Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1472 Consolation Zhu Xia
Time flies quickly in the busy, and it is almost midsummer in May in the blink of an eye.

Around May last year, Wang Shi entered Hebei and officially started a new round of the Northern Expedition. Now a year has passed, and most of Jizhou has been recovered by Wang Shi.

As the first year of Xingtai's official broadcasting and governance of Hebei, Xingtai is gearing up to make a good start in Hebei's rule. Therefore, although the flood season has not officially started, a batch of new materials have already been transported to Hebei. Resolving the urgent needs of various places also liberated the Wang Shi's troops trapped in various places to a certain extent, and they had the ability to attack and fight again.

In Guangzong City, which is nearly May, the wild is already full of fun. The rest of Guangzong Qihuo who originally occupied this place have already been moved to Shunyi County not far away to start a new life.As one of the bases for resettling Hebei tourists, in the past more than a month, nearly [-] Hebei villagers have gradually moved into the outskirts of Guangzong City, and various reclamation matters are being carried out in an orderly manner.

Hu Run, who had wandered abroad for many days and led his troops to suppress bandits, also returned to Guangzong. After hearing the news, Chen Kui, who had suffered from Hu Run's troubles before, rushed to report the news to the general.

In fact, even if Hu Run did not return, Chen Kui would no longer have to suffer as a training partner.With the unfolding of various governance matters, the General made an exception and stopped forcing Chen Kui to practice with him, and let Chen Kui get in touch with local affairs.

I have been with the general for several years. Some of my classmates from Xinshiguan had already started to take charge of the government. The general also intends to let Chen Kui go out to hone. The history of the Governor of Beizhou formed by the division of the land.

In fact, apart from the slight sense of humiliation of being underestimated in the first few days and practicing riding and archery in his heart, General Shen has another advantage, that is, he is good at enlightening himself.

It's normal for a general to not be proficient in archery and horse skills. After all, a general doesn't need to go to battle to kill the enemy in person, so it's natural that he can't compare to front-line fighters like Hu Run.The ruler is short and the inch is strong, and the generals also have areas they are good at. Hurun can be drawn into it and be beaten hard, such as Liaodong, Saibei, Longxi, and southern Sichuan. After the war in Hebei has come to an end, these places need to be developed urgently .

Because after learning that Hu Run had returned to Guangzong City, the general immediately summoned him.

After entering Guangzong's mansion, Hu Run looked excited, and bowed at the entrance: "The general strategized, Wang Shizhuang fought bravely, and defeated Xindu. It is really the joy of the people and the congratulations of the country!"

Xinbao, which had been recovered from Xindu, arrived in Guangzong two days ago.Hearing Hu Run's congratulations again at this time, the general just glanced at him coldly, what does it have to do with you?
Hu Run smiled awkwardly, and then said seriously: "The last general was ordered to exterminate bandits from all sides. It was at the turn of spring and summer, and local stability was the top priority. His duties were heavy. He should not have dared to slack off even for a moment. It's just that Tian Jing, the front line, told me on the way. To help me, it is said that the big gains on the northern line urgently need to be submitted to the general, please let me gather people to escort along the way..."

While speaking, Hu Run stepped forward on his knees, and placed a well-preserved secret performance in front of the general's case.

Seeing the highest-marked vermilion seal, the general's expression became serious, he grabbed the dagger and opened the vermilion seal, took out the letter inside, his expression became more serious, he looked up at Hu Run and said, "Where is the man? "

"It has been sent to the mansion, and the general can be seen at any time."

Seeing the general's serious expression, Hu Run didn't dare to be negligent, and said hastily.

He didn't know the inside story of this trip, but because the area where the bandits were suppressed was not far from Tian Jing's department at that time, Tian Jing suddenly had to mobilize a thousand elite soldiers to escort an important person to Guangzong. Hurun nearby asked for help.

Hu Run also knew that he had offended the general, so it was not a problem to wander around for many days, he would always go back and meet each other.Just had such an opportunity, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to personally escort the personnel back.

"Quickly call people in!"

The general ordered in a quick tone, and at the same time asked Hu Run: "Are you sure that Tian Jing and you are the only ones who have dealt with this matter? When you entered the city, did you have mixed feelings?"

"Although Tian Jing didn't elaborate on the inside story, he also warned that the matter is of great importance. The final general should be cautious on his return journey. Except for the close relatives, no one knows who else is in the army."

Hearing Hu Run's answer, General Shen nodded slightly, and after pondering for a while, he said to Hu Run: "You also stay here, and you will be dispatched later for business."

