The cold wind on the mountain is not stopped, and the cat's hair is also blown and shaken, at first she couldn't help but wrinkle her facial features and shrink her head, but the wind on the top of the mountain is everywhere, how can she avoid walking in it?

It wasn't until she saw the Taoist and the jujube red horse continuing to move forward, walking a little far, that she hurriedly ran to catch up, and when she got used to the wind, her facial features quickly stretched, as if the cold wind was no longer there.

"Taoist priest~"

Her soft voice came from the wind, and it was really hard to hear it if you didn't listen carefully.

"What's wrong?"

"We're in Changjing!"

"yes."

"This seems to be where you thunder!"

"yes."

"And where the fox sent us!"

"yes."

"Sanhua Niangniang will never forget!"

"yes."

The Taoist looked down as he walked.

The dirt road in the mountains below was still winding, and there were a few scattered caravans going down the mountain to the city, and the pavilions on the small dirt slope were still the same as before, except that no one was playing the qin or pouring wine at this time.

"We've come a long way......"

The three-flowered cat craned its head to look down.

The hair moves with the wind, which is a bit sassy.

The world in the cat's heart is different from people, coupled with the young age, the lack of geographical concepts, and the lack of understanding of the location and distance, and I don't know how I have come over for nearly three years, I only remember some impressive place names, remember some interesting places where I have experienced, remember walking through many strange mountains and waters, walking through the endless grassland and the snow that can bury the whole cat, only know that I followed the Taoist priest from Changjing, and finally returned to Changjing.

As for the shape of this line in her head, probably no one knows.

"yes......"

The Taoist still nodded in agreement with her, and at the same time turned his head to look at the cat walking in the wind: "At the beginning, in Changjing, Sanhua Niangniang would still be bullied, but unconsciously, Sanhua Niangniang is already a big monster who can repel mountain bears and fight tiger demons." ”

"Hmm!"

The cat couldn't help but turn its head to look at him.

Memories emerge in her heart, and the Sanhua Niangniang three years ago and the Sanhua Niangniang three years later are so compared, this change makes her feel amazing. So time and experience seem to have an entity, and this entity has weight even in the cat's heart.

It's just that she didn't know how to tell or express it, so she could only walk in front of the Taoist with small steps, and at the same time turn her head and look up, staring at the Taoist with those reflective eyes, without blinking.

"Interesting, right?"

The Taoist looked at her with a smile.

“……”

The cat withdrew its gaze and didn't say anything, but only quickened its pace and ran forward quickly, rushed to the side of the road, and overlooked the Changjing City on the mountainside.

The gaze wanders, as if looking for a familiar place.

Then he turned his head to look at the Taoist again.

The eyes of the Taoists also followed her.

I only heard the cat say to him: "Sanhua Niangniang saw our house......"

"It's just the house we lived in."

"The house we stayed in!"

"There may have been someone else living there."

"What then?"

"Change the house to live, anyway, the money earned by Sanhua Niangniang has not been spent, and there is a lot left."

"Sanhua Niangniang likes that house."

"Then we'll go check it out."

"Check it out!"

"Don't force it."

"There's someone there!"

"Where's someone?"

"Outside the city gates!"

"There were a lot of people at the gates."

"Someone we know!"

"What's it called?"

"Chen!"

"Ah......h

Only then did the Taoist raise his head and look at the gate of the city.

The twilight was dreary, and there were indeed people standing.

“……”

The Taoist smiled, and his footsteps did not stop.

Slowly descending the loess road, passing the pavilions on the small slope, the road widened a little, and from there came to the city.

The people at the gates became clear.

Sure enough, it was General Chen.

General Chen took off his military uniform, turned to a military attache robe, and did not carry a blade, but stood calmly at the door, his tall and majestic robe also propped up, like a pine, like a mountain.

Several black and strong young men around him, dressed in red robes, wearing scarves on their heads, defending their waists with leather belts, and wearing long knives and bows and quivers around their waists, are the common military attachés and attendants in Dayan, especially Changjing. It's just that the murderous aura of these people is far from being comparable to the military attachés in the capital, and they only need to give them a piece of fine armor and a spear, and they will be the group of personal soldiers who can protect the commander in the Northern Army.

The group of people was scattered around, their eyes wandering around.

Until one person saw the Taoist coming from afar, his expression suddenly froze, and he turned his head to remind his general, but he saw that his general had already looked at that side, so he immediately patted the wind and sand on his body and set off to walk.

The crowd hurriedly followed.

After a while, the Taoist, the cat and the horse who were walking in front of him stopped, and the general, who was supported by many personal guards, also stopped, and the two sides faced each other.

"I've seen Mr., and I've seen Sanhua Niangniang."

"I've seen the general." The Taoist also saluted him, "I haven't seen you for a year, is the general okay?" ”

"Meow~"

"It's okay for the time being."

"How did the general know that we would return to Beijing at this time?"

Chen heard something about Gwangju and knew that Mr. would probably come back from here, so he sent someone to keep an eye on the official road. A few days ago, I heard the news back, so I came to the door every day to wait for Mr. ”

"I heard that the general has been made a marquis, how dare you bother the general."

"Without Mr., where did the northern victory come from, and where did Chen's title come from?" General Chen said to the Taoist very calmly, "Besides, Chen is only a martial artist in the north, and in this Changjing City, Mr. Chen is the only person who can be called an old man." ”

"I see."

Song You showed a smile.

The last time I came to Changjing, it was Wu Nuxia waiting at the city gate, and the reason why she was like this was only because there was no other old person in the city. I didn't expect to go back to Changjing this time, and there were people waiting at the city gate, and the reason was almost the same as Wu Nuxia nearly four years ago.

