The young man licked his lips and made a bitter face: "Have you ever seen a gentleman who understands astrology fishing?" "Look at the stars?" I would," a voice suddenly came from behind the crowd, faintly not high, but suppressed the noisy voices, and could be heard clearly. The crowd made a move, and a young man in a blue-gray robe walked to the banner of "Recruiting Ding" with a fish basket, he was tall and long, and a little dusty, like a traveler from afar.

"You?" The black-clad officer was surprised by his age, and looked the young man in traveler's attire up and down suspiciously. Star arithmetic is extremely difficult, and people who are not talented enough may not be able to attain attainments in their lifetime, and the beginner arithmetic is often an old Confucian. Like everyone in Hokuriku Xingshu, who became an emperor at the age of twenty-four, they were like mythological characters, shrouded in ethereal legends, and this young man looked like he was only twenty-seven or eighteen.

He asked the young fisherman just now, but the fishermen occasionally had some astrological formulas passed down from generation to generation to help identify the direction, and he didn't dare to expect the fisherman to be an astrological master, but this young man had no place like a fisherman all over his body. "I will," the young man smiled and nodded, "I've been studying star arithmetic for twenty years now. "Twenty years?" The staff officer was startled and almost bit his tongue.

"Well, since the age of eight." On the upper floor of Tianwei Jinghai adjacent to the beach, the general stood against the railing, his gaze crossed the joyful scene of the return of the harvest, and cast it all the way to the end of the sea and sky.

The twilight clouds in the west are low, and the setting sun reflects the bloody remnants of the day, and it looks like a transparent flame burning in half the sky. The vast sky and sea communication cannot distinguish the boundary for a while. The black-clothed military aircraft staff officer hurriedly climbed the stairs, his robe shook slightly, and he bowed down and stood behind the general: "General, I have found the person you want." "Oh?" The staff officer hesitated slightly: "It's not someone in the army, it's a traveler recruited in the city." ”

"Traveler?" The general suddenly turned around. He was slightly thin, his eyebrows were slender and inky black, and he did not have the arrogant and majestic force that people in the army often had, but there was a natural calm and sharp meaning in his expression, which made people feel awe. "It is said that it came all the way from Zhongzhou...... I can't find out the identity on the yellow book.,But after checking the line.,The pass marks at the checkpoints everywhere are not missing.,The line is issued by the Autumn Leaves Metropolitan Protectorate.,There should be no problem with the identity.。 "It seems that there is no one in the army who knows star arithmetic?" "Yes," the staff officer shook his head.

"The subordinates have done their best, but there are only a few marching staff officers in the army who have participated in the art of star arithmetic, and they are all old and weak, so they are afraid that they will not be able to withstand the torture of wind and waves. His Majesty the Emperor has forbidden the folk to rest on star arithmetic for more than ten years, and the current young man has not even touched the book of star arithmetic. "Well, I know it's not easy," the general nodded, "Are you here?" Ask him to come up now. In a moment, the black-clothed staff officer hurried upstairs, leading the dusty traveler.

The general folded his hands behind his back, nodded slightly, and his cold gaze looked at the young traveler from head to toe, and finally landed on the unpretentious narrow scimitar at his waist, and stopped for a moment. Then he looked directly at the young man: "Where is the gentleman from?" "Youzhou, then to Zhongzhou, from the Ming Kingdom through Tianyuan, out of the Yang Pass, through Nanhuai, all the way to here, walked for more than a year," the young man bowed and bowed, did not avoid the general's gaze, and smiled when they looked at each other.

He had bright and gentle eyes, not dull from the exhaustion of a long journey, nor aggressive. In the face of the capital protection of the "Xiying Water Protector Mansion", he was not restrained, just like looking at a person he met on a journey. The general nodded, and quietly withdrew his gaze: "I heard that Mr. is proficient in star arithmetic?" "When I was a child, I used to teach it at home, but I can't say that I am proficient. Pushing the stars to calculate the operation of the stars in the nine heavens, there is nothing that can be done below, but if you go to sea, it is not difficult to determine the direction with the stars. ”

"So can you find the Crack Chapter for me?" The general waved his hand to the sky beyond the railing, and by this time the sky had darkened, and bright stars were shining on the dim canopy. There are no less than 10,000 stars in the sky that can be distinguished with the naked eye, and it is not a simple matter to suddenly find the three stars of the crack. The young traveler didn't look at it, but just smiled: "In the late spring and early summer of Wanzhou, the three stars of the split chapter will not rise to the sky until night." According to the astrological arithmetic, it is thought that the three stars of the crack are sinking below the sea level at this time, and there are thirteen degrees and six minutes in the north, and it will rise slowly at midnight, and the position will be slightly offset to thirteen degrees and nine minutes in the north.

