Before leaving, Zheng Xiu specially made ten chapters of agreement with Huo Huo.
For example, his people only listen to his orders, Feng Bei is completely responsible for his daily life, he needs to sleep in the same tent with Feng Bei, he has the final say on his diet, and Huo Huo cannot interfere with any deviations in his itinerary.
After the ten chapters of Lin Lin were finished, Huo Huo was cheerful and nodded in agreement.
Zheng Xiu finally threw out the eleventh chapter of the agreement: Even if you forget the first ten chapters, you can be forgiven, but Chapter 11 must be remembered and never violated. That is, you must never mess with that orange cat, especially the fried fish cake on its back.
Huo Huo didn't understand this. He only thought that Red King was a cat lover, nothing more.
For the sake of the Red King, the cat will not move.
But if it really moves, will the kitten still bite people?
Huo Huo passed on the words of King Chi. Most of the soldiers in the army were straight-tempered. They just laughed when they heard the words, and most of them didn't take it to heart.
Although the orange cat is in the Disaster Prevention Bureau, it is known as the "Cat Pillar", but even the emperor does not know the specialness of the orange cat. Like everyone else, people who have never seen an orange cat with its claws take it for granted that this is nothing more. It's the red king's bad taste. The orange cat sits in the disaster prevention bureau under the name "Cat Pillar", which is a bit like a "mascot".
Even if they knew it, they probably wouldn't believe that the combined combat effectiveness of everyone in this group might not be as good as a greedy cat.
Many people know the origin of this cat. It was a poor orange cat that failed to grow into a "soul-inducing lamp" when Ye Weiyang was still around. If the orange cat's hair turns black, it is a soul-inducing lamp; if it does not turn black, it is a defective product.
The orange cat is still the same orange cat, but it has long been replaced by peach stiffness, and the fillings in the buns have been secretly changed.
Unfazed by Huo Huo's disapproval, the orange cat squatting on Zheng Xiu's shoulder had a harmless and innocent look on his face. He tilted his head and raised the corners of his mouth: "Meow?"
Huo Huo chuckled, stretched out his rough hands and touched the orange cat's head.
The orange cat hid in disgust at first, but didn't dodge completely. Finally, it looked at Huo Huo with a cold face as he took his hand away.
Feng Bei and Zheng Xiu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Huo Huo walked back to the military formation and felt a chill on the back of his neck. He stretched out his hand and touched it. Nothing happened. He secretly wondered.
Arriving at the city gate, Huo Huo showed the city guards the order to leave the city.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Bei, who had always disliked contact with others, took the initiative to take a few steps and get close to Yue Linglong, who had been silently following the team.
"Zheng Xiufa's wife, Fengbei. There is a phoenix coming to the phoenix, and the northern geese fly south to the north."
Strictly speaking, the relationship between Feng Bei and Yue Linglong is first come, first served.
Faced with Feng Bei's kindness, Yue Linglong just raised her head and glanced at Feng Bei and nodded without any uneasiness or shame. She didn't even have the consciousness to face the "big lady". She only said three words: "Yue Linglong."
Feng Bei returned to Zheng Xiu dejectedly.
Zheng Xiu had fun and squeezed Feng Bei's little hand without hesitation: "Look, I told you before, it's just a political marriage, there's no need for feelings."
Feng Bei smiled and shook his head. After feeling a little deflated, he regained his mood and didn't mind.
Feng Bei turned around after a few steps, closing his eyes and listening from time to time.
After a while, Feng Bei whispered into Zheng Xiu's ear, blowing hot air softly: "I think there is something hidden."
Zheng Xiu was blown to the point where his ears were itching, and he responded with a light touch on his palms, and asked casually: "Are you eavesdropping again?"
"Yes." Feng Bei admitted generously this time, with a hint of sadness in his tone: "I heard... the scream in her heart."
When Zheng Xiu heard this, his face was shocked and his hand movements stopped.
Damn it, is it so hard to marry this king?
Zheng Xiu couldn't help but think of the "Friendship" column on the "Inn", which was marked "disgust". At the end, Zheng Xiu sighed: "There is indeed no happiness in an arranged marriage."
