Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 50 I don’t know the Wei Dynasty
  Compared with the bitter cold when we traveled north last winter, the situation is much better this year when we travel south.

The season is about to snow, and we arrive at Guiyang County, which is the junction of the territories under the jurisdiction of King Nancang and King Linxiang.

With the order of King Linxiang, the army passed the border checkpoint between the two countries smoothly.

"Although this is the territory of the Wei Dynasty, it is far away from Chang'an and beyond the reach of the whip. It has always been controlled by King Nan Cang. Even when the heroes competed in the world, this place was still far away from the flames of war because of the high mountains and long roads. It became a pure land."

"Not only that, the customs here are very different from Chang'an."

Pei Ying listened to Wei Shao's introduction and said, "People here eat everything, including grasshoppers, cicada pupae, cicadas, bamboo worms, and colorful fungi all over the mountains and plains."

"how do you know?"

“Not only do I know it, I’ve eaten it.”

Wei Shao looked at Pei Ying's serious answer, and he suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar. She had said similar words when he went north to Stirrup Mountain, but to this day, he still had no answer in his heart.

This place has always been a mountain road, and the army is not moving very fast.

Xiao Shen sent spies to explore the road ahead. Half an hour later, the spies reported that they had entered the territory of King Nan Cang about ten miles away. They set up checkpoints on the road into Guiyang County.

Wei Shao heard this and ordered all the soldiers to rest where they were, and sent someone to deliver His Majesty's token and a letter.

At the checkpoint of Guiyang County, the soldier took the letter from Xiao Shen's hand. He took a look at it and said, "I can't read."

Seeing his impatient tone, Xiao Shen felt a little angry in his heart, but he still said patiently: "Please give this letter and this token to the guard of your checkpoint, and ask him to send someone to deliver it to you." King Nan Cang, our coach wants to meet King Nan Cang."

Who would have thought that after hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but laugh: "You are just a warrior in the army, and you can see the King of Nancang casually?"

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly. This is the token of the Emperor of Wei and the letter from Wei Shao, King of Peking. If you still want to survive, shut your mouth and pass the message."

The soldier made a "poof" sound and said: "I don't know the emperor of Wei, let alone Wei Shao, the king of Beiping. We have only one king in Nancang Kingdom, and that is King Nancang."

"How presumptuous! You are a soldier of our great Wei Dynasty. How dare you speak arrogantly? I think you want to die."

Hearing this, the soldier drew his long sword from his waist. Seeing his actions, other soldiers also immediately drew their swords, and many archers who were ambushing at high places all showed up.

Xiao Shen and the others were in a position where once a battle started, as long as the archers were accurate enough, the soldiers could kill them without much effort.

A good man does not suffer immediate losses.

When Xiao Shen saw that there were many people, he left on horseback. The soldiers behind him saw that he was timid and couldn't help shouting and saying unpleasant words behind him. Xiao Shen clenched his fists tighter, but he still endured it. .

Wei Shao and others rested on the spot and discussed the next march plan.

Seeing Xiao Shen coming back, Pei Ying stood up to greet him, but seeing that his expression was not good, Pei Ying asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xiao Shen was depressed. After dismounting, he walked up to everyone, took out the token and letter from his arms, and recounted his encounter at the checkpoint.

After hearing what he said, Zhong Yang really got up and said, "His grandma doesn't know the Emperor of Wei yet, these bastard little soldiers, let's bring a thousand cavalry to break through the barrier of Nancang Kingdom."

"Wait a minute." Wei Shao stopped the impulsive Zhong Yang. "We are not familiar with King Nancang. Although he bows to His Majesty and accepts His Majesty's rewards, it does not mean that he regards Your Majesty as a monarch in his heart. A little soldier guarding the checkpoint can say something. I know the Emperor of Wei and only know the words of King Nancang, whose power do you think that soldier is relying on?"

"But, if they ignore us like this, are we going to swallow their breath like this?"

Wei Shao thought for a moment and said, "A strong dragon can't defeat a local snake. I'll try it myself."

This time, there was still public opposition, but what was different from last time was that Pei Ying also joined the opposition camp.

"I don't agree, you can't go."

"There are just dozens of soldiers and a dozen archers, so there is nothing to fear. This letter must be delivered to King Nan Cang as soon as possible, so that we know what to do next."

Pei Ying understood what he meant. He wanted to solve these problems as soon as possible, and the time was not short. He wanted to complete these things before New Year's Eve and rush back to Chang'an to be with his grandfather and mother. After all, last year's New Year's Eve He spent his time in Guangyang.

"I think there is something wrong with your thinking. There are probably two reasons why those soldiers dare to be so rude. One is that they are far away from King Nancang and guard the border, so they will inevitably not obey his orders. If this is the case, it would be simple. . The second thing is that this King of Nan Cang is the local emperor of the Nan Cang Kingdom. He is used to being the king and hegemon here, so the atmosphere of disrespecting Chang'an and respecting Nan Cang has been formed in the army."

"I think what Brother Zhong said is reasonable. Since King Nancang has surrendered to the Wei Dynasty and accepted his majesty's reward, then he is a minister of the Wei Dynasty. If the minister's subordinates said such disrespectful words, as Chang'an Our officers and men should step down the checkpoints and kill these lawless scum in order to correct the morale."

"Not only that, if you see King Nan Cang in the future, you can also tell him about this matter and see how he will react."

"In addition, I think this time, the momentum must be bigger. Since this expedition, the soldiers have never used a sword or a gun, and they have never been on the battlefield. I think everyone is already itching."

"Just a few dozen soldiers are not enough for us to fill our teeth. We should teach them a lesson. We are not like Guangxin Hou and others, who can decide who wins or loses based on one mouth."

Pei Ying's words were supported by Zhong Yang, Xiao Shen and Bai Zheng. After Wei Shao thought for a moment, he also agreed.

"Pei Ying, aren't you most afraid of being beaten? How dare you kill people now?"

"I didn't kill him, I just gave him a suggestion."

"A suggestion to kill someone?"

"Wrong, a suggestion for King Nan Cang to come to you."

Zhong Yang and Xiao Shen led the troops, followed by Bai Zheng. With a thousand cavalry, they rushed to the Nancang Kingdom pass again.

Listening to the thundering sound of horse hooves, the soldiers at the checkpoint had already begun to tremble, but no matter how scared they were, they could not escape today's fatal situation.

Xiao Shen waved the spear in his hand, rode his war horse, and stabbed the soldier just now. He hit the soldier with one blow, and the soldier instantly vomited blood and died on the spot.

After half a stick of incense, the battle was over.

"Grandma, you're dead before you can kill her. This battle is really boring."

Xiao Shen said with a smile: "Brother Zhong, just say this in front of me, but don't let Brother Wei hear it. I found that since he came back from the north last year, he now hates killing more and more."

"Who likes killing? I don't like killing either, but some people deserve to be killed."

(End of this chapter)