Du Zhongxiao took the Shengzhou civil and military officials and waited quietly at the station. With the sound of the whistle, and besides, the sound of the other thing was heard, and the train slowly entered the station.

The train slowly stopped, and a guard had already stepped forward and waited in front of the most conspicuous special carriage. The door opened, and several guards came out of the carriage, standing on the left and right of the door, chanting in a loud voice.

Di Qing walked to the door of the car, looked at Du Zhongxiao and Bao Zheng and other officials waiting outside, and got off the train with his legs.

Du Zhongxiao stepped forward with the officials of Yisheng Prefecture and bowed his hand: "The river meanders through the road to appease Du Zhongxiao, and the officials of this road, meet the captain!" ”

Di Qing nodded: "There is no need to be polite. ”

After Di Qing got off the train, a group of officials who came with him got down from the carriage and greeted Du Zhongxiao, Bao Zheng, and Chen Xu one by one.

In the end, it was Zhang Qi and a group of officers at all levels of the Beijing Military Academy who got out of the car and stepped forward to salute Du Zhongxiao.

Zhang Qi is a general, and his status is regarded as managing the army, although he has little experience in Hequ Road, and the right to send the Anbei army to command the envoys, and finally get off with the school officials from the capital, which still makes Du Zhongxiao a little unreadable. These famous ministers and generals who came, in terms of military merits, were nothing in front of the armies on the winding road, and the shelves were big.

After the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao saw that the soldiers who had entered Beijing in other carriages had also gotten off the train, lined up on the platform, and said to Zhang Qi: "The general will take his subordinates back to the barracks first, and the army will give them wine and meat to comfort them for their hard work." Arrange it, go to the back office of the marshal's mansion, and pick up the wind for the captain and the ministers. ”

Zhang Qicha sang a promise in his hand, ran quickly to the ranks of soldiers, and took them back to the camp.

Du Zhongxiao said to Di Qing: "Taiwei is hard. Shengzhou is a new place, all grass creation, there is no post house yet, please bear with me. ”

Di Qing said: "The strategy is official. We came by order of the court, watching the river and the military style, and we should live in the barracks, and we don't have to bother to settle elsewhere. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Thank you so much. It's not early, please follow me into the city, and tonight I will catch the wind for the captain and the ministers. ”

Di Qing nodded, and Du Zhongxiao and Bao Zheng led the ministers and cadets from the capital to Shengzhou City not far away.

As soon as I got out of the station, I saw a soldier with a spear standing on both sides of the road to the city gate, standing with his hands down, until it reached the city gate. The people near the station, in twos and threes, gathered to watch from afar.

Di Qing saw it and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Why is Jingluo so exciting? Disturbing the people, I am afraid that the small people will be dissatisfied. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The captain brought the ministers to the border, otherwise, how can he show local respect." It's only an hour or two, and the people have nothing to be dissatisfied with? It's just that the road is sealed, the honor guard is simpler, and the captain and the ministers forgive their sins. ”

After speaking, he took the officials of Shengzhou and accompanied Di Qing and the ministers to the direction of the city gate.

Among these people who came, Di Qing was a privy envoy, and there were many guards of honor for traveling, and everything had a routine. Du Zhongxiao blocked the road, and at the same time saved the set of honor guards, but walked with the officials, and the honor guards followed far behind.

Du Zhongxiao is an official, and he rarely uses the honor guard when he travels, unless there is an important occasion of special significance. The honor guard has always served as a pro-soldier, and he has more time to run errands and do things, and less time to do regular duties. I don't usually need it, where is the patience to help others put on a show.

The guard of honor is the face of the official, and when he travels, the people avoid it, and when he encounters a low-level official, he makes way for the high-ranking officials. The people on the side of the road could only watch the officials on the horses from a distance, envying the grand pomp and circumstance of the officials.

There were no usual flags on the road, and the people knelt down to greet them, only two rows of soldiers on the side of the road faintly revealing a murderous aura, which made some officials feel uncomfortable. Some people even wonder if this is Du Zhongxiao's disgrace to his own people.

The station is not far from the city gate, and after walking a short time, you will reach the city gate. Di Qing and the others arrived outside the city gate, looked at the majestic Shengzhou city gate, and couldn't help but stop. With the army winning many victories, expanding the land for thousands of miles, and then shepherding and defending one side, it is the ultimate ideal of many generals. Du Zhongxiao was not very old, so he did it easily, and it didn't seem to be a great thing for him.

Seeing Di Qing stop, Du Zhongxiao said, "Taiwei, why did you stop here?" ”

Di Qing said: "What a heroic city! A year ago, this was still an important Khitan town, and it was really unimaginable to force the Khitan people to let it out without bloodshed. This time, the capital performed martial arts, and the soldiers and horses on the river meandering road won a great victory, and many people were not convinced. In fact, what is not convinced? If there is no such strong army under Jing Liu, how can there be such martial arts? This time, when the courtiers came to Shengzhou, they should really be humble and learn how to train the army. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Taiwei is polite. Some military merits are the credit of the generals of Hequ Road, and they are also at the right time. This kind of rare opportunity is not only based on personal excellence, but also on opportunities. With the opportunity, seize the opportunity, in order to achieve immortal achievements. ”

Di Qing nodded, and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Lead the way ahead!" After speaking, he took the ministers to follow behind Du Zhongxiao and entered the west gate of Shengzhou.

Facing the west city gate is the state government, and the marshal's mansion is still some way away. The roads in the city are the same as outside, and the soldiers stand at the same distance as they are on the streets, and the people can only watch from afar. The road was extremely quiet, and there was an air of solemnity.

