At this moment, the remnant sun on the shore of Lake Atami is like ink, the golden light road is spread out in the water, and the pine forest on the opposite bank pulls out a long reflection on the water surface. When the breeze blows, the surface of the lake ripples with layers of waves, so that the beauty reflected in the water is shattered like a mirror, and the golden remnant sun turns into ten thousand points of golden light, revealing a magnificent scene in front of their eyes.

The soldiers began to cut down tree branches, build felt tents, and when they came, they pulled the rewarded yak wagons around the lake to form a chariot formation. After a tense confrontation and a long journey these days, everyone's mood is relaxed and calm.

In the clear water of the lake, there is a broad-tailed carp that is more than a foot long, sometimes swimming up from the bottom of the water, and its tail shakes on the surface of the water, rolling up a small wave.

The sergeants were overjoyed when they saw the hunt, and took advantage of the fact that the sky was not dark, and took out the crossbows one after another, tied the tail feathers of the crossbow arrows with fine hemp ropes, broke the crossbow machine, and aimed at the fish swimming in the water to shoot and hunt.

The arrows shot into the water, piercing several large fish, fluttering and struggling. The soldiers tightened the twine in their hands and dragged the fat carp ashore. The fish are washed in water, the scales are scraped, the intestines are scraped off, and the salt is smeared.

Li Siye carried a small packet of pepper with him, he was in a very good mood at the moment, and he was also happy to share it, and every Tang soldier had a few peppers in his fish belly to remove the fishy fragrance. Six or seven people gathered around a fire, pine branches strung with fish bodies, exploding in the bonfire with a crackling sound, the smell of fish mixed with the smell of pine emanated, and the green smoke rising in the boundless night.

After dinner, Li Siye sat alone by the campfire, and the soldiers all ran to other fires and whispered in their hometown. This is not isolation, but the reverence of the officers and soldiers at the bottom for their superiors, with him by their side, these soldiers are somewhat unable to let go and dare not speak openly. Even Tian Zhen and Fuji Mu, the two subordinates who came to the west of the city from Chang'an with him, took the initiative to avoid it at this time.

Keeping an appropriate distance between superiors and subordinates, and maintaining an appropriate sense of mystery and awe, is a reasonable way to get along.

Captain Zhao Congfang saw such a vacancy, deliberately made a big circle, came to the bonfire along the lake to meet him, squatted on the ground and saluted with crossed hands: "See General Li for his humble duties." ”

Li Siye laughed: "You only came to apologize to me at this time, don't you think it's a little late?" ”

Zhao Congfang sighed faintly, bowed his head and said: "It's a lowly self-abandonment, offending the general, please punish the general, Zhao Congfang has no complaints." “

Li Siye pinched the firewood in his hand and stirred the fire, the crimson color of the red embers reflected half of his face, but he said in a cold tone: "No need, this matter will be written down for you for the time being, and if you commit it again in the future, you will be punished for several crimes." ”

"In the future?" Zhao Congfang glanced up at Li Siye suspiciously, and a chill rose up his neck along his back, it turned out that this Zhonglang general Li Siye was the new boss. The complaints he made a few days ago were heard by the other party as they were.

"Whoa." Zhao Congfang was very worried in his heart, the most unlucky thing in the world let him encounter, offending the new boss who had not taken office, this was fate.

Li Siye waved his hand and said, "Don't squat, sit up and talk." ”

"Whoa."

Zhao Congfang got up and sat opposite Li Siye like a little daughter-in-law, her buttocks were only half on the stone, and she could guarantee that she would bounce up from it at any time.

His head was like a mess, and he used to speculate all day long that he was snubbed by Shangguan and secretly made difficult by Shangguan, but today it finally fell on his head. After going back, the best result is that he will be removed from the lieutenant and demoted to a small brigade rate. The meritorious deeds accumulated in the army after years of fighting are about to become white once they lose power.

"Captain Zhao."

As soon as Li Siye spoke, Zhao Congfang really quickly got up from the stone, and he could still maintain the posture of bowing and squatting with forked hands.

