At the end of the sixth year of the Chengyuan Dynasty, the winter of Great Summer became more solemn, and there were soldiers and horses everywhere, and there were displaced everywhere, some soldiers and horses were galloping and running, and some soldiers and horses were fleeing and curling up.

"But Nan Gongzi, don't move."

In the small hall of a post station at the foot of a mountain, Xiang Nan sat opposite an old servant, and there were two big burdens on the table between the two.

Xiang Nan was looking through the baggage, and the old servant was talking.

"No matter where the guards move, the sixth master said that Nan Gongzi, your Xuanwu Dao, your white-robed army should not move."

Xiang Nan was buried in a big burden and rummaged around, listening to the old servant's broken words, while saying a few words from time to time.

“.... Are these the cotton shoes my mother made for me? Sure enough, it's the same as when I was a child, it's still so ugly. ”

“..... How do grandfather's letters fit in a box? Oh, oh, it was my grandfather's favorite tea that brought it to me. ”

He was single-minded, and he could still raise his head and nod to the old servant.

"I know, what else does Uncle Sixth command?"

The old servant smiled kindly: "It's not an order, it's an explanation, and what the sixth master wants to say in detail is in the letter." ”

Xiang Nan flipped out a few letters in his baggage, took one of them and shook it: "I found it." ”

When I opened it, there was a guard outside the door who announced: "Someone is coming from the county office." ”

Xiang Nan put down the letter and said that he would come in.

The curtain was lifted, and an official walked in with someone and brought two charcoal stoves.

"The county order is for us to deliver." The official said, "This post station is already in disrepair, and the war is even more deserted, and the house can't be repaired for a while, at least let it be warmed." ”

Xiang Nan smiled and thanked.

The official asked people to set up the stove, and said with a smile: "It's charcoal specially sent by Mrs. Chu Guo, and it burns warm and fragrant." ”

Xiang Nan smiled and nodded, and the official didn't say anything more and left with people.

Before the official came in, the old servant had already gotten up and stood up and stepped aside, watching this scene quietly, at this time he walked to the stove, stretched out his hand and stroked it: "It's really fragrant, the old lady hasn't used this, I'm afraid that the emperor of Linzhou doesn't either." ”

Xiang Nan said: "Mrs. Chu is rich." ”

Not long after the stove was put in, the residual wind and frost on the old servant's face faded, and his smile stretched a lot, and he said, "It was specially given to Nan Gongzi by Mrs. Chu Guo." ”

Otherwise, where can a small county order be used? It's just a pretext.

Xiang Nanha waved his hand and shook his head: "She won't." ”

The county order was so polite because he let himself bring soldiers to deter a local family, which was not a wealthy family, but it was full of branches and leaves, and he wanted to be the emperor here......

He didn't say these in detail, and the old servant didn't ask, looking at the man in white, he thought to himself about his relaxed and casual answer, this tone understands Mrs. Chu very well.

Xiang Nan didn't pay attention to what the old servant thought, and put a few letters on the table and looked at them one by one, looking at his father's and grandfather's Xiang Jiuding's, then looking at Li Mingqi's, and pinching Qi Acheng's, all equally.

"Yes, Taiyuan Mansion looks lively."

"With the Li family, the Qi family's soldiers and horses, and the guards of so many big families listening to orders, the people of Taiyuan Mansion can rest assured."

"Doesn't grandfather have a headache? The two eldest ladies are not easy to serve, right? ”

"However, the letters written by these two young ladies are quite righteous and reasonable."

The old servant waved his hand indifferently: "The old lady said don't care about them." ”

Xiang Nan nodded: "Yes, no matter how they make trouble, what they do wrong is their own surname, and the credit they do is our family's reputation." ”

The old servant looked at the young man, it seemed that he had not changed from when he was a child, but he had grown a few years older and had more than a few years of experience, and his warm smile was always a little unreal.

The old servant didn't delve into what the young man was thinking, no matter what he thought, he was thinking about the Xiang family.

"These things are done for outsiders to see, and Childe doesn't have to care." He said, "Look at the letter from the sixth master. ”

Xiang Nan solemnly opened Xiang Yun's letter and read it carefully, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes stretched, and he was thoughtful after reading the letter.

