Qiang Jin Jiu

Ding Tao sat cross-legged under the porch, dialing the fruit in the silver plate, counting over and over again. He is here to keep no one from disturbing him. It was late, and there were a few rays of oblique rays remaining on the courtyard wall, and a set of sunset was broken in the leaves of Huai Ye.

Shen Zechuan woke up, because he slept too long and too heavy, and now he had backache and backache, and was extremely tired. He opened the door and saw Ding Tao.

Ding Tao was scratched by Shen Zechuan's eyes and felt uncomfortable. He carried the hand holding the fruit and said sloppily, "My son, eat and eat."

Shen Zechuan held up the door of the room, stood for a while, and asked with a dumb voice, "... what time is it?"

"It's time," Ding Tao suddenly understood, and quickly said, "My son has been sleeping for a day! The master was out of town at the time of his death, and Mr. Zhou and Mr. Cheng Feng sent it together."

There was still a little bit of red in the corner of Shen Zechuan's eyes, and in the orange red afterglow that would not sink, he was dyed like drunk. He was already white, and when he looked down at his shoes, Ding Tao felt so beautiful.

"Is there still a letter from Juexi?" Shen Zechuan did not hurry, but stood under the locust tree, looking up at the sky slightly, slowing down the last night's energy.

"No." Ding Tao followed behind Shen Zechuan, and while Shen Zechuan didn't turn around, he quickly squeezed half of the fruit into his mouth and choked it out very stunned.

Shen Zechuan didn't see Meng's figure and knew that Xiao Chiye had taken it away. When he looked back, Ding Tao was frightened and coughed. He paused for a moment and said, "No one is going to grab you, so it's okay to eat slowly."

Ding Tao was so tearful that he was about to come out. He waved his hand, pulling his front placket, and said hardly, "My son, my son cough! Are we going to find Mr. Zhou? The talented person and Mr. Cheng Feng have used it in the front hall. Dinner, we're discussing things now. "

Shen Zechuan nodded and said, "Go."

***

Zhou Gui only used rice. At the moment, he was discussing with officials from Kongling and Cizhou at various levels in his study. He heard that Shen Zechuan was coming, and he immediately got up and let the others back down.

"Houye said that Tongzhi is unwell today. We originally thought about tomorrow to discuss military affairs. Unexpectedly, Tongzhi still came." Kong Ling welcomed Shen Zechuan to take the seat first, avoiding the embarrassment for Shen Zechuan, followed by sitting down and slightly sideways to them. Then, he said, "Although it is still June days, we grow tall trees in our house, and it is cold at night. I stay in Lidu all year round, and now I need to pay attention to my body."

Shen Zechuan's throat was moistened with tea, and the huskyness was slower and less obvious. Then he said, "Mr. Cheng Feng is right. Mr. Cheng will be able to discuss military affairs on the day of the announcement. Are the two already drafting a charter today?"

"Since my cousin signed a covenant with us, I have summoned the staff of the government, together with officials from all levels in Cizhou, to draw up a booklet in these days." Zhou Gui held his knees in one hand and looked at Kong Ling Get up and present the booklet to Shen Zechuan, and continue to say, "It's all assumptions, and it's the same as nodding. You see, if there is anything wrong, we can come out and talk tonight."

Although he said he would wait for Shen Zechuan to nod, he also said "take it out and talk", indicating that most of the content in this booklet had actually been finalized. This is the current embarrassing situation of Shen Zechuan. He is rich, but he has no other real power at hand. He can sit here to talk with these two people. Xiao Chiye's attitude is the key. Zhou Gui can thank him and even respect him, but Zhou Gui will not give him the decision-making power in Cizhou because they make a covenant, not surrender.

Shen Zechuan looked at the booklet, and the study was quiet. Only Ding Tao was teasing the sparrows outside, and those who were not served disturbed. Kong Ling was drinking tea, uneasily a little restless. He looked at Shen Zechuan's expression calmly, but could not see any emotion of Shen Zechuan. Looking at Zhou Gui again, he has gradually expressed his urgency, and can't help thinking in his heart.

