The one-armed old man led the ox down the road and walked back to the roadside. After nodding to Zhou Kang, he helped Song Long up and said calmly, "It wasn't easy for the Great General to train an elite troop that can dominate the world. It's not for you to show off your power to the common people. Alright, Sir Song, stop kneeling. Go about your business. You don't have to worry about me, more than the common people. "
Song Long didn't even dare to wipe off the sweat on his forehead. He quickly nodded in agreement, afraid that he would be an eyesore and run away.
This group of old men didn't take the clown Song Long seriously. Zhou Kang smiled and asked, "Why is Old General Lin here?"
The one-armed Lin Doufang wasn't the kind of official who was deliberately mystifying. When the Beiliang army should have been rewarded, he "retreated at the top of the tide" and lived as a common person for almost twenty years. He looked at the road and sighed softly, "You're still not waiting for the Crown Prince to enter the capital?"
As an old soldier of the Lotus Seed Camp, Yuan Nanting was still respectful to his old superior even though he had become a general. He cupped his fists and said, "Reporting to General Lin, Yuan Nanting has been waiting with my old brothers for a whole day, but we still haven't seen any cavalry or carriages passing by Turning Back Pavilion."
Lin Doufang nodded and said with a smile, "On the way here, I heard that he went to Beimang and took two heads. Do you believe it?"
Zhou Kang said with a heavy voice, "The matter of Northern Courtyard's Great King Xu Huainan and Mount Tibing's Fifth Raccoon has already spread throughout Northern Mang. Paper cannot wrap fire, and there is no doubt that their heads were forcibly cut off by someone. If it is only Xu Huainan's death, this Zhou can treat it as the Northern Mang Empress' method of cooking the hound after the rabbit has been caught. However, Fifth Raccoon's sudden death also cannot be explained by internal strife in Northern Mang. Now, there's intermittent news that Tao Qianzhi's death was also caused by the Crown Prince. There's also news that the Beimang devil Xie Ling was also killed. Later on, the Crown Prince met Tuoba's youngest son Tuoba Chunsun. One of the two famous devils under his command was killed by the Crown Prince alone. Zhou Kang privately drew a route of the Crown Prince's trip to Beimang in his mansion. It was completely consistent with the time of death of these formidable characters. It should be true. All these years, we old fellows have really lost our sight. "
Lin Duofang smiled and said indifferently, "Regardless of whether these frightening rumors are true or not, I don't really care. This time, I came to Turning Back Pavilion before I died because I heard about the Fish Dragon Camp's Xu Yongguan. After his leg was broken, a young man who saved him often bought him wine before he died. The young man also promised to carry his coffin after he died. If Your Highness didn't carry the General's coffin on his behalf, I'm afraid Xu Yongguan would never know who that young man was. As for me, I'm stubborn. Anyway, I admit to this matter. I feel that it's not sullen that we followed the General on horseback for decades and then had such a young man take over Beiliang. At that time, I was angry with the General and went to farm. A few years ago, I heard about this young man's absurd behavior and even scolded the General in my mind from afar. I scolded the General for raising such a bastard. Fortunately, I, Lin Duofang, don't have a daughter or granddaughter. Otherwise, wouldn't I regret it? "
Zhou Kang, Yuan Nanting, and the group of old men around them all laughed knowingly.
Lin Duofang also laughed and said, "In the end, I regret it even more now. If I had known, I would have married the Princess of Southern Tang. She was so beautiful. It's a pity that I was too proud and hesitated and missed the opportunity. Otherwise, I would have a large nest of children and grandchildren now."
Yuan Nanting, who was as serious as the God of Death in the army, was now like a naughty child. He licked his lips and said, "General Lin, you still have such a wonderful thing with the Princess of Southern Tang? Tell me about it. "
Lin Duofang glared at him and Yuan Nanting immediately looked down and showed concern. Lin Duofang slapped his old subordinate's head and scolded, "You were quite decent when you were a pawn. Now that you're a general, why are you acting like a rascal? I'll be frank first. I heard that you're in charge of half of the White Feather Guards. Don't be blinded by greed and only care about making money. If I hear about it in the future, I'll break your three legs! If I don't have the chance, I'll have to trouble General Zhou to do it for me. If this kid dares to fight back, General Zhou, you can reason with the general. "
Zhou Kang laughed heartily. "Zhou Kang will remember these words. General Yuan, the few times we've met over the years, you've always glared at me. Now that I have Old General Lin's imperial edict, won't you bring chicken, duck, and fish to my residence every now and then to curry favor with me?"
Yuan Nanting went straight to the point, "General Zhou, I didn't see eye to eye with you in the past. It's inevitable that the border army and the local army of Youzhou have some conflicts. It's not that I have a problem with you. To be honest, since I can meet you here today, I've decided that you can be my old brother. It's a pity that you don't continue to be the general of Youzhou! I'll talk to the general later. If I don't want to be the general of Youzhou, I can't be the general of Liangzhou! "
Zhou Kang shook his head and laughed, "I'm different from Brother Yuan. My body can't take it anymore, so I won't shamelessly compete with the young people for a job. But if there's a day when I need to ride a horse into battle, I can still drink a few bowls of wine and eat a few kilograms of beef every day. If I risk my life, killing dozens of northern barbarians will be a piece of cake! "
Lin Doufang suddenly said, "I think he didn't bring any cavalry to the capital this time. Maybe we've missed it."
Zhou Kang was stunned. Yuan Nanting laughed and said, "That's good. The general's eldest son, our future King of Beiliang, should have this kind of pride."
A large group of old people around him nodded with a smile. Although they didn't get to meet His Royal Highness and waited in vain for a day, they didn't regret it.
A simple carriage slowly passed by and drove out of Turning Back Pavilion. It seemed to hesitate and stopped for a moment.
A man with white hair and white clothes walked out of the carriage.
Under everyone's gaze, the man bowed deeply.
He bowed to the old soldiers.
When Lin Doufang saw this person, his eyes were filled with tears.
He patted his coarse sleeves and knelt down. He said loudly, "Lin Doufang of the Lotus Seed Camp respectfully sends His Royal Highness to the capital!"
Zhou Kang followed closely behind. He knelt down and said in a deep voice, "Zhou Kang of Youzhou respectfully sends His Royal Highness to the capital!"
"I, Yuan Nanting, respectfully sends His Royal Highness to the capital!"
"Qu An of the Eighteenth Headquarter Camp, respectfully sends His Royal Highness to the capital!"
"Old soldier He Turen of the Cavalry Army respectfully sends His Royal Highness to the capital!"
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Six hundred old soldiers faced the young man who bowed for a long time.
One after another, six hundred voices of farewell!
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