Chapter 233 Old Friends

Chu Tianya took people and horses across Huanglong Valley, which was much faster than the rosefinch and nobles at that time. At that time, the wind and snow were blowing fiercely, and the road was very difficult to walk. Now the snow is frozen tightly, and the army is marching with mountains and rivers. This kind of road condition is no longer dangerous.

Walking out of Gukou is the boundary of Hebei.

Chu Tianya asked Jiao Wentong to lead his troops to station, and he took Qingwei and several Hu Ben cavalry to prepare to go to Xiangzhou with Yao Gu to meet King Kang Zhao Gu.

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the Song Dynasty knows that the current King of Kang and Zhao Gu is the Song Gaozong who founded the Southern Song Dynasty in history. Chu Tianya is not Baidu. He can't remember the details and personal life of Zhao Gu, but the overall impression is still there - this guy is a soft egg and a bastard.

How soft and confused is he?

His family was taken to the north by the golden soldiers. The man was a slave and a maidservant. The country was destroyed and his family was humiliated, but he was able to be his son and emperor for thirty-six years. During this period, he recognized the thief as his father and did not think about the Northern Expedition, and also instructed Qin Yu to kill the anti-Jin hero Yue Fei.

In Chu Tianya's view, no matter what the reason is, whether from the standpoint of the nation or the standpoint of men, this man is soft enough.

Admittedly, history is complicated and cannot be discussed in a word. Zhao Gu may have many unspeakable secrets and a lot of sympathetic things, and he is not without credit and commendable points. But Chu Tianya believes that since you have become the emperor, you should assume the responsibility and mission you should bear. The most basic thing is that you should wash away the national shame, recover the land, and protect your subjects. This can't be done. No matter how good your poems and songs are, no matter how rich the Southern Song Dynasty you ruled, and how far-reaching the influence of Cheng Zhu's science on China is, it's all fucking bullshit!

This is like an athlete. The country spends so much money to train you and wants you to compete well and win glory for the country. No matter how well you advertise and participate in many public welfare activities, it has nothing to do with your business. You are an athlete, and you should do your job well, instead of focusing on making a show, or being keen on other performance activities.

As an emperor, the same is true. Your most basic responsibility is to protect the country and the people. Half of the land has been reduced to the enemy, and even your parents, brothers and sisters, wives and children have been arrested by the enemy. It is better to be humiliated. You can still be the emperor there with peace of mind, and suppress and mutilate those loyal ministers and good generals who want to revenge for you and want to recover the land for you - to be the emperor. At this point, not to mention responsibility and blood, even the basic human nature has been extinguished. What the fuck is worth forgiving and understanding?

Therefore, whether before crossing or after coming to the Song Dynasty, Chu Tianya's contempt and resentment for Zhao Gou came from the bone. Also enjoying this treatment is Zhao Ji, the father of King Kang and the calligraphy and painting emperor who just came to the throne. Neither father nor son is a good thing. In Chu Tianya's opinion, they are the kind of role of eunuchs who deserve to be castrated. Chu Tianya has always disliked people, but he has viciously scolded these two people more than once in front of the monitor or at the moonlight of the Song Dynasty - he deserves it! You deserve to have children and grandchildren, and you deserve to lose fertility!

Now, he is going to see Zhao Gu, with the purpose of asking for something.

Chu Tianya had to adjust his mentality. He comforted himself that at least before he became emperor, the young king of Kang Zhao was still decent, at least he dared to station troops in such a dangerous place as Hebei. In the Battle of Tokyo last year, he also bravely served as the envoy to Wanyan Zongwang's military camp. At least from these two things, it can be seen that Zhao Gu, when he was young, still had a little courage and blood of a man.

More than 20 people in Chu Tianya looked at Xiangzhou in the cold wind.

Along the way, Yao Gu had already noticed a slight change in Chu Tianya's mood. He was a little surprised, because he saw the inadvertent anger and even murderous intention in Chu Tianya's eyes.

Every man has a "qi" in his body, which is either innate or acquired. The qi on Chu Tianya's body includes the killing spirit caused by the bloody battle of Taiyuan, and the majestic and noble spirit raised after becoming the master. Coupled with the wisdom and calmness of social experience and professional quality inherited from the previous life, his temperament makes Yao Gu feel particularly unique.

