Xu Wu quipped: "I didn't expect that the famous No. 1 tea addict in the capital, Li Che, would be so good at this wild tea in the countryside, if the bosses of those famous tea shops in the capital knew that you were so condescending to drink Mao Feng who didn't know when to pick in a small tea shop, they would probably be surprised." ”

Li Che was not annoyed, took a bite of food, swallowed it, and said: "Even if you go to the barracks to suffer, how can you be too particular... I'm just following the locals. After finishing his sip of water, he continued: "If the people of the Anguo Mansion see that the eldest prince who hates poetry, books, etiquette and music the most, and likes to travel the mountains and rivers the most, has become a staff member in the northwest camp under a pseudonym, and has also made plans to win a big battle, they will definitely be impressed." ”

Duan Zewu, who is alias Xu Wu, raised his hand and said, "Brother Che has won the award, Duan just got the news of the Liukou by chance, and reported the news in time, leading the troops to fight, but Duan is not good at it." ”

Li Che waved his hand and said, "Brother Zewu's words are wrong. Just by the fact that the beasts in the mountains moved to the caves and lived in the caves, they could judge that the Liukou army was hiding on the top of Qishan Mountain, and they could come up with the sound of pretending to be hunters and releasing heavy rain and mudslides on the mountain. The younger brother really admires it very much. ”

Duan Zewu was not moved by Li Che's praise, and only said: "Duan only knows the habits of some birds and beasts, and can observe several astrological phenomena, which is really insignificant compared to Brother Che leading the Weihu Army to annihilate the Liukou army in one fell swoop. ”

Li Che laughed and said, "Let's not be humble to each other. This victory over Subei Hou must be very anxious in his heart, and he has to force a smile on his face, which is very happy to think about. ”

Duan Zewu reminded Li Che: "This big victory has weakened the prestige of the Marquis of Subei in the army, the Marquis of Subei must be wary of you, he is the commander, you are just a general of the Weihu Army, be careful that he will not be good for you in the future." ”

"Brother Wu is very worried, but this big victory, the saint will definitely use this to reward me for meritorious deeds, and I must be promoted to the general of the Weihu Army, so if the Marquis of Subei wants to deal with me, he must also weigh the pros and cons." Li Che said.

Duan Zewu listened to Li Che's remarks that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and still took the trouble to mention: "If the Marquis of Subei is so jealous of the Holy Lord, the Holy Lord will not be planning to send you to this northwest army. Be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, Brother Che is still cautious. ”

Li Che sighed and said, "How I don't know that the Marquis of Subei has a heavy army in his hands, and he is like an emperor in the northwest. His sister-in-law, Chu Chao, is even more stubborn and self-serving. Chu He is a good one, but it is a pity that he died young. ”

Saying that, Li Che pondered for a moment, and then said: "Although I didn't accompany the battle in which Chu He died on the battlefield, with my understanding of Chu He, he should not act rashly without finding out the enemy's situation. The Weihu Army was brought out by him, and he had a deep relationship with him, if there was no accurate information, Chu He would not gamble the lives of his brothers on a battle. ”

"Are you saying there's something wrong with Chu He's death? Does the Holy One know about this? Duan Zewu asked.

Li Che shook his head and said, "If the matter is not clear, I won't tell the saint." ”

After pondering, Duan Zewu also said: "If there is really a problem with Chu He's death, then the Marquis of Subei is lying about the military situation, and maybe he can use this to bring down the Marquis of Subei." Chu He's wife is the aunt of the Dingguo Mansion, and I have to call my aunt. As soon as Chu He died, she also died in love. I left only one daughter, my cousin. This time I entered the city, and I had to go to the Subei Hou Mansion with Uncle Sitang to offer condolences. If Chu He hadn't died in battle, then the inner house wouldn't have been without any rumors at all. Maybe you can listen to it then. ”

Li Che said: "I will also go on the day of the funeral, and we will meet again then." After a change of words, he said: "Brother Zewu will return to the Northwest Army when he returns to the capital this time?" ”

"This time I went back, first, the family urged me to get married as soon as possible, and it could no longer be delayed; Second, the Holy Lord secretly ordered me to seek a position in the Fifth Military Camp as the eldest son of the Duke of Anguo. It should not be back to the northwest in the short term. Duan Zewu said.

