Governor Lu saw that the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi had not moved until nightfall, so he thought that what Xu Liang said about leaving Shanxi was false.

He was about to rush to the Chinese army's tent for dinner as usual, when he suddenly came out of the room when he suddenly found that the entire barracks had begun to stir up, and countless Shaanxi officers and soldiers came out of their respective tents, put on their armor, packed up their salutes, and began to assemble in the square.

The battalion masters, the commanders, and the sentinels counted the men and horses to which they belonged, and then evacuated in an orderly manner according to the formation. The tents where they lived had no intention of being demolished.

Governor Lu saw that Xu Liang and the iron head had been neatly draped, and walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and saw Governor Lu standing at the door of the big tent of the Chinese army dumbfounded, Xu Liang smiled very enthusiastically and said: "Governor Lu, this official will lead the army to leave Shanxi, and from now on, the mountain is high and the road is long, and we will meet indefinitely." Ha ha...... Say goodbye, say goodbye! ”

With that, he bypassed Governor Lu and strode out.

Governor Lu looked at the background of Xu Liang's stride, raised his hand and beckoned, then put it down, and said gloomily: I, I haven't eaten dinner yet......

Governor Lu watched sadly as groups of Shaanxi officers and soldiers withdrew from the camp, walked onto the official road, and disappeared into the distance. Xu Liang's iconic black carriage was no longer visible.

The cold November wind blew and rattled the tents. Governor Lu looked at the empty Shaanxi army camp, sighed gloomily, and then entered the Chinese army's big tent, and found some snacks on the table to barely fill his stomach.

Then Governor Lu made a difficulty: at this time, it was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, and the gate of Taiyuan City must have been closed a long time ago. Moreover, even if it is not closed, it is five or six miles from the official camp in Shaanxi to the city gate. It was dark and the road was not very smooth, and Governor Lu did not dare to walk back to Taiyuan City alone.

After thinking about it, he had no choice but to stay in the Shaanxi military camp for a day, and wait until dawn tomorrow. After thinking for a while, Governor Lu looked at the empty tent of the Chinese army, and couldn't help but secretly curse himself for being stupid, at this time the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi were gone, and the entire battalion was alone, at this time, he naturally slept wherever he wanted. Moreover, the arrangement of the Chinese army's tent is far more comfortable than its own hut.

Governor Lu personally lit all the oil lamps in the big tent of the Chinese army, and more than a dozen lights illuminated the big tent of the Chinese army as bright as day. Then Governor Lu lay on the bed where Xu Liang once lay in this bright light, and coping with it all night.

The next day, Governor Lu was woken up by his own hunger. There was no way, I only ate some leftover snacks last night, and I didn't get full. He searched in several tents again, and finally opened his eyes and found some more to eat.

After barely eating some, Governor Lu saw that the sky was already bright, so he thought about entering Taiyuan City as soon as possible and returning to his governor's yamen.

He went out of the camp, walked on the official road for a while, suddenly turned back, returned to the Shaanxi military camp again, rummaged in the soldiers' tent for a while, and finally found a discarded dagger with satisfaction, carried it in his arms, and went on the road again.

From the Shaanxi military camp to Taiyuan City, it is more than five miles away, and it is rare to see pedestrians on the official road in the early morning. Governor Lu walked for a while, and then he was tired and out of breath, because he carried a weapon in his arms, Governor Lu became much more courageous, and when he saw that there were no pedestrians on the left and right, Governor Lu sat down on the stone by the roadside to rest with peace of mind.

The Taiyuan City Gate in the distance was already in sight, and Governor Lu sat down, and his mind began to think about what to do after returning to the governor's yamen? The warrant agreeing to provide supplies to the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi free of charge caused Governor Lu's prestige in Shanxi officialdom to plummet, and the group of people in Shanxi Wang Buzheng were not very convinced of themselves, and this time the matter of using the warrant will inevitably be suppressed with all their might.