Shen Zechuan is not very young, but the city is extremely deep. Everyone got together for a few days and couldn't see whether he was willing or unwilling, and couldn't solve the problem at all. They drafted this booklet, which also meant to ask for directions.

When it was dark, Shen Zechuan closed the booklet. He held a teacup on his belly and did not speak.

Kong Ling is a master and cannot cross Zhou Gui during serious discussions in the study. While Zhou Gui asked him to light the light, he turned slightly to the side, facing Shen Zechuan, and pondered, "How do you know?"

"Adults have also recorded the fluctuations in the price of Chaimi oil and salt in Cizhou in recent years. The accounts are clear. It is not a problem to estimate the approximate expenditure next year. I think the adult has also written the proportion of military troops to be allocated for the garrison in the future. It's all aspects. "Shen Zechuan said with a smile.

Zhou Gui was relieved, and he didn't know why he was hanging his heart. Listening to Shen Zechuan's words, he said: "This book can not be written by me alone, or thanks to Cheng Feng and my colleagues. Then we start to discuss the defense of the city wall, right?"

Shen Zechuan said at his fingertips, "No, I have some questions."

Zhou Gui quickly said, "Please speak."

"Adults have estimated the approximate expenditures of Izu Prefecture next year. In addition to the rebuilding of the garrison, they will also need to compensate 16,000 stone grains for the 20,000 embargoes, and the two armies will total 110,000 stone grains." Shen Zechuan thought, "This is in accordance with The amount of Ibaraki ’s bumper harvest last year was also saved from the current number of people Ibaraki originally planned, but I think adults still have 10,000 shi of grain left unmarked. "

"Good." Zhou Gui answered.

Although Xiao Chiye said not to be paid, they couldn't really not give it away. This 16,000 stone grain is only enough for the 20,000 embargoes to eat for two and a half months, which is more than the monthly amount they allocated to the 20,000 Izakis garrison. Although they cannot provide one year of food, they have really tried their best.

Worried that Shen Zechuan felt less, Zhou Gui sincerely said: "Since I have shown the accounts of Cizhou to Tongzhi today, I hope that Tongzhi and Houye can understand. Because things are unstable in the big week this year, our food before and after last year Alloted to Libei and Luoshan, this was an unexpected event. In the past, the military grain supply has been undertaken by the Juxi granary. Now it is shared between the two states of Ci and Huai. I do n’t know the details of Huaizhou, but We in Cizhou are really saved by saving money. I don't want to complain with my colleagues. I honestly say that Houye's 20,000 embargoes are now temporarily supplied by Cizhou. We are gritting our teeth, but It is only able to bear the months. Fortunately, the time is close to the autumn harvest, and the days can be counted, so we have not reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted. We, the 16 thousand stone grains, please also tell the Houye for the State of Cici As a matter of pity, moving to next year is not about wanting to rely on debts, but there are too many considerations. "

Because Zhou Gui was always frowning, his brows had already fallen into the Sichuan characters early. He got up, took a few steps in the open space, and said to Shen Zechuan.

"Izju is a place to eat by the sky, but no one is sure if God will return to Izumi next year. I see that Da Zhou has reached this point. I am afraid that the battlefield next year will only destroy the good land that Izaki cultivated. Once, even the people in the city could not eat enough, even if the garrison was established, they could not afford it. We left a lot of rations, not only to keep them for life, but also to prepare for the North Rail Riding. We know that it is not that we are not willing to give Hou Ye a large amount of money, but that we are away from the front line of Beishaqi Snake Department of Beitieqi Town. They are indeed more important than the 20,000 embargo. "

"Cizhou Ken and the two made such a covenant, half of the reason was that I was hurt by the Wei's military ration case, and it was also because of the identity of Hou Ye as the second son of the Xiao family. I ’m giving it to two people, but it ’s also for the grandfather of the world. Although I made a promise to continue to use the Northeast Grain Road, I also have to leave a trail. After all, Juexi is the Dazhou granary. It's a place that every family must fight for, and if you want it, your queen mother wants it more. "

