The moonlight is like darkness, and the night is thick like ink.

Only the two lanterns hanging from the small door of the atrium emitted a faint light.

The night wind blew, and the two plum trees in the courtyard swayed, and the shadows of the trees were reflected on the window edge of the inner hall of the Han family, like a ghost longing. But the ghostly roar of the wind through the crack in the door did not affect the interest of the three people in the room in drinking.

In order to congratulate Han Gang on taking a concubine this time, Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long went to Longxi together today.

None of them are working in Gongzhou now, so in order to join in the fun, they each found an excuse. It just so happened that now that the situation in Xihe was calm, they could also spare a few days to spare - of course, Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long came to Longxi, not only to congratulate Han Gang's concubine, but also to come to Han Gang in advance.

Both of them knew that Han Gang would go to the capital, whether he was in the middle or not, and it would be impossible for him to return to Xihe or even Guanzhong within a few years. The poor and lowly friendships formed a few years ago, as their respective official positions grew, did not become rusty, but became deeper and deeper. Han Gang was a little reluctant to go, so he naturally wanted to send it off.

It's a pity that Second Brother Li was not there, and Wang Yanei followed him to Beijing. I still remember that in the third brother's hometown, the five of them sat down to drink together, waiting for Chen Ju's son to come and die. It was a great day! Wang Sunchen recalled the old days, and poured a glass of wine, "That night, it was also a pleasure to kill." ”

"Wang Yanei followed the bachelor away, there must be a good place to go. Seven spears to kill seven generals under the cage rod city, and on the side of Second Brother Li, it is finally time to operate. ”

"With Second Brother Li's martial arts, as long as he encounters an opportunity, of course he can transfer it!"

The two generals present are qualified to sigh for Li Xin's fortune.

Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long have been following Wang Shao and Han Gang, and the previous battles on the side of Hehuang have basically been in turn. The official position followed the merit and rose rapidly. Only Li Xin, who was picked by Zhang Shouyue early, stayed in Qin Feng all the time, and there was not much chance of meritorious service at all. He was appointed at the beginning of last year, and went to Beijing with Han Gang, and at that time, Wang Sunchen was already a general.

Wang Sunchen's half-narrowed eyes seemed to be looking at the battle under the cage city: "Second Brother Li is really brilliant this time. The 5,000 iron harriers who stopped on the road, after he killed seven generals in a row, collapsed under a rush, and the reinforcements entered the cage city...... Alas, Rendo must have vomited blood. ”

"Second Brother Li's spear-throwing skills are now famous in Kansai. is the same as Wang Da's beaded archery, and no one knows the Tao anymore. ”

"Zi gradually you are not bad, don't be presumptuous." Han Gang personally poured wine for Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long, "After Zhang Tiejian, it was your turn to Zhao Tongjian." ”

Zhao Long, who commanded the Xihe Road selection, the two cooked copper slips he was accustomed to are now also famous in the army. Although his reputation outside is not as good as Wang Sunchen's magic shooting and Li Xin's spear throwing, with his bravery, he will be able to kill sooner or later.

Wang Sunchen drank two more glasses, and the wine that Han Gang took out today was right for his appetite. He asked again: "Third brother, I heard that Zhu Zhong from the sanatorium is also leaving?" ”

"Zhu Zhong has made a lot of contributions this time, and he finally won the office." Han Gang said to Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long, "You also know that Zhang Zihou beside Wang Xianggong has always been close to me. ”

"I know the way." Wang Sunchen immediately said, "I also helped you deliver a letter to the third brother at the beginning." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Long again, and Zhao Long nodded, "I also gave it away, and I got a gift." ”

Han Gang smiled slightly, when he asked them to be messengers, he wanted the two of them to get married to Zhang Dian by the way. The more people you know, the more you have the road. If it weren't for Han Gang thinking about the people around him in everything, how could Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long be so close to him and look to him in everything?

"Then do you know that the imperial court has now begun to prepare to solve the mountain barbarians on both sides of Jinghu? …… This leader is Zhang Zihou. ”

Wang Sunchen said curiously: "Didn't you hear last time that you had to clean up the southwest first?" ”

"The matter of ghosts in Kuizhou [now Chongqing and Guizhou] is another matter, Jinghu Lake that moved first this year." Han Gang explained carefully, "In terms of identity, Zhang Zihou is a visiting envoy, and he is several levels higher than Bachelor Wang when he came to Qinzhou. He was worried that the miasma in Jinghu Mountain was too heavy, so he begged me personally. Originally, it was Lei Jian who recommended him, but the imperial court had transferred Lei Jian back to the Imperial Medical Bureau by the edict the day before yesterday, saying that he would set up a sanatorium in the forbidden army in the capital. Now I can only let Zhu Zhong go. ”

“…… So what about the Longxi Sanatorium? Wang Sunchen asked in surprise, this is a major matter related to the life of his son, so he can't help but care.

Now there is no shortage of people in Longxi Sanatorium for him. Seeing that Zhu Zhong was able to win the office, they were more attentive, and the current situation is much better. Han Gang waved his hand to reassure Wang Sunchen. continued: "And my cousin. In fact, his visit to Beijing this time is not just a saint, and he will follow Zhang Zihou to Jinghu when he turns around. There is also Liu Zhongwu, who was recommended by Xiang Bao to go to the capital with me. He also saved Zhang Zihou's father, and he was named this time. ”

The name Liu Zhongwu, both of them have no impression. And Li Xin was transferred to lead the army by Zhang Dan, which made Wang and Zhao feel envious.

