"Ask the general, save Yan Guo, I was sorry for the general before, I listened to the rumors, and mistakenly thought..." Li Zi buried his face deeply, the green tendons on his neck were stacked, and his ears were flushed with shame, and the corners of Lu Gu's mouth twitched, and he questioned in his heart whether this person was Li Zi, "Li Zi is here, and he has made amends to the general." ”

The soldiers who had provoked He Buning also hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to He Buning a few times, "General, a lot, I hope you will spare me this time!" ”

He Buning leaned against the haystack, his eyes faint, "I don't blame you. It's just," he closed his eyes and shook his head slightly, "but I really can't go into battle anymore." ”

"General He, I was sent by the lord of the country!"

"The lord of the country?" He Buning Huo Ran opened his eyes, his eyes were full of astonishment, "Impossible, he's crazy"

"He Qing is still so open-mouthed." Suddenly, I heard a person laughing, the stone gate suddenly opened, and the sky poured out, "Lone is not crazy, you come out, don't hide anymore, when the peace talks were under the pressure of those people, Xirong should not come back for thirty years, and now the large-scale invasion must also benefit from them." They are on the side of Xijon, why should we pretend to be grandchildren again! Sooner or later, it will come! ”

Before He Buning could react, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded, "General He, Yunhu Ride, don't you want it?" ”

There was another thin figure at the door, against the light, obviously pale and tired, but his eyes were unusually bright.

"Is this the kid you're talking about?" He Buning said in a low voice.

"Exactly." Lu Gu responded, his brows furrowed slightly, and he muttered in a low voice, "His injury has not healed yet, so I have to come with him, I saw that he was asleep and kept talking about you and Yunhu Qi, and I really couldn't bear to bring him here." ”

"Is it true, the Cloud Tiger Ride is still there?" He Buning said softly, I don't know if he was asking others or asking himself, his dark eyes were covered with dust, confused like a distant fog, covering his heaven and earth finely and densely, the light outside the stone gate and the candle flame on the wall were blown by the cold wind and swayed, swaying in his eyes, in the gap between light and shadow, there was a firelight that appeared and disappeared, and he couldn't stop jumping.

Just when Li Zi could barely hold his breath and wanted to say something, He Buning suddenly got up, his movements were very slow, and even the sound of his clothes pulling on the haystack could be heard clearly in the silence, but the people who looked at him felt a heavy majesty, like a mountain was constantly breaking through the sky, and a fierce tiger was waiting for it.

He Buning Huo Ran raised his eyes to look at the young man standing at the door, his eyes were full of ejaculation, and he walked towards the stone gate step by step.

"What battalion do you belong to?"

"General Hui! Subordinate Yunhu Cavalry Twelve Battalions, Gu Xiao! ”

"Where is the Cloud Tiger Rider?"

"Yunhu is waiting for 3,000 soldiers and horses at Jingnan Pass, preparing and urging horses, just waiting for the general's order!"

The young man had lost all his strength after a few angry words, his eyes fell down as soon as his eyes darkened, and he was picked up by Xie Qingyan, who had been silent, and Lu Gu secretly gave him an approving look.

"Take this child back, please take good care of him for me!" He Buning had stopped in front of the lord of the country, his gaze met the lord of the country, the fog in his dark eyes dissipated, and a faint smile appeared on him, "I really didn't see the wrong person." ”

"Haha, of course, I'm really tired after so many years of acting as a gentleman, I obviously like to play with knives and guns, but I want to pretend to be a sour Confucian who likes to chant poetry and wait for you to come back, let's drink!" The lord of the country laughed loudly, but the smile in his eyes was not very clear, he reached out to pat He Buning's shoulder, but his trembling hand stopped in mid-air, and he couldn't shoot it anymore, his other hand was blindfolded, and his voice was filled with bitterness, "So many years, it's been hard." ”

Altar.

In the spring, the city of Yuzhang snowed again, and the cold wind wrapped in snow flakes continued to beat the city, and the four fields were vast.

