Chapter 138 Epilogue (1)
Dai County is an important town in the northern border, guarding the three prefectures of You and Hebei, with a passage through Youyan, and a mountain and river. Looking east, it can disturb the army of the Liaohai Sea. When going west, it will shake the flying fox army. It also connects to the fertile fields in the south and controls the desert in the north. It is known as the key place of the northern border.
The so-called "Flying Fox" refers to the world's famous throat pass Feihu Xing. Feihu Xing is one of the eight Taihang passes. You can reach Guangwu City in Yanmen County, Bingzhou by crossing Feihu Xing.
In the past, Emperor Gaozu of Han and the overlord Xiang Yu competed with the world, using Li Sheng's plan to "capture the grain of Ao Cang, block the danger of Chenggao, and pass the way of Taihang, stay away from the mouth of Feihu, and guard the weight of the white horse." He occupied the place of success, so the world knew where to go. The so-called "the mouth of Feihu" was Feihu Xing. This world was dangerous for more than a hundred miles, and the walls along the way were lush. The ancients often suspected that only the spirit fox could fly over it, and it was named after this strange danger.
There is a small guest house at the east end of Feihu Xing. The guest house is located in the mountains. After several miles north, it leaves the Taihang Remain and enters the Daijun Basin. Compared with the insignificant scale of the guest house, the business is prosperous because most of the merchants and travelers who come out of the canyon are half exhausted and would rather rest here for one night and set off for Dai County tomorrow; and most of the travelers who leave from Dai County choose to rest here for a night to accumulate energy and go all out tomorrow to climb over the steep.
At this moment, noon is approaching, smoke rises in the back room of the guest house, and the aroma of cooking food drifts with the wind. Most of the guests staying in the hotel gather under the tea shed set up outside the store to wait for the meal, while also avoiding the power of the scorching sun.
At the end of the road, several more cycling came.
The knights had black clothes and sword-holding, and those with crimson clothes and wide robes, all of which were majestic and unusual.
A moment later, the knights dismounted in front of the guest house. One of them shouted: "Shop! Shop! Get the water quickly and drink it! If you have any food, get some... and take good care of the horses."
The store owner had already attracted several people to serve him carefully. The man was as magnificent as a mountain, with one arm as thick as an ordinary person's waist, and a curly beard under his jaw and a tough expression. The store owner was accustomed to distinguish the style of the style. How could he not know that the distinguished guests were here? So he repeatedly said: "Customers, please sit down with confidence. The hot water and food are ready-made, and there are also high-quality grass to feed the horses."
Nearly twenty people sat in the teahouse, and there was no place to stand. Therefore, they led the horses to the sparse forest on the side of the road and sat on the ground under the shade of the trees.
Not long after, food and tea will be delivered.
Although the conditions here are simple, the food served is very good. In addition to steamed cakes and water-inducing cakes, a small plate of fish and croquettes are also served with a small plate. The fish and croquettes are made of high-quality carp. The carp is first removed from scales and bones, cut into thick pieces the size of a palm, rubbed with fine salt to taste, and stacked with dogwood, orange rice, strong wine, etc. and placed in a large jar, then sealed with bamboo leaves and croquette leaves, and marinated for several days. The mouth is fresh, fragrant and mellow, and it can be called a delicacy. According to the store, it is the exclusive craft here and is not available elsewhere.
The diners were feasting when they suddenly heard a young man dressed in a peddler in the teahouse call out: "Shop, this fish is really delicious. Can you sell me one of 100,000 pounds and take it to eat on the way!"
A short man with a Hebei accent said angrily: "Ten pounds and eight pounds? If you give so many, how can we, old customers who travel through trade, enjoy such a blessing next time? This fish must be made of big carp, a specialty of Zhangshui, to be considered the best product, but now that Jizhou is in war, who dares to sell aquatic products there? Save a little and eat a little less."
As soon as this was said, a burst of exclamations in the teahouse were heard. Jizhou’s household registration was prosperous, transportation was convenient, and business was very active. Many of these merchants had experience of selling goods from all over Jizhou, many of them were from Jizhou. Jizhou was actually affected by war, which was really bad news.
The boy was eating and drinking sweetly. When the short man said this, he was so shocked that he almost threw away his bowl and smashed it: "What? The war in Jizhou? I was about to go south to sell goods. Dad, don't scare me!"
