There was no rain and no wind that night, when the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the stars and moon were clear and sparse in the sky, the night breeze was mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and everything in heaven and earth was calm and peaceful.

The three or five teenagers are at the age of high spirits, and they are writing poems and throwing pots in the Linjiang Pavilion.

The young man rode back home, only to see that the mansion, which had been full of glory and majesty since he was born, had been broken by the forbidden army in armor and armed with swords.

The imperial court was jealous, so the forbidden army was like a cloud, but the palace was full of people who shook the world with their military exploits, but no one resisted.

There was a shock in the boy's brain, and only one voice remained: Father and mother!

Before he had time to think about anything, he almost instinctively bypassed the forbidden army, jumped into the mansion from the hidden place on the back wall, and ran all the way to his parents' residence.

There is no one in the courtyard, the lamps are still bright, a table of food in the inner room has not had time to move, and three pairs of dishes and chopsticks are quietly placed - the young man is uninhibited, greedy for new things, there are always endless horses, endless kicks, endless banquets, and often miss the time to go home for dinner. But at the dinner table, my mother always prepared his pair of dishes and chopsticks.

His father always said that his mother treated him too indulgently and doting.

The four places seemed to be extremely silent because they were not as lively as before, and there were mixed sounds of the forbidden army arresting people in remote places, and the two blended together, which was strange and unrealistic, making him feel like falling into a dream.

Or in the chaos of Fang Cai, someone knocked over the candle flame, and the fire in the hugging building where the female envoy stayed, which was already burning more and more at this time.

The young man's surging gaze was withdrawn from the dazzling food, and he was about to rush out.

He's going to save his father and mother!

Or his father had already arranged it, and he didn't have time to leave this residence at all, so he was stopped by the secret guards hiding in the shadows.

He didn't listen to any advice to stop him, and his red eyes broke free from the guard, like crazy.

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, the other party could only seal his hole with a silver needle and forcibly take him away from here.

The boy watched as the fire grew bigger and bigger, taking advantage of the night wind to spread wildly, enveloping everything he knew.

The Dark Guard raised his hand to cover his eyes.

He listened to the sound of his own rumbling heartbeat, and the thing in his chest seemed to burst in the next moment.

He also faintly heard a very familiar man's voice-

It was his father's best friend, who watched him grow up, taught him how to learn calligraphy and instructed him in his homework, and who called him an uncle since he could speak—

At the same time, it was also his friend's father, and just now, he and his friend gathered in the Linjiang Pavilion to say goodbye.

But in a blink of an eye, his father became a sinner who collaborated with the enemy and rebelled, and it was his Uncle Jiang Shishu who came to lead the troops to raid the house.

Xiao Mu closed his eyes and opened them again.

He looked away from the top of the charcoal basin and looked at Yan Junshi.

The images of the past, which are still in my mind, have not completely dissipated, faintly overlapping with the faces in front of me.

The secret guard hides in the shadows and never shows his true face in front of people, no one can imagine that the Yan Junshi next to him now will be a secret guard under the command of Shu Guogong back then.

The door to the study was always closed.

Until a guard arrives and a guest arrives.

Xiao Mu and Yan Junshi went to the front hall to greet each other in person.

The person who came was more than fifty years old, with a thin figure, wearing a dark gray cotton robe and gray hair, and saluted Xiao Mu in the hall.

Xiao Mu raised his hand and returned the salute: "I haven't seen Mr. Su for a long time, and it seems that there has been a reduction." ”

The other party smiled helplessly and waved his hand: "...... After the incident of the little girl in his own house, a group of ignorant people who don't distinguish between right and wrong are noisy all day long, telling right and wrong, and don't mention it. Now that I've come to the general's office, I'm finally clean. ”

Xiao Mu also showed a hint of a smile: "It is also a blessing for the Dingbei Hou Mansion to let Mr. hide and be clean, Mr. entered the city at the beginning of the day and worked all the way, so he didn't have to come in such a hurry, and it is said that I should go to visit Mr." ”

"The general has tormented Su!" Mr. Su has changed into a positive color and raised his hand again: "I am determined to belong to the general's door, and in the future, the general will be the upper and lower I, this time I am tired of the rumors in Youzhou, so I came to the general, and the general is willing to accept and treat me and my wife and daughter at home, which has made Su grateful...... In the future, above words and deeds, the general must no longer break the rules for Su. ”

"Sir's talent, treat it well."

