"Whatever you have just heard, whatever questions you have, do not tell anyone. If you have any doubts about this order, you can go and confirm it with General Kim in the future. Lin Guangyi stared at the north and stood still, opening his mouth to spit out a long list of commands.

"Yes, my lord." The two guards replied in unison, their eyes full of bewilderment. Lin Guangyi's eyes swept to Zhong Guinian, and the latter's eyes were also full of confusion, but after an instant, they became timid.

"The villain didn't hear anything!" Zhong Guinian shouted in fear, and suddenly fled as fast as he went crazy, and the mournful shouts kept coming from a distance: "The villain didn't hear anything...... Didn't hear anything! ”

Lin Guangyi's eyes followed Zhong Guinian who ran away, this person was simply frightened and crazy. He walked over to his men and raised his arms straight in front of them: "Tie me up." ”

The two guards looked at each other again, then turned back and replied in unison, "Yes, my lord." ”

The soldier on the left walked up behind Lin Guangyi and removed his sword and handcuffs from him. The one on the right took out the rope from behind his waist and wrapped it around Lin Guangyi's arm, and Lin Guangyi waited patiently.

"My lord, let's go see Lord Kim." After tying Lin Guangyi firmly, the two guards said politely.

Lin Guangyi sighed: "Let's go." ”

……

September 17, Jingshi.

Two days and two nights were non-stop, which made Xu Ping exhausted. Relying on the military uniform on his body and the emergency waist card of the new army, Xu Ping deceived one level after another along the way, and changed to one military horse after another. Facing the guards in front of the gate of the Jingshi, Xu Ping felt that his body was shaky, and he could barely hold the reins.

"Urgent military intelligence." Xu Ping tried hard to say these words evenly.

The leader of the Beijing camp checked the waist card, and while giving him back to Xu Ping, he raised his head and looked at him carefully. Xu Ping slowly put away his waist card, his fingers trembled for a while, not because he was nervous but because he was so tired that he couldn't stand steadily, and he was about to fall on the spot.

"Your Excellency!"

Xu Ping raised his head when he heard the sound and saw that the leader of the Beijing camp was staring at his trembling hands, Xu Ping felt that there was a cold distrust in the other party's forced gaze.

"Don't you want to send someone to escort you?"

"No need." Xu Ping boured his spirits and kept himself from looking too tired as much as possible. The new army, both generals and soldiers, continued the tradition of the army, and the marriage took place in the afternoon instead of in the morning. Further on, we will enter the city of Beijing, and we are only a few steps away. Xu Ping clamped the horse's belly, and the mount slowly moved forward, leading him through the dimly lit doorway. When the sun shone on Xu Ping's face from top to bottom again, he took a deep breath and was about to speed up.

"Please stay!"

There was a loud shout from behind, and several soldiers of the Beijing camp who were sitting at the gate of the city also stood up after hearing this shout, they first looked behind Xu Ping, and then walked towards Xu Ping. Xu Ping took a slow breath, suppressed the urge to ride his horse and galloped, and slowly turned to look: "What's the matter?" ”

The little leader walked through the long doorway to Xu Pingma, looked up at him and said, "My lord, your sword." ”

"Oh." Xu Ping patted his forehead, took off his saber and handed it to the Beijing officer, then pulled out his handcuff and handed it to him.

"Anything else?" The leader still tilted his head back when he asked, looking at Xu Ping's eyes motionlessly.

Xu Ping looked at him without showing weakness: "No." ”

The leader stared at Xu Ping for a while, and finally took a step to the side, bowed and said, "My lord, go slowly." ”

The mighty procession of marriages blew through the streets. Men with big shoulders and round waists carried heavy boxes draped in red cloth, forming a long dragon with no end in sight. Today, the Beijing division is empty, and the common people and gentry are flocking to the roadside, and everyone stretches their necks to see the pomp and circumstance of the marrying daughter.

The groom's father is not in Beijing today, which is undoubtedly a fly in the ointment. In order to compensate the couple, especially their father, who encouraged them to forget their selfishness, he not only gave the couple a four-character plaque with the words "Good Couple Tiancheng" written by the royal pen, but also ordered a boycott so that the cabinet elders and the six Shangshu could be present to congratulate them. Naturally, all of these adults were not willing to be left behind, and not only went there in person, but also brought a large number of children and nephews so that they could toast the groom on their behalf. Of course, these high-ranking officials and nobles will not go empty-handed, and they all send congratulatory gifts in line with their status.

In the earth-shaking drum music, the thunderous cheers of the people suddenly sounded: "The bridegroom is here, the bridegroom is here!" ”

From afar, you can see many people dressed in fine clothes, surrounded by a young man on a tall horse in the center. The crowd of onlookers on both sides let out joyful cries and laughter, and from time to time someone rushed out to touch the groom and dip his joy. In the crowd in the direction of the groom's advance, Xu Pingzheng silently pushed away the people in front of him, ignoring their angry shouts and abuse, and unswervingly squeezed to the forefront.

