Volume 2 Clouds Chapter 26: Fugu Zhe Family
"Meet Uncle Han!"
"Meet Uncle Han!"
The young boy and girl dismounted first and bowed to Han Lingkun to greet him.
Then he bowed respectfully to Luo Youdu, stealing a glance at him from time to time.
Han Lingkun and Luo Youdu also dismounted and returned the greeting.
The young man introduced, "This is my sister Zhe Saihua. I think your uncle has never seen her."
It’s the Zhe family!
Luo Youdu remembered that when talking about Gao Huaide that day, Han Lingkun said that he and Gao Huaide were ordered to cooperate with the Zhe family of Fugu to harass the Khitan reinforcements.
When Fang Gang heard Han Lingkun talking about Fugu, he thought of the famous generals of the Zhe family in this era.
Fugu is located in the border area between Qin, Jin and Mongolia. It is the northernmost part of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, adjacent to Khitan, Dangxiang and Northern Han.
For several generations, the Zhe family had been enemies of the Northern Han, Khitan, and Dangxiang, guarding the borders for the Central Plains dynasty.
Compared with the Yang family generals in the novel, the Zhe family generals can truly be regarded as a family of loyal heroes.
It's just that the story of the Yang family is full of tragedy, and it has not been compiled into a story and passed down to later generations, so it is not known to most people.
In Luo Youdu's memory, Zhe Yuxun was the leader of the Zhe family generals in the Song Dynasty.
The most unexpected thing was Zhe Saihua.
She is Lady She, the wife of Yang Wudi, the Golden Sword Master in the novel.
But judging from the situation, she should not have married Yang Ye yet.
Yang Ye is no longer called Yang Ye now, but Liu Jiye.
Yang Ye's earliest name was Yang Chonggui. Emperor Taizu of the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Chong, liked him very much, so he gave him his surname and changed his name to Liu Jiye. After surrendering to the Song Dynasty, he changed his name to Yang Ye.
If Zhe Saihua had really married Yang Ye, she would not have appeared here.
Luo Youdu couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The Zhe Saihua in front of him was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. She had a curved knife on her waist, long braids hanging down her shoulders, and a pair of big round eyes on her chubby face. She was beautiful but also heroic.
Zhe Saihua also looked over secretly at this time, and seeing that she was caught in the act, she immediately hid her eyes, feeling a little embarrassed.
Han Lingkun also introduced Luo Youdu to the two of them.
"This is Luo Youdu, Mr. Luo..."
Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua were obviously shocked.
Zhe Yuxun exclaimed, " Is it really Mr. Luo? I happened to meet my uncle's triumphant army, so I told my younger sister that Uncle Han had returned triumphantly. Is Mr. Luo in the army? Is he the one next to my uncle?" He bowed again and said excitedly, "I am Zhe Yuxun, nice to meet Mr. Luo! Mr. Luo forced Meng Shu to surrender and won a victory thousands of miles away. It is truly admirable. I bow to you, Yuxun."
Zhe Saihua also bowed again: "Zhe Saihua greets Mr. Luo."
Luo Youdu clasped his fists in return .
That's the benefit of fame.
As long as one has a reputation, even if he is a country bumpkin, he will be treated as a guest of honor.
Han Lingkun asked, "Why are you here in Luoyang instead of staying in Fugu with Brother Zhe?"
Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua's faces darkened.
Zhe Yuxun replied, "It's Grandpa. Grandpa is seriously ill and is recuperating in Luoyang. Father couldn't leave Fugu, so he sent me and my little sister to the south to serve him."
The grandfather of Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua was named Zhe Congruan.
This was a remarkable hero. In the first year of Qianhua in the Later Liang Dynasty, Li Cunxu, the King of Jin who ruled Hedong, owned the Heshuo states. Seeing that the foreign tribes in Daibei repeatedly caused border troubles, he appointed Zhe Congruan as the general of Hedong and deputy envoy of Fuzhou.
From then on, the Zhe family of Fugu took root in Fugu.