The two of them walked hand in hand, whispering to each other from time to time. They were so cordial that they treated the other people as if they were nothing.
Huo Huo, who was walking behind, saw this and opened his mouth. He glanced at the princess of the North Kingdom, and then at the red king who was flirting with his first wife, and felt that this was not good.
"Do you want to talk to your master?"
Huo Huo secretly poked Qing Shisan's waist: "Ahem, since the two countries are in diplomatic relations, we have to give the princess some face, right?"
"Are you going to tell me?"
Qing Shisan rolled his eyes at Huo Huo. They were both young and had stories when they were young. Now they both work as coachmen for big shots. Such similar experiences made Qing Shisan and Huo Huo unknowingly become familiar with each other. Hu Kanshi had quite a common language, secretly knowing that it was hard to find a confidant, but right before their eyes, between the Shenwu Army and the Red King, it was Huo Huo and Qing Shi. Three or two people are the most congenial.
Looking at each other for a moment, the two people understood in their hearts and looked at each other. Huo Huo sighed: "There are people under the eaves."
Qing Shisan grinned: "I have to bow my head!"
The two high-fived.
Snapped!
"General Huo, I have verified it and it is indeed the Holy Emperor's handwriting."
"Let go!"
In fact, if any general who often appears in the army were to lead the team this time, this procedure might not need to be so cumbersome. It's all because Huo Huo has retired for many years and now has a group of soldiers. It's normal for the soldiers on duty to be more cautious. Who makes Huo Huo look at this face to face?
Not far outside the city, a group of black wind horses snorted restlessly on the roadside, turning into a cloud of white air in the cold weather, adding a bit of heat to the weather. Next to the queue of black horses tied to the tree, there were more than a dozen barbarians wrapped in fur cloaks and thick beards sitting on the ground. They gathered around, sat carefree on the snow, and sang loudly in the barbarian language in unison. The debauchery caused many passing merchants and soldiers to walk by in fear, fearing that the barbarians would become wild and behave like human beings and kill them indiscriminately.
Among them, an old man over sixty years old with gray hair and bald spots on his head stood out among a group of strong barbarians. His face was already covered with wrinkles, deep and shallow like knife carvings. Zheng Xiu glanced over and noticed the foot-long beard on the old man's chin at first glance. Weathered bone ornaments.
The bone ornaments on his beard jingled as the old man stood up, making a crisp sound. The old man walked towards the group of people with slow and slow steps, and his frown relaxed. He waved to Yue Linglong from a distance: "Oh, princess, you finally come out!"
When the old man approached, Zheng Xiu could see clearly that most of the bone ornaments strung on his beard were in the shape of "wolf head" and "moon". Zheng Xiu remembered that when Yue Linglong introduced herself, she said that she was a member of the "Yue Clan", and he suddenly understood.
"The wolf head and crescent moon should be the totems of their clan."
Yue Linglong stepped forward to help, and the old man asked something in a low voice in barbarian language. Yue Linglong lowered her head and was silent for a moment, shaking her head.
"he is?"
Zheng Xiu's attention fell on the old man with a beard and braid.
Huo Huo saw the confusion written on Zheng Xiu's face and took the initiative to explain: "His name is Semba, and he is the envoy of the Barbarians who is really responsible for negotiating with the Ministry of Rites this time."
Samba?
Zheng Xiu's mouth twitched, this name... forget it.
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Xiu frowned and relaxed, the changes were very fast. No wonder Yue Linglong ran to Prince Chi's Mansion every night, and things between the two countries had been secretly negotiated.
As a princess, Yue Linglong is not an envoy in the negotiations between the two countries, but... a bargaining chip.
In other words, it is a "tool" used to connect the two countries.
Zheng Xiu felt a little unhappy for no reason. Huo Huo patted Zheng Xiu's back and said with a smile: "Come on, be satisfied. I picked up a wife for nothing. It's not a loss at all."
The Red King raised his eyebrows and was noncommittal. Huo Huo did not delve further into this topic.
After the envoy Semba and the princess met, more than ten barbarians suddenly stood up and shook off the wind and snow.
