Li Xiaofei took the token and the jade pendant, prepared dozens of catties of dry food and went east, along the way to find a hidden abandoned house to sleep in during the day, and rode a horse at night.

After walking for more than ten days, he arrived near Huaiyang, led the horse to the reeds and tied it, and hid under a bridge to sleep. Suddenly, he heard a lot of people on the bridge shouting, Li Xiaofei held his breath and listened carefully, it turned out that the army in Huaiyang City was arresting people everywhere and going north.

After a while, there was a dense and continuous sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing, and it was supposed that a cavalry team had come and routed the captoring army. Hearing someone on the bridge calling Chen Dashuai, and Chen Dashuai's voice was so familiar, Li Xiaofei couldn't help but get up and climb onto the bridge.

"What people! Come out! Sneakily hiding here, it must be a meticulous work! ”

"Catch it!"

A few soldiers were about to come down to arrest Li Xiaofei, and Li Xiaofei couldn't help shouting when he saw their outfits: "My own people, my own people, I am Li Xiaofei, Li Xiaofei!" ”

A deep voice immediately came from the bridge: "Li Xiaofei, why did you kid get here?" Pull him up! ”

Li Xiaofei arrived on the bridge and saw that Chen Hongyi was already full of silver hair, and his face was much thinner and darker, and he was stunned for a while.

"Boy, you're strong again, I can't even recognize you anymore, why are you still looking so stupid?"

Chen Hongyi asked Li Xiaofei with a smile and walked towards him

Li Xiaofei has thought of countless scenes of meeting Chen Hongyi again, and also thought of meeting him on the road. It's just that when this day really came, I didn't know what to do.

Seeing Chen Hongyi coming over, Li Xiaofei fell to his knees: "Master Chen, I'm late to come back, I didn't expect to meet Master Chen here!" ”

For so many years, Li Xiaofei has always called Chen Hongyi Master Chen. At the beginning, Li Xiaofei's whole family was killed, and he didn't even leave the remains of his parents, and since he followed Chen Hongyi, he had already regarded Chen Hongyi as his father in his heart.

At this moment, Chen Hongyi was full of joy, just like seeing his son, Li Xiaofei finally returned to his relatives with tears in his eyes.

Chen Hongyi stretched out his hand and pulled him up: "Get up, your crying must be a long story, this place is not suitable for a long time, and it is not a place to talk, hurry up."

Li Xiaofei wiped his tears and hurriedly ran to the riverside to lead the horse out of the reeds and followed Chen Hongyi to the north to a cottage, and talked to Chen Hongyi about his experience over the years along the way.

"Your kid is lucky, he rushed out of the siege, jumped off the cliff and fell into the water without dying, and then went to Gaochang to experience the rebellion, and then went to Tuyuhun and married a daughter-in-law, his ability is not small."

"Thanks to Master Chen's teachings, coupled with good luck, you can turn evil into good fortune. However, this time I trained an elite soldier called a ghost sheep rider, and brought it back to the emperor."

"Your Majesty? Do you mean to say that King Liu of Han is referred to as the emperor? Chen Hongyi was a little surprised, in his heart, Liu Jian should not hurt a child he had raised for several years, but the emperor Li Xiaofei said was obviously not that child.

"Master Chen, you are not the emperor! It was Feng Zhao who succeeded to the throne, and before the fall of Jinling, the first emperor had already sent the inner eunuch Qin Gou'er to bring the edict and jade seal to His Royal Highness King Han. King Han's succession to the throne is in line with the will of heaven and the law of law, and Master Chen does not need to have any doubts. By the way, the emperor will keep the position of the general for you, it must be you."

"You're glad you came back and became a dragon warrior again. Fortunately, in this situation, only the current emperor can take on the big responsibility, which is a passive chess game. ”

"By the way, Master Chen, the emperor is now assisted by people from Nanyang Academy, but I think most of those people are nerds, but they want to seize power, so we should be careful in the future."

