In the winter of the second year of Xingning, Emperor Daqi decreed to send [-] elite soldiers, led by the old general Hou Songling, with Duan Mingchen, an acquaintance of Jin Yiwei, as the vanguard, to attack Wusun Kingdom by surprise.

Within seven days, Turpan was besieged and captured. Prince Tahrir of Wusun was killed in battle, and King Mahaduo was also seriously injured and died on the way to escape.Prince Toli led the remnants of Wusun, and fled in a hurry, and fled back to the capital of Wusun king north of Tianshan Mountain, unable to retreat.

Daqi took advantage of the victory to pursue, wiped out tens of thousands of Wusun troops, captured countless cattle, sheep and horses, and recovered more than a dozen cities that originally belonged to Xichang Kingdom.

This battle was the first big victory won by the new emperor Xiao Jing after he ascended the throne, and it was also a rare victory for Daqi in the battle against the Western Regions since the founding of the country, which can be described as elated.

The good news spread to the capital, and the whole country rejoiced. The emperor Long Yan rejoiced and rewarded General Hou Songling as Zheng Guogong, and his son Hou Yukun was promoted to General Zhaoyong.

At this time, Liu Chong, the commander of Jinyiwei, resigned from the emperor due to illness, so Duan Mingchen, who was young but made outstanding achievements repeatedly, was promoted to be the commander of Jinyiwei.

Gu Huaiqing was lying on the couch boredly, leaning against the soft pillow behind him, listening to Luo Qin talking about the emperor's rewards vividly, his eyes lost their focus, and stared out of the window in a daze.

Luo Qin talked to himself for a while, but couldn't get any response from Gu Huaiqing, so he shut up embarrassingly.

Since being rescued, Gu Huaiqing seemed to be a different person, becoming taciturn, often sitting alone in a daze.

Recalling the scene of rescuing Gu Huaiqing from the tower, Luo Qin felt scared for a while.Gu Huaiqing's breath was as thin as silk, his face was as white as paper, his left chest was pierced by an arrow, and the white robe on his body was soaked in blood, like a bloody man.At that time, many people thought that he would not survive, but Duan Mingchen, with red eyes, jumped off the top of the city while holding him, and rushed back to find the doctor...

The arrow was only less than an inch away, and it pierced his heart. It was extremely thrilling!Even so, Gu Huaiqing still broke two ribs and lost a lot of blood. Fortunately, he was young and had a good foundation in martial arts, so he was able to carry it over.

In addition to the arrow wound on his chest, he was also poisoned enough to blind both eyes. Duan Mingchen rushed to Yaowang Valley overnight and invited Gao Renxin, the poisonous hand medicine king, to detoxify him.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, when Gu Huaiqing woke up, it was already ten days later.He struggled to open his eyes, but couldn't see clearly, only heard a familiar voice talking.

"You're lucky, boy, if you're two days later, your eyes will be completely useless!" Gao Renxin said while giving him the needle.

Gu Huaiqing couldn't help but smile wryly.Yes, he was lucky, so the arrow missed him by a little bit, and he was not killed; he was lucky, so he could wait until Gao Renxin detoxified him.

For the next few days, there was endless medicine to drink every day, so bitter that he wished he could not grow his tongue, even if he was not taking the medicine, his mouth was full of bitterness, and it went all the way to his heart.

He lived in a muddle, day and night, because his eyes couldn't see, there was no difference between sleeping and waking.

Over time, he has gradually gotten used to it and can distinguish the environment and people through sound.Although he couldn't see things with his eyes, he knew in his heart that it was Luo Qin who was chattering in his ears, Gao Renxin always smelled like medicine, and there was another person who always appeared in the middle of the night, but kept silent. language, sitting in the dark all night long.

Gu Huaiqing knew who that person was, just as the person knew that he was sober.It's just that none of them spoke, as if they would wake up from a dream when they spoke.

I don't know how many days passed in a drowsy state, but Gu Huaiqing's eyes were finally able to see things gradually, but he still didn't like to talk.

He still reacted to others, but when Duan Mingchen came to visit, he always turned over and lay on his back without even raising his eyelids.Whenever Duan Mingchen got close, he would dodge to the side, resisting his approach.

Duan Mingchen's painful but helpless eyes made Luo Qin feel unbearable, and couldn't help persuading Gu Huaiqing: "I know you resent Big Brother Duan in your heart, but he also has difficulties, and he was also forced to be helpless in that situation.

If you were injured, Brother Duan's heart may hurt even more than yours.Didn't you see that that day, as if he was desperate for his life, he rushed up to the tower under the rain of arrows, carried you down, and rushed straight to find the doctor.

