Confucius said that the dead are like husbands.

Since Zhanari's siege failed suddenly and he was moved to other places, the border guarded by the Northwest Camp has finally stabilized.It's just that instead of letting out a sigh of relief, the coach Lin Hui became more nervous about rectifying the army and training the soldiers.Regarding Lin Hui's actions, most of the generals in the army were suspicious.But the military order is like a mountain, and they can't help but oppose it.Although Jun Shaoyou and Zhuang Lin knew it well, they were both involved in this matter, so they didn't dare to speak out at will.

Fortunately, in only three to five days, the eldest prince of the Huns, Kru, arrived at the Northwest Camp under the escort of a group of hussar battalion soldiers.It's just that there are sufficient food, grass and military supplies and the envoys sent by Emperor Yonggan to reward the three armies.

When many generals heard the news, they looked at each other in blank dismay, secretly suspicious.It should be noted that the northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital, even if you go back and forth quickly, it will take more than a month.Why did the imperial court send envoys to reward the three armies and so much food, grass and military supplies within three to five days of the great victory in the Northwest?

Many generals have experienced many battles, so they are naturally not fools.Thinking of Lin Hui's previous actions, he secretly speculated in his heart.

Lin Hui didn't care what the generals in the army thought.It's just that the emperor's envoy has already arrived outside the city. As the general of the three armies, he naturally wants to lead his generals out of the city to meet him.After introducing the emperor's envoys to the Northwest camp, Lin Hui set up an incense table and knelt facing south.The envoy of the Son of Heaven stood still in front of the case, with a solemn face, and read out the imperial edict.Lin Hui was granted the title of Marquis of the founding county, rewarded with Shiyi, and continued to garrison the northwest.Promote Zhuang Lin to the general of the second-rank town army, and seal [-] households in Shiyi.Zhuang Lin and Lin Hui led the decree to thank you.The envoy of the Son of Heaven handed over the imperial decree to Zhuang and Lin, and then exchanged greetings with smiles all over their faces.Only then did Emperor Yongqian's will to reward the three armies and reward gold, silver and wine were read out.Many officers and men all took orders to thank them.The atmosphere in the tent was joyful.

The envoy of the Son of Heaven once again took out a letter of decree, which was addressed to Jun Shaoyou.It turned out that Emperor Yongqian knew that Jun Shaoyou played an important role in the sudden defeat that day, and he was very relieved in his heart, so he issued an order to reward him greatly.It’s just that Jun Shaoyou’s current status is special, and he has not officially entered the imperial examination career. Emperor Yongqian will inevitably be criticized by people in the future, and he will not be willing to grace Jun Shaoyou. In fact, he lacks an official position, so he just added 1000 households to Princess Yong’an’s food town, and rewarded him [-] taels for encouragement.

Jun Shaoyou knelt down to listen to the announcement. After the emperor's envoy read out the imperial decree, he had to shout long live three times and receive the decree to thank him.

After reading out all the decrees for sealing, the smiles on the faces of the envoys of the Son of Heaven disappeared, and they took out another decree with a solemn face. It was Emperor Yongqian who ordered Lin Hui to reorganize the army, sent troops to the north, and went deep into the grasslands to help the eldest prince Krulu calm down the civil strife of the Huns and succeed him. Shan Yu's will.

As soon as this decree came out, everyone was shocked.Many generals in the northwest were silent for a while, and then they suddenly realized, and immediately understood the deep meaning of Lin Hui's previous arrangements.Immediately flick the crown to celebrate and run around to tell each other.

The actions of the top generals naturally caused an uproar in the army.It's because these soldiers have been guarding the frontier for many years, and they have been passively defending. They watched the Huns and barbarians go south every year to plunder. The corpse, but it didn't hurt the root.If things go on like this, naturally I feel aggrieved.

Now Emperor Yongqian actually issued an order to let the army go deep into the grassland, although on the surface it was said that he wanted to help the great prince of the Xiongnu quell the civil strife and regain the position of Shan Yu.But what kind of calculations they have in private is simply Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.

Naturally, the high-ranking generals sharpened their swords and prepared to show off our country's prestige, avenge the shame, and teach the Northern Huns a lesson that they will never forget.The soldiers at the bottom also felt that there was going to be a war. If they were lucky, they would naturally be able to increase their official positions and make some windfalls.If you can make meritorious deeds and get a high-ranking official position, then the whole family will enjoy the blessings.

For a time, the fighting spirit of the entire Northwest camp was unprecedentedly high.Asking Jun Shaoyou to see, these people did not show any intention of helping people to suppress Anbang's rebellion, on the contrary, they were ambitiously preparing for a burning, killing and looting, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

In comparison, the eldest prince Crewe, who was supposed to be the protagonist, was much weaker. The group of people huddled in the corner and looked at this side without saying a word, pitifully anxious.

