"What happened to the war later?" asked Xiao Yuanying.

"Two months later, the first emperor summoned me to the palace, saying that the imperial court had received information that my father had suppressed the rebellion of Wu, that all the remaining parties had been purged, and that the situation on the southeast border had returned to the same as before. From the first emperor and Wu Guogong, down to the civil and military officials, they were jubilant. I was overjoyed in my heart, went out of the palace gate, galloped on horseback, and reported to my mother, for fear that my mother would know a moment late. After hearing this, my mother frowned slightly, and only said lightly, 'I know' and turned around and went back to the room. Hey, I was ignorant at the time, but after a long time, I realized how prescient my mother was......

A few days later, the first emperor held a banquet in the Qianyang Palace to send gifts to Wu Guogong. Above the palace, staggered, singing and dancing, full of laughter, everyone was happy but I was alone, and I knew that I was going to leave Los Angeles and go to the border soon. On the second day, the flags on both sides of Tianjie Avenue were unfurled, and the drums sounded in unison, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time, that is, His Majesty today brought a group of civil and military officials to Wu Guogong, and sent them to Jingding Gate, and Wu Guogong held hands to say goodbye, and returned for a long time. This time is not as good as the previous time, just the things rewarded by His Majesty were loaded with more than ten carts, Wu Guogong sat in a gorgeous and comfortable carriage, guarded by me and the guards, out of Jingding Gate, on the official road, and the group of people winded eastward. ”

Xiao Yuanying laughed and said, "Although it is the same road, Wu Guogong's mood at this time is not the same as two months ago." ”

Xiao Di nodded and said, "Yes." When the national position was lost and regained, Wu Guogong was naturally overjoyed, and pulled me into the car from time to time and sat and chatted. This Wu Guogong is a versatile person, poetry and dictionaries, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, everything, all the way down, but there is less suffering from long-distance travel. After traveling for more than 20 days, it was nearly dusk on this day, and the first spy reported that his father had gone out of the city to greet him, and everyone was overjoyed.

Sure enough, he didn't move forward for a long time, but when he heard the sound of hooves like rain, a team of people and horses galloped in the distance, with fierce flags. The riders came near, reined in their horses, and galloped out of them. Someone in our group had already shouted loudly, 'General Di!' and with a bang, everyone turned over and dismounted, and saluted on the ground. The man was my father, and as soon as he jumped off his horse, he returned the salute with his fists in return, and said, 'Brothers, this trip has been hard!' and he stepped forward and helped the guards up one by one, and finally walked to me, smiled and stretched out his hand and patted me on the shoulder twice, and then pulled Wu Guogong out of the car, and the two of them held hands and walked to Wu Cheng.

"After entering the city, Wu Guogong held a three-day banquet to reward my great soldiers. When the soldiers saw that the rebellion had been put down and that the important event had been over, they were all overjoyed, and they all drank happily! Father and Wu Guogong came and went, and they drank more than once, and a gust of wind swept the clouds, the smell of wine surged, and they expressed their hearts and minds, and they all felt that they were like-minded with each other, and they hated to see each other late.

At that time, someone next to me joked that the two of them didn't get married as brothers of the opposite sex. When my father and Wu Guogong heard it, they were all overjoyed, and they were all overjoyed, and they were seven years older, and my father was thirty and eight, seven years older, you were a big brother, and I was a virtuous brother, the two hugged each other and laughed, washed and drunk, and drank again, and finally they were drunk and unconscious. After the incident, Wu Guogong insisted on letting his father stay for a while longer, firstly, to recount the brotherly love, and secondly, to deter the rest of the party and stabilize the situation. The father hesitated, couldn't bear to refuse, and agreed. ”

Long Shaoyang said: "General Di Lao and Wu Guogong cherish each other, and under the wine, it is really human nature to marry Jinlan. ”

Xiao Di nodded, only to hear Xiao Yuanying say: "In this way, Brother Xiao, then Wu Guogong, you should call him uncle." No wonder the county lord of Zizi is very close to you and enthusiastic, and there is such a reason for love in the middle!"

Xiao Di continued: "At the time of the worship that day, the banquet had dispersed, and only a few people were present. After sobering up, my father felt that although this matter was sincere, one was the prince of the vassal state and the other was the general of the pillar state, and it was easy to give people a handle. The two discussed it, and agreed that this brotherhood could only be recognized in private, and could not be mentioned to outsiders, because not many people knew about it. ”

Xiao Yuanying said: "The old general is extremely worried, and he is extremely worried!" He turned his head as he spoke, blinked, and asked with a smile: "Brother Xiao, then you and the county lord of Zizi are not childhood sweethearts, and the two have no guesses?"

Xiao Di smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness is really joking, the county lord was not born twenty years ago." What's more, not long after, my father received an edict from the first emperor, ordering me to leave on the same day and go north to the general camp of Dingbei in Youzhou to counsel military affairs. As he spoke, he sighed, his expression instantly became extremely deep, and after half a sound, he said slowly, "Your Highness, as for the matter of the old General Hou Wu and my leg later, I don't think I need to say it, you have already heard of it." ”

At the beginning of the twenty-fourth year of the Great Qi Jianwu, the general of Dingbei sent troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty, impatient and rash, the lone army went deep into the hinterland of the enemy, 50,000 troops were trapped in a narrow valley called Suoguiba, the water source was intercepted, the grain and grass did not continue, the reinforcements did not arrive, after holding on for more than 20 days, the army dispersed and broke through, except for a few soldiers who escaped by chance, the 50,000 army was almost wiped out, and the general of Dingbei Hou Wu was killed in a battle, the message came, the whole country was shocked. Even though the Great Qi and the Northern Wei Dynasty finally negotiated peace and ended the war, they became mortal enemies inside, and the two sides have been fighting openly and secretly, which continues to this day.

