Deng Heng saw that Gao Yue was always polite and kind, and he was also very happy in his heart, so he immediately agreed: "Since the general does not give up, it is better for the small people to be respectful than to obey their orders, so I will stay and take a look at the prosperous city of the Central Plains world, and see how much better the place of comfort under the rule of this great general is better than mine." ”

Everyone smiled kindly, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Deng Heng observed the words, and then said: "There is one more matter, I want to report to the general." To tell the truth, the reason why Xiaomin was able to hear about the prestige of the general, understand the general's loyal deeds, and strengthen his intention to serve his subordinates was because I had a good companion by my side and told him from time to time. This time, killing Yang Ci and doing some modest help for your army is also a timely suggestion from me, a companion. And Xiaomin is in the border area, because of his counselor at any time, more and more tribes are attached to my Jingbian command. Speaking of which, Xiaomin is really stained with his light. I don't know, can you let him come and meet the general? ”

Gao Yueqi said: "Such a good man, I want to make friends even more." Just let him in. ”

After a while, a man in a sheepskin jacket and riding boots stepped in. When he got closer and raised his head, Gao Yue's face was full of smiles, and he suddenly stood up, shocked to lose his posture in the hall.

"How...... How could it be you! ”

With a bang, a teacup shattered on the ground, and it turned out that Gao Yue had knocked it over, but Gao Yue didn't realize it, and only stared at the person who came in a daze. The man was dressed as a full Frontier Citizen and had a thick beard, but as soon as he raised his head, Gao Yue jumped up in shock like a thunderclap above his head, because he recognized this face as if it had turned to ashes.

"It's really you! Li Hu! ”

This call made the man's whole body tremble visibly. He bit his lip, and he could see that he was trying to control his emotions, but after a while, the man suddenly seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and he could not control himself, and suddenly fell to the ground, first crying quietly, and finally crying loudly.

"My lord! Lord! I'm Li Hu! Woohoo......"

The person who came was indeed Li Hu. At the beginning, he was caught off guard, besieged by Pu Hong's army in the north of Shouyang City, rushed left and right, could not penetrate the siege, was seriously wounded and bleeding all over the armor, and even fainted to death on the battlefield after fighting unyieldingly. At that time, in a panic situation, there was no time to take a closer look, and both the enemy and us believed that Li Hu had died in battle, and the news quickly spread.

After Shouyang fell to Puhong, there were 100 defeated soldiers, grateful for Li Hu's kind treatment in the past, and could not bear his remains exposed, so they secretly sneaked to the battlefield and wanted to bury him in the ground. In a field full of corpses, Li Hu was finally found, but he found that he was not dead, and he still had some consciousness after waking up. The soldiers were overjoyed, and because Shouyang and Di Dao fell one after another, the road to the south gradually became difficult, so they carried Li Hu all the way north and went to the outside of the Saiwai.

I met Deng Heng, the lord of Jingbian City, by chance, and had a very happy conversation. Because Li Hu was quite righteous, and he was born in the military with excellent quality, and he was still a Han in the Longdi area, Deng Heng was very close to him and valued him, so he let him stay in Jingbian and be his deputy.

Li Hu confessed to Deng Heng about his original identity and past experiences, saying that he would return to the old department when the time was right, and Deng Heng sympathized and understood and was relieved. But then the situation in Longxi was very corrupt for a while, the rumors were loud, and it spread to the outside of the plug and added a lot of oil and vinegar, and he was already nervous, and then received the news that Li Bao assassinated Sun Long and rebelled, Li Hu's soul was scattered, and he was at a loss, and he did not dare to raise the heart of returning to the south again.

So in the fear and torment, time slowly prolonged, and Li Hu helplessly stayed in Jingbian for a long time. Although the body has long been familiar with and adapted to the life of the local yellow sand straight up to the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains, Li Hu's heart is always worried about Xiangwu, Longxi, and the bits and pieces of the past. How many times did he wake up in the night, Li Hu sighed and even burst into tears, and his heart began to call out to him loudly.

On weekdays, Deng Heng likes to listen to Li Hu tell his past story, and he is also very fascinated by the lord Gao Yue in the mouth of this right-hand man, and is willing to meet him, and gradually he has been inspired to be ambitious, and he is not willing to do nothing in Saibei for this life. So the two unconsciously encouraged each other, and both strengthened their hearts to go south. Deng Heng occasionally made people know the situation in Qinzhou, and when he learned that Qinzhou had been turned upside down and Gao Yue had become a strong vassal with great strength, the two of them made up their minds and set off. happened to find out that Yang Ci had fled north, so under Li Hu's strong suggestion, Deng Heng intercepted and killed him, and waited for Yang Tao to follow, and everything was known after that, so there is no need to repeat it.

