Those years when I climbed the wall

Dawn enters the house.

The person on the couch trembled suddenly, as if frightened in a dream.Guo Kai hurriedly covered his forehead with the back of his hand, tried it for a while, and breathed a sigh of relief: the fever has subsided, and there is no serious problem.

There were two light knocks outside the door, it was Zeng Wuhua who came.At present, I visited the person who was still asleep, and I was relieved to hear that he had seen better, so he said to Guo Kai: "The official family and Shao Xianggong have set up a hall, and the general can go at any time."

Guo Kai thanked him: "I'm just..." Before he finished speaking, he heard a very soft groan on the couch.

The two turned their eyes sharply, and saw that the eyes of the person on the couch were still closed, but the brows were tightly furrowed as if they were in a nightmare, and their lips were constantly moving, making slightly cracked groans from time to time.

"A Miao, A Miao!" Guo Kai leaned over and called softly.

Trembling all over, accompanied by a short cough, Xun Miao finally opened his eyes, but his eyes were dull.

"Ah Miao, it's me!" Going to catch his hand, Guo Kai's tone was as slow as possible, "You are out of danger, and nothing happened."

Blinking, those sluggish eyes seemed to have a little sense, and the eyes slowly focused on the face full of concern on the opposite side, and the lips opened and closed lightly: "A-kai..." The voice was hoarse, and there was a pause, and the dim eyes The light suddenly came on, and the voice was loud and urgent, and he called out again: "Akai!" He raised his head up, but he only raised his head half an inch, but was unable to fall back.

"It's me! You're fine." With a warm smile, Guo Kai held his hand tightly, but couldn't say another word—there was a lump in his throat.

A teacup filled with warm water was brought to hand.Guo Kai raised his eyes and cast a grateful glance upwards, then helped Xun Miao to feed him water.Zeng Wuhua took the first step and ordered breakfast with the two of them.

After resting for a while, Xun Miao finally settled down, but he couldn't look directly at the person in front of him——Looking at each other, he was speechless.Fortunately, breakfast will be delivered soon, breaking the deadlock temporarily.

Guo Kai silently cleaned up the man, put a small bowl of porridge and some snacks on the tray, and brought them to the bed.

Several kinds of food are Xun Miao's usual favorites. He has only been ill for two days and has no appetite at the moment, but he still picks up the porridge bowl and reluctantly sips. The needle tip poked it, picked up a piece of sugar cake and brought it to the man's mouth: "Akai, eat!" There was a childish tone in the voice, and the tone was also stubborn like a child.

Startled for a moment, his eyes that wandered back suddenly came back, focusing on the white and plump sugar cake.Guo Kai's throat tightened again, and he hugged that thin body tightly into his arms without saying a word!At the same time, his eyes became hot, and a drop of moisture fell down, impartially, and fell into the other's half-open collar.

There was no sound for a while.

"Akai, are you... crying?" Xun Miao hugged carefully.

"nonsense!"

"but……"

"I haven't cried since I was five years old!"

"Can……"

"Don't tell others!"

"it is good!"

Let's have breakfast in a slightly weird atmosphere.Guo Kai was packing the food boxes at the table, waiting for the boy who came to deliver the medicine to take them away.

"Akai." After a long time, Xun Miao spoke again, her tone was already composed.

Turning around, the man's eyes were warm.

"What happened that night was my own decision, you don't need to think about it." Straightening his back, Xun Miao's eyes were firm: "If I were you, I would leave without hesitation at that time and place! Because you have a heavy responsibility , Don’t lose anything before seeing the official family.”

Guo Kai lowered his eyes, hiding his thoughts.

"The Guo Kai I know is by no means a mediocre person!" The man continued, "Even if you lured that dry man to make me escape, but with my skill and the darkness of the night, it was difficult to tell the direction, but I still survived. What are the chances of survival? So I did this, but after weighing the pros and cons, I made a choice for the overall situation! If it were you, wouldn't you make the same choice as me?"

As soon as his eyes moved, Guo Kai nodded: "I will!" But he hesitated, "But..."

He was interrupted by that person: "If you think you can't do me well in this matter, you can make up for it yourself!" Seeing his confusion, the speaker smiled, "From now on, you will leave everything to me, and you will make up for the past mistakes."

With a dazed expression on his face, Guo Kai didn't seem to understand.

"Why, you don't want to?" Xun Miao pouted, with a sour voice: "Is there still love for King Jia?"

Knowing that what he said was a joke, Guo Kai still couldn't hide his embarrassment, walked forward and sat down opposite him, took the cold hand that was exposed outside the quilt, and said sincerely, "If it is reasonable, then it's up to you."

"That's what you said, don't pretend to be amnesia then!" A smug look flashed in the corner of his eyes, Xun Miao was full of ambition.

