The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 170

[Chapter 1 The young man does not know sorrow]

“Chunqiao looks south to the water and melts, and a truss of clear mountains falls to Bifeng. Qinyuan has fallen flowers and no dew, and Baling’s new wine is full of grains. Qinglongyao straightens the double towers, and Danfeng is separated by nine layers. Eternal pedestrians leave the place, unbearable to sing. Sunset Clock.”

In the seventh year of the Longsheng period of Dayong, Jiashen, in the middle of spring, the spring was full, the wind was warm and the sun was shining. The post road leading to Chang’an was like a stream of cars and horses, and there were more than 10 million merchants. Southern Chu negotiated peace, and the two sides crossed the river. Although the undercurrent was turbulent, the two sides were not slack because of the apparent peace, but after all, seven years of peace had passed. In recent years, Dayong has been devoted to the development of commercial roads in the Western Regions, especially the construction of several post roads has facilitated business travel from all over the world. Chang’an has become the commercial center of the world.

In the endless stream of business trips, there was an inconspicuous small caravan rushing along the road unhurriedly. This caravan was temporarily formed by some small business travelers. The long road was long, and Dayong unified the north Soon, there will inevitably be some bandits haunt, so go together and hope to be safe.

The person in charge of this caravan is Song Jian, a businessman with the surname Song.

Seeing the faint willow color of Ba’an, he raised his whip and pointed at the front and said excitedly: “Guys, there is Baqiao in front of us, let’s hurry up, we can rest in the stack before sunset today.” These business travelers are all They were very excited, and they all followed suit. They all have a fixed partner store in Chang’an. As long as they arrive at the store, someone will help them settle in. Seeing that their destination is about to arrive, even the most calm person can’t help but be a little excited. .

One of them was a thirteen- or four-year-old boy who was the most excited, staring at the smoke ahead with his bright eyes.

Song Jian couldn’t help but smile when he saw this. This young man was called Yunlu. He was not a business traveler, but met a traveler on the road. They were greedy for the journey and met a bandit on the way. Although there were also bodyguards and thugs in the caravan, those bandits Relying on the bow and arrow to block the road, at a critical moment, the young man passed by on horseback to help them repel the bandits.

Although this young man is young, his body like a milk tiger has infinite strength, and he can actually use a three-stone strong bow.

After the thief was expelled, everyone learned that the young man was going north to Chang’an to find relatives, so they took him along at his request. Anyway, it would not cost much to bring one more person, and the young man’s archery skills could also come in handy. .

Along the way, this young man is very diligent and smart, and his temperament is bright and bright. Although he only has a month’s time, he has become the most popular character in the caravan.

However, Song Jian is experienced in the world after all. He has already seen the unusualness of this young man. Although this young man is quite intelligent and capable, he can bear hardships and stand hard work, but from the small mistakes he often made at the beginning, it is obvious that he has not done these things. Yes, and although he has calluses on his hands and feet, it seems to be due to practicing martial arts, and although he is young, he is proficient in writing. Although he looks like a youngster who is going out for the first time, he guides him along the way. In a few words, he understood, and he could even ask some detailed questions to the bottom of it. If it wasn’t for the young age of this young man, he would have suspected that this young man was a secret spy sent by Nan Chu to Dayong.

But looking at the boy’s curious expression, Song Jian smiled. No matter how unmanned Nan Chu was, he wouldn’t have sent such a child to inquire about the military situation. Most of the children of some aristocratic family ran away from home. There are some achievements in both ways, and his family background must be extraordinary.

But they don’t need to worry about these things. As long as this young man is not a spy, it will not affect their business.

Looking at the Ba’an scenery, Yun Lu was very happy in his heart. It was the joy of finally arriving at the destination after a long journey, but an inexplicable emotion made him almost sigh.

Growing up in a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River since childhood, I am used to seeing the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River where Wu Feng, Chu Yue and grass grows.

All the way to the north, he saw that the spring in the north is also charming and moving, and there is a kind of vitality to make progress. The spring in the two places may be comparable, but he prefers it to the scholar who sighs three times and feels sad in the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Those young heroes who rode their horses in the spring breeze in the north.

There are countless towns and villages along the way. Yunlu always feels that these Dayong people are heroic and brave. Maybe their lives are not as comfortable as Jiangnan people, but they have strong confidence and pride in their expressions.

No wonder my father always sighed and sighed every time he mentioned the strong enemy in the north. Although he was only in his thirties, he was already full of hair.

I used to wonder why he had one of the best positions of power in Southern Chu, and his father, who would not let the Yong people go to the south of Muma, was always frowning in private. If it is against Dayong, who is fiercely fighting, it must be a hard fight.

