In Yunnan, at the junction of Liuzhou, Yu Xining and his party have been waiting here for five days, and there is no trace of Ning Xiaochuan, which makes people a little anxious, especially Yu Xining, for fear that Ning Xiaochuan will have an accident.

However, with the appearance of Ning Xiaochuan and Kong Zhenxuan at the end of the road, a few people were relieved.

"Guys, we've been waiting for a long time, and we're ready to go." Ning Xiaochuan smiled slightly, and said with his head bowed.

Yu Xining smiled leisurely and turned over her horse, "The front is Dian Zhou, at our speed, we can reach Miaojiang within a month." ”

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Sanli next to him and said with a smile, "Princess Sanli, after crossing Dian Prefecture, she is about to arrive in Miaojiang, before you arrive in Miaojiang, can you please tell me about Miaojiang." ”

Shenli bit his lip and didn't speak for a long time, and only after a long time did he raise his head and say, "When you get to Miaojiang, I will tell you, hurry up." ”

After that, he rushed forward first, Ning Xiaochuan was helpless, looked at Yu Xining, Yu Xining was also embarrassed, and said with a wry smile, "Miao Jiang's affairs must be something else, and Princess Shenli must have her own unspeakable secrets." ”

"Let's not talk about that, let's go." Ning Xiaochuan nodded, set off from the horse, and rode into Yunnan in the golden autumn of September.

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Dian Prefecture is located in the south of Dafeng, one of the three states of Sichuan and Shu, bordering Shuzhou in the north, Liuzhou and Jiaozhou in the east, adjacent to the Nandi tribe, there are two Xiongguan in the territory, namely Nannan Pass and Xiongxi Pass, and it is also the place where there are two frontier passes in Dafeng in addition to Xiangzhou.

However, because of the barrier with Jiangshan, Yunnan and Shuzhou, Bazhou are not close, on the contrary, and Jiaozhou, Liuzhou is relatively close, so the general people do not list it as Sichuan and Shu, when it comes to Sichuan and Shu, they will always subconsciously think of Sichuan and Shuzhou, so as to ignore the existence of Dian Zhou.

Five hundred years ago, Dian and Jiaozhou were the same densely forested and swampy places, but unlike the development of Jiaozhou, Yunnan was favored by Central Plains traders because of its gold mines and various spices, so it once set off a wave of climax into Yunnan; A large number of Central Plains traders took their workers to Dian Prefecture to mine gold.

The government also took this opportunity to send officials to administer Dian Prefecture, and after 500 years of development, Dian Prefecture is no longer the wild land it used to be, but a large southern state rich in spices and ores.

Compared with Liuzhou, Dianzhou is much larger, and the most well-known in Dianzhou is the Yin-Yang family, which originated in the Central Plains, and later had to stay away from the Central Plains and move into Dianzhou because of the Tianqiong incident; The Yin-Yang family that moved into Dianzhou did not indulge in it, but ushered in a glorious moment of its own development, and at the same time, the Yin-Yang family is also the only state in the southwestern states that has a ninth-rate existence.

Yin and Yang advocate balance, take the balance of yin and yang as the foundation of the foundation, pay attention to everything has yin and yang, just like human nature, there is light and darkness, and the rising and setting of the sun and the moon is the best proof of the balance of yin and yang.

The disciples of the Yin-Yang family have never shied away from talking about the ugly side of human nature, and their thinking about human nature has made Taoists and Confucians feel ashamed all year round.

After entering Dianzhou, Ning Xiaochuan and they didn't plan to stay longer, they had been delayed in Liuzhou for several days, if they were still delayed in Dianzhou, they would not be able to reach Miaojiang before winter.

"Driving ......"

Just when Ning Xiaochuan and the others were hurrying, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves around, and when they looked back, they saw that it was a Dafeng army wearing black armor and holding a big banner of Fengzi, Ning Xiaochuan and others stopped one after another, and after a while, these soldiers surrounded Ning Xiaochuan and others.

