During the Spring Festival, the entire election camp rested for three days, the election challenge was suspended, and everyone had a lively New Year.

In the New Year of the 22nd year of Shaoxing, Master Zhang, General Li and General Shao of the judging group did not leave, or even leave the camp for the selection of generals.

And the much-anticipated commander of the general camp, King Pu'an, has never appeared, and Yang Congyi occasionally talked to Lord Zhang and the two generals about this matter, but they didn't want to say more.

Since the three members of the judging team came to the selection camp, Yang Congyi has not received any news from the front division of the palace, and he sent back a letter to the front division of the palace a year ago, explaining the reasons why the selection of generals has not ended for a long time, first, there are too many forbidden troops who came to participate in the selection of generals this time, and second, the weather is bad and it rains for too long, which seriously affects the selection process.

The three-day annual break is over, and the election will continue the challenge.

At the request of the soldiers, the soldiers of the whole camp rested for three more days during the Lantern Festival.

After the festival, there are still ten forbidden armies waiting for the challenge in the camp of the selected generals, according to the average time required for the challenge of the forbidden armies of all walks of life, it is estimated that when the challenge is over, how can it get March, this time is much more than most people expected, and some errands have to be rearranged.

First of all, the money borrowed from the land must be distributed to the people as soon as possible, and of course, the county government is willing to work for the specific distribution, and there is no need to worry about the selection of the camp.

Then there is the raising of grain and grass materials, this burden is on Lu You, he has to travel between Wuzhou Prefecture and Quzhou Prefecture, the two places are the nearest grain production areas from the election camp, Quzhou is in the west of Wuzhou, there is a river between the two states, grain transportation is quite simple, naturally in addition to Wuzhou to raise grain and grass is the best choice.

The food rations of more than 20,000 people were consumed very quickly, especially after the forbidden troops from all walks of life trained desperately for six or seven hours a day, and the food consumption increased significantly. Fortunately, the imperial court allocated a lot of money for the selection of generals' camps, and as long as 500,000 yuan in kind were used in kind, it was not impossible for the whole army to eat until June.

After the Lantern Festival, it was raining for five or six days, and when the weather was clear, the challenge continued.

Time came to the end of February in a blink of an eye, Yiwu selected the general camp, and the forbidden army from all walks of life was sweating in the open space in front of the barracks, and 20,000 people were in full swing.

After training for a long time, the soldiers sat down on the spot, drank water and rested.

After a while, he suddenly sang a majestic military song: "You don't see, the end of the Han army, the weak crown is the captive, please be long-tasseled; You don't see, Ban Dingyuan, the peerless light cavalry urges the battle clouds! The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let the Confucian crown miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feather is constantly fighting! Abandon my old pen, with my wartime jin, call out more than 100,000 comrades, sing war songs and join the army. Qi joined the army, cleaned the dust, and swore to sweep away the Huns! ”

As soon as their singing fell, more majestic and powerful songs sounded one after another in the entire camp of the selected generals: "You don't see, the Han Dynasty is the end of the army, and the weak crown is the captive, please be long; You don't see, Ban Dingyuan, the peerless light cavalry urges the battle clouds! The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let the Confucian crown miss this life? The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feather is constantly fighting! Abandon my old pen, and ........ my wartime"

The singing was repeated over and over again, and later tens of thousands of people in the entire camp sang into one voice, which shook the mountains and forests and broke through the clouds and sky.

The people who had just entered the general camp were suddenly shocked by the scene in front of them, and their bodies were cold on a hot day, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

They rode horses, rode in chariots, and walked in front of the forbidden army that sang loudly on the 40th Road in the shock of their hearts, until they reached the handsome camp, and the singing in their ears gradually stopped and dispersed.

In a small council hall in the Shuai camp, there are five people sitting on the left and right at the moment, in addition to Shen Jin and Lu You, there are three other people, they are the court officials who entered the camp not long ago.

One of the three was dressed in purple, with a goldfish bag around his waist, in his sixties, and was emaciated, sitting first in the center.

The other two were dressed in red, one was in his forties and the other was in his fifties, and the two had very serious expressions on their faces.

"Let me introduce, this official is the surname of the Imperial History, this is Lord Huang in the left Shilang, and this is Lord Li in the right Shilang. The three of them were sent by the imperial court to Wuzhou to elect generals to run errands, you must cooperate well! ”

Zhang Fu, a purple-clothed official in the right position, first briefly introduced himself and the two officials who were traveling with him to Shen Jin and Lu You, and then changed his head to explain his intentions.

"Yes, my lord, we will fully cooperate."

Shen Jin raised his hand, respectfully.

Although he and Lu You both joined the army, because he has been presiding over all kinds of miscellaneous affairs in the general selection camp and has been following Yang Congyi for a long time, when Yang Congyi is not in the general selection camp, he is actually the one who makes the decision, and he is also the one who represents the general selection camp, so he naturally came forward to answer at this time.

"Let me introduce first, what are the identities of the two of you, which one is Yang Congyi, the deputy envoy of the Election General Division and the deputy commander of the Wuzhou Election General Battalion?"

Zhang Fu first saw that Shen and Lu were young, judging from their clothes, it seemed that they had no fame, and judging from the tone of their replies, they seemed to represent the selection of generals, and they couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Back to my lord, Deputy Envoy Yang is not in the general selection camp at present, he is organizing the general selection challenge in the mountains dozens of miles away, and he has not been out of the mountain for more than a month. The villain Shen Jin, who is currently in the army of the general camp, is responsible for the daily affairs of the general camp. ”

Shen Jin replied respectfully, and turned his head slightly to glance at Lu You.

