Shengshi (Mikami) "It's still early in the summer, don't you want to eat peaches now, sir?" A gentle voice came from the darkness, with a hint of coaxing in his tone.
Without raising his head, Li Xu knew that it was Qier who had come to his home. The couple had never thought of hiding anything from each other, and they were so familiar with each other that they had nothing to hide. He smiled bitterly and said bitterly, "It's the end of spring.
Where can I get peaches to eat! I was just depressed for a moment, but I didn’t expect this dead thing to be so unbeatable!”
"Lang Jun has the strength to lift mountains! If you punch a few more times, even if the peach doesn't fall, the tree will be broken by you!" Qier smiled and persuaded in a low voice. She didn't ask Li Xu why he was worried, and just walked quickly.
He walked forward, leaned over and picked up two green peaches, wiped off the soft hair on them, and took a bite.
"Can't eat it, it's sour and bitter!" Li Xu grew up in the countryside when he was a child. He naturally knows what green peach seeds taste like. He grabbed Qier's hand and shouted to stop her.
"It does have a refreshing fragrance!" Qi'er frowned at the sour taste of green peaches, but a naughty smile appeared on her face, "It's not that bad. If you don't believe it, it tastes sour and is very special...
..."
"I ate it hundreds of times when I was a kid!" Li Xu pushed away the green peach that Zhi'er handed to his mouth, swallowed the saliva that was picked up by the sour taste, and explained in a low voice.
Being disturbed like this by Zhe'er, a lot of the depression in his heart dispersed, and he no longer looked so tired. "It just so happened that Lai Shou came over with brewed tea, and the couple placed a plate under the tree.
Drinking tea and whispering
"According to the news brought by Xie Yingdeng! His Majesty has been killed!" Li Xu said quietly after drinking several cups of strong tea.
"Your Majesty?" Zhen'er was stunned, and immediately understood that Li Xu was talking about Yang Guang, who was far away in Jiangdu, in the heart of her husband, that is, the faint king hiding in the deep palace of Jiangdu, who could barely be worthy of the title of "Your Majesty". Her husband was a man who knew how to be grateful.
Although Yang Guang's many cares for his husband cannot be regarded as favors in the eyes of outsiders,
Putting down the half-eaten green peach in her hand, she asked in a low voice, "Is the news true? Has it spread in the military camp?"
"I have ordered Xie Yingdeng to restrain his Wagang brothers and strictly prohibit the spread of unverified news!" Li Xu nodded lightly and shook his head gently. Rumors always travel faster than horses. No matter how hard they are banned, Yang Guang was killed.
The news will also spread among the army, and the morale of the defenders will inevitably be affected.
"Everyone has said that this battle is for the folks at home!" Qier is not as sensitive to bad news as Li Xu. In other words, she is deliberately comforting Li Xu, "The soldiers under my eldest brother's command never put Jiangdu in the first place."
In my eyes, the Wagang Army and the Dou Family Army probably don’t care about His Majesty’s life and death. Only the Boling Army and the Hejian Army need Langjun to pay more attention to it, and our Boling brothers have always followed Langjun’s lead!”
"Prefect Wang doesn't have many soldiers under his command, and we, the Boling Army, know what we are doing!" Li Xu's thick eyebrows slowly opened, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed. Although he knew in his heart, the truth was far from being as simple as Xiang Xier said, everyone is indeed
Everyone has said that they stood on the Great Wall to protect their homes. But Yang Guang was killed, which meant that the Sui Dynasty had been completely destroyed. A group of people who have no backing and no country. How can they be rewarded for their achievements? Who will
Will the future remember the sacrifices they made today?
"As long as Lang Jun knows what he is doing, the morale of our Boling Army will not collapse!" Zhen'er nodded again and emphasized softly.
The green peach in the hand keeps spreading the sour taste into the nostrils, tempting people to still want to bite it, even though they know it is sour and bitter, and even the aftertaste is not sweet at all.
Li Xu didn't notice the strange behavior of his wife. He sighed and nodded silently. The Boling Army was indeed his alone now. The future of this Sui elite that once galloped across the fortress was all in his hands. He said to him in a single thought.
South, everyone will never refuse. Knowing that there is a narrow escape in the road ahead, if he says to go north, the soldiers will follow them to the death, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.
The sour taste instantly spread between the teeth and the root of the tongue, making people feel very happy. It was very satisfying and she took another bite of the green peach. She asked softly: "General Xie, didn't you suggest that you go and avenge His Majesty? He was born in Wagang."
, I shouldn’t think of anything good for Your Majesty!”
"They only hate the living Majesty!" Li Xu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he mentioned what Xie Yingdeng said, "As for the dead Majesty, it's just enough to make a fuss about!"
"He advised you to go south to Qinwang?"
"He thought I could just use this to tell the story of Cao Wei!" Li Xu continued with a wry smile.
"The husband must not have agreed." After a slight thought, Qi'er guessed that the two senior brothers must have broken up at today's dinner, otherwise, her husband would not be so disappointed.
"I don't think 20,000 remnant soldiers can sweep the world." Li Xu continued to shake his head, "So I suggested that he go to brother Jiancheng. The Li family is now thirsty for talents. If Ying Deng goes there, he will definitely have a chance to show off his talents.
