The hero bends down

Zhong Su led the army back on horseback, not sure if he was motivated, but before he reached the city wall of Jinnan Pass, he saw a man sitting on a high place on the city wall, wearing a black robe, and he knew who it was without saying a word.

When you get close, you can see the man's dark eyes staring at you firmly.

Zhong Su's hand holding the rein was slightly tight, and he didn't know what it was like. He suddenly remembered that when he and Huaju returned from the camp in the southern suburbs of General Zhenwu, this person was also sitting in front of the Yixi Garden Palace, quietly Waiting for him to come back.

According to Ji Munian, when he came back, it had been three years since that moment.

For a moment, Zhong Su felt that he was reborn not long ago, and the Long Yi he saw again was still exactly the same as in his impression.It’s just that the stars have changed, and the painting screen of Yixi Garden has become a solid city wall of Jinnan Pass in the frontier, and the whole picture has changed from the original gracefulness to a domineering landscape.But the person in the painting is still at the original origin, waiting and looking at him like this.

The four eyes meet, and the hospitality is hard to stop.

Zhong Su didn't dare to look at Long Yi again, so he drove his horse into Jinnan Pass.

Where the cavalry passed, smoke and dust rose.The sound of horseshoes, even if Long Yi was on the city wall, he could also feel the vibration of his feet.It wasn't until the smoke and dust covered the city wall that Long Yi regained his senses. The corner of his mouth slowly curved into an arc, he got up from the chair, called Gong Shaohe and said, "Where are the soldiers of the Southwest Army?"

Gong Shaohe said: "The southeast of the city, if the emperor wants to go, I can lead the emperor to have a look."

After hearing this, Long Yi asked again: "That Lieutenant Jin, does he also live there?"

Gong Shaohe was taken aback for a moment, remembering that the captain seemed to be highly valued by the emperor, he replied seriously: "Captain Jin and General Ji lived together in the southeast army camp before. Now Captain Jin has just returned to the city, if there is no special arrangement, he should be with you." It was normal before."

Long Yi said "oh", and asked Gong Shaohe to lead him to the barracks.

He turned down from the height of the city wall, walked to the steps of the city wall, and saw a familiar figure again.

The man was still on the horse, the horse snorted in place, and the man was looking up at him.

Long Yi didn't expect that Zhong Su didn't follow the army to the tent, but waited for him under the city wall, he was slightly taken aback, and then a wave rippled away, both surprised and sweet.

Zhong Su saw Long Yi descending the city wall, so he got off his horse, bowed his head and knelt down at the foot of the stairs and said: "Your Majesty, our army has returned triumphantly, everything is safe and sound."

Seeing Zhong Su like this, Long Yi suddenly felt a little at a loss and was stunned for a long time before saying: "It's fine if you're safe."

Zhong Su looked up at Long Yi again.

At the moment in the frontier barracks, both of them hadn't had time to see each other clearly, but this time the expressions on both sides were clearly seen.

After looking at each other for a long time, Long Yi smiled shyly and said, "You have worked hard."

Zhong Su was silent for a while, before opening his mouth again: "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty's dragon body is driving in person, the journey is so long, it's hard work."

Two people, you say a word, I say a word, be humble and polite.

Defu at the side looked at the two of them, lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head, not daring to intervene.On the other hand, Gong Shaohe saw that the two monarchs and ministers were well respected, thinking that the captain might be favored, he remonstrated: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, since Captain Jin is here, why don't we go to the minister's mansion for dinner together?"

This proposal was exactly in line with Long Yi's previous intentions, the emperor smiled and said: "That's fine, I don't know how the captain is?"

Seeing Long Yi's words, Zhong Su complied naturally.

Back in Gong Shaohe's residence, Zhong Su took off his military armor covered in blood and dust, cleaned his whole body, put on plain clothes, and then went to the main dining hall.

Long Yi had been waiting for a long time, when he saw Zhong Su coming in, he looked at his handsome face, it was obviously a strange face, but he had a sense of familiarity.He was just taken aback, then pointed to the mahogany chair beside him and said, "Come."

Zhong Su paused, looked at what Long Yi was pointing at, and sat down beside Long Yi.

Gong Shaohe next to him couldn't help but look at Zhong Su a few more times.

Defu was beside him, picking up the jug on the table to fill it up for Zhong Su.

