"No problem. No problem. I have promised my second uncle that I will take good care of my cousin." The old man had already spoken. How could Wan He not agree? In fact, even without the old man's instructions, Wan He had made up his mind. Wan Cheng was promoted. As the saying goes, brothers go into battle. Wan Cheng is his cousin after all. And Wan Cheng is not as prejudiced against Wan He as Wan Zha is. An honest person like Wan Cheng can be used by Wan He just right. Wan He immediately thought for a moment, then patted Mr. Wan's chest and said, "You can let my cousin serve as a general in the city garrison in Luoyang first to get some qualifications. After a year, let my cousin follow Qin Qiong. .Keeping the credit is indispensable.”
Mr. Wan had also been in the army before and was familiar with things in the army. Moreover, Mr. Wan had also heard of Qin Qiong's name. He knew that Qin Qiong was the most promising general under Wan He except Li Jing. Wan He made such an arrangement, which also made Mr. Wan completely relieved. However, in the end, he did not forget to give Wan He a beating. He hummed: "Listen, Cheng'er, this matter will be left to you. If you don't give it, I'm very considerate. I won't let you go. Also, Cheng'er, how old are you?"
"Reply to uncle." Wan Cheng also understood how much Mr. Wan cared about him at this moment. He was even more moved in his heart. He quickly replied to Mr. Wan's words. "Cheng'er was born in winter. After this winter, he will be twenty years old. Already."
"Yeah. Twenty years old. That's about it." Mr. Wan nodded slightly, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he said to Wan He: "Cheng'er is not young anymore. You have to Find a girl from a good family for him and settle the marriage. His father is not in Luoyang. It should be me who is the uncle. In the past, our Wan family was just a businessman. We couldn't find any good family. Now You are also a prince. Your cousin is looking for a wife. Even if he is not a prince, he still has to give her to a lady, a rich lady."
After hearing Mr. Wan's instructions, Wan He immediately broke out in cold sweat. In fact, Mr. Wan's request was not that difficult. As the old man said, the cousin of the dignified King Liang is getting married. You have to cross the threshold to marry a high-ranking official. It's just that Wan Cheng has only been in Luoyang for a long time. The old man is making a big deal to make a marriage promise to Wan Cheng. This must be too anxious.
But Wan He hadn't spoken yet. The old man continued: "Also, you and Yue Rong have been married for so long. You haven't even hatched an egg for me. It's useless. The Wan family has reached your generation. It's just you two boys. You have to think about opening up branches for the Wan family. Listen, I can't take care of your affairs for the time being. There are girls suitable for Cheng'er, miss. Get them all for me. No big deal. I I will give Chenger three or four in-laws in one go. When the next generation comes, the Wan family will definitely be prosperous."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, both Wan He and Wan Cheng broke out in cold sweats. They were talking about spreading the branches and spreading the family line. The old man's thinking jumped too much. Right. But facing the powerful old man, Wan He and Wan Cheng didn't dare to say no. They could only nod in agreement. Finally, they came out of the old man's place. The two brothers stood at the door of the yard and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. He reached out and wiped a handful of cold sweat on his forehead. They glanced at each other. Wan Cheng immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Cousin, this, this uncle is too powerful. How can you endure it after being together for so many years? of."
Hearing Wan Cheng's words, Wan He began to sweat more and more on his forehead. He looked helpless. While sighing, he said to Wan Cheng: "Brother, you know your brother's suffering, right? From now on, we will work together. Alright."
Just when the Wan brothers were sighing, not far away, Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji were rushing towards this side quickly. When they saw Wan He from a distance, they immediately shouted: "Your Majesty. Your Majesty. .”
Hearing the shouts of Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji, Wan He couldn't help but be startled. Soon the expression on his face became serious. Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji had always been calm, but now they became so panicked. This meant that something must have happened. There was something important. Wan He immediately said to Wan Cheng: "Wan Cheng, you go back and rest first. I will make arrangements for you later and send the armor and official seal to you."
Wan He directly called Wan Cheng by his name. Wan Cheng also knew that Wan He was about to say something serious. He immediately nodded to Wan He, cupped his fists and saluted, then turned and left. As soon as Wan Cheng left, Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji and the two had also arrived in front of Wan He. Qin Qiong didn't even bother to salute Wan He. He directly shouted to Wan He: "Your Majesty, the battle report from Hebei is here."
Hearing Qin Qiong's words, Wan He's heart tightened. This was important information. Ever since Li Jing sent a secret letter a month ago, telling Wan He that Luo Yi might be deceitful, Wan He had already begun preparations. In the end, Wan He decided to follow the plan given by Liu Wenjing and play a trick. But this was also a big gamble for Wan He. If the bet won, the situation in Hebei would be decided. If the bet lost, Wan He's strength would be greatly damaged. .Perhaps even Li Jing, Luo Shixin and others will be lost in this battle.
