The three court officials slept for less than two hours, and got up early the next morning to get together to discuss, Shangguan Yun and Xuanyuan Ledao both intended to let Nangong Han stay in Qinglong Town and continue to inquire about the traces of the bandits.

As he was talking, Nangong Yue came to look for him, Nangong Han went out for a while and came back and said that he couldn't stay, and there was an order on the seal - "Go east to Hangu and go to Luoyang".

Xuanyuan Ledao and Shangguan Yun looked at each other and asked, "Are there still your people in the town?" The information came so fast. ”

"Don't hide it from the two adults, Yu Linwei, who obeys the orders of the Inner Servant Province, still has a secret information channel, and he can't reveal it."

Xuanyuan Ledao and Shangguan Yun were inconvenient to ask again, and the three of them discussed, in view of the complex and changeable situation in Qinglong Town, the only way to stay in Qinglong Town was to stay in Qinglong Town, and work with Sima Cuo to govern the town and protect Captain Nalan.

The three adults left Qinglong Town, which made Duguyue feel pressured, and in just a few days, strange murders occurred one after another, how could Qinglong Town be under her control?

At the post road entrance, send Lord Wailang to the west, and send Lord Thorn Shi to the east. Before Shangguan Yun left, he told her to "calm down", so he turned over and rode his horse to Tongguan with a whip and a fast horse, with a puff of dust and smoke behind him. And Lord Thorn invited her to go to Hangu Pass with her, and looked east and west from the top of the gate.

Duguyue read Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" and asked Xuanyuan Le: "My lord, the little woman has never figured out why Lao Tzu wants to get out?" ”

Xuanyuan Ledao stroked his beard and replied: "King Zhou Jing died, the royal family had infighting, and the prince became a traitor, stealing a lot of classic treasures from the collection room and fleeing to the Chu State. Lao Tzu is also the history of the Tibetan room, and he is a native of Chu, how can he not be implicated. So he could only escape from Luoyang and go west to Hangu. ”

"Even a saint like Lao Tzu can't escape the world, let alone me."

"The post chief seems to be transparent. Hehe! ”

"What do you say? The little girl was young and didn't do anything, and now she would rather be a gutless, ignorant and rude village woman. ”

"Haha. The post chief is full of women, how can she be a village woman? Post chief, the official will leave first, and there will be a period later! ”

"My lord, I won't send it far, it's easy to walk all the way." After Duguyue finished speaking, Xuanyuan Ledao and his entourage got off the battlement wall, turned over and rode their horses, rode through the pass, and galloped east.

At this time, I saw Nangong Han riding a donkey slowly towards the pass, he was wearing a hat on his head, a coat on his body, and a small flag behind his back, with the words "hanging pot to help the world". Duguyue shouted at the battlement: "Mr. Nangong's medical skills are so skillful, and he still needs to play such a small flag to tell the world?" ”

"Haha, it turned out to be the post master. Farewell to Lord Shangguan and Lord Xuanyuan, don't wait to send off the contemptible people. ”

"This post is here to see you off. But there's nothing to give, and it's really slow to see you ride a donkey. Why don't you take me a Saibei pony and get faster on the road. ”

"The heart is received, the captain's horses are in pairs, I take one, not become a lonely horse across the world, I can't bear it! The contemptible man rides a donkey, and he is not in a hurry wherever he goes. ”

Duguyue was amused and angry, and punned: "Mr. is riding a stubborn donkey!" The soldiers at the battlement also laughed when they heard this.

Nangong Han was also angry: "The stubborn donkey is the stubborn donkey, and the stubborn donkey walks the world." After saying goodbye, he rode a donkey slowly and leisurely through the pass, and when he arrived at the post road, the sound of the donkey's "crow, crow" was ethereal and distant. The post road is empty and unmanned, the Gongsun tree on the side of the road, the leaves have been yellow, a gust of wind blows, and it falls obliquely from the air and the person and a donkey constitute a picture of late autumn. Duguyue learned to paint when she was young, and her freehand landscapes were often praised by Mr. Seeing this, she wanted to make a picture.

