After Xie Tong left Luoyang, he was happy, and because of the secret help of the White Horse Temple, his road out of the city was smooth sailing, and he was not hindered much. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He was now rushing towards Xiangyang, and after such a long and highly tense lurk, he was already exhausted, and he urgently needed to release the pressure in his heart.

He walked for two days in a row, and finally arrived in Nanyang, which was still a very long way to Xiangyang.

Hong Shan and the others left more than ten days in advance, and he couldn't catch up in the short term, so he had to hurry slowly.

After Xie Tong entered the city, he first found an inn that looked like a good scale and sat down.

The shopkeeper came up cordially and said with a smile, "What do the guest officers eat!"

Xie Tong said casually, "Four side dishes, two steamed buns", he almost said that he wanted to order a pot of wine, but thinking of the difficult journey, it was really not suitable to drink.

Since it was lunch time, the business in the inn was good, and after Xie Tong ate for a while, he found that it was full.

I only heard the people at the nearby table laughing and saying, "Big brother, have you heard, Huang Chao's guy is doing well in Guangzhou, and he threatens to return to the Central Plains!"

His eldest brother was a big man with a scarred face, and the big man smiled and said, "Listen to that nonsense, if he has such ability, why was the Tang army robbing the territory of Jiangnan and hiding in Guangzhou! Come on, let's not talk about state affairs, drink and drink!"

Xie Tong listened to the amusement in his heart, he didn't eavesdrop, but ate by himself, and then went upstairs to rest, he was in urgent need of a hurry now.

After walking for more than ten days, he finally arrived in Xiangyang.

When he saw the banner fluttering on the city wall of Xiangyang, his heart was full of a feeling of happiness, and the big word king fluttering on the city hug made him feel a sense of happiness.

Wang Daoxun from taking charge of Luoyang to being demoted to Xiangyang, there are many inexplicable conspiracies, but from a personal point of view, he is full of respect for Wang Daoxun, this brave and wise general, from the bottom step by step, witnessed the decline and rise of the Tang Empire.

However, all kinds of feats cannot be like his name, but in exchange for exclusion and oppression.

The scale of Xiangyang is not large, far from being comparable to the strong city of Luoyang in Chang'an, and even Yangzhou is incomparable, but from a distance, it gives people a sense of tenacity and uprightness, as if it is a rising giant, lying on the land of Shenzhou, looking up at Pingchuan in the south of the Yangtze River.

Xie Tong stood at the gate of the city, staring at the few guards at the gate of the city, although they were not many in number, they all stood straight, and they were not embroidered legs, and the tense and powerful thighs all showed Wang Daoxun's strict requirements for soldier training.

He's such a person.

Xie Tong walked into the city, which was not very prosperous, but it was well organized.

He had just taken two steps when he suddenly heard a shout "Gongzi Xie" from the opposite side.

Xie Tong stopped and looked carefully at the person who shouted his name on the other side, this was an old man with a white beard, Xie Tong looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"It's really Gongzi Xie", the old man continued, "Gongzi Xie, I'm Wang Fu, don't you recognize me?"

Xie Tong suddenly realized, it turned out to be Wang Daoxun's housekeeper, no wonder he looked familiar, and when he saw the other side calling himself so affectionately, his heart seemed to fly to the years when he first entered the rivers and lakes a few years ago and was under the fence in Luoyang.

He hurriedly asked, "Lord Wang, is he okay?"

Wang Fudao "My lord's mental state is good, but my body is not as good as before, I have been talking about you all this time, and I finally look forward to you!"

Xie Tong hurriedly asked, "Who are the people in the house during this time?"

Wang Fu smiled and said, "Of course I'm here, those friends of the son are all very capable and very polite, unlike those people from Chang'an, who look arrogant!"

When Xie Tong heard that Hong Shan and the others had arrived, he felt a little more relieved, and hurriedly asked, "Who are the people from Chang'an?"

Wang Fu replied, "Since the old man was demoted to Xiangyang, his power is not as good as before, and the original sycophancy officials in Chang'an immediately changed their faces, and they came once every three or five months, not for this, but for that, which is very hateful."

Xie Tong said, "Are there any people from Chang'an in the mansion now?"

Wang Fu replied, "Not now, son, go to the mansion quickly! everyone has been waiting for you for a long time."

Under the leadership of the housekeeper Wang Fu, Xie Tong followed him into the mansion.

This mansion is very ordinary, even inferior to Wang Daoxun's mansion in Luoyang, but Xie Tong has long been accustomed to it, Lord Wang is such a low-key person, and he doesn't pay attention to luxury.

Wang Fu didn't enter the courtyard, so he hurriedly ran forward, exclaiming as he ran, "Master, master, Gongzi Xie is here!"

