at night.
A group of people stayed in the coach's tent.
Li Censhen had already fainted, and Dr. Xu was still treating him. Yuan Tuo, Fu Bei, and others were all wearing blood-stained armor. Their faces and bodies were either their own blood or other people's blood. As for Li Qinyuan...
His silver armor was full of dried blood, and there was a lot of blood on his face. The smell was very pungent, but he didn't seem to notice it. He stood aside with his eyes slightly lowered, watching the couch unconscious. The man pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing Doctor Xu getting up, Yuan Tuo quickly greeted him and asked anxiously, "How is it?"
"How is it?" When Doctor Xu heard this, he immediately said harshly: "What did I say before, let you take a good look at him, he really thought he was a soldier of heaven, why would he be fine? I see you too. I don't need to deal with it, just let him fend for himself!"
"Anyway, he didn't take his life seriously!"
Yuan Tuo pulled Doctor Xu and winked in Li Qinyuan's direction.
They are all old people who have followed Li Censhen for many years. They are similar to Wei Qingyi. Naturally, they also know Li Qinyuan. Although Doctor Xu is mean, but when he sees Li Qinyuan, he thinks that his son is still there, saying that his father is really bad, so he sipped Lips, reluctantly said: "The man was rescued, but his body is not good at all, this time it took so much effort, in the future..."
He paused, his voice suddenly lower, "I can only take care of it."
"No matter how it is today, I can only save his life by waiting for Immortal Daluo to come into the world."
After he finished speaking, he shook his head, sighed, and planned to decoct the medicine. He glanced at the dozen or so people surrounded by the tent, and frowned: "Okay, you all go down too, and leave someone here to watch. Just go."
After he left, Yuan Tuo and Fu Bei cupped their hands and said, "General Fu, you have worked hard today. Why don't you go back to rest first, and when the general wakes up tomorrow, we will discuss how to solve it."
Fu Bei glanced at Li Censhen, who hadn't woken up yet, nodded, and then called the rest of the soldiers out.
soon.
Only the unconscious Li Censhen, Yuan Tuo... and Li Qinyuan were left in the tent.
Yuan Tuo glanced at Li Qinyuan, who was still standing there without saying a word. He walked over and said warmly, "Qilang, you should go to rest first. Look at your blue and black eyes. You haven't rested all the way."
"Uncle Yuan..."
Li Qinyuan's voice was a little hoarse, like the hoarse sound of a dead tree crossing the ground in winter, "Go and rest, I'll be here to watch."
"This..." Yuan Tuo hesitated, turned his head and glanced at Li Censhen, thinking that if the general woke up and saw Qilang here, he would be happy, so he nodded, "There are people guarding outside, call them if anything happens. "
"Um."
Yuan Tuo didn't say any more, he lifted the curtain and went out.
After he left, Li Qinyuan didn't leave immediately. He stood for too long, and now his whole body seemed to be stiff. It took a lot of effort to take a small step towards the bed, from him to the bed. However, with the appearance of three steps, he was stunned for a long time.
Li Censhen slept soundly, his face was calm, but his eyebrows were always twisted, even his mouth
Lips were pursed.
It seems that even if it is a dream, it can't be comfortable.
Li Qinyuan looked at him for a long time, then twisted a handkerchief and carefully wiped his face and hands. He couldn't remember the last time their father and son were so close... He only remembered countless quarrels, complaints, coldness Relatively speaking.
It seems that over the years, there is only discord between them.
Li Qinyuan's fingertips trembled slightly, and he thought of the scene he saw today.
This man was sitting on a horse, surrounded by more than a dozen Turkic soldiers. His body was covered in blood, with the enemy's long sword behind him, and the cold arrow shot by Ashina in front of him... At that time, what was in his mind
Probably nothing to think about.
He only remembered that his heart seemed to jump out of his throat at that time, and there seemed to be a silent "no" in his throat to blurt out, and then, like crazy, he fought all the way with a silver gun.
Li Qinyuan couldn't imagine, if they didn't arrive today, if he didn't stop that arrow, if, if this person died... Then what should he do
My heart throbbed with pain, like a fine needle prick.
