"Look at how angry you are, dad didn't promise them!" Li Shimin felt distressed and took out the handkerchief and gave it to him. The second sister didn't like Zhong Jian, and he finally knew the answer. But why was the second sister so angry? Because of a few gossips
What?
Another question he hid in his heart, and it took many years to find the answer. At that time, he had married the niece of his eldest son Shunde, and started a glorious military career under the planning of his wife's brother Sun Wuji. In just a few years, he
I have seen countless strange women and tasted countless tears.
Some of the answers I didn’t understand when I was young. By the time I understood them, the people and scenery at that time had already become memories.
In front of you is a burning river, crows are circling in the air, and wild wolves are howling not far away. The wilderness belongs to them, and their feast is everywhere. The robes are running chaotically among the wolves, and some people are talking about different things.
Some people were crying in a different tone, some were dying in pain, and some were lying on the ground motionless, trying to enjoy the last ray of sunshine in their lives.
The sunlight was also red, as red as the burning bridge on the river. Countless Goguryeo people came roaring and chopped down their companions in the food protection team one by one. Li Xu wanted to draw his sword to fight, but found that he could not move at all.
I could only watch helplessly as the heads of my companions were cut off by the Goguryeo people and built into pagodas. Monks in cassocks sat on the top of the pagodas and recited strange scriptures. Black smoke rose from the top, and there were cow heads and horse faces.
Yaksha and the little devils crawled out one by one, and used steel forks to pick up the headless corpses. The headless corpses were not dead yet, but they could not make any sound. They struggled hard on the fork tips, waving their arms, legs and feet up and down, and then violently
It burned up, lighting up the burning sky like a raging flame.
Suddenly, those ghosts and monsters all turned into their own robes, clad in neat armor, formed a square formation, and stood solemnly. On the pagoda crowded with people, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was wearing a military uniform and waving vigorously. "I am here today.
Let’s take a look at what the warriors who have been stationed here for us in the Sui Dynasty look like for more than a year. I came here today to see the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers on both sides of the Liao River. I came, I saw it, and I was not disappointed!
"
He shouted loudly and pointed to the east: "Brothers, can any of you tell me where that is over there?"
"Liaodong!" everyone answered in unison.
"Across the river, can you bring that territory over for me?" His Majesty the Emperor, standing on the pile of skeletons, smiled softly and asked again.
"Fight, fight, fight!" the soldiers raised their arms and shouted, their voices echoing across the field.
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and floated up into the air. Then, countless Goguryeo people and Sui soldiers and horses fought together. Li Xu found himself caught in the crowd and rushed forward. He lost his way as he rushed forward.
Suddenly there was a fire all around, and the Goguryeo people rode towards him on flaming horses. He swung his sword, but the long sword in his hand suddenly broke. At this time, the fireworks all dispersed, and he saw himself standing on the edge of the blood-red Liao River, and saw his companions...
Die in front of each other...
"Escape, flee north!" someone shouted across the river. Li Xu instigated the black wind to escape upstream, and arrows all over the sky circled around him. Several arrows penetrated the iron armor, but he felt no pain.
I felt like the north wind was making me breathless, and every breath was extremely difficult.
Wang Yuantong disappeared, and Qi Poning disappeared into a forest. Yuan Zhongwen, Gao Xiang followed Liu Hongji and stopped a group of enemy troops. Liu Hongji shouted and ordered others to leave first. Qin Ziying's horse was shot to death, and he jumped with a devil in his arms.
Entering the Liaohe River, the water swirled and swept his frail body away without a trace...
At the end of the road, the Liaohe River turned to the east to block the way, and the Goguryeo people were in hot pursuit. Suddenly, the black wind let out a long hiss and jumped into the roaring river...
"Ah!" Li Xu woke up with a loud cry and saw the early spring sunshine climbing up the thick cloth window of his home. Liu Hongji, Qin Ziying, the Goguryeo people, and the devil were all gone. He was dreaming. This was no longer Liaodong.
This is my home in Shanggu.
The young man turned over and sat up, put on his clothes, got down to the ground, and gently opened the window. The morning breeze blew on his face, which made him feel a little warm and then cold. It was not very comfortable, but it made him feel like he was still alive. It really felt like he was alive.
The earth lives under the sunshine of the Central Plains.
It has been half a year since he came back from Liaodong, but he always wakes up from the same dream. It seems that a soul is trapped by the Liao River, and it has never returned to his body since the day when the entire army was wiped out. Li Xu shook his head and said
The fatigue caused by the dream and the strange thoughts in my heart were dispelled, and then I walked out of the door, carrying the basin to the kitchen to fetch water.
"Master, are you awake?" Aunt Zhong came over with a smile and reached out to grab Li Xu's basin.
Li Xu shook his head and dodged to refuse, but Aunt Zhong snatched the basin away, "How can that happen? How can the young master say that he is an official now? How can he do such rough work himself? If people see it, he is not talking about me.
He Laozhong doesn't understand the rules..."
The old lady babbled and walked to the kitchen with the washbasin in her arms. Li Xu couldn't resist the old man, so he had to smile helplessly and stand in the yard enjoying the sunshine of early spring. The old elm tree at home was already covered with money, and it would be gone in a few days.
