After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 14 Bad news from the front

   Outside Suhong Hall is a small garden.

  When the father and son passed through the garden gate, they happened to see two figures in the hall.

  He Chunhua tilted his head slightly, and his voice was soft: "These two people I saw in the middle of the street the day before yesterday?"

  He Lingchuan also saw the guests, and nodded quickly: "Yes, it's them!"

  At that time, the two men rode their horses in the downtown area, almost trampled on a child, and then left the city gate to the northeast.

  He Chunhua hasn't returned home for the past two days, and He Lingchuan has no way to report it. I didn't expect him to know.

  Who reported it?

   Mostly Uncle Hao.

  He Lingchuan once again experienced his father's fine-grained control, whether it was over his two sons or over Heishuicheng.

   It seems a bit scary.

   Entering the hall in a blink of an eye, He Chunhua looked at the two uninvited guests: "Excuse me, where did the guests come from?"

  The young man in white robe that He Lingchuan met the day before yesterday changed into a brocade robe of lake green, with silk embroidery on the shoulders. Dressing so formally is to show respect for the local host.

  He also finally saw the true face of the man in gray.

  This man is nearly sixty years old, tall and thin, with gray beard and hair, but his eyes are very bright, as if he can look straight into people's hearts and dig out the most obscure secrets of others.

  The young man smiled and said: "I am Nian Songyu, Captain Yangwu of Yuecheng, Xunzhou, and I was ordered by my father to come here!" Then he introduced his companions, "This is Master Dayuan, Sun Fudong and Sun Guoshi!"

   Rao is He Chunhua's extraordinary concentration, and at this moment he couldn't help being shocked: "What!"

  Nian Songyu was fine, he already knew that Xunzhou Mu Nian Zan Li sent someone to come, at most he didn't expect that it would be the second son of Nian Zan Li.

   As for Sun Guoshi's appearance, it was really beyond his expectation.

National Division!

   There are a total of three national teachers in Yuan Kingdom, and each of them has the ability to be unpredictable.

  They can assist the king to regulate the luck of the country in normal times, and they are the most terrifying weapons in wartime. As long as the timing is right, they even have the power to determine the fate of the world.

  As the ultimate ideal of many magicians, this Sun Guoshi was supposed to enjoy offerings in the capital, so why did he suddenly go to a barren land?

  He Chunhua didn't care about his appearance, and looked at it for a long time before exhaling: "It really is Sun Guoshi, I'm taking the liberty of being an official!"

  Sun Fudong smiled slightly: "At the ceremony of worshiping heaven twenty years ago, I remember that He Jijiu brought his third grandson to attend, that is you!"

   "Things are not people." He Chunhua sighed a little, turned and pointed at his eldest son, "Dog son, He Lingchuan."

  He has lived in the capital for more than ten years, and has met this Sun Guoshi on many occasions. Twenty years later, Sun Guoshi is also old, but his outline remains the same, and He Chunhua can recognize it even after a few more glances.

  He Lingchuan had no choice but to go forward to salute.

  Nian Songyu smiled at him: "We met again so soon."

   "Isn't it?" He Lingchuan smiled brighter when he heard that he was meaningful, "It seems that Captain Nian is destined for me."

  He Chunhua showed surprise: "Why, you have seen it?"

Before Nian Songyu opened his mouth, He Lingchuan has already rushed to explain: "Father doesn't know, my son was eating at the street the day before yesterday, and happened to meet two distinguished guests passing by. !"

  Uncle Hao, who had just entered the back hall, twitched when he heard these words.

  He Chunhua said "Oh": "I see, Nian Duwei is a promising young man, and it's rare that he has a kind heart."

  The four of them smiled together, pretending to be confused with understanding.

  He Lingchuan understands very well that Nian Songyu's official title is higher than his own, and Nian Songyu's father's official position is also older than his father's.

  After all, he had a hunch that the topic would not be very pleasant.

  Nian Songyu smiled, and did not mention this issue: "Master He, the national teacher and I have important responsibilities, and we traveled for three days and three nights to get here."

He Chunhua was also very considerate: "You two are too tired to travel, let's stay at Baishilou tonight, that is the best hotel in Heishui City." After saying that, he turned his head and called the servants to come over and serve hot tea for the two guests .

  Seeing that he didn't ask any questions, Nian Songyu had no choice but to continue talking: "I'm afraid I need Master He's help in this task."

  He Chunhua murmured: "I would like to hear more about it."

  Nian Songyu said solemnly: "Does Master He know that Woling Pass has fallen?"

  He Chunhua was shocked and almost jumped up. He didn't care about losing his appearance: "What did you say! Woling Pass was breached?"

  Woling Pass? He Lingchuan immediately searched for this place name in his mind, but the original body didn't seem to pay much attention to it, he only knew that it seemed to be in the middle of Yuan Country, there were rivers, mountains and water nearby.

"How is this possible?" He Chunhua said in a condensed voice, "I heard that the rebels from Buxin and Hongchuan gathered in May and began to attack Woling Pass. However, Woling Pass occupies a natural barrier, and it has been repeatedly reinforced over the past ten years , easy to defend and difficult to attack. What's more, Zhao Ronglue, who is guarding the pass, is known as the 'General Iron Bucket', and has enough soldiers and food, so how could he be easily breached by the thieves!"

  In his estimate, there will be no problem at Woling Pass for at least one or two years, and the trouble of bandits will be resolved by then.

"Mr. He is far away from Jinzhou, and his understanding of the battle situation in the central region is far better than that of many dignitaries in the capital." Nian Songyu said quietly, "Unfortunately, 'General Tietong' injured his right eye during the chaos and died. He died. Once he dies, the army's morale will be broken, the generals will fight among themselves, and the bandit army will take the opportunity to attack the city. Half a month ago, an inner ghost secretly opened the city gate and let the bandit army in."

   Such an important place can be destroyed without attack. The Suhong Hall was quiet, except for the breathing of Governor He who became more serious.

"You also know the importance of Woling Pass to the hinterland of Yuanzhong." Nian Songyu stared at him and said, "It guards the most important Fengling Ferry in Hongchuan, and now it is the wet season again, with several torrential rains in summer , the river is turbulent, if the bandit army goes down the river, they can bypass the many checkpoints on the bank and directly land in Shihuan City downstream—”

  He said every word: "There, it is only fifteen miles away from the capital!"

  Fifteen miles, for a cavalry marching at full speed, it takes only one leg to lift.

  He explained it very clearly, even He Lingchuan, who didn't know much about Yuan Country's geography, felt the seriousness of the situation. My family lived far away in the frontier, guarding the country gate for the emperor. But if the capital of the country falls, are they still working hard here to keep a p?

  He Chunhua only felt that his breath was full of chills: "Where is the bandit army now?"

   "Still at Woling Pass."

Um? He's father and son were startled, the rebels managed to seize Woling Pass, but they didn't take advantage of the situation? Soldiers are expensive and fast.

  But He Chunhua realized in a blink of an eye: "Is there a problem with the waterway?"

"Zhao Ronglue's lieutenant, Xu Dayou, collected the remnants when the city was destroyed and burned all the ships in the dock. Even if the rebel army captured Woling Pass, they would have no ships to use. It has been rainy recently, and it will take at least 50 more to re-log and build ships. sky."

"After all, God is merciful and gave us this little time. Now the troops from all over the country are rushing to Woling Pass, but the situation is not optimistic." Sun Fudong, the national teacher, answered, "Whether the Dayuan Guozuo can continue may depend on these fifty God."

  (end of this chapter)