The second son of the extra chapter (for the dust of the lord God
February 6, the seventeenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Wang Shicai has been able to pacify Mobei for more than two years, but the grassland is still not peaceful.
From time to time, some small rebellions would break out, and putting down the rebellions became what the soldiers who guarded Mobei had to do all year round.
The Wan'an Palace in Halahalin has been converted into the Mobei Protectorate, and the first Grand Protector was Zhang Jue.
In such a cold place, Zhang Jue wears thick fur most of the time and is dressed like a Mongolian.
"Haha, the imperial court is finally willing to send more officials this time."
On this day, Zhang Jue greeted the team that had just entered the city and dragged Lu Xiufu to the Governor's Mansion without stopping to talk.
"You also know that for the past three years, I have sent two memorials to the imperial court every year to ask for people, but each time I only send a few dozen people, some of whom are old and weak, or some who are young and naive. Damn it, just throw them into the snowstorm in Mobei.
, the skin is tender and the meat is frozen into a crispy stick in a moment, what have you done? If you don’t give me a man who is in his prime, capable of both civil and military skills, how can I stabilize the territory?!"
"Brother Jun Yu, how can there be so many strong men willing to come to Mobei? They all bring their families, some old and some young." Lu Xiufu shook his head and said: "Not to mention the two years ago when we conquered Korea.
In the expedition to Japan, the imperial court only wants Mobei to remain in chaos."
"Hey, now that Goryeo and Japan have been conquered, are you willing to send officials here?" Zhang Jue laughed, patted Lu Xiufu, and said: "What about the population? Move the population here, and move more young ladies over there to give it.
When the soldiers get married, their hearts are set."
"I can't tell whether Protector Zhang is joking, and this matter is not my responsibility. Here... I will introduce you to the officials who are going north this time. Most of them are counselors to the Jinlianchuan shogunate. Many of them worked in Mobei when they were young.
I have been questioned, I am familiar with the grassland conditions, and after more than ten years of teaching and examination, there is no need to doubt my loyalty to His Majesty."
"I have already thought about it. From now on in Mobei, you, Mr. Lu, will be in charge of the civil affairs, and I, Zhang Junyu, will be in charge of the military affairs. You can take care of these things."
"Who said this to you? I am not the new transfer envoy to Mobei. I am here to patrol the north to comfort the grassland on behalf of the Emperor. I will return to Beijing next year to discuss the situation in Mobei with His Majesty in detail."
"Isn't that reasonable?"
"Don't be anxious." Lu Xiufu said: "I'm here, there is another important matter... His Majesty plans to build a post station between Hara and Lin and the capital, and even many cities to facilitate transportation. This matter involves great interests, so I will leave it to you.
If your Majesty is worried, I will be responsible for the investigation."
Zhang Jue was a little satisfied now, patted Lu Xiufu on the back hard, and said: "When you return to Beijing, you must report to Your Majesty that after Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, he returned to Chang'an, and then defeated Tuyuhun. Now I
The war between the DPRK and the Golden Horde has been going on for many years. Is there a Li Jing missing?"
"Okay, I will report it word for word."
~~
One hundred miles northeast of Hala and Forest, the Tianwei Army camp.
A group of Tang soldiers returned to camp in the evening, consisting of ten men and twenty-four horses.
Two horses carried corpses, and the rest were all injured.
"what happened?"
"General... Captain and Doduna died miserably..."
"Zhang Jing, tell me."
A young soldier came out of the queue, performed a military salute, and responded: "We were attacked more than thirty miles due north of the Asaike tribe. There were twenty enemies, one man and three horses, wearing leather armor and fully equipped with weapons. They were very
Maybe they wanted to rob the Asaik tribe, but this was only one of the possibilities. They encountered us, lay down in the snow, and killed the captain with one arrow. Doduna died in the battle. We fought back and killed seven of the enemy.
The rest of the people fled...the head is here."
"Near the Asaike tribe? Why would a horse thief get so close?"
Zhang Jing said: "We speculate that he is from Hu Tulun."
"Follow me to see the general."
"Here!"
…
Wang Li has reached middle age and looks increasingly dignified and resolute.
"Kudulun?"
When he heard the name, he glanced at the generals under his command like lightning, and said: "It is a shame for a general to have a woman repeatedly kill my comrades!"
There was a "swish" sound, and the two rows of generals in the tent raised their hands and shouted almost at the same time, saying: "The last general is willing to go and annihilate Hu Tulun!"
"Do you know where she is?!"
