Chapter 270 Six Major Military Commanders, Surrounded by Dangers, Chen Daniu Meets Love

In the mansion of Zhongyong Hou.

Wei Yuan personally led Zhui Feng to a slightly empty courtyard, and also ordered people to place the 'Qilin Armor' and 'Yuci Guandao' in this courtyard.

He even gave this courtyard a name, Zhui Feng Yuan.

At this time, Minglan, Hai Chaoyun, and Mrs. Zhao were all accompanying Zhang Guifen at Chunyi Pavilion.

Mrs. Zhao had almost taught them the tea art, but during the period when she was teaching them the tea art, several people got in touch with each other and their relationship became closer.

Therefore, if the tea shop is not busy on weekdays, Zhang Guifen will invite Mrs. Zhao to come to the Hou Mansion to make tea and chat with a few people.

Today, while they were chatting, they suddenly heard Baozhu coming to report,

"Madam, the Marquis has returned home and brought a horse with him. He seems to be very happy."

"The Marquis took the horse to an open yard and named the yard 'Zhui Feng Yard'."

horse? Zhuifengyuan?

Zhang Guifen stood up slowly and asked curiously: "I am an official who loves horses as much as his life. The horses that he can bring back to the Marquis Mansion in person will be extraordinary. Girl Ming, how many of you will come with me to have a look?"

Minglan nodded and smiled, "I have nothing to do, so I just happened to go take a look."

With that said, he pulled Hai Chaoyun up.

Zhang Guifen glanced at Mrs. Zhao and said, "Let's go together."

The latter handed over his hand and said, "Yes."

When the four women arrived at Zhuifeng Courtyard, they saw Wei Yuan using a silk cloth to wipe Zhuifeng's body carefully.

When Zhang Guifen came here, the guards standing around all lowered their heads and bowed, "I've seen Madam."

She nodded and came to Wei Yuan curiously, "I have never seen an official cherish a horse so much."

Although Wei Yuan loves horses, things like wiping the horses have always been left to others.

It's rare to see him doing it himself.

While Wei Yuan was bathing Zhui Feng carefully, he looked at Zhang Guifen and the women behind her and said with a smile:

"You don't understand. Zhui Feng is a good horse in this world and must be treated with care."

Ming Lan came forward and saw that a wooden barrel next to Wei Yuan was filled with blood. She couldn't help but be shocked, "What's going on?"

Wei Yuan explained: "It's the sweat on Zhui Feng's body. This is a sweaty horse, and the sweat it sheds is similar to blood."

Bloody horse?

Minglan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is this the rumored bloody horse? It is said that there are not many horses left in the world."

As she said that, she wanted to reach out and touch Zhui Feng.

As a result, before she even touched it, Zhui Feng seemed to have read her mind, and she sneezed and snorted.

Minglan was startled and took two steps back.

Wei Yuan patted Zhui Feng on the forehead, "That's one of our own."

Zhuifeng seemed to understand, and took two steps towards Minglan, indicating that she could touch him.

Seeing such a scene, the girls were extremely surprised. Even Zhang Guifen, who had often gone to the army to interact with war horses since childhood, was slightly surprised.

"This horse is really spiritual. Where did you find it?"

Wei Yuan said bluntly: "It was a gift from Dong Zhan."

Zhang Guifen became even more curious, "The future Lord of Tubo? Why would he give gifts to officials and men?"

Wei Yuan said: "After the New Year, the official family will make Zusiluo the king. Today, the scholar-bureaucrats in the court almost got into a quarrel because they wanted to use the title of Zusiluo."

"In the end, I used my suggestion to confer the title of King of Tibet to Zun Siluo. After Dong Zang found out about this, he specially gave this horse as a thank you to me."

Zhang Guifen was relieved and stretched out her hand to touch Zhui Feng.

The strange thing is that no matter whether Minglan or others touch it, it always puts on a bad face and doesn't seem to like it.

But only Wei Yuan and Zhang Guifen touched it, and it seemed to be enjoying it.

