As usual, Liu Ce has been sitting in the study for more than a month. After returning from the chaos, many ministers entered the palace and handed over seals, and their eyes were extremely strange, and the face of the Holy Emperor was also a little strange. Liu Ce didn't think there was anything wrong, the court had always been like this. Especially when the civil official group is not yin and yang, and it speaks in a whisper.

Until they went home, the family celebrated the triumphant return of the head of the family and the eldest son, and the house was not lively. For the first time, Liu Zhiming personally led the army to quell a rebellion of tens of thousands of people, and made great contributions. The emperor decreed the canonization of the mighty lieutenant and the general of the fifth grade. One door and three generals are inevitably a good story of the Liang generation, and you say I laugh at the banquet. Liu Ce is used to never telling the dangers of the battlefield at home, and it is a happy thing for Liu Zhiming to be named a mighty captain.

But Liu Ce suddenly asked: "When the little girl from Yulian returned to Huangqu, there was a lot less excitement in the house. ”

Liu Xiaoxiao, who had no scruples, heard Sister Yulian running to her father's side and crying loudly, and when Liu Ce asked Liu Xiaoxiao, she said: "My mother's sister-in-law said that Sister Yulian has entered the palace, and Xiaoxiao secretly heard that my sister can't get out when she becomes a beauty." The little girl didn't know what a beauty was, but she just sighed that Yulian couldn't come out after entering the palace.

On the spot, Liu Ce was furious and asked what had happened in Liu's Mansion in recent months and what had happened in Taiping City. Wu Jin told the story one by one, not only Liu Ce was sad, but Liu Zhiming almost went to the Qi Palace. It is really too deceitful, and there is no man in the house who bullies women and children like this. Although Ji Yulian is not married to the media, she is already the daughter-in-law of the Liu family early. Liu Zhiming has always felt indebted to his second brother, and Liu Ce has never forced Liu Zhixing to marry a wife who is the right person.

Liu Ce broke into the palace that night and only saw Gonggong Wei. Gonggong Wei only said one sentence: "Duke Liu, please go back, Your Majesty said that he would give an explanation to the Liu family, Liu Pingping's rebellion has been tired, and he doesn't need to go to court a year ago." ”

When I came back from the palace, I always took the study with me, and the letter I wrote to Liu Zhixing was only ghostwritten by Wu Jin.

Outside Taiping City, a group of cavalry stripped their armor and marched to the outside of Taiping City, and the soldiers looked a little tired. Liu Zhixing looked at the familiar city gate without his eagerness, but became much calmer. According to military regulations, the general led the guards back to Beijing and needed to report to the imperial court, but Liu Zhixing had no plans this time.

said: "Xiaolong, Zhao Ping followed me into the city. Hanlin, Lu Lin, Shui Xin, you take people into the city in batches, find an inn to live in first, and wait for my news. ”

Liu Zhixing took the lead in taking the two into the city, Chu Hanlin looked at the dusty brothers and said: "There are many of us, we can't live together, we all have to separate two by two to find an inn to live in, the riddle is still the order of the army, everything remains the same." There is only one difference, you are not soldiers of the 13th Battalion now, you are just simple heroes of the rivers and lakes, as long as you don't mess up everything. ”

But after the group dispersed, only Lu Lin and Chu Hanlin remained, and Chu Hanlin asked, "Lu Lin, where are you going?" ”

Lu Lin said: "I'd better go to Lu's Restaurant, there has been no Grandpa Sword for many years, and you have no place to go together." ”

Chu Hanlin thought for a while: "If I don't go, Taiping City won't go in." Take advantage of this time to make some preparations in case something happens suddenly. ”

Riding a horse slowly forward, he said, "You still think too much, if you can use my place, just open your mouth." ”

Looking at Lu Lin who was not looking at him, Chu Hanlin smiled slightly, others don't know, but several people close to the thirteenth battalion know the weight of Lu Lin's words. Never promise, as long as you say it, it is life and death, just like fighting on the battlefield, as long as Lu Lin is by your side, don't worry about a knife in your back.

After riding into the city, Liu Zhixing said: "Xiaolong, you and Zhao Ping will go to the mansion to report safety first, and I will go to see someone first." ”

The reins were handed to Gao Xiaolong and walked to Jiming Lane alone, and after arriving at Jiming Lane, he learned that Zhang Baizhong was the champion and then moved out of Jiming Lane. The former neighbor looked at the down-and-out young man and only said that Zhang Bai was not in Jiming Lane. thought that Liu Zhixing was a poor relative of Zhang Bai's hometown, and heard that the young man had won the champion and came to defect.

