Chapter 119 Mission
After further construction and reinforcement, Nanyue Pass can be regarded as a powerful pass and the gateway to guard Lingzhou.
On this day, as usual, some caravans and travelers were undergoing inspections, registering, and receiving ID cards. A team of more than 200 people came from the gate. A team of elite soldiers riding war horses guarded several carriages, and the flags were waving, but they were fighting the banner of Zhenguo Mansion. Speaking of Zhenguo Mansion, Daxia can be said to be known to everyone. Everyone knows that the Mu family of Zhenguo General Mansion is a loyal and martyr. Everyone in the gate is a famous hero, and the ever-winning general galloping on the battlefield. Since the beginning of the founding of Daxia, they have made countless contributions to Daxia, and many Mu family members have sacrificed their lives for the country.
The team stopped more than a mile away from Nanyue Pass. A middle-aged scholar came down from the first carriage, but he had only arrived at Mu Shuwen in Lingzhou not long ago. This time he arrived in Lingzhou as the emperor's envoy, and invited some famous scholars from Zhushan Academy to the court. In the mission, in addition to guards, eunuchs who announced the orders, several officials accompanied him, including Yu, the old lady of the General's Mansion of Zhenguo, and several younger generations of the Mu family.
Originally, in order to show sincerity, Emperor Yongchang planned to send some royal relatives or princes to come. However, Lingzhou is now the territory of the Brotherhood, who dares to take risks easily? The Brotherhood is famous for someone to redeem people with money. If it is a royal relative, the prince tied meat tickets to the Brotherhood and asked for ransom, the court would lose face. After discussion, it was Yu, the old lady of the General's Mansion of Zhenguo who volunteered. Mrs. Yu's identity was noble enough, and she took the opportunity to visit her cousins who had been separated for many years.
"Mom, Nanyue Pass is ahead." Mu Shuwen walked to the second carriage and bowed respectfully.
The curtain of the car was opened, and an old lady with a silver-haired face was not old at all, and she had a hint of majesty in her wealth. Mrs. Yu's life was quite legendary. When she was young, she was chivalrous and righteous. Later, by chance, she married into Zhenguo Mansion and followed her husband to the battlefield. Some stories with her as the protagonist are widely circulated among the people.
Mrs. Yu looked at Nanyue Pass for a few glances and said, "It's indeed a powerful pass. No wonder the imperial army suffered a great loss here."
"Mom, do you want to put away your flag?" Mu Shuwen asked.
"No!" Mrs. Yu said decisively.
"But, I'm afraid..." Mu Shuwen said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of?! I want to see how domineering this brother is! Go and ask the soldiers to be more energetic." Mrs. Yu insisted.
"Yes." Mu Shuwen knew that Mrs. Yu had always been the only one, so he had to obey.
Mrs. Yu insisted on typing up the banner of General Zhenguo's Mansion, not showing off her might. She wanted to use this to test it out and see how the Brotherhood reacted. Logically speaking, the news that her group of people arrived in Lingzhou had been preached to Lingzhou for a long time. The Brotherhood could not know, but only see how they would treat it.
Most of the soldiers accompanying the mission were from the Mu family. After receiving the order, they all raised their spirits, raised their flags and arrived in front of Nanyue Pass with great pride.
Mu Shuwen walked through Nanyue Pass and knew the procedures for clearance. He took him ahead and found the staff responsible for registration. He wanted to pass the pass directly with his identity as a delegation.
"Newcomer, go to the back and queue up!" The staff shouted immediately when they saw it.
"We are the imperial envoy. When we go to Lingzhou, we will pass the pass quickly." Mu Shuwen acted as an envoy and shouted loudly.
"Go and queue!" the staff repeated.
Mu Shuwen asked coldly, "You can afford to delay the big thing?"
The staff member sneered: "I am fully responsible for the customs clearance here. What can I afford to take on? No matter what mission you are, you have to abide by the rules here when you arrive here. Besides, what my leader has not explained is not a big deal. Why? I want to jump into the line based on your identity?" The last sentence was loud, and everyone in the queue heard it, staring at the people in the team with strange eyes.
"..." Mu Shuwen almost choked to death, and had no choice but to report back to Mrs. Yu.
