In a living room in Beiping, the house is a little dilapidated, the wall is uneven, and a large piece of white ash has fallen off the wall skin.

Tian Yu bowed down to his mother and said: "Mother, Yanzhou Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xuzhou, and Deran Gong sent the child to Xuzhou with him, and the child ......."

Tian Mu said hoarsely: "So you refused for the sake of being a mother?"

As the so-called son Mo Ruomu, before Tian Yu spoke, Tian Mu knew what he was planning in his heart, and said: "A good man should make contributions to his career, how can he drag you down because of me?" ”

"But ......"

"But do you think that if Bo Gui wants to send troops and let you go, you should obey the order, but in his Liu Lan's matter, you feel that it is not as important as your mother's body, yes or no?"

"Yes." Tian Yu nodded heavily, without the slightest concealment.

"You are a filial son, for your mother to know."

Tian's mother coughed violently, and after calming down for a while, she continued: "It's all because of my mother's illness that dragged you down. ”

"Mother......

Tian Mu waved her hand and said, "But have you thought about it, how can this matter be so simple?" He looked at Tian Yu and said earnestly: "No matter who seconded you, but since Bergui agreed, it is a general order, how can you not obey?" ”

"As long as the child is truthful, he will not be embarrassed by the Bergui guard."

"Confused."

Tian Mu angrily stomped on her crutches and said, "The matter in Xuzhou is bound to be in crisis, otherwise how can Liu Lan ask Bogui to send troops?" And the good general under the Gui tent doesn't know how many, but why does he recommend you alone? Have you thought about any of this? ”

"This ......"

Tian Yu lowered his head and muttered, "The child didn't think about it,"

"How many times have I told you for my mother, you have to move this more in everything."

He stretched out his hand and gestured at his temples a few times before saying, "As you said, your martial arts are not as good as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and your writing is slightly worse than Xu Shu and Zhen Yan." Then why did Liu Lan choose you to go to Xuzhou alone? ”

"I don't know."

"This is because he looks up to you and wants to carry you." She shook her head slightly, and sighed: "Our humble family is not as good as other people's families, if you don't seek a good opportunity to think of the way into the body, then when will it be a head?" ”

"But mother, your illness ......"

"Since ancient times, it has been said that loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both, if you can glorify your ancestors in the future. To be a mother is to die, that is also to die with a smile, and to have the face to see your father. ”

His cloudy eyes were full of kindness, and he looked at Tian Yu and said, "If you don't achieve anything in the future, you will die as a mother, how can you turn your eyes away?" And what face will you go to see your father at the spring? ”

"Mother, the child goes, the child must go."

Tian's mother was overjoyed and said: "This is a good son for my mother." ”

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Liu Lan borrowed 3,000 Youzhou cavalry and returned to Huangxian overnight, resting for a few days and embarking on a trip to Xuzhou again. This time, Liu Lan's troops can be described as unprecedented, with 3,000 Youzhou cavalry, 3,000 dragoons, 4,000 Liaodong cavalry, plus 3,000 Liaodong infantry brought from Liaodong and 2,000 carefully selected from the Guanhai Yellow Turban Army, plus 5,000 men and horses stationed in Huangxian County before, there are more than 20,000 people.

The army swept out of Huangxian County, and the herald didn't want to come to the Chinese army and said, "General." There was a man outside the city who claimed to be the general's deceased and asked to see him. ”

"The deceased?" Liu Lan has a lot of friends in this era. But who could this old man be? When asking, Xu Shu came to his Chinese army and urged: "Lord, don't miss the auspicious time." ”

Although Liu Lan rarely pays attention to the yin and yang of soldiers like the soldiers of this era, it is like a habit, you can not believe it. But it must be respected, as far as the auspicious time is concerned, once it is mistaken, it is a great blow to morale, and it is a strong atmosphere of 'superstition' in this era. It's not that Liu Lan can simply turn it around, it takes his perennial efforts to reverse the consciousness that has been rooted in the bone marrow.