Leaving Jiming Lane to Jinyuan, not far from Dongshi, Jinyuan's house is not a big victory in exquisiteness. Most of them were inhabited by officials and wealthy merchants, and the streets were clean and tidy.

Zhang Bai's new home is very inquisitive, and no one knows about the newly moved Jinke champion. Came to the door of a mansion that is not big in Jinyuan, and the word Zhang Fu was written on it. The mansion can only be called a mansion by officials, and the rich merchants can only use the mansion no matter how extravagant they repair.

It was close to evening when he came to Zhang's mansion, and Liu Zhixing stepped forward and knocked on the door. It was a woman who opened the door, and Liu Zhixing's dusty appearance looked a little down. The woman looked at the strange young man and asked, "May I ask who the young man is looking for?" ”

The word Shaoxia made Liu Zhixing stunned for a moment, and then looked at his clothes covered with dust, and he hadn't washed for several days. It is not surprising to the people in the army that there is no time to wash up after a big battle. Taiping City is different, and his appearance is not those poor and sour people.

hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Liu Zhixing, sister-in-law we should have met." ”

The woman stared at Liu Zhixing for a long time and still couldn't remember, Liu Zhixing continued: "I am a friend of Zhang Bai, is Zhang Bai in the house?" ”

It should be a friend who can directly call out Zhang Bai's name, and others will add a sentence of champion. I really felt impatient these times, and said to Liu Zhixing: "My master is not at home. ”

"May I ask my sister-in-law, when will Zhang Bai come back."

"I don't know, the lord is a court official, and the affairs are heavy, that is what you people can understand. Let's go back, find a good guy and ask for someone. The old man has just become an official, so he can't help anything. "The tone is extremely bad.

Liu Zhixing was confused and said: "I'm not looking for Zhang Bai to do something, just asking about one thing." ”

still persuaded: "Shaoxia should go back, I really don't know if I can come back today." ”

"I can wait."

"Then the young man just waits." With that, the woman turned her head and closed the door.

Liu Zhixing sat outside Zhang's mansion for a long time, and it was a man who knocked on the door again and opened the door. Liu Zhixing said helplessly: "Can this big brother give a bowl of water to drink." ”

The man is really accustomed to seeing this group of people who ask for help, and he has tried his best to see the champion, and he is very tired of giving gifts, especially his relatives from the south. Seeing that the young man was still insisting, he said, "Then you wait a while." Liu Zhixing was about to enter the door, when suddenly the man closed the door.

The winter evening was cold and windy, and Liu Zhixing waited for a long time and didn't see the man come out. One stood in front of the gate of the mansion and kept rubbing his hands, it was not very convenient to dress for the march, and the south still had to be warmer after all.

A carriage came slowly, Liu Zhixing was unimpressed, and he was still waiting for the man to send the water out.

Zhang Bai stepped out of the carriage in a seven-rank official uniform and looked at the man wandering in front of the mansion. stepped forward and looked at the young man who was still upright despite the cold wind rubbing his hands, Zhang Bai was a little unfamiliar. The mighty general of Liu Zhixing's handsome son in his memory is now dressed in ordinary black cloth linen, and his hair is still messy with strips of black cloth tied at will.

I haven't seen a teenager and a teenager upside down for a year, and it's the same judgment of two people.

Slowly walked up the steps and tried to shout, "Liu Zhixing." ”

looked up and looked at a brocade official uniform, wearing a feather hat and a hat. The waist is worn by Linlang, and the feet are stepped on black boots.

Liu Zhixing looked at the familiar face and smiled dumbly, once upon a time the boy in brocade was a down-and-out scholar. Now the champion of the crown, a shabby general. déjà vu, but never able to laugh. Liu Zhixing waited for Zhang Bai to step forward and said, "Your family is so powerful. ”

Zhang Bai said shamefully: "This period of time is really annoying, many relatives who have never seen each other have come, and those businessmen are also unaware." Oh, come back so quickly. ”

Liu Zhixing said solemnly: "I don't dare to delay when I get your letter, let's talk about what is going on." Yulian really entered the palace and was canonized as a concubine, and King Qi was the person behind the scenes. ”

stretched out his hand without any scruples, as if he had never dealt with Liu Zhixing. Now it's so close. Before he knocked on the door of the house, the man held a tea bowl, opened the door with a pot of hot tea and said, "Look at your persistence, just warm up a pot of tea to warm up and leave." ”

Zhang Bai looked at Brother Liu in a daze, and finally came to the point of why Liu Zhixing said that sentence: Your family is so powerful.

