roccoschili Chapter 257 Wei Chuang meets Wu Kai by chance!
Chapter 257 Wei Chuang meets Wu Kai by chance!
After Wei Chuang escorted the grain and grass over, he stayed in the military camp for a night. The next morning, he said goodbye to Wei Wanshan and Qin Beiyu.
Wei Wanshan said with some distress: "Uncle Wei Chuang, why don't you rest for another night before heading back? You've worked too hard on this journey."
Wei Chuang looked at the two young men with loving eyes. These were the children he had watched grow up, and now they had become commanders-in-chief of the three armies leading troops into battle!
He said proudly: "Uncle is not tired, I am only 45 years old this year. Although I cannot come to the battlefield to fight, now we have retreated to the second line like the Duke, but I can help you transport food and grass. This is the opportunity given to me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke!
Transporting food and fodder means rushing the time. I really can't delay here. I have to go back immediately to meet Wan Yan who is escorting the food and fodder!
Food and vegetables are too important now. If they are robbed by someone without being careful, it would be a big deal. What would the hundreds of thousands of Qin family soldiers eat?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke told me that we must use our lives to ensure the safety of military rations!"
Wei Wanshan couldn't help but rush over and hug Wei Chuang. Wei Chuang hugged the child he had watched grow up tightly, and he patted Wei Wanshan on the back.
"Second Young Master, fight well and be careful. Now the Duke's family has produced four generals. This has never happened in the entire Qin Dynasty!"
Wei Wanshan's eyes were a little red, and he hugged his uncle tightly. Wei Chuang and Wei Dazhuang were their family members, and they treated their brothers as their own children.
Qin Beiyu nodded: "Uncle Wei Chuang, thank you for your hard work, please be safe!"
Wei Chuang said goodbye to the two young commanders, then mounted his horse and left with his men who were escorting the grain and fodder.
This mission was really a heavy task. The task assigned to him by Wei Zhendong was to transport grain and grass from the capital to the northwest. The ones who went from Jiangnan Prefecture to the capital were the two sons of the Wan family, Wan Yan and Wan Yu, and the one who escorted the grain and grass to the northeast was the third son of the Wan family, Wan Feng!
It is easy to imagine how important it is to escort food and grass from the lineup arranged by Wei Zhendong. He received orders from Crown Prince Qin Jinan to hold on to these two food and grass lines tightly!
This concerns the absolute stability of the war in the northwest and northeast. If the food and grass are unstable, how can the army feel at ease?
Let's just say that after Wei Chuang walked for three days, he arrived at the junction of Changzhou Prefecture and Qiongzhou Prefecture, the big crossroads of Qiongshi County. If he went towards Qiongzhou Prefecture, he would turn left. The official road to the capital would go directly south.
Today, Wei Chuang led his team here and happened to meet a group of about two to three hundred people.
Wei Chuang looked at the team. The leader was riding a tall horse, followed by a few carriages, and behind them followed some who seemed to be newly bought servants. Anyway, they were all young and strong men, and some of the young men even grinned.
Wei Chuang took a closer look at the man riding the tall horse. He was suddenly startled. Why did this man look so familiar?
Besides, Wu Kai, who came to Changzhou Prefecture on horseback and bought servants to take home, also felt that the general leading the large group of officers and soldiers was somewhat familiar.
The team escorting the grain and fodder had a total of 5,000 people. Wei Chuang led the way in front, and Wu Kai instinctively led his men to stop at the intersection beside the official road.
In this era, when ordinary people encounter a group of soldiers, they would take the initiative to give way and let them go first. After all, when a war breaks out, every group of soldiers may be carrying out a mission.
When Wei Chuang approached the intersection, he turned around and looked at Wu Kai. In an instant, the two brothers called each other's names at the same time.
"Wei Chuang!"
"Wu Kai!"
The two brothers shouted each other's name, then jumped off their horses, rushed over a few steps and looked at each other face to face!
The two brothers just stared at each other blankly. They hadn't seen each other for many years, and they both found it incredible to see each other now.
The two men reacted and hugged each other at once, their bodies trembling, revealing their excitement. Wei Chuang couldn't help but choked up and said, "Wu Kai... my brother!"
"Wei Chuang!"
Wei Chuang let go of Wu Kai and looked at him excitedly: "Good brother! You are still so energetic! The Duke has told us all about it. We know that it must be the corrupt officials who forced your family to death and made you become a bandit!
At that time, the Duke had just accepted a mission to go to Jiangnan Prefecture to manage the dam, so the Duke had no time to take care of you. Moreover, you killed the family of the Changzhou prefect, which shocked the court and the public. His Majesty was furious, so even if the Duke went there, it would probably be of no help!
