This is the northernmost place in the entire territory of the Daqing Dynasty.
Wuhuiguan was built thousands of years ago by a dynasty called "Yong". It connects Lushou Mountain to the east and Weishui River to the west. It is more than 700 miles long. It completely blocks the only way between Beizhou and Zhongzhou. It has always been
It is a battleground between the two states.
The most elite Chisong Army in Daqing is stationed here.
At this time, the school grounds in the inner city were buzzing with people, and cheers erupted from time to time.
"good!"
"good!"
"Kick him in the crotch!"
"Poke the eyes! Any eye will do!"
The sergeants sat in a group, leaving an open space in the middle. Two muscular men with naked upper bodies struggled with each other, raising dust all over the sky.
Bang!
There was a muffled sound.
One of the men gasped, covered his lower body and jumped away, his face turning blue and white, "It's over, I'm useless, I can't settle this matter without my wife!"
"Come on, you can be used as a siege ram in the third realm of martial arts. You are just trying to covet my wife!" the man opposite said in a loud voice.
"Death, no one knows your wife's physique, even the handsome man may not be able to bear it!"
"You know what a bird is. It's beautiful when it can withstand hardships. Why don't I give you a girl from the south? You'll be a widow the next day!"
Suddenly everyone was laughing.
"I agree!"
"Too thin is indeed unattractive!"
"Taking goods, that's called guarding the widow!"
"..."
On the tower, two tall figures, an old man and a young man, watched this scene quietly.
The old man's beard and hair are gray, and he stands with a sword in his hand. His brows are dull but not angry and dignified.
The young man looked to be in his early twenties, with a face as resolute as a knife and an axe, and was wearing a bright silver armor. His eyes were full of longing, and he looked like he wanted to jump down and beat him to the punch.
It was none other than Shen Tiannan, the Duke of Dingguo in Daqing, and his direct grandson Shen Yuchun.
"Want to go on?"
Shen Tiannan asked calmly.
"……In no mood."
Shen Yuchun raised his chin proudly, "No one can beat me."
"In the army, personal bravery is not called bravery, it is called useless."
Shen Tiannan chuckled and said, "Believe it or not, if you jump from here, you will die before you hit the ground?"
Shen Yuchun's lips moved. Although he was not convinced, he did not refute.
He has already seen various military formations of the Chisong Army.
A group of seven ordinary people could kill him without any chance of surviving.
"General!"
Military Advisor Wu Ding's voice sounded from behind the two of them.
"explain."
Shen Tiannan turned slightly.
"Letter from Yangjing."
Wu Ding presented a letter with both hands.
"oh?"
Shen Tiannan raised his eyebrows, quickly took the letter, opened it and read it.
After a while, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
"But you haven't found that Su Ping yet?"
Shen Yuchun asked, "It shouldn't be. Didn't you find out everything before? How can Tzuyu troubleshoot such a simple matter?"
"The person is already at the Duke's Mansion."
Shen Tiannan pinched his eyebrows and handed the letter to Wu Ding, "Take a look."
Wu Ding took the letter and after a moment, he also frowned.
"What's going on? What do you think?"
Shen Yuchun felt unbearably itchy and scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.
"this……"
Wu Ding glanced at Shen Tiannan and felt that he was not suitable to answer this question.
"I owe the Su family my life. I originally planned to betroth your sister to that Su Ping, and then ask the government to provide some money to help him buy some business in Beijing. In this way, with the government's care, the two of them will not be in trouble.
The mouth is full of hardship."
Shen Tiannan said and frowned again, "But your mother wrote a letter saying that Su Ping refused to marry Xinlan..."
"He dares?!"
Shen Yuchun's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and a strong aura came out of his body, "My little sister is so beautiful, but he still doesn't want to be his wife? Wait, I'll go back and twist off his head right away!"
"Nonsense!"
Shen Tiannan scolded angrily.
In an instant, an invisible wave of air spread out and knocked Shen Yuchun away as he was about to leave.
"When will you change your reckless temper?"
Shen Tiannan cursed angrily, hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's not that Su Ping looks down on Xin Lan, but he is determined to get married to her."
"Bring-in-law?!"
Shen Yuchun looked shocked, and immediately shook his head: "Impossible, if you want to marry someone, you don't want to marry me, but you want to marry someone else? Is there such a fool in the world?"
"Not only that, he even urged the family to get married immediately..."
