Today's double watch, there is a watch in the evening, the time is not easy to say, hehe, I have never saved the manuscript, I can only try my best, and strive to send it out at about ten o'clock.

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The night was a little deep, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the roaring north wind swept everything with the goose-feather-like snow, hitting the thick tent, and bursting into a crackling sound, which was very noisy and upsetting, but this was not the real reason why Lin Chenghe couldn't sleep, although at this time he was already physically and mentally exhausted because of the heavy wind and snow that he had been rushing for several days, but even so, he could not fall asleep lying in the warm bed, An inexplicable thought in my heart was tumbling endlessly. Is it a worry? Is it melancholy? Is it sentimental? Or is it uneven? I can't tell, maybe it's all a little, but it's not all, if you really want to talk about it, the loneliness and doubt in your thoughts may be more. Doubt? That's right, it's doubts! In the past few months, Lin Chenghe has been very confused, even to the point of being a little confused.

It's been almost two years, this time is not too long, but it is not too short for the generals who are born and die on the battlefield, after all, it is not a joke for generals to die without leaving the battlefield, so many big battles have come down, Rao is Lin Chenghe has long been used to seeing life and death, but when he thinks about it in the quiet night, he still can't help but feel a slight chill, this is human nature, and it has nothing to do with being brave or not. Die? Lin Chenghe has never been afraid, to be honest, since he kept up with such a brave prince as Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Lin Chenghe has long been ready for the horse leather shroud, as for whether he can be promoted and make a fortune and other things, Lin Chenghe has never considered it - two years ago, he was just a small team leader in the Nanya Army, just a small military attache who did not enter the stream, but this has only been less than two years, and now he is a well-known right Jin Wuwei Zhonglang general, and the title has also been awarded to the second-class earl, and the wife and shadow have long been no longer a problem, Even if he retires at this time, he can live without worry when he returns to Chang'an City, but Lin Chenghe is still a little unhappy.

Lin Chenghe is unhappy not because he is a small official, in fact, in the entire Anxi army series, except for Li Zhen, the commander, it is his turn to have the highest official rank, and only Chen Wu and Dong Qianli can compare with it, as a person from a small officer family, Lin Chenghe can be very proud of being able to go to such a high position today, of course, he is not unhappy because of his exploits in the dark, on the contrary, after several wars, his Lin Chenghe's exploits in the military newspaper are definitely in the top few, The title is also the highest one in the current Anxi army series, what really makes Lin Chenghe feel breathless is - since the battle of Hotan, he has become the only one of the senior generals in the whole army who has nothing to do, and when the generals on the side are busy sweeping the desert countries or preparing to go to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, he, the commander of the infantry army, has become a spectator, and the feeling of being idle really makes Lin Chenghe feel extremely uncomfortable, and he has thought countless times to ask His Royal Highness the King of Yue to understand, but every time the words come to his lips, But I couldn't say it. Yes, he didn't dare and didn't want to question His Royal Highness King Yue, not only because of his respect for His Royal Highness King Yue, but also because he couldn't bear to add more troubles to His Royal Highness King Yue who was working hard - in the past few months, for the affairs of the entire Anxi, His Royal Highness the King of Yue can be said to have done his best, and the burden of the military and political affairs of the whole Anxi was all pressed on the shoulders of His Royal Highness who was only less than eighteen years old, and the hardships Lin Chenghe saw in his eyes, he couldn't and didn't want to increase His Highness's troubles because of his selfishness, yes, even if he was aggrieved in his heart, Lin Chenghe can only carry it by himself, but having said that, it is inevitable that he will be unhappy.

Sleep, I have to go to work tomorrow, it's time to sleep. Lin Chenghe closed his eyes and tried to forcibly fall asleep, but he was depressed to find that the more he wanted to sleep, the more sleepless he became. Lin Chenghe turned over on the bed of the new army in annoyance, simply sat up in his clothes, groped for the flint from the clothes around him, lit an oil lamp placed on the horse at the head of the bed, rubbed his forehead, looked at the jumping lamp, shrugged his shoulders self-deprecatingly, and just wanted to turn over and get up, he heard the night guard at the door of the big tent let out a low shout and asked, "Who is it?" Password! ”

"Bing Feng, Lao Liu, it's me, Gao Heng." As soon as the words of the pro-soldier Lao Liu fell, a voice with joy sounded, and the familiar voice was Gao Heng. Lin Chenghe knew Gao Heng's identity, although he didn't know what Gao Heng was happy about, and he didn't know why Gao Heng came to visit at such a time, Lin Chenghe still turned over, hurriedly put on his leather jacket, and turned out of the back tent, and as soon as he saw Gao Heng's smiling face poking in from outside the curtain.

