There are a total of twenty-four gates in Taiyuan City, and Yichun Gate is only one of the east gates.

The sun had just risen, and Lu Xiaoxian and his party slowly walked out of Yichun Gate.

Lu Xiaoxian turned his horse's head under the city wall, looked at the door of the city gate, and didn't know what he was thinking. The Black Tiger and the other strong slaves rode on horseback, waiting for him in a formation forty paces away.

Finally, Lu Xiaoxian took a deep breath, turned the horse's head, and headed towards the Black Tiger.

"Master Lu, please wait!" A voice sounded behind him.

Lu Xiaoxian turned around and saw a middle-aged man trotting towards him out of breath.

This person Lu Xiaoxian knows, and he is the housekeeper Chen in Li Daoheng's mansion.

Lu Xiaoxian dismounted and saluted the housekeeper: "Steward Chen, Uncle Li asked you to come, right?" I wonder what his old man commanded? ”

Steward Chen respectfully replied: "The master said that he is old and can't see life and death, let me send off Mr. Lu for him, please forgive Mr. Lu!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian arched his hand and said, "Uncle Li is polite!" ”

The housekeeper took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Xiaoxian: "This is a letter written by the master to Lord Feng in Yingzhou, the master is kind to Lord Feng, if there is anything difficult for Master Lu, you can go to Lord Feng with the letter, and Lord Feng will definitely help!" ”

Li Daoheng thought very thoughtfully, and Lu Xiaoxian was not polite, took the letter and said to the housekeeper: "Thank you Uncle Li for me!" ”

The housekeeper handed over another cloth baggage: "These five hundred taels of silver are a little bit of the master's heart, please Lu Gongzi smile!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was about to excuse himself, but he heard the housekeeper say again: "The master said, Lu Gongzi is not a twisted person, since he is a friend who forgets the New Year, but he is disrespectful!" ”

Li Daoheng thought of everything, and Lu Xiaoxian had nothing to say, so he could only accept the silver.

"Bring a message to Uncle Li for me, let him take care of his body, next time I come to Taiyuan, I will drink his stewed mutton soup!" Farewell! ”

After that, Lu Xiaoxian got on the horse and joined the Black Tiger and the others, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" ”

Dozens of horses rode away, and after a while, they disappeared without a trace, leaving only a piece of dust flying on the official road.

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Although it was already noon, the sky was still covered in dark clouds, not only did there not shine a ray of sunlight, but it also made people feel that the wind was biting.

These flying horses galloped on the bridge of their noses by the cold wind, and their snot flowed out.

In this ghost weather, the pedestrians on the official road have disappeared, and the birds, animals, have disappeared without a trace.

In the past few days since I came out of Taiyuan City, I have been rushing frantically almost without stopping. The weather is cold, the people are sleepy, and even if they are all iron-beaten men, they can't bear it anymore. But Lu Xiaoxian didn't speak, and none of them made a mistake.

The black tiger rode a horse and walked beside Lu Xiaoxian, he glanced at Lu Xiaoxian, and shouted loudly: "Master! There's a clearing in front of us, why don't we take a break and eat some dry food and feed some forage for the horses? ”

The wind is too strong, if the black tiger is not loud, the other party will not be able to hear it at all.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced ahead, and also shouted at the black tiger: "Okay, let's take a break, you go and arrange it!" ”

In a leeward place on the edge of the official road, Lu Xiaoxian sat on the ground and watched the strong slaves busy in an orderly manner under the command of the black tiger.

At the beginning, Lu Xiaoxian entrusted Steward Liu to buy these strong slaves from the human market, and he didn't expect them to play much of a role. Before leaving Luoyang, Zhang

trained these strong slaves fiercely, so that they had a preliminary appearance.

On the way to leave Luoyang and live in Taozhou, Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng did not relax their training at all.

Of course, with so much thought and effort, the results are obvious. At least those Yulin elites brought by Chen Xuanli did not dare to underestimate these strong slaves.

Light training has not been tested in actual combat, it can only be a showcase. Fortunately, God is very kind to these people and gives them a chance.

On the way to transport the baggage in Guangwu, the Tibetan cavalry attacked the convoy, and they fought side by side with the Whirlwind Brigade and Guangwu veterans, and fought a bloody battle with the Tibetan cavalry. Although two people were killed in battle, their combat effectiveness has improved significantly.

Later, in the decisive battle between Mount Surokhan and Chin Ling, they again killed three people, so now there are forty-five people left.

Counting the days, it has been almost a year since they left Luoyang with Lu Xiaoxian. In the past few days, these strong slaves have been loyal to Lu Xiaoxian and have experienced the baptism of several wars. In Lu Xiaoxian's eyes, they are all baby bumps.

Of these forty-five strong slaves, Lu Xiaoxian divided them into three parts.

He left twenty-five men with him.

When Zhang Meng went to Luoyang, he took ten people with him.

The other ten people, Lu Xiaoxian, asked Xing Feng to rush to Yingzhou City with him first, to do some preparatory work, and control some news.

Xing Feng is after the Black Tiger and the Yellow Hair, Lu Xiaoxian selected the backbone who can take charge of himself from among the strong slaves.

Unlike Black Tiger and Yellow Hair, Xing Feng is short in stature, and he is certainly not the opponent of Black Tiger and Yellow Hair when it comes to strength and force, but he has a calm personality and quick thinking, and what is even more commendable is that he can read and write, which is rare among strong slaves.

