Farewell last night, my heart tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep. It's not that I was concerned about meeting the girl by chance, just because I just entered the Hangu, I learned from the girl that the herdsmen wanted to fight again. In recent years, the three letter valleys seem to be the same scenery, but in fact, they have suffered a lot of financial losses. The country has few cultivators, and the people have little food to eat, and if they march again at this time, they will probably collapse without a fight. And the herdsmen have repeatedly carried out military affairs, but they have only become cannon fodder for the immortal clan, and if they continue like this, they may be wiped out. Although my heart is burning, I feel that I am just a cloth. Since I couldn't sleep, I simply got up and added an oil lamp, but there was no good solution. I don't know how long it took, Xu was so sleepy that he fell asleep on the table.

In the early morning of the next day, a long shouting voice came into Xinchen's dream: "Bamboo shoots... Fresh bamboo shoots...". Hearing this, Xinchen suddenly woke up, slapped his head with his hand, and said to himself: "A few days ago, I used spiritual bamboo shoots to save General Li Guang, and I also had a good fate. The high position of the general may affect this matter. There is no other way, so I have the right to visit the general and try. Knowing this, Xinchen quickly got up, simply sorted out his clothes, and pushed the door out.

Through the court, the cold plum is still there, but the beauty is gone. Xinchen laughed at himself and said secretly: "With the life of the old bamboo, how can there be leisure." Last night's incident is just a dream. Unconsciously, he quickened his pace and walked out of the inn.

Hangu Pass is a military town, there is no complicated market, out of the inn straight for a thousand meters, to the general's mansion in front. But seeing the gate of the house towering, more than zhang Xu, a pair of white marble lions in front of the door raised their heads to the sky, so not majestic. The two red doors are closed, and the gluttony is supplemented with jewelry. Xinchen stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door knocker.

Suddenly, the door slowly opened. Seeing the person who came, he said angrily: "Who is under the door? dare to disturb the tranquility of the General's Mansion in the morning!"

Xinchen was not angry, but calmly took out a jade plate, handed it to the doorman with both hands with a smile, and said: "Xiaosheng Xinchen, tired and tired." ”

Seeing that the jade card was crystal moist all over, and it was a simple Li character in the middle, the doorman's face changed instantly, and he said with a smile: "It turned out to be a distinguished guest, wait a minute, and the little one will immediately go to inform the adult!" Before the words fell, the person had trotted all the way to the inner hall.

After a while, the doorman trotted out all the way out and said respectfully: "Son of the heart, my lord is invited." Then he led the way in front, and Xinchen followed him into the door.

At first glance, I realized that this place was not the northwest, but to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. I saw that the pavilions and pavilions in the house were scattered, in the meantime, the orchids were planted and greened, and there were craggy mountains and rocks looming, and a clear stream meandered through, which really turned this quiet and beautiful picture scroll.

Walking through the courtyard, the doorman led Xinchen straight to the door of the inner hall and said, "Childe, please wait here, and the adult will arrive later." Then he respectfully retired.

Walk into the inner hall, but see four ink paintings hanging in the main hall, respectively, the four gentlemen of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, the paper is yellowed, full of antiquity, presumably it must be the work of the famous master of the previous dynasty. Under it, there is a red sandalwood tea table, and a Taishi chair on the left and right. On the right side of the hall, a guqin is placed leisurely. Xinchen said secretly: "The general is wearing armor and is sharp, but he never thought that he would be an elegant person under the battle." ”

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from outside the door: "Haha, distinguished guest! Accompanied by laughter, it was a rich fat man, dressed in brocade with money patterns, round and bulging, as if to be burst, and it was thanks to the flexibility of the gold silk belt that the waves were restrained. Compared with the last time we met, the general has been a lot more blessed.

Seeing this lively fat man, Xinchen couldn't help but secretly think: "This fat body, I'm afraid that the knife and axe can't hurt the roots, this kid was seriously injured last time, wouldn't he pretend to be serious?" This is not a little difficult at the moment, so I can only bother the general. ”

"Where does the son say, what bothers or not, as long as the general can do it, he will never give up. As he spoke, the two entered the inner hall together, and sat down on the Taishi chair. was polite, but I saw a young girl coming in with tea, and the willow body was smoking, and she was charming.

"Miao'er, come and see the father's life-saving benefactor. The general took the tea and got up.

The girl bowed slightly, and said softly: "The slave family has seen the son of Xinchen." ”

Xinchen hurriedly got up and saluted back, saying, "Miss is polite." ”

"Miao'er, how about playing a song for your son and your father?" the general smiled.

"Yes. The girl responded, and the lotus step moved to the guqin, and a melodious sound of the piano rippled.

Seeing this posture, Xinchen secretly thought that this fat man wanted to recruit me as a son-in-law, so wouldn't the next thing be easier to talk about, so he asked: "General, I heard that my clan wants to send another letter to Gu recently?"

"Childe is quite well-informed, Your Majesty does have this intention. Don't hide it from the son, at present, 500,000 troops have been assembled in Guanzhong, and they will be pulled out of the pass in the near future. The general did not hide it and calmly responded.

"The kid is abrupt, dare to ask the general if there is room for maneuver?"

"Why did Childe say that?" the general asked, leaning forward slightly.

"Does the general know that today's saints are desperate for military force, causing the people to be miserable and mournful?", Xinchen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "Our clan has squeezed all the remaining strength, even if it makes the Western Regions, there is no one to cultivate!"

When the general heard this, he hurriedly put his right index finger between his lips and said, "Childe, don't let outsiders know about this statement, otherwise there may be a big disaster." ”

Xinchen got up, straightened his clothes slightly, stood with his hands arched, leaned over and said: "The kid is small, and the world is big." The general is in a high position and power, and he implores the general to ask for his life for the people and ask the saint to stop fighting. ”

The general also got up, lifted his heart with both hands, and said, "I also know that the people's livelihood is suffering, but Your Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a soldier hurrying in, covered in blood, interrupting the two of them, as well as the melodious sound of the piano.

The person who came knelt in front of the hall and said, "Report to the general, 10,000 demon soldiers have sneaked in and have been killed under the imperial capital, please rush to the aid of the general!" After speaking, the soldier fell unconscious on the spot.