surnamed Wang

Chapter 631

"Brother, thank you for your help just now, haven't you asked your name?" Zhu Shen asked while on the horse's back.

"Zhao Zhiyi."

"Oh? Isn't it as famous as the legendary sword god?"

The young general was slightly surprised, not because the opponent's name is so rare, on the contrary, many people who walk in the rivers and lakes like to call themselves Zhao Zhiyi, but it is a pity that most of them have mediocre swordsmanship, and people with a little heart will not pretend to be someone else's name.

Wang Bingquan, who was driving side by side, smiled and said:
"When my father was young, he liked to walk around the rivers and lakes with a sword, and he also admired that sword god, so he gave me such a name."

"I don't know where Brother Zhao's family lives, and why did he come here along the northern route?" asked the old soldier on the side.

"Let's say I'm a person from the capital city. I've heard many stories about soldiers fighting bravely since I was a child, so I have traveled all over the years and experienced many different scenery."

Wang Gangquan's tone was calm, without revealing any flaws. How could he fail to see the temptation in the veteran's words? However, he did not dislike the vigilance of the Dynasty army, even if the pair of Tabei father and son who were not low in status were captured alive by him just now. It is still necessary to take more precautions.

Seeing his calm expression, the veteran gradually let go of his vigilance, even if he had to resort to cruel tricks, he would not be able to get dozens of people involved, and in the end they all became disabled, life would be worse than death.

Zhu Shen was not the kind of person with a deep mind, and he didn't notice anything wrong with the conversation between the two, so he continued to ask this chivalrous man with outstanding sword skills:

"Brother Zhao, how did you know that I would be ambushed and came here to rescue you?"

"Zhao has a little fluency in Beitu language, and just heard those deserters say, 'It will be better to go more than ten miles to the north', so he became suspicious."

Wang Gangquan didn't tell the truth, he just glanced at the other's impatience, and knew that this kid was probably looking for bad luck, so he followed up and took a look, and the other party really fell into someone else's trap.

Zhu Shen was taken aback for a moment, not because he doubted Wang Bingquan's words, but because of the three words "Beituyu" in it, "Brother Zhao is really well-informed, and he actually knows about Beitu."

Wang Gingquan was puzzled when he heard the words. Hearing the meaning, Beitu seemed to be gone. Seeing his appearance, Zhushen still had no doubts, and explained casually:
"400 years ago, there was indeed a North Turk in the north of the dynasty. It was brought together by the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty after they were expelled from the Central Plains. It did not exist for a long time, only a hundred or so years ago, and was later occupied by a group of nomadic tribes further north. , thus destroyed.

Ordinary people know very little about this kind of thing, and they can't even tell the difference between today's Tabei and the previous Duo, Tuoba, and Qibi. "

Wang Gangquan nodded thoughtfully. He didn't expect that the northern tribes would evolve so wonderfully in just 400 years. However, nomads have lived in peace and war since ancient times, and it is common for them to annex and replace each other.

……

While the few people were talking, the village was already seen in front of them. The periphery of the village was slightly dilapidated and the lingering smoke had not cleared. Wang Gangquan finally knew the reason why they did not hesitate to go deep and pursue the enemy.

"Brother Zhao laughed. In recent years, there have been frequent disasters and the treasury has been empty. The soldiers have not been paid for more than half a year. With the lack of food and old weapons, they have to face increasingly severe aggression. Many people can't stand it." After suffering, one after another became deserters, and our defense line became weaker and weaker."

Wang Gangquan nodded. The other party was a hundred households, but his outfit was pitifully simple. The only armor that could show his status had lost many scales, so its effect was really limited.

As the team moved forward, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a large flag flying in the distance, with the word "strict" in the middle, which made Wang Bingquan in a trance for a moment.

400 years have passed, and everything has changed, except for the fluttering military flag, which still seems to be yesterday.

"The Yan family army is still there..." Wang Bingquan murmured.

"Brother Zhao, we can talk about this in private. We dare not mention it in front of outsiders. Once someone with a heart hears it, they will be killed."

Under the whole world, is it not the king's land, and the coast of leading the land is not the king's ministers.

Now the one in the capital has little ability to govern, but his ability to weave charges is excellent. Whether he is an elite soldier or a straggler, he has to be surnamed Wang and can only be surnamed Wang. No exceptions.

When he came to the village, Wang Bingquan met the descendant of the Yan family——General Yan Guang, the side cavalry general.

The other party was in his early thirties and had an ordinary appearance, but he could still see traces of his ancestor Yan Jun in his brows. Wang Qingquan had to admire the strength of the father-in-law's genes.

"Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Yan Guang first asked his subordinates, and then saw that there was an extra swordsman next to him, "Who is this?"

