He felt that his grandfather must have a way to prevent Lint from becoming the supervisor.
But his grandfather did not do this, which shows that he had other motives for letting Lint serve as the supervisor.
For example, take advantage of the fact that the old man's body is failing, wear him down, or exhaust him to death from the long journey, so that the old man will not pop out from time to time to make his presence felt.
Although Kou Zhun did not say it explicitly, nor did he arrange any means in this regard.
But Kou Ji just felt that Kou Zhun wanted to use his hand to kill Lin Te without leaving any trace.
Regardless of whether Kou Zhun had this intention or not, Kou Ji felt that Kou Zhun had this intention anyway.
Unless Lin Te dies, the troops heading north will definitely be blocked at every step under Lin Te's check and balance.
So this old man must die.
But Kou Ji couldn't tell Cao Wei.
Because this kind of thing can’t be done but can’t be said.
If you say something, you will leave a trail of words behind, which can easily get you into trouble.
"Why……"
Cao Wei sighed and whispered: "The only plan now is to take it one step at a time."
Kou Ji squeezed his face dryly, showing a helpless expression.
Cao Wei said to Yang Wenguang and Kou Ji: "You two go down and pack your bags, count the food and grass, and set off immediately."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "March at night?"
Cao Wei nodded and said: "As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. What you are responsible for is not only the simple matter of escorting the food and grass northward, but you also have to leave enough food at the inns along the way for the army to arrive.
Buried pot for cooking.
The movement of food and grass is inherently slow, so you have to be one step ahead.
Otherwise, the speed of the march will be delayed.
It should be noted that the war in the northwest cannot be delayed for a moment.
If we are delayed on the road for even a moment, dozens of soldiers in the northwest may die as a result."
Hearing this, Kou Ji nodded slowly.
"I understand."
Out of the Chinese army tent.
Yang Wenguang took two quick steps, walked up to Kou Ji, and bowed solemnly.
Kou Ji hurriedly helped Yang Wenguang up and said, "Brother Wenguang, what are you doing?"
Yang Wenguang solemnly said: "If I hadn't been recommended by my virtuous brother as a guarantor, I'd probably have to stay in Bianjing City and be an idle deputy envoy of Jingling Palace. My brother, what I want in this life is to fight on the battlefield and be shrouded in horse leather.
My wise brother recommended me to go out with the army, which is a great favor to my brother.
My good brother is not afraid of being punished and is willing to vouch for my brother. I am even more grateful to my brother.
A mere gift is not enough to repay the kindness of a good brother.
If I can make meritorious deeds on the battlefield in the future, brother, I will definitely write to the court to say that you have a share of the credit."
Kou Ji helped Yang Wenguang up and said seriously: "Brother, you don't have to be like this. Others don't know my brother's abilities, but I do. I just can't bear to see my brother stay in Bianjing City and waste his good martial arts skills, so I recommended him to me."
Go out with the army.
Speaking of which, I recommended my brother to go out with the army, which meant that he was going to die.
Brother should scold me instead of thanking me."
Yang Wenguang shook his head stubbornly.
Kou Ji couldn't resist him and accepted his courtesy.
After Yang Wenguang bowed deeply, he said sincerely: "When you leave Kaifeng Mansion, you will stay with me. The old soldiers in my manor will definitely protect you."
Kou Ji did not refuse. He cupped his fists at Yang Wenguang and said, "Then it's Brother Lao and all the uncles from the Yang family."
When Yang Wenguang heard this, he laughed, patted Kou Ji on the shoulder and said, "Let's go! Follow me and I will count the food and grass."
Yang Wenguang knew that Kou Ji had no experience with the army or counting grain and grass, so he took Kou Ji with him and taught him step by step how to count the grain and grass in the army and how to bring enough grain and grass so as not to affect the marching speed of the army.
One teaches and the other learns.
Until midnight.
All grain and grass are loaded onto the truck.
Yang Wenguang led 10,000 soldiers and 30,000 civilians, escorting carts of grain and grass out of the military camp.
Kou Ji rode his donkey and followed Yang Wenguang.
Behind him are more than a dozen carts of things he brought.
Arriving outside the military camp.
Then he saw Lint's carriage, which was already waiting outside the military camp.
After Yang Wenguang led the soldiers to appear, Lin Te ordered the horsemen to drive the carriage and merge into the crowd escorting the grain and grass.
Kou Ji arrived at the gate of the military camp, reined the donkey, and
He raised his head and headed west, looking towards Bianjing City.
Seeing that Kou Ji had stopped moving forward, Yang Wenguang reined in his horse and stopped beside Kou Ji, asking, "Is there something on your mind, Brother Kou Xian?"
