On the stone table, there was a pot of sake, and the Du family and his son had a drink, but there was no one else in the courtyard.

"What did Xiao Gao say to you?"

Du Hongyu moved to Liaodong, and the Yansui general finally fell on Du Wenhuan's head. In this way, both father and son were generals. In addition, Du Song and the Du family in Shanhaiguan and the three generals in the court can be regarded as having the holy heart and the emperor's grace is like the sea.

But the more this happened, the more feared Du Wenhuan was. The Liaodong army was defeated. The civil and military officials of the court felt that the Eastern Barbarians were still transformed into foreign barbarians. The court mobilized elite troops from all over the country, and the situation was that they were not allowed to be defeated. However, the emperor also ordered the Shuofang army to guard the Mongolian tribes and not to participate in the battle against Liao.

This made Du Wenhuan, who had always been cautious, worry in his heart that his son had been put on fire, and the three generals of the Du family were now so glorious. If he was defeated in this battle, the Du family would fall so badly.

"Xiao Gao told me that the court did not know the reality of the Eastern Captains. There were not many other officials in the court who knew about the military affairs, but they were afraid that in order to win quickly, they would force us to advance, and they might be taken by the Eastern Captains."

Du Hongyu was also worried when he thought of Gao Jin's secret conversation with him. "Xiao Gao advised me to order troops in Camel City and select elite troops. The army should not exceed ten thousand. If there are too many soldiers, the pressure of baggage is too great. If there is a situation, it should be better to protect the military strength. As long as you have troops in your hands, even if you lose the court, you may not be able to do anything to me."

Du Wenhuan remained silent. Gao Jin's words could be said to be a rebellious person, but for his Du family, it was the most tangible reminder, and only the real family members would say it.

"Xiao Gao told me that he had sent troops north to watch the Korqin and other troops who were close to the Donglu. The Donglu would not have Mongolian cavalry to assist me, and he would personally lead the elite Shuofang troops to patrol and meet me in the Liaohe area."

After saying this, Du Hongyu's face was full of smiles. If he decided to fight to the death with the Donglu to repay the emperor's kindness, Xiao Gao would protect him even if he disobeyed the imperial edict.

Du Wenhuan didn't know what to say about such a friendship. He looked at his son and gave him a glass of wine and said, "It's a blessing for my son to have such a friend!"

"Father, I plan to send Qingmei to Xiao Gao."

"It's okay to send Qingmei."

Du Wenhuan nodded. The Du Gao family had long been unable to distinguish between each other. The emperor's approach was very unwise. Now he only hopes that his son can listen to Xiao Gao after he goes to Liaodong and protect himself.

...

When Gao Jin left the Camel City, Wei Zhongxian followed him to Shenmu County. Du Hongyu recruited soldiers and allocated supplies in the Camel City. It took half a month to set off, so he naturally did not want to stay there.

After returning to Shenmu County, Gao Jin's two sons had a godfather, Wei Zhongxian.

It's strange to say that after Gao Jin's two sons were held by Wei Zhongxian, they didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, they liked to grab Wei Zhongxian's naked chin and play. At that time, Wei Zhongxian was also at the forefront of the moment. He felt that these two dolls were in love with him, so he took the courage to speak.

Gao Jin was different from others. He had never discriminated against eunuchs, so he agreed. This made Wei Zhongxian very happy. He stayed in Shenmu County for a few days and played with Gao Ping and Gao An all day long.

Gao Jin held his future daughter-in-law and watched the future Jiu Qiansui ride as a horse for his two sons.

Mulan was originally quite unhappy with Gao Jin's godfather who promised Wei Zhongxian to be his two godsons, but later she saw that Eunuch Wei was so spoiled by his two sons that he couldn't do anything, so she recognized this family in her heart.

Ten days later, Wei Zhongxian said goodbye to Gao Jin. At this time, he made a decision in his heart, asking for wealth and honor in danger. He still planned to go to Liaodong to supervise the army, hoping to try his best to save Gao Jinkou's defeat.

"Godfather, hug!"

Looking at Gao Jin's two godsons in his arms, Wei Zhongxian looked reluctant, "Brother Gao, I will let Ping'er and An'er come to the capital to see me in the future."

"Brother Wei, don't worry, if I have the chance in the future, I will take Ping'er and An'er to see you!"

After receiving Gao Jin's promise, Wei Zhongxian left with confidence. When he left, he kept the Jinyiwei beside him at Gao Jin for the convenience of sending messages in Liaodong in the future.

"Let's go back!"

Gao Jin looked at everyone around him and said, August has passed, and it is the time for autumn harvest. When the autumn grain is in storage, he will also lead his troops out of the frontier. He will not watch Du Hongyu die for the sake of the bullshit emperor. He knows Du Hongyu too well, and Du Hongyu entrusts him with light eyebrows, which means that he will not preserve his strength in this battle.

From Shaanxi, he went out to Liaodong for a thousand miles away and went to Liaodong for battle. Even if Gao Jin's family had a great career, he could not go there. Otherwise, the logistics supplies alone would be overwhelmed. He could only lead five to eight thousand elite troops to Liaodong, and he had to arrange a retreat on the grassland. He would not go back to Shaanxi within the pass.

...

