Du Wei stood on the shoal by the river. The soil under his feet was still faintly glowing with red. He silently told 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 this soil red with their blood.
At this moment, facing the breeze, close your eyes and listen carefully, it seems that in the sound of the wind, there are still the sounds of shouting and killing on the battlefield, the roar of the iron horses, the roar of the iron hooves, the roar of the soldiers, and the collision of metals and weapons.
The sharp and harsh sound that penetrates the flesh and blood, the sound of broken bones...
Du Wei sighed, holding several large leather bags in his hand, unscrewing the lids, and spilling the wine in the bags into the soil. The wine poured into the soil and quickly seeped down...
Du Wei seemed to be staring blankly at the water stains on the ground, and then he sighed and muttered a few unknown words in a low voice.
After the two large wine bottles were poured out, Du Wei stepped forward, strode to the river, stood on the bank, unscrewed the last wine bag in his hand, and poured the wine inside 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 sinners was vaguely visible. On the other side of the river, there were also figures of some wolf riders patrolling back and forth. Even from such a distance,
Du Wei could feel the orc's eyes full of murderous intent and hatred!
After standing on the river bank for half an hour, Du Weicai suddenly smiled, as if talking to himself: "You know what? I really want to recite a few lines of poetry to express my emotions now, but it's a pity...
I am a rough person, and I know almost nothing about poetry."
A chuckle came from behind, with a hint of indifference. The voice 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 erudition. If you say that you are a rough person, I am afraid that others will think you are hypocritical!"
Du Wei smiled, and then he turned around and looked behind him. The woman standing in front of him looked at her long golden hair and, even though he had looked at it many times, every time he looked at it
, still makes people feel the stunning appearance, and the eyes that are always closed.
"Hypocrisy... very good, you have begun 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
It’s grown so fast. It’s only been a few days and it’s grown so long again.”
Queen Medusa, Miss Nicole stood in front of Du Wei. Under the sun, her beautiful face became more and more soul-stirring. A trace of curvature appeared at the corner of her mouth, and a smile spread on her face little by little.
It spread across the Internet: "Du Wei, you abandoned so many things in the city and hid here to show such compassion. Isn't it hypocritical?"
Du Wei's face changed and he no longer smiled. He took a deep breath and showed a trace of exhaustion in his eyes: "Nicole, you don't understand. Although you have learned a lot, you don't understand
How I feel now... You don’t understand how it feels when I see tens of thousands of my subordinates die on the battlefield under my orders. I remember when I led the army to counterattack from Yajin City. Looking at that
Countless soldiers cheered for me and served me. At that time, I seemed to have the satisfaction of being in control of everything. But in the past few days, I don’t know how many of those who cheered for me and swore to die for me have died.
Here..."
He pointed to the surrounding river beach and the river in front of him: "Those people. One moment they were shouting, roaring, excited, and crazy. The next moment, they fell here and turned into a corpse.
A cold corpse." When he said this, his face became even more ugly, as if he was a little tired, and his voice became lower: "Nicole, if I tell you, I came here today to remember them, I really feel that
I feel a little guilty in my heart, I really feel a little emotional, and it's not what you call hypocrisy... Do you believe it or not?"
Queen Medusa, Miss Nicole did not answer immediately. She tilted her head slightly. This posture made her look even more attractive. It was as if she had listened to the wind for a while before she spoke softly:
"I believe."
Du Wei's face showed a touch of emotion. He bent down and grabbed a handful of soil in his hand: "Look, there is so much blood seeping into this soil. I think in a few years, there will be a war."
Yes, if this land is turned into farmland, the land here will definitely be very fertile."
His voice was a little cruel, and he used a little force with his fingertips to crush the handful of soil in his hand, slowly falling from the gaps between his fingers.
"I never knew that you were 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 you and I get along,
, you don’t seem like a weak person.”
Du Wei shook his head: "I am a sheep in wolf's clothing. Because in this world, sheep cannot survive and will only be eaten. In order not to be eaten, I must 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 a distance...
After a long time, Du Wei finally spoke in a low voice: "There is a secret, do you want to hear it?"
"It seems that you are really depressed. I heard that humans only want to share their inner secrets with others when they are depressed." Medusa smiled softly, with a hint of mockery in her smile: "
However, your Du Wei secret must be very interesting, I am willing to listen."
