Huaigui

Seven days later, He Lanmingyue and Ding Zuo walked into the warm tent one after the other.

Ding Zuo held a scroll in one hand: "Your Majesty, I have received a reply letter from Pingcheng. The princess and the son-in-law have already learned about your situation, and I urge you to send you there as soon as possible."

Gao Jing stretched his legs and was changing the dressing. He took the battle report and read it scribbled: "I have stayed here for a few days, and I can leave at any time. But going to Pingcheng must bypass Bingzhou. You also said a few days ago that the military governor of Bingzhou didn't know about it." , if it is discovered that you march without authorization... It's not because I don't trust you, but because I'm really afraid."

Ding Zuo said, "I have a solution."

Gao Jing raised his head: "What way?"

"Please also ask Master Helan to borrow the map for use."

After Ding Zuo finished speaking, He Lanmingyue nodded slightly and took the map from the side.For the convenience of a high-level view, Ding Zuo unfolded it kneeling on the ground and marked three points: Xueguan, Bingzhou, and Pingcheng.

"Xueguan is actually in the north of Pingcheng, and there is not much traffic between the two places. Due to Xueguan's important strategic position, and terrain factors, many official roads cannot directly reach Pingcheng from Xueguan. Most people will choose to take a detour through Bingzhou." Ding Zuo drew a straight line and circled a small town, "But please look, Your Majesty, to the southwest of Chuxue Pass is Shao'an, the westernmost town of Cangzhou, adjacent to the river, and the river runs from north to south to Pingcheng Fenshui flows into..."

He Lan Mingyue understood: "You mean to go down the river?"

Ding Zuo nodded and said, "Exactly."

He Lan Mingyue said: "But the river is so fast that it's not suitable to take a boat."

Ding Zuo said: "Your Excellency, I don't know that the river is not so fast all year round. After the beginning of spring, a section of the river in Beiting thawed, but it didn't come to the season of rain and flood. Although sailing at this time is unexpected, and it is indeed risky compared to going by land, But I would like to guarantee with my life that there will not be too much trouble."

He Lan Mingyue stared at the map with downcast eyes, thinking, if Ding Zuo's plan is feasible, he might arrive earlier than expected.

The final plan was adopted by Gao Jing, because in fact they didn't have so many choices.Ding Zuo immediately started to prepare for crossing the river, and sent his own people to Shao'an to set up arrangements in advance. He Lanmingyue sent him out of the camp. This person was very polite to him, and didn't ask his identity, and always used "adult" in his words. , he was a little uncomfortable.

"Trouble Sima with everything." He Lan Mingyue raised her hand and bowed to him.

Ding Zuo said he didn't dare to take it, put the map in his arms and left in a hurry.He Lan Mingyue watched him go to the distance, looked around, and suddenly realized why these days are not normal——

In the past, Lin Shang was the guard by Gao Jing's side, but he was absent for several days.

Pulling over another hidden guard who was guarding outside the tent instead of him, He Lan asked, "Where did your guard captain go?"

The Ouchi hidden guards were all left to Gao Jing by the late emperor, they were loyal and only listened to him alone.Because of Gao Jing's orders, the hidden guards obeyed Helan Mingyue: "My lord, the captain of the guard is at the north of Xuanwu Camp."

But isn't that where Ding Zuo arranged for them to live after they entered the city?Helan Mingyue became more and more puzzled, and when she knew it, the secret guard said again: "Always with Mr. Li."

It took him a while to realize that "Mr. Li" referred to Li Queshuang.

Li Ciyuan's decision that day hit Li Queshuang no less than Helan Mingyue, but Helan overreacted later, and when he recovered, he was dealing with Gao Jing's affairs again, and only visited Li Queshuang twice.Li Queshuang's eyes were swollen every time he went there, and the aura of the little overlord of Yinzhou was completely gone, and he didn't talk too much to him.

Helan Mingyue lost her close relatives herself, but she didn't know what it was like after such a long time, she only said that if Li Queshuang had a longer time, he would digest the grief.He thought that Li Queshuang needed to be quiet, but he never disturbed her.

So Lin Shang has been with him?

In the past when they first arrived in Yinzhou, He Lanmingyue said arrogantly to Lin Shang, "Apologize, you should go and tell him yourself." Suddenly remembering, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and went back to the camp.

Gao Jing changed the medicine, which was different from the pungent ointments he used before. Although the Qihua ointment had strong medicinal properties, its breath was as soft as its name, with a slight fragrance.Helan Mingyue saw him slowly put down his clothes, and walked over to pour a cup of hot tea.Drinking here is better for warming up, but Gao Jing can't drink it, He Lan doesn't like the feeling of being drunk, so Ding Zuo only brings tea.

The spare hand rubbed the lower part of the knee as Tang Feiyi said, and He Lanmingyue saw Gao Jing's appearance, and asked, "It's been a while since I took the medicine, has it improved?"

