Yantou Village, located in the southeast of Yan County, is the throat of the eastern part of Bazhou, and bears the burden of guarding against the Liao State. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A year ago, in order to seek stability, the Great Song Dynasty court sought a truce between the Liao and Song dynasties at the cost of giving up the entire territory of the Xin'an army, and the Khitans occupied Xin'an and renamed it Xin'an Prefecture. In order to prevent the Liao State from attacking again, Li Miao, the governor of Bazhou, carved out Yan County from the imperial court, one to settle the displaced people, and the other to defend against Xin'an.

The defense system of Yanxian County was formed, and Yantou Village was a very important stronghold in the system, with two commanders stationed in the box army, a thousand people.

There is also a small clearing in the mountain forest to the east of Yantou Village, where there are 9981 wooden stakes, the arrangement is very complicated, and there is a certain mystery hidden in it.

At this moment, a figure is moving and leaping in the stake, agile like a cheetah, and his hands are also claw-shaped, every time he hits the stake, he can always leave deep claw marks, and there is a faint burning feeling around the traces, which shows that his internal force has been quite climatic, it is Zhao Bufan who has practiced the Nine Yin Divine Claws.

In the distance, there was an old soldier, who was digging a pit with a hoe, and some unknown seeds were placed next to him, as if he was preparing to plant.

After a while, Zhao Bufan finished practicing the Nine Yin Divine Claws and looked at the veteran with a helpless face.

"Ohno, do you want to go home and farm like crazy?

When the veteran soldier heard his words, he immediately sighed for a long time: "Can you blame me? The above has to ask me to postpone my discharge for two years, I always feel that the time is not very good, I feel that I will die on the frontier, I don't rush to plant some land, and I will never get land to plant in the future!"

"Don't worry! You are transferred to me now, I will not let you die, I will definitely let you survive until you are discharged from the army!" Zhao Bufan wiped the sweat beads on his face with a towel while slowly walking towards He Daye.

"Commander Zhao, your current situation is worse than mine, you should take care of yourself and strive to kill Commander Luo as soon as possible, that person will be a scourge sooner or later!" The relationship between the two is very close, and there is no one else at this time, so He Daye seems to speak very casually, and he is still busy digging his own pit.

Zhao Bufan did not refute and fell silent.

After a while, he changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Ohno, I have made a breakthrough in my internal strength in the past two days, you have high eyesight, show me what level you are at?"

"Is it based on the previous vague concepts, or according to the latest grade system?" He Daye asked casually.

Zhao Bufan sat down under the root of the tree and said indifferently: "You can talk about it!"

He Daye put down the hoe and sat down beside him.

"Commander Zhao, if you follow the previous general evaluation method, then you should now step into the ranks of third-rate masters, you can break wood and break trees, but the previous statement covers a wide range, and it is also a third-rate master, and the gap may be worlds apart!"

"What if it is measured by the martial arts grade system promulgated by Huang Sheng half a year ago?"

"If you measure it according to the method promulgated by Lord Huang, then you are now thirteen grades of internal strength, and your cultivation is sixteen grades, and your actual combat power is in the tenth grade!"

"Thirteen grades of internal strength? I have made a big breakthrough in internal strength during this time, how can I only have thirteen grades?" Zhao Bufan couldn't believe it, you must know that in the martial arts grade system launched by Huang Sheng half a year ago, the internal strength, cultivation, and actual combat power are all divided into twenty grades, with the twentieth grade as the lowest, and the person who initially practices martial arts is this grade.

This grade system has Huangshang's profound Taoist cultivation as the foundation, coupled with the arguments of Shaolin and other major sects, so the accuracy is relatively high, and it has just been launched and is famous all over the world and widely respected. Today's martial arts practitioners use this grade system to measure themselves, which is much clearer than the vague third-rate and second-rate titles in the past.

Facing Zhao Bufan's doubts at this moment, He Daye pouted nonchalantly and said: "If Commander Zhao doesn't believe it, then I can't help it, but your internal strength is indeed only thirteen grades, and your martial arts cultivation is even lower, only the actual combat power is quite high, and it can reach about ten grades." This is also because the martial arts you practice are all top-notch, although I don't know what martial arts you practice, but you can still see the good or bad. ”

"What about Brother Chong and Brother Zhishen, what level are they?" Zhao Bufan wanted to have a specific positioning, so he took out Lin Chong for comparison.

"Lin Dutou is not ordinarily powerful, but his internal strength is weak, probably around the seventh grade, but his marksmanship cultivation is particularly high, about the third grade, and the actual combat power is estimated to reach the fifth grade, which is already quite powerful, so doesn't the Shaolin abbot also evaluate the combat power of the third grade?"

Saying that, He Daye hesitated, and continued with some confusion: "As for Lu Dutou, it's really hard to say, the strength of his internal strength should be in the third grade, the martial arts cultivation is in the sixth grade, and the actual shot is almost in the fifth grade, and Lin Dutou is between the best." But if he drinks a little wine, or starts to go crazy, then it's hard to say, he belongs to a strange person, and the actual combat power will change according to the situation, it may be lower than the combat power that he should have, or it may be much higher than the original combat power, but under normal circumstances, it is almost the same as Lin Dutou!"

