The remnant sun is like blood, and the winter sun sets very early.

On the frozen river, the sound of artillery has long since ceased. Broken blocks of ice floated aimlessly on the surface of the river, along with the corpses of the Tartars. Heading south from the riverbank, the corpses of the Tartars were littered all the way to the main battlefield three miles away. The fighting has long since ceased, and on the battlefield, the corpses of the Tartars have been piled up.

The victorious soldiers of the Ming army are searching for the bodies of their compatriots who died in battle, preparing for burial. They didn't let go of a single Tartar, even Zarlie, who was captured alive, Qi Jiguang didn't have the slightest intention of sparing his life, and ordered the soldiers to correct him on the spot.

"Lord Qi." Zhang Fan saw Qi Jiguang coming and said hello.

"Hmm!" Qi Jiguang responded, "Zhang Gongzi, the war is over here, what are your plans?" ”

"I don't know when Qian Shen will return to Shaanxi?" Zhang Fan asked.

"There is no war here, I have sent someone to send the war report here to the capital overnight, and when we return to Jizhou, we can go back after the court envoys come." Qi Jiguang said.

"Then I'm going to go back with me." Zhang Fan said, "The first time I went out of the house, after so many days, my mother must be anxious to see me go home." What's more, there are still a few days to go before the New Year, and I'm a little homesick in the next! ”

"It's human nature at this time." Qi Jiguang said.

"I don't know what your plans are for the future." Zhang Fan continued to ask.

"Now the Japanese in the east are no longer as arrogant as they used to be." Qi Jiguang said, "Lord Zhang of the DPRK sent me a letter a few days ago, asking me to supervise the formation of Jiliao, organize and train 30,000 chariots and cavalry battalions, and let me defend the Beijing Division. ”

"That's great." Zhang Fan said, "I will go to Beijing next year to take the examination, and if I am free, I will definitely go to visit the adults." ”

"Oh, that's very good." Qi Jiguang was also very happy, "I hope I remember what this official said to you the day before yesterday." ”

"Zhang Fan remembers in his heart, and he will never dare to forget it in this life." Zhang Fan said solemnly.

The army cleaned up the pieces, and it was already dark. The soldiers were all tired after a day's fighting. Qi Jiguang immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot and rest for the night, while also preparing for recording and handover.

At night, except for the soldiers who were sent on patrol duty, those soldiers who had worked all day fell asleep, and the camp was filled with snoring. Qi Jiguang and several generals finished their work in the army, and they all went to rest. In the entire camp, Zhang Fan was the only one who couldn't sleep, and even Wang Degui, who was guarding the side, was snoring. Zhang Fan thought about everything that had happened in the past few days, from meeting the first person to flee at home to receiving an order from the imperial court; From watching the first battle of his life, to being surrounded by Tartars, he almost died; From the arrival of the miraculous reinforcements, to the meeting of Qi Jiguang, the last army of the Tartar invasion of the south was annihilated. Maybe the story of the past few days is not wonderful in Zhang Fan's previous life, but Zhang Fan doesn't like it, of course, Zhang Fan is not disgusted with what happened to him. Zhang Fan didn't know how much his life had changed in the past few days, and he only wanted to go home as soon as possible and see his mother at home.

The next day, early in the morning, the people in the camp began to get busy. Listening to the report of the herald who hurried back from the horse, the imperial court received good news, and the emperor was very happy, and the envoys of the labor army were already on their way to Datong. Qi Jiguang didn't dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the camp to drive back, and he took the generals and Zhang Fan to hurry back to Datong to meet the angels.

Several people rode a horse under their crotch, and they were also leading a horse behind, and they ran towards Datong non-stop, and at noon, the city wall of Datong Mansion was seen. When several people came to the city, they immediately bathed and changed their clothes. As soon as everyone was ready, the envoy of the imperial court arrived.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!" With a sharp cry, everyone shouted long live and knelt down. When Zhang Fan heard this voice, he thought that this was probably the legendary eunuch, but when the holy decree was read, he couldn't look up at will, and Zhang Fan didn't know what kind of eunuch was coming.

The content of the decree seems to have remained unchanged for thousands of years, a large section of praise for merit, and a long and exhaustive truth, and only at the end is the key point named. Zhang Fan is also a person, so he naturally knows the content of the holy decree, but this holy decree can make an eight-strand talent chaotic to sleep. Finally, when the eunuch finished reading the decree, everyone immediately thanked and stood up, and Zhang Fan saw the eunuch who came to announce the decree. is in his thirties, his face is white and pure, not as gloomy as the eunuch in Zhang Fan's image.