Although not only Zhang Guifen was here, but also Minglan and others, whether it was giving the title of He Zunluo to Zun Siluo or Dong Xiang's gift of a horse, it was not a secret and could only be said.

Wei Yuan had met Hai Chaoyun several times and was not unfamiliar with her. However, although he had met Mrs. Zhao several times, he had only heard that she came to the mansion to teach Zhang Guifen tea art.

But since he came to the Hou Mansion frequently, Wei Yuan couldn't help but become curious.

"Miss Zhao is here too? Is your tea shop out of business or something?"

Zhang Guifen rolled her eyes at him, "How can anyone talk like this?"

Wei Yuan smiled.

Mrs. Zhao responded respectfully: "It's the off-season now, and the tea in the tea shop is all tea left after the Spring Equinox and Qingming Festival. It is not considered high-quality, so there are fewer people coming to drink tea recently."

Wei Yuan nodded and asked: "I remember when I first met you in Hangzhou, there was also Gu Qianfan, the commander of the Detective Department of the Imperial City Department, who was present at that time? Have you met him once since you came to the capital?"

Mrs. Zhao said truthfully: "He has been to my tea shop a few times and talked to me a few times, but I haven't seen him recently."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "He was sent to Daizhou by me."

"Daizhou?" Although Mrs. Zhao was curious, she did not dare to continue asking.

In her impression, the Marquis Zhongyong and his wife seemed amiable on weekdays, but when they really got angry, they were like gods getting angry, which was shocking.

Therefore, she was always trembling in front of Wei Yuan and Zhang Guifen, for fear that she would say the wrong thing.

She also knew that the reason why she and her close friends from Hangzhou were able to establish themselves in the capital so quickly was inseparable from Zhang Guifen's help.

That's the benefit of having a background.

She knew very well that her background was the sixth girl of the Sheng family and Zhang Guifen.

"Sir, tomorrow Hualan, Rulan and others will come to our house to appreciate the plum blossoms, and there is also Qin Jianjia, the daughter of the Fuguo family. Tomorrow, Sir, let Daniu come to our house and let them meet."

Zhang Guifen suddenly remembered this and simply said it.

Wei Yuan nodded and said "OK".

Minglan said: "I have met this Qin family girl once. She is really cute and petite. General Chen is very burly. The two of them standing together are somewhat mismatched."

Wei Yuan laughed and said: "What do you know? This is called contrast."

If Daniu is a bear, then the Qin family girl is a rabbit, even smaller than a rabbit.

"What is contrast?" Minglan was puzzled.

Wei Yuan waved his hand, "I'm just talking casually."

Zhang Guifen said: "There is another interesting story. Sir, do you know Rong Feiyan, the girl of the Rong family? She is the younger sister of the current Fuchang Bo. Their family wants to find a husband for Rong Feiyan, and it seems that they like my brother Rui."

Zhang Rui?

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "What did your father say?"

Zhang Guifen said, "What else can I say? We know exactly what the Fuchang Marquis family is thinking. My father is unwilling, but it is not easy to refuse directly. So, let's discuss going to Daxiangguo Temple with my mother to hide for a few days."

Wei Yuan said solemnly, "Hiding is not a solution. It is better to find a marriage for Zhang Rui as soon as possible to give up the plan of the Fuchang Marquis's mansion."

——

The next day, Wei Yuan went to the Danglu Army and wanted to tell Chen Daniu in person about the Qin girl.

On the way, he suddenly met Lan'er who stopped the carriage of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's mansion.

Lan'er passed a message to Wei Yuan, "Sister Wei said that a girl wants to see you."

Girl? What girl?

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "What is the identity of that girl? Why does she want to see me?"

Lan'er said bluntly, "I heard from Sister Wei that the girl is not small. She is a village owner."

Village owner?

Could she be the daughter of King Yong?

Since she was demoted by the government, she rarely moved around in the capital, and usually stayed at home.

Why did she suddenly want to see me? Could it be that she didn't want to live in such a peaceful state?

