Chapter 21: Who is the Hero (1)

Autumn in August, autumn colors to come. This is the harvest season, but on the side of the Xiaopingjin ferry, it is full of cars and horses, noisy people, and full of sadness.

"Brother really isn't leaving?" When the material is on the ship, the soldiers and horses are with each other, and when the anchor is about to be lifted, even if the people are tall and the horses are big, Tong Fei is reluctant to say.

"Far Wing! Remember the words of your brother, find someone to start a family, and it is not in vain that your brother promised the master to take care of you. Don't worry, it won't be long before my brother will return to Xihe, and it will be your main marriage. Every time I part, I will eventually be sad, and the sentimental Jiang Qi naturally felt a little, but just pretended to laugh and laughed.

"The younger brother knows, since the elder brother has already decided, that's good! The younger brother will not persuade much, the elder brother can rest assured, whether it is material or clansmen, Feiding will be sent to Xihe safely, and the brothers are waiting for you to come back. Jiang Qi decided, Tong Fei also knew that he could not be persuaded, and then spoke.

"Now the state is not peaceful, whether it is the remnants of the wandering Huns, or the remnants of Baibo, it is a threat, there are a lot of materials transported this time, although Zilong has been asked to respond, but I have to be careful!" Parting is imminent, Jiang Qi finally admonished.

"Brother, don't worry, Fei knows the severity, before he came, Mr. Yuan Hao was still worried about the money for recruiting soldiers, and now if he knows that we have copied so much money from the family of the Ten Permanent Servants, he will definitely be overjoyed. Okay, let's fly and get ready, my mother is still waiting for my brother! Jiang Qi's reminder that Tong Fei naturally didn't have anything wrong, after all, what he was escorting at the moment was their rations for the next year or two.

"That's good! We see ...... in Xihe" is not a parting of life and death, and Jiang Qi is not ink, so he immediately said goodbye.

"See ...... in the West River" returned the salute, and then Tong Fei firmly jumped on the ferry and did not look back.

When Tong Fei waved his hand, the ferries full of people and goods began to slowly row out of the ferry and sailed to the wide opposite shore in the autumn wind.

Tong Fei went away, Jiang Qi retracted his gaze, and finally walked towards the family members who had not yet boarded the boat. Although he was unwilling, the current situation in Luoyang was chaotic, and Jiang Qi had to send those closest to him to a relatively safe place.

"Boxiao, have you found Luo'er?" Seeing that the clansmen had begun to cross the river, Jiang Mu, whose face was very anxious, asked again.

"Girl, I was very happy when I heard that I was going back to Xihe, but I knew that the child was different, but she was temperamental again, and she pestered the child a few times for a few days. I guess I didn't want to leave today, so I hid when there was a lot of confusion. Mother doesn't need to worry, when you're gone, maybe she'll come out. When it comes to his daughter, Jiang Qi is also helpless, maybe he is usually pampered, and now he is shaking his head at his daughter's disobedience.

"So what, Luoyang is chaotic these days, but a lot of people have died, isn't it a mess for the girl to stay!" After going through too many ups and downs, Jiang's mother is very aware of the danger in Luoyang now, and she doesn't agree with her son to stay in Luoyang alone, and now she is even more worried about having an unconscious granddaughter.

"Mother don't worry, there are children here, there will be no big deal, this time it is a long way to Xihe, mother should be careful of her body! Earlier, the child had already repaired the book and told Li'er to clean up the mansion and let her grandfather and grandmother come to live with her at that time, so that she could take care of it. Seeing his mother's worries, Jiang Qi said with relief.

"Yes, your grandfather and mother are getting older and older, and they are still uprooted from their hometowns, just like many clansmen are unwilling to go, and it is difficult to leave the countryside, and I don't know if there is a chance to return to Luoyang." When it comes to leaving her hometown, Jiang's mother, who left home at a young age, feels deeply, and now she looks at the reluctant clansmen, and she is emotional.

