Chapter 42 On the Road (3)
The mighty grain and grass escort team, in the horse neighing and the whole team is ready to set off, the excited captain of the family Ding team Niu Dameng, with the two deputy captains Fang Kun and Jiang Wei, and Luo Tiantian and all the family members standing behind them, neatly lined up, listening to Zhang Xianxun on the stone platform:
"Brothers, we have been escorting grain and grass for many days, and the officials have seen it all the way, according to the report of the previous expedition, the bandits in front of this place are roaring, and the bandits are rampant, we must now strengthen our vigilance, in case the short-sighted thieves hit our ideas, Niu Dameng, tell the big guy about your arrangement."
After Niu Dameng listened to the order, he ran to the stone platform, saluted Zhang Xian with his right hand, turned to everyone and said:
"The big guys are all fucking listened, before we came, we were in accordance with the requirements of the adults, and repeatedly practiced defense and counterattack operations, if the family Ding team suddenly encountered a mountain bandit attack, they must do it in accordance with the rules and regulations that have been practiced, the big guys are all men, if anyone messes up the rules by then, don't blame me for kicking his eggs!"
Niu Dameng paused, and saw the crooked minfu standing there, in fact, Niu Dameng was most worried about the minfu, after all, he had not practiced for a long time like a family member, Niu Dameng said specifically:
"And our two hundred people, although we don't require you to resist the enemy like our family, but a few days before you set off, if you encounter mountain bandits and thieves, how to save your life and protect the grain and grass, you have also practiced dozens of times in accordance with the rules and regulations of adults, if you encounter the enemy, someone dares to scream, flee to the east and west, startle the horses, and mess up the formation of the family!"
Zhang Xian likes and is angry with Niu Dameng, needless to say, this guy is vigorous and resolute, a straight intestine is straightforward, and there is nothing to say about loyalty; Angry that he only knew how to threaten and scare his subordinates, Zhang Xian hurriedly waved his hands and changed the topic and said:
"Everyone has heard it, if anyone doesn't act according to the rules, they will really make a mistake, your captain Niu Dameng doesn't recognize it! But you Captain Niu is also for the good of everyone, throughout the ages, once the battle formation is broken, it must be a one-sided bloody massacre, and you can only be killed by the enemy wantonly, there is no escape! Let me give you a popular example: even if the docile cow encounters a ferocious tiger, if the cow dares to fight back to the death and fight to the death, there is still a seven-point chance of survival, but all the cattle that turn around and flee for their lives leave the most vulnerable reserve to the sharp-toothed tiger, then there is no chance of survival! This truth, presumably the big guys understand, we are all human beings, can we be inferior to the cattle and sheep? As long as you deal with it according to the rules and regulations formulated by the official and dare to work hard, then you can survive. The official didn't believe it, how could a sturdy man like a dragon and a tiger be worse than that beast? If anyone thinks they are inferior to a brute, stand up and take a look? ”
"Hahahaha......" After listening to the metaphor of Zhang Xian's image, everyone laughed back and forth, but, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed such a truth, for the people at the bottom of this era, the easy-to-understand image metaphor is more acceptable. These people also sincerely like the young official in front of them. Then again, can these folks not like it? The food is enough, and it was said in advance, if you encounter bandits and thieves on the road, as long as you deal with it in accordance with the rules and regulations in advance, you will go home after handing over the emperor's mission, and each person will have five taels of silver, which is in the countryside, but it is more than half a year's income, who can not be grateful to Dade?
Just when everyone was about to disband and set off, there was a noise in the distance, Niu Dameng glanced at Luo Sanangel, Luo ran out quickly, and came back after a while and said:
"Lord Qiyu, the ten county officials said that there was something extremely important, and they clamored to report to the adults in person, but they were stopped by the sentry post of the family."
"Let them come!" Zhang Xian said, Zhang Xian wants to see, what tricks do these county soldiers want to play? In fact, Zhang Xian also has a bottom line in doing things, and if he really wants to push himself to be anxious, then they will have to suffer.
That Liu Ergou twisted his buttocks, it was estimated that the buttocks injury had not yet healed, so he could only take broken steps, quickly ran to Zhang Xian and knelt down, and said with a sincere face:
"Adult, small Liu Ergou, yesterday violated the military rules of the adult, was punished by the adult, after calming down, the small learned from the pain, it is indeed the villain who violated the rules of the adult first, the adult who did it later, everything is the villain's own fault, my brothers and other brothers are strictly ordered by the county lord, must ensure the safety of grain and grass, just the little brother is ready to come to listen to the adult's lecture, the adult will exclude my brothers, the villain is afraid of the mistake of the grain and grass escort major event, I am here to ask for sin, please let me continue to escort with the team!"
Fang Kun, the deputy captain of the Jiading team, snorted coldly and said:
"Liu Ergou, you shouldn't be playing some bad idea again, right? Yesterday was my Fang Kun's absence, if I bumped into you and started beating people, I will teach you to taste the power of the gun in Grandpa's hand! ”
Jiang Wei, the deputy captain next to Fang Kun, also shook the thick and shiny iron rod, made a whining sound, and looked at Liu Ergou coldly. Then Liu Ergou was not angry, bowed his head and said:
"The villain knows yesterday's mistakes, and he will definitely change his life in the future, and he will no longer dare to fan the rules of the adult, and please bear with me, and bear with me a !。lot."
