It was quiet at night, and Yang Peng was still in the study. Nowadays, most matters are handed over to the cabinet, but major strategic matters still have to be decided by him. Yang Peng was thinking about the next strategy. Now that Tubo has been conquered, it has also captured the Dhaka and Bagan areas, and gained two outlets to the sea. The previously set strategic goals can be said to have been overfulfilled. Nowadays, not only the territory of the Ming Dynasty has expanded a lot, but also due to the acquisition of Dhaka and Bagan areas, the trade situation has been greatly improved. It is conceivable that in the near future, the scale of overseas trade will further expand, while the backward areas in the southwest will be Thanks to the new port, the economy is bound to experience rapid development.
There were footsteps at the door. Yang Peng retracted his thoughts, turned around, and saw Jiang Li in military uniform walking in quickly. Jiang Li quickly came to Yang Peng, clasped her fists and said, "General Yang Gui's report from Tubo." Then she presented a letter.
Yang Peng took the letter and took the opportunity to squeeze Jiang Li's palm. Jiang Lifang's heart trembled and her beautiful eyes looked at Yang Peng lovingly. Yang Peng smiled, opened the letter, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. Yang Gui stated in the letter that the members of the Tibetan royal family and the great lama had been escorted to Bianliang. Hoh Xil and other areas in the northwest had been captured. The resisting nobles had been captured. He asked for instructions on whether the mercenaries could be disbanded. In addition, Yang Gui also talked about the Tubo nobles and asked Yang Gui how to deal with those nobles who surrendered.
Yang Peng couldn't help but look thoughtful and walked to the window with his hands behind his back. Looking at the night outside the window, I couldn't make up my mind. Turning around, he asked Jiang Li: "What do you think we should do with the surrendered nobles of Tubo? Should I extend the land policy to them?"
Jiang Li blinked her beautiful eyes, and then said sheepishly: "Your Majesty asked the wrong person. I don't understand these important national affairs."
Yang Peng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not, just tell me what you think."
Jiang Li saw that His Majesty insisted on listening to her opinion, so she thought for a while and said: "I don't know anything. I just think that a policy should be implemented on most people, but a small group of people should be exempted. People may be dissatisfied. They may feel unfair."
Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, looked at Jiang Li and said with a smile: "You still say you don't understand, isn't that a good point?" Jiang Li was very happy when she heard Yang Peng's praise.
Yang Peng thought for a while, then returned to sit behind the desk. When Jiang Li saw this, she immediately knew that Yang Peng was going to write a letter, and immediately came over to spread the letter paper for Yang Peng and grind the ink. Yang Peng wrote a letter, then stamped it with his own seal, folded it and put it in an envelope, handed it to Jiang Li, and said: "Immediately send someone to the military command department and deliver it to Yang Gui." Jiang Li accepted it with both hands. The letter was written as promised and rushed down.
In the days that followed, Yang Peng felt a little idle, so he led a group of beautiful wives and children to go hunting in the Kongtong Mountains, several hundred miles southwest of Bianliang. The Secret Guards and Feifeng Female Guards locked up a large area of mountain forest. Yang Peng, his wife and children galloped wildly on horseback, chasing their prey. Their laughter echoed among the green mountains and green waters.
That afternoon, Yang Peng led Yang Jiumei, Yang Erya and Rui'er to chase a white deer. The white deer was so agile and smart that a large group of people couldn't catch up after chasing it for a long time. Seeing the sunset, the white deer ducked into the ravine. Yang Rui chased in on horseback, and Yang Peng shouted: "Rui'er, stop chasing, it's getting dark!" But Rui'er chased in front and shouted: "That's not possible! Dad, we can't give up halfway. !" The voice quickly faded away as he spoke.
Yang Peng and Yang Jiumei, Yang Erya, looked at each other and smiled, and hurriedly chased after them. A group of people were chasing after them on horseback in the ravine. The ravine that was supposed to be very quiet was now filled with rumbling sounds, frightening the birds in the mountains and forests on both sides to fly away.