"Yuan Zhi, you wait." Liu Lan said and turned to the herald and said, "Did the person who claimed to be my deceased ever say his name and surname?" ”

When the herald heard that it was the old man who claimed to be Liu Lan, where did he still ask his name, he had already come to the court, and when Liu Lan saw it, he knew that it was going to be bad, but he didn't dare not answer, and he was worried and said, "He...... He didn't say ......"

"Didn't say that?"

Liu Lan snorted and said, "My old man doesn't know how many people there are, if you don't ask, if he doesn't say, how can I know who is coming?" And how do you know whether this person should be seen or not? "The voice is getting colder.

"The little ones should be damned, the little ones should be damned." The herald was terrified.

"And what are you doing here? Don't ask yet! ”

The herald's body trembled like chaff, and even his voice changed, and he said, "The little one will go, and the one will go." With that, he got on his horse and walked away. Soon, the herald Fu came again, turned over and dismounted, and said: "General, that man called himself Chen Dao, and said that the lord had saved his life in Runan. ”

Liu Lan made a "hmm" sound, and it turned out that Chen had arrived. smiled: "I'll take credit for you for the time being." After speaking, he said, "Hurry up and take me to see him." ”

"Lord, this ......" Xu Shu wanted to stop him, but saw Liu Lan waving his hand to let him go first, and then went to Chen everywhere under the guidance of the herald, and saw a carriage in the distance, but it was not a chariot, but it was the same as the carriage he saw when he first saw Cui Yan, there was an old woman sitting in the middle of the car, seeing such a scene, Liu Lan immediately jumped off the horse and greeted him.

walked a few steps to the front of the car, but found that the young man in front of the car was Chen Dao, his face immediately sank, and the halberd pointed at the person, saying, "Who are you, why are you lying about Chen Dao!" ”

"Presumably this is Liu Junshou!"

The speaker was the old woman in the car who had been sick for a long time, seeing that she insisted on getting out of the car to salute, how could Liu Lan really let her salute, not to mention that he still had a dove staff in his hand, this dove staff was awarded by the imperial court to all the elderly over seventy years old, not only with a symbol of respect for the elderly, but also with a performance of status and respect, because every old man who was awarded the staff did not need to salute when he saw the officials. But the old woman would be like this, obviously worried that Liu Lan, who was deceived, was angry and blamed the young man.

Immediately stepped forward to support the old woman and said, "Old woman, don't do this, the younger generation can't afford your gift." Hurry up! ”

"Thank you, Liu Jun, guard ......," Chen's mother said gratefully.

After Liu Lan persuaded the old woman, he turned to the handsome man on the side and said. "Who are you? Why do you lie that it's Chen Dao? ”

"Qiyu Liu Junshou, the boy's surname is Chen Mingguo, and he is the younger brother of Chen Zhi, just because Zhu Zhi of the Township Party recruited his brother to Nanyang as a general. Because of Yuanshu's brutality, the brother had the idea of resigning, and the special boy and mother came to Huang County first, and the brother arrived in a few days. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a jade bracelet and said, "This is what Liu Junshou handed over to his brother, and my brother specially handed over this thing to the boy as a token!" ”

"It turned out to be the younger brother of Uncle Zhi."

Liu Lan took the jade bracelet and looked at it, only then did he be convinced that this person was Chen Zhi's brother, and complained: "You should have informed me earlier." I had better prepare in advance, so that the old lady would not suffer from a bump. ”

Chen Guo's face turned red, and he said, "I came in a hurry, so I didn't make proper arrangements......

Liu Lan didn't wait for him to finish, but said to the herald on the side: "You go and inform Madame, ask him to send a car to pick up the old lady, and tell him to take care of him when he takes him back to the mansion." ”

"No."

"Come back."

