He didn't say much, but laughed and told everyone to sit down around the case, and everyone was feasting

After the meal, another teenager came to clean up the dishes

Xu Rong came over again and asked them if they had eaten well, and after receiving satisfactory replies from Wen Chou and others, he respectfully asked them to rest and say goodbye and be discharged from the hospital

……

This upper tenant can accommodate three people, Wen Chou beckoned Yuan's Rong Xunyu to live with him Li Xuan Li Dianwei went to sleep in the other room in front of the guard, and was on duty in the first half of the night Li Dianwei was on duty in the second half of the night

Blowing out the candle flame wen chou and the three of them went to bed at night the rain knocked on the window paper the warmth of the room may be xu rong instructed the young man who drank and ate meat to be quieter the front yard was no longer noisy and the pavilion was very quiet

With the sound of rain, everyone fell asleep one after another

……

I don't know how long I slept, Wen Chou suddenly felt that someone was pushing him, and he opened his eyes with great effort, but saw that it was Xun Yu

"What's wrong? Wen Ruo"

Xun Yu got off the bed to the ground at some point, stood beside the bed, dressed in clothes, carrying a sword, and whispered to Wen Chou: "Listen"

The first thing I heard was Yuan Shirong's snoring, and then I heard the silence in the rain room outside the window, and there was no other sound Wen Chou was inexplicable, and asked, "What do you listen to?" ”

"Someone rushed into the front yard and shouted: There are thieves in Tingxi"

Xun Yu finished speaking, the front yard was chaotic, and there was a sound of rain across the courtyard wall, and there was a sound of rain, which was not very clear, but it could be heard that the movement was the sound of many people running out of the front yard and the house, and a high voice came: "There are thieves who invade Tingxi at night, Chen Junling: Get out of the house immediately and gallop to fight the thieves!" A lot of voices burst on, and almost a dozen people shouted at the same time

After everyone's voices fell, a deep voice faintly came, this was Xu Rong's accent, probably distributing orders

Suddenly, the door to the front yard of the pavilion opened. The teenagers in the front yard should have walked out of the courtyard under the leadership of Xu Rong, and the footsteps were far away

Not long after the gate of the front yard closed, the door of the back yard opened

A person stood at the gate of the courtyard and said to Li Diandianwei at the night of Jǐng: "A gang of thieves came to Tingxi, Chen Jun took someone to fight the thief, and before he left, he told the villain to tell the guests that they don't have to worry about us staying in the pavilion, and they will not hurt the thieves."

Wen Chou put on his clothes. opened the door and replied: "The safety of our waiting, you don't need to worry about the thief coming to Tingxi, please go and help, you don't have to stay to protect us."

The person at the gate of the courtyard said: "This is Chen Jun's order, villains and others dare not disobey the distinguished guests, please rest in peace" exited the door and closed the courtyard door in the backyard

Wen Chou replied to his advisor Xun Yu: "What time is it?" ”

Xun Yu looked at the leaky pot on the case and replied, "It's ugly."

It was raining in the middle of the night, and the timing of this group of thieves who had invaded the Sioux Pavilion was good. It's a pity that Xu Rong was cautious and had already been prepared, and sent secret sentinels to check the road on all sides of the pavilion. Xu Rong brought out more than a dozen people, and I don't know if it's enough? ”

I heard the drums in the front yard of the house

The rainy night was silent, and the drums were thundering

Wen Chou was caught off guard and was almost taken aback. He thought: "This is the drumming and passing the jǐng, Xu Rong should have arranged manpower around the pavilion." At this time, the sound of drums can be used to spread jǐng, which can not only make the thieves frightened, but also summon people from other places to rush to Tingxi."

He had fought thieves at night when he was in Shahe Pavilion, and then joined the army to fight, and Sha Chao was so familiar with this method of using the art of war to restrain his subordinates to use drums to command battles that he could hardly guess Xu Rong's arrangement

Yuan's Rong, Li Xuandian, and Wei were also awakened

Yuan Shirong and Xun Yu came to Wen Chou's side, and Dian Wei Li Xuan ran out of the guest house with a halberd and sword. to protect Wen Chou

The night is vast, and the rain is like watering

Stand at the door, watch the night rain, and listen to the drums

Wen Chou suddenly returned to the night when he crossed the border to fight thieves in Shaheting, and he suddenly returned to the battlefield where he fought against Montenegro not long ago

Stirred by the sound of drums. In the pavilion, the dogs barked, the chickens chirped, Xun Yu whispered, and explained to Yuan Shirong and others in a few words, Wen Chou listened carefully to the west, the sound of drums, chickens and dogs, and the sound of rain covered up all the movements in Tingxi, Li Xuan lit the candle and held it to the near side of Wen Chou, and the faint candlelight reflected a little land in front of the door and a little falling rain

Li Dian asked, "Wen Jun, should I help Xu Rong?" ”

Wen Chou smiled: "I'm afraid the young man left behind in the front yard won't let me wait to go out" glanced at the courtyard door and said, "Maybe there is a bow and crossbow outside the courtyard gate at this time."

