"He said that it was Lord Zhao's subordinates, and he didn't say anything specifically, but it seemed that the person who came had a bad face, as if someone owed him money!" Zhou Hao replied unhappily.

"Please let him in! Forget it, I'll go out and greet you! Gao Huaiyuan was a little uneasy, but he still followed Zhou Hao out.

When Gao Huaiyuan left the camp of the baggage camp, he looked up and saw an officer with a team of fifty people standing outside the camp gate, his face was gloomy, so he immediately stepped forward and greeted: "The young general doesn't know that the adults are coming, please forgive the young general for the crime of being late!" Dare to ask the general, who is looking for me? ”

The officer pursed his lips and looked Gao Huaiyuan up and down, slightly surprised, as if he was a little surprised by Gao Huaiyuan's age, but immediately returned to normal, and said, "Presumably you are the commander of this township soldier!" I am Liu Xian, the herald under the account of Lord Zhao of the Jingxi Road system, and today I am ordered by Lord Zhao to bring the high commander into the city to have something to do, and the high commander will please! After that, he made a posture of taking Gao Huai away.

Gao Huaiyuan chuckled in his heart, feeling that today's things may not be so simple, after the last battle in Qifang Town, he had made a lot of meritorious contributions, but he didn't get any reward, he felt that things seemed to be a little wrong, and today he saw that nothing was more than nothing, Zhao Fang sent someone to take him into the city, maybe it was not a good thing.

But Zhao Fangnai is a military and political official on Jingxi Road and even in Hubei, and he has something to look for him, and he has a small township barracks commander, so he quickly gave Zhou Hao, who came out with him, a slight look, Zhou Hao immediately understood what Gao Huaiyuan meant, and quickly took out two flying tickets from his arms, a total of twenty copper coins, and handed them to Gao Huaiyuan.

"Lord Liu has worked hard, this is a little bit of the young general's heart, put some wine and food for Lord Liu and the brothers, and hope that Lord Liu will accept it with a smile!" Saying that, Gao Huaiyuan stepped forward and stuffed these two flying tickets into Liu Xian's hands, in the Southern Song Dynasty army, people who run errands like this generally can't run in vain, so Gao Huaiyuan took out some money very wisely, and sent this Liu Xian first, trying to understand why Zhao Fang was looking for him at this time.

This Liu Xian saw that Gao Huaiyuan's gift was not light, and Gao Huaiyuan was still acquainted, so his face softened a little, snorted, took the two flying tickets stuffed by Gao Huaiyuan, put them in his arms, turned his head to look at the soldiers behind him, coughed slightly, and then said: "Since Commander Gao is so polite, then Liu is disrespectful!" Lord Zhao is still waiting for Commander Gao, let's go now! ”

Gao Huaiyuan saw that Liu Xian had accepted his money, so he asked in a low voice: "Today's things are a little sudden, can Lord Liu reveal a little bit first, does Lord Zhao have anything to do with the young general?" ”

Liu Xian saw that Gao Huaiyuan was also a smart person, and he received money from others, so he couldn't tell Gao Huaiyuan nothing! So he looked left and right, and then whispered: "Actually, it's not a big deal, did the senior commander offend anyone by leading the troops outside some time ago?" Now that the family has sued Lord Zhao, Lord Zhao told him to ask about it, Commander Gao should be careful, and go over and explain! ”

Gao Huaiyuan confirmed his thoughts, it seems that he may have offended someone, and he was involved in Zhao Fang, this is to find himself to ask for guilt!

But what is it? Gao Huaiyuan's mind turned sharply for a while, and vetoed all possible things, since he arrived in Xiangyang, he acted more carefully, basically did not offend anyone, and he did not save it, although this time the killing of prisoners, he and Hu Zaixing had a little unpleasant trouble, but Hu Zaixing's person would never go to Zhao Fang to sue himself because of this, not to mention that Hu Zaixing is still in Zaoyang, with Meng Zongzheng and the Jin army, there will never be leisure to lay bricks for himself!

So could it be that he secretly harbored the surrender of the troops, and the East Window incident could not happen? No, it won't! When Gao Huaiyuan did this at the beginning, he limited this matter to a very small range, and only the most intimate people such as Jia Qi and Huang Yan knew about it, could it be that something happened to these soldiers led by Jia Qi on the road? Gao Huaiyuan didn't dare to be sure, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, if this incident happened, then the matter would be more troublesome, and it was a felony to secretly surrender troops, and if you didn't do it, you would lose your head!

