It was raining in the sky, and the sound of the rain mixed with the chirping of birds from nowhere, all announced that spring had arrived. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xia Zhe held a piece of grass in his mouth, looked at the Yongxing Army in the distance, who was still practicing even on a rainy day, felt that it was still comfortable in the house, and silently swore in his heart that he would never eat too much to become a soldier in the future.

Compared with Xia Zhe's leisure, Zhang Jingming, the general of the Yongxing Army, was a little upset, the emperor's decree just yesterday was already in front of him today.

"The Yongxing Army will return to Beijing, and General Gao Hong and his subordinate Yongcheng Army will take over the town to guard Gulong Pass, and this is true!"

In just a few words, His Majesty the Emperor has decided the future fate of these veterans who have been at the border for nearly thirty years.

The eunuch who came to convey the holy decree on the side said with a smile on his face: "General, this is a good thing, you have been guarding here for more than 20 years, and it is time to go home and have a look." As for everything here, transfer it to Yongchengjun. “

Zhang Jingming knew that when his Yongxing Army came here, most of them were sixteen or seventeen-year-old children, and he was only twenty-two years old at the time, and he was sent to the border by a holy decree from His Majesty the Emperor.

And the brothers who came out with him, from 10,000 and 74 people at the beginning, to only about 3,000 people now. The other brothers died on the battlefield and in agony during the plague epidemic.

Shaking his head and forcibly interrupting his memories, Zhang Jingming said to the eunuch on the side: "Does Your Majesty mean to leave on the same day?" “

The eunuch said: "His Majesty the Emperor means that it is best to leave immediately, but if there are soldiers who are willing to stay here, they can also stay, but they must be eliminated from the military status, and from then on they will become ordinary people." “

Zhang Jingming nodded, understanding what His Majesty the Emperor meant. Many of the brothers became married to some local girls at the border and gave birth to children. So there must be some brothers who don't want to go back.

Stepping out of the military tent, the rain had already lightened, many brothers were still practicing, and in a forest far from the camp, many children were playing in it. These were the sergeants and the children of the locals.

Zhang Jingming's eyesight was very good, and his eyes fell on the eleven or twelve-year-old handsome boy with a stick of grass in his mouth under the tallest tree, and sighed.

Xia Zhe's parents were both people Zhang Jingming knew locally. Xia Zhe's mother died in childbirth, so Xia Zhe's father treated Xia Zhe very badly. Zhang Jingming remembered that Xia Zhe's father was one year younger than him, so he called himself the eldest brother.

Ten years ago, in a battle with the wild people outside the Guan, Xia Zhe's father blocked two arrows for Zhang Jingming, causing Xia Zhe, who was only two years old at the time, to become an orphan.

So Zhang Jingming raised Xia Zhe for ten years, Xia Zhe is very smart, he has been learning to read and write with several scholars in Gulong Pass, and at the same time, he has also learned good skills from some masters in the army, at least it is no problem to go into battle to kill the enemy.

Zhang Jingming suddenly missed his son Zhang Ting, and the family letter said that the child was taken away by an old man with a fairy wind when he was ten years old, and when he came back, he was already sixteen years old, and he could actually fly with a sword, which made Zhang Jingming very excited.

There are rules in the cultivation world that cultivators are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the world, but after thousands of years, these regulations have long lost much restraining power, for example, the Tang Emperor has an organization called "Heavenly Star Disk" in his hands. And the Great Song Dynasty is said to have a similar body, all of which were composed of cultivators and directly managed by the emperor.

His son Zhang Ting seems to have been absorbed into the astrolabe, so it can be said that he has a worry-free future, but the last time he saw his son, who had just turned twenty years old, came to perform a secret mission, he looked very much like himself, but the vicissitudes in his eyes were not lower than his own.

At that time, Zhang Ting said that Xia Zhe's talent is very good, he can go to cultivation and cultivation, and maybe he can also achieve something in the future. Therefore, Zhang Jingming planned to ask His Majesty the Emperor to find a master for Xia Zhe after he went back.

That's a lot! Zhang Jingming took a sip and went to find some officers.

At dinner in the evening, Zhang Jingming announced the will of the Tang Emperor, and it was suddenly quiet.

"If you are willing to stay, you can stay if you have a military membership. If you go back with me, go and pack your things, and Your Majesty will give us two days to pack up. After Zhang Jingming finished speaking, he continued to eat. There is meat in today's dish, and this is a loose meal prepared by Zhang Jingming for everyone who specially killed a lot of pigs.

Many soldiers had not eaten such a good meal for more than 20 years, but everyone looked preoccupied. After eating, many people returned to their homes and began to think about it.

Zhang Jingming returned to his room, and Xia Zhe was reading.

The sound of reading stopped, and Xia Zhe's bright eyes looked at Zhang Jingming and said, "I don't want to go to the capital." “

"Nonsense!" Zhang Jingming said angrily, "You have to go, I will arrange everything for you, you just need to have a good rest, just follow me tomorrow." “

After speaking, he didn't give Xia Zhe a chance to speak, turned around and went into his bedroom.

He didn't notice Xia Zhe's eyes, and he was very decisive......

The next day, Zhang Jingming counted the number of people, and more than 2,000 of the more than 3,000 brothers chose to stay, and the rest only had more than 2,000 including their families.

Yongchengjun was only a few hundred meters away from here, and just waiting for the moment when the soldiers were handed over, Zhang Jingming understood that he had nothing to do with this city.

The guard walked over quickly, said a few words to Zhang Jingming, Zhang Jingming nodded, and then went down to the city. Gao Hong, the commander of the Yongcheng Army, was dressed in silver-white armor and shining, took the tiger talisman handed over by Zhang Jingming, and then bowed deeply towards the Yongxing Army.

All the soldiers of the Yongcheng Army bowed deeply.

Zhang Jingming glanced back at the city, and all the people of the Yongxing Army took a look at the city.

The sky was still drizzling, Zhang Jingming's eyes were a little moist, and he yelled: "Let's go!" “

Everyone turned around step by step, looking at Yongchengjun behind them, looking at the people who remained, and looking at the traces of living for more than 20 years, many people cried.

Zhang Jingming was riding a horse, and the voice of the eunuch in the sedan chair next to him came out: "Why don't you see that child?" “

Zhang Jingming sighed, and quickly walked to the front of the team.

On a hill outside Gulong Pass, Xia Zhe looked at the Yongxing Army in the distance, and the reluctance in his eyes slowly disappeared.

At the beginning, Brother Zhang Ting said that there was a big mountain a hundred miles north of Gulong Pass, and there were many cultivators on the mountain, and he was going to apprentice.

Xia Zhe was reluctant to go to the capital because he was a native of Gulong, and he didn't want to spend his life in a strange place. He wants to become strong and kill all the wildlings, because his father has died at the hands of the wildlings.

Savages also have a kingdom, and I heard that it is called "Great Food Country", that is, the army of Great Food killed his father.

There are many savages in the north and they are very strong, but Xia Zhe only has a water bottle, a short blade, and some dry food. He was fearless.

All the way to the north, an old city is behind you, diluting the past and passing by time.

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