Long live the general

After Huo Yi came back, Zhou Zhenzhen didn't let him go home right away, the two chatted a lot, and that afternoon, they rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold, pieces of cloth and silk, and many jade stones at Xiaojiao Hall.

These are not rewards from the treasury, Zhou Zhenzhen was very excited, when he needed a victory, General Huo brought a victory.

When Huo Yi went home that night, he brought the pile of rewards with him. During the meal, Cong Yunmeng said happily, "Everyone in the streets and alleys are talking about you today."

Huo Yi smiled: "What did they say?"

Cong Yunmeng blinked: "I've fallen in love with you. Before you came back, there was a matchmaker. There are still a few portraits in the study."

Huo Yi was stupefied for a moment, then rubbed the center of his brows: "What are you doing with someone's portrait?"

Cong Yunmeng said: "The matchmaker gave me, I will keep it for you, see which one you like, and there will be many more in the future...Who makes my son amazing."

Huo Yi shook his head: "How can I be free..."

"No matter how busy you are, you have to think about lifelong affairs." Cong Yunmeng said disapprovingly, "What kind of girl do you like?"

Huo Yi glanced at Huo Lingyue next to him, and whispered, "Xiaoyue is still here, don't ask me if there is anything."

Xiaoyue drank the soup in silence.

Cong Yun dreamed that he avoided talking about it, and he had an idea: "You won't have a girl you like... If you like it, bring it back and have a look. It's fine if you like it, and we don't care about family background."

"No, mother, I'm so busy that I don't have time to think about these things." Huo Yi said.

Cong Yunmeng: "Isn't the war over? Why do you need it? Busy?"

Huo Yi: "Trouble will come after the war."

He silently calculated in his heart that His Majesty's second Northern Expedition probably won't be able to wait until next year's Lantern Festival.The only thing that can delay this process is the speed at which Zhang Dasinong prepares military expenses.

Huo Yi sighed and said: "Push those matchmakers away, mother, how can a person like me delay others."

After Huo Yi finished speaking, he left. Cong Yunmeng frowned and thought for a long time, what is "someone like me"? Meaning, she thinks her son is good in everything, and everyone is worthy of him, so there is no delay in talking about it.

She thought about it, but still felt strange, mainly because she had also experienced this young group, young Mu Ai, other young masters of the same age group did not say that they had wives and concubines in groups, at least there were a few girls they liked and loved.

Cong Yunmeng didn't go to Huo Yi again, but went to find Huo Xiaoman.

Huo Xiaoman has always followed Huo Yi, whether in daily life or on the battlefield, they are inseparable.Huo Yi was rewarded with a thousand gold by the emperor this time, giving Huo Xiao a full score of ten taels, and the rest were all given to the soldiers of the Xihe cavalry and the families of some dead soldiers, and he didn't keep a cent.Although it is said that there will be rewards from the emperor in the future, this is Huo Yi's own wish.

Cong Yunmeng asked Huo Xiaoman if Huo Yi got close to any girl, and it was okay not to tell her the name, she just wanted to know.

Huo Xiaoman stammered and said: "Young master usually has the most contact with the girl... is Hongyan." Even the horse grass is fed by himself, and he never pretends to others.

Cong Yunmeng still did not give up: "Does he often praise any girl?"

Huo Xiaoman's eyes caught on to Hong Yan, Cong Yunmeng waved: "No mention of horses."

Huo Xiaoman sighed silently. He also wanted to say that the Patriarch often praised Hongyan for being pretty and handsome, with delicate features and strong limbs, and he had a heart-to-heart with him...

"Except for Hongyan, he often praises Xiaoyue, thinking that Xiaoyue is a malleable talent!" Huo Xiaoman said firmly, because Huo Yi would often mention Huo Lingyue to him during the march, and what he said most was "" I don't know if Xiaoyue is studying hard now."

After Huo Yi returned to his room, he took off his complicated outer robe and only put on a simple white singlet.He sat in front of the desk and pondered for a while, preparing to start writing this combat report.From the beginning to the end, we also need to analyze the factors of victory in the battle. The most important thing is to record the main contributors on the battlefield. When evaluating meritorious deeds and rewards, this will also be used as the basis.

As soon as he picked up the pen, he saw a small figure flashing outside the window.

Huo Yi's heart skipped a beat.

When he was eating today, he felt that Huo Lingyue seemed a little unhappy. He originally wanted to ask after dinner, but because of Cong Yunmeng's problem, he was going to write a report after returning to his room, so he forgot about it. up.

Thinking about it carefully, I didn't talk to Xiaoyue much today.

Huo Yi quickly opened the door, and saw? Huo Lingyue standing at the gate of the yard, see? He opened the door, raised his head and looked at him stupidly.

"Xiaoyue, why don't you sleep so late." Huo Yi made room for her: "Come in."

"What are you doing?" Huo Lingyue saw something on the desk: "Why are you always busy?"

Children are always puzzled about this matter. In their eyes, adults are always unhappy, always very busy, and doing things that they think are very boring.

