high official

Chapter 1028 New Years
The next day, the first day of the new year.

When Wang Xian saw Tang Sai'er again, she had put on her veil again, and her voice had returned to the deserted, non-human atmosphere.It seems that the confusion and obsession after drinking last night was just a erotic dream that has passed without a trace.

Not long after the team set out on the road, the scouts anxiously returned to report that there was a large group of soldiers approaching ahead.

"The Duke's army?" Wang Xian asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." The scout replied: "In addition to the army of the British Duke, there seem to be people from Dongchang!"

"Hehe, the emperor is really facing the enemy..." Wang Xian looked at Tang Sai'er at the side, and joked, "As expected of the Buddha mother, you are welcome in such a big battle."

"I'm a weak woman, I'm afraid that someone is Xiang Zhuang dancing sword, aiming at Pei Gong." Buddha's mother gave Wang Xian a sideways look, and sneered back.

Wang Xian smiled wryly and touched his nose: "Where is it?"

"Buddhist mother is quite angry today..." Dai Hua whispered from the side.

"Talk!" Wang Xian glared at Dai Hua, and said seriously, "Go up!"

Half an hour later, the two teams met on the official road.

There are less than 8000 guards on Wang Xian's side, but the British army on the opposite side has [-] troops. It looks mighty, like an elephant facing a mouse, full of oppression.

Wang Xian rode on the horse, looked at the British army lined up, and said loudly: "Which general is on the opposite side, please come forward and speak?"

"Uncle Zhongyong, it's been a long time." Zhang Fu didn't believe that he couldn't understand his own flag, but he still rode his horse forward, bowed his hands to Wang Xian and said, "We saw each other three years ago, and we didn't intend to meet again here."

"It turns out to be the Duke of England, my lord, please be polite." After Wang Xian returned the gift to Zhang Fu, the two couldn't find a suitable topic for a while, so they looked at each other in embarrassment. After a while, Wang Xian found the topic and asked: "Annan must be stable now?"

"The chief of the bandits has given the leadership, and the rebel army has been put down." Speaking of Annan, Zhang Fu's expression became serious, and the worry on his brows was undisguised: "But for many years, the people's grievances have boiled, and the wealthy family members have refused to accept Wang Hua. Once too many troops withdraw, I'm afraid It will rebound immediately." Zhang Fu sighed, and said to Wang Xian with some blame: "Uncle, if we lose Annan because of internal chaos, we will be sinners through the ages!"

Zhang Fu originally thought that Wang Xian would refute him, but he also nodded with a serious face, expressing his agreement: "What the Lord said is that Annan must not be left in our hands!"

Zhang Fu looked at Wang Xian in surprise, wanting to see whether he was real or not. After a long time, Zhang Fu sighed heavily: "I didn't see the wrong person!" Redeem it, let’s go back to the shore..."

"What does the lord want to save?" Wang Xian heard an old voice asking in a strange way before he could answer.The old eunuch Zhao Ying turned out from behind Zhang Fu.

Seeing Zhao Ying, Wang Xian's pupils shrank slightly. He knew very well that the appearance of the old eunuch was a signal that Zhu Di had completed the arrangement!The emperor has already set up a net, just waiting for him to return to Beijing!
Wang Xian had a sneer on his face and said, "Eunuch Zhao is here?"

"Why, is it a surprise?" Zhao Ying smiled, cupped his hands to the north and said, "Our family is ordered to welcome uncle to Beijing." The old eunuch said, glanced at Zhang Fu and said, "My father-in-law finished talking about the past, please go on the road , It’s not good to delay the emperor’s mission.”

Zhang Fu knew that it was inappropriate to say anything in front of the old eunuch, so he nodded, took a deep look at Wang Xian, and said in a deep voice, "Farewell!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Fu led his soldiers and horses to the south, but only took away five thousand, and left three thousand for the old eunuch...

"Why," Wang Xian looked at the three thousand soldiers behind the old eunuch, and said sarcastically, "Elder-in-law still needs so many soldiers to escort me?"

"Hehe..." Zhao Ying said with a fake smile: "The road is not smooth, and my uncle lost a hair, it's all our family's fault." He glanced at Tang Sai'er behind Wang Xian, and said with a sneer: "This is the famous Buddha mother, right?"

"Hmph..." Tang Sai'er only responded with a cold snort.

"In such a cold day, how can you let Buddha's mother ride a horse to freeze?" The old eunuch said to Dongchang fanzi beside him in a strange way: "Hurry up and drive the car for Buddha's mother."

Fanzi hurriedly gave an order, and saw dozens of Jinyi guards wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists, pushing an iron prison cart to Wang Xian and the others.The entire body of the prison cart was densely packed with arm-thick iron pillars. There were several latches on the iron doors, and a large copper lock was hung on each latch.

A eunuch, the foreman of the East Factory, took out a bunch of keys, and opened the big copper locks one by one, and then opened the heavy iron door. The creaking sound made the ears numb.

"Please, Lord Buddha Mother." Zhao Ying stared at Tang Sai'er with a pair of eagle-like eyes.

"That's unnecessary." Wang Xian objected in a deep voice, "She has no intention of running away."

"Our family doesn't have the guts of my uncle. We only know how to be careful when sailing for ten thousand years." Zhao Ying sneered, looked at Tang Saier disdainfully and said, "Why, do we have to let our family support the car with our own hands?"