When Nangong Han walked away, Duguyue put her hands together and shouted at him: "Mr. Nangong, take care!" ”

When Nangong Han heard this, he didn't look back, only stretched out his left hand, waved it at her, and disappeared around the bend of the post road.

At this moment, Duguyue's heart struck with a burst of pathos. She could think of Nangong Han, as a scout, the purpose of this trip, and she could also predict what kind of danger he would face.

At this moment, the Tang Dynasty, officials, nobles, and ordinary people are still immersed in the beautiful and brilliant dreams of the Tang Dynasty.

In the next ten days, Qinglong Town was surprisingly calm, Duguyue led a few brothers under Sima Cuo, ran all over the cypress slope, Hangu Pass, and the mountains and ravines near Qinglong Town, but did not find the whereabouts of the mail truck, and went to the post station and pass in the eastern capital to report that no suspicious was found, and no trace of Erniang and the mute was found.

That day, Duguyue came to the inn to visit Nalan, the chrysanthemums in the courtyard of the inn bloomed, the fragrance hit people, just about to enter the courtyard, vaguely heard Nalan and a woman talking, so he stopped and listened. I saw Nalan say: "Linghu lady, my clothes are still waiting for the sergeant of the camp to come and wash them, how difficult it is for you."

Ling Huyan seemed to be carrying water by the well in the courtyard and said, "What's the harm in me washing two clothes for the captain." The captain of the school has worked hard to kill thieves. ”

"Don't mention it, that time the Chinese were in ambush, if it weren't for your father's bad premonition and telling Lord Shangguan, I wouldn't be sitting here talking today."

"Phew! Bah! Bah! Don't say such unlucky words. You're not in good shape right now. ”

After a pause, Nalan asked: "Linghu Lady, can you go to Yijie Street to walk around in Qinglong Town for so many days?" ”

"Gone. My father was not at ease with me, and he would not let me run around. However, I ate the Huangfu's roast, it was delicious, and the Huangfu lady was so enthusiastic that she confiscated my copper coins. The Murong family's Qiang boiled and also eaten, and the taste was average, so he also received five copper coins! Also, I went to the Jade Brewery and drank the wine of the lady who smelled people, which is worthy of being a good wine. The lady is beautiful, the wine is also well-brewed, and she plays the piano well, she is really drunk. ”

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be here for a few days, and you are more familiar than me."

"That is, I don't understand some of them, but I know a lot of people. Oh! There is also Sister Nangong of Silk Village, who said that she would use Shu brocade to make me a round-necked robe and let me wear it to Chang'an. She also has a few pigeons in her backyard, and she is very familiar with people, and I have never seen such a familiar pigeon. Hi, it's been a pleasure to meet these two sisters these days. Even Erniang, who took care of me for a few days, I thought she was very good, why did she become a scout? I really can't figure it out! ”

"There are so many things you can't figure out, I've been fighting on the battlefield since I was sixteen years old, and the battlefield is a matter of life and death. It's not that people are good and people are bad, but that the camps are different, which camp you stand in, you have to wave the flag for this camp and fight hard, whether it is forward or dead, or backward or alive. ”

"It's hard to believe that you've been through so much at such a young age."

"Don't talk about that. I only hope that the Tang Dynasty will be peaceful, the officials will perform their duties, the people will be healthy, and you can go to Chang'an to see your husband as soon as possible. ”

"Oh, I don't even know what he looks like." Ling Hu Yan replied a little unnaturally.

"It's definitely heroic."

"Huh! Hope! ”

Duguyue stood at the gate of the courtyard, listening to the conversation between the two, and a warm current surged in her heart. How many years older than them, but when they were young, they deviated from the norm and wanted to be a ranger, and they didn't even know the moon before the flowers, and they were suddenly already in the age of standing.

She walked in and didn't answer their topic, but interrupted the conversation between Nalan and Ling Huyan and asked how Nalan was? Nalan sat on a long bed and barely stood up, and just as he was about to move his right arm, he trembled in pain, but his mouth said: "Don't get in the way, I'll go back to the camp in two days." ”

"I have come to consult with you on this matter. I got some information that you were not there, and that the lieutenant of the camp was slacking off on alcohol and was not strictly prohibited. ”

"It seems that I can't stay in Qinglong Town for a long time to recuperate, and I have to return to the pass as soon as possible. When something like this happens, no one comes to report it to me? ”

"You're new to the camp for a short time, do you have any of your own cronies in the camp?"

