On the afternoon of the first day of the seventh month, Chengyuan and Shi Shouxin arrived at the Suzaku Gate in the south of the old city of the fifth dynasty of Bianliang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Soon after entering the city, I saw the Bianhe River that crossed the south of the city and went east......

At the Bianhe Bridge in the central axis of the city, several officials in different costumes are standing at the head of the bridge, as if waiting for them, the neutral person is a fat and white internal supervisor, and the first person on the right has a cold face, which is waiting for Cao Zheng to give them a wind.

"Cheng Kuiyuan took the order."

"Chen Chengkui, please ask Your Majesty Sheng'an."

"St. Bow." Seeing Chengyuan kneeling respectfully and saluting, the inner government ordered Xu Min to read in a high-pitched and open voice:

"The subordinate system said: I inherited the great blessing treasure map, watched Wang Xingbi Fu, and knew the importance of the clan's virtues...... (omitted)...... Duanming Hall waiter read Cheng Kuiyuan, Dezheng Duanqin, only Qi Min, the former Empress Dowager ordered Lian Li Suning County Lord, the merit is higher than the clan dynasty, I am comforted, specially sealed the door under the scattered cavalry permanent servant, awarded the five products on the crown belt, Qin this. ”

"Shane!"

Cheng Yuan said in his heart: "Sure enough, I have to wait until I marry my concubine and come back to 'restore my life', and this five-grade crown belt will be officially obtained, and I will look at the meaning of this holy decree: I will marry a wife and spend a few good nights with him, and it will be 'higher than the clan of the country', and there is such a good thing in the world?" Yes, continuing the bloodline of the royal family and consolidating the ranks of the royal family made sense in the past......"

He took the will and complimented Xu Fuling a few words, and then stuffed some playthings that were either gold or jade into his arms, all of which were small objects that were convenient for exchanging money. In this way, everyone is naturally smiling at each other.

After leading the horse across the Bianhe Bridge, the group was led by Cao Zheng to continue north. Chengyuan saw that Cao Zheng was passing by Guo's mansion and did not enter, and then rode for a long time, and then continued to go straight to the north gate.

Cheng Yuanqi said: "Where is Gong Cao going?" We're going to wear a sugar gourd, and we're going out again? ”

Cao Zheng said coldly: "You are late, Guo Shuxiang led the second army of the Protector and Fengguo this morning, and has begun to go north, Guo Yanei led the Xingjie army because he wanted the palace, so he started a little late, so I went to the south of Bianliang City to wait for you." ”

"It's so dangerous, I almost can't wait!" Cheng Yuan sighed softly, and suddenly said in a daze:

"Guo Shuxiang? Is it ......?"

"That's right," Cao Zheng nodded, "Dashuai has been retained the title of privy envoy, plus the title of Tongping Zhang, now he can't be called Guo Shumi, he has to be called Guo Shuxiang." ”

Cheng Yuan smacked his tongue and said, "He is really getting closer and closer to the white-faced Cao Cao......"

Out of the general before the expedition must go out of the Anyuan Gate less than thirty miles, sure enough, a piece of banner appeared in front of the eyes, Cheng Yuan saw that this team has clear armor, strong soldiers, and really deserves to be one of the main forces of the forbidden army, and the accompanying non-combatants also abound, in the end it is the rear army of the palace, to undertake a lot of logistics-related work.

A big tent in the middle of the garrison is a big tent for the rear army Xingjie Army, Cheng Yuan Shi heard Cao Zheng say that he has been awarded the position of "Quanzhi Marching Sima" by the commander Guo Wei, and he knows that Cao Zheng has temporarily joined the army as a record of Zheng Qipin, so that although Cao Zheng has been promoted a little bit compared to when he was the lieutenant of Neixiang County (Note 1), he has now become his boss......

Therefore, seeing Cao Zheng on the side respectfully inviting himself in, Chengyuan suddenly felt that he had committed embarrassment, and he was simply embarrassed.

As soon as he entered the rear army tent, several generals stood on both sides of Cheng Yuanjian, all of whom stood neatly and solemnly. A general who was less than thirty years old in the middle was sitting on a chair in the center and looking at him with a smile, it was Guo Rong, the new commander of the Xingjie Army.

"It's finally here, Cheng Kuiyuan," Guo Rong stretched out his right index finger and tapped him twice, "You are really a star that fell from the sky, you really came to Ding Ke Mao!" ”

The generals of the forbidden army beside him all laughed, and Cheng Yuan was so embarrassed that he just wanted to scratch the back of his head, but fortunately, he endured this action after all......

"Subordinate Cheng Kuiyuan, see General Guo," Cheng Yuan knelt down on one knee and bowed neatly, "I came in a hurry, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

"Not guilty, forgive." Guo Rong nodded, "Since it is the first time to enter the big tent, then I will introduce it to you." "Cheng Yuan's Quan Zhijun Sima is a temporary position appointed because of the army's expedition, and the main position given to him by the imperial court was originally in Menxia Province, but after all, he is an important staff officer of the main general, so it is necessary to get to know each other with the generals in the army.

Guo Rong stretched out an arm and pointed to a long-bearded general on the right: "This is the commander of the right wing of the Xingjie Army, called Shang Hongqian." ”

"I've seen General Shang." Chengyuan saluted respectfully again, and the other party smiled and nodded.

