From the gate of the city to the Zhen Mansion, Lin Nan, whose eyes were like torches, immediately understood the subtlety of the Zhen Mansion, and the entire Zhen Mansion was managed by Zhen Mi, an eight-year-old girl, and the management was orderly. This made Lin Nan very surprised.

The Zhen Mansion still follows the sitting posture of the Han Dynasty, only a futon is spread on the bamboo mat in the hall, and people still kneel on it, without stools and chairs, which looks very simple.

Zhen Mi sat there, staggered her hands on the attack, straightened her upper body, looked at Lin Nan from top to bottom, and asked slowly: "Although Mr. Nanlin is wearing extremely ordinary clothes, the nobility on Mr. Nanlin's body can't be hidden, if the little woman didn't guess wrong, Mr. Nanlin should be from a big family, right?" ”

"It's not a secret, my ancestor was a high-ranking official of the Han Dynasty with 2,000 stones, but then he fell into the middle of the road, so that he fell to this point, fortunately, there was a little slave Ganxing who depended on me for his life, so as not to starve to death on the street." Lin Nan is a master of lying, and he is also very angry and liar, and when he speaks, he expresses himself as much as possible with great grievances, and even Gan Ning thinks it is true when he sees it.

"So where did Mr. Nanlin come from? Where are you going? Zhen Mi asked.

Lin Nan was also looking at Zhen Mi, what he didn't expect was that Zhen Mi was already able to support the entire Zhen Mansion at a young age, but Zhen Mi's way of speaking far exceeded the innocence and childlike fun that should be at this age, but had more calmness, calmness and melancholy that adults should have.

"Where you come from, where you go." Lin Nan replied briefly.

"A good one comes from where he comes from, and goes where he goes. Since Mr. Nanlin was unwilling to tell him, the little woman did not ask any more. Mr. Nanlin, since you have come to Shangcai, it is better to stay for a few more days. The little woman guessed that Mr. Nanlin was going to the north, and the road to the north was not easy to walk, and most of the roads were desolate, and if he did not carry some dry food and water, he would probably starve to death on the road. Zhen Mansion still has some rice grain, which can give Mr. Nanlin a little help. ”

"Thank you for your kindness. I can't thank you enough. It's just that I wonder why a huge Zhen Mansion is all run by the eldest lady alone? According to the age of the eldest lady, the eldest lady is actually just a child......"

After Zhen Mi heard this, she first sighed, and then said: "The little woman is a native of Zhongshan Wuji in Jizhou, and she is the queen of the Han Taibao Zhen Han. When his father was the official of the Supreme Cai Ling, Zhang Jiaoguang of Jizhou received disciples. My father was worried that Zhang Jiao would become a problem in Jizhou sooner or later, so he went to the imperial court and strongly recommended the arrest of Zhang Jiao, but Shangshu was detained by the ten permanent servants and hidden. So, my father moved the whole family here......"

After a pause, Zhen Mi saw that Lin Nan and Gan Ning were listening carefully, so she continued: "Who knows. As soon as my family moved here, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. The Runan area also suffered greatly, and my father had already made preparations and led 300 officers and soldiers who had just trained for less than a month to pacify the country, but they were killed by the Yellow Turbans......"

Speaking of this, Zhen Mi's little face showed a sad color, and even her voice became smaller. There were tears in his eyes, but he kept hanging there, not falling, as if he was deliberately enduring it.

"When people are sad, they are always moved by love. Tears are human nature, if you endure and don't vent your feelings, I'm afraid that you will suffocate your body. Lin Nan saw Zhen Mi like this, so he said slowly.

Zhen Mi heard Lin Nan's words, raised her wide sleeves, covered her face and lowered her head to wipe the corners of her eyes, when the sleeves fell down to reveal her face again, she had already recovered her normality, and said slowly: "Thank you Mr. Nanlin for your concern, the little girl is fine." Since my father was killed by the Yellow Turban Thieves, the Yellow Turban Thieves wantonly burned, killed and looted in the counties of Runan County, and many wealthy families suffered from it. However, the little girl's family had just migrated here, and there were two more lines of officers and troops stationed on both sides of Shangcai County, so that Shangcai County was not persecuted by the Yellow Turban thieves. ”

"Then how do you shoulder the affairs of the entire Zhen Mansion?" Lin Nanshun asked with a touch of vines.