Your eyes are poisoned, and you need a thousand-year-old snow lotus as a medicine. Without saying a word, he left his military affairs and went to the Daxue Mountain. After searching for three days on the icy snow peak, his hands and feet were frostbitten, and only then did he pick the thousand-year-old snow lotus.For the sake of his sincerity, can't you forgive him just once? "

Gu Huaiqing just closed his eyes tiredly, and said: "Stop talking, I have a headache, you can go out."

At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open with a bang, and a major general Hou Yukun in silver armor rushed in, sneered at Gu Huaiqing, "Who are you showing me that you are so hypocritical?"

Gu Huaiqing didn't want to see Hou Yukun at all, when he saw him, he remembered the scene of the celebration banquet in Jiayuguan, and the intimate relationship he had with Duan Mingchen, and felt as bored as if he had eaten a fly.

However, Gu Huaiqing had just recovered from a serious illness and had experienced a life-and-death catastrophe. At this time, he was disheartened, and he was too lazy to argue with Hou Yukun.He didn't feel ashamed, but Gu Huaiqing felt that it was too ugly for such shrews to quarrel, so he turned around on the bed, leaving only the back of his head for him.

Hou Yukun was so annoyed by his attitude that he wanted to step forward and pull him up, but Luo Qin who was next to him held him tightly.

"Major General, don't be impulsive, Master Gu is still recuperating!"

"It's been a month, and I think he's already healed. If you are sick, it's a heart disease!" Hou Yukun was stopped by Luo Qin, but his mouth was relentless, and he said angrily, "Aren't you just blaming Brother Duan?" Did you shoot an arrow at you? It’s ridiculous that you still claim to like him, but you don’t know him at all. Haven’t you thought that with his ability, it’s so easy to shoot you to death, how can you still be alive? At that time If he doesn't shoot that arrow and my father does it instead, you will definitely die! You don't understand his painstaking efforts, and you are still hypocritical, angry with him, and tormenting him. I really don't know what he likes about you !"

"Enough! You all shut up and get out!" Duan Mingchen's cold voice sounded from behind them.

Hou Yukun was still indignant, Luo Qinsheng dragged him out, closed the door considerately, and left the two of them alone.

Duan Mingchen took a stool, sat down beside Gu Huaiqing's bed, sighed softly, and said, "Qingqing, let's talk, okay?"

Gu Huaiqing lifted the quilt from his body, turned around slowly, and looked at Duan Mingchen indifferently.

Those beautiful phoenix eyes had regained their clarity, but there was no warmth anymore.

Duan Mingchen felt great pain in his heart, and couldn't help reaching out his hand, wanting to touch him, but when he saw the coldness in Gu Huaiqing's eyes, he had to shrink back.

Duan Mingchen coughed in embarrassment, and asked, "Is your injury... better?"

Gu Huaiqing hummed lightly as an answer.

"I heard from Brother Gao that your eyes are fine, but you need to take medicine for half a month to completely remove the residual poison."

Gu Huaiqing nodded his head, expressing his understanding.

"You left in a hurry that day about Hou Yukun, and I didn't have time to explain it to you. I've known him for many years, and I've always regarded him as my younger brother. It's just that once we were both drunk and confused..." Duan Mingchen's face paled slightly. Hong, "Don't get me wrong, in fact, I didn't make it to the last step with him, we just comforted and vented each other. I didn't know you at that time, and this kind of thing was not uncommon between two men in the military camp. However, I later realized that he had strange thoughts about me, so I deliberately kept a distance. After I met you, I never had close contact with others, you have to believe that I am loyal to you. "

Gu Huaiqing twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "What's the point of saying this now? I don't care anymore."

After two sentences, he fell into a dead silence.Duan Mingchen felt extremely uncomfortable. The two who were originally close and talked about everything, unexpectedly turned into such a situation at some point.

"Qingqing, do you hate me?"

Gu Huaiqing shook his head, with an indescribably bleak expression: "You have your reasons for everything you do, I can understand you, but..."

Gu Huaiqing touched his chest. There was a deep scar there, which penetrated his chest and almost killed him. Even though Gao Renxin used the best wound medicine, Xiao Jing also sent the holy medicine for healing in the palace. Wounds can heal, but heartaches stay there and can never be erased.

Duan Mingchen eagerly sat up straight, and said: "I apologize to you, I know I shouldn't hide it from you, I thought I could handle it all by myself, but Qingqing, I really don't want you to suffer any harm, listen May I explain it?"

Gu Huaiqing suddenly laughed and said, "Explanation? Do you think there is anything I can't figure out? Your Majesty sent you here to help General Hou defeat the enemy in name, but in fact, he used treasures as bait to set up a treasure in the ancient tomb of Xichang. Trap, annihilate the elite forces of the enemy countries, and Xiao Hei also has a double identity. On the surface, he is the bodyguard sent by the emperor, but secretly cooperates with you, right?

