Chapter 68: Meng brothers see each other, and the sisters all come to the court

It is said that King Dimitri of Georgia feuded with Prince Erchim of Azerbaijan, and the Chechen and Ingush tribes of the United Kingdom of Armenia besieged Azerbaijan. This Dimitel is quite brave and arrogant. In the past, Ababa Khan dared to fight against the Illi Khanate when he was in power. Abba did not want to conquer Georgia, a difficult and oilless country. He used a method of appeasing and marrying Dulan to Dimitel, which further fueled his arrogance. Now Dulan's father, Teqdi, has become the Khan king of the Illi Khanate, Dulan's identity has become a princess, and Dimitel has become the son-in-law of the Illi Khanate. His waist is harder and must destroy Azerbaijan!

Unexpectedly, Princess Zhaomila of Azerbaijan has just married Yanhan this year, and Yanhan and Azerbaijan have become in-laws. Moreover, although the Caucasus is barren, it is of great significance for maintaining the security of the Yanhan border. Therefore, Yan Han will not sit idly by.

There are many guys in Georgia, and the big boss Illi is watching from behind; Azerbaijan is not weak. Wuda, the governor of Zhennan stationed at Tiemen Pass, received a letter from the court and immediately prepared for support. A few days later, the court's official documents arrived, and Uda sent 3,000 troops to Azerbaijan to assist in the defense. The imperial court will send another army to attack Georgia from the north through the Duchy of Rostov!

This is Li Da's plan. Zhao accepted it and said with a smile, "This plan is wonderful! If the main force of our army goes to Azerbaijan to meet the enemy, it will become a hard fight with the main force of the enemy, and I'm afraid of casualties. Now it has become the back road of copying Georgia. The main force of the enemy army is concerned about fighting Azerbaijan. The rear is empty. Our army takes advantage of it and can wait for work. It's wonderful!" So he sent Fang Jianzhi to the Principality of Rostov to send a generous gift and ask for a loan.

Grand Duke Constantine Rostov has long regarded Yan Han as his closest partner, and there is no reason to ignore it. Zhao Jin expected that he would definitely agree. Before Fang Jianzhi came back, he was ready to go out in person.

At present, with the enrichment of personnel and horses, the total number of tigers under Zhao Jin's direct jurisdiction has expanded to 5,000, and Tiqi has also expanded to 3,000. There is no need to use other Beijing battalion troops for each of these two parts. In addition, Xiao Ruoying's thousands of horses will also be recruited. They have integrated into Yanhan and received a new horse rewarded by Zhao Yu. They are fighting with high morale and want to make contributions to the country.

Due to the frequent dispatch of troops this year, the Beijing camp and local soldiers need to recuperate, and there are not many troops sent to the south this time. The plan is: 5,000 troops were sent from the capital to Zanzhou, and 1,000 people from Xiao Li were transferred to join; 2,000 people from Li Gui's troops were transferred across the Volga River to Kuangzhou, and 1,000 people from the group of the Bong brothers were taken; a total of 9,000 people.

There are not many soldiers, and 9,000 elite soldiers are not enough for frontal combat, but it is enough for surprise attacks. In order to prevent it, Zhao Yu also ordered General Wuwei to lead Lianjun, the governor of Lianchengfu, General Beisi Chuyelhefu, etc., to prepare 5,000 people, who can go down the stream to Kuangzhou and invest in support if necessary.

Before the army was about to be sent, several important ministers came to see the king. Li Du said, "Lord, I think about it. Although this southern expedition is important, it is not appropriate to make repeated marriages. In this way, won't it make other countries laugh that there is no one in our country? If you don't think I'm not talented, I'm willing to do it on behalf of the lord.

Zhao smiled and said, "Aha, I know. You have been in charge of the military and government for me in the capital. You haven't fought in person for a long time and can't sit still."

Li Da laughed and said, "What the lord said is true. I haven't been fighting for a long time, and I'm only afraid of the danger of 'resurrebirth'. The lord might as well give this opportunity to my minister, and I am very grateful.

"...not this time." Zhao Jin shook his hand and said, "To be honest, I really want you to replace me. I can have a good rest for a while. However, several women want to go with me. You can't replace this."

Li Li was stunned, so he thought of this layer and hurriedly pleaded guilty. Several important ministers present laughed. Indeed, war can replace the lord, and you can't accompany women!

So this time Zhao Yu went there in person. The champion general He Pan and Dangko General Gan Ba quickly were the vanguards. The military general Li Qingxi and the guerrilla general Kuo Gan followed, as well as Xiao Ruoyu and his subordinates Li Baozhao, Xia Yaozhi, Xiao Xiansi and Xiao Longyun. Along the way, they met with the town army general Xiao Li, Long Xiang General Li Gui, partial general Bazi, Boli A Tiqin, B Rui Aberg, and B Rui Agil, a total of 14 generals, 9,000 elite soldiers and more than 20,000 horses, and went to fight lightly.

