During the Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and passers-by on the road want to die. If they ask where the restaurant is, the shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village.
"boom!"
After the crisp sound of broken porcelain, another angry curse suddenly came from the old wine shop on the official road, "Grandma, you old man, you didn't bully us and you didn't have any wine, so you took this sour The water deceived me!"
"Ah... officer, have mercy on me, officer, please have mercy on me..."
An old shopkeeper who was over fifty years old was held in the hand of a red-faced strong boy. Even if he wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, he could only kneel half in the air.
"I still want to beg for mercy. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm afraid you don't know how to write the word 'black'!"
The red-faced strong boy raised his fist and was about to hit him. The old man in the store turned pale with fright.
"Hey, hey, let go!"
A pair of chopsticks hit the red-faced boy's hand, and he reluctantly let go.
The old man from the store landed on the ground and looked at the group of thirty or so strong men with swords. He hurriedly apologized tremblingly, "Good teaching... The officials know that it is not that the old man sells fake wine, but that this wine is indeed the best wine in the store. , not brewed by oneself, but brought in from Huazhou City, which is thirty miles away. Even in Huazhou City, this wine is considered good. If the officials don’t believe it, go to Huazhou City and have a taste.”
"Okay, okay, let's not mention the drinks, but will there be meat?" the owner of the pair of chopsticks asked.
The old man in the store glanced at his face, wondering: "If I go back to the official..., there are still two kilograms of bacon."
The owner of the chopsticks reluctantly waved his hand and asked him to go down and prepare, "Just bacon, just bacon, cook it all."
When the old man from the store entered, the red-faced boy couldn't help but said: "Brother Zhi, we have only passed Kaifeng for only two hundred miles. Why are we in this situation? This old man must have a bad heart and mixed the wine with white water."
The owner of this pair of chopsticks is Wang Zhi, who traveled from Kaifeng to Xiangzhou.
Wang Erlang raised his eyes and looked at this old shop with a few extra pillars, shook his head and said, "You can see how much farmland has been abandoned along the way."
Wang Fei scratched his head. He was only focused on riding his horse wantonly, but he didn't care about the farmland scene.
Wang Zhi asked again: "Then please pay attention to how many villages there are still inhabited."
Wang Fei thought about it and shook his head. It seemed that he did not see many people in the villages he met along the way, and most of the people he saw were the old, weak, sick and disabled.
"This wine is made from grain. If no one cultivates the land and everyone flees their homes, where can there be wine?"
Wang Zhi let out a long sigh. From the perspective of the refugees outside Bianjing City, he knew that the situation in this place in Hebei would not be very good. He had made plans in his mind, but he never thought that there was still half of the scenery here. It was all desolate. , everyone is in tatters, and the good mood of this first trip has been worn away.
Da Song, Da Song, what have you done to the people...
When the old man from the store served the dishes, Wang Zhi asked, "Does the store know how far it is to Xiangzhou?"
The old man in the store thought for a moment and then replied: "If you want to return to the officialdom, go to Xiangzhou... It's still a hundred or dozens of miles away."
Wang Zhi nodded. The old man in the store turned around and took two steps before he couldn't help but turn around and remind him: "Official, I heard that there is going to be a war in the north. It's very chaotic. Those who have some strength have all ran south..."
Wang Fei laughed and interrupted him: "The old man means well, but do you know who we are?"
Under the confused gaze of the old man in the store, Wang Fei said loudly: "We are the Wang Family Army, are we still afraid of war, haha..."
The old man in the store was stunned for a moment when he heard this. After searching for a long time in his mind, he could not find any information about this 'Wang Family Army'. People of his age not only knew about the most courageous 'Zhong Family Army' and 'Zhe Family Army' in the Song Dynasty. Jun', I have also heard of the earlier 'Yang Jiajun', 'Yao Jiajun' and 'Cao Jiajun', as for this 'Wang Jiajun'...
Wang Zhi felt ashamed and waved the store owner to leave.
His Wang family is a good family of generals, but as of today in the Song Dynasty, Wang Zhi's father only reached the position of commander in chief of the army a few days ago, and it was because of his kindness that his father Wang Guangzu and his eldest father Wang Gui both died fighting for the country. .
However, an army can all be called a title. Wang Fei and the others have joined Wang Zhen's army, so there is nothing wrong with calling themselves the Wang Family Army. The Wang Family Army was only built two days ago.
After everyone ate and paid their money, they immediately went on the road and spent the night in Huazhou. As the old man in the store said, the wine in Huazhou was not much better. For the sages who drank in Bianjing, It is said that it is better to drink plain water to feel more relaxed.
Early the next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, everyone was on their way again. They had been walking for two days and had to reach Xiangzhou today. After all, they only had ten days, and they could not withstand the waste.
After passing Huazhou, the number of people became more crowded. Wang Zhi thought about it for a long time before he understood the reason.
The south of Huazhou is close to Kaifeng, which was the most prosperous state capital in the entire Song Dynasty. People who left their hometowns only needed to pack their belongings and walk for a few days to take refuge in Kaifeng.
But it was different north of Huazhou. Wang Zhi and the others had to run for three days from Kaifeng on horseback. If they had to drag their family with them to escape, they would probably die on the road before they reached Kaifeng, so they simply accepted their fate and just Can pray not to be affected by the war.
Everyone hurried all the way, and finally at sunset on the third day, a group of more than 30 people entered Xiangzhou City.
