Chapter Twenty-Four: The General's Death
"Da Da Da ......"
A burst of horses' hooves gradually sounded on the street of the border city, and the front was not far from the general's mansion, and the figures on the street were sparse, but when they saw the arrival of the men and horses in the army of the guards, those ordinary people hurriedly avoided it.
Looking at the lanterns and candles hanging on the front street, the reins in the hand of the leading general at the front of the team suddenly stopped, and when he saw that he hesitated for a moment, he suddenly turned back to the entourage behind him and said: "You all go back to the camp, remember that the border city must not relax its guard, and you must prepare in advance to accept the new army!"
"Yes!"
As the words fell, the sound of brushing behind the general rang out, and then everyone left with their hands raised.
Of course, the leading general is none other than Xu Hanfei, the most powerful existence among the defenders of the border city today, and the commander of the army in charge of the entire southern Xinjiang and the head of the three armies.
After a while, when all the soldiers behind Xu Hanfei were ordered to disperse, he was the only one left on the empty street, and at this time, everyone around was far away.
It seems that there is a natural oppression in him, which makes people feel an inexplicable sense of alienation when they see it.
Looking at the general's mansion in front of him, Xu Hanfei frowned slightly, since the beginning of the herdsmen's rebellion, the situation in the entire southern Xinjiang is not optimistic, although he is in the border city, this is also the first time he has returned to the mansion in a month.
But just as he was about to ride his horse through the last leg of the journey, the smell of wine suddenly wafted in the air from a distance, and the smell seemed familiar.
Yes, how can Xu Hanfei not be familiar with the place he often goes, I saw that his eyes were fixed, and the reins in his hand suddenly turned around, and he soon drove his horse to a small wine shop on the corner of the street.
This wine shop is not big, close to the border city of a city river and built, away from the bustling downtown but a little cleaner, plus now the night is dark, the door of the wine shop has been half hidden, it seems to be even more uncared for.
Looking at the small building again, there are only two floors, but the so-called wine fragrance is not afraid of the deep alley, and the fragrance of wine that permeates it has already made Xu Hanfei a little intoxicated.
The little two carefully glanced at Xu Hanfei and knew that he was a regular visitor, so he came to Xu Hanfei, who had already turned over and dismounted, and respectfully took the reins from the other party's hand, and was ready to lead the horse to the side.
For all this, Xu Hanfei has long been accustomed to it.
"Is there anyone else here today?"
Just as Xiao Er was about to leave, Xu Hanfei suddenly asked.
"Yes, my lord, but what do you command?"
The shopkeeper turned around, but saw Xu Hanfei silent for a moment, and finally raised his hand to signal him to leave.
For so many years, maybe only being here could make him feel a little bit of peace, but today, for some reason, there was always a strange feeling in his heart.
Walking into the wine shop, Xu Hanfei quickly walked up to the second floor under the guidance of the somewhat frightened shopkeeper, wanting to go to the place where he usually sits, but unfortunately today, that position has been sitting.
At this time, the shopkeeper standing next to Xu Hanfei changed his face, and his voice trembled slightly, and he said, "General......"
Before the shopkeeper's words fell, Xu Hanfei suddenly raised his hand to interrupt his explanation, and his eyes were staring at the guy who was already sitting in his place and said, "Two pots of ......"
As soon as Xu Hanfei's voice fell, the corner of the guy sitting in his place showed a slight arc at the corner of his mouth, but he suddenly opened his mouth and added again: "How can two pots be enough, ten pots!"
When the words fell, the strange guy slowly raised his eyes and met Xu Hanfei in heavy armor.
At this glance, there was a very strange look in the eyes of the two, it turned out to be an old acquaintance.
"Long time no see, old man!"
The sudden opening of the two made the shopkeeper who was standing quietly on the side also startled, and then he quickly realized something, and his face turned away with a happy face.
As for Xu Hanfei, he slowly came to the table and sat down opposite the strange guy casually.