Li Qinyuan has not cried for a long time, only a few times, it was also moved by Gu Wuyou's dedication, and at this time, he couldn't help but red eyes when he looked at Li Censhen lying quietly under the candlelight.
He endured a sniff and swallowed the hot tears back.
When he was about to tuck the quilt for Li Cen, he found that there seemed to be something hidden in his chest. Li Qinyuan frowned, then pulled the quilt away a little, and took out the exposed thing... A handful of years old but still preserved The intact jade comb fell into his hand.
He looked at the comb with a slight pause.
At this moment, he heard a very soft voice, "Ali..."
Li Qinyuan was stunned and looked up suddenly, only to find that the man still hadn't woken up, he seemed to be dreaming, but the expression on his face became more and more ugly, the tightly knitted brows did not loosen, and the slightly parted thin lips again Spit out a few words, "Don't be afraid."
There seemed to be many fragments flashing before my eyes.
- "Father, the Turks are so vicious, these people are so pitiful."
- "Yeah, so Daddy has to stay here and protect these poor people. Only by guarding the border can we guard Da Zhou and let Ah Li have a home to depend on."
- "Then I have to be like Daddy. When I grow up, I will guard Dazhou with Daddy!"
It seemed as if someone had suddenly stabbed him in the chest, and the cut made his internal organs hurt. Li Qinyuan couldn't sit still any longer. He bent down and lowered his head. Trembling, eyes reddened.
But his hand always held Li Censhen's hand, like a wounded little beast snuggling tightly beside his family.
A suppressed cry came from the throat.
Only in this deserted place can he allow himself to cry indulgently like this.
Li Censhen woke up the next day. When he woke up, Li Qinyuan was still sitting on the chair beside the bed. He closed his eyes, frowned, and pursed his thin lips slightly. Because he had not had a good rest for several months, his whole body seemed to be dazed. Very decadent.
When seeing Li Qinyuan, Li Censhen
There was still some confusion in his eyes.
He thought that the scene on the battlefield yesterday was just his dream, but he didn't expect... He raised his hand to pick up the blanket he had dropped on the ground, but his arm was seriously injured yesterday and he had no strength at all. He gritted his teeth and tried to pick it up, but in the end he Go back limp.
Yuan Tuo just came in.
Seeing that Li Censhen was awake, he shouted loudly before he could stop him, "General, you are awake!"
Suddenly, a group of people rushed in from outside, and Li Qinyuan was finally awakened by this battle. He opened his eyes, and what he saw was the gaze cast by Li Censhen. Seeing him awake, Li Qinyuan was also very excited, just thinking about it. Leaning over, I heard countless footsteps behind me.
"General, how are you?"
"General, are you okay? Are you hungry?"
…
The soldiers' concerned voices lingered in the tent. Li Qinyuan saw this picture and retreated. He didn't say anything, just picked up the blanket on the ground and put it on the chair, and then walked out.
The sun is just right outside, the sky at the border is even bluer than what he saw when he was a child, and the sound of concern behind him still doesn't stop.
He stood in front of the tent, raised his head and smiled.
Looking bright.
Fu Ye happened to come over, and seeing the smile on Li Qinyuan's face, he knew that Duke Wei was awake, he didn't go in, he stayed where he was, and shouted, "Qilang."
Li Qinyuan followed the sound and called out, "Big Brother Fu." He glanced behind him again and asked, "Where's Fu Xian?"
Fu Ye smiled and said, "He was injured a little yesterday and is still resting." Seeing Li Qinyuan's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, knowing that he was worried, he comforted: "It's just a little injury, nothing to do." After thinking about it, he He patted Li Qinyuan on the shoulder, "Go for a walk?"
"it is good."
The two walked along the camp to the path.
There is no war, it seems very peaceful here, but they all know that this is only temporary. Ashina was guarded by his own soldiers and left yesterday. As long as he doesn't die, there will be no stability here... Fu Ye didn't. Speaking of these, he often said to people in gossip: "I told my father about you yesterday."
Li Qinyuan looked back at him with doubts on his face.
Fu Ye looked at him and said with a smile: "When I came, my father was worried that you would not adapt to the battlefield. I didn't expect you to be so brave and calmer than those of us who are used to killing." He smiled and patted Li Qinyuan on his shoulders, he didn't think there was anything wrong with talking about his brother's embarrassment.