When the real summer comes, the three stars will rise in the evening, and will always change between 13 and 27 degrees north of the west, as long as the position of the pole can be deduced, the direction can be determined according to its location. The general looked slightly surprised, and looked the young man in the eye again. The young man noticed that the general was scrutinizing him, and looked up and smiled slightly. When he laughed, there seemed to be a ray of sunshine in his eyes. "Well, it seems to be a family history. Is the gentleman willing to apply and not afraid of the wind and waves at sea? "I don't dare to call Mr., I was born in the north, except for the lake, I have only seen the tide of Tiantuo Gorge, and I have always hoped to see the vast sea and sky with my own eyes, so I traveled thousands of miles to Wanzhou. At the market, I heard that the army was recruiting people who knew how to do star arithmetic to go to sea, and when I got excited, I recommended myself. ”

"It's not a long way away, isn't it for business, just to see the sea?" The young man seemed a little embarrassed: "I don't have talents, I don't have big ambitions, I just like to travel." There are also some special products sold occasionally on the road, but they are all for making a living, and the long trip is indeed to see the sea and see the scenery of Wanzhou. Twists and turns along the way, Wanzhou eight scenery have been seen, thunder and flying Qiongyi Road smoke and dust, it is really a unique and unrivaled spectacle. If I don't go to Wanzhou, I really don't understand what others mean when they say 'Heaven and Earth Shenxiu Zhong Yu Wan'. ”

Speaking of the magnificence he had seen during his travels, his eyebrows fluttered slightly, with a little childlike excitement. "It's not easy to travel so far alone," the general smiled, his smile suddenly retracted, "but ten miles from the sea, the sea is unpredictable and full of dangers. Since the establishment of the Xiying Naval Army, no less than five ships have been lost every year, and occasionally the bones have washed up on the shore, and they have been soaked for several months, and they are unrecognizable...... If it was just to see the sea, Mr. still didn't have to take such a big risk. ”

He didn't seem to want to say more, and turned to look at the vast sea, and his dark eyes became more and more depressed. The young man was slightly stunned for a moment, and followed the general's gaze. There was only the last bit of sunset, and a blood-red sword-like light mark was drawn on the iron-colored water, and the wind gradually rose, and the sea was undulating restlessly. "Actually......" The young man hesitated for a long time and took a slight breath, "I once made a big wish, to one day watch the sunset in the west on the far sea, Haiyan hovering low, this is a lifelong dream, even if there is danger, I don't want to retreat, please give the general a chance." ”

The general pondered for a moment: "What's your name?" "A thousand surnames, a famous army. The general still calls me a thousand troops. "Thousand...... It's a rare surname, where are you from? "I love to travel, and I've been traveling all the way south for years, and I don't have a fixed place to live." "Don't have a permanent place to live?" The general raised his dark eyebrows and glanced at the young man, "Then meeting here can be regarded as fate." That's it, then the Xiying Water Protection Mansion will hire Mr. as a guide. We are going to go to sea to draw a chart on the next day, and we are in urgent need of talents, and the affairs in the army are the most secretive, so before we set sail, I respectfully ask my husband to stay in the post house for a while, and not to travel far. I am the commander of the Xiying Water Protectorate Du Hu Mou Zhongliu, this is my deputy, Chen Yu, the staff officer of the pioneer battalion, if you have any requirements, just look for Chen Yu. ”

"General Xie!" Qianjun was happy and bowed down again. "Then from today onwards, I will be a comrade," Mou Zhongliu smiled, "but since Qianjun is interested in traveling, the life of the military may not be able to adapt." This time I was hired, I was not naturalized in the military, and after this voyage, I would settle my salary and continue to travel far. Qianjun left with a sergeant downstairs, and only the general and staff officers were left upstairs in Jinghai. The general did not speak for a long time, but leaned on the railing and watched Qianjun and the sergeant say a few words, and the sergeant took his package and left, but he ran happily to the sea next to the fish basket. The fishermen who were watching over there came to watch the excitement, and one of the delicate fishermen girls was also mixed in. A few young fishermen who had also been selected by the Water Protection Mansion said a few words to Qianjun, and everyone laughed together, and the fisherman girl especially laughed so much that the flowers in her hair shook off one by one.

