"Stop, who are you?" At the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, the soldiers on duty blocked Ah Lian's way.

If it were in normal times, the soldiers would have driven away this kind of peasant woman dressed as a village woman, but the temperament exuded by this woman was very special, so that the soldier was not sure for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

"Is Master Xun here?" Ah Lian ignored him and asked directly.

"Who are you, Taishi Xun is such an identity, how can his whereabouts be reported to you?" Another slightly older soldier next to her looked at her suspiciously and said.

It seems that Master Xun is really here, Ah Lian thought in her heart. Immediately, she couldn't help but get a little excited, since Master Xun was here, her own children were also ......

"In this way, I won't go in, and after bothering the two of you, I will say that Ah Lian is visiting, and Master Xun will understand."

"This ......" The two soldiers looked at each other, as if discussing something.

"Then you wait here, and I'll go in and talk about it." The older soldier still had more experience, and seeing that this woman was talking extraordinarily, unlike an ordinary peasant woman, he still wanted to ask his superiors for instructions, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

The soldiers came to the front hall, and the captain on duty was holding a dog's tail grass in his mouth, basking in the sun contentedly.

The soldier informed him of the situation, and he smacked to his feet and kicked the soldier who was clearly older than him in the ass.

"Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? Who is Lord Xun? That's the head of the world, the big man on the martial arts list, can it be seen by a random cat or dog of unknown origin? ”

The old soldier got up from the ground, lowered his head, and said yes again and again.

"Lord Cao, you are so indiscriminate, be careful of provoking people who shouldn't be provoked, or be careful."

Three people suddenly walked out from behind the door, and the leader spoke, looking at his dress, he was about the same as the captain called Cao Zhu, and he was also a captain.

"Do I still need you to do things? Just worry about your own business. Cao Zhu snorted coldly, "Huo Qing, let me tell you, don't worry about what you shouldn't care, although you are climbing fast now, Lao Tzu is not jealous!" ”

Huo Qing shook his head when he heard this, he was a kind reminder, but he didn't expect him to misinterpret it so much, he was really a fool.

Immediately, he ignored him and went straight out.

"Phew, a midshipman, something." Looking at Huo Qing's back, Cao Zhu spitted fiercely, and the soldiers on duty on the side were silent, but the smell of jealousy still spread throughout the entire mansion.

As soon as Huo Qing went out, he saw the old soldier saying something to a woman dressed as a peasant woman, and waved his hand, the woman nodded, did not roll around as expected, but nodded very quietly, looked up at the sky, and did not say anything more.

Huo Qing looked at the woman carefully, he felt that her temperament was unrefined, and she would definitely not be an ordinary peasant girl, coupled with the performance just now, it confirmed his thoughts even more.

So he didn't step forward, "Dare to ask this young lady, but has an old relationship with Lord Xun?" ”

Seeing that the woman still had no intention of leaving, the soldier wanted to step forward to urge, but he happened to see Huo Qing walking up, so he retreated.

"Sort of." Ah Lian glanced up at him and said lightly.

Her attitude made Huo Qing confirm the conjecture in her heart, this woman must not be an ordinary person.

"But ......" Just as Huo Qing was thinking, Ah Lian's voice came again.

"I can't afford to be miss, after all...... My baby is almost as old as you. ”

Huo Qing looked at her with an incredulous expression, just in time to see the slight smile on the corner of her mouth, which made people unable to take their eyes off.

The sun was so dazzling today, he couldn't help but think.

"If Miss is waiting for Lord Xun, you can find a place to rest for a while, Lord Xun has been to the nearby states and counties to Fumin for several days, according to the itinerary, it should be back at dusk."

No wonder Wang Xin wants to pick this point in time......

She sighed, second brother, cherish.

Ah Lian nodded, "Thank you for informing, in that case, I will come back later, dare to ask the general's name?" ”

"The villain's surname is Huo Mingqing, and his ancestral home is Pidu. My father was a general in the former dynasty, but when the country was broken and my father died in battle, my mother and I went around in exile...... Later, when he heard that Lord Xun was here, he rushed to join the army on horseback. ”

I don't know why, this woman's question, he can't refuse at all, and even confides it out.

The child of General Huo Qi of Zhengxi? For this name, Ah Lian has heard of it.

"Your father, is General Huo Qi?"

Huo Qing was taken aback, since the country was broken, no one had ever known who his father was, and his mother had warned him more than once not to reveal his father's true name, otherwise there would be a catastrophe.

Seeing Huo Qing's reaction, Ah Lian's heart was already like a mirror.

"Dare I ask who you are?"

Huo Qing even began to use honorifics for this woman dressed as a peasant woman.

"You'll find out later......"

Just as Huo Qing was thinking about where Ah Lian came from, Ah Lian hesitated for a moment and asked, "What is your official position now?" ”

"I am not talented, I have to be promoted by Lord Xun, and I am now a probationary lieutenant."

