Chapter 251 Chang’s Choice
Piles of bonfires were like stars in the sky, lighting up the vast wilderness.
I don’t know which direction the melodious sound of the morinouqin came from, and then some people started humming along with the sound.
The cheerful singing has an inexplicable contagious power.
Within a short time, the entire wilderness was filled with singing.
There were even some soldiers holding hands and dancing beside some bonfires.
It seems that they are not going on an expedition, but on a picnic.
Chang Jian sat beside a bonfire, watching the soldiers singing and dancing with a smile, while tearing the hot pancake in his hand into small pieces and throwing it into the porcelain bowl in front of him.
Beside the fire, the mutton soup was simmering. The milky white soup was churning, and the aroma was overflowing.
He broke a piece of cake into thin pieces, poured the mutton soup in, then picked up the big bowl and started eating.
The eldest son Chang Xinhe came over and sat cross-legged by the fire.
"Father, my second brother has written a letter!" Chang Xin whispered.
Chang Jian nodded.
“Commander Linghu was promoted to Xiantian in the Volcano Fort, which is the day when the news reached the Volcano Fort that we did not follow him into the pass, but sent troops to assist the Anxi Protectorate in attacking Zhebei!” Chang Xin said : "Commander Linghu sat on the top of the volcano castle for half the night, and then he was promoted to Xiantian inexplicably."
Chang Jian smiled and said: "What? Regret it?"
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"Promotion to Xiantian is about chance!" Chang Jian said: "It's not strength. But I really didn't expect such a huge blow. It seems that there are many ways to advance to Xiantian. I am not anxious at all now. Maybe you will see me become Xiantian when you wake up tomorrow morning!"
"That's a good relationship!" Chang Xin couldn't help but laugh, "Father, you never seem to worry about the safety of your second brother and the others!"
"What is there to worry about!" Chang Jian said calmly: "If Linghuye gets angry at Lei'er and the others because we didn't follow him into the customs, that would be really disappointing. This is tolerable. He still has some respect for him, not to mention, how are your second brother and others worse than those of the Linghu family in terms of martial arts and martial arts? Should we treat them as before? What they gain is not only the loyalty of the second brother, but also the constant friendship with our Chang family!”
“That’s right, but the second brother’s resentment is still very strong in the letter! "Yes!" Chang Xin said with a bitter smile: "He complained that we kept it from him, saying that I didn't have any brotherhood, and that he wanted to cut off his sworn relationship with me!"
"Write back to him and let him take care of himself!" Chang Jian ate the soaked pancake and sneered.
"My second brother is also in a fit of rage!" Chang Xin smiled and said, "If it were me, I would be frightened in such a situation."
Chang Jian pointed to the wilderness. There was a bonfire like stars in the middle, and soldiers dancing and singing happily: "Did you see it? This is morale! Remember when we announced that we were not marching into the pass, but to fight against the Yuan people, below The scene of the soldiers cheering?"
"Remember!" Chang Xin said.
"We are outsiders after all, and this is our home." Chang Jian said: "It's not easy to make a decision now, but maybe this move is the most critical move of my generation for the Chang family. It’s also the most correct move.”
"Joining forces with Marshal Linghu back then was the first step for our Chang family to move from an ordinary family to the top family outside the country. Now my father has made a second decision, hoping to bring our Chang family to a higher level! Chang Xin said. "But will Li Dachui allow a family like ours to exist forever? I think he now wants to support Chen Liang!"
Chang Jian laughed: "It's normal. Chen Liang is alone. He is an outsider, and he is not bad at it. He is naturally the best person to check and balance our Chang family. In fact, mutual checks and balances are the way to long-term peace. A single family will only bring about its own destruction. Sometimes I think, The way for a family to develop like the Yan family by dominating a state and becoming a local emperor is not a long-term one."
Chang Xin was stunned: "Father, our Chang family and the Yan family have similar paths!"
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"So we have to change it!" Chang Jian said thoughtfully: "I think Li Dachui and his Anxi Protectorate's approach seems to be deliberately controlling such a big family. We want to be with them in the future. If you want to enjoy wealth and honor forever under your rule, I’m afraid we have to change it.”
“How to change it?”
"I didn't think about it!" Chang Jian said: "When this battle is over, Li Dachui and I will have a good talk and talk about this matter straight to the point."
"If we can't reach an agreement, it will be a big deal for us. Enter the customs!" Chang Xin said: "If Li Dachui uses people to move forward and does not use people to move backwards, and destroys the bridge across the river, then it is no wonder that we broke up with him. With the strength of our Chang family, even if we enter the customs, we will still be able to do it. We can live a good life, and Commander Linghu will welcome us to join us with both hands and feet!"
"What about them?" Chang Jian pointed to the happy soldiers under the fire: "They will be willing to do so! "If it weren't for them, would Marshal Linghu still welcome us with both hands and feet?" Chang Xin couldn't help but said at a loss for a long time: "To be honest, I never thought that your father would be so optimistic?" From the Anxi Protectorate, you have always said that Xiao Changche is just a warrior and cannot achieve great things."
