Lin Ergou's family has been in Laojun Mountain for more than a month, who knows what will happen to them in the mountains. Time was pressing, in addition to the spies who were on duty in the spy battalion, his family Xia Hongsheng took Qi Yong alone, returned home for one night, and left Chang'an City the next day and set off for Luoyang.

As for Luoyang, Chang'an is nearly 1,000 miles in the meantime, and if it is 800 miles in an emergency, it can be reached in one day. There are many people in Xia Hongsheng, and this matter does not meet the standard of using the eight-hundred-mile expedited, so he can only use his fastest speed to rock and soil. On the evening of the third day after leaving Chang'an, he finally arrived at the city of Luoyang, just before the city gate was closed.

Los Angeles is still prosperous, and it is not inferior to Chang'an. Xia Hongsheng glanced at the horse, saw that the surrounding scenery was familiar, and suddenly sighed in his heart, looked back at Qi Yong, and saw that he was also in a trance, and knew why after a little thought, so he said: "This time I am in a hurry, I will rest for one night today, and I will arrive in Luanzhou before noon tomorrow, it is too hasty." When the matter of Luanzhou is over, when you return to Chang'an, you and I will go to the Jiang Guogong Mansion to see the current situation of Brother Qu Tushou and pay tribute to my husband. ”

When Qi Yong heard this, his eyes moistened a little: "Gongzi Xie! ”

The more than 20 highly skilled and well-trained soldiers in the family are all from Qu Tutong. At the beginning, Qu Tutong knew that his life was short, and he saw that Xia Hongsheng would have a future, so he spared no effort to recommend and give Xia Hongsheng's house in Chang'an, just to let Xia Hongsheng accept these personal soldiers who had been with him all his life, or several generations, and give them a way out after his death. This sentiment is truly admirable. In the second year of Zhenguan, that is, at the beginning of this year, Qu Tutong died of illness at the age of 72, and Li Shimin inherited the title of Duke of Jiang Guo with his eldest son Qu Tushou, but was not awarded a specific official position. Therefore, the family still stayed in Luoyang.

I went to Luoyang to see the Luoyang Poetry Club and watch the Dou Oiran, at that time I was still a student in the mountains and wilderness, and I was nobody. Now he is the county marquis of the Tang Dynasty, a counselor, and a general. Civilian-military dual career. I have to sigh at the creation of fate. With those half-understood knowledge and skills, if you hadn't traveled to Datang, how could you have what you have today.

Everyone stayed in Luoyang for one night, and the next day as soon as it was dawn, they set off again, galloping all the way, and at noon, they finally arrived at the city of Luanzhou.

"Take Your Majesty's edict and enter the city first, and go to the county government to make the county order. Inform him of the purpose of our operation. Then let the county magistrate personally go out of the city to greet him, remember, be sure to greet him with great fanfare! Under the city of Luanzhou, Xia Hongsheng said to the spies.

"Obedience!" The spies whispered, they were now dressed as nurses, standing there inconspicuous, looking very ordinary.

Xia Hongsheng and Qi Yong stayed outside the city and led their horses to sit in a grass hut by the city gate.

"Childe. This Luanzhou city is hidden deep in the mountains, surrounded by mountains on all sides. There is only one way to get in and out, and it is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack. Qi Yong couldn't sit still, looked back and forth, and said.

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "What's easy to defend and difficult to attack?" Several special operations teams sneaked around the mountain, poured gasoline on the city gate at night, and set fire to it. Outside, a large group of men rushed in. After entering the gate, this city is long and narrow, and it is built according to the mountain, if the army in the city is reduced to zero, it hides in the mountain and disturbs from time to time. But it's a headache. ”

Qi Yong scratched his head and said, "Now there is a new method, and fighting a war is different from before!" In the past, it was changed to such a city, but if the city wall is built stronger, it is the best policy to besiege but not attack! ”

Qi Yong is old, but his father is Qu Tutong's personal soldier, he was born and died on the battlefield when he was more than ten years old, even if he can't fight, he has learned a lot of experience by Qu Tutong's side. It was Xia Hongsheng who was not surprised that Qi Yong said these things. Qi Yong and the family soldiers always bragged to each other at home when they had nothing to do, talking about war, and Xia Hongsheng was used to it.

The two waited outside Luanzhou City until late afternoon, and suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from inside the city gate, and the people who entered and exited the city gate and the gate guard all looked back.

"Childe, I'm afraid the county order is coming." Qi Yong looked at it and said to Xia Hongsheng.

"Yes." Xia Hongsheng nodded, stood up, and saw a group of people coming out of the city gate, and it was the Luanzhou county order at the head, wearing a neat official mansion, with a spring breeze on his face, and a cadre of people in the county government behind him, followed by a bell and drum beater, and then followed by a large group of people, all of whom saw the county order and did not let them avoid, so they followed to see the excitement.

What Xia Hongsheng wants is this effect, the more people who watch the excitement, the better, if the street is cleared and avoided, it will not be beautiful.

The county commander walked outside the city gate and stopped, Xia Hongsheng was not in a hurry to show up, let him wait there for a while, then turned over and rode the horse slowly.

Far away, as soon as the county magistrate saw Xia Hongsheng's figure appear, he immediately smiled a flower on his face, raised his steps and hurriedly ran over. The group of county officials behind him naturally had to run along.

"Luanzhou County Commander Zhang Xianhui, led the Luanzhou County Government colleagues, and the people of Luanzhou to welcome Hou Ye back to his hometown!" After a long distance, the county magistrate raised his voice, shouted, and then bent down. The people around had already come up, and seeing that the county magistrate and the county officials were waiting there to bow down to greet them, they all whispered, and said in their hearts that they didn't know what big people were coming, and they let the county magistrate run so far and greet them so respectfully. These people don't have a concept, they just care about watching the excitement, but they don't know how to learn to salute the county order.

Xia Hongsheng made an unexpected look, hurriedly grabbed the horse and walked a few steps quickly, turned over and jumped off the horse when he got to the front, and when he got up, he supported the county order, and quickly helped him up, saying: "Oops! Why does Zhang County's order need to be like this? Ben Hou is a native of Luanzhou, and he was previously under the rule of Zhang County, and he was taken care of by Zhang County! Ben Hou had difficulty living at home earlier, if it weren't for Zhang County's many cares, I was afraid that he would have frozen to death and starved to death! The neighbors are harmonious and there is a lot of help, which is the credit of Zhang County's order to govern the people in a good way, and Ben Hou is also quite grateful to Lord Zhang. Lord Zhang, you can't ask for such a lot of courtesy! ”

"The lower official is ashamed, and he also asked the Hou Ye to move to the county office, and the lower official has already prepared a banquet to catch the wind for Xiahou!" Luanzhou County Commander bowed and saluted.

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and no longer got on the horse, but walked side by side with the county order, which gave the county order enough face, so the county order was also very excited, and the two talked and laughed along the way, and arrived at the county office. (To be continued.) )