From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 729

Fang Qian galloped all the way, not daring to stay, and ran all the way until dawn. He ate something and continued on his way, and finally joined the 30,000-man army.

He immediately sent orders to reorganize the troops and set out to return to Zunyi Prefecture at noon.

He was extremely tired and took a nap. He woke up after just one hour of napping and had a nightmare, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the deputy general was sitting in his room. In addition, there was a strange young man wearing strange clothes.

Fang Qian quickly stood up and frowned, "What's going on? Who are you?"

The Yi youth did not speak, but the deputy general smiled and said, "My lord, you are awake. Come and have a cup of tea. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

Fang Qian was quite defensive, picked up the sword on the bedside, and said coldly, "What are you doing in my tent? Where are my guards?"

The deputy general said, "My lord, don't be nervous. We have known each other for so many years. Do I really want to kill you? If I want to kill you, you won't wake up."

"It's just that my friend wants to talk to you."

Fang Qian then looked at the young man and said coldly, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

The young man knocked gently. He knocked on the table and said, "Master Fang, you can call me Danzeng, but it doesn't matter."

"I just heard that you seemed to have changed your mind, and I wanted to come over to persuade you."

Fang Qian's face changed, and he immediately said, "Shut up! No one can persuade me! Bozhou Xuanwei Division will not participate in this chaotic war. If you want to rebel, go ahead. It has nothing to do with me."

"I just want to enjoy life in Zunyi Prefecture. I won't do anything else!"

"If you can take over Xuzhou Prefecture and Sichuan, I can surrender to you, but before that, I will never follow you to die."

Danzeng looked at him and couldn't help laughing, "Master Fang, what did Zhou Yuan say to make you... Are you scared like this?"

"We have more than 100,000 troops, are we afraid of his mere 40,000 or 50,000? Even if he adds up the garrisons of Chengdu, Yuzhou and Luzhou, there are only about 70,000. We have 140,000! And there are 70,000 or 80,000 tenants! How did we become the ones who died?"

Fang Qian gritted his teeth and said, "He...he didn't say anything, but...but you haven't seen him, you don't know the deterrent power he gives people."

"He used 2,000 Tiqi to recapture Lin'an Prefecture in Jiangnan! He used 60,000 people to defeat Zhang Bailong's 300,000 in the Central Plains!"

"He defeated both Mongolia and the Eastern Tartars, we can't win."

"As long as the Duke of Wei is here, we can't win . "

Fang Qian shook his head and finally sighed: "I dare not fight, I dare not be his enemy, you go back, I will withdraw."

Dan Zeng smiled and said: "Master Fang, you didn't say that before."

"Have you forgotten your ideal? You said you are old and have been in this position for a long time. You want to move up and be granted a title so that you can pass it on to your descendants."

"Why don't you dare now? Just because you met Zhou Yuan?"

Fang Qian sighed: "You haven't seen him, you don't know that his eyes that seem to smile but not smile seem to be able to see through people."

"What if I say that he is going to die?"

Dan Zeng said softly with a smile on his face.

Fang Qian suddenly raised his head. This sentence was like a knife stabbing into his heart, which made him tremble all over.

...

The small body sat on the chair, his face was a little pale, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

Xiaoying pouted, lowered his head, and dared not speak.

Zhou Yuan kept on talking: "Do you feel uncomfortable? Who made you so stupid? You ate most of the dishes on the table, and ate so much sweet-scented osmanthus cake. What do you think your stomach is? A granary?"

"I couldn't sleep all night, and I had to go to the toilet every 25 minutes. Fortunately, I didn't poop to death."

Xiaoying felt even more aggrieved and whispered: "That... that's because... the poisonous insects in my body were asleep, and they didn't help me digest."

Ah? The poisonous insects can help you digest? Help you eat? No wonder you can eat so much.

Zhou Yuan was completely confused and asked in confusion: "Did the poisonous insects help you digest food before?"

Xiaoying said: "Yes, with them around, I can eat a lot, which not only satisfies my appetite but also does not make me sick."

Zhou Yuan could not help but ask: "Why did they fall asleep again this time?"

Xiaoying thought for a while and said: "They are tired, so they need to sleep."

Zhou Yuan said: "Then remember, you are not allowed to eat so much when they sleep in the future, otherwise you will have diarrhea again."

Xiaoying wiped her tears, then became happy and said: "I know, I know, I'm glad that my brother is not angry."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Why should I be angry? I slept very well last night and slept until dawn, but some people are miserable, and they can even cry because of diarrhea.""But...but it really hurts."

Xiaoying's face flushed, and she was a little embarrassed.

Zhou Yuan could only say: "Then let's go back in a carriage. You can't ride a horse."

"Okay!"

Xiaoying agreed immediately.

At this moment, Wu Zhong suddenly ran in and said anxiously: "Something is wrong! Marshal! The 30,000 troops of the Bozhou Xuanwei Division did not retreat, but reorganized their flags and drums and came towards my Yongning. Now they have entered the territory."

Zhou Yuan stood up with a frown.

Wu Zhong couldn't help stamping his feet and said, "Fang Qian, this bastard, must be old and confused. How dare he rebel!"

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, then said coldly, "The Yongning Xuanfu Division can't be kept. The 30,000 troops from Bozhou are coming, and An Fuman's army has already reached Chishuiwei. There are only dozens of constables and hundreds of garrisons here, and they can't stop them at all."

"Just retreat to Xuzhou Prefecture and release Yongning."

Wu Zhong gritted his teeth and nodded.

He couldn't help but say, "Duke, what should we do with the people here? Fang Qian is really old and confused. I'm afraid he will mess around."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "Don't worry. It's not good for them to massacre the people. Their essential purpose is to occupy Sichuan and Guizhou and want to form a separatist force."

"You go and make arrangements. We will leave in the afternoon and won't fight with them."

Wu Zhong sighed and retreated in a hurry.

Zhou Yuan sat down and thought carefully about the situation in Bozhou.

Last night he met Fang Qian, who was obviously a typical fence-sitter. In the final analysis, he was afraid of death and didn't want to take any risks.

His fear and panic were not fake. How could he suddenly change sides after joining the army?

Is this guy just an overly skilled actor and is actually an ambitious person?

This possibility cannot be ruled out, but there is a price to pay for risking everything.

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "Forget it, go back to Xuzhou Prefecture and slowly arrange these idiots."

With the rebellion of Bozhou, the three chieftains became the four chieftains, and the total force directly reached 150,000.

This battle is getting harder and harder to fight.

Zhou Yuan waved at Xiaoying and said with a smile: "We have to leave early and try to get to Xuzhou Prefecture tonight."

Xiaoying tilted her head and said: "Take a carriage?"

"Of course!"

Zhou Yuan carried her on his back and walked out with her little butt in his arms, saying with a smile: "With your crying face, I can't bear to let you ride a horse."

In fact, Zhou Yuan needed to think and plan the future combat deployment, and he had no intention of riding a horse.

For the current situation, time may mean a lot of things, and a day of travel time is enough for him to complete many immature deployments in his mind.