"I've never been a party member."

"No wonder this is the case, in this group of veterans, you have to cultivate your cronies, you are there or not, and you know everything in the camp like a mirror."

"What the post chief said is true, then I will return to the camp tomorrow!"

"After returning to the camp, you can find a few astute and reliable sergeants to keep in touch with Qinglong Town, and help each other to form a corner."

At this time, Ling Hu Yan interjected: "The captain's injury? ”

"Don't get in the way, go to the camp and slowly recuperate, I'll come to Mr. Zhuge every few days to change the medicine."

After Ling Hu Yan heard this, there was an inexplicable frustration in her heart. Since that night in the carriage glimpsed Nalan, the heart has hidden this young and handsome lieutenant, recorded the words and deeds of that night, she thought that she would not see again, never thought that night she heard Nalan's voice again, in the excitement she actually rebelled against the father, let the father invite Nalan to the room to talk, although she was called to the inner room, but she listened to Nalan and the father chat, how excited it was.

When she heard that Nalan was injured, she tried her best to see how he was, but was stopped by her father, who only said to her, "Son, remember what you are here for?" She was deflated and lay down on the couch weakly. She felt like her father had penetrated all of her thoughts.

These days, Nalan is also recuperating in the inn, and she tries her best to hide her excitement to get close to him, take care of him, and help him. She felt joy and joy that she had never felt before. And now that Nalan is going back to the camp with her injuries, she is disappointed again.

Ah Yan was thinking about it, Ling Hu Yong entered the courtyard, and Nalan greeted him and said, "Old man, I will go back to the camp tomorrow." Thanks to you and Linghu Lady for taking care of you these days. ”

Ling Hu Yong was stunned for a moment, and also said: "Captain, post chief, it just so happens that you are here and I will inform you by the way, and we are also preparing to leave for Chang'an tomorrow." ”

"Oh, so urgent?" Nalan asked.

"We have also been in Qinglong Town for half a month, and Ah Yan's typhoid fever has been cured. Or it would have left early. ”

"Although Mr. Linghu is a passerby, he has helped a lot in Qinglong Town several times in the past few days, especially the night when Nalan was ambushed, if it weren't for Mr., the consequences would be unimaginable." Duguyue said.

"Post chief, the old man has done something within his power, and it is not enough to say. It's just that in Qinglong Town, I was taken care of by the captain, the post chief, and the pavilion chief, and I was grateful. If Lao Yu and Yan'er don't have something to do, they will stay for more time and talk more about friendship with you. ”

Ling Huyan listened, was silent, washed the clothes and went upstairs, and after entering the room, there was a "bang" on the door, which made the conversation between the three of them come to an abrupt end.

In the evening, Ling Huyan did not eat and was stuffy in the inner room. Ling Huyong bought the soup and put it on the table. The two did not speak, and were silent for a long time. Ling Hu Yan finally spoke, "Father, I miss Huating. I want to smell the damp sea breeze, and you took my brother and me to the beach to watch the sea like you did when you were a child. ”

Ling Hu Yong was silent, still silent.

Ling Huyan said timidly: "Father, can we not go to Chang'an?" Xu Chen, I really don't know what he is like now? We have traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, what if he doesn't see us and doesn't recognize this family business? ”

Ling Huyong was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Yan'er, we have traveled all the way, from Yangchun March to Bailu in late autumn, not to mention how many hardships we have experienced, but we have also endured a lot of hardships, and now we are only more than two hundred miles away from Chang'an...... Anyway, let's go to Chang'an first, you don't have any other ideas. Your parents entrusted you to me, and I must hand you over to Xu Chen intact to be worthy of your parents' trust. ”

Ling Hu Yan was silent, although she was emotional at the moment, she felt that her father was right, Chang'an was the purpose of this trip.

When she got up early the next morning, Ling Huyong had already prepared the carriage and horses. Sima Cuo specially called the butcher to come over and make a sumptuous breakfast, and in order to make Huyong's father and daughter happy, he invited Nalan and Duguyue to accompany him.

