Maozhou is a land of many trees.

In the early years of the Great Song Dynasty, when it was still expanding its territory, its territory was far inferior to the present. Because of its proximity to the border and the abundance of forests, it has become a forest farm that used to supply and transport timber for the front-line war.

Zhao Rui's choice of Maozhou, although it is not a careful calculation, but it is also thoughtful. There are still a number of outposts in the many abandoned forest farms left behind at the border. After the war, the outpost was deserted, and after a long time, some of them decayed and collapsed, while others were repaired and reinforced, and even decorated, becoming a place for viewing.

On the outpost that has been converted into a small high-rise building, the scenery is good and the view is also first-class. As far as the eye can see, a ring of trees has been cut down all around, and in the distance, there is an endless dense woodland. This side is bare, like a bald piece on the head with thick hair.

And from a high place, the movement below is unobstructed. For Zhao Rui, it is indeed a rare piece of good land.

At this time, he was in this small tall building, blowing a cool breeze, slowly moving around, round after circle. It seems comfortable, but in fact, the brain is constantly thinking and pondering.

Duan Feng was by his side, feeling that his skull was turned painfully, and when he didn't know how many laps it was, he saw him stretch out his hand and say, "There, do you see it?"

"Where?" Duan Feng looked in the direction he was pointing, his eyes were full of green, and he didn't know what the difference was.

"That big cedar tree, with branches and leaves that look like a fish's tail. ”

Duan Feng squinted his eyes and searched for a long time before he found it, then stared at it and asked, "See, what's wrong?"

"Right there, cloth with eyes and chess pieces. Zhao Rui said that he pointed out several places from different directions one after another.

"No problem, but... Is there anything special?" Duan Feng wondered, in his eyes, there was nothing special about these places.

"Don't ask so much, just do it. Zhao Rui waved his hand and said.

Although Duan Feng was a little unhappy, he said that he would listen to him completely, so he didn't ask any more questions, and silently instructed him to arrange things.

When the two of them were pointing in the distance, they saw the deacon who had followed the carriage of the Goddess's Palace upstairs and bowed down to wait for the two of them.

Seeing someone coming, Zhao Rui didn't let him wait, so he stopped talking and sat down.

Duan Feng sat down with him, waved his hand, and motioned for the deacon to speak.

Then the deacon spoke, "My lord, my subordinates have important things to report. ”

"A few goddesses... Please come back?" Duan Feng asked.

"It's not there yet, but..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Duan Feng slap the table and say angrily: "If you don't have you, you dare to come back and report it?"

The deacon was too frightened to speak, and cast a distressed glance at Zhao Rui.

"Brother Duan, don't be angry. Zhao Rui reassured, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you can invite a few goddesses, what matters is whether you invite them or not." It is a good thing that it can be done. It can't be done, and it doesn't matter. Everything is planned, no need to be angry. ”

Although Duan Feng did not continue to chase and scold, his face was still full of anger, and he seemed to be a little too angry.

Zhao Rui saw that the deacon looked like he was suffering, so he said again: "What did you just say that if you have a reward?"

"Back to the little prince, although the goddess has not been invited yet, she is already on the way. The subordinates followed into Ulzhou, thinking that this thing would not be done. Unexpectedly, the little prince was like a god, and they really couldn't hold it back, so they changed direction and came to Maozhou. So I'm going to..."

This was supposed to be a credit, but Duan Feng cut him off and scolded, "Then you should continue to follow, and what are you doing running back?"

The deacon's neck shrunk and looked at Zhao Rui again.

"Isn't this a good thing, why is Brother Duan angry again?" Zhao Rui said helplessly, "I arranged for him to come back early to report." Brother Duan can't be angry with me, right?"

The deacon was saved, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, it was the little prince who instructed his subordinates that once several goddesses changed their minds, they would immediately rush back to report it. The little prince even guessed how the goddesses would react at first, and..."

