The scarlet embers were carried away by the breeze with the last trace of enthusiasm, and the curling smoke dispersed among the lofty mountains, drawing a perfect end to the hard work of the firehead army.

Xu was in a hurry, and the firehead soldiers also wanted to leave themselves a little chance to rest, so they hastily made wheat kernel rice. The so-called wheat kernel is nothing more than the wheat kernel being ground once or twice between stone mills to remove some of the wheat husks. If you remove the wheat husk more finely, fill it with some red dates and white fungus when boiling, and add some barley and lotus seeds, the flavor will be like the eight-treasure porridge.

But after all, the conditions in the army are poor, and it is impossible for the firehead army to do this kind of food.

Shen Yun was also eating with the army for the first time, and the rough wheat grains swallowed into his throat, and he instantly felt the friction like grit. This uncomfortable feeling made Shen Yun frown unconsciously. However, since the rice has already arrived in Shen Yun's bowl, and he will be with these soldiers for a long time in the future, Shen Yun has no plans to start anew.

After eating a bowl of rice hastily, Jiang Ji seemed to see Shen Yun's discomfort. While the soldiers were still resting, he quietly walked to Shen Yun's side, holding a pancake in his outstretched hand: "The county lord may not feel well in the army's meal, and eat some pancakes to pad his stomach first, and when we arrive in Fengchuan Town tomorrow morning, let's eat some good ones." ”

Jiang Ji's subtle observation shocked Shen Yun very much, maybe he really showed it too obviously.

But he still shook his head: "It doesn't have to be like this, I'm not used to it for a while today, but the days of accompanying the army in the future are still long, and I can't bring some food all the time." The ancients said that the most powerful army must be the soldiers who share weal and woe, so they can die in the face of the enemy. Shen is no better than those famous generals, so he can't make himself special because of this. ”

It is said that the remnant sun is like blood, and when Shen Yun said these words, it happened that nearly half of the sun had sunset into the West Mountain. Jiang Ji suddenly felt that the young magistrate he thought he had seen through had not completely seen through it.

If Shen Yun used to be the kind of person in his heart who would not hesitate to kill for the sake of power and prestige. Then at this time, Shen Yun was a person who was different from other officials of the Great Song Dynasty and could treat them as human beings. And because of age, even more ambitious. Such a person has the means, courage, and great ambition, and he will definitely go extremely smoothly if he wants to come to the office.

Jiang Ji retracted his hand and stopped making a sound.

The sunset has completely disappeared from the body, and when the place where Shen Yun and the others are resting can no longer shine on the afterglow. Shen Yun nodded at Jiang Ji and motioned for the army to start. Fortunately, the nights at the end of summer are not so cold, on the contrary, the sun is basking for a day, and in this cool night, it is more comfortable.

When the heat came again, Shen Yun and his party finally came to Fengchuan Town as they wished.

When the first rays of dawn shone on Shen Yun and his party, a restaurant in Fengchuan Town, You Shaohua, the magistrate of Huachi, greeted him. This person is a second-class jinshi who has been in peace for four years, and he has been in Huachi County for three years, just waiting for the end of this year's grinding, and he will go elsewhere.

After all, Shen Yun's status in the imperial examination was one level higher than him, so when the two met, even if he and Shen Yun's official positions were similar, they still bowed their hands politely: "I got Shen Chuanyu's letter, You Mou came here yesterday to wait." I really didn't expect that Li Zhizhou would actually send Shen Chuanyu to Dashun City at this time. ”

"Brother You is kind, and Shen is grateful. If it were him, he would definitely get drunk with Brother You first. However, the military order is urgent, and I will arrive tomorrow evening, which really makes Shen a little embarrassed. Complaining is inevitable, Shen Yun returned the salute to You Shaohua, and then followed him to the wine shop.

You Shaohua also knew that the military order was difficult to disobey, so he didn't plan to eat and drink with Shen Yun until he got drunk. I just prepared some food, put it in a food box, brought a pot of wine, and drank a few glasses with Shen Yun: "I have also heard a little about Shen Chuanyu's ability, you have sorted everything out of Anhua County in just a few months, and you admire this ability very much." If it weren't for the fact that he was about to move elsewhere, You Moushao would have to learn from Shen Chuanlu, and let the people of Huachi taste some sweetness. ”

"Brother You is polite, this rumor is just a temporary achievement, and it should not be praised by Brother You. If you don't call me the table, the half-farmer will be immediate. In fact, the principle of governing the world is the same. As long as it does not harm the interests of the vested ones, but on the contrary brings benefits to them, then they will certainly worship you as a god. To put it bluntly, it's all the fault of Na Ah Block. ”

Shen Yun's words made You Shaohua laugh: "Bannong really saw through the foundation of governance. It's no wonder that he was able to write such a notebook that amazed the officials. Your words have made You have to think about it for several years. Come, eat a glass of wine, it will be counted as You's apprenticeship. You Shaohua's politeness to Shen Yun made Shen Yun helpless for a while.

However, the two have no intersection of interests for the time being, and they can really become good friends, Shen Yun nodded, raised his wine glass to You Shaohua, and then drank it all.

