Li Bochen was stunned: "What?"

Qin Le said: "Because of the Zhu Hou I just said." The man was in Fengzhou. General Li, this is a long story—let's go to the market town, and I will invite you to eat and drink, and make amends to the general and his sister-in-law...... Then speak slowly. ”

Seeing his earnest appearance at this time, Li Bochen couldn't say anything to refuse, besides, he hadn't eaten anything decent in the past two days, he didn't care, but he was afraid that Lin Qiao wouldn't be able to bear it. Qin Le looks quite prestigious here, if he can really rest in the market town for a day, he can also take a good breath.

Then he nodded and said, "It's okay, then it's going to trouble General Qin." ”

Qin Le smiled at this time: "Okay, I'll be the east here!"

Li Bochen turned his face to look at Lin Qiao, and saw that she didn't seem to object, so he said, "Xiaoman, let's go forward." ”

Lin Qiao raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, and said with a smile: "It's all up to you." ”

The two rode their horses side by side, and Lin Qiao followed behind. After walking more than a dozen steps, Li Bochen said: "General Qin, there is something I don't understand. ”

"General Li, please speak, Qin knows everything. ”

"General Qin is too polite......"

"Where is General Lee, I-"

Speaking of this, both of them were stunned and smiled again. Li Bochen said: "Let's change the name." I'll call you Brother Qin. ”

Qin Le also smiled and said, "Yes, Brother Li." ”

"When I was over there, I heard about some things about the Linxi Army, but when I met Brother Qin today, I feel that what I heard before doesn't seem to be quite right. Li Bochen said, "Is the situation so good now?"

Qin Le smiled: "Oh, it's just that I'm like this here." ”

After saying this, he paused slightly, and some arrogance appeared on his face: "Brother Li, my surname is Qin." ”

Li Bochen didn't know what he was referring to, so he didn't speak. Qin Le smiled again: "Haha, don't blame me for boasting, it's really me Qin, it's Anzhou Qin." More than ten years ago, in Anzhou, in addition to the chief official surnamed Wang, the subordinate officials of each yamen were more than my Qin family. At that time, it was better to say that Anzhou belonged to the Li family, but it was better to say that it was my Qin family. ”

I see. No wonder listening to this Qin Le is not like an ordinary vulgar person, and he is also quite arrogant, it turns out that he is the queen of the Li Guowang clan. It's just that this man really can't speak...... You shouldn't tell yourself a stranger about these things.

But Li Bochen also had some good feelings for this person because of this, so he said: "No wonder!"

Qin Le laughed: "In the past, I followed the king in Linxi, and I was still a commander at that time. Later, this mouth offended people, and the king cherished me, so he sent me to Anzhou. I'm having a good time here—don't look at Sui Dog—ah, General Lee......"

Li Bochen smiled bitterly: "It's okay. I am both a Sui person and a half-Li person. ”

Qin Le smiled: "Hey, that's good-don't look at Sui Gou occupying the city in Anzhou, but he only occupied the city." Outside the big city, there are still many righteous people, and people's hearts are also on our side. I came to Anzhou, and the squires of the nearby noble clans had to sell me face, so no one came to me for trouble. ”

Li Bochen said: "Then, there is only you in Anzhou, the Linxi Army?"

Qin Le said: "I don't know. In recent years, the people's aspirations have been longing, and I heard that the king also intends to go south. I came here three years ago, and I don't know if anyone else is running it. ”

Li Bochen nodded, realizing that things were a little different from what he had just thought. When I saw the appearance of the Linxi Army here, I thought that outside the city, they had already controlled it. It turns out that there is such a weather here, just because of Qin Le himself.

However, thinking about it this way, there must be many people in the old nobles of the former Li Kingdom who followed that Linxi Jun. The influence of many people like Qin Le is also very great. Those officials who co-govern the five countries can only defend the city but cannot control the whole territory, and it is also because of what Qin Le said, the people's hearts are back.

But this person was belittled and distributed, but he didn't have any resentment about that Linxi Jun in his words...... Maybe that one is really a master.

He asked again: "Then, what is the situation of the Linxi Army in Li State now?"

Qin Le was stunned when he heard him ask. After a while, he said, "Brother Li, why do you ask this?"

Li Bochen also realized that he really shouldn't say this - although he has become a "righteous man" in Li Jing now, he was a general of the Sui State after all. When others listen to their own inquiries about the military situation in Linxi, they will inevitably not think much about it. Maybe Qin Le was already suspicious at this time, and felt that he had other plans.

He was about to open his mouth to make up some reason, but he heard Qin Le say again: "Isn't it, Brother Li also wants to defect to my Linxi Army?"