"Oh... this guy, why didn't you even find out the situation before you went out?" Seeing the boy's disbelief's expression, a bald old man shook his head repeatedly, lifted his trouser legs, revealing a terrifying scar on his side: "Jizhou is indeed fighting. All counties and countries south of Zhao County, including Qinghe, Julu, Bohai, Xindu and other places, were almost all affected by military disasters... The people were killed and injured, and nine out of ten families were empty! Half a month ago, I was avoiding the plunder of Jie thieves in the Qinghe area. I accidentally got an arrow on my knee. I still had to carry a stick. Look, can this huge arrow fire be fake?"
The young man screamed bitterly and fell backwards.
So everyone talked about the war in Jizhou. It turned out that after the Shile thieves plundered Yecheng, he immediately swept across Jizhou eastward, burned and killed and plundered along the way. After reaching Leling, he then returned to the west. At this moment, he was fighting fiercely with the two armies of Yanzhou Gou Xi and Jizhou Governor Ding Shao. This news was brought to Lu Yao a few days ago by Wang De, and the movements of the merchants were slower after all, and the news was transmitted to Dai County.
While everyone was talking in panic, the knights were eating and drinking on their own, but they didn't participate. Unfortunately, they all had good hearing. Even though they sat outside, they could not block the sporadic words into their ears with the mountain wind.
The magnificent young man with a beard suddenly threw his bowls and chopsticks and sighed: "Daijun is always a key place in the northern border, and there are many heroes and heroes. Yesterday I heard Wenlin talk about Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao, destroyed Loufan, defeated Donghu, surrendered Linhu, and built the Great Wall along Yinshan Mountains, forcing the Shanyu to run around. He did not dare to approach the border of Zhao for more than ten years. How powerful it is! How heroic! Even now, even in the north, he can't help but hear all kinds of despairing news about Jie's chaos!"
A young man in a wide robe holding a sword looked at the rolling mountains in the east and the rivers farther away, and said slowly: "Since Lao Xue talked about Li Mu, do you know that Li Mu's achievements are not just that. He has great military achievements, strong Qin, occupied Han and Wei in the south, punished Qi and Yan in the east, and helped Zhao not fall in the turbulent times of the Warring States Period. He can be called an unparalleled general and general in the world. Unfortunately, two generations of Zhao Kings were foolish, and there was a slander Guo Kai who confused the lord, which made the hero end. Hundreds of years later, it still makes people sigh and sigh... Li Mu inherited Zhao's father, Hu Clothing and Cavalry, and at the end of the day, he still couldn't do it himself. In the current situation, he doesn't know who can be the lord father? Who can beat Li Mu and turn the tide?"
The young man with a wide robe and a sword was naturally Lu Yao, while the majestic and bearded man was Xue Tong.
When the Warriors Fort met with various divisions of the county, the King of Donghai was sent to the military of General Yingyang, the prefect of the county, the military of the three counties of the county were not hindered by Lu Yao, and the founding of the county, Shanggu and Guangning. Therefore, Lu Yao had no obstacles in the Dai County, and he was also known as the deputy. However, the decree also had the words "the position of Sima, the General of Pingbei, was the same as before", which meant that Lu Yao was still under the command of General Liu Kun, Liu Yueshi, the General of Pingbei.
So Lu Yao sorted out the case overnight and appointed an envoy to Jinyang to report.
At this time, Wen Qiao had already set out to Danhan Mountain. Generals such as Ding Miao, Xue Tong, and Chen Jin were all staying in Dai County to consolidate their troops and military affairs in case of accidents. Shao Xu was responsible for the common affairs of the entire army, and he also started to recruit officers at all levels of officials under the prefect of Dai County, so busy that he wanted to split one person into four or five.
In this way, the candidate for the messenger became a problem. Lu Yao waited for several suggestions before he chose a scholar who was rescued from the prison when he captured the Dai Wangcheng. His surname was Xiong, Cong and Wenlin, and he was forced to take this position.
Although Lu Yao has been focusing on the reorganization of the training department for several days, he also knows that the trip is of great significance, so he personally and Xue Tong came forward to see Xiong Cong off. He repeatedly reminded him along the way and sent him to the entrance of Feihu Valley.
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