Zhancheng South

He Yan put down the food and beckoned Han Jin to come and eat, and then set the table and chopsticks. He really looked like a good husband of the Gu family, and He Yan said: "The food in this small town is far less good than that in Jinling, and I have to make do with it for a few days. gone."

Han Jin was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled back, "I've already been on the battlefield at the border, and you still think of me as a spoiled young man in your family. The conditions at the border are much more difficult than this." He just remembered something, restrained his smile, and his face darkened.

Seeing this, He Yan couldn't help sighing. He had no doubts about Lin Zhu at the beginning. Han Jin once said that he was not from the Han family. He thought it was just a temper tantrum. This also had his reasons, but Han Jin knew so much Things, as if there is some taboo, it is inconvenient to say.

He Yan spoke first: "Our trip is to Jinling, what do you think? General Lin Zhu should still be in Jinling."

Han Jin replied: "I know, we'll talk about it when we go back." After speaking, he might feel that he was sorry for He Yan with his tough tone, so he smiled again: "Is the old housekeeper still waiting for us to come back in He's mansion?"

Knowing that Han Jin didn't want to mention this matter, He Yan also smiled and said: "That's for sure, butler Li is still guarding an empty house in Jinling City, and he must be looking forward to our return all day long!" After speaking, he did An old butler blowing his beard and staring.

Just three days after He Yan and the others left, Nanliang received the news that the new king of Beili had ascended the throne. The former six princes of Beili became the new king. Build Beili into a unified tribe.

Xiao Ziyu didn't know how Xia Mengyu quickly grasped Beili amidst a pack of wolves, but he knew that Qi Han must have mixed up in this matter, and the game they had laid out many years ago must have been done early. Prepare.

The power in Beili is in the hands of one person, while the power in Nanliang is scattered. Coupled with the news from the border pass from the eldest princess, the Beili army has no commander and has already retreated after receiving the transfer order.The letter also said that the new king of Beili wanted to re-conclude an alliance with Nanliang for mutual benefit, but he still asked Qi Xiang to be his envoy.

Xiao Ziyu didn't understand it at this time. When the two races are united, there will always be one who is weak and can suppress it with force when there is a change. According to the current situation of Nanliang and Beili, the strength of the two countries is clearly comparable. In the future, once there is a problem of interest in the covenant, or a country is powerful, or actively or passively start the war, the so-called blood fusion, no distinction between different races is just a joke.

Could it be that my Nanliang woman is allowed to marry into the land of barbarians, have children, and when the war continues, women and children stand in front of the two armies as bargaining chips for peace talks?

Xiao Ziyu hopes that during the reign of Emperor Chong'an, the historic feud between the Central Plains and the barbarians will be recorded in the history books. The existence of Ji Cunsi also serves this purpose. After all, the alliance between Beili and Nanliang will definitely not lack food and grass. .

At this time, the immature emperor hadn't thought about it. Since then, it was the beginning of a prosperous age. Of course, this is all a later story. The most important thing right now is not the peace talks with Beili, but the family of Nanliang. The picture is for profit, although the changes of the generals and generals in the army, although "the generals will not accept the orders of the foreign army", but they have selfish motives in the battle with Beili. Although they did not cause major damage, these people should also be vigilant up!

In fact, before the emperor could act, His Royal Highness Shaoyang and Lin Shu had already sorted out the top and bottom generals. Although these were somewhat selfish, they were still loyal and patriotic generals. It's just that I don't want the Han family to make a comeback and take benefits from them.

After this incident, His Royal Highness Shaoyang appreciated Lin Shu very much, and those who had received Lin Zhu's favor in the army would naturally not embarrass Mr. Lin's parents, so Lin Shu's words in the army were very important. After the North Li army retreated, Shaoyang His Highness discussed with Lin Shu and decided to withdraw.

He Yan and Han Jin traveled slowly, and they arrived in Jinling in mid-April.Jinling City, which used to be bustling and lively in the past, is now sparsely populated, with humble streets and alleys, without the glory of the past.

He Yan can actually accept it in his heart. Ever since he dispersed his wealth and evacuated the people in the city, he knew that there would be such a situation. But Han Jin was different. The situation when he left last year was very different from today. The people, and the fireworks that bloomed in the night sky during the Lantern Festival that year, these are his impressions of Jinling City.

