"I don't know if it will go well this time, but I always feel like my eyebrows are twitching."
Fei Lian smiled honestly and said, "Don't worry too much. If it doesn't work, your Majesty will help us find out."
Ran Jing was stunned and shook his head with a wry smile. If Junshang was by his side, then why should he be worried?
Since coming here, I have hardly had a good night's sleep, and my worries can kill me.
"Hopefully, there won't be any more trouble this time, and we can continue to attack the city and plunder the territory smoothly. Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be possible to eat the entire Goguryeo at the beginning of spring."
"Don't worry, the surrounding areas have blocked the news. Plus it's winter now, so the other party is just suspicious. I guess it's not a big problem."
Fei Lian paused, frowned and said, "But even now I still don't know the specific configuration of the soldiers in the city."
"Fei Lian, go and tell the people in Tianshou Division that you are not allowed to implement the plan unless it is absolutely necessary. It is best to capture the city without any damage."
"good!"
Ran Jing waved his hand and said nothing more. He understood that before the army was sent out, no one knew the other party's configuration or whether the other party was an elite soldier.
After all, everyone looks about the same, and the food of the Goguryeo soldiers is not very good. Almost the elite soldiers are slightly stronger than the ordinary soldiers. You can't tell it without looking carefully.
In the royal city, almost most people can speak Zhongyuan dialect, but others can speak Zhongyuan dialect and Goguryeo dialect.
In the main city and even some small cities, the proportion of people speaking Central Plains dialect has obviously decreased, which has caused Tianshousi's work to enter a slow penetration process.
Except for some people who instigated rebellion, ordinary Xia people, even if they could integrate into other people's cities with their own cleverness, could not infiltrate into the army.
After reading the documents, the team of middle-aged people came to the city gate. Here, dozens of people, old and young, were already waiting here.
When they saw such a pomp, it had to be said that everyone on the sidelines was frightened.
Several carriages carrying people and dozens of carriages carrying grain are truly the standard configuration for the travel of scholar-bureaucrats in the Central Plains Dynasty - carriages, horses, money and grain.
The six hundred soldiers, wearing the clothes of servants, looked majestic and majestic, which was essentially different from the weak and weak people of Goguryeo.
Looking up, I felt that this family was not simple. They could support so many servants and keep them fat and strong. How could they be a simple family?
With such a pomp and circumstance, everyone in the side branch immediately felt the suppression from their bloodline, and their pride was subtly suppressed.
The curtains on the carriage were opened, and the middle-aged man said calmly, "Can we enter the city?"
The old man from the side immediately raised his hand and said, "Master, please come with me."
Through a simple exchange, the subordinates finally understood what the majesty of the master's family was.
The carriage drove in slowly and was escorted by six hundred servants. The streets of the entire main city began to boil, and everyone came out to watch the excitement.
Originally, there were relatively few entertainment activities now. After winter, there were almost no entertainment activities. It was rare to find big melons, so these people had to sit on both sides of the street to eat melons.
Some people kept guessing about which high-ranking dignitary came to visit.
There are also some words that are just bragging, such as when someone from a neighbor of my mother’s relatives found out something, and used this to show off, so as to win the admiration of others nearby.
The carriage stopped in front of a mansion. The middle-aged man had just opened the door curtain and couldn't help but feel shocked.
Seeing such a luxurious mansion, he almost screamed. This kind of courtyard is not much worse than the main house.
A group of people in the family almost screamed out in surprise. Fortunately, they had seen the world after all, so even the surprise was not shown on their faces.
Especially after seeing the luxurious configuration in the main ship, I feel that this place is just like that. As long as Goguryeo is integrated into the Xia Kingdom this time, isn't that kind of comfortable life within easy reach?
The middle-aged man's family has the surname Zhang, which is a common surname in the Central Plains, but it is indeed not a common surname in Goguryeo.
Compared with the success of the side branch in the main city, it is undoubtedly more difficult to get along in the royal city, barely reaching the mid-range level.
The servant immediately took out something similar to a bench, and the middle-aged man walked down the bench.
He sighed slightly and pretended to hold his hands in front of the old man.
"Are you the head of the collateral family?"
The old man immediately burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Yes, yes, thanks to the master's attention, I am the head of the branch of the Zhang family in Liaodong City."
The middle-aged man nodded arrogantly and said calmly, "In terms of seniority, you are my eldest brother."
After speaking, the middle-aged man bowed again, this time a little heavier than before.
The old man's face suddenly became excited and his lips trembled.
Seeing everyone get off the carriage, he immediately welcomed everyone into the mansion.
All the children and grandchildren were called over, and some servants even went to nearby families to call over some women who were married to younger generations to show their respect for the master's family.
The two heads of the family came to the hall and started talking to each other about various businesses.
Even though they are from the same family, they have been separated for many years, and the relationship between them has long since faded. Now there is nothing more than the bond of blood, nothing more.