Wang Bu has been an official in Shanxi for half his life, and his connections are very deep, and he is faintly the leader of local officials in Shanxi. Governor Lü was in Shanxi, and if there was no military support from Cao Wenzhao and Zuo Liangyu, he really couldn't suppress Wang Bu's political envoy.

It seems that the first step back to the governor's yamen is to connect with Cao Wenzhao and Zuo Liangyu, as long as these two leading generals support him, then Wang Buzheng will not be able to make any big waves.

Governor Lu sat on the stone for a long time, and after thinking clearly about some important things after returning to the governor's yamen, he patted his buttocks, got up, and prepared to set off again.

Suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves behind him.

Governor Lu looked back, and was suddenly taken aback, only to see a group of brightly armored cavalry leading the official road, with a luxurious carriage in the middle, and an infantry behind. The whole team of men and horses lined up neatly, although there were only one or two hundred people, looking at the military appearance of the cavalry, it was actually a regular Beijing soldier.

Governor Lu's pupils shrank, and then he saw clearly the words on the banner in front of the team: "Cabinet Second Auxiliary Xu"! In the current Ming Dynasty, those who dare to play this banner have no semicolon, only this one!

Cabinet Deputy Assistant Xu Guangqi!

Xu Ge Lao actually went to Shanxi?! Governor Lu was stunned!

It wasn't until the cavalry approached that the dust raised by the four hooves of the war horse was about to drift into Governor Lü's nostrils, and Governor Lü woke up. Governor Lu gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and suddenly howled miserably, took three steps and made two steps, and suddenly pounced in front of the cavalry, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Elder Xu Ge! Help! Hurry up and save the officer! ”

The cavalry who approached was stopped by Governor Lu like this, and the leading cavalry captain looked at Governor Lu and saw that he was wearing an ordinary dress, so he shouted angrily: "Bold!" Who are you who dare to stand in the way of Jisuke-sama?! Don't die! ”

Governor Lu heard the cavalry captain speak like this, and his heart was even more confident, and he shouted on the ground: "Second Assistant, the next official is Shanxi Governor Lu Zhigao!" The lower official asks to see the second assistant-sama! ”

When the cavalry captain heard that the person in front of him actually claimed to be the governor of Shanxi, he couldn't help but be suspicious. At this time, the entire team had stopped due to Governor Lu's sudden interception. Xu Guangqi, the deputy assistant of the cabinet who was sitting in the carriage and closed his eyes, heard the movement outside, and had to report that it was Lu Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, who was blocking the road halfway, so he couldn't help but open his eyes and ordered Governor Lu to come over.

Governor Lu was overjoyed when he heard this, got up from the ground with his hands and feet, hurriedly walked to the carriage, brewed a sad expression, and said to Xu Ge Lao: "Xia Guan Shanxi Governor Lu Zhigao, see Xu Ge Lao, Xia Guan doesn't know that Xu Ge Lao is coming to Shanxi, and he has missed the welcome, and he also asks the Ge Lao to forgive his sins." ”

Elder Xu Ge looked at Governor Lu and nodded, "You are Shanxi Governor Lu Zhigao?" ”

"It's Xiaguan!" Governor Lu respectfully bowed his hand again, and then said with a sad face: "Pavilion Elder, the lower officials are looking forward to coming to the court, you can be the master of the lower officials, which ......?"

Elder Xu Ge frowned, waved his hand at Governor Lu and said, "The old man asked you, did you come out of the Shaanxi military camp?" ”

Governor Lu was slightly stunned, and said secretly: How does he know?

However, when he came into contact with Xu Ge Lao's serious eyes, Governor Lu had no choice but to report the truth before he could figure out the situation: "Yes, yes." ”

When Xu Ge heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then asked, "What about the people of Shaanxi Bing?" What about Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi? The old man just came from the Shaanxi military camp, and there was an empty camp in the barracks. ”

Governor Lu looked at Xu Ge Lao blankly, and then pointed to the official behind Xu Ge Lao and said, "Xu Liang, he ...... I went back to Hancheng. ”

"Gone? When did it happen? Xu Ge Lao's face changed slightly, and he asked hurriedly.

