Qu Ping sighed in his heart, the old general Zong Ze is really temperamental. He said: "General Zong is really a good person, I must pay a visit to him before he rushes to Kaifeng." I lived in Xiangzhou for more than two months last time, but I haven't seen you. ”

Xiao Lu said: "We have always been the son of Zong Ying, who served General Zong, and now he is ordered by the general to recruit heroes from all walks of life to go to Kaifeng to defend and rebuild Tokyo. ”

"General Zong's father and son have dedicated their duties to the country for two generations, which I really admire." Qu Ping couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the war, Zong Ying's son would probably have lived a life of sheng songs.

Qu Ping is a military general stationed abroad, and he is not allowed to go to the palace without the emperor's summons or special matters. In the nearly twenty days after Zhao Gou ascended the throne, Qu Ping did not see the emperor. Because his 8,000 ethnic self-help army did not have a real territory, and the emperor did not make clear arrangements, he found a vacant land in the north of the city, set up camp, and trained without embellishment.

Every day, he has to walk from the south of the city to the outskirts of the north of the city, which can be regarded as an opportunity to go deep into the people to experience the people's livelihood. Helan Wuhu and Lu Ji live together in his big mansion, anyway, they don't have a mansion, and they live in a deserted place. In addition to the daily rotation of two of them on duty, the daily group of five people walks through the streets of Yingtiancheng from 9 to 5, which can be regarded as a sight.

Today is Li Cailian and Lu Ji on duty, Qu Ping is still a little worried about them, and the five of them went out early. Because there is nothing special, I often wear casual clothes when I go out.

The sky is still slightly bright, there are already street vendors, it is said that when the city was in its glory, the population reached more than one million, and now many people are afraid of being poisoned by the war and moved to the south, but there should be at least more than 800,000 people.

Wang Zhiquan said: "I don't know when Ying Tiancheng will be able to restore its former glory?" ”

Jiang Boyan said: "The emperor has newly ascended the throne, the world has taken on a new look, the people's morale is rising, and there are wise generals like our Dashuai to assist the emperor, which will definitely surpass the previous prosperity." ”

"It's the pole, it's the pole." Qing Xuanzi said.

"We are now new students, many people are waiting to see our jokes, maybe there will be people who fall into the well, you must be extremely cautious, especially Chen Chong, Meng Lang must not." Qu Ping said.

Chen Chong defended: "Dashuai, why am I Meng Lang, I'm just a little bold." ”

Qing Xuanzi said: "The big handsome said that you Meng Lang is Meng Lang." ”

The crowd laughed.

As they were talking and laughing, a "da-da" sound of horses' hooves came from behind them, and a man wearing a forbidden officer's uniform rode a fast horse and ran quickly in front of them. A cute puppy squatted in the middle of the road, it probably had never seen such a strange animal since it was born, and sat there dumbfounded. It was too late, and just as the horse's hooves were about to step on it, a figure came out of the spurs, hugged the puppy and turned over beautifully, winning the unanimous applause of the audience.

The man glanced at the perpetrator who was speeding away, "snorted", and gently put the puppy on the ground. The audience also dispersed.

As soon as Qu Ping walked over, Qu Ping arched his hand to the man and said, "Brother is very skilled." ”

Qing Xuanzi said: "And with such a good heart, even a puppy is not a cheap life in your heart." ”

"Ants are small, but they are also life. That's not what it means that all beings are equal. If you don't value life and don't understand the meaning of life, then the battlefield will swallow more lives. The man then introduced himself, "My name is Zhang Jun, what do you call my brother?" ”

Chen Chong helped to introduce and said: "This is our national self-help army, and General Qu Pingqu enjoys the treatment of three products. ”

Zhang Jun said: "It turned out to be General Qu, isn't the Jiedu envoy from the second grade?" ”

Qu Ping was embarrassed to say: "This, maybe because of the small scope of management." "How can he be embarrassed to say that he only manages 8,000 people, Zhang Jun knows so much about official positions and official qualities, he may also be an official, "Where does Brother Zhang live?" ”

"I will return to Beijing this time to report on my work, and the emperor wants me to be the commander of the imperial army."

The commander of the imperial army is a five-grade military attaché, but there is a word in front of the emperor, which means that he is a person valued by the emperor. Qu Ping said: "It turned out to be Zhang Tong, Zhang Tongzhi was able to work as an errand by the emperor's side at a young age, and his future is immeasurable!" ”

Qu Ping's official residence is a third-grade, and Zhang Jun himself is a fifth-grade, and he has already been lowered to the status of an official and said: "General Qu is even younger and more promising, and now he is a third-grade general." Men should guard the land and protect the territory of the horse leather shroud, showing the true colors of men. ”

Qu Ping said: "Saddle the horse for the emperor, and spill blood on the battlefield, they are both serving the country, they are all a brick of the country, where you need to move." ”

"General Qu taught me a lesson."

"Who is the person riding the horse in front, how can he dare to be so arrogant in the capital?" Qu Ping said.

