The delay in intelligence only further strengthened Doctor Shang Cai's admiration for Li Jie.
Although until now, he has never even seen with his own eyes what Li Jie looks like.
After summing up the descriptions I heard from different people, and then Dr. Cai's brainstorming, the general feeling is that he is...a humanoid beast.
And Li Jie's record is almost the same as that of a humanoid beast.
After arriving in Baiyi, I also heard the title "extremely evil", which was tailor-made for me.
"Dongquyi, but when we return to cross the river, what is the ditch and lowland?"
"Exactly, at that time, the city was built on the bank of Ru River and the city of Xincai was built. In order to divert Ru water to irrigate the grain fields, a 'Henggou' was opened across Xincai. The east side of the 'Henggou' was named 'Dongqu' because of its twists and turns.
This was the fiefdom of Pingyu Sikou back then."
"Then what?"
Although it felt strange, Captain Chen felt that the bad old man must have something good hidden in his pocket.
"I can't tell Yu Chen Jun yet, but if I have merit, please remember your promise yesterday."
"Don't worry, I, Mr. Chen, admire the general the most, and I have always set an example for him. When he says, 'It's hard to chase a horse, it's hard to catch a horse', it means 'It's hard to catch a horse.'"
After saying that, Chen An stared at the bad old man and said, "Also, why didn't the old man say 'a horse is hard to catch' yesterday?"
"Follow me across the river!"
After glaring at Chen An, Dr. Cai was quite speechless. If he hadn't seen that Captain Chen had great potential and was a native of Chen, how could he marry his little granddaughter to Chen An?
Isn't this because Chen and Cai are each other's "uncle"?
After chatting with Chen An, Dr. Cai also knew that Chen An was not a savage, which was good. Even without Chen An's additional identity, such a marriage could be facilitated, which is equivalent to saying that Chen An is on the high ladder.
.
Now that Chen An has an additional identity, his nature can change.
"Cross the river, just cross the river. Aren't you afraid of sheep's tongue and humerus?"
"I'm afraid of him?!"
Suddenly a loud voice came out, and Dr. Cai even said proudly, "If I hadn't recommended you back then, I would have still been herding sheep in the Jin Kingdom!"
"I don't believe it. You must be putting gold on your face. Even the generals praise people like Yang Tongue. Such talents are like gold and will shine sooner or later."
"..."
A mouthful of old blood almost spurted out, and Dr. Cai's shiny bald head turned pink. It was a rare thing for a seventy-six-year-old rotten old man to be so easily angered by a young man.
"I don't bother to argue with you."
"Hey... I don't even bother to argue. I clearly have no face."
"What is face?"
"Decent?"
"My face is well known to everyone in Cai State!"
"Then why is Laojun fishing alone in the countryside? He looks so pitiful."
"..."
Dr. Cai clutched his chest and sat on the boat, gasping for air. He didn't want to speak. He felt very bad, very bad.
He suddenly wanted to redeem himself. Anyway, he was already seventy-six and had lived a good life. Even if he died now, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But looking at Chen An's calm expression, Dr. Cai thought to himself, since he had decided to take this path, of course he had to implement it.
Marquis Cai has already fled north, and he is not afraid of being said to have been kidnapped by Li Jie. Anyway, an old man in his seventies is treated politely everywhere.
As for whether Cai Guoren would have thought that he was still busy being a "Cai traitor" in his seventies, that is another matter.
"Speaking of which, Dongquyi was not flooded. It's really good luck."
"Although this is lowland, there are 'cross-cut ditches'. If the Ru River in the upstream reaches you, even if it breaks the dike and comes here, won't you still have to go downstream again?"
"that's true."
Chen An nodded, looked at a rice field, rubbed his hands and said, "Laojun, you didn't tell me earlier that there are rice fields here. If you had known this, you would have brought more people over to harvest these rice. That would be good."
At this time, the cost of food and fodder is very important."
"Shut up!"
"How?"
"Let's see how my face looks like."
When I first learned a word, I learned it and put it into practice when I went to Dr. Cai.
The bald head is very shiny in the breeze, like a super big egg, which makes people want to touch it.
But Captain Chen still held back, he had seen a lot of bald men.
It's just that there are relatively few people like Doctor Shangcai who are very bald and have "fairy air".
