Finest Servant

The spring rain continued until evening. In this cold weather, even the horses are sleepy, let alone the people. The road is muddy, and it is catching up with this section of the official road that has been in disrepair and dilapidated. The carriages carrying silver are often plunged into the mud, and they must be pushed forward by officers and soldiers. In this case, the speed of advancement can be imagined.

"***," Hu Bugui spit, and threw the poncho aside, revealing his long beard: "If we go on like this, we won't be able to reach the capital in ten days. If we miss the great cause of fighting Hu, we will be forever. Sinners. What do these dog officials in Shandong do to eat, and they don't even repair a single official road. They are ruined like this, and the wild donkeys won't walk. Let us officials pass?"

The soldiers and horses under his command were all temporarily deployed in the Shandong garrison. One hundred households clasped their fists and said, "General Hu, you haven't returned for many years. Naturally, you don't know the situation. Our tax and silver in Shandong is also hundreds of thousands of taels every year. But they were all taken away by the court with nothing left. Catching up with the previous two years, there was a civil strife in the White Lotus Sect, and the people were both paying taxes and silver, and they were extremely poor. Even if they wanted to cultivate this official way, the adults above would not be able to do so. It’s really embarrassing that we can’t make money. To say something disrespectful, this official line is not easy to follow, you can’t blame others, you can only blame the big men in the court, they didn’t think about the local construction of our Shandong at all.”

When it comes to the right and wrong of the court, Hu Bugui has no choice, so he can only snort: "Unfortunate, really unlucky. It's better to follow General Lin, with him alone, no one will suffer from the disadvantage. If one day he is obsessed. Chao Gang, with his ingenuity and ingenuity, get some money to build a place, that's easy."

"Brother Hu, what are you complaining about?" A clear voice came from behind. Hu Bugui turned around, but couldn't help laughing. I saw a small oil-paper umbrella that Lord Lin had found from nowhere, and held it over his head just to cover the top of his head, pretending to be fake. It is ridiculous to appear nondescript in this army.

"You're talking about the official way." Hu Bugui smacked his lips and said helplessly: "On a rainy day, there are mud puddles everywhere, and the carriage is stuck in the mud and can't get up. Today, the army has only traveled a dozen miles. , Go on like this, before we reach the capital, we are all exhausted. Hey. Lord Lin, where did you find this little umbrella? Compared with your mighty majesty, it is really unusual!"

"I can't help it. My wife loves me so much that she has to get me a small umbrella. It's such a fucking little thing, and it doesn't cover the rain. It's still a burden to hold in my hand. If it wasn't for my wife, I'd lost it." Lin The lord folded the oil-paper umbrella that Ning'er had told him to give, and laughed.

"It turned out that it was Miss Luo who sent the land. No wonder the general loves him so much. Being able to accompany you like a beautiful family. The general is a blessing." Hu Bugui showed a smile that a man could understand, and the two of them burst into laughter.

Lin Wanrong stood still and looked forward. In front of it is a steep mountain, towering into the clouds, majestic and straight, and its momentum is very extraordinary. The official road stretches across the mountainside, as if it were suspended on the mountain ridge. Lin Wanrong frowned, it is not a problem to hide thousands of people in such a big mountain. This road cannot be walked at night.

It's getting dark,

The wind and rain were heavy, and the advance of the silver car in front was very difficult. Lin Wanrong pondered for a while, and said resolutely: "Brother Hu, tell the brothers to camp. If we don't leave today, we will camp at the foot of the mountain for one night."

"Having camped so early?" Hu Bugui said inexplicably, "Today we're going too slowly. If we don't catch up with the journey ahead, we'll probably delay the journey even more."

"There's no way." Lin Wanrong said solemnly: "It's windy and rainy, and it's difficult for carriages and horses to travel. There are mountains ahead, the terrain is dangerous, and the mud is unbearable. The brothers stopped their horses and set up camp, and kept a close watch. Just stay here for one night, and it’s not too late to leave tomorrow morning.”

Hu Bugui glanced forward, and saw that the official road in front stretched up to the mountain, and it was very difficult to navigate. The vanguard of the tens of thousands of troops had already reached the foot of the mountain. If you don't camp at this time, you can only rest on the mountain tonight, and escort 350,000 taels of silver to spend the night on the mountain. He nodded at the moment, fully agreeing with General Lin's wise decision.

