The Eight Winds of Rebirth

"How did you get hurt?" Gu Xiangtan said lightly, but his expression was still cold.

Zhao Yuan also had a pale face, but the expression in her eyes was soft and warm.

"On the way back, Bucha was swept by a stray arrow, and it disappeared after two days."

After all, seeing that Gu Xiangtan was still in a daze, Zhao Yuan stretched out her hand and pressed the person back to her chest. After hugging her, she realized that Gu Xiangtan was trembling slightly.It was just a minor injury, Gu Xiangtan was so terrified that it was beyond Zhao Yuan's expectation, but he was right in his heart, Gu Xiangtan's heart and feelings, even a tiny bit, were enough to move Zhao Yuan and cherish.

Gu Xiangtan was still a little stiff at first, until he was buried in Zhao Yuan's arms, and the tense shoulders relaxed little by little.He carefully put his arms around Zhao Yuan's waist, and after a while he said quietly: "Yuanqing... you must be fine."

Zhao Yuan's heart felt hot, and she couldn't help but let out a "hmm".

However, Gu Xiangtan didn't seem to hear his answer, and continued to murmur to himself repeatedly.

"You must have nothing to do... you must not... otherwise... all this is meaningless." After I came back this time, I entered the world of mortals again, and I tried my best to put down the hatred of killing my relatives, and I tried my best to save my life. Live this painful day again.

Without him, everything would be meaningless.There is this person living well, living well without incident, and it is worthwhile for him to give everything to Gu Xiangtan.

Zhao Yuan didn't want to say more, she just tilted her head and kissed Gu Xiangtan's cheek lightly, then slid from her chin to the corner of her lips, tossing and rubbing for a while, before slowly covering those lips and licking and kissing lightly, this kiss was sweet, soft and intimate , full of strong consolation, and patiently, until Gu Xiangtan's trance thoughts were gradually pulled back.

The two breathed together, their limbs intertwined, and they were so intimate that they could clearly hear each other's powerful heartbeat.

Gu Xiangtan lightly sniffed the faint scent of hosta flowers on Zhao Yuan's body, his heart that had been vacant for several days was finally filled, and the two of them fell asleep side by side.

Early the next morning, when Gu Xiangtan woke up, he found a glazed horse racing lantern beside his pillow.

Glass is the bone, white gauze is the face, and the purple colorful tassels are washed away. There are six pictures of phoenix boys painted on it. When the palace lanterns are turned lightly, the phoenix dances and the boys are laughing. It is indescribably exquisite and beautiful.

At the same time, he also lightly mentioned a little poem: July [-]th and Tiantong, Suzaku flew to transform young children.

Gu Xiangtan thought that even though Zhao Yuan was far away in Chenzhou in the past three years, as long as the Qixi Festival was approaching, he would always receive some strange things, such as butterflies and grasshoppers made of bamboo, and fairy boy dolls made of clay. Looking at it, you can tell that it is something that deceives children in the streets and alleys. It is not at all comparable to the exquisiteness in the palace, but Gu Xiangtan is still very happy, and regards it as a treasure. Occasionally, when he dreams of missing love at midnight, he can only rely on these for comfort.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, on this day, there was a person who never forgot, even if he couldn't get away a few days ago, he didn't know where to get the compensation and gave it to him now.

Gu Xiangtan lightly turned the small lamp, and the melting fire came into his eyes, and all of them turned into strange lights that filled the sky, colorful and dazzling.

……

Chen Cai returned to Beijing with reinforcements. On the day before leaving, he took Jia Changtao, who had just finished working for the refugees, and chained him up, put him in a prison car and escorted him back to Beijing.

Jia Changtao wailed all the way, yelling that he had done his best, Lingfo didn't even blame him, why did Chen Cai manipulate himself, but Chen Cai ignored him, beat him until he was unconscious, and then ordered the soldiers to drag him away.

