Section 11 Since Ding Xianzhidu has started to move, Wu Ming is not idle, so he has to ask for a shovel in the hand of a guard, and said while shoveling soil: "Brother Ding, you came to Nanning this time, how long are you going to stay and leave?" ”

Ding Xianzhi piled a pile of broken stones together and replied, "I guess it's only these two days, I came this time to ask Niangniang for the seal. Once recognized by the imperial court, you have to leave. As the saying goes, 'travel thousands of miles, read thousands of books', stay in the same place all the time, don't learn things, don't talk about it, and may make your vision narrow. ”

Wu Ming regretted greatly: "In this way, I wanted to find a time to get together, but it seems that it will not be possible, and I will discuss the expedition tomorrow." I don't know when we'll see each other again. ”

Ding Xianzhi smiled and said, "Lord Wu doesn't have to be like this, you have to do something to the five provinces in the middle and west." And the goal of my trip this time is there, maybe we will meet one day, and when the time comes, I will have to bother you with water and wine. ”

Although he said casually, Wu Ming was taken aback: "Brother Ding, the war is continuous, it is very dangerous, if you want to travel, can't you wait until the war is over?" ”

Ding Xianzhi smiled, but didn't say much. The two of them were talking and doing things at the same time, where did they still feel terrifying, but they really felt that those corpses were not much different from the broken flowers. The courtyard of Songzi Temple was very badly damaged, and almost all the bluestones were broken into pieces. However, for a seventh-stage master who communicates great power, although it is quite consuming and cannot last long, it is not very difficult. Wu Ming was already sure that the assassin was the prime minister's person, but there were only three seventh-stage masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Dai Yu, Steward Hu doesn't say much, the prime minister admitted to the ninth section before he and Xiaoqing got married, which can also be counted. But after thinking about it, I really didn't expect that there was an earth attribute master with more than seven ranks there.

It seems that the hidden forces behind the prime minister really have to be re-evaluated.

Fear is overcome, and when there are many people, it will naturally be cleaned up quickly. Most of the dead were guards, as well as two soldiers of the Guards Battalion, whose bones were all collected. Xie Chuan found a few more carts, wrapped the corpses in straw mats, and then instructed these people to push them out. After the corpse is cleaned, it is to clean up the remnants of flowers and grass, which naturally cannot be difficult for these old men. At this time, everyone is almost gone. Xie Chuan seemed quite surprised when he saw that Wu Ming was still there, and said, "Lord Wu, are you still there?" ”

He is the duty and cannot get out of it. But Wu Ming was still wandering around this place, which made him feel a little surprised. Wu Ming smiled: "When I saw my old friend, I was a little carried away for a while. Xie Chuan walked over and said in surprise: "You know each other?" ”

No wonder he was surprised. Four years ago, Ding Xianzhi and Wu Ming met in Tide City, and Xie Chuan met Wu Ming in Wangxiang Valley. At that time, Ding Xianzhi had already left, and the two had never met. Wu Ming nodded with a smile and admonished: "Master Xie, the westward expedition is about to begin, and you have to worry more about the safety of your mother." ”

As soon as he said this, the smile on Xie Chuan's face faded. He saluted Wu Ming and said, "Lord Wu, the guard camp is the top priority to protect the safety of Niangniang. In the future, you have to bother a lot, inexplicable parties, whether you can open less or less. ”

As soon as he said this, Wu Ming was immediately displeased. This kind of tone is not only loud, but it also sounds like a lecture. Tao Yu's assassination this time is just a long-planned conspiracy. The so-called "day and night prevention, home thieves are difficult to prevent" is this truth. Wu Ming almost blurted out: "This is actually just the prime minister's conspiracy, you are just a chess piece that has been played." But in the end, I held back, and I could just hold back this thought in my heart. With Xie Chuan's loyalty to Tao Yu, knowing the truth is not good for him. Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Yes, Master Xie is very right, the kid has been taught." ”

He was so polite, Xie Chuan was a little frightened. hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Lord Wu has killed the lower official, and the lower official is also worried about the safety of the mother, so it is inevitable that the words will be a little angry." ”

Wu Ming smiled and signaled that it was nothing. The guards gathered the corpses and grinded. But the yard was swept very quickly, and in a short time the gravel, dirt, and stumps were swept away. There were still some blood stains on the ground, and the guards were washing the yard with water. Wu Ming stood aside and watched, smelling the faint smell of blood, and vaguely returned to the battlefield.

It's been three years, and in the past few years, I have cultivated myself, and I am on the same level as Xiaoqing, and I am almost forgetting the bloodshed of the battlefield. But in his heart, there is like a fire burning, countless midnight dreams, some scenes are still clearly visible in the dream: Xuanyuan actually Xinhe gave the sword, He Yi's face full of tears, General Chen's earnest eyes looking at him, the crystal in the corner of Xuanyuan Ling's eyes, Zhang Hao held the two dolls with a pair of bloody hands, and choked up: "May you and Miss He ......grow old together."

