A game of chess had just been played less than 100 moves, and He Ran had already felt that the situation was not good, and when he was hesitating whether to immediately disrupt the situation or hold on to it again, the person in charge came in and reported: The secretary of the military department brought a person named Piercing the Barrel to visit.

He Ran pretended to focus on the chess game and didn't raise his head: "What wears a barrel and a cylinder, I don't see it." Without waiting for the person in charge to turn around, he frowned again and said, "Wait, the military department ......, don't let anything happen, you let them wait first, I'll go in a while." ”

After the person in charge left, He Ran showed an impetuous look, put down his hand, and said to himself: "What I am most afraid of is that something will happen to the military department." ”

Su Xiyao had long taken care of his tricks, and the corners of her mouth fell with a smile but she didn't answer,

He Ran responded with a hand, and said: "If there is something in the military department, I should report it first, how did I find the house, hey, just thinking about it, I deserve it too casually." ”

Su Xiyao finally couldn't help laughing, and said: "Get out, get out, see that you are going to lose, and make so many excuses, if the situation is good, the six Shangshu will not be distracted when they come to you together, and besides, you deserve it very well, I didn't expect you to have such a good trick, I hope it's not Meng." ”

He Ran laughed and got up and said: "You naturally can't think of it, all I have in front of me are tricks to lure the enemy, and I will show my ability later, forget it, the plan has been completed but someone has caught up with someone to disrupt the situation, let's stop this game, and I will cheapen you once." "Then he turned around and walked away,

Su Xiyao glanced at his back with a smile and began to collect the chess pieces.

Xiaozhu said unevenly: "Why do you take it, it's good to tear off his face after a while, always let him." ”

Su Xiyao shook her head with a smile and said nothing,

In the main hall, Bai Yuan, the secretary of the military department, saw that the military division had a happy look when he came in, and he couldn't help relaxing, he was not waiting by He Ran's side for a short time, and he could see that the military division was now happy from the bottom of his heart, and stepped forward to salute and said: "What is the joy of the military division." ”

He Ran smiled: "You saved me, it's just the right time." ”

Bai Yuanwan said: "Isn't it playing chess with the eldest princess again." ”

He Ran laughed and said: "You still know about the things in the house, and you can guess it." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the thirty-year-old man next to him, and saw that this person was of medium height, with a white face and a beautiful beard, and his expression was very calm in front of him, with a calm and calm look in his eyes and a little smile.

Bai Yuan introduced: "This is the son of my best friend for many years, the name wears a barrel, the favorite is to travel around, the last time I went was four years, just came back, I dare not praise his talent in front of the military division, but I can still be competent to help the military division deal with some chores, the military division is now busy with government affairs, so I specially recommend the person, I hope the military division will consider it to see if it is suitable." ”

He Ran nodded and said, "I have a heart." ”

Bai Yuan bowed slightly and said: "The villain has long admired the reputation of the military teacher, and this time he came back with the wish of repaying the service, and he took the liberty of imploring Lord Bai to recommend him." ”

He Ran smiled and said, "Lord Bai is cautious, since he is willing to be the person who introduces you, your talent will definitely not be small." ”

Bai Yuan said: "The size of the talent has to be considered by the military advisor, I recommend him mainly because of his temperament and the military advisor, not as pedantic and boring as the lower officials, and then he has traveled to the countries and has a lot of understanding of the geography of all parties, maybe he can help later, the last one is that his chess skills are acceptable, and he can accompany the military advisor to play chess to relieve boredom in his spare time." ”

"Go." He Ran asked Bai Yuan,

"Yes, the villain loves this, the reason why this trip has been going for so long is because on the way back, I heard that Kang has a big game of Go, so I rushed thousands of miles away, but the military division is the originator of this chess, and the villain's little skill is not worth it in front of the military division."

He Ran raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right, you and I will play the next game now." After speaking, the maid under the hall ordered, "Go to the back garden and get the Go in the pavilion, if Xiaozhu doesn't allow it, you can say that I have an urgent use." ”

Piercing the bucket's eyebrows moved, and said: "How dare the villain play against the military advisor, but if it is to ruin the game, the villain is willing to be an accomplice." ”

He Ran looked at him in surprise, and then smiled at Bai Yuan: "Okay, the person you recommended is not only quick to respond and interesting to say, stay." ”

Bai Yuan was very happy, and hurriedly let him wear the bucket to thank him,

After bringing the chess set, He Ran asked the maid, "Did they say anything?" ”

The maid said: "When the slave maid went, she was just in time for the eldest princess and Sister Xiaozhu to go out of the pavilion, and when I heard that the military advisor was going to use this chess match, Sister Xiaozhu just smiled and gave it to me, and didn't say anything." ”

"The chess equipment is all put away." He Ran asked strangely,

"Yes, Sister Xiaozhu is in her hand."