"Don't get up, sit down, sit down."

"Yes." Captain Zhao sat back on the stone with his hands crossed.

"Can you tell me about the camp in the jumper?"

"Of course, oh, yes." Zhao Congfang was trying to take advantage of this opportunity to make up for his mistakes in front of Li Siye, so he naturally knew everything and began to tell the story: "The captain of the first regiment of the jumping battalion is Qiu Luan, who is good at making double hammers and has an upright temperament. The captain of the second regiment is Liu Long, a Turkic who changed his surname and is taciturn......"

"Alright." Li Siye stood up, so that Zhao Congfang also quickly stood up, bowed his body and carefully accompanied him.

He picked up a flat gravel from the lake, and floated against the water, and the stone flew to the surface, bounced several times with ripples, and finally sank to the bottom of the lake.

"Captain Zhao Congfang." Li Siye said.

"Humble duty."

"I don't know that you were sent to deliver the bounty, and even if I did, I would be very much in favor of it. In case you, the school captain, are folded in the hands of the Broken Leaf City Turkey Cavalry Shi, wouldn't I be able to arrange for my cronies to take the throne when the matter comes true? ”

Zhao Congfang hurriedly crossed his hands in fear and confessed: "It is really ridiculous to spend the belly of a general and a gentleman with the heart of a villain. ”

"It's not funny at all." Li Siye stared back at him, as if to see through the depths of his heart: "There is a gap between people, and it is understandable for you to speculate like this, but you must know that you are just a small captain, and no one is thinking about getting along with you." ”

"Good job." Li Siye stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Under my hands, it is your credit, no one can take it away, if you make a big mistake, you can't escape punishment." ”

Zhao Congfang choked up in his throat, put his hands on the side of his chest and lowered his head, and said in an excited and low voice: "Keep your humble duties in mind." ”

He secretly raised his head, Li Siye had already disappeared in front of him, and looked left and right, only to see the other party sitting in front of the fire, picking up the marinated fresh fish and continuing to barbecue. His face suddenly felt ashamed, he was so excited just now, and no one saw it at all!

In the early morning of the second day, Li Siye set out with all his soldiers, and three days later returned to Dundo City with light clothes, reloaded the belongings left here in the car, and left Dundo and went directly to Qiuzi.

After he led the people back to Qiuzi, he first placed them in the camp of the jumping camp, on the banks of the White Horse River outside Qiuzi City. instructed Zhao Congfang to prepare barracks for them to settle down, and he went to the Duhu Mansion to meet Fu Meng Lingcha.

He came to the outside of the main hall of the Duhu Mansion, and after making his intentions clear, he waited for the soldiers on duty at the door to report, thinking in his heart that there was still one person who had not been gathered under his command, and how to talk to Fumeng Duhu later.

Bai Xiaode is a team leader in the Qiuzi Fan camp, but the camp is full of Hu people, and it is difficult to communicate, so as long as you ask for an order from Fumeng Lingcha, the matter will be secure.

He was looking up and pondering, only to see the golden light shining in front of him, but it was a young general wearing bright light armor standing in front of him, Li Siye's eyes widened in surprise.

"Bai Xiaode? How did you end up here! ”

Bai Xiaode smiled shyly, raised his hands and gave him a salute before replying, "General Li, I was transferred to the Duhu Mansion a few days ago and became the leader of the personal guard brigade of Fumeng Duhu. ”

"He transferred you to be the head of the personal guard brigade?" Li Siye was immediately deflated, he had never seen such a beard.

The soldiers who went in to report came to the gate of the courtyard, and said, "Please let you in." ”

Li Siye nodded, waved to Bai Xiaode and said, "I'll talk to you later." ”

He strode into the main hall, where several scribes from the Imperial Protectorate worked around the desk, turning along the pillars of the corridor, with sash lined up on both sides of the corridor, and General Fumeng's study was at the end of the corridor.

This place used to be the study of Anxi Duhu Laiyao, Li Siye was very familiar with it, he crossed his hands outside the door and said: "The lowly Li Siye asks to see his husband Mengduhu." ”

"Come in."