In the 40th year since the founding of Dayan, there was Gaozu Li Ci, and Jin Ge Iron Horse pacified the internal and external disturbances with an iron-blooded wrist; In addition, today's saint Li Mi is benevolent, light servitude, and tax exemption, which finally makes Dayan gradually stable and peaceful, showing the image of prosperity.

Now, Emperor Li Mi has been in power for 25 years, because of the early years of following Gaozu to conquer the south and the north, coupled with the country's initial state affairs, his health has deteriorated, and he is close to the end of his life.

Emperor Li had five sons and two daughters, and the eldest son, Li Zhen, who was an adult, was crowned the king of Qin and was born as a concubine; the second son, Li Jin, is the crown prince and the second son-in-law; The third son, Li Yu, was crowned the king of Jin and was born by the noble concubine; The young have four sons Li Hua and five sons Li Rong, who are born as concubines. The second daughter is the eldest princess Li Tang, who is born to the queen, and the little princess Li Ying, who is born to the concubine.

The crown prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Jin were all born by the emperor in his early years, and the three sons were not only of the same age, but also the maternal family was evenly matched. These three sons are majestic and prosperous.

The eldest son is known as the cold-faced king of Hades, with a sword and a gall; The prince is gentle, humble and polite, and has the demeanor of a benevolent monarch; The third son is smart and open-minded, enthusiastic and flamboyant.

Without an outstanding son, the emperor should have a headache, but if the prince is outstanding, the emperor will also have a headache. Although the crown prince has been established, if he becomes a king and the king of Jin has a heart, then the time of the change of the throne will be a time of bloody storms. No father wants to see his offspring fratricidal.

Recently, the emperor first issued several decrees to determine the candidates for the auxiliary government, and another decree recruited Xiao Yu, the protector of Yanguo, to return to Beijing to lead the emperor's personal soldiers. It was intended to ensure that the crown prince ascended the throne safely. Xiao Yu, who received the holy order, settled everything in the army and returned to Beijing.

The sound of horses' hooves and the sound of "driving, driving ........" drove horses from far and near on the silent avenue, and the man led by the horse was heroic. angular outlines, sharp black eyes, as deep as a cold pool; The solemn expression is like an eagle. Dressed in a neat outfit, with a flying cloak with bursts of dust, exuding a cold, arrogant, lonely and uninhibited momentum, this is Xiao Yu, the grandson of the Protectorate Mansion who returned from Northern Xinjiang. In the afterglow of the setting sun, his figure gradually faded away.

In other words, General Xiao's grandfather and father and uncle all sacrificed their lives for the country, and his mother also died depressed, and only his grandmother, Mrs. Wang, presided over the overall situation in the general's mansion, in recognition of the loyalty of the general's mansion, the emperor sealed the Xiao family to protect the country's mansion, inherited from generation to generation, Xiao Yu was raised with the prince since he was a child, and the prince was a brother.

In this compartment, the Protector's Mansion, the iron ring of the bell beat against the closed door. The porter Ma rubbed his eyes, yawned, and opened the door with a squeak: "Who?" What's going on at noon? ”

A dazzling light came from outside the door, and through the slitted eyes, seeing the comer, the old horse was immediately excited, and immediately refreshed. The pleated face was full of smiles: "Wind, wind, wind guard, you are here".

Feng Nai was the head of the four Ming Guards of the Prince, and Lao Ma thought to himself: "Isn't it the young general, what's the matter?" This prince usually visits the old lady through Gonggong Shen, and the wind guards are inseparable from the prince, this is? ”

Feng saw the old horse's doubtful and tangled eyes, so he said in a deep voice: "This morning, the emperor ordered to summon the Protector to return to Beijing, and the Protector will return from the north in the near future. I won't disturb her old man's rest because I have something important to do, and I will leave! ”

Lao Ma's eyes widened when he heard this, he opened his mouth in astonishment, and his tongue knotted again, "You, you, you say, less, less, the young general (his own family is called the young general) will be home in a few days?" Before the old horse could finish speaking, the wind guard had already spun on his horse, and the swishing horse was gone.

The old horse was dumbfounded: this, this, this is gone, and then another clever pat on the cheek, this is not a daydream, right? Wind Guard, he's coming? The Major General is coming back? It all came so fast that the old horse almost doubted his life.

The old horse slowly sat down on the steps outside the gate and woke up for a moment. The midday sun shone on the earth, and the streets were silent, and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was soft but abrupt. He was finally sure that the wind guards him were indeed here, the young general, the young general.

The old horse hurriedly got up and closed the door and ran towards the inner hall.

The old lady was still taking a nap, the big girl Bai Zhi was crooked on the chair in the outhouse, and on the corridor outside the bamboo curtain, the two mothers-in-law were napping.

The sound of the old horse's heavy footsteps came from far and near, waking up Mother Wang and Mother Fang in the corridor.

The two of them were also the right-hand men in front of the old lady, they were shocked, a little angry in their hearts, and they were about to reprimand, but they saw that the old horse was sweating profusely and smiling with a smile on his face, like an old chrysanthemum blooming, and it was a little funny. The two immediately looked at each other and smiled, quickly got up to meet them, and shhed with their hands: Mother Wang said softly: "What's the matter?" You are so anxious to roar, I won't spare you if you disturb the old lady's rest! ”

The old horse ran a little panting, took two deep breaths, and said softly: "Happy event, happy event, our young general is coming back, the wind guard in front of the prince personally came to pass the word, the young general has received the holy decree to return to Beijing, and asked the family to prepare to welcome people." ”

When the two of them heard this, their faces were full of surprise. Fang's mother also said softly: "This young general has been dedicated to training in the army, and he has not come back for 5 years. After speaking, he wiped the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and sighed very much.

The old horse said again: "Then, then, I will trouble the two of you to inform her of the old man later."

The two nodded, and sat back on the cloister, lost in thought. The sound of a voice in the trees, which seemed to speak of the heat of the early autumn afternoon, passed through the pond, through the cloister, through the woods, and returned with deep thoughts to that blood-stained night in the autumn five years ago............