Chapter 21: He's not pleasing to the eye
Zhong Zhiming smiled, "A real man is wearing a horse and corpse, and he is not afraid of life and death! Mr. Liu's good words, Mr. Zhong has recorded! By the way, this little brother next to Mr. Liu is my friend! Can I borrow a place to say a few words to him?"
Liu Fu raised his hand and said "It's okay"
Zhong Zhiming did not dismount and walked forward to Yao Hua when he rode his horse. "You pick up a horse behind me. Let's go forward for a while. I have something to say to you!"
Yao Hua chose a yellow horse and stepped on it to lift the reins. "I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, so I'll still fight on the battlefield!"
After running for fifteen miles, Zhong Zhiming stopped and said, "Stop, if you think the battle on the battlefield is easy and easy, don't go to Zhending Mansion. By the way, when we first came to the Imperial City Department, do you still remember the fur techniques we taught you to follow, sneak in, steal, steal, etc."
Yao Hua was a little funny. What he was fighting for on this battlefield was the strength of both sides. What did those superficial and meticulous methods have to do with this Northern Expedition?
Out of respect, Yao Hua still responded, "Of course I remember that the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, so it's not simple anymore. I'm just playing with my head! By the way, how could you, the old man who has always only wanted to be happy, spend all your money and recruit people to the front line to fight hard?"
Zhong Zhiming looked around, "Do you know why General Tong Guan brought the most elite Western Army of the Song Dynasty and was defeated on the front line? That's because our Zhending Prefecture Daming Prefecture has infiltrated many Liao spies, including several armies that went on an expedition with the Western Army! You are an excellent meticulous work, but what you have to do now is to guard against the meticulous work of Liao. By the way, according to our secret reports, some meticulous work was not sent by the Liao Kingdom, but sent by the Jin people."
Although Yao Hua had a low official position, he had heard about the Jin Dynasty. "Don't the Jin Dynasty also attacked the Liao Dynasty? How could he come to our Song Dynasty to destroy it? Isn't this?"
"This is the most dangerous. The Jin people don't want our Song Dynasty to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in one go. They want us to fight against the Liao Kingdom until both sides are hurt, and then the fisherman makes a profit! The Han people in the north have been under the rule of the Liao Kingdom for hundreds of years, and our Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom have lost more and won more than ten battles. If the country is weak, they will be abandoned and infiltrated. Many of the Han people in the Liao Kingdom are of the same clan as the Han people in the Daming Prefecture of Zhending Prefecture, so they come here.
It is easy to penetrate us. However, we are very different from the Liao people on the grassland, and it is extremely difficult to penetrate them. We fight on the front line like blind people, so the Western Army was defeated. Liu Wei from Zhending Prefecture was ordered to transfer troops from all over the country to the front line in a crisis, and he urgently needed help. Therefore, Zhao Dianjian sent out money and asked me to bring a thousand people over. You were also Zhao Dianjian instructed to protect the veteran general Liu Wei and also found the spies in Zhending Prefecture!"
Zhong Zhiming said a long list, and Yao Hua was stunned when he heard this. In the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Bianjing City, he was still celebrating General Tong Guan’s victory in the north to recover fifteen cities, with lights and colorful fireworks all over the sky.
"After hour, even our Western Army was defeated, how likely is the temporary recruitment person to win? I would like to say that I would not talk to the Liao Kingdom to rest and restore my energy at this time." What Yao Hua said was actually reasonable. The elites in a hundred battles could not win, and the temporary recruitment person would probably have a slim hope.
Zhong Zhiming pointed to the sky, "This is the meaning! The court also has its own difficulties. If we don't take advantage of this time, it will be even more unfavorable in the future. Last year, Fang La's chaos made the Western Army stand out, so the court naturally had to guard against the Western Army. At the same time, we should also prevent separatist situations in various places, so we should mobilize troops, horses, money and food. Just be obedient, and those who are disobedient will be dealt with this time!"
"After all, I can't trust the generals! Then what do we think of the people in the Imperial City Division?" Yao Hua felt a little disappointed. The Western Army tried hard to pay blood taxes in the northwest for hundreds of years, but the imperial court still did not trust the Western Army.
"We'll count it! Let's not talk about it, so I'm doing it myself. By the way, I recruited a folk knight in Xiangzhou this time and got a tough character. At the age of nineteen, I think the gunshots and boxing skills are the first-class in the world today. The name is Yue Fei, and I killed several bullies in the local area. The government wants to take him, so I saved it! But this man's temperament is similar to yours, and I don't like it very much, so let him be your guard!"
Yao Hua chuckled, "I can't believe my martial arts for a long time or Yue Fei is so greedy. I was going to protect the veteran General Liu Wei, and I have to provide another guard? The guard?"
"The veteran General Liu Wei can't bear to you. He knows that you are from the Western Army and will not give you a good face. But I heard that Liu Wei is an upright and resolute person. Yue Fei just treats him with a temper. It is also good to let Yue Fei cushion between Liu Wei and you! Coordination of relationships is a big question! That's it!"
The two rode back and walked back ten miles and met other people. Liu Fu looked at Yao Hua, "Yao Hua, if you are willing to go to the front line to charge, I can approve it!"
"Mr. Liu misunderstood. You are the boss and General Zhong is an old friend. I still have this measure!" Yao Hua quickly explained. It seemed that Liu Fu was not a good person.
