The Child Emperor

Fang Daye is really exhausted. It looks like a vehicle that has been in disrepair for a long time. It looks intact. If he goes out for a lap, he is in danger of falling apart. In that battle, he was not injured, but after returning to the city, he rested for five years. The genius recovered and was able to get out of bed and walk, but his spirit was still exhausted, only his stomach was still bulging high.

He doesn't need to carry the flag or work. When the guards cross the river to join the army, he is on the prisoner's book because of his name, so he doesn't need to accompany the army. Sitting in the sun is half a day.

His favorite place is the city wall. He often walks up and down on it. No one stops him. A soldier follows behind, with a folding stool on his shoulders, which the old general can open at any time.

This afternoon, Fang Daye sat on a folding stool, wrapped in a cloak, and looked westward at Quicksand City. He could only hear the rustling of the wind. The soldier was lying in the middle of the wall, throwing stones down the city in a bored way.

Han Ruzi climbed up the city wall, motioned for the guards to stay where they were, and walked to the old general alone and looked at him from afar, neither of them said a word.

Xiao Bing heard the footsteps, turned around and saw General Zhenbei, stuck out his tongue, stood for a while, finally reacted, and ran away.

"General Fang is okay?"

"Well, I can still breathe."

"I've been busy these days, so I didn't come to thank General Fang."

Fang Daye turned to look at General Zhenbei, "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you General Fang Lao for your life-saving grace."

Fang Daye lowered his head and thought for a while, "If the general were to thank his subordinates for their 'life-saving grace' after each battle, you would owe a lot of people until you can't afford it at all."

Han Ruzi smiled, "What would a qualified general do?"

"Please eat, drink, and give rewards. The most important thing is to assess military merit. The sooner the better, personal thanks is only temporary, military merit is a lifetime event. But this time there are too many casualties in the battle, so there should be no military merit. I can Sitting here in the sun is the best reward."

Han Ruzi walked to the place where Xiaobing stood just now, leaned over and looked down, the Iron Broken City was built in the wilderness, and it was not towering at all from a distance.

"General Fang thinks how much does Chu Jun's victory count?" Han Ruzi turned around and asked.

Fang Daye pondered for a while, "Give me a bow, and with a little luck, I can hit an enemy a few hundred steps away, but it's so far away, and I don't know anything about a farther distance than this."

"General Fang knows the Huns..."

"Farmers understand crops. The farmer is not a peasant. I am a soldier. I don't understand anything other than fighting. I was born to be managed, not managed."

Han Ruzi smiled and wanted Fang Daye to speak his mind, which was much more difficult than letting him bend a bow and shoot an arrow.

"Can you talk about King Qi's father and son?"

Fang Daye turned his head to stare at him, there seemed to be anger in his eyes, "Yes, you are General Zhenbei, you can say anything."

"Do you think they were wronged?"

"Not wrong."

"Then why... why do you still want to rob the prince and save the Prince of Qi?"

"Because I'm not a criminal officer, it's not up to me to judge whether King Qi's father and son are wronged or not. I'm the guardian of the prince, and naturally I have to do my duty as a guardian."

"Well, very good, you are now the captain of the auxiliary army, do your duty." Han Ruzi took out a letter of appointment, walked to Fang Daye, and handed it over.

Fang Daye took it in his hands suspiciously, opened it and looked at it for a while, "Are you paying for my ransom?"

"The general is willing to support my part for a year, saving a lot of money, just to redeem the sentence for General Fang Lao."

Fang Daye was silent for a while, "Even if I am redeemed, I'm just a commoner. What's going on with this 'Auxiliary Army Captain'?"

"It was appointed by me, and you will be the captain of the auxiliary army in my trilogy in the future."

Fang Daye didn't say a word, it didn't seem like he was favored, but he was calculated.

"Of course, if you don't agree, you can always go back to your hometown to reunite with your family, you are no longer a prisoner."

Fang Daye stood up slowly, a head taller than Han Ruzi, "Your ambition is too big, but your strength is too weak. Following you, I'm afraid that even the lives of the whole family will be involved."

Han Ruzi did not argue, "I have prepared three hundred taels of silver and related documents. When will General Fang leave?"

"Tomorrow." Fang Daye picked up Zhe Deng and turned to leave.

Han Ruzi looked at the broad, hunched back, worried about gains and losses, and he sighed regretfully until Fang Daye walked down the steps.

Han Ruzi walked to Beicheng and looked across the river. The army camp was faintly visible, but there were not many people inside. Almost the entire army of 30,000 Chu troops was dispatched to the predetermined location to stop the Huns who were retreating to the west. As expected, the battle should have ended. , but the news has not yet come.

The loach hurried up, "General, Mr. Lin is back."

Han Ruzi was taken aback, but he didn't expect that Lin Kunshan would dare to come back to see him, so he hurriedly went down the city wall and rode back home.

Lin Kunshan was chatting happily with the King of Donghai in the hall, and when he saw Marquis Juan, he immediately got up and saluted, "Marquis Tien is sorry, Lin failed to complete what he was entrusted with, and he came back too late."

Lin Kunshan was ordered to persuade Feng Shili not to believe Jin Chunbao's words, but as a result, the army came to stop the Huns, and he delayed for a few days before returning, which really shouldn't be the case.

Han Ruzi once suspected that Wang Qi had something to do with the riots in Guan, but he couldn't say anything at this time, and said with a smile: "It's good to come back, I thought Mr. Lin had an accident, without Mr. Lin, I would have lost my right-hand man, what would I do? Things are not going well."

