On the second day of returning to Xiangping, the goose-featherlike snow crept in at night, and Zhen Yan's coffin stopped in the courtyard of Yanbei's mansion, covered with a layer of sad white. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everyone knows that Zhen Yan has passed away. But when the women of the Zhen family saw the coffin brought back by Yanbei, they were still extremely sad.

Last night, the crying of the Yan family house did not calm down until late at night. Zhen's girls were crying sadly, only Xiao Mi'er, who was only seven years old, didn't know what life and death was, but seemed very calm, just obediently let Zhen Jiang pull it, looking at the black coffin.

But later, she asked her sister what was wrong, and Zhen Tuo told her that she would never see her second brother again, but she cried more than anyone else.

Scribbled to sleep for three hours, Yan Bei got up from the couch, walked out of the courtyard to see that the courtyard was white, Zhen Zhang's slightly thin figure in his forties, holding Zhen Yan's coffin for a long time, snow fell on his shoulders and on the top of his head.

Yan Bei had long been accustomed to seeing life and death, but at this moment, he also felt extremely sad in his heart.

God knows what happened to this woman, who sent her husband and son away for a few years, and separated her clan...... Yan Bei slowly walked out of the house, and ordered the warrior who had been standing outside the court all night to pick up the fox fur and give it to Zhen Zhang, and he approached the coffin and saluted respectfully, and then said: "Mother, it's snowing and cold, you can go into the house and rest." ”

Turning his head blankly, Zhen Zhang's saw that it was Yanbei, and wanted to bow in surprise, but his lips trembled for a long time and he couldn't speak. I had to salute Yan Bei awkwardly, and then said with difficulty: "Yan, General Yan, I want to go out." ”

Yan Bei sighed and said, "Yes, I want to go to Wenxian County today and go to Qianshan again." On the day of Brother Zhen's burial, let Ah Yao find someone to choose in the next few days, the deceased has ......"

He wanted to say something to comfort Zhen Yan's mother, but found that he couldn't say anything at this moment, so in the end he could only turn his head with his eyes unbearable, let out a long breath and exhale a cold air, and then said slowly: "Auntie, don't worry, Brother Zhen is gone, and there is me." ”

Zhen Zhang's family actually doesn't care what Yanbei says, who else can Zhen's rely on now besides Yanbei? The days in Liaodong waiting for the news of her son's death made her feel lonely, she missed everything in Zhongshan, but she felt cruel because she knew that she could not go back to that life.

The warrior took the fox fur and respectfully handed it to Zhen Zhang, Yanbei said to Zhen Zhang, "Go back and rest, it's too cold." You pick out the day, let's let the brother enter the ground as soon as possible. ”

Ordered the soldiers to send Zhen Zhang back to the house and prepare the carriage and horses for him. The sky has gradually turned white, Yanbei hit the well water to wash his face, and the coolness soaked into the bone marrow, which made him feel refreshed.

Looking up at the scattered snowfall, it's winter again.

Without waiting for the samurai to prepare the carriage and horses, Tai Shici braved the heavy snow and led the horse to the mansion wearing a coat, seeing Yan Bei kneeling under the eaves and looking at the snow scene in a daze, he shook off the thick snow on his clothes and said: "General, I am not going to Wenxian today, how many people do you want to go with you?" ”

Yan Bei saw that it was Tai Shici, nodded and said: "Yes, I will go to Wenxian County today to see our water village, wait a minute, Zhang Junyi settled the clan last night, and he Fu Gong and came over later." You came early, asked the cook to make a hot porridge, and then set off after eating...... When the snow melts at noon, the road is not easy to walk. ”

Tai Shi Ci promised to let the kitchen cook on the fire, and after saying hello to Yanbei, he went out of the house to find Zhang Jaw.

Yanbei knelt under the eaves in a robe, the verandah of the house was three feet higher than the ground, and he looked at the city gate tower in the south of Xiangping from a distance over the courtyard wall, sighed, and thought about where Liaodong County should go in the future.

He had been thinking about such things for too long, and Zhen Yan's mourning period was at least three months, which was enough for him to think about these things clearly.

At sunrise, Tai Shici and Yanbei had eaten the morning food, and the four of them stepped on their horses and led two teams of cavalry straight to Wenxian.

Last night's snow did not stop, and the car driver did not have to be comfortable because of the slippery road, so a group of people simply put on leather jackets and went on the road.

The road was extremely difficult to walk due to heavy snow, and the road that could be reached by galloping horses for more than an hour forced them to reach noon, and the sun was covered by thick clouds without revealing a little light, and the heavy snow did not stop, making the sky a little overcast.

There are still more than ten miles of pavilions from Wenxian County, Yanbei saw from a distance that there were a lot of military horses with leather on their chests tied outside the pavilions, Sun Qing strode out and laughed loudly at Yanbei from a distance: "General, I received the news last night and waited for you here, but I came!" ”

"Quick, it's cold outside, I've warmed up the wine, come in and drink a bowl to warm up before going on the road."

Yanbei and several people looked at each other, and walked to the pavilion while beating their horses and said with a frustrated smile: "This kid actually came to wait early, it's very cold this day, let's go drink a bowl and leave." ”

Originally, before Yan Bei came, he planned to return to Xiangping in the afternoon to meet Guan Ning and other celebrities who had come to Qingzhou for refuge, as well as Lu Zhi, who was escorted all the way by Zhao Yun. But looking at this day, even if you rush back now, it will be dark when you go back, it is better to simply stay in Wenxian County tonight, and the rest of the affairs can only wait until tomorrow.