That's an indescribable and unique temperament. Neither ostentatious nor introsisted, neither shrewd nor wise and foolish. Yao Gu admitted that he had led countless people for several years. From the emperor to the pawn, no one was similar to his temperament.

"He seems to have hatred in his heart? Is it that he has an old feud with King Kang? Yao Gu thought uneasily, but he did not dare to ask.

Chu Tianya was naturally not interested in talking about anything with Yao Gu. He walked like this without saying anything all the way. After walking for about half a day, it was dark, and the group temporarily rested.

Yao Gu still lives with Chu Tianya, but Chu Tianya is surprisingly silent today. He ate some dry food and slept with his clothes. Yao Gu was even more worried. He came to introduce Chu Tianya and King Kang under the risk of killing the clan. In case the two have any unpleasant or even conflict at that time, it is the sin of God's killing.

So, he boldly asked, "General, Yao has something to ask for advice."

"Well, Yao Dutong, please tell me." Chu Tianya did not fall asleep and answered with his eyes open.

"General, have you ever known His Royal Highness King Kang?"

"I don't know." Chu Tianya answered and asked, "How can we know each other?"

"That's good, that's good..." Yao Gu sighed slightly.

Chu Tianya smiled, "What is Yao Dutong worried about?"

"Oh, no." Yao Gu felt lost his words and said with a wry smile, "Yao has been frowning and hateful since he saw the general and set foot on the boundary of Hebei, thinking that the general and King Kang had an old hatred. It seems that Yao is worried about the sky.

"Oh! I'm sad because I'm afraid that King Kang won't agree. As for hatred, of course, I hate the virgin robbers who trample on my land. Chu Tianya said, "On this journey, the devastation is full of desolation. Many villages have become uninhabited ghost villages, and there are still traces of last year's golden soldiers trampling. Can I not hate it?"

"That's it." Yao Gu also gritted his teeth and said, "Golden thief, damn it!"

Chu Tianya smiled slightly and didn't talk to him deeply.

Yao Gu was still worried. He always felt that Chu Tianya was hiding something from him, but he didn't dare to ask. However, he had to go there like this. As long as Chu Tianya didn't have a grudge against King Kang, he couldn't care about anything else.

Chu Tianya still sleeps with his clothes.

Outside the marching tent, there were tiger riders guarding together with the green guards and lit three piles of bonfires.

As soon as Chu Tianya fell asleep, suddenly there was a sound of shock outside. Liuhe and Xuanwu rushed into the tent to protect Chu Tianya, "Lord, there is an enemy!"

Chu Tianya yawned and stood up, "In the middle of the night, can you still make noise here?"

Yao Gu just pulled out a little nervous knife. When he saw Chu Tianya like this, he was laughed at when he heard his words - can 100,000 loud horse heads still be robbed by loud horses?

"Let's go and have a look." Chu Tianya didn't worry at all. He tied his clothes and went out.

The small camp of more than 20 people was surrounded by a circle of cavalry. From the armor, it can be seen that they are the cavalry of the Song Dynasty, and the number is about sixty or seventy.

Yao Gu was also relieved and whispered that it might be the patrol rider sent by King Kang. I went to deal with it and let them lead the way.

Chu Tianya's heart moved, "I'm not busy, I'll go."

Yao Gu was stunned and had to get Chu Tianya.

Under the left and right escorts of Qingwei, Chu Tianya came out. The surrounding Song cavalry obviously saw that Chu Tianya was the leader, so two horses came towards him.

There are a lot of torches around, and the cold wind blows a lot. Chu Tianya looked at the oncoming knight. He was a young man in his twenties. His eyes were not big but his eyes were very sharp. His high nose, thin lips and face were burnt yellow, and his facial lines were angular, and there was no beard. He can't be called handsome like this, but he is absolutely capable and masculine.

The young knight was also looking at Chu Tianya. Although his eyes had been very calm, he inadvertently showed a moment of suspicion and surprise, and there was more or less a trace of envy.

People of the same age, especially young people of the same age, can't help comparing with each other when they meet each other. Chu Tianya is only in his early twenties. Jinyi is a strong guard and has a natural majesty on his body. The young knight looked at him, jealous or envious. In short, it was hard to calm down. That's for sure.

"Who are you?" After the young knight stopped the horse, he immediately asked. Very calm and professional tone, neither hostile nor friendly.

"I should ask you this." Chu Tianya said lightly, "I'm waiting to camp here. Why do you come to disturb me?"

