Out of the noon gate, Wang Cheng retrieved the flying sword and other belongings from the Imperial Forest Army guarding the door, and turned to leave.

The red sun has set to the west.

Although there were people walking around in the royal city, they were all children of the clan, and he basically didn't know them.

He didn't want to deal with this prince and that prince either, so he quickened his pace.

It seems to be walking, but after each step, the person is already more than ten meters away.

"What a speed!"

When the passers-by saw it, they were all amazed, because they rarely used such speed in the royal city.

Two men in python robes stood in front of a mansion gate, watching Wang Cheng quickly walk away.

Both of them were very young, the older one was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and the younger one was only eighteen or nineteen years old, and they were all good-looking, heroic, and extravagant.

"Third brother, can you reach that speed?"

"Yes, but not as easily as he is."

"He's already that strong?"

"A peerless fierce general, rare in the world, not to mention that it is difficult to meet opponents among peers, even those great grandmasters who have been famous for a long time can't help him."

These two are not outsiders, they are the third prince Zhou Xianlong and the ninth prince Zhou Xianyi.

Although Zhou Xianyi is young, his speech and demeanor reveal the maturity of an adult.

He looked at Wang Cheng's disappearing back and muttered to himself: "Peerless general......"

"Xiao Jiu, you haven't taken that step yet?" Zhou Xianlong asked.

Zhou Xianyi's face was complicated, and he said: "It seems to have broken through, but it seems that it has not broken through, how to describe it?" Occasionally, I also exert the strength of qi and blood, but sometimes I can't exert it, and my state is very unstable. ”

"When you say that, it reminds me of Uncle Thirteen, he seems to have encountered the same situation as you now." Zhou Xianlong said.

"Uncle Thirteen?" Zhou Xianyi's expression was complicated.

The thirteenth uncle in their mouths is Ninghou Zhou Zhaoguang, who is the most admired person in their generation.

"Did Uncle Thirteen finally break through the consummation of qi and blood?" Zhou Xianyi asked.

Zhou Xianlong said: "The world calls him a peerless general, and he is an invincible existence on the battlefield, but as far as I know, he has not broken through to the perfection of qi and blood. He should be like you, rushing to kill on the battlefield, he has entered a certain state, reaching a state of perfection of qi and blood, which he can't reach in normal times. ”

Zhou Xianyi thought for a moment and said, "Third brother, do you think that if I join the army, will I be like the thirteenth uncle, and reach a state of perfection on the battlefield?" ”

"It's possible!"

Zhou Xianlong nodded, and suddenly, he thought of something, and said with a smile: "Actually, there is one easiest way." ”

"How?" Zhou Xianyi couldn't wait.

Zhou Xianlong didn't speak, but pointed in the direction where Wang Cheng disappeared just now.

Suddenly, Zhou Xianyi's eyes shone brightly.

……

When you enter the royal city, you have to check and ask carefully, and when you go out again, the soldiers who defend the city will send you off respectfully.

The news of Wang Cheng being named General Zuo and Marquis of Wu Anhou has spread all over the capital at this moment, and an upstart has appeared, or the top one, and he seems to have become the most talked-about figure in the capital.

Well, that's the top stream!

He soon realized the effect of "top-stream" travel, and as soon as he entered the inner city, he was recognized by a middle-aged aunt passing by.

"General Wang! It's General Wang! ”

"Wu Anhou is here! Wu Anhou is here! ”

"Quick! Catch him! Don't let him run! ”

……

I don't know where it came from, but a group of people rushed to the street with a "hula".

Seeing the black head rushing towards him, Wang Cheng was taken aback, and stepped on the "getaway", and everyone pounced at once.

Wang Cheng dodged to the door of a shop and secretly looked back, where the encirclement of the three outer layers made his scalp tingle.

"Why is this adult hiding behind my door?"

The voice of the shopkeeper came from behind him, and Wang Cheng immediately noticed that he was wearing an official robe.

No wonder he will be recognized when he goes out, and his daring is brought about by this outfit.

"This Lord ......"

The shopkeeper had already walked up behind him and said, "What does this lord need to do?" ”

Wang Cheng didn't turn around, and said coldly: "Go and prepare a horse for this official!" ”

After hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly nodded and turned around to go.

Wang Cheng took the opportunity of no one to take off his official robe and hat, and folded it, leaving a black robe, and then he walked into the street.

Without that official robe, there is really a lot less trouble, and there are only a few people who can recognize him from a face.

After walking a few hundred meters along West Street, he turned north into another street, walked another kilometer, and turned west into another street, which was the seat of the General's Mansion.

