The moonlight stretched the shadows of the two brothers for a long time, and the north wind was howling, I don't know if the northwest wind was colder and harder, Lu Chen actually felt a little biting.

"Second brother, will you go back to the northwest?" He asked in a low voice.

Lu Lei paused and continued: "Whether it's the northwest, or the northeast, or the southeast coast, you always have to go somewhere." I like the barracks, it may not be more comfortable than Chang'an, it is not more prosperous than the capital, you have to eat and sleep here, you have to drink rough but bitter grain and wine, you will sweat and of course you will bleed, but do you know, how lovely these soldiers are, they trust me with all their hearts, we are comrades-in-arms who can deliver the back, my comrades-in-arms, they stabbed me in the face I know they must have something unspeakable. Defending the country, there are always people who want to do it, and everyone doesn't want to, so I'll come. And that's exactly what I wanted. ”

Lu Lei had never told his family why he wanted to join the army, and this was the first time Lu Chen had heard him mention this. The second brother has been naughty and energetic since he was a child, going to the house to climb trees and digging birds' nests, there is nothing he hasn't done. Lu Chen didn't expect that under the appearance of his child king, he was so sincere and loyal.

Lu Chen said: "In this case, from today onwards, I will no longer persuade the second brother to return to Chang'an." I had five Xuanying over, and I can tell you if you need anything. He also wanted to transfer a few martial arts masters from Chixiao Island, but he was afraid that Lu Lei would think too much, so he stopped talking.

Lu Lei patted Lu Chen's shoulder and didn't speak. What he didn't say was that there was another very important reason why he stayed at the border pass, Lu Chen entered Beijing, and the eldest brother stayed in Chang'an to guard his family, and he could only better protect his family if he had a certain status in the border. This is what deterrence means. But it doesn't matter, the family is to accommodate and take care of each other, he is an elder brother, and he knows how to take responsibility and responsibility since he was a child.

Lu Lei took Lu Chen to the office yamen of Nagqu, which was previously the government of the Zhizhou Prefecture, and served as the base camp of He Guangqi and Rexi and Zhuo for a few months, but now it is heavily guarded by Mi Fei, because there are important people in it. In order to avoid the loss of the prisoner, Mi Fei didn't even worry about putting people in Naqu's prison. For his caution, Lu Chen expressed his understanding.

Lu Chen asked, "General Mi, do you want to personally press these people back to Beijing?" ”

Mi Fei said with a smile: "Yes, the duty of a soldier is in his body, and he still has to report it to the emperor, after all, he has also been caught with great difficulty." I heard that Rexi and Zhuo were dead, and Lord Lu made a great contribution again, and when he arrived in front of the emperor, he would report truthfully. ”

Lu Chen's face did not change and said: "Yes, please ask General Mi to send someone to conduct an autopsy." After that, I want to make a painting, and I want to ask General Shimi. ”

Mi Fei wondered, "Oh? Lord Lu wants to paint the sunset over the long river in the northwest, or the hunting ground? ”

Lu Chen shook his head: "No, it's a dozens of days to go to the capital, Rexi and Zhuo are dead, and it's not easy to keep them with their bodies." If you don't bring it, it's not complete. Therefore, I wanted to make a picture of the burning of the leader of the rebels, which was witnessed by all the soldiers and soldiers, which can be regarded as an explanation to His Majesty. ”

Listening to Lu Chen's words, Mi Fei thought about it and didn't refuse. Anyway, the person is already dead, if he can sell Lu Chen a favor again, and his figure will also be included in the palace department, it is a good thing.

Seeing Mi Fei nodding, Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In this case, when does General Mi plan to leave for Beijing, it will take me about two hours?" ”

Mi Fei patted his sleeve and said, "It was originally scheduled to be early tomorrow morning, but it doesn't matter if it's a day or two in the evening." I originally wanted General Lu Lei to replace General Ben to stay in Qinghai-Tibet and rectify the remaining military affairs first. But just now I heard that General Lu Lei is also going back to Beijing? ”

It's not that Lu Chen didn't see Mi Fei's tricks, originally, originally, I thought, it was all a pretext, I just wanted to make myself owe him a big favor. Let the second brother straighten out military affairs for him, he is not afraid that when he comes back, the army will not be his own people everywhere. It's just that he didn't say it explicitly, and Lu Lei didn't say much, but said: "Yes, before I came, the third brother begged the emperor for a family reunion, so this time I can only live up to the trust of Mi Lei, and if there is any order in the future, Lu Lei will definitely only look forward to the general." ”

Hearing this, Mi Fei's smile became even brighter, "This time you brothers are full of tacit understanding in quelling the turmoil, which reminds me of the days when I was in Sichuan and Guizhou with Lord Gu, General Tu and General Wu. Although the four of us are not brothers, we are brothers in life and death, and we really miss the friendship of life. ”

Lu Chen inadvertently said indirectly: "Now that Master Gu is alone in the capital, he must also miss you old brothers very much. ”

Mi Fei didn't think about it so much, and said casually: "Yes, my own brother, I should be closer than others." No more, send him some special beef and mutton during the New Year's holidays, and the annual military salary is fresher than that in other places. As soon as the words fell, he seemed to immediately realize that something was wrong, and said with a smile: "After all, everyone knows that the weather in the northwest is dry, so it can better store grain." ”

Lu Chen smiled and didn't speak.

Early the next morning, when Mi Fei threw the torch in his hand to the pyre, Lu Chen had already put pen to paper and put this scene on the paper.

The fire is cooking oil, reflecting the armor of the people around him, and it seems that everyone is full of red light, and it is indeed a victorious division that has won a great victory. Only attentive people will notice that there seems to be a person standing in the middle of the pyre.

The man had his head down, and he couldn't see the expression on his face, but as long as he noticed the people here, he could see relief in the painting.

The wind fuels the fire, and the fire borrows the power of the wind, and the flames are raging, as if they want to burn a hole in the sky.

The fire was extinguished, and the ashes in the sky dispersed with the wind, drifting to the distance of the hunting ground with the freedom and yearning of the little boy.

Except for Lu Chen, no one knows about his painful experience as a child, even Lu Chen doesn't know how he lived to be ten years old, I don't know how determined he used to kill his only relative in the world, I don't know how much he went through to be adopted by the previous Turkic king, I don't know what kind of hardships he went through among his many adopted sons to come out and take over the remaining forces. Maybe even he doesn't know what he wants in this life, every step is just to survive.

After everyone left, Lu Chen threw a hunting map he had made improvised into the remaining bits of Mars. That was the first time he saw the picture of Rexi and Zhuo, holding a bow and shooting arrows, and he was in high spirits. As the piece of paper ignited little by little, careful people found that the person in the picture did not seem to be Rexi and Zhuo that day, and his shadow was faintly visible between the eyebrows, but the person in the painting was obviously underweight, and his eyes were bright, and there was light in his eyes, which was hope and yearning. It is the enthusiasm and vigor that belongs only to young people.

Lu Chen thought, perhaps, this is the real Rexi and Zhuo.

The last piece of paper burned out, and Lu Chen got up to leave, his cloak rustling, not holding him back, but vaguely seemed to hide a few tears.