Xing Feng was born as the son of an official eunuch, and he was informed of Dali since he was a child, and when he was a teenager, he was implicated in his father's crime and became a slave.

found such a talent, of course Lu Xiaoxian had to give him a heavy responsibility.

On a dry and cold winter day, there are dead branches everywhere.

After a while, Black Tiger arranged for someone to light a bonfire in front of Lu Xiaoxian.

Then, after the black tiger heated the food on the fire, he brought it to the simple table in front of Lu Xiaoxian.

The folding simple Hu table was designed by Lu Xiaoxian himself, which was not a difficult task for Lu Xiaoxian from later generations.

When he goes out, Lu Xiaoxian does not treat himself badly at all. In addition to the necessary facilities, he is also very particular about eating.

Before leaving, Lu Xiaoxian specially told the black tiger to prepare road dishes.

The so-called road food is a dish that is eaten on the road. If you are not very well prepared, it will be very inconvenient on the road, and you will even go hungry.

Of course, Lu Xiaoxian will not be like ordinary passers-by, who only bring pickles and cooking cakes to road dishes. He demanded that the road dishes must have meat dishes such as chicken, fish, meat and eggs, and the portions should also be very large, so as to ensure that they can quickly replenish and recover their strength on the road. For this reason, Lu Xiaoxian even prepared more than a dozen horses, which were specially used to carry food and various utensils.

After following Lu Xiaoxian for so long, Black Tiger is very experienced in this area.

The road vegetables he prepared are heavy oil, slightly salty, can last for a long time, are easy to eat porridge and rice, suitable for cold food, and are juicy and easy to carry. Like diced chicken, diced meat, dried fragrant, stewed bamboo shoots, eggplant, diced turtledove, fried bamboo shoots, diced cucumber in milk sauce, etc., are all contained in a wicker basket, the inside is pasted with cotton paper, and the inside and outside are brushed with tung oil, which is not only strong and durable, but also can prevent the oil juice from leaking.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Xiaoxian was full of sumptuous food in front of him.

Lu Xiaoxian said lightly to the black tiger: "Sit down, let's eat together!" ”

"Master, you eat first, I'll go and greet the others!" Black Tiger said in fear.

Although Lu Xiaoxian treats them well on weekdays, how can there be a reason for slaves and masters to sit and eat together?

Although Black Tiger is a rough man, he still understands this truth.

"Let you sit down, why so much nonsense?" Lu Xiaoxian seemed to be in a bad mood, and he was not polite at all.

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, the black tiger couldn't help but tremble.

Black Tiger has great respect for the two masters, Zhang Meng and Lu Xiaoxian, but in his mind, these two people do not give him exactly the same feelings.

For Zhang Meng's bravery and force, the black tiger was convinced from the bottom of his heart, which was a kind of worship.

But Lu Xiaoxian is different, his general demeanor who is strategizing and everything is under control makes the black tiger more of a kind of awe.

Although Lu Xiaoxian's voice was not loud, there was no room for negotiation in Heihu's ears, and he quickly sat cross-legged in front of Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian asked while eating: "Black Tiger, do you think Zhang Meng and the others have already set off from Luoyang?" ”

The black tiger whispered: "Master, just rest assured, since the date of the rendezvous has been scheduled, they must be on the way at this time." ”

"And Xingfeng, I don't know how the preparations are going in Yingzhou City?" Lu Xiaoxian sighed.

Hearing Xingfeng's name, Black Tiger couldn't help frowning, and stopped talking.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at him: "If you have anything, just say it, don't spit it out!" ”

"Yes!" The black tiger was stunned and said, "Master! Do you trust Xing Feng too much, in case he ......"

Black Tiger is not sowing discord, he is indeed a little uneasy about Xing Feng.

Lu Xiaoxian not only asked Xing Feng to take ten strong slaves to Yingzhou to fight the front station, but also gave him two thousand taels of silver.

You know, one tael of silver can buy twenty stone rice, and two thousand taels of silver is forty thousand stone, which is a huge amount of money.

In the face of such a large sum of money, it is not impossible for Xing Feng to escape with the money without permission.

Although the black tiger did not finish his words, how could Lu Xiaoxian not understand the meaning of the black tiger's words.

He smiled slightly and said: "Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, whether it's you, Huang Mao, or Xing Feng, including any of your forty-five people, I trust them very much!" If it's really as you think, Xingfeng has failed me, and it is worth it to see through a person with two thousand taels of silver! But I don't think I'm wrong about him! ”

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Heihu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: How lucky it is to meet such a good master, to those who are born as slaves!

Lu Xiaoxian instructed the black tiger: "After eating, let's hurry up, stay in Jianping tonight, then you can arrange it, we will stay in Jianping for a few more days, and when Zhang Meng and they arrive, we will go to Yingzhou together!" ”

Hearing Lu Xiaoxian say that he would stay in Jianping for a few more days, the black tiger couldn't help but be overjoyed.

These days, everyone is tired from traveling, and it is of course good to have a few days off. Jianping is about a hundred miles away from Yingzhou City, and everyone will work hard after everyone arrives, and they can arrive in one day.

"Yes! Master! The black tiger said cheerfully.

After a sumptuous lunch, everyone began to hurry again.

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