Finally, he went to Gu Xiangtan to say goodbye.

Gu Xiangtan nodded: "How can Vice Commander Chen know what to do when he returns to the capital?"

Chen Caidao: "My subordinates understand that this Jia Changtao disregards the life and death of the common people, and is an unkind official. He should be sentenced to death. This subordinate will hand him over to Mr. Xue for disposal."

Gu Xiangtan had just arrived in Jiwan before, and he didn't know the situation here, and needed someone to help him, so he left Jia Changtao with his life. He thought that Lingfo was kind to him, and tried his best to make up for his mistakes, but he didn't know that Gu Xiangtan just didn't have the heart to deal with him for the time being. That's all, and Jia Changtao is a member of the Three Kings, so it's an opportunity to take him to the knife at this moment, just to find out the bottom line of the Three Kings.

After Chen Cai left, Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan stayed in Ji Wan for a few more days, and Zhao Yuan would disappear from time to time, so Gu Xiangtan didn't bother to ask, and just watched the person come back intact in the middle of the night.

In early August, when the disaster situation in Jiwan County was initially determined, Gu Xiangtan wrote a letter to Emperor Zongzheng. The emperor praised Lingfo's kindness and immediately appointed a new county magistrate. Gu Xiangtan set off for Beijing.

Zhao Yuan naturally walked together, although the wound on his face was not serious, but the cut was very deep, Zhao Yuan always rejected his appearance, if he could leave a scar, maybe he would be relieved, but Gu But Xiangtan was very dissatisfied with his arrow marks, like a thorn stuck in his flesh, reminding him of the dangerous situation Zhao Yuan experienced that day.

In desperation, Zhao Yuan could only apply the medicine on time according to Gu Xiangtan's wishes. Part of this wound medicine was prepared by Zen Master Guan Yun, and part of it was a good thing from Yi Zheng. The two worked together, and the wound healed soon. After a thorough recovery, the picturesque jade face that was almost disfigured was restored to its original state.

The time back was a bit faster than the time when we went, but it still took more than ten days to reach the capital, just in time for the ceremony of the emperor's grandson's dinner plate.

Zhao Yuan was no longer busy during the day like before, and came back at midnight. He has been hiding in the Sumeru Palace for the past few days. Practicing swords in the courtyard, resting on a pillow and warming the bed, enjoying leisure and leisure, it is like abandoning the secular world, returning to Luli in the early days, and only living my own carefree life.

Until this day, Cao Qin came to the door again.

The first thing that General Yuguo said when he sat down was: "The Habayashi army has moved."

And the Emperor Zongzheng also sent someone to invite Lingfo, saying that he had something important to discuss.

Gu Xiangtan smiled faintly, this time it was neat, but after half a cup of tea arrived in Ziwei Palace, he saw Emperor Zongzheng pacing back and forth in the imperial study with a mournful face, looked up and hurriedly said : "Lingfo, the three kings wrote a letter to find another place for the Yulin Army to secure their troops!"

Gu Xiangtan frowned, but only slightly surprised before his face darkened: "The emperor must have read the letter I sent from Ji Wanzhuo before. It is not an exaggeration to say that the situation there is sad and miserable. Although we haven't seen the disaster situation in Dong County with our own eyes, but Ji Wan is like this, Dong County must be worse than that, and the thought of the Three Kings to move the Habayashi Army at this time is considered an ordinary person's thinking."

"The three kings reported that the rocks in Luotang County collapsed, and the Habayashi Army suffered heavy casualties. Unfortunately, the granary caught fire and lost half of the grain and grass. It is difficult to feed themselves. Now we can't stay longer, but it is related to the 50 army hoarding troops. Can you move it?" If you accidentally come to the capital, this means something extraordinary.

Gu Xiangtan pondered for a while, as if he was also thinking about it, Emperor Zongzheng stared at him, and clenched his hands tightly on the table.