Li Bochen breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he didn't think much of it. So he had to say, "I can't say it well." I'm a military person, and I really don't know what else to do besides fighting. I'm done with my business, and I don't have much to do in the future...... Maybe I'm going to join the army again. ”

Qin Le smiled: "That's the best." When the time comes, we will be considered comrades. If the demon army really fights, Brother Li still has the experience to deal with it, and it will be of great use. ”

Li Bochen smiled in his heart, and secretly said that this may not be. He was fighting against the Demon Beast Army in Wuliang City, and he didn't participate in the overall command, he just led the troops and fought the battle. Moreover, in addition to the demon army, there are also Rakshasa and Sumeru. If you fight them, you will become a novice again.

By this time they had entered the market town. The town is not very large, and as far as the eye can see, there are a few shops along the street, and a few houses further back. There are not many people on the dirt road, but it looks leisurely and complacent, and there is no panicked spirit, which is also because of the protection of the Western Army here.

Qin Le turned over and dismounted, and said, "Brother Li, there is only one restaurant in the town, I don't know if you are used to eating." ”

Li Bochen looked at the side of the road and saw that the name of the restaurant was "Sun Cai Shop". A guy in the store greeted him and shouted when he saw Qin Le: "General Qin, you're here! I heard that someone was arrested outside just now, what are you doing?"

Qin Le threw the horsewhip to him and said, "The bandit leader is just a bandit leader—go and prepare wine and food." Again, prepare some warm water and a few handkerchiefs. ”

Li Bochen also dismounted and helped Lin Qiao off the horse. The man took the horse on a leash and rushed into the hall in a puff of smoke.

Qin Le introduced the two of them into the store and said, "The pickles in this place are good, but the meat is average, and it's better than nothing." ”

He turned to the side of the door and said, "Sister-in-law, please." ”

Lin Qiao nodded and smiled at him and walked through the door.

The three of them sat down at the table by the window, and were speechless for a moment. Before, the two rode horses side by side, Lin Qiao followed behind, and they gradually got along. But at this time, they were all sitting at the table, and they were a little embarrassed by their previous words. Lin Qiao didn't make a sound, with a slight smile on his face, staring at the wood grain on the table. Li Bochen felt more and more uncomfortable, so he had to speak: "Brother Qin, just now you said that it would be difficult to find the Chang family, what's going on?"

At this time, the guy brought warm water and a handkerchief, and Qin Le wrung a handkerchief in the basin to wipe his face, and said: "Brother Li doesn't know, that Zhu Yi's father, Zhu Hou, used to be a Jiangyang thief. Later, I wandered to Fengzhou, and somehow found a cave site——"

Li Bochen also listened while slowly wiping his face. When listening to the "Cave Ruins", he wanted to ask what it was, but he held back.

Qin Le said again: "There was a catastrophe more than ten years ago, and many sects at that time were also destroyed. Those sects often have hidden dojos in the famous mountains and rivers, and the people of the sect are all dead and scattered, and no one knows about those cave heaven dojos. ”

"That Zhu Hou was lucky, he found a place, but he didn't know what kind of opportunity he had, and he was able to get in. It is said that he had some adventures in it and cultivated his skills. After that, he ruled the green forest in the Fengzhou area, and it already had a bit of a momentum of being a hero. ”

"I know the Chang family, my ancestor used to be an official in the same dynasty as the old gentleman of the Chang family, and I am familiar with it. After the national change, the Chang family moved to Fengzhou. But unfortunately, they lived near the ruins of Zhu Hou's cave. I heard that Zhu Hou wanted to ask Mr. Chang Lao to 'assist' him...... Haha, the old gentleman naturally refused, maybe he was already under house arrest. ”

When Li Bochen heard this, he was shocked, and his face changed.

Qin Le said, "Brother Li doesn't need to worry about it first. Mr. Chang also has a good reputation in Fengzhou, so it's just that Zhu Hou is an ordinary thief, but now he thinks very highly of himself, and if he wants to do something, it will not be too difficult. ”

Li Bochen nodded. When he heard Yin Cha mention Zhu Hou in the Beichen Realm before, he still felt a little strange in his heart. Thinking that this person was just a big thief, how could his name be reported to him, the "emperor"? But now that he heard Qin Le's words, he felt that maybe it was because of the "Dongtian Ruins" in his mouth.

I don't know what kind of secret is in there.

He said, "Isn't Fengzhou near Linxidi?

Qin Le smiled, beckoned the man to remove the water, and said, "Your Excellency should not want to be an enemy of these martial arts people for the time being. After all, many of these people are also available. ”

Hearing him mention this, Li Bochen frowned and said: "Those bandits who rushed into Sanguan City are using the name of the Linxi Righteous Army. Brother Qin, if this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid it's not a good thing. ”

Qin Le glanced at him, probably wondering why Li Bochen cared so much about the affairs of the Linxi Army. But after thinking about it, he said, "Brother Li has a point. The thing you gave me should have been given to Zhu Yi by Zhu Hou, if it is really as Brother Li said, I am afraid that Zhu Hou will also collude with the Kong Ming Society. As for the Empty Ming Society, hmph, it is Xin Rebellion's minions. I'll report this quickly. ”

Only then did Li Bochen realize that at the moment of the meeting, although Qin Le seemed to be quite talkative and his speech was a little "ignorant of the importance", everything involved in the military affairs of Linxi was kept airtight. This person is not as simple as it seems, he is very intelligent.