Wei Yuan said, "Let's talk about it when we have time."

He didn't refuse directly, but more to see what tricks the village head Zhao could come up with.

Interestingly, the Fuchang Bo couldn't wait to marry his daughter, and then the village head Zhao started to move.

Even specifically found Wei Xingtou.

After arriving at the army, Wei Yuan asked Da Niu to go to the Marquis' Mansion.

And he arranged matters such as the New Year.

In order to let the soldiers of the Danglu Army have a good New Year, they were given ten days of rest time, so that they could go home to accompany their families, or of course they could stay in the army.

At this time last year, Wei Yuan gave the soldiers meat.

This year, they did not buy meat in large quantities, but distributed their military pay in advance, and gave each of them some extra silver money, although not much, but it would allow them to have a good New Year.

After Wei Yuan arranged the New Year's affairs, Yang Huairen and others were really surprised.

"Usually, the soldiers were sent back home in batches and returned to the camp within a specific time. This year, all the soldiers were sent home for the New Year. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to let them go home for the New Year directly?"

Wei Yuan said: "The Danglu Army is a new army. Some arrangements cannot be made according to the routine, and they are the same as the soldiers in other military camps."

"Every three years from now on, the soldiers of the Danglu Army will be allowed to leave the camp and return home for the New Year. The soldiers have wives and children, and a few days of rest are not enough."

Ten days of rest, he felt a little too little.

Yang Huairen said: "Since General Wei has decided, I will start to arrange it now."

Wei Yuan nodded.

Yang Huairen asked again: "What about the reform of the Yanbian Army?"

Wei Yuan sighed, shook his head, and stopped talking about it.

In the past two days, he received news that the six major military divisions of Xixia had been established.

Zhuo Luo and the Southern Army Division echoed with Lanzhou, an important town of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as if they had controlled all the military and political affairs in the southwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty;

Xishou Baotai Army Division defended the Great Zhou Huaide Army;

Jingsai Army Division protected several important towns of Xixia like an iron barrel;

Jianing Army Division pointed directly at all the deployments of Wei Yuan in Yanbian;

Xiangyou Army Division, like a sword, fiercely inserted into the area where the military defense of the Great Zhou Dynasty was the weakest;

Zuoxiang Shenyong Army Division, like a backup, can continuously support the output of the other five major army divisions.

The six major army divisions, with a total of 300,000 troops and horses, are almost all the elite divisions of Xixia.

Li Yuanhao did this because he was worried that if he was gone one day, Xixia would continue to have internal troubles, which might allow the Great Zhou Dynasty to find an opportunity to attack Xia.

He also thought that he would have another chance to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty in his lifetime.

In any case, the establishment of the six major army divisions directly gave Xixia the ability to attack and defend.

Things have come to this point. Many ministers in the court, including military generals, still believe that Xixia is just bluffing or trying to protect itself. They just want to live in peace in a corner.

But they don't need to think about it. Li Yuanhao is not a king who maintains the status quo. He is the founding emperor, and his status is close to that of Songtsen Gampo of the previous dynasty. Would he think of living in peace in a corner?

"If it really doesn't work, wait until the New Year is over, send off the Tibetan king and his entourage, and then submit a letter."

Apart from this, Wei Yuan has no better way.

——

Over at the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis.

In the courtyard of Chunyi Pavilion.

Hualan, Rulan, Minglan, Hai Chaoyun, and even Molan are here.

The day that Rong Feiyan invites him to appreciate plum blossoms is also today.

At first, she was still hesitant about which of the two families she wanted to go to.

Later, after she told Lin Sushuang her thoughts, Lin Sushuang cursed her directly.

"Why have you become more and more confused these past few years?"

"How can Rong Feiyan and the Fuchang family compare to the Zhongyong Marquis and the Yanmen County lady?"

"I heard that once the Queen gave a banquet and invited the wife of Yanmen County, but Rong Feiyan was not invited. If she had not had a sister who was favored in the palace, she would not even be qualified to attend the banquet that day!"

