In March, it is early in the morning, the air in the south of the Yangtze River is fresh and the sun is shining. At the Bailuzhou Wharf in the west of Jinling City, ships gathered, ships full of goods spit black smoke, leaving one by one, some ships fluttered military flags, there were officers and soldiers on the deck who were eyeing each other, the artillery was faint, and it was military supplies that were being transported at a glance. Some ships kept docking, and the goods on them were transported to Bailuzhou or to all directions of Jinling City.

On the shore, from the riverside to the west gate of Jinling City, beside the wide road, there are many shops along the way, people come and go on the sidewalk, and there are hawkers everywhere, Chinese and foreign people. The traffic of four-wheeled carriages and horses on the road is dazzling.

At this moment, Zhen Zhidao, the director of the Lanzhou Ordnance Manufacturing Division, who was standing on the wharf by the river, was in such a mood.

After a farewell over the years, after returning from the backward western frontier, Jinling City is changing with each passing day, and the degree of prosperity even exceeds that of Lin'an City, which makes him a little stunned for a moment, thinking that he is in the wrong place.

"True Ambition!"

A four-wheeled carriage came to a halt, and two women in official clothes got out of the carriage, one of them waving his arms excitedly to Shinshimichi, and the other smiling and the spring breeze blowing on his face.

"Xuan Yuehua! Shi Huiyu! How did you guys get here? ”

Shinjido was thrilled and walked over.

"I learned from Xu Sheng that you were going back to Jinling on business, so I came with Shi Huiyu to pick you up."

Xuan Yuehua said with a smile, and Shi Huiyu also nodded.

"Shi Huiyu, your father's matter has passed, you still have to look forward."

Majido looked at the two, laughed, and diverted the topic.

"I'm here, so I wish you two a bright future and a prosperous journey!"

Majido picked up the box and was about to move forward, but was stopped by the two.

"Don't worry! There is one more person who should be there soon! ”

"Who?"

Zhenzhidao asked subconsciously, and a thunderous voice sounded behind him.

"Oh really, it's really you! I want to kill you! ”

Before Zhenzhidao could react, he had already been hugged by someone who came, and it was so strong that it almost made him breathless.

"I wondered on the boat just now, didn't you give birth to a baby in the northwest, why did you come to Jinling? You're a kid, but you're much stronger than you used to be! ”

Wei Jinyu let go of Zhenzhidao and punched him in the chest, then hugged him tightly, patted Zhenzhidao on the back, and shouted:

"You kid, but you want to kill me!"

Zhenzhidao burst into tears, and also patted Wei Jinyu's back, speechless for a while.

Xuan Yuehua and Shi Huiyu watched the two hug each other, and their eyes were red.

They are all children of Lin'an, they are all students of the first phase of Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, and they have all served in the army.

"Let's go, find a place, let's get together!"

Wei Jinyu looked at Xuan Yuehua and the others, wiped a handful of tears, and said loudly.

Jinling City, on the south bank of Tianjin Bridge, in the private room of the wine shop, Wei Jinyu sat around.

"Zhenzhidao, this is the wine shop where we fought back then?"

Wei Jinyu saw from the window that across the river was the Jinling Lecture Hall, and everything was familiar.

"Yes, it's the liquor store! When I think about it, it seems like it happened yesterday. ”

Zhenzhidao nodded and said with emotion.

In the first year of Xingqing, the Dragon Boat Festival, the two of them, Tian Yi and Li Tang, and a group of four people were besieged by local ruffians and evil officials.

"Instructor Li and Master Tian are not here, why don't you call them up and get together together?"

Mashi Michiden was excited.

He and Wei Jinyu both came to Jinling on business, and they happened to get together with Li Tangtianyi. Otherwise, you will miss this opportunity.

"Instructor Li and Xu Sheng practice firecrackers and artillery every day, and I'm afraid they won't have time to separate. As for Lord Tian, he was even busier, and the supply of firearms for the entire army on the East Road and the Middle Road was on his shoulders. Not easy. ”

Shi Huiyu looked at Wei Jinyu's gloomy face and said cautiously.

"Then Sisi always has time. Call her out tonight, you can't come back from Lao Wei, won't her sister come to see her? ”

Zhenzhi didn't know what to do, and said with a smile.

