Thinking

Qi Si lay on the side of the couch, looked at the saber in front of him, and then raised his eyes to look at Chong Yi.

Chong Yi sat on the chair and took a sip of tea, then looked at him with a faint smile on his face, as usual.

Lu Yingqiu sat aside, with his elbows and arms resting on the table, and said to Chongyi: "It's never appropriate to seek revenge like this."

Chong Yi didn't take it seriously: "You have the rules of the government, and we have the rules of the rivers and lakes."

The phrase "one thousand and one hundred taels" still echoed in Qisi's ears, and he got up on his knees and asked, "Master, he bought that sword for one thousand and one hundred taels. Is it gold or silver?"

Chong Yi put down the teacup, spread his hands, and said, "I don't know, anyway, the sword has been destroyed, and now there are only six catties of refined iron left."

Qi Si: "..."

Yuan Kong took Fa to practice and lived in Fanghua Temple not far from Qi Si's home. The two of them originally studied together with the invited master.

In Fanghua Temple, the main hall is scattered along the mountain, spread along the gentle hills, and blends with the flowers and trees all over the mountains in the distance.Incense smoke is lingering, misty among the eaves and tiles along with the mountains and wild clouds.

The sound of people in the front hall is surging, but the inner courtyard of the temple is extremely quiet, only the sound of springs and birdsong, and a few peach blossoms are blooming from outside the courtyard all the way into the courtyard wall, which is Yuankong's residence.

After accompanying Qi Si to come over, Chong Yi crossed his arms in the yard and asked Lu Yingqiu: "What news did you bring with you when you came back?"

Qi Si paused, and looked at Lu Yingqiu together with Yuankong.

"Why did it come so suddenly this time?" Qi Si also asked.

He was a little apprehensive, usually, Lu Yingqiu would not come suddenly, but recently there were rumors that there was going to be a war in the northern border, so he felt uneasy, worried that Lu Yingqiu would go to the battlefield.

Lu Yingqiu thought about it for a while, and then his gentle expression became serious. He looked at them, and said straight to the point: "There is going to be a war in the northern border. The Kingdom of Yan and the Great Liang form an alliance and send 40 troops. The Kingdom of Jin has dispatched more than 30 troops. It has already begun." Prepare for battle."

Yuankong casually held the beads in his hand, a little worried.

Lu Yingqiu paused, then said to Qi Si: "Your father and I are going to fight this time."

Chong Yi looked at Qi Si, but couldn't see the emotion on his face.

The rumors in the streets and alleys are all half-truths and half-false, but Lu Yingqiu's news cannot be more accurate. Hearing his words, Qi Si lowered his head and lowered his eyelashes.

His expression was hidden in the shadow of his face, he thought about it, and finally said: "You go to the battlefield...be careful."

Seeing his reaction, Lu Yingqiu looked at Qi Si's face deeply, and asked tentatively, "Will you not write a letter to your father?"

Qi Si shook his head resolutely, he had nothing to write, his father had never visited him, and the two of them had never exchanged letters, so even if they wanted to write, it would still be a few words.

Lu Yingqiu couldn't force him, so he stepped forward and sat on the edge of the couch, stretched out his hand to stroke his black hair, with some helplessness in his eyes, he said: "He also has a last resort, maybe you will understand in the future."

Qi Si looked up at him, with complicated emotions flashing in her bright eyes.He was also worried about his father, but he didn't want to bow his head and retreat, otherwise he always felt that his mother's grievances were in vain.

Chong Yi shook his head and said: "Forget it, everything will be safe in the end."

The next day, the Feng family went to the government to say hello and dropped the case, saying it was a misunderstanding.Lu Yingqiu has also handed over the collusion between the government and the government for personal gain.

This matter was settled very neatly, and Lu Yingqiu was about to leave.

"Time is tight, I just came to see you, and this matter is over, so I can study in peace and wait for me to come back."

Qi Si and Yuan Kong are naturally very reluctant, but they know that Lu Yingqiu has military duties and now he is going to fight again, let alone keep him willfully.

"You take care of each other, and don't leave homework behind."

Chong Yi, Qi Si and Yuan Kong sent Lu Yingqiu to the door, and Qi Si watched Lu Yingqiu come and go, with mixed emotions in his heart.

Lu Yingqiu knew what Qi was thinking, so he stopped trying to persuade him and his father, and waved to the three of them, leaving behind a tall figure, one person and one rider quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

Chong Yi's whereabouts were always uncertain, and Qi Si's injury was almost healed, so Chong Yi taught him a few new sword moves, so he wanted to leave.

"I heard that Song He went to Jingzhou, I'll go to him to get bad luck, you practice these moves well, and wait for your teacher to come back obediently." Chong Yi told Qi Si.

Chong Yi wanted to leave, he couldn't keep it, Lu Yingqiu and Chong Yi left, and life went back to normal.

At this time, when the spring scenery of the mountain temple is at its peak, the rhododendrons and peach blossoms all over the mountain outside the courtyard are blooming, and a gust of breeze blows over the mountain, which is full of fragrant flowers, hence the name of Fanghua Temple.