Hu Run breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. It seemed that there was some very important emergency that forced some adjustments to some of the general's plans.And since he was allowed to know the details, he no longer had to worry about being kicked around.

Soon, the person Hu Run was in charge of escorting this time, that is, Zu Qing, who was previously captured by the Shengwu Army, was ushered into the hall.Although he traveled all the way day and night, he was protected by Wang Shibu Wu all the way, so Zu Qing's spirit is still good.

At this moment, Zu Qing was also full of apprehension, he naturally knew what would meet him next.After he walked into the hall, he saw Wu Ben standing inside and outside, so he couldn't help feeling stressed. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Hu Run, the king's general who accompanied him all the way. Metaphor.

"Zu Qing, a small citizen of the criminal household, pay a terrified visit to the general!"

There were also soldiers at his side reminding him in a low voice, Zu Qing didn't dare to look up, and bowed down.

"Excuse me, raise your head, and let me see how the descendants of Zu Zhenxi look like?"

General Shen Da sat on the table, looking down with great interest, he saw the young man named Zu Qing slowly stand up and look up, his appearance could be called handsome, but he had never seen Zu Yue with his own eyes, so he couldn't tell the difference What kind of style inheritance does the father and son have.

Zu Qing looked up at the hall, and as soon as General Shen's appearance came into his eyes, his originally cautious and respectful eyes suddenly turned to astonishment: This, this is the Southern Kingdom General Shen who is famous all over the world and has power in the north and south?

It has nothing to do with position or situation. Zu Qing had imagined how he would feel when he met General Shen for countless times before, but he still didn't expect that the first impression would be that he was deeply ashamed.

He has been full of family affairs since he was a child, and he doesn't pay much attention to other trivial matters, but in every human relationship in the court, there are many people who praise him for his appearance. Now standing in front of General Shen, the old voice echoed in his mind, It was full of shame.The Fengshen and handsomeness of General Shen gave him a sense of amazement that the world can be so amazing.

But soon, Zu Qing came to his senses again, hurriedly looked away, bowed his head and stood silently.

"Tell me, how did you get the Imperial Seal?"

Hearing the general's question, before Zu Qing could open his mouth, Hu Run under the table was shocked. He didn't expect that Zu Qing had such an important matter hidden in him!But soon, he was happy for himself again. Since the general let him participate in this, it can be seen that he has trusted him from the bottom of his heart.

Zu Qing bowed his hands again, and finally took out the hidden national weapon in his body, asked someone to present it to the general, and then told the story of the incident. This opening, of course, can be traced back to the battle against the Jie Lord Stone at the Huguo Temple of the Jie Kingdom Tiger's rebellion.

In the hall, General Shen was not in a hurry to open the brocade box to admire the Chuan Guoxie, but listened carefully to Zu Qing's narration without saying a word.In fact, it is useless for him to look at it. He has never seen what Chuan Guoxi should really look like, and even if it is in front of his eyes, he can't tell the authenticity.

Not only him, no one on and off the platform has seen this national artifact that has been lost for many years.Even if there are still seniors like Yan Han in the country who have lived from the Central Dynasty to the present, but Yan Han did not have a serious status in the Central Dynasty when he was in the Central Dynasty, and naturally he would not have the opportunity to admire the national treasure of Chuan Guoxie.

Therefore, the criteria for judging the authenticity of the Chuan Guoxie, in addition to the characteristics of the national artifact recorded in the old books and allusions, are the various processes of obtaining the seal described by Zu Qing.

Although there were many twists and turns and dangers in the process, Zu Qing's narration also tried to be orderly, concise and smooth.There were also some questions that the general was interested in, so he paused for a while to elaborate.

So soon it was said that he escaped from Xindu after obtaining the seal, and before hearing that the Zu family would encounter the Shengwu army, he kept dying along the way. General Shen also said with regret: "These are rare loyal and heroic souls, unfortunately, Unfortunately, it was on the eve of success. Zu Zhenxi’s old affairs will not be discussed in detail, and there are many rumors and rumors. However, it can be seen that there are still one or two things to be desired. Houze, remember this matter, and later Order people to bury these righteous bones and bury them in the imperial garden. They may only follow the small righteousness of the family, but what they do is a feat of assisting the king's career."

Hu Run responded respectfully, and added another sentence: "The servants are fortunate to serve the British Lord. Although there is no heroism to donate, but when it comes to loyalty and courage, there is absolutely no inferiority to the ancestors and righteous men!"

