Chapter four hundred and ninety-eight, who knows if the wealth and honor do not return home
The autumn rain is continuous, but not heavy.
On the official road, a group of knights came meandering forward. The knights wearing raincoats and bamboo hats guarded a black carriage in the middle.
"Tap tap tap"
A horse came from afar. When the knight saw the caravan in front of him, he shouted loudly.
"General Dong Ling of Jiameng Pass has forwarded important military information to the prince."
The Ouchi guard who was driving the car tightened the reins, and the knights also stopped in the rain.
Su Ge looked over and saw that the guards wearing black and red light armor were checking the knight's identity. After a while, they checked the identity and let the man come over.
The knight came to Su Lu, clasped his fists and saluted, and then spoke:
"Ding Quan, Brigade A of the Scout Battalion, has met with the Commander-in-Chief. This is an urgent military report that General Dong Ling ordered me to forward to you at night."
Su Ge reached out and took the emergency report, opened it and checked it. When he saw that there was nothing wrong, he forwarded it to Su Lu.
After a moment, Su Lu laughed out loud.
"Okay, Su Ping and Li Kun fought a good fight."
"Destroy the Yingte siege army in one battle, and defeat the Luojiang Mansion army in another battle."
"As for their impeachment of Roda for delaying military flights and being too afraid to move forward, that's right."
"Pass my order to separate the two Jin generals, Mingwei, and lead the military affairs of the southern border."
Su Ge's eyebrows were a little surprised and he opened his mouth, but still didn't speak. He just handed the prepared document to Su Lu and then lowered his voice and said:
"The two generals have no subordinates, and the army has no leader. This battle will not be easy, Your Majesty."
Su Lu took the document, checked it over with a smile, used his seal, handed it to the knight, and then said with a smile:
"Using people is like using troops. Li Kun has a sinister and cunning temperament. Su Ping is careless on the surface, but he is not weak. It is okay for the two of them to work together as equals. If it is clear who will control whom, then this battle will be difficult. On the contrary,
It’s much easier to fight now.”
"Besides, the battle at Jiameng Pass is over, and Dong Ling is about to leave for Liangjiang."
"Since Liangjiang has won a great victory, there is no need for us to go to Liangjiang again. We can find a place to rest in front and wait until the rain stops before leaving."
The guards were all happy. They were all wet while walking like this, and everyone felt uncomfortable. Now they all wanted to have a good rest under the hot kang.
Not long after walking, they arrived at a post station. The leading guard showed the general's seal. The postmaster hurriedly took out a bunch of keys and led the guards inside.
"This is an upper courtyard, the best courtyard in our Xinghuayi. The lower official just cleaned it today. Sir, please come in."
The courtyard was quite large. Several guards went in and searched every room. After confirming that there were no problems, they came back to report to Su Ge.
Su Ge looked around the small courtyard, stretched out his hand and threw a piece of silver into Yi Cheng's arms.
"Okay, let's stay here. Food and hot water are prepared. The general is coming from afar to work hard, so don't neglect it."
Yi Cheng, who received the money, smiled widely and responded repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir. Don't worry, sir. Your subordinates must be well prepared."
Before leaving the yard, the postmaster ordered the several postmen who had gathered when they heard the movement, "Look carefully, this is the general's charioteer, Niu Er is going to heat the hot water, Dingshan and Letong, follow me to Wanwan."
He Lou wants to come back with a table of wine and food."
The post manager is also very capable, and he arranges things in an orderly manner, maintains the operation of the post station, and makes the post station less hectic.
In the yard, Wang Xiaoliu stared at the sky in a daze, without even taking off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat.
Su Lu stood under the porch and asked Wang Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, I remember that Wang Si's hometown is Shangshan, and this is Yongle. Although they both belong to Jiangzhou, it shouldn't be your hometown, right?"
Wang Xiaoliu's eyes turned red, but the good man was embarrassed, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "Your Majesty, the general is from Yongle. I just asked the inn clerk that this place is only twenty miles away from the village where the general lives.
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"That's a good thing."
Su Lu ordered: "Su Ge, bring me the defense plan."
