Zhong Yue was furious, and threw the Cangwu sword in his hand to the ground. "Put these two people into the prison cart for me, escort them back, and tie up all the supplicants to the prison cart!"

The people were silent, so they camped here and rested for the night. The next day, after the army harvested the nearby grain and supplies, they set fire to all the crops that had not had time to be harvested, and then withdrew from the camp.

However, in more than ten days, the army returned to Qizhou City with a large number of grain and supplies. Cao Yiren had already led people to meet him in the city, and now he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds.

A month later, Shao Xu walked out of the prison, and he felt at a loss in his heart, the crime was gone, the merit was gone, and now he completely lost the opportunity, removed from the army, and he was also fined for half a year. Tian Hongfu only sold this reward, he wanted to make an immortal contribution, who would have thought of it, he was just pretending to be smart, and now he ended up like this, it was really providential to make people, and providence to make people.

Shao Xu walked to his mansion and stood outside the door for a long time, this home that has not been back for three months, I am afraid that there is nothing he is looking forward to. "It's... What am I going back to do?" Shao Xu whispered to himself, he raised his head and looked at it, and wanted to turn around and leave. The door opened, and a young girl opened it.

"Miss Haunting Key," Shao Xu whispered in surprise. "Didn't you leave two months ago? You were already gone when I sent back to you that day with a message, so..."

"Young Master Shao, I thought about it carefully, I have nowhere to go, so I came back without permission, you won't be unwelcome, right?"

Shao Xu saw her and rejoiced in his heart, the person in front of him was his only "safe haven" at the moment, the only person who could complain to his heart, what was she? Confidante?

"No, no, I am a sinner now, and if the girl does not dislike it, she can stay for a long time, which is also my honor." After Shao Xu finished speaking, he took a closer look at the girl in front of him, her appearance was beautiful, not as delicate and moving as Lian'er, but at this moment, she soothed most of his sorrows.

Shao Xu slowly entered the door and walked around the courtyard. This night, this month, this scene, my heart was a little moved, and I said in my mouth:

"The lack of moon hangs on the dredging tree, and the leakage of the first quiet of the people. Who sees a lonely person coming and going, ethereal and lonely. Shocked but turned back, there was hatred and no one to think. Pick up all the cold branches and refuse to perch, and the lonely sandbar is cold. ”

This poem is in response to this situation, and suddenly I look back and see the beautiful figure again. Yang Yingkey followed her, she couldn't hear these words at all, but she knew a thing or two about this state of mind.

"What the general reads, is it written by the general himself? It's so good to listen to. ”

Shao Xu shook his head and said: "This is not what I did, but it is just a poem in the book, and I feel that it is called today's scene, so I unconsciously read it." ”

"Oh, I don't understand these poems and songs, you southerners are good at these, my father doesn't like these, and I can only dance some swords since I was a child."

Shao Xu was silent for a while, and said to Yang Yingkey, "Miss Yingkey wants to hear about me?" ”

"Childe, please speak, I have loved to listen to others since I was a child, although I don't know much about this." Yang Yingji said with a slight opening of his lips.

"I just wanted someone to talk to, because the girl's story was very similar to that of someone I knew. This person's name is Li'er, and I wanted to elope with her, but it turned out to..."

"What happened to the result? What's wrong? Yang Yingkey asked again and again.

"It's not much, it's just that they were caught back, alarming their respective families, and finally His Majesty knew about it, and made a three-year covenant, and I was sent here with Nada Hirofu, and whoever has made a lot of merit after three years can marry a child. Now that the three-year period is running out, and now that I have been removed from the military and confined here for half a year, what chance do I have to fight? ”

After listening to this, Yang Yingjian just nodded, there was no expression on his face, and he just listened silently.

"Without mercy, there is nothing to love in this world, my heart is dead, glory and wealth are like smoke and fog in my eyes, but there is and nothing to do." Shao Xu couldn't help but be silent for a long time when she said this, and Yang Yingji didn't know what to say, so the two of them stood there, Shao Xu turned her back to her, and she looked at his back.

The night was as cool as promised, and the two of them didn't say anything after that, and after staying for less than half an hour, they went back to their houses.

For thirteen days in a row, Shao Xu did not leave the house one step, Yuan Wendu, Qi Changmin, Niu Tam, etc. came here in turn, Shao Xu did not see him, and only cared about drinking and writing poems. Drink when you wake up every day, write poems when you are drunk, and Yang Yingkey accompanies you.

At noon on this day, someone visited in front of Shao Xu's house. "General, someone is asking to see you at the door."