Kou Ji grinned and whispered: "No..."
Yang Wenguang nodded thoughtfully and urged: "Let's go quickly..."
Kou Ji nodded and kicked the donkey's belly, causing the donkey to move forward slowly.
We traveled about a mile.
A fast horse rushed from behind the convoy escorting grain and grass.
The person who came seemed to have experience with the army, so he held a torch and made his official uniform red, so that the soldiers escorting the grain and grass could see his identity clearly, and to prevent the soldiers escorting the grain and grass from thinking he was an enemy and attacking him.
As the horse approached, Kou Ji saw an old face.
After the horse arrived in front of Kou Ji, it slowly stopped.
The man on horseback took out a bundle from his arms and threw it into Kou Ji's arms. Then without saying a word, he turned the horse's head and left the place.
The baggage was thrown into Kou Ji's arms, and Kou Ji almost lost his grip and almost fell to the ground.
Yang Wenguang pulled the horse's reins and watched blankly as the fast horse disappeared from his eyes. He turned to look at Kou Ji and asked doubtfully: "That's... Chen Daban who is with the official family?"
Kou Ji nodded, casually opened the heavy baggage, and muttered: "I don't know what that old guy gave me, why is it so heavy..."
After opening the bag, I saw a set of lined chain mail with various gemstones inlaid on it.
Above the chainmail, there was a letter.
Kou Ji picked up the letter without leaving a trace, stuffed it into his arms, and then looked at the chainmail in the bag.
Yang Wenguang accompanied Kou Ji to look at the chain armor in the bag, and said in surprise: "This thing is not vulgar at first glance."
Of course Kou Ji knew that this was not a vulgar thing.
After all, only the palace could do such a thing as inlaying gems on chain mail.
Just when Kou Ji and Yang Wenguang were looking at the chainmail in Kou Ji's hand, Lin Te's old voice sounded, "The officials are really kind to you. This is the chainmail the late emperor wore when he inspected the Twelve Guards.
Zijia."
Kou Ji was slightly startled when he heard this.
He tied the package tightly and asked Yang Wenguang, "Brother Wenguang, I heard that your ancestral home is Linzhou?"
Yang Wenguang was stunned, scratched his head and said, "That's right. What's wrong?"
Kou Ji asked: "I heard that people in Linzhou like vinegar?"
Yang Wenguang instantly understood the meaning of Kou Ji's words and laughed softly: "I don't like you, brother. And I'm not jealous today."
Kou Ji groaned and said, "Then why do I smell a sour smell?"
When Yang Wenguang heard this, he pursed his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and suppressed laughter.
Lin Te heard this and cursed angrily: "Shuzi!"
Seeing Yang Wenguang's shoulders shaking, he added: "Two straight ones!"
Koji laughed loudly.
Lin Te angrily threw down the curtain of the carriage, gritted his teeth and ordered the coachman to drive the carriage away from here.
He didn't want to stay with Kou Ji. He was afraid that if he stayed with Kou Ji, he would be pissed off by Kou Ji.
He wanted to induce Kou Ji to violate one or two military laws, so that he could take the opportunity to punish Kou Ji one or two.
It can be seen that after Zhao Zhen sent Chen Lin to deliver the chain armor, he gave up this idea.
If Kou Ji had put on that chainmail armor while he was marching, he could only stare at Kou Ji.
Even if it is a piece of rag worn by the emperor, it is still a rag with status.
No one can tamper with it.
Kou Ji and his entourage traveled through the night under the moonlight and holding torches.
Cold wind, frost, and roaring beasts come and go.
Kou Ji experienced firsthand how the ancients marched.
Facts prove.
Those so-called oaths for expeditions and the payment of documents for expeditions do not exist.
Even if they exist, they have nothing to do with the soldiers and horses escorting grain and grass.
Because they are the group of people who paid silently in the war.
They were not there when the oath was read out, they were not there when the expedition documents were read out, and they were not there when the emperor's grace was showered on him.
Kou Ji and his party traveled ten miles and arrived at a post station.
After Kou Ji counted and put down enough food for a hundred thousand soldiers, as well as a dozen soldiers to guard the food, they set out on the road to transport food again.
Walk, walk, walk.
In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the second station.
As soon as they put down the food and prepared to leave, Lin Te sent someone over to shout to Yang Wenguang.
"General Yang, my supervisor wants to rest here for a while before continuing on his way."
Yang Wenguang frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's the time of frost now, so it's not a good time to stay. If the food gets damp because of this, it won't be eaten. And according to the marching speed of the army, they will definitely arrive on the fourth day tomorrow.