"Lao Zhen, you don't know, Sisi and Tian Yi have already separated."

Wei Jinyu made no secret of it, picked up his wine glass, and smiled.

"Today, I borrow flowers to offer Buddha, first wish Shi Huiyu and Xuan Yuehua a high rise, and then wish us all a reunion. Come, drink this cup full! ”

"Cheers to the reunion, to the Jinling Martial Arts Hall!"

Majido reacted quickly and immediately picked up his glass.

Tian Yi and Wei Sisi separated, needless to say, it must have been Wei Sisi who did something that caused problems in the relationship between the husband and wife.

"Cheers to the reunion, to the Jinling Martial Arts Hall!"

The wine glasses of the four of them collided together.

"Shi Huiyu, what does your health department do?"

Wei Jinyu looked at Shi Huiyu and started the topic.

"I don't know, I won't know until I meet His Majesty. However, His Majesty mentioned to Xuan Yuehua that he wanted to get some new medicine and establish hospitals and health institutions in various roads in the Great Song Dynasty, saying that it was to make the people afford to get sick and prevent the spread of epidemics. ”

"Your Majesty is always generous, which is amazing!"

Zhen Zhidao looked at Wei Jinyu, picked up the wine glass and touched him, and asked with a smile:

"Old Wei, are you still training sergeants in the Jinghu Border Army?"

"Not really! These days, the army is busy with mobilization and drills, especially the newly arrived artillery, and the gunners have to be re-trained, so busy that they don't even have time to sleep! This time, the Northern Expedition of the army, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I am afraid that it will be famous in history! ”

Wei Jinyu said with emotion.

Zhen Zhidao picked up the wine glass, looked at Wei Jinyu, and reminded him from the bottom of his heart.

"Old Wei, no matter how busy you are, you have to get married and have children. You're thirty years old, and you've been alone all the time? Your parents are looking forward to you getting married as soon as possible, and they can also hold their grandchildren as soon as possible! ”

"How can it be that easy? If you can't meet the right one, it's better to be alone. Shi Huiyu, don't you say? ”

"Wei Jinyu, let's have a drink!"

Shi Huiyu picked up the wine glass, touched it with Wei Jinyu, and drank it all.

Zhenzhidao secretly regretted it. Just noticed that Wei Jinyu was single, but he didn't expect Shi Huiyu to be the same.

"Shi Huiyu, Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, and there is no one around to take care of him. You might as well think about it. You're 26 years old, you can't do this anymore. ”

After leaving the Jinling Lecture Hall, Xuan Yuehua's title for Zhao Hong also changed immediately, from "principal" to "Your Majesty".

"Didn't you say that there is an interracial woman by Your Majesty's side? I heard that she stays in the martial arts hall all day long, isn't she His Majesty's new favorite? ”

Wei Jinyu suddenly interjected, and there was indescribable sarcasm in his words.

"Old Wei, don't listen to people's nonsense. I know about this matter, but it is a matter of imperial court secrets, and it is inconvenient for me to say it. In short, Your Majesty has nothing to do with that woman, so don't believe those gossips. ”

Xuan Yuehua regarded Zhao Hong as a god, and immediately spoke to defend his emperor principal.

"Even so, there are not several concubines in the emperor's palace. Shi Huiyu, you can't compromise! ”

Wei Jinyu seems to be a little worried about the emperor's harem.

"Old Wei, what's wrong with you? Do you still want Shi Huiyu not to marry for the rest of her life? His Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are only five concubines in the palace, is this also absurdity? ”

Zhen Zhidao smiled brightly and said to Shi Huiyu:

"Shi Huiyu, Your Majesty is a saint of heaven, you enter the palace, I approve of it. Don't listen to old Wei's nonsense. ”

Shi Huiyu's face turned red and she didn't say anything.

Wei Jinyu also stopped talking. After so many years, she has become much calmer.

"There are some things that you may not know, but I think it's better to let you know, especially Shi Huiyu."

Xuan Yuehua couldn't help but open her mouth and justified Zhao Hong's name.

"You don't know, Your Majesty now has only three concubines in the palace, Queen Zhou Niangniang takes care of the harem, Concubine Zhang Niangniang takes care of the princes and princesses, and Concubine Jia Guifei is pregnant with Liujia. Therefore, His Majesty presided over the Northern Expedition in Jinling alone, and there were no concubines to follow. ”

Xuan Yuehua whispered softly, everyone was taken aback, and Wei Jinyu blurted out.

