Lin Jue said with a smile: "Master Zhang said that he laughed, everything you saw was created by the soldiers and civilians of Luoyan Valley by me. Before we came to this valley, it was just a desolate valley. Have you seen the green willow embankment to the north? It was made by me leading thousands of soldiers and civilians to dig mud, lay wooden piles, mine rocks, and ram earth in the cold wind and snow of Layue. With that dam, the Luoyan River, which runs through the valley, was opened, and these irrigation ditches around it were dug and these acres of fields were cultivated. Everything here is the crystallization of the hard work of all the people in my Luoyan Valley. It took several years to get to see what you see now. ”

Zhang Hanqiu smacked his tongue and was speechless.

In the middle of the embankment avenue, suddenly a roar like thunder sounded out of thin air, and the egrets in the ditch of the startled rice field fluttered and flew away. Zhang Hanqiu was startled, looked at the sky and said, "It's obviously a big sun, why is it thundering?" ”

Lin Jue hurriedly explained: "Lord Zhang, that is my Luoyan Valley Military Factory on the western hillside testing firearms. You see, there's smoke over there. Don't worry, it's just once in a while. ”

Zhang Hanqiu stared at the smoke coming out of the trees in the West Mountain and was dumbfounded, and smacked his lips: "What kind of firearm is this?" Thunderbolt thunder. ”

Lin Jue smiled but did not answer. Further on, I suddenly heard the sound of singing, and a large group of soldiers and horses were coming down from the slopes of the West Mountain. They lined up and walked between the ridges of the rice fields, and there were thousands of people in the dark. They all sang rough and majestic songs.

Zhang Hanqiu asked again: "Those are your Falling Goose Army?" So many people? They all look alive. ”

Lin Jue nodded and smiled: "Exactly, this is just a small part, they are carrying out the physical extreme training of climbing over the mountains, and it looks like they have come back after climbing seven or eight mountains." Well, I came back more than an hour earlier than yesterday, and the results are good. ”

"That's so much for a small part? How many soldiers and horses do you have here? Zhang Hanqiu stared at the figures of those soldiers and horses and asked.

Lin Jue hesitated for a moment, but finally didn't think much about it, and replied: "My Luoyan Army has a regular establishment of 50,000 people, but it is actually about 58,000 people, because I have incorporated the logistics civilian scout craftsmen into the army. In addition, there are more than 20,000 reserves, oh, the reserves are the same as the regimental training in my Great Zhou, but the names are different. In wartime, the total number of people fighting will be about 80,000. ”

"It's amazing, it's amazing, it's become a climate, it's really a climate. No wonder the emperor himself led an army of more than 100,000 to encircle and suppress you, and was defeated by you. It turns out that you have so many soldiers and horses. Zhang Hanqiu exclaimed.

Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "When Guo Xu surrounded and suppressed us last autumn, we only had more than 30,000 people. It's not the same as now. Now if Guo Xu wants to find fault, I am afraid that he will have to lead all the forbidden troops to come. ”

Zhang Hanqiu sighed and said, "I'm afraid he won't be bored anymore, and he won't have time to do it now." ”

Lin Jue's expression moved, and he heard that there was something in Zhang Hanqiu's words. Just as he was about to ask, Zhang Hanqiu stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "What kind of tune are these people singing?" How come I have never heard of it? It doesn't seem like the rhythm of my big week. ”

Lin Jue laughed and said: "This is the military song of my Luoyan Army, since it is a military song, it is naturally majestic and majestic, and you can't use the beautiful sound of those songs." ”

As he spoke, a group of soldiers and horses led sideways

Crossing the small bridge, all the soldiers saw Lin Jue, immediately stopped walking and saluted, and shouted one after another: "Hello Lord Lin, hello Lord Lin." ”

Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "Hello brothers, go and do what you are told, you don't have to stay." ”

All the soldiers obeyed the order in unison, and the team passed by Lin Jue and the others. More than a dozen teams of soldiers and horses passed by Lin Jue and others in a row, all of them in neat armor and vigorous. Although the training was extremely hard, and the soldiers' faces were covered with beads of sweat and the sun was not slipping, they were neat and energetic. Seeing Lin Jue, he also stood and saluted, and had great respect for Lin Jue.

Zhang Hanqiu watched from the side and was very admired, and when all the soldiers and horses passed by and lined up, he was about to make a word of admiration, when he suddenly heard the singing behind him start again, but this time the singing was tactful, and the rhythm was light and beautiful. Zhang Hanqiu listened carefully and heard the lyrics they sang clearly.

"The water of the Luoyan River is clear and sweet, the wind blows the rice and flowers on both sides, my family lives on the shore, I am used to hearing the murmuring of the water, and I am used to seeing the sunset and cooking smoke. …… Good mountains, good waters, good places, how wide the roads are, friends come and have good wine, if the enemy comes, they will be greeted by ...... Perdition ......"

Zhang Hanqiu listened to the lyrics silently, and for some reason, he was quite moved and peaceful in his heart.

In the evening, Zhang Hanqiu's family settled down, and Zhang Hanqiu also bathed and changed clothes and asked to see Lin Jue. Lin Jue had been waiting for him for a long time, so he took him to the back of the mansion and along the wooden trestle bridge to the pavilion in the reservoir dozens of steps from the shore.

