At 3:30 p.m., according to modern time, it is approximately around 8:30 pm.
In ancient times, most people did not have any entertainment activities at night, let alone 8:30. Ordinary people in the county usually went to bed as soon as it got dark. In May, it gets dark relatively late, so there were no people on the street at 7:30 in the evening.
There may be pedestrians.
The city gate of Xixiang City has been closed for a long time. The Lu family caravan obviously has acquaintances in the city. When the caravan came under the city gate, the person in charge raised a dark red lantern and waved it several times towards the top of the city.
, the city gate opened silently.
Lin Feng and Xu Huang looked at each other, feeling a little strange at the same time.
Unexpectedly, under Lin Feng's rule, there were merchants from other forces with such powerful powers that they could even open the city gates that had been closed due to curfew at will.
The Lu family caravan did not send anyone to report to Xiangxiang City in advance along the way. They were able to use a coded signal to open the city gate when they arrived at the city gate. Obviously, such behavior was not a tacit understanding that could be formed in a day and a half, which shows that Pi
In rural areas, people keep vigil at the city gate all year round, waiting for caravans arriving late at night.
Following the convoy, Lin Feng and others also entered the city in the dark.
We walked silently along the street, and no one made a sound along the way. Even the horses were supervised by special personnel, and handfuls of bean dregs were stuffed into the horses' mouths from time to time to prevent them from neighing.
Soon they came to a large courtyard. Someone held a lantern and welcomed the leader of the caravan into the main hall. The rest of the caravan were led into several large shops and they were told in a low voice to just sleep.
Don't pay any attention to it.
Old Jianghu Dianwei quickly approached Lin Feng and lowered his voice and said: "My lord, there must be officials in Lu County who are secretly colluding with Jiang Dong, but I don't know what they are doing specifically. Do you want me to go find out now?"
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Lin Feng waved his hand: "Forget it, it's a small matter. Lu County is now guarded by the Shandong camp led by Jia Xu. Although it is not the main force of our army, I have full confidence in Jia Wenhe. There are not many in this world."
I can benefit personally from him."
In fact, Lin Feng still had a few words left in his heart. Although Jia Xu was known as a poisonous scholar and must have a place among the top ten counselors during the Three Kingdoms period, the place in Jiangdong was also a magical place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers emerged in large numbers. The only one who is now around Sun Ce.
Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others would not be given free money if they were pulled out.
However, Lin Feng was also very confident. As long as Sun Ce was not bitten by a brain fluke, he would not go crazy and secretly target Lin Feng.
Even Yangzhou has not been pacified. With only the two counties of Yuzhang and Kuaiji, he wants to compete with Lin Feng who is sitting in the land of Jiyou and Qingyan. Even if Sun Ce expands to the point where he doesn't know the enemy anymore,
Zhou Yu can also slap him to wake him up.
Wake up, take care of Jiangdong first and then think about other things.
Therefore, Lin Feng is very sure that even if the Lu family caravan colludes with the Lu government, it is just a matter of digging into it.
There are loopholes in the policy, some tax evasion, smuggling of some military supplies, and cooperation to make a few unintentional money.
There is no need to catch anything for such a trivial matter. As long as Lin Feng goes back and writes a small note two fingers wide and sends it to Mi Zhu's desk, then Mi Zhu will catch it and tear it to pieces no matter what kind of tricks are there.
"Okay, don't think so much, go to bed. Lao Dian has worked hard, so he will stay up until half the night."
Xu Huang proposed himself at the side: "I will be responsible for keeping watch tonight. I leaned on the horse and took a nap while walking. I am full of energy now and can't fall asleep even if I want to."
Lin Feng believed that most generals who have marched and fought a lot have a unique skill of sleeping while riding a horse.
After all, once a war breaks out, no one can tell when you will have a chance to sleep. Instead, sleeping while walking can maximize your energy to cope with changes that may occur at any time.
Reaching out and patting Xu Huang on the shoulder, Lin Feng was not polite to him: "Okay, Gong Ming will be responsible for guarding tonight, and everyone else will go to bed."
Zhang Laosan was not clear-headed and didn't know what politeness meant. After hearing Lin Feng's instructions to go to bed, he immediately pulled a blanket and wrapped it around him. He lay down on the Datong bunk and immediately started snoring loudly, dreaming of meeting Duke Zhou.