Seeing Zhang Bai pulling the young man, the man was stunned. Zhang Bai said: "This is Liu Zhixing, the commander of the thirteenth battalion of the Changfeng Army, and the captain of the fifth grade. After the introduction, Liu Zhixing went straight to the door. Leaving the man stunned, the couple stopped the general of the fifth grade, several grades older than his own brother.

Entering the hall, Liu Zhixing sat cross-legged and said, "I'm used to it, and I look good now." ”

Zhang Bai nodded silently, although he had never been to the battlefield and entered the barracks. Where are these places majestic and mighty in poetry and articles, and more people like Liu Zhixing. said: "I know that it is not easy for soldiers to survive every battle. ”

For the first time, he had a good impression of Zhang Bai and Liu Zhixing, and said: "Tell me what happened to Yulian and why His Majesty was canonized." How's it going. You can rest assured that you have made preparations for returning to Beijing this time, and King Qi does not have to be afraid if he has other actions. If there are not enough people, I have other ways, and I may not be able to persecute a Qi king. ”

Zhang Bai's eyes were frozen, and he was still inferior to Liu Zhixing. Just got the beauty canonized by Yulian, and the first thing that came to mind was what could be done to stop it. And Liu Zhixing has decided to compete with the King of Qi when he returns to Taiping City, and the most terrifying thing is that he has already made preparations, and there is a backhand.

Word for word why Yulian entered the palace, on the emperor's birthday banquet, a song "Neon Clothes and Feather Song" amazed the Manchu Dynasty civil and military. Especially Yulian's blessing, Zhang Bai remembered it in his heart. King Qi held a grudge against everything he had done, and complained more to himself, why didn't he know that Yulian was practicing the piano in the red sleeves to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, Yang Chen didn't mention it, and Zhang Bai didn't ask. As long as the two ladies of the Liu Mansion did Zhang Bai knew everything, he said everything, and he never added oil and vinegar, and every sentence was true.

Zhang Bai only said that he didn't dare to comment on what Yang Chen did, Zhang Bai told all the words in his chest in one breath, and the whole person was much more relaxed. Before they knew it, it was late at night, and the two of them didn't know how much liquor they had drunk. The young man didn't know what it was like, and only said that he was confused back then. The young man understands the feeling of sorrow, and regrets that he did nothing at that time.

Liu Zhixing took a sip of a bowl of melancholy wine and said, "Zhang Bai, you bastard, you can't protect Yulian in Taiping City, what's the use of asking you." ”

Throwing the big bowl down next to Liu Zhixing, the bowl broke with a crisp sound. scolded loudly: "Liu Zhixing, you have five thousand light horsemen in your hand, and the five rank generals can't protect Yulian, what qualifications do you have to say Lao Tzu." The bastard knows that Yulian likes you, why can't you stay in Taiping City for Yulian. Knowing this, Lao Tzu should have been forced to marry home early. ”

"Zhang Bai, you dare, if you dare, Lao Tzu will kill you. You can beat Lao Tzu and shoot you in the head. ”

Zhang Bai laughed loudly: "It's you, you think Lao Tzu is afraid of you." If you have the ability to try, Lao Tzu's sword is faster than your gun. ”

The stuffy man sat up and shouted at Liu Zhixing: "If you have the ability, now take your gun and go into the palace to rob people." ”

His face twitched, he raised the wine jar and drank it in a big gulp, and the two were silent for a long time, Liu Zhixing said: "Zhang Bai, you said that I am not cowardly. ”

"I'm the same as you, at that time, I was more bold and pulled Yulian out of the palace directly, but it was a big deal not to be this champion and wander the rivers and lakes, it was really not possible to go to Southern Chu and Dongwu to the desert, there is always a place to live." Said seriously.

Hearing that Nanchu Liu Zhixing did not show hostility for the first time, he just drank and did not speak. There is a girl I like in my heart who also likes, although it seems to be in my heart for thousands of miles. A wall is separated by thousands of miles, mountains and rivers are not reached, and the heart is close and people are far away.