June 24, the beginning of autumn today.

Xu Zizhen rode on a horse, drinking water with his clothes open, although it was the beginning of autumn, but the weather was still hot enough, and he was afraid of the heat, so he couldn't sit in the carriage.

A group of female dependents were still in the car, and Daye was in a hurry, and only Li Menggao's two children followed him on horseback, happily discussing the battle of Taiyuan as they walked.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, Xu Zizhen looked back in surprise, and saw a horse with good hair galloping, and immediately it was a guard wearing public uniforms. ”

Looking for me? Is there a situation in Taiyuan again? But it shouldn't have been a guard to deliver the message.

Xu Zizhen stopped the horse in curiosity, and waited for the guard to come up and ask, "Looking for me?" ”

The guard came to a stop when he came closer, but instead of dismounting, he sat on the back of his horse and shouted: "Xu Zizhen takes the order!" ”

Xu Zizhen was startled and a little stunned, but the high pet next to him reacted quickly, quietly pulled his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, get off the horse." ”

"Huh? Oh. Xu Zizhen hurriedly got off the horse according to his words, and knelt on the ground regardless of whether the ground was dirty or not, and shouted long live Xianshan according to what Gao Pet had taught in a low voice.

The guard looked solemn, carefully took out a bright yellow scroll from his bosom, opened it, and read it aloud.

"The righteous Xu Zizhen, the tiger is brave and righteous to help defend Taiyuan, and I am very relieved...... Return to Beijing immediately and enter the palace to receive a reward! ”

It was not the first time Xu Zizhen had seen the holy decree, but it was still the same, most of them didn't understand, and he could only hear that he probably made meritorious contributions to Taiyuan, and Emperor Zhao Ji asked him to enter the palace to commend and reward.

After the guard finished reading, Xu Zizhen kowtowed and thanked him, and the holy decree was handed over to him, and he opened it to see that the end was indeed covered with the national seal Tianbao, and the signature was a strange signature, which looked a bit like the word "sky" and a bit like "a big one".

Xu Zizhen secretly asked Gao Chong: "What is this written?" With so few strokes, it doesn't seem like a holy name, right? ”

Gao Zhong sneered: "I don't know, the saint has always been like this, which means one person in the world, I don't know how many times I've seen it since I was a child." ”

Xu Zizhen put his mind at ease, it seems that this holy decree is true, since Zhao Ji asked him to get the reward, of course there is no reason not to want it, and the guard's face relaxed after announcing the decree, and he waited for him with a smile.

Everyone got out of the car and gathered around, Xu Zizhen raised the holy decree, and said with a smile: "Yes, you better respond to Tianfu first, don't make too much noise." ”

Everyone was happy that Xu Zizhen was praised by the emperor, and they all wanted to go to Bianjing with him, but no one said anything when Xu Zizhen said this, after all, Xu Zizhen is still a thorn in the eyes of many officials in Beijing, and it is always good to keep a low profile.

Gao Pujun frowned and groaned for a moment, and said to Xu Zizhen: "It's not trivial to go to Bianjing to meet the saint, you don't understand the etiquette law, I'm afraid there will be a mistake, I'll go with you." ”

Xu Zizhen said with a smile: "It's a big deal, I talk less and kowtow more, anyway, there should always be a eunuch in the palace who teaches the rules, and if there is no big mistake, Xiao Susan will accompany me to it." ”

Gao Pujun was a little annoyed, and was about to say something more, but Xu Zizhen leaned into her ear and said: "There are many people in Beijing who are worried about my life, if they want to do something to me when they go back, won't they implicate you?" It's okay for you to run away alone, but what about your Gao family? Listen to me, good. ”

Xu Zizhen's concerns are very normal, Wang Huang Liang Shicheng and others have always wanted to move him, but there is no good opportunity, he failed to kill him in Suzhou, and he also escaped in Lanzhou.

Although Yongye is also a prince, he is already old, and he has no real power, in case he is deducted as an accomplice by Liang Shicheng and others, it will be too sorry for him, so Xu Zizhen decided to only take Su San, and he can't even go to Shui Liuli, because it will implicate the seventh master Zhao Gou.

After the matter was finalized, the soldiers were divided into two ways, Xu Zizhen took Su San back to Bianjing with the guard, and the others all went back to Yingtianfu first, and before leaving, Gao Pujun glanced at Xu Zizhen with some reluctance, because somehow, there was always a faint uneasiness in her heart.

The emperor's summoning was not trivial, and it would take two or three days to rush back to Bianjing from Xu Zizhen's current position.

The guard claimed to be surnamed Wang, he was very talkative, and except for his solemn face when he announced the decree, he had a smile on his face at other times, and he seemed very kind, Xu Zizhen chatted briefly with him on the way, but it was basically some unnutritious flattery, and at most he knew one news, that is, Shaozai Wang Huang went to the Jin army camp in Zhending Mansion for another peace talk.

Xu Zizhen didn't have any reaction on his face, but he had a lot of disdain in his heart, he didn't have a good impression of Wang Hao, and after learning that this traitor went to the peace talks, he guessed that there would be no good results, but the current court is like this, and it is not something he can control, and now it is not until Zhao Gou controls the situation, and he can't complain.

Today's weather is very good, the night is cloudless, a bright moon hangs high in the sky, Xu Zizhen wanted to find a place to sleep, but Wang Guard's guard reminded him very "politely" that the official family was waiting to see him, and it was not appropriate to delay, so Xu Zizhen had to endure fatigue while scolding in his stomach and hurried overnight.

Rushing is an individual lì work, Xu Zizhen only felt that his two hips had lost consciousness overnight, if he did not grasp the reins in his hand, he was afraid that he would fall off the horse if he was bumpy, the sky gradually brightened, and he walked all the way on the country road, and finally came to a city outside near noon.

Guarding Wang slowed down his horse, pointed to the distance with a smile and said, "Xu Yishi, how about I find a shop to rest for a while before leaving?" ”

"Okay, good, you're in charge!" Xu Zizhen wished that there was a bed now, so he threw himself over and fell asleep.

When he approached the city gate, Xu Zizhen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, because there were two big characters on the city gate - Pingyang.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yo, it turns out that the famous Pingyang is here." ”

Wang Weiwei also smiled and said: "Exactly, the former Han Dynasty famous general Wei Qinghuo's hometown is here, it turns out that Xu Yishi has also heard of it?" ”

Xu Zizhen laughed perfunctorily, but said secretly in his heart: "Lao Tzu is talking about the tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs...... But I don't know where this came from, and I don't know if I have said it in recent years. ”

After entering the city, Xu Zizhen found that it was a prosperous city with people and traffic, and there were many shops on both sides of the street.

Wang Guard took Xu Zizhen and Su San to a stop in front of an inconspicuous wine shop, and said with a smile: "It's just a little rest, I hope Xu Yishi is not too rude." ”