Zhu Shen hurriedly introduced:
"This is Brother Zhao Zhiyi. Just now we were caught in an ambush by Tabei, and it was up to him to get out of trouble. Oh, by the way, we also captured a father and son. It seems that the status in Tabei is not low."

"Okay, I'll go and interrogate those two people first, and you take this knight to find a place to rest."

"Yes."

……

At night, Wang Gangquan breathed quietly in the house with a spirit stone in his hand. It is now winter, and the neighing of summer insects cannot be heard. After 400 years away from the dynasty, he found a sense of familiarity that he had not seen for a long time.

In the afternoon, Wang Gangquan walked around the village, and there were ruins, broken walls and bloodstains everywhere. Compared with Beitu back then, the level of brutality was comparable.

Right now he lives in a well-preserved house, and the descendant of the Yan family didn't trust him easily. Although he didn't show it on the bright side, there are secret whistles all around the house. I think he suffered similar losses before coming here.

In the afternoon, he asked Zhu Shen specifically, the current court is no longer what it used to be, not only treacherous ministers are in power, but the court is also controlled by an eunuch.

As the king of a country, the descendant of the Wang family has become a downright stupid king, obsessed with women all day long, and has not been in court for half a year.

After absorbing a high-grade spirit stone, Wang Gangquan opened his eyes, and there was a knock on the door:

"Brother Zhao, are you asleep?"

"not yet."

Yan Guang, who hadn't seen anyone all afternoon, pushed the door open, followed by Zhu Shen with a hippie smile.

"The subordinates who just came back mentioned that Zhao Xiashi was superb in martial arts, he killed dozens of soldiers with a single gesture, and the father and son from the Tarbei royal family were arrested. Zhao Xiashi took the lead in this matter.

There is nothing to entertain in the army, only knives made from sorghum are enough. I wonder if Zhao Xiashi has the pleasure to have a drink with us? "

While Yan Guang was speaking, he mentioned two wine jars, and behind him Zhu Shen was also carrying two identical ones, as if he was going to get drunk or not return.

Wang Gangquan was not a spoiler at all, and since he was an old friend, his character was probably very similar to those of his uncles, so he nodded with a smile and said:

"Very good, just thinking about where to go for a drink."

When a man goes to the wine table, he can be called a brother and brother after three bowls of yellow soup, and even his old background will be exposed after a whole pot.

Zhu Shen raised his neck and took a big gulp of wine, then wiped his mouth boldly and said:
"Brother Zhao, to tell you the truth, I haven't tasted the taste of a girl until now. Last time I paid my salary, I wandered around the gate of Fenglai Building for a long time, but I didn't want to go in."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yan Guang couldn't help but slapped his forehead. The two originally agreed to try to trick each other, but this guy got drunk and told his own shit first.

Wang Gangquan always liked straightforward people, so he immediately patted his chest and said:
"When we get back to the capital, I will be the host, and I invite the two of you to live in Fenglai Building for three days and three nights."

"Why is it swollen so that you can spend money?"

Zhushen's face was dark, he drank a lot of wine at the moment, he could not speak smoothly, but there was still no redness on his face.

Wang Gangquan laughed and said:

"Money is something outside of the body, I'm afraid that you, brother Zhushen, won't be able to last that long."

"Fart, I hit ten every time on the battlefield, and I still beat ten every time I get into bed!" Once this matter is brought up, no matter how well-mannered a man is, he will inevitably brag.

"Good job, let's make an agreement, you don't need to hit ten, three will do. If you stay on the embroidery couch for three days, you can walk two steps by yourself when you get off the bed, and the money for shopping in the brothel will be covered by Zhao in the future." !"

Wang Gingquan spoke with arrogance, and Zhushen, a young man who had never met a woman and didn't know how dangerous the bet was, replied even more arrogance:
"A promise is a deal, and a pledge is evidence."

After finishing speaking, he was about to get up and go out to find paper and pens, but just as he opened the door, a gust of cool wind blew by, and the young man who had drunk a large pot immediately got drunk and fell down at the door with a plop.

"Come here, send Zhu Baihu back to the room."

Yan Guang gave an order, then raised the Haikou bowl and touched Wang Gangquan, and the two drank in one go.

……

Wang Gangquan drank a jar of wine with a plate of peanuts, he couldn't stand it, and said:
"Drinking so dry, even the best wine is tasteless, General Yan, wait a moment, Zhao will go find some appetizers."

After saying that, he got up and wanted to go out. Seeing this, Yan Guang winked at the two subordinates outside the door, and the latter followed Wang Quanquan knowingly. Not long after leaving, the two hurried back.

"General, no... no more."

"Lost it?" Yan Guang was half awake immediately from his drunkenness.

"That person disappeared in a blink of an eye. We seem to have encountered... a ghost." One person said with a little panic.

"How can a good living person just say no?"

Yan Guangjiu is fully awake, the two he sent out are good scouts, and they won't be lost easily, this only shows that the man really has a ghost in his heart, so he tried his best to get rid of them.

