(Thanks to Brother Ye Shuo for the monthly pass) Chapter 243

Mashuikou was originally a small town, and was later turned into a walled fort, but because there are mountains blocking in the northwest, the Tartar rangers never go deeper, so this walled fort was gradually abandoned, and a hundred households stationed here also withdrew to the Bauhinia Pass, which is eighty miles to the south.

There are only more than ten people left here to guard the fort Ming army team, the main duty is to guard a beacon tower on the mountain peak near the left side of the fort, if the beacon fire in the border town in the direction of Ulju is ignited, it is also good to transmit a message to the defenders of the southern border guard.

When the sunset slowly fell on the top of the mountain, and it was like a blood-red glow, Song Nan took more than 20 horsemen to the Mashuikou Zhaibao at the bottom of the mountain; The Ming army in the walled fort had just returned to the walled fort after a day's inspection, and saw Song Nan and others galloping over, and they gathered on the walled wall to check.

"Dare to ask which official is coming?" The highest commander in the walled fort was a small flag officer, and when he saw the people who came in brocade robes and high crowns riding on tall horses, he knew that the identity of the people who came was not low.

Wan Zhizong immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Jinyi Weibei Town Fu Si Song Zhenfu is here, open the gate of the village, let us enter the village." ”

The little flag was startled, and quickly led people down to open the gate of the village, after Wan Zhi showed the waist card, the little flag official did not dare to slack off, and stepped forward to give a salute.

"The adults who calmed down the big man came to miss the distance, forgive the sin and forgive the sin, and the humble duty is the small flag of the Bauhinia Pass Guard."

Song Nan nodded and smiled: "Hello Officer Hongqi, I waited for this place to pass by, and when I saw that it was getting late, I wanted to spend the night in the walled fort and rest, but I didn't know if I could meet the rules of the army." ”

"Where did Song Zhenfu come from, come to my Mashuikou Zhaibao to rest, it is worthy of us, please hurry up."

The gate of the wall was wide open, Song Nan led everyone to gallop into the walled fort, and after dismounting, several Jinyi Weiqi schools gathered the horses together to feed water and feed.

Dai Suer's legs could barely move, although she sat in front of Song Nan, her thighs were not tortured all afternoon, but the horse's back was bumpy, running fast, the two buttocks were sore, and she was awkward on the road and didn't dare to lean on Song Nan's arms to borrow strength, but her body was even more stiff.

Song Nan helped Dai Su'er and asked, "Can you go?" ”

Dai Su'er said in a low voice: "You help me walk, I can't take a step." ”

Song Nan didn't say much, reached out and grabbed Dai Suer's leg and hugged her, Dai Suer snorted softly, struggled, had to reach out and gently hug Song Nan's neck, and when she arrived in the walled castle hall, Song Nan put her down and put her on a chair to sit down.

Hong Chou was dumbfounded, Wang Yong stabbed him in the waist and said, "Officer Hong Qi, why are you stunned, let's go." ”

Hong Chou hurriedly agreed, he had already seen that Dai Su'er was a woman wearing brocade clothes, and Lord Zhenfu rushed from the capital to the northwest with his female dependents, but he didn't know what special official duties he had, most of them were fake public and private tours, but it was not his turn to worry about such things.

Everyone came to the hall, Hong Chou ordered someone to send tea, and greeted everyone to drink tea, Song Nan looked around and asked with a smile: "Hong Qiguan, this walled fort has not been repaired for a few days, I saw that the walled wall collapsed in several places, and this hall is also very dilapidated, and the imperial court has not allocated funds to repair the walled fort?" ”

Hong Chou arched his hand and said: "My lord said that he laughed, the Mashuikou Fortress has been revoked, and we are just rotating to guard the beacon tower on the north slope on a monthly basis, as long as it can shelter from the wind and rain, it doesn't need to be very strong." ”

Song Nan took a sip of tea and said: "I see, my Dao is so dilapidated, in fact, according to the importance of the location, the garrison should be rebuilt here, after all, it is the key point of the junction of the Ulzhou front line and Baozhou City, if the Tartar soldiers want to come from the northwest to make trouble, they must pass this pass." ”