At this time, the guy served the food. The first dish was a plate of weeds. It is to peel off the big leaves on the outside, leaving only the palm-sized leaves of the vegetable core, which look tender and yellow. It seems that the leaves have been scalded with boiling water again, and the pieces are stacked on the plate.

There was another plate of radish, cut into semi-circular slices, which was also scalded with boiling water, and looked translucent.

There is another plate, which is finger-length green onion white, emerald green shallots, endive, and cucumber strips, put together into one portion.

On these three plates, three bowls of soybean paste were handed over, in which some minced garlic was added, and mixed with water.

After a while, three bowls of two rice and a plate of braised pork were served.

Li Bochen said in his heart, do you want to eat hot pot - here, it should be called warm pot. But the guy said on the side: "General Qin, the dishes are ready, what kind of wine do you drink?"

Qin Le looked at Li Bochen: "What does Brother Li want to drink?"

He asked himself, but he didn't speak first, probably because he didn't want to drink. Li Bochen was also not good about the contents of this cup, so he said: "Brother Qin is still on duty." Let's stop drinking. ”

Qin Le smiled: "Okay." Then Brother Li will try this pickle first. ”

As he spoke, he took two slices of Chinese cabbage, wrapped them in a bowl of sauce and put them in his mouth to chew, and then rolled up the green onion and dipped it, and chewed it with a clattering sound. It turned out that it was not eating hot pot - Li Bochen saw this kind of eating for the first time, and he only felt that this meal was clear soup and little water, but Qin Le was so relishful that he had to make people look at it differently.

He also dipped the sauce and ate two slices of Chinese cabbage, but found that the sauce was extremely delicious, and the mouth of the boiling water was sweet, mixed with the spicy taste of minced garlic, which could really be regarded as delicious.

Seeing him like this, Qin Le smiled and said, "Brother Li eats these for the first time, right? If you go further north, it will be more bitter and cold, and there will be more of these foods—I heard that the people of the Sui Kingdom like to eat leek sauce, but unfortunately there is no here." ”

Li Bochen only said: "Each has its own merits, and this is not bad." ”

He sandwiched another slice of braised pork to eat, but he thought it tasted very good. Qin Le said that the pickles in this store are good, and the meat is average, but in his opinion, it is the opposite. Maybe Qin Le was born in a prestigious family, and he was tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. However, he was too embarrassed to eat meat, so he could only fill his stomach with rice. Looking at Lin Qiao again, he didn't seem to like this pickle either, so he tasted a few bites, ate some rice, and put his chopsticks aside.

Both of them were in the army, and they ate quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, the dishes were empty. During this time, they chatted a few more words, but Li Bochen did not inquire about the things that made Qin Le suspicious.

After the guy removed the dishes and served the tea, Qin Lecai said: "Brother Li, I have to go back to the mountain to interrogate that live mouth in a while and see if I can catch a few more." I have a map here, which is not very accurate, but you can also refer to it. ”

As he spoke, he found a small scroll of cowhide in his armor.

This should be what Qin Le used when he commanded the army, although there may not be only one piece, but it can be given to himself, which is also a very heavy affection. Li Bochen really used it, and he couldn't refuse, so he only said, "Brother Qin, thank you." ”

Qin Le smiled: "The two of you can rest here." Although there are no ready-to-wear shops in the town, there are also rich households, so you can ask the guys to ask if there are any clothes for sale—after dealing with the things on the mountain, I will come back tomorrow morning to practice for Brother Li. ”

He stood up, and Li Bochen also stood up. Qin Le hugged his fists to him and Lin Qiao, turned around and told the guy to "treat well", and walked out of the door.

After seeing Qin Le get on his horse and leave with a halberd, Li Bochen sat down and turned his face to look at Lin Qiao. Seeing that she frowned slightly, she seemed to be thinking about something. He said in his heart, it should be because of those words before, his heart is very sour. She was about to say a few words of relief, but she said, "Brother Li, do you really want to spend the night here tonight?"

Li Bochen was stunned and said, "I have this plan, so that you can rest." ”

Lin Qiao hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that General Qin didn't go up the mountain to interrogate the living mouth, but went to verify our origins." ”

Hearing her say this, Li Bochen thought of this possibility.

Seeing him like this, Lin Qiao laughed: "Brother Li, you are really ...... It's ......"

Li Bochen smiled bitterly: "Stupid?"

Lin Qiao smiled: "Not really." ”

Laughing again: "That's right." That's good though. ”

Li Bochen also laughed, turned his face and said, "Man, do you have any sauce meat?"