When the rain finally stops, the already scorching sun hangs high in the sky, making the climate in the Gyeonggi area closer and closer to summer.

At this time, an army of more than 2,000 people was slowly marching on the official road leading to Beijing, this is a group of armor is not very distinct, but the whole body exudes a solemn atmosphere, people are daunted by the army of a hundred battles, although just walking on the road so ordinary, but it has made the ordinary people in fear to avoid the road, with strange eyes to look at them.

Shi Heng rode his horse and walked in the middle of the team, looking at the worried and awe-inspiring eyes of the people around him, and his heart was proud for a while. This may also be regarded as a return to his hometown, thinking of the difficulties when he was excluded and ridiculed in Beijing, this time he returned to Beijing to shake up his majesty. As for the rumors that came back about the impeachment of him by the DPRK and Chinese officials, he did not take it to heart, and since he decided to take these elites to Beijing, he no longer cares about the remarks of those sour and rotten people.

After another journey in this way, a scout who was exploring the way in front of him rushed to report: "General, ten miles further forward is the boundary of Beitongzhou, are you camping here today?" ”

Shi Heng looked up at the sun that was gradually moving westward, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "It's okay, you can also let the capital be prepared, just rest in Beitongzhou for one night, and then enter Beijing directly tomorrow." You go and send an order to the governor there, and ask him to prepare the rations and garrison of my army, otherwise Benhou will not be able to spare him!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted a burst of applause from the surrounding soldiers. You must know that they have not had a comfortable life along the way. As soon as the passing states and counties saw that so many soldiers and horses were coming, they were so frightened that they closed the city gates, and only a few officials sent some wine and meat to reward them, and they were stationed in the field at night, which made the soldiers who planned to follow their generals to the capital to enjoy the happiness in their hearts.

Now, the general has finally opened his mind, and he is willing to seek some benefits for everyone, which is naturally a great good thing for the soldiers, and everyone has a happy smile on their faces. However, these simple-minded soldiers don't think about why Shi Heng made unreasonable demands for food and land with the local government after approaching the city of Beijing, and he was only a general, and he was finally able to sympathize with the big guys.

As soon as the morale of this army was high, and the speed of the road was a little faster than before, and before the sun had sunk, they had already come to the city of Tongzhou. Looking at the low city walls and the almost undefended city, many soldiers even showed disdain in their eyes, if such a city was located in the north, I am afraid that it would have been slaughtered countless times by the Tartars who kept attacking from the south.

Of course, Shi Heng would not have such an idea, he had been in Beijing for some years, and he knew very well that the city of Tongzhou was not set up to defend against the enemy, but to facilitate the accommodation of pedestrians from the south to the north, so it was relatively lax to look here. What he cares about is the reaction of the city officials, and what he wants is a face.

When he saw a blue-robed petty official hurriedly escorted out of the city, accompanied by some other green-robed assistants, Shi Heng showed a hint of a self-contained smile on his face, and after a little urging of the horse, he led people to meet him.

"Chen Chao, the governor of Xiaguan Tongzhou, has seen Marquis Wu Qing." This Zhizhou has a good eye, and when he saw everyone coming, he hurriedly smiled and bent down to salute, looking very respectful.

Shi Heng sat on the horse and didn't return the courtesy, but just looked at the forty-something, slightly wealthy magistrate a few times before he snorted from his nose: "Chen Zhizhou, why did you come out to greet you at this time?" Ben Hou remembers that he had sent a fast horse to you more than half an hour ago. "This is putting on a show again, shaking the majesty.

Chen Chao is used to being the governor of Tongzhou, and the other party's thoughts can naturally be seen clearly at a glance. However, he was not angry, he just smiled and said: "Hou Ye is angry, after receiving the order, the lower official hurriedly asked people to prepare the garrison of the army and today's rations, so it was delayed a little." And ......"

"Is the meat and wine ready? These soldiers are all soldiers who have followed Ben Hou to fight hard against the Tartars in the north for many years, and have made a lot of military achievements, you can't treat them slowly, otherwise Ben Hou will not give up. Shi Heng just wanted an attitude, and he didn't mean to know all the details, so he immediately interrupted the other party's speech and asked about food and accommodation instead.

Chen Chao hurriedly nodded: "The place has been vacated, and it is in a vacant lot in the southeast corner of the city of Honshu." It's a big place, and it's convenient for the army to continue to rush south to the capital tomorrow, I don't know what the Hou Ye thinks? ”

"Well, that's fine."

"As for the rations of the army, the lower officials have also prepared, and they can only start the banquet after the army enters the city."