A similar smile appeared in his eyes, Guo Kai helped him lie back: "I'm going to see the official's house now, do you have something to report to me?"

Scratching the side of his face, Xun Miao was a little frustrated: "I have been arrested these days, and I haven't heard any news. The officials already know about the previous incident..." After pondering, he blushed slightly: "Unless, he wants to Know how I escaped from the dry medicine man..."

This remark reminded Guo Kai, so he asked: "Yesterday the bodies of the three medicine men were found in the river not far from where the carriage stopped that night. Do you know what happened?"

"What? He waited... died?!" Xun Miao was startled when he heard the news, and shook his head: "I don't know what happened... Could it be that they killed each other?"

Guo Kai's eyes darkened slightly: "The three of them have no wounds on their bodies, they are definitely not fighting each other, but they seem to have drowned." After a pause, "The river is already frozen, and the three of them fell into the ice cave and it seems that they couldn't get up."

"He..." His eyes flashed, and Xun Miao nodded: "Yes! Speaking of which, I remembered that the sky was too dark that night, I couldn't see the road clearly, and the medicine man behind me was about to catch up. The horse rushed into the river and fell into the ice cave. Fortunately, it was still close to the shore, and the water was only up to my chest. However, half of my body was frozen and numb, and I heard the sound of the horse's hooves on the table, so I dared not move for a while. After that, the three people seemed to stay there The horse rushed down the river, I thought he was going to catch me later, but the strange thing is, I saw figures shaking not far away, horses neighing constantly, but no one approached me. I came back to my senses and crawled hard. I got out of the ice cave and went ashore, stumbled and fled. Because I didn't know the way, and I didn't know where I was, I didn't see people until dawn. Here." Ning Mei hesitated, "I think about it carefully now, in the water at that time, I vaguely heard a very strange sound, like the wailing of a dying person, but it was stuffy in my throat due to exhaustion, it was extremely low, I still can't hear it. I thought it was a distant beast calling."

"The sound of howling..." Guo Kai was thoughtful.After a while, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he tucked the quilt tightly for the man: "You just rest, I will go to see the official and come to accompany you!"

In the hall.

Mu Yunqi and Shao Jingheng once asked Wuhua about Xun Miao's condition, and when they saw Guo Kai stepping in, he was actually happy.At first he thought that Xun Miao was fine, and he was relieved for a moment, but unexpectedly, what he said next really shocked him: the golden elixir has a lack of efficacy, and there is a way to break it!

Mu Yun asked urgently, "How to break it?"

Guo Kai opened and closed his lips, and only said one word: "Water!"

After thinking about it, Shao Jingheng shook his head: "No, I remember that the Yaoren attacked the Forbidden Army's barracks twice. It was on a rainy night. If he is afraid of water, how can it be done?"

Guo Kai laughed at the mystery: "The one that can break the effect of the golden elixir is the unusual water, but the coldest water - ice water!"

"How do you say it?" Shao Jingheng raised his brows lightly.

Wen He explained: "I have just heard Xun Miao's detailed account of his escape. The three medicine men who chased him died after falling into the ice cave and exhausted their strength. This reminds me of what I have experienced. , about a month ago, I encountered a medicine man in Beijing, jumped into the water at a critical moment, and managed to escape! Thinking back now, it was just winter at that time, and although the river was not frozen, it was extremely cold, which weakened the medicine man My skill is what saved my life." His eyes turned to Mu Yunqi, "Since this is the case, it can be inferred that the golden pill has at least two flaws. , sooner or later cause human exhaustion and death; secondly, once encountering ice water, the power of the medicine will be lost! This is not only because of the poor efficacy of the medicine, but also because the golden elixir and even the yang are strong in nature and belong to fire, so they are absorbed by ice water. gram."

Hearing up to the moment, his words are well-founded, and there is really no way to refute them.Shao Jingheng walked around twice, looked up at Mu Yunqi: "Since this is the case, it is not too late. I will immediately order people to collect ice in the mountains to prevent medicine people!"

Guo Kai interjected: "You can make some weapons from solid ice, especially crossbows | arrows, in case of emergencies!"

Nodding, the man turned and went out.

Following him to the door, Mu Yunqi stopped, thoughtful.

"When does Your Majesty plan to return to Beijing?" Guo Kai was cautious.

Mu Yunqi looked back, showing concern, and asked without answering, "How is the poison you have suffered?"

Guo Kai lightly startled: "It's okay, the period is one month, there is still some time before the onset."

Although he nodded, the worry in Mu Yunqi's eyes did not diminish, and he took two steps back: "Do you think that if I go out from here, there is no army to clear the way, and I may leave Xingzhou safely?"

