Outside Bianliang City, Li Kui stood on the shore and raised his wine cup to say goodbye to his farewell friends.

"Ladies and gentlemen, send you a thousand miles, there will be a farewell, please stop. When the spring is shining next year, we will meet again! ”

"Renjie, the peach waves are surging in the coming year, and I will wait for you to return on the edge of the river in March!"

Fan Chong moved his steps a little disgusted, he wanted to stand farther away from Ma Yu, so as not to be splashed by this guy's stupidity.

It's also strange to say, Ma Yu is an official who doesn't pursue progress, but this product is quite popular in the yamen. On the contrary, he is conscientious, but he is always disliked, and even Fan Chong can't understand, what is going on?

Could it be that Daddy Fan Zuyu had too many enemies back then, so much so that he wanted his father to repay his debts?

After seeing Li Kui boarding the boat, the bow of the ship left the dock and gradually headed south. For the water transportation of the Great Song Dynasty, the Wuzhang River will always be a very aggrieved river. Because there are always months when the river shows its belly and mocks the world's ignorance of nature.

Well, the Wuzhang River is basically empty of water in the coldest month of winter. In most places, the flat riverbed is awkwardly exposed.

This is because all the water sources of the Wuzhang River come from the big river, which is the Yellow River. After the river froze, there was no place to replenish the living water. Secondly, the Wuzhang River is seriously silted, and every winter is a major project to dredge the river.

Different from the Wuzhang River, part of the water source of the Bianhe River also comes from the big river, but at the same time, the Cai River can also bring abundant water to the Bianhe River, even if it is frozen, it is just a very thin layer of ice, and it can be sailed with some external blessings.

Li Kui chose to go south, that is, to go around Yingtianfu, and then enter Yishui and return to Yizhou.

Although the distance is a little longer, it is much more comfortable to take a boat than by car.

"Wait a minute, my lord!"

The boat traveled less than twenty miles, and the city wall of Bianliang could still be seen, but the river bank was already an idyllic scenery in winter. There is no noise in the capital, and more is the dormancy and calm of the earth in winter.

Li Kui stood on the bow of the boat and saw a group of fifteen or sixteen horsemen, like arrows from a bow, rushing to the bank of the river. The knight on horseback was not like an ordinary household servant, but like a forbidden army, Li Kui was puzzled, he didn't remember that he still had friends in the forbidden army in the capital. Although he knows a lot of generals, they are all nesting in the northwest.

Li Kui is also a master of the arts, and he is not afraid of the sneak attack of such a few people, standing on the bow of the boat like a javelin, and instructing the boatman: "Dock." ”

"My lord, the origin of these people is unknown, if it is not good for adults, even if the whole family asks for the crime, the little second child can't afford it!" The captain of the boat looked at the weapon on the other horse's back and said worriedly.

Without waiting for Li Kui to speak, the third uncle came out of the cabin with his head bowed and stepped out, and said proudly: "I don't believe that anyone dares to rob my Yishui Li family. ”

The third uncle finally dared to go back to his hometown, and the day he got the order, he wanted to go back to his hometown to find Li Yun's grandfather Li Lide's bad luck. It's a pity that Li Kui wants to get married, and as an elder, he can't leave, right? finally waited for more than a month before leaving, and at this time he was anxious about his hometown.

If he is not an official again, he will probably die in the capital.

What is this called, a guest dies in a foreign land.

is still shameless, seeing nothing to see the parents in his hometown.

But now it's different, the third uncle is arrogant, and when he returns to his hometown, even the county magistrate has to salute him. This kind of treatment can't be enjoyed at all in the capital, he desperately wants to go to Yishui County for a walk, and it is best to have a chance encounter with the county magistrate at the gate of the county ya, it would be better.

The knight who took the lead was a little overwhelmed, as if he had been taken for a robbery.

He couldn't help but touch his face, except for being old, he hadn't grown into a fierce god! Even if he is old, it is only for Li Kui, his current age is less than forty, which is a little older than Li Kui, but much younger than others. As for his face, he is much kinder than Li Kui's.

Jumping off the horse, the knight at the head bowed to Li Kui and said, "The former deputy commander of the Humble Palace, Wang Shunchen, the commander of Lanzhou, was ordered to escort the prince and the provincial relatives. ”

It is said that it is a provincial relative, but in fact, it is more about returning home.

is an official, and when he really returns to his hometown at the age of old Longzhong, he really has to be like He Zhizhang's emotion after returning to his hometown: "Children don't know each other, and they ask where the guests come from with a smile." "When the time comes, even if you return home, there will be no one to show off, isn't it a big regret in life?

Just when Wang Sunchen was about to remind Li Kui, Li Kui remembered who this person was, and said to the boatman: "Take the plank and let him get on the boat." ”

"Lord Li, I am ordered to come and escort my lord." After Wang Sunchen finished speaking, he ordered the guards behind him: "Wait until you go to the front and get on the boat." ”

Li Kui let the person into the cabin, and he didn't mean to give up his seat, and asked directly: "Is there a word?" ”

"Humble word Shengzhen."

