When the retainer who opened the door saw the person coming, he immediately put a smile on his face and said: "I will report it to the superior. May I ask... your honorable name?" The retainer looked at Mang Shen and saw that he was dressed as a scholar, so he called him.

"Master".

Mang Shen said: "Mang Shen, the envoy under the command of Lieutenant Daliang, has returned home on the orders of General Xinling Lord!"

When the retainer heard this, his expression changed with fright, and he hurriedly said: "I will report you!" while handing out the copper coins that he had not yet put into his arms. Mang Shen smiled and pushed the retainer's hand back, and said: "Thank you, sir!"

drive!"

The retainers did not dare to neglect, so they quickly turned around the flute wall and reported to the elders: "People from Mang Mansion, Lord Xinling has envoys to enter the city!" The elders were a little nervous after hearing this, so they quietly walked around to the banquet in the hall and whispered a few words to the guards.

After hearing this, Yan Shou was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Who is it?... Please come to the table!"

The elder of the family stepped back, walked around to the door, bowed and said: "My master has a guest, and if I don't have time to welcome him, I would like to respectfully invite you as ordered by the master!"

Mang Shen said: "It's okay to stay in the two compartments for the time being."

The old man said: "How can this be true? Please take a seat!"

Mang Shen walked in by himself and turned around the flute wall accompanied by his family elders. There were already two rows of seats in front of the lower steps of the hall. The sudden appearance of Mang Shen attracted the attention of the people sitting there. Mang Shen stopped in front of the flute wall and said politely.

: "Mang Shen, the envoy under the command of Lieutenant Daliang, has returned home under the orders of General Xinling!"

The family elder responded: "Please invite the military envoy to come to the front of the steps!"

The two of them arrived at the steps. Mang Shen said goodbye and said, "Mang Shen, the envoy under the command of Lieutenant Daliang, has returned home on the orders of General Xinling Lord!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a scream in the hall, and then the sound of the wine master falling to the ground was heard. After a long silence, the guard's voice came: "Welcome the envoy!"

Mang Shen turned sideways and stood at the foot of the steps with his head bowed. A group of people gradually walked out of the hall. On one side were the guards in the confines of the palace, and on the other side were Mr. Liang Wei and Wei Liao!

The guard in the confinement was at the head, and everyone came down the stairs to welcome him. The guard in the confinement said: "The young general is here in person. Please take a seat."

Mang Shen said: "I have returned home with the order of General Xinling and entrusted me to Shoujun. Five of my companions are now at the post office."

Before the guard in the confinement could answer, Mr. Liang Wei had already spoken hurriedly: "Where is my father now?"

Mang Shen was startled when he heard the sound. He raised his head to look for the sound and saw that it was Mr. Liang Wei, with Wei Liao behind him.

The Liang Wei family was in the same dynasty as the Mang family. The Mang family was mainly responsible for the military affairs as guest ministers. They had contacts with the Liang Wei family, a military family, and there were many secret grievances. This time when Liang Wei went out to battle, Mr. Liang Wei was forced to lead the army out of the city, and everyone paid homage to him.

It was given by Mang Mao. Unexpectedly, he promised to lure 10,000 soldiers out of the city, but Mang Mao failed to do anything and stood by, causing Liang Wei's mansion to be devastated and waste money and effort. In the end, there were only more than 2,000 people, and they were not under each other. The golden drum flag

They were all not ready and couldn't form an formation. They were just a mob. They were so anxious that the lieutenants vomited blood. In addition to being frightened, they had to follow Mang Mao's instructions and lead the army to the center of the confinement.

The people in the Wei Mansion were reorganized on the way, and only a hundred-man fighting force was left to stay with Mr. Liang Wei as a guard. The remaining soldiers were temporarily organized into twenty-two soldiers, and the soldiers were designated. All the superior officers were missing, and the lower-level officers were all missing.

They were assigned by the soldiers. However, there were only ten flags brought out of the city, and they were small flags. Not only did there not be a commander's flag, but the twenty-three soldiers alone had insufficient flags. The weapons could only be carried with them, and there was no baggage.

Almost a remnant.

Mang Mao said at the beginning that Mang Yin was in the confinement, which was actually just speculation and not true. Ordering the soldiers outside the city to march to the confinement was actually a sudden decision and was not the result of careful consideration. He did not defend the confinement in advance.

