The sergeant put the meal on the table and bowed to Chen Wenduan. Then he turned and went out. Chen Wenduan came to the table and saw a basin of rice, a basin of soup, a plate of pickles and a plate of green vegetables on the table.
Seeing this, Chen Wenduan thought, "I didn't expect that the Grand Marshal, who is in charge of tens of thousands of people, could eat so simply every day. It's really incredible."
Just as Chen Wenduan was thinking about it, he saw Chen Ming walking in and yelling: "brother, what's the food in the camp? Is it wrong not to take your imperial envoy?"
After that, he sat on the chair beside the table.
Hearing Chen Ming say so, Chen Wenduan pointed to the food on the table and said with a smile: "you see what your elder brother ate."
"No, brother, it's the same thing you eat. I thought it was us who ate it. "Chen Ming said after seeing the food on the table.
Chen Wenduan said to Chen Ming, "I tell you, don't talk about us. Marshal Yue Zhongyong of the Zhongyong army also ate this. And just now when I was in the big account of the Chinese army, I said I would eat the same as them."
"It's incredible that the marshal of the loyal and brave army with tens of thousands of people ate this. So Marshal Yue is a good marshal who can share weal and woe with the soldiers." Chen Ming said.
Chen Wenduan said: "before I came here, I didn't expect that life here was so hard. I think they eat this every day. We only eat this when we come here. What can I complain about?"
"Brother, you haven't been in touch with the military before. I don't think we should rush to a conclusion. We'd better go around tomorrow and have a look." Chen Ming said to Chen Wenduan.
When Chen Wenduan heard Chen Ming say this, he said to her, "sister, you are very different from before. You don't want to be impulsive when you meet things before. It's really gratifying for you."
"That's nature. Your sister is not stupid. She has experienced many things, so she will become mature naturally." Chen Ming complacently said to Chen Wenduan.
Chen Wenduan said: "it's good to become mature. In this way, my brother will worry less in the future. "
after they finished, Chen Wenduan asked again," sister, are you not full? There are a lot of food here for my brother, or you should eat some. "
"Brother, I'm full, but I feel a little bad." Chen Ming is embarrassed to say to Chen Wenduan.
Chen Wenduan said to Chen Ming, "as long as you can eat enough."
Said here, Chen Wenduan looked at Chen Ming for a while, and said to her: "since you have eaten well, then you go to have a rest, tomorrow at dawn, you come to me, we look around together, or to understand the actual situation here."
Chen Ming said, "listen to big brother."
After that, he left and went out to have a rest.
In this way, the next day, at dawn, Chen Ming came to the place where Chen Wenduan lived. Chen Wenduan had already got up and sat on the chair waiting for her.
Without delay, they immediately went out of the place where Chen Wenduan lived.
At this time, the day just dawned, the camp was quiet, the sergeants were still sleeping, and there were only soldiers on guard outside.
The camp was very big, but they were not familiar with each other. After walking for a long time, they came out of the camp.
Outside the barracks, there are farmland everywhere. It should be the day where the loyal and brave army is.
When they came near, they saw that the field was very dry and there were big cracks everywhere.
Tianli's crops are all dead. If you light a fire, you can set it on fire.
While they were watching, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind them.
Chen Ming and Chen Wenduan turn around and see a man riding a group of horses running to this side.
Soon the rider came to them.
At this time, Chen Wenduan and Xiong brothers and sisters saw clearly that the man who came on horseback was Yue Zhongyong, the commander of Zhongyong army.
After dismounting, Yue Zhongyong saluted Chen Wenduan and said, "Your Majesty, in the morning, the sergeant will send breakfast for you, but no one will see you. We will look for you everywhere. You are sent by the emperor. In case of any accident, we can't afford to wait!"
Hearing what Yue Zhongyong said, Chen Wenduan could not help but feel a little sorry. He immediately saluted Yue Zhongyong and said, "Marshal Yue is worried. I'm really ashamed. After I got up in the morning, I didn't have anything to do, so I wanted to look around. So I came here. Please forgive me."
Yue Zhongyong said in a hurry, "your honor, I was worried just now, because this is the front line of the confrontation between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, so the tone may be a little heavy. I hope you don't get angry."
Marshal Yue is very polite. I have no problem with Marshal because of this, Chen Wenduan said.
Yue Zhongyong pointed to the farmland and said to Chen Wenduan, "the imperial envoy has seen it. This year, there will be a severe drought. It is estimated that there will be no harvest here. "At this point, Yue Zhongyong stopped for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, you know, my self recruited army used to rely mainly on farming. This year, there is no harvest. If the imperial court does not provide relief, we soldiers will have to pay for food, not to mention pay."
"Marshal Yue, before the imperial envoy came here, I didn't expect that the situation here was so serious. In fact, the emperor was still very concerned about you. Otherwise, he would not have sent me to know about it. If the emperor knew the real situation here, he would have sent someone to solve the problem here, but you know that sometimes The Emperor may not be able to see the things waiting for the next report. " Chen Wenduan said to Yue Zhongyong.
”I've heard something about the imperial court. After all, the emperor is old, and sometimes he is too weak. It's just that this is the front line of the song and Jin Dynasties. If there is a shortage of food and pay, the soldiers will really make a military coup, and the Jin people will take advantage of it. In that case, they will be in trouble. "Yue Zhongyong said to Chen Wenduan.
Chen Wenduan then said to Yue Zhongyong, "the Marshal's concern is that the soldiers have worked very hard for the country to defend the territory all the year round. If they can't get the pay or even have enough to eat, the Marshal's soldiers may not be able to continue to stay. "
" it's better for the imperial envoy to sympathize with you. When you go back to see the saint, you must play the real situation here to the saint and let the saint decide for us. " Yue Zhongyong said.
Chen Wenduan said: "please don't worry, marshal. When I return to Lin'an, I will play truthfully. “