"That's it...... Just last night. Governor Lu muttered, and then felt strange, so he asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

Xu Ge Lao turned around and ordered a cavalry captain in a deep voice: "You lead someone to catch up with Xu Liang quickly, and order him to come to the Taiyuan Governor's Yamen to meet the old man!" ”

The lieutenant solemnly surrendered his hand, took two cavalrymen, turned his horse's head, and left.

Governor Lu saw that the captain was far away, so he bowed his hand to Xu Ge Lao again, "Ge Lao, you want to be the master of the lower officials......

However, Elder Xu Ge seemed to be in a bad mood in a blink of an eye, glared at Governor Lu with unkind eyes, waved his hand and said, "Lord Lu, if you have anything to say, wait until the old man arrives at the governor's yamen." ”

"Uh......" Governor Lu's heart jumped, why did this old man suddenly speak in such an unfriendly tone? Could it be that he has come to ask the teacher for sin?

Xu Ge Lao put down the curtain of the carriage, sat back in the carriage, and then said in a deep voice: "Let's go." ”

The whole team set off again, and the escorted cavalry and infantry saw Governor Lu standing there, so they bypassed Governor Lu and escorted the carriage to Taiyuan City.

Governor Lu stood stunned for a while, then caught up with the carriage, and said with a smile on his face outside the carriage: "Ge Lao, you see that Xia Guan has just come out of the Shaanxi military camp, and he doesn't even have an entourage by his side, do you think you can borrow a horse for Xia Guan to ride?" ”

There was no sound, no echo in the carriage.

Governor Lu only said that the sound of the team walking was too noisy, and Xu Ge Lao sat in the carriage and didn't hear what he said, so he followed closely and said it again.

After waiting for a while, this time Elder Xu Ge finally responded.

"Taiyuan City is ahead! Since Master Lu has already walked here, let's take a few more steps. Xu Ge said coldly in the carriage.

When Governor Lu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help blushing when he heard the low laughter of the guards next to him. He followed behind the carriage and walked honestly towards Taiyuan City step by step.

The cavalry captain sent out by Xu Ge to chase Xu Liang took two cavalrymen and chased them all the way along the official road, but fortunately, when Xu Liang left, there were more than 5,000 officers and soldiers of the patrol division around him, and the movement of so many people's troops would naturally be seen by many people. This also brought convenience to the captain when chasing people, and with these eyes, the captain finally caught up with Xu Liang's team smoothly when he was close to the border of Pingyang Province.

At this time, it was already the next morning.

The captain looked dusty, panting and stood in front of Xu Liang, told Xu Ge Lao about his arrival in Shanxi, and conveyed Xu Ge Lao's instructions, asking Xu Liang to return to Taiyuan immediately, and Xu Ge Lao was waiting to see him.

Xu Liang was very surprised, "Xu Ge has come to Shanxi?" Why didn't the official know about this? ”

The captain was very helpless and said, "Lord Xu, when Elder Xu Ge rushed to the outside of Taiyuan City, Lord Xu had already led the army to open up. No, did Xu Ge's subordinates come to chase you non-stop? ”

Xu Liang was very embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly: "This, this official really didn't expect that Xu Ge would come to Shanxi." Based on the relationship between Xu Ge Lao and the official, if the official knew that Xu Ge would come to Shanxi, then even if there was a big matter, the official would put it down and make a special trip to meet Xu Ge Lao. I'm sorry to let you run so far, Captain. ”

When the captain heard Xu Liang say so kindly, he couldn't help but feel very embarrassed, and arched his hand at Xu Liang and said, "Lord Xu is polite." You see that we have been delayed for too long, Xu Ge should be in a hurry. Lord Xu, let's leave for Taiyuan, right? ”