The spring scene is full, and the ancient temple is full of fragrance.

The reunion and parting are the same, but no one has ever thought that goodbye will be a different situation.

After Lu Yingqiu and Chongyi left, in the first half month, news came from the frontier that General Zhaowu Ruichu of the Jin State was promoted to a rank and named General Dingyuan. Allied Forces.

In the first battle, the two sides killed each other at Duanyan Pass, which was said to be extremely tragic.

In the next half month, the news was not clear, and the flames of war were far from here, but some people were panicked.

As soon as you go out, you can hear random discussions, and Qisi is inevitably disturbed. When Yuankong and Yuankong were studying at Fanghua Temple, the husband also frequently criticized the two for being distracted.

"A gentleman is not afraid in the face of danger, but a villain is in a state of panic all day long. Even when a battle is at hand, he must remain as calm as a mountain. How can he be distracted?"

Qi Si simply stayed behind closed doors, saving himself from listening to those gossips, and only waited for news from Lu Yingqiu.Half a month later, he studied and practiced his sword, but he made some progress.

On this day, at the end of spring, it was fine, Qi Si and Yuankong were lying on the edge of the release pond, playing with willow branches in their hands, while Xiao Yunsong held a bamboo umbrella beside them to keep them cool.The wind blows, the mountains and forests outside the temple are green, and people come and go from time to time.

When the two were falling asleep, a tall man hurried over from outside the courtyard, strode behind them, and put one hand on Xiao Yunsong's shoulder. Xiao Yunsong was startled unexpectedly, and turned to look at him.

The man had a deep face, sharp and somewhat gloomy facial contours, a black martial robe, a sword at his waist, and a faint imposing manner.

The man's hand was extremely strong, pinching Xiao Yunsong's shoulder to signal him not to yell, Xiao Yunsong had the kung fu to get close to him, but this man was obviously strong in martial arts, Xiao Yunsong couldn't move under his pressure, he only moved a little Block the edge and the expectation.

The man in the black military robe quickly took out a black gold carved plaque from his arms with the other hand, let Xiao Yunsong take a look at it, put it back into his arms, and asked in a low voice, "Which one is your young master?"

Xiao Yunsong recognized him, looked at the sign again, took a step away respectfully, turned around and pointed at Yuankong.

Qi Si and Yuan Kong sensed someone coming, and looked back together, and saw Xiao Yunsong talking with the man in a low voice.

Yuankong was in a daze, leaning against the edge of the pool, squinting his eyes half asleep and half awake, asking: "Who is it?"

The man in black martial robe squatted down in front of him, but his back was straight, his deep eyes were emotionless, he looked at Yuankong and said: "Young master, I'll take you home."

Yuankong was half asleep and half awake by the breeze in the late spring, and didn't pay attention to what he said, and said in a daze, "Oh."

That man: "..."

Qi Si shook Yuan Kong's shoulders and said, "He wants to take you home!"

Only then did Yuankong wake up, his eyes widened, he looked at the man in surprise, and a bunch of questions were thrown like a cannonball——

"Go home? You take me home?"

"My dad wants me to go home?"

"Not a monk anymore?"

Qi Si: "..." Yuan Kong never shaved a single hair, when did he really become a monk.

Xiao Yunsong hurriedly bent over and explained: "Yes, yes."

Qi Si was a little wary, looked at the man, and asked Yuankong: "Do you know him?"

Yuan Kong raised his head and looked at Xiao Yunsong with a questioning look.

Xiao Yunsong was a little excited, and confirmed: "It's a family member, young master, let's go."

Only then did Yuankong stand up, and followed Xiao Yunsong to the side courtyard of the temple to pack his things.

The man didn't follow, but turned to look at Qi Si for a moment, as if he had something to say.

Qisi has fair skin and a handsome face.Maybe it's because they stayed with Yuankong for a long time, and the eyebrows and eyes of the two are somewhat similar.

But Qisi practiced martial arts with Chong Yi, his body is tall and straight, although he is a little thin, but his body has the strength of a young boy, Yuan Kong's body is weaker.

The man asked, "Are you Qisi?"

Qi Si nodded: "What?"

The man said: "Lu Yingqiu asked you to leave with me together with the young master."

Qi Si felt a little strange, raised his head and asked him: "Lu Yingqiu? Where is he? Why hasn't there been any news?"

The man's eyebrows and eyes were a little cold, and his face was always expressionless: "Lu Yingqiu is on military affairs, he is safe and sound."

After all, the man frowned slightly, as if hesitating, and said, "Qisi, Lu Yingqiu has news for you about your father."

Thinking about it, Qi Si looked him straight in the eyes and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

The man hesitated for a moment, looked at Qi Si and said, "Five days after the start of the war, your father led the troops to charge...and died in the northern border."

There was a "boom" in Qisi's head, and he couldn't react.

His father died in battle like this?

They haven't met at all!

Standing there blankly for a while, like falling into an ice cellar, the late spring wind blows with the smell of some mountain forests, gently embracing hope.

The tall Buddha statue in the main hall of Fanghua Temple twitches its fingers in mercy, overlooking the monks who are full of the hall, and also looking at the world of sentient beings outside the hall.

