General's Gown

The general's defected hat is really too big.But those senior ministers headed by Pang Taishi, the veteran of the three dynasties, stared wide-eyed on weekdays, thinking of ways to check and balance the young emperor whose wings were getting harder and harder.Now that Yan Changqing disappeared for no reason, it would be best to make a big fuss about it.What's more, there have been gossip rumors circulating on weekdays, saying that the second prince of Dongyun had a close relationship with Yan Changqing along the way, and it is reasonable to say that General Yan defected to Dongyun on a whim.

It's just that no matter how the ministers impeached Yan Changqing in the court, Murong Xiu was as determined as he was, just noncommittal.After talking too much, Murong Xiu just said "the matter is very important, we will discuss it later" and left.

So Zhang Jian on the emperor's side became anxious.Although General Yan's military exploits are indeed great, but now there are no dead or dead, and there is no way to save people.Seeing that Taishi Pang's arrogance is getting bigger and bigger, it is definitely not the time for a hard fight.

The more Zhang Jian thought about it, the more terrified he became, and he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, after searching for many days, there is still no sign of General Yan. How about...?"

Murong Xiu raised his head and glanced at Zhang Jian indifferently.For a moment, Zhang Jian suddenly saw something in those eyes that made his hair stand on end.It's like a male lion quietly looking at the intruder who broke into its territory.

Zhang Jian choked for a moment, and swallowed the sentence "It's better to punish the crime" on his mouth.After all, he was also struggling in the officialdom, so he quickly changed his tone and said:

"Why don't you search again—"

A sudden inspiration flashed in his mind, and Zhang Jian accidentally added another sentence: "I am willing to accept the order and go to the border to search for it myself!"

Murong Xiu opened his eyes, carefully sizing up the secretary of the Privy Council who was standing beside him.Although Zhang Jian had always been at odds with those veteran ministers, his face was warm and friendly.He is smart and loyal.

After being silent for a while, Murong Xiu dismissed all the palace servants, and then slowly opened his mouth.

Zhang Jian stood beside Murong Xiu and listened respectfully. The more he listened, the more sweat broke out on his forehead.

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He Lian Rongchuan stepped out of Yan Changqing's room, and he didn't know how far he had walked, when he heard He Lianjue screaming:

"Second brother, what's wrong with your face?"

Helian Rongchuan came to his senses, wiped his face, blushed with one hand, and felt a burst of pain on his forehead.Being dragged and carried back to the hut, He Lianjue frantically started looking for medicine to bandage up, and said angrily:

"Usually I see you with a glib voice, and you can say that you are alive. How come you turned into a saw-mouthed gourd when you saw that beautiful general. Why don't you explain it well?"

"explain?"

In Helian Rongchuan's mind, the resentful look in Yan Changqing's eyes was still in his mind, and he said:

"Explain what? He's getting angry right now, and it's useless for me to say anything, only a few more sword holes in his body."

He Lianjue almost recited it in one breath:

"Then you have to explain. You have to tell him that Prince Dongyun originally ordered that no one on board the twenty ships be left behind. You were the one who knelt in front of the Prince's Palace and received more than eighty lashes from your eldest brother, and were whipped." His skin and flesh were all rotten, so he got the death-prevention order, and spent two days without sleep, without rest, without eating or drinking, just to rush over there as soon as possible and keep him safe!"

Helian Rongchuan shook his head, a slight look of guilt flashed across his brows:

"But I didn't keep it. At that time, your life was hanging by a thread, so I had to hurt him."

He Lianjue lowered his eyes, suddenly thought of something, and suddenly "Ouch", hurriedly and carefully lifted Helian Rongchuan's upper body clothes, revealing mottled and glaring scars all over his back.Because they were not treated in time and soaked in water, most of these deep welts turned dark purple, the skin was ripped apart, and some even festered.What is even more shocking is that not only the back, but also the chest and chest are not deep or shallow. The flesh and blood are half turned out, which is the scar left by the arrow taken last night.

He Lianjue gasped: "You——what did you do!"

Helian Rongchuan hurriedly said in a low voice: "Keep your voice down, don't disturb Changqing and rest."

As he spoke, he looked up at the bare beams and rafters on the roof, and murmured to himself:

"This shabby house, the louder the noise, the next door can hear it. It's really not a good place for Changqing to recuperate... Hiss! Hey, hey, take it easy, it hurts, hurts, hurts!"

He Lianjue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and while giving him medicine, he said, "Wouldn't it be better for others to know? Maybe they will forgive you once they see your injury and soften their hearts."

"Forgive me?" Helian Rongchuan chuckled, but his face was a little gray: "Changqing's heart is very soft. It's a pity that he can only kill me with a sword now."

He Lianjue sighed again, hurriedly applied medicine to He Lianrongchuan, wrapped white gauze and said, "I don't understand this. According to your style, second brother, I thought you rushed over on purpose to directly Tie him up and take him away."

"Abducted? Then when he wakes up, how should he look at me?"

He Lianjue was taken aback, unable to answer.

"He will definitely hate me." Helian Rongchuan murmured:

"I don't want him to hate me."

That's why he thought of pretending to be hit by an arrow, and forced Yan Changqing to abandon the boat and escape with him by means of bitterness.He thought that in this way, Yan Changqing would not hate himself.

He Lian Rongchuan was used to the days of licking blood on the tip of a knife and looking for gold in the bones.The interests he seeks are always for himself or for others, but never for the so-called country.Therefore, he never thought that someone could take the important task entrusted to him by the country as important as that.

