Chapter 786 Yang Shenxing was frustrated and Xu Fengnian welcomed the letter.
The groom was Yang Huchen who lost his arm in the battle with the remnants of Western Chu. Now, Han Fang, the descendant of the family, was the deputy general of Jizhou. Yang Huchen wanted to prevent Yuan Tingshan from gaining troops in Jizhou, a major border area, and was also a chess piece for the Liyang Zhaoshi to monitor King Zhao Xiong of Han. The old man is of course Yang Shenxing, who was newly appointed as the deputy commander of Beiliangdao in the court. He was one of the eight generals of the four expeditions and four towns in the past. He lived a miserable life in the capital over the past year when he was bullied by a dog. Not only was he worried, he was also laughed at by his colleagues in the officialdom and was pulled out to drink from time to time. They said they were helping the old general drink to relieve their worries, but in fact they were similar to taking them out to walk a monkey, and they tried different ways to spread salt on the old man’s wounds. Speaking of the ability to observe words and expressions and take advantage of others, almost all the officials in the capital are great masters. If Yang Huchen had not been appointed as the deputy general of Jizhou by the Ministry of War, it would mean that His Majesty the Emperor had not completely lost patience with the Yang family. I am afraid that the old man would have seen him off this time, not a cat or a dog, but a single one would have been saved. This time, the old man passed through the western Jingji and Jihe Prefectures. Although the old man himself did not have the idea of winning over his relationship with others, the situation where no one cared about him along the way still made Yang Huchen, the son, feel very disappointed. Thinking about the Yang family sent troops from Jizhou to Guangling, how grand was that when it was not the county magistrate, no one could ever take a seat at the Yang family’s private banquet.
Perhaps because he noticed Yang Huchen’s resentment, the old man patted his son on the shoulder and chuckled softly: “Thuchen, I can’t blame the world for being a cool and cold. Since my father became a general, our Yang family has been used to being arrogant and prosperous in Jizhou for many years, and it is not a good bird. The Yang family has never had fewer things to bully men and women. Now it has been retribution, which is normal.”
Yang Shenxing looked around. The scene in Hezhou is actually not much different from that in Jizhou. It is all the northwest border. After autumn, the grass is yellow like soil, which is not as beautiful as half of the city green in the south of the Yangtze River. The old man slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed: “On the other hand, retribution came early, which is a good thing. It’s too late. Maybe the court will not even give you the chance to make up for the merits as the deputy general of Jizhou. Besides, Dad is much lucky compared to Yan Zhenchun, who has already died in the battlefield. Don’t look at Zhao Wei, now the second in command of the Nanzheng, second only to Lu Shengxiang, this old guy is also an ant on the hot pot at the moment. Dad I dare to bet with you. If he loses a battle, let alone compete with his father, maybe even Yan Zhenchun is not as good as Yan Zhenchun, because the court’s incense for our veterans in the Spring and Autumn Period has been used up on Yan Zhenchun and me. So my father’s mood this time was not as bad as outsiders imagined. To be honest, after leaving the Tai’an City, which makes people walk on thin ice, my father’s mood has improved a lot, and he has figured out a lot of things along the way.”
Yang Huchen felt relieved. No matter what, as long as his father didn’t have too much depression, it would be a good thing, and he also had the confidence to bring the Yang family back.
Yang Shenxing smiled: “This time my father asked someone to send a secret message to Qing Dynasty.Liangshan, I beg the Northern Liang to send envoys to pick me up at the Youzhou border. As long as I couldn’t meet, I, Yang Shenxing, would not step into Beiliang at all and wait on the border. I, Yang Shenxing, was a figure who had been a general at least. Now that I am posing as a pitiful attitude, of course I am not a heroic act. But so why are everyone in the capital waiting for the bad news that Yang Shenxing suddenly died of Beiliang, or I was humiliated by Xu Fengnian on a certain occasion, but I would not let them do what they wish. Face is weak, but the inner world is real. The Yang family is in turmoil. The father is the face of the Yang family on the court. If it is gone, it will be gone. As long as Hu Chen, you have gained a foothold in Jizhou, in five or ten years, your face will run back to the Yang family’s pocket. Even if you don’t want it, maybe others will be willing to kneel down and beg you to accept it. “
Yang Huchen lowered his head, his eyes a little red. The father behind him who never contempts his old age, the General Yang who has been standing tall since he can remember, actually made him feel really old.