It was getting late, and everyone was exhausted. It was not appropriate to look for anyone at this time. Wang Zhi simply led the sages to stay at the inn and had a good sleep.
On the morning of the fourth day, Wang Zhi led everyone to find the government office. The prefect Han Xiaozhou heard that he was coming from Bianjing, and the leader was the son of the commander of the army, the governor of Qinzhou, and the Marquis of Langya County, so he hurried out of the government office in person. meet.
Wang Zhi politely declined Han Xiaozhou's banquet and started inquiring outside the house without even entering.
"Are you looking for Yue Fei?"
Han Xiaozhou was surprised and frowned slightly.
"Why, does Han Zhizhou also know this person? But if there is any trouble, I have a transfer order issued by the Ministry of War."
Wang Zhi reached out and took out a paper order from his arms. He had already made preparations before coming, and also found out where Yue Wumu, the leader of the "Four Generals of Zhongxing" in the Southern Song Dynasty and famous in China for five thousand years, was now. , what position do you hold.
He could think that Yue Fei was also at this period, and it was also because he saw Han Shizhong. After all, they were both ZTE's four generals, and Han Shizhong had already appeared, so it was impossible for him to be without Yue Fei.
If I say that the person who has the deepest impression of this era in my later memory is not the emperor Zhao Ji, nor Li Qingzhao, nor Han Shizhong, but Yue Fei and Yue Pengju!
Yes, Wang Zhilian remembered clearly what his nickname was, what his posthumous title was after his death, and he also remembered that he was born in Xiangzhou.
So I went to the Ministry of War of the Song Dynasty to investigate, and after a thorough investigation, I found out that the God of War who would defeat the Jin Kingdom in the future is now just a small soldier, not even a forbidden army.
It was easy once he knew the basics. Wang Zhi asked his father to go to the Ministry of War to get a transfer order, and then he rushed all the way.
Han Xiaozhou stretched out his hand to stop him. He did not look at Wang Zhi's order and said with a smile: "I am dissatisfied with Wang Zhi's command. I know Yue Fei. He served as the guard captain in my village for several years, and later worked as a tour guide in the mansion." I approved..."
Although the official positions in the Song Dynasty were chaotic, the mission was respected. No matter how many titles he had, as long as there was a mission, the title was mainly mission. If there was no mission, we would talk about other things. This is how Wang Zhi was called "Commander Wang" by Han Xiaozhou. 'The origin of.
As for the "youjiao" that Yue Fei worked for, also called an archer, his duties were equivalent to that of an ordinary public security officer in later generations, responsible for "chasing and catching thieves". He was a junior official at the lowest level of the government office.
Wang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's a good relationship. Can Han Zhizhou go with me to find Yue Fei?"
"Commander Wang, don't be anxious."
Han Xiaozhou smiled bitterly and added: "It's easy to find him, but there's no need to order him."
"Why is this?" Wang Zhi was puzzled.
"He was drunk and causing trouble a few days ago, injuring several colleagues. The town superintendent knew that Yue Fei was from my Han family, so he brought him to fight with me. I have expelled him from the government office, and he is now a free man. Where is the need for transfer orders?"
After listening to Han Xiaozhou's narration, Wang Zhi was stunned, drunk and making trouble... This... is this Yue Fei?
Is this Grandpa Yue who is very strict in running the army, self-denying, serving the public, and practicing frugality?
This can't be a fake Yue Fei...
Han Xiaozhou asked with some confusion, "How did Commander Wang know about Yue Fei while living in Bianjing?"
"Oh... I have a brother who passed by Xiangzhou and came to Bianjing and told me that there is a warrior in Xiangzhou named Yue Fei. I admire him deeply. Now he is serving in the army, so he came to invite you."
Wang Zhi had thought up this rhetoric a long time ago, and now it is easy to say it.
Han Xiaozhou nodded, not doubting that he was there, because Yue Fei was born with supernatural power. He could draw a bow of 300 kilograms when he was twenty years old, and had an eight-stone crossbow at his waist. Hanzhuang was looted, and the bandit leader was shot by Yue Fei under his horse with an arrow before he entered the village. Since then, he has become famous and is known as "the invincible in the county".
Han Xiaozhou also had high hopes for him and introduced him to the government office, hoping that he would do something great.
But this man was good at everything, except for being a good drinker. He often got drunk and got into trouble, and this time he injured a colleague. The situation was so bad that he was not allowed to interact with the government. Han Xiaozhou was extremely disappointed, so he kicked him out of the house.
If you can join the army just like that, your good skills will not be in vain.
Han Xiaozhou thought about it and immediately ordered two soldiers to lead Wang Zhi and others to find Yue Fei.
Wang Zhi thanked him and followed the soldiers to Yue Fei's residence in Xiangzhou City. It was a very dilapidated house. Everyone knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. Just when Wang Fei was about to knock on the door, the soldiers stopped him.
"Maybe he went to drink. Let's go to the restaurant to look for him first."
Wang Zhi nodded, and then followed two soldiers to search several nearby restaurants, but no one was found.
After finding no results at the last slightly old wine shop, a soldier suggested that he go to his hometown, a village called "Xiaotili" to search.
Wang Zhi agreed, but before he took two steps away, another soldier inadvertently caught sight of a person from the corner of his eye.
It was a drunk man in shabby clothes, lying on his side not far from the door of the wine shop.
The soldier looked familiar, so he stepped forward and fiddled with his body.
When that familiar face came into view, Fu Bing was overjoyed.
"Yue Fei!"
