"Phew—it's fucking unpalatable!"

Shen Chen ignored the sneering gaze of the fine seal Minda, spit out the dried meat tendons that had been chewed in his mouth for half a quarter of an hour, but were still a piece of stuff, and rubbed his cheeks and muttered dissatisfiedly. In order to set an example, the Eighth Route Army Inspection School Du Yu Marquis Shi Cai gulped a large piece of dried meat in front of hundreds of Gyeongju soldiers, and his whole stomach seemed to be cramping and aching at this moment.

The stomach is accustomed to eating food crops, and it is indeed a little difficult to digest this dry food of the grassland tribe.

"Han people are squeamish! It's better to have food than not to eat, it's common to have nothing to eat in the wild, and if you want to be a good scout, this is the first level, and the harriers of the Tuoba family have come over like this...... "The corner of the fine seal Minda's mouth was slightly raised.

Shen Chen sighed softly, he also knew why Li Wenge had to change the rations carried by the soldiers from dry food to dried meat this time, but he knew that the completely different living habits still made it difficult for him to swallow this dry mutton with no oil, no salt and no taste.

He looked at the warriors who were eating silently in the distance, sighed softly and sat down, looked up to make some sense of the direction of the sun, picked up a branch and drew a cross on the ground.

Without saying a word, he watched as Shen Chen marked the four English letters n, E, and s at the four ends of the two crosshairs, and then began to calculate the bearing distance at the place marked at the top left of the crosshairs.

"Are these crooked texts really that useful? It's better than the sexagenary branch of your Han people? Thin Seal Minda asked.

At present, although Arabic numerals and some simple English letters have begun to be popularized among officers, it is still difficult for military talents who are accustomed to using square characters to accept it, because of this. In order to facilitate the calculation, Arabic numerals were forcibly promoted, although many officers often privately converted Ali Lab numbers into Chinese characters and then calculated them so that this kind of compulsory promotion existed in name only, but Li Wenge still adhered to this policy, and theoretical and technological innovation was often not a matter of one generation. Li Wenge was looking forward to the graduation of Fenglin's mathematics students in a few years, which would inject new blood into his military reform and technological change.

Li Wenge did not insist on the English alphabet, which Li Wenge himself was not very good at, and the future foreign language was not very good as a language, but the twenty-six letters were very useful as a calculation tool. Among the senior generals and staff officers of the Eighth Route Army, only Shen Chen and Qin Haoran keenly felt this and consciously used these zigzag symbols in their calculations and measurements.

"See, one day. These words will be used in the military. If you don't understand these words, you won't be a good scout! Shen Chen lowered his head and smiled, and replied to the fine seal Minda.

The fine seal snorted disdainfully, obviously not believing it.

A sharp whistle sounded, and Shen Chen and Xi Feng immediately raised their heads and stood up at the same time, looking vigilantly at the sentry in charge of the lookout on the eastern hillside and the small tree beside him that had long been cut down but was barely leaning against the cliff slope.

After a long time, the sentry did not bring down the tree, but waved his arms and made a "safe" gesture, and the two men relaxed and sat down again.

In a few moments, a horse carrying a scout officer turned down the valley into the mountains.

Shen Chen looked at it with his eyes peeled. recognized this person's name as Bai Dingxing. He is currently the head of the cavalry team and the captain of Renyong.

Bai Dingxing came to the left of the two, turned over and jumped off the horse, and after saluting with a flat chest, he reported in a tired but still crisp tone: "Northeast direction, Jiazi, ten miles, safe!" ”

Shen Chen listened silently. Excerpt two coordinates from your sketch. Framed a range, rubbing his lips and frowning in thought.

But Minda was not as hesitant as he was. He stood up and said, "Spare this mountain and turn east, we are now within a hundred miles of Tongwan City......

"Are you sure?" Shen Chen raised his head and stared at the fine seal Minda and asked.

"I've never been here, but if I get closer, I should be able to recognize it!" Thin Seal Minda replied as she looked around.

Shen Chen shook his head slightly, reached out and pinched a handful of dry pine yellow soil and twisted it with his fingers, and said, "The road in the mountains is rugged, we can't walk in a straight line, and I always feel that the more I walk in the past two days, the more wrong it is." ”

Thin Feng Minda frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"What is the most important geographical advantage of Tongwan City?" Shen Chen asked rhetorically.

"The Casterius River! You Han people call Wuding River! The seal replied.

Shen Chen nodded and continued to ask, "The Wuding River has a tributary in Xiazhou, right?" ”

Xifeng Minda was a little impatient: "That's nature, only where the river forks can there be grassland and fertile land, so that towns can be built, this is common sense, the Wuding River is divided into Wushui and Hongliu River in the east of Tongwan City, it is these two rivers first, and then there is Tongwan City." ”

Shen Chen nodded to the ground: "That's it, we haven't found this Hongliu River until now...... After crossing Changze, we have been maintaining the direction of marching to the northeast, but it has been three days, where is the Hongliu River? ”

The fine seal Mindadi's expression also became solemn: "You mean we are going the wrong way?" ”

"Not necessarily, but it may be a little off......"

