A battle to suppress bandits suddenly made Li Mu wake up. He suddenly realized why he was so eager to go to the battlefield, and even felt excited about every detail on the battlefield.
My attitude towards the battlefield is actually a bit like being possessed.
But Xin Qiji was completely different. He was also actively preparing for this battle, but he did not enjoy the thrill of fighting on the battlefield like himself. What he valued more was the victory of this battle.
Keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile, Li Mu silently recited the eight words Xin Qiji gave Li Mu countless times in his heart.
On the way back, Xin Qiji rode a horse, and Li Mu followed on foot. This was Xin Qiji's request to Li Mu. He wanted Li Mu to think carefully about what fighting meant.
"Yunfan, have you figured it out yet?" Xin Qiji asked suddenly. Li Mu looked up and thought about it for a moment.
"Wanting to fight on the battlefield requires the most firm belief, but in this process, we cannot take pleasure in killing. What we must think about is fighting for the common people in the world."
Xin Qiji said calmly, but Li Mu looked up at him, looking at Xin Qiji's face illuminated by the sun in the setting sun, and felt that these words were like thunder.
Xin Qiji saw far deeper than himself. He longed to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but he went to the battlefield for the sake of the dawn of the world and the common people.
Li Mu suddenly felt that he was short-sighted, but Xin Qiji was indeed a chivalrous man. He thought of more things and saw more truths.
Li Mu didn't know what he should say for a moment, but at this moment, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. The people and horses around him disappeared one after another, and the road began to change. The next moment Li Mu regained consciousness, he saw
By then he was already sitting in a bumpy carriage, and there was another person sitting in the middle of the carriage.
Li Mu suddenly looked at the old man in front of him, and finally realized from his past memories that this was Xin Qiji.
It's just that Xin Qiji is getting older now, his temples and beard are gray, his eyes are not as clear as before, and his figure is even a little rickety.
Li Mu suddenly lowered his head and looked at himself in a plain robe, and then at his wrinkled hands. He seemed to be looking very old now.
Li Mu was surprised at the moment, but he also knew that the system had accelerated time, but this time, it might have spanned many years.
"Yunfan, you didn't take the mountain treasures that Zhong Gao specially prepared for me yesterday, did you?" Xin Qiji suddenly asked, his voice already a little hoarse, and there seemed to be phlegm stuck in his throat.
Li Mu quickly raised his head, looked at this old face, and nodded.
"Didn't take it."
Li Mu already knew Xin Qiji's temperament. Although he sometimes liked money, he would never accept gifts from friends because he said that friendship between gentlemen should be as light as water.
Xin Qiji indeed nodded with satisfaction after hearing Li Mu's words.
"Zhong Gao likes to prepare some delicacies from the mountains and seas. He occasionally tastes them very freshly. But his body cannot bear it after eating too much. I think the mountain fields he cultivated are good, so I will try some in the back of the garden when I return in a few days."
Xin Qiji talked about it and seemed to be very happy about such a thing, but Li Mu looked at him.
"Sir, should we go back directly now?"
Xin Qiji shook his head, moved his body slightly, and found a comfortable position to lean on with the help of Li Mu.
"It's not urgent. We happen to pass by Wu Guan's residence on our way there. He told me a few days ago that he wanted me to pay him a visit, so we just happened to go and have a look together."
Xin Qiji said this, but Li Mu was not surprised. From the time he took office in Chuzhou, Xin Qiji often got together with his friends. Perhaps because of Xin Qiji's original literary talent and conduct, he also made a lot of friends in the officialdom.
I just don’t know who this Wu Guan is. These two characters should be the same. Judging from Xin Qiji’s tone, he should be a person of the same age.
Li Mu also nodded immediately, and the communication between the two people stopped. Over the years, Yunfan has been by Xin Qiji's side. The relationship between the two of them is no longer that of master and servant, but is easy to get close to and trust each other.
The relationship between close friends.
The weather now seems to be in May and June. It is either rainy or hot in the south. Li Mu is sitting in this bumpy carriage, sitting opposite Xin Qiji. They are speechless at the moment, but they are also experiencing the hardships of the journey together.
Finally, after an unknown amount of turbulence, the servants opened the curtain and helped Xin Qiji and Li Mu out of the carriage. In front of them was an idyllic scenery, with several huts standing in the fields. The surroundings were empty, the air was fresh, and the fields were filled with sounds from time to time.
The ducks chirped again, and Li Mu felt relaxed and happy for a moment.
Suddenly there was chatter and laughter from the side. Li Mu turned his head and saw an old man and Xin Qiji bowing their hands in respect. Both of them looked happy. Under the guidance of the old man and the servant, they walked towards a hut in front.
go.
The small courtyard suddenly became lively. Li Mu looked at the slightly dilapidated thatched cottage courtyard and walked in under the guidance of an old man who was similar to himself at the moment.
"This must be Mr. Yunfan, right? Mr. Xin and my family often talk about you." The middle-aged man smiled and said to Li Mu. Li Mu also looked at him and bowed his hands.
"I don't know your name. I've never seen him before. I'm sorry." Li Mu didn't miss the opportunity to get information and asked the person in front of him politely.
And this man quickly replied: "My name is Xingrui. I have been with you since I was a child. We are considered our peers, so we should be called by this name."
Li Mu nodded, and immediately followed him into the small courtyard. Xin Qiji and the old man had already sat down in the courtyard. The courtyard suddenly became busy, and children were lying at the door looking at Xin Qiji and Li Mu.
Visitors.
Li Mu immediately found a place to sit down. The old man named Xingrui also walked towards him and sat down next to him.
Li Mu looked around the courtyard and decided to ask who this old man named Wu Guan was.
"Brother Xingrui, I'm so stupid that I couldn't remember Mr. Wu Guan's real name for a while."
Li Mu asked pretending to be ashamed, but Xing Rui next to him didn't care either, and replied with a smile: "Indeed, my lord used to have a good reputation. People in the world often called him a righteous man, but they forgot that his original name was Lu You."
"Oh, Lu You, you've learned a lesson." Li Mu smiled and nodded, but his smile stiffened the next moment.
Lu You, Lu You, yes, I actually forgot about the era that Xin Qiji lived in. Lu You was also from this era.
Li Mu immediately turned to look at Lu You, who was chatting and laughing with Xin Qiji. Looking at this old man, Li Mu was filled with emotion. He was also a great poet, but he still remembered the poem "Shi'er" he wrote before he died.
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Don’t forget to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices.
This is also the sad longing of patriots for the broken mountains and rivers, and the hope that they will be perfected one day.
Unexpectedly, during my trip to the Southern Song Dynasty, I would see two famous poets here. I saw that they were good friends, chatting and laughing in this rural farmhouse.
Li Mu stared at the two people in the field. At this moment, he felt all kinds of emotions in his heart, and he unconsciously muttered the words "Don't forget to tell Naiwen about family sacrifices", completely forgetting that there was another person sitting next to him.
At this time, Xingrui, who was sitting next to Li Mu, suddenly widened his eyes and his hands trembled slightly when he saw Li Mu repeating something lightly.
Chapter completed!