There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Chen Yun did not report Shi Zhongzhu's original words to the saint, otherwise Shi Zhongzhu would not have had the opportunity to supervise the border, and he would have been dismissed and punished for the crime of slandering the royal family.In fact, when Chen Yun heard Shi Zhongzhu's fallacies, he was also frightened into a cold sweat.

"You just have a weird temper. What's wrong with Pearl's niece being a princess?" Chen Yun asked in confusion.

"If I didn't have a weird temper, I wouldn't be able to make friends with you." Shi Zhongzhu complained. As an old man, it is inappropriate to have close contacts with the inner eunuch, but the friendship between Shi Zhongzhu and Chen Yun dates back to before Chen Yun. At the time of making a fortune, this became the proof of Shi Zhongzhu's frankness and Chen Yun's frankness and fearlessness.

"Don't change the subject. Are you afraid that your niece will be bullied in the palace? Don't worry, there are historians outside the palace to back you up. The empress and the prince are not difficult people in the palace. If it's not good, I'm not there. This old life must always protect Pearl's niece."

"Pearl's marriage, I have already arranged it. When she is fourteen, she will see her, get engaged when she is sixteen, and get married at eighteen or nineteen. The person she will marry must also have a clean family and self-motivation. There is another one-- — No concubines are allowed!" Shi Zhongzhu detailed his demands on his son-in-law.

"You are not allowed to take concubines. What kind of request are you asking for? Those scholars only say that they have no children at [-] and no children at [-]. You are asking too much!"

"Is it so demanding to marry my daughter?" Shi Zhongzhu was angry. Pearl has a family background, a dowry, looks, and ability. She is simply one of the four good wife candidates in this dynasty. Why can't she live a life as a couple? day.

"If you find a scholar from a poor family, it's no problem, but if your niece marries His Highness the Crown Prince, it's impossible!"

"So, didn't I ask you to send a message to the sage to beat the side drum, Pearl doesn't marry the royal family." Shi Zhongzhu said.

"I really don't understand what you are thinking." Chen Yun shook his head and sighed.

Shi Zhongzhu seemed to be drunk, he shook his head and got up, staggered and fell into Chen Yun's arms, Chen Yun hurriedly supported him, Shi Zhongzhu leaned into Chen Yun's ear and said: "You understand. The dirtiest place in the world is the palace besides brothels. Will my daughter want to live the life of cannibalism? At a young age, I worry every day and night. When I don’t have a son, I worry that I won’t be able to give birth. I am afraid that he will be unfilial and have no blood relationship, how can I have the heart to let my daughter live that kind of life."

"Old Shi Ge, old Shi Ge, you'll be drunk no matter what you say." Chen Yun yelled twice, pretending not to hear Shi Zhongzhu's words.

"Chen Yun, help me, don't let Pearl suffer like that. If a saint wants to grant grace to me, he will give my Pearl a title. If he really wants to tie me to the prince's boat, won't a prince and a prince solve it?" Shi Zhongzhu Fortunately, rambling.Chen Yun directly raised his voice to call in the servants who were waiting outside, handed Shi Zhongzhu over to serve them, and walked away as if he hadn't heard anything.

Even if Chen Yun rotted these words in his stomach, he wouldn't say them to the saint.

In the end, the sage gave Shi Zhenzhu the title of Township Lord, and Shi Zhongzhu went to the border alone like this.Wei Zhenniang guarded the gate, Shi An, Shi Ping, and Shi Ning were low-key and almost invisible for a while, and even Wei Zhenniang, who had always been inseparable from Shi Zhongzhu, did not follow to the border.

The closer to the inland, the harsher the climate, the transition from the monsoon climate to the continental climate, with very little water vapor, the dry air made it difficult for Shi Zhongzhu to breathe, the blowing sand, the nasal cavity that was bleeding due to excessive dryness, and the cracked skin. Life at the border is not easy.

When Shi Zhongzhu passed by on his study tour back then, time was short, he was young, and with the heart of sightseeing, he took a quick look at the flowers. Now he is revisiting his old place. On the march, he has to catch up with the large troops. As a warlord, he should not be too special. Among them, strength is always respected.Knowing the age of destiny, Shi Zhongzhu still rode on horseback, which made the inner thighs ache. Shi Zhongzhu had to admit that he was getting old.

Quickly rushing to the border, Shi Zhongzhu handed over the soldiers he had brought to General An, and honestly became a "supervisor".The Overseer has great power, but it is also flexible, depending on the relationship between the Overseer and the coach.The two families are relatives by marriage, and Shi Zhongzhu, who loves his daughter so much, gets along well with General An.

"Yaoyun, you are here, come, come in and enjoy the fire." General An greeted.Shi Zhongzhu arrived at the barracks, washed up briefly, and then went to the coach to build a docking job.

"Shouhu (General An's character), you're welcome, we are all from our own family." Shi Zhongzhu lifted the curtain and came in by himself, and An Shouhu was the only one in the tent.

Shi Zhongzhu put his hands by the fire and roasted them, rubbed them together and said, "The weather in the border is really terrible. It's only October, and it's so cold. Look at my hands, they're so dry." Shi Zhongzhu clasped his hands together, It is a typical pampered, literati's hand, fair and slender, but it is a little bit white due to dryness.

An Shouhu stretched out his hand and said, "How does it compare to me?"

Shi Zhongzhu withdrew his hand and sighed: "I am not as good as a real warrior and a real countryman."

General An's hands were dark and short, with cracks, calluses, and no aesthetic feeling. Shi Zhongzhu seemed to be able to see swords and swords, hear the roar of war drums, and the neighing of war horses from these hands.

