The handover between the Zhao camp and the official army was five days later in the Yong'en Temple, which is located in a mountain col in the northeast of Baocheng, which is secluded and secluded. There are no monks in the temple for a long time, only a crumbling old man still lives in it.

Pang Jinming didn't kill the old man because he was afraid that the bad luck would affect the handover matters, and at this time, he saw that the small temple suddenly gathered thousands of people, which scared the old man a lot, and hid in the corner trembling. When Huaqing, who wore a white curtain on his head, saw him, he felt pity, and sent Xiaozhu to stuff a few copper plates before continuing to walk towards the main hall of the temple.

Zhao Dangshi did not come forward this time, the representative of Zhao Ying was Hou Dagui, and the entourage also included Wang Laixing and He Kejing. On the side of the official army, Liu Shaozong is still fully responsible.

10,000 stone grain and grass is not a small amount, Liu Shaozong organized soldiers and soldiers to transport them for four days and four nights in advance before escorting them from Hanzhong to Yong'en Temple. Now the backyard of Yong'en Temple is piled up with bundles and loads of grain, and Wang Laixing took Shuiqiu Tan and a group of soldiers to count the specific amount with all their might.

During the time of waiting for the results of the count, Hou Dagui and Liu Shaozong, who were sitting face to face, stared at each other and were relatively speechless. Hou Dagui pretended to be indifferent and looked at the cobwebs on his head, and from time to time took advantage of Liu Shaozong's inattention to quickly scan his movements. Liu Shaozong also deliberately had erratic eyes, but in fact, he was also secretly paying attention to Hou Dagui's every move.

The two sat awkwardly for a while, Hua Qing stepped into the hall, Liu Shaozong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly went up to greet: "County Lord, are you well?" Hou Dagui scolded "Turtle Sun" in a low voice and stood up.

"Well, that's fine." The county lord of Huaqing responded indifferently, not wanting to be as happy and excited as Liu Shaozong imagined.

Hou Dagui walked up quickly, and said in a rough voice: "General Liu, the grain and grass have not been ordered, and the county lord is still from my Zhao Ying." Be careful, don't get too close. After speaking, he also stared at the bull's eye.

Liu Shaozong scolded secretly, angry in his heart, but considering his image in front of the county lord and the smooth completion of the handover, he still swallowed his anger, and did not pay attention to Hou Dagui, and said earnestly to Hua Qing: "County lord, I have really wronged you these days." The things here will be done quickly, and please go to the side hall to rest for a while. ”

Hou Dagui's neck was crooked, staring directly at Liu Shaozong and at the same time commanding his subordinates: "Take the county lord to the side hall, without my order, no one is allowed to offend the county lord a single hair!" "He has been in the green forest for a long time, and this kidnapping ticket can't be more familiar. Letting Liu Shaozong meet the county lord of Huaqing was to make him feel at ease, and then taking the county lord into custody was to drive him to complete the handover honestly.

Liu Shaozong came this time, and he didn't have any other thoughts, the initiative was on Zhao Ying's side, even if he was anxious, he could only let it go, and watched the county lord of Huaqing leave him.

The counting of grain and grass is laborious, and there are people in the middle who push the cart to send the remaining grain and grass to the temple one after another, Hou and Liu sat for a morning, and did not wait for the results, so they left the field first and ate separately.

During the meal, Hou Dagui suddenly heard a commotion in the side hall, and said angrily: "Who is making noise there?" ”

Pang Jinming, as one of the main action planners before and after, was also in the temple, and he walked over and replied: "A Confucian student, who is under the command of Chief He, is called Guo Mingtao, who wanted to sneak to the side hall in front of him, but stopped him." ”

"Guo Mingtao?" Hou Dagui scratched his head and touched his ears, he didn't have any impression of this name, but considering that Zhao Dangshi had always respected scholars, he didn't want to be rude, "You let Mr. He take care of this guy." The chief manager, he can't even look down on his subordinates, and he doesn't care about any money and food! ”

The six envoys of Zhao Ying, the chief of the family care department and the special service department are called "commanders", the inspectors and coaches are referred to as "inspectors" and "coaches" respectively, and the internal affairs envoys and the money and food envoys are all commonly referred to as "general managers". The money and grain made Wang Laixing and the deputy envoy Shuiqiu too busy to talk, and the internal affairs envoy He Kewei also went to help, Guo Mingtao was assigned to He Kewei's men, and this time he also accompanied him into the temple. He wanted to take advantage of the gap to see the county lord of Huaqing, but he was not careful, and Pang Jinming's subordinates noticed it, so he drove him out.

