On the third day of the winter month of the fifth and eighth year of the Zhou calendar, Lihua asked Xiao Yi to open the door of the restaurant early in the morning.

Last night, he informed his mother Fan about the border incident, and asked Xiaoyi to take care of his family and the restaurant.

Although Fan knew about the affairs of Lihua, he didn't expect it to be so fast, and last night he and his subordinates made a new big piece for Lihua overnight, and handed over the clothes and plates to Lihua in the morning.

Zhu Lihua sat in his private room on the second floor of the restaurant, holding a teacup in his hand, thinking about the affairs of the border.

Beside him were the clothes his mother had given him.

When I went to the border, the only thing I was reluctant to give up in my heart was my mother and meson.

If you go to Yuxiao Pass, you may not be able to come back in three or two years unless you have something important, and the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and life and death are unpredictable, who can guarantee that you can return safely.

After Rong Di invaded the customs, Yuanzhou will also become a battlefield, the beautiful scenery of this city will become a Shura hell, and the safety of his mother and Jie Zi will also be tied to the front line.

Everyone is cloudy: I would rather be a dog in a prosperous world than a person in a troubled world.

The disaster of Rongdi, the chaos of the four countries, when will this military disaster stop.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Jie Yuan enter the restaurant, and Lu Lihua hurriedly went downstairs and said, "Jie Zi, you are here." ”

Jie Yuan's hair smiled and nodded.

Zhu Lihua led Jieyuan to sit in the room, and asked Xiao Yi to take Jieyuan's subordinates to move the fine soft into the inner hall behind the restaurant.

Zhu Lihua poured tea for Jieyuan, and stood at the bottom and waited for Jie Zi to ask.

Sure enough, Jie Yuan took a sip of fragrant tea and said:

"Tell me, what is your boy's idea, why do you want to go to the border?

You have been planning for half a year, not only calculating Zhao Zhouqing, but even I have been calculated. ”

Lu Lihua hurriedly pretended to have a reverent expression, and said in surprise:

"Ah, it turns out that Jie Zi has already seen it, Hua'er's mind is always hidden from the teacher, and sure enough, you are still a powerful old man......"

"That's enough, I've watched you grow up since I was a child, and if I can't see your careful thoughts, wouldn't I be extremely confused.

If you don't say it again, you can get confused with me, and then move back to the old man. Jie Yuan said coldly.

Zhu Lihua hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't be annoyed, show weakness and strength, this is what Jie Zi taught me when I was young."

Every time my colleagues and I went to various counties to inspect cases and count grain books, as long as I heard that I was from the General Administration, all the officials were submissive, and some places were afraid of us like tigers, and although the people did not dare to speak when they saw us, they could see their disgust and hatred for us.

The so-called gentleman does not conspire with villains, and cleans himself to be good to himself.

This was one of the reasons why I left the General Administration.

Jie Zi also knew that Zhao Zhize and others had been trying to woo me over the past two years, hoping that I would help me to abuse the people, and open the door to my exploiting of the people, bullying the good and bullying women, and deducting the food and salary of the sergeants on the border of the town.

But not to mention that Hua'er has been taught by Jiezi since he was a child, and knows the truth that if he is good with the sky, he will be resolute, and if he goes against the sky, he will decline, so he will say that Hua'er was also born in Yuanzhou and grew up in Yuanzhou, so he must not help him abuse and oppress his compatriots.

This is the second reason.

In the general palace, the children of the nobles control the right chamber, and there will be no chaos under the strict management of Jie Zi over the years, but Zhao Yuan's generation is abnormal, and it is impossible to succumb to the order of Jie Zi, and the things they do always have to control the left and right chambers to cover their ears and eyes, so it is only a matter of time before they attack the left chamber, rather than sit and wait for death, it is better to avoid the edge.

This is the third reason.

As a nobleman, Hua'er is the duty of the town to defend the border, but if the conflict with Zhao Zhize and others deepens in a year, I am afraid that they will be fully prepared and borrow me to make some articles.

And now that I'm going to the border, they're not ready, and they're just dissatisfied with me, not so much that they want to get rid of me.

