At the end of September of the eighth year of Yuanjia, Zhao Geng knew that General Xie had an accident, and at that time there was a great purge in the military camp, and the position of the commander was vacant, and several forces could not compete for it. Zhao Geng knew that the future would not be good, so he took advantage of the chaos to disarm and return to the field. He returned to Dingbei, this small place where he was born and raised, although it is located on the border and is often disturbed by all kinds of nuisances, but the family has been doing business, and it is good that he can come back to help his brother and sister-in-law, as long as his hands are diligent, he will never go hungry.

The Zhao family is a dead man's money, and has been in the paper business since their grandfather. Zhao Geng hid everything in the military camp deeply and lived his life in peace. In the past few years, there has been nothing to do, and Zhao Geng has added an extra child. Just when he thought that he could live a peaceful life like this, the two people who suddenly arrived today asked him to uncover the eight-year-old incident, and Zhao Geng knew that his peace might end here.

After he was silent for a long time, he finally spoke slowly: "General Xie, he is a good person, a good person who is upright. Maybe it's because he's too upright that he suffers a disaster. If only he could learn to be tactful and sophisticated, he wouldn't have ended up like this. ”

"The general treats the local people very well, and often organizes soldiers to help the villagers, from helping to harvest crops to organizing rescue when disasters come, General Xie always rushes to the front and never flinchs. The general treats the people very well, but he is very strict with his subordinates, more than 300 days a year, even in the coldest winter, with heavy snow, every day he asks for drills, and he will punish him for the slightest slackness. It is also because of his strictness that all the camps in our north are elite soldiers, and they can beat those bad guys to the ground, strictly guarding the border and not letting the Jin people really come in. We have also encountered the most difficult times, but because of General Xie's presence, everyone is not afraid and can see hope. General Xie is such a good person, but good people are not rewarded. Zhao Geng was a little moved, and his eyes were wet.

"What major events happened before General Xie was transferred to the capital, do you remember?" Yuan Zhen asked for Zhangzhu.

"At the beginning of July that year, I had a fight with the Jin people, and General Xie almost entered the Jin people's lair, but then it didn't work, at that time it was one of the leaders of the Jin people who died, and the Jin people were also a little chaotic, but unfortunately they couldn't take advantage of the good time to annihilate these people, and the general has been ashamed of this later."

Zhangzhu was slightly stunned, this was a little different from what she knew, and she hurriedly asked: "Is the leader who was the main opponent of her father at that time dead?" ”

"It was Leng Hai who died, and after Leng Hai's death, several sons and younger brothers fought for power, and finally his brother carried his banner."

Zhangzhu was wondering if the imperial court would make a fuss about Leng Hai's death, and she asked again: "What kind of person is this Leng Hai?" ”

"The killing is decisive and ruthless. It is said that he once fought and won a battle with Baekje, snatched a lot of goods from Baekje and returned home, and also took a large number of captives to become his slaves. This man is very keen on fighting and is also an expert in warfare, but I heard that he has a very high reputation within the Jin people, because he has lived a very prosperous life in the Jin people. After his death, the Jin people were not so united. ”

"How much do you know about the Xie case?" Won Jung gets straight to the crux of the matter.

"I don't know, because we haven't waited for news from General Xie since he returned to Beijing at the end of August, and it was already the end of September when I heard that General Xie was disposed of."

He doesn't know? At the beginning, he had been a personal guard under his father's account for two years, and he should know who his father dealt with every day, Zhangzhu felt that Zhao Geng did not tell them all the things, but it was not good to keep asking for a while. After coming out of Zhao's house, Zhangzhu and Yuanzhen said: "I want to stay here for two more days, and I want to go to Zhao's house again to find him and ask him about it." ”

Yuan Zhen analyzed with her: "Although he was close to the general back then, he didn't necessarily know some of the above things. If it's really clear, do you think he can still hide here safely? ”

Yuan Zhen's words are not unreasonable, but he finally came to Dingbei, and Zhangzhu didn't want to go back like this. She was looking for a place to stay, and they walked three or four times around the town of Zhangzhu, which had only two streets, until they finally came across a dilapidated inn with only five rooms, one of which was occupied, and the remaining four were whatever they wanted. Because the house is small and the conditions are not very good, Chu Yuanzhen asked for three rooms, and it is more convenient for one person to have a bed.

Zhangzhu looked a little restless and couldn't sleep, and she later opened the door to chat with the innkeeper. Zhangzhu is nothing more than asking about some business matters, the usual situation of the hotel and so on.

Zhangzhu knew from the mouth of the proprietress that this was her husband's inheritance, she raised two sons and two daughters, both daughters were married, and two sons died on the battlefield, and now she lives alone in a small inn, and the two daughters can come back to see her after a long time.

"My eldest grandson is 14 years old, but my grandson and I are not close. The two sons died before they could even marry their daughters-in-law. ”

Zhangzhu asked, "Was he killed by the Jin people?" ”

The proprietress said, "Yes, the hateful golden man......" The proprietress was a little emotional.

The two were chatting, only hearing the crackling sound at the moment, Zhangzhu felt a little bad, and then saw the fire through the sky, Zhangzhu was taken aback, and the proprietress was also very surprised and said: "The Zhao family that sells paper goods is on fire." ”

That direction was indeed the Zhao family, and when Zhangzhu saw this, he hurriedly woke up Runsheng and Yuanzhen, and they went out to help put out the fire.

Yuan Zhen was very surprised: "Why did the good ones burn up?" ”

"Maybe it was an accident." Zhangzhu and Runsheng helped to fetch water to extinguish the fire, and Yuanzhen was not stunned, and he also participated in the firefighting. The Zhao family sells flammable things, and once it causes a fire, the consequences are unimaginable.

The neighbors came to help, and it wasn't until dawn that the fire was completely controlled, and the paper was reduced to ashes, but fortunately the people were fine. Zhao Geng looked at the ashes and couldn't stop shaking.

Yuan Zhen comforted: "As long as people are fine, you have the skills, and you will soon be able to make a comeback." ”

Zhangzhu looked at Zhao Geng a little strangely, and she said, "Go find a place to sit down, and I'll check your pulse." ”

Zhao Geng was a little puzzled, but he did it anyway. Zhangzhu helped to check the pulse, and took the pill to him: "You need to calm down now, don't be angry." ”

Zhao Geng looked at them and said with some shame: "I'm sorry, I couldn't help you." I don't know much about General Xie. He's a good guy, you can really do something for him, just don't let him leave a bad name. ”

He really doesn't know anything? Zhangzhu didn't force him too much.