Li Xu didn't know why Wan'er was suddenly angry. For the sake of Tang Gong, he didn't plan to care too much about this matter. Brother Hongji once told him that the children of wealthy families are often a bit eccentric, like the four direct descendants of Tang Gong.
Those with such a temperament are already the most easy-going among them.
While he was thinking wildly, Liu Hongji next to him was inexplicably surprised. Since coming to Liaodong, Liu Hongji, Li Xu, Wan'er, and Shimin were used to hanging out together, and they always regarded the three of them as his younger brothers. Here we are.
Now, I suddenly realized that Li Waner was a girl, and she had grown hair last year. If she was allowed to go back and forth freely between the military camp and Li Xu day and night, something might happen one day. (Note 2)
Although he was close to Mr. Tang's family, Liu Hongji was still an outsider after all. He knew that there were some things he had no chance to comment on. But he couldn't bear to let Li Xu make mistakes and ruin his future. After thinking about it, he finally mentioned it on the way back to the camp, pretending not to care.
One sentence: "With Wan'er's temper, if she gets married in the future, I'm afraid it will be hard for her to be my husband!"
"It's okay. I'm usually very kind. I may have seen too much blood today and I feel a little upset! Besides, the person who can marry her will definitely be tolerant and won't worry about everything with a woman!" Li Xu smiled.
He smiled and defended Li Wan'er kindly. Thinking about the situation carefully, he suddenly found that Wan'er looked very good-looking when she was angry, and she had a daughter-like quality that was rarely seen in her.
"That's right, let Mr. Chai seek his own blessings. Wan'er's passing will probably happen in the next two years!" Liu Hongji smiled and shook his head, as if he saw how Wan'er's future husband would be embarrassed in front of his wife.
"Master Chai, I wonder if he is a descendant of that noble family?" Li Xu was stunned and asked curiously, "Is Wan'er engaged? Then why are you still playing outside all day long?"
"Well, you don't know yet. This man's surname is Chai and his name is Shao. He is the son of Chai Shen, the Duke of Julu County. He is now the Crown Prince's Qian Niu Guards. This Long Live Eastern Expedition left the Crown Prince to supervise the country, so that's why Mr. Chai did not follow.
The army has arrived in Liaodong. He and Wan'er have been engaged since childhood, and the current emperor has personally witnessed the exchange of gifts between the two families!" Liu Hongji's words were calm, as if he was talking about a very ordinary matter.
"Oh, that's a good match!" Li Xu commented with a smile, the expression on his face was calm.
Seeing Li Xu's indifferent look, Liu Hongji secretly scolded himself for being nosy. He thought that Li Wan'er had always been a woman who didn't give way to women. Although girls know things early, she and Li Xu were close in age, and they were probably brothers when they played together.
The love between children may not be real. As for his good brother, judging from his experience in the Su Chuan tribe, I am afraid he is not very aware of the matter of men and women. He probably doesn’t even know Wan’er’s gender in his heart now.
Why should I care about it, let alone have any wrong thoughts? Moreover, the two of them have the same surname, and they have already been named as brothers and sisters of the same clan. Children of good families should understand the custom that people with the same surname cannot marry...
Thinking of this, Liu Hongji looked at Li Xu a little apologetically. When he was thinking about how to change the topic, he found that the latter was looking straight into the distance. He was stunned for a moment and followed Li Xu's
Looking around, I could see a few lights slowly approaching the military camp in the east. In the dark night, it looked particularly strange.
"Come with me and take a look. Follow me fifty steps. If anything unusual happens, immediately ride back to the camp and call the police!" Liu Hongji drew the knife in his hand and whispered to Li Xu.
Li Xu nodded and quietly slowed down the pace of his horse. After being about fifty steps away from Liu Hongji, he slowly drew out his horn bow. "Brother Liu is still trying to protect me." Li Xu was very grateful to the other party.
Friendship. Although today Brother Liu pretended to mention it unintentionally, which made people feel chilly.
"I know I can't climb high, but I never planned to climb high!" In the darkness, Li Xu's facial expression changed rapidly. Liu Hongji did not expect that no matter how stupid a child has suffered, he would slowly learn to hide himself. Not to mention
You will think that he is not the first person to bring up these boring topics with Li Xu. A few days ago, Yu Wenshiji had ridiculed Li Xu for trying to marry into a wealthy family and cling to high branches.
"You don't need to explain. If you date her, she will be considered clinging to you! Everyone just trusts your own judgment and listen to your explanation of what you do. Besides, who knows if you are telling the truth!" In the dark night, Yu Wenshi and
The words are spitting like poisonous snakes
Depressed, unruly, desolate, sweet and sour tastes intertwined into Li Xu's heart. He felt his nostrils were sour and something was rolling at the corners of his eyes. But he tried his best not to let the tears roll down. What others said, it was other people's feelings.
The only thing he can do is to prevent the situation from developing as others imagine.
For a moment, he felt a little sorry for himself, regretting that he had not agreed to let Mai Tiezhi enter his Zuowu Guard. If he had agreed to the old general that day, he would be one of the generals fighting against the bandits on the other side of the river today. Although he thought about it
The result is a bit scary, but it saves you the boring humiliation.
Not far away, Liu Hongji's war horse was already approaching the visitor. The lantern in the other party's hand had already illuminated their own clothes and carriage. They were a group of Goguryeo people. Li Xu's breathing suddenly tightened, and he bent his elbow to pull the string.
The feather arrow was firmly placed on the bow arm. In an instant, all the unhappiness was forgotten by him.
