When Dou'er came in after eating in the outhouse, Sun Zhongshan had already stopped copying the official documents that had been changed several times, and was rubbing his sour wrist and looking down to check the words on the paper.

This is the "Minutes of the Drill and Training of the Yanshan Chinese Army Cavalry Brigade" that the Wei Mansion asked him to submit some time ago, and he has not handed it over. It's not that he deliberately despises Weifu, it's just that he was born in the infantry army, although he has fought a few cavalry battles, and has also commanded one or two cavalry attacks and harassment, but fundamentally speaking, he really has no experience in the drills and tactics of the cavalry, and he doesn't know how to put pen to paper, so he has never put pen to paper. When the officers and men of the cavalry brigade were roughly in order, and the eating, drinking, and sleeping of two or three thousand men and thousands of horses were piled on him, and there were too many chores, he forgot about it. It wasn't until two days ago that the Guard Mansion sent someone to urge him to ask for it, and he remembered that there was such a thing.

But he still didn't know how to write the "Minutes" of the training of the cavalry. In fact, this article on the kang table is a hodgepodge, with excerpts from previous minutes, things he has heard on weekdays, and some of the experience of his deputy Zheng Qi. Of course, there is also a small part that he pondered and summed up from his military career for so many years......

Dou'er came over and changed a cup of hot tea for him, and said angrily: "The tea is cold, and I don't know how to change a cup of hot tea?" Written one by one? ”

Nakayama nodded slightly.

Dou'er also sat on the kang. Zhongshan stretched out his hand, thoughtfully covered her legs with a felt blanket, put a short jacket on her, and said reproachfully: "You are not in good health, you should be more careful in this cold day, it is annoying to catch a cold." As he spoke, he put away the official documents and the inkstone and put them aside. Then he asked, "Are you still taking the medicine?" ”

Dou'er wrapped her short jacket tightly, stared at the oil lamp on the table for a long time and didn't make a sound, as if she didn't hear Zhongshan's words, and whispered for a long time: "...... Eating. It's just that it's useless, I've been eating it for a few months, and the menstrual affairs are still not allowed, and this month's decay water hasn't come yet......"

Nakayama knew what she was talking about. The two of them have been married for two years, and Dou'er's stomach has not moved, she is so worried about this that she begged God and Buddha everywhere to find a prescription and medicine, and even ...... Alas! He sighed silently, helped her tuck the collar of her jacket, and said, "I still have to take the medicine." If you want a doll, you have to take care of your illness first. He immediately realized that his tone was too stiff, and said with a smile, "This matter can't be rushed." It's useless to be in a hurry. Listen to me, the most important thing for you now is to take care of your body and cure the problem of cold and stiff hands. He reached out and brushed the tousled lock of hair from his wife's sideburns behind his ear, and said, "You see, I am in the prime of life, and you are young, and you can always have children sooner or later." When you are in good health, let's work hard for the two of us, and get angry with him for seven or eight ......"

Dou'er burst out laughing. She gave her husband a blank look and said, "The old sow is only angry with seven or eight ......."

Nakayama smiled sheepishly. He only remembered to make his wife happy, but he forgot about it.

After laughing, the haze crept back onto Dou'er's face. She looked at the oil lamp and suddenly asked, "Are you going to war again?" ”

"Another war?" Nakayama's little eyes widened suddenly. He feigned surprise and said, "Who did you listen to?" Why didn't I hear the wind at all? ”

"The day before yesterday, I heard what the sister-in-law of the Fan family and the sister-in-law of the Ji family said......"

The smile on Nakayama's face slowly faded. He had already heard the news that there would be a big battle next year, and he didn't tell her because he didn't want Dou'er to worry, but since Ji Zheng and Fan Quan's mother-in-law had come, the matter couldn't be concealed at all. He put the leather bag he was carrying on the kang table, then put the official documents and files in it, and said while fastening the buttons, "It's not good. However, until now, neither the Admiral's Yamen nor the Wei Mansion have issued an official notice to march into the grassland next year......"

He still didn't tell his wife the truth. In fact, he and the people around him have long decided that there must be a big war next year, and it will not be later than summer at the latest, otherwise, it is impossible for the Fangzhou garrison to be pulled out now, and it is impossible to set up a new series of military camps to the north of Chisheng Pass, and there will be no new big warehouse in the town. In addition, if he really wanted to fight, he could almost be sure that the newly formed cavalry brigade would be the vanguard of the army, otherwise the commander would not be angry with Li Shen because the cavalry battalion of Duanzhou could not be restructured for a long time. The Governor lost his temper at Li Shen, which was completely unprecedented. This not only shows the importance that the commander attaches to the cavalry brigade, but also shows the high hopes he has for the cavalry brigade!

The thought of the heavy weight that was about to be placed on his shoulders made him feel a little apprehensive. The Governor trusts himself so much, but he doesn't know that he is worthy of his trust. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in whether he would be able to command a cavalry brigade well, let alone take on the burden of opening the way for the army soon. He looked at the task he was about to take on almost with reverent awe, and he knew himself too well. He lacks haste and is not very adaptable, but he is just a prisoner who made a mistake and was assigned to Yanshan; Even after more than ten years of military rations, more than a year ago, he was just a minor officer in the border army; Although he has fought a few tough battles and vicious battles in the last year or two, and has had some impressive results, they have all been achieved under the command of the Governor, or the Governor has planned everything in advance and handed it over to him to follow and execute, and he hardly needs to do much planning......