Duan Feng glared his words back into his stomach with a look, and said, "Okay, okay... Let's get to the point, and report your important things. ”

"It's... The things that the little prince commanded, his subordinates have all memorized. ”

Duan Feng looked at Zhao Rui suspiciously, and saw that his lazy body suddenly trembled, sat up straight, clapped his hands, and said, "Yes, yes, I almost forgot that there was such a thing." ”

Then I saw him drag the table, spread the paper, prepare the pen and ink, and said, "Come, let's start." ”

The deacon began to talk about the process of following several goddesses all the way, and everything was clear in detail, like a running account. Where they met, what they said, what they did, every detail has a detailed time and place of occurrence.

The brush in Zhao Rui's hand danced fast, transcribing what he said word for word, while making all kinds of strange marks.

Duan Feng only glanced at it secretly, then felt a headache and stopped looking.

The deacon said with a dry mouth, and finally said that "several goddesses turned to Maozhou, and their subordinates returned to report".

"Gone, right?" Zhao Rui twisted his sore wrist and praised: "You are very good, very good." ”

"It's still the little prince's wisdom, and his subordinates just do what you tell him, and he doesn't need to move his brain at all. The deacon was delighted in his heart, and in the middle of his words, he suddenly felt a cold gaze shoot from the side, and he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine, and swallowed it back into his stomach.

He only knew that Duan Feng was old-fashioned and stern, but he never thought that it was almost to the point of being mean.

Zhao Rui stared intently at the paper full of words, stretched out a hand, shook his fingers, and said, "Abachim, is there one?"

The deacon took out the abacus, which he had also prepared as he had ordered, and handed it over.

Zhao Rui still didn't turn his head, but only flicked the beads on the plate quickly with one hand, making a rapid and chaotic beating sound.

Duan Feng looked at him with a somewhat demonic look, if it weren't for the fact that he had already understood him after many days of getting along, he would definitely think that this person was a madman.

Zhao Rui squinted at the results on the abacus from time to time, and wrote down the numbers on the paper, as if he was calculating the distance. I saw that his brows gradually furrowed, and after a long time, with a crisp sound of "pop", the sound of abacus stopped, and the brush slowly rested back on the table.

"What's wrong?" Duan Feng saw his solemn face, so he asked, "Count... Signed?"

Zhao Rui shook his head and said, "If I'm not mistaken, look at this distance, and... Su Yi has already set off for Maozhou, right? Judging from this reaction time, his scouts... It's a bit too strong. The breadth of the eye's field of vision, and the speed with which the message is delivered, are frightening. ”

"Is there such an exaggeration?" Duan Feng didn't believe the results he calculated, and guessed, "Our scout has been following him for a long time, and he hasn't found anything. That proves that his scouts are at least no worse than ours. But we are superior in numbers, and how many such scouts can he afford alone. ”

"You don't understand, how much silver taels do it cost to cultivate an adult falcon that can hide itself perfectly and forage for food on its own without being discovered by the enemy. So, when you say he's scouting too strong, maybe you're just overreacting. Or maybe you miscalculated a few numbers, I see that you just played the abacus so fast, it is inevitable that you will make mistakes. Why don't you do the math again?"

Zhao Rui was very convinced of his calculations, but he no longer struggled with him about this issue, just shook his head and said, "No need." All in all, the scouts around him must be eliminated, otherwise we will be the ones who fall into passivity, even if there are more against less. ”

"Get rid of the scouts?" Duan Feng didn't agree with his words, and snorted and said, "In the territory of the Great Song Kingdom, if it's not wartime, don't kill the scouts." ”

Zhao Rui was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "I don't know where Brother Duan is, he always makes me stumble everywhere." ”

"I just said that it is not easy to cultivate scouts, and this move is also to avoid unnecessary internal friction. Otherwise, what should I do if there are no scouts available when it's time to fight?" Duan Feng explained, and didn't forget to remind him: "This is the rule, don't forget our agreement, little prince." I have kept my promise, and I hope that the little prince will not mess around. ”

"Okay, okay, I see. Zhao Rui agreed very simply, but Duan Feng was a little skeptical that he paid attention to what he said.

"Alright. He stretched and added, "It's time to get ready for our important guests." ”