Fanyang, since ancient times, has the reputation of the northern country, the mountains north of Fanyang are continuous, from east to west there are Qitu Lao Mountain, Yan Mountain, Daqunma Mountain, Jundu Mountain and so on.

At the north entrance, Zhu Li first arrived in Youzhou, the first military town to be defended.

The Great Wall built by successive dynasties is cast by relying on the mountains, the north entrance stands between the two Xiongguan passes of Shanhaiguan and Juyong Pass, including four sections of Wohu Mountain, Panlong Mountain, Jinshanling and Simatai, which is a very important fortress.

Revisiting the old place, behind the Great Wall, it is no longer the original town, it has become another appearance, the city wall that stretches for seven or eight miles, strong and heavy, the guards who patrol back and forth, mighty and majestic, majestic and high-spirited, all show the vigorous spirit here.

Beikou Town, now called Beikou City, is more appropriate, although it is a little smaller, but it is also a strong city.

Zhang Guimu heard that Zhu Li came to visit, and hurriedly greeted him in person with the tooth generals and tooth soldiers, and when the two sides were dozens of steps away, he took the lead in "poofing", knelt on one knee, and arched his hand: "The subordinate Beikou guards Zhang Guihou, and I have seen the envoy." ”

The left and right tooth generals and tooth soldiers looked at it, what is the situation, why did the guard envoy pay such a solemn homage to this young Langjun, but he was also smart, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and bowed respectfully.

Even if Zhang Guimu saw other Shangguan in Youzhou, he had never paid homage so solemnly, and now when he saw this Lang Jun riding a little red horse, he actually saluted like this, even if he was blunt, he felt strange, wouldn't this person be Zhang Guihou's real allegiance.

Since the Tang Dynasty, it is the most fateful dynasty, in addition to meeting the Son of Heaven, it is generally done by bowing down, kneeling to worship, even if it is on one knee, it represents a very special meaning.

Now under the command of Zhang Guimu, who has seen the clues, when he saw the real "boss" coming, he naturally did not dare to slack off, even if he was loyal and showed a familiar face, he instantly knelt down and bowed to a group in an instant.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Li also didn't dare to slack off, quickly jumped off the Chitu horse with his hands and feet, strode into a meteor, and instantly rushed to Zhang Guimu's side, dragged him up from the side, and said slightly angrily: "Brother Guimu, what are you doing with me like this?" ”

Zhang Guimu, who was dragged up by Zhu Li, argued to himself: "Etiquette cannot be abolished, there is a difference between the top and bottom, friendship is friendship, and those who should visit must visit." ”

Zhu Li glanced at him and said helplessly: "Okay, it's okay for you to be polite now, don't be polite in the future." ”

Zhang Guimu has always been the image of the brother next door in Zhu Li's heart, how much he hopes that the other party is still the enthusiastic, kind, patted him on the shoulder, and called him the big boy of Zhu Li's brother when the two first met.

But when he saw him today, the other party seemed to be a lot more restrained, which made him feel a little estranged, and even a little strange and uncomfortable.

The helplessness of life will always happen at a certain stage, unconsciously, and it is often unavoidable.

At that time, all the people who value love and righteousness, don't deliberately revisit the warmth of the past, it will only seem more pretentious, the only thing you can do is to stick to the original intention of the past, and remember it forever, until the person in your heart needs you.

"Brother Gui Mu, are you doing well here?" In order to get rid of the unfamiliar discomfort, Zhu Lili

Changing the topic, he put his arm around his shoulders and asked kindly.

When Zhang Guimu heard this, he broke free slightly, but how could Zhu Li's embrace be so easy to break free, and it wasn't until he met Zhu Li's surprised eyes that he saw the sincerity and warmth in the eyes of the other party.

Feeling the long-lost cordiality, Zhang Guimu finally relieved him, calmly accepted Zhu Li's affection, and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just a little dull." ”

It's okay not to say this, but when he said this, Zhu Li almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

Dure, in this era of wolf smoke and soldiers, how many people want to be so dull and unobtainable.

In the past few years, I heard that in the Beikou area, the Di people are relatively gentle, but it has made Zhang Guimu a little idle, he actually said that it is dull, for Zhu Li, who has been like a lost dog and has escaped for more than a year, is there anything more speechless than hearing this?

However, from Zhang Guimu's point of view, Zhu Li can understand his mood, the three brothers were enthusiastic at the beginning, abandoned their family and joined the grass army, just to make a contribution, there is no chance to go out and toss it, no wonder it will be boring.

His eldest brother Zhang Guiba, who once followed Zhu Lidang to suppress the Shatuo rebellion, and then went out of the town of Yanmen Pass, can be regarded as a hero; The second brother, Zhang Guihou, sits in Yinshan, and sometimes clashes with Khitan, Xiren, Tatar and other foreign races, which can be regarded as a fulfillment of his wishes.