"In the snowy fields of the north, the last general..."
Wang Li didn't say a word, he only glared and immediately made the general who was talking nonsense lower his head.
Everyone knows that Hutulun is in the snowfields further north than Mobei, but no one knows her specific hiding place.
In other words, she wasn't hiding anywhere at all. The snow never melted all year round, and the endless snowfield allowed her to hide at will.
The biggest problem Tang Jun encountered was that he could not find her.
"Report to the General."
"explain!"
"Since we can't find Kutulun through ordinary methods, I think we can send a spy to sneak into her subordinates."
A general said: "To deal with a small force..."
"Shut up!" Wang Li turned around and shouted, "I have tried this before. I tried to get the surrendered Mongolian soldiers to approach Khutulun twice, but both ended in failure."
"Kudulun should be allowed to approach us. For example, her brother, Chabal, the eldest son of Haidu, can be used as a puppet to go to the north to recruit the Huolin people to surrender, and let her take the initiative to rob us."
"No!" shouted the generals in the barracks.
"In order to capture the daughter of Haidu, you let the eldest son of Haidu go? Absolutely not!"
"Only in this way will she believe it. I think she dared to go deep into this area, maybe just to check Baler, because she was expanding her power. This matter does not need to be done by the Mongols, it seems too
Deliberately, you should find a smart person to do it."
"Like you?"
"Thank you for your compliment, General."
"What is your name?"
"Zhang Jing, a senior cavalry gunner in command of the 11th command of the 3rd Army of the Tianwei Army, a bachelor of the 13th term of the Beijing Army Martial Arts Hall, with six outstanding achievements in military martial arts!"
"Damn, what a monster." Many people in the barracks cursed in a low voice.
Wang Li narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "You have been in our army for one year, or one month?"
"I enlisted in the army last month and am still on trial training."
"The trial training is over and I will be transferred to the supervision camp."
"I would like to ask for help to find Khutulun."
Wang Li frowned, raised his hand and said: "The military meeting is over, let's disperse."
Zhang Jing gave another military salute and left the barracks with quick movements. He knew very well that Wang Li did not have the authority to make a decision on this matter.
"Go ahead and see the team leader off, Doduna."
The next day, a small funeral was held in the army. Zhang Jing was still squatting outside the incineration room, waiting to receive the ashes, when a colleague came and patted him on the shoulder.
"Tsk, tsk, what did you say to the general? The general will protect you. Go to the camp gate quickly."
Zhang Jing couldn't help but ask: "Does the Great Protector know my plan?"
"News travels quickly in the army. Even after traveling a hundred miles, the troops have not even been burned down. The messenger has been running back and forth."
Zhang Jing nodded, turned to look at the incineration room, and said: "Commander, little Mongolia, wait for me to avenge you."
After that, he strode towards the camp gate.
~~
February 7th.
A government back office in Haraholin.
Fourteen-year-old Lu Suhuo, the third sister of the Lu family, is studying with her two naughty twin brothers.
This matter is extremely difficult.
"Third sister, if I had known that I would have to study in the grassland, I wouldn't have come with my father."
"On the contrary, I feel that the grassland is not as beautiful as I expected. Traveling thousands of miles to visit here will delay my studies."
Lu Suguo smiled and said: "Wu Lang, you see, Si Lang is very easy to learn."
"He's so eager to learn, so I'll teach him everything. Third sister, I want to go horse riding."
Lu Suguo was about to speak when she suddenly heard movement in the courtyard. She couldn't help but wonder why her father had come back at this time today, so she rushed to the window to take a look.
She saw her father standing in the courtyard stroking his beard, and her mother standing aside as if waiting for someone. After a while, the steward welcomed a young man in.
When the outsider entered the hospital, Lu Subao was a little panicked for a moment and wanted to close the window.
But when I took a closer look, I saw that this young man was about eighteen years old. He was wearing a military robe and had a tall and straight figure. His face was as if it were carved out of wood, especially a pair of bright star-like eyes, which showed both determination and clarity.
feeling.
She felt that he should be called a handsome boy, but he had the figure and fierce temperament of a martial artist. She said that he was a martial artist, and when he bowed in salute, he was so polite and graceful.
Lu Suguo had seen many young people in the capital, but this was the first time in his life that he had seen such a person.
~~
"I've met the teacher, I've met the master's wife."
"Erlang is injured? You have only been in the army for a long time, so..."
"Okay, okay." Lu Xiufu interrupted his wife's chatter and said, "Go and cook some of Erlang's favorite dishes."