The vivid and bright color in his memory has turned into a blue-gray, but he knows that compared to himself, it is more painful for He Yan. This is the place where he was born and raised, and there are people he has protected for a long time.

Han Jin looked at He Yan's expression, the cloud was calm, and He Yan smiled back: "You don't have to look at me like this. The people in this city are safe and sound, which is the greatest blessing."

Han Jin said in his heart: You really know how to comfort people!What he said pokes into his heart!So he smiled back, "Let's go, let's go home!"

The two held hands like a young couple who had just married and knocked on the door of Hefu.

He Yan suffered a catastrophe, clan uncles and the like wanted to separate their relationship, and no one came to He Mansion.After knocking for a while, someone in the yard replied, "Here we come, we come!"

The person who opened the door was the old housekeeper, but when the neighbors heard the noise, someone came out to see and asked: "Old Li, which family is this girl so pretty?"

The old housekeeper explained: "This is my distant nephew and his wife. It's not that the family has fallen, but it's two young people who came to join me."

As he said that, he greeted the two of them to come in, and said sadly while greeting: "You two, you have suffered a lot after walking all the way from Jiangbei!" It seems to be pity for the younger generation who has suffered

Seeing this, the outsider persuaded: "Hey, you are so lucky, Lao Li, why are you still feeling sad, now someone will take care of you for the elderly!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, young people have nothing to do with my old man all the time, they still have to go out and make a living, maybe I have to raise a wife and a baby for him!"

He Yan said helplessly: "What my uncle said is that a man should still have a career, and I dare not bother my uncle to raise my wife for me."

After hearing this, the old butler smiled and said: "You brat, why don't you let me say a few words about you?" Then he said to the people outside the door: "Go away, if you annoy my nephew again, I can't spare you .”

The people outside the door smiled and went home. The old butler pulled them in and closed the door. With tears in his eyes, he yelled "Master!" As for not being able to recognize him, but the old butler is looking forward to He Yan's safe return, so he can recognize him at a glance.

He Yan had no choice but to take off the mask and said, "I'm back!"

Just this one sentence forced the old butler back to tears again, He Yan had no choice but to pull Han Jin over, "Uncle Li, am I fine, let's see who this is?"

Han Jin yelled "Old Butler", and then the old butler came to his senses and said with trembling hands, "This...is this... the young master? If you hadn't opened your mouth, you wouldn't have recognized him."

Han Jin was helpless, it would be troublesome if he could recognize him, the old housekeeper became even more excited, and even said "Okay, okay." With a living person standing in front of me, I really have no regrets in dying!"

"What did you say that you can die without regrets? You, you still have to live a long, long and long life, waiting for us to honor you!" He Yan comforted you with a smile, "Besides, this is a life that was so hard to get back. But rushing back is not just for you to have a good time watching."

The old butler wiped away his tears, "Young master is right, I want to live a long time, and I can't let outsiders bully you."

He Yan said with a smile: "Uncle said yes.

Both Han Jin and I are dead now, and you have been by my side since the death of your parents. It is not too much to call you uncle.If someone asks, say that a brother from your hometown was displaced to a family named Yan in Jiangbei, and he had an only son. There was nothing left after a fire. The scar on my face is also afraid of scaring people. Seeing it People dare not take off their masks.If someone asks about my nephew and daughter-in-law, my wife was born with a dumb disease and can't speak.

From now on, you will call us 'Xiaoyan' and 'Ajin' in front of outsiders. "

The old housekeeper hurriedly said: "Yes, yes. Are you hungry? You must not have eaten anything during this journey. Wait, I'll make you some delicious food." After finishing speaking, he hurried away He Yan and Han Jin, who stayed in the yard, looked at each other and smiled. Only now did they feel relaxed, like a person floating in mid-air, their feet stepped on the ground, and only then did they feel that they really came back. go home.

The rooms of the two are still in the original state. He Yan has been gone for less than a year, and Han Jin has been gone for more than a year. The arrangement of the room is exactly the same as before he left. It seems that housekeeper Li often cleans up. They didn't bring anything back, just put the clothes in the package down.

When He Yan and Han Jin were sitting in the yard, they still felt that the past six months were like a big dream. After waking up from the dream, they all returned to the time when everything hadn’t started yet, but they knew in their hearts that the time is like water and cannot be recovered. .

He Yan said, "Why are you still dressed like this when you come back?"

