The wind roared, and the lead-gray clouds floated over the Yangtze River, and the gloomy ink color was almost connected.

The wind blowing from the north carried the white snow like cotton wool, and fell on the roof of the building ship one after another, blowing into the small wooden window, and falling in the inkstone, blending with the ink.

The pages on the desk were blown into a mess by the wind, the candle flame was almost blown out, Xu Ling closed the wooden window, and then sat back, his wrinkled and calloused hands spread out the book he had written, and there were still some unsatisfactory places in it.

Xu Ling is a northerner, but in the Southern Dynasty into the office, the family is prominent, in the early years of poetry and writing, eight years old can write articles, twelve through the old village, Bo involved in historical books, the literary style of the year, and Yu Xin and said. After entering Chen, he was appointed as the left servant of Shangshu.

This time, he was going to cross the Yangtze River and visit the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The bronze mirror hung from the wall of the cabin, reflecting the pale hair on his head. The years are not forgiving, Xu Ling smiled helplessly, the genius boy who was praised by the Great Confucian as "the stone unicorn in the sky" and "the face of the world" is now dying.

Now in his life, the most important thing is nothing more than poetry, calligraphy, piano and painting, as well as the burden on his body.

In Xu Ling's life, he has witnessed too many chaos and wars, and when the north was in turmoil, he originally thought that the Liang Dynasty could cheer up the Northern Expedition, but no.

When Zhu Rong of the Northern Dynasty took power, a generation of heroes Gao Huan swept away the chaotic army with an invincible momentum, he thought that the troubled times would soon end, but no.

When Chen Baxian rose south of the Yangtze River, he also had high hopes for Chen Baxian, hoping that he would be able to complete Liu Jinu's uncompetitive career, but Chen Baxian did not, and he had been disturbed for so many years, and the world became more chaotic.

The mountains and rivers were divided, divided into the Northern Zhou, the Northern Qi, the Southern Chen, and the Western Liang, which was huddled in a corner of the place.

When the world should be stable, he can't quite understand. Full of hope again and again, but disappointed again and again, he realized that it was difficult to predict the situation in the world after reading the history books he had read all his life.

Or is it more suitable for him to write poetry, how good it is to spend time in the old and dead flowers.

But he can't, he is confident that scholars exist in troubled times, just to help the world, and now the troubled times are far from over, there is no ......

Now that the Northern Zhou Dynasty is rising day by day, the military strength and national strength are growing day by day, and there is quite a posture of breaking the balance of the three-legged tripod, Emperor Chen Ji is worried, and he is determined to ally with the Northern Qi, this time he went north, he is to sign an alliance with the Northern Qi.

Uniting the weak to attack the strong was originally the survival method that relatively weak countries relied on to protect themselves. The number and combat effectiveness of the Northern Zhou army are not comparable to Nan Chen, the only thing that can curb the rise of the Northern Zhou is the Northern Qi, if the Northern Qi can contain the Northern Zhou, then the Southern Chen can rest assured to free up his hands to eliminate the West Liang that is in the way and obstructive, and can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for the opportunity to sweep the north.

When two tigers fight, one will be injured.

In this way, Nanchen has the hope of unifying the world......

The sound of the cold wind passing through and the rippling waves was all over the ears, and the boat slammed to the shore.

The garrisons of the Northern Qi Dynasty arrived on the shore, looking at the ship vigilantly.

"Stop!!"

Xu Ling put on his court clothes, walked out of the cabin with the cane used by the envoy, tidied up his appearance, and then slowly appeared on the deck.

In the faint light of the sky, Xu Ling's pale hair was unusually eye-catching.

"A certain envoy of the Chen Dynasty has come to repair the alliance with the Emperor of Qi!"

…………

At this moment, on the official road less than forty miles away from Yecheng, a cavalry of less than forty people rode horses and galloped straight to Yecheng.

This group of soldiers, all of them are uniform refined leather armor, with sheaths on their swords, and a riding bow hanging from their necks, like an arrow off the string when they gallop on the ice field, with a sharp and unstoppable momentum, which looks like the elite tempered from the battlefield.

