Before returning to his station, Xu Shaoan first sent Lin Xiaoyu back to the Great Zhou Emperor Xingxing, which was located in the former Shouzhou Jiedu Mansion. Seeing Lin Xiaoyu's beautiful back disappear into the gate, Xin Feiyu asked Xu Shao'an in disbelief: "I said Brother An, how can this Lin girl enter and exit the emperor so freely, should she be the emperor's ......?"

Before Xin Feiyu finished speaking, he slapped Xu Shaoan on the left shoulder: "What are you thinking about when you are young, the eighteenth sister is a royal doctor, who specializes in treating the queen and the concubines in the palace." Don't say that this place where Chai Rong is temporarily stationed is the palace in Kaifeng City, and she can enter and exit at will. ”

Xin Feiyu rubbed his shoulders, complaining that Xu Shao'an was too heavy, and at the same time began to ask the other party about Lin Xiaoyu's situation. As a result, in addition to being slapped by Xu Shaoan on the right shoulder, he only got Xu Shaoan's sentence "You kid don't have the right to know so many things now". Xin Feiyu, who felt quite aggrieved, took turns rubbing his shoulders and asked, "Brother An, you always say that I don't have the right to know these things. So when will I have the right to know, I won't have to wait for three or five years, right? ”

Xu Shaoan pursed his lips when he heard this, and asked, "What, don't you want to wait?" ”

"No, no." Xin Feiyu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother just wants to know the approximate time, and he has a hope in his heart." ”

Xu Shaoan nodded, patted Xin Feiyu's shoulder, and said, "It's not that brother, I don't want to tell you the specific time, but I can't tell you the time." Accepting new members to join requires a certain procedure, but this procedure obviously cannot be carried out in the Zhou army camp, but needs to return to Kaifeng City. But judging from the current situation, it seems that the Emperor Sejong of the Great Zhou still has the will to continue fighting. Although neither the weather nor the opinions of his courtiers now supported his decision. However, he is an emperor after all, and sometimes he can't do anything if he wants to be dictatorial.

The problem is, if he doesn't give orders, my brother and I have to accompany me, who made us famous now. So, it's not that brother, I don't want to speed up the speed of receiving you, but I'm limited by objective conditions. However, you don't have to worry about it. As long as you are sincere and want to follow the big guys, you will definitely be accepted by everyone. ”

Listening to Xu Shao'an's words, Xin Feiyu felt a lot more at ease - from Xu Shao'an's words, he could at least judge that as long as the Zhou army returned to Kaifeng after the southern expedition, he would have an eyebrow to leave Xu Shao'an to accept being his younger brother. Therefore, he no longer dwelled on this issue, but told Xu Shaoan about his experience in the past few years - Xu Shaoan can't say these things because of the rules, and Xin Feiyu naturally has no taboos in this regard.

It turned out that Xin Feiyu's time crossing was exactly the same as that of the other travelers in the team, and the location before crossing was in Shanghai. At that time, he had just returned from a mission at sea, and the leaders granted him family leave, allowing him to return to his home in Shanghai to visit his parents. It just so happened that at this time, his parents found him a partner, and when they saw him coming back, they arranged a blind date for the two of them - Xin Feiyu was already twenty-nine years old and had not yet started a family, so his parents naturally tried their best to help him match.

The object of the blind date is a Shanghai local, and the two have met several times during the time of Xin Feiyu's visit, and both parties feel good. On the day of the crossing, Xin Feiyu was walking with the girl named Wang Han by the Huangpu River, but after encountering a dark cloud and purple lightning, he lost consciousness.

Xin Feiyu's location after crossing was outside a small town near Shouzhou City, and in addition to his prospective girlfriend Wang Han, there were two men and a woman - Chen Baoqiang, Qiu Mingbo, and Zhao Zilu (female). After days of confusion and inquiry, the five of them finally decided that they should have crossed over as written in the novel.

In order to survive after the crossing, the three men had to eat, and the three men also worked as porters, coolies, helpers, and so on. Later, Xin Feiyu, who was a naval officer of the East China Sea Fleet before the crossing, decided to try his luck in the army, hoping to fight on the battlefield and fight for a chance to get ahead.

However, his decision was opposed by others. Not only Chen Baoqiang, Qiu Mingbo and Chen Baoqiang's wife Zhao Zilu opposed, but even Xin Feiyu's prospective girlfriend Wang Han disagreed. Because they feel that although the life of the five people is relatively difficult now, and they all rely on the three men to work hard to earn money to eat, at least they can barely make ends meet, and there will be no danger to their lives. Once you go to join the army, in this era of war and chaos, the chance of surviving is far less than the current life. Moreover, although the historical knowledge of several people is not rich, they still know that they will be surnamed Zhao in a few years. The Song Dynasty happened to be a very powerful dynasty that suppressed military generals, even if everyone could make a name for themselves by fighting in the army, there would not be a good life in the Song Dynasty. Rather than that, it is better to be a flat-headed citizen and live a few days of down-to-earth life. ,

The opposition of his companions, especially Wang Han, put Xin Feiyu in a dilemma. He was not willing to leave his companions who shared hardships to go on a rampage, nor was he willing to sell his life for others in a small town. Chen and Qiu knew some jishu in machinery and smelting, and could go to the blacksmith shop to help earn money, and all he learned was navigation and sea command, and he really couldn't find a more suitable way out except to become a soldier - although he could only be an army, at least it was better than being a coolie.

