Xuanyuan Shengcai's face was red, and he looked like he was already drunk, but he was drunk in all directions, but he was able to hold on, but Da Xizhang was already drunk with seven points.

As for Huang Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he was already lying on the table, perhaps tired for days, or maybe he was too drunk and snoring loudly.

Da Xizhang's bronzed face, at this time the drunken red color, there were already several empty jars lying on the side, Da Xizhang reluctantly stood up, and said vaguely: "That's it, young general, this wine can no longer be drunk in the pass on weekdays, except on special days, even I don't drink a drop of alcohol today, and today I drink like this, if it is seen by the brothers, it is always bad!" ”

Xuanyuan Sheng was full of wine, but he took Da Xizhang's hand and said, "General Da Xi Daxi, do you know that when Guogong talked to us about you in private before, he praised you again and again!" ”

"Oh?" Da Xizhang listened to Xuanyuan Shengcai's words, and sat down, "Young General, what does Guogong and his old man say?" ”

"Guogong said, you Da Xi Zhangda Xi Zhang is cautious, but he is affectionate and righteous, and he is talented!" Xuanyuan Shengcai's tongue seemed to grow bigger, "He asked you to let you come to Xigu Pass, but I was really reluctant!" ”

"Young General, where do you start with this?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "The Duke of the Kingdom said that you have your talents, serving as a commander, is more than enough, but you let you guard the pass, which seems to be overkill, but in fact, this is actually the trust of the imperial court in you, and it is also the Duke of the Kingdom who wants to train you, and sooner or later you will have to be entrusted with important tasks." He stood up, took Da Xi's hand, and staggered, "General Da Xi, if Guogong and He Shengshang didn't think that you were loyal and reliable, it would be impossible for them to be handed over to you in this Xigu Pass!" ”

Although Da Xizhang was seven or eight points drunk, he still arched his fist, arched to the east, and said: "The saint is wise, the principality of the country is loved, Da Xi Zhangda Xi Zhang can't be repaid for his death!" ”

"General Daxi, when the imperial court uses troops in the northwest, the defenders of Xigu Pass will naturally be reused, and when the time comes, you will make military achievements and become a knight, which is naturally not a problem!" Xuanyuan Shengcai said vaguely: "Don't worry, I will also try my best to promote you in front of the prince, no matter what, one of the princes is not a problem!" ”

"Thank you, thank you, Major General!" Da Xi showed a hint of joy and said: "If it is reused by the imperial court, it must be reused by the liver and brain, in order to repay the imperial court and the country!" ”

"In that case, let's drink again for the sake of the court and the country!" He reached out and grabbed half a jar of wine on the table, handed it to Da Xizhang, and said: "As the saying goes, wine is received every thousand cups of confidants, General Da Xi Daxi, although Xuanyuan is younger than you, but I want to be a brother with you, I don't know what to do?" ”

Although Da Xizhang was very drunk, he still maintained a trace of sanity, and at this time, he heard that Xuanyuan Sheng was going to worship him as a brother, and he was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed.

Although he was recommended by the Xuanyuan family and attached to the Xuanyuan family, in terms of status, it can also be said that he is just a retainer of the Xuanyuan family, but if he can become a brother with Xuanyuan Shengcai, then the relationship with the Xuanyuan family is naturally much closer.

He knew that this was Xuanyuan Shengcai's drunkenness, and he had such a mention on a whim, but for Da Xizhang, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he said without hesitation: "The young general and the young general value it so much, although it is the first time to drink with the young general today, it is like a friend at first sight, and it is really undesirable to be able to become brothers with the young general!" ”

Xuanyuan Sheng handed the wine jar to Xi Zhang, and said, "Take it!" ”

Da Xizhang took the wine jar, Xuanyuan Shengcai took another wine jar, raised the wine jar, and said: "The yellow sky is thick and the earth is on top, today I Xuanyuan Shengcai and Da Xizhang hit it off at first sight, and they are willing to become brothers with different surnames!" ”

Da Xizhang also repeated, and Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Let's drink all the wine in the altar, and we will be brothers from now on!" Without saying a word, he picked up the wine jar and drank it.

Da Xizhang was already overwhelmed by alcohol at this time, and he faintly felt that it was inappropriate to drink like this, but seeing that Xuanyuan Sheng was very arrogant, he could only pick up the wine jar and drink it with his head up.

Putting down the wine jar, Da Xizhang was already dizzy, barely stood still, and said in a deep voice: "Changqing Changqing!" ”

He Changqing immediately came in from outside the door, and saw that Da Xizhang and Xuanyuan Shengcai were both drunk, and Da Xizhang was even more shaky, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Changqing, I'm drunk, give the order to go down, everyone abide by their posts, don't be negligent!" Da Xizhang slurred his speech, and reluctantly said with the last trace of clarity: "You personally inspect everywhere, if anyone neglects their duties, they will be severely punished!" ”

He Changqing said: "The general can rest assured, the last general understands." General, you are already drunk, and the last general will help you to rest! ”

"Go away!" Xuanyuan Shengcai pushed He Changqing away and helped Da Xizhang, "You, you and I will worship as brothers, and you will be my eldest brother in the future, and the eldest brother will go to rest, so naturally the younger brother will help the younger brother!" Looking confused, he barely opened his eyes, looked left and right, and asked, "Where is this?" Where does my big brother rest? You lead the way! ”

He Changqing hesitated for a moment, and finally said respectfully: "Young General, you are also drunk, it's better to do it!" ”

"Less nonsense!" Xuanyuan Shengcai said angrily through the wine: "Don't lead the way yet? ”

He Changqing had no choice but to lead the way in front, Xuanyuan Shengcai and Da Xizhang helped each other and walked out, when the two walked, they were all shaking, Da Xizhang's last half of the jar of wine was already dizzy and dizzy, half of his body leaned on Xuanyuan Shengcai, Xuanyuan Shengcai supported him with one hand, and put the other hand on the wall, staggering forward, fortunately, Da Xizhang's living room was not far away, turned a corner, and arrived at Da Xizhang's residence.