"All my colleagues and I are talking about the words of the lungs," Zhou Gui finally stopped, slowly bowing down to Shen Zechuan, and said, "It's not easy for anyone to make a living in troubled times. I am the prefecture of Izu Prefecture, and Ishu is in danger to me. Words are first and foremost. Lord Hou and my colleagues have solved the troubles in Izju this time. I will not hesitate to go to the soup. If Izju is still a good harvest this year, we can add another 16,000 stone grains next year, but Ibaraki can't supply the embargo as I did with the North Rail Riders. I also made it clear that if the invasion of sand in the autumn time or the shortage of food from the North next spring, Ibaraki will first allocate food to the North Rail Riders and then give the embargo. Allocate food. "

The candlelight in the study was not too bright. Zhou Gui was very simple to eat and wear. Except to entertain Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye, the family usually ate ordinary side dishes, and bark was cooked in the disaster year. Cizhou now seems to be the richest place in China Bo. In fact, compared to other places, it is still a mess. He is willing to take out food, which is under great pressure. When Zhou Guiye was out of town for the first time, Zhou Gui suggested asking for support from the North Rail Riding, which was not an improvisation, but an ingrained idea.

Zhong Bobing's defeat has been said many times inside and outside their words, but outsiders can never feel the same. Zhou Gui even suffered a problem because of his defeat in the army. When he heard the whistle at night, he would turn to the side and get nervous. The Chashihe defeated too badly. The two words, "killing" and "killing", have been passed from Duanzhou to Lidu all the time. Everyone read these two words, but the blood flow into the river was just a fold for Lidu. The trace of ink on it was a real home for Zhongbo.

Ibaraki was spared by riding from the North Rail. In the eyes of Zhou Gui and even Cizhou, it is more important to ride away from the North Rail than the embargo. Xiao Ji sent his soldiers tomorrow, and the "Iron Horse Glacier" is the death-free gold medal facing the cavalry soldiers on both sides of the northeast of Da Zhou. Lei Jingzhe dared to seek Cizhou, but had no plan to live long. He even prepared to leave for food, and immediately prepared for merit to invite Dudu. What he was afraid of was Xiao Jiming's dispatch of troops to the south.

Xiao Jiming was injured and wounded in the Junliang case, but none of them saw it with his own eyes, and those who waited for him couldn't believe it, afraid that his people wouldn't dare to gamble. If it is said that the old-school dignitaries headed by Hai Liangyi, the one who fears Xiao Fangxu, then the younger juniors are even more afraid of Xiao Jiming.

The study was silent, and the candlelight was swaying.

Shen Zechuan felt sore back, and there was a trace of Xiao Chiye's bite on the collarbone covered by his neckline. Strangely, at such a solemn moment, he thought of Xiao Chiye's sweaty face, of Xiao Chiye's powerful arms, and of Xiao Chiye's kiss that was walking around his neck while he was breathing.

He remembered everything about Xiao Chiye, but he couldn't remember where Xiao Chiye was worse than Xiao Jiming.

Shen Zechuan was only silent for a short while, and the **** of wandering was just an instant. He said: "I understand what the adults said. I and Ce An have come here, and the temporary food will be returned next year."

Zhou Gui turned pale at once, trying to explain: "Comrades, we are not ..."

"The problem I want to talk to adults is not that you have given too little food to the embargo, but that you have given too much food to the embargo." Shen Zechuan motioned Zhou Gui to sit down and said clearly. It is sincere to show that since the food is allocated to the military, but as we have mentioned, the embargo will only use Izaki's food at this moment. The future of the embargo has a supply channel and does not need to use the Izaki granary. "

Zhou Gui was consciously blunt, and did not dare to answer the words. He looked at Kong Ling and said, "Cheng Feng is the person who supervised the book. Some things, he knows better than me. Cheng Feng, you and your colleagues explain."

Kong Ling stood up, leaning on the back of his chair, but asked, "I know so well that the embargo will not be short of food in the future, and that the Northeast Grain Road can be used as usual. I can't think of any countermeasures to do this. Tell us, otherwise the grain will have to be taken over by the embargo. "

Shen Zechuan gently dialed the tea cup and said, "Before that, I still have to ask the two, will Cizhou have to eat on the ground?"

