Time flies in the midst of the busyness, and in the blink of an eye, it is almost midsummer in May.

Around May last year, Wang's division entered Hebei in a big way and officially started a new round of Northern Expedition operations, and now a year has passed, and most of Jizhou has been recovered by Wang's division.

Therefore, although the flood season has not officially begun, a number of new materials have been transported to Hebei, which has greatly solved the urgent needs of various places, and has also liberated the Wang divisions trapped everywhere to a certain extent, and then has the ability to attack and fight.

In the city of Guangzong in May, the wilderness is already full of interest, and the remnants of Guangzong Begging Force, who originally occupied this place, have already moved to Shunyi County, which is not far away, to start a new life. As one of the bases for resettlement of Hebei food, in the past month or so, nearly 10,000 Hebei villagers have been moved into the suburbs outside Guangzong City, and various reclamation matters are being rolled out in an orderly manner.

Hurun, who had been wandering for many days and leading his troops to suppress bandits, also returned to Guangzong, and after learning the news, Chen Kui, who had suffered greatly from Hurun's involvement, was busy reporting the news to the general.

In fact, even if Hurun did not return, Chen Kui would no longer have to suffer from sparring. With the development of various matters of entry and governance, the general opened up the net, no longer forced Chen Kui to sparring, and let Chen Kui contact local affairs.

After driving beside the general for several years, some of the classmates of the Xinshiguan had already begun to dominate the party, and the general also intended to send Chen Kui out to hone his skills, and it was basically determined that he would serve as the governor of Bei Governor after the separation of Guangzong and Dongwu City.

In fact, in addition to the first few days, there was a faint sense of humiliation in his heart and he practiced riding and archery, General Shen also had the advantage of being good at enlightening himself.

It is normal for archers and horses to be skilled, after all, generals do not need to go into battle to kill the enemy and chase merit, so it is naturally difficult to compare with Hurun These first-line generals. The ruler is short and long, and the general also has areas that he is good at, and he can lead Hurun to this and attack it severely, such as Liaodong, Saibei, Longxi, and southern Sichuan, and Hebei is backward after a period of war, and these places need to be opened up urgently.

Because after learning that Hurun had returned to Guangzong City, the general summoned him as soon as possible.

After entering Guangzong's residence, Hurun looked excited, and bowed at the entrance: "The general strategizes, the king fights bravely, and wins the Xindu, which is really the joy of the common people and the congratulations of the society!" ”

Xindu, which had already been recovered, had arrived in Guangzong two days earlier. At this time, when I heard Hurun's praise again, the general just glanced at him coldly, what does it have to do with you?

Hu Run smiled awkwardly, and then said with a straight face: "The last general was ordered to eliminate bandits from all sides, at the turn of spring and summer, the stability of the place is the first priority, and the duties are heavy, so I should not dare to slack off." It's just that on the way, Tian Jing from the front line told me to help, saying that the northern front was in urgent need of a general Zhicheng, and asked me to gather people along the way to escort ......"

As he spoke, Hu Run stepped forward on his knees and placed a well-sealed secret piece in front of the general's case.

Seeing the vermilion seal that was marked as the highest, the general also turned pale, grabbed the dagger and picked up the vermilion seal, took out the list of letters inside, his face became more solemn, looked up at Hurun and said, "Where are the people?" ”

"It has been sent to the palace, and the general can be seen at any time."

Seeing that the general's expression was so solemn, Hu Run suddenly didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said.

He didn't know what the inside story of this trip was, but because the area of bandit suppression was not far from Tian Jingbu, Tian Jing suddenly had to send a thousand elite soldiers to escort an important person to Guangzong, and it was inevitable that his subordinates would not have enough strength, so he asked for help from Hurun near the rear.

Hurun also knew that he had offended the general, and it was not a matter of wandering outside for many days, so he had to go back to see each other. happened to have such an opportunity, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to personally escort the personnel back.

"Hurry up and summon people in!"

The general quickly commanded in a tone, and at the same time asked Hu Run: "The person who handled this matter, are you sure that only Tian Jing and you?" When you enter the city, do you have mixed hopes? ”

Although Tian Jing did not elaborate on the inside story, he also warned that the stakes were high. The last general returned cautiously, and except for his close relatives, no one knew who else was in the army. ”

Hearing Hu Run's answer, General Shen bowed slightly, and after a little silence, he said to Hu Run: "You also stay here, and you will be sent later." ”

Hu Run breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, it seemed that there was some very important unexpected situation that made some of the general's plans have to be adjusted slightly. And now that he has been allowed to know the details, he no longer has to worry about being kicked to the side.