You can grind it down to make Yushuqianer porridge and drink it. Li Xu remembered that before he left home, he could drink it deliciously several times every spring.
Aunt Zhong was not young, but her hands and feet were very nimble. In the blink of an eye, she had brought the washbasin back, refused Li Xu's request to wash his face in the yard, walked straight into his room, put the washbasin on the wooden stand, and
Then, he took off the hand towel on the wooden stand and replaced it with a freshly washed one. He reached out and tested the water temperature, and finally nodded to Li Xu and told him that he could wash his face now.
"I'll do it myself, Aunt Zhong, please take a rest." Li Xu was not used to being served by others, so he squirted water on his face and declined Aunt Zhong's offer to help him wipe his face. Seeing his firmness, Aunt Zhong had no choice but to
He put down the handkerchief, but the man refused to leave, nagging again: "I am so clumsy, I can't serve you well even if I want to! I told you to buy a maid for you, but you refused. Look at those officials,
Who doesn't hire a girl to come..."
"Aunt, I'm not an official. The military letter has already arrived. When the fifth brother of the Zhang family prepares his luggage, I will report back to Huaiyuan Town with him!" Li Xu said lightly, interrupting Aunt Zhong's words.
Suspicious.
"What! I'm leaving again! The fight is over, why are you still going?" Aunt Zhong, who was standing next to Li Xu, was startled. Her voice rose several times in an instant. When she shouted, other people in the family were also alerted.
, and a moment later, the sound of soft footsteps came from the yard.
"Xu Zi, Xu Zi!" Mother stood outside the window and shouted in a low voice.
"Hey, I'm washing my face!" Li Xu agreed, grabbed a hand towel and wiped the water on his face, and walked out with the washbasin without waiting for Aunt Zhong's help.
"What are you doing again, making Aunt Zhong angry?" Mother asked with a loving smile.
"No, I just said that the military letter has arrived and I have to go to Liaodong in a few days!" Li Xu explained to his mother very calmly, as if going to Liaodong to fight was as easy as taking a trip to the back mountain.
The two women were silent and watched as Li Xu walked to the corner of the yard with face wash water, squatted down, and carefully poured the water into the ditch.
This child has grown up and is no longer the Xuzi who needs their constant care. His back is wider than Li's father, and his stature is a whole head taller than Uncle Zhong. What has changed even more is his calmness and kindness.
Quietly, as if nothing is surprising, even if the sky falls, you can wave your arms to block it.
This tall body has already begun to shine. Thousands of Shanggu disciples went to Liaodong. Only Xuzi came back alive and achieved fame. Not only that, he also found the position of captain for his cousin Zhang Xiu.
The surrounding neighbors all turned red with envy.
Since Xuzi came back, the county magistrate sent a famous invitation to Li Mao for a banquet. The county magistrate personally visited Li Mao and commended Li Mao for teaching his children well and cultivating a pillar for the country. Mr. Liu of the county school
He has also been here, and one can tell how he thought highly of Xu Zi back then. There are also many people who Li's father and Uncle Zhong have never interacted with, and suddenly they have become distant relatives of the Li family.
"I heard that your Xuzi was favored by Mr. Tang and wanted to adopt him as his adopted son?" A female family member took advantage of the opportunity to visit relatives and pulled Li Zhang to keep asking.
"I heard that your Xuzi saved the emperor's consort on the battlefield. The emperor wants to thank him personally?" Someone asked Li Zhang mysteriously.
"That child is blessed, I've known it since he was a child!" Zhang's Xiaowu's father proclaimed it himself when he came to visit.
Ms. Li Zhang didn't know where these rumors came from, nor how to answer them. The more she didn't explain, the more people took them seriously. Some people even used their daughter's horoscope to ask if the two families could get married.
There are also juniors with the same surname who simply brought the land deed and asked that the whole family be merged into Li Xiaowei's sect.
Li Zhang is deeply proud of her son, but she is also deeply worried about her son. The tall body in front of her carries too many things that he should not carry at his age. Sometimes, Zhong Zhong
Both Aunt Li and Mrs. Li Zhang can feel the heaviness. The Li family's small courtyard is just that big, and anyone can hear the screams made during nightmares. Whenever they hear the helpless and desperate screams, Li Zhang
Both Shi and Aunt Zhong felt like their hearts were stabbed by knives. But they didn't dare to ask, and they knew they couldn't get anything out of Xu Zi's mouth.
Wounds on the body can be treated with medicine. Wounds in the heart may only be resolved by time.
"Alas!" The two women sighed softly almost at the same time, lifted up their clothes and wiped the corners of their eyes. At this moment, they themselves couldn't figure out whether they liked the original one who was a bit of a scumbag, with a face full of sunshine, and would occasionally like him.
The young boy whose parents acted like a spoiled child still liked the young man in front of him who was calm, solid and as solid as a rock.
Perhaps, that sunny boy is more caring with his parents. At least he will tell his parents everything and will not hide everything in his heart. (To be continued)
