"I thought I would introduce you guys later today, but I didn't expect to run into each other on the side of the road, what a coincidence." Lou Changfeng raised his glass with a smile, "Come on, let's respect the fate of meeting by chance. "

There is a small gazebo on a hillside outside Yulin Pass. It is impossible to know when it was built by whom.The wood is mottled and covered with moss, but fortunately, the scenery from afar is extremely beautiful.A lush green bamboo is planted on the half slope under the pavilion, through the bamboo leaves you can see the magnificent panorama of Yulin Pass.

At this moment, Lou Changfeng, Lou Wanli, Zhuo Yue, and Shen Xielong were sitting in the gazebo, with small wine, melons and fruits in front of them, and a small mud wine stove on the ground.

Hearing what Lou Changfeng said, Shen Yan took the lead in toasting with a smile, and Zhuo Yue also picked up the glass slowly.But only the young man in brocade clothes named Xie Ling sat with a big horse and a golden sword, with a half smile on his face.

"General Lou." He looked at Zhuo Yue coolly, "Why didn't Vice-General Zhuo attend the imperial edict yesterday?"

Lou Changfeng was a little embarrassed, and Zhuo Yue took up the conversation: "Biao Xia was injured and has not recovered yet."

"Oh, that's right." Xie Ling looked at him, "Is it you who knows King Da Ri'a Chi privately?"

"That's right." Zhuo Yue looked back at him without blinking, "I was also the one who cut off King Zhagan's head."

The eyes of the two collided with each other.One is arrogant and the other is flamboyant, colliding like invisible swords.

Lou Changfeng frowned worriedly.Shen Bing didn't take it seriously, and calmly drank his glass of wine.

Xie Ling stared at Zhuo Yue with star-like eyes, and suddenly smiled for a while, and relaxed his figure.

"You are very nice. You are very good at my temper." He lazily picked up the wine glass and gestured to Zhuo Yue, "Come on, let's drink it down."

Zhuo Yue raised his glass and touched Xie Ling: "Master Xie is also very to my liking."

Xie Ling was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, yes. General Changfeng, this 'God of War' under your command really deserves his reputation, and he does have such a demeanor. I don't think he is a collaborator. There are all kinds of things. What's the reason?"

Lou Changfeng glanced at Zhuoyue: "These two are envoys from the capital. Sir Shen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Sir Xie, Minister of the Ministry of Households, these two lords have done a lot to our army in the capital during the war in northern Xinjiang. Help. Let’s take this opportunity to clarify the relationship between you and Dari Achi.”

Zhuo Yue held the wine glass and hesitated for a moment.It's not that he doesn't want to talk about it, but that he doesn't know where to start amidst all the chaos.

Shen Yan looked at him with a pair of beautiful eyes like water: "Other things, the two of us have already heard from General Changfeng. I just heard that after the first battle at Yulin Pass, you handed over a letter of confession and said that you would give up all Military merit and military status. Why is this?"

Hearing his question, Zhuo Yue couldn't help but look up at Lou Changfeng.It just so happened that Lou Changfeng was also looking at him, with a slightly complicated brow.

With bitterness in his heart, Zhuo Yue lowered his eyes and said, "I know that I have let down General Lou's kindness, and now I say that I want to give up my military service. But I failed to keep my promise. These days I have been hesitating day and night, and I finally hope that now that the war is over, I must fulfill my promise to him."

Xie Qin understood: "You are talking about the third son of King Dari'achi, right? The man named Li Changxing who was taken in by you in the army?"

Zhuo Yue nodded.

Lou Changfeng frowned, and couldn't help but said, "Zhuo Yue, I understand your brotherly love. But winning the battle at Yulin Pass doesn't mean we'll be safe from now on. There are Xinpingbao, Huixian and other places that haven't been recovered yet. Are you planning to abandon these places and just walk away?"

Zhuo Yue squeezed the clothes on his knees tightly, and said in a low voice, "When I find Li Changxing, I would like to return to the camp immediately."

"You—" Lou Changfeng slapped the table angrily, "Did you forget what I told you when I was in Cangheng? I gave you a chance to ask if you want to be transferred to the guard to store food. At that time It was you who refused and decided to be my lieutenant general! Now you plan to go back on your word? You only remembered your promise to Li Changxing, so what about your promises to me? "

Every word of Lou Changfeng was like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhuo Yue's heart.Shame and pain kept churning in his heart. After a while, he stood up abruptly and knelt down in front of Lou Changfeng.

"General," he said in a trembling voice, "my loyalty to you has never changed for a day. If it weren't for your kindness, I'm afraid I'm still shoveling horse manure and digging trenches. This life—my whole body Muscles and bones—as long as the legs are never broken, the hands are never broken, and the head is never dropped, I am willing to dedicate them to the frontier defense of northern Xinjiang forever. Where there is the Lou’s army flag, I am willing to use my flesh and blood as a wall to defend.”

"only……"

He choked silently, took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "It's just that without Li Changxing, I'm afraid I won't even have the chance to repay you for your kindness."

"You have also seen how cunning Dalen Yaer is. If he hadn't sent the antidote himself, I'm afraid we haven't found that the drinking water has been poisoned by his algae. Just think about it, if it was the day of the battle at Yulinguan We just found out that half of the soldiers are poisoned, so what will happen to the battle?"