"What's the job of the one inside who won't let me in?" Ah Lian then asked.

"He's currently serving as a lieutenant." Huo Qing said that he couldn't tell why he had to say these things.

Ah Lian nodded when she heard this, and walked towards the outside of the City Lord's Mansion, leaving a sentence before leaving.

"Starting tomorrow, you will be the general of Dayan's expedition to the west; Then Cao Zhu will be your personal soldier in the future......"

Huo Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, stared at Ah Lian's distant figure, thought about it, and waved his hand, "Go, bring a few people, protect her, remember, don't get too close, once there is danger, come back and inform me." ”

"Whoa."

It seems that today, I must have met a nobleman. Huo Qing thought like this, and then he couldn't help but smile, Cao Zhu, Cao Zhu, this opportunity to soar to the sky was buried in vain by your elm head.

After Ah Lian left the City Lord's Mansion, she walked around Yong'an City seemingly aimlessly, and she remembered the ten-mile red makeup of the year, and remembered the past.

"Auntie, how do you sell this?"

Ah Lian pointed to the sugar gourd she was carrying on her shoulder.

"Two pennies a string, girl, bought it for your own baby, right?" The lady took the copper coin handed over by Ah Lian and asked with a smile.

"No, eat it yourself."

Looking at the stunned eyes of the eldest lady, Ah Lian couldn't help but smile, and this smile attracted a lot of eyes.

The scenery of this moment is extremely charming.

Ah Lian is like this, and eats sugar gourd on the street. caused many pedestrians to look stunned, Ah Lian was eating by herself as if she was nothing, how did those people know.

Where is the sugar gourd she eats, it is clearly a memory of eating.

After all, I shouldn't have eaten sugar gourds for many years, after all, there is no such thing as sugar gourds in the palace and secluded places.

Ah Lian unconsciously walked around the entire Pidu City, and finally, she stopped at the east gate and waited quietly here, because Xun Ji would definitely go through the east gate when he went out to care for the people.

As the sun set little by little, the excitement in Ah Lian's heart became more and more intense.

How can you not be excited to see your child who she hasn't seen for more than ten years.

……

"Lord Xun, this is already the last city." A middle-aged man dressed as a civil official said respectfully Xun Ji.

Xun Ji nodded when he heard this, "Then pack your bags and prepare to return." ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded and began to prepare to return to the city.

"My lord, I don't understand, such a trivial matter can be left to the officials below, why do you come in person?" The civil official who spoke earlier walked to the position half a step behind Xun Ji and asked puzzledly.

Xun Ji smiled when he heard this, "Back then, when I was still a prince, I mentioned eight words to His Majesty Jiangcheng, who was still the prince, and after he ascended the throne, he engraved these eight words on the dragon case......"

"Dare to ask, what are the eight words?"

"No matter how big or small, every self-ploughing." Xun Ji said, "Since I have taught Your Majesty this way, and Your Majesty has acted accordingly, why can't you do it when you come to me?" ”

"Taishi Chrysostom said that the lower officials are inexhaustible."

Xun Ji waved his hand, "It's time to calculate, has Zhang Zhao come back?" ”

"Not yet, it's said that there is a bit of an obstacle, but it must be soon." The man replied.

"Yes, I hope so. Our time is running out, and I hope those people don't live up to our expectations. ”

The literati nodded, "If those people don't accept our proposal, if the world is not in chaos, it will be difficult for us to succeed; On the contrary, if the world is in turmoil, our chances of success will be greatly improved. Just rightly, the four words are incomparable to others. ”

Xun Ji nodded when he heard this, "Wen Haoyu, it's not easy for you to see this layer, but you haven't said anything deeper." ”

That's right, this civil official is the wizard that Jiang Li introduced to Xun Ji at the beginning, and now he has become Xun Ji's right-hand man and Xun Ji's most powerful assistant.

"Please teach Master Xun."

"First, the world is in turmoil, and the forces of all parties are intertwined, if someone wants to be a yellow finch, then the praying mantis and the cicada will be defeated. The two cultivate forces, and in the process of competing for the world, they will attract and cultivate their own forces to prepare for the final decisive battle. ”

"Students are useful."

Just as the two were chatting about state affairs, before they knew it, the sun had set and they were about to drive into the city gate.

At this moment, a woman dressed as a peasant woman moved her lotus steps lightly, and just stood motionless on the moat.

"Whoever stands on the bridge, leave quickly!" A soldier slaps his horse forward. Raise the spear in your hand and warn.

As if she hadn't heard, the woman looked in the direction of Xun Ji and made a deep gesture.

"Old lady, how are you doing?"

When he saw the woman, Xun Ji only felt familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Hearing her voice, Xun Ji suddenly dismounted, knelt on one knee and bowed, which made the group a little confused.

And his subsequent words surprised everyone.

"Old minister Xun Ji, see the queen's mother!"