Qiao Zhun's question, Gao Qiang ignored it at all. Before entering the courtyard, he handed over Qiao Zhun to a real secretary of the Admiral's Mansion, and left with a black face. He was also going to receive ten lashes of martial law.

The clerk asked Qiao Zhun about his name and position, but he didn't say anything, and took him to the door of a side room in the west courtyard and said, "You are late, and now you can only wait from the beginning of the shift." Civilian officials are waiting here. There is no official rank here, just find a place to sit by the way. There is tea soup in the corner, there is also bitter tea, the cup is clean, pour what you want to drink. ……”

Qiao Zhun agreed in his mouth, and looked in along the half-rolled curtain of the door. The wing room is very large, and the wall at the back has been torn down, and a few large windows have been opened, so that the room is unusually bright; The door is still open, and there is a landscape screen in front of the door. On the left and right sides of the room, against the wall, there were rows of tables and chairs, and on the left sat a civil servant, who was leaning over, lying on the coffee table and writing awkwardly; On the right, there sat two officers in blue robes with military generals' uniforms......

He hesitated. Didn't you say that this was a place where civil servants waited?

The clerk also saw the two officers, but he didn't say anything, and continued to finish a set of words to be explained: "...... If you can't stand the heat, you can go to the small garden in the back. But it's better not to be too far away, so that you don't hear when you are called. At the end, he nodded, and without a superfluous word, he left Qiao Zhun and went straight away; This made Qiao Zhun stunned.

He stood by the door and smacked his mouth. The people in this Admiral's Mansion are all strange, and they seem to be completely different from the situation in other yamen. In other yamen, whether it is an official or a clerk, as long as they know each other, they will inevitably greet each other politely, even if they don't know each other, whenever they have the opportunity to deal with each other, they must at least ask for the reason for their origins. But this Admiral's Yamen, no matter who it is, can't wait to say three sentences and one sentence, explain things clearly in a few words, turn around and leave......

He couldn't taste the taste, shook his head, lowered his head and lifted the curtain into the room, took a clean lamp on the large square table in the corner, poured half a bowl of water with a large copper kettle half a foot high, and touched the two rows of tables and chairs with the bowl, ready to find an inconspicuous empty seat.

On the right, an officer greeted him: "Old Joe"

The officer, thin as a hemp pole, stretched his legs and leaned back in his seat. There was not much flesh on this man's face, his bare cheekbones were like two mountain graves bulging out on his face, two thick and thick half-cut black broken eyebrows were attached to his forehead, his small eyes were less black and more white, and his eyes were dripping restlessly at any time.

Qiao Zhun smiled. He knew this skinny and skinny monkey, and it was Ma Chen, the brigade commander of the A Brigade of the Right Army.

Although Wenwu has a different path, the station of the A Brigade is in Yi County, and Ma Chen will inevitably have to deal with Qiao Zhun on weekdays. Every year, there are three festivals and four orders, and there is no need for the garrison to greet him, Qiao Zhun will also send people to send some fresh vegetables, melons, fruits, mutton and pork to the barracks, so he has a good impression of this county order in Yi County. He leaned down in his chair, pointed to the seat next to him, and said, "There's no one, come and sit!" ”

This time, Qiao Zhun didn't sit down on the left. He returned the salute, sat down next to Ma Chen at the other table, and asked; "You're also here to see the general?"

Ma Chen grinned. Who else is sitting here who doesn't want to see the general?

Ma Chen didn't say anything, and Qiao Zhun didn't say anything more. Looking over from the other person, the other officer also seemed to be a little impressed, but he couldn't remember who it was for the time being.

Ma Chen glanced at his bowl, with a look of surprise on his face, and said, "Don't you like bitter tea the most, why did you pour yourself a bowl of tea soup?" ”

Qiao Zhun didn't answer. He actually doesn't like tasteless and bitter tea, but who let the bitter tea be taken out by Shang Cheng when he was on a business trip in Duanzhou last year? But this deliberate mind can't be taken out to tell people, snort, and said lightly: "Bitter tea is tired after a long time, change the taste." "Anyway, he has already made up his mind to go home and be a farmer, so he doesn't have to worry about this and that anymore. Whatever he is, this tea soup is the best! From ancient times to the present, who doesn't drink tea soup?

