In the courtyard of the Bai family in Cheongju Prefecture, under the flower tree, a teenager practiced swords in the yard.

"Hi-hi-ha-" The boy was stout, his steps were steady, his arms were strong, and a sword danced vigorously in his hand.

The courtyard is not open, but it is surrounded by green trees and green bricks, which makes it extremely quiet and elegant.

Bai Feng, whose beard was half-white, sat under the flower tree and drank tea, sipping the tea slowly while squinting at the young man's sword dance.

"How is Grandpa Bai-has you improved?" After the young man finished practicing the Bai family's swordsmanship, he panted and walked towards Bai Feng, his eyes full of anticipation of being praised.

"There is progress. Bai Feng smiled lovingly, "Ling'er is not stupid, coupled with such diligence, I can really see the shadow of myself from you, this desperate energy that does not admit defeat, Grandpa Bai likes it." ”

"That's it. Xiao Lingzi, a young man who came out of the deep mountains, was praised so sweetly that he sat cross-legged in front of Bai Feng, looking up at the sky, "Why hasn't Grandpa come back yet? Brother Bai won't come back either, I miss them." ”

Bai Feng also followed to look at the sky, and his tone was soothing: "The time has not come, and I will naturally come back when I arrive." ”

There was a lot of footsteps at the gate, and a few people walked towards this side.

Coming so soon?

Bai Feng turned his head to look.

There were five people in total, with Lao Yun and Hei He walking in front, followed by three men that Ling'er had never seen before.

"Grandpa-" Ling'er jumped up to greet her, "You can count it back, I just talked to Grandpa Bai." ”

The black crane didn't care to greet his grandson, but only touched him on the head.

The three people in the back looked at Bai Feng with hot eyes. Gradually, there was surprise, doubt, and sigh in their eyes.

The Bai Feng in front of them is vaguely still the same Bai Shuai back then, but it doesn't seem to be, it has changed a lot. But seeing that he is no longer handsome, his armor is bright, his waist is empty and there is no long sword, his tall and thin body is wrapped in a gray coarse cloth shirt, which looks simple and comfortable.

Bai Feng's eyes swept over all the visitors, but he was not in a hurry to recognize each other, got up, and said in a light tone: "Let's go indoors." It's not very convenient here. ”

A few people walked through the flowers and trees in the corridor and directly entered the small courtyard where Bai Feng lived.

As soon as he entered this door, Lao Yun was completely the old servant who was silent in the past, he was the last to enter the door, looked left and right, took away a few servants who had swept the door, and closed the door again, and then entered the house, but did not sit when he entered the house, and gently boiled water to prepare tea.

It wasn't until the tea was brewed that he walked up to everyone with a plate of tea bowls.

There was no sound in the room, and they didn't sit down, they all stood on the ground and looked at each other. The atmosphere was very weird, even Ling'er felt abnormal, didn't dare to make trouble, and obediently took Grandpa's hand and stood aside.

Lao Yun put the tea tray on the table, turned around, and smiled: "What are you doing here? I don't know you anymore? I said Lao Shuai, please sit down - they are all guests here!"

Bai Feng suddenly raised his head and laughed.

The laughter is hearty, crisp, high-spirited, and powerful.

The few pigeons resting on the ridge outside felt the laughter and vibrations that reached into the sky under the tiles, and they were immediately frightened, and flew away in all directions.

In the laughter, Bai Feng's hair and beard shook together, especially the gray beard, which trembled to the sky, looking both excited and emotional.

He suddenly asked: "How many years have it been? When the barracks parted, how many years did we not see each other, do you remember?"

The Black Crane smiled sadly, "Old man, you don't want to beat around the bush anymore. We have brought all those who can bring them, and those who cannot come have brought the letters. Stretched out his hand and pointed to the three figures behind him, "It's all the people you miss day and night, the old man back then." ”

"Old handsome—" With a shout, the three figures fell to the ground in unison, kneeling on the blue brick floor, and kowtowed.

Ling'er gasped, my good girl, this head is too real, it's really worrying that their brains haven't broken yet, and the green bricks of Grandpa Bai's house are about to break.

"I didn't expect to live to see you again in this life—" they said, raising three faces, tears rolling down their faces.

Ling'er was curious, but since he entered this Bai Mansion, he has become more sensible, has learned a lot of rules, and knows that adults can't talk casually, so he suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and looked at these strange adults with his eyes.

"I didn't expect to be old and wow-I can see you alive!" Bai Feng said, attaching himself to the people who knelt on the ground one by one, "I was sorry for everyone back then, I am sorry for the brothers!" He was sincere and emotional, his beard trembled, his eyes were red, and his lips trembled.

"Bai Shuai!"

"It's not all Bai Shuai!"

"It's all the ungrateful imperial court, unloading the mill and killing donkeys, and pitting us who sacrificed their lives for the country!"

The three men suddenly opened their mouths and shouted one after another.

Bai Feng looked at them affectionately, with a pleased smile on his face, he hadn't seen them for many years, the brothers were obviously old, vicissitudes, and mature, but this sudden impulse made him see that they had not been smoothed by the years and life, and they still maintained their bloody nature.

That's enough.