Zhong Tao must have people in the court, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many people trying to trip up our Duke!"
Wu Kai shook his head, tears streaming down his face: "It's all Wu Kai's fault. I didn't notice the evil intentions of the Zhong family, which led to the disaster!
After killing Zhong Tao's family, I brought my 300 brothers to Gongji Ridge in Yushan County, Qiongzhou Prefecture, and settled there. Although it's a remote place, my brothers and I have managed to survive!"
Wei Chuang frowned and said, "Wu Kai, come back with me! Go back and change your name and follow the Duke. It's not a long-term solution for you to become a bandit here!
The Duke also said at the beginning that if you can come back, change your name and follow our Fuguogong Mansion, and you can start over again!"
Wu Kai shook his head and said with a smile: "Wei Chuang, I can't go back. I will stay here to take care of the eldest lady for our Duke!"
Wei Chuang...
"Wu Kai, who are you taking care of? Who did you say you were taking care of for the Duke?"
Wu Kai knew that he had let the cat out of the bag. He looked around and saw that the people behind him were very far away. Worried, he pulled Wei Chuang towards the woods and brought Wei Chuang into the woods.
"Wei Chuang, we can't let this matter out. I guess our eldest daughter is still hiding it from her family. She might have told her family that she is in Jiangnan Prefecture."
Click!
Wei Chuang instantly felt his soles go cold and the back of his head whizzed! His little county lady was indeed growing crops and vegetables in Jiangnan Prefecture!
"What's going on? What do you mean? Wu Kai, do you mean our little county lady is here?
Wu Kai, tell me the truth, who is the eldest daughter of the Duke's family? Is she the young county lady Shen Ruyi?"
"Wei Chuang, you have to keep this matter secret. Our eldest daughter said that this matter must not be known to the people in the capital."
Wei Chuang...
Two days later at noon, Wei Chuang followed Wu Kai to the foot of the mountain of Jubao Garden. It was already early May.
There were farmlands everywhere, growing lush and dense. When Wei Chuang came to the vicinity of Jubao Garden, he was stunned. The situation here was completely different from the remote villages along the way!
The crops here are lush and green. The crops I saw in ordinary people’s homes along the way were all dry, as if they were old grass. But the crops here are different, they seem to be so green that they are lush!
Wei Chuang recalled the crops at Fulu Villa, and he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.
"Wu Kai, is this the land of our little county lady? Otherwise, how could there be such good crops?"
Wu Kai said proudly: "Yes! Our eldest daughter is very capable. By the way, now you can't call her eldest daughter, you have to call her Madam.
Wei Chuang, my wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl! Those little babies are so cute, really!
My heart softened when I saw them. Wu Kai has no family in this life, so I treat the eldest lady and the children as my family!"
Wei Chuang almost fell off his horse: "What did you say? The eldest daughter gave birth to twins? Are you sure she is the eldest daughter of Wei Zhendong, the Duke of Fuguo?"
Wu Kai was amused: "Wei Chuang, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I be wrong? You will know in a moment that the architectural style of Jubao Garden is similar to that of the Duke's Mansion in our capital, and the guards at home follow the same rules as those in the Duke's Mansion!
This is so obvious, this is the style of our Duke's Mansion! You will know when you go and see it."
Wei Chuang's mind was buzzing. He now had a feeling that the young county lady was slapped away by Chen Shengda, and this might be an excuse. This kid was cunning. He said that she ran away to Jiangnan Prefecture and bought a large piece of property in Jiangnan Prefecture. Now she was growing grain and vegetables for the court.
She made everyone think that she was in Jiangnan Prefecture, but the child came here by herself and gave birth to a child. A child! Whose child is that?
Wei Chuang's heart was in turmoil. He was very smart and thought of this series of plots in an instant. The little girl had a falling out with Prince Qin Beiyu, and now one went to the war and the other went to Jiangnan Prefecture. It was obvious that the county lady's child might be the prince's!
After entering the Jubao Garden, Wei Chuang was really dumbfounded. This place really was somewhat similar to the Duke's Mansion!
The person standing at the door grinning at him, isn't that attracting wealth?
Walking further in, I found that the architectural style was indeed the same as that of the Duke's Mansion. As soon as I entered the yard, I heard a familiar voice.
"Is Uncle Wu back? How many people did he buy back this time?"
Wei Chuang looked up and saw a pretty girl pushing a small cart out of the house. Who else could she be but the young county lady Shen Ruyi?
Shen Ruyi pushed the children out and said in surprise when she looked up: "Hey! Uncle Wei Chuang..."