Nightfall

Volume Two Chapter 259: The Lake of Winter

According to the law of Tang Dynasty, soldiers who go abroad to Chang'an must travel through the Dongcheng Gate, so a post called Gong Xunyi, which is more than ten miles outside the Dongcheng Gate, has become a very important place. How many general warriors passed by from here with glory and achievements. I do n’t know how many historical scenes I saw in the stables in the post and the poplar trees on the straight road.

Xiahou looked at the western male city and said nothing. According to the rules of the court, he and his subordinates were to spend the night in the Gongxun post. They would enter the city tomorrow morning, and then they would go directly to the palace to meet His Majesty.

The Chang'an City in the twilight looks extremely majestic. The black and cyan walls reflect the brilliance of the setting sun, glowing with copper, and it looks so indestructible and magnificent.

As one of the four most noble generals of the Datang Empire, Xiahou, who had been in the army for many years, naturally had a deep affection for Chang'an City, but few people knew that although he often returned to Beijing to report his duties, the general of the town army general He was in Beicheng, but he did not spend much time in Changan.

For decades, he has led tens of thousands of iron riders under his command for most of the time, stationed in the cold northern frontiers, opened up territory for the empire, Megatron Yan Kingdom and the cavalry of the Zuojing Wangting.

Now that he has finally left the cold northern frontier, tens of thousands of Tieqi are all left near the northeast military camp of Tuyang City. The court has appointed General Shu to take over, there should be no problem.

There were only dozens of personal soldiers who came back with him. The court clearly intended to allow him to bring more personal soldiers back to Chang'an, but he was very cautious on the eve of returning to the old age, and did not do these actions that might cause the suspicion of Wen Chen.

In order to reassure the court, Xiahou ’s two sons are still in Chang’an City and are imprisoned in the General ’s Mansion. His wife and relatives, as well as those faithful old servants, had returned early a few months ago. Hometown, rehabilitate the old field, take the pickles from the old cellar and lay in the sun, ready to greet his return to old age.

Of course, that is not Xiahou ’s real hometown. His real hometown is in the extremely north cold region. That is the largest tribe of the barren. As the barbarians move south, he ca n’t go back to that hometown, maybe betrayed from him. Starting from the day of Ming Zong, he could not go back.

"Guxi is dead, Lin is dead, many people who followed him were dead ..."

As the sun goes down, the sky becomes darker and darker, and the copper-colored Changan city wall is gradually painted with an ominous blood red. Xia Hou narrowed his eyes and looked at that side, thinking of gradually leaving his cronies at the cost of death over the years , Can't help but feel sentimental.

In spring, news of the death of Huang Xing and Yu Shuizhu spread from Changan City to the military camp. This news did not make him sentimental, but made him a little vigilant.

Sadness and vigilance are not the emotions that the strong man should have. Xiahou has been suppressing these emotions forcibly, so he begins to feel tired and coughs in the twilight.

The Datang military is a place to worship the strong. If it is an ordinary general, he will never cough in front of his subordinates, revealing his fragile side. But Xiahou didn't care, because he knew how powerful he was in the eyes of his subordinates, and he knew he was still strong.

Just like General Xu Shi of Zhen Guo, he has been coughing for more than ten years, but he is still the first person in the military of the Tang Dynasty. No matter whether it is prestige or His Majesty's favor, there will never be a substitute.

Xiahou coughed repeatedly, probably thinking that after entering Chang'an City tomorrow, he would be light without a armor, and he wouldn't even have the last trace of suspicion, so he coughed very happily and even seemed a bit arrogant.

The captain of the personal soldier standing at the gate of the post, looking at the generous mountain-like figure in front of him, listened to the coughing sound, and there was a worried expression on his face. In his eyes, the general was indeed still strong, but he had seen the demon in the wilderness. Several battles between Zong Qiang and the general, so he was very worried.

Just then, the ground outside the courtyard wall of the inn suddenly shivered a little. No matter whether it was the polite little man in the inn, or Xiahou's personal guard, he didn't notice the tremor.

Although Xiahou is the pinnacle of martial arts and one of the most powerful and terrifying men in the world, he is not a real 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 post room.

It was an extremely tall and burly man who was half a head taller than Xiahou, with a solemn expression and a straight figure, like a mountain that was difficult to destroy.

The man was wearing a commoner's clothes, and the traces of the armor could be seen vaguely under the thin clothing, and a more solemn rune breath penetrated from under the commoner's clothes.

When Xiahou stood in front of this man like a mountain, he was obviously shorter than the other party, but he felt more burly and stronger than the other party, so he didn't need to look up.

"If it is seen, the Xiling Temple, the guardian of the gods, commanding the Rock enemy, and suddenly appear in the nearest post from Chang'an City, will definitely be regarded as a provocation to Datang."

He looked at the man coldly and said, "I know you are a proud person, but you really think I don't have a master at Tiantang Tianshu? In this Chang'an city behind us, at least ten people can easily kill you, you Time appeared in front of me, completely looking for death. "

Luo Kedi said: "Since I dare to come, I am naturally not afraid of death, and it seems to me that General Xiahou returning to Chang'an City is more like looking for death. Can you live again?"

