After the sergeant put the food on the table, he bowed to Chen Wen, and then turned and went out. Chen Wenduan came to the table, and saw a pot of rice, a pot of soup, a plate of pickles, and a plate of green vegetables on the table.

Seeing this, Chen Wenduan thought to himself: "I didn't expect that the dignified marshal, who is in charge of tens of thousands of horses, eats so simply every day, which is really incredible." ”

Just as Chen Wenduan was thinking about it, he saw Chen Ming shouting as he walked inside: "Big brother, what is the food in this barracks, isn't it too inappropriate not to take your Qincha too seriously." ”

After saying that, he sat down on the chair next to the table in a huff.

Hearing Chen Ming say this, Chen Wenduan pointed to the food on the table and said with a smile: "Look at what your brother and I eat." ”

"No, brother, you eat this too, I thought it was this that we retinues ate this too. Chen Ming said after reading the food on the table.

Chen Wenduan said to Chen Ming: "Let me tell you, don't talk about us, Marshal Yue Zhongyong of this loyal army also eats this, and I said just now when I was in the big tent of the Chinese army that I want to eat the same as them." ”

"It's incredible that the marshal of the loyal and brave army with tens of thousands of people eats this, so this Marshal Yue is a good marshal who can share weal and sorrow with the soldiers. Chen Ming said.

Chen Wenduan said: "Before I came here, I really didn't expect that life here was so hard, think about how hard they eat this every day, we only eat this during the time we came here, what else is there to complain about?"

"Big brother, you haven't been in contact with the army before, I don't think we'd better rush to conclusions, let's walk around tomorrow and take a look. Chen Ming said to Chen Wenduan.

When Chen Wenduan heard Chen Ming say this, he said to her: "Sister, you are very different from before, you don't want to be so impulsive when you encounter things before, it really makes my brother feel gratified." ”

"That's natural, your sister is not stupid, and she has experienced more things, so she will naturally become mature. Chen Ming said proudly to Chen Wenduan.

Chen Wenduan said: "It's good to become mature, so that my brother will have less to worry about in the future." “

After the two of them said this, Chen Wenduan asked again: "Sister, haven't you eaten enough, here for my brother, there are quite a lot of meals, or you are eating some." ”

"Brother, I'm full, but I don't think it's a little delicious. Chen Ming said to Chen Wenduan embarrassedly.

Chen Wenduan said to Chen Ming: "As long as you can eat enough, it's good." ”

Speaking of this, Chen Wenduan looked at Chen Ming for a while, and said to her: "Since you have eaten, then you go to rest, tomorrow at dawn, you will come to me, let's take a look around, and understand the actual situation here." ”

Chen Ming said: "Listen to the eldest brother. ”

After that, he took his leave and went out to rest.

In this way, the next day, just after dawn, Chen Ming came to Chen Wenduan's place, only to see that Chen Wenduan had already gotten up and sat on a chair waiting for her.

The two did not delay, and immediately walked out of the place where Chen Wenduan lived.

At this time, the day was just dawning, the barracks were quiet, the sergeants were still asleep, and there were only soldiers standing guard outside.

The barracks were quite large, and the two were not very familiar with each other, so they walked for a while before they walked out of the barracks.

I saw that outside the barracks, there were farmland everywhere, and it should be the heaven of the loyal army.

When the two of them got closer, they saw that the field was very dry, and there were big cracks everywhere.

The crops of Tianli are also dead, and if you light a fire, you can burn it.

As the two were watching, they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them.

Chen Ming and Chen Wenduan turned around and saw a person riding a group of horses galloping towards this side.

Soon, the man on horseback came to the two of them.

At this time, Chen Wenduanxiong's brothers and sisters saw clearly that the person who came on horseback was Yue Zhongyong, the commander of the Loyal Army.

After Yue Zhongyong dismounted, he saluted Chen Wenduan and said, "Lord Qincha, in the morning, the sergeant went to bring you breakfast, but no one saw you, so we looked for you everywhere, you must know that you were sent by the emperor, in case of any accidents, then I can't afford to wait!"

Hearing Yue Zhongyong say this, Chen Wenduan couldn't help but feel a little apologetic, and immediately gave Yue Zhongyong a salute, saying: "Let Marshal Yue worry, I am really ashamed, after I got up in the morning, there was nothing to do, so I wanted to look around, so I came here, and asked Marshal Yue to forgive me." ”

Yue Zhongyong hurriedly said: "Lord Qincha, I was in a hurry just now, because after all, this is the front line of the confrontation between Song and Jin, so the tone of my voice may be a bit heavy, I hope you don't get angry." ”

Marshal Yue was polite, and he definitely didn't have any opinions about the marshal because of this, Chen Wenduan said.

Yue Zhongyong pointed to these farmlands and said to Chen Wenduan: "Lord Qincha has seen it, there is a big drought this year, and we estimate that there will be no harvest here." “

Speaking of this, Yue Zhongyong paused, and then said: "Lord Qincha, you know, my self-recruited army, in the past, the military food mainly relied on tuntian, and there is no harvest this year, if the imperial court does not provide relief, then we sergeants will not talk about military salaries, even eating will be a problem." ”

"Marshal Yue, before Ben Qincha came here, he really didn't expect the situation here to be so serious, in fact, His Majesty the Emperor is still very concerned about you, otherwise, he would not have sent me to understand this matter, if His Majesty the Emperor knew the real situation here, he would have sent someone to solve the problem here, but you know, sometimes the things that are reported below, the emperor may not be able to see it. Chen Wenduan said to Yue Zhongyong.

"I have also heard about the affairs of the imperial court, after all, the saint is old, and sometimes he may be more than willing and not enough, but this is the front line of Song and Jin, if because of lack of food and salary, the sergeant really makes a military mutiny, and the Jin people take advantage of the situation to enter, in that case, it will be troublesome. Yue Zhongyong said to Chen Wenduan.

Chen Wenduan then said to Yue Zhongyong: "What the marshal is worried about is that the soldiers have been defending the country all the year round, and it is already very hard, if they can't receive military salaries or even have enough to eat, then the marshal's soldiers may not be able to continue to stay." “

"It's still the Lord Qincha who is sympathetic, and when you go back to see the Holy Lord's old man, you must tell the Holy Lord the true situation here, and let the Holy Lord make the decision for us. Yue Zhongyong said.

Chen Wenduan said: "Please rest assured marshal, I will return to Lin'an, and I will definitely play it truthfully." “