The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

In the afternoon, when Wang Chao came back from exploring the road, he was pleasantly surprised to see Ma Han and others. They talked about the night in detail in the room, and each described the situation of the other party.

That day, after Ma Han, Zhao Hu and others led away the searching Xia army, they were forced by a large number of Xia army soldiers to a small forest in the northeast corner of Huizhou. Thousands of officers and soldiers approached separately. , Ma Han and others have already made desperate plans.

But at the moment before the officers and soldiers launched an attack, the officers and soldiers surrounding the south suddenly became confused. A man in black who descended from the sky suddenly appeared, charged into the enemy's formation and cut off the head of the leading general in full view. The soldiers surrounded him After chasing and killing him, he was killed by that man and opened a bloody path to escape. The soldiers of the Xia army would not give up. Naturally, they followed him and chased after him. Ma Han and others seized this opportunity and escaped from the gap in the encirclement.

At dawn, several people used the dagger wall-climbing technique learned from Su Jin in Xia Song's backyard to climb the high wall and escape from the city. They found Lu Laosan waiting outside the city outside the south gate, and ordered him to First go back to Weizhou to report the news of success, and then sit down outside the south gate according to the method agreed with the dynasty to mark death and wait for the news of Su Jin and others.

After waiting for more than ten days, the three of them were very anxious, but neither Su Jin nor Wang Dynasty appeared; fortunately, looking at the tightness of the city defense from outside the city, it can be roughly judged that Su Jin and others have not been arrested, and Xia Jun is still there. Ye De searched in the city, although he was still very worried, but there was nothing he could do.

A few people wandered around in the wilderness outside the city all day long, not daring to show their faces, they shot and killed small animals every day to satisfy their hunger, drank some stream water when they were thirsty, and waited for the news that Su Jin and others were out of trouble.

Until Li Yuanhao's car left Huizhou and headed north, the people together said that this was the only chance to get out of the city, and the young master would never let it go, so a few people secretly followed the brigade and acted when they saw the accompanying people occasionally. When Li Ari's car was driving, they were even more sure that Su Jin was in the team, because Li Ari was a hostage, and she could drive north safely, either Su Jin was captured, or she was in Su Jin Under his control, Su Jin must also get mixed up in it.

The wisdom of several people's life was brought to the extreme in this matter, and several analyzes and predictions were extremely accurate, so the three of them followed the car and drove all the way north. On the night when they arrived outside Weizhou, the three originally wanted to sneak around. Looking for Su Jin in the inner camp, the plan of the three is to find the tent of Princess Ari, or Su Jin is in her tent, at worst, they can learn Su Jin's whereabouts from her mouth.

Unexpectedly, the proton army around Li Yuanhao was very well-prepared, and they were discovered when they were still on the periphery. The chariots and horses turned to the northwest, but Li Ari's car was still heading north. It was safer for the three of them to follow Li Ari's car, so they diverged from Su Jin.

A few days later, Li Ari suddenly went to chase the team of cars heading northwest, and the three of them followed without hesitation. It is followed by; along the way, I asked the herdsmen of the Yeli tribe. According to the situation described by the herdsmen, I knew that Su Jin had already escaped from trouble, and followed the tigress Yeli Duanyun to return to the tribe. The three of them did not understand Su Jin. Why did he follow Yeli Duanyun to the grassland? Knowing that Su Jin was out of trouble, he was overjoyed. He ate and slept all the way, and traced to the central city of the Yeli tribe on foot. Then there was a misunderstanding.

Su Jin was excited when he heard the three people's narration. Ma Han and others said it lightly, but naturally they suffered a lot along the way. The originally burly figures of the three had also lost a lot of weight. Su Jin sighed secretly. Although these four guys were not very smart, they were indeed loyal to him.

The focus of the conversation involuntarily focused on the man in black who stood up to the rescue in Huizhou City. Who would help him in times of crisis, and who could easily escape under the siege of more than a thousand officers and soldiers? Martial arts can be regarded as a top-level master, and among the people Su Jin knows, there seems to be only one person who can do it.

"I think the man in black is Master Lu, what do you think?" Su Jin said.

Everyone thought they had no clue at first, but Su Jin's words woke them up.

"It's very possible that Master Uncle's ability is quite easy for Wan Jun to go from high to high. As long as he wants to leave, almost no one can stop him." Wang Chao said.

"Yes, yes, I remember that when he was practicing for him in the capital, the young master asked him where he was going to travel. The uncle said that the towns in the south are already tired of playing, and he planned to go to the wilderness and desert in the northwest. See, is it possible that he is always by our side, coming out to help in times of crisis?" Zhao Hu said with big eyes flashing.

Everyone remembered what happened that day, and there was some discord between the uncle and the young master, so it was understandable not to show up to meet everyone.

