The West Street of Yongkang is the barracks of the officers and soldiers defending the city, and it belongs to the Yongkang Institute.

Zhao Baihu is the highest commander here, and he is usually in charge of Yongkang's city defense, so he doesn't have anything to do.

It is nothing more than going around the city wall twice at night, and every year in October, supervising the baggage, in addition, usually going home to do some farm work and help the family share some housework.

Entering, Zhao Baihu was lazily lying on the recliner inside the city gate, disheveled and drowsy.

The sky was still very hot, and the two big-headed soldiers guarding the city gate, their throats were almost smoking, and they were dozing against the edge of the city wall with red tassel guns in their hands.

On the city wall, seven or eight veteran soldiers patrolled around the city wall, and when one of them returned to the city gate, he impatiently threw the soap armor on his body to the ground, and quickly opened his collar to cool off two pieces.

Walking in the front was a fat Qi Zong, he said impatiently: "It's too hot, you guys are watching here, but today someone from above is being caught." I'll go down and cool off. ”

With that, he took his saber and walked reluctantly towards the city wall.

The rest of the brothers, which can be regarded as liberated, hurriedly unbuckled their belts and hid in the shade.

It happened to be noon at this moment, and a veteran hurriedly untied his wine gourd and drank two sips.

Then he wiped the wine stains on his beard, and muttered in his mouth: "This hot day, Mr. Qi is really a person, you have to let us find defense, you said that this is a big day, is it possible that there will be robbers?" ”

"Old man Wang, didn't Mr. Qi say it just now? There are people coming from above, and you are still drinking, so that the people above are caught, and you are careful to eat the military stick. At this time, a young junior smiled.

Old man Wang heard the same. Hurriedly hid the wine gourd and said, "Hey, it's not who came to alarm Zhao Baihu." ”

"But isn't it, yesterday the thousand households came down in person, I don't think anything big will happen this time." Another young student said.

When Wang Laohan heard this, he couldn't help pouting and said, "Don't be fucking blind, you look like you've never seen the world." Yongkang, a place with a big palm, what big things can happen. In my opinion, it was the commander who quarreled with his wife again, and came down to vent his anger at us. ”

Suddenly. The people around him laughed.

At this time, I heard the general manager of the city downstairs say: "Lord Baihu, it's almost noon, let's go, find a place to drink two cups?" ”

Zhao Baihu saw that it was also noon, and he pondered in his heart, estimating that there was a chance that he would not come at this time, so he got up and said, "Okay." I heard that you have a new chef at a restaurant on East Street here, so why do you want to try it there? ”

"Well, listen to your lords. But this time, I'll have to let the small one pay for it. ”

"Look at your appearance, how many children are you? Don't treat me to a drink. Go back and ask your wife to clean you up. Let's go, I invite you. "Let's say, the two of them left one after the other.

The officers and soldiers on the city wall were relieved to see that they were far away.

Wang Laohan took out a bag of lotus leaves from his arms. After opening, there are two steamed buns that have been cooled inside.

picked it up and took a bite and said, "Either it's good to be an official, look at other people's lives." Look at us again. Ay. ”

"Don't talk about you when you're old, if you have the ability, you will also become an official?" A young man smiled disdainfully.

Wang Laohan said disdainfully: "That's because Lao Tzu doesn't want to be, if you want to be, get a flag boss, I don't think it's a big problem." ”

"Just blow it." At that moment, everyone said babbling.

Wang Laohan was not annoyed, he was so old that he could think of anything, so he sneered: "What do you know? Lao Tzu is really not quite. Do you think that being a flag is always distinguished by your military achievements? In these peaceful years, what kind of military exploits? It's not just to see who will stammer. If Lao Tzu lets go of this figure, Lao Tzu will also go to stammer. ”

"What you always say is like you slapping a few sycophants, and others will make you an official. Let's Qi Zong, when we give gifts for the New Year, we are all in a hurry. Just give you a flag, can you afford to give this gift? If you dare not give a gift, the governor will give you small shoes next year. It won't take two days to get you off. ”

"Yes, but our flag boss is also a shrewd person, after becoming the flag boss, people often walk around with the county master, isn't this a wasteland in the east? I set up a brewing workshop, and I heard that I made a lot of money a year. At the very least, those people from the yamen didn't dare to ask for money, and the local ruffians wouldn't provoke him. Recently, I opened a pharmacy in the south of the city, and I heard that the business is also good. Life is much easier now than before. Wang Laohan said with a smile.

Then he saw a recruit with pickles in his purse, so he went over and broke a piece, and when everyone was sitting on the city wall, and was eating happily, they faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from afar.

Wang Laohan was old and alert, so he hurriedly got up and took a look, and saw a banner in the distance, about a hundred fast horses, raising dust in the sky, and rushing towards Yongkang.

"Not good, there is a situation." Wang Laohan didn't dare to eat it, so he hurriedly wrapped the steamed bun with lotus leaves, kicked it into his arms, and shouted loudly: "Quick, close the city gate." It's a robber. ”

The soldiers on the city wall were immediately busy, the lower city wall of the city wall, the city gate of the city gate, and they were in a hurry, and finally when the cavalry rushed over, the city gate was closed.

When the cavalry arrived at the bottom of the city tower, Wang Laohan was dumbfounded.

They have very few cavalry here, even if they have more than a dozen war horses in a thousand households, it is not easy.

After all, most of the cavalry was in the north, ready to start a war with Meng Yuan at any time, and cavalry of this size was generally found in the south, but it was rare.

"Who are you? Report your name, otherwise the old man will not be polite. Wang Laohan shouted.

At this time, a person came out of the cavalry, pointed to the old man on the city wall and said angrily: "Old Wang, I don't know Lao Tzu anymore?" Shut the city gates, you want to rebel! ”

When Wang Laohan saw that it was no one else, it was actually a military commander, and he was suddenly trembling with fright, and hurriedly shouted: "Open the city gate quickly." ”

The military commander is their highest commander, and it is rare to see it in ordinary times, in previous years, when the military rations were collected at the end of August, he would appear, and now this staring at the scorching sun has actually arrived in Yongkang, Wang Laohan hurriedly said: "Go find the adults, just say that there are important people coming." ”

And at this time, something that shocked Wang Laohan even more happened.

In his eyes, Commander Wu is the biggest official he has ever seen.

However, at this time, he actually saw that Commander Wu actually turned over and dismounted and led the horse for another person.

And that person is fully armored, wearing a helmet that is difficult to identify, but the horse that the man is riding is a purebred southern Xinjiang horse, with a snow-white body and no miscellaneous hair on his body, which is worth a lot of money at first glance.

A person who can ride such a war horse must have a small rank, but unfortunately he is illiterate, so he asked curiously: "Xiao Wang, look at his banner, what is written?" ”

Xiao Wang said: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all in command of the envoy and Zhang Dafu." ”

Wang Laohan couldn't help but be surprised: "My good man, something really happened!" (To be continued......)