At this moment, what Asahi needs is not just the trust of her colleagues.
The rumors that Luo Shixin mentioned inadvertently shocked him more than the faint thunder and wind in the sky. He was deeply saddened by the death of Uncle Jiu, although he had already done his best since the moment he heard that Uncle Jiu had become the bandit leader.
Similar mental preparations were made. During the days of running around on countless battlefields, Xuzi even secretly begged God and the gods in the dark world not to arrange for him to go to Hebei to suppress bandits, and never to let himself meet Uncle Jiu on the battlefield.
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God, who likes to tease people, fulfilled Xu Zi's request and did not let Sun Jiu die in his hands. Instead, he arranged for Xu Dayan to be his enemy. Let the former good brothers raise their swords face to face on the battlefield, and let Xu Zi stand in front of him.
Between fame, responsibility and friendship, there are torments again and again. "Heaven and earth are furnaces, creation is work, yin and yang are charcoal, and all things are copper!" When he was young, Xuzi remembered reading such sentences, but he didn't understand at the time.
The helplessness in the hearts of the ancients would only forcefully pretend to be old-fashioned. Now, he found that he vaguely understood it, but smiled bitterly and did not want to tell anyone.
"Shixin, help me take the brothers back to the barracks!" Li Xu took the command flag from the soldier's hand, stuffed it into Luo Shixin's hand, and begged.
"Brother Zhongjian, don't be so impulsive. Master Zhang won't believe these silly lies! There are naturally a few of our brothers there to vouch for you." Luo Shixin obviously misunderstood Li Xu's meaning and thought that the other party wanted to hand over military power to show his innocence.
Yelled anxiously.
"It's going to rain, so today's training ends here! I'll go back first and wait for you at the school ground tomorrow morning!" Li Xu smiled at Luo Shixin and explained. Then he turned around and walked slowly towards his mount.
He was not very worried about the reaction of the prefect Pei Caozhi. In the eyes of the other party, he had His Majesty the Emperor as his great backer. As long as the court ignored the rumors that were pouring in, the officials of the prefecture did not dare to do anything even if they had doubts.
Take action.
What made him feel extremely heavy was the news of Sun Jiu's death, and the poisonous fangs hidden behind the rumors that others could not understand. For the gradually mature Xuzi, the lethality of those things hidden behind the rumors was far more than
The rumor itself.
Xu Zi has no sympathy for the enemies who died in his own hands. The bandits are by no means the legendary thieves or righteous thieves. Maybe the reason why they initially rose up was out of helplessness, but they need to eat, grow stronger, and must gather strength to fight
In the government's campaign of suppression, it is inevitable that they will loot and kill those who are weaker than themselves. After more than half a year of suppressing bandits, Xuzi has a deep understanding of the behavior of bandits and the disasters they create.
These people will not be lenient at all. But Uncle Jiu is different from these people. In his impression, Uncle Jiu is so upright and kind. This warm-hearted old man has concentrated all the advantages of his father's generation, he is loyal and dares to take responsibility. Although
Poverty, but life has not wiped away the luster of humanity. Without Uncle Jiu, Xu Zi cannot guarantee that he would not be abandoned by Zhang San, Wang Mazi and others on the way out of the fortress. In that case, there would be no more colorful
Memories of the grassland, let alone today’s fame and wealth.
He can deny that he is Sun Jiu's disciple. When he was in Liaodong, the wily Li Yuan and Liu Hongji had helped him find a disciple who was nowhere to be seen, but when he said it, it added a bit of mystery to his identity. His master is
A worldly master who lives in seclusion on the grassland, the legendary Mirror-grinding Old Man. Telling this name is enough to make it difficult for many people who are deliberately looking for trouble. But Xuzi cannot conceal the feelings between him and Uncle Jiu.
, the feeling of treating him like a teacher, a father, and a friend. Many times, Xuzi even felt that there was a bloodline connected to Uncle Jiu, and the ups and downs were synchronized. Especially at some confusing choices, Xuzi liked
Ask yourself, if Liu Hongji were here, what would he do? If Yuwen Shiji was in the same situation, what would he choose? If Uncle Jiu encountered this situation, what choice would he make?!
In Xu Zi's mind, Liu Hongji represents sophistication, Yuwenshiji represents utilitarianism, and Uncle Jiu represents the innocence of human nature. Occasionally, he would ask himself what Xu Dayan would do in the same situation.
How to deal with it? A warmth wells up in your heart, a warmth that keeps your heart from freezing in winter.
However, now family and friendship have become swords in the hands of the rumor mongers. The shadow in the darkness knows Xu Zi so deeply that almost every time he makes a move, he will kill him. Because Xu Zi knows in his heart that he knows Sun Jiu so clearly.
, Big Eye and the three people related to them can be counted with one slap. Among them, there are only two who went out to the fortress with the three of them and were involved in the current battle to suppress bandits in various counties in Henan. One is Li Xu himself, and the other is
One is Xu Dayan.
"Mao Gong thought of this killing move just to force me to lose my foothold among the county soldiers, so that we can avoid the two of us meeting again on the battlefield!" Big raindrops fell from the sky and hit me in the face.
Then it flows into the mouth, which is very fishy and bitter.
The rain came very quickly, very urgently, and very coldly. The sky and the earth suddenly became a vast expanse of white, and no one's true face could be seen in the wind and rain. Occasionally, lightning would shine down, and all that would be shown would be their stumbling figures.
