"Each performs his duties and has a good time, and the army is good at discussing the scriptures and righteousness......"

"The generals are working hard, their knowledge is increasing, their strategies are also deep, and their elegance and delicacy are not lost to the literati. Every time the fleet arrives at the berth, the people are happy, and the Qingliu Yashi will gather without invitation, and the front of the hall is always full, and the poetry and salute are paid, and it is a grand event, and the so-called peach and plum do not speak, and the next is a strange ......"

Zhou He pondered with his pen in his hand and frowned. If you continue to write it like this, the secret message to the court will become a song of praise.

If it is too much, it is not good for itself, and it is not good for Zhao Xingde. The food and salary expenditure of the imperial court has been increasing, and the number of people has far exceeded that of the previous dynasty. Zhou He recorded everything in detail every day, and every time he went, there were piles and feet of the Jinguan Mansion to connect. Although he himself is an old man in the Jinqian Mansion, and he is also specially placed by the imperial court to monitor Zhao Xingde in the water division, he doesn't know if anyone else is monitoring him, and he reports his every move in detail every day.

Every time he thinks about this, Zhou He has a feeling of walking on thin ice in his heart.

The hull of the ship shook slightly, and when he just went to sea, Zhou He vomited a mess, and until now, no matter how he cleaned it, there was a fishy and sour smell in the cabin. However, after more than two months, he finally got used to it. Among the entire sailors, there are not a few like Zhou He. The sailor floated on the sea, like a small country, and even to the officers, the cabin was like a cell, except that this cell was slightly larger than that of the average sailor. Life was extremely boring, which was the reason why many officers like Zhou He, who were not interested in Qing Yi at all, attended the meeting. There is no restaurant on the sea, and gambling is prohibited, so the big guy always has to have a leisure time and catharsis. Channels of energy. For ordinary sailors, it is also a rare opportunity to gain a long insight, although they do not understand it halfway, but as long as they remember a few words, it is enough to go back and brag to others.

Zhou He closed his notes on going to sea, and was about to pick up a copy of "Taibai Yin Fu Sutra" to watch, but he felt that the hull of the ship shook suddenly, he raised his head and looked out, at this time, the soldiers reported: "Lord Zhou, I have left the state and docked at the port, and Zhao Du invited Lord Zhou to go to the banquet." ”

"Good!" Zhou He dressed himself in the mirror, and when the ship was stable, he walked out in a square step.

If it were elsewhere, he wouldn't have had to be so cautious, but leaving the state is different from other places.

The first emperor was bewitched by traitors, and exiled the Qingliu scholars who were implicated in the Yuanyou old party and the big case of exposing the post to Lingnan, and a few years later, Chen Dong and others came back, and the imperial court revitalized the South China Sea reclamation business. Although these people are all loyal and good, they are more or less resentful of the imperial court because of various encounters. And the gentry who were displaced from the state were the most resentful of the imperial court in the entire South China Sea. In order to prevent the traitorous party from cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, as early as before the imperial court reclaimed the land, these gentry sent their children out of refuge, this island was originally called Jindao, but they called it the outlying island, and later, although this place was renamed Lizhou with the system of the imperial court's reclamation, not only opened its own official school, the gentry also has been separated from the imperial court, not only did not buy the account of Cai Li's traitorous party, but also did not believe in Chen Dong, Zhao Xingde and other Qingliu leaders.

Nine of the reclamation areas in the South China Sea were spent on rest and recuperation, one was spent on building cities and training troops, and Lizhou spent five minutes on training and preparing for war. However, Xia Guo saw the relationship between Lizhou and the Song court, and sealed the entire Jindao as the fief of Baoyi Hou, although Zhao Xingde resigned, but the news has spread, and Zhao Xingde, the Song court and Lizhou have become more embarrassed to explain. This is also the reason why Zhao Xingde was unusual, and deliberately held a banquet with Zhou He and other sailor officers to entertain the gentry who left the state.

Zhou He was thinking about walking at the same time, and suddenly, a person next to him grabbed his arm and said, "Brother Tai? ”

Zhou He was shocked, he was born in Jinwei Mansion, and he is a person who practices martial arts, self-defense has become a habit, he didn't notice that he was caught by his arm for a while, he was shocked, he suddenly shook his hand, turned around and grabbed the other party's shoulder and pressed it down, the man suddenly screamed like a pig: Stop, stop, stop, brother, have something to say? At this time, Zhou He fixed his eyes on this hands-on person, and saw that he was about twenty, wearing a free scarf, wearing a wide robe and a large-sleeved kudzu shirt, and holding a folding fan in his hand, begging for mercy with a bitter face: "My lord thinks it was a misunderstanding, Shen has no malicious intent, but he just wants to inquire about the situation in Hebei." ”

"Humph!" Zhou He let go of him and said in a muffled voice, "If you have something to say, you will do it as soon as you come up, did your adults teach him like this?" ”

Shen Liyan was coldly said by this general, the boss in his heart was unwilling, he looked at Zhou He's back, it seemed that he was also in his twenties, who knew that this turn around, he was about the same age as his father, and he taught himself as an elder, he had to explain respectfully: "Shen Liyan, a student in Xiazhou, his ancestral home is Gaoyang County, Hebei, and he is a good person. Saying that, he deeply bowed his hand to make amends. No matter how much he preaches and teaches in his family, the land is always much more wild than the Central Plains, and the etiquette and religion cannot be so strict. Shen Liyan is easy-going and detached, otherwise he would not have grabbed the arm of an unknown sailor officer to speak.