"Those criminals are our biggest enemies now." Du Wei said in a strange tone: "Those enemies who have killed many humans and invaded our land... But in fact, in my heart..."
He put his mouth next 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."
Nicole then raised her head and glanced 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 won't be that stupid." Du Wei snorted.
"So, why?" Nicole tilted her head.
Du Wei put his hands behind his back and looked at the north bank:
"We have beef and mutton on the table. So as people who eat cattle and sheep, are we guilty? We are not. But, are the cattle and sheep we eat guilty and have to be eaten? Of course they are not."
After saying this, Du Wei shook his head: "So, who is guilty? Who is to blame?"
For a moment, the two stood side by side in silence, letting the breeze blow on their faces for a long time...
Charles and his attendants were stopped by the soldiers guarding the palace before they even got close to it.
"This is a forbidden area! Please show your ID and identify yourself!!"
The soldiers blocking the road looked stiff. The other soldiers around also looked at Charlie and his party with indifferent eyes.
The little emperor's face showed no displeasure. He tilted his head and looked at the attendants beside him. A chief attendant walked up and said, "We came from the imperial capital to see Lord Tulip Duke."
"Imperial capital?" the guarding soldiers said coldly: "Are you from the military department?"
"Uh... I'm just a personal friend of the Duke." The head guard's tone was a little vague.
Fortunately, after all, the enemies fighting humans are those criminal races. Therefore, although the soldiers were a little suspicious of the other party's vague tone, these people in front of them were obviously humans and could not be enemy spies.
"My lord has an order not to see any outsiders!"
The head guard couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he heard the harsh words of the guard. He was about to have a fit when Charlie pulled him gently. The little emperor smiled: "In this case, let's go back first."
After saying that, he turned around and left first, and the guards around him quickly followed him. The head guard did not forget to turn around and glare at the guard soldier fiercely.
Humph. When my group was in the imperial capital, not to mention such a small soldier, even the nobles of the palace were not polite to me when they saw me? This Tulip Duke's gatekeeper has such a big air!
"Your Majesty..." The head guard caught up a few steps and 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. There seemed to be innocence on his childish face.
The news that His Majesty the Emperor came to the front line to express condolences and reward the soldiers actually came a long time ago. However, I heard that the Emperor's carriage and horses were walking slowly on the road heading north 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, with the dignity of the emperor of a country, he will not come to the frontline fortress. On the eastern front, the place where the troops are rewarded is located a little further back in the geographical location.
A safer Yajin City.
No one would have thought that this little emperor who was educated by Du Wei, because he had heard Du Wei tell several stories about "incognito private visits" in the past few years, would actually take advantage of this opportunity to put it into practice and run as far away from the enemy as possible.
Only a river separates us from Qianxia Fortress!
Charlie led a group of guards and walked 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, in this city, there are still many patriotic human chambers of commerce who will send some donated materials these days. Because the enemy is not human,
So there is no fear of spies sneaking in. There are also some representatives of chambers of commerce from within the empire in this fortress.
Charlie and his party were not too conspicuous in the fortress.
However, after walking around a few times and walking a few streets, little Charlie didn't know that someone was secretly watching his every word, every move.
And one piece of news about His Majesty the Young Emperor in the city was quickly delivered to Du Wei's hands.
In the evening, Du Wei returned to the commander-in-chief's mansion. He looked through a thin booklet that was sent to him. It noted where the little emperor had walked in the city today, what he saw and what he heard.
, and even who I talked to. They were all recorded in detail.
"After all, I'm still a kid." Du Wei smiled slightly: "Do you really think that private interviewing in private is such a simple game?"
In fact, Little Charlie and his party left the large army of carriages and horses and quietly headed north. Before reaching the fortress, they were already discovered by Du Wei's men in Yajin City.
Du Wei was not a fool. Such a group of highly skilled people were protecting a young half-year-old boy. In addition, they also knew before that the young emperor personally came to the battle line to comfort the three armies. Even a fool could guess it.
However, since the little emperor was willing to pretend to be stupid and play a trick to show that he was wise and close to the people, Du Wei was also happy to cooperate.