"What about the other two concubines? Aren't they in the palace? ”

Shi Huiyu and Zhen Zhidao also couldn't take their eyes off it, staring at Xuan Yuehua.

"Concubine Li Xian wanted to restore the country in Western Xia, and she was a stranger to His Majesty, and she had already reconciled with the emperor, and she didn't take the prince and princess with her, so she went out of the palace and went overseas. Yang Guiyi is addicted to alcohol and gambling, she has not returned to the palace for several months, and she has been separated from His Majesty, some people say that she went to Africa, and some people say that she fell into the water drunk and died, all kinds of statements, I don't know if they are true or false. ”

Xuan Yuehua told the palace secrets she got from her husband one by one, and she didn't forget to tell them.

"These are all secrets in the palace, you can't spread the word!"

In fact, the emperor and the two concubines parted ways, and there were many ministers who knew about it, and she was just to be careful.

Yang Yi ...... Guiyi, it was really drunk and fell into the water and died, the news ...... Is it accurate? ”

Wei Jinyu asked in a trembling voice, his eyes heartbreaking.

"I don't know if it's true or not. However, Yang Guiyi owed a lot of wine debts in Lin'an, and no one repaid them, and the queen mother only helped her pay them off a month ago. ”

Xuan Yuehua said softly, and Zhen Zhidao patted Wei Jinyu's shoulder, which was meaningful.

"Old Wei, I also know something about Yang Guiyi. My father, Wei Gong, and other ministers of the DPRK and China have repeatedly participated in the performance, asking His Majesty to abolish Yang Guiyi, but I didn't expect that in the end it would be "peace and departure". Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous to Yang Guiyi, so you can see it. ”

Yang Yi's matter, his father Zhen Dexiu had told him something in a letter, but he just didn't expect that the emperor and Yang Yi would end up in such a way, which was beyond his expectations.

"Wei Jinyu, I know the most about feelings. Having said that, when you go back to Jinling, do you want to go back from the Weapons Manufacturing Division to lead the firearms? ”

Shi Huiyu comforted the depressed Wei Jinyu.

"Yes, Lao Wei, I will stay for about five or six days, and after completing the official documents, I will go to Daye Iron Works, receive the materials and return to the northwest. Now that the Northwest Frontier Army is mobilized, everyone is for the Northern Expedition to restore the Central Plains, and the army's morale is excited! ”

True Zhi said loudly, sighing secretly in his heart.

Wei Jinyu is still unmarried in his thirties, and it seems that he still can't forget Yang Yi.

"I'm about the same. If you go to the ordnance manufacturing department to get your firearms, you have to rush back immediately. The Northern Expedition is imminent, and those gunners and grenadiers have to practice well, but they can't be careless and miss the major events of the Northern Expedition! ”

Wei Jinyu returned to normalcy and nodded.

The Northern Expedition was a great cause to restore the Central Plains, and everyone in the army rushed to be the first. He, the commander of the artillery, also can't wait.

"If the Northern Expedition is successful, I will go to Tokyo City first to see if those palaces of the old country are still carved and jade?"

Shi Huiyu's eyes lit up and she said emotionally.

"I'm also going to see the Great Wall. Look at it, is it covered with knife wounds and arrow marks? ”

After Xuan Yuehua finished speaking, she sang emotionally:

"Open your eyes

Watch carefully

The retainer confesses himself

Because of cowering and forbearance

…………”

Wei Jinyu and the three of them all put down their wine glasses and sang along.

“…………

Rush out of the way and wave your hand

We must devote ourselves to the prosperity of the country

Shall the land be trampled down again?

Each one takes on a mission

The Great Wall will never fall

…………”

"Here, cheers! Forget about the unhappy things and toast to our reunion! Cheers to the success of the Northern Expedition! ”

The four of them sang, all impassioned, Wei Jinyu's face was red, and he raised the wine glass in his hand, impassioned.

"Cheers to the reunion, brothers! Cheers to the success of the Northern Expedition! ”

"Cheers!"

The wine glasses in the hands of the four people collided together, and the hops splashed.