Shen Chen looked up at the noon sun again, and at the same time looked at the spear that was temporarily inserted in the ground as a sundial, and quietly pondered.

Xifeng Minda raised his head and said, "Do you need cavalry to expand the scope of reconnaissance?" ”

Shen Chen shook his head, thought about it seriously, nodded again, and said: "Expand to twenty miles, but to make it clear, as long as you find the ground with moist soil, you can come back, you don't need to find the Hongliu River, as long as you find that the land has changed from dry yellow to a little damp, come back and report to me immediately!" ”

Xifeng Minda nodded, Bai Dingxing flew on the horse, and Shen Chen stood up. Throwing down the stick in his hand, Fine-sealed Minda asked in surprise, "Don't calculate?" ”

Shen Chen looked back at the simple sundial and said with a wry smile: "If you lack something, you have to ask your lord." ”

Fine Feng Minda was stunned: "What is missing?" ”

"Approximate latitude and longitude." Shen Chen said softly.

Naturally, he didn't know what latitude and longitude was, but Shen Chen didn't explain it—in fact, he couldn't explain it, although he was convinced of Li Wenge's new writings. In Li Wenge's view, this is the first thing to communicate with the mathematicians and geographers of this era, and it seems that it is not yet time to talk to the soldiers about this.

It is precisely because of this that Li Wenge is now the only one in the army who can roughly estimate the latitude and longitude of the troops by virtue of his general sense and the distribution of the stars and the direction of the earth.

Shen Chen asked for this data in order to convert the inclination of the shadow of the sun at noon. It is then compared to the inclination of the first few days. to determine if the troops deviated from the correct direction of the march.

When he walked to the place where Li Wenge was resting, Shen Chen found that the general had driven his own soldiers far away, drawing circles on the ground with his left hand behind his back, and muttering to himself while drawing circles.

At first, Shen Chen thought that the general had also noticed that the marching route was a little strange and was personally calculating, but after listening to less than two sentences, he knew that it was not the case, and the words and words that Li Wenge was gritting his teeth and chanting had almost nothing to do with this march.

General Li couldn't stop chattering: "...... He's really *** not a man, don't you dare to kiss it, don't you dare to pull hands? It's a shame that you claim to be from the 21st century, it's a shame......"

"Lord Li wants Mrs. Han to be an official?" Luo Yiniang looked at Chen Su in surprise, Chen Su didn't need to test it to know that this was really surprised. She shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I said this to my family officials when I was in Gyeongju. There is Gao Qizheng Zhizhou to corroborate, and I still don't know if the general really has this intention or is telling jokes with his grandson, but only in this way can people not be reassured! ”

Luo Yiniang raised her head and looked at Chen Su quietly, couldn't help but smile and said softly: "This move is shocking, no wonder Mrs. Han is troubled!" ”

Chen Su sighed lightly and said, "This is to put my Han and Chen families in a charcoal basin and bake." Now after two years of thunderbolt tactics by the general. The power of the Yanzhou family declined greatly, and it was the time when the civil officials were at their peak. If this appointment comes out, whether it is the Han family or the Chen family, they will immediately become the public enemies of the civil officials in Yanzhou, and at that time, I don't know how many people will regard our two families as thorns in the flesh. Not to mention, there is a Xianggong sitting in Dongcheng now, as well as Qin Buzheng and Xiao Tixing of the state capital, these big men are all orthodox Confucian disciples, and they regard them as Kou Qiu, Han and Chen, do they still have a stable life? ”

Luo Yiniang was speechless for a long time, listening to Chen Su's complaints, and couldn't help asking, "Why did the adults make such a move?" ”

Chen Su was stunned: "The concubine came to ask Miss Luo for advice on this matter, why did Miss Luo ask the concubine?" ”

Luo Yiniang smiled: "Mrs. Han said that I am a stupid woman, how can I understand such a military event?" Isn't it true that Mrs. Han has already guessed the intention of the adult, and has come to the Jiedu Mansion to verify the place? ”

Chen Su was stunned again, a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, and after a while, she said slowly: "I have some shallow knowledge that doesn't know the height of the sky, I'm just afraid that I have vainly guessed the general's mind, and if I say it, Miss Luo don't be surprised!" ”

Luo Yiniang smiled: "Mrs. Han, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Chen Su calmed down and said: "Since the three generations, the heroine may be in the dynasty, but women are officials, but it is rare, and for thousands of years, there is only Princess Pingyang Zhao, which is still an expedient measure when Shenyao was not the emperor." The reason why the general wanted to risk the disapproval of the world to do such an unprecedented thing was that the concubine thought it was just a means of power. Now the family power in Yanzhou has been suppressed by the general so that there is no longer the prestige and power of the past, and the government affairs of the state government are all in the hands of the civil officials of the scientific system, and Prime Minister Li Cheng has outstanding prestige among the civil officials in Yanzhou, and there is no one else who can compete with it except the general. At the moment when the general and Lee Xiangchu are intimate, although this situation does not matter, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts in power and responsibilities in the future. Since the family regards the general as an enemy, the general naturally cannot rely on the family to fight against the civilian officials, but power cannot be left unchecked and balanced, so the general is whimsical. wants to use the concubine as the judge of Yanzhou, so as to create a barrier between the Han and Chen families and the civil officials of Yanzhou, and the two sides compete for power, so that the general can be in the middle, this is the way of power and strategy, and it is understandable originally. It's just that the Han family and the Chen family were caught up in the whirlpool without knowing it, and the general should always give the two of us a real explanation......