A cavalryman in the middle carries a spear, the spear hangs a flag, in the wind, the flag hunts and hunts, you can clearly see two big characters with a thousand pen power, and the book "Hu Law".

At the gate of Yecheng, a group of people was leading a large group of crying women, children and children, and an unkempt man was mixed in the team with his head down.

Hu Changren changed from his uncle to an exiled slave overnight, he thought that Gao Yan had soldiers and horses and a secret edict in hand, and this throne must be nine out of ten, but who would have thought that ......, who would have thought that it would be such an ending.

When he was dragged away from his home by a group of wolf-like brocade warriors, the yellow-faced woman at home reluctantly said to him:

"I told Lord Liu about you and King Langya, what you and King Langya did is clear to Your Majesty, don't blame me, I have to save a little blood for you, I can't watch children die like children......"

"Your Majesty has promised me not to kill you, you can go with confidence this time, Da Lang, Erlang and Sanniang I will take care of you for you......"

Hu Changren was angry at first, angry that the yellow-faced woman in the family betrayed him, and then he was glad that the yellow-faced woman betrayed him and the children were able to survive......

When he just passed by the entrance of the vegetable market, he saw Lu Lingxuan and her son having their heads cut off, and the people around him applauded excitedly, but he was covered in cold sweat, trembling with fear, afraid that the emperor's nephew would suddenly change his attention and push him up, he just wanted to leave Yecheng as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

It's just that in the future, he will never see the prosperity of this Yecheng and the yellow-faced fierce face again.

Hu Changren and the yellow-faced woman in the family have been husband and wife for half a lifetime, and she understands her best, she said that she will take care of the children, then she will, although Da Lang and Sanniang are not her biological children.

"Yun Niang...... regret not listening to you at the beginning......" Hu Changren looked back at the majestic and tall tower of Yecheng again, full of remorse, but it was to no avail......

"Let's go!" The duke with the stick scolded him, pulled the rope tied to his hand, and led him like a cow, and as soon as he raised his head, a stick fell on his back, and the duke glared and scolded angrily: "What do you see, are you still the uncle of the country?" Let's go, wait for the hour to freeze to death in the field! ”

In the distance, a group of cavalry galloped over, crushing the snow, and the snow foam splashed on Hu Changren's face.

"Phew!!" The leader reined in the war horse, turned his head, raised his whip and pointed at Hu Changren and said, "You, raise your head." ”

The voice was strong and loud, Hu Changren felt that this voice was very familiar, and raised his head in surprise, the man looked at him for a long time, and then said in surprise: "Hu Changren? ”

"Hu ......, Zuo Xiang?" Hu Changren's eyes also widened in surprise.

A few days ago, there was a rumor that Hu Lu Mingyue would return to Yecheng in the next few days, but I didn't expect Hu Lu Mingyue to be so fast.

"Hey, what's going on with him?" Hu Luguang pointed at Hu Changren and asked a public servant who came over.

Although the prince didn't know who the mighty general in front of him was, he could still identify the noble person, and the general in front of him was obviously extraordinary, extravagant, and not the kind of people who could be compared. So he replied respectfully:

"Qiqi, this nobleman, last night King Langya rebelled, and entered Qianqiumen with more than 4,000 rebels, and Uncle Hu participated in the rebellion and was degraded as a slave by His Majesty......"

"What? King Langya rebelled? Hu Luguang was shocked and hurriedly asked, "How is Your Majesty?" ”

The duke frowned and said, "This, I heard that Your Majesty is fine, and the rebellious party of King Langya has been suppressed......"

Hu Luguang breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "How come you come back and encounter such a thing?" ”

"Zuo Xiang......" Hu Changren seemed to see the hope of regaining his freedom, and looked at Hu Luguang with hopeful eyes, but Hu Luguang didn't pay attention to him at all, and only said: "Uncle Guo, you have to take good care of yourself on the way to exile...... and then hit the horse back to the front of the queue.

"Let's go to the palace to meet Your Majesty!"