"Moreover, it is said that Mrs. Yanmen County also 'contradicted' the Queen. Not only was the Empress not angry, she even comforted Mrs. Yanmen County."

"You are still hesitating about whose house you want to go to? How stupid! Stupid!"

After being scolded by her mother, Mo Lan suddenly realized.

So, I came to the Hou Mansion.

Zhang Guifen was not surprised or had any other emotions about her arrival, it was just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks to her lunch.

Now all her mind was focused on Qin Jianjia.

When the other party arrived, she took him to sit in a pavilion, and then the two of them exchanged greetings.

During this period, she had been waiting for news about the orb.

Soon, when she saw Baozhu nodding towards her, she immediately smiled knowingly and said to Qin Jianjia:

"Sister, I have a gift for you. Come with me."

Qin Jianjia was very curious and followed him.

Today, Zhang Guifen invited everyone to come and enjoy the plum blossoms. In fact, it was just a reason. The purpose was to let her meet Chen Daniu.

She brought Qin Jianjia to the main hall, and then asked Qin Jianjia to sit in the main hall for a while on the pretext of getting a gift.

In fact, Zhang Guifen had already prepared that gift.

It is an extremely exquisite hairpin.

She did not go anywhere else, but sat quietly at the screen behind the main hall, whispering about the orb next to her from time to time.

"Why hasn't Daniel arrived yet?"

Baozhu responded softly: "The people in the mansion just told me that General Chen is almost here. Counting the time, he should have met the Qin family girl by now."

The words just fell.

Zhang Guifen heard the movement in the main hall,

"Chen Chen. General Chen."

When Chen Daniu saw Qin Jianjia, he giggled.

"Miss Qin, I. I know you like to eat delicious food and also like to eat chicken legs."

"I just bought this lotus leaf chicken. I wasted a little time and made you wait for a long time."

Qin Jianjia was stunned. She looked left and right, but there was no sign of Zhang Guifen. She still didn't know that she was being 'calculated'.

"General Chen, I'm not waiting for you."

As he spoke, he smelled the fragrance of lotus leaf chicken. He stared at the lotus leaf chicken in Chen Daniu's hand and swallowed involuntarily.

Chen Daniu noticed her expression and quickly placed the lotus leaf chicken in front of her, then stood back up, scratched the back of his head, and said with a slight embarrassment:

"I know"

"Well, last time I went to your home to look for you, I brought some snacks that are only available in Yanbian, but your father is so cute."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Jianjia frowned and glared at him.

He clapped his lips quickly and said, "I said the wrong thing, Miss Qin, don't blame me."

"This lotus leaf chicken must be eaten while it's hot. Miss Qin, eat it quickly."

Qin Jianjia still stared at him without saying anything, as if to say, "How can I be embarrassed to eat while you are watching here?"

Chen Daniu understood what she meant instantly and turned his back to her.

"I won't look at it. Miss Qin can eat with peace of mind, and let me know when she's done eating."

Hearing this, Qin Jianjia looked at his back and smiled, then slowly opened the lotus leaf wrapping the chicken, and the fragrance immediately hit her nostrils.

Qin Jianjia took a piece of cut chicken with her slender fingers and put it in her mouth to chew.

Not long after, she suddenly heard Chen Daniu gulp.

Qin Jianjia immediately covered her mouth and smiled, "How about we eat together?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Daniu turned around quickly and asked expectantly: "Can I eat with Miss Qin?"

After that, he turned around and said, "Miss Qin, let's eat. I'm not hungry."

Qin Jianjia pouted and said, "Idiot."

Chen Daniu didn't hear clearly, "What?"

Qin Jianjia didn't respond. Instead, she picked some chicken pieces with bones and put them in her mouth, enjoying them to her heart's content.

The family rules of Duke Fu are very strict. On weekdays, her mother would not let her eat anything too greasy in order to keep her slim figure.

When Zhang Guifen got married, Chen Daniu had paid attention to her and found that she liked eating meat, especially chicken, so he kept this in mind.