It is well known that the puppet emperor Shi Jingtang ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Khitan in order to please them. But in fact, Shi Jingtang ceded not only the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but a large area in the north, including Hebei, northern Shanxi and a large area of Hexi.
At that time, the prefecture and state where Zhe Congruan was located were also ceded and belonged to the Khitan.
When Zhe Congruan heard the news, he was filled with anger. He raised the flag and led the people of Fuzhou to defend the territory, not allowing a single Khitan soldier to enter Fuzhou.
Up to this point, the Fuzhe family had never allowed the Khitan to extend their tentacles deep into Fugu.
On the contrary, Zhe Congruan took advantage of Fugu's terrain and from time to time went around the Khitan's rear to capture cities. At his peak, he even captured more than ten Khitan cities in one go, making the Khitan chief so angry that he cursed.
But they could do nothing about it. Fugu City was a military fortress built on the mountain. There were water and fields in the city, so they were not afraid of siege at all.
As Zhe Congruan's son Zhe Dejian, the father of Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua, became a successful person, the burden of Fugu fell on Zhe Dejian.
Zhe Congruan went to the capital to meet Liu Chengyou, the Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty at that time, who promoted Zhe Congruan to the rank of Special Advancement and Inspecting Grand Tutor.
Later, when the Later Zhou Dynasty was established, Zhe Congruan was transferred to be the Jiedushi of Jingnan Army. Although he was old but still strong, he once defeated the Dangxiang Pheasant Tribe and conquered 21 tribes of the Pheasant Tribe.
At the same time, Zhe Dejian also did a great job in Fugu. He fought against the Khitan today and bullied the Dangxiang tomorrow, and made considerable achievements. Guo Rong founded the Yong'an Army in Fuzhou and appointed Zhe Dejian as the governor of the Yong'an Army.
The Zhe family had two military governors, which caused a sensation.
However, no matter how great a person is, he cannot survive the passage of time.
Zhe Congruan was seriously ill due to his advanced age.
Upon learning that there was a famous doctor in Luoyang, he moved from Shanzhou to Luoyang.
Historically, he died of illness in Luoyang.
Luo Youdu said with emotion: "The old hero Zhe did not care about the chaos in the Central Plains. He led the Zhe family to defend Fugu and defend the Central Plains against the Dangxiang and Khitan without asking for anything in return. He is truly a role model for our generation. We passed through Luoyang and learned about the old hero's situation. How could we not go and pay him a visit?"
He said this from the bottom of his heart. With the fighting power of Zhe Congruan in chasing the Khitan, if he joined the Central Plains conflict, he would be stronger than Wang Jing, if not comparable to Fu Yanqing.
Moreover, the Zhe family’s hometown is not in Fugu, but they are a big family in Yunzhong.
Because the Zhe family defended Fugu to the death, they were faced with the embarrassing situation of being unable to return home. Later, the Khitan retaliated by killing a large number of Zhe family members in Yunzhong, leading to the demise of the Zhe family in Yunzhong.
The Zhe family defended Fugu to the death at a great price, and justice outweighed selfishness.
Worthy of respect.
Han Lingkun nodded and said, "That's right."
As he spoke, he called his deputy general and asked him to lead the troops to move forward and set up camp in Zhengzhou.
They will catch up with the troops tomorrow and enter Beijing together.
Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua also developed a good impression of Luo Youdu when they saw how much he admired their grandfather.
Luo Youdu called Cao Bin and Zhang Qiong.
A group of people rode their horses and whipped their whips, heading straight for Luoyang.
Zhang Qiong originally rode a mule, but he performed well under the city of Fengzhou.
Wang Jing selected a Tibetan horse from the spoils and gave it to him in exchange for his mount.
The group arrived in Luoyang and followed the instructions of passers-by to the Yongning Medical Clinic in the south of the city.
Upon learning the purpose of their visit, the chief doctor of the clinic led them into the backyard.
There was already a person in the backyard pacing anxiously back and forth.
I happened to meet Luo Youdu and his group.
Looking at the man's appearance, Luo Youdu muttered in his heart, "So handsome."
Cao Bin's surprised voice came from behind him: "Zhongxun, why are you here?"
