flstandardbreds Chapter 174 Junzhou
Chapter 174 Junzhou
It was noon the next day when Jiang Jichen received the letter from his daughter.
He was processing official documents in his tent when he suddenly heard an eagle cry outside.
The man put down his official business and walked quickly out of the main tent.
The hawk circling in the sky landed on his forearm and let go of the letter in its beak...
Jiang Jichen turned and went into the tent, not forgetting to instruct Guan Yan to get some raw meat to feed the goshawk.
The letter was unfolded, and the handwriting on it was still in the style of a young girl. She talked about the hardship of sitting in a carriage all day, the novelty of living in a dilapidated temple, and the Maozhou cuisine, etc.
The old father twisted open the last piece of letter paper, and his cold brows softened completely.
On it, a few strokes of ink outlined an ugly fat face, which was smiling at him.
Hu Yan lifted the curtain and walked closer with a memorial in his hand.
"I heard the eagle cry from a long distance away, but did An An send a letter?"
Jiang Jichen carefully put away the letter and nodded in front of his old friend, "Aan said that the teacher wants to take them to climb the Immortal Mountain..."
Hu Yan took off his cloak, with a smile on his face, and his fox eyes flashed with envy, "Xianren Mountain is a good place."
There are peaks hundreds of feet high and waterfalls as vast as the Milky Way...
He had been at the border for ten years, but had never seen that mountain.
Jiang Jichen took the memorial he handed over, which was about the military supplies expenses for this month.
"Next spring, let Xie Yunshan accompany you to see it..."
He was restricted and could not leave Chongzhou, so he could only let Xie Yunshan and others accompany Hu Yan.
The old fox narrowed his eyes, not knowing whether it was because of the charcoal fire in the tent or because he was in a good mood.
"It's just a mountain, why does it have to be that one..."
"I'm looking at Chongzhou, it's fine."
Jiang Jichen didn't respond. He naturally knew what the old fox meant. Oftentimes, they had a tacit understanding...
When Xie Yunshan was suddenly mentioned, our prince suddenly remembered how he had handled the matter.
"Look at the inkstone..."
Jiang Jichen did not raise his head, but called the guard who was feeding the eagle and asked calmly, "How is the mansion?"
Hu Yan raised his eyebrows and picked up the teacup. He was also very curious.
When it comes to this, Guan Yan's tense face rarely shows a smile, "Your Highness, the one who came is the chief eunuch of the concubine's side. He arrived yesterday."
"Right now, I'm probably still hungry..."
The courtyard that Xie Yunshan prepared for the old eunuch could best be described as impoverished. Apart from the bed and bedding, there was not even a teapot for drinking tea.
After all, the old eunuch has been living a life of luxury with his master for half his life. How could he endure such injustice!
He found Xie Yunshan basking in the sun, but before he could open his mouth, he was frightened to the ground by a fat fox that appeared out of nowhere.
The fox cub, who had accomplished his mission, squeaked twice. Even if you couldn't understand what he was saying, you could feel the mockery in the sound.
Next, the second young master Xie spread his hands innocently, saying that the butler did not give him the keys to the accounting office and warehouse, as well as the seal of the palace, before leaving the house.
Therefore, Xie Yunshan couldn't touch a single cent of the money in this mansion!
So he can't provide meals for this team from Kyoto~
Not only did Xie Yunshan refuse to provide meals, he also locked the main gate of the palace, under a pretext that the prince was not at home, but there were many important military deployment maps in the palace that he was afraid of losing.
After a day and a night, the servants in the mansion were still in high spirits, only the old eunuchs were dizzy and hungry.
The old eunuch in Chongzhou, who had no one to turn to, shed tears for himself.
Your Majesty, Chongzhou is really not a place where people can stay!
……
After Guan Yan finished speaking, Jiang Jichen's expression did not change much, but Hu Yan smiled and said jokingly: "It will probably take a few days for the prince to return home."
"I will not return home until I have finished my military duties..."
Hu Yan looked at him, his fox eyes shrewd, "Your Majesty, is it really because An An is not in the palace?"
Guan Yan, who was about to walk out of the tent, ran out in a flash, and his subordinates heard nothing!
……
The snow fell very early in the north this year, with a snowfall at the end of October.
The dead leaves on the treetops haven't fallen yet, but they are covered with a layer of white snow, which is quite a different scene...
In mid-October, Jiang Jichen returned to live in the palace.
His spies in Kyoto brought news that the eunuch in charge of the dowager concubine went back to the Huguo Temple and cried.
The shrill crying sounded so far away that even the birds in the trees were startled and flew away. In the end, the concubine had people gag the child and drag him out.
Kyoto was bustling for a few days after that. The Xie family, headed by the Empress Dowager, and the Concubine Dowager fought back and forth with great relish.
Jiang Jichen told Xie Yunshan the news.
The happy General Xie called Yun Yi over. He was in a good mood today and wanted to enjoy the snow!
Yun Yi's eyes twitched. He had to enjoy the snow quickly, or it would melt away by noon.
In early November, Jiang An wrote again, and the Master took them to Junzhou.
Junzhou is located at the border of Dongli. Although the war ended three years ago, the atmosphere at the border between the two countries is still tense.
Moreover, the border is unstable, and there are always bandits causing trouble at the border between the two countries.
As soon as he entered Junzhou, Jiang An could clearly feel that the number of black armors appeared was more than in the other two states...
The governor of Junzhou was a burly man. When he came to greet us in a civil official uniform, the scene was quite incongruous.
"Your subordinate Wu Bai greets the young lady..."
Jiang An looked up at the man in front of him. He was very tall, and his muscles bulged under his official uniform, stretching the clothes out.
The little girl tilted her head and repeated, "Five hundred?"
This name is so strange, does he have a brother named "Yi Qian"?
Wu Bai smiled indifferently and explained in a hoarse voice: "My surname is Wu, which means warrior, and the single character is Bai."
"My husband was promoted to centurion when he was named..."
"Oh, it looks like this~"
After Wu Bai met Jiang An, he said to the old master, "There has been unrest in the city recently. For three consecutive days, people have gone to the government office to beat drums and reported missing children..."
"I would like to ask the students to go to the camp and take a look at what the border between the two countries looks like."
With the black-armored guards stationed there, the safety of the students, including the eldest lady, is guaranteed.
"What do you think, Master?"
Old Master: "If it is convenient, I would naturally think it is very good."
Wu Bai smiled cheerfully, "Master, don't worry, I have already mentioned this matter to the general guarding the camp..."
"Then shall we set off immediately?"
The sooner he is sent away, the sooner he can investigate the case!
Are you leaving now?
The little girl's feet took root, her fat hands grasping Wu Bai's official robe, blinking her big eyes, "Are you leaving now? Don't you want to eat?"
An An was really starving, even if she could go to the small shop near the city gate to have a bowl of meat soup!
Wu Bai was stunned. Facing more than a dozen pairs of hopeful eyes, a heroic spirit rose in his heart, "Eat!"
"Let's go to the camp and kill the sheep!"
Roasted Lamb!!
Jiang An's eyes lit up slightly, and he urged, "Let's go, let's go~"