Thinking of the rusted swords and guns in Jianye City, and thinking about the garrisoned troops and township corps training in Dayong along the way, these should only be the second- and third-rate military forces of Dayong. part of the army.

In comparison, probably only the army under the command of General Rong, who guards Jingxiang, and General Yu, who guards Jiameng Pass, can fight against Dayong. It is no wonder that although his father is at odds with the old fox, he is negotiating peace with Dayong. Always agree.

Yun Lu’s true identity is Lu Yun, the eldest son of the Southern Chu general Lu Can. Although Lu Can was naughty, he had no autonomy in matters of marriage. He was ordered to get married at the age of 18 and gave birth to Lu Yun the following year. Within fourteen years, he had three sons and one daughter. Of course, Lu Can’s favorite is his eldest son Lu Yun. Lu Yun’s looks and temperament are almost the same as his father. He loves bows, sabers, and spears the most. He learned martial arts from his family almost as soon as he learned how to walk. In his early ten years, he could shoot beasts with arrows and pick bandits with guns. He is a famous general.

With an identity like his, he should not have sneaked to Dayong, but this time he ran away from home to assassinate someone. Speaking of which, since the first year of Longsheng (the 11th year of Tongtai), Lu Can took advantage of Dayong and Beihan to fight and celebrate. Just after Wang’s rebellion was quelled, when Dongchuan’s people were in chaos, after the attack on Jiameng Pass, Lu Can had become a military leader in Southern Chu, even Shang Weijun, who was powerful and powerful, would also be concerned about him.

When those villains in the Southern Chu Dynasty saw that they could not shake Lu Can’s position from the front, they attacked Lu Can from the side in every possible way, and the fact that Lu Can was taught under Jiang Zhe’s family became the best reason.

Jiang Zhe, who used to be the Hanlin of Southern Chu, surrendered to Dayong and married Princess Changle who was the queen of Southern Chu. Jiang Zhe, who was so unfaithful and unrighteous, has already become the target of criticism from the court and the opposition in Southern Chu. Even after getting drunk, he couldn’t help but scolded Jiang Suiyun, the second official and thief, and Lu Can, who was Jiang Zhe’s disciple and never claimed to cut off his robes with Jiang Zhe, was inevitably caught by pond fish.

Although no one dared to criticize Lu Can for defending the Sheji and the military power in his hands, he was still slandered in secret, and even a mad student came to the door to write a book, persuading Lu Can to “righteously destroy relatives”.

This situation continued for a long time. Even though Jiang Zhe was now a high-ranking minister of the Dayong court, a dignified county lord, and a commander-in-chief, he had won the trust of Emperor Yong Li Zhi, but he could not eliminate the storm of censure against him by Southern Chu.

And Lu Yun couldn’t understand in any case, why his father would rather be criticized by others than cut off his robe with that man. Even now, he still sends envoys to say hello every year. You shouldn’t be so embarrassed.

Strong dissatisfaction has already been deposited in Lu Yun’s heart. In this year’s New Year Huadan, Lu Yun entered the palace with his father to attend a banquet, but was surrounded by Shang Weijun’s eldest grandson Shangwen in the garden with several like-minded children of wealthy families, in front of him. In front of him, he insulted his father for having an affair with Dayong, and Lu Yun, in a fit of rage, beat these playboys to the bottom of their heads, causing a big disaster.

When Lu Can questioned him, he just kept silent. He was punished by Lu Can’s family law, lay in bed for half a month, and was confined to think about it.

But Lu Yun was brave by nature, thinking that if he went to assassinate Jiang Zhe, then no one could blame his father.

So I ran away from home while my father went to inspect the defense of the Yangtze River.

He was young, and Lu Can was usually very strict, so not many people knew him, but he got through a lot of hurdles and went all the way north to Chang’an.

Looking at the distant Chang’an City, he was both excited and panicked. How could he assassinate the traitorous traitor under the heavy guards and clear his father’s name, and he must not be known by others. No matter how ignorant he is, he also knows what kind of storm will be caused by the assassination of the dignified consort of Emperor Yong, and the important minister of Emperor Yong. He does not want to implicate his father, or follow the example of Nie Zheng in ancient times. If the assassination is successful, he will disfigure himself and commit suicide. Disappear without a trace.

Clenching his fists fiercely, Lu Yun rode his horse and followed the caravan towards Chang’an.

Just after passing the Baqiao, when Lu Yun, who was full of murderous intentions, was also indulging in the bright spring light, suddenly there was the sound of hooves from behind. Lu Yun used to watch when his father was training cavalry, and he knew that this was training. The well-trained cavalry is galloping, and from the neat and powerful hooves, it can be heard that this is a very elite cavalry, even the most elite cavalry under my father’s command, so I couldn’t help but look back.