They looked at the Shenwu Army with unkind expressions on their faces, and their eyes were as alert and cold as beasts.
"about there."
Huo Huo ordered his people to blow the horn, and the sound of the horn spread far away, piercing the sky.
After a while, flags fluttered, and a phalanx of a hundred people, all riding large elite war horses, galloped towards this side with heavy snow flying behind them.
Rumble…
The ground was shaking quietly, and the hundred-man phalanx looked like a charge on the battlefield. Looking from a distance, it was frightening.
Zheng Xiu's face condensed. No wonder Ye Weiyang would use "military formation" to measure the strength and level of thaumaturges. Zheng Xiu looked intently and vaguely noticed that when the phalanx charged, an invisible momentum seemed to be twisted together. As a whole, facing the charging military formation, Zheng Xiu subconsciously felt a sense of powerlessness.
Phew~
As the hundred-man army charged, the snowy clouds in the sky were silently rushed out of a big hole. The hundred-man army formation was like a sharp knife, its momentum soaring into the sky, splitting the clouds in the sky. A bottomless crack appeared in the clouds visible to the naked eye, and it was tearing rapidly in the direction of Zheng Xiu.
Seeing this, Zheng Xiu secretly clicked his tongue. This can no longer be explained simply by "aura", the only thing that can be explained is "path". The shortcut to seeing the door is to perform. Soldiers who live a boring military life day after day, year after year, marching and forming formations, there is absolutely no way that no one can see the relevant door.
In Zheng Xiu's door map, he had already guessed that "soldiers" and "generals" had a place in it, but he didn't know where they were.
"Xu~"
The leader took the lead to rush out of the military formation. The speed of the hundred-man military formation suddenly slowed down and the steps were unified.
The visitor wears a helmet and a tall red tassel, looking handsome and majestic.
"The last general, Shen Shizong, has been guarding Haoran Pass for twenty years and has met General Huo!"
Shen Shizong dismounted, took off his helmet, and placed it squarely between his left hand and armpit, revealing the face of an upright and mature man. He knelt down on one knee and saluted Huo Huo. When he raised his head, he couldn't hide his excitement and admiration.
"Is he still your... junior?" Zheng Xiu turned around and couldn't help but smile at Huo Huo. He wanted to say "fan", but he changed his words. Shen Shizong looked at Huo Huo's expression, looking like a crazy fan.
"Stop being such a fool!" Huo Huo angrily scolded Shen Shizong: "I have been disarmed and returned to the field for many years, and I just took orders when I was in danger! Don't talk nonsense, now the Red King has the final say here."
Huo Huo blinked at Shen Shizong.
Shen Shizong was stunned when he heard this, and turned to Zheng Xiu, his eyes straightened, and he knelt down and forgot.
"No need to be polite."
As soon as Zheng Xiu finished speaking, Shen Shizong's straight eyes trembled, his pupils trembled like an earthquake, and with tears in his eyes, he lost his voice: "Zheng, General Zheng!"
"He is the now famous Prince Zheng, the Red Prince, Zheng Haoran's only son, Zheng Xiu!"
Huo Huo pulled up Shen Shizong and introduced him to him.
Shen Shizong has been guarding the border for twenty years and has long forgotten the changes in the outside world. Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. When Zheng Haoran sent his troops to the north, he was still a fledgling soldier and admired Zheng Haoran extremely.
Now Zheng Xiu is standing there, with handsome features, a resolute face, a smile, friendly and easy-going, but an unconcealed sharpness and heroism in his eyes. With just one glance, Shen Shizong seemed to have seen Zheng Haoran standing twenty years ago. In front of him, he lost his composure for a moment and uttered nonsense.
"Is it really that similar?"
Zheng Xiu touched his face. Zheng Haoran's face had long been blurred. He only vaguely remembered that his father was tall and powerful, with a thick beard.
During his lifetime, his father often went to the military camp and left him and his mother at home.
After some pleasantries, Zheng Xiu learned that in addition to Huo Huo's 100-man phalanx, Shen Shizong also led a 100-man phalanx, a total of two hundred elites, to escort Heqin and his party all the way north, crossing the borders of the northern barbarian countries.