"Miss Tang said there is no rush." ​​Gao Jing said, He Lan thought it was a denial, but he continued, "When I was in Yinzhou, I stayed at your house every day, and I just took medicine and needles. I didn't feel much. These days... I I don't know if it's because of running all the way or something else, but Miss Tang came to give the needle last night, and it hurts a bit."

He Lan couldn't help raising her voice: "Do you feel pain?"

It was clearly a sad touch, but Gao Jing couldn't help laughing: "Yes, only a little bit, and it passed quickly, like being bitten by something. I told Miss Tang at the time, and she said that maybe this is the beginning of the effect."

He Lan wondered: "Is it all useless work before?"

Gao Jingdao: "Miss Tang said that maybe she did not sit up and lie down before to restore the bones, but the meridians are still difficult to grow well. Although I am fleeing now, I am forced to forcibly move on the horse every day. Maybe I was stimulated inside but was Given the opportunity to grow, you just need to exercise more and you should be able to slowly regain your consciousness."

It has been almost a year since he was tortured in various ways, and the injury that he thought would not heal could still have the motivation to get better. Anyone who heard it wanted to call it a miracle.

He Lan Mingyue is not an indifferent person, hearing the words said: "It's so good, I can't be limping for the rest of my life."

"I still want to thank you." Gao Jing looked into his eyes and said earnestly, "A lot of times... I don't know how to thank you, thank you for protecting each other with all your might. What do you want?"

He Lanmingyue couldn't help teasing him when he was seriously discussing the conditions, and He Lanmingyue couldn't help teasing him: "I'll ask you again and again, and it's as if I'm sorry for you if you don't make any wishes—OK, when you return to Luoyang to vindicate my father, I want Open a grassland in the imperial garden of Ziwei City, dedicated to herding sheep."

It would be too rebellious to act recklessly in the imperial city, but Gao Jing was taken aback for a moment, and then he responded squarely.

Helan Mingyue thought he wouldn't take it to heart, after all many things could not be exchanged at equal value, he said it just as a joke, and he didn't really want gold, silver and jewelry from Gao Jing in return.

When he returned to Luoyang, he remembered the phrase "I don't like it" when he saw the peonies blooming. Maybe he would want to ask Gao Jing if he didn't regret it.

Lin Shang saved a food box and carried it to find Li Queshuang who was sitting on a stack of city wall bricks.

He was only 16 years old after the winter, and he found family love suddenly, but lost all of them overnight.Lin Shang looked at the too thin back, as if he couldn't support the heavy jacket.

It has been sunny for several days, and the last snow is about to melt.

Li Queshuang rubbed the snow and wiped the sword lying on his lap with his neck hanging down. Someone beside him sat down with his robe lifted. After opening the food box, a light porridge and two dishes of side dishes came out. He looked over suspiciously, Lin Shang brought out the porridge and sent it to him: "The army has to eat something simple, are you hungry?"

Li Queshuang didn't refuse him, and because he was really hungry, he took the chopsticks and bowl and it was a mess.Lin Shang weighed the sword for him, and it was heavy in his hand.

After a meal in silence, Lin Shang said: "I just heard about Ding Sima, and I will be ready to go in a few days."

"I don't want to go." Li Queshuang said suddenly, "I want to go back to Yinzhou."

In the same way, the basic forest merchant said once a day and he answered once a day, without any change.There is no need to repeat comforting words all the time, Lin Shang sighed: "Write a letter to Mr. Xie and ask him to come pick you up?"

Li Queshuang asked suspiciously, "Why did you ask him to pick me up?"

"From Cangzhou to Yinzhou, Suzhou City is the only way to go. No one is worried about you going there alone?" Lin Shang returned the sword to him, "Why don't you go to Luoyang first, and then I will take you back. good?"

Li Queshuang shook his head: "I was the one who went to Xiazhou by myself back then, and was picked up by my adoptive father."

This was the first time he mentioned the other party after Li Ciyuan left, Lin Shang couldn't help breathing a little lighter, and waited for him to speak silently.He was very worried about Li Queshuang's appearance of not crying or fussing. The heart-piercing voice of being hugged by him that day was still in his ears, but now he was so quiet that it made people feel distressed.

"Actually, when I think about it carefully, he didn't treat me very well. I hit when I needed to, and I scolded when I needed to. But I'm not too young to hold back." Li Queshuang touched the pattern of the scabbard, " I always felt that maybe he didn't think that I could do anything, until the end he only told me to 'listen to Brother He Lan'."

"..."

"How could I not listen to Brother He Lan? I know he is too busy and has many things to worry about. Brother He Lan...he wants to carry the burden left by his father-in-law and gather his troops to return to Luoyang. He has no time to take care of me. , I won't make trouble for him. But every day... I always think about the day of my adoptive father, and I feel that he still doesn't trust me in his heart. "

Lin Shang suddenly said: "You don't understand his painstaking efforts."

He spoke harshly, and Li Queshuang suddenly seemed to be ignited: "What do you mean?!"