There are many large mansions on this street, and the owners of these mansions are all high-ranking members of the court.

After passing by the three mansions, Wang Cheng finally saw his "General Zuo's Mansion".

There are two stone lions standing in front of the house gate, and there is a brand new plaque hanging above the house gate, with four gilded characters of "General Zuo's Mansion" written on it, which are shiny and shiny.

The gate of the courtyard was open, and several servants were cleaning in front of the gate.

A servant saw Wang Cheng coming over and said, "This is General Zuo's Mansion, please stay!" ”

Wang Cheng pointed to himself and said with a smile: "Remember this face, you must not admit it wrong." ”

He continued to walk inside, suddenly remembered, and said, "By the way, I am Wang Cheng." ”

The servant was stunned, thinking that this name was so familiar, where had he heard it?

Suddenly, he reacted, isn't this the name of his own general?

He quickly knelt on the ground and shouted, "Meet the general!" ”

When the other servants heard this, they also immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "Meet the general." ”

"Get up!"

Wang Cheng asked everyone to get up, and then walked into this "General Zuo's Mansion", which covers a large area.

The people in the mansion all went out after hearing the movement, and the leader was Liu Qingsheng.

He was dressed in a cyan robe and a square scarf on his head, still dressed as a scholar.

This time he went to Beijing to receive the reward, and he was awarded the title of "General of the Military Division", which can be regarded as completely sitting on the position of the head of General Zuo's Mansion, and it is still officially recognized.

Behind him were Wu Feilong and Yin Bo, and behind them were two teams of maids and servants.

Counting the few at the door, no more, no less, exactly a hundred, all of them were rewarded by the Son of Heaven.

There are hundreds of rooms in a huge general's mansion alone, and there are not enough people, so the daily hygiene of the general's mansion has become a problem.

When the two sides met, Liu Qingsheng saluted with everyone: "Welcome the prince back to his home!" ”

Wang Cheng was a little embarrassed by this pomp and said with a smile: "Okay! Get up! You know what I don't like, so don't do all that bells and whistles again. ”

Liu Qingsheng got up and said: "This is the first time for the prince to return to the mansion, everyone in the mansion must come out to greet him, this is the rule, and the prince will naturally have the final say in the future." ”

"Okay!"

Wang Cheng didn't want to dig too deep into this matter, so he let the maids and servants disperse on their own first.

"That's right! The kitchen is ready to prepare a sumptuous table, which I will use in the evening! ”

A middle-aged man in a gray robe immediately responded, and then led a few people back.

"Let's go! Let's go inside! ”

Wang Cheng led Liu Qingsheng and others into the inner courtyard together, and then came to the hall.

After everyone sat down, Wang Cheng said bluntly: "Do you know why you were left behind?" ”

Several people looked at each other and shook their heads.

Wang Cheng didn't beat around the bush anymore, and said straight to the point: "I won't talk about the twists and turns encountered along the way to Beijing to receive the reward, after entering Beijing, I believe you also know that many ministers in the court have great opinions about us, to be precise, for me, and some ministers don't want us to be rewarded." ”

"Your Excellency, you mean, someone will be against us?" Liu Qingsheng reacted quickly.

Wang Cheng nodded, and originally wanted to tell about the imperial examination, but thinking that this matter had not yet been announced, he could only say ambiguously: "Although I have only just entered the court, I have many political enemies. ”

He listed that nobles like Qin, Wu, Li, and Cao were absolutely jealous of him, and those military attachés who had a deep influence in the army and who had a military heirloom also hated him, and after the imperial examination system was promulgated, there would be even more people who hated him.

"My lord, you are already the general Zuo of the second grade, the Marquis of Wu'an, the marquis of Wu'an, there are not many people in the entire court who surpass you in terms of power, and there is no one in terms of prestige, who dares to harm you?" Yin Bo couldn't figure it out.

Wang Cheng said with a smile: "Don't say it's the second rank of the left general, even if it's the first rank of the hussar general, where is he now?" You only see my infinite scenery, but you can't see that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at you behind this, and you don't know how many people are waiting for you to collapse, so they can rush up and step on a few feet. ”

He suddenly raised his voice: "Don't think I'm scaring you, and don't think I'm worrying about the sky. This being an official is like climbing a ladder, the higher you climb, the worse you fall. ”

Liu Qingsheng understood and looked at everyone: "Actually, the adults are worried about us. ”

Wang Cheng no longer detoured, and said: "With my current power and prestige, even if those people want to harm me, they can only do tricks behind their backs. I'm not afraid, and I won't leave them with any flaws, but you're different, especially the four of you! ”

He looked at Wu Feilong, Zhang Zhiyang, Yin Bo, and Zhou Hang, who were the four people who were transferred to the Imperial Forest Army.

