Jin Deqiang led the people straight ahead, and through the wind and rain, he saw that this Taoist temple was very dilapidated, and the wall had already collapsed, leaving only four ruins that were no more than the height of an adult's knee.

However, the flickering firelight, the faintly discernible sound of drinking and punching, and the mouth-watering aroma of barbecue all vaguely diffused from it and entered Jin Deqiang's facial features.

When the leading eunuch of the Persuasion Division was hungry and cold, his hands and feet had long since stopped obeying the call, and without thinking about it, he had already led everyone to dismount and cross the low wall and enter the Taoist temple. Inside, the inside of this Taoist temple is more dilapidated than the outside, the surrounding side halls have collapsed to the point that only the ruins remain, and only the main hall is still barely supporting.

Although he knew that the main hall had been occupied, he didn't say hello, so he kicked open the door of the Taoist temple. I saw that this temple hall had been abandoned for a long time, the incense burner of the god on the altar had long been gone, the blue bricks on the ground had been damaged, and the red paint on the surrounding pillars had long been unrecognizable.

However, in this lifeless hall, there were more than a dozen middle-aged men barbecuing mutton around a bonfire, drinking and talking, which was very incompatible with the cold and damp environment of the hall.

However, this group of soldiers of the Quanshan Division, including the leader Jin Deqiang, was full of the mellow smell of mutton wine, where did they have time to think carefully about the strangeness of this.

When the group of people sitting around the fire saw someone coming in, they all stopped drinking and eating, and turned their heads to look at the people who persuaded the good company. One of the delicate-faced people stepped forward and waved to Jin Deqiang: "Looking at your uniforms, you must be court soldiers, and the students are so polite!"

Although Jin Deqiang is arrogant and arrogant, he is not an unreasonable person. He had seen the person who came to greet him only in his twenties, dressed like a scholar, and kept calling himself a "student", he expected that he must have a meritorious reputation, so he did not dare to underestimate it, and arched his hand: "Don't dare, it is the soldiers of the forbidden army who are in the lower ranks, and there is a lot of disturbance when passing by here." He was responsible for escorting Dai Luanxiang into Beijing, and he didn't dare to have a big support, so he lied casually.

The young showman saw that Jin Deqiang and the other father-in-law were soaked by the rain, so he said, "Those guys are really hard! Come on, come on, since we can meet here, it is fate in the previous life, why don't you sit with me as equals, and you can bake clothes? ”

Jin Deqiang was reminded by this scholar's words and asked: "Looking down, this little gentleman is also a scholar, how can he drink and have fun with these people in this wind and rain and in the broken temple?" ”

When the young man heard this, he smiled, and immediately said with joy: "The student's name is Quan Budong, and he doesn't dare to call him 'sir'. No, I chose a good day and an auspicious day, and I want to go to Zhaojiazhuang over there to propose to Mrs. Zhao! ”

Speaking of this, "Quan Budong" already had eyebrows dancing on his face, and continued: "Mrs. Zhao's daughter is my childhood sweetheart, but she has not made progress in her studies since she was a child. As he spoke, he grabbed Jin Deqiang with one hand and pulled him to the side of the bonfire.

This Jin Deqiang was roasted by the fire, and the cold that had been accumulated all day was dispelled, and he was indescribably comfortable, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of this "Quan Budong" in his heart, so he asked with a smile: "The provincial test should be next year, right?" This Mao Caigong, why did he propose marriage now? ”

This "Quan Budong" was the name of the joke given to Qiu Yi by the lord of Bohai County when he was in Beijing, and Qiu Yizhi thought it was interesting and simply used it.