King Donghai didn't move, he kept sitting on the chair, listening to Han Ruzi's lies with a smile, and found it very interesting.

Lin Kunshan bowed, "Wanhou deserves the prize. If I were an arm, it would be a useless arm. After staying by Juanhou's side for so long, it didn't help me much, but instead humiliated my mission."

"I thought it was too simplistic. There was a riot in the customs, and the court was eager to end the war with the Huns. General Han and General Feng You had to obey orders, and even gods couldn't persuade them to obey."

The two were polite to each other for a while, and Lin Kunshan said, "Speaking of accidents, I did delay for a few days at Shenxiongguan for some things."

"Oh? Mr. Lin, please take a seat."

Lin Kunshan sat down and said sternly: "In the past month, there have been frequent riots in the counties and counties in the customs."

"As Mr. Lin expected before: there will be chaos in autumn."

Lin Kunshan let out a long sigh, "Marquis Juan thought I expected it right, but he didn't know that I was even more surprised than Marquis Juan."

"How could it be? Wasn't the riot instigated by the Hopeless?"

Lin Kunshan smiled bitterly, "That's what people who look out for qi are afraid of. To be honest, there are indeed some people who look out for qi going to various places to experience the suffering of the people and observe the general trend, thinking that there will be riots after the fall. We didn't incite anyone, just Just watching."

Han Ruzi smiled.

Lin Kunshan continued: "But the scope and scale of the riot exceeded our expectations. I received a letter from Master Chunyu at Shenxiongguan. The teacher believed that the general situation was chaotic, and no one could clearly see the direction, let alone predict the future. The teacher asked me to remind me Marquis Tien: At this time, it is best to stay away from right and wrong, be wise and protect yourself, and only follow the trend after the chaos."

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Did Mr. Lin meet the Hua family in Shenxiongguan?"

"The Hua family?" Lin Kunshan was taken aback.

"Junyang Hou Huabin and his son Huahuwang."

"Oh, that Hua family, you can't meet them in Shenxiongguan. Marquis Juan may not know it yet. The father and son of the Hua family fell into trouble and became kings in Yunmengze in the south, attracting many heroes and poor people. County riots, they benefited a lot, and it is said that they have gathered 20,000 to 30,000 people."

The King of Donghai said in surprise: "Hua Bin has become the king? Does he think he didn't die fast enough? The hopeful person has a good relationship with the Hua family, so he won't persuade him?"

Lin Kunshan said with a smile: "Those who look for qi only follow the trend and not against the trend. The Marquis of Junyang insists on being king. No one can persuade us. We will not waste our efforts."

"I will also give advice to the Marquis of Junyang to help him call the king a rebel." Han Ruzi added.

Lin Kunshan laughed for a while, "I wouldn't be surprised if someone who is really hopeful goes to assist Marquis Junyang, but I really don't know much about the situation over there. By the way, Marquis Junyang is now calling himself the 'King of Yunmeng', or 'The Cloud King'."

"Hey, I think it's the 'Dream King'." The King of the East Sea was a real clan prince, and he was full of contempt for those foreigners who claimed to be kings.

The hopefuls are unbelievable, but Han Ruzi still doesn't want to get rid of them, so he said: "Anyway, welcome Mr. Lin back, and thank Mr. Chunyu for reminding me that I will stay in Broken Iron City, unless the imperial court transfers me into the city. Guan, I can't do things that are against the decree."

"Of course."

King Donghai noticed that his presence was a bit redundant, got up and said with a smile: "Let's talk, I'll go to Cui Teng, he has the best friendship with King Huahu, and now he's a 'prince', let's see if he's proud."

The King of the East Sea left, Zhang Youcai came in again, "Master, Fang Daye came to the house to collect money and documents..."

"Give it all to him." Han Ruzi said that he didn't need Fang Daye right now, so he might as well let the old general go back to his hometown.

Zhang Youcai stepped back, and Lin Kunshan said, "Fang Daye is a great person, so Marquis Juan let him go?"

"It's useless to stay, it's better to do something good. This can be considered as 'following the trend'."

Lin Kunshan laughed loudly, "Marquis Tired has the essence." Then he put away his smile and leaned forward: "There is nothing to do but nothing to do. It is necessary to follow the trend, build momentum, and do something."

"Mr. Lin's words are so profound that I am confused."

"The world is in chaos. For example, the flood is raging, and manpower cannot compete with it. However, you have to find a high place to take refuge. When the water comes out, you are qualified to follow the trend."

"Is Iron Broken City not tall enough?"

"Broken Iron City is alone, with no land and no people. It is adjacent to the Xiongnu to the north, and it will be captured at any time. It is separated from the Xiongguan to the south. If something happens, it will not be able to advance or retreat.

"So, Mr. Lin got advice from Mr. Chunyu?"

Lin Kunshan nodded, "My teacher suggested that Marquis Juan seize the Shenxiong Pass, which is high enough."

Han Ruzi smiled and said, "I am a marquis of the clan, and the general of Zhenbei appointed by the imperial court. How could I 'capture' Shenxiong Pass? Besides, I only have a thousand followers, so what can I do to capture it?"

"It's not because there are too many people to seize the pass, it's the time, and now is the time. The 30,000 Chu troops are now fighting against the Huns in Hebei, and the gatekeeper Wu Xiu was ordered to return to Beijing. Shenxiongguan has no commander in chief."

"Wu Xiu has returned to Beijing?" Han Ruzi was really surprised.

Wu Xiu was the emperor's uncle, and his return to Beijing at this time seemed to herald something.