Xu Rong did not take all the people to fight the thieves, but left a few people to guard in the pavilion, one is to protect Wen Chou and others, and the other is to beware of Wen Chou and others Although he believed that Wen Chou was the son of the Chen family in Xu County, Wen Chou and others came to spend the night in the first half of the night, and the thieves came in the second half of the night

Xun Yu said with a smile: "Jun was the chief of the Shahe Pavilion in his early years, and he also attacked the thief Kou Wenjun at night, this Xu Rong's actions are quite similar to Jun's back then."

Originally, Xu Rong respected the scholar and befriended the young man, which was a little similar to Wen Chou back then, and tonight he went out to fight the thief, he was calm and unhurried, and the arrangements were proper, which was more similar than when Wen Chou was the head of Shahe Pavilion

Wen Chou listened carefully to the movement outside the pavilion, and said with a smile: "I was not as calm as him back then" Wen Chou's night attack on thieves was the first time to fight, although he was quite calm, but it was not as calm as Xu Rong tonight Of course, this is not to say that Wen Chou is not as good as Xu Rong, Xu Rong was the head of the Boguang Pavilion before, and he was transferred to the head of the Su Pavilion, and he has been in the Pavilion for a long time, and this is definitely not the first time to fight the thief, it can only be said that he is very experienced

Wen Chou saw that Dian Wei and Li Xuan were not wearing outer clothes, they were only wearing a pair of calf nose pants, obviously in a hurry, and before they could get dressed, they hurried to protect him, and said to them: "It is rainy and cold at night, you two go back to the house and put on clothes."

Dian Wei refused to allow Li Xuan to go back to the house and get dressed, so he took Dian Wei's clothes and came over, and Dian Wei put on his clothes in front of the door

Ten miles and a pavilion Su people pavilion north and south less than ten miles, east and west more than ten miles, the pavilion in the middle of the pavilion from the pavilion to the west of the pavilion did not take long, but I don't know how many thieves came, and it was in the rain in the middle of the night, it was difficult to distinguish things, the ugliness guessed, no matter the victory or defeat, Xu Rong may have to wait until dawn to come back, even if there are not many thieves who come, he will have to come for an hour or two

But it didn't take long for the drums to stop. I heard the sound of the rain, the voices of people outside the house opened from far to near, and the front yard door opened, and Xu Rong came back with the teenagers who went out to fight the thieves, and the teenagers were elated, talking and laughing loudly

Li Xuan said: "Won? ”

Wen Chou asked Xun Yu: "What time is it?" ”

"When it's near"

Xu Rong waited for two o'clock when he went out, and came back at nearly the end of the day, and it only took less than an hour to defeat the thief Li Xuanhu doubted his speed. Guessed: "Could it be that there are not many thieves?" ”

Wen Chou "shh

After listening to it for a long time, I understood Xu Rong's experience of attacking the thief

It's not that there are not many thieves, the thieves who invaded the department are not homeless, they are a group of thieves who came down from the neighboring mountains, there are more than 30 people, and there are a lot of Xu Rong brought out more than a dozen teenagers. There were a total of more than a dozen people and twenty people against more than thirty people from all over the pavilion, but he was able to win quickly in an unfavorable situation because he led the first strike to fight, captured the thief first and captured the king first, pierced the thief's chest with a spear, and killed the thief when the rest of the thieves were gone, scattered and fled, and were killed by all the young men

Wen Chou said: "Piercing the thief's chest with a spear? This Wu Hou's Gao Wu is also"

"Wu Hou", Wen Chou said that Wu Han and Wu Han hit Gongsun Shu. Surrounding Chengdu, Gongsun Shu will send tens of thousands of people out of the city to fight. Wu Han ordered the escort Gao Wu to lead tens of thousands of sharp soldiers to meet it, Gao Wu rushed to stab Gongsun Shu, pierced his chest, Gongsun Shu fell off the horse, and Wu Han won a great victory

Xu Rong has the same name as Gao Wu, and killing a thief tonight is also piercing the thief's chest. But it reminded Wen Chou of Gao Wu

Xun Yu praised: "This person is brave and strategic"

Ambush the secret sentry road post, use the drum to show jǐng to transmit the message, one thief, the whole pavilion rushes to the rescue, and the thief is killed first. This is a scheme; Go into battle in person and kill thieves with your own hands, this is bravery

Yuan Shirong said with a smile: "But it is not in vain to this person's size and physique"

Xu Rong is more than eight feet long, with a majestic physique, with his body, he personally killed a thief to find Chen Er

The young man in the front yard entered the hall, and the laughter became smaller, and the courtyard door in the backyard opened, Xu Rong came in, and saw Wen Chou and others standing at the door of the house, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, saying: "Tingxi has been robbed, disturbing the guests' sleep."

