Chapter 158: Mission (Part 2)
The rain stopped in the middle of the night, but now it has not yet cleared up.
Clouds are covered with the sky, and the villages and fields seem hazy. From a distance, the fields are covered with winding roads, which makes people feel refreshed.
Wei Yue, who was slightly depressed and irritable, came out of the city.
The cold wind blew, whirling sounds, whirling, whirling sounds.
Wei Yue stood on a high ground, looking at the drills in the military camp below with a heavy face. His weapons were made of wooden weapons and fighting each other. Even if it was made of wooden, swords and guns were still gathered and fought like the jungle, but these changes were all in my eyes.
The wind kept on the wind, and the clouds in the sky blocked the sun from time to time, and the light around them seemed a little gloomy. Around the King of Wu, the five hundred imperial guards held swords, spears, and bows, all solemn, without any sound of speaking.
It was noon now, and it was time to eat, and these people had used the meal in advance. They ignored the passage of time and just focused on looking in the distance.
At the same time, we are also alert to the situation around us.
"Your Majesty, the new recruits are not bad!" Someone said, Wei Yue just said "happy" and didn't say anything. The reason why he came to watch the two teams of new recruits for training today was because he was a little anxious about pacifying Wu Yue.
The pacification of the five towns continues, but soldiers will be damaged every day. Although Wei Yue doesn't take these losses seriously, it will be a matter of time before Wu Yue's pacification.
But the development of Shu and the abnormal movements of Jingzhou all made him feel very crisis.
The emperor in his hands is useless. If he cannot quickly resolve Wu, the situation will be bad. Sometimes he really wants to completely destroy the court.
However, it is not the time to finish the matter with one knife. There is nothing wrong with the chaos in the world, but the situation has not yet been torn through the last fig leaf.
Wu Yue has not yet been completely pacified, so naturally he will not attract all the people in the world to himself.
"Master, why do they set up an ambush here?" At this time, among the personal guards who followed Wei Yue, someone saw Wei Yue with a somewhat irritable expression for the past few days. After thinking about it, he still asked a question, hoping to let the lord distract himself.
These people are all Wei Yue's confidants. They followed him out, but although their position was not high, they were very critical. They could speak to Wei Yue on weekdays.
Wei Yue was still very peaceful when dealing with this group of old people. Besides, these guards who protect themselves at any time are absolutely different from those who only need to serve.
The eunuchs can be replaced at any time, but they are capable and loyal, and can trust those who protect themselves, so it is not so easy to train.
Wei Yue casually answered the question raised by the old man around him: "Although this road is not the best place to ambush, the more this happens, the more likely the other party is to relax its vigilance. If you guess well, the other team will probably take this road instead of choosing that path."
"This is the reason why smartness is wronged by intelligence." Wei Yue said with emotion.
This is not unaware of this principle. Wei Yue looked at the martial arts below, but his mind turned to Wang Hongyi, Duke of Shu. With the recent information coming, he had become more and more unreliable. This person is actually a major obstacle to his pacification of the world!
Wang Hongyi's strength is not very strong now. After great chaos in Shu, it was only half of the strength of Jing and Yangzhou. However, once he was successfully invaded, Shu would be in a disadvantageous position and could not resist.
Moreover, Wang Hongyi's age also made Wei Yue worried. He is now in his sixteenth year, and Wang Hongyi is only twenty-one years old!
At this age, he has become the lord of the land and quickly pacified Shu. How can people not feel scared?
You know, he is already fifty, and the ancients are rare in seventy years old, and the more difficult it is to become to hostility in the future, so he must defeat the Shu army as soon as possible.
Of course, it is to train the recruits.
Although veterans have experience, one less dies. New recruits cannot grow up as soon as possible. During the two or three years of development, the expansion of territory will not go smoothly.
For Wei Yue, this is unforgivable.
In a real decisive battle, there must be a team that dares to fight tough battles and has a large number of people. This is the real capital to intimidate the world!
However, of course, there is no need to say that these are heard from others. Wei Yue said calmly: "In this training, the important thing is not these ambushings. The actual combat skills of both sides, no matter whether the ambush is successful or not, are not considered to be the victory of this team. After the end, check which team is more captured, and determine which team wins. Today there are stewed meat and soy sauce and the other team, and only boiled vegetables, let them watch the other team eat with food."
"No!" Everyone answered.
"Report!" At this time, a messenger rode his horse from the small path behind. As soon as he appeared, he immediately turned over and fell in front of Wei Yue, and reported to him: "There was news from the city that a messenger from Jingzhou arrived in the city, carrying a letter from Zheng Pingyuan of Jingzhou. Lord Wen asked the young man to come over and tell the king."
The so-called Lord Wen is the responsible person in charge of receiving officials from the Ministry of Rites in the city.
"The messenger from Jingzhou?" Wei Yue narrowed his eyes suddenly, and returned to normal, with a faint mockery in his voice: "It turns out that in Zheng Pingyuan's eyes, there is still the existence of the imperial court."