Zhao Long raised his glass, "Since Second Brother Li has gone to Jinghu, it is indispensable to be rewarded for meritorious service!" Cheers to Second Brother Li! ”

Wang Sunchen also raised his glass and agreed: "Second Brother Li's fortune has really changed, it's not like this side of Xihe, it's going to take a few years off!" ”

"There's always a chance!" Han Gang had a toast with them, "Don't you want to think about it, now that there are millions of troops in the country, only our Western Army is really useful." The forbidden armies in Hebei and Jingying have not fought for many years, and they have long been rotten. In the future, the troops on all sides will be transferred from Kansai. Don't just think about Kansai, look at the world. In the future, be diligent in your work, and don't delay your homework on weekdays. You should have heard the story of smelling the chicken and dancing, and learn more from Zu Shiya [Zu Ti] and Liu Yueshi [Liu Kun]. ”

"Third brother, don't worry, we must be attentive!" Wang Sunchen nodded vigorously.

"Rest assured what? That's for you! Han Gang glared at Wang Sunchen, "Zi Yan [Zhao Longzi] has always worked hard, and he is reading the books of war, and the excerpts of the twelve volumes of "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" collected in the side compartment of the White Tiger Festival Hall, I know exactly who borrowed and who didn't." Zi gradually borrowed it once, how many volumes have you borrowed?! ”

In the past few months since the Battle of Hezhou, Han Gang heard that Wang Sunchen often put down his military affairs and went out on safaris, which was really worrying. When he mentioned that Zhu Zhong and Li Xin were going to Jinghu, he also wanted to stimulate Wang Sunchen - there are many opportunities for meritorious service in the future, and if you want to grasp it, you can't delay the pleasure in front of you.

"I know that you have gone to Mongolian school, and you have studied with Seventeen for a few years. "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" should be read, and the history books should also be turned over more. In your free time, don't just think about the safari! ”

Even if he is a military minister, he must study diligently. Fan Zhongyan was guarding Shaanxi back then, and once instructed Di Qing to read more. Di Qing entered and exited the cardinal mansion in the future, and he was a famous general for a while, and he also had the credit of listening to Fan Zhongyan and reading more. It's not that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Han Dynasty, there was any inspiration for the way of using soldiers. But generals who read a lot often leave a good impression on Wenchen. When you are promoted in the future, you can also get extra points for this - reading and knowing etiquette, and being able to understand the way of loyalty and righteousness, people in the world often have such thoughts.

Although Wang Sunchen was a little embarrassed, he also knew that Han Gang was so bitter because he was his own family. jumped up from his seat, kowtowed heavily to Han Gang, and said loudly: "Thank you for the teachings of the third brother, after I go back, I will study and practice martial arts with my heart, and I will never neglect my homework again!" ”

Han Gang hurriedly helped Wang Sunchen to sit up and sneered, and blamed: "It's good to listen, why do you do such a great gift?!" ”

"Wang Da, you can't go out to play in the future!" Zhao Long leaned over and made fun of Wang Sunchen, and cleverly changed the subject: "I don't know if the officials have seen the Western Regions horse brought by Dong Yu's cheap son, and it has five feet to hang on!" When I saw it today, I couldn't take my eyes off, I had never seen such a good horse in my life! ”

Speaking of war horses, Wang Sunchen's interest came up again, "I also saw it, it's really a good horse." Dong Yu is really generous to his cheap son...... I don't know if I can exchange it for wine, I still have twenty catties of burning knives in my hand! ”

The Tibetan people like the wine of the Han people, and just look at the major walled forts in the Tibetan area, how many officials supervise the liquor tax, you can know how big the business of Lu Dao is. In Xihe Road, the most famous one now is the spirit-burning knife created by Han Gang.

There were almost no scholars who liked spirits, and even Gao Zunyu shook his head after tasting it. But the generals who are fighting outside like it very much. Wang Sunsin led the wine shop to steal wine that day, and was also reprimanded by Han Gang. But when he turned his head, several generals still pestered Han Gang to ask for this burning knife to drink. The fame of the liquor also broke out because of this, and after the nobles of the Tibetan tribe tasted it once, they immediately paid a lot of money to search for it.

The words that Han Gang used to scare them are still in their hearts, and they have also been passed on, but there are people in the world who desperately eat puffer fish, and the wine worms in their stomachs are about to make trouble, who cares about the problem of yin and yang. It's a big deal to take a sip of water after a sip of wine.

And just when Wang Shao had not left Xihe, the idea of exchanging spirits for horses had been put on the table. However, Han Gang felt that spirits consumed a lot of food, and the pressure on the supply of medicinal materials was very high. Under normal circumstances, it is necessary to ensure that the food in the road can be self-sufficient before you can brew freely.

However, after several Tibetan tribes proposed to exchange spirits for horses, between war horses and food security, the imperial court and the Economic Strategy Division coincidentally chose war horses.

In a few days, the officials who oversaw the salt and tea and liquor tax came to Longxi to report, and the exchange of tea and wine for horses would begin to operate.

Wang Sunchen and Zhao Long continued to chat with Han Gang, drinking too much, and they fell drunk in less than midnight. Han Gang took out the wine to entertain the two of them today, although it was already a product of blending the newly brewed burning knife with light wine, but if it was calculated by the degree, Han Gang estimated that it was almost forty degrees. It adds up to almost five pounds of drinking, and it is normal to be drunk.

Ordered the people in the mansion to send the two to the guest room to settle down, and Han Gang walked to the backyard.

It is also my own luck to be able to make friends with such two fierce generals early. Although he helped them, with the talents and martial arts of the two of them, no matter where they are placed, they can stand out.

In the small courtyard where I lived, most of the rooms were dark. Only in the side compartment, there was a lone lamp dim, Han Gang paused for a moment, and then walked towards the room.