Neither Guan Ping nor Lin Feng wanted to sleep next to Zhang Laosan. This guy was not a good sleeper and liked to roll over and hug the people around him in the middle of the night. Dian Wei saw that there was no good place on the bunk, so he had to lie next to Zhang Laosan.
He kicked Zhang Laosan twice with his foot: "Lao San, you damn mother, please sleep more peacefully today."
Zhang Laosan ignored it at all and covered his head with a blanket and slept soundly.
Xu Huang grinned silently. Over the past few days, in this five-person team, he had finally found the long-lost comradeship.
He really never thought that with Lin Feng's current powerful status in the world, he would actually play in a white dragon fish suit and sneak out to relax in private.
Instead, Dian Wei told Xu Huang that our lord has such a temper. You don’t know that this is not the only time he has played such a trick. When Luoyang was burned down and Chen Liu was in turmoil, it was not until the whole world was shocked.
Only then is he willing to go back and be his overlord.
During the long night, Xu Huang leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to meditate. With nothing going on around him, his thoughts were a little unrestrained.
Ordinarily, given Lin Feng's current status, shouldn't Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty give him the title of general?
Lian Chenliu, no, it should be called the Xuchang court now, after all, it has moved.
Even the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty in Xuchang gave Cao Dabai the empty post of prime minister. He was below the three princes, but he was the overall leader of the military and political affairs.
But so far, Lin Feng only serves as the governor of Qing, Ji, and Youzhou, and holds the post of lieutenant in the imperial court. He has recently acquired Bingzhou and Yanzhou, and the positions of governor of these two states are vacant. I don't know what the lord thinks.
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There are awards for meritorious deeds, but I don't take responsibility for myself. I don't know if I am playing a big game.
Xu Huang was different from Dian Wei and others. Dian Wei was a combat-oriented general. He would charge into battle, kill generals and seize flags, but he was not too sensitive to military and political matters. If Lin Feng didn't talk about it, they would never think of it.
Xu Huang was a loyal and courageous man and was highly praised in history. He was one of the few generals in the Cao Wei camp who had experienced the change of power between Cao Cao and Cao Pi and his son, but still remained standing and was highly favored.
If you only fight bravely and win many battles, but do not know the political affairs and do not understand the political situation, you will never be able to escape from the hands of Cao and his son, and you will be able to be enshrined in Cao Cao's temple after your death.
Since he chose to follow Lin Feng, Xu Huang, in addition to studying Lin Feng's character, would also think about the personnel appointments, dismissals, promotions and transfers in the Pingyuan court from time to time.
This can be regarded as a serious job. A true general who leads the army must not only know the military affairs and military laws, but also be able to cooperate with the major political affairs of the DPRK, so as not to end up being disbanded without being rewarded for his high achievements.
The night was uneventful. At dawn, Lin Feng was woken up by the elf ghost Guan Ping: "Master, I know why the caravan did not dare to rest in Surabaya, but instead sneaked into the small Xixiang City."
Lin Feng rubbed his sour sleepy eyes and couldn't help but laugh.
"Little Guitou, how did you know this and went to talk to someone in the caravan again?"
Xu Huang spoke to the side: "My lord, this kid Ping'er has a lot of cleverness, and his future will be limitless. As soon as it dawned, he got up and used the excuse of going to relieve himself to sneak into the convoy, touch a few handfuls, and bring them back.
Some prohibited items buried at the bottom of various types of goods."
Guan Ping rolled his eyes at Xu Huang: "I can speak for myself."
Lin Feng laughed and cursed and gave Guan Ping a violent shudder on the head: "Why are you talking to your Uncle Xu? You stole something, show it to me."
Guan Ping chuckled and rubbed his head, then handed over several dry, linear objects that looked like whips.
"Huh?"
After Lin Feng took it, he brought it to his nose and smelled it twice, and a fishy smell hit his nostrils.
"Is this raw beef tendon?"
Xu Huang held out his thumbs with both hands and said, "My lord is really smart. He even understands such uncommon things."
How could Lin Feng not understand such a strategic material as raw beef tendon?
The most common material used to make bow and crossbow strings in the Han Dynasty was beef tendon.
In ancient times, smelting techniques were underdeveloped and it was impossible to make suitable metal wires. Therefore, there was no way to make metal bow strings like modern times. We could only settle for the next best thing and use various naturally elastic items.
After various comparisons, the most cost-effective beef tendon successfully entered the military's sight and became a controlled military material.