"It's a long story, it may be related to the little woman's ability to never forget, everything that has been seen at a glance, will be deeply remembered in their minds, after reading the four books and the five classics, gradually become sensible, mother, brother think the little woman is very smart, will ask me some troubles at home, I will answer one by one, and then the little woman gradually grew up, but also gradually got the trust of her mother and brother...... Mr. Nanlin, do you think that the little woman is in control of the entire family business at a young age and curious? ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "Anyone who sees it will feel very curious." However, this is also due to your talent, Zhen Mansion can be regarded as a huge family business in the entire Shangcai County, you can manage it in an orderly manner at a young age, which is enough to prove that your talent is not below any adult. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Nanlin, for your appreciation."

Lin Nan looked at Zhen Mi at a young age, and thought slowly: "Zhen Mi is worthy of being a queen in history, and she does have some talent......

"I just heard the eldest lady say that the eldest lady is from Wuji in Zhongshan, Jizhou?" Lin Nan's purpose was to take Zhen Mi away, and when he saw that Zhen Mi was quite talented, he wanted to take her even more, so he went straight to the point and asked directly.

Zhen Mi nodded and asked, "What advice does Mr. Nanlin have?" ”

"I didn't dare to say it, I just asked casually. Because my home is in Jizhou, we are considered fellow villagers......"

"Oh, no wonder I have a very cordial feeling when I see Mr. Nanlin, it turns out that we are both from Jizhou." Zhen Mi said innocently.

Lin Nan smiled, he really couldn't describe that he was talking so seriously with an eight-year-old child, and he didn't know whether to be happy or worried. is so smart and calm at a young age, so when you grow up, you still have it?

In ancient times, it was often said that women are virtuous if they are not talented, and women also have to pay attention to three from four virtues or something, in fact, these were not in the Han and Tang dynasties, until the Song Dynasty, women's thoughts were imprisoned, and there were some ideas left over from the Han and Tang dynasties, but in the relatively open era of the Han and Tang dynasties, women could be talented, and there were many talented women.

Zhen Mi made Lin Nan feel very strong, because he had always liked the kind of woman who coexisted with beauty and wisdom, just like he liked Su Muyan the most in his first life, which made him feel very kind. But. He also knows in his heart that Zhen Mi is only eight years old now, he is already twenty-four years old, and according to the age of early marriage in ancient times, he can be Zhen Mi's father.

"The fallen leaves return to the roots, and the fox dies on the hill. Does the eldest lady want to return to her hometown in Jizhou? Lin Nan asked slowly.

Zhen Mi said: "If I can, I naturally want to return to my hometown in Jizhou, and my mother and brother all want to return to my hometown in Jizhou, even my long-deceased father must hope so." However, if you want to return to your hometown in Jizhou, how easy is it? ”

"What? Is there any difficulty for the eldest lady? Lin Nan asked.

Zhen Mi said: "Today's Han is no longer the Han of the past, although the Son of Heaven of the Han is here. But only zài is in Chang'an, the world is so big, how many people really obey the orders of the Son of Heaven? Today, Jizhou has become a dependency of Yan, and Runan, where I am located, is a territory of Wei, although Yan and Wei have made an alliance, but both countries have blocked the Yellow River crossing and do not communicate with each other. The border relations between the two countries are tense, and they want to leave Wei and go to Yan. It's really hard. ”

After Lin Nan heard Zhen Mi's worries, he also frowned, this is the truth of Yan and Wei now, this time he came to Shangcai from Lujiang, although he wanted to take Zhen Mi away, but more to find out the real situation in Wei. And that's not all. He and Bian Xi have also been separated for more than two years, and the arduous task he gave to Bian Xi more than two years ago, and he doesn't know how Bian Xi has accomplished, so he wants to go to the inside of Wei in person and contact Bian Xi by the way. Learn about the national conditions of Wei in order to formulate the next move.

