The old man saw his hesitation, and said, "Don't worry, you just have to send it, it will only be good for the border army." If you can't see the general, you can give it to He Xiong. ”

He Shan asked, "Do you want to bring something to Yong'an?" ”

"No, he's only been gone for a few days. This letter should be sent to the general as soon as possible, so don't delay. The old man waved his hand and shouted that Liu Dongniang had prepared some dry food and broken silver for He Shan.

He Shan took the letter well, didn't bring anyone else, rode a horse, prepared an extra one and hurried out.

He hurried all the way, hurried all the way, and finally ran to the border pass at dusk on the second day, he dismounted and bought some things, and went directly to the gate of the barracks.

Fortunately, the soldiers guarding the door had familiar brothers, and they were overjoyed when they saw that he was back, and when they inquired, He Shan didn't tell the truth.

He made an excuse, "Our lord's family has a caravan in the border gate, and I'll help send some things over." Thinking about the brothers, come back and take a walk and see how everyone is doing? ”

After that, he lifted a few roast chickens in his hand, as well as two jars of good wine, and shook it like a show, which made everyone even more screaming.

Someone went to Tongshangguan to ask for leave, and then dragged He Shan back to his tent.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little drunk, and the sky was completely dark, He Shan went to He Xiong by urinating.

He Xiong was very surprised to see him, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and shouted, "I heard an ear and said that you are back." I thought everyone was joking, but I didn't expect it to be! It stands to reason that the Taijia convoy has just entered the grassland, are you coming here at this time, are you chasing the convoy to send something? ”

"I'm here to deliver something, but not to the Tai family's convoy, but to the general!" He Shan pulled out the letter in his arms and revealed a corner.

He Xiong understood, and immediately led him to avoid everyone and entered the general's camp.

The general also had a little impression of He Shan, after all, they were all veterans who could fight well and made great contributions to the border army, otherwise they would not have been picked by He Xiong and sent to the Tai family.

The general was not in a hurry to get down to business, pulled him to drink tea, and said a few homely words.

"How are you doing in the Tai family? What do you do every day, how do you eat and live? ”

He Shan hurriedly responded, "General rest assured, the Tai family takes us like their own family, we are well fed and clothed, and there is no other work except for patrolling day and night to ensure the safety of the village." ”

When it comes to patrolling, he is a little anxious.

After all, most of the people in the village are now in the mountains and forests, and he came to the border again, in case someone is not good for the Tai family and the village, it will be a bad thing.

Thinking like this, he quickly took out the letter and held it in both hands.

"General, this is a letter that Uncle Tai asked me to send you, you can see if you want to reply to the letter, and I will bring it back with you."

The general took the letter, looked at him again, and smiled.

"It seems that the Tai family is really good to you, you have already taken root there, even if you return to our barracks, you are still worried in your heart. Good thing, then we are all relieved! ”

He Shan didn't realize it himself, and he was stunned for a moment and laughed.

The general opened the envelope and looked at it at a glance, looking a little strange.

He Xiong couldn't help but ask, "General, does Uncle Tai have something to entrust us?" ”

The general shook his head, turned to He Shan and ordered, "At this time, you won't be able to pass the border pass." Spend the night in the barracks and go back tomorrow. You don't have to reply to the Tai family, just say thank you. ”

He Shan nodded, hurriedly saluted, and withdrew.

He Xiong became more and more puzzled, but fortunately the general handed him the letter.

It turned out that there was no content on the letterhead, only one person's name, and there were more than 100 in total.

"It's ...... The list of officials accompanying the emperor on his journey north? He Xiong was pleasantly surprised.

The general nodded, "It should have been sent by the sixth prince through the Tai family." ”

"The sixth prince has a heart, he knows about the movement in Kyoto, and he is showing favor to us?" He Xiong had a headache when he thought of the news from Kyoto, if it weren't for his identity and distance, he would have wanted to beat the second son in the general's mansion hard!

People say that the tiger father has no dog son, how could such a character give birth to such a fool as a general? I can't help at all, and I have to pull my legs!

The general has been guarding the border for many years without fear of wind and snow, and he has not seen the credit and hard work, but he was reprimanded by order because of a few rumors, which is simply chilling and ridiculous!

The general saw his face change, guessed a few points, and sighed in his heart.

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety can't have both, he has been at the border all the year round, and there is a second uncle's family in Kyoto, and it is not easy for his wife to support the general's mansion, and his son has a problem with teaching, and he can't blame him anymore no matter what.

Sometimes, he even thought that it would be better if the emperor really removed him as a general, at least the family would be reunited.

But think about his deceased father, think about so many soldiers who followed him, think about the enemies outside the gate, think about thousands of people, and can't lift the burden on his shoulders.

We can only wait and survive, and maybe one day when the time comes, all problems will be solved.

As for where the timing is, no one knows......

His gaze fell on the blank envelope, and there was a slight flash of light in his eyes......

At dawn, He Shan said goodbye to his familiar brothers and rode back to Taijia Village as usual.

In just three or four days, there was naturally no change in the village, and no outsiders noticed that there was one less person patrolling Taijia Village.

Of course, it's because there is a bigger happy event coming.

A small snow that fell at some point at night made the earth and mountains and forests wear a thin layer of cotton clothes.

A naughty boy ran out screaming, trying to catch a snow ball and smash it out, but unfortunately there wasn't much snow in the first place, and the sun was gradually melted when he saw the sun come out!

The naughty boy was very disappointed and wanted to go to the wall or tree to collect, but the old lady pulled his ears and took him home to change his thick clothes.

At this time, the naughty boy suddenly jumped up and shouted at the top of his throat.

"Mother, it's my father, it's my father! They're back! ”

The woman turned her head to look at the dirt road outside the village, and sure enough, a group of ragged and dirty people were staggering home with packages on their backs!

She immediately forgot about her son and greeted her with a grin.

"Woo, master, you're back!"

The calm of the morning was broken by this, and almost every village was noisy on this day.

There was no need for others to report the news, and the women of Taijia Village had already rushed to Taijia to report the news.

"Sixth uncle, you're back, those who were forced to do it are back!"

It happened that Tai Sanye was also there, and the old brothers were sitting under the eaves of the porch, looking at the bud rice sticks hanging around in the yard and smiling and talking, and suddenly heard the news, they were naturally happy.

"Really?" Tai Sanye patted his thigh and said with a smile, "I can be regarded as looking forward to them coming back, my family has a lot of work, and the boys can finally come back!" ”

Old man Tai also smiled, "My family is too, I don't think it is on weekdays." The boys are not at home, and suddenly they feel that there is work everywhere! ”

"Third uncle, sixth uncle, can you get the people on the mountain to come back quickly?" The woman was also anxious, and was eager to go up to the mountain at once to report the news.