There were two guards in front of Da Xizhang's door, He Changqing stepped forward to push the door open, Xuanyuan Shengcai helped Da Xizhang into the house, and when he got to the bed, his hand was loosened, Da Xizhang had fallen softly on the bed, and Xuanyuan Shengcai supported him to sit down on the chair on the side, leaning on the chair, and his eyes couldn't be opened.

He Changqing leaned over and said in a low voice: "Young General, do you want the last general to help you go to rest?" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai waved his hand and said: "You and you stand down, I will rest here I have formed a brother with my eldest brother, I am very happy in my heart, I want to accompany him here!" ”

He Changqing glanced at the unconscious Da Xizhang, frowned, Xuanyuan Shengcai had already raised his hand and said, "I'm going to rest, you can retreat!" ”

He Changqing hesitated for a moment, but finally had no choice, retreated, and closed the door with his hand.

Out of the door, He Changqing whispered to the two soldiers guarding the door: "Hold here, don't let anyone approach." ”

He Changqing inspected several key places in the pass and made sure that he was unharmed, and then he came to the juncture, and Xigu Pass was strictly guarded day and night, not daring to have the slightest negligence.

At junctures, at intervals, there will be fires, and the fires in the night are like falling stars, they are brighter than the stars, but they do not flicker, but sometimes they swell and stretch, and sometimes they fall gloomy.

There were many defenders at the juncture, but they were like rocks under their feet, silent.

"Why do you look unhappy?" Not far away, Guan Lei, the general of the patrol, saw He Changqing, approached him, and said with a smile: "Could it be that the general didn't ask you for a drink, so he was in a bad mood?" ”

He Changqing walked to the edge of the wall and said, "The general is drunk!" ”

"Drunk?" Guan Lei was stunned, and then sighed: "The general hasn't been drunk for a long time!" ”

"Xuanyuan Shengcai and the general became brothers, and both of them were drunk." He Changqing said: "I'm afraid that before dawn, the general won't be able to wake up!" ”

"Brothers?" Guan Lei was a little surprised: "Xuanyuan Shengcai and the general became brothers? This is rare, the people of the Xuanyuan family are all above the top, such a request, the general's temperament will never take the initiative to put it forward, how could Xuanyuan Shengcai have such an idea? ”

"What he thinks, how can we know." He Changqing's expression was solemn.

Guan Lei looked at He Changqing and said softly: "Old He, do you have something on your mind?" How depressed? Is it because of Xuanyuan Shengcai? ”

"I just think it's a little weird." He Changqing said softly.

Guan Lei put a hand on He Changqing's shoulder and said, "Don't think about it, are you still doubting Xuanyuan Shengcai?" Lao He, I think you think too much on weekdays, and now you have to drill the horns of everything. Xuanyuan Shengcai suffered a big loss in Jiazhou, he was in a bad mood, his feelings were low, and he drank here to relieve his sorrows, which was also a reasonable thing, maybe he drank too much, and on a whim, he proposed to become brothers with the general, in fact, this is not a bad thing for the general. After a pause, he continued: "The Xuanyuan family is deeply rooted in the court, the general has been in the pass for so many years, with the general's talent, it can already be reused, if the Xuanyuan family can help the general in the future, the general can naturally be transferred out of this place, and the future is immeasurable!" ”

Although Xigu Pass is a military place, but guarding the pass all the year round, extremely boring, Da Xizhang is conscientious and conscientious in Xigu Pass, and has won the respect of his subordinates, many people only feel that with Da Xizhang's talent, they can only guard a pass, which is really overkill, but secretly it is also for Da Xizhang to hold grievances.

"I hope so." He Changqing sighed.

"Lao He, seeing that you are tired, let's go and rest first, just leave it to me as soon as you leave it." Guan Lei patted He Changqing on the shoulder, "It's going to be fine!" ”

He Changqing shook his head and said: "You go and rest, the general has ordered me to personally inspect tonight, and I must not be negligent!" ”

At this moment, a soldier rushed over, He Changqing frowned, and the soldier said: "General He Bi, Major General Xuanyuan is clamoring to eat iced bird's nest porridge!" ”

"What?" Guan Lei said angrily: "It's really a son, how can there be any iced bird's nest porridge here?" ”

"How's the general?" He Changqing asked in a deep voice.

The soldier said: "The general is still asleep, Major General Xuanyuan came out of the room, we said that there was no iced bird's nest porridge, and he said that he was going to find his brothers, and he couldn't leave them alone!" ”

Guan Lei sneered: "He's going to find it, just let him go, it's just a drunken madness, I just hope that the day will dawn and send them away early!" ”