"Having said that, but there is no endless road, if the eldest lady is really willing to leave here and go to her hometown in Jizhou, I can help the eldest lady one or two from the side, and I can safely let the eldest lady's family leave Wei and enter Yan Kingdom. Today's Yan Kingdom can be regarded as a paradise, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and King Yan is even more diligent and loves the people, if King Yan knows that the eldest lady is coming, he will definitely greet him in person. ”

"You? Can you really help me? ”

Lin Nan nodded heavily and said, "Of course, I will do what I say." ”

"You...... What can you do if you are a down-and-out person? Zhen Mi sighed, shook her head, and said.

After Gan Ning heard this, he hurriedly interjected: "Who said that my master is a down-and-out person? My master is ......."

"Uh-huh!"

Lin Nan coughed lightly, interrupted Gan Ning's words, and hurriedly said to Zhen Mi: "Miss, don't blame, the house slave is too much to interject...... If the eldest lady is really willing to leave here, then please pack up and go with me, I will be responsible for you, and even your entire family. ”

Zhen Mi observed his words and looks, and could vaguely understand that Lin Nan was slightly different, and the words that came out of his mouth could always give people an irresistible magic, even he himself was not angry but powerful, although he was wearing extremely ordinary clothes, there was still a trace of extraordinaryness in his bones.

She didn't ask in detail, since she was sensible, she has been yearning to return to her hometown, but several years have passed, although the Zhen Mansion is still the Zhen Mansion, but it is still the time has passed, and now the world is still nominally the world of the Han Dynasty, but in fact, it has become the bag of a few people.

Yuzhou is in the land of four wars, it is a corner of the Central Plains, when the heroes compete for hegemony, Yuzhou is also a time of disaster.

"In that case, then please ask Mr. Nanlin."

Zhen Mi slowly stood up, called a family member from outside the door to come in, and ordered, "Prepare a guest room for Mr. Nanlin." ”

"No!"

Lin Nan and Gan Ning got up at the same time and arched their hands towards Zhen Mi and said, "Thank you, Miss." ”

Subsequently, the family of the Zhen Mansion took Lin Nan and Gan Ning to the guest room.

Lin Nan and Gan Ning came to the guest room, saw off the family, and the two of them sat on the chair, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and when they stretched their legs, they both felt tired enough.

"Master, where is the beautiful woman you mentioned, why haven't I seen it?" Gan Ning thought for a moment and asked.

Lin Nan smiled: "Haven't you already seen it?" Zhen Mi, the eldest lady of the Zhen Mansion, is the beauty I said. ”

Gan Ning said in a little surprise: "The eldest lady is the beauty that the master said?" ”

Lin Nan nodded and didn't say anything.

"People are small and big, but they look very delicate, but unfortunately they are too small. Still, she surprised me at her young age. actually controls the fate of the entire family. ”

"Ambition is not old, the story of Kong Rong Rang Pear is also not uncommon, if this girl is carved by me, she will definitely be able to become an excellent female military teacher in the future, she is very smart."

"Master, why do you have to take her away? We can be in Wei now. It's not in the state of Wu, then Cao Cao is not Sun Jian, the master should know very well that it is far more dangerous in the state of Wei than in the state of Wu. If we go back from Shangcai, we have two roads to go, one is to pass through Yingchuan, enter Luoyang, cross the Yellow River from Mengjin to the north, and the second road is to pass through Chenliu and Puyang. Cross the Yellow River north from Baima. Master, which way should we go? ”

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, you have to inquire clearly, Yingchuan, Chenliu, and Puyang are more dangerous in the end, so you can go whichever way." ”

Gan Ning asked puzzledly, "Master, what kind of logic is this?" Why is it dangerous to go which way? ”

"Hehe, I'll sell it first, and you'll know when the time comes." Lam Nam Road.

"Knock knock!"

Then. There was a knock on the door, and Gan Ning stood up suddenly. "Who?" he asked. ”

"Mr. Nanlin, the little girl Zhen Mi."