Shen Tiannan looked calm and looked at military advisor Wu Ding: "What do you think?"
"General, if you want me to say..."
Wu Ding bowed slightly and said, "This Su Ping is a smart man."
"What's the meaning?"
Shen Tiannan asked with a frown.
"General, three thousand taels of silver is indeed a huge amount of wealth for ordinary people."
Wu Ding looked calm and said, "How can a mere three thousand taels be compared with the Duke's mansion?"
Shen Tiannan was silent.
Immediately, a heroic young figure flashed through his mind, and Shen Tiannan shook his head: "It is said that a tiger father has no dog sons. How can his descendants be so miserable if his father is such a heroic figure?"
hero?
Shen Yuchun, who had been in a state of confusion, suddenly stood up from the ground and said, "Hero? What kind of hero method?"
"Brother Su, your father and uncle both regard him as their lifelong goal..."
Reminiscing appeared on Shen Tiannan's face, but then he shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's not mention it. In short, even if Su Ping is not as good as his father, he has never fallen so low. There may be another reason for it."
"General, it's good that Mr. Su has unparalleled talents, and it's good that a tiger father has no canine sons."
Wu Ding thought for a while and said: "But if the elders are too pampered or do not control them, the descendants may not be like dogs."
"You mean...?" Shen Tiannan raised his eyebrows.
"Su Ping lost his father when he was young, and Mrs. Su had to find a way to support him, so it was inevitable that she would neglect his discipline."
Wu Ding analyzed and said: "So, it is not impossible that Su Ping's character is worse."
"There is some truth to it, but... something still isn't right."
Shen Tiannan said, with some doubts in his heart: "After all, it's about Lan. I ordered someone to check before leaving Beijing. The news said that Su Ping was not only an upright man, but also had a reputation for being studious. How could this happen? Change suddenly?"
"Could it be..."
Wu Ding frowned, suddenly thought of a possibility, glanced at Shen Tiannan, and hesitated to speak.
"But it doesn't matter."
Shen Tiannan raised his hand.
"General, that subordinate is bold enough to make a guess."
Wu Ding bowed his hand and said, "General, think about it, Yangjing is like the sky and the earth to Anping.
A commoner from the mountains who had never left Anping County suddenly came to such a prosperous place and lived in a huge government palace. For him, this was almost an earth-shaking change.
No matter how upright a person is, facing this situation..."
Although the words were not finished, the meaning behind them was already obvious.
Su Ping has changed.
At this point, Shen Tiannan's expression suddenly became extremely complex.
Yes, no matter how bad the father is but no son, no matter how famous he is, his reputation spreads far and wide...
Will people never change?
Brothers who have been through life and death can stab each other in the back, not to mention that it is just a change from good conduct to greed for power. This is really normal.
"no."
Shen Yuchun suddenly spoke.
After listening for a long time, he finally understood the general idea of the matter, and immediately said: "How can such a worthless man be worthy of a little girl? How about giving him some money and having someone send him away."
Wu Ding remained silent and glanced at Shen Tiannan cryptically.
Shen Tiannan was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "A man must keep his word, so how can he take it back? What's more, the reason why he has fallen so far is because we rashly took him to Yangjing... If he wants to get married, then... Leave it to him. When there are more children in the future, just leave a note of incense to the Su family."
"Grandpa..." Shen Yuchun was dissatisfied and wanted to say more.
"Don't use too many words."
Shen Tiannan seemed a little tired and said: "Military advisor, go and write back to the government and say that I agree to this matter. In addition, according to Su Ping's wishes, let them get married as soon as possible."
"The general is alive but not present, so it would be inappropriate to get married like this..."
Wu Ding had a look of astonishment on his face.
"So be it."
Shen Tiannan's tired look became more apparent, and he waved his hand to interrupt Wu Ding, "The barbarians are coming fiercely, and I'm afraid there will be big moves in the near future. Even if His Majesty wants to call me back to Beijing, I can't agree at this time."
"...General Renyi, my subordinates will do as they are told."
Wu Ding bowed and clasped his fists, then pulled Shen Yuchun out without any explanation.
After the two left, Shen Tiannan suddenly bent down and coughed violently, even bringing out a little bit of blood foam and falling to the ground.
After a long time, Shen Tiannan regained his composure and took out a fish-shaped jade pendant from his arms, with regret appearing in his eyes.