Chapter 405: Good-looking and nice-speaking
"So it's General Chang. Jingzhi heard that the two Generals Chang were father and son, both of them were heroes from military families. I'm lucky enough to meet them today. They are indeed extraordinary in appearance."
Cui Jing naturally knew about the Chang family. There were two factions of civil and military officials in Northern Yan. The civil officials were headed by Shangguan Tong, and the military generals were headed by General Qin, General Cheng, and Shen Sui.
Further down, there are sixteen generals. Six of these sixteen generals are only in title and do not command troops. The other ten have their own duties. General Chang Liang is one of them.
Further down were Chen Mo's peers, such as Chang Pu, the Yue brothers, and so on, too numerous to count.
In a few years, when Shen Mo's generation grows up, Beiyan will be full of powerful generals.
"You're too polite, Mr. Cui." Chang Pu felt a little embarrassed.
Come to think of it, it’s not that no one has ever praised him like this, but Cui Jing said it in a serious tone with a bright and gentlemanly face, which was really a bit hard to bear.
He is good-looking, speaks nicely, and behaves well.
If Chang Pu was six points satisfied before he met Cui Jing, he could now be nine points satisfied.
This is much better than Chen Sui who always has a cold face and sometimes ignores people directly, as if there is no one in the world he cares about.
Seeing that the three of them were about to start chatting, the guards beside them said, "It's cold outside, please go inside. Please follow me to the guest garden and sit down."
Cui Jing and Shen Mo nodded, turned around and asked someone to arrange for their entourage, and then followed them inside.
As soon as the two of them entered the gate, Chen Mo asked the guard, "Yun Ping, why did the Lord suddenly come to Yunzhou City and ask Cui Jingzhi and I to come back? What's the matter?"
"Cui Jingzhi?" Cui Jing raised his eyebrows and coughed.
What a good boy! He actually dares to call him Cui Jingzhi. It is obvious that he must have called him that many times in private.
Chen Mo reacted and coughed awkwardly, then explained: "It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue, third brother, please don't take it to heart."
Shen Mo is different from Shen Sui. He is smart and quick-witted, and he can bend and stretch. If he goes a little further, he can be shameless.
Cui Jing was satisfied.
The guard named Yunping shook his head and said, "Well... I can't tell you. You'll know once you see the Lord. By the way, the deputy commander has already gone to see the Lord. If the Lord wants to see you, he should be here soon."
Although he was firm and unwilling to say much, the look of wanting to say something but hesitating on his face really made people suspicious. Shen Mo and Cui Jing looked at each other and frowned.
At this moment, Yun Gang walked over quickly and shouted from a distance: "Mr. Cui, Chen Mo, please follow me quickly. The master wants to see you."
Chen Mo walked up to him and just wanted to put his arm around his shoulder to ask for some information, but Yun Gang immediately pushed him away and said, "Don't ask, I don't know. If you have any questions, ask the master."
"How strange!" Chen Mo couldn't understand what else could have happened that made everyone keep their mouths shut.
"Okay, let's go see the Lord now."
Cui Jingjing nodded and wanted to go with him. Seeing this, Chang Pu also wanted to go.
Yun Gang quickly pulled him aside and said, "General Xiao Chang, this is someone's private matter, please don't make things more complicated. Go to the guest garden and wait. Yun Ping, take General Xiao Chang there."
After Yun Gang said this, he followed him and said beside Cui Jing, "Mr. Cui, anger is harmful to your health. It's better to be less angry and calm, don't you think?"
"And there are many things that are not just superficial. Sometimes what you see on the surface is not necessarily true."
He chattered on for a long time. Cui Jing stopped and looked at him, his fox eyes narrowed slightly, a little dangerous: "What do you mean by that?"
Yun Gang was embarrassed. "I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to remind Mr. Cui not to get angry when something happens. There might be other reasons. Mr. Cui, please stay calm."
"Oh? From what you said, it seems that you have done something wrong to me, or rather, the master has done something wrong to me?"
Yun Gang: “…”
Yun Gang's scalp tingled, but he didn't know how to explain it for a moment. In the end, he could only say, "In short, Mr. Cui, please stay calm. A gentleman should use words, not fists, right?"
Cui Jing said coldly: "Don't worry, I'm very calm. As for the saying that a gentleman should use words instead of fists, you reminded me that I'm not a gentleman, I'm a villain!"
Yun Gang was in a dilemma and could only light a candle for Yan Xingchuan in his heart: My Lord, I can't help you, so you're on your own.
Cui Jing snorted coldly and walked forward: "I want to see what he did to make you so worried that I would take action."
The group continued walking towards the main courtyard.
Yan Xingchuan was sitting in the house at this moment, looking out the window from time to time, and his heart was becoming more and more irritated. Finally, he could not sit still any longer, so he walked out of the house and stood in the corridor to look at the scenery in the yard.
The heavy snow had just stopped. Looking up, he saw a blanket of white snow everywhere. A cold wind blew, making him feel very cold. After standing in the corridor for a while, he felt that even his clothes were stained with the cold.
It was at this moment that he heard footsteps. Yan Xingchuan looked up and saw Chen Mo, Cui Jing and Yun Gang walking in. He paused, as if he was suddenly not so nervous anymore.
Three people came forward and saluted: "Master."
He nodded: "I'm back, follow me into the house."
After saying that, he turned around and walked inside. Shen Mo looked at Yan Xingchuan's back, then at Yun Gang and finally at Cui Jing's expression, then quickly followed.
Cui Jing dusted off his sleeves and followed.
There was no floor heating in the hall in the outer courtyard, but there were two charcoal fires for heating. In addition, there were curtains to block the cold wind, so it was much warmer when you walked in.
Chen Mo rubbed his hands, then went to the brazier to warm himself. After warming himself for a few seconds, he took a snack and took a bite. Finally, he said, "Bring me a cup of hot tea."
Someone brought him hot tea and ginger soup and said to him, "General Shen, the kitchen has made ginger soup. You should drink some to warm yourself up."
Chen Mo took a sip. It didn't taste very good and was a bit spicy, but he finished it anyway. Then he took a sip of hot tea to get rid of the taste in his mouth. "This snack is really delicious. In Rong'an Town, we only eat fish every day. I almost vomited after eating so much."
Yan Xingchuan raised his eyes and said, "Didn't you say you came up with a lot of new ways to eat it?"
"It's been over half a year, and I'm tired of it. My Lord, when will we send out the troops?"
"What's the rush?"
"Why not? You're not anxious, but everyone is anxious to achieve success and enjoy peace as soon as possible."
That's true. Young soldiers are very eager for military merit. It's not good to let them be idle all the time, as it will dampen their morale.
Yan Xingchuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the southwest is more stable before we decide. This will prevent us from being attacked from two sides, which would be disadvantageous to Northern Yan."
We have to take the road, but we have to take it cautiously to reduce casualties and losses. It's not like we will be defeated if we don't take action now. There is no need to rush to send troops to attack Zhou.
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