As the sky changes day and night, the sky is rolling around. On this vast land, people walk among themselves. Identity is always a subtle and sensitive word.

Emperors, ministers, nobles, rich people, poor people, soldiers, old peasants, civilian women... etc., all kinds of people accompany them in their lives with all their identities. What they say and do must be consistent with their identities. Exceeding is transcendence, and being a proper person is duty. There are also epilepsy who speak wildly, standing between the cracks, while those on both sides hate or selectively ignore him.

Identity draws a circle on a person's life trajectory. Things that people do when standing inside are as brilliant as fireworks, ancient city walls are remembered, or blooming flowers are pleasing to the eye, but there will always be people walking out of one circle and stepping into another circle to do different things.

Yi Jing, located north of Zhongshan Kingdom, was cheering and lively due to the arrival of reinforcements. The war that had been a few days ago may still be fresh in memory, but no one was willing to recall that heavy memory at this time. Generals, soldiers, and the people in the city all stood in their own position to cheer. After all, the army could evacuate from the situation of encroachment and perishment, and the people would no longer have to suffer from the war... In short, there would be a few good days.

The black war horses came to the front of the government office and stopped. Many Youyan infantry came around, waving their weapons and cheering. They dismounted in tall figures and strode towards the government office with ugly and ferocious giant men. The soldiers, generals, officials and many people surrounded them with their eyes looked at this side. Gongsun Yue and others who were looking forward to greet them at the door.

"My nephew has met his third uncle." Gongsun Zhi took the lead in front of the greeting.

The middle-aged general also bowed to the other side, unable to hide his smile, and then he turned his body to make an invitation: "Your father is already waiting in the hall."

Gongsun Zhi nodded and waved away Dian Wei and others who wanted to follow him: "You are waiting for me outside." After the words came, the man had already stepped into the threshold with Gongsun Yue and walked straight to the main hall of the front yard. The maid at the door hurried forward to take the cloak and approached the hall door. The first Gongsun Zan in front sat upright in armor, staring at his son coming, and raised his hand majestic. On the opposite side, Gongsun Zhi sat down on the side table, and the hall fell silent.

Gongsun Yue and Guan Jing looked at each other, bowed and quietly retreated, took away the maid and servants, leaving the place for the father and son. The hall became quiet. After a while, Gongsun Zan slowly spoke, and his eyes remained on his son.

"You shouldn't have come... For my father, I hope you can stay in Shanggu County and strengthen yourself, that's the capital."

Gongsun Zhi poured wine for himself, and crystal water stains swept through the air: "...I know, there is no way, being forced into such a situation, you must come over. If you don't come... you will become an unfaithful and unfilial person..." The sound of the drink dropping stopped, and his eyes raised: "It's even more serious than killing a royal relative."

"..." Gongsun Zan nodded silently, looked at the Changchen with his eyes down, and then he noticed that the shadow was covering him. When he raised his sight, Gongsun Zhi came over and filled him with wine: "...Give that woman to me."

"I have killed her, just as you entered the city." Gongsun Zan closed his eyes and sighed, held the wine-filling hand, and took the other person to sit down: "... Actually, I never thought you would come over, but since you are here, she can't leave it to you, and you can't kill it, you can only come for your father, do you understand?"

Gongsun Zhi looked at him silently.

Sitting behind the long case, the white horse general who had been fighting for half his life had a complex and kind look. Now he looks more like a father than a general on the battlefield. He gently patted his son's back of his hand and closed his eyes slightly.

"Child, listen to the outside... and listen to the sound, they are cheering and welcoming you..."

He suddenly held down his hand that he gently patted, opened his eyes, and smiled with relief. Then he stood up and pulled Gongsun Zhi out and walked out loud. The voice sounded again: "...Let's go to the city wall to see the great gift you gave to you for your father."

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On the way from Katsura to Yijing.

The chariot carrying the baggage squeaked and swayed, passing through the bumpy road, from time to time, the sound of war horses galloping from nearby, and the dust raised overwhelmed people's sight. The vision was raised and the sky was overlooked, and the continuous army was moving. In the distance, a scout rushed over to face the huge number of 70,000 troops. The general in charge of surveillance came forward to greet him, received the message, and immediately rode his horse back to the Yuan-word star behind him, flying in the wind.