"Xiao Heng, come in, is there something wrong with coming so late?" Lin Chenghe has always admired Gao Heng, who is diligent and talented, and also understands that King Yue wants to vigorously cultivate this son, and Gao Heng has previously served in the infantry army, so Lin Chenghe has always been very polite to Gao Heng, and when he saw Gao Heng covered in snow and entered the tent, he immediately smiled and said hello.

Gao Heng is Lin Chenghe's old subordinate, although he is already a personal disciple of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, at this time, but he has always respected Lin Chenghe's old boss, and when he saw Lin Chenghe come out to greet him, he hurriedly gave a military salute and replied respectfully: "Subordinate Gao Heng see Commander Lin, His Royal Highness King Yue is invited." ”

"Oh?" Lin Chenghe understood that Li Zhen's late-night summoning must have something important, his mouth opened, and he wanted to probe the bottom from Gao Heng's mouth, but when the words came to his mouth, he still endured it, nodded and said, "Okay, Xiao Heng will wait a minute, and I will go with you." ”

"His Royal Highness only asked Commander Lin, and his subordinates were just ordered to come and say goodbye, and they didn't dare to go with him, please forgive Commander Lin." Gao Heng really wanted to know what Li Zhen wanted to talk to Lin Chenghe, but he knew better that since Li Zhen didn't let him go with him, it meant that this matter was not something he could participate in.

"Oh, okay, let's go, Xiao Henger is better." Lin Chenghe's heart moved, and he didn't be polite anymore, nodded at Gao Heng, turned back to the back tent, put on his clothes and armor neatly, and led the two guards to brave the heavy snow and went to the big tent of the Chinese army where Li Zhen was.

"The last general will see His Highness." As soon as he walked into the tent of the Chinese army, Lin Chenghe saw Li Zhen standing in front of a topographical map of the Western Regions with his back to the curtain of the tent, and hurriedly rushed forward, pointed to the ground on one knee, and reported loudly.

"Zifeng is here, sit down." Li Zhen turned around, raised his hand in a vain, pointed to a few pieces and two horses that had already been arranged in the corner of the tent, and said in a calm tone.

"Your Highness." Lin Chenghe was not hypocritical, he answered, walked to the side of a few people and sat down, straightened his back, and did not say anything to ask Li Zhen what his intention was in calling him.

"Zifeng, relax, this king has nothing important to invite you here today, just a casual chat, there is no need to be so restrained." Li Zhen saw that Lin Chenghe's military posture was neat, and immediately laughed, walked to the side of the few sons, sat down, and took out two bowls and a small jar of wine from under the few sons, and said with a smile while pouring the wine full.

Although Li Zhen said that it was idle chatting, Lin Chenghe couldn't believe it, without him, it was already three o'clock at this time, and the night was already late, and there was nothing gossip that could not be talked about during the day, but Lin Chenghe didn't dare to say anything, took the wine bowl handed over by Li Zhen with both hands, nodded, but did not speak.

Li Zhen saw that Lin Chenghe didn't speak, but he didn't care, he gestured the wine bowl to Lin Chenghe, brought it to his mouth, took a small sip, and said in a casual tone: "Zifeng, have you been following this king for almost two years?" ”

"Your Highness, it's been a year and ten months." Lin Chenghe didn't understand why Li Zhen suddenly asked about it, but he still answered seriously.

"Well, time flies so fast, hehe, two years have passed in the blink of an eye." Li Zhen put the wine bowl in his hand on a few pieces, smiled, and then asked, "Everything is okay in Er's family?" ”

"His Royal Highness Xie cares, everything is fine at home, a few days ago, a letter came from the family, and the eldest son of the last general can also write, all thanks to His Royal Highness's blessings." When Lin Chenghe thought of his wife and children at home, his heart suddenly warmed, and he replied with a smile.