In order for the soldiers under him to use sharp and strong swords, and for the sake of making their country stronger, some people can give up everything without hesitation and fight with their lives.

Thinking of this, Helian Rongchuan couldn't help but smile wryly.He had planned so much, but in the end, things went in the worst direction.

He Lianjue looked at Helian Rongchuan's silent profile, and stopped talking.In her eyes, Helian Rongchuan has always been unruly, it seems that he can't frown at anything, and can't let him take anything to heart.It was the first time for her to see her half-brother, who was working so hard for one person.

It seemed that her elder brother who was the crown prince was right in guessing that the robbery of the ship was to wipe out everything in one go, and if the general was left alive, there would be endless troubles.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Yan Changqing's injury gradually healed a lot, only the numbness in his right shoulder persisted, occasionally a dull pain.Helian Rongchuan went to see him regularly every day, bringing water, food, tea, and medicine.However, Yan Changqing was so determined to treat him as air that he never even glanced at him, let alone spoke.

The disregard and indifference made Helian Rongchuan feel very uncomfortable, but he never said anything.

Yan Changqing would go out every day, walking farther and farther every day, but he would come back at dusk.

Helian Rongchuan knew that the reason why he didn't run away was because he wanted to find the snow quenching stones that were missing from the twenty boats.

The day was sunny, Yan Changqing had just walked out the door when he heard a noise of people not far away.I saw a group of half-person-high children surrounding a big elm tree that couldn't be hugged by four or five people. Each of them held a small bamboo basket in their hands and looked up in unison.Several baby babies who have just learned to walk are also held in their arms by their mothers, sucking their fingers while waiting for their curious big eyes to look at the tree.

"Aniang, when will brother get the elm money?"

"Don't worry, don't worry." The village woman holding the child raised her head worriedly and looked up: "Ah Mao, be careful."

It turned out that there was actually a boy about seven or eight years old on the tree, holding his balance with his arms outstretched, stepping on the branches tremblingly, as if he was trying to grab something.Hearing what the village woman said, he glanced down. Standing so high, the people under the tree became as big as palms. He was not afraid, so he responded with a smile, turned around and jumped onto another slender branch. .

Under the tree, more than a dozen children were twittering like sparrows, urging:

"Hurry up, my mother is still waiting to be cooked!"

It was quite lively for a while.

It's spring, the elm leaves are green with some light yellow, and a ray or two of bright sunlight leaks from under the fluffy canopy, gently leaning on Yan Changqing's eyelashes.

He was looted to Qixia Village for a few days, although Helian Rongchuan secretly sent people to monitor him, he did not restrict his actions.It's just that Yan Changqing wanted to find the Quenxue Stone wholeheartedly, but never calmed down to look at this small village on the border between Yan Kingdom and Dongyun.Although the village is dilapidated, it is quite peaceful.Green mountains and white clouds, gurgling water, and at the foot of the mountains are scattered small and large cottages, with half-closed chai gates, and chickens and dogs hear each other.However, whether it is the frolicking crowd in front of him, the smoke curling up from the kitchen not far away, or the lowing of the cows, all these noises and joys seem to be far away from him.

Turning around and about to leave, Yan Changqing suddenly heard a "click" sound behind him, and saw that the child named Amao's feet were empty, and he was about to fall from the half-broken elm branch!

"Son!" The village woman who was holding the child suddenly screamed.

Yan Changqing was startled, and without even thinking about it, he flew up and grabbed Ah Mao's arm.But at the same moment, he suddenly felt a flash of sharp pain in the wound on his right shoulder like lightning, and he couldn't help loosening his wrist——

not good!Yan Changqing opened his eyes wide, seeing that Amao was about to slip off his wrist——

In the blink of an eye, a figure suddenly passed by in front of him, grabbing Ah Mao's wrist, and holding his waist firmly with the other hand.

It is Helian Rongchuan.

Yan Changqing landed slowly, broke away from Helian Rongchuan's hand with a livid face, turned and left.

The Amao mother hurriedly hugged the child, was stunned for a moment, her knees softened, and she knelt down in front of Helian Rongchuan and Yan Changqing with a plop, and kowtowed while hugging the frightened crying child: "Thank you two gods, Thank you two gods!"

Yan Changqing said calmly, "I'm not a god, and I'm not capable of saving you, so don't thank me."

Amao's mother was very shocked. How could she listen to Yan Changqing's words? She only saw two fairy-like figures holding her child from mid-air, one in front of the other, like a fairy descending into the world. At this time, she only cared about stopping the two Kowtow to thank you, tears streaming down my face, and I can't say anything else.

It's just that Amao was very courageous, he didn't feel afraid of falling from the tree, he just thought it was fresh and interesting, so he had the courage to pull Yan Changqing's clothes corner, and Helian Rongchuan's hand, with an excited expression on his face Turning back to his little friend, he said:

"Look, look, look! These two fairy brothers can fly!

The dozen or so children who were surrounded by the tree just now saw the fresh and tender fish ducklings, their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly ran over with their short legs and surrounded the two of them, all with excited smiles on their faces, twitter said:

"I saw it! It really can fly!" A little girl in a red thin shirt suddenly rushed over and hugged Yan Changqing's calf without letting go, ignoring Yan Changqing's cold face, and shouted excitedly: "This big brother can fly the highest!" !"

"Who said that this big brother is obviously the most powerful!" Another chubby little girl grabbed Helian Rongchuan's hand, pouted and said, "Your big brother was still carried down by my big brother." Woolen cloth!"