"It's been a long time...... It's been a long time since we've had a drink together. ”
"yes, it's been a long time since we've had a drink......
The guy opposite Xu Hanfei also sighed, with a hint of vicissitudes and loneliness in his tone.
The joy of life is the reunion of confidants, and the reunion of confidants is nothing more than having wine to treat each other, tonight, in this small wine shop, they are not only confidants, it turns out that they have been separated for more than ten years.
Once reunited, they are not as helpless or tearful as the world, some are just calm, in a place where they once drank together, they can once again pick up the wine in their hands and taste the familiar taste!
"Where have you been all these years?"
After a sip of strong wine, Xu Hanfei finally couldn't help but ask, but after he spoke, the other party was just silent, he stared at the wine bowl in his hand, and after a long while, he finally looked up at Xu Hanfei in front of him.
"I didn't expect you to be a general in this city, and you have become the head of the three armies in southern Xinjiang. ”
"As long as you live, your duty is there, and the last wish of the eldest brother back then was also like this!"
"Big brother?"
When he heard those two words, the man sitting in front of Xu Hanfei suddenly became a little strange.
"What did he get, four of us brothers, maybe only you and me can sit here now!"
Silence, from that moment on, there was a strange silence between the two again, maybe the things they pursued were different, so when the two met again, it seemed that there was always something separated.
For them, as long as they see each other again, the distance between them will never be the years, because the years are merciless, but the love between their brothers is continuous.
"You're coming back this time?"
After thinking about it, Xu Hanfei finally spoke again to break the silence between the two, maybe only when facing this person, he could temporarily unload the cold frost as a party guard.
"Han Fei, what do you think of Luoguo now?"
The man opened his mouth and said, and perhaps in the face of the fact that the commander of the border city army is also the most noble person in the entire border city defenders, only this guy can be so indifferent.
"The surface is calm, but in fact, the undercurrent is turbulent, the crisis is everywhere, since the time when the eldest brother went, the peace and prosperity of the country of Luo have gone away!"
Xu Hanfei said, with a bit of emotion in his tone that is difficult for ordinary people to feel.
"What caused all this?"
Seeing Xu Hanfei's reaction, the man asked again;
"The herdsmen are in turmoil and sweeping the world, and no one will be afraid!"
Xu Hanfei's eyes were a little distracted at this time, and his tone suddenly became a little low at this time.
"Sure enough, among the four of our brothers, only you are the most like the eldest brother, the fourth is uninhibited, can't see anything thoroughly, just follow the boss wholeheartedly, but the boss and your third are always so rigid!"
The man said in a cold voice, but in the face of these seemingly cold words, Xu Hanfei's expression did not change in the slightest, but this iron-blooded general who was above 10,000 people under one person in the border city seemed to have become too calm in front of this person.
"The disaster of the herdsmen has only started in recent years, but this prosperous and peaceful Luo country on the surface, just such a light touch, the whole country has been terrified, have you ever thought that those people of Luo who are being forced to gather in this city, this is still the Luo country of the year!"
The man continued, and he had drunk a lot of the wine on the table, but he didn't seem to be in the slightest drunkenness.
"Second brother, our brothers are reunited, there is no need to revisit the past!"
Xu Hanfei said, but as soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a bang, and a wine bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
"Hahaha!
The man burst out laughing.
"Xu Hanfei, Xu Hanfei, is it true that the alchemist is demagogic, the dark clouds are all over the world, and the person who sits in the royal capital and is obsessed with a dream of immortality is really worthy of your stupid loyalty!"
After finishing speaking, he stared at Xu Hanfei, his eyes did not become confused by the effect of spirits, but on the contrary, what appeared in those eyes was a deep and sharp look!
He was waiting for Xu Hanfei, waiting for his former third brother to give him an answer, but now this answer was not only expected by him, but also made him a little reluctant to accept it.
