Chapter 66: The Long Way Home

Through the early morning mist, we walked on the path between the mountains, the sound of wheels, the sound of horses' hooves, and the rhythmic echo of the front and rear teams alarmed the birds in the forest, making them flock screaming and flying high.

This is an ancient road, when the Western Regions are open, countless pedestrians pass by here every day, they sing exotic tunes, carry strange goods, and slowly move forward in the melodious camel bells. On both sides of the road are rows of shops, the guests are tired, hungry, they can eat at any time, rest, the generous and cheerful Liangzhou woman, when the house stands, the wrist is like frost, Yuefu "Longxi Xing" said: "The good woman goes out to welcome the guests, the color is perfunctory, stretch the waist and kneel down again, ask the guests if they are safe." Waste gifts are sent out, and Yingying is trending in the house. The send-off is not far away, but it is not enough to reach the door. If you take a woman like this, Qi Jiang is not as good, a healthy woman holds the door, and one wins a husband. ”

It's a pity that since the chaos in Guanzhong, this situation can no longer be seen, the grass is full of dirt roads, birds and beasts occupy people's homes, only a few broken bowls occasionally stepped out, broken pottery, telling the glory of the past.

Autumn, day after day cold, I put on a cloak, still a few shivers, look at the soldiers around me, but all of them are more cold-resistant than me, in the morning fog walking in full swing, their morale is always so high, each in its place, such as the arm and fingers, with them by my side, I will always be down-to-earth, peace of mind.

I sometimes envy the bodies of the sergeants, but alas, I can't have them. I asked if there was a shortcut to quickly improve martial arts or strengthen the body. Pufa replied: "There is never a quick trick to martial arts, only through continuous cultivation to improve physical fitness and proficiency in martial arts, and then through continuous actual combat to improve one's confidence and accurate judgment ability, can one's usual practice results be transformed into effective tactics against the enemy." Of course, Tianzi is also very important, it is the foundation of all this. With the body of the son, if you can persevere, you will not be able to achieve anything in the beginning, but it is slightly more difficult to reach the first-class realm. ”

I laughed. This cultivation sounds like nothing simpler than governing the country, so I'd better forget it. I am such a body, it is not easy to handle government affairs well, and I can expect the rest.

Pufa only followed me for a few days, and he basically gained my trust, even though he and Yan Xie were the same apprentices.

"Are you Yan Xie's junior brother?" I asked him.

"No, it's Senior Brother."

"But it looks like you're younger than him."

"The disciples of the Shi family are not limited to the age of the world, and they are ranked in the first order."

"Oh, that's right." This popularization of law is actually only three years older than me. But his skills are really high, and I think he seems to be above Jiang Wei. Of course, in this era, it is not a time when a knife can break out of the world, his martial arts are several times higher than Jiang Wei, and he is not as important as Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei is a general, and he is not.

He seems to have no hobbies other than schoolwork and practice. He started a fight with Hesse on the road, but after only three moves, he jumped out of the circle: "Forget it, you can't beat me." "Hesse was so angry that he had to fight him. But he said that if he didn't do it, he wouldn't do it, and Hesse put the gun to his throat, and he didn't move, so he cried out: "In the future, if I do it with you again, I won't be human." ”

His actions attracted Ma Chao's attention, and he actually had to fight him. After only three moves, he jumped out of the circle again: "Forget it, I can't beat you." The expression and tone are the same as what Hesse said, not worried or happy, plain and calm, young age, like a pool of water, looking very clear, but not seeing the bottom.

Ma Chao sighed: "It's a good opponent." ”

Hesse was close to me, he was a reckless man, but since he became my head of the bodyguard, his personality seems to have changed. Of course, this is only reflected in the protection of me. He never concealed his hostility and suspicion towards anyone who approached me, and he recognized nothing but rules and ordinances. Once, Ma Chao came to see me, but because he didn't bring a token, he kept Ma Chao out of the inner camp until Ma Chao came back with the token. Ma Chao praised him as a loyal man, and such a sentence made his name spread far and wide. People called him Barbarian behind his back, and then changed to call him to his face, but he didn't care, and after that, Barbarian became his code name, and Hesse was rarely known.

When the Li brothers first left Liangzhou, they were as excited as birds leaving their nests. They laughed and laughed, galloping in front of and behind the procession, shouting and shouting. However, they are extremely curious about many things, showing the joy that a child of their age should have. Looking at them, I sometimes think about myself. When I was their age, I didn't know what happiness was like.

Sometimes I wonder if I could trade everything I have today for the happiness they have, would I do it? If I change it, then what is the difference between me and the original Adou? If not, what is my goal?