"The Battle of Linzhou." He asked, "Do you really need my help?" ”

"The sixth master said, in fact, the rebels in the capital are not so easy to fight Linzhou." The old servant said, "As long as you fight this battle, you can attack by defending." ”

Xiang Nandao: "In any case, there are a lot of rebels, and there is still a lot of risk in this battle. ”

"It's okay to lose." The old servant said, "In addition to the support of Qishan Dongnan Dao, Han Xu's side has already asked Jiannan Dao to guard Linzhou. ”

Xiang Nan asked: "If my uncle leads the soldiers and horses of the South Dao of the Sword and the South, the odds of victory are even greater." ”

"It's enough to have the name of Jiannan Dao." The old servant shook his head and said, "Childe must remember to guard the Xuanwu Dao and don't leave half a step." ”

Xiang Nan looked at the letter in his hand: "Is my uncle really going to fight the capital?" ”

Xiang Yun said in the letter that the battle of Linzhou was actually secondary, and the real fighters were in the capital.

After the battle of Linzhou, no matter who wins or loses, they will fall into chaos, if they lose, retreat and wait, if they win, they can kill directly to the capital.

"Where's the horses?" Xiang Nandao, "Xuanwu Dao actually doesn't have many soldiers and horses available. ”

Xiang Yun did not say this in the letter.

"The sixth master is cautious, and things that have not been well thought out will not fall on paper." The old servant said, "But I understood it when he was practicing on the map and the sand table. ”

First of all, if the battle of Linzhou is won, Xiang Yun and Qi Shan will take advantage of the victory to pursue, Xiang Nan assists, and the rear is defended by Jiannan Dao.

Still not enough? Don't be afraid, there are also Wu Ya'er.

"Wu Ya'er is now entrenched in Xiangzhou and refuses to make a move, but it is impossible for him not to do it if we really fight the capital."

"Why is he entrenched in Xiangzhou, in order to increase his strength, in order to make the emperor of the court rely on him, if the capital is defeated, who still depends on him."

"He's going to come and steal the credit."

"However, it is too late, the first battle is our first battle, and he can only assist us."

The old servant couldn't help but laugh when he said this, and stretched out his hand to pull his fingers.

"Jiannan Dao in Shoulin Prefecture is our relative, and Qishan is recommended by the governor to arrange troops, who has more credit? It's none other than my Xiang's. ”

Xiang Nan was also fascinated when he heard this, and his eyes lit up and asked, "Then I will also have credit at that time, right?" ”

The old servant said: "Of course Nan Gongzi has." ”

Xiang Nan pondered: "At that time, did my credit come from the son-in-law of the Governor of Li or the son-in-law of the Governor of Qi?" ”

The old servant laughed: "Of course it's both, the son is responsible for Li Qi's two great contributions." ”

Xiang Nan also laughed: "That's right! ”

It's a pity that it's inconvenient to drink now, so he can only have a simple meal with the old servant, and the old servant who has worked hard will go to rest.

Chen Er walked in and put a pot of wine on the table with a bang, interrupting Xiang Nan's distraction.

"Why?" Xiang Nan glanced at him, "If you want to drink, I will punish you." ”

Chen Er snorted: "Let you drink it, pour out your sorrows." ”

Xiang Nan was puzzled: "What am I worried about?" ”

Chen Er squinted at him: "Every time you receive a letter from home, you have a sad face, I am considerate of you." ”

Xiang Nan laughed.

"Don't pretend, look at your face, it's so long." Chen Er sneered and stretched out his hand to gesture.

Xiang Nan smiled and took out three walnuts from his baggage: "Come on..... come"

Chen Er waved his hand: "I don't eat." ”

Xiang Nan pressed the walnuts on the table: "It's not for you to eat, let me ask you, there are three credits in front of you, which one do you want?" ”

Merit? Although Chen Er didn't understand, he reached out and grabbed the three walnuts in his hand: "You are stupid, of course you want it." ”

Xiang Nan grinned, took one from his hand, and shook it.

"I'll just need one." He said, stuffing the walnuts into his chest, pressing them against a letter, and lowered his head to see the payment on the envelope through the gap in his clothes, a big Chu character, he raised his head and interrupted Chen Er, "Also, you are wrong, you can drink the wine yourself." ”

He stuffed the flask to Chen Er.

"I didn't just receive a letter from home today."

He pulled the corners of his mouth up with both hands and made a laughing gesture.

Chen Er was stunned, and immediately understood, can grin like this.....

"Mrs. Chu wrote to you again? What is written in the ..... of the unsightly"

He threw down the walnut flask and went to grab it.

Xiang Nan jumped away in a few steps: "If you can't see anyone, of course I won't show you!" ”

Someone rushed in from outside the door, the curtain was lifted, and the cold wind took the opportunity to enter, causing the people in the house to shiver.

"Captain!" Someone shouted, "Linzhou is fighting!" ”