According to the schedule, Liu Zhiyuan happened to pass by the small village where Le Yiyang lived today. Without further ado, Liu Zhiyuan and his group had arrived, with about seven or eight people. It seemed that most of his guards had been transferred to other places where they needed. Liu Zhiyuan rode a green horse, looking about fifty years old. He was wearing a dark red prince's costume, with a white marble pendant around his waist, and a Western Region sword hidden in a hip belt. Liu Zhiyuan and others were about to cross the grass to go to the border to check the situation, but suddenly more than twenty Dangxiang soldiers popped out of the grass and surrounded them.

Liu Zhiyuan and the guards were in danger. One of the guards asked loudly: "Who are you? How dare you stop the prince?" Dangxiang soldier laughed and said in unison: "We are waiting for your prince."

Seeing this, Liu Zhiyuan smiled straight and said, "Oh, I wonder which general it is?" At this time, the bearded general hiding in the grass walked out and said, "The prince is indeed very arrogant. There is no panic in such a scene, which makes me admire him." Seeing that he did not look like a Khitan, Liu Zhiyuan gave up his concerns and asked, "Are you?"

"In Xiadang General Xiang Zuo Dugu Ding, I have been waiting for the prince for a long time."

After saying that, he blinked at the left and right soldiers. These soldiers of the Party Xiang understood and were about to draw their swords and use force. At this time, Le Yiyang, who was hiding in the grass, shouted loudly: "Let's wait!" The two people on this side were shocked, and then heard Le Yiyang say: "In the lower Le Yiyang, Linghu City, passing by here, disturbing the prince and General Lonely, and hoping to atone for their sins."

After saying that, the people on the border who had already been prepared rushed out of the grass. Dugu Ding and his group saw that they were all from Jin, and knew that the conspiracy had been leaked, they wanted to escape immediately. But when they thought that they were enemies of Jin, they still stayed in place and bowed their heads.

"Prince, our party Xiang has always been friendly with all dynasties in the Central Plains. Today, I heard that your country's border was invaded by the Khitan, so I brought my followers to inquire. I didn't expect to meet the prince here. I found out the situation here. It was indeed the Khitan wolf's ambition and tried to expand the war. I hope the prince will observe clearly."

Seeing this, Liu Zhiyuan was happy and was very happy. He quickly dismounted and helped Dugu Ding up. He said, "General, you are the capable disciple of Duke Xia, and you are Dangxiang's great hero. Today, you are in danger and spy on the enemy's situation for our country. Duke Xia is now a recruiter from the southwest of the Khitan in the Jin Dynasty. The so-called lips and teeth are cold. I hope we can jointly defend the Khitan's southward invasion."

"Okay, then I'll say goodbye first."

After Dugu Ding finished speaking, he saluted Liu Zhiyuan again and then took his men and horses away from the border.

Seeing Dugu Ding's group of soldiers wearing alien costumes walking towards the border, Le Yiyang and others were very angry. Dugu Ding was not a brave but had no strategy, and he was able to justify himself after the plot of the crime was exposed. But strangely, the prince did not punish him, but instead allowed him to return to his base camp safely.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the faces of everyone full of doubts and anger, and stepped forward and explained: "Thank you for your help today. Now that the country is in trouble, I hope you will put the overall situation first and do not raise unnecessary disputes lightly. I still have military affairs today. If I can see you again in the future, I will thank you very much. Please take care of you!" He walked to Le Yiyang and Linghu City and said to them softly: "Thank you for your rescue. You must be extraordinary people, brave and resourceful. I hope you can serve the court in the future and seek goodwill for the people."

Liu Zhiyuan and Le Yiyang met with their eyes, and were shocked. They found that the person in front of them seemed to be similar. They were about to ask, but they heard Linghu Cheng answer: "The prince's words, we must remember them." Liu Zhiyuan nodded to Linghu Cheng with a smile, drove away, turned around halfway and looked at Le Yiyang a few more times, shook his head and sighed a few times.

It turned out that fourteen years ago, when the news of Le Yuan's family's death in Daizhou reached Taiyuan, Le Zhenxian fainted immediately and never woke up again. Liu Zhiyuan was extremely sad. After burying his wife for a long time, he went to Luzhou to comfort his mother-in-law Zhang. Zhang's three relatives died in a row in one month, and naturally felt very sad. Every few days, he went to Qingxu Temple outside the city to become a monk.

A year later, Liu Zhiyuan married Xu Zhiren, the youngest daughter of Li, a farmer in Taiyuan. Li was beautiful and virtuous, and was deeply loved by Liu Zhiyuan. However, Liu Zhiyuan still missed Le Zhenxian in his heart. Le Yi was handsome and had a look similar to his father Le Yuan and his aunt Le Zhenxian. Liu Zhiyuan suddenly saw him today, as if he had seen his wife, so he was as surprised as before.

