From Bianliang to Guangzhou, it was exactly 3,000 miles away. In the middle of winter, when the dripping water turned into ice, Chen Dong took his family and slaves all the way south, and everyone sighed bitterly. He searched all the way for the relics of the ancient sages on the way to exile, and when he stopped, he listened to Wu Song say some strange people and strange things in the rivers and lakes, and he was also happy. On this day, I came to Wuyang Pass, which is a key pass in the north and south, and it coincided with the heavy snow sealing the mountain, and the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, so I had to take refuge in the post station for a while.

Wuyang Pass locks Ezhou in the south and the Central Plains in the north, controlling the north-south traffic chokepoint. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Liang and Wei repeatedly fought for decades here. This place is located in the dangerous □, the nearby mountains are staggered, the peaks are intertwined, the city of Guancheng takes the mountain as a barrier, chisels the mountain into a pass, it is the most important pass in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, it has always been the key place for the north and the south to contend with each other, and the teacher must be the way. Now stationed at Wuyang Pass is Yue Fei, a fierce general in the southeast camp who is as famous as Han Shizhong.

Dillon and Shi Lian were afraid of delaying the time limit for handing over the prisoners, so they secretly complained in their hearts, looking at the vast snow-capped mountains, Dillon sighed: "This place is already so barbaric, how can the miasma land of Guangnan be a place for people to stay?" Shi Lian also said: "Master Chen is such a big Qing official, and he was also sent to that place, and there is really a traitor in the court." The two of them walked with Chen Dong all the way, and felt that Chen Dong was not only approachable, but also noble and noble, and had a common heart, so he sighed.

Chen Dong heard that the heavy snow was sealed, but he smiled and said, "Fortunately! I return with Master Han! I couldn't help but be poetic, and chanted loudly: "A dynasty plays nine heavens, and the sunset of Chaozhou Road is eight thousand." If you want to eliminate the evils for Shengming, you are willing to decay and cherish the last years! Where is Yunheng Qinling's home? The snow hugs the blue pass, and the horse does not move forward. Knowing that you are far away, you should have an intention, so as to collect my bones and miasma riverside. This is the Tang Dynasty when Han Yu wrote a book that angered the emperor, was degraded and exiled through the Qinling Blue Pass, and wrote a famous poem through the ages. Now this blue pass is in the territory of Xia Kingdom. Chen Dong's ambitions are similar, and when he came to this Xiongguan Mandao sealed by heavy snow, his heart was like a tide, bursting out of a sense of morality, although tens of millions of people have been in the pride. Even if this body is shattered into powder, you must ask for your life for the common people in the world and open peace for all generations.

"The husband is not a 'decayed old age', this matter of going through the expansion of the sea and reclamation is a reuse by His Majesty, not blindly depreciating," Mrs. Chen covered her mouth and smiled, "The official misused the allusion, and he should be punished." With his left hand, he held the red sleeve, and his right hand poured water and wine for Chen Dong. She is blue-hearted, and Chen Dong has her affection along the way, but there is a lot less cynicism and more ambition. "The concubine is not strong enough to drink," Mrs. Chen turned to Wu Song and said, "Please also ask Wu Ti to drink with her husband." After that, he was full of Wu Song. Although Wu Song was just a prisoner, Mrs. Chen saw that her husband valued him a lot and intended to make friends, so she did not despise him in her words, but faintly had some respect.

"Thank you, ma'am." Wu Song picked up the wine glass and drank with Chen Dong. Since Master Li married Chen Dong, he only swept his moth eyebrows lightly every day, without makeup and without rouge, but his blush seemed to be pouring water, his clothes were simple and elegant, and he had his own charm and charm. This kind of natural beauty is difficult to give up, and it has also made her quite miserable, and whenever Chen Dong's friends visit, she has to stay behind. Now three thousand miles of trekking, there is no way to avoid it, the post station here is narrow, Chen Dong is heroic and uninhibited, and Mrs. Chen is by her side.

