Amei tested the water and found that the water temperature was just right, so she spoke softly.
The soulless Feng Junhou sat motionless, dumbfounded, and turned a deaf ear.
Then Amei called twice more.
Feng Junhou's eyes moved slightly, as if he was starting to regain consciousness.
When his eyes began to focus again, and when he saw Amei, his eyes began to look blank again, as if he didn't know what was happening.
"Mr., it's time to get up..."
Feng Yong yawned, his head hung down, and he murmured:
"I don't want to get up, I want to sleep."
As soon as he finished saying this, he heard a chuckle suddenly coming from behind him.
Then a jade arm wrapped around him, and at the same time, Guan Ji's delicate voice that was different from the past sounded:
"Alang..."
When Feng Junhou heard this voice, his body trembled involuntarily, a look of fear appeared on his face, and he shouted:
"Xijun, spare your life! I really can't do it anymore..."
Guan Ji appeared behind Feng Junhou, rested her chin on his shoulder, and said softly:
"Alang may be too tired from traveling. Anyway, I have nothing to do today, so why not just rest for two more days."
Even though her hair is disheveled, Guan Ji's face is still radiant.
She was already extremely beautiful, but now she was like the stamen of a flower after the rain and dew, and her face seemed to be shining with light.
"Ah? Rest? Can I rest?"
Feng Junhou, who had been a little timid at first, suddenly felt like hearing the sounds of nature.
"The Captain's Mansion has been resting and recuperating these days, and there is nothing much going on. In addition, Siniang is back now, and Alang is tired from the journey, so he should rest more."
Guan Ji said while staying on the bed and washing up.
When Feng Junhou heard the word "Siniang", his body trembled again.
Only when General Guan allowed him to rest did he try to lie down. Unexpectedly, his waist suddenly felt like a needle pricking him. He took a breath involuntarily and quickly asked Amei for help:
"Amei, come here and give me a hand, I can't lie down..."
Amei responded, walked to the couch, and carefully helped Feng Junhou lie back on the couch.
"Remember to make me some ginseng soup and tonics when I go down later..."
Feng Junhou took advantage of Amei's opportunity to help him and whispered in Amei's ear.
Amei nodded quickly understandingly.
Guan Ji, who was dressing up, suddenly chuckled.
Feng Junhou knew that this woman had sharp ears, so she listened.
But at this time, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and our lives are almost gone, so how can we care about face?
At the moment, I can only lie down and let myself be laughed at, pretending to be dead and silent.
General Guan Da wiped out all his opponents, but he was not so bad as to whip the corpses. After packing up, he went out.
She has to deal with a lot of military affairs in a day!
Of course, there are still people who care about Feng Junhou.
For example, the closest brother Zhao Jiaerlang.
As the only man who could freely enter and leave the third gate of the Xiaowei Mansion, Zhao Guang was not in the city. When he heard that his brother was back, he rushed back.
I came over to visit my brother early in the morning and have breakfast.
Unexpectedly, he only saw the elder sister of the Guan family and the younger sister of the Zhang family eating breakfast, so Zhao Erlang asked strangely:
"Sister, where is my brother? Why don't we see him?"
Guan Ji sat on the main seat, drinking sweet soy milk slowly, while Ah Chong and Shuang Shuang sat on either side of her.
Ah Chong took a small wooden spoon to scoop up the egg porridge in the bowl, and then tremblingly put it into his mouth. When it was brought to his mouth, there were only a few grains of rice left in the small wooden spoon, and almost all the rest was scattered.
.
Just these few grains of rice, and one grain was left on my face...
There were so many pairs of eggs. They grabbed the peeled eggs and gnawed them directly. After a few bites, they got to the yolk, and then they suddenly screamed twice.
Guan Ji knew what she meant, scooped up the warm soup and put it into her mouth.
Then he turned around and wiped the rice grains off Ah Chong's face.
While wiping, he said, "Your brother is really tired from the journey, so he is still resting now."
