As the wealthy Chen family in Wuwei City, the layout of the Chen Mansion is not too good, the main body of the pavilion in the courtyard is a three-story heavy eaves pavilion, there are giant trees in the courtyard, which is rare in the northwest yellow sand land, there is a piece of greenery.

Chen Xianyu greeted Ning Xiaochuan very politely, and the whole person was excited.

Who would have thought that he would still meet the old general's little son.

After leaving the army that year, Chen Xianyu thought that he would never meet the Ning family again in his life, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Because of his eldest son's participation in the army, General Ning He, the commander of the Xiangzhou Army, still takes care of their family to some extent.

As for the five sons of the Ning family, Chen Xianyu only heard from the ears of some Central Plains traders, from Yin Du to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the old master of the family was also confused.

But when I saw it today, judging from his words and deeds, the little boy was not as rude as those traders rumored.

Chen Xianyu was still very surprised by Ning Xiaochuan's arrival, but fortunately, Ning Xiaochuan made a long story short and focused on what happened after he came back from Beiban.

After Chen Xianyu listened, he knew that Ning Xiaochuan had reservations, but he could understand it, but judging from the current situation of the Xiangzhou army, it was indeed difficult for Ning Xiaochuan to go back to Dunhuang.

Chen Xianyu, who was familiar with the Xiangzhou Army, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Now the Xiangzhou Army is not as good as before, the generals of the 12th Battalion are all meritorious, and the Xiangzhou Army is heavy on military merits.

What's more, you are still the identity of the fifth prince, even if you do not enter the army, but as long as you enter the Dunhuang city gate, it is inevitable that the generals in the army will think more, and when the time comes, what to say and do, it is not up to you to say it. ”

Ning Xiaochuan naturally understands the reason why it is difficult to ride a tiger, otherwise he would not have come to Wuwei.

"You know the situation in the army better than me, the most important thing to come this time is to ask Uncle Chen about the affairs of the army, and I hope that Uncle Chen will give advice." Ning Xiaochuan said politely.

Chen Xianyu nodded, thought for a while and said, "The generals in the army, except for the young ones, the old men of the older generation are all familiar, and if you want to say that the highest prestige in the army now is General Ning Bo Fengning and General Xu Ziqian Xu."

The two of them were also the most supportive of General Ning He, if it weren't for the two of them, as early as when the old general gave up the right to send troops, the Xiangzhou army would have dispersed.

In addition to the two of them, there are also eight King Kongs in the Xiangzhou army, and the eight generals are not the generals of the twelfth battalion, but the eight generals who have a high prestige in the army and have been following the old generals.

This refers to Zhao Xihe, Wang Lianghu, Wang Mingshi, Zhang Zhongqiu, Zhang Jin, Zhang Detian, Yang Jingzhong, Li Shijiang eight generals, now the eight generals are in the year of fighting, except for General Zhang Zhongqiu guarding Tulong Mountain, the remaining seven generals are no longer in important positions in the army.

Their status in the army should not be underestimated, if the fifth prince wants to be accepted by 100,000 soldiers and can get the support of eight generals, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort. ”

The Eight King Kongs of the Ning Family's Army, I heard the eldest brother say before, even if it is his eldest brother, he has only been recognized by three generals, and it is not easy to get the approval of eight generals at the same time.

While Ning Xiaochuan was pondering, Chen Xianyu spoke again, "Then there is a new generation of young generals, most of them are arrogant, just like Qi Shangang, a generation of high Huairen, strict management of the army, and the style of a general.

Dafeng is not short of good generals, what is lacking is the handsome talent of the military generals, the five princes will return to Dunhuang in the future, the two of them can pay equal attention to grace and power, subdue the wild horses, not only by skill, but also by the whip.

As for some generals, they are conscientious and conscientious people, and it should not be a big problem for the fifth prince. ”

Although the Xiangzhou army is only known as a 100,000 army, this 100,000 army is not a literal 100,000 people, but 100,000 elites.

After listening to Chen Xianyu's words, Ning Xiaochuan fell into deep thought, the gate of Dunhuang City is really not easy to enter.

Chen Xianyu also knew Ning Xiaochuan's worries, and smiled lightly, "The fifth prince should not favor one over the other, worry and worry, the old man failed to make contributions in the army, but the dog Chen Xinru left the position of battalion general in the army."

Since General Ning He came to Xiangzhou, the dog has always supported General Ning, and if the fifth prince is in need, Chen can be the person who connects him. ”

Ning Xiaochuan smiled slightly, and shook his head softly, "When the eldest brother came to Xiangzhou, didn't he also match with others, although I am not as talented as the eldest brother in governing the army, but if I rely on you to match, it will inevitably make the soldiers look down on me, and I also want to see how many catties and taels I have." ”

Ning Xiaochuan's words made Chen Xianyu's eyes look a little appreciative, and the two talked about military issues for a long time, and when Ning Xiaochuan came out of Chen Xianyu's study, it was already afternoon.

"Virtuous nephew, the cold house is not as good as the Yindu Palace, and I will be wronged by the virtuous nephew tonight." Chen Xianyu said politely.

Ning Xiaochuan returned the salute with a fist, "It's enough to have a place to sleep, don't dare to be picky." ”

"The virtuous nephew will take a look in the courtyard casually, and the next person will go to prepare the meal, and the old man will not accompany the virtuous nephew when he is old." Chen Xianyu was ill and beckoned to leave.

Ning Xiaochuan saw off Chen Xianyu, looked at the courtyard of the Chen family in front of him, took a deep breath, and while looking at the characteristic Xiangzhou courtyard, he was thinking about Xiangzhou in his heart.