Nie Hongyi and Kong Zhenxuan were puzzled, what was going on, why was they surrounded by the army as soon as they arrived in Dian Prefecture, and these people were still Dafeng's formed army, if they started to do it, they wouldn't care if they won or lost.

It is taboo to do it with the army, even the disciples of Sushan Palace and Huishan Mound do not dare to easily clash with the army, the great worship of the country by force, attaches great importance to the army, if you disobey the army, unless you are really reasonable, otherwise even if you are a relative of the emperor, you will inevitably be imprisoned.

Ning Xiaochuan stepped forward and said puzzledly, "What are you doing here?" We are just ordinary people, passing by here, if there is something accidentally offended, and we still look at Haihan, I think we should not meet each other in arms. ”

"You're not ordinary people." Behind the army, there was a long laugh.

The voice came into Ning Xiaochuan's ears, Ning Yan frowned, how could this voice become more familiar the more he listened, it seemed to ...... It seems to be an old man who has not been seen for a long time.

Sure enough, when a sturdy man wearing black chain mail, a six-feather helmet, and a black silk brocade robe appeared in front of him, Ning Xiaochuan almost jumped up excitedly.

The man handed the spear in his hand to the subordinates next to him, then turned over and dismounted, and slowly removed his helmet, at this time, a young general with rough and dark skin, but his eyes were shining, appeared in front of Ning Yan and smiled at Ning Xiaochuan, "Ning Wushao, long time no see." ”

"Big Black! It's really you, Daikoku! Ning Xiaochuan jumped off the horse excitedly, directly hugged Zhu Youjun, who was covered in iron armor, and laughed.

That's right, the young general in front of him is Zhu Youjun, who left home to join the army two years ago.

"Ahem, let go, I'm running out of breath." Zhu Youjun shook his head with a wry smile.

Ning Xiaochuan let go of Zhu Youjun and punched Zhu Youjun's breastplate, "Good boy, you are doing well, looking at the armor, the military rank is not low." ”

Zhu Youjun smiled and said embarrassedly, "It's okay, a small lieutenant, in charge of more than a thousand people." ”

"Yes, it's all lieutenants, which general is high." Ning Xiaochuan pulled Zhu Youjun and said as he walked, and shouted at Nie Hongyi and Kong Zhenxuan at the same time, "Miss Nie, bring the wine you bought from Yangzhou, I want to have a few drinks with my brother." ”

Nie Hongyi bowed slightly, turned around to get the wine, and Yu Xining looked at the scene in front of him with a puzzled expression, he didn't expect Ning Xiaochuan to have such a bold side, let alone Ning Xiaochuan actually had a brother who was a soldier.

In her eyes, Ning Xiaochuan's identity as the prince of the country, and the friends around her should not be the noble prince or something, but she didn't expect that Ning Xiaochuan's brother would actually be a soldier in Dian Prefecture.

Looking at Yu Xining's face full of confusion, Kong Zhenxuan also seemed to see Yu Xining's confusion, and explained with a smile, "Gongzi is not the kind of world you imagined. ”

Nie Hongyi took the wine and put it in front of Ning Xiaochuan and Zhu Youjun, bowed his head, and the two sat directly on the ground, sitting on the side of the road and drinking.

After taking a sip of wine, Zhu Youjun turned around and ordered, "Don't stand stupidly, go to the woods on the side to rest, feed the horses and grass, and rest for a while." ”

"Yes."

The soldiers around shouted in unison, and the sound was earth-shattering, almost so frightened that Ning Xiaochuan squirted out the wine that had just reached his mouth.

"What are you doing so loudly, it scares my brother, go quickly, don't get in the way." Zhu Youjun shouted in a deep voice again, and the black-armored soldiers who had been reprimanded by their own general retreated to the woods next to them.

