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"I—" Qin Ke didn't have time to continue teasing him, his pupils shrank suddenly, and Sun Qing, who was like a ball of flames in front of him, was already rushing towards him roaring on his horse!

Chapter 173 Farewell

When the missions of the two countries left, it was already dusk.

The gloomy sky is gloomy and gloomy, but the light of the sunset embellishes the layers of gray and gives them a bit of vitality. The golden red spreads from the top of people's heads to the endless distance.

It is no longer the season when the grass grows and the warblers fly. The cool wind makes people feel that the bleakness in autumn is gradually approaching.It will step on small steps, touch every leaf that is gradually turning yellow, and watch them fall silent in the dust of the year.

On the tower of Jianye City, Gao Changgong, dressed in white, sat on a crenel, his eyes blurred, looking at the flags floating farther and farther away.

His black and smooth hair was slightly rippling in the wind, and there was a little melancholy in his heroic eyes.

"Go well..." His voice was so low that only he could hear it.

After she walks away, will she look back at the high city wall again, will she think that there is a person sitting in the sunset, watching farewell?

He was holding the jug, and he didn't know how much wine he had drunk today, but under the agitation of his blood, the wine would overflow from his pores into the air in less than half an hour.

But now, he obviously didn't want to let the drink go away too quickly.

"Hiding in a place like this and drinking alone...then it won't taste good." Zhou Gongjin approached slowly. The only thing that changed was his clear eyes. He smiled and said, "Since you are so unwilling, why don't you go to the Great Wall with others?"

Gao Changgong also smiled: "Anyway, you are talking nonsense that you don't need to make a draft...Looking at your court clothes, did you enter the palace and report everything?"

"It's not a report, it's just a talk..." A voice as clear as water.

Gao Changgong's complexion changed, and when he turned around, Zhuge Wanling's thin figure unexpectedly appeared from the end of the steps of the city wall, his robe fluttering in the wind, with one hand on his hip, he seemed to be panting, and said: " It was Gong Jin who guessed that you might be here and wanted to see you."

Gao Changgong stood up all of a sudden, walked to Zhuge Wanling's side with strides, and blocked the excessively loud and wanton wind for him. He knew that Zhuge Wanling's health was not very good recently, and the imperial physician also said that he should try his best to sit quietly and recuperate. The autumn wind was bleak, In winter, if the medicine jar gets a cold again, it will be troublesome.

"It's not good to recuperate in the palace, and the prime minister of a country is still running around all day." Although Gao Changgong's mouth was not polite, his eyes were full of concern.

"When I was not moving in the palace, you always told me to walk more, but now you blame me for running around?" Zhuge Wanling smiled slightly, looking at the sunset in the distance, "Today's sunset is pretty good, I'll take a look too .”

Gao Changgong glanced at Zhou Gongjin with some doubts, and Zhou Gongjin shrugged, expressing that he didn't know what happened.

Gao Changgong could only helplessly spread his hands and said, "Look, look, anyway, I can never persuade you."

Zhuge Wanling pursed his lips. He could still feel that Gao Changgong was following his footsteps to help him block the cool wind. He felt warm in his heart, but he could see the big flags of the Great Wall, Canghai and the two countries' diplomatic missions from afar. At the end of the avenue, it became smaller and smaller, and the light in the eyes dimmed slightly.

……

"You can plot against others, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the sea, after all, they are your current or future enemies. I am not unreasonable to speak of benevolence and righteousness with the enemy. But General Mulan, she is willing to guard the peace of the world. , guarding the Great Wall, but you secretly use her? This... forgive me, I absolutely cannot accept it."

Liu De's cold voice seemed to come back again, it was right next to his ears, lingering constantly.

"I thought I hadn't seen you for so many years. You became the Prime Minister of Jing and Wu, leading the people, and there might be some changes, but unfortunately, you are still the same you. Even if you changed your face and identity, you became the current you. This 'Zhuge Wanling', but the coldness, insidiousness, and unscrupulousness in your bones have not changed at all."