Obviously thinking about it, Guo Kai did not hesitate: "I think that King Jia and Gao Shiju must know that His Majesty is in Xingzhou, but they may not know where His Majesty is stationed. The surprise attack on the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department yesterday must be because Xun Miao and I escaped. , he waited for a while, and saw that the Jinglue appeasement department was heavily guarded, so he speculated that His Majesty might be in the department. It's hard to recover your vitality for a while, so don't dare to act rashly again in a short time, if your Majesty pretends to go out of the city at this time, it will be successful."

The same kind of thoughts were in his heart, Mu Yun was relieved to hear this, but he was also a little annoyed: "The White Lake Restaurant was attacked that day, I was worried that Tang Maoxiu would find out my identity, but fortunately he had righteous thoughts in his heart, This matter was concealed, so I came to the north for more than half a month, except for that one time, I have never been in danger again. And if Zhao Yude hadn't been in an accident, King Jia and Gao Shiju must still have guessed that I was in Xingzhou." Sighed with regret. :"such a pity……"

Mentioning Zhao Yude, Guo Kai also showed melancholy.There was a moment of silence, and the eyebrows condensed again: "Speaking of this, the minister remembered that His Majesty was attacked in the White Lake Restaurant, and Xun Miao was arrested by the medicine man for half a month, but the court didn't know about it. During this time, could someone deliberately conceal it? The truth? If so..."

"If you are worried about King Jia's internal response in the prefectural government, you don't need to." Mu Yunqi waved his hand: "I ordered someone to hide this news, but it is inevitable that the news will be sent back and confuse people's hearts."

Slightly surprised.After a little thought, Guo Kai raised his eyes: "Your Majesty is afraid that this matter will be the same as before. It will be deliberately twisted for those with ulterior motives, and then it will be blamed on Shao Xianggong, which will eventually lead to military disaster."

Mu Yunqi sighed softly: "It's a pity that it's still futile after all..." Holding his forehead as if tired: "I also wonder if this is God's will..."

"Your Majesty!" Guo Kai's brows tightened when he saw him slumped, "King Jia doesn't care about his family, he doesn't care about human relations, he just wants to change his fate against the sky, so he slaughtered innocent people, and he didn't hesitate to cause military disasters and ruin lives. For this, if God's will really comes true, Then where do we put those who are loyal to the emperor and protect the country? How can we teach the people of the world to be worthy of it?"

"Loyal to the emperor and protect the country..." Mu Yunqi looked sideways, but his eyes were blank: "However, the winner of the throne does it, and the country has always been changed..."

With a serious look on his face, Guo Kai raised his head: "My ministers, those who are devoted to loyalty are the kings who embody the laws of heaven and the way, and are benevolent and compassionate to the people. Those who are willing to sacrifice their lives for each other are the great Xi Dynasty with righteous paths and prosperous virtues!" Falling to the ground, every word clangs.

Mu Yunqi turned his back, not knowing what to think.

"Your Majesty!" Guo Kai bowed down, saying every word, in a low voice, but pierced people's hearts: "To commit murder is tantamount to committing murder!"

The sleeves of his clothes moved slightly, and the man said: "I know." The voice was soft, but it was no longer vague and confused as before.

After half an hour, Guo Xie returned to the back room.

Xun Miao was still asleep.Thinking that there is nothing wrong now, and he has not closed his eyes for several days and nights, Guo Kai simply lay down next to him and fell asleep when he was young.I didn't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, I found that my side was empty!He hurriedly got up, turned his head and saw a familiar figure sitting in front of the table, the room was filled with the smell of meat soup.

Hearing the sound and turning around, the greasy mouth of the person in front of the table showed a shy smile: "I woke up hungry..."

Guo Kai put on his shoes and stood up: "Me too."

After resting for several hours and having another full meal, Guo Kai felt refreshed.

"Akai, I want to go out for a walk." Xun Miao wiped her mouth and looked at him expectantly.

Seeing that apart from the occasional cough, he was not sick for the rest of the time, so Guo Kai agreed.

The snow is clear and the clouds are light, and the sun is slightly cold.

In the open space behind the city tower, there are a few old trees scattered here and there, solitary in the afterglow, the wind blows and howls, it can be called desolate.But Xun Miao didn't care: for the rest of his life, no matter what, this place is much more open and comfortable than the dungeon that trapped him for half a month. At this moment, a ray of sunlight, a song of birds, and a breath of cool mountain air, It was all enough to make him happy.

The two walked in the open space.

The mist is lingering, and the mountains in the distance are somewhat hazy.It was evening.

"Akai," after deliberating for a long time, Xun Miao finally made up his mind, stopped and turned his head: "When... will you return to Beijing?"

As if waiting for him to ask, Guo Kai said calmly: "But I have the will, and I will leave immediately."

After a few facial expressions, Xun Miao finally suppressed the words on his lips.Looking up at the undulating mountains, let the setting sun weave a longing picture on the surface.

for a long time.