Qi Si came back to his senses and understood what had happened - his parents were gone, he really had no relatives or reason now.

The man waited quietly for a while, watching Qi Si's expression, and when he came back to his senses, he took out a nameplate from his arms and handed it to Qi Si.

It was a sergeant's nameplate with the words "Qi Tong Qing" engraved on it - it was his father's name.

Qi Si sat by the release pool, holding his father's nameplate in his hand, silent.

He has no impression of his father, and he can't talk about any feelings, but now that his death is empty, he feels uncomfortable after all, with no father or mother, he is really alone.

What the man in the black robe said to him, but Qi Si didn't hear clearly, just nodded silently.

The man looked at him, then turned to look for Yuankong and the others.

After a while, Yuan Kong and Xiao Yunsong followed the man out of the side yard.

Yuan Kong had just heard the man talk about Qi Si's father, watching Qi Si silently sitting by the release pool, meditating, his posture was still upright, but he lacked his usual expression, the side face was clearly shadowed by the sun, Yuan Kong I don't know what to say for a while.

The man had no choice but to pull up Qisi and take him away, and Qisi followed them out of Fanghua Temple in a trance.At the corner outside the temple, there were two carriages waiting.The old butler was also beside the carriage, apparently the man had greeted him in advance.

Qi Si's eyes turned red: "You have to take care..."

The old housekeeper was in tears.

Yuan Kong asked the man in black and martial robe: "What about his family?"

The man turned around and helped Yuankong get into the carriage, and replied: "Lu Yingqiu will ask someone to look after him, and the young master will take care of him along the way, and call me if there is anything to do."

Then the man took Qi Si into the carriage, turned around and stepped onto a tall horse, and Xiao Yunsong took the luggage of the two into the second carriage.

The coachman flicked his whip lightly, while the man shook the reins and rode beside the carriage.

Looking back from the window of the carriage, Qi Si saw that the old butler was a bit hunched, and his figure gradually receded, making him feel even more sad.

Yuankong has never seen Qisi cry, even if he was bullied when he was a child, or he was hurt by hard work in martial arts, he never cried, at most he would lie on Lu Yingqiu's or Chongyi's shoulder and bury his head in silence for a while.

"From now on, my home will be your home." Yuan Kong said.

In April, the spring has long gone, the birds are singing and the springs are flowing, and the Fanghua Temple at the foot of the hills is backed by green mountains, facing the thousands of lights in Luyang City, and there are many tourists.

The Buddha statue in the main hall of Fanghua Temple is majestic, and the smoke from the incense burns to the Buddha statue's fingers.

The carriage drove along the flat official road all the way, and Qi Si fell asleep on the soft couch in the carriage, the corners of his eyes were flushed, his cheeks were stained with tears, and he was holding his father's nameplate in his hand.

After half a day, we finally arrived at our destination.

The carriage stopped outside a city gate. The city wall was tall, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out. The soldiers guarding the city strictly checked their identities, and people entering the city lined up in a long line.

The open space in front of the city gate is bustling with horse-drawn carriage pedestrians, merchants and pawns. Even if there is a war on the border, this place is still prosperous.

Qi Si and Yuankong noticed that the carriage had stopped, woke up and opened the curtain of the carriage door.

The two looked up and saw above the city gate, there was a stone carving of vermilion lacquer, with two characters written on it - "Jiangliang".

"Jiangliang? My home is in the capital?" Yuankong couldn't help asking the man.

The man in the black robe nodded respectfully, and said in a low voice: "Yes, young master, wait a moment." Then he signaled Yuankong and Qisi to put down the curtain and not to show up.

He rode his horse towards the soldiers defending the city. The soldiers saw that he would not dismount and were about to stop him, but the man didn't explain, just took out a token and handed it to the soldiers.

The city guards took a look at it, bowed their heads and said something respectfully, the man nodded, sat on the horse and turned his head to signal the driver to enter the city.

Qisi and Yuankong's carriage passed the long queue waiting to enter the city, and entered Jiangliang, the capital of the Jin Kingdom, unimpeded.

The carriage moved smoothly all the way, and the man rode along silently beside the carriage, still not letting Yuan Kong and Qi Si show their faces.

After walking unhurriedly for a while, the carriage finally stopped. The man seemed to be explaining something to someone outside. After a few brief conversations, he continued on his way.

Turning left and right, it seemed that they had entered a quiet alley. The two of them had completely lost their sense of direction in the car, and the carriage stopped again.

The man's deep voice finally sounded outside the carriage: "Little Highness, we are here."

Before reaching out, the door curtain has been lifted.

Qisi and Yuankong looked out together. Outside the carriage was the dusk sky. It was already dusk. Next to the road, there was a high vermilion wall and glazed tiles stretching straight out in the distance. , Solemn and beautiful.

And the man knelt on one knee beside the carriage to salute, with his back straight and his head bowed in respect.

He got up, stepped forward and said: "Humble post Di Youliang, welcome Your Highness back to the palace."

Qi Si and Yuan Kong looked at each other in blank dismay.