Section X

Wu Ming walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, what Yang Yi did was not wrong. On the contrary, he felt that Yang Yi was affectionate and righteous, gentle and mellow. But as a soldier, you can't just have these things. Although the benevolence of a general is extremely important, the most important thing is to kill decisively, otherwise he will continue to be cut off and suffer from chaos. In history, because of the incompetence of the main general, thousands of armies were exhausted, and examples of good intentions doing bad things abounded.

Although the prime minister assassinated Tian Hong and his wife, it was extremely secretive, but it was not without warning in advance. When the prime minister seconded Tian Hong to Fangmin, although Zuo Ying's relationship with himself was a little estranged, it was far from the point where it is incompatible now. He had vaguely reminded him to pay attention to Tian Hong's safety. If they had been alert at that time and made corresponding countermeasures, Tian Hong and his wife might not have died unjustly. But what are you doing? Doing nothing, or rather, I didn't expect the prime minister to be so ruthless and ruthless.

The scenes of the Western Expedition reappeared in his mind, and he thought of Mei Ji, a woman with a bumpy fate. Before Zuo Ying started, he had personally come to ask for someone. If she had been decisive and taken some precautions, she might have finally married Yu Zhaobin now.

What ifs, but what ifs? The past can never be returned, and the vivid lives are lost without a trace. These are the lessons of blood. If you really count the murderer, you can be regarded as the murderer who killed them.

He took a deep breath and looked at the sky. In the evening, on the horizon in the distance, a round of the sun is about to set, the sunset in the west is waving gorgeous scarves, and the whole sand city is also a little more bright color. In the past, General Chen once said that he was "more than benevolent, but not enough." Although I didn't say it, I was a little unimpressed. But after going around such a big circle, I realized that these simple eight words undoubtedly revealed the shortcomings of my character. This may be the so-called "deep love, words are tangible". But by the time I realized it, it was already a thing.

Yang Yi is extremely talented, and now he has reached the seventh stage, both public and private, he can't let him slack off, and he has worked hard, hoping that he can understand. But there are some things, only personal experience, can be painful, although this kid looks old, but there is also a kind of stubbornness condensed into the bones, just now, how much can he listen to?

Forget it, don't want to. He shook his head and walked out.

In addition to the soldiers of the inner battalion, there are some major generals stationed in the West Courtyard. Despite this, it was also crowded and thriving, in stark contrast to the rest of the Doge's Palace.

Wu Ming stopped a few patrol soldiers, asked Sun Yunlong where he lived, and walked straight towards his courtyard. Sun Yunlong was the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and his residence was much larger than the others, a small separate courtyard. When Wu Ming walked outside the courtyard, the soldiers standing guard at the gate had already shouted: "My lord, Lord Wu of the guard camp is here." ”

"I'm not going to invite you."

Sun Yunlong seemed to be prepared, and before the soldier's words fell, his voice continued to sound. The soldier bowed: "General Wu, my family is invited." Wu nodded and strode in.

This courtyard is not large, and the low courtyard wall is surrounded by a circle, enclosing a low earthen building. Due to the drought in the northwest, there are no ornamental plants in the yard, except for a small river that has been carved out of it from the right. There are also a few jujube trees planted by the river, it is nearly June, several jujube trees are in full bloom, the silver-white fine flowers are piled up all over the branches, and the snow is also luxuriant, and there is a refreshing fragrance of flowers from afar.

The sand date trees are generally not tall, but these few trees are probably some years old, and each one is nearly ten meters tall. Under the largest flower tree in the middle, Sun Yunlong was sitting below, drinking tea contentedly. Wu Ming walked up to Sun Yunlong and saluted, "Xiaguan has seen Sun Dudu. ”

In front of him, there was also a small table. There was also a three-legged stool on the opposite side, which was obviously prepared for Wu Ming. Sun Yunlong stretched out his finger and pointed, "Lord Wu, sit down." Wu Ming confessed, and then sat down.

The official positions in this world are arranged by rank, both civil and military. Although Sun Yunlong was only a provincial governor, he had defected as the governor of Qingyang Province in the north, and successfully transferred nearly a million refugees to the south, making great contributions, and was promoted to the second rank by the imperial court. With his current grade, which is comparable to the six Shangshu of the imperial court, although Wu Ming is the commander of the Guards Battalion and the general of Zhendong, he is still a little short in front of him.

Sun Yunlong smiled and said to the soldier just now, "Zhou Liang, go make a cup of tea for the general." Zhou Liang let out a "hey", and then got into the tulou.

Sun Yunlong picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and stared at Wu Mingdao: "In a blink of an eye, it has been more than half a year since the Western Expedition, and Lord Wu's demeanor is better than in the past, which is really gratifying." ”

Wu Ming smiled and said, "Thanks to Sun Du's cultivation, I praised it." These words are not kind words, along the way, Wu Ming's small movements have continued, and Sun Yunlong has turned a blind eye to this. He is the nominal supreme commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, and if he really gives Wu Ming some eye medicine, it will be enough for him to drink a few pots.

Sun Yunlong looked up at the sand date flowers in the air, and said softly: "Now that the war in the northwest is over, and the imperial decree has arrived, I will prepare to return to the court in a few days, do you have any plans?" ”

Wu Ming was taken aback and said, "How many days will you be leaving?" Don't you attend my wedding with Xiaoyi? "He is Sun Yunni's brother and the uncle of Wu Ming's two wives. From a personal point of view, it shouldn't be in such a hurry.

