Long live the general

When Zhao Cheng left, he was neatly dressed and had a serious face, as if the previous argument had never happened.

Huo Yi personally got up to send him out, Zhao Cheng held the report back, stood at the door and looked at Huo Yi, as if he wanted to say something.

Today he argued with Huo Yi, even though his face was red and his ears were red, and he wanted to fight, but because of this, it can be seen that Huo Yi has a good understanding of local affairs.It's just that the two sides really disagree, and Zhao Cheng feels that Huo Yi is too soft-hearted.

He considered for a moment, and finally said, "I'm bothering the sheriff today."

Huo Yi smiled and watched Zhao Cheng ride away.

Zhao Cheng came here this morning, and it took at least one day from Tangcheng County to the Sheriff's Mansion, which meant that he left at least early in the morning.

The young people are busy all day and all night without getting tired, and they can still quarrel energetically, but Huo Yi himself can't stand it.

He went back to the house, ate something, washed up, and lay down.I lay down for a while, thinking about various things in my mind.The army, the border county, the intricate and deep-rooted relationship between those local tyrants, he thought of Qiu Hongguang and Zhao Cheng, these young people will change the rules, or be changed by the rules, and there will be a new emperor who is younger than them, everything is unknown.He also thought of the Huo family compound in Chang'an, his mother and brother's daughter, when would he see them again...

It wasn't until the night was dark and everything was silent that Huo Yi slowly fell into a state of sleepiness.The bizarre scenes in the dream flashed in front of him alternately. He felt that he may have fallen asleep, or he might not have fallen asleep. His whole body was extremely tired, but his soul refused to rest.

When he was in a trance, he felt that he was trapped in a mist, surrounded by cold air, and wet soil under his feet. He was perched under a tree by the river, with thorns in front of him and darkness behind him.

Where should he go.

"...Chang'an?"

Huo Xiaoman's voice suddenly sounded, although it was slight, it woke Huo Yi up like a thunderbolt.

The sky was dimly shining outside, and the foggy white had already appeared. Huo Xiaoman's voice came in intermittently, and the word Chang'an was mentioned frequently.

Huo Yi blinked, feeling rather startled, as if something unavoidable happened quietly.

He got up and put on his clothes, Huo Xiaoman's footsteps gradually increased, and he called him softly outside: "Patriarch, the Chang'an envoy is here."

The messenger of Chang'an.

Huo Yi's voice was very sober: "I see, please come and take a rest."

The envoy of Chang'an was surnamed Chen. He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

Chen Envoy was respectful to Huo Yi, and he brought news that the Seventh Prince had been enthroned as the new emperor, but the enthronement ceremony had not yet been held.The new emperor recalled the governors of 42 counties to participate in the enthronement ceremony.

This is news from fifteen days ago. From Chang'an to Xihebian County, the journey is fast, and it will take fifteen days at the fastest.

And one month later is the day when the new emperor ascends the throne, and they must rush back before that.

Although Huo Yi had already prepared for this, the urgency still caught people off guard.After Huo Yi sorted out his thoughts, he said slowly: "Bianjun still has some matters to ask. Chen envoy is waiting at the mansion for a while, and he can leave in... half an hour."

Chen envoy's eye sockets were dark. After taking a sip of hot tea, he said very gently, "Mr. Huo is busy first, so don't worry about it."

Huo Yi wrote several letters in the study and handed them to Tao Jiamu, the captains of the border counties and the school lieutenants in the army.He wrote in a hurry, but his thoughts were smooth, and he assigned the affairs of the county one by one.

After he finished his work, Huo Xiaoman was ready to go out, Huo Yi didn't have anything to bring, he only had his bow and sword, and Wusun Ma Hongyan.

The three of them drove lightly, with Huo Xiaoman driving, and Huo Yi and Chen Shi sitting in the car.At this time, it was already broad daylight, and the streets and alleys were full of crowing and dog barking. People in Bian County woke up from their sleep and saw the sheriff's carriage on the road.

The news spread from ten to ten, and soon the people in the county knew the news that the sheriff was leaving Hexibian County to go to Chang'an.

Emissary Chen lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the grand occasion on the street in surprise. At this moment, a small white shadow flew over from the street.Chen Shi didn't dare to pick it up with his hands, and quickly dodged backwards. The white shadow landed in the carriage, and he realized that it was a small white flower.

Chen Envoy was surprised: "What is this?"

Immediately afterwards, more flowers and silk handkerchiefs were thrown into the car, and the people on the street cheered, and the car smelled like powder.Huo Yi calmly picked up a flower and said, "Chen Zhonglang doesn't know something. This is a flower that grows in the Gobi. opened in the crevices of the stone."

"It's just not fragrant."