Before leaving, Liu De suddenly said: "We met twice, and each time I asked you whether you drink wine or tea, do you know the difference between the two?"

Zhuge Wanling raised his head to look at him, and he continued to speak: "Wine, the more you drink, the warmer it gets, and the more you drink tea, the colder it becomes. Now think about it, the little bit of love between us has long been with you." The tea in the cup is like water, it's completely cold..."

"Within ten years, lead troops to destroy you Jing Wu!"

He lifted the straw mat, threw it casually, and the broken silver fell on the counter, making a knocking sound like a sigh.

Zhuge Wanling coughed violently.

Gao Changgong's heart tightened, he stretched out his hand to support Zhuge Wanling's shoulder, and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Not feeling well?"

Zhuge Wanling shook his head and said, "Probably because of the wind blowing."

"Let's just say, your current body can't blow the wind." Gao Changgong rolled his eyes, and also took a look at the missions of the two countries who had gone away. The night had sprinkled some scattered stars on the dome, and he shook his head and sighed. , and then together with Zhou Gongjin, Zhuge Wanling walked down the high steps of the tower.

On the stairs, Zhou Gongjin smiled and said, "Go to my place later? It just so happened that I sent someone to prepare mutton."

Gao Changgong also laughed, but he refused: "The Sun family has a banquet for all the officials today, and the invitations have already been sent to my house. If I don't go, I will have to be talked about by my father again."

Zhou Gongjin didn't receive the invitation, but of course he knew why he wasn't included in the "Hundred Officials", but that's okay, Zhuge Wanling's family and the gentry's family were not very harmonious, if the Sun family really invited him to go Banquet, I still have to go or not go to the embarrassment.

"That's right. Sun Qing's victory today can be said to be extremely beautiful. He rode his horse through the chaotic army alone, forcing the enemy commander to flee in embarrassment. The Red Army under his command also took advantage of the enemy commander's escape. When the morale plummeted, it became a broken Liuhua formation." He formed a wild goose formation and captured the fat military division. The flag, the commander, and the formation, he won all three things. I feel sorry for Qin Ke and Abu when I meet such an opponent.” Zhou Gongjin said it was for others. Sad but with an unconcealable smile on his face.

"Losing is expected." Gao Changgong also smiled, "But, it's just a momentary victory or defeat, and it can't decide a lifetime. They lost this time, but they won't keep losing."

"It seems that you have great confidence in them?"

"It's not about them." Gao Changgong recalled Sun Qing. That young man was indeed very strong, but an eagle flying high in the sky without knowing where to drink water would be tired by his arrogance sooner or later. He said with emotion: "I just firmly believe that there is no The undefeated man."

"Just like you?" Zhou Gongjin teased.

In Jingwu, Gao Changgong was called the God of War, and everyone believed that he would not fail, after all...how could a god fail?

Gao Changgong waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "You know, I haven't lost before..."

He turned his head. At this moment, they had already descended from the city tower. The towering city wall blocked his sight and the last shadow of the missions of the two countries in the twilight. Even if he ran up now, it was impossible to see that figure...

Zhou Gongjin saw his thoughts and asked, "Why don't you go to see him off? It's always good to walk a little longer."

"No need." Gao Changgong withdrew his gaze, "It is necessary to say goodbye after sending you off for thousands of miles. In this case, there is no difference between sending you off or not. She has never liked mother-in-law and mother-in-law. In the future... there will be time to see you again."

"That's good. As usual, I'll save some wine for you. We'll drink some when you come back from the banquet." Zhou Gongjin smiled, and when their palms touched, there was a crisp sound.

Gao Changgong left alone, walking freely and freely, like a breeze.

Chapter 174 The Banquet

"Click up! Click up! Hey...wait a minute, this hangs a bit crookedly, the right side is up! Click down...up, okay!"