I saw a cavalry with messy clothes and armor galloping in the distance, Lu Yun couldn’t help taking a breath. This time the cavalry was aggressive, like a wolf like a tiger. Although the clothes and armor were different, they were all good iron battle A, just seeing their posture, I know that this is a cavalry that has been tempered.

Lu Yun looked intently, and saw that the front of the cavalry was holding on to the popular flag. The flame-like flag had a distinctive “Lin” character on it.

Lu Yun and the caravan retreated to the side of the road. Almost in an instant, the cavalry had already galloped past. Lu Yun could see clearly that a young man and a woman were surrounded by the crowd. Wearing cyan casual clothes, she is about twenty-eight or nine years old. She has a handsome appearance, with a hint of wind and frost on her face, but there is a refined atmosphere between her brows, and the woman is about twenty-five or six years old, with a fiery red dress. He wears a longbow and white feather arrows in a strong cloak. He is as charming as a flower, with an aura like a fire, bright and charming with a sassy heroic spirit.

When the two sides passed by, the young man seemed to turn his eyes unintentionally and landed on Lu Yun. He seemed to be slightly startled, and Lu Yun was shocked. There was an indescribable majesty in the man’s gentle eyes. There is a hidden murderous aura all over his body, which is the temperament of an outstanding general.

It seemed that he felt the man’s distraction, and the woman also glanced at it. Lu Yun felt shocked again. The woman’s aura was even more arrogant, that is, the majesty of commanding thousands of troops.

In an instant, the cavalry had gone away, but it left Lu Yun with a deep shock. Could it be that Dayong’s generals are all like this? No wonder his father was frowning because of this.

At this time, the voice of the companion’s discussion was heard in the ear.

“It turns out that the county master Hongxia has also arrived in Chang’an. It must have come to celebrate his birthday. It has been several years since the emperor Taishang passed away. This time it is the emperor’s 45th birthday. The news from Chang’an said that it would be a big celebration. No wonder Daizhou also sent The messenger came to congratulate him.”

Lu Yun thought about who this Princess Hongxia is, but he couldn’t remember it for a while, so he couldn’t help asking Song Jian: “Uncle Song, who is this Princess Hongxia, why does he look so majestic? ”

Song Jian smiled and said: “Xiaolu, you have never been to Dayong, I don’t know, this Dayong court is different from our Southern Chu, women can also go into battle to kill the enemy, the one who just passed by is the Daizhou general Lin Tong, she originally She was the lord of Hongxia County in the Northern Han Dynasty. After Daizhou returned to Dayong, Emperor Yong treated the Lin family very politely and still retained her title of county lord. This county lord was not simple. He took the Daizhou army to guard Yanmen. After the last soldier died in the battle, she would not retreat. After the death of General Lin, she followed her father’s order and voted for Dayong. Now, although the head of the Lin family is Lin Chengyi, the prince of Dai County, the military and civilians of Daizhou only follow the orders of the Lord of Hongxia County. Order. The person next to her must be General Wangji of the county horse. General Wang was originally from Southern Chu. He was a disciple of the Marquis of Chu. He followed the Marquis Jiang to Dayong, and fell in love with the Marquis Hongxia at first sight in the East China Sea. It’s a pity Each has its own master, and they can only fold their wings. Later, Dayong and the Northern Han fought, but the barbarians took the opportunity to invade Yanmen. This general Wang learned that his sweetheart was fighting in Yanmen, so he abandoned everything and went to Daizhou to live with the county master. They died together. Later, Old Marquis Lin married them in front of the battle before the decisive battle. Originally, General Wang was going to die together with the Princess Hongxia. Fortunately, Emperor Dayong was generous and sent reinforcements in time. Died at Yanmenguan.”

Lu Yun was fascinated, and said: “No wonder he has such a bearing, it turns out to be a famous general to defend against the barbarians. I heard that Dayong has sent troops to the barbarian grasslands to fight and hunt every year. It must be the Lord of Hongxia County and Wang Ji. The general presides over, no wonder they carry such a strong domineering murderous intent.”

