Where there is prosperity, there is a cool place; Where there's noise, there's seclusion. Everything in the world is the same, one yin and one yang, and yin and yang are relative to each other.

From the battlefield of killing to the bustling city, from waving the battlefield to taking people's lives to proposing marriage in the palace, Lin Yan almost took a 180-degree turn in the direction of his life in just a moment. This turn was too fast, and he was dizzy, but he could only endure the discomfort, make a smiling face when he met people, and drop his bookbag when he saw the scene, so as not to spoil the grand plan of the prince Zhu Pingjian's "Shu Chu marriage".

However, this disguised thing is not real after all. Once others get closer and take a closer look, it will still be exposed.

At the beginning of April, Lin Yan and the eunuch Li Sixian, who had been left out in the post house for a long time by the Chu Palace, finally embarked on the old road of bribery and gifts. Taking advantage of the birthday of Princess Chu, they presented the treasures of the Shu Palace-a pair of jade flying phoenixes and red gold hairpins.

It is said that the raw materials of this pair of jade flying phoenix red gold hairpin come from the distant Burmese country, after the exquisite carving of the famous teacher in Shu, a hairpin body is red like blood, a hairpin body is verdant like blue, the two are contrasting with each other, and the end is very rare. In order to make this precious gift reach the princess of Chu, Lin Yan and the eunuch Li Sixian also presented 10,000 silver bills to the popular Chengfeng Zheng and the great eunuch Xu Guang around the king of Chu.

However, it backfired, and the two did not get an invitation to the birthday banquet at all.

Later, according to the return of Shi Xu Xueyan, the governor of Chu Prefecture, many gifts were only passed in front of the princess of Chu, and then they were sealed in the warehouse. Princess Chu and her proud daughter of the sky didn't even reach out to touch it, and asked who gave these gifts!

was teased by the Chu Mansion! This is the common feeling of Lin Yan and Li Sixian.

They had the intention to immediately return to Sichuan and leave this strange and unfriendly environment. It's just that the king's order is difficult to disobey, and they have to quickly explain the situation and wait for the will of the prince Zhu Pingjin.

Who knows, what they are waiting for is not Zhu Pingjin's will, but the uncle of Shu Domain, Lin Yan's young old Shangguan Luo Jingyun.

……

It is also the fifth day of May in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Dragon Boat Festival.

The princess of Chu and the county lord Zhu Fengde held a grand regatta boat ride, poetry singing and conference at the East Lake in the east of Wuchang City.

Perhaps it was the pair of jade flying phoenixes and red golden hairpins that exerted their divine power in the gloomy underground treasury of the Chu Palace, and Lin Yan, who was already completely desperate for the marriage mission, also got an invitation.

However, just when the poetry and singing of the boat race and the climax of the conference were in full swing, Lin Yan, who should have been sideways in the noisy and prosperous place, was hidden in the forest of giant pines and cypresses on the south bank of Donghu Lake.

The forest is full of trees, flowers and plants, and a stone path is hidden from time to time. People go up and down the path, bending left and right, and soon get lost.

But if you can find a clear spot in the forest at this time, and look far away, you can discern your own direction.

Seeing the turquoise water, which is the water of the East Lake, he faces the north;

Seeing the mountain peaks standing upright, the pagodas are towering, and the temples and pavilions covered by pines and cypresses are the top of the Hongshan Mountain, facing the west;

Seeing the shadow of the mountain outside the lakeside, it was the body of the grinding mountain, facing the east;

Seeing the endless passage in the wilderness, which was the official road from Wuchang to Xianning, he faced the south.

However, instead of peeking into the forest, it is better to go up to the top of the mountain, and the scenery in all directions will enter my chest.

On the top of Luojia Mountain, a huge rammed earth platform stands in the center of an open space of dozens of zhang square. The remaining brick and stone fortresses on the side of the platform tell visitors that this was once a military fortress left by a certain dynasty. As for the function, most of them are beacon towers and watchtowers.

It's just that this Wuchang City has been peaceful for three hundred years since the early years of Hongwu was built to seal Chu, and this useless rammed earth platform has been abandoned. I don't know who spent a lot of thought, and wasted a lot of silver, with white stone on the rammed earth platform to build a tall and delicate double-layer pavilion for visitors to watch.

This stone pavilion is large-scale, the beam arches out of the eaves far-reaching, and is decorated with Danzhu Qingbi. Looking at it from afar, it is like a green forest cover, and it is very good-looking. As a result, this white stone pavilion has become a landmark in its own way, just like the pagoda on Hongshan.

Escaping from the noisy and prosperous Lin Yan, Luo Jingyun was led to this stone pavilion.

"Overseer, is the scenery here?" Lin Yan, who was sweating profusely, leaned against the stone railing, and shouted excitedly with open arms.

The scorching south wind rushed in front of him, first drying the sweat on his body instantly, and then urging it out

More sweat.

Luo Jingyun stood in the middle of the stone pavilion and scanned the terrain on all sides with the copper-shelled telescope that was issued. Looking from the pavilion, the southeast of Wuchang is clear at a glance.