"Yaoyun, you are a civil servant, and I am a general. I don't need to reduce the calluses on your hands, and the white hair on your head." An Shouhu sighed.

"Nonsense, I'm so young, I definitely don't have gray hair on my head!" Shi Zhongzhu retorted.

"Hahahaha..." An Shouhu laughed happily, and finally found the intimacy of his childhood: "You, you are still the same as when you were a child, you love beauty so much." In the meaning of transformation, Shi Zhongzhu and An Shouhu can also be regarded as bamboo horses.

The atmosphere became relaxed and warm for a while, Shi Zhongzhu briefly explained the situation to An Shouhu, and gave An Shouhu the soldiers he had brought, and the booklet recording the life habits of the main generals.

An Shouhu touched the thin book, knowing how much help it was, his eyes were red, but he pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Just because of your writing, when I was young, I was often beaten. Let me tell you, I am not as old as you. The similar generation is really in bad luck."

Shi Zhongzhu rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said: "I know my own level. Compared with the court officials, I can be regarded as a good soldier. Compared with you, I am playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong. Don't worry, I am a military governor. , you are really here to supervise the army, and you are the one who decides about the border affairs."

"Yaoyun..."

"Hey, don't say no. How many years of friendship, work, especially the life-threatening matters of war, it is most taboo for laymen to direct experts. You can do it yourself, and I will not order randomly. But having said that, if you If you have any difficult matters, you can also discuss with me, I am a civil servant, and I am the best at intrigue."

"I see." An Shouhu didn't refuse anymore, and didn't say anything bold.

"By the way, I introduced you to Gai Kuan. Have you got in touch with him?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"We got in touch. The war horses used in the Vanguard Battalion are all provided by Boss Gai."

"Really, as far as I know, there are quite a few people in the Pioneer Battalion." Shi Zhongzhu said in surprise. The horses that can be used by the Pioneer Battalion must be good horses, comparable to or even better than the horses of the prairie people. For "Pioneer".

"It's quite a lot, 5000 people, all of which are high-quality horses, all of which are provided by the boss at a discount. Even if it is a discount, I can't afford it. 5000 people, everyone has a good horse and a good armor, A good weapon, as well as daily supplies, must be the best to ensure that they can become pioneers on the battlefield. Alas, military pay is getting tighter and tighter, and now, my food and supplies can’t keep up with the vanguard battalion.”

"What's going on? The imperial court only paid out the military pay when I left. Someone was corrupt?" Shi Zhongzhu was completely outraged. What is the difference between embezzling military pay and traitors now.

Seeing that Shi Zhongzhu was going to be furious, An Shouhu quickly stopped and said, "What's the rush, what's the rush, who said someone was corrupted."

"Then why is the military salary not enough?"

"How do the people in the household department calculate the military salary? One catty of rice per day. The big man in the army eats a lot. How can it be calculated according to the calculation of ordinary people? Also, can people only eat rice and not eat vegetables? The bacon and ham sent here are not enough, and when we come again, there is no way to grow vegetables at the border. Most people eat meat, and it is not good to have no vegetables. , it’s not a big problem, but it’s also annoying, so don’t get angry.”

"Forget it, forget it, I'll write to Shangshu Hubu to say..."

"I don't think so. What's the use of you talking to the Ministry of Household Affairs? It's always been like this. There were corruption and plucking geese in the past. Since the news that you are coming to oversee the army came out, these moths have stopped. You are already too old in Zhenshan, and when the water is clear, there will be no fish, so don’t worry about it.” An Shouhu persuaded, what he said was the truth, relying on Shi Zhongzhu’s personal strength, there is no way to solve these problems, even if An Shouhu Both Shouhu and Shi Zhongzhu's family members stayed in the capital, and there were always some "talkers" and "public knowledge" who maliciously speculated that they were raising thieves for self-respect.

Shi Zhongzhu frowned, and said: "I don't understand the truth of the war, I'll be in charge of the logistics, you call the quartermaster."

An Shouhu asked his soldiers to call the quartermaster over. Shi Zhongzhu looked at the dozen or so men in long gowns and the ledgers they brought over, frowning so much that he could kill a fly. An Shouhu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. Officer, I really can't do it.

Shi Zhongzhu looked through the ledger carefully, talked to the obvious leader, and sent them out.

"Your accounts of 10,000+ people are calculated for you by these people?" Shi Zhongzhu couldn't believe it, "How many people are there in the Military Supply Department?"

"Hehe, there are quite a lot of people, but they were all resettled after being seriously injured on the battlefield, and they themselves can only do some rough work, begging for food, and most of them are done by these accountants."

"How much does the accountant have?" Shi Zhongzhu had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Just the dozen or so you saw earlier."

"You have an army of 10,000+, how come a dozen of them are so busy?" Shi Zhongzhu didn't believe it.

"They only calculate the needs of each division, and then each division distributes them themselves." An Shouhu explained, simply put, Mr. Accountant only calculates roughly, and each team settles the details themselves.

"Didn't I ask Gai Kuan to support you with some people who can settle accounts?"

"These are the people he supports." An Shouhu said.

Shi Zhongzhu was helpless, he couldn't believe how An Shouhu did not let the soldiers mutiny before, the most basic things...

Shi Zhongzhu also found his place of use, took over all the logistics, and sent people to send orders to the shops under his name to recruit manpower, and the eight horses he brought with him began to look for people with good arithmetic skills among the wounded soldiers, and set them aside .