"Sit down." Li Kui boiled tea to entertain Wang Sunchen and began to make tea. The tea is made in a bamboo charcoal red stove green pot, which is quite elegant. But the craftsmanship is a little worse, after all, Li Kui likes cow drinks, although he was cultivated by Aunt Wang under Su Shimen, but unfortunately his ambition is not here, and he has learned a sparse and ordinary life. finally handed a bowl of Chinese-colored tea soup to Wang Sunchen before he spoke: "Let's make do with it, this official is not good at making tea." ”

"How can he be humble, how dare he be so favored by adults."

Wang Sunchen really came to befriend Li Kui, not to mention anything else, just because Li Kui can let him integrate into the Qingtang army, it is worth his refuge. After all, the generals in the army, when they are in the front of the palace, they don't care, after all, in the capital, a large number of generals do not have the power to lead troops. Once you go down to the army, if you really want to make a difference, military power is the most critical point.

And Li Kui was able to easily solve his most pressing problems, and Wang Sunchen had to deal with them carefully.

On the contrary, Li Kui didn't care about Qingtang's affairs at all, especially he was quite disdainful of Zhang Dan's use of people to cover up. He spoke: "Zhang Xiang values you very much, and specially asked the official how to arrange you." The official told Zhang Xiang that he could be equipped with the seal of the governor of Lanzhou. Unexpectedly, he still lacked courage and didn't prepare you neatly in one step. ”

The commander is the temporary commander, and the troops led by the right to know the state are also temporary commanders.

But in the combat system of the Great Song Dynasty, there is a world of difference.

The former are nothing more than generals, and the right to fight independently is almost deprived. The latter, on the other hand, can be the commander of the division and have the power to fight independently. If the scale of the war is smaller, you can even become the commander of an army.

Of course, most of the governors are the spasms of civil officials, and letting a military general suddenly preside over the affairs of a state is indeed a bit of a roast on the fire.

But Lanzhou is different, Lanzhou is a military town.

It has always been the focus of competition between Western Xia, Qingtang and the Great Song Dynasty. It belongs to the land of the four wars, and it is impossible for this place to have the opportunity for civilian officials to play.

Quan Zhilan is also reasonable.

In the face of Li Kui's frankness, Wang Sunchen was surprised and delighted, he replaced the wine with tea, and after respectfully taking a sip, he bowed to Li Kui and said: "It is already a great surprise that I can go to the side of the place, and I dare not expect to be noble." The lowly post came this time, first, to escort the adult; Second, I also want to ask my lord, what should I do after I go to Lanzhou? ”

"Train the troops, train the cavalry." Li Kui looked at Wang Sunchen for a while, and the other party gave him a very familiar feeling. It's not that they know each other, but Li Kui has seen similar people. The character is calm, the breath is long, especially a pair of stars are exceptionally bright. He soon remembered that Pang Wanchun was also like this, and asked casually: "Are you good at riding and shooting?" ”

"Adults' eyes are like torches, and the best thing in the humble position is indeed riding and shooting."

Wang Sunchen was originally a little suspicious of Li Kui's force, but from a few glances at him, he could see his path, and he was immediately shocked. There must be a person like Li Kui who has eyes like a torch in the front division of the palace, after all, the generals of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army are all suspended in the front division of the palace. But among the civil officials, he can also see his heels, which makes Wang Sunchen can't help but sigh in his heart.

There is a way that is the name of a person, the shadow of a tree, Li Kui can make such a feat, can he be a waste of fame?

But then, Li Kui's words made Wang Sunchen panic. I saw Li Kui write lightly: "Riding and shooting, the Khitan people are good at it, the party people are also good at it, and even the Tubo people are also good at it." Do you think you have an advantage over them? If you train the troops, can you be more courageous than the light cavalry trained by the Khitans and the party members? ”

Wang Sunchen said that he did not dare to answer anything.

He was the commander of the Ma Army and a native of the Song Dynasty. In terms of riding and shooting, it is not as good as the grassland peoples. Wang Sunchen, who was still full of confidence before, couldn't help but get nervous, if he was allowed to abandon riding and shooting, he would not even have a chance to be noticed in the front division of the palace.

It can be said that all his abilities are above riding and shooting.

But Li Kui said to himself: "When I was in Qingtang, the fierce general Pang Wanchun under my command, ten consecutive beads, could shoot ten arrows in one breath, and the middle one was eight or nine. But in the process of fighting with Qingtang Tubo, he couldn't exert his due strength. It is not even as good as the role in the infantry phalanx in the battle of Jinmingzhai. Do you know why? ”

"Could it be...... Is there anyone more courageous than him among the people of Qingtang? Wang Sunchen asked himself, although his archery skills are good, but if he really compares to Pang Wanchun, he has no bottom.

Pang Wanchun went from a pro-soldier to a five-rank general in two years by virtue of meritorious service, if he didn't have real skills, how could he have this honor?