"Hehe, it's Gonggong Feng!" Qi Jiguang saw the person who came, and seemed to have a good impression of this eunuch, and said with a smile, "Last time, the first emperor was on the throne, and this official also saw his father-in-law in the palace. The emperor sent his father-in-law to deliver the decree this time, and it seems that his father-in-law has been promoted, congratulations! ”

"Your Majesty's new policy, now the court is also a clear beauty, Your Majesty let our family serve as the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, now the year is approaching, the palace is full of places to employ people, and our family is the most idle. No, he was sent by the Holy God to preach the decree. But it's also a blessing to be able to meet General Qi! ”

"Who is this father-in-law?" Zhang Fan felt a little strange, and asked Qi Jiguang's adjutant on the side in a low voice.

"This is Gonggong Feng, with a single name and a treasure character. This father-in-law is also in the right place, and the adults also appreciate it. The adjutant explained to Zhang Fan in a whisper, "This admires Gonggong Ma very much, so he also likes military generals very much, isn't it Lord Qi now!" ”

"But the Three Treasures eunuch who went to the West seven times back then?" Zhang Fan thought about the number one "Ma Gonggong" before asking.

"Yes, it's this one!"

"Where is Shaanxi's Xie Yuan this year?" Feng Bao's voice suddenly came.

"Under Zhang Fan." Zhang Fan heard Feng Bao call his name and hurriedly responded. He heard that the eunuchs were all narrow-minded, and although Qi Jiguang's adjutant had a good evaluation of this father-in-law just now, he couldn't snub him.

"Sure enough, he is a hero from ancient times." Feng Bao saw Zhang Fan, his face was full of joy, and he didn't know why, Zhang Fan had goosebumps when he saw it.

"My father-in-law praised me!" Zhang Fan was humble again.

"Well, that's not what we said." Feng Bao said, "Yesterday, Lord Qi's good news specifically mentioned you, the emperor, Lord Xu and Lord Zhang, the two scholars, praised you when they heard it, and specially found your test questions this year, and Lord Zhang is particularly important." ”

"It is really a blessing to be favored by the emperor and the cabinet scholars." Zhang Fan didn't know that he would have such influence.

"This time, the emperor specially ordered our family to go to see you, and now that you are here, it saves our family from going to Shaanxi again." Feng Bao said, "The emperor also specially rewarded you with a thousand taels of silver and ten pieces of silk to thank you for your merits to the imperial court, and at the same time set an example for the world's scholars." ”

"Thank you, Saint Shanglongen." Zhang Fan reacted at the beginning, Liu Jinquan on the side secretly nodded at him behind his back, and Zhang Fan immediately knelt down to thank him.

Several people were busy on the road and did not eat. At that moment, Qi Jiguang and others opened a table of banquets and invited Feng Bao. At the banquet, everyone also talked freely about the wine, Liu Jinquan and they had not touched a drop of wine for more than a few days, but now they had to drink it well, and they only cared about the wine jar in front of them. Feng Bao ate a little, and pestered Qi Jiguang and Zhang Fan to tell him what he saw on the battlefield, Qi Jiguang was born in martial arts, and his battles and articles were good, so it would be impossible for him to tell him to write. Fortunately, Zhang Fan had also listened to a few days of commentaries in his previous life, and he was on the side of all the wars, and what he said was also impressive.

Feng Bao listened to Zhang Fan's narration, sometimes frowning, sometimes laughing. When they heard their raid on the Tartar's tent, the whole person tensed; Hearing that Zhang Fan was trapped in the enemy camp, and killed a few Tartars, and almost died, Feng Bao's hands on the armrests of the chair turned white, and his buttocks left the chair; Hearing that Qian Yang and their reinforcements rushed to the rescue, his nerves relaxed, and the whole person collapsed on the chair again; Hearing Zhang Fan's description of how the Qi family army annihilated the Tartars, the smile on his face was highlighted again, and he was elated.

After the banquet, it was already dusk. Because Feng Bao wanted to rush back to Beijing to report to the emperor, he refused to be retained by everyone and went back to Beijing. The army behind had already arrived at this time. And Liu Jinquan and the others were already drunk.

Zhang Fan didn't sleep for two days, but now that he was full of wine and food, he was completely at ease, and he was disturbed by sleepiness for a while, where could he still stand it, and he went to a room arranged by Qi Jiguang for him and fell asleep.