Chapter 294
Fu Tingzhou has made great contributions to defending Datong this year, and has repeatedly repelled the Mongols. Guo Xun asked Fu Tingzhou for merit before the Holy Spirit. The emperor was delighted, and with a stroke of his pen, he transferred Fu Tingzhou back to the capital.
Datong is the most important level in frontier defense. It has always been a springboard for military generals. It is conceivable that Fu Tingzhou will be promoted when he returns to Beijing this time.
When Lu Heng heard the news, his eyes went black. He even suspected that the emperor had a grudge against him.
Lu Heng held a ceremony to remove his clothes not long ago and officially gave his filial piety. While preparing for the wedding, he sent invitations to various provinces, and the wedding date was set for the first month of next year.
With only two months left, Fu Tingzhou suddenly came back. Can't the emperor let him save some snacks?
Chapter 97
In December, a broken snow enveloped the capital. In the morning, it was a mess of jade chips. At noon, the wind stopped, and the snow turned into clumps of goose feathers, which fell heavily from the sky.
Fu Tingzhou came back when the snow was heaviest, and the housekeeper hurriedly ran out of Zhenyuan Hou's mansion when he heard the message. As soon as he came out, he saw a yard of horses, all big and tall, now shaking their manes impatiently and shaking the snow. The heavy snow swelled one after another, obstructing the line of sight, and it was impossible to see the figure behind the snow.
But the housekeeper still recognized Fu Tingzhou at a glance. He stood beside a black horse, and after waiting for the steward to feed the horse, he gave the reins to the servant.
The housekeeper saw that, ignoring the heavy snow outside, he quickly ran down the steps: "Master Hou, you're back! You arrived in Beijing today, why didn't you send a letter in advance, and the slaves can go to the city gate to meet you."
Fu Tingzhou, wearing a heavy cloak, strode up the porch. This black cloak is made of animal fur. It is shiny and smooth, and it is dense and tight. With Fu Tingzhou's movements, the falling snow on it falls down and almost merges with the wind and snow outside.
Fu Tingzhou walked through the tortuous and complicated corridors of the Marquis Mansion in Zhenyuan, thinking that the capital and the border are really two worlds. How could there be such a useless and expensive building in Datong Mansion? No wonder my grandfather was not used to life in Beijing after he retired from the front line, always thinking about the years of war.
He has only been on the front line for a year, and his mentality is completely different. Xun Guizhong recognized that Fu Yue's upbringing of Fu Tingzhou was very strict, and Fu Tingzhou himself felt that he was very diligent in practicing martial arts and never let up. But after he really went to the field of life and death for a while, he realized that he was just a showman.
After fighting at the border for a year, this level of heavy snow was nothing to Fu Tingzhou. He said lightly, "I don't want to let them report the news."
The housekeeper had to trot to keep up with Fu Tingzhou. He folded his hands in his sleeves, murmured yes, and didn't dare to question the slightest bit. The housekeeper was secretly shocked. In the past, Lord Hou had a cold and serious temperament, but the butler still dared to say a few words to Lord Hou. Now that Fu Tingzhou was standing in front of him, the butler didn't dare to persuade him a word.
If we say that the previous Marquis was a sword polished with heart and inlaid with gems and gold foil, although the sword was sharp, it was more like an extravagant ornament. Now, this sword has opened its edge, quenched the blood, and has truly become a murder weapon.
Including Hou Ye's behavior, is also very different from the past. Almost all the entourage around him have changed. These people seem to be silent, but they have sharp eyes and fierce expressions. At first glance, they are military bandits who have killed people.
The housekeeper couldn't help sighing in his heart, that place in Datong Mansion is really fierce in folk customs, and there is blood in his bones. The garrison in Datong looked like both an army and a bandit. The surrounding people were not afraid when they heard that the Mongols were coming, but when they heard the Datong army coming, they quickly packed up their furniture and ran away. Even Wang Yanqing, a seemingly weak daughter's family, learned martial arts with half the effort.
When the housekeeper thought of this, he quickly stopped, why did he think of her? A lot of things have happened in the capital recently, and he can't remind Hou Ye of that one.
Because of the unique geographical location and living environment of Datong Mansion, the average person in that place is fighting crazy demons, and the generals who airborne in the capital are incapable of subduing the soldiers below. It is precisely because of this that every military general who has successfully retired from Datong will have a smooth career and show off his skills. This is the case with Fu Yue. Fu Tingzhou has only been in Datong for a year, and now he is completely reborn.
Fu Tingzhou himself deeply felt the difference. He used to think that he was a marquis of super quality, and Lu Heng was the commander of Jin Yiwei. They were both born in the same family of officers and had similar upbringings. Except for Lu Heng's luck, there was no difference between the two. Now that he has really practiced in the Iron Horse Glacier, Fu Tingzhou understands how big the difference is between those who have real power and those who have no real power, who have people and who don't.
Lu Heng joined Jinyiwei at the age of 12 and began to cultivate his own personnel, while Fu Tingzhou did not really come into contact with grassroots soldiers until he was 22 years old. The deeper he went, the more he felt the gap between him and Lu Heng, and he had to admit that Lu Heng was more than luck to him.
But facing difficulties is the style of a soldier. Now that Fu Tingzhou is back, he just wants to try Lu Heng's knife again.
Fu Tingzhou received a transfer order from the capital in November, but Datong is an important border town, and military power cannot be taken carelessly. Fu Tingzhou made arrangements for the pick-up before bringing his cronies back to Beijing. By the time he set foot on the border of Shuntian Prefecture again, it was already the cold winter and twelfth lunar month.
When Fu Tingzhou went home, the first thing he did was to see his elders. When the female family members received the news, they all gathered in Mrs. Tai's house at the moment. Chen shi held hands nervously, and suddenly heard the sound of salutes coming from outside, Chen shi was surprised and stood up out of control: "Master Hou!"