Chapter 763 The fragrance of flowers is intoxicating
Ai Shan regretted not getting to know these young people earlier.
Lin Jianrui talked about the customs of Panyu Township all the way, and occasionally talked to Ai Shan. Ai Shan followed on horseback, but it was difficult to catch him.
Lin Jianrui couldn't help being a little dissatisfied, but Lin Zhen helped to smooth things over.
Lin Zhen asked Ai Shan what he was upset about. When he learned that it was about the son-in-law, Lin Zhen frowned and said, "You... are too petty! Isn't it easy to find a son-in-law by riding a dragon?"
"What do you know?" Ai Shan scolded in a low voice.
Apart from the handsome appearance of these young people, Ai Shan also appreciates that they have traveled far and wide at such a young age and have great experience.
Tanzhou is really too remote. Although the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, as a frontier defense line, it has a lot of freedom, but in life, who doesn't want to live a prosperous and prosperous life.
In Tanzhou, even the books I read and the paper I wrote on were of poor local quality, and good ones had to be bought from the east via trade routes.
In these troubled times, many supply sources are blocked, and they are either extremely expensive or out of stock, not to mention the quality of clothing materials.
If you are stuck in one corner, it is better to travel around the world.
Aishan continued to worry, Lin Zhen persuaded them for a while, then turned back and continued chatting with them.
Shen Lie didn't like to talk, so Lin Jianrui never chased him for questions and asked questions. Instead, he mostly chatted with Ji Xiahe and several of his lieutenants. Now that Liang Jun was there, the scene suddenly became more lively.
After walking out of the river in the open area of Ligen Mountain, Lin Jianrui reined in his horse and turned around to look behind him.
The setting sun is like a golden thread, and together with the darkening clouds, outlines the majestic mountains, leaving a huge black shadow on the ancient land.
"After joining forces in Panyu Township this time, I will definitely make great achievements in Wanghua," Lin Jianrui clenched his fists, "I want my father's spirit in heaven to honor me!"
"General, I will!" Fang Zishu said with tears.
"Father!" Lin Jianrui suddenly shouted towards the mountain, "Wait until I return in triumph and make great achievements!!"
Liang Jun was startled and looked towards Lin Jianrui.
Ji Xiahe sighed softly, saying that it would be good to get used to it, but the current scene was not suitable.
Lin Jianrui cried and shouted a lot of words from the bottom of his heart. Then he looked back and shouted passionately: "Let's go! Kill the enemy!!"
Panyu Township is very close to Hechuan. It is a place where poetry and literature are not accessible. It is said to be a township, but one Panyu Township is as big as two Tanzhou Prefectures.
When Lin Jianrui talked to Shen Lie, he mentioned a sentence: The average person in Panyu Township is two, slaves are five, and the remaining three are slave masters.
Each slave owner had a large number of slaves, most of whom were captured by Hechuan Shang.
Shen Lie mistakenly thought that he heard it wrong. Lin Jianrui said it was right, it was "catching", or "hunting", or even more appropriate, "rob".
Looting, enslaving, the most primitive and barbaric methods of occupation are the orthodoxy of Panyu Township. At the same time, Panyu Township ostensibly obeys the jurisdiction of Tanzhou, and obtains from Tanzhou the brocade silks and exquisite jades that are not found in the Hechuan wasteland to satisfy its needs. Luxurious living.
It's not that the imperial court doesn't want to manage Panyu Township, but it can't. A strong dragon can't suppress the local snakes, not to mention it's still a rural area with a border defense.
Moreover, if Tanzhou encountered a military shortage, it would have to rely on Panyu Township to allocate a large number of slaves to fill the army, so the court turned a blind eye.
They walked from dusk to night, and then continued walking under the stars and moon until they arrived at Linzhangkou Station in the early morning of the next day, and Lin Jianrui asked the army to stop and rest.
Six messengers were already waiting at the inn, eight of which were letters to Shen Lie.
One from Wang Xudu, one from Liu Zhaojiang, two from Zuilu, one from Yunliang, one from Zhao Ning, one from Du Xuan, and the remaining one belongs to Xia Zhaoyi.
Lin Jianrui also received a bunch of letters. A few letters from home made him as happy as a child. He came to Shen Lie with the letters in his hands, leaned in front of him and looked at the envelope. Lin Jianrui frowned: "From Zuilu and Yunliang?"
Shen Lie was taking out these three letters and said "hmm" when he heard this.
"Who betrayed Brother Shen!" Lin Jianrui was furious, "This is unreasonable. How did they know you were in my Tanzhou?!"
"...There is no need to betray this." Shen Lie said.
"General Lin," Ji Xiahe couldn't help but remind him, "it was Mr. Wang Xudu, Mr. Lin Zhen, and your uncle Mr. Lin Yiping who personally went to Zuilu to find Brother Shen."
"Yes!" Lin Jianrui frowned, "What a brain! I'm obviously a scholar, why am I becoming more and more like a rough guy?"
Ji Xiahe didn't know how to answer this, so he smiled apologetically.
"Come and take a look," Lin Jianrui said again, "Brother Shen, let's see what evil words these two sides are saying to threaten you! After we capture Wang Hua and strengthen our troops, we will go and defeat Zui Lu!"
Shen Lie laughed and said calmly: "General Lin, even Song Zhiyi, Tian Dayao and the others dare not say this to smooth the drunken deer."
"I, Lin Jianrui, dare!" Lin Jianrui patted his chest, "I defeated his grandma!"
"General, scholar." Ji Xiahe coughed lightly.
"...Oh." Lin Jianrui lowered his hand.
Shen Lie did not read these three letters, but gave them directly to Zhai Jinsheng and asked him to burn them.
Zhai Jinsheng hesitated: "Master, if there is anything important in the letter..."
"No." Shen Lie said.
"But just in case..."
"No way," Shen Lie opened Wang Xudu's letter and said in a deep voice, "They won't say important things in the letter. Even if I am harmful, they will just hide it and wait for the time to come and deal with me again. He didn't come to me in a big way. What he said in the letter was either insulting or scheming."
"Yes," Ji Xiahe nodded, "Our own eyes and ears are better."
Zhai Jinsheng nodded, went aside and burned the letter.
Lin Jianrui also went to read the letter.
Shen Lie read each letter one by one, and he put Xia Zhaoyi's in his arms without even glancing at the cover.
"What did Ah Li say?" Dai Yu asked curiously.
Shen Lie gave him an indifferent look, picked up his pen and began to write a reply to Wang Xudu and the others.
"Let's see what Ah Li said." Ji Xiahe said.
The person involved remained silent, and the pen in his hand began to move slowly across the paper, leaving behind a string of clear and elegant writing.
"Stingy guy." Ji Xiahe muttered, stood up, waved his fan and left.
It wasn't until everyone left, the letter was answered, and Shen Lie went back to the room prepared for him that he lit a green lamp, sat down by the window of the inn, and took out the letter that was stained by his body temperature.
The journey was bumpy, and the letter was smelly of travel dust. He opened the envelope with his long fingers, but the quiet fragrance of flowers overflowed from it.
Just as autumn was approaching, she actually put some dried osmanthus flowers in it.
An uncontrollable smile appeared on Shen Lie's lips.
This was the reason why he refused to read the letter in front of them. He could just hide and secretly laugh at such things.
He bowed his head slightly and sniffed the letter with his straight nose. Before he even unfolded the letter, he was already intoxicated.