Song Jian nodded and said, “Speaking of which, there are quite a few female generals in Dayong. Not to mention others, this Princess Jiaping, the eldest sister of the Princess of Hongxia, is a female middle-class hero who is as famous as Princess Changle of Ningguo. They are all characters who can shake the court and the opposition with only one hand. At the time, Princess Jiaping cooperated with General Long and Dayong to fight, and beat Dayong’s many famous generals who were good at fighting. Out of the siege. Dayong people all said that the emperor was going to recruit the Lin family back then, and he was so polite to the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty. , entrusted the funeral to His Royal Highness King Qi. Later, the matter spread, and His Royal Highness King Qi also admired Princess Jiaping very much, but His Royal Highness the princess refused to agree. It was the King Qi who pursued it hard for two or three years. Finally, I was moved by Her Royal Highness, and nodded her consent. Three years ago, when Princess Jiaping and Her Royal Highness King Qi got married, Emperor Yong conferred the marriage, and Emperor Taishang and Prince Yongding presided over the wedding personally, which was a sensation. It is a grand occasion in the north and south of the river. Not to mention all the important officials of the Dayong royal family and the court, it turns out that many important officials and generals of the Northern Han Dynasty also came to the wedding banquet. The folk customs of the Northern Han Dynasty are so strong. After the Northern Han Dynasty destroyed the country, these People either disarmed and returned to the fields, or abandoned officials and went into hiding, and they would not bow their knees to serve the enemy, but after that wedding banquet, these people have all rejoined the military.”

Lu Yun’s face was a little heavy, but he knew about it. When his father heard about it, he sighed deeply. He didn’t understand it back then, but now he has figured it out after hearing Song Jian say this. The relationship between King Qi and Princess Jiaping Marriage represents the integration of Dayong and the upper class of the Northern Han Dynasty. Dayong’s state affairs are at their peak, which is naturally worse for Southern Chu. No wonder his father is worried.

Moreover, His Royal Highness King Qi was already his father’s formidable enemy. With the addition of Princess Jiaping, it was even more difficult for his father, not to mention General Pei Yunpei who had been confronted with his father across the river for many years.

Lu Yun didn’t doubt Princess Jiaping’s ability at all, not to mention all kinds of rumors, seeing that her younger sister Hongxia County Master was so heroic, she knew that Princess Jiaping must be better.

At this time, Song Jian said again: “Yunlu, if you come to Chang’an, you may also meet another legendary figure, that is Chenghou Su Qing, this general Su was originally from the Northern Han, but she turned to the Great to avenge her family. Yong, who has been a spy for many years in the Northern Han Dynasty, is said to have made countless extraordinary achievements. However, after her identity was revealed, it turned out to be a rebellion from Fengyimen. It is said that her master had chased and killed Emperor Dayong for hundreds of miles and almost succeeded. After this matter spread, many people said that even if Emperor Dayong was so generous, this General Su would have to be cut from his post to serve the people. Who knew that the emperor was as big as the sea. Not only did Emperor Yong not punish him, but he also gave her a marquis. The position, now this General Su is the deputy commander of Huxiwei, responsible for the responsibility of guarding the internal guard, and has been trusted and reused by the emperor and the queen. Look, this Northern Han woman is really unusual, any of these three people It can turn the world upside down, but they all voted for Dayong. Looking at it this way, Dayong’s civil servants and generals are even more extraordinary. If it weren’t for our Southern Chu and General Lu, I’m afraid that Yong’s army would have crossed the Jiangnan long ago.”

When Lu Yun heard this, he could only sigh deeply. He had a deeper understanding of how heavy the burden on his father’s shoulders was, but there were still people who secretly slandered and accused him. Zhe, no matter how high and powerful he is.

Just when Lu Yun swore to himself, the swift sound of horses’ hooves came from behind his ears again, and the crisp silver bell-like laughter floated in the wind. Lu Yun couldn’t help but follow the laughter and looked, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com I saw seven horses galloping on another fork in the road, Lu Yun saw the knight above, resisting the urge to rub his eyes, he opened his eyes and looked carefully.

These seven steeds are all good and famous horses chosen in a thousand miles. The three knights in front are teenagers and children, and the four behind are guarded warriors. Obviously, they are the return of the rich and powerful youth from Chang’an.

Riding a white horse in the middle was a very beautiful young man, with eyebrows and almond eyes, as light as snow, wearing a pale yellow shirt, with high spirits, and the laughter Lu Yun heard was exactly what the yellow-clothed youth made.

The knight riding on the left side of the boy was a handsome boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. Although he was wearing a riding suit, he was elegant and gentle.

The black-clothed boy on the other side of the yellow-clothed boy was quite different. Although he looked only in his teens, his face was cold and stern, and his brows were even more murderous. Be frightened.

Lu Yun’s eyes were fixed on the young man in yellow, and he couldn’t take it back no matter what. This young man was as dazzling as the brightest sunshine in spring. When I saw him, I felt that the world was so vast and life was so beautiful.

It was so bright and dazzling that Lu Yun couldn’t help but feel a faint jealousy. happy and free.

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