Looking at the mountains and rivers

In March of the sixth year of Yong'an, the right general Ashinanur led his troops back to Yanyu Yazhang, and the battle of Yunxia Pass, which took more than half a year, finally ended.

Since the start of the war, Khan Yanyu has increased his troops twice, but he still has not broken through Yunxia Pass.From this point of view, the winner of this battle is undoubtedly Dazhao.However, the price that Dazhao side paid was very heavy. During the months of fighting, the soldiers and civilians of Dazhao were killed and injured more than [-].In addition, Wei Chizhong, the younger brother of Yu Chixian, the Jiedu envoy of Anyang, and Chen Shao, the youngest son of Chen Shen, the Jiedu envoy of Huining, both died in this battle.

The decree of the court came from Jian'an more than a month later, ordering Chen Yan, the general who conquered the west, to lead the troops of the imperial army to return to the court, but the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the East Hu in Anyang, Hexi, etc., did not say a word about their commendation and appeasement. carry.

On the second day of June, Jian'an.

Several streets from Ding'anmen to Tai'an Palace have been blocked by Habayashi guards since early morning, and ordinary people are not allowed to walk.Knowing that the imperial army team that returned triumphantly from the northwest entered the city today, the common people were naturally rejoiced, and crowded behind the barriers, crowding the surrounding area.

After the hour passed, the Qianfeng Battalion entered the city first, and cheers were heard everywhere they passed.The one at the front of the team is the most dazzling. Few people have seen such a magnificent horse, and the young man on the horse is even more handsome.He was wearing silver armor and a red cloak of the imperial army. Just the look of lowered eyes was enough to fascinate the girls around him to the point of fainting.

Walking through Anping Street in such a mighty way, he was welcomed into the palace gate. Wei Changxuan got off his horse and walked up to the main hall with his servants.

Outside the main hall, the imperial eunuch's voice resounded loudly: "Xuan Zhaowu Captain Wei Changxuan sees you."

The ministers and workers on both sides of the main hall of Tai'an Palace were all in neat robes, standing respectfully on both sides of the jade steps, watching the young general slowly walk up the jade steps.

Today is the class teacher's grand ceremony, the emperor personally ordered the meritorious officers and soldiers to go to the palace to listen to the award, Chen Yan relapsed from his old illness on the way back, and it was inconvenient to go to the palace, so he appointed Wei Changxuan to go to the imperial court for him to receive the emperor's commendation.

Wei Changxuan untied his sword and armor outside the hall according to the etiquette, then entered the hall, knelt down on one knee: "Wei Changxuan, Lieutenant of Zhaowu School of the Imperial Guard, kowtow to the emperor."

Emperor Yong'an was wearing a luxurious crown today, sitting far away on the dragon chair: "I heard that General Wei was originally a child of Yubayashi, and he was so sharp when he first entered the battlefield. "After he finished speaking, he raised his hand to the side.

The inner supervisor immediately held up the scroll and said: "Your Majesty has an edict to grant Wei Changxuan the guerrilla general, the captain of the Yulin guards, the gold armor and the jade sword, and ten thousand taels of silver. This is my honor."

Wei Changxuan bowed his head: "Thank you, Saint, for your grace."

"This time, Yan Yu's troubles, if I hadn't been brave in the middle of the court, how could we have achieved today's prosperity and peace," Emperor Yong'an said loudly, and slowly got up from the dragon seat, "Anyone who has made meritorious service in the battle will be rewarded."

Not long after, the decree of the award was spread outside the palace, and in an instant, the forbidden army outside the palace shouted long live, and there were thunderous cheers inside and outside Tai'an Palace, and the faces of all the ministers and workers were beaming with joy.And Wei Changxuan thanked him for his grace, and quietly retreated to a corner.He originally remembered meeting the emperor in the Yilan Garden a few years ago, and he was a little nervous, but seeing the absent-minded look of the seated one, it was obvious that he, a nobody, had already been forgotten.

After he retreated, someone was already waiting outside the palace holding a golden armor and jade sword, and the servant holding the gift was all smiles on his face: "General Wei is overjoyed, this servant has been serving in the palace for so many years, and I have never seen him before." This is how you can become a general at such a young age. General Wei is young and talented, and his future is boundless."

Wei Changxuan only smiled absent-mindedly. Looking at the dazzling golden armor and jade sword, he thought sadly that if Chen Shao was still around, these things should have been rewarded to him in the first place.

In the evening, Wangfu South Courtyard.

As usual, Fang Ming accompanied his young master to sit in the courtyard. A wisteria trellis was newly erected here in the early spring. At this time, the branches and leaves were so green that they almost hung down on the stone table under the trellis.There was an old harp placed on the table, Yang Yan dialed it twice, and then the delicate music slowly flowed out.