"Did you not know that when Xiao Xian first went to the battlefield, he vomited the same day when he returned, and it took three days to lie down on the bed."
Li Qinyuan's expression softened when he heard this, "He has never been able to see the blood, and it is not easy to carry it over."
Fu Ye also laughed, "It's not easy, let him kill a chicken when he was young, who would have thought that he would still be on the battlefield now..." He glanced at Li Qinyuan again, and said, "It's because of you, he was weak when he was a child. No way."
"My father and I have been fighting outside, and I neglected to manage him, and my mother has a carefree temperament. If you hadn't helped him since he was a child, he wouldn't know what it would have been like to be bullied."
Li Qinyuan shook his head, "I actually didn't help much."
"No, Xiaoxian has been able to come this far. You have a great influence on him. Compared with our relatives, he is more convinced of your words.
, I asked him, he said that he wanted to go to the battlefield with you, so he would try his best to practice martial arts, and you agreed to go to the battlefield together to kill the enemy..."
Hearing this, Li Qinyuan looked slightly startled, as if he remembered what Fu Xian said when he was drunk while holding his arm when he parted from the restaurant.
"The army in the hands of Duke Wei is the most powerful army in our Zhou Dynasty, but do you know why Duke Wei couldn't retreat even if he was seriously injured for so many years? Because this army only obeyed Duke Wei's words."
"No, maybe it shouldn't be said that way. It should be said that the existence of Duke Wei is the Dinghai Shenzhen. Only with him can this army exert its strongest combat effectiveness."
"Let's just say that in this battle, Duke Wei was seriously injured and went to the battlefield in order to stabilize the morale of the army."
"In these years, it's not that he didn't think about supporting others, but it's useless."
"Qilang—" Fu Ye looked at Li Qinyuan, sighed softly, and then his voice became deeper, "Some people are born to belong to the battlefield, and they are born with the ability to lead others."
There are many brave soldiers and warriors in this world, but there are too few good commanders, and there are very few commanders who can convince the world and bring people to their hearts.
That's all he said.
As for Li Qinyuan's final plan, he has no right to interfere. Fu Ye just wanted to pat him on the shoulder and tell him to go back together, but before he opened his mouth, he heard Li Qinyuan whisper, "Brother Fu, this is not right."
Fu Ye was taken aback, "What?"
Li Qinyuan raised his head, looked at him, and said, "It shouldn't be like this."
"It's a good thing to have beliefs and belongings, but you shouldn't put everything on others. A good family will not be in chaos because of the sudden departure of the family, and a good army should not be because of The manager is gone, or the manager has changed, and I feel apprehensive."
He looked at Fu Ye's stunned face and said in a deep voice, "The army is not supported by one person, but by everyone."
"I've been in business this year, I've seen a lot, and experienced a lot. The biggest realization is not how to make the business make more money, but even without me, the business can operate normally for several years, decades—"
"When my great-grandfather was still there, Defeng was able to become the largest company in Lin'an, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it was vulnerable after my great-grandfather left. This is just because the family had no risk awareness and did not deploy in advance. A strong team, if they have a sense of risk long ago, even if the family leaves, the business can continue to operate.”
"As in business, so in war."
"As a soldier, you should obey the commander's orders, but you can't put everything on the coach. In this world, what you should trust most is yourself, not others."
"You..." Fu Ye was speechless, he thought what Li Qinyuan said was extremely absurd, but there was another place in his heart telling him that this was the right thing to do.
Not far away, many generals were walking towards the coach's tent. Li Qinyuan frowned and said, "Brother Fu, let's go too."
"… it is good."
When I passed by, I heard the story of Ashina and the missing eldest prince of the Turks.
Li Censhen's tired voice sounded in the tent, "Half of the Turkic people have not completely convinced Ashina, but it is because the first prince disappeared and the old king
He died again. If he can find the eldest prince, heh, Ashina will definitely be broken. "
He ordered several things in succession, and coughed again.
Yuan Tuo said quickly: "General, we all know that you have a good rest."
Li Censhen shook his head, and he had to say more, when he saw Li Qinyuan opened the curtain and walked in. He was still wearing the same armor as yesterday, and his face was not washed, but the tiredness from that Sunday did not damage his appearance at all. It gave him a layer of aura that he hadn't had before.
