Hidden Sky Light

Most of the garrison in the northern part of Yanhan was stationed in Linbei.

From Beijing Central to Linbei, the fast horse and Cheng Yueban can arrive. Shen Ci and his party set off from Beijing in early October. If there is no accident on the way, they can arrive at the Linbei Garrison around late November and join Yu Ya.

The further north you go, the cooler the temperature. By the end of October, when the fish was approaching, Fengshuang had already started to cut his face, and when the horses were galloping, more than twenty riders had put on cloaks.

"drive!"

"drive!"

Horses' hooves raised dust, and the sand fell like fog, and more than 20 horses galloped along the official road and formed a formation.

As it approached noon, Yupang was in front of him. The guardsmen in front of the team slowed down and said, "General, Yupang City is in front of you. Do you want to stop at Yupang City for a break at noon?"

Shen Ci replied, "No, continue on your way, and rest at Ping Chi tonight."

"Yes!" The servants of the Imperial Army continued to ride their horses.

"drive!"

"drive!"

Shen Ci beat the horse, and the rest of the forbidden army followed.

The horses hoofs galloped, and when they were about to pass the Yupang City fork in the road, Shen Ci saw the forbidden army attendant parked at the fork in the distance.

Shen Ci also tightened the reins and stopped, and more than 20 riders behind him followed suit.

"What's the matter?" He was draped under the cloak, and when Shen Ci spoke, his breath was already foggy.

The guards of the forbidden army bowed their hands and said, "General, General Liu is here!"

"General Liu?" Shen Ci was surprised.

Shen Ci did not expect it.

General Liu is in Daocheng, and Daocheng is not near the official road. The old general came here on purpose to see him!

Shen Ci got off the horse, and Liu Xiao stepped forward to lead the horse for him.

Shen Ci took a deep breath, and in the woods not far from the fork in the road, a fire was being built.

There is a familiar figure on the side of the fire, but it is not as tall and straight as it is, but sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a thick jacket, and several layers of back blankets covering his knees, but even so, it is still very far from the fire. It's near, it should be cold around, so it's not too far away.

"Old general..." When Shen Ci stepped forward, his throat was slightly choked up.

His grandfather and General Liu were his most respected elders.

When he was in Licheng, it was General Liu Lao who took him with him.

All in the army, the old generals gave them all, and there was no reservation.

Later, General Liu was very old, and the pain often recurred.

The emperor personally sent the imperial doctor to see him, saying that the old general's injuries had a long history, and the west was suffering. Back to Daocheng's home.

The old general was a soldier, and he was reluctant to leave the border, saying that he would die at the border if he died. The emperor has never ordered to appoint another garrison commander at Licheng Border Pass. When the old general left the border pass, he personally instructed him to take care of the large and small matters in the garrison, so for the past two or three years, he has been the actual Licheng garrison commander.

General Liu has always been in Daocheng. He returned to Beijing earlier to find time to see the old general, but things were really out of control.

Right now, when he went to Linbei, General Liu would come from Daocheng, and he knew everything. It should also be inconvenient to move, so one round is a wheelchair.

Shen Ci stepped forward, kneeling on one knee just like seeing the general in the army earlier, pressing one hand on the saber, holding the knee with the other, and said solemnly, "I have seen General Liu in Zi'an!"

A familiar voice sounded in front of him, and he said gently, "Get up, be safe."

Shen Ci raised his head when he heard the sound, but did not get up, but looked at General Liu. But when looking at the old general, the warmth in his eyes could not be hidden, and he called out again, "General!"

General Liu nodded, "Come forward and let me see how much has changed in the past few years."

Shen Ci got up just then, and sat down obediently in front of General Liu.

Wearing a cloak, he is more mature and stable than he was a few years ago. Because he is in charge of the garrison, he has a little more general bearing and a little more determination in his eyes. With a tired look on his face, he was hurrying all the way from Beijing, his eye sockets were slightly sunken, but he was not in a trance.

"Sit closer." General Liu ordered again.

Shen Ci did as he did.

Old General Liu stretched out his hand, and squeezed his shoulder heavily, just like when he was in the army earlier.

Shen Ci immediately felt a little pain, but only slightly frowned, but did not say a word.

General Liu smiled, "Well, it's stronger than before."

Shen Ci also followed with a smile.

But General Liu slowly restrained his smile again, "There are more injuries."

After being in the army for a long time, it becomes clear with a little pinch.

Shen Ci did not hide it, and said truthfully, "The old general said, no one in the army has ever been injured, and injury is an honor."

When Old General Liu heard the words, he laughed again.

I haven't listened to him for a long time, and I still vaguely took on the appearance of being in the army earlier.

Such a scene is familiar and nostalgic, and Shen Ci also smiled.

Shen Ci and the old general have not seen each other for a long time, and they are talking in one place right now.

"Tell me about Tan Jin." After the greeting, General Liu said.