"Sir, please."

General Chen leaned sideways and made a gesture of please: "Mr. has come from afar, Mr. Chen should set up a banquet to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Mr." ”

Song You didn't refuse, but just said:

"I'm tired of General Chen."

"It happened to be the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and the best Songjiang sea bass was sent from other places, so I went to Yunchun Tower to ask, and asked Mr. to taste a fresh." General Chen said, suddenly laughing at himself, and his tone softened, "It just so happens that Chen has not dared to accept the invitation of others since he returned to Beijing, nor has he dared to entertain others, but today he borrowed the light of Mr. ”

"The general is eloquent."

"Sincerely."

I saw the Taoist and the general walking side by side, crossed the city hole and entered the city, behind him a red horse, several guards around him, and a swallow in the sky skimmed lightly above the city wall.

The three-flowered cat followed the Taoist and turned his head to look at this familiar city with a pair of strange eyes.

I don't know how many people are peeping in the dark.

Many guards swept their eyes coldly, but they quickly looked away.

How can the guards around General Chen be simple, put it on the rivers and lakes, even if it is not as good as Shu Yifan a few years ago, but on the rivers and lakes, most of them can be called first-class masters, and these people who have been secretly peeping in the battle array for a long time think they are hidden, and they can indeed hide from many pampered Beijing officials, but in their eyes, they are as conspicuous as demons and ghosts mixed into the crowd.

It's just that this is Changjing, so according to the general's order, I didn't see it.

The two of them talked about the past as they walked, talking about what happened after the Taoist left.

Slowly passed through the city and arrived at Yunchun Tower.

A personal guard had already gone to book a place.

Yunchun Building, which originally needed to be booked, was not needed at this time, and the Songjiang perch, which was originally in limited supply, could also be eaten at this time, even the originally fully booked wing room was also vacated.

The Taoist took out the small bowl used by the Sanhua Niangniang and put it on the table, and then saw a famous maid step in, golden bottle of sake, jade plate delicacies, and serve them on the table one by one.

"The general is too extravagant."

"Once in a lifetime." General Chen's face was calm, he looked at the cat that jumped on the table lightly, and then glanced outside, "What about the swallows that followed Mr.?" ”

"My Yan'er is shy and afraid of life, and she doesn't like to eat human food, so I let him be at ease and don't embarrass him."

"I see."

"When will the general return to Beijing?"

"It's spring this year."

"In the past six months, Your Majesty has no intention of ordering the general to return to the north?"

“……”

General Chen only shook his head and poured a full glass of wine.

Song You also poured himself wine, turned his head to look, the cat stared at it, and poured her a little.

Although the Taoist's method of waving back and forth is not very profound, he has become more and more proficient in using it, holding a wine jug, which has become a decanting soup in another pot after pouring it out.

"Mr. Chen Xianjing and Sanhua Niangniang have a cup."

"General Xie's hospitality."

"Meow ......"

"Sir, please use chopsticks, don't be polite, although the conditions here are better than those in the army, please be as comfortable as in the army."

"Nature."

The Taoist took the lead in moving the chopsticks.

Songjiang sea bass is the best season, there is no other complicated method, that is, add green onion and ginger to steam, drizzle some soy sauce, Song You took the lead in sandwiching a piece of belly meat, but put it in the bowl of Sanhua Niangniang.

General Chen was already holding chopsticks, but when he saw this, he stopped again, and waited until the Taoist served him vegetables, then he started, and at the same time said to the Taoist: "Your Majesty's health is getting worse and worse. ”

"The rumors are true?"

"It's true." General Chen also held the sea bass, "When I heard about it in the north, even if Chen's source was reliable, I thought that it might be a play played by the national teacher and His Majesty, until I returned to Beijing to face the saint and saw His Majesty's physical condition with my own eyes...... His Majesty is too old, and it may be fake that he was frightened by the assassination of a small country in the Western Regions, but it is true that his health is deteriorating. ”

"Where's Princess Changping?"

"While she is still in custody, there is a lot of discussion between the DPRK and China about how to deal with her. She committed a capital crime, but after all, she had a deep relationship with His Majesty, and she personally helped Your Majesty ascend the throne at the beginning, and then she also assisted Your Majesty conscientiously in the following twenty or thirty years, creating such a prosperous world. Your Majesty is old, and the old man is easy to be determined, and he is also easy to be soft-hearted. ”

It sounds like the wind and rain in the capital before were far greater than the folk rumors.

The emperor is old, and his body has deteriorated rapidly, which is like a talisman, making the emperor anxious, and the princess is also anxious, and the corresponding growth of the two princes has accelerated the process.

Song You also heard the general's sorrow.

In fact, many times, the great emperor gets rid of the meritorious generals, not because he is afraid of the generals - this kind of emperor is heroic and confident, but his self-confidence is limited to himself, and he feels that he can easily suppress these famous generals, but his descendants, young successors, whether they have such courage and ability, they may not have confidence.

So the emperor, who knew that his limit was approaching, did not hesitate to get rid of the powerful Princess Changping by thunderous means.

And what about this Wu Anhou?

This sorrow is difficult for General Chen to express to others on weekdays.

"Haha!"

General Chen laughed twice, open-minded: "Mr. has just returned to Beijing, how can you talk about this?" Then please enjoy the food and wine to your heart's content, tomorrow's sorrow, and tomorrow's sorrow. ”

So he enjoyed the wine and food to his heart's content, saying that the changes in Changjing in the past three years, and also said that the DPRK and the central government's views on the re-establishment of the northern states were mostly emotional, and they were not talked about deeply, but only served as a side dish with wine and rice.

(End of chapter)