Wu Song is a man with teeth and hair, and his liver and gallbladder are as hard as stones. Although there is a national color and heavenly fragrance by his side, he seems to have never seen it. Chen Dong was full of wealth and knowledge, which benefited Wu Song a lot, and he also told Chen Dong about the anecdotes on the rivers and lakes. For example, Jingdong Yuncheng County ordered Song Jiang and Song Gongming to be the most anxious and righteous, helping the heroes of the rivers and lakes, people sent nicknames to do "timely rain", and the water kung fu of the Ruan family of Shijie Village in Jeju Prefecture was superb, and so on. Chen Dong was unimpressed by the behavior of these heroes in the rivers and lakes, and he listened to them with relish. Seeing that Wu Song's eyes were not squinting, Mrs. Chen was more polite and self-controlled than ordinary Qingliu celebrities, and said secretly, "The person that the husband values is really good." She slowly let go of her guard and shyness, and there was more respect between her words and demeanor.

Outside the heavy snow, the cold wind, this narrow post house, the brazier burned vigorously, Chen Dong is the head of the world's clear stream, Mrs. Chen can be called the world's rare beauty, Wu Song is a hero who can fight the tiger with his bare hands, the three of them are under the same roof, people can't help but feel the ingenuity of luck, the wonder of creation. At this time, the Wuyang guard Yue Fei came to visit, and Chen Dong hurriedly got up to greet him. Because Wu Song was a prisoner, it was inconvenient for him to go out. At this time, the courtiers framed each other, and some of them did tricks on the way out of Beijing outside the enemy. Wu Song had a plan in his heart, he only monitored the situation outside in the gap in the back window, and planned in his heart that he would sacrifice his life and not let Lord Chen be poisoned by traitors.

In the courtyard of the post station, a person is independent of the cold wind and snow, like a green pine growing between heaven and earth, the white snow flutters down, falling on the dark iron armor, he also does not move, until Chen Dong comes out, then he holds his fists and says: "Xiangzhou Yue Pengju, I heard that Lord Chen is passing by, I came to visit." He had a large and square face, wide forehead and sparse eyebrows, round eyes and a sharp nose, but when his eyes opened and closed, his gaze was awe-inspiring and full of might. Chen Dong said in his heart, this is to exterminate the Fang La Thief Party, the fierce general Yue Fei who shocked the southeast half of the wall, originally thought that he should be as fierce and vicious as Han Shizhong, but it is better to be famous than to meet, if it is not for a military uniform, it is more like a well-educated Confucian scholar. He also politely replied, "Thank you, General Yue." ”

"Lord Chen's reputation is spread all over the world, and the last general has nothing to respect, so he only chatted about a glass of thin wine." Yue Fei said in a deep voice, and the soldiers behind him brought a wooden plate, uncovered the red cloth, revealing two porcelain wine glasses, the wine had been filled, and the snowflakes in the sky were falling in the glasses little by little. "I respect Lord Chen." Yue Fei picked up the wine glass, and Chen Dong also picked it up. According to common sense, Chen Dong should be careful of the enemy's secret poisoners on the way abroad, he and Yue Fei had never known each other before, and now that they met for the first time, they must not drink the wine prepared in advance. However, it was the same as before, Chen Dong saw this general who was known for his uprightness and calmness, and he believed him in his heart, without the slightest suspicion, and even more grateful that he came to meet him despite suspicion and braved the night snow.

The two of them touched the glass lightly, raised their heads and drank the wine.

"I'm lucky enough to meet Lord Chen, and my wish is enough." Yue Fei put down the wine glass, hugged his fists again, and said, "Please forgive Yue for being in military affairs, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time." He shook his head and turned away. In the four corners of the courtyard stood a few personal soldiers to follow the main general, the order of the exit of the house, the action was silent, the last person covered the door, the snow in the courtyard was like broken jade, leaving only a few lines of clear footprints. Listening to the neighing of several war horses outside, gradually moving away, the messenger clearly has dozens of horsemen and guards, but there is not a little noise, and the sound of horses' hooves is not chaotic at all from beginning to end, just like a ride.

Chen Dong didn't have time to stay, he only stood quietly in the courtyard, and sighed after a while: "Yue Pengju, although the name of the ancient will not be able to pass." After going back, Wu Song also said: "This General Yue is really a rare hero in the world, and there is no one who can compare with him in terms of momentum among the high-rollers I have seen." Smelling what they heard, seeing what they saw, the two of them were so far that they were in a state of interest, and they couldn't drink this wine, so they sighed for a while and then went back to their rooms to rest.

