The emperor and Shen Leng watched the sea on the stone mountain and talked happily.

University scholar Mu Zhaotong and his wife were waiting for news, but Shen Leng came.

There was a carriage coming out of Yaoyue City, escorted by fine armor along the way, and on the carriage sat a lame general who was a scholar, young and hung the seal of the general of the third grade.

An old man who looks like he has a white beard and a big belly snorts up the mountain, there are hundreds of steps up the stone mountain, and there is a forbidden army on each side of the steps, it is strange to say, this fat old man in cloth carries a fish basket and climbs up the stairs, the forbidden army is unstoppable, and on the upper steps, the forbidden troops on both sides are crossed arms in the chest.

It was only here that they realized how terrible and respectable this old man was.

When the forbidden army general Xiahou Zhi saw the old man for the first time, he knelt down.

The old man wore a hat and a robe, and in the basket were three freshly caught smelts, which also had the smell of the sea.

When the figure of the old man disappeared at the top of the mountain, the forbidden troops on all the steps couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

Nothing else, just because the pressure is too much.

As everyone knows, Mu Zhaotong, a scholar of the cabinet of the three dynasties, is a veteran of the three dynasties, and the old dean of the Yanta Academy is also a veteran of the three dynasties.

When it comes to military generals, no one has lasted so long.

Some people say that they live a long life because of their good temperament and few fights, but who remembers that the general was injured?

The general of the forbidden army, the first in the Yuan Shu martial arts army, is almost invincible, he is in Chang'an City, the army is determined and the people are determined, and how many people know that he will have old injuries and pain every time it rains, and his whole body will tremble and sweat like pulp?

Tie Liuli, the general of Northern Xinjiang, has been supporting the border pass in the bitter cold land for 20 years, and his iron horse is here, and the black warriors dare not easily take the border, and how many people know that he can't stop coughing up blood for a long time when he has a painful attack?

It is said that the general of Eastern Xinjiang is stubborn, if Pei Tingshan takes off his clothes, the criss-crossing scars can frighten the faces of people who have never seen the world bloodless, and how many people know that he can't sleep all night, insomnia and pain, and has a splitting headache?

There are no generals of the three dynasties, because they all have no more than 60 lives, and even the vast majority of those who hang the seals are only 50 lives.

The old man who went up the mountain looked unsteady and out of breath, but he had lived for more than eighty years, he was not a veteran of the Three Dynasties because he had already abandoned his official position, but he lived for three dynasties, and the previous generation of Emperor Daning was Li Chengyuan, the elder brother of His Majesty Li Chengtang, and when he saw this old man, he also bowed his hand and called him a general.

He took off his military armor at the age of fifty and ran to the palace on the coast of the East China Sea to be a gatekeeper for His Majesty the Emperor of Daning, and he guarded for more than 30 years.

It has been a long time since anyone mentioned it, the twenty-first year of Daning Xuchang, that is, the twenty-first year of the current His Majesty's father ascending the throne, the black warrior Kou Bian, who was only twenty-eight years old by the emperor as a general, Su Mao's power army of 60,000 and the black army of 300,000 fought fiercely, breaking six formations in a row, killing more than 70,000 black warriors.

In the twenty-fourth year of Daning Xuchang, the black warriors made a comeback, and Su Maogong only led 800 soldiers to attack the black warrior camp at night, beheaded the black warrior general, hung the weapon on the side of the war horse, and sang back with a human head in one hand and a wine pot in the other, which changed the color of the black warriors.

In the twenty-ninth year of Daning Xuchang, the black warriors and the Bohai State joined forces to attack, that night Su Maogong was still fighting with the black warriors, one day and one night, twelve hours led the light cavalry nine thousand to run four hundred miles, straight to the camp of the Bohai State army, from the darkest time of dawn to the dawn of the day, breaking the Bohai State army of 80,000.