"Write to Your Majesty? A battle report." Huo Yi sat down, his long hair fell down, covering part of the light, he stared at the white paper on the desk, his chin cast a shadow on his neck.

Huo Lingyue suddenly felt that Huo Yi seemed to have lost weight after he came back.

"Is fighting hard?" Huo Lingyue asked suddenly.

"It's not a matter of hard work or not." Huo Yi smiled: "When we are resting, we must arrange people to patrol and watch the fire. When we sleep, we put the sword under our heads so that we can hear the movement in the distance. , ready to fight at any time. When marching on the road, some roads are impassable, so we have to stop and open the way..."

"So it's just something that must be done." Huo Yi added: "Training is very hard. As long as you don't die from training, practice to death. If you practice for two more hours on the school field, you will have a chance of surviving on the battlefield. Just a little more."

Huo Lingyue heard mixed feelings.

"What? When can I join the army?"

"You have to be 21 to serve in the military."

"Didn't you lead the army when you were 16?"

"That's because your grandpa took care of it, and I regret it."

Huo Lingyue's eyes widened in surprise: "Do you regret it?"

"Because I couldn't help." Huo Yi's eyes were blank for a moment. He recalled the turmoil of the 16-year-old army and said: "At that time, I thought I was very powerful, but I was still powerless. Personal strength in the face of the general trend is very weak. Yes, I regret that I did not prevent that expedition..."

He changed the subject and asked: "Xiaoyue, how are you doing with your reading recently? How is your relationship with your classmates? You and that Chen Menghe..."

Speaking of this, Huo Yi suddenly remembered, if Chen Zhonglang went to Xihebian County, would Chen Menghe leave with him?

Huo Lingyue still wanted to hear about the affairs of the army, she curled her lips: "I have read a few books, and I think what the master said is very boring."

Regarding the education of his niece, Huo Yi was very serious: "Why??"

"I don't know if what he said is true. Sometimes I asked Menghe, and he said that he had to see it himself, and he would know the real situation after experiencing it." Huo Lingyue said: "I want to go out and have a look."

Huo Yi asked: "What do you want to go out to see?"

Huo Lingyue was stunned, she hadn't thought about this question carefully.

"When you figure it out, I'll take you out." Huo Yi patted her head: "Eight-year-old girl, go to sleep."

"I'm nine years old, little uncle." Huo Lingyue raised her eyes and said, "During the birthday party, you were fighting outside."

Huo Yi was rarely guilty.

He didn't remember his little niece's birthday, so he turned around and chose a jade carving of excellent quality from the pile of jade stones bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor, and gave it to Huo Lingyue.

Huo Lingyue stared at the jade carving for a while and asked, "Is this a dragon?"

The jade carvings enshrined to His Majesty can only be carved with dragons, Zhou Zhenyan didn't look carefully, and gave a lot of them to General Huo, feeling very satisfied in his heart, he didn't care about the bells and whistles on them?At this time, Huo Yi gave the jade carving to Huo Lingyue, only to realize that something was wrong.

"Is it a dragon?" Huo Yi looked at the dragon-shaped jade carving with its head raised, and said, "Forget it, I'll give you another piece."

"You can't take it back after sending it out." Huo Lingyue liked this: "Don't worry, I won't show it to others."

After Huo Lingyue left, Huo Yi regained his thoughts and finished writing the battle report. He wrote Qiu Hongguang's combat achievements particularly clearly. If Qiu Hongguang has the ability, he hopes that this ability can be fully utilized.

Although everyone will experience some failures, some people can be tempered through failures, temper their will, and become stronger.

But Huo Yi hopes that he can give him a push and avoid failures and detours as much as possible.

Huo Yi hopes that Qiu Hongguang can walk more smoothly. His time and talent should not be wasted on fearless things.

In this way, when the time comes, I will write a letter to become an official, and after leaving the court, I can leave with peace of mind.

The next day, Huo Yi put on the court uniform, and he was named a general. A general is not a position, but a title, so he doesn't have to go to court.However, because he had just returned from victory, the emperor wanted to summon him in court.

Need it in the palace? In fact, there are not many people who go to court every day, otherwise there is no place to stand, even if you stand, there are only a few people who have the right to speak.

Huo Yi went to the palace early, and mainly talked about the Northern Expedition, a series of personnel changes centered on the Northern Expedition, people's livelihood issues, and economic adjustments.

After Huo Yi submitted the memorial, Zhou Zhenyan looked at it carefully for a while, and the more he watched, the happier he was.The other cavalry who participated in the battle, as long as they captured enough captives, were rewarded with official positions and gold and silver without blinking their eyes.

Among them, Qiu Hongguang performed particularly well. The emperor named him Xiaoyao Xiaowei, and rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver alone.

Huo Yi knelt down on one knee to thank him, but what he thought in his heart was that if he was sealed as a Marquis of Guannei, he would go to court every day in the future.You can't be late, your salary will be deducted if you are late.

At the same time, news of several other cavalry teams was also sent to Chang'an. Li Yi did not meet the Xiongnu, but brought back information about the three neighboring small countries including Qiuci. Murong An returned without success, and Zhao Pingan He was captured by the Huns and surrendered.