Li Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he saw that Xu Rong's clothes at this time were not the same as those worn when he first saw him, it should be that the last clothes were wet and stained with blood when he attacked the thief, and he didn't want to be rude, so he changed his clothes before he came to see Wen Chou and the others

Wen Chou smiled: "Wen Jun attacked the thief in the night rain, and attacked the crowd with a widow, and he triumphed in less than an hour, and the famous generals in the field are nothing more than that!" ”

"The noon countryside is vulgar, how dare you be similar to the famous generals in the field? The thieves have been punished by me, please sleep peacefully" Just like last time, this time Xu Rong still said a few words, and then said goodbye and went back to the front yard

Now that the thief has been calmed, he has to hurry tomorrow morning, and Wen Chou and the others will also go back to their rooms to rest

After a night of silence, everyone started to crow

Xu Rong had already prepared breakfast, and after inviting everyone to eat, Wen Chou asked Li Xuan to take money to Xu Rong, but Xu Rong refused to resign

Asked Wen Chou and others to set off, Xu Rong ordered the young man to lead their horses out of the stable, put on the saddle bridles, and personally sent them out of the pavilion On the outer wall of the pavilion, Wen Chou saw a row of flesh and blood blurred grades, knowing that this must be the thief who was killed last night, pointed and asked: "Why doesn't Chen Jun send these grades to the county temple?" and some rewards."

Xu Rong replied: "Hang it for a few days first, and then send it to the county temple before it is too late."

Wen Chouchin, went down to the road, and said with a smile: "Thank you Chen Jun for your hospitality, thank you very much, I'm waiting to say goodbye."

"It's rare to meet distinguished guests in the pavilion, last night was not well entertained, and in the middle of the night encountered a thief, disturbing the guests' dreams, and the afternoon was guilty of the guests, this should be to cross the river to the north, right? There is a cross bridge not far away, you can go to the opposite bank, noon for the landlord, please lead the way for the distinguished guests" The autumn rain did not stop, Xu Rong casually put on a coat, walked in front of the road, walked out for several miles, led Wen Chou and others to the side of the bridge, and said goodbye

He was hospitable last night, and this morning he sent him off in the rain, Wen Chou thought that he would say something when he said goodbye, and what he requested, but when he saw that he had nothing to say, he thought in his heart: "This person is chivalrous" looked at his figure leaving in the autumn rain, and wrote down his name

Cross the river from the cross bridge outside the Suren Pavilion, go ten miles, cross a river again,—— this river is also one of the four rivers in Zhao, repeat a few miles, it is the most in Luancheng County

The five counties of Changshan Country can be roughly divided into three parts

One is Yuanshi and Shiyi, these two counties are in the southeast, there is no mountain and river obstruction between each other, not far apart, only twenty or thirty miles and one is Jiumen and Zhending, these two counties are in the northeast, and there is no mountain and river obstruction between each other. It is also not far away, it is only twenty or thirty miles, and the remaining piece is Luancheng, Luancheng is between Shiyi and Jiumen two counties, one hundred and ten miles away from Shiyi in the south, fifty or sixty miles away from Jiumen in the north, and the four rivers of Zhaojing are all in this piece, and the three rivers are between Luancheng and Shiyi. A river is between Luancheng and Jiumen

For example, the five counties of Changshan can be compared to a flat burden

Yuan's and Shiyi's Jiumen and Zhending are at both ends of the flat tan, and Luancheng County is almost in the middle of the flat dan

Among the five counties, Wenchou attaches the most importance to Luancheng

If you make another analogy, compare Changshan Country to a person, then Luancheng County is the waist

In the event of a war and the loss of Luancheng, it is equivalent to cutting off a person's waist, and once the waist is cut off, the Yuan's Shiyi, as the leader, will echo the Jiumen Zhending as the legs and feet. In the overall strategic situation, it is bound to fall into passivity

As mentioned above, Wen Chou's trip to the county had three purposes: the main purpose was to prepare for the defense of the territory, the secondary purpose was to select a target for active attack, and there was also a purpose, that is, to find talented people to select and promote