Immediately, more than ten people poured out of the hall, Hong Shan and others were impressively in the ranks, Gu Du looked at him with a smile, and the last one to come out was Wang Daoxun.

Xie Tong looked at it and knew that Wang Daoxun's physical condition was very poor, although he was still able to stand up straight and puff up his chest, the white hair on his temples and his wrinkled face all told how difficult it was for his Xiangyang to do it on his own.

Xie Tong couldn't help but be in awe, he hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully, "Xie Tong has seen Lord Wang!"

Wang Daoxun didn't show the slightest smile, but said sternly, "Xie Tong, as a left-sided general, have you forgotten the military regulations?

Xie Tong was suddenly confused, and didn't know how to answer.

Huo Zixin said on the side, "Uncle Yue, Xie Xiaozi, he is now a Qin criminal, and he is wanted by the Holy Decree of the whole country, and he is no longer a general."

Wang Daoxun scolded, "What do you know, the saint is only wanted, not removed from his official position, he is still the old man's left-wing general!"

Huo Zixin was speechless and didn't make a sound.

Xie Tong hurriedly knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists and said, "The last general will see your lord!"

Wang Daoxun waved his hand and sighed, "Get up!

The crowd burst into laughter.

Wang Daoxun continued: "Come in with me! Tell me about your wonderful experience during this time!"

Xie Tong leaned over to Huo Zixin's side and said with a smile, "Huo boy, yes!

Huo Zixin almost wanted to bury his head in the ground, and hurriedly said, "Don't come to laugh at Lao Tzu, you are picking up cheap, Hong Shan and Cai Wei don't have fathers, otherwise you don't know how many people to call Yuezhang!"

Xie Tong enjoyed this feeling very much, and he asked, "Did Wanru give birth, is it a man or a woman?"

Huo Zixin was no longer shy this time, but puffed up her chest, and said happily, "It's a girl, just like her mother, hey, Lao Tzu has children, look at you, when is it a lifelong event, I think both of them can't wait."

Cai Wei, who was walking in front of her, seemed to hear something, she turned to Huo Zixin and said, "Huo boy, don't be proud, when you have time, this girl will settle accounts with you!"

After everyone sat down, Wang Daoxun smiled and said, "The old man has been in Xiangyang for two years, and he has nothing to do all day long, hey, I don't have a place to hunt, it's really boring, watching you roam the rivers and lakes one by one, I really feel that I am old!"

Huo Zixin said, "Yuezhang Xiu wants to say this, you are always famous, how can they compare with you, Xie boy, they still have a long way to go, if you don't believe that you let them take charge of Xiangyang, they will definitely not go out and work hard!"

Wang Daoxun glared at him, and said, "In life, what is needed is the horse leather shroud to fight on the battlefield, what kind of hero is hiding in such a place, at least people have discovered the treasure of Cao Gong, and they have made their own reputation outside the plug, the old man can only hide here, there is a feeling of being out of the world!"

Xie Tong was quite sad when he heard it, Wang Daoxun is not a person who is willing to be lonely, he can ignore the rewards and merits of the imperial court, but he can't indulge himself quietly, he needs stimulation and adventure.

Thinking of this, Xie Tong deliberately changed the topic and said, "My lord, how is the military situation in Xiangyang!"

Wang Daoxun saw Xie Tong have this question, he couldn't help but be interested, and said, "Xiangyang is located on the north bank of the river, it seems to be a lonely town, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times, Xiangyang is a place where soldiers must fight, there are 50,000 soldiers in the city, more than 500,000 people, the army and people here are a family, the people are also brave and good at fighting, once there is a war, all the people are soldiers."

Seeing him talk about the situation in Xiangyang like a few treasures, Xie Tong sighed, this is the so-called model of an excellent general! If it were Sima Xiangru, he would definitely not know so much.

Xie Tong asked, "What do the local residents do for a living? What about the farming and breeding industry, and how to store grain and grass in the event of a war!"

Wang Daoxun seemed to be as excited as he had met his opponent, and said happily, "Good question! Because of its proximity to the river, the local area is mainly used for fishing, but due to soil problems, the output of the planting and breeding industry is underground, and all the grain and grass are transported by ships in the upper reaches of the river."

Lao Lai said, "If the enemy plans to attack Xiangyang, he will definitely control the river, how will the adults solve it!"

Wang Daoxun sighed and said, "This is also the difficulty of the old man, Xiangyang due to the geographical location, it is difficult to replenish grain and grass in time, once the enemy chokes off grain and grass, there is nothing to do." ”

After saying this, he suddenly got up from his chair and walked out muttering, looking rather lost.

