Lanke Chess Edge

Ji Yuan said that he was about to break his promise, but he didn't show any regret.

The general couldn't help standing up from his seat, walked up to Liao Zhengbao, and patted Liao Zhengbao on the shoulder, and the latter also nodded towards the general.

Ji Yuan weighed the small wooden sword in his hand, thought for a while and then said to Liao Zhengbao.

"The wooden sword is a token given to us by your parents, and you should also leave some tokens for us, so that your parents know that you are really still alive."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Liao Zhengbao first carefully folded the peace talisman in his hand twice and stuffed it into his bosom. Then he rubbed his hands and thought about what token to give to his parents, but he couldn't think of anything suitable for a long time.

"I don't have anything suitable here..."

Liao Zhengbao looked at the general for help, but the latter couldn't think of anything, there was nothing here, let alone any special products, so he couldn't bring home a broken weapon.

"How about this, you write a letter to your family. Although oral letters are fine, they are not as good as letters. You can watch them from time to time to relieve your worries. You should keep this wooden sword."

Ji Yuan proposed to return the wooden sword to Liao Zhengbao by the way, and the latter scratched his head and accepted the wooden sword with some embarrassment.

"Although I can read some characters easily, but I can't write well. Why don't you help me write for me?"

In the past, sending family letters to home was written by someone with some ink in the army, such as the North Gate Army Marquis.

"Okay, let me write it for you."

When Ji Yuan heard the words, he naturally readily agreed.

On the chart table in this conference hall, a soldier found a pen and paper, and Ji Yuan wrote on behalf of Liao Zhengbao.

After learning that his family hadn't received any letters in these years, Liao Zhengbao simply talked about his general experience in these years, from the confusion when he first joined the army, to the fear later, to the numbness later, until finally he had a firm determination. sense of responsibility.

Even though Ji Yuan's handwriting was very small this time, a letter from home was written on five pages, and every single stroke fell on the paper, making others seem to be appreciating art.

Every time I finish writing a page, put it aside, and blow the ink lightly to dry it quickly. After finishing writing, the pen in Ji Yuan's hand is turned back to the original pen in the army with a twist of his wrist. If it is put into the sleeve, it is often easy to see this point clearly.

"Okay, let's see if there is anything missing."

Ji Yuan stepped aside to open the table, while Liao Zhengbao and the generals and soldiers beside him hurriedly took a closer look. Seeing the neat and orderly handwriting on the five pages of paper, they felt a sense of ease.

The general couldn't help but said to Ji Yuan and Chang Yi.

"I understand why the two gentlemen are not bureaucrats, but they can get the passing documents, and they can be escorted to this dangerous place on the border, and they dare to boast that they can help Liao Sima go home. Based on this word, the two gentlemen must be people with amazing knowledge, and there will be many people who fawn on you among the officials and scholars."

Chang Yi shook his head and smiled.

"The general is a man of knowledge, but Chang does not dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Ji. Although my handwriting is better than ordinary people's, it is far behind Mr. Ji."

Liao Zhengbao carefully held the paper with joy on his face, and carefully read the words on it. He didn't have much literacy, he could only see basic military terms clearly, but on these few pages, he read surprisingly smoothly. Every sentence can be read.

"Okay, well written, really good!"

Afterwards, Liao Zhengbao picked up a pen and wrote his name. Although he tried his best to be neat, it was still a bit crooked. Compared with Ji Yuan's words, it was even more unbearable, but it made the letter surprisingly real.

A long letter from home, and the saved silver of eighteen taels and six baht, was all that Liao Zhengbao wanted Ji Yuan and Chang Yi to bring back. He knew that this kind of opportunity would probably never happen again, so I borrowed some money from the general.

When Ji Yuan and Chang Yi went back, the general and Liao Zhengbao both sent them to the north gate, and sent a team of soldiers and a carriage to escort them on the road, at least to the border of the area under their jurisdiction.

When the carriage carrying Ji Yuan and Chang Yi disappeared outside the North City Gate, Liao Zhengbao felt a little lost, but he quickly picked up his mood and returned to his former resolute appearance.

At this moment, the North Gate Army Marquis is writing documents in his barracks, finishing writing and sorting out the soldiers and inspections he has been in charge of in the past few days. What is the name of the approval official, so I dragged the wooden box on the side, opened it, and searched for the current official document, intending to write it down.

As a result, after searching and searching, I couldn't find the official document.

"Strange, I obviously put it here, why can't I find it... Huh? What's going on here?"

The Marquis of the North Gate suddenly turned out a blank sheet of paper from a stack of official documents. He pulled it out and turned it back and forth, making sure that there was no word on it. The military candidate had a slightly absurd idea.

When I told the general and Liao Zhengbao about this, both of them were very surprised. They took that piece of high-quality rice paper that was obviously not owned by the army, and looked at it over and over for a long time...

"General, do you want to bring the two gentlemen back?"

