Chang Suining and Cui Jing walked out of the front hall together. When they first reached the corridor, they heard footsteps and scattered horse hoof sounds approaching from the other end of the corridor.
Soon, Chang Suining saw two of Cui Jing's followers walking towards them, leading several horses.
Chang Suining paused and tried to make out what was going on with the help of the sparse lights in the corridor.
When the two attendants saw Cui Jing, they understood and untied the reins and bits of the three horses.
As soon as it was freed, the youngest horse immediately shook its fur, shook its mouth restlessly, and blew out hot steam with a "thump thump" sound.
It swung its hooves and wanted to move forward, but it saw that its father in front of it suddenly stopped moving for some reason, staring ahead uncertainly.
Hey, what are you looking at?
It came forward curiously and looked forward with the idiot father.
There were two people standing in front of him. At this moment, one of them asked tentatively: "Liu Huo?"
Hearing the call, the big brown horse's eyes widened, its ears immediately stood up, and suddenly it raised its front hoof and jumped, letting out a short neigh.
Chang Suining was sure of it now, and he smiled and shouted again: "Liu Huo!"
Liuhuo no longer hesitated, and ran towards her, jumping and hopping all the way, shaking his head and swinging his hooves excitedly, like a dancing lion.
Seeing this scene, Guiqi stared with his eyes wide open, and his ears seemed to ring again the words that his mother used to persuade him to surrender and admit his mistakes every time his father beat him up - you know, your father has been fighting on the battlefield since he was a child, he is proud of horses, he has a deep temperament, never smiles, and never bows his head.
But at this moment, Daddy clearly looked like a worthless stupid dog! It was hard to accept the return date, so Dada followed him and wanted to find out what was going on.
Liuhuo ran to Chang Suining, gathered his strength and pushed the horse's head against her shoulder.
Chang Suining hugged its neck with both hands.
A humming sound came from Liuhuo's mouth.
Guiqi, who was following closely, stiffened his neck, and his big eyes showed fear - what did he hear? Why was his old father shouting at the top of his lungs? ! He took two steps forward, and when he saw Chang Suining, he suddenly understood, oh, it turned out to be this person.
The man also reached out his hand towards it, wanting to touch its head.
But it is not as worthless as my father.
Guiqi held his head high and took two steps back proudly.
The next moment, its proud horse butt was suddenly pushed hard, forcing it forward again, and its head fell into the man's clutches.
The returning horse blew out a sigh of dissatisfaction, swung its tail behind it and suddenly hit its mother.
"Nice to meet you again, little one." Chang Suining rubbed its head and said with a smile.
There was a hissing sound coming from Guiqi's nostrils.
Chang Suining praised: "You are so majestic, just as majestic as your father was in his youth."
Guiqi seemed to understand something and raised the horse's neck a little higher.
Liuhuo couldn't stand the rebellious face of this child, so he kicked him - Your Highness didn't touch it, but touched this rebellious child instead, which was annoying! But this rebellious child didn't know how to appreciate his blessings, and asked for a beating!
The return date is calling.
Chang Suining stood between the father and son, tried to persuade Liuhuo, and took the opportunity to do him a favor: "Although it is said that a good son is born under the stick, the child has grown up, and we still have to give him some face in public."
Liuhuo snorted twice, then rubbed his head against her palm.
Chang Suining looked at the chestnut mare with strong bones but gentle and beautiful eyes, and couldn't help asking Cui Jing: "...were all the money stolen by the guard?"
Cui Jing said, "Hmm," "If you want to steal, then steal."
This was naturally in line with Chang Suining's joke. As the commander of the Xuan Ce Army, he could naturally decide the ownership of the horses. He would not fall to the point of becoming a horse thief.
Chang Suining: "Give them all to me?"
Cui Jing: "Do you want to refuse?"
Liuhuo looked at Chang Suining eagerly - you know, I left my mother when I was young and followed you through thick and thin...
