The gentle breeze and drizzle were in full swing.
On the official road leading to Qingzhou City, the merchants were in a hurry. Although it was may, the thin and cool air seemed to be getting thicker in the spring rain.
In these mixed business trips, the flow of people, a rival according to the waist knife's errand is particularly eye-catching, and the traveler seems to deliberately keep a distance.
However, it is strange that the two officers seem to have great respect for the prisoners in front of them. They are not as impatient as escorting other prisoners.
"General Niu, there is Qingzhou City ahead."
Seeing the wall of Qingzhou City from a distance, a servant said cautiously.
The prisoner in front of the officer was dressed in a gray prison uniform, his hair was gray and dirty, his long beard was stained with straw, and the thick calluses on his palms proved that he had suffered hard labor.
"Well, thank you both."
Niu Zhen looks at Qingzhou City. He thought he would work hard in the mine all his life. He didn't expect that Xiao Wenxuan sent him to Qingzhou half a month ago.
When he got the news, the mine staff had a different attitude towards him.
In the past, when they were in the mine, these officers did not think of his great achievements. In their eyes, he was just a man who would serve in the mine until he died.
But now these officers suddenly become very attentive and take care of them on the road. Even they can see that the veteran will come out again.
"Dare not, dare not. It's also our honor to accompany general Niu to Qingzhou." The servants laughed with them.
When they were in the mine, they offended general Niu a lot. Now they know that general Niu is going out of the mountain. They are scared out of their wits, for fear that he will be found in the future.
What surprised them was that Niu Zhen was calm all the way and treated them respectfully.
It seems that the five years of hard work have gradually smoothed the edges of the veteran.
"General Niu is ahead."
All of a sudden, a loud cry rang out in front of him. Then a young man in plate armour strode up to Niu Zhen.
Niu Zhen's eyes first fell on the young man's armor, then he looked at the young man and asked suspiciously, "who are you?"
"General Niu, I'm Luo Xin."
Luo Xin has been waiting at the gate of the city for three days since Xiao Ming ordered him to settle Niu Zhen. Three days later, he finally met Niu Zhen who was escorted by the guards.
When he was in Chang'an, he met Niu Zhen. It was only five years that made the once glorious general Niu Zhen a little old. So I just asked.
"Rosin? Are you Luo Quan's second son Asked Niu Zhen.
"Exactly. I played in the general's house six years ago." Luo Xin laughs.
Niu Zhen raised his arm and grasped Luo Xin's shoulder. "Well, six years have passed, but I don't know you any more, but I can still see the old boy's appearance."
Luo Xin grinned. When he was a general in the court, Luo Quan and Niu Zhen always moved forward and backward together.
Looking up at the growing rain, Luo Xin said: "Uncle Niu, it's not convenient to talk here. King Qi specially ordered me to go to the palace when the general came."
"King of Qi?" Niu Zhen is in a complicated mood. Since Xiao Wenxuan sent him to the mines for hard labor, he was disheartened. This is a hundred officials of the state of Dayu, and also to Xiao Wenxuan. He said, "what can I see as a guilty Minister? You'd better send me straight to the place where I do the hard labor. "
Luo Xin was stunned for a moment. He said: "Uncle Niu said this. Your majesty asked Uncle to come to Qingzhou this time to let uncle come out of the mountain again and resist the barbarians."
Niu Zhen was directly escorted from the mine to Qingzhou. The officer told some interesting stories about Qingzhou now.
But they didn't know that the barbarians were going to go south. After all, they didn't know the things above the court.
However, xiaohuangmen, who came here to make an order, was very attentive to niuzhen. With their intuition, they thought that niuzhen would come out of the mountain again.
"Barbarians?" Niu was surprised.
Luo Xin wanted to say it straight, but seeing the two officers behind Niu Zhen, he said, "you two go to Qingzhou Yamen to get a reward, and then go back by yourself."
"Yes." The two officers were glad and turned to enter Qingzhou City.
At this time, Luo Xincai said: "uncle, this time your majesty asked your uncle to come to Cangzhou to serve hard labor, but she asked the princess to secretly send a secret letter to his highness, so that his uncle could get out of the mountain again. The barbarians are going south soon, and Cangzhou City is in danger. Does uncle want to see with his own eyes Cangzhou City, which he once held in bloody battles, fall to the enemy again?"
"Is that true?" Niu Zhen suddenly woke up like a sleeping lion. He said excitedly: "Your Majesty, six years, do you finally understand?"
Luo Xin was equally excited and said, "Your Majesty secretly supported me when I came to Qingzhou this time, but the situation is too complicated now. Uncle, please follow me to see your highness. Your highness will explain everything to your uncle."
Niu Zhen's frustration with Xiao Wenxuan lies in his several compromises with the barbarians. When he was in Cangzhou City, he could only watch King Kang's fiefdom trampled by the barbarians, but he could not send out a single soldier.Over the years, this has always been an indelible memory in his heart.
And now, Xiao Wenxuan finally understood.
"Well, in that case, let's go now." Niu said.
When they arrived at Prince Qi's house, they learned that Xiao Ming had gone to the equipment department since the morning and had not come back, so they waited in the palace for a while.
At this time, Niu Zhen asked: "why did your highness go to the instrument department?"
In Niu Zhen's cognition, the vassal never went to such a humble place.
Luo Xin said: "this is the difference between the king of Qi and ordinary people. If you say one thing, I'm afraid your uncle will be even more shocked?"
"What's the matter?"
"Qingzhou's powerful families were killed and exiled by the king of Qi in just a few months. Now the remaining powerful families can only hide in the mountains and become bandits. Do you think it's strange?" Luo Xin said with a smile.
"And that? I vaguely remember that there seemed to be four families in Qingzhou, namely, Wang, sun, Qin and Wei. "
"Today, both the king and the sun have been destroyed, and their property has been confiscated. The Qin and Wei families have taken the initiative to dissolve the trilogy, and now they are purely merchants."
Niu Zhen nodded, "Xiao Ming used to be the most unworthy of all the princes when he was in Chang'an, but now he is so bold, which is unexpected."
Luo Xin's impression of Xiao Ming at the beginning also stayed in Chang'an, and the more he stayed in Qingzhou, the more he felt that Xiao Ming was different.
Just from the prosperity of Qingzhou City, we can see that Xiao Ming is very popular in the fiefdom.
Because of this, he gradually put down his prejudice against Xiao Ming, not just for the poem.
As they were talking, they suddenly heard a laugh. From far to near, Xiao Ming rode on a horse and arrived at the palace under the protection of the guard.
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