The young knight was whitened when he opened his mouth. His eyebrows raised slightly, and the stars in his eyes became more and more bright. He was not angry, but still said in that tone, "This is the military's guard jurisdiction. The idle people are all far away, otherwise there will be suspicions of carefulness. Of course, we have the right to ask - say, who are you?"

In the last sentence, he raised his voice, which was quite fierce.

When Tang Ang and A Nu heard the words, they took a neat step forward. The ice under their feet was broken, and the knight's horse was shocked to take two steps back.

"Presumptuous." Chu Tianya scolded gently, and Tang Ang and Anu retreated together.

The young knight couldn't help taking a breath. It's not because of how scared it is, it's purely an instinctive reaction. The fierce momentum of the two strong men in front of them has just inadvertently burst out, which can really make the livestock's legs weak, let alone people?

The Song cavalry outside the circle were ready to fight.

Chu Tianya smiled slightly and looked at the young knight with interest, "What's your name? What is the position of the official?"

"You have no right to know." Although the young knight suffered a provocation, he was still as calm as before, but there was a layer of hostility to Chu Tianya and others in his eyes. He said coldly, "I'll ask again, who are you? If you don't explain, you will be expelled or arrested!"

"Ha ha!" Chu Tianya smiled.

The young knight and the cavalry around him couldn't help but be a little angry.

Chu Tianya still smiled and pouted at Liuhe, "official seal."

Seeing this, Yao Gu came forward and whispered beside Chu Tianya, "General, can't you work so much with a small group of cavalry? By themselves, they are also worthy of the general's official seal?

"It should be, they are also responsible!" Chu Tianya laughed in a low voice and said, "I think this cavalry captain is very interesting. I tease him."

Liuhe took the official seal of Chu Tianya and took it back in front of the young knight. The knight was a little annoyed. "I didn't see it clearly."

"That's your business." Liuhe said coldly, "There are some things that you don't deserve to see."

"No, I have to see it clearly." The young knight insisted that his tone was not so polite, "Otherwise, I have the right to expel or arrest you."

Liuhe stared at the young knight angrily and couldn't wait to pull him off the horse to tear him up.

Chu Tianya on the other side smiled and raised his hand. "Show him and see clearly."

"Yes." Liuhe took a look at the young knight and simply handed over all the official seals to him.

The young knight looked carefully, and the words on the seal were all reversed. He simply took a breath and printed it on the back of his hand.

"General Zuo Xiaowei", a few words were printed on the back of his hand.

"Bold!" Liuhe was angry, "You come down! Can you play with this thing too?

"What are you shouting?" Chu Tianya scolded and stepped forward and looked at the young knight with a smile, "Do you see it clearly?"

The young man was still sitting on the horse, looking at Chu Tianya unsurprised, humble and arrogantly, "I can see clearly."

"Can you give it back to me?" Chu Tianya stretched out his hand to him.

"Yes." The young knight rode on the horse and returned the official seal to Chu Tianya, who handed it to Liuhe.

"How dare you ride on a horse?" Yao Gu on one side didn't like it and scolded when he came up, "Is it possible that your official rank is higher than the general?"

The military officers of the Song Dynasty are divided into hierarchical officers and military positions. The rank of officer is equivalent to the rank in our current army, such as second lieutenant general and so on. The "superior general" awarded to Chu Tianya by the imperial court is a rank official, with only salary and grade, and no real power. The military position is the actual position of the military attache, similar to the "platoon leader" and "commander". Chu Tianya used to serve as a military envoy and military commander in Taiyuan. This category is the military position, with actual positions and power.

There are as many military officers in the Song Dynasty with 33 levels. The general is undoubtedly at the top, which is a little worse than that of a lieutenant. Of course, the young knight in front of him can't be taller than Chu Tianya.

Hearing Yao Gu's scolding, the Song cavalry next to him made a low boo - "General"?

Immediately, he closed his mouth neatly, and all sat upright on the horse. When the soldier saw the general, it was a natural reaction.

"The last one is a white body." The young knight still did not disarm, but only solemnly held a military salute with a fist on the horse. "The last one is on patrol duty. The general, please forgive me for not getting off the horse at the end!"

"I'm so angry that I'm so rude!" Yao Gu smiled with hatred, "If you were a soldier under my command, I would skin you today!"

"Don't scare him, don't scare him!" Chu Tianya stopped Yao Gu with a smile, and he was really happy.

