The news of the attack on the cloud village spread to Wancheng, the capital of Xiliang, the next day, and the expression on the face of the royal palace Luo Lerong barely changed after listening, and after a faint "go down", he didn't say a word, standing alone in the center of the main hall, so frightened that a group of attendants all bowed their heads and stood aside, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out, and the entire Wenmo Palace was so quiet that even the air condensed.

I don't know how long it took, but Luo Lerong withdrew his eyes that had been looking south, and finally said, "Let's luck."

The sound was like a stone thrown into the pool, and it continued to linger in the main hall. A man in a black round hat and a blue robe quickly trotted to a stop within arm's length of Ze Lallerrong, keeping his head bowed and bent over the whole time, making it difficult to see his figure. opened his mouth with a "Shan Yu", which sounded like a ghost, and it was difficult to distinguish between male and female.

"The Legend of the Emperor"

"Yes!"

The man named Jiyun stepped back two arm's lengths before turning around and running towards the outside of the palace. Roollejon reverted to his previous wooden state, the only difference was that his hands were clenched so tightly that he seemed to hear the sound of joints rubbing.

Not long after, a gray figure appeared at the gate of Wenmo Palace, the person was dressed in a gray robe from head to toe, making it impossible to see the face at all, it was the person who talked with Ze Luolerong at the Suolongtai that day.

"Shan Yu" The man said quietly, and the hoarse texture was better than before. The gray-robed man did not bow his head and bend down like others, but as if he was greeting an ordinary person, such a way to put it on others is a great rebellion, and it is a capital crime that cannot be escaped, but on him, Basil Rong does not think it is disobedient.

"All down!" Then Luo Lerong gave an order, and everyone in the hall silently withdrew, leaving only the two standing facing each other.

Then Luo Lerong was the first to speak: "You should know about the cloud village?" ”

"Yes!"

"Our outpost was pulled out by the Liang people like this, and we also killed one of the lone generals, but it doesn't seem surprising at all to listen to your tone?"

"Shan Yu, it has been more than two years since the establishment of the Cloud Village, and it has been more than two years since the Liang Dynasty army regarded it as a thorn in the side, and it is a matter of time before it is uprooted; In addition, Chun Yu was stubborn and impulsive, and it is not surprising that he died at the hands of Liang Ren. ”

"Is it not surprising that the Liang people entered the lonely Wenmo Palace?" Luo Lerong's tone remained unchanged, but his eyes were already full of killing intent.

"Shan Yu is angry", the gray-robed man was not unaware of the anger of Ze Luo Lerong, and only at this moment did he soften his tone, "You don't mean that, in fact, we lost Diayun Village, our loss is not very big, the spies came to report that the Emperor of Liang was about to celebrate his birthday, and he had summoned Xiao Yunqi back to the capital, and there was also the one named Xuan Shaoning." ”

"Xuan Shaoning? Is that the one who killed Chun Yuqian? ”

"That's right, he was originally a soldier under Song Mi, and now he is a centurion."

"When you killed Song Mi, wasn't this person also present? You still single-handedly sent him to the position of Wu Commander, and now you have gone further! Then Luo Lerong looked at Huangfu with a pair of eyes.

"Although I know that this person is from Qingshan Academy, I didn't take him seriously when I designed to get rid of Song Mi, I didn't expect him to cause so much turmoil, I really underestimated him, after all, he is an apprentice from the White Stone Sect!"

"After such a profound lesson, Lord Huangfu still despises the people of Castle Peak Academy? Anyway, you can also be regarded as brothers in the same sect, Lord Huangfu shouldn't be soft-hearted, right? ”

"The secluded mind can be learned! The destruction of Qingshan and the death of the Liang Dynasty is the goal of twenty years in the deep heart, please rest assured, the task of getting rid of Qingshan Academy will be left to me! ”

"The reason why Lone lifted the ban on you is to help Lone destroy the Liang Kingdom, and Lord Huangfu's ability and will are naturally believed by Lone."

"Rest assured, the Tiansi plan has been brewing for a hundred years, and it will never stop once it is launched and the goal is not achieved!"

On the same day, the king of Yu set up a celebration banquet in the general's mansion, and the festive atmosphere formed a strong contrast with the gloom of the Xiliang Imperial City.