The people cast resentful and disgusted glances at the figure on the altar, wantonly venting their despair and resentment these days, "Isn't this the He Buning who lost to Xirong back then!" After he was defeated, our Yan Kingdom never won again, in my opinion, it was he who harmed! ”

"yes, why is he going to go on the expedition again?"

"Yan Guo is really doomed, I see, everyone should pack up and flee south!"

The lord of the country heard the discussion of the people, and his throat moved, but looking at He Buning's expressionless face, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

He Buning stood with his hands in his hands, his slightly curved back straightened up a little bit, and his sideburns had white silk, but his straight figure still couldn't help but make the lord stunned, and the memories of the past continued to surge like a tide, he saw He Buning kneeling down, his chin raised, his eyes sharp, the taciturn middle-aged He Buning and the young man more than ten years ago finally overlapped, "He Buning please Ying, and also ask the lord of the country to give his ministers 3,000 soldiers and horses, and vow to keep Xirong out of the pass and suppress the rebels!" ”

The lord choked up, and it took a long time to find his voice, "Okay, I'll return the cloud tiger ride to you!" He looked at the people in the audience, "Don't panic, General He will stop Mobei Tieho back, Gu has received a letter, and the army of Yin State will come to my aid in the near future!" ”

The people looked at the two people on the altar in a daze, and they couldn't react for a while, is this still the lord of the country in folklore, the greedy and fearful of death, General He? But it was only a brief silence, and soon the crowd erupted in cheers, which had nothing to do with them, and the people had no time to think about them, and it was the greatest blessing for them to have their lives in doubt.

He Buning silently buckled off a piece of armor from his armor and solemnly placed it on the altar.

The people couldn't understand his movements, but the lord of the country knew it very well, and he couldn't help his red eyes anymore, he turned his head and said in a low voice: "This is the king's order, He Buning, survive, this is what they owe you!" You want revenge! ”

He Buning didn't reply to him, just lifted the sword, lifted his robe, strode down, got on the horse, and slowly rubbed his thick fingers across the sword body, wiping off the fine snow and dust on the sword body, "I haven't fought side by side with you for many years, so I shouldn't be unfamiliar." He tugged at the reins of his horse and said without looking back, "Farewell!" ”

Riding a horse one by one, the sound of hooves, He Buning listened to the wind whistling in his ears, sometimes remembering the fiery belief in protecting the family and defending the country many years ago, and sometimes inappropriately remembering the delicate and lovely little palace maid he met when he was a teenager, and thinking of the moon wine under the tree that had never been drunk, he pulled the corners of his mouth, and he didn't know if she was okay, if she was really lucky enough to survive this battle.

The cold wind swirled, He Buning was sobered up by the cold wind, and he didn't think much about it, and clenched the sword in his hand.

The sound of horses' hooves faded away, and the figure on horseback jumped high, stepped out of the city gate, and disappeared into the gray line of heaven and earth.

The lord turned around, smiled wryly and sighed.

"Your name is He Buning?"

"Yes."

"What do you mean by restlessness?"

"The ancestors of the He family have been generals for three generations, and they were framed by the thief Xiaoxiao, and they would rather die than surrender, and would rather die than give in."

"Then wait for me to become the lord of the country and rehabilitate your family."

"Good. Master, I became a general, and I will defend your family and the country for you! ”

Suddenly there was the sound of an arrow breaking through the air - an arrow pierced through the chest, and blood gushed out. Under the surprised gaze of everyone, the lord of the country indifferently lowered his eyes and looked at the arrow stuck straight in his chest, his eyelids were slightly heavy, "You are really here......

"In the first three years of the Great Yan Jingchu, the general He Buning led 3,000 cloud tigers to ride in Jingnan Pass and fought with Xirong for three days and three nights, and the next day the Yin soldiers arrived, defeating Xirong. However, the general He was not resting. He was a young man with outstanding military achievements, but he was victimized by traitors and wronged for ten years, and finally got a clear snow. Yan Guoshen is restless, it is to die unyieldingly. ”

"In the first three years of Dayan Jingchu, the lord of Yan State, Guan." The Book of Yan