I am not very satisfied with this chapter. I have revised it, deleted a lot, changed a lot, and added the plot later. Please read it again. If you don’t want to read it again, just read the last paragraph.
Thank you everyone.
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Listening to Dong Ji's words, Yang Mo and General Fan looked at each other.
Dong Ji's character is now completely exposed.
Yang Mo looked at Mei Xiang, "Call Wei Mao and the others over and move General Fan to the consulting room outside."
The time now should be given to Dong Zhao. Dong Zhao is not out of danger yet. No one knows whether he can get better. Maybe now is the time for him to confide in Dong Ji. She should not stand in the way here, not to mention that now the Fan family is also
I want to see the old general after he wakes up immediately.
There was no one else in the room, and Dong Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, "Is my father worried that the court will blame me, or is it because I don't follow my father's wishes and hold the military power and act according to the situation as before."
Dong Ji's face froze, but was soon replaced by an angry expression, "What do you mean by that? I'm talking to you about war, what do you take it for?"
Dong Zhao shook his head, "Father is not talking to me about the war. My father was already disappointed with me when he left the capital... My father felt that now is a good time to strive for wealth. My father is for wealth and glory... He is afraid that my army will be destroyed.
It’s your overall situation, so father is not talking to me about war.”
Dong Ji opened his eyes wide and looked at his son.
Dong Zhaodao: "You and I know very well what father wants to do."
Dong Ji felt that the blood in his body was almost jumping, "You are talking to your father like this? Whether it is a war or the interests of the family, it is the same. If you lose the battle due to carelessness, I will try my best to cover it up for you so that the court will not blame you.
"
Dong Zhao shook his head, "That's different... It's my honor and disgrace that I lose the battle. Father, I would rather abandon my son now to pursue your future. Am I right, father?"
Dong Ji's face turned red and white. He wanted to scold Dong Zhao, but Dong Zhao was already dying.
Dong Zhao took a breath and continued: "When you were young, you were at Waiwu... When you came home, you would talk to me about the art of war... Now when you come back, all you talk about is the intrigues of civil servants. Father, do you have any knots in your mind? Yes.
Just tell me... let's find a way to solve it."
Dong Ji didn't speak for a long time, and his beard, which was mostly white, curled up, and then showed a sneer, "If you could have had any success, you wouldn't be where you are today. Can you help me find a way? What way? You just need to take care of you.
It’s your own business, don’t embarrass the Dong family…”
"Father, have you forgotten what happened in the past?" Dong Ji endured the pain and raised his body, as if he could get closer to his father.
"I forgot that I once said that my greatest wish in this life is to serve in the army."
Those words were all spoken casually when I was young. Now after so many years, some things have already changed.
Dong Ji had a stern look on his face.
He was originally the one who came to ask questions, but he was questioned like this.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
Dong Zhao didn't understand why some things changed all of a sudden.
The questioning look in Dong Zhao's eyes seemed to hurt Dong Ji deeply.
"My father still remembers that whenever he heard about war, his eyes would light up. He never cared about the consequences. He just wanted to win the war for the court."
"Did father forget those days?"
Dong Ji flicked his sleeves angrily, "I won't listen to what you say."
"Father, I led people to drag the Tatars into the war. I never thought I would come back alive. It's not that I'm not afraid, I just don't have time to be afraid. I went to the battlefield... What people rely on is blood, and blood can guide you in what you do.
You don’t care about gains and losses, and you don’t measure the results when you do what you should do. It doesn’t matter if you die, as long as you do your best to do what you should do before you die... Maybe in this life, people are heading towards the moment of death.
Salute, whether you tried your best or were careless, you will know when you die whether you are worthy of this life or not."
"At that time, wealth and glory were fleeting... What is truly worthy of admiration is dignity. When you mention a person, you are not able to tell how much money he has, but what kind of ethics he has and what kind of moral character he has.
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Dong Zhao gritted his teeth and tried to speak each word clearly.
Dong Ji blushed and stretched out his hand to point at Dong Zhao, "Listen to what I'm saying. Ever since Yang saved you, you have become like this. Everyone around Yang is crazy. You
We must be like them."
Dong Zhao shook his head, "This has nothing to do with the Yang family... and has nothing to do with Baohetang. Father shouldn't be surprised that the son in front of you looks like this."
Dong Zhao looked calm, "You told me those things when I was a child... During the Miao rebellion, you were still a deputy general. You were surrounded by the rebels for more than twenty days, but you did not give in... In the end, you took twenty-five
A soldier rushed out, and then followed the commander to put down the rebellion. This is the most proud thing you did when you were young... It is because of this incident that Wen Zhenggong is now. You often tell me this
That's why I want to be a general like you...I don't just live by my ancestors' shade."
"You have always been my faith."
Dong Zhao's mind began to become blurry. He only felt tired. Dong Ji in front of him seemed to be getting further and further away from him. Dong Zhao didn't know whether he was talking or mumbling.