"We are envoys, and the two countries will not kill each other even if they are at war. The Sui Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and a state of etiquette!" The visitor instinctively felt the danger in the darkness and shouted in fluent Chinese into the night behind Liu Hongji.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xu saw countless lights flashing near him, and a group of Sui soldiers and horses that had been lying in wait for a long time quickly surrounded the Goguryeo envoy.
The Goguryeo envoys came to negotiate peace, and their carriage was loaded with the body of General Qian Shixiong. After being searched by the night watch soldiers and brought into the military camp, the envoys presented a seal to the Sui Emperor. On the seal,
Goryeo guard general Eulji Munhui hoped that His Majesty the Sui Emperor could understand the panic of "a small country is afraid of death and dares to fight against a trapped beast" and forgive them for the reckless behavior they had to fight today.
Qian Shixiong's body was carefully packed away by the Goguryeo people, and all blood stains had been wiped clean. The Goguryeo people said that they respected warriors, so they did not withhold General Qian's armor and weapons. As for the old general Mai Tiezhang and the other nine generals who died during the day,
The Sui generals and the Goguryeo people had also collected their bodies. Eulji Moonhye understood the mood of the Sui generals, so he was willing to charge a thousand taels of gold for transportation to deliver these corpses to the Sui Dynasty for burial.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty agreed without hesitation to the envoy's request to redeem the general's body, and agreed with the Goguryeo people that there would be a day's truce tomorrow, and the two armies would drive a raft on the river to hand over the body. As for the Goguryeo people's request to withdraw, Yang Guang only answered one sentence.
, "After one day, I will order people to continue building the bridge. Whether to fight or surrender, you all must make your decision early!"
The Goguryeo envoy still wanted to quibble, and he drew his sword out of its scabbard at the same time. The envoy was so frightened that he had to crawl on the ground and retreat. After the enemy envoy was escorted out of the camp, the generals asked the emperor to fight and refused to pay the ransom. The gold from the remains of Mai Tiezhang and others will be swam directly over tonight, razing Liaodong City to the ground. Yang Guang said: "In this eastern expedition, many foreign khans followed me. If I break my trust, how can I let them in the future?" Are you convinced? Goguryeo is a small barbarian country, and its owner is shameless, but I cannot be compared with this generation! And if you give him the gold, sooner or later I will get it back with interest."
The generals had no choice but to obey their orders. On the next day, the Koreans brought the remaining ten corpses in wooden coffins. On behalf of His Majesty the Sui Dynasty, Yu Wenshu went to the river to redeem the bodies of Mai Tiezhang and others with gold. Thinking of his daily life with Due to Mai Tiezhang’s friendship, Old General Yuwen cried all the way back to the military camp.
At noon, Yang Guang stood in front of the army and personally held a white silk cloth to wash his face for the Mai Tiezhang. He issued an edict to praise the Mai Tiezhang, saying: "He was ambitious and fruitful. He served as a hero for a long time. He accompanied his subordinates to answer questions. He was the first to enter the battle. He was righteous and righteous. He died with meritorious deeds." Cun. Sincerity in speech, memory and mourning, it is appropriate to receive honor and honor. Use it to show your virtue." In public, he was posthumously awarded the title of Guanglu Doctor, Su Guogong, and the posthumous title Wulie. (Note 3)
Zuo Yiwei General Yu Wenshu, Zuo Tunwei General Xin Shixiong, Right Yiwei General Yu Zhongwen, and Left Xiaowei General Jing Yuanheng. More than a hundred generals, all dressed in white, walked to deliver the iron coffin to the suburbs. The remaining soldiers of Zuo Wuwei He stabbed his arm with a knife and sprinkled blood to pay tribute to the old general. When the three armies saw this, they were all furious.
On the third day, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty mobilized all the crossbow chariots in the army to line up on the river bank. Then He Chou, the minister of the Ministry of Work, built two more pontoon bridges. The pontoon bridge was just half built when the Goguryeo people mobilized crossbow chariots to harass them again, but Yu Wenshu commanded the crossbows. The soldiers shot back in a flurry.
After noon, the floating bridge gradually approached the other side. The Goguryeo people built an earth fort a hundred steps away from the shore. Archers ambush the earth fort and shot the bridge builders. Sui soldiers used rafts carrying giant shields to protect the bridge. Both sides used feather arrows to crossbow. They shot at each other and fought back and forth all day. At sunset, they all stopped.
That night, Goguryeo sent dead soldiers to destroy the unfinished bridge, but was caught by the soldiers and horses ambushed by Youyiwei General Wang Rengong. Rengong had an old relationship with Qian Shixiong, and wanted to avenge him, so all the captured Goguryeo soldiers were killed. He tied a sandbag and threw it into the Liao River.
On the morning of the fourth day, He Chou continued to supervise the craftsmen to build the bridge. Seeing that the pontoon bridge was gradually completed, Goguryeo repeated the trick and lowered the fire ship upstream again. As a result, before the ship could reach the pontoon bridge, it was blocked by wooden piles and iron cables in the river. He Chou was blocked from the outside. It turned out that although He Chou's bridge construction progress was slow during the day, he secretly erected bridge protection piles on both sides of each pontoon bridge, and also recruited dead men with heavy sums of money to swim across the river and use the shore. The rock is the foundation, and iron cables are connected between the rocks and wooden piles and between the wooden piles.
The floating bridge stretched forward steadily under the blazing fire, and the giant tree at the edge once again rested on the beach on the east bank of the Liao River. (To be continued)