Zhong Zhiming pulled out a man from the team, "Tang Yin Yuefei, dare to fight, now send him to Yao Hua as a guard!"
When Liu Fu and Yao Hua looked over, their eyes immediately avoided. Yue Fei was very young and had a very murderous aura in his eyes. What was even more fatal was that Yue Fei had a big and round face. If it weren't for those eyes, he would be a very kind-looking person.
Before the two of them could speak, Yue Fei bowed to Liu Fu and Yao Hua in turn.
Liu Fu took a breath, "Yes, you are a person with real skills. Follow this commander Yao to do it!"
Yao Hua held Yue Fei's hand with both hands and used force to verify whether Zhong Zhiming said bragging.
Yue Fei did not respond, and did not respond or say anything. Yao Hua's hands were exposed and his forehead was red. Yue Fei still stood there as if nothing had happened.
Yao Hua let go of his hand, "Awesome! Awesome! Even a veteran of the Western Army, I have to struggle and encourage him by this, but you are calm and composed. I admire you!"
Yue Fei clasped his fists and smiled, "It made the adults laugh. Yue has been in the world since he was a child. He was fortunate to meet an expert and learned some basics."
Yue Fei had a good answer, and was young and extraordinary, but could be so calm, Liu Fu had to exclaim, "Little brother is young and has great skills, and what's even more difficult is his character. If all the soldiers of the Song Dynasty could be like you, why worry about not restoring the country and expelling the Tartars!"
"My lord is too good. The grass-roots people are just trying to do what a great Song people should do!" Yue Fei quickly gave in moderation. Liu Fu stepped forward and grabbed him and said to Zhong Zhiming, "General Zhong, a gentleman did not take advantage of others, but I, Liu, are a talent-loving person, so I will accept Yue Fei first!"
Zhong Zhiming laughed immediately, "It seems that gold will shine everywhere. It depends on Yue Fei himself! I will not interfere! But I have to say it first. Whether you follow you, Lord Liu or Yao Hua, you have to treat him like a brother, don't bury him!"
Yue Fei looked at Liu Fu and Yao Hua, walked to Yao Hua and bowed to Liu Fu, "Thank you for your kindness. Lord Liu is my common boss and Lord Yao. I will follow you Lord Liu!"
Liu Fu forced a smile, "I just admire you who is wise and wronged! OK! Yao Hua, you must treat Yue Fei well and don't let General Zhong down on what he expects of you!"
Yao Hua bowed with fists and said, "Mr. Liu's orders, Yao Hua must obey it. Yue Fei said it very well. We are all subordinates of Master Liu, so we will naturally follow you Mr. Liu!"
Liu Fu reached out and asked the servant to help him get into the car, and turned around and said, "Okay, we'll arrive at Zhending Mansion and let's talk about it when we meet the veteran General Liu Wei!"
Zhong Zhiming rushed forward, "Mr. Liu, Zhong has an urgent military situation, so let's take a step first! Fortunately, I'm going to open the way for Lord Liu!"
Liu Fu waved his hand and said, "General Zhong, take care of him!"
Yue Fei stayed with Yao Hua, and Yao Hua was very happy. He asked about Yue Fei’s past along the way, but Yue Fei always kept it.
Discourse of people is originally the specialty of the Imperial City Department. Yao Hua thought he could make a lot of words from this nineteen-year-old young man, but he didn't expect that what he knew was not much different from what Yue Fei said by Zhong Zhiming.
During this period, Liu Fu kept calling Yue Fei over, either sending Yue Fei to explore the way, or asking Yue Fei to give instructions on his gunshots and boxing techniques.
Yao Hua felt that Yue Fei's cunning was much deeper than him, and Liu Fu was a civil servant. Could Yue Fei clearly say that he wanted to follow him, but in fact he joined Liu Fu's place?
When he arrived at Liu Wei's tent, Liu Wei did not receive Liu Fu and Yao Hua and his party in accordance with the usual reception etiquette, but took them to the camp outside the north gate.
"I offended you, a few people, the military situation is urgent! Anyone who comes to my Zhending Mansion must pass the test at the North Gate first, and those who fail will be repatriated!" Liu Wei made the words clear as soon as he came up, and his eyes were full of disdain for these hundreds of people.
Liu Fu was a little worried and immediately shouted, "General Liu, when did you have such great power? You are not even a prefect, let alone a commander. Why do you give orders to us?"
"I, Liu Fu, is the General Staff Officer of Hebei Xuanfu, and his rank is above you! You think I am a military general, but I am an old guy from a Jinshi! You are a little too arrogant when you are a little old, you are not tempted by me! I don't care about you, just like everyone else, just pass the test! If you pass, you will go back to Bianjing City for a romantic life!" Liu Fu was not willing to be outdone and showed his identity and taught Liu Fu a lesson.
Liu Fu had to bow and bow, "The officials were rude. Since they were the order of the Xuanfu Envoy, the officials naturally had to pass the test. People should not underestimate me, the civil servant of the Song Dynasty!"
Yao Hua was shocked. Zhong Zhiming had said before that Liu Wei was not very good at dealing with the Western Army. Now Liu Wei revealed that he was a Jinshi. It seems that he, a warrior from the Western Army, would not have good results under Liu Wei's tent.
Chapter completed!