Luo nine needles

A group of soldiers and horses are galloping on the road, billowing smoke and dust. The soldiers on the horses don’t know whether it’s the heat or the bumps on their horses. With the smell of blood, if they saw such officers and soldiers in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the people would think they were bandits and immediately flee in all directions.

But on the side of Xuanning Mansion, the few pedestrians on the road were not afraid, but quickly avoided to the side of the road and looked at the flags flying among the soldiers and horses. In addition to the flag of Beihai Navy, there was also the flag of General Liang.

The pedestrian's gaze turned to the general who was galloping ahead.

The general was in his 30s, with a thin face, sharp eagle eyes, and a pair of eight-edged maces on his back.

"It's General Liang Er." The passerby said, with a surprised expression on his face, "He actually returned to Fucheng. It seems like he hasn't been back for two years."

"General Liang Er is back." Another pedestrian was a little happy, "It seems that the border has not been so tense recently."

But the previous pedestrian shook his head: "It may also be that the situation is really critical and we have to come back to discuss countermeasures."

Pedestrians speculated, and suddenly saw the galloping General Liang Er suddenly reined in his horse and stopped in front of a tea shed on the side of the road.

There was the sound of wheels rolling in the dust and smoke, accompanied by a very blunt question, "Master Bing, do you want some tea?"

This tone is not so much hospitality as training.

This kind of attitude will not last long in a prosperous place, let alone in a sparsely populated border town.

The dust and smoke dissipated, and the shop clerk who served customers appeared in sight. This is an old shop clerk, but he is very tall, and he is standing on a strange wheeled cart, with his arms folded on his chest. If it weren't for his hair It's all white, almost like a thug.

There were quite a few people in the tea shop, but everyone was staring at the shop assistant, as if they were attracted by him, but at this moment curiosity was replaced by shock, I don’t know whether it was shocking the team, or the shop assistant dared to do this Talk to Master Bing.

"It's General Liang."

"which one?"

"A pair of eight-edged maces are Liang Erye."

"General Liang Er is back?"

There were whispers and whispers in the shop.

"Outlander, you don't recognize him. This is General Liang Er. Don't be rude!"

The old store clerk with folded arms didn't seem to hear it, and General Liang Er didn't draw out his mace to teach him how to treat guests, but just stared at his wheelbarrow.

"You're a cripple and this car puts you on your feet?" he asked.

The shop clerk frowned: "Do you want tea?"

Why, why don't you answer the question without drinking tea?The customers in the tea shed wailed in their hearts, the shopkeeper who didn't wink, it seems that this newly opened shop will disappear tomorrow.

"Master Bing, Lord Bing."

The tea maker standing behind the stove came over. This was also an old man. Compared with the old shop guy, he was shorter, chubby, kind and humble, holding a bowl of tea in his hand.

"Drink a sip of tea to moisten your mouth. If you have any questions, I will answer them."

After finishing speaking, he glared at the old shop boy.

"I told you that you don't know how to run the court, don't ruin my business, go and light the fire!"

The old shop boy snorted, shook the armrest, and the cart turned inward. The customers in the shop immediately ignored General Liang Er and stared at the old shop boy, excited and curious.

"Look, that's how you walk."

"Just shake your arms? It doesn't look like much effort."

"Look, he's sitting down, very nimble."

"This is a paralyzed man, it's amazing."

General Liang Er also looked at the shop assistant until he sat down and started to light the fire, then looked back at the old man holding tea.

"You guys have become even more skilled in recent years," he said.

These words seemed to be a bit out of order, but the old tea man in front of him just smiled, did not answer or ask, just handed over the tea again: "General, please try the tea."

General Liang Er glanced at the tea bowl and said, "Your tea is fine."

After saying that, he urged the horse forward, accompanied by the messy hooves of the horses, the soldiers and horses went away like a wind, passed through the city gate, and drove across the street until they stopped at the Xuanning government office. Watching him get off the horse, the soldiers and guards in the government office greeted him .

"The second master is here."

"The Second General is back."

General Liang Er stepped over the threshold and looked inward: "Where is the elder brother?"

"Master is entertaining guests." A soldier replied.

General Liang Er paused and asked, "Yes."

But the words were swallowed back, and he quickened his pace and walked inward. When he entered the courtyard of the front hall, he saw a young woman and a girl watching around the big tree in the courtyard.

"The bird's nest, the big one."

"There are baby birds, I hear them calling."

"I'm going up to see."

"No, it will scare them."

General Liang Er's footsteps paused again, and he glanced at the big tree, did he bring the children?Forget it, these people were indeed strange, he didn't look sideways, even though the eyes of those two fell on him again.

"Look, that man is carrying an iron whip."

"It's an eight-edged mace, but it's not as good as Brother Meng's arm."

General Liang Er couldn't figure out why he would compare weapons with human arms. The children were indeed talking nonsense. He stepped into the hall and saw a man in an official robe sitting in the middle.
The man is actually not yet 40 years old, but because of his long beard, and because he sits in Fucheng, he no longer travels to lead the army, and he has gained some weight. small movements of the sleeves
General Liang Er, who hadn't come back for more than a year, paused, and almost blurted out to call foster father.