"Tell the man that I'm sick, I'm gone!"

The servant replied, "The man called himself Shao Xi, and said that he had something important."

When Shao Xu heard Shao Xi's name, he hurriedly ran to the gate. "Big brother! Eldest brother! ”

Standing at the door was Shao Xi, who was holding a roll of things in his hand, and said in his mouth: "You have a long temper, you don't even see your eldest brother, then I can go back." ”

"I don't know if the eldest brother is here, the younger brother knows that he is wrong, what is the matter with the eldest brother here." Shao Xu is busy with him.

"I came by His Majesty's order, and Shao Xu took it." Shao Xi said with a smile.

"Fengtian Carrier.... (omitted here) I heard that Shao Xu attacked Xieyuan, this matter has now been ascertained, and Shao Xu was specially promoted to the rank of the general of the Zanjun Army, entered the forbidden army, and was given the official position from the five grades, enjoying 1,300 stones, and marrying the lord of the king of Nancheng, Qin this. ”

"Big brother, this.. Li'erna, was she given a marriage to Tian Hong? Shao Xu looked nervous.

"Tian Hongfu was given to marry Princess Yan Ning, this... Pan Li'er, she is already His Majesty's concubine, and she was just canonized by His Majesty a few days ago..."

Shao Xu: "This... I haven't seen each other for two years, and my eldest brother is joking with me, right? ”

"I'm your big brother, how could I lie to you. Father was afraid that you would do something out of the ordinary, so I asked Your Majesty to let me preach this will. ”

"Big brother! Big brother! This is not true, how could Li'er become His Majesty's concubine, the three-year covenant made by His Majesty himself, no! No, it won't! ”

Shao Xi grabbed him and said, "Wake up, since ancient times, the emperor has been trustworthy and has a few words." Third brother, the wood is already in the boat, what's the use of you not believing it! ”

Shao Xu suddenly pushed Shao Xi away, and instantly launched a frenzy, wanting to rush out of the door. Shao Xi hugged him and shouted at the guards to carry him back into the house.

"You cry, cry out, it's over, and in the future, be your general and guard the border."

Shao Xu lay flat on the bed, not saying a word, just smiling bitterly. Shao Xi was also tormented when he looked at it, but he had to follow this holy decree.

There was a knock on the door outside the house, and a woman's voice came: "Young Master Shao, I'm the key, are you there?" ”

Shao Xi hurriedly opened the door, and the figure of a girl came into view, and Yang Yingjian couldn't help but take a step back when he saw Shao Xi.

"Don't be afraid, the girl is Shao Xu's eldest brother. May I ask who the girl is? ”

"Brother Shao, I... It's Shao Gongzi's guest who stayed at home, and I am innocent with Shao Gongzi, nothing..."

Shao Xi welcomed her into the house with a smile and said, "My third brother has been strong since he was a child, and I hope that the girl will persuade him well for me." ”

Yang Yingjian lowered his eyebrows, nodded, and put the wine and snacks on the table.

Seeing Shao Yi here, Yang Yingjian said a few words and withdrew. Shao Xi slapped Shao Xu's body and said with a smile: "Third brother, who is this girl, isn't it "Jinwu Zangjiao"! ”

Shao Xu replied at this time: "Big brother Hugh wants to talk nonsense, this Yang girl is kind to me, we are innocent, just brother and sister." ”

"You silly boy, can't you see that she has affection for you?" Shao Xi replied secretly.

"Big brother, please go back! I'm resting! Shao Xu said impatiently.

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to lie here today, come, make way for my eldest brother." Shao Xi smiled and squeezed Shao Xu in.

"Big brother! Why are you doing that? Can't you let me be quiet? ”

Shao Xi quipped: "As a brother, I won't do anything to you, besides, I am a person with a wife and children, I am still afraid that you will "plot against me", hahaha!" ”

"Then I'll sleep on the ground! Big brother, you lie down slowly. Shao Xu jumped out of bed as soon as he got up, and fell asleep directly on the ground.

"You donkey, for my brother I don't care about you in general, you still have a bedding, and I won't cover yours." After finishing speaking, he threw the futon to Shao Xu.

Shao Xu had no choice but to get up, find a futon with him, and continue to lie on the ground.

"Third brother, you tell me how you and this Yang girl met, this girl is beautiful, and there is still a bit of heroism between her eyebrows, if it weren't for the eldest brother, I would have already become a family with children, and I would have been a little moved."

"Big brother, you're talking nonsense again, I'm sleeping, big brother is playing by himself." Shao Xu was a little angry, and after speaking, he turned his face sideways, wrapped his head in a futon and fell asleep.