When Lin Nan heard this voice, he stood up, walked to the door in person, opened the door, and saw Zhen Mi standing outside the door. Then he asked with a pleasant face, "Miss, is there something wrong?" ”

Zhen Mi smiled at Lin Nan and said, "The little woman still has something unclear, and I want to ask Mr. Nanlin." ”

Lin Nan dodged away and welcomed Zhen Mi into the room. said to Gan Ning: "Show the young lady tea." ”

Zhen Mi entered the room with Lin Nan, and after sitting down, she saw Gan Ning bring a cup of tea, and first said thank you to Gan Ning, and then looked at Lin Nan and asked, "Mr. Nanlin, I have something I want to ask Mr. Nanlin." ”

"If the eldest lady has something, just ask, Nanlin must know everything and say everything."

Zhen Mi nodded lightly and said slowly: "Mr. Nanlin, if I want to leave with the people of Shangcai County, I wonder if Mr. Nanlin can find a way to let them leave Wei together?" ”

Lin Nan frowned and asked, "Does the eldest lady mean the people of the whole city?" ”

Zhen Mi nodded, and when she saw the surprise on Lin Nan's face, she hurriedly explained: "Mr. Nanlin, in fact, in Shangcai County, there are less than a thousand people left......

Two years ago, Runan County was still a dependency of the Song State, when Cao Cao, Marquis of Wei, attacked Suiyang of the Song State, he was blocked outside the city by the old and weak soldiers in Suiyang City, and attacked day and night for half a month, which finally captured Suiyang City. After Suiyang was conquered, most of the people in the city were unwilling to surrender to Cao Cao, and openly confronted the Wei army, and Cao Cao was angry and ordered the city to be slaughtered. After that, the Wei army slaughtered every city, slaughtered more than ten cities in a row, and killed tens of thousands of people in the Song Kingdom.

Although Shangcai County did not withstand Cao Cao's slaughter, almost all the strong men of the entire Song State were captured by Yuan Shu as soldiers, and Yuan Shu used these people to resist Cao Cao's army, and as a result, they all died on the battlefield, so that the population of the Song State decreased sharply. Later, when there was a locust plague and a great drought, Yuzhou, which had become a territory of Wei, most of the people fled to other places.

"Although a thousand people are not many, if you really openly take them away, I am afraid that it will be very difficult." Lin Nan said truthfully.

Zhen Mi asked, "Isn't Mr. Nanlin able to think of a way?" ”

"I can understand the feelings of the eldest lady, who does not want to see these people suffer again. It's better to be like this, the road to Yan is not smooth, but it is very smooth to get to Wu from here, the eldest lady might as well let them all go to Wu State, Gu Yong, the Taishou of Lujiang County, is a good Taishou who is diligent and loves the people, and he will inevitably accept those people. ”

Zhen Mi's face was a little lost, she lowered her head and asked, "Then may I ask Mr. Nanlin, when will we leave?" ”

"The sooner the better, I see, tomorrow."

Zhen Mi stood up and said, "Then I'll go and make arrangements, the little woman will say goodbye." ”

After Gan Ning saw Zhen Mi leaving, he said to Lin Nan: "Master, in fact, it is not difficult to take away the more than 1,000 people, why would the master refuse?" ”

"I do have the ability to take those people away, but if I take them away, it is better to let them go to the country of Wu. These people used to be from Yuan Shu's Song Kingdom, although Yuan Shu was not very good to the people, but it was not bad. However, as soon as Cao Cao came, he slaughtered more than ten cities in the east of Yuzhou in a row, which made the people of the Song State dare not speak out, although they hated Cao Cao very much, but they were afraid of Cao Cao. If they were allowed to go to Wu, these people would inevitably tell Cao Cao that he liked to kill at will, then Cao Cao's reputation in Jiangnan would not be very good, so that even if there was any friction between Cao Cao and Sun Jian in the future. The people of Wu will inevitably wholeheartedly help the Sun clan to resist Cao Cao, which will be beneficial to us and will not do us any harm. ”

"The master is clever, and his subordinates admire him."

"Hehe, Xingba, you also go down to rest, tomorrow morning, you leave here, first go to inquire about the situation of Yingchuan and Chen Liu, and by the way, inquire about Bian Xi's whereabouts."

"But my lord. I don't know Bian Xi ......"