"It seems hard to refuse." Chang Suining raised her hand and used her sleeve to wipe away the rain mist on Liuhuo's white eyelashes. Liuhuo closed his eyes and pressed his ears back in comfort, like a rabbit, letting her wipe them.
"But I'm very poor now." Chang Suining said, "You will suffer if you follow me."
"It's okay. I have saved up some wealth for them over the years, and I will give it to you tomorrow. So you don't have to worry about their food, clothing and daily necessities." Cui Jing said seriously.
"But you still have to follow me everywhere." Chang Suining looked at the aging Liu Huo and said, "I originally planned to steal Liu Huo after I settled down."
Cui Jing also looked at Liu Huo: "Liu Huo has fought for half his life and is not used to being kept in captivity. Moreover, he is fierce and does not recognize two masters. Others cannot easily restrain him. Although he has been well taken care of over the years, he is far from being as happy as he is now."
"So I think, for it, being able to follow you is the real peace."
Liuhuo is getting old, and every day we see him is one less day. Things in the world are unpredictable. If we miss the last time we spend together, it will be a regret for both Liuhuo and her.
Liuhuo lowered its head and rubbed the Yaori sword in Chang Suining's hand. The sword was there, it was there, His Highness was there, everything seemed to have returned to the way it was before, which made it feel extremely secure and satisfied.
Chang Suining looked at this scene and curled his lips slightly: "You're right, I've made Liuhuo wait too long."
It seems that we need to make more progress.
Looking at Liuhuo's family, Chang Suining deeply felt that he now also had a family to support.
As the head of the family, she had to find a stable place for her master, Lord Liuhuo, who had made great military achievements, to live out his retirement as soon as possible.
"I still don't know what to call my mother when she returns, but do you have a name?"
"Yes, four seasons." Cui Jing replied.
"Four seasons..." Chang Suining recited it again. Four seasons, the time of return - Four seasons looking forward to the time of return? Hearing her recitation, "Four Seasons" also came to her.
Chang Suining touched its ears with a smile. Looking at the neatly arranged Liuhuo family, Chang Suining felt very happy.
She met many old friends tonight and she is rich and happy at the moment.
In the past, when she was very happy or very unhappy, she would either drink heavily or have a fight with others.
Nowadays, alcohol is not allowed.
She turned her head and looked at Cui Jing: "Do you have a sword?"
Cui Jing nodded.
"Then can you help me try the Sun?" Chang Suining raised the hand holding the sword towards him, with a smile on his face: "It just so happens that I also want to learn a little bit of the swordsmanship of the general of the Xuan Ce Mansion--"
Cui Jing took off the sword from under his cloak, held it in his hand, and clasped his fists with her: "Then please teach me, Your Highness."
After more than ten years, the Sun Sword in her hand was unsheathed again, and it was for him. It was his honor.
After a moment, the two men stood facing each other and drew their swords at the same time.
The blade of the Sun Sword is as bright as snow.
The blade of the long sword in Cui Jing's hand was as black as ink.
I don't know when it started raining outside the corridor, and the raindrops formed lines.
Both of them wore green robes, one light green and one dark green.
The light green girl was like a green bamboo, the sword in her hand shone like snow, cutting the raindrops into pieces and bringing up rain and mist as she flew towards the young man.
The dark green young man was like a green cypress, the light of his sword was as dark as the abyss, and when he blocked with his sword, both sides stirred up sharp sword energy.
Sword shadows intertwined in the corridor, and the sounds of swords were like the whistling wind. The two men's movements were one clever and the other steady, complementing and restraining each other, making it difficult to tell the winner for a while.
Liuhuo had led his wife and children to the hall gate and forced his son to watch the battle seriously.
The battle lasted for two quarters of an hour.
Chang Suining put away his sword, a thin layer of sweat covered his forehead, and a few strands of hair stuck to his cheeks: "You win this time."
"It doesn't count." Cui Jing sheathed his sword: "The winner has not been decided yet."
It's just that she doesn't have enough strength and her physical endurance is not as good as his.
