Xu Lin had already changed into his court clothes, wearing a pale blue and gold robe with dark lines, different from the cold armor on the battlefield, he was really leisurely and heroic. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 He stood outside the palace gate with his hands behind his back, calmly waiting for the wind.

When Yan Feng heard Duanyue's announcement, he immediately changed his clothes, didn't bring any attendants, stepped on his horse, and galloped all the way from Ninghou Mansion to the outside of the palace gate. The guards outside the palace gate couldn't help but panic when they saw him so menacing, and they didn't know what was happening.

Fortunately, Xu Lin's sharp eyes made him recognize the person on the horse's back from a distance, so he stopped the guard.

"Uncle Xu, I've been waiting for a long time!" The wind simply rolled over from the horse, stood firmly in front of Xu Lin, and smiled at him.

Xu Lin looked up and down carefully, and saw him smiling and red, thinking that there was nothing wrong with him. So he nodded happily, and walked towards the palace gate with his hands behind his back. The two walked side by side, and the wind broke the silence first.

"Uncle, thank you for your help and stabilizing the morale of the army, so that I can return to Chang'an with peace of mind."

When Xu Lin heard this, he stroked his beard and looked kind. "Xiaofeng, what you said is out of sight. Originally, the general trend of Yanzhou had been decided, and a big victory was a matter of time, and I was just doing the aftermath work. The main merit is yours! ”

"Uncle praised falsely, I'm just a beginner, or uncle, you are like a god." The wind is very humble. When he was in Yanzhou, Xu Lin did help Yan Feng with a lot of things, which made Yan Feng feel grateful.

Xu Lin smiled silently, and his tone changed, and he no longer flattered each other.

"But to be honest, if it weren't for Xu Xiachu sacrificing his life to visit the enemy, I'm afraid that he would still be in a stalemate with the Uighurs in Yanzhou!"

It was a very strange situation. The Uighurs were scheming and skilled in guerrilla warfare, and they always hid in the shadows and were unprepared. The army suffered a loss on the unclear terrain, and after three days in Yanzhou, they were stunned and could not find out where the Uighurs were. The spies sent out died, the missing disappeared, and no one was able to bring back valuable news, and they suddenly fell into a dead end.

Xu Lin heard the wind praise Xu Xiachu so much, and he nodded in agreement. "Yes, indeed. Xu Xiachu, this bastard boy, is still a little useful, and it's not a shame that you treat him with good food and drink. ”

"Uncle, I don't know whether to talk about this or not." Yan Feng's eyes froze, and he said solemnly to Xu Lin. "I think with Xu Xiachu's skills and his resourcefulness, he should be entrusted with heavy use, is it a bit of a tyrannical thing for him to succumb to his current position?"

Xu Lin turned his head and glanced at the wind, which was quite meaningful. "Don't you think what he's doing now doesn't matter?" The deep voice, the words intentionally or unintentionally revealed a little mysterious.

When he heard what he said, his eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. He looked at Xu Lin's sudden enlightenment, and he couldn't help but laugh. "What my uncle said was that I forgot." The two looked at each other and smiled, and many things did not need to be explained in words, and they understood it in their hearts.

Manager Gao had already stood outside the door of the emperor's palace waiting for the two, his face did not look particularly good, and his black face was very haggard. He saw Xu Lin and Yan Feng walking in side by side, so he bent down to greet them.

"Ning Hou, General Xu, you are here." Chief Gao smiled at the two of them, and then led them into the temple.

Xu Lin noticed that Manager Gao looked nervous, so he asked more. "What's going on with Mr. Gao? Why is your face so bad? ”

"Oh, thank you General Xu for your concern. Isn't this an old age, and the illness is with you. He smiled kindly, half-squinting.

The wind also said more. "Manager Gao has to take care of your health, and the emperor has to thank you for taking care of you."

Mr. Gao walked ahead, and with a gentle push of the door, the carved wooden door slowly opened. The inside of the dormitory was dim, as if stepping through this door was entering another world.

"Marquis Ning, General Xu, the emperor has been waiting here for a long time, why don't you go in quickly!" Manager Gao frowned and urged the two of them softly. Only then did the wind come to his senses and follow Xu Lin, who was walking in front, into the dormitory.

As soon as you walk into it, you will find that it is so big, but it is so empty. In the middle of the main hall, there is a table with an oil lamp lit on it. The dim and hazy candle flame reflected the old emperor sitting behind the table, which was very strange. Xu Lin stepped forward and knelt down to salute the emperor, and the wind did not dare to delay, and immediately knelt down.

"The two Aiqing don't have to be polite, hurry up." The emperor put down the pen in his hand, looked at the two people lying on the ground calmly, and raised his hand to get them up.

When Yan Feng and Xu Lin heard the emperor's order, they dared to delay more, and immediately got up from the ground. The two of them stood left and right, bowing their heads slightly, so as not to offend Long Yan.

The emperor leaned back and leaned very comfortably on the carved dragon golden seat. His eyes shifted from the wind to Xu Lin, and then from Xu Lin to the wind, and smiled.

"The two Aiqing rushed back from Yanzhou, and it was really hard to travel. I know that the battle in Yanzhou was not easy, thanks to Ning Hou's young wisdom, and fortunately with Xu Lin's assistance, this is really a joy for my big beam! The Emperor laughed out loud, and his hearty laughter echoed through the empty hall, stopping but resounding.

Obviously, Xu Lin is an experienced person, he smiled lightly, and he was neither arrogant nor humble in the face of the emperor's praise. "Yanzhou is lost and regained, which is the blessing of Yanzhou Baixin, and it is also the blessing of my beam."

The emperor nodded, his eyes half-narrowed, and looked at the wind.

"A gentleman's words are difficult to chase, since I have made an agreement with you in the court, I will naturally not break my word. Your marriage to the Lord of Jin Zhao, I agreed. After a while, I drafted an edict and gave the marriage myself. But—" The emperor changed his words and smiled slyly. "I thought of your outstanding achievements, and I originally wanted to make you General Ningwu, but I thought about it, how can this promotion and wealth be worthy of the flowers and candles in the cave room, so I will give up. You don't blame me, do you? ”

Yan Feng knew that the emperor was still playing with his temper for refusing to marry. I didn't expect that the emperor, who was nearly sixty years old, still held grudges and loved to play tricks like children. Yan Feng smiled helplessly, and had to agree again and again, it was hard to dare to say a word.

"Xu Lin, you have been the general of the Fourth Expedition for many years, and it is time to get close to the first grade, and I will specially appoint you as the general of the town army. The rest of the generals in the army were nearly one knight, and all the soldiers were rewarded with a hundred taels. ”

When Xu Lin heard that the emperor was so rewarded, his eyes revealed an irrepressible joy. Even if he was such a calm person, his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly at this moment. It is often said that the higher the official position, the more difficult it is to be promoted. He has been among the four generals of the Eastern Expedition for five years, and although he has continued to make achievements, he has never had the opportunity to be promoted. I didn't expect that I would either not be promoted, but now I will be the general of the town army as soon as I am promoted, which is one grade worse than Murong Chui's position as a general.

"Thank you for the emperor's reward!" Xu Lin immediately bent down to thank the emperor. No one knows how many years he has been waiting for the position of the general of the town army.