"Don't worry, you don't know him, he will know you. The reputation of the five tiger generals of Yan Kingdom is loud, and Bian Xi will naturally try to get to know everyone. ”

"No!"

……

Early the next morning, Gan Ning left Zhen's Mansion, brought a horse from Zhen's Mansion, and headed all the way north.

After breakfast, Lin Nan left the room. Suddenly found that the Zhen Mansion had changed overnight, and the Zhen Mansion was still a little deserted yesterday. Now there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, densely packed with people, all wearing uniform clothes, loading and unloading a qiē material from Zhen's mansion.

"What's going on? These people, aren't they all yesterday's ......" Lin Nan suddenly saw a few familiar faces, and he remembered those faces. It was the people who received alms from the Zhen Mansion at the city gate yesterday.

At this time, Zhen Mi walked straight towards Lin Nan with two personal maids, bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Nanlin, was you okay with the rest last night?" ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hospitality." I can't thank you enough. It's just that why do these people ......"

"Mr. Nanlin, these people are already the house slaves of my Zhen Mansion, where the Zhen Mansion is going, they will naturally follow them."

Lin Nan shook his head and said, "The eldest lady has good intentions, so Nanlin will no longer shirk, just let these people follow me." ”

Just after noon, the entire Shangcai County was empty, the streets were in shambles, and only a huge convoy could be seen slowly moving northward in the distance.

Lin Nan rode a horse, walking side by side with Zhen Mi's carriage in front of the team, looking at the zigzag road in front of him and the barren fields on both sides of the road, he was overwhelmed with emotion.

"Cao Cao is a hero, why did he occupy Yuzhou, but he didn't pay attention to Yuzhou? Make Runan County so desolate? ”

Lin Nan couldn't figure it out, according to Cao Cao in history, Cao Cao should have tuntian, the Central Plains has many good fields, and the cultivated land area is also the widest, and it is also the granary of the world, why would Cao Cao put the granary of the world.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "those who win the Central Plains win the world", which shows the importance of the Central Plains, not only because of the geographical location of the Central Plains, but also because the Central Plains has the largest population and cultivated land area in the world, and this is the granary of the whole world. In ancient times, if you want to fight, you must have soldier rations, and when a person controls the granary of the world, there will be a steady stream of soldiers, and it is easy to win the world.

Of course, it also depends on who the people who occupy the Central Plains are, if the people who occupy the Central Plains are mediocre, sooner or later they will be replaced by others, and the heroes will compete for the Central Plains, and only the people with great talents can shoulder the whole world, and then with the Central Plains, the granary of the world, it is naturally not difficult to dominate the world.

The group walked north and stopped, and when the sun set in the evening, the group only walked more than 30 miles, and the march was very slow.

When he stopped to rest again, Gan Ning rode his horse and galloped back from the road ahead of him as the sun set.

As soon as he got off the horse, Gan Ning immediately came to Lin Nan's face, hugged his fists and said, "Master, I have already inquired about it in front." ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Master, I have inquired about both roads, Yingchuan is heavily guarded, Taishou is Xu Shu, the military advisor of Wei, and Xu Chu, Cao Hong, Li Dian, and Le Jin are stationed here with the army. Chen Liu was guarded by Cao Ren, and Puyang was guarded by Manzhong. Master, which way should we go? Gan Ning asked.

Lin Nan pondered for a moment and asked, "Go to Yingchuan." Is there any news of Bian Xi? ”

Gan Ning said: "The subordinates are incompetent, and they can't inquire about the news of Bian Xi......"

"Forget it, it is estimated that he has changed his name and surname when he arrives in Wei State." Lin Nan also vaguely felt that Bian Xi was not so easy to find, after all, Bian Xi was once listed as the eighteen hussars of Yanyun, and his reputation was still there.

Zhen Mi heard clearly in the carriage, and when she heard Lin Nan and Gan Ning mention the name Bian Xi, her heart was shocked, and she secretly thought: "Isn't this Bian Xi one of the eighteen hussars of Yanyun under Yanhou's tent back then?" ”

Thinking of this, Zhen Mi quietly closed the curtains of the carriage window. looked at Lin Nan on horseback through that little gap, and then looked carefully, no matter how she looked at it, she always felt that the person in front of her was shrouded in a kind of nobility.