Guo Mingtao's turmoil was over, and outsiders from the temple found Hou Dagui, who was the general Wu Liangjie of the old army's rear camp. Hou Dagui first mocked the "little white face" in his heart, and then said: "People are coming? ”

Wu Liangjie stroked the hair that was messed up on his forehead and cheeks because of sweat stains, and gasped and said: "Back to the general army, 2,734 people have brought it, and now they are all waiting outside the temple for counting. ”

Hou Dagui counted his farts in his heart and said, "You don't need to order it, I'll talk to the surnamed Liu later, and let him bring people over." Although these old and weak women and children are living people, in Hou Dagui's view, they are far less important than those grain and grass in the backyard who can't walk or speak.

Wu Liangjie even claimed that it was, and said: "If there is nothing else to do, the subordinates will leave first." Seeing Hou Dagui gobbling up his own food, he ignored himself completely, and left in a huff.

After lunch, Hou Dagui returned to the main hall and found that Liu Shaozong was already sitting there and sneered secretly. Not long after he sat down, Wang Laixing hurriedly walked over, put a piece of paper in front of Hou Dagui's table, and said, "The materials and grains in the backyard have been counted, please read the general soldiers." ”

"yes, okay." Hou Dagui nodded, glanced at Liu Shaozong, picked up the paper and looked at it.

Liu Shaozong seemed to have nothing to do on the surface, but he was actually surprised in his heart. He couldn't see that the rough man on the other side, who was five big and three rough, was actually literate. You must know that even in the Ming Army, there are not many literate officers, and even many of the general soldiers and deputy generals of the famous earthquake side are no different from ordinary miscellaneous soldiers, all of whom are illiterate.

Regardless of the few inventory personnel who seem to be Sven, just a fighting man in Zhao Ying, he actually has a little culture. Only this point, Liu Shaozong's perception of Zhao Ying has changed dramatically, and he faintly feels that it is not for nothing that Zhao Ying can still be stable in Hanzhong for so long.

He didn't know that this was a spear played by Hou Dagui. For the first time, on behalf of Zhao Dangshi, he came forward to meet with the generals of the Ming army at the first level of the general army, and Hou Dagui was unwilling to look down on the other party and lose face for Zhao Ying, and at the same time wanted to put some pressure on the officers and soldiers. So he greeted Wang Laixing, He Kewei and others early in the morning, and agreed on a piece of paper to write the number of grains and grasses first, and then the number of salt beans and so on. As for the numbers, he had memorized them by rote before, and basically memorized the shapes from one to ten and hundreds, thousands, and thousands.

Judging from the paper, the officers and soldiers brought together wheat and grains this time, which basically reached the level of about 9,000 stones, and as for the 1,000 stones missing, I am afraid that they will be eaten by the escorted soldiers on the road or the officers will share the profits, this is a small loophole in the original agreement, and it is irrelevant to drill it for Liu Shaozong.

When he got the big head, Hou Dagui was a lot more determined, and then looked, in addition to the grain and grass, there were also 1,000 catties of gunpowder. It's not much, but it's better than nothing. It is somewhat reasonable to trade with the rogues and give some money and food, but if the number of national weapons such as gunpowder is too large and people are stabbed, even if it is the emperor's own uncle, King Rui may not be able to bear this responsibility. So whether it is limited by inventory or for self-protection, it is interesting that Ruiwang can take out a thousand catties of gunpowder. Other things, miscellaneous, not too much, and not important, Hou Dagui was basically satisfied with the results of the inventory.

Liu Shaozong watched Hou Dagui's tense face gradually ease, and he also breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What, can you hand over the county lord to me?" ”

"Wait." Hou Dagui stood with his big hand, "There is another condition, don't forget Mr. Liu." ”

"Hmph, you mean the 3,000 people?"

Hou Dagui squeezed out an ugly smile: "Everyone is waiting outside the temple for Chief Liu to count, and after Liu General Soldier finishes ordering, we can disperse." ”

After he finished speaking, he leaned back, ready to make preparations for a long time, but Liu Shaozong waved his hand and said: "No need to order, since you have no objection to the grain and grass, bring the county lord out, and I will take the people outside the temple with me." ”

Hou Dagui was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly thought that it was the best, so that I would not bother. beckoned back, called Pang Jinming, and asked him to bring the county lord out. Not long after, Hua Qing came to the main hall again. Hou Dagui walked up, hugged his fists and spoke to her: "County Lord, the matter has been done, and I will not keep you here in Zhao Ying." I hope you have a smooth journey back to the city. After a pause, his voice was slightly deep, "My lord asked me to tell you that he likes the little blue flower you gave very much." ”

"Did he really say that?" Hua Qing, who was originally silent and had an indifferent attitude, suddenly became interested at this time, and asked rhetorically. It's just that Hou Dagui just nodded and didn't say anything else.