After announcing the decree of reward, Lin Hui naturally prepared a banquet to welcome the emperor's envoys, and at the same time celebrate the achievements of the soldiers in the northwest.This time, Jun Shaoyou didn't recommend himself to buy a banquet, and Lin Hui didn't intend to ask Jun Shaoyou to help.However, the handymen in Huotouying have been familiar with Jun Shaoyou for several months, so they can naturally cook some sweet and delicious dishes.

At the banquet, the envoy of the Son of Heaven raised his glass to Jun Shaoyou and said with a smile: "I have already heard about Mr. Jun's virtuous name in Beijing, and I also heard His Majesty mention that you are very skilled in cooking. He once showed his skills at the New Year's Eve banquet. I tasted it today. These wines and dishes are really different from the usual dishes. I think the handyman in the camp has got a bit of the son's true inheritance, and some people are lucky." Jun Shaoyou's face remained the same, and he replied with a smile: "The envoy praises you, Shaoyou also It’s just for occasional reasons, and it’s not in the hall of elegance.”

But he was vigilant in his heart.It was not a big deal that he prepared a banquet for the soldiers in the battalion.And since that day, in order not to tarnish his reputation, Lin Hui intentionally kept his mouth shut in the camp.So even the officials in the city don't know.Unexpectedly, this envoy from the Son of Heaven came from afar, but he even knew the details of the Northwest camp a month ago.Now he brought it up casually, and I don't know if he has any deep meaning.

The emperor's envoy was playing with the wine cup, seeing Jun Shaoyou's still expressionless face, he smiled unconsciously.He opened his mouth and said: "My surname is Zhu, my name is Yao, and my word is Yunchang. I am from Jiangzuo. I really admire the young master's literary talent. Especially the song "What is love in the world?" The reverie is endless. If the young master had not married as a wife, I am afraid that many daughters would recommend themselves to the young master."

Jun Shaoyou was annoyed when he heard the word "married as a woman". He smiled slightly and said, "So the envoy is Jiangzuo Zhusanlang, and Shaoyou has long admired his name."

These words were not out of politeness, because the eldest daughter of Jiang Zuo Zhu's family was married to the second son of Jiang Dong's Yuan family.And the eldest son of the Yuan family in Jiangdong is the son-in-law of Princess Anle.Jun Shaoyou has always admired Princess Anle's personality, since the Zhu family has such a relationship with Princess Anle, Jun Shaoyou must remember a thing or two.

And Zhu Yao and Zhu Yunchang in front of him are the most outstanding talents of the Zhu family's generation.It is said that it has a lot of ancestral legacy.But forgive Jun Shaoyou's poor eyesight, he really didn't see any similarities between this arrogant little chick and the counselor Zhu Lang who was known as the "Phoenix Chick".

Jun Shaoyou rubbed his chin thoughtfully, wondering how on earth he stepped on this man's tail to make Zhu Sanlang, who has always been known for his aloofness and aloofness, so aggressive.

But Zhuang Lin's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something.Then he leaned into Jun Shaoyou's ear and said, "Jiangzuo Zhuyou has always been in love with Mrs. Yuan's family. This matter is not a secret."

Jun Shaoyou raised his eyebrows suspiciously.Zhuang Lin suppressed the gloating in his heart, and continued: "Then the little lady of the Yuan family fell in love with Shaoyou because of Shaoyou's song asking what love in the world is, and Shaoyou can't forget it?"

Only then did Jun Shaoyou suddenly realize that he glanced at Zhu Yao indifferently, and said disapprovingly, "You defeated general, who is lazy to remember him?"

For a moment, the look of disdain was full, and Zhuang Lin saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't feel the splendor.

Zhu Yao has been paying attention to the situation here.Seeing Jun Shaoyou's appearance, he knew that his thoughts had been fully understood by him, so he pondered for a while, then turned to Zhuang Lin and said, "This time the army is marching northward, I wish you a talent, and I will be imprisoned by your majesty's blue eyes." As a soldier, I will go deep into the Xiongnu with the army. If there is any inappropriate behavior during the march, please ask the eldest prince Haihan."

Lin Hui was sitting at the side, watching everyone come and go with a gentle smile.Hearing Zhu Yao's words at this moment, his face became gloomy, and he said coldly, "Military affairs are very important, and they involve a lot. If Mr. Zhu doesn't know about military affairs, it's better to be cautious in words and deeds."