Shao Xi just smiled after hearing this, then stopped talking and went to sleep by himself.

"Lord Shao, General Shao invites you to the front hall for breakfast." A man knocked on the door and shouted.

Shao Xi got up slowly, opened the door, and the man took a basin of water and put it on the side for him to wash. He washed up a little and went out the door, heading to the front hall, where Shao Xu was waiting for him to eat breakfast together.

"Big brother, please have breakfast." Shao Xu said

"Why are you so polite today, you ignored me last night."

"How dare my brother ignore my eldest brother, it's just that I didn't figure it out yesterday, and now I have figured it out, a manly husband should die for the country, and everything else is just a personal distraction."

After hearing this, Shao Xi raised his eyebrows, laughed and said, "This is worthy of being my Shao family's son!" It's very gratifying that you can think so much about your brother, and your father is afraid that you will do something stupid again, so you can rest assured. ”

"Then I'll follow my eldest brother into the imperial capital tomorrow to reply to the decree, how about it?"

"Brother Wei has just arrived here and left, are you going to exhaust me? In three days, it will be decided. ”

"Everything is up to Big Brother." After Shao Xu finished speaking, he got up for breakfast, Shao Xu ate and joked, Shao Xu replied without a word, he didn't care at all, he didn't care about himself.

"Big brother, how about we go to the barracks today, I haven't seen the sergeants of the right guard camp for a long time."

Shao Xi agreed, he wanted to go out for a walk, according to his character, he would definitely get sick if he was bored here.

"Do you want that girl to go with you, there are also beauties on the road, it's better than looking at your bitter face all day long."

Shao Xu thought for a while and said, "Big brother, you are starting to lose your shape again, if she is willing to go, it is okay, I will send someone to ask." ”

"Yourself, go for yourself! Be sincere. Shao Xi glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said.

"Okay, then I'll ask, big brother, don't joke about Miss Yang along the way, she is a real person and can't stand your teasing like this."

Shao Xi smiled and said, "It's not okay to promise you for my brother, you wolf cub don't go quickly." ”

Shao Xu shook his head helplessly, and then walked towards Yang Yingkey's residence. "Miss Lingering, are you in the house?" Shao Xu shouted into the room.

Yang Yingji opened the door and came out, followed by Red Nu, Lan Liu, and Hongsu on the side. "Is there something wrong with Shao Gongzi looking for me?"

"It's nothing important, it's just that my eldest brother and I are going to the barracks, so I'm here to ask if you have time to go together."

"When we have time, let's go!" Yang Yingkey responded with joy.

"Okay, then let's go out immediately, go early and return early, after all, it is inconvenient for women to spend the night in the barracks."

The red slave whispered, "Miss, don't we have to clean up." She casually said, "No." ”

Two hours later, Shao Xi, Shao Xu and Yang Yingjian rode into the barracks, just as the soldiers of the right guard battalion were training, at this time Yuan Wendu saw Shao Xu from afar, so he stopped the drill and walked towards Shao Xu.

"General Shao, you are finally willing to show up, who are these people?"

Shao Xu: "This is my eldest brother Shao Xi, this one is Miss Yang, and the remaining three are all Miss Yang's entourage."

Yuan Wendu bowed to everyone one by one and said, "Everyone, please go to the camp tent for a short rest, and I will arrive later." ”

"I want to go and see the brethren first, eldest brother and Miss Lingering Key, if you want to come with me, or go to the tent to rest first." Shao Xu turned sideways and said.

As soon as the words fell, Shao Xi hurriedly said: "I love to be lively, I'll go with my third brother, Miss Yang will also be with me, you are talking softly in this "donkey", so I don't have to be so bad." ”

Shao Xu said a little helplessly: "Miss Yingkey, my eldest brother's nature is like this, you don't have to care, if you are tired, you can go to the tent to rest first, and we will come later." ”

Yang Yingkey: "I'll go with you, I also like this lively one, Brother Shao is kind and kind, and Yingkey doesn't care." ”

Shao Xi suddenly laughed and said alone: "It's still Miss Yang who is considerate, I'll just say it, if Miss Yang doesn't come, then I'll be bitter." ”

Yang Yingjian also laughed out loud after hearing this, and then endured it, while Shao Xu took a few steps and walked forward. A column of military formations came into view, Yuan Wendu quickly ran into the military formation, and all the soldiers shouted in unison: "General Shao!" General Shao! Shao Xu slowly walked in the middle of the military formation, raising his hands to thank the soldiers, and Yang Yingjian swept away the gloom accumulated in the past few days, full of passionate and generous feelings. After a while, Shao Xu stepped onto the stage, his heart was excited, he wanted to say something but stopped, Yuan Wendu immediately shouted several times when he saw this, and stopped the noise of the soldiers.

