The next morning, Chen Qingying's face showed a refreshed and energetic appearance, and took Wang Zhiyun to Zhao Ziliang to prepare some things for Zhao Ziliang on the way back to his hometown, dried meat and dry food must be prepared, not every time you eat, you can meet inns and taverns, and you can not pass by the city to enter the city every evening to spend the night, so dry food, jerky and tent lights These things must be prepared.

After breakfast, everything was ready, Zhao Ziliang led Bai Xiaode, with twenty servants, fully armed, riding more than forty war horses, basically two horses per person, so that they could change horses without changing people, and rush as fast as possible.

At this time, the traffic is not as developed as in later generations, from Chang'an to Zhao Ziliang's hometown Jiangling can go south from Hanzhong, or to the east first to Luoyang, and then from Luoyang to the south, this road is relatively flat, Zhao Ziliang and others take this road.

I have to say that the world has been peaceful for a long time, and the public security situation is still very good, Zhao Ziliang went all the way south after passing through Luoyang, and he walked for seven or eight days without encountering gangsters, of course, with more than 20 of them, all of them are experienced in a hundred battles, and they have killed countless people on the battlefield.

On the eighth day, Zhao Ziliang and others finally arrived in Jingzhou, where the seat of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion was located, Zhao Ziliang went to visit Zhang Jiuling, the governor of Jingzhou, Zhang Jiuling was the last prime minister with outstanding vision and extraordinary political talent in the Tang Dynasty, but a few years ago he was demoted from the position of prime minister to the governor of Jingzhou.

Zhang Jiuling never knew Zhao Ziliang, but he had also seen Zhao Ziliang's name from the imperial court's newspaper, and heard some of Zhao Ziliang's deeds in the Western Regions.

"General Ziliang can come to see me, a bad old man, the old man is very happy, you are also a coincidence, the old man is going to return to his hometown tomorrow. If you come back tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't see the old man! Ahem, ahem, ahem・・・・・・" Zhang Jiuling said with a smile, and coughed at the end.

Zhao Ziliang was a little worried: "The last general will see that the boss is unwell, I am afraid that it is not suitable to travel far at this time, or it is not too late to set off when the body is well recovered!" ”

Zhang Jiuling waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, it's an old problem!" ”

Next, the two chatted about the situation in the Western Regions, the situation in the court and military views, Zhang Jiuling was surprised that Zhao Ziliang had an excellent vision in both military and political aspects, and said in his heart that he had met an all-rounder.

In the end, Zhang Jiuling asked, "Ziliang came back to see the emperor this time?" The Emperor has appointed you otherwise. Or do you want to go back to Anxi? ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "The old man doesn't know, although Your Majesty will be the general of Dingyuan, but he asked the last general to guard the Jinguang Gate, saying that the Jinguang Gate often has Jiangyang thieves flying through the wall at night, passing through the city wall like no one's land!" Who will believe this? Could it be that the previous guards were all wine bags and rice bags? The bows and arrows in their hands are all vegetarians? ”

Zhang Jiuling frowned and said: "With the general's military exploits and talents, it shouldn't be, the emperor shouldn't have made such a decision, could it be that the general offended someone in the capital?" ”

Zhao Ziliang immediately explained in detail about his contradictions with Bian Lingcheng, the inadvertent seizure of the BMW that should have belonged to the emperor from the enemy generals, and some things that happened in the capital, and asked Zhang Jiuling to solve his doubts.

Zhang Jiuling listened to Zhao Ziliang. A smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Ziliang don't be careful, this is not a bad thing for you, although the emperor is now because of his age. The roots of his ears are a little soft, but he is still very wise, how could he be suspicious of a highly meritorious general like Ziliang because of a few words from a eunuch? ”

Zhao Ziliang hurriedly asked, "Boss, what does the emperor think?" Why do you want me to guard the gates? ”

Zhang Jiuling said with a smile: "In the future, Ziliang will know that there is no need to delve into it at this time, Ziliang only needs to do his duty!" ”

"Duty?" Zhao Ziliang muttered. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and nodded: "Thank you for your advice, the last general understands!" ”

After bidding farewell from the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, Zhao Ziliang took Bai Xiaode and others to continue on the road, and finally arrived quickly, and it took a day to arrive in Jiangling.

The weather in the south of the Yangtze River is warm, the sun is shining, everything is recovering, the willows are emerging green buds, the wild grasses on the roadside and the ridges are quietly emerging from the soil, the fields are full of golden rape flowers, the bright peach blossoms are in full bloom like the girl's crimson face, and the fragrance of flowers is flowing everywhere, and the bees are flying.

The closer he got to home, the closer Zhao Ziliang felt to be homesick, and the peasants in the fields stopped their work to watch when they saw so many cavalry.

"This team of soldiers is so angry, especially the general in front, it's really majestic!" There was a young farmer in the field who couldn't help but exclaim.

A young man in the field next to him said with a surprised face: "Hey, why does the general in front look so familiar, and the one behind him, isn't that the third child of the Zheng family?" ”

"That's right, it's really the third child of the Zheng family, look at this guy, tall and big, wearing bright armor and a bright red cloak!"