Xia Hou ’s expression remained unchanged, saying indifferently: “In the small countries of the Southern Jin and Songyue, your identity in the shrine can give you unlimited respect, but this is outside Chang’an City. In my eyes, you are nothing more than a master Dog, what are your qualifications to talk to me in this tone? "

Luo Kedi's eyes flashed a little bit of anger, but he was forced to suppress it. He sneered and said, "I admit that I am a dog raised by an adult, and even if you are a lion raised by Haotian, you are now lost. Ruiqi will return to Chang'an City, do you really want to make your enemies happy? "

Xiahou Shensheng shouted: "This is an agreement reached between the general and the academy. Who would dare to obstruct it in the world? Even your master does not have this ability!"

"The temple is happy to see that General Xiahou has a good old age, but are you really willing?"

Luo Kedi took out a letter with a rune firemark, and handed it over, saying: "This is a handwritten letter from the Master, he invited the general to Xiling ... No, it is back to Xiling."

Xiahou received the letter, and his expression remained unchanged.

Luo Kedi said: "The temple needs your strength very much, and the master instructor said that returning to the old does not mean that you will be living in the country forever. There will always be a time when you come back."

Xiahou looked at him, and the two eyebrows, which were as strong as iron, raised slightly and said, "What can you give me?"

Luo Kedi said: "Since you are loyal to the Queen Mother, then the Xiling Temple promised that in the future competition for the Tang Dynasty, the Temple will do everything in its power to help the Queen's Queen succeed."

With regard to the horrible strength of the Xiling Temple, it was a long time in advance to throw out such a re-injection with no room for Xiahou, I have to say that it is a very sincere invitation.

However, contrary to the expectation of the Rock enemy, in the face of the sincerity of the master, Xiahou did not reveal the emotional reaction in his imagination, but directly said: "No."

Luo Kedi forced his anger and said, "The temple needs an answer."

Xia Hou said: "I am very grateful, and then will seriously consider, this is the answer."

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The ground of the Gongxun Post shook again slightly, and Luo Kedi left quietly. The officials and people who were preparing for the welcome ceremony in Chang'an City probably would never know that the guardian of the Xiling Temple had once visited Chang'an City. And tried to lead General Xiahou to another path.

Looking at the autographed letter from the Xiling Master, Xiahou showed a sneer smile on his face.

He knew that this was indeed a handwriting letter from the head teacher, because in these years, he had received seven handwriting letters from the head teacher, and he was very familiar with the writing on the envelope of the book.

What he mocked was the intention of the Xiling Temple—helping the queen's biological prince to ascend the Datang throne? If you let the Xiling Temple know that the Queen is her favorite sister, Summer, and know that there is half of the blood of the barren on that prince, the breath of Ming Zong, do the big men in the Temple dare to do so?

The sneered smile on Xiahou's face turned lightly to self-deprecation, and his fingers pressed slightly, preparing to crush the Xiling's handwritten letter into powder, but for some reason, he hesitated and stopped.

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General Xiahou, who had stationed the Northern Frontier for decades for the Datang Empire, did not mention any conditions, and was willing to disband his armor and return to his old age. The kings and princes of the central government felt a little different after all, and immediately felt much easier. The court gave the general a very high courtesy honor.

In the early morning, under the enthusiasm of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and with the respectful eyes of Yu Linjun, Xiahou put on a brand-new armor, took dozens of personal soldiers, and rode to Chang'an City.

The official road in front of the east gate of Chang'an City has already been washed and cleaned. In the solemn and solemn sound of music, His Royal Highness Prince Tang Li Peiyan took the civil and military officials to the city and waited for countless celebrities to wait and see.

The imperial court had already prepared the will, and it was awaited when Xiahou entered the palace. At that time, he was quietly resting under the will in the palace, with a dazzling award and knighthood.

Looking at the welcoming crowd from afar, Xiahou disregarded the persuasion of the officials of the Ministry of Li, turned over and dismounted in advance, and dragged Ma Jiang towards the other side.

His Royal Highness looked at the scene with a smile, shook his head, and waved away the **** who was persuaded by him, while walking towards him.

Just before the pavilion outside the east gate, the two met.

Xiahou looked calmly at the Prince's Palace.

Li Peiyan was a little difficult to calm down. Looking at his dark iron face, he said with emotion: "Just come back."

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The court officials of the Tang Dynasty did not like General Xiahou, who was famous for his arrogance and extravagance.

Because for decades, the world has been rumored that Xiahou killed prisoners, indiscriminately killed innocent people and pretended to be militants. I do n’t know how many Tang laws were violated. However, there has been no evidence, and everyone knows that this general is deeply valued by the queen ’s mother. It is equivalent to being highly valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

Probably also for this reason, the people in Chang'an City did not like the general Xiahou General like the other three generals in the Empire. Although Xiahou did not kill the Tang people indiscriminately, the simple and direct thinking of Changan people, the total I feel that violence is not a real skill.

Xiahou finally stationed the impoverished northern Xinjiang for decades for the empire ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ He was dismissed and returned to old today, and he was still warmly welcomed by Chang'an City.

There is a teahouse by the long street. The shopkeepers and friends in the teahouse ran to the street to welcome the return of the generals. No one cares about the business. Fortunately, there are few guests in the teahouse itself.

Ning Que and Sang Sang sat at the table next to the window.

He listened to the cheers 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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(Completed today, completed this month, and feel relaxed. Just like Xiahou today, there wo n’t be many updates tomorrow, because my father-in-law and mother-in-law come back from Yinchuan for vacation. Recommended ticket support, at zero I will regularly issue a single chapter to pull the monthly ticket, friends who have updated reminders, if you disturb sleeping, please forgive me.)

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