He Ran couldn't help laughing, Bai Yuan also laughed, and said through the barrel: "If the military advisor suddenly loses the interest in playing chess, don't play this chess first." ”

He Ran looked at him and groaned for a while, and said, "Next, we will also have a big competition of Go, I'll try your catties and taels first, what ranking do you get on Kang Guo's side." ”

Piercing the bucket while setting up the chessboard, he said helplessly: "I couldn't enter the Kang realm, and I was bombed back when I found out that it was a Yi Guoren." ”

Bai Yuan said angrily: "Look at the military advisor, this Kang Guo is too much, how can it still be a little bit of an ally." ”

"Let them be." He Ran said disapprerovingly, dropped a son casually, and said to the bucket: "I won't let you go in the first battle." ”

Piercing the barrel's lips moved, but he finally couldn't hold back and didn't say anything, Bai Yuan smiled: "The military advisor is not a strict person, you have to be too restrained to provoke the military advisor, and it is usually taboo to laugh in front of the military advisor." ”

He Ran took a sip of tea and said, "I don't want to be jealous of clever flattery." ”

Bai Yuan smiled and sighed sincerely: "It's really a blessing to work under the account of the military advisor, the lower officer's temperament of not being good at laughing makes him lose this blessing, listening to the military advisor every day in the past is much more interesting than in the military department now." ”

He Ran nodded approvingly: "Well, your sentence is very ingenious, and it has grown much better than before." ”

Bai Yuan stroked his beard and smiled, he couldn't catch the funny words below,

Piercing the bucket frowning and staring at the sunspot on the star position on the chessboard, it seemed that he had no time to be distracted to listen to them, and when He Ran was about to urge, he suddenly put the chess pieces in his hand back into the box slowly, and still looked at the chessboard with a bitter face and shook his head and said: "The military division's chess move is too unexpected, invulnerable, the villain is difficult to resolve, there is no chess to deal with, so I have to admit defeat." ”

This time, even He Ran couldn't help laughing, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, you have to stay, don't play this chess." After speaking, he turned to Bai Yuan, "You take him to meet his colleagues, arrange for him to sort out the copywriting first, and I want to see if he can make up for this long history." ”

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The wind blows all over, the flowers bloom in the wilderness, walking on the official road shaded by green leaves, listening to the birds and cicadas, breathing the air full of fragrant flowers and plants, anyone's mood will be cheerful, if there is a beautiful woman who is more delicate than flowers as a companion, then this journey is very enjoyable,

He Ran, who was enjoying it, should really thank the "immortal" who brought him here, but he had already forgotten the "Enxian" and hadn't remembered it for a long time.

When passing by a small village surrounded by green water, several children were putting paper kites, and He Ran said to Mingqin Tea Blossom proudly: "See, I also invented this thing." ”

Mingqin Chaduo looked at him with infinite admiration and said, "Really, you are really smart." ”

He Ran's vanity can always be greatly satisfied with Mingqin Chaduo, "It's nothing, I'll take you to put a meteor lantern when I go back, it's more fun than a paper kite." ”

Mingqin Chaduo said happily: "Okay, I've always heard that you used 10,000 meteor lamps to defeat the enemy army, and I have long wanted to see what that lamp looks like." ”

He Ran got the satisfaction he wanted again, and he almost fell off his horse.

This time he went to Dongzhicheng and wanted to take a private visit to Weifu to check the implementation of the new policy, so he asked his subordinates and officials from the Criminal Department and the Supervision Department to set off one step later, and only brought Yun Ye, Hong Yan, Zhong Zheng and four guards who pretended to be servants by his side.

This day into the jurisdiction of the East Weaving City, the East Weaving City is in the center of the territory of the original Shun Kingdom on the south bank of the Rolling Dragon River, in fact, it can also be said to be the center of the Yi Kingdom, because the original territory of the Yi Kingdom is not worth mentioning compared with the newly occupied land, although it is the geographical center, but it is not the most prosperous place, to talk about prosperity has to be said to be the area close to the Rolling Dragon River to the north, to the south, to the east, the closer the mountainous area is more sparsely populated,

Seeing a small village with wisps of cooking smoke from a distance, He Ran reined in his horse and called the crowd: "Brother Xian and Zhong Zheng will follow me into the village to have a look, and you will wait in front of the village first." ”

After entering the village, He Ran saw an old man standing in front of a low courtyard looking at them, so he stepped forward and said: "The younger generation has seen the old man, we missed the store in a hurry, I don't know if we can beg for saliva to drink, if it is convenient and want to beg for food, the food money is all according to the old man's orders." ”

The old man smiled when he heard this: "Whoever goes out has a time when they miss the store, and they can't mention money for a meal, and they can't pay for this kind of money, but the little old man's family is poor, and the son doesn't want to be coarse in the food." "Saying that he turned sideways and wanted to let,

This is an ordinary farmhouse courtyard, three adobe main houses, two thatched wings on the east and west sides, some broken farm tools stacked on the side of the house, some vegetables and fruits planted on the side of the low wall, and two tall heavenly grace trees in the backyard can be seen from the ridge.

Cooking in the hall, the steam and the smoke of the firewood are mixed, the scene inside is not very clear, the old man smiled honestly: "The distinguished guests may not be able to bear the cottage pickling, fortunately, the weather is warm, let's set up a case in the courtyard." ”

He Ran said with a smile: "It's all up to the old man." ”

The old man shouted to the hall house: "Little Shu Niang, come quickly and bring the food table, there is a distinguished guest at home." ”

With a promise, not long after an old woman and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl carried a table out of the hall, after putting down a few cases, the old woman smiled affectionately at the three people, and the girl writhed and lowered her head, eighteen no ugly woman, although the girl had a hairpin cloth skirt, but the pure atmosphere was also not lacking in moving,

The old man introduced: "This is Jing's wife and little daughter, I don't know how the distinguished guest has a high surname." ”

He Ran saluted the old woman and said, "What do you say, the younger generation, I am from Luoxia City, do some small business, these two are my followers, we are going to Dongzhi City to see if there is any money to make a living." ”

"Oh, it's Gongzi He, the little old man's surname is Shi."

After the ceremony, the girl had already brought a few thatched seats, and the old woman brought a clay pot and a few clay bowls, and said, "The poor family has no tea to entertain guests, so a few distinguished guests should drink some water." ”

After the feast, the old woman and the maiden went to work on the stove again.