Lou Changfeng thought in a daze, and couldn't help shivering.

"It was Li Changxing who exchanged his freedom for the antidote." Zhuo Yue said slowly, "The day he escaped from the grassland, he wanted to leave all the past behind and start anew as a Central Plains person. But now, But he took the initiative to return to the grassland for everyone's safety."

He raised his head, looked at the crowd with complicated expressions, and his voice trembled slightly: "General, this is the day to reward soldiers and distribute rewards according to their merits. But what about Li Changxing? He was also a man who made great contributions to the battle against Yulin Pass. "

"Life and death, honor and disgrace, this is my oath to him. Without his glory now, I dare not claim those military achievements."

Several people present fell silent.Especially Lou Changfeng, who clenched his fists and hesitated to speak, sighed for a long time and still didn't speak.

Xie Ling looked at him thoughtfully: "Vice General Zhuo, I am very touched by what you said. But don't forget, military status is hereditary, and it's not something you can take if you want it. Born in a military household, died in the army Hu, you don’t know this rule, do you?”

"I heard that Lord Xie promoted the reform from the battalion system to the recruitment system." Zhuo Yue said, "hereditary military registration has many disadvantages, and I know it without mentioning Sir Xie. If your reform goes well, I'm afraid it will take two or three years." After ten years, there are not many hereditary military households left in northern Xinjiang. I implore my lord to revoke my military registration, and after everything is over, I am willing to return to the military camp as a recruiter."

Xie Ling was taken aback, and said with a smile: "You are familiar with this matter. But don't forget, the existing military registration cannot be abolished, but it is no longer hereditary. The evolution of the battalion system and the hereditary military registration to the recruitment system requires a gradual process. process. If I revoke your military registration today, and tomorrow all those who don’t want to be soldiers come to me to revoke their registration, wouldn’t the barracks system just collapse?”

Zhuo Yue didn't speak.He also understood this matter, he just hoped to be extrajudicial.

When the few people were talking, Shen Bing had been listening silently, as if thinking about something.At this time, he smiled slightly at Zhuo Yue, and said softly: "Vice General Zhuo, let's get up and talk first."

Zhuo Yue looked at Lou Changfeng, hesitated and didn't get up.Lou Wanli, who had been silent all this time, made a sudden move, pulled him up by his back collar, and pressed him down on the stone chair.

Zhuo Yue: "..."

Lou Changfeng: "...Lou Wanli, did I tell him to get up?"

Lou Wanli turned a deaf ear, looking at the distance calmly and leisurely, like an old monk wandering away.

Shen Yan smiled: "It's not impossible to change the matter of military status. It's just that the crux of the problem is not here."

Zhuo Yue looked up at him.

Shen Bing's eyes are very gentle, he already has a beautiful face that makes people feel like a spring breeze, but now he looks even more drunk when he smiles slightly.

But what he said was very sharp: "How long will it take Vice General Zhuo to go to the grassland? What if he never returns? If Li Changxing is just an ordinary grassland herdsman, we can safely let you go back. But he is the third son of King Dari'achi. If he inherits the throne, Vice General Zhuo, will you choose to stay with him or return to the Central Plains alone? One more step, Dari'achi is a new tribal force in the grassland. One day, the one who invaded the Central Plains from the south will become Dari Achi, which side will Vice General Zhuo choose to fight?"

He smiled slightly, and said softly: "Has Vice General Zhuo thought about all these things?"

Zhuo Yue couldn't help but shuddered.

For the two of Shen Yi and Xie Ling, Xie Ling must be the one who is aggressive at first glance.This noble son of a prominent family simply wrote "I am invincible and everyone is a piece of shit" written on his face. Ordinary people would not be able to help trembling when he gave him such a condescending glance.

But Shen Bing is different.He is graceful and graceful, gentle and kind, he is like a handsome young man who came out of a poem.Standing like An Zhitinglan, smiling like a cloud floating in her arms, people can't help but want to get close at a glance, but can't help blushing when they get close.

But under this seemingly beautiful and harmless appearance, there is a rare keenness and wisdom.In just a few words, he quickly grasped the crux of the problem, and pointed it out:

You have been in the army for many years and know our army well. If one day you are used by Dari Achi, wouldn't we raise tigers and let them go back to the mountains?

Zhuo Yue's vest could not help but ooze a little cold sweat.

I heard that Master Shen was the number one scholar in high school when he was only eighteen years old. After he became an official, he was deeply trusted by the emperor, and he has been on the rise ever since.

Now it seems that the reputation is indeed well-deserved.

Zhuo Yue took a deep breath and said, "Master Shen, I only have one loyalty to learn from the sun and the moon. How can you rest assured, please tell me."

Shen Yan looked at him thoughtfully, and smiled for a while: "Loyalty can be learned, but the future is unpredictable. This matter is not urgent, I will discuss it with Mr. Xie."

In fact, Zhuo Yue was already in a hurry. Every day he wasted, he was separated from Li Changxing for an extra day.But now it would be futile to say any more, so he had no choice but to swallow the rest of the words.

The author has something to say: I will go to Lao Gong in the next chapter!

I went to see the movie "Win the Championship" today, it was so good! !If I have the opportunity, I would like to write this kind of sports article, so passionate.Huh, I want to write everything I see, maybe it's a disease... Anyway, I recommend this movie to cuties! !

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