Rest is temporary, and when it comes to the time specified by Shen Yun, all the soldiers have eaten breakfast, and they also rest for a while, and finally drive away some of the fatigue of the whole night. The army was opened, Shen Yun bowed his hand at You Shaohua, turned over his horse, and continued to walk northeast.

After all, Shen Yun rarely rode a horse, and after following the army for a whole day, he couldn't stand it after all, so he could only go back to the carriage and sit down. What Dashun City needs is not a magistrate whose legs are worn out.

When the sun shone above the heads of the group on the third day, several villages under the jurisdiction of Dashun City finally came into Shen Yun's eyes.

After three days, a few soldiers who fetched water excitedly picked up the water of the Huachi River, Meimei drank a few sips, then filled the water bladder, ran to Shen Yun's car and said respectfully: "County Zun, we are about to arrive in Dashun City, before the sun sets today, we will definitely be able to enter Dashun City to hand over the grain." ”

Shen Yun couldn't help but feel a wave of joy: "Okay, speed up, get to Dashun City, and allow you to wait for a good rest." Well, when the time comes, slaughter a few pigs and sheep and treat you well. “

Hearing that Shen Yun was so generous, all the soldiers shouted hello. Although the army is full of food, meat is still a rarity. Basically, eating a meat meal in ten years is already a blessing, but Shen Yun's posture obviously means to let everyone eat a big meal. With food and rest, the soldiers were motivated by the wind under their feet.

Finally, at about the end of the day, the centaurs came to the city of Dashun.

At this time, Dashun City had fallen into a wartime state, and when he saw the soldiers and grain carts coming, he still did not relax his vigilance. Li Xin, who had already come here, received the advice of the soldiers, hurried to the city tower, and shouted downstairs: "Who is coming, Dashun City has been taken over by this clan, please explain your identity and the reason for entering the city." ”

Shen Yun got out of the carriage, looked at the tall city wall, nodded, and then looked up and said: "I am Shen Yun, the governor of Anhua County, and I was ordered by Li Zhizhou to escort 2,500 stones of grain and come to Dashun City to defend it. The companions were Jiang Ji, the captain of the county's Xiang Soldiers, and 700 people under his command. I also asked Li Zhan to put down the basket and allow me to send the identity documents of the two of us and Li Zhizhou's edict to be examined. ”

Hearing that it was Anhua Zhi County, Li Xin was also a little more cautious. He is a ruler, although he is a martial artist from the seventh grade, but his status is not as good as that of a nine-rank magistrate. What's more, this magistrate also brought military rations and 700 soldiers.

When Li Xin heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand, and the soldiers at the head of the city immediately hung a small basket with a rope. Shen Yun looked at it, took out the official seal and Li Guifu's edict from his arms, and motioned for Jiang Ji to also take out his document and hand it to the soldiers to put in the basket. Then he watched the basket sway and was dragged up to the city.

Three things were taken from the basket, and the soldier hurriedly brought them to Li Xin. The first thing he looked at was Shen Yun's official seal, and he saw the bright red seal of the official department on it, which was not forged at all. The above description of Shen Yun's appearance is even more consistent with Shen Yun. This alone made Li Xin believe a little. This was followed by Lee Gyu-fu's letters.

This time, Li Xin did not judge by experience, but in reality, he saw the big seal of the Gyeongju Prefecture Ya, and immediately took out the pile of paper that Li Gyufu handed over to him. Only then did Li Xin pack up his strategy, put the edict away, walked to the head of the city, and bowed his hand to Shen Yunyi: "Shen Zhixian, a certain rudeness." The official and the edict were verified, and a certain person went down to greet him. ”

As for Jiang Ji, I have to say that in Li Xin's eyes, this lieutenant from Jiupin was not taken seriously by him at all.

Shen Yun smiled, and as soon as he arched his hand at the city, he found that Li Xin's figure had disappeared. Within half a moment, only the crunching of the city gate was heard, and Li Xin took Liu Fu and Chong Yong, and dozens of soldiers behind him lined up around the city gate. Shen Yun didn't recognize it, but Jiang Ji was surprised: "County Zun, this Li Zhanzhi is really polite to you, and he actually took out such a military salute." ”

Although he didn't say it clearly, Shen Yun understood that Li Xin's attitude was very respectful. However, he was not surprised, there were no military attachés of the fifth grade, no matter how powerless, he still had to be polite when he saw them.

I saw Li Xin and the three of them come to Shen Yun and bow down: "I have come to see Shen Zhixian, I have offended before, please forgive me for this." “

"Don't be polite, the three of you don't have to be polite, in the future, Shen and you can be regarded as a robe for eating in a pot, so there is no need to be so polite. This time, under Li Zhizhou's order, Shen felt a great responsibility. After all, I was just studying hard in the cold window before, and I never held a sword, gun, sword and halberd. ”

Shen Yun's words, Li Xin instantly understood. This means that he has no intention of interfering in military affairs, and the three of them are responsible for everything in Dashun City.

For such officials, Li Xin and the three of them naturally like it very much. Which military general likes to have a layman pointing fingers at him. Seriously, in their hearts, Li Guifu is really not as good as Shen Yun.