Others also saw Li Qinyuan's figure, looked at each other, and all retreated first.
soon.
Only the father and son were left in the tent.
Li Qinyuan walked towards Li Censhen step by step, and finally knelt down on one knee before the couch.
Li Censhen looked at him for a while, then lowered his eyes and looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Qinyuan raised his head, looked at him, and said, "In the future, I will protect you in Da Zhou, and you can rest."
"...What?" Li Censhen looked slightly startled, and when he reacted, he shook his head again, coughing and said, "I originally wanted you to join the army because you were doing nothing all day, for fear of the future... But now you have your own career. , I have made a marriage with the child of the Gu family, so there is no need to join the army."
"And neither will you."
"Father."
Li Qinyuan called him.
The two words made the man stunned.
This was the first time he called someone like this since he was ten years old. Li Censhen's seldom fluctuated face was stunned. He stared at Li Qinyuan blankly, his lips slightly parted, but he couldn't utter a word.
Li Qinyuan held his hand, glanced at the strands of white hair on his temples, and said in a deep voice, "Trust me, I will protect the mountains and rivers for you and the people of Great Zhou."
But he wouldn't spend his whole life devoting it all like his father.
He will protect the mountains and rivers, but he can't be the gods, Buddhas and beliefs of others. His heart has long been occupied by one person...
a few months later.
It is now the 22nd year of Qingxi, and it has been almost three months since Li Qinyuan left.
In the past few months, Gu Wuyou stayed at home every day, just like before, accompany his grandmother to worship Buddha in the morning, and then went back to the house to be a girl red... Some things really depend on persistence. In the past, there were only a few tricks. If it is difficult, it will cause a headache.
Now calm down, even learned a lot of tedious tricks.
Bai Lu held the post in her hand, wondering if she should come in, or Gu Wuyou only saw it after drinking tea when she was resting, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The Duke of Wei handed over the book..."
Seeing that she had no choice, Bai Lu could only come over and said softly, "Mrs. Yin wants to ask you if you and Young Master Li's wedding should be postponed... Seeing that it will be a month later."
But there is still no news at the border.
"No need." Gu Wuyou shook his head, "It's whatever time was set earlier."
"Master..." Bai Lu wanted to persuade, but seeing the firmness on her face, she didn't dare to say more, so she could only softly answer "yes".
Gu Wuyou asked himself, "Is there any news from my grandmother's side."
Hear people talk about this
Yes, Bai Lu was busy answering, "The old lady sent a letter earlier, saying that she is ready to leave."
Gu Wuyou put a smile on his face, "Remember to clean up the yard next door to me."
Bai Lu naturally answered "yes". Since the wedding date did not change, she had to reply to the Duke of Wei's mansion. When she was going out, Hong Shuang pulled her and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
"Master refuses."
"But the wedding date is approaching, and there is no news from Young Master Li. If there is no one in the groom's office until that day, what can I do?" Hong Shuang was so worried that her mouth was flat.
Bai Lu also sighed, looked back at the room, and saw the master leaning against the window to embroider, and he didn't seem to be bothered by this matter at all, but the worries in his heart deepened. Since Mr. Li left, the master has become more quiet. .
"Let's follow the master, didn't the grandfather and the old lady say anything."
"Ugh."
Gu Wuyou actually heard some of the words outside, she knew what they were thinking, but she believed that Li Qinyuan, what he said, would definitely come before the wedding date, and... Although there is no good news at the border, at least There's no bad news, no matter what, the Duke of Wei did not die this time.
Li Qinyuan's heart was finally resolved.
I pushed open the window and glanced outside, the spring was bright and the peach blossoms were splendid.
She raised her hand and folded a peach blossom.
When that person left, it was still the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, and it was extremely cold. Unexpectedly, it was spring. He was about to put the peach blossom in his hand into the beauty bottle by the window, when there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside.
"master!"
Bai Lu hit the curtain, her face was red, and she still held the book in her hand.
"What's wrong?" Gu Wuyou looked back, and when she saw the happy look on her face, she seemed to have guessed something, her breath stopped, the peach blossoms in her hands fell to the ground, "smack", and a sense of spring struck.