Summer palace, side hall, the door slowly opened and then closed slowly.
The commander-in-chief Wang Quanhu and the commander-in-chief Zhao Nanpeng walked out of the side hall, one after the other, each thinking about a lot of things, and neither of them said a word to the other.
In the side hall, Meng Jiaoyang, who seemed to be slightly thinner than before, no longer had the calm and confident smile on his face, but a gloomy look. He breathed heavily, slowly bent down, and raised his fists He held it tightly, supported it on his knees, and gritted his teeth in a voice that only he could hear, "Wang Hui, this idiot, this idiot...incompetent person, incompetent person...!"
It wasn't until a pair of delicate white hands supported his arm that he let out a long breath, stood up, turned around, looked at the young man and woman beside him, squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay to be a father."
Apparently Meng Jiaoyang's children, both young men and women, are good-looking. None of them is as fat as him. The young man has a resolute face, a slender body, and is quite strong. He is wearing heavy armor and can walk with ease. He is obviously also in good shape. The kung fu was none other than Meng Jiaoyang's eldest son, Meng Fan.
The young woman's appearance was even more outstanding. Not only was she as fair and moist as white jade, but her eyebrows were white and her teeth were as gentle as water. She obviously had a sad face and a belly full of books, but she wore golden armor and was a soldier... She didn't do anything Fendai, who doesn't wear hairpins, doesn't become a prostitute, and doesn't learn music, is none other than Meng Jiaoyang's daughter, Meng Wan'er.
Hearing that Meng Jiaoyang said it was okay, the young man and woman looked at each other, and Meng Waner was the first to speak, "Father, although Heyu City is lost, Zhaoshui City is still in our hands, and Yicheng is strong and protected by a large human formation. This time I, Yongchang, will definitely survive the disaster safely. Father, please don’t be too anxious, lest you hurt yourself."
Meng Jiaoyang's face obviously felt much better after hearing this. He reached out and patted Meng Waner's hand gently, and said softly, "It's okay to be a father."
Meng Fan on the other side heard this and suddenly knelt down on one knee, punched his chest and performed a military salute with a sonorous voice, "Father, if you agree, I can lead the 10,000 Shanshan Army southward today, directly Go south to Weiming City, and if we can reorganize the 20,000 defeated troops in Heyu City, we should be able to hold the Nanyi to the south of Weiming City. In this way, Yicheng will be in peace as before!"
Meng Jiaoyang reached out and patted Meng Fan on the head, then personally helped him up, even bending down with great effort to smooth the hem of his folded armor, and then patted his arm again and said, "Can my son have My father is deeply gratified to think like this, but if there ever comes a day when a man from our family needs to go south to fight against Nanyi, he should think of it as his father. However, it is not clear what the situation is in Heyu City at the moment, and the matter of sending troops is uncertain. We need to take a long-term approach and avoid being too hasty and blind.”
Meng Fan hesitated to speak and nodded, but after nodding he felt uncomfortable and said, "Father, even if the current situation in Heyu City is unclear, someone needs to find out clearly, especially Weiming City is just a small town, and it is difficult to resist Nannan. If there is no trustworthy person to go there and watch the tide of barbaric beasts in person, just that good-for-nothing Wang Hui’s son..."
"Shut up!" When Meng Jiaoyang heard Meng Fan say the words "waste Wang Hui", she suddenly yelled, interrupted his words, and said with an angry face, "He Yucheng General Wang Hui, for Yongchang County After guarding the border town for more than fifty years, two of his brothers died, and three of his sons died. The Wang Mingyuan you just said you can't trust is Wang Quanhu's only grandson still alive in the world. Even so, he Now that you are still holding on to Weiming City, you dare to say that Wang Hui is a waste?!"
Meng Fan was stunned and speechless.
Meng Jiaoyang seemed to be really angry, pointing at his nose and reprimanding, "Don't think that after hearing Zhao Nanpeng's words to sow discord and seeing me choosing him between him and Wang Quanhu, you feel that Wang Quanhu cannot be trusted and Zhao Nanpeng Believe it or not, to put it unluckily, if Zhaoshui City is lost one day and a wave of Nanyi beasts invades Yicheng, the only thing I can do as a father is to entrust the military affairs of Yicheng and the life and death of our family to the county captain. Wang Quanhu!" He glared at Meng Fan, pointed with his hand and said, "You, you..."
Meng Waner saw something was wrong in the atmosphere, so she gently shook Meng Jiaoyang's arm and said, "Father, my brother is also worried about state affairs..."
