"My lord, I didn't say that your food is not as good as what I sometimes eat." Although he said so, Duan Xiaohan still moved his chopsticks.

"It's always good to be frugal, with meat and vegetarian food and a bowl of soup is enough." In fact, Lu Zhan can't wait to be a big fish and meat every day, but as a parent official, he has to lead by example, and he was only named a viscount in Yanzhou, so his image needs to be established for a long time.

After sending Duan Xiaohan away, Lu Zhan ushered in a guest.

"Lu Zhan, seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming in a while, my father has sent me another letter urging me to go home." Zhang Yu is the only one who dares to call Lu Zhan famous in Yanzhou.

"It took a long time for you to come out and play under the pretext that your father was worried. In addition, Wen Yanshi is about to return to Beijing with the troops to report on his work, so let Wen Yanshi lead the troops to escort you back to Beijing. ”

Zhang Yu sat on the stool and looked at Lu Zhan with wide eyes, "Lu Zhan, don't you have anything to say now?" ”

At this moment, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Zhang Yu's white and flawless face, like a handsome face as crystal clear mutton fat jade in the sun, looking forward to the answer of the landing exhibition.

"Me"

"Okay, I see, hopefully in another two years I can wait for your news." After finishing speaking, Zhang Yu got up and left.

After seeing Zhang Yu leave his sight, his heart was surging. However, there is still a family between the two, and the Qin State and the Zhang family are currently allies, and if they become in-laws with the Zhang family, they will also recognize the intention of forming an alliance with the Qin State in disguise.

The eastward expansion of the Qin State in recent generations has become more and more obvious, and if he has anything to do with the Qin State, then he will become the target of the Eastern States.

If you are a strong enemy, you naturally don't need to take into account the opinions of other vassal states, but your current strength is not enough to fight.

Lu Zhan couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the setting sun that was about to fall overhead, "I must be a strong man, strong enough to be able to resist the wind and rain in all directions." ”

When Lu Zhan was worried about his feelings, the young master of the Zhi family walked in the dark woods with the remnants of more than 2,000 defeated soldiers. The sun always sets more easily in the forest than in other places, and the cover of the forest caused these retreating Jin soldiers to lose their last shred of warmth.

"Why do you think we have to walk at night?" A soldier gasped and looked at the black forest.

"That's not because I'm afraid that those Yanzhou soldiers will chase after me, I guess I still can't make a fire to cook tonight."

"It's cold on this winter forest night."

Yes, the temperature in this forest is already lower than the temperature outside, let alone winter.

It was the bitter cold that broke the psychological defense of these soldiers, and the defeat in the battle was bearable, but they had to endure the clammy and cold environment after many days of traveling, the lack of a mouthful of hot food, and the fact that they had to endure the clammy and cold environment. The will of these soldiers began to slowly crumble.

"Military advisor, this young master is really going to end this time, the battle is not good, and the soldiers are lost. My old man had to peel me off. Zhiyu lay on the sheet and asked the military advisor tiredly.

The dead leaves were crushed under the sheet, and with the sound of the dead leaves being pressed, a voice sounded again, "Young master, don't be discouraged, you still have a lot of supporters in the young master, and you will not lose support because of this failure." No matter how bad it is, the power of the soldiers and horses on the southern front of the Zhi family is still in the hands of you, the young master, and the lord will not dare to replace you casually. ”

"You do have some truth in what you said, if you really get to that point, I can only fight with the old man in the south." After saying that, Ji-woo let out a long sigh.

"Young master, let's let the soldiers light a fire, if the Yanzhou army comes to pursue, our scouts will not find it at all, now the soldiers are disheartened, light a fire to dispel the cold at the same time, it can also warm the hearts of these soldiers." The military advisor made a suggestion after seeing the frustration and even dissatisfaction in the eyes of the soldiers under him.

"Okay. Someone! Ordered the soldiers to make a fire and cook. ”

With the order of the young master of the Zhi family, the soldiers suddenly became happy, dragging their tired bodies and began to look for combustibles.

As the flames rose, the bright yellow firelight illuminated the faces of these ordinary soldiers who had experienced the vicissitudes of life, and I don't know which soldier took the lead in singing the ballad of his hometown, and these elite soldiers from all over the country began to sing the minor tune of their hometown.

Small at first, then growing larger, these warriors of all ages now had no military appearance, as if they were a group of farmers celebrating a good harvest and hunters barbecuing their prey around the fire.

Even Zhiyu began to be infected by this atmosphere, "Listening to the songs sung by these soldiers, I think of the folk songs of the Quwo region, and when I go out hunting and playing, I can also hear those farmers singing." ”

"The morale of the soldiers is high now, and we can rest well after we return to the territory of the Jin Kingdom."

"Strategist, do you regret assisting me?" Zhiyu said with empty eyes lying on the sheet.

"What the young master is saying, since the courtiers choose the object of assistance, they must be loyal to the end."

"With your words, the young master can't treat you badly after returning to Baicheng."

After drinking hot water and dry food, the soldiers also began to take a nap.

After the first rays of sunlight in the morning sprinkled on the earth, a figure who got up to practice martial arts was active in the small courtyard of Lin Jie of the Lu family.

"Miss Lin, you got up so early to practice martial arts." Duan Xiaohan didn't know how to flirt with girls, and only popped out such a sentence that was not salty or light after searching his intestines and scraping his belly.

"Well, martial arts training is a long-term process, and since they can't compare to them in terms of qualifications, they have to rely on hard work to fill the gap. By the way, is there something wrong with Lord Duan coming over so early? Lin Jie stopped what he was doing and asked Duan Xiaohan rhetorically.

"I just get up early to get out and do activities, but I walk around your yard. Speaking of things, there is indeed one thing, the intelligence work I am responsible for has been transferred to Luo Yuechan Luo girl. ”

Lin Jie's face changed slightly at this time, "Why did you divide part of your work to Miss Luo, is it that the lord doesn't trust you?" ”

"How can the lord not trust me, it's just that I'm not good at this intelligence field, so it's better to leave it to a more suitable person than let me do it."

Lin Jie saw that the method between the two did not work, and asked, "Miss Luo is good at tea art and chess skills, and I don't know why the lord will let her be responsible."

"What the Lord thinks is something we can understand. By the way, Miss Lin, I would like to ask you to go out for a walk, I heard that there have been novelties from the south on the street recently, are you interested in taking a look with me. ”

Duan Xiaohan's trick of inviting Lin Jie to go shopping was naturally not something he came up with, this trick was a trick that Lu Zhan had when he was eating yesterday.