Song Emperor Jiangshan

Zhao Yuan also looked at Xiao Shan, Xiao Shan had changed a lot.

He was no longer the same as when we first met him, he was very tall, fully half a head taller than Zhao Yuan, his wheat-colored skin was shiny, and his eyes were black and shiny.The sun cast mottled light and shadows on his body, and the black belt bound his armor, showing a tall and straight waist.On the saber hanging on the belt, a sliver of red cherry blossoms was swaying gently with the breeze.

This is already a tall and mighty adult man, he is no longer the slightly childish boy back then.

While Zhao Yuan was looking at Xiao Shan, Xiao Shan was also looking at Zhao Yuan.Zhao Yuan, who was dressed in plain clothes, looked very gentle and elegant, with fair skin and a handsome face, but his eyes were exceptionally deep, like a deep pool that could not be seen to the bottom, exuding a natural aristocratic air from his body.

Xiao Shan never expected to meet Zhao Yuan here. After asking several questions in a row, he realized that his questions seemed to be too many, so he smiled embarrassedly.

Zhao Yuan also smiled. At this time, it seemed that no matter how many words were said, there was no meaningful smile.

The two generals accompanying Xiao Shan also rushed over at this moment, jumped off their horses, and asked Xiao Shan, "Brother Xiao, who is this?"

Only then did Xiao Shan come to his senses, and he dragged Zhao Yuan to introduce him to the other two.

He pointed to one of the generals in his thirties with a big beard and introduced, "This is General Zhou Hong, the second general of the Zhenjiang Prefecture Central Guard Infantry."

Zhao Yuan cupped his hands and saluted: "General Zhou is polite!"

In the Song Dynasty, the army was divided into three levels: army, general, and team. Each general had 1000 to [-] people under its jurisdiction, which was equivalent to the battalion commander level in later generations. They were all middle-level officers, and they were all called generals. There are more than a dozen generals.

Xiao Shan also introduced another general in his 20s, who was also a young general in charge of more than 300 people, named Jin Sheng.

After introducing the two, Xiao Shan pulled Zhao Yuan and said, "This is my...my friend. It's called..." When he said the name, Xiao Shan was a little stuck, he saw Zhao Yuan was traveling alone, He knew that he didn't want others to know his identity, so he said casually, "It's Zhao Shen."

Zhao Shen was the name Zhao Yuan changed after he proclaimed himself emperor, and he introduced it like this, which can be regarded as having a certain source.

After the three of them met, because there were so many people, it was not convenient for Xiao Shan to talk, so he said to Zhao Yuan: "I have something to do on my body, I will find you when I finish it! Where are you going?"

Zhao Yuan already knew from the soldiers of the Jiankang mansion that Xiao Shan was going to exterminate the monsters in Xuanzhou, he happened to have nothing to do, and met Xiao Shan again, of course he refused to leave like this, so he said: "I know what you are going to do, Since there is nothing left and right, I will also go to see and see.”

Xiao Shan was taken aback, this was a real job, if Zhao Yuan made a mistake, he would never be able to afford it.At that time, I vetoed it without even thinking about it: "No! If you make a mistake, I can't bear it."

Before Zhao Yuan could speak, Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng said, "A small group of bandits must be invincible, what will happen? Brother Zhao... Shen, since he wants to go, why not go and have a look?"

Xiao Shan hesitated in his heart, Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "I can go out and walk alone, what else should you take care of?"

Xiao Shan didn't stop him anymore, Zhao Yuan today is completely different from the feeling in the palace in the past, he travels without crowds, fancy clothes and crowns, just like his peers in the neighbor's house.The honorable status became somewhat blurred, Xiao Shan didn't want to be separated from Zhao Yuan just like that, seeing Zhao Yuan's insistence, he readily agreed.

It was not very convenient for the two of them to talk along the way, but Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng were more interested in Zhao Yuan. They met rough and reckless big men all the year round in the army. With natural awe and affection from the bottom of his heart, he asked Zhao Yuan all kinds of questions, and Zhao Yuan answered them one by one, which was very decent.

When walking halfway, Zhao Yuan quietly said to Xiao Shan: "Just now in that nightclub, I met a few soldiers from Jiankang Mansion. It seems that the subordinates who wanted to kill you snatched the military uniforms and sneaked in. Be careful."

As soon as Xiao Shan turned his head, he saw the back of the team, there seemed to be more than ten people following them from a distance, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry about them, if they come, just catch them and send them back to Jiankang Mansion!"

Zhao Yuan didn't say any more, when he was riding on the horse, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Xiao Shan, the eyes of the two often collided, they both had a lot to say, but now they could only endure it, and during the march It's not a good time to reminisce about the old days, especially when there are many secrets involved in the old days.

The team didn't stop until evening. Xiao Shan saw that the surrounding area was wilderness and there was no water source nearby, so he didn't quite agree to camp here. He went to discuss with the other two generals, hoping to continue to send hard scouts to find a more suitable place. campsite.