Yang Shenxing sighed: “Now, I am afraid that the young King of Beiliang will take his anger on the Yang family because of the court, and will feel dissatisfied with you because his father is the deputy governor. After all, Jizhou is not too far from Beiliang. In the past, Xu Xiao was thinking of his old love and rarely pointed at other than Beiliang. Now Xu Fengnian is the leader. Looking closely at the movements that Beiliang has made in Xu Fengnian over the past few years, it is obvious that Beiliang is extremely sharp and no longer deliberately hides his sharpness. In the final analysis, Beiliang and the imperial court are only at a loss. This trip to my father is a risk and an opportunity. Huchen, you can be your deputy general of Jizhou with peace of mind. My father has his own plans in Beiliang. From now on, you should remember a few points: First, don’t socialize any local generals in Jizhou; second, grasp the degree of closeness and distantness with Han Fang; finally, get closer to Han Lin, the new strategic commander, and play the role of the role of being a pawn for him. In the future, Han Lin is crucial to have a place in Tai’an City. Han Lin is different from ordinary students of Zhang Lu. On the surface, he is much worse than Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, and even worse than Yuan Guo and Wang Xionggui. However, in today’s mind, Han Lin is the most worthy of reusing. The reason is very simple. Zhao, Yin and Wang are all first-class ministers promoted by the late emperor. They almost reached a high position that cannot be granted. Yuan Guo and Han Lin are people who were only reused after His Majesty ascended the throne. Unfortunately, Yuan Guo performed poorly and had been completely abandoned. In this way, the emperor would tilt all his expectations on Han Lin, which was the biggest advantage for Han Lin. Han Lin seemed to be the one with the least edge in Zhanglu back then, but it was precisely this kind of mean that was not equivalent to mediocrity, which was the biggest reliance in the officialdom. The longer the time, the more powerful the momentum, and Yuan Guo was the counterexample. “
For some reason, the more Yang Huchen listened, the heavier he felt.
Yang Shenxing chuckled and said, “Does it sound like he was explaining your last words to you, Huchen, you are thinking a little bit wrong? Dad just said that this time he went to Beiliang, Dad did not have the intention to die, and he would not force himself to stand up for the face of the court. ”
Yang Huchen was a little embarrassed.
Yang Shen Xingyu said earnestly: “Since the Youth Scholars of the Qin Dynasty turned into deep-rooted family members, our martial artists holding swords in their hands have never been very glorious in history books. Those big names who left their names are always inseparable from the four words “separation of the feudal states”. However, the wealthy families holding pens are often linked to several generations. They are not called family members for a hundred years, and they are often two or three hundred years or even longer. In contrast, how many of us have lived The vassal forces of the ‘100-year-old’ can have the glory of three generations and fifty years. It is a miracle of the ancestral tomb smoke. Now, don’t look at the court vigorously suppressing the power of local military generals, everyone is in danger. Compared with old guys like Yan Zhenchun and Zhao Wei, Dad can see it longer. In the future, a century-old surname belonging to military generals may not appear in Liyang. To achieve this, the Han family, who is blindly loyal, is a lesson from the past, while the Xu family in Beiliang is…”
Speaking of this, Yang Shenxing suddenly shut up and finally sighed: “Xu Xiao, you are not a hero!”
Yang Huchen was a little confused.
The rebellious general Xu Xiao, who is recognized as the world, could he still be a hero if he is not a hero?
Yang Shenxing asked with a smile: “Huchen, guess who will Beiliang come to the Youzhou border to be a villain”
Yang Huchen, who had long thought about this question, said softly: “Realistically speaking, it should be welcomed by Hu Kui, the governor of Youzhou or Huangfu Ping, the general of Youzhou. However, the war is in full swing, and these two may not be able to escape. However, even if Beiliang is willing to embarrass my father, I think that the least he will let a Youzhou county magistrate come forward. As for Li Gongde and Song Dongming, who are nominally equivalent to his father’s rank, the possibility is very small. After all, one of them will be in charge of Qingliang Mountain and the other is responsible for the construction of a new city. I don’t expect Xu Fengnian to mobilize such a group of troops. Furthermore, if one of Li and Song really arrives in Youzhou, I would doubt whether Xu Fengnian has ulterior motives. Regardless of whether his father agrees or not, I will personally escort his father to Liangzhou.”
A dozen miles away passed by in a flash.
When Yang Huchen saw the road border mark, he also saw four or five riders waiting by the post road.
Among them, one of them seemed particularly eye-catching. In addition to his youth, there was also a feeling that made Yang Huchen feel strange, just like he first met the legendary martial arts master when he was young, as if he had seen a mountain. Just like last year, I met the emperor for the first time in Tai’an City Palace, it was like being in the abyss.
Yang Huchen even forgot to turn his head and said tremblingly, “Dad, it seems he has come in person.”
Yang Shenxing sat in the carriage after approaching the border and closed his eyes to rest. After hearing Yang Huchen’s trembling voice, he was a little puzzled, was it because Hu Kui and Huangfu Ping arrived, or it was just that Li Gongde and Song Dongming were here, otherwise with his son’s nature, he would never be so panicked.
When Yang Shenxing, who was in a heavy mood, lifted the curtain, at noon, he felt that the sunlight on his head was a little dazzling.The old man squinted his eyes and couldn’t help but be stunned when he saw the riding clearly.
Suddenly, this old man who had not lost his fighting spirit even when he went deep into the tiger’s den in Beiliang, really felt for the first time that he was indeed old.
Before Yang Shenxing got off the car, the rider rushed forward first, glanced at the fierce general Yang Huchen, who acted as a groom, and then smiled at Yang Shenxing, “Mr. Yang has a good son.”