The acquaintance between Li Qinzai and Kim Dayeon was not a happy one. In fact, it was Li Qinzai who smoked her out in the first place.
After being forced to take her back to the Tang Army's camp, Jin Dayan relied on her own skills to save Li Ji and Li Qinzai's ancestors and grandsons.
For the Li family, this is a great favor.
So when Li Qinzai recovered from his injury, he came up with the idea of hiring Jin Dayan as a worshiper of the Li family.
He also discussed this idea with Li Ji privately, and Li Ji readily agreed. There was even a dispute between the grandfather and grandson about Jin Dayan's placement.
Li Ji planned to place Jin Dayan in the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an City, but Li Qinzai wanted to place her in Ganjingzhuang.
Talents are in high demand, and the grandfather and grandson almost fell out because of her.
Faced with Li Qinzai's invitation, Kim Dayeon was a little hesitant.
She is just a common citizen in troubled times, unable to change the general trend of the country. She can only try to survive in these troubled times. As a commoner of Goguryeo, she has lived in a barren and impoverished countryside for many years. She has seen the massacre of villagers by the Tang army, and has also seen Goguryeo. The army plundered the villagers.
So when it comes to hatred, the hatred in her heart is not specific to anyone. She only hates the powerful who torture the common people, whether it is the Tang army or Goguryeo.
Li Qinzai asked her to save her life at first, but although he smoked out her and the villagers with fire, it turned out that he kept his word. Not only did he not massacre her neighbors, but he allowed the Tang army to give the villagers a lot of food to survive.
In this way, Jin Dayan no longer has any hatred of the country or family towards Li Qinzai, but is somewhat grateful for his kindness to his neighbors.
At this moment, Li Qinzai invited her to return to the Tang Dynasty, and Jin Dayan was really undecided.
The main reason is that she does not want to end up in a foreign country. After all, she cannot leave her hometown where she was born and raised.
Li Qinzai sat in the wheelchair with his back to her, but he seemed to have guessed her thoughts, and said calmly: "It is rare to have such skills. If you end up living in the barren countryside, it will be a huge waste of your peerless medical skills. There are many people who need you in Chang'an." Healing the sick.”
"Not only that, your medical skills also need to be passed down and carried forward. The world's talents are gathered in Chang'an. You don't have to worry about finding someone with extraordinary talents to inherit your mantle."
"I am worshiped by the Li family and will receive my salary from the Li family for generations to come. I will treat you as a distinguished guest."
These words finally moved Kim Dayeon.
After a long time, Jin Dayan hummed softly.
Li Qinzai and Xiao Baga both heard it, and they couldn't help but smile happily at the same time.
Pointing to the front, Li Qinzai said: "Push me to walk around the soldiers' tents. I want to see the soldiers who were alive after the battle."
Xiao Baga pushed his wheelchair forward and slowly walked towards the rear army camp. There was a camp area there, which was where the injured soldiers rested. In the battle outside Wugu City, most of the five thousand soldiers died in the battle, and only a hundred were left. General Yu lived here.
The closer he got to the camp, the more solemn Li Qinzai's expression became.
Leaning back in the chair, Li Qinzai slowly closed his eyes, and the tragic scenes of that battle suddenly flashed through his mind, including smoke, flames, trenches, and corpses everywhere.
After slowly exhaling, Li Qinzai's face gradually turned pale.
A surprised voice came from outside the camp.
"Li Shuai, it's Li Shuai!" A lame Pao Ze looked at him in surprise, turned his head and shouted: "Li Shuai is here to see everyone!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many soldiers walked out from each camp. They were all injured, whether minor or serious. Some even had broken arms and legs, and some had criss-crossing knife marks all over their faces. They looked hideous and terrifying.
Li Qinzai in the wheelchair was quickly surrounded by the injured people. They carefully surrounded him and did not dare to touch him. They all happily followed the wheelchair forward slowly.
Li Qinzai signaled Xiao Baga to stop, then looked around at the soldiers with a smile.
"Everyone is alive, and so am I." Li Qinzai said with a smile, but his eyes turned red unconsciously.
All the soldiers also had red eyes, choked with sobs and nodded.
Li Qinzai laughed: "It's good to be alive, right?"
The soldiers nodded again.
Li Qinzai slowly stretched out his hand and slapped a tearful soldier in front of him: "I have passed the test of life and death, why are you crying! It's not embarrassing."
Looking around at everyone, Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Let's all live well. Come on, let's all swear to each other that we will live to be eighty years old. If anyone fails to do it, let's go to his grave to urinate together as a punishment."
All the soldiers laughed in tears and raised their hands to swear.
Li Qinzai sighed, his face gradually became sad, he was silent for a long time, and whispered: "The living, don't forget the dead, the glory should belong to them."
All the soldiers choked with sobs and clasped their fists: "If you lose your ambition, never forget it."
At this moment, Li Qinzai suddenly understood why the veterans who had retired from the battlefield in their previous lives had kept their names anonymous and were willing to remain anonymous and ordinary people for the rest of their lives. Their military medals were locked in boxes and they never showed them off until their death.
Only those who have actually experienced war will understand how they feel.
The living people are unwilling to accept this heavy glory, because they unanimously give glory to those who died in battle.
No matter life or death, future generations will pay homage to him, he is all great.
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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is still hot, with no cool breeze during the day, making it even more oppressive.
A group of fast horses came from the west, crossed the sea, and arrived at the Tang army's camp outside Shangyi City.
When Li Qinzai was thinking about inventing a new dish in the camp, Buqu rushed to report it, and the angel from Chang'an arrived, asking the Fifth Young Master to quickly go to the commander's tent to receive the order.
Li Qinzai was lifted into a wheelchair, and the troops hurriedly pushed him to Li Ji's handsome tent.
All the generals gathered in the handsome tent, Li Ji was sitting in the middle, and when they saw Li Qinzai coming in in a wheelchair, everyone smiled with approval on their faces.
Since the Tang Army's Eastern Expedition, Li Qinzai has been undisputedly the leader in military meritorious service, and no general can refute it.
The angel who announced the decree in Chang'an was not a civil official, but just a guard.
Seeing Li Qin loading the tent, the guard held out a roll of yellow silk in both hands.
Li Qinzai struggled to push himself up from the wheelchair and was about to bow down when the guards hurriedly stopped him.
"Shuai Li is seriously injured. His Majesty has an order, so there is no need to salute." The guard smiled, looking at him with eyes full of reverence.
Warriors are different from literati. Warriors only recognize military achievements and let you talk nonsense. They only recognize what you do and never care about what you say.
What Li Qinzai did was enough to earn the respect of this imperial guard.
All the generals in the tent bowed down one after another, except Li Qinzai who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Unrolling the yellow silk, the imperial guard read out the contents of the imperial edict slowly.
The text is obscure, but the meaning is clear.
After Weinan County Duke Li Qinzai handed over military matters, he set off on the same day and sailed westward by navy ship. He first returned to Dengzhou in the Tang Dynasty and then entered Chang'an. Along the way, officers and soldiers greeted him with the courtesy of a national scholar.
After reciting the imperial edict, the generals looked at Li Qinzai in slight surprise.
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly, it was just a battle and he was slightly injured. The courtesy of a national scholar was so exaggerated. Such limelight was really unnecessary.