August 28, 792 in the Great Zhou calendar, is the time when the Chinese army departed. Since Lingwu secretly followed the Chinese army, he could not participate in the ceremony of the departure of the army with great fanfare. As soon as the sky was bright, Lingwu was dressed neatly and tied a saber around his waist. The personal guards brought him the Qingfeng sword and bow and arrows, and he came to the gate of the master's courtyard surrounded by three commanders and five hundred guards. Lin Yun and Lin Zhi, father and son, were already waiting here, and when they entered the courtyard, they saw their grandfather standing under the stairs of the main house, looking out, and Zhang Rufeng, Wei Qingsong and several others were standing beside him. Lingwu ran a few steps quickly, came to his grandfather, knelt down and kowtowed to his grandfather: "My grandson went out with the army today, and I am here to bid farewell to my grandfather." I hope that my grandfather will take care of his body and wish him good health. ”

The master took two steps forward, and Lin Yun had already helped him up Lingwu: "Grandson usually cultivates hard, although you are young, you have extraordinary skills. What worries me? Hurry up and let grandpa take a good look at you. ”

Lingwu stood up and held hands with his grandfather, who looked him up and down. He praised him: "My grandson is tall and handsome, like a jade tree in the wind. Soon it will be famous all over the world and vibrate everywhere. I just don't know which girl will be cheaper? ”

"Grandpa, your old man doesn't usually joke. How can anyone boast about themselves like this today? ”

"Who says I'm boasting about myself? Am I not complimenting you? Besides, I'm telling the truth. Lin Yun and Qingsong, don't you say? ”

"Of course, of course, the young master is naturally the dragon among men," both of them replied with smiles.

"Lin Yun, Qingsong, Lin Zhi, you have been with me for many years, you are loyal, I can rest assured that I will hand over Lingwu to you for assistance. Your father and son are planning for Lingwu, Qingsong, you have to take care of his safety. Lingwu is extraordinary, and he is diligent, and he will have great achievements one day, which is not comparable to us. For the efforts you wait, Lingwu will be rewarded. ”

Lin Yun's father and son and Wei Qingsong hurriedly knelt in front of the master and bowed respectfully: "My lord, I am equal to the public as a subordinate of the adult, and I am the child of the adult in private. What do we have to say but to repay our kindness with death. A few of us and others will regard the young master as the master, and how we treated the master in the past will be how we will treat the young master in the future, please rest assured. ”

After that, several people saluted Lingwu again. Lingwu hurriedly wanted to help him up, but his grandfather held his hand tightly and didn't let him step forward, so he was saluted by a few people.

"You guys, I raised you from a young age, and I know you. Loyal and capable, with me for so many years, after many hardships and challenges, it can be said that I have experienced a lot of experience. You are even more caring than my relatives, so I handed over Lingwu to you, please! ”

The master actually arched his hands, bent down and saluted a few people, and the panicked people knelt on the ground, kneeled forward, hugged the master's thighs and cried: "I can't help it, my lord, are you trying to kill me?" ”

"Why can't you do it, the old man's gift is not easy for you, and the heavy responsibility is on your shoulders. But after my salute, I was relaxed, and Lingwu was also relaxed. ”

Zhang Rufeng stepped forward to help a few people up, and persuaded beside him: "Father, your most precious Lingwu is about to go out, and your old man has to tell him a few words." ”

"I really don't have much to say about Lingwu. He is diligent and sensible, and he really doesn't let me worry about it. If you really want to say it, it is to practice diligently, read more, observe diligently and think more" Grandpa took Lingwu's hand and stroked his head with his right hand, and the love overflowed on his face.

"Go ahead, grandpa is optimistic about you. Go ahead! ”

"Yes, Grandpa, Lingwu will definitely not let you down" Lingwu's eyes flashed with tears and nodded firmly.

The second uncle also said: "Lingwu is the most sensible and the most annoying grandfather." Quickly kowtow to my grandfather three times. ”

When Lingwu heard this, he hurriedly knelt down in front of his grandfather and kowtowed respectfully. After finishing the second uncle helping him up, the second uncle said, "Steward Lin, you accompany your father, and I will send Lingwu out on behalf of his old man!" ”

Lingwu followed his second uncle to the door, what he didn't know was that his grandfather looked at his back and walked out of the yard, and he was already in tears.

At this time, in addition to Lingwu's five hundred personal guards, there were more than five thousand people standing outside the courtyard. Wei Qingsong stepped forward and said, "Master Young Master, the master ordered me to select these warriors from the guards in the palace, and my subordinates and these people will follow the young master in the future." ”

"It's a blessing to have General Lowe, and it's my blessing to have your help, thank you! Then let's go! ”

"Order" Wei Qingsong agreed, turned around and took a few steps forward, and waved his big hand. There was a team of 1,000 people running forward to act as the avant-garde.

"The Guards of the Young Division follow the front team, and the others follow behind the ranks of the Young Masters," he quickly ordered. Shi Yong hurriedly stepped forward to help Lingwu get into the sedan chair, Xia Yu and the three maids followed in the small sedan chair behind, and the group carried them straight to the outside of the master's mansion. On the square outside the palace gate, He Jian led more than 40,000 people and horses to gather here to see Lingwu's team arrive. He Jian stepped forward and announced outside the sedan chair: "He Jian has gathered a good number of people and horses, please give the master an order." ”

"Okay, the front team will set off immediately, lead the way in front, and the whole army will follow me. The military operation was commanded by General Wei, and other matters were to be directed to Lord Lin Zhi. ”

In the faintly revealing morning light, the team quietly left Shuanglong City, everyone knew that the army was going to leave today, and Lingwu and these people did not attract anyone's attention.

After marching for about two hours, the procession came to the edge of the river. In August, the Longjiang River rushed from the mountains due to the sharp rise of the river, and the river crashed against the bank, making a deafening roar. The river is not wide, and there is a rope bridge over the river, with wooden planks laid on several ropes, and the whole bridge sways on the water. The team crossed the river in sections, and there were too many people who could not cross at once. It took more than two hours just to cross the river, and on the other side of the river, Lingwu and the others could see that there were already Chinese troops coming towards the river.

At this time, Lin Zhi came to announce and asked the young master to order a halt to advance, so the team rested in place and waited to join the Chinese army. Lingwu, Lin Zhi, Wei Qingsong, He Jian, and all the commanders gathered to discuss things, and the first official military meeting was held.

Lin Zhi was the first to speak: "Young Master, I am familiar with everyone here, please allow me to make an introduction." This is Master Wei Qingsong, the captain of the master's personal guard, and the five here are several great warriors from the master's mansion, and they are also the leaders of the five thousand guards brought by Lord Wei. Everyone will be a family from today onwards, and we are all subordinates of the young master now, and we will be more close in the future. Next, I respectfully invite the young master to give a lecture. ”

A group of congratulars formed an arc and surrounded Lingwu in the middle. Lingwu thought for a while, and felt that this team had to be in charge, so he said, "In the future, we will not be separated from each other." I used to have a personal guard of 500 men, and they still follow me. General Wei is the chief of the guards, and the 5,000 people brought by General Wei and the 20,000 people of my original guard will be under the command of General Wei in the future. The 10,000 people from Jiachuan were led by He Jian to continue to train well. Lord Lin is the head of the young division's march, if there is anything Lord Lin and General Wei to discuss, we will arrange it after Lu An's team meets. ”

"Obey the orders of the young master," everyone responded.