Zhao Guang sat down directly at his seat. A servant had already brought breakfast to him.
He grabbed a steamed cake and stuffed it into his mouth. When Guan Ji said this, he quickly swallowed what was in his mouth and asked strangely:
"How could it be? Isn't my brother in good health?"
Having said this, he glanced at Zhang Xingyi again, "By the way, didn't brother come back with Siniang? I think Siniang is in good spirits..."
When the young lady of the Zhang family heard Zhao Guang's words, her face suddenly turned slightly red for some unknown reason, and she lowered her head and only focused on putting food into her mouth.
She didn't seem to hear anything and didn't answer his words. In this regard, the young lady of the Zhang family was still a little shy after all.
"Snapped!"
Guan Ji, on the other hand, slammed her chopsticks onto the table, her phoenix eyes gleaming with lightning, and she glanced coldly at Zhao Guang.
A person as big-hearted as Zhao Guang suddenly felt a layer of chill covering his body. Before he could figure out what he said wrongly, Guan Ji asked coldly:
"I remember you didn't go to Xiaoguan to look for war horses? Why did you come back when you had nothing to do?"
In the battle of Xiaoguan, almost 90% of the armored cavalry horses were broken.
It is not easy to train qualified war horses. If it were changed in the past, the captain's office did not have three years, and the cavalry army would definitely be unable to recover.
Fortunately, "Wu Yidao" has a talented apprentice, Zhou Lu, who is a veterinarian with a medical student ID card. He is skilled in horse and donkey riding, so that the male horse will never miss the estrus period of the female horse.
In addition, Feng Junhou was well aware of the negative consequences of horse degradation in future generations, so he set the rules from the beginning: only the best male horses in the racecourse have the right to mate.
Scientifically and systematically cultivate war horses, so that the school captain's mansion does not lack reserve war horses.
As long as we wait another year, the first batch of carefully bred war horses will be ready, which can barely make up for the loss of horses in the Battle of Xiaoguan.
The only thing I'm worried about now is the armored cavalry's horses.
There is no way, the armored cavalry army's requirements for war horses are really too high.
In order to raise three thousand cavalry, Feng Yong has tried his best in the past three years.
Not only did they plunder all over Longyou, they also imported them at high prices from Liangzhou, Guanzhong, and even the desert in the north.
Now that peace has been established, Xiao Guan can finally come and go at will.
Going north from Xiaoguan and out of the Great Wall, you will reach the Desert Hu Di. To the east of there is the northern hometown of Beidi County, where Qiang and Hu are now mixed.
It is also the only place where the Captain's Mansion still has a chance to find a batch of horses suitable for the armored cavalry.
Now Xiao Guan was trying to find a way to attract the barbarians from the northern desert to trade. As the commander of the armored cavalry, Zhao Guang naturally wanted to go and see for himself.
"A...sister, I have something to do, and I want to ask...brother's opinion."
Having been beaten by Guan Ji since childhood, when Zhao Guang saw the appearance of Guan Ji's sister, his natural bloodline suppression made him immediately nervous and his speech became a little stuttering.
"If you didn't tell me something earlier, why would you ask me questions?"
Guan Ji snorted coldly.
"Yes, yes, I know my mistake!"
Zhao Guang didn't dare to say any more, so he quickly stuffed the steamed cake into his mouth, then picked up the bowl and drank it "gudonggudong".
"Your brother is probably still awake now. If you need anything, ask your servant to take you there."
"My little brother understands."
Zhao Guang originally wanted to drink another bowl, but after hearing what Guan Ji said, he didn't dare to stay longer. He quickly reached out and grabbed a fried dough stick, got up and slipped out.
Feng Yong was lying on the couch at this time, squinting his eyes in comfort and moaning. Amei felt sorry for her master and was working hard to help massage Feng Junhou's lower back.
When he heard that Zhao Guang was coming over, Feng Yong was so angry that he cursed: "You can't wink!"