The people of Xiangzhou advocate the military, and Wuwei is even more so, but the strange thing is that in Wuwei, a city where the army is so strong, Buddhism is prevalent.

That's right, it is the Buddhist gate that pays attention to putting down the butcher's knife and standing on the ground to become a Buddha, on the thundering mountain outside the city of Wuwei City, there is a Buddhist temple, the Buddhist temple is built by the mountain, called the Rakshasa Temple, it is said that it was built by a high monk from the West.

The name of Rakshasa is also interpreted, when the rough-clothed monk Shen Guixin traveled west, he settled in the Rakshasa Temple, and it was according to the records of the classics in the Rakshasa Temple that the road to the Western Elysium was planned.

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At this time, although it is the twilight of the day, but there are still pilgrims in the Rakshasa Temple, there is a big Buddha of fifteen zhang high enshrined in the Rakshasa Temple, which is different from the standing lotus Buddha of Jingzhou Buddhism, and the Buddha of Hexi is in the same door, and is greatly influenced by the West.

In the Buddhist temple where the incense is strong, the qi is also thriving, and a young man slowly enters the temple.

The ancient trees in the temple are towering, if it is summer, the green shade under the tree is deep, and it is very cool.

Burn incense three pillars in the bronze tripod at the entrance of the temple, cross the threshold, you can see the main body of the nine-storey pavilion of the Buddhist temple, the pavilion has nine floors, each floor opens nine windows, a total of eighty-one.

The man enters the Buddha building, facing compassion, the outline is soft, one hand is placed on the knee, the other hand is a pinto-like index finger cocked and the big Buddha statue stands in the middle, squinting and lowering the eyebrows to overlook all beings, purifying the world, under the Buddha statue is the four-layer green lantern inside and out, the lamp is magnificent like the Buddha's light

This Buddha lamp is the ever-bright lamp that the pilgrims in Wuwei City burn for their families, occasionally the breeze blows, and the thousand lamps are shaking, as if they are in the Buddha country, not like Bliss but better than Bliss......

The young man knelt on the futon, folded his hands, and devoted himself to the Buddha.

After a while, a young woman dressed in a lotus gown on the futon next to her knelt down, also clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes to seek Buddha.

The fragrance of flowers on the woman's body made the man's brows furrow slightly, and after the prayer was finished, the temple novice rang the twilight bell, accompanied by the bell, the two of them looked up at the same time, the top of the nine-story pavilion, the bronze bell swayed, and the sound was beautiful in the ears.

The man was the first to speak, "How is the Dunhuang line?" ”

The woman next to her shook her lips slightly, her lips opened slightly, and her child-like face made a crisp sound.

"Female streamers, don't worry about General Chen."

The young man smiled awkwardly, got up slowly, watched the woman get up with difficulty, and stretched out his right arm, just like when he was a child.

The woman hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out her jade hand and put it on the man's right arm, and after getting up, she saluted with a smile, "Thank you, General Chen." ”

The young man in front of him is Chen Xinru who has taken off his military uniform, Chen Xinru believes in Buddhism but does not believe in Buddhism, every time after the war, he will return to the Buddhist temple, if there is no war, he will not come, there is a kind of temporary Buddha's foot.

He looked up and stared at the sitting Buddha, under the Buddha's door, all beings are equal, people burn incense and make vows, but how many people can really revow.

The woman looked at the young man in a daze, retracted her gaze, and was about to go downstairs, when the young man suddenly spoke, "Miss Huang, please stay, I have something to say." ”

The woman turned around, her eyes were slightly red, she straightened her stomach intentionally or unintentionally, and squeezed out a smile, but her voice was choked, "General Chen, you should call me Mrs. Sun." ”

The man was stunned, the woman's move had already drawn a line with himself, and what he wanted to say was just blocked from his lips.

Looking at the woman who gave up her pride to marry at the age of fourteen, but now she has become another wife, my heart felt sour, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Sun, it's Chen who took the liberty of it." ”

The woman left, got to the bottom of the mountain, got into the luxury carriage, and left indifferently.

Chen Xinru sat alone under the ancient trees in the temple, looking at the birds and beasts in the eaves of the pavilion, and was silently in a daze.

After a while, there was a sound of breaking the air, as if a hidden weapon was flying, Chen Xinru raised his right hand, and a wine gourd just fell into the hands of the young general, and the wine in it rattled.

The young general looked up, and a man of his age was leaning against the eaves of the roof, looking at him with complicated eyes.

Chen Xinru held the wine jug in his hand very tightly, the man came to Chen Xinru's side, didn't say a word, opened the wine jug and poured wine into his mouth, took a sip, and handed the wine jug to Chen Xinru.

Chen Xinru took it and took a sip as well, "You have been following her." ”

"She's my wife, and she's pregnant, so I don't follow anyone." The man said lightly, but these words made Chen Xinru next to him feel sour.

"I'm sorry."

The man didn't say anything, and said to himself, "She married me to repay her kindness, if we had changed it back then, you would be by her side now." ”

Chen Xinru returned the wine jug to the man next to him, "The matter has come to this point, there is no need to say it again, after today, we will have nothing to do with each other." ”

"Chen Xinru, my Sun Chengshan recognized you as a brother in my life, but you made me unable to raise my head in my life." The man clutched the flask with a pained expression.

Chen Xinru wanted to comfort but didn't know how to speak, Sun Chengshan, who also belonged to the Xiangzhou Army, stood up, grabbed Chen Xinru's shoulder, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm worse than you......"

Chen Xinru didn't know how to answer this question, and he wouldn't answer it, if the bodhisattvas in the courtyard could speak, would he be able to answer for Chen Xinru?