Of course, Zhenguo Mansion would not do anything to train in the country. Since that is the case, wait according to the rules. There were some tea stalls outside the pass, and the awnings were for people to rest when they were waiting for the pass. The group members of the delegation, for the face of the court, naturally could not run aside to drink tea at this time. They lost their majesty. The whole person maintained his demeanor and waited for two quarters of an hour in a military posture. Except for some business travelers who were idle and had nothing to do, they looked at each other for a few more words, and talked about it for a few words.
The group of people in the mission stood stupidly for a while, then passed the inspection and registered, just like ordinary caravans.
Mrs. Yu was watching through the curtains in the carriage. The soldiers in Nanyue Pass reacted very dullly and treated the regiment as ordinary people. However, Mrs. Yu noticed that the soldiers on the city wall and the soldiers who were closed were always on guard, and felt that the deal might be deliberately arranged like this.
Mrs. Yu’s guess was correct. Xiao Tianlei learned about this a few days ago. However, he did not give any special explanation. He just asked the soldiers guarding the pass to pay attention. Others who follow the general business and traveling treatment are, of course, they must be abide by the rules. If they do not follow the rules, they will be good-looking.
Xiao Tianlei didn't care about the court recruiting famous scholars from Zhushan Academy to the court, and what happened. He just wanted to do whatever they liked to do, just don't bother him.
When entering Lingzhou, the style of Lingzhou that the group of people and others saw was very different from other places in Daxia. They just passed by in a hurry and couldn't understand it. The show of the flags and flags of the mission attracted the attention of many people along the way. Some people followed the fun and children ran. However, unlike the general entertainment, the people here had no awe of the mission and talked and laughed.
It is also considered a great influence of the Brotherhood on the people of Lingzhou. The Brotherhood is not a good show of the show. Some small leaders of the Brotherhood usually take the bus to do business. Whether you are respectful, afraid, or dissatisfied... The Brotherhood does everything in accordance with various rules. As long as you do not violate the rules set by the Brotherhood, it will be fine. Gradually, people will let go and basically won’t shrink when they meet big people.
This attitude made some people in the mission very uncomfortable, and they felt like they were being treated as strange. It turned out that there were troublemakers who were poor and bad waters, and they didn't know how to be respectful at all.
Walking along the wide and flat road, you can reach Lingzhou City in more than a day. The mission first followed the emperor's order and went to Zhushan Academy to meet with some famous scholars.
The famous scholars in Zhushan Academy now have their own thoughts. Many of them are children of some big families, and some are loyal to Daxia, especially some famous scholars who have deep ties with the Daxia court. If Daxia falls, their families will not be able to get better. Although the court falls, the family may not necessarily fall. But what kind of situation will happen? Who can tell clearly?
There are also some more conceited people. Although they know that Daxia is terminally ill, if they can revive it in their own hands, they will definitely be famous in history. For the conscript of the court, Xie Jinan and some famous scholars of the Fazong were very interested. Xie Jinan studied the Brotherhood for many years and had many ideas. However, that's all, he wanted to use some of his own ideas and show his ambitions. The people of the Fazong also wanted to try it out. Originally, the Fazong was famous for his favorite reforms, but the Fazong also declined for hundreds of years and was suppressed by mainstream schools. It said that the Fazong's academic scholar was not the right way, and the reforms carried out by the Fazong's disciples were often criticized by other sects. So many disciples of the Fazong doubted the concept of the Fazong, and many disciples began to study the mainstream.
The academics of the sects are used to seek fame. The current situation in Lingzhou is to give the disciples of the Fazong disciple a stimulant. Lingzhou has many laws and regulations as many as Niu Hai, and Lingzhou is still prosperous. It can be seen that the theory of the Fazong governing the country is absolutely feasible. Lingzhou does not have the sects in power now, and Lingzhou is as good as the sky and the earth are not falling. On the contrary, those sects in power have made so many tricks of benevolence, filial piety, courtesy, and righteousness. Didn’t Daxia become like this now? This makes the people of the Fazong quite proud, and they can really rule the country with law! Of course, the brotherhood is definitely not enough. If they do it, they will definitely do better. If there is no chance in the peaceful season, now the Emperor of Daxia summons to revive the Fazong and become famous?