King Yu's military discipline is strict, even if it is a banquet, there is no singing and dancing, and the generals are divided into seats according to their ranks, Xuan Shaoning is only the commander of the army, which is the lowest military rank, so he can only sit at the last seat.

King Yu, who was dressed in military uniform, smiled, raised his wine glass, and said to everyone: "This time I can win the cloud village in one fell swoop thanks to you, I thank you here in advance!" Drink alcohol today, but don't drink too much! With that, he drank the wine in his glass.

All the generals stood up and drank their glasses of wine together.

King Yu put down his wine glass and looked a little apologetic, "All the brothers who died in the war will be paid for three years; The injured were paid two years of military pay to comfort their families! ”

"Thank you, General!"

"The Oulu Yang Department is stationed in Cangcheng at night, and each person is promoted to one level for military merit; Yuan Yao, Geng Yan, and Zhan Tingbu feint to attack Yongcheng, as well as Pei Zhenghao and Xiang Ang's troops to block the Northern Army of Xiliang, each of whom has two levels of military merit; Xia Junmao, as the pioneer and the centerstone of this battle, each person will be recorded as a third-level military merit! ”

According to the military rank assessment of the Xuanjia Army, every six first-class military merits, every three second-class military merits, and every two third-class military merits can be exchanged for a military rank promotion, which is the most motivating incentive for soldiers.

"General, the biggest credit for the capture of Diayun Village this time is Xuan Shaoning, it was he who came up with the idea of attacking Diayun Village at night with a chaotic horse formation, messing up the enemy's position, and even killing Chun Yuqian, he should be credited with the first credit!" Xia Junmao stood up and said to King Yu.

King Yu smiled and motioned to Xia Junmao to sit down, "The performance of the Han Daowei in this battle is well known, and Xuan Shaoning's wisdom and bravery are the first heroes of this battle!" Where is Xuan Shaoning? ”

"The last general!" Xuan Shaoning heard the summons and came out of the ranks. When he took this step, Xuan Shaoning was both aware of the upcoming honor and had been looking forward to it for a long time, and when he saluted, his body even trembled uncontrollably because of excitement, and he didn't dare to raise his head, because he could feel that countless eyes were all focused on him at this time.

"If you can come up with a clever plan to kill General Xiliang with fewer enemies and help us capture the cloud village, you are the only one who has the best credit!" King Yu looked at Xuan Shaoning with fiery eyes, and he was not stingy in his praise in his words.

"The last general thinks that Xuan Shaoning can be promoted to lieutenant!" Xia Junmao suggested in a timely manner.

As soon as he heard that Xuan Shaoning was going to be promoted two levels in a row, and directly promoted from Wu Chang to lieutenant, Ou Luyang's face turned gloomy, and he took the opportunity to pick up the vegetables and glanced at Yang Jing.

Yang Jing understood, and immediately got up to object, "General, as a wedge to monitor my Liang, Diayun Village has already become a thorn in the heart of all the Xuanjia soldiers, this time under the general's strategy and Master Mo's careful planning, under the leadership of several commanders and captains, it is really my Liang's luck to be able to uproot it in one fell swoop." All the soldiers who participated in this battle fought with blood, and among them, Commander Xuanwu performed the most dazzlingly, and he could indeed be a model for the whole army. The words praised everyone, and at the same time lowered Xuan Shaoning's military merits a lot, "But the last general feels that it is still inappropriate to skip the centurion and be promoted to captain, after all, there is no such precedent in the whole army, and military merits should still come from level to level, and with the ability of Xuan Wu Commander, it will not be long before he will be able to win military merits again." After Yang Jing finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Xuan Shaoning, extremely modest.

Pei Zhenghao disagreed, "Don't be too stubborn, there is no ancient, can't there be no one after you?" The credit for uprooting the cloud village is not small, even if it is a leapfrog promotion with real military merits, it is possible to convince the public. ”

"I can't say that, Commander Pei also started from the commander of the army, and came to his current position step by step. If the last general is not mistaken, Pei commanded the envoy to resist the attack of the 100,000-strong army of the Tang Dynasty with only 10,000 troops, and insisted on holding on for eight days to wait for reinforcements to ensure that Minzhou City was not lost. I want to know the importance of Minzhou City, but Commander Pei is only an official who has been promoted to the current position, not to mention that Commander Pei has the merits of his ancestors! Yang Jing's words sounded like he was praising Pei Zhenghao, but he was comparing Pei Zhenghao with Xuan Shaoning. Who can be a clear-eyed person who doesn't know that the significance of Diayun Village is obviously inferior to Minzhou City, and Xuan Shaoning, who has no background, is even less worthy of mention in front of Pei Ye's grandson Pei Zhenghao.

