The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 789 Life in the Border Town

The morning glow in the border town is Lu Sheng's favorite scene since he arrived here.

The moment the sun jumped out of the skyline, the whole grassland seemed to wake up, with the dewdrops stretching the curly leaves, obviously soothing and comfortable, but full of vitality.

"Master Lu, good morning!"

When Lu Sheng came back from extra practice, he smiled and nodded when he met a team member who was preparing for morning practice.

He came from Kyoto to Qianshan. He was appointed by the Ministry of War to stay here as the head of the Qing Dynasty Officials Department. He was responsible for supervising the border army's garrison. within the scope of responsibility.

However, there have been no battles in the border town for a long time, and the frontier army has no channels to earn military exploits. They can only rely on hard training and battles to accumulate qualifications.

In this way, as long as the frontier inspections and guard posts are properly arranged, Lu Sheng still has a lot of leisure time.

That is to say, he has excellent self-control, never forgets his ideals, and spends most of his time practicing martial arts, reading and war games.

Like the other seniors who also accepted the appointment of the Ministry of War, they did not have his concentration.

If it weren't for the internal guards who have been stationed in the border towns in turn in recent years, these people in the army are free, and I'm afraid they will go out of the camp to enjoy themselves in the city.

Of course, even so, it couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the soldiers to consume excess energy.

When the sun rises and the barracks complete their usual training, it will become lively.

Such as team wrestling, trick projection, dancing and singing in line, fighting in the arena, fighting eagles and dogs, um, and discussing dishes around gang leaders... There are more than a dozen circles in three circles. The three floors outside the first floor were full of people, which made the empty space feel like a market.

At the beginning, Lu Sheng relied on this excitement to relieve his homesickness.

However, after adapting to the life in the military camp in the border town, he prefers to fight horses in the prairie with a small falcon with light yellow down on his forehead. When he has a good run, he will lie on the horse's back, or play the flute, or look at the Yugeer Garden. Letters from sisters and children, or outlining beautiful scenery with charcoal.

The life of the frontier army is plain and simple, but in this peaceful life day after day, his feelings for the frontier town become more and more intense.

Letting his thoughts run wild, Lu Sheng, who finished his day's work tasks, was going to rest on the high ground near the sentry post.

"Master Lu."

Just as Lu Sheng prepared the pen and paper, and wanted to write down his recent feelings, he heard a movement from far to near. When he looked up, it was a soldier standing guard this time who came over.

"The subordinate feels that there is something wrong with Ah Rong on the opposite side."

Lu Sheng has been waiting for the other party since he came over, and after listening to his words, he can't help but look at him seriously.

"Go, go to the sentry post and talk."

The outposts in the border city of Dachu are hexagonal sentries, with three sentries standing against each other at each corner.

Therefore, an independent sentry post is composed of [-] soldiers, and the extra two people sit in the center of the hexagon and are responsible for important tasks such as replacement, notification, and warning.

The one who came to look for Lu Sheng this time was one of the sentinels sitting in the middle.

Lu Sheng went up the stone steps, walked in a spiral for a while, and then stood on this observation post nearly ten feet high.

"Look here!" The sentinel pointed out a few directions, and showed Lu Sheng a lookout with the monocular.

In recent years, several craftsman battalions under the Ministry of Industry have produced a lot of achievements. One of them is the monocular observation eye used by the frontier army. It is said that the viewing distance is about half a mile.

"Recently, from time to time, I can see Arong sending people around the sideline, either surveying and mapping or poking around. It makes people feel a little uneasy."

Lu Sheng also saw people vaguely hidden in Kusama, half a person's height.

"Isn't it like this before?"

"It's only been like this recently. Before, people were waiting for it when the border market was about to open."

Lu Sheng nodded, wondering in his heart: Could it be that something went wrong in the capital, which made A Rong delusional and wanted to tear up the peace agreement that was just signed.

Although he thought so, Lu Sheng didn't show emotion on his face. Instead, he told the sentinel seriously: "Don't panic, I will respond to the superior, and you need to stand guard and continue to keep an eye on their movements!"

As Lu Sheng said this, he wondered in his mind the feasibility of adding one or two shifts to the guard post.

"What does Master Lu mean to say that Ah Rong is ready to move again?" The deputy commander of the frontier army didn't take it seriously when he heard the reaction. power assessment.

"The Commander is now in the city discussing the defense of the border city with the local prefect." The Deputy Commander added in a low voice.

Lu Sheng didn't care who took the case, it was enough for him to respond to the problem, and the higher-ups also gave positive feedback.

After all, in his opinion, it is unlikely that Ah Rong will unilaterally break the agreement.
Brother Tianyu sent a letter a few days ago saying that both Arong and Nuerhan intend to send their respective princesses to Chu to marry each other.

Although Brother Yu didn't say it clearly, he could still guess from his words that it was a concubine for the emperor.

Great Chu now has a strong army, sufficient food and grass, clear government officials, and the current emperor is also tough and wise. He can't say something: unless there is trouble in the capital, Arong and Nuerhan will have no chance to take advantage of it!
Thinking about it this way, Lu Sheng felt that Arong's move was likely to be for the border market that had not yet opened.

After all, if Arong wants to have a good winter, on the premise of not being able to thresh grain and grass, he can only make false threats before the market opens.

Of course, the enemy can be despised tactically, but the enemy must be taken seriously strategically.

Lu Sheng planned to write a letter to his father, asking his father to remind the emperor.

"Rongrong, it seems that I can't write a letter today again!" After completing a series of arrangements, Lu Sheng looked at the red sunset outside the window, and sighed, "I hope Yu Geer, Sister Yuan and the others don't complain about me replying." It's better to be late!"

……

In Liuyunjing Pavilion, Concubine An and Concubine Xie looked at each other.

The empress sent someone to say that she wanted to provide the Lu family's secret wine for the family banquet?
First, he ignored the general affairs and personnel, and then proposed to provide good wine for the family banquet not long after that?

"This...the queen's temperament seems to be a little different." Xie Guifei thought about the proud and stubborn face in her memory, and felt that she was a bit out of line with the current queen.

"Really? It's not unusual, after all, time often makes people look different." Concubine An said meaningfully, "However, sister, have you ever heard that the Lu family has secret skills?"

"It's not clear, but the Lu family was originally from Qingxi Luqiang's family, so it's not unusual for them to have some inheritance." Concubine Xie focused on the meaning behind the queen's actions.

Concubine An rubbed her head: "My sister is in charge of the banquet. I heard that my sister had a headache about the wine arrangement. It seems that the empress has helped you a lot."

Concubine Xie smiled: "My sister is in charge of the song and dance performance, does my sister have a clue now?"

"..." An Guifei rubbed her head, "If you don't mention this, we can still be good sisters today!"

(End of this chapter)