"Qianjun," the general whispered, "it's a pretty name." "Oh? Where did the general hear about it? ”

"Listening to the old Tianyuan, there is a man and a horse in the ten thousand generals who stretched out their hands to take the enemy's head, and it seems that the surname is Qian. Since he came from Tian Yuan, then it should be him. "Although there are not many surnames...... Chen Yu hesitated, "Could it really be him?" "Behave, such an unusual person, and a surname Shang, it shouldn't be wrong," the general was expressionless, "And there is no obstruction to the passage of all checkpoints, and the autumn leaves are all guarding the house, but I don't know where I am from, presumably someone behind me is dragging the joints on his behalf." In addition to the imperial capital, who has the strength to command everywhere? ”

Between the Shang Dynasty and Hanzhou in the Eastern Continent, there is a hundred miles wide east mouth of the Tiantuo Strait, and the war is endless. The Shang Dynasty's Heavenly Drive Legion dominated Kyushu, but the barbarians had the advantage of shipbuilding and bows and arrows, and there were repeated conflicts, and the Sky Drive Army suffered heavy losses. Although the emperor had the heart to negotiate peace, the envoys sent several times were detained by the barbarians because of the prestige of the kingdom and arrogance. It wasn't until more than a year ago that a commoner accepted the scepter given by the emperor and led a caravan deep into Hanzhou in Beilu, which lasted a year and returned, bringing back gifts and golden coupons from the barbarian emperor. That adventurous trip to Hanzhou was the first time that the human race made an alliance with the barbarians after the legendary Yulie Emperor "Shang Han Alliance", which caused a sensation in the government and the opposition for a while.

And the commoner did not accept the official position and reward, and traveled alone, as the legend goes. "How's your preparation going in terms of manpower?" "In addition to the twenty good men of the escort camp carried by the general, thirty sturdy sergeants who were proficient in water warfare and foot combat were selected from the army, and they could serve as sailors when necessary. The sailors on board were reduced to twenty-five people, all of them. It's just ......" "But what? "Not long after the establishment of the Xiying Water Protectorate, most of the fleet was mobilized from the Bizhi Maritime Battalion, if you say that there is no problem with the waterway on the side of Tiantuo Gorge, if you say that in the Yinghai Sea to the Chuyan Sea, just by the sea chart, I am afraid that there may not be a complete certainty."

"Then let's select the strong from among the newly recruited fishermen," the general hesitated for a moment, and then made a resolute decision, "Time is running out, don't miss a big deal...... By the way, that Qianjun, tell the people in the post house to pay more attention to him, see if he has any abnormal movements, and report back in time! "The general suspects this person? So why use him? The general shook his head: "Don't doubt the use of people, don't use suspicious people, I don't doubt him." If he is really His Majesty's envoy, then he will not harm us if he is credited to the Imperial Dynasty, and if he is just an ordinary traveler, we don't have to disturb ourselves. It's just that it's always a little strange to see this person. ”

"Strange feelings?" Chen Yu was puzzled. "I don't know how to say it. He was a little strange, he was obviously a young man, but he looked very old. Talking to him always felt a little empty, like ...... And do you see the knife he carried? "Look, it's like a long-waisted knife in the northern part of Jin, and the knife skills used in this knife are very sharp. It is understandable that the traveler carries a knife, and it is also noted on the line, but I don't know how the knife is. "It should be good, right? Have you noticed the cocoon of his sword? A very thick cocoon, if you just practice the knife and don't use it, you won't have such a thick cocoon...... How many years will it take for the knife to be used to leave such a thick cocoon, and how many people will have to be killed, so that people's eyes can be so desolate," the general sighed lowly.

"When I saw this person, I somehow felt a little ...... Boredom. That's right, it's just tired, that person gives me the feeling that I'm tired of it. The general suddenly fell silent, his slender eyebrows and his eyes were as quiet as the color of the night. Chen Yu didn't dare to disturb and stood quietly to the side. After a while, he said in a low voice: "Then the subordinates understand, let's arrange it, or we can go to the Autumn Leaves Protectorate to find out his origin, if it is the fire horse express of the post road, we can go back and forth in a month and a half, and we can get the news before going to sea." ”

The general waved his hand: "No need, everyone has some things that they don't want to tell others." As long as he can be used by me, why ask others to their hearts? And the matter of going to sea must be prepared as soon as possible, it may not be able to wait for a month and a half, the recent war reports in northern Xinjiang have been frequent, and perhaps a real war is about to break out. ”