"Hmm...... Then there are several soldiers and horses in the left and right compartments," he recognized several heads to Chengyuan, and a handsome general in the corner was specially introduced by Guo Rong: "This person is my brother-in-law, named Zhang Yongde, you can recognize him." ”

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "It turns out that he is the future commander of the inspection horse!" Heroic and upright, so beautiful! ”

Everyone knows almost everything, and what makes Chengyuan most happy and inexplicable is that everyone has a very good attitude towards their new recruits, and it can even be said that they all show a very obvious sense of closeness.

"It's a pity that there is a person who doesn't want to see you," Guo Rong shook his head and sighed again: "He is Li Hongxin, the commander of the left wing." ”

Chengyuan's heart was full of joy, and he already knew what he meant. It turned out that this Li Hongxin was the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Li, Li Ye's brother, and it was he who designed to predict the solar eclipse a month ago, which hurt a little thumb of Li Ye, the martial artist......

Guo Rong's Xingjie army belonged to the rear army of this expedition, so he also had to help organize the logistics supply of the army. After all, the Northwest Expedition was not like the Eastern Expedition, lacking the support of Cao Yun, so after the summer grain collection this year, under the reasonable arrangement of the Hubu Shilang, the imperial court has been continuously transporting materials in batches to several important granaries around Zhengzhou to Heluo.

As an important staff officer, Cheng Yuan was observing Guo Rong's deployment in the tent, and he couldn't help for the time being, he knew that he had to forget about the embarrassment of not being able to interject for the time being, and concentrate on learning various matters and knowledge as soon as possible.

By the time everyone said goodbye to the Lord, it was nearly dusk.

"You leave it for me!" Guo Rong cleaned up the paperwork on the case and pointed at Chengyuan virtually.

It wasn't until everyone was dispersed that Guo Rong frowned and said with a smile: "You are really blessed, Cheng Kuiyuan." ”

Seeing Cheng Yuan's stiff smile, he stood up again and continued: "Everyone knows that if you go to Xuzhou this time, you will either suffer a catastrophe and die, or it will be a blessing made in heaven, so it seems that you are lucky to come back unharmed." ”

General Guo teased...... The subordinates are really ashamed. ”

Guo Rong suddenly sighed when he heard Cheng Yuan say this, and couldn't help but laugh:

"Haha...... Sure enough, no matter which man wants to part with the county lord of Suning, I'm afraid it's all your face," Guo Rong, who had been busy all day, said while letting his subordinates beat his tired back, "Don't talk about you, do you know that Zhang Yongde just now?" Two years ago, he happened to meet the county lord of Suning twice, hey, he didn't want to eat...... As a result, I later married the fourth sister of my Guo family, hey! It's like a second thing. ”

After he finished speaking, he burst into laughter, and Chengyuan had no choice but to laugh with him.

"Do you know why your father threw you into the Xingjie Army?"

"Oh? It turned out that his subordinates were able to join the Xingjie Army not because they were late, but because the cardinal did it intentionally? ”

Guo Rong nodded: "Cheng Kuiyuan, you must know that the Xingjie Army is not the existing military number of the forbidden army of the previous dynasty, but a new one set up by my Han Dynasty. ”

Chengyuan was still puzzled when he heard this, about the chaotic forbidden army number in the five dynasties, he felt very head-raising when he was in school, like Guo Wei's Fengguo and Protector this time, which has been a famous force since the Later Tang Dynasty, Chengyuan is of course very familiar with it, and the "Dragon Riding Straight" of the Later Zhou Dynasty Huainan is also impressive because it sounds handsome, and the two military numbers that started after Liang are also easy to remember, and the others are really difficult to "adjust" at any time from long-term memory, especially "Spring and Autumn of the Ten Kingdoms" The small forbidden armies recorded in must be reminded of them......

Guo Rong continued to explain: "Cheng Kuiyuan, you must know that although this Xingjie army is still loyal to my father, it is still full of the team of the former commander of the year, and the leader of the Xingjie Army back then is the envoy of today's Zhongwu Army, Liu Xuzhou, the king of Xiping. (Note 1)"

Chengyuan suddenly realized: "No wonder all the generals were close to him during the military discussion just now, whether he was the son-in-law of the old chief of everyone, or the celebrity of the Guo family." In addition, this little girl is probably loved by everyone since she was a child, and she has become her husband, which is really beneficial......"

Thinking of Li Ye's broken fingers, and thinking of Empress Dowager Li's decree to give marriage, Cheng Yuan said in his heart: "Every time your Li family wants to calculate me, in the end, they will help me become an official and become a knight, or start a family, and my life and concubine will never make a mistake, but will make your Li family ......stunned for a while."

Looking at the current Xingjie Army, Cheng Yuan sneered again: "Looking back at the commander of the left wing who hated me to death - Li Hongxin, the younger brother of the Queen Mother, maybe he will bless me with the blossoming of sesame seeds, right?" ”

Chengyuan peeked at Guo Rong again, and the young marshal was looking at the sky outside the big tent with great vigour:

"Guo Wei let me enter this Xingjie army this time, even if my fart won't play a role, then at least I can help the Guo family, speed up and let this most elite army completely swallow Guo Rong's belly, good you Guo Wei, it's really a good means!"

Note 1: The small county lieutenant is the ninth grade, and Cao is the county lieutenant of the large county, and the official residence is from the eighth grade. The probability of the county lieutenant of the fifth Tang Dynasty being promoted to the rank of record and joining the army is about 30 percent.

Note 2: See "History of the New Five Dynasties" Volume 18: Gaozu Town Taiyuan, with Xin as the commander of the Xingjie Army, and led the righteous into the army to make the envoy, it can be seen that as early as when Liu Zhiyuan was the king of the county in Taiyuan, the Xingjie Army was Liu Xin's old team.