In the thirty-second year of Daning Xuchang, the grassland people were bought by the black warriors, tens of thousands of iron horsemen were killed out of the grassland, the general of the Western Xinjiang was fighting with the people of the Western Regions, Su Maogong, who happened to return to Chang'an from the north of Xinjiang, was ordered to march westward, and met the grassland army halfway, Su Maogong accompanied the soldiers but hundreds, Su Maogong put on the iron helmet, drew his knife and pointed at the grassland army, and shouted loudly to hang the flag.

As soon as the banner of the Su character was displayed, the people of the grassland knew that it was Su Maogong, but they did not dare to fight.

The old emperor reigned for forty years, and he kept it for forty years.

The old emperor died, and the new emperor Li Chengyuan ascended the throne, and wanted to worship him as the first general of the 19th guards in the history of Daning.

The old emperor loved this sea and this palace the most, and he had to come and live for a while every two or three years.

The old general climbed to the top of the mountain with a big belly, took off his hat and wiped the sweat on his forehead, just about to speak to the emperor, he was a loud voice, and he was about to open his mouth when he was far away, but he saw the two monarchs and ministers standing there in the pavilion, like he was worshiped by His Majesty as a general in this pavilion when he was twenty-eight years old, at that time he inspected the eastern frontier with His Majesty, and the black warriors in the northern Xinjiang Koubian, the emperor handed over to him all the forbidden army and the 60,000 soldiers of the eastern frontier, he did not disappoint the old emperor, nor did he give others the opportunity to say that the old emperor chose the wrong person, Break six formations in a row.

On that day, the old emperor handed him the general's seal: "Su Maogong, you are a general, go to the north to kill the black warriors for me." ”

At this moment, His Majesty standing in the pavilion really looks like an old emperor, and the back of the young general seems to be himself.

Some are in a trance, some are embarrassed.

"The old general is back?"

His Majesty saw Su Maogong returning, and came out of the pavilion with a smile: "I saw you on the mountain, you were fishing on the beach, and I watched you on the mountain." ”

The old general hurriedly leaned over: "The minister is stupid, and for most of the day, he only caught these three fish." ”

The emperor took the fish basket and looked at it: "It's very fat." ”

Old general: "While it's fresh, it can be braised or steamed." ”

The emperor casually handed the fish basket to Shen Leng: "Clean it up, I want to drink with the old general." ”

Shen Leng took it: "The minister went to find the kitchen." ”

"On behalf of the boat, you take him there."

As soon as the emperor waved his hand, Dai Fangzhou hurriedly came over and took Shen Leng to the palace kitchen, Shen Leng bowed to the old general, and then left, he didn't know who this old man was, and he hadn't heard of Su Maogong guarding the palace for the old emperor for more than 30 years, after all, no one mentioned it for too long, and the old emperor had been dead for more than 30 years.

"That's Shen Leng?"

The old general asked.

The Emperor nodded: "It's him." ”

"How old are you?"

"Twenty-one is less."

"The calluses on his hand that hold the knife don't last for thirty years, and he's only twenty years old, so I heard that he started practicing at the age of twelve or thirteen? After more than ten years of practice, he has learned the calluses that others have only had for 30 years holding a knife, and he is a very good young man. ”

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little proud, as if Shen Leng was taught by him personally, even if it wasn't, it didn't matter, in short, the old general praised Shen Leng twice, he was a little proud.

"I think it's good, too."

He looked at the old general: "Although the old general is in seclusion, the old general is still very clear about the affairs of the world." ”

"The imperial court sends Tongwen to Dongjiang every month, and the major events that happen in Daning are all in Tongwen, and General Shen's name has appeared on Tongwen a lot in recent years."

The emperor was slightly stunned: "Someone else sent a letter to the palace?" ”

"It's Pei Tingshan."

The old general bowed his head: "General Pei will send one every month." ”

The Emperor laughed again, still a little smug.

"Your Majesty came to Dongjiang because he wants to use troops against the Black Warriors, right?"

The old general asked tentatively.

"I came to Eastern Xinjiang to ask the old general for advice."

The emperor took the old general's hand and sat down on the side of the pavilion: "Since the founding of Daning, the most painful thing to beat the black warriors is the old general, if I want to use troops against the black warriors, I can't help but ask the old general." ”

"Your Majesty's praise, the one who beat the black warriors the most painful, of course is Your Majesty."

