I set off from Haozhou in a hurry in Qiu Sanji, and after many ups and downs along the way, I finally arrived at the boundary of Qiantang Prefecture.

He sat on the donkey cart and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the scenery that was constantly retreating in the distance. He thought of the scenes he saw along the way and felt miserable in his heart.

He originally thought that the Fang family only dominated Haozhou, but he did not expect that the entire Anqing Mansion would be shrouded in the shadow of the Fang family.

Whether it's land annexation or hidden fields, the shocking power behind this makes Qiu Sanji terrified - this may cause his head to fall off.

He did not stay in other states of Qiantang Prefecture and went straight to the border to find Lin Yizhou.

It was a coincidence that when he arrived at the army in the third autumn, Lin Yizhou had just mounted his horse and was about to take people to inspect the border of Anqing Prefecture.

Although he was only a hussar general, there was no one available in Daliang, so he was appointed by the emperor to be responsible for the safety of the entire southern border.

Lin Yizhou sat on the horse, looking down at Qiu Sanji from a high position. His face was very similar to Lin Guangqing's, but his face was expressionless and his expression was deep, which made people feel scared.

Qiu Sanji was frightened by what he saw. He remembered the princess's words and quickly put on a smile: "I've seen the general! How is the general? I, Qiu Sanji, have been ordered by the princess to send you family letters and clothes.

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Lin Yizhou said "Hmm" and got off his horse. Qiu Sanji followed him with great discernment and stumbled into the military camp.

When the other party started to read the letter, Qiu Sanji suddenly remembered something. The princess seemed to have reconciled with Erlang of the Gu family, and it was the other party who had failed the princess.

It's over.

——This is the only thought in his heart at this time.

Sure enough, Lin Yizhou stood up as soon as he read the beginning.

He held the letter and said coldly: "Please tell me the matter of Chonghan and Li in detail from beginning to end. Don't leave anything out."

By the time Qiu Sanji carefully finished talking about peace and separation, there was already a dead silence in the camp.

However, Lin Yizhou did not fly into a rage as Qiu Sanji expected, but calmly and restrainedly said "I understand."

Qiu Sanji looked up and found that Lin Yizhou had thrown something on the table. He carefully identified it and found that it was a corner of the table. Judging from the traces, it seemed that the other party had torn it off when he was angry.

Qiu Sanji shivered.

"The clothes are for my soldiers," Lin Yizhou said. "I will give you the letter after I return home. You can keep it close to your body."

Qiu Sanji hurriedly bent down, with a sincere and frightened expression: "No matter what the general orders, I will definitely bring the letter to the capital safely."

After speaking, Qiu Sanji made up his mind and no longer hesitated. He asked: "I don't know, General, have you heard of the Fang family in Anqing Mansion?"

Lin Yizhou glanced at him inquiringly, then quickly looked away, his voice calm and calm: "No."

Since he said that, Qiu Sanji didn't dare to ask again.

*

At this time in the capital, the atmosphere among students was becoming tense, because the Chunwei exam was about to start the day after tomorrow, and many students from disadvantaged backgrounds were looking forward to taking advantage of this opportunity.

Of course, the general examination has nothing to do with the children of the marquis family who are qualified to be officials, so for the Gu family, the day when the general examination begins is no different to them.

Since Gu Zhao came back from the countryside that day, he no longer stays in his room all day, but will take the initiative to go out for a walk and bask in the sun.

Mrs. Qin was very happy, feeling that her son had finally passed this hurdle.

Now that the eldest son is back alive and the younger son is no longer decadent, Mrs. Qin no longer has any dissatisfaction.

"Zhao'er," she personally served him a bowl of rice at the dinner table, "it's not cold these two days. If you want, you can go hunting in the suburbs of the city."

Gu Zhao agreed softly.

He raised his head and glanced at Gu Shizhong, who was busy eating, and spoke to Ms. Qin: "Mom, I have a friend. His wife seems to have had a difficult childbirth."

He asked: "Mom, was it difficult for you to give birth to me?"

"Of course it's difficult," Gu Shizhong, who was eating, interrupted angrily, "At that time, you and I were fighting the Huns in the north, and your mother was following me on the front line. We were fighting in the front, but you got pregnant later."

Gu Zhao took advantage of the situation and changed the topic: "That's really hard work, Mom - Oh, by the way, Dad, when you were fighting the Huns, did any of your generals know how to use guns?"

Gu Shizhong was confused. His youngest son never liked wielding swords and guns. He didn't understand why Gu Zhao suddenly asked about this matter.

"Oh," Gu Zhao had already found a good reason, he said, "I was reading a storybook before, and there were heroes in it who knew how to use guns. After reading it, I felt admiration for him."

Gu Shizhong put down his job, sighed and said, "Speaking of using guns, there really was such a person in the army before you and me, who was so good at using a pistol."

"You are talking about Xiao Qin, right?" Mrs. Qin thought thoughtfully. When talking about this young general with the same surname as her, Ms. Qin was obviously impressed. "Xiao Qin's gun is indeed good, but it is a pity that it was damaged in the north."

territory."

Generals like them, who have fought in the north and south, have always been nostalgic for the past when they grow old. No matter how taciturn Gu Shizhong is on weekdays, he can't escape this.

So there is no need for Gu Zhao to quote, the old Marquis himself will tell the whole story.

General Qin's surname is Qin and his given name is Lingyun, which means that he hopes that he will not fall into Lingyun's ambition. Qin Lingyun's biological father died young, and his mother An raised him alone.

Qin Lingyun said that although his mother came from a poor family, she had studied and understood many principles. An hoped that he could establish a career and serve the motherland with passion.

After joining the army, he quickly gained a place in the army with his good marksmanship.

"We planned to attack the Huns by surprise that day," Gu Shizhong sighed, with tears hidden in the corners of his aging eyes. "Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to have been prepared. I was trapped in the crowd at the time, and it was he who took the lead and rescued me."

"It's just that he died because of it..."

Mrs. Qin held her husband's hand tightly, wanting to give him strength. She continued, "Because the court couldn't take care of some details, so my mother personally went to pay the pension to Ling Yun's mother."

"But she didn't take any money," Qin sighed, "she only took a silver spear from the young general."

...it's all right.

Gu Zhao's face was pale and his body was shaky. He thought of the cold and shining silver gun on the wall of the peasant woman. How could a woman who could teach such a son who was loyal to the country use this to deceive him?

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"No," he murmured quietly, "...I don't believe it."

Gu Shizhong heard his murmur with sharp ears and asked doubtfully: "What don't you believe?"

At this moment, the door suddenly sounded.

"Mom," Gu Qingzhang opened the door and came in, "Where is my tiger kite?"

Mrs. Qin thought for a moment and answered subconsciously: "I asked the maid to put it in the attic. What's wrong?"

Gu Qingzhang raised his eyebrows slightly. He glanced at Gu Zhao with some confusion and said, "It's been a good couple of days. I made an appointment with someone to fly a kite today."
Chapter completed!