The march route of the Sirius Army is very clear. It starts from Chang'an, leaves Wuguan, goes to Nanyang, then goes directly south to Guilin, and finally enters the land of Baiyue to annihilate the Baiyue tribe who do not return to the king's status.
The army was almost fooled by Lin Ze along the way. It was getting dark and they were about to set up camp in a nearby county. After spending the night, Lin Ze suddenly issued a military order and the whole army accelerated and set up camp in the next county.
Or when crossing the river, when the civilians were carrying supplies to cross the river first, and the soldiers of the Sirius Army were halfway across, Lin Ze suddenly asked Qingfeng to cut the bridge and ordered the entire army to swim across the river.
And it’s a limited time, and you’ll get a prize if you arrive, but there will be penalties if you don’t.
When passing through the mountains and canyons, let Qingfeng take action and smash part of the mountain, blocking the shortcut. The army can only cross the mountains and ridges, or give one team half an hour to remove the gravel and clear the road, completing the task on time.
There are prizes, and there will be penalties if you don't complete it within the time limit.
The entire Sirius Army was nervous along the way, and they didn't know when Lin Ze would do something to them again.
Ten days later, the army left Guanzhong from Wuguan and arrived in Nanyang.
While they were marching, Li Xin sent someone to report back, saying that someone claimed to be a follower of the Nanyang County Governor. On the order of the Nanyang County Governor, he sent a banquet invitation to Mr. Hu Hai, hoping that Mr. Hu Hai would honor him and attend.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Lin Ze asked Li Xin to bring the person over for a look. When the person arrived, he immediately took out a greeting note from his arms.
After the master doctor checked that everything was correct, he gave the greeting card to Hu Hai.
Hu Hai got the invitation, opened it, looked at it casually, and asked Lin Ze beside him: "Are we going to the Nanyang County Governor's banquet?"
Lin Ze asked, "Why don't you go?"
Hu Hai was stunned. It seemed that not long ago someone told me that Fusu was seeking death by attending the banquet of the feudal officials. He couldn't help but gritted his teeth: "Didn't you say before that Fusu was seeking death by wooing officials and people?"
Lin Ze rolled his eyes: "Who told you that having a meal together is a win-win situation? Besides, I didn't see where Min was. As long as you talk less and do less, Master, nothing will happen."
Hu Hai muttered: "What Fusu did was to win over the officials and the people. What happened to me if I did it?"
"Does the young master have no idea whether he is trying to win over the officials or the people? Besides, your majesty must be aware of every word and deed of the young master. As long as the young master has no such intention, nothing will happen to him."
Hu Hai confirmed again: "Lin Ze, do you mean to participate?"
Lin Ze replied affirmatively: "Of course I'll go. I'll take a shower and have a good meal. Besides, I have something to ask the Nanyang County Sheriff."
After saying this, he asked the messenger to go back and tell the Nanyang County Governor that Hu Hai would take some people from the army to the banquet.
The messenger quickly bowed and left.
When the army arrived outside Nanyang City, officials came to greet him. After paying homage to Hu Hai, he said: "My county guard is arranging a banquet and cannot go out of the city to meet the young master. Therefore, I will greet the young master by the lower officials and ask for your forgiveness."
"However, the governor has already prepared a camp outside the city so that the army can set up camp as soon as possible. He has also prepared sufficient food, grass, wine and meat to reward the army. Please rest assured, sir."
"Please let me go with your subordinates to the city for the banquet. I will send someone else to make arrangements for the army."
Hu Hai shook his head: "This matter is not urgent. You can lead the way and settle down the army first."
The officer had no choice but to lead his army into the camp prepared by the Nanyang County Sheriff.
But it’s already afternoon application time.
After all the soldiers of the Sirius Army had set up camp tents and started cooking pots, Hu Hai took Lin Ze to prepare for the banquet.
Lin Ze was a little worried about the military camp. After arranging the defense of the military camp, he repeatedly asked Chen Ping to guard the military camp and asked Jiang Yuesheng and his two men to stay in the military camp to prevent any unexpected events.
Then he took the four elders of Fang Xiandao with Hu Hai into the city for the banquet.
The banquet venue selected by Nanyang County Governor is the largest restaurant in the city, called Chunfeng Tower. Even at night, the entire restaurant is brightly lit, as bright as day, of course because it is not yet the curfew. (ps: Daqin curfew here.
It starts at midnight).
As early as when Hu Hai and Lin Ze entered the city, someone had notified the Nanyang County Sheriff in advance, so when Hu Hai arrived in front of the restaurant, the Nanyang County Sheriff was already waiting to greet him with his subordinates.
Hu Hai walked swaggering in front, followed by palace guards and medical masters. Lin Ze followed silently, flanked by the four elders of Fang Xiandao.