"Akai, meeting you is the greatest blessing in my life." Xun Miao had a childlike smile on his face, youthful but sincere.

Reaching out his hand to caress his face, which was flushed red by the wind, Guo Kai smiled amiably: "It's the same for me." Looking at the setting sun, he turned around and said, "Go back, it's getting dark."

The afterglow of the setting sun reflected the two tall figures on the snow for a long time.Suddenly a dark color flashed across the faint light and shadow, but it was a black bird!Seeing it fluttering its wings and flying quickly, it seems that it wants to return to its nest in the deep mountain before the night falls.So is someone.

After the last ray of sunlight disappeared behind the mountain peaks to the west, Mu Yunqi and Shao Jingheng dismounted in front of the courtyard.

As usual, after dinner, Shao Jingheng went to the kitchen to get the tea set, and then he heard the intermittent sound of the piano in the room.Pushing the door open and entering, I saw that the man was tuning the strings in the Linxuan, as if preparing to spend time.

Facing the visitor, Mu Yunqi smiled slyly: "Finding out the method to break the medicine man is a blessing anyway, it's worth having a drink or two."

That's right.Shao Jingheng took the wine as he said.

Sit down and have a drink.

Shao Jingheng, however, was a little absent-minded, drank two cups lightly, and finally expressed doubts: "The previous two times, the medicine man had to submerge his whole body in ice water to break his skills. In this way, it is doubtful whether the ice-cast sword can hurt, and ice is easy to break. It is easy to melt and cannot be used for a long time. If the weather gets warmer, it will be even more unfavorable. In this way, this plan can only be used as a defense for the time being. What Guo Kai said is not bad. In the current ice wares, the first thing to do is to test the enemy first. So I have sent down an order to find [-]% of the hard ice to be used to make crossbow|arrows."

Mu Yunqi nodded and said, "It's better to be prepared than nothing, to be prepared! In any case, it's really beneficial to me to find out the way to restrain the medicine!" Holding the pot to fill it up: "Since I have tried my best to plan, success or failure is in the hands of God, and there is no need to worry about gain or loss."

Makes sense!Fighting with one's back, hesitating and repeating is really a mediocre act, worrying about gains and losses, it is useless, and it is counterproductive.

They looked at each other with a smile, and each drank the cup.Mu Yunqi got up and went back to the case, and the sound of the piano resumed.After two songs, the jug in Shao Jingheng's hand has bottomed out.

As if thinking suddenly, Mu Yunqi raised his head and blinked: "Jing Heng, I have a question, can you answer me truthfully?"

"What's the matter?" The man's voice was drunk.

As the clothes brushed against the strings, Mu Yunqi's plain eyes were filled with suspicion: "You have been planning every step of the way and painstakingly planning for a long time. If it weren't for this, the victory and defeat have not yet been decided. Why are you willing to retreat like this?"

"That's why..." The man leaned against the window and murmured as he walked forward with the jug in his hand, Ren Manyan's blush that gathered to the tip of his nose showed a childish blushing expression.After a while, he raised his forehead and sighed: "That's right, I originally wanted to make a long-term plan. I think if I plan patiently and step by step, the outcome between you and me is really hard to say. But—" The slender fingers brushed the brows, A bit depressed: "After all, it's a pity that I, the Shao family, don't have any talented descendants. Even if I have accumulated momentum throughout my life, in the end, the so-called meritorious deeds may become a sharp knife hanging over the heads of the tribe..." The corner of the mouth showed Confused, but the eyebrows gradually stretched: "The white horse is too late, life is in a hurry, instead of being poor in calculations and hesitating to live, it is better to be open-minded, follow your heart, and take whatever you encounter." His steps were a little staggered, but the fluttering coat was attached to him uninhibited.Approaching, dim and drunken eyes drooping: "Let's talk about it after the fact, and then I realize that what I've been seeking with all my heart—" With a smile in her eyes, the warmth is like the warm sun of three springs: "It's already in my hands! Don’t come into my heart anymore! If you want it, I’ll risk my life to keep it safe for you. If you don’t want it, I’ll do my best to allow you to do whatever you want for the rest of your life.”

The brows were raised, and the slow smile in Mu Yunqi's eyes was like sunlight falling on the snow, dazzling, but not losing clarity.

The moonlight is long and bright.

Refers to the ethereal, flowing water.Xiaoxiang is white snow, and plum blossoms are in the clouds.Yangguan goes here, and the sound of wild geese flows far away.

The sound of the piano stopped, and it was past midnight.

With a creak, it seemed to break the silence in the middle of the mountain.

The lone figure stepped out on the snow, raised his head, the moon had receded in the west, and the mountains were deeply silent.

Looking back at the dancing lights in the house for the last time, he closed the courtyard door.Taking big strides, the lone traveler still had the warmth from the house on the corner of his mouth.

"Jing Heng, I'm leaving."