Lin Ye came to pay homage to General Liu Jigong again. It hadn't been that long since the last time he came to pay homage, but his mood was different.
After Salang waited for Lin Ye to worship, he pointed in a direction: "I will take you to get something."
Lin Ye followed him without asking what it was, and the two of them walked slowly towards the hut on the side of the cemetery.
This row of houses is a bit crude. When it was first built, it was only intended to be a temporary resting place for those who usually clean the cemetery.
However, these rooms were kept very clean, and one of them seemed to be Salang's residence.
"When I was in Dongbo, most of the people stayed here."
Salang pulled out a box from under the bed, which was just a wooden board.
He opened the box and found the contents covered with cloth.
Salang turned back and asked Lin Ye: "You are so smart, can you guess what I want to give you?"
Lin Ye took out a military card and showed it to Salang.
Salang said: "So, now I understand why it is you."
He opened the cloth in the box and found a lot of red ropes and military badges inside.
"Can't find everything."
Salang looked at Lin Ye: "You know, most of them were burned alive. Here are only a small part that can be found."
Lin Ye knelt down on his knees and looked at the things in the box.
"I didn't lie to you about something."
Salang said: "My father did go up the mountain, and all the villagers at the foot of the mountain did go up the mountain. My father was the first to go up. The fire was not extinguished and the smoke was still there."
"As soon as the Loufan people retreated, my father rushed forward. He told me that he didn't think much about it at the time. He only thought about saving one person after another."
"He said that many of the bodies were lying face down at that time. At first, my father thought they were trying to use the moisture in the soil to hold them on for a while."
"Later I found out that it wasn't the case. The soil was scorched and there was no moisture left. They were lying there, using their bodies to hold the military badge down."
"My father said that before they died, they should have thought about letting future generations remember them. One day, future generations will still be able to recognize the military card, which represents the cowardly army."
Salang said: "However, many military cards have been burned. My father can pick up as many as he can. He said that he must go to Dayu in the future to send all these things back."
"But he didn't make it."
Salang said: "He went up too early. He was hot and choked. The smoke got into his lungs and he fell ill soon after."
When he said these words, his tone was so calm.
He looked at Lin Ye: "My father also said that some military cards were tightly held in the hands of the cowardly men, and they were burnt. If you want to take out the military cards, you have to break them into pieces...
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"My father didn't break it up. He said that men value this thing more than their lives and refuse to let go of it, so they should be buried together when they are buried."
Lin Ye kowtowed to the box, then turned sideways and kowtowed to Salang.
When Salang wanted to hide, Lin Ye said, don't hide, I will suffer for your father.
So Salang sat down, upright, and accepted Lin Ye's kowtow seriously.
Salang said: "Take them back. If you can't send these things to each house, then you can collect them."
Lin Ye nodded heavily.
Over the past ten years, if we really try our best to send these things back door to door, it's not that we can't do it, but that we should do it.
Will the pain I felt more than ten years ago tear open again because of a sign more than ten years later?
Salang stretched out his hand to help Lin Ye up: "Master said, your identity is the most suitable. Now it seems that it is not only your identity, you are the smartest and the most stubborn. People who are not smart can't do this kind of thing. People who are not stubborn can't do this."
No one can do it."
Lin Ye asked: "What did Mr. Qian tell you?"
Salang said: "Let's go step by step. I'm not the one who should tell you everything, and I don't know everything. I'm just the one who should show up at this time."
He said: "When you walk forward, you will meet different people in different places. For example, when you walked to Beitingshan Cemetery today, you met me. In the future, you will meet others when you go further."
After hearing this, Lin Ye thought of the people he met in Yunzhou City.
For example, Mr. Xin.
Mr. Xin never said clearly what his identity was, but Mr. Xin could give him the secret technique of Shangyang Palace without hesitation.
That is a node, a position, and Mr. Xin is waiting for him at that node and position.
Now the Beitingshan Cemetery is a node and a location, where Salang is waiting for him.
"Master said, if you don't see something clearly for yourself, don't verify it, and just rely on what others say, your goals will not always be so firm."
Sarang looked at the things in the box.
"Master said, what you should do most is to never waver once you have made your choice."
Lin Ye nodded heavily.
Salang said: "There are still some things here in Dongbo. I have to deal with them properly before I can go find you."
He looked outside the hut and saw the two people standing in the distance, an old Taoist and a fat monk.
Those two people were bowing to the tombstones in the cemetery, not just to the tombstone of General Liu Jigong, but to every one of them.
The two of them took two steps, bowed once, took two steps, and bowed again.
"They are trustworthy."
Salang said: "No one from the master's sect will ever harm you."
Lin Ye nodded: "I remember."
He covered the box and asked Salang to help him find a rope so that he could carry the box on his back.
The moment Salang saw him carrying the box, his expression changed.
"it's me."
Lin Ye carried the box and walked out: "Junior Lin Ye, take your uncles home."
He was carrying the heavy wooden box on his back, but his back did not bend and he worked hard to stand straight.
Salang said behind him: "It is also upright for a person who upholds heaven and earth to seek revenge for someone who upholds heaven and earth."