Jin Sheng said: "It's getting late, and I'm tired after walking for a day, so don't bother, here is still one or two hundred miles away from Xuanzhou, no one dares to trouble the imperial soldiers!"

Zhou Hong complained: "We traveled thousands of miles. We came to Xuanzhou from Zhenjiang to help out. It's fine if the Governor of Xuanzhou Mansion doesn't come to greet us. We don't have to hurry. It's okay to be a few days late!"

Seeing that the two of them did not listen to his persuasion, Xiao Shan felt something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do.He is currently only a general in charge of 300 people, one level lower than the other two, and it is not good for him to turn against the two and lead the team alone because of this kind of thing, so he also agreed to rest on the spot.

The troops set up camp conveniently, and Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng sent their own soldiers to sweep up the nearby farmers, asking them to bring food and water, and forcing the local wealthy households to give up three good rooms for the three generals to rest.

Zhao Yuan saw only 1000 infantry, which caused the locals to jump up and down, and couldn't help frowning: "I am stationed in the Song Dynasty, I can't imagine that it will disturb the people like this."

Xiao Shan was also helpless, this situation is not a special case, most of the troops travel like this.He can only restrain his subordinates and not allow them to harass the people, but he can't control his friendly troops. He can only borrow Han Shizhong's famous saying: "Just get used to it..."

Zhao Yuan shook his head lightly and didn't say anything more, but he was secretly thinking about how to change this situation if he came to power one day.

After 1000 people set up camp, the sun had just set to the west. Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng invited Xiao Shan to go with them to the rich family's house in the village to rest. Xiao Shan saw that the rich family was located far away from the camp. It's a big taboo, so I politely declined: "When I go to someone else's house, I can't avoid drinking, I'm not used to it! The younger brother lives outside and looks after the house for the two older brothers."

Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng got used to seeing Xiao Shan not going, so they invited Zhao Yuan again: "Brother Zhao is a gentleman, it's too shameful to live in the wilderness, that rich man packed up a good house and went Live there!"

Zhao Yuan glanced at Xiao Shan, shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you two elder brothers for your kindness, I will just live with Xiao Shan!"

Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng were taken aback for a moment, then looked at Zhao Yuan, then at Xiao Shan, and laughed out loud, with a hint of obscenity in their laughter.

Zhou Hong grabbed Xiao Shan's shoulder and said in a low voice: "Boy, no wonder you are so old and still not looking for a woman, so it's a good thing!"

Xiao Shan has been in the army for more than a year, and he has seen a lot. Homosexuality is nothing new in later generations, and it is not new now, especially in places where the army lacks women and the military discipline is not strict. Soldiers are easy to be harassed, Xiao Shan himself has bumped into it two or three times, the first time he was embarrassed, and later also—just get used to it.

Now when he heard that Zhou Hong was making fun of Zhao Yuan, he hurriedly said seriously: "Shaohun said that he is different from us, so don't offend him!"

Zhou Hong laughed loudly, and left with Jin Sheng. Before leaving, he winked at Xiao Shan, made an obscene gesture, and walked away.

A thousand soldiers, except Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng's more than 20 personal soldiers, the rest lived in the wasteland. The people in several local villages were driven to deliver food and water. After everyone ate on the spot, the time It was still early, and they became a little loose again. Due to the absence of generals, only a few team generals were left to manage the soldiers.Those soldiers swayed wildly, clustered together, and the surrounding horse barriers were also sparsely erected. Zhao Yuan couldn't help shaking his head when he saw it: "It's no wonder that the chaos cannot be put down. I used to think it was strange when I was in the capital. The court often Sending thousands of troops, but still unable to quell the chaos of hundreds of people, today is an eye-opener!"

Xiao Shan sighed: "It's still good! You haven't seen the soldiers from Jiankang Mansion come out, I'm afraid more than half of them will be scattered as they walk!"

Even though he said this, he still went to restrain Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng's subordinates, ordering them to set up the horse-rejecting frame and arrange their respective camping police posts.

The soldiers led by the three generals each set up three large camps. Xiao Shan was worried that something might happen in the middle of the night, so he was more careful and arranged his subordinates on a flat ground with the back of the mound.In case of chaos, his subordinates will not be affected.

When Zhao Yuan saw the subordinates led by Xiao Shan, they did not need his instructions, they did things in an orderly manner, and they did not run around after using up the dry food, but just played some military games in their respective places in a team of 50 people. The guards, patrols, and police posts all performed their duties, and there was no need for the chief to urge them when changing shifts, so I felt a little comforted in my heart.

It wasn't until this time that the two of them really had time to be alone.Xiao Shan was sitting on the mound, and two guard soldiers were more than 20 meters away from him, and he could just see the whole picture of the camp here.Zhao Yuan sat next to him, and the two of them told each other what happened after parting.

Xiao Shan mostly told some anecdotes about the military, that's all he said, but Zhao Yuan listened with great interest and didn't find it boring.

When Xiao Shan heard that Zhao Yuan had already become a second-married man at only eighteen, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, and said, "You are already a father, and you are still a child!"