So it will only drive Hua'er to a place far away from Yuanzhou.

Yesterday, the location of my garrison was arranged at Yuxiao Pass, which also met my speculation.

This is the fourth reason.

Hua'er is weak, and he has not practiced martial arts since he was a child, let alone holding a sword on a horse, but Jie Zi also knows that although Hua'er is dull and weak, it is indeed impossible to let Hua'er bend down and bend down to be a thief.

But Zhao Zhong's power was great, and Hua'er was powerless to stop it, and he didn't want to do something like a moth to put out the fire, so he avoided it and made plans again. ”

After that, Zhu Lihua suddenly knelt in front of Jieyuan and said to Jieyuan:

"Jie Zi Mingjian, as soon as Hua'er leaves, the only thing to worry about is the mother and the two of them.

My mother is just a woman, so I don't think anything will happen, but the position of Jie Zi is contrary to Zhao Zhong's interests, and I am afraid that they will be unfavorable to Jie Zi.

Even if Hua Er is too worried, but watching Zhao Zhong do this, it is only a matter of time before he falls, and I am afraid that it will affect Jie Zi, so please be more careful. ”

Jie Yuan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Lihua suddenly kneeling in front of him, and after listening to Lihua's words, he was relieved and moved, so he helped Lihua up and said:

"We've been together for seventeen years, and I always thought you were young, and although I let you do some things over the years, I always wanted to help you behind you.

You did a good job in this plan, and you were able to control the strength well, and calculate the degree of their revenge on you, which I am afraid I will not be able to do.

You questioned Zhao Yuan about deducting food and salary, but you didn't tell me, you wrote a report to Zhao Zhize but didn't report it to the center of the court, and you did a good job openly and secretly, making Zhao Yuan think that you were just a stunned young man and a nerd.

Haha, what a tree, what an apprentice. He threw his head up and laughed.

At this moment, Jie Yuan is indeed very happy, because the apprentices he taught made him feel that the seventeen years of dedication were worth it.

All his life's ambitions and ideals are pinned on this apprentice, and he has even planned a route for Zhu Lihua to become an official.

But he suddenly found that the little eagle under his care had become full-fledged and became strange to him.

He looked at Lihua in a daze, just like looking at his own child.

Lu Lihua also looked at Jie Yuan, this teacher who has been very strict with him since he was a child, but who cares for him is now wrinkled and gray-haired.

He has followed Jieyuan since he was a child, except for his mother, it is Jie Zi who has been with him the longest.

Yuli has known since he was a child that the world is bustling, and it is all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. This is not the case with human relations.

Farmers covet a piece of land, merchants care about a penny, and since the death of his father, the family has been calculating themselves and their mothers all the time.

So he can only continue to work hard to make the family dare not despise him. Not to mention when you become an adult, you will walk on thin ice with every step.

But only the mother and the mandarin duck are naked to themselves, and only in the mother and the mandarin can they completely let go of their guard and rest for a while.

It's a pity that there will be fewer and fewer such days in the future.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yi took Gao Yunce, Wei Yuanqi, and Liang Qingshu to the inner hall, and they will eventually arrive.

After bidding farewell to his mother Fan and Jieyuan, Zhu Lihua and Gao Yunce, Wei Yuanqi, and Liang Qingshu came to Yuanzhou Nancheng Xingyuan, which is no stranger, and it was here eleven years ago that he found the rebel who robbed his family with the shoes his mother made for him.

Zhu Lihua sighed in his heart, he still remembered that the guard of the South Gate camp was called Yang He, and he didn't know if the current guard was still him.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little emotional, in the past eleven years, after Rong Di invaded the pass, there was the Qingchuan Rebellion, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed, and stepping into the barracks means life and death, so what do you want to do.

Lihua couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

While thinking, the group had arrived at the military gate.

When the patrol officer on duty at the military gate saw someone walking towards the camp, he stepped forward and shouted:

"Those who come stop", just as he was speaking, he walked in front of the four of them.

Zhu Lihua looked at the soldiers, took off his baggage, took out the deer talisman from it, and handed it to him.