Chen envoy sat in the fragrant room full of piles of silk handkerchiefs, and said with some emotion: "I heard that the county guard is honest and honest, and is loved by the people. He really deserves his reputation. But in this way, we will be delayed for a few hours."

Huo Yi smiled: "The people in Bian County are simple and eclectic, and it will be fine when they leave the county."

The envoy Chen didn't mean to criticize him when he said this. He found that Huo Yi was more cautious than he said. It stands to reason that the governor of one side is already the biggest official in the place, and Xihebian County is far away from Chang'an. The Emperor of Earth is not an exaggeration, for some reason he is so humble.

Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Xiaoman, who was driving in front, said, "It's not a big deal. A few years ago when the head of the family first took office, whenever he went to the street, young women would throw flowers and fragrant handkerchiefs at him. The matchmaker who promised to marry the head of the family stepped on the threshold of the sheriff's mansion, and it hasn't been repaired yet."

Chen Envoy asked with great interest: "Is there such a thing?"

Huo Xiaoman wanted to say more, but Huo Yi knocked on the wall of the car: "The boy is just talking nonsense."

Chen Envoy looked at him calmly. Huo Yi was indeed good-looking. The handsome and delicate spirit condensed in the corners of his eyes and brows was like the graceful willows at the end of spring in Chang'an, or like the lonely white flowers of cold spring in the vast yellow sand. vulgar.

However, there is always a lingering coldness shrouded in him, like the pale and condensed wind in Gobi.

They walked on the road for more than 20 days and arrived in Chang'an without any danger.

Huo Yi hasn't come back for many years, Chang'an is bustling and bustling as always, the gate of the city is crowded with traders and civilians coming and going.This is the power center of the entire Dai Viet, and all power struggles are hidden in the magnificent Ziwei Palace.

He knew that when he returned to Chang'an, he stepped into this bottomless quagmire again.

But when the enthronement ceremony is over, if there is no accident, he will return to Hexibian County.In a few years, when the north is stable, he can submit a letter to become an official, bring his family back to Shu County, and let his mother enjoy her old age in peace.

He hoped that his mother would no longer have to be frightened or suffer the pain of losing a loved one.

The closer he was to Chang'an, the more nervous Huo Yi was. He hadn't seen his mother for a long time, and he didn't know how the family was going. His niece should be eight years old this year. The last time I saw her was a toothless little girl.

The enthronement ceremony will not start until five days later. He wants to go back to Huo's house first, see his mother and his niece, and then go to see the current emperor.

The envoy Chen got off the carriage to inquire about the news at the gate of the city, and quickly returned to the carriage, saying, "There are still a few sheriffs who have not returned, and we are not the latest."

The envoy Chen had already greeted them, and they naturally entered the city first. Huo Yi hadn't felt this kind of privilege for a long time, and he felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

After entering the city, Huo Yi said: "Thank you Chen Zhonglang for taking care of me all the way, I will go back to the mansion first, and envoy Chen can tell Xiaoman where to go."

As he spoke, he was about to get off the carriage, but envoy Chen quickly grabbed his wrist.

Chen Shi immediately shivered from the cold touch on his hand, but he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said: "Master County Sheriff, I know you miss your family very much, but you have to return to the palace with me first when you return to Chang'an! You can ask your servants to go back and report first, the carriage in the palace has already been prepared for you."

The envoy Chen opened the curtain, and there was indeed a carriage waiting outside. It was a tall horse, painted red oak wood, and it looked like something from the palace.

"The Holy Majesty is waiting for you in the palace." Chen Shi thought that the sheriff should be happy about this, but Huo Yi paused, got off the carriage calmly, and gave Huo Xiaoman some instructions.

After Huo Xiaoman left, Huo Yi slowly got into the carriage prepared by the palace, but Chen Envoy didn't dare to sit on it, so he rode beside him to accompany him.

On the way, Huo Yi lifted the curtain of the car and asked in a low voice: "Chen Zhonglang, do all the county guards arrange this?"

Chen Shi also bent down and said with a smile: "Of course not, Mr. Huo, the Holy Majesty can't wait to see you."

Huo Yi put down the car curtain silently, and automatically translated this sentence into - the Holy One can't wait to trouble you.

He did serve as the prince's attendant and accompanied the saint for a year.But that was a long time ago, the Holy One was only five years old at that time, so what can he remember?

No matter how good it was in the past, even if His Majesty was thinking about his childhood love, Huo Yi didn't have any expectations for the royal family.After all, before his death, Huo Fengnian was also favored by the late emperor, and he was an extremely human minister.

He looked down at the carpet on the carriage, thinking about why the Holy Majesty wanted him.From Chang'an to Ziwei Palace, this journey was enough for him to clear his mind.

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