Zhao Yuan smiled, and suddenly remembered the other two generals, so he asked, "What's the matter with Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng? Which one of you is the main general?"

Xiao Shan explained once, this time the demon thief in Xuanzhou claimed to be ordered by the heavens, after drawing amulets, he made people invulnerable, and he was able to use the water to heal the common people, bewitching many people, more than 300 people had gathered three months ago People, the officers and soldiers sent to encircle and suppress several times, unexpectedly the more encircled and suppressed, the stronger the opponent's momentum, they have already captured Xuanzhou County, and according to the latest information, there are as many as 600 people.

Originally, the imperial court asked Jiankang Mansion to send troops to encircle and suppress them, but those in Jiankang Mansion who did not want to hurt themselves discussed with Zhenjiang Mansion, and each sent two generals to lead the troops to suppress them together. The imperial court rewarded everyone to share equally.

Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng were the two generals sent by the Zhenjiang Mansion to encircle and suppress them. The people sent by the Jiankang Mansion hadn't arrived yet, and it was unclear whether they were on their way or hadn't set off at all.

Zhou Hong was worried that he would not be able to quell the demons, so he asked his superior Shao Hongyuan to let Xiao Shan, who had suppressed many rogues in the past year or so, take his troops with him as a borrower.

Of course Shao Hongyuan knew about Xiao Shan. It is said that Xiao Shan should be given a promotion because he had pacified the bandits many times. It's not easy to be promoted, so the only way to suppress his credit is not to report it, so as not to attract Qin Hui's attention.This time, Xiao Shan was asked to go forward together as a helper in suppressing the demons in Xuanzhou, and he would not be given credit if he had any credit, and it would only be given to Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng.

Therefore, both Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng were very friendly and polite to Xiao Shan.

When Zhao Yuan heard what had happened, he sighed again. Although he vaguely knew that the place was a mess when he was in the capital, hearing about it and seeing it with his own eyes were another matter.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. A general who led troops on a trip would dare to leave the team halfway, and stay overnight at the squire's house in his own place.

Xiao Shan said: "When I first came, I was more disgusted than you. But... what I can do now is to manage my own people as much as possible." Now that the two are not in the palace, and they are sitting on the ground together, Xiao Shan also Don't be so restrained, just call "you" and "I" directly.

After the two talked for a while, Xiao Shan went down the mound again and checked all the guard posts. Zhao Yuan followed him, and saw that the soldiers were talking and laughing as usual, but when they saw Xiao Shan, they jumped from the ground like a conditioned reflex. Stand up and salute, "General Xiao!"

Zhao Yuan quietly said to Xiao Shan: "It seems that your subordinates are very afraid of you!"

Xiao Shan was helpless: "When I was serious about military discipline, I didn't expect this to be the result. In fact, they were not very obedient, but they didn't dare to violate military discipline. But it was good at last. No one ran away when they fought."

Seeing Xiao Shan's troubled look, Zhao Yuan couldn't help smiling.

Xiao Shan himself laughed: "Although it is not very good for refugees and bandits to join the army, one thing is always good. These low-level soldiers have no backers, and they are not afraid of provoking people who should not be provoked when they are serious about military discipline."

Zhao Yuan couldn't help laughing loudly: "You are also afraid of hard things!"

Xiao Shan said with a smile: "I'm a fugitive now, I can only behave like a man with my tail between my legs!"

As the two talked, it was already dark, because it was camping, there were not many tents, ordinary sergeants were packed together by more than ten people, Xiao Shan had a small tent by himself, it was a little privilege of the chief.

When falling asleep at night, Xiao Shan added two more layers of his mattress, and said to Zhao Yuan: "I can't help it, the place is small, you just have to squeeze with me."

Zhao Yuan didn't feel anything wrong at the time, but after lying down, he felt something was wrong all over his body.

He has never slept with anyone, even his concubine, just passed the wedding night and did not share the same room. At this time, he only needs to move a little, and he can meet Xiao Shan, which is really uncomfortable. Comfortable, can't sleep.

Xiao Shan himself slept on a hard cowhide pillow, took off his outer shirt and robe and folded it into a soft pillow for Zhao Yuan to use as a pillow.Because there was no water source nearby, Xiao Shan didn't take a bath, and his clothes were full of his own smell, not smelly, but definitely not fragrant either.

Of course Xiao Shan couldn't smell it himself, but Zhao Yuan felt very uncomfortable. After turning over twice, he really couldn't fall asleep. When he turned his head, seeing Xiao Shan also opened his eyes, he said, "I remembered something. I was going to ask you about it, but I forgot it!"

Xiao Shan said: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Yuan said: "Well, what did the other two generals, Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng, say to you when they left? They laughed so strangely? They even made a hand gesture. What do you mean?"

Zhou Hong's wretched smile immediately appeared in Xiao Shan's head: No wonder Brother Xiao didn't marry a wife at such a young age, it turned out to be a good one!