Chapter 33: The Majesty of the Officials

The heavy snow finally stopped, it was a sunny day for a long time, and the sun lazily burrowed through the clouds.

Although the heavy snow stopped, the heavy snow left a thick layer of snow on the ground and could not melt for a while.

"Beiyuan is not as good as Pingshan Fort and Yunguam, and the third master is still better to be more restrained after arriving in Beiyuan." Ling Feng pulled out most of his feet that had fallen into the snow and said to He Tengxiao, "There are too many people involved in the tea and horse trade, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, this year's reopening of the Beiyuan Tea and Horse Market, which has been closed for decades, is more complicated than before, we better be careful when we get to Beiyuan." ”

He Tengxiao smiled and did not speak, leading the horse forward in the snow. It is not safe to ride a horse in the deep snow, in case the horse's hooves are empty, it is still a trivial matter for a person to fall on the snow, if the horse is injured, it is enough for He Tengxiao to feel distressed for a while, he now has only more than fifty horses under his hands, and the horses are all baby bumps. Therefore, He Tengxiao only took these war horses to carry tea, not as a ride.

Zhang Yuyang was busy with the construction of Yunguam and couldn't get away. He Tengxiao originally planned to go north to Beiyuan to buy a horse alone, but Ling Feng was relieved that He Tengxiao followed He Tengxiao to Beiyuan. Ling Feng's worries are not unreasonable, it is an eventful time, and the forces of all parties in Liaodong are fighting openly and secretly. Horses are an important strategic resource, and they are certainly the key objects of contention among the forces of all parties. In order to achieve their goals, these forces will inevitably stop at nothing to obtain the horses they need. The North Plains Horse Market must be a mixture of fish and dragons, and there are all kinds of goods.

Passing through a small forest and walking onto the official road, the road is much better. There were also more people encountered, and He Tengxiao encountered many caravans transporting tea along the way. These caravans were all caravans heading to the tea horse market in Kitahara.

Out of cherishing war horses, He Tengxiao did not carry much tea for each horse, and each horse only carried about fifty catties of tea. The main tea is still more than 2,000 catties of tea carried by six mules.

There are many caravans on the official road, but there is only one caravan with more than 30 war horses, He Tengxiao. The caravans passing by couldn't help but look at He Tengxiao's eyes a few more times, revealing envious eyes.

At noon, He Tengxiao led the team to retreat to the side of the official road to bury pots and cook and feed the horses fodder.

He Tengxiao's team had more than thirty war horses, each of them was sturdy and carried well-armed weapons, and a few sharp-eyed businessmen even distinguished that the weapons carried by He Tengxiao's people were sophisticated weapons, not simple self-defense weapons hastily made by small workshops. Many caravans and sporadic caravans approached He Tengxiao's caravan, but they all deliberately kept a distance from them.

He Tengxiao didn't care much about these sporadic caravans coming closer. These sporadic caravans are few and weak, and the team close to him just likes He Tengxiao's strong horses, and if they encounter sudden danger, they can also have more protection by leaning on the surroundings of He Tengxiao's caravan.

Ling Feng was still not at ease, leaving the He family's territory, Ling Feng was very insecure along the way, and behaved extremely cautiously. Ling Feng took Chang Qing with him, carefully observed the approaching caravans, and made sure that he found no suspicious people before returning to the team to eat.

"This big brother, can I buy two rounds of forage from you? My horse is too good to eat, and I don't have anything to feed. A burly man looked at He Tengxiao's caravan and hesitated for a long time, and finally moved over.

Wen Kelong was older and dressed in a straight suit, while He Tengxiao and his party were all dressed in short brown suits. The burly man mistakenly thought that Wen Kelong was the owner of this team, and the thirty or so warriors around him were dart masters hired by Wen Kelong.

"Uh...... Let this little brother laugh, I am not the owner here, the one who sits cross-legged on the snow to eat is our host. Wen Kelong was a little embarrassed by the burly man's question, and pointed to He Tengxiao and said to the burly man.

The burly man thanked Wen Kelong and came to He Tengxiao.

The burly man was a little too strong, and he was stopped and interrogated by Ling Feng and Chang Qing before he could reach He Tengxiao.

He Tengxiao put down the rice bowl in his hand when he heard the voice, stood up and patted the snow on his buttocks, stepped forward, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"This master, you are here, I am not a bad person, my name is Lin Junchen, an innocent farmer, my horse is out of material to feed, I want to buy you two rounds of forage, no, I was stopped by these two masters when I walked here, so I didn't let me go up to you." He Tengxiao came over, and Lin Junchen was very happy and explained his intention to He Tengxiao. Afraid that He Tengxiao would not believe it, he ran back and led the horse over.

Lin Junchen's face was honest, and his whole body was full of the simple atmosphere of a farmer. He Tengxiao believed that he was just an ordinary farmer, and said to Ling Feng with a smile, "You are too careful. ”

"It's better to be cautious when you're out and about." Ling Feng replied that Ling Feng was suspicious when he saw Lin Junchen's burly figure, and stepped forward to interrogate.

Lin Junchen led the horse over, and He Tengxiao looked at Lin Junchen's horse with interest. This horse is tall, with a loud snort, and little miscellaneous hair all over the body, it is a good horse, no worse than He Tengxiao's war horse. It's a pity that Lin Junchen used it as a horse.