He and Tan Jin were old acquaintances. He had heard of the Huaicheng Rebellion, but he did not know the specifics. The Huaicheng Rebellion was known to all in the court, and Shen Ci told the old general truthfully.

It took a long time. After listening to it, General Liu sighed softly, "Earlier he was in Linbei, and I was in Licheng. He has compared with me for a lifetime, and it ended up like this, which is really embarrassing."

Shen Ci knew that the old general was thinking about earlier, the earlier things were old things, the old general didn't say it, and he didn't interrupt, but he could clearly see the sigh in his eyes.

After a long time, General Liu looked at Shen Ci, "Zi'an, I have heard about the events in Beijing, so I hurried to see you before you go to Linbei."

Shen Ci nodded, "The old general has treated me like a mountain, and now Yu Pang is coming from Daocheng. Zi'an is indeed a loss and a loss."

General Liu looked at him, "Zi'an, do you know why I came to Yu Pang to see you this time?"

When Shen Ci looked at the old general, there was piety and respect in his eyes.

General Liu said in a deep voice, "Zi'an, when you came to Licheng earlier, His Majesty wrote a letter to me personally, asking me to teach you personally, and then every month, there will be correspondence, asking me about your garrison in Licheng. did you know?"

Shen Ci was slightly startled, and then shook his head.

He only knew that Chen Ling asked him to go to Licheng because he had told her that his grandfather had said that the son of the Shen family should gallop on the battlefield. He only knew when he was in Licheng. The general was teaching him personally, but he did not know that it was Chen Ling who asked him.

Little did she know that she had correspondence every month, asking him about his time in Licheng.

Even when he was in Fuyang County, he asked her if she never thought of him...

Because of all these things, Chen Ling never mentioned it to him.

General Liu continued, "Zi'an, I'm getting old too, after seeing you this time, there may not be a chance to see you again in the future, so you must remember what I say to you next, if it is now , or in the future, whether it is me who is by your side right now, or someone else by your side in the future, you must remember what I said to you today."

Shen Ci said softly, "Listen to Zi'an."

General Liu nodded and said warmly, "Zi'an, it is impossible for a person to be smooth and not suffer any setbacks in his life, but the most important thing is to know how to climb up from the trough, because you can't have only one trough in your life. The higher you get, the deeper the trough. Some things that you feel extremely painful at the moment are actually over the past. Looking back, it is all tempering. Get over it, understand?"

"Understand by yourself."

"Okay, Zi'an, then this is what the old man told you." General Liu put away his warm voice earlier, but was a little more serious and serious earlier, "Zi'an, this time you can You escaped from Dali Temple and went to garrison in Linbei. What other people saw, maybe you were successful in saving the car and had a childhood friendship with the emperor, but you must be clear. These are what the emperor wants others to see, and the emperor wants others to see When you arrive, you will say what you will do. But the emperor asked you to go from Dali Temple to Linbei to garrison the army, definitely not because you have saved the car and have a childhood friendship with him, but because the emperor is very clear about what you can do, emperor What do you want now?"

"Zi'an, you are the commander-in-chief of the garrison at the frontier of Licheng. If you are here, you will be able to deter Xirong and kill you. It will do nothing but harm to the situation in the west; Barr in the north was afraid of Tan Jin and Lou Chi earlier, but Tan Jin rebelled. , you killed Tan Jin and Lou Chi, the Baal people worship the strong, they will only be afraid of you, then in Yan Korea, who is more suitable than you to go to Linbei to garrison?"

"Those who can occupy the position of the emperor will not even think clearly about these things, nor will they kill you for the sake of a few censors and officials, so that the west and the north will lose their barriers. Even if Shen Ying rebels, the emperor trusts You, think that if you can handle you, the emperor will protect you. You are a senior official in the frontier, so why should you be afraid of Xiaoxia? The emperor will give you confidence! But you also need to have confidence! The emperor does not pity you, but Because the emperor wants to use you! You are still here today because of yourself! So, you don't need to be afraid of other people's eyes, and you don't need to belittle yourself. You go to Linbei to garrison because both Yanhan and the emperor need you, understand? ?"

Shen Ci's eyes were rosy, "Zi An understands!"

General Liu nodded, "Zi'an, you are my close child. You have not disappointed me, your grandfather, or the emperor who trusted you in Licheng these years. You are the reality of the army stationed in Licheng. Commander, the people of Xirong are afraid of you, the garrison in Licheng follows you, the people of Licheng support you, and the emperor trusts you. This is your confidence. What you did in Licheng earlier, and now you do it in the north, I, Liu Jian’s apprentice, You can fall down for a while, but you won’t stay where you are forever, and there are splendid mountains and rivers behind you, so you should go to the north, fight the enemy, defend your family and the country, and then return to Beijing in an honorable manner! Do you hear that?”

Shen Ci knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands, "Yes!"