Thinking about it, Gao Huaiyuan couldn't think of what it was, but seeing that Liu Xian was still waiting for him, he couldn't drag it out, this was the Xiangyang camp, and he wouldn't dare to disobey and disrespect him if he had the guts!

So he had no choice but to hand over the affairs in the camp to Zhou Hao and others for the time being, and then followed this Liu Xian into the city.

After arriving at the Marshal's Mansion in Xiangyang City, Liu Xian temporarily arranged Gao Huaiyuan to wait in the gatehouse, along the way, Gao Huaiyuan patiently talked with Liu Xian, and finally made things out of the eyebrows, it turned out that the matter actually happened in the battle of Qifang Town.

Originally, with Gao Huaiyuan's exploits in Qifang Town, at least he could get a lot of rewards, but because he killed the Zhou County Lieutenant who was greedy for life and afraid of death without authorization in that battle, he caused some people's dissatisfaction.

Zhao Fang didn't know much about the situation at the time, but he was a little unhappy with Gao Huaiyuan's behavior, feeling that Gao Huaiyuan was young, and the last time he rewarded him was quite generous, and he actually dared to kill a county lieutenant without authorization, and he did a little too much, so he had the intention to kill Gao Huaiyuan's sharpness through this matter, so that he would know the importance of some things, and he would suffer a loss in the future.

In general, although Gao Huaiyuan was not rewarded, Zhao Fang still wanted to bring down Gao Huaiyuan out of love for him, so he didn't pursue Gao Huaiyuan anything.

But I didn't think that this Zhou County Lieutenant had a relative who was a Beijing official, and after Zhou County Lieutenant died, because he escaped from the battle, his family didn't even get the pension, so he hated Gao Huaiyuan in his heart, and ran to Lin'an a year ago, and put pressure on Zhao Fang to clean up Gao Huaiyuan and avenge Zhou Fatzi.

So Zhao Fang had no choice but to let Gao Huaiyuan go to where he was, and as for what to do with Gao Huaiyuan, Liu Xian didn't know.

After figuring out the reason for this matter, Gao Huaiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't for the incident that he secretly hid and surrendered to the army, it would be easy to do, when Zhou County Lieutenant was killed, there were many people who could testify for him, it can be said that Zhou Fatzi died innocently, and he couldn't complain about his ruthlessness! What's more, the matter was urgent at that time, and if Zhou Fatzi was not killed, it would not be enough to deter the army, and Qifang Town would likely be broken by the Jin Army, in that case, the nearly 2,000 people in Qifang Town would all die with him.

Gao Huaiyuan asked himself about this matter, so he didn't worry too much, sitting in the gatehouse of the Shuai Mansion, drinking tea leisurely, waiting for Zhao Fang's summons.

But he waited until noon, and no one came to pass him in to see Zhao Fang, and then Liu Xian came out to respond, saying that Zhao Fang was busy with official business and had no time to see him now, so he asked him to wait in the Shuai Mansion and find time to see him in the afternoon.

Gao Huaiyuan was so hungry that he was not happy sitting in the gatehouse, and now that the two armies of Song and Jin were in full swing in Zaoyang, how could he still have the leisure time to entangle himself in this matter? If he knew that he would be stranded in Xiangyang when he came back this time, he simply sent someone to escort those soldiers back and pull them down, and went straight to the Zaoyang Meng Zongzheng army, which was better than sitting here stupidly waiting to be troubled!

Gao Huaiyuan was slandered, but there was no way at all, so he could only continue to wait here, so he waited until the afternoon, seeing that the sun was in the west, and finally waited for the news, Liu Xian came over and told Gao Huaiyuan, saying that Zhao Fang could see him now when he was free.

Gao Huaiyuan was so hungry that he followed Liu Xian to the Shuai Mansion, and finally saw this Jingxi Road envoy Zhao Fang Zhao in a hall.

In the entire marshal mansion, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and there are guards everywhere, which puts the entire marshal mansion on guard, which makes people a little nervous.

Before following Liu Xian into the hall, someone came over and temporarily collected the waist knife that Gao Huaiyuan was wearing, and then let him and Liu Xian go in together.

"Lord Qiqi Zhao, the commander of the baggage battalion has sent Bao Yilang Gao Huaiyuan to bring it!" Liu Xian said loudly to an old man in a purple official uniform sitting behind the handsome case in the hall.