"Okay, Chen Zhizhou, you can arrange all these things in half an hour, but you can be a cadre. Don't worry, Benhou won't eat you in vain, and when I return to Beijing, I will tell Your Majesty about your merits. Shi Heng smiled with satisfaction, the other party was able to make up more than 2,000 people in a short period of time, and it also made his vanity a little satisfied, so his tone became much better.

"This is the responsibility of the lower officials, and the Hou Ye has an overreputation." Chen Chao said, Fang Cai bowed his waist and stretched out his hand again, and led to the open city gate: "Master Hou, please enter the city." The lower officials have set up a banquet in the state government to catch the wind and wash the dust for you. ”

"Oh? Chen Zhizhou was thoughtful, so lead the way in front of the head and take us in. With that, Shi Heng kicked the horse's belly lightly, and continued to move forward with the army, entering the city of Tongquzhou.

This Chen Zhizhou said really well, after the army traveled forward for another journey, he really saw that a vacant land with a radius of more than ten miles had been vacated there. It was originally intended to be used for caravans to stop their carriages and horses, but now it has been cleaned up, and it is suitable for the two thousand men to be stationed temporarily.

Although there were no houses to rest in, it was within the walls, which made it easier for the sergeants to accept it. Soon, the soldiers had set up military tents on the spot, and even the antlers and horses had been placed around, and the open space was transformed into a military camp in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Chen Chao couldn't help but praise Shi Henglai again: "Lord Shi is really worthy of being the first person in my Ming Army, and he is really strict in governing the army." The kung fu of camping with just one hand is not something that ordinary generals can bring out. This is not all flattery, it is true that the armies in the Central Plains and other places are far less rigorous than the border armies, and they will not be the same when they are stationed in non-war times.

Shi Heng also swept the weather here in the barracks with some satisfaction, and then spoke: "This is a must in my northern Xinjiang, otherwise what will we do to fight the murderous and cunning Tartars?" By the way, what about your prepared food? ”

Chen Chao hurriedly turned his head and whispered a few words to his attaché, and that one hurriedly ran away. After a while, they saw that the carts were slowly coming under the impetus of the people in the city, and when they came closer, everyone saw that the cart was actually filled with pork that had already been cut and washed and could be boiled directly, a bamboo basket full of white-flour steamed buns, and a jar of wine...... When they saw this, not only did the soldiers cheer, but even Shi Heng was happy, nodding again and again, and his eyes were full of appreciation when he looked at Chen Zhizhou.

In his mind, at such a short time, even if the other party said that it was ready, it should only be possible to prepare some coarse tea and light rice, but who would have thought that he would be able to deliver such a sumptuous food to the army of two thousand, which was really much beyond his expectations. For a moment, Shi Heng deliberately included such a capable official under his command to ensure his own logistics.

Seeing everyone's happy appearance, Chen Chao's face was also full of smiles, and then he asked tentatively: "Master Hou, the state government has also prepared wine and food, and there is another person waiting there to catch the wind for you and talk about the wine." ”

"Oh?" As soon as Shi Heng heard this, his heart moved unconsciously: Could it be that this person really took everything into account? Not only can he arrange enough food for his army, but he also knows that his journey is lonely along the way, so he also prepares a beautiful woman to accompany him to the wine and sleep?

Thinking of this, it made Shi Houye's heart even hotter, so he smiled and nodded: "In this way, Benhou is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”

"Master Hou, please." Chen Zhizhou was busy and humble to lead the way in front of the head, while Shi Heng only brought two personal soldiers, and then rode his horse to follow, heading to the state government not far away.

By the time they arrived at the state office, it was already dark, and lanterns had been lit inside and outside the yamen, illuminating it brightly. Just when Shi Heng got off the horse and wanted to enter the gate of the state government, a strange thought suddenly flashed in his heart: "Isn't this a Hongmen banquet?" Everything here today is just a game set up by some people to paralyze me, in order to take me down here......"

But then, he shook his head with a smile and denied this strange idea, I am afraid that no one in this court has the courage to dare to calculate himself in this way. What's more, their own army is close at hand, and they are all fighting against the Tartars, how can ordinary officers and soldiers here in the capital dare to provoke?

After thinking about it, the person had already walked into the yamen and quickly came to the front of the second hall. From a distance, he saw that there was indeed a table there, and just by smelling the aroma of the wine and food, he could know that it had indeed taken a lot of effort.

This made Shi Heng even more convinced that his previous concerns were a little ridiculous, so after Chen Chao was invited, he walked into the hall with his head held high.

But as soon as he crossed the threshold and entered the room, Shi Heng's face suddenly froze, because he found that there was actually another person in this room, a person he couldn't think of, and he didn't want to see here and now—

His old rival, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Lu Jin!

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