The cold wind outside the hall is biting, the doors and windows are closed, and no one else has retreated to guard outside the hall.

Coupled with this situation, this scene and this remark are somewhat exciting, Mr. Su immediately said: "Thanks to the general's trust and love, the general's great cause, Su will do his best to help!"

As he spoke, he took out a book from his wide sleeve.

"These are the hard work of Su in the past 20 years, and the ones involved are a little complicated, and they may not be perfected, but please take a look at the general and see if there are any things suitable for military use, but if they are available, Su must polish and improve them carefully——"

Facing those eyes full of ambition, Xiao Mu paused and took it.

Flipping the page, you can see that it is a cumbersome and delicate mechanism diagram.

"Mr.'s talent and attainments in mechanical skills are the only ones Xiao has seen in his life, there is no doubt about this."

When Mr. Su heard this, he looked at the young man with more hope in his eyes.

"But there is one thing that needs to be explained to Mr.-" Xiao Mu said bluntly: "Lu Longjun has no objection. ”

“？”

Mr. Su was stunned for a moment, and pointed out of the hall with some uncontrollability in his hand: "But ......"

But there are rumors in the market that Dingbei Hou is going to rebel!

And before that, Xiao Hou condescended to see him many times, a picture of seeking talent and thirsty to recruit talents...... Who didn't say a word after reading it, this kid is definitely preparing for a rebellion?

He didn't dare to agree because he thought the other party's job was too big!

It's just that he also struggled to have nowhere to show his talents, and later his daughter and Cao Guanting's beast affair broke out, and his family of three was subjected to all the discussion and guidance, and after unbearable and thoughtful consideration, he finally made up his mind to fight big!

But ...... now?

Xiao Houmo is not playing with him?

But the young man's look was by no means fake—

The young man was born cold and handsome, without too many expressions on his face, and his tone did not fluctuate: "The Northland has been in war for many years, although there is stability for a while, it is by no means a long-term sign.

Looking at Dasheng, since the case of Shu Guogong, there are many chaotic military affairs in various places, it is really a plate of scattered sand, not only a few strong generals, but also a decline in the way of weapons - there was a skilled craftsman who was very good at making weapons under the account of Shu Guogong back then, and the reason why the army was invincible was that in addition to the ability of the commander and the cohesion of the army, there was also the credit of this person, but after Shu Guogong was punished, this person also committed suicide, and burned the weapons drawings and molds he developed. Since then, although there are also skilled craftsmen in various armies who want to imitate and reproduce, they have no way to do it after all, and it is difficult to control the details, not to mention the word "refinement". ”

"Yes, what is lacking in the Dasheng army today is a talent like Mr."

Mr. Su: "......"

"Mr.'s talent is of great use, and over time, it can help Dasheng deter foreign races and keep the people of the country peaceful."

Mr. Su: "............"

Well, how to say it......

I've never been so ashamed in my life.

But for the young man's eyes, no matter how complicated they were, they all turned into a stream of heat from the heart to the limbs.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Su lifted his robe and knelt down.

Whether it's shame or admiration, those superfluous words are gone, only one sentence remains-

"Su, I will help the general achieve his ambition!"

Xiao Mu hurriedly bent over to help the person up.

"It's just that Su still has a word-" Mr. Su didn't want to get up for the time being, looked at Xiao Mu, and said: "The situation is like this, everything is up to people, if one day, the person to whom the general is loyal is unkind, I hope that the general must act according to the situation, and must not repeat the mistakes of Shu Guogong......"