This judgment is consistent with Zhao Bufan's cognition, which shows that He Daye is right, no matter how unwilling he is to admit it, he can only accept the facts.

The two then rubbed for a long time, and then slowly returned to Yantou Village.

Zhao Bufan didn't go to the barracks, but walked directly to his home, not that he abandoned military affairs, but as He Daye said, his current situation is relatively bad, although he is the deputy commander, but the power is hollowed out, and he has nothing to do all day long, except for practicing martial arts, he is wandering around, and he is not as busy as Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen.

Walking into the military compound, he saw Lin Niangzi washing clothes in the courtyard, and couldn't help but greet casually: "Sister-in-law, has Brother Chong come back?"

Lin Niangzi is Lin Chong's wife, that is, the woman who was favored by Gao Yu's adopted son.

After the withdrawal of the Zhejia army, Zhao Bufan was actively recruited by Cai Jing, and after several thoughts, he finally chose to obey and became Cai Jing's important eyes and ears secretly planted in northern Xinjiang. He did this not only to survive, but also to secretly investigate Cai Jing, first, to find out who the people who colluded with the Liao State, and second, to find out the murderer of the master.

If you refuse Cai Jing's solicitation, it is good not to be played to death by the other party, let alone gain a foothold in the army, let alone think about the investigation, so Zhao Bufan finally chose to take refuge in Cai Jing, and he also struck while the iron was hot at that time, and put forward a condition to Cai Jing, that is, to pick up Lin Niangzi from Tokyo to prevent her from being forced to death by Gao Yu and Gao Yanei.

Gao Yu is in charge of the palace marshal's mansion, under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and Tong Guan, who is in charge of the Privy Council, is a person, and Cai Jing has been in the same water and fire with Tong Guan, and suddenly heard about Lin Chong's matter, not only gave Zhao Bufan this favor, but also challenged Gao Yu in the court. Although in the end, because Song Huizong liked Gao Yu, he only got a demotion of the third level, fined him for two years, and temporarily took over his original position, but Lin Niangzi finally escaped persecution and secretly came to northern Xinjiang to reunite with Lin Chong.

Lin Niangzi's father, Zhang Jiaotou, also saw through the imperial court, and resolutely resigned from the dispatch of the head of the 800,000 forbidden army and came to northern Xinjiang with his family.

At this moment, Lin Niangzi heard Zhao Bufan's greeting and immediately raised her head. "Uncle is back, the official came back in the afternoon, let me give you a message, saying that he was ordered to go to Bazhou City to escort the military salaries of our Yantouzhai soldiers, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a day or two. ”

"Did that sister-in-law see Brother Zhishen come home?"

"I've come back, and it seems that I took some money and drank again!"

"That sister-in-law is busy first, I'll go home and rest for a while!"

Zhao Bufan said hello and walked straight to his house, but without taking two steps, Zhang Jiaotou suddenly walked in from outside the gate of the compound and shouted loudly: "Commander Zhao, there is news about the matter you asked me to help you inquire!"

"Dad, you're back!" Lin Niangzi immediately frowned.

"Hmm!" Zhang Jiaotou nodded at her, but quickly walked to Zhao Bufan's side, and said softly: "Commander Zhao, the Zhuangzi you want has been found, it is in the territory of Dacheng County in the south, although the Zhuangzi is a little old, but the area is very large, and the price of the surrounding land is also cheap, the original owner feels that the north is not safe, and wants to move his family to the south, so he wants to sell the Zhuangzi and the land." ”

Zhao Bufan's expression became solemn. "What's the price he's offering?"

"120,000 guan!" Zhang Jiaotou said.

"Do you think the price is right?"

"If you don't consider that the north is facing the threat of Liao, it is very cost-effective, the price of the same fertile land, the price in the south is three to five times higher, and in some prosperous areas it is even more than ten times higher, and it is difficult to buy such a vast piece of land!"

After hearing this, Zhao Bufan immediately made up his mind. "Okay, then bother Zhang Jiaotou to try to inform the original owner, and I will make a one-time deal with him within three months. ”

"Okay, I'll go now, but the other party wants cash for gold and silver, otherwise I won't sell it!" Zhang Jiaotou reminded.

"I have my own way to deal with money!"

"Okay, then I'll go now!" Zhang Jiaotou was in a hurry, and after a few words, he turned around and left again.

Lin Niangzi saw that he was about to leave as soon as he came back, so she hurriedly put down the laundry stick in her hand and shouted, "Dad, are you going out again?"

But when she opened her mouth to speak, Zhang Jiaotou had already fled out of the compound and disappeared completely.

Lin Niangzi could only look at Zhao Bufan helplessly. "Uncle, what are you asking my father to do, he hasn't returned home for a few days, my mother is worried!"

"Don't worry, there is no danger, you will know later!" Zhao Bufan didn't explain much, and immediately wrote a letter after returning to his home, and went to He Daye overnight, asking him to help deliver the letter to the Daimyo's Mansion, and instructed him to hand it over to Yan Qing himself.