The official road from Qinzhou to Longcheng County is 30 miles long, four zhang wide, along with the water to build, the thick loess rammed hard as stone, it is the main passage of Qinzhou to the east to connect Fengxiang Mansion, through Guanzhong. Such a wide road is enough for eight horses or four cars to travel in parallel, and it can also accommodate 300,000 stone grains transported from the hinterland of Guanzhong to Qinzhou every year. But now, Han Gang and his baggage convoy are standing on the dirt next to the official road, waiting for the official road to reopen.

A pair of flag officers, each holding a flag and official sign, shouted praise, followed by hundreds of cavalry wearing armor and armor. The cavalry was divided into two parts, front and rear, supporting a team of more than 300 people in the middle, with mixed uniforms.

The entire queue was nearly a mile long from beginning to end, and the number of people was about seven or eight hundred. Just look at the number of armored cavalry among them, and at least there is a commanding force. Although Qinzhou is the front line, there are always not many cavalry - or rather, the number of cavalry in the entire Great Song Dynasty is pitifully small - Qinzhou is only about 5,000 when counted together with the Fan soldiers and the Han army. And the current team that is passing in front of Han Gang accounts for one-tenth of them.

"It's Lee Sang-gong who is back!"

"It's Li Xianggong!"

If it's not an identity that has been a strategist all the way, how can you be escorted by hundreds of cavalry? It is indeed Li Shizhong who is back.

In order to deploy the military supplies delivered to Langgan City and Gangu City nearby, Qin Fenglu's minister stayed in Longcheng County, which was the first stop on the road from Hangang to Gangu City, for half a month, and only then did he return to the town office.

Li Shi is in a high position of power and power, and his people travel away from idlers. Although it is not like the Son of Heaven who goes out on patrol to put up incense cases and worship along the way, it is indispensable to avoid the road from afar.

If only he could have come back from Longcheng County a few days earlier. Han Gang thought with regret in his heart.

Li Shizhong's personality is a person, and there are many rumors in the state, that is a character who holds on to power and refuses to let go, and at the same time is mean, close to a cool official. If the case of the Dexianfang Armory fell into his hands, he was determined to handle the big case of dozens or hundreds of families in Chengzhu, and Chengji County didn't even want to intervene. Chen Ju will definitely not be able to escape this catastrophe. And Chen Ju fell, Han Gang should have returned to his home across the water by now, and let Xiao Lori warm the quilt for himself.

'It's too late to come back!' ’

"Good ...... prestige" looked at Li Shizhong's queue, and Wang Sunchen was in a different mood.

"This is not a matter of course?! Qin Fengjing is a little fair, there are tens of thousands of civil and military attachés in the world, but there are not many above him. If you enter the court, you will be promoted one step further. ”

Although he replied like this, standing on the side of the road, Han Gang looked at the cavalry team guarding Li Shizhong, and there was still a feeling of indescribability in his heart. Half envy, half longing. envy his power, and what he longs for is also the power that Li Shizhong now has.

can be Qin Fenglu's envoy, in the Great Song Dynasty civil official sequence, it should be able to rank among the top thirty or fifty people. The local administrative divisions of the Great Song Dynasty are four levels, from bottom to top: town (township), county (Jian Zhou), prefecture (government military supervisor), and road (Beijing), of which the road is the largest division unit.

The road has the difference between the transfer road and the Jingluo pacification road, the transfer of the road to the entire Great Song Dynasty was divided into fifteen roads, and then added to the eighteenth road, and the Jingluo pacification made the road a little more, and it did not exceed twenty-five. And whether it is a transshipment envoy or a pacification envoy, the sequence is that the north ranks before the south. And now there are many wars in the northwest, the fourth road in Guanxi and the first road in Hedong are particularly important, and Li Shizhong's status is actually in the top five among the more than 20 pacification envoys in the world.

Watching Li Shizhong, who was dressed in a purple robe, riding a handsome jujube red Hexi Liang horse, passing in front of him under the protection of the army. Han Gang's mind was suddenly in a trance, when was the Han civil servant so weak that he couldn't even climb on horseback?

In his previous life, Han Gang always thought that it was an ancient practice for civil officials to ride in sedan chairs and military attaches to ride horses. But in this era, even civil officials mostly rode horses, and few sat in sedan chairs and shoulders. Taking people as animals has a bad reputation. Even if he is the prime minister, unless he is old and has inconvenient legs and feet, and has been specially given a shoulder by the Son of Heaven, he will also ride a horse into the palace.

- This is still the Song Dynasty of Xiuwen Yanwu! Moreover, it was also the Song Dynasty when all the excellent horse breeding land in the north was lost, and the number of war horses was insufficient! In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was no shortage of land or horses, but the civil officials were all human animals, and they couldn't walk without a sedan chair.

This should be called one generation is not as good as the next!

Ban Chao only had thirty-six people in his hands, but he also dared to kill people and set fire to the enemy country. Wang Xuance is said to have single-handedly led the army of a vassal state to defeat an ancient Indian state.