Kong Ling said, "Izju's location is limited. If not, how can it survive?"

"I saw exactly the opposite of the husband." Shen Zechuan put down the tea cup, and said, "Zizhou was indeed in a poor position. It was facing north and north, and tea state in the south. Covering up and being restrained by Dancheng to the west, I dare not move arbitrarily, nor can I move arbitrarily. But that was the time when Ibaraki was affiliated with the capital, and now you have a close relationship with Libei, and Dancheng has been unable to Relying on the power of Badu to force Cizhou to do things, Dunzhou was occupied by the gangsters, and there was a tendency to clear the vacancies. As a result, the three walls of Cizhou had collapsed, and the remaining Chazhou was not an obstacle but an opportunity. . "

Zhou Gui thought of getting up again. He rubbed his robes all wrinkled, and asked cautiously, "Do you mean the same?"

"Chazhou is located along the waterway that can reach Hezhou. After the defeat, the Hezhou Youshang merchants used this to sell sky-high grain at Zhongbo, and made huge profits from the bandits, big and small. If this road is only used to make money for others, it may be What a pity."

"But Chazhou is also a bandit now, and has a relationship with the Yan family in Hezhou. He will not let us do business in Cizhou for nothing." Kong Ling said with some eagerness. "What else can we sell? Cizhou By contrast, Hezhou is a backcountry. "

"Sell food," Shen Zechuan said.

As soon as this word came out, Zhou Gui got up immediately, he said, "No! Isn't that the same as the black-hearted thief who is not colluding with Juxi official and businessmen and reselling official food?"

"Adult Shao'an is not impatient." Shen Zechuan's eyes were too calm, so calm that Zhou Gui could not sit back involuntarily. He said: "The reason why some people in Juxi and Hezhou resell official food at high prices is because there is a shortage of food in China and Bozhou, among which Chazhou is the worst. In Badu, one or two silvers can buy two stones. In Juxi, one Two silvers can buy one stone and five buckets of grain, but in Chazhou, one or two silvers can only buy two buckets of grain. The silver in the hands of the robbers in Chazhou is scrapped from the only people in Chazhou, so the good people with a household registration cannot Survival, so embarrassed and risky, only more and more people become bandits. Adult, Lei Changming-that is, Lei Jingming, he can quickly increase the number of people to this number within six months, the root cause is the same. He is willing to sell the grain to Chazhou at a price slightly higher than that of Batu, but is helping Chazhou. "

"But," Kong Ling frowned slightly. "We sold the grain to Chazhou, and the granary was bound to be vacant. With only silver in our hands, wouldn't we be in Chazhou's current situation? By then, Jue The black-hearted grain merchants in Xihe Hezhou will only intensify their demand for money from us. "

"Hezhou is far away, and Cizhou wants to do business with it. I was not in a hurry in this two years. When I left Badu, I knew a little about Huaizhou. This time for the preparation of the military food, Huaizhou has made half the effort and the granary is very They are full of money. They go southwest to Lucheng, which is just outside of the capital, and Lucheng is directly connected to Juexi Sea Port. The state's price was bought back from Huaizhou. The remaining silver can subsidize other places, and the granary can be kept abundant at any time, and it can be used to leave the North Rail at critical moments, or leave the retreat for Izju itself.

Jin Yiwei has the task of "listening", which is to record prices in detail in the streets. Shen Zechuan served as the Jinyiwei army craftsman in Fuzhen, Nanzhen, and was able to read Jinyiwei's records of each place every year. Ge Qingqing originally wanted to copy it, but Shen Zechuan carried it all night. He was prematurely alert to those unknown futures and refused to easily hand over important things to paper. It turned out that he did a good job, they were so hurried to leave Sui, they had no time to take anything. But he left, and the records, files, and old books he had seen followed him.

Zhou Gui was lost in thought. He thought and thought, saying, "If Huaizhou refuses ..."

"Feasibility! Huaizhou is the Luoxia Pass to the east. It can turn some border customs from the north, and it is exactly a line to be transported to the seaport." Kong Ling became more and more excited. Thigh, said, "Yeah! It's long overdue! If Cizhou still doesn't know what to do, wouldn't he still be in the previous cage? Feasible, feasible!"