"Well, that's good, did you ever think about taking the family to Anxi?" Li Zhen nodded and asked a question abruptly.

At this time, in addition to Chen Wu, Liu Whirlwind and the generals from the former Anxi Protectorate, most of the rest are young people, basically not married, and the only one who is not around is Lin Chenghe, not that Lin Chenghe didn't think about taking the family to Anxi, but since he arrived in Anxi, he has never been able to get it, at this time, he suddenly heard Li Zhen ask about it, and his heart couldn't help but move, as if he had guessed something, but he didn't grasp the feeling of flashing, and he didn't dare to answer easily, after thinking about it, Only then did he say cautiously: "Since His Royal Highness has a life, after the beginning of spring, the last general will bring the family to the family." ”

"Hmm." Li Zhen nodded noncommittally, didn't say anything more on this topic, picked up the wine bowl, signaled to Lin Chenghe, raised his head and drank a breath, and finally threw the empty wine bowl on a few pieces, and asked with a smile: "Zifeng, have you ever complained about this king these days?" ”

"The last general will not dare." Lin Chenghe didn't expect Li Zhen's topic to suddenly turn here, and his heart was suddenly shocked, and he hurriedly put down the wine bowl in his hand, bowed down and answered, although his tone was calm, but there was a faint hint of anxiety.

"Hehe, Zifeng is a sincere person, he doesn't dare, not nothing." Li Zhen smiled, didn't wait for Lin Chenghe to explain, waved his hand, and continued: "The king has never let you out of the horse several times, even if you are not dissatisfied in your heart, doubts are inevitable, has this king ever said wrong?" ”

was caught in Li Zhen's mind, and Lin Chenghe didn't quibble, but nodded gloomily and admitted it calmly.

"Do you want to know why this king has arranged this way?" Li Zhen laughed slyly and asked indifferently.

"Yes." Lin Chenghe did not hesitate at all, and simply responded neatly.

"Hahaha......" Listening to Lin Chenghe's answer, Li Zhen not only did not get angry, but laughed out loud, laughing so much that Lin Chenghe was a little embarrassed.

"Zifeng is indeed a sincere person, after so many years, how can he not learn to say something nice to coax this king, hehe, I think when I first met in the prison of the Criminal Department, Zifeng was such a style, and now he is a general, or so, good, not forgetting his nature is really the true character of a general, which is also what this king appreciates." Li Zhen patted Lin Chenghe's shoulder with a smile, and then said: "There is a reason why this king does not send Er to fight in the Quartet, the reason is very simple, Chen Wu, Liu Xuanfeng and others are all generals who can stand alone, and it is enough for those small countries in the Western Regions to have them to go out, but Er is different, Er is handsome, and he uses Er to go out of the horse, that is to kill chickens with a knife!" ”

Lin Chenghe didn't expect Li Zhen's evaluation of himself to be so high, he was taken aback, got up in a hurry, nodded to the ground on one knee, and bowed his hand and said: "The last general really doesn't deserve such a ridiculous award from His Highness." ”

"Zifeng, sit down, this king will not take others lightly, you are the only handsome talent that this king can rely on, there is no doubt about this." Li Zhen got up, helped Lin Chenghe up, and said calmly: "The land of Anxi is the frontier of my Tang Dynasty, if it can be carefully rectified, the border trouble of my Tang Dynasty will hardly exist, but if it is really entrusted to a non-person, not only can it not be done, but there is a hidden worry of erosion, this is a great cause for a thousand years, and it must not be neglected, Zifeng may understand the painstaking heart of this king?" ”

Lin Chenghe has been following Li Zhen for a long time, and he understands what Li Zhen means by managing border troubles, but he doesn't dare to pretend to be handsome. ”

Li Zhen was very satisfied with Lin Chenghe's understanding, but he didn't reveal the situation of the court, but just said with a smile: "It's hard to say, maybe, if this king leaves for a while, the military affairs of this Anxi land will have to rely on you to support it, can you dare to do it?" ”

Lin Chenghe did not continue to ask the reason, but fell silent, thinking about the meaning of Li Zhen's words, and after a long time, he fell to his knees and said loudly: "The last general is willing to bow down and die for His Highness!" ”