After Lin Nan finished asking Gan Ning's words, he turned his head and glanced at the long line behind him, thinking that it was indeed a little inconvenient to take the people from the Zhen Mansion with him. He turned his head sideways and wanted to talk to Zhen Mi, but he unexpectedly found Zhen Mi peeping at him in the carriage.

The moment the eyes met, Zhen Mi in the carriage panicked, immediately lowered the curtain, and covered his fluttering heart with his hand, with an indescribable feeling.

Lin Nan didn't care so much, and said directly to Zhen Mi: "Miss, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Zhen Mi forced her composure and stepped down from the carriage. Seeing that Lin Nan had already dismounted, he asked, "What does Mr. Nan Lin command?" ”

"I don't dare to do it, I just want to ask the eldest lady to make a decision."

The two of them came to a desert where no one was around, and when Zhen Mi heard Lin Nan's words, he asked, "I don't know what kind of decision Mr. Yu wants the little girl to make?" ”

Lin Nandao: "Miss, please look, these are the people brought by the eldest lady, although there are not many people, but these people are walking very slowly." If you want to get through the border of Guò Wei at this speed, I'm afraid it will be difficult. So. I want to ask the eldest lady to make a decision, whether or not to take these people with me? ”

"Yes, of course, these are the fathers and villagers of Shangcai County, how can they be abandoned so lightly?" Zhen Mi said confidently.

Lin Nandao: "Don't misunderstand, Miss, I didn't say to abandon it." According to what I said before, let them go to Lujiang County in Wu State, and they will naturally be treated well. Now to cross the Yellow River in the north, whether it is Yingchuan or Chenliu and Puyang, such a team. Everywhere you go, you will attract attention, once you are bitten by Wei Bing and want to cross north, it will be even more difficult, please think twice. ”

"Could it be...... Is there really no other way? Do you have to throw them off? Zhen Mi's eyes flashed a little innocence, and he looked at Lin Nan with a pleading gaze.

Lin Nan frowned and said, "Miss, when you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it." The Zhen Mansion also has to travel lightly, those family members and slaves can let them go to Wu Kingdom, just let the eldest lady's family go with me. ”

"This ...... How can this work, those people are all members of our Zhen family, and they are all people who have followed our Zhen family for many years, how can it be said that they don't care? ”

Lin Nan saw that Zhen Mi's little face had lost its color, and said softly: "It's not that it doesn't matter, it's that there is no way to take care of it." The eldest lady is a smart person, she should be able to understand my plight, if these people are soldiers, I will definitely not abandon them, but these people are ordinary people, even if they are left in the Wei State, I believe that the Wei State will not abandon them, and will definitely rearrange a place for them to live. If you are a soldier, you can only die if you stay. Those who achieve great things are not informal, Miss, please make a decision. ”

Zhen Mi looked back at the group of people who were dragging their tired bodies and looked numb, her brows furrowed, and she said slowly: "Mr. Nanlin, I'm sorry, I really can't leave them alone." Mr. Nanlin, go back to Yan Kingdom by yourself, if you stay in Wei Kingdom for a long time and your identity is known, I am afraid that you will not be able to leave if you want to. ”

Lin Nan's face was stunned, and he asked, "What is my identity?" ”

"Mr. Nanlin knows it, why pretend to be stupid?" Zhen Mi said.

Lin Nan suddenly laughed and said: "I didn't expect that you, an eight-year-old girl, are smarter than those who have lived for decades, such a good seedling, if you don't cultivate it, it's a pity." Miss, whatever choice you make, I will take you away. ”

"I ...... Mr. Nanlin, is there anything special about me? Why am I so persistent with Mr. Nanlin? Zhen Mi asked.

Lin Nan secretly thought: "Actually, the most special thing is me, I know how to interpret the process of history, this is my superiority over the whole world, and it is also the cornerstone of my status as the king of Yan......"

"Mr. Nanlin...... What happened to you? Seeing that Lin Nan didn't answer, Zhen Mi looked ahead with his eyes and asked.