Ma Chen looked at the tea soup in his hand, looked at the expression on his face, nodded, and agreed with the matter: "This bitter tea is not very tasteful to drink!" It's not as fragrant as tea soup! ”

Qiao Zhun ignored him, drank the water slowly, and carefully sifted through what Shang Cheng had sent someone to find him.

Is it to reassign your own errands? This is obviously impossible. There are no vacancies in the counties of the three prefectures of Yanduanfang, otherwise the pastoral government would not let him, a wronged and aggrieved person, take up his post. It is even more impossible to transfer to the Admiral's Mansion to do things. Although he also concealed some things for Shang Cheng in Yi County, it was obvious that whether he concealed them or not had nothing to do with the overall situation; Besides, people have also repaid him one by one, hasn't he always been in Yixian County and served as a county magistrate safely? All in all, he and Shang Cheng didn't have that friendship at all, how could Shang Cheng promote him for nothing? And he felt that he was framed this time, and he should have nothing to do with Shang Cheng. The reason is clear, the Admiral General really wants to pick up a sesame county order for him, do you still need to wait for the opportunity to make excuses? Shang Cheng really has this thought, just the murder case that was not solved within the deadline at the end of last year can make him carry the cover roll and get out!

Ma Chen is a martial artist, simple-minded, although he has a heavy heart at the moment, he can't bear to be quiet, he sits in the chair and waits, left and right are uncomfortable, he simply turns half of his body in the chair and asks Qiao Zhun and says, "What are you doing?" ”

"The Governor is looking for me."

"The general is looking for you?" Ma Chen was very unconvinced. After a while, he asked, "What are you looking for?" ”

"I don't know."

Ma Chen glanced at him several times and scolded: "You are talking about the sedentine!" If you want to say it, you can say it, if you don't want to say pull it down! You are still a reader, are you deceived by the lies taught in the books? ”

Qiao Zhun smiled, didn't explain, and asked casually: "What about you?" What are you here to do? Why don't you stay in the wing room over there and come and make trouble with us readers? ”

Ma Chen muttered a foul word with a bitter face, and then said: "There are several acquaintances sitting over there, and it is inevitable that they will be laughed at and ridiculed when they meet." Although I am a muddy person, I also know the truth that a tree lives a skin and a person lives a face...... I don't have the face to sit over there! No, I'm going to hide here with the madman. ”

Only then did Qiao Zhun know that the officer who passed Ma Chen was Qin Gan, the brigade commander of the B Brigade of the Right Army.

Qin Gan, who was sitting in the chair, heard his friend call him by his nickname, and he didn't say a word, he tilted his head and glanced at Qiao Zhun expressionlessly, and then lowered his eyelids again.

"What's going on?" Qiao Zhun asked. He knew that the two people in front of him were Li Shen's confidants. But he also vaguely heard that before Li Shen's case, these two people reined in the precipice in time, and when Huo Shiqi arrived in Beizheng, they immediately set things right, and made great efforts when Huo Shiqi dealt with Li Shen. Not only that, but the A and B brigades of the right army of the two people also galloped thousands of miles to help the grassland, and it is said that they have made great contributions respectively. It is because of these two credits that Li Shen's other henchmen caught and killed, and the two of them are fine.

"What else?" Ma Chen curled one leg onto the chair, hugged his knees and said, "The madman and I have been transferred." Without waiting for Qiao Zhun to ask carefully, he said, "I will be transferred to Yazhou, or be a brigade commander." The madman was miserable, and he was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Nankang Water Division. He grinned and laughed.

Qiao Zhun didn't know what Ma Chen was laughing at, and he was happy to look like this. He knew that Yazhou, on the southwest border of Dazhao, was connected to the south of Tubo in the west and followed by Nanzhao, and it was said that it was a sinister place where people could not pass through and there was a miasma of drugs. Ma Chen was transferred to such a remote place, in fact, it was no different from distribution; How could he be so happy? Qin Gan's expression was even more strange. Admiral of the Nankang Water Division, as the name suggests, knows that it is at least a general rank, why is this person all promoted to the post, but he still cries and mourns a face?

