The wide river is just dozens of steps away.
Du Wei stood on the shoal by the river, the soil under his feet was faintly red, and he said silently that just two or three months ago, tens of thousands of people had fought to the death here, Tens of thousands of people have dyed the soil red with their blood.
At this moment, facing the light wind, I closed my eyes and listened carefully, as if in the wind, there was still the sound of shouting and killing on the battlefield-the roaring of gold and iron horses, the roaring of iron hooves, the roaring of soldiers, and the collision of metal, and The sharp and harsh sound of weapons piercing into flesh and blood, the sound of bones breaking...
Du Wei sighed. He held a few big skin bags in his hand, unscrewed the lids, and spilled the wine in the skin bags on the soil. The fine wine poured into the soil and soon seeped down...
Seemingly staring blankly at the water marks on the ground, Du Wei sighed, and murmured some unknown words in his mouth.
After pouring out the wine from the two wine bags, Du Wei stepped forward again and walked to the river bank. Standing on the bank, he unscrewed the last wine bag in his hand and poured the wine into the river...
There seemed to be a trace of deep solemnity on his face. In the distance, on the other side of the river, the castle built by the criminals was faintly visible, and on the other side of the river, there were some figures of wolf riders patrolling back and forth, even so far away, Du Wei could feel the orc's eyes full of murderousness and hatred! After standing on the river bank for half an hour, Du Wei suddenly smiled, as if talking to himself: "You know what? I really want to sing two lines of poems to express my emotions, but unfortunately... I He is a vulgar person, and I know almost nothing about poetry."
There was a chuckle from behind, with a hint of indifference in the laugh, it was obviously very soft, but it sounded like an eternal chill.
"You are the Tulip Duke who is famous all over the world. When everyone mentions you, they will praise your knowledge and talents. If you say that you are a rough person, I am afraid that others will think you are hypocritical!"
Du Wei smiled. Only then did he turn around and look behind him at the woman standing in front of him. Looking at the other person's long golden hair - and, even though I have seen it many times, every time I look at it, I still feel the amazing face, and. Those eyes that are always closed.
"Hypocrisy... Very good, you have started to learn to use this word. You know, this word is the most suitable adjective for the human race." Du Wei said, his eyes fell on her hair: "Your hair is long It's grown so fast. It's only been a few days, and it's grown so long."
Queen Medusa, Miss Nicole just stood in front of Du Wei, under the sun. She has a beautiful face. It looks more and more soul-stirring. There was a slight curvature on the corner of her mouth, and a smile spread on her face little by little: "Du Wei, you left behind so many things in the city and hid here to put on such a compassionate look, isn't it Is it hypocritical?"
However, Du Wei's face changed, and he no longer smiled. He took a deep breath, and there was a trace of fatigue in his eyes: "Nicole, you don't understand. Although you have learned a lot, you don't understand My current mood...you don't understand, when I saw with my own eyes tens of thousands of men died in battle under my command, what kind of feeling is that. Soldiers cheered for me and pledged their allegiance to me. At that time, I seemed to be satisfied with everything under control. But in the blink of an eye, these days, those who once cheered for me and swore to die for me back then, I don’t know how many died. here… "
He pointed to the surrounding river beach and the river in front of him: "Those people, they were still shouting, roaring, excited, and crazy a moment ago. The next moment, they fell down here and turned into a corpse. A cold corpse." When he said this, his face became even more ugly, as if a little tired, and his voice sank: "Nicole, if I tell you that I came here today to remember them, I really feel I feel a little guilty in my heart, I really feel a little emotional, not what you call hypocrisy... you, believe it or not?"
Queen Medusa, Ms. Nicole didn't answer right away, she turned her head slightly, this posture made her look even more moving, as if she had heard the wind for a while before she gently said "I believe."
A touch of emotion appeared on Du Wei's face. He bent down and grabbed a handful of soil in his hand: "Look, there is a lot of blood seeping into this soil. I think, in a few years, if there is no war Now, if this piece of land is turned into farmland, the land here must be very fertile."
His voice was a little cruel, and with a little force on his fingertips, he gently crushed the handful of soil in his hand, and slowly sprinkled it from between his fingers.
"I never knew that you are actually a sentimental person." Medusa said slowly: "I heard that among human beings, only those with weak personalities can be sentimental. But based on how I get along with you , you don't seem like a weak person."
Du Wei shook his head: "I'm a sheep in wolf's clothing. Because in this world, sheep can't survive, they can only be eaten. In order not to be eaten, I have to disguise myself as a wolf."
As he spoke, he took a few steps closer, stood side by side with Nicole, and looked at the other side from afar...
After a long time, Du Wei said in a low voice: "There is a secret, do you want to hear it?"
