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In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the north wind howled, and the fields were withered and yellow.Deep in the woods, a group of soldiers and horses came from the south without haste, all of them looked tired.A black-robed general at the head of the team sat on the horse, his robe was blown up by the wind, like a thick dark cloud.

After marching for nearly an hour, there were voices gradually.The tiredness on the soldier's face gradually faded, replaced by a look of joy or expectation.

As the number of pedestrians on the road increased, a white shadow could be faintly seen standing on the city tower, which was blown by the wind and was about to float.The general at the front of the team suddenly stopped and stared at the open city gate with forbearance in his eyes.

At this time, the white shadow on the city tower flew down, crossed the city gate, and ran straight towards the team.

The general reined in the reins, his whole body tensed, staring at the running figure without saying a word.

"Aze, what are you doing with a sullen face? I haven't seen you for a few years, and you will forget me?"

The person in front of him was wearing a moon-white long gown, covered with a silver cloak, the fine white fluff on the neckline made it more elegant, and the corners of his eyes drooped slightly when he spoke, like a crescent moon dipped in a clear spring.

Behind the general, a gray-haired man in a blue robe got out of the carriage, came to the two of them, and saluted, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Jing. General Chu suffered a head injury during the battle, and most of the past events are forgotten. .”

Jing Wang Wenyu was startled, and hurriedly pulled Chu Lingze's cloak to inspect the wound on his head.Chu Lingze didn't like being touched, so he waved King Jing's hand and said in a cold voice, "His Royal Highness Xie Jing is concerned, and I'm ready."

Hearing this, Wen Yu paused in the air with his hand that was about to be raised again, as if he didn't believe it, he asked again: "Ah Ze, you really don't remember?"

"I don't remember." Chu Lingze remained expressionless.

Wen Yu's eyes instantly dimmed, and the light faded, "Go into the city, I'll take you to see the father." After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself, with a low voice, "You shouldn't be on the way to the palace." I remember, although I walked through it many times when I was a child."

Inside the capital, it was bustling and bustling.The long street runs from south to north, leading to the end of the field of vision.The vendors' hawking, the children's playing, and the girls' laughing were all dazzling in Chu Lingze's eyes, so he could only lower his head and watch the flow of blue bricks under his feet.However, the sound was unavoidable, the more Chu Lingze walked, the more he felt the blood in his body churning, as if it was about to spurt out.

Wen Yu noticed the strangeness and asked what was wrong.However, I only got a "nothing" and nothing else.Wen Yu felt that there was a lot of difference between the two of them, if it wasn't for this face that still had the shadow of the past, Wen Yu even felt that Chu Lingze had changed.

Entering the palace and meeting the Holy Majesty, the emperor sat on the dragon chair and laughed so hard that he almost lost his eyes.Chu Lingze's father fought on the battlefield all his life, defending the frontier.Half a year ago, the current emperor claimed that Nanjiang despised the imperial power and intended to rebel, and ordered the Chu family to encircle and suppress Nanjiang.The battle was fierce and lasted ten months, with numerous casualties on both sides.In the end, it ended with the tragic death of the king, queen and their children of southern Xinjiang.The southern Xinjiang royal family was destroyed, and it is said that no one was left behind.The army led by the Chu family also suffered more than 40 casualties, and Chu Lingze's father and brother even died in battle.For a time, blood flowed into rivers in southern Xinjiang, turning into a hell on earth.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor smiled and said, "Ling Ze, your Chu family has contributed the most to regaining southern Xinjiang in this battle. I named you the Great General of Protecting the Nation. You can stay in the capital from now on."

After hearing this, Wen Yu was secretly delighted.

And Chu Lingze seemed not expecting this result, and regardless of the emperor's seemingly light and heavy order, he knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the southern border has just experienced war, and it is the time when everything is waiting to be done. Please allow the emperor to return to the southern border." Fix the mess."

Both the emperor and Wen Yu frowned imperceptibly, and after a while, the emperor was not in a hurry, but said firmly: "Ling Ze, the frontier is dangerous, and you are the only one left in the Chu family. I don't want you to get involved again." Dangerous place. In the southern border, I have sent Mr. Li to take up the post."

The corners of Chu Lingze's mouth were tightly pursed, and he had to thank the Lord for his kindness.

On the surface, the blessings are profound and the emperor's grace is great, but the Chu family has guarded the frontier for generations, and now they are bound in this gentle and prosperous city, which is actually cutting power.

On the way back to the mansion, Wen Yu jumped up and down like a child, completely inconsistent with the cool and elegant in the court just now.Along the way, he tugged at Chu Lingze's sleeves and chattered, saying that when the emperor made his brother the crown prince last year, he became a prince himself, and he also had a mansion outside the palace, which was just adjacent to the general's mansion. We can go out and play together like we did when we were young.

Chu Lingze was bored, but he didn't shake off Wen Yu's hand like he did in front of the city gate, and let him drag him back to the general's mansion.If Chu Lingze hadn't said that he had something to deal with, Wen Yu might have stayed in the general's mansion for dinner.

There were already a group of servants waiting in front of the mansion, and the leader, a gray-haired old man, wept with joy and pulled Chu Lingze to greet him.At this time, a black-clothed bodyguard named Chen Zhou who had been silently following behind him came forward and whispered in his ear that this was the old housekeeper Wu Bo who had watched Chu Lingze grow up.

Back in the room and retreating from the crowd, Chen Zhou brought two jugs of wine, threw it with Chu Lingze, and sighed: "This old emperor is really narrow-minded, and now he is strangled here."

Chu Lingze drank a few sips of mulled wine, staring at the dead tree outside the window in a daze.

"Master, we have to change our plan. If we can't go back to Nanjiang, let's start from the capital. That idiot King Jing, I think he has a good relationship with you, we can start with him first!"

Chu Lingze paused for a moment with the flagon in his hand, still looking out of the window, and asked, "How do we do it?"

"Don't always be so cold, you have to get acquainted with him, don't you? It's easier to do things that way."

"Ah."

In the following days, as long as Wen Yu had nothing to do, he would go to the General's Mansion to sit, anyway, he just went out and turned a corner.When Wen Yu came, Chu Lingze asked his servants to serve him with good tea and water, while he either practiced sword or read a book.In addition to military books, political affairs, economics and history will also be dabbled.This made Wen Yu amazed. When he was young, Chu Lingze didn't want to read any books.Wen Yu would sometimes exchange a few tricks with him, but every time it ended in a fiasco.

It was cold and cold, Wen Yu sat in the general's mansion for a few days and it was New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, the emperor had a grand banquet for his officials in the palace, and Chu Lingze, as the imperial general, was of course also invited.

At the banquet, cups and cups were exchanged, and the ministers complimented each other on the surface, but the trend was surging in secret.Chu Lingze had been to the border since he was ten years old, and he didn't know many ministers, and he didn't want to participate in the yin and yang, so he drank wine alone.Not long after the banquet started, a man who was similar to Wen Yu in appearance, but a bit stubborn, came over to toast with a wine glass, patted Chu Lingze on the shoulder and said, "Ling Ze, brother toasts you, congratulations on becoming a National Protector at a young age." General!"

It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so Chu Lingze had no choice but to accept it.The prince had a few conversations with him, and found that this person had changed a lot, he had completely lost his former vigor and vivacity, and now he was a boring person with no political ambition at all, so he soon lost interest.

Halfway through the banquet, when he was a little drunk, he suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder, turned his head, and saw Wen Yu mysteriously said to take him to a fun place.Feeling bored, Chu Lingze slipped out of the banquet with him.