Xia Junmao first looked at Ou Luyang opposite, and found that the other party lowered his head to eat vegetables, and then turned his head to Yang Jing and said: "What Yang Duwei said is also true, Commander Pei is indeed admirable!" The last general thought that as an inspiration to young people, this promotion would not cause criticism in the army, after all, the merits of Commander Xuan were obvious to all. ”

"It is also human nature for Captain Xia to love his subordinates, since it is said that merit, then Commander Pei and Captain Xiang tried their best to prevent Xiliang reinforcements from coming to the rescue; Yuan's commanders, Geng Duwei, and Zhan Duwei feinted to attack Yongcheng to cut off the connection between the Xiliang army and the cloud village, and the credit of these commanding armies is also not small. If it weren't for them, I'm afraid that Xuan Wu Chang wouldn't be so easy to kill Chun Yuqian, right? Yang Jing always had a friendly smile when he spoke, but this smile was extremely hypocritical in Xuan Shaoning's eyes.

"General!" Xuan Shaoning has been standing in place for a long time, and he doesn't want to have a verbal conflict because of himself on this occasion, he knows that it is time for him to express his position, "Thank you General and Captain Xia for your appreciation!" When the last general first joined the Xuanjia Army, he said that he would rely on military merits to come step by step, and the position of captain was not competent! ”

King Yu was generally pleased with Xuan Shaoning's knowledge, so he said: "Xia Duwei and Yang Duwei are both for your good, since you have such a will, then you will be promoted to centurion!" ”

"General Xie!"

Ou Luyang raised his glass and congratulated: "Centurion Xuan is young and promising, and his future is limitless!" I only congratulate Brother Shaoning with this glass of wine! ”

Other generals, big and small, also sent congratulations one after another along with Ou Luyang, and Xuan Shaoning returned the salute one by one.

In the final reward list, Gong Zhengyuan, who also performed well in the battle against the Northern Army of Xiliang in this operation, was promoted to captain.

After capturing the cloud village for one month, it was already the spring March of the 29th year of the Liang calendar, the early spring sunshine gently swept through the land of Mobei, and the grassland also heard the call of the spring girl, and the grass and wildflowers began to emerge from the soil, making the original yellow Mobei first emerge with vitality. With his previous military exploits and the arrival of spring, Xuan Shaoning's mood was very cheerful, the sky was blue, the white clouds were beautiful, the grassland was green, and everything he saw was a state of mind.

Early one morning, Xuan Shaoning was preparing to train his soldiers, and as soon as he stepped out of the barracks, he heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching in the distance, as if coming in his direction. As the smoke dispersed, a herald jumped from his horse with a flag in his hand.

"See Centurion Xuan!" The one who came was the herald beside King Yu. In the past year, after the death of Song Mi and the battle of Baiyunzhai, although it has not reached the point where no one knows Xuan Shaoning in the entire Xuanjia army, his name has spread solidly throughout the entire military camp.

"What's the matter?" Xuan Shaoning asked.

"The general is invited, and please come with me Centurion Xuan!"

"Good!"

When Xuan Shaoning arrived at the General's Mansion, King Yu and Mo Chengfeng were already waiting in Haolu, so they said loudly: "The last general will see the general!" See Master Mo! ”

"Shaoning, I didn't come to you this time for the sake of the military camp" King Yu not only admired Xuan Shaoning's ability, but also because of the relationship with Qingshan Academy, he didn't know when he started to call his name directly in private, "It's about returning to Beijing to celebrate his father's fiftieth birthday." ”

The current Emperor Liang Heng ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one, and has been in power for twenty-nine years, and this year is his fiftieth birthday.

In fact, Xuan Shaoning also knows this, but what he doesn't understand is that the emperor's birthday is naturally accompanied by princes and ministers to celebrate his birthday, what does it matter to him, a centurion?

King Yu obviously saw Xuan Shaoning's doubts, and explained: "Although the celebration of my father's birthday is a major event, it is also an opportunity for me to return to Beijing to report on my work. ”

"Even if the emperor decrees, the general will definitely obey the order!"

