Chapter 1257 - 310: Begging for Money (3)

Chapter 1257: Chapter 310: Begging for Money (3)

And this migrating group began to clearly divide into clusters, waiting to be defeated one by one.

However,

at this moment,

the warriors ready to charge suddenly fell into chaos, a turmoil that even the nobles and leaders within their ranks could not quickly quell.

The battlefield, ready to erupt, suddenly came to a halt.

Because,

from the south, a cavalry unit in black armor appeared, bearing the Black Dragon flag and the flag with the character "Zheng".

There were not many of them, only a little over three hundred riders, but their appearance instantly drew everyone’s attention.

Previously, the Naman Tribe was exterminated for shooting a group of Jin land’s runaways near the Snow Sea Pass and angering the Lord of Snow Sea Pass.

Now, not only in the entire snowfield, at least in the entire eastern snowfield area, it is clear that no matter what, one must show enough respect to the Lord of Snow Sea Pass.

Jin Shuke quietly removed the bear-skin gloves from his hands,

The summer in the snowfield isn’t too hot, but it’s certainly not cold enough to need gloves.

Jin Shuke’s hands were already soaked,

But he liked it,

because this was a gift given to him by Lord Zheng personally.

Moreover,

he was fascinated by the feel of stacking the gloves together and flipping them on the back of his hand to make a "snap" sound;

it was a move learned from Lord Zheng.

Jin Shuke didn’t know the word "swagger," but instinctively felt it looked impressive.

"Send orders to those wild tribes, whoever dares to move recklessly, I’ll first destroy their tribe."

"Yes, General."

"Yes, General."

The messengers swiftly departed the ranks.

At this time, a deputy beside Jin Shuke asked:

"General, do we need to send orders to the rear to mobilize troops?"

Jin Shuke shook his head and said:

"No rush, someone has arrived from the north, and guests are here from the south, guessing it won’t be our turn to act."

"That’s a shame." The deputy seemed a bit disappointed.

"That one used to be our Lord’s superior; our Lord must give him some respect, and furthermore, you should be thankful for his arrival, otherwise, our Lord probably didn’t plan to fight this battle yet.

So many wild tribes around, haha, I suggested to our Lord long ago to open up a pasture for ourselves to the north of our Snow Sea Pass.

The wild people can herd, why can’t we the tribe?

Although the weather here is harsh, after winter, the pasture is truly fertile."

At this point,

Jin Shuke seemed to remember something,

and further instructed:

"Prepare to ready the dry provisions for the expedition."

"Yes, General."

"Wait a moment."

Jin Shuke hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Forget it, no need to prepare in advance; wait for Lord Zheng’s official order."

...

Lord Zheng indeed received news from the north.

Although previously due to limited forces, Snow Sea Pass wasn’t planning to develop the snowfield for the time being, thanks to the efforts of people like Kongyuan and Liaofan, some small tribes near Snow Sea Pass had secretly defected.

When that migrating group appeared, they immediately rushed to report to Snow Sea Pass.

Lord Zheng’s first reaction was that the wild people’s move had arrived, and he immediately sent the blind man to handle it, while he couldn’t leave personally.

Because,

Li Fusheng arrived.

Li Fusheng was not armored, wearing casual clothes, looking not much different from an old farmer, riding his Pi Beast with only seven or eight personal guards.

"Hahaha, wine, wine, Little Zheng! Your brother has been craving your wine for quite a while! Also, good food and drinks, quickly, quickly, I purposely starved for a day before rushing over here."

Lord Zheng’s lifestyle is not lavish, but definitely exquisite.

Before Zheng Fan came over, Xiao Yibo had already instructed the kitchen to prepare dishes.

When Zheng Fan entered the hall, Li Fusheng had already poured himself a large cup of wine.

"Come, sit, sit, accompany your brother for a drink. Haha, I’m here to beg for money, isn’t it strange? Clearly, few people live around your Snow Sea Pass, and it’s the most harsh and poor place, but upon coming over, it’s surprisingly thriving.

In my opinion, placing you in Snow Sea Pass is a waste; Ying Capital would be more suitable. The money and grain delivered there for the second half of the year were reduced compared to the first half. If I didn’t know there would be more funds for war soon, I’d send someone to Ying Capital to have a word with those civil officials."

"Those civil officials, their work is unreliable."

Lord Zheng joined in on the complaint.

No shame at all, because in fact, the cuts from Li Fusheng’s department were filled in his favor.

After the funds for the latter half of the year arrived, it doubled the usual amount, and compared to other stationed generals who only get a little over sixty percent, Lord Zheng could say he secured three times what normal would be.

Having connections in court makes being an official comfortable; further support locally adds to the ease.

Li Fusheng raised his wine bowl and said, "I am here under Prince Jingnan’s military order."

Lord Zheng didn’t stand to accept the order; they’re all family, and in this situation, being too formal would seem distant.

"It looks like war is on the horizon, Prince ordered me to lead forty thousand troops of my command, plus two Jin battalions of thirty thousand, totaling seventy thousand troops, to beg for provisions here. The troops are behind, expected to arrive by tomorrow morning. I’ve come ahead to squat a meal. Haha."

Begging for provisions certainly not from Snow Sea Pass, but from the snowfield.

Actually, before going to Yanjing, Tian Wujing had discussed with Zheng Fan about sending troops to organize the snowfield first, but it just happened that the Yan Emperor was starting a war against Chu, making Lord Zheng think it unlikely, who expected Tian Wujing hadn’t forgotten about the livestock of the snowfield wild men.

Zheng Fan chuckled and said:

"What a coincidence, just earlier, I received a military dispatch, a few miles north of Snow Sea Pass there are tens of thousands of wild troops gathering."

"Puff!"

Li Fusheng spat out the wine he just drank, having such instincts, during war he wouldn’t drink.

Meanwhile,

Li Fusheng’s eyes started to redden, his old issue acting up again, impatiently calling over his personal guard:

"Quickly, send orders to speed up the march, by midnight, the vanguard must arrive! If I miss this chance, I’ll skin those few brats!"

After giving the order,

Li Fusheng grabbed Zheng Fan’s arms,

excitedly said:

"Old brother, give it to me, you must give it to me, give it to your brother! Brother can’t hold back anymore! Truly frustrated by this!!!"

"Bang!"

Outside the hall,

the plate of pastries Liu Ruqing was carrying accidentally dropped.

When close guests arrive, seeing the female family members is customary.

Siniang was busy in the signing office, unable to step away temporarily, the princess has a Yan State title, if she meets guests Li Fusheng still needs to salute her, which is inconvenient.

Therefore, only Liu Ruqing, a half-concubine, could come to greet the guests.

Seeing Liu Ruqing preparing to squat down to pick up the broken pieces,

Zheng Fan immediately walked over to pull her up,

"Let the servants clean it up, don’t cut your hands."

Liu Ruqing raised her head to look at Lord Zheng, timidly said:

"Yes, I understand."

Hmm,

Why did her glance seem strange?

Her face looked somewhat pale?

Actually,

Liu Ruqing wondered:

No wonder he’s never wanted me all along, only likes hearing me call him uncle, it turns out he...