I saw that this "Quan Budong" seemed to show a shy expression on his face, scratched his head, and said: "It's not that Mrs. Zhao sees that I am sincere to Miss Zhao, and I see that I really work hard in my studies." Just tell me to come to the door to propose marriage first, wait for next year's high school, and then do the marriage, so it's a double happiness! ”

Jin Deqiang listened to the explanation of "Quan Budong", which was also reasonable, and his vigilance couldn't help but relax for half a minute, and he also smiled: "Then I have to congratulate Mao Caigong first!" ”

"Rejoice and rejoice." Pretending to be "Quan Budong", Qiu Yidao, "The students are still too anxious, but God doesn't give face, and it rains for a day, and it's really difficult to move an inch, so I don't have a break here." ”

"It's the same with me, I walked in the rain for a day, it's really miserable, but the court has a heavy responsibility, as long as I try my best to persevere." Jin Deqiang replied.

Quan Budong nodded solemnly and said: "At the moment, it is not the way of the peaceful world, I heard that King Youyan rebelled against the imperial court, it is all thanks to the soldiers to protect my Han country!" With that, he took a piece of roasted mutton and sent it to Jin Deqiang.

Jin Deqiang was very enthusiastic, and took a bite carefully, but his feet were extremely tender and fragrant, and he couldn't help but stuff the whole piece of mutton into his mouth.

This skill of roasting mutton, Qiu Yizhi personally asked Yelu to teach, and he won the true inheritance of it, which is naturally different. He saw that Jin Deqiang was eating very deliciously, so he deliberately asked: "I wonder if this Shangguan can get used to eating such rough food as a student?" ”

Jin Deqiang chewed vigorously and replied vaguely, "Well, it's delicious!" Delicious! I've never eaten anything so delicious in the next! ”

Quan Budong listened to it and said with a smile: "Since it is delicious, then Shangguan will please eat a few more bites." And a few brothers who were standing over there, all came over and roasted the fire, drank wine, and ate meat together, isn't it beautiful? ”

The soldiers of the Quanshan Division saw that Jin Deqiang's roast mutton was very fragrant, and they were already envious, and when they heard Qiu Yizhi say this, they also stepped forward along the water, saying "disturb", so they grabbed the roasted mutton one by one, put it in their mouths and chewed it all over.

This made the crowd around the campfire lively, and one of them scolded, "What are you doing? Officers and soldiers are amazing, huh? Just like that, the mutton was eaten up by you, what do we eat? "It's a family member pretended to be Wei Chi Lianghong.

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he glared at Wei Chi Lianghong, and pretended to be angry and said, "You are yelling? Isn't it just a few pieces of mutton? As for being so stingy? ”

The family member pretending to be Yu Chi Lianghong was not convinced when he heard this, and said back: "Young master, a few pieces of mutton are a trivial matter, but these people don't know how to be polite!" He stretched out his hand and pointed at Jin Deqiang again, "There is also this person, with a white face and beard, yin and yang, and at first glance, he is a eunuch, not like a good person!" ”

"Shut up!" Qiu Yizhi became more and more angry, interrupting the words of this "family member", "Aren't there any good people among the eunuchs?" I think this Shangguan can brave the rain to do things for the court, and this public loyalty to the country is not under any minister! What do you know? Dare to make a big statement in front of me! You can go out to the rain for me, so calm and calm. ”

When Wei Chi Lianghong heard his family's "young master" say this, his face looked angry and did not dare to speak, and a pair of big eyes stared directly at Jin Deqiang.

"What? Don't you understand what I'm saying? Don't let me out yet! Qiu Yizhi scolded again.

Wei Chi Lianghong walked out of the Taoist temple hall with great reluctance and went outside in the rain.