Shen Zechuan never answered how he wanted the Northeast Grain Horse Road to continue to be used, but Kong Ling had no time to take care of it. In the candlelight, he seemed to see the vitality belonging to Izu. In the case of Lei Changming, he felt that Shen Zechuan was a "treacherous" person, but he completely forgot it now, and wanted to hold Shen Zechuan to thank him. , Liansheng said, "In this way, if there is too much grain in the next few years, you will not be afraid to pile up mold in the warehouse."

"Then talk about the garrison," said Zhou Gui across the table and chair, "and the defense of the city wall."

Shen Zechuan drank hot tea, and before speaking, he saw Ding Tao outside his study's door showing his head and waving hard at himself.

"What's wrong?" Shen Zechuan got up and walked to the door.

Ding Tao went out just now, sweating all over his face. He opened his mouth and said, "My son, my son! Here it is!"

Zhou Gui and Kong Ling also approached. Seeing that Ding Tao was still excited the moment before, and closed his eyes the next moment, crying loudly. Shen Zechuan seemed to have a feeling and walked out the door. Sure enough, I heard Ding Tao choking and said, "My son! My brothers are all back! Qiao Tianya is also back! And that Ji-"

Shen Zechuan has stepped out of the meteor and came to the yard, the sky outside is already dark. He was still holding a tea cup in his hand and splashed it out while walking, his fingers were reddish, but he seemed to be unaware and completely forgotten. He walked outside the house in a rush, but walked a short distance, but sweated.

There were several horse-drawn carriages escorting goods outside the house, and tall men were scattered under the lantern. The shorter one was still in the cloak, resting beside the carriage, and standing sideways.

Shen Zechuan's chest was undulating, her eyes were already red, but she was forced not to show up here.

Ji Gang listened to the movement, turned around and saw Shen Zechuan, but he forgot the stone steps in front of him and almost tripped. He showed a disheveled white hair, his lips twitched, his name had not been shouted, and his tears were falling.

"Chuan ..." Ji Gang was like a white-headed child. While he was angry and shouted incompletely, he waved anxiously, "You, you ..."

Shen Zechuan went down two steps to help Ji Gang. Ji Gang held Shen Zechuan's arm against his arm, and looked up and down. In this life, he first worked as a Jin Yiwei in Dudu, and then as a blacksmith in Duanzhou. Later, when he was in distress, his wife and children were lost, but he always stood in front of others. But he saw Shen Zechuan at this moment, but he couldn't control his tears.

"Chuaner ..." Ji Gang wiped her tears with her rough fingers, and looked at Shen Zechuan over and over again, and the words were uttered into a sentence "All right."

He was thin and dusty. Qi Hui was dead, he couldn't get over it, and feared that Shen Zechuan would suffer after leaving the capital. All the sufferings are backlogged on the already stricken back. He is no longer a Ji Gang who can be famous all over the world, but his thin body is still willing to cover the wind and rain for Shen Zechuan. For this son, he can travel thousands of miles, and he can also punch the world's heroes. He really asked for nothing, just wanted to see Shen Zechuan alive.

"How thin has become like this!" Ji Gang said indifferently.

"Master," Shen Zechuan's voice trembled. "Why is Master so thin?"

"I'm old and can't stand the toss." Ji Gang wiped his tears hurriedly, and said happily, "See you now, Master!

Qiao Tianya poked away the broken tea cup and knelt down on one knee, deliberately diluting the sadness, and laughed and said, "Although I have been away for a few months, I'm fortunate to lose my life. Master, meal, wine Is it possible? Master, let's sit down and talk! "

***

Originally, the small courtyard was full of people. Kong Ling greeted the kitchen for hot pot cooking, and set up a table in the yard to immediately clean the Jin Yiwei and the northern guards.

Qiao Tianya chased Ding Tao's fat sparrow with chopsticks and said, "Everyone is running thin, so you feed it shiny and shiny, ready to drink to your brothers?"

Ding Tao was originally happy, and when he heard the word, he sprang up and said, "No!"