Ning Xiaochuan wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and asked curiously, "How do you know I'm here, don't tell me that I ran into it by accident, I don't believe it." ”

Zhu Youjun smiled, poured two sips of wine, and said unsatisfied, "Didn't Prime Minister Guan Cheng die of illness a few months ago, the court is unstable, the political situation is turbulent, and a few days ago, Nanguan came to report that Nandi had a change, and it seemed that he wanted to make some grass before winter."

This is not I on the order of General Gongsun, led the army to support, just arrived in Liuzhou and heard that there were people making trouble outside Yixing City, it happened that our army passed by, I arrived at the place, found a piece of cloth that was cut off by a knife, and this kind of cloth is only available in aristocratic families, and it is impossible for anyone to afford to wear it in a place like Liuzhou.

Thinking that my father wrote to me saying that you were leaving Yindu, I wondered if it would be you, so I chased all the way and wanted to try my luck, but fortunately, the result was good, and I bumped into it. ”

In autumn and winter, when the weather is very cold, nomadic tribes like Nandi will fall into the dilemma of food shortage, so every winter they will find a way to raid the border villages of Dafeng, and this process is to harvest grass.

Listening to Zhu Youjun's words, Ning Xiaochuan slowly put down the wine jug and said in a deep voice, "Wait, Da Hei, you just said General Gongsun, is that General Gongsun?" ”

Zhu Youjun has also known some unpleasant things about the Ning family and the royal family from his father's letters over the years, and he also knows that the second prince and the Gongsun family are indispensable to this, so he was a little embarrassed by Ning Xiaochuan's question, "There is only one Gongsun general in the entire court, who else can there be." ”

When Ning Xiaochuan heard this, his face changed slightly, and he poured a few sips of wine, he knew that with Zhu Youjun's ability, he would definitely be able to make a name for himself in the army, at first he also wanted to write a letter to his eldest brother and transfer Zhu Youjun from the military department to their Xiangzhou army, but before he could speak, this Zhu Youjun worshiped under the command of Gongsun Changfeng, you must know that in Suzhou, this Gongsun Changfeng almost killed him.

And Zhu Youjun naturally didn't know this, looking at Ning Xiaochuan's expression, he didn't speak for a long time, drinking wine by himself, Ning Xiaochuan took a long breath, "It's good, Gongsun Changfeng is also one of the best generals, I have seen him, he is a good person, he will not lose you." ”

"Wushao, although I don't know what grievances you have with the Gongsun family and the royal family, but don't worry, no matter what, the brothers will support you at any time, no matter what you do in the future, I will believe in you and support you." Zhu Youjun said with a serious face.

Ning Xiaochuan chuckled, raised the wine jug and touched a glass with Zhu Youjun, "What are you talking about, you stupid big man, there is no one in this world who can make me afraid, my current situation is a street rat, you be careful that after drinking this meal, someone will take this opportunity to make a big fuss and give you small shoes." ”

Zhu Youjun smiled, turned to look at his subordinates in the woods behind him, patted his chest and said, "You can rest assured about this, they are all their own brothers, and they won't do this." ”

Ning Xiaochuan smiled helplessly, looked at Zhu Youjun, and was stunned, "I didn't expect our brothers to meet in this poor country, it's really ironic, two years ago, he was one of the best sons in Yindu, but now he has fallen to this, you say that I have today, is it quite surprising." ”

"What are you doing with this, when you and my brother are famous, let's return to Yindu, and let those hypocrites see what is the person who really does great things." Zhu Youjun said excitedly.

It can be seen that Zhu Youjun really wants to make some achievements, this time to go to Nanguan is a rare opportunity, but this opportunity is only agreed to after he asked Gongsun Changfeng for a long time, otherwise with his two years of military experience, Gongsun Changfeng would not be able to easily let him lead the army to fight.

In Zhu Youjun's heart, he still wanted to prove himself, but it was this battle that made Gongsun Changfeng discover this general's talent.