Han Jin replied: "Aren't you too, what are you still wearing a mask for?"

Both of them were thinking in their hearts, could it be that they are pretending to be addicted?Look at each other and smile without revealing.

Han Jin said: "Now that we have arrived in Jinling, what should we do next?"

He Yan said: "What else are you doing? The two of us traveled thousands of miles to join Uncle, so naturally we should serve him well."

Han Jin smiled and said: "Uncle is to serve, but you can't eat plain rice!"

"I still know what kind of person you are. Now that you have arrived in Jinling, the general trend of the world has a general direction but it is not yet clear. Lin Zhu is still in Jinling City. It is impossible for you to sit idly by!"

He Yan said with a light "huh": "Then what do you think? What do you want to do? Assassinate Lin Zhu? You also know that this is impossible."

"I know that I don't need to do these things. Just wait and see, he won't be willing to just do this. If he makes any moves, he will seek his own death."

"But you understand, Mr. Lin didn't let the world down, otherwise those generals wouldn't listen to him and secretly target you."

Han Jin was silent. He knew that Lin Zhu was not a bad person. Even if he killed and stopped killing to revitalize the Han family, it was indeed beneficial to Nanliang, but he still refused to accept it. The benefit of the many should be at the expense of the few.

The old housekeeper just greeted for dinner, only the old housekeeper and a sweeping servant were left in this huge Hefu, and they had to serve the meal by themselves, when the dishes were ready, the old housekeeper turned to leave, but was stopped by He Yan, "Uncle, let's sit down and eat together! We are newcomers and we need to ask you about Jinling City!"

The old butler gave up, but Han Jin dragged him to the table. The old butler had no choice but to sit down, "You two can ask any questions directly! This is your own home, so you don't need to hide it like this."

He Yan chuckled, "It's not about hiding it, but getting used to it first, so as not to leak the truth in front of outsiders."

As soon as this remark came out, the old housekeeper rolled his eyes as expected, young master, you are just thinking of having fun!

Han Jin asked, "Uncle Li, what happened to Jinling that you want to spend all the family's wealth with the family?"

"I originally disagreed with this matter, but the eldest young master insisted. I didn't expect it to be a good thing today.

Young master, every time you came back after you left, you wrote 'well', but it was like this, the young master was even more worried, always felt that something was wrong, he was just planning for a rainy day, and he was afraid of hurting the people of Jinling before he lost his wealth. Unexpectedly, it was a good thing. "

The old butler sighed and wanted to continue, but was stopped by He Yan, "You will know what happened afterward. Xia Mengyu sent someone to find me. I was charged with defecting to the enemy and treason. The Hanyan tower was destroyed and the new emperor ascended the throne We will not allow Jinling to remain the same as it used to be, it is just right now."

The old housekeeper burst into tears, "Eldest young master, why are you like this? I don't know what the person told you, but at that time, the Hefu had already dispersed all the gold and silver, and he definitely didn't take a single grain from the Hefu. Su, you are the one who bore this trumped-up charge for nothing!"

He Yan raised his voice and said sharply: "Uncle Li, stop talking and eat."

Fortunately, this unpleasant conversation did not affect the appetite. After finishing the meal, the old butler made a pot of tea as usual, but it was all old rough tea, which was not as good as the precious tea from the past. The three people present No one disliked it, on the contrary, there was a satisfied expression on his face.The old butler also smiled cheerfully.

He Yan said: "During this period of time, has anyone visited?"

The old housekeeper replied: "When you were taken to Lin'an for interrogation, old general Lin Zhu came and said he was looking for some evidence to clear you of the crime, but I didn't let him in.

This old general Lin is still playing these tricks at a very old age. It is clear that he sued you, but he is a good person instead.

On the contrary, there are quite a few people in Jinling City who have received your kindness, and none of them are ungrateful, unlike those outside who have to scold their heads bloody to show their loyalty and patriotism, but the young master's infamy cannot be cleared away. "After speaking, he sighed heavily, and he didn't know the twists and turns, but who was raised in Jinling without worrying about food and clothing, who would want to go to the battlefield for a false name?

This matter was expected, Han Jin's impostor is a foregone conclusion, fortunately, the Jinling people have not forgotten He Yan's kindness, this is the most gratifying thing, but they still dragged these people down after all, almost Bring them disaster.