Several major border armies of the dynasty, because the leaders and generals are different, each has its own bearing, take the Chinese army sitting in the imperial capital of the Central Plains, this is the old team that followed Emperor Xiao to fight the world, and it is the orthodox continuation of the first generation of the Northwest Army, known as the reputation of the Son of Heaven's pro-army. The pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info has been in front of the emperor for a long time and is in the first good place, so this Chinese army has also brought a lot of grace and the highest vision.

On the other hand, the Northwest Army is also a continuation of the first generation of the Northwest Army, but compared with the Son of Heaven's army, it is inevitable that it will be labeled as a concubine, in the ranking of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, although the Northwest Army ranks first in the border army, but it still has to be forced by the Son of Heaven's army.

There was once a great Confucian saying that the Chinese army, known as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, was the royal road, and the former army, commonly known as the Northwest Army, was hegemonic.

Zhuge Gong is not a fierce person, but he follows the customs of the locals, and after taking charge of the Northwest Army, he has to do cruel things, just like this Northwest Governor's Mansion, which exudes a sword halberd from the inside out, even in the middle of summer, it is also refreshing to the heart.

Lan Yu walked slowly, and the five right governors behind him followed suit.

Coming to a bedroom in the depths of the mansion, Lan Yu raised his hand and motioned for the person behind him to stop. Then he pushed the door open and walked into the room alone.

The room was a little gloomy, and after bypassing a screen, I saw an old man lying on the bed, and after hearing the footsteps, the old man struggled to open his eyes, and a trace of an almost imperceptible smile appeared on his withered face, and he said hoarsely: "Mr. Lan." ”

Lan Yu was originally to assist Emperor Xiao as a military advisor, and in order to show respect, the generals at that time called him Mr., and to this day, some older generations still maintain this title.

"Speaking of which, I really haven't seen Mr. Lan in years. The old man lying on the bed had some difficulty speaking, and paused for a moment before continuing: "The last time I saw Mr. Lan was in Chengping for three years, and twenty years have passed, and Mr. Lan is still the same. ”

Lan Yu walked to the bed and said softly, "I'm still the same, but you're old." ”

The old man lying on the bed was Zhuge Gong, the left governor of the Northwest Army, even when Emperor Xiao was fighting the world, he could be regarded as the oldest group of people. At that time, Xiao Yu only had a few thousand people, Lin Han was still a helper behind his brother-in-law, he was already a thousand-commander, if it weren't for his limited pattern and failure to make too many meritorious achievements, with his qualifications, he would have been crowned a king with a different surname like Xu Lin.

Zhuge Gong coughed a few times, and said weakly: "If you are old, you will be old, there are no more old brothers left who fought the world together, and the metropolitan governor Xu Lin was the first to go, and then there was the chaos in the nineteenth year of Taiping, Min Xing and Han Xiong also followed, since the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Gongyu, Zhang Haijiu, Wei Huang, Sun Ligong, these old guys who surrendered are also gone one after another, the most regrettable is Xu Yan, who was not yet sixty years old when he died of illness. To put it mildly, there are very few people who can live as long as me, and I am already enough compared to those old brothers who went early. ”

Lan Yu sighed softly: "I have long advised you to go to Jiangnan or Shuzhou to live for a while, it is a good place to warm and nourish people, much better than this bitter cold outside the plug, and it can also allow you to take good care of your body, but you don't listen." ”

Zhuge Gong tilted his head to the south and said with a slow smile: "When I was young, I always wanted to go south with Your Majesty and enter the customs to fight the world, but when I was old, I didn't want to go south again, and I didn't want to die in a foreign country." ”

Lan Yu reached out and grabbed Zhuge Gong's palm, which was already full of old age spots, and was stunned.

Zhuge Gong tried hard to clear his throat, but the words in his mouth were still a little vague, "Back then, I was thinking, if one day I won the world, I would not go to the Central Plains, let alone Jiangnan, and go back to the grassland." Twenty years ago, I went to the imperial capital, that is, the last time we met, I saw that His Royal Highness the prince had become the current emperor, and I suddenly had an idea, it was time for the leaves to return to their roots, and the hometown on the grassland no longer knew where to move, so stay in the northwest. ”

Zhuge Gong raised his head and looked at the curtain above his head, squinted his eyes and said: "Just stay in the northwest, don't go anywhere, in this life, I have gone from north to south, I have been to Shuzhou, and I have also been to the imperial capital, it is enough to the south, as early as the first year of Chengping, I should have gone with His Majesty, and now I am living to earn." ”

Lan Yu sighed lightly again, shook his head and smiled: "Among the ministers of the dragon back then, you were the most simple. ”

Zhuge Gong turned his head to look at the old acquaintance of this extremely popular minister, and said slowly: "In my life, there are not many things worth worrying about, my children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, don't talk about him, the only thing that makes me feel at ease is the Northwest Army." Saying these heartfelt words to Mr. Lan today is also to let Mr. Lan handle this last pass, and not let the Northwest Army trust no one. ”

Lan Yu asked, "Who do you like?"

Zhuge Gong, a veteran who had experienced the wolf smoke everywhere in those years, exhaled a long breath, and seemed to be a little chilly in this weather that had just come out, and said in a low voice: "Now that the era is peaceful and prosperous, not to mention the ordinary people and the ministers of the temple, even many generals who are strong and stubborn have never seen a truly magnificent war, a vicious war, and a battle to the death. ”

"What kind of temperament Lin Han is, Mr. Lan also knows, the first emperor was fine when he was there, after the first emperor and the queen mother left, there was really no one who could convince him, wolf ambition, within ten years, there will inevitably be a war on the northwest border. Therefore, the new governor of the northwest does not know that the army is not good, he can't do it without prestige, and he can't use the mediocrity that is unusable, and he can only ...... if he looks at the inside and outside of the court."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Gong hesitated for a moment before slowly saying: "Only the sick tiger Zhang was not sick back then. ”

Lan Yu just nodded, but didn't speak.

Zhuge Gong slowly closed his eyes, and said tiredly: "Back then, Zhang Wuxian followed Han Xuan's descendant to be the enemy of Mr. Lan, and was driven out of the court by Mr. Lan himself, I also know Mr. Lan's difficulties, if I invite him back, it is tantamount to making a face, but so many years have passed, Zhang Wuxian should also know that he is wrong, and at the same time, for the sake of the imperial court, please ask Mr. Lan to ......."

Lan Yu suddenly said softly: "In a few days, you write an excerpt and hand it over, and I will ask the cabinet to prepare the vote." ”

Zhuge Gong suddenly had a spirit, opened his eyes, lay on the bed and trembled towards Lan Yu with his fist and arched his hand, raising his voice slightly, "Rui Gong is righteous." ”

Lan Yu shook her head, turned and walked out the door.

In early autumn, the autumn breeze gradually rises, and the coolness seeps into people.

Sapphire put her hands behind her back and tucked them up in her sleeves.

The bleak autumn wind is now again, and the world has changed.