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On the official road leading to Qingzhou City, the merchants were in a hurry, and although it was about to be May, the thin coolness in the air seemed to have become a little thicker in this spring rain.

In the midst of these mixed merchant travelers and the flow of ordinary people, a pair of soldiers with waist knives is particularly eye-catching, and pedestrians seem to deliberately keep their distance.

Strangely, however, the two officers seemed to have great respect for the prisoners in front of them, and were not at all as impatient as escorting the other prisoners.

"General Niu, this is Qingzhou City in front of this."

Seeing the city wall of Qingzhou City from afar, an errand officer said cautiously.

The prisoner in front of him was dressed in a gray prison uniform, his hair was gray and dirty, his long beard was stained with straw, and the thick calluses on his palms proved that he had been subjected to hard labor.

"Well, thank you both."

Niu Ben glanced at Qingzhou City, he thought that he would serve hard labor in the mine for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect Xiao Wenxuan to send him to Qingzhou half a month ago.

And when he got the news, the attitude of the mine officers towards him also became different.

In the past, when he was in the mines, these officers would not have thought of his great military exploits, and in their eyes, he was just a man who would serve in the mines until his death.

But now these officers suddenly became very attentive, and they were also taken care of on the way, and even they could see that the veteran was going out of the mountain again.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's also an honor for us to be able to accompany General Niu to Qingzhou." The officers laughed alongside.

When they were in the mine, they could offend this Niu General a lot, and now they learned that this hot-tempered Niu General was going out of the mountain, and they were so frightened that they were afraid that they would be found guilty in the future.

It's just to their surprise that Niu Ben has been calm and polite to them along the way.

It seems that these five years of hard labor have gradually smoothed out the veteran's edges and corners.

"It's General Niu in front."

Suddenly, a shout sounded in front, and then I saw a young man in plate armor striding in front of Niu Ben.

Niu Ben's gaze first fell on the young man's armor, then looked at the young man, and asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask you?" ”

"General Niu, I'm Luo Xin."

Since Xiao Ming instructed him to settle Niu Ben, Luo Xin has been waiting at the city gate these days, and three days later, he finally saw Niu Ben who was escorted by the servants.

When he was in Chang'an, he had seen Niu Ben, but it was only five years that the once glorious General Niu Ben had become a little old, so he asked just now.

"Luo Xin? Are you Luo Quan's second son? Niu Ben asked.

"Exactly, I played in the General's Mansion six years ago." Luo Xin said with a smile.

Niu Ben raised his arm and grabbed Luo Xin's shoulder, "Well, six years have passed in a flash, and you have become something I don't even know, but this look can still see the appearance of Luo Quan's old boy." ”

Luo Xin grinned, when he was a general in the court, Luo Quan and Niu Ben always advanced and retreated together.

Looking up at the rain that was getting bigger and bigger, Luo Xin said: "Uncle Niu, it's inconvenient to talk here, King Qi specially instructed me to go to the palace as soon as the general came." ”

"King Qi?" Niu Ben was in a complicated mood, since Xiao Wenxuan sent him to the mine to serve hard labor, he was disheartened, this is the hundred officials of the Great Yu Kingdom, and it is also to Xiao Wenxuan, he said: "What can I see as a criminal minister? Send me straight to the place where I was served. ”

Luo Xin was stunned for a moment, and he said: "Uncle Niu Why did he say this, His Majesty asked his uncle to come to Qingzhou this time to let his uncle come out of the mountain again and resist the barbarians. ”

Niu Ben was directly escorted from the mine to Qingzhou on the way, but the messenger also told some interesting stories about Qingzhou.

It's just that they don't know that this barbarian is about to go south, after all, these things above the court are not yet their turn to know.

However, seeing that Xiao Huangmen who came to give the order was very attentive to Niu Ben, they thought that this Niu Ben would come out of the mountain again.

"Barbarians?" Niu Ben was surprised.

Luo Xin wanted to say it directly, but when he saw the two servants behind Niu Ben, he said, "You two go to the Qingzhou Mansion to receive the reward, and then go back by yourself." ”

"Yes." The two errand servants were happy, turned around and entered Qingzhou City.

At this time, Luo Xincai said: "Uncle, this time His Majesty asked his uncle to come to Cangzhou to serve hard labor, but he asked Concubine Zhen Niangniang to secretly send a secret letter to His Royal Highness, so that his uncle could go out of the mountain again, this barbarian tribe will go south soon, Cangzhou City is in danger, does my uncle want to see Cangzhou City, which he once defended in bloody battles, fall into the hands of the enemy again?" ”

"Is that true?" Niu Ben suddenly woke up like a sleeping lion, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it's been six years, do you finally understand?" ”

Luo Xin's emotions were equally excited, and said: "This time I came to Qingzhou, it was secretly supported by His Majesty, but the current situation is too complicated, Uncle should go with me to see His Highness, His Highness will explain everything to his uncle." ”

Niu Ben's discouragement with Xiao Wenxuan was in several compromises with the barbarians, when he was guarding Cangzhou City, he could only watch King Kang's fiefdom being trampled by the barbarians, but he couldn't send a single soldier.

It has been an indelible memory in his heart for many years.

And now, Xiao Wenxuan finally understood.

"Well, in that case, let's go now." Niu Ben said.

The two arrived at the Qi Palace, and learned that Xiao Ming had gone to the Equipment Division since the morning and had not returned, so they waited in the palace for a while.

At this time, Niu Ben asked, "Why did His Highness go to the Instrument Division?" ”

In Niu Ben's cognition, the vassal king would never go to such a lowly place.

Luo Xin said: "This is what makes King Qi different from ordinary people, if he says something, I'm afraid my uncle will be even more shocked?" ”

"What's the matter?"

"The Hao clan of Qingzhou was killed by the King of Qi in just a few months, exiled and exiled, and now the remaining Hao clan can only hide in the mountains and fall into the grass, don't you say strange?" Luo Xin said with a smile.

"And what? I vaguely remember that there seemed to be four wealthy families in Qingzhou: Wang, Sun, Qin, and Wei. ”

"Now that the king and the Sun family have been destroyed, and the family property has been confiscated, among them, the Qin and Wei families have taken the initiative to dissolve the tribe, and now they are purely a merchant family."

Niu Ben nodded, "This Xiao Ming was the most unscrupulous among the princes when he was in Chang'an before, but I didn't expect it to be so bold now, it's really unexpected." ”

Luo Xin's impression of Xiao Ming at the beginning was also when he stayed in Chang'an, and the more he stayed in Qingzhou, the more he felt that Xiao Ming was different.

Just from the prosperity of Qingzhou City, it can be seen that Xiao Ming is very popular in the fiefdom.

It is precisely because of this that he gradually let go of his prejudices against Xiao Ming, not just for that poem.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a loud laugh from far and near, but it was Xiao Ming who rode a horse and arrived at the palace under the protection of the guards.

(To be continued.) )