Your Majesty probably knew about my background a long time ago. I have a blood relationship with the Wusun royal family, and I used this relationship to lure Tory into the net. However, you were afraid that I would be emotional, so you concealed it from me, and even ordered me at the last moment. Acupuncture point, the purpose is not to let me spoil your important event.

It's a pity that I was too ignorant, so I ignored your objection and let Toli go. I also suffered the consequences and was held hostage by him.However, you are not worried, because you have already put the incense on me, which is the kind of spice that Gao Renxin once gave me. It is by following this fragrance that you can lead the cavalry to chase Wusun people all the way. Wherever you escape, you can catch up immediately. At that time, Mahaduo suspected that I had tipped off the news. To a certain extent, it is not wronged me.

In the end, I deserve it. If I hadn't insisted on saving Toli that day, I wouldn't have suffered that crime. In your heart, are you laughing at my wife's benevolence and taking it upon yourself? "

"No, Qingqing, this is exactly your kindness. How could I laugh at you? I have my own considerations, but you also have your own. Blame me for not confessing to you in advance, which caused the misunderstanding later."

Gu Huaiqing shook his head and said: "No, even if you tell me clearly in advance, your choices are different from mine. For example, I will definitely save Toli, but you will definitely not agree. Another example, the gate tower The arrow on it..."

Gu Huaiqing covered his chest, although the wound had scabbed and healed, this ugly scar remained in his heart forever.

Intellectually, he understood Duan Mingchen's choice, but emotionally, he couldn't help feeling resentful.

That arrow pierced his heart.

"Qingqing, I was careful with that arrow. Although it hurt you, it wasn't fatal. In fact, seeing you hurt, my heart hurts more than yours."

Gu Huaiqing sneered and said with a mocking smile: "Look, this is the difference between you and me. In your heart, national justice is the first priority. In order to win and achieve your goal, you can do whatever it takes, even if you hurt your beloved. This point, You are very similar to Your Majesty."

"No, I..."

Gu Huaiqing stretched out a finger to touch Duan Mingchen's lips, preventing him from speaking: "Don't argue, listen to me.

At that time, if I were you and saw you tied up on the tower by the enemy, even if I was sure that your life would not be hurt, I would not be willing to let you get hurt.I would never shoot that arrow no matter what.Not only will I not shoot myself, I will absolutely not allow anyone to hurt you.

This is the difference between you and me! "

After Gu Huaiqing finished speaking, he took a deep look at Duan Mingchen, "I haven't congratulated Lord Duan on being promoted to the Commander of Jinyiwei. You are in a high position at such a young age, your future is limitless, and you are just around the corner. You mess with me Being together will only make His Majesty jealous of you, it will not do you any good, it is better to forget each other, you follow your Qingyun way, I follow my rivers and lakes way, it is good for you and me."

"No, Qingqing, don't leave me!" Duan Mingchen eagerly held Gu Huaiqing's hand, refusing to let go.

"Let go, why bother to make everyone ugly?"

Duan Mingchen clenched his hand firmly: "No, I will never let you go."

Gu Huaiqing frowned, and pushed Duan Mingchen with his other free hand, but was held by Duan Mingchen, turned over and pressed under him.

Gu Huaiqing had just recovered from a serious illness, and his strength was no match for Duan Mingchen. He glared at him angrily and said, "I don't agree to be with you, do you want to use force on me?"

Duan Mingchen had no choice but to let him go, his face was slumped, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked up: "Qingqing, what exactly do you want to forgive me?"

"You have never been such a mother-in-law, you..."

Duan Mingchen suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist, forced it into Gu Huaiqing's hand, and said loudly, "Don't you hate me? Come on, stab me hard in the chest! As long as you can relieve your anger, you can stab as many times as you want, as long as you can Please don't leave me!"

Gu Huaiqing was taken aback: "Don't be like this, Duan Mingchen!"

Duan Mingchen didn't care, he just held Gu Huaiqing's hand holding the dagger, and stabbed it fiercely at his chest.

"You're crazy!" Gu Huaiqing struggled hard, the dagger dangerously slashed across Duan Mingchen's ribs, a string of blood oozed from the skin cut by the sharp blade.

Duan Mingchen was like a crazy lion, Gu Huaiqing looked at him as if he had lost his mind, his strength was frighteningly strong, and he couldn't bear it.In desperation, Gu Huaiqing snorted, clutching his injured chest with pain on his face.

"Qingqing!" Duan Mingchen stopped his hands as expected, and hugged Gu Huaiqing eagerly, "How are you? Does it matter?"

Gu Huaiqing clutched his chest in pain: "My chest hurts, you go out, go out...I don't want to see you..."

"Okay, okay, don't move, I'll call the doctor right away!"