Lu You hurriedly replied: "The villain's surname is Lu Mingyou, and he was invited by Deputy Envoy Yang to join the army, and he is mainly responsible for raising the supply of grain, grass and logistics materials for the general camp. ”

"Oh. Before the two of you served in the general camp and joined the army, could you have been sent or famous in the imperial court? ”

Zhang Fu did not let go of Yang Congyi's whereabouts, and turned to explore the identities of Shen and Lu.

Shen Jin immediately replied respectfully: "The villain was originally a student, Shaoxing participated in the provincial examination in 18 years, just as the imperial court was preparing to return to the sea, the villain was invited by Deputy Envoy Yang to serve in the Xuanwei Army to join the army, and participated in supervising the construction of the Xuanwei Army of the Hui Yi Fleet Escort Army, and then went to sea with the fleet, Shaoxing returned to Lin'an in July of the 20th year with the Hui Yi Fleet, and then prepared for the imperial examination in Lin'an for 21 years, and failed again last year, and was invited by Deputy Envoy Yang to serve in the general camp in June. The villain has no merit yet. ”

As soon as the voice fell, Lu You continued: "The villain Shaoxing is a person from Shanyin, his grandfather Lu Dian, studied under Wang Wengong, the official Zhishang Shu Youcheng, his father Lu Zai, and served as the prefect of Lin'an in the early years of Shaoxing. The villain had been studying in his hometown of Sanyin before, and had never participated in the imperial examination, so he had no fame. ”

"It turned out to be Lu Xian's nephew, is it okay for Brother Fu Jun to come in?"

Listening to Shen Jin's introduction, Zhang Fu was originally a little impatient in his heart, but as soon as he heard Lu You's words, his face suddenly changed color.

"My father has been dead for more than three years."

The expression on Lu You's face suddenly darkened.

"Brother Fu Jun went?" Zhang Fu was shocked.

Then he said sadly: "Brother Fu Jun, I didn't expect that the day of farewell turned out to be a forever trick!" I should have gone to San'in to see you! ”

The originally tense atmosphere in the council hall suddenly became strange.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Fu looked at Lu You and said: "Virtuous nephew mourns, Brother Fu Jun is gone, you have to walk well in the future, don't go down the wrong road." ”

"Yes, thank you for the lesson!" Lu You raised his hand to thank him, his tone respectful.

"Shen Jin, since you are a student, you want to come to your parents and parents are not ordinary people, what is the origin, you can make it clear in advance."

With a move in his heart, Zhang Fu turned to look at Shen Jin, who was sitting next to him.

Shen Jin immediately replied: "Shen Chong, the father of the villain, made up for two years in the early years, and then resigned and returned to his hometown, and did not re-enter the office. Grandfather Shen Kuo, Mengxi Zhangren, Renzong Dynasty Jiayou eight years of Jinshi and first, once knew that Yanzhou concurrently served as a slight pacification envoy of the Yanyan Road, moved to Runzhou in his later years, lived in seclusion in Mengxi Academy, studied knowledge, and authored the book "Mengxi Writings". The villain is not talented, and he failed to pass the imperial examination twice. ”

"It turned out to be the descendant of Mengxi's father!" Zhang Fu was shocked again.

He didn't know much about Shen Kuo's name, but a few years ago, there was a sudden gust of wind in Lin'an City, and all the readers in Lin'an City were looking for a book called "Mengxi Pen Talk", and he was also curious, so he ordered someone to find a book and look at it, and found that the content of the book was extremely complex, and if you think about it, you can know that the author's identity is extraordinary.

He was really surprised that there were two young talents with extraordinary backgrounds in a general selection battalion to join the army, and he couldn't help but feel a little more worried.

"The two virtuous nephews were born in a scholarly family, one studied in Taixue, and the other had a huge collection of books at home, so why did they go to the army to serve as a member of the army and walk with these military people?"

The two good young men were caught in such a whirlpool, which really made Zhang Fu's heart ache.

"My lord doesn't know, Deputy Envoy Yang was born in martial arts, because of his excellent performance in martial arts, he was awarded an official position by the imperial court in advance, responsible for supervising the construction of hundreds of ocean-going ships, and the entourage of seven or eight thousand people returned to the fleet, Deputy Envoy Yang invited the villain to join the army, and assisted in supervising the Xuanwei Army. After getting along for a few years, Deputy Envoy Yang treats villains very well, does not put on official authority, and is approachable. Therefore, last year, the villain was invited to join the army in the selection camp, and the villain did not refuse. ”

After Shen Jin finished speaking, Zhang Fu did not make an evaluation, and instead asked Lu You: "What about you, why did you enter the general selection camp?" ”

Lu You replied: "The villain and Deputy Envoy Yang have known each other very early, it seems that in May of the eighteenth year of Shaoxing, a month before the death of my father, I also met by chance on the road, at that time he told the villain about the return of the ocean and invited the villain to join, but because the villain's family was entangled in mundane things, he did not agree to go together. Until June last year, the end of the father's three-year filial piety, the villain left Shanyin, planning to Lin'an to prepare, seeking fame, just met Yang deputy envoy from Quanzhou back to Lin'an halfway, then went to Lin'an together, along the way to talk very happily, the villain to Yang deputy envoy's extensive knowledge quite admired. Therefore, when the villain was invited to join the army in the general camp in early July, the villain agreed to come down. ”