As soon as he heard that it was the Praetorian Guard, Qin Bohan breathed a sigh of relief, if nothing else, it should be the one who escorted him out of the capital to the border pass.

Later, because of the matter of the little Yang father-in-law, he took people to Chicheng County in advance, leaving a large army to follow behind under his banner.

Now counting the time, it should be the team that escorted him, and after arriving in Chicheng County, they rushed over again.

However, their speed is slow enough, if Qin Bohan really has something and needs them to rescue, he must not be able to catch up, and when they arrive, it is estimated that people will be hard.

I don't know if it's because of something delayed on the road, or if there are other reasons.

The escort captain listened to Qin Bohan's words, and although his expression slowed down a little, he did not signal his subordinates to get out of the alert state.

Song Chongjin glanced at the captain more, that General Chen was Song Hong's subordinate at the beginning, he was cautious, and he was not greedy for merit, so for so many years, he guarded the north of the Saibei, but he didn't have a big basket.

This lieutenant has the style of General Chen, even if he heard that it was the Praetorian Guard, he did not relax his vigilance before it was finalized.

The Praetorian Guard came in a hurry, and soon turned from the foot of the mountain, and they all rode on tall horses, and galloped all the way.

When he saw Qin Bohan and his group, the leader shrank his eyes, slowed down his horse's speed, and raised his hand to make a gesture, signaling the people behind him to stop as well.

Although it is said that the Praetorian Guard is not as brave as the border garrison, and they have fought on the battlefield, after all, they are guarding the imperial city, and they are not extraordinary.

It is still a little difficult to stop abruptly during the gallop, but these Praetorian Guards are eating at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and there are often various economic conditions, so if nothing else, this hand sudden stop is still very slippery.

Soon, the people of the Praetorian Guards stopped one after another, and the first one was a small leader under the Praetorian Guard who protected Qin Bohan, turned over and dismounted, walked in front of the border garrison in a few steps, and arched his hand: "Lord Qin, the end will be late, please punish Lord Qin!" ”

As he spoke, he motioned to the border garrison to get out of the way and let them come closer.

The lieutenant turned his head to look at Qin Bohan, and when he saw Qin Bohan nodding, he waved his hand, and the guards dispersed in front of Qin Bohan and his party.

The Praetorian Guard hurriedly stepped forward, and when he saw Qin Bohan, he breathed a sigh of relief.

You must know that although they also obeyed Qin Bohan's orders, they led a large army and followed behind.

According to their footsteps, it will only take five or six days to catch up.

However, there was an accident on the way, and they were delayed for more than ten days, and when they arrived, they were so anxious that they were too late to hurry.

When I arrived in Chicheng County, I met Mrs. Dingguo, and I learned that Lord Qin had already gone to the border pass.

They didn't have time to repair, so they gritted their teeth and rushed all the way over, and at this moment they saw Qin Bohan himself, and the heart that they had been carrying was completely put back.

The little leader of the Praetorian Guard had something to say, but looking at the before and after, he also knew that this was not the place to speak, so he had to endure it and asked: "My lord, since our Praetorian Guard has arrived, we won't trouble the border guards, let the last general send you back to Beijing!" ”

The previous accident made the little leader now a cup bow snake shadow, and everyone felt suspicious.

Especially the place here, they are not familiar with it, what if there are spies or something in it, what if something happens?

Naturally, only his own subordinates are the most reliable at this moment.

The captain on the side was very calm, and when he heard this, he didn't react, but he didn't hear it.

The border garrison next to him had a look of indignation on his face, what did he do before? Let Lord Qin enter the camp with so many people, isn't the safety of their border garrison responsible?

For so many days, Lord Qin didn't even lose his hair, and he was very safe.

What's the deal! This Lord Qin's affairs have been completed, and the return journey is more than 100 miles, is it necessary to kill such a group of people?

Qin Bohan hesitated slightly, as far as he was concerned, he naturally trusted the Praetorian Guards more, but he also knew that this was more reliable in the bitter cold land of Saibei, or the border garrison.

Or Song Chongjin stood up and suggested that the two teams should be escorted together, just to Chicheng County, there are also some New Year's materials, if they are sent alone, it is troublesome, if you ask the border garrison to escort them all the way to Chicheng County, and then escort the materials back, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

It's the best of both worlds.

When the border garrison heard that it was the New Year's supplies, they immediately became overjoyed, and these days, they have seen the generosity of Chicheng County.

Especially this is the material for the New Year, I want to come to the beef and mutton, everyone said that they can't have a fat year.

For the border garrison, it is too far away to be promoted to become rich, and it is not their turn, so they simply don't think about it.

Being able to eat and drink enough and get two warm clothes to wear is the right thing to do.

Therefore, the unhappiness of the Praetorian Guards to steal merit was eliminated.

The captain of the garrison over there was not a person who knew how to be flexible, so he readily agreed immediately, and said very politely, please ask the Praetorian Guards to lead the way in front, and they will escort you in the back.

The little leader of the Praetorian Guards looked better when he heard this, and he got Qin Bohan's approval, and immediately ordered to go down and let the Praetorian Guards adjust their formation and open the way ahead.

The Praetorian Guards were also accustomed to this, and they quickly adjusted their formation, and they lost their impatience before they came, but put their momentum on display.

However, according to this pomp, it is naturally not fast.

In the past, it was only a day and a half of more than 100 miles, but now I have walked for two days, and I have not yet walked 50 miles.