Hong Chou said with a smile: "That's right, but the border town of Ulzhou is in front, and the wind and rain guarded by General Jiang in Ulzhou in the past two years are impenetrable, and the Tartars can't enter at all, and although the mountains in the north are not high, they are better than the continuous mountains, and they are even more natural barriers. From the point of view of humility, even our small team of men and horses do not need to suffer here, if the Tartars can cross the defense line of Ulzhou, our Bauhinia Pass Guard will not be able to stop it. ”

Song Nan laughed and said: "I'm afraid you said this because you stayed here and were depressed, and it was really not fun to stay in this barren mountains and mountains all day long." ”

Hong Chou said with a smile: "This little bit of caution can escape the eyes of the adults who are calmed down, and it will be half a year to stay, and I won't even see a female dog, it's really ......."

Hong Chou was halfway through his words, and suddenly remembered that there was a female dependant brought by Lord Zhenfu on the seat, so he hurriedly braked the car, Dai Suer's face was flushed, but fortunately there was a veil to cover it, and it seemed that he was silent and unresponsive.

Hong Chou secretly scolded himself for damning, and hurriedly changed his words and said, "Lord Zhenfu, are you going to Ulzhou or Datong Mansion on business?" ”

Wan Zhi said: "Don't ask more. ”

Song Nan waved his hand and smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that I have time to come out and play, I heard that there are tigers, leopards, bears and deer on the mountain north of this Mashuikou, and I am here to hunt and play." ”

Hong Chou suddenly realized, no wonder with the female dependents, the town of Fu must be with a concubine to visit the mountains and rivers, but the mountains and rivers can go to the south of the Yangtze River to enjoy the best scenery, what is the fun in the north, and then suddenly realized the second time: it must be in the name of official business to come out to play, after all, the north is close to the border, and there are many Tartar nuisances, just using this as an excuse, Lao Tzu packed the ticket, they will never go out of the boundary of Baozhou City, out of the mountain pass is the front line of Ulzhou, the probability of encountering Tartars has also increased greatly, they are determined to refuse.

Hong Chou said with a smile: "I see, the Lord Zhenfu is the right one, there are indeed a lot of birds and beasts on the mountains in the north, let's go up the mountain to hunt some game barbecue, yesterday I hunted a boar that has not been disemboweled, and tonight it is just to entertain Lord Zhenfu and his party." ”

After that, he turned around and beckoned a soldier beside him and said, "Go and set up a fire in the courtyard, and ask Lao Li to slaughter the mountain boar to roast it, so that he can show his skills to entertain Lord Zhenfu and the brothers of the Jinyi Guard." ”

After nightfall, a fire is lit in the courtyard of the walled fort, and the boar meat on the iron shelf is bubbling with oil, and the fragrance is fragrant, and the smell is in the mouth; These soldiers obviously did not do any less of these things, all of them were skilled, and they roasted the meat quickly, sprinkled with condiments and peppercorns in three or two turns, and a piece of fragrant wild boar meat was roasted.

Hong Chou personally forked a piece of the plate that was sent to Song Nan with a dagger and said, "Lord Zhenfu, how about it taste." ”

Song Nan thanked him with a smile, cut a piece of hot meat with a dagger and put it in his mouth, and when he bit it, he suddenly felt that his mouth was full of fat, and nodded in admiration.

Hong Chou smiled: "It's a pity...... No alcohol...... Otherwise, it tastes better. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "Hong Qiguan, I am also a soldier of the guard, don't say such things, you can do whatever you like, my Jinyi Wei doesn't even have to talk about drinking." ”

Hong Chou was overjoyed, and secretly praised Lord Zhenfu in his heart for being an interesting person, stationed in the barren mountains and mountains, how could he not drink secretly, just to test the tone; With Song Nan's approval, Hong Chou immediately ordered someone to bring out a few jars of wine, although it was not a good wine, and any bad wine with barbecue meat also became a good wine. The soldiers ate and drank happily, but except for Song Nan, who drank alone, the rest of the more than 20 people only ate meat and did not touch a sip of wine.