"Okay, Zifeng's words have been remembered by this king." Li Zhen understood the subtext of Lin Chenghe's words - it was for him Li Zhen not for the Tang Dynasty, which represented Lin Chenghe's declaration of allegiance, but Li Zhen had always been in the city, and he did not show the excitement in his heart, but he helped Lin Chenghe up with a calm face, and said lightly: "Tonight's discussion is not enough for outsiders, it's not early, and you have to go tomorrow, so let's go back and rest early." ”

The minister does not lose his body, and the king does not lose his country, Lin Chenghe knows this truth, and at this time, when he heard Li Zhen say this, he didn't dare to say anything, nodded and said: "Yes, the last general understands." As soon as the words fell, he gave a military salute, walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and went to rest without mentioning it.

Although Lin Chenghe expressed his attitude, Li Zhen was not completely relieved, after all, "listen to his words and watch his deeds" can finally determine whether a person is really loyal, and his verbal statement is almost equivalent to farting for political animals, but Li Zhen is not too worried about too many accidents, without him, "Rising Sun" is not a good-looking vase, be careful, but not afraid of a big mess, when Lin Chenghe leaves, Li Zhen will temporarily put this matter behind, I remembered once again that my old man was about to conquer Goguryeo, and for a while, all kinds of thoughts in my mind were mixed up, and I was in a trance......

On the sixth day of October in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the heavy snow that fell for five days finally stopped, but the sky was still gloomy and could not see a trace of sunshine, such a big snow, in the south of the Tianshan Mountains is definitely a rare miracle for a thousand years, the earth is white and boundless, thousands of miles of ice and snow drift, the vast desert in the past was covered with a world of ice and snow, the whole Anxi was extremely seriously affected, fortunately, the army was dispatched in time, officials at all levels under the strict orders of the Dadu Protectorate, and went all out to resettle the affected people, in order to cope with the disaster, the counties, The government grain depot was all opened to put grain, as for the Gaochang grain depot that was originally used as an armament grain depot was also moved to the middle of the air, under the joint relief of the military and the government, this can be regarded as controlling the disaster within an acceptable range, Rao is so, the loss is still huge, the civilian people who have frozen to death and frostbite have been counted as many as nearly 2,000 people, as for the cattle, sheep and horses are countless losses, but because of the strong control of the metropolitan protectorate, the situation in Anxi is stable, and there is no riot, the civilian people of Anxi, In particular, the common people of the newly conquered land by the Tang army originally resisted the Tang Dynasty after this incident, completely disappeared, and the virtues of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, were spread everywhere in Anxi, and at the time of this disaster, Li Zhen's reputation was pushed to the state of "living Bodhisattva".

On the seventh day of October in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the sky finally cleared up, although the clouds are still very thick, but from time to time you can still see some sunshine, which is considered to bring warmth to the people who have suffered from the blizzard, and the Tang officers and soldiers who are on duty at the head of Gaochang City have also been exempted from the bad luck of being frozen by the heavy snow, although they are tired enough to participate in the disaster relief a few days ago, but the spirit is much better, that is, the pace of patrolling back and forth on the city is also extraordinarily brisk, and the crowd at the gate of the city is also a lot more because of the appearance of the sun. The entire Gaochang City gradually regained its former vitality.

At the end of the Shen hour, the sky gradually darkened, and it was time to change the guard, the officers and soldiers of the two garrison battalions were lining up at the head of the city, preparing to hand over the defense, but they were suddenly alarmed by the rumbling horses' hooves in the distance, and the eyes of more than 100 officers and soldiers looked at the horse team that was galloping in the distance, and a sharp-eyed soldier suddenly pointed to a flaming red battle flag fluttering in the wind in the forward of the horse team, and shouted: "Your Highness, it's Your Highness, Your Highness is back, Your Highness is back." ”

The crowd suddenly became excited, more than 100 officers and soldiers did not care about the defense that was being handed over, they all let go of their throats, shouted loudly, and in an instant, the voice of "His Highness is back" rippled rapidly along the avenue in the city, and countless people in the city spontaneously poured into the streets, cheering and waiting for Li Zhen's arrival......

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