“…Gao Lan couldn’t stop Gongsun Zhi for a moment…”

Yuan Shao whispered, frowned and took a breath, then smiled again, and glanced at the left and right generals, but the strategists were quite satisfied: "Although the white wolf was cunning, it was also a turtle in the jar. Now our army is only dozens of miles away from Yi County. In a blink of an eye, he wanted to drag more than 10,000 Gongsun Zan to run, which was obviously impossible."

"Unless, guard the city." Guo Tu smiled: "The destruction is just around the corner."

"God wants to destroy Gongsun, but I can't stop him... Hahaha..."

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao's mouth curled up slightly and laughed out loud. The excitement in his heart was undepressed. When he thought of a small lonely city trapping two outstanding people of the Gongsun family, his hand holding the reins trembled slightly. After a moment, he restrained his smile: "Although a battle can eliminate chaos in the north, the old horse of Gongsun Zan is still stubborn. His son Gongsun Zhi is cunning and good at using cavalry. It is indeed powerful. This time, he will fight again in the past. All generals must do their best and not let him take advantage of the opportunity!"

"Yes!" The generals behind him bowed and shouted in unison.

Soon after, the horse army accelerated its speed, the infantry increased their pace, and pressed towards the lonely city ahead again, with a rainbow of momentum.

...

It was cloudy outside, and the sunlight filled the clouds in the afternoon. Under the city wall to the west of Yijing, crowds were gathering, and soldiers from all directions were gathering here. The soldiers carried their weapons and flags were erected in the middle of the team. The generals on the war horse shouted at the whole team, and from time to time they would look at the two figures walking on the city.

Vocals rang out on the top of the city wall.

The wind blew across people's face, the beard trembled in the wind, and his lips opened slightly, looking at the surging sea of ​​people below.

Gongsun Zan stroked the mottled blood stains left on the city, his eyes blurred, as if he was trapped in the memories of the past: "...I have been in my life, and hatred of foreign races is not the origin... Do you know the tragic situation of Tan Shihuai invading the Han area... Han people were slaughtered, plundered, and all the fertile land was destroyed... Unfortunately, he was a father and was still a small official that year, and he was not qualified to go to the battlefield... A year later, I became a chief official and took dozens of cavalry to patrol the border, and saw hundreds of Xianbei cavalry burning a village..."

"...I led dozens of cavalry to kill the Xianbei people with a terrible courage... Unfortunately, the village was destroyed and I couldn't save it... Your mother was the only one who survived, and I finally brought it back to Youbeiping... She was a little stupid at that time... but she was really beautiful... She told me that foreigners should die... She said with hatred at that time... But her father also agreed with these words."

The words paused, and he withdrew his gaze from below, turned his head, his blurred eyes gathered, firmly: "I can't go back with you."

"Why?" Gongsun Zhi also withdrew his gaze and looked at his father next to him.

The city was buzzing... In the noise coming from, Gongsun Zan patted his shoulder, "I am the prefect of Youzhou, the Marquis of Ji, and the White Horse General who crisscross the grassland. If you arrive in Shanggu County, will your subordinates listen to you or me? My subordinates will think too much, and the people will be uneasy..."

The city walls are quiet.

From afar, several scouts rushed towards this side, sending an emergency signal. The horn sounded from the military formation below. The crowds of people rushed forward. He walked up the city wall from below: "Chief, Yuan Shao's troops suddenly turned back, and it was only a few miles away. The cavalry arrived in a flash. Let the brothers retreat into the city and hold on."

"Persistence will only be a dead end..." Gongsun Zan took the golden helmet from the guards and pressed it on his head, strode towards the city, and voice came: "...I'll hold Yuan Shao's troops, and you--"

The steps stopped at a certain stone staircase and looked at the son behind him, "Take them along and walk out a new path."

Gongsun Zhi stood there, bowed heavily, watching the back firmly down.
Chapter completed!