But Zhang Guimu has been sitting in Beikou Town, and the Di people who have flowed from the north in the past few years have only three or two kittens and dogs, which is not enough for him to stuff his teeth, can he not be dull.

But he didn't want to think about it, the current Huangchao has long been turned into a loess, the former general who rushed to the sky, instead of bringing happiness to the people of the world, has made this world more chaotic, it is okay to toss, and it is not as simple as being dull to toss his life.

Countless people dream of living so comfortably, and they can't get it in every possible way, but when it comes to this kind and enthusiastic young man, it makes him look very dull, which makes Zhu Liqing embarrassed.

Speaking of which, when Zhu Li arranged for Zhang Guimu to be stationed here, he was also selfish, and those who are familiar with history know that Zhang Guiba has a total of three brothers, but Zhang Guiba appears the most in the records, and only Zhang Guiba is alone, and his two brothers are rarely mentioned in the records, why?

The most reasonable inference should be that he died in battle.

You must know that Zhang Guiba also died in office, according to historical clues, from the birth of Zhang Guiba's three brothers to Zhang Guiba's death in office, the period of time is more than 20 years, that is to say, Zhang Guiba was only in his fifties at most when he died.

For generals who died before they were in their fifties, and did not die on the battlefield, but died in office, people have to think about the strangeness of this.

There are many generals who die early, most of them die on the battlefield, and some of them die early because of old diseases or too much damage when they were young.

And there is another kind of early death, that is, being tortured emotionally, as the so-called "wisdom is very easy to die, love is not long", whether it is love, family affection is feelings, perhaps it is precisely because of the death of the two younger brothers that Zhang Guiba's spirit was tortured, and finally died in office, of course, this is just Zhu Li's speculation.

It was based on this speculation that Zhu Li didn't want Zhang Guimou to return

Go around to fight and fight, the battlefield is not suitable for the kind Zhang Guimu, I hope all kind people can live a long life, he is in this mind.

However, if Zhu Li is not mistaken, during the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there was a large-scale southern invasion of the Di people in the north, and the target was the jurisdiction of the Lulong Jiedu envoy, Zhang Guimu's good days, I am afraid it is coming to an end.

Thinking of this, Zhu Li patted Zhang Guimu on the shoulder and comforted: "If Brother Guimu believes me, the time for your use of force will soon come." ”

When Zhang Guimu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he wondered: "Could it be that you want to transfer me elsewhere, I think the second brother's errand is good, why don't I change with him?" ”

Sure enough, the family is all militants, brother, do you know, there is an old saying: belligerence will perish, Zhu Li was a little helpless, and continued: "I don't plan to transfer you to other places, but this north entrance will soon usher in a big war." ”

"What, how is that possible?" When Zhang Guimu heard this, he was taken aback and couldn't believe it.

Zhu Li glanced at this guy a little helplessly, and explained: "Beikou is an important frontier town, whenever the Di people have a bad year, or there are natural disasters, plagues and other disasters, they will go south on a large scale to loot, Brother Gui Mu has lived comfortably in the past few years, not the luck of the elder brother, it can only show that the Di people have been in good weather these years, but natural disasters This kind of thing, who can say accurately, once they have a disaster, you want to live the current life, I'm afraid it is impossible." ”

"Also, Fan Yang has not been calm recently, Danzhou is under the rule of Li Gong, if there is turmoil in Fan Yang, do you think your north mouth can run away?"

Zhu Li's words made Zhang Guimu fall into contemplation, Zhang Guimu did realize that he had lived too comfortably in the past two or three years, so comfortable that he envied his eldest brother and second brother, is this born in happiness and not knowing happiness?

Fortunately, Di Ren didn't come, if it was like Zhu Li said, Di Ren either didn't come, if he wanted to come, the scale must be bigger than he imagined, if at that time, the small North Exit, can it resist, isn't thinking about war tantamount to looking for death?

In addition, Beikou is a military fortress, in addition to resisting the invasion of the Di people, it is also located in Danzhou, now, who does not know that Li Keju and Li Quanzhong are in trouble, once Lulong is turbulent, how can Beikou be alone?

As soon as he thought of this, instead of being a little depressed, he was shocked into a cold sweat.

Looking at Zhang Guimu's expression, Zhu Li knew that he was starting to be scared now, so he said earnestly: "Most of the residents of Beikou Town are the family members of our former brothers, you had better plan from now on, how to protect them." ”

"However, I'll give you a suggestion, it's better to dig out a tunnel, a tunnel that is very deep and far away, and at the same time, it must be strong and not let others know."

"If that time really comes, the residents here will have hope of escaping, and if they take precautions, my brother should have made plans in advance." Zhu Li stuck to Zhang Guimu's ear and instructed quietly and cautiously.

After listening to Zhu Li's suggestion, Zhang Guimu no longer felt dull, his brows almost wrinkled into Chuanzi eyebrows, and he kept thinking in his heart, how to complete the task entrusted by Zhu Li, ensure the safety of the people here, and be prepared for danger in times of peace.