"It seems that you are really depressed. I heard that human beings only want to share their secrets with others when they are depressed." Medusa smiled lightly, with a hint of mockery in her smile: " However, your Du Wei's secret must be very interesting, I am willing to listen to it."
"Those criminals, our biggest enemy now." Du Wei said in a strange tone: "Those enemies who killed many human beings and invaded our country... But in fact, in my heart..."
He put his mouth close to Nicole's ear, lowered his voice, and said softly: "In my heart, I don't hate them at all, and I don't think they are guilty."
Only then did Nicole raise her head, and "looked" at Du Wei in surprise. Although she never opened her eyes, there was a surprised expression on her face: "You'd better not say this publicly, otherwise..."
"Of course I'm not that stupid." Du Wei snorted.
"Then. Why?" Nicole turned her head sideways.
With his hands behind his back, Du Wei looked at the North Shore:
"We have beef and mutton on the table. So, as we eat cattle and sheep, are we guilty? We don't. But, are the cattle and sheep we eat sinful so they should be eaten? Of course they don't."
After saying this, Du Wei shook his head: "So, who is guilty? Who is to blame?"
For a while, the two stood side by side, silent, letting the breeze blow. long long time...
Charlie and his attendants were stopped by the guards before they approached the Commander's Mansion.
"This is a forbidden area! Please show your ID and indicate your identity!!"
The soldiers blocking the way looked stiff, and other soldiers around looked at Charlie and his party with indifferent eyes.
The little emperor didn't look unhappy, he tilted his head and looked at the attendants around him. A head of the attendants walked up: "We came from the imperial capital to see Lord Tulip."
"Emperor Capital?" The guarding soldiers said coldly, "Are you from the military?"
"Uh... It's just a personal friend of the Duke." The head guard's tone was a little vague.
fine. After all, the enemies who fight against human beings are those criminal races. Therefore, although the soldiers had some doubts about the other party's ambiguous tone, the people in front of them were obviously human beings and could not be the enemy's spies.
"My lord has an order, no outsiders!"
Hearing the blunt words of the guards, the head of the guards couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. He was about to explode, but Charlie had already gently pulled him. The little emperor smiled: "In that case, let's go back first."
finished. He himself turned around and left, and the guards around him hurriedly followed. The head of the guards still didn't forget to turn his head and give the guarding soldier a hard look.
Hmph, when my group was in the imperial capital, let alone such a small soldier. Even royal nobles. You are not polite when you see yourself? This tulip duke's doorman, what a big shelf!
"Your Majesty..." The head guard caught up a few steps. Whispered beside Charlie: "Look at us..."
"It's nothing, it's just right, I want to walk around more in private and see more." Charlie raised a smile, and his immature face seemed innocent.
The news that His Majesty the Emperor came to the front line to condolences and reward the soldiers actually came a long time ago. However, I heard that His Majesty's chariots and horses were still walking slowly on the road northward under the strict protection of thousands of imperial guards.
Moreover, according to the previous decision, in order to ensure the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, as the Emperor of a country, he would not come to the front fortress. Here on the eastern front, the place to reward the army is located in Yajin City, which is a little further back and safer.
No one would have thought that this little emperor who was educated by Du Wei, because he had heard Du Wei tell a few stories about "private visits in micro-services" a few years ago, would really take advantage of this opportunity to practice and run as far away as possible from the enemy. Only across the river to go to the fortress!
Charlie led a group of guards around the fortress a few more times.
Fortunately, there are still many recruited laborers in many places in the fortress. Although it is the front line, there are still many patriotic human chambers of commerce in this city who will send some donated materials these days. Because the enemy is not human, there is no fear of spies sneaking in. In this fortress, there are also some representatives from the chamber of commerce within the empire.
Charlie and his party were not too conspicuous in the fortress.
However, after turning around a few times and walking a few streets, Little Charlie didn't know that his every word, deed, and every move had been secretly watched by someone.
And one piece of news about His Majesty the little emperor in the city was quickly delivered to Du Wei.
In the evening, Du Wei returned to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion. He flipped through a thin booklet that had been delivered, which indicated where the little emperor had walked in the city today, what he saw, and what he heard. , and even whoever he talked to was recorded in detail.
"After all, I'm still a child." Du Wei smiled slightly: "Do you really think that private visits on Weibo are such a simple game?"
In fact, Little Charlie and his party left the large army. Go north quietly, before arriving at the fortress, when in Yajin City. It has been discovered by Du Wei's men.
Du Wei is not a fool, such a group of people with good skills, protecting a young and half-grown boy, and knowing that the little emperor came to the front to comfort the three armies, a fool can guess.