Gong Shaohe was even more stunned. Defu was the emperor's imperial eunuch, and at this time he took the initiative to pour wine for a school lieutenant... He slowly turned his gaze to the emperor.

The emperor frowned as expected.

The next step surprised Gong Shaohe even more.

After the emperor frowned, he glanced at Defu, reached out and took the flagon from Defu's hand, and poured it into the wine glass in front of Zhong Su.

This is not only a matter of the father-in-law, what an honor it is for the emperor to pour the wine himself.

If it weren't for the calmness of socializing outside all the year round, Gong Shaohe would have been stunned.

Zhong Su frowned when he saw Long Yi pouring wine.

Seeing Zhong Su's expression, Long Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Su took a sip of the wine and said just now: "There are still things to deploy in the army tonight, so we can't drink too much."

Long Yi said "oh", put the jug aside, and said with a smile, "then eat more vegetables."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the chopsticks, picked up the crab sticks on the plate on the table, put them into Zhong Su's bowl, and said, "I remember you like this."

Zhong Su looked at the dishes in the bowl, not knowing what to say.

And Gong Shaohe next to him was stunned.

It turned out that Captain Jin and the emperor had known each other for a long time.

It turned out that Captain Jin was also an official transferred from the capital.

It turns out that the emperor still dotes on this courtier very much.

No wonder General Ji would protect this man so much, no wonder the emperor ordered a school lieutenant to lead the three armies.

It's just that this person is unknown, and he doesn't know where he came from.

Or maybe this person might not be called Jin Zhong at all.

Gong Shaohe in this room turned his head quickly, but he still couldn't think of when a courtier who was favored by the dragon with a glance like Ji Munian appeared in the capital, Zhong Su in that room hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I can pick up the vegetables myself." of."

Only then did Long Yi stop the chopsticks holding the vegetables, and stared at Zhong Su again without blinking.

Zhong Su looked helplessly at the dishes in the bowl that were filled up all of a sudden, even though these were indeed his favorite dishes, how could he not know Long Yi's obvious performance.He slowly picked up the chopsticks, mixed various delicacies in the bowl, and put them into his mouth mouthful.

It is obviously an ordinary man's eating action, but in Long Yi's eyes, he never gets tired of watching it.

Zhong Su met Long Yi's gaze, put down his chopsticks after finishing his meal, and said, "Your Majesty, I..." Seeing Long Yi's gaze, he paused silently, before saying, "I'm going to the military tent."

Long Yi then withdrew his gaze and said, "So fast!"

"..." Zhong Su was silent.

As soon as Long Yi blurted out, he also felt that he was in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Military affairs are important."

At the end, add: "I will go with you."

"..." Zhong Su watched Long Yi hesitate to speak, knowing that he could not persuade Long Yi to decide, so he had to let him follow.

The two got up almost at the same time, and Gong Shaohe saw that Long Yi's bowl was still empty with no food stains. Seeing Long Yi's expression again, he went happily, more energetic than if he hadn't eaten.

Defu also had no choice but to follow behind Long Yi.

Zhong Su took the war horse he was riding on from the hands of the servants in the palace, and then looked at Long Yi who was following behind him, but he still didn't step on it, and led the horse silently.

Long Yi didn't go forward either, but just followed behind Zhong Su.

Neither of them said a word, they walked among the houses in Jinnan City.At night, the electric lights in the house reveal sporadic lights and fall on the street.Zhong Su could only hear the sound of horseshoes and human footsteps, and continued to turn the corner in silence.

There are no more passers-by on the streets around.

Zhong Su could only hear that the footsteps of the person behind him suddenly accelerated, and then someone pushed up his back and his waist was tightly encircled by that person.

With the warm breath close to his ears, Long Yi put his head on Zhong Su's shoulder and called softly, "Xiao Su."

The voice was as gentle as water, Zhong Su's heart moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

Long Yi gradually tightened his grip on Zhong Su, closed his eyes and smiled, "Xiao Su, I miss you very much these few years you have been away."

Zhong Su turned his head slightly and saw Long Yi's profile.

The man also raised his eyes to look at him, and said with a smile, "It's just that I didn't expect Xiao Su to be so tall when she came back after three years of absence."

Not only is the person taller, the waist is also thicker, and the chest becomes flatter.