Sima Coo raised his glass to Ling Huyong and said, "The contemptible people have offended the old gentleman a lot these days, and please drink this cup to the full." ”

"The pavilion chief is really thoughtful, and those who become big things are not informal, so why offend. The old man stayed in Qinglong Town for these days, thanks to the help of the pavilion chief and several benevolent and righteous people in Qinglong Town, the little girl was able to overcome this difficulty. Today, the pavilion chief respects me, I am really ashamed, I drink this cup full, thank you pavilion chief and everyone. ”

Nalan and Duguyue also raised their glasses.

Huangfu Dan and Nangong Yue learned that Ling Huyan was about to leave for Chang'an, and they all came to see them off. Huangfu Dan grilled a bag of pork chops for takeaway to eat on the road, wrapped tightly in dried lotus leaves, and exuded a fragrance. Nangong Yue took a Shu brocade, originally she was going to make a set of round-necked robes for Ling Huyan and let her wear them into Chang'an City, but she didn't expect to leave, so she had to send brocade.

Waiting for Linghu Yong to set up the car, Linghu Yan got into the car, said goodbye to the sisters and was still reluctant, standing on the post street and watching the carriage go away.

Captain Nalan is going to return to the camp and walk with Ling Huyong and Ah Yan. Ling Hu Yong drove the car, Nalan rode a horse, Nalan asked Ling Hu Yong where he was going to go after sending Ling Hu Niang to Chang'an to settle down and get married?

Ling Huyong looked up at the sky and said, "I want to see a few old people!" Then cross the Qinling Mountains to Hanzhong, enter Bashu, and then go east along the river and return to Huating. ”

"The old general is living happily!"

At this time, Ling Huyan, who was in the car, spoke: "If Yafu wants to leave me and go to walk the rivers and lakes alone, I will not get married and follow Yafu." ”

"Say some children's words, men should get married, women should get married, it is natural."

"But you left me alone in Chang'an, I miss home, I miss Huating, and I can't even see my relatives?"

"It's good to get used to it. It's good to have children. People will grow up. You see, Captain Nalan is about the same age as you, but how can he have the affection of your children. ”

"He's a man, and a man has ambitions!"

……

Nalan listened to the conversation between the father and daughter, and melancholy also rose in his heart, so he persuaded Linghu Yong: "The old general might as well accompany Linghu Niangzi in Chang'an for two years, and when she is familiar with the environment, it will not be too late for you to return." ”

Ling Huyong didn't reply positively when he heard this, but asked, "Does the captain have a marriage contract?" ”

Nalan replied calmly: "My mother also prepared a marriage for me and urged me to complete the marriage as soon as possible, but I have just arrived in the camp for a year, and I have no work, so why talk about marriage." ”

"The captain is young and promising, and it is only a matter of time before he makes meritorious service. The old man does not hide it from the captain, what I have seen and heard in Qinglong Town recently is a matter of great importance, and I am afraid that there will be changes in the world. As a soldier, the captain has the responsibility to defend the land, and Hangu Pass is the first pass, and the captain must be careful, save his life, and live up to the lady in the family. ”

"Old general, the matter of life and death, the young general learned in the battlefield battles in the early years, I have also stabbed enemies of my age, and I have also experienced my closest brother being killed by the enemy,...... Therefore, I am no longer afraid of death. The world is peaceful, I got married and had children earlier, and the world is not peaceful, so I wait for the arrangement of fate in the fight. ”

"What the captain said is true, and the old man understands."

And Ling Huyan in the car listened like a mess.

Soon, they arrived at the junction, Nalan went east to Hangu Pass, and Linghu father and daughter rushed west to Tongguan.

In the autumn wind, Nalan turned over and dismounted, and Linghu Yong also got off the car, the two pondered for a long time, bowed their waists, and Nalan said: "May I have the honor to see the old general again in this life!" ”

Ling Huyong said: "Take care! He got up and sat back in the car, and drove west, while Nalan stood there, and saw Ling Huyan lifting the curtain, and two lines of tears flowed down.

At this moment, a line of geese flew by in the sky, leaving behind a chirping of "quack, quack".