The border guards are behind, bored, if they were replaced, they would have sent people to Chicheng County a long time ago, and the supplies for the New Year had been delayed.

Who knew that it was still blowing wind and eating snow on the road now.

couldn't help but slander a few sentences, this young master soldier in the capital is gossip like grinding.

With the captain in town, he was barely safe.

But Qin Bohan really can't stand it, although he is at this speed all the way, he doesn't look at the weather, he suffers a little, isn't it fragrant to go to Chicheng County early to repair him? What kind of pomp and circumstance? In this cold winter, there is no shadow of anyone outside, who will show it?

Therefore, after enduring it for two days, I couldn't bear it anymore, urging to hurry up, and finally arrived in Chicheng County on the third day.

At this moment, it is already the twenty-third day of the lunar month, and it is time to sacrifice to the king of the stove during the New Year.

On this day, every household has to make offerings in front of the statue of the king of the stove, and also smear the honey on the mouth of the king of the stove, and after the sacrifice, the house must be cleaned, and the window flowers must be cut, and the spring couplets will be written, which is so lively.

Therefore, Qin Bohan and his party have not yet entered the city, and the people in the city have heard the news, knowing that Lord Song has returned, and they have already heard that Lord Song and the adults from the capital have reached an agreement with the grassland, and they will be able to trade with the grassland in the spring of next year.

Not only were the people happy, but the businessmen who stayed in Chicheng County to wait for the news were even more happy.

One by one, they spontaneously bought countless firecrackers, waited at the city gate, and when they saw that Qin Bohan and his entourage, who were being escorted, arrived, they lit firecrackers from afar, and the atmosphere became warm all of a sudden.

As soon as you enter the city, your eyes are full of red, and the shops on both sides of the street are hung with red silk, and the people are spontaneously greeting the group on the side of the street, and from time to time there are naughty children passing through the middle of the street.

Qin Bohan and Song Chongjin and their entourage were all riding horses, and everywhere they went, the people along the way bowed to the ground, shouting words like God bless Dachu and Emperor Shengming.

Song Chongjin raised his eyebrows, and when he heard this, he knew that there was Wang Yongzhu's handwriting here, otherwise where would ordinary people know this?

On the contrary, most of the officials of the Praetorian Guard and the negotiating group in the capital showed a look of satisfaction.

And the zealous people threw at them some hard-boiled eggs wrapped in handkerchiefs, and peanuts and fruits.

If it's summer, it's cold, and the eggs are frozen like stones, and they hit people, and they hurt.

Fortunately, these officials are dressed thickly, and it is such a scene, even if it hurts, they can endure it, and the corners of their mouths are still high.

I walked slowly all the way, and finally walked to the gate of the county office.

Master Jian, as well as the county lieutenant and the county magistrate all brought the people from the yamen, and Wang Yongzhu also took Mrs. Zhang and the guards, waiting at the gate of the county yamen.

After not seeing him for many days, Song Chongjin saw Wang Yongzhu in the crowd at a glance, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

But on this occasion, the two could only exchange one look, and Song Chongjin wanted to invite Qin Bohan and his party to go to the county government to rest for a while.

And Wang Yongzhu's side, he can't be idle, so many people have returned to Chicheng County at once, especially those Praetorian Guards, they have to arrange a place to live.

Originally, she had a headache, but Wu Zhongbao suggested that it was better to let them live in the racecourse, which was a good place for the Praetorian Guards to live in, and it was a road away from the county seat, and it was also an excellent place to live for them.

When Wang Yongzhu heard this, it was a good place, there was really no such a big place in Chicheng County that could accommodate so many officers and soldiers.

Arranged in the horse farm, it will not disturb the people, and it will not separate them.

At that moment, let people tidy up and settle down at the horse farm, and let people negotiate with the Praetorian Guard.

The Praetorian Guards were a little reluctant, and if they lived in the horse farm, wouldn't they be too far away from Lord Qin? If it were someone else, he would definitely put up a shelf and let the good students of Chicheng County arrange it, where would he care if he disturbed the people or not?

Those who get in the way of their work are gone.

But this person is the person next to Mrs. Dingguo, others don't know, they are mixed under the roots of the imperial city, can they not know how powerful this Mrs. Dingguo is?

looked at each other, in the end, they endured it, and they couldn't bear it, right?

It's just that the little leader still brings it up in the end, and Lord Qin must still have some people around him.

This is naturally just, with the Praetorian Guards, Qin Bohan's safety is naturally their responsibility.

These Wang Yongzhu had already thought about it, and arranged a small courtyard closest to the county government for Qin Bohan alone, as for how many people they would arrange in this courtyard, it was their own business.

There is also the border garrison, Song Chongjin and Wang Yongzhu already have a tacit understanding, and Song Chongjin let people spread the news before.

Wang Yongzhu's side has long been ready.

First vacate the trading market that is closed for the New Year, so that the border garrison has a place to rest temporarily, and the ginger soup in the cauldron has already boiled.

When I drank this hot ginger soup, the cold was forced out.

Then there was the hot meal, and the two and the fist-sized steamed buns were served, and the hot meal was served, and the border garrison had a full meal.

When I entered the house, the room was warm, and I touched the mess on the kang and spread a thick bedding.

These border garrisons also traveled for several days, and they were well fed and drunk, and as soon as it was dark, except for a few who were on vigil, they all climbed onto the kang and snored when they fell up.