The six-hundred-mile expedited fast horse flew the reward order that was painted with circles and forks to Luoyang City.

The Northern Expeditionary Army is idle, and Xue Shao, who has been fighting for a year, is finally idle. Originally, he wanted to accompany Shangguan Wan'er for a few days to enjoy the scenery inside and outside the Great Wall. Unexpectedly, those generals in the army came to invite Xue Shao to go to Bingzhou with them.

What can you do when you go to the state?

It was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and although it had just recovered from a war, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. What is there there is no longer on the Shuozhou border. For example, the wine from all over the world, and the beauties inside and outside Kyushu. There is another old man who is very worried about the generals, that is Wang Fangyi, the old marshal of the Tiger Division.

At the beginning of the war, Wang Fangyi suffered a stroke and was paralyzed. Now that the war is over, I don't know what his condition is. Xue Shao felt that it was time to take a look.

So on this day, Xue Shao took Duan Feng, Guo An and several old scouts, called Dang Jinbi, Guo Dafeng, Tang Xiujing, Tang Zhen, Pan Yi and Su Honghui and other old tiger generals, and set off for Bingzhou together.

Xue Shao did not invite Shangguan Wan'er to accompany him. Although it was a private event with no political purpose, it was also a gathering of a group of generals and a foolish trip of a group of tormented men. Such an occasion is obviously not suitable for Shangguan Wan'er.

A group of more than ten people were dressed in civilian clothes, and they rode quickly to Bingzhou. Li Xiaoyi and the officials in the state are unaware, so there is not so much red tape and formal courtesy. All the generals regarded themselves as civilians, and they rushed into the restaurant to have a good meal first.

There is no better man to eat than a man who has returned from battle. More than a dozen gentlemen almost drank all the wine stored in the restaurant, and the mutton bones they gnawed out were about to pile up into a mountain, which really frightened many people. After the meal, the group chartered a whole inn nearby, and each entrenched a good house. What should be washed and what should be changed, everyone has to dress up decently, and then go to see the old general Wang Fangyi.

Around the evening, all the generals packed up and chatted in the patio, waiting for Xue Shao. But after waiting for a long time, Xue Shao still didn't come out, so someone rushed to the door to urge.

Xue Shao finally opened the door, but everyone was startled.

An old man with a gray beard in his forties and fifties stood in front of them.

"Why is Xue Shuai dressed like this?" The generals were stunned.

"You think I want to?" Xue Shao spread his hands and said helplessly, "Just now in the wine shop, someone has already recognized me." Someone in the distance pointed at me with his finger, saying that it was Xue Shao, that was Xue Shao. ”

Dang Jinbi slapped his head, "I know!" ”

Guo Dafeng immediately rolled his eyes, "You know a fart!" ”

Dang Jin was anxious, and said quickly: "Back then, Xue Shuai stayed in Bingzhou and held an official position. At the time of the Second Northern Expedition, did you forget? ”

"Oh, yes!" Guo Dafeng suddenly realized, "Xue Shuai also accepted a concubine, Mrs. Chen, right?" ”

"Shut up!" Xue Shao snorted angrily and said, "There are too many people who know me in Bingzhou, so in order to save unnecessary trouble, I have to disguise myself." ”

All the generals laughed and shouted:

"Xue Shuai is afraid of being caught by those women and tied up in his home to forcibly cave rooms, right?"

"How many friends does Xue Shuai have in Bingzhou? It's so noisy now, don't you dare to show your head? Ten times the enemy, I have never seen you so cowardly! ”

"What is ten times? Later, when we went to the street, we all stayed away from him, and if I couldn't keep it, a whole group of little dolls rushed up to ask for my father! ”

"Hahahaha!"

"If you talk about the romance in the world, Xue Gongzi claims to be the second, who dares to claim to be the first?"

Xue Shao was really angry and funny, pointing at them and scolding: "You are not good birds!" Is the grinding over? Let's go! ”

A group of gentlemen went out with a smile, not riding horses, and walking on the streets of Taiyuan City. After fighting for too long, they all enjoyed their normal lives. Those most ordinary alleys and ordinary people who are busy with firewood, rice, oil and salt, in their opinion, how pleasing to the eye and how kind they look.

The crowd wandered through the bazaar and asked for directions. The Taiyuan Wang family is a famous family, and Wang Fangyi's reputation is even more thunderous. Xue Shao and his entourage easily found Wang Fangyi's home.

But when they got here, the generals who were originally happy couldn't be happy.

The Wang family is neither luxurious nor shabby, and it is a very common kind of official gentry's mansion. But there was a dull and sad atmosphere in the house, and there were servants in the main hall who were busy arranging a mourning hall. More than a dozen others knelt outside a bedroom, sobbing from time to time.

Seeing this scene, anyone can understand what is happening. Xue Shao and the others hurriedly walked in, and a man in his twenties and thirties hurriedly stepped forward, and his tears were not dry, "The guests are coming from afar, and the host is much neglected." Ranked second in Wang Xun's family, dare to ask the name of the guest? ”

"It turned out to be the second son, I heard Ling Zun mention you." Xue Shao bowed his hand and saluted back, "In Xia Xue Shao, these are the former colleagues and generals of the old general Ling Zun, and they came to visit the old general Wang today." ”

"Your Excellency is the famous Xue Concubine?" Wang Xun looked at Xue Shao with a shocked face, and hurriedly said, "Honorable guest, please, maybe you can see your father!" ”

Xue Shao and others hurriedly followed Wang Xun into the bedroom and saw several filial men and girls kneeling in front of a bed. There was a dying old man lying on the bed, there must be no doubt that it was Wang Fangyi.

