Chapter 107. The old friend (Part 2)
Zhao Ergou didn't know Hua Chen's experience over the past year, but those who knew Xiaozhi raised Xiaozhi and started talking endlessly.
Seeing Hua Chen finishing his meal, Ergou said, "During the first southern expedition, we did not participate because of insufficient training. Later, for some reason, the southern expedition failed. After the king returned to Ai Chen, he recruited troops again, and Xiaozhi naturally joined the army. He had just recovered from a serious illness and was definitely not as good as ordinary soldiers, but others were clever and had a proper manner, so he became a team leader.
All of us participated in the second southern expedition. When attacking Yucheng, Xiaozhi actually sneaked into the city with a small team of people and persuaded him to surrender. This was a major event that shocked the entire army. Although Yucheng was small, there were still thousands of defenders. After the king ascended the throne, all rewards were given according to what he said in Aicheng. So Xiaozhi is now a small commander with hundreds of people under his command."
"Look at Xiaozhi, then look at you. They are all from the same village. They drink the same water and eat the same rice and flour. Why is the difference so big?"
Zhao Ergou scratched the back of his head and said, "Can I blame me? Maybe my parents are not born well."
Wow~ The curtain of the tent was pulled open vigorously. A young man came to see him and laughed when he saw Hua Chen. The man laughed while bent down and walked into the tent. Then he knelt on the ground cleanly and bowed and said, "Zhao Xiaozhi has seen the young master."
Hua Chen did not say "get up" Yunyun, but raised his hand and signaled him to sit down. Xiaozhi sat happily next to Ergou after seeing Hua Chen's gesture, and moved his butt left and right as if he was not sure where to put it.
Xiaozhi was wearing military uniform and had a trace of sweat on her face. It was obvious that she had just finished training, but even this outfit could not hide his handsome face. Hua Chen stared at Xiaozhi for a long time and thought to himself, why didn’t he find this kid so handsome before?
Hua Chen smiled and said, "Are you here to find Ergou?"
Xiaozhi rubbed the sweat on her face and said, "No. I learned that the young master would come to the Northwest Camp with the General today. Just now, the army was saying that the young master and a Huo Tou Army left. I guessed that Huo Tou Army was, so I came to Ergou to see it, and it was true."
"Your news is quite well-informed. Shao Zheng and I are going to the Northwest Camp for the past two days. Do you know it too?"
Xiaozhi touched her nose embarrassedly and said, "I often traveled in the army and were familiar with the generals, so I knew more about it."
"No~No, Xiaozhi, do you say Hua Chen is a young master?" No matter how ignorant Zhao Ergou is, he cannot not know what the word "官网" means. This is a respectful title for the heirs of the huge clan, and most of them are princes and grandsons. Thinking of this, he lay there and said, "I have offended me so much, I hope my son will forgive me for his crime."
Hua Chen patted Ergou's shoulder on the ground and said, "Okay Ergou, don't slap a 'pist'. We all talk about our own things. The priest is the generals in the big tent. As for you, it's nothing to do with this level, just think I'm Hua Chen."
Xiaozhi also said from the side: "Ergou, don't you know who the young master is? You don't care about these things." After that, he turned to Hua Chen and smiled and said, "Isn't the young master?"
Hua Chen smiled and said nothing. His identity had changed subtly. He became a superior, while Xiaozhi was like him who was by Qingji at the time. Hua Chen liked this feeling very much. Seeing his own shadow from Xiaozhi made Hua Chen miss the past.
At that time, Qingji was extremely heroic and powerful, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the first general in the world. At that time, Qingji had great ambitions and took revenge on his father and his homeland as his responsibility. At that time... Now, everything has changed. Qingji's body cannot move violently and can only rest in the palace. Qingji has no goal, but puts all his expectations on himself.
"Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong with you?" Xiaozhi looked at Hua Chen who was in deep thought and said, "Did I say something wrong?"
"What are you thinking about? I just thought of some past events." Hua Chen shook his head as if he wanted to throw all negative emotions behind his head, and then said, "If everything is normal, more than half of the people in the Northwest Camp will set off for Lu tomorrow. Will you two go?"
Xiaozhi said, "I will go, and I will lead dozens of subordinates to investigate and explore the way." After that, he looked at Ergou and asked, "Where are you?"