"Feilong's family background is there, it's hard to move him. Zhiyang, Yin Bo, Zhou Hang, what I'm really worried about is you! ”

He looked sad and said: "The Royal Forest Army is the king's personal guard, and there are many children of eunuchs and families in it, and the water is very deep. You are new to the city, and you don't have a good look for each other, and if someone is going to frame you, what will you do? ”

After hearing this, the three of them all lowered their eyebrows and remained silent, and even Yin Bo rarely quieted down.

"So I must remind you, after you go in, watch more, listen more, pay more attention, and don't think that you are still in the Western Army. Your appearance may have robbed others of their favorite seats, do you think they will get along with you? ”

Wang Cheng looked at the three of them, and seeing that the three of them didn't speak, he continued: "Don't trust anyone easily, if you encounter something, you can go to Feilong to discuss." If you can't even solve the problem of the flying dragon, then you come to me again. However, by the time you find me, I guess the matter will already be settled. ”

"That's it!"

He didn't say more, opened the sleeve bag around his waist, and with a thought, a pile of things appeared on the table.

A bunch of spirit apricots sent by the seventh princess, bottles of elixir, adding up to dozens of bottles.

These pills were still refined when he was in the west, mainly the Great Returning Pill and the Qi and Blood Pill.

He took out a few jade boxes containing elixirs and placed the apricots in the jade boxes one by one.

Then with a thought, these jade boxes containing the spirit apricots flew to the table in front of several people, and then those pills were also divided into seven parts and flew over.

"As the saying goes, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves. You have all led troops and fought battles, and there is no absolute defense, and there will be loopholes in the defense. Instead of being scared every day, it is better to improve your strength and make yourself stronger! ”

Wang Cheng looked at everyone and said, "These are all prepared by me for you, Lingxing can help you break through to the realm of martial arts, the Great Returning Pill is a healing elixir, in case of emergency, the Qi and Blood Pill can improve your qi and blood, and there are a few bottles of small Returning Pills and stopping bleeding, which you can use to cultivate your own henchmen." ”

After hearing this, several people all looked excited.

Wu Feilong got up with a "brush", bowed down and said: "We understand the adult's intentions, and it is the luck of the flying dragon to be able to enter the adult's command in this life!" ”

Several other people also left their seats one after another, and they all bowed to Wang Cheng.

"The adults treat me like the sea, we can't wait for anything to repay, in the future, go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, the adults think that we are!"

"That's right! If anyone dares to be unfavorable to adults, step on me Zhang Zhiyang first! ”

……

Looking at these people, Wang Cheng felt relieved, he came to everyone and said, "Get up!" ”

Only then did everyone straighten their backs.

Yin Bo said at this time: "My lord, you know, I am just a big boss, I am nothing without you, I really don't want to go to the Royal Forest Army." ”

"Nonsense!"

Wang Cheng glared at him and scolded: "That's the king's order, even if you don't want to, you have to carry it out!" ”

Seeing Yin Bo's gloomy expression, he patted Yin Bo's shoulder with deep meaning.

If you want to say who among these people, he has the deepest feelings, it is undoubtedly Yin Bo.

Yin Bo is not only his subordinate, but also his apprentice, Yin Bo can go so far in the Qi and Blood Realm, it is naturally impossible without his cultivation.

"I know what you want!"

Wang Cheng looked at Yin Bo and said, "This matter is related to your future, I don't know how many people have sharpened their heads and drilled in, do you want to be a soldier under me for the rest of your life?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that." Yin Bo smiled heartlessly.

Wang Cheng pushed him away and scolded with a smile: "Get out!" ”

At this moment, the middle-aged man in charge of the kitchen reported outside, "The meal is ready." ”

Wang Cheng didn't say anything more, and asked people to bring all the dishes.

Soon, eight people pushed cups and changed lamps, reminiscing about the past, so lively.

Because they all knew that after tonight, they would go their separate ways, and everyone opened their bellies and drank.

Wang Cheng didn't control the alcohol either, and poured the wine into his stomach in large gulps.

The wine was drunk from day to night, and from night to night.

Except for Wang Cheng, everyone was drunk in the end.

"Friends walk together for life

Those days are no more

In a word, for a lifetime

A glass of wine for the rest of my life."

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