"You kid can be fat!" Turning over and dismounting, Yan Bei raised his hand and hammered Sun Qing's chest with a fist, and then laughed loudly and pointed directly at the surrounding sergeants who were guards: "These family soldiers are well trained!" ”

Sun Qing has gained a lot of weight, and it seems that this man is indeed easy to get rich after becoming a father. Sun Qing rubbed the back of his neck embarrassedly and smiled, and after greeting Fu Zhi, Zhang Jaw, Tai Shici and others one by one, he led the way and said: "This is not the blessing of the general, now I don't starve and suffer from poverty and I don't go to the battlefield to play for my life, I study every day, and I sleep when I am full...... Alas, can you not be fat! ”

"Yo, you still know how to read? Meddlesome. Everyone sat down, the brazier in the pavilion was burning brightly, a few turbid wine was warm on the fire to make the wine fragrant, and a few people sat around the stove. The warrior who stood there took the robe for him, and Yan Bei rubbed his hand that was red from the reins of the horse to the bonfire and chuckled at Sun and asked, "I heard that you took a concubine in Wen County again?" ”

Sun Qing smiled embarrassedly, not knowing what to say. However, Yanbei said to Zhang Jaw Tai Shi Ci: "Look, you learn from others, you have long said that you want to marry a wife and take a concubine, and it is good if the people are prosperous!" ”

Tai Shi Ci smiled and lifted the warm wine jug in the basin, poured a bowl and handed it to Yan Beidao: "It is only right for the general to get married and have children as soon as possible!" ”

"Ziyi is not in a hurry." Hearing this, he also smiled and said: "The lord should be soon, and the next year should be the next year, right?" ”

Yan Bei shook his head slightly, and after drinking the warm wine, a warmth immediately rose in his heart, and he said with bitterness: "Let's talk about it in the coming year, I will mourn for Brother Zhen for three months, and Ah Miao will mourn for a longer time...... The way of this world! ”

"Zhen Zhongjun, is he really gone?" Sun Qing went to the county everywhere, and also heard that Yanbei returned to Liaodong this time with a big coffin. Although he and Zhen Yan are not as deep as Yanbei's friendship, the people he met are not in the world, and he will inevitably feel something in his heart, so he drank a bowl of warm wine and shook his head and sighed: "I feel uncomfortable listening to the people I know not being alive one after another." ”

Yan Bei didn't speak, and then Sun asked lightly: "General, I heard that six hundred people were set on fire outside Wuji City, is it true or false?" ”

That's six hundred people for others, but it's different for Sun Qing, they are all former Montenegrin brothers!

"Montenegro is too big this time, he blocked Brother Zhen in Zhen's Wu and set himself on fire, ignoring the corpse wilderness, my subordinates will burn Brother Zhen when they find him in the overgrown ruins. What a seven-foot husband! Yan Bei compared the length of two feet, and said to Sun Qing: "That's all there is left." Those 600 people had entered the city at that time...... That is, Wuji City, if it was somewhere else, Yan would have the heart to order the slaughter of the city! ”

"Ugh."

Sun Qing couldn't say anything except sighing, his heart was very complicated, he was both sad and helpless, and he had nothing to say, so he had to put aside the topic and say: "The general thinks these warriors I have trained are still in my eyes?" ”

"Well, the soldiers are well trained. I think you're using the soldiers I rewarded you for as scouts, right? Yan Bei smiled, and then asked: "I heard from Gonghe that you wrote a letter a few days ago, asking the county government to send someone to supervise the affairs of Shuizhai again, why, there are too many things to manage?" ”

"Yes, it's not that it can't be managed, it's really not managed." Sun Qing said with a sad face: "It's okay for the general to let his subordinates take charge of a scout or transfer an army, but it's just this political matter...... General, let me tell you this, I am using all my skills, and I can't manage a county, let alone a water village that doesn't fight. ”

Sun sighed lightly, seeing that Yan Bei's face was getting more and more ugly, he hurriedly said: "Compared to Liaodong, you also see that the tax is too guarded, and the subordinates can't figure out the matter of tax collection. The tax collected by the whole county, the large county of Liwen City, is only a little more than that of Yudi and Pingguo...... It's really incompetent! ”

"Look at the way you look, what's going on, discouraged!" Yan Bei smiled, although his face was ugly, he was not angry with Sun Qing, and said: "You Sun Qing is capable, if you are still in Montenegro, you can more or less grab a county to be the king this time, but you also have to do this political matter, it doesn't matter if you don't do it well, you have to learn more...... I plan to hand over the affairs of Shuizhai to Xiangping Ling Tian Guorang to do, his political affairs are very good, and when he comes in the future, don't underestimate his youth, you should have more contact with him, and learn the skills of others. ”

"Don't eat and sleep all day in Wenxian County, reading is a good thing, you can't leave your skills right away, look at what you're fat now." Yan Bei looked at Sun Qing and said, "How can I take you out to fight in the future, I can't wear armor!" ”

Sun Qing was happy when he heard Yanbei's words, and hurriedly put down the wine bowl and asked, "The general is going to go out to fight in the future?" ”

For him, governing the government means that he can only stop here in this life, but fighting is different, how many battles he has fought, and going out and coming back alive is a war feat!

"Why don't you fight, maybe you will have to go out of Youzhou to fight again next year, and I'll take you there then!" Yan Bei drank another bowl, feeling that the delay was not short, so he got up and tightened his waist and said, "Okay, my body is also warm, let's go, let's go to the water village to have a look, and talk about it at night!" ”