Gujin was very hungry, and he didn't forget to stretch out his chopsticks to kick back Qiao Tianya, and said muffled, "Are you itchy? You have to bully him for a child."

"You didn't deduct your food on the road," Chen Yang sat down and drank, "Why are you so hungry?"

"Bone brothers have given their food to the children who beg on the road," Fei Sheng only dealt with them, knowing that everyone will be all the same people in the future, so the words are good, "I see the bone brothers are also chivalrous and tender, Many copper coins buy them buns. "

"Rescue the poor but not the poor," said Chenyang bitterly. "You see that when you cry, your heart's weaknesses have changed. Now there is no food everywhere, not to prevent you from doing good, but to have a sense of proportion."

"Did you spend all your money?" Ding Tao lay aside and said, "Jin, didn't you say you were going to give it to me last time? I'll give you a wife to marry. I said I would put it with me, I I remember it clearly. "He said and took out the small book again." The New Year's Eve before the new year, you still have to write and borrow me three pennies. Of course I don't care about this money, I don't care, really brother, I Just ... "

Gujin was eating fast, stuffed the cotton he took with him into his right ear, turned to the left, and said, "Wine at home? Get me an altar."

"Just drink three cups," Qiao Tianya stopped the chopsticks. He said, "You need to report an errand with my master later. Are you so drunk that you forgot to punish Houye last time? At this time, I advise You proceed with caution. "

He usually looks like he's laughing, but he used to be Jin Yiwei's acquaintance, but now he's really showing his style and it's really a bit of power. The tone is very peaceful, but the words are not so nice.

Gujin frowned irritably, but nodded his head and said, "It's stunned, I haven't been drinking for months."

Ding Tao gradually closed the box. He is the youngest of these people. He is usually raised as a younger brother, and no older brother has ever bought him sugar. As such, he is not afraid of anyone and dares to get close. He is born with insight and is particularly sensitive to the emotional flow between people. He noticed that his brothers were different from the apparent relaxation, so he held his little sparrow and sat down honestly, noisy and noisy.

The meal was almost finished, and Kong Ling arranged Ren Teng Yard to rest these visitors. It was already midnight, and Shen Zechuan asked Ding Tao to send Ji Gang to rest. The first few leaders reported the incident and stood on the porch in turn, ready to go in one by one.

"Come in together and sit down and have something to talk about." After they all came in, Shen Zechuan sat in the main seat and asked Chen Yang, "Is the preparation of military rations smooth?"

Chen Yang sat upright, he sorted out his words for a moment, and said, "It's not smooth. As I expected before my departure, officials in Huaizhou were suffocating and hesitant to plan. At that time, the North War was tense, and the master's two days The deadline was about to come. I was anxious to get angry. It was still the Lord Xiaguan guardian Jiang Jiang who came forward to guarantee that Huaizhou was willing to release the grain. Fortunately, the deadline was reached, and the grain road was directly connected, so that the military situation was not delayed. "He said Here, I was silent for a while, and said, "I met Shi Ziye in Libei. He was very hurt. He heard that the master was caught in a siege and he wanted to lead his soldiers to pick it up. Unfortunately, Wang Ye rejected it."

Instead of asking details, Shen Zechuan turned to Gujin and said, "When you came to Cizhou to adjust food, Zhou Gui was not as difficult as Huaizhou Prefecture. Why are you frowning now?"

Gujin was clicked to the name, but it was a bit wrong. Everyone present found that his heart was absent, Shen Zechuan looked at him, and said, "... I came to Cizhou to inspect the preparation of the military grain, and I did not encounter any difficulties. I was sent to the army early and I saw Wang Ye in the Hongyan East Mountain Range. . "

He couldn't speak quickly and paused for a long time.

"I heard that the master and son were out of the capital, and have been waiting for him to return home. Later, when I met Chenyang in the army, I realized that the master had stopped in Cizhou, so he rushed here."

Leaving north is in the north of Cizhou. They should reasonably be faster than Qiao Tianya.

Shen Zechuan tapped on the table with his fingertips, skipped it, and said to Qiao Tianya, "How about you?"

