8. Xuanning City

A team of soldiers and horses galloped on the road to raise smoke and dust, the soldiers on the horse did not know whether it was hot or riding bumpy, the robes were crooked, and they looked very untidy, but no matter how fat or thin, the face was sharp and fierce, and the weapons hanging from the horses were dark and hideous with blood, if they saw such officers and soldiers in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the people would think that they were bandits, and they would immediately scatter and flee.

But on the side of Xuanning Mansion, the few pedestrians on the road were not afraid, but neatly avoided the roadside, looking at the flags flying among the soldiers and horses, in addition to the Beihai flag, there was also the Liangzi general flag.

The pedestrian's eyes looked at the general who was galloping at the front.

The general is in his thirties, with a thin face, sharp eagle eyes, and a pair of eight-sided maces on his back.

"It's General Liang Er." The pedestrian said, looking a little surprised, "He actually went back to Fucheng, and he hasn't been back for two years."

"General Liang Er is back." Another pedestrian was a little happy, "It seems that the border has not been so tense lately."

But the former pedestrian shook his head: "It may also be that the situation is really critical and I have to come back to discuss countermeasures."

Pedestrians speculated, and suddenly saw the galloping General Liang Er reining in his horse and stopping in front of a tea shed on the side of the road.

There was the sound of wheels rolling in the dust and smoke, accompanied by a very unceremonious question, "Master Bing, do you want tea?"

This tone is not so much about hospitality as it is about training.

This kind of attitude will not last long to open a store in a prosperous place, let alone in a sparsely populated border town.

The dust and smoke cleared, and the hospitable shopkeeper came into view, a very old shopkeeper, but tall himself, standing on a strange wheeled cart, with his arms propped up and his hands on his chest, if it weren't for the gray hair, he would look like a thug.

There were a lot of people in the tea shop, but everyone's eyes were fixed on this shop guy, and they seemed to be attracted by him, but at this time, curiosity was replaced by shock, I don't know if it was shocked by this team of people, or shocked that this shop guy dared to speak to the soldier like this.

"It's General Liang."

"Which one is it?"

"A pair of eight-edged maces, it's Second Master Liang."

"Second General Liang is back?"

Whispers rang out in the shop, and people whispered.

"Stranger, you don't recognize it, this is General Liang Er, don't be rude!"

The old shopkeeper who hugged his arms didn't seem to hear it, and General Liang Er didn't pull out the eight-edged gong to teach him hospitality, only staring at his wheeled car with a pair of eyes.

"You're a cripple, and this car makes you stand up?" He asked.

The shopkeeper frowned: "Do you want to drink tea?"

Why, if you don't drink tea, you won't answer? The guests in the tea shed wailed in their hearts, and it seemed that this newly opened shop would disappear tomorrow.

"Soldier, soldier."

The man who was standing behind the stove to make tea came over, this was also an old man, he was short, chubby, kind and humble compared to the old shopkeeper, and he held a bowl of tea in his hand.

"You take a sip of tea to moisten your mouth, if you have any questions, the old man will answer."

With that, he glared at the old shopkeeper.

"I said that you won't run away, don't ruin my business, go and start a fire!"

The old shopkeeper snorted, shook the handrail, and the wheeled cart turned inward, and the customers in the shop immediately didn't care to look at General Liang Er, they all stared at the old shopkeeper, excited and curious.

"Look, that's how it walks."

"Just shake your arms? It doesn't look like it's struggling."

"Look, he's sat down, nimble."

"It's a paralyzed person, it's amazing."

General Liang Er also looked at the guy in the shop until he sat down and started to light the fire, and then retracted his gaze to look at the old man holding the tea.

"You've even gotten better at it in the last few years." He said.

These words seemed to be a bit clueless, but the old man with tea in front of him just smiled, didn't answer or ask, and only handed the tea over again: "General, please try the tea."

General Liang Er glanced at the tea bowl and said, "Forget about your tea."

Say it

The horse moved forward, accompanied by the chaos of the horse's hooves, and the soldiers and horses went in the wind, passing through the city gate, driving through the street, until the Xuanning Mansion stopped and watched him dismount, and the guards in the Mansion came up.

"The second master is here."

"The Second General is back."