He was busy proving his loyalty here, but Zu Qing couldn't hold back his tears, prostrate on the ground and choked up: "Sinners, criminals..."

He has been worried about what will happen to him after he surrendered to the South, and whether Nanguo is willing to honor his merits and give him a gift in return, and the hardships of the few days before he met the Shengwu Army made him almost collapse.But after meeting Sheng Wujun, everything is moving in a better direction than he imagined.

After being captured by the Shengwu army that day, due to the situation, Zu Qing had to expose his identity early, and confessed his great achievements under the interrogation of Wang Shi's general, Tian Jing.At that time, he was full of panic, worried that Tian Jing would be greedy for meritorious deeds, so that he would not even have the chance to meet General Shen.Even if Wang Shijun is strict and disciplined, with such a special achievement, it is likely that everyone will benefit from it.

However, after Tian Jing learned of this, although his attitude became cautious, he did not even show the slightest greed, and he was not even curious about the Chuan Guoxie he was carrying. He just dispatched soldiers overnight to escort him and his family to the south. face to face.Hurun took over halfway, and apart from taking care of food and other things during the trip, he didn't ask any inside information.

There are reasons for the prosperity of people and the prosperity of the country.Just look at the wiseness of General Shen and the prudence of the general and the master, this point is beyond the reach of Jie Guo.In particular, Shihu, the lord of the Capricornus, threatened his subordinates, and the subordinates waited for the opportunity to attack their masters, and their defeat was inevitable!
As for being able to see General Shen today, although it is still worthy of a few words of praise, Zu Qing felt a kind of gratitude from the bottom of his heart for chasing his father and praising his loyal servants. All have enough value!
Years of long-cherished wishes, long-cherished wishes, and hope that one day they will be fulfilled, Zu Qing is even more unable to control the venting of emotions, tears can't stop gushing, and he almost faints to the ground.

General Shen was also deeply touched by Zu Qing's expression of affection.In fact, after the ancestor's rebellion against the country, it was himself who was able to inherit the old traditions of his family. Of course, Yuzhou and Huainan had already been corrupted at that time, so it was not directly taken from the ancestor's family.

However, when he heard Zu Qing's tenacity and suffering about his painstaking efforts and family humiliation, General Shen was deeply moved.

Troubled times have their own cruelty and charm, not to mention the Shen family who has been dominant for a while, his disciple Tian Jing was only a soldier commander under Su Jun during the Suzu Rebellion, and now Huainan Instead, the heirs of the overlord have to entrust their orders to the wandering souls who worked for tigers in the old days.

The wealthy family fell lightly, the humble scholar rose to the top, and the fortunes flowed, which can be called wonderful.It's not just Tian Jing, there are not many civil and military people who General Shen relied on for his success. There are not many real historical names. Even Xie Ai is only known to later generations as a frontier general in the west, but these were originally The silent and nameless people, when given ample opportunity to gallop their abilities, have also made deeds that satisfy the world and are worthy of the trust of the general!

Zu Qing couldn't restrain his emotions for a long time, so General Shen ordered someone to lead him out and place him properly. At the same time, he ordered his attendants to send orders to all parties to search for the rest of the Zu clan for shelter.

Although when he came to this world, Zu Ti, the famous minister of the Northern Expedition, had already passed away, but Shen Zhezi respected him very much, and because of Zu Qing, he didn't want Zu Ti to die. Give corresponding rewards.

Of course, all these are just Zu Qing's one-sided remarks at the moment, and the authenticity of the Chuan Guoxi still needs to be verified.Shen Zhezi did not shy away from Hu Run in the hall, directly opened the brocade box, and took out the jade seal. Hu Run couldn't help but craned his neck to look at it curiously, but received a cold look from the general: "Have you seen it?"

Hu Run rubbed his hands in embarrassment, just giggled, and his one-eyed eyes were extremely excited: "The seal belongs to Junfu, and the disciples are overjoyed!"

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing, holding this significant and long-inherited ancient relic with one hand, and clicked his tongue.If you say you're not excited, it's a lie. When you think of Qin Huang, Han and Wu Ju holding this order to the world, the pride in your heart is even more uncontrollable.

After pondering for a while, Shen Zhezi ordered Xie Shang to be summoned.Although when it comes to identifying the authenticity of national artifacts, it seems that Fan Wang, a Confucian and Taoist master, is more authoritative to win the trust of others, but Shen Zhezi still does not plan to disclose the news of Chuan Guoxi's acquisition, because it will make him follow up. A series of plans have fallen into a passive state.

