Nightfall Chapter 259: After all, I am old
Volume Two, Winter Lake, Chapter 259, Finally, I am old
According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, soldiers on the expedition to return to Chang'an must pass through the Dongcheng Gate, so the post called Gongxun Post, more than ten miles outside the Dongcheng Gate, became a very important place. , I don't know how many famous generals and warriors passed by with glory and achievements. The stables in the post and the poplar trees by the straight official road, I don't know how many historical pictures have been seen with my own eyes. //.com novel network//
Xiahou looked at the majestic city in the west and was silent. According to court rules, he and his subordinates will spend the night in the merit post, enter the city tomorrow morning, and then go directly into the palace to meet your majesty.
The city of Chang'an in the twilight is extremely majestic. The black and blue city walls reflect the brilliance of the setting sun, glowing with red copper, it looks so indestructible and magnificent.
As one of the four most lofty generals in the Tang Empire, Xiahou, who has been in the army for many years, naturally has a deep affection for Chang'an City. However, not many people know that although he often returns to Beijing to report on his duties, the general of the army His general mansion is in Beicheng, but he has not lived in Chang'an for much time.
For decades, he has commanded tens of thousands of cavalry under his command for most of the time, stationed in the cold northern frontiers, opened up territory for the empire, and powerfully shocked the cavalry of the Kingdom of Yan and the Imperial Court of Zuozhen.
Now he has finally left the cold northern Xinjiang, and tens of thousands of cavalry have all stayed near the northeast frontier army camp in Tuyang City. The court has appointed General Shu to take over, there should be no problem.
Only dozens of personal soldiers followed him back. The imperial court explicitly allowed him to bring more personal soldiers back to Chang'an, but he was very cautious on the eve of returning home, and did not take these measures that might arouse the suspicion of civil servants.
In order to reassure the court, Xiahou’s two sons are still in the city of Chang’an and are confined to the general’s mansion. His wife and relatives, as well as those loyal old servants, were already a few months ago. He went back to his hometown in advance, renovated the old field, took out the pickles from the old cellar, and dried them in preparation to welcome him when he returned to old age.
Of course, that’s not Xiahou’s real hometown. His real hometown is in the cold territories of the far north. It is the largest tribe of the deserted people. As the deserted people move south, he will never go back to that hometown. From the day he betrayed Mingzong, he could no longer go back.
"Gu Xi is dead, Lin Ling is dead, many people who followed him that year are dead..."
As the setting sun sinks, the sky becomes darker and darker, and the copper-colored Chang'an city wall is gradually painted with an ominous blood red. Xiahou squinted his eyes and thought about leaving at the expense of death. My cronies can't help feeling a bit sentimental.
In the spring, the news of Huang Xing and Yu Shuizhu's death spread from Chang'an City to the barracks. The news did not make him sad, but made him a little wary.
Sentimentality and vigilance are not the emotions that the strong should have. Xiahou has been forcibly suppressing these emotions, so he began to feel tired and coughed in the twilight.
Datang military is a place to worship the strong. If it is an ordinary general, it is absolutely unwilling to cough in front of his subordinates, revealing his fragile side. (Watch the latest update of this book) But Xiahou doesn't care, because he knows how strong he is in the eyes of his subordinates, and he knows that he is still strong.
Just like the General of Zhen Guo, Xu Shi, has been coughing for more than ten years, but he is still the number one man in the Tang military, no matter whether it is the prestige or the favor of your majesty, there will never be a substitute.
Xiahou coughed again and again, probably because he thought that after entering Chang'an City tomorrow, he would be unarmored and light, and he didn't even have the last trace of fear, so he coughed happily and even seemed a little presumptuous.
The lieutenant who stood at the gate of the post station, looked at the broad figure of the general in front of him, and listened to the cough, with a worried expression on his face. In his eyes, the general was indeed still powerful, but he had seen it on the wasteland. After several battles between the powerful demon sect and the general, he was worried.
At this moment, the ground outside the courtyard wall of the post station shivered slightly, neither the polite staff in the post station nor the guards of Xiahou noticed the trembling.
Although Xiahou is the pinnacle of martial arts and one of the most powerful and terrifying men in the world, he is not a true god, so his cough cannot make the earth tremble.
He quietly looked at Chang'an City in the sunset, then turned and walked into the post.
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Someone was waiting for him in the inn room.
It was an extremely tall and burly man, half a head taller than Xiahou, with a solemn expression and stiff body, like a mountain that was hard to destroy.
This man is wearing a cloth coat, and traces of armor can be vaguely seen under the thin cloth, and a more solemn rune breath permeates from under the cloth coat.
When Xiahou stood in front of this mountain-like man, he was obviously shorter than him, but he felt heavier and stronger than him, so he didn't have to look up.
"If someone saw Luo Kedi, the **** guard of Xiling Temple, suddenly appeared in the station closest to Chang'an City, he would definitely be considered a provocation to Datang."
He looked at the man coldly and said, "I know you are a proud person, but do you really think that I have no master at Datang Tianshu? In the Chang'an city behind us, at least ten people can easily kill you , You appear in front of me at this time, completely looking for death."
Luo Kedi said: "Since I dare to come, I am naturally not afraid of death. In my opinion, General Xiahou, returning to Chang'an City is more like looking for death. Can you come out alive again?"
Xiahou’s expression remained unchanged, and he calmly said: “In the small countries of Southern Jin, Song and Yue, your status in the temple can make you infinitely respectable, but this is outside Chang’an. In my eyes, you are just a palm. A dog raised up, what qualifications do you have to talk to me in this tone?"