The kind of soldier, as Yao Gu said, saw the officer nodding and being submissive and even scared. Chu Tianya was really not rare when he caught a piece of officers and soldiers in the Song Dynasty. The self-proclaimed "white" cavalry pawn in front of him is still not humble and responsibilities when he sees the general. What a "non-mainstream" and what a good soldier!

He is not Yao Gu's dish, but it happens to be Chu Tianya's dish!

Of course, the young knight is not stupid. As soon as he saw the group of people in front of him, he knew that they were not idle people. Now that Chu Tianya has shown his official seal, Yao Gu also said, "If you are a soldier under my command" and so on, you can already judge that these people in front of you are all senior officials and generals in the army.

"General, please forgive me. The last responsibility is. You must know what the general is doing here?" Even so, the young knight still rode on the horse and did not come down. He just held his fist and said, "This is a forbidden place for military aircraft. Even if the general comes in without authorization, there must be a reason to say. Otherwise, expulsion or arrest will still be carried out in the end!"

Yao Gu almost vomited blood on the spot and died.

Chu Tianya laughed happily and said, "Tell me, what's your name? - I, a general, have shown you the official seal. Do you know your name too much?"

The young knight hugged his fist and said calmly, "The last Zhang Xian is now white."

"Zhang Xian?" Chu Tianya's heart lit up: Is it the Zhang Xian who followed Yue Fei?

"Yes." Zhang Xian answered affirmatively.

Chu Tianya looked at him with a smile, "Do you know a man named Yue Fei?"

Zhang Xian's face showed surprise for the first time, "Does General know my eldest brother Yue?"

"Haha!" Chu Tianya clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, that's great - let's go, I'll go with you!"

Now Zhang Xian was stunned, "Where does the general want to go?"

"I'll go wherever you come from." Chu Tianya also waved his hand to greet the horse, "Don't linger, go quickly!"

Zhang Xian and others looked at each other in confusion, and Yao Gu's face was also full of confusion and wry smiles.

"General, you want to..." Zhang Xian couldn't but ask.

Chu Tianya has already got on the horse and said with a smile, "It's a coincidence. I'm going to do something in the Xiangzhou army."

Zhang Xian solemnly hugged his fist, "In this case, you must see the letter of the general at the end, otherwise the general can't go to Xiangzhou at will!"

"Why can't you go?" Chu Tianya laughed and said, "Cangzhou is my state and county in the Song Dynasty. Ordinary people can still go freely. Why can't I go as a general?"

"Because of the special status of the general, he has to visit the army, so he must check it clearly at the end. Otherwise, I didn't dare to lead the way at the end, so I had to escort the general back the same way!" Zhang Xian insisted.

Chu Tianya knows in his heart that the official sent King Kang to station troops here, which is a military secret. Zhang Xian can't be blamed for making such a fuss.

Yao Gu bit his teeth so loudly that he had to draw a knife to kill people.

"There is really no written document." Chu Tianya said to Zhang Xian patiently, "It's about military and state secrets. You'd better not ask too much. I can only talk to His Royal Highness King Kang directly.

As soon as he heard the word "King Kang", Zhang Xian's face finally changed and became awe-inspiring.

Since the "general" in front of him knew that King Kang was here or came to meet King Kang on a special trip, most of them were "military aircraft officers" sent by the imperial court to negotiate military affairs.

This kind of thing is no longer something he can ask about.

"General, please--" Zhang Xian immediately made way and let dozens of cavalry set up a position to open the front and guard left and right.

Chu Tianya nodded with a smile and walked to Zhang Xian, "You just said that Yue Fei is your eldest brother?"

"Let's go back to the general's words, yes." Zhang Xian hugged his fist and replied, "We are the cavalry of the same capital, and Brother Yue is the cavalry of our capital."

Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "Can you ask Yue Fei to meet me?"

Zhang Xian blinked his eyes and said, "The barracks are strict, and no one can go out without permission. Please forgive me, General!"

"I understand that." Chu Tianya nodded and said with a smile, "Then tell me, where is Yue Fei now?"

"Military secrets, please forgive the general!"

Chu Tianya couldn't laugh or cry, "Well, I won't tell you - I'll see him!"

Zhang Xian stared at Chu Tianya suspiciously and wondered: When did Brother Yue have such a young 'general' old friend who had never mentioned it to our brother?