"Second is back!"

The sitting man shouted, his voice was mellow and not old.

General Liang Er walked in with heavy footsteps, and called out, "Brother."

This is not General Liang Si, but General Liang Dazi.

Mr. Liang smiled and said, "Come on, this is our second child."

This is introducing others.

Liang Erzi also looked towards the inner side of the hall. There were three people sitting there, two men and one woman. One of the men smiled and waved at him, "Second Master."

Chen Shitou from Beitang Village was not familiar with him at first. In the past few years, Beitang Village has lost people, and he often hangs out on the Great Wall in the north, but he can't solve the problem. Liang Erzi's eyes slipped past him, um, woman, Similar to the two playing outside, it slid over without taking a second look and landed on the man in the middle.

It turned out that the two children outside were not talking nonsense. Although the iron arm has no hands, it can be seen that it used to be there. It should have been cut off during the battle, but it can still be seen that the iron arm is well-made.

This is the current head of the Momen family.

"Second son." Mr. Liang's voice continued, "Come to meet the head of Seven Stars."

Qixing, this man's name is quite delicate, but Mo Zhe has a weird personality, and there are many strange names. Liang Erzi bowed to the man with strong arms: "Jiu Yang."

The man in front of him looked at him with a strange expression, and he didn't return the courtesy or get up.

The head of the Mo Sect has always been very arrogant. Liang Erzi was about to frown when a female voice sounded in his ear: "Your General Liang is polite."

Liang Erzi was stunned, and looked at the young woman over there, and Chen Shitou's voice sounded next to his ears, "Oh, Second Master, I haven't seen you for two years, your eyes are getting worse and worse."

Erzi Liang ignored the ridicule, and looked at the woman in surprise. The Mo sect chose a woman, and it can even be said that a girl is the head. Is there really no one?

"Are you here to rebuild the Great Wall of the North?" He asked directly.

Qixing nodded: "General Liang Er should have seen a lot of us coming along the way."

Yes, Liang Erzi nodded, and asked again: "Did the sixth son invite you here?" Frowning, "Miss Qixing, the sixth son has done something wrong. You can't move."

Qixing smiled slightly: "General, there is no need to worry, Liuzi Liang has already obtained the permission to build the Great Wall."

Liang Erzi was startled: "Really?" He couldn't help looking at Liang Dazi again.

Mr. Liang nodded: "The head of the Seven Stars just said that by a chance, the six sons were able to face the saint, and he informed the emperor and asked for permission."

They asked for instructions several times, and the sixth and fifth sons of Liang even went to the capital in person, but there was no progress, and they didn't see His Majesty's face. Why did Momen suddenly give this opportunity?
The second son of Liang looked at Qixing again, so powerful, Momen not only came back from the dead, but can also influence the important affairs of the court?

Probably seeing his doubts, Qi Xing said with a smile: "According to the time, Liang Liuzi should be here soon, the general can ask him in person."

That's it, Liang Erzi was in a complicated mood and couldn't speak for a while.

"Even if we got the permission, we have to wait for the military expenditure to be allocated before purchasing materials," he murmured.

"Second Liang, our Mo Sect has always been considerate in doing things. Go outside and have a look. The merchants are all coming to the northern border one after another." Chen Shi curled his lips.

Merchant?

Liang Erzi raised his head.

On the main road outside Xuanning, there was a long line of chariots and horses, the cloth on the chariot, and the accompanying people were all covered in dust, and it could be seen that they came from a long distance.

Seeing the city ahead, they shouted to each other, "It's here."

And the people in the city were also surprised when they saw these people, and asked one after another, "What are you doing?"

The leader took off his hat, dusted it off, and said loudly, "Businessman." Then he asked the surrounding people, "Do you have a warehouse here for rent?"

Most of the people are stunned by the words "doing business". It's true or not. They haven't seen foreign merchants for two or three years. Now that the border is so unsafe, barbarian people can rush in and rob at any time. Everyone is gone, why suddenly someone came to do business again?

But some people heard the last sentence and tentatively shouted, "I know, there is a vacant warehouse in Sanlipu, Xichengmen, it is very big."

The businessman looked at him, grabbed a purse and threw it away: "It's hard to lead the way."

The man jumped up to catch it, a little unbelievable, but also overjoyed: "Okay, okay, this way please, you don't need to go into the city."

The businessman followed him and turned around, heading towards the west city gate.

Seeing the people and horses in seven or eight trucks, the people here also came back to their senses, and some even shouted, "I also know one, and the price is lower." They chased after them.

The commotion here hadn't stopped yet, and someone ran over again: "The quarry in Qinggang has opened."

This remark caused another uproar, "Don't talk nonsense, it has been locked up for more than ten years."

Some people even asked, "Is there a quarry in Qinggang?"

These words brought back memories, "Yes, yes, it was opened more than 20 years ago." "I remember my father used to work there when he was young." "After hearing that something happened, it was closed."

