After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 182 General Ke

  The Hes and his wife were surrounded in the middle of the crowd, like the stars and the moon.

  Everyone praised them.

  He Chunhua is even more cheerful, talking and laughing freely, how can there be any stage fright?

  He Lingchuan took a sip of his wine: "This is really Dad's highlight moment. You can see that his face is blushing."

  He Chunhua just came to Luming Garden, and his face turned red before he even drank a couple of sips of wine. Of course, it was because his heart was surging and impassioned.

   "Finally elated." He Yue also let out a long breath, full of emotion, "Our family has been waiting for this moment for twenty years."

  Twenty years ago, the whole family of the He family was beheaded, and only He Chunhua wandered around the border like a wild dog, seeing all the cruelty of the world; twenty years later, He Chunhua brought his whole family back to Shihuan, and all the wealthy families around him would gather around to greet and flatter him.

  From the mire to the clouds, one step at a time, how could he not be satisfied?

   This made him confirm once again that his plan, his strategy, and his sacrifice were all worthwhile.

  At this time, three teenagers came walking not far away, a young man in white was in the middle, and the two behind looked like followers.

  The young man in white clasped his fist at He Lingchuan: "But the brothers of the He family?"

  He Lingchuan chuckled: "Your Excellency?" This guy's footsteps are a bit sloppy, he's not Lian Jiazi.

   "My surname is He, and my father is at Yushitai."

  The attendant on the side hurriedly introduced: "This is He Su, the third son of Master He, the censor doctor, with a character of Feiyang."

  The brothers of the He family all looked stunned.

  The rank of Doctor Censor is not considered high, but he is in charge of impeachment and picket, and he can participate in this and that at every turn, which is deeply respected by all officials.

  Both sides exchanged a few words of politeness, He Su smiled and said, "I heard that Miss Xiu'er was brought back to Shihuan by Mr. He all the way from the south?"

  Good guy, there are tricks in the words when you come up. He Yue said calmly: "Miss Zhu recognizes my mother as her adoptive mother. In the past ten days or so, she traveled both land and water. Except for the bandit army that retreated from Woling Pass, everything went smoothly."

   "Woling Pass?" He Su's attention was really attracted by the word "thief army", "Have you encountered bandit army?"

  The voice of the last two words was not low, and it attracted the nearby guests, and two of them said:

   "I heard that Mr. He led his troops to defeat the rebels in the south."

   "Not only that, but also saved many villagers."

   "Two of the generals under Hong Bandit were beaten away by Mr. He, and one was persuaded to surrender!"

   After a while, many people surrounded the He brothers, and everyone wanted to ask for details. He Yue chose to say what he could say, and everyone was amazed.

  He Lingchuan looked at him coldly, and found that this kid was eloquent and eloquent, with the same air as his father.

He Su was a little displeased at being left on the sidelines, coughed twice, and raised his voice: "Sister Xiu'er has returned to Zhu's family. The whereabouts of her. Brother He, can you explain to us where Sister Xiu'er was kidnapped and how did you find her?"

  Congratulations to Yuezao, who has a belly draft:

"Miss Zhu was stolen to the south, just when Hong Xiang was flooded, even the trafficker and the other girls were thrown into the water, life and death unknown. She was lucky, she was rescued from the water by the sister-in-law of Tiangong Temple, and she was placed in the temple thereafter. But she was hit on the head by driftwood, and she can't remember the past, so she can't remember that she is a child of the Zhu family."

  When the He family sent Zhu Xiu'er back, they made an appointment with Zhu Xiyan to replace the fact that she was sold into a remote village to give birth to children with mud legs.

  The children of the Zhu family should not have such a shameful experience, and Zhu Xiuer herself should not have a tragic past.

  He Su is not willing to give up: "Then how did Mr. He find her?"

"The Tiangong Temple was ransacked by a small group of rebels, and the aunts in the temple were also tied up. We happened to pass by and killed them. Maybe the battle scene was too bloody, but it was a coincidence. Recall Miss Zhu's past memories." He Yue spread his hands, "Could it be God's will?"

  Anyway, they are talking nonsense with their eyes open, can others still check it?

  The ladies were very cooperative and sighed again and again: "Master Zhu's precious granddaughter has been lost and recovered after seven years. This must be the mercy of the heavens."

  He Su smiled and said: "Missing, amnesia, and finally being found again. After hearing this, sister Xiu'er's experience is very familiar, and there is one person who is like this! Do you still remember?"

  This topic successfully drew everyone's attention back: "Who?"

   "Hey, when Boy He said it, I seem to have a little impression."

   "Well, the ages are not very similar. Zhu Xiuer was more than ten years old when she was abducted, and the child was only five years old when she disappeared."

   There are still the same cases? He Lingchuan frowned secretly, his face was blank: "Who are you talking about?"

  A well-known plump lady quietly put her hand on his shoulder, covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Young Master He doesn't know, they are talking about Songyang Mansion..."

  Before finishing speaking, Xiang followed others, and Zhu Xiuer appeared in front of her, and she turned her head slightly: "It's so lively here, what are you guys talking about?"

  The protagonist is here, how can everyone gossip face to face, they all said: "Let's talk nonsense, the He family brothers will tell us about the deeds of beating the rebels."

  Zhu Xiuer smiled and said: "Master He is resourceful and resourceful, and the brothers of the He family are brave and tough. I have seen it with my own eyes."

   At this time, the newspaper sang again: "The general of the chariot—Ke Jihai is here!"