The patrol soldier on duty Ding took the deer talisman, carefully checked the authenticity, and returned it to Zhu Lihua, saying, "Please show the official citation." ”

Before Lihua could speak, Wei Yuanqi said loudly and angrily: "How can this be true, is the deer charm fake?" ”

Ding Zhengse, the patrolman on duty, said: "The deer charm is not fake, but it is difficult for people to say." ”

"You!" When Wei Yuanqi heard this, he was immediately angry, and he stepped forward and tore the collar of the patrol on duty to make a gesture to fight.

"Stop!" Just hear two voices shouting at the same time.

Gao Yunce and Liang Qingshu took advantage of Wei Yuanqi's stunned gaze and hurriedly went up to stop him.

The soldier also hurriedly withdrew and took a few steps back, glaring at Wei Yuanqi.

A voice came from Lihua, who saw that something was wrong and wanted to drink Wei Yuanqi quickly, but the other voice came from the barracks.

I saw a man who looked like an officer strode forward with the support of dozens of guards, this officer was five short figures, with a big belly as if she was a woman who was pregnant for ten months, the placket of the front chest was open back and tied behind her, and the bare upper body showed the black hair on the chest, as if he was not afraid of the cold wind of the moon.

What's even more amazing is that there are still wisps of sweat flowing on his head, and white mist rises in his hair.

As he walked, he shouted:

"What a bold man, he dares to provoke in my military camp, have you eaten the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard?"

The four of them were stunned by the spectacle in front of them.

Even though the Qin people are arrogant, it is surprising to see that this cold winter wax moon is dressed like this.

"Lord Yang?"

At this time, Zhu Lihua really felt that things in the world were so wonderful, and he was still sighing about the old man less than a quarter of an hour ago, and the old man appeared in front of him.

And Zhu Lihua never dreamed that the two or five hundred lords who met Jie Zi politely more than ten years ago turned out to be like this in the barracks.

Zhu Lihua couldn't help but cry and laugh a little.

"Ah, do you know so-and-so?"

Yang He said as he looked at the Lihua who called him.

He looked Lu Lihua up and down, and although he felt that this person was familiar, he couldn't remember who it was for a while, so he asked again:

"Which one are you?"

Zhu Lihua hurriedly made a gesture and said:

"Don't come to the general, ten years ago, the general helped my family find the lost property, Lihua has not thanked the general, a farewell for ten years, the general is still heroic, a style of ancient generals, the admiration of the general."

After speaking, he looked at Yang He with a smile.

Yang He's eyes widened, he thought for a moment, patted his thigh and smiled:

"Ah, it's Xiao Li, the little prodigy at the beginning."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that he was a little out of shape, and immediately said:

"Look at me like this, I've been rude in the barracks for a long time, don't blame me if I frighten you.

By the way, how is Lady Meson? ”

Zhu Lihua hurriedly replied: "General Yang's blessing, the family teacher is fine." ”

Hearing Lihua call himself a general, Yang He hurriedly said: "Mr. Lili, don't call him a general again, he is now the captain of Nanying." ”

"The general is too modest, the captain is already an important position in the military state, protect my territory, how can I not be called a general." Lihua laughed again.

The Qin system has five people and one captain; The second army is what, and the chief is set up; Five tithes for the tun, set up a tun chief; Two tuns are hundreds, and one hundred generals are set up; five hundred, five hundred masters; a thousand, two or five hundred lords.

In wartime, the commanders of the three armies are appointed, that is, generals and generals, also known as generals; Under the commander-in-chief, according to the needs of the operation and the total number of troops, there are several generals such as adjutant generals and generals, also known as generals; Each general commands three departments, and the chief of the department is called a captain, that is, one department and one school; Each subordinate has three songs, and the commander of the song is called the military candidate, that is, one song and one candidate;

The following is the establishment of the army in peacetime, such as two or five hundred masters, five hundred masters, one hundred generals, etc., so it is not indispensable for Lihua to call Yang He a general.

Yang He laughed and said:

"Haha, I've grown up in Xiaojiao, but I can still speak well.

There seems to be some truth to what you say.