As the sun sets, the water sparkles. The water of the lake is crystal clear, reflecting the shadows of the mountains and clouds, which is beautiful. A large patch of lotus flowers on the shore has also taken on a scale, which is the lotus root that Fang Huanqiu proposed to plant this spring. Because Fang Huanqiu hopes that there is a feeling of Hangzhou here, and there are lotus flowers and lotus leaves in the small pond behind the mountain of Songshan Academy, Hangzhou's former residence, Lin Jue composed a poem "Love Lotus Said" there and was included in the door wall by Fang Dunru. And Fang Huanqiu knew that it was after that day that he slowly fell in love with this talented and warm and handsome senior brother.

Now, this large area of lotus flowers has spread to the climate, and it is the height of summer, and there are lotus flowers in full bloom in the lotus leaf fields. The blue water lotus is beautiful.

Zhang Hanqiu sat in the pavilion and looked at the beautiful scenery on the lake in front of him, and his heart was relaxed, not only exclaiming: "What a good place, such a beautiful scenery, I am afraid that only in the sky." I've been to Hangzhou, and the West Lake is extremely beautiful, but it's a bit noisy with people. The ship was full of grasshopper boats and red boats, too much smoke and red dust. But here, the scenery is no worse than the West Lake, but there is no fireworks at all, like a peerless fairy. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said, "It seems that Lord Zhang likes it very much." It's quiet here, and the people here are happy. There is a lot of noise outside, although it is lively and splendid, but not everyone likes it. In short, each has its own benefits. ”

Zhang Hanqiu said: "It's good here, it's better here than outside." Is there still a place out there where people can stay quietly? Looks like I've come to the right place. Lord Lin, I, Zhang Hanqiu, have come here to bring my whole family to you. ”

Lin Jue had already heard the soldiers' report say this, and it was also Zhang Hanqiu himself who asked the soldiers to pass through. However, Lin Jue felt a little strange. Although Zhang Hanqiu is different from other people in the DPRK, he is quite arrogant. At the beginning, Fang Dunru was impeached by Wu Chunlai and others because of his remarks about three insufficiencies, regulations

When everyone was slandering, Zhang Hanqiu didn't say a word. In the end, he was thrown into prison and almost killed by Wu Chunlai. Lin Jue admired and thanked him because of this incident, so he rescued him later. But with Lin Jue's understanding of him, Zhang Hanqiu has always followed the idea of loyalty and patriotism in his heart, and the last time they met, he also had some slight remarks about going out of the capital and raising the flag in Funiu Mountain. How could he come and join him? I'm afraid there are some articles here. Before figuring out the reason, Lin Jue will not express his position. At this time, who knows what the purpose of Zhang Hanqiu's coming here is.

"Lord Zhang, what happened in the court? How did you come to my Funiu Mountain with your family? Lin Jue asked in a deep voice.

"Hey!" Zhang Hanqiu let out a long sigh, this sigh seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, and he sighed out a lot of sullen breath. If this sullen breath was tangible, I am afraid that it would fall to the ground with a bang and smash the instep of the person's foot.

"Lord Lin, I'm afraid it's really going to be over." Zhang Hanqiu frowned and said, "Lord Lin should know about the failure of the imperial court's northern expedition." ”

Lin Jue nodded slightly and said, "I've heard a little." ”

Zhang Hanqiu said: "The 300,000 army is all selected elite horse infantry, and the whole country is the strength of the whole country, and the desperate northern expedition has failed. Of the 300,000 soldiers and horses, less than 70,000 remnants of the defeated generals remained, and all the grain, grass, materials, siege equipment were all captured by the Liao. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "It's really miserable." ”

Zhang Hanqiu said: "Originally, they were going to unite the Jurchens to march north, but there was opposition in the DPRK and China. But some people don't listen. Now the situation is like this, and all of a sudden I am in a dangerous situation. ”

Lin Jue said quietly: "That's true, after this defeat, the Liao people will inevitably retaliate." ”

Zhang Hanqiu said: "Yes, don't the Liao people want to retaliate?" After the defeat, there was a panic in the DPRK and China, and the Liao Chen Bing Zhuozhou, with a posture of going south to invade, who was not panicking? But with the size of my Great Zhou, I really have to fight to the death, and the Liao people can't escape. But some people are afraid. The emperor immediately sent someone to negotiate peace, and not long ago the peace agreement was reached. The content of the peace talks was simply humiliating. A year later, I made up for the lack of a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and was able to participate in the discussion of the content of the peace meeting. It was harsh and humiliating. ”

Lin Juedao: "What is the content?" ”

Zhang Hanqiu recounted the content of the peace meeting, and said in a deep voice: "Listen, how can such an agreement save my face?" Compensating so many silver taels and increasing the annual coins so much, this is completely to hollow out the foundation of my Great Zhou. Ten million taels of silver, it's like a lion's mouth. With three million dollars a year, how many state capitals' taxes have completely filled this hole. And the most humiliating thing, my Great Zhou Dynasty Heavenly Empire, in the future, will actually become the nephew of the barbarian country. You say, how can this peace be settled? However, Lu Zhongtian instructed someone to take such an agreement back, and the emperor actually thought that this agreement was good, and said in the court that 'leaving the green mountains without worrying about no firewood', as long as the land is not cut, it is a good agreement. It's a shame. The courtiers were also spineless, and they didn't dare to say a word, they all made promises. I and a few other officials argued with each other, but we were almost blown out. None of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had the courage to refuse, and none of them dared to propose a strategy to regroup, which is really sad and lamentable. ”