Marquis Beimen asked, both the general and Liao Zhengbao looked at him, and the former shook his head.

"It must be that the Liao family has found a strange person to help them. Don't make unnecessary moves to attract people's disgust."

...

As soon as Ji Yuan and Chang Yi left the jurisdiction of the frontier, they naturally flew into the sky and flew towards the northwest. They once told Liao Zhengbao that they would send the family letter and silver to the Liao family soon, but it is estimated that Liao Zhengbao and some sergeants who knew about it Life and death did not expect this to be so fast.

On this day, before it was dark, a yamen servant on a horse rushed to Maotan Village. This was the person Ji Yuan and Chang Yi had specially sought out, and he was transformed into a "status" person and ordered him to deliver the letter.

The sound of horseshoes rushed all the way to the entrance of the village, then slowed down, asked the location of Liao's house in the village, and finally Lao Zhang, who was wandering in the village, took him to Liao Daqiu's house.

Lao Zhang led the way, while the guard led the horse and followed behind.

"Master, it's right in front, right in front."

"Lead the way, lead the way."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Lao Zhang approached Lao Liao's house quickly, and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Old Liao, Lao Liao! There is a letter from your family, saying that Xiaobao sent it from the army, Lao Liao..."

"What?"

Liao Daqiu rushed out of the house in a panic, and looked at the guard who was leading the horse over there. The latter asked Lao Zhang to help hold the rein, and took two steps forward to slightly bow to Lao Liao.

"This is Liao Shanren, right? Your son Liao Zhengbao has a letter delivered, and a package of accompanying items. They are all here. I have never opened them!"

As he spoke, the officer took out a tightly tied cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Liao Daqiu. The latter took it carefully, and then unwrapped it impatiently, but suddenly paused, and hurriedly called the officer into the courtyard.

"Master, please invite me inside, and drink tea inside!"

The guard quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I still have official duties, so I won't bother you. This plague is too serious. Many people died, and I'm busy too... It's a miracle that there is not a single sick person in your village. It seems This is a good deed, and God will still take care of you."

"Yes, I dare not disturb the poor man, the poor man walks slowly, walks slowly!"

The guard waved his hand to signal that they don't need to send them off anymore, got on his horse and planned to leave, but when he thought of something before leaving, he turned his head and said to Liao Daqiu.

"By the way, Liao Shanren, my name is Du Kun, and I am a government servant in Dahe County."

Lao Liao was taken aback for a moment, but immediately realized, after hesitating, he gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't worry, Master, next time I go to the county, I will definitely come to visit with my heart, I..."

"No, no, no... no, that's not what I meant..."

The guards were a little dumbfounded.

"I mean, Mr. Liao Shan, don't forget about me. I don't want to take your favors and money, and I dare not take it if you give it to me..."

After saying this, the guard didn't stay any longer, and he just rode his horse out of the village slowly, then whipped the horse and left.

As soon as the guard left, Lao Zhang immediately called out.

"Old Liao, why are you still standing there, read the letter!"

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, but I can't read..."

"Oh, the child's father, you care so much, read it!"

"Yeah, let's talk about it after reading it!"

Several people gathered together and sat down in the yard, quickly untied the bags, and took out the contents. One of the small bags was heavy. Mother Liao opened it and found that there were many silver ingots and broken silver.

"Hiss...a lot of money..."

"Read the letter and read the letter!"

Liao Daqiu carefully unwrapped the envelope, not willing to tear it, and then took out five pieces of letter paper.

The amazing thing is that he was able to "read" the letter. Even though he didn't know the characters, he could actually understand what was written in the letter. The younger son who got together read out and listened.

"Father and mother, the unfilial son Liao Zhengbao asked Mr. Ji to write on his behalf: my son has been in the army for nine years, traveled thousands of miles, and there has been no news for nine years, so I feel very guilty... I have not repaid the kindness of nurturing in this life, and now I see a wooden sword , burst into tears..."

It has been more than a quarter of an hour since I finished reading the five pages. The faces of the Liao family and his wife are already full of tears, and even Lao Zhang's eyes are red.

That is to say, Xiao Liao was still young, and he had never met this brother before, so he didn't have much feeling, but leaned on his mother's lap and asked innocently.

"Brother said that he is far away, and it will take several months for the letter to come back. This letter is written by Mr. Ji on behalf of Mr. Ji, but Mr. Ji and Mr. Chang left in the morning?"

The three adults were all stunned.

"Yeah, the two big gentlemen have only left for a short time! Could it be that they have written a letter long ago, so they came to the village to find you today?"

Old Zhang was surprised, and then thought about something reasonable. Originally, the Liao family wanted to nod, but Xiao Liao spoke again with a naive face.

"No, no, the wooden sword mentioned in the elder brother's letter was also given to Mr. Ji by Dad this morning!"

Now, the adults in the courtyard just looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, Lao Liao murmured.

"This is meeting a god..."