"What? Don't have enough red candles? I still need to teach you? Why don't you hurry up and ask someone to buy it? Do you know why you can't be a housekeeper? You just don't use your brain!"

The sky hadn't completely darkened yet, but the servants of the Sun Mansion were already busy. The red lanterns that were only hung up on festival days had been wiped off the dust by the servants of the Sun Mansion. In the yard, there was a fiery red everywhere, and even the lips of the maids who came and went in a hurry were as red as if they had been smeared with rouge.

The housekeeper is in his fifties this year, and since he grew up in the Sun Mansion, he is already considered an out-and-out "old man" in the Sun Mansion.

A noble family like the Sun family is very particular about seniority. The previous housekeeper was the companion of Sun Zhong, the grandson of the Sun family. It is said that he and Sun Zhong are even referred to as "brothers" in private, but they are too old and overworked. This year, he was suffering from an unknown disease and was so demented that he couldn't speak, so he was able to sit in this position that seemed to be a servant, but was actually more dignified than some Beijing officials.

The carriages at the door followed one another, and the sedan chairs followed one another.He looked at the scene at the gate, and muttered in a low voice: "Master Jia Zhenggui has arrived, and Mr. Wu Chongxi has arrived..."

He knew what kind of weight these names contained. Tonight, it could be said that as long as there were dignified officials in the Jingwu court, they would all come to the Sun residence for a banquet.

But rather than saying that they came to ask for a cup of congratulatory wine, it is better to say that they made a special trip to express their respect to the Sun family.

The Sun family was already one of the best aristocratic families in Wu State back then, and after Jing Wu established the country, Sun Zhong, as one of Zhuge Wanling's supporters, led the Sun family to become the most popular family in Jing Wu.

From the officials in the capital of Jianye to the local officials, among the officials big and small, I don't know how many are from the Sun family lineage, and the Sun family also relied on this power to have their power in the court so strong that it was almost like a mountain. .

Today, Sun Jian'an stood at the door to welcome the guests in person, and these important people approached Sun Jian'an as soon as they got off the sedan chair, with bright smiles on their faces: "Master Sun, congratulations."

"Your son has gained a lot of limelight today. In the future, Jingwu's military circle will definitely have a new star, your son."

Sun Jian'an bowed his head humbly, and responded with a smile to everyone: "Thank you, everyone, first come first..."

The servant standing beside him also had a smile on his face, bent over to show his respect, while accepting the heavy presents from everyone, he said beamingly: "My lords, please follow me."

"Great general!" Sun Ji'an raised his head and burst out laughing suddenly. The red lanterns reflected his neat robes red, and he took the initiative to step forward, "I thought you refused to show me the honor this time, but I was a little bit nervous. It's hard."

Gao Changgong was dressed in white, walking calmly and gracefully in the night, the light of the red lantern did not fall on his shoulders, but his cheeks still seemed to be shining in the darkness.

The "beautiful god of war" in the heart of this woman from Jingwu seems to appear like a heavenly man descending from the earth at any time, making one wonder whether he is just an illusion.

He didn't come in a sedan chair or a carriage, but walked up to the Sun Mansion step by step like a commoner, but even so, no one would think that his status was not noble enough.

The Gao family was originally a very powerful family among the gentry. Although it seemed low-key compared to other gentry, when they really planned to do something, they would burst out with unimaginable power.

But Sun Ji'an also knew that he couldn't completely bind the Jingwu war god in front of him with the Gao family.

Gao Changgong is Gao Changgong, Gao family is Gao family, the two may be intertwined, but standing behind Gao Changgong is Zhuge Wanling, that... even the nobles can't suppress him.

Before Jingwu was established, in their eyes Zhuge Wanling was just the leader of a Jianghu gang. Even though he had some power and was worthy of being won over by the gentry, he was still just a commoner.

And Gao Changgong is the number one dude of the Gao family, and his biggest hobby is to travel around and appreciate the customs and customs of various places.

But they would never have imagined that these two people, when they joined forces, would be able to establish such an unworldly feat.