Lin Nan said: "It's nothing, since you are not willing to give up on them, I will naturally not give up on you." I don't care what you know, whether you really know my identity or not, but since I have decided to bring you to the Yan Kingdom, I will definitely not let you stay in the Wei Kingdom. Miss, I think they're pretty much rested. Now it's time to go, it's already dark, and it's a good cover for us. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Nanlin." Although Zhen Mi was vaguely aware that Lin Nan's identity was unusual, she couldn't tell Lin Nan's true identity, but she felt that Lin Nan should be known to Bian Xi and was very familiar. Then, this identity naturally reminded her of the other people of Yanyun's eighteen hussars.

Lin Nan saw that Zhen Mi left him happily, and he suddenly realized that he had made a strict mistake, he should not have promised Zhen Mi to take away these people who could pull his back legs. However, since he had already agreed, he had to make a promise, and he had to shoulder this heavy responsibility.

"Yingchuan, I'm here." Lin Nan looked in the direction of Yingchuan and said slowly.

…

Yingchuan. Yang Zhai.

Xu Shu walked out of the house on time when the bangzi rang, he wore a hat on his head, the navy blue robe he wore was a little faded but clean, and a cloth bag was hung around his waist, which was filled with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Xu Shu carefully checked the equipment, then locked the door, pushed open the courtyard door and walked out.

"My lord, are you going out so early?" Xu Chu saw Xu Shu. Said hello.

"yes, it's an extraordinary time." Xu Shu replied with a smile.

"Your Excellency. Shall I go with you? "Since Xu Chu was transferred by Cao Cao to Xu Shu as the captain of the personal guard, he and Xu Shu have gotten along quite well, and there is nothing unpleasant.

"No need, you can go to the school to assist Cao Hong in training." Xu Shu said.

In Xu Chu's eyes, Xu Shu is a respectable person, gentle and elegant. Receiving people and treating things is very measured; The most important thing is that he is quiet and does not have strict requirements for him. In his opinion, Xu Shu was much better than those Wei generals who drank every night and sang when they were drunk.

Xu Shu walked to the exit of the Taishou Mansion, where two soldiers dressed in black were guarding. With a spear in hand, he yawned from time to time. He coughed lightly and reminded in a low voice: "You two, be careful, Xu Chu is about to come out, I want him to catch you so listless, and you have good fruit to eat." ”

Without waiting for the two soldiers to reply, Xu Shu had already left the Taishou Mansion, he was dressed very casually, as soon as he entered the crowd in the market, he immediately blended in, no matter how good your eyesight was, you couldn't see which one was Xu Shu.

Yingchuan was originally a place of outstanding people, and Yangzhai, as the county seat of Yingchuan County, also has its own prosperity. It's just that today's Yangzhai City is not much better.

Two years ago, Cao Cao led the army to attack here, the Yingchuan of the Song State was too guarded to resist the city, and would rather die than surrender, Cao Cao was angry, the old problem was committed again, after the order to slaughter the city was issued, he taught people to shoot arrows into the city, which made the people in Yangzhai City panic, and the defenders were immediately divided into two factions, one faction surrendered, and one faction fought the main battle, and as a result, the two factions fought in the city first, but slaughtered a lot of people in the city.

Later, Cao Cao saw the opportunity and carried out a fierce attack, and it only took half an hour to attack Yangzhai City. However, his strategy of making the enemy fight in the nest was even more ruthless than his own slaughter of the city, causing 50,000 more corpses of ordinary people in Yangzhai City. The population of Zhaicheng in Zhenyang suddenly decreased a lot.

Later, Xu Shu served as the Taishou of Yingchuan, and he devoted himself to the development of Yingchuan, striving to be diligent and loving the people in government affairs, and rebuilding the city and market, and migrating many people from Changyi, which made Yangzhai regain the atmosphere of the past, but it could not be compared with the previous prosperity.

At this time, Xu Shu was walking alone in the market, and he was going to the horse market to buy horses.

There are few horses in the Central Plains, Xu Shu heard that there was a horse market in Yangzhai City recently, and as the highest local administrator, he had to go and see what was going on.

The horse market is in the southeast of Yangzhai City, and it has emerged in the past month.