Xiao Mu's eyelashes twitched slightly.

"Mr. Su doesn't believe that Shu Guogong has different intentions?"

Mr. Su shook his head slowly: "Youzhou City more than ten years ago was protected by the Shi family's army, not only I don't believe it, but I am afraid that the northern land and even those foreign races will not believe it." ”

But the person sitting in that position "believed".

Xiao Mu held Mr. Su's palm and pressed slightly.

After a while, he said, "What Mr. said is also my intention." ”

His allegiance has never been to a certain person, to a certain throne.

When he was young, he swore in front of his father that he would protect the stability of the country at the cost of his own life.

And my father seemed to have vaguely anticipated what was about to happen, so he secretly wrote a letter in advance......

His father didn't let him investigate anything, let alone do anything that caused trouble, even if he couldn't fulfill his childhood vow, he just lived as an ordinary person.

He has complained countless times in his heart that his father is stupid and loyal.

He has not even kept his promise, he has been tracking down the old things, and the hatred in his heart has not erased half of it.

Later, he decided to join the army, without the title of the little general in the past, he started as the hardest rough soldier, and was accustomed to intrigue and intrigue in the army, and he was warm and cold in human nature, rolling and crawling in one battle after another, hovering on the edge of life and death several times, and he didn't know how much blood was stained on his face-

Until the power in his hands became bigger and bigger, standing in the position of his former father, and then looking down on the sentient beings in this country, even though he didn't want to admit it, he actually understood his father's feelings.

But only for understanding.

He is not a father after all, even though eight years have worn everything to the point of being as numb as taste, he is still different from his father in his bones.

As his father said, he was a child who was spoiled by his mother and was used to it.

He who should keep it will keep it.

He will kill whoever deserves to be killed.

Xiao Mu covered all his emotions, helped Mr. Su up, and raised his hand to invite him to sit down.

There was also Yan Junshi, and the three of them talked for a long time until it was getting dark.

Mr. Su was a little thirsty, picked up the tea cup and moistened his throat, and suddenly said, "By the way, General, Su has something else to do......"

"Sir, please."

"I heard that Mr. Qinghan's grandson, the girl of the Ji family...... Now it seems to be living in the Hou Mansion? ”

Hearing this, the solemn feeling of talking about business on Xiao Mu's face dissipated most of it invisibly.

"Exactly."

"Speaking of the little girl's matter, I haven't had the opportunity to say thank you to the Ji family in person, if it weren't for the Ji family's reasoning, the matter would never have been resolved so smoothly...... And afterwards, when the little girl returned home, she also mentioned the two Ji family girls many times, and she couldn't leave her mouth, even if she was a young boudoir woman, she was also admirable. ”

Xiao Mu unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

She's no ordinary young boudoir girl.

"Hence ...... I don't know if the general can easily introduce it on his behalf? ”

"Gladly." Xiao Mu said: "Tonight, Mr. Su's dust washing banquet may invite Miss Ji to come with you." ”

Mr. Su's eyes lit up immediately: "In the end, I am a bad old man, and I am afraid to scare Miss Ji when I meet in private...... It couldn't be more suitable for the general to be introduced during the banquet! ”

Looking at this gentleman's slightly excited appearance, Xiao Mu only felt quite familiar.

Isn't that what it is...... Mother's demeanor when she mentions Mr. Haruhan?

So, do you want to say thank you, or do you want to ......?

"But...... Tonight? Mr. Su realized it later, and suddenly looked at the cotton robe on his body and touched his face-

"I wonder if I can bother the general to prepare a room for me?" Mr. Su smiled reservedly: "The dust has never been removed all the way...... Su wanted to clean his face and take a bath, and he described it briefly to avoid losing his manners. ”

"......" Xiao Mu bowed his head silently.

So, don't you need to do this before you come to see him?

After all, it's he who doesn't deserve it.

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