But after saying this, I felt it was not very appropriate, and said, "I will go back first!"
Speaking of this, he asked his relatives to supervise the results of training the recruits here, and surrounded himself with protection, rode on his horse and headed towards the county city.
The county town of Jishan County is the residence of the King of Wu, and the city and surrounding areas have been rectified to a very peaceful state.
The soldiers guarding the county city all knew Wei Yue and the King of Wu’s personal guards. When they entered the city, these soldiers all bowed down in a very standard way.
The unified bowing movements are very neat.
Wei Yue headed straight for the palace. Horse riding was not allowed in the palace, but this Wu land was owned by Wei Yue. As the owner of the palace, what else could he not do?
At that moment, hundreds of cavalry entered the palace directly and only dismounted when they arrived in front of a palace.
The main hall where the King of Wu works is somewhat similar to Wang Hongyi's secretary pavilion. It is more luxuriously arranged. There is a passage between them, and there are many fully armed guards standing. In the heart of King of Wu Wei Yue, his own safety and secret protection are very important.
When Wei Yue entered the hall, an official trotted to him.
"Where is that person?" Wei Yue asked without turning his head as he walked forward.
"King, the messenger is resting at the inn." The official replied carefully.
Without seeing the officials' careful flattering expression, Wei Yue ordered: "Let the messenger come here to see me."
"No!" The other party's voice was just right and gentle, and he quietly retreated.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yujin saw that at this time, the flag was like a forest, fighting and frightening in the cold wind.
The chanting official's voice was like a bell, and the ups and downs echoed on the long steps in front of the hall.
Zhang Yu was wearing a sixth-rank official uniform and led him into the inner hall in response to the sound. He walked from behind the main hall to the wall. He pooled water and rockery in the middle, crossed a stream, and lived water walked around the corridor and through the room.
There were many armored soldiers around the corridor. When he got inside, Zhang Yu calmed down his energy and kowtowed and bowed: "Greetings to King Wu!"
Wei Yue looked down from a high place and saw that there was a dark cloud outside and the hall was dim. A lamp was added.
Under the bright and soft orange light, Wei Yue seemed particularly calm and calm. He looked at the man kneeling on the ground and said lightly: "Zheng Pingyuan has not paid tribute for a long time, do you still remember to come to Jin to see him?"
"King Qiansui of Wu, Jingzhou has been in war for many years, so it is difficult for my lord to see him. Now he is a little calm, so he comes to pay homage to the lord Qiansui." Zhang Yu said calmly: "This is the letter of my lord!"
He was not too humble when speaking, which made Wei Yue's face change, but he didn't make any noise. He took the letter and browsed it under the lamp. After reading it, Wei Yue's expression seemed very strange.
“The Lord…”
"Nothing happened." Wave your hand and tell the people around you not to speak.
Jiangling was such a big deal. Wei Yue's eyes fell on the people below again: "Is this the memorial of your lord, written by yourself?"
"Yes, when the little minister was ordered, it was the lord who said this." Zhang Yu said.
Wei Yue said indifferently: "This ink fragrance brings precious colors and the characters are also good. But he is bold and dares to bargain with the court. His heart is punishable."
"The king can kill the little minister, but I can't kill my lord... Jiangling is located in the center of Jingzhou, and now it is the southern center of fortune. If the king doesn't want it, I can kill the little minister. If my lord gets the news, I will naturally surrender to the Duke of Shu... I wonder what will happen if the Duke of Shu gets Jiangling?"
"Bold, it's really crazy to dare to be so rude in the palace!" Wei Yue was furious, and his personal soldiers moved, and his armored clothes were rustling.
Zhang Yu was not afraid and said, "My lord is just struggling to survive. Now the momentum is not in Shu, but in Wu. In a blink of an eye, it is settled. The minister is weak and cannot fight against chickens. The king wants to kill and cut, but it is nothing more than a word. My lord fights against the ground, and the minister envoy also fights against his life, that's all."
The scoundrel means that my lord is now thinking about speculating on building a piece of land, and I also want to have a good fortune... If you want to kill me, I will be in trouble.
After understanding this, Wei Yue couldn't help laughing to the sky: "It's interesting, there is a messenger like you in the world. I admire you very much. I agree to your lord's request. You should wait for the imperial court's will!"
"Your Majesty will add your lord to the Marquis of Chu and the Grand Governor of Jingnan. I will send a soldier from Yidu to accompany the angels and imperial edicts to travel to Jingnan."
The small court is just a decoration now. As long as the King of Wu permits, the imperial edict will naturally be issued. Everyone present understands that they don’t want Wei Yue to be so happy. Zhang Yu was happy and couldn’t help but kowtow and said, “Thank you, King of Wu!”
Seeing Zhang Yu retreating, Wei Yue immediately looked gloomy and swept the things on the table with a "splash" and ordered: "Go to Jingzhou and check it out. Who is giving advice to Zheng Pingyuan!"
Chapter completed!