The sound was so small that only Dong Ji and himself could hear it.
But he must say it. This is what he has been thinking about over and over again all this time, and he must say it now.
"I respect you, look up to you, and firmly believe that I will become you in the future. You taught me to be brave, strong, and upright, to serve the country with loyalty, and to be worthy of the court and ancestors. When I didn't understand the meaning of these words, I only knew that I wanted to be you.
Hope’s son.”
"It wasn't until I wanted to marry the woman I liked... that you refused to agree no matter what, just because she showed up outside to treat illnesses and save people. Now I understand... you don't dislike her showing up outside, which is against ethics... but you dislike her.
Her natal family is not prominent enough to pave the way for your future wealth."
"But now you have changed. You only have raging ambitions, and all you care about is power and wealth. I tried my best to come back just to see you, because you raised me, you gave me life, and I...have nothing for you.
In return, children will find ways to repay their parents' kindness. No matter what kind of people their parents are, for me, all I can do is tell you...Father, you are wrong, you have to correct it, and the rest of your life will not be
It should cover up the glory of your youth... Please cherish your life and don't lose yourself again. I'm afraid that you will go to the battlefield again... I'm afraid that you will be in danger, because I know that you are no longer able to fight and you will die. I
If you want to live a good life, you can live a long life and survive only if you correct yourself."
"It doesn't matter if I die, I want you to live."
"If I die...you don't have to be ashamed," Dong Zhao said with a smile, "I didn't deserter...I didn't surrender, and I didn't bring shame to the Dong family...The court will not blame...the Dong family, let alone the Dong family.
Father, father, rest assured...I am still the...son you expected."
Dong Ji's hands suddenly trembled.
The little Dong Zhao suddenly came back to him. From being so young to being so old, he used to teach his son, but now his son said something that he could not refute.
After so many years at the border, he has become numb and has long lost the high-spiritedness he had when he was young. Especially now, he feels more and more powerless. When he was young, he looked forward to fighting, but now he is a little scared, especially when he has a child. He hopes to win as a father.
Become a defender.
He has changed.
But he was afraid that if he no longer led troops to fight, he would be forgotten and would never be reused by the court, so he wanted greater achievements and could enjoy them for the rest of his life.
My son is right, he has changed.
He has become greedy, timid, and cowardly. He is old. He has actually deserted. He has already lost the battle, but he has never seen it clearly and has to wait until now.
Dong Zhao lay down on the bed again tiredly. He didn't have any strength left in his body, and it was difficult to even open his eyes.
Seeing Dong Zhao weakly closing his eyes, Dong Ji suddenly felt like he was about to lose it, as if someone was trying to dig out the most important piece of flesh from his body.
Regret, Dong Ji's unspeakable regret, he didn't realize that his son had become so outstanding, he didn't reunite with his wife and children, and he didn't take a closer look at his grown-up son.
He didn't do what a father should do.
Dong Ji felt his eyes burning, and wanted to step forward to talk to Dong Zhao, but found Dong Zhao lying there motionless.
"Zhao'er, Zhao'er." Dong Ji suddenly shouted in panic.
Dong Zhao didn't react at all on the bed.
What's going on with Zhao'er? Hasn't he already come back from Baoding and his injuries have been cured by Yang? What's going on?
Dong Ji felt that his heart was about to beat out of his chest, and his hands kept shaking for a long time before he touched Dong Zhao's nose.
"Zhao'er." He could barely feel Dong Zhao's breathing.
Dong Ji turned around and walked forward in a panic, almost falling to the ground. He didn't care about anything else and grabbed the curtain. His mind went blank and he didn't know who to call. He just screamed, "Hurry...come here quickly...
...Come and take a look..."
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Liu Yantian read the memorial in his hand several times and stood up suddenly, "I will go to the Shangqing Court to ask the emperor to send General Xu to lead the troops to take the opportunity to exterminate the Tatars."
Xu Qing immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Ge, it's too late now. Zhou Chengling has returned to Beijing from Baoding. It's too late for us to call for troops."
Master Zhou clearly said that this battle would last for a while, but what happened? Suddenly, he won the battle and killed the Tatar Grand Master.
Thinking of this, Liu Yantian felt like his hair was standing on end.
Xu Qing pondered for a moment and then whispered: "Don't worry too much, Mr. Ge. We have grasped Dong Ji's handle now, and we are not afraid that Dong Ji will not come to our side." Fortunately, we had a plan in advance. If it doesn't work here, we will use it.
Another way.
Liu Yantian nodded when he heard this, "Where is Dong Zhao now?"
"At the ancestral home of the Yang family, Dong Zhao and General Fan were both injured and are now being treated at the Yang family."
It's Yang again. When Yang is mentioned, Liu Yantian's eyes sharpen, "What a joke, who is Yang? A court official is injured, how can she be allowed to treat the disease on the side? Take my post and go to Tai Hospital immediately. Let Tai Hospital