Ma Han slapped his head and said: "It's the uncle, it's definitely him, Zhang Long Zhao Hu, don't you think he looked familiar with that sword that day? When Bianliang parted, the young lady gave him a sword. The one with the colorful tassels on the handle, Brother Dynasty, you Master Lu has never had such fancy things on your body, right? Only the colorful tassels are the most eye-catching. You said that day that Master Uncle would change the sword after he took that sword. Like a romantic swordsman."

Chao Chao clicked his tongue and said, "It's my uncle, it must be him, there is no doubt about it."

Zhao Hu suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Master, come out, I know you are following us."

Everyone was startled by his voice, and looked around the house in a daze to see where there was any sound; Zhao Hu shook his hand and said, "What are you screaming for? Uncle Master will definitely not follow us after he knows we are out of trouble." , don’t be suspicious.”

Su Jin sighed: "It's all my fault. Uncle Lu just doesn't want to see me. If there is a chance in the future, I want to thank the old man in person. How can I forget this kindness of caring and saving my life?"

There was no end to the conversation, and an old voice came from far outside the house: "This old man saved a few boys, not you, and you don't need to thank the old man; it's because you risked your life for the sake of the people of Weizhou. Come on, the past is wiped out, the old man is gone, the scenery on the grassland is indeed worthwhile."

Everyone was startled and shouted, "Uncle Shi, Uncle Shi!" I ran out of the house, but I saw the clouds and the wind, the trees shaking and the flowers blooming, and the small courtyard was silent. Where was the figure of Master Lu, the voice seemed to be in my ears, but the people were already insignificant.

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Wang Dynasty went to the south near Liangzhou to find out a small path that Xia's army rarely had. When returning to the south, he bypassed Liangzhou from that path and returned to the Song Dynasty. The recovery was slow due to the lack of medicine, and the wound was ruptured several times, so Su Jin decided to rest in the Yeli Tribe for a few days.

Chao Mahan and others have also heard about the affairs between Su Jin and Princess Ah Li. The big foodies all secretly raised their thumbs. My master is really a master in love, and he even got his hands on Li Yuanhao's princess. She is both good at picking up girls, and she is really unforgettable in this body; and the expression of the other girl is wild and Duanyun, everyone knows it well, even blind people who are jealous can see it, it seems that this wild girl Sooner or later, Duanyun will also be the servant of the young master.

Su Jin seized the time in the past few days to discuss the future horse transaction with Ye Li Duanyun.

Ye Li Duanyun told Su Jin: "There is a Tianti mountain eighty miles southwest of Liangzhou, and there is a canyon running through it from east to west. To the west is the Gobi desert, and to the east is a side road leading to the south; However, due to the rampant sand robbers and the hostilities between Xia and Tubo, this commercial route has been almost abandoned; when the war horses are handed over in the future, they can be handed over in Tianti Canyon, so that it will not be known to outsiders, as long as they leave Liangzhou The land boundary, along the way is the wilderness Gobi, hundreds of miles of uninhabited people, all the way to the territory of Song State. However, this passage is safe and secret, of course, but there is a big hidden danger. First, you may encounter sand robbers. , There is no water source and no green grass along the way, which is a big test for horses and people."

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "It's really not easy to drive a large group of war horses across the Gobi desert. We must be prepared in advance. I suggest that we build a post station in the desert for hundreds of miles to supply supplies, and build a station in fifty miles to store fresh water and fodder. , it doesn’t need to be elaborately built, just a few houses and a large fence.”

Ye Liduanyun said in embarrassment: "The vitality of our family has been greatly injured. How can we be able to build a post station now, which consumes a lot of materials and manpower, and it is really unsustainable."

Su Jindao: "I can provide the funds, and I will build a section of post stations in the territory of the Song Dynasty. You are only responsible for building a few stations in the territory of the Xia Kingdom."

Yeli Duanyun said: "It seems that your desire for war horses is very urgent. Is it not appropriate for my Yeli tribe to do so?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "People have sharp knives and I am unarmed, so wars are easy to break out. You have sharp knives by your side, and I have sharp weapons in your hands. Mutual fear is the way to peaceful coexistence. Besides, I have already fought with the queen." An agreement has been reached, but as long as Xia Guo does not take the lead in provoking a war, I will never offend Xia Guo first; and there are Ari and you in Xia Guo, needless to say, Ari and I should be considered good friends, right? I won’t go back on my word to my friends.”

Ye Li Duanyun looked at Su Jin and said: "Remember what you said today, if you fool me, aunt... aunt..."

Su Jin smiled and said, "Will my aunt eat me? I know, don't worry about it, I'm not afraid of anything, but you, my aunt, won't do it?"

Ye Li Duanyun blushed, turned and left.