Looking at Xuan Shaoning's serious appearance, King Yu smiled, "There are just three of us here, so you don't have to be so restrained." I heard Cheng Feng say that there are still a few of your classmates in the capital. ”

Mo Chengfeng also spoke: "That's right, after a year's absence, you can go back and see them, not to mention that the master also mentioned you in the letter!" ”

"Master? Really, Senior Brother Mo? When it comes to the master, Xuan Shaoning's feelings in his heart are very complicated, and the most is gratitude, after all, if there was no Baishi Master back then, he would not be where Xuan Shaoning is today.

King Yu smiled and said, "Has Chengfeng ever lied to you?" You go back and get ready, and in ten days we will depart."

"Yes!"

On this day, Xuan Shaoning was in Ling Tieying's private residence in Yecang City with Shi Gong Zhengyuan, Huo Qing, and Duan Lang. Although Ling Tieying was only a centurion, with years of accumulation, he bought a small mansion in the south of Yecang City to house his daughter and himself.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Ling Tieying brought a plate of braised fish.

Huo Qing was the first to pick up the chopsticks and was about to start, Ling Feiyan patted his chopsticks and said, "Just count you the most anxious!" ”

"Hehe, I saw that Daddy Ling made such a few fish in the morning, and I want to see if there is any mystery in this fish!" Huo Qing explained with a shy face.

"Don't underestimate these fish, this is an eyebrow fish, a treasure of Mobei! They can only be found in the clear rivers of the prairie in the early spring of each year, and they are very sensitive and extremely difficult to catch, and I just caught them this morning! Ling Tieying was very disdainful that Huo Qing was so ignorant, "Don't look at the small size of this fish, but its flesh is delicate, and it can be said that it melts in your mouth." The eyebrow fish itself tastes very delicious, and it does not need to be cooked specially, just sprinkle salt and boil it thoroughly in water. ”

It was the first time for a few people to hear about it, but they didn't expect that the small fish on this plate, which was only the thickness of a finger, still had so much knowledge, and Huo Qing couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Ling Tieying specially pushed the plate in the direction of Xuan Shaoning and Shi Gong Zhengyuan, and said with a smile: "You guys want to eat more!" ”

Seeing this scene, Huo Qing was dissatisfied, "Daddy Ling, you can't be so partial!" ”

"Don't blame my father. You see, Zhengyuan is already a captain; What about Shaoning, it's a centurion, what about you? Ling Feiyan squeezed her eyes at Huo Qing.

Being asked like this, Huo Qing was suddenly speechless, thought about it and said, "Isn't that Duan Lang the same as me?" ”

Duan Lang was reluctant this time, "Hey, don't do anything about it?" ”

Xuan Shaoning hurriedly comforted Huo Qing and said, "Okay, Daddy Ling and Scarlet Yan also encourage you, oh, you taste it first!" As he spoke, he pushed the plate in front of Huo Qing again.

This time, Huo Qing directly pushed the plate back to the center of the table, and said, "Today is to see off Shaoning, I can't declare troops to take the master, otherwise ......" deliberately glanced at Ling Feiyan on the side.

Shi Gong Zhengyuan, who had not spoken all the time and looked at everyone with a smile, spoke at this time, "It is very rare to be able to return to Jingshi, Xiao Mo said that if they knew that you would go back, they would be very happy." ”

"That's right, in the past year, without him and Yan Keran arguing in my ears, I'm still a little unaccustomed! We can't go to the capital for the time being, and we all envy you to death! Duan Lang fiddled with his chopsticks and said.

"I don't know if I can see Luo Yao and Wantong, they ......" Ling Feiyan's unintentional words made Xuan Shaoning and Shi Gong Zhengyuan's hearts stirred at the same time.

"It's not difficult to see them after all, the key is to face the saint, this court is much more complicated than the military camp, Shaoning, you have to be very careful!" Ling Tieying reminded with concern.

Xuan Shaoning knew his intentions, and said to Ling Tieying with a smile: "Father Ling, I remember all your instructions, the fish is almost cold, let's eat." ”

"Okay, I'll do it first!"

"Hey, didn't you say it just now, let Shaoning eat first!"

"Haha, it's okay!"

For a while, laughter filled this small courtyard.