That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 898 Going to Xiangyang After Two Years

It was almost dusk, and the sun was slanting westward.A group of people went upstream along the banks of the Han River, and then walked westward for about [-] miles. They came to Liangxiang, an important town in Huzhou. Known as the gateway to the southeast half of the country, the location is dangerous, and it has been a battleground for military strategists of all dynasties.

If Jiangdu is the most prosperous place in the southeast, then Xiangyang City in the middle of Liangxiang is the place where the [-]th battle in the southeast has been fought. The wars that have taken place here are not inferior to the Northwest Xiongcheng Zhongdu.Now the Jiangnan Rear Army's Governor's Mansion is located in Xiangyang City. After the defeat of the Jiangnan Navy, the entire Jiangnan Rear Army was seriously injured, and its remaining troops were all shrunk to the Liangxiang area. If the army of Wei State dared to attack the city easily, then Sun Shaotang's Shu army could go down the river and form a double-teaming situation with the Jiangnan rear army holding on to the two Xiangs. After the first battle in Huzhou, although most of Huzhou had been captured and Jiangzhou was isolated, the final general attack on the rear army in the south of the Yangtze River had not been launched for a long time.

Because of these reasons, the area around Liangxiang has already become turbulent. Except for the occasional military scouts, there are no ordinary people coming and going, so this group of people is particularly dazzling.

It is more like a carriage than a group of people. At this time, apart from the woman who is the groom, there are five people in the carriage. It is a bit crowded, but it is still within the tolerable range. In addition, there are three brothers and sisters from the same school, but the expressions of the three are different. The oldest man has a complex expression, as if he is fighting between heaven and man, and the younger man is pale, leaning on the only woman. .As for the woman, her expression was more complicated than that of the older man. When she lifted the curtain of the car and could see the Xiangyang City in the distance, she showed a kind of relieved calm, just like being sentenced to be executed in autumn. Those who love each other have finally survived the bitter summer season and ushered in the chilling autumn. The deadline is approaching, and the heart is ashamed.

The apprentice of the pair of master and apprentice couldn't help but glance at the woman. Such a high-ranking Daoist fairy has been reduced to a prisoner, and is about to be taken to Xiangyang City. I don't know what will happen to him?
He had heard many stories since he was a child, but in troubled times, the fate of women is the most miserable, especially if they fall into the hands of the enemy, death is the best ending. Not even death.

He turned his head to look at his master again, a little curious about how the master would deal with these people.

Suddenly, the ground suddenly began to tremble, causing his atrium to contract suddenly.

However, this kind of vibration is different from the "one-hammer deal" when the two Earth Immortals fought each other. Instead, there are many small vibrations in succession, and the accumulation of bits and pieces into a huge vibration.

Zhang Yuping, who was acting as a temporary coachman, stopped moving and stopped the carriage.

Li Shentong quickly realized that this is a scene that only occurs when a large group of cavalry is running. In this way, someone from Xiangyang City came to meet them.

He immediately raised the curtain.

Sure enough, the vibration became bigger and bigger, and there were hundreds of cavalry running all the way in sight. There was still a distance of more than ten feet from the carriage, and they reined in uniformly. No one rode one step more, which was amazing.

Seeing Li Shentong's stunned look, Xu Beiyou patted him on the shoulder and said with a light smile, "What is this? You haven't seen the cavalry in the Northwest. That's the first cavalry in Daqi."

After finishing speaking, Xu Beiyou got up and got off the car.

The lead rider had already got off his horse, cupped his hands and said, "Nangui, long time no see."

Xu Beiyou smiled and cupped his hands to return the salute, "Commander Lao Yu will personally come out of the city to welcome you."

Li Shentong, who got out of the car behind Xu Beiyou, was stunned for a moment, and then he knew who the armored general in front of him was, one of the five left governors of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, who was in charge of the Jiangnan War and also held the military and political power in Huzhou Yu Kuang, the left governor of the rear army.

In Jiangnan, you don’t have to know who is the left governor of the Northwest Left Army with the most troops, or you don’t need to know who is the Zuo Governor of the Central Army of the Son of Heaven who has the highest status, or even who the Great Governor is. Who is the left governor of the army? After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, especially the big salt merchants of the Li family. It is inevitable that they have to deal with the local garrison. Not to mention his master has a good personal relationship with this Governor Yu.

Yu Kuang accompanied Xu Beiyou to Xiangyang City, which stands on the banks of the Han River. Now the entire southeast half of the city is pressed against this city, so whenever Yu Kuang looks at Xiangyang inadvertently, his face and eyes will become abnormal dignified.

Someone brought Li Shentong a fine white horse, and Li Shentong rode on it unceremoniously, holding the rein in his hand, and his legs were pinched, which made him look good.In terms of riding alone, Li Shentong, who was born in a wealthy family since he was a child, is better than Xu Beiyou. Although Xu Beiyou's childhood dream was to live in a luxurious mansion and ride a tall horse, but these years, he has never learned how to ride a horse. Most of the time is on foot.Of course, at Xu Beiyou's current level, he no longer needs to ride a horse. Even if he rides a horse, no matter how violent a wild horse is, he will be submissive.

After entering the city, someone received Li Shentong and the others, while Xu Beiyou and Yu Kuang went to his study.

The last time Xu Beiyou came to Xiangyang, he was at the invitation of Yu Kuang. Later, he ran into Master Qingchen outside the city of Xiangyang. Later, there was a Buddha holding the Buddhist temple to release water. Looking back now, it was only two years, but it was like It's been 20 years, which is a long time ago.

When they came to the study room, the two sat down as host and guest. Yu Kuang cut to the chase and said, "Nangui, you and I have known each other since we were young, and there are some things that we don't know what to say."

Xu Beiyou nodded and said, "Commander Yu just speak up."

Yu Kuang hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Since Nan Gui is sitting here and saying that, then I can say many things that I couldn't say. I would like to ask Nan Gui, what is the imperial court's attitude towards me?" What do you think? If you want to return to the South, you know that since the two former emperors passed away one after another, I have not received any news from the court for a long time."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "The governor of Yu is too worried. Since the death of Emperor Gao Zongsu, there has been a change in Fu Zhongtian, which has affected the entire court and all the civil and military officials. Not long after the civil strife has just been put down, the governor died unfortunately. Even if you have too much time to take care of yourself, naturally you can't judge the situation in the south of the Yangtze River too much, so the southeast half of the wall still depends on Governor Yu's efforts to maintain it."

Yu Kuang hesitated and said, "But Dongting Lake was defeated..."

Xu Beiyou waved his hand and said, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Besides, the enemy is strong and we are weak. This ending is also expected by the princes in the temple. Therefore, Governor Yu should not blame himself. Now the court is employing people. At this time, if we can accommodate Wei Wuji, how can we not accommodate you Yu Kuang? So please be at ease, Governor Yu."

Feeling relieved, Yu Kuang picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.

Xu Beiyou didn't say much, and drank tea silently with the veteran who supported the southeast half of the wall.

Finally, Yu Kuang asked again, "Nangui, now above the temple, His Majesties Taizong and Gaozong have both passed away. Gaozong has no sons and no successors. Looking at the kings again, King Zhao is dead. , King Yan was abolished, may I ask who is in charge of this court? Is it the elder Han Ge, or..."

Xu Beiyou was silent for a moment, then replied, "It's Her Royal Highness."

(End of this chapter)