After ordering the military doctor to treat the unconscious Wei Yu's wound, and confirming that there was nothing serious, Xu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the room, leaned on the railing, and looked into the distance.
Teams of soldiers were transporting the piled corpses back and forth by the city gate, and there were people cleaning up the chaotic streets spontaneously, most of them had the joy of remaining alive after the catastrophe.
They won. No matter how tragic the process was, the city finally survived the arrival of reinforcements and ushered in a new dawn.
"You are hurt."
A voice suddenly sounded from behind him, and Xu Zhi knew who it was without turning around, because the voice was so recognizable.
Yang Tianmu came up, glanced at the bright red gauze on Xu Zhi's left arm, and added, "Don't you take a break?"
Xu Zhi glanced at him, shook his head slightly, "No problem."
The two of them stopped talking for a while, just quietly watching the city that was gradually recovering.
After a while, Xu Zhi broke the silence. He turned his head to look at Yang Tianmu, and said seriously: "Yesterday, if the general hadn't arrived in time, this Jiyang City would have been in ruins. I will replace everyone here." Thank you General."
"Master Wei, why should you say such a thing?" Yang Tianmu waved his hands a little ashamedly and said, "I, Yang, just did what I should do, but Master Wei still perseveres in a dangerous moment and keeps the people in mind. It is admirable that the people are the parents and officials of the country!"
Xu Zhi was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect that such a proud person as Yang Tianmu would praise his "rival in love" so much one day, but then he laughed again, "General Yang is too famous, I just did my duty, I am worthy of this official uniform That's all."
In fact, what Yang Tianmu said was indeed what he thought in his heart. As a military general, he looked down on those civil officials who only knew what to say, and admired those officials who cared about the people and were willing to do things, which surprised him a little. Yes, looking at Wei Zhaoze's performance over the years, apart from Liu Yu's relationship, he is really the type of person he admires the most. Recalling that he led the troops yesterday, he saw this person standing on the top of the city from a distance, standing upright. Straight, with a serious face, he drew his bow and shot an arrow, and he was ruthless. The little prejudice he had left disappeared completely at that moment.
Now he not only wants to boast, but also wants to boast more, but he doesn't read much, and he can't find any good words for a while, and he is not good at words, so after holding back for a long time, he only uttered this sentence, which may make people think It's polite.
When Yang Tianmu heard what he said, he quickly squeezed out another sentence: "Master Wei, don't be humble, these years, you—"
Xu Zhi interrupted him, "Master General, it won't be interesting to catch each other and praise each other."
Yang Tianmu was stunned for a moment, and when he met those dark eyes with a little smile, his originally tense body relaxed inexplicably.
The two looked at each other and smiled, which meant to settle their suspicions.
Xu Zhi didn't have much ill feeling towards Yang Tianmu at first, but now he bypasses Liu Yu and finds that this person is quite to his liking regardless of his personality, neither of them is a talkative person, but there are quite a lot of topics of interest. It's not bad to be friends. In the next month, Houjin was silent for a while, and the "Guanyuanzhou" defense line was also entering the final stage. The two would occasionally meet for a drink.
In the tavern, Yang Tianmu, who was already drunk, blushed, pulled Xu Zhi to laugh, and said vaguely: "Brother Wei, I didn't... I thought, you... hiccup... you can still drink!"
Xu Zhi rolled his eyes silently, and said in his heart, I didn't expect you to be so inferior as a general, and I have to carry it back every time it's over.
"Brother Wei, you, tell me, what's wrong with me..." Yang Tianmu began to babble: "I've grown up so big, who have I humbled myself with? Only... only him! , no matter how difficult it is, I will try my best, but I can't get much good. I know that he is suffering, and I feel sorry for him, but after so many years, I... I'm tired... "
Hearing this, Xu Zhi's heart moved. He knew who this "he" was, but he didn't expect Yang Tianmu to have a tiring day. After watching the plot, this person treated Liu Yu like a rare treasure, and he never wanted him to suffer. Wronged, he often takes care of things alone, but looking at Liu Yu, it seems that as long as he gives "love", he can wait for someone to pave the way for him with peace of mind.
In his opinion, these two people, no matter in the previous life or in this life, have never been equal.
Yang Tianmu is now in his thirties, has never been married, and has been busy for Liu Yu. There are a lot of gossip in the capital, and the pressure on him is definitely not small, but because of that blind love, he has been alone. Patience, maybe I didn't dare to say "I'm tired" until I drank too much today.
He is really a loyal dog worthy of the name, Xu Zhi sighed, seeing Yang Tianmu take a few more sips of wine, he hurriedly stopped him, paid for the drink, helped him up and walked out.
"He made me wait, and said he loves me, me, I can't wait anymore, but I'm so happy, he loves me..." Yang Tianmu danced.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi couldn't help but let out a sneer, "It's really stupid, how could he love you?"
Walking out of the restaurant, being blown by the wind outside, Yang Tianmu's misty eyes regained some clarity. He suddenly turned around and grabbed Xu Zhi's neckline, his expression twisted, and he yelled: "What do you know! On the fifth night of the twelfth lunar month, he himself Say, he loves me! He even took the initiative to kiss me!"