Hua Qing was suddenly lost, feeling a little empty in his heart, and pursed his lips. Liu Shaozong was anxious in his heart, and he couldn't hear what Hou Dagui was saying sneakily, for fear that the night would be long and dreamy, so he stepped forward and said, "County Lord, let's go." The prince and princess, I want you to be tight! After speaking, he separated himself between her and Hou Dagui.

Hou Dagui looked at him twice, turned around and left, and said as he walked: "Send General Liu and the county lord out of the temple." "Liu Shaozong is afraid that something will go wrong again, so why shouldn't he.

Hua Qing followed Liu Shaozong and took two steps out, but he still couldn't help but look back at Hou Dagui, Pang Jinming, Wang Laixing and even every soldier in the Zhao camp. These people, she had never come into contact with or even seen them for the first time, but somehow, when she thought that these people were comrades-in-arms and partners who got along with Zhao Dangshi day and night, she felt very cordial when she saw them. Through them, she seemed to be able to see Zhao Dangshi's shadow, his handsome and smiling face, and his high spirits......

Liu Shaozong didn't bring too many people this time, 1,000 soldiers and 500 people. He sent Hua Qing to the curtain carriage that had been prepared long ago and opened the way first. A thousand soldiers sandwiched the carriage in two columns, and gave copper coins to the people to disband, and nearly three thousand people were placed in the rear to be guarded by a few soldiers, and scattered and followed.

The car was in full swing, and Yong'en Temple soon disappeared behind the deep grass and trees. Every once in a while, Hua Qing would lift the curtains and ask where Xiaozhu who was following the wheel of the car was. Sometimes Xiaozhu doesn't know, so he can only take small steps and run to the front to ask Liu Shaozong. When it was determined that he had left the boundary of Baocheng and entered the territory of Nanzheng, Hua Qing stopped asking.

She missed Zhao Dangshi for no reason. A few days ago, this emotion was not so strong, but since she left Yong'en Temple, Zhao Dangshi's figure has been lingering in front of her eyes. She felt as if an invisible stone was pressing down on her chest, and she couldn't breathe.

"What's wrong with me?" She kept asking herself, but she never got an answer.

When I arrived in Nanzheng, I entered the official road, and the carriage was a lot smoother, but Hua Qing didn't feel very comfortable, and wanted to take a nap for a while, but at this time, Xiaozhu's call came from outside the car.

"What's wrong?" She asked, lifting the curtain.

Xiaozhu leaned in and said to her: "Lord Liu sent a few people to the back in front, and the slave and maid looked behind at this time, and they didn't see the people who had been following behind. "Nearly 3,000 people handed over from Zhao Ying, Ben has been following behind, Xiaozhu is lively, and likes to look left and right the most, and accidentally discovered this situation.

"Where did the people go?" Hua Qing's head was a little uncomfortable at this time, but when she thought of the three thousand people, her sense of responsibility still drove her to cheer up.

"I don't know." Xiaozhu shook his head and said, "Why don't you ask Lord Liu." But don't let the people run away while he wasn't paying attention, then wouldn't he be derelict in his duties? Xiaozhu is kind-hearted and simple-hearted, but she doesn't know the inside story, and she is very grateful to Liu Shaozong, who rescued her and the county lord from Zhao Ying, so she is quite worried about him between words.

"It's ......," Hua Qing thought for a moment and said, "You have to work hard, and then go to Lord Liu to ask." ”

After a while, Xiaozhu ran back from the front, and Hua Qing asked her, "What did Lord Liu say?" ”

Xiaozhu swallowed his saliva and replied: "Lord Liu said that the speed of the people is too slow, delaying the county lord's return to the city, and the two sides are separated, and the county lord will take the first step." ”

"Is this so......" Hua Qing heard this, still thinking about it, but the carriage stopped abruptly at this time, and the inertia of "uh......" almost caused her to hit the door, but fortunately, she climbed the guardrail in time to avoid injury.

"County Lord!" Xiaozhu was shocked, but at the same time he heard the soldiers shouting: "Be careful, there are thieves!" ”

Immediately afterwards, I heard the soldiers shouting: "Don't panic, it's just a few broken houses." In this way, Xiao Takemoto's heart that mentioned his throat and eyes fell again.