By the way, what are you here for? Why did they clash with our soldiers? ”

After saying that, he pretended to widen his eyes and looked unstoppable.

Zhu Lihua smiled dumbly, and told Yang He about the identities of Wei Yuanqi, Liang Qingshu, and Gao Yunce, as well as what happened just now.

Yang He glared at the soldier and scolded, "What do you have to say?" ”

The soldier also heard the story of the conversation between Lihua and Yang He, and learned that Lihua was indeed a nobleman, and the other three were not Lihua's servants, so he knew that something was wrong, and replied tremblingly:

"Captain Hui Bing, Mr. Li's deer talisman is indeed true, but since Mr. Lili can hold the deer talisman, he must be a nobleman.

But Mr. Kasato didn't look like a nobleman in his clothes, and the people who accompanied him didn't look like slaves.

I thought that I was pretending to be a nobleman to deceive, so I wanted to check Mr. Kasato's official quotation again.

I didn't expect to offend the adults, and I also had a conflict with his attendants.

Please atone for your sins. ”

Yang He suddenly felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, he didn't know how to explain to Lu Lihua, and he felt that what the soldier said was also reasonable, so he wanted to make a fool of himself.

It's just that he was about to speak, only to hear Wei Yuanqi say:

"You say Dr. Lili doesn't look like a nobleman?

Should the word nobility be written on clothes?

It is clear that you look down on people, abuse your power, and deliberately make things difficult. ”

"Brother Wei, don't be dry, this brother didn't mean to make things difficult for us, it's just that I really don't look like a nobleman."

Zhu Lihua smiled and looked at the soldier, and explained to Wei Yuanqi, who was stunned when he heard this:

"Brother Wei, what kind of faction do you do when you see the person in the right council hall on weekdays?"

"Flying and domineering, frivolous in speech, unlearned, unskilled, and misbehaved." Wei Yuanqi said casually.

Zhu Lihua smiled again and asked, "Then what is the difference between Brother Wei's view of my usual behavior and the nobles in the right chamber?"

Wei Yuanqi thought for a moment and suddenly realized, and said with a smile:

"I see, this brother usually saw that the nobles who came to the guard and the brother of the garrison talked and behaved quite differently, so he became suspicious.

That's why you want to ask us for official citations. ”

Then he said to the soldier:

"Wei misunderstood Brother Bing, don't blame."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the soldier had rarely seen a scholar, and when he saw Wei Yuanqi say this, he didn't know how to answer, just stood there and smiled innocently.

Seeing that this matter was over, Yang He was afraid that there would be another incident, so he hurriedly took Lihua's hand and said:

"Brother Lili, it's freezing this day, go, follow my brother's tent."

Zhu Lihua thought to himself, anyway, he came to find Yang He to transfer troops, so it would be good, maybe it would save some trouble in handling the handover.

gave Gao Yunce, Wei Yuanqi, and Liang Qingshu a look, and followed Yang He into the barracks.

Yang He had a cordial conversation with Lihua all the way, asking about the current situation of Jiezi, and Lihua also answered one by one with a smile.

He asked Yang He why he was dressed like this in the cold, and Yang He told him that since he repelled Rong Di in 570, he had observed that on the battlefield, there were often times when Qin soldiers had the upper hand due to their skillful skills in fighting, but over time, the Rong Di people would use their physical strength to reverse the decline and kill Qin soldiers.

Therefore, after the start of the guard last year, he added a physical training course to the new soldiers stationed in the southern camp of the city every day in addition to the battle formation and technique training, which must be carried out regardless of wind or snow, and Yang He himself also went into battle in person, taking the soldiers to run cross-country.

After hearing this, Li Hua couldn't help but be a little impressed by this fat and somewhat funny captain.

When he was in the General Command Mansion, he would occasionally inspect the military readiness of the local army, and there were many low-level generals he saw, most of whom were in the style of Qiu Ba, and they would also pretend to be fierce and vicious.

It is rare to see a martial artist like Yang He who is so thoughtful, can see problems, think of solutions, and can put them into practice.