Qiao Tianya put his arm on the handle of the chair and answered quickly: "I was rushed to find someone by the order of the master and traced the trace in the house of Xue Fu. It was found that Xue Xiuzhuo moved Master to Donglong Yaxing, but Mr. was missing. We were late One step ... If the city gate couldn't get out, he could only hide in Batu. "He said looking to Fei Sheng." It happened that he also took people to search in the hiding family. We tried every means to get out of the city, but Han Yun put Niandu was blocked. We had nowhere to go. We hid in Houye's Mei's house. I happened to find the distribution map of Xuanduguangou set by Houye from the Pan family. "

This thing was obtained from Pan Mao when Xiao Chiye entered the banquet. At that time, he was going to reserve it for himself, but unexpectedly became the key for Qiao Tianya to escape their capital.

"We climbed out of Guangou," Fei Sheng said, reaching out his fingers, "the Guangou in each street was newly dug, I don't know if it was Hou Ye's meaning, all of them were narrow outside, wide inside, dry. There are still candlelights and some dry food. More than 50 people in our group rely on these dry foods and walked around the Eighth Battalion for more than ten days, and finally came out of the capital near Fengshan. "

"After I came out, I found that the official inspection between Bacheng and Bacheng was strict. I lost my gold, silver, and jade, disguised myself as a tourist merchant, and went from the south of Gaocheng to Chazhou, and then from Chazhou to Cizhou." Qiao Tianya said, "When we arrived in Chazhou half a month ago, I heard that Han Xi had sent the emperor to the palace. However, after leaving Chazhou, the news was lost and the follow-up was lost. For other details, we had to wait for Ge Qingqing's letter. . "

Shen Zechuan was pondering, no one bothered. He heard the voice of Ding Tao walking under the corridor. When Ding Tao came to the door, he said, "You two are also tired, so let Ding Tao go to rest tonight."

Fei Sheng had a wink, and was not too busy slicing his loyalty tonight. He stood up sharply, shouted the master with Qiao Tianya, and then quit.

***

The candlestick burst slightly and flickered.

Gujin never raised his head and snorted again. He sank in the dim light, and the shadow of the candlelight projected on his side, like two villains scuffled together.

Shen Zechuan was surprisingly calm. He said, "What happened to the two of you in Libei?"

Chen Yang raised her hand to cover her face halfway, and her elbows rested on the handle of the chair. He said, "... I was in front of the son, and nothing happened. It was bone bone."

Gu Jin unbuttoned his clothes, took off his shirt, turned his back, and exposed the entire back in front of Shen Zechuan. He said: "These things should have been reported directly to the master, but the master will return a few days later. According to the command of the master in Badu, I can report to the prince first. I went to the place where the fighting was most intense, and both the king and Zuo Shuai were safe. After the end, I temporarily became the original scout squad forward, dealing daily with the cavalry of the Viper Division. I can't remember the day when I returned from the Dongshan Mountain with the team and encountered an ambush on the way. "

The back was eroded, the severe parts had been scraped off, and the bleeding blood could still be seen where the gauze was wrapped.

"I hit an arrow, but escaped. I originally thought that I was from the Serpent Division, so I took the remaining two hundred brothers to bypass the pasture where the Serpent Division infested, and walked back from the swamp in Tudarong Banner. Who knew that that night, I encountered another ambush at Tudalong Banner. "Gujin pulled up his shirt again, he fastened his button, and said," My son, I was born of scouts, and I can be selected as a guard by the king, relying on a pair Eyes and a pair of ears. Although I have n’t been as good as I used to be in these years, I do n’t dare to care about it after the master mentions it, especially on the battlefield, and I am more cautious. My marching route that night was directly issued. , Without discussing with anyone, but was ambushed twice, so I began to suspect that the team had the eyeliner of the Serpent Department. "

"On the second escape, I found snake venom on the arrow. This poison used to be painted on the steel needles by Ding Tao. It was from the Hongyan West Mountain Range. I was so bad on my back that I was chased tightly in the swamp. , I was bitten by some poisonous insects, but I didn't hold it, and it started to burn at dawn. "

Gujin stopped here again.

He was boring and stopped repeatedly, as if repeatedly confirming, in case he made a mistake, and he knew what the next words meant.

