Born short-lived

Zhou Zirong went to deal with some military affairs in the evening, and when he came back at night, he found that Dong Sheng was dangling around in the tent as if nothing happened, but the fixing board on his feet hadn't been removed, so it was inconvenient to move, and he staggered when he walked.

"What are you..." Zhou Zirong felt a headache when he saw it, and hurried up to help him back, "Don't make trouble."

When Dong Sheng turned around and saw him, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Zhou Zirong!"

Zhou Zirong twitched his eyebrows, thinking that something was wrong, and sure enough, he saw Dong Sheng rushing towards him even more recklessly. Maybe his original intention was to have a hug, but in the end, these legs were really worthless. After a few steps, the soles of his feet softened, and he suddenly wanted to pounce forward.

Zhou Zirong, one head and two big, hurried up to catch the person, so that Dong Sheng didn't "wrestle on the ground": "The wounded don't be so unsteady."

I haven't seen him in half a year, Dong Sheng has grown a lot in stature, Zhou Zirong used to carry him like a chicken, but now he is only half a head shorter than him.His facial features have also opened up a bit, and compared to the girlish beauty when he was a child, he is now somewhat masculine.

Dong Sheng didn't seem to hear his complaints, and still laughed so hard that his mouth cracked until his ears, and said incoherently: "I heard that reinforcements are coming, I think it's you...it really is you!"

Zhou Zirong also laughed, and answered yes a few times, then anxiously put him back on the bed, and jokingly said while moving; "Then the minister came late this time, will His Highness blame you?"

Zhou Zirong originally thought that Dong Sheng would say he didn't care, but he didn't expect this kid to be very honest; "Strange! Of course it's strange! If you come a little later, you will be famous forever."

Zhou Zirong didn't know whether to laugh or cry; "Yes, you should die, but His Highness is going to punish you?"

Dong Sheng was even more calm: "Punishment! Of course you will be punished! When Gu returns to the East China Sea one day, you will pay Gu a carload of pear flower wine, and drink with Gu every day. If you dare to go back without getting drunk, then you will never come to see Gu in this life."

Zhou Zirong smiled busyly, but Dong Sheng put on airs for a long time, and finally he couldn't stay alone anymore, he gave up on himself and said: "Forget it, forget it, just kidding, it's enough for the general to spend one night with me to get drunk. .”

As a result, Zhou Zirong refused again; "That's not good, one night is not enough, whenever your highness wants to find someone to drink, just call me, and he will be there whenever you are called."

Dong Sheng cursed with a smile, smiled but couldn't laugh again, Zhou Zirong watched him and gradually suppressed his smile, knowing that he was about to start talking about something serious.

Dong Sheng slowed down and asked, "How many people did you bring with you this time?"

Zhou Zirong: "There are [-] people who have landed."

Dong Sheng was silent for a while, and asked again out of the blue; "Is there any movement at Da Ling's end?"

Zhou Zirong was taken aback for a moment, looked at him with a complicated expression, and said after consideration, "Your Highness, don't worry."

Dong Sheng didn't know what he meant, but he also didn't know why, when Zhou Zirong said this sentence, it made people feel very at ease, so Dong Sheng nodded: "Yes, that's fine."

"What about the Black Banner people? And Yang Gui." Dong Sheng said with a serious face, "They just withdrew their troops?"

Zhou Zirong knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he had no choice but to say, "It hasn't completely withdrawn yet, and it is now in the south of Lanhe City. It is said that peace talks will be held in Lanhe City tonight."

"Peace talks?" Dong Sheng sneered, "Who will talk to them!"

Zhou Zirong didn't open his mouth for a long while, and Dong Sheng felt unsafe when he finished his angry words, and looked away with some guilt; "...What does Aldan mean?"

Zhou Zirong thought for a while and said, "He said go."

"This time I brought only 8 people, and the Dalings haven't dealt with them yet. The treasury of Sri Lanka has bottomed out, and," Zhou Zirong paused, "the Black Banners are different from the Southern Xinjiang rebels. The Black Banner people can be regarded as a part of the Islamic people, they just took the military power to support themselves, so of course it is best to negotiate peace, if the conditions are right, the Islamic people can gain long-term benefits from it.”

Although Dong Sheng was full of hostility during the war, he still understood the truth, so he could only nod his head when he heard the words; "Then who will go? Aldan and you?"

Zhou Zirong nodded; "Well, there are also several civil servants from the two parties. This time we are the main support for Sri Lanka, so we must be present at the negotiating table."

Dong Sheng: "Then I have to go too."

Zhou Zirong felt another headache when he heard the words; "...My dear Highness, you should take good care of your wounds."

"My injury is fine——" Dong Sheng said stubbornly, "It's just a flesh injury. This time I stayed in Slan longer than you. If Huaxu people are going to attend, then I should be the one who should go."

Zhou Zirong only felt that his temples were throbbing, and he begged pitifully: "Stop making trouble, and take care of your injuries. Could it be that your highness can't trust you?"

Zhou Zirong thought that he could fool the past, but he didn't expect that Dong Sheng would lend him a trick and push it back as if doing Tai Chi; "I just believe that you can protect me, don't you?"