Jin Deqiang watched from the sidelines, but felt embarrassed, so he said to "Quan Budong": "Mao Caigong, the miscellaneous family is indeed an uninvited guest, and this group of people under him is also rude, no wonder the benevolent brother was angry just now!" ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled bitterly: "This is 'father-in-law', right?" You don't know what's going on! Fang Cai was the right-hand man of my father's side, and my father never treated him as a subordinate. But who knew that he was a big bully, and often occupied the magpie's nest, and the students also took this opportunity to teach him a lesson! He breathed a sigh and said, "As for those few, at first glance, they are the elite soldiers in the army who have survived a hundred battles, and it is also appropriate to be rude, otherwise how can there be a murderous aura to deter the enemy!" ”

In fact, those soldiers who persuaded the good division to bully the people were all kinds of good hands, but they had never gone into battle to kill the enemy. However, as the saying goes, "Thousands of clothes are worn, but sycophants are not worn", they listened to Qiu Yizhi's compliment, and they were all unhappy in their hearts, and said: "Childe is really a scholar, and he has insight at a glance!" ”

Qiu Yizhi couldn't help laughing, and said to the group of people: "Everyone, please let go of your stomach to eat and drink!" The student originally brought a double portion of fat sheep wine, which can be regarded as a labor army! Then he commanded his men to slaughter the sheep and carry the wine.

Jin Deqiang heard "Quan Budong" say this, and finally sat down next to the bonfire with peace of mind, picked up a piece of mutton, roasted it on the fire, and beckoned "Quan Budong" to come and sit down, and said: "Since Maocai Gong has this good intention, then the miscellaneous family will look down on the son if he refuses to resign!" ”

Qiu Yizhi said with a smile: "It's easy to say, my father-in-law is working for the emperor, although the student has this wish, but he can't do it, so he has to talk about it." He suddenly sighed and said, "If you want to blame it, blame the prince of Youyan, they all say that the prince is the first pillar of the imperial court, why did he provoke a rebellion?" Don't you know that the emperor is the emperor after all, thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, and those who are courtiers can only accept it? ”

Jin Deqiang, the leading eunuch of the Quanshan Division, had completely believed him after Qiu Yizhi's rubbing, and said: "This is all a matter from above, we who call people just serve well, where do you want to get so much?" However, the miscellaneous family sees that Mao Caigong has an extraordinary appearance and lofty knowledge, and he must be knowledgeable. I'm not afraid that Mao Cai Gong will boast about the miscellaneous family, and the miscellaneous family can now be regarded as a person who can speak in front of the saint, if Mao Cai Gong intends to serve the saint, the miscellaneous family should have a few good words! ”

"Quan Budong" was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "It turns out that my father-in-law is a celebrity in front of the emperor!" The student was really disrespectful just now, and I hope that my father-in-law will forgive my sins! He seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly said, "That father-in-law must have a heavy responsibility on this trip, don't miss the trip here!" ”

Jin Deqiang had already let down his vigilance and said: "The miscellaneous family is just a front station, and there is a large team of people behind him, so he will take a little rest here, and he won't worry too much." ”

"How many brothers are there behind that father-in-law? Students saw that although the hall was dilapidated, it was also very spacious. Why don't you just tear down the foundations of the doors and windows here, light a few bonfires, slaughter a few fat sheep, have a good rest, and then hit the road? "The Way of the Autumn Rites.

Jin Deqiang replied with a smile: "Mao Caigong's kindness is understood by the miscellaneous family. But there are still two hundred brothers behind the family, and they haven't eaten and drunk all the fat sheep wine brought by Mao Caigong? Although the miscellaneous family is a wasted person, they also know that this proposal is a major matter for Mao Caigong, if it is delayed, the old lady Zhao will blame it, and Mao Caigong will be in trouble! ”

Qiu Yizhi heard that he had inadvertently revealed the number of people in his entourage, so he glanced at Wei Chi Lianghong, who was standing under the eaves of the Taoist temple, and said to Jin Deqiang: "Don't worry, if Old Lady Zhao knows that the student has done such a good thing, then it's too late to be happy, how can he blame it?" After that, without waiting for Jin Deqiang to agree, he instructed his "servants" to light a fire and slaughter sheep.

Jin Deqiang is a eunuch after all, how do he know that even if the groom dies, there is no reason to delay the marriage, and said: "That will disturb it." He ordered his subordinates to send an order to escort Dai Luanxiang's brigade and hurry here.