Lifei Aiqian Like asked Zhao Jin to save her mother on the way and must go with her. Zhao Jin asked her to ride the BMW Wangcheng Danqi and follow her. Concubine Mu walked with Muila and Azerbaijan's envoy king Hassan as guides. He also brought Fang Jianzhi, who is very good at raising pigeons, so that he can take several pigeon feeders and dozens of well-trained pigeons to facilitate the situation under special circumstances.

The Han army was stationed in Kuangzhou, waiting for Fang Mianzhi's news. Fang Mianzhi successfully obtained the permission of Grand Duke Rostov and rushed to Kuangzhou to return to the king.

Zhao Yu was overjoyed and said, "Exciting him, your brothers are really blessed. It's good to send you out!"

Fang Mianzhi sang, "What's the blessing of Xiaochen? It all depends on the power of the Lord!"

Fang Jianzhi said: "The lord is blessed, and the little minister is stained with the lord's blessing, and naturally there is no disadvantage!"

Fang Mianzhi said, "This trip not only completes the mission, but also has a joy."

Fang Jian's way: "What's the joy?"

Fang Mianzhi said, "Lord, guess."

Zhao Jin smiled and said, "Don't sing the double reed. What's the happy event? Tell me quickly?"

"Master, wait a minute!" Fang Mianzhi turned around and ran outside to wave his hand. So the two strong men strode in and worshipped Zhao Jin.

"The king is on top! Meng Shixiao, a wanderer in the Song Dynasty——"

"Meng Shixin!"

"--See the king!"

When the two worshipped like this, tears rolled down.

Zhao Jin was shocked and thought again that it must be the Meng brothers, the best friend of the Fang brothers. A descendant of Meng Yu, a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Jin got up in a hurry and strode forward to help them. Seeing that they were so excited, his eyes couldn't help but turn red: "It turned out to be you. Yuandu mentioned it to me more. Now you really come to vote for me, which is really a great joy!"

The two brothers were helped up and then bowed down, telling their longing. They were born as generals and had no way to serve the country. They were desperate for the treacherous ministers to control the government of the Southern Song Dynasty and left their hometown. Just because I love weapons all my life, I have come to Damascus, the capital of weapons, to make a living as a craftsman for more than ten years. Because of their excellent craftsmanship, the Illi Khanate and the Mamruq dynasties treated them well during the occupation of Damascus one after another. They had a good diet, but strictly guarded them. They received a letter from the Fang brothers and knew that there was a country like Yanhan, and they had long been eager to come and go. But he was not free until now, and he didn't get the opportunity to escape from Damascus and go through all the hardships to Byzantium. Byzantium had a permanent envoy of Yanhan and sent the two to Rostov. He happened to meet Fang Mianzhi and came to see the king together.

Zhao Jin looked at Meng Shixiao and Meng Shixin. Although they were not tall, their bodies were very strong. Due to the years of iron strike, their faces were black and red. According to Fang Yuandu, they are good at martial arts and read more military books. Zhao Yu once asked Fang Yuandu privately: "How is the martial arts strategy of the Meng brothers better than you?" Fang Yuandu thought for a moment and said, "If the little minister says that they are not as good as me, he is afraid of being arrogant; if I am not as good as them, he is afraid of the crime of bullying the king." Zhao Jin laughed and said, "Aha! Does that mean, almost? This is different from your usual words. Usually, you seem to say that others are far better than yourself!" Fang Yuandu smiled and said, "The little minister is not as good as everyone. Only the Meng brothers are the most trusted ministers. Since it is the most diplomatic, the Lord is clear.

That night, Zhao Jin held a banquet to entertain Meng Shixiao and Meng Shixin and talked at night. The next day, we galloped together to learn martial arts. Sure enough, their brothers' martial arts strategies are similar to those of Fang Yuan. Compared with the much younger Fang Mianzhi and Fang Jianzhi, martial arts is not the same. In terms of strategy, the strategy of Fang Yuandu and the Meng brothers mainly lies in military tactics, while Fang Mianzhi and Fang Jianzhi are good at political strategy.

At this time, the Georgian army and the Armenian army were attacking the fortress of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani army tried their best to defend it. The Chechen and Ingush tribes invaded northern Azerbaijan driven by the chief Samiri, and the prince of Azerbaijan fought against it. The main force of the Han army had to wait for the enemy to be tired before launching a surprise attack, just stationing troops in Kuangzhou. Anyway, with Uda's headquarters stationed in Azerbaijan, it is expected that there will be no major problems in Azerbaijan.