The eunuch Li Sixian used the big pu fan in his hand to keep playing for Luo Gongzi, and the fan surface flew up and down rhythmically, giving people a simple mechanical beauty and rhythmic beauty.

Luo Jingyun heard Lin Yan's cry, his right eye was still attached to the lens tube, but his mouth couldn't help but tease: "Although the scenery is good, it's not where you should come now!" If the prince knows that you take the opportunity to travel in the mountains and rivers, he will definitely cure you for the crime of neglecting military aircraft! ”

Hearing this, Lin Yan quickly turned around and argued: "Shangguan is here, so naturally Shangguan is responsible. The last general is just an entourage! ”

"But that's the reason?" Luo Jingyun's squinted left eye opened slightly, and he squinted at Li Sixian, who was shaking the wind and fanning beside him.

"Childe, whether in the past or now, is the top boss of Camp Chief Lin, and of course Camp Chief Lin should obey Childe's orders."

Externally, as Lin Yan's attendant, Li Sixian always follows Lin Yan in public. Taking advantage of the chaos to get out of the game today, he seemed to have taken off the mask on his face, became relaxed, and lowered his head and smiled to help Lin Yan:

"The prince of Wuchang City has just arrived, and Camp Commander Lin is a subordinate official, so it is also appropriate to lead the way!"

Luo Jingyun sank his face, and the lens barrel left his eyes: "Lin Yan has always been unspeakable, but he didn't expect to come to Huguang, and he learned badly with Li Sixian, and he became clever and eloquent!" ”

Li Sixian smiled and said, "Childe Mingjian! Camp Commander Lin is not a clever word, but a flamboyant tongue! However, when Camp Commander Lin came to Huguang, it was a blind date proposal. If he didn't have a flamboyant tongue, he would have been beaten out by the seven aunts and eight aunts of the county lord's mother! ”

"My son is criticizing you, don't push Camp Commander Lin out as a shield!"

"The son blames the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid are even more wronged. The prince ordered the slave and maid to serve the battalion commander Lin, and the slave and maid should also have the appearance of a servant! What is the master, what is the slave, this is the principle of 'there is a master, there must be a servant'. ”

"It can be seen that the two of you are still sober in your heads, and you have not been caught in by others! What the prince is most worried about is that you are dizzy in this Wuchang City, and you will lose your wealth and lose people! ”

Luo Jingyun told the truth. Lin Yan hurriedly bowed down and apologized.

"Prison Guard! The person did not lose it, but the money did break down a lot! ”

"Hmph, the money is just temporarily stored with them, and it will be sent back sooner or later!"

Luo Jingyun shook his head indifferently, and casually handed the clairvoyant mirror to the guard Tan Jin to put it away.

"As for the marriage, I can't be in a hurry! Today, Princess Chu came to the Dragon Boat Race in person, making it clear that she wanted to select a good son-in-law from among the many students who took the exam. Even if Princess Chu takes a fancy to it, she will have to pass the autumn level. I heard that in the autumn of this year, Zhang Kuang of Zhizhou in Chuyang may be a house teacher. Zhang Kuang was born in the Jiangnan family, known as a scholar, and is an official and virtuous. Even if Princess Chu takes a fancy to it, the high state of academic politics may not be able to help......"

"Warden, it's hard to say."

Lin Yan shook his head and approached, and analyzed for Luo Jingyun: "The Chu Wangfu can choose a son-in-law, and you can win people, why do you need to make a name for yourself?" If you have to lift people, you can't be an official ......"

Luo Jingyun interrupted Lin Yan: "Then let's wait until they choose." When it comes to getting married, you have to be willing to do it, right? Anyway, Xu Changshi, the initiator, is still on our side! ”

"Xu Changshi is not necessarily useful." Li Sixian also shook his head and said, "I heard that Xu Changshi has been reprimanded twice by the eunuch Xu Guang through the mouth of the old King of Chu for the sake of military training!" ”

"Chu Mansion is so ignorant, that's a self-defeating way! If it doesn't work out, then you'll have to wait for the thieves to help! Luo Jingyun gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"It's better to ask for others than for yourself! The last general asked the brigadier general of the prison army to train alone! If Chu doesn't do it, then we will do it ourselves. You don't need too many soldiers, just one battalion! Lin Yan seized the opportunity to speak again.

……

Since Luo Jingyun arrived at Wuchang Mansion, Lin Yan and Li Sixian have repeatedly asked for military training.

They believed that only by establishing an army belonging to the Shu Wangfu near Wuchang could the cooperation between the Chu Wangfu and the Shu Wangfu be ensured, and then they could blackmail the Chu Wangfu to provide funds to support the expansion of the Shu Wangfu in Huguang.

However, Luo Jingyun thinks about the problem from a different angle.

Luo Jingyun is more concerned about the foothold and development of the Protector Army in Huguang, and the political situation after the Protector Army is based and deployed in Huguang.

In this sense, the expansion of the Protector Army in Yiling, Jingzhou, and even Lizhou is better than in Wuchang Mansion, at least there will be no shrinkage

The feeling of shrinking your feet. Besides, no one can say how much of the funds of the Chu Wangfu can be taken out.