Zhu Yao smiled slightly, turned around and looked at Jun Shaoyou still motionless, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said, "That's natural."

Seeing this, many generals naturally noticed the discord between Zhu Yao and Jun Shaoyou.Seeing that at his young age, Emperor Yongqian even pointed out that he was the important task of supervising the army, he was even more afraid that he was young and frivolous, abusing his power to laymen to command experts.Even though the Northwest camp is united and is not afraid of Zhu Yao's sneaky actions, but during the march, if there is a rift between the high-level generals, it is not appropriate after all.

Many generals looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.Most of the people in the army are straight-hearted, and even the food and wine are a bit unwilling to eat for a while.

The atmosphere of the banquet was a bit dull, Lin Hui and others were dissatisfied, but it was difficult to reveal Zhu Yao's identity.It's just that the words are not speculative, and there is a discord in my heart, and I don't even enjoy drinking.Lin Hui didn't want to waste time, and ended up hastily ending the banquet on the grounds that he had to get up early tomorrow to reorganize the army and prepare food and grass.

Seeing this, Zhu Yao didn't take it seriously.Just before everyone left, he said clearly: "So that the general can know that although Yun Chang is young, he is experienced. Naturally, he knows that this battle is very important. Yun Chang will never delay the business because of his own selfishness. Please also Take it easy, General."

The implication is that Lin Hui secretly accuses Lin Hui of treating the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Instead of being angry, Lin Hui smiled, and said, "Since this is the case, I hope that the supervisor's words and deeds will be consistent."

After saying that, he got up and left the table without waiting for Zhu Yao's reply.Everyone knows that although Lin Hui is the direct descendant of the Zhen Guo General's Mansion, when he first joined the army, he started as a soldier.For so many years, he has fought steadily step by step and made many military exploits. In just a dozen years, he has become a first-rank official and holds great power.Of course, there is a reason for the support of the family, but it is undeniable that it is Lin Hui's own efforts.Therefore, what he despises the most is those idiots who rely on the strength of their families to show off their might.Zhu Yao's actions today have already touched his scales.As the saying goes, different ways do not conspire with each other, Lin Hui really didn't even bother to talk to this arrogant young man with no boundaries.

Seeing that Lin Hui had left the table, many generals who had long been impatient naturally also withdrew.

Jun Shaoyou shook his head, and didn't bother to pay attention to this kid from a family who didn't know the so-called.Zhuang Lin dragged them back to the tent to rest together.

Zhu Yao stood in the empty tent, looking at the messy cups and plates in the tent with distaste.After a long time, he snorted unconvinced.Angry and wronged, he returned to the camp to rest.

One day, he will let these shallow-sighted warriors see his ability.

The next day, the army was busy preparing for the northward march to the grassland.

Jun Shaoyou didn't want to stay idle, so he went to Huotou camp with a group of disaster relief workers.Prepare to do what you can - such as preparing dry food and military supplies.Since it was winter at this time, there was no need to think too much about the shelf life of the food, so Jun Shaoyou focused on how to make the dry food more delicious.

The dry food that Jun Shaoyou wanted to make was divided into three categories.

One category is ordinary steamed buns, cake bait and so on.Jun Shaoyou borrowed from Hu people's pancakes and compressed biscuits of later generations, and made a lot of dry food such as oil and salt cakes, sugar cakes, sesame peanut cakes, beef pies, etc.Most of these dry rations are delicious and mellow, and the most important thing is that they are salty in them. Even if the army runs deep into the grassland and lacks salt, as long as the dry rations are kept constant, they will not be sore and weak and suffer from various diseases.

Jun Shaoyou baked these cake baits and let them cool, then put them in a bag made of oiled paper, and sealed the oiled paper.Just like the bags of bread in later generations, it prevents dry food from becoming hard after being left in the air for a long time.

After the dry food was prepared, Jun Shaoyou directed the servants to slaughter a lot of pigs and cattle, then lifted the meat, chopped it, stirred it into stuffing, and finally made it into sausages, grilled sausages, garlic sausages, and various meats Dry.In fact, Jun Shaoyou still wanted to make some canned meat, but his craftsmanship was not enough, so he had to give up in the end.

After making the jerky sausage, Jun Shaoyou thought that it would not be appropriate to just eat dry meat, and he should have some soup with water if possible.Then I thought about steaming and frying the noodles to make instant noodles, and then making dried vegetables such as cabbage, radish, bean sprouts, and mushrooms that can be found in winter, and sealing them in palm-sized oiled paper bags.Boil all kinds of stick bones left over from making sausages with salt and other seasonings to make a thick soup, then dry it to make solidified meat oil, and then put it into a container with a thick neck made of cowhide .When the soldiers start the stove, they only need to dig a little out of the container and put it in the water, and then add the dry noodles, which is very convenient.

