After responding to Li Qijian's Eastern Emperor Bell, Ning Xiaochuan got up and said goodbye.

For the chivalrous warriors of the rivers and lakes, Ning Xiaochuan can't say that he admires them, he has been wandering for many years and has his own understanding of the rivers and lakes.

However, most of the righteousness of the rivers and lakes is based on interests, if there are interests, what does it matter if you are called brother?

All the way north, Li Changlin followed Ning Xiaochuan's side, but his eyebrows were full of impatience.

Ning Xiaochuan didn't ask much, Tianshui City is two hundred miles north of the border of Xiangzhou, the border is desolate, a hundred miles uninhabited, the city is troublesome, so he came here to be quiet.

Sitting cross-legged on the hill, Ning Xiaochuan stuffed dates into his mouth and said, "General Li, if you don't want to follow me, I won't force it." ”

The general who was embarrassed to see through his heart apologized, "The last general was a scout when he joined the army, and then he was promoted all the way to the guerrilla general, and he has been in the army for more than ten years. ”

There are no loopholes in the polite rhetoric, but Ning Xiaochuan knows that from top to bottom, the Xiangzhou army attaches great importance to military merits, strictly rewards and punishes, and rewards military merits.

This is the rule set by Ning Zhi when he formed the Ning Family Army, Ning Zhi strictly administers the army, whether it is a general or a soldier, he is treated equally, those who have military merits go up, and those who do not have military merits give up their positions, which is also the core reason why the Ning Family Army has strong combat power and strong belonging to soldiers.

Officers and soldiers in the army, how can they not hold back their loneliness?

Li Changlin is so much more than that he feels that Ning Xiaochuan has no military merits, and letting a general who has climbed up step by step by relying on military merits be his follower, which is somewhat cheap.

How could Ning Xiaochuan not know what Li Changlin was thinking, if it weren't for his identity as the fifth son of the Ning family, I am afraid that Li Changlin would not even be able to bird himself.

"After the officers and men in the army know that I am coming to Xiangzhou, do they have any objections?" Ning Xiaochuan asked casually.

Li Changlin bowed his head and said nothing, but not speaking was enough to show everything.

The Xiangzhou army was established by Ning Guogong and Zhiguo Gong, because Ning Zhi did not establish himself as the king, most of the veterans in the army left, and now all kinds of Ningjia army veterans can be seen on the border of Xiangzhou.

Soon after, Zhiguo Gong died of illness, and the generals of the Xiangzhou Army had been on the border for many years, and his sense of belonging to the Yindu court was almost zero, which is why Gao Zhen had always been worried about the Xiangzhou Army.

The relationship between Yindu and Xiangzhou has been contradictory since Ning Zhi was forced to dismiss the army, and this time Ning Zhi suddenly committed suicide in Yindu, which pushed the emotions of Xiangzhou's army to the extreme.

When he picked up Ning Xiaochuan that day, Ning He took 100,000 state troops to the border, which was somewhat threatening.

But the brothers Ning He and Ning Xiaochuan both chose to stay put, which made some soldiers in the army even more dissatisfied.

More than half of the commanders of the 12 battalions have complained about the Ning brothers, but fortunately, the pillars of the Xiangzhou army, Xu Ziqian, Ning Bofeng, Xu Muliang and other generals have always supported the Ning brothers and pressed the generals below, which made Xiangzhou not chaotic.

Ning Zhi's matter was suppressed, but Ning Xiaochuan's arrival made the generals in the army worry about military power.

Ning He relied on his military exploits in the battle against Xiqiang to be reluctantly recognized by the officers and soldiers in the army, and as soon as Ning Xiaochuan came, if he directly joined the army to hold an important position, some officers and soldiers in the army would inevitably make a fuss about this matter.

This is also the reason why Ning Xiaochuan didn't go to Dunhuang directly, he didn't care about military power, his father and mother were gone, he didn't want to lose his relatives anymore, as for the feelings of his family and country, go tell the ghost.

"I still miss the time when I was a gentleman, and I didn't have so many troubles......" Ning Xiaochuan shook his head and sighed.

……

The border of Xiangzhou is barren on all sides, and the cold wind is blowing.

Dressed in a black robe and carrying a sword box on his back, Li Qiye slowly walked towards the territory of the Northern Barbarians, and along the way, he could also see the kettle cloth bags left by some important Jianghu masters on the ground.

At sunset, on the hillside in the distance, a young general stood on the yellow sand, as if waiting for his arrival, and the white-robed young general came to Li Qiye, raised his hand and said, "Uncle Li." ”

If Ning Xiaochuan was here, he would definitely be surprised, it was his eldest brother, Ning He, who appeared in front of Li Qiye.

Li Qiye nodded and smiled lightly, "Your Ning family are all weirdos, when your father attacked Tianshui City, in order to let me enter the city to get rid of those scum in the rivers and lakes, he did not hesitate to stand in the snow for three days and three nights.

For the sake of the people in Yumen City, you are unwilling to pull out this nail stuck at the gate of Xiangzhou, which not only offended a large number of soldiers, but also achieved Qi Lianfeng's reputation.

Your younger brother, in order to avenge the master of Zhongfu who assassinated him before, is even willing to give away the Donghuang Bell, tsk! The old man doesn't know how to describe your family. ”

Ning He smiled softly, "Uncle Li said that he was joking, but are you really going to Beiban?" ”

Li Qijian stroked his beard and nodded after a little contemplation.