The captain made a decision. When he returned to the country, he passed by Xizhong, and only allowed the defenders of Xizhong to take good control of the civilian army. The camera moved towards Daliang without any intention of using soldiers. When the troops marched towards Xizhong, the defenders of Xizhong had already learned about it.

The military and police outside the Great Wall were lifted, and the fighting moved to the south of Daliang. With Daliang blocking the front line, the crisis was almost completely resolved. When Mr. Liang Wei led more than 2,000 people to the vicinity of Daliang, the enemy

The gates were closed, and they refused to accept the troops, nor did they want to send food and crops. Fortunately, Wei Liao was well versed in court affairs and entered the city in person. On Mang Mao's orders, he persuaded the guards in the city to persuade Liang Wei. It was delayed until now before opening the city to welcome Liang Wei.

The young master was waiting to enter the city. Just before the banquet was held, Mang Shen arrived unexpectedly.

The guard in the confinement didn't have time to discuss it with others. He felt that since Mr. Liang Wei had come on Mang Mao's order, there was no obstacle to meeting Mang Shen, so he blurted out and asked Mang Shen to come to the table. Unexpectedly, Liang Wei reacted strongly when he heard Mang Shen's name. , almost losing his composure; if Wei Liao was not there, the situation would be almost out of control. When he was asked to guard in the center, Wei was very surprised: Could it be that Liang Wei's Mansion was not ordered by Mang Mao, but was forced by Mang Mao? If so, he would not be able to do both. Pleased.

How many years older was Mang Shen? He could still maintain his composure. He hurriedly greeted the two of them and said, "My lord, Mang Shen, has met Mr. Wei! Captain Daliang contracted an illness on the road. He was recuperating in the military camp. He is getting better day by day. Today he has been cured of his illness." Serve Wei Gongzi Xinlingjun as director."

Young Master Liang Wei was still furious, and the lieutenant's repeated hints were useless, so he had to step forward and say: "I serve my young master, and on the orders of General Mang, I brought thousands of soldiers to the camp to get food, and met with the eldest son Mang Yin every night. , that is, go to the front of the formation to serve."

Seeing that things were right, Mang Shen saluted again and said: "Mr. Xinling knew that the young master had risked his own life, and he couldn't bear it. He specially ordered the ministers, the emperor, and all the gentlemen of my family to return to the country. In addition to the king's orders, he must keep it." My son is safe."

Seeing that this matter was not an easy one, Xin Zhongshou said, "This is not the place for discussion. Please come to the hall."

Mang Shen said to the guard in the confinement: "I am waiting for the five people who are traveling with me. They are Mr. Xinling and the senior officials of my house. They are in the hall and have arranged their carriages and horses. I hope you will abide by the call and ask."

The guard in the confinement remembered Mang Shen's first words when he saw him. Before he could answer, he was interrupted by Mr. Liang Wei. Now Mang Shen mentioned it again, which was obviously more important, so he turned and waved to the family elder and said: "Let's quote the number. When the stable people go to the tavern and wait for the army, they must have their carriages and horses ready."

Mang Shen saluted the family elder and said, "I am waiting for six carriages, all with four-horse horses. They are very tired under the stables."

The old man from the family said: "Greetings!" He said to Yan Shou: "There are only three or five boys in the stable, so I might be in trouble. I dare to ask the two or three boys in the army to help me."

Wei Wei said: "No need to work. We also have one or two stable men in our house. Although they are unbearable, they can be driven around." Then he summoned his entourage from the hall and ordered the stable men to be led to the Wei Mansion to wait on the carriages and horses. He gave them repeated instructions. , where the noble person is, you must do your best and never slack off.

Taking advantage of the time when Lieutenant Yan was giving instructions to his subordinates, Yan Shou said to Tsukasa, who was acting as the guest of honor, "I will prepare a table for you as a military envoy."

The guest said: "Where should it be placed? If it is an envoy, it should be placed below; if it is a guest, it should be placed in the west."

Yan Shou said: "The military envoys are not one person, they are all members of noble families, so they should not be taken lightly. We will also set up six more seats in the west." The guests saluted and left.

After the arrangements were properly made, he stood firm and invited Mang Shen to come to the hall. He turned around and saluted everyone at the foot of the stairs: "The military envoy has come from far away, and the etiquette is not good. Please forgive me!" Behind him, Wei Wei, Liang Wei's family and Mang Shen also saluted together. Everyone fell to the ground together and said, "How dare you!"