The white deer ran forward along the ravine. Suddenly, a deep stream lay in front of him. Bai Lu quickly stopped and realized that the scary people behind him were about to catch up, so he spun around in panic.
Seeing that the white deer had no way to escape, Yang Rui reined in the horse, laughed loudly, and then bent her bow and aimed an arrow at the white deer. As if Bai Lu knew his fate, his whole body huddled next to a large blue stone, shivering.
Yang Rui suddenly felt unbearable in her heart. Put down the bow and arrow, dismount from the horse, and walk to the white deer. The white deer was so frightened that he wanted to hide away, but his feet gave way and his whole body fell to the ground. It turned out that this white deer had been running for so long and was already exhausted.
Yang Rui squatted down, reached out and stroked Bai Lu's head, and said softly: "Bai Lu, be good, I won't hurt you." The white deer seemed to understand her words, stretched out his tongue and licked it gently Yang Rui's cheek came. Yang Rui laughed, feeling that the white deer was as cute as the baby bear she had raised. She couldn't help but have the idea of adoption in her heart. She stroked the white deer's head and asked, "Can we be friends?" The white deer just licked Yang Rui's cheek, and Yang Rui took it as Bai Lu's consent and said happily: "Great, come home with me!" The white deer squealed twice, not knowing what it meant.
Yang Peng and others stood not far away and watched, finding it very interesting.
Yang Rui got up and came back, and the white deer actually followed her. Yang Jiumei said in surprise: "Then Bai Lu seems to really listen to Rui'er's words!" Yang Rui grinned, looking very proud, and said: "Of course! My ability is not small!"
Yang Peng smiled and said angrily: "Look how proud you are. Dad wants to remind you that since you have decided to adopt it, you can't abandon it in the future if you get impatient!" Yang Rui said loudly: "No way. ! Dad, haven’t you seen how well they raised Little Fatty?” Little Fatty, the brown bear adopted by Yang Rui, was small, fluffy and very cute when she adopted him. However, now the brown bear has grown It grew into a huge creature. Nowadays, the maids and officials in the palace are not afraid of other things, but they are afraid of encountering the big brown bear raised by Princess Yang Rui. Although the little fat boy was cute and naive and never hurt anyone, the maids and officials still couldn't help but feel frightened when they saw him. One time, the little fat man smelled the aroma of the food in the hands of the palace maid, and ran over with tears streaming down his face. The palace lady suddenly saw the little fat man running towards her, and she was so frightened that she screamed and ran, alarming the entire palace.
Yang Erya asked: "Rui'er, do you plan to let this white deer live with your little fat one?"
Yang Rui nodded without thinking, "Of course! They will definitely become good friends!" Yang Jiumei smiled and said, "Don't you know, Rui'er, grizzly bears eat deer!" Yang Rui Only then did he realize the problem, blinked his big eyes, and then said very domineeringly: "I asked Xiaopang to be friends with it, Xiaopang dare not disobey!" Yang Peng and the other three couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Yang Peng said: "Let's go back, we will become worried." Yang Rui quickly climbed on the horse's back, waved to the white deer, and said: "Xiaobai, follow me obediently! "Bailu howled twice, took a few steps forward, and came to Yang Rui's side. Yang Erya said in surprise: "This white deer is really spiritual!" Yang Jiumei smiled and said: "It's just a cunning one!" Yang Erya didn't understand what Yang Jiumei meant for a while, but then he understood and said with a smile: "What my sister said was as if the white deer had become a spirit! But strangely enough, it was chased around by us, but as soon as Rui'er touched its head, it fell in love with Rui'er!" Yang Peng! He smiled and said: "This is the dependence and worship of the strong. We chased it so hard, and we are the strong ones in its heart. But Rui'er treats it so well, but it makes it feel that it can rely on us, so Naturally, we became extra close.”
The two women smiled, and Yang Jiumei said with a smile: "What the elder brother said is even more mysterious!"