"By the way, Brother Hu, have all the scouts been sent out?" Seeing that Hu did not return, he passed the order on, the army stopped, and Lin Wanrong said again.

"Sent out, more than ten teams, more than 200 brothers, all of them are smart people. It is expected that they will be able to return in the middle of the night today." Hu Bugui replied.

Lin Wanrong calmed down a little, and was about to turn around and go back when he saw a figure walking in the distance, holding an oil umbrella, tiptoeing towards this place.

"Miss Xu, why did you get out of the car?" Seeing that Xu Zhiqing's long skirt was mostly wet and her hair was covered in rain, Lin Wanrong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked.

Looking at the mountains in the distance, Xu Zhiqing frowned slightly and said softly, "The mountains in front of you are steep and dense, and you can't go forward today. It's serious to set up camp quickly."

This is the same as Lin Wanrong's point of view. Hearing Hu Bugui said that General Lin had ordered the camp, Xu Zhiqing nodded, lifted the long skirt with one hand, and continued to walk on the rain.

Hu Bugui hurriedly stopped in front of her: "Miss Xu, the camp is already set up ahead, you should go back and rest earlier!"

"I thought of going up the mountain in front of me." Xu Zhiqing kept her footsteps and said lightly, "This is the last hurdle to go to the capital. If the thieves don't make any changes, then they will have no chance. I don't believe they will do this. Let go easily."

Xu Zhiqing looked stubborn and didn't mean to stop at all. Hu Bugui looked at General Lin in embarrassment. Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly, this girl has a strong personality, easy to sparse and not easy to block, nodded immediately, and said to Hu Bugui: "Brother Hu, go and arrange for the brothers to be stationed here, pay attention to strengthening the guard, the sentry extends two miles, and the mobile sentry patrols every shift. , don't be careless at any time. I'll accompany Miss Xu to the front to take a look."

Miss Xu shook her head and snorted from her little nose: "What do I want you to accompany, I can do it myself!"

Are you addicted to talking back? Also rebelled against you! Lin Wanrong's face was full, and he said with a stern face: "I said go. Then you have to go! I am the leader of this trip, whether you are convinced or not, you have to listen to me. If you dare not obey the military order, I don't care who you are. Smash the board and spank the same way!"

Speaking of spanking, he couldn't help but sway in his heart, remembering the beautiful feeling of sneaking that night, and his eyes couldn't help but sneak a glance over.

Miss Xu seemed to have thought of the same thing, her face was hot, she lowered her head angrily, and snorted softly, "Shameless!" Just seeing his expression at this time, it was completely different from the usual giggling, and it was quite a bit. Majesty, told her to never talk back again.

This spring rain is getting bigger and bigger. There seems to be no sign of stopping at all, and as we move forward along the slope, more and more water accumulates. It was getting harder and harder, and the soldiers in front had stopped and were setting up camp.

After walking a few steps, Lin Wanrong looked back when she heard that the footsteps behind her seemed to be a little farther and scattered. I saw that Miss Xu's gown was soaking wet, her long hair fluttered in the wind and rain, and the oil-paper umbrella was scratched in several places, which could not block the wind and rain. Xu Zhiqing clenched her silver teeth. He followed behind him silently, stepping forward with a deep foot and a shallow foot in the water hole.

The girl asking for trouble, Lin Wanrong shook her head helplessly and rushed back a few steps. She was about to hand her the paper umbrella in her hand. Miss Xu stubbornly shook her head: "I don't want it! You can keep it for yourself!"

The raindrops fell on her face, and her cheeks were crystal clear and spotless. Lin Wanrong sighed and said, "Go back first. I've seen it and come back and report to you!"

"You can go, why can't I go?" Xu Zhiqing looked stern and meticulous: "This is a march to fight, regardless of gender, we are equal!"

"Equality? Equality!" Seeing this little girl's stubbornness like a stone, Master Lin couldn't help but become angry and stretched out his hand: "Give it to me."

"What are you going to do?" Seeing that his face was darker than this day, Miss Xu was startled and hurriedly took a step back, but she was stepping in the rain, her embroidered shoes soaking through.

"Troublesome girl!" Lin Wanrong snorted and couldn't help but grab her little hand and lead her forward.