Soon, the person in charge of Hurun's escort this time, that is, Zu Qing, who had previously been captured by the Shengwu Army, was introduced into the hall. Although he traveled day and night all the way, he was protected by the Wang Division, so the spirit of Zu Qing was acceptable.

At this moment, Zu Qing's heart was also full of apprehension, and he naturally knew what would greet him next. After he entered the hall, he saw the internal and external Wu Ben Biaoli, and he inevitably felt pressure, and then he saw the general Hurun who had accompanied him all the way on the previous trip, so that the identity of the person sitting on the seat was self-evident.

"The small people of the criminal household, Zuqing, are afraid to meet the general!"

There were also pro-soldiers on his side who whispered reminders, and Zu Qing didn't dare to look up, so he bowed down.

"Excuse me, raise your head, let me see how the heirs of Zu Zhenxi are?"

General Shen sat on the seat, looking down with interest, he saw that the young man named Zu Qing slowly got up and looked up, his appearance can be called handsome, but he has never seen Zu Yue with his own eyes, but he can't tell what style the father and son have inherited.

Zu Qing looked up at the hall, and as soon as General Shen's appearance and demeanor entered his eyes, his originally cautious and respectful eyes suddenly turned stunned: This, this is the Southern General Shen who is famous all over the world and has power in the north and south?

It has nothing to do with the situation, it has nothing to do with the situation, Zu Qing has imagined how he should feel when he meets General Shen countless times before, but he still didn't expect that this feeling at first sight was actually a deep self-shame.

He has been full of family affairs since he was a child, and he is not very concerned about other idle affairs, but every person in the court has a lot of people who praise him for his appearance, and now standing in front of General Shen, the old voice echoes in his head, and he is full of shame. General Shen's handsome wind god made him feel a sense of amazement that the world could be so amazing.

But soon, Zu Qing came to his senses again, hurriedly retracted his gaze, and stood silently.

"Let's talk about it, how did you get the national seal?"

Hearing the general's question, before Zu Qing could speak, Hurun under the table was shocked, he didn't expect that this Zu Qing would have such a major affair hidden in him! Soon, however, he was happy for himself again, and since the general had let him participate in this, it was evident that he had placed trust in him.

Zu Qing gave up his hand again, and finally put out the hidden national weapon in his body, and asked someone to present it to the general, and then talked about what happened.

General Shen in the hall was not in a hurry to open the brocade box to appreciate the heirloom seal, but just listened carefully to Zu Qing's narration and did not say a word. In fact, it was useless for him to look at it, and he had never seen what the seal of the country should really look like, and even if it was placed in front of him, there was no way to distinguish the authenticity.

Not only him, but now no one on the stage has seen this long-lost national weapon. Even if there is still an elderly man like Yan Han who has lived from the Middle Dynasty to the present day, Yan Han did not have the status of a righteous dynasty when he was in the Middle Dynasty, so naturally he had no opportunity to pay tribute to the national instrument of the national seal.

Because of this, the standard for judging the authenticity of the national seal, in addition to the characteristics of the national artifact recorded in the old allusions, is the process of obtaining the seal stated by Zu Qing.

Although there are many twists and turns in this process, Zu Qing also strives to be coherent, concise and smooth in his narration. There were also some issues of interest to the great generals, so he paused for a moment to elaborate on them.

So soon it was said that he fled from Xindu after obtaining the seal, and before hearing that the ancestral family would encounter the Shengwu army, he continued to die along the way, and General Shen also said with regret: "This is a rare loyal and righteous soul, but it is a pity that it fell on the eve of success." The old things in Zuzhenxi are not discussed in detail, and there are rumors from time to time, and there is no shortage of rejections, but it can be seen that there are still one or two desirable to be left behind. Houze, remember this matter, and then order people to bury these righteous bones and bury them in the garden. They may only serve the righteousness of the court, but what they do is a feat of helping the king's business. ”

Hu Run respectfully responded, and added: "The servants are fortunate to obey the British master, although there is no heroism to donate, but when it comes to loyalty and courage, there is absolutely no ancestor and righteous man!" ”

He was busy showing his loyalty here, but Zu Qing couldn't help but burst into tears, prostrate on the ground and choked up: "Sinners, sinners, ......"