Gu Huaiqing groaned and fell on the bed, watching Duan Mingchen leave the room, he let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and showed a helpless wry smile.

******

Since that day, Duan Mingchen still visits Gu Huaiqing several times a day, and brings him some new gadgets to amuse him from time to time.Since that day, Hou Yukun has never appeared in front of Gu Huaiqing again.

Gu Huaiqing learned from Luo Qin that Duan Mingchen went to look for Old General Hou, and he didn't know what he said to the old general. Old General Hou, who always loved his only son, unexpectedly scolded Hou Yukun severely for the first time, and then directly sent He was sent to Hami to garrison, and he was not allowed to return without transfer orders.

Luo Qin told Gu Huaiqing this as a joke, Hou Yukun has always had eyes above the top, Luo Qin has always disliked him, seeing him being punished, somewhat gloating about his misfortune.

However, Gu Huaiqing's reaction was flat, and even felt a little boring.

As the saying goes, we only hear newcomers laughing, but not old ones crying.Although Hou Yukun is arrogant, his affection for Duan Mingchen is genuine.Duan Mingchen said that he didn't make it to the last step with him, but the two of them had a good time after all. Now that Duan Mingchen's affection for him has faded, he can treat him so ruthlessly, so will one day, when he gets tired of himself, he will be so ruthless?

Once a person gets into a dead end, it is easy to go to extremes.Gu Huaiqing had a heart knot with Duan Mingchen, no matter what he did, Gu Huaiqing would always think of bad things.

Although Duan Mingchen didn't understand what was going on in Gu Huaiqing's mind, he could still sense his indifference and alienation. While feeling uncomfortable, he thought about how to untie his knot.

He was afraid that Gu Huaiqing would be bored if he stayed in the room every day, so he took Gu Huaiqing to the grassland outside the city to relax while the weather was fine.

Spring outside the Great Wall comes late. In the south of the Yangtze River, the grass may already be growing and warblers are flying, but the grassland is still a piece of withered yellow, but it is not so vast and magnificent. The goshawks soar above the head, making a few long calls from time to time.

The wounds on Gu Huaiqing's chest and legs were healed, but the broken ribs had not fully healed, so he couldn't ride a horse.

Duan Mingchen ordered people to drive Gu Huaiqing in a carriage, and he rode a horse to follow him.

The curtain of the carriage was fluttered by the wind, Gu Huaiqing looked at the scenery outside the carriage through the small window with a very focused expression.

Duan Mingchen turned his face sideways and looked at him greedily.

Being bedridden for a long time and not seeing the sun, Gu Huaiqing's already fair complexion became clearer, and the light blue blood vessels under the skin could almost be seen clearly.

He has lost a lot of weight, but his eyes look even bigger. His palm-sized face is wrapped in thick fox fur, his chin is pointed, his eyelashes are long, and his eyes are moist, like a beautiful puppy. Fox, people can't wait to hold it in their arms and love them.

Walking to a river, Duan Mingchen carried Gu Huaiqing out of the car, spread a blanket on the grass by the river, and let him pillow his lap.

"Shall I play a tune for you?"

Duan Mingchen took out the jade flute that Gu Huaiqing gave him, and played a song "Jiangnan Spring".

I have to admit that he played the flute very well, and the withered, yellow and desolate grassland scenery seemed to have a bit of spring in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Brother Huo sent a letter saying that he just gave birth to a daughter and asked us to go and play with him. I remember you said that you wanted to try West Lake vinegar fish and Dongpo meat and drink Shaoxing Nurhong. Why don't we find time to go there?" A trip to Jiangnan, do you think it's okay?"

Gu Huaiqing blinked, and the soft eye waves flickered, as if a little moved.

Duan Mingchen couldn't help stretching out his hand, and gently stroked his smooth black hair.

Perhaps it was rare to come out, but Gu Huaiqing seemed to be in a good mood, and did not refuse Duan Mingchen's approach.The warm sun shone on her body, making her feel warm and comfortable. Gu Huaiqing squinted her eyes, enjoying this rare peaceful moment.

"Qingqing, tomorrow I'm going to Mobei to reward the sergeants. After I come back, let's go back to Beijing."

Gu Huaiqing closed his eyes and breathed evenly, as if he had fallen asleep.

Duan Mingchen knew that he hadn't slept, but since he didn't object, he acquiesced.Duan Mingchen was in a good mood, and couldn't help but bowed his head and kissed his forehead.

Leaving this sad place and returning to the familiar environment, his knot will be slowly untied...

They are still young, and there will be a long, long time to be together in the future.He would be nice to him, make him forget those unpleasant memories completely, and the two of them would be as close as ever.

However, Duan Mingchen didn't know that such a peaceful time was Gu Huaiqing's last souvenir for him.

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