"Hmm." Zhou He nodded, "In that case, be careful next time." ”

His eyes were sharp, whether the other party was sincere in making amends, he knew at first sight that although this Shen Liyan behaved in a bad manner, he did not have the arrogance in the bones of ordinary students, so that Zhou He was not good enough to blame again, he shook his head and said: "To be honest, when the sailor set out from Guangzhou, Yue Shuai's army had not yet crossed the river. We don't know what the Northern Expeditionary Army will be. As he spoke, he walked towards the foredeck of the ship, and Shen Liyan hurriedly followed his footsteps, asking as he walked, "What does the general think about the success or failure of the Northern Expedition?" ”

"The battle situation is just strange, but the use of it is wonderful, and there is one heart." Zhou He said casually, "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers. ”

"The general has a point." Shen Liyan said in his heart, Lord Zhao has a lot of talents, and it is really not a false rumor.

Zhou He smiled slightly in a rather respectful manner, he was secretly proud, did not speak, and walked to the front deck with Shen Liyan.

Although his official rank is high, he has always been a martial artist, and he has been under Zhao Xingde for a long time, and he is familiar with 300 Tang poems, and he can't compose poems and can chant. Even taking him to look at Shen Liyan was pleasing to the eye, and said secretly: "It's better to see than to hear, it is said that the gentry and the court are separated from morality, this surnamed Shen still has a little conscience, and he can mention it to the secret report of the court. ”

Shen Liyan didn't know that he had eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, but because of this side, he got the support of the other party.

He followed Zhou He to the foredeck, next to the dozen or so round tables that had been set up, the gentry and officers of the sailors were seated, and before the banquet officially began, the topic really revolved around the Northern Expedition of the imperial court. Zhou He's status in the water division is second only to Zhao Xingde, he patted Shen Liyan's shoulder, and walked straight to the upper seat, Shen Liyan was stunned to see this "somewhat learned general" sitting next to his uncle, Xuezheng Shen Mingchen. Zhizhou Lin You and Shen Mingchen sat in the middle, and it happened that he came over because he and Zhou He entered together, and bowed slightly to Shen Liyan.

Shen Liyan's mind suddenly went blank: "Mr. Zhao actually nodded to me?" ”

Here, in this position, apart from the famous Zhao Yuanzhi, who else can sit? He hurriedly bowed deeply to the other party, and then looked for his place at a loss, because he was too excited, he almost knocked over the stool behind him, and was pulled by his friend Xu Yi and sat down. Xu Yi looked at Shen Liyan with envy: "You kid is developed, how can Mr. Zhao recognize you?" ”

"I," Shen Liyan's mind was still immersed in incredulity, and he muttered, "I don't know either. ”

After a simple arrangement, the foredeck of the ship has completely changed, although it is not late, a string of red lanterns has been hung on the mast, there are eighteen large round tables on the deck, the tablecloths are all the finest silk in the south of the Yangtze River, the gentry and officers of the sailors on the dock are quickly filled with tables, in addition to the seats, the sailors did not designate a place for each guest, so a table of more than a dozen, there are always a few people who are not very familiar, before the official start of the banquet, everyone greets and knows, to be a lot of liveliness. Zhao Xingde's command is full of talents, which can be called the place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, although Lizhou Qingliu thinks very highly of himself, he will not be lonely and unheard, and treat the officers of the water division as rude eagle dog minions.

"The children don't have much knowledge, which makes Lord Zhao laugh."

Shen Mingchen said to Zhao Xingde, and then arched his hand to Zhou He: "I am asking Lord Zhao about Yue Shuai's Northern Expedition, and it just so happens that Lord Zhou will also take a closer look at it." His attitude was very humble, if it weren't for Zhou He's reading of this person's file, he would never have imagined that this man who was over fifty years old had tried his best to drive away the three officials sent by the imperial court, and forced the Guangzhou City Bo Si to pinch his nose and appoint Lin You, the governor of Lizhou, who was elected by the so-called "state school", and even established a Lizhou regiment training of Weizhen Jindao. When the chief of Jindao drove away the Song people, Shen Mingchen and Lin You led the Lizhou regiment to practice without backing down, and Shen Mingchen also carried the coffin to the city to help in the battle. Eleven days later, the news of the Song army's victory in Guangzhou reached Jindao, and Shen Mingchen was released back to Lizhou.

"This is the old fox." Zhou He cheered up and said to himself secretly.