Seven days passed quickly, but Xia Hongsheng returned to his heart like an arrow, so he also had a feeling of spending time like a year. The people of the special combat team sent back the news from the grassland, Jieli Khan really raised 10,000 troops to come to Shuofang to help, it was also a beautiful thing, Jieli took the 10,000 Turkic soldiers as soon as he set off, but he didn't go far but encountered a sudden heavy snowfall on the grassland halfway, and the weather had warmed up before, so he lacked preparation, resulting in countless things such as cattle and sheep freezing to death. The group of people from the special combat team took the opportunity to start a large-scale assassination in the land of the Turkic royal court, blaming each other, causing unprecedented tension in the Turkic situation. When the snow stopped, Shuofang had already surrendered in Kaicheng, and the Tang army of Xiazhou was stationed in Shuofang, Jieli Khan knew that the Turks were now internally unstable, and the Turks were eyeing the tiger, and it was not the time to start a war against the Tang army, so he had to give up.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the Turks, Xia Hongsheng's hanging heart was finally put back in his stomach, and he immediately prepared to leave and return to Chang'an.

Li Zhengbao and Liang Luoren said goodbye to their families, Xia Hongsheng didn't explain much, Liu Min and Liu Lan have been operating here for many years, and they know more than themselves.

The three of them, as well as some of the "ministers" of the original Shuo Fang, went on the road together, walked into the official road under the escort of a team of Xiazhou soldiers, and embarked on the road to Chang'an.

Along the way, Xia Hongsheng felt that it was unprecedented to go to the rest of his heart, there was no need to hide his movements, there were a hundred soldiers to guard, and it was also very safe. What's more, there is no need to worry about Shuo Fang's affairs, Shuo Fang recovered, this difficult task was completed by him, although because he knew this history, he had already known the ending, but the process in the middle was still very laborious, and now it has finally ended smoothly, and the burden on his shoulders has been lifted. suddenly had the illusion that he was as light as a swallow.

Along the way, there was finally a sense of leisure, with the official road tactful, the carriage walked, browsing the great rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty.

Spring is strong. After entering the Kannai Road, it was like a different world compared to Shuofang. The spring in the mountains is splendid, the wild flowers are swaying, and the mountains and wilderness are interesting, and Xia Hongsheng can't help but feel galloping. More laid-back.

"Qi Yong, let's stop and eat something and rest." Xia Hongsheng probed out of the carriage and said to Qi Yong outside.

Qi Yong nodded, pulled the reins, and drove the carriage to a stop. Seeing that Xia Hongsheng's carriage stopped, the people in front and behind naturally stopped. Qi Yong passed Xia Hongsheng's words, and everyone got off the horse. Xia Hongsheng also jumped down from the carriage and took a deep breath, and the warm and smoky mountain air with the fragrance of wild grass and flowers suddenly refreshed people's hearts, as if it made people's hearts suddenly broaden. I felt relaxed and happy.

"Childe, you eat." Qi Yong handed over a dry biscuit, and then handed over a water bladder, Xia Hongsheng suddenly looked bitter, the biscuit was as dry as a stone, and he could only chew a piece with force, and he could only chew it by drinking saliva in his mouth and chewing it together. If it is also a water bladder, you have to hold it in your mouth for a while longer, and then chew it when it softens a little.

"Eat. I'm not hungry. Xia Hongsheng shook his head and decided to wait until he was hungry before eating this thing.

Qi Yong smiled, knowing that his son-in-law was very picky. He is a person who is extremely proficient in cooking, and these dry cakes on the road are naturally not eye-catching. looked left and right, and said: "That boy wait a while, the little one will come!" ”

As he spoke, he turned and ran to the soldier behind him and asked for a bow and arrow. Then he turned around and plunged into the forest under the official road.

Xia Hongsheng looked at Qi Yong, and was immediately moved in his heart, this is a loyal servant! However, there are many cars and horses near the official road, and it is estimated that even if there is something, it will be scared away a long time ago.

About a tea time passed, and I saw a figure running out of the woods below, it was Qi Yong, with the bow and arrow on his back, with a hare in one hand and a pheasant in the other, and threw the thing on the road with a smile, and went up to the official road again.

"Okay, you Qi Yong, you really hit it!" Xia Hongsheng was immediately happy. Qi Yong didn't speak, just smiled and took out the fire fold, and asked people to go to the side to collect some firewood.

Next to him, Xia Hongsheng had already asked people to start digging the pit, took out the water bladder and poured some water to live the mud, and sent someone to find a few larger leaves, and the master brother here had already stripped the fur of the hare and pheasant and removed the internal organs.