  There was a commotion at the scene, the guests whispered to each other, He Lingchuan listened to each other, but the key point was only one sentence: "Why is he here?"

  Don't talk about others, the name "Ke Jihai" is also popular among the He brothers.

   Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiyan and Zhu Xiuer accompanied a person in, and everyone stood up.

  He Lingchuan finally met the legendary general.

  This person is dressed in a brocade robe, six feet tall, and has an ordinary appearance. He doesn't seem to meet the standard of "dragon and phoenix among people", except for his eyesight.

  He Lingchuan just happened to look at him, and felt that this man's gaze was like a tiger's, and his voice was intimidating.

  It was the two generals Wu Di and Ke Jihai who led the officers and troops to successfully suppress the rebellion at Woling Pass, resulting in the death of the leader of the bandits, Hong Qiangqian, and the rest of the army were defeated, thus keeping the Shihuan City under everyone's feet. This is a great achievement.

  Da Sima rebelled and forced Gong Xiaoxishan. It was Ke Jihai who rushed back to King Qin in time to order Da Sima to retreat to Wuzhou.

  Saving the emperor's royal driver is also a great contribution to heaven.

  If you say that there is a person who is in the limelight inside and outside the royal court and who is incomparable for a while, who else is Ke Jihai?

   But everyone was surprised that Ke Jihai was supposed to be besieging Da Sima in Wuzhou at this time, so why did he appear in Shihuan City?

  As soon as Ke Jihai arrived, all the guests were present. After Zhu Xiyan made a speech, he announced the beginning of the banquet.

  When the guests saw Zhu Xiuer standing by his side all the time and smiled sweetly, they knew that Lao Zhu's love for this granddaughter had not been diminished by time, and they wanted to take this opportunity to push her granddaughter back to the upper class.

   Delicious delicacies are delivered to the table like flowing water.

  The biggest gimmick in Luming Garden banquets is not prepared by famous chefs, but handmade by imperial chefs. The three chefs here are said to be specially sent by the palace, each with their own strengths.

  The He family is used to eating big fish and meat in Heishui City, and Mrs. Ying and He Yue want to wow everyone when they move their chopsticks here.

  So what else can dishes do? The dishes are not tired of details, every dish here is small but refined, and it can be eaten up in a few small bites, so that people can smack their mouths and have endless aftertastes.

  Mrs. Ying secretly lamented that the previous meals were all for nothing.

  He Lingchuan had eaten all kinds of flavors from all over the world in his previous life, so he wasn't as impressed as the other bumpkins of the He family at this time, but here are two dishes that really won his heart. First of all, there is a hot eel. Only use finger-thick eels to kill them alive, then deep-fry them in the pan and then eat the sauce again. After three or five times of frying, it is really crispy on the outside and crispy on the inside, and it melts in the mouth.

  The other dish is Pigeon Soup with Chicken Fructus Mushrooms. This kind of fungus stands out among the fungi in terms of taste and price, and it is also produced in Luming Garden, but it is the middle of winter and there is no fresh product, so we can only use dried chicken fir instead. However, after hanging the soup, the flavor is not reduced, even the smell of the pigeon is gone, and the eyebrows will fall off after a light sip.

  He Lingchuan gulped down a cup and wanted to drink more, but unfortunately there was no more.

  He waited for a long time, wanting to see if there was any palace jade liquid wine here, but he was a little disappointed. It seems that Yuan Wang still doesn't know how to make a big gimmick.

  After the pigeon soup came out, the guests all went to toast the General Cheqi, and the focus of the audience shifted from He Chunhua to Ke Jihai.

   After all, the new governor of Xiazhou only rescued the orphan girl of the courtier's family, while Ke Jihai defended the country for the monarch.

   It is self-evident which one has made more contributions and which one has a high status.

  Although Ke Jihai had taken the limelight, He Chunhua did not show any displeasure, instead he grabbed the wine glass and went to toast Ke Jihai.

  Introduced by Zhu Xiyan, Ke Jihai's eyes lit up when he heard He Chunhua's name: "By the way, you still killed the traitor Sun Fuping, the governor of Xiazhou!"

  He came to the Zhu family banquet just out of etiquette. As a general with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he has no interest in the return of orphaned girls, but pays attention to the battles related to the national economy.

  He Chunhua smiled wryly: "It seems to be."

Zhu Xiyan said from the side: "General Ke didn't know that the remnants of the rebel army defeated by you and General Wu escaped from Woling Pass and went southward. They wanted to join forces again and regain their strength, but they were defeated by Mr. He leading the army! "

  Ke Jihai became more interested: "Oh? Which remnants of the rebel army are they?"

   "Wu Shaoyi, Lu Yao, Pei Xinyong." Zhu Xiyan said with a smile, "Lu Yao died, Pei Xinyong was defeated, but Wu Shaoyi was recruited by Mr. He, and all his troops were included in the army."

   "The most important thing is that Mr. He only has three hundred elites, but the three rebels combined have more than six thousand!"

   "Okay, good! Extraordinary times, great talents from heaven!" Ke Jihai jumped up and pulled a chair, "Come on, Mr. He, sit down, please tell me about the process of defeating the thief."

  The news that He Chunhua had killed Sun Fuping and Nian Songyu spread in the capital as early as possible. If there were some accidental factors, the support army he led defeated the Woling Pass rebels, but it was a real victory. Putting these two impressive achievements together, Ke Jihai will also be impressed by the officials who grew up in the frontier.

   After all, even though Yuan Country is big, good generals are hard to find.

  (end of this chapter)