"If we continue to fight, we will definitely lose." Chang Suining was a little out of breath, holding his sword and sitting down on the balcony to rest: "I don't have enough strength, but I'm not someone who can't afford to lose."
"It's only been a year, and it's already extremely rare." Cui Jing came over, took the sword from her hand, picked up the scabbard beside her, put it back into the scabbard for her, and then handed it back to her.
While saying to her: "Next time, you will definitely be able to beat me."
Chang Suining raised his eyebrows: "I think so too."
The rain blew obliquely into the corridor, bringing with it the fragrance of spring mud and the vigorous growth of flowers and plants.
When the rain stopped, Chang Suining and Cui Jing left the villa.
On the way out of the villa, Liuhuo kept whispering in his son's ear, basically telling his son to be more discerning and seize the opportunity.
I wish I could cover my ears when I return home.
After leaving the villa, Yuanxiang led the horses for Cui Jing and Chang Suining.
Just as Chang Suining took the reins and was about to mount the horse, Guiqi suddenly came forward and pushed the horse away, acting very domineeringly.
Speak nicely, it won't listen at all.
But if a horse tries to snatch it away, it will get really excited!
Every fierce horse has a bit of bad temper. Guiqi kicked his hooves twice in Chang Suining's direction, signaling to her.
Chang Suining jumped onto the horse with a smile.
The time of return is imminent, like an arrow shot from a bow, rushing forward.
The horse that was pushed aside by it stood there in a daze.
It was not until Cui Jing and his subordinates mounted their horses that it started to run along.
Liuhuo also ran after Kong, chasing Chang Suining.
It quickly ran past the horses ridden by Cui Jing and others. Looking at the man and the horse in front of it, it seemed to see its majestic self from the past again.
But it soon discovered that it could not run fast enough and could not catch up with the rebellious son, who was worthy of being its own son.
The horse's hooves splashed up rain and mist. Seeing that the man and horse in front were about to disappear, Liuhuo slowed down in a daze. It was indeed old and could not catch up with the rebellious son or the prince.
However, after a moment, it suddenly saw the man and the horse in front of it suddenly turn back and run towards it.
Chang Suining reined in his horse and looked at it with a smile.
"Liuhuo, come here!" she said.
Liuhuo immediately shook his fur with full energy and ran forward.
After running like crazy on that stretch of road just now, Chang Suining was able to roughly control her return date. For the rest of the journey, she and the return date would walk hand in hand with Liuhuo.
It was already midnight when the group returned to the governor's mansion.
After separating from Cui Jing, Chang Suining personally handed Liuhuo's family over to Ache, asking him to take good care of them.
After taking a hot bath, Chang Suining changed into a clean and soft undershirt, got on the bed, lowered the bed curtains, and quickly lifted the quilt.
Under the quilt, her Sun Sword was hidden.
This night, Chang Suining would sleep with his sword in his arms and have a good dream.
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A few days later, an imperial edict from the capital was delivered to Bianzhou.
From the imperial edict, it can be seen that the emperor was very pleased. He first praised the merits of soldiers such as Chang Suining and Xiao Min, and especially praised Chang Suining for killing Xu Zhengye.
Later, it was said that Li Xian would thoroughly investigate and eliminate Xu Zhengyou's party in Luoyang City, and ordered Cui Jing to lead the Xuan Ce Army to guard Luoyang to ensure the stability of Luoyang City during this period.
In addition, after Xiao Min's army had rested and repaired enough warships, he and General Ningyuan Chang Suining led their troops back to Huainan Road, where they met up with Chang Kuo and jointly conquered Yangzhou, Jiangning and other cities and roads, and wiped out the remnants of Xu Zhengye in Jiangnan as soon as possible.
When this matter is concluded, you can lead the army back to the capital via Huainan Road. By then, the court will reward all the meritorious soldiers according to their merits.
Chang Suining, Cui Jing, Xiao Min, and Li Xian received the order together.
