Mi Han

Chapter 701: The Righteousness of the Night

Chapter 701: The Righteousness of the Night

Mi Yang was aware of his influence in Jingzhou, especially in Jiangling and Gong'an.

Therefore, in order to prevent his arrival from disturbing the people, Mi Yang sent a message to Deng Zhi, asking him not to announce the news of his impending arrival in Jingzhou to the people.

Unfortunately, Mi Yang's influence in Jingzhou was limited to a certain extent.

When Mi Yang, led by Wang An by the reins, stepped into Jiangling City, what he saw was a grand welcome ceremony.

Countless people, some gathered on the houses, and some ran in the streets.

The moment they saw Mi Yang, they could no longer suppress their joy and could not help but beat drums and gongs.

For a moment, the whole Jiangling city was filled with the sound of gongs and drums, and the noise of people, creating a festive atmosphere of the New Year.

In that noisy environment, many people could not suppress their yearning for Mi Yang, and they surged towards where Mi Yang was.

Fortunately, Deng Zhi had anticipated this scene early on.

So he deployed many armored soldiers on both sides of the street today to maintain order at the scene.

Unfortunately, Deng Zhi didn't know that if it weren't for their duty, those armored soldiers would probably rush to Mi Yang's horse and admire Mi Yang's appearance.

After all, to describe Mi Yang's prestige in the Han army as high is an understatement.

Mi Yang was obviously shocked by the scene before him.

Mi Yang immediately turned his gaze to Deng Zhi standing beside him.

Just now, Mi Yang had something to ask Deng Zhi, so he asked Deng Zhi to ride the horse and follow him. Otherwise, even if Deng Zhi had some martial arts skills, he might not be able to get within three steps of Mi Yang.

After seeing Mi Yang's blaming look, Deng Zhi naturally guessed that Mi Yang had misunderstood him.

Deng Zhi didn't like to take the blame, he immediately cried out:

“The Grand Marshal doesn’t know.

Although the Grand Marshal had ordered not to disturb the people, most of his generals were from Jingzhou.

They informed their families of their upcoming return home in the form of letters.

After a while, many people knew that the Grand Marshal was going to return home."

“Even if I want to suppress it, how can I suppress the longing of the people of Jingzhou for the Grand Marshal?

In addition, I have already set up checkpoints in various places in Jingzhou.

Otherwise, I am afraid that today, the Grand Marshal will not even be able to enter Jiangling City."

At the end of his speech, Deng Zhi showed a look of grievance on his face.

It’s not that I don’t want to do anything, it’s just that I can only do this much!

After listening to Deng Zhi's explanation, the blame in Mi Yang's eyes disappeared, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

Although he had indeed given the order, even if his generals did not leak the news, when his order arrived in Jingzhou, those who knew about it would not be able to resist spreading the news.

But soon Mi Yang realized something was wrong.

"Homecoming?"

If Mi Yang remembers correctly, he is from Xuzhou!

After realizing Mi Yang's doubts, Deng Zhi explained with a smile:

"You don't know, Grand Marshal Mi was the governor of Nanjun for many years, and Grand Marshal lived in Jiangling for a long time when he was young, so many people in Nanjun regard Grand Marshal as a local."

"Because of this incident, there was some unpleasantness between Jiangling and the Public Security Bureau."

Hearing this, Mi Yang was even more confused.

Facing Mi Yang's puzzled gaze, Deng Zhi continued:

“Since Grand Marshal left Jing, various places in Jingzhou have been calling for Grand Marshal’s life and the Battle of Gong’an to be included in the local county annals.

Let’s not talk about other places in Jingzhou for now, let’s just talk about Jiangling and Gong’an.

The magistrate of Jiangling County believed that the Battle of Gong'an was won during the period when Grand Marshal Wei Mi was the prefect of Nanjun, and therefore it should naturally be recorded in the county annals of Jiangling.

However, the magistrate of Gong'an County thought that the magistrate of Jiangling County was too shameless. The Battle of Gong'an clearly took place within the territory of Gong'an County, so how could it be recorded in the annals of Jiangling County?

Because of this incident, the two county magistrates wrote to each other to refute each other, and at one point the matter was brought to my attention. "

After hearing Deng Zhi's explanation, Mi Yang was speechless for a moment.

Good guy, is this okay?

But when Mi Yang thought about the former residences of various local celebrities who committed fraud in later generations, he understood everything.

After listening to these anecdotes told by Deng Zhi, Mi Yang understood why there was such a carnival atmosphere in Jiangling City.

The Chinese nation has always had a strong obsession with local celebrities.

Think about the future. If a village produces a top university student from a prestigious university, the village committee will beat drums and gongs to publicize the happy event.

As for if a national hero emerges, that would be even more amazing.

Not only will the village be beating drums and gongs, I'm afraid the city will also publicize it in a high-profile manner and be proud of it.

What about yourself?

It can only be said that in some aspects, the Chinese nation is truly of the same origin.

Thinking of this, the smile on Mi Yang's face grew wider.

Jingzhou thinks so highly of me, how could I be so tactless as to refuse?

As for Xuzhou

Let’s talk about it after we recover it.

Then Mi Yang sighed to Deng Zhi:

"Xiang Yu once said: If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like wearing brocade clothes and walking at night.

Today I know Xiang Yu!"