Xie Shang came in a hurry, and after being greeted by Li, his eyes were instantly attracted by the ancient object on the table, and he couldn't help trembling: "This, this is..."

General Shen did not shy away, raised his hand to signal Xie Shang to step forward.Xie Shang didn't care about being rude at the moment, and leaned closer to sit in front of the case, fixed his eyes on Yuxi, carefully scrutinized every inch countless times, and couldn't help reaching out his hand to caress it a little. Hu Run let out a low cough, and then suddenly came to his senses again, cupped his hands and said, "The general, please hold the seal."

Shen Zhezi raised his hand to grab the jade seal, and Xie Shang was startled by the random movement, but he immediately focused on it again.After scrutinizing it for half an hour, Xie Shang stepped back on his knees and bowed down to the general: "Congratulations, general, congratulations, general!"

"The joy of the country, how can one person be able to be it."

As the happy event approached, Shen Zhezi inevitably became hypocritical, put the Chuan Guoxi away properly, and then waved his hands with a smile on his face.

Xie Shang was quick in thinking. After seeing Chuan Guoxi with his own eyes, he soon realized that the general summoned him here was definitely not just to verify the authenticity, so he said after a moment of pondering: "This matter should not be hasty. Leaking out, the one who presents the seal... is about to finish his work, and the general has been stationed outside for a long time, so he should return to Luo immediately. In addition, if the country is overjoyed, it should be reported to Jiangdong as soon as possible, so that Lord Shen can calmly reward the public..."

What Xie Shang said was exactly what Shen Zhezi thought in his heart. The reason why he kept Hurun was to let Hurun lead a group of soldiers back to Jiangdong as soon as possible, and to inform the old man who stayed behind in Jiangdong as soon as possible. Dad and others.Human feelings have been accumulating momentum for a long time. If there is no thorough and proper preparation, once it is fully detonated, too many uncontrollable variables will arise.

The news of Chuan Guoxi's loss and recovery cannot be leaked to the outside world for the time being, at least not in the Jin Dynasty.As for the people who dealt with him, Zu Qing needless to say, Shen Zhezi must bring him back to Luoyang, Tian Jing, Hu Run and others are all the most loyal disciples.As for Xie Shang, he was a smart man, and he used a slightly explicit reminder just to show his position to the general.

Now Jie Guoxin has also been conquered, although there are still many remnants, but at this moment, the troops of the Hebei King's Division are gradually being released calmly, and they are devoted to the final battle later.

Even if the event of Zu Qing presenting the seal did not happen, Shen Zhezi was already preparing to return to Luoyang in the near future.Afterwards, the restoration of Hebei and the reunification of the North and the South were no longer just military affairs, but also required him to sit in the center and coordinate.The trip has not yet started, because it is waiting for further news related to Shihu, the host of Jie.

But it didn't take long to wait for this matter, and soon Xin Bin came from Xindu, saying that Shi Hu, the host of Jie, had been captured alive.

On the day when the letter came out, everyone inside and outside Guangzong was already jubilant. Because of its tyranny, Shihu, the Capricorn Lord, is not only the chief culprit who must be punished, but also the devil who is hated by the people of Hebei Zhuxia. With a final destination, the Northern Expedition cannot be called complete.

When the news of Shihu's arrest came, all the people in Hebei Province who knew about the incident and their suggestions on how to deal with Shihu flooded into Guangzong's mansion like flakes. points of enthusiasm.

In the midst of this noisy discussion, General Shen tried his best to put an end to Shi Hu's fate: "The giant thief among the slaves killed the country, disobeyed the rules, abused the common people, poisoned the Xia, and was full of evil. , Death is not a pity! Now that the thief has been captured, he should clearly sue the criminal law, cut off the barbarians, divide the flesh and blood of the gangsters, raise fertile mountains and rivers, and comfort the dead souls of Xia!"

After sending this order to Xindu, General Shen ended his year-long front-line supervision and drove back to Luoyang.As for the follow-up military affairs in Hebei to pursue and suppress the Yukou Jiehu, the governor Xie Ai will be in charge of the overall affairs, and the governor of Jizhou Shen Mu will assist in military affairs and preside over the affairs of Jizhou's rule.

Before the general left Guangzong, Hu Run had already taken a step ahead. He would return to Henan and lead five thousand soldiers from Yuzhou to cross the river to claim victory.

(End of this chapter)