Zhuantian Heng King Zhao Wuzheng left the capital under the escort of fifty personal guards. There were more than a hundred carriages parked on the north road of the city. Some of them were prepared by themselves, and others were grain trucks seconded from the Ministry of War. A convoy of vehicles Heading north in a mighty way.
At the same time as King Heng set out, Wang Dayong walked out of the Yahang with the 200 slaves he purchased. At the same time, slaves were also taken out of several other Yahangs in the capital. Three days later, 500 slaves were taken out on the north bank of the Yellow River. The Weijia Town gathered together. Wang Dayong successfully found Hao Laosi, and after meeting together, he braved the cold wind and started heading towards Yancheng. From the capital to Yancheng, it takes about ten days for a carriage to travel, and it may take half a month to walk on foot. Fortunately for men, women may not be able to bear it. There are twenty carriages, so that everyone can take turns to rest, and the traveling speed is also fast. Can be faster.
Because the weather was too cold, many people were unwilling to talk. Everyone was busy walking. In the cold wind, only Ma Xiao kept asking questions. I don’t know whether this kid was born with a chatterbox or if he has been raised in this profession for too long. It became a problem.
Ma Xiao came to Wang Dayong curiously and asked, "Sir, where did you find these carriages? I heard that Prince Heng took all the carriages from the car dealerships in the city away?"
Wang Dayong smiled and said: "Hey, who are you? Isn't it easy to get a few carriages?"
"This little letter, by the way, I heard that the north is very dangerous. The Jie tribe will come in at any time. Have you seen the Jie tribe? I heard that they have white hair all over their bodies, eat human flesh and drink human blood. is that true?"
"What? Are you scared?" Dayong joked.
Ma Xiao scratched his head and said, "A little bit."
"Don't worry, the Jie people won't come in in winter. The mountains in the north of Saibei are covered with snow and the roads are difficult to pass, so they can't come in."
"What if it's summer?"
"..." Wang Dayong didn't know how to answer this question, because he was sent back to the capital not long after arriving in Yancheng. He had never seen the Jie people, nor had he seen the summer in Yanjing, but After all, Wang Dayong was from the Imperial Guard, so he was naturally very courageous. He pondered for a moment and said, "Even if they come, there is nothing to be afraid of. They will only loot outside the city and generally will not attack the city."
Because Prince Heng and his party were traveling empty-handed, and many of them were from the army, they were traveling much faster than Wang Dayong and others. Hebei Road was no stranger to him. He had visited it several times in his early years when he was in the army. On the border of Hebei, the convoy became more and more desolate as it went north, and the roads that used to have pedestrians became much quieter. Many villages and towns were only ruined and deserted. There were only a few remaining villages and towns around a few cities, with more than 100 villages and towns remaining. Years of war have already exhausted this land. The people here were either robbed and killed, or fled to other places. The remaining people are like abandoned orphans, and even the wealthy families are unwilling to do so. Set foot in this area, because no one can tell when the nomads outside the Great Wall will come back and loot everything here again.
When the sunset on the seventh day gradually set over the mountains, the convoy finally saw Yancheng standing alone on the ground from a distance. It looked particularly desolate and tragic. This frontier city in the northernmost part of Daxia has been in the long history of It has withstood countless blows, but it still stands here. No one knows how many bones have accumulated under the city wall, including those of Han people and those of barbarians. Every confrontation washes the city with blood. And the people here defend their homeland in countless struggles with fate, even if this homeland is so fragile.
The convoy gradually approached, and the soldiers on the city wall were vaguely visible. Not far from the city gate, Zhao Bin, who had received the news in advance, led the Yancheng officials and had been waiting for a long time.
King Heng reined in his horse and stopped, and the motorcade behind him slowly stopped. A loud voice sounded from the crowd in front of me
"My nephew, Zhao Bin, respectfully welcomes Uncle Four Emperors." Zhao Bin bowed his hands and saluted.
The officials and attendants at all levels behind him also knelt down to greet him: "Welcome to Prince Huan."
Although he only had one arm left, King Heng's dismounting movement was still smooth. This was the last dignity of a battlefield veteran.
"Hahaha, Bin'er, no need to be polite," King Heng said as he took a few steps forward.
"Thank you, Fourth Emperor Uncle" Zhao Bin bowed deeply, stood up and said with a smile.
"Well, that's right. I haven't seen him for more than ten years. In the blink of an eye, he has grown into an adult." Looking at the young man in front of him who is about the same height as himself, he looks like he is eighteen years old.
"Uncle Four Emperors is still as majestic as before."
"Hahaha, you little flatterer, why do you still want Uncle Four Emperors to carry you?"
"My nephew doesn't dare. Please invite the emperor's uncle into the city. My nephew has ordered people to prepare for the dinner. Let's go into the city to talk."
"Okay, okay, let's enter the city."
At this time, the palace of Prince Yan was already filled with the aroma of wine and meat. After receiving a message from King Heng, Zhao Bin ordered people to kill cattle and sheep to prepare dinner. Standing outside Prince Yan's Mansion, looking at this former palace, Prince Heng sighed with emotion: "I lived here when I accompanied the emperor on his personal expedition."
Zhao Bin didn't know the situation back then and didn't have many feelings. The main officials followed into the mansion, and the entourage who came with King Heng were taken to the place where the guard army originally lived, and corresponding people were arranged to take care of them.
There is a large round table in the front hall of the palace. The table is filled with all kinds of meats, yes, all kinds of meats made from beef, mutton, and heart, liver, belly and lungs.
King Heng looked at the table of meat in front of him and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Bin'er, have you made a fortune?"
"Hey, I don't have anything else in Yancheng. I just have enough beef and mutton. When the time comes, I will bring a few hundred to Uncle Four Emperors."
"Hahaha, I'm not here for your beef and mutton."
"Uncle, don't worry, everyone has already been prepared."
"Okay, I guess you are interested."
"Besides, today I'm here to greet you, my uncle. My nephew has the courage to invite all of you to sit at the same table. I hope your uncle won't be surprised."
"Hey, your uncle and I were marching and fighting. Not to mention eating at the same table, we slept in the same tent with the soldiers at night. What's so weird? Come and sit down. I'm happy tonight and have a good drink with my king."
Lin Jingtang, Cao Li, He Miao, Qin Fang and others said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After drinking for three rounds, the food will taste better. Especially once you drink too much wine, you will talk too much, especially the elderly.
"Hey, after the Jie people broke through the customs, the army went all the way south, burning, killing and looting. It was not difficult for the Han people to take them seriously. They called the Han people two-legged sheep. Wherever they went, corpses were everywhere. Tens of thousands of my Han family The women were raped and killed by them and used as food for the army, hey." King Heng said and punched the table hard.
"Don't worry, uncle, this blood debt will one day be paid with blood. I will let these barbarians know that wherever the sword points, it belongs to our Han family. Anyone who invades our territory and kills my people will be killed no matter how far away they are." Execute!" Zhao Bin said with piercing eyes.