During the conversation, the group had arrived at Yang He's big tent, everyone took their seats, a sergeant poured tea for everyone, Yang He picked up a cup and drank it all and shouted: "Happy!" ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and they also had a good impression of this bold Yang He.

Yang He put down the water cup and said to Lihua:

"A certain coarse person, how old is the brother in the void Changli, I will call you a virtuous brother in the future, you also know that the eldest brother has been in the army for a long time, and he doesn't like the officialdom the most.

After saying that, he laughed, and said, "Where is the place of the virtuous brother this time?" ”

"Yuxiao Pass", Lihua replied.

"Yuxiao Pass?

Well, Yuxiao Pass is the southernmost pass of the Seven Passes of the Sumeru Mountains, and Jie Zi may also have the meaning of training when he arranged for you to go to Yuxiao Pass.

However, Yuxiao Pass is too far away from the mainland, and the nearest Longde City is also dozens of miles, and the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel, and it is difficult to transport grain, grass and weapons. ”

After Yang He heard that it was Yuxiao Pass, he couldn't understand why Jieyuan would send Yu Lihua to such a far away dangerous place.

Maybe it's to exercise the ability of Zhu Lihua to lead the troops, but it's too dangerous to do so, why would Jie Zi arrange it like this.

But he is an outsider, but it is not easy to say it directly, and then he looks at the smiling appearance of Lihua who seems to be calm, maybe he is too worried.

But the matter of war, where can it be so simple, this kid is too young, I should tell him more.

After Yang He figured out this section, he said:

"Brother Lili, this time the general government has you leading a thousand troops or five hundred?

Brother prepared some more grain and grass weapons for you in advance, don't feel tired of marching when brother leaves, you will know the benefits when you arrive at Yuxiao Pass. ”

Seeing that Yang He cared so much about himself, a trace of emotion rose in his heart, but he still smiled and said to Yang He: "Hundred." ”

Syllable! I saw that the teacup in Yang He's hand fell to the ground and fell in half, his mouth grew the boss, and he just repeated in his mouth when he stared at Lihua: "Hundred, hundred, hundred?" ”

"Captain Yang, don't be surprised."

At this time, Wei Yuanqi couldn't sit still anymore, in fact, the three of them heard this morning that Zhu Lihua was only appointed as a hundred generals, and they were all unhappy, but after all, they were also considered to have experienced and informed the affairs of the General Mansion, so they were not so surprised.

I just feel that Zhao Zhize and Zhao Yuan are too deceitful, and I don't understand why Jieyuan doesn't fight for Zhu Lihua.

All the way to the military gate, I was sulking, but I didn't say much when I saw the clouds in the barrier.

For Wei Yuanqi, who had the hottest temper among the three, the clash with the sergeant at the door was just an introduction to igniting the powder keg, but at this time, it was completely blown up.

He ignored the eyes of Gao Yunce and Liang Qingshu to stop him, and told Yang He endlessly about how the General System Mansion was in trouble with Lihua.

But in the end, he is also a person with outstanding ability in the left council, so he naturally knows what to say and what not to say, so he hid the matter of Zhao Zhize and others deducting food and salary.

Even so, Yang He was angry after hearing this.

took a hundred people to Yuxiao Pass, even if you count the soldiers who originally guarded the pass, there are not many people.

The existing guards of Yuxiao Pass are only two or five hundred lords, the position of a thousand generals, and the title is not more than at most, but it is also higher than the martial arts position of the doctor of Yulihua, not to mention that the titles of those hundred generals in the border pass are only some low-level titles such as Shangzao and hairpin, but they are the same martial arts position as the doctor of Yuxiaohua, and then Lihua can only succumb to others when he goes to Yuxiao Pass.

This matter is not reasonable, and the danger of starting a war will be very great.

To put it mildly, according to the casualties in the past battles with Rong Di, it is common for more than half of the hundred generals to die in battle, not to mention that Zhu Lihua has never practiced martial arts at a glance.

Where is this border, it is clearly a knife to kill.

At this moment, there was silence in the tent, except for Zhu Lihua, who was still smiling, and everyone with anger looked at Yang He.

Because everyone found out, Yang He had changed.