The county seat of the Two Song Dynasty followed the former Tang Dynasty, and the scale of the county seat was also divided into seven counties: Chi, Ji, Wang, Tight, Upper, Middle and Lower. And Liang County, where Li Mu took office, was extremely reluctant as a seventh-class lower county, with less than 1,000 households, the city was broken and there were few people, and the war horses in the city, counting Li Mushun, were pitiful only four.

Although he is the chief secretary of the horse supervisor, and the official is above the six Cao Xu officials, but when he first arrived, he caused trouble, and none of the chief officials of the three Caos, including Gong, Cang, and Husancao, came, and only an old horseman in his fifties was left to inspect with the new Li Mu.

The tattered stables, just four skinny horses, what is there to inspect.

Looking at his face, he saw that his boss's boss seemed to be in a bad mood, and the old horseman who took Li Mu on a tour didn't dare to offend, so he had to introduce like a treasure: "Lord Li, don't look at the few horses in our city, but the horses here are carefully fed by the old man."

You see, these two horses, the chestnut-colored one is a stallion, with purple eyes, hanging silkworms under his eyes, a large and square forehead, like a cotton bag of Guishi, and his appearance is tall and majestic, which can be regarded as a rare handsome horse among horses.

My lord, look at the horse next to it, although it is a mare, but the mane is all black, without a trace of variegation, the back is flat, the abdomen is thick, the endurance is strong, good at traveling, it is also a rare good horse! ”

Li Mu has been a veterinarian, and this old groom is really good at Li Mu, and he thinks he is a good horse, adding oil and vinegar, and promoting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses. It seems that if he raises a horse, he can raise a horse into a dragon.

If the chief officer of Sancao didn't come, Li Mu was already dissatisfied, and now he saw this old man fooling himself in front of him, so his face turned dark. Waving his hand, he interrupted and said, "Good horse? Also worthy! Raise the old man high. You're not deceiving me when I'm young. Nonsense!

What is the use of this chestnut stallion being good-looking? The nose is small and the lungs are small, so they are short of breath and can't walk far.

Besides, this mare, although her feet are good, her eyes are small and white. Easily frightened. Hitomi is dissatisfied with the front and back flesh and has a bad personality. Usual communication contact, and some use, used as a war horse, which knight is too long? ”

"Huh? My lord, you know horses, too? ”

The new horse supervisor was in charge, and the old groom thought that he was the same as the old official, pretending to look at it and it would be over. Unexpectedly, his own set of formulaic reports was refuted by Li Mu as incomplete.

However, this old groom has been raising horses for many years after all. Li Mu's scolding did not make him angry. On the contrary, the horse supervisor came to a master who knew horses. The old groom was excited, and the feeling of confidant arose.

Since Li Mu is also a person who understands horses, the listless old groom suddenly came to his senses, put aside the official words he used to deal with before, and said enthusiastically: "My lord, it was the villain who was rude just now." I thought adults were the same as others, but I didn't expect adults to be very human! ”

A small Liang County, Li Mu first arrived, although he didn't stay long, but he also saw that there were two forces in the yamen of this county. The first is the civil officials and non-commissioned class headed by the county magistrate Wei Ting, with the staff and Gongcanghu Sancao as the party henchmen, and the second is the military attache group headed by the county lieutenant Jiang Hai and the military warrior Sancao as the tiger wolf.

The magistrate and the county lieutenant, civil affairs and military affairs have nothing to do with each other, and they operate on their own. Although the master of the horse supervisor can't manage anything on the surface, his rank is above the six Cao, and his identity is not a Xu official who has no money and only salary, but an official recognized by the imperial court.

Although the magistrate has always wanted to promote his own people, he didn't expect the imperial court to directly send people to parachute, which threw a stone on the calm Liang County for a while, and suddenly set off indistinct ripples.

In the deserted stable, there was only one old groom waiting by the side, Li Mu showed his ability, learned a lesson, and was about to comfort and comfort the old man, when he saw a horse opposite the stable, snorting, alone, and it was very eye-catching.