Therefore, Du Wei simply sent people to monitor and protect him secretly, but he deliberately avoided it. He also deliberately left an order in the commander-in-chief's palace: except for military affairs, he would not see any outsiders.
He even transferred all the officers who had met the young emperor and recognized his majesty, including his own brother, away from the fortress, lest they encounter him and the game would become unplayable.
If you want to play a game, then play it!
Du Wei could more or less guess what little Charlie was thinking:
Play a game of private interviews on incognito servers, pretend to go deep into the grassroots, show your intelligence and sagacity, and show your virtues of being close to the people. Finally, you will quietly come to the commander-in-chief's house, meet with yourself in private, and "surprise" yourself.
And then... this little emperor probably wants to continue to play the role of a courteous corporal in front of him. Teacher, look, I took such a big risk just to come to see you. With my dignity as the emperor, throw it away
He joined a brigade of imperial guards and ran alone to this dangerous place on the front line! Are you touched by such sincerity? You must be embarrassed not to appreciate it! So, please stop prevaricating me and be loyal to me honestly, Du Weilian
No need to guess, this little guy almost certainly means this!
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 act alone in your one-man show.
Whether as an imperial duke 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 have no effect.
But unfortunately, at night, the little emperor's patience seemed to be much better than Du Wei expected. After walking around the city, he actually went to stay overnight with a business group that went north to donate supplies.
And just that night, Du Wei also welcomed a special guest, the chief warrior of the palace and the chief guard, Chike.
Chike came to see Du Wei alone, and he brought a secret order, so the guards at the Commander's Mansion could not stop him.
After meeting Du Wei, the first thing this serious palace guard said was: "How is your Majesty?"
Such a direct sentence made it impossible for Du Wei to pretend to be stupid even if he wanted to.
Du Wei could only smile: "Anhao. I've arranged people around where he lives. It's very safe here."
"This is the front line, and the army of criminals is on the north bank." Qi Ke shook his head seriously.
"In the war 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, they won't be able to cross the river that easily." Du Wei consoled him.
Chick.
Chike looked at Du Wei, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Your Majesty, since you already know that His Majesty has sneaked here, why don't you take him to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion! There are many people in the city, just in case..."
Du Wei curled his lips, which meant: He is the emperor and he wants to pay a private visit incognito. What can I do?
However, Du Wei had no choice but to hide when Chike came. Before, he could pretend not to know, but now that he knew, he deliberately abandoned His Majesty the Emperor in the city. This was really unjustifiable.
The next day, Du Wei and Chike personally went to the place where little Charlie stayed. With a group of soldiers, they took the little emperor into the commander-in-chief's residence in a low-key and strict manner.
Fortunately... Chike is from Prince Chen. Little Charlie seems embarrassed to perform the "Corporal Courtesy" act in front of Chike in front of Du Wei. Alas, Du Wei started to have a headache and regretted that he should not have taught this little guy in the first place.
So many doorways.
He actually wanted to tell the little emperor: Don't worry, your father is seriously ill and may die soon, so you don't have to be anxious at all, just wait patiently.
But after all, this cannot be said.
And it seems that the little emperor is really anxious to a certain extent now.
After Du Wei returned to the commander-in-chief's residence, he almost couldn't wait to send Chike away, and then finally found a chance to be alone with Du Wei for a moment. His Majesty the Emperor was only eleven years old.
, looked at Du Wei with sincere eyes, and suddenly sighed deeply, with a hint of gloom in his eyes.
"Teacher, am I really so unpopular with you? Or am I just stupid and unworthy of your advice?"
Du Wei was amused when he saw it. It was a pity that this little kid had learned to play such a "hateful" role. If he hadn't been the emperor, he would have been a good actor.
It's a pity that no matter how good his acting is, he is just a child. In front of an old man like Du Wei, he will not be deceived by his appearance, so Du Wei just smiled lightly and casually said a few words.
After appeasing him for a while, he changed the subject.
When little Charlie saw that his acting skills were of no use, he was not discouraged. Instead, he smiled mysteriously and said something.
When Du Wei said this, he had to pay attention!
"teacher."
Charlie looked at Duwei with innocent eyes: "Speaking of which, there is one more thing... Well, on the way north, I met someone, Mrs. Lister's sister, Miss Muse."