"Master Sun." Gao Changgong walked under the red lantern, and the red light suddenly reflected on his white clothes, like a bloodstain that could not be wiped off, which made Sun Jianan immediately think of today's military exercise, then The neighing of war horses and the shouts of killing when weapons were exchanged seemed to still linger in my ears.

He was inexplicably tense, how Gao Changgong became the Great General of Jing and Wu, the great Sima, he, a participant back then, naturally knew very well.

Back then, when Wu State was torn apart, Tang State watched on coldly, and sent people to intervene quietly by the way, provoking fights among the various small countries, thereby weakening their strength.

The purpose of doing this is obvious. When the internal power of Wu State is completely exhausted in the continuous civil strife, Tang State, which is the closest to Jing Wu, can justifiably go south in the name of "putting down chaos and protecting the people" and occupying this piece of heaven-sent land .

That's why when he learned that the gentry of Wu State had united to establish Jing Wu, Tang State was so distraught that he wanted to send troops south to attack Jing Wu.

But after Gao Changgong led eight thousand Qingzhou ghost riders to sweep across the territory of Tang State, Jing Wu's foundation was stabilized, and Tang State could only hold his nose to admit this matter.

"Sun Qing's performance in the military exercise today can be said to be outstanding. There will be such a young general in the army soon. How can I not come?" Gao Changgong said with a slight smile.

The expression on Sun Ji'an's face changed, and he showed a somewhat flattered expression. He cupped his hands and said, "What's the matter? Gouzi is still young, and many things depend on one person's likes and dislikes, regardless of the overall situation. After he joins the army, he will have to be a general." Help us a lot."

He was referring to Sun Qing abandoning the military flag during the military exercise today and chasing Abu. He said this, no doubt to test whether Gao Changgong would have a grudge against Sun Qing because of this incident.

Gao Changgong shrugged his shoulders: "It's nothing unusual to be young and frivolous. If a young man looks forward and backward like an old man, it will be boring." After thinking about it, he said: "Thinking about it, I was also a libertine back then, and I was often scolded by my father... ..."

"Grandpa Gao must be proud of the great general now." Sun Ji'an felt relieved, and smiled lightly.

The army is no better than the Sun family. Today's Jingwu Army can be said to be dominated by Gao Changgong alone. Since Gao Changgong said so, Sun Qing's future is guaranteed.

"Mr. Sun is wrong. I am still the one that annoys my father the most." Gao Changgong smiled heartily, "It's not that I have any prejudice against the Sun family, it's just a word of love." , it’s really hard to say.”

Sun Ji'an was stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed. He was one of the leaders in the Gao family's "marriage urging". Some things cannot be forced, and Sun Zhong later expressed his objection to the marriage, but he didn't take it to heart.

"Then I have to listen carefully to the general's love words."

From business affairs to private affairs, some of the original barriers between the two melted like ice and snow. Although the smiles between the two were hardly [-]% sincere, they supported each other and entered the gate of the Sun Mansion. Just like old friends for many years, ordinary people have no way of distinguishing that these two people actually belong to different camps.

Chapter 175

And just today, the General's Mansion, which seemed deserted at first, is also very lively, but compared to the Sun Mansion, it is more relaxed and harmonious.

The small cauldron was roasted on the charcoal fire and became boiling hot. The milky white soup inside was boiling. The mutton was mixed with sliced ​​ginger, garlic sprouts, and scallions. The rich aroma could almost be carried along the breeze. yard to go.

Today all the poor students from Taixuetang who participated in the war gathered together. It was Zhou Gongjin who suggested this, but his identity as the "supervisor" is really interesting. It is said that officials can monitor all places, just like Prime Minister Zhuge's "clairvoyance". Speaking of the official university, he didn't even have a decent mansion in Jianye City. Gao Changgong was open-minded, so he asked him to arrange these children in his general's mansion.