Once again, it became clear to him that he was not the most suitable person to be the commander of the Cavalry Brigade. He should have pointed this out to the Wei government when he received the letter of appointment, but he did not do so. Cavalry officers are generally one and a half ranks higher than infantry officers, and he is now at the critical moment of being promoted to general by captain, so ......

He fastened the last button of his leather bag with a heavy heart.

Dou'er had been carefully observing his face. She could see that her husband was not in a good mood, so she had to put aside what she wanted to say and talk to him about some short gossip about the parents. Nakayama didn't want to bring home the troubles of official business, so he followed her words and talked about it without a word.

As he spoke, the topic naturally turned to Aunt Seventeen acting as a matchmaker for Yue'er. Recently, there are a lot of people in Yanzhou City who are concerned about this matter, and everyone is looking to see which family the commander's sister will marry into in the end. You know, marriages between powerful people will always have subtle results in officialdom, and many mysteries can be seen from them.

But there's a lot of not paying attention to it. For example, Sun Zhongshan, he didn't want to know which lucky guy Yue'er would marry. Not only did he not care about it, but he also didn't allow Dou'er to inquire. He told her very seriously that she couldn't get involved in this matter no matter what!

That's too much to ask. Dou'er said, "If Miss Yue'er asks me, then what should I do?" ”

Nakayama, who has always supported his wife to go out and move around more, glanced at her dissatisfiedly and said, "You stay at home and don't go anywhere, how can she ask you?" ”

"What if she comes to the door?"

"Then you say you're sick!"

Dou'er glanced at Zhongshan fiercely. Look, what excuses are you making?

Nakayama realized that he had said the wrong thing, and affectionately touched her hand to express his guilt and apologies. But what Dou'er said is also a problem. He thought about it for a long time before he came up with a solution that was not a solution: "If she comes, don't mention this matter to her." If she takes the initiative to speak out, you ...... You just follow her thoughts. ”

Dou'er stopped talking. Although Zhongshan didn't say exactly what Yue'er's mind was, either of them could guess what Yue'er was thinking. It's not that hard to guess and figure out; Besides, Yue'er is not a person with a deep temperament, she almost never hides her emotions, whether it is happy or sad or something else, joy, anger and sorrow are written on that little face......

Dou'er mentioned another thing: "The day before yesterday, the sister-in-law of the Fan family said that in the autumn, Yandong's soldiers found a person from the Li family Zhuangzi in the grassland. I heard the man say that during the war disaster that year, he saw his wife die on the grassland......"

"Ma'am? Dead on the prairie? Zhongshan asked suspiciously, "Whose lady?" ”

He was holding a teacup to drink water, when he heard the earth-shattering news that suddenly popped out of Dou'er's mouth, his hands shook in fright, the cup was unstable and fell on the kang, and a bowl of hot tea soup was poured into his arms, he didn't feel hot, and his face was white as if he was staring at her for a day in broad daylight! Does this woman know what she's talking about?!

The two maids heard something broken in the room and hurried in to see what was the matter.

It was they who hurriedly cleaned up and woke up Sun Zhongshan. He grabbed the maid who was wiping the kang table with a rag, and shouted with a distorted black face, "Who let you in?" Get out! Without waiting for the two maids to escape from the door, he stared at Dou'er and asked repeatedly, "What about people?" Where are the rescued people? Where is that Li family Zhuangzi?! ”

Dou'er had never seen her husband's look like this, and she was also frightened, and stammered tremblingly: "...... Say, say half, halfway on the arrow hit, no, no ......"

"Who, who rescued him? Is it Fan Quan? ”

"Yes, yes...... It was the person under him, the captain who was the commander of the Nanguan Battalion in Yixian County, called ...... The ...... called Tu Xian"

Sun Zhongshan knew that this person had been with Shang Cheng for a period of time before, and he was considered an old subordinate, and it didn't take long for him to be transferred to the command of any cavalry battalion in Ruqizhai. But that's not a problem! The key is whether Tu Xian's words can be believed? He hurriedly forced himself to calm down, and said thoughtfully: "Fan Quan, did they report this matter to the commander?" ”

"Nope." Dou'er hurriedly shook her head, "The sister-in-law of the Fan family said that they were afraid that this was a lie from the surname Tu, so they didn't dare to tell the Governor and covered up the matter." It's just that the sister-in-law of the Fan family hadn't heard of it earlier, but it was Brother Fan's uncle and brother who came back from Beizheng on a business trip and accidentally said that she missed her mouth...... "She also accidentally said that she missed her mouth." The Fan family and the Ji family have repeatedly warned her that she can't tell others about this matter no matter what, even if she can't say it to her own man, let alone let the Governor know that if the Governor has a good one, the families will not have a good end!

Zhongshan took a few breaths, calmed down, and then said, "Okay, it's good that you didn't tell you!" Remember, you must not say this! You also have to tell the Ji family of the Fan family, remember that no one can say it, just let it rot in your stomach! Let the two mothers-in-law give their men a wake-up call, all those who know about this must be greeted one by one, whoever dares to squeak indiscriminately, just wait to guard the beacon tower and don't think about coming out again in this life! ”

He gritted his teeth in the last few words, and his tone was cold and bitterly cold, and Dou'er shivered, nodding vigorously and unable to say a word.