He had always been worried about what would happen to him after he defected to the south, whether the southern kingdom would be willing to give him a reward for his merits, and the suffering in the days before he met the Shengwu army made him almost collapse. But after meeting Shengwujun, everything is developing in a better direction than he imagined.

After being captured by the Shengwu Army that day, due to the situation, Zu Qing had to expose his life experience early, and confessed his great achievements under the interrogation of the master Tian Jing, the general of the Wang Division. At that time, he was not afraid of it, worried that Tian Jing was greedy for merit, so that he didn't even have the opportunity to meet General Shen. Even if Wang Shijun is strictly disciplined, such a special feat, it will probably benefit everyone.

However, after Tian Jing learned of this, although his attitude became cautious, he did not even show the slightest greed, and he was not even curious about the heirloom seal he carried, but he just sent troops to escort him and his family to the south overnight. Halfway through, Hurun took over, except for a little care such as food and drink on the way, and there was no intention of asking the inside story.

People will prosper, and the country will prosper, for their own reasons. Just look at the wisdom of General Shen's majesty and the prudence of the lord, which is beyond the reach of the country. In particular, Shi Hu, the lord of the Karma, threatened his subordinates, and his subordinates waited for the opportunity to attack his master, and defeat was inevitable!

As for seeing General Shen today, although it is still worthy of a few words of praise, but it is posthumously beneficial to his father and commends his loyal servants, which makes Zu Qing feel a kind of heartfelt gratitude, and he only feels that all the forbearance and all the suffering before have enough value!

After years of long-cherished wishes, once the hope was fulfilled, Zu Qing couldn't control his emotional catharsis, tears couldn't stop pouring out, and he almost fainted on the ground.

For Zu Qing's catharsis, General Shen was also deeply touched. In fact, after the Zu family rebelled against the country, it was himself who was really able to inherit his family's old business, of course, Yuzhou and Huainan at that time had already been eroded, and it was not directly taken from the Zu family.

But when he heard Zu Qing talk about his tenacity and hardships of his people's painstaking loneliness and swearing to the shame of his family, General Shen also felt a lot of emotion.

The troubled times have their own cruelty, and there is no lack of charm, not to mention the Shen family, who has been dominant for a while, but his protégé Tian Jing was just a soldier commander under Su Jun in the rebellion of Su Zu, and now the original heir of the Huainan overlord wants to entrust the ghost of the tiger in the old years.

Zhumen fell lightly, the cold man was green, and the encounters flowed, which can be called wonderful. It's not just Tian Jing, the civil and military people that General Shen relied on to successfully build a business, there are not many people who are really famous in history, even Xie Ai is only known to future generations as a frontier general in the west, but these originally unknown people, when they got full opportunities to gallop their abilities, they also made meritorious deeds that satisfied the world and lived up to the trust of the general!

Zu Qing couldn't restrain his emotions for a long time, so General Shen asked people to lure him out and settle it properly, and at the same time instructed the attendants to send orders to all parties to pay attention to searching for the rest of the Zu clan and giving shelter.

Although when he came to this world, Zu Ti, a famous minister of the Northern Expedition, had already passed away, but for his person, Shen Zhezi was extremely respectful, and because of this Zu Qing, he did not want Zu Ti to be extinct, and he should be rewarded accordingly.

Of course, at present, all kinds of things are just one side of Zu Qing's words, and the authenticity of the national seal still needs to be identified. Shen Zhezi didn't shy away from Hurun in the hall, directly opened the brocade box, and took out the jade seal, Hurun couldn't help but stretch his neck to look curiously, but he received a cold look from the general: "Have you seen it?" ”

Hu Run rubbed his hands in embarrassment, just smirked, and in that single eye, he was extremely excited: "Xi returns to the monarch's father, and the door is happy and forgetful!" ”

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing, holding this significant and long-standing antiquity with one hand, and his mouth was full of words. If you say that you are not excited, it is false, when you think that the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty have all held this command to the world, the pride in my heart is even more uncontrollable.

After a little silence, Shen Zhezi ordered Xie Shang to be summoned. Although when it comes to identifying the authenticity of national weapons, it seems that Fan Wang, the great master of Confucianism and Taoism, has more authority to win people's trust, but Shen Zhezi still does not plan to leak the news of the national seal for the time being, because it will make his subsequent plans passive.