And he is different, the Wang family is a general.

When he was in his twenties, he entered the front division of the palace and was the captain of the sixth rank of the official residence.

It took so many years to be promoted to the rank of Wupin General. Wang Sunchen pondered that he was probably inferior to Pang Wanchun.

Li Kui said coldly: "False! From the Qingtang Tubo general to the soldiers, one is counted as one, and no one can compare to Pang Wanchun's superb archery skills. But don't forget, this is an engagement between thousands of armies. No matter how strong one person is, can he influence the outcome of tens of thousands of battles? No matter how good you are, can you make your soldiers as good as you? If you can't do it, then you can use the weakness of my Great Song to fight with the opponent's advantage, and you should guess what the outcome will be. ”

"There is a cloud in the art of war: what can be shown is not, what is used is not used, near is shown far, and vice versa. Profit and temptation, chaos and take. ”

"If you attack the enemy by the means he is good at, you will inevitably suffer the most painful defeat. That's it. ”

Zhang Dian took a fancy to Wang Shunchen before, and I am afraid that this person is good at grassland cavalry tactics. It's light riding and shooting. But the problem is that people are the ancestors, and you are going to get an axe in front of the ancestors.

Wang Sunchen originally planned to go to Qingtang to train light cavalry, and then go to Tubo to fight to the death.

After listening to Li Kui's words, he suddenly woke up like a dream. But the question is, if he abandons riding and shooting, will he go to train heavy riding? Zhang Xiang said that heavy cavalry should be trained, but the consumption of heavy cavalry is not a small number, how large can the Great Song Dynasty form heavy cavalry?

There are fewer people, and it is not used.

There are too many people to use it.

After hesitating again and again, Wang Sunchen asked: "Dare to ask Lord Li, heavy cavalry restrains light cavalry, but it is not as dexterous as light cavalry, is it necessary to dispatch heavy cavalry that is extremely difficult to train to deal with the grassland cavalry?" ”

For cavalry, light cavalry is the best training, and cavalry archery is the easiest subject among cavalry. In contrast, the training of heavy cavalry was extremely rigorous, and the standards of physical strength, coordination, and even tactics were extremely high.

Abandon the light cavalry, which is easy to train, and devote itself to the training of heavy cavalry. If you practice it, forget it, if you can't practice it, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket to draw water?

Li Kui said with a smile: "The grassland is not clear enough, and the heavy cavalry will definitely not be able to run." I'm just telling you that it's hard to win head-on against the steppe people with the tactics that the steppe people are good at, because they are more familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of this tactic than we do. But the Great Song Dynasty had better weapons and armor than the Tibetans. If you follow this line of thought, you may be able to find a chance to break the enemy. ”

"In addition, I don't need anyone to protect me, and the thief who can rob me hasn't been born yet? Wait until the river beach in front of you and you disembark. ”

It's true.

When Qingtang City was fighting, the cavalry could not last long, and this was the reason. Li Kui understood the truth, the altitude was too high, the air was too thin, and the consumption of heavy cavalry increased exponentially, and once a blow was missed, it would be consumed by the light cavalry 'flying a kite'.

Wang Sunchen took advantage of the excitement, but he didn't expect to be stumped by Li Kui's bunch of questions.

When I went back, I was sad and worried.

And there was nothing to say all the way, and sure enough, no one dared to rob Li Kui.

Ping'an brought the wharf in Yishui County, and Li Kui took people to Lijiazhuang.

Now this village is completely occupied by orchards and houses. Originally, Zhuangzi was not big, it was originally the manor of Han Dahu, the inspection envoy, but now it should be called the third brother-in-law. Zhuangzi's farmland was occupied by the courtyard, and it became the largest gathering area of the Li clan in Yishui and even Yizhou.

The central seat of Zhuangzi is naturally the ancestral hall.

And in a large mansion near the ancestral hall, a flagpole was erected, and the plaque at the door had two big characters written on it, Li Mansion. And entering the gate, the main hall of the courtyard on the second floor is impressively hung with a four-character plaque - Jinshi and Di.

This is absolutely unique in Yishui County.

If it's in Yizhou...... Forget it, the first family in Yizhou is the Langya Yan family, and the ancestor of his family is Yan Hui, which is not a wealthy family like Li Kui who can be compared to a blacksmith son.

When the third uncle got off the boat, he secretly changed into his official robe, and after entering the house, he looked around, and there was no Li Yun's grandfather Li Lide present, and he immediately asked the fifth uncle Li Lin, who rushed to greet him, with a rainbow of momentum: "Where is your sixth uncle?" Why don't you come and see me? ”

Li Lin stepped forward to curry favor with him and said, "Third uncle, you don't know that his old man is now younger than you, how dare he come without your summons!" ”

"Good boy, I haven't seen you for a year, but I've grown a lot."

The third uncle laughed heartily in the front hall, this grievance has been saved for more than a year, and he has not been relieved until now.