The herald stopped, and Liu Lan commanded again: "Talk to 'her'." Treat the old lady as if she were my mother, and don't be lazy. ”

"No!"

"Liu Junshou." Chen Guo was extremely moved. Even flattered, he knew that all this was because of the eldest brother, but from it he saw that Liu Lan was a master of Corporal Lixian, how could he miss such a lord.

"Ji Yin is willing to worship Liu Junshou as the Lord, and die without regrets!" Chen Guo fell to the ground and bowed.

Liu Lan picked up Chen Guo and looked at the two. said: "Old lady, Ji Yin, you have also seen it, now that Xuzhou is in trouble, I want to raise troops to go." But the hour cannot be delayed. But Ji Yin has just arrived in the plains, and he has suffered from the bumps, so I don't think he should go on the expedition with me, so how about staying in the plains with the old lady? ”

"Liu Junshou, my son has nothing else, but how much brute strength does he have to do for you, if he is allowed to stay for these reasons, then how can our mother and son stay with peace of mind." As he spoke, he mustered up all his strength and said, "Son, let's go." ”

"Old lady, old lady, don't be angry."

Liu Lan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then Deran will no longer force it." Suddenly, he was blessed to his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Ji Yin, you just said that your brother and uncle are now in Nanyang?" "Why don't you continue to let Chen Zhi stay in Nanyang, isn't this just a secret move, it will definitely be of great use in the future, and his mother stayed in the plain, and the loyal ministers are absolutely assured.

Then he said: "Old woman, if this is not the case, let's each take a step back and let Ji Li stay in the plain for a few days, and how about I arrange another matter with him?" ”

"This ......"

The old lady glanced at Liu Lan suspiciously, and the two met their eyes, only to see Liu Lan smile and say: "Old lady, this matter is very important, more important than the war in Xuzhou." ”

"Really?"

The old lady didn't believe it, what could be more important than the war, but Liu Lan had said it to such an extent that it was not good for him to continue to insist on it, so he could only say: "Since this is the case, it depends on the general." ”

looked at Chen Guo and said, "If you can't do what General Liu explained to you, I will never recognize a son like you in the future." ”

"The old lady must not say so." Liu Lan made a round and said with a smile: "Whether this matter is successful or not, it is a great achievement." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Guo and said, "You come, I'll tell you." Pulled Chen Guo to a secluded place and said, "Ji Yin, you can rush back to Nanyang now, and tell your brother Chen Zhi to let him stay in Nanyang, and he doesn't have to come to look for me." ”

"Lord, what are you?" Chen Guo was confused.

Liu Lan's expression was solemn, and he said: "You just tell him to stay in Nanyang, and I will be of great use in the future!" ”

Chen Guo nodded silently, but said in a low voice: "Does the lord want his brother to be a spy?" ”

Spies? Liu Lan's eyes lit up, it should be more appropriate to call a spy, but the spy is not bad. smiled: "Yes, it's a spy." You will arrange your mother properly, and then go to Nanyang again, and the expenses on the road can go to my house to find Liu An to get more money, so that your eldest brother can go around when he arrives, as for you, after returning from Nanyang, you will go to Xuzhou first. He thought for a moment and said, "When the time comes, you will come to be my personal soldier and be promoted step by step by military merit!" ”

"Ji Yin understood."

Chen Guo's eyes were scorching and he looked at Liu Lan and said, "This matter is handed over to Ji Yin, and the lord can rest assured." ”

Everything was discussed, Liu Lan and Chen Guo came to the old lady's side, and waited until the Zi car carried the old woman into the city Liu Lan caught up with the team, and Chen Guo escorted his mother back to the county government of Huangxian County, with Liu Lan's instructions and Zhen Jiang's advice, the old woman was taken to the inner courtyard to live, and Chen Guo was arranged in the best room, after a day of rest, Chen Guo took a lot of money and went to Nanyang to find his brother. (To be continued.) )