Not to mention the famous scholars of Zhushan Academy, what decision did the sect make? This time, the mission went to Lingzhou, but there was another purpose, which was to recruit the Brotherhood again. Last time, Mu Shuwen was a secret envoy to recruit the Brotherhood, and the court placed himself in a higher position at that time, just to let the Brotherhood surrender, which could forgive his guilt. Unexpectedly, the Brotherhood won again. Now that the Zoroastrian rebelled, some other people also rebelled, and Daxia exposed his outsiders.
The essence of the strength of the middle is that all forces in Daxia and around the surrounding areas are ready to move. Now the court is unable to cope with so many disasters, and there are also people in the court. After some discussion, it is recommended that Emperor Yongchang adopt the means of gentleness and offer some generous conditions. If some forces can be recruited, the crisis will definitely be restored. For example, if the Brotherhood can be used by the court, not to mention anything else, just the Brotherhood cannon, it will be possible to reverse the situation.
On the second day, Mu Shuwen, Mrs. Yu and others from the Mu family went to Pudu Temple, the headquarters of the Brotherhood in Lingzhou City. According to their plans, as Mrs. Yu is in his identity and the old lady of the Xiao family. In any case, Xiao Tianlei and others of the Brotherhood must also be respectful. With this relationship, it is easy to ask for help.
The group was marching in Lingzhou City. Mrs. Yu and others observed everything in Lingzhou City. Lingzhou City was crowded with people and bustling, and a prosperous scene. "Lingzhou was originally a place of exile. If Lingzhou could govern Lingzhou like this, there must be great talents in the brotherhood!" Mrs. Yu sighed. It was a pity that such great talents were not used by the court, but became a rebel. When Emperor Yongchang was younger, he was also a relatively wise monarch who governed Daxia well and suppressed all factions in the court. However, he became old and became stupid. He appointed some treacherous officials and kicked some talented ministers out of the court, so that he had the current situation. As the number one general of Daxia, Zhenguo Mansion was not easy to interfere in the affairs of civil officials. Although he did some things and saved some promising officials, it was also a drop in the bucket and it was difficult to save the overall situation.
Mrs. Yu made up her mind to recruit the Brotherhood no matter what. Speaking of which, among the leaders of the Brotherhood, several of them were the grandchildren of her old sisters. With this relationship, as long as she moves with emotion and reason, she will be confident that she will succeed.
The group arrived outside the Pudu Temple and asked the guards to inform him that Mu Shuwen brought two Mu family children into Pudu Temple. The two Mu family children were Mu Shaolong and Mu Shaoze. Mu Shaoze had come to Cangshan Mansion to find trouble for the Brotherhood, but was beaten to flee in a panic. Among the Mu family's children of this generation, martial arts ranks among the top. Mu Shuwen knew that Xiao Tianlei and others were very skilled in martial arts, so he brought two people to suppress the situation. Old Mrs. Yu and others were waiting outside the door. She was an elder, so naturally there was no reason for elders to pay homage to the younger generation.
Xiao Tianlei was buried in a pile of documents. Mu Shuwen and others came in, then raised their heads and asked, "What's wrong with this time?" Mu Shuwen came officially as an envoy of the court. Xiao Tianlei didn't know what to call Mu Shuwen. Although even if he was a private identity, Xiao Tianlei didn't want to call Uncle Mu or something, so he simply didn't call him.
Mu Shuwen frowned slightly. He had long experienced Xiao Tianlei's domineering and rudeness, so he could only bear it. He said, "This time the imperial court sent me here..."
Before Mu Shuwen could say it, Xiao Tianlei interrupted: "No need to say anything like chasing and comforting. I am not interested in listening. The same sentence is still the same. The well water does not interfere with the river. Others are free of talks. If you really say those things, there is nothing else to do, you can leave. If you want to say more, I will let the guards take you out."
Mu Shuwen's face darkened. His prepared words were blocked in his mouth. He felt depressed. Seeing Xiao Tianlei's attitude of driving people directly, he couldn't say anything to comfort him. After thinking about it, he could only say: "My old lady came to see your grandmother, and she was outside the door at this moment."