"Nanyang Academy? It's a pity that many years ago, Nanyang Academy was a gathering of great sages, Mr. Wang Qinian lectured here for three months, and Dr. Li Shenyi also went to teach medical skills for a month. Later, their academy itself had internal strife, Liu Mingge, who had high hopes from the world, was excluded by everyone and ran away angrily, and all the disciples who believed in Liu Mingge's doctrine were expelled, and since then this Nanyang Academy has become a paradise for nerds. This Liu Mingge and the first emperor are close friends, but they have been missing for many years. ”

"Liu Mingge, if you come out of Nanyang Academy, if you are here, you are nothing more than a civil official." Li Xiaofei didn't have a good impression of Nanyang Academy, and he directly had a preconceived idea

"Xiaofei, this Liu Mingge is not what you think. He is both civil and military, swordsmanship is still above me, when the red-clothed guards wanted to kill the first emperor who was still the king of Guilin, Liu Mingge stabbed to death thirty red-clothed guards in a battle, and the world was horrified. Originally, killing these thirty people was nothing for a peerless master, but the powerful thing was that all these thirty people were pierced through the throat, and the stabbing parts were not the same. What's even worse is that this Liu Mingge also broke into the palace and threatened the emperor at that time, and no one dared to touch the emperor since then. ”

"Isn't this another Murong Ling? Simple and crude! ”

"No, no, no, this person is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, medical skills, yin and yang arts, and he is not inferior to everyone in the world even in ancient times! If the emperor can get this person's help, it will really be like a tiger with wings! ”

"So that's amazing, then Murong Ling really can't compare. But this kind of person is generally bad-tempered, and if I encounter it, I will definitely suffer."

"Haha, if you can meet it, your kid will really be handed over to the canopy!" Chen Hongyi laughed

Li Xiaofei shook his head and laughed: "Such a person, if there is one, it will have a headache, if there are two, then I don't know what the chaos will be." By the way, Master Chen, it seems that when you saved me, it was also this season? ”

"Yes, it's been a few years, and you've married two wives and had children. It's really not easy, by the way, have you ever returned to Lijia Village to worship your relatives? ”

Li Xiaofei blushed and lowered his head, "I haven't been back, I'm really unfilial" As he spoke, he was about to burst into tears

Chen Hongyi patted Li Xiaofei's head: "No, I don't want to blame you, you just have them in your heart." I haven't been back to Lingnan for many years, my parents' graves are being cleaned by the clansmen, and my daughter hasn't been able to go back when she gets married. Those who gallop across the field encounter years of war, and they are homeless. However, it can also be said that the four seas are home. Wherever you go is your hometown, and the people you meet are your hometown, I say that you should be able to understand this! ”

Li Xiaofei didn't speak, and was silent for a while: "Master's mind is far-sighted, and he regards the people of the world as villagers, I am still far behind, whoever is good to me, I will be good to whom."

"Haha, you are telling the truth, in fact, this is also your benefit, not hypocritical, you can say whatever you think in your heart. But I think it's just someone who is familiar with me, you seem to be in a high position, but in fact, it's all due to luck that you have today. Anyway, it's not easy for you now, riding east alone, I'm afraid you're going to do something that will kill you. ”

"Master is Master, I really don't have any ability, it all depends on the support of Master and the Emperor, plus the care of friends, and I am lucky to have today. But I'm content, because there are still many people in this world who don't even have enough to eat."

"Don't be miserable, let's talk about your kid who used stupid methods to train that thousand-person team called Ghost Sheep Ride."

"I have fought a battle, I have no combat experience, and I pulled them to the Central Plains, that is, I want to bring them out to experience the experience"

Chen Hongyi was very interested in Li Xiaofei's ghost sheep ride: "Don't pretend in front of me, you kid, to be honest, if your ghost sheep ride wants to compare with my cavalry, who is more powerful?" ”

"Naturally, the cavalry led by Master Chen is powerful, where can the apprentice compare to the master!" Li Xiaofei responded with a smile

"Don't play tricks, my cavalry has been following me here to attack the enemy army for several months, making the enemy army from Jinling to Huaiyang and even the entire Huainan panic, can your ghost sheep cavalry pull it over?" Chen Hongyi talked about his cavalry with a smug face, wanting to see Li Xiaofei's reaction

"If the ghost sheep cavalry wants to hold on to the field for a few months, I'm afraid I can't do it, this is beyond the scope of combat power, if it is to attack the city, it may be comparable to the master's cavalry" Li Xiaofei said the truth, after all, a team of thousands of people has long run out of food and grass, and he has to fight while collecting food, which is impossible to do with his current ability.

