In the cold winter season, the thousand-year-old road has long been completely covered by thick snow, due to the cold weather, and the heavy snow barrier, there are almost no pedestrians to see at this time; But today was an exception, at dawn, when the east had just shown a touch of fish belly white, with the sound of hurried horses' hooves, a group of heavily armed red-shirted cavalry galloped like a whirlwind under the city gates, looking at the horses that were panting rapidly, and the heavy dew on the soldiers, I knew that they must have arrived from afar day and night.

Through the faint morning light, the defenders on the city gate clearly saw that this team escorted a Hongmao messenger, Han system: "There is an emergency, the messenger has a swan and a red feather on his head, holding a red flag, changing horses and not changing people along the way, every time the switch is closed, see the lock and lock, all vehicles and pedestrians will give way, and those who dare to block the road will be dealt with according to the important matter of obstructing the national military aircraft, and beheaded!" "And the only one who can send the Hongmao messenger, except for the national emergency military situation, is the emperor's special edict.

Knowing that the stakes were high, the guards did not dare to stop them, and hurriedly fell off the drawbridge and opened the city gate, just like that, because they were suspected of being slow to move and were whipped by the officer who led the team, as a small soldier, they could only consider themselves unlucky after being whipped, who called someone a messenger of the feather, and he was just a gate......keeper, watching several messengers go straight to the Taishou Mansion without stopping, everyone couldn't help whispering, "What is the national event happening?" Even the Hongmao messenger was dispatched, could it be that the Huns were Koubian again? Or is there a resurgence of the Yellow Turbans? ……”

It didn't take long for the earth-shattering drums to come from the direction of the colonel's military field next to the Taishou Mansion, which was the order for the whole army to urgently assemble in case of a major event......

At this time, Xiao Yi was training soldiers and teaching martial arts in the barracks; Although he had never been a soldier in his previous life, he had not seen much of the posts in the 'Iron and Blood Military Forum' at the beginning, in line with the principle of "dare to train soldiers if he has seen a pig running", Xiao Yat has led by example for several months, with clear rewards and punishments, and military orders like iron. In addition, Xiao Yi is bold, and after training, he sat on the ground with all the soldiers, singing and drinking; The soldiers followed him to eat and drink well, so they respected the young commander more and more, and as soon as the order was issued, thousands of soldiers obeyed it.

The sound of the drum quickly spread throughout the entire Yanmen Pass, the military order was like a mountain, and soon the horn of the assembly sounded in the military camp everywhere, and then the soldiers of each department began to pull out to the colonel military field next to the Taishou Mansion according to the camp, for a time people shouted horses neighing, the military formation was like a mountain, and the flow of people was like a rushing river, which continued to converge by the Juanjuan trickle, and finally became the trend of the river, mighty and boundless......

In addition to the newly recruited 3,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry, there are also 12,000 elite foot soldiers, 3,000 crossbow soldiers, 1,000 charioteers, plus some miscellaneous auxiliary soldiers, with a total strength of more than 20,000 people.

After several months of hard training by Xiao Yi, the whole army has already achieved that 'people do not leave the horse, the horse does not leave the saddle, and as soon as the order is issued, the gathering and scattering are as usual!' Xiao Yi, who was the 'Dian Jun Sima', was wearing a cold iron armor with a pattern and a sword in his hand, standing proudly at the forefront of the team, and behind him under the leadership of dozens of captains such as Da Niu and Ma Liu, the three thousand Xuanjia Iron Cavalry were all bright and bright, people were like dragons, horses were like tigers, each holding a blade, and the queue was neat like a knife cutting an axe; Looking at the soldiers and horses of other departments in Yanmen, although the morale is also high, most of them are slow, the queue is noisy, and the armor on the soldiers is also uneven, who is superior and who is inferior, it is clear at a glance.

"Now it is the cold winter wax moon, the Huns are hiding in the ground to avoid the wind and snow, and they will definitely not come to the border to make trouble, since it is not a foreign invasion, it can only be an internal matter"; Xiao Yi, who was standing at the forefront of the team, secretly calculated the time in his heart, and finally looked in the direction of Luoyang, Kyoto, according to the development trend of history, the sky will fall apart in a few months, and a big show will open!

Today's point platform is particularly solemnly decorated, the colorful canopy is high, flags are planted everywhere, a lieutenant eunuch envoy holding the holy decree of Huang Aya stands in it, and the surrounding brigade of personal soldiers guards one by one with bows wound and knives out of the sheath, murderously protecting the high platform, it seems that this is the reason for the assembly of the whole army.

"Xuan! The party is too guarded, and Zhang Yang stepped forward to receive the order! After the drum was beaten, all the garrison soldiers in Yanmen County had arrived, and the eunuch envoy stepped forward slowly and shouted in a characteristic sharp voice.

