Zhou Gu took a shortcut and also bypassed Longxi County and headed for the border of Wei Dynasty.
On the way, Zhou Wei seized the opportunity to ask his brother for advice on how to serve as an official in the court and to fight on the march.
Zhou Gu saw Zhou Wei pestering him like this. After a few days, he felt helpless and said, "Brother, what you have learned since childhood is enough to deal with it. There is no need to push yourself so hard, right?"
He had never seen his eldest brother not even sleeping, just pestering him.
Zhou Wei is a few years older than him. Although they are brothers, one has been in the army for a long time and the other has stayed in the East Palace most of the time. Therefore, in terms of the days they have spent together since childhood, there are not many. At least, Zhou Gu and Zhou Che are similar in age, grew up together, and spent more time together.
Zhou Wei was helpless, "In the past, I thought it was enough. With you here, I didn't need to worry about the court affairs. But my grandfather told me a few days ago that I should learn from you more in the future. You can go to Nanchu in the future." , in our family, I live in the family for the first time, so naturally I have to bear all the burdens."
Zhou Gu understood and patted Zhou Wei on the shoulder, "Brother, to be honest, since the prince is here, you don't need to worry too much. As long as the Duke Protector of the country doesn't rebel and doesn't do anything treacherous and unethical, you will be the leader with all your heart, even in some aspects." There are some shortcomings, but with the prince’s protection, it won’t be a big problem.”
"But what about teaching our children and grandchildren in the future? My grandfather will grow old one day." Zhou Weidao.
Zhou Gu: "..."
This is quite a precautionary measure.
He said seriously: "Grandpa is still strong and has plenty of time. You can slowly ask your grandfather for advice. Grandpa will not ignore you."
Zhou Wei shook his head, "Grandpa said that there are many things in you that I should learn, which he cannot teach."
Zhou Gu: "..."
He was grateful to his grandfather for thinking so highly of him.
He had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, if you still have any questions, just throw them all out. The three of us brothers can ask for advice together."
Zhou Wei nodded, "There are many, and there is still plenty of time. This journey will take at least half a month, and we will ask for advice one by one."
Zhou Gu could only agree, "Okay!"
Who told him that this was his biological eldest brother? Who would have thought that he was originally the man who stood in the court of Daliang to let the brothers in the army have no worries, but now he ran away with Su Rong.
Su Rong's prediction was good. Five days later, Zhang Yun returned to Longxi County with 250,000 northern Hebei troops.
On the day when the Northern Hebei Army arrived in Longxi County, Su Rong ordered people to clear the snow on the ground for ten miles, leaving no trace of debris on the road.
And he stood in front of the 150,000 soldiers and horses, waiting for Zhang Yun to arrive.
The detectives reported the situation every ten miles. The last detective reported: "Third Young Master, ten miles ahead, Su Rong is waiting with 150,000 troops. For some reason, the streets have been cleaned for ten miles."
Zhang Yun said "Oh?" and remembered what Su Rong had told him in the letter that he was willing to sweep the snow from the steps to greet him. He paused and ordered people to stop the car.
The carriage stopped, Zhang Yun got off the carriage and told Le Shu, "Keep on going. I will walk forward for the next ten miles."
As the master, she is willing to sweep the snow on the road ten miles to welcome him, and as a subordinate, he is also willing to walk ten miles to meet her appointment.
At this time, the generals in the Northern Hebei Army probably understood Zhang Yun's intention of returning to Longxi County, and they were all frightened. None of them could have imagined that he returned to Longxi County for Su Rong.
Everyone looked at each other, dismounted, and followed Zhang Yun, "Third Young Master, what are you..."
Someone said together: "Why do you..."
Zhang Yun turned around and looked at the generals who had followed Zhang Ping with a dull expression, "I will join my eldest brother to join the new master. As for the 250,000 Northern Hebei Army, they will return to the Daliang court. If the generals also want to follow me and join the new master, Lord, then I am honored. If you don’t want to follow me and seek refuge with the new Lord, I think His Highness the Prince will definitely forget about it due to his benevolence.”