"Okay, okay. There are too few ingredients in Mobei. It's time for Erlang to satisfy his craving."
"Thank you, Master."
Lu Xiufu patted Zhang Jing on the shoulder, led him to sit on the lawn, and said, "Logically speaking, I shouldn't have asked you to come over to meet me."
"Students also miss their teachers."
"There is no need to lie." Lu Xiufu said: "When we were in the capital, the relationship between master and disciple was not deep. It's my fault that I didn't want to have a close relationship with you. But here in Mobei..."
Zhang Jing said with a smile: "The feelings are completely different. The students really feel that they have become much closer to the teacher after meeting each other in Mobei."
Lu Xiufu originally had a serious face, but he was also amused by him.
"You are smart, but maybe you are too smart and you are too bold to act too much." Lu Xiufu said: "If it were not so, I would not take action."
"Teachers are the most disciplined people in the world and will never show favoritism."
"I can." Lu Xiufu said, "Mobei Grand Protector Zhang Jue will be here in a moment. Your trial training is over."
Zhang Jing's face changed and he smiled and said, "This is not the way a teacher behaves."
"I understand you. It's useless to say anything." Lu Xiufu stood up and said, "Get ready to eat."
"If I don't go, someone else will go." Zhang Jing refused to get up and said: "The general must have agreed to my plan. If others can't do it and lose their lives in vain, it will be because the teacher favors public interests.
Killed him!"
Lu Xiufu ignored it and still stood up straight.
"This time the teacher opened his mouth for me, so many people from poor families who joined the army to serve the country died. How many times will he open his mouth for other powerful people in the future? If things go on like this, the worse the country's affairs will get, the teacher must have a share of the credit!"
Lu Xiufu turned his head and looked at Zhang Jing calmly. He obviously knew the child's temperament too well and was not moved at all.
Zhang Jing added: "I know what I am best at. The story I loved hearing most when I was a child is the story of how my father and mother met. I am good at those things, and I only propose plans when I am sure."
"I can't just sit and watch you die."
"I'm really sure." Zhang Jing said: "If it were my father, and he said let me spread my wings and fly high, he would never hold the rope on the ground. I want to be an eagle, not a kite..."
There was movement outside the hospital.
"Ms. sir, most of the guards have arrived."
Zhang Jing looked around and quickly ran to the west wing.
Without hesitation, he knocked on the door and entered a room. He closed the door and saw a girl running away in a panic and two children turning their heads.
"Don't be afraid, I am the teacher's student."
Zhang Jing smiled, his teeth were very white.
He knows very well that his smile is particularly beautiful.
The two children nodded as expected.
Zhang Jing pushed open the opposite window, stepped out with his long legs, ran across the side courtyard, jumped up, climbed up the courtyard wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
There were only two sounds of "Wow" coming from behind.
Lu Suguo felt lost, and turned back to the inner court to look, only to see Lu Xiufu twirling his beard in thought, and then Zhang Jue strode over.
"Hahaha, Junshi, why did you call me over?!"
"I brought some ingredients from the south and invited Brother Jun Yu to have a casual meal."
"Haha, okay! However, it would be better if you invited me in the evening. At noon, drinking is afraid of causing trouble. If you don't drink, you won't have that artistic conception. Wouldn't it be a waste of food?"
"Brother Jun Yu's 'waste of food' turned out to be like this..."
~~
More than half a month later.
At night, Lu Suhuo and her mother were chatting by the fire. She lowered her head, hesitated for a long time, and asked in a low voice.
"Mother, who was the young man who came here that day?"
"He is considered a student of your father."
"Does father still teach students?"
"Occasionally I go to Taixue to teach some... special lessons."
"Then...that boy..."
"Why are you asking about him, Third Sister?"
"No," Lu Suguo responded hurriedly, but immediately regretted it, but didn't know how to take it back. He pulled the corner of his mother's clothes and said, "Mom, I..."
"My mother understands, but I'm afraid your father won't agree to this matter. Alas, that child is the same, and he wants to do something that will lead to death."
"A narrow escape from death?"
Lu Subao turned to look at the wind and snow outside the window, feeling sad that his relationship had ended in vain...
~~
Hundreds of miles away, there was heavy wind and snow.
"Hey!"
Zhang Jing fell to the ground, raised the blunderbuss, and heard a "stuck" sound, but there was no bullet left.