Xie Tong was just about to chase him out, but Cai Wei grabbed him and said, "The old man has been like this recently, it seems that he has been hit hard, you let him be quiet!"

Xie Tong sat back helplessly, and the hall was quiet, and everyone stared at each other.

Xie Tong looked at Hong Shan beside him, and at this moment he realized that since entering Xiangyang, Shan'er had never said a word to him, which was a bit abnormal. He gently grabbed Hong Shan's little hand, lowered his head and whispered, "Shan'er, why don't you ignore me!"

Not only did Hong Shan knock his big hand off, and said angrily, "Don't touch me!" and walked out of the hall angrily.

Xie Tong suddenly felt very embarrassed.

Cai Wei said in a low voice, "Shan'er is angry because you will be knocked unconscious, if you coax her well, it will be fine."

Xie Tong wanted to speak and stopped, wanting to chase him out, but in front of everyone's eyes, he was somewhat uncomfortable.

Huo Zixin said triumphantly, "Xie boy, this time he is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself."

Nightingale said, "Huo boy is proud of the spring breeze, look at everyone who looks high!"

Huo Zixin said proudly, "Of course, I have children, you look at you one by one, hey, you will follow in my footsteps."

He paused and continued, "Xie boy, do you want to go and see my daughter, hey, she looks too much like her mother!"

Xie Tong said, "Of course I have to go and see it!

Cai Wei smiled heartily, "Let's go! I'm the only one who will take care of you now!"

Several people walked out of the hall at the same time and went to Huo Zixin's room together.

Huo Zixin opened the door and said loudly, "Wanru, look who is coming!"

Wang Wanru was holding the child, wandering back and forth in the house, seemingly coaxing the child to sleep. Hearing Huo Zixin's shouting, he hurriedly whispered, "Be quiet, Yan'er is asleep."

Several people hurriedly walked in lightly, and when Wang Wanru saw Xie Tong, she said happily, "Brother Xie."

Xie Tong said, "Congratulations, what is the child's name!"

Huo Zixin said, "Huo Yan, how about this name, it was taken by Lao Tzu."

Xie Tong smiled dumbly and said, "Good name!"

He stepped forward, and Wang Wanru hurriedly handed the child to Xie Tong, and said, "Brother Xie, take a look!"

Xie Tong looked carefully at the child in her arms, there were a pair of big eyes embedded in her pink little face, her long eyelashes almost covered her eyes, her small mouth was also pink, and she looked very cute when she fell asleep, which was indeed very similar to Wang Wanru.

Huo Zixin said: "Lao Tzu is not lying, right?"

Xie Tong was in a very good mood and said, "Lao Tzu has known you for so many years, and this time you finally didn't lie to me!"

Several people suddenly wanted to laugh, but they couldn't laugh.

Cai Wei said, "The child is asleep, let's go out!"

Xie Tong felt that it made sense, hurriedly said hello to Wang Wanru, and walked out the door.

Huo Zixin continued: "I heard that you have discovered Cao Gong's treasure, have you taken out a few of them!"

Xie Tong said, "Lao Tzu wants to take it, but there are too many helplessness." You can't move it. ”

Huo Zixin put on a helpless expression, and said, "If Wanru doesn't have children, Lao Tzu will definitely go to Luoyang with you, when I think of the world-famous Cao Gong's treasure was not discovered by Lao Tzu first, it is really a big regret in life, hey, this heart is a little blocked!".

Xie Tong said, "What are you blocking, this treasure Lao Tzu will not swallow it alone, so naturally your share is indispensable!"

Huo Zixin said angrily, "The key is the process, is Lao Tzu so open-minded when he sees money? You are so rich now, why don't you give my Yan'er a little meeting gift!"

Xie Tong slapped his head suddenly, and said, "Lao Tzu actually forgot, hey, your Yan'er is a daughter, otherwise Lao Tzu would definitely teach her Huangtian Dafa!"

Huo Zixin pursed his lips and said, "Lao Tzu's Wutong Mind Method is not a vegetarian, why do you want to learn from your Huangtian Sect!"

Xie Tong said in his heart, he saw that there was nothing around him, and suddenly remembered the Qingyu sword on his body, hurriedly untied it, handed it to Huo Zixin's hand, and said, "When you are a brother, you don't have anything to take it for, only a sword, which is regarded as a meeting gift for your niece!"

Huo Zixin laughed, suddenly pulled out the sword, and suddenly, the colorful light shone, he couldn't help but praise, "The Qingyu Sword is fused with the spirit bead, it is really extraordinary, Mu Feng Sword is no longer his opponent, just with the spiritual power from this sword body, he knows that this is the only artifact in the world, hey, Xie boy, your luck is too good!" (To be continued.) )