Hearing this, Gao Yue sighed with emotion, and immediately got down, helped Li Hu up, looked up and down, and hugged him tightly. Seeing that Gao Yue did not become cold and perfunctory because of the long separation, nor did he become arrogant because he was in a high position now, but still attached such importance to love and righteousness, which would not make him feel half a strangeness, Li Hu's heart was extremely stable at the same time, but also even more moved, and the tears in his eyes could not dissipate.

Not long after, Han Yong, Yang Ke, Feng Liang, Peng Jun and other former friends and colleagues who came to hear the news all rushed over. When we met, everyone talked endlessly, and there were all kinds of joy, emotion, embarrassment and even sadness, with mixed feelings. Li Hu didn't want to control his emotions, so he let the tears that had accumulated for a long time be enough at once.

After a while, Gao Yue signaled everyone to calm down first, and then turned to Deng Heng and said: "City Lord Deng, my brothers and subordinates, I am really grateful for being taken care of by you in many ways, there is no need to say much about polite words, I should consider the city lord's intention and sincerity carefully, and within three days at the latest, I will definitely have something in return." ”

Deng Heng thanked him, and knew that Li Hu and his old man would have a thousand words. So the acquaintance who was also very familiar asked to retire, and after giving a salute, he left the palace first. Here, everyone in the hall and Li Hu talked about the old and the new for a while, and Gao Yue asked everyone to avoid it first, so he and Li Hu were left in the hall.

Gao Yue asked Li Hu to sit down, looked at him, and said, "Since you are back, don't mention the past again...... All in all, I am very happy. But there are some things that I have to tell you to your face. ”

After thinking about it, Gao Yue decided that it would be more enjoyable to be straightforward. "Now I have guarded Qinzhou, and the court has given me the title of county duke, and I am worshiped as a general. Therefore, I will never treat my subordinates who have contributed so much along the way, and they will all be promoted as appropriate. For you, I still treat you as a close brother in private, but in public, there are some rules that I can't take the lead in violating. You have come back to me after a long journey, and I deserve a great reward. But after all, you have been gone for too long, and you have not participated in the subsequent battles, so if I only promote you because of my old feelings, then most people will think that I am unfair. Therefore, when you left, you were a captain, and now that you have returned, you are still a captain. I can only compensate you more in terms of property, but I cannot take any special care in public office. ”

Li Hu immediately got up and said respectfully: "The subordinates can return to the lord's command again, their wish has been fulfilled, and there is nothing else to ask for." Official positions and so on have also been seen. As for the gold and silver goods, they can be spared, and I am bent on returning, is this what I have come for? The lord doesn't need to be half a point difficult. From now on, the subordinates should work hard and make practical contributions, and the lord can be promoted in a righteous and bright manner, and the subordinates will have a clear conscience. ”

"Good. It's good that you understand the righteousness so well, that you understand things, and that you can understand my suffering. Gao Yue nodded, and muttered again: "There is another layer." A few days ago, Li Bao was executed, you know. ”

Li Hu's face turned pale, and he said astringently: "I heard." And I had entered the city through the north gate, and when I passed by the schoolyard, I saw him too, and his head was hung up for public display. ”

As he spoke, Li Hu raised his head and plucked up his courage to say: "He is to blame, no one is to blame." But, my lord, my subordinates, please let me go and bury him...... He's my brother after all, and I can't just watch him go wild! ”

Gao Yue silently did not answer. Liang Jiufang sighed and said, "The sins committed by Li Bao are extremely difficult to tolerate. If you feel that you are condescending under me, I can also let him go to Sima Bao by himself, just because everyone has their own ambitions. But he actually killed his colleagues and used Sun Long's head as a gift to invite merit, this despicable act has a bad impact and is outrageous! So I can't spare his life. After he died, I forbade anyone to bury him, but I didn't expect you to be alive on earth. …… So be it! I can't cut off human feelings. You do it yourself, I asked Feng Liang to note all parties, and then they all just don't know. ”

Li Hu's eyes were red, and he deeply bowed to the ground.

After the relevant matters were handled, Li Hu returned to Xiangwu's home. His wife, He Shi, Gao Yue once ordered a special person to serve and take care of her, and her life was naturally worry-free. But since he was young, he lost his lover alone, and he was always sad and suffering, and he lost his soul. Now suddenly saw Li Hu come back from the dead, excited and surprised, even fainted, Li Hu hurriedly called Lang Zhong to wake up, the husband and wife were like a lifetime apart, hugging their heads and crying, the family was like a dead water pouring into a living spring, not mentioning.