Xu Zhi sneered, slapped his hand off, lifted him up with one hand, looked into his eyes and said, "I don't understand? General Yang, you heard clearly, what do you think you love or not? You two are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? His so-called love is just to look at you as a pity, and to give you some sweetness, so that you can continue to work for him!"
Yang Tianmu was stunned.
Xu Zhi put the man down, patted him on the shoulder, and suddenly raised his eyes to scan the surrounding soldiers who were sneakily looking this way, and said in a vicious voice, "What are you looking at?! What should you do?"
A few soldiers trembled and left without looking sideways.
Soldier A, B, C, D: Oh my god, I feel like I have discovered another terrifying side of Mr. Wei, I am so happy! QAQ--
After the frontier defense line was completed, and Hou Jin retreated back to his lair again because of Yang Tianmu, Xu Zhi returned to Beijing to report on his duties with a few servants because of an imperial edict.
Looking at the Wei mansion in front of him after nearly six years of absence, and thinking of his father and mother, Xu Zhi suddenly felt a sense of being close to his hometown.
For so many years, he has been away, and he only communicates with his family through letters. Even during the New Years and holidays, he just asked someone to bring things back because he couldn't get away. Now that he returned to Beijing and stood at the door of his house, he felt negligent.
Even though he has gone through so many lives, his feelings have faded long ago, and now he occupies the body of his only son, so he should naturally fulfill his responsibilities as a son of man.
He straightened his clothes, patted his face to make himself look more energetic, and then led Wei Yu and the others into the gate of Wei Mansion.
Wei's father and Wei's mother only got the news that their son was going back to Beijing in the past few days, and they had been looking forward to it for a long time. Their eyes turned red instantly when they saw their son whom they had not seen for many years.
"Zhaoze, come, let mother take a good look." Before he could salute, Mother Wei pulled him to sit down, looked at him without blinking, and said with a smile: "Taller, thinner, and more handsome .”
Father Wei coughed heavily, and Xu Zhi hurriedly got up and lowered his head, "Father, mother, the child is back."
Only then did Father Wei nod his head, trying his best to look serious, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, and said, "It's good to be back safely."
Afterwards, the family of three had lunch and had a good time to warm up. Father Wei started talking about business, and inevitably mentioned Liu Yu who still had the title of "daughter-in-law" in their house.
"Someone was sent from the palace yesterday." Father Wei took a sip of tea, carefully paying attention to his son's expression, "What they said was cryptic, but father is not stupid, it was nothing more than a reminder to the Wei family in advance , lest you get flustered when you move."
Xu Zhi nodded, not surprised, and said with a light smile, "Sooner or later, this day will come, but it's a little later than I expected."
"This is a good thing." Father Wei sighed, and suddenly thought of something, hesitantly said: "This is over, have you... have you thought about continuing?"
Xu Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, he suppressed his smile, and said seriously, "No."
Before Father Wei could speak, he said again: "My son is not young anymore, he can't wrong the girl."
Wei's father was laughed at, how old is he when he is less than thirty? So shouldn't he be buried? !
"What are you talking about? Don't you really have any thoughts about that Liu Yu?! Your mother and I are still waiting to have a grandson!"
Xu Zhi was silent for a while, and after a while, when Father Wei calmed down, he said:
"My son will think about it."
Father Wei snorted, and finally didn't want to be in a hurry, so this topic was brought to the fore.
After resting for a few days, after reporting the work to the emperor, the emperor was very satisfied. He said that Aiqing had worked hard in the frontier these years, and he would stay in the capital to live a good life. Then he gave him the position of governor of the three provinces and transferred him to the On the seat of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Xu Zhi used to work as a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, so he was naturally familiar with the Ministry of Industry. He was familiar with the new business in less than half a month. Compared with the days when he was repairing the defense line in the frontier, it was indeed much easier and he had more free time. Because Yang Tianmu repelled Hou Jin, although he was not promoted, he got some benefits, so the two people who were relieved in vain often met to go to the restaurant for a drink together.
A few days later, Xu Zhi unexpectedly received Yang Tianmu's wedding invitation.
The person who married Yang Tianmu was the second daughter of an ordinary family, and she was said to be a talented woman with good looks. Originally, she was not in the same style as a martial artist like Yang Tianmu, but the woman liked him very much. Of course, the Yang family was also very satisfied. Well, Yang Tianmu was acquiescing, once he came and went, the marriage would be done.
In the plots he had seen, this marriage was firmly rejected by Yang Tianmu as soon as the Yang family proposed it, but now it has become a reality. Liu Yu, who has never been seen, knows what his expression will be.
When the day came, Xu Zhi prepared a congratulatory gift, went to the banquet as scheduled, and then witnessed a farce where the "princess" failed to rob the bridegroom by force and fought with the bride in public. He never expected that the seemingly weak and weak bride would be so mighty, swearing and citing classics. , without a word of profanity, and blushed at what Liu Yu said, but couldn't find a way to refute it, so he could only look at Yang Tianmu pitifully, but the latter didn't look at him at all, and stared blankly at the bride, and the others. Like the guests, they looked dumbfounded.
In this regard, Xu Zhi said: I am happy to hear and see (laughs).