His Xiao Su is completely a man.

Long Yi couldn't say anything, but thought silently in his heart.

Zhong Su heard Long Yi's meaning, the corners of his mouth curled up, and silence hung on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhong Su is no longer what he used to be..."

He wanted to continue, but Long Yi immediately interrupted: "I know."

Zhong Su got stuck in the middle of what he wanted to say.

Long Yi said: "Don't forget, getting together is fate." He stood up straight again, broke Zhong Su's body back and said: "You come back, I'm happy before it's too late."

Seeing the firm look in the other person's eyes, Zhong Su was speechless for a moment, and could only watch, swallowing the words he had prepared again.

Up to this point, Long Yi let go of Zhong Su's body, and grabbed Zhong Su's hand instead.

Zhong Su's hands were no longer the soft and tender hands of Concubine Qi, even if Long Yi held them, he could still touch the thick calluses in his hands.

But Long Yi held it tightly and didn't let go.

Once the emperor became interested, no one could stop him.Zhong Su knew Long Yi's temper and let him hold it.

The two walked hand in hand until they reached the southwestern barracks. When they heard the sound of soldiers walking in the camp, Zhong Su silently took out his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Zhong Su has arrived."

Long Yi only felt that he had only been with this person in front of him for a while, and frowned with some dissatisfaction, looking at the fence of the military tent, he said, "Since we're here, I'll go in with Xiao Su to have a look."

"..."

Zhong Su was silent, and led the horse into the barracks.

A few soldiers standing outside the barracks had seen Long Yi, and when they saw Long Yi in casual clothes and Zhong Su coming, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Long live the emperor."

Long Yi just nodded and followed Zhong Su forward.

The holy car came to the barracks of the Southwest Army again. The soldiers in the barracks were amazed and amazed. You must know that the Southwest Army has been fighting for many years. The emperor was walking around in the tent. At this time, some soldiers saw the movement of the front battalion and waited and watched.

The current emperor closely followed the newly promoted captain who commanded the three armies.The captain went to the stable to put the horses, and the emperor followed him to the stable; the captain glanced at the emperor, and the emperor smiled at the captain;

"..."

No matter how stupid people are, they can see that the relationship between the captain and the emperor is extraordinary.

Very very unusual.

A lot of generals gathered in the tent, discussing the military plan, seeing Zhong Su open the tent and enter, one of them couldn't help frowning: "Lieutenant Jin, why are you so late today?"

His voice was rather dissatisfied, but just as he uttered the word "late", he saw another person enter through the curtain, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, the Son of Heaven, Longwei.

Immediately silenced these words, the man was startled, and immediately knelt down and said: "I pay homage to the emperor."

All the soldiers in the tent saw Long Yi following Captain Jin into the tent, and when they were surprised, they all came to see him.

Long Yi chuckled, took a panoramic view of the expressions of the generals, said flatly, "You don't need to be surprised, I just came in with Captain Jin to take a look." After finishing speaking, he walked to the edge of the tent He sat down on the chair he had placed on his own, making it clear that he was just here to "look".

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering what the emperor was planning.

Zhong Su had no choice but to ignore Long Yi and join in the discussion with the generals of the various armies.

But with Long Yi watching leisurely by the side, the atmosphere in the tent is much better than before.During the discussion in the first three days, although Zhong Su was appointed as the leader of the three armies, he did not get a real title, but was still a school lieutenant. The opinions he raised had to be discussed with others for a long time before they were adopted. On the other hand, coupled with the previous account entry scene, several self-esteemed generals inevitably had scruples in their hearts, and they did not dare to argue with Zhong Su again.

At the end, the commander of the cavalry took a look at Zhong Su and said, "General Zhong, are you sure that this plan is feasible and can defeat the current [-] troops in Southern Chu?"

Zhong Su said: "If you are sure of this, you can catch the Southern Chu army by surprise."

Seeing Zhong Su's guarantee and the emperor's personal testimony, the generals stopped talking, and the evening discussion came to an end.Several generals returned to camp one after another to rest.

It wasn't until the last general left that Zhong Su accepted the blueprint of the southwest defense on the case, and turned to look at Long Yi.

Long Yi didn't look sleepy at all, and his eyes looking at Zhong Su became brighter and brighter.