"There is no way, my mother knows that the power of the imperial court is changed, and killing must be indispensable, and the clansmen have also suffered a lot of losses in the Luoyang coup this time, if they don't make a choice, it will not be a loss of property." As early as a few years ago, Jiang Qi was suggesting that the whole clan migrate, but after a few years, in addition to the family business in Xihe and Sufang, not many people went to live, Jiang Qi naturally understood.

"It's also thanks to my son who informed everyone to go out of the city to avoid disaster earlier, otherwise I don't know how many lives will be lost, don't worry, everyone will understand in a few days. But for those who refuse to leave, Boxiao should not be embarrassed, he should still be taken care of, after all, he is his own person. Although it was difficult to give up, Jiang's mother also knew her son's kindness, and finally said.

"The mother can rest assured that the child is not a human being and knows what to do. Xin'er's body has not yet recovered, and on the way, she has to worry about her mother to take care of her more. Jiang Qi didn't dare to disobey his mother's words, but then he looked at his wife who was being supported, and his face showed guilt.

"Don't worry, husband! Xin'er has nothing to do, please rest assured about the affairs of the family, not to mention that there is still a sister to rely on when you go back to Xihe, even your brother will come to help. "After being married for several years, the first time they separated, what the emotions were, you can imagine, but in order not to worry Jiang Qi, Xun Xin still pretended to be meaningless.

"Well, then Qi is relieved. Ruier!! You are the only man in the family, and your father is not by your side, so your mother and grandmother will have to be taken care of by you! The day of separation has long been booked, and the husband and wife should have said it a long time ago, and it is not good to be too intimate in front of everyone at the moment, and then Jiang Qi leaned over and said as if joking to his tightly wrapped son.

"Father, don't worry, Rui'er knows." After many days of etiquette, coupled with the fact that Jiang Qi is usually strict, although others see it as a joke, Jiang Rui is serious, and he agrees with perseverance in his eyes.

"Okay, after returning to Xihe, when you see your aunt, remember to bring it to your father. And your cousin is the same size as you, you can't play greedily when you go back, as a brother, you have to take the book and learn the etiquette! Looking at his son's appearance as a little adult, Jiang Qi wanted to laugh in his heart, but he knew that it was not suitable, as a strict father, he should be strict to the end, and then explained.

"The child obeys his father's words......" Recently, he has become accustomed to his father's request, and Jiang Rui promised to accept it.

There will be a time when parting, even if he is reluctant, but in the middle of the wind and the waves, only the lonely Jiang Qi is still on the ferry, unwilling to leave for a long time. It wasn't until the splashing river wet his clothes that he let his feet move.

During the steps, Jiang Qi's childlike state gradually disappeared, and the Taoist robe attached to him was also slowly faded, floating into the river with the wind, and disappeared.

Like a robe that goes away with the water, Jiang Qi seems to be saying goodbye to the past few years.

When the ferry was out, the three sturdy figures who had been lined up were already eager to try, and they had been waiting for a day, too long. In their hands, cuirasses, robes, and swords were already ready.

Soon dressed up, the cuirass was possessed, and when the sword was buckled around his waist, Jiang Qi finally returned to the appearance of when he was in the army.

It's a good relief that Dian Wei, who has always been fierce and vicious before, actually smiled, and he was very understanding.

"Master, where are we going...... newborn calf, when he knew that he would stay in Luoyang, Jiang Chengcheng was very excited, and he was even more excited to see the master's long-lost outfit at this moment.

"Shia! Do you have any situation where? Patting the armor that was a little uncomfortable, turning over and getting on the horse, Jiang Qi did not answer the apprentice's question, but instead faced Shi Adao, the thinnest of the three.

"There are two returns, one is that outside the Tiger Prison Pass, there is a team of more than 20,000 Han troops who will cross the river, with the banner of 'Zhang', from Jizhou. Second, a few fast horses ran out of Dong Zhuo's station and headed towards Hangu. In recent years, in addition to subduing the Quartet knights for Jiang Qi, he has also listened to various secret affairs, and Shi A is familiar with delivering intelligence reports.