The well-mannered General Zhou was at a loss for words, and he couldn't help him, so he had to say; "... But in case something happens, you must listen to me, and you must withdraw if you have to. After all, this is not our country's war, and you cannot be let down because of this. What's going on and what's going on?"

Dong Sheng hurriedly patted him on the shoulder; "Oh, I got it, I got it, my great general, why are you becoming more and more mother-in-law?"

Zhou Zirong was so angry that he almost vomited blood, nodded his head dumbfounded, and said to let him go.

In the evening, the army rushing to Lanhe City to attend the meeting had one more carriage than originally planned, which was arranged by Zhou Zirong for Dong Sheng after all kinds of insistence, and he even rode a horse to follow beside him, just in case this kid made any small moves.

Ever since Aldan knew that Dong Sheng was actually Prince Hua Xu, his eyes were full of disbelief for several days, and he stopped him several times to say something, but in the end he always looked at him with a strange expression. Dong Sheng watched for a while without saying a word, and finally walked away muttering something to himself.

At this moment, he was originally driving the horse at the front, but after thinking about it, he walked to the back and knocked on Dong Sheng's carriage.

Dong Sheng lifted the curtain; "What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

Aldan was still taken aback, staring at his strange and handsome face and the black jade beads between his brows in disbelief for a long time before he asked bluntly, "His Royal Highness?"

Dong Sheng looked at him with interest.

After taking off that ugly face, this man turned out to be a very good-looking man. At least in Aldan's opinion, this man was probably the best-looking Hua Xu man he had ever seen.Especially when looking at people with such a smile on their eyebrows, there is a taste of peach blossoms in their eyes.

Aldan was embarrassed again, and after deliberating for a long time, he said as if looking for something to say; "Is the injury better?"

Dong Sheng smiled and said, "Thanks to the care of the king, it's all right now."

Aldan nodded; "Well, that's good."

Then I didn't know what to say.

Zhou Zirong was walking on the other side of the carriage, looking over here from time to time, the smile that had been hanging on his face just now gradually faded, and he frowned unkindly.

Luo Chi, who was following beside him, also had good eyesight. Seeing Zhou Zirong's inexplicably stinky face, he asked concerned, "What's wrong with the general? But what's the matter?"

Zhou Zirong tilted his head and gave a decent smile; "It's nothing."

As he walked, he saw that Aldan had no intention of leaving, and instead chatted with Dong Sheng one by one.Zhou Zirong endured it for a while and finally couldn't bear it any longer. He turned his horse's head across to the other side of the carriage, and smiled at Aldan; I am grateful.”

Aldan didn't expect Zhou Zirong to come out suddenly, he smiled inexplicably, and said, "General Zhou, you are polite, Hua Xu relieved the danger of my country's subjugation and extinction, I should be grateful to Silan."

Dong Sheng reached out and patted the neck of the horse who was afraid of Zhou Zirong; "What's the matter? You came here suddenly? You have something to talk about, don't go around the corner."

Zhou Zirong smiled calmly: "Your Highness, we are almost at the Lanhe River. It is windy outside. Your injury is still not healed. It's better to lift the curtain as little as possible."

Just as Dong Sheng was about to complain, he saw Aldan come out to make a rescue and said, "What General Zhou said is very true. I was negligent. His Royal Highness is very important. You should take care of yourself."

Dong Sheng looked up and saw two people looking at him with "Are you still going in?" eyes, curled his lips helplessly, and retracted.

Only now did Zhou Zirong turn his head to look at Aldan, and felt that this person was much more pleasing to the eye, so he smiled and said, "I was just rude."

"No, no, no way," Aldan waved his hand, "Speaking of which, the relationship between General Zhou and His Royal Highness is really good."

Zhou Zirong smiled softly; "Don't you dare? It's just His Highness's flattery, and I'm just doing my duty to protect His Highness."

The ignorant Aldan only thought that Zhou Zirong was modest, and after a few words of politeness with a smile, he rode his horse back to the front of the team.Zhou Zirong watched Aldan walk away, so he stayed at the place where he was talking to Dong Sheng just now with satisfaction, and continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

When the group arrived at Lanhe City, it was Haishi, and many marching soldiers were yawning sleepily. The Eastern Navy stationed in Lanhe City had already set up low tables and candlesticks at the gate of the city.

Zhou Zirong helped the limping Dong Sheng out of the carriage. Dong Sheng held the sword of rebirth in one hand and wrapped his arms around Zhou Zirong's neck. Help yourself to the table.

Zhou Zirong put his arms around Dong Sheng's flexible waist, and tried his best to restrain the urge to tighten his palms and pinch two hands. His mind was like boiling oil, and he felt that his face was so hot that he was about to steam, for fear that Dong Sheng would notice. What's wrong, quickly help him to sit on the seat, and then sit upright beside him.

Zhou Zirong glanced at Dong Sheng twice, and found that the man was not unusual.Knowing that he didn't find anything wrong with him, Zhou Zirong was slightly relieved.

He also understands how terrible these shady little thoughts are, but every time he sees that person's face, he forgets everything—it was the same then, and it is still the same now.

Seeing his tense and serious face, Dong Sheng poked him calmly: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Zirong laughed twice; "No..."

Dong Sheng raised his eyebrows inexplicably, and could only acquiesce that he was fine.

After almost another incense stick, those black-banner men and Yang Guicai slowly crossed the river in a boat.