Zhang Jun said angrily: "A little deputy commander of the forbidden army dares to be so arrogant, I have already seen him unpleasant." ”

There is also a story in this, Qu Ping said: "Oh, General Zhang knows him? ”

"This person's name is Liu Zhengyan, once served as a strategic envoy of the Xihe Road, at that time I had suppressed bandits with him, I was the forward, he was the rear army, I fought with the bandit army for half a day, wounded 1,000 enemies and lost 800 self-losses, and finally won a miserable victory, it was because he led the rear army but did not want to forge ahead, and did not send a soldier, which led to heavy casualties in our department. Unexpectedly, in the end, he reported his military exploits to me without mentioning anything, and the benefits were all on his head. Hum! ”

"Oh, there is such a thing, then in the future, the two of you will serve the emperor in the capital together, and under the same roof, there will inevitably be a collision of shoulder to shoulder." Qu Ping said.

"That's why I want to be a general outside, even if my head is broken and my blood flows, it's better than fighting with people in the court."

Qu Ping said: "General Zhang is a frank person, I will talk to the emperor when I have the opportunity." ”

"Then thank you General Qu."

After saying goodbye to Zhang Jun, the five of them went directly to the barracks. The soldiers on the school field were training in full swing, Qu Ping had itchy skills for a while, and he also tried with a few good generals, and the result was, of course, Qu Dashuai won completely, in exchange for the unanimous applause and worship of the soldiers.

entered the camp tent, but saw Lu Ji and Li Cailian discussing fiercely. Seeing Qu Dashuai and them coming, they died down.

"What do you say, so passionately?" Qu Ping asked.

"You say."

"You speak first."

They excused themselves, and finally Li Cailian said first: "The household department wants to census the household registration of the whole country, saying that we have been mountain bandits for many years, and many people do not have household registration certificates. ”

Lu Ji said: "The Ministry of Industry wants to check the drawings and tools we use to make large-scale engineering equipment, saying that the Ministry of Engineering should be responsible for these. Marshal, these are the crystallization of my wisdom, and I will not give them casually, because if I give them, they will not make such a good weapon, let alone issue it to our army. ”

"So that's the case," Qu Ping understood what was going on, "Things are indeed a little special, I will find an opportunity to talk to the emperor." What about the people in the household department and the Ministry of Industry? ”

Lu Ji lowered his head and said, "The household department and the Ministry of Industry each sent a foreigner, and they are now drinking tea in the stable." ”

Wang Zhiquan said: "How to drink tea to the stable? ”

Li Cailian said: "The two outsiders are extremely arrogant, so we tied them up temporarily. ”

"Ridiculous!" Qu Ping said, "Hurry up and take a look." ”

When everyone arrived at the stable, they saw the two foreigners, one lying on his side and the other reclining, twisting his body and arms with all his might, trying to get out of trouble.

Qu Ping ordered someone to loosen the tie for them, personally helped them to sit outside, and said haha: "In the past, there was an old man, and now there are outsiders who are thousands of miles away." The two adults have suffered, and he will definitely be in a high position one day, and maybe he will be a prime minister. ”

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person with a smiling face, Qu Ping is a higher official rank than them, and he personally supports himself and wears a high hat, so they don't lose their temper. Wailang, a member of the household department, said: "General Qu, we are kind enough to remind you, but I didn't expect you two generals to kidnap people." ”

Qu Ping said: "I apologize to the two of you on behalf of them, they are both big and coarse, no better than you who read the books of sages and sages, and their quality is higher. I'll definitely teach them a lesson, you two don't remember the villain. ”

The two of them just talked, thinking that they must give them some small shoes to wear.

Qu Ping said again: "In this way, I won't make it difficult for the two of you, I will personally go to the emperor to plead guilty, and by the way, let the emperor give you an explanation." ”

The two of them thought to themselves, this person is so angry, and he dares to ask the emperor to give an explanation.

After sending away the two bull heads and horse noodles, Qu Ping sighed and said, "There is a long way to go!" We haven't even stood on our own heels, and a lot of people are still pushing us, so you must be careful and careful. I'm going to meet the emperor tonight, so I can give everyone a reassurance. ”

Li Cailian said: "Marshal, the military salary and military rations should be sent by the imperial court, and our current grain and grass will last for another month at most, and the military salaries are almost gone." ”

Qu Ping's head was big for a while, this airborne soldier is not easy to be.

Qu Ping was afraid that he would go late and delay the emperor's rest, so he rushed back alone after noon. After passing through the north gate, he happened to meet a group of horse teams walking out, Qu Ping recognized that the white-bearded old man in the middle of the front was Zong Ze, so he stopped in front of the horse and said, "General Zong, you are polite below." ”

Zong Ze said in his heart that this person blocked the city gate to stop him, and said that he was polite, which is really interesting. He said, "How do you recognize the old man?" ”

"In Xia Quping, I have seen General Zong in Xiangzhou, but the general has never seen me."

Zong Ze saw that it was Qu Ping, the newly promoted emperor celebrity, and the envoy of the National Self-Salvation Army, so he turned over and dismounted, and his entourage also dismounted. Zong Ze walked up to Qu Ping and said, "General Qu is talking on the side, don't stop the pedestrians." ”

Qu Ping sneered: "Haha, I was too excited to see the old general, and I was reckless, which made you laugh." ”