"Got it, let's go back to Wubao ......" The content of the intelligence was not too difficult to understand, Jiang Qi immediately understood, and then mentioned the horse reins.

Jiangjia Wubao has stood for many years, although it is only a place of a clan, but with the passage of time, it gradually forms the shape of a bazaar around it, attached to the side, and the people who ask for the road abound, not to mention the crowd every day, it is also lively and abnormal.

But when the sky was slightly bright, the large and small frames were gone, and although it was nearly noon at the moment, it was very deserted, and even the flag above Wubao was listlessly hanging aside.

Seeing this strange situation, the vendors around Ubao who were dependent on begging for a living were naturally strange, and they all discussed whether to go and find out.

It's just that when a team of rumbling tall horses comes from afar, all curiosity vanishes, and the bright scimitar on the horse's back is even more prohibitive than raising a family.

In the face of the people fleeing one after another, it is obvious that the Xiliang man, who is used to the field on the border, is very excited, as if he is teasing a lamb in the field.

However, these Xiliang men can only scare and scare the honest people, but the tall Wubao city wall at the moment has not given them face at all. A crossbow and bow are wound and aimed under the sound of the alarm gong.

Originally, he came with hundreds of cavalry, and he had the intention of dismounting, but it can be seen that Dong Zhuo, who was well-trained and surrounded by the Jiang family, thought about it again.

"Dong Zhongying, the Marquis of the Prefecture and the Township, please see the Marquis of Yiyang, please open the door ......" The demonstration was fruitless, and immediately under Dong Zhuo's signal, the soldiers signed up.

It's just that the sound of polite registration came out, but the answer to them was not a good word: "What is the state pastor, what the township, I haven't heard of it!" Where did the reckless man come from, disturbing my family? ”

"Kid...... How do you speak, my general is the old man of your family, and now he is visiting, so he won't spread it quickly. Over the years, following Dong Zhuo across the West and Liang, the soldiers were naturally over-eyed, and when they saw that it was a child talking, they immediately scolded.

"My father is also waiting to see you when you want to see it, don't get out of here, let go of the arrows...... "Yes, just as Jiang Qi thought, Jiang Luo, who refused to go to Xihe, ran back to Wubao by himself, and now that the adults are not there, when I heard that someone came to Wubao to make trouble, she was bold by nature, so she let everyone listen to her.

"Hey! I said you're a child...... Ah...... "Obviously, those who don't understand the inside story don't care about a child's words at all, and they are about to get angry, but the next moment, he is greeted not by words, but by crossbow arrows that come at a gallop.

The crossbow arrow flew out, and although it did not hurt anyone, it scattered the person's hair bun with an arrow, and the arrow slashed through, leaving a blood groove, and the scream was immediately exhaled.

"Call you owe ......" is very chic to put away exclusive*, Jiang Luo looked at the big man with disdain and scurrying, that momentum really has the true biography of his father Jiang Qi.

It's just a pity that Jiang Luo didn't have the opportunity to do something that all officials didn't dare, so he rode from the official road, and all misunderstandings were resolved.

As soon as he saw Dong Zhuo, the corners of Jiang Qi's mouth trembled slightly, he didn't want to see him for a few years, he was just a side, but now he has become a prohibitive hero.

However, self-cultivation has been cultivated for a long time, even if it is only the crown, Jiang Qi thinks that he is not happy. He didn't show surprise, but greeted him warmly like an old friend.

Of course, when he saw Jiang Qi, Dong Zhuo was also surprised, he didn't expect that the unruly General Qilin had changed and become easy-going, even if he was wearing a military robe, he didn't have the original murderous spirit.

As soon as it rose and fell, the two of them lost their original sense of subordination, and walked side by side, talking and laughing happily.