When Liu Zhiyuan and his group walked away, the villagers stepped forward to surround Le Yiyang and Linghu City and said, "Yang'er, Cheng'er, you two go to Taiyuan, and you can do a bigger career in the future. We will stay at the border, and there will always be a way out for the border. I just hope to try to fight as little as possible in the future. There is some money here, which should be enough for you to go to Taiyuan." Le Yiyang thanked and said, "Your great kindness will be repaid in the future. Please take care of yourself!"

Linghu City also said goodbye to her parents and set off on the road with Le Yiyang. Along the way, birds kept flying out of the grass. Naturally, their hearts could not be calm. No one knew what would happen to the future road. After walking for seven or eight days, they finally arrived in Taiyuan.

As soon as Le Yiyang and Linghu City arrived at the city gate, they saw a large group of people gathered by the city wall to read the notice. When the two approached, they found that it was the official document of the recruitment of soldiers in the Great Jin State. Linghu City was very excited and immediately wrote down the place where the recruitment was recruited and separated from Le Yiyang.

Le Yiyang was not very interested in being a soldier and fighting. He walked around the city for a few times and couldn't find a suitable way to make a living. By noon, he felt hungry and went to a restaurant in the south of the city.

When the waiter saw someone coming, he hurriedly bowed his waist and said hello: "Kei, you are in good health! What are you going to eat today?" Seeing that he was so polite, Le Yiyang ordered a bowl of white rice and a stir-fried cabbage. The waiter smiled and said: "Kei, you must not be a local. Our store is famous in Taiyuan. Let's have a few signature dishes? Our store has the best blue and white wine, so why don't you get a pot?" Le Yiyang said: "No, I have to hurry up after I have eaten." The waiter looked at Le Yiyang and saw that he was wearing something, probably without much money, so he shook his head and walked down.

Le Yiyang looked at the waiter's back and thought, "The people here are so snobbish, they are indeed not as simple as the people on the border." He also thought, "If you can't find something to do, it may be difficult for you to eat in the next few days." At this time, an inexplicable desolation suddenly surged into his heart, thinking, "I wonder what Brother Linghu is doing now?"

Le Yiyang was having a meal, and four or five soldiers with golden cloth straps on their heads and swords on their waists came outside the house. The waiter hurriedly came out to socialize: "Dear soldiers, did the gust of wind blow you today? What a great honor?" One of the leaders said, "Stop talking nonsense, ask your shopkeeper to come out!" The waiter said in fear and trembling: "My shopkeeper happened to have something to do and will not come back until the afternoon."

After hearing this, one of the soldiers laughed and said, "It's not early or late, but he left the city at this time. Did he deliberately avoid us? Tell you, it's not that we have something to ask you for trouble today, but that was the oral order issued by the King of Peking before the city of Beiping, which has been posted on various streets in Taiyuan. Any shop that has been opened for a year here must pay 50 taels of silver as military expenses. You won't know this, right?" The waiter replied with a wry smile. Then he pointed to Le Yiyang and said, "Dear soldiers, we are not unaware of it, but the store is really not well managed. One is not so much cash, and the other is the head of the company. I am just a worker and can't think of any mistakes?" "To be honest, from the opening of the door today, he is still the only one who visits."

The soldiers looked carefully at Le Yiyang and his table and said to the waiter: "Now the country is in trouble, everyone has the heart to share the worries of the country, and they have money and work hard. You should know how good the King of Peking is to you in normal times. Taiyuan is a good place and a bad place. We still know how much money you have earned since the opening of the market of the two countries. We must raise all the money tomorrow."

The soldier who led the lead added before leaving, "Now even the King of Beiping has gone to the front line to inspect the military situation. He has already spoken that the soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the frontier, and no one can feel their hearts cold. Otherwise, when the King of Beiping comes back, he will be severely punished!"

When the waiter saw the soldiers leaving, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The hateful Khitan Tartars are going to fight again." When the waiter poured tea for Le Yiyang, he said, "The business is getting worse and worse now, and the transaction between the two countries is over. Our store will also close in a few days. It will be not easy for the customer to want to eat."

The waiter's words reminded Le Yiyang of what happened in his hometown a few days ago. He took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it to him, and then walked out of the restaurant. Le Yiyang walked in a single shadow and was in a down-and-out manner on the spacious street. Occasionally, he met a few people in a hurry, all of whom were in a hurry, all of whom were packed with small bags, with their wives and children, and drove to the mainland in their own ox cart. Seeing this, Le Yiyang felt a little more desolate. If he had to fight the Khitan for a long time later, the prosperity of Taiyuan for decades would be wiped out.

On the first night of his arrival in Taiyuan, Le Yiyang found a cheap inn in the city to rest. Early the next morning, he packed his luggage and set off.
Chapter completed!