Lin Ye looked back at him: "You are all."
Salang: "The most important thing is that you must always be."
Lin Ye knew that Salang must know more than him. Apart from knowing his own life experience, he knew nothing else.
Looking at it now, this is not a matter of revenge for him alone, but something that a group of people has planned for a long time.
If a few years ago, he had not chosen to accompany his mother-in-law, and he had not served her so well.
Then this person may not be him.
Lin Ye was not sure whether he chose this path or whether his mother-in-law chose him, but there were many people walking ahead of him on this path.
Every step he takes may have been taken by someone before, but he has to leave each step to himself.
Salang said, you have to see it clearly for yourself before you can be firm.
When Lin Ye was walking out with the box on his back, Pang Panghai and others ran over to take the box. Lin Ye shook his head.
Not far away, Monk Hua asked Mr. Tianji: "Would you be afraid if you came to this cemetery at night?"
Mr. Tianji shook his head: "No matter when you come to a place like this, you shouldn't be afraid."
Monk Hua nodded: "Yes, there is awe-inspiring spirit and unyielding spirit here. Even if a ghost comes, you have to kowtow before leaving."
Mr. Tianji was amused by Monk Hua's words, and then stopped laughing.
Because he felt that Monk Hua was right, he continued to bow as solemnly as before.
The team left the cemetery, and the soldiers looked at Lin Ye from time to time. Their general was walking all the way carrying the box.
Walking all the way back to Yunzhou from Beiting Mountain in Dongbo, this box never left Lin Ye's back. Even when he was resting, Lin Ye would sit there and sleep for a while with his back against the box.
When he arrived at the gate of Yunzhou City, Lin Ye saw the pink carriage parked outside the gate.
My aunt Tuoba Yunxi was standing beside the carriage. Zinai was there, my wife was there, my master was there, my senior brothers and Gao Gong were all there.
Seeing Lin Ye approaching, Zinai wanted to rush forward, but Tuoba Yunxi held her hand.
My aunt said: "Just watch your brother and watch him go home with his head held high. Now is not the time for you to rush over."
Zinai nodded vigorously.
The aunt asked Zinai: "Do you know what your brother did in Dongbo?"
Zina shook her head.
My aunt said: "Remember, there are only two things your brother wants to do, one is for the dead, and the other is for the living."
Zinai remembered it and tried hard to remember it.
Lei Hongliu stood there and watched Lin Ye pass by. When he came around, Lin Ye smiled at them.
This kid will laugh now.
Lin Ye said: "Master's wife, aunt, it is not convenient for me to salute you now. I will make up for it when I get back."
Lei Hongliu said: "Keep walking, take big strides."
Lin Ye hummed and continued walking, taking long strides.
Soon after, the people in Yunzhou City all knew that Lin Ye, the general of Qi Barracks, led his team to Dongbo.
They killed the team of horse thieves that the Dongbo court wanted to kill but could not do so for many years.
It was a great victory. It is said that countless enemies were killed and countless cattle, sheep and war horses were captured.
The common people now all know that Qibing Camp is not a broom camp, they are soldiers.
On one side of the street, in the teahouse, Kitano King Tuoba Lie stood at the window, watching the troops from the Qi Barracks passing by on the street.
An elegant man who looked to be about thirty years old stood beside him, half a step back.
"That's General Lin?"
the middle-aged man asked.
Tuoba Lie nodded: "Yes, that's right."
The middle-aged man hummed: "It's really extraordinary. The adopted son of General Liu Jigong should probably be like this."
Tuoba Lie laughed, turned around and asked, "Master Ning seems to like this young man very much."
This Lord Ning is the newly arrived Lord of Yunzhou City, and today I will personally name the people transferred from Jiangnan.
His name is Ning Weimo.
Ning Weimo smiled and said: "If the general doesn't like him, how can his eyebrows fly up when he sees him?"
Tuoba Lie said: "The corners of my eyebrows are flying. I am even upset and regretful. My intestines are turning green with regret."
Ning Weimo asked: "Why?"
Tuoba Lie said: "If I knew this kid was so good at fighting, I would lend him more war horse equipment."
He held his hand on the railing and watched the procession passing below.
He said: "Next time if he borrows something from me, I will give him double the amount and ask him to return it double."
Ning Weimo said: "Actually, the general doesn't need to lend it to him."
Tuoba Lie turned his head and looked at Ning Weimo: "How do you say that?"
Ning Weimo said: "If the general is willing, the Qi Army Camp can be directly incorporated into Beiye. The Qi Army Camp cannot be retained in this place in Yunzhou."
He smiled: "Besides, it's hot to touch."
Tuoba Lie burst out laughing.
After laughing for a while, he asked: "Your Majesty, maybe that's not what you meant."
Ning Weimo also laughed: "Your Majesty didn't mean anything. Your Majesty said that military affairs in Yunzhou are always decided by the general. Qi Barracks are also soldiers, and soldiers are military affairs."
Tuoba Lie smiled even happier.
Many people understand this truth now. In Yunzhou, only when the general is happy can they be happy.