But when he heard that it was his own master who sent someone to bring him here, how could Feng Junhou dare to neglect him?
"Let him in quickly."
When Zhao Guang came in, what he saw was Amei clearing away the dishes and chopsticks on the table beside the couch. Feng Yong was half lying on the couch, looking exhausted.
This surprised him.
"Brother? What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Guang walked quickly to the couch and asked with concern.
"Nothing, I'm just a little tired from traveling..."
"But this look on your face?"
"Oh, I practiced martial arts with your sister last night, and my waist feels a little uncomfortable."
Zhao Guang couldn't help but admire him after hearing this:
"Brothers are brothers. When I encounter something like this, I will hide as far away as possible. I never dare to compete with my sister in martial arts."
"Erlang..."
"Brother, what are your orders?"
"Do you know why you always get beaten?"
"Why?"
"Because what you say makes me want to be beaten!"
Feng Yong gritted his teeth. If it weren't for the pain in his back, he would have jumped up and hit Zhao Erha on the head.
He glared at Zhao Guang angrily: "I have something to say. Are you coming here so early in the morning to say hello to me?"
Zhao Guang only felt that something was wrong with the captain today, and it seemed that he was always getting into trouble.
He didn't say anything else, he laughed dryly, pulled up a chair and sat beside the couch, "Brother, I do have something, and I want to ask my brother's opinion."
"What's up?"
"My little brother wants to take people out of the fortress and visit his hometown in Beidi County."
"Hometown of Northland County?"
When Feng Yong heard this, he was stunned. After thinking for a while, he finally understood what Zhao Guang was talking about, "Leaving the fortress from Xiaoguan?"
Zhao Guang nodded: "Yes."
"What do you think? Tell me."
Although Zhao Guang has always felt unreliable, when it comes to military issues, there is always something to behold. After all, Zhao Sanqian is also very famous now.
"It's nothing. I just thought that there is nothing going on in the captain's mansion recently. The armored cavalry is in urgent need of war horses. How long will it take for the barbarians to send them here by themselves?"
"So my little brother is thinking of leading some people out of the fortress, while looking for war horses, and at the same time going to see the old place in Beidi County, so as to make plans for the future."
We will definitely attack Chang'an in the future. Anding County and Beidi County to the east and west are the barriers to the north of Guanzhong.
Now that I have peace of mind, I don't need to worry too much.
But the situation in Northland County is much more complicated.
To be precise, the original Beidi County was divided into northern and southern parts.
Wei State only controlled a small part of the south, while most of the north became a place where Qiang and Hu lived together.
And to the north, it happened to be the Hetao area in later generations. The Yellow River drew a "several" place.
The Yellow River has many evils, but only one thing is rich. That's what I'm talking about.
If the Hetao is in the hands of the Han people, the Guanzhong will be peaceful; if the Hetao is in the hands of the Hu people, the Guanzhong will be in turmoil.
Because from there you can drive straight down to threaten Chang'an.
Even to the east of the Hetao area, across the Yellow River, is Xihe County, where Bingzhou is located.
It is precisely because the hometown of Beidi County is so important that Feng Yong looked at Zhao Guang in surprise:
"Why do you want to go out and have a look?"
"I just want to see..."
"The world is so big?"
"What?
Zhao Guang didn't know why.
"I asked you to tell me the truth!"
Feng Yong sneered.
Let’s talk about whether Zhao Guang has made any progress over the years?
There must be some.
But we are far from having such an overall view that we can prepare for a rainy day.
Even Feng Yong himself was able to deeply understand the importance of this place by knowing the history of various dynasties in later generations, as well as in the era of the information explosion, and constantly hearing the "Hetao area" mentioned in various historical comments.
Therefore, General Guan, his own general, quietly discussed with Zhang Xiaosi how to make use of the Qiang and Hu from Beidi County before the Battle of Anping. This was indeed a long-term strategic vision.
As for Zhao Guang...