"It seems that the Holy Lord is also going to have some plans in Beijing. That being the case, let's drink this tea, goodbye to the Northwest City. Li Che took a sip of tea.

The two of them had a simple meal and said goodbye to the tea shop.

Duan Zewu rode all the way to the northwest city. When I arrived at Zemu Town, which was still half a day away from the Northwest City, I found the largest inn in the town.

I saw a small guy standing at the door of the inn, looking around, as if waiting for someone. As soon as he saw Duan Zewu riding over, he said, "Third Young Master, I finally looked forward to you." As he spoke, he helped Duan Zewu lead the horse and tied it to the manger in front of the inn. Then he led Duan Zewu into the inn, and said: "We arrived at the inn at noon, and the fourth master kept asking you when you would come, and asked the little one to wait at the door, for fear that you would not find the place." ”

Duan Zewu sighed and followed him into the upper room on the third floor.

Duan Hong, the fourth master of the Dingguo Mansion, was sitting in the middle of the house and took the local chronicles of the northwest and flipped through them. Seeing Duan Zewu walk in, he beckoned and motioned for him to sit on the chair next to him. said: "You kid has been out for almost a year, and he hasn't come home to see, so he finally met you outside, and you are still late." ”

Although Duan Zewu and Duan Hong are uncles and nephews who are separated from each other, they both love travel and miscellaneous records and geographical chronicles, so they have always had a good relationship. It's just that Duan Zewu worshipped a famous teacher in his early years, and he has traveled far away in the past few years, while Duan Hong has a wife and children at home, and he is also in charge of the affairs of the Dingguo Mansion, so he has no chance to travel through the mountains and rivers. Every time Duan Zewu returned home, Duan Hong always invited him to chat.

Duan Hong can be regarded as the person who can speak in Duan Zewu in the two mansions of An and Ding.

If it weren't for Duan Hong's funeral at the Subei Hou Mansion this time, Duan Zewu really didn't plan to return to Beijing with the people from the Dingguo Mansion.

Duan Zewu raised his eyebrows and said: "When Zewu received the letter from Uncle Sitang, he rushed from the border to the northwest city non-stop, and he didn't even bother to drink water.

Duan Hong laughed and patted Duan Zewu's shoulder: "I haven't seen you for a year, but you have become sharp." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Duan Hong saw that Duan Zewu was tired, so he asked him to rest first.

Duan Zewu didn't refuse, and asked the little maid to lead him to another upper room to rest.

This Subei Marquis got a letter, and the people of the Dingguo Mansion have rested in the town outside the city, and they can enter the city tomorrow. I went to the Red Maple Courtyard to discuss with the Chang family about greeting.

Since there were still servant women among the people from the Dingguo Mansion, Chang cleaned up a small courtyard in the Hou Mansion, Duan Hong and Duan Zewu lived in the east and west rooms, the small male servant lived in the inverted seat, and the servant woman was arranged in the back room.

The Marquis of Subei was very satisfied with Chang's arrangement, which could not only show the Hou Mansion's respect for the Dingguo Mansion, but also facilitate the entry and exit of Duan Hong and others.

Mother Shi received Chang's order, and took a few maids to open a warehouse to clean up the courtyard.

Seeing that the settlement was almost ready, the Marquis of Subei remembered what the Chu Dynasty said that day, so he withdrew the people who served on the left and right, and said, "The Dingguo Mansion sent people here this time, and they must have come to see Sister Hui'er." Although people are arranged in our house, you can know in time when you enter and exit. But if the servant woman sent offers to follow Sister Hui's side, we can't refuse it in a reasonable way. Therefore, Sister Hui has to keep an eye on her. ”