!”
"Go to eldest brother?" Zhen'er was stunned again, carefully savoring her husband's words, and a tenderness slowly appeared in her eyes.
Looking at his wife, Li Xu solemnly repeated what he said to Xie Yingden today, "I have thought about it carefully. If nothing unexpected happens, this battle will be my last battle in the Central Plains. After this battle, I will
Lead the brothers to move outside the Great Wall and use the land of six counties in exchange for three years of support from the King of Tang. There is a lot of unclaimed land outside the Great Wall, and there is no point in fighting to the death with those who fought side by side yesterday!"
"As long as your husband is happy!" After hearing what Li Xu said solemnly, Zhen'er nodded lightly. Suddenly, her heart felt warm, and she was instantly filled with deep tenderness and sweetness.
The husband was unwilling to go south, and was unwilling to draw swords with his former friends. Those who had real friendship with him and had the strength to draw swords against him were, except for Wagang Xu Maogong, the Li family in Hedong, that is, my father and several brothers Xie Yingden.
He must have come here with Xu Maogong's instructions to find a way out for the Wagang Liyang Army. Therefore, the only people left by the husband to escape were the Li family in Hedong.
He was unwilling to surrender to the Li family, and he was unwilling to draw his sword against the king of Tang, who had the title of father-in-law and clan uncle. For this reason, he would rather avoid living outside the Great Wall, and would rather give up the foundation he had built for many years.
"I know your husband is here for me. In fact, you don't have to make yourself feel so wronged." At this point, Zhen'er couldn't say any more. She just felt that God was really blessing her to meet such a person who could rely on her in this life.
In this life, even if you have to work hard for a thousand years in the next life, it will still be worth it
"I'm not doing it all for you!" Li Xu gently held Yu'er's hands and said protectively, "You know, after this battle, the Boling Army will not have many soldiers and horses left. I can't carry more than 10,000
The remnant soldiers did something that was impossible to succeed at all, and the situation was fierce and dangerous. The Boling Army fought with Hedong. I don’t know how many innocent people will die in the war. I can’t see. The common people died under the sword of me, Mr. Li.
What’s the difference between dying by the sword of the Turks!”
"I'm afraid General Xie will be the only one who will be disappointed with you!" Zhen'er raised her head, looked at her husband's clear eyes, and said in a low voice. Although she is only in her early twenties, her husband's temples have already seen wrinkles. He has been burdened with too many things over the years.
There are many things that should not be borne by him alone.
"Who can force it? It's better to disappoint a few people than to have corpses everywhere!" Li Xu responded with a smile, "There are more than nine great rivers and mountains outside the Great Wall that are fighting for the tripod, how can it be like being in a bone holder?"
"Is it so easy to snatch it from Lu's hands? If I let him come when he wants and leave when he wants, I will be really disappointed."
"The grassland recognizes those who have strength. Gutuolu is undefeated. Once defeated, it will be difficult to rise again. Instead of taking the results of this battle at the expense of an unknown khan, it is better for me to collect it myself!" Thinking of the possibility after leaving the fortress.
The challenges he encountered aroused strong pride in his heart, "The weather is indeed worse over there, but there are horses, milk wine and endless fields as far as the eye can see. When summer comes, we go hunting on horseback, and we go hunting wherever we go.
It’s a lush area! There are no mountains or trees, just the round sky and the sea of green grass. If you want to take a rest, you can set up camp right there. No one can control us except God!”
"Only us!" Although Qier had never seen a grassland, her eyes became brighter after listening to Xuzi's description, and she asked softly.
"Only us!" Li Xu responded softly
I think back then, he once rode his horse and sang songs, and spent the most relaxing period of his life in the depths of the grassland. He had to leave back then, but now he can go back with arrogance, and no one is qualified to drive him away again.
Suddenly, he discovered half a green peach that his wife had been holding in her hand. He was extremely surprised, stopped his wild thinking, and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you just throw it away? Is it really delicious?"
"I've been feeling tasteless in my mouth lately. I just tried taking a bite, and I found that it can produce fluid, um, produce fluid!" Zhen'er's face suddenly became very red, and slowly dropped down, all the way to Li Xu's face.
chest
Looking at his wife's neck, which had turned pink, Li Xu slowly understood one thing. The military affairs were complicated, so it was rare for the couple to have free time to sleep together. But that night more than a month ago, they were close to each other.
Embracing each other is like a dream. Now, the green peach is still small, but it is sour in time.
"We will have a child!" An unspeakable joy surged into his tired heart. "We will have a healthy child who will grow up in a stable and wealthy home." He repeated loudly, wishing that everyone in the world could hear it.
Seeing "I won't let you and him get hurt again!" He shook his wife's wrist with a little force, but as if he was afraid of hurting her, he quickly pulled his arm away, feeling at a loss what to do, "I won't let anyone get hurt.
To him and you!" He choked with sobs, and a stream of tears couldn't help but flow down from the corners of his eyes.
If Bolingjun had not gone to Henan, Erya and the other child would not have died. The two mothers should have lived happily instead of losing their lives because of their impulsive desire to complete an impossible task.
After that experience, he vowed never to do anything he was not sure about again.