Xu Liang listened, but shook his head again and again, looked up at the sky, and said, "Don't worry." The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers! Captain, this officer sees that this hour should be time for lunch. In this way, the official ordered the team to stop and make a fire, and after lunch, the official let the team go first, and the official went back to Taiyuan with you to see Xu Ge Lao. ”

When the captain heard this, Xu Liang had no intention of refusing to go back to Taiyuan, and besides, it was just a meal, and he couldn't miss much time. In addition, in order to catch up with Xu Liang as soon as possible, the three of them have been running for a day and a night, and they are tired enough, so it is time to eat a full meal. The lieutenant smiled and said, "Then listen to Lord Xu's arrangement." ”

Xu Liang smiled very happily, and then loudly ordered the team to stop advancing, set up camp on the spot, and make a fire to cook.

More than 5,000 officers and men of the patrol division camped on the spot and began to prepare lunch in an orderly manner.

Xu Liang was very polite to the captain, and insisted on pulling the three captains to sit down, take good wine from the carriage, pour it for the three of them, and let the commander of the patrol department accompany him and pour a glass in front of everyone, Xu Liang smiled kindly, and said: "Captain, you have worked hard all the way!" Come, try our Shaanxi wine. ”

The three lieutenants looked at each other and shook their heads. The captain said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Xu for the reward, but the little one is Xu Ge Lao's guard, and he didn't dare to drink without Xu Ge Lao's approval." ”

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, put down the wine glass that reached his lips, and then said admiringly: "Elder Xu Ge has always been an adult whom the official respects very much. I didn't expect that the guards under the old Xu Ge would have such a backbone, which is rare, rare. ”

When the three lieutenants heard this, they chuckled proudly.

Xu Liang no longer mentioned the matter of drinking, and gently recalled to the three lieutenants about the events when Xu Liang was in Beijing. Then he motioned to Tietou: "Ah Tie, since the three captains can't drink, then let's change the tea." It's the same with tea instead of wine. ”

Iron Head nodded, and got up to make tea.

The three lieutenants didn't dare to say anything, so they had to get up.

Xu Liang didn't care, and sat down the three of them again, and said: "It's okay, the three of them are guests from afar, and they are Xu Ge Lao's guards. ”

The three lieutenants heard Xu Liang say all this, even if they were on pins and needles, they had to endure it patiently. With a smiling face, I listened to Xu Liang reminiscing about the time of Jingshi without a word.

After a while, Tietou took the brewed tea, and poured a cup for each of the three of them. Xu Liang glanced at Tie Tou, and when he saw Tie Tou nodding slightly, he smiled and gestured to the three captains: "This is the local tea of Chang'an brought by this official from Chang'an, although it is not famous, but it is mellow, three of you taste it." ”

Seeing Xu Liang so gracious, the school captain felt that there was no place for his hands and feet. Under Xu Liang's repeated gestures, the three of them felt that if they didn't drink it again, they would be too sorry for Xu Liang's hospitality, so the three of them were moved to pick up the tea, took a few sips, and then nodded in response: "It's really good tea." ”

Xu Liang laughed and said, "Yes, it's good if the three of you like it." Not...... I just said that the official was locked up in Jinyiwei's prison for a few days, and then he actually saw an old eunuch named Liu Ruoyu's ......"

Xu Liang told the history of his Beijing division in a hurry, and persuaded the three of them to drink a few sips of tea in the middle, and after a cup of tea, he saw that the three captains had heavy eyelids, and they each fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Xu Liang clapped his hands, stood up from the ground, and said to Tietou: "Tell me to go down, and after the whole army has eaten lunch, accelerate its advance." ”

Tietou nodded, and then asked suspiciously, "Young Master, what are we doing in such a hurry?" ”

Xu Liang sighed faintly, "Ah Tie, don't be in a hurry." The wolf is coming, we have to run. (To be continued.) )