General Liang Er crossed the threshold and looked inward: "What about the eldest brother?"

"Uncle is entertaining." A guard replied.

General Liang Er paused and asked, "Yes......

But he swallowed back the words, quickened his pace and went inward, and entered the courtyard of the antechamber, where he saw a young woman and a girl looking at the big tree in the courtyard.

"Bird's nest, the big one."

"There's a young bird, I hear it chirping."

"I'm going up there and have a look."

"No, it scares them."

General Liang Er's footsteps paused again, and he glanced at the big tree, did he bring the children? However, these people were indeed strange, and he did not squint, and let the eyes of the two fall on him again.

"Look, the man has an iron whip on his back."

"It's an eight-edged skill, but it's average, not as good as Brother Meng's arm."

General Liang Er couldn't understand why he compared weapons to people's arms, and the children did talk nonsense, so he walked into the hall and saw a man in an official robe sitting in the middle......

The man is actually less than forty years old, but because of his beard, plus sitting in the capital city, he no longer runs around to lead the troops, and he is also a little fatter, at first glance he looks much older than his actual age, plus this sitting posture, this demeanor, and even the small action of stroking his sleeves......

General Liang Er, who hadn't been back for more than a year, was stunned and almost blurted out a step.

"The dick is back!"

The seated man shouted, his voice mellow and not old.

General Liang Er's footsteps sank forward and shouted, "Big brother."

This is not Liang Si, the general of Liang, but the son of Liang Wei.

Liang Dazi smiled and said, "Come on, this is the second child in our family."

This is an introduction to others.

Liang Erzi also looked at the side of the hall, where there were three people sitting, two men and one woman, one of the men smiled and waved at him, with the gesture of an acquaintance, "Second Master."

What Chen Shi in Beitang Village, originally unfamiliar, there is no one in Beitang Village in the past few years, he often fights on the Great Wall in the north, and he can't solve the problem, Liang Erzi's eyes slid over him, well, woman, similar to the two playing outside, slid over without taking a second look, and landed on the man in the middle.

It turned out that the two children outside were not talking nonsense, and the iron arm, although there was no hand, could be seen to have been cut off in the battle, but I could still see that this iron arm was well-made.

This is the current head of the family of Momen.

"Second son." Liang Dazi's voice continued, "I've come to see the head of the Seven Stars."

Qixing, this man's name is quite delicate, but the ink man has a strange personality and many strange names, Liang Erzi saluted the iron-armed man: "Long admiration."

The man in front of him looked at him with a strange expression, and he didn't return the salute and didn't get up.

The head of the Momen has always been very arrogant, and Liang Erzi was just about to frown, when a female voice sounded in his ears: "General Liang Erjun is polite."

Liang Erzi was stunned, looked at the young woman over there, and Chen Shishi's voice sounded in his ears again, "Heh, Second Master, I haven't seen you for two years, your eyes are really getting worse and worse."

Liang Erzi ignored the ridicule, and looked at this woman in slight surprise, Momen chose a woman, and it can even be said that a girl is the head, which is ..... Is there really no one left?

"You're here to rebuild the Great Wall of the North?" He asked directly.

Qixing nodded: "Second General Liang should have seen that we have a lot of people all the way."

Seeing it, Liang Erzi nodded, and asked again, "It was the sixth son who invited you here?" Saying that, he frowned, "Miss Seven Stars, the sixth son has done something wrong in this matter, the Great Wall in the north is an important place for military defense, and it cannot be moved without the order of the imperial court."

Qixing smiled slightly: "General, don't worry, Liang Liuzi

I've got permission to build the Great Wall."

Liang Erzi was stunned: "Really?" He couldn't help but look at Liang Dazi again.

Liang Dazi nodded: "The head of the Seven Stars said that he took advantage of an opportunity to let the sixth son face the saint, and informed the emperor and asked for permission."

They reported several times for instructions, Liang Liuzi and Wuzi also went to the capital in person, but there was no progress, and His Majesty didn't see him, how suddenly.... This opportunity was given by Momen?

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Liang Erzi retracted his gaze and looked farther away.

"More caravans are coming." Chen Shi raised his chin and said.