Anyway, Gao Changgong is not yet married, and he is used to living in the military camp to eat and sleep with the soldiers on weekdays, so only the housekeeper and a few servants are left to take care of the mansion on a daily basis, and there are not many lights at night. It looked like a ghost house, and it was bustling and lively at the moment, which added a lot of fireworks to this one of the best houses in Jianye City.

"Can you eat it?" Xiao Qian looked at Xiao Ding anxiously, his stomach had already protested unwillingly, and the chopsticks in his hand opened and closed against the air between his fat fingers.

The scent seemed to penetrate his nostrils into his brain, he closed his eyes, and unknowingly, saliva trickled down the corners of his mouth.

The seat was arranged for two, and the building sat opposite him, with a white cloth wrapped around his head.

In that fierce military exercise, as an infantry, he could not avoid bumps and bumps, but after the defeat of the wild goose formation, Wang Zhu saw the right opportunity and hit him hard with the wooden knife in his hand.

It's just that at the same time, he was also kicked in the crotch by the building, and rolled on the ground for an unknown amount of time before being carried out by his colleagues on a stretcher.

He covered his head and laughed loudly: "What's the matter? Doesn't it feel good? What's the matter if you lose, you will still be in pain for a long time if you lose!"

Although the military exercise was lost, he wasn't too sad, but now he was very upset that he was at the same table with Xiaoqian, and said angrily, "Can you stop moving forward? Your saliva is almost falling in!"

Xiaoqian hastily wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve just now, and everyone laughed loudly: "Xiaoqian, your stomach growls better than this soup!"

Xiaoqian became annoyed and said: "I'm hungry, can't I? You need strength to fight in front of the formation, but I don't need strength to arrange troops in the back?"

Someone laughed and shouted: "Come on, you are so fat, when you will be as thin as Qin Ke, you will need strength to deploy troops."

Everyone laughed again, Xiaoqian blushed and was too angry to speak.

A Bu was sitting in front of a chopping board with a wry smile on his face, and there was also a small cauldron boiling on the chopping board. Jing Wu didn't eat this way, but it was very popular on the other side of the sea. Food.

It is bitterly cold in the north, and in the cold season, it is often seen that there is heavy snow all over the sky, and the cold wind is said to be able to freeze a person's bare fingers.

And it has become a rare enjoyment to be able to bake your hands by the charcoal fire while eating a mouthful of steaming food from the boiling.

Abu only knew that Zhou Gongjin's one of his daily hobbies was cooking, but he didn't expect that he could do everything, even Cang Hai's cooking skills were so familiar, which made him inexplicably feel a little absurd.

Just as he raised his head slightly, the two people in front of him made him stand up hastily and walked over.

It was Qin Ke and Zhang Fu who came, but one was standing and the other was sitting.

Zhang Fu stood behind and slowly pushed a wheelchair that seemed a bit wide. Qin Ke's left leg was tied with a splint that had been carefully polished by the Tai Hospital, and his face was full of pain.

Seeing his appearance, Abu asked doubtfully, "It's been half a day since the bone setting, and you still hurt?"

Qin Ke was sullen and didn't speak, while Zhang Fu covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "It's not that he's in pain, it's just that he just finished drinking the medicine and has sugar in his mouth."

Qin Ke pursed his lips for a long time, feeling that the maltose in his mouth suppressed the bitterness a bit, and opened his mouth reluctantly to watch Abu in a miserable state: "I'm so naive... I thought bone setting was the saddest level, but who knew there was another drinker in the back?" Medicine! Now I wonder if these imperial physicians are trying to trick me on purpose, this medicine is so bitter... It's the same as when I secretly drank the antinatal medicine from Aunt Zhang next door when I was a child!"

"Are you secretly drinking anti-fetal medicine?" Abu stared blankly at Qin Ke, and after a while he couldn't help but burst out laughing, even crying.

"Master lied to me, saying that anti-fetal medicines are sweet, like honey water, I was curious so..." Qin Ke's expression on his face was very stinky when he thought of that embarrassing incident.