Ghost-like, vague and ferocious.
Xuzi, who was riding a horse in the rain, remembered everything that happened between him and Xu Dayan, from the initial disagreement with each other to sharing weal and woe, and then to the intertwining of life and death. He remembered the meeting with Tao Kuotou on the grassland.
Thinking about Eru's relaxed years. I remember how Big Eyes avoided Eru's fiery gaze in order to protect the interests of the family. I remember how Big Eyes lit up a cloud of smoke for him in the wind and snow.
In the lightning, he also saw Ashina Choyu's camp. Xuzi remembered how Big Eye and he tied dry firewood to the horse's tail, how to rush out of the door, and how to evade the pursuers. Then, when they were about to have no way out, Big Eye
Suddenly he stabbed Heifeng hard in the butt...
The flash of the sword at that moment is still like lightning.
"I gave you the horse. It was obvious that he would suffer a loss, but secretly he asked you to attract all the pursuers. Anyway, the horse has no strength and can't run very far!" Wu Heitai's words were clear that day amid the thunder.
Reproduce clearly.
"Impossible, Big Eye is not that kind of person!" Xu Zi wiped the rain from his face and defended his friend loudly in his heart. None of this was done by Xu Big Eye, including Wu Heitai's deliberate slander that day. But
Except for Xu Dayan, indeed no one knew his past in such detail, and could even accurately find and exploit the weaknesses in his character.
"It's not a matter of life and death. Good brothers are those who don't share the same fate. Moreover, the horse was stabbed in the butt and injured its muscles and bones. Although it can run faster in a short period of time, the horse will be disabled if it can't run very far!" Wu Hei
Tai's words hit Xuzi amid the sound of wind and thunder, making his face turn pale and his back unknowingly hunched over.
"At the critical moment, he stabbed the horse in the butt. With Xu Dayan's careful thinking, he would definitely calculate that he would not abandon his companions and escape alone. Therefore, he calculated that he would light his clothes on fire and lure away the pursuers. He calculated that he would not abandon his companions and escape alone.
If Feng runs for a while, he will fall to the ground due to injuries to his muscles and bones."
The rain was too heavy and too fast, making people feel cold all over. Li Xu couldn't help but shiver. He felt that the blood all over his body was freezing bit by bit.
"The sweat horse has a big frame and thick flesh. If it were an ordinary horse, it would have been destroyed long ago!" Wu Heitai's words were like thunder, exploding the blood vessels that had been frozen into ice cubes, making people's eyes full of red.
"I'm afraid you will suffer losses in the future because of your uprightness and honesty!" Master Yang's instructions that day also came through the wind and rain, his voice urgent and urging.
It turns out that being honest is also wrong. There is really nothing good people can do in this world. Xuzi wiped his face again and smiled bitterly. Uncle Jiu was an honest and righteous person, so he would be killed in the banquet and in the confrontation with the officers and soldiers.
The little wealth he had accumulated was all advantageous to others. As for himself, Li Xu knew that the reason why he was betrayed again and again and experienced betrayal again and again was because of his honesty and his unpreparedness towards his friends.
"The most important thing in making friends is a word of faith." This is what Liu Hongji taught that day. But did Liu Hongji trust others? Xuzi knew that at least in terms of his attitude towards Mr. Tang, Liu Hongji had doubted his sincerity more than once. Moreover,
Xu Dayan's position at the moment is that of an enemy, not a friend.
"It turns out that I am the only one who is stupid. No matter how many times I eat, I can never learn to behave!" Li Xu sighed and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. If integrity, kindness, honesty and sincerity in human nature are all wrong, he knew that he should
How to protect yourself. Suddenly, he felt that he should thank the person who created the rumor, whether he was Xu Shiji himself or not.
After trying to figure out the direction in the rain, he turned his horse and ran towards his mansion. The mansion of the second uncle of the Great Sui Dynasty was in the quietest and most elegant area of Licheng, which was not far from where he was currently. Xuzi knew that he
Apart from the family fortune he had earned through hard work, there was nothing left. He swore that he would protect it and not be easily taken away like Uncle Nine. Unknowingly, his hand moved again.
I grasped the handle of the knife. My knuckles were white and blue from the rain, but I could no longer feel the coldness in my heart.
The rain came so fast that there were no pedestrians on the street at this time. So Xuzi didn't have to worry about the horse trampling and injuring people, and just let the mount run wildly. He liked the feeling of shuttling in the waterfall, washing away the last rays.
After the warmth, he felt like he was completely reborn.
A thin figure suddenly rushed out of the wind and rain, and almost rushed under Heifeng's hooves. "Hey!" Xuzi yelled, tightening the reins with all his strength. Heifeng's front hooves were raised high as he ran wildly.
It stood up and let out an angry roar. The person who came was simply looking for death. If Li Xu hadn't pulled him in time, if it hadn't been spiritual in itself, this guy would have been trampled alive into a pulp.
"You are looking for death!" Xuzi scolded angrily and jumped off the horse, trying to teach the frightened figure a profound lesson. He raised his fist, but suddenly froze in mid-air.
"It's raining heavily outside, sir, be careful!" Shi Lan, who had recovered from the shock, replied with a trembling voice, and at the same time raised a heavy raincoat to Asahi. (To be continued)