"I am optimistic about the Anxi Protectorate, not because of Xiao Changche. It's because of Li Dachui!" Chang Jian said: "What do you really want to ask? I really can't tell you. It's more like an intuition. And I decided to join forces with Linghu. At that time, he was still a little captain!”
"The entire military plan to encircle and annihilate Zhebei this time is indeed not what Xiao Changche could have come up with!" Chang Xin said with a smile: "Xiao Changche is good at tactical command, good at charging into battle, and good at organizing and managing the army. Such a link-up Zongheng, there is a trap within a trap, even if it digs out Xiao Changche’s head, he can’t figure it out.”
“But this person is really an unparalleled genius in terms of martial arts cultivation. Of course. , including that Li Dachui!" Chang Jian said: "Two Xuanyuan ninth-level masters in their twenties, and that Li Dachui has reached the top of the ninth level, not much worse than your father, you are really like them. There’s no comparison!”
Chang Xin lowered his head in shame.
He is almost fifty, and he is only at the eighth level of Xuanyuan.
"Father, after defeating Zhebie, Anxi will definitely turn around and attack Qingtongxia and Yezhuling. By then, it won't be too much for our Chang family to ask for one of these two places, right? We You can exchange it with Li Dachui for other places!" Chang Xin said: "As long as we occupy either of these two places, our Chang family will have a lot of room to move around, even if it's the Anxi Governor's Mansion in the future. No matter how powerful our power is, as long as we can stand firmly here, we can ensure that the family will not decline.”
"Not necessarily!" Chang Jian said calmly: "The premise of your idea is that the Yuan Kingdom has always been the biggest threat to the outside world. What if one day they can no longer threaten the outside world?"
< br>"How is this possible? That is the Yuan Kingdom. Now the Anxi Protectorate alone, even if we and Chen Liang are added, it is a huge credit to be able to defend the territory."
"And Just watch!" Chang Jian said, "I always feel like something is going to happen."
The melodious horn sounded from the Chinese army's tent to the distance.
The singing gradually dissipated, and the bonfire lighting up the field gradually extinguished. The soldiers got into the tents. Except for the sound of horse hooves and clappers from the patrolling team, the noisy wilderness became quiet.
"Father, you should rest early." Chang Xin stood up, "My son is going to patrol the camp."
Chang Jian waved his hand: "Go, go, your father is old and sleeps." "Young master, I can't sleep. I need to sit down for a while."
Chang Sen, the third eldest son of the Chang family, rode fast and furious until he saw faint sparks in front of him and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, followed by several cavalry squads surrounding them from all directions. This was the scout team of Chang's army. When they saw the third master Chang Sen coming over, they couldn't help but be greatly surprised. surprise.
"Third Master, what happened? Why are you running so fast?"
Not only was he running fast, Chang Sen also looked a little embarrassed.
There are three legitimate sons of the Chang family. The eldest, Chang Xin, was trained as the head of the family. The second, Chang Lei, entered the officialdom before he was a minor and developed under Linghuye's account. The third, Chang Sen, is in control of the family. In business, the main focus is to assist the boss and the second child.
Chang Sen spends only a handful of days at home in a year. He basically runs around doing business to raise money for the family. He also sends people to collect information, which is very important to the family at critical moments. Making important judgments and choices is also essential.
The three sons of the Chang family each have their own division of labor.
"Something has indeed happened, and it is a very important matter. Where is the old man? Where is the elder brother? Where are they? Take me to see them quickly!" Chang Sen said.
After a while, Chang Sen sat in front of Chang Jian.
"Yingzhuo is dead, and Yandu is in chaos!" Chang Sen said in a hurry
"Yingzhuo, the first hero, did not arrange his posthumous affairs before he died?" Chang Jian said greatly surprise.
“Father, there is one more thing!” Chang Sen said: “Tie Le was the first to not know about Ying Zhuo’s death, and he was tricked into Yandu by Akedun and was almost killed. , at the critical moment, it was the troops from the Anxi Protectorate who rescued him and protected Tie Le from Yandu!"
"Who?" Chang Jian and Chang Xin both looked shocked: "Why? Will it be the Anxi Protectorate? ”
"Yes." Chang Sen said: "I have an informant, who is one of the people responsible for the retreat on the periphery of this operation. The Zhiqiuyuan of the Anxi Protectorate sent thousands of their Qinglong Brigade to lurk into the Imperial Palace. City, and rescued Tiele in one fell swoop."
Chang Jian was stunned for a long time, and suddenly burst into laughter. He hit the ground with his hands and laughed so hard that the soldiers in the surrounding tents were curious. He came out and saw the ancestors of their Chang family laughing wildly as if they were crazy.
(End of this chapter)