Due to the delay due to something happening on the road, the carriage Chai Yan and his party arrived at the Nanying garrison near Youshi in the afternoon.
What surprised Chai Yan and others was that there was actually a village near the Nanying garrison, and the village was quite large, with a small market.
The first thing Chai Yan thought of was that Hang Baiqiu no longer had to sleep outdoors because he couldn't enter the military camp. Since there was a market in the village, there must be an inn. Even if there was no inn, he could stay in the villagers' homes.
As soon as the carriage stopped outside the Nanying Military Gate, Chai Yan got out of the carriage.
"You guys wait a minute."
Chai Yan warned him softly and walked to the camp gate alone.
Just as he was about to talk to a soldier on duty in front of the door, the other party actually recognized Chai Yan.
"You...are you Mr. Chai?" the soldier asked in surprise.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Yes, I am. Do you know me?"
The soldier on duty nodded and said happily: "I have met you when I was in Ganquan County, but you don't know me, hehehe..."
"What's your name?" Chai Yan asked.
The soldier said: "Master Chai, my name is Feng Bin, Feng of two o'clock and one horse, Bin of civil and military, Feng Bin."
"What a good name, it's an immediate success, and it's both civil and military!" Chai Yan praised.
When Feng Bin heard Chai Yan praising himself so much, he burst into laughter and couldn't close his mouth with joy.
After laughing, Chai Yan asked: "Is Colonel Liu here? I'm here to see him."
As soon as Feng Bin heard this, he immediately said: "Yes, sir. Chai, please wait a moment. I will report to you soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Bin rushed into the military camp, so fast that everyone around him looked at him.
Soon, Feng Bin ran back. Not far behind him was a military attache wearing armor, it was Liu Hongxuan, the commander of the South Camp.
From a distance, Chai Yan saw Liu Hongxuan's face full of joy and excitement.
Before Liu Hongxuan arrived, he clasped his fists and said hello: "Oh, Mr. Chai, what kind of wind has brought you here? Welcome, welcome..."
Chai Yan clasped his fists and replied with a smile: "Liu Xiaowei, I haven't seen you for a few days, but your style is still the same! Hahaha..."
Then the two parties came to a place and stood outside the camp gate, chatting and laughing enthusiastically.
On the carriage, Zhang Youde saw that Chai Yan and Liu Hongxuan were chatting happily, and his face became happy. He thought to himself that since their relationship was so good, he might have decided not to join the army!
After chatting for a while, Liu Hongxuan invited Chai Yan and his party to drive into the camp.
Chai Yan then said: "Liu Lieutenant, there is a woman in the car, it is not convenient to enter the camp..."
Liu Hongxuan thought that Yuan was also here, and he said very happily: "Is Mrs. Chai here too?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said, "She's not my wife."
"Who is that?" Liu Hongxuan asked curiously.
Chai Yanping said peacefully: "Does Lieutenant Liu know that there was a female envoy named Hang Baiqiu in the Wude Department in the capital..."
Liu Hongxuan immediately said: "I know! How could you not know? The eight chief envoys of the Wude Department in the capital are very famous. Among them, only the chief envoy Hang is a woman. I have been famous for it a few years ago. Unfortunately, I have been guarding the camp in Yaozhou.
When you hold a position, you can only hear his name, but you can't see his person!"
Immediately afterwards, Liu Hongxuan said again: "I didn't expect to be able to see Commander Hang today. Mr. Chai, you gave me a big surprise!"
After saying that, Liu Hongxuan winked at Chai Yan, which meant that you should stop lingering and invite the person out to see him quickly.
Seeing this, Chai Yan had no choice but to turn around and say, "Sir Hang, please get out of the car and say hello to Colonel Liu."
Not long after the words fell, the curtain behind the carriage opened, and Hang Baiqiu jumped out of the carriage with a vigorous posture and walked towards the camp gate.
Chai Yan introduced: "Liu Xiaowei, this is Chief Hang, but now she is no longer working in the Wude Department..."
Hang Baiqiu's expression was cold, he cupped his fists and said: "Liu Lieutenant, nice to meet you!"
Liu Hongxuan hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I'm glad to meet you. My Excellency, Liu Hongxuan, has met Commander Hang..."
Liu Hongxuan really wanted to ask Hang Baiqiu where he was working now, but he thought about it and held back, because if he could tell others, he would naturally tell others, and there must be other people's reasons for not telling him.
After a brief conversation, Chai Yan said: "Liu Xiaowei, when we came here just now, we saw a village not far away. I wonder if there is a better inn in the village. We want to stay here for a while."
Liu Hongxuan thought for a while and said: "Yes, there is an inn that looks pretty good. I went shopping at the village market last time and I know where it is. I will take you there!"
With that said, Liu Hongxuan said to Feng Bin: "Tell Xiang Da that I went to Tianjiacun with Mr. Chai, and let him take care of the affairs in the camp!"
"Yes!" Feng Bin agreed loudly.
Then, Liu Hongxuan said: "Master Chai, Chief Hang, let's go to Tianjia Village right now. I'll be a host in the evening!"
Chai Yan hurriedly said: "Where can I go? I'll do it, I'll be the host!"
"Master Chai, this is our Nanying territory, how can we let you be our host? Hahaha..."
Liu Hongxuan burst out laughing after saying this.
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A quarter of an hour later, Liu Hongxuan led Chai Yan and his party to a small inn in Tianjia Village.
The name of the small inn is Jiang Ji Inn. As the name suggests, the owner of this inn is probably named Jiang.
After entering the door of the inn, the boss came out to see Chai Yan and found that there were generals and scholars among Chai Yan's group, as well as fierce military servants. He quickly cheered up and said hello.
After Chai Yan learned about it, he learned that there are only three guest rooms in Jiangji Inn. One is large and can accommodate three people. The smaller one is a single room with a bed big enough for an adult.
Chai Yan saw that the inn was clean and tidy, so he threw a piece of silver to the boss and decisively booked the entire inn. The boss was so happy with the money that he called his wife and son to boil water and make tea.
Tidy up and clean the room.
Liu Hongxuan pulled Chai Yan aside and asked quietly: "Master Chai, look at your attitude, do you want to stay here permanently?"
Chai Yan replied in a low voice: "It's not too long, I'll just stay for about twenty days. When the time is up, I'll leave immediately..."
"More than twenty days?" Liu Hongxuan was very surprised.
Liu Hongxuan immediately understood that Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu suddenly arrived and still live here permanently. They must have brought a mission, but they didn't know what kind of mission it was.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, our visit this time is a private matter and has nothing to do with you..."
Liu Hongxuan understood instantly, nodded and laughed.
Just at this time, Zhang Youde moved in from the car outside and passed by Chai Yan. Chai Yan immediately stopped Zhang Youde and asked him to put down his things and come over to see Liu Hongxuan.
Chai Yan put his arm on Zhang Youde's shoulder, patted him and said, "Liu Xiaowei, his name is Zhang Youde, and he is from Zhangmeng Village. Their village was plundered by Lu Dan's group of bandits, and his parents and relatives were killed by the bandits. Let's come over."
I happened to meet him at that time, and I heard that he wanted to join the army and kill the bandits, so I thought of you at that time to see if I could let him stay in your southern camp as a soldier?"
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PS: I’ll add another chapter later, if you don’t have to go out...