After confirming that there were no more soldiers waiting in front, Zheng Xiu felt a little relieved.
Two hundred people, even elites in the military, would never go to fight.
To think of conquering the Northern Barbarians with just two hundred men is undoubtedly a fantasy.
But after he felt a little more relaxed, Zheng Xiu thought about it again and his heart skipped a beat.
Wait a minute.
Doesn't this mean that if they enter the northern barbarian border and the barbarians turn their backs and deny their responsibility, wouldn't it mean that if these two hundred people enter, they won't be able to make any waves?
Looking back at the monk, Pei Gaoya, Fengbei, and Qingshi San, Zheng Xiu secretly wondered if there were fewer people with him on this trip.
But Zheng Xiu also had scruples. At first, he was afraid that something would happen to his family. First, he thought that Ji Hongou's husband was weak and needed someone to take care of him, so he put Ji Hongou in charge of commanding the brotherhood. As for the Disaster Prevention Bureau, Zheng Xiu also informed Wei Chen and Yin Qingqing in advance that if there were any changes, he could contact Chang Shihui at any time. After some arrangements, Zheng Xiu was relieved to take Feng Bei and others on a long trip without leaving the Red Prince's Mansion alone. , leaving people with opportunities to steal homes.
Taking a step back, now Zheng Xiu has mastered the skills of opening the cracks and walking on the Bund. The [Shi Yao] Station has been left in the imperial city. Feng Bei and the monk are strangers. Although they are inevitably invaded by the filthy air in the Bund, they can If an emergency comes, Zheng Xiu can anchor at the [Shi Yao] Station at any time, thousands of miles away in an instant.
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiu looked at the two hundred energetic soldiers and felt reassured. He held the orange cat on his shoulder in his arms. The orange cat looked dissatisfied at first, meowed "What do you want to do" and wagged its tail.
Zheng Xiu secretly whispered in Maomao's ear: "No matter what, you have to protect our people. Once something happens to a few of us, there will be no monk to clean the cat's nest for you, and there will be no Fengbei to make fried fish cakes for you. Without Qing Shisan to take care of your house, without Pei Gaoya... it seems nothing has happened without him, without me spanking you, think about it, how dim will your future life be?"
When the orange cat heard this, he suddenly thought about it and widened his eyes. It seemed to be the truth.
So the orange cat raised its paws towards Zheng Xiu, its thumb paw and forefinger curled up, making a "safe" paw shape.
The barbarians mounted their black wind horses one after another.
The black wind horse is tall and mighty, and its dark red eyes reveal murderous intent. The barbarians looked at the war horses under the Shenwu Army. The Black Wind Horse was indeed of high quality. The neighing was so frightening that the big war horses kicked their hooves uneasily, as if they were suppressed in blood. The barbarians laughed wantonly, mouthing He spoke incomprehensible words with a look of disdain, as if he had been feeling aggrieved for many days and finally felt relieved.
"Hehehe."
Huo Huo's eyes turned cold, he chuckled, rubbed his palms, and muttered: "Isn't this little barbarian living a good life?"
At this time, Shen Shizong came with several horses.
Pei Gaoya, Qing Shisan, and Feng Bei each chose one.
Yue Linglong walked silently towards Manzi who was laughing loudly.
"stop."
Zheng Xiu tightened the reins, stepped on the stirrups and turned over. Looking at Yue Linglong's thin back, Zheng Xiu suddenly gave a faint drink.
Yue Linglong looked back calmly, without joy or sadness.
Although Zheng Xiu didn't call out his name, Yue Linglong knew that this man would only speak to her in such an indifferent tone.
"Have you forgotten who you belong to now?"
Zheng Xiu signaled Feng Bei to calm down with his eyes, and said indifferently towards Yue Linglong.
Yue Linglong sighed in her heart and nodded as if accepting her fate: "Yes...husband."
She walked towards Zheng Xiu and awkwardly tried to get on the horse's back. Zheng Xiu had no intention of helping her, and the horse's butt twisted around, almost knocking Yue Linglong off.
The laughter of the barbarians suddenly stopped, their faces turned dark, and they lost their joy just now.
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