Listening to Qiao Zhun's question, Ma Chen was even more happy: "Haha, Admiral Nankang Sailor, haha......" He couldn't hold back his laughter, his bone-faced face was red, and he swallowed his breath, "That, that place is ...... Let me tell you this, have you heard of the Dongting Sailor? Don't know one by one? The Dongting Sailor Division had one hundred and ten small boats and three or four thousand soldiers. Nankang Water Master is a branch of Dongting Water Master. Like the Nankang Water Division, there are about a dozen or so Dongting Water Divisions. However, the Admiral of the Nankang Navy Division is really a guerrilla general. He laughed again.

Qiao Zhun understood a little. Like Ma Chen's disguised distribution, Qin Gan is rising brightly and descending secretly. He glanced at Ma Chen sympathetically, lowered his head and sighed. Ma Chen is a good person, but he encountered a Li Shen; He was also successful and Li Shen was defeated, and in the end he was also affected by Li Shen.

Ma Chen himself doesn't care about the "distribution of border states". He didn't want to explain more to Qiao Zhun, so he looked at Qiao Zhun with a smile and sympathy. Things in the military, how can a scholar like Qiao Zhun be able to see out of the circle? Li Shen died, and Sima Xin of the Right Army was replaced by Sun Fu and Sun Zhongshan, but the two brothers Li Wei and Li Shen had been operating in the Right Army for seven or eight years, how could they change their names and surnames overnight because they changed Sima? If the Admiralty wants Sun Zhongshan to be listened to when he speaks in the Right Army, and if he wants the Right Army to give the same orders, it will inevitably suggest that the Ministry of War readjust the personnel of the Right Army. For this, he, as well as Qin Madman, and a few other generals and colonels who have not been involved in Li Shen's affairs, are all refreshed.

Of course, they themselves did not want to continue in the Right Army. The reason why they don't want to do it is not only because Sun Zhongshan has low qualifications and low merits, but also because they can't do it......

In this case, of course, leaving the Yanshan Guards is the best policy. It's just that he and Madman Qin are one step ahead of others.

Go to Yazhou, it's good, it's very good! There's no better place to go than Jashou!

He Ma Chen is muddy, but he is not confused, and he can tell the difference between good and bad. Transferring to Yazhou seems to be a punishment, but it is not. No! Where is this punishing him, this is simply promoting him!

What is Yazhou? It is what Qiao Zhun said, "a sinister place where people are inaccessible and poisonous miasma is everywhere". But that place is good, it is good that it is located in the southwest, "west of Tubo and south of Nanzhao"! But it is precisely because of the key location and geographical danger that as the head of the local garrison, he has a place to show his strength. Pingtuo Yazhou, this is definitely not a punishment, this is the Admiral's Mansion and the Wei Mansion are protecting him! He looked at the current movement of the imperial court, and sooner or later he would have to fight in the southwest; As long as there is a battle to fight, then he is not afraid, after three or two vicious battles, if he wants to be promoted to a meritorious position, it is as simple as eating and drinking! Compared with his opportunities, it is Qin Gan, who has been promoted now, and it is really difficult to say in the future. If it's a little better, you can get old in Nankang, and if it's worse, maybe you'll have to go home the year after tomorrow...... Alas, speaking of which, you can't blame others, who made Qin Maniac have a lot of eyes, and he prefers to say a few words in the Northern Zheng Dynasty? It would be nice to have the end like this, at least his head is still on his neck. Didn't you see that those people who went to the black were all caught and beheaded?

In fact, he came today to thank the Governor in person for his kindness and affection.

But he also thought about these words in his heart, and told Qiao Zhun the same.

A small colonel walked outside the wing room, knocked on the door, and said through the door: "General Qin, Captain Ma, the general ordered you to enter." ”

Ma Chen jumped up from his seat, and Qin Gan, who had been silent, also stood up. The two of them quickly tidied up their clothes and appearance, Qin Gan was in front and Ma Chen was behind, and they opened the curtain and went silently......