Yang Peng laughed and said: "It doesn't matter what it is, as long as Rui'er is happy." Then he turned his horse's head and went along the way he came. Everyone turned their horses and followed, while the white deer followed Yang Rui step by step, squealing at Yang Rui from time to time, seemingly coquettishly. Yang Rui made a small sound like a silver bell from time to time. She liked this white deer very much.
Yang Jiumei teased Yang Peng, "Brother, I didn't get any venison today." Seeing that the others were far away from each other, and only Yang Jiumei and Yang Erya were nearby, Yang Peng lowered his voice and said, "Brother, I didn't get any venison." Eat, eat you the same way!" The two women were stunned for a moment, and then their pretty faces turned red. Yang Jiumei's eyes revealed fiery affection, while Yang Erya's affection was lingering and shy.
A group of people came out of the mountain forest and came to the official road. Yang Peng reined in his horse, and everyone followed suit. At this time, the sun has completely set, and the crescent moon, like a hook, has climbed up the hillside. The green mountains in the distance that could be seen very clearly during the day are now only hazy black shadows, stretching endlessly; the woods are gloomy, like The clouds were like mist, and the official road reflected the moonlight, looming in the mountains and forests like a shallow white line; an unknown chirping sound came from my ears, making the world seem even more empty.
Yang Peng looked at the front and back of the official road and asked, "Where is this?"
One of the guards said: "This is still the west bank of Ru River."
Yang Peng chuckled and said, "We have traveled really far. We are probably still sixty or seventy miles away from the camp!"
Yang Erya said: "Brother, it's inconvenient to travel late at night, so why not sleep here for one night." Yang Jiumei nodded in agreement. Yang Peng said: "It's better to go back, so as not to worry everyone." Neither of the two women objected. Although they would give suggestions to their eldest brother, as long as the eldest brother decided, no matter what it was, they would obey unconditionally.
Yang Peng said to a secret guard: "You rush back first to report that you are safe." The secret guard clasped his fists and promised, and galloped towards Kongtong Mountain. The rapid sound of horse hooves was heard very clearly in the quiet night.
Yang Rui pulled Yang Peng's sleeve. Yang Peng turned around and saw a worried look on her little face. He couldn't help but asked with a smile, "You little guy, what are you doing?" Yang Rui quickly shook her head and said, "Nothing!" and then begged. He said: "Dad, dad, my mother will definitely blame me when I go back. Can you please help me beg for mercy?"
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Why does your mother blame you?"
Yang Rui pouted and said, "Mom will definitely blame me for being crazy and making my dad follow me around in the wilderness in the middle of the night!" Then he said with a fearful look on his face: "I wonder if mom will spank me?" Yang Rui He is a child who is not afraid of anything, but is afraid of his mother's slap. When Yang Peng and others saw it, they were both amused and thought Rui'er was extremely cute.
Yang Erya smiled and said: "Rui'er, be good, don't be afraid! Your father and our two aunts are interceding for you, your mother will definitely not blame you!" When Yang Rui heard this, she immediately felt relieved, Grinning: "Thank you, aunt!" Yang Jiumei deliberately said angrily: "I just want to thank you, Aunt Yang Erya?" Yang Rui quickly said with a smile: "Thank you, Aunt Yang, aunt is the best!" Yang Jiumei couldn't help but laugh. Yang Rui turned to Yang Peng again and said coquettishly: "Dad is also the best!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Little guy, he actually flattered dad!" Everyone laughed.
At this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly came from behind. Everyone was stunned. Yang Jiumei looked at Yang Peng and said, "Brother, did I hear wrong just now? I actually heard..."
Yang Pengle turned his horse's head, looked behind him, frowned and said, "You heard that right, I heard it too." At this moment, a gust of night wind blew in his face, and the sounds of fighting and screams came more clearly. , there seems to be a strong smell of blood in the wind.
Rui'er's little face showed excitement, and she asked Yang Peng excitedly: "Dad, dad, is there a fight?"
Yang Peng's eyes widened and he said seriously: "Don't run around!" Rui'er originally wanted to take a look, but seeing her father's unprecedented serious expression, she didn't dare to be naughty and said reluctantly.
