difficult for me.
Protecting you!"
"Fourth uncle!" Wang Xun was stunned. He didn't expect that his few truthful words would cause Feng Changqing to suffer such a heavy blow. "Fourth uncle is scaring me again. This Anxi Army is not your old one.
What? No matter how scheming the guy next to me is, he can only use some underhanded tricks. If he really makes you anxious, just slap the table and you will definitely scare the shit out of him!"
"Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha!" Feng Changqing laughed loudly. I don't know if he felt happy because of Wang Xun's words, or if he felt disappointed. "I, I, I never thought that I am so capable in your eyes!
Old man, old man..."
He suddenly started coughing loudly again. His close followers rushed to help him, but he pushed them away with his hands and said, "Get away and stay there. I'm not ready to die yet. Come on, drink."
Drink, let’s have another drink!”
Someone desperately winked at Wang Xun, signaling him not to take on Feng Changqing's troubles again. However, Feng Changqing didn't care whether Wang Xun was willing to accompany him or not, so he quickly drank another glass and finished the wine.
, and his coughing stopped. He breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered loudly, "Pour the wine, or get out, I will pour it for myself!"
The confidants on the left and right did not dare to disobey, so they had to pour him another half cup. Feng Changqing held the luminous cup in his hand and recited in a low voice, "Luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink, Pipa will urge you immediately."
Mingyun, do you know what the last two sentences are?"
This Que Liangzhou poem is one of the few famous poems that Wang Xun can recite. He quickly cleared his throat and responded loudly: "Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times!"
"Yes!" Feng Changqing sighed in a low voice, "Don't laugh, Lord, who is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many battles have there been in ancient times? Then do you know whether more famous generals in ancient times really died on the battlefield, or died in small battles?"
Do people have more in their hands?”
"This..." Wang Xun was completely stunned by the question. He originally had limited knowledge, and the questions Feng Changqing asked were too abrupt and profound, which made him unable to even piece together the answer. He thought about it for a long time.
After a while, I figured out what the other person meant, and explained with a smile: "There must be many people who live in wealth and wealth. Why should my fourth uncle be so serious with this villain? If you are tired of him, just find a way to get him to leave Anxi. Nephew
I don’t believe it. The imperial court would offend you for a mere eunuch!”
"Not only driving him away, but also letting him disappear quietly is easy for me!" Feng Changqing's voice suddenly became sinister, as if there was a piece of ice stuck in his throat. However, almost in an instant,
, the ice melted without a trace, replaced by a strong sense of alcohol, "But what can we do if we drive him away? The imperial court will replace me with a supervisor, who will also be a eunuch, just like Gao Lishi.
They are best friends. Unless I really want to support the army and respect myself. Haha, if I really support the army and respect myself, no one will dare to supervise the army!"
These words were a bit too direct. Fortunately, there were all his trusted followers nearby, so no one would spread the word. Even so, Wang Xun still felt a little sweat for Feng Changqing and smiled.
, try to change the topic to a happy point, "Fourth uncle is serious. Although the situation of this junior is very ordinary. But now our Tang Dynasty is in the prosperous age, and the national power is at its peak. And with veterans like you sitting around, who can eat lard?
Only when you are careful can you dare to support your troops and respect yourself. If you find it troublesome, just keep silent to the people around you like before. But someone asked me to suggest to you that there are many veteran generals in the Anxi Army who have worked hard and achieved great results over the years. They also
It’s time to return home in rich clothes and enjoy peace and happiness in Chang’an!”
The second half of the sentence was what he really wanted to attract Feng Changqing's attention. As long as all Bian Lingcheng's minions in the army were promoted and transferred, he would not have to worry about Bian Lingcheng's deliberate efforts in the future. However, Feng Changqing, who had always reacted quickly,
, but didn't grasp the point at all. Ignoring Wang Xun's idea, he just raised his head with a sneer and asked in a low voice: "You are telling the truth. Do you really think that the world is still prosperous now?"
"This..." During the meal, Wang Xun was asked for the second time and was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, he responded very seriously, "Although this junior's personal experience is a little unlucky, at the moment our Datang is indeed
What a prosperous age! Not only people in Chang'an said so, but even the Sogdians, Loulan people and Tuqishi people I met in the Western Regions all complimented me like this!"
"Hahahaha!" Feng Changqing slapped the table with his hand, laughing with tears on his face. "It's not bad that you think so. But have you ever heard of the prosperous times when people could hardly afford to eat?
Have you ever heard of a prosperous age that was beaten to disgrace but couldn't even retaliate? A prosperous age, a prosperous age, if this is the prosperous age, then what is the rule of mediocrity?"