"Actually, it is not difficult to train an elite soldier, it is rare to raise soldiers, it is good when there is grain and grass, and those who can stabilize the army without grain and grass are considered famous generals!" Chen Hongyi touched his white beard

"Master, Xiao Fei really can't think of a way to solve the grain and grass of more than 1,000 people, dare to ask how Master solved it?" Li Xiaofei looked at Chen Hongyi who was riding a horse seriously

Chen Hongyi pointed to the bamboo basket behind the cavalry: "The secret is in this bamboo basket, more than 1,000 people, the enemy can't beat it and can't find it, it's not that we will hide, but the people of Huainan are helping us, so our supply will not be a problem." We took some of the enemy's grain and grass and distributed the rest to the people, and if there was money made of gold or silver, we kept it to buy food from the people. This bamboo basket was full of fruits, fish, shrimp, rabbits and other things, and those that could not be eaten by themselves were also distributed to the people. Of course, this is not all, if there are no fighters, my more than 1,000 people will take off their armor to help the people cultivate the fields, and even open up the wasteland to build houses, and the enemy army will not find anything when they send people to investigate. Of course, this is thanks to the officials sent by Pharmacist Zhu who burned all the household registration registers, so we are right under their noses, and they don't know, and they think I'm a bad old man."

Li Xiaofei suddenly asked, "Then if they send someone to arrest you for the army, how will you deal with it?" ”

"The plan will be calculated, some people will obediently follow, and the rest will be rescued, and we can earn some food and grass armor, but we will stay in a village for three days at most, and the time cannot be too long, I have run Huainan all over the past few months, and the enemy army has not been sure whether our army has existed until now."

Chen Hongyi has already gone to a cottage as he spoke, saying that it is a cottage, but it is actually a cave, hiding the horses in the grass hut that has been built, and the people live in the cave, and five layers of secret sentinels have been sent outside to monitor them.

Li Xiaofei followed into the cave and talked to Chen Hongyi about the current situation in Xiangyang City, Chen Hongyi sighed: "If His Royal Highness King Han can't keep Suizhou, even if I can be ghostly, I can't stop the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops from advancing westward." ”

Li Xiaofei also said in passing: "Actually, the prince sent me to find the master, I think it is better for us to go back first to relieve the siege of Suizhou, and then go east with the prince!" ”

Chen Hongyi shook his head: "It was not easy for us to lurk here, it would be a pity to withdraw like this, this cavalry will be of great use in the future when the grain route is cut off and the city can be attacked!" By the way, when you came, I remembered one thing, you and Pharmacist Zhu are good friends, why don't you go to Jinling for a trip to explore the truth and reality, the old man has a bold idea! ”

Li Xiaofei secretly wondered if he should also be invited to be a lobbyist to negotiate peace, after all, Chen Hongyi had no feelings for those courtiers in Jinling: "This, I'm afraid that I will be forcibly detained, and my wife and children will be implicated at that time!" ”

Chen Hongyi smiled: "You are too worried, the old man will not let you go to death, you can take dozens of cavalry to Jinling, Zhu Yaoshi must be shocked, after all, the enemy army claims to have occupied all the territory east of Jiangxia County, if you appear in front of him like this, he will suspect that his generals are lying about the war!" And you have a friendship with him, he will definitely not hurt you, if he wants you to be an official with him, he will also agree to come down first, and when the time is ripe, the old man and you should cooperate with the outside, come to him and ride down Jinling! ”

Li Xiaofei's mouth widened, when everyone was afraid that the enemy army would be defeated all the way, this old general actually wanted to come out and ride down Jinling, either crazy or stupid.

Chen Hongyi patted his face: "Wake up, are you scared by me, you can't think of this idea, they can't think of it, you just tell him clearly, he won't believe it!" ”

Li Xiaofei suddenly realized: "Wonderful, it is worthy of a generation of famous generals, and it is terrible to meet an opponent like Master!" ”

Chen Hongyi took a sip on the ground: "If it weren't for the fact that I have few soldiers, I wouldn't have taken this risk, do you think the old man doesn't want to lead tens of thousands of cavalry to press over and sweep?" The battle of racking my brains is the hardest to fight, you see my hair is all white! ”

Li Xiaofei smiled: "Master should also have gray hair, otherwise how can he show that he is a peerless master?" ”

Chen Hongyi fiddled a few times in the pot in front of him: "You kid slap my ass, I see that you are hungry and want to eat meat." Come, try the treasures we recently discovered."

After that, Chen Hongyi took out a few slender pieces of meat from the pot with a wooden stick and handed them to Li Xiaofei, who took them with both hands: "Master, do you have wine here?" ”

Chen Hongyi knocked him on the head with a wooden stick: "It's good to have food now, I thought you were in the palace, where did you get the wine?" Besides, you can't drink alcohol when you eat this meat, because drinking alcohol will spoil the flavor of this meat."