Yang Peng ordered Yang Jiumei and Yang Erya to lead half of the secret guards to guard Rui'er, while he himself led the other half and dozens of secret guards to run wildly in the direction where the sound of fighting came from. As the group advanced along the official road, the sounds of fighting and screams became increasingly clear. After turning around the foot of a mountain, a scene of brutal fighting immediately came into view! I saw hundreds of men in black besieging a team with dozens of gorgeous carriages and more than a hundred military guards.
Yang Peng's heart moved and he remembered something. Without thinking about it, he quickly took out the Cloud-piercing Bow, pulled out the Wolf Fang Arrow, bent the bow and aimed the arrow at the man in black who was leading a massacre of the guard sergeants. As soon as his fingers loosened, there was a bang, and almost at the same time, the man in black who was raising the ax high seemed to be suddenly hit by a strong force. His huge body fell backwards, and at the same time, a scream was heard.
Yang Peng waved his hand, and the secret guards immediately urged their horses to rush out, roaring like thunder. The men in black who were besieging the team were startled, and then they realized that only a few dozen riders were charging towards them. Their fear suddenly disappeared, and a ferocious look emerged from their eyes. Immediately, some of the men in black separated and came towards Yang Peng.
In an instant, the swords were shining like snow, and the men in black screamed and fell down. More than a hundred men in black were killed, staggering around and suffering heavy casualties. Several times the number of troops were as vulnerable as chickens and dogs in front of the opponent. hit. In particular, the one in the lead was extremely brave. The iron horse in his hand was flying up and down, and the man in black was flying with flesh and blood. The man in black who hit him was like an egg hitting a stone.
Yang Peng led dozens of hidden guards to kill through the obstruction of the men in black in one fell swoop, and rushed to the vicinity of the attacked team. The men in black no longer cared about attacking the team. Amidst the shouts of the leading man in black, they all turned to face Yang Peng and the others. Yang Peng and dozens of other horsemen suddenly rushed into the middle of the men in black. The horses collided, slashed with long knives, trampled with iron hoofs, and cold light flew. The men in black were like sheep besieging tigers. They were killed until their corpses were covered with blood. Able to resist. Yang Peng rode his horse and rushed to the leader in black, ready to assassinate him. The man's eyes changed drastically, and he hurriedly waved his knife to block, only to hear a loud snap! The leader in black felt his arms trembling, and he could hardly hold the long knife in his hand. At this moment, a cold light flashed before his eyes, and the opponent's horse swept towards him!
The black-clothed leader could no longer resist, and saw Ma Shan hit his waist hard. He heard the sound of bones breaking, severe pain came from his waist, and his lower body instantly lost consciousness. The leader in black was so frightened that he quickly turned his horse's head and tried to escape, but only then did he realize that it was too late to escape! Just when his horse's head had just turned around, Yang Peng's horse attacked for the third time, piercing the chest of the leader in black from his vest. The leader in black let out a shrill scream! ah!
The men in black could no longer withstand the fierce killing of the secret guards. At this time, they saw their leader being beheaded by the opponent's formation. They were immediately frightened to the extreme. They could no longer care about anything else and turned around and ran for their lives. The secret guards pursued and killed, and the military government troops who were guarding the team also pursued and killed many men in black, and also captured many men in black.
Yang Peng reined in his horse, raised the harness, and shouted: "Stop chasing!" Everyone stopped chasing.
A military officer rushed to Yang Peng's horse, kowtowed and said: "Zhao Hong, captain of the Meizhou Military Prefecture, thank you all for your help. May I ask your surname?"
The secret guard captain next to Yang Peng called Yang Peng's name: "This is Yan Yun..." Yang Peng raised his right hand, and the latter swallowed back half of what he said.
Yang Peng said to Zhao Hong, the squadron leader of the Meizhou Army: "We are also Lieutenant Generals of the Yanyun Army. It is our duty to provide rescue. You don't have to take it to heart."