While he was playing with the harp, Fang Ming said in a low voice, "My lord, Mr. Wen sent a letter from Yanzhou today."

Yang Yanhun nodded indifferently: "Got it."

Fang Ming scratched his head: "I heard that today's team leader will return to court, so I asked Tang An to go to the city to inquire about Brother Wei." He looked outside the courtyard, "Is this kid sneaking back again? Let's see his wife, why haven't you come back yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door outside, and when someone opened the door, it was indeed Tang An who came in.

Fang Ming stood up and was about to speak when he saw a familiar figure walking out from behind Tang An. The man was wearing armor, with vigorous brows and eyes, smiling and gesturing to him to shut up.

Perhaps it was because the surroundings were too quiet, Yang Yan stopped playing with Kong Hou, turned his face slightly doubtful, and slowly stood up while supporting the table.Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, a pair of hands stretched under his ribs and hugged him suddenly.He was slightly taken aback, but vaguely guessed who this person was, and couldn't help stretching out his hand in panic, only to hear the person say loudly: "Yexi." The voice paused, "I'm back."

This sentence appeared countless times in Yang Yan's dream. He almost doubted that it was a dream, but the face touched by his fingers was real. With the familiar outline, the familiar corners of the eyes and eyebrows, he heard his own voice Tremblingly said: "Wei Changxuan..."

Wei Changxuan hugged him, and chuckled: "Why are you still so thin?" He lifted Yang Yan up high as he did when he was a child, until cool drops of water fell on his forehead, and he did not lose weight. Looking up, facing Yang Yan's tear-filled eyes, "Yexi?"

Yang Yan sniffled: "Wei Changxuan." Tears kept falling from his eyes, but the corners of his lips curled up, "You're back."

Everyone in the South Yard watched this scene dumbfounded. When they were at a loss, it was Fang Ming who coughed first and waved for them to back off.And Wei Changxuan finally remembered that he was too forgetful, so he quickly lowered his arms and put Yang Yan down.

Fang Ming smiled at him: "Brother Wei, I heard that you have made great achievements in this expedition. I am really happy to congratulate you."

Tang An on the side smiled and said: "Boss Fang, this is General Wei now, the guerrilla general personally appointed by the emperor, Captain of the Habayashi Guards, and I heard that there is also a mansion given by the emperor."

Fang was obviously surprised and delighted: "Captain Habayashi Guards, that's really terrible." He rubbed his hands back and forth, "I'll tell the kitchen to prepare a banquet for General Wei to clean up."

After he left, Tang An tactfully withdrew, leaving only Yang Yan and Wei Changxuan in the empty courtyard.The twilight reflected the shadows of the two people, and they walked into the house slowly hand in hand.

The furnishings in this inner room did not change much. Wei Changxuan lit the lampstands in the room one by one, and then the inner room gradually became brighter.Yang Yan was ignorant of these, he just stood in the room, staring in Wei Changxuan's direction.

Wei Changxuan looked into his clear pupils by the candlelight, and asked softly, "Yexi, how have you been doing these days? Has your third brother bothered you again?"

Yang Yan shook his head.

Wei Changxuan always felt that there was something hidden in his eyes, but he couldn't get to the bottom of it, so he could only smile: "I'm a general now, so I can protect you no matter what happens in the future."

Yang Yan didn't smile, he said in a low voice, "Wei Changxuan, how are you doing these days?"

Wei Changxuan was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "I just got some minor injuries during the battle, but it's nothing."

"I've heard about you," Yang Yan said in a low voice, "I heard that you are very brave. You went deep into the enemy's camp alone and were called 'Beautiful Yama' by the people of Yanyu. I heard that you are unparalleled in arrows. Killing enemy generals with your hands, I also heard... I heard about General Chen Xiao."

Wei Changxuan was slightly shocked, and suddenly fell silent.

"So I guess, even if you have made great achievements and been named a general, you must still feel very sad." Yang Yan took two steps closer to him, reached out and slowly touched his cheek, "Isn't it?"

Wei Changxuan was silent for a long time, then nodded lightly: "Yes."

His face slowly showed fatigue, and he said after a long time: "Actually, I was not very brave on the battlefield. I almost died several times. I was always afraid in my heart. I was afraid that if I really died, what would you do? Yes When the enemy's knife was about to hit my head, I was still thinking about what to do with Yexi, that silly boy of Yexi... what to do..."

Yang Yan suddenly hugged him tightly, and he buried his face in Wei Changxuan's cold leather armor, choked up for a long time and said: "Are you still going? Are you still going to do this, leave me and leave?"