His hair and beard are all white, he is wearing a wide robe, wearing mango shoes and wooden clogs, a jade pendant and wine flask tied around his waist, he is holding a bamboo stick and carrying a sword on his back, and his long eyebrows are moving with the wind. He is really a top-notch seller.
No wonder he was "frivolous" back then. He did have such a good foundation.
Captain Chen, who was already "well-informed", obviously caught Doctor Shangcai Ji Mei by himself, but he still felt that this bad old man was a little more "noble" than him.
I just don’t know where the “noble” comes from.
However, Captain Chen also kept the general's teachings in mind.
The general once said: Nobles? They are more expensive than chickens.
The general is vulgar, but the general is right.
"What exactly is Laojun going to do here?"
"Just watch quietly."
After saying this, Doctor Cai stepped on the bank and walked up. He lightly tapped the bamboo stick on the ridge of the field and stepped forward.
The rice fields on both sides smelled of rice, and although my steps were slow, I was also startled by the croaking of frogs from time to time.
A croaking sound, or a "plop" entering the water. In short, this hot summer day is a little more interesting.
After walking for a while, I saw the entrance of the village. A ditch surrounded the village. The village entrance seemed cramped and narrow, but it could actually accommodate two carriages running parallel to each other.
Seeing Doctor Shangcai appear at the entrance of the village, someone inside the house shouted: "Diaosou is here."
Hearing this, Captain Chen was stunned: "Diaosou?"
"That's me."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Captain Chen suddenly laughed, "It's such a nickname. I never thought that Lao Jun would eat and drink and gain a reputation."
"..."
If he hadn't been holding his breath, Dr. Cai would have wanted to hit him on the head with a stick.
Soon, the village became lively. The local domestic dogs barked "woof, woof", and from time to time they would come out with their owners, wagging their tails and grinning. After their owners scolded them, they would lower their heads, droop their ears, and circle their legs and wag their tails.
Not long after, someone came out to greet him. He was of high status and dressed as a scholar.
After seeing Dr. Shangcai Ji Mei, he bowed his head to the doctor from afar and bowed his head to the end. Then he stood respectfully by the roadside to welcome Dr. Shangcai's arrival.
When Captain Chen saw this, he was immediately dumbfounded and secretly gasped: Wow! This old bald man is so prestigious? If I asked Sheep Tongue Gong for a few hundred more gold, he would definitely give it to me. Big fish, big fish.
, much better than that "Fengyujun".
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Dr. Cai say: "The second and third sons will lead the way. I have something important to discuss with Ping Yu and Si Kou."
"Master, come with me."
"Master please."
The neatly dressed scholars in plain clothes respectfully led Dr. Cai forward.
Along the way, the people in "Dongquyi" showed great respect to Dr. Cai Ji Mei, and some even offered new wine for the bad old man to taste.
Watching this scene, Captain Chen was stunned for a moment.
After passing a few big trees, we arrived at a house around the water. There was a high platform in the center of the big house, and a big room on the high platform. In the road room, someone was talking.
When the group of people arrived at the stage, the scholar carefully helped Dr. Cai up the steps. At the door of the big house, there was already a middle-aged man bowing and saluting to greet him.
Looking at his gorgeous clothes and jade belt, Captain Chen also knew that this man must have an extraordinary status.
"I have no power, I have seen the Master."
"I'm here today, I'm a lobbyist."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but immediately said: "Master, if you are a lobbyist, you are unable to listen."
Chen An, who was standing behind Dr. Cai, almost ducked when he heard this: What? Just obey?!
Then he took a peek at the old bald man and saw Doctor Cai staring at him proudly. Captain Chen suddenly felt guilty: I hope this old bald man's granddaughter won't be bald too.
No way, Captain Chen never expected that this bad old man really mastered a very powerful skill.
When he arrived in front of the former Pingyu Sikou, he basically said, "Give me a face and surrender to Li Jie together."
Then Cai Xi, the former Pingyu Sikou, said weakly that it was no problem, absolutely ok, and he would definitely give him face. Isn't it just surrendering to Li Jie? It's a trivial matter.
This shocked Captain Chen very seriously. Pingyu Sikou, he inquired a little. He was a big shot among the Chinese doctors. How could he just...why would he just listen to such a bad old man?
"How does my face compare to that of three thousand righteous men?"
"Laojun has face, has face..."
Captain Chen, who rushed up to Dr. Cai and showed his thumbs up, was really convinced this time. It turns out that face can be used in this way!