After a period of time, Xin Feiyu spent a lot of time communicating with the other four, hoping to convince each other, but he did not succeed. In the end, Xin Feiyu had to part ways with the other four for his ideals and went their separate ways - although on the day of separation, Wang Han was very reluctant to Xin Feiyu and cried bitterly, but in the face of Xin Feiyu's request to let her go with her, her answer was still to shake her head. This situation dispelled Xin Feiyu's slightest thought of staying, and he embarked on the road to Shouzhou City.

After joining the army, Xin Feiyu was very tall and tall, knew some simple kung fu, and most importantly, he was also literate - although he knew many traditional characters and could write little, it was still very rare in the ancient army where even many generals were illiterate - so he quickly gained the attention of his superiors. In less than three years, he was promoted from a large soldier to a battalion commander. Just when Xin Feiyu was full of confidence and was ready to show his skills in the army and create a good future for himself, the southern expeditionary army led by Chai Rong arrived at the city of Shouzhou.

To say that at the beginning of the war, in the face of the Zhou army with a strict formation and high morale under the city, Xin Feiyu was indeed a little bottomless. However, after a period of offensive and defensive battles in the city, seeing that the Southern Tang Army, which was at a disadvantage, under the command of Liu Renzhen of Shouzhou Jiedu, pressed the Zhou army under the city, and could not take a step beyond the thunder pool within a few months, Xin Feiyu's original hanging heart was put back into his stomach, and his confidence in repelling the Zhou army became more and more sufficient, and he led a battalion of soldiers under his command to fight to defend the city, repelling the Zhou army's attacks again and again.

It's a pity that just when Shouzhou City couldn't be attacked for a long time and the soldiers of the Zhou army were thinking about it, Chai Rong, who was bent on finishing his work in one battle, transferred the Shenji, which had only been formed for a few months, to the Huainan front. And Xu Shaoan did not live up to Chai Rong's trust, and used thousands of explosives packs to carry out the first firearms attack in this era. This battle not only killed Liu Renzhen, Sun Yu and other supreme commanders of Shouzhou City, but also completely destroyed the fighting spirit of the Southern Tang Army. In just half a day, he captured Shouzhou City, which had not been captured in previous months. Xu Shaoan's explosives bag not only blew down the Jinghuai Gate Tower in the northern city of Shouzhou, but also shattered Xin Feiyu's dream of fighting for a future by virtue of his military exploits.

In fact, when Xin Feiyu got the details of the blows they suffered from the Southern Tang soldiers who retreated from Beicheng, he immediately judged that the Zhou army used explosives bags for this attack, and it was a relatively primitive explosive package. Xin Feiyu is also very clear about what it means for the enemy to have an explosive bag that should not have appeared in this era. And when he made the judgment that there were also traversers in the Zhou army outside the city, his first thought was to kill this guy and replace him.

However, after hiding at a friend's house, he heard various news through various channels dispelled this idea - according to the rumors, this direct commander named Xu Shaoan was a popular person around Chai Rong, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, and Chai Rong valued him very much. Not to mention whether he could find him in the camp of the Zhou army and kill him, if he really killed him, the question of how to replace him alone was enough to make his previous work in vain. Therefore, the idea of killing Xu Shaoan was kicked out after Xin Feiyu's head went around for a while, and instead he avoided the crisis in front of him, and then found a way out.

Previously, because he and his subordinates had killed many Zhou soldiers in the battle to defend the city, and they were worried that the Zhou army would settle accounts with themselves after breaking the city, so after getting the news that Beicheng had been broken through, Xin Feiyu took two of his most well-connected subordinates to sneak to his friend's house in Shouzhou City to hide. Later, seeing that the Zhou army did not slaughter the city after entering the city, and the Southern Tang army that surrendered or was captured was also treated well, the three of them began to act in the guise of ordinary people. ,

However, because many of his soldiers died under the Zhou saber when defending the city, Xin Feiyu, who had always been commensurate with these subordinate brothers, was very resistant to the Zhou army, and he basically didn't know anything else except fighting, so after borrowing it from a friend's house for a few days, he decided not to trouble the other party anymore, and planned to take the savings saved by being a soldier in the past few years and return to the town of Yujian when he crossed over to live in seclusion.

It was precisely because he knew his plan that his two subordinates proposed to invite him to a meal at the most haode restaurant in the city, not only for him, but also to thank him for his care for the two of them over the past few years. As a result, because the three of them forgot to bring their money bags for a while, they caused a "overlord meal" turmoil, and thus let him meet Xu Shao'an, who he once wanted to get rid of and replace.

