Jagged smoke tree Baling Bridge. The wind is all ahead. The decayed poplar and ancient willow, after several climbing, are haggard and haggard at the waist of the Chu Palace.

The sunset is leisurely and the autumn light is old, and the thoughts are full of Gao. A song of Yangguan, the sound of broken intestines, alone with Lan Hua.

On the morning of early spring, the season has arrived. The slopes outside Chang'an have been covered with a light layer of green, and anxious old farmers have begun to shout for their oxen to plough the fields. Although it had rained for a day, the ground was still a little compact, and it was a little laborious to plow, and the old cow mooed as if to cheer himself on.

Bacheng Gate is the easternmost gate of Chang'an City, named after Ba Shui. 24 miles east of Chang'an, there is a famous scenic spot, which is later known as one of the eight views of Chang'an. This is the gateway to the east of Chang'an, so many people like to say goodbye here, and they also left a lot of folding willow poems. At this time, it is the spring season when the flowers are blooming, and a lot of weeping willows planted on both sides of the Bahe River fly out a lot of poplar catkins and willow catkins fluttering and sprinkling, flying all over the sky, and it is very good-looking. The naughty children climbed to the tree and folded wicker to make willow flutes, and the streets were full of whimpering flutes, which provoked the soldiers guarding the city gate to pluck their ears every day.

The sun had risen, and the bridge had begun to be lively. An old farmer who had taken on the burden was preparing to go to the city to sell vegetables, and by the way, he would change some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to go back. There are also woodcutters chopping wood and fishermen carrying fishing baskets on their backs, walking back and forth from the bridge one after another. A carriage stopped at the head of the Baqiao Bridge, and down from it came an old man with a bright head and a gray hair, who should be about sixty years old. The old man got out of the carriage, came to a willow tree, stroked the mottled bark, and murmured, "The old man hasn't been back to Chang'an for more than ten years, old man, are you okay?" ”

Changle Palace.

The Empress Dowager stared nervously at the turtle shell in the old man's hand.

Since Liu Tong, the Marquis of Xinxiang, said this, Wang Zhengjun's heart has also begun to live. Since royal affairs are all destined by heaven, why not take a hexagram? After thinking about it, I remembered that Yao Ping, the most prestigious doctor of this dynasty, was also the envoy of Emperor Shun, who had studied under the famous scholar Jingfang, and his divination ability was said to have reached the sky.

After a while, the trembling Yao Ping stood up, presented the turtle shell to the Queen Mother, and said: "The Empress Dowager, the minister has carefully divined, this is the occupation of 'Kangqiang' and the talisman of 'Fengji'. Zhao meets the king of gold and water, and the hexagram meets the parents to get the position, that is, the phase of the golden sheng water foot, that is, the parents are in the right position, their own destiny is strong, and the future of their children and grandchildren is a good omen. ”

The old queen mother looked at the burnt turtle shell carefully, in fact, she couldn't understand anything, but she listened to Yao Ping's sonorous words, and she put her mind at ease, after all, the old man is also famous all over the world for easy learning, and he will definitely not lie in this regard. immediately left Yao Ping to live in the palace, and was willing to let him return to Jizhou after some hospitality.

South of the city, Kannai Hou Mansion.

Yao Ping looked curiously at a team of curly-haired and blue-eyed family members, followed by Chen Tang, who was physically strong.

"Sure enough, it's a big world, and there are no wonders! Brother Zigongxian, although your family is very hidden, it is not the appearance of the Central Plains after all, and sooner or later it will bring you unwarranted disasters. ”

"You old horseman, you really don't leave your old profession in three sentences. How if there is a disaster, what if there is no disaster, when he was moved to Gannan by the first emperor, he was already fearless. This time I learned that my brother was coming, I didn't sleep well for three days, we are all old, see one side less than one! Chen Tang laughed and coughed again.

"Alas, Brother Zigong, you have to take care of your body more, take care of it well, and drink less wine, otherwise your body won't be able to bear it."

