Hawking and Shi Bao were called back, and the two guys stayed at the beach for a whole month, and they were about the same as Africans. I don't know when they didn't like to wear shoes anymore, whether they were riding horses or walking, they were barefoot.

Looking at Hawking's dirty black feet, Su Ren pouted: "Wash your feet!" Put your shoes back on, and if I see them again, they'll all be chopped off! ”

Hawking looked down at his feet: "The big man said that the person who drives the boat can't wear shoes, so he won't feel the problem of the boat, we have tried, and it is indeed different." ”

"This is land, let's go to Lin Mang, there are worms, scorpions, centipedes, poisonous things abound, you meat feet, as long as you are bitten, you will not be saved!"

"Go to Lin Mang, where Lin Mang? Isn't it going to sea? ”

Su Ren didn't want to talk nonsense with Hawking, so he kicked when he raised his foot, Hawking dodged quickly, and ran out of the yard with Shi Bao shoulder to shoulder. Su Ren was not angry, and pointed at the two guys: "These two stinky boys, you have to clean up well, if you continue like this, you will be spoiled." ”

"Are you willing?" Huang Shisan asked lightly.

Su Ren listened to it so well that he was almost angry. Turning his head to stare at Huang Thirteen, Huang Thirteen was expressionless, standing motionless in a daze, as if he didn't say what he said just now. Su Ren waved his hand: "Get out, you get out too!" ”

Huang Shisan didn't leave, but leaned in front of Su Ren: "I am your personal guard, I will go wherever you go." ”

Su Ren was completely speechless, turned around and went to the backyard. Huang Shisan hurriedly followed, and when he walked to the entrance of the backyard, Su Ren stopped: "I'll go to the thatched house, and you will go too?" ”

Huang 13 shook his head: "Don't go, I'll wait for you here!" ”

Two living treasures came back, and the Changshi Mansion instantly became lively, and all kinds of strange screams and laughter could be heard all day long. Gongsun He has already taken people to Bing Cao, as the newly appointed Huiji defense officer, Gongsun He is very dedicated, every day morning out and late home, with people along the streets of Huiji not long back and forth. The effect is not bad, and the people are at least relieved when they see them.

I went to Shaping again to check the progress of the construction site and gave the master a breath of relief. As soon as he heard that Su Ren was going to the Nanling military camp, the master father Yan was surprised: "Changshi, over the years, Huang Duwei has controlled the county soldiers, and all of them are his people, if you want to take the military power from him, it is not easy to do!" ”

"I've thought about it too, do you have any good ideas?"

The master father thought about it, rolled his eyelids and looked at Su Ren, lowered his head and didn't dare to say.

Su Ren said with a smile: "If you have something to say, whether it's a good idea or a bad idea, just have an idea." ”

The master father Yan looked left and right, Huang Shisan was at the door, and there were only two people in the room, he and Su Ren, who moved a few steps forward and lowered his voice: "You can gather all the generals to drink and feast, and then ......" The more he spoke, the quieter his voice became, and finally almost reached Le Suren's ear.

After hearing this, Su Ren looked at the master father with disdain: "Why are you so poisonous?" ”

The master father was startled and hurriedly knelt on the ground. Su Ren immediately laughed, and stretched out his hand to pull the master father up: "However, I like it!" Hahaha......"

Laughing and going out, the master father was in a cold sweat, let out a long breath, and looked at Su Ren's back blankly.

When he came back from Shaping, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Cui Jiuming, and then he packed his bags and prepared to travel far. Yan Zhu took everyone out of the city to see each other off, and took Su Ren's hand: "Ziheng! This is a great responsibility, no matter what, safety is the priority, and we must not be reluctant! ”

Su Ren nodded: "Tai Shou said, the kid remembers." ”

Gongsun He carried a horsewhip and smashed Su Ren in the chest with a punch, almost breaking his ribs: "It is said that you have a set of leading soldiers, let me also see and understand, I originally wanted to go, but you let me stay, you have made great achievements, let me take care of the family, next time we must change." ”

Su Ren covered his chest and slowed down for a while: "Okay, change!" When I saw you off, I let Lao Huang smash you! ”

"Hahaha......" Gongsun He laughed: "Look at your bones, how do you look like a general who can lead troops to fight!" ”

didn't shed tears to say goodbye, they all knew that Su Ren had planted people in the barracks, and it was a dragon and tiger fight! Including Yan Zhu, all the civil official series have a sense of schadenfreude, hoping that Su Ren and Huang Qi will fight, no matter who wins or loses, it will be a good thing for them.

Nanling is the most important mountain range in the south, which is the dividing line between the Han Dynasty and the Yue people. It lies between Hunan and Guangxi, Hunan and Guangdong, and extends eastward to southern Fujian. It is about 1,000 miles long from east to west and 500 miles wide from north to south. It is composed of five main mountain ranges: Yuecheng Ridge, Du Pang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge and Dayu Ridge, so it is also called Five Ridges. Nanling in a broad sense also includes Miaoer Mountain, Haiyang Mountain, Jiuzhi Mountain, Xianghualing, Yao Mountain, Jiulian Mountain, etc.