Normally, after receiving this imperial decree, Chang Suining should lead the army to leave Bianzhou and rush to Huainan Road with Xiao Min as soon as possible. Chang Suining also intends to return to Jiangnan as soon as possible to take care of the remaining matters. This was also part of her plan.
But an accident happened.
There was heavy rain in Bianzhou for several days, and the army was unable to move.
At first, this heavy rain just blocked the road and made people anxious.
Chang Suining stood under the corridor, looking at the pouring rain, his brows gradually furrowed.
At this time, Yao Ran came quickly. Although he was holding an umbrella, most of his clothes were still wet.
She took out a letter from her lapel and handed it to Chang Suining: "General, this is a secret letter from the capital, sent by Uncle Ren."
Chang Suining quickly opened it and took a look.
It is the endless handwriting.
The few short lines of text on it said that he had observed the changes in the stars and wind direction in recent days and estimated that there might be floods in the Central Plains. Knowing that she was in Bianzhou at the moment, he wrote to warn her in advance.
There was a date at the end of the letter, indicating that it had been sent six days ago, when the heavy rain was just beginning to show signs of happening.
Chang Suining frowned and immediately went to see Governor Hu, reminding and urging him to make early preparations for the possible floods that might come.
Under the continuous rain, Hu Lin had ordered his subordinates to take some measures to deal with it, and checked the old houses inside and outside the city or the mountain roads prone to landslides, but that was all. Seeing Chang Suining coming in person and solemnly explaining it to him, Hu Lin couldn't help but ask the reason.
"There is a letter from a master who is proficient in divination and prediction of weather conditions. " Chang Suining did not hide the truth from him and said, "I cannot say that his divinations are never wrong, but six or seven out of ten are true. These things can be big or small, so it is better to prepare early, just to be prepared."
Hu Lin thought about it and nodded.
Since it concerns the safety of the people, he would rather believe it.
Therefore, he immediately issued orders for all places to prepare for flood prevention and personally went to various granaries to check.
Soon, under the arrangement and notification of the government, the people in the city also received a reminder.
At first, the people did not take it seriously. However, after two days, the heavy rain did not stop and became heavier and heavier. Houses in the city began to be destroyed and collapsed.
Also affected by the disaster were Luoyang, Xingyang and other places. The Gushui River and the Luoshui River both surged and overflowed, even destroying the Fengxian Palace that was being built in the Luoyang palace city according to the order of the Emperor Shengce, resulting in the deaths and injuries of more than a dozen palace servants.
The Fengxian Palace had been under construction for a year and a half. It was built within the palace city of Luoyang at the suggestion of Emperor Shengce and Imperial Master Tianjing for the purpose of praying for great prosperity. It was related to the country's fortune and feng shui. Now it was suddenly destroyed, and the officials in Luoyang city were panicked.
The rumors spread overnight, especially since there were already a number of noble families in Luoyang City that were hostile to the Holy Ceremonial Emperor.
Soon, rumors spread among the people that the Emperor of the Holy Ce did not get the will of heaven, so the heavens sent down a punishment and destroyed the Fengxian Palace.
Li Xian, who had arrested some members of the Luoyang gentry and was secretly interrogating them, heard this. In order to quell the rumors as soon as possible, he discussed with his military advisor and the anxious Luoyang officials and made a decision.
Good night, my dears~ (Note: The story of the Gushui and Luoshui floods that destroyed the Luoyang Palace is based on the historical facts of the Tang Dynasty. But I would like to reiterate that this article is based on the fictional Tang Dynasty. The author used a fictional dynasty background when writing in order to have a basis to rely on, to facilitate the structure, to facilitate the unified setting of background maps and customs, etc., including the previous book, which was also based on the fictional Tang Dynasty. There is absolutely no intention to imply that the magic change does not respect any historical figures. The author respects every ancestor soul who has truly existed on the land of China. The dynasty here is the Great Sheng Dynasty, but it is just a novel world. Everything is based on the settings described in the novel, and no real people are involved. So please don’t argue over historical figures in this book. Enjoy reading first~)
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