Everyone looked at him and looked at each other.
Someone said: "Didn't you turn to His Highness the Crown Prince? Who is the new master?"
Someone asked: "The new mistress mentioned by the Third Young Master is Miss Su Qi? It is said that she is the princess of Southern Chu."
"Yes, that's him."
"The eldest young master is still alive?" someone was surprised.
"Yes. The eldest brother is still alive." Zhang Yun said: "The rebellion of the Zhang family is unforgivable. There is no room for the Zhang family in Daliang. It must be set as a warning by the court. You are all not from the Zhang family, and His Highness the Crown Prince wants you not to cause trouble. For the sake of this, we will definitely be lenient and not pursue any further investigation. So, now that we have ten miles to go, everyone should think carefully about their choices."
After he finished speaking, he stopped looking at the crowd and walked forward slowly.
Everyone looked at each other and quickly began to think about it.
The ten-mile journey was not close, but it was not very far either. Therefore, an hour later, Zhang Mao had already seen the 150,000 troops at the end of the road, and standing in front of the army, wearing white fox fur cloaks, holding hand stoves, etc. Looking at his Su Rong.
She stood in the cold wind, thin and delicate, but as green as green pines and cypresses. It looked like she had been waiting for a long time.
At this time, it was already evening, the sky was slightly dark, and torches were gradually lit in the military camp. Someone beside Su Rong also lit a torch, illuminating her porcelain-white face brightly.
The place where she stood seemed to be filled with light.
At this moment, Zhang Yun felt like he was in a trance, as if he wanted to abandon the darkness around him and run towards the light.
With this thought in mind, he unconsciously quickened his pace and soon came to Su Rong. After being a few steps away, he looked at Su Rong and bowed his hands in greeting, "Miss Su Qi, I will live up to your expectations."
Su Rong took two steps forward, helped Zhang Yun up in vain, and smiled at him, "From the day I received the reply from the Third Young Master, I believed in the Third Young Master, please forgive me as soon as possible."
Zhang Yun stood up straight and looked at Su Rong, "Then the 250,000 troops and horses will be handed over to Miss Seven."
"Okay." Su Rong smiled and nodded, "The army has prepared a tent for the Third Young Master, right next to your eldest brother's tent. You go and freshen up first. Later, the army will hold a banquet to welcome you."
Zhang Yun nodded.
Unlike when Su Rong met Jiang Zhu and Zhang Mao for the first time, they wanted to show their loyalty, and she wanted to promise a future. She and Zhang Yun have had several confrontations and have been close friends for a long time. She not only made Zhang Yun agree to surrender to her with a letter, but also brought 250,000 troops to come without any blood. The trust between them is unbreakable. , no need to say more.
So Su Rong ordered Fengling to take over the Jibei Army, and Zhang Yun ordered Le Shu to cooperate with him.
Su Rong accompanied Zhang Yun inside and introduced Zhou Shen, Jiang Zhu, Ning Ze and others to him.
Although Zhang Yun has been doing the shady business of being in charge of hidden stakes, looking at him personally, he is a thin, handsome and elegant young man. Compared with Jiang Zhu's elegant and scholarly spirit, he has a kind of restraint and calmness after something has settled down.
After transporting Zhang to the camp for resettlement, Jiang Zhu and Su Rong sighed softly, "Miss Qi has such a good taste. Zhang Yun is a man whom hearing a hundred times is better than seeing him. Only when he compares his reputation can he realize that it is even more rare to see him." ."
Counting this time, Su Rong saw Zhang Yun all around, one was at the inn, one was when Nangong Yu stopped her, one was when the Northern Hebei Army was defeated outside Nanping City, and the other was now.
Every time she met, Zhang Yun gave her a very different feeling.
This is a person who can integrate himself into any situation. Not to mention that others have thousands of faces, but they are the ones who know how to assess the situation best and know best what they should do and what they want. It's really rare.
She smiled and said, "Then you should discuss more with him. There must be a lot to learn from him."
Jiang Zhu nodded repeatedly, "That's exactly what I mean."
(End of chapter)