After finishing the military rations, Jun Shaoyou considered the issue of military supplies.Of course, there is no need for Jun Shaoyou to worry about swords, halberds and iron armor.What Jun Shaoyou wanted to tinker with was just some trivial things.For example, there is a compass in each person's hand. For example, the snow field in winter is vast and white, and people who walk in it for a long time are prone to snow blindness.Jun Shaoyou bought a lot of light gauze materials dyed dark colors for summer, and ordered the craftsmen to use bamboo to make things similar to the eye frames of later generations, and then attached dark gauze.I tried it on myself, and felt that although the workmanship was rough, the light was much darker after wearing it, and it would not hinder the sight too much.Then he was satisfied.

Then pack the remaining dark gauze to the logistics for later use.

After ten days like this, everything was ready for the army, and they marched northward.As a civil servant, Jun Shaoyou could not follow him. As the commander in chief, Lin Hui had to sit in the camp, and several generals who were left behind to guard the frontier fortress went out of the city with the city officials to send the army out.After the second time, he boarded the ice wall and watched the mighty army crossing the north.For some reason, Jun Shaoyou felt a little uneasy in his heart.

In the next few days, Jun Shaoyou resumed his free school, and taught all the disaster victims and left-behind soldiers to read and write as usual.It's just that he has limited energy alone, and the remaining generals have to be busy patrolling the border and training soldiers every day, so they can't be distracted from righteous studies.Jun Shaoyou gradually felt more strenuous.Zhao Zhongcheng, the county magistrate of the city, heard about this, so he found three or five talented and not pedantic scholars to help Jun Shaoyou teach.Jun Shaoyou also found some veterans who had experienced wars in the army, and talked to the soldiers every day about how to save their lives on the battlefield, and so on, but they gradually survived.

It's just that the official business is getting better and better, but the spirit is not as good as before, and I always feel a little tired.It's good to be busy during the day with free schooling, there are so many people and noisy, even though I feel lonely and uneasy in my heart, it is not so obvious to have things to arrange.Only when he returned to the tent to rest at night, he saw that the lamps and candles were not lit, and the brazier was not lit. The empty tent was cold and impersonal everywhere.It was cold under the blanket when I lay down to sleep, and I got thirsty in the middle of the night and drank cold water, or even had no cold water.Occasionally, I forgot to cover my clothes, and the clothes I wore when I got up the next day were also cold.

Not to mention tossing and turning at night, I always feel cold hands and feet, and the wind comes in from all directions, making it impossible to warm up, as if sleeping in an ice hole.

Jun Shaoyou was born with a weak body and a weak foundation, so he should not bother his mind and mind.Now he is busy tinkering with volunteer schools for disaster relief during the day, and cannot take a good rest at night.Months later, I feel sleepy and depressed, and even my appetite has diminished a lot.The person also became thin and pale, and the robe became more and more loose.

Seeing this, Lin Hui couldn't help but teased in private: "It's said that lovesickness is painful, isn't it true that my niece and daughter-in-law are reluctant to part with Lin'er?"

Jun Shaoyou rolled his eyes, and asked again: "The general is so interested, could it be that the army marching north to the grassland has received good news again?"

In the past two months, he has developed the habit of asking about Northwest News when he has nothing to do.If he knew that Zhuang Lin had won a big victory in attacking the city, he would hold his own indifferently, saying that it should be so.If he learned that Zhuang Lin encountered setbacks by chance, he would snort proudly and say that the barbarians of the Huns were naturally simple-minded and well-developed.When I, General Chu, fight against him, it is natural to outsmart him.It doesn't matter if you make a mistake when facing the enemy, as long as you can make up for it with another knife in the back.

Lin Hui really liked to see Jun Shaoyou's incomprehensible appearance, so every time the battle report came, he always asked Jun Shaoyou to wait together in the handsome tent, and then listened to his comments.The same is true today.Just about to open my mouth to make a few jokes.Hearing a sudden report from outside, the messenger hurried into the tent, knelt on one knee and said, "General Qi, it's not good. General Zhuang's troops were ambushed by the Huns when they entered the royal court north. Now he has been besieged by the army led by Su Erzha on Langjuxu Mountain, and his life and death are unknown."

Before he could say a word, there was only a "clang clang", Jun Shaoyou didn't hold the tea bowl firmly, and rolled to the ground, spilling tea all over the floor.Jun Shaoyou stood up with a blank face, his face was pale, he looked at the messenger with a fierce look, and asked gloomily, "What did you say? Can you say it again?"

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