Zhao Hong saw that Yang Peng and others were attacking as fiercely as swords and fire, and it was simply unstoppable. Dozens of people were walking freely among hundreds of people as if they were in no one's land. Zhao Hong had already guessed that they were definitely not ordinary people. Bajiu was a member of the main force, so when he heard Yang Peng say this, he couldn't help but feel that it was indeed the case. Zhao Hong and the soldiers around him couldn't help showing expressions of reverence.
Zhao Hong clasped his fists and said, "General, I saved my life. I wonder if General, can you tell me your name?"
At this moment, several men in Tianzhu costumes came over.
Yang Peng took a look at a few people and saw that the leader of the Tianzhu people was an old man in his sixties with gray hair and a noble temperament. He immediately realized that this man was the leader of this Tianzhu team. The old man from Tianzhu bowed respectfully and muttered something in Tianzhu dialect. Yang Peng couldn't understand it at all, but he probably guessed that the other person was thanking him for saving his life. Sure enough, the young man in his thirties next to him translated in Chinese: "My lord, thank you general for your rescue!"
Yang Peng smiled and asked Zhao Hongdao: "Are they the Tianzhu Mission?"
Zhao Hong nodded, "Yes, it's the marriage mission from Tianzhu."
Yang Peng thought about it. Then he said to Zhao Hong: "Immediately send someone to the nearby prefectures and counties to ask for help. There are still hundreds of miles to go to Bianliang. I'm afraid there will be no peace on the road." Zhao Hong clasped his fists in agreement and ran down to send someone.
Yang Peng looked at the old Tianzhu man and asked, "Are you the head of the Tianzhu mission?" The young man translated this sentence into Tianzhu language and said it to the old man. The old man nodded quickly and muttered something. The young man said in Chinese: "This is the head of our mission. He is the uncle of our Emperor of Tianzhu."
Yang Peng nodded.
That day, Emperor Zhu's uncle mumbled something again. The young man next to him said: "My lord said that the general is extremely brave and as heroic as a god. He has never seen such a warrior!"
Yang Peng laughed and said: "There are many people like me in the Ming Dynasty." The young man quickly translated this sentence, and the Emperor Tianzhu's face showed a look of great awe.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard on the official road, and the Tianzhu people couldn't help but get excited again, and quickly followed the sound. They saw dozens of horsemen coming from the official road, dressed exactly like the general and his subordinates in front of them. Everyone subconsciously knew that they were all members of the general, and they couldn't help but let go of their worries. Then everyone was surprised again, because they saw that among the group of knights, there were two heroic female knights and a young girl. It turned out that the group of people who came over were none other than Yang Rui, Yang Jiumei, and Yang Erya. There was a lot of killing here just now, and Yang Rui couldn't control herself anymore, and begged her two aunts to bring her over to support her father. The two women were also worried about Yang Peng's safety, so they agreed, and dozens of people rushed here. However, what I didn't expect was that when I arrived here, the battle was already over. Yang Rui, who originally wanted to have a big fight, was disappointed.
Yang Rui and others came to Chen Xiao's side. Yang Rui looked around and asked: "Where is the enemy? Will they be defeated?" Yang Peng said angrily: "Rui'er, you don't listen to dad!" Yang Rui at this time Only then did he realize that he was being naughty again, and he quickly shrank his neck, showing a pitiful expression. Yang Peng was originally very angry, but when he saw his daughter's expression, his anger immediately disappeared without a trace. He sighed helplessly and glared at her. Knowing that her father was no longer angry, Yang Rui grinned as cutely as a furry bear, and Yang Peng couldn't help but laugh.
The Tianzhu mission encountered this round of attacks and no longer dared to travel overnight, so they camped beside the official road. Yang Peng was worried that someone would attack, so he did not leave. He led his wife, daughter and secret guards to camp on the other side of the official road, and sent secret guards to guard the surroundings. Zhao Hong, the squadron leader of the Junfu Army, couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that Yang Peng and the others did not leave, but took the initiative to help him defend. In fact, he wanted to make such a request just now, but since he was a junior official, it was hard for him to speak rashly. Now that the other party took the initiative to help him, it couldn't be better.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
