Chen Kui returned to his house and told his wife that he was going to the camp of General Xu Huai, thirty miles west of the city.
This trip was very dangerous.
He and Chen Wu were originally in the camp of the little emperor, but now they have turned against Zhan Chengyin.
He might have a conflict with Xu Huai.
If he doesn't come back, tell Madam Chen not to wait for him, the general will definitely help take care of his wife and children!
When Madam Chen heard her husband's words, she looked sad and tears fell.
The Zhan family army had finally repelled the Mobei barbarians and severely damaged the Chu army, but in the end her husband might die at the hands of his own people.
She wanted to persuade her husband not to go!
But military orders cannot be violated!
Madam Chen, a thin woman, clenched Chen Kui's arm with her hands, and looked at her husband with tears in her eyes.
Chen Kui comforted her: "I will be fine. The Chen family has hereditary titles. If Xu Huai really dares to kill me, my family will not let him go!"
Although he said so, the two knew it in their hearts.
Ever since Chen Kui and Chen Wu did not kill Zhan Chengyin, the young emperor has been suspicious of them.
His father in the court has a hard time and is not valued by the emperor.
He even wants to find an excuse to dismiss him from his official position.
This is how he treats his father who has worked hard and made great contributions.
How could Xu Huai let him go?
Mrs. Chen clenched Chen Kui's hand and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"Husband, I will go with you!"
Chen Kui refused righteously. "No?"
He did not look down on his wife. In the world of gods, men and women are equal. It
also subtly influenced them.
He felt that it would be dangerous. If his wife went with them and something happened to them, what would happen to the five children in the family?
Mrs. Chen said firmly, "My husband, I am just accompanying you to visit."
"You forgot that Cheng Zixiao, the first general under Xu Huai, married my niece!"
"As an elder, I should go to visit!"
This excuse makes sense.
"But it is always dangerous to go with me."
Mrs. Chen held Chen Kui's rough hands and smiled, "You are my husband. With you here, I am not afraid!"
Chen Kui smiled, very happy, and his beard was shaking.
He hugged Mrs. Chen and kissed her face.
"With a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for!"
"Okay, if you want to go together, then go ahead. You have to wear a bulletproof vest inside. If the two sides fight, you can also be prepared!" "Okay, I will listen to my husband!"
Mrs. Chen put on a bulletproof vest and prepared some gifts.
The little niece is eighteen this year. She married Cheng Zixiao to follow the army at the age of sixteen. The child was born less than a year ago.
How difficult it must be to bring a baby in a swaddling clothes in such a desolate place as Zhenguan.
She brought a few more pieces of cloth, and the child's clothes were the most difficult to wear.
Change several sets a year!
After getting ready, the group prepared to leave the city.
At the gate of the city, the general came to see them off.
He pulled Chen Kui and Chen Wu aside and told them.
"If Xu Huai refuses to listen, don't waste your words on him. Remember, take care of your life."
The two brothers bowed and said goodbye to Zhan Chengyin.
Before leaving, Zhan Chengyin asked Wei Guang to take a few bags of horse feed.
As for food and water, Xu Huai was not worthy of them.
Chen Kui and Chen Wu led five hundred Qinnu archers, five hundred Modao troops, and Mrs. Chen's carriage, and set out from the west gate.
Thirty miles takes half a day.
Under the scorching sun, they arrived outside General Xu Huai's tent in the evening.
Xu Huai and his deputy general came out to greet them in person, and saw that Chen Kui and Chen Wu were empty-handed and had nothing.
He immediately shook his face and asked directly: "Where are the food and water that this general wants?"
Chen Kui turned over and got off the horse, looking unhappy.
"General Xu, what contribution have you made to Zhenguan?"
"Even if there is an imperial edict, how can you have the nerve to ask for things as a matter of course."
Xu Huai was ashamed and angry.
How dare you talk to me with such an attitude!"
Chen Kui laughed sarcastically, "You said you were a general in charge of the pass, but you never set foot in the pass. Even if you hold an imperial edict, go to the pass and ask, who will believe your imperial edict?"
"Don't take begging for granted!"
"You, you..."Xu Huai's voice trembled with anger at Chen Kui.
He had been guarding Tongguan for many years, and no one dared to talk to him like that.
He immediately ordered his subordinates.
"Come here, take him down, and punish him with fifty military sticks!"
Fifty military sticks -
thirty military sticks is the limit for ordinary people, and two people will be punished with fifty military sticks.
He was seeking revenge for personal gain, and wanted to beat Chen Kui and Chen Wu to death.
Just as the generals behind Xu Huai were about to take action,
the carriage curtain was lifted, and Madam Chen, wearing a long dress with peony patterns, got off the carriage.
She walked in front of Xu Huai and bowed.
In the military camp full of men, a beautiful woman suddenly appeared, and all the men stared at her.
Chen Kui had a gloomy face and stood in front of the lady.
The lady smiled elegantly and said to General Xu Huai: "General, the wife of the deputy general Cheng Zixiao is my niece from my mother's family. Can I go to visit Eryi?"
Xu Huai stared at Madam Chen for a long time before nodding, and said to the guards behind him: "Go and call Cheng Zixiao!"
Seeing Xu Huai's cooperation, Madam Chen saluted gracefully and asked two maids to bring a bag of 100 kilograms of rice.
"I came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. This bag of food is a gift to the general."
The two maids moved the rice in front of Xu Huai and opened the rice bag.
In an instant, everyone's eyes widened.
They saw the white rice, a whole bag full of it.
This is rice!
Is this the staple food of the people in Zhenguan?
They walked all the way from Tongguan to Zhenguan, eating tree barks and grass roots, chewing them when they were hungry.
They relied on chewing tree barks for water.
When they saw food, they wanted to pounce on it and stuff it into their mouths.
The maid quickly tied up the bag and put it in front of Xu Huai.
At this time, Cheng Zixiao ran out of the military camp.
Seeing the two brothers Chen Kui and Chen Wu, as well as Mrs. Chen.
He was overjoyed. "Uncle, aunt..."
"Yun Niang will be very happy to know you are here!"
Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Is Yun Niang okay?"
"Yes, the child is fine too!"
"General Xu, can you let me go see Yun Niang?"
After receiving Mrs. Chen's rice, Xu Huai did not embarrass her and asked Cheng Zixiao to take her to the tent where the women were stationed.
The maid and guards followed together.
*
Ye Mumu looked at the porcelain, gold, jewelry...
and various antiques on the ground.
This batch of antiques was so large that the warehouse could not hold them.
The exquisiteness of the porcelain was better than the porcelain that Zhan Chengyin had taken out from the homes of several generals last time.
The previous batch of porcelain seemed to be just to make up the numbers.
She was helpless in the face of the porcelain and antiques, gold and jewelry in the living room...
There were no boxes in the villa.
There was no extra space in the basement to store them.
She had to sell a batch of porcelain before she could put them down.
She called Mr. Mu.
As soon as the call was connected, Mr. Mu said happily: "Ye girl, you finally called me. How is it? Do you have any new goods to sell?" "
The deputy director Zhang I introduced to you last time, the provincial-level museum has been renovated and is about to open!"
"He discussed with the provincial leaders to open a separate exhibition hall of the Daqi Dynasty, but he doesn't have enough antiques on hand."
"He came to me two days ago and wanted to discuss with you. You have a lot of Daqi antiques on hand. Can he lend them to the exhibition..." "
Of course, it's not for free. I can give you a deposit. The Daqi Exhibition Hall will return a certain amount of the ticket profit to you at the end of each year!"