Although the martial arts of the Song Dynasty were far inferior to those of the Han and Tang dynasties, scholars could at least ride horses and draw bows - Han Gang's own archery skills were good, and when he was studying in Zhang Zaimen, he also had several experiences in shooting willows with his classmates in early spring [Note 1], and Chen Yaozhi, the champion of the Zhenzong Dynasty, was famous for his archery skills, and left an allusion that practice makes perfect - but in the Ming and Qing dynasties, how many scholars seemed to be able to only hold fans and play with rabbits.

Li Shizhong's queue had already gone away, only watching a dust dragon rolling west. The people who were forced to the side of the road drove the mule carts to the official road, and Wang Sunchen came to Han Gang's side, "Han Xiucai, it's time to go!" ”

Han Gang came back to his senses and smiled apologetically at Wang Sunchen.

He looked back again, at the billowing dust. This is the power of an envoy. In terms of intelligence, he doesn't think that he will lose, in terms of hard work, whether it is him or his predecessor, he is a character who can study hard, and in terms of vision and knowledge, Han Gang is even more confident. As long as he has the opportunity, whether he is going to participate in the imperial examination or being recommended by others, how can he not get out in the Northern Song Dynasty?

Although he came to this era for no reason, how could Han Gang be willing to live a life in a mess? Whether it is ambition or ambition, his vision is now very high!

One day, he will stand even higher than Li Shizhong.

Someday......

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Han Gang led the team back on the road, but within two hours, the group rushed to Longcheng County. As is customary, they were arranged to rest in an old military camp outside the county seat. Although Wang Sunchen was not the same as the baggage team led by Han Gang, Dong Chao bit his ear with the camp gate guards for a long time, trying to block Wang Sunchen from entering. But Wang Sunchen took Wu Yan's Guan Wen Lingzha - but more useful was his horse whip - and swaggered into the camp together.

At this time, the application had not yet been submitted, but it was dark early in winter, and the sun was already setting in the west, and half of the sky was glowing with blood red.

After arranging a meal, more than 40 people occupied two barracks, and 20 people were crowded on two large bunks on one side. In the name of taking care of the people, Han Gang separated Xue Twenty-eight and Dong Chao and settled them in one room, while he and Wang Sunchen slept separately in the officer's special room outside the two barracks.

"Remember, this is a barracks, not a private house behind the Huimin Bridge [Note 2], so I don't have to let you go in and out! After nightfall, you can't go out of the room without an order, if you catch the Sprinkle family, the boss will serve with a military stick, don't think that the Sprinkle family won't dare to break the legs of you monkey cubs! ”

Wang Sunsin stood in the barracks with a straight face, he taught a group of people with a majestic manner, and more than 30 people honestly stood in two rows and bowed their heads to listen to the teaching. It stands to reason that the leader of the baggage team is Han Gang, and Wang Sunchen is just an outsider who walks along the way, even if it is a lesson, Han Gang should come out. But Han Gang stood next to him and watched, while Dong Chao and Xue Twenty-eight were forced to stand with the people, only with a cold face and didn't say anything.

Han Gang looked at the expressions of the two, half of them seemed to be because Wang Sunsin's hands behind his back were squeezing his horsewhip hard, but more should be thinking about getting the field back behind, and he was enduring a momentary anger.

Wang Sunsin's edict was not made up by him. Privately going out of military tents and barracks at night is a military stick according to military law. Don't talk about ventilation outside the tent, just to be convenient, but also to get orders first; If you don't have an order, then just untie it in your crotch.

Han Gang doesn't know much about this military regulation, but if he can help trap Xue Dong and the others, he won't have a second word - if Xue Twenty-eight and Dong Chao dare to violate the military rules, he will definitely take the opportunity to abolish the legs of the two - not to mention that this order is not used to restrain him. I first went to check the vehicles, as well as the drinking water of the livestock, and let the people on duty take good care of it. Then Han Gang went outside the barracks again.

The people in the vicinity are accustomed to doing business, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water. Relying on the barracks, then do the business of the passing armies inside. In order to thank Wang Sunchen for his help, Han Gang bought wine and meat outside, and came back from eating and chatting - thanks to Han Qianliu, when he was about to leave, he stuffed him with a little more money, otherwise he would not have had the money to do this.

Wang Sunsin's room was in a wing room separated from the barracks, which was also to keep the officers and soldiers from too far away and to monitor the entry and exit of the soldiers. Han Gang came over with wine and meat, and he was also happy. Without saying a word, the two sat down at the table and began to eat and drink.

After three rounds of drinking, Han Gang wiped the oil on his mouth, and thanked Wang Sunchen Zhengrong: "Today's matter, thank you really for General Wang." ”

Han Gang is really grateful to Wang Sunchen, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have to strike first tonight, otherwise he would not be able to guarantee that something would come out of the mountain road tomorrow. Wu Jieju is also doing things properly, and he will never do anything if he is asked to come out directly, but he can ask him to transfer a credible officer, but Wang Sunchen he found is not only credible, but also reliable.

Note 1: Willow shooting, a traditional spring game activity in ancient China. Both Han and Hu people, when the willow trees sprout in spring, they have the tradition of planting willow branches on the school field and competing in archery. The six arts of a gentleman, etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics. Shot third.

Note 2: A private prostitute is a private prostitution, as opposed to a prostitute.

ps: I don't know when I will be able to stand at the top of the new book list, I will work hard, brothers should support a lot. Today's third update.