Yue Fei can compare with the famous generals of the ancients, Chen Dong is not casually felt, the ancients are both literate and martial, often said that the generals will enter the phase, the so-called famous generals, such as Sima Tiansui, Wu Qi, Ximen Leopard, Lian Po, Li Mu, Xiang Yan, Meng Tian, Han Xin and other generations, not only can be attached to the public, martial arts can be powerful enemies, and often have great insight in court politics, and the style and bones are praised by the world. In modern times, the military ministers gradually could not interfere in the government and focused on commanding the army. According to Han Gaozu, but the eagle dog is a judgment with the famous generals of the ancients. Yue Pengju can distinguish the turbidity, he came to meet regardless of suspicion, and he had no intention of clinging, and the friendship between the kings was as light as water, which really made Chen Dong not be surprised, and then sighed that he had underestimated the heroes of the world in the past.

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep quietly, so he simply got up in his clothes and thought about the policies he would do after he went to Guangzhou. With the exiles from various prefectures and counties escorted to Guangnan and Qiongzhou, there will soon be hundreds of thousands of "Diao people" under Chen Dong's rule. There are quite heroes in the rivers and lakes and green forests, and Chen Dong has been listening to Wu Song talk about the affairs of the rivers and lakes these days, just to better understand the exiles who were escorted to Guangnan and Qiongzhou. Although these people can't say that they have no loyalty, they are vague in right and wrong, such as Wu Song's admiration of Song Jiang, in Chen Dong's view, as an official of the imperial court, he does not want to educate the customs and benefit the people, but instead befriended the people of the rivers and lakes, and bought favors, which is really difficult to disagree, but most of the civil officials on Jingdong West Road are brothers from Wuling Academy, this Song Jiang has not entered Wuling Academy, nor has he been in Jinshi, but he has made the county order as stable as Mount Tai, and he must have other skills, But it is not known to a straight-hearted man like Wu Song.

The night is low, a light is like a bean, the lights crackle from time to time, and time passes unconsciously. Suddenly, a golden hairpin stretched out from the side, and the wick was brightened. Chen Dong looked back, only to see that the face was like a hibiscus, and the lady was also sitting beside him in clothes at some point, and the two whispered a few words of their own thoughts. Chen Dong smiled slightly, dipped the brush in thick ink, and wrote: "Govern the homeless people with liuguan, and train the township soldiers to guard the poor and famine, in case of accidents." He also wrote down in detail how to select virtuous people from among the exiled scholars and appoint them as liuguan to govern the exiles. Because these displaced people who were sent overseas for reclamation were originally extremely restless people in various states and counties, and there were many treacherous and brutal people among them, the policy of governance was to focus on punishment and reward rather than education, and to practice the way of the rule of law, so that the traitors could not take advantage of it.

The overseas reclamation is far away from the Central Plains, and it is not easy for the Central Plains to come to the rescue, and it is a waste of grain and grass to travel thousands of miles. In order to prevent the harassment of the barbarians, the reclaimed lands had to train village soldiers to defend themselves at the beginning. At the same time, in order to prevent the rebellion of the township soldiers, Chen Dong suggested that the officers above the capital should use the words of the scholars who are full of poetry and books, and have a loyal heart, "do not admire the courage of Guan Zhang, but take a piece of Dan's heart, although thousands of miles away, they are also loyal." "Ordinary Confucian scholars who are reluctant to go far to the wilderness can select officers from among the children of scholars who were exiled to Qiongzhou." The imperial court has been raising scholars for hundreds of years, and Confucian scholars can be used as much as possible. ”

After carefully writing the words, the east was already faint, Chen Dong stood up and stretched his waist, and said to himself: "If Yuan Zhi can come to help me, there is no more suitable for the general system of township soldiers than him." "The candidate for the general of the training, Chen Dong pondered for a long time, and still recommended Han Shizhong, who was more familiar. As for how to train soldiers, he wrote another letter to Zhao Xingde and asked him for advice. As soon as the road was clear, he used the fastest post to deliver the letter to Zhao Xingde.

There was an even and slight breathing sound beside him, and the lady had fallen asleep at the desk for some time, Chen Dong couldn't help but feel pity and took a brocade robe to drape it on her body. Mrs. Chen woke up and exclaimed in a low voice, "The concubine accidentally fell asleep." Chen Dong smiled slightly, and said softly: "Anyway, the snow is closed, there is no need to rush to the road, and the lady will sleep for a while." ”