Wrapped the hare pheasant in mud, and then put it in the fire and burned it, Li Zhengbao and Liang Luoren were also sitting on the side, Li Zhengbao took a sip of the water bladder, and said: "There are not many cars and horses on this official road, and there is not even a meal on the side of the road. ”

"Indeed, it's a pity that there is nothing here, and when I get to Chang'an, I will invite two generals to my house and let them see my craftsmanship. In terms of marching and fighting, I am not as good as the two generals, but if it is about eating in this mouth, haha, the two generals are far apart. Xia Hongsheng smiled at Li and Liang while the branch stirred up the two mud bumps in the fire.

Liang Luoren looked at the firepower: "I've never seen such a baked thing, it's a novelty." ”

"It's a great way to do it, but it's a pity that the materials here aren't complete." Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said.

It didn't take long for a trace of sweet meat aroma to gradually escape from the beginning, and the surrounding soldiers began to twitch their noses, Li Zhengbao and Liang Luoren also looked at the fire frequently, and even the conversation between them became a little absent-minded.

Xia Hongsheng smiled and tapped with the branch in his hand, feeling that it was almost there, so he pulled out the two mud lumps. Qi Yong has been following Xia Hongsheng for a long time, and he has long been familiar with this set of things, and when he saw Xia Hongsheng pulling it out, he squatted over and took the back of the knife and knocked it the two lumps of mud, and saw that the soil outside was crushed, and then he peeled out the white raw meat inside, and suddenly a sweet meat fragrance overflowed, which provoked the surrounding soldiers to start snorting and looking over here.

"It's a pity that there are no salt peppers here, and there are no dogwoods. The meat is just white meat. Otherwise, it's really delicious. Xia Hongsheng said with a smile, and as he spoke, he took the dagger handed over by Qi Yong, cut a few pieces of meat from it, put it in the washed leaves, and handed it to Li Zhengbao and Liang Luoren.

Both of them were from the military, and they didn't pay much attention to it, so they directly pinched it and put it in their mouths, and after chewing it, they suddenly exclaimed: "Huh? This hare chicken pheasant, a certain is not uneaten, although this meat is not salted, but light and sweet, think about it, if it is accompanied by salt and pepper, it must be a rare delicacy. ”

A hare and a pheasant did not have much meat in the first place, so the three of them ate them separately and ate them quickly.

"General Xia, there are a lot of us, we are walking slowly, it is estimated that it will take five or six days to go to Chang'an, and since we are full, let's go." Liang Luoren took a sip of water and said to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, got into the carriage, and everyone drove again and continued to set off towards Chang'an City.

With those few bites of meat at the bottom, Xia Hongsheng also has the spirit, the so-called full of warm thoughts, although Xia Hongsheng has no desire at this time, his thoughts are also active. This time, he recovered Shuofang without blood, how can this be said to be a great achievement, what reward will Li Lao Er give? It's better to give a large sum of money and let him build the military school first. If you want to build a military school, you have to build a house, you have to build a field, you have to build a batch of equipment, all of which require money, which is a lot of expenses. The winery has not yet begun to make a profit, and now that the weather is warm, the business of the coal yard has been suspended, and the trip to Shuofang has been delayed, and the glass has not been burned.

Alas, Li Lao Er, Li Lao Er, you really can't find the second one in the world who can treat Datang so sincerely. If it weren't for the fact that it came later, I really didn't want to see those humiliating histories reappear, and I wanted the Chinese to keep the proud bones of the Tang Dynasty, so I would spare no effort to help you. Of course, by the way, I also made my life in Datang better, which is also the reward that you Li Lao Er should receive!

However, having said that, this merit should not be small, will it arouse the jealousy of some troublesome people in the DPRK and China, and then have some ideas? It doesn't matter if they have some ideas, but will Li Lao Er have some ideas? Seeing the power of public opinion, will Li Lao Er also worry that he will use this power on him one day? When I think about it, I feel a little uneasy.

In short, a person can't be too invulnerable, otherwise he will be isolated, and he will be suspicious, or he will have to make some small mistakes that are not too serious, so that Li Lao Er feels that he has committed his subordinates, and makes him feel as if he has caught his own little handle, so that Li Lao Er feels that I Xia Hongsheng is still within his control, and he did not run out of his palm, so that Li Lao Er can rest assured of him and reduce his suspicion. This is called self-defilement, and it is also a common method used by people who have made great contributions in ancient times. However, anyone who has made great contributions, or who is in a deep and sensitive position, can find some of their faults from historical materials, but in fact, they may have deliberately defiled themselves, and it is a means to protect themselves.

Good! On the way back, I just did it by the way, at this time, Shuo Fang is calm, it is arrogant and careless, and there is no one in sight, and then I will find an opportunity to do something that will be impeached by the officials, but there is no big sin! (To be continued.) )