Seeing that someone was coming to the room, Wang Fangyi, who was about to choke his breath, actually raised his head, "Is Xiaojie here?" ”

Su Honghui and Cao Renshi, the old tiger generals, cried on the spot, they knelt in front of the bed, and called out for "old handsome". Duan Feng cried the most sadly, and kept calling his father-in-law.

Xue Shao stepped forward and sat on the edge of Wang Fangyi's bed and looked at him, "Old general, Wang Xiaojie didn't come." Xue Shao is here. ”

"It's Xue Yuma...... Wang Fangyi looked at Xue Shao with his eyes open, "Why are you old like this?" ”

"Disguise, disguise." Xue Shao hurriedly ripped off those fake beards.

Wang Fangyi raised a hand with difficulty, "Feng'er ......"

Duan Feng knelt down and stepped forward to hold Wang Fangyi's hand, "Father-in-law, it's me, it's me!" ”

Xue Shao said: "The old general still has any wishes, just command." ”

"The old man has no unfulfilled wishes. It's just that I can't rest assured that Wang Xiaojie and the soldiers of the Tiger Division! Wang Fangyi said.

"Old general, we are all very good, please rest assured!" Su Honghui and others couldn't cry.

"That's good......" Wang Fangyi closed his eyes and gasped a few times, his lips trembled, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

Xue Shao had no choice but to put his ear to his mouth and listen to him say: "Xue Yuma, the destiny of heaven is returned, and it is difficult to disobey manpower. Your vision is always one step ahead, and the old man sighs to himself. ”

Xue Shao sighed lightly, "Old general, it's all in the past. ”

"But the old man still wants to say that Li Tang's artifact will one day be returned to its original owner. Otherwise, it is rare to find real peace in this world after all! ”

"Hmm." Xue Shao responded.

Wang Fangyi gasped for a while, and then said: "Wang Xiaojie is a good general, but he is not a handsome talent. He has the ability to march and fight, but he does not have the ability to tolerate others, let alone the ambition to be far-sighted. Xue Yuma, you are a hero in the world, don't be like him. Treat him as a naughty boy who doesn't know anything, and give him more forgiveness and guidance! ”

"The old general is relieved." Xue Shao replied.

"The old man is brave, please use the battle flag of the Anxi Tiger Division as the shroud of the old man." Wang Fangyi closed his eyes and muttered, "Those unfinished businesses...... Follow the old man and bury them in the loess! ”

At this point, the voice stopped.

Xue Shao suddenly remembered another old man and the blood splattered on the axe.

He couldn't help but say:

"From now on, go up to the heavens, and the generals will rule them;"

"From now on, go down to the spring, and the general will control it!"

A generation of heroes became the world's famous generals, Wang Fangyi, and passed away.

The departure of every old man like Wang Fangyi is a great loss for this era. Xue Shao is no longer the impulsive young man when Pei Xingjian died, but he is still full of emotion about Wang Fangyi's death.

Thinking about it carefully, Xue Shao has been working hard all these years and wants to change some things. For example, his own fate and the life of Princess Taiping, as well as the fate of contemporary celebrities such as Cheng Wuting and Wang Fangyi. If you go on according to the real history, Cheng Wuting and Wang Fangyi should have been buried with Pei Yan a few years ago. As a result, Cheng Wuting died on the battlefield, and Wang Fangyi died of illness at home.

"Those unfinished ambitions, let's bury the loess with the old man!"

Wang Fangyi's last words brought a powerful shock to Xue Shao's soul. He couldn't help but start thinking, what have I done all these years? When the day I die, what will I leave behind but my last words?

Looking back on the past, Xue Shao found that he had almost forgotten how he had married Princess Taiping in the first place. Shouldn't I try to avoid this from happening?

The fact is that Princess Taiping is now the most important person in his life. Xue Shao never hid his love for Shangguan Wan'er and his interest in other women, but Princess Taiping was still irreplaceable. This was the case, the present, and the future.

Xue Shao didn't know whether his struggle and hard work over the years were a success or a failure. I have worked hard to change a lot of people and a lot of things. Looking back, he realized that it was himself who had changed the most over the years.

……

Xue Shao finally showed up, and he went to the Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou. Li Xiaoyi immediately reported Wang Fangyi's death to the imperial court, and personally presided over and handled Wang Fangyi's funeral.

After Xue Shao and the generals worshipped Wang Fangyi, it was no longer convenient to stay longer. Except for Duan Feng, who stayed to participate in the funeral, everyone else immediately returned to Shuozhou. His mood was a little heavy, and even when Shangguan Wan'er took the initiative to come to him, he couldn't keep his spirits up.

"What's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with concern.

"It's nothing, let's talk about it!" Xue Shaoqiang beat his spirits.

"I'm back." Shangguan Wan'er handed over the thick scroll.

"So fast?" Xue Shao took it with a little surprise, and when he unfolded it, it was indeed a brand-new award order, but it was still a "grass order" without signature and seal.

Xue Shao took a closer look at the places where he had proposed revisions, and basically all of them were approved. There is only one place that has been rejected, and he is still the civil officer of the second grade Guanglu doctor.

"That's it, I'm okay with that." Xue Shao handed it back.

"Can you take a closer look?" Shangguan Wan'er kindly reminded, "If you send it back, it will have to become an irrevocable order!" ”

"There's nothing more to change." Xue Shao almost closed his eyes, and said in a sly voice, "People die like lights going out!" What has been fought for all his life, but in the end, he will not bring life to death and not to bring it! ”