"Good horse!" He Tengxiao patted the horse's back and praised.

Hearing He Tengxiao praise this horse as a good horse, Lin Junchen didn't have a happy expression on his face, he just sighed and said: "The horse is a good horse, but it's a pity that he followed me, I can only use him as a horse." ”

The cost of raising horses is high, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford. Just like many people in later generations bought a car but did not necessarily raise it.

Ling Feng noticed that the horse had been used as a horse to carry goods for a long time, and he no longer doubted Lin Junchen. This horse is a rare good horse, and it can be used as a first-class war horse, and the horse bandits will not be so violent to use such a good horse as a horse. There are only two kinds of people who use such a good horse as a horse, one is the illiterate person, and the other is the person who is forced by life. And Lin Junchen belongs to the latter.

"Changqing, send three measurements of forage to this strong man." He Tengxiao knew that Lin Junchen did not have much money, so he said to Lin Junchen, "Just rush your horse, I won't charge you forage money." ”

Lin Junchen is also a straightforward person, seeing that He Tengxiao is so refreshing, he is not hypocritical, he just took out the copper coin from the blanket and threw it back into the blanket, and thanked He Tengxiao.

"It's not just the horses that are a pity, but the people are also pity." Chang Qing looked at Lin Junchen's burly back and sighed regretfully, "Tiger back, bee waist, mantis legs, it's a pity to go farming with this body." ”

"Eat yours!" Ling Feng pushed the rice bowl into Chang Qing's arms.

He Tengxiao buried his head in his mouth and picked up the food, and the noisy sound of horses' hooves came into He Tengxiao's ears. He Tengxiao subconsciously raised his head to look at the sound of horses' hooves.

More than 1,000 cavalry troops were well-groomed, and the cavalry with bright armor passed by the official road. After the destruction of the Xiao cavalry battalion, He Tengxiao never saw so many elite cavalry in Liaodong again.

None of these cavalrymen were chatting and laughing on the march, and when they passed in front of He Tengxiao, He Tengxiao only heard the crisp sound of the friction of the armor and the loud sound of horses' hooves. It is clear that this cavalry is an elite division.

The front and back of the procession were nearly a mile long, like a long snake. At the front of the team, more than fifty brave knights guarded the two people in the middle, and their cold eyes swept over the caravan on the official road, making people dare not look directly. The person who touched the eyes of these knights couldn't help but bow their heads, avoiding the knight's cold gaze.

More than fifty knights walked by, followed by thirty pairs of knights holding flags. When these knights holding flags approached, He Tengxiao finally saw the words written on the flags - Peng, the secretary of the military department and the governor of Liaodong.

It's Qin Jun! It's Peng Chaodong's Qin army! He Tengxiao looked at the Qin army team that was far away! Peng Chaodong didn't make him shout at the flag official, but when he saw the official document written on the flag on the side of the official road, he didn't think much about it, so he lifted his robe and bowed.

Before Peng Chaodong left Liaodong, his prestige had spread all over Liaodong. Storytellers in the market even like to compare Peng Chaodong with Shang Chuanren, a famous Zhongxing general of the Shenzong Dynasty, and think that Peng Chaodong is the Shang Chuanren of the dynasty. Unlike Shang Chuanren, Peng Chaodong was born as a civil official, while Shang Chuanren abandoned martial arts and followed literature. The feudal officials who led the troops to fight for nearly 30 years as a literati added a bit of legend to Peng Chaodong's life.

After Peng Chaodong's team left, a deep horse's hoof mark was left on the official road, extending to the distance of the official road.

"The Qin army is heading in the direction of the Northern Plains." Chang Qing looked at the Qin army who was far away, "More than a thousand people are all wearing armor, and the Qin army's family background is really thick!" It's majestic! ”

He Tengxiao raised his bent right leg and stood up.

Ling Feng also looked at the Qin army in the distance: "When will we have thousands of armored cavalry." ”

His thoughts went back to the days when he was a cavalryman in the cavalry camp, at that time, every time they passed a military fort, almost all the people in the military fort would run out of the military fort, just to see the style of the cavalry camp; At that time, all the men in the three states of southeast Liaoning were proud to join the Xiaocai battalion; At that time, when they passed through the official road, it was also like this sound of horses' hooves, and it was also like this kind of armor rubbing. It's a pity that now, all this has disappeared with the collapse of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion......

Ling Feng, Chang Qing, and all the veterans of the cavalry battalion looked at the Qin army knights in the distance, their eyes full of longing and yearning. Once upon a time, they were also heroes who rode on majestic horses and were looked up to by all the people of Liaodong.

"One day we will have cavalry stronger than the Qin army!" He Tengxiao clenched his fists and spoke in a solemn voice, unquestionable.

Many of the people who came with He Tengxiao were veterans of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and these veterans all looked forward to the days in the Xiao Cavalry Camp in the past. The old soldiers looked at He Tengxiao's determined face, and they were convinced that following He Tengxiao would one day be able to live the same life as in the Xiao Riding Camp.

He Tengxiao only really saw the majesty of the imperial feudal officials today. The Great Zhao Empire has been established for more than 200 years, and there are very few people who can concurrently serve as the governor of a place with the secretary of the military department, and there are even more people who have served as the governor of two places with the secretary of the military department in succession.

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