After a series of misunderstandings, Xu Shao'an's sincerity and his status in Chai Rong's eyes once again aroused Xin Feiyu's ambition to seek fame in the military. Therefore, after Xu Shaoan left him the address and left the restaurant, Xin Feiyu weighed the pros and cons and finally made up his mind to gamble again. He told his two cronies about his desire to join the Zhou army, and politely declined their offer to go with him immediately. He said that he was going to be a blessing and a curse, the two brothers were both people with a small family, and they should not take this risk with themselves, and when he became famous in the Zhou army in the future, it would not be too late to recruit the two. Seeing this, his two cronies didn't say anything more, and after exchanging cherishes with him, they broke up in front of the restaurant.

Hearing that this guy who affectionately called himself Brother An actually had the idea of killing himself, Xu Shaoan couldn't help but say that he was afraid, and joked: "I said Brother Feiyu, you suddenly changed your mind and were willing to follow me, could it be that you want to take the opportunity to win the trust of me and Chai Rong, so that you can gain a firm foothold in the Zhou army." Then find an opportunity to kill my brother and me, so as to complete the jihua you replaced, right? ”

Although the expression on Xu Shaoan's face showed that he was joking, Xin Feiyu still waved his hand nervously, and swore a curse: "Little brother will never have this thought, never have this thought." The reason why the younger brother is willing to follow Brother An is completely infected by Brother An's righteous and broad-minded personality. If the younger brother has the slightest selfish distraction, he will tell me to strike five thunderbolts in the sky, and I will not be ......."

Seeing Xin Feiyu's gambling curse and swearing, Xu Shaoan hurriedly waved his hand to stop the other party's nonsense, and said, "Brother, I'm just joking, you take it seriously." Since you can tell me that you want to kill me in the first place, it proves that you are sincere and want to follow my brother and me, how can I doubt you, brother. ”

After speaking, Xu Shaoan patted Xin Feiyu on the shoulder to express his trust in him. After Xin Feiyu's mood returned to normal, Xu Shaoan continued to ask: "According to Brother Feiyu, you didn't come alone, you have four companions. In this case, in your opinion, brother, is it possible that these four people are willing to go north to Kaifeng with you? ”

Xin Feiyu shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Brother can't say anything about this matter. ”

"Otherwise," Xu Shao'an suggested, "Anyway, you can only wait patiently during this time, so why don't you take this opportunity to go back to the town where you lived and ask the attitude of the four companions." I think that with your current situation, and who my brother and I are, they might be able to change their minds. ”

Xin Feiyu shook his head again, sighed, and said, "I also want to tell them about the current situation, but unfortunately it's impossible." ”

“weishenme？” Xu Shaoan was puzzled.

Xin Feiyu smiled bitterly and said: "Don't hide it from Brother An, after the junior brother became the commander of the battalion in the second half of last year, he once went back to the town, and planned to talk to those four companions again and bring them to Shouzhou City to live, after all, I can help them here." But that trip I didn't pounce, and they didn't live in the town anymore. They moved away a year after I left, and the neighbors around me don't know where they moved. I've searched in the surrounding towns and found nothing. I haven't heard from them since. ”

Xin Feiyu's words made Xu Shaoan somewhat disappointed. However, it's also normal to think about it. Since the Xu Xinsheng (Xu Shanduo) they met in Kaifeng would rather be a nurse for Zhao Pu than join the team. It is reasonable that Xin Feiyu's companions chose to stay away from him for the sake of a stable life.

Therefore, after Xu Shaoan comforted Xin Feiyu, he changed the topic, chatting with him about other things, while speeding up his pace and walking towards the station.

Back at the station, Xu Shaoan entered his camp tent, first sent a personal soldier to take Xin Feiyu to arrange accommodation, and then ordered another personal soldier to bring paper and pen and began to write a report to the committee. In the report, he first gave a general description of his experience during the period since he left Kaifeng, and then introduced Lin Xiaoyu's recent situation, and Zuihou told the process of his encounter with Xin Feiyu, a suspected traverser, in the Shouzhou City Restaurant, and explained in detail the reasons why he did not fully comply with the "Contact Guidelines for Suspected Traversers".

After writing the report, Xu Shaoan carefully checked it again, and after seeing that there were no errors or omissions, he took out the codebook used for sending telegrams within the team and translated the content of the report into the corresponding coded numbers. Then, put the MeSign into a bamboo tube, seal it with fire paint, and stamp it with your own special brand mark.

After everything was ready, Xu Shao'an summoned two personal soldiers, handed them the bamboo tube, and ordered them to set off immediately and hand over the secret letter to the thirty masters in Kaifeng - as for what happened after handing it over to Lu Yue, there was no need for these two personal soldiers to participate.

When explaining the task to the two soldiers, Xu Shaoan also specially told the two to be cautious along the way, and at the same time, they must hurry up and deliver the secret letter as quickly as possible. The two pro-soldiers naturally did not dare to slack off, put away the secret letter bamboo tube closely, saluted Xu Shaoan, and said that after promising to complete the task, they went out of the tent and left.

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