I looked up at the sky and felt a sense of loneliness. From Jingzhou, to Hanzhong, to Yizhou, to Soochow, to Jingzhou, Yizhou, to Chang'an, to Jincheng, this journey has long worn out my young heart. According to the customs of the Han Dynasty, in fact, I have always been a child, and I have just become a teenager this year, but what I do, what I think, how can a boy or teenager do?

Perhaps, I have really realized my own value, and the great merit of pacifying Yongliang cannot be snatched away from me by anyone. But is that really what I want? Once, I was like a fly without a head, without a plan, without a goal, on a whim, at will; Once, I did many wrong things, took unnecessary risks, and took unnecessary detours. Looking back at this time, those rights and wrongs, right and wrong, are like smoke, do you regret it? In any case, I can't go through it all over again.

This is what life really looks like.

My goal is the world, and since I can't have the joy of home, I will use my efforts to bring this joy to the children under my rule.

Just thinking about it, the front army suddenly stopped, someone came to report, and someone was fighting on the road ahead.

I was stunned, the front army had Wei Yan to open the way, if Wei Yan fought with people, the battle alarm would have already been transmitted to the whole team. If it weren't for Wei Yan's battle, would it be possible for Wei Yan to watch the excitement in front?

"Who are they?"

Answer: "One side seems to be a bandit, and the other side does not know. General Wei ambushed and surrounded them, but did not move. ”

What was this Wei Yan thinking?

When the Li brothers heard about the bandits, they didn't say a word, and slapped their horses and ran towards the front team. I shook my head, these two children are not used to military discipline, and it seems that I will have to teach them well in the future.

Ma Chao caught up: "Wen Chang doesn't attack, or there is a reason, let's go forward and take a look." ”

I nodded, took the Eight Formations and the Popularization of Law, and stepped forward with Ma Chao.

Not long after, I saw Wei Yan's men and horses quietly lurking behind a long slope, and there were a few untidy people in the team tied there, and I knew that this was the eyeliner they had caught the bandits. Further on, I saw a large group of bandits at the foot of the mountain.

To tell the truth, this really can't be regarded as a regular bandit, in addition to their mixed weapons, different clothes, and untidy lineup, even their current behavior is not like a bandit at all, but like a group of people watching the excitement. They formed a big circle, there were several big carts inside, and some people were fighting, and the thieves in the outer circle poked their necks and crossed their feet one by one in order to see the situation inside, and some stepped on stones, as if the fighting inside was very lively. He shouted in a mess: "Ah, catch him, defeat him!" ”

Such thieves have no discipline at all. Even though there are two or three hundred, if I charge with fifty men, they will all be destroyed. There is something good to see inside, it is worth Wei Yan to stop the military horse.

As our riders approached, some of the thieves saw us coming, and they did not surround us, but stood there and shouted, "There is serious business, and those who have nothing to do with it should stay away." After saying that, he didn't see if we left, but looked into the circle again.

I looked at my body, although I took off all the heavy armor during the march, but just looking at the clothes of a few of us, I knew that it was not ordinary people, why were these thieves so blind. I couldn't stop crying and laughing, but I saw Wei Yan at a glance, he laughed and rode over, not like his usual serious appearance.

I was a little dissatisfied: "Uncle Wenchang, it seems that the people who are surrounded are good people, why doesn't my uncle save them?" My father urgently transferred me to return to the army, and Anke stayed here for a long time? ”

Wei Yan listened to my blame, but he didn't care, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I'm not laughing at anything else, I really met an old man." Guess who's in that circle? ”

"Who?"

"It's the three generals."

"Huh?" I was taken aback, "Third uncle, why don't you hurry up and send troops to watch the excitement here?" ”

"No, Shizi, not only am I watching the excitement alone, but the three generals themselves are also watching the excitement. They didn't have any flags, but the cars and the women attracted the bandits. I don't know who made a contract with the bandits, and the bandits are stepping forward one by one to fight with Zhang Xiaogongzi. Now, the boy has won twelve games in a row. ”

This third uncle is really nonsense, he is now General Zuo, commanding the Yizhou army and horses, how can he mess around like this. If there is a mistake, how can you get it?

And he's not in Yizhou, what are you doing here with your family? Female dependents? The daughter of the third uncle's family, is Xingcai also here? Xingcai is Zhang Bao's sister, the same age as me, and I have a marriage contract. I couldn't help but feel moved, could it be that my father invited me back to Chang'an because I couldn't get married? No, no, no, no, how can my marriage be as important as the matter in Liangzhou.

But as soon as I thought about it, my heart throbbed inexplicably, and it was the excitement and confusion when I first felt the arrival of an emotion. Will I marry her? History is like this, but I didn't do anything, and I was going to fall into my family? Thinking about it, I thought of Sun Shangxiang. Zhang Xingcai, is she a heroic and heroic woman like Sun Shangxiang?

Ma Chao also smiled: "Yide is still so rough, let's take a look." ”