A trace of anger flashed through Luo Kedi’s eyes, but he suppressed it forcibly, and said with a sneer: "I admit that I am a dog raised by the head teacher, and you are a lion raised by Haotian. Now that you lose your energy and want to return to Chang'an City, do you really want to make your enemies happy?"
Xiahou solemnly shouted: "This is an agreement reached between this general and the academy. Looking at the world, who dares to obstruct it? Even your master doesn't have this ability!"
"The temple is happy to see General Xiahou having a good old age, but are you really willing?"
Luo Kedi took out a letter with the seal of runes and fire, handed it over, and said: "This is a letter written by the head teacher. He invited the general to Xiling... No, it is back to Xiling."
Xiahou accepted the letter, but his expression remained unchanged.
Luo Kedi said: "The temple needs your strength very much, and the master instructor said, returning to the old age does not mean that you will live in the country forever, and there will always be a time to come back."
Xiahou looked at him, those two iron-like eyebrows raised slightly, and said, "What can you give me?"
Luo Kedi said: "Since your allegiance is to the Empress Empress, Xiling Temple promises that in the future, in the fight for the throne of the Tang Dynasty, the temple will do everything in its power to help the prince under Empress Empress succeed."
With the terrifying power of Xiling Temple, throwing such a big bet with no room for a long time in advance, for Xiahou, I have to say it is a very sincere invitation.
However, contrary to Luo Kedi’s expectation, facing the sincerity of the head teacher, Xiahou did not show any imaginary emotional reaction at all, but directly said: "Don't send it."
Lokdi suppressed his anger and said: "The temple needs an answer."
Xiahou said: "I am very grateful, and then will seriously consider, this is the answer."
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The ground of the Meritorious Post shivered slightly again, and Luo Kedi left quietly. The officials and people in Chang'an City who were preparing for the welcome ceremony probably never knew that the chief of the gods of Xiling Temple had come. Passed Chang'an City and tried to take General Xiahou to another road.
Looking at the handwritten letter from the head of Xiling, Xiahou showed a sneer on his face.
He knows that this is indeed the handwritten letter of the head teacher, because he has received seven personal letters from the head teacher over the years, and he is very familiar with the handwriting on the envelope of the book.
What he ridiculed was the intention of Xiling Temple-to help the queen's biological prince ascend to the throne of Tang Dynasty? If Xiling Temple knew that the queen was his most beloved sister, Xia Xia, and knew that the prince had half the blood of a ridiculous person and the breath of Mingzong, would the great figures in the temple still dare to do this?
The mocking smile on Xiahou's face turned faintly to self-deprecating, with his fingers slightly hardened, he was about to grind the letter from Xiling Master to powder, but he didn't know why, he hesitated for a moment and then stopped.
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General Xiahou, who had been stationed in northern Xinjiang for the Tang Empire for decades, was willing to disarm and return to the old without any conditions. The princes in the DPRK felt a little strange, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. He asked for instructions. After the decree, the court gave the general a high courtesy honor.
In the early morning, under the enthusiastic guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and under the beloved gaze of the Yulin Army, Xiahou put on a brand-new armor and brought dozens of soldiers to Chang'an City on horseback.
The official road in front of the east gate of Chang'an City has long been washed and cleaned. Amidst solemn and muted music, His Royal Highness Li Peiyan, the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, brought hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city to wait, and countless celebrities in the city eagerly waited.
The imperial court has already drawn up the decree, and it will be issued when Xiahou enters the palace for an audience. At this time, the decree, which is quietly resting in the palace, has a dizzying award and knighthood.
Looking at the dark and overwhelming welcoming crowd from afar, Xiahou disregarded the persuasion of the officials of the Ministry of Courtesy and got off his horse beforehand, pulling Ma Jiang and walking towards that side.
His Royal Highness looked at this scene, smiled and shook his head, waved away the admonishing eunuchs, and walked towards him.
The two met in front of the Liting Pavilion outside the East Gate.
Xiahou calmly bowed to the Prince's Palace.
Li Peiyan was a little hard to calm down. He looked at his dark iron face and said with emotion: "Just come back."
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The Tang court officials did not like General Xiahou, who was known for his arrogance and luxury.
Because for decades, the world has been rumored that Xiahou killed prisoners and indiscriminately killed innocents pretending to be military exploits. I don’t know how many Tang laws were violated. However, there has been no evidence, and everyone knows that this general is highly regarded by the empress. , Then it is equivalent to saying that it is also highly regarded by His Majesty the Emperor.
Probably because of this reason, the people of Chang'an City do not show their sincere love to General Xiahou as they did to the other three generals in the empire. Although Xiahou killed indiscriminately, it was not a Tang, but Chang'an had a simple and straightforward thinking. The people always feel that brutality is not a real skill.
After all, Xiahou stationed the empire in the bitter northern Xinjiang for decades. He was disarmed and retired today, and he is still warmly welcomed by Chang'an City. The crowds on both sides of the street cheered and applauded from time to time.
There is a teahouse on the side of Long Street. The shopkeepers and buddies in the teahouse rushed to the street to welcome the general's return. No one paid attention to the business at all. Fortunately, there were not many customers in the teahouse itself.
Ning Que and Sangsang sat at the table near the window.
He listened to the applause and applause from the long street, and looked at the back of Xiahou who had just rode past the teahouse. After a moment of silence, he said: "Compared with Tuyang City, he is really much older."
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(Today is completed, this month is also completed, I feel relaxed, just like today’s Xiahou, there won’t be much updates tomorrow, because my father-in-law and my mother-in-law are back from Yinchuan for vacation, I want to meet with the leader and hold my fist, continue to ask you to vote Monthly tickets and recommended tickets are supported. At zero, I will issue a monthly ticket regularly. Friends who have updated reminders, please forgive me if it disturbs sleep.)
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