When they came out of the station without riding a horse, and when they walked in front of the state office, some officials felt a little tired. Sun Wei said in a low voice: "I don't want to travel a few miles from the station to here, Du Jingluo doesn't arrange horse riding, just to let us look at the border soldiers?" Although it is so grand, it is also secretly murderous. Could it be that Du Jinglu guarded one side, killed and killed, and didn't like us people to come. ”

Wang Gongchen said: "There are more than 100 generals in the military academy who are following behind. If they all ride horses, they will inevitably be chaotic, and Du Jingluo is only afraid that he will not be able to lose face. If it was just us riding horses, those people would be left behind, and they would be afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers, and they would only be wronged by us. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Gongchen shook his head self-deprecatingly: "I'm afraid that in Du Jingluo's eyes, he doesn't take us to heart, and he doesn't feel that we have been wronged." ”

Sun Wei nodded: "I want to come like this." It's just that we are suffering, and we have walked these miles on foot for no reason. ”

Wang Gongchen said: "Actually, there is nothing bitter. If you want to come to Shengzhou, it's not as easy as living in the capital, so it's good to adapt first. Du Jingluo arranged for soldiers to stand on the side of the road, I think it is very good, let us know what kind of place this is. ”

When he arrived at the Shuai Ya, Du Zhongxiao said to Zheng Lian beside him: "You first bring the military academy generals to the Hou Ya and take a seat in the arranged seat." Everything is in accordance with the rules of the army, no noise! ”

Zheng Lian made a promise, walked quickly to the back of the team, passed Du Zhongxiao's military order, and asked the military academy leader to listen to his order.

and Di Qing and others entered the Shuai Ya, first went to the festival hall to worship, and then entered the Shuai Mansion official hall. Du Zhongxiao saluted like a ceremony, and after saluting with the ministers, he officially raised the account. The civil and military officials of the Economic Strategy Division stood on both sides and sang loudly.

Di Qing signaled, and the deputy privy envoy Sun Wei took out the decree. Du Zhongxiao ordered someone to put an incense case, listened to Sun Wei read it, took the decree, worshipped, and ordered someone to receive it in the pen holder library. There is a fixed procedure for all this, and many times it is just to make a appearance, and the key is to take the order and put it away properly. The people who came with Du Zhongxiao, except for Wang Kai, were not familiar with each other, and acted in strict accordance with the procedures. It not only shows solemnity, but also shows a business-like attitude.

Everything was arranged, and Du Zhongxiao said to Di Qing and the others: "Behind the Taiwei and the ministers." A table of wine feasts was set up under it to wash the dust for all of you who came from afar. Everything is in a hurry, not shabby. ”

Everyone didn't dare to say together, and followed Du Zhongxiao out of the official hall and transferred to the back office.

In the courtyard of the back office, several tables of feasts have been set up, and the generals of the Beijing Military Academy who arrived first are sitting in danger. Seeing Du Zhongxiao, Di Qing and others coming, they got up together and sang loudly with their crossed hands.

Du Zhongxiao led Di Qing and the others to the main seat, divided the guests and the hosts, and ordered the generals over there to sit down.

The people sang another promise before they sat down in their seats. All eyes look at the nose, nose looks at the heart, and they sit motionless.

Di Qing said: "Today's experience is slightly connected, there is no need to be so serious. But the generals don't have to follow the military etiquette, drink and eat meat, and don't show their ugliness. ”

Du Zhongxiao signaled, and Zheng Lian on the side said in a loud voice: "Privy Counsellor Jun Zhi, you generals don't have to follow military etiquette and eat wine and drink meat. However, do not show ugliness, if there is a violation of the order, according to military law! ”

The generals sang a promise again, and they looked a little more relaxed.

Wang Gongchen whispered to Sun Wei beside him: "I used to be in the capital, and I have also seen it in the army, but I have not seen such a purge. ”

Sun Wei said: "It is not unreasonable that the Beijing Military Academy was beaten to a mess by the people of Hequ Road this time. ”

Wang Gongchen nodded, deeply agreeing.

Li Fugui, who was sitting next to him, heard it, forcibly held back his laughter, and stiffened his face. In fact, except for formal occasions, the armies on Hequ Road are not particularly serious when they gather, and most of the time they are more casual. Today's appearance is not Du Zhongxiao's intention, he is not familiar with Di Qing and the ministers, and he can't figure out what they mean by coming, and he just asks everything to act in accordance with the regulations.

The style handed down from the Yingtianxiang army, the formal occasions of the armies on the Hequ Road are particularly strict, and once the law is violated, they must be severely punished. However, in private, military law is generally not allowed, but rather relaxed. Today, Du Zhongxiao thought it was a formal occasion and issued a strict order, whoever dared to violate the military law, no matter what status, would be severely punished.

After arranging the order of the generals over there, Du Zhongxiao signaled to Li Fugui and instructed the soldiers to serve the food.

Li Fugui got up, went to the back, and stood behind Di Qing. He said loudly: "Today, the Taiwei and the ministers have come from afar, and they have specially set up a thin feast for you to receive the wind and wash the dust. In a remote place, there is nothing to entertain, and I hope to all of you. There are a total of eight cold dishes, twelve hot dishes, and four soups. The cold dishes include meat and fish, the hot dishes are complete with chicken, duck and fish, and the soup has seafood and mountain delicacies. This is the highest level in the Hequ Road Army, and everything is in accordance with military regulations. There were four cold dishes, eight hot dishes, and two soups, all of which were reduced to the second class of the chairman. Imperial sake is used for sake during the banquet. ”