His big hand patted the shoulders of the three old subordinates in turn, "Okay-Zhang Yiyun, Liu An, Ma Qingbai, as long as you can come, it's good-"

Ling'er hurriedly reminded: "Grandpa Bai, your right arm is injured, beware of the shock-"

"What's that?" Bai Feng smiled heartily and shook his arm, "This little injury can't help Ben Shuai." I think back then, we lived with our heads under the sword, who didn't have stab wounds and arrow wounds on top of each other!"

"Yes, it was a bloody day!" the black crane responded, suddenly lifting his shirt, revealing several scars on his back.

Ling'er looked stupid and was also infected, so she didn't agree to envy in her heart, and reached out to touch her grandfather's scars: "This is all on the battlefield?"

It made the adults laugh.

"This kid has a future," Bai Feng pointed at Ling'er, "so I asked him to follow us, learn and study as soon as possible, and take him to the battlefield to exercise in the future." In time, I will definitely become a fierce general in my Dongliang. ”

A few people recognized each other, sat down, and Lao Yun served tea to everyone.

The black crane couldn't wait to speak: "This trip has been very fruitful. I contacted Lao Yun and all the old departments. Luo Jian, as well as those who have had something to do with Luo Jian in the past few years, naturally bypass them all. The rest of the people, all responded. Especially Li Dunian, who finally made a clear statement. ”

Bai Feng was immediately relieved when he heard this, and pinched the teacup with a smile, "Li Dunian, this child has been stable since he was a child, and he has become more and more cautious after the experience of officialdom in the past few years, which is a good thing." Otherwise, he would not have survived until now, and he would still be able to win the trust of Zhengxi. ”

Black Crane took out a letter from the depths of his shirt and handed it to Bai Feng with both hands.

Bai Feng opened it in front of everyone, and read it word by word: "Knock on my father's peace, my son has been living in Beijing for many years, and I dare not contact him casually, one is to protect myself, and the other is to wait for the opportunity." Now I heard that my father has the intention of making a comeback, and I am very pleased, and my son is willing to make all preparations and make peace in Beijing. ”

The words were short, but everyone seemed to see the scene of the year in front of their eyes: Li Dunian, who had just entered the barracks, was a thin and shy young man, who couldn't stand the pain and cried secretly during the exercise, and was inadvertently discovered by Bai Shuai, took him to the big tent, applied plaster to him and bandaged the worn wound on the center of his foot, and gave his bowl of meat to this young soldier to eat.

Li Dunian ate tears and ripples, and later Bai Shuai often took care of this little weak soldier, and found that this Li Dunian was brave and strategic, and he was really a talent, so he was promoted all the way.

Li Dunian thanked Bai Shuai for his kindness, and often said that Bai Shuai was his re-creation of his parents, and he was the same as his father.

Therefore, it is reasonable that this letter is written in the tone of his son, and at the same time, the tone of the words is vague, because he is worried that if the letter is exposed, it will not cause great disasters to both parties.

This is precisely Li Dunian's caution.

Bai Feng tore up the letter and rolled it into confetti, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Du Nian has made progress here, and the rest is not a problem." Let's make a detailed plan first, and then follow the steps step by step. I, an old fellow, have endured humiliation on the ground in Cheongju Mansion for all these years, and it's time to go out and refresh my muscles-"

Lao Yun added: "The old subordinates under Bai Shuai back then are now dead and scattered, and we have contacted everything we can find." Except for those who are not in good health, those who are depressed and really don't want to participate in the uprising, and those who are willing to follow Bai Shuai to the battlefield again to make new achievements are all here-" Hand over a list.

Bai Feng took it and looked at it carefully.

Lao Yun's expression was solemn: "Luo Jian is now clearly in our camp, and the enmity and enmity are obvious, this is easy to do, and when we meet on the battlefield in the future, we naturally don't have to show mercy." There's just one more person who I feel torn about-"

Bai Feng's eyes quickly looked at the list, as long as he saw the name, the person referred to by the name would recover from his memory, and faces flashed in front of him, and he suddenly stopped: "Yang Ling?

Zhang Yiyun nodded: "Several of us went to lobby together, his attitude is not bad, and he misses the days of the past, but if he really wants to express his stance to participate in our team, he is not very simple and has concerns." ”

"Where there are just concerns. I think he is greedy for the little favor that Emperor Zhengxi gave him, and he is now the consul of the military department. The official is so big, if he loses his official position and starts to suffer again with us, he will definitely be reluctant. ”

Hei He interjected coldly, looking indignant, and added: "I saw him unpleasantly back then, a villain with a honey-bellied sword on three sides and two swords. It's a shame that Bai Shuai still treats him like a son!"

Bai Feng was stunned, and then sighed, "The world is very big, people are different, the most difficult thing to see in this world is the human heart, the human heart is separated by the belly, who knew that the child who was hundreds of clever and clever would become what it is today." Alas, this was also something that was really unpredictable back then. That's it, the avenue is facing the sky, go to one side, let's not trouble Yang Ling anymore, let him go. ”

Ling'er kept looking at these adults, and he could naturally see that they were discussing something very important. He had never seen Grandpa Bai and Grandpa so happy and happy, they became happy one by one, the three new uncles said a lot of words, Grandpa Yun kept remembering on the paper, this long conversation lasted for two hours in Grandpa Bai's house before it ended.