In the twentieth year of the opening of the Great Sui Dynasty, in the city of Chang'an.

A middle-aged man under forty years of age, thick and powerful, was walking around the courtyard.

This is just a courtyard for the master to walk in front of the inner study, which is already dozens of zhang square. The Jiangnan stone and wood transported from the Chen Dynasty, which had been extinct for several years, decorated a small garden with the meaning of Jiangzuo in this Guanzhong place.

Although the Great Sui has been established for a long time, it dominates the world. However, in the post-Jin era, Jiangnan's wealth and prosperity have overwhelmed the long-suffering Central Plains. At present, the grain silk sections piled up in Luokou and Liyang warehouses every year are basically transported from the south of the Yangtze River to supply the heart of the Great Sui in the Guandong region.

And the taste of the wind and flow inherited from the Jin Dynasty also made the north not say it, but also admired it in his heart.

In the capital of Chang'an, where every inch of land is valuable, the business office is such a large mansion, and the front courtyard of the inner study is decorated with a complete Jiangnan taste. It can be seen that the lord is rich and powerful.

But the owner of the courtyard, who seemed to be thick and powerful, now had an anxious look on his face.

There was the sound of footsteps outside the door, and a military general with a scarf and bright light armor was striding in. Come to the master and salute him.

The middle-aged man had already greeted him: "How is the situation?" ”

The general lowered his voice: "The Duke of Yue Guo is personally in charge, and the elite of the twelve guards are all selected and transferred, just tonight, the East Palace." The abolished prince has moved out of the East Palace. ”

The middle-aged man was shocked: "What about the East Palace guard?" ”

The general's voice was lowered: "The last general is in it, and he has already been ordered by the Duke of Yue to kill all the guards." ”

The middle-aged man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and asked in a trembling voice: "Xu Wei's family ............?"

The general's tone did not fluctuate, and he said calmly: "Zuotun Wei Su Wei Donggong Lang General Xu Wei's family set themselves on fire behind closed doors, and there is no survivor." ”

The middle-aged man's expression finally calmed down, and he shook his head and said, "It's a pity that Xu Wei, a talent, is invincible." But with the wrong person, this loyalty, really used in the wrong place. ”

The general's voice was still plain: "But Xu Wei has handed over the child who was not born for a long time to Sima of the old Zuowei Mansion, his father Xu Kang. Xu Dang has already left Chang'an tonight............ I don't know if I want to chase it? ”

The middle-aged man subconsciously raised his hand, and finally sighed: "Xu Dare is from the ancestors, and he has meritorious." I can't keep his son, so I'll let him go now............ Do you know where he went? ”

The general's expression finally changed a little: "Xu Dang was a tiger general under the command of Lao Zhuguo, and he rode alone to cross the river and go deep into the Northern Qi Army, and returned with the heads of the seven generals of the Northern Qi Army. If he really wants to go, how will the last general catch up with him? ”

The middle-aged man pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head: "That's it, with Xu Dang's ability, he should be fine." Let him go! ”

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In the night, an old man in his fifties was galloping with a horse and a lance.

The majestic city wall of Chang'an, behind him, was already just a faint black line.

In front of him, a swaddling cloth was tied. The old man urged the horse to gallop away, and looked down from time to time.

In the swaddling clothes, it was a snow-white. A pink eight or nine-month-old baby is eating his fingers. The war horse was bumpy, but the baby didn't look like he was going to cry for a long time, the old man lowered his head, and the baby returned a big smile.

Tears slipped down the old man's eyes and were wiped away by him.

"It's another general of the Xu family! In the future, it will be better than your father! ”

Then the old man sighed again, and his anger filled the vast wilderness in this sigh!

"But even if you have the same skills as your father, what good can it be? In the eyes of the family, our lives could not be more cheap! Grandpa, as long as you live well, grandpa will always protect you to live well! ”

In the night, the old man and the baby are alone. But they don't know where to go.

The little baby was dancing in the old man's arms, and suddenly pointed to the north, babbling and not knowing what he was saying.

The old man looked north and sighed, "Then go north!" ”