At the beginning of May, Xifengkou.

This is already the third day that the army has arrived at Xifengkou, and it has not caused much of a sensation, because except for Shen Leng and his personal barracks, as well as the internal guards and the masters of the forbidden army who pretend to be sailors, almost no one knows that His Majesty is here, 64,000 of the 70,000 forbidden troops went to Hanhai City by warship, and the elite of the 6,000 forbidden troops selected from the elite followed the emperor to Xifengkou.

Originally, there were 120,000 troops on the side of the Xifengkou camp, and 100,000 followed Meng Changan to the eastern frontier, His Majesty was doing an overall situation and playing a big show, so it was necessary to make a good appearance, and most of the troops of the Xifengkou camp had left, and the north courtyard camp of the black warriors opposite would relax.

The soldiers left behind in Xifengkou only knew that General Shen, who was patrolling the sea division, was here, temporarily taking the position of general of the Xifengkou battalion, if they knew that His Majesty the Emperor had also arrived, they might be excited, but before the war, the news of His Majesty here must not be easily leaked out.

The soldiers of the forbidden army were a little surprised after seeing the conditions of the Xifengkou camp, they had all heard of the bitterness of northern Xinjiang, but they did not expect that the conditions would be so difficult, under such conditions, their border brothers blocked the attack of the black warriors again and again, and played the military prestige of Daning again and again, without comparison, they did not know how comfortable they were in Chang'an City, so after the people of the forbidden army arrived here, they were really full of respect for the border army brothers.

It turned out that the house where Meng Chang'an lived became the emperor's palace, which may be the most humble palace, but even the generation of Fangzhou did not understand that in this seemingly simple place that he could not adapt to, the emperor lived very comfortably, the emperor seemed to have an inexplicable liking for this kind of fire kang in northern Xinjiang, that is, he liked it, it was obviously so hard, but the emperor said that it was a hundred times more comfortable than sleeping in bed, although it was May, but the weather on this side of northern Xinjiang could not be said to be warm, the fire kang burned for a while, lying on it, the emperor felt that this was the most beautiful enjoyment.

Dai Fangzhou lives in the outhouse, and there is also a fire kang, but he can't sleep well for several days.

Shen Leng, who was dressed in iron armor, returned to the camp after a routine inspection of the team, fetched a bucket of water from the well, scooped up the cold water and poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth.

When he turned around, he saw a few people in the distance leading the horses into the camp, and he could see from a distance that they were the clothes of the Tingwei Mansion, Shen Leng didn't care, put the scoop back into the bucket, moved his muscles and bones to go to the school field again, and when he turned around, he noticed that those people were walking towards him, getting closer and closer, Shen Leng subconsciously stopped to watch, but after watching for a long time, he didn't recognize who these people were.

And he could see that the man who walked in front of him who didn't look like a peaceful person looked at him very differently, and that look was very complicated.

Shen Leng stared at the man's eyes for a while, and suddenly reacted: "Beard?!" ”

He walked over quickly and patted the bearded man on the shoulder with both hands: "Hahahaha...... Why did you suddenly get to Xifengkou? I'm good, where's your beard? Where's your beard? ”

The bearded man smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Shen Leng saw sadness in his eyes.

"What's going on?"

Shen Leng's smile gradually froze, he looked at the three court lieutenants behind the bearded man, and when his eyes moved, he noticed that the bearded man had a belt on his shoulder, and someone else's belt was on his waist, and his belt was diagonally on his shoulder, it was a belt of the court commander's mansion, and there were some small things hanging on the belt, among which there was a half-cut jade pendant, and the red tassel had turned brown.

The court lieutenant beside the bearded man told Shen Leng what he was passing on the road, Shen Leng slowly exhaled a breath, took a step back, and then gave a solemn military salute to the bearded man and the three court captains.

At this moment, the bearded man couldn't hold it anymore, and he cried out, in front of Shen Leng, he was like a child who had finally seen his relatives, lost for many days, and finally returned home.

Shen Leng hugged the bearded man in the past, and patted his hand on the back of the bearded man: "Live well, you have to be worthy of Yu Lian." ”

The bearded man nodded vigorously, tears wetting Shen Leng's clothes.

I don't know how long I cried, the bearded man sniffed, stood up straight, and patted the belt he was carrying on his shoulder: "Can I stay?" ”

Shen Leng looked at the three court lieutenants, all three of them nodded, and Shen Leng snorted: "Keep it." ”

"Teach me how to practice knives."

The bearded man looked at Shen Leng's eyes: "I want to avenge Yu Lian." ”

Shen Leng looked at the bearded eyes and said seriously: "Yu Lian is a soldier, whether he is wearing a soldier's uniform or a man wearing the official uniform of the Imperial Governor's Mansion, he is a soldier, the blood feud of the soldier, the soldier comes to revenge, you just have to live well, that is the most worthy of Yu Lian." ”

The bearded man looked at Shen Leng, his lips trembling slightly: "General Shen, Yu Lian...... Yu Lian died in my arms, do you know what it feels like for my brother to die in my arms? ”

"I know."

Shen Leng replied by looking at the bearded eyes.

Yu Lian was stunned, and suddenly reacted, how many lives and deaths have a soldier like Shen Leng seen fighting with the enemy on the battlefield?

"Bohai people, they are all Bohai people."

The bearded man gritted his teeth and said, "These Bohai people are even more hateful than the black warriors!" ”

"They're going to pay the price."