Mi Yang's sigh fell into Deng Zhi's ears, which made Deng Zhi happy.

As the saying goes, one should do his job according to his position. Deng Zhi planned to write Mi Yang's sigh into the county annals of Jiangling.

The enthusiasm of the people in Jiangling City made Mi Yang walk from the city gate to the General Zhendong's Mansion, which took him several hours.

When Mi Yang stepped into the Zhendong General's Mansion, the night had already become dark.

Originally, Mi Yang wanted to have a good rest, but Deng Zhi suggested to Mi Yang that he should participate in the banquet that had been prepared for tonight.

Those attending the banquet tonight are either the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, or the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

In Deng Zhi's opinion, tonight's banquet was nominally held to welcome Mi Yang, but in reality it was a political necessity for Mi Yang to appease the people.

Mi Yang thought that he would use Jingzhou as a base for his eastern expedition in the future, so he agreed to Deng Zhi's suggestion.

So after Mi Yang washed up a little, he went to the banquet table under the leadership of Deng Zhi.

Just as Deng Zhi said, when Mi Yang appeared at the banquet, the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, as well as the heads of the aristocratic families, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone knows that since he came to Jingzhou as Mi Yang, he has been the de facto "emperor" of Jingzhou from then on.

Many dignitaries in Jingzhou had never had in-depth contact with Mi Yang, and most of their knowledge of Mi Yang's character was hearsay.

Although Mi Yang has a very good reputation among the people of Jingzhou, it does not mean that he will have the same attitude towards the "meat eaters".

Don’t forget, it’s only been a few years since the bloody night in Liangzhou!

As the saying goes, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. If they don't get to know Mi Yang's character first, if they are careless and offend Mi Yang in the future, wouldn't that be tantamount to cutting themselves off from the world?

Because of these concerns in mind, the atmosphere became particularly lively at the beginning of the banquet.

All those who were qualified to toast Mi Yang stood up and toasted him with flattering words.

In response to everyone's toasts, Mi Yang tried his best to show a tolerant attitude and accepted them one by one.

If the banquet could continue in such an atmosphere, then tonight would be destined to be a wonderful night.

But everything is prone to accidents.

When the banquet was in the second half, Mi Yang, who was a little tipsy, saw a strong man walking towards him with a wine glass in hand.

Although Mi Yang was drunk, he still recognized the person at a glance.

This person is Chen Dao!

Chen Dao is one of the few remaining old ministers of the Yuan Dynasty of the Han Dynasty. His qualifications and status are incomparable to Deng Zhi.

So at the beginning of the banquet, Chen Dao was the first person to toast Mi Yang.

But Chen Dao had clearly already toasted, so why did he come over in person to toast a second time?

Seeing that it was Chen Dao who was staggering towards him, Mi Yang quickly signaled Ding Feng behind him to go forward and support him.

But when Ding Feng walked up to Chen Dao and wanted to support him, his hand was opened by Chen Dao.

Seeing this scene, Mi Yang, who was already surprised, couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Mi Yang's presence has always been the focus of the banquet.

Many people at the banquet also noticed Chen Dao's unusual behavior.

Those who could attend the banquet were all rare and smart people. After they noticed something unusual, they put down their wine glasses and watched how the situation developed.

For a moment, the originally noisy banquet became quiet.

Chen Dao and Mi Yang were not far away from each other, and soon Chen Dao came in front of Mi Yang.

Perhaps influenced by the drunkenness, Chen Dao sat directly under Mi Yang's seat.

Looking at Mi Yang who was so close, Chen Dao raised the wine glass in his hand and apologized:

"I was unable to greet the Grand Marshal immediately today. I hope you will forgive me."

Hearing Chen Dao's words, Mi Yang burst out laughing. He thought it was something else.

In fact, given Chen Dao's status and position, he should have been the one leading the civil and military officials to welcome him today.

But he did not appear in the welcoming team today, not because he was arrogant, but because today happened to be the day for the big training of the Jiangling soldiers.

Chen Dao was a serious person and he never missed any of the soldiers' training days.

It was for this reason that Chen Dao did not greet Mi Yang immediately today.

Mi Yang had known this for a long time. Faced with such a dedicated and devoted old minister, Mi Yang had the utmost respect for him, so how could he blame him?

"Uncle, you are too serious!

The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs.

It is only natural that you neglected the small matter of welcoming the host because of the important matter of military training. What crime has your uncle committed?"

Although Mi Yang's current status is extraordinary, he has always respected the Yuan Cong ministers who worked hard with Liu Bei to start his business.

Mi Yang kept calling him "uncle", which made Chen Dao feel very comfortable.

Most importantly, he gained a preliminary understanding of the temperament of this nephew and Grand Marshal.

Seeing this, Chen Dao no longer concealed anything.

He continued to speak to Mi Yang while still drunk:

"If a great general wants to delay important national affairs because of a minor matter like welcoming him, what do you think the Grand Marshal should do?"

After Chen Dao said this, Mi Yang's face gradually turned cold.

He looked up at everyone present, then asked Chen Dao:

"who is it?"

Facing Mi Yang's question, Chen Dao no longer hesitated. He put the wine glass aside, leaned over and bowed to Mi Yang:

"Former General, Li Yan!"

　Chapter two.

(End of this chapter)