Lin Shang stretched out his hand and pressed Li Queshuang's shoulder. He has practiced martial arts for many years, like a mountain pressing down, but it can soothe Li Queshuang's rapidly rising flames.

Seeing that he stopped struggling, Lin Shangcai said: "I entered the palace when I was young, and I haven't seen my parents since then, and I don't know if they are still alive... But I have seen a lot, and I know that parents may not want children. To become rich and powerful, sometimes the word 'safety' is the greatest hope."

Li Queshuang shook his head, with a sore nose: "If I... can be like Brother He Lan, and I'll be better, then I don't have to ask him to—"

"Then he won't let you go. If he really wants to make sacrifices this time, according to General Li's temperament, he will definitely rush to the front to protect all his subordinates and juniors." Lin Shang gently embraced his shoulders , said softly like a real brother, "General Li is an out-and-out hero, after the grief, you should be proud of him."

Li Queshuang said: "But why is it him..."

Why him, a question that all the next of kin of the victim ask.

Is he able to stand alone, or is he willing to sacrifice his life for benevolence?The times make heroes. If I say too much, I always instinctively think that heroes are born to save troubled times, but heroes are also human beings, fathers, husbands and sons.

The fate of a hero should be shrouded in horse leather, and then praised by everyone as a worthy death?

Lin Shang couldn't answer, and no one could answer.

Li Queshuang gave up on the questioning. He kept wiping away the tears that gushed out, but in the end he had no choice but to throw the sword to the corner of the brick wall as if giving up, and cried loudly on Lin Shang's shoulder.

If you have to lose it to understand something, the growth of a teenager is really too painful.

Five days later, Ding Zuo's men reported from Shao'an that the boats for the waterway were ready.

According to Ding Zuo's words, although he is in charge of the Xuanwu camp, he cannot leave Cangzhou for long, and the current military governor of Beiting is on Gao Hong's side. He kept Gao Jing's news from him, and only said what happened in Suzhou Bei Ting had no reason to intervene until Gao Jing was secretly sent away.

But Cangzhou was temporarily able to travel easily, so Ding Zuo sent a team of 200 people to send them to Shao'an to take the necessary supplies. If they were not blocked by pursuers along the way, they would only be able to go to Pingcheng within a few days.

To the south of Chuxue Pass, further to the west is the river.

Ding Zuo personally sent them outside the city gate and handed them over to the selected team.After several times of hunting and killing in Suzhou, this cavalry abandoned their horses and boarded the boat, and finally got temporary peace of mind.

He is meticulous in his work, as Xu Xin said, the ship that Gao Jing and the others used to travel on the water was not a fighting ship, but a modified warship, covering all the characteristics of the ships in the army with tarpaulins, and it looked like an ordinary fishing boat. It is light and fast after sitting on it, and it is more convenient to go down the river.

The only inconvenience is that there are very few boats on the river, and the road will pass through a territory under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou. This is the fief of Gao Hong before he usurped the throne, and it is also the place where troops were first raised to force Luoyang. It is the most risky place.

The continuous hills on both sides of the river are undulating, and the further south you go, the more spring green it will be.

On the evening of the third day, they arrived in Yuzhou.

The imaginary security did not appear, and there were only old farmers plowing on the shore. After a moment of curiosity about the passing ships, they lowered their heads and went about their own business—it was already spring plowing season.

Resting on the shore at night, Lin Shang went to the nearby villages to inquire, and when he came back, he showed a relaxed look: "It seems that Gao Hong's life is not easy."

He Lan Mingyue said: "How do you say that?"

"I thought that the people of Yuzhou should love Gao Hong very much. This time, I passed by a farmhouse and talked with the young people of that household. Only then did I realize that the king of Yu was recruiting troops quickly and ordered General Xu to recruit Baiding when he was training in Yuzhou. The people of Yuzhou complained a lot. ...but it didn't spread too far."

After Lin Shang said that, He Lan looked at Gao Jing who slightly closed his eyes and rested his mind. The other party seemed to sense his gaze, and said lazily, "Brother He Lan, you and I thought of the same thing."

He Lan Mingyue said: "You can make a fuss and send it back to Luoyang."

"It's not too late, Lin Shang, bring a pen and a lamp, I will dictate, and you write it down." Gao Jing propped himself up, thought for a while and shook his head, "No...Brother Mingyue, you write it."

He Lan said: "My literary talent is not as good as yours."

"But you are the son of King Longxi, and you are the one who should really ask him for the truth." Gao Jing said, and when he opened his eyes, the pupils reflected a warm fire, "so this matter can only be done by you. "

His eyebrows twitched: "What truth?"

Gao Jing said calmly: "Naturally, he killed the King of Longxi, left and right Sitianjian intervened in the court to induce the late emperor, and then destroyed the truth about the Helan clan."

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The next chapter is mainly about the scenes in Luoyang, with Gao Qian and Lu Yi, He Lan and Xiao Gao taking turns to rest (?