In fact, he didn't need to ask Gu Xiangtan about this matter. Zhao Dian was responsible for the disaster of the Yulin Army. Emperor Zongzheng wished that they would all die so that he could win without fighting. He would not want Zhao Dian to move his troops, but he also understood that if Zhao Dian was really forced into a hurry, Zhao You would have to rely on the Imperial Army and the Shenwu Army in the end, and he needed Gu Xiangtan's help first. Then he could straighten his back and discuss with Cao Qin.

Originally thought that Lingfo was just the result of nodding and shaking his head, but Gu Xiangtan said: "Let the three kings move."

Emperor Zongzheng was taken aback.

Gu Xiangtan said: "We are also citizens of Daye, does the emperor want to watch them imprisoned here, lingering on their last days?"

Emperor Zongzheng thought to himself, I just want them to die slowly, the young man in front of him is a Buddhist student after all, his heart is too soft, it is inevitable that he will be confused.

"But...there are so many troops, it's not a small matter of a day or two..."

Gu Xiangtan frowned: "Since that's the case, that's easy to do. Let the Habayashi Army form a team of 5000 people, withdraw slowly one by one, and disperse to their respective border counties. There must be no more than 5 people in one county. In this way, whether it is the Three Kings, the Habayashi Army, or the surrounding disaster counties, they can all breathe a sigh of relief."

Emperor Zongzheng paused for a moment, still unwilling in every possible way, but he didn't want to refute for a while, so he could only keep his face stiff and remained silent.

How could Gu Xiangtan not know what he was thinking, so he added without haste: "It is the best policy to raise troops and train generals, wait for the time to move." The three kings were forced to have no way out, and he wanted to fight back. Has he done enough to deal with it?

Emperor Zongzheng looked at Gu Xiangtan with his mouth open, surprised that the other party could clearly predict every move in his heart, and surprised that Lingfo also saw through the meaning of the three kings, and it took a long time to suppress his wavering mood , I dare not even have the slightest thought.

"Since that's the case, let's listen to Lingfo. It's just..."

Gu Xiangtan understands his worries: "If that day really comes, Xiangtan is bound to be responsible for the safety of the palace."

With his words, Emperor Zongzheng was completely relieved, and a deep smile appeared on his face after turning pale.

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On the thirteenth day of the eighth month, at twilight, there was a bridge of fire, trees and stars in the Daye Palace, and the moon was in full swing.

Gu Xiangtan was dressed in a blue plain robe, and it was a rare gift to carry a gift box. He went to Chengfeng Palace. When he left, he looked at Zhao Yuan who was reading a book in front of the desk and asked, "What did you give?"

Zhao Yuan originally planned to bring the Shenwu Army back to Beijing in an open and honest manner before the emperor's grandson was one year old, but when things changed, he wrote to the emperor, saying that Chenzhou's defense needs to be strengthened, and the Shenwu Army will wait for a while before returning to the capital. towards.

Although Emperor Zongzheng was dissatisfied, but Xue Yiyang was in front of him, and he couldn't get angry, and Gu Xiangtan was on the side to persuade him, so this matter could only be left as it is.

Therefore, for now, Zhao Yuan can only live here in secret, hiding by day and coming out at night.

Zhao Yuan glanced over, he had just finished taking a bath, his black hair was not tied up, and it was spread out in long, elegant white clothes, but he still couldn't hide the gleam of his eyebrows in the flickering light, his icy muscles and bones, A tear mole in the corner of the eye was as bright red as blood, almost coquettish.

Zhao Yuan said, "It's just a few volumes of a collection of scriptures and history."

Gu Xiangtan was a little dumbfounded, thinking that the emperor's grandson was only one year old, so you gave him these, obviously every year on his birthday, there are many strange things, and he is much older than the emperor's grandson...

Looking up again, he met Zhao Yuan's interested eyes, and Gu Xiangtan felt that his face was a little hot, so he flicked his sleeves and hurried away.