The old general was also a little proud, because at that time, His Majesty followed him.

"I joined the army at the age of sixteen, and I learned a lot from studying with the old general at that time.

"The old minister is ashamed."

The old general hurriedly lowered his head, then raised his head and said: "There are more black warriors than Ning people, the territory is larger, and the black warriors are not afraid of war and many deaths, the ghost moon people use the war to consume the men of other tribes, so that the other races will never be able to turn over, how many enemies are killed, the blow to the black warriors is not how big, so the old minister thinks that the army against the black warriors is actually the first to attack the heart...... I heard that there was a young general named Meng Changan in northern Xinjiang, who instigated the rebellion of the people of the Black Martial Arts and burned to death 2,000 Black Warrior border troops, which was very beautiful. ”

After a pause, he said: "The Ghost Moon people have always been ruthless in suppressing other races, those low-level tribes in the Black Warrior Country just don't dare to resist, but they are not without the heart to resist, if Your Majesty has a big victory, and then take advantage of the situation to instigate those tribes that have been suppressed for a long time to attack, it will really hurt the root of the Black Warriors." ”

I don't know why, but the emperor has a little smug on his face.

"Why is Your Majesty happy?"

The old general could see the smugness on the emperor's face, so he asked.

"I just asked Shen Leng how to fight the black warriors, and his answer was almost the same as that of the old general."

The old general was stunned: "He's only twenty-one?" ”

"No."

The word emperor was said a little loudly.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have a good general."

"Hahahaha....."

The emperor got up and pulled the old general down the mountain: "Let's go, go taste the fish he made, Shen Leng leads the troops first-class, cooks the dishes...... Superb. ”

Palace.

University scholar Mu Zhaotong and his wife live in a separate courtyard, he has a special identity, this is also His Majesty's care for him, this period of time does not have to work hard every day, others are a little more energetic, and they look much better than when they were in Chang'an City.

The two of them said that they wanted to go to the beach for a walk, and after leaving the small courtyard, they went down the mountain, and naturally there were cronies and guards around them, and they politely refused the accompanying protection of the Ouchi guards, and the two chatted while walking, and unconsciously left the stone mountain two or three miles away.

There was a big reef on the seaside, and many people were fishing on it, so Mu Zhaotong and his wife climbed up to watch, standing behind a fisherman.

The old lady was silent for a moment, and her voice was slightly cold: "I asked you to kill Shen Leng, but he appeared in front of me in a good manner, do you think it is useful for me to raise you for so many years?" ”

Sumeruhiko, who pretended to be a fisherman, did not look back: "Acting rashly, self-confidence will win, but it was Hua Ziqi who gave his life, if Madam thinks I am useless, I can change someone else to kill Shen Leng, if I still use me, I will not do it without a perfect chance." ”

The old lady's face turned even colder: "Are you talking to me?" ”

"Sir, ma'am."

Sumeru said: "Along the way, I was ready to start seven times, but I couldn't do it seven times, not because I was doing nothing, but because I didn't dare to have Mrs. cultivation, if I died like Hua Ziqi, who could avenge Mrs. ”

The old lady wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the scholar.

"It's good that you do it cheaply, we are not in such a hurry, I thought I was in a hurry, but then I thought, it doesn't matter if I am in a hurry or not, as long as he dies at my hands, it is enough...... My wife and I are both old, and if we don't make it until you kill him and come to see him, you can't give up, you are our hand. ”

Sumeruhiko's face changed color and lowered his head: "Subordinates remember." ”

Mu Zhaotong helped his wife down the reef: "Your temper has become more and more anxious recently. ”

Madame's expression was gloomy, thinking that her subordinates had told her that the people from her home country in Chang'an City had been detained, how could she not be anxious?

She felt even more guilty: "Master, in fact, there is something I haven't told you for so many years......

Mu Zhaotong shook his head: "Then you don't have to say it now, if you don't say it, I don't know, why do you need to say it?" ”

How could he not know that his wife was not a Ning person.

After all, get along day and night.