In the soft spring light, even the sunset is lazy, and the whole world is shrouded in a red glow.

A big man strode towards him in the glow of the sun, he was burly, like a god.

Ping Bo saw it from a distance and asked loudly, "Da Lang, why did you come back so early today?" ”

Hearing this, the big man turned his head and replied loudly: "I have something to ask Ping Bo for advice!" ”

Seeing that Dahan was serious, not like he wanted to ask about trivial matters, Ping Bo stood up and said to the children around: "That's all for today, I still have something to do, you can go play by yourself." ”

After speaking, he opened his hands and blasted away a group of reluctant children.

Facing the big man, Ping Bo said: "Da Lang has something to say at home." ”

"No need, there's still something to do." Dahan's face was heavy, and he looked at Pingbo's gaze with some eagerness.

Ping Bo didn't know what he was asking, so he didn't dare to slack off, and said to Dahan: "Da Lang went to sit under the tree and talked." ”

When he arrived under the tree, Dahan didn't sit down, but just asked, "Pingbo, I'm here to ask, what was the situation when you sent Seventeen Lang back to Yongzhou last time?" ”

As soon as Pingbo sat down, when he heard this, he raised his head and asked strangely, "Why did you suddenly ask this again?" I've told Da Lang a few times before. ”

The big man looked up at the sunset on the horizon, and after a long while, he spoke: "There is news from the north, the Jiaozhi army in Langzhou has been defeated, and tens of thousands of people have all been folded there. Only one prison soldier escaped death with a few hundred people, and the day after tomorrow passed by us and took the road to Huilongfu. ”

When Ping Bo heard the news, he stood up again: "Da Lang is thinking-"

Dahan nodded: "Yes, the people in the clan can't wait." Last time Seventeen went back. Others look ahead and backward. Returned safely from Pingbo. After talking about the situation in Yongzhou, everyone made up their minds. This time, someone sent it to the door again, just to make a vote, we are going to return to Song! ”

Ping Bo was stunned for a while, and after a while, he trembled and said: "This is a big matter, involving thousands of families here, Da Lang has thought clearly?" ”

"Since you came back. Everyone has been discussing it for a few months, what is still unclear? But when it comes to the end, my heart will inevitably go up and down, so I'm going to come over and listen to you again. ”

On the way from Langzhou to Thang Long Mansion, Li Mingxin looked at the sunset on the horizon and let out a sigh of relief: "Dozens of miles ahead is the Fuliang River, and tomorrow I will drive for another day, and after crossing the river, it will be the territory of Thang Long Mansion." The Song army in the back had wings and couldn't catch up with us. Commanded to go down. Set up camp here, bury the pot and cook early tomorrow morning. If you go early, be sure to cross the Fuliang River. ”

The generals around him agreed to find a place to camp and sent soldiers to nearby villages to collect food.

Li Mingxin dismounted, went to the side of the road to find a boulder and sat down, drank water and took a breath.

A soldier with him came to him and whispered, "Official, I'm afraid it's not safe to camp here." ”

Li Mingxin glanced at the soldier up and down, and said dissatisfiedly: "This is my Jiaozhi territory, what's wrong with it?" Although a lot of local soldiers in Jiangbei have been deployed these days, the government is still there, is it possible that someone will take the opportunity to become a robber? When we are in command of the soldiers and horses, is it good-looking! ”

The soldier said: "The small one is from Jiangbei and knows some local geography. In this area, there are many Han people who came from the north in the first dynasty. They live in clans, they are brave and ruthless, and the government usually wants to let them have a few points. Not far from here, there are people surnamed Chen, it is said that the ancestors came from the Central Plains Fujian Road in the Tang Dynasty, multiplied for hundreds of years, and now there are two or three thousand young people in the clan, and the surrounding natives are pressed by them to raise their heads. ”

Li Mingxin squinted at the soldier and said disdainfully: "You mean, these guests dare to beat my idea?" ”

Seeing that Li Mingxin's expression was not good, the soldiers knew that the horse's fart had been slapped on the horse's hooves, so they had to bite the bullet and say: "Everyone is frightened, it's better to be careful." ”

"Presumptuous! This is under my Jiaozhi rule, is it difficult for thousands of Han people to dare to turn the sky? Dozens of miles, there is my Jiaozhi army, they dare to make a slight move, I will recruit an army to punish their whole clan! ”

When the soldiers saw Li Mingxin's appearance, they didn't dare to speak anymore and silently stepped aside.

Li Mingxin fled back from the front line in Langzhou, frightened, hungry and thirsty, and saw that he was about to return to the capital.

The commander of the army led people to set up camp and asked Li Mingxin to rest in the tent.

Li Mingxin got up and asked casually, "Are you ready for dinner?" ”

The commander said: "The soldier has found a cow from a nearby village, and is slaughtering it, and will select the meat and send it to the official's tent in a while." I also found a few bottles of wine and sent them together. ”

Li Mingxin nodded, and then walked to the handsome tent with satisfaction.

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and the warm breeze blew in from outside, carrying the fresh smell of grass and trees. The early spring in Cochin is neither hot nor cold, and the air is full of natural new feelings, which makes people feel refreshed.

Li Mingxin ate and drank to his heart's content, sat in the tent and burped, stretching comfortably.

Just as he was about to rest, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the commander of the army said loudly outside the tent: "Officer, I wonder if you can rest?" ”

Li Mingxin was in a good mood at this time, turned around and said, "No, do you have something to report?" ”

"Exactly, the lower official is in a hurry!"

"Come in."

The commander of the army entered the tent, saluted Li Mingxin, and pointed to a person beside him: "This is a person from a nearby village, when my subordinates entered the village to collect grain, he followed and came over, saying that there was something important." ”

Li Mingxin looked at the person in front of him, his figure was short and thin, his eyes were small and bright, and his eyes kept turning, looking left and right.

Li Mingxin didn't like this person, and said with a sinking face: "What is important to you, you want to break into the barracks at night?" ”

The man looked at the commander next to him and said cautiously: "Little Chen Afu is from Hetou Village, and he has an important military situation report. However, the matter is so important that it can only be reported to Shangguan alone. ”

When Li Mingxin heard this, his face became more and more ugly: "You wilderness people, what big things can you know?" If you have something to say, hurry up, or drag it out for a meal of military sticks! ”

Chen Afu was not in a hurry, but he said carefully: "The small matter reported is related to the safety of Shangguan, and the stakes are very high, but it can't enter the ears of a third person." ”

Li Mingxin's life, the thing he cares about most is his own life, seeing that Chen Afu is not afraid, he believes him a little first, and when he sees that it is related to his life, then he has to listen to it whether he believes it or not.

Letting the commander wait outside the tent, Li Mingxin said to Chen Afu: "What do you have to say now, ugly words are in front, if there is no big deal, the military stick is inevitable." ”

"How dare the little one go around and deceive the officials? There's really something big going on tonight! ”

"What are you talking about, say it quickly!"

"The little one was originally from Thang Long Mansion, when he was a child, his family was flooded, he fled here, and was adopted by a family surnamed Chen and grew up, and he is also a member of the Chen family. Chen Jiayuan came to Jiaozhi from the Central Plains and wanted to return to the Central Plains. I got the news that Chen Gongyong, the patriarch of the Chen family, had already made up his mind to bring his clan back to the Great Song Dynasty, and he would bring people to rob Shangguan's military camp tonight and make a vote. ”

(There's another chapter in the evening.) (To be continued.) )