The valley pass constitutes a north-south traffic channel, mainly including: one is Guiling Road, between Yuechengling and Haiyang Mountain. This is the Ling Canal built by Qin Shi Huang to open up Lingnan, connect the Xiangjiang River and the Li River, and transfer military rations and soldiers. The second is Zheling Road, which passes through the Wushui Valley in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River. The third is Meiling Road, Nanxiong in the Zhenshui Valley in the upper reaches of the Northwest River, and Xiaomeiguan in the upper reaches of the Yuling River to the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River, which is the main passage to communicate Guangdong and Guangxi. Huang Qi's soldiers and horses were stationed at the mouth of the valley on Zheling Road.

From Huiji, follow the trail all the way south to Nanling. Because of the war, the original road of people coming and going has become deserted, except for some people who were forced to come, either resisting or carrying large bags and small bags of military assets to the front line, there is basically no one else. The people nearby hid as much as they could, and those who couldn't also burrow into the mountains, they didn't want to be caught by the Yue people.

Su Ren stopped the horse and glanced at it from a distance, his eyes were full of green. Although this South Ridge is not high, it also has some momentum, the mountains are continuous, there are water, trees, and strange stones, and the layers are particularly distinct. The highest place is called Jiulian Mountain, and there are nine peaks of large and small, one next to the other, and the ups and downs are continuous.

"How far away? What a broken place, there are mosquitoes everywhere, it's too hot to wear too much, and mosquitoes can eat people if you wear less! Hawking waved his arms and kept slapping the flying insects around him.

Su Ren made a certain hood out of silk as thin as a cicada's wings. A disc is woven from bamboo on the top of the head, leaving a small hole in the middle, through which the bun is passed and covered with silk on all sides, extending from the top of the head to the chest. Mosquitoes are flying outside, but inside are unharmed.

"Don't complain, go and ask someone, how far is it, if you go the wrong way, you will be in trouble."

The guide was personally arranged by Yan Zhu, and it is said that this person used to often go in and out of Yuedi, and specially led merchants back and forth, and was a Yue people. Hearing Su Ren say this, he said with a smile: "Don't worry about Changshi, the villain has walked this road dozens of times, and he is very familiar, and he will never be wrong, and he will walk five miles ahead, turn the Jianzui Stone, and go around Jiulian Mountain." ”

"Ahh And so far? ”

"It's not far, it's just a day's road, walk faster, and you can get there early tomorrow morning!"

"I'm afraid it won't be soon!" Hawking turned his head and looked at the long convoy behind him, all of which were the manpower of Shu County businessmen. This time, Su Ren didn't bring many soldiers and horses, but he got a caravan of hundreds of people, and there were countless mules and horses in large carts and small carts, and Cui Jiuming, who came from Jianghuai, was among them.

Cui Jiuming's face was covered with hot sweat, the clothes on his body were already soaked, he gasped for breath, and smiled awkwardly when he saw Hawking looking at him. Su Ren glanced left and right: "Forget it, don't be in a hurry, let's rest here tonight, and it's not too late to leave tomorrow." ”

Everyone shouted and immediately began to prepare their tents and camps. Cui Jiuming climbed down from the carriage with difficulty, moved his legs and feet a few times, and limped towards Su Ren.

Su Ren looked at the big fat man with a smile and gave up his chair: "Sit here!" Don't come, you have to come, you're a burden like this! ”

"Hey! I thought I could lose some in JAC, but I didn't expect that there was no change at all, this time I should lose weight again, if it still doesn't work, I will give up. ”

Su Ren patted Cui Jiuming's big belly: "Why did it become like this?" I used to think you were fat, and it's not like this! ”

Cui Jiuming sat on the chair and closed his eyes comfortably: "Or will you enjoy it, you still have this, by the way, do you really want to take the troops to Minyue?" ”

Su Ren nodded: "Hmm!" ”

"Is there so much treasure there?"

"Don't believe me? Then now you can go back. ”

"It's all here, how do you go back? This time, everyone has invested money to play with you, if you lose money and don't have pants to wear, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce you built will be overturned. ”

"Hahaha! Are you so pessimistic? What I'm worried about now is not whether there are any treasures, but whether you can move them all, Yue seems to be poor and barbaric, but in fact there are treasures everywhere, ores, wood, medicinal herbs, animal skins and those things that several Yue kings have hidden in the palace over the years, don't you want to move them all home? ”

"Isn't that right? How could the court agree? ”

Su Ren looked at Cui Jiuming: "Sometimes you are stupid, sometimes you are smart, you can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds?" Even if the court eats meat, let's drink some soup! ”

Cui Jiuming smiled and nodded: "If it's really like what you said, don't talk about drinking soup, even if you drink water, I'm happy!" ”

"No dreams!"

Cui Jiuming laughed: "What kind of dream does a businessman want, my dream is to eat and sleep, and eat when I wake up, don't people want to live such a life for the rest of their lives?" Running around all day, the final goal is the same. ”

It was rare to say such philosophical words from Cui Jiuming's mouth, Su Ren didn't react for a while, and said after a long time: "Have you heard of the twelve zodiac signs?" ”

Cui Jiuming shook his head. Su Ren continued: "The family teacher once had a set of algorithms, replacing the years with various animals, a total of twelve, alternating in turns, a cycle of sixty years, which just matches the heavenly and terrestrial branches, do you know what kind of animals you use in it?" ”

Cui Jiuming looked at Su Ren with interest.

Su Ren got up slowly, looked at Cui Jiuming and sighed: "It's so stupid like a pig!" ”

Cui Jiuming didn't understand how stupidity and pigs could be involved. The word stupid refers to the meaning of bamboo white, that is, the innermost layer of white film of bamboo. Could it be that Su Ren invented some new dish, bamboo white stewed pork?