The matter of Cangzhou Mansion being invaded by barbarians came to an end for the time being, and the troops that came to support the state capital also returned to their garrisons one after another, only the nearest Qingzhou Mansion soldiers remained, and their role was to collect the scattered troops of Cangzhou Mansion and stabilize the situation.

After such a catastrophe, everything is naturally in ruins. In this kind of chaos, anything can happen, and a bad handling will cause a very serious accident, so you can't be careless.

However, Gu Hongming, who is the head of Qingzhou Mansion, cannot stay here for a long time, after all, his identity is not ordinary, and Qingzhou Mansion still has many things to deal with.

Before leaving, he asked Lin Yan again, asking him if he would like to go back to Qingzhou Mansion with him, and with his identity, he could export twice to recruit a small soldier, which shows his importance to Lin Yan.

But Lin Yan still refused! It's strange to say, I haven't been here for a long time, and most of the time is spent fighting on the battlefield, which is really not a good thing for ordinary people!

However, Lin Yan does feel that he has a strong sense of belonging to this place, and this is indeed formed unconsciously, imperceptibly affecting himself.

So even for the sake of those dead comrades, he couldn't leave for the time being. Moreover, the purpose of his entry into the barracks was not to be promoted and make a fortune, but just to sharpen himself on the battlefield and seek a way to restore his strength!

If you follow Gu Hongming to Qingzhou Mansion, not to mention how many opportunities there are to go to the battlefield, just because Gu Hongming's blue eyes are estimated to attract a lot of jealousy, and then it will be troublesome!

Although he is not afraid, he will not take the initiative to provoke, he can avoid it, and it is relatively important to solve his own problems.

Seeing Lin Yan's refusal, Gu Hongming was not angry, so he left like this, and did not force it.

He took away half of the Qingzhou Prefecture soldiers who came to support, and the rest were led by Ma Lu, who stayed in Cangzhou Mansion to help stabilize the local situation.

After fighting side by side these days, Ma Lu is already very familiar with Lin Yan. Although this young man is just an ordinary cavalryman, he is not ordinary on the battlefield, and he admires the courage of killing the enemy!

And he always felt that this guy's strength was far more than that, and sometimes, he would have a strong fear when he looked at Lin Yan, and the other party would give him a very dangerous feeling at some point!

No wonder the mansion master attaches great importance to this kid, if it is used well, this Yan Ling is definitely a sharp blade to kill the enemy!

Ma Lu walked up to Lin Yan, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I said Yan Ling, what's so good about this Cangzhou Mansion, you really don't plan to go back to Qingzhou Mansion with me?" ”

He was still trying to win over Lin Yan, which was not entirely due to Gu Hongming, the main thing was that after this period of getting along, he found that this kid still had an appetite for him.

Lin Yan glanced back at him and said, "If you want to go back, go back quickly!" Such a big person, do you still want me to send you? ”

The two are already very familiar with each other, so the words are more casual and there is no restraint between superiors and subordinates. And strictly speaking, Ma Lu is not Lin Yan's superior. The two belong to different state capitals, and the officers in Qingzhou can't control the soldiers in Cangzhou, so they can't dispatch them at all.

Ma Lu was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Hey! You have no conscience, Lao Tzu came all the way here to work hard, and you want to drive me away when it's over! I'll tell you, this is a naked 'unloading and killing donkey'! ”

After that, he suddenly covered his mouth, as if he realized something, and said with an angry face: "Okay, you kid dare to say that I am a donkey?" If you don't invite me to a good drink, this is the end of the day! ”

Lin Yan looked back at him in shock, and said in his heart, "What did I say to me?" Obviously, I didn't do anything, so you blew yourself up, and slandered me in turn, is there any reason for this! ”

"And your old man is spending so much effort just to pit me for drinking, that's too much of a loss!"

Lin Yan was a little speechless at this time, he held his forehead with one hand, and said: "I said in advance, I can't afford too expensive wine, and the military salary hasn't been paid yet, so I don't have any money!" ”

Seeing Lin Yan agree, he instantly put on a smiling face, stretched out his hand to hook Lin Yan's shoulder, and said: "It's not in the way, drinking is such a thing, you have to find someone with the right temper, so it's interesting to drink!" Brother Yan Ling, are you right? ”

When Lin Yan met him, it was useless. It's just that he knows that although this person doesn't seem to be reliable, he has performed well on the battlefield, he is by no means a mediocre person, and he is not a bad person, so he is happy to associate with him.

Then, Ma Lu approached Lin Yan and said mysteriously: "Brother Yan Ling, I just got a piece of good news, it's about you. ”

Lin Yan didn't reply, and said, "Say!" ”

Ma Lu said: "Keep it secret for the time being!" ”

Lin Yan: "......"

After Cangzhou Mansion was ravaged by the barbarians' iron hooves, its vitality could not be recovered for a while. But the state capital on the border is unusually resilient, and it is more evident in the people who live here.

No matter how much suffering they have experienced, they are always persevering, as if they cannot be defeated, resuming production and working hard to live.

The original Cangzhou Mansion army has been gathered a lot, but there are still some scattered outside. After all, there is still so much control in the beginning of the war, and there is no time and energy to search for the lost soldiers one by one to see if they are still alive.

After this battle, the army of Cangzhou Prefecture was dealt a near-devastating blow, and under internal and external troubles, it was a little reluctant to even maintain the basic structure of a government army.

The previous high-level mutiny, the murdered were killed, so the entire Cangzhou Mansion is now almost in a state of leaderlessness, and only some officers and petty officials are left to maintain order.

Lin Yan said that they were going to drink, but the restaurants in the city had long been closed under the threat of war, not to mention that Lin Yan didn't have much silver, even if he had money, there was no place for them to spend.