"Ning Xiaochuan brought the Eastern Emperor Bell to Dafeng, and the Northern Barbarian Court and the military did not dare to act rashly, so they let the Elder Sect take a group of people in the Northern Barbarian Martial Arts to the south in a vain attempt to rob it.

Now more than half of the Dafeng martial arts masters have poured into Beiban, vowing to set off a storm in Beiban, some of my old friends who I haven't seen for decades have gone, and it is really unreasonable for me to go again.

As for the Eastern Emperor Bell, falling into the rivers and lakes will definitely cause a bloody storm, Ning Xiaozi promised me, then stay by your side, not only for the martial arts, but also for the world. ”

Li Qiye's words were reasonable, and Ning He also knew the deep meaning, so he thanked him, "Thank you Uncle Li this time." ”

Li Qiye bowed slightly, "Your brother refuses to go to Dunhuang for your own good, and he is also worried that the generals in the army will put pressure on you, and the position of the commander of the Ning family army is not easy to sit, but if you really want Ning Xiaochuan to enter the Xiangzhou army, there may be someone who can help you." ”

"Do you want to talk about General Xu Ziqian? The most willing to accept his younger brother in the army is General Xu. Ning He smiled bitterly.

Li Qiye, who heard Ning He's answer, shook his head, "There is another person, Xiangzhou Mu Qian Gui." ”

"Xiangzhou is in charge of military and political affairs, and Uncle Qian is only afraid that it will not be good to interfere in the affairs of the army." Ning He said after pondering.

"Qian Gui has a good brain, and he will definitely be able to solve it if you ask him for help." Li Qijian said softly.

Ning He arched his hand and nodded, "Then thank you Uncle Li for your advice." ”

Li Qijian, a swordsman in the Central Plains, held the sword out of Xiangzhou.

……

The rivers and lakes are wonderful, not only in the chic righteousness, but also in the unpredictable, at the border, a pair of young men and women drew their swords and took the sword towards the Northern Barbarians, the man was radiant, handsome, and with a broad sword on his back, brocade silk on his body, he should be a rich child.

The women around her are different, dressed in a strong suit, with long hair fluttering, and a fair and sweet appearance that is not inferior to the northwest style, although there is a sword at the waist, and the decoration is gorgeous, but the discerning person knows at a glance that they are all useless flowers.

The woman talked and laughed all the way, as if she was still looking forward to the trip to the Northern Barbarians, but the man was different, the man looked serious, and he was perfunctory without a word about the woman.

If it weren't for his father, he would never have gone to Beiban, and even if he did, he wouldn't have taken the woman around him.

It's not that he dislikes it, but he knows that the rivers and lakes are dangerous, and adult men may not be able to return safely when they go to the Northern Barbarians, not to mention that they also bring a little girl who is like a flower and jade, if this falls into the hands of the Northern Barbarians, the end will be unimaginable.

The man's expression was serious, and he looked at it while walking, and he could see a lot of shallow horseshoe prints on the road, but they were all gone, and very few came back, and the woman followed the man, "Brother Xu, look over there, there seems to be someone." ”

The direction the woman was pointing in was the sand dunes where Ning Xiaochuan was.

Idly under the falling sunset, Ning Xiaochuan asked Li Changlin to go back to Tianshui City first to find a place to live, and then he arrived, and kept letting Li Changlin follow not only uncomfortable, but also uncomfortable for Li Changlin.

The man looked at Ning Xiaochuan, who was about the same age as himself, and the woman was about to go, and after walking all the way, she finally saw a person, so she naturally wanted to go up and say hello.

The son next to him grabbed the woman, shook his head and said, "Shen'er, remember, it's better to have more things when you're out of the house, and don't believe anyone except yourself." ”

"What about you, Brother Xu, can I believe it?" The woman said with wide eyes.

The man was stunned for a moment, and his eyes showed a rare tenderness.

"I can't."

The woman nodded slightly disappointed and walked after the man, on the hillside in the distance.

Ning Xiaochuan had long noticed that this pair of young men and women who seemed to have extraordinary identities had the same thoughts as men, and he also had the mentality that more things were better than less, and he looked at the sunset by himself.

After watching the two of them disappear into the hill in front of them, Ning Yan, who had a keen qi, suddenly frowned and looked ahead, then got up and said, "It's quite bold." ”

With that, the whole person flashed and disappeared in place.

When the sun set and the border was in danger at night, the men and women who knew the danger did not rush forward, but found a nearby cave to rest, but before the bonfire of the two men was raised, they saw a group of horse bandits in leather armor rushing towards them, and these rough men were all holding long knives and sharp swords.

When he saw the Beiban costume horse bandit suddenly appear in front of him, the man was shocked, this is the Beiban over the mountain, this is not to the Beiban, how could he meet the horse bandits in the Beiban?

In normal times, it is true that it cannot be touched, but it is not what it used to be.

On weekdays, when the horse bandits encounter the standard army, they can also walk around the path, unless they deliberately suppress the bandits, otherwise they will not chase them to the death, at this time they can still pick up a life, but the people in the martial arts are different.

Whether it is Dafeng Wulin or Beiban Wulin, when encountering horse bandits, they will not forget the eight big characters of Lu Jian uneven drawing a sword to help each other, the Central Plains master and the Northern Barbarian master fought from South Xilin Legge to the Aquarius Lege, and the entire Northern Barbarian was about to become a pot of porridge.

This northern barbarian horse bandit is also unlucky, he suffered heavy casualties under the torture of the martial arts forces of the two major countries, and was forced to flee south, but this time he met this pair of unlucky Central Plains men and women.