When Yan Guang walked to the door, he was hesitating whether to gather people to search and arrest, when he saw a white figure approaching from not far away, holding a food box in his hand.

"Hey, General Yan is tired from drinking, come out to blow the night breeze?"

"Where did Zhao Xiashi go just now?"

"Let's not talk about it all, let's go find some food and drink."

Wang Gangquan carried the food box and walked past the three of them into the room, put the box on the table and opened it, the aroma instantly filled the whole room.

On the top layer of the food box was a plate of stewed prawns in oil, and there were braised pork, roast chicken, etc. on the bottom, the eyes of the two scouts next to them stared out.

There was only this one village with a radius of more than ten miles around, and within a quarter of an hour, the other party got a table of hot hard vegetables, which didn't look like anything that could be found in this corner of the mountain.

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and eat?"

As Wang Gingquan said, he first picked up a prawn and stuffed it into his mouth. Yan Guang hesitated for a moment, sat across from him, picked up a piece of braised pork, and looked at it again and again.

He has led troops to fight for so many years, and he has seen many strange things, but this is the first time he has encountered it.

He thought that the other party would at most kill some pheasants and hares, and it would not be surprising even if he brought back a bear, but he didn't expect to get back a food box, and the nearest restaurant was dozens of miles away.

Just as he was thinking about whether to start his mouth, one of his subordinates couldn't bear it any longer. He stretched out his hand and pulled off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth. The smell immediately made his nose bubbling.

Yan Guang raised his hand to stop it, but he saw that the other party was starving to death, half a chicken leg was eaten in the blink of an eye, these days they ate bran and swallowed vegetables every day, and almost forgot what the meat looked like.

After a while, his subordinates still showed no discomfort, so Yan Guang tentatively put the braised pork in sauce into his mouth, and chewed it lightly for a few times, the unique aroma of pork rushed straight to the sky, and the taste also seemed familiar.

There was only one scout who didn't move his chopsticks, and he was still a little apprehensive. He had heard since he was a child that there were foxes and ghosts in the wilderness who used spells to cover people's eyes, and then tricked people into eating them with phantasmagoric delicacies such as horse manure and toads.

While hesitating, his companion handed him a chicken wing and said:

"What are you doing in a daze? Eat! We've been fighting with Tabei all day long, and we don't know if there will be another meal after this meal."

"Damn it, fight!"

As if determined to die, the man bit the chicken wing, and then stood there in a daze.

It wasn't that the food in his hand really turned into a toad, but that he had eaten this taste before, and it was a famous restaurant in Changrong City in the south.

While chewing the chicken, he said to Yan Guang:
"General, this dish seems to be made by Master Huikelou."

Yan Guang frowned slightly, picked up a prawn and tasted it carefully, it really had some meaning, and his subordinates continued:
"It's not wrong, their roast chicken is coated with honey sauce and wrapped in lotus leaves and roasted. I will never forget the taste in my life."

The last time they were paid, a few of them went to that restaurant for a tooth sacrifice, and a few elders ordered a roast chicken, and in the end even the bones were smashed to the point where the dog frowned.

……

Listening to the conversation between the three, Wang Bingquan silently stretched his hand towards the food box at his feet, stroked it lightly with his fingers, and erased the three gilded words "Reception Building" on the surface of the box.

Up to now, Yan Guang has already confirmed that the young man in front of him is unusual, but he is afraid of bewildering others, so he coughed lightly and said:

"You must have misremembered. The dishes in the Reception Building are heavier than this. Besides, Changrong City is far away from this place. Even if Brother Zhao flies, it may not be so fast to go back and forth."

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Gingquan's face immediately became a little weird. Just now, in order to hurry up, he really used flying. Those guys in the sky did not allow him to use fairy arts to harm people, but they didn't say that he couldn't hurry.

He lowered his head, trying not to let the other party see his expression clearly, but in Yan Guang's eyes, it was more and more like a guilty conscience, so he asked tentatively:
"Brother Zhao, I heard that you are going to the capital. I wonder if it is Xungao or visiting relatives and friends?"

"Visiting relatives."

"Zhao Xiashi has such skills, he must come from a famous family."

Wang Gangquan smiled wryly when he heard the words, and said truthfully:
"In the past, it was indeed a famous family. In this part of the capital, you have to show some face. However, in recent years, there have been a few unfilial descendants, which have ruined the family fortune. If I don't go back and take a look, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it in the future. .”

"There are such families in the capital?"

If it was in the past, Yan Guang could really tell the truth of this statement, but now the Yan family has left the capital long ago, and there are only father and son left in this generation. title.

"In that case, I wish brother Zhao a smooth visit."

"The same is true for General Yan, the flag is set to win."

After the two finished speaking, they raised their hands and touched the wine bowls together.

……

(End of this chapter)