Fortunately, the more this kind of post-war is, the more something is needed to divert people's attention and soothe their pain, and drinking is undoubtedly a good way to vent!

Although nothing will change after waking up, at least you can forget all your worries now, and it's not too late to think about your worries tomorrow!

The ancients said: "How to solve worries? Only Du Kang. "It's about the magic of wine!

Therefore, there are some small stalls selling alcohol in the city, but the quality is not very good! But in this case, some of them are good to drink, where can they pick and choose?

Lin Yan and Ma Lu sat down on the small stool next to the stall, and Ma Lu said to the stall owner: "Brother, come two jars of wine, and some appetizers!" ”

The stall owner is an old man who looks honest and honest, although he says so, he estimates that he is also "not confused", but he may be devastated enough by life, and it looks like it is really vicissitudes!

The stall owner saw that he was an officer, and he was a little nervous at the moment, not that Ma Lu had bullied him, but because of the fear brought by the gap in identity.

Moreover, the officers are not necessarily good people, and there are not a few who oppress the people, but their arms can't reach their thighs, and most of the time they can only endure it!

The stall owner hesitated for a moment, and arched his hand: "Master Jun, the wine here is for the people of Pingtou to drink, and the taste is not very good, why don't you go elsewhere and take a look!" ”

Then he was afraid that Ma Lu and the two would misunderstand, so he continued to explain: "It's not that the villain doesn't give the military master wine to drink, but I'm really afraid that these bad drinks will affect the military master's mood, please don't blame it!" ”

Ma Lu looked at the stall owner, saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, turned his head to look at Lin Yan, and asked, "Brother Yan Ling, or is it here?" ”

Lin Yan nodded.

Seeing this, Ma Lu said to the stall owner: "The wine I just said can be served!" Don't worry, you won't be blamed even if it's hard to drink! Besides, if the people drink, we will drink, not so hypocritical! ”

Seeing that Ma Lu insisted, the stall owner could only go to get the wine according to his words, but he still had some apprehension in his heart.

Soon, two jars of wine were served, and the stall owner also brought two large bowls to Ma Lu and the two of them to drink.

Ma Lu directly unsealed a jar of wine, then poured it into the big bowl, and said in his mouth: "It's hard enough to drink wine in this bowl!" ”

He handed a bowl of wine to Lin Yan and continued: "Don't hide it from Brother Yan Ling, brother, I was also born in a bitter background before joining the army. When I was a child, my family was poor, and I grazed cattle for the landlord, and I couldn't even eat a full meal. Later, one time, the ox ran away, and he was afraid that he would be beaten by the landlord when he went back, so he ran out. ”

"I used to be a beggar to eat, and then after several tosses, I joined the barracks. With the ruthlessness of not wanting to die, the momentum of daring to fight and kill, he came and went, and slowly gained a firm foothold in the barracks. ”

Lin Yan was silent, he didn't expect that Ma Lu still had such a sad past!

Ma Lu raised the wine bowl and said, "Come, Brother Yan Ling, do it!" ”

After speaking, he touched Lin Yan, raised the wine bowl and drank it all. Lin Yan was embarrassed to take a sip when he saw this, but he had never drunk much, and he choked and coughed after just a few sips: "Ahem, cough, cough......"

Seeing this, Ma Lu laughed and said, "Brother Yan Ling, I didn't expect you to kill the enemy very fiercely on the battlefield, but this amount of alcohol is not very good?" It's okay, drink it slowly, brother, I don't pick on it! ”

The two of them had a few side dishes and talked while drinking.

Ma Lu whispered: "Brother Yan Ling, didn't I say that I had good news to tell you before?" Listen to the above, your contribution this time is not small, I want to give you a commendation, and there is a high probability that you will be given an officer! ”

Lin Yan's face had turned red due to alcohol at this time, and he was surprised when he heard this, but it was not particularly surprising.

He risked his life to deliver the message, and successfully brought back the Qingzhou Mansion soldiers to save the situation and prevent the further poison of the barbarian cavalry. Later, on the battlefield where the two armies fought, Lin Yan fought bravely and made many meritorious achievements, so it is not surprising that he was awarded by the imperial court.

Even if the imperial court wants to set a model, the benefits that should be given should be a lot. It's just that Lin Yan doesn't care about being an official or anything, but thinks it will be very troublesome!

He is essentially a quack, and if he is really asked to manage the soldiers, then he really doesn't know what to do!

Ma Lu originally thought that Lin Yan would be very happy, who would have thought that he was lacking in interest, but he was relieved to think that Lin Yan had refused the invitation of the mansion master twice before!

If he wanted to be an official, he could have done so a long time ago, and such a reaction was reasonable.

The two of them had drunk three rounds, and the two jars of wine on the table had been almost drunk. Of course, most of them were drunk by Ma Lu, and Lin Yan's amount of alcohol was really not very good!

Lin Yan paid for the wine, and then he and Ma Lu helped each other and left, leaving the stall owner in a trance with the wine money: "I actually saw the money!" ”

In the past, he met a lot of officers, many of whom would not give money at all, and if he went up to ask for it, he might be beaten. Later, he learned to be obedient, and he looked away, but he didn't expect it to be ...... today

On the other side, on the way back, Lin Yan asked Ma Lu: "Is this wine delicious?" Drink so much! ”

Ma Lu paused, and said with a big tongue: "It's a little sour, and it's a little astringent!" ”

Lin Yan was speechless: "Then you still drink?" ”

Ma Lu said: "It's too much, you can't waste it!" ”

Lin Yan looked at him helplessly, and then laughed, and Ma Lu also laughed: "Haha...... Hahaha......"