An old farmer watched Zhao Ziliang and his party ride into the village, so he put down his work and walked up to the ridge, and the nearby farmers who were working in the fields also walked up the ridge and followed the old farmer back to the village.

Because Zhao Ziliang and his group of more than 20 people were riding high-headed horses, the old and weak women and children in the village were frightened, and everyone stood at the door of their own homes and looked at this majestic cavalry in fear.

Zhao Ziliang saw an old woman standing at the door of a nearby house, and quickly remembered it in his mind, and greeted him with a smile: "Aunt Pang, where are you at home?" ”

The old woman saw that the general who was riding at the front actually greeted her, she was stunned for a while, and her expression was puzzled, Zhao Ziliang saw this and smiled: "Aunt Pang doesn't know me?" I'm Ziliang! ”

"Ziliang?" That Aunt Pang looked at Zhao Ziliang and looked at it carefully for a while, as if she saw the shadow of the past on Zhao Ziliang's face, and immediately became excited, and shouted: "Ah, you are really Ziliang, you look so good that Aunt Pang almost can't recognize it!" ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled: "Isn't it, I was only fifteen years old when I went out to join the army, and now I am twenty!" You're busy, I'll go back first, and I'll come and sit at home when I'm done."

"Eh, I must go, I must go!" Aunt Pang hurriedly agreed.

But she didn't expect someone to call her again: "Aunt Pang, you're afraid that you won't know me, right?" Hahaha・・・・・".

Aunt Pang looked at Zheng San and was stunned again, and then shouted: "You are the third child of the Zheng family, you dead boy is developed?" ”

"Hahaha, it's just a meal with Brother Liang!"

Along the way, Zhao Ziliang greeted several families standing at the door in a row, and when Zhao Ziliang and others walked over, these villagers all got together and discussed.

"It turns out that the general turned out to be the second child of the Zhao family, I said why it looks so familiar, but I can't remember it."

"Yes, it seems that this Zhao family is really developed, this is a general, even if it is the entire county, I am afraid that it will be the first time!"

"Our mulberry leaf village is going to be famous now!"

However, it was said that Zhao Ziliang and others soon returned to the front of their home, and the former adobe thatched house was gone, replaced by a brick, wood and tile house courtyard.

Zhao Ziliang stopped his horse, jumped off the horse's back and looked at the newly built brick and wood tile house in front of him, when a middle-aged woman wearing clay cloth clothes, holding a flower cloth turban on her head, a scarf around her waist, and a dustpan in her hand came out from the door of the house.

When Zhao Ziliang saw this middle-aged woman, he immediately recognized that this was his sister-in-law, Zhao Lin's! exclaimed excitedly: "Sister-in-law! ”

Zhao Lin looked at Zhao Ziliang, who was dressed in armor, blood-red cloak, tall and mighty, and his hand was loosened, and the dustpan and the soybeans in it all fell to the ground, and the soybeans were scattered on the ground, she looked excited, and tears suddenly welled up and said: "Second brother, is it the second brother?" ”

Zhao Ziliang choked up and said, "Sister-in-law, it's me!" Ziliang is back! ”

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back・・・・・・ Zhao Lin was so excited that he couldn't help himself, he jumped up and grabbed Zhao Ziliang's two arms and kept looking.

"I've grown strong, I've grown taller, I've grown up, and I've become a majestic general, so good! If my father-in-law is still alive, he will definitely be happy to see you become a general, and now he is also smiling," Zhao Lin said while constantly wiping his tears.

Zhao Ziliang said: "Thanks to my sister-in-law in the family over the years, my sister-in-law has suffered!" ”

These words can be described as an affirmation of Zhao Lin's years of hard work, and it is the most powerful affirmation, Zhao Lin's couldn't help but cry again when he heard it.

At this time, a loud voice came from behind: "Mother, who is this?" ”

When everyone heard the voice, they saw a sturdy young man standing against the door frame.

Zhao Ziliang saw the young man and hesitated: "This is Huzi, right?" ”

Zhao Lin came back to his senses, and hurriedly turned his head and shouted: "Huzi, come here, this is your second uncle, don't you remember?" Your second uncle used to love you very much, come and meet your second uncle."

Zhao Ziliang smiled: "Sister-in-law, when I left home, Huzi was still young, and it was normal not to remember!" ”

Saying that, Zhao Ziliang smiled and beckoned to Zhao Hu: "Huzi, come over to the second uncle!" ”

Zhao Hu was not timid, and walked over quickly and bowed down: "I've seen the second uncle!" ”

Zhao Ziliang was very happy and laughed: "Okay, good, hurry up, good guy, it's a good material for martial arts!" ”

Zhao Hu said: "Second uncle, you are so majestic, I want to be as majestic as you when I grow up!" ”

"Uh・・・・・・ hahaha, good ambition, come, put it on for you!" Zhao Ziliang said as he took off the red tassel bronze helmet on his head and put it on Zhao Hu's head.

Zhao Hu was very happy, held his helmet with his hand, turned around and asked Zhao Lin: "Mother, is it majestic?" ”

Zhao Lin smiled: "Majestic, majestic!" (To be continued.) )