Qixing said, "The cost of repairing the Great Wall is paid by us Momen Mat, and according to the contract given to you by the teacher back then, it will be repaid once a year, and the profit will remain the same."

Chen Shi said, "Twenty years ago, the profit is not the same as it is now, this is a great discount."

Qixing said, "After all, it is a supplement, the cost will not be so big, and we should make profits."

Listening to the two of them talking about money, Liang Erzi's left ear went in and out of his right ear, money is very important, but the most important thing is not money, but this matter really started.

He raised his hand and saluted to the Seven Stars: "Thank you to the head of the Seven Stars, we will also pay it back every year according to the year, and we will never be in arrears."

Seven Stars smiled.

At this time, there were guards under the city gate rushing up, "Second general, the fourth general has sent a message, and the chief judge is here!"

Metropolitan Judge? Liang Erzi was stunned, and then his face changed slightly, and before he could speak, a female voice sounded in his ears.

"Great."

That's great? That's the Inspectorate, Liang Erzi looked at Qixing.

The woman took a step forward at the gate and looked up.

She smiled and said, "It's to send Liang Liuzi back."

Give? One less word, escort, Liang Erzi thought, it would be too polite to use this word on the Metropolitan Judge.

......

......

People were dragged out of the carriage reluctantly, and the wind of the four fields hit, I don't know if I was blinded by the wind and sand, or I didn't adapt to the light between heaven and earth, Liang Liuzi closed his eyes and snorted a few times.

"Why, when you get to our northern border, you don't treat your pets well?" He shouted, "The car won't let me sit anymore?"

From the time he left the capital, he was locked in the car, tied up and gagged, listening to the discussions everywhere he passed, saying that he was Huo Lian's pet.

Huo Lian didn't explain, so he pulled him from the capital to the north.

"This is a gift from Your Majesty, lest you leave your post and make it public." Huo Lian rode on the horse and said coldly.

Liang Liuzi sneered, "Really? Do you care so much about my face? I thought you only cared about your pets, after all, if it was revealed, you would have to explain how your pets came to the North."

In this way, everyone knows that Huo Lian has gone to the north with her pet, who knows that the pet in the car is a mighty and majestic man!

Huo Lian glanced at him coldly, and waved his hand to the guards of the Metropolitan Inspectorate: "Put people in chains, and drag the horses away."

As he spoke, the guards answered, holding chains around Liang Liuzi.

Even if he wanted to let the horse drag him, Liang Liuzi scolded while struggling, "Your Majesty has said that you are on trial, and I am not a prisoner, Huo Lian, this is a personal vendetta of the communiqué!"

While they were making noise, a scout of the Metropolitan Inspector's guard came galloping from the front, shouting, "Governor, General Liang Er is here."

Huo Lian's gaze looked ahead, and the dust and smoke were billowing not far away, and the people and horses were already visible.

Liang Liuzi, who was bound, suddenly struggled even more when he heard it: "Second brother - my second brother is here - second brother - the people of the Metropolitan Inspectorate have bullied me!"

He screamed, as if he was aggrieved and arrogant.

As the dust and smoke rolled, in addition to the front, soldiers and horses also appeared in all directions, their horses were of different colors, and their robes were old, like wild birds and beasts compared to the black and golden guards of the Ducha Division.

But the queue was tight and violent, like a big net that instantly surrounded the soldiers and horses of the Metropolitan Judge.

Liang Liuzi laughed even more: "Ha, ha, my brothers are here to pick me up!"

This is his brothers, this is his home, even if he is chained, standing on the ground of his own home, full of momentum.

Family.

Huo Lian looked at the surrounding soldiers and horses with a blank expression.

It used to be his home too.

Without saying a word, he looked at the approaching generals, familiar faces, familiar weapons, unfamiliar, cold, gloomy, and hateful glances.

But at this point, familiar

A long sword appeared behind the eight-edged sword, and the next moment a woman urged the horse to cross the general and crashed into his line of sight.

"Huo Lian!" Seven Stars shouted, raising his hand and smiling.

To be exact, here at this moment, she is an unfamiliar person to him, but looking at her smiling face, Huo Lian's hand holding the reins loosened.

He didn't speak, sat firmly on the horse, and watched Liang Erzi approach.