"Oh, then you just go to Zhengjiazhuang, don't notify me specifically." Xiao Tianlei said casually without thinking, not taking it seriously at all. Xiao Tianlei originally didn't care about other relatives except for his own relatives who were close to each other, let alone the relatives who were not close to each other. Even if the old lady from Zhenguo Mansion came to Xiao Tianlei, she was just a strange old woman, showing off her pomp and letting her greet her? He didn't have that time.
But Mu Shuwen's face was gloomy. Not to mention that the old lady of Zhenguo Mansion was noble, but she was Xiao Tianlei's grandmother's cousin. According to the general etiquette, Xiao Tianlei should go out to greet her to show respect. It was extremely rude to send her off like this. Mu Shuwen couldn't help but want to talk about Xiao Tianlei, who was not polite. Before he could speak, Mu Shaolong behind him roared angrily: "What an unruly arrogant boy! Look at me to deal with you!"
The children of the Mu family are extremely filial and never disobey Mrs. Yu. Mu Shaolong is the best among them. Moreover, Xiao Tianlei's attitude is completely unaware of the Zhenguo Mansion. Mu Shaolong has a bad temper and likes to do anything without saying a word. How could he stand this? He yelled, strode forward, and was about to deal with Xiao Tianlei.
Xiao Tianlei raised his eyes slightly. He was too lazy to do such an impulsive guy. The lightning column was placed next to the desk. Xiao Tianlei had an idea. A dazzling lightning shot from the tip of the lightning column, hitting Mu Shaolong's body. Mu Shaolong's whole body twitched, rolled his eyes, and then fell to the ground after posing in a few strange postures. Uncle Mu originally wanted to dissuade him and took the opportunity to scold Xiao Tianlei. Mu Shaoze knew that the people from the Brotherhood were powerful and was originally going to help, but in the blink of an eye, Mu Shaolong had already fallen to the ground with smoke rising all over his body, thrusting on the ground.
Xiao Tianlei said generously: "For some reason, I will teach you a little lesson this time. If there is another time, you should wait to redeem people with money. It just so happens that there is no business recently, and the airs at the door have been empty for a few days..."
Mu Shuwen and Mu Shaoze's faces were as dark as the bottom of the pot, but they didn't dare to say anything. Mu Shaolong is a role model, a small lesson? Half of his life has gone! Mu Shuwen of course knew what was going on about the iron racks at the door. Seeing Xiao Tianlei's a pity expression, he thought to himself that this kid probably really wanted to make a few people as meat tickets and wait for someone to redeem them. Just go for it. If you meet such a person, it will be useless to say anything.
At the entrance of Pudu Temple, Mrs. Yu thought someone would come out to greet her. After waiting for a while, she saw Mu Shaoze unconscious and Mu Shaolong came out. She was shocked and asked, "What's going on?"
Mu Shuwen had to tell the truth, and Mrs. Yu was a little unbelievable, and said, "There is such a rude boy? My old sister was well-educated when she was young, so why did such a junior come out?!" Mrs. Yu couldn't help but be angry. It was not difficult to meet the emperor as her identity, but she hit a nail in a junior. What made her even more angry was that some of the words she had prepared were useless. Originally, if she saw Xiao Tianlei, she would have wanted to persuade her as an elder, and she would not be able to angrily scold her, and she would suddenly regret it.
They didn't see each other at all, could they still be able to get in? After all, Lingzhou is already the territory of the Brotherhood.
"Old lady, let's just go in and capture the thief from the Brotherhood! Let those kids know that they are amazing!" A general from Zhenguo Mansion shouted.
If Mrs. Yu's original temper was not really attacked, Mrs. Yu even had an idea to capture the leader of the brotherhood with her own people and wait for him to submit, just like capturing the enemy generals among the ten thousand troops. However, she could understand outside during this period. Not to mention that there were many masters in the brothers. Just the soldiers patrolling and guarding were obviously some elite soldiers, and they could not be easily dealt with. Besides, Mu Shaolong had never walked through a single move by Xiao Tianlei. She knew that Mu Shaolong's martial arts was very jealous of Mu Shaolong, no matter what the means were, and she was very worried about them. Moreover, she came to meet her sisters who had been separated for many years and had a fight before they met. Moreover, she was here to recruit and not fight.
After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Yu had no choice but to say, "Don't be reckless... Forget it, let's go to see my old sister and make trouble."
Chapter completed!