The person who came waved his hands to stop the commotion: "Stop talking about it, the recruitment has started over there, if you want to go, hurry up." After that, he ran into the city, "I'll tell my family and go, at least this month there will be food and drink. landed."

Seeing him run away, the onlookers looked even more excited. Yes, after recruiting workers, they can earn money. Speaking of which, some people in Xuanning City left for safety, while others had to leave because they had no livelihood. Go, if you can find a livelihood, even if it is dangerous, you are reluctant to leave your homeland and leave your hometown.

Well now, there is a new job to do!

Some people are more flexible, "The merchant who was looking for a warehouse just now must unload the goods, first go and ask if he needs manpower."

The people scattered in all directions, either to convey the new news, or to invite friends to do work. People flowed like water in the city. Standing on the high city gate and looking down, the originally dead city seemed to be slowly stretching its body. wake.

Liang Erzi retracted his gaze and looked further away.

"There are more caravans coming." Chen Shi raised his chin and said.

Qi Xing said: "We, Momen, paid for the cost of building the Great Wall in advance, and according to the contract that Teacher Xie gave you back then, we will pay it back once a year, and the interest will remain the same."

Chen Shi said beside him: "The interest rate 20 years ago is different from what it is now. This is a great discount."

Qixing said: "After all, it is a supplement, the cost will not be that big, and we should give up the profit."

Listening to the two talking about money, Liang Erzi went into his left ear and out of his right ear. Money is very important, but the most important thing is not money, but this matter really started.

He raised his hand and bowed to Qixing: "Thank you to the head of Qixing, we will pay it back once a year as in the past, and we will never default on it."

Seven Star nodded and smiled.

At this time, there were soldiers and guards rushing up under the gate of the city, "The second general, the fourth general sent a message, and Duchasi is here!"

Duchasi?Liang Erzi was stunned for a moment, then his face changed slightly, and before he could speak, a female voice sounded in his ears.

"Great."

Very good?That's Duchasi, Liang Erzi looked at Qixing.

The woman took a step forward on the city gate and looked up into the distance.

She smiled and said, "It's sending Liang Liuzi back."

deliver?Let's say one less word, escort, Liang Erzi thought, it is too polite to use the word "send" on Duchasi.

The man was suddenly dragged out of the carriage, and the wind from all over the field hit him. He didn't know whether he was blinded by the wind and sand, or he was not used to the light between the sky and the earth. Liang Liuzi closed his eyes and poohed a few times.

"Why, when we reach our northern border, don't you treat your pets kindly?" He shouted, "I won't be allowed to sit in the car anymore?"

After leaving the capital, he was locked in the car, tied up and gagged, and listening to the discussions where he passed, they all said that he was Huo Lian's favorite pet.

Huo Lian didn't explain, and just dragged him from the capital to the north.

"This is a gift from His Majesty, lest you leave your post without authorization and make it public." Huo Lian said coldly while riding on the horse.

Liang Liuzi sneered: "Really? You care so much about my face? I thought you only cared about your pet. After all, if it is revealed, you have to explain how your pet came to the north."

After traveling like this, everyone knew that Huo Lian had brought her pet to the north, but who knew that the pet in the car was a mighty and majestic man!

Huo Lian gave him a cold look, and waved to the soldiers and guards of Duchasi: "Put the prisoner in shackles, and drag the horse along."

As he spoke, the guards responded and surrounded Liang Liuzi with chains.

He even wanted to be dragged by the horse, Liang Liuzi yelled while struggling, "Your Majesty has said that it is pending trial, and I am not a prisoner. Huo Lian, you are avenging your own private revenge!"

Just as they were making noise, scouts from Ducha Sibingwei came galloping from the front and announced loudly: "Captain, Second General Liang is here."

Huo Lian looked forward, and the dust and smoke billowed not far away, and the people and horses were already visible.

Liang Liuzi, who was tied up, struggled even more when he heard it: "Second brother—my second brother is here—second brother—people from Duchasi bullied me!"

He yelled loudly, as if he was wronged, but also as if he was arrogant.

As the dust and smoke billowed, soldiers and horses appeared from all directions except the front. Their horses were of different colors and their robes were old. Compared with the soldiers and guards of Duchasi who were dressed in black and golden, they looked like wild birds and beasts.

But the queue was tight and menacing, like a big net that instantly surrounded Duchasi's soldiers and horses.

Liang Liuzi laughed even more: "Ha, ha, my brothers are here to pick me up!"

This is his brothers, this is his home, even if he is tied with chains, standing on the ground of his own home, he is full of momentum.

Family.

Huo Lian looked at the surrounding soldiers and horses with a blank expression.

It used to be his home too.

He looked at the approaching general without saying a word, familiar faces, familiar weapons, strange, cold, gloomy, and hatred eyes all over the sky.

But at this moment, a long sword appeared behind the familiar eight-edged mace, and the next moment a woman urged her horse to pass the general and ran into his sight.

"Huo Lian!" Qixing shouted, raising her hand and smiling.

To be exact, she was unfamiliar to him at this moment, but seeing her smiling face, Huo Lian let go of the rein.

He didn't speak, and sat firmly on the horseback, watching Liang Erzi approaching.