Ten miles away.
We need to be sent to the fifth inn before we can rest."
As for why there is an additional inn, Yang Wenguang did not explain.
But everyone who heard him understood what he meant.
This is also done to prevent problems before they occur.
If the war ahead becomes tense and a quick march is needed, the food supply cannot keep up, and it is easy to be delayed.
The old servant of the Lin Mansion had a gloomy face and whispered: "But my family is in charge..."
Kou Ji raised his brows slightly and asked, "Is your family too exhausted to bear all the stress?"
The old servant of the Lin Mansion hesitated for a moment and nodded stiffly.
Kou Ji said calmly: "Then let your family stay here to rest for a day, and you can catch up with us tomorrow."
The old servant of the Lin Mansion hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I'll have to ask my governor about this matter before making a decision."
Yang Wenguang and Kou Ji looked at each other.
Kou Ji said calmly: "Go back quickly, we don't have time to wait."
The old servant of the Lin Mansion agreed and hurried to Lin Te's carriage.
He carefully told Lin Te what Yang Wenguang had said.
Lin Te coughed in the carriage and said angrily: "Then continue on our way."
The old servant of the Lin Mansion said nervously: "But sir, your body..."
Lin Te said in a deep voice: "A little bump, it won't be a problem..."
After a moment of silence, Lint's voice came from the carriage again.
"Those who repaired the official roads deserve to die. The official roads are supposed to be smooth, but I just left Bianjing less than ten miles away and encountered no less than a hundred bumps along the way..."
After complaining for a while, Lin Te sent a message to the old servant of the Lin Mansion, "Go and send a message quickly..."
The old servant of the Lin Mansion nodded, hurried to Yang Wenguang and Kou Ji, and conveyed Lin Te's meaning to them.
Yang Wenguang immediately ordered the march to continue.
When the march reached fifty miles, it was already the next morning.
Yang Wenguang ordered the soldiers to bury pots to make rice. After the soldiers and civilians had a hearty meal, they cuddled together and fell asleep on the thick grass in winter.
The humidity in the morning was a bit heavy, and the meadow was also wet.
But the soldiers and civilians didn't care about this. They worked hard all night and were already exhausted, so they fell asleep.
Until noon.
Yang Wenguang woke them up, and after lunch, they continued on their way.
They traveled another fifty miles.
I was busy until late at night, at the second watch, when I arrived at the second resting place.
So back and forth.
Four days later.
The team escorting the grain and fodder returned to their normal schedule.
After the team returned to their normal schedule, the journey became much easier.
Lin Te, an old man, actually gave up the warm carriage and chose to ride a horse like Yang Wenguang.
After he got on the horse, he came to Kou Ji and laughed at Kou Ji.
It is said that Kou Ji rides a donkey, which is neither fish nor fowl in the army and affects the appearance of the army.
When Koji asked him why he didn't carry a warm carriage.
Lint rode his horse, covered his face and walked away.
The team escorting the grain and fodder left the boundaries of Kaifeng Prefecture and rushed to Zhending Prefecture along the lines of Zhengzhou, Xiangzhou, and Xingzhou.
The team escorting the grain and fodder had to stop on the sixth day.
Because something big happened, something huge.
A major matter that must be reported to Cao Wei and Cao Wei comes forward.
Lint fell into a ditch.
After the team escorting grain and fodder entered the official road in the mountains of Zhengzhou, Lin Te rolled down the ditch next to the official road.
After Kou Ji and Yang Wenguang led others to lift Lin Te out of the ditch, they began to investigate the matter.
After repeated investigations by the two of them, no traces of man-made artifacts were found.
It was the horse Lint was riding that was greedy for a weed that was still blooming in winter beside the ditch, and accidentally caused Lint to fall off the horse and roll down the ditch.
After informing Cao Wei about this matter.
Cao Wei threw away the army, led his son Cao Wei, and hurriedly caught up with Kou Ji and his party.
In the post station at the junction of Zhengzhou and Xiangzhou.
The army doctor brought by Cao Wei was diagnosing and treating Lin Te in the room.
Outside the room.
Cao Wei stared at Kou Ji and Yang Wenguang with a dark face, and said in a deep voice: "Who did it?"
Although Cao Wei was questioning the two of them, his eyes fell on Kou Ji and he refused to leave.
He had watched Yang Wenguang grow up, and he understood Yang Wenguang's temperament.
Yang Wenguang cannot do such a bold thing.
He seemed to be questioning Yang Wenguang, but he was actually questioning Kou Ji.
Kou Ji was stared at by Cao Wei, and he spread his hands helplessly and said: "It's useless for you to see me, I didn't do anything."