Ergou had not changed from Hua Chen's identity as a "private master", and stuttered and even said incoherently: "No~ I don't know if I am, or not."
Seeing Ergou's appearance, Hua Chen decided not to disturb him for the time being. His words scared the child, and instead talked to Xiaozhi about family matters, such as his experience in the army and Zhao Laogen's situation. Xiaozhi's changes are indeed very big, completely different from the boy in Hua Chen's memory who was afraid of death and simply longing for a new life. At this time, he was full of spiritual energy everywhere, facing all unknown things with an optimistic attitude, such as Hua Chen, who had not seen him for a long time and had a major change in his identity.
In a blink of an eye, a few hours passed. Through the tent, you could see the burning bonfire outside, which was illuminated by a ray of light in the tent that should have been pitch black. Two black shadows appeared outside the tent, covering the bonfire, and then said through the curtain: "I said Hua Chen, how long are you going to stay here or sleep here directly?"
When Hua Chen heard that it was Shao Zheng's voice, he bent down and walked out of the tent. Seeing Shao Zheng's and Zheng Wenzhong standing outside, he said in surprise: "How do you know I'm here?"
Shao Zheng pointed to the seven or eight soldiers not far away and said, "Everyone knows, they know that you are inside and don't dare to go in."
"Damn! Don't, why don't you tell them to come in? I won't eat them."
Shao Zheng shrugged and said, "I just saw it."
Ignoring Shao Zheng's wife, Hua Chen walked to the soldiers who should be Ergou's "roommates" and said with some guilt: "Sorry, everyone, I forgot that you live here too, let you stay outside and get cold."
"The little one is not cold, the little one is fine." Several soldiers shivered from the cold and said they were not cold. Hua Chen could only say, "Okay, you guys should go in quickly."
After Hua Chen came out, Xiaozhi and Ergou also walked out of the tent. Xiaozhi greeted Shaozheng and Zheng Wenzhong politely and politely, while Ergou was stunned and joked that he had never seen so many big people standing at his doorstep in his life, and he felt panicked when he thought about it.
Late at night, Hua Chen and Shao Zheng, who had left Ergou's residence, lay in the big tent prepared by Zheng Wenzhong for them. Through the not-so-wide aisle, Hua Chen said, "Shao Zheng, when will we set out? Is it tomorrow?"
"Young Master, you still care about this. I think you only care about reminiscing with your old friends."
"Okay, okay, I accepted your mockery, just treat it as accepting criticism. But I can tell you that I still gained it today, so you can watch it slowly."
“What gains?”
"What are you anxious about when you slowly watch? Let's talk about what you discussed first."
Shao Zheng was speechless and said, "Let's leave early tomorrow morning, Zheng Wenzhong and Qi~"
"I don't know anyone."
"Damn! The seven wielding envoys in the Northwest Camp are now left behind, and 10,000 people stayed behind. The remaining six and 60,000 troops are heading north with us, and the food and supplies have been set off. The king's letter of state has been handed over to the king of the country, and there has not been any response, but it doesn't matter. He dared not not consider the request of the king. Besides, we are just borrowing land to station. The small land has no strategic significance. I think King Yan would not refuse.
The entire army is stationed on the borders of the State of Shan and Lu, and try to hide it as much as possible, but it doesn’t matter if it is exposed. It is acceptable whether it is a surprise soldier or a deterrent. Then it will be your business. Go to Qufu and Lu Jun to discuss how to deal with the change of leadership of the Ji Sun family.”
"Oh~" Hua Chen flipped the "Oh" long, as if he was thinking and making fun of it, and then said, "I said Qingji didn't tell me anything. It turned out that you were the messenger of the message."
"What nonsense? The king said that he would leave this matter to you and me, and he did not ask about it anymore. These are my plans."
"Wow! It's amazing my brother."
"You're like a ok, who wouldn't I think?"
"No, what are the things about this? I mean we want to go together." Looking at Shao Zheng's contemptuous look, Hua Chen had to say helplessly: "Okay, okay, do you believe it or not." Hua Chen felt a little aggrieved. He clearly thought about it the same way, okay? But Shao Zheng came up with this plan after careful consideration, and his first reaction was that.
Chapter completed!