"Sir, after the departure of General Zhengbei, we people are suffering! Those new troops don't regard us people as human beings at all. They kill and kill them at will. We ordinary people will not survive!" A white-haired man
The old man knelt down in front of Chen Deng's horse and cried.
Chen Deng quickly got off his horse and helped the old man up. Other people also complained to Chen Deng. The atmosphere became more and more heated. After a while, thousands of people around Chen Deng all knelt down. Only one of the people wanted to go.
, that is, I hope that General Zhengbei will come back as soon as possible and come back to plead for his life for these poor people.
The requirements of these common people are actually very simple. As long as they have land to grow, a house to live in, and food to eat, this is all they hope for, but no emperor of that dynasty can satisfy their small requirements!
"Folks, I apologize to everyone on behalf of my lord! But my lord is the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the north. As a border guard general, he has his own responsibilities and responsibilities. Now the king of Xiqiang, Beigong Boyu, leads 300,000 soldiers.
The rebels are rebelling, and my general must lead his troops westward to clean up the border! I am waiting here for my lord to apologize to the villagers!" After saying that, Chen Deng looked deeply at the people around him, his expression and behavior were extremely sincere.
The people were so moved that an old man bowed to Chen Deng excitedly and said: "Master Registrar, you are serious! General Zhengbei is a rare good official and a true hero of our Han people! We in Luoyang
The people are just too lucky to have General Zhengbei as our official!"
Chen Deng and his party were delayed here for a long time before they were able to leave. Chen Deng was deeply moved by the words and deeds of the people, and said in his heart: "The people miss the lord so much, but the lord doesn't know when he will be able to return to the world again."
Return to Luoyang." In desperation, Chen Deng could only sigh again and again, and regret again and again.
In front of the Cai Mansion, Cai Yong, who got the news first, led Cai Yan's nanny, and a group of servants and maids, who were already waiting anxiously in front of the door. Cai Yong was so anxious that he even forgot his identity, and then came to the door of the house.
He was so anxious that he was pacing back and forth, only turning in circles.
Cai Yan's nanny tightly grabbed the arm of a little maid next to her, looking very nervous. Cai Yong also had a worried look on his face. Cai Yong felt a little regretful and blamed himself for not allowing his daughter to go out. In fact, this was not true.
Cai Yong cannot be entirely blamed, because the reputation of the New Army is very good among scholars. He did not expect that the military discipline of the New Army would be so bad!
They just waited anxiously for a moment, but to Cai Yong and Cai Yan's nanny, it felt like a long time had passed. The carriage slowly finally appeared in the field of vision, and Cai Yong and Cai Yan's nanny couldn't help but light up their eyes.
, before the carriage arrived in front of the mansion, Cai Yong and Cai Yan's nanny anxiously greeted them.
"Master Cai." Chen Deng stood up from his horse and saluted.
Cai Yong kept his daughter in mind and only nodded to Chen Deng as a return gift. Cai Yan's nanny, as if she hadn't seen Chen Deng at all, went straight to the carriage. The curtain of the carriage opened, and Cai Wenji's delicate figure appeared between Cai Yong and Chen Deng.
In her nanny's eyes.
"Dad! Mother!" Cai Wenji shouted while holding on to the door frame, her expression a little excited. It's no wonder that she had experienced such a dangerous thing, so she missed her father and the nanny who had watched her grow up.
Cai Wenji stepped out of the carriage with the support of Xiaoyu. Cai Yan's nanny immediately rushed forward, held Cai Wenji's hand, and asked anxiously: "Miss, are you okay?"
Cai Wenji shook her head and said, "Mother, my daughter is fine. Thanks to General Zhengbei's men, otherwise my daughter might not be able to see her mother!" As she said this, she couldn't help but feel sad and cried softly.
Cai Yan's nanny felt extremely distressed and quickly hugged Cai Wenji into her arms, comforting her with gentle words. Cai Yong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his daughter returned to him unharmed. Only then did he notice
Chen Deng stood quietly aside.
Cai Yong raised his fist towards Chen Deng and said with gratitude: "Thank you for your help, sir. I wonder what your surname is? What is your current official position?"