Luo Yiniang smiled lightly: "It turns out that Mrs. Han has seen things so clearly, but this matter must be explained to Mrs. Han in person, the concubine is just a weak woman living in Jiedu Mansion, this kind of military affairs, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do!" ”

Chen Su shook his head: "This is just a little woman's speculation. Not to mention that the general is not in the house. That's it, how could the Han and Chen families just use this speculation to ask the general of the imperial court? ”

Luo Yiniang nodded: "So Mrs. Han came here to see the concubine, because she wanted the concubine to ask and confirm it in front of the adult, in order to get a real reply, right?" ”

Chen Su nodded: "Yes, if the opportunity is right, I hope that Miss Luo will speak well for the Han and Chen families in front of the general." Although it is said that the way of power and art, this is also common sense. However, neither the Han family nor the Chen family are really willing to get involved in this kind of power struggle in the state capital, if the general can take back his fate. Nature is the best. If the general refuses, my father will have to consider moving the Chen family to Kanto and join the concubine's husband's family, I believe the general doesn't want to see this happen, right? ”

Luo Yiniang stared at Chen Su quietly, and suddenly sighed softly.

"Mrs. Han - you are really too modest, my lord hopes that you will judge Yanzhou, I am afraid that you do not intend to provoke the relationship between the Chen and Han families and the civil officials of Yanzhou. I've known adults for a short time. However, in this matter, I always feel that Madame has guessed wrong......"

Chen Su raised his head. A pair of bright eyes looked at Yiniang and asked, "How does the girl know?" ”

Luo Yiniang shook her head: "It's not that I know, but I feel...... What Madame said may be the way of the powerful to govern people, but the little woman thinks that adults never think about these things, not necessarily because adults don't understand, but - he disdains to use these means......"

Chen Su's face turned red, and he forcibly concealed it: "How can you see it? ”

Luo Yiniang said: "When I was in Bianjing...... Wang Xiangguo once sent people to assassinate and ambush the lord, and after those assassins were captured by the lord, the lord could have handed those people directly to the emperor and asked the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly......"

"I know about this, in the end, the general handed over these assassins to my husband, and did not expose Wang Xiangguo in court, but took the opportunity to put on a seal to ask for the prince, pushed the king of Jin to the throne, and finally abolished the phase of Wang Xianggong......" Chen Su took over the conversation.

"But what does this have to do with that?" Chen Su asked with a frown.

"What the adults use, although it is also a conspiracy, is the avenue of the conspiracy, and Wang Xiangguo's removal from the throne is just an unexpected result. The lord recommended King Jin as the heir, and the matter itself was much bigger than the prime minister's worship. It can be said that although the lord drew his salary from the bottom of the kettle, he used dignified means to let Wang Xiangguo avoid the throne and go out on his own, and he never framed himself in the front or in the back. Therefore, the concubine thinks that the balance of power is a matter that adults may not understand, but in his eyes, this kind of thing is too small, and he has known adults for so many years, and the concubine has not experienced it, but there is one thing that is recognized, my lord, is a person who wants to see everything from a big mind and a big world, and the skills of the old men in the government who talk about it are really disdainful in the eyes of adults......" Luo Yiniang's tone was calm, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.

Chen Su took a deep breath: "Then this matter ......"

Luo Yiniang glanced at Chen Su lightly: "Madame is smart and wise, wise and decisive, don't talk about adults, even concubines, I also think it's a pity that Madame doesn't become an official......"

Chen Su was silent.

Luo Yiniang smiled lightly: "In fact, after staying together for a long time, I realized that adults are really a person who is very different from ordinary people......

Chen Su frowned and said, "How do you say this?" ”

Luo Yiniang thought for a while: "Although I haven't heard about appointing my wife as a judge, but when the adults chatted, they used to complain constantly, complaining that Yanzhou was sparsely populated and had low output. Once, when the adults mentioned this, they couldn't help but sigh, saying that if all the women in the state could go out to work and farm, it would be equivalent to doubling the population of the state and doubling the number of talents available for the state......

"Ah——?h Chen Su was taken aback, and looked up at Luo Yiniang, with an incredible look on his face.

Luo Yiniang still frowned and pondered, muttering to herself: "There is a new word in the mouth of the adult to describe this matter, as if it is...... Be...... But it's very ......."

Luo Yiniang thought about it for a long time, but Chen Su was already stunned, listening to Yiniang's words, Li Wenge didn't seem to want to let himself become an official alone, but wanted women in Yanzhou to work and do business like men - this is too whimsical, right?

"By the way, I think about it, the adults are talking about liberating the productive forces......" Luo Yiniang's voice sounded in her ears again.