"No need." Tang Sai'er said coldly, then got off the horse and stepped onto the prison cart.

"Do you want to close it with me?" Wang Xian asked Zhao Ying with anger on his face.

"Uncle was joking, our family doesn't have the power to lock you up." Zhao Ying sneered, "Of course, if uncle insists on getting in the car, our family will not stop him."

"Hmph!" Wang Xian snorted angrily, turning his head away.

"Close the door!" Zhao Yingjian shouted.

'Kang Dang' the iron door of the prison car slammed shut, and the copper locks were locked again.

"My eyes are wide open! If the prisoner is lost, you will all die!" The head of the East Factory yelled at the group of Jinyi guards: "Did you hear that!"

"Yes..." Jin Yiwei's voice was a little scattered.

"Didn't you eat?!" The head of the East Factory was full of anger, brandishing a whip on Jin Yiwei, cursing: "Speak up, I!"

"Yes!" Jin Yiwei's voice was much more tidy this time.

"A bunch of trash!" The head of the East Factory spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, "If you become the lackeys of our East Factory, you have to act like a dog!"

Zhao Ying was at the side, letting the eunuch in charge perform, but his triangular eyes were only staring at Wang Xian and his subordinates. Seeing their angry faces, Zhao Ying said happily: "By the way, uncle doesn't know yet, right? Now Jin Yiwei is under the command of the East Factory!" He looked at the people behind him and asked, "Is there any Jin Yiwei among these people? Come out and report to the boss."

Naturally, none of them moved.

"They are all my generals." Wang Xian said coldly, "Don't worry about it..."

"Uncle, the private collector is tantamount to treason." Zhao Ying said speculatively.

"It's not your turn to punish the crime!" Wang Xian said with a cold face.

"That's right, let's just wait and see." Zhao Ying pursed his lips and smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle, please."

Wang Xian didn't even look at Zhao Ying, and moved forward surrounded by guards.

"Come on, cheer up and protect Uncle Zhongyong! If he loses a hair, you will all die!" The eunuch in charge yelled at the three thousand officers and soldiers: "Let's go!"

Three thousand troops surrounded Buddha's mother's prison car and Wang Xian's team layer by layer, and escorted them slowly northward.

Wang Xian's every move was closely monitored by Dongchang Fanzi, wishing he could see clearly the color and shape of his stool several times a day.Although Wang Xian had expected this to be the case, but being stared at by people all day long, he was still unavoidably upset and irritable. He simply abandoned his horse and boarded the car, and took care of Gu Xiaolian's daily life carefully all day long. The people in Dongchang are like air...

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The story is divided into two parts, but it is said that the British Duke Zhang Fu, under the protection of [-] troops, arrived in Qingzhou a few days later.

Outside the city of Qingzhou, Marquis of Anyuan Liusheng had received the news a long time ago and ordered the gates of the camp to be opened to welcome the arrival of the Duke of England.

After all, Liu Sheng was Zhang Fu's elder, so Zhang Fu would not put on airs in front of him. He got off his horse and walked a few miles away from the barracks.

"Hahaha! That's what's wrong with my father-in-law. He's obviously a general, but he's as sour as a literati!" Liu Sheng laughed and helped Zhang Fu up: "Your father was not like that back then!"

"You are an elder, I have to respect you." Zhang Fu looked at Liu Sheng with a smile, and saw his old face smiling like a chrysanthemum, as if seeing himself was such a pleasure.

"Hey, where is it, you are the father-in-law, and I should respect you." Liu Sheng took Zhang Fu's arm affectionately and walked into the camp: "Hurry up and get warm, the old man has prepared a banquet to welcome you." .”

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Zhang Fu nodded, and entered the barracks with Liu Sheng.

The two marshals were so friendly when they met, and the subordinates on both sides who were on the verge of swords were secretly relieved.Only the quick-witted can hear the secret confrontation between the two in harmony...

In the barracks, Liu Sheng held a banquet with wine to welcome Zhang Fu's arrival.During the dinner, the two only talked about the anecdotes and old stories in Beijing, but they never mentioned the current situation. After a feast of drinking and drinking, Liu Sheng invited Zhang Fu to drink tea in the back tent to sober up.

"Hey, I'm old, I can't do it..." Liu Sheng took a sip of strong tea, and said with sleepy eyes: "Drinking this little wine will make you feel drunk and dizzy."

"Uncle Shi said that to make me ashamed," Zhang Fu said with a wry smile, "I'm so drunk that I can't tell north from south."

"It's good to be drunk, if you tell the truth when you're drunk, you can still deny it when you wake up." Liu Sheng said with a smile: "Do you think there is a more suitable opportunity to speak than this?"

"Okay, then let's talk a few drunken words." Zhang Fu's eyelids drooped slightly, and he said carefully: "What the emperor means is that as long as Lord Hou surrenders his military power and returns to Beijing on time, the past can be forgiven."

"Bring it..." Liu Sheng stretched out his big palm-like hand and spread it out in front of Zhang Fu.

"What?" Although Zhang Fu was not drunk, he was still stunned.

"Imperial decree?" Liu Sheng smiled drunkenly, "What if the emperor changes his mind when I return to Beijing?"

"Your Majesty's words are constitutional, how can you change your mind?" Zhang Fu sighed, fixedly looked at Liu Sheng and said, "Besides, Lord Hou, it's already this time, do we still have the strength to bargain?"

(End of this chapter)