His tone didn't sound like a question, but more like an angry question. Wei Changxuan could only keep stroking the top of his head, and said softly, "I won't leave, and I won't leave again."

When Fang Ming opened the door, he saw such a scene. He was a little embarrassed, so he coughed again: "Young Master, Brother Wei, the banquet is ready."

The banquet was held in the flower hall of the south courtyard, and only Yang Yan and Wei Changxuan were present at the table. Most of the dishes on the table were Wei Changxuan's usual favorites, and just looking at them made people feel cordial.

Fang Ming smiled while laying out the vegetables: "I heard that General Wei went to a palace banquet at noon. Compared with our reception banquet, it seems a bit shabby."

Wei Changxuan smiled wryly: "There are too many rules in the palace, I don't understand anything, and in the end I didn't eat anything, but drank a lot of wine." While he was talking, he saw a clear dish on the table. Bai Si took the tender meat of the fish belly and handed it to Yang Yan's mouth.

Because he can't see, Yang Yan seldom eats fish, only the meat of the belly of the fish is tender and without thorns, which is the only thing he can eat.After Yang Yan ate the fish, Wei Changxuan took the soup cup from Fang Ming's hand, bowed his head and blew it, and slowly fed it to him.He used to serve Yang Yan like this before, and he did it very smoothly, so he didn't think it was strange, and he didn't eat and drink by himself until Yang Yan was fed.

When he ate the clear and burning white silk, he suddenly wondered: "Why does this fish taste different from the original one?"

Fang Ming smiled clearly: "It's the fish cook who changed. The original Liu Rongsheng got a sudden illness and died at the beginning of spring, so the house changed a cook."

Wei Changxuan was just asking casually, but now he didn't take it seriously and nodded slightly.

Fang Ming stood aside, and asked tentatively, "Brother Wei, now that you are a general, are you going to move to the imperial residence?"

Wei Changxuan shook his head: "It is said that the house was bestowed by the emperor, but it is just the old mansion of General Li. It will take some time for them to repair it before they can move in. Now I still live with Habayashi Wei In the big camp."

Hearing what he said, Yang Yan couldn't help but raised his head and frowned slightly.

Wei Changxuan noticed that there was a change in his expression, and immediately said: "I don't have to go to the camp for two days, and I'll stay here tonight."

As soon as Fang Ming heard it, he immediately said: "Brother Wei is willing to stay here, that's the best thing. Your original wing is still there, so I'll let someone clean it up."

Wei Changxuan waved his hand: "What are you up to, I'd better trouble you to fetch some water first." He smiled wryly, "I've been covered by this leather armor for a whole day, and my body is almost rotten."

In fact, when the whole army arrived in the outskirts of Beijing, they camped on the spot, bathing and changing clothes for the second day's teacher's ceremony, but until now, Wei Changxuan leaned in this familiar bathtub, as if washing away the accumulation in his heart Hui, let him breathe out a sigh of relief slowly.The clear night sky can be seen through the half-covered casement. This is the night of Jian'an, bustling and peaceful, with brilliant lights.Wei Changxuan was soaked in the warm water, and slowly slid down to sit. The memory full of blood and fire gradually permeated up, but suddenly he was extremely far away.

Just when he was almost falling asleep in the bathtub, a pair of hands suddenly touched the top of his head, and then Yang Yan said in a low voice, "Wei Changxuan?"

Wei Changxuan woke up suddenly: "Yexi."

"You've been washing for a long time, I'll come and take a look." Yang Yan said softly, his hands touched Wei Changxuan's ears, neck, and then his shoulders from the top of Wei Changxuan's head, his face suddenly turned pale and trembled slightly said, "What is this?"

What he touched was the scar on Wei Changxuan's shoulder. Although it had almost healed, the scar was still there, which was quite shocking.

"Cough, it's just a flesh wound, it's already healed." Wei Changxuan said, and stood up from the bathtub, "Yexi, let me put on my clothes."

But Yang Yan refused to be fooled by him like this, he continued to grope down, his face turned pale again.The scars under the palms were criss-crossed, covering this young body. His hand finally stopped on Wei Changxuan's waist. It was a hideous scar. It was almost conceivable that the knife passed across the waist at that time. very deep.

Because he kept his head down all the time, Wei Changxuan could only look at the top of his head and listened to his low inhalation. He was suddenly at a loss: "Yexi, I'm really fine." He opened his arms, "You See if I'm fine now?"

Yang Yan didn't answer, he just stroked the scar on Wei Changxuan's body lightly, bowed his head and remained silent for a long time.