Interested, Li Mu looked carefully, this horse's head is like a dragon's head, ears are like shaved bamboo, and his mane is red, but his body is too thin, otherwise he is definitely a good horse.

The old horseman Gao Sheng lost his words just now, and this time when he saw Li Mu's eyes turning, he knew what Li Mu was thinking, so he also stepped forward and asked tentatively: "My lord, do you have a fancy for this horse?" This is indeed a good horse, and it may not be a thousand-mile horse to be domesticated. It's a pity that this horse's mouth is very picky, it is difficult to feed, although the forage is sufficient, but it is not very eaten, so it can't be raised.

And this horse has a red mouth, scattered eyelashes, and no flesh under his eyes, which is easy to hurt. Many of the soldiers in the city tried to tame it, but they all fell down. If it weren't for the fact that the war horse is a precious resource, I guess it would have been slaughtered and eaten by those people a long time ago. ”

The old man Gao said while trying to touch the horse's head, but the red horse was quite characterful, and as soon as he shook the horse's head, he snorted and dodged.

Seeing that the old man Gao's outstretched hand was gone, and he withdrew his hand awkwardly, Li Mu felt quite funny in his heart, so he also stretched out his hand and patted it directly on the horse's head, and said: "It's a horse with no rules, and I don't know how to respect the elderly." ”

"My lord, I can't shoot it, this horse has a fierce ......"

Before the old groom had finished speaking, the crimson horse, as if he had been greatly insulted, was restless in the fence, and his hooves kicked the fence again and again, and his nose was louder and louder.

Fortunately, this horse is different, not only does the body have reins, but the hooves are also chained, and even if you lose your temper in the stable, you can't get out.

This crimson horse looks quite humane, Li Mu is a little interested, stares directly at the horse that is glaring at him, and commands the tall old man: "From now on, feed this horse, add ten catties of rice wine alone, and the wine money will be mine." Still looking at what to do, this regulation, starting today. Gao Sheng, you go and bring the wine now, and replace the water on the side of the hay. ”

Li Mu's orders, although the old man Gao Gao did not know why, must also obey. When the tall old man ran away quickly, Li Mu said with a smile: "Ma'er, you should be satisfied now, right?" ”

"Horses? What a broken name, ugly to death! For your sake, I'll give you some face. ”

I thought that Li Mu was one of those strange people who were good at looking at horses in ancient times, but the crimson horse didn't react for a while, and still regarded Li Mu as an ordinary person, and casually called twice to deal with it.

"I don't like the name of 'horse', what do you call it, red mane, Maxima's qualifications, how about calling you red thunder?"

"'Red Thunder', the name is okay. Uh-you can understand me? Do you understand? ”

If Li Mu's behavior was a coincidence when he complained that he didn't drink alcohol before, then the controversy over the name now is definitely a sign that Li Mu understands Ma language. I had never seen anyone communicate with them without barriers, and it was pretending to attract the mare opposite, but it suddenly opened its mouth wide and showed a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Of course I understand, do you want to go to the mare opposite, and if you are obedient in the future, I will give you a chance to be alone with it. Otherwise, with your thin body, it's strange that the little mare can take a fancy to you! ”

As soon as he heard that there was a girl who could get on it, this red thunder suddenly lost his temperament, erected a small and sharp horse ear, leaned forward the horse's head, and affectionately expressed his friendship in front of Li Mu, so frightened that the old horseman holding the wine barrel was stunned.

Red thunder is wild and difficult to get rid of, but it is well-known in Liang County, and he is so obedient to Li Mu, who has seen him for less than half a day. Obviously, Li Muxiang's horse taming level is far above his own, and he is a young student, and the old groom doesn't want Li Mu to have anything to do.

So pouring rice wine into the manger, the old groom said to Li Mu worriedly: "My lord, I went out to buy wine just now, and on the way back, I met the county magistrate. He has set up a feast tonight at yesterday's restaurant, and invites you to come over tonight. However, a feast is not necessarily a good feast, so please be careful! (To be continued.) )