When the Nanyang County Sheriff saw Hu Hai, his eyes lit up and he strode over to salute Hu Hai. The accompanying officials also saluted Hu Hai one after another.
Hu Hai accepted it one by one, and then pretended not to care and excused everyone. Everyone gathered around Hu Hai and entered the restaurant. However, no one paid any attention to Lin Ze who was following Hu Hai.
Lin Ze didn't mind and followed silently. Hu Hai was invited to the banquet hall and took his seat. Next, he was accompanied by the Nanyang County Sheriff on the left.
When they respectfully invited Hu Hai, Lin Ze sat on his right hand. The four elders of Fang Xiandao sat around Lin Ze without being polite. They were elders after all. How could they be like ordinary followers?
Go ahead and stand by yourself.
When Nanyang County Lieutenant turned around to sit in the right-hand seat where he should be sitting, he saw that there were already five people sitting on it, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Are all servants so bold nowadays? Not only do they dare to sit directly at the table, but they also dare to directly occupy such an important seat on the right hand side? The county lieutenant looked at Hu Hai carefully without any reaction, and suppressed his anger and asked Lin Ze: "Your Excellency is the young master.
Who is sitting in the wrong seat?"
Lin Ze looked around, pointed at himself and asked, "Are you asking me?"
The Nanyang County Lieutenant suddenly became angry: "What qualifications do you have to dare to occupy the right position? Since you are the personal attendant of Master Hu Hai, it will be good for you to go to court. I don't want to go down."
At this time, other people also paid attention to the situation here. When they saw Lin Ze and the four elders sitting around on a table, they couldn't help but frown. How could they be so rude? So they all accused Lin Ze and asked him to retreat quickly.
Get down and give up your seat.
At this time, the county lieutenant saw that Hu Hai did not speak for Lin Ze, and he thought that Lin Ze was taking the position on his own initiative. Instead, he became even more angry: "I advise you to leave your seat before I get angry, otherwise you will regret it."
On the other hand, Nanyang County Sheriff saw that Hu Hai was clearly looking forward to a good show, watching the dispute between the county lieutenant and Lin Ze.
Lin Ze smiled slightly and said slowly: "I am the military advisor of Ganquan Palace and my family mentor Xu Fu."
The Nanyang County Lieutenant was about to get angry when he heard the first half of the sentence, but he took back all his anger in the second half of the sentence and turned back to look at Hu Hai: "Young Master, is this Young Master a disciple of the Imperial Master?"
Hu Hai nodded: "Yes, otherwise, how would you be qualified to accompany me to the banquet?"
Nanyang County Lieutenant showed a smile that was uglier than crying and said: "Your Excellency turns out to be a disciple of the Imperial Master. It is really rude. What about these four?"
Lin Ze replied simply and neatly: "The four sixth-grade elders of Fang Xiandao who are responsible for protecting me, why, this position belongs to you?"
The Nanyang County Lieutenant shook his head like a rattle: "No, this seat belongs to the Imperial Master. I just saw Your Excellency and four elders crowded together, and thought it was inconvenient, so I asked Your Excellency if you would like to add more tables.
case."
The Nanyang County Lieutenant acted decisively. Not to mention Lin Ze's status as a disciple of the Imperial Master, there were only four sixth-grade elders, and any one of them could torture his fifth-grade Lieutenant.
At the same time, he quickly sat down at a table near the door to show that he had no intention of competing with Lin Ze for a seat.
It actually made the junior official who originally held that position look bitter. He had finally managed to get a seat at such a banquet, so he just wanted to show his face. But now, there is no place to sit.
But for him, Nanyang County Lieutenant was a behemoth, and he really couldn't afford to offend him. In the end, he gritted his teeth and stopped eating, and he would have to stand in this hall.
Other officials who had just righteously criticized Lin Ze suddenly swarmed up and saluted Lin Ze.
Who doesn't know that the Imperial Preceptor is at the height of his power and is always by His Majesty's side. Even the Prime Minister, who is the head of all officials, is not favored by the Imperial Preceptor.
The officials acted like this not because they wanted to curry favor with Lin Ze in order to get promoted or something, but because they had accidentally offended Lin Ze just now. It would be really unlucky for him to be sued by Lin Ze.
At the same time, some people looked at Nanyang County Lieutenants with gloating, especially those who wanted to get closer, and were already making calculations in their hearts.
Then the Nanyang County Sheriff came out to smooth things over. He first apologized to Lin Ze on behalf of the County Lieutenant, and then arranged for someone to serve the food.
So beautiful maids came in one after another carrying plates, all of which were delicacies made of various monster meats.
At the same time, a team of maids stood in front of each table to help pour wine and pick up dishes.
However, those who were assigned to Lin Ze's table couldn't help but be a little confused. What was going on with five people at a table? Gan stood at the scene, at a loss.
Lin Ze was still considerate and told her to just stand aside and they could eat and drink on their own.