The gentle breeze was blowing with drizzle.
On the official road leading to Qingzhou City, businessmen walked hurriedly. Although it is almost May, the coldness in the air seems to have become thicker in this spring rain.
Among these crowds of business travelers and common people, an opponent's knives are particularly eye-catching, and pedestrians seem to keep their distance deliberately.
But what is strange is that these two guards seem to respect the prisoner in front of them very much, and they are not as impatient as escorting other prisoners.
"General Niu, here is Qingzhou City."
Seeing the walls of Qingzhou City from a distance, an officer said cautiously.
The prisoner in front of the officer was wearing a gray prison uniform, his hair was gray and messy, his long beard was covered with straw, and the thick calluses on his palms proved that he had suffered hard labor.
"Well, thank you both."
Niu Ben looked at Qingzhou City. He thought he would perform hard labor in the mine for the rest of his life. He didn't expect Xiao Wenxuan to send him to Qingzhou half a month ago.
And when he got the news, the attitude of the mine guards towards him also changed.
In the past, when he was in the mine, these officers would never think of his great military exploits. In their eyes, he was just a man who would serve in the mine to death.
But now these officers have suddenly become very diligent, and there is also a lot of care on the road, thinking about it, even they can see that this veteran will come out again.
"Don't dare, don't dare, it is also my honor to be able to accompany General Niu to Qingzhou." The officers laughed with them.
When they were in the mine, they could offend this cattle general very seriously. Now that they learned that the hot-tempered cattle general was going out of the mountain, they were so scared that they were afraid of being caught in the future.
What surprised them was that the bull on the road had been calm as usual, and treated them respectfully.
It seems that the five years of hard labor has gradually smoothed the edges and corners of the veteran.
"In front is General Niu."
Suddenly a loud shout rang in front, and then a young man in plate armor strode to Niu Ben.
Niu Ben's gaze first fell on the young man's armor, then he looked at the young man, and asked suspiciously: "Dare you?"
"General Niu, this is Luo Xin."
Since Xiao Ming ordered him to place Niu Ben, Luo Xin has been waiting at the gate of the city these days. Three days later, he finally saw Niu Ben who was escorted by the police.
When he was in Chang'an, he saw Niu Ben, but it was only five years that made the once glorious General Niu Ben a bit old-fashioned, so I just asked.
"Luo Xin? Are you Luo Quan's second son?" Niu Ben asked.
"Exactly, I played at the General's Mansion six years ago." Luo Xin smiled.
Niu Ben raised his arm and grabbed Luo Xin's shoulder, "Well, six years have passed in a flash, and I don't even know you anymore, but you can still see Luo Quan's old boy from this look. "
Luo Xin grinned, and when he was a general, Luo Quan and Niu Ben always moved forward and retreated together.
He raised his head and glanced at the growing rain, Luo Xin said: "Uncle Niu, it is not convenient to talk here. King Qi specially ordered me to wait for the general to come to the palace."
"King Qi?" Niu Ben was in a complicated mood. Since Xiao Wenxuan sent him to the mines for hard labor, he has been frustrated. This is a hundred officials of the Great Yu Kingdom, and he said to Xiao Wenxuan, "I am a criminal. What is visible? Or send me directly to the place of hard labor."
Luo Xin was stunned. He said: "Why Uncle Niu said this? This time your Majesty asked his uncle to come to Qingzhou to get his uncle out of the mountain again and resist the barbarians.
Niu Ben was escorted directly from the mine to Qingzhou. On the way, he also told some interesting anecdotes about Qingzhou.
It's just that they don't know what the barbarian is about to go south, after all, these things above the court are not yet their turn to know.
However, seeing the little yellow gate who came to make an order was very attentive to Niu Ben, and based on their intuition, they believed that Niu Ben would come out again.
"Barbarian?" Niu Ben said in surprise.
Luo Xin wanted to say it straight, but when he saw the two guards behind Niu Ben, he said, "You two go to the Qingzhou government office to receive the reward and go back on your own."
"Yes." The two officers were overjoyed and turned and entered Qingzhou City.
At this time, Luo Xin said: "Uncle, this time your Majesty asked her uncle to come to Cangzhou to perform hard labor, but now she asked her concubine Zhen to secretly give her a secret letter to let her uncle come out of the mountain again. The barbarians will soon go south, and Cangzhou city is in danger. Want to see with your own eyes the city of Cangzhou, which you once defended in a battle, fall to the enemy again?"
"Is this true?" Niu Ben suddenly woke up like a sleeping lion. He said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it's been six years, do you finally understand?"
Luo was equally excited and said: "This time I came to Qingzhou, your majesty secretly supported it, but now the situation is too complicated. Let me go to see your majesty. Your majesty will explain everything to your uncle."
Niu Ben's frustration with Xiao Wenxuan lies in his several compromises with the barbarians. He could only watch King Kang's fief trampled by the barbarians when he stayed in Cangzhou City, but he could not send a single soldier.
Over the years, this has always been an indelible memory in his heart.
But now, Xiao Wenxuan finally understood.
"Well, in that case, let's go now." Niu Ben said.
When the two arrived at the Qi Palace, they learned that Xiao Ming had been to the Department of Equipment since the morning and had not returned, so they waited for a while at the Palace.
At this time, Niu Ben asked, "Why is your Highness going to the Department of Equipment?"
In Niu Ben's cognition, the king would never go to such a lowly place.
Luo Xin said: "This is what makes King Qi different from ordinary people. If you say one thing, I'm afraid Uncle will be even more shocked?"
"what's up?"
"The tycoons of Qingzhou were killed by the king of Qi in just a few months and were exiled. Now the rest of the tycoons can only hide in the mountains and fall into the grass. UU reading www.uukanshu.com are you wondering? "Luo Xin smiled.
"There is still this matter? I vaguely remember that Qingzhou seemed to have four powerful families: king, sun, Qin, and Wei."
"Now the king and Sun's furniture have been destroyed, and the family property has been confiscated. Among them, the Qin and Wei families took the initiative to disband the tribe. Now they are pure merchants."
Niu Ben nodded, "This Xiao Ming used to be the most unsavory among the princes when he was in Chang'an. I didn't expect that he is so bold now. It is really unexpected."
Luo Xin's first impression of Xiao Ming was when he was in Chang'an, but the more he stayed in Qingzhou, the more he felt that Xiao Ming was different.
Just from the prosperity of Qingzhou City, it can be seen that Xiao Ming is very popular in the fief.
It was precisely because of this that he gradually let go of his prejudice against Xiao Ming, not just for the poem.
The two were talking, and suddenly they heard a loud laugh from far and near, but it was Xiao Ming riding a horse, and under the protection of the guards, to the palace.
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