Wan He took a deep breath and calmed down. Then he said to Qin Qiong and Changsun Wuji: "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to my study."
Wan He was able to resist the impulse in his heart, which showed that his self-control skills had improved a lot. Even Changsun Wuji's eyes became brighter when he looked at Wan He. Under Wan He's leadership, the three of them came directly to Wan He. He's study. At the same time, Wan He also sent people to guard the outside of the study. Only then did Qin Qiong tell the battle report.
Qin Qiong swallowed hard and said to Wan He with excitement: "Your Majesty, the great victory over the Bohai Sea. Gao Kaidao died in battle. Wen Yanbo was captured. All the troops led by Gao Kaidao were annihilated. The Yan army led by Wen Yanbo was also killed. Nearly half of the remaining Yan army surrendered. In addition, after the Xia army led by Dou Jiande joined the Xia army led by Li Mi and Song Zhengben, they were made into glutinous rice balls by the soldiers and horses led by brothers Lai Hong and Laizheng. Dou Jiande, During the Song Dynasty, Wang Fubao and Wang Fubao were all captured. It was a pity that Li Mi and the Pushan public camp led by him were leaked. The Yan army led by Luo Yi was halfway through the march. After hearing the news, they were frightened and fled back to Youzhou in despair. went."
"Okay. Okay." After hearing Qin Qiong's battle report, Wan He couldn't help but jumped up from his seat. Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao were Wan He's last two enemies in Hebei. Now both of them are One was killed and the other was captured, which meant that all the territory in Hebei was now owned by Wan He. Then Wan He suppressed his excitement again and continued to ask: "What about Xue Shixiong and Du Fuwei? How's it going."
This time it was Changsun Wuji who answered Wan He. Changsun Wuji smiled and stroked his beard. Then he squinted his eyes and said, "The Xue family army was attacked by Wen Yanbo and Dou Jiande in the plain. More than half of them were lost. Even Xue Shixiong's second son, Xue Wanshu, died under Luo Shou's knife. Now, although Xue Wanche escaped safely with the remaining Xue family army back to Wuyang, the Xue family army's vitality was seriously injured. Xue Shixiong also sent someone to deliver a message to the prince. It seemed to be intentional. Incorporate the Xue family army into the prince's Liang army. But there is only one requirement. That is to kill Luo Yi and avenge Xue Wanshu."
After hearing the news, Wan He slapped his thigh hard again. This time it was because he was overly excited. The slap was too hard. Wan He grimaced in pain. However, the excitement in his heart was not less. Before, Xue Shixiong Although he has defected to Wan He, he has always maintained a certain degree of independence. On the contrary, he has more allies than Wan He. But now Xue Shixiong wants to merge Xue Jiajun into Liang Jun. This can be regarded as truly defecting to Wan He's account. .Wanhe not only earned tens of thousands of Xue family troops who were good at fighting, but also conquered Xue Shixiong, a veteran of the Sui Dynasty. This is a living golden sign. With his call, I believe that many hidden talents in the world will join Wanhe. The account is closed.
After getting so much good news in one breath, Wan He almost smiled and smiled. Finally, Wan He looked at Changsun Wuji expectantly and said, "Well, what about Du Fuwei? How is his Jianghuai Army? What could he do?" Wan He was also dissatisfied. He had just accepted the Xue family army, and now he had the idea of Jianghuai army. He was thinking, what if even Du Fuwei defected to him in anger. good.
At the mention of Du Fuwei, the excitement on Changsun Wuji's face was much lessened. Changsun Wuji was heard saying to Wan He: "The Jianghuai army was attacked by Song Zhengben and Li Mi in Qi County. General Wang Xiongshu was ambushed. Killed. Kan Ling led his troops back to Jianghuai. However, Du Fuwei did not react at all. It seemed as if nothing happened. His Jianghuai army also remained stationary. He had no intention of going north for revenge, nor did he go south to find Xiao Xian. Trouble. We don’t know what Du Fuwei wants to do.”
Changsun Wuji's answer made Wan He's excitement slow down a lot. Although he was very disappointed, looking back, this is normal. There is an essential difference between Du Fuwei and Xue Shixiong. Xue Shixiong is one His heart goes to the Sui Dynasty. From the beginning, Xue Shixiong had no intention of being independent. In fact, even if there was no such thing, over time, Xue Shixiong would still let the Xue family army be integrated into Luoyang's army. But in this regard, Du Fuwei was completely different. .Du Fuwei, this old fox, was one of the rebels who rebelled. It would be an absolute lie to say that he had no ambition in his heart. Du Fuwei was willing to surrender to Wan He. He was just looking for an ally. If you want Du Fuwei to completely surrender to Wan He or someone else, you have to completely defeat Du Fuwei. Wan He immediately took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Send someone to watch closely. Jianghuai Du Fuwei will definitely not let it go like this. We want to know Du Fuwei’s movements as soon as possible."