"The war in Liangzhou is about to begin. According to your temperament, you would rather be beaten by General Zhao than go to Liangzhou. How can you go to your hometown in Beidi County without any trouble?"
Feng Junhou knew his little brother best, "If you came here and begged me to let you go with me to Liangzhou, I wouldn't be so surprised."
Zhao Guang smiled coquettishly, "I really can't hide anything from my brother."
He scratched his head and said, "I also asked my mother to ask if she could let me go to Liangzhou to have a look. Your Excellency sent someone to send a message and said that I would break my legs."
"So I have given up on this idea. It just so happened that I got news a few days ago that there is a Hu tribe in the hometown of Beidi County, and its handsome man is called... What is his name? Hu Bozi?"
"Anyway, I can't remember his full name. He is a big tribe in his hometown of Beidi County. Now he wants to rebel against Wei and return to the Han Dynasty, so I want to go and have a look."
Unexpectedly, when Feng Yong heard the name, he immediately sat up straight: "But it's called Hu Bo Ju Zi Zhi?"
Zhao Guang didn't expect that his brother actually knew this Hu Renqushuai: "Yes, yes, that's the name. How did my brother know it was him?"
"This man is the Lord Protector of the Huns who was granted the title of Wei thief. How do you think I know that?"
Feng Yong replied angrily.
As the captain who protects the Qiang, and given the seriousness of the barbarian problem in Yongliang, Feng Yong naturally has to pay attention to the distribution of barbarians in Yongliang.
Hu Bo Juzi was originally a Xiongnu who surrendered to the Wei State, and was named the Great Peace and Protector of the Xiongnu.
Being able to receive a special title from Wei State is enough to show that this is not a small tribe.
Although they are nominally sealed in Anding, in fact, this tribe is nomadic between Anding County and Beidi County all year round. In winter, they will enter Anding to escape the winter.
When Feng Yong captured Anding, it was autumn, and the Hu people were seizing the time to fatten their cattle and sheep outside the fortress.
Later, when Xian Yufu went north from Chang'an, he ordered Hu Bo to serve in his hometown of Beidi County, which was to the east of Anding County to provide support.
After all, the Wei State is not a fool. Although the Hetao is not in its hands, it can still be managed to prevent the barbarians from going south for the time being.
Not to mention that Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, was good at caring for the Hu people and was regarded as a god-like figure by the Hu people in Guanzhong.
Therefore, it is very reasonable for Wei State to keep a few dogs to guard the gates in his hometown in the north of Beidi County.
And Feng Yong knew this clearly because of Hu Zun.
After all, the Hu family has been dealing with the Hu people in the north all year round.
Now Hanzhong and Longyou have become a pincer attack, and they can attack Hanzhong at any time.
If the Qiang and Hu in Beidi County could be conquered, it would be an encirclement on three sides, and it was impossible to force Cao Rui to withdraw from Guanzhong.
In order to break through the gate to the north of Chang'an, it is necessary to get rid of the guard dogs raised by the Wei people.
The methods are not limited to bribery, subjugation, direct dismemberment, selling labor, etc.
Otherwise, even if Chang'an is captured in the future, the barbarians in the north will be instigated by Wei thieves from time to time to go south and harass them. I am afraid that the little fat man will regret returning to the old capital.
It's just that the time to regain Anding is still short. Now is the time to sort out various relationships within Anding, and for the time being we don't have the energy to manage the barbarians outside the Great Wall.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guang was able to establish a relationship with Hu Bo Juzi in advance.
"Hu Bo Juzi wanted to betray Wei and Guihan, how did you know?"
This matter needs to be asked clearly.
"Shi Bao told me."
"Stone?"
Feng Yong immediately thought of that unlucky guy.
"How did he know?"
"He slept with the Yan family, who was in the post of Hu Bo." Zhao Guang had a look of admiration on his face, "so the Yu family told him that Hu Bo was in the post and meant to be a traitor."
The so-called Yan family is the direct wife of the Huns.
What the hell...
Feng Junhou suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart.