Dajin royal family

Chapter 338 Returning to Liaodong
Liucheng County, Luhe Town.

This is a military town located in the southeast of Liucheng.

"While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone."

Several tall horses came galloping and stopped beside the rugged official road.

On the road are refugees with their families.

An old man with white hair and walking in step.Skinny women with sallow complexions, listless and dejected young people, and starving children.

"Lord."

Looking at the dead child lying on the side of the road, Nan Jiyun couldn't bear it.

Along the way, he has seen such scenes countless times.

Some people hastily buried the corpses of their relatives, and some extremely hungry people actually ate these dead bodies in order to feed their hunger!

Jiang Chengxiao was dressed in black, with a bamboo hat on his head, and his starry eyes were as calm as water.

When the light rain fell, Jiang Chengxiao reached out to catch it, and then slowly clenched his fist.

"Let's go to Luhe Town first!"

Turning the horse's head, Jiang Chengxiao slammed the whip, and the guards followed Jiang Chengxiao, the ground trembled under the trampling of the horse's hooves, and the rain splashed everywhere.

The rumbling sound is both in the sky and underground!
At nightfall, Jiang Chengxiao went to Luhe Junzhen.

Fifty steps away, Pei Yuanyan led the generals of the Liaodong Army standing in the heavy rain.

The rain was heavy, but Pei Yuanyan and the others didn't have any rain gear to keep it out.

Riding on the horse, Jiang Chengxiao put his finger on the hat, squinted his eyes, barely able to see the generals clearly.

"The last general Pei Yuanyan led the generals in Liaodong, see His Royal Highness Liang Wang!"

Crashing, all the generals half-kneeled on the ground, ignoring the heavy rain.

Behind them, the soldiers all half-kneeled on the ground, and their voices resounded loudly.

"See His Royal Highness King Liang!"

With a smile on the corner of Jiang Chengxiao's mouth, he drove his horse to Pei Yuanyan and the others.

Immediately turned over and dismounted, raised his hand, "Everyone, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" All the generals responded in a deep voice, and then stood up, standing like an iron tower in the dark rain.

Jiang Chengxiao stepped forward and patted Pei Yuanyan.

"Well done, you didn't disappoint me."

Pei Yuanyan said with shame: "The last general just obeys orders."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, remembered something, and said, "Where is Jiang Shiyan, why didn't you see him?"

"He is waiting for His Highness in the camp."

"Hmph, it seems that there is a lot of resentment." Jiang Chengxiao sneered.

Pei Yuanyan lowered his head even deeper.

"Let's go."

Following Jiang Chengxiao's order, everyone automatically got out of the way, and then followed Jiang Chengxiao into the camp of Luhe Town in a well-behaved manner.

Chinese army tent.

"See Your Highness." The two guards gave a military salute, and then lifted the curtain for Jiang Chengxiao.

Walking into the tent, Jiang Shiyan was standing in a daze in front of the marching formation map. He turned around when he heard the sound, and looked at Jiang Chengxiao.

"Governor Jiang." Jiang Chengxiao said.

Jiang Shiyan smiled slightly, no joy, anger, sorrow or joy could be seen on his face.

"Qing Que is joking, what kind of county guard am I? Military orders cannot go out of Luhe River, and government orders cannot go out of Liucheng. This county guard is not as powerful as the Shaoqing of my ancestral temple. What's the point?"

With his hands behind his back, he paced slightly in the tent.

"If I knew that Qingque had such great prestige in Liaodong, I would never accept this job." Jiang Shiyan punched the table.

Jiang Chengxiao smiled slightly, took off the hat on his head, took off the coir raincoat on his body, and handed it to Jiyun.

Patting the water stains on his body, Jiang Chengxiao said lightly: "The sheriff is joking, don't you understand the truth of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui?"

"Ha." Jiang Shiyan smiled, pointed at Jiang Chengxiao, and said bitterly: "I'm afraid you don't want to be Xiao He, and you don't want to be Cao Shen, you want to be Cao Cao!"

Jiang Chengxiao shook his head, turned around and walked to the marching map, looking at the various bandit strongholds marked on it.

"Whether it's Cao Cao or Xiao He, these are not what I want. I just want peace in the world."

"Hehe." Jiang Shiyan snorted, and sat on the main seat without a trace.

"No matter what you say, you ordered Pei Yuanyan to imprison me in Luhe Town. This is an unforgivable crime. When I return to Luoyang, I must read your book!"

"Join me?"

Jiang Chengxiao laughed out loud.

Immediately, he turned around and gave his soldiers a look, and the latter immediately walked over knowingly, and without a word, he carried Jiang Shiyan away from the main seat.