Hearing Wu Ming say this, Sun Yunlong was also taken aback, turned his head and said, "Wedding? ”

Wu Ming nodded: "Yes, this is also what my mother-in-law just told me, saying that she has been preparing for a long time." You've been in Shacheng for a while, didn't she inform you? ”

Sun Yunlong smiled faintly, but his smile contained endless bitterness: "Little sister arranged me here, do you think she will discuss this matter with me in advance?" ”

As soon as he said this, Wu Ming reacted. Indeed, Sun Yunlong is He Xiaotian's brother-in-law, and because of this relationship, he should at least be treated specially. Why can't you treat other soldiers the same as others, and arrange them in the West Courtyard. It seems that the relationship between Sun Yunlong and Sun Yunni is not as good as imagined. Wu Ming thought about it, vaguely understood, and was about to continue to ask. At this time, Zhou Liang walked out of the house with a tray in his left hand and a pot of boiling water in his right hand.

The two of them stopped.

Zhou Liang quickly put the porcelain cup on the table, opened a package of black oil tea bricks, broke a small piece and threw it into the cup. The brown tea foam falls on the bottom of the white jade-like cup, black and white. He put the spout on the mouth of the cup, slowly raised the body of the pot, the boiling water was like a pour, and slowly flowed towards the porcelain cup, and when most of the cup was filled, he stopped, saluted Wu Ming, and whispered: "Lord Wu, the water is hot." Wait for about 10 minutes before drinking. ”

After saying that, he gave a salute and retreated. Wu Ming stared at him for a long time before turning his head and saying to Sun Yunlong with a smile: "Sun Dudu loves tea, but I didn't expect your subordinate soldiers to be the same." ”

Sun Yunlong held the teacup, gently flicked the tea foam on it with the lid, shook his head and said softly: "Tea is not only drinking water, but also like employing people, and knows its own warmth and coldness." In the past few years, he has changed several pro-soldiers, but he is not as effective as Shao Wei. ”

Shao Wei was the captain of Sun Yunlong's personal army, before the battle of Hanning, hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty surged south, when Sun Yunlong was transferring hundreds of thousands of refugees in Hanshui City, in order to buy time, he had held on to Hanshui for several days. Shao Wei was heroic at that time, and Wu Ming was also present at that time, so he was no stranger to Shao Wei, on the contrary, he also had a good impression of this straightforward man. For a while, both of them were a little emotional.

Sun Yunlong took a sip of tea, stretched out his hand and said: "It's not as good as Jiangnan here, there is no fresh green tea to entertain, so you can only use black tea, Lord Wu, please." ”

The boiling water rushed into the cup, and the black-brown tea leaves tumbled up and down, and the whole cup of tea had a faint red color. Wu Ming picked up the hot tea, took a sip carefully, and couldn't help frowning. Compared with green tea, this tea is a little bit worse, not to mention the lack of fresh fragrance, and the taste is extremely bitter, but Sun Yunlong just stared at it, but he didn't do it too obviously, so he had to hold back his unhappiness, take another sip, and then put down the cup.

He was now facing Sun Yunlong, and although this frowning action was extremely subtle, Sun Yunlong still saw it clearly. He smiled and said, "It seems that Lord Wu is a little unaccustomed to black tea after all." However, the medicine is bitter, this thing has the unique effects of dissolving greasy stomach, keeping cold and refreshing, sterilizing and stopping diarrhea, but it is beyond the reach of other teas. It is mainly suitable for people in alpine regions and high-fat diet areas. Especially for the nomadic people who live in deserts, Gobi, plateaus and other inhospitable areas, and eat beef, mutton, and cheese, this thing is extremely valuable in the absence of vegetables and fruits. Lord Wu has moved to the northwest in the past few months, and his diet is inevitably inadequate, so he is about to drink more black tea, which will be of great benefit to his body. ”

Hearing him say this, Wu Ming was a little embarrassed, and said: "It turns out that this is the case, the last general doesn't know anything about the tea ceremony, and there are indeed some cows chewing peonies." ”

Sun Yunlong took another sip of tea, stared at Wu Ming and smiled: "Cow chewing peony, it's funny to say it like this." If that's the case, my two nieces are also blind. This is a very joking taste, Wu Ming is a little embarrassed, but it is not easy to speak. Sun Yunlong's face straightened, and then said: "But Master Wu, the old man came to you today, and he really wants to tell you some presumptuous words. ”

Is it finally here, Wu Ming also said with a straight face: "Xiaguan quietly listens to Sun Du's teachings." ”

"I can't talk about teaching!" Sun Yunlong sighed and said, "But I have to ask you a question first, and you have to tell the truth." ”

Wu Ming said: "Governor Sun, please speak." ”

"The news of Xiaoyi's life, in fact, I also know, I don't know if you have a grudge against me in your heart."

Wu Ming made a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect Sun Yunlong to take the initiative to mention this matter, he stayed for a while before he said: "It's not a secret, the lower officials did have some opinions about Sun Du at the beginning. ”

Sun Yunlong put down the cup and stared at Wu Ming, his eyes seemed to have a divine light: "At the beginning, I had some opinions, so I have no views now?" ”