The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

The chief general of the Zezhou Prefecture's garrison is named Rong. He is now fifty-six and is a veteran.

He joined the army at the age of thirteen and became a leader in the Sheng family army. Later, by chance, he moved from the logistics to the front line and became a scout. Since then, he has repeatedly made military exploits in the wars against Qianqi and Ajong, and has contributed to At that time, the old Duke Sheng appreciated him and promoted him step by step, so that he reached his current official rank.

It's a pity that the Sheng Family Army, which was famous for three dynasties, became history under the arrangement of old Duke Sheng, and he, an old member of the Sheng Family Army, was also transferred from Kyoto to Zezhou.

For decades, he has guarded the Southland, patrolled the islands, and been wary of the former Qi royal family and Buchen pirates, and he has been working diligently to this day.

According to the appointment arrangement of military attachés in Dachu, military generals of his age should soon go to the imperial court to resign and beg for retirement. When the imperial court sends a young general to take over, he can bring his whole family to the capital to thank him.

After that, it depends on his own choice whether the family returns to his hometown or stays in Kyoto.

As a man who is about to retire, General Rong has been preparing to retire since the beginning of the year. In fact, all he hopes for is to live a smooth life before retirement.

Not seeking meritorious service, but seeking no faults.

But such little hope was disrupted by a flood.

Although the Zezhou Prefecture provides work-for-relief services, there are not many things that require their help outside of inspections before and after the floods. However, the 12-hour non-stop inspections have made the already tense garrison guards even more exhausted.

If the people below were just physically tired, then he, the leader of an army, was physically and mentally exhausted.

Whether it was before and after the flood, the high degree of cooperation of the wealthy gentry and powerful people, or the calmness of the waves on the sea, they all affected his attention infinitely.

He was afraid that any changes would cause his decades of achievements to be lost.

According to his understanding, although the rich and powerful people in Zezhou Prefecture are not as high as some places, they are not the ones who opened Jishantang. Let them spend their own money to maintain Zezhou Prefecture. It will be more difficult than climbing to the sky. , also requires some words.

But it was this group of wealthy people who spent almost everything they had on this relief effort.

If others had heard about this, they would have been grateful and excited. But in the eyes of General Rong, it made his hands and feet feel cold.

Abnormal behavior must be pursued.

I don't know what they are going to do.

……

"General, someone claims to be from Kyoto and says that an old friend has sent you a letter."

When the personal soldiers reported the matter, General Rong had already spent the time worrying about the terrain map.

"Old friend?" General Rong looked over in surprise. He didn't take it immediately. Instead, he squinted and stared at the envelope. It wasn't until familiar handwriting came into view, awakening some old memories, that he relaxed his vigilance and casually handed it over. The letter was drawn out.

"... Brother Yu, please humble yourself and take care of your nephew. When it is convenient, you can perform your duties to the best of your ability and make each other's merits."

General Rong saw this sentence for the first time. He was silent for a moment and turned his attention to the name card next to him.

"Have Duke Sheng Guo and our female governor put aside their past feud?" Although they were far away in Zezhou Prefecture, General Rong did not miss the excitement at the border. He was even more aware of Duke Sheng Guo Sheng Xiangya and his six-yuan and third-level governor. Conflict between nieces.

General Rong patiently read the entire letter, then smacked his lips and wrote a personal letter. In the letter, he agreed on a time to meet, and then asked his soldiers to give it to him.

... "Sister Yuan, General Rong has asked us to meet at the Garrison Guard tomorrow." Anyu got the letter and mentioned it to Sheng Yuan as soon as possible.

Sheng Yuan was writing letters to Kyoto at the moment. There were two letters in total. One was from Shangshu to Emperor Yanping, and the other was to Lu Sheng, who was temporarily idle.

The garrison general of Hanzhou Prefecture next to Zezhou Prefecture is Lu Sheng's cousin, well, the kind of cousin whose fathers are cousins.

The reason why Sheng Yuan decided to go to Hanzhou was to have more protection. If General Rong failed to respond or his character was of concern, she could still use the strength of the Hanzhou garrison to fight a comeback.

"So fast?" Sheng Yuan put down her pen and looked at Anyu in surprise. This was not because she was making a fuss, but because her uncle Sheng Xiangya and General Rong had not seen each other for more than ten years.

No matter how good friends are, if they are not maintained together, most of their friendships will fall into the field unknowingly like dead branches and leaves.

……

Sheng Yuan read General Rong's reply carefully twice and found that there were only a few lines in the letter, but the content between the lines was unusual.

"This General Rong has so many thoughts." Even Anyu looked at it and realized it didn't take long.

There are things like "Can Brother Sheng survive today?", "In the past, when we fought against the enemy together, the older brother protected the younger brother with his shoulders, so the younger brother stayed in Kyoto. I wonder if the older brother will be disturbed by old injuries", "The younger brother has a horse named Thunder. It was a gift from my brother..."

These words may seem simple, but in fact they are still temptations.

"This... handwriting doesn't seem to be the same thing as memory, right?" An Yu scratched his head.

Even though he has a strong filter on Sheng Yuan, he still doesn't think she can perform to the end. If someone sees through it and makes the other party angry, it will be very exciting.

"Well, it's okay, it's not a big problem." Sheng Yuan did not use her uncle Sheng Xiangya's handwriting this time, but changed back to the font she was used to.

"???" Anyu felt excited now, and he leaned over curiously, "Sister Yuan, do you even know these details? I'm afraid that the uncle himself may not remember the details!"

After all, it was quite a long time ago, so it’s unclear whether General Rong’s own memory is reliable!

"I can only say that we are lucky to have a father." Sheng Yuan said that it feels good to have a father who likes to talk to his wife about everything.

"How do you say this?" An Yu blinked his eyes like a student seeking knowledge and looked at Sheng Yuan.

"When he asked the uncle if he could still eat, he was asking about his appetite." Sheng Yuan said that her father once laughed at the uncle for his small appetite. Although he was a military general, he ate even less than the civil servants.

Her uncle was young at the time and didn't eat enough. Now he has been a few years old. Thinking about it carefully, it would be strange if he could maintain his original appetite.

"Uncle did protect General Rong before, but the injury was to his wrist, his left wrist."

It is said that this happened before her sister was born. At that time, her father was still angry because her uncle was injured while saving his friend!

"As for the Jing Lei BMW that General Rong mentioned...it's true that the BMW was a gift from my uncle, but Jing Lei is the name of this horse's brother, and its own name is Dongxian."

Jing Lei and Dong Xian are brothers, the latter was born under the watch of her father, and her father even got into a fight with her uncle because he asked her to let him go.

"..." Hearing this, Anyu was dumbfounded and couldn't help but sigh, "What a coincidence!" (End of Chapter)