Meng Jiaoyang was uncharacteristically unwilling to listen to the end of Meng Waner's words, so she let out a long and heavy sigh, as if she wanted to spit out all her resentment. Then her voice became much softer, as if it was the same as before, " Sometimes, as a father, I think, maybe my father was too harsh and harsh on us brothers and sisters, so when you are born, I will not let you suffer a little bit or suffer a little bit. I want you to have all the best things in the world without thinking about, hearing about, or seeing the dirty, insidious, and dirty things..."
He suddenly laughed at himself, "It's a pity that we were all born in a prefect's family. What's even more pity is that we were all born in such a bad world... I'm not as smart as Luo Tianen, and your aunt Every time I write a letter, I have to tell me something like this. I am not as smart as Luo Tianen, but I am even worse. I am not as ruthless as him. I am not as ruthless as him, leaving my most beloved son to live alone in Zhongjing City. For more than ten years, I can still remain calm..."
Meng Wan'er had never seen her father so weak from the inside out. She was heartbroken for a moment, "Father, please ask Lijun for help..."
As soon as her words came out, Meng Fan on the other side looked over with angry eyes, but Meng Jiaoyang's body trembled and she seemed to be stunned for a moment.
Meng Waner bit her lip hard and said, "My daughter...my daughter...is willing to marry the prefect of Li County..."
"You're crazy!" Meng Fan yelled angrily, "The governor of Li County is obviously ambitious. You can marry him and everything will be the same. Once you ask for help from Li County, you are inviting a wolf into the house! It's better to ask Guang County for help. After all, we still have a covenant!"
Meng Waner did not look at Meng Fan, but looked at Meng Jiaoyang, and said softly, "If this is the case, then the Yongchang Meng family will still be the Yongchang Meng family. What worries my father now could have another outcome... ..."
Meng Jiaoyang slowly turned his head to look at Meng Waner. At that moment, his eyes seemed to be filled with surprise, then understanding, and then regret. He reached out and patted Meng Waner's hand again, and then said as if he had made some kind of determination, "Fan'er!"
Meng Fan reflexively performed a military salute, "Here you are!"
Meng Jiaoyang put both hands on Meng Fan's shoulders and pressed them hard, "Today, you will lead ten thousand Shanshan troops to station in the south and station in Mianjin City. You will start military control in Mianjin City and recruit the nearby people to move north. The refugees who came here are working as laborers and we are starting to set up defenses. Remember, the refugees who migrate north only stop at Mianjin and can be sent to Zhaoshui City appropriately. They must not flood into Yicheng in large numbers. Do you understand?"
Meng Fan's eyes lit up, "I understand!"
"I don't need you to live and die with Mianjin City. If nothing can be done, I will bring back the 10,000 Shanshan Army." Meng Jiaoyang was also hesitant this time, "For the rest, you can stay in Mianjin City." The city is waiting for the decree from my father's governor, go ahead."
"Don't worry, father!" Meng Fan nodded vigorously, reached out and patted Meng Waner on the head, turned around and strode away.
After the door of the side hall was closed again, and after a long while of silence, Meng Jiaoyang sighed softly and said, "I didn't expect that in this situation, only the old friends in the prison can understand the meaning of being a father. Besides, there is only you, Wan'er, my father has a request, can you agree to it?"
Meng Wan'er was startled and said quickly, "Father can ask for anything, and my daughter will obey!"
"Okay, okay," Meng Jiaoyang smiled, reaching out and patting Meng Waner's head gently like Meng Fan did just now, "In that case, later today, I will arrange a group of people to give you a secret. Take Fan'er's family and go to Xingcheng..."
Meng Waner's eyes suddenly widened, she looked at Meng Jiaoyang in disbelief and said, "Father! You are still in Yicheng, and your brother is going to Mianjin, how can your daughter...?!"
"Wan'er! Did you just promise to obey your father's orders?!" Meng Jiaoyang looked stern. Seeing that Meng Wan'er faced him without fear, she sighed softly, "To tell you the truth, Nanyi broke through He Yucheng was indeed unexpected, but what surprised his father even more was that with Wang Hui's ability, he didn't even have the ability to send a message. It can be seen that the decisiveness of Nanyi's attack and the huge power used were really shocking. "
He sighed deeply again, "If it were two years ago, we in Yongchang County would have been united as one and had been friends with Li County for generations, and we would have been able to overcome difficulties together. Now, step by step, we have reached this point... It is extremely difficult to return to heaven. As a prefect of a county, my father cannot leave easily. But you and Fan'er's family are just prostitutes and childish children. No one will say anything. If we block Nanyi from Mianjin or even Weiming City, Nan, everything will be fine, just in case... you and Fan'er's family are in Xingcheng, and you will have another way to go."
He patted Meng Wan'er's head gently, with a gentle expression. At this moment, he was just an ordinary father, "No matter what, this time, you must listen to my father's words. I beg you as a father, okay?"
Meng Waner's face was already filled with tears, she lowered her head, sobbed, and nodded.