Xu Ping turned a deaf ear to the noise on both sides, and he knew very well what the consequences of his next actions would be, but Xu Ping didn't care about it anymore. He gently lifted the felt hat on his head and pressed it a little lower. He observed that it was not the Forces nouvelles soldiers who maintained order on both sides of the road, but he still did not want to take the risk of being recognized in advance, even if it was the slightest danger.

Those who kept order were probably just the servants of the Jingshi and the hired Xiding, all of whom had a beaming smile on their faces, and did not hinder those who crowded past to touch the bridegroom, as long as they were not so chaotic as to prevent the procession from passing. Xu Ping quickly raised his head and glanced at the groom who was coming from a distance, and continued to squeeze forward with his head bored, estimating the time in his heart.

Xu Ping had already thought about the next step of action, and he would shoot himself into the air while jumping in front of the groom's horse, scaring the onlookers and the Xiding who might be in his way. Then he pointed the second fire gun at Jin Shentong, if he couldn't give himself a satisfactory answer before the others pounced, then Xu Ping would never go to see Hades alone.

Knocking away a sweary man and a scolding woman with his shoulder, Xu Ping leaned sideways behind a Xi Ding as he wished, and there was no obstacle in front of him. The Xiding laughed and shouted without looking back, "Hey, don't squeeze, don't squeeze." ”

Quickly looking at the groom who was already close for the last time, Xu Ping lowered his head, secretly put his two hands into his arms, held a handcuff hidden under his ribs with one hand, and counted softly in his heart.

“…… Six, seven, eight, nine......"

Taking a sharp breath, Xu Ping flicked his legs and jumped forward......

"Brother Zhang," the moment his body was about to rise into the air, a pair of arms hugged Xu Ping's body like an iron hoop, and the voice behind him sounded loudly: "It's really easy for me to find!" ”

"Let go of me!" Xu Ping shook his body hard, but those arms hugged him tightly, so that he couldn't get out.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze."

That Xi Ding pushed Xu Ping with his backhand, and the person behind him used this strength to pull him into the crowd fiercely. Looking at the red-robed man who had already passed in front of him, Xu Ping shouted with all his might: "Jin Shentong! Golden Divine Power! ”

But this last cry was drowned out in the noise of gongs and drums, like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

"Golden Divine Power, Golden Divine Ability!" Xu Ping, who was shouting, was still struggling, and the people behind him were dragging him to death, and more onlookers were shouting and laughing, constantly squeezing him behind him......

……

On the twentieth of September, the drizzle continued for two days and finally stopped at dusk. As the sun sank, strings of red lanterns lit under the eaves of the Jin Mansion, and the sound of silk and bamboo musical instruments could be faintly heard coming from the mansion. From the second day of the marriage, the Jin Mansion opened a porridge shed in the alley of the side gate, and when I heard that it was going to be opened for three consecutive days, the poor people from near and far came here to receive the porridge, and the secluded alley became lively. At this time, on the corner of the street a little farther away, there stood two men dressed in gray and wearing hats, watching the red-clad Jinfu family standing next to the big iron pot, filling the porridge with a large spoon, and pouring it into the bowls of the beggars in the queue in turn. Those poor people in ragged clothes were grateful and sent their blessings to the sons of the Jin family and the young grandmother.

Two men with hats ascend to a nearby restaurant. One of them behaved a little strangely, and instead of sitting down to eat, he stood in front of the window and looked into the Jin Mansion. The bartender laughed secretly in his heart, many guests like to look at the Golden Mansion these days, but what is there to see from the rows of rooftops?

Xu Ping stood and looked at the Jin Mansion silently. Because of the distance, he could only faintly discern a few windows that shimmered in the night, and in his long gaze, he did not know how many times he seemed to see a figure flickering in the light, and each time it was as if a hammer had struck his chest. Xu Ping stood silently like that, watching the faint light gradually fade out, until the last window disappeared into darkness - when the light was lost and the window was shrouded in the dark night, Xu Ping couldn't help but close his eyes, letting the world in front of him and in his heart sink into boundless darkness at the same time.

The restaurant should have closed a long time ago, and the bartender didn't dare to pick up customers, so he stayed at the top of the stairs and yawned quietly. The man who accompanied Xu Ping whispered, "General Xu, let's go." ”

……

The two walked near their residence, and Xu Ping thanked him again: "Master Zhong, Xu Ping can't repay the grace of saving each other twice." ”

For a few days, Xu Ping has been living in Zhong Guinian's small courtyard in Jingshi, but today he doesn't plan to go in again, but is ready to say goodbye to Zhong Guinian: "Tomorrow, I will leave Jingshi, and today I will sneak back to my uncle's house to get some things." ”

Yesterday, Zhong Guinian went to inquire near Uncle Xu Ping's house, and the old man was no longer there. According to neighbors, since the news of Xu Ping's death came, the old man closed his shop and limped away on crutches. No matter how the neighbors persuaded him, the old man stubbornly wanted to go to Shandong, saying that he must get his children back.