"Our horses are drowning in the swamp, and I can't walk. A dozen miles south from Tudalong Banner is the resident camp of the North Rail Rider. The strange thing is that no one is patrolling that day. I let the close friend go first. Hurrying back, waiting for reinforcements in the place. As a result, no one came from dusk to dawn the next day. I was worried that my eyeliner would enter the resident camp, so I hurried back. I returned to the camp with nine lives, but was killed. Unloading the knife and detaining, stayed overnight in the prison where Biansha prisoners were detained, and was put into the front account the next day, which was examined by the general resident Guo Weili. "

Gujin omitted the details of the trial, and he was unwilling to recall that it was not a physical pain for him, but a collapse of some thought.

He said in a very light and very light voice: "They said that I was intimate with the Snake Department, and that night the Tu Dalong Banner was overwhelmed by the vanguard. It also deprived our army of middle class and asked me to tell me if I should be accepted. Instructions. What I have n’t done, I do n’t recognize it. I questioned why the resident camp ignored my request for help twice before and they claimed that it had not been received. According to the military law, I have to go through three trials before being commanded by the current commander. You can cut it by drawing a hook in person, but Guo Weili bit the dead son and sustained serious injuries. They have the right to act. If Chen Yang had arrived just the same day, I would not have seen the son. "

Shen Zechuan picked out the candle wick with a silver needle, and the fire extinguished. He stared at the weeping candle, flashing countless thoughts in an instant. He didn't even need Chen Yang and Gu Jin to remind him, and he remembered that in the book of the Ministry of Defense, Guo Weili was Xiao Jieming's hand.

***

Xiao Chiye followed the trail left by Lei Jingyan and chased all the way to the north of the old camp. He dismounted, grabbed the soil, looked forward, and narrowed his eyes.

Huantai Tiger looked at the mountains and said, "To continue north, you must step on the sideline from the north. They dare not go there, they can only divide and run away. Master, I suspect he is trying to chase people. "

"He's really stinging," Xiao Chiye let go of his finger. "It's a small stream and can't hold it with a large net, but we will fall into the trap of the other side instead. He refuses to fight me directly, It's because they can't afford the impetus of the embargo and worry that their people will be distracted. They are familiar with this place, so they try every way to entice us to disperse into shares, so as to break through one by one. "

"We don't have enough cavalry," Yantai Tiger looked at the terrain. "This dog thief is too cunning!"

"Not busy." Xiao Chiye stood up.

Vigorously inspected and returned, fell on Xiao Chiye's shoulder, followed Xiao Chiye in the night breeze. The wind blew through the grass, and a few wisp of willow leaves spread out head-on.

"Of the five soldiers, the fire is the most fierce." Xiao Chiye started again, "I want a fire to burn him nowhere to hide."

Huantai Tiger followed the horse and said, "But there are many trees here. If it burns, the fire will spread to Libei Pasture."

Xiao Chiye immediately laughed and shouted at Hutaitai: "I didn't let you burn here. Go, go to villages and towns along the way, and let them post notices. Anyone who harbors bandits will be slashed. But if the embargo is notified, , According to the head weighing the copper money, how much, I reward. I also want to tell them, Izu prefecture will soon issue a conscription notice, went to nothing else, three meals a day can be provided, of which the winner of the embargo rewards is preferred . Lei Jingzhe, since I don't want to be found out by us, then I want him to hit it myself. "

Huantai Tiger hesitated again and again, or said, "But aren't we out of money ..."

"Go back and report to Lanzhou as much as possible," Xiao Chiye rushed to his horse, and Lema turned back, saying, "Is the second son unable to afford a few coins?"

澹 Taihu looks ugly.

Xiao Chiye turned his fingers and said coldly, "Oh."

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The three chapters are united.

Let's talk about grain, here 1 stone ≈ 90kg. There are special supply silos. The price of grain generally does not fluctuate sharply. Officials have monthly subsidies, and prices in Juexi are relatively high. 16,000 stones can probably make the 20,000 embargoes eat for two and a half months, but this is based on the premise that the embargoes have no cavalry, no back and forth, and no war.

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