Xie Shang came in a hurry, and after seeing him, his eyes were instantly attracted by the antiquities on the case, and he couldn't help but tremble: "This, this is ......"

General Shen did not shy away from it, and raised his hand to signal Xie Shang to step forward. Xie Shang didn't care about being rude at this time, he leaned forward and sat down on his knees in front of the desk, staring at the jade seal with both eyes, carefully looking at every inch countless times, and even couldn't help but reach out and want to touch it a little, when he heard a low cough from Hurun next to him, he suddenly woke up again, and arched his hand: "Please hold the seal." ”

Shen Zhezi raised his hand and grabbed the jade seal, and his casual movements made Xie Shangdu feel shocked, but he immediately devoted his attention to it. After looking at it for half an hour, Xie Shangcai retreated on his knees, and then bowed to the general: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general!" ”

"The joy of the community, how can one person be it."

When the happy event came, Shen Zhezi inevitably became hypocritical, put away the heirloom seal properly, and then waved his hand with a smile.

Xie Shang was quick-witted, and after seeing the seal with his own eyes, he soon realized that the general had summoned him here not only to verify the authenticity, so he said after a while: "This matter should not be leaked rashly, the one who offered the seal...... The work is about to be completed, and the general has been out for a long time, so he should return to Luo immediately. In addition, the society is overjoyed, and should also tell Jiangdong as soon as possible, and ask Shen Gong to calmly comfort the masses......"

What Xie Shang said was exactly what Shen Zhezi thought in his heart, the reason why he left Hurun was to let Hurun lead a group of soldiers to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible, and inform the father and others who stayed in Jiangdong of the progress of all things in Hebei as soon as possible. It has been a long time since human affection was gaining momentum, and if there is no careful and proper preparation, once it is completely detonated, too many uncontrollable variables will be born.

The news of the loss and recovery of the national seal cannot be leaked to the outside world for the time being, at least not in the Jin Dynasty. And to handle everyone, Zu Qing needless to say, Shen Zhezi must return to Luoyang with him, Tian Jing, Hurun and others are the protégés with the most guaranteed loyalty. As for Xie Shang, he is a smart person, and he uses a slightly explicit reminder precisely to make a stand to the general.

Now the Xindu of the Kingdom of China has also been conquered, although there is still no lack of remnants, but at this moment, the troops of the Hebei Wang Division are also being calmly liberated one after another, and they are put into the final operations that follow.

Even if there was no such thing as Zu Qing's dedication to the seal, Shen Zhezi was already preparing to return to Luoyang in the near future. After the restoration of Hebei and the reunification of the north and the south, it was no longer just a simple military affair, but also needed him to sit in the center and coordinate. He has not yet set off yet, but is waiting for further news related to Shi Hu.

However, this matter did not wait too long, and soon Xin Bin was in a hurry from Xindu, saying that he had already captured Shi Hu.

On the day the letter came, there were already thousands of people rejoicing inside and outside Guangzong, and the lord Shihu was not only the first evil that must be punished because of his tyranny, but also the demon that the people of Zhuxia in Hebei hated to death.

When the news of Shi Hu's arrest came, all the people in Hebei who knew about the incident and the suggestions on how to deal with Shi Hu also poured into Guangzong's mansion like snowflakes, and people were enthusiastic about how to deal with Shi Hu.

In this noisy discussion, General Shen overrode public opinion and personally put an end to Shi Hu's fate: "The giant thief among the slaves, killing the country, disobeying the rules and regulations, abusing the common people, poisoning the summers, full of evil, it is not a pity to die!" Since the thief has been captured, he should prosecute the criminal law, cut off the Yi clan, divide the flesh and blood of the thieves, raise fertile mountains and rivers, and comfort the souls of the summer dead! ”

After sending this order to Xindu, General Shen ended his year-long front-line supervision and returned to Luo. As for Hebei's follow-up pursuit of the military affairs of Hu Yukou, it was fully presided over by the metropolitan governor Xie Ai, and Shen Muxiang, the assassin of Jizhou, assisted in military affairs and presided over the affairs of Jizhou's entry into governance.

Before the general left Guangzong, Hurun had already taken the first step, and he would return to Henan and lead the 5,000 soldiers of the military government in Yuzhou to cross the river to report victory.