"What are General Xu's plans for the future?" Zhong Guinian asked in a low voice, the expression on his face was a little strange: "If General Xu wants to...... If you want to go to Shandong and Henan, you can go with my caravan. ”

"Shandong? Henan? Xu Ping was slightly stunned, and then immediately understood the meaning of Zhong Guinian's words, and he chuckled, which was full of bitterness: "Brother Zhong can't help but look down on me too much." ”

Zhong Guinian looked at Xu Ping silently.

"All my skills are taught by the Marquis of Zhendong, how can I be an enemy of him?" Xu Ping sighed: "In the past, I always pretended not to see my humble identity, and I couldn't let go of my fantasies, but now that I think about it carefully, the fault of this matter is me, not others." ”

Today, Xu Ping has figured out who Zhendonghou is willing to give his daughter to, and who Huang Zijun is willing to marry is the matter of the Huang family, and he bowed deeply to Zhong Guinian: "I thought about it for a while, and I was reckless, and I almost killed Zhendonghou's son-in-law and Miss Huang's husband, thanks to Brother Zhong, I didn't make such a big mistake." ”

"Then what does Brother Xu plan to do in the future?"

"I'm a soldier, and I don't have anything but to fight. However, I failed the promotion of the Marquis of Zhendong, the praise of Lord He, and disobeyed the military order for the love of my children...... Even if they are willing to forgive me, I will not be ashamed to see me. Xu Ping chuckled again, although there was a lot of bitterness in it, Zhong Guinian still felt a sense of self-contradictory lightness. In Xu Ping's heart, he was already very confused after the Battle of Shandong, and Huang Zijun was the only reason why Xu Ping would continue to contribute to the imperial court, and the only reason he could not break with the new army. Now, even the last trace of concern remains: "I will go to my uncle and go incognito." ”

Although Xu Ping's tone was chic, Zhong Guinian didn't seem to believe it very much: "A husband can't be without power for a day, General Xu and his meeting are fateful, whether the general wants to go to Shandong, or wants to wait for the court's pardon, he will help him, General Xu said this but he is outside." ”

Although he knew that the other party thought that he was a strange thing, Xu Ping was not angry, after all, the other party was a businessman, and it was normal for him to be profitable in business, but he received great favors from the other party twice, and he was a little ashamed to repay him: "The husband acted without his heart." In the new army, I did have a scenery that I didn't have before......"

Xu Ping shook his head, but the rights given by the new army made him involuntarily and made him not distinguish between right and wrong, Xu Ping didn't say more: "Brother Zhong, from now on, there is no Xu Ping in the world, and I will never be sideways in the new army again, but I will never lose the Marquis of Zhendong." Say goodbye today, there will be no time to see each other in the future, and the kindness of this life can only be repaid in the next life. ”

The tone is categorical, and there is no room for looping.

……

"Who gave the idea to the imperial court and ordered the hanging list to arrest Xu Keqin!?"

In the camp of the new army, the Marquis of Zhendong was furious.

Yang Zhiyuan was also full of seriousness, standing closely behind Zhendonghou.

Zhao Wanxiong didn't care with a face: "My lord, this is not our idea, it is Hou Sui who is worried that Xu Ping will rush through the Beijing Division, and make a big fuss about the military department to sue the emperor, besides, isn't the adult also going to protect Hou Sui?" ”

Jin Qiude also said: "My lord, Xu Ping's disobedience to military orders is also a capital crime according to the regulations." ”

The fifth person in the tent, He Baodao, also said: "My lord, this time my subordinates won't speak for Xu Ping, he modified the deduction results without authorization, causing such a big loss, it's really damned." ”

Hearing this, Zhendonghou glanced at He Baodao coldly, and then returned his gaze to Zhao Wanxiong's face: "This time in Shandong, if it weren't for the bloody battle of the Changqing Battalion, how could the Shanlan Camp get out of trouble, and if it wasn't for Xu Ping's personal break, they would have been able to escape from danger?" ”

"Little Wood Camp ......"

Before Zhao Wanxiong opened his mouth to speak, Zhendong Hou shouted: "It's the Evergreen Battalion!" ”

There was silence in the room, and finally Zhao Slowxiong arched his hand and said: "My lord, my subordinates will look for it, if they find it, they will definitely persuade him to calm down." ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I'll let Brother Yang do it." Zhendonghou waved his hand: "Stand down!" ”

The three of them came out of the way, and after walking out of the camp, they saw that Jin Qiude was still nervous, and Zhao Wanxiong said in a voice that was only enough for two people to hear: "Don't worry, I won't let Xu Ping see Lord Hou alive." ”

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