Xu Shu came to the horse market unhurriedly, as soon as he approached the horse market, he could smell a pungent smell of horse dung, all kinds of horses snorted in the wooden fence divided into one by one, and the railing was hung with a tag made of bark, on which the place of origin and the male and female of the horse, and the year of the tooth were written in ink, and the horse dealer stood aside with his arms crossed, shouting to everyone who passed by the merits of his horse; Some horse dealers also hang their cleaned bridles and saddles on railings to attract customers.

Donkeys and mules were sold in the more modest pens nearby, which were far less ornate than the horse pens. Most of the horse sellers are Qiang and Xiongnu people, and the shape is more strange; The sellers of donkeys and mules were mainly merchants from the Central Plains.

Xu Shu walked around the horse market, but he didn't find anything abnormal, but he vaguely felt a little strange in his heart, especially the horses sold by the Xiqiang people were definitely first-class Xiliang horses. He knew a little about horses and knew the advantages and disadvantages, so he secretly thought, "Strange, why did Xiliang's horses get here?" ”

In the face of these horses, Xu Shu seemed to be a little absent-minded, just walking between the various fences over and over again, feeling very curious.

Finally, he noticed that there was something peculiar about the sign hanging on the fence of a horse seller, and the sign lightly touched a drop of light ink on the diagonal top of the word "horse", as if it had been accidentally sprinkled while writing, and it was impossible to see it if it was not carefully understood.

Xu Shu went around a few more circles, starting from the fourth house next to the donkey fence and asking the price, asking one by one, and finally came to the front of this fence and asked, "This horse has a master?" ”

The owner of the horse seller hurriedly walked over, nodded his head, and said yes again and again. This is a thin, dry Central Plains man, not very old but with a wrinkled face, and his hair is covered with straw residue.

"Uncle, my horse sells five silks, or two silks."

"It's too expensive, can it be cheaper?"

The owner of the horse hurriedly put on a bitter face and spread out his two hands: "Uncle, you are good, this is the Central Plains, the Central Plains is a young horse, and it is rare to see a horse like me." This is a small one brought from Longxi by hand, and it is a high-grade Xiliang horse with excellent endurance. Look at these limbs, they are strong and powerful......"

Hearing the owner of the horse so actively introduce the benefits of the horse, a sharp light flashed in Xu Shu's eyes, and it was fleeting, and he asked slowly: "Xiliang Horse?" I'm afraid it's extremely difficult to bring to the Central Plains, right? ”

"It's not hard to say, it's not easy to say. Uncle, do you want this horse or not? ”

"Hmm...... Want! But you only have one, how much ...... I want" Xu Shu thought about it and replied.

As soon as the owner of the horse heard Xu Shu's words, he immediately asked, "Uncle, how much do you want?" ”

"The more the merrier!"

When the owner of the horse heard this, he looked at Xu Shu vigilantly and asked, "Seeing that the uncle is elegant, could it be an official?" ”

"Well, you have good eyesight, I am the master of Yingchuan, and I came to the horse market to buy military horses for the army on the order of Taishou."

After hearing this, the owner of the horse hurriedly bowed and said: "The villain has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, please meet Lord Ji." I don't know how many horses Lord Kee wants? Let's see if we can get the little ones......"

"I heard that the Liangguo is very strict with the control of war horses, and private sale of war horses is not allowed at all, let alone this purebred Western Liang horse. You tell me the truth, do you have any way? Xu Shu asked slowly.

The owner of the horse smiled and said: "My lord, this is someone else's, in short, the villain can get as much as the adult needs." ”

"I heard that Liangguo's punishment for selling war horses is very heavy, aren't you afraid of being punished?" Xu Shu asked again.

"I said, sir, are you buying a horse, or are you asking? I'm not afraid of horses sellers. What are you afraid of when you buy a horse? What's more, this is the Wei Kingdom, no matter how powerful King Liang is, he can't reach out to the Wei Kingdom, right? If you want, my lord, give me the exact number, and I'll get you the horses. ”

"Two thousand horses...... I want 2,000 horses, when will you be able to get them? Xu Shu stretched out two fingers.

"What's the price?" (To be continued......)