Chapter 251: Don’t believe what you hear
The wind howled, Yu Tingwan nestled in his arms, and saw the urgency between the lines.
Driving a horse is no better than a carriage, it's very bumpy. It can be driven so fast that the surrounding scenery quickly reverses. The sound of horse hooves came from the quiet forest, and dust was everywhere. Birds were frightened and flapped their wings.
It’s not the direction back to Ze County.
It was not an official road, and there were no passers-by.
They are all unfamiliar scenes.
There is a trail through the forest and downhill along the trail.
Yu Tingwan was a girl after all. It was okay at first, but after a long time, she became a little unable to sit still in one position.
"How long will it take to arrive?"
Wei Zhao freed up a hand and rubbed her sore waist.
"Before the sunset."
Wei Zhao: "Go to Wuyang City, where I bought a house a few years ago."
After thinking about it, he smiled.
"You'll like it there."
Yu Tingwan was about to ask him why he was so sure.
Wei Zhao: "The gold, silver, jewelry and various rare objects collected from corrupt officials in Ze County are stored in the darkroom there."
He is the real boss behind the banks and pawn shops in Wuyang City. Once things pass through those two places, they are on the clear road.
Then... Yu Tingwan really wanted to see it.
Wei Zhao: "It's nice to have a rest when we get here."
Yu Tingwan:......
Got it.
You’ve rested enough. Do you want to wait until dawn and hang out?
Love is obviously a normal thing, but after he reminded her again and again, Yu Tingwan felt a sense of urgency.
But it's still early.
Wei Zhao: "It's almost noon. There is a lake ahead of Yi Zhu Xiang, where you can grill fish. In half an hour, you will pass the official road. There is a tea shop and food is sold inside. What do you want to eat?"
"You bake it for me?"
Yu Tingwan was suspicious and felt that Wei Zhao couldn't do the job.
"Is there a problem?"
"...Yes."
But just don't let her bake it.
The girl's cooking skills are really limited to being able to eat.
She quite wanted to try Wei Zhao's craftsmanship.
"Your husband is familiar with this area?"
Wei Zhao nodded: "On the way to Beijing and to the border, I will pass by."
The Wei family's army has sufficient dry food. But dry food that is easy to store will eventually make your throat choke if you eat it for a long time.
If time is tight and there is a tea shop ahead, people will be sent to arrive one day in advance so that the shop can prepare a large amount of steamed buns and dry food for the soldiers to eat on the way.
Wei Zhao will not treat Wei Jiajun badly.
If you have plenty of time, you will stop by the lake and take a rest. The soldiers fished, hunted, and finally gathered together to eat barbecue.
Yu Tingwan could not imagine what Wei Zhao looked like leading the Wei army in armor.
But...
"I've heard people mention you for a long time."
Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows.
Got a little excited.
"Tell me about it."
Yu Tingwan: "Do you want to listen?"
Yu Tingwan suggested: "You'd better stop listening."
Wei Zhao: "You scolded me?"
"That's not true."
"Some people say that he is a bit crazy. It is inappropriate for a well-behaved young man from an aristocratic family to go to the battlefield even though his hair has not even grown. He still has to take charge of the Wei family army and is destined to be beaten and called father and mother."
Yu Tingwan: "The words are unpleasant, but you won the battle, which can be regarded as a slap in the face to those who doubted. They turned around and changed their faces, praising you for your ability and inheriting the mantle of General Jingyuan."< br>
Wei Zhao didn't care about this.
After all, at first, no one believed that he had this ability.
Less than a year after my uncle's death, the frontier was in a hurry.
Emperor Ying Qian then focused his attention on the Wei Jiajun, but the Wei Jiajun only obeyed the orders of the Wei family's heirs. It's not like the imperial court can just send a general out of nowhere to make them work for their lives.
Wei Zhao offered to go to defend the enemy.
But he was reviled by hundreds of officials.
He scolded Wei Zhao for not knowing the importance of it! The Wei family army should be allowed to submit to the imperial court and be used by the emperor.
What a big face. Wei Zhao didn't think about it anymore and asked: "What did you think at that time?"
Yu Tingwan: "Me?"
She recalled her state of mind at the time and said truthfully: "I didn't care."
"I couldn't recognize you at that time. After hearing these things, I couldn't eat more food or work less."
Yu Tingwan: "But later, I started to care."
This time, unlike Wei Zhao who asked, she spoke without reservation.
"Someone mentioned that you didn't blink when you beheaded people on the battlefield. After beheading, you kept the heads as a companion."
Yu Tingwan: "I didn't know if it was true or false at that time. I just thought it was normal for capable people to have some quirks."
Wei Zhao:......
Rumors were flying everywhere.
but.
He admitted: "I did collect the heads of enemy generals."
Yu Tingwan:? ? ?
Wei Zhao didn't take it seriously: "It was given to the emperor of the enemy country as a meeting gift."
Yu Tingwan asked: "He didn't want to kill you?"
"Think."
"Can't kill."
Wei Zhao: "I'm sick due to qi."
Yu Tingwan:......
Infuriating indeed.
Wei Zhao: "Is there anything else?"
Yu Tingwan cleared his throat.
"Not long ago, someone on the street said you were not a womanizer."
"I know I can't believe what I hear."
Wei Zhao:......
It is good for girls to have this understanding.
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The lake surface is glowing slightly, the sand and stones are clearly visible, and the lake water is emerald green.
Fishing was no problem for Wei Zhao.
Yu Tingwan saw several wooden houses not far away.
"Is anyone still living here?"
Wei Zhao cleaned the fish guts and set up a bonfire.
It's a pleasure to watch him do this kind of thing,
Yu Tingwan found a clean and smooth stone to sit down on, and watched him take out two porcelain bottles no bigger than a palm, one for oil and one for spices.
It can be seen that the preparations are sufficient.
Wei Zhao has always been meticulous and meticulous in his work.
The man lowered his eyes and applied oil. His hands are long and beautiful, and his movements are slow and slow.
"The Wei army is good at fighting, but soldiers are not impregnable. There will always be casualties. Some have no bones left, and some only have broken arms."
Thousands of dead bones are buried on the border.
Not far from the military camp, countless cemeteries stand year after year.
Wei Zhao's eyes gradually darkened.
Soldiers work hard on the battlefield and eventually die, but not many people remember their sacrifice.
"Every time I return to Beijing, there are many wounded."
"Not everywhere has an inn, nor can there be a place to stay every night."
It is an inaccessible place with no village in front and no shop behind.
The Wei Jiajun are all rough people, and it's okay to sleep on the ground.
But Wei Zhao didn't want the wounded to suffer.
"It doesn't matter that there are many mosquitoes in the hot summer, but the cold winter is unbearable. Many wooden houses have been built one after another over the years, specifically for them to rest."
There was some surprise, but not much. If Wei Zhao was not good, the Wei army would not follow him like this.
In Yu Tingwan's impression, people in other military camps did not treat people as human beings.
It doesn't matter if you die, there is a draft every year.
Don’t worry about lack of people.
There are too many rules in there, and they are all inhumane.
I saw soldiers who were sick, injured, or in serious condition. They obviously still had some breath left, but they were left alive and died on the road. No matter.
After all, in the eyes of those people, it is a burden.
Compared with other military camps, Wei Jiajun is a paradise or a hell.