Li Xiaofei ate a few pieces of meat and chewed it in his mouth for a while and swallowed it: "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's so fragrant, it's tender and not greasy, and it doesn't smell fishy!" Master, what kind of meat is this? ”

"Well, it's everywhere in the mountains, as long as you get some hare or pheasant entrails and bury them in the soil, you can get a big pot."

Li Xiaofei's face was full of horror: "This, it can't be a centipede, right?" ”

Chen Hongyi picked up a few pieces and ate them into his mouth: "Yes, you kid is so smart, hey, don't vomit!" It's rare to eat a meal of meat", and went to cover Li Xiaofei's mouth as he spoke.

Li Xiaofei retched a few times, but he couldn't spit it out: "Ahem, ahem, Master, how can this centipede be eaten?" ”

Chen Hongyi picked up another piece of centipede meat: "Haha, I have seen many heroic men who kill their heads and bleed without frowning, but they dare not eat a centipede." Hehe, Xiaofei, it seems that you are also a coward, but it's a pity, you have already eaten it, and you are still afraid of eating. I think it's still a little bit better than a coward."

Li Xiaofei heard Chen Hongyi say this, and saw that the other soldiers were also eating unknown insects and snake meat, so he also folded two wooden sticks from the side to eat meat in the pot, and ate more than ten in a row: "Master, this centipede has eaten too much, it seems to have the taste of shrimp, if only some wild vegetables could be boiled into it!" ”

Chen Hongyi said with a smile: "This centipede is highly poisonous, when they bite those internal organs, they have spit out most of the poison, but the cordyceps in the world are mutually restrictive, some wild vegetables and this insect are boiled together, they will each force the poison out, and then it will be a pot of poisonous soup, you dare to drink the old man." This person has to be content, he can't eat meat and wants to eat vegetables and drink soup! ”

Li Xiaofei fiddled in the pot a few times: "Yes, yes, yes, it's good to just eat meat, but unfortunately there is no meat anymore, or let's catch some centipedes again."

Chen Hongyi got up and said, "No need, I won't eat centipedes for the next meal, let's go to another place to eat tomorrow, one meal a day is enough." We can't kill this centipede, if we eat this centipede on the mountain, then we will lack virtue! ”

Li Xiaofei touched his stomach: "What the master said is very true, I was taught again today, and then we will go to the mountains to see and walk around."

Chen Hongyi said to everyone: "Quickly lead the horse into the hole, everyone squeeze, and in two days we will go to Mopan Village to meet Zhang Xiaowei!" ”

Chen Hongyi pointed to a wriggling black line in the corner and said: "Quickly dig some ditches at the mouth of the cave with a knife, it will rain heavily, let the dark posts also withdraw, it will rain heavily, and the enemy army will not be able to come even if they want to!" Blindfold the horses! ”

Li Xiaofei flew to the ground to take a look, and sure enough, countless ants crawled in from outside the cave to the hole.

After a while, there was lightning and thunder outside the cave, and the wind was fierce, and the horses occasionally neighed a few times but did not panic, and the torrential rain followed, and the water immediately gushed from the mouth of the cave, and the rain poured down the mountain.

The cave was crowded with people and horses, and the snoring of soldiers and the barking of horses from time to time after dark.

Under the storm, there is no need to guard, and the entrance of the cave has already been sprinkled with some realgar powder to prevent snakes and insects.

Chen Hongyi and Li Xiaofei couldn't sleep, so they came to the entrance of the cave together to blow the wind and watch the thunder and lightning.

"Xiaofei, have you ever heard the story of cooking wine and talking about heroes?"

"Before the original envoy to Chang'an, I listened to Mr. Xie Tan in Guozi, and speaking of which, Mr. Xie has been killed for five years."

"Yes, the old man has been in the world for decades, and he can be regarded as a character, by the way, did my old boss Wang Xianzhan have a last word before he died?"

Before he died, General Wang only sighed that the sunset was very beautiful, and said that he wanted to see it a few more times. If it weren't for me next to me, I really couldn't believe that such a figure who has been in the world for decades would say that he wanted to see the beautiful sunset again."

"General Wang is still a first-class figure after all, and your kid may only have this kind of realm in a few decades. Maybe one day we will also think of today's lightning and thunder, or the flowers we picked when we were children. ”

Li Xiaofei didn't answer, and the master and apprentice looked at the lightning and torrential rain outside the cave and fell asleep at some point.