However, since the little emperor is willing to pretend to be stupid and play this kind of drama to show his wisdom and closeness to the people, Du Wei is also willing to cooperate.
so. Du Wei simply sent people to secretly monitor and protect him, but he deliberately avoided it, and deliberately left an order in the commander's mansion: except for military affairs, he will never see outsiders.
He even took all the military officers who had met the little emperor and recognized his Majesty the emperor, including his younger brother. All were transferred from the fortress. Just in case it happens. This game is unplayable.
You want to play a game, so play it!
Du Wei could more or less guess what Little Charlie was thinking:
Play a game of private interviews with micro-services, pretend to go deep into the grassroots, show your intelligence and wisdom, and show the advantages of being close to the people. Finally, he quietly came to the Commander's Mansion and met with himself in private, "surprised" himself.
And then... this little emperor, I'm afraid he still wants to continue playing the game of being a corporal in front of him—here, teacher. Look, in order to be able to come to see you, I took such a big risk, and with the respect of my emperor, I lost the brigade of the Imperial Forest Army. The danger of running to the front line alone has brought! Such sincerity. Are you moved? You are always embarrassed and ungrateful! So, stop fooling me. Be loyal to me honestly - Du Wei doesn't even have to guess, this little guy almost certainly means it!
But Du Wei didn't really want to get too close to the little emperor, so he avoided it.
Do you like acting? Very good, then you can play your one-man show alone.
Whether as the Duke of the Empire or as a teacher, Du Wei had already tried to wake up the child when he was in the imperial capital, but unfortunately, it seemed to be ineffective.
But unfortunately, at night, the little emperor's patience seemed to be much better than Du Wei expected. After he walked around the city, he ran to a business group that went north to donate supplies and stayed overnight. And that night, Du Wei also welcomed a special guest—the chief warrior of the palace, the head of the guards, Chick.
Chick came to see Du Wei alone, and he brought a secret order, so the guards of the Commander's Mansion could not stop him.
After meeting Du Wei, the first sentence of this serious palace guard chief was: "How is Your Majesty?"
With such a direct sentence, Du Wei couldn't pretend to be stupid even if he wanted to.
Du Wei could only smile: "It's fine. I've arranged people around where he lives, and it's safe here."
"This is the front line, and the north bank is the army of criminals." Chick shook his head seriously.
"There was a big battle a few days ago. After the war, I set a fire and burned the pontoon bridge. Now even if the enemy wants to attack, it will take a day to build the pontoon bridge. Don't worry, it is not so easy for them to cross the river." Du Wei comforted Chick.
Chick looked at Du Wei with dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Master Duke, since you already know that His Majesty has sneaked here, why didn't you take him to the Commander's Mansion! There are so many people in the city, just in case..."
Du Wei curled his lips, meaning: He is the emperor, and he wants to visit in private, what can I do
However, when Chick came, Du Wei couldn't hide. Before, he could pretend not to know, but now that he knew, he deliberately threw His Majesty into the city, which is really unreasonable.
The next day, Du Wei and Chick ran to the place where Little Charlie was staying, led a team of soldiers, and took the little emperor into the commander's mansion in a low-key and strict manner.
Fortunately... Chick is from Prince Chen, and Little Charlie seems embarrassed to perform the "Corporal Rite" in front of Chick in front of Du Wei—ah, Du Wei started to have a headache, regretting that he shouldn't have taught this little guy So many ways.
He really wanted to tell the little emperor: Don't worry, your father is already seriously ill, and he may die soon, so you don't have to worry at all, just wait patiently.
But it is impossible to say this after all.
And it seems that the little emperor seems to be really impatient to a certain extent now.
After Du Wei returned to the Commander's Mansion, he almost couldn't wait to send Chick away, and finally found a moment to spend with Du Wei alone. , looked at Du Wei with eyes full of sincerity, and suddenly sighed deeply, there was a trace of faintness in those eyes.
"Teacher, can it be that I really don't catch your eyes that much? Or am I really blunt and stubborn, and I don't deserve your advice?"
Du Wei felt amused when he saw it, but this kid has learned to play this kind of "resentment" scene—it's a pity, if he doesn't become the emperor, he will be a good actor.
It's a pity that no matter how good he acted, he was still just a child. In front of an old fritter like Du Wei, he would naturally not be deceived by his appearance, so Du Wei just smiled faintly, prevaricated a few words casually, slightly After reassuring him, he changed the topic. Little Charlie saw that his acting skills were useless, but he was not discouraged. Instead, he smiled mysteriously and said a word.
When these words came out, Du Wei had to pay attention to them!
"teacher."
Charlie looked at Du Wei with innocent eyes: "Speaking of which, there is one more thing... Uh, I met a person on the way north, Mrs. Lister's sister, Miss Muse."