Not to mention the guard, not to mention Xunxian, the offensive target he intends to choose is initially set in Luancheng County,—— which is also Tian Yuanhao Xunyu's opinion

The previous blow to the left must was a coincidence. It was Zuo Su who sent someone to assassinate him, and he took the opportunity to ambush him. Strictly speaking, it cannot be considered an active attack

The offensive that was to be launched in Luancheng County was the first active offensive since he took office, and he attached great importance to it

Therefore, although the county seat was in sight, he also wanted to see Li Fen, the Yangzhou Maocai Luancheng Ling, as soon as possible, but he still couldn't enter the county. Braving the rain, I inspected the township pavilions outside the county, and then went to the hills to the west to inspect it, until I saw all the landforms and people outside the county, and achieved a general understanding, and in the evening. Only then did he come to the county with Yuan Shirong and others

Entering the county, Yuan Shirong led the way and took everyone to the county temple

He and Li Fen are old acquaintances, and he has visited Li Fen many times in the past two years, and the halberd guards guarding outside the gate of the county temple all recognize him, and ask him and Wen Chou to wait in the gate school for a while, and one person will go to the county temple to report

The autumn rain fell overnight and day long, and it did not turn smaller

Due to the rain, the weather is hazy, and the twilight is darker than usual

Wen Chou stood at the entrance of the school with his hands in his hands, looking at the streets of the county

The autumn rain was drizzling, and it was twilight, and there were few pedestrians on the street, Wen Chou pointed to a few people who walked in front of the county temple, and asked the guards guarding the door: "Who are?" ”

The few people who walked past were different from ordinary people, lined up in columns, marched neatly, and all carried swords, as if they were patrolling

The official replied: "There are many thieves in the hills and mountains in the west of our county, and they disturb the county border from time to time, in order to prevent them from mixing into the city, the county magistrate specially selected dozens of shrewd and brave officials, organized into several teams, and patrolled the county day and night."

"I see!" Wen Chou paused and said, "The west of your county is indeed mountainous, I waited on the way to taste the west of the county, only to see the mountains and mountains, stretching to the end I heard that the largest of these mountains is the west mountain?" ”

"Yes, the West Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles to the west, and most of the thieves who directly invade our realm are hiding in this mountain."

Xishan is connected to Taihang in the west, and the east extends to the west of Luancheng County, where there are mountains in the west of Yuanshi Shiyi, but it is a small thing to compare with the west of Luancheng County, at least the two counties of Yuanshi Shiyi will not go out of the city for twenty or thirty miles to be a mountainous area

Wen Chou bowed his head and said in his heart: "Before winter, we must fight a battle in Luancheng County, but the mountainous area west of Luancheng County is far deeper and more complex than the mountainous area west of Yuan's Shiyi.

He passed through Xishan on his way to Yuan's appointment, and today he went to take a closer look, and he had great scruples about the dangerous mountain terrain of Xishan

He turned his head to look at the gate of the county temple and thought: "Yuan Shirong said that Li Fen is alert and wise, he is a talent, he has been here for two years, and he doesn't know how much he knows about the thieves in the mountains?" ”

He just wanted to come to see Li Fen, the "Yangzhou Maocai", but at this time, Li Fen could give him some assistance

The official who went to the county temple to report turned back, and behind him, a man in his thirties with a length of more than seven feet stepped out with an umbrella

This man was not wearing official clothes, wearing a silk suit embroidered on a black background, wearing a high crown on his head, leather shoes on his feet, a treasure belt at his waist, and a sword on his left and right

He held his right hand on the hilt of the sword with his left hand, his thumb was exposed in front of Wen Chou and others, and he wore a ring inlaid with emeralds on his fingers

Wen Chou is a knowledgeable person, and he can see at a glance that although this man's clothes and accessories are not luxurious, they are all valuable, and he said: "This must be Li Fen"

Yuan Shirong previously introduced that Li Fen's family was the crown family of Wu County. Most of the crown families are wealthy, and only wealthy families can afford to wear such exquisite clothing

Yuan Shirong was beside Wen Chou and whispered to Wen Chou: "This person is Yao Wei Liao Tempering Mash Sword Kunyou?"