"Do you want to rebel Jiang Chengxiao!" Jiang Shiyan shouted.

Jiang Chengxiao walked up to Jiang Shiyan, stared at him, and said slowly: "When you take this step and come up with the idea of ​​replacing me as the governor of Liaodong County, you should think of this day."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that His Majesty did not allow you to go back. You should stay here and take good care of Liaodong County for the court."

Jiang Shiyan paused for breath, is he going to imprison himself?

"Aren't you afraid that His Majesty's internal guards will investigate you?" He said bitterly.

Who knows how he got here these days, since he took office in Liaodong last year, he has been imprisoned by Pei Yuanyan in the camp of Luhe Town.

In terms of military affairs, he was completely isolated, and in terms of politics, he was evacuated by Yu Qingze, Du Ruming, Zheng Ruxin and others.

In the end, he was even imprisoned in the big camp and not allowed to go out a step.

He didn't even know what was going on outside, he only knew that the emperor sent someone to condemn him for his ineffectiveness in suppressing bandits and ineffectiveness in guarding the frontier.

God is sorry, he hasn't even been to the border!

"Don't worry, since His Majesty sent me back to regain military power, he naturally trusts me." Jiang Chengxiao said lightly: "I forgot to tell you, Your Majesty has no time to deal with this side now."

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Chengxiao had someone tie him down.

You really think Jiang Chengxiao is a fool. If you have the guts to come to Liaodong to seize his power, could it be that the emperor forced you?
Walking to the main seat, Jiang Chengxiao pointed to the cushion and said, "Throw it away, from now on, the generals in the camp don't need such women's things."

"Yes."

After a simple rectification, Jiang Chengxiao received the generals in the camp.

They didn't know how long they stood in the rain. In short, everything from hair to clothes was wet.

"Everyone has worked hard. During this period of time, the king will temporarily return to Luoyang, and the generals must feel uneasy."

The generals looked at Jiang Chengxiao without saying a word, but their firm eyes showed their hearts.

Jiang Chengxiao was condescending, with the candlelight at his side, and the black shadow reflected on the big tent.

"This time when the king comes back, he will not leave again. Don't worry, all generals."

It was said that all the generals knelt on one knee at the same time.

"The last general waits for His Royal Highness to obey!"

"Okay, General Pei stays, and the others go back to tidy up. When General Yuchi returns with his troops, this king will hold a military meeting."

"Yes!"

All the generals left the big tent one after another, while Pei Yuanyan stayed behind.

Jiang Chengxiao stepped down from the main seat, came to Pei Yuanyan, took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Pei Yuanyan.

"Clean it up, don't get sick, or I won't be able to explain to Mr. Pei then."

"Thank you, Your Highness, General." Pei Yuanyan knelt down on one knee to accept the brocade handkerchief.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "It's fine as before, don't kneel down every now and then, I don't like it."

Pei Yuanyan shook his head, the rain slid across his cheeks, and said solemnly: "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority, and the generals would not agree."

"Okay, it seems that it was right to hand over the Liaodong army horse to you when we left." Jiang Chengxiao nodded in satisfaction.

Pei Yuanyan heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Jiang Chengxiao again this time, he felt tremendous pressure.

He himself didn't know what was going on, he just felt that if he didn't do well, he might follow in Zheng Ruyi's footsteps.

He helped Pei Yuanyan up, and the two stood in front of the marching formation map.

"Don't you want to know why I asked you to imprison Jiang Shiyan?" Jiang Chengxiao's eyes fell on the formation map, but the question he asked had nothing to do with fighting.

Pei Yuanyan's heart tightened. This question had been stuck in his mind for a long time, and he could only think of an answer that he didn't dare to answer.

Every time he thinks about this, he wants to write a letter to ask his grandfather.

But thinking of Zheng Ruyi, he chose to remain silent.

"The general doesn't want to know, as long as it is His Highness's order, the general will obey it, so ask more about what to do."

"Is this what Mr. Pei taught you?" Jiang Chengxiao asked with a half-smile.

Pei Yuanyan's Adam's apple twitched, leaving water droplets on his forehead. I don't know if it is rain or sweat.

The candlelight flickered more and more wantonly, as if it was about to be blown out by the cold wind seeping in from outside.

"It's not grandfather. From the moment the general came down to Liaodong with his highness, grandfather told the general that he should not be asked about anything after this." Pei Yuanyan knelt on the ground again.

Jiang Chengxiao's face was calm, and he clenched his fists loosely.

"I asked you to imprison Jiang Shiyan for no other reason than to be able to control the military power in Liaodong, and to control the army that belongs only to me, Jiang Chengxiao!"

"So now, Yuan Yan, tell me, how do you choose?"

(End of this chapter)