Xiao Di, who joined the army at the time, disappeared after the war, no one was born, no corpse was dead, like a mud cow into the sea. It wasn't until more than a year later that Xiao Di returned to Los Angeles in rags and unkempt, accompanied by not his soldiers who had survived the disaster, but a cane, and one of his legs was permanently crippled...... The battle of the Turtle Dam became an unhealable scar in his heart, and others tacitly understood that no one would mention this old incident again.

Hearing this, Xiao and Long couldn't help but be moved and silent.

The car was quiet all of a sudden, and only the sound of the car was heard, and from time to time there was a "creaking" sound, which was the wheels running over the bluestone street......

When he returned to the Zhu House that night, Long Shaoyang saw that the silver candle in the room had a high fever, and the warmth was melting, and there was a food box on the table, and he stretched out his hand to open it, and saw that it was a few small dishes, a few steamed buns, and it was still warm to touch, and he looked around, but he didn't see the figure of the old servant Cheng Bo, and he didn't think much about it at the moment, so he took out the side dishes and steamed buns, and sat down to enjoy them alone.

There was silence all around, and suddenly he remembered the old things that Brother Xiao Di said during the day, and couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart, and between chewing, he suddenly had a feeling of eating without knowing its taste, and after a while, he was completely hungry, Long Shaoyang put down the dishes and chopsticks and stood up.

At this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the distance outside the window, but the sound was heard from far and near. Long Shaoyang frowned, walked to the window, and saw a lantern under the corridor in the distance slowly coming, in the dark night, the light was like a bean, and it was not real. Walking to six or seven zhang away, I saw a person dressed in green clothes and a small mustache, picking up a lamp to lead the way, the lamp was written with the word "Xiao Fu", and a person behind was wearing a cloak and a hood, wrapped very tightly, and his face was not refreshing.

Long Shaoyang watched the lantern getting closer and closer in a daze, and his heart moved, he probably didn't know who this person was.

While thinking about it, I only heard the little man in green clothes say, "Madam, this is here." The curtain was raised, and the man behind him had entered the room. The Tsing Yi Xiaohuan hurriedly put down the lamp, took the man's untied cloak and hood, and hung them on the hanger on the side.

The woman glanced at the food on the table, gave a slight salute, and said, "It's really a shame to come here on a snowy night and disturb the son's meal." ”

Long Shaoyang smiled at her, bowed back, and said, "Mrs. Xiao is too polite, the cups and plates are messy and messy, and it really loses the etiquette of welcoming guests." Thanks to Brother Xiao's love, Long was able to live in your mansion, and there was a lot of disturbance, and it has been a while now, but he has not gone to the main hall to see his wife, and he hopes that his wife will forgive Long for the crime of dereliction. ”

The woman was slightly surprised when she heard this, she had already learned from the mouth of the servant that there was a mysterious guest living in the guest house, and this person had too much aura on him, and it was rumored that he was in the limelight at His Majesty's birthday banquet, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a deep personal relationship with him, and His Royal Highness King Teng was also his guest. For such a character, if you are not interested in ordinary people, you are bound to be curious. But this woman was no ordinary person, and when the maid told her the rumors, she only nodded slightly, smiled in return, and did not comment.

In her eyes, this young man was just one of those who flocked to Los Angeles to seek wealth and fame. They followed one after another, like a carp crossing the river, hoping to stir up some turmoil in the power pool of Los Angeles, but no matter how big the wind and waves were, they couldn't climb the high wall of Xiao Mansion, let alone enter her eyes. No matter if they are only eight buckets, or if their martial arts are world-famous, they will eventually lose to Wenqu Zhai's new ink treasure, and a batch of new thrush species will come to Baishiqiao, because that is what the husband cares about, and naturally she cares about. Unexpectedly, when she returned to Ning that day, her father took the initiative to mention this person, telling her to pay more attention, and even the sister who was dustless under her eyes came to inquire about this person, which made her surprised even more, and she thought that it was time to meet this guest who had been in the house for a long time...... Only then did he take the maid and walk into the guest house that he hadn't stepped into for a long time.

Seeing that she was recognized, the woman groaned a little at the moment, and said lightly: "Childe's insight is really very human." Since Gongzi is a friend of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and lives in our mansion, it is naturally the glory of our mansion. As he spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Childe, please take a seat!" The Tsing Yi Xiaohuan hurriedly stepped forward to clean up the things on the table.

When the woman sat down, Long Shaoyang sat down opposite her, and then she saw the woman's appearance: I saw that she was about thirty-four or five years old, with simple clothes, light makeup, and a string of Buddhist beads between her left wrist. The appearance is very dignified, the outline is clear, the skin is whiter than snow, like a white lotus in the water, and the leaves are hung with dewdrops.

Long Shaoyang felt that she was gentle and elegant, but there was a faint sense of pain between her eyebrows and eyes, and she didn't have time to think about it, but she was thinking, just like the so-called snail going to the banquet - an uninvited guest, what is the purpose of this Mrs. Xiao in front of her tonight's trip?

Long Shaoyang guessed well - this woman is the heroine of Xiao Mansion, the eldest daughter of the prime minister Zhu Yunque.

was figuring out the other party's intentions, only to hear Mrs. Xiao say: "Zhu'er, the wind is cold at night, pour tea for Long Gongzi." That Xiaohuan agreed, poured a cup of tea for Long Shaoyang and Mrs. Xiao, and stepped aside.

Mrs. Xiao smiled lightly and waved her hand slightly, and Xiaohuan immediately understood, bowed down to close the door, and retreated.