Yuan Wendu shouted at Shao Xu on the general's platform: "General Shao, all the soldiers are waiting for you to give us instructions!" ”

Shao Xu calmed down his mind and said slowly: "The brothers of the Right Guard Battalion, as well as the heroic souls of the Right Guard Battalion who died on the battlefield and did not come back, please accept my Shao Xu's worship!" After that, Shao Xu took out his saber and threw it down, the sword was only inserted on the wooden platform, the sword body was still shaking, and with a "poof", Shao Xu knelt down beside the sword.

"I, Shao Xu, will leave the Right Guard Camp after today, leaving this Qizhou City, although I have only been with the brothers for a few months, but in Shao Xu's heart, the Right Guard Camp will always be my home!" After finishing speaking, Shao Xu's eyes were moist, his voice trembled slightly, and all the soldiers in the audience were silent, all of them raised their heads and looked at the general platform, Shao Xu slowly got up and walked off the general platform.

At this time, Yuan Wendu turned around and shouted to the soldiers: "Go to the right guard camp flag and welcome the general back to the camp!" After that, the two soldiers tore down a flag, Yuan Wendu took the flag, and was walking towards Shao Xu, kneeling on the ground on his right knee and standing on his left knee, handing over the flag in his hand with both hands.

"General, please take the flag of the right guard battalion, no matter where you are in the future, the soldiers of the right guard battalion will be by your side!"

Shao Xu couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes at this time, and they flowed down the corners of his eyes. He took the flag, and all the soldiers immediately shouted loudly, raised their hands and slammed their weapons on the ground. The sound of shouts and the sound of iron weapons came in bursts, Shao Xu slowly walked out of the middle of the military formation, the soldiers shouted loudly, and the drums sounded in bursts, this scene was like before the battle.

The horse raised the dust and smoke, Shao Xu galloped away, the sound behind him gradually became smaller, he slowly walked away, and looked back, the military camp gradually blurred, and his eyes were occupied by tears.

An hour and a half later, Shao Xu and the others returned to the mansion. After dinner, Shao Xu lingered in the courtyard for a long time and did not return to the house, holding the flag tightly in his hand, occasionally raising his head, and occasionally sighing. Yang Yingji walked out slowly, standing silently behind him, not speaking, just watching. She remembered the scene she saw in the barracks today, although she had seen things in the army since she was a child, but she had never seen the scene today.

Shao Xi stayed in the house for a while, and he didn't see his third brother come in, so after a while, he went out to find Shao Xu. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Yang Yingji standing there, and Shao Xu standing in front with his back.

"Miss Yang, why are you standing here, admiring the moon?" Shao Xi then said: "I understand, you two are unfair, you two are here to enjoy the moon together, and call me too." ”

Yang Yingkey's face blushed at the moment, and he replied: "Brother Shao." ”

Shao Xu was suddenly startled by the voice behind him, turned around suddenly, and saw Shao Xi and Yang Yingkey behind him.

"Big brother, Miss Haunting Key, when did you come?"

Shao Xi stepped forward and patted Shao Xu's shoulder and whispered: "This girl behind you is more worried about you than the eldest brother, don't let her down." ”

"Big brother, what are you talking nonsense, I am like a brother and sister with Miss Yang, you..."

"Brother Shao, Master Shao, I'll go back to the house first, don't disturb your brother and want to talk." After Yang Yingjian finished speaking, he walked back to the house.

Shao Xu also turned around and went back to the house, while Shao Xi looked at the moon in the sky alone, he sighed deeply, and his laughter was just to hide his heart.

Shao Xu thought about it in the house for a long time, and he couldn't calm the tide surging in his heart for a long time, he always pretended to be nothing on his face these days, everything seemed to be the same as usual, but he still pressed his love for Lian'er in his heart, he knew that he would not have a chance to get her in this life, but if he was told to forget, how to tell him to forget, how to forget it. He restrained his emotions, there was one more thing at the moment, that is, how to give the marriage...

"Bang bang, third brother, come and open the door for your brother, how did you latch the door."

Shao Xu was suddenly cut off from his thoughts, and he was a little angry, but after all, he was his eldest brother, so he had to pull up the latch and open the door.

Two days later, Shao Xi and Shao Xu stepped on the way back to the imperial capital, and at this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground behind them, and several figures walked slowly from the smoke and dust...