He pulled out his saber and, relying on the thick armor and the sharpness of his saber, he brutally killed five more people. The ground was covered with blood, and he tried to escape by snatching the horse.
However, more than twenty riders had already surrounded him, and finally surrounded him tightly.
"kill him!"
"Chabal said he wanted to keep him alive!"
With a "Peng" sound, Zhang Jing was knocked to the ground.
When he woke up, his armor had been stripped off and his eyes were covered.
"Tell me, who are you?" someone asked in jerky Chinese.
"I can speak Mongolian, you stupid dog."
He slapped me over with a "slap" and the other party asked: "Tell me, who are you?"
"I am your ancestor!"
"Don't fight." Another Mongolian man said: "Keeping him is still useful, and it will be good for me along the way."
"Yes, Khan."
"Cha Bal'er?" Zhang Jing was furious and shouted: "Cha Bal'er! If you dare to run away, you will be dead!"
A cold knife was held to his neck.
"Zhang Jing, you should thank me for sparing your life." Chabal came close to his ear and said, "I know whose son you are. I heard the quarrel between you and your brother. Do you think I can't listen?
Do you understand Chinese? For two years, I have been secretly learning Chinese, but deliberately failed the test. Do you know why? I just don’t want to learn your fallacy. That’s how Kublai Khan was turned into a stupid dog by you.”
"can you speak Chinese."
"I told you, I heard the quarrel between you and your brother. Zhang Gui is right. You are so outstanding. You have been born and died for three years, but you are still just a pawn. Why? Because your father, Zhang Hongfan, was loyal to Mongolia."
"Damn, you Mongolians are quite simple. Do you think you can convince me like this?"
"Then do you want to die?!" Chabal shouted.
Zhang Jing remained silent.
At this moment, someone else walked in, and the atmosphere in the tent suddenly changed.
"Farewell."
"Farewell."
As everyone shouted, someone walked up to Zhang Jing and pulled off the cloth covering his eyes.
Zhang Jing opened his eyes and saw a Mongolian woman wearing leather armor.
She was young, about the same age as him, with a taut face that looked very strong.
"Ha, little bitch." Zhang Jing said forcefully in Mongolian: "I'm going to turn you over! Sooner or later, I'm going to make you scream like a**."
With a loud "snap", she slapped Zhang Jing with such force that half of Zhang Jing's face oozed blood.
Afterwards, her hand went directly to his crotch and held it.
When he spoke, his voice was hoarse and cold.
"In front of you is Princess Turandot, the eldest daughter of Haidu Khan, the only descendant of the Golden Family in Mobei who is still fighting against the Tang army. Give me the respect you deserve, or I will crush you."
Zhang Jing laughed, showing his white teeth, and said: "Princess Turandot, right? I *turn you over* because I have the greatest respect for you."
Hu Tulun added a little more force, and then he also laughed, like a she-wolf.
"Eh Xiute, you are really brave and talented."
She let go of her hand, patted Zhang Jing's face, and said: "Han pretty boy, I will remember you."
"Don't kill him." Chabal said: "I want to take back everything my father lost. I need more people to help me, especially warriors like this who can be conquered."
"I know, my brother." Hu Tulun said: "You can be lucky because you have a little more useless stuff than me, so I have to rescue you."
Cha Bal'er's expression changed, but he didn't dare to get angry.
He realizes that even if he escapes, he will only be his sister's puppet, so he desperately needs the help of capable people.
This person is Zhang Jing, he has already chosen...
~~
June 26, natural sea.
It is said to be a sea, but it is actually a large lake. Mongolian calls it a "rich lake".
A war has been over for a long time.
At night, a group of cavalry rushed to the camp on horseback. The leading general did not dismount and asked the general who was clearing the battlefield outside the camp: "Who told you to take action in advance?"
His voice was still calm, but it had a majesty that made people sincerely afraid.
"General, it's Vice Commander Zhang Gui who sees changes and is worried about something happening behind the scenes..."
"Let Zhang Gui come to see me."
"Here!"
"Cha Baler, suddenly Tulun has been captured?"
"Taken it and imprisoned it in the tent in the back room."
"drive."
The general then drove his horse forward.
Behind him, the generals whispered.
"Which general is this? What a powerful momentum."
"General Gao Yigao is in charge of the Ningbei Army. He graduated with all six A's in the military academy three years ago. This time, Deputy Commander Zhang is in the wrong hands. I'm afraid he will be guilty instead of having no merit."
In the camp, Gao Yi rushed to the big tent in the middle, turned over and dismounted, and heard a woman's moans coming from inside.