This white-bearded man had a tired look on his face, and he was reviewing some copywriting at the desk, and after hearing Liu Xian's voice, he looked up at the door.

Gao Huaiyuan peeked at this contemporary Southern Song Dynasty feudal official, although he didn't treat the Southern Song Dynasty's atmosphere of emphasizing literature and light on military force, but it is undeniable that this Zhao Fang Zhao is still a famous minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, at least this time in the Jin army's invasion of Hubei, Zhao Fang did quite well, and the reaction was relatively fast, and did not give the Jin army a chance to drive straight in, personally sat in Xiangyang, mobilized soldiers and horses, and firmly held the Jin army in the north of the river, so that the Jin army could not cross the Yangtze River in the south, which was enough to make him respect.

After the failure of the Kaixi Northern Expedition, Zhao Fang expected that the Jin State might use troops against the Great Song Dynasty, so he began to prepare a few years in advance, so this time he blocked the southern invasion of the Jin army, which also shows that in terms of scrutinizing the current situation, Zhao Fang is far stronger than ordinary civil officials! Visionary!

Seeing that Zhao Fang was already in his last years, but he was still personally sitting in Xiangyang, a place that the Jin army was eyeing to capture, this courage was admirable compared to many Southern Song Dynasty officials, so Gao Huaiyuan immediately stepped forward and bowed down after Liu Xian entered the hall and said: "The young general Gao Huaiyuan is specially ordered to come to see Lord Zhao!" ”

Gao Huaiyuan asked Zhao Fang for peace, and peeked at this Zhao Fang, only to see that Zhao Fang was about sixty years old, his beard was white, his body was slightly fat, and he had a trace of fatigue on his face, but his eyes were still sharp, and he sat wherever he wanted, feeling a little not angry and arrogant. And when Gao Huaiyuan was peeking at Zhao Fang, he saw that Zhao Fang was also looking himself up and down behind the handsome case, so he quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to look around anymore.

Zhao Fang took a look at the court, he had already heard of Gao Huaiyuan's name, and he appreciated his performance during this time, so after Gao Huaiyuan defeated the Jin army who tried to smuggle the Han River at the tiger's mouth, Zhao Fangli overrode the public opinion and promoted Gao Huaiyuan to Bao Yilang, even after the battle of Qifang Town, Gao Huaiyuan's killing of the county lieutenant of Zhou failed to make him angry, and in the end he just took the way of not rewarding him, and tried to no avail.

Although he had to summon Gao Huaiyuan to deal with it today because of pressure from someone in Beijing, when he really saw Gao Huaiyuan, he was still shocked by the youth of Gao Huaiyuan in front of him.

Although Gao Huaiyuan is tall and mighty, and he exudes a fierce spirit between his gestures, but after all, where is the age, there is no beard on his chin at all, and he still looks childish, and it is really rare in the Southern Song Dynasty to be able to establish such a meritorious feat at a young age!

If someone can be comparable to Gao Huaiyuan, then only Yue Yun, the eldest son of Yue Fei in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, can be compared with it, you must know that Yue Yun has been in the army with his father since he was twelve years old, and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and won the title of the winning official at a young age, but it is a pity that Yue Yun is young, and when he was in his youth, he was unjustly killed in Lin'an with his father, which is really a sigh!

And although Gao Huaiyuan in front of him is a little older than Yue Yun when he joined the army, he is only fourteen or fifteen years old now, but as a township warrior escort team, even making military exploits can be regarded as endless, and Zhao Fang saw that although Gao Huaiyuan was not very old, he had broad shoulders and a wide back, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he walked with a tiger's wind, and there was a faint demeanor of a general, and he suddenly had a heart of love for talent, so his face softened.

"Are you the Gao Huaiyuan who defeated the Jin Army at the mouth of the tiger? Not bad! Today, when I saw that you were young, you really had the style of a general! Zhao Fang nodded slightly, but he didn't let Gao Huaiyuan stand up and reply.