However, this kind of thing, as long as it is beneficial, can immediately continue the dull blood relationship.
After all, he is an old fox. No matter how the old man asks, the middle-aged man always has a kind expression on his face and does Tai Chi. When asked about the juniors, he will say that the juniors are no big deal, they just do what they do where they are.
Whenever asked about the situation in the royal city or the war on the border, he would be vague, laugh, and brush it off.
The old man secretly said to himself, "Old Fox," he was called "Old Fox" in the past, but he didn't expect to meet his opponent this time.
How many families that can survive Yang Qian's high-pressure screening are fools? They are all problem solvers from small towns, and they are lucky guys with good martial arts skills.
In the evening, a banquet began in the mansion. Logically speaking, if a family from the royal city went to a main city, they would have to meet with the local Laisa.
But the middle-aged man didn't do this, and just pretended that he didn't know anything.
The old man said, you are noble and great, you can pat your butt and leave after a while.
But the Zhang family, which is a branch of the family, still wants to make a living here and offends the highest official. How can it be difficult for them to survive?
There is a saying that goes well, the sky is high and the king is far away, no matter what happens, Wangcheng will never offend a frontier official for the sake of a family.
Anyone who can be a Lisa has a powerful family behind him.
In a head-to-head confrontation, Laisa's family may not lose.
So the old man was very sensible and took the invitation and asked his son to go to the city lord's palace in person to invite Lasa to the banquet.
After Li Sa saw the invitation, he was not too surprised. After all, it was such a cold weather and such a big family came, and his men had come to report it early.
The beautiful woman beside him smiled and said, "What? You don't want to go?"
Lasa touched his head and said helplessly, "I really don't want to go, but since I have brought all the invitations, many friends are better than many enemies."
"Besides, the situation has been strange recently, so it's a good time to inquire about what's going on in the royal city."
The woman nodded obediently, patted the child on the head and said, "What did you tell Dad?"
The child said obediently, "Dad, please come back soon."
Lasa knelt down and hugged the child affectionately, "I understand!"
After bidding farewell to his wife and children, Lasa set off towards Zhang Mansion with his guards.
Zhang Mansion.
The place was full of guests and lively.
The old man's son was panting heavily, sweating profusely at a temperature of ten or twenty degrees below zero.
The girl smiled and said, "Dad, you are so busy."
The middle-aged man complained with a very ugly expression, "I'm not your big father yet! I have to personally arrange the food and clothing for six hundred people. I'm exhausted as a father."
The girl smiled and said, "Dad, this is a good thing. It proves that your father is nurturing you and gradually starting to delegate power to you."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately became delighted, "Really?"
"Of course, a guard of six hundred people. And you see, these people are tough in terms of their physique and the pace when they walk. With the smell of blood, they should be battle-hardened soldiers."
The middle-aged man was suddenly startled, "What? Can the master actually bring out an army of so many people?"
The girl instantly covered her father's mouth and said angrily, "Dad, be careful what you say. Since the master didn't say anything, we just pretend we don't know. However, we should try to be more considerate when dealing with the master and his people. "
"Also, no matter how you show up in front of them, when Dad becomes the head of the family in the future, he will have to let the main family come forward. If my family is in trouble, the main family will not watch us suffer."
The middle-aged man was stunned, patted his head, and looked at his daughter in confusion.
"Well, my father knows."
The middle-aged man walked leisurely towards the hall with his hands behind his back.
No matter how powerful his daughter is, he still has to pretend to be dignified, otherwise how can he maintain his father's dignity in front of his daughter.
At the door, a group of people walked in without anyone's permission. The big man at the head laughed and held their hands.
"Hahahaha, Master Zhang, I didn't expect that your family would come all the way to visit your relatives. You really have a deep love for each other. I admire you very much."
The old man immediately trotted out, cupped his hands and said, "Master Li Sa can come and really defeat us. Come on, come on, please take a seat."
Lasa did not refuse. After sitting on the main seat, he looked at the head of the family, and the middle-aged man also looked at him.
Almost at the same time, the two of them handed over their luggage to each other without any distinction. This was also a kind of temptation among scholar-bureaucrats when they met.
Not too high, not too low, just right. If anyone shows timidity, it proves that the family's status is not very good either.
Laisa's family is not in the royal city, but it is powerful in the local area, so it naturally has sufficient confidence.
Although the Zhang family only belongs to the mid-range level in the royal city, they have hundreds of thousands of troops and Lord Wu An as their backing, so they don't fear anyone.
This creates a harmonious relationship between the two parties.
After everyone arrived, the banquet began. It must be said that the Zhang family is also a well-known family in the local area and has a strong family background.
In such a cold winter weather, you can still get a lot of delicacies, and even the final dish is tiger penis.
When this dish was served, the middle man and the middle man all showed expressions that everyone understood.
The old man only tasted a few bites without moving his chopsticks. He was afraid that if he ate too much, he would die in the evening.
Some people died, but not completely...