"Minister, General Anguo, the party guards Zhang Yang, and the soldiers of the three armies are respectfully invited to St. An!" Heaven and earth, in addition to heaven and earth, the emperor Lao Tzu is the largest, it stands to reason that when you see the holy decree, you must pay a big salute to the emperor; But fortunately, this is the school military field, according to the rules, 'Armor does not worship!' Xiao Yat and his colonels were arranged on both sides of Taishou Zhang Yang according to the size of their positions, and they beat their chests with their right hands and marched to salute immediately.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: General Anguo, Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang, since his arrival, has been training soldiers and horses day and night, conscientious, diligent in state affairs, not a day of slackness, I am very at ease, and I am specially given 1,000 taels of gold, 10,000 yuan, and 5,000 horses of silk to reward the soldiers of the three armies of Yanmen; From the date of receiving the order, he immediately returned to Beijing to face the saint, stated the defense of the Xiongnu in the four counties of Yanmen, and participated in the Luoyang Parade, there must be no mistake! Chin this! ”

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ...... "The sun came out from the west, and His Majesty the Emperor, who has always only known how to collect money, actually gave money to everyone, although according to the rules after layers of deductions, there are not many that can really be sent down, but no matter how small the grasshopper is, it is meat!" The Yanmen soldiers who are in the bitter cold land all the year round are a tsunami, and Xiao Yi has no choice but to mix in the crowd, people bow and he bends, people applaud him and clap his hands, just do the same.

"Master Zhang, take the order!" The lieutenant eunuch handed the holy decree to Zhang Yang with a smile on his face, and at the same time said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is so rewarded, don't forget to 'thank you'!" After speaking, he didn't forget to lightly scratch Zhang Yang's palm with his little thumb.

How could Zhang Yang, who was old in officialdom, not understand what this eunuch meant, "Thank you? Thank you, huh? If you want to bribe, just say it! Although he scolded his mother angrily, he couldn't offend these henchmen around the emperor, otherwise a few words of slander would blow into the emperor's ears, and it would be enough for him to drink a pot, so he had to reluctantly smile and said: "The envoy has worked hard all the way, please go to the back tent to rest with tea, sweep the wind and dust, the lower officials have already prepared the local 'native products' of Yanmen for you!" 'Laugh it off!' In addition, several 'old ancestors' in the palace also had a heart to send them, and they were also brought by Lao Gonggong."

"Huh! Lord Zhang is so polite and has eyesight! Have eyesight! After that, the eunuch walked to the back hall with a spring breeze on his face, and thought secretly as he walked: "It seems that this errand is not in vain, but after I go back, I have to honor the 'ten ancestors' above, and I will be exploited layer by layer, and I don't have much left, hey!" Eunuchs are not easy to mix these days! ”

At this time, the generals and colonels of Yanmen Pass got up, exchanged heads with each other, and discussed, "Face saint, military parade, Lord Taishou will definitely not enter Beijing alone, if you can follow the adults into Beijing to face the saint, then wouldn't it be a smooth step in the future......"

After figuring out the key, the generals and colonels present immediately raised their heads one after another, and became a hundred times more energetic, trying their best to show their most powerful side, and at the same time, Qi Shushu looked at Taishou Zhang Yang with a pitiful 'little Jingba'-like gaze, if these people had tails, it was estimated that they would have been shaking non-stop.

Xiao Yi was also staring, but what he was looking at was not Zhang Yang himself, but the Huang Aya Holy Decree held in Zhang Yang's hand: "This is the legendary Holy Decree!" My good boy! National-level cultural relics! …… If this can be taken home and left to future generations, it will not be a problem to use it for a villa after two thousand years, and then it will be your first ...... The Nth generation of grandchildren will not worry about marrying a daughter-in-law and not having a house; You must know that I couldn't find a girlfriend because I didn't have a house. ”

At this time, Xiao Yi, who was almost wet with his saliva, couldn't have imagined that a few years later, when he was a supreme minister and had the power of the world, the most common mantra was: "What? Want a holy decree? It's easy, come on! Let's write him one! ……”

"Today's Luoyang City can be described as cloudy, killing every step!" Zhang Yang, the Taishou who held the holy decree in his hand, looked at the generals under him, and his eyes were either hot or greedy, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly; "They are all people who are hungry for profit, and they can't be entrusted with big responsibilities, and what they need now is someone who has both ability and loyalty!"

Zhang Yang, who was indecisive, began to repeatedly select his generals in his heart, and as his eyes turned, he suddenly saw a figure with a wolf's back and a bee's waist--- Xiao Yi!

At this time, Xiao Yi still maintained the respectful posture just now, and his eyes were always fixed on the holy decree, "That obsession, that hot gaze, it can be seen that this son is loyal to the Han!" And this son's martial arts are amazing, and then look at the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry just now, the assembly is fast, and the queue is tight, it must be well-trained; Combining all of the above...... Well! Zhang Yang nodded slightly, and had a conclusion in his heart.

"Where is Sima Xiao Yat?" raised his hand to hold the holy decree, and began to give orders with a serious face;

"The last general!" Hearing someone calling his name, Xiao Yi woke up from his illusion of the holy decree, wiped his saliva, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute!

"This time I entered Beijing, and I ordered you to lead three thousand Xuanjia cavalry, protect the left and right of the official, and see Luoyang Dayue, there must be no mistake!

"No!"

Seeing that the opportunity to rise to the top fell on Xiao Yi's head, although the rest of the people were in an uproar, no one was jealous or dissatisfied; Whether it is martial arts, appearance, background, or intelligence, Xiao Yi is indeed the best choice, and since this period of time, everyone has seen the training of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, and he is definitely a first-class elite general, but some people don't say anything on their lips, and they also secretly write the word 'service' in their hearts!

After looking at the performance of the generals under him with satisfaction, Zhang Yang continued to order: "The rest of the generals and colonels are guarding the pass and strictly preventing the invasion of the Huns, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"No! ……”