"What are you doing! Men and women do not accept kisses!" Miss Xu was ashamed and annoyed, and hurriedly shouted, seeing Lin San ignoring him and pulling her all the way forward, the soldiers on both sides looked at them in amazement. She blushed and her voice was much lower: "Don't let others see it. You, let me go quickly."

The two walked in a hurry for a while, and they rushed up the mountain road. Lin Wanrong just let go of her little hand. Miss Xu's chest was panting, her face was covered with a thick red, and she said angrily, "Why are you so rude?"

Rude? And more rude you haven't seen! Master Lin's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Miss Xu, I've told you both good and bad things. Don't challenge my bottom line. Either you shut up and follow me honestly, or you go back!"

Miss Xu snorted and didn't speak. Lin Wanrong glanced at her and saw that her clothes were soaking wet and her lips were frozen purple, but she stubbornly did not say a word. Such a woman is really rare! He sighed inwardly, with a wicked look on his face, and said fiercely, "Did you hear clearly?"

Xu Zhiqing gritted her teeth and nodded, seeing that he stretched out her hand to her again, her face flushed slightly, and she let him hold on. I didn't feel much when I walked so fast just now, but when I held his rough big hand again, I felt a heat coming from my body, dispelling the cold a lot. Her palms trembled slightly and clenched involuntarily.

The two of them stood on the steep hillside, and there was no one else in front of them except the faintly flowing whistle. Lin Wanrong looked around, the green pines and cypresses in the distance, the clouds and mists, the long official road circling the mountains, and the edge could not be seen at a glance. Both sides of the official road are covered with leaves and pine needles, which are very slippery and difficult to walk.

"What do you think of this situation?" He held her little hand and didn't let it go, Miss Xu felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart, her face was hot and she pretended to be unconscious and asked.

"I was cursing God just now, but now it seems that God has helped us a lot, it's really time for the spring rain to fall - Hey, be careful, Miss Xu, you grab my hand, don't slip. Lin Wanrong smiled and stroked the palm of Miss Xu's hand lightly. The soft feeling made his heart sway. With a serious face, he pointed to the dense bushes in the distance and said: "This official road has more than tens of miles in length, and it circles again." On the mountainside, we have tens of thousands of horses lined up, and we have lost the advantage of being dense, that is, we are weak everywhere."

"Are you still worried that the thief will rush down from the mountain and fight with you?" Miss Xu wanted to withdraw her little hand, but she felt that his palm was gripping tightly like a vise, and she couldn't move at all. She only glared at him angrily. He went too far and thought to himself, he was holding it too tightly, and it had nothing to do with me. Taking this reason to comfort myself, my heart suddenly calmed down a lot.

"Fighting? Except for fools, who would come to rob the officials?" Lin Wanrong shook his head, his face suddenly solemn: "Good rain knows the season, when spring happens! If it weren't for this timely spring rain, at this time, the mountains and plains would be terrified. It's already a sea of ​​fire, even if there are 100,000 troops, it can't stand the fire. As long as they sprinkle tung oil on both sides and the fire takes advantage of the wind, I have three heads and six arms, and there is nothing I can do. ***, I will go back tonight to burn high incense !"

Miss Xu glanced at him, obviously dissatisfied with his swear words, and snorted: "At last you still have some brains and didn't make this stupid mistake. We have rules for marching and fighting. Lin, it is to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it. If you are greedy for success, you will suffer a big loss in the end."

Seeing that Lin San listened to her own lectures honestly, for some reason, Miss Xu felt a slight surprise in her heart. She had never had such a sense of accomplishment when she led 100,000 soldiers to fight against the Hu people. It seems that teaching him alone is better than teaching a million soldiers.

I taught her a lesson just now, this girl is looking for a place to educate me back. Seeing that Miss Xu's clothes were all wet and her lips were frozen purple, Lin Wanrong couldn't open her mouth even if she wanted to fight her for a few words. She took her little hand and smiled slightly: "Let's go back quickly."

When did he become so gentle? Seeing the love and affection flashing in his eyes, Miss Xu's heart pounded, and just as she was about to speak, she saw Lin San's face suddenly turned solemn.

Far in the air, a trace of fireworks rose into the air, withering in the wind and rain, leaving behind a long blue smoke.

"No, something happened!!!" Miss Xu exclaimed, Lin Wanrong's shouting had already spread throughout the army: "Hu does not return, rectify the army!"