Chen Deng hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "You are so polite, Mr. Cai. This is just a simple task! I am Chen Deng, who is currently the chief clerk under General Zhengbei."
"General Zhengbei! Hasn't my student left Luoyang?" Cai Yong was surprised when he heard the words "General Zhengbei".
"My lord indeed took the post of the vanguard officer of the Zhengyin Department and led an army of 20,000 people to leave Luoyang and head towards the Xiqiang rebellion in the plains. However, I stayed behind because some things needed to be done in Luoyang," Chen Deng explained.
Cai Yong nodded and did not ask further. He looked at Chen Deng in front of him up and down, and then said: "I see that you are very young. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Cai."
Chen Deng said quickly: "I don't dare, I'm just trying to get ahead of myself."
Cai Yong pretended to be displeased and waved his hands and said: "What are you talking about? Don't do this to me! Do you look down on me?"
Chen Deng quickly clasped his fists and saluted, and said respectfully: "I don't dare. In this case, I'd better obey my orders, Uncle Cai." Upon hearing this, Cai Yong burst into laughter.
Chen Deng originally planned to leave after sending Cai Wenji back, but Cai Yong insisted on holding a banquet to thank him. Chen Deng couldn't shirk it. Besides, since the lord was no longer around, he should also come and visit the lord's teacher on his lord's behalf.
Chen Deng also stayed.
Cai Yong held a banquet in the inner hall. There were only two people at the banquet, Chen Deng and Cai Yong. Cai Yan's wet nurse and Cai Wenji did not attend. The two mother and daughter stayed in the room, not knowing what they were talking about.
At the banquet, Cai Yong first thanked Chen Deng, and then Cai Yong said a lot of words. Although these words were said very tactfully, Chen Deng could still hear the distress and depression in them. Cai Yong also solemnly asked Chen Deng to help him
As the chief secretary of Zuo Aoran, he made suggestions to His Majesty to restrain the behavior of the new imperial guards. Chen Deng agreed to Cai Yong's request, which was his original plan.
Chen Deng stayed at Cai Yong's house until it was getting late before leaving.
In the distant Three Kingdoms era, marching was a relatively long stage, and the so-called forced march was a large army running forward, which was countless times faster than a normal march. Because it involved the limited physical strength of people and horses, a forced march was not
It was suitable for long-distance raids. The distance between Luoyang and Xiqiang was hundreds of miles, so rapid marching was impractical and there was no need to march like this.
Riding on the one-character ink-carved Lai Qilin, Zuo Aoran kept flipping through the situation of the Western Qiang in his memory. The Qiang people: generally refers to the nomadic people in ancient western China. The ancient Qiang species include Jiangshi Rong, Xianling
Qiang, Shao Dang Qiang, Zhong Qiang (Zhong Cun Qiang), Le Jie Qiang, Beinan Qiang, Dang Jian Qiang, Han Qiang, Qie Feng Qiang, Qian Ren Qiang, Lao Jie Qiang, Feng Yang Qiang, Xiang Jie Qiang, Shao
He Qiang, Gongtang Qiang, Quanzhong Qiang, Heishui Qiang, Beihe Qiang, Great Wall Qiang, Baosai Qiang, Hequ Qiang, Fa Qiang, Nu Qiang, Xiye, Puli Zhu Qiang, Agou Qiang, Yak Qiang
, Shenlang Qiang, Qingyi Qiang, Baima Qiang, Bailan Qiang, Kelan Qiang, Dangchang Qiang, Dengzhi Qiang, Wenshan Qiang, Dangxiang Qiang, Baigou Qiang, Gelin Qiang, Xidong Qiang, Doba Qiang, Bao Qiang
Ba Qiang, Baicao Qiang, Black Tiger Qiang, Luodagu Qiang, Yang Qiang, Caopo Qiang, Qingpian Qiang, Silin Qiang, Lintu Qiang, Shengti Qiang, Zuofeng Qiang, Zizu Qiang, Lintai Qiang, Xiang Qiang
There are more than one hundred species of Qiang such as Ren Qiang, Geyan Qiang, Weizhou Qiang, Canling Qiang (Xiwei Qiang), etc.