Gao Huaiyuan hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Zhao for your compliment!" Everyone is responsible for serving the country, and when the tiger fought at the beginning of the battle, it was all up to the township brave to dare to use his life, and the young generals did not dare to take credit! ”

Zhao Fang listened to Gao Huaiyuan's humble answer, and was a little satisfied in his heart, in his opinion, at least this kid did not look like an arrogant person, but he did not exaggerate Gao Huaiyuan anymore, but suddenly glared at him, and shouted to Gao Huaiyuan: "What a person who doesn't dare to take credit!" Originally, the official valued you very much, so he promoted you to the commander of the township barracks, but you were arrogant and arrogant in governing the army, and even dared to kill the officials of the imperial court, I think you are too bold! ”

Gao Huaiyuan's heart was suddenly awe-struck, it seems that this time Zhao Fang really wanted to talk about the incident of him killing County Lieutenant Zhou! But he didn't feel afraid, and after listening to Zhao Fang's question, he straightened up and clenched his fists and said to Zhao Fang: "Lord Zhao, I'm afraid I have misunderstood the young general!" At the beginning in Qifang Town, the reason why the young general ordered someone to kill the county lieutenant Zhou was indeed a last resort! At that time, the situation was tense, the young general had something to do with the township soldiers commanding the envoy, responsible for escorting a large number of baggage, surrounded by the Jin soldiers in Qifang Town, the small general led the troops to defend the city, and ordered the Zhou County Lieutenant to lead the township Yong to be ready to plug the mouth at any time, in the middle of the battle, the young general led the troops and the Jin Army to fight fiercely for two days, a walled wall was broken by the Jin Army, but the Zhou County Lieutenant who was responsible for the plugging could not find anyone, almost made the Qifang Town lost, and at the critical moment to shock the army's heart, the young general had to kill the Zhou County Lieutenant who escaped from the battle! I thought I hadn't done anything wrong, and I hope Lord Zhao will see it! ”

Gao Huaiyuan was neither humble nor arrogant, and briefly explained to Zhao Fang the experience of the battle in Qifang Town, and he had no regrets about killing the county lieutenant of Zhou.

After Zhao Fang listened, he slightly swept the corner of his eye at a person standing on the side of the hall, who scolded Gao Huaiyuan angrily: "What nonsense! Even if the county lieutenant Zhou is at fault, he is also an official of the imperial court, and you are just a small commander of the township soldiers who dare to kill the official of the imperial court, which is really rampant! He still dares to quibble in front of Lord Zhao! Could it be that you can't do it without the king in your heart? ”

Gao Huaiyuan didn't know what the origin of this person who spoke, turned his head to look at this guy, and saw that he was also wearing an official uniform in green, at least this person would not exceed six grades in the order, but only an official with seven grades or less, and Zhao Fang was a senior member above the third grade, where could this little official be allowed to roar again!

But looking at this person's attitude, it seems that he has relied on it, and it is estimated that he is a person with a bit of background, otherwise he would not dare to reprimand himself like this in front of Zhao.

But Gao Huaiyuan is not easy to bully, after glancing at this person, he smiled slightly and said: "This lord obviously doesn't know the things in the army, before the two armies, the main general issued an order that no matter who should be forbidden, this is military law!" And Zhou County, as an official of the imperial court, not only did not think about serving the country, but set an example, but escaped from the battle, changed into civilian clothes and hid, almost making our army lose its achievements in the battle of Qifang Town, dare to ask this adult, can't the junior general kill him for such a crime? ”

The official said angrily: "Sophistry! You don't want to spew blood! County Lieutenant Zhou's subordinates have already made it clear to Lord Zhao, after you and County Lieutenant Zhou set off from Xiangyang, there has been a lot of friction between each other, and you are using the front of the two armies to find fault and kill County Lieutenant Zhou to vent your personal anger! What military law! I think you are too rampant, if you are allowed to stay in the army, I am afraid that you will not know what the sky is thick and high in the near future! Lord Zhao! The lower official implored Lord Zhao to redress the grievances of the county lieutenant of Zhou and severely punish this murderer! ”

Gao Huaiyuan scolded in his heart, what are you the green onion? actually spoke for the county lieutenant that week, could he be your father? Damn, this looks like we're going to be out of luck!

And after Zhao Fang listened to Gao Huaiyuan's argument with this person, his brows furrowed slightly, he had heard a little about this matter, and knew that there must be a reason why Zhou County Lieutenant was killed by Gao Huaiyuan, but he didn't expect that this Zhou County Lieutenant would escape from the battle at a critical juncture, so it seems that Gao Huaiyuan killed him not too much.

"Lord Qian is angry, this matter has its own judgment......"