The gate of the county temple was more than ten steps away from the gate school, and Li Fen strode over while laughing and said, "Gongzai, you are a rare guest!" Last time, a farewell. It's been more than three months now! Why did you think of looking for me today? Still braving the rain? ”

"Because I haven't seen him for more than three months, I miss my virtuous brother, and I can't sleep at night because of the taste of food, so I came in the rain"

"Haha, you duke, you don't have the truth in your mouth, are you here because you want me? I'm afraid there is something else going on! ”

Li Fen and Yuan Shirong meet

Yuan Shirong didn't bring rain gear, Li Fen tilted to cover him from the rain, and the two came to the door school hand in hand

Li Fen looked at Wen Chou, asked Yuan Shirong, and said, "This gentleman is elegant and elegant. Heroic and martial inside, extraordinary bearing, I don't know who is the son of the right surname of the family? ”

Wen Chou smiled and saluted, and said: "In Xia Changshan Wen Chou, I have seen Yao Ling"

"Chang Shan ......, Ai didn't know that the lieutenant arrived, Sheng couldn't meet him from afar, and he was rude"

Li Fen was quick to react. immediately thought of who Wen Chou was, and quickly put away his smile. Give the umbrella to Yuan Shirong, and you have to take off your clothes and bow down

Wen Chou took a step forward, shook him up and said with a smile: "I'm a Weifu County this time, and I don't want outsiders to know,......" Pointing to the ground, "The ground is wet again." Yao Ling must salute"

Li Fen got up as ordered, glanced at the entrance school, swept Xun Yu, Li Xuandian, Wei and others, and said: "The narrow shoes in the school have wronged the gentlemen" said to Wen Chou, "Please enter the county temple"

He just called Wen Chou "lieutenant". After hearing Wen Chou say, "This time it is a micro-service county, and I don't want outsiders to know", I immediately changed my words and called Wen Chou "Jun"

Wen Chou said in his heart: "The word 'smart' is well deserved" smiled, "Please"

Li Fen led the way in front, and everyone walked into the county temple

Today is Xiu Muzhiri, and there are not many officials in the county temple

Li Fen took Wen Chou Yuan Shirong and others through the front yard, came to the back house, left Dian Wei Li Dian Wei three guards outside the hall, asked Wen Chou to sit down in the hall, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the lieutenant is coming, I prepared in a hurry, fortunately, the singing and dancing girl in the county has a slight name 'rain master driving, wind blowing clouds', when this late autumn rain continues, the warm wine, the breeze in the hall, and the singing and dancing at the bottom of the steps, it is also a thing."

At this time, the twilight was deep, and it was already dinnertime, listening to Li Fen's meaning, he was preparing to entertain Wen Chou for dinner, and he would accompany the meal with singing and dancing

Wen Chou said: "Seeing that he is dressed expensively, and now he is entering the hall below, he doesn't ask me about my intentions, nor does he ask me what I saw along the way, he doesn't tell me about the military and people's feelings, and he wants to serve wine and sing and dance when he opens his mouth, and his behavior is all the style of the children of rich and noble families, but Gongzai praises him: 'Agile, meticulous and wise', 'In office for two years, the county examination and state class is always a leader'? ”

Wen Chou is a person who can deny himself, if he is replaced by Li Fen, in the severe situation of the chaos of the county and the lack of food in the deep winter, and the inhabitants are in droves, he will never wear luxury and serve wine and sing and dance when he sees Shangguan

He didn't doubt Yuan Shirong's praise for Li Fen, but he didn't like Li Fen's style a little, stroked the mustache under his chin, and said: "Yao Lingmeiyi I have received the name of Luancheng Demon Girl, but in my humble opinion, it seems inappropriate to watch singing and dancing at this time."

"Sheng is stupid, I don't know why it's out of place? Lieutenant, please."

"As the saying goes: 'There is rotten meat in the kitchen, and the country has hungry people; There are fat horses in the stables, and there are people in the road 'Black Mountain is broken, and the people abandon their homes and flee, and this autumn is cool, the rain is continuous, and the cold is increasing, I have traveled all the way, and I have seen a lot of displaced people in your realm, it is good that it does not rain, this rain, they lack food and clothing, and it will be difficult to save the hungry people in the territory. ”

Li Fen said with a smile: "Governing the people and the environment, and doing business; Drum music singing and dancing, entertaining yourself and singing about wine, how much is life? For example, the morning dew, go to the bitter man', this lieutenant's early poems were also the first emperor, Qin Jia also poems: 'Life is like morning dew, living in the world of many people' between the world and the world, suddenly like a traveler, negligent for decades, disappearing in an instant, and his life is less than 100 years old, often with a thousand years of worries, why not drink with candles, sword watching song and dance? The eldest husband lives in the world, and you think that there are two things in life."

"What two things?"

"Meritorious deeds, for future generations, enjoy food, worthy of yourself, life, nothing more than this foolish opinion, how can you give up entertaining yourself because of official business?" (To be continued.) )