In the golden rice fields, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing bent over to help cut rice. It was not that they had never done farm work, but that was a very distant memory. However, looking at the farmland not far away, the majority of the gubernatorial workers were working barefoot, and both of them felt that they had come the right time.

Who would have thought that there was a place where rice was grown in Shaanxi. Shenmu County under the rule of most of the capital, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with straight roads everywhere, and canals and irrigation water trucks everywhere. They had never seen such a scene even near the capital.

There was no wasteful land in Shenmu County, wheat, rice, soybeans, and various crops were planted. What surprised Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing the most was that the grain harvested in the farmland was directly weighed and loaded on the roadside, and then exchanged it for the people with equivalent silver or money tickets from the Shuofang Chamber of Commerce and then transported it to the Shuofang Army's warehouse to dry grain and make rice for storage.

"I've had tea."

As people shouted in the fields, the soldiers who came to the fields to help harvest quickly formed a neat line in front of the tea truck, then received herbal tea in turn, squatted into a straight line on the fields, and then drank tea and rested.

No matter how many times they watched it, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing would be shocked by this scene. The government troops in other parts of the Ming Dynasty were enough to be praised by the people if they did not disturb the people. However, in the Dadu Protector, the soldiers of the Shuofang Army would take the initiative to help the people do farm work, and there was no noise even during rest, which made the two of them feel incredible.

"No wonder the people love the Protector so much. I think the Yue family army was just like this in ancient times."

Shen Lian couldn't help but sigh. When Eunuch Wei was still in Shenmu County, he had also visited around and found that the people of Shenmu County regarded the guardians as gods, while the local tyrants did not even dare to say bad things about the guardians in private, for fear that the people would discover them.

The entire Shenmu County was orderly and full of vitality, but the county magistrate was just a puppet. The shogunate masters under the Great Protectors and the county clerks who only obeyed the orders of the Great Protectors.

After careful investigation, the various impacts of Shenmu County on Shenlian were huge. Even though he knew that the Great Protector had done many things, he felt that the Great Protector was right in his heart and even had even thoughts of being even more rebellious.

...

In the evening, as the soldiers of the Shuofang Army returned to the camp, Chen Lian and Lu Jianxing also returned to Gaofu with several other Dongchang men.

"This is your work and food silver."

Looking at the few taels of silver placed on the table, Chen Lian and the others looked at the sand manager and looked at each other.

"This is the rule of our majority PR. Those who work hard get their food. The soldiers of the Shuofang Army received the salary and it is necessary to help the people cut rice. But you are here to help, and you should have money to get it when you work. Don't think it's too little."

Sha Dediao said with a smile, "In addition, the autumn harvest has been almost the same, so you will not have to go to the fields tomorrow."

Touching the few silver coins, Chen Lian couldn't help laughing. He suddenly understood why Danbaihu was loyal to Dadu Protector, because only people like Dadu Protector can let the people have a good life.

Lu Jianxing also packed his own money and said, "Everyone should go to bed early!"

Other Dongchang men also collected silver and money, and each had different expressions on his face. His life in Shenmu County these days has touched them a lot. Everyone found that the people were not pigs, dogs, grass, and could live like individuals.

...

When it was dawn, Gao Jin woke up and found that Mulan had already gotten up, and the armor sewn by Mulan was neatly placed next to it.

Mulan knew that Gao Jin was going to Liaodong, but she would never persuade her husband. She only hated that she could not be with him.

Gao Jin silently let Mulan wear armor for himself. It is his blessing to have such a wife in this life.

After putting on his armor, Gao Jin looked at his two sons on the bed and smiled bitterly. What he owed the most was his wife and children. He went on a war twice, and it took more than half a year. When his son was born, his wife needed him to be with him the most. When he came back from the war again, his two sons had gone from ignorant babies to babbling children.

"Mulan, I..."

"I, Ping'er, An'er is waiting for you to come back from victory at home."

Mulan covered Gao Jin's lips with her fingers lightly and whispered, she knew what Gao Jin was going to do, there was no one in the world who valued love and friendship more than his husband, and she and her children were proud of him.

"I will definitely return victoriously."

Gao Jin gently hugged Mulan, whispered in his wife's ear, and then turned around and left.

...

In Gao Mansion, Shi Ding led his personal guards to prepare for the trip, and Chen Lian, Lu Jianxing and the others were all wearing armor.

When Gao Jin appeared in the courtyard, everyone was excited. Whenever the Protector went out of the frontier, there would be a great battle. This was their opportunity to make achievements.

A group of good horses were led out, and as Gao Jin rolled over, a team of dozens of people slowly left Gao Mansion.

At this time, there was no one in the streets in the county. When Gao Jin rode his horse out of the North City Gate, the road outside the city was lined up by Shuofang Army.

There was no sound of horns and drums. At the dawn of autumn, the flags were flying, and the Shuofang Army with bright armor was heading north like a black dragon in the morning light. When the team walked ten miles forward, a noisy cry suddenly sounded in the wilderness ahead, and then the cry gradually became neat.

"Shuofang is mighty, and the great capital protects thousands of victories!"

In the wilderness, there were shouts echoing like tsunamis. Shenlian was in the team and looked at the crowd gradually clear in his sight, with a look of astonishment. Who would have thought that the people in those villages would come to see them off with their families?
Chapter completed!