The two of them took the official road and relied on Shen Lie's Tiger Tooth Tag to reach Tianjin Zuowei's territory without any danger. The speed was naturally much faster than drilling into the ravine.
Standing on the hillside, looking at the rows of low thatched houses, shacks, and rolling military forts and watchtowers at the foot of the mountain not far away...
Bai Zhenzhen jumped up happily: "Brother... is here!"
Shen Lie nodded.
Bai Zhenzhen said happily: "Brother Shen, please wait a moment, Zhenzhen... I will go to the guard to arrange everything."
Shen Lie nodded, straightened his clothes, blew up his disheveled hair, and then ran towards the guardhouse down the hillside with nimble hands and feet.
The slender and muscular figure quickly ran away.
Shen Lie thought for a moment, then took the musket and hid behind a large bluestone with his waist crouched, and checked the musket in his hand.
The ammunition is already loaded.
I thought for a moment in my heart.
Shen Lie felt that it was unlikely that this young lady was plotting against him. She was a very smart woman and she must have known how to harm him.
There is no benefit to her and Tianjin Zuowei. This strategy is the only way out for her and Tianjin Zuowei's tens of thousands of military households.
So Shen Lie calmed down and waited quietly.
Standing on the hillside.
Look around.
Surrounded by large areas of barren fields, there was a Tibetan military city built along the mountain. It looked very dilapidated.
But the grand scale can still vaguely see the grandeur of the Yongle period, looking at the winding but very tall coastal defense fortress.
This picture.
Shen Lie was slightly stunned. He suddenly realized something and shouted in surprise: "This...is the starting point for Zheng He's voyages to the West?"
Nine times out of ten!
Looking at this spectacular coastal defense site and the dilapidated military forts, Shen Lie's eyes turned dim, as if he saw the glory of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
in those days.
In order to demonstrate the power of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's fleet to the Western Ocean set out from here, embarking on the first great voyage in human history.
"Emperor Yongle."
Remembering the ancients, Shen Lie sighed for a long time.
But now...
Shen Lie couldn't help but shook his head.
The once prosperous Zheng He fleet has long since decayed, its navigational charts have been burned, and tens of thousands of experienced sailors have died of old age.
How could the Ming government and the public still have the idea of a great voyage?
Who did this?
Shen Lie was just thinking about it.
But all I saw was.
The Tibetan Army City became noisy.
After a period of excitement, more than ten horses were seen galloping out of the city, followed by thousands of people and horses, roaring towards the north.
Time is running out.
It should be that the person in charge of the defense gathered troops and horses to suppress the bandits.
Soon after the soldiers and horses left the city.
not far away.
Then I saw Bai Zhenzhen leading a thin and lanky old man in a hurry along the rugged mountain road towards the hillside where Shen Lie was hiding.
Looking at the white-washed military uniform on the gray-haired old man, Shen Lie narrowed his eyes and murmured to himself.
"Hello... Sir Commander Wei."
This thin old man in shabby official uniform should be the commander of Tianjin Zuowei. He is a high-ranking military official of the third rank.
After all, he is also the leader of a guard and the leader of a division.
But it ended up like this.
and.
Shen Lie had to re-estimate Bai Zhenzhen's position in Tianjin Zuowei, judging from the way everyone in the guard obeyed her words.
This little lady is really not simple!
After a while.
As Bai Zhenzhen was panting, she led the old man not far from Shen Lie's hiding place and raised her hands high to show that she was not carrying weapons.
"Brother, Brother Shen..."
Hear her make several low calls.
Shen Lie then took the musket and walked out from behind the big blue stone.
A face-to-face meeting.
Bai Zhenzhen felt relieved, showed a sweet smile to Shen Lie, and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, this is my dad."
Shen Lie nodded again and said softly: "Master Bai."
The thin old man hurriedly saluted Shen Lie with his fists raised, and said repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare, Bai Guangen will be punished by the angel."
When saying this, the old man called himself a criminal general and his attitude was very condescending.
His official position is two levels higher than that of Shen Lie.
But power...
There's no comparison at all!
One is in the sky and the other is on the ground.
As Bai Zhenzhen stretched her slender waist and straightened her hair, she extended an invitation to Shen Lie: "Brother Shen, if you don't mind it, why don't you come in and have a talk?"
Shen Lie gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Okay!"
After a while.
Tianjin Zuowei.
Guard Commander Division.
The shabby official hall was quite tidy.
After some pleasantries.
The guests and hosts were seated separately.
Bai Zhenzhen apologized to Shen Liefu and hurried back to her room to wash up and change clothes, leaving the guard commander Bai Guangen to accompany her.
Soon the guards brought tea and some cakes and fruits.
Bai Guangen nodded and bowed again and said: "Angel, please have some tea and some fruit to fill your stomach. I will order people to prepare wine and food."
Shen Lie picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. Seeing him complimenting him in such a low voice, he felt a little unbearable in his heart.
Shen Lie had no choice but to put down the tea bowl and hurriedly said a few words of comfort: "Master Bai, there is no need to be polite, business is more important."
The thin old man quickly complimented again: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
This honest and honest demeanor made Shen Lie feel mixed emotions in his heart. This did not sound like a heinous person.
This is obviously an honest man.
What kind of life situation made the dignified master of the First Guard, the gray-haired third-grade military general, desperate.
He actually took the risk to rob the grain?
The wasteland outside that has been gnawed by locust swarms says it all.
I really can’t live anymore!
Sitting in this dilapidated official hall, looking at this weather-beaten and sad-looking soldier who was guarding the country's borders, Shen Lie had many thoughts in his heart.
Why is this happening?
Maybe it was because the Ming Dynasty had been at peace for a long time, maybe it was too rich, maybe it was the two hundred years of prosperity that made the powerful become corrupt day by day.
K……
Learning is valuable than anything else.
But it should never be done, it should never be done, and this group of powerful people who deserve death should not shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. This foundation is the millions of people who defend the country all over the Ming Dynasty!
At this time, Shen Lie thought of Zhang Juzheng's New Deal again, and his eyes became dim.
In silence.
As the soldiers delivered steaming meals and set the table with the most precious chicken, duck and fish in the guardhouse, Bai Zhenzhen also hurried over after washing and changing clothes.
After the two of them hurriedly filled their stomachs, Nuo Da's official hall fell silent.
What follows is an anxious and long wait.
After another moment.
Bai Zhenzhen, who hadn't closed her eyes for a long time, was already dozing off with her chin propped up. Only then did she reveal her fragility as a little woman.
And Shen Lie kept looking at his pocket watch, and his mood became uneasy.
The key to the first step of this plan is whether the urgently dispatched guardsmen and horses can quickly wipe out the bandits and bring back enough heads.
Gradually.
Drowsiness rises.
Shen Lie also fell asleep with his head drooped.
same time.
Forbidden City.
By the Jinshui Bridge.
They each went home and rested for the night.
Before dawn, the energetic civil and military officials rushed outside the palace gate early, staring at each other, and holding the memorials in their hands tightly.
The adults are preparing to continue fighting in today's court meeting.