Song Nan cut a thin piece of meat and handed it to Dai Su'er beside her, but Dai Su'er shook her head and didn't eat it, only chewing the dry food silently.

Song Nan knew that this wild boar meat was indeed delicious, but it had a smell of coarseness, and he didn't force it at the moment, so he turned his head and took a sip of wine with Hong Chou and said, "Hong Qiguan, I have something to ask for." ”

Hong Chou said: "What did Lord Zhenfu say, it is my honor to be able to serve Lord Zhenfu. ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said: "I didn't tell the truth before, it's not that I don't believe in Hong Qiguan, but it's a matter of importance; To tell you the truth, this official is not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers by himself, I am standing for a person. ”

Hong Chou said: "Who is it?" Is Jinyiwei commanding Lord Shi? ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "No, it's ......"

Song Nan dipped the wine and wrote two words on the back of Hong Chou's hand, and the wine bowl in Hong Chou's hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and exclaimed: "The emperor...... The Imperial ......"

Song Nan hurriedly said: "Shut up, this is a secret, no noise." ”

Hong Chou's hands softened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Song ...... Lord Song, the lowly position deserves to die, but why is such a major event informed? ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "The emperor is inspecting the defense of the border town this time, passing by here, the attendant Liu Gonggong saw that the emperor was tired on the road, and planned to let the emperor find a place to rest and relax, the emperor did not want to alarm the local state capital and guards, so I brought people to find a place where the emperor could relax; You are very good here, plus you are familiar with the terrain, brother, your opportunity has come, if the emperor who serves this time is happy, you will be promoted, but you don't have to nest in this mountain wilderness anymore. ”

Hong Chou said happily: "Is that really the case? I immediately ordered someone to repair the fort and clean the house, when will the emperor arrive? ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "The emperor can't live in your shabby place, the emperor should arrive at noon tomorrow, the emperor wants to hunt here, I am not familiar with this place, the arrangement of this place, and the choice of camping sites still need your guidance." The place where the emperor hunts naturally can't be a place where tigers, leopards and evil beasts haunt, there will be danger, but you can't find nothing, you have to use your brain, do this well, it is a great achievement. ”

Hong Chou clapped his chest loudly and shouted, "Don't worry, this matter is covered by the humble duty, and it must be done properly." ”

Song Nan laughed, got up and took the wine bowl to toast the other soldiers.

Hong Chou was about to follow, but when he heard the concubine who was sitting there suddenly beckoning to him, he hurriedly leaned up and said with a smile: "What does Madame command?" ”

Dai Su'er said in a low voice: "The slave family has something I want to ask the general for help. ”

"Madame, just ask."

Dai Su'er said in a low voice: "The slave family doesn't like wild meat, but the slave family prefers snake soup soup, tomorrow you can grab a few for the slave family to stew soup and drink?" ”

Hong Chou was stunned and said: "This mountain is full of poisonous snakes, red-bellied snakes, and soldering iron heads, all of which are very poisonous and violent, and a bite will kill you." ”

Dai Su'er smiled: "Am I going to let the snake bite?" Don't worry, the slave family will be careful, but the slave family wants to live, and the slave family likes to slaughter and stew soup by himself. ”

Hong Chou was stunned and glanced at the veiled Dai Su'er, and said in his heart: This concubine who calms the adults has a really strong taste, and she actually likes to eat poisonous snakes and slaughter them with her own hands, but this small request is not difficult to meet, and immediately smiled: "A small thing, tomorrow the brothers will catch a few and give them to Mrs. to taste, and the meat of poisonous snakes is more delicious." ”

Dai Su'er nodded and smiled: "There is General Lao, but don't tell my family, he ...... He didn't allow his slaves to eat these strange things. ”

Hong Chou glanced back at Song Nan, who was laughing and talking to the soldiers, and turned his head and said, "Follow Madame's order." ”