The next day, Geng Zhen rode back to Chang'an alone, and did not hurry back until the evening.

The old lady brought back the fine salt that she had forgotten, and the words for the teacher were also brought. Although I didn't understand what it meant, the teacher listened to it and thought about it for a while, as if he understood.

I asked my dad for a long time, but my dad just smiled and didn't explain.

When she was resting at night, Liu Fei'er asked Geng Xiaofan softly, "What did you ask your son to bring to Shi Dan?" ”

"Zhen'er asked you to inquire!" Geng Xiaofan smiled.

"You know, he can't figure out how he's willing." Liu Fei'er also smiled, knowing that she couldn't hide it from her husband, so she generously admitted it.

"Shi Dan is also quite pitiful. Although I don't remember what his final ending was, you said yesterday that you forgot to bring salt, which reminds me of a poem, as if it were about him. "Geng Xiaofan doesn't need to hide it from Fei'er.

"The old teacher Dan forgets more. I don't remember whose poem it was, and I don't know if the poem is about Shi Dan or not. But you can always let him try. Geng Xiaofan patiently explained.

"I still don't understand." Liu Fei'er blinked.

"The meaning of that poem probably means that Shi Dan is old and always likes to forget things."

"But I see that he is very energetic, Zhen'er said, when he teaches, he cites scriptures and texts, and exports chapters."

"He is also a generation of celebrities, and he should have such a ability. But he also knew the particularity of his position, and he was also a little afraid. took the initiative to resign, but the emperor had no way to approve it because of his status as an imperial teacher, and the Empress Dowager Fu did not mediate the relationship between the Ding and Fu families, and when there was no suitable successor, she would not let him go easily. ”

"That's it! It turns out that it is difficult to be an official, and it is not easy to be an official if you don't want to be an official. Liu Fei'er sighed.

"Yes! Liu Xin can let us out of Beijing, which is enough to give face to Lord Yi and me. ”

"But, what is the idea you gave Shi Dan?"

"He's smart. When people are old, it is easy to forget things. How many things does Da Sima have to deal with every day, and isn't it normal to forget one or two things once in a while? Wouldn't it be easier for him to get away with making a few mistakes once in a while and having them impeached? Geng Xiaofan explained.

"You! There are so many ideas! I can think of this way! Liu Fei'er understood that Geng Xiaofan was using this to capture the old man, or to say "bitter meat tricks".

Whether it's a bitter trick or not, Teacher Dan is really handy.

In the first spring of the first year of Jianping, Liu Xinen quasi-Da Sima and Taifu Shidan "begged bones". Fu Xi took over as Da Sima.

Shanggu is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, Geng Xiaofan dragged his family with him, the team was huge, and he was not in a hurry.

From Chang'an to the east, pass through Hongnong, Hanoi, Dong County, and then go north.

At first, the road was safe, but after Julu County, Geng Xiaofan obviously felt a lot more desolate. Not only are the cottages slowly becoming scarce along the way, but there are also few merchants. At the same time, Geng Xiaofan clearly felt the "danger".

From time to time, there will be homeless people and thieves, probably seeing that he has a large team and a large armed force, a small group of thieves dare not harass for a while.

"Zhen'er, you will probably be able to enter Zhuo County tomorrow, and you are getting closer and closer to Shanggu. Although everyone has worked hard, I am afraid that it is becoming more and more unpeaceful, and we have to speed up the trip. From tomorrow, you will take someone to the front station, explore the road in advance, and arrange food and accommodation. ”

Geng Xiaofan raised his vigilance, the more this time, the more careful he must be.

Although I was careful, when I got to the junction of Zhuojun, Guangyang and Shanggu, there was still a problem.

It was the middle of winter, the sky was snowing, the roads were muddy, and when Geng Xiaofan arrived at the water control ferry, it was already late and there was no ferry. Tie Ding couldn't catch up with the original post station, so the group had to find a sheltered river bay and camp on the spot.

Before the tent was set up, a group of thieves rode on tall horses and rushed over and surrounded them tightly.

The ladies were a little panicked, but the family members were well-trained to draw their swords in waves, draw their bows in waves, divide into two layers, and set up a guard formation.

"Bold thief, you can know whose car this is, dare to be rude!" Geng Zhen stepped forward with his sword drawn and shouted angrily.

The thieves saw that although Geng Xiaofan had few guards, he had a strict formation and was well-trained, so he didn't dare to rush forward for a while.

"Since you know what we do, those who know each other will leave their belongings and let you go." The leader of the thieves relied on his large number of people and was not to be outdone.

"Bold! This is the car of Kamiya Taishou, are you going to rebel? Geng Zhen showed his identity.

"Don't use the government to scare me, what about rebellion! Anyway, rebellion is death, and you can't live if you don't rebel! Since I have been on this path, I have not thought about survival. The thief raised his voice to cheer up his people.

Geng Xiaofan took a closer look, although these thieves were all riding horses, they were in rags, and they looked like ordinary peasants, and there were even a few people, and the childish look on their faces had not disappeared.

"I see that you are all good people, but where are you from? I haven't heard of any famine in the past two years, so why can't I survive? Geng Xiaofan stepped forward and asked calmly.

"Haha! Good people! Is there a way for the good people of this world to live? Stop talking nonsense, leave your belongings quickly, and let you cross the river! ”

"Zhen'er, go and get a hundred gold for them." Geng Xiaofan is not afraid of these thieves at all, but he doesn't want to kill, especially since there are children in the thieves.

"Daddy!" Geng Zhen was unwilling.

"Go ahead! It's all my Han people. But as long as there is a way to live, no one wants to carry their heads and fall into the grass. Geng Xiaofan persuaded his son.

He turned around and said to the thief leader, "I am Maoling Gengfan, and I am going to Shanggu to take office." You and I met today, and it is fate, and I don't want to meet you in battle. After taking the money, go back to your hometown, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can go to Fuyang to find me. ”

"You, are you really Kamiya Taishou?" When the thief saw Geng Xiaofan's extraordinary bearing, he really hesitated.

Geng Zhen had already brought a package over and threw it unceremoniously in front of the thief's horse.

The thieves dismounted, opened the package, and suddenly looked happy.

"Alright! Even if you know each other, I'll let you go today! The thief leader motioned to his men, put away his baggage, turned his horse's head, and with a roar, disappeared into the snow.

"Just let them go?" Geng Zhen was still puzzled.

"Zhen'er, money is something outside the body, don't worry about it. We have few people and are not prepared, and if there is a real fight, I am afraid that there will be casualties, and no amount of money can buy it. Besides, you don't see how many children there are in that thief, I'm afraid they are not as old as you. Liu Fei'er also stepped forward to explain to her son.

"Hey! Really, what's going on! The government can still be afraid of thieves! Geng Zhen pursed his lips, still with a look of disdain.

"Zhen'er, if you are a general, how can you defend yourself in this place?" Geng Xiaofan looked at the surrounding terrain and prepared for the exam for his son.

"This place is still easy to guard, one side is the river, which is a natural barrier, and the other side is the road, just guard the front and back intersections." Geng Zhen pointed to the neighborhood and reported to Geng Xiaofan.

"Yes, but not enough. You're just on the defensive. Arrange the guard at the intersection before and after the sentry, arrange five archers on each side of the high slope, and the others guard the camp, changing shifts every hour. Geng Xiaofan began to arrange.