"You still need to pass away!" Luo Jingyun hesitated, "This place is not as good as Yiling, it is under the nose of others." Once the movement is big, someone will go to the world and say that the Shu Wangfu will gather troops to make trouble, then ......"

"Prison Army, we don't use the name of the Protector Army, we also use the name of the Protector Caravan or the Security Brigade to cover people's eyes! The last general chose a place outside Wuchang City:

In the southeast of Yandong Lake, there is a low mountain that stretches from east to west, and the local fishermen call it Jinji Mountain.

Jinji Mountain is not high, but adjacent to the lakeside, sparsely populated, conducive to concealment; At the foot of the mountain is a lake bay, and there is a fishing village on the shore of the lake, and it is estimated that there are only twenty or thirty households.

There is also a mountain range a few miles south of Jinji Mountain, or because of its cascading eight times, it is called Badi Mountain (Note 1). The soil layer of Badi Mountain is deep, the slope is steep and the road is dangerous, it is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The last general thought that he could camp troops on the shore of the lake under Jinji Mountain, use Badian Mountain as the outer barrier, and control Yandong Lake with a water division.

Yandong Lake is located in the east of Wuchang, not far from the river. If the thieves come from the east, our army can defend against the danger;

Second, there is a river in Yandong Lake that goes straight into the Yangtze River, if the thieves come along the river, the naval army can go straight out of the river, or block its soldiers, or cut off its back road;

The three Yandong Lake are only sixty miles away from the east gate of Wuchang. If there is something in Wuchang, take the water as the content, and you can get to it in half a day......

If these are not enough, then we will simply break it up into pieces and train the troops in a row and platoon.

Prison army, if you don't have soldiers in your hands these days, it's absolutely impossible! If the Chu Wangfu wants to marry the Shu Wangfu, it is just that we have taken a fancy to the soldiers in our hands who can fight! ”

Luo Jingyun avoided answering, but asked Lin Yan: "What about the officer?" ”

"The officers are all ready-made. The first battalion has eight chief and deputy company commanders and 32 chief and deputy platoon commanders. There were thirty-one officers who were brought to Wuchang by the last general, all of whom had fought in battle. Just take the nine missing positions! As for the squad leader, use the old rules of the caravan to ......"

"Where's the soldier?" Luo Jingyun asked again.

"You can set up a flag to recruit on the side of the official road in Jiangbei. At present, the number of displaced people going west to Yiling is increasing unabated, and it is easy to recruit a battalion of soldiers! ”

"What about salaries and quartermasters?"

"Instead of letting the Chu Wangfu cheat it in vain, it's better to train the army yourself!"

"You want to use that bride price without permission? If the Chu Mansion agrees to marry in the future, you will go to propose marriage empty-handed? ”

"The Guardian Army, if the Chu Mansion agrees to marry in the future, the end will be a battalion of soldiers as a dowry!"

What should be said was said, and what should not be said was said. Regarding Luo Jingyun's decision, Lin Yan and Li Sixian are full of expectations.

I haven't seen him for a few months, Luo Jingyun, the young prison commander, is a lot taller, and he has grown a beard, and he looks much older. His appearance has changed, but with the two of them understanding him, Luo Jingyun's temperament of daring to be a ghost and elf will not change.

After hesitating again and again, Luo Jingyun finally made a decision: "This matter will not be agreed on for the time being." After the prison army and Chen Youfu have discussed, they will ask the prince for a decree......"

Luo Jingyun's decision was completely unexpected by Lin Yan and Li Sixian, and the expectation in his heart suddenly turned into a stomach of loss.

Lin Yan, who was in a hurry, was about to distinguish it, when a rush of gongs and drums floated from afar.

Everyone looked up, and the two teams of dragon boats had already set off, pulling out a long wake on the calm lake. The two trails collided behind the dragon boat, stirring up more white foam.

On a large painting boat on the shore of the lake, the red, green, pink and white shadows flickered faintly, and from a distance, it looked like a flock of colorful butterflies dancing among the flowers, attracting bees to follow each other.

"The girl of Chu doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she sings the flowers of the backyard across the lake!" Lin Yan scolded indignantly. This song "Bo Qinhuai" is something he recently learned, and it comes in handy here.

Luo Jingyun shook his head disdainfully: "It doesn't need to be so elegant!" It's an animal world. A herd of bucks in heat are fighting each other with their horns, hoping to win the hearts of beauties. As for the Chu Palace, of course it's right in the middle! ”

"Overseer, what is the animal world?" Tan Jin asked with wide eyes.

"Animals, beasts! Those in the animal world, birds and beasts are also gathered! ”

A hearty laugh came from the feet of several people: "Birds and beasts are gathered, leading beasts to eat people, and there are really photos of today's troubled times!" I don't know which brother is high, can we meet? ”

Note 1: Badi Mountain, now Wuhan's automobile off-road sports mecca.

Book lovers who want to try their skills should remember: never upshift when climbing! Don't upshift! Don't upshift!

。 m.