After a long time, Xu Hanfei once again picked up the wine bowl on the table and poured it into his mouth, and calmly put it back on the table, in his memory, the former second brother was a most stable person and a resourceful person, so among the four brothers back then, the second brother has always been a figure who can be used as a military advisor.
But after the change that year, the four brothers were separated from each other, and when they met again, their former figures were gone.
Xu Hanfei stood up slowly, there were only the two of them on the upper floor now, he seemed calm, but he knew that he was just lying to himself all along, how could he forget everything back then, even if he had almost taken over the position of the boss back then, but in his heart he would never be that person.
Some may say that he is ungrateful, but he believes that his brother will not, because no one in the world who knows him best can surpass the second.
"What the boss did back then was not only loyal to the royal capital, loyal to the king, what he did in his heart, but also the southern Xinjiang, the people of the world, once the world started up in the past, it may be even worse than the current herdsmen's rebellion!"
Xu Hanfei turned around, and his second brother, who was facing away from him, said in a calm voice, and was about to leave.
I didn't expect the reunion between the two to come and go quickly!
"Wait!"
At this moment, the guy finally spoke again, and Xu Hanfei's figure stopped again.
"Since you are so stubborn, I can't help it, but have you heard from your fourth brother over the years?"
"No...... He maybe, maybe he has already followed his eldest brother!" Xu Hanfei said;
"Han Fei!"
Hearing Xu Hanfei talk about this matter, although he had already guessed in his heart, he was suddenly shocked at this time, and then said: "No matter what our outcome is in the future, brothers will always be brothers, even if they see the eldest brother in the future, the four brothers are still the same as when they swayed the mountain and married Jinlan!"
When the words fell, Xu Hanfei slowly closed his eyes, but after he opened his eyes again, he no longer hesitated and left directly, leaving only the old man in the restaurant to drink alone!
It was late at night, Xu Hanfei finally returned to his general's mansion, at this time there were already servants waiting outside the mansion, and when he came, someone quickly greeted him and took the war horse away.
Maybe it was because of the strength of the wine, Xu Hanfei felt hot all over, but a veteran like him, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, drank but warmed up, and still strode towards the gate, but when he entered the mansion, he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, and a very unsteady feeling lingered in his heart.
It's an intuition, an intuition for years to come.
"Sir!"
At this moment, someone behind him hurriedly came over and shouted, Xu Hanfei turned around and turned out to be the housekeeper in the house, seeing the housekeeper's hurried look, Xu Hanfei felt a little puzzled.
"What's the matter?"
"Sir, there is a guest in the house!" said the old butler;
"Guest?"
Xu Hanfei frowned.
"I said I came from Qi County to visit relatives!"
The old housekeeper said, hearing this, Xu Hanfei frowned, thinking that before he joined the army, his hometown was also from Qi County, and it turned out to be from Qi County's own family, which was a good thing, but looking at his own outfit, he smiled helplessly.
"You take care of it first, and then I'll come back when I take off my armor. ”
"Yes!"
The old butler retreated.
Besides, in the guest hall in the general's mansion, two strange figures were sitting upright on the guest chairs, the table was full of fruits and hot tea, and there were servants waiting outside at any time.
Xizhu's head swayed left and right, not only sighed again and again, to be honest, he didn't seem to have seen such a magnificent mansion in his life, this is the general's mansion of Luoguo, even in Qi County, he can't find such a magnificent place.
And next to Xizhu, looking at that Xu Wen, he was very calm, but he seemed to be a little hesitant when he saw that expression.
"It turns out that this is your Xu family's relative in the border city, I heard others say that I still don't believe it, it seems that my Xizhu Gongzi still underestimates your Xu family!"
Xizhu muttered to himself, seeing that Xu Wen didn't pay attention to him, he suddenly turned his head sideways and stared at Xu Wen for a while.
"You..... What are you going to do?"
Seeing Xizhu's sudden abnormal behavior, Xu Wen frowned and hurriedly said;
"I'm looking at you carefully, I wonder if I blame the little girl of the Xu family?"