One or two hundred miles of road is not something that can be walked in a day or two, after all, their team is not one or two people, but a whole thousand people, basically all on foot, and they have to escort material vehicles, and it is not easy to walk forty or fifty miles a day.

In fact, they walked for three days for the two hundred miles, and it was not until the fourth day that they arrived at the foot of a county town called Zhongwu County.

Ye Shaobao returned from the north to the south, Li Xin went north from the capital, the two of them have been sending people to contact each other, according to Ye Ming's message yesterday, he should have settled in this county today.

Li Xin sat on the ink horse, raised his eyes and glanced at this small county town with a city wall less than three zhang high, and turned around and ordered: "Set up camp on the spot and rest for a day." ”

This road is the hottest time, even if these people are the elite of the forbidden army, they can't stand it, after hearing Li Xin's words, the thousand soldiers immediately cheered, and happily went down to camp.

And Li Xin and Ye Mao were on horses, each with twenty or thirty generals, heading towards the city gate of Zhongwu County.

Li Xin was dressed in a pale cyan robe, which was not very conspicuous, but the little grandfather was wearing armor, and the people in this small county town naturally did not dare to stop him, so he respectfully put this group of people in.

And...... There were so many soldiers suddenly stationed outside the city, and a fool knew that this group of people was not small.

Li Xin and the others quickly entered the city, and after asking where the previously agreed inn was, a group of dozens of horsemen soon arrived at the door of the Tongfu Inn, the largest inn in the entire Zhongwu County, Li Xin and Ye Mao dismounted, and dozens of generals behind them also dismounted, some people went on guard, some people stepped forward to help the two of them hold the horses, and some people followed behind the two people to protect the personal safety of the two of them.

A family general helped Li Xin push open the door of the inn, and Li Xin and Ye Mao slowly walked into this inn, which was no longer small.

As soon as they walked in, the shopkeeper of the inn was already scared stupidly.

A fat shopkeeper in his forties ran to Li Xin with a roll, but he didn't salute Li Xin, but saluted Ye Mao, who was covered with armor, and waved again and again: "This military master, I don't know what it is expensive to come to the shop." ”

The little grandfather's face was expressionless.

"Come to my father."

The shopkeeper was stupid when he heard it, and said in amazement: "I don't know ...... military father."

Li Xin on the side sighed helplessly and showed a gentle smile to the shopkeeper.

"He said that he couldn't say it clearly, I'll say, shopkeeper, did you live in an old man's house here yesterday, we have something to do with him."

"Old Man's ......"

The fat shopkeeper thought for a while, and then nodded and said, "Yesterday evening, there were two people, an old man and a young man, who lived in the upper room of the shop, and ......

Li Xin nodded and said indifferently: "That's it, take us there." ”

The fat shopkeeper cautiously glanced at the two people, and then at the dozens of big men at the door of his house, and didn't even dare to ask, nodding again and again: "The villain will take the two officials to ......"

As he spoke, he hurriedly led the way in front, and Li Xin and Ye Mao glanced at each other and followed behind him.

The little grandfather was slightly half a position behind Li Xin, and said in a low voice: "Why did my father bring someone with him and come back from the Zhenbei Army?" ”

Li Xin shook his head slightly and did not speak.

Soon, the fat shopkeeper took them to the door of a room, and he said in a trembling voice: "Two officials, the old man is inside." ”

After saying this, he ran away as if he were running away.

The little grandfather took a deep breath and stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Father, the child and uncle see you coming."

There was no movement in the room, and after a while, the door was slowly opened, and it was a young man dressed in black, who looked to be in his twenties, and after he glanced at the two people, he bowed his head to Ye Mao and said, "Eldest son." ”

This young man is not very tall, much shorter than Ye Mao, with dark skin, but his eyes are very energetic, and there is a sense of strength all over his body, he is obviously a rare master.

Otherwise, Ye Ming would not have dared to come back from the Jimen Gate with him alone.

Ye Mao took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Father is inside?" ”

"The Great General is inside."

The little grandfather breathed a sigh of relief, and walked in with Li Xin.

This is the top upper room of this inn, there are two rooms inside and outside, after Li Xin and Ye Mao entered the inner room, they saw an old man with gray hair, wearing only a coarse cloth clothes, sitting on the table in the inner room and drinking tea.

His face was furrowed and wrinkled.

Even, some age spots can be faintly seen on the face.

Li Xin frowned slightly.

Five years ago, he went west with Ye Ming, and the two of them had met many times, at that time, although his senior brother Ye already had white hair, most of them were black hair, and there were not many wrinkles on his face, but he had not seen him for five years, and this Senior Brother Ye seemed to be more than ten years old all of a sudden.

This Senior Brother Ye now looks like a person of the same age as Master Ye, who died a few months ago.

This is not surprising, after all, this Ye Shaobao has not liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, and his body has always been much worse than his father Ye Sheng.

Ye Ming's appearance touched Li Xin, an outsider, very much, not to mention the little grandfather's family, Ye Mao knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed and choked: "Father......"

Li Xin took a deep breath and stepped forward to say, "I've seen senior brother." ”

Ye Ming took a deep breath, first helped Ye Mao up from the ground, and then looked up at Li Xin, barely squeezing out a smile on his face.

"You're here."

As he spoke, he pointed to the chair in the room and spoke slowly, "Sit down and talk." ”

Li Xin hesitated slightly, and then sat down, but Ye Mao kept squatting beside his father, with tears on his face.

Ye Shaobao patted his son's shoulder and asked, "How did you handle your grandfather's funeral?" ”

"It's all dealt with, and the fourth uncle is now guarding his grandfather's grave in Ningling's hometown."

Ye Ming coughed, his face a little pale.

"Father's birthday...... I should have returned to Beijing with the fourth child, but I didn't expect to hesitate a little, that is, heaven and man are forever separated, and I haven't even seen the last one. ”

As he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse.

"As the eldest son, I am very unfilial."

Li Xin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Ye Mao on the side had already choked up and said, "Father, grandpa, he doesn't want you to return to Beijing, and he doesn't want your affairs to ......."

"You're also for our family..."

Because many months have passed, the sadness has faded somewhat, and General Ye did not shed tears at this time, but his voice was still sad.

"My father is gone, where is there a home."

He let out a long sigh.

"I know that his old man wants me to stay in the Zhenbei Army for a few more years, until you have enough ability to lead the Zhenbei Army, but my father died, if I still turn a blind eye in the north and be my general, wouldn't it be worthy of being a son of man?"

As he spoke, he patted Ye Mao's back and said slowly: "I will go back to Ningling this time, and I will not come out, and I will die in Ningling in the future." ”

"You...... Follow your uncle, watch more and learn more. ”

Li Xin stood up from his chair and bent deeply towards Ye Ming.

"Senior brother has tormented the younger brother."

Ye Ming also stood up and stepped forward to support Li Xin.

He barely managed to put a smile on his face.

"The imperial court can send Chang'an to preside over the Zhenbei Army, I am very happy for my brother."

His face was sincere.

"This is not a polite remark."