The guests who had arranged the banquet returned to their seats and loudly shouted: "Master, please serve me!" Someone next to me served a wine cup, and the keeper of the banquet scooped out wine from the cup. Everyone at the table had already left. The banquets are arranged on both sides, and people come forward one by one to sing and pay tribute. On the host's side, Liang Wei Gongzi, Yan Wei, Wei Liao, and Mang Shen come forward in turn. After drinking, they enter the hall. When Mang Shen enters the hall, the seats in the hall have been laid out. , the table in front of the banquet, the tripod, the gui and other utensils are all ready.

The singing outside the hall did not last long. After all, it was wartime, and the people invited to accompany the guests were all senior officers in the city. In fact, there were not many of them: the standing garrison in the city only had one school and two battalions, so we couldn't invite even the uncles. Right. In addition, everyone has seen the situation in front of the gate. The military envoy has such a status that he will crush people to death wherever he goes; and the Liang Wei family and the Mang family are obviously related. Although the free wine is delicious, but... It's better to leave as soon as possible! Just like an appointment, everyone finished drinking the wine and said goodbye politely. The hall became quiet, only the retainers were withdrawing from the table and moving the cases. In the hall, although Yan Shou and Yan Wei even After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere still seemed dull and gradually became quieter.

Mr. Liang Wei, who was sitting in the chief guest seat, still could not keep his composure. He turned away from the table and leaned over and said, "I would like you to explain my father's condition in detail to comfort my children in bearing the pain!"

Mang Shen, who was at the end of the guest seat, put his hands on his knees, leaned slightly and said: "Greetings! After leaving the city, Lieutenant Daliang suddenly saw the Qifeng fire soaring into the sky. He was worried about the state affairs, so he shouted and fell to the ground in a daze. What happened on the way?

, all paid to the merchant Lu Bo Kunzhong. - Lu Bo and others arrived together with Daliang Wei. When they entered the military camp, Daliang Wei met Mr. Xinlingjun, and his expression was very weak. Fortunately, Mr. Zhongyue, the son's disciple, was able to regulate him, and he gradually improved. Today

In the morning, Lieutenant Daliang was already sitting in the tent, and he was ordered by Lingjun Gongzi to be in charge of the military soldiers."

Mang Shen looked calm, and his words were orderly and concise. Although he was protective in his words, he clearly put the responsibility on Da Liang Wei himself. Mr. Liang Wei looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say something, but could not say anything.

Wei Liao had a sullen face, listening to Mang Shen's brief introduction, trying to hear something from the words. After Mang Shen finished speaking, Mr. Liang Wei didn't speak anymore, and there was a slight silence in the hall. Wei Liao said: "Young masters,

You followed Captain Daliang out of the city, where are you now?"

Mang Shen's expression changed and he said: "All nine of the Wei family's sons were killed by the bandits, and their bodies were returned to Daliang a few days ago."

Mr. Liang Wei was surprised again and said: "Young Master can't wait for more than ten generations, but nine people are in trouble?"

Mang Shen said: "Of course. The Ninth Young Master went to the field to gather food under Lord Xinling's orders. He met thieves on the way and couldn't say anything."

Mr. Liang Wei was speechless again. Wei Liao said: "Who are the thieves? Have they ever subdued the law?"

Mang Shen said: "There is no time for military action, and the thief has not yet been captured. - Please ask Daliang Wei to teach you to put military first." The last sentence blocked Wei Li's further questioning.

Sensing that the tone of the conversation was not right, Yan Shou quickly changed the topic and asked: "When the young master returns to the country and enters the jail, will there be any orders?"

Mang Shen said: "Mr. Che of our house said that Mr. Liang Wei worked hard for the king's affairs, risked his own life, and went out to the battle with great enthusiasm. Daliang Wei was in great mourning, and Lord Xinling was uneasy. He also heard that our brother Yin was in charge of the military outside the city, so he must also stick to his position.

Where it is, Mr. Jin and Mr. Cao Er, who are under the order of the Ming Dynasty, will meet with the government's chariot, and Mr. Xiao Er will support the army and serve on the road. It is certain that Mr. Liang Wei is fine and the troops will report back after they have figured out the plan."
Chapter completed!