Shen Leng took the bearded backpack over: "I'll settle you down first, don't think too much about other things, I'll deal with it." ”

The bearded man nodded, he knew that Shen Leng was someone worthy of his trust.

"General Shen."

The bearded man asked as he walked, "Can I be a Ningren?" I want to be a Ningren. ”

Shen Leng stopped, looked into the bearded eyes and said, "When you treat Yu Lian and them as brothers, you are already a Ning person." ”

The bearded man had a sour nose, raised his head to look at the sky, and said to himself: "Yu Lian looked at the sky like this when he died, and he said that he was worthy of the sky." ”

Half an hour later, the small courtyard.

The emperor sat on the stone bench in the courtyard and listened to Shen Leng finish speaking, the corners of his eyebrows jumped up and down, his hand was on the stone table, and the green tendons on the back of his hand were also jumping again and again.

"Yu Lian said that he was worthy of the sky, but he actually wanted to say that he was worthy of me."

The emperor raised his head to look at the sky, raised his finger and pointed: "What is the sky?" The people call me the Son of Heaven, but I don't think so, if there are really gods in the sky, they are also a group of ruthless gods, and they are not worthy of being compared with people like Yu Lian. ”

The emperor's hand slapped heavily on the stone table, and he stood up suddenly: "Xu Jushan!" ”

Xu Jushan, who was standing not far away, immediately stepped forward: "The minister is here." ”

"Pen and ink."

The emperor closed his eyes: "I want to write an elegiac couplet, and send it to Yu Lian's house." ”

Shen Leng bowed his head: "Your Majesty, Yu Lian...... No family. ”

The emperor's shoulders trembled violently, and he opened his eyes and glanced at Shen Leng: "Take the black yarn." ”

Shen Leng leaned over and bowed: "Minister...... Compliance. ”

He wanted to persuade that it was inappropriate for His Majesty to wear a black veil for Yu Lian, but he couldn't say it after all.

After a while, the emperor waved his hand to signal Shen Leng not to help, and he put the black gauze on his arm: "Don't write the couplet, Xu Jushan, I said that you will write it, send an eight-hundred-mile expedited to Meng Chang'an in Eastern Xinjiang, write it clearly, and don't miss a word." ”

Xu Jushan clenched the brush: "The minister knows." ”

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then exhaled.

"Meng Chang'an informed Bohai to stay behind Yan Kaisong, in the entire territory of Bohai, strictly investigate those who collude with the black martial arts, once it is verified, there is no need to interrogate and kill without forgiveness, the black warriors are afraid of killing the Bohai people, I can too!"

Xu Jushan put down the last word of the pen, and the pen was straightforward.

Night.

Shen Leng carried two jugs of wine to the bearded man's residence, and when he pushed the door open and came in, he saw the bearded man sitting in the courtyard looking at the night sky in a daze, since the death of Helian, the bearded man looked at the sky in a daze for longer and longer, and only when he heard the door knock did the bearded man notice Shen Leng coming in, he subconsciously smiled at Shen Seng, raised his hand to wipe away his tears.

Shen Leng handed the bearded man a pot of wine: "Didn't eat dinner?" ”

The bearded man nodded: "Not hungry." ”

Shen Leng looked at the person from the Western Regions in front of him, who was already a peaceful person in his bones, and handed the things he brought to the bearded man: "You keep this." ”

"What is this?"

"This is the iron plate of the inner guard, it is a sign worthy of the trust of His Majesty the Emperor Daning, you can stand by Your Majesty's side, I have sent someone to send a letter back, please Chang'an Mansion and Honglu Temple people to help you get your identity as soon as possible, my people will find a way to buy the house next to Yu Lian's house after they arrive in Chang'an, and the court should also give you a house, you can live wherever you want to live."

The bearded man took the iron card, held it in his hand, and pressed it to his heart.

"I want to live next to Yu Lian's house, someone has to sweep the yard for him during the New Year's holidays, General Shen, can you do me a favor, don't let others buy that yard, and don't let people take it away, that's Yu Lian's, it can only be Yu Lian's."

Shen Leng nodded: "Don't worry, that's Yu Lian's." ”

The bearded man nodded vigorously, glanced at the iron card of the Ouchi guard in his hand again, and then clenched it tightly.

"General Shen."

"Huh?"

"Is this wine a throat seal?"

"Yes."

The bearded man exhaled slowly, opened the lid of the flask, and pointed the wine to the sky: "Yu Lian's favorite wine." ”

He smiled, a bitter smile.

"At that time, he just arrived in Hanhai City, he couldn't get used to drinking a cup to seal his throat, it was too strong, I also laughed at him, saying that he was not as good as me, he was not convinced, we both drank cup to cup, and drank too much later, Yu Lian lay on the table and said nonsense, I actually remembered after I woke up, do you say strange? He said bearded, I really don't like you, your beard is really ugly. ”

He raised his left hand and touched his chin: "It's not ugly now, it's ...... Look young. ”

The bearded man spilled more than half of the wine in the jug on the ground: "At that time, I didn't understand why you Ning people always like to call each other brothers, in my opinion, only brothers in the family are brothers, it took me several years in Hanhai City to understand why they called each other like this, and by the time I understood, it was too late." ”

The bearded man glanced at Shen Leng: "At that time, Yu Lian always joked with me, saying that he was a good brother, and he had to meet and divide half of everything, he was really shameless, he robbed me when he saw me eating, and he robbed me when he saw me drinking, and said that he was reluctant to give him even something, what kind of brother is it......"

He raised the flask and drank the rest of the wine.

"Good brother, one and a half."