"Forget it, I know my brother has good intentions, but I'm old, plus all kinds of old diseases in the army, it's a fluke to be alive until now. Come on, the house has prepared a banquet, let's get drunk and rest, as for other things, let's talk about it later! ”

"You ......" Yao Ping stretched out a finger and pointed at Chen Tang, put it down again, and muttered: "I have already helped you do what you entrusted me, but you don't listen to my advice, is there nothing you miss in this world?" ”

Chen Tang, who had already taken two steps, paused, turned around, and said, "To say that there is no nostalgia is a lie." Feng'er and Xun'er, I don't have to worry, I already have a place to settle these alien cubs, but there is only one thing, I really have to ask my brother for an idea, come on, let's talk while eating. ”

The Marquis of Guannei is a relatively low title in the Han Dynasty, only one duke higher than the Marquis of Che, ranking the nineteenth of the twenty dukes, but because it is given to the generals who enjoy the merits of war, it is also regarded by many people as the exclusive title of military attaché, especially after Wei Qing and Li Kang (Li Guang's son) have been given this title, the status of the Marquis of Guannei has also been recognized by many people, and there is a faint limelight beyond the chief of the car. Therefore, when Chen Tang was given to the Hou of Guannei, Emperor Yuan rewarded him with a big mansion by the way, even when Kuang Heng, Shi Xian and others impeached Chen Tang, Emperor Yuan did not take back the Hou Mansion of Guannei, but confiscated Chen Tang's house in Changling, which was regarded as blocking the mouths of Kuang Heng and others.

As a result, in addition to more than 20 members of the Great Qin family, there were only a few veterans who were old or disabled to serve as Chen Tang's servants, and the two sons were sent to the barracks by Chen Tang, and the huge courtyard seemed empty.

The cooking cooked by a group of old men is inevitably inferior to the craftsmanship of famous chefs in the capital, but fortunately, Yao Ping's drunkard did not mean to drink, and after drinking a few thin wines, he asked: "Let me guess, what the virtuous brother asked should be related to the Great Sima Mansion, right?" ”

Chen Tang tilted his neck, drank another bowl of wine, wiped his beard, and raised his thumb to praise: "Sure enough, it's a god of heaven, and I can't hide anything from you." Half a year ago, a teacher came up to the Jujun's house, the subset of the history is all-encompassing, especially good at military, I have had several confrontations with him, this person is not humble or arrogant, sharp words, keen vision, is a rare talent, even the king who has always been high-minded has worshiped under his door, Jujun personally went to check the details of this person, but found that there is nowhere to go. This man is extremely cautious, and I have been able to deceive him in the slightest. In desperation, I had to forcibly arrange my Great Qin Family Ding to him, apparently to protect him, but in fact, I still wanted to spy on him. When I met with my brother this time, I wanted to ask my brother to help me calculate what this person was and whether he would be a threat to the giant monarch. ”

"Brother Xian, your heart for Da Sima is really touching heaven and earth. Well, I'll make an exception. In this way, the virtuous brother is known for martial arts, and the text will be weak, so please ask the virtuous brother to write a word, and I will test the word. ”

Chen Tang immediately asked people to bring bamboo slips, thought for a moment, brushed a few strokes, and the word "Du Wu" jumped on the paper. The writing was written in such a hurry that the last few strokes of ink were visibly depleted, revealing a slight burr.

Yao Ping took it over and looked at it carefully, frowned twice, and then said: "Du, Mu Tuye, Wu Zhe, the upper is a mouthful, the mouth is also water, and the reason why the mouth is water is because of the mouth." Among the five elements, it has accounted for three, and only the golden fire is missing. The gold, the soldiers. Those who are on fire are often the companions of soldiers. The absence of these two words indicates that the master is far away from the affairs of the soldiers. However, the mouth is a real weapon. The battle of words is often the beginning of war. This person should be trying his best to avoid accession. However, the mouth is above the big, and the big here should be a big person, and it is a bigger person than you, and it is likely to be a big Sima. In other words, he should have an entanglement with Da Sima in the end, and even meet each other in battle. Just looking at the last few strokes of ink, he should also be powerless and forced to do so. ”

Chen Tang's face changed: "Then I send more than 20 Great Qin family members to him, can't I just watch him?" At present, the giant monarch trusts him quite a lot, and I can't tell him what he said, otherwise wouldn't it be sowing discord? ”

Yao Ping thought about it, stood up, took the brush, painted the word "Du Wu" tightly, sighed and said, "Then let them become a confused account." ”

With that, he confessed his guilt and walked out of the door with his legs raised. Chen Tang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't react for a while, until the old housekeeper stepped forward to ask, and he knew that Yao Ping had already got on the carriage back to Jizhou.

That night, Chen Tang died at home. A generation of military gods, Guannei Hou Chen Tang has completed his legendary life.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, a team of blonde hair and blue eyes left Chang'an and walked away in the face of the rising sun.