"Kill you... I will kill you sooner or later..."
The voice was not quiet.
Gao Yi couldn't help but be shocked. This was the first time he had encountered such bullying of a female prisoner in the army since he joined the army.
"Take it!"
Gao Yi strode forward, lifted the curtain, and saw a man holding a tied woman down. He couldn't help but burst into anger.
However, when the man turned his head, Gao Yi was stunned.
He threw down the curtain with a "swish" and shouted to the left and right: "Everyone, get out!"
"Here."
Not long after, Zhang Gui hurried over, but before he could step forward, Gao Yi shouted: "Get back!"
"Here."
"Why don't you get out of here?!"
In the tent, the woman finally stopped moaning, leaving only hoarse curses. Zhang Jing tied his belt and walked out.
"I've seen high-level officials."
"Do you know what you are doing?" Gao Yi picked up Zhang Jing's collar and shouted: "You are dealing with military discipline that can kill your head!"
"Then behead." Zhang Jing said, "It's time for you to do it."
Gao Yi let go of his hand and said with a cold face: "I never wanted to harm you."
"Then I'm different. All I think about every day is how to hurt you."
"Stop making trouble, I'm not in the mood." Gao Yi said: "Also, no matter what you do, Zhang Gui gave the order without authorization and almost caused a catastrophe. His fault cannot be escaped."
Zhang Jing said: "I didn't plead for him, you punish me."
"Pack it up." Gao Yi pointed at the tent, turned around and left.
"If you want to be punished, punish them together." Zhang Jing said: "I will punish Zhang Gui for giving orders without authorization, and punish me for raping the captives."
"You think I don't dare?"
"You have always been soft-hearted." Zhang Jing said: "Unlike me, I said I wanted to *f*ck her,* I must** f*ck her."
Gao Yi cursed "childish" and walked away without looking back.
Zhang Jing looked back and saw that he never looked back and shouted: "Hey...are you angry? Hey, brother, you don't listen to my explanation? She touched me first, she touched me first..."
~~
After an hour, Zhang Gui hurried to the campfire and saw Zhang Jing sitting there in a daze.
"Erlang."
"elder brother."
Zhang Jing grinned, showing his bloody teeth, patted Zhang Gui and said, "Sit down."
No matter who looks at them, these two look like brothers.
Cha Bal'er looked like this at that time, that kind of familiarity, closeness, and naturalness that only existed between brothers.
Zhang Jing and Zhang Gui are indeed brothers, but they are cousins.
"Did my elder brother punish you?"
"No, I will be credited, but I will not be allowed to stay in the Tianwei Army any longer. I will be transferred to Liaodong."
"Can I be promoted to Vice-Captain?"
"Can be promoted to control."
"Then if he makes one more contribution, he will be promoted to deputy commander." Zhang Jing said: "If the eldest brother lets us go, he will have to bear the responsibility himself. This time, we ruined his military position."
"He was going back to Beijing." Zhang Gui muttered in a low voice and hesitated: "There is one more thing..."
"What?"
"Your military position is gone too."
~~
April, the 20th year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Beijing
In an elegant teahouse, Lu Suwan took a peek at Li Changjing while holding tea, and said, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking that it's not an option for us to communicate secretly like this."
"ah?"
Lu Suhuo's heart trembled, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Therefore, I plan to come to your house to propose marriage."
Lu Suguo felt sad. Hearing this, his heart flew up again, and he wanted to say angrily: "My father will not agree. Humph, he doesn't like you as his son-in-law."
Li Changjing said: "Are you willing to join me in the Western Expedition? As long as you are willing, I will tell the teacher that we will no longer compete for position."
"Are you really willing to give up?"
"I was very ambitious when I was in Mobei. When I returned to the capital... I can't change my father's mind."
Lu Suhuo looked at him deeply, his eyes filled with distress.
"But it doesn't matter. I've thought about it. The world is vast and I have my own way to do it." Li Changjing smiled instead and said, "In the future, I promise you to be queen for the rest of your life?"
"Who wants to be your queen?" Lu Suhuai turned his back, lowered his head and whispered softly: "I want to go to the west... I want to see it."
"I've thought about it all."
Li Changjing was overjoyed and continued: "Now that we are planning, we can get married in August. In September, I will accompany you to Yancheng and travel to the south of the Yangtze River. At the end of the year, you and I will rush to Baozhou to meet relatives and friends. Next year, we will prepare for the Western Expedition..."