After a while, Su Ge brought the defense map. Su Lu pointed to the map of Jiangzhou and asked: "We are now at Xinghuayi, right at this location. Where is your kid's home?"
Wang Xiaoliu stretched out his hand and pointed upward: "It's right here, Yaoshan Village."
Su Lu nodded and ordered Su Lu: "Give Xiao Liu a hundred taels of silver and let him go home to visit his relatives. By the way, I remember that you have a regular robe from the seventh grade Yihui Colonel in your bag.
Give it to Xiao Liu and let him wear it home."
"If wealth does not return home, it is like walking at night in brocade clothes. Who knows. Xiaoliu can't suffer this disadvantage if he becomes a soldier for me."
Su Ge looked at Xiao Liu and snorted in his nose: "Come with me, kid."
Xiaoliu had been a soldier by Su Lu's side for so long, so he naturally knew the importance. He waved his hands and said, "I don't want you, general. Returning home with this armor will scare the villagers."
Su Ge curled his lips and said, "You are wearing broken armor and you can't tell your grade. Who will give you face?"
Although Xiao Liu wanted to do so, looking at Su Ge's appearance, he knew that she didn't like giving up her clothes to him, so he had no choice but to refuse.
Under Su Ge's arrangement, Xiao Liu set off with two guards after dinner and headed straight for Yaoshan Village.
Yi Cheng said goodbye to Xiao Liu and said to Xiao Liu with a smile:
"General Wang, we are all fellow villagers. Let me remind you first. In Yaoshan Village, the landlords and wealthy people are used to being arrogant. If you meet a scoundrel who doesn't know your identity, just call me Yao Wei.
There are still some thin-faced people in Yongle, so some people have to give us some face."
Xiaoliu sat on the horse and said goodbye to Yi Cheng: "Xiaoliu, thank you so much, sir, and I'll say goodbye."
The three of them galloped out of the inn, followed by Xiao Liu's personal guard Hu Zi who said disdainfully.
"Sixth brother, we are the general's bodyguards and the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister. Our prince is older than the prime minister. We still have titles, and we still use his title of Yi Cheng."
Huzi's tone was full of sarcasm.
Xiaoliu didn't say anything. He didn't know if Yao Wei's name would be used, but his experience in welcoming people under the prince's command told him that it was always good to leave more escape routes.
The three of them rode very fast and arrived at Yaoshan Village at midnight.
After entering the village, Xiao Liu held his horse's head down and walked slowly. When he saw the familiar adobe houses, the muddy loess road, and the poplar trees beside the road, his eyes immediately became moist.
I feel even more timid when I'm close to my hometown, and don't dare to ask anyone.
Xiaoliu was in such a mood right now, fearing that some voice would suddenly tell him that all your parents had died in the war, and that your childhood sweetheart had already married someone else.
Arriving in front of the familiar courtyard gate, the wooden door must have been changed, and it was a little different from when I left. In the courtyard, there were a few bunches of grapes hanging on the grape trellis, just like they had in countless dreams.
Dahei yelled a few times through the chaimen, and after being shouted down, he recognized Xiaoliu and started wagging his head.
"Who is it?"
Old man Wang put on his clothes and held a lamp, opened the wooden door of the main room, and asked about the situation in the yard with a creaking sound.
"father"
Xiaoliu dismounted, threw down the reins, pushed open the wood door, entered the yard, and knelt down in front of the old man.
"Poof"
The oil lamp in Old Man Wang's hand fell to the ground, causing a small splash of rainwater.
"little six!"
"Liuzi, you're back, Liuzi!"
The old man was so excited that he ignored the oil lamp on the ground. His son, who was kneeling in the mud, shouted into the back room:
"My dear, we are back, we are back!"
There was quite a bit of sobs in Old Man Wang's voice.
The Queen Mother put on her coarse cloth gown and came out, hugging her six sons and crying bitterly.
"My son, you also know that Cuihua is getting married. Are you here to see her for the last time? You are late, my son."
The Queen Mother hugged Xiao Liu and cried bitterly.