Zhang Xian didn't want to waste time, besides, the precautions against them had already been arranged, even if they had any small ninety-nines, they were all under control, so he said:
"In this case, you must fulfill your duties and cause another incident, and this official will not spare you!"
A subtle smirk appeared at the corner of Liu Ergou's mouth, and he said:
"Rest assured, the villain will never dare to make a mistake again! Oh, by the way, before the villain left, the county specially explained that the villain wanted the villain to go to Luzhou Mansion to send a letter to the county honor's classmates, and I hope that the adults will approve it! ”
When Niu Dameng heard this, he suddenly became angry, could this be another way to find fault? Angry:
"Okay, you Liu Ergou, aren't you playing with your grandmother? What letter do you want to send in the wilderness? Could it be that what are you trying to do? If you dare to mess around again, see how Lao Tzu cleans you up! ”
Liu Ergou saw Niu Da's angry eyes widened, and he looked like he was flying violently, and he was also a little scared in his heart, and hurriedly said:
"Master Niu is angry, the small one is really not making trouble this time, the small one has the county honor's handwriting and token, and the adults will know the truth at a glance!"
Zhang Xian took Liu Ergou's letter and token, and saw that this was indeed true and confirmed, and said in his heart, Luzhou Mansion is not far from this, if you want to say that the county official has classmates, it should be possible, but now is an extraordinary moment, if I am pressed to go, then the county official will be used as an excuse to make things difficult for his family, Zhang Xian does not want to cause more trouble, but he can't let Liu Ergou go in person and get out of his own control, so he said:
"It's no problem to go and deliver a letter for the county, but Liu Ergou, as an escort officer and soldier, has a heavy responsibility, let you go, who will be responsible for the safety of your subordinates and grain and grass? So, if you want to go, the official is also a little embarrassed! ”
That Liu Ergou rolled his eyes, pretended to be submissive, and immediately said:
"Yes, yes, what the adults said is very true, the villain ate a meal of flesh and skin yesterday, although the adults are merciful, but the villain is now a little difficult to walk, and the villain can't go. I only beg your lordship to lend a spare horse to the villain brother, and the villain brother will go to deliver the letter for the county lord! ”
Zhang Xian nodded, as long as you don't go, it will be done, and said:
"Okay, I'll lend you a horse and let your men go back quickly!"
Liu Ergou hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, looking as respectful as he looked at it, and said:
"Villain Liu Ergou, thank you for your kindness!"
After explaining the matter, the team embarked on the journey again, Zhang Xian thought about the huge change of Liu Ergou today, the so-called abnormal things must have demons, Zhang Xian faintly felt that there was something greasy in it, but he couldn't guess what the problem was. When Zhang Xian was bored, he saw that Luo Santian was patrolling on both sides of the road yesterday, this kid was really flexible, going up the tree and entering the forest, like a leopard, Zhang Xian called Luo for three days, and chatted while walking:
"Okay, you're three days old, look at you wearing flowers in the woods, flexible like a leopard, this official is very curious, why is your name so special?"
Luo Tiantian scratched his head and said:
"Adult, the small name was given by my mother, and it was said that it was difficult to give birth to me, and it took three days to give birth, and my mother almost died! Therefore, in order to let me remember her suffering, the little mother named the little one Luo for three days! ”
"This official sees that you are quite disciplined, and what your mother said is also very reasonable, it seems that your mother is by no means an ordinary person!"
Luo three days and one day Zhang Xian praised his mother, and suddenly became happy, saying:
"The adult is really discerning, the little mother is the older palace maid who married out of the palace, saying that she was the personal palace maid who once followed the queen in the palace, naturally she is literate and hyphenated, and then because of her age, she went out of the palace and married the little father, but unfortunately, the little father was originally a lieutenant colonel, and at the age of ten or so, my father fought with the Tartars, and unfortunately died on the battlefield, and my mother has always pulled me up with hard work."
"Well, your father died well, he is an iron-clad soldier of my Great Song Dynasty, and sooner or later we will avenge your father! As for your mother, it seems that your mother-in-law is still lucky, and Yuan Zhen has a poem: the ancient palace is sparse, and the palace flowers are lonely and red. The white-headed palace maid is here, sitting idle and talking about Xuanzong. Many palace maids spend their lives in the deep palace compound, spending a lot of their youth in vain, and they can't get out of the palace, which is sad and lamentable! ”
Luo Santian smiled and said: "The adults are so knowledgeable, and the little mother also said that if she hadn't helped the queen do a big thing in the palace back then, and the queen was very kind, it would be impossible for her mother and her old man to go out of the palace to get married." ”
Zhang Xian nodded and jokingly said:
"That's reasonable, Luo Sansan, your mother is still the queen's benefactor, it's not simple, maybe you can ask the queen's mother for an official and a half-job in the future!"
Luo Tiantian shook his head like a rattle and said:
"The little mother said that you must not ask the queen for any benefits, otherwise you may lose your life!"
Zhang Xian didn't want to ask about people's private affairs, looking at Luo Tianran's sweat, his feet were yellow and black covered with mud, and asked:
"Three days, why are one of the mangs on your feet stained with yellow mud and the other stained with black mud?"
Luo Santian looked at the mud on his feet and replied, "Go back to my lord, this thing is really strange, and you may not believe it!" ”
Zhang Xian smiled:
"Good boy, don't be poor, how do you know if the official doesn't believe it? Tell me, what's going on? ”