……

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Seeing that they were almost cleaned, Wu Ming greeted Xie Chuan, and then walked outside with Ding Xianzhi. When he walked to the door, he glanced back at the Songzi Temple again, and from a distance, he could see Xie Chuan commanding a group of guards to be busy in the courtyard, the rubble and soil were almost clear, and the courtyard was not visible except for being a little damaged. It won't be long before the place will be full of flowers again, the ground will be leveled again, and who will know that so many people have died here?

"Sending the child temple!" He muttered, suddenly feeling how ironic and ridiculous the name was. Shaking his head, he walked out with Ding Xianzhi.

Walking out of the Songzi Temple, it was already late, and Wu Ming saw that Ding Xianzhi was alone, but it was not easy to ride a horse. asked, "Brother Ding, where do you live?" ”

Ding Xianzhi: "An inn in the east of the city. ”

"It's so late, I'll get you a car."

Ding Xianzhi shook his head and said, "No need, I've been used to sleeping in the open in the past few years." Lord Wu, it seems that the Commander's Mansion is also in the east of the city, we should stop by, you are not in a hurry, why don't we go for a walk together? ”

Wu Ming said: "Okay, I'll send you back." He took Nanwang by the hand, and then walked side by side with Ding Xianzhi.

Nanning City is very large, from the Songzi Temple to the Commander's Mansion, it will take a while for Nanwang to gallop with all his might, and the two of them are walking unhurriedly like this, I am afraid it will take most of the day. The moon has slanted to the west, hanging on the head of Nanning City, like a blade shining with cold light on half of it. The whole city boiled like boiling water, and a group of guards with spears and shouted, "Catch the assassins." "They kept shuttling through the streets, turning the entire city of Nanning upside down. Everywhere there was the sound of door-banging, roaring, crying, begging for mercy, and it was chaotic. Every time these guards pass by, they will look at the two of them in surprise, and most of them are surprised: "When is this, these two people still have leisure to walk." "Fortunately, Wu Ming and Nanwang are both living signs, and these people dare not act rashly. Otherwise, just one Ding Xianzhi would have been arrested by these snobbish guys as suspicious elements and asked for credit.

Ding Xianzhi didn't have that kind of awareness, just sighed while watching. Looking at these guards from time to time, Wu Ming was also a little uneasy, and Ding Xianzhi suddenly said: "Lord Wu, is this Nanning?" ”

He suddenly said such an inexplicable sentence, Wu Ming was stunned. But I immediately understood that Ding Xianzhi is a descendant of Ding Shou, who has been living in a foreign country for many years, and the feeling of "the moon is the hometown of Ming" is stronger than anyone else. Now, after a lot of hardships, he has returned to his hometown and the capital of the Han Dynasty. But what I saw was such a scene, and the loss and emotion in my heart were something that no one could understand.

Wu Ming threw away the reins of the horse, took two steps, and walked side by side with him: "Brother Ding, this is also the time I just met the assassin tonight, and I usually don't have such a mess." ”

Ding Xianzhi was still staring into the distance, watching a few guards viciously slam open the door of a resident, and then ignoring the family's cries, they threw all the family out like chickens, and a group of people broke in with a smile, and then there was a sound of rummaging through the cabinets.

He sighed and said: "When Emperor Yuan, the ancestor Ding Shou was the crown prince Shaobao and went to sea to explore. However, he suddenly encountered a tsunami and delayed the trip, so he settled down in Nanban. In my generation, it has been nine generations. But our Ding family has never forgotten that they are a Han people, and they have been accumulating from generation to generation, hoping that the fallen leaves will return to their roots and return to their hometown again. It is precisely because of this that I was able to walk all the way back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the past few years, I have traveled around, listened a lot, seen more, and been lucky enough to gain a little fame. But, alas, I became more and more disappointed as I traveled north and south. The entire Eastern Han Dynasty was scattered, the northern and southern Han Dynasty frantically prepared for war, conscripted troops everywhere, the people's families were ruined, and the wives and wives were scattered. Sometimes I even feel nostalgic for the Nanban city called Tidal. At least, the people there are still very simple, they have to tip when they hear me about books, and they know how to help each other and give money. Although the Zapong family there also has to collect taxes, the tax rate is extremely low, and everyone can barely make ends meet. ”

Wu Ming stood still, looked at the half-moon that was about to sink below the horizon, and sighed: "'Rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world', even Tidal City has become powder under the elephant's hooves of the Persians. Brother Ding, don't think so much, when the chaos is pulled out, the war will be leveled, and the world will naturally be peaceful. When the time comes, our Han will definitely be able to reproduce the prosperous scene of the four seas rising to peace and the people living and working in peace and contentment. ”

Ding Xianzhi clapped his hands and sighed: "It's a good time to pull out the chaos and calm the war." Lord Wu, I'm a preposition, I really don't have anything else to do except my mouth, and you soldiers need to do these things. You are benevolent to the world, if there is really a day to end the troubled times, I Ding will be the first to jump out and set up a biography for you. ”

Although his heart was depressed, Wu Ming still laughed when he heard this joke, and quipped: "In this case, I will thank Master Ding first." ”

Ding Xianzhi didn't smile, but looked up at the night sky. In the distance, the moon had sunk in the west, and only a few remnant stars blinked blankly in the night, and it was the darkest time of the night.