Fang Yuandu, who trained sailors in Liancheng Prefecture, received a pigeon letter and learned that the Meng brothers had arrived. The Lord called him to come and get together. He was very happy and arrived by boat overnight.

The Fang brothers and Meng brothers gathered together to drink and talk with their lord, recalling the scenes away from the Southern Song Dynasty in those years. They were full of emotions, and they were sad and happy.

It turned out that at that time, treacherous ministers were in charge and misled the country. Wise people feel frustrated when they see through the current situation. Because Fang and Meng are both famous families, there are senior monks who come to Japan and ask them to cross Japan with themselves to seek prosperity.

That is a famous monk who used to be the abbot of a big temple. As the country fell, he abandoned the temple and fled. Because the Yuan Dynasty believed in lamaism, it was not friendly to Central Plains Buddhism and often slaughtered temples and killed monks. The monk once showed his goodwill to the Han general of the Yuan Dynasty, but the other party ignored him. He thought that it was very dangerous to stay in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was only a good way out. Since the Han, Wei and Northern and Southern Dynasties, Japan has highly respected Chinese monks and celebrities in the past.

The great monk found the Fang and Meng brothers who were quite poor at that time, followed the example of Jianzhen in the Tang Dynasty and their ancestors not long ago, and asked them to follow him to Japan. Then, with the title of abbot of the great monk, Fang is the descendant of Fang Xuanling, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the Meng family is the famous general of the Ming Dynasty. He must be very popular in Japan!

The Meng brothers listened and were silent. They have never had a good impression of Buddhism, and they are even more contemptuous of monks using fame and fortune**.

The Fang brothers were smiling, and the eldest brother Fang Qinzhi said, "Master Jianzhen is highly virtuous--"

The monk was overjoyed and quickly closed his hands and listened attentively.

The young second brother Fang Mianzhi shook his fan and answered, "Going to Japan against the order."

The great monk was stunned. Hearing this, it seemed that he was discursive of the shortcomings of the real master?

The childish little brother Fang Jian spit out his tongue and said, "There are several volumes of scriptures in the bag--"

Qinzhi answered again: "Take a few treasures with you."

The great monk was stunned and didn't know whether they were singing or something.

Mianzhi turned a rhyme and chanted, "The government is looking for it--"

Jane smiled and said, "Promote Buddhism to the edge of the sky."

Diligent chant again: "Be alone and forget your homeland--"

The conclusion of encouragement: "A great traitor from the past to the present."

Jane clapped his hands. The three brothers laughed back and forth.

The big monk was stunned and his face turned pig liver. Seeing that his mouth moved, he finally didn't say anything, probably because the monk couldn't say anything bad. After a while, the big monk looked pale and didn't even say goodbye. He brushed his sleeves away.

The three brothers laughed again. Meng Shixiao and Meng Shixin laughed. After laughing, Qinzhi said, "My father taught me when he was on his deathbed: I can only praise others in my life, and don't curse. Today's scolding is not a small one. If Brother Yu expected it, the master's believer would come to surround me tomorrow.

He said, "Big brother expected it to be good. I can't wait to leave quickly."

Simplified: "If you don't leave at this time, when will you wait?"

Qinzhi asked Brother Meng again, "I'll wait to leave. Will you wait to leave?"

Meng Shixiao and Meng Shixin got up and said, "There is no property and no family. How can you not leave?"

In this way, the five brothers of the two families visited their ancestors' graves with tears and left their hometowns from then on. So far, more than ten years have come to today, and suddenly it is like a dream. Despite being exiled to foreign countries, they are still eager to work for a Han country. "Although my brother is free, it's better to live in the court." This is the expression of this wish.

Wake the bonfire together and listen to their old story. Zhao Yu couldn't help sighing and remembered a song "The Grace of the Earth" he had heard:

The river is curved and curved, coldly talking about worries.

When I said goodbye to my hometown, I burst into tears with a string of wet clothes.

If there is a canoe, it will definitely return one day.

The water rises and recedes, and it is inevitable that the water will rise and fall several times.

The earth, leaning on the riverside, the sound of water, gently telling the changes.

The dream is faint and green.

But my temples are spotted.

➶......

That is a portrayal of the Chinese who were forced to cross the ocean at the end of the Qing Dynasty. How can we forget the kindness of the earth? The vow of "I will definitely come back one day" will never be forgotten! But many people can't help their lives, and they can't return to their hometown